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Negative gearing: Rort for the rich or boon for the battler? PAGE 10

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Two mates, a bike called Matilda and the years and the road ahead of them... PAGE 20

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Body image and the big fat lies we tell ourselves P RAISE the Lord and pass the Tim Tams. Bums are back. But not just any bums – “side bums”. You might better know them as hips (or if we’re being uncharitable, saddlebags), but apparently they’re the new must-have inclusion on the celebrity surgery shopping list. And those of us who don’t need to fork out our hard earned for something nature (and a few too many of the aforementioned Tim Tams) bestowed for free can now proudly parade not one, but three posteriors. My learned colleagues at ABC Western Plains drew my attention to this phenomenon last week, and it was indeed a day of great rejoice. In fact, I’ve been cheering ever since – although it’s perhaps redundant to claim bums and side-bums are “back” given mine never really went anywhere. I’m not exactly to whom I should address the thank you note – although I suspect we can credit the bum comeback to the bevy of American beauties whose lyrics are devoted almost exclusively to shakin’ your ass, bouncing your booty and lovin’ your lady lumps, and whose red-carpeted appearances focus not on any worthy creative talent but on the butt (I’m looking at you, Mrs Kanye West). But the side-bum is just the latest in the rear-end’s renaissance, the bountiful bottom having quietly staged a comeback over the past few years thanks to a shift in attitude to body-image. A few years back, I was amused by some bright spark (an Aussie gal, no less) deciding that our unbridled joy at the return of the rump should be, well, bridled – with a ‘bum bra’. The idea was to rate one’s bottom from an A-fit to a C-fit – and jeans would be designed accordingly. Which is not necessarily a bad idea, unless of course like me your fitting would wind up looking more like your initials than a cup size. Mercifully, the idea never really took off because if a bum-bra were to ever grace my closet, we might have to look at adding a few letters to the alphabet. Then there was the notion of padded jeans, which has similarly failed to increase the makers’ bottom line, so to speak. Little wonder. Because anyone whose quest for derriere diminishing denim has left them huddled weeping in the corner of a change room will struggle with the concept of forking out hard-earned cash for a pair of jeans that makes your bum look like it needs its own postcode. Now, for those who think their gluteus maximus is still too minimus, there’s the buttock implant and this latest incarnation of the penchant for

posteriors – the addition, surgical or otherwise, of the side-bum. That’s right girls, now you can ask that time honoured question with a new twist: “Do my bums look big enough in this?” All jokes aside – and there’s a rich vein, no mistake – the swing of the body image pendulum back from the dangerously super-skinny ideal is fraught with just as much peril. Just as skeletal magazine models promote a potentially fatal goal for young women, so does the idea that we should “embrace” our curves, no matter how substantial. Plus size is one thing – and as a life-long chunky chick, I’m a big fan of the move to more realistic clothes-horses – but being downright obese is not okay. It’s not fun. And it’s not healthy. In today’s edition, we talk to a local lass whose obesity damn near put her in an early grave, and I’m sure she’d join me in saying that while it’s emotionally healthy to be confident in your own skin, the physical risks associated with being significantly overweight put lie to that psychological wellbeing. The point at which we should stop embracing our curves comes right about the time we can no longer get our arms around them. When it comes to role modelling for healthy body image, there’s a balance to be struck between emaciated and just plain fat. The sad fact is that no matter our size and no matter how liberated we get, we’ll always be measured, literally, by our bums and our boobs more readily than for our brains. And we’re our own worst enemies. We’ll tell ourselves over and over – while peering over our shoulders at the full length view of our backsides – that beauty comes from within. Who knows? Maybe one day we’ll really believe it – and the fact that bums are considered sexy again (for the moment at least) is a suitable start. But let’s not go too far. Me? Well, as thrilled as I am that bums are “back”, I’m working on reducing my Reubenesque rump, although The Oracle claims he’s quite enamoured with it. Well, what else is he going to say and live to tell the tale? We have an agreement when it comes to the age-old query about the dimensions of my nether-regions in certain outfits – I agree not to even ask the question, and he agrees never, never, never to answer it. Because, let’s face it, girls – by the time we ask the question we already have a pretty good idea of what an honest answer would be. Any bloke worth his salt knows the correct answer to the question “Do I look fat?” is “Do I look stupid?

The point at which we should stop embracing our curves comes right about the time we can no longer get our arms around them.

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Board ‘knocked for six’ by Queen’s honours BY NATALIE HOLMES S JOURNALIST

RAEME BOARD hasn’t received his Order of Australia medal yet, but reckons he will hang it with his dragon boating memorabilia and rugby trophies when he does. The popular Dubbo stalwart was named on the Queen’s birthday honours list for 2015 after a lifetime of pursuits that have made a significant contribution to the community. But he is “appreciative and humbled” by the recognition. “I do what I do because I enjoy it,” he says emphatically. “What I’ve done is follow my passions.” Nominated for service to primary industry, Board’s involvement is impressive, with many of his achievements also including a role of leadership. He was president of the Stock and Station Agents of NSW (now the Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association) for five years after becoming a member in the 1980s as well as heading the Dubbo Livestock Agents Association for many years. Being named by his peers as a life member of the Stock and Station Agents of NSW is certainly up there as a great achievement, in Board’s book. “To receive the highest honour from the floor rather than the rank and file, that was pretty special,” he points out. Board has been both vice-president and president of Dubbo Show Society, a title he held for 10 years; he’s been a committee member for more than 20 years. The organisation is so close-knit he calls it his ‘family’. “Once you’re in (the show society), it’s hard to get out,” he laughs. After his own experience with breast cancer, Board became involved with the Dubbo Outback Dragon Club, and has been its president for the past five years as well as being an advocate for the breast cancer support unit of the Western NSW Local Health District. Asked if the OAM puts his life into perspective, Board is quick to eschew the notion. “No, cancer did that. “It makes you realise there’s more to the world than mortgages and bank managers.” Board’s children and grandchildren also assist in keeping things real, and he’s looking forward to the arrival of grandchild number three later in the year. Board also leads his beloved Dubbo Rugby Club, a role he’s held since 2001 after becoming vice-president in 1998. Local affiliates of the game will affirm that he is a regular sideline fixture at ‘Roos games each season. In recognition of these many commitments, Board was honoured with the title of Dubbo Citizen of the Year in 2014, something that can only be capped by this latest accolade. “I don’t like bragging about it, but it’s bloody special to be recognised by your peers and also your community.” Surprised is one way of describing Board’s reaction to the OAM – he says it

Graeme Board was named on the Queen’s birthday honours list for 2015 this week. PHOTO: CLANCY JOB/FILE

“knocked me for six” as he describes the day he learned of his nomination. “I received a letter in the mail from the committee of the OAM asking me whether I’d accept it,” he explains. “I’m quite taken aback really.” The popular local bloke says he chatted to his wife about it, asked around about who had nominated him and then “sat it on my desk for a week”.

Acceptance settled in and Board was included in Monday’s list which is officially announced by the Governor General of Australia. “It’s very nice to be honoured and recognised for the effort I’ve put in,” Board told Weekender. “It’s what I enjoy and it’s not going to stop.” As or whether or not he’ll be adding

To receive the highest honour from the floor rather than the rank and file, that was pretty special,

OAM to the end of his name anytime soon, Board is not so sure. “Everyone tells me I can do it, but I don’t think I’ll get used to putting it there,” he laughs. Other Central West residents past and present to be named in the honours list last Monday were Stuart Town’s Marion Jarratt for her work with the Burrendong Arboretum Trust; Nyngan Mayor Ray Donald, for services to local government and the community; and former Molong/Orange resident John McArdle, who was a volunteer firefighter and St John Ambulance worker for many years. He was on the accident and emergency committee of that area during the 1980s and ‘90s.

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

Viva Bris-Vegas: flights to take off OMMERCIAL airline JetGo has announced direct flights between Dubbo and Brisbane, subject to regulatory approval beginning July 20. JETGO Australia is a regional airline and air charter company that commenced revenue flights in 2012 with a focus on contract charter work, particularly fly-in fly-out operations in support of the mining and resources sector. (Ed’s note: See page 16 for our oneon-one interview with Jetgo managing director and former Coonabarabran boy, Paul Bredereck.)

they want more useful food labelling and we want to hear from them about which options they prefer,” he said. “People want simpler food labelling and now is the chance for them to have their say on simpler and more logical ways to present the information.”

Long weekend sees rise in speeding, drug-driving POLICE have reported a rise in both drug driving and speeding during the four-day Queen’s Birthday long weekend traffic campaign, as motorists continue to break driving laws and put other drivers and pedestrians at risk. There were three fatalities from 338 crashes across the state, along with 4639 speeding infringements and 183 random drug test charges from 1687 tests. There were also 245 people charged with driving under the influence of alcohol from 239,142 tested.

Police chase in Wellington MEANWHILE, a police chase occurred in Wellington after officers attached to Orana Local Area Command attempted to stop a Mitsubishi Magna travelling east along Clive Street when it’s alleged the driver failed to stop. A pursuit was initiated through residential streets and dirt lanes, before the vehicle was seen

Indecent assault charges laid after 30 years to hit the back fence of a property, causing significant damage to the fence and vehicle. The driver, a 45-year-old man, was arrested and taken to hospital as a precaution. He has been issued a Future Service Court Attendance Notice for police pursuit (Skye’s Law), as well as driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle, and driving whilst disqualified.

All systems go on Nyngan Solar Plant THE Nyngan Solar Plant built by AGL Limited has achieved full generation, sending 102 MW of renewable energy into the National Electricity Market. AGL project manager Adam Mackett said the team has been working very closely with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) and local distributor Essential Energy (EE) to make sure testing and commissioning was satisfactory in order to enable 100 per cent generation. “This is a great achievement for the largest utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) plant ever built in Australia,”

Mackett said. The full capacity of 102 MW is enough to power 33,000 homes annually. AGL’s 140 hectare 53 MW Broken Hill plant has also reached a significant construction milestone, with 35 per cent of the 650,000 solar PV modules now installed.

Input on country of origin food labelling LOCALS can now have their say on clearer country of origin food labelling in an online survey that will help design the Australian Government’s new labelling system. The Government has been consulting with industry, including growers, processors and retailers, to implement a clearer, more direct system for food labelling that will give consumers the information they want in a way that is easy to read and understand. Parkes MP Mark Coulton said the system was something desired by locals. “People across the Parkes electorate have been telling me loud and clear that

A MAN has been charged over an alleged sexual assault in Tottenham which occurred more than 30 years ago. Detectives attached to Lachlan Local Area Command have been investigating allegations that in 1982, a 14-yearold girl was indecently assaulted by a 23-year-old man at a hotel on Umang Street. The matter was reported to police on 3 July 2014 at which time investigations into the allegations commenced. A 46-year-old man was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated indecent assault and will appear in court later this month.

Mayor’s forum on development DUBBO Mayor Mathew Dickerson hosted a forum on Wednesday to inform residents of the latest developments in the city. “The forum provided the opportunity for Council staff to provide updates on major projects and for Dubbo’s developers to seek information in relation to Council’s planning and development functions, legislation and the future development of our City,” Dickerson said.

Law hooks wayward anglers TWO men have been charged after NSW Primary Industries officers from Dubbo caught the pair fishing illegally in a remote section of the Darling River upstream of Tilpa. A 58-year-old from Mudgee and a 54-year-old from Horsley were observed by fisheries officers checking and resetting 25 set lines, some of which were baited illegally with live fin fish. The set lines and live bait were seized and the men is-

DPI district fisheries officer Joe Wright with Murray cod, set lines and live bait seized during the apprehension on the Barwon River near Mungindi.

sued with penalty notices for their actions, with charges of $1400, as well as a number of caution notices. The maximum penalties that can apply to the use and possession of set lines range from $5500 to $22,000 and/ or six months’ imprisonment. Meanwhile, two other men were also arrested in a remote section of the Barwon River north of Mungindi, after catching a number of Murray Cod illegally.

Some of the set lines seized by fisheries officers during apprehension on the Darling River near Tilpa.

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 12.06.2015 to Sunday 14.06.2015 “These forums are important events bringing members of the Dubbo development industry together with Councillors and Council officers to discuss matters of mutual interest and benefit.”

Opportunity for travel and learning A STUDENT and staff member of Dubbo College have seized separate education opportunities this week. Dubbo College deputy principal Kathryn Bermingham has set off for the Northern Territory to discuss her role in developing the Aboriginal Girls’ Circle program. Bermingham, who was instrumental in the program’s success at Dubbo College, met with Territory officials keen on implementing the program in three of the region’s communities. The aim of the Aboriginal Girls’ Circle program is to provide participants with a voice by developing their relationships and confidence in a supportive, nonconfrontational environment. “We are very excited that a program, which effectively had its genesis at Dubbo College, is now likely to be implemented in the Northern Territory,” Bermingham said.

Young man, big voice MEANWHILE, Dubbo College’s young man with the big voice has packed his bags, his passport and his gentle unassuming manner and headed for the USA this week. Year 12 student Nathan Bryon will

spend the next month at the Washington State Opera where he will take master classes and coaching in stage craft, diction, voice production and operatic history. The talented tenor is part of a program involving only 25 students worldwide. Bryon described it as “an unbelievable opportunity to be able to work with experts and to spend every day with likeminded people”.

Sports development grants available THE Charles Sturt University (CSU) Community-University Partnerships (CUP) Rural and Regional Sports Development Program has opened for applications, offering up to $1000 to eligible applicants. “These grants aim to encourage and support young people in the Dubbo region to participate in community sports,” CSU campus head Professor Jeannie Herbert said. “They can be used to assist young rural sportspeople or teams to attend regional and national events, or other one-off events. They can also be used to provide equipment to assist young people who have difficulty meeting the cost of participation in sports programs.”

Reserve volunteers honoured VOLUNTEERS from the Dubbo electorate are among 1100 reserve trust board members across NSW receiving service

recognition awards this week, honouring their contributions. Dubbo MP Troy Grant was immensely proud of the 74 volunteers who assist with keeping various community facilities running, including reserves, public halls, parks and sportsgrounds. “Our communities rely on these volunteers to keep our public assets up and running, the award recipients have clocked up over 1000 years of combined service,” Grant said. “These awards are for between 10 and 40 years of service, a remarkable effort.” Each trustee will receive a certificate and letter of congratulations from the Minister for Lands and Water, Niall Blair. The awards are part of the annual Regional Achievement and Community Awards.

Upgrades to Newell Highway THE Newell Highway is set for an upgrade this weekend in order to meet current Roads and Maritime Service (RMS) road design standards. Dubbo City Council will begin the public works this Sunday on Whylandra and Erskine streets. Council’s works services manager Ian Bailey said design standards have changed and the length and weight of trucks using the Newell Highway has increased, making it necessary to do the upgrade.

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A GREAT weekend of cricket was the best way to describe the staging of the annual Country Cyclones versus ACT indoor cricket series at Dubbo Sports World on the weekend. Organisers were extremely pleased with the big crowd that were on hand to witness extremely high quality cricket as some of the nation’s highest quality junior indoor cricketers went about their task of preparing for the forthcoming National Championships that will be hosted in Brisbane on July 1. Strong performances from Dubbo’s Wade Burrowes, Adlai Shipp and Tom Barber along with the North Coast’s Kurt Prosper and Central North’s star Tom Scoble showed enough for the Cyclones teams to be optimistic of being amongst the big guns come finals time next month.

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We come from a land Down Under and sport trumps all VIVIDLY remember when Alan Bond won the American’s Cup. We were on the family yacht in the Caribbean with a handpicked claque of servants. Annoyed that my boater seemed limp on one side, I pushed our man-servant Bobo overboard. As the sharks took him, Pater good-naturedly admonished me and rightly so: Bobo’s uniform did not come cheap. Actually in 1983 I heard the outcome of the America’s Cup via the radio while on night-shift cleaning duty at Kentucky Fried Chicken in Cobra Street. From memory it is not altogether true that the country convulsed in euphoria, but the media certainly did, and the only place you couldn’t hear the flute tweet of Men at Work’s “Down Under” was funerals. As Jeff Sparrow recalled in The Guardian online this week, “the media coverage in retrospect seems slightly unhinged”. It was as if somehow the triumph of Bond paying for a successful cup challenge was a positive reflection on the national character. That continued last week when Bondy died, with any mention of the fact that he was a convicted criminal, and every admission that his fraudulent behaviour hurt a lot of people, inevitably qualified by a reminder that he won the America’s Cup. It was as if the sporting victory cancelled out the white collar crimes that won him four years in the joint – only in Australia. (Returning jihadis faced with having their citizenship revoked should remind the Ministerial Star Chamber that they once played junior cricket and they would probably be chaired from

the room). Not to split hairs, but Bond financed three Australian cup challenges, he didn’t actually participate in a manner normally associated with sporting endeavour. He wasn’t on the winches, hoisting sails, barking strategy through the salt spray. The horse wins the race, the jockey plays a major role, the trainer is also heavily involved, but to credit the owner with anything other than paying the costs seems a stretch. And it’s not like yachting is a sport that defines the nation. It’s not like thousands of junior sailors across the nation went into next Saturday’s match inspired by Bondy. It’s not like South Dubbo Yachting Club experienced a surge in enrolments on the back of the Perth millionaire’s much-publicised celebrations. Yachting is less of a sport and more of an activity that at elite level is a practical demonstration of expendable income; the ability to flout technological advances and retain anachronistic modes for leisure purposes, like getting your bathroom gold-leafed by a trained lemur. When you hear “yacht club” you don’t think fish fingers. But the cup win’s euphoria even seeped into quarters not usually prone to sentimentality. Banks here and abroad fell over themselves to catastrophically fund Bond’s growing investment bubble. Yet Bond’s association with a 1980s yacht race was still sufficient three decades later to temper any criticism of his crimes later in life, the fact that his infamous amnesia may have saved him further penalty, and that,

A Thursday, September 26, 2013 file image of Australia II owner Alan Bond (left) and former America’s Cup skipper John Bertrand (right) with a replica of the America’s Cup trophy during the 30th anniversary of Australia’s win at America’s Cup, in Sydney. Alan Bond, one of the most high profile Australians of the 1980s, has died in a Perth hospital following complications from heart surgery, aged 77. PHOTO: AAP/DEAN LEWINS

It was as if the sporting victory cancelled out the white collar crimes that won him four years in the joint – only in Australia.

like many of the corporate grubs of the era, he retained a shamelessly affluent lifestyle despite his purported inability to pay debts. Ex-PM Bob Hawke continued decades of sycophancy last week by firstly paying lip service to the “hurt caused to many” by Bond’s crimes, before swinging into gleefully eulogising Bond and the America’s Cup days with gushing affection. Bond served Hawke’s government well, as an example of the potential held in the government’s recently minted economic reforms – a former sign-

writer who exemplified the era of opportunity for the common man in the new Australia. The fact that the shiny new economic reforms were largely just economic rationalism, albeit ushered in from the unlikely source of an ALP government led by an ex-union man, and Bond was just another flamboyant ‘80s spiv whose recklessness ultimately brought its own reward The fleeting jubilance of a sporting victory should not outweigh the lingering misery inflicted on so many by a convicted criminal.

Fenech’s fears over Australian boxing’s 10-in-a-row losing streak

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SYDNEY: Jeff Fenech fears Australian boxing is losing respect internationally after a horror run of stoppage losses amongst 10 consecutive world title fight defeats in the past year. But the former three-division world champion also believes there’s hope on the horizon and his cruiserweight Jai Opetaia (pictured) – Australia’s youngest-ever Olympic boxer – can be at the forefront of a revival in the years following his pro debut next month.

Australians have made losing a habit in world title bouts from Moscow and Tokyo to New York, Atlantic City, Carson and Biloxi – in many cases, Fenech argues, from taking big fights too early in their careers. The run of demoralising stoppage losses continued last weekend when the victims were Daniel Geale and Vic Darchinyan, arguably Australia’s two most suc-

cessful boxers of the past decade. Former dual middleweight world champion Geale was stopped in four rounds by WBC title holder Miguel Cotto and ex-two division champion Darchinyan couldn’t go beyond the eighth round in his challenge to Argentina’s WBA featherweight champ Jesus Cuellar. “Seeing what they (Geale and Darchinyan) are going through

shatters me,” said Fenech, who used to train both men. The last time a fighter born in Australia, or recognised as based in the country, won a globally-recognised world title fight was in May 2014, when Sam Soliman won the IBF middleweight title against Felix Sturm in Germany. The same day, Darchinyan was knocked out by WBA featherweight champion Nicholas Walters. Seven of the 10 defeats since then AAP came inside the distance.

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Negative gearing: Rort for the PROPOSAL by the Australian Greens to scrap the practice of negative gearing for new residential investments has raised hackles in the investment and property sectors, while proponents say the estimated $42 billion the federal government could raise from such a move could significantly ease the housing crisis, pay for more affordable housing for the homeless and slash waiting lists for those seeking public housing. Negative gearing means property investors can use

Senator Scott Ludlam The Greens HOEVER has said that the Greens proposal is largely in response to the housing crisis in Sydney is ignoring the housing market across the country, including many regional areas, and they’re ignoring issues like housing affordability, homelessness and our burgeoning social housing wait list. These are national issues, with Australian taxpayers spending billions of dollars a year on negative gearing. This is a national proposal aimed at improving the housing market across the country and providing much need social housing and homelessness accommodation. Those with existing properties won’t be affected and the Greens have no issue with people investing in property. However, it is fundamentally unfair for low and middle income earners to be subsiding property investments while themselves being priced out of the housing market. Claims that “mum and dad” investors would be the people who are mainly affected are false. Overwhelmingly, it’s people on higher incomes who will be affected. Over half of individual taxpayers with negatively geared rental housing investments are in the top 10 per cent of income earners, with 30 per cent earning over $500,000. Parlia-

losses made on those properties to reduce their overall taxable income, and with an estimated 1.3 million Australians taking advantage of the concession, it’s a prickly issue for policy makers. Proponents of the plan to scrap negative gearing say the savings made over the next decade would “cool” inflated property prices in both Sydney and Melbourne and could be used to construct 7000 houses for the homeless along with 7500 new social housing properties.

mentary Library research shows that if negative gearing was removed, 95 per cent of people earning $50,000 or less would be unaffected, along with 90 per cent of people earning a total income of $50,001 to $80,000. Organisations like Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS), Aged and Community Services Australia, Salvation Army, Anglicare Australia, Homelessness Australia and senior economists including Saul Eslake have called for negative gearing reform. Opponents of this reform typically use myths about house prices and rental increases, which have been comprehensively debunked. Negative gearing does not drive new housing supply. People who negatively gear overwhelmingly buy existing properties, rather than building new ones, putting them in direct competition with first home buyers and people on low to middle incomes trying to enter the market. Negative gearing has not kept rents low and it has been widely disproven that abolishing it would lead to increased rents. Mark Coulton’s government has cut half a billion dollars from housing affordability and homelessness programs. Our proposal is aimed at helping low and middle income earners move into the housing market and helping the hundreds of thousands of people, including single parents and children,

Negative gearing is estimated to add nine per cent to the cost of a home. Removing it would open the market up for first home buyers and low-to-middle income earners. Investment in social housing is critical. Australia has a social housing crisis. – Senator Scott Ludlam

However, opponents of the proposal say the abolition of negative gearing would in fact force rental prices up by squeezing demand, thereby further disadvantaging low and middle income earners. While the Greens’ proposal would not affect existing investments, critics of the plan say it’s unfair to penalise those who have worked hard to get ahead and plan for their retirement. Weekender sought the opinions of those close to the debate.

stuck on the social housing waiting list. Our plan will save $42 billion over ten years, cut the social housing waiting list, create new jobs in manufacturing and construction and leave billions for schools and hospitals. That is economically responsible, much more-so than the government’s head-in-the-sand approach to housing affordability. Negative gearing is estimated to add nine per cent to the cost of a home. Removing it would open the market up for first home buyers and low-to-middle income earners. Investment in social housing is critical. Australia has a social housing crisis. Today there are more than 217,000 applicants languishing on the social housing waiting list, and undersupply of social housing is so bad it’s currently taking an average of 2.6 years to house those on the priority list in greatest need, including single parents and children and people escaping domestic violence. This must be addressed as a matter of urgency. •••

Rod Crowfoot – Chairman, Real Estate Institute of NSW Orana Division WOULD question the figures that are being quoted regarding it being high income earners who are mostly benefitting from negative gearing. Some of the research we’ve looked at puts it at something like 80 per cent of investors being “mum and dad” investors who only own one investment property. When you look at rental properties in Dubbo, for instance, most are owned by someone who owns their own home and only one investment property. They don’t own ten properties. Part of the benefit of negative gearing is the tax breaks they get which makes it affordable to get into that investment market and provide housing.

I share the concern about access for low income earners to affordable housing, and those in need of emergency y accommodation, ion, but this isn’t the he way to go. It’s robbing Peter to pay Paul. – Rod od Crowfoot One of the most stupid comments I’ve ever come across when talking to a bureaucrat was from an advisor to one of the Fair Trading Ministers who, at a meeting here in Dubbo one day, told us he believed the only reason people invest in real estate is for the purpose of social justice – that the core driver for investors was to create more of a social balance. The reality is that investors aren’t doing it to help the community or to help ease the way for low income earners, they’re doing it to give themselves a better lifestyle in their retirement. They’re doing it to create some higher net wealth so they can fund their own retirement. So when you have bureaucrats advising ministers on policy, and they’re giving that kind of rhetoric, is it any wonder we end up with such absurd policy suggestions because they’re not based on reality. I do have concerns about the lack of affordable housing and I’m on record as having voiced those concerns, but

DEBATE.

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rich or boon for the battler? scrapping negative gearing will actually drive rents up because it will affect the number of investors coming into the market, which in turn reduces supply which results in more competition and higher rents. Remember that the private rental market provides most of the accommodation in NSW, not government housing. Even if the government were to add another 2000 properties, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just the tip of the iceberg. This is an ill-considered policy. It lacks consultation with industry about what the real issues are. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only honing in on a small part of the demographic â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take into consideration the rest of the community. I share the concern about access for low income earners to affordable housing, and those in need of emergency accommodation, but this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the way to go. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s robbing Peter to pay Paul. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘

Mark Coulton â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Member for Parkes LEARLY the issue in Sydney is that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a shortage of housing which is pushing up the price â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but if we put in place a policy that reduces the price of houses around Australia, that would put the welfare and financial stability of many Australian families at significant risk. Rents are open to lots of different market forces. A lot of that is supply and demand. To put a policy in place based on whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening in one city compared with what might be happening in Dubbo or Gilgandra or Bourke is ridiculous. I battle all the time with the fact that a lot of city-based politicians look at things

through the eyes of the bigger cities, particularly the Greens because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where their support base is. These policies affect the whole country, not just those who live in the big cities. Because someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s having trouble affording a house in Sydney we put in a policy that has devastating effects right across the nation? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nonsense. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just the big end of town thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s investing. The clear majority of people who buy rental properties are those smaller investors who have one or two investment houses â&#x20AC;&#x201C; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not the big corporations or slum-lords. Because of the incentives available through negative gearing, many people who are starting from scratch are able to scrape together an investment portfolio to help fund their retirement or to try to get ahead a bit if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re younger people. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the battlers. If you have an investment house in Dubbo and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helping the family with another income and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helping set up Mum and Dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retirement, then thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good thing. There is a need for affordable housing, yes. But when it comes to social housing, there also needs to be some responsibility in the equation. The problem we see, and you only have to drive around Dubbo to see the number of houses boarded up, is that tenants donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t value the house. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any incentive to look after these properties. Of course we need social housing but we also need to have tenants who are going to care for that house. If taxpayers are going to pay for someone to live in that house, there needs to be a system whereby the tenants eventually end up owning the home, or at least thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some kind of incentive to look after it. Scrapping negative gearing is not the

(The Greens) rely on the well-heeled inner city dwellers as their support base, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re completely removed from the battlers ers of the world who are scraping together an investment portfolio in the hope that they can have a retirement of relative comfort and nd independence. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Parkes MP, Mark Coulton

way to go â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another socialist push from the Greens. They have this ideology of socialism, but the irony is that their support base lives in the highest income per capita postcodes in Australia in areas that are completely concreted over and altered, then they come up with these schemes to salve their consciences. You very rarely find them out there doing practical things for the environment or for people in need. They rely on the well-heeled inner city dwellers as their support base, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re completely removed from the battlers of the world who are scraping together an investment portfolio in the hope that they can have a retirement of relative comfort and independence. This proposal clearly indicates that hypocrisy. â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘

Peter Scolari â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Principal, Scolari Comerford Accountants EGATIVE gearing promotes investment in the local economy and I would not be in favour of scrapping it. If you want people to invest, you have to offer some kind of incentive, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same with all types of investment â&#x20AC;&#x201C; small business, shares, property. Take that incentive away and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find a drop in value in those investments, and while I understand the reasoning behind trying to ease the way for those wanting to get into the property market, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll disadvantage people who are working hard to get ahead. Scrapping negative gearing may well burst the so-called housing bubble, but it will be counterproductive for the economy because it will mean less investment. Negative gearing sounds wonderful but people are still taking a risk because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only worth it if you get a capital gain at the end. Everyone talks about negative gearing in terms of minimising tax, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great, but at the end of the day you still have to invest wisely and carefully because if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a gain at the end, a loss is still a loss. Negative gearing isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the free ride everyone thinks it is. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get dollar for dollar back, depending on your tax bracket â&#x20AC;&#x201C; youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re only getting your marginal tax rate

The influx of overseas investment hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been policed â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really fuelled the property market...hopefully something will be done to address this because while there are laws set (Foreign et down by the FIRB (Foreig Investment nvestment Review Board) they hey just havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been enforced. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Peter Scolari back. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as big a boon as everyone thinks. Interest rates are lower at the moment, which also reduces the impact of negative gearing. When you invest you still have to invest with a long-term view of capital gain. Negative gearing in the short term effectively means youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re making a loss until you become cash-flow positive. And that applies to shares as well, or any type of investment. What the Greens are trying to do is make housing more affordable, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s admirable â&#x20AC;&#x201C; particularly in a capital city where prices are highest at the moment â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but their proposal will cause pain in many sectors. The influx of overseas investment hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been policed â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really fuelled the property market. The Government is beginning to recognise that and hopefully something will be done to address this because while there are laws set down by the FIRB (Foreign Investment Review Board) they just havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been enforced. Perhaps the Greens would be better off trying to address that rather than disadvantaging people who just want to get ahead or fund their retirement. Â&#x201E;

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FEATURE.

Friday 12.06.2015 to Sunday 14.06.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

SWEET SURRENDER Two days before Christmas, a stroke gave Rita Hermansen the reality check she needed to tackle her burgeoning weight once and for all by kicking a lifelong addiction... to sugar. Thirteen kilos and a whole new attitude later, she’s turned her new found energy to helping others make the switch to a life without sugar – starting with organising last week’s hugely successful screening in Dubbo of the controversial That Sugar Film. WORDS Jen Cowley PHOTOGRAPHY Connor Coman-Sargent N the night before Christmas Eve last year, Rita Hermansen went to bed early. It had been a big day of festive preparation – wrapping gifts, cooking up a storm of Chrissy treats, cleaning the house for the yuletide onslaught and keeping a rambunctious three year old entertained. She left her husband in the lounge room and crawled under the covers. At almost midnight, the 42 year old woke with a wave of nausea and dizziness. The left side of her body felt numb. When she tried to call to her husband, she couldn’t form her words properly. Something was dreadfully wrong, and down the length of her spine she felt a cold shiver that had nothing to do with the physical symptoms – Hermansen knew she was having a stroke. She made it to the lounge room and her husband, where she managed to tell him she was in serious trouble. She remembers getting six words in particular out of her failing mouth: “Get me to the hospital – now.”

IKE an alarmingly growing number of her fellow Australians, Hermansen, now 43, has struggled for most of her adult life with her increasing weight. The busy teacher, artist and mother of now four year old Grace admits knowing she was seriously overweight – “morbid obesity, I think they call it, don’t they?” she says – but, again like many, a lifetime of unhealthy eating habits and a largely sedentary lifestyle had resulted in Hermansen’s steady spiral into pre-diabetes, high blood pressure and a raft of health issues. She knew she was eating herself into an early grave and had tried “every diet known to man” but old habits die hard, and a lack of meaningful results always defeated her. “It made me feel dreadful. I felt lazy and I felt like a failure. I was in control of everything in my life except the part that mattered most – my health.” Until the stroke. It was the final smack of reality she needed. “I remember sitting in the hospital and being so sick, and saying to God “Either take my life or help me fix this because it’s not fair to my family if I end up in a nursing home”. I had it out with God that night. All I kept thinking about was that if I can’t communicate effectively, then I can’t teach and I can’t look after my daughter – the things that matter most in my life were under threat. I was scared. Really scared.” Hermansen focussed on her daughter’s face and vowed that, if she recovered, it would never happen again. “I began to cut fats out of my diet. I went back to the old “low fat” default that we’ve all been conditioned to think is healthy. I started to exercise. I’d go down to the indoor pool and swim 50 laps every night, and the weight slowly began to shift. But it was slow going.” Then a wander through the book aisles of a local department store changed Hermansen’s life. “I saw That Sugar Book. And because it had a toffee apple on the front – and I have a very sweet tooth – I picked it up and began to thumb through it. Something just resonated with me. I thought, “You have an issue with sweet things – this might just be the thing.” So I bought the book.”

HE rest, Hermansen hopes, is history. She’s joined the growing legion of health-conscious Australians to have “quit” sugar – a global trend that’s challenging much of the conventional wisdom surrounding weight loss and the value of sugar as

an energy source in the average diet. It’s long been recognised that an overindulgence in added sugar is problematic for weight control and overall health, but a growing disdain for the substance has saddled it with monikers like “the white death” and “sweet poison”. Much of the science, and most of those associated with the nutrition industry, backs up the notion that sugar is indeed addictive – and it’s an addiction that seems to be sending a growing number of obese Australians to their early graves. The World Health Organisation recommends that no more than 10 per cent of a person’s total energy intake should come from added sugars – for most adults, that’s about 12 teaspoons of the stuff a day. And if that already sounds like a lot of sugar – too much, many would argue – consider that Australians currently eat or drink a staggering 30 teaspoons of sugar every day. That’s almost three times a recommended amount that’s arguably already too generous. Many who are “addicted” consume much more. Hermansen has no doubt she was addicted to sugar – and describes a raft of unpleasant initial symptoms of “withdrawal” – but after almost entirely eliminating sugar from her diet, she’s lost nearly 13 kilograms and has reversed the pre-diabetes diagnosis. “I feel healthier. I’m sleeping so much better. But the best thing is I feel like I’m in control. I can also help my daughter grow up and not face the same health issues I’ve faced. I’m a lot more aware now of what I’m putting in her face.” There’s still a long way to go in terms of weight loss, she says, but Hermansen is not beating herself up. She’s determined to stay positive and not allow herself to slip back into old ways. She says she can’t remember the last time she had chocolate, but admits that occasionally she’ll take a couple of bites of a muffin or piece of cake. “It’s that old habit of thinking, oooh, I’d like that – but I just don’t enjoy it anymore.” ERMANSEN has turned her new-found, sugarfree energy into a quest to help others – her family included – to understand the addictive nature of “the white death” and the health benefits of giving it up. “My sisters, my brother and my father have always struggled with their weight. This (giving up sugar) has made such a significant change in my life, I wanted to share this feeling with my family.” She knew that simply giving them the book and telling them to read and follow it wouldn’t change a lifetime’s food-focussed culture, but perhaps something more visual would help. Enter “That Sugar Film”. “I saw an ad on social media from a company called Fan Force, saying if you want to have this film screened in your community, contact us. I went to the local cin-

If I can help other people by getting the message out there, it might maybe mean that I can help others avoid having a stroke, or going to an early grave, or not seeing their kids grow up.

ema and they said they wouldn’t be showing it, and I began to think well, why don’t I see if I can get Fan Force to bring it here?” Through a concerted local media campaign, Hermansen set about getting the required number of presold tickets (99) – eventually selling 165 tickets for the screening of the film in Dubbo last weekend. She has nothing whatsoever to gain from the exercise – except the satisfaction of perhaps helping others to discover the benefits of giving up sugar. She has no vested interest, no business to promote, no axe to grind – although she says Fan Force apparently offers five percent of the ticket sales over and above the initial 99. “That’s roughly about 35 bucks,” she says, laughing heartily. “I’ve told them not to worry about it. That wasn’t the point. It’s cost me dearly in terms of hours spent promoting it and going around town to get various businesses to support me with goody-bags to give out on the night and so forth – but it was worth it. “What I’m getting out of it is giving my family and all the other people I care about the chance to perhaps make similar changes. If I can help other people by getting the message out there, it might maybe mean that I can help others avoid having a stroke, or going to an early grave, or not seeing their kids grow up. “That’s what I’m getting out of it.” Not that everyone has been appreciative. Hermansen has had her share of detractors. “I’ve had people say some really negative things – like that it’s just a fad; that I’ll go back to putting weight on again; that I should be looking at other diets like giving up wheat and so forth. “I’m not saying this will work for everyone. It’s worked for me and I see it not as a diet but as a lifestyle change to being more conscious of health, and what goes in my mouth. “If someone’s not interested in giving up sugar, that’s their call. I’m not evangelical about it – it just happens to be working for me. And you know what? I’m responsible for what I do – I’m not worried about what other people do. But if I can help other people, that’s great and I’ll do everything I can.” N the week since the movie screened in Dubbo, Hermansen has been gratified by the feedback. “People have messaged me and rung me to say they’re going to give it a try to give up sugar. One woman said that seeing me telling my story gave her the inspiration she needed to at least give it a crack. How good’s that? “I’ve set up a Facebook group as a support group – not to offer health advice in any way. I’m not trained in any way – I don’t claim to be a health professional – but all this is simply based on sharing my own personal experience. Nothing more. It’s simply aimed at giving support to those who went to the movie and would like to try to give up sugar.” Hermansen has said she’s already been approached to organise another screening of That Sugar Film, but is busy focussing on her own health and family right now. “Would I do it again? Shit no. But if someone else wants to contact Fan Force and go through the process of getting them back to screen it again, then go for it. I think it would be a great thing to spread the word even further.” »

FEATURE.

Friday 12.06.2015 to Sunday 14.06.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

A demon in disguise Sugar in its natural form is not just okay – it’s a necessary part of a balanced diet. It’s the dangerously processed form that’s the real demon, according to nutritionist Jennifer Price. UNDAMENTALLY sugar is indeed the white demon – but it’s the processed sugar they’ve put into so many products and consistently increased it, particularly in the past ten years or so that’s really the demon. Sugar is natural. We’re meant to have sugar – it fuels our muscles, it helps to fuel our brains so we can think. If it comes from a natural source like fruit or vegetables or healthy grains, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it. The body knows how to metabolise it and it’s very difficult to overeat it in the context of a balanced diet. However, the problem arises when people are consuming the sugars that are being stealthily added to foods – those sugars really add up. Australians eat about a kilo of sugar each every week – and it’s often coming from sources you mightn’t expect. There’s the obvious things like soft drinks and fruit juices and sweets and so on, but then there are the sneaky sugars – for instance, barbecue sauce has more sugar than a chocolate sauce would. It’s the processed sugar that’s the problem – the added sugar – not the added sug-

ar that our bodies actually need. Mother Nature knows what she’s doing. In that piece of fruit, she has vitamins, anti-oxidants and minerals that assist your body to take that sugar and put it into your cells for you to use as energy. When it comes in its natural package, sugar is a perfect fuel. And it’s almost impossible to overdo it. As always, it’s about balance and about eating normal, natural foods. Our grandparents didn’t have to twist themselves in knots working out whether this food was good or bad or going to kill them – they just ate good natural, unprocessed food. We’re overthinking it. That over-thinking is doing more harm to people’s wellbeing than anything. There’s a real danger in a diet or a trend that says you should cut out entire food groups because you’re cutting out whole swathes of nutrients the body requires. For instance, people might give up eating carrots because they say there’s too much sugar in them, even though it’s natural and it’s neatly packaged up with a heap of fibre and nutrients as well. But when you start cutting those fruits and vegetables out the majority of your vitamins and anti-oxidants also go

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When it comes in its natural package, sugar is a perfect fuel. – because it’s from all those brightly coloured foods that you get those nutrients. It’s okay to have the occasional “sugar hit” occasionally – it’s beneficial for your health and wellbeing to enjoy the occasional treat. Having the occasional piece of cake, or a biscuit or a bit of chocolate is healthy in the context of a balanced diet – it’s not going to hurt you. It’s only if that balance starts to tip towards those processed foods that it’s harmful. It’s certainly possible to have an addiction to sugar. Scientifically, it’s been fairly well established that the way the sugar reacts in the body can take up receptor sites and interfere with neurotransmitters so that one would crave sugar much like one might crave a drug. The interesting thing is that when you’re having sugar from a processed source, it will actually rob your body of nutrients. Take bread, for example – a nice sourdough or whole grain bread has carbohydrates, but it also has the co-nutrients that will help the body process those carbohydrates. But if you have a white bread, all those minerals have been stripped out and you’re not getting any fibre or minerals. That just becomes sugar in the bloodstream very quickly. Because the good bits have been stripped off, your body has to steal the minerals from somewhere else to enable it to deal with that. That’s fundamentally where people end up with mineral deficiencies, which are

often the common denominator in many illnesses. The thing that worries me about these diet trends is that it’s very difficult if you’ve been eating a certain way for most of your life, to suddenly stop that way of eating – it’s traumatic. Then people don’t enjoy themselves. The best approach is gentle – slowly start cutting down. Keeping a food diary helps when you’re starting out on a process like this because it helps with a sense of achievement. Start with the basics – cut out sugar in your tea and coffee, stop drinking softdrinks, and eating sweets – and remember that most sugar substitutes are toxic, including stevia unless it’s completely natural (the plant) because it’s processed too. If you usually have biscuits, have one instead of three or four. Gradually cut down. So we go back to the old saying that we should enjoy everything in moderation. And wasn’t it Oscar Wilde who said, “Everything in moderation – even moderation”? Ed’s note: The information contained in this article is not intended as medical advice. Consult your health professional if you have any concerns about your own health. SOURCES: NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL; AUSTRALIAN DIETICIANS ASSOCIATION; ABARES (AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND SCIENCE)

PROFILE.

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Positive altitude When a school kid from Coonabarabran chose flying lessons over shovelling grain for the family business, who knew he would own three aircraft by his 25th birthday. Today Paul Bredereck is managing director of regional airline, Jetgo – which starts direct flights between Dubbo and Brisbane next month – and for someone with a track record for taking regional aviation to lofty heights he’s a country boy at heart with his feet planted firmly on the ground. AS TOLD TO Yvette Aubusson-Foley You’ve travelled the world over thanks to your passion for aviation. When did you realise the world of flying was what you wanted for a career? My parents live in Coonabarabran. Have you been to Coonabarabran recently? There’s a little museum there called Crystal Kingdom. Nola and Wolfgang Bredereck; they’re my parents, that’s their love – of rocks. They have an absolutely brilliant little museum there. There’s nothing like it in the world – it’s truly remarkable. But before my parents got into that, my father had a seed and grain business and that’s quite dirty, hard backbreaking work and I knew from a young age that shovelling grain and lugging bags was not going to be my destiny. How did you change your destiny? When I was at school I learned to fly at Coonabarabran’s local aero club and the instructor used to fly over from Tamworth on Fridays and went back on Saturdays. When I finished school I got an apprenticeship at $51 a week in Tamworth. I used to drive to Narromine to tow gliders then after that I’d fly skydivers out of Tamworth. By the time I was a fourth year apprentice I was the company’s biggest customer doing skydiving work, and the by the time I was 25 I’d bought and paid off three aeroplanes and then had the opportunity to buy out what was the original TamAir. TamAir was your first foray into owning a regional air service, which went to great heights and lows. Did it sway your love for the industry? TamAir was a charter business that was formed as far back as 1949. It went on to become Eastern Australia airlines, which has become part of today’s Qantaslink. But the original charter business was of no interest to Eastern as they grew and I bought that charter side from them in 1985 and built that up to a large regional airline. We had 45 aircraft and 125 staff at our peak, but we had a contract in Tasmania in 1998 that collapsed owing us millions, which tipped the rest of it. But it was (a case of) head down and build it back up again.

How do you reinvent yourself after taking a loss like that? I got into training and helping other businesses and developing an engineering training school. I was recruited by the Queensland Government in 2001 to set up an aviation training college which became Aviation Australia, and today is one of the top three aviation maintenance training schools in the world with operations in 17 countries. I left there in 2010. I had a two-and-a-half yearold son at home and travelling 130 days a year is not conducive to a happy marriage and a family life. I did a few interesting consultancy projects around the world then a couple of others I knew up here in Brisbane started a charter company which was Jetgo in May 2012. They had a desire to move that into airline operations and invited me to join the company in September of 2012. The news of Jetgo creating the Dubbo to Brisbane route has the town talking. Naturally you’re pleased from a business point of view but do you have personal reasons to be happy too? The drive from Brisbane to Dubbo is just a horrible drive. I do it a couple of times a year these days. From Brisbane to Wellington is where I actually drive because I have family there. My wife comes from Wellington and my now seven yearold son likes to see his grandparents a couple of times a year, and when you’re travelling with a seven year old that’s a 12-hour drive. You stop at McDonalds in Warwick, you stop at the McDonalds in Goondiwindi, you stop at the McDonalds in Moree, you stop at McDonalds in Narrabri, there’s no McDonalds in Coonabarabran – then you’re at the McDonalds in Dubbo. On a personal level it’s interesting. Dubbo residents can say the same for the drive to Sydney. What do you know about that? It’s a terrible drive from Dubbo to Sydney. I drove back there last year and with the road works over the Blue Mountains and the speed zones going from 40 to 50 to 60 to 70 to 90 to

100 then to 40; and there’s radars. It’s just a horrible drive, it really is. As a result what we see is that the demand from Dubbo is 20 per cent greater to a similar size catchment as Tamworth. Growing up and working in regional areas would give you a window onto the way of life and expectations of people living here. Is that one of your biggest points of difference? We’re all country people. That’s the culture of the company; its founders and the main shareholders of the com-

We have a lot of association with the bush and they way we do business is more old school than new school.

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pany come from the country. I come from Coonabarabran. I was born and bred there. I spent more than 25 years in Tamworth. So we have a lot of association with the bush and they way we do business is more old school than new school. You understand then the excitement of travellers from Dubbo who will gain access to another capital city, quickly and efficiently. How integral to a regional community is a flight like this? We’re very much looking forward to becoming a part of the community. That’s the

way we approach any regional route that we’ve started. An airline is not just a business providing transportation servicers – it’s far more than that to a community. Years ago I used to fly to Inverell and because of weak demand we cut a flight out on a Thursday, because we were only carrying four or five passengers but as a result of that, the community lost an oncology service. People don’t realise how closely linked airlines can be to the health of a community. As a business we very much consider that before we make a decision to enter a route

and before we exit a route, because it does have an impact. Brisbane will open new opportunities for large and small business people, and tourists from Dubbo and beyond will have a new gateway to the world. How do you think Dubbo residents will use this service? We expect 20 per cent of our passengers will go on to another destination. We have well advanced negotiations for airline sharing. For people to have a destination to the north it’s going to be more convenient to catch the flight then go to Cairns

The drive from Brisbane to Dubbo is just horrible... when you’re travelling with a seven year-old, that’s a 12-hour drive.

PROFILE.

or Murwillumbah or somewhere like that. There’s alternative international connections out of Brisbane to Sydney, which gives more choice and more competition. There’s also the cruise industry. We fly a lot of people out of Tamworth and I imagine Dubbo will be the same, flying north to catch a cruise from Brisbane. And an interesting part of the demand that we see for the future will be for medical treatment. Certainly to get specialist care up here it’s much easier today than it was a few years ago and much easier than it is in Sydney. It’s one thing that’s surprised us how very high the number of people (who are) coming to Brisbane for medical procedures. Since announcing the route’s start date as July 20, 2015, what’s the feedback you’re getting from Dubbo? That the service is long overdue and people are really looking forward to it. It’s going to be far better for people to be able to reconnect with families that have either moved to Queensland or visa versa, moved from Queensland to Dubbo. Feedback certainly has been overwhelming in that regard and there’s been quite a few people saying they think it’s going to be a gateway to new business opportunities. A lot of Dubbo people have already made plans too! We put the tickets on sale on Friday last week and it was our biggest day ever for bookings. The Internet didn’t crash or anything like that but it certainly lit up on Friday morning when flights went live. Actually the first weekend there must be some function on as there’s a couple of flights that are almost full. We based our sums on expecting about 8000 people wanting to fly annually. Over time, that will grow. We’ve got a heap of promotional fares out there for the first month at $99 dollars. Once they’ve been on these aircraft, passengers don’t readily want to get back to a turboprop. The aircraft is quiet; it’s comfortable, very smooth. The cabin service and our flight attendants do a great job. Negotiations with Dubbo City Council have been in process since 2013. What was it that finally brought the decision to service the central west over the line? What we do when we look at putting together business opportunities we prioritise them and there’s a lot

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of things that would go into the mix on that. The first of our NSW destinations was our Brisbane to Tamworth, which we launched earlier this year. That has a lot more history. The catchment to Tamworth is similar in size to the catchment to Dubbo but the demand for air travel out of Dubbo is stronger, for no other factor than it’s an easy drive from Tamworth to Sydney. We’ve been trying to get some slots to use the aircraft on. We had another potential route that we were looking seriously at. It was a bit of a larger market than Dubbo, less of a start up risk, and we’ve been talking to that council for some time and we weren’t getting anywhere with those conversations so rather than risk losing the slots, we said, well, okay what’s number two on the list. All credit to the Mayor (Mathew Dickerson) down there. We had our first discussion with council in March of 2013. So it’s not something we just turned around yesterday and said we’re going to do this. The Brisbane to Dubbo market isn’t something we’re seeing as a big market. We don’t need it to be a big market, because it’s an aircraft that’s already paid for by it’s other work, the crews are already paid for. When we got the 10.05 slot out of Brisbane we said well right, we’ve got to use it somewhere. We’d reengaged with the Mayor and we made the decision that we were going to start flying [to Dubbo]. Also, what we had is an aircraft that was available in the middle of the day. The airplane does two days a week charter to the Osborne copper-gold mine in northwest Queensland and so the other five days a week it was available to do other services. We operate that now Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sundays on the Brisbane to Tamworth route, but the airplane is still basically free from 10am to 4.30pm. What was the hardest decision to make in choosing Dubbo as a destination port? The only hard decision internally was whether we were starting on the 13th or the 20th of July, but unfortunately we had half a dozen pilots in the States on the simulator of the week of the 13th so if a pilot got sick that week we would have been very tight. We just put it back to the 20th and the response has been great.

Your ties to Tamworth go back to your very early days of learning to fly and ferrying skydivers, then as owner of Tamair. What similarities between the two regional cities make Dubbo a good partner for Jetgo’s business model? There’s a long history of going from Tamworth north to Brisbane. East West airlines provided services going back into the 1950s followed by a string of airlines over the years, until exited by Brindabella Airlines in December of 2013, so we’ve got history. Tamworth historically has done quite a bit of business with Queensland, where Dubbo was not as obvious or as clear, but the growth in demand and services over the recent years into Tamworth has been mirrored by what Dubbo is now and where it’s going to go over the next five years, particularly in the mining sector. Services in the agricultural sector will come out of Brisbane rather than Sydney. Jetgo is the only operator of jets in the regional market niche – in the country – what makes the Embraer 135 such a good aircraft? Embraer 135 regional jet has 36 passenger seats. It’s Brazilian made, but a lot of the components are American made; the avionics systems are American made. The engines are Rolls Royce, they’re also made in America. The Embraer has two stonking great Rolls Royce jet engines on it which are bullet-proof reliable and very powerful so the airplane climbs like a homesick angel and it gets above turbulence really quickly. Even on the Tamworth route, which is a really short route, the plane goes to 36,000 feet. So typically: we go higher, we don’t burn very much fuel and we’re out of the weather. Flight time between Dubbo and Brisbane is one hour and five minutes; doors open to doors close is one hour and twenty minutes. Do you see Jetgo starting a route to Melbourne? We have the capacity to. We have to satisfy ourselves there is enough demand. The jury is out. It was a matter raised by the Mayor and others, and certainly we’ll look at it. In one word what are you hopes for Jetgo’s relationship with Dubbo? Longevity. A final word on Jetgo’s Brisbane-Dubbo route? If anything, I don’t have to drive now. I don’t have to stop at all those McDonalds on the way.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will not go quietly...â&#x20AC;? Two mates, a bike called Matilda and the years and the road ahead of them: Karen Russell and Vic Slavensky show us what it means to grow old adventuously. For these two, slowing down in the twilight years is not an option and in doing their thing, they hope to inspire the rest of us to live a little larger. WORDS and PHOTOGRAPHY Lisa Minner AREN RUSSELL and Vic Slavensky are good mates. Good mates with a passion for sucking the juice out of life. Rather than slowing down in their retirement years, the pair has picked up the pace and they refuse to sit back and watch the world go by. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still too much to do. Both are nudging 70; both have their motorcycle licences and both take turns riding Karenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bright yellow Ural around the streets of Wellington and far beyond. This inspirational pair have both lead amazing lives independently and together and they still have a bucket list â&#x20AC;&#x153;as long your armâ&#x20AC;?. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll both tell you that when they met they quickly realised their priorities in life were similar â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a love of adventure being the significant link. That love of adventure is more personality trait than conscious effort to be more than they are. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our health is quite reasonable for our age and neither of us likes sitting around at home; it makes it very easy because we are so similar in that sense, if one of us wants to try something itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very likely the other one will agree,â&#x20AC;? Karen says. Vic realises a lot of people at retirement age arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily going to be as fearless as he and Karen, but the couple is happy to show others that slowing down is not par-for the-course when it comes to getting older. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We would like to be an example to people, what others could aspire to if they wanted to get out there a bit more.â&#x20AC;? Karen, who is also an author and member of the Outback Writers Club in Dubbo, agrees â&#x20AC;&#x201C; referring to her recently published book When Everything Changes, Change Everything (Balboa Press, 2014). The bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very essence is about how to cope when life throws you a whammy; when what seems like disaster can in fact be an opportunity for radical growth or change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The book is about adventure in the later years of life and I hope some of that enthusiasm and magic might rub off on anyone who reads it,â&#x20AC;? she says â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really no reason why, as you get older, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have as much fun as you did when you were younger- you might just have to take it a little slower and adapt things to your abilities, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Age is not a reason to stop having fun.â&#x20AC;?

ITH adventure sometimes comes risk and last year Karen and Vic did have an accident that wrote-off another Ural motorcycle. They admit to getting a bit knocked about but once mended the pair climbed back in the saddle and purchased the new Ural theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve named Matilda. Vic says his family was not surprised when the couple bought the new motorbike and quickly began planning the next trip. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My family asked me if I was going to have another crack and I said sure, why not?â&#x20AC;? Karenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family was much the same.

Camelot in Percy Street, Wellington.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;My family really wants me to live my life to the full. Some of my friends have said weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re crazy and now you know why you shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be riding a bike at your age, but really? I think most people applaud what we do.â&#x20AC;? Since then, the couple has clocked up around 8000 kilometres on day trips and weekend adventures to places from Ballimore to the Barrington Tops. Vic has always been an enthusiastic cyclist. Formally employed with Telstra he has seen plenty of Australia thanks to his career and has in the past decade participated in the Zoo2Zoo rides, completing stretches between Dubbo and Canberra, Sydney and Wagga, respectively. Vicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love of cycling, both for pleasure and fitness, encouraged Karen to take up the pursuit again. The first big ride they completed together was on a trip to New Zealand where they rode along the Otago Central Rail Trail, a 150 kilometre former railway track that has been repurposed for walking and cycling. The pair

has travelled together to the Red Centre, been on numerous fossicking expeditions and camped in remote locations throughout the Australian outback. Karen explains that Vic knows some â&#x20AC;&#x153;specialâ&#x20AC;? resorts in the outback â&#x20AC;&#x201C; places he calls â&#x20AC;&#x153;GP resortsâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That means Gravel Pit resorts â&#x20AC;&#x201C; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve found ourselves camping in dingo-howling country in landscapes that looked like they could have been on the moon and we take our little brazier along and light our fire â&#x20AC;&#x201C; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been truly wonderful adventures.â&#x20AC;? HE coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other major project has been Karenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historic home. Karen, a former yoga teacher, entrepreneur and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s magical clown now lives in Wellington in an 1850s slab home sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s named Camelot. She purchased the home as an investment 20 years ago when she was still married and living in Sydney. Camelot was run down, to say the least, and to the faint-hearted

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Vic and Karen on their Ural, Matilda, at The Falls Road crossing, Wellington.

TALES FROM THE TRAILS. probably appeared beyond repair, with grass growing through the floor boards and a leaky roof that required many pots and pans placed in hot-spots around the kitchen. Weekend trips to Camelot with sleeves rolled up proved the old treasure was definitely salvageable and in the process the house revealed a few secrets about itself. Camelot is very similar in construction to the hotel The Lion of Waterloo, built in 1842 (also located in Wellington in Montefiore’s). The slab home has been patched and rebuilt over the span of its long life and in its current incarnation actually sits over the top of the original building. “Underneath all that we discovered a whole other house with brilliant old wallpapers hanging off the slabs; it’s just the most incredible house that’s hidden out of view.” Karen says she’s left a peep-hole behind the fridge, through which you can see what lies beneath. Heritage advisors have recommended the house be left as is, as the wallpaper and other parts of the old home are not yet ready to be preserved and protected. “I fell in love with the house and the town of Wellington,” she says. “I never rented Camelot out for money; it was just a loving project and I never dreamed that one day it would actually be my home. But luckily it is and I adore it.” The next adventure the two will embark on will involve their Ural, Matilda, a couple of motorbike swags, a custom-made, motorcycle friendly brazier, a map and the wide open road. Asked to sum up their life’s philosophy Vic smiles: “If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.” Karen echoes the sentiment and adds one of her own: “Daring to live is the only viable option.”

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When Everything Changes, Change Everything (AN EXCERPT FROM KAREN RUSSELL’S BOOK)

“It was almost midnight by the time they arrived back at Ruby’s place. “Better stay the night,” she said. Joe nodded. They spent the next day sitting in the backyard, indulging in idle chatter. Ruby chattered and Joe mainly listened. “”I wish I had a platform built high above my rooftop.” Ruby sighed ecstatically. “I would write amazing novels and drink red wine with a knight in shining armour. “Is that so?” muttered Joe “I could see rows of chimney pots from up there. I love watching smoke rising out of chimney pots.” Ruby clasped her hands together. “Do you know what’s great about growing old, Joe?” No response. “We’ve got time on our side. Time to sit beside the fire, time to write, time to dance in the garden. Do you like growing old, Joe?” No response. ‘When are you going home, Joe?” Joe held out his hand and caught a large raindrop. “When this shower passes. “Oh it’s raining?” Ruby looked skyward at the black clouds scudding above. The rain shower developed into a dramatic storm and persisted for three days. “Your roof leaks!” Joe stared up at the rivulets of water streaming through the ceiling. Ruby gathered her pots and pans and placed them strategically on the floor. “It only leaks when it rains, Joe. Besides just listen to this marvellous raindrop symphony. Pink, plonk, plunk. “It’s great isn’t it?” Joe stared long and hard. “You’re just a young girl with wrinkles aren’t you?” They both laughed. » When Everything Changes, Change Everything by Karen Elizabeth Russell is available at amazon.com

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Ross and Terry Tighe Ross has been a police officer, hotelier and private eye, while his brother Terry worked as a shearer, funeral director, electrical goods salesman and on a turkey farm. But it’s the sweet sounds of jazz that’s kept these brothers tightly knit after many years of playing music together. AS TOLD TO Natalie Holmes PHOTOGRAPHY Connor Coman-Sargent Ross Tighe: USIC has been great. We’ve had a lot of fun, made a bit of money and met a lot of lovely people. I got into music in Coonabarabran after we moved there from Werris Creek, Christmas 1954. Dad was an alto sax player and I started playing in bands in high school. Initially I learned to play the mouth organ as a small child and later on, he bought me an old drum kit. I started playing music with a pianist and we did Saturday night dances from 1955. Dancing was very popular and within 12 months, I was playing in a band. I was a novice the first time I performed in public but it got better. We had a mate who played trumpet and he used to fill in. We formed Tighe’s Orchestra and played standard jazz which was the pop music of the time. I never learned to read music and it never worried me. We all had a good ear for music and picked it up quickly. We used to play socials at the golf and bowling clubs, both locally and at Baradine. It was a lot of fun and we’d get paid three pound 10 shillings for the night. We were in a big band at school and became champions of North West NSW. We also formed our own dance band called the Junior Jazz group and we used to play school socials. The highlight of that time was entering a talent quest organised by Frank Bourke (of the White Rose Orchestra) and winning 100 pounds and a recording contract which we did at the 2DU studio here in Dubbo. By that time, we were getting paid and it was nice to get money for something I loved doing. I got a new drum kit when I was 17, then became a police officer, which was always going to be the plan. I spent two years (on the beat) in Darlinghurst before moving to Gunnedah. One of the best things that happened in the city was meeting Louis Armstrong – he was my favourite artist. I also loved Nat King Cole who had Hazy Crazy Days of Summer on the Hit Parade at the time and had performed at the Silver Spade Room (in King’s Cross). Louis played at The Stadium (Sydney’s main entertainment venue of the era, although it was fairly substandard) which was the best Sydney could offer at the time. (Terry: It was actually a wrestling venue – the stage was the ring and they just took the ropes away). Anyway, I asked him for his autograph and he said sure – it was an amazing moment. As far as music goes, he was Mr Jazz. When I moved to Gunnedah, I continued to play the drums. A mate from Coonabarabran played in a band there – the extra dollars came in very handy.

We did weddings and socials. Terry had his own band at Coona and I went and filled in there too. I used to borrow drums all the time – it wasn’t until many years later that I bought my own kit. One of the best nights we had was a hippy night I did with Terry’s band. We played current music – this was the era before The Beatles – and it was all jazz, Dixieland was a particular favourite style. I learned drums by listening to Gene Krupa. He was the best drummer in the world – I wouldn’t be as good as one of his fingers! After I moved to Dubbo, I stopped playing for a while then I got involved with Steve Jewel who had the Dubbo Jazz Band. We used to play at nursing homes and other venues around town. We had a trio called TigheSyd and had a lot of fun with that. Hardly anyone else in the family is musical (although) our late sister Sheryl had piano lessons, was a great dancer and loved music and my son Adrian (also a police officer) learned the trumpet. Even though Dubbo is not a jazz town, the festival has meant we’ve played with some high quality musicians. We’ve been very fortunate that although there’s a limited following, it’s a hard core following and we’ve been able to host piano competitions, big bands and international artists. I loved every minute of my involvement with the festival. Steve Jewel is now in Blackheath and we go down there and play as The Footwarmers which is a lot of fun. We play music completely unrehearsed, we’ve been doing it for 60 years. Audiences are very forgiving. It’s been wonderful playing with Terry. He is a selftaught tenor sax who learned by ear. He was part of Tighe’s Orchestra and worked with our father in the (shearing) sheds. They’d be away all week and when they came home, we’d play Friday nights. It was a family thing. The tenor sax added guts to the band and Terry has an incredible ability, particularly for someone who can’t read a note. We don’t always agree on the music but that’s okay. He’s very committed and plays a lot – he gets a lot of enjoyment from playing. He also travels a lot and can pull out his sax and play anywhere.

Terry Tighe: WAS 19 or 20 when I started playing. We had a mutual friend who got Dad started on sax and then purchased a saxophone and sent it to Dad for me to play. He liked getting everyone involved and said to me, “you should be playing something, mate”.

At the time, I knew a guy who had a clarinet; it was a simple system and I learned the scales. I played it for 12 months to two years but it was hard to fit in with the band with a clarinet. The sax arrived on a plane the day before Christmas Eve and I practised. Benny Goodman was my favourite artist, I went to Sydney to see him play. I had a girlfriend there and used to go and listen to music in piano bars. I got involved in playing and trumpet player Keith Bryant started the band Checkmates and Frank Robinson joined us, and a rhythm guitarist/bass player. Frank went off to make a record so four became three. We also made a record at Hady Studios: Ross, Frank, the bass player and myself. We sold 500 which was pretty good. New Vogue became very popular but there were still a lot of requests for old-time music. I’ve always liked all different styles of music, like Latin for example. Learning music by ear is totally unexplainable. Not being able to read music has its drawbacks but I’ve managed over the years. In 2000, the Orbital Swing Band in Coonabarabran asked me to come and join. I had to learn to read (music) a little bit then but had a lot of fun doing it. I couldn’t believe I learned that at 65. The highlight of my music career was touring with an Italian jazz band. We went all over NSW and up to Qld in a bus. Hardly any of them spoke English but we became good friends. I went with them on a trip to Europe where we went on tour for four weeks. I never had to make a decision about food or drink or anything, they were amazing. And wherever we went, we’d play – Paris, Venice, Amsterdam – I played a piano accordion on the gondolas. I also did a musical tour to Tasmania which included the Melbourne Cup – playing music every night in every motel. We’ve even played on the footpath. I busked in England and Ireland. I have also performed to raise money for Cooinda Nursing Home – people are very generous. I’ve been very blessed that everything has happened naturally. But we’re sad that no-one else in the family plays music. Who is going to get the instruments when we’re not around? I’ve been playing for 55 years now; we’ve had a lot of fun over the years. Playing with Ross has been fun; he’s a very considerate drummer, he was never noisy. He has a great ability, no dedication (laughs). We play it as it comes, we don’t practice. He does his thing here, I do my thing there. And when we get together, we play together.

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Elizabeth Allen: Earth angel No matter what she does in life, Elizabeth Allen has an ongoing passion to help others, particularly in the field of health. And she’s travelled far and wide to pursue that passion. AS TOLD TO and PHOTOGRAPHY Natalie Holmes Having grown up not far from the Queensland border in western NSW, I have a passionate interest in the welfare of patients who need to travel long distances for treatment and the need for affordable accommodation. On leaving boarding school in Sydney, I did an external textiles course and then joined the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited and later married my husband John. We have two daughters and three grandchildren and moved to Dubbo in 1977. I have been a member of Quota International for 27 years and held all positions within the local club and am a past District Governor. The club in Dubbo no longer exists so I joined Wellington but travel became a bit too much so I am now a member at large which means I am still part of the organisation. What I’ve enjoyed about it over the years is the fellowship and being able to continually help others. Our charter is to help disadvantaged women and children and most clubs are doing what they can for the community. That is where the commitment of the organisation lies. Quota has continued to give to international clubs, helping places like the Home for Destitute Women and Children in New Delhi and clubs in the Philippines as well as locally. The recent Quota Art Show in Wellington also supported the Hear our Heart and PAPA aged care accommodation. It has previously supported a number organisations including Angel Flight. I have been a registered Earth Angel with Angel Flight since 2004. The work with Angel Flight makes me very aware again of the needs of people living long distances away from treatment. It’s because I’ve grown up out west that I just want to help and I grew up in an era when the flying doctors would fly over us – it wasn’t here like it is today. Angel Flight is publicly funded through donations and the volunteer pilots actually use their own planes and bear the expense of that. It probably visits Dubbo at least once a week but people just don’t know about it. My part has been picking up people from the aerodrome and giving them a lift. They don’t often need a helper but I am there if they do. Sometimes the flights are for regular or ongoing treatment, at other times, it’s

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a mercy mission. I’ve also done some guest speaking for Angel Flight, which helps spread the word about what they do. I certainly take my hat off to them, particularly the pilots who have to fly in and out of Sydney. I have been a member of the Dubbo RSL Women’s Auxiliary for 19 years and have done Meals on Wheels for more than 20 years. On the auxiliary, my main commitment has been to helping out on ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day. I had a father who was in World War II and my husband did national service. I have also recently found out (through family history) that my great-great uncle was at Gallipoli which I certainly didn’t expect. Having various relatives connected to the wars has added to my own connection which feels very much part of who I am, and being an Australian. Anyone that doesn’t feel a connection must feel a bit lost. Some years back, a public meeting was held and a committee formed to fundraise to provide a new diabetes/ renal unit at Dubbo Base Hospital. The government came forward eventually and a renal unit was furbished. The committee went on to fundraise over $600,000 to build the diabetes unit as you see it today. During nearly all of that time I was deputy chairman of this group.

1. GEOGRAPHY: What two nations does the 38th parallel divide? 2. BUSINESS: Who is the founder and chairman of trucking and logistics company Linfox? 3. HISTORY: The Jacobins were a radical group of which movement? 4. MOVIES: When was “The Muppet Movie” released? 5. MUSIC: What rock group had a hit with the single “Message in a Bottle”? 6. SPORT: In 2014, goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon became the

My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1996. We then formed the Dubbo Prostate Cancer Support Group and have since been responsible for forming four more prostate cancer support groups. I have also trained as an Ambassador with the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia to promote prostate awareness and related men’s health issues throughout rural and remote areas and I have done more than 100 presentations. With this knowledge and the awareness of the need for support for carers, I spend a lot of time helping other women through their partner’s prostate cancer journey, in particular those who do not live nearby. I was a contributor to the book Advanced Prostate Cancer and wrote the booklet Men and women coping with erectile dysfunction which has spread across Australia. I always tell them that there’s more to life than penetration. I have now talked to groups all over the place, from council workers to miners. (Allen has also written a book about her travels, Trip’sing which she has previously sold and donated proceeds to the Combined Prostate Cancer Support groups). It’s something that men everywhere need to know. They often say, why is there a woman talking about men’s health and I say that if they took their heads out of the sand, I wouldn’t need to do it.

oldest soccer player (43) in World Cup history. For which country did he play? 7. COMICS: In the “Archie” comics (pictured), which of Archie’s girlfriends had blonde hair? 8. OUTDOORS: In which national park is Ben Hall’s Cave located? 9. MYTHOLOGY: In Greek mythology, what was the name of the hunter who was killed by his own hounds? 10. ASTRONOMY: How often does Mercury orbit the Sun?

11. POP MUSIC: Who had a hit with “It Hurts To Be in Love”? 12. PEOPLE: Which American evangelist visited Australia in 1959, attracting over 3 million people to his ‘crusades’? 13. LYRICS: Name the song that contains this lyric: “Goodbye, Norma Jean, Though I never knew you at all, You had the grace to hold yourself, While those around you crawled.” ANSWERS: SEE THE PLAY PAGES.

To see their reactions makes it worthwhile, and hearing their stories. It makes them learn to talk about it. That’s some of the satisfaction that I get out of it. That and making sure that men know they should be tested. Men know about our mammograms and pap smears, so they need to know about their prostate too. In 2010, I won the Women out West award for Outstanding Making Magic. This was from the angle of being a prostate cancer ambassador as I was nominated by the foundation’s coordinator. The first I heard about my nomination was a letter I received. I was so sure that I wasn’t going to win that I didn’t have a speech prepared. I later wished that I hadn’t been sitting up the front when it was announced, so that I would have had time to compose a few words (laughs). I had to ad lib. I joined the Dubbo Health Council in March 2007 and became the chairman for five years. I am the community representative on a number of Dubbo Base Hospital committees. I was one of the instigators of producing the Be Prepared brochure which is such a valuable tool for those who may need a trip to hospital. It’s always good to know what’s needed, particularly for a partner or doctor to have a list of medications and things like that, which aren’t always available and difficult to know in an emergency and if the partner is distressed. The Health Council won the CEO’s award at the annual health expo a few years ago (2012) which was nice. As a result, I attended the Australian conference in Cairns and was one of only three lay people in attendance. I was fairly convincing but owned up to not being a health professional. In 2011, the Dubbo Health Council saw the need for patient accommodation and called a public meeting to float the idea of fundraising to provide affordable patient accommodation on or near the vicinity of Dubbo Base Hospital. A committee was formed that night to fundraise to provide this accommodation, of which I am a member. Affordable hospital stay accommodation is something that’s desperately needed but it’s still in the makings. In 2014, I was nominated for the Department of Primary Industry award on the Hidden Treasures Honour Roll. Again, I didn’t know about it until Alison Dawes from Dubbo Base Hospital congratulated me. I am a life story writer for palliative care patients, this gives me great pleasure. It’s very rewarding and you get very close to people. The stories I’ve done have been an absolute joy to do and I love writing. One fellow, who passed away, they did the eulogy using it as copy. That gave me the greatest satisfaction.

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Greg Smart

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

A waste of time and money, no question UESTION TIME, that tradition of the Westminster System where government ministers are obliged to answer questions from the parliament, is the most compelling evidence of the chasm between the political classes and the voting public. The kindest description of Question Time is that it is political theatre. The government of the day gets to wallow in self promotion and the opposition attempts to seize on any misspoken utterance and create some sort of “gotcha” moment. The script is childish and self serving. Adults hurling abuse at each other then expecting Australians to be grateful for their representation. It is the total absence of good government. For starters, the name is a complete misnomer. Questions from the opposition to the government come in the form of accusations, and questions from the government back benchers to their own ministers are pre-arranged. The obligation to answer these questions is very loose. A question from the opposition to the government is met with an irrelevant and derisive response. A Dorothy Dixer from a government backbencher is just an opening for crass self promotion. These are prearranged questions named after advice columnist Dorothy Dix, who made up her own questions to help create more interesting answers. How can a statement such as “Can the

minister outline how the government is contributing to jobs growth in the mining sector?” be considered a question? It’s not. It’s an opportunity for the minister to spend four minutes pontificating about the outstanding job the government is doing for the benefit of the Australian economy and how hopeless the opposition was when they were in government. Any member of voterland – the Prime Minister’s latest epithet for those other than members of the Canberra political class – can see this is political grandstanding of the highest order. And it occurs with a background of yelling and interjection from both sides of the chamber. When listened to on the radio, Question Time is a cacophony of garbled voices and loud harrumphing. When watched on the television, it’s a display of cock-sure puffery and egotistical swagger. In Question Time, belittling your opponent is not only accepted, it is encouraged, all in the name of “theatre”. Belittling behaviour from a position of power towards a weaker opponent is bullying. There is no other workplace

where bullying and abuse is accepted. Does orientation day for new members of parliament include sessions on yelling inanities across the chamber? Antibullying programs teach children to respect their peers, but what are school children in the public gallery to think of the bullying behaviour of our leaders? So for and hour and half every sitting day, when all the parliamentarians have gathered in Canberra for the purposes of working for the betterment of the country, nothing gets done, save for hurling childish comments and attacking the leadership credentials of the opposing party. Why is the parliament apparently exempt from the efficiency dividends expected of other organs of the Government? And yes, Question Time is a relic of a bygone era, but why can’t the basic tenets of the modern workplace, such as Key Performance Indicators, apply to the performance of those in the House of the People? It is a monumental waste of time and taxpayers’ money. As convention allows Question Time to be terminated at the whim of the Prime Minister and further questions

Does orientation day for new members of parliament include sessions on yelling inanities across the chamber?

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be placed on the Notice Paper showing the parliamentary business for that sitting day, surely the need for the theatre of Question Time is redundant? After all, it has not been used to debate issues of the day for some years. Surely a more collegial way of distributing information, lets call it email, exists that will free those elected representatives from trudging off to Question Time every sitting day? Think of all that extra time created to serve the need of their constituents. Alternatively, if we can’t get rid of Question Time, how can it be improved? Have an independent Speaker of the House. As the very definition of conflict of interest, the current Speaker – Bronwyn Bishop – the person charged with keeping schedule and order without bias against any political party, is a member of the governing party. This makes no sense whatsoever. The time has come to unlink the role of Speaker from any political party, but especially the one with a majority. Have a nonparty aligned eminent person – a judge, professor, diplomat – preside with the power to bring the antics of the politicians to heel. I certainly don’t pay my taxes to enable this debacle to continue. If we continue with the status quo, it indicates both sides of politics are complicit, and proves the political classes are happy with this inefficient and unproductive fiasco.

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

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In my book, sometimes they’re just taking the p... HERE’S this Moving Pictures song that has always irritated the bejaysus out of me. It’s just one long whinge, a big sooky whine about how life isn’t fair. “What about me... it isn’t fair...I’ve had enough, now I want my share...” Every time I hear it, it sets my teeth on edge for some reason. It doesn’t annoy me a bit, it annoys me quite an enormous amount. To the point I now find myself turning off the radio whenever it comes on. Because to me, it sounds like a whinge from someone who is actually privileged enough to have the time to sit down and look around at who has what and whose slice is slightly bigger or has half a strawberry more. Let’s face it, life isn’t fair. There’s no great balancing power in the world that makes sure we all get our share of the cake. The world is not being run by some benevolent nanny, the even-handed primary school teacher who makes sure each and every one gets a fair crack at the gold stars for the week. You only have to look at the huge gulf that exists between the wealth of the west and the scrimping and saving of the rest of the world, to see that things are being run by someone with an agenda other than equity. However, I’m not immune to the odd attack of righteous indignation meself. Today it’s about toilets; toilets and malls. There I was in Murder Mall earlier in the week. ‘Tis a place I avoid for the most part as I have an abhorrence of large shopping malls. All that humanity. Ick. But there I was in search of the sort of stuff that one can only find in shopping malls, so I was forced to suck it up

and dive on in. I went and picked a trolley that wouldn’t steer. (I specifically selected one of those, to enhance my experience and give me total immersion in the modern consumerist paradise) I girded my loins and I entered The Death Star. To be fair, the consumer side of the process was relatively painless. I even did some comparison shopping; I went to several places that sell the same massproduced, made in China pieces of plastic of which I found myself in need, and worked out which were the best value. I avoided the long queue at the checkout manned by a person and went and did battle with the self-serve variety. And once the assistant and I had worked out where the bar code was on the massive items I had selected, and once we’d worked out how to stop the automatic voice in the machine from requesting we put the enormous piece of plastic “in the bagging area” where it wouldn’t fit, and once I’d sorted out the payment and repacked all the stuff in my trolley, I was pretty right. Except by that stage I was starting to feel I needed to go to the loo. And going to the loo at the megamall – at any megamall – is not an enjoyable experience. This is for reasons both practical and aesthetic. Do you remember when you were a

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child and your mum would take you to spend a penny? The experience varied quite a bit between the ladies’ powder room at David Jones and the customers’ toilet facilities at the truck stop on the Great Western Highway, but there was a common theme of convenience, courtesy, cleanliness and consideration. The world has changed. With the rise of intravenous drug use and the predilection for some injecting drug users to shoot up in public lavatories, we’ve seen the rise of blue lighting in said public conveniences. I understand there are good reasons that managers of public toilets would not want people using their facilities as shooting galleries, but it’s pretty confronting to go into a public toilet and find yourself in an icy blue glow. (Which is designed to make it almost impossible for someone to find a vein on their person to inject into). And whether it’s through poor design, lack of cleaning staff, a drop in expectation or a drop in community standards generally, so many of the toilets you have to use in public now are beyond dirty. Maybe this is due to designers using building materials that don’t wear well? I’ve been to long drop toilets in the bush that have been less unsavoury, that have made me feel less at risk of catching some scrofulous disease. We’re talking unexplained fluids on the floor, pa-

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per towel lying around, a film of grime on everything... Icky. And then there are times when you go into a public convenience only to find several people in the basin area having a fight or conducting some sort of business transaction, and it’s pretty apparent you’re surplus to requirements for them. And then you have to make up your mind whether you continue to the stall or just piss off. That decision is often dictated by the relative urgency of your need. There’s all sorts of stuff that can happen to put you off your stride when you go to use the loo when you’re out and about. And this stuff is serious, because this is one of those times in life that you are at your most vulnerable. There’s seriously nothing quite like being caught short in an urban environment. I grew up in the bush. I love the bush. With the use of some general rules of engagement, nature is really a very big convenient place. The urban environment? Not so much. But the thing that gave me the irrits in the shopping mall this week? Well... Why are women at the bottom of the pile when it comes to toilet location? As you go down the deep dark tunnel that is the entrance to the “service area”, you find a series of toileting choices. First of all is the parenting room. Fair enough, crying babies require speed to be dealt with. Then the disabled toilet. All right, all right. I’m prepared to concede that those who are challenged with impingements on their mobility should get to their toilet sooner. But the next toilet in line after that is the blokes’ toilet. And see down there, at the very end? That’s the women’s toilet. The very last one. It’s enough to give you the shits.

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Bourke rider defies tough Finke odds BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

F you’ve ever seen those crazy Japanese game shows where contestants willingly undergo torturous challenges, you only have to multiply that by 100 to understand how tough the Finke Desert race really is. Running from Alice Springs to Finke, the 229 km each way track is regarded as one of the toughest in the world, with many experienced and talented riders just happy to make the finish line. One competitor from Dubbo this year told me that after the first five kilometres he thought he’d made the biggest mistake of his life. “The bulldust was unbelievable; thick and deep with hidden rocks you didn’t know anything about until you hit them, you could come off at any time.” The course is so isolated that the first race committee 40 years ago asked that any competitors “be decent fellows and check on any riders they found sprawled along the way”. This crazy, almost unbelievable outback edict became an irresistible magnet for the toughest among the off-road fraternity from across Australia and overseas. Bourke’s Tye Simmonds took second place this year behind fellow KTM Off-Road and Desert Rider team mate Toby Price. After a stellar domestic and international motocross and supercross career, Simmonds, still just 23, joined the KTM team after an 18 month layoff and says the Finke is the craziest thing he’s ever done. “To be honest mate, I had no idea, I didn’t realise how long it was or how rough,” Simmonds says. “I thought there’d be a lot more straights but it was incredibly windy and rough – it blew me away.” One major challenge was how the track changed from almost impossibly difficult to something much worse, the dry conditions exacerbated by the huge amount of traffic over its surface. “How much it changed from the pre-running and practise was amazing; the buggies really trash the track,” he told me. “I was lucky to be up front but even being stuck behind two guys the first day, I couldn’t get past them because of the dust.” Unable to see where you’re going at speeds of up to 185 kilometres an hour was just part of the problem. “I definitely had my moments – flat out, you couldn’t see bumps because the sun was high and not throwing any shadows for the bumps,” Simmonds says. “I had a lot of close calls, the bars came out of my hands; you hit that hard, that fast.” As he was driving back from Alice Springs and in and out of phone service, I was playing phone tag to interview him by deadline, but when we eventually caught up he must have used the phrase “over the moon” at least five times. Huge numbers of people travelled from the central west to this year’s Finke, some competing and many as support crew or just to soak up the atmosphere, but as Simmonds describes it, Finke is an outback icon event and a rite of passage for legions of Australian males. “You can’t compare it, it’s by far the dumbest, stupidest race, the speed, the length, but it’s incredibly well organised, they’ve done a great job and I’ll be back.” There’ll be expectations on the first timer next time around after such a stunning debut performance in a race where hundreds of competitors are medivac-ed out or come to a standstill when their bikes or buggies give up the ghost. “There wasn’t much pressure on me, it was easy that way but good to get this first one under my belt, it’s got the monkey off my back. “I would have been happy with a top 10 and hoping for a

top five – to get second, I’m over the moon.” One standout feature for Simmonds was the up to 30,000 spectators lining the worst parts of the track waiting for the bulldust, rocks and gullies to create some memorable stacks. One Dubbo rider was catapulted over his handlebars and flew over the crowd to land in the middle of a group of cheering people who picked up his bike, helped him back onto it and cheered him on his way. “People lining the track the whole way, the whole 240 kms, it was pretty cool, it was a cool event,” Simmonds says. It’s not only picked up a legion of new fans for the popular former supercross rider. “It’s justified my fans’ faith in me – they’ve been really supportive,” he says. He’s also full of praise for sponsors like Western Plains Automotive, who this year kitted him out with a brand new BT-50 dual cab ute, support he said has made it far easier for him to concentrate on his riding. Results like a second at his first Finke he says is his way of paying those sponsors back. But the biggest thing about the Finke was the fun. “It’s all about mates camping in the desert and having a few beers over a campfire. “For me it’s been a steep learning curve to go desert racing and it’s fun, I’m having fun – I’ve loved riding my whole life so this really is my dream job. “I’m learning every single race and because of that, I never

know what to expect, or who’s going to be fast and the people to beat. Tye’s a young bloke who’s achieved a lot and has enough humility to understand that. “Definitely a dream job, I love what I’m doing – it’s a pretty good career’.

You can’t compare it, it’s by far the dumbest, stupidest race, the speed, the length, but it’s incredibly well organised, they’ve done a great job and I’ll be back – Tye Simmonds, who took second place in what’s been hailed one of the toughest mortorbike rallies in the world – the Finke Desert race.

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Rural disconnect a hang-up for opportunity BY KIM V. GOLDSMITH MITH JOURNALIST

MAGINE a world with one billion more mouths to feed, oil free economies fiercely competing for resources and access to clean water, the Yuan as a benchmark currency, and lives more regulated than ever in a digitised, high density living society where some may live to 150...and urban/regional polarisation is greater than ever. This was part of a projected future delivered to delegates at a recent summit of culture, technology and entrepreneurship in Sydney, where there was less than a handful of regional representatives in attendance among the many delegates from major city-based cultural institutions and marketing organisations. This vision of an even more digitised world of connected technologies created a level of excitement among some delegates, who continued to enthuse about it over coffee and macarons between sessions. Accelerating the changes leading us to this future is connectivity – an alarming realisation for someone who chooses to live in regional Australia – a lifestyle choice, some might say. To think our place in this unrecognisable future world is driven by our ability to connect with the rest of the world worries me greatly when so many parts of the regional Australia I know and love so well are still backwaters in terms of connectivity. Ubiquitous connectivity and access to higher data speed and more online storage might be part of urban futures, but for rural areas that may get 3G mobile coverage from one particular provider on a good day or if they have an external antenna rigged up, the cost of data plans put equitable access to a connected world out of reach. Prior to going to said summit, I spent a day in the office trying to get ahead of deadlines only to spend four hours rebooting my NBN fixed wireless system in-

stead – it crashes on cloudy days. I’ve been touring rural communities delivering social media training and while my hosts have done their best to organise WiFi-connected venues, I go with at least two backups. None of it is reliable. Video is the biggest trend in social media today. It comes to us on so many channels now there’s very little need to watch free-toair television, unless your ability to connect to the internet is poor. According to the NBN rollout map, not one of the communities I’ve visited this past week looks close to having NBN broadband in the near future, even one that disconnects on cloudy days. So, how does one present best practice social media and its benefits to marketing and networking to individuals, community groups, small businesses and organisations in our rural communities when the ability to upload or playback video is nothing short of frustrating? Jayant Murty of multinational technology company, Intel, suggested to summit delegates that major companies need to be more innovative in providing (branded) solutions to society’s issues going forward, adding that framing problems is more challenging than framing solutions. For rural and regional Australia the problems are complex and I’m not sure any major company would see our communities as being viable enough to warrant investing in long-term solutions...even our political parties struggle with this. As our starkly beautiful country is ravaged by more droughts, populations shift steadily towards our expansive coastlines; rural refugees seek new, more connected opportunities in regional and metropolitan cities. On a more hopeful note, another of Intel’s representatives at the summit, an entertaining Australian-born anthropologist by the name of Dr Genevieve Bell left us pondering over a “messy and myriad future full of opportunities and challenges”. How to get the people of regional Australia a piece of that more hopeful future?

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Desperate and stateless: Let the courts decide HEN Barnaby Joyce is siding with Malcom Turnbull against Tony Abbott, and speaking in defence of a human right, you might get the impression something important and unusual is happening in Australia. So it was recently in federal cabinet when a proposal was debated to allow the stripping of citizenship from suspected terrorists at the stroke of a ministerial pen. Barnaby was said to have queried, “Isn’t that what we have courts for?” I’m happy to say that on this issue at least, I’m with Barnaby. It can be easy to take one’s citizenship for granted. To regard it almost unconsciously as a natural status, like being of a certain race, religion or ethnicity; to see it as something you can’t just lose. I can say I’m as certain that I am “Australian” as I am about just about anything. I find it difficult to accept that anyone could ever decide I am, in fact, not Australian. I know I am extraordinarily lucky to have Australian citizenship – a belief fortified just about every time I travel overseas – but I don’t generally think of it as a privilege or even a right; it’s just who I am. Yet in a legal sense our citizenship is an expression of our relationship with the government and what the government gives, the government can take away. Under Australian law the concept of citizenship is not mentioned in the Constitution and the federal parliament is probably free to amend the citizenship law as it sees fit, including along the lines recently proposed by the Prime Minister or in even more radical ways. I say probably because some constitutional lawyers are of the view the constitution may protect citizenship in an implied way. But absent some unexpected new legal development, the parliament is probably free to decide who is and who isn’t Australian. The fact is the government can take

Comment by STEPHEN LAWRENCE Stephen Lawrence is a barrister and was the Labor candidate for Dubbo at this year’s state election. He recently spent 12 months in Afghanistan working on the trials of people charged with terrorism offences.

away your citizenship and all that comes with it. Most importantly, your “right of abode”, your ability to enter and remain within this special piece of earth we call home, can be removed. Your whole life can be transformed at the stroke of a ministerial pen. If the laws passed by the parliamentary branch of government permit it. The current law automatically strips citizenship from a citizen of a country at war with Australia who serves in the armed forces of that country. It also allows citizenship to be stripped from a person who obtained it by fraud. Other provisions allow stripping in limited circumstances involving non-compliance

with conditions that accompanied the granting of citizenship. These provisions are however carefully crafted to generally ensure that those stripped of citizenship do not become stateless – that is, have no citizenship. In this sense Australian law is designed to comply with international law, which strongly prohibits governments rendering people stateless. International law suggests that a world where everyone has citizenship obligations and protections is a better world. The United Nations estimates there are 10 million stateless people worldwide, many of whom struggle to access the basic residence, health and education entitlements that citizenship can provide. The proposals being debated could radically change Australian law to allow the minister to strip citizenship from people the minister is satisfied have been involved in terrorism, even where no charges have been laid. This could apply to suspected terrorists fighting overseas and those present here at home. Stripping could occur when the person is a citizen of a foreign country, or possibly when the minister merely believes the person is eligible to become a citizen of a foreign country. One can imagine why these foreign countries might be less

We should remember Nelson Mandela was once branded a terrorist by no less an Australian ally than the United States of America.

than delighted to extend citizenship rights to someone stripped of Australian citizenship on suspicion of terrorism. Statelessness or worse seem real possibilities for those deemed no longer to be Australian. For those stripped of citizenship here indefinite detention might await if the foreign country refuses to accept them. We should remember that “terrorism” is an elastic concept and the laws that regulate it broad by their nature. There may be virtual consensus now that ISIS is repugnant to all. Tomorrow’s terrorists may however be less unifying in the reactions they provoke. We should remember Nelson Mandela was once branded a terrorist by no less an Australian ally than the United States of America. One can also imagine yet another ministerial bungle but next time it might involve a person losing their citizenship, their Australianness. The decision as to who will be Australian will it seems rest with the politicians, not the courts. The potential for errors or worse are obvious. All citizens should carefully watch what the government does with our most important right, our right to be what we are: Australian. To live where we belong: Australia. If citizenship is membership of our community, we all have an interest in maintaining citizenship as a strong, equal and enduring bond. Every time we create categories and hierarchies of citizenship we weaken our national bond. Terrorism is a real and present danger to our safety which must be confronted here and overseas but not at the expense of the bonds of nationhood we all benefit from. We should prosecute, punish and contain our fellow citizens who break our law and commit terrorist offences, not banish them on suspicion to become the problem of others.

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HIS weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s revelation by Gippsland MP and parliamentary secretary Darren Chester, from the Nationals, that his would be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;? under a conscience vote on same sex marriage in the Spring sitting of parliament, has prompted some interesting responses. Naturally, support came from those in favour of same sex marriage and those who believe we all have a right to equality. But there was also a blip of surprise that a National is not towing party line by making this suggestion. What could it all mean? Perhaps heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s listening to his constituents, who by and large are probably over the debate because they watch Modern Family and the notion of same sex marriage is so last week. With two years recently spent living in the USA I have to agree. State after US state has struggled with this question and some have taken great social strides in living up to their prized constitution by actually giving people their right to equality. Same sex marriage probably wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t at the forefront of the Founding Fathersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; minds â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or perhaps it was â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but tradition meant it was best to keep mum about such things back in the day, which is a

photographers more than willing to shoot their special day and the business will find a string of brides and grooms of opposite sex to keep the books in the black. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great example of how both sides of the debate therefore need to keep an open mind and be understanding that sometimes you have to agree to disagree. Otherwise, where does it end? At least Chesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statement has opened an important window of debate â&#x20AC;&#x201C; although overdue â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for other likeminded Nationals who must be allowed to make safe passage through what until now has been a closed gap. Although still narrow, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rife with hidden reefs of backlash, but the step is what amounts to the true nature of being representative of the people by being able to publically acknowledge the needs of everyone in the electorate not just the ones that voted for them. Chester seems willing to bravely take on that responsibility. Unless youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re someone in a same-sex

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Permaculture: Defying drought with a fresh approach BY JEN COWLEY EDITOR

ROUGHT has long been the word on Western NSW lips, but one Lightning Ridge local wants to start a new conversation about alternative food production. Rebel Black, who runs the Hungry Spirit Centre for Semi-Arid Sustainability from her home on the Ridge’s opal fields, is keen to inspire food producers by introducing them to the principles of permaculture. Black has engaged the services of renowned proponent Nick Huggins to host a two-day introduction to permaculture course at Lightning Ridge at the end of this month, and is providing scholarships to drought affected farmers and business people who are interested in “regaining their inspiration” and learning about easily applicable holistic strategies for growing food. “For me it’s about wanting to inspire a new conversation in rural Australia, particularly here in the Western Region of NSW, around food security, sustainability and sovereignty,” says Black, who has been practicing permaculture in her own back yard for a decade. “Just on our very basic level, we’ve been able to not only grow our own food but grow a life that’s sustainable and that we love. I want to share that – to start a new conversation about food production on all kinds of scales.” According to Black, there are four primary drivers to permaculture. “Firstly, it looks at the space you live in – from a backyard balcony in the city to 10,000 acre properties. Then it looks at access and uses of that space; it looks at infrastructure and water and finally the needs of the human beings involved with that environment. So it really is about creating an environment that enhances the life of the people living there along with the environment itself.” Black believes permaculture is a methodology that can be applied anywhere – even in the seemingly harsh environment of places like Lightning Ridge. “The principles applied at any level give us a different point of view of how to work with the landscape we have,” she says. “Water is an issue – drought is what everyone is talking about. What I would like to see is a new conversation that’s basically about looking at what we do have rather than what we don’t have – looking at how to harness and embrace the abundance our environment provides us in all its forms.” The dynamic community developer, who has also been instrumental in establishing the Australian Opal Centre, backs up her enthusiasm for permaculture with proven results. “I’m looking out the window of my home on the opal fields of Lightning Ridge, and all I can see is green, lush food. Food for my family, food for the community. It’s a healthy, thriving place that grows and moves and evolves with us, with the climate, with the seasons – and we don’t resist that, we embrace that. “By using simple methods like crop rotation, companion planting, and using alternative methods to keep pests and diseases at bay, permaculture promotes organic food production. We pretty much borrow Mother Nature’s business plan – it just makes sense, doesn’t it? Why wouldn’t you replicate what already works?” Black says that’s the most valuable lesson from permaculture – that there are some simple principles that help us work with, not against the environment. “The great thing about permaculture is that it’s scalable – and I love the idea of things being scalable, from business to community de-

Sometimes it’s the climate of the mind that can be hardest to change. – Nick Huggins, permaculture proponent

velopment to agriculture. If you can take the principles and apply them across the board – from the back yard to massive broadacre operations, I think that’s smart design.” Southern NSW-based consultant Nick Huggins has been a proponent of agriculture for many years, having been introduced to the practice through an interest in growing what he calls “better food” and improving human health. “Permaculture isn’t just about gardening – it’s a design science; a system through which we can design human habitat. Permaculture is like a toolbox in which we have things like holistic land management and organic gardening. During the Lightning Ridge workshop, Huggins says he’ll be looking at how people in western NSW, where the main issue at the moment is drought, can harvest more water and how people can grow their own food using less water. “I’m hoping to give people an introduction – to get the conversation started and give people different strategies they can take back to their homes or to their farms.” Like Black, Huggins believes the beauty of permaculture is that it’s a scalable practice – from one square metre to 10,000 hectares – so it can be employed by everyone from the backyard veggie grower to the broadacre farmer. But in terms of economies of scale, can permaculture work in an environment such as far western NSW? “It’s a good question. Permaculture has been undertaken on every continent on earth, including Antarctica, in every kind of climate. A colleague of mine is involved in a project in Jordan, for instance, where they’re growing food 400m below sea level in the Dead Sea valley. If it can be done there, it can be done in Western NSW.” One of the most pressing barriers to overcome, says Huggins, is that alternative practices like permaculture challenge the traditional farming mindset. “We use a methodology that was developed by an Australian farmer and geologist back in the 1950s – PA Yeomans – and he came up with

a “scale of permanence” which went from the hardest thing to change to the easiest thing to change. The hardest was climate, the easiest was the soil. But sometimes it’s the climate of the mind that can be hardest to change. “There are so many dogmas out there these days – people with interests at heart that perpetuate the systems that keep them going. What we do is look at food production through different eyes, for instance we look at weeds as having a beneficial role in some respects.” Huggins says this month’s workshop will be “two days of simple take-home strategies for people to consider”. “At the end of the day, it’s about starting the conversation so that people begin to think about permaculture as an alternative way to grow food.” Can permaculture co-exist harmoniously with traditional farming methods? “It depends what you mean by “traditional” – Einstein said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and hoping for a different result.” For her part, Rebel Black believes the traditional farming mindset is already being questioned, and now is the perfect time for a rethink on our approach to food production. “We’re now into our fourth year of drought in this region – people are walking off their farms. If our environment here in Western NSW isn’t challenging that mindset enough, I don’t know what will! If now isn’t the time to start thinking about looking at the world differently, then when?” The weekend workshop – to be held on Saturday and Sunday, June 27-28 at Lightning Ridge – with guest expert Nick Huggins will provide an overview of permaculture and some simple “take home” strategies for those interested in getting started with permaculture. The cost for the two days is $295 per person – but full scholarships are available for drought affected farmers and business people. To apply for one of the scholarships, or for further information, email Rebel Black at rebel@thehungryspirit.com.

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Buying a home when you’re self-employed Market research TATISTICS gathered by Independent Contractors Australia found in 2013 that 17.2 per cent of the population of the Australian workforce – two million people – was self employed. That’s a considerable financial force when approaching banks for home loans. Running your own doesn’t have to mean sacrificing that other great Australian dream of home ownership. A recent household financial comfort report from ME Bank confirms that since mid-2014 self-employed workers have enjoyed a rise in financial comfort levels. That’s good news for the self-employed sector, and now could be the time for small business owners to take the plunge into home ownership – especially while interest rates are at record lows.

Information is king: The process of securing a home loan isn’t always as straightforward for self-employed workers as it is for traditional employees but that’s not to say it can’t be done. The key stumbling block for lenders is determining whether self-employed borrowers have the capacity to manage loan repayments. A PAYE borrower can provide pay slips as evidence of stable income, but most business owners would agree that their income fluctuates from time to time. On the plus side, getting the right paperwork together can boost your chances of loan approval. In particular, lenders look for consistency of income this demonstrates that your business is ticking along and generating the income needed to maintain your loan repayments. You’ll need financial statements for the last two years, plus have both your business and personal income tax returns lodged and notice of assessments up to date. Banks rarely accept financial statements that have not yet been lodged with the Australian Taxation Office.

Quick checklist: 9 Have financial statements for the last two years 9 Lodge business and personal income tax returns 9 Ensure notice of assessments are up to date 9 Speak with broker/lender to establish affordability 9 Tidy up personal finances 9 Build personal savings over six months

Seek advice: After you have all your paperwork together, make a date to speak with your broker or lender to establish what you can realistically afford to borrow. This is critical to ensure you don’t overcommit yourself. Give your finances a spruce up: Further enhance your prospects of loan approval by tidying up your personal finances. In determining loan eligibility lenders look at the credit limit on all your credit cards (not just the outstanding balance), so it can pay to cancel any unwanted cards and request a reduction in the limit on those cards you wish to hold onto. Aiming to build personal savings over a period of six months will help to fund a home buying deposit, and it also demonstrates to lenders that you have the capacity and discipline to manage a home loan.

Aim for a competitive rate: Finally, when it comes to selecting your loan, be wary of products pitched specifically at self-employed people, especially “low-doc loans”. These may be easier to secure as they generally require less paperwork, however convenience comes at a cost. You can expect to pay a much higher interest rate than with a traditional home loan. If you can prove your income through up to date tax returns it is worth aiming for a regular full documentation loan and enjoying the savings of a competitive rate.

NFORTUNATELY, asking your mates if they think you have a good idea for a business probably won’t be enough! A more honest and reliable response to your idea will likely come from a number of people in your target market, or from a cross-section of the public.

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Dates for dates for rural mates EN in rural areas are being targeted by an awareness campaign about prostate cancer following a collaboration hoped to reach most at risk farmers, between tractor and harvesting machinery manufacturer, New Holland Agriculture and Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA). The PCFA is a broad-based community organisation and the peak national body for prostate cancer in Australia dedicated to reducing the impact of prostate cancer on Australian men, their partners and families. Rural men are 20 per cent less likely to survive prostate cancer than men in metropolitan areas and accounts for 30 per cent of all non-skin cancer diagnoses in males each year with more than 20,000 men diagnosed, and sadly 3,300 losing their battle to the disease. “Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of male cancer deaths and the fourth most common cause of male deaths overall.” said associate professor Anthony Lowe, chief executive officer, PCFA. “It’s fantastic to have the support of New Holland to help us

Mark Massingham, brand leader, New Holland: reaching out to men in rural and regional areas.

not only raise awareness of this major male health issue but specifically drive it in the regional communities.” One of the major challenges is the lack of knowledge among both men and women about prostate cancer, with many current and potential sufferers having little understanding of this major health issue or awareness about the information and resources available.

The collaboration is hoped to help educate and inform men from across Australia about resources and support available. Farmers will start seeing the PCFA increasingly represented on New Holland equipment and events, as a way of reaching men in rural and regional settings. Men over 50 years of age, or 40 years if they have a family history of prostate cancer should to talk to their doctor about being test-

ed as part of their annual health check. New Holland Brand Leader, Mark Massingham hopes by supporting and promoting PCFA at a regional level, more men in rural Australia will look to gain advice or seek information from the various resources available. “The statistics are staggering and as a company that is regularly speaking to men in the identified age bracket we see this as a great opportunity to not only promote PCFA’s very relevant messaging but engage our dealers and customers to get behind this very worthwhile cause.” The Dubbo Prostate Cancer Support Group meets regularly for men who’ve had an encounter with prostate cancer and their partners. Through shared experiences, guest speakers, education opportunities and a library of information, the Dubbo group is active in the community creating awareness and support. Members include men who’ve had a wide range of treatments who are available to talk with newly diagnosed men and their partners to provide support. An information kit for men and their families is also available.

Schizophrenia: Shining light on the stigma BY NATALIE HOLMES JOURNALIST

HINING LIGHT on a subject that’s previously been steeped in darkness is the aim of a group that has just reached its 30th anniversary. Using a sunflower as its emblem, the Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW aims to break down the stigma associated with mental illness and replace it with awareness and positive thinking. “It started in 1985 with a small group of carers in Sydney who were affected by schizophrenia,” local Schizophrenia Fellowship recovery support worker Nicholas Steepe told Weekender. “They wanted to reduce the stigma. Back then, it was a lot worse than it is now.” Steepe’s colleague Amber Knee said that people may have accepted mental illness, but schizophrenia is still off the table when it comes to topics of discussion. “That’s why NSW has retained the title of Schizophrenia Fellowship,” Steepe pointed out. “To remind people that it’s not something to be scared of.” Labelled with names like ‘schizo’ and ‘psycho’, Steepe says the issues surrounding the illness only add to the suffering for those affected. “There’s a very negative stigma around it.” Offering a range of services to sufferers, carers and the community, the Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW (SFNSW) is part of the broader Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia, which represents more than 15,000 people tinged by mental illness. “They started as a small group, now it’s a massive organisation which recovery and respite across many different branches,” Steepe said. Family and friends are also brought into the equation.

Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW recovery support workers Nicholas Steepe and Amber Knee are helping those with schizophrenia, which affects more than 21 million people worldwide. The fellowship’s vision is for a society in which people with mental illness are valued and treated as equals.

“That was one of the main things they set out to do because supporting someone with a mental illness isn’t easy and it’s an ongoing process.” SFNSW has been operating in Dubbo since 2008 and has grown to facilitate the Personal Helpers and Mentors Program (PHaMs), Partners in Recovery (PIR) and respite services. The program itself has greatly evolved to having 80 clients. Two years ago, its outreach program kicked off, reaching into the towns of Gilgandra, Wellington, Trangie, Narromine, Warren, Tomingley and Nevertire. In these areas, PHaMs helps people with whatever is needed – whether it’s doctor’s appointments or dealing with government departments. “It’s really focused on their needs,” Steepe said.

“It also increases their confidence to be able to do things for themselves.” PHaMs is partnered by the Western Institute of TAFE where students enrolled in the mental health element of community services actually assist the federally-funded program. The skills and experience they can gain in this area can also lead to gaining a Bachelor of Social Work. The local chapter of the SFNSW recently marked Schizophrenia Awareness Week by hosting a gathering for those affected. “It’s beneficial for us and they also learn a lot,” Steepe said, describing how one lady had openly discussed her battle with depression, which in turn will help her through the recovery process. Social outings, activities and assistance for sufferers is all part of the group’s value in the community. “It’s about encouraging people to do things they don’t normally do, building on their ability...it’s all about helping people and assisting on the journey. “Sometimes they don’t want to do stuff, they don’t even have the motivation to leave the house.” PHaMs works with family members as well, to help them help their loved ones. In the future, Steepe has a fairly simple outlook when it comes to goals and objectives for the service. “Getting the word out there that services exist to help people, that they’re not alone, that we are continuing to break down the stigma, that the more people that begin to talk about it, it will start to break down those barriers, not just for those with schizophrenia but with any mental illness. “We want to continue to work on it and assist others to do the same.” If you or someone you know is affected by schizophrenia, there is help available. Visit the fellowship’s website at www.sfnsw.org. au or contact the local PHaMs group on 6882 2855.

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Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe me that sugar-free banoffee pie doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t equal a flavourfree dessert? There are a couple of skeptical males in this household who have been known to mock my alternative creations, but in this case Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made sugar-free banoffee pie twice and been requested to make it again! One of them even ate it for breakfast (unknowingly receiving a serve of vegetable in each slice), and asked his girlfriend to make it as his birthday cake! So give it a go and make the switch to a healthier, tastier banoffee pie recipe.

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Ingredients: Base 1 cup pecans (120gm) 1.5 cups dates (180gm) 1/2 cup oats (60gm) 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Filling 1 part pumpkin (160gm)* 1 part cashew nut butter (160gm)* 1/2 part dates (80gm), soaked in boiling water for 10 minutes (reserve 1 tablespoon of the water)* * Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve said â&#x20AC;&#x153;partâ&#x20AC;? because depending on the size of your bowl or individual pie tin, you may need to adjust quantities) Topping

300mL pure cream 1 banana, thinly sliced 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3 pinches of ground cinnamon Method: Base 1. Combine all ingredients in a food processor until moist but crumbly. Press into a pie dish, or separate among individual flan dishes, prick the base with a fork and bake at 180 degrees for 10 minutes. Filling 2. Combine all ingredients in food processor until smooth and pour into the baked base. Place in the fridge until set. Topping 3. Whip cream until light and fluffy. Smooth onto the chilled banoffee pie filling, top with sliced banana and ground cinnamon.

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Cooking, culture and clicks BY KEELEY BOLGER HEREVER he is in the world, Donal Skehan never feels too far from home. While travelling through Vietnam recently, making the TV series Follow Donal for US-based cable channel Food Network, the 28-year-old Irish cook and presenter felt a strong sense of connection with his family, many of whom are fellow foodies (his parents own a fruit and veg distribution company and he credits his grandmother for his love of cooking). Then there are his blog followers – of course, for them, Skehan’s only ever a few clicks away. In fact, it was starting a blog back in 2007 that launched his career. It rapidly took off, with book deals and presenting work soon following. “I’m always connected in some way, because essentially, my career is based on a hobby I was passionate about,” explains Skehan. “It’s a weird sort of crossover between your hobby and your work life. When I eat a nice meal, I will take a picture of it – it’s hard to find the line between whether that’s work, or something you just love doing.” While the self-confessed “home bird” does miss his threeyear-old dog Max and family when he’s away (though his parents send him regular photo updates on his pooch), he loves nothing more than exploring new countries. “My first stop, whenever I land in a new place, is to try and get

to a food market,” says the cook, who was once in a boy band called Streetwize, one of the acts vying to represent Ireland in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. “I always think it’s the best way of soaking up the atmosphere of a new culture. Go to a food market, and you’re guaranteed to get a good sense of what it’s all about.” Making Follow Donal gave him plenty of opportunity to do just that. “The series is all about travelling in Vietnam and learning about new cultures and food,” he explains. “The aim was to bring people watching along on the trip, and give an authentic insight into a new country and culture.” Exploring for Skehan also means not being “precious or nervous” about trying new foods. “In one market, they had these big platters of pig’s feet and livers and all sorts of things which look off-putting,” he recalls. “They slice up the meat very thinly, poach it in a wonderful bone broth then serve it with noodles, a really hot and fiery chilli sauce and lots of herbs. It is possibly one of the best things I had out there. It was gorgeous.” He loves it when he tells his blog followers about a recipe, and they then make their own version. “It’s really rewarding,” says Skehan. “You spend time coming up with these recipes, and when I see people sharing a recipe and then being proud of it, it makes it all worthwhile.” Fancy following Donal yourself? Here are three recipes from the series to try at home... Donal Skehan. PHOTOS: PA/FOOD NETWORK.

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A delicious fruit bowl BY ANGELA SHELF MEDEARIS

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EATING fruit is not only delicious and refreshing, it’s also good for you. Most fruits are naturally low in fat, sodium and calories. None have cholesterol. People who eat fruit as part of an overall healthy diet are likely to have a reduced risk of heart disease, including heart attack and stroke. It also may protect against certain types of cancers, and reduce the risk of obesity and Type 2 diabetes. Fruits are the source of many essential nutrients that aren’t consumed as much as

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they should be, including potassium, dietary fibre, vitamin C and folate (folic acid). Diets rich in potassium may help to maintain healthy blood pressure. Sources of potassium include bananas, prunes and prune juice, dried peaches and apricots, cantaloupe, honeydew melon and orange juice. Dietary fibre from fruits helps reduce blood cholesterol levels and may lower the risk of heart disease. Fibre is important for proper bowel function, and helps reduce constipation and diverticulosis. Fibre-containing foods such as fruits help us feel full with fewer calories. (Note: Fruit juices contain little or no fibre.)

Folate (folic acid) helps form red blood cells. In women of childbearing age, folic acid reduces the risk of neural tube defects, spina bifida and anencephaly during foetal development. My recipe for fruit salad is combined with quinoa to make it a healthier and more versatile dish for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Quinoa is native to Bolivia and is a relative of Swiss chard, spinach and beets. It comes in three varieties (whole grain white, red and black) and is gluten free and packed with nutritional benefits. Quinoa also is a complete protein, which means it provides all nine essential amino acids necessary for good health. Your body

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:: BANH MI SANDWICHES WITH PORK, PICKLED VEGETABLES & HERBS

:: VIETNAMESE CRISPY CHICKEN SALAD

(Serves 6) For the pork: 3 garlic cloves, peeled 2.5cm piece root ginger, peeled and chopped 1/2tsp white peppercorns 2 large handfuls of fresh coriander leaves and stalks 4 spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced 2tbsp fish sauce (preferably Vietnamese) 1tbsp honey 500g pork fillet, well trimmed and cut on the diagonal into long, thin slices Groundnut oil, for brushing (if necessary) For the pickled vegetables: 1tsp sea salt 1tbsp caster sugar 3tbsp rice vinegar 1 small red Thai chilli (bird's eye chilli), finely sliced 2 carrots, peeled and pared into ribbons 1 cucumber, pared into ribbons For the chilli and coriander mayonnaise: 1 mild green chilli, halved and seeded 1 small handful of fresh coriander leaves 120g mayonnaise Squeeze of lime juice For the sandwiches: 6 small crusty baguettes Few dashes of Asian seasoning sauce (Maggi Liquid Seasoning works well) – optional 3-4 iceberg lettuce leaves, shredded 1 mild red chilli, thinly sliced – optional Spring onions sliced diagonally, to serve Method To prepare the pork, bash together the garlic, ginger, peppercorns, coriander leaves and stalks and spring onions in a pestle and mortar until you have a smooth paste. Add in the fish sauce and honey and mix through. Place the pork in a bowl and add three quarters of the paste, reserving the rest. To make the pickled vegetables, dissolve the salt and sugar in the rice vinegar and then fold in the carrot and cucumber ribbons and chilli. Set aside for at least 20 minutes at room temperature. To make the chilli and coriander mayonnaise, blitz the mayonnaise with the chilli and coriander. Transfer to a bowl and mix in the lime juice, then chill until needed. When the pork has marinated (overnight if possible), thread the slices onto skewers and set aside on a plate. Cook the pork over a high heat on a barbecue or a lightly oiled cast-iron griddle pan for two minutes on each side until cooked through and sizzling. Baste with the reserved marinade to create a sticky coating. To assemble the sandwiches, split open the rolls and slather one side of each one with the chilli and coriander mayonnaise and sprinkle the other with a few drops of Maggi Liquid Seasoning (if using). Add the shredded lettuce followed by the drained pickled vegetables. Top with a warm pork skewer and scatter over the slices of chilli, if using and spring onions. Eat soon, while the pork is still warm and the lettuce and pickled carrot are still nice and cold.

(Serves 4) For the chicken: 4 large garlic cloves, not peeled 1 thumb-sized piece root ginger, not peeled 1tsp coriander seeds 1 star anise 1 green chilli, roughly chopped Grated zest and juice of 1 lime Good handful of fresh coriander leaves and stalks 1tbsp fish sauce (preferably Vietnamese) 8 boneless chicken thighs, well trimmed (skin on) 1tbsp sunflower oil For the dressing: Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lime 3tbsp fish sauce (preferably Vietnamese) 2tbsp caster sugar 1 small red Thai chilli, very finely chopped (remove the seeds if you don't like the heat) For the salad: 50g fresh beansprouts Good handful fresh mint leaves Good handful fresh coriander leaves 200g Chinese cabbage leaves, trimmed and finely shredded 2 large carrots, cut into fine julienne (on a mandolin is best) Good handful of salted peanuts, roughly chopped Method To prepare the chicken, place the garlic and ginger on a grill rack and place under a hot grill to char on all sides. Leave to cool, then peel and roughly chop before putting into a pestle and mortar. Toast the coriander seeds and star anise in a dry frying pan over a medium heat until they become aromatic. Tip into the pestle and mortar and add the chilli, lime zest and coriander. Bash to a paste, then mix in the lime juice and fish sauce. Smear the paste all over the flesh side of the chicken thighs, then arrange on a plate and cover with cling film. Chill for at least four hours (or preferably overnight). To cook the chicken, heat a large heavy-based frying pan over a medium heat. Add the sunflower oil to the pan, then place the chicken thighs in it, skin-side down. Reduce the heat to very low and cook for 20-30 minutes until the skin is nice and crispy. Don't touch them while they are cooking or shake the pan, just leave them alone and you will produce the most fantastic crisp skin and succulent flesh. When you can see that the chicken thighs are nicely browned, and the flesh is almost but not quite cooked through, turn them over and cook for another five to six minutes, until completely cooked through and tender. Transfer to a carving board and leave to rest for at least five, and up to 10, minutes. Meanwhile, mix all the dressing ingredients together and put to one side until needed. Put all the ingredients for the salad into a large bowl, except the peanuts, and toss lightly to combine, then toss to coat in the dressing. To serve, divide the dressed salad onto plates and then quickly carve the chicken into slices and pile on top. Scatter over the peanuts to serve.

can’t produce these nutrients itself, so you have to get them frequently through food. Just one cup contains 8 grams of protein, 5 grams of fibre, plus significant amounts of iron, magnesium, folate and heart-healthy omega 3 fatty acids. Fruit Salad with Quinoa can be served for breakfast with the sweet Poppy Seed Dressing. For a spicy, sweet and savoury lunch or as a light supper or side dish, serve with the Spicy Chilli Vinaigrette. (You can substitute other fruits if you can’t source the fresh variety of those listed.)

FRUIT SALAD WITH QUIONA (Makes 6 servings.) 1 1/3 cup water 2/3 cup quinoa (whole grain white, red or black varieties) 2 cups sweet cherries, stemmed 225g watermelon, cut in small wedges 4 small plums, pitted and cut into wedges 1 medium papaya, peeled, seeded and sliced 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint Poppy Seed Dressing or Spicy Chilli Vinaigrette 1. Combine water and quinoa in a me-

:: STICKY BANANA & SESAME COCONUT PANCAKES (Serves 4) For the pancakes: 100g plain flour Pinch of salt 2 eggs 300ml milk 2tbsp melted butter For the caramel sauce: 75g butter 100g golden syrup For the caramelised banana filling: 8 bananas, peeled and halved lengthways 2tbsp caster sugar 25g butter 1/2 lime 4tbsp sweetened condensed milk 4tbsp coconut flakes 1tbsp toasted sesame seeds, to decorate Method To make the pancake batter, put the flour and salt into a bowl and make a well in the centre. Crack the eggs into the middle, then pour in a little of the milk and half of the butter. Start whisking from the centre, gradually drawing the flour into the eggs, milk and melted butter. Once all the flour has been incorporated, beat until you have a thick smooth paste, then gradually beat in the rest of the milk. To make the caramel sauce, put the butter and golden syrup into a small saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and allow the mixture to simmer and bubble for about three minutes until the sauce thickens. Remove the pan from the heat. Coat the bananas in the sugar and melt the butter in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add the halved bananas and cook on both sides until golden. Transfer to a plate and add a squeeze of lime juice. Wipe out the frying pan and put over a medium-high heat, then smear with a little of the remaining melted butter. Add a ladleful of the batter and swirl the pan until the batter completely coats the base. Cook the pancake for one to two minutes on one side, then flip over, turn the heat down to low and top with two pieces of the caramelised banana and drizzle a tablespoon of the condensed milk over each one. Sprinkle the coconut flakes on top and wrap up into a parcel to enclose the filling. Flip over and cook for another couple of minutes, turning every 30 seconds or so. Transfer to a plate and keep warm while you cook the remainder – you'll have enough ingredients to make four in total. Put each pancake parcel on a warmed plate and cut into small squares, then drizzle over a little of the caramel sauce and scatter over the toasted sesame seeds. The remainder of the caramel sauce can be served separately.

dium saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and cook with cover on for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside, with cover off, to cool completely. 2. Arrange cherries, watermelon, plums and papaya in container with lid. Toss with quinoa and mint. Cover and refrigerate salad until ready to serve with your choice of dressing. Do not dress salad until ready to eat.

POPPY SEED DRESSING (Makes about 2/3 cup) 1/4 cup honey 2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice 1/2 teaspoon poppy seeds 1/8 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup oil Beat together honey, lemon juice, poppy seeds and salt. Gradually beat in oil until dressing thickens. Cover and chill.

SPICY CHILI VINAIGRETTE (Makes about 2/3 cup) 2 tablespoons finely minced red onion 2 tablespoons lime juice 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 Thai or Serrano chilli pepper, finely chopped 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil In a large bowl, whisk together onions, lime juice, salt, chilli and cilantro. Drizzle in oil while continuing to whisk constantly.

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A shed for all seas BY GABRIELLE FAGAN AKE your dreams off hold if you’re yearning for a quiet retreat or private space to enjoy that all too elusive ‘me time’, because it’s probably already there – at the end of your garden. Turning your attention to the modest shed – surely wasted on spiders, a lawnmower and a clutter of discarded possessions – could pay dividends, providing that longed-for sanctuary for relaxing or hobbies. If you’re still unconvinced of that shabbyshack’s potential, there’s plenty to inspire in the finalists in the annual Cuprinol Shed Of The Year competition. Entries range from the quirky to the captivating, and include a beach hut built from debris washed up in a tidal surge, a cabin on wheels, an Art Deco-style retro diner and a Hobbit-style garden house, half-buried underground. “Since launching the competition nine years ago, I’ve certainly seen a trend towards people viewing their shed as an extension of their home,” says Andrew Wilcox, founder of the contest. “Our brilliant winners in the past have included a Roman Temple shed, a pirate shed and sheds with a pub or music theme.” There’s literally no limit to what people can create, he says, and it’s great to see the humble shed getting the recognition it deserves. Another source of inspiration is a must-have guide for aspiring sheddies, Shed Decor: How To Decorate And Furnish Your Favourite Garden Room. The book’s author, Sally Coulthard, confirms the growing trend to recognise the value of sheds, or their more expensive alternatives – summer houses, garden rooms and home offices. “In the last few years, sheds have gone from being a niche interest dominated by enthusiasts to structures which are now viewed as a real asset to a property. The trend reflects the fact we’re more likely to stay and improve our homes, rather than move, and we’re looking to make the best use of every inch of space,” she says. “After all, where else can you carve out a space that’s completely and utterly your own, decorate it as you please and lock yourself away for hours relaxing or enjoying a hobby?” Those already wooed by sheds will spend up to a year of their lives in them, according to a survey by Cuprinol, and splash out hundreds of dollars doing them up. Whatever your budget, Coulthard says a shed’s importance can’t be over-emphasised. “There’s something really important about creating a space in your life where you can be yourself. So many of our waking hours are spent doing things for other people – working, commuting and domestic chores. “That’s not to say we don’t enjoy the comforting, familiar chaos and routine of daily

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A salmon treat BY DONNA ERICKSON

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SHOPPING for salmon at your local fish market or grocery store can be a real-life geography lesson for your kids, so be sure to take them along. Tasmania, Norway, Denmark, Asian countries... the places of origin read like a world atlas as you check out the signs and labels. Spin a globe when you get home and discover together where your dinner was swimming. Besides sharpening geography skills, this good-for-you fish – rich in heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins and miner-

als – is also super easy to prepare. All this makes a family hungry! Here’s our favourite recipe, made with a sweet honey glaze that young sous chefs can stir up. Top with chopped nuts or herbs from your garden, and roast in a hot oven while the table is being set, napkins are slipped into rings and beverages are poured.

HONEY GLAZED SALMON FILLETS Serves 4. 4 salmon fillets, about 170g each 1/4 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons honey Salt, to taste 4 tablespoons chopped pecans OR 1 table-

spoon coarsely chopped fresh rosemary and 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh thyme 2 lemons, cut into wedges or thin slices 1. Preheat oven to 220 C. 2. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray 3. Place salmon fillets skin-side down on the prepared sheet. Sprinkle with salt. 4. Pour olive oil and honey into a small bowl, and stir to combine well. Spoon the mixture generously over fillets. Press nuts on top or sprinkle with herbs. 5. Bake in oven until completely cooked through, about 10-15 minutes, or until fish flakes readily with tip of a fork. Use spatula to transfer to dinner plates. 6. Serve hot over salad greens that have

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ons life, but it’s also crucial to save something for ourselves. Sheds give us the freedom and permission to do something that’s life-affirming, creative or just really good fun.” So shake up the shed and enjoy a space to work, rest or play...

GROW THE LOOK THIS is a space where you can feel free to experiment with decor, and make the interior as simple or elaborate as you like. “One of the delights of working in a shed is a connection to nature and one of my favourite looks for an interior is rustic, because its palette is primarily neutral tones of natural materials,” says Coulthard. “It’s a relaxed, unaffected style, and the key to creating it is combining rough-tough elements, such as sun-bleached

timber and hard-wearing coir matting, with softer, more forgiving materials like linens and wools, and adding odd splashes of colour to enliven the scheme.” If you’re working on an existing shed, start by giving it a makeover by painting walls and the floor, she advises, and then kitting it out with storage, maybe old fruit boxes or wooden trunks. “A comfy chair or old sofa and accessories with a botanical theme, prints and cushions, to mirror the great outdoors, will conjure a peaceful space for a very small outlay.”

SUPER SHEDS DIY stores offer a huge range of well-priced sheds and garden buildings. Alternatively, you could indulge your fantasies with

Shed Decor: How To Decorate And Furnish Your Favourite Garden Room by Sally Coulthard, published by Jacqui Small.

a bespoke model; there are manufacturers that specialise in garden shacks, studios and cabins.

SHED DECOR PERSONALISE a retreat inside and out with decor accessories and it will feel even more special. A fresh coat of paint can work wonders; a hanging pots set could look charming hung below a window outside; seating should be simple, and there’s nothing more traditional than a deckchair, which can be moved outside on sunny days. An interior featured in Sally Coulthard’s Shed Decor book

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been tossed with a light vinaigrette and topped with thin lemon slices, or set a lemon wedge to the side. TIP: Serve with fresh grilled peaches for a tasty, sweet, modern side. To prepare, cut two almost-ripe peaches in half. Let kids remove the pits and brush the cut sides with the honey-olive-oil mixture before coating the salmon. Spray a grill pan with cooking spray, and place halves cut-side down on medium heat on your stove for 5 to 7 minutes, or until grill marks appear. Flip over to rounded side for an additional minute. Set on dinner plates with salmon and salad.

NOW HERE’S A TIP BY JOANN DERSON z Here’s a grill tip: When you need to cook something that needs covering (say, chicken) alongside something that does not (like hot dogs), simply invert an aluminium roaster/cake pan over the needs-covering item. You can purchase smaller size pans that can be reused. – JoAnn z “I have a tip about taking medicine. Regardless of the size of the pill, I always feel as if it is stuck in my throat. I have started to have a chunk

of banana after taking a pill. I don’t get that stuck feeling anymore.” – contributed by T.B. z “The sticky residue from price tags can be really annoying. I use WD-40 to get it off. Works every time for me!” – contributed by J.K. z “Painting stairs? This tip will save your life! Paint every other step to start with. When they are dry, go back and paint the others. This way, you can

use the staircase anytime during your project. This is particularly important if the stairs are the only way to get to bed after a long day of painting!” – contributed by I.L. z Mix a quarter cup of salt in with two tablespoons of bath wash for a sudsy, refreshing, skin-soothing salt scrub. z To travel with pleated skirts, use this packing trick: Turn the skirt inside out, and straighten all the pleats. Then tape the bottom so that all the pleats are held together. Next, feed the skirt into a leg of pantyhose with the foot cut off. You’ll end up with a nice tube, which you can tuck into the side of your luggage.

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Pam Carter

Who says a lady can’t have a car as an accessory, like a hand bag or an eye-catching ring? Sure what’s under the hood matters especially to Pam Carter but the way she wears her red MGB Roadster is all class. WORDS Yvette Aubusson-Foley PHOTOGRAPHY Connor Coman-Sargent

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RIVING around unfamiliar streets in North Dubbo, the question hounding me (Where’s Pam’s street?) is compounded by roadwork and detours. At last however, we turn a corner and spot Pam Carter and her red MGB waiting out the front of her home. Wearing animal print dark glasses, a wild bob and dressed all in black, she could be waiting in the gravelled drive of a Marilyn Monroe mansion and although she’s carrying nothing more than the car keys, it would not have been out of place were she toting a stirred martini. It’s a cute, two-seater MGB Roadster and who wouldn’t want one? The colour red is iconic. “It’s the only colour they had,” giggles Carter, who picked up her sporty wheels at a swap meet, buying it from local man, Barry Young. That her 1969 MG is red gives it a special status and that hovers like a valet around our mutual understanding that while there may not be sat

nav or an LCD dashboard, a red MGB Roadster is in a class of its own. “I polished it yesterday,” she says proudly in preparation for a motoring event, which to a large degree is the only reason she bought it – to show it off. “Yesterday I went out with the girl friends in it. Sometimes I’ll go downtown on Saturday or Sunday or go for a drive around the Colli road and back, or you know, up round the abattoir or out on the old Dubbo road.” Touring where people will notice you is almost as mandatory to owning a car like this as it is for James Bond to keep his tailored suit wrinkle-free after a foot chase through the streets of Paris. “It is like a poor person’s Aston Martin,” Carter admits, although the grandmother and part time seamstress is unlikely to be trying any stunts about town. “I’ve had it up to 65 – that’s miles per hour. I’m

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not a fast driver but I’ve had to get used to the gears because I’ve had automatics for 20 years. So it’s taken me about 12 months to get used to it. “You have to get your timing right and change down before you get to the lights. It’s got four gears and an over drive, which is like a fifth gear. “When you get to about 50mph you put it into overdrive, and it changes down automatically.” Despite Carter’s modest, gentle nature, something tells me the MG has had at least a few opportunities to make the comeback from overdrive. “I’ve been to Condobolin to the Utes in the Paddock,” she says, listing her car’s major outings. “I went to a pony club event at Coonabarabran. It handles well on the open road. It’s good for cornering. They’re known for their cornering.” Driving to our photo shoot location Pam apologises for giving our photographer a rough ride. “I gave him a rough ride because it’s a bit cold,” she explains. “You need to warm it up a bit and

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put the choke in then it goes quite well. They’re a bit rough because that’s the era. You realise how rough the roads are though.” Carter’s had an interest in cars all her life. “I’ve always admired the MG but never thought I’d ever own one!” With the change in weather, she’s only recently put the lid on, having driven it around all summer as a convertible. She talks about its manufacture. “This one was made in Australia at Leyland in Sydney. They were bringing them out packaged and putting them together at Leyland. This particular model was used quite a lot, and the only changes were with different grills and bumper bars until the manufacturers changed it into the more modern body shape.” To fit Carter’s back comfortably to the driver’s seat, her granddaughter has made small red and white cushions for extra support – a skill she no doubt

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learned from her grandmother. “I enjoy doing my sewing. I do alterations for people. They come to the house. I sew from Tuesday to Thursday,” she explains. When it comes to looking under the hood of the MG, Carter proudly steps forward to open and secure the hood. “Under the bonnet is beautiful. It’s a small four-cylinder motor but there’s room in the bonnet to hide something,” she says, and it occurs to me she’s a spy after all! “In new cars there’s no room.” I decide however between sewing, housework and spending time with her husband, Carter has no time for Bondstyle operations and it’s a reason she’s content to not worry about joining an MG club, sticking instead with Dubbo’s Antique Automobile Club. “By the time you do grandchildren and sewing and do things with my husband the week’s gone,” says Carter. Gone driving, I suspect.

Under the bonnet is beautiful. It’s a small 4-cylinder motor but there’s room in the bonnet to hide something. In new cars there’s no room.

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My week as a Grand Canyon river rat

A view of the Grand Canyon. Photos: PA/Joel Grimes.

BY ABI JACKSON HAVE two options. A: Leap out of bed and retrieve the tarpaulin sheet from my dry bag – it’s drizzling and I stupidly ignored advice to sleep with it tucked under my sleeping bag, in case the weather turned. B: Stay put and hope it’s a fleeting shower (and, crucially, avoid that scorpion last seen scooting in my direction). By the time I’ve convinced myself the scorpion’s probably huddled under a rock by now, the drizzle’s escalated to a full-blown torrential storm, my sleeping bag’s drenched and rain is pooling between my knees. Next comes the thunder, and lightning so immense it’s as though God’s started playing with Earth’s light-switch. I’m soggy and shivering and quite possibly at risk of electrocution, but all I can do... is giggle. This time last week, I was at at my office desk, punctuating mundane admin tasks with peeks at MailOnline and wondering whose turn it was to make tea. Now, deep inside the Grand Canyon, on the banks of the Colorado River,

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miles from civilisation, I’m lying under the stars on a metal cot – and at this precise moment, with a three-inch rain puddle for a pillow, it feels downright hilarious! It’s night three of my seven-day adventure with Grand Canyon Whitewater, who offer guided rafting trips covering 187 river miles, ideal for completely inexperienced adventurers like me. Their rafts are motorised, which means there’s no paddling involved, and their articulated design makes them particularly adept at negotiating the rapids. Incredibly, their Mary Poppins-bagstyle bellies somehow also manage to carry enough grub to keep us very well fed for the week – we feast on fajitas, steaks and chilli, among other things – cots for all of us, plentiful drinking water, first aid kits and ‘Oscar’ (the chemical toilet that’s set up behind a bush each night, where we do our ‘number-twos’). There are 25 others in my group. A few days earlier, we’d assembled outside Marble Canyon Lodge, a roadside motel in a remote corner of the northern Arizona Desert, giddy with nervous

The group setting off downstream on the Colorado River.

excitement and clutching our rucksacks containing, hopefully, at least the most crucial of the items we’d been told to bring (wide-brimmed hat, sun cream, rain suits, footwear for hiking, fleece for cool evenings). Ranging in age from 13 (twins Bryan and Evan) to 80-something (their grandpa Fred), we are students, teachers, office workers, a marine

biologist and even a brain doctor (Gary). But this week, none of that really matters. We are equally-ranked team-mates, and we’ve spent the last two days armto-arm on rafts for around seven hours a day, squealing together as we crash through rapids, working together to unload/load supplies and set up camp, and washing and peeing together in the

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 12.06.2015 to Sunday 14.06.2015 river (peeing on the banks and sidestreams is strictly forbidden). Apart from me, there are two Brits, a father and son, and everybody else is American, and it’s mainly families. This isn’t the sort of trip you book lightly. It’s a long-dreamed-of cross off that bucket list option, the marker of a major milestone, an important birthday, to celebrate surviving an illness, or a fresh start after divorce... The moment we’d set off from our river starting point, Lees Ferry, however – after donning lifejackets, packing our stuff into dry bags and a brief but thorough safety orientation – all those things had started to drift from our minds. There were other things to concentrate on, like not falling off the raft, and keeping our eyes peeled for bobcats and desert bighorn sheep (there are rattlesnakes but they’re seldom seen). Each day follows a similar pattern: couple of hours on the river, hit the shore somewhere for lunch and a hike, and then back on the raft until we find a spot to set up camp. The guides take turns to cook and we all chip in with clearing and packing up. Much of our time on the water’s spent cruising gently, our guides keeping us entertained with tales of the early explorers who discovered the hard way just how mighty and powerful this river is, and geology lessons about how the canyons formed over billions of years. There are plenty of rapids too, ranging from fun teasers to full-on, heart-inyour-mouth grade nine to 10 monsters. Hermit and Zoroaster are two of my favourites, but the biggest, Lava, comes on the last full day. Talk of this bubbling beast, and how it fills even the bravest captains with dread, thrills us all week. For me though, the height of my fear hits on day six. We pull up for a hike where we’re promised we’ll be rewarded with the most beautiful natural oasis. Getting there, however, involves a bit of a trek through a narrow gorge, with a 40-foot drop. I’m not good with heights but there’s no way I’m missing out, so off I traipse, merrily clambering up winding rocky paths until we enter the gorge. The ledge slowly begins to narrow. Suddenly, for about two metres, it’s just inches wide, with overhanging rock at about chest-height, which means I’ll have to traverse, leaning outwards over that 40-foot drop. I’m petrified. Every cell in my body screams that this is a terrible idea. I’m clumsy enough on 3m-wide pavements. How the hell do I expect to pull this off?! It’s quite handy, then, that Gary, who cures brain disorders for a living and is therefore a pretty cool cucumber, is behind me. Somehow, his calm encouragement unlocks my frozen limbs and I begin to edge along the ledge.

One of the camps.

I make it – and yes, the oasis around the next corner is spectacular – but all I can think about is the fact I have to tackle that ledge again on the way back! So while everybody else frolics in the natural spring, chirping with delight, in the middle of the Grand Canyon, I sit down and do some deep-breathing exercises. Obviously, I survive the way back too, then immediately afterwards, burst into tears. The relief! I am not somebody who cries often, but that day, my eyeballs give the Colorado River a run for their money. People say you can’t come to the Grand Canyon without being emotionally effected. I’d sobbed the day before too, during a hike at mile 75 (I’d just been overwhelmed by how beautiful the rock was). Lava is so ferocious, its roar echoes through the canyon for miles. When we get near, we pull up on the banks and the guides hop out to do a recce, leaving us alone, wondering whether they’re just pulling our legs. But they’re not. And despite the fact we’re now, of course, old hands at this outdoor survival malarkey (real beds and hot water – who needs those?!), when we finally begin our approach, we are filled with excited terror again. We’re a bunch of regular Joes whose lives are suddenly entirely in the hands of Mother Nature and some pretty awesome river guides – and it feels amazing. :: Abi Jackson was a guest of the Arizona Tourist Board. Visit www.visitarizona.com :: A seven-day full canyon motor rafting adventure with Grand Canyon Whitewater (www.grandcanyonwhitewater.com) costs from 2535pp US dollars, based on 2015 departure dates. Includes helicopter ride out of the Canyon and flight back to Marble Canyon at end of the tour.

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HOBART: Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art is selling off major works to help fund an expansion of what is Australia’s largest privately owned museum. London auction house Christie’s has listed four pieces that will go under the hammer on June 30, with the proceeds being used by MONA owner David Walsh to create a new wing at his Hobart attraction. “I made my money gambling,” Walsh said in a statement issued by Christie’s. “And here, at this auction, I’m gambling again. Among the works of offer is Chris Ofili’s The Holy Virgin Mary (1996), estimated to be worth more than $2 million.

GUNBALANYA, NT: An indigenous arts centre in West Arnhem Land has had a funding boost of close to $1 million in order to increase tourism as the Northern Territory government attempts to shore up the economy. Injalak Arts Centre on Wednesday officially opened its new interactive visitors centre, underwritten by $100,000 of NT and federal funding, and over the next six months hopes to begin construction on an $881,000 new screen-printing facility and cafe overlooking the escarpment and wetlands of Kakadu.

Abi Jackson taking a rest during a hike, in the Grand Canyon.

A view of the Grand Canyon.

The guides taking it in turns to cook dinner for the group.

Abi Jackson in her makeshift bed, in the Grand Canyon.

The guides taking a break during one of the hikes.

A natural beach in the base of one part of the Grand Canyon.

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A Greyhound called forgiveness BY CARMEL LILLIS VEN through only one good eye, even through the blur of diesel smoke as another Greyhound pulls out into the night, Jimmy Stewart looks crazy. Pumping the air with one fist, wrestling his new wheelie case from the coach driver with the other, he’d be convincing as a two-bit actor auditioning for a B-grade movie. An actor about to get the flick for overdoing the melodrama. “You don’t know what you’re messin’ with, mate,” I mutter in the direction of the bus driver. I circle the two of them, spotlighted beneath the street lamp, the other passengers shrinking back into a knot of terror, and I fantasise that I’m melting into oblivion. Back to my lover, curled warm in our bed, the rain belting the iron roof above us; back to indulging my hobby of dog racing, the memories re-triggered by the sleek greyhounds adorning the buses; perhaps back to a desk job where workmates play the game of polite conventions and you go home at night and forget about it all. In an American twang so convincing it used to fool me, Jimmy is yelling, “Hey, there’s my chief. You ask him now if I don’t have to be keeping this caseload of sensitive, high level documents in my sight the whole time.” The coach driver has hulked into the doorway of his bus. When I approach, the little posse of passengers parts like the Red Sea for Moses. Or for someone, anyone to bring salvation, and let them get out of the cold, onto the damned bus and into some cramped rest. I fumble through my brief case and pull out papers emblazoned with the curved hands of the Day Centre’s letterhead. “Jimmy Stewart here,” I begin, “he’s just come out of a difficult mission, and he needs to go home. Could you let him keep those documents with him? He won’t feel alright without them, but I can vouch they’ll do no harm to anyone here.” I put my briefcase at my feet, stroke my swollen left eye, marbled black and yellow, and wink with my good eye at the driver, my head inclined towards Jimmy. And the coach driver, with the press of passengers behind us, and Jimmy’s flailing arms grazing his chin, grinds out a grudging, “Okay, if your organisation will vouch for him. But he’ll sit down the back, with that case well out of the way.” Jimmy says, “Sure, Buddy. I’m here to cooperate 100 per cent.” The bus driver climbs back into his seat. Tap...tap...tap...go his fingertips on the steering wheel as Jimmy’s hands seize mine, and pump them so hard I fear they’ll emerge as bruised as my eye. “No hard feelings, Chief? About the mistake with the eye? Still reckon you’re a dead ringer for that enemy agent, though.” “Consider it forgiven and forgotten,” I laugh, and place one hand on his arm as he jolts his case up the steps. At the top, he smiles, a smile

which holds a glimpse of the capable, affable man he must once have been. “Medication?” I mouth, tapping my top pocket and pointing to his. “All present and correct, Chief,” he booms, and he salutes me, then seizes the handle of his case and bumps it over the corrugated rubber towards the back of the bus. To a chorus of muted sighs, and some muffled grumbling I choose not to decode, I step away to let the passengers board. My last glimpse of Jimmy is of his face like a child’s against the tinted glass, and his hand frozen in a limp wave. But it is not the last I hear of him that night. Into a nightmare where my youthful dreams are being shattered by my idiot greyhound crashing into the crowd barrier, a ring tone shudders. It’s Jimmy. Apologising. “Out of range there for a couple of hours, Chief,” he says. “Suspect foul play. Reporting in. “Great you’re going well. Try to get some sleep. “Sleep? On a mission like this? Chief, I’m worried you’re slipping. Are you sure you’re up to a big assignment like this?” I stifle the groan that rises, and assure him I haven’t lost my mojo. I tell him men on important secret missions need to sleep in the down time, so we can be alert when the call for action comes. The night morphs into a string of texts and calls. “Leave them, darling. You’re not paid for twenty-four hour duty,” my wife murmurs. “I know; you’re right,” I say. But when the next call comes, I creep from my bed and take it in the living room. Jimmy’s spotted a mole on the bus; I’m not to worry though, he has her under surveillance. “Remember who you are,” I tell him. “Don’t blow your cover. Keep a safe distance. You’re Jimmy Stewart, not Mohammed Ali.” In this way, the night wears away, with me catching snatches of the cricket between Jimmy’s reports. Way over in England, Aussie wickets fall, and at seven o’clock I take the last call as my wife and kids emerge, rubbing the sleep from their eyes, to begin another day. When I hear nothing more from Jimmy, when I ring and leave a message asking after his family and his settling-in, and the answer is silence, I opt to believe in a favourable outcome. The Day Centre is its usual frantic self; men and women line up for meals, for medication and counselling, and mostly for the love that we staff must spread so thinly. Over a quick sandwich, I confide in our financial counsellor the story of how Jimmy had cried like a forlorn infant, and pleaded that if he could only go home to his parents and sisters up north, he wouldn’t get so bewildered by the anger gripping his heart which made him lash out and black the eye of the fellow agent that is myself. Of how with some trepidation I’d made the call to his parents’ home, where the crisp voice on the other end had

done nothing to ease that trepidation. How his father had said, “We’re respected people in this town, and we’re tired, too. We can’t have our well-earned reputations destroyed, but we’re willing to give it a try.” Before I’d bought Jimmy’s ticket, I’d sent them descriptions of his illness, and details of his medication, and I’d assured them he was back on that medication and committed to taking it. Our financial counsellor questions the wisdom in the combination of Jimmy and buses. A trifle unnecessarily, really. Although who can forget Jimmy’s foray into the world of bus driving? He’d been a bus driver back home, he’d told me, and indeed he could produce the paper work and licence to prove it. But after his first shift, he’d regaled us with the story of those goddamn passengers who reckoned they knew the route better than the driver, one dude even claiming he’d travelled that route every day for twenty years. “That sure must make him the world’s dopiest commuter,” Jimmy declared. The upshot of this sorry narrative was when the passengers had ganged up on Jimmy and locked him out of his own bus. And that was that for Jimmy’s bus driving career. “But this was a Greyhound I put him on last night, and he wasn’t driving,” I tell the frowning counsellor. To trump her scepticism, I add, “Anyway, he was almost there the last time we spoke, and his father promised he’d be waiting.” We wipe the crumbs from our laps and return to the fray. It’s hard to settle, but the day has its own momentum. I think of how Jimmy cried when I’d had to say so many times, “Let’s put it behind us,” about the black eye, and of how he said I was the first person who’d ever forgiven him. “Families forgive, too. That’s what makes them family,” I said. “Your family’s waiting for you.” Before I even unlock the door of the Day Centre the next morning, I’m assaulted by a familiar twang. “You goddamn, do goodin’ bastard,” Jimmy booms, dropping his case and shaping up. “Hey,” I stammer, “You’re Jimmy Stewart reporting to your chief for duty.” His fists unfurl, he rests his great shaggy head on my shoulder, and the force of his sobs reverberates right through me. Over breakfast, he tells me how his family met him off the bus, seized his case and wheeled it to the stop on the other side of the highway, thrust a one-way ticket into his hand and pushed him onto the next bus. As I picture his family up north, sipping martinis beneath canopies of bougainvilleas, the lusciousness of their lives undisturbed, I feel the white heat of anger rise, and I watch my own fists clench. For the first time in a very long time, I remember how forgiveness can be as fleeting as a greyhound streaking by, and just as bloody elusive.

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The enduring allure of gloomy Gothic BY ANDREW GLASSOP WPCC

O Rose thou art sick. The invisible worm That flies in the night In the howling storm: Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy: And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy. - William Blake, 1789 HE Gothic. Is there a genre more beloved, more misunderstood or more evocative than Gothic? The Goths were a Germanic tribe very keen on sacking, pillaging and generally destroying anything that came into sight. The art movement that came later, much later, and was given the name Gothic as a not very subtle dig at its perceived lack of refinement. It was characterised by a greater sense of realism and an eye for detail, both lacking from the more classical forms that were in sway at the time. The Gothic exploded across Europe from the 12th century onwards. It reigned in terms of architecture and art, creating some of the best known, and now most visited, castles and cathedrals in Europe, among them Notre Dame in France and Salisbury Cathedral in England. One of the things that emerged during this period was the use of light, space and size. Early architects were confined in what they built by the somewhat unwanted tendency of buildings to collapse under their own weight. In order to prevent this from happening large buildings had to be designed with incredibly thick walls. Windows were small (they weakened the wall’s strength) so large medieval buildings were dark, gloomy, brooding places. Gothic architect found an answer to this: the pointed arch. Previously, arches were rounded and could only support so much weight before they collapsed. The pointed arch transferred more of the weight around to the sides of the arch so they could be larger – much much larger. Suddenly cathedrals soared towards the heavens, towers and spires soared even higher. Inside, mass

Daniel Crawshaw Gallt Y Wenallt Snowmelt 2013, oil on canvas.

goers were bathed in light, God’s light. The genius of man had created a new world to honour that of God’s. Today, hundreds of years later, these feelings still exist. Tourists, badly dressed, festooned with cameras, and chatting irritably about the appalling service of the place they had breakfast at, fall silent upon walking into a great Gothic building. It towers above them, almost beyond sight. Light streams multi-faceted through stained glass windows. And everywhere about them is detail, even in these cavernous spaces, detail after detail. They are in awe of what they see, now as then the genius of man dwarfs them. Skipping forwards several hundred

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surprised to learn) supernatural goings on, a crumbling, decaying castle, and the sort of bodice ripping allowed at the time. Great writers followed in her footsteps, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Bronte, Bram Stoker and RL Stevenson to name a few. And many of these featured that crumbling, decaying castle. It was these castles, Gothic in style, that lent their name to the new style. The awe these castles originally inspired was to reflect the majesty of God; the awe they now inspired was tinged with the terror that everything is rotten, everything is decayed. The only sure thing about beauty is that it hides within it its own seeds of destruction. So the teen Goths of today wear that decay on the outside, embracing the idea that things fall apart. Black eye shadow, torn clothes, bejewelled skull brooches and rings. All speak of the central idea of the terror that is life. It is easy to parody, and has been many times, but there is still one area of the Gothic where the original intent, to reveal the majesty of God, still exists. That area is landscape painting. The WPCC has on display a master painter of the Gothic landscape. Daniel Crawshaw is a Welsh artist who has travelled the world observing landscapes that are both majestic and terrifying. Brooding mountains draped in mist, impenetrable dark forests, vast open moors that end in nothing but fog. Daniel travelled to Australia’s southern highlands and made dozens of small studies of what he saw. These studies formed the basis for much larger works that he completed back in his London studio. The works are huge, dark, brooding, and menacing. They disappear off the canvas, we know that the frame of the work is too insubstantial to encompass these landscape sin their entirety. There is also a grandeur that evokes the power and majesty of nature, its ability to completely overshadow mere human achievements. Their scale makes us insignificant, perhaps the greatest terror of all. For those who long for the majesty of nature, the allure of the Gothic, or just love great art, Daniel Crawshaw is a must. Daniel Crawshaw’s High Country Gothic is on show till 2 August.

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'I'm an optimistic realist' invest in a summer film of this sort of ilk," he explains, smiling. The origin of the ambitious GEORGE Clooney knows how movie stems from Walt Disney hard it can be on set, and as a himself, an optimist and innomovie lead, feels it's his responvator who believed that techsibility to lift morale when the nology held the key to building going gets tough. a better world. In fact, in the past, he's conIn 1955, he created Tomorfessed to busting out Sugar Hill rowland as a section of DisneyGang hits between scenes. Is he land, and later introduced three still signing the hip-hop group's rides for the 1964 World's Fair numbers? including It's A Small World, in "I do still sing them every reference to the world finding once in a while to entertain the itself on the brink of nuclear troops," says the 54-year-old. war as a result of the Cuban "They think, 'Gosh. We're in Missile Crisis. the water. It's cold. We're shoot"I actually grew up during ing 14 hours. It's terrible. What the Cold War period, and alcould be worse?' And then I though we alrap..." he adds with a laugh. ways thought Clooney stars as Frank, a dis` What I loved about the world illusioned inventor, in Disney's the would end in new Tomorrowland: A World ﬁlm was that it reminds you some sort of nuBeyond, now showing at Austhat young people don’t clear holocaust, tralian cinemas. everybody was Writer and director Brad Bird start out their lives cynical pretty hopeful," only ever envisioned him in or angry or bigoted. You remarks Cloonthe role, infusing Frank "with have to be taught all those ey, who was a curmudgeonly humour and a born in Kenheroic quality, all of which we things...a tucky, the son think George embodies". of a game show And much to his – and cowriter Damon Lindelof's – re- host and former beauty queen. "I grew up in an era where lief, the eight-time Academy the voice, the power of the Award-nominated actor (he one, really did feel as if it matwon in 2006 for Syriana and tered. We obviously had the 2013 for Argo, and has now riots that are reminiscent of been nominated in more catethe things we're looking at togories than anyone else in Osday, but we [also] had the Civil car history) was intrigued by Rights Movement and we had the project. Vietnam and we had the wom"Putting me in a summer en's rights movements, and all movie is a very bold thought," Once the world's most those things where you felt you says Clooney, who rose to fame famous bachelor, before he could actually have some part in Nineties hospital drama ER, married British-Lebanese barof changing. as heart-throb Dr Doug Ross. rister Amal Alamuddin last "So I didn't ever have that "Y'know, listen, first and foreSeptember (he bats away any great disappointment in manmost, I think it's a really bold questions about whether he's kind. I always felt that it's gothing for Disney to be willing to ing to work out in the end, and feeling broody yet with good do a film that isn't a sequel and grace), Clooney describes his I still feel that way." isn't a comic book, and to truly character Frank as "a disenchanted grump who was a bit of a dreamer as a young boy". "Young Frank goes somewhere he thinks is the greatest in the universe, and he believes the world is going to be much better off because of it. He finds out that those things are untrue and becomes probably the most cynical person one could be," explains the actor. Frank isolates himself on his family farm, and plans to spend the rest of his life there, but he is forced to deal with his past when Casey, a bright, optimistic teen played by Britt Robertson, enters his life. George Clooney with co-star Britt Robertson in Tomorrowland. BY SUSAN GRIFFIN

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Together, they embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of the enigmatic place, located somewhere in time and space, known only as Tomorrowland, where, as the movie posters tell us, 'nothing is impossible'. "What I loved about the film was that it reminds you that young people don't start out their lives cynical or angry or bigoted. You have to be taught all those things. I watch the world now and think, 'Well, I see really good signs from young people out there', and I feel as if the world really will get better," he adds. But then Clooney is, he says, an optimist. "I've been a realist – but I've been an optimist about it," he clarifies, laughing. In 2006, he and his father, Nick, travelled to droughtstricken Darfur, Africa, to film the documentary A Journey To

BY SAM STRUCKHOFF Chappie (MA15+) – In a grungy vision of the near future, cities deploy experimental drone police. Unlike Robocop (who is a cyborg, not a robot), these police-droids lack the judgment and feelings of a squishy human brain. That is, until an intrepid young engineer (Dev Patel) finds a way to program true artificial intelligence into one of the metalheads. The breakthrough machine is captured by psycho hooligans (South African rap group Die Antwoord), who teach it to act like a gangster and assist in their crimes. The big-bad techno-security companies also are after this Johnny Five-O. Neill Blomkamp returns to his home turf of Johannesburg, the backdrop of his breakout hit, “District 9”. Unlike the last time, however, this movie feels like an assemblage of hacky sci-fi

Darfur. He's since addressed the United Nations Security Council on the subject matter, narrated the 2007 Darfur documentary Sand And Sorrow, and in 2010, co-produced the Hope For Haiti Now! telethon, which raised more than 66 million US dollars. "You end up participating in whatever way you can," he says. "You find as time goes on and you become more comfortable in your career path, it's not just about work. You're able to focus on other things and other people, particularly in this line of work, where there's a lot of attention focused on you. "We're not policy makers," Clooney continues. "So what we try to do is shine a light on people who really don't get shone upon." :: Tomorrowland: A World Beyond is now showing at Reading Cinemas Dubbo

ideas, instead of a bold statement from a singular writer/director. Even those ideas get drowned out in all of the noise. Run All Night (MA15+) – Liam Neeson plays Jimmy Conlon, a former hitman who now only hits the sauce. Jimmy’s estranged son, Mike (Joel Kinnaman), witnesses some criminal activity and gets a target put on him and his father. Jimmy’s former boss (Ed Harris), the detective who used to be on his case (Vincent D’Onofrio) and an ice-cold killer (Common) all converge on the father-son duo as they try to make it through New York alive. The Liam Neeson Pain Train has not yet run out of track – he’s still ploughing through thugs and goons with the power of a Charles Bronson-fuelled locomotive. Ed Harris rules the shadows whenever he plays the bad fella. Compared to other

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ALSO SHOWING JURASSIC WORLD (M, 130 mins) BASED on characters created by Michael Crichton, this fourth instalment of the blockbusting dinosaur franchise returns to ill-fated Isla Nublar where the Jurassic World theme park is open and functioning under the control of the Patel Corporation. Operations Manager Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) oversees the park on a daily basis including laboratories where scientists are playing God by performing genetic modification experiments to breed a new dinosaur: the ferocious and highly intelligent Indominus Rex. When this hulking beast escapes confinement and goes on the rampage in a park crowded with terrified tourists, animal wrangler Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) races to the rescue. Unfortunately, other species also escape their electrified pens and turn on each other in a battle for supremacy. Claire's young nephews, Zach (Nick Robinson) and Gray (Ty Simpkins), are caught in the middle of the prehistoric bloodbath, and would make a tasty snack for the rampaging Indominus Rex. Faced with the terrifying prospect of dinosaurs escaping the island and reaching the mainland, Claire and Owen join forces with surviving Patel Corporation staff to contain the carnage, even if that means slaying every reanimated creature on Isla Nublar.

Chris Pratt in Jurassic World. Photos: PA/Universal.

WOMAN IN GOLD (M) AT the turn of the 20th century, industrialist Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer (Henry Goodman) commissions artist Gustav Klimt to paint his wife Adele (Antje Traue), who dies a few years later. The glittering canvas hangs in the family apartment in Vienna until Nazis invade and seize works of art as well as precious trinkets. Ferdinand leaves the country before the border shutdown, but his brother Gustav (Allan Corduner), his wife Therese (Nina Kunzendorf), their daughter Maria (Tatiana Maslany) and her opera singer husband Fritz (Max Irons) are not so fortunate. Maria and Fritz orchestrate a daring escape, leaving behind loved ones to a grim fate, while the iconic painting hangs in the Belvedere Gallery in the Austrian capital. In 1998, Maria (now played by Helen Mirren) attempts to reclaim the canvas, aided by idealistic lawyer Randol Schoenberg (Ryan Reynolds). Inspired by Maria's resolve, Randol risks his job at a top California law firm to pursue the case, which everyone, including senior partner Sherman (Charles Dance), tells him is unwinnable. Austrian investigative reporter Hubertus Czernin (Daniel Bruhl) pledges support but warns Maria and Randol to expect defeat. Woman In Gold deftly moves back and forth between the two timelines to establish Maria's tragic past and her claim on the painting.

Helen Mirren arrives for the ‘Woman in Gold’ premiere in Berlin. PHOTO: GISELA SCHOBER/GETTY IMAGES

Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt in Jurassic World. Liam Neeson rampages, this one ranks just beneath “Taken”. It certainly packs a punch, but the pacing can dull some of the blows.

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Old Fashioned (M) – Clay (Rik Swartzwelder, also the film’s writer and director) runs an antique shop in a Midwestern college town where a spontaneous young woman stops her car. Clay was once a lusty lad in a fraternity, but is now a 30-something who dresses like a sullen teenager and espouses the virtues of chivalry and chastity. Oh, how charming, you may think at this point. However you feel about dating, Clay is a blowhard. He pontificates about lust in the most un-cute, self-righteous way. As you watch, you hope dearly that the romantic lead (Elizabeth

Welcome to Me (MA15+) – When Kristen Wiig stars as an off-kilter lotto winner who buys her own Oprah-inspired TV show, you might expect a wacky adventure with some gross-out humour. This is much more serious... and funny, and weird. Wiig plays Alice Klieg, a woman with borderline personality disorder – she has no filter, bizarre habits, dangerous ideas and apparently zero self-awareness, but it’s not mental illness played for laughs. When she wins the lottery, Alice quits her meds, buys a TV show and creates something altogether strange and moving.

Top 10 films at the Aussie box office Week Ending 10.06.2015 1. Entourage (pictured) 2. San Andreas 3. Spy 4. Mad Max: Fury Road 5. Aloha 6. Tomorrowland 7. Pitch Perfect 2 8. Woman In Gold 9. The Avengers: Age Of Ultron 10. Dil Dhadakne Do SOURCE: MPDAA

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Ghosh's “Field Of Fire” a fitting conclusion to his epic trilogy the book, Rosie Potter, wakes up feeling the worse for wear. Her room trashed, unable to remember a thing, and getting the cold shoulder from her best friend Jenny, the only explanation is that she had a drink (or two) too many. Unfortunately, it’s a bit more serious than that – Rosie is dead. And it looks like murder. She’s not going to waste her afterlife hanging around: not when there’s a crime to solve and haunting to be done. There have been a number of books with an undead heroine, but none quite like this one in which the laughs are more numerous than the tears. Part whodunit, part chick lit, part ghost story, and all pure entertainment, it’s a wickedly funny ride with a romantic and wistful undertone. 8/10 (Review by Jade Craddock)

Amitav Ghosh’s Flood Of Fire completes his Ibis Trilogy. PHOTO: REUTERS/DANISH ISMAIL

BY KATE WHITING THE BOOKCASE

O BOOK OF THE WEEK Flood Of Fire by Amitav Ghosh is published in hardback by John Murray. FLOOD Of Fire sweeps Amitav Ghosh majestically to the pinnacle of historical fiction writers and fittingly completes his Ibis Trilogy. Ghosh brings together the stories of three disparate characters and combines their fates with one of the defining times of the British Empire. As the futures of three great countries – China, India and Great Britain – clashed in the events which led to the capture of Hong Kong by the latter, so Ghosh’s three main characters find themselves drawn into the line of fire. Thrown together on one of the vessels sailing in the attack which sets out from Bengal to China, their stories reflect one of history’s more turbulent times. Ghosh has long set a stand-

ard for the kind of fine historical fiction-writing which paints perfect pictures of what life was like for ordinary people as the world changed around them at breakneck pace. With British India fighting the first Opium War with China, there is plenty for Ghosh to get his creative teeth into. What sets him apart from other writers in this genre is his knowledge of the subject and his detailed descriptions and minute detail which speak of the time directly from the page. Ghosh has been richly praised for Sea Of Poppies, and Field Of Fire is a fitting conclusion to his epic trilogy. 9/10 (Review by Roddy Brooks)

tive with his latest collection, Your Father Sends His Love. In each of these 12 tales, Evers explores relationships between parents and their children – some good, some bad, some beautifully average. These tales are snapshots of lives – from the single father raising a gay son, to the resentful son of a showbiz presenter and the mother who is struggling with her parental duties following the death of her sister. These are not flashy tales of unimaginable lives, but intriguing everyday stories that are skilfully observed and perfectly described. 9/10 (Review by Sophie Herdman)

O FICTION

The Happy Ever Afterlife Of Rosie Potter (RIP) by Kate Winter is published in paperback by Sphere. JOURNALIST Kate Winter’s first foray into fiction-writing is a hauntingly good read that announces her arrival with a bang. The eponymous heroine of

Your Father Sends His Love by Stuart Evers is published in hardback by Picador. THREE years ago Stuart Evers wrote his first collection of short tales, Ten Stories About Smoking. Now, clearly a master of the short story, Evers has returned to this form of narra-

The Penny Heart by Martine Bailey is published in paperback by Hodder & Stoughton. THERE are so many literary sub-genres it’s hard to keep count and harder still to imagine new categories emerging, yet Martine Bailey has added one more to the pile with a ‘Culinary Gothic Novel’. It’s not actually as sickly as it might seem: this eerie novel tells the paralleled stories of Mary – a thief sent to Botany Bay for a simple confidence trick – and Grace, a young woman who receives an unexpected inheritance. The women both feel that their fates have been dealt to them by unsympathetic men, however their fortunes look set to change as their paths collide – though not always for the better. Peppered with recipes – many of which I suggest you do not try – this gripping drama is atmospheric, with enough intrigue to keep you engaged. However there are issues with the narrative and the more outlandish aspects of the plot are brushed over, leaving the reader feeling that the whole affair is slightly too convenient to be plausible. 6/10 (Review by Holly McKenzie)

O NON-FICTION The Moth Snowstorm: Nature And Joy by Michael McCarthy is published in hardback by John Murray. AS a boy living near the Dee estuary, environmental writer Michael McCarthy first turned to nature – butterflies, then birds – when his mother suffered a series of breakdowns. Watching flocks of waders upon the mudflats, he experienced a deep sense of joy that is the starting point for this beautifully-written book. We are inherently bound to nature as it is to us, he argues – evolutionarily embedded in its ecosystems even as the urbanization and intensive farming of the modern world destroys wildflowers, insects, and birds. Startling anecdotes illustrate the point, from the demise of London house sparrows to that of the eponymous ‘moth snowstorms’ – hundreds of thousands swirling in a summer night – so commonplace in McCarthy’s childhood. Ending his story as he began it, with butterflies, McCarthy dedicates his love of nature to his mother. As much as joy, it’s a beautiful book about love, damage, and the possibility of redemption. 9/10 (Review by Kitty Wheater) Data-ism: Inside The Big Data Revolution by Steve Lohr is published in paperback by Oneworld. IT is a long time since that joke about computer geeks inheriting the earth began doing the rounds but, as this book points out, it’s maths nerds who are the real stars. The New York Times chief technology correspondent Steve Lohr looks at the way technology has created a constant stream of data on everything we do, from business and shopping to saving lives in hospital intensive care wards. But the challenge is to find answers and insights from this tidal wave of information, described here as “a digital form of constant vigilance”. Most solutions can be found in the roots of maths and Lohr, part of a Pulitzer Prizewinning team, has included

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mini-bios of the brightest and best mathematicians out there, offering a glimpse into the mindset of those with the power to transform the future. 8/10 (Review by Gill Oliver) The Residence: Inside The Private World Of The White House by Kate Andersen Brower is published in hardback by Harper Collins. BUTLERS, plumbers, doormen, florists, the Executive Pastry Chef: these are just some of the hundreds of people that work at the White House for the President of the USA. They’re legendarily discreet, but Kate Andersen Brower has interviewed many of them to present this not-quite oral history of the post-war Presidency.

Their anecdotes about the men who have held the job and their families are arranged in loose thematic chapters that continually skip through time, but it’s easy to think juicier stories are left untold. For the most part, they are just what you expect (JFK had affairs, the Clintons argued during the Lewinsky scandal, the Obamas danced to Mary J Blige), although there is some fresh perspective and Lyndon Baines Johnson’s search for a powerful shower certainly was a surprise. But if politics is show business for ugly people, then The Residence is probably a gossip magazine to idly flick through. 6/10 (Review by Stephen Wood)

The Adventures Of Sir Thomas Browne In The 21st Century by Hugh Aldersey-Williams is published in hardback by Granta. SEVENTEENTH century polymath Thomas Browne bequeathed to posterity a range of barely-classifiable books, within which are the first English uses of now-common words including ‘medical’, ‘insecurity’ and ‘electricity’. Aldersey-Williams celebrates these literary achievements, but being largely a science writer, he is equally fascinated by Browne the inveterate experimenter, a gentleman eccentric taking part in the birth of modern science. This is not a biography, for which there is simply not sufficient information; more a general musing, in Browne’s own fashion. Alas, Browne could be infuriating sometimes, especially where religion was concerned, and despite being an admitted atheist, Aldersey-Williams shares his hero’s flaw, particularly when using Browne as a stick with whom to beat Richard Dawkins et al. The dialogue between subject and author could also profitably have been dropped. Still, if he succeeds in bringing Browne’s works such as the melancholy Urne-Buriall to a wider audience, AlderseyWilliams’ book will justify itself. 7/10 (Review by Alex Sarll)

O CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK: Shadow Cat by Gillian Cross is published in paperback by Oxford University Press. SHADOW Cat is a really awesome book because it is full of action and adventure. Nolan, who is the main character, protects a serval (a big cat) with Feather, a rich girl and daughter of a rock star. It is action-packed and a non-stop read. The descriptions are amazing because they make a mini movie in your head. When you read it, you travel to great places, such as a band’s gig and to the forests and villages of Scotland. At one point, the serval gets stolen accidentally by Nolan’s mother Ro and it is really scary because they might get caught by the police. It was also quite sad because Vix, a lady that is trying to capture the serval, locks the cat in a big, dark, lonely hole. Nolan and Feather don’t have much in common, but the one thing they share is the need to protect the cat. This really is a mind-blowing book for anyone. 8/10 (Review by Jack McCormack, aged 10)

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a pipe organ became legendary as people stopped singing to listen to his playing. He also became recognised as a pipe organ builder. Fredrick Chopin is considered the ‘poet of the piano’ and his life is told in the book by Ates Orga titled “Fryderyck Franciszek Chopin”. At the age of 20, following the Polish Uprising of 1830, he left his native Warsaw for Paris, spending most of his remaining 19 years in the French capital. During this time he composed Preludes, Valses, Polonaises and Etudes that remain in high profile today. Last week Julie Andrews was noted as turning 80 years of age and so we recall the “Sound of Music”, a very high profile movie when it was released. Just published is “The Sound of Music Companion” by Laurence Malson that has been published to coincide with the 50the anniversary of the movie’s release. The book also relates the enduring story of Maria von

Trapp in real life, on stage and screen over the last 100-plus years since her birth in Vienna in 1905. “Up From Down Under” by Jeff Apter records the way Australia has impacted on the modern music world. The book details the untold story of Peter Allen’s unlikely journey from Tenterfield to the stage of New York’s Radio City Hall, and charting the roller coaster rides of the Little River Band, Helen Reddy, the Bee Gees, Rick Springfield, Keith Urban and others making an impact on popular culture over the past 40 years. Along the way Australian artists have collected Grammys, Oscars and sales running into the millions of dollars. An example of the way that money has driven modern music is contained in Peter Doggett’s book “You Never Give Me Your Money” which deals with the battle for the soul of the Beatles. When Paul McCartney told the world in 1970 that he had no plans to work with the Beatles again it was widely viewed as a cultural tragedy. The book relates the personal battles each of the members of that group had plus the absorbing story of the Beatles’ creative and finan-

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& Stripes Forever” and “Liberty Bell” – which are now used internationally. In a similar manner, the British Army has incorporated marches such as the “British Grenadiers”. Apart from establishing the disciplines for a marching step, when played by a brass band they inspire appropriate emotions associated with the events. Another style of music is the waltz and in the 1800s Mozart rose to prominence with his works that were composed in a style which remains to this day. Those who have visited metropolitan concerts or watched TV would have seen and listened to the amazing work of Andre Rieu who wrote “My Music My Life”. It is an example of current acceptance of performances from opera and modern orchestral and choral performances. Music has an impact on many aspects of our lives. Recently a long-time friend sent me the Funeral Service detail of his wife and the final entry showed the retiring rendition as the stirring ‘Toccata’ by Charles-Marie Woder. In so many ways, music reflects on our lives in a way that words cannot. Enjoy your browsing, Dave Pankhurst.

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Turning 10 at Wheelers Gardens BY KAITLYN RENNIE WHEELERS Gardens celebrated its tenth birthday on Friday, May 5. The day was celebrated with residents and their guests, staff, and special guests such as the CEO and RM of Garden Villages, and Dubbo Mayor Mathew Dickerson. The room was decorated magnificently for the event, with everyone enjoying the celebrations.

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Lunch time celebrations for Edna BY KAITLYN RENNIE THERE were around 45 guests at one of the many celebrations for Edna McKnightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100th birthday held on Friday, June 5, at the Castlereagh Hotel. This particular get-together provided the opportunity for her friends at the Dubbo City Bowling Club to celebrate this rare achievement with her.

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Probus ladies enjoy their monthly meeting BY KAITLYN RENNIE THE Dubbo Macquarie Ladies Probus members had their

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Margaret Weber, Annemieke Neville and Elaine Druce

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St Johns class of 1980 BY KAITLYN RENNIE FORMER students of St Johns College had the opportunity to catch up and see how everyone has changed on Saturday, June 6, at their 35-year reunion.

There was a total of 52 guests, including previous students and their guests, reliving their school days and discussing their experiences after leaving school in 1980.

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The Jack Nolan Classic BY KAITLYN RENNIE THE Queen’s Birthday long weekend welcomed bowlers from all over Australia to participate in the Jack Nolan Classic in Dubbo. The Jack Nolan is a triples event, attracting state and national bowlers as well as club bowlers. The competition was first run in 1997. Saturday night saw an auction to raise money for the McGrath Foundation and Men of League foundation.

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hear Creation versus Evolution EXPLORE this theme further by attending this Creation Ministries International event at Riverside Church at 10am on Sunday, June 14. With evolution taught in schools, it signifies that there is no spiritual realm. But the Bible gives a very different account of our origins,

which is becoming recognised by scientists according to some. Go along and hear what they have to say and make up your own mind.

The Symphony of Australia THIS wonderful piece of music takes the audience on a musical journey through

Australia’s history, from the rich cultural expressions of the Aboriginal precolonial era, to the challenges of early settlement years, and onward through the many significant social and cultural changes of the years leading to Bathurst’s bicentenary. Venue is Dubbo Regional Theatre, 7.30pm on Saturday, July 4.

Knit and Natter

the students of Maria Oates Studio at the Fire Station Arts Centre from 6pm on Friday, June 12. This exhibition will feature paintings by Karen Barlow, Judy Tarlinton, Libby Bryant, Margie Beer, Judy Gibson, Sis Honer, Jenny Ivers, Pauline Griffiths, Wendy English, Sue Orbell, Val Pocock, Marilyn Van Der Molen, Kay Carolan, Maggie Dunn, Annette Longhurst, Nicky Daiken, Sue Clark, Marion Kenny, Rachell Palmer and Sophie Heathcote. ‘It’s a framer’ will continue until June 21.

work. The exhibition title is inspired by the banned 1884 French novel of the same name, which translates as ‘against nature’ or ‘against the grain.’ Her works make reference to surrealism and the media of cinema and are deeply psychological. On display from June 6 to July 19 at Western Plains Cultural Centre.

THE next Dubbo Day View Club Knit and Natter event will be held on Friday, June 12, at the Masonic Village Hall, Darby Close, starting at 10am. Morning tea is provided and take your own lunch for a great day. For further information please contact Shirley 6884 2694.

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Pat Brassington

MEMBERS of the public are invited to the official opening of It’s a Framer by

THIS is a major survey by one of Australia’s most important and influential photo-based artists. Brassington was one of the first artists to recognise the potential of the digital format and has used it to create an enormous body of

Village open day

Family fun day

rabilia display.

DUBBO Masonic Village invites families and individuals to the upcoming open day from 10am to 1pm on Friday, June 19. The day will include morning tea, a village tour, showbags and more.

JOIN in the fun of the Family Fun Day at St Brigid’s Church from 10.30am to 1.30pm on Sunday, June 14. There will be karaoke, indigenous dancers, fairy floss, Bollywood dancing, barbecue, jumping castle, morning tea and memo-

It’s a framer

Students at Maria Oates’ studio

The poetry of space A SURVEY of paintings, prints, drawings and sculptures by Stuart Town’s Tim Winters, curated by Dr Andrew Flatau and accompanied by a substantial and lavishly illustrated publication. The exhibition will be opened by Elizabeth Bastian at Orange Regional Gallery and Winters will give a floor talk at 5.30pm ahead of the launch time of 6 for 6.30pm on Friday, June 12. The exhibition will be on display until August 16.

do Riverside Markets A vibrant market atmosphere located on the banks of the Macquarie River bringing buyers and sellers together to the picturesque venue. The Riverside

Markets showcases stallholders with a range of quality mixed merchandise; fresh produce, art and craft, collectables, plants, clothing, tools and toys, new and pre-loved. Trading from 8.30am to 12.30pm, on Sunday, June 14. Free entry.

etc. Oxfam Trailwalker SUPPORT the four local teams preparing for this year’s event by heading to a fun night out at the Coggan Wool Shed, from 6.30pm on Saturday, June 13. There will be dinner, games, trivia, live music, good company and prizes. The teams – Four Plucked Chooks, the Tri-Nations Sheep Herders, The Empire

Hikes Back and Four Hot Chicks will be participating in the 100km challenge at the end of August. Head along for a night of fun to help them reach their target.

Physie lunch DUBBO City Physical Culture will hold a fundraising luncheon on Sunday,

June 14, in the Masonic Hall, Church Street, Dubbo commencing at 12 noon. All funds raised will assist team members purchase equipment for upcoming competitions. A competition will be run on the day and housie played after lunch. Come along with your friends and enjoy a home-cooked meal and a chat. All en-

quiries to Helen on 6882 6270.

MS fundraiser MR Beans Coffee Emporium is the place to be on Saturday, June 13, with a red day in support of Team Marlap raising money for Multiple Sclerosis. A dollar from every cuppa will be donated to the cause.

To add your event to HSDE, email whatson@dubboweekender.com.au

WHAT’S ON.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 12.06.2015 to Sunday 14.06.2015

OPEN WEEKENDER COFFEE & MEALS

OLD BANK RESTAURANT KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϭϮ Ɵů ůĂƚĞ 'ŽŽĚ ĨŽŽĚ͕ ŐŽŽĚ ŵƵƐŝĐ͕ ŐŽŽĚ ƟŵĞƐ Ψϭϱ ůƵŶĐŚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ 232 Macquarie Street, 6884 7728

DUBBO GROVE PHARMACY

ŶũŽǇ ^ƟĐŬƐ ĂŶĚ ^ƚŽŶĞƐ Ͳ ĐĂĨĞ ďǇ day, restaurant ďǇ ŶŝŐŚƚ͘

KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϵĂŵ Ɵů ϭϮ ŶŽŽŶ 'ŝŌǁĂƌĞ͕ :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

REFLECTIONS RESTAURANT

Open Monday to Saturday from 6pm ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ĐƵŝƐŝŶĞ ƵƐŝŶŐ ůŽĐĂů ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ͘ &Ƶůů Ăƌ ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ZŽďĞƌƚ KĂƚůĞǇ tŝŶĞƐ͘ YƵĂůŝƚǇ /ŶŶ ƵďďŽ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů Newell Highway (next to the golf course), 6882 4777.

TED’S TAKEAWAY

Open Saturday and Sunday ϴ͘ϯϬĂŵͲϴƉŵ dŚĞ ďŝŐ ǀĂůƵĞ ŝŶ ƚĂŬĞĂǁĂǇ ĨŽŽĚ͘ 'ƌĞĂƚ ǁĞĞŬůǇ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ͘ 26 Victoria St, 6882 7899

GROCERIES ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ŽƉĞŶ ĨŽƌ ůƵŶĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ͘ ůů ĚĞƐƐĞƌƚƐ ŚŽŵĞ ŵĂĚĞ͘ Open Saturday and Sunday ĂůĐŽŶǇ ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ͛Ɛ ĨƌŽŵ ϴĂŵ Ͳ ϭϭ͘ϯϬĂŵ ^ĞƌǀŝŶŐ ŝůů͛Ɛ ĞĂŶƐ ŽīĞĞ 110 Talbragar St, 6882 4219

DUBBO RSL CLUB RESORT

VILLAGE BAKERY CAFE

Open Saturday and Sunday 6am to ϱ͘ϯϬƉŵ͘ 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 ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϴ͘ϯϬĂŵͲϰƉŵ '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 KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϰĂŵ͕ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϵƉŵ͘

Open Saturday 8am to 1am Sunday ϴĂŵ ƚŽ ϭϬƉŵ͘ YƵĂůŝƚǇ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ͕ ďůĂĐŬďŽĂƌĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďŝƐƚƌŽ͘ Cnr Brisbane and Wingewarra Streets, 6882 4411

CLUB DUBBO KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ϵĂŵ͘ ZŝǀĞƌǀŝĞǁ ŝƐƚƌŽ ϭϮƉŵ ƚŽ ϮƉŵ ĂŶĚ ϲƉŵ ƚŽ ϵƉŵ͘ ZĞůĂǆĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůǇ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ͘ Whylandra St, 6884 3000

THE CASTLEREAGH HOTEL KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϮĂŵ͕ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ 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 ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ͘ Cnr Brisbane and Talbragar Streets, 68824877

SPORTIES KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ϵĂŵ ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ŽƉĞŶ ĨƌŽŵ ϭϭ͘ϰϱĂŵͲϮƉŵ ĂŶĚ ϱ͘ϰϱͲϵƉŵ͘ 101 - 103 Erskine Street, 6884 2044

GYMS RSL AQUATIC & HEALTH CLUB KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϳ͘ϯϬĂŵͲϱƉŵ KƉĞŶ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϴ͘ϯϬĂŵͲϯƉŵ 'Ǉŵ͕ /ŶĚŽŽƌ ƉŽŽů͕ ^ĂƵŶĂ Steam room ^ƋƵĂƐŚ ĐŽƵƌƚƐ Cnr Brisbane and Wingewarra Streets, 6884 1777

SHOPPING DUBBO ANTIQUE & COLLECTABLES KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ͕ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ

ϯƉŵ ŶƟƋƵĞ ĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ͕ ĐŚŝŶĂ͕ ĐĂƐƚ ŝƌŽŶ͕ ŽůĚ ƚŽŽůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽůůĞĐƚĂďůĞƐ͘ 4 Depot Road, 6885 4400

THE BOOK CONNECTION KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϴ͘ϯϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϰƉŵ͘ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϮƉŵ͘ EĞǁ ĂŶĚ ƵƐĞĚ ďŽŽŬƐ KǀĞƌ ϲϬ͕ϬϬϬ ďŽŽŬƐ ŝŶ ƐƚŽƌĞ͘ 178 Macquarie St, 6882 3311

QUINN’S MYALL ST NEWSAGENCY ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ϱĂŵͲ ϭƉŵ͘ EĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌƐ͕ ŵĂŐĂǌŝŶĞƐ͕ ƐƚĂƟŽŶĞƌǇ ƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐ͘ 272 Myall St, 6882 0688

THE SWISH GALLERY KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϵĂŵ ƚŽ ϭϮƉŵ͘ 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 ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϴĂŵͲϰƉŵ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϵĂŵͲϰƉŵ 64-70 Macquarie Street, 6882 6133

ORANA MALL SHOPPING CENTRE ϱϮ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůƚǇ ^ƚŽƌĞƐ͕ ŝŐ t͕ tŽŽůǁŽƌƚŚƐ ĂŶĚ ĞƌŶĂƌĚŝ͛Ɛ ^hW /' ͘ ĂƐǇ WĂƌŬŝŶŐ͕ ŶŽǁ ĂůƐŽ ǁŝƚŚ ĂƉƉƌŽǆ͘ ϭϲϬ ƵŶĚĞƌĐŽǀĞƌ͘ Food Court ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϵ͘ϬϬĂŵ ʹ ϱ͘ϬϬƉŵ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϭϬ͘ϬϬĂŵ ʹ ϰ͘ϬϬƉŵ ǁǁǁ͘ŽƌĂŶĂŵĂůů͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ Cnr Mitchell Highway & Wheelers Lane, 6882 7766

THE PARTY STOP KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϵĂŵͲϰƉŵ Party Costumes ĞĐŽƌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂůůŽŽŶƐ 'ŝŌƐ ĨŽƌ ŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ dŚĞŵĞĚ ƉĂƌƟĞƐ 142 Darling Street, 6885 6188

DMC MEAT AND SEAFOOD KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϲĂŵ ƚŽ ϯƉŵ ,ƵŐĞ ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇ͕ ďƵůŬ ďƵǇƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĚ ŚŽƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ ǁĞĞŬůǇ͘ 55 Wheelers Lane, 6882 1504

IGA WEST DUBBO KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϳ͘ϯϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϲƉŵ͘ 'ƌĞĂƚ ǁĞĞŬůǇ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůǇ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘ 38-40 Victoria Street, 6882 3466

THINGS TO DO WESTERN PLAINS CULTURAL CENTRE KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ŐĂůůĞƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐĞƵŵƐ ŝŶ E^t Ŷ ĞǀĞƌͲĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĂƌƌĂǇ ŽĨ ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƉ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐ͘ 76 Wingewarra Street, 6801 4444

OLD DUBBO GAOL KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϵͲϱƉŵ >ĂƌŐĞ ĚŝƐƉůĂǇ ŽĨ ĂŶŝŵĂƚƌŽŶŝĐƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽůŽŐƌĂƉŚƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ Ă ƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ďǇŐŽŶĞ ĞƌĂ ŽĨ ƉƌŝƐŽŶ ůŝĨĞ͘ 90 Macquarie Street, near the old clock tower, 6801 4460

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Friday 12.06.2015 to Sunday 14.06.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

Friday, June 12 The Tim Ferriss Experiment

MOVIE: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

SBS 2, 8pm

GO!, 8.30pm, M (2012)

Tim Ferriss is something of a boy genius. The entrepreneur can speak five languages, has been a New York Times bestseller, holds a Guinness world record for most tango spins and is highly influential in the marketing world, like a protein shake-drinking Oprah. In this series Ferriss discovers how to increase your learning speed at new activities. Tonight he takes up Brazilian jiu-jitsu – possibly not that difficult as he has won Chinese kickboxing competitions in the past – but has some interesting insights into training the mind as well as the body. Can the same tactics used in Chess be applied to martial arts?

Not too many films arrive with a weight of expectation as much as The Hobbit did, but when you combine director Peter Jackson, a $270 million budget, and the fact it’s a prequel to the amazingly successful Lord Of The Rings trilogy, you can see why it was a matter of when and not if for this flick. Based on another of J.R.R. Tolkien’s books, it tells the story of 13 dwarves, a wizard and hobbit Bilbo Baggins and their quest to re-capture the Dwarven homeland from a ruling dragon. Martin Freeman is outstanding as Bilbo, and while the storyline is a little thin, LOTR fans will love every moment.

ABC

PRIME7

The Crazy Ones ELEVEN, 9pm Robin Williams’ final TV show, while not as wellerrated comedy known as his movies, is an underrated am running a highfollowing a father-daughter team nd, like father pressure advertising agency. And, like daughter, tonight Sydney (Sarah use Michelle Gellar) finds any excuse y not to leave the firm in the very capable hands of her staff to holiday in Hawaii. Meanwhile, as m any good sitcom goes, the team delves way too deep into the es personal lives of their colleagues as the try to come up with a to campaign for a breakfast burrito company. The show may focus on the crazy lives of families in modern times, but it definitely has a lot of heart.

WIN

TEN

SBS ONE

6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 10.00 One Plus One. (CC) 10.30 Making Australia Happy. (PG, R, CC) Part 3 of 3. 11.30 Divine Women. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 1.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 2.00 Rake. (M, R, CC) Follows the adventures of a barrister. 3.10 To Be Advised. 3.40 Doc Martin. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) 5.00 News: Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 The Drum. (CC) A discussion of the events of the day.

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) News, sport and weather. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG, CC) The latest news and views. 11.30 Morning News. (CC) 12.00 MOVIE: Wanted. (M, R, CC) (2000) A man goes on the run. Michael Sutton. 2.00 The Daily Edition. (CC) The hottest issues from the day’s news. 3.00 The Chase. (R, CC) Hosted by Bradley Walsh. 4.00 News At 4. (CC) 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R, CC) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe. 5.30 Million Dollar Minute. (CC) Hosted by Simon Reeve.

6.00 Today. (CC) 9.00 Mornings. (PG, CC) Topical issues and celebrity interviews. 11.30 News. (CC) 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (R, CC) 1.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R, CC) Variety show. 2.00 Extra. (CC) Entertainment news program. 2.30 Alive And Cooking. (R, CC) Join James Reeson for inspirational, easy recipes that can be cooked at home. 3.00 News Now. (CC) 4.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (CC) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R, CC) 6.30 GCBC. (R, CC) 7.00 Huey’s Kitchen. (R, CC) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (R, CC) 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG, CC) 11.00 MasterChef Australia. (PG, R, CC) 12.15 Dr Phil. (CC) 1.30 Entertainment Tonight. (CC) 2.00 The Doctors. (PG, CC) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, CC) 3.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R, CC) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (CC) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (CC) 5.00 Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 Soccer. (CC) 7.55 Soccer. (CC) 10.00 Greek News From Cyprus. 10.30 German News. 10.45 Soccer. (CC) FIFA Women’s World Cup. Match 13. Canada v New Zealand. 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 Inspector Rex. (R) 4.30 Trevor McDonald: Mighty Mississippi. (PG, CC) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R, CC)

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) Fiona Bruce and the team visit the Steam Museum in Swindon, and among the objects examined are rare pieces of silver. 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 7.30. (CC) Current affairs program. 8.00 Still Open All Hours. (PG, CC) Granville’s ambition to open his very own coffee shop causes a stir in the neighbourhood. 8.30 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. (M, CC) The concierge of the Grand Hotel is pushed from the rooftop, with an empty bag taken from Phryne’s house. 9.30 Janet King. (M, R, CC) The search for the third man who assisted in the Blakely murder uncovers an unlikely ally for Janet and the scent of high-level corruption. 10.30 Lateline. (R, CC) News analysis program featuring up-to-the-minute coverage of current events. 11.00 The Business. (R, CC) Hosted by Ticky Fullerton. 11.15 Dirty Laundry. (R, CC) Comedy game show. 11.30 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming.

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 News. (CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (CC) Joh and Pete visit the talking ‘Hello House’ in Victoria. Tara teams up with House Rules interior designer Carolyn Burns-McCrave. Dr Harry visits the Royal Children’s Hospital with some furry friends. 8.30 MOVIE: The Green Mile. (M, R) (1999) After a convicted murderer arrives on death row, the guards are surprised to discover he believes he can perform miracles. He quickly wins over his captors, but it also becomes clear there is no hope of overturning his sentence. Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 WIN News. (CC) 7.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 14. Wests Tigers v South Sydney Rabbitohs. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney. 10.00 MOVIE: Passenger 57. (M, R, CC) (1992) After a terrorist group manages to free a prisoner aboard an airline flight, they take the other passengers and crew hostage. Their plan, however, hits a snag after a security expert who was hitching a ride manages to throw a spanner in the works. Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne, Tom Sizemore.

6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 The Project. (CC) A look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 The Living Room. (CC) Barry and James Treble go head-to-head in a design challenge. Miguel makes a delicious meatball lasagne. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Graham is joined by actors Kit Harington, Matt LeBlanc and Rebel Wilson, and musical guests Mumford And Sons perform. 9.30 NCIS. (M, R, CC) After the team investigates a car accident involving a marine, Abby begins to suspect the general consensus they are dealing with a murder-suicide may be wrong and the true killer remains at large. 10.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) Five comedians compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. Hosted by Tom Gleisner. 11.30 Shark Tank. (PG, R, CC) A young mother pitches a largely unavailable product for full-figured women.

6.00 Heston’s In Search Of Perfection. (CC) Chef Heston Blumenthal creates a perfect version of the dessert trolley classic, Baked Alaska. 6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 The Nefertiti Bust. (CC) Takes a look at the story behind one of the ancient world’s most iconic images. 8.30 Knights: Men In Iron. (PG, CC) Part 1 of 3. Takes a look at the time of the knights, and the individuals behind these medieval warriors. 9.30 Sex For Sale With Rupert Everett: Why People Sell Sex. (M, R, CC) Part 1 of 2. Rupert Everett gets behind the stereotypes of sex work and hears the unvarnished truth from both sex workers and their clients. 10.30 World News. (CC) 11.00 MOVIE: DiDi Hollywood. (MA15+, R, CC) (2010) A bartender leaves Madrid for Hollywood with big dreams, and is talked into a sham marriage by a powerful Hollywood agent. Elsa Pataky, Peter Coyote.

12.15 Home Shopping.

12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R, CC) 1.30 MOVIE: Cobra. (AV15+, R, CC) (1986) 3.15 Impractical Jokers. (M, R, CC) 4.00 Extra. (R, CC) 4.30 Good Morning America. (CC)

12.30 The Good Wife. (M, R, CC) Jailed drug dealer Lemond Bishop asks Alicia to join forces with lawyer Charles Lester to defend him. 2.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.30 Home Shopping.

12.45 MOVIE: I’m All Good. (M, R) (2008) Jirí Schmitzer. 2.40 MOVIE: Lorna’s Silence. (M, R) (2008) Arta Dobroshi. 4.30 Butterflies. (PG) 4.45 So Very Cute. (M, CC) 5.00 Korean News. 5.35 Japanese News.

5.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 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. 1206

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Friday, June 12 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.35pm 2 Guns (2013) Action. Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg. Two undercover operatives are forced to go on the run together. (MA15+) Action

6.30pm Andre Rieu: Magic Of The Musicals. André Rieu celebrates his favourite musicals. (G) Arts

6.00pm Dominick Dunne’s Power & Justice. Biography

7.50pm Football. AFL. Round 11. Port Adelaide v Geelong. Fox Footy

6.40pm Under The Skin (2013) Drama. Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams. (MA15+) Masterpiece

7.30pm Arrow. Oliver tackles the issue of illegal guns. (AV15+) FOX8

8.30pm The Prince (2014) Thriller. Bruce Willis, John Cusack. (MA15+) Premiere

8.30pm Blood, Sweat And Heels. Pressed on both her career and love life, Melyssa ﬁnds herself in the hot seat while Daisy is faced with a major setback at her ﬁnal chemotherapy session. (M) Arena

ABC2/ABC KIDS

7TWO

6.00 Children’s Programs. 1.50 The Numtums. (R, CC) 2.00 Abney & Teal. (R, CC) 2.10 Ha Ha Hairies. (R, CC) 2.25 Q Pootle 5. (R, CC) 2.40 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 2.50 Dinosaur Train. (R, CC) 3.20 This Is Scarlett And Isaiah. (R, CC) 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 3.55 Emma! (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Pingu. (R) 4.20 Mister Maker Around The World. (R, CC) 4.40 Chuggington. (R, CC) 5.00 Bookaboo. (R, CC) 5.10 Grandpa In My Pocket. 5.25 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.30 Olivia. (R, CC) 5.45 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 6.00 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.15 Curious George. (CC) 6.35 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Doctor Who. (PG, R, CC) 8.35 Confessions Of A Nurse. (M, R, CC) 9.25 Forbidden Love. (M, R, CC) 10.05 Jimmy Fallon. (PG, CC) 10.45 Weight Loss Ward. (PG, R, CC) (Final) 11.35 A Dad Is Born. (M, R, CC) 12.30 Jimmy Fallon. (PG, R, CC) 1.10 Doctor Who. (PG, R, CC) 2.15 News Update. (R) 2.20 Close. 5.00 The Numtums. (R, CC) 5.05 Louie. (R, CC) 5.15 Iconicles. (R, CC) 5.40 Rastamouse. (R, CC) 5.50 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 10.25 Places To Dance. (R, CC) 10.30 What I Wrote. (R, CC) 10.35 A Journey Through Asian Art. (R, CC) 10.45 So You Want To Be A Designer? (R, CC) 11.10 Designers. (R, CC) 11.30 The Shot. (R, CC) 11.35 BTN. (R, CC) 12.00 Degrassi – The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) 12.45 Round The Twist. (R, CC) 1.10 Ocean Girl. (R, CC) (Final) 1.35 Chris Humfrey’s Wild Life. (R, CC) 2.00 Arthur. (R, CC) 2.25 Pearlie. (R, CC) 2.40 Hairy Legs. (R, CC) 2.50 Tashi. (R, CC) 3.05 SheZow. (R, CC) 3.15 The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (R, CC) 3.40 Almost Naked Animals. (R, CC) 3.50 Riders Of Berk. (R, CC) 4.15 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 4.40 News On 3. (CC) 4.45 Studio 3. 4.50 Grojband. (R, CC) 5.10 Kobushi. (R, CC) 5.20 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 5.50 Dance Academy. (R, CC) 6.15 Officially Amazing. (CC) 6.50 News On 3. (CC) 7.00 The Adventures Of Merlin. (PG, R, CC) 7.45 Heartland. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, CC) 8.50 Kobushi. (R, CC) 9.00 Naruto. (PG, CC) 9.20 Sword Art Online. (PG, R, CC) 9.45 Puella Magi Madoka Magica. (PG, R, CC) 10.10 Close.

6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Shopping. 7.00 Flushed. (C, CC) 7.30 DaVincibles. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Jay’s Jungle. (P, R, CC) 8.30 Love Thy Neighbour. (PG, R) 9.00 Home And Away. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 Shortland Street. (PG) 10.00 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 11.00 Kingswood Country. (PG, R) 12.00 Taggart. (M, R, CC) 1.30 Pie In The Sky. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Four Rooms. (PG) 3.30 The Martha Stewart Show. 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG) 5.30 Homes Under The Hammer. (PG) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Border. (PG, R) 8.30 Escape To The Country. Alistair Appleton heads to Norfolk. 9.30 House Wreck Rescue. (PG) A young couple attempt to create a home. 10.30 Make My Home Bigger. (PG) 11.00 Best Houses Australia. (R) 11.30 Homes Under The Hammer. (PG, R) 12.30 Love Thy Neighbour. (PG, R) 1.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 2.00 House Wreck Rescue. (PG, R) 3.00 Kingswood Country. (PG, R) 4.00 The Martha Stewart Show. (R) 5.00 Shopping.

7MATE 6.00 Shopping. (R) 6.30 Home Shopping. (R) 7.00 Sofia The First. 7.30 Jake And The Never Land Pirates. 8.00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. (R) 8.30 Doc McStuffins. (R) 9.00 NBC Today. (R) 11.00 Motor Mate. (R) 12.00 Britain’s Underworld. (M, R) 2.00 Family Guy. (M, R) 2.30 American Dad! (PG, R) 3.00 Pair Of Kings. (R, CC) 3.30 Kickin’ It. (R) 4.00 Zeke And Luther. (R, CC) 4.30 Lab Rats. 5.00 Ultimate Spider-Man. (R) 5.30 American Dad! (PG, R, CC) 7.00 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) Pre-game coverage of the big match. 7.30 Football. (CC) AFL. Round 11. Port Adelaide v Geelong. From Adelaide Oval. 11.00 MOVIE: Sleepy Hollow. (M, R, CC) (1999) A policeman investigates a series of murders. Johnny Depp. 1.15 Treasure Trader. (PG, R) 3.00 Lizard Lick Towing. (M, R) Ron makes an ill-advised bet. 5.00 Motor Mate. (R)

6.30pm Swamp Monsters. In the murky bayous of Louisiana’s Honey Island Swamp, Elliot Guidry and his team have their hands full with the notorious 180kg Honey Island Swamp Monster. (PG) Animal Planet

10.00pm Cricket. One Day International. England v New Zealand. Game 2. Fox Sports 2 11.00pm Golf. Euro PGA. Lyoness. Second round. Fox Sports 3

8.30pm Henry VIII: The Mind Of A Tyrant. Part 2 of 4. (G) History

GO! 6.00 Robocar Poli. (R) 6.30 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 7.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 7.30 Kitchen Whiz. (C, CC) 8.00 Pyramid. (C, R, CC) 8.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 9.00 Magical Tales. (P, CC) 9.30 SpongeBob. (R) 10.00 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 10.30 Young Justice. (PG, R) 11.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (R) 12.00 Extra. (CC) 12.30 TMZ. 1.00 TMZ Live. 2.00 Suburgatory. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 SpongeBob. 3.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 Looney Tunes. (R) 4.30 Young Justice. (PG, R) 5.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.30 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 6.00 Regular Show. (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: Shrek Forever After. (PG, R, CC) (2010) 8.30 MOVIE: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. (M, R, CC) (2012) Martin Freeman. 12.00 Supernatural: The Animated Series. (AV15+) 12.30 MAD. (M, R) 1.00 Secret Mountain Fort Awesome. (PG, R) 1.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 2.00 TMZ Live. (R) 3.00 TMZ. (R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.00 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 4.30 Robocar Poli. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (R)

GEM 6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Skippy. (R) 7.00 Sun, Sea And Bargain Spotting. 8.00 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 New Style Direct. 9.30 Global Shop. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Alive And Cooking. (R, CC) 11.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Secret Dealers. (PG, R) 1.00 MOVIE: The Brides Of Fu Manchu. (PG, R) (1966) 3.00 Alive And Cooking. (R, CC) 3.30 Inside The Animal Mind. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Ellen. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 A Current Affair. (CC) 8.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 8.30 MOVIE: Every Which Way But Loose. (PG, R, CC) (1978) A trucker embarks on a cross-country journey. Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke. 10.50 MOVIE: Enter The Dragon. (AV15+, R, CC) (1973) Bruce Lee, John Saxon. 1.00 MOVIE: The Wicker Man. (M, R, CC) (1973) Edward Woodward. 2.40 MOVIE: The Amazing Howard Hughes. (PG, R, CC) (1977) Tommy Lee Jones. 5.00 Days That Shook The World. (PG, R)

Melyssa Ford stars in Blood, Sweat And Heels

ONE 6.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 8.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 9.00 Motor Racing. (CC) Australian Rally Championship. National Capital Rally. Event review. Replay. 10.00 The Hunt For Hendra. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Monster Jam. (R) 12.00 The Glades. (M, R) 1.00 Rush. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Black Ops. (M, R) 3.00 Totally Wild. (R, CC) 4.00 Fishing. (R, CC) 4.30 The Home Team. (R, CC) 5.00 Big Fish, Small Boats. (R) 5.30 iFish. (R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 World’s Toughest Trucker. (PG, R) 8.30 Cops: Adults Only: In Denial. (M, R) Officers patrol the streets of the US. 9.30 MOVIE: Maximum Conviction. (AV15+, R) (2012) Mercenaries take over a prison. Steven Seagal. 11.35 Bellator MMA. (M) 1.35 Home Shopping. 2.05 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Canadian Grand Prix. Race 7. Replay. 3.00 Cops: Adults Only. (M, R) 4.00 Ross Kemp: Return To Afghanistan. (AV15+, R) 5.00 Emergency Search & Rescue. (PG, R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Vic The Viking. (C, R, CC) 8.30 Toasted TV. 9.30 Wurrawhy. (P, R, CC) 10.00 Touched By An Angel. (PG, R) 11.00 Raymond. (R, CC) 11.30 Taxi. (PG, R) 12.00 Medium. (M, R, CC) 1.00 JAG. (PG, R) 2.00 Judging Amy. (M, R) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.30 Cheers. (PG, R) 4.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 4.30 Laverne & Shirley. (PG, R) 5.00 Mork & Mindy. (R) 5.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 Neighbours. (CC) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R, CC) 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 New Girl. (PG, R, CC) Jess and Nick double date. 9.00 The Crazy Ones. (M) 9.30 Snog, Marry, Avoid? (R) Presented by Ellie Taylor. 10.10 Sex And The City. (MA15+, R) 10.40 Movie Juice. (PG, R) 11.20 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG) 12.20 The King Of Queens. (PG, R) 12.50 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 1.25 Frasier. (PG, R) 2.00 Touched By An Angel. (PG, R) 3.00 Medium. (M, R, CC) 4.00 JAG. (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 DW Global 3000. 8.30 Macedonian News. 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. 4.00 Iron Chef. (R, CC) 4.45 Vs Arashi. (R) 5.35 Soccer. FIFA Women’s World Cup. Highlights. 6.05 Parks And Recreation. (PG, R) 6.30 If You Are The One. (R) 7.30 Friday Feed. Hosted by Marc Fennell. 8.00 The Tim Ferriss Experiment. Presented by Tim Ferriss. 8.30 Geeks. (PG) (Final) Seven geeks head to Las Vegas. 9.30 Lost Girl. (M) An unfaithful husband is found dead. 11.15 Attack On Titan. (MA15+, R) 12.15 Friday Feed. (R) 12.45 PopAsia. (PG) 2.45 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 Tales Of Tatonka. 9.00 Go Lingo. 9.30 Bushwhacked! 10.00 Colour Theory. (PG, CC) 10.30 Love Patrol. (PG) 11.00 The Marngrook Footy Show. (PG) 12.30 Burned Bridge. 1.30 Tribal Scent. 2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Bizou. 3.30 Tales Of Tatonka. 4.00 Go Lingo. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. 5.30 NITV News. 6.00 Outback Cafe. 6.30 Love Patrol. (PG) 7.00 NITV News. 7.30 Frontier. (PG) 8.30 Indians And Aliens. Explores alien encounters in Northern Quebec. 9.00 Go Girls. (PG) The gang return to the beach. 10.00 By The Rapids. (PG) 11.00 NITV News. 11.30 Outback Cafe. 12.00 Fusion With Casey Donovan. (CC) 1.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. 2.00 Rugby League. Queensland Murri Carnival. 3.00 Rugby Sevens. 4.00 Football. 2011 Lightning Cup. Ltyentye Apurte v Titlikala. 5.00 Characters Of Broome. 5.30 Kriol Kitchen.

6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 1.00 Capital Hill. (CC) 1.30 News. (CC) 6.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 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 Al Jazeera Newshour. 2.00 BBC World News. 2.30 7.30. (R, CC) 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 BBC Focus On Africa. 4.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 5.00 BBC World News. 5.30 Lateline. (R, CC)

ABC NEWS

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Saturday, June 13 Father Brown

MOVIE: Quartet

RocKwiz Salutes The Decades

ABC, 7.30pm

SBS ONE, 9.35pm, (2012)

SBS ONE, 8.30pm

British dramas have a hold over many of us, especially the crime variety. While it undoubtedly has something to do with the high quality of these shows, there is also something to be said for the charm of a foreign country, complete with actors with their accents, which allow viewers to suspend belief – there is a distance that is more forgiving. In “The Kembleford Boggart”, Father Brown (Mark Williams) is on the case when the father of a young writer is found dead, with a gypsy the prime suspect. There are elements of this situation which might be hard to fathom, but that’s the beauty of it and, as usual, Brown has a sixth sense.

The talent in this sweet film directed by Dustin Hoffman is phenomenal. Pauline Collins, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, Maggie Smith and Michael Gambon show up the thespians while dozens of musicians bring home the tunes. The setting is Beecham House – a home for retired musicians. But the arrival of opera singer doyenne Jean (Smith) threatens to disrupt more than just the final number. With the home threatened with closure unless they raise enough money, Jean’s refusal to sing in a revival of Verdi’s Rigoletto quartet and her icy relationship with ex-husband Reggie (Courtenay) leads to plenty of scheming to ensure the show goes on.

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ABC

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WIN

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6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 11.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 For The Love Of Cars. (PG, R, CC) (Final) 12.45 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 1.45 The Restaurant Inspector. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Nigellissima. (R, CC) 3.00 Chateau Chunder: A Wine Revolution. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Still Open All Hours. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Saturday Landline. (R, CC) 5.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R, CC) A murder is linked to a valuable painting.

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 12.00 The Zoo. (R) 12.30 MOVIE: Den Brother. (R, CC) (2010) A young man joins a girl guides group. Hutch Dano. 2.20 MOVIE: Six Days, Seven Nights. (PG, R) (1998) A cargo plane crash-lands on a desert island. Harrison Ford. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) A patio becomes an entertainer’s delight. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (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 Food CIA. (PG, CC) 12.30 Supernanny: Beyond The Naughty Step. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Australian Geographic Adventures. (CC) David and Caroline explore Australia. 1.30 Mike & Molly. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 MOVIE: Rocky III. (PG, R, CC) (1982) Sylvester Stallone. 4.00 Deep Water. (PG, CC) 4.30 Fishing Australia. (R, CC) 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Getaway. (PG, CC)

6.00 RPM. (R, CC) 7.00 ET’s Fishing Classics. (R, CC) 7.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (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. (R, CC) 12.00 The Talk. (PG, CC) 2.00 The Doctors. (PG, CC) 3.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 3.30 iFish. (R, CC) 4.00 What’s Up Down Under. (CC) 4.30 Places We Go With Jennifer Adams. (CC) (Series return) 5.00 Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 Japanese News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Soccer. (CC) 9.00 French News. 9.30 Greek News From Cyprus. 9.55 Soccer. (CC) FIFA Women’s World Cup. Match 19. USA v Sweden. 11.55 Soccer. (CC) FIFA Women’s World Cup. Match 17. Japan v Cameroon. 2.00 Verdi Requiem. (R) 3.35 Hopper Stories: Break Up. (CC) 3.45 Pride And Prejudice: Having A Ball. (R, CC) 5.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Vic Reeves – Comedian And Performer. (R, CC)

6.30 Gardening Australia. (CC) Costa explores tough plants for home gardens. 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 Father Brown. (PG, CC) After the father of a young writer is found dead, tension mounts against the gypsies in Kembleford. 8.15 Doc Martin. (PG, R, CC) Martin and Louisa’s wedding day finally arrives, however he begins to get cold feet. 9.05 Scott & Bailey. (M, R, CC) (Final) With their friendship in tatters, Janet and Rachel have no choice but to set aside their personal problems when DCI Murray goes missing. 9.55 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (M, R, CC) A satirical news program exposing the humorous, absurd and downright hypocritical. 10.25 The Best Of Fresh Blood. (M, R, CC) Part 1 of 3. Up and coming sketch comedy. 10.50 The Wrong Mans. (M, R, CC) Sam and Phil try to retrieve a music box. 11.30 Rage. (MA15+) Features music videos chosen by guest programmer, Italian record producer and DJ, Giorgio Moroder.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Despicable Me 2. (PG) (2013) A reformed super-villain teams up with a secret agent after the Anti-Villain League recruits him to track down a new criminal mastermind and save the world. Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt. 9.00 MOVIE: Terminator 2: Judgment Day. (M, R) (1991) A cyborg is sent from the future to protect, from a robot assassin, a teenager who will grow up to lead humankind’s resistance against a genocidal supercomputer and its machine army. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Red Dog. (PG, R, CC) (2011) Based on a true story. A lovable red dog manages to unite a remote outback community while searching for his long-lost master. Josh Lucas, Rachael Taylor, Rohan Nichol. 9.00 MOVIE: Marley & Me. (PG, R, CC) (2008) A married couple adopt a labrador puppy which eventually grows to become an uncontrollable dog. Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane. 11.20 MOVIE: Quarantine. (AV15+, R, CC) (2008) A TV reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building which has been quarantined after the outbreak of a mysterious virus that turns people into bloodthirsty killers. As they desperately try to escape, they discover the outside world appears to have given up on them. Jennifer Carpenter, Steve Harris, Columbus Short.

6.00 Bondi Vet. (PG, CC) Dr Chris heads to Karara in Queensland to help a three-week-old piglet, who was born with one trotter. In order to survive, Chris needs to work out a way for her to walk normally. 7.00 MOVIE: Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs. (PG, R, CC) (2009) A prehistoric sloth’s attempts to adopt three dinosaur eggs lead to him being abducted by their real mother. Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary. 8.55 MOVIE: The Wolverine. (M, CC) (2013) After Wolverine is summoned to Japan by an old acquaintance, he is soon embroiled in a conflict that forces him to confront his own demons. Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee, Brian Tee. 11.30 MOVIE: Outlaw Country. (AV15+, R, CC) (2012) After falling for an aspiring country music singer, who is struggling under the pressure of her overbearing mother, a young man finds himself hampered by his family’s criminal past. Mary Steenburgen, Luke Grimes, Haley Bennett.

6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 Secrets Of The Manor House: Highclere Castle. (PG, R, CC) Looks at the lives of people who lived and worked within the walls of Britain’s great country houses, in the early 20th century. Highclere Castle in Hampshire is famous as the backdrop to the drama Downton Abbey, and has been home to the Carnarvon family for centuries. 8.30 RocKwiz Salutes The Decades. (M, CC) Julia Zemiro, Brian Nankervis and the RocKwiz Orkestra explore the music scene from the 1970s. 9.35 MOVIE: Quartet. (CC) (2012) At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Verdi’s birthday is disrupted. Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly. 11.20 MOVIE: The Concert. (M, R) (2009) A former conductor reunites his old ensemble, so they can masquerade as an orchestra and play a concert. Aleksey Guskov, Mélanie Laurent, Dmitri Nazarov.

12.00 Dr Oz. (PG, R, CC) Dr Oz looks at health issues. 1.00 Home Shopping.

1.05 MOVIE: Rent. (M, R, CC) (2005) Follows a group of New York bohemians. Rosario Dawson, Wilson Jermaine Heredia. 3.35 The Avengers. (PG, R) 4.30 Extra. (R, CC) 5.00 The Middle. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

1.30 48 Hours: Blaming Melissa. (M, CC) A daycare worker confesses to killing a toddler. 2.30 Home Shopping. 4.30 It Is Written. (PG) Religious program. 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

1.30 Creedence Clearwater Revival. (PG) 2.45 Soccer. FIFA Women’s World Cup. Match 23. France v Colombia. From Moncton Stadium, Canada. 5.00 Korean News. 5.35 WeatherWatch And Music. 5.45 Soccer. (CC)

5.00 Rage. (PG) Continuous music programming.

3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 12.06.2015 to Sunday 14.06.2015

Saturday, June 13 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.25pm The Railway Man (2013) Biography. Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth. A former army ofﬁcer confronts a man who tortured him. (M) Masterpiece

6.30pm Hart Of Dixie. Zoe catches Wade ﬂirting with some women and asks him to rein in his overly charming behaviour, while, Lemon is caught off guard by someone from her past. (M) FOX8

6.30pm Barry Humphries’ Flashbacks. Barry Humphries takes a look back at the history, culture and people of Australia from the 1950s to the 1980s. (PG) History

4.30pm Football. AFL. Round 11. West Coast v Essendon. Fox Footy

6.30pm Edge Of Tomorrow (2014) Action. Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt. A man defends Earth from aliens. (M) Premiere

6.40pm A Place To Call Home. George arrives to confront his son. (M) SoHo

8.30pm Grace Of Monaco (2014) Biography. Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth. Biography of Grace Kelly. (PG) Premiere

7.30pm Switched At Birth. Bay tries to support Tank after he meets his father for dinner. (PG) FOX8

ABC2/ABC KIDS

7TWO

6.00 Children’s Programs. 1.50 The Numtums. (R, CC) 2.00 Abney & Teal. (R, CC) 2.10 Ha Ha Hairies. (R, CC) 2.25 Q Pootle 5. (R, CC) 2.40 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 2.50 Dinosaur Train. (R, CC) 3.20 This Is Scarlett And Isaiah. (R, CC) 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 3.55 Emma! (R) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Pingu. (R) 4.20 Mister Maker Around The World. (R, CC) 4.40 Chuggington. (R, CC) 5.00 Bookaboo. (R, CC) 5.10 Grandpa In My Pocket. 5.25 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.30 Olivia. (R, CC) 5.45 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 6.00 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.15 Curious George. (CC) 6.35 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Total Wipeout. (R, CC) 8.25 Australian Encounters. (R, CC) 8.30 The Home Show. (CC) 9.20 Live At The Apollo. (M, R, CC) 10.05 Dirty Laundry Live. (R, CC) 10.55 The IT Crowd. (PG, R, CC) 11.20 Louie. (MA15+, CC) 12.05 Archer. (M, R, CC) 12.20 Archer. (PG, R, CC) 12.40 Archer. (M, R, CC) 2.10 News Update. (R) 2.15 Close. 5.00 The Numtums. (R, CC) 5.05 Louie. (R, CC) 5.15 Iconicles. (R, CC) 5.40 Rastamouse. (R, CC) 5.50 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.20 The Jungle Book. (R, CC) 6.40 Sally Bollywood. (R, CC) 6.55 Dennis & Gnasher. (R, CC) 7.20 Dr Dimensionpants. (R) 7.40 Grojband. (R, CC) 8.00 SheZow. (R, CC) 8.15 Numb Chucks. (R, CC) 8.25 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R, CC) 9.00 Good Game: SP. (CC) 9.25 Total Drama All Stars. (R, CC) 9.55 Slugterra. (R, CC) 10.35 Endangered Species. (PG, R, CC) 10.50 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 11.10 Dr Dimensionpants. (R) 11.35 Lockie Leonard. (R, CC) 12.00 Dani’s House. (R, CC) 12.30 Grojband. (R, CC) 2.20 Spectacular Spider-Man. (R, CC) 2.45 Deadly Pole To Pole. (R) 3.15 Wacky World Beaters. (R, CC) 3.45 Studio 3. 3.50 Strange Hill High. (R, CC) 4.10 Pocket Protectors. (R, CC) 4.15 Iron Man: Armored Adventures. (R, CC) 4.40 Detentionaire. (R, CC) 5.30 Operation Ouch! (R) 6.00 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R) 6.25 Figaro Pho. (R, CC) 6.35 Mortified. (R, CC) 7.00 Outnumbered. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 8.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. (R) 8.30 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 9.00 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) 10.45 Close.

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. 11.00 Animal Academy. 11.30 Great South East. (CC) 12.00 Creek To Coast. (CC) 12.30 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 1.00 Qld Weekender. (CC) 1.30 WA Weekender. (PG, CC) 2.00 Coxy’s Big Break. (CC) 2.30 SA Life. (R, CC) 3.00 Rugby Union. Shute Shield. Round 12. Southern Districts v Eastwood. 5.00 Make My Home Bigger. (PG, R) 5.30 Life On The Edge. (PG) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 7.30 Cities Of The Underworld: Dracula’s Underground – Bucharest. (PG, R) Eric’s quest continues in Bucharest. 8.30 Taggart. (M, CC) An ex-con is found dead. 10.00 Wire In The Blood. (M, CC) A girl is kidnapped. 12.00 Life On The Edge. (PG, R) 1.00 Taggart. (M, R, CC) 2.30 Four Rooms. (PG, R) 3.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 4.30 Animal Academy. (R) 5.00 Country Calendar. (PG, R) 5.30 Neighbours At War. (PG, R)

7MATE 6.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 7.00 A Football Life. (PG) 8.00 Shopping. (R) 9.00 Shannon’s Legends Of Motorsport. (PG, R) 10.00 Zoom TV. (PG) 11.00 Fifth Gear. (PG) 12.00 European Games. International multi-sport event. From Baku, Azerbaijan. 1.00 Turtleman. (PG, R) 1.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 2.30 Swamp People. (PG, R) 4.30 Turtleman. (PG, R) 5.00 Footy Flashbacks. 6.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) Pre-game coverage of the big match. 7.00 Football. (CC) AFL. Round 11. North Melbourne v Sydney. From Etihad Stadium, Melbourne. 10.30 MOVIE: Aeon Flux. (M, R) (2005) A spy suffers a crisis of conscience. Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand. 12.30 MOVIE: Wild Things: Foursome. (AV15+, R, CC) (2010) A man becomes involved with three women. Jillian Murray. 2.30 Scare Tactics. (M, R) 3.00 Lizard Lick Towing. (M, R) 5.00 Zoom TV. (PG, R) 5.30 Home Shopping.

8.30pm Inside The Actors Studio. The Cast of Family Guy and James Lipton laugh it up at the Actors Studio. (M) Biography

7.20pm Football. AFL. Round 11. North Melbourne v Sydney. Fox Footy 10.45pm Motor Racing. Le Mans 24 Hours. Eurosport

9.30pm T-Rex Autopsy. Scientists dissect a full-sized replica T-rex. (PG) National Geographic

GO! 6.00 Thunderbirds. (R) 7.00 Kids’ WB Saturday. (PG) 7.05 Looney Tunes. 7.30 The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (C, CC) 8.00 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 8.30 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 9.00 Tom And Jerry. (R) 9.30 Adv Time. (PG, R) 10.00 The Batman. (PG, R) 10.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 11.00 Heidi. (C, CC) 11.30 Move It. (C, R, CC) 12.00 Kitchen Whiz. (C, R, CC) 12.30 SpongeBob. (R) 1.30 Danoz. (R) 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG) 3.00 Thunderbirds Are Go! (PG, R) 3.30 Gumball. (R) 4.30 Looney Tunes. (R) 5.30 ScoobyDoo! (PG, R) 6.00 MOVIE: The Witches. (PG, R, CC) (1990) 8.00 MOVIE: My Super Ex-Girlfriend. (PG, R, CC) (2006) Luke Wilson. 10.00 MOVIE: Superhero Movie. (M, R) (2008) 11.40 MOVIE: The Roommate. (M, CC) (2011) Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly. 1.30 Regular Show. (PG, R) 2.00 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. (PG, R) 2.30 The Amazing World Of Gumball. (R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.00 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 4.30 Robocar Poli. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (R)

GEM 6.00 MOVIE: The Brides Of Fu Manchu. (PG, R) (1966) 8.00 Danoz. 8.30 Destination WA. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 MOVIE: The Flying Scot. (R, CC) (1957) 10.30 MOVIE: Dunkirk. (PG, R, CC) (1958) 1.15 Postcards. (CC) 1.45 Duncan’s Thai Kitchen. 2.15 MOVIE: Clambake. (R) (1967) 4.15 MOVIE: 55 Days At Peking. (R, CC) (1963) 7.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) Fiona Bruce and the team set sail for the Channel Islands. 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M, R, CC) Hodges finds himself questioning his marriage plans after he learns a shocking secret about his fiancée. 9.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (AV15+, R, CC) A ghost hunter is murdered. 10.30 The Mentalist. (M, R, CC) 11.20 Prime Suspect. (M, R, CC) 12.20 MOVIE: 55 Days At Peking. (R, CC) (1963) 3.15 MOVIE: I’m All Right Jack. (R, CC) (1959) Ian Carmichael, Peter Sellers. 5.15 GEM Presents. (R, CC) 5.30 Postcards. (R, CC)

Brett Climo stars in A Place To Call Home

ONE 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 8.30 All 4 Adventure. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 Emergency Search & Rescue. (R) 10.00 Emergency Search & Rescue. (PG, R) 10.30 Big Fish, Small Boats. (PG, R) 11.00 4WD Touring Australia. 12.00 Motor Racing. Porsche Carrera Cup. 1.00 Motor Racing. FIA Formula E Championship. Highlights. From Berlin, Germany. 2.00 World’s Toughest Trucker. (PG, R) 3.00 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 4.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 4.30 Reel Action. 5.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 5.30 Extreme Fishing. (PG, R) 6.30 Monster Jam. 7.30 Cops. (PG, R) 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) Hosted by Tom Gleisner. 9.30 Elementary. (M, R, CC) Sherlock believes he has an open-and-shut case when Detective Bell is attacked. 10.30 Blue Bloods. (M, R, CC) 11.30 Blokesworld. (MA15+, R) 12.00 Ross Kemp: Return To Afghanistan. (M, R) 1.00 The Killing. (M, R) 2.00 Bellator MMA. (M, R) 4.00 Cops. (PG, R) 5.00 Monster Jam. (R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, CC) 8.30 Scope. (C, CC) 9.05 The Loop. (PG) 11.35 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 1.30 MasterChef Aust. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R, CC) Ray discovers he was kept back in kindergarten. 8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) The Barones wonder if Robert is gay after he breaks up with Amy. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Guests include Stanley Tucci. 9.30 Sex And The City. (MA15+, R) Carrie ruins a new relationship with a guy she meets in the park. Samantha dates Harrison. 10.10 Sex And The City. (M, R) Carrie decides she enjoys being single. 10.50 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG) 11.50 The Loop. (PG, R) Hosted by Scott Tweedie. 2.20 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 2.55 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 5.00 Home Shopping.

SBS 2 6.00 Urdu News. 6.20 Indonesian News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Hungarian News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 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 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. (PG, R) 2.00 Kung Fu Changed My Life. (PG, R) 3.00 Girls Get Out There. (PG) 4.00 Monster Moves. (R, CC) 5.00 From Scratch. (R, CC) 5.30 Soccer. FIFA Women’s World Cup. Highlights. 6.00 Knife Fight. (PG, R) 6.30 Heston’s Feasts. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 Charley Boorman’s Extreme Frontiers: South Africa. (PG, R, CC) Presented by Charley Boorman. 9.30 Dig. (M, R, CC) Peter follows hidden clues from Emma’s journal. 10.20 Real Humans. (M, R) 12.35 Gunther’s ER. (MA15+, R) 1.30 MOVIE: Someone I Loved. (M, R) (2009) 3.35 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 Tales Of Tatonka. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 Love Patrol. (PG) 10.30 The Marngrook Footy Show. (PG) 12.00 NITV News Week In Review. 12.30 Football. NEAFL. 2.45 Surviving. 3.00 Desperate Measures. 3.30 Our Footprint. 4.00 Around The Campfire. 4.30 Unearthed. 5.00 Ngurra. 5.30 NITV News Week In Review. 6.00 Maori TV’s Native Affairs. Current affairs show. 7.00 Fit First. (PG) 7.30 Roots Music. (PG) 8.30 NITV On The Road: Yabun. 9.30 Marley Africa Road Trip. (PG) 10.30 Make It Funky! A raucous tribute to the musical heritage of New Orleans. 12.30 Bush Plum. (PG) 1.00 Express Yourself. (MA15+) 2.00 The Blues: The Soul Of A Man. (M) 4.00 Tag 20: The Documentary. 5.00 Volumz. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 News. 11.30 Australia Wide. (CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 12.30 Big Ideas. (PG, R) 1.00 National Press Club Address. (R, CC) 2.00 News. 2.30 The Mix. (CC) 3.00 News. (CC) 3.30 Saturday Landline. (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 Foreign Correspondent. (R, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 8.00 Four Corners. (R, CC) 8.45 The Quarters. 9.00 News. (CC) 9.30 Australia Wide. (CC) 10.00 News. (CC) 10.30 Landline. (R, CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 Big Ideas. (PG, R) 12.00 Big Ideas Arts. (R, CC) 1.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 2.00 BBC World News. 2.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 4.00 BBC World News. 4.15 BBC Sport Today. 4.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 5.30 Australian Story. (R, CC) 1306

ABC NEWS

3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Friday 12.06.2015 to Sunday 14.06.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

Sunday, June 14 Martin Clunes: Man And Beast

MOVIE: March Of The Penguins

ABC, 7.40pm

ABC2, 8.30pm, G (2005)

In this new British doco, TV funnyman Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) sets out on a journey around the globe to investigate the relationship between man and beast – from birds to bears, and from pets to primates, involving ancient and modern techniques and partnerships. Tonight, he starts in Nepal, where the cow is sacred, and ownership symbolises wealth and strength. In the countryside virtually every household has a cowshed. Martin meets Shubaka Chowlagi, a farmer who supports his entire family with just eight cows. He then travels to Ko Yao Noi in South-east Asia.

Produced for National Geographic, this is the nature documentary writ large. It might have been tailored for cinematic viewing, but it fits the telly at home just as effectively, if not better. The power of director Luc Jacquet’s Oscar-winning film lies in its rapid progression from quaint visuals of its subject at play, to all-out heart-tugger. Facing the full force of Mother Nature’s fury, the winter mating plight of the emperor penguin translates as a deeply poetic struggle for life – as Morgan Freeman’s bedtime-story narration so perfectly observes, it is not just a tale of survival, but “a love story”.

ABC

PRIME7

CSI: Cyber TEN, 9pm This new offshoot in the CSI franchise all ust sounds rather hi-tech, but it’s really just dd to another police procedural series to add nd the list. Filled with flashing screens and cia beeping things, the presence of Patricia Arquette (right, Medium) should be a drawcard, but unfortunately she can’tt save this mess. Arquette is special agent Avery Ryan, who is a “cyberpsychologist” for the FBI in the Cyber Crimes Division, helping to solve crimes stemming from the big bad internet. In this series premiere, the team (including James Van Der Beek) investigate a string of infant abductions linked to an auction site hidden in the web. Get set for lots of clichéd technological lingo.

WIN

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Offsiders. (CC) 10.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 11.00 The World This Week. (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 Grayson Perry And The Tomb Of The Unknown Craftsman. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Last Night Of The Proms Pt 1. (R, CC) 4.25 Country House Rescue. (R, CC) Simon Davis heads to Great Fulford. 5.15 Father Brown. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Home Shopping. (CC) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) Join Andrew O’Keefe and Monique Wright for all the latest news, sport and weather. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) Join Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies as they present highlights from the past week. 11.00 Camp. (PG, CC) Mack feels the pressure as her parents arrive for the annual Harvest Moon Festival. 12.00 To Be Advised. 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (CC) Mike drives through Coffs Harbour.

6.00 6.30 7.00 10.00

6.00 The Checkout. (PG, R, CC) Julian Morrow and Craig Reucassel present an irreverent and entertaining look at consumer affairs. 6.30 Compass. (PG, CC) A look back at some religious and social movements continues with a focus on the impact of the Marriage Guidance service. 7.00 News. (CC) 7.40 Martin Clunes: Man And Beast. (PG, CC) Part 1 of 2. Martin Clunes travels the world to uncover some of the unique relationships between man and beast. 8.30 The Secret River. (M, CC) Part 1 of 2. In 1813, an ex-convict settles on the Hawkesbury River. However, his plans are misunderstood by the local indigenous people. 9.50 Top Of The Lake. (MA15+, CC) (Final) Robin worries about Tui having a baby alone, and after Matt’s shocking revelations she tries to take her own life. 10.50 MOVIE: A Mother’s Son. (M, R, CC) (2012) After a girl is found dead, a woman suspects her son could be the killer. Hermione Norris, Paul McGann, Martin Clunes.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 House Rules. (PG, CC) It’s judgment day in Western Australia as the teams battle to transform Karina and Brian’s home with only hours to go. Hosted by Johanna Griggs. 9.00 Sunday Night. (CC) Current affairs program. Hosted by Chris Bath. 10.00 Castle. (M, R, CC) A murder investigation takes an unexpected twist after the prime suspect takes some people hostage and insists she will only negotiate with one person, renowned author Richard Castle. 10.50 Castle. (M, R, CC) Beckett is faced with an unusual quandary after a murder suspect claims to be a time traveller, from the future, who is trying to change the course of history by preventing a series of terrible events from taking place. 11.45 Cougar Town. (PG) The gang takes on new personal challenges. Jules tries to read a book for the first time. Grayson tries to listen to his friends and remember what they have to say. Andy tries to keep his hand out of a place it doesn’t belong.

12.25 MOVIE: Love And Pain And The Whole Damn Thing. (PG, R, CC) (1973) 2.10 Top Of The Lake. (MA15+, R, CC) (Final) 3.10 MOVIE: A Mother’s Son. (M, R, CC) (2012) Hermione Norris, Paul McGann, Martin Clunes. 5.00 Best Of Collectors. (R, CC) 5.25 Eggheads. (R, CC)

12.10 Do No Harm. (M) A highly respected neurosurgeon battles Dissociative Identity Disorder, a secret he has hidden for years. 1.05 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) Wide World Of Sports. (CC) NRL Sunday Footy Show. (CC) Hosted by Peter Sterling. Wild Life Of Tim Faulkner. (R, CC) Hosted by Tim Faulkner. Reno Rumble. (PG, R, CC) Touch Football. (CC) World Cup. Men’s Final. Highlights. From Coffs Harbour, NSW. Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 14. Gold Coast Titans v Canterbury Bulldogs. From Cbus Stadium, Gold Coast.

TEN

SBS ONE

6.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. (CC) 6.30 Hillsong. (CC) 7.00 Mass For You At Home. 7.30 Joel Osteen. (CC) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10: Sunday. (CC) 10.00 The Bolt Report. (CC) 11.00 The Talk. (PG, CC) 1.00 Let’s Do Coffee. (CC) 1.30 Huey’s Kitchen. (R, CC) 2.00 Motor Racing. (CC) Australian Rally Championship. National Capital Rally. Event review. 3.00 The Bolt Report. (R, CC) Hosted by Andrew Bolt. 4.00 RPM. (CC) Hosted by Matt White. 5.00 Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 Soccer. (CC) 8.00 WeatherWatch And Music. 8.15 Filipino News. 8.45 Soccer. (CC) FIFA Women’s World Cup. 11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 The World Game. (CC) 2.00 Speedweek. (CC) 4.00 Motorcycle Racing. (CC) Superbike World Championship. Round 7. 4.30 World Of Cycling. (CC) 5.00 The Bike Lane. (CC) Showcases the world of cycling. 5.30 Inside The Cuban Missile Crisis. (PG, R, CC) A look at the Cuban Missile Crisis.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 Reno Rumble. (PG, CC) The first rooms are revealed as the 48-hour challenge comes to an end. After a struggle for both teams to complete their bedrooms, Scott Cam reveals the judges’ scores. 8.00 60 Minutes. (CC) Current affairs program. Featuring reports from Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Allison Langdon, Michael Usher and Charles Wooley. 9.00 Teens Behind Bars. (M, CC) A look at some of the estimated 70,000 teenagers behind bars in high-security juvenile prisons, who have committed shocking crimes. 10.00 Stalker. (M, CC) After a man’s quiet suburban neighbourhood and home are vandalized and his family is terrorised, he is forced to reveal his past to secure protection from the unit. 11.00 The Following. (AV15+, CC) After a tragic turn of events, Ryan tries to find the man who originally taught Joe to kill.

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) Mitch hides his feelings about Cam’s father. 7.00 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) The family travels to Australia, so Phil can fulfil his mother’s wish for him to return to the place where he was conceived. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PG, CC) It’s power apron week, and whoever holds the apron will have an extra advantage in the upcoming challenges. 9.00 CSI: Cyber. (M, CC) (New Series) Agents with the FBI’s Cyber Crime Division examine illegal activities on the internet. 10.00 NCIS. (M, R, CC) Having located a notorious hacker, the team then pressures them to reveal the true identity of a cyber-terrorist. 11.00 MOVIE: 28 Days Later. (AV15+, R, CC) (2002) A man wakes up to find a virus has killed most of England’s population and sets out to discover what happened. Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris.

6.30 World News. (CC) 7.35 Michael Scott: Delphi – Why It Matters. Michael Scott looks at the ancient city of Delphi, once the centre of the ancient world and the site of the famous Oracle. Visiting the site, Michael learns more about the city that spanned two great classical civilisations and attracted travellers from all over the ancient world. 8.40 Stonehenge Empire. (M, CC) A look at the people who built England’s Stonehenge, one of the most iconic prehistoric monuments in the world. Recent excavations of the site have revealed previously unknown details about the sophistication, ambition and power of this long-lost civilisation. 10.25 Dateline. (PG, CC) A look at the Lockerbie Bombing, when on the 21st of December 1988, a device inside a Boeing 747 detonated at 31,000 feet. 11.25 Inspector Montalbano. (M, R) After Inspector Montalbano’s deputy Fazio goes missing, he is determined to find him at all costs.

12.00 Arrow. (M, R, CC) Oliver returns to Starling City. 1.00 What Would You Do? (M, R, CC) 2.00 Spyforce. (PG, R) 3.00 20/20. (R, CC) 4.00 Good Morning America: Sunday. (CC) 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 Life Today With James Robison. (PG) Religious program. 4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC) Morning news and talk show. Hosted by Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell.

1.30 MOVIE: The Last Days Of Emma Blank. (M, R) (2009) Marlies Heuer. 3.10 MOVIE: Four Nights With Anna. (AV15+, R) (2008) Artur Steranko. 4.50 Silvia Colloca: Made In Italy Bitesize. (CC) 5.00 Korean News. 5.35 Japanese News.

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6.15pm Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (2014) Sci-ﬁ. Gary Oldman, Keri Russell. Human survivors ﬁght an ape empire. (M) Premiere

6.30pm Two And A Half Men. Alan cares for Judith’s child. (PG) TV1

6.30pm World’s Wildest Police Videos. (M) Crime & Investigation

4.30pm Football. AFL. St Kilda v Melbourne. Fox Footy

7.30pm Doc Martin. Martin’s wedding day ﬁnally arrives. (PG) UKTV

8.30pm Swamp Monsters. The team have their hands full with the notorious Honey Island Swamp Monster. (PG) Animal Planet

8.30pm And So It Goes (2014) Comedy. Diane Keaton, Michael Douglas. (M) Premiere

9.00pm Silicon Valley. Comedy Channel

10.05pm Wolf Creek 2 (2014) Horror. John Jarratt, Ryan Corr. A tourist becomes prey for a crazed serial-killer. (MA15+) Premiere

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 1.00 The Koala Brothers. (R, CC) 1.15 Lah-Lah’s Adventures. (R) 1.30 LazyTown. (R, CC) (Final) 1.50 The Numtums. (R, CC) 2.00 Abney & Teal. (R, CC) 2.10 Ha Ha Hairies. (R, CC) 2.25 Q Pootle 5. (R, CC) 2.40 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 2.50 Dinosaur Train. (R) 3.20 This Is Scarlett And Isaiah. (R, CC) 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 3.55 Emma! (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Pingu. (R) 4.20 Mister Maker Comes To Town. (R, CC) 4.40 Chuggington. (R, CC) 5.00 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 6.00 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.15 Curious George. 6.35 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Total Wipeout. (PG, CC) 8.30 MOVIE: March Of The Penguins. (R, CC) (2005) 9.45 Forbidden Love. (M, R, CC) 10.30 Bodyshockers. (M, R, CC) 11.20 Louis Theroux’s LA Stories. (M, R, CC) 12.20 Don’t Blame The Dog. (PG, R, CC) 1.20 News Update. (R) 1.25 Close. 5.00 The Numtums. (R, CC) 5.05 Louie. (R, CC) 5.15 Iconicles. (R, CC) 5.40 Rastamouse. (R, CC) 5.50 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.20 The Jungle Book. (R, CC) 6.40 Sally Bollywood. (R, CC) 6.55 Dennis & Gnasher. (R, CC) 7.20 Dr Dimensionpants. (R) 7.40 Grojband. (R, CC) 8.00 SheZow. (R, CC) 8.15 Numb Chucks. (R, CC) 8.25 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R) 8.55 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 9.25 Total Drama All Stars. (R, CC) 9.55 Slugterra. (R, CC) 10.35 Endangered Species. (PG, R, CC) 10.50 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 11.10 Dr Dimensionpants. (R) 11.35 Lockie Leonard. (R, CC) 12.00 Dani’s House. (R, CC) 12.30 M.I. High. (R, CC) 2.50 Deadly Pole To Pole. (R) 3.20 Wacky World Beaters. (R, CC) (Final) 3.45 Studio 3. 3.50 Endangered Species. (R, CC) 4.20 The Dukes Of Broxstonia. (R, CC) 4.30 Roy. (R, CC) 5.00 Life With Boys. (R, CC) 5.30 Bushwhacked! (R, CC) 5.55 Mal. com. (R, CC) 6.10 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R) 6.35 Mortified. (R, CC) 7.00 Outnumbered. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 8.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. (R) 8.30 Yonderland. (R) 8.50 Splatalot. (R, CC) (Final) 9.15 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG, R, CC) 9.25 Rage. (PG, R) 1.55 Close.

7.30pm Cricket. One-day International. England v New Zealand. Game 3. Fox Sports 1 9.00pm Golf. Euro PGA. Lyoness. Final Round. Fox Sports 2

8.30pm Inside The Secret World Of Gaddafi. The story of the raw, unrestrained power exercised by the dictator who terrorised and compromised Libyans and Western countries. (MA15+) History

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. (PG) 7.30 Leading The Way. (PG) 8.00 David Jeremiah. (PG) 8.30 Shopping. 9.30 Home And Away Catch-Up. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Downsize Me. (PG, R) 1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.30 The Travel Bug. (PG, R) 3.30 Life Inside The Markets. 4.00 Neighbours At War. (PG, R) 4.30 Mighty Ships. (R, CC) 5.30 Four Rooms. (PG, R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) Presented by Tim Wonnacott. 7.30 Escape To The Country. (R) Alistair Appleton helps a couple in Suffolk. 9.30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features. Nick travels to the Peak District to meet a couple who are attempting to restore a crumbling Victorian house. 10.30 Best Houses Australia. 11.00 Mighty Ships: Epic. (R, CC) Takes a look at the Norwegian Epic. 12.00 Four Rooms. (PG, R) 1.00 Downsize Me. (PG, R) 2.00 Best Houses Australia. (R) 2.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 The Travel Bug. (PG, R) 5.00 Home Shopping.

7MATE 6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 7.30 Shopping. 9.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 10.00 AFL Game Day. (PG, CC) 11.30 European Games. International multi-sport event. Day 1. 12.30 Mounted In Alaska. (PG, R) 1.00 Football. (CC) AFL. Round 11. Collingwood v GWS. 4.00 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 MOVIE: Hitch. (PG, R, CC) (2005) Will Smith, Eva Mendes. 7.00 MOVIE: The Lost World: Jurassic Park. (PG, R, CC) (1997) A team visits an island of dinosaurs. Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore. 9.30 MOVIE: Bad Boys II. (M, R, CC) (2003) Two detectives investigate a drug-smuggling ring. Martin Lawrence, Will Smith. 12.30 European Games. International multi-sport event. Replay. 1.30 European Games. International multi-sport event. Day 1. Replay. 2.30 Operation Repo. (M, R) 4.00 Motor Mate. (R) 5.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R)

GO! 6.00 Thunderbirds. (R) 7.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 7.05 Looney Tunes. 7.30 The Skinner Boys. (C, CC) 8.00 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 8.30 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 9.00 Looney Tunes. (R) 9.30 Adv Time. (PG, R) 10.00 Young Justice. (PG, R) 10.30 The Batman. (PG, R) 11.00 Rabbids. (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 Yu-GiOh! (PG) 4.30 The Batman. (PG, R) 5.30 Thunderbirds Are Go! (PG) 6.00 MOVIE: Space Chimps. (PG, R) (2008) Andy Samberg. 7.40 The Big Bang Theory. (PG, R, CC) Leonard confronts an old nemesis. 8.40 Gotham. (M, CC) The key witness in a homicide is found dead. 9.40 Arrow. (M, CC) Nyssa returns to Starling City. 11.40 Almost Human. (M, R, CC) 12.30 The Cube. (PG, R) 1.30 Beware The Batman. (M, R) 2.30 The Batman. (PG, R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. (PG, R) 4.00 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 4.30 Robocar Poli. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (R)

GEM 6.00 Skippy. (R) 6.30 GEM Presents. (R, CC) 6.40 MOVIE: The Man Upstairs. (PG, R, CC) (1958) 8.30 Danoz. 9.30 Rainbow Country. (PG, R) 10.00 Antiques. (R, CC) 11.00 MOVIE: One Million Years B.C. (PG, R) (1966) 1.00 Australian Geographic Adventures. (R, CC) 1.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 MOVIE: Kid Galahad. (PG, R) (1962) 4.00 MOVIE: Hotel. (PG, R, CC) (1967) Rod Taylor. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 7.30 David Attenborough’s Secrets Of Wild India: Desert Lions. (R, CC) Part 3 of 3. 8.30 MOVIE: Patriot Games. (M, R, CC) (1992) A former CIA agent becomes a target for assassination after shooting an IRA terrorist. Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Patrick Bergin. 11.00 Cold Case. (M, R, CC) 12.00 Weekend Aristocrats. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Danoz Direct. 3.00 New Style Direct. 3.30 Global Shop. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. (PG) 5.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC)

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ONE 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Motor Racing. World Series Sprintcars. Replay. 9.00 Fishing Edge. (R) 9.30 4WD Touring Australia. (R) 10.30 Reel Action. (R) 11.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. (R) 11.30 Monster Jam. (R) 12.30 World’s Toughest Trucker. (PG, R) 1.30 Motor Racing. Porsche Carrera Cup. Replay. 2.30 Temporary Australians. (PG, R) 3.00 4x4 Adventures. (R) 4.00 Nature’s Great Events. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 What’s Up Downunder? (R, CC) 5.30 iFish. (CC) 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 Scorpion. (PG, R, CC) The team faces a psych evaluation. 9.30 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Catalan Grand Prix. Race 7. From Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. 11.00 Gillette World Sport. 11.30 Sons Of Anarchy. (AV15+, R) 12.30 RPM. (R, CC) 1.30 Black Ops. (M, R) 2.30 Ross Kemp: Return To Afghanistan. (M, R) 3.30 48 Hours. (M, R) 4.30 Fishing Edge. (R) 5.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, 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) 11.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 11.30 MasterChef Australia. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Neighbours. (R, CC) 5.00 Mork & Mindy. (R) 5.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) Marge and Homer look for a guardian for their kids. 7.00 Futurama. (PG, R, CC) Bender’s lack of imagination haunts him. 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) Bart’s heart strings are pulled once again. 8.30 MOVIE: The Three Stooges. (PG, R, CC) (2012) Three men try to save an orphanage. Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos. 10.25 Californication. (MA15+) 11.05 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG) 12.05 Nurse Jackie. (MA15+, R) 12.45 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 2.55 The Brady Bunch. (R) 4.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (R) 5.00 Home Shopping.

SBS 2 6.00 Urdu News. 6.20 Indonesian News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Maltese News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.00 PopAsia. (PG) 11.00 Portuguese News. 11.30 Croatian News. 12.00 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. (PG, R) 2.00 Foodie Planet. (PG) (Final) 3.00 The Jo Whiley Sessions. (R) 3.30 Brazil’s Next Top Model. (PG, R) 4.30 Vs Arashi. (R) 5.30 Soccer. FIFA Women’s World Cup. Highlights. 6.00 Secret Life Of. (PG) 6.30 The Bike Lane. (CC) 7.00 Benidorm Bastards. (PG, CC) 7.30 If You Are The One. Hosted by Meng Fei. 8.30 Raw Comedy Grand Final 2015. (M) The next generation of comedians showcases their talents. 10.00 Pizza World Record. (MA15+, R, CC) 10.30 The Sex Clinic. (MA15+, R) 11.25 The Sex Show. (MA15+, R) 12.00 In Her Skin. (M) 1.45 MOVIE: The Dinner Guest. (PG, R) (2007) 3.15 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 French News. 5.50 Urdu News.

NITV 6.00 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 6.30 Waabiny Time. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Bizou. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Go Lingo. 9.00 Tales Of Tatonka. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 Soccer. (CC) UEFA Champions League. Matchday 12. Semi-final. Second leg. Bayern Munich v Barcelona. 12.00 NITV News Week In Review. 12.30 Living Black. (CC) 1.00 Fusion Feasts. 1.30 NITV On The Road: Yabun. 2.30 Unearthed. 2.45 Rugby League. Queensland Murri Carnival. 3.45 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. 4.45 Custodians. 5.00 Te Kaea 2014. 5.30 NITV News Week In Review. 6.00 Awaken. 7.00 We Still Live Here. 8.00 The Deerskins. (PG) 8.30 Sacred Buffalo People. A look at buffalo and the native people of America. 9.30 MOVIE: On The Ice. (MA15+) (2011) Josiah Patkotak. 11.00 MOVIE: We Were Children. (M) (2012) Taya Dawn Ayotte Bourns. 12.30 We Come From The Land. 1.00 The Blues. (M) 3.00 Fusion With Casey Donovan. (CC) 4.00 NITV On The Road: Yabun. 5.00 Volumz. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. (CC) 12.30 Big Ideas. (R) 1.00 News. 1.30 Saturday Landline. (R, CC) 2.00 News. 2.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 3.00 News. (CC) 3.30 Offsiders. (R, CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 5.00 News. 5.30 News Update. 5.35 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 Australian Story. (R, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 8.00 Insiders. (R, CC) 9.00 News. (CC) 9.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 10.00 News. (CC) 10.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 Big Ideas. (R) 12.00 Landline. (R, CC) 1.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 2.00 BBC World News. 2.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 4.00 BBC World News. 4.15 BBC Sport Today. 4.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 5.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 1406

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CROSSWORD 18,940

6. Are they claimed if mother goes grey? (7) 7. After the start of the season, the side produces a source of power (5) 9. With which the head expresses assent (3) 10. They make up the royal train (9) 12. The amount eaten will produce serious complaint (11) 15. Bellows for the flaming criminals! (4-7) 17. Political programme to

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make a fuss (5,2) 8. See 21 Across. 11. On occasions you’ll see several strange items (9) 13. Remained far from flippant, by the sound of it (6) 14. Impassioned outbursts from one in certain crafts (7) 16. Failed to catch the interest of the direcDOWN tors, we hear (5) 1. Ring located in 18. Restraints for bamboo craft (5) links (4) 2. One on board 20. Beetle up a to put a thick stick (3) black coat on (3) 3. Nevada locaQUICK tion where nobody embraces! CLUES (4) 4. Tries curt mix- ACROSS 6. Nervy (7) ture of adverse 7. Vex (5) criticism (9) 9. Weep (3) 5. Continue to

reveal nothing (9) 19. Not against a number, we hear (3) 21 and 8Dn. Greets prime arrangement of Britten’s work (5,6) 22. Document about pettyofficers being removed from office (7)

10. Lessen (9) 12. Pedantic (11) 15. Remonstrate (11) 17. Unsuccessful (9) 19. Snoop (3) 21. Savoury jelly (5) 22. Humanity (7)

>> The idea of Go Figure is to arrive at the figures given at the bottom and right-hand columns of the diagram by following the arithmetic signs in the order they are given (that is, from left to right and top to bottom). Use only the numbers below the diagram to complete its blank squares and use each of the nine numbers only once.

Down 1. Passionate (5) 2. Consumed (3) 3. Courage (4) 4. Incense (9) 5. Platform (7) 8. Rejection (6) 11. Sweat-inducing (9) 13. Kine (6) 14. Say (7) 16. Madman (5) 18. Rule (4) 20. The heavens (3)

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>> AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW: One letter stands for another. In this sample, A is used for the three Ls, X for the two Os, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, the length and formation of the words are all hints. Each week the code letters are different.

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the state of New York was named. Even France got in on the action: When explorer Robert de la Salle claimed a large chunk of territory for France in 1682, he named it Louisiana, after King Louis XIV. z Sissy Spacek was

originally considered for the role of Princess Leia in the iconic 1977 film “Star Wars”, but she turned it down, paving the way for Carrie Fisher (pictured) to play Luke Skywalker’s twin. Interestingly, the year before, Carrie Fisher had been offered the title role in the horror flick “Carrie”; when she declined, Sissy Spacek stepped in. z If you’re heading to the USA and planning to visit California , you might want to keep in mind that in that state, it’s illegal for a woman to drive while wearing a housecoat. Thought for the Day: “Hell is paved with good Samaritans.” – William M. Holden

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ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20) We need to be looking at your overall activity levels this week. They may need an overhaul. Good intentions in this area may already be slipping. Avoid being sidetracked by those saying that they have your best interests at heart. You know yourself what you should be aiming for. It is not a time to just drift. Make your presence and intentions felt.

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LEO (JUL 23-AUG 23) Are you thinking of joining in some kind of new activity this week? This could have good personal results. Being willing to open up, you are on a steep learning curve. New experiences have a strong effect on you as you have not recently encountered any. What is really important is to be very clear in your mind. You may need some patience, however, to achieve it.

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ing forward a social occasion may well be to your benefit. Your intuition is strong and, if you feel that something would be better at another time or place, so be it. Use your charm to persuade others to your way of thinking. A family member is a bit lost at the moment and involving them in a project or activity could be just what they need.

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VIRGO (AUG 24-SEP 23) Some

mischief is afoot this week when someone tries to wind you up. Not rising to the bait is the best option. Be a little bit clever here. Your lack of interest will be much more effective. Remind yourself that one thing you will not put up with is being pushed into a corner. Stand your ground emotionally. Practical issues keep you firmly grounded.

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LIBRA (SEP 24-OCT 23) Being

ter-filled days are ahead if you accept an invitation mid-week. Sometimes you can be a little bit too serious and this is just the tonic that you need. Do you know that you are so much more loveable when you are relaxed? Love may be on your mind. Would you consider an unconventional way to meet a mate? Find out how this weekend.

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SCORPIO (OCT 24-

the past takes you by surprise. It could be correspondence or a call but forewarned is forearmed! Perhaps you are not interested but some kind of response may be necessary. Do remember that playing with the affections of another can land you in hot soup or see you at the other end of ice-cold stares! There is something unconventional about your approach at the moment.

NOV 22) Deciding if you

happening to others, your own opportunities could be slipping by unnoticed. Have you recently given something up because of someone else? There comes a time when you have to put yourself first. Is there a friend or relative who has dealt with this situation before? Ask their advice? Your time is precious which is something that others do not seem to realise.

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should trust someone? Sometimes we just have to take a chance. The question to ask yourself is, ‘What have I to gain?’. If it is a great deal, then would you regret not trying? A decision made this week is crucial to your short-term future. Take your time to consider without seeming disinterested. Use your charm and keep those eyes twinkling.

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20) A cheeky request at the weekend sees you going down an unexpected path. Being in a humorous frame of mind means that you have the courage to ask a question. Before you do that, be sure that you want to know the answer! Still, you are a strong person and can cope with a knock. Just make sure that you are not on your high horse at the time.

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from a truly loveable sign, full of charm and charisma, you dislike upsetting others. Take a little more time with family and friends this week. When others feel neglected they become edgy. You were recently asked to become part of a group activity. Maybe you did not have the time or interest. Would now be a good time to reconsider?

CANCER (JUN 22-JUL 22) A close contact from

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SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21) As you try to control what is

AQUARIUS (JAN 21-FEB 19)

Let this be a week when you let go of anything that is useless and superfluous. Spend as much time as possible with your soulmate. Don’t have one? Then maybe it is time to be looking again. Others may try to cloud your mood with petty observations. Maybe they are some of the things that you need to let go of?

PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 20) A

tangled web is soonest dealt with if you deal with each knot as it comes. Trying to do everything at once could see you well and truly stuck. Through this awkward but progressive time it would be too easy to snap at loved ones, holding your thoughts close to your chest. Avoid doing both of these things. Find a challenge and a solution is never far behind.

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Monday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! You share your day with former Governor General Sir Ninian Stephen, 92 (above). Keeping to facts and practicalities will ensure that your feet stay firmly on the ground. Your imagination is fun, Gemini, but too much of it could lead you astray. As long as you keep a lid on finances, fine. Tuesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! How your dreams can stir the imagination is only too clear, Gemini. Take note, though, that if you live in cloud cuckoo land you could end up with egg on your face! Stay real. Wednesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! You share your day with Aussie swimming champion Stephanie Rice, 27 (below, far left), and cricketer Shane Watson, 34 (below). Hope and harmony at home and success and satisfaction at work: is that too much to ask for? No, as long as you are willing to push ahead and not be content to stand still, Gemini. Thursday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Everyone has an opinion on what you should do in the months ahead. Even your dog may try to push you in a certain direction! It only takes a few days to show who is in charge, and that is you! Push or fail. Easy! Friday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Certain ideas stir your imagination, Gemini. Perhaps they are unusual and imaginative. Before giving them up, think through the practical possibilities. Something good may come out of your daydreaming yet! Saturday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! The emphasis is on home, property and business, Gemini. Some weeks may seem tedious. However, if you push hard at these times they swiftly go by. Control is yours but you have to hold on to it.

SOLUTIONS AND ANSWERS for this week’s puzzles and tests The Big 1 Crossword 3323 F

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Find the Words solution 855 Toast to the bush DUAL CROSSWORD 18,940 CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across: 6 Damages; 7 Steam; 9 Nod; 10 Courtiers; 12 Consumption; 15 Fire-raisers; 17 Manifesto; 19 For; 21 Peter; 22 Deposed. Down: 1 Canoe; 2 Tar; 3 Reno; 4 Stricture; 5 Carry on; 8 Grimes; 11 Sometimes; 13 Stayed; 14 Tirades; 16 Bored; 18 Ties; 20 Rod. QUICK SOLUTIONS Across: 6 Jittery; 7 Annoy; 9 Cry; 10 Attenuate; 12 Punctilious; 15 Expostulate; 17 Fruitless; 19 Pry; 21 Aspic; 22 Mankind. Down: 1 Fiery; 2 Ate; 3 Grit; 4 Infuriate; 5 Rostrum; 8 Denial; 11 Sudorific; 13 Cattle; 14 Express; 16 Crank; 18 Sway; 20 Sky. CryptoQuote answer

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Sunday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Swift advances are for you in the months ahead. Isn’t it great to know that you are right? Of course you won’t always be so. Who can be? Look to your successes rather than any failures.

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The Baker's Dozen Trivia Test 1. North and South Korea. 2. Lindsay Fox. 3. French Revolution. 4. 1979. 5. The Police. 6. Colombia. 7. Betty. 8. Weddin Mountains National Park. 9. Actaeon. 10. About 88 Earth days. 11. Gene Pitney, 1964. Neil Sedaka was supposed to record the song, and he did, but his record company wouldn’t let it be released because Sedaka hadn’t recorded it in their studio. 12. Billy Graham. 13. “Candle in the Wind” by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, in 1973, in honour of Marilyn Monroe. In 1997, John rewrote the song (called “Goodbye England’s Rose”) as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, upon her death.

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