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Domestic terrorists and the war on women HERE’S a conversation happening in the Australia, at certain levels of society, in certain circles, and the media especially, where you can hear a dialogue, a rumbling, as more and more voices join the debate on domestic violence.

In this country - at the moment at least – terrorism, Ebola, plane crashes, do not kill two women a week, but domestic violence does.

As a leading cause of injury and death among Australian women between 18 and 45, the statistics alone are begging the question, what is going on?

Aided by proponents like Rosie Bettie who has turned personal tragedy and a search for meaning in her son Luke’s brutal, avoidable death by demanding real change; and organisations like White Ribbon which understands the issue is complex and born from root causes requiring years to unravel, debunk and reinvent, are settling in for a long winter while they dedicate themselves to asking Australia – telling Australia –this has to stop and men, women and children are going to help make that happen.

Addressing a Dubbo Chamber of Commerce luncheon this week, guest speaker Jennifer Mullen, project officer, partnerships, White Ribbon, spoke about the purpose of the campaign to stop violence against women.

How sad then to hear confirmed from the horse’s mouth that death by domestic violence has doubled this year compared to last.

Despite education campaigns, grass roots change, programs in schools and corporate partnerships, more women die in Australia per year through domestic violence than are victims of Ebola or passenger jet plane crashes, which do make great headlines, but fail to address a deadly issue happening under our noses every day.

We have an epidemic of a different kind and it’s killing women – wives, ex-wives, girlfriends, ex-girlfriends, mother’s, sisters, aunties and daughters.

Women.

White Ribbon then is pushing for diplomacy on an issue, which is not just about educating men, who are largely the instigators of violence against women but taking a whole of community approach.

As far as women go, the whole of society needs to change its mind about women. Women need to change their minds about themselves. To stop thinking they deserve physical, verbal, financial or emotional abuse.

Like any society’s value system hangover, from days gone by, pervading schools of thought, which seep into everything from government to language they only empower the select group it serves.

It was once acceptable to think women didn’t need to vote because their husbands did it so for them.

For how many years were victims of rape institutionally - from the judicial system down - made to believe, it was their fault. This used to be the thinking; that a hem length or glass of wine too many were invitations for intimate physical and emotional abuse which could potentially leave them physically, emotionally and mentally scarred for the rest of their lives.

Liane Moriarty’s most recent novel, Big Little Lies discusses among many themes, domestic violence. Speaking on a recent panel at the Byron Bay Writer’s Festival, she brought attention to one of the little lies society tells itself to undermine women, and often in collusion with women conditioned not to question them.

“I was introduced to a writer’s festival once, as a “suburban mum” despite having been an

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international best selling author long before I had had children and they certainly don’t help me write! Other men on the panel were also parents, but they were not defined by that,” she said.

It’s odd however that Moriarty takes offense to being called a suburban mum, because certainly her efforts as an internationally acclaimed author deserve due credit especially from peers but in that comment she undermines women herself.

Suburban mums are the backbone of any society and also deserve their due credit for the sacrifices they make, including in Australia the relegation to a lowly disproportionate power base in society, despite their contribution to the GDP and who along with their husbands of making the good humans of tomorrow.

Or not.

Worldwide, men who are exposed to domestic violence as children are three to four times more likely to perpetrate intimate partner violence as adults than men who did not experience domestic abuse as children.

It is a learned behaviour.

Between 2001 and 2012 while 6,488 US troops were killed in the Afghanistan war zone – a very, very dangerous place; back at home – in their homes – 11,766 American women were taking a hit for a different cause – literally – to be murdered by current or ex male partners.

That’s 5,278 more women killed on US soil, than soldiers in Afghanistan in the same period.

Where was their homecoming, their coffin draped in the stars and stripes, a 21 gun salute, a phone call from the president who’d say thanks for sacrificing their lives in the war against domestic terror.

When your state government introduces reforms to crisis centres for women and calls the program, ‘Go Home, Stay Home’, shutting down crisis centres at the same time its sounding more like the government’s saying ‘Put up or Shut up’.

Industry insiders say women are sleeping in their cars, on trains or the streets in preference to going home, knowing that any demonstration of self empowerment in an abusive, controlling relationship does not end well for them or their children.

In 1991, in response to a massacre in Canada of women because they were women, a handful of men banded together as a united voice against violence against women and established White Ribbon, now also found in over 60 countries globally.

By their definition, White Ribbon is Australia’s only national, male-led violence prevention organisation examining the root causes of gender-based violence, challenging behaviours and creating a cultural shift towards a future without men’s violence against women.

Men’s views and expectations of themselves, learned from external influences, need to be and can just as easily be un-learned.

So yes, there is a cure.

As an organisation trying to protect women, White Ribbon, directly engages men to manage the fight against the violence, support the women who suffer and within themselves and their communities, affect change.

White Ribbon supporters must pledge: “I swear, never to commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women. This is my oath.”

Visit the White Ribbon website at www.whiteribbon.org.au for more information about the war on domestic violence and learn how debunking the myths around this epidemic starts with you.

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Lust4Live organisers Dave Petty, Fred Randell and Tim Hosking. PHOTO: CONNOR COMAN-SARGENT

Lust4Live hits a high note

BY KIM V. GOLDSMITH JOURNALIST

UBBO’S newest live music event kicked off last Friday night, exceeding the expectations of organisers.

Lust4Live is the initiative of three local musicians – Fred Randell, Tim Hosking and Dave Petty – all keen to foster an audience for not only live music but original music.

Randell says they were hoping for a turn out of about 100 people at last Friday’s gig, held at The Macquarie Inn. “We had about 125 come and go through the night and everybody there had a great time.

“We started the night with Davesway and Gabrielle Flanagan who are awesome talent, then it kind of got more energetic with The Trill, and finishing off with the guys from The Bitter Sweethearts who came from Sydney. They just rocked it, which was totally awesome.

“It was a good build up and the crowed enjoyed every act.”

While some of the events in the Lust4Live program will be themed around a particular genre or type of music, Randell says the kick-off event was aimed at showcasing some of the best possible talent available on the night.

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“In November we’re doing more of a know their investment in Lust4Live is heavy rock show to tie in with Friday 13, worthwhile. a black Friday event. The one after that Randell says the feedback from will be a ‘riffs’ focused one. the Macquarie Inn has been positive “The one we just did was a good mix and they hope the event will continand the September will be the same ue to build on its numbers over com– acoustic sets moving through to the ing months, particularly as the weathmore energetic stuff later in the evener warms up and the event’s reputation ing. It’s about getting grows. the tempo of the event “Hopefully there’ll be right. a bit of warmer weather ` “I think the mix was coming on and for the We have some perfect for our first hit next one we’ll be out out.” the back of the Pastoreally awesome ral Hotel and we should Initially the Luslocal bands get more than a hunt4Live crew wasn’t like the talent dred people there.” confident they would have enough original Asked to describe on display acts to fill a six-month Dubbo’s live music audilast Friday program. ence Randell hesitates.

However, they’ve had “I think because we night and their plenty of choice and don’t see a lot of original original music consequently they’ve music played around been able to make clear here it’s probably peris phenomenal decisions about where ceived as a covers mu... what they’re to slot performers into sic scene that you might making and the program to create listen to as background the best mix of acts on music in a pub or dance performing is the night. to later in the night beat a level that cause they’re songs you One of the other presknow. sures on them is the I think would need to attract a crowd “I had a few people surprise many to each event, as the suggest that after the three hotels sponsorlast rock act last week people. ing the gigs are keen to that Dubbo crowds may

not necessarily be used to that kind of thing ... if it’s music we don’t know, how do we engage with it?

“The crowd was sitting back enjoying it, so I don’t know if it’s a Dubbo thing or if it’ll evolve over time, but it’s definitely a more passive audience here than you might see elsewhere.”

Yet, Randell is adamant that they won’t be taking on covers bands just yet, explaining it goes against the Lust4Live ethos.

“That’s to give artists a platform to perform their original music in a proper gig environment, with a professional sound system, an audience and be paid for it, which is not something that necessarily exists in Dubbo for local bands.

“We have some really awesome local bands like the talent on display last Friday night and their original music is phenomenal ... what they’re making and performing is at a level that I think would surprise many people.”

Part of the investment in this initiative has also been in the sound, the technology and the sound technicians who are also paid, elevating it beyond the regular pub gig and making it a better experience for everyone involved.

The Lust For Live events are free, except for the October Dream Festival Rock Show special at the Amaroo Hotel.

All upcoming gigs are on the website – www.lustforlive.com.au.

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Nine thousand residents gathered for Carols by Candlelight in 1986 and subsequent years until Sir Roden Cutler was ruled out by police as a suitable venue. PHOTO: FILE

Potential for natural amphitheatre back on the table

BY JOHN RYAN AN JOURNALIST

HEN Triple J staged a huge concert in Dubbo a few years back there were all sorts of numbers being bandied around which sounded a mite exaggerated – if there were 15,000 at the event I’d check in the mirror to see if I’d sprouted a second head.

I thought the official count of 18,000 was just a teeny bit over the top, but, when you’re a publicly funded national broadcaster you have to put the best face on things to justify your events, and local partners don’t want to rain on that parade.

A union protest will see a crowd of tens of thousands according to sympathetic broadcasters, the government line will be ‘thousands’.

Take the spin out from both ends and a middle number is probably going to be more accurate though there’s no doubt many thousands of revellers turned up for the ‘One night Stand’ and it’s just a shame the only venue Dubbo could offer was one where farm animal shows are also staged, at the city showground.

There’s been a lot in the news lately about the horrific infectious disease known as Q Fever, which can transfer to humans from cows, sheep and other domesticated animals, and a great favour has been done by the ABC’s terrific Landline program to raise awareness across the country.

The risk of people catching that disease is probably one of many reasons why Dubbo really needs a purpose-built venue for these types of events, away from multitudes of animals and their waste products, with the disease carrying spores able to lie dormant for extended periods of time.

The city’s done well in recent years when it comes to the arts, with ratepayers funding much of the tiered theatre,

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museum and art gallery and they’re all great things.

But to be a community we really need to have a grassroots venue which can bring huge crowds together, for all purposes, and which takes advantage of the natural beauty of the Macquarie River, arguably Dubbo’s greatest asset.

Enter Garry Braithwaite, a local bloke who’s carrying the torch for a dream first envisioned 30 years ago.

“In 1986 Sir Roden Cutler Park in West Dubbo hosted Carols by Candlelight and a crowd of 9000 people turned up. They had similar number for four years and only stopped that because police said it was too big a crowd with only one road access in or out,” Mr Braithwaite said.

“We want to bring Dubbo back up to where it should be tourism and events-wise.”

Garry says the lie of the land makes the location a perfect venue for an amphitheatre, which could hold 20,000 people, and another 5000 across the river on Sandy Beach.

‘It’s a natural amphitheatre with a better slope than Melbourne’s Myer Music Bowl,” Mr Braithwaite said. “We want to see community events right through to international artists.”

Just 75 minutes away, Mudgee’s Day on the green attracts the best Australian and many international acts in a magnificent setting, but one that hardly compares to the natural riverbank, rock formations and slope of Sir Roden Cutler.

Garry says ‘Build it, and they will come’; an ethos that’s worked extraordinarily well for the WPCC and the DRTCC

(that’s bureaucrat-speak for the art gallery and tiered theatre). LOL. These days there’s off-highway car parking for 450 cars, a sewer line already running along the rocky sandstone outcrop for a toilet block and proponents want a small nondenominational chapel built down next to the cycleway for weddings – with 500 motel beds within short walking distance, it could be a major drawcard for Dubbo.

“At the moment we have weddings in the park but there are no toilets, in fact there’s only one toilet block on the entire Tracker Riley Cycleway,” Mr Braithwaite said.

“Travellers stop to picnic or barbeque down the bottom and have to run up to the bowling club, it’s not good enough.

“At the moment, council stages lot of functions at Ollie Robbins but people park and cross the road: if it wasn’t council applying, the safety issues are so great you’d never get a traffic plan approved,” he said.

Added to that safety factor, while the flood-prone Ollie Robbins isn’t slated for infrastructure upgrades, Dubbo’s 2036 Strategic Plan has Sir Roden Cutler firmly in its sights.

Mr Braithwaite says while the reception from council staff so far has been lukewarm, he’s received very positive hearings from many councillors as well as federal and state MPs Mark Coulton and Troy Grant.

“Barden Park (athletic track) cost about $6 million and while it’s great for schoolkids, just $1.25 would develop this amphitheatre and it

` Just 75 minutes away, Mudgee’s Day on the green attracts the best Australian and many international acts in a magnificent setting, but one that hardly compares to the natural riverbank, rock formations and slope of Sir Roden Cutler.

would benefit and potentially be used by the entire community,” he said.

“That’s chickenfeed compared to the potential benefits and if all levels of government chip in some money the target’s not too difficult to meet.

“We just need some visionary people in Dubbo to see this, just like blokes like Raoul Kelly and Wally Flynn did when they came up with this idea three decades ago,” he said.

After years of policy settings which literally saw the city turn its back on the river, things have turned around in recent years, with the cycleway, fun runs, mud runs, dragon boats and fishing competitions making people aware, and proud, of what’s literally in our midst.

The black plastic water slide during the Macquarie Titan Mud Run was a crowd pleaser whether you were sliding down, or just laughing on the sidelines as the competitors greased down the slope.

There’s even talk of a slipway opposite Sandy beach so boat travellers could have easy access to the park.

If this vision has captured your imagination, turn up on Saturday, October 10 when the Tour de OROC bike ride finishes up at Roden Cutler Park.

Raising money for Macquarie Homestay via a gold coin donation, the day starts at 9am with three hours of local junior talent showcased, followed by some old-fashioned events like egg and spoon races, sack races, and the like.

Twelve midday will be the official welcome followed by more music and competitions and the Tour de OROC riders are scheduled to roll up somewhere about 4pm, with the music folding up at 5pm.

I don’t like using Americanisisms, but this project really is a ‘no-brainer’, now we’ll just have to wait and see if the city’s leaders have brains, or no brains, in my opinion.

THE VALUE OF LIVE MUSIC National research conducted by the University of Tasmania and released by the Live Music Office shows the live music sector contributed $15.7 billion of value to the Australian community in 2014, providing vital commercial, individual and civic benefits.

The Economic and Cultural Value of Live Music in Australia 2014 report set out to value the economic, social and cultural contribution of the Australian live music industry.

Dr. Dave Carter, Lecturer in Music Technology at University of Tasmania, said, “Our research shows that for every dollar spent on live music, three dollars of benefit is returned to the wider community. This is a significant, and unrecognised, contribution that includes the dollars that flow to the national economy as well as the ways experiencing live music enriches people’s lives”.

Key findings from the research include: • Audiences are prepared to travel significant distances to attend live music, and this demonstrates live music is a source of regional competitive advantage • Live Music attendance was identified by punters and venues as contributing to improved health and wellbeing • Nationally, an estimated 65,000 full and part-time jobs are created by monies spent on live music with taxation revenue generated for all tiers of government • Food and drink is the number one expense for those attending a live music performance equating to 29.3 per cent of the total spend • Expenditure on tickets comes in second at 19.2 per cent of spend, followed by travel at 17.6 per cent and accommodation at 12.4 per cent • An online version of the report is available on the Live Music office website at http:// livemusicoffice.com.au/research/#/research_category/ utas-live-music-in-australia/

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Public art under construction: A new public art work unveiled this week along the façade of one of the eyesores of Dubbo’s main street is starting to prompt discussion about the role such works have in creating a sense of place and cultural capital – something with an intangible value. The artist spoke to Dubbo Weekender about the role creatively disruptive works like “Farting Cockatoos” play in the public space. WORDS and PHOTOGRAPHY Kim V. Goldsmith UBBO hasn’t had a high profile regarding its public artworks and despite recent efforts to establish a public art strategy and overseeing committee, there’s been little activity – until now.

Following on the heels of the recent installation of a big blue horse sculpture in Macquarie Regional Library made possible by private interests, a 45-metre long work digitally printed on worksite mesh has been fixed to fencing on a privately owned site in Macquarie Street, a vacant block awaiting development.

The work was commissioned

by BAWD Property Trust managing director, Brett Anderson who is serious when he says he hopes the work will “be uplifting and help spread happiness”.

His motive is to create a sense of energy in the CBD of the city, adding value to commercial property and benefiting not only passers-by but also business owners and operators.

It’s a fun work hiding an ugly space; the subject matter somewhat irreverent – cartoon-like cockatoos in flight complete with motion-activated squawks and farting noises creating a humourous disruption within the precinct.

Artist and creative director of the work Jack Randell, aka Fishdog, explains that like many of his works it addresses a number of social and cultural capital issues in the process of its creation and installation, but it’s primarily the experience of it that is critical to the more practical functions.

“The opportunity itself becomes a canvas for making something gives a transcendent experience, which most people would accept is what art does.

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“That’s the higher level of design thinking that comes into play ... in terms of the functional improvement of a public environment, like the vacant lot, that wouldn’t occur unless that first thing is happening.”

Randell is well known for his public works in Dubbo, but he has also worked in small regional communities as well as overseas.

He notes there’s a “creeping acceptance” of these types of works and the ideas behind them, but after time it’s often “favourably adopted”; quoting Trangie as an example of where he has been repeatedly invited back because the community has experienced and engaged with the work.

“Is Dubbo ready? Who knows?

There’s a sophistication and cultural identity here and attendant things like the coffee shops and live music that go along with cultural conversations.

“There’s a cultural conceit that high art exists in galleries – of course you can find it there but it’s not the only place ... If something is in the space people occupy, all the better, because that’s where it should be.”

One of the hallmarks of a work like “Farting Cockatoos” is it’s essentially temporary – the life of it bound by the timeframe of the site’s development or the life of the site mesh upon which it is printed.

There are no plans to conserve it or undertake restorations, yet Randell is more than comfortable with this position.

He sees documentation of a work like this through social media is part of the work and indicative of people’s engagement with it.

“It becomes part of the experience. Some of those things

will be memorable and if I think about my best art experiences it’s not because I’m in the presence of the art at the time, it’s because I’ve had the experience.

“It’s part of the place making – it’s bigger than the place or environment because it’s building cultural capital – something communities are prepared to fight for.”

Randell’s Fishdog manages creative projects relying on working with others to produce the end works, always mindful of the various aspects of the region’s cultural heritage – the geography, Aboriginal and post-colonial histories.

Yet like many artists he’s an observer, understanding it’s attention to contemporary thinking that creates finished works with impact.

“It’s really important to be a creative disruptor, which means you have to apply cultural knowledge to that as well as knowing how people will behave and are likely to behave.

“One of the comments I frequently hear is the concern that the work will be wrecked in a week ... but it rarely is.

“They’re bright and colourful, they’re big and loud, audacious and humorous, or a little bit ridiculous like the farting cockatoos are, people buy into them; there’s no political or social agenda essentially.

“As a servant of the public in a public space I need to be aware of what the sensibilities are.”

Both artist and commissioner of Dubbo’s latest public offering see great potential for more works like “Farting Cockatoos”, explains Randell.

“I hope that as a result of this and similar projects that are hap-

pening and about to happen that it will cause people to start to see things in spaces that currently don’t have things in them.

“Spaces that are neglected or overlooked are usually found by graffiti artists or homeless people ... but if we can start to see them as useful we could actually create social and cultural capital out of things that might have simply been neglected.

“This particular work of mine seems to have started a conversation that should continue for each new person that discovers it.

“They should at least get a laugh, which I’ve already seen.

Hopefully that prompts the question, ‘Why not?’”

As an artist and a resident, Randell is invested in Dubbo and the region, describing what the city has to offer as a “good deal”, but he believes that it’s important for Dubbo to be seen through fresh eyes and often it is the ‘outsider’ who offers this new perspective.

“We should avail ourselves of the gaze of other people ... heaven forbid we fall into some periods of our post-colonial history where we became very parochial.

“This is part of a process that will occur with initiatives and activities like Ignite Dubbo and the developing BOOMDubbo project – people will come and want to pass judgement on us ... we should be open to that.

“While we have a fairly large community of culturally interested people, the folks who turn up to exhibitions and performances on a regular basis, there are those others who come in from other places.

“Our best, new and exciting audience is the visitors.”

There’s a cultural conceit that high art exists in galleries – of course you can find it there but it’s not the only place...

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Living with grief a message in snap happy hunt `

BY YVETTE AUBUSSONFOLEY JOURNALIST

RIEF Awareness Month 2015 in Dubbo will be seen out with a free community photography event on August 29 hosted by NALAG, the Centre for Loss and Grief in collaboration with the Fire Station Arts Centre.

Raising awareness for issues NALAG staff see every day as they assist grieving members of the community; the Photo Treasure Hunt is designed to focus creative energy as a way to express loss, grief, hope and resilience.

All ages are invited to participate. “What we’re trying to do is have awareness of Grief Awareness Month, which has the theme of promoting community acknowledgement of grief. Everybody’s got a mobile phone these days, so why not use that in an art form?� said Trudy Hanson, manager, NALAG, Centre for Loss and Grief. “What we’re saying is if grief takes your voice away use art to express it so we’re using photography,� she said. “If you go out there and say loss and grief, no one will turn up to anything because it sort of frightens them away so we’re looking at a creative way to get people in.�

Last year’s participants used a variety of imagery to express their version of themes which are issued on the day to participants. “Last year there was a big dirt road and the focus was on the rear view mirror of a car. It was like looking forward, look-

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Focus on living with grief: Natasha Ireland, promotions and education with Trudy Hanson, manager, both from NALAG, Centre for Loss and Grief. PHOTO: CONNOR COMAN-SARGENT

Grandpa’s Hat update The book launch earlier this month of local author Jen Cowley’s children’s book about dealing with grief, called Grandpa’s Hat, continues to sell well.

All proceeds go directly to NALAG. Through book sales and an auction of original strated by Mark Horton artworks from the book, which is illustrated Horton, funds raised to date have already exceeded the $30,000 mark.

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ing back. It was that journey coming out of the grief, so they were all very creative how they interpreted that,� said Hanson. “That’s the message. Sometimes there is growth through grief, a positive side of it. You have a choice; you can stay immersed in that grief or you can move forward. That’s why NALAG is there to help people move forward in a positive way if we can,� she said. “With each individual you find out what works. Sometimes it might be scrapbooking so the support people can have a session with them just scrapbooking. Some of them don’t talk, so they’ll sit in a massage chair. We all have different ways of dealing with grief and in a safe environment to be able to do that,� said Natasha Ireland, promotions and education, NALAG. “It’s all about getting participant’s creativity out because everyone’s different in how they think so. It will be interesting to see how the Senior Campus kids or the people doing graphic art at the uni for example do with the themes, they could really play on the images,� said Ireland.

The Photo Treasure Hunt starts at 10am at the Fire Station Arts Centre on Darling Street. ““Everyone will arrive here and we’ll give them a challenge. So it could be look at resilience, loss, grief, or whatever it is. They have to go out and take four photos, g tthen come back and we’ll print those up and then Jen p Cowley will judge them for C a prize. There’ll be wine and bikkies and an evening here,� bi said Hanson.

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Sometimes there is growth through grief, a positive side of it. You have a choice; you can stay immersed in that grief or you can move forward.

6pm with participants work displayed. Awards and prizes for best individual themes and an overall winner will be announced. “It will be interesting to see what people come up with,� said Hanson. “With permission, we may use some of the images for advertising in the future.�

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The week’s top stories from around the region

Youth Week campaign wins Local Government Award ONGRATULATIONS to Western NSW Local Health District’s Dubbo Sexual Health Service for their part in Dubbo City Council’s award win in the 2015 Local Government Youth Week Awards in Sydney recently.

Dubbo Sexual Health was involved in sexual health campaign ‘Pee for 3’ as part of NSW Health’s Play Safe Sexual Health Project during this year’s Youth Week.

The campaign was a partnership of Dubbo Sexual Health as a member of the Dubbo Youth Interagency with Dubbo City Youth Council, Family Planning Dubbo Centre and Headspace Dubbo.

Georgiana Simpson, acting manager, HIV and Related Programs Western NSW LHD, said the aim of the campaign was to raise awareness among young people about safe sex practices and chlamydia as a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI).

“A focus of the campaign was to increase chlamydia screening rates in young people, so we made testing kits available at various locations around Dubbo, with prizes on offer as an incentive for young people to get tested,” Georgiana said.

The ‘Pee for 3’ campaign was very successful, with 86 young people participating in screening and a further 623 participants reached by education sessions. The campaign had a strong marketing element also.

“The Dubbo Youth Interagency group combined their resources and skills to produce flyers, pamphlets, radio announcements and social media posts, which were all very effective in getting the message out to young people,” Georgiana said.

“The project was not only successful in raising chlamydia awareness but in allowing new partnerships to be formed with community agencies.

“These partnerships will now be further developed with future projects which will benefit our young people. Dubbo Sexual Health is looking forward to continuing to work with Dubbo Council, Family Planning and Headspace and we thank them for their support”.

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South students tackle major writing project WRITING a 4,000-word Australian-based children’s book in one day would seem an in-

National Tree Day community activities planned

Ann Ryan; John Watts Manager Social Services; Margie Crowley Manager Dubbo Sexual health; Lionel Woods Dubbo Youth Council; Jason Yelverton Dubbo Youth Development Officer; and Caitlin McLeod Chair of the NSW Youth Week Young Peoples Advisory Council.

surmountable task, but that’s the challenge a group of Year 8 Dubbo College South Campus students face.

The ten students, Juanita Gundry, Lucy Gleeson, Azelle Hechanova, Sarah Boon, Hannah Tucker, Mia Morrish-Blyton, Archie Purcell, Sophie Townsend, Kelsey Rowe and Rebecca McMahon will launch their writing offensive today (August 21), starting at 8am and finishing 12 hours later.

The students will work, independent of teachers, to complete the task as their entry in the annual Write-a-Book-in-aDay competition, first developed in 1985 and now run by the Kids’ Cancer Project.

The team of students will plan, write, illustrate, print and bind the book in the 12-hour

time frame, as well as including a range of mandatory features.

“We have to include a random setting, two human characters, one non-human character, an issue and five random words,” illustrator, Azelle Hechanova said.

“All of these mandatory inclusions will be emailed to us at 8am on the day of the project, so we really won’t be able to start detailed planning until that moment.”

Teacher Harriet Friend who is English competition coordinator at South Campus, said all ten of the students were highly competent English students, with quality writers and excellent illustrators making up the team.

“They are all very keen students and several have taken

Story tellers: English teacher Harriet Friend (centre back) with her writing students Lucy Gleeson, Azelle Hechanova, Sarah Boon, Hannah Tucker, Mia Morrish-Blyton, Archie Purcell, Sophie Townsend, Kelsey Rowe and Rebecca McMahon.

part and performed well in previous writing competitions,” she said.

“Archie Purcell was the recipient of an English-based scholarship in 2014 and came in the top five per cent of the state in a national competition last term.

“Other students in the group, like Lucy Gleeson, have been highly commended in earlier competitions.

“This competition will see them create a positive, uplifting story suitable for infants and primary-aged children who may be experiencing cancer-related health issues.

“If any group of students can accomplish this feat it will be this team because they are so highly motivated and capable.”

The team of ten includes three writers, three editors, three illustrators and one supervisor.

South Campus English head teacher Ian Munn said the group was one of the most talented he had seen at the campus in 14 years of teaching.

As part of the project, students at South Campus raised funds last Friday for kids’ cancer, with a fun day of activities, including a bake sale, disco and movies. For the cost of a gold coin, students and staff dressed as their favourite book characters, with a parade and judging all part of the fun.

Members of the community can also get behind the project by donating for Dubbo College South Campus online at http:// w w w.writeabookinaday.com under the ‘sponsor a team’ tab.

DUBBO City Council will hold its National Tree Day activities on Sunday, August 30 at Regand Park from 9.30am – 12pm and members of the community are invited to come and join in the fun.

Dubbo City Council’s director of Parks and Landcare said that the designated area where council will be tree planting on the river flat at Regand Park was chosen with an aim to restore native riverine vegetation.

“Participation in National Tree Day helps council to make a difference within the community and to acknowledge the benefits of tree planting to address important environmental issues such as the loss of habitat for native wildlife, soil salinity, erosion and long-term carbon offsetting,” he said.

“It is a great way to spend the morning, planting trees, taking in the fresh air and enjoying a BBQ lunch,” Mr Wood said.

“Entry to the site will be through lower Tamworth Street, and the area will be clearly signposted on the day,” he said.

“For those participating, bring a shovel and bucket and wear sturdy shoes,” he said.

Free Cuppa scheme regional success PLEASING results from the 2015 phase of the ‘Free Cuppa for the Driver’ scheme have been encouraging to an already enthusiastic team of Road Safety Officers and local participating businesses.

The evaluation report, recently compiled after the wrapup of the 2015 phase, confirms the need for such projects that encourage travelling motorists to stop, take a break and get a free cuppa.

Dubbo City Councils’ road safety officer Jayne Bleechmore was impressed by the sheer number of free cuppas given away to drivers throughout the region by eager and committed local businesses.

“It became obvious at the start of this year’s campaign that we had some very proactive antifatigue advocates amongst our 70 participating businesses.

“In total 1,721 free cuppas were given away. The Shell Roadhouse in Gilgandra tallied up 594 free cuppas, which

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A joyride on Steam Train 3642 PHOTOS BY BETH DAWSON As part of its Great Western Tour, steam train 3642 rolled its way into Dubbo on Saturday, August 15. Settled into the 1930s styled carriages, locals, both young and old, enjoyed a return trip to Wongarbon.

is a tremendous effort. BP Condobolin gave away over 200 free cuppas. The 2 Fat Ladies at Lucknow, Caltex Gilgandra and McDonalds Narrabri all came close to 50 free cuppas each.

“The project would not have been possible without our enthusiastic businesses and their feedback has been encouraging and helpful in planning the 2016 phase.

“We like to think that with more than 1,700 free cuppas being provided to drivers, the scheme has achieved its goal of encouraging travelling drivers to take a break, get out of the vehicle and walk around while enjoying their free cuppa, thereby potentially saving lives.

“The scheme not only served tea and coffee to travellers but also information and useful strategies for recognising driver fatigue and taking steps to avoid it,” Ms Bleechmore said.

“Major technological innovations in 2015 were the development and launch of a free Smartphone App, the introduction of a ‘Selfie’ competition and an increased social media presence.

“There were 456 downloads of the free Smartphone App and the Free Cuppa for the Driver Facebook page had 3,442 likes and reached almost 745,000 people. High profile users such as Craig Lowndes and the NSW Police Traffic and Highway Patrol regularly shared free cuppa

posts.

“More than 1,000 tweets were sent, with re-tweets being made by Dr Brian Owler, Minister for Local Government Mr Paul Toole and Minister for Regional Development and Small Business Mr John Barillo,” Ms Bleechmore said.

The Free Cuppa for the Driver scheme was operational from 1 March to 31 May 2015 which included the April school holidays and the Easter long weekend, across 14 local councils in western NSW.

RiverSmart’s Macquarie River finalist in River Prize THE International River Foundation has announced that RiverSmart’s Macquarie River Program is one of three finalists in its’ prestigious Australian River Prize for 2015 with the winner to be announced at the upcoming 18th International River Symposium in Brisbane from September 21-23.

Speaking today, CEO of RiverSmart, Dr Bill Phillips said, “We are of course very proud to be a finalist in this internationally recognised award as it provides wonderful recognition for all the hard work done by so many people over the past seven and a bit years.”

The Australian River Prize, first awarded in 2001, recognises excellence and innova-

tion in river management with past winners including the Lake Eyre Basin Partnership in 2014 and the Glenelg-Hopkins River in Victoria in 2013.

“Even if we don’t go on to win the award, this recognition of our work is a huge boost for our program as it tells us that independent experts have looked closely at what we’re doing and have rated it very highly,” said Dr Phillips.

The Macquarie RiverSmart program was launched in May 2008 with the support of the then Central West Catchment Management Authority. One of the earliest activities undertaken by RiverSmart was a paddlea-thon that was now been taken on by the WomDonNom paddle club and grown into a hugely popular event each year.

There have been a range of education-related activities as well, such as the outdoor and floating classrooms, the launch of platypus-watch and publication of the ‘How to be a RiverSmart Farmer’ Guide.

Then there have been several community events such as movies by the river, the Water Cycle event, the Lazy River Feast and the Marshter Chef night at ‘Willie Retreat’ in the Macquarie Marshes.

In December 2011, Macquarie River Trails was launched and since then has seen trails for Fishing, Bird Watching, Education, River Bedz and Tucker

added to bring the total number to eleven trails with over 100 businesses involved and close to 200 attractions across the region being promoted.

Linked to Macquarie River Trails have been the annual Plein Air Art events and the Macquarie River Fishing Classic; the latter now in it’s fourth year.

Continuing Dr Phillips said, “While we’ve done a lot of things designed to get people to turn and embrace the river, to stronger become custodians of it, we’ve also been working closely with landholders along the river through our Federally-funded NatureLinks program. This was helped by the detailed mapping of the river we commissioned in 2009, and now sees weed and erosion control work being undertaken by 26 landholders along 110 river-kilometres, mostly between Narromine and Warren. Along this same stretch of river we’ve help fund a coordinated fox and feral pig control program being undertaken by Local Land Services in partnership with nearly 30 landholders covering an area of approximately 70,000 hectares.”

A current priority for RiverSmart is to see its Window on the Wetlands Centre in Warren fully operational; something it’s using crowd funding to help raise funds for (see www.riversmart.org.au for the link).

“The WOW Centre in Warren is where we can showcase all our work, offer education programs and base camp for continuing our work along the river. We’re also keen to have people come to the Centre and take a guided tour to see and appreciate the amazing Macquarie Marshes; a natural wonder of the region,” concluded Bill Phillips.

Troy Travelling Stock Route protected from ‘Tossers’ A VERY positive outcome for the aquatic habitat and banks of the Macquarie River as both the western and eastern sides of Troy Bridge Travelling Stock Route (TSR) have been bollarded to stop vehicle access, the dumping of large amounts of rubbish, the spread of weeds and constant damage to the river and its banks.

Dubbo Macquarie River Bushcare and Central West Local Land Services collaborated together to install the bollards.

River bank vegetation and the bed of the river area are ecologically sensitive areas that need protection.

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 21.08.2015 to Sunday 23.08.2015 road safely, enabling locals and visitors to fish, picnic and explore the area on foot. Regular working bees in these areas by Dubbo Macquarie River Bushcare volunteers, with assistance from Dubbo City Council and Central West Local Land Services have controlled large areas of invasive exotic weeds and removed 100’s of kilos of rubbish so that the natural beauty of this part of the river is protected and able to be enjoyed by the community.

Although risking fines of up to $8,000, dumping and littering on the travelling stock reserve on the eastern side of Troy Bridge had been occurring unabated.

A recent working bee at Devil’ Hole (upstream from Troy Bridge) organised by the Inland Waterways Rejuvenation Association collected an astonishing amount of rubbish from the river. Concern and anger over the issue from the Dubbo community via social media is very high.

Dubbo Macquarie River Bushcare Group’s project titled, ‘Protect-Repair-Connect’, is funded by the NSW Environmental Trust’s Community Bush Regeneration Large Project Stream Grant. The aims of the project are to assist with the recovery of the Endangered Trout Cod through the repair and enhancement of priority river habitat areas along the Macquarie River along a 100kim reach of riverine corridors and riparian woodlands.

Dubbo Macquarie River Bushcare Group member Melissa Gray explained “Over the past 4 years the group has worked tirelessly to engage and inform landholders and the community about the importance of their river by carrying out on ground actions such as major weed control, revegetation, interpretive signage installation, rubbish removal and community engagement” You can help by joining Macquarie River Bushcare dubbobushcare@yahoo.com.au or follow us on Facebook or by contacting the Inland Waterways Rejuvenation Association at www.iwra.com.au

Horsing around at the Sculptures by the River

encouraged to support the inaugural free-to-the-public event.

Coffee, cake and gourmet antipasto platters will be available from Lazy River’s cellar door.

Families may choose to bring their own picnics and relax on the green.

Make sure you vote for your favourite sculpture and be in the running to WIN. Each entry will go in the draw to win 1 nights’ accommodation at Lazy River Estates’ luxurious Boat House Villa. The winner of the Principle Focus People’s Choice Prize will be announced on Sunday 23 August at 2.15pm at the conclusion of the exhibition (all are welcome to attend).

A gold coin donation (if able)

at the gate and with all proceeds going Pink Angels.

Western NSW Primary Health Network appoints chair THE Board of the Western NSW Primary Health Network (WPHN) has announced the appointment of Dr Tim Smyth, MBBS, LLB, MBA to the position of Independent Chair of the Company.

Formerly a deputy directorGgeneral with the NSW Ministry of Health, Dr Tim Smyth now has a mixed portfolio of management consulting, corporate and commercial law and

directorships of health and research bodies.

Dr Smyth has a deep understanding of government, public administration, regulatory frameworks, compliance and corporate governance. With degrees in medicine, law and business administration, he has maintained his connections with health care delivery, research and strategy through his directorships of primary health care, mental health and health management organisations.

He is a widely experienced board director with extensive strategic and operational experience across all levels of the health system and is currently a director of four public companies and has been director of an Australian public sector agency, a commercial public company and a major health research institute.

Interim WPHN chair Saranne Cooke said: “Tim has a strong understanding of the Australian health care system and its structures, funding and relationships. He has been actively involved in primary health care, most recently his role of chair of the Eastern Sydney Medicare Local, and has had a keen interest in Aboriginal Health throughout his health management career. He is well known for his innovative strategic thinking, his ability to undertake complex negotiations, build appropriate partnerships and provide strong leadership.”

“I am excited by the opportunity to work with a great team at Western NSW PHN and with GPs, allied health and Aboriginal health workers and health service and community partners to strengthen primary health care services in Western NSW”, Dr Smyth said. “Rural and remote communities face particular challenges and I am looking forward to helping address these challenges.”

Ms Cooke said the appoint-

ment is effective immediately, and directors are very much looking forward to working with Dr Smyth to take forward a strong, innovative, relevant force to improve primary health care in Western NSW.

Ten deaths in three days: police concern WITH 10 deaths in three days, police are calling for drivers to accept greater responsibility for their actions on the state’s roads.

The deaths, the result of 9 fatal crashes, are 18 up from the same time last year and include pedestrians, motorcycle riders, passengers and drivers.

Assistant commissioner John Hartley of the state’s Traffic and Highway Patrol Command said the tragic deaths highlight the need for everyone to exercise more caution and obey the road rules.

“With warmer weather across NSW, it seems some drivers are taking good driving conditions for granted, which is costing lives on our roads.”

Assistant commissioner Hartley said: “Speed, fatigue, drink or drug driving, failing to use controlled crossing areas, being unlicensed, not wearing helmets, using defective vehicles, are all key elements in these crashes, which are costing lives.

“There are 10 families … suffering the pain of losing a loved one on our roads. When you consider friends, workmates, emergency services and hospital workers, the number of those directly and indirectly affected by road trauma in just three days is significant.

“Whilst police will continue to enforce road safety for the benefit of all road users, drivers, riders, cyclists, and pedestrians need to accept their role in keeping them, their passengers, and others safe on our roads,” assistant commissioner Hartley said.

Dubbo Sculptures by the River LAZY RIVER ESTATE has embarked on a new and exciting event for our community and region to experience. The inaugural free-to-the-public Sculptures by the River exhibition is being held this Saturday and Sunday, August 22-23, 2015.

The Sculptures by the River exhibition is located on the banks of the Macquarie River at the Lazy River Estate and is an extension of the Sculptures by the River workshop being led by local renowned artist Brett ‘Mon’ Garling earlier in the week.

Sculptures by the River is a wonderful opportunity for children and families to enjoy a day together in a beautiful environment while appreciating artwork produced by passionate locals. Locals and visitors are invited to attend the exhibition from 11am – 2pm on and are

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Black Dog Ride around No.1 Oval

BY BETH DAWSON About 120 motorbikers rode as one as part of the Black Dog Ride on Saturday, August 15, to raise awareness of depression. The riders travelled in a convoy through the main streets of Dubbo, finishing at Victoria Park No.1 Oval for an afternoon watching the rugby union as guests of the Dubbo Roos. Following the Dubbo Colts match, the riders completed a lap of the oval.

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OP TIL YOU

DROP! Next week is National Op Shop Week and op shops around the country are encouraging seasoned op shoppers and newbies to get their wallets out, nab a few bargains and help their local communities in the process.

Dubbo Weekender spoke to some of our local op shop volunteers as well as a few op shopping addicts about why they keep going back. WORDS and PHOTOGRAPHY Lisa Minner ATIONAL Op-shop week is just around the corner (August 23 – 30) and nationally charities like Vinnies, the Salvos and the Smith Family receive millions of donations by well intentioned members of the public each year and they are grateful for their contributions.

These donations get sold on through thousands of stores around Australia to raise money for welfare work and financial support within our local communities. Sadly, a minority of people’s thoughtless donations result in millions being spent annually on rubbish removal from these stores.

The founder of National Op shop Week, Jon Dee says it is estimated that collectively the Salvos spend $6 million on disposal costs and landfill, alone. That’s six million dollars that doesn’t make its way to the people in the community that need it most.

It’s estimated around $2 billion donations where received in 2012 Australia-wide.

Jon says he encourages everyone to ‘Op Till You Drop!’ not only in National Op Shop Week, but throughout the year as well. “We need people to donate good quality clothing and goods to their local op shops and people to buy them so money can be raised to continue funding vital welfare needs,” he says.

But he also reminds people to really think about the quality of what they are donating; stained sheets, broken appliances and clothes you probably wouldn’t wear yourself, cost charities big money.

Locally the situation reflects the national statistics with Dubbo store managers of both Vinnies and The Salvation Army, agreeing they spend way too much of their valuable resources removing unsellable items from their shops.

Dubbo’s St Vincent De Pauls (Vinnies) coordinator Pat Thornton says the Dubbo store spends around $500 per month disposing of items and clothing that are not fit for either resale or even recycling. She says it is a drain on their resources, which are desperately needed to help families who are struggling for a variety of reasons.

The centre’s volunteers spend hours every week going through bags of donated clothing, toys and more recently electrical items, to sell in their shop front. She says they only on-sell items of a high standard.

Clothes in particular have to be in a condition that is near new to find themselves on the racks in their busy Brisbane Street store. Toys too, are carefully screened and those that make the grade are meticulously cleaned and given a new lease of life. Pat says recently thanks to a generous local electrician volunteering his time each week, Vinnies has been able to stock and sell electrical items because they have been tested and the items deemed safe to be sold.

“Everything we sell is clean and undamaged. We won’t sell anything that has stains or missing buttons, all the clothing is of a standard we would wear ourselves,” she explains.

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Other clothing that doesn’t make the grade is sold on to make rags or recycled which generates some extra income for them.

Pat says while the greater community does do the right thing, it’s really only a small amount of people who dump rubbish into their bins, but it all adds up.

“We have had people dump bags of rubbish, literally rubbish, in our collection bins and I don’t think they realise the extra work and expense that it requires of us to dispose of it,” she says.

Dirty, unwashed plates, soiled clothing and broken household items all make their way in, it’s a mystery to us why some people do that,” she says.

On a more positive note, the long time Vinnies volunteer says the great quality donations they receive keep the wheels turning for their store and any surplus stock they have they pass on to other stores in smaller towns to help them keep their stocks up.

Pat says their welfare centre supplies canned food, frozen meat and other food supplies to families in need locally, as well as bedding and blankets and any good quality kitchenware that comes through their doors is kept to help unemployed or people struggling to make ends meet, set up or re-establish a home.

Pat says anyone who is in desperate need can access The Salvation Army Family Store volunteers Barb their welfare centre for help. She says the people who Osbourne, Lindsay Foggon, Leanne Dale, Shirley Sterequest help are from all walks of life, but mostly unvens, Cath kNIGHT, Linda Foggon and Lynn Francis employed people who find it increasingly difficult to (front). live off welfare allowances.

Vinnies also provides great opportuniback of their shop on a daily basis. ties for volunteers to help out. On any day ` He says that most people do the right out the back in the sorting area, around thing but sometimes he is amazed at People sometimes five people will be sifting through the how thoughtless people can be. massive pile of donation bags and alloafter making a “At the moment we are getting a cating them in to suitable bins. Pat says donation later high volume of junk and a lot of it the volunteers are a huge asset to their realise what can’t be recycled so we have to pay store. She also wants it known that the for it to be taken away which eats they have given volunteers do not get first dibs on the into our funds,” he says. things they are sorting. away what was a Despite this, he says some of the “We have very strict rules about that. family heirloom donations they receive are incredibly Anything that comes through that our or something very generous. For example he says a fully volunteers might be interested in pursentimental and they registered car in good condition was chasing has to go out on the floor for at donated to them once and he said least half a day before they can purchase often want it back, the timing was absolutely perfect. it,” she says. it usually happens “It came at a time when there was Pat says proudly that between July because people are a person who had a disabled son who 2014 and April 2015 their Vinnies store in a hurry. had no transport so we gave it to the had 1800 requests for assistance and family to help out with that situafrom that 1750 families in need were tion, it was very satisfying to be able helped, 1220 food parcels to the value to do that,” he recalls. of $63,000 made their way into local homes and electricity vouchers to the value of $74,500 (provided by Lindsay says a lot of the people who frequent their the state government to eligible people) were given stores are bargain hunters who quite often find collectout. And Australia-wide Vinnies provided almost $22 ible items worth a lot more than what their team of volmillion worth of financial assistance to those in need. unteers have priced them at, not realising their value.

He says the bargain hunters sometimes sell their finds Manager of the Salvation Army Family Store in Daron eBay or via other avenues and come back and share ling Street Lindsay Foggon, agrees with Pat in regard the news of their bounty. to the amount of rubbish that gets dumped out the

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Michael Davis wearing outfits sourced from the op shop.

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Emily Falson with some of her fabulous op-shop finds.

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Vinnies volunteers Heather Toufexis, Marie Neville, June Gibson, Amanda Scott, and (front right) Sonam Devi

He also recalls some of the more bizarre donations outfit (excluding underwear sometimes) only cost me a few dollars, I’d just say thank you and take the comthat have been left out the back of the store, including pliments,” she recalls, laughing. a litter of kittens and two live ducks, which they are not equipped to deal with.

And if she requires anymore justification for her onLindsay also wants to remind people to be extremely going love of op-shopping, Sandra says: “Besides, you careful in what they give away, especially things of are helping out the op-shops by spending there, they’re sentimental value. charities so it’s one more reason to feel good about your bargains!”

“People sometimes after making a donation later realise what they have given away was a family heirShe says her favourite op-shop in Dubbo is the Salloom or something very sentimental and they often vation Army Family Store in Darling Street, but she want it back, it usually happens because people are in loves them all and will keep seeking out bargains into a hurry.” the future.

He says things like photographs, jewellery, birth cerMichael Davis: Discovered last year the joys of optificates and passports are just some of the things that shopping after he decided he wanted to rejig his “look.” have regularly turned up in their doHe says he was looking to create a nation bins and often it’s too late to more classic style for himself now ` return these precious goods to their that he’s less concerned with fashion owners. trends.

I love the idea that I Lindsay says because of that he He wanted to add a bit of flair to get what I really like hangs on to some things for a few his wardrobe so after looking up a and at the same time months he believes people might come few sites online he realised he could my money goes back do that on a shoe-string with great looking for in the future. to the community, Local Op Shop addicts: results. Michael began seeking out clothing in some of the stores around Sandra Maloney: Has been seriously you really see what Dubbo and got hooked after finding a op-shopping for the last 23 years. She places like Vinnies few designer bargains. began in earnest after she left Dubbo and the Salvos are and moved to the Central Coast, where One standout purchase cost him doing within the to her pleasure she discovered it was $12.00. “It’s a Yves St Laurent blazer, over run with good quality op-shops. everyone always comments on it,” he local community. says.

She says one of the best purchases she made was on top quality curtains Michael says his favourite op-shop is for the house she had moved into. the Smith Family store in Church Street, but he gives the others around town a going over too, but for men’s “I got such a bargain, all these beautiful matching Sheridan curtains which did the whole house, they clothing some are better than others. were perfect and I paid $20 for the lot,” she says.

Sometimes it’s a matter of luck when it comes to get“I can’t imagine how much they’d have been to buy ting the right piece in the right size but that also lends new, I was thrilled with them.” itself to making a bit of coin on the side.

When asked what is the best thing about op-shop“I found an Alfred Dunhill blazer that’s too small for ping the thrill of the chase or just nabbing a bargain, me but I want to use it for a project for my blog and she says unequivocally that it’s nabbing a bargain. then I’ll sell it on eBay, the blazer was probably worth ‘“It’s just great to find something that’s only a few $1300 in the ‘90s and it’s still a classy item. “Making money from it’s not my primary aim but it’s all fun for dollars that you’re really happy with, it’s good fun,” me.” she says.

Michael’s other great find was a pair of full-shine While also living on the coast, with wardrobes full brogues that were in poor condition when he purof great clothes, Sandra says that while she was emchased them. But for a $10 outlay he bought them anployed with Gloria Marshall she was frequently comyway. He cleaned them and bought them back to their plimented on her designer label ensembles by her boss former glory and to an immaculate finish. and all the women she worked with.

Good silk ties, he says, are his other passion. And “It used to make me laugh, if only they knew a whole

often he doesn’t buy them to wear as ties, but instead cuts the ends off and turns them into pocket silks.

His latest project is turning old vintage sports coats made from beautiful fabric into waist-coats.

“I’ve bought a sewing pattern and with the help of some family, I’m trying to turn them in to waistcoats, recycle them into another wearable object: “Some are Hugo Boss and they’ll never be worn as a coat again and waistcoats are coming back in, so next winter you’ll get to see me in all these pretty dapper waistcoats.”

He said he also purchases a lot of great shirts, which are usually too big for him so he tailors them himself.

“I’ve found the fitted look is lot more flattering than the bulky look and there’s so many fantastic bargains out there, so many good buys in Op-shops.”

Michael’s blog, for any men interested in learning a few tricks to sharpen up their look, is called thereformedslob.com Emily Falson: Loves Op-shopping with a passion, you only have to look around her eclectic Wellington home to see a mish-mash of collectables and quirky finds she’s accumulated over the years. A former bookshop owner, now avid glass collector, Emily regularly spends her lunch hours in Dubbo pursuing the opshops for bargains, not only for herself but for “just right” gifts for her family and friends.

She points out a 1972 tea-towel she nabbed for her sister, it’s very Australiana and “kitch” and was printed the year her sister was born. Her plans are to starch the tea-towel and frame it as a gift to her. It’s the sort of thing you cant just go into to any old shop and buy off the shelf, and that’s what makes her finds all the more special.

It’s about collecting things you like, she says. One of her friend’s Viv Wellington, collects religious iconography so whenever Emily finds something she knows Viv might like, she tucks it away to surprise her friend.

She holds up a brand new Mickey Mouse backpack she says she found in her op-shopping travels. “It still had the wrapping and labels on it!” Emily says she paid $10 for the bag, which still had the $85 US dollar price tag on it, she says it will make a great gift as well. “You can’t just go to the shops and buy something like this, it’s obviously pretty unique out this way,” she says.

She believes it’s the chase that makes op-shopping fun. A recent purchase she’s thrilled about cost her one dollar, but if she were to sell it on eBay, the 1950s Italian Murano piece would yielded her upwards of $500.

“I’m amazed that I found it, this is 1950s vintage and

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Donations like this are regularly left outside the back of the Salvos store.

it takes a long time to know the quality, but you can tell by the weight and the colour and the base, “But the thing is I love it and when I buy it I don’t think of the value I just thing it’s gorgeous and if it’s worth more I think it’s a bonus.”

“She also loves vintage clothing and says that everything she’s wearing today is from the op-shop. The other reason she loves buying second-hand is because she doesn’t like the idea of people working in sweatshops to churn out mass-produced clothing, she says even as a teenager she always shopped second-hand.

“I love the idea that I get what I really like and at the same time my money goes back to the community, you

really see what places like Vinnies and the Salvos are doing within the local community.”

Emily says she is also a member of a Facebook group called ‘I Love to Op shop’ which has around 7500 members who regularly share their great op-shop finds with each other via photos.

She says she visits Vinnies a lot and the Church Street Smith Family for clothes but her favourite is the Salvation Army Family Store in Darling Street. Like Michael, she says the local op-shops all have something different to offer. Some have more bric-a-brac and others more clothes.

“You need to try to go to the op-shops everyday so

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Melting pot of cultures celebrate Marzena Leszczynska and Monika McDonald are two committee members preparing to stage Dubbo’s Multicultural Festival in early September. Bringing their unique Polish and Hungarian perspectives to the events in store for the festival will be making for an authentically multicultural experience. AS TOLD TO Yvette Aubusson-Foley PHOTOGRAPHY Connor ComanSargent Why did you get involved with the Multicultural Festival committee?

Monika: I was helping a couple of years prior, and always had an interest in festivals anyway. My parents are Hungarian.

I grew up in Hobart. Hobart has got quite a big Hungarian community. I think the climate and picturesque scenery attracted them. It’s not really like Hungary.

We always had different Hungarian festivals that I was involved in and I did a lot of Hungarian dancing. That’s where my interest is.

Three years ago, the previous chair asked me if I wanted to take that on because she was retiring so I’ve been there ever since.

Merzena: When I joined the festival there was a huge group of people involved, 40 or 50 people. Now it is smaller we’ve all become friends. It’s easier for us to celebrate our lives together and be less formal. Our meetings sometimes go into the late night because we’re having coffee and having fun.

What has changed since Monika became chair of the Festival?

Marzena: The festival has changed much since Monika came on board. Before that people were bringing food to the

` Every migrant will tell you the first time they heard: ‘oh, by the way, bring a plate’, you think, plates? So they don’t have a plate for me? When I’m coming for lunch or a party, I have to bring my own plate?

dinner for a food tasting and there were problems sharing, so sometimes there was not enough. It was a different formula to what we’re doing now which is to serve food to the table which means everyone gets to taste everything on the menu. We have about 500 people come to the dinner.

How are you involved on festival day?

Monika: Marzena has had experience organising the entertainment so she coordinates a lot of that. She does a lot of the stage-managing too, the time keeping and making sure the performers flow well, which is a great skill. She’s very calm under pressure.

Marzena: Back in Poland I was managing a dancing school so that’s the experience to organise entertainment or get people together to do rehearsal because sometimes that’s very hard. The dance school is not exactly the same, but there I had to make a schedule for the students and teachers so it fits everyone. My experience in Poland helped me put our entertainment list together. We have a lot of people performing.

What did you notice about Australia when you first came here?

Merzena: There are a lot of things. Not sticking to strict rules, like dressing up.

In Europe and Poland when I’m inviting someone for a birthday I don’t have to say you need to be dressed nice because everyone knows. In Australia, if I want people to look nice, I need to say because sometimes they come in their work clothes and very relaxed.

When we’re making a party here, everyone is asking what can I bring. In Poland when I’m making a party, I provide everything. I can ask very close friends or family members to help. And that happens often when it’s a big party. But if I have two or three couples they don’t need to bring anything.

In Australia, now I learn it is almost rude to say no, you don’t have to bring anything. In Poland we don’t do these things.

The phrase, ‘bring a plate’. Every migrant will tell you the first time they heard: ‘oh, by the way, bring a plate’, you think, plates? So they don’t have a plate for me? When I’m coming for lunch or a party, I have to bring my own plate?

Did you come speaking English?

I came with no English. I was very impassioned to learn English and understand people because I very quickly learned how to read and understand the text, but the teacher at TAFE spoke a different English. She spoke very slowly so then I would go to a shop and they would be saying - not what I learned, ‘How. Are. You?’ - but (through the nose) “hi-uu” (laughs). It was challenging. I learned Russian in Poland for 12 years and in high school I learned French, but I can’t speak

French now.

What was it like growing up in an Hungarian household?

Monika: I learned to speak Hungarian before I could speak English.

I was always proud of my Hungarian heritage. I still felt Australian but very proud of the Hungarian. My parents escaped from Hungary in the late 1950s and that’s a story and a half.

They came out on a boat. Mum told me this story, where they had to run in between shot towers and they actually ran in the middle of the night. It had to be timed otherwise they’d be shot.

Then they got to the border and then came out on the boat.

It was the time obviously after the war and they knew about Auswitz.

When they arrived it was late at night and they were putting people on car-

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Marzena Leszczynska, treasurer, multicultural festival committee, immigrated to Australia eight years ago from Poland, and Monika McDonald, chair, multicultural festival committee, grew up in Hobart with Hungarian parents.

go trains and they couldn’t speak English very well and they were freaking out. Then they ended up in a little army camp, in tin shanty kind of accommodation so they freaked out about that as well, then they ended up going to Melbourne doing some factory work and that’s where mum learnt English.

She was 19 when she was escaping.

There was a group of them when they escaped. It was around the Communists time when Hungary was taken over.

I grew up with the Hungarian traditional foods. Goulash is a big one, paprika goulash, and porkolt, which is a stew, chicken paprika, stuffed cabbage which the Polish do to.

What’s a traditional dish in Poland?

Merzena: Dumplings with different

fillings, sauerkraut, fresh cabbage and sausages, like a stew cooked together.

The dishes are all over Europe but a little bit different. In the south of Europe they don’t use cabbage leaves, just vine leaves.

The Polish tradition is to cook at home. You go to the restaurant just for special occasions. Because people usually were working in their office from seven to three so now the time is changing because global companies are coming so people are working 9-5 so in the big cities they need to travel to get home so it’s too late to cook dinner so everyone grabs food out.

When you say to someone in Poland come for dinner, you are making everything, even the pasta, so it is something

special. There is the thinking that food you make at home from scratch is always better than buying in the supermarket.

Monika, what is your experience of food in Europe?

I travelled for six months in Europe when I visited Hungary. A lot of my aunties were making strudels from scratch with the fine filo pastry and they’d get up at 6 o’clock in the morning and they’d cook all day and cook a whole banquet of food, it was out of this world.

How multicultural is Dubbo?

Merzena: I don’t think the people of Dubbo realise how many people are here from different countries. There’s about 80 nationalities in Dubbo.

Dubbo Multicultural Festival 2015 Friday, September 4 7pm, Inka Marka Andes Band in concert Wesley Hall Tickets $20, available at the door.

Saturday, September 5 1.30pm-5pm Concert, Dubbo City Council car park 2pm Street Parade of national costumes starting at the Church Street Cyril Flood Memorial Rotunda 6pm-11pm, Festival Dinner, Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre (Chefs, Brian Perera will prepare international cuisine.)

Tickets start from $14pp from the Dubbo Visitors Information Centre or online at www.stickytickets.com.au.

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A couple of minutes late for a telephone interview, Troy Cassar-Daley apologises with a laugh, but says he was chasing his dog that had got out of the yard. The winner of several ARIA and APRA awards and 27 Golden Guitars sets the tone to our chat about his Freedom Ride album and tour, far removed from the lofty heights he enjoys as one of Australia’s best-loved country music artists.

WORDS Yvette Aubusson-Foley ROY CASSAR-DALEY could easily be standing in his back yard, hosing the lawn chatting over the side fence with me on the other side hanging out the washing, for the completely natural way he engages in conversation.

There are no frills.

What you see is what you get, so it’s true what they say about him.

He’s just a really nice bloke who loves a yarn and singer/song writing country music is the perfect vocation, which lets him “chat” to his audiences on the same level as friends.

His ninth solo studio album called Freedom Ride, and tour of the same name, which passes through Dubbo in September, are born not just from his association with the Freedom Ride re-enactment earlier this year, but his per-

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sonal experiences as well.

“I came from the country. Really it was just about the music for me. I think that’s what people take country music as: their story given back to them in song. I feel a real privilege too because you’ve got to get these stories right. I don’t take that task lightly,” he says.

Deep respect is a common theme in everything and everyone Troy talks as his ability to see the good in people.

“There was one time I went out to the youth detention centre there in Dubbo and you just want to impart something to these kids that you hope they can carry with them.

Don’t just write them off. I know there’s problems in communities everywhere with young indigenous kids, non-indigenous kids, ICE, I know everything that’s going on,

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yes, there’s problems, but let’s not write these kids off.

There are kids that do art, they’re great at sport, but they just need that one person to say, ‘geez you’re good at that.’

Troy’s found what he’s good at, but despite being at the top of his game, creating Freedom Ride alone is not his style. To collaborating on the songs and the Freedom Ride Tour, Troy turned to the industry’s best in Paul Kelly, Jimmy Barnes, Colin Buchanan, Peter Denahy and Nashville songwriter Kim Richey.

“I love collaborating because I think you’ve got more to say when you’ve got two heads. You can actually articulate what you want to say and I’m very happy with those influences by the other writers.

“There’s Colin Buchanan who’s a fantastic singer/ songwriter. Col was a great contributor. He brings things to the table that noone else does. Most people would know him through his Christian music, and his time on Playschool (laughs).

“Don’t hold that against him, a bloke’s got to make a living, but you know it’s a very highly regarded role to get on Playschool. It’s very coveted, I believe. I would never have a go at it; I wouldn’t be game.

“I did a couple of things with the Wiggles and Dorothy the Dinosaur and that was it for me. I’ve been pulled up in that many airports by kids, I know what’s it’s like to be an honorary Wiggle.

“I handed picked Pete Denahy to open up the show for me. He’s written three of the songs on the album and he’s a very, very funny comedic act. When someone gets out there and makes everyone laugh I’m sitting back there, just ‘cacking’ myself at Pete’s whole “You don’t get over it really, because you just think routine. I think what people can expect is proper so much of them and you should. These people are pilvariety. lars in our family. I always feel special because every “I’m really proud of the way the show has been protime I sing the song I feel like I’m reconnecting with duced. We locked ourselves away in a hall with the him again.” band and we worked out footage and all sorts of stuff Connecting with as many people as possible is Troy’s that goes with the songs so it’s not just a raggle-taggle passion even if that means stepping outside of his own chucked together thing.” box once in a while, donning a tux and singing in front He admits there’s a good reason why it can take him of a big band. a couple of years to release new music.

“I don’t know what I’m channeling there (laughs). It “Putting a record together takes a couple of years, starts when you’re singing in the shower or the car by for me. I don’t like to rush. I do like to make sure other yourself. I did a Christmas Carols one day and the head people’s stories that you hear – or the one’s that you’re of the orchestra said you really should do a show with digging up from your own past – are done right.” a big band. I said, I don’t know about that, I don’t know One such story turned into song, and which still if I’m quite qualified. chokes Troy up on stage is called This Old Hat, a tune “He threw me a bunch of standards and we did a one he wrote about his grandfather who’s memory remains off show here in Brisbane and it sold out in about a an inspiration to him today.

“The song about my grandfather’s hat has to be one week. I don’t know what people were expecting, mayof my faves. My grandfather was a big part of our fam- be a dumb ol’ country act have a bit of a fall or something and get a bit of a laugh, but they really enjoyed ily. He worked in the railways. As soon as he retired it and I enjoyed it. he passed away, you know; he just didn’t feel like he “And you’ve got to be so respectful because we’re wanted to sit about. He was always active: a very hard doing a lot of these great old classics. I did two shows working bloke. down in Melbourne at the Casino, which sold out “His old hat was a big influence on this song. I took the hat on the road with me when I was 20 years-old. as well. I was surprised, because normally country doesn’t go that well in the major cities in the big venI took it everywhere all over Australia. Then one day I ues. Normally we stick to the outskirts and mainly in was sitting at my kitchen table with Pete Denahy, and our rural area which is our strength he said; ‘Who owns that old hat? I bet but I’m really happy with the way the it’s got some yarns to tell.” I’d never show’s come about.” ` written a song about it so I suggested With a keen eye for a story and apwe have a crack.

There were things preciating how rich Australia is with “It’s become one of those favourite in there that needed other people’s personal stories, Troy ones when you look at it in the set and to be mentioned like brings some of them to the Freedom I think, ‘great, in three more songs, Ride album.

I get to sing about Pop’s hat’. I think the Moree Pool. A lot “There was a young bloke I spoke to many people would have hats hanging of people that have last year who was a miner. He was one around from past family members and heard the song said, of the last songs I wrote. He was comyou just think so fondly of them.

“I didn’t even know ing out of Karratha and he was missIt would have been remiss of me at ing his family. I didn’t realise the dethis happened. Why this point to not mention Dubbo Weekpression rates over there were high. I ender editor, Jen Cowley’s recently didn’t I know this?” hadn’t heard that. launched book, Grandpa’s Hat. So, there you go. Part “They don’t ever talk about that on “Would you send me a copy? I’ll get of their education the news. It’s just one of these hidthat. I bet there’s some bloody good den, secrets I guess they try to keep too, without songs that could come out of that!” he to themselves. But there is a lot of that says without hesitation. smacking anyone sort of stuff that you hear about and At the mention of is association with over the head when you hear someone’s story, sitting NALAG the Centre of Loss and Grief, on a plane I think it’s up to me to make Troy immediately says: “Grief is one sure you can tell it the best way you can. So that was of those things, where many people say, it will ease, another important story to highlight.” get over it or whatever, but you’ve got to grieve. At The song is called Two Weeks On, Two Weeks Off the minute, it’s ok to say it will get better, of course and speaks of the hardships many in regional New it will, but people don’t realise that on the spot and South Wales who work the FIFO (fly in, fly out) lifein this minute when you’ve lost someone, whether it style know only too well. Troy is joined on the track by be a partner that you’ve broken up with even, it takes Australian singing legend and Cold Chisel front man, grieving.

Jimmy Barnes lending his signature earthiness to the “You can’t just say, hey, there’s plenty of fish in the tune. sea, yeah, we know that. You’ve got to let it run its Of course the original Freedom Ride is also an imcourse. I love the way people actually address it in books like this. I miss my Pop every time I sing this portant story to highlight not just for Troy but the country as well. song. I feel like choking up and he’s been dead since I was 10.

“As an indigenous kid growing up I learned about

the Freedom Ride. I found that to be an interesting story. And I wanted to write about that story as one of the important 12 that I put on this record.

“I went through Dubbo earlier in the year with Paul Kelly and the re-enactment which I loved, but it was only a half hour set.

“We did Dubbo, Walgett, over to Moree, Kempsey and Sydney and they had public forums during the day before the concert. Some of the forums I have to say were just so moving. I have a feeling some of the young kids that came from the Sydney University needed some counselling when they got home after what they heard. It was pretty powerful stuff.

“It was stuff I’ve heard before because I’m 46, but they haven’t been subjected to any of this stuff. They haven’t heard about people being segregated in the movie for instance. That was what was happening in 1965 through the regions, it wasn’t happening in the bigger cities.

“The song Freedom Ride came out of the education that I had as a kid, and it was an important story but this made it just as important again, at this age of my life.

It’s nice to keep learning. You feel like you’re a kid again, sitting at the desk ready to start a new again, and that’s how I felt sitting writing the song with Paul Kelly.

“I showed up with all this paperwork but we didn’t even hardly use it because its’ all about the feel of the song too. I wasn’t about the facts and the figures. There were things in there that needed to be mentioned like the Moree Pool. A lot of people that have heard the song say, “I didn’t even know this happened. Why didn’t I know this?” So, there you go. Part of their education too, without smacking anyone over the head.”

Frankly, it’s next to impossible imagining Troy Cassar-Daley hurting a fly and if anything, there is a healing quality to the stories he tells in song, for himself and his audience.

“It’s definitely cathartic. If feels very special that you’re sharing a part of your childhood with everyone.

The 20,000 or so people who have already bought the record have now experienced a part of my childhood which I think is amazing.

“I think the wonderful part of it is that you can bring people together with music. It is a very strong medium. There’s no heavy political message. What I want to do is be able to bring people together through song.

It’s what I’ve done all my life. We still get requests for certain songs like Dream Out Loud, which talks about black and white coming together. It’s positive and the right direction as far as I can see.”

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Tony Webber

Tony Webber is a Dubbo resident and world’s worst cricketer.

Clarke swaps beers for jeers in unfair slur on a good man Australian cricket, a bastion ion of the “good bloke” image of hard-drinkard-drinking manliness that it seems ms was as important off the field as hitting the ball with a piece of wood was on it.

In 2009 team mate Simon mon Katich grabbed the then vice-captain ce-captain Clarke by the throat in the dressing room after a win over South Africa because Clarke was preparing to leave before the team song had been sung. That’s assault isn’t it? In his workplace.

It was apparently because use Clarke didn’t like to sit around and grog on in the change-rooms for long enough to suit his team mates.

Though given the way Katich reacted could you really blame me him?

Reflecting on the matter er in 2011 former player Greg Matthews hews said Katich should have punched ed Clarke – why stop there: should d he have stabbed him to death with h a cricket stump?

And all for failing to embrace mbrace the boozy mateship cult that at meant elite-level Australian players ayers still had beer guts until only recently. ecently.

The binge-drinking on n international flights by national cricketers past is the stuff of legend,, winning players like Doug Walterss and David Boon hero status.

Imagine Nick Kyrgioss getting carried off a flight maggotted otted and without the right sort of Aussie macho larrikinism force-field d to protect him.

And Clarke was by any meas` ure exactly the sort of role model we demand of sportsmen. smen.

In 2009 team mate Simon A young Ricky Ponting ing made Katich grabbed the then the ‘papers pissed and d punched vice-captain Clarke by around’ after a night out in his the throat in the dressing early days.

Yet as captain he was as revered room after a win over South and retired like a beloved battleved Africa because Clarke was ship being decommissioned. ioned. preparing to leave before the Clarke was a good player, a team song had been sung. good sport, a good captain aptain That’s assault isn’t it? In his with a good record – but ut was he a sufficiently workplace.

EEZ, you lose one Test match.

Cricket captain, Michael Clarke’s announced retirement was not observed with the reverence normally reserved for a departing Australia skipper.

The critics were not united in their faint-hearted send off, but if you had to summarise it, it sounds like Clarke was just not one of the boys.

He didn’t extol the “culture of the baggy green,” and wasn’t “a natural leader,” neither of which would seem like offences sufficient to dim his record.

What he did was play pretty well and won more games than he lost, but unlike just about any other sport you could summon to mind, that was not enough for his detractors.

He will finish as Australia’s fourth leading run-scorer after Ricky Ponting, Allan Border and Steve Waugh – not bad you’d think.

He made 151 on debut in 2004, took three wickets for five runs in two overs to defeat India in 2008, his average in 2012 was 106 from 11 Tests including three double centuries and 329 not out.

In South Africa in 2014 he played with a fractured shoulder he hurt while on 13 runs, going on to score 161 not out, and then scratched out 128 that same year physically and emotionally battered after the death of his friend Phillip Hughes.

But he never really found himself immersed in the boys’ club that is

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“good bloke,” – that stereotypical Australian male cliché of the unemotional, hard-drinking man’s man.

Will Roger Federer’s legacy be diminished because he wasn’t a pisstank?

It was ex-coach John Buchanan who most recently said d Clarke had failed to embrace the “baggy green culture,” but struggled to expand on specifically what that actually means short of saying Clarke wasn’t one to sufficiently socialise after the game.

What an outrage! If only they’d killed him with the stump when they had the chance.

Ironically Clarke was also criticised by ex-player Andrew Symonds – citing Clarke’s alleged lack of natural leadership qualities.

OK, firstly, it’s cricket, not the charge at Beersheba, and, secondly, it’s ironic because this critic is a former player who met the “good bloke” criteria, but whose career was cut short by his over-affection for socialising and alcohol.

Unlike Clarke: good bye and good luck to a good sport.

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Time to stocktake our time on the job: Working long hours raises our stroke risk

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SYDNEY: Workaholics beware – putting in the extra hours increases the risk of a stroke.

Working 55 hours or more a week is linked to a 33 per cent greater risk of stroke than working standard hours, says new research from Australia, Europe and the USA. The extra hours also put those workers at a greater risk of developing coronary heart disease.

The findings of the study, which analysed 600,000 people, are published in The Lancet medical journal.

The longer people work the higher their chances of a stroke, says lead author Professor Mika Kivimaki of London’s University College.

The reasons for the greater risk are unclear, but the authors suggest physical inactivity, high alcohol consumption and stress may be factors.

Professor Tony LaMontagne from Melbourne’s Deakin University says the study reinforces other research linking long working hours to a variety of adverse health outcomes and social outcomes.

“In short, the findings of this study, combined with those from others, suggest the need to consider long working hours as a hazard to employee health in Australia,” he said.

Professor Dino Pisaniello from the University of Adelaide said an underlying risk factor for both stroke and coronary heart disease was physical inactivity for extended periods.

“Long working hours is a proxy for other risk factors, which may be more common in workers of low socioAAP economic status,” he said.

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BY JENNA MCKEOWN

Maddy Makes History AUSTRALIAN aspiring model Madeline Stuart has been making waves in the Australian modeling industry after sharing her dreams and weight loss journey online. Now she is going to make those waves overseas.

Maddy will be rubbing shoulders with the fashion industry elite, working at one of the most famous and influential fashion weeks in the world. She is the first model with Downs Syndrome to participate in two separate New York Fashion Week campaigns. Representing an active wear brand as well as an eco handbag brand, Madeline is redefining mainstream ideas of beauty.

Rats In Me... Loo? IN an effort to give every living human nightmares for infinity, National Geographic have published a video showing how rats can swim up sewer pipes and into toilets.

You might not know this but rats are ‘excellent swimmers’ and ‘very flexible’, and the video shows how rats can hold their breath for up to three minutes, and collapse their spines and ribs when squeezed into tight spaces. Those delightfully charming little razor sharp claws also help them scurry up seemingly smooth surfaces, like

Lizzie Surpasses Vicky QUEEN Elizabeth II is set to become Britain’s longest reigning monarch on September 9. The previous record holder, Queen Victoria, sat on the throne for 63 years and 216 days and worked hard throughout her reign to support the arts and children’s education in the United Kingdom.

Considering most people look forward to retiring at the age of 65, Lizzie has been toiling in the one role for longer than most people work at all.

That said if a job at Macca’s came with a castle and cooler headgear, maybe the rest of us would be happy working into our 80’s.

That’d make our treasurer happy. To your good health, your majesty.

No More Laughing Out Loud ACCORDING to data from private messages sent on Facebook, friends are showing their joy, smirk or amusement by typing out ‘haha’ or using an emoji.

The acronym for Laughing Out Loud, LOL, appears to be well out of fashion.

Facebook conducted the study on their US users, and found that LOL was only used 1.9 per cent of the times that people engaged in e-laughter.

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Robyn Herron: Producer, ABC Western Plains Robyn Herron grew up thinking she wanted a career in television production. Her first taste of radio changed all that.

The ABC Western Plains producer says she’s blessed to be able to pursue her career right here in her home town with her movie buff family and her “fur babies”. AS TOLD TO Jen Cowley PHOTOGRAPHY Connor ComanSargent After I finished my degree in broadcast journalism, my first job was in commercial radio at Albury. I grew up in Dubbo, it’s home – so I came back here for a little while, but then moved to Cairns for a couple of years, but I wanted to be home. I didn’t want to have to move to the city to follow a career path, so it’s great to be able to have my career AND live in my home town.

I always knew I was going to be something that involved performance. When I was younger, I thought I wanted to be either an actress or a singer – journalism was the back-up plan. When I went to uni, my aim was to be the presenter of a morning television program – that was my ultimate goal.

I fell into radio accidentally and thought, gosh, I really love this. And I’ve never wanted to leave. Television was just an afterthought. I love the immediacy of radio. Ask anyone who works in radio and they’ll usually tell you the same thing – something’s happening now and we’re talking about it now. We don’t have to wait – it’s happening now.

We do have time constraints, of course, but we don’t necessarily have to wait.

There’s a lot of adrenalin with radio – which can be both good and bad.

There’s that great little kick you get from working in live radio and engaging with people, and from working with sound which is surprisingly a lot richer than you’d think – you not only talk on the radio, but you do all these other things and it becomes, as they say, theatre of the mind.

It’s quite an interesting medium to work in, but there are some challenges as well. There’s the stress of live radio for a start – if something goes wrong when we’re on air, the presenter is looking to me to work out what’s going on.

You have to be really organised. There’s a lot of planning goes into it. We have to know that if something falls through, we have a back-up plan. If someone doesn’t answer their phone when we have a scheduled interview but they’re

out of range ... stuff like that.

It comes down to a team effort – everything relies on the team we have in the office. It’s not just the presenters and me, there’s a whole team there in the office who are all able to share information and “packages” and interviews, so we do have a lot of content that’s there to use.

One of the massive myths about radio is that we walk in and turn on the mic, then walk out when we go off air.

But there’s a huge amount of planning – days, sometimes weeks out, we’ll be planning the shows. The presenters are on air, yes, but they also do a lot of research and background stuff, as I do. We have to keep in touch with local people and local issues – we need to know what’s going on and there’s a huge amount of preparing for how an interview might go, because you need to be ready for any eventuality. There’s a lot of writing involved as well, and particular research of the issues we’re discussing.

I’m relatively new to production – I started out as a journalist and I still think of myself as a journalist. I have the role of producer, but it all comes under the umbrella of “content maker”.

The kind of radio I’m making now is different, but there are still similar elements. As a news journo I was looking for news stories so I was looking for the news angle, and the type of writing I was doing was shorter. Going into production, I still get to go out and do

interviews, but the subjects I cover are much broader.

Becoming a producer has enabled me to cover a whole range of things I wouldn’t have been able to focus on as a news journalist. For instance, we’ve recently been doing a series with writers from the Mudgee Writers’ Festival – that’s not something you’d necessarily get to do as a news journo. I still get to do the research, and I still get to do interviews and put questions together, even if someone else is asking them. So yes, I still think of myself as a journalist.

I come from a family of movie buffs, so I’m also an avid movie fan. My father worked extensively in film, and my maternal grandmother was a huge lover of film and she nurtured that same love in me as a child. When Dad worked in the film industry, he was a sound technician and here I am working with sound – funny isn’t it?

A love of the silver screen has been instilled in us all; it’s a family thing – that’s what we do together. I like both the old stuff and the new – because of my grandmother, I grew up loving a lot of the films from the 40s and 50s and the big MGM musicals ... Saturday afternoons at Grandma’s house with a blanket and a cup of tea. Then Dad’s influence with the ‘70s Australian films and with my brother and his love of action films ... my tastes are fairly eclectic.

I’d be a good date because I just love action films – the more ridiculous the better. I also love outrageous comedies

but I’m not really into “girly” films. I guess you’d say it’s a broad brush, my taste in film.

My other love is my fur babies – my two children, as I call them. When I came back from Cairns, I was pretty down and my Dad bought me a rescue dog from the pound. His name is Indiana Jones – yep, can’t get away from the movie references! – and my other dog is a few years younger. She’s a border collie whose name is Sooky, which comes from a television character – Sooky Stackhouse from True Blood. They’re my joy my two dogs!

I’ve also climbed aboard this grownup colouring-in trend. I’m not really sure how that started but I think it was after seeing the colouring-in efforts on Facebook. I researched it and bought a copy of this adult colouring-in book and it’s great – it’s really unlocked some creativity. My sister came over one night and there we were, two women in our 30s, colouring-in!

It’s actually really relaxing – particularly after a stressful day at work. And in fact, I have a colouring-in sheet at work, which I use when I’m stuck with writer’s block on a script – I’ll just sit there colouring-in and thinking and sometimes I come up with the best ideas! Just getting your face away from that computer screen is quite valuable.

You’re still thinking, but you then go back with fresh eyes and having unlocked your creativity. It works a treat – you should try it!

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David Ward and Derek Blomfield: Two dads These “two dads” are mates who have shared more than most, including the premature birth of their sons whose lives were saved thanks to NETS – the Newborn and Paediatric Emergency Transfer Service. Now, Dubbo’s David Ward and his mate Derek Blomfield from Quirindi – Team Two Dads – are jumping in an old Subaru ute named Errol for the annual KidzFix rally from Gympie to Nowra, to help make sure other regional families have access to the same kind of lifesaving services. AS TOLD TO Jen Cowley David Ward: WO Dads came about because our son Lucas, now six, and Derek’s son Patrick, now 12, were both born prematurely and used NETS (Newborn/ Paediatric Emergency Transfer Service) – out of Dubbo for us, and out of Tamworth for Derek and Kirrily. We both now have healthy happy boys thanks to that service and we both wanted one day to “give back” to say thank you. Until our boys were born, we’d never heard of NETS, and we haven’t heard of them afterwards, so they fly under the radar.

They come in, do their job and they’re gone again – so we wanted to acknowledge them and give something back.

Then I came across the KidsFix charity around the same time as I happened to have bought myself a 1992 Subaru ute to use around home, and it seemed a perfect fit with the rally.

My relationship with Derek goes back to school – our fathers also went to school together and the family also goes back three generations on our mothers’ side.

Derek and I not only have a long history as mates, we also have shared values in terms of sustainable agricultural practice and holistic management.

He was a bloke’s bloke growing up; he played rugby and rowed and went to ag college and he was pretty wild. I actually introduced him to his wife Kirrily, whom I knew from Moree when we were agronomists together there – and their wedding was the night of the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Sydney. I remember it well.

I trust Derek implicitly, but we challenge each other too – we both think outside the square, particularly when it comes to agriculture and sustainability and the way we manage our land, and I think there’ll be a fair bit of chat as we do this rally over eight days.

To have the opportunity to spend that time in a car with such a good mate, one whose values on family and agriculture I share, is a golden opportunity. We’re going to have some pretty good conversations, I think, about how we see the future; how we see climate change affecting us and markets and the environment. We have very similar views but we also don’t mind throwing curly ones at each other about how we see the world and other people.

Derek is a massive AC/DC fan – almost to the point of tragic. He has every album, and I reckon his boys know all the lyrics, which is probably highly inappropriate given some of those words (laughs). So there’ll be plenty of Acca Dacca over the eight days, and Errol (by Australian Crawl) is obviously our theme song, given our ute’s name is Errol, so we’ll be playing that full blast too.

Derek has a very dry sense of humour, and he loves his innuendo so there’s underlying humour in everything. He can get serious when the numbers crunch, but he’s generally pretty light hearted

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and I’m looking forward to the trip so much.

We’ve been plugging the Two Dads rally for KidzFix for a while now, so we’ve raised $17,000 – people’s generosity has been amazing. You mention sick kids, and people just open their hearts and their wallets. We’d love to get to our target of $30,000 but we’ll be happy with whatever we manage to raise.

When you see what the team from NETS do, it’s hard not to want to support them – they’re doing an amazing service in regional areas. They genuinely lifesavers.

Don’t forget to ask Derek about his love of lycra, will you?

Derek Blomfield: WHEN I had the call from Dave about the rally, I thought it was a perfect fit.

The planets had aligned and I thought, I need to do this. We’ve known each other for a long time and we have the shared experience of having both had sons who needed emergency care, so it makes sense.

I’ve known Dave since I was 12 and we went off to boarding school and we’ve stayed close. He’s the sort of friend who’s always present. Other people drift in and out of your life, but Dave’s been a constant. When something comes up in your life, like when we had Patrick (prematurely), he was there and he was on it. He’s a very thoughtful and conscious person.

We’ve shared both good and bad times and we had a lot of fun in our younger days. When our son was born, David and (his wife) Camilla were just about

to get married so they had so much going on in their life but they still made time to be there for us with what we were going through with Patrick.

Then six years later the same thing happened to them. I can actually see from where I’m sitting right now the place I was standing when I had the call from Dave to say they’d had Lucas. I did some quick calculations and I thought, that’s not right – he’s not supposed to be here yet … So yes, we’ve had shared experiences and we’ve always known what was going on with each other.

In life, you don’t have that many friends you can just have that openness with. As a bloke, it’s really important to allow that friendship. You don’t have to accrue a great number of friends, you just have to make the ones you do have really valuable, and be really open. Dave is one of those people; he allows you to just be true, so that’s what’s allowed our friendship to grow – because we have that openness and honesty between us.

In rural Australia, where people can be isolated, it’s important to have true friends – you don’t need a lot of friends, you just need real friends. That can really be beneficial for mental health and that’s something Dave’s worked hard towards – contributing to men’s mental health awareness, and it’s been great to watch his efforts with that too.

There’s always a bit of banter between us – he gives me a bit of a ribbing. Like with the lycra thing (laughs) – ten years ago, my wife Kirrily and I went on a cycling trip to France and I soon discovered that I wasn’t going to get away with doing 40km a day on a bike wearing

footy shorts, so I swallowed my pride and put some lycra on – and of course, Dave picked up on that and now tells everyone I love wearing lycra.

Yes, I’m an Acca-Dacca fan – I was indoctrinated at school and I’ve stayed true. So there’ll be a good stash of AC/ DC on the trip.

I’m really looking forward to the rally – it’s great that all we have to do now is turn up and get from A to B. Dave’s been doing a huge amount of work getting Errol ready and raising funds – we both have – and that’s the purpose of the journey, but once we’re on the road is to now turn up and forget our cares and follow the leader. There’ll be plenty of good discussion time for Dave and me.

Just because there’s a serious side to this rally, doesn’t mean we can’t have fun. We spent a lot of serious time when our children were born prematurely, and in getting through those challenges – we’ve spent enough time taking ourselves seriously then. And while we know those challenges and that very serious time continues for other people out there – people who will hopefully benefit from this trip and getting another NETS ambulance out on the road – that’s not our role now. There’ll be no room for taking ourselves seriously when we’re out on the road. z The Two Dads’ fundraising target is $30,000 so every little bit helps – if you would like to donate, you can email twodadsrally@gmail.com or find them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ twodadskidzfixrally. All money raised will go towards putting another NETS ambulance on the road.

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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.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT “MCDONALD’S Opening Soon” sign was recently taken down by the South Australian government after being assessed as a risk to the public.

The sign achieved notoriety when it was erected on a sand dune 200 kilometres into the Simpson Desert Conservation Park – a statement about modern society’s rampant consumerism and diminishing attention span by an anonymous Melbourne artist.

The potential threat of sightseers damaging the fragile desert landscape, as opposed the potential treat of a McDonald’s meal, was deemed enough public risk for the sign to be removed.

This isn’t the only McDonald’s sign being pulled down however.

This year McDonald’s will close around 700 stores (N.B. stores not “restaurants”) worldwide, most notably in Japan, China and the United States. In a reversal of the seemingly unstoppable spread of the Golden Arches, McDonald’s will close more stores in the United States this year than it opens.

This would not have been imaginable as recently as five years ago.

McDonald’s had represented the pinnacle of Western consumerism and had spread like Western imperialism throughout the world. Consumers in India, China and South East Asia are keen to experience the Western lifestyle, and McDonald’s aims to help them fulfil that dream providing what the McDonald’s CEO calls “aspirational quality products, but at a McDonald’s price”.

Trouble is – McDonald’s has some major issues.

Firstly, it is a cheap consumer convenience product that is dressed up with marketing strategies to resemble food. A McDonald’s store is a riot of marketing strategies and sales targets – the meals are incidental. Despite trying to reinvent the menus several times over, with nutrition information and “healthy options” it remains a product which only purports to be food. I can make better coffee

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Secondly, the completion is strong.

Consumer surveys in the United States show McDonald’s rating very poorly for the food quality. Competitors such as Chipotle Mexican Grill have taken huge chunks out of McDonald’s market share in recent years. I’ve eaten at a Chipotle outlet in the US, and the food was both food-like and tasty.

Here in Australia, there are plenty of fast food options that are healthier and competitively priced. I had a bacon and egg burger at Orange this week that was piled high with local ingredients, tasted incredible and was only a couple of dollars more than a homogenous McDonald’s burger with ingredients of unknown origin. No contest really.

Thirdly, the ubiquitous reality cooking shows have taught a large slice of the public that nutritious home cooked meals can be quick and easy to prepare. So while many on a tight schedule may still detour through the McDonald’s drive-through, a home cooked meal followed by a brag on social media has its attractions.

Will Australia loose it’s appetite for McDonald’s, to the point of stores being closed? It will be interesting to see what the future holds, as the tide may turn at some point.

HE place to purchase real food is at your local farmers’ market.

Farmers’ markets can thank the reality cooking shows for pushing customers their way. That and the growing consumer dissatisfaction with the supermarket duopoly.

I rank going to the supermarket as one of the most miserable experiences of modern life. The Dubbo Farmers’ Markets on the other hand is one of the best.

Our family is a long term supporter of our local Dubbo Farmers’ Markets.

We do it to put money straight into the hands of the local producers as they are a vital part of the community. The food has travelled a short distance reducing “food miles” i.e. the fossil fuels required for transport.

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We talk to the producers and have built relationships with many of them. We socialise and meander in the sun.

It is relaxing and free of the feeling of being in a marketing torture chamber.

There is no rewards card to track my buying habits for future exploitation, just a friendly recognition from the stallholder that sometimes leads to a freebie or small discount. Better still is the smile that our enthusiastic feedback brings.

Best of all, the food is fresh. It hasn’t been transported to Sydney, kept in a cold store room for weeks, and then transported back to a supermarket cool room to be marketed as ‘fresh.’

People have often said to me “the markets are expensive”, but I would rather pay extra for carrots that taste better after a week in my fridge than the ones bought today from a supermarket.

Frankly I don’t think $60 for two weeks worth of vegetables to feed a family of five is expensive. And there is next to no wastage because of the freshness. And believe me we like our veges.

The same goes for meat, milk and honey, olive oil, cheese and condiments. High quality produce, often organic, and available direct from the farmer. What could be better?

So our family will stick to our motto – Buy local, buy often.

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Sally Bryant

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

In my book, tis a grand time of year... ’VE been battling to watch the road this week, as I beetle around the central west. There is so much going on in the landscape to distract my attention and it’s a real struggle to concentrate on the matter at hand. Like the potholes in the tar or gravel, the roos flinging themselves in front of my car or the tourists driving in the middle of the (very narrow) road. Between my ease of distraction and the hazards of the rural road, it’s a miracle that I’ve made it to the end of the week.

There are lambs everywhere; little ‘uns, big ‘uns, singles, twins and triplets – they’re all over the place. And they are cute little things, standing in the paddocks with their mothers, all lanky legs and skinny wriggling little tails. But they’re even cuter when you catch sight of them playing and climbing on rocks and hillocks. They skip and buck around, chase each other, leap and frolic everywhere and then, all of a sudden like all children, they’ll pull up and sleep. It’s very tempting to just pull over in the warm sun, out of the wind, and watch them for a while.

Oh, to have that freedom to find a place to enjoy the warmth of the afternoon winter sun and watch someone who has some energy to cavort in the green grass.

The country is responding to the recent good rain and it seems everywhere I have been is glowing green. And those paddocks that aren’t green with pasture or grain crops are turning a rich acid yellow as the canola comes into flower.

I love to watch the canola as it matures; at first there’s just a suggestion of yellow as the flowers start to emerge. It happens so slowly, sometimes you think you’re imagining it. And then the yellow tinge becomes more pronounced, more definite and little by little, a paddock that was green turns into a great expanse of ridiculous colour. The yellow blares at you like a Very Loud Song. There’s nothing subtle about canola; it’s bloody confronting

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strident colour and it sprawls across the landscape.

And then, after the crescendo, it slips away to a faded moth-eaten nonentity.

I guess that level of intensity is hard to maintain.

I was in some hills earlier in the week, looking down the valley and watching the play of light across paddocks as the clouds shifted through the sky. And the kaleidoscope revolved around green and yellow blocks as they shifted and changed shades. It would have been so easy to pull over and just watch the colours rolling through the fields. But the clock was watching me and I had to drive on.

Half an hour later, my road was lined with trees and the afternoon sun was picking out the dozens of shades of yellow of the wattle trees peppering the avenue.

It’s like some sort of ticker tape flicking its way past my car window, the ever changing shades and sizes of green and gold in dappled light dashing past me down the road. And all the time, the afternoon is getting away and you know the sun will disappear soon. All you want to do is pull up and warm your heart and your bones for a while, but you’re on a schedule and while the world may wait for you, it won’t thank you for the delay.

It’s hard to believe this is the same landscape that I faced so early in the morning; the same road that I travelled with my headlights picking my way through the icy frost. Hard to reconcile this inviting scene with the dim and forbidding fridge through which I passed on my way to the office. And, if I don’t get my skates on, it’ll be dark again before I am on my way home. The winter has joy to offer but the days are edited and abbreviated into short gasps. They can be glowing and entrancing, they can promise warmth and joy, but they’re short and they pass quickly.

All through the landscape, people are getting on with their jobs. They’re spray-

ing weeds and moving stock, they’re fixing fences and carting firewood. Linesmen are changing power poles, council workers are carting rubbish and roadworkers are painting white centre lines for tourists to ignore. Huge trucks are juggernauting through the local communities, taking food and produce north and south, east and west, from farm to factory and from factory to supermarket. The countryside is there, offering its best, but who is paying attention?

It’s all an image from a children’s book, it’s the illustrator’s concept of the landscape in winter. And I feel like being the child and sitting down and looking at it all; I don’t really want to have to pass through it at speed without having time to take it in. The time to enjoy it.

I’ve always had affection for the sight of woodsmoke billowing from the chimneys in a winter landscape, I love the smell of the woodsmoke from kitchen fires as you make your way home in the late afternoon and evening. There’s something so inviting about the smell, something that promises hot tea and a cosy kitchen, and hints of the possibilities of what might emerge from the oven in an hour or so.

` It’s all an image from a children’s book, it’s the illustrator’s concept of the landscape in winter.

And I feel like being the child and sitting down and looking at it all...

Sadly, in order to have a kitchen fire, in order to have the smoke and the ready-warmed house, you need to have someone there to make it all happen.

And I haven’t been there, in the kitchen stoking up the fire and cutting carrots to add to the stew. The floor has not been swept, the silver hasn’t been polished, my bed hasn’t been made. I’ve been out of the house all day. And when I get home to the little house, it’s just all too much effort to light a fire and heat the house. Easier to turn on the electric blanket, and curl up in bed with a book.

Tomorrow will come soon enough and it will all start again.

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OPINION & ANALYSIS.

Friday 21.08.2015 to Sunday 23.08.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

The zen of ranting and other wisdoms Comment by CHERYL BURKE Cheryl Burke has a clean driving record and loves listening to power ballads when on road trips.

T has become apparent each year as I age I am slowly developing Grumpy Old Woman Syndrome, and in an effort to overcome the eye-rolls and crabby mumblings I figured I’d get my grateful on.

That is until I discovered an activity journal entitled ‘My Daily Rant! and all of my other pent-up hatred’. Sure, as a stationery lover I already own a Happiness Journal, a Words to Live By Journal, a Sentence a Day Journal and a Gratitude Journal, but while these journals remain pristine with crisp white pages devoid of any words, my Rant Journal had two pages full within as many days.

Don’t get me wrong, I am as positive as the next person, and have maybe even shared a ‘Merry Monday and a Happy Next Week’ meme on my Facebook page, but sometimes I find a good vent works wonders for my psyche.

Crack a smile rant.

Sometimes I wonder why some people have chosen to work in the hospitality and retail industries. It is a people person job. As a waitperson, barperson, re-

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tail assistant you deal with a lot of peo- my waiter/ress makes me feel welple. One might assume that liking them come, has a knowledge of the menu and is a pre-requisite for the role. Sure, eve- doesn’t wear an upside down smile that ryone is entitled to a bad day, but I’ve makes them look like they want to poke worked both as a waitress and a shop me repeatedly with a fork if I ask for the assistant and even if you burnt the first hollandaise sauce on the side. blouse you ironed, knocked a full jar of Moronic Driver Rant. coffee off the bench and had a flat car If the inside of my car had ears and battery and needed to sprint a personal could speak it would likely have a great best to work, you’ve got to suck it up sun- conversation with other people who are shine and act like you care. the best drivers, like me, but must conNo one is visiting your place of work to tend with drivers who are the worst see you frown and be rude. Personally I drivers, not like me. am not interested to overhear the conAs a reminder to fellow drivers in versation between two sales assistants our city, a 50km/h speed limit applies while I’m waiting to pay for my new to all built-up areas and is also the dehandbag. Nor do I like to be seen but fault speed limit on urban roads without then totally ignored as the conversation a speed sign, including Palmer Street, continues and a third sales asBoundary Road and sistant needs to stop what they Bligh Street. These ` are doing 15 metres away and streets rate a speIf I was asking attend to me. cial mention as they I’d also prefer to order my seem to be very popua waiter/ress meal from someone who lar with some people didn’t casually stroll to my ta- if they could who insist on driving ble at their own convenience extract their so close to the back of after finishing a chat with my vehicle that a pea their friend and detouring via own kidney would struggle to roll the counter to sip their coffee and have the through the gap. and then being unable to tell Driving safe recomme what the breakfast special chef flavour mends a three second is. following distance and fry it and If I was asking a waiter/ress rule, peas do not rate if they could extract their own serve it with a mention. Or then kidney and have the chef fla- wilted spinach we have the drivers vour and fry it and serve it who would make me with wilted spinach and sour- and sourdough, a very fat person if dough, I would expect some I would expect I were made to eat sass and outrage, but when I a slice of chocolate some sass and order my soy flat white and mud-cake every time eggs benedict all I ask is that outrage I saw them with their

mobile phone to their ear or with their eyes anywhere but the road as they respond to text messages or do whatever it is that is so important they feel it is unnecessary to drive in a straight line or stop at an intersection.

I must have also missed the announcement that the redevelopment of the car park at Orana Mall has been modeled on the Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit in Bathurst and that you can drive as if you were setting a lap record and totally ignore the road signs and lane markings.

As for roundabouts, blinking off when exiting is not optional, flicking your indicator on does not depend on when the mood strikes you. If on a regular basis you pretend to like Q&A better than Keeping Up with the Kardashians, pretending there are no other cars on the roundabout when you enter when there actually are is not quite the same pretense. Although some would argue too much Kardashians is bad for you, it is mild compared to the accident you are inviting when you ignore roundabout rules.

Now as I launch into my third day after purchasing my rant journal I feel refreshed, de-vented and ready to face another day... away in Sydney, on public transport, in overcast weather, needing to shop for a jacket due to said weather because I forgot to pack one, and with a plane to catch to an even colder city. ’When it rains it pours, but soon the sun shines again. Stay Positive. Better Days are one their way’. Bah humbug, I’m already onto my third rant page.

Q&A.

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The Science of Indigenous Culture Larry Brandy is a celebrated aboriginal storyteller and Churchill Fellowship recipient who in conjunction with National Science Week will be hosting learning sessions for children over this weekend in Dubbo, teaching children aboriginal science. Dubbo Weekender spoke with Larry before his arrival.

AS TOLD TO Yvette Aubusson-Foley ARRY is a proud Wiradjuri man from Condobolin who now lives in Canberra and has been performing for almost 20 years. In 2011 he was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to investigate strategies for increasing the number of indigenous students at universities in the USA, Canada and New Zealand.

This weekend he will bring his interactive story telling to children at the Early Learning Centre, the Macquarie Regional Library, Dubbo After School, the Zoo, Orana Mall and the Western Plains Cultural Centre.

Larry conducts demonstrations on how Wiradjuri people used to hunt and find food using real Aboriginal artefacts and animal masks to encourage participation.

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Why is it important Aboriginal people’s knowledge of the environment is not lost?

First I would like to acknowledge the Wiradjuri Elders and Traditional Owners of the Dubbo region while I am here on their Country, as well as those of the Wiradjuri Country that I have visited this week.

Aboriginal people have been living in Australia for a long time and so have a great knowledge of the environment that should not be lost. Today land management agencies are learning from Aboriginal people how to burn Country so that species are not lost. Doctors are learning about how good bush foods and bush medicines are for you. There is probably much more to learn.

What are some innovations of Aboriginal culture and examples of it’s technologies?

There are some amazing innovations.

The comeback boomerang is an incredible invention when you think about it.

It is designed in such a way that the way it flies through the sky causes lift as well as momentum. The wings of an aeroplane use the same principle to cause lift.

It is physics, which I still find hard to understand. The other invention is the

spear thrower, or wamar as its called by Wiradjuri people. It makes a spear go much faster and further than just throwing it by hand. It also uses the principles of physics and the lever principle.

We also made one of the oldest glues in the world using crystals from spinifex grass, which was heated to make a gluelike putty which was used to make stone axes and tools.

David Unaipon is on the $50 note; he was a Ngarrindjeri djeri man from South Australia and was an amazing inventor.

Can you speak about out Aboriginal astronomers and what hat they understood?

I don’t know a lot about astronomy but there are a few w researchers that are starting to write down some of the stories. There is the emu in the sky, which are the dark patches hes in the milky way.

At certain times of the year it tells Aboriginal people when hen it is time to look for emu eggs. There ere are also the seven sisters that we call ll Dindama. They tell the story of young g girls who ran away and so were taken n up to the sky. The seven sisters is a story across Australia and even the world, orld, Japanese people call them Subaru.

Industrialisation of food makes connt on a small number sumers dependent of providers. How easy it to live off the land and what can n Aboriginal knowledge of the land teach each us?

Bush foods aree extremely healthy.

Things like wattle seed flour is healthier than the very manufactured nufactured white flour but it takes a long time to make, as you have to grind up the tiny wattle seeds.

Women did this work. ork. ings like quandongs, We also had things igh in vitamin C. Bewhich are very high ment has changed so cause the environment much it would bee hard to live off the he small animals have land, as a lot of the been lost.

What motivated you ou to become a teacher of Aboriginal inal culture and heritage?

I learnt a lot about out my culture when I lived in Wagga Wagga and worked for the land council. We would go out with archaeologists on site surveys. I also

worked with a Wiradjuri man called Roley Williams who taught me a lot about tools and weapons. I love sharing my culture with people of all ages and even very young children have fun learning about Aboriginal culture. I use masks and real tools and weapons to involve children in my presentations.

Are there unique stories to the Wiradjuri nation, which focus on the Dubbo area?

I am still learning some of the stories and only know some stories from around the Lachlan area near Condobolin where I am from. There are some great stories which feature dinawan (the emu), which is an important animal for the Wiradjuri. Also gambal, (the bush turkey or bustard). Those two were always fighting and jealous of each other. The bush turkey or bustard is now very rare around central NSW. What can participants expect from your presentations?

I involve people in my presentations and they have a chance to become emus, kangaroos or hunters as they learn about my culture.

I share my culture in a fun way so that even young children can learn and understand. Because it is National Science Week I have been given a grant to come to Wiradjuri Country to show how a lot of what Aboriginal people knew and did is science. When I grew up I was a bit scared of science so I want to help inspire young people that science is all around us.

At the Orana Mall on Saturday I will have a display of my artefacts and talk about what they are and how they are used. At the Western Plains Cultural Centre on Sunday I will

also have some small boomerangs that children can take home to paint.

Where alse are you taking your show during National Science Week?

Thanks to the National Science week committee, and funding from the Australian Government for making this possible. I am travelling all this week and mainly performing in early childhood centres. I have been to Murrin Bridge, Condobolin and will also be going to Cowra and Bathurst as well as Dubbo.

` Because it is National Science Week I have been n given a grant to come to Wiradjuri Country to show how a lot off what Aboriginal people knew and did is science.

The Baker’s Dozen Trivia Test

1. MEASUREMENTS: A quindecennial refers to what period of time?

2. CARTOONS: Who was the voice of Nigel in the animated series “The Wild Thornberrys”?

3. SOUNDTRACKS: Who wrote the musical score for the films “Blade Runner” (starring Harrison Ford, right) and “1492: Conquest of Paradise”?

4. ASTRONOMY: What shape is the Milky Way galaxy?

5. LANGUAGE: What is the meaning of the Latin phrase, “Cogito ergo sum”?

Churchill Fellowship recipient and renowned aboriginal story teller, Larry Brandy.

6. MOVIES: What was the name of Meg Ryan’s bookstore in “You’ve Got Mail”?

7. LITERATURE: What is the name of the bookstore in Diagon Alley in the “Harry Potter” series?

8. EXPLORERS: Which European explorer discovered a sea route to India?

9. HISTORY: During what war did the Battle of Trafalgar take place?

10. MATHEMATICS: What is the decimal equivalent of the fraction 1/5?

11. FLASHBACK: Who wrote and released the song “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number”?

12. HISTORY: Which song finished second to “Advance Australia Fair” in the 1977 referendum to choose a national song?

13. LYRICS: Name the song that contains this lyric: “Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies, Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers that grow so incredibly high.”

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TALES FROM THE TRAILS.

Friday 21.08.2015 to Sunday 23.08.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

Weekender regular Lisa Minner continues with her series exploring the places, faces and hidden gems along our own beautiful stretch of the Macquarie and into the outback.

Paddle your OWN CANOE PHOTOS: EMMALEE HOLMES

There are many people passionate about our beautiful Macquarie River, no more so than our own kayaking enthusiasts who frequent the river between Wellington and Narromine on a regular basis. Dubbo Weekender spoke with two members of the Wellington Kayak and Canoe Club about why Wellington may soon be the kayaking capital of NSW. WORDS Lisa Minner HE Wellington Kayak and Canoe Club have a goal. The would like to see their town become the kayaking capital of NSW and they believe they may be getting close to holding that title if the increasing number of visitors to the area is anything to go by.

Members Emmalee Holmes and Peter Sheridan said their club has become a hot spot for paddlers who want to enjoy the scenic and accessible location that Wellington is.

Set where the inland Bell and Macquarie Rivers merge, the stretch around Wellington has areas of river to challenge both novice paddlers and those looking for a bit more action further down river, toward Dubbo, where there are sections of mini-rapids. Overall the paddling is graded at around a level 2 (easy).

Emmalee said the clubs paddles cover some of the most beautiful spots on the river.

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ROM Wellington on Sunday mornings at 10am, the club head out to a variety of reserves along the river stopping at Ponto Falls and Bril Bral Reserve, which can then link to Butlers Falls just outside of Dubbo and further on to the town itself. It all depends on the day.

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men and women â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an activity that appeals to everyone and iS non-competitive.

Peter said the ages of the members are just as varied with those in their early 20s up to older members well in to their 70s all enjoying the river together.

The veteran paddler says quite often large groups of kayakers travel to Wellington to enjoy the location.

He also said there are have been many sightings of platypus on their Sunday sojourns which is an encouraging sign.

` If I was asking a waiter/ress if they could extract their own kidney and have the chef flavour and fry it and serve it with wilted spinach and sourdough, I would expect some sass and outrage

HILE not linked specifically to the Wellington Kayak Club the success of the WoMDoMNoM kayaking event (Wellington on the Macquarie, Dubbo on the Macquarie and Narromine on the Macquarie) four years in, is ready to roll again in November.

Last year saw well over 100 participants paddle over four beautiful days, covering 150 kilometres of the Macquarie to their end point at Narromine.

Around 120 participants will cover the same expanse of the river this year too, camping in between at Bril Bral reserve, Lazy River Estate and Dickygundi Reserve between Dubbo and Narromine, with stops along the way for morning tea.

WDN kicks off on November 26 and registrations are now closed as the event is full.

Emmalee said an event like WDN has to have a cut off point for numbers due to the logistics. Food and drink as well as portage is provided and takes a lot of coordination and a lot of help from friends and family who are not paddling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been incredible to see where people are coming from to be here for it,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have had registrations from Maleny and Brighton in QLD, Newcastle, Coffs Harbour, all over Sydney to Wollongong and regional NSW towns, like Orange.â&#x20AC;?

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Friday 21.08.2015 to Sunday 23.08.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

PHOTOS: EMMALEE HOLMES

Emmalee said she has part-participated in a WomDomNom paddle, but only because she didn’t think she’d be up to the gruelling distances which range between 18 and 35 kms per day.

“It’s a bit of a marathon effort!” she says.

Emmalee became interested in kayaking a few years ago but it was when she took the trip of a lifetime on an Russian icebreaker that her passion for the pastime really took hold. She describes it as a kayakers dream trip.

“We went to the Antarctica Peninsula and most of the people on the boat would do shore outings in the Zodiac boats each day and my friends and I would go kayaking instead, “We’d get into these awkward dry suits because it was so cold that if we fell in we’d get hypothermia, the hardest thing was keeping your hands warm,” she recalls.

‘It was incredible, the scenery and wildlife – leopard seals and penguins all around us and we even had a picnic on an iceberg, luckily it was great weather.”

She said just getting into the water was quite scary, having to launch the kayak off the side of the icebreaker.

“You had to climb down a rope ladder and into a Zodiac boat that was sort of hanging on to the side of the ship and try and get into your kayak with the dry suit and then getting out and back up the ladder onto the ship, but it was real adventure, couldn’t recommend it enough,” she says.

Emmalee says that big trip was how she got involved in the Wellington Kayak Club.

“It was when I was training for the trip that I ran into Peter (Sheridan) on the river and he told me about the club and I’ve become even more involved since then.

“It’s a great way to appreciate the beauty of the river

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and enjoy some good company.”

The Wellington Kayak and Canoe Club will also assist larger visiting groups (with prior notice) with support teams and drivers. The club members are friendly and they will even share their own equipment to get you out there. All are welcome, whether you are a beginner or experienced paddler, whether you own your own kayak or not, whether you have kayaked before or are interested in giving it a go, their message is to come and enjoy the beautiful clean rivers and the scenery and wildlife that goes with it. z Contact Wellington Kayak and Canoe Club if you would like any further information.

Call Peter Sheridan (OAM MAIES) on 0429452552 or email shero@hwy.com.au z Request to join their Facebook page at Wellington Kayak and Canoe Club.

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The Love Boat: The Lost Years - Part 9 This week, we continue our series chronicling the outlandish adventures of an ocean liner adrift in tropical seas in which Andrew G gives Weekender readers an exclusive behind the scenes glimpse at what really happened onThe Love Boat - when Tony met Billy. It’s an unlikely – and wholly fi ctional – love story...

This week, despite the risks Captain Tony is determined to marry Barnacle Bill. Can he change his crew’s mind on passenger/ crew marriages? Or will he find another way for his love to show its presence?

IRST Officer Pyne was staring intently at the lycra clad Captain Tony. Tony was warming up for his regular morning gym session.

“You’re in love, aren’t you, Sir?” ventured Pyne.

Captain Tony straightened up like he just sat on a broomstick. He was in the uncomfortable position (for him at least) of having been asked a question to which he actually knew the answer. It is in such situations, these moments of intense pressure, where the real character of a man is revealed.

Naturally, Tony lied.

“No,” he said, “In love, me? Never. The very idea, First Officer Pyne, the very idea is offensive.”

“Then how do you explain that?” asked Pyne, nodding at Tony’s groin area.

Tony also looked down. That’s odd, he thought, I didn’t remember putting that down there. He poked it inquisitively.

“Is this what happens when you’re in love?” he asked plaintively.

“At the very least, Captain,” replied Pyne. “It’s a normal and natural part of growing up.”

“Will it be like this forever?”

“We can only hope, Captain, we can only hope.” Pyne saw a flash of fear in Tony’s eyes, he decided to put him at ease. “No Sir, it will go down by itself.

If not, go to the kitchen and get a spoon.

Cold is preferable. When you’ve done that you’d better get to the Captain’s table for today’s show trial.”

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Some hours later Tony appeared at the Captain’s table. He had changed to his dress uniform, crisp white cotton with gold braid to die for. He walked unsteadily to his chair, every step generating a metallic clang. As he gingerly lowered himself into his chair a metal whisk fell out of his trouser leg. Tony looked at Pyne and gave a conspiratorial wink, “In for a penny in for a pound, eh Chris?”

“I just said a spoon, Captain, what else have you got down there?”

“I started with a spoon, but that didn’t do the job, so I added a ladle, that whisk, a meat tenderiser and finally, a sandwich press. Even then I couldn’t get the bloody thing under control until I clamped it into the press and set it to toast.”

First Officer Pyne visibly paled.

A cough from the other side of the table alerted Tony that the trial was ready to begin.

“Very good,” said Tony, “and who do we have on trial today?”

Gopher Morrison sorted through his papers until he found the charge sheet.

“Today we are determining the guilt of Barnacle Bill.”

Tony’s gaze shot across to the dock, where a desultory looking Barnacle was leaning against the side wall. “I see, and what is the charge?”

“I’m glad you asked that Captain because we are about to find out.”

Gopher jumped out of his chair and walked across to an enormous raffle wheel. He grabbed the edge of the wheel and gave it an almighty pull, sending the wheel clacking round and round.

“Round and round and round she goes, what’s the charge? Nobody knows!”

It was always Gopher’s favourite part

of the day. The wheel slowed, clacks becoming slower and more hesitant, until it finally came to rest on ‘mafia’.

Gopher was fairly dancing with glee.

“The first charge is mafia, let’s see what else you’ve done.” He pulled the wheel again, this time it stopped on ‘date’, the third time it stopped on ‘dolphin’.

“The final charge is that you were paid, by the mafia, to go on a date with a dolphin.”

Tony looked across the room to the deeply sad eyes of Barnacle Bill.

“You certainly are a cute prisoner,” he said.

Silence landed with a thud in the room, all eyes suddenly turned to Captain Tony. For once in his life, he thought quickly.

“What I meant was, what I meant to say, clearly, was that these are acute charges, prisoner.”

Gopher sighed a relieved sigh and began his examination.

“When did you stop being in the mafia?”

“I didn’t join the mafia.”

“So you’ve never left the mafia!

Good. Second, why are you so obsessed dolphins?”

“I’m not. I rarely think about dolphins at all.”

“Even worse! You are a dophinist, sir, a dolphinist. Captain Tony, it is rare that so evil a creature is seen in this courtroom but today is one that will live in infamy. That a dolphinist would so calmly display his sin for all to see.”

“Hang on,” said Barnacle, who hadn’t quite clued in to how this trial was meant to work, “what is a dolphinist?

Is it someone who hates dolphins, like a

racist hates other races? Or is it someone who loves dolphins, like a sadist loves sadism?”

“Oh, stop, please stop,” wailed Gopher, “No more confessions of your perversions, you racist, sadistic doplhinist.

How do you plead?”

“Shouldn’t you have asked me that at the start? I plead not guilty.”

“Captain Tony, you heard the prisoner.

He said, and I quote, ‘I plead not, guilty’.

Well whether he decides to plead or not is up to him, but he clearly said he was guilty. Sir, I rest my case.”

Tony looked at the sign he was meant to hold up to show his verdict. On one side it said ‘GUILTY’ on the other side it said ‘REALLY GUILTY.’ He didn’t know what to do and was starting to regret getting out of bed that day when Officer Pyne pushed a hand written note across to him. The note said ‘Judge him guilty but let me decide his punishment.’

Having no other choice Captain Tony stood to deliver his verdict. As he did so, a silver soup tureen clattered to the floor from his pants.

“Guilty. And I shall pass to First Officer Pyne for the punishment.”

Pyne likewise stood, and looking Barnacle Bill directly in the eye announced the sentence. “You are hereby condemned to appear as the lead role in my upcoming production of Oklahoma.”

Tony turned and looked quizzically at Pyne. Pyne turned to look back, “Don’t worry sir, like I said before, I’m a fixer.”

Will Tony get what he wants? Is Oklahoma a fate worse than death? Will Pyne ever return to the one joke character we all knew and loved? Next week, the final episode.

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How to build an online profile that leads to new opportunities

BY CATRIONA POLLARD DIRECTOR OF CP COMMUNICATIONS S

HAT’S the first thing you do when you meet someone new? You search for them online. You may look at their LinkedIn profile, their company website, blog and maybe even their Facebook profile and Twitter account.

A quick online search of someone can tell you a lot of information and savvy business professionals and entrepreneurs know how to exploit this and use it to their advantage.

Your online profile, that is all the platforms that represent you and perhaps your business, has the power to influence potential new clients, business stakeholders as well as future employers.

So if you want to be seen in a certain light or position yourself as an industry expert, building a strong online profile is the best way to achieve this.

When building your online profile you should consider the following:

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Personal branding The key to creating an online profile that has the power to influence people is to develop and communicate a consistent personal brand across all your platforms. This unified brand is what will help you stand out.

Take some time to consider what it is you want to be known and re-

spected for. Also think about the things that are unique and memorable about you. We are all unique and have our points of difference.

Remember, people connect and buy emotionally, so there needs to be an emotional element.

The right online platforms Deciding what type of platforms you will use to profile yourself is critical and will depend largely on your target audience, how they like to receive information and where they spend time online.

With so many options to choose from, it’s also a good idea to initially focus on one or two platforms before expanding to others.

For many business professionals, LinkedIn offers the opportunity to profile your business self as well as connect and network with others. However, don’t just use LinkedIn as an online resume.

Consider what your objectives are; are you trying to attract a certain type of new client? Or are you angling for a new career? This will impact how you use LinkedIn to really maximise its power.

Connect with online influencers So you’ve done the hard of work of figuring out how you want to convey yourself and setting up your online channels, you may have even added your friends, family and colleagues as connections, but what next?

Think of social media channels like you would a networking function. You wouldn’t stand in the

BUSINESS IN BRIEF Regional Development Australia Forum OPENING the annual Regional Development Australia (RDA) Forum this week, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said RDA committees were at the heart of regional development.

“Australia’s strength comes from the contributions of its people, its businesses and its local economies across the nation,” Mr Truss said.

“The Australian Government recognises that in a resource-hungry world Australia’s regions hold the key to a strong national economy.

“The 2015 Forum agenda recognises the new arrangements brought about by the recent review that strengthens the role of RDA Chairs and committees and more closely aligns their work with the Government’s vision for regional development.

“RDA Committees comprise local people who bring a range of skills and expertise from

` ...don’t just use LinkedIn as an online resume.

Consider what your objectives are; are you trying to attract a certain type of new client?

Or are you angling for a new career? This will impact how you use LinkedIn to really maximise its power. corner alone at a business event and expect people to come to you.

The best networkers are the ones who initiate conversations, share information and make lasting connections. The same theory applies online.

Seek out people in your industry with developed online profiles and large followings and connect with them. Share their content, comment on their posts and maybe even send them a message from time to time. The benefits of this are twofold. Not only do you build meaningful relationships with people that are well connected, your visibility also grows. It’s win-win.

Share value By far the most important element of building an online profile is sharing. 100 per cent direct selling rarely works on social media. But what does work and can have a lasting and positive impact is building relationships. This involves sharing valuable information that the people you want to influence will benefit from. It’s a ‘them-first’ approach that also puts you in a position of being the expert.

other real-world roles and understand the importance of working cooperatively to achieve a shared vision.

Last chance for businesses to sign up to inspiring program DUBBO businesses have until today (Friday, August 20) to sign up to this year’s Your Dubbo program. The hugely successful program, designed to generate local business growth, was launched at the beginning of the month and Dubbo City Council’s Economic Development officer Josie Howard is urging businesses to get on board before it is too late.

“Your Dubbo celebrates, recognises and rewards businesses that demonstrate use of customer insight, recognition of growth opportunities and creativity of development initiatives as well as encourages customers (local and regional) who support Dubbo businesses,” Ms Howard said.

Your Dubbo is developed in consultation with a range of local business stakeholders with all key elements of the program being sourced from, or provided by, local businesses.

“The program provides a unique business development program including the opportunity to win for one of three $13,000 Business Development Grants to help grow your business, $10,000 in cash and $3000 in business devel-

For instance, if you want to be seen as an innovative app developer in the B2B space, share content on the latest trends in this area.

This might involve writing a blog about your approach, insights and learning that others might benefit from. Share this blog posts on your social media channels along with other interesting articles from your industry. This is not about putting tickets on yourself, but positioning yourself as a thought leader and expert.

An online profile that is authentic, consistent and highlights your area on expertise can be extremely powerful in establishing yourself as a recognised expert. By being conscious about what and how you share information online, you can build a profile that helps you attract new business opportunities and be seen as a leader in your field. z Catriona Pollard is the author of ‘From Unknown To Expert’ – www.

UnknownToExpert.com and the director of CP Communications, which merges traditional PR tactics with cutting-edge social media strategies that engage consumers as well as business. www.cpcommunications.com.au

opment assistance.

Committee to visit Cobar: inquiry into local government THE parliamentary committee inquiring into local government in New South Wales will hold public hearings in Cobar and Wagga Wagga on August 17.

The committee will also hear from local councils and regional organisations of councils at the public hearings.

The Chair of the committee, the Hon Paul Green MLC, said: “It is essential to give rural and regional councils and communities the opportunity to discuss the State Government’s significant reform proposals for local government. Local councils in regional New South Wales have vastly different characteristics and challenges compared with councils in Sydney.

The committee is keen to hear the views of these councils about the Fit for the Future process that’s currently underway.”

The public hearings and public in Cobar will be held at the Cobar Bowling and Golf Club from 10.30 am until 12.30 pm.

The schedules for each public hearing, along with other information about the inquiry, including the terms of reference and submissions, are available on the committee’s website: www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/localgovernment

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Turn your tax refund into smart money H OW good is tax time? In exchange for a few hours filling out your tax return, you could receive a handy refund cheque. And with a bit of planning you could make the taxman’s refund go a lot further.

Receiving any lump sum of cash can make a spot of retail therapy look very appealing. But there is a whole range of clever strategies that can give you more bang for your tax refund buck. Try one – or all – of our suggestions below to maximise the value of this year’s tax refund.

Grow your retirement savings Using your tax refund to make a contribution to your super fund could transform your retirement from a ‘costa-notta-lotta’ lifestyle to a life of luxury on the Costa del Sol. If you other half is a low-income earner, consider using your tax refund to make a contribution to their super fund. You may be eligible for a tax offset worth up to $540.

Pay down debt Home loan interest rates may have plummeted but some credit cards with the bells and whistles are still charging interest rates close to 20 per cent p.a. If that sounds like you, use your tax refund to pay down high interest debt, and take the opportunity to shop around for a cheaper card. If you’re paying more than 9.99 per cent p.a.

– the rate available on industry super fund-owned bank, ME’s low rate credit card, you’re paying too much.

A stitch in time...

A tax refund can also be used to pay for minor repairs before they turn into much bigger expenses. Think a thorough service for your car; some muchneeded dental work; or even just repairing those broken roof tiles before they become a major liability in the next storm.

Get ahead with your home loan Okay this is the big one. Your home loan may have the lowest rate of all types of debt but it’s also a long term affair, and any lump sum you tip into your home loan today can knock years off the term and save you a bundle in interest along the way.

Consider this. ME Flexible Home Loan customers could save around $10,852 in interest and could reduce the life of their loan by nine months simply by tipping a $5,000 tax refund after one year in into their home loan.

This assumes a typical loan amount of $330,000 repaid over 24 years with a consistent variable rate of 4.88 per cent p.a. (comparison rate 4.89 per cent p.a.) and no redraws or additional repayments.

Save for an emergency Comments from the heart sometimes reveal a lot more than observations from economists and other experts. That is certainly the case with a quote from a respondent to the Household Financial Comfort Report.

The (unidentified) single parent is

quoted as saying, “Never having enough money for anything other than the bare necessities.” If that sounds like you, you’re not alone.

ME’s research found alarming numbers of Australian households could be financially frazzled if disaster struck. In fact, about two-thirds of the nation’s households would struggle to raise $3,000 for an emergency.

Where do you fit?

Survey results show one in three of us would have no trouble raising $3,000 in an emergency. A further one-third could find $3,000 though it may mean relying on a credit card or taking out a new loan.

About 10 per cent of survey respondents said they would have to take drastic action to raise $3,000 – like selling a valued possession. Most concerning, about 20 per cent – one in five – Australian households say they simply couldn’t raise the money at all.

Not exactly a once-in-alifetime crisis What’s especially concerning is that $3,000 isn’t an exceptionally large amount by today’s standards. We are certainly not talking about the loss of a family home. It’s more like the fridge breaking down; or mechanical issues with the family car; or several trips to the dentist that aren’t covered by Medicare.

Growing cash savings is achievable The thing is, building a pool of emergency funds is comparatively easy – and happily, it involves a low risk investment strategy.

The first step is working out how much you can comfortably afford to save each week, fortnight or month. It can be tempting to kick start a savings regime by setting unachievable goals.

Resist this urge. Successful saving is all about developing the habit of making regular deposits, and aiming to tuck away even $20 or $50 each week will help you grow emergency funds.

Next, look for a savings account that combines a decent rate of interest with zero ongoing account-keeping fees.

A large number of savings accounts offer high introductory interest rates.

These can sound tempting but the return your money earns could fall substantially once the introductory period passes. Ideally, look for a bank with a steady track record of healthy returns and zero or low ongoing fees.

From here, make it easy to grow savings by arranging an automatic funds transfer from your everyday account to your savings account. Timing the transfer to coincide with pay days means you’re giving savings top priority (that’s a good thing) and it can be surprisingly easy to learn to live without the cash you are tucking away.

Remember, a tax refund is money that you haven’t already factored into your household budget. That makes it much easier to put the cash to work improving your financial wellbeing, and even a small tax refund can make a big difference to your wealth when it’s used wisely.

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Business in changing times with Phil Comerford, Scolari Comerford Dubbo

Business growth Shawshank – get busy living or get busy dying WAS watching a re-run of Shawshank Redemption the other night and the show’s main character Andy Dufresne is told by Morgan Freeman to stop dreaming of getting out of his situation because it will never happen.

Andy’s response? “Well the way I see it is you can get busy living, or you can get busy dying.”

As an advisor, this reminded me of the mindset as business owners we all should have.

In business, what sort of things should you be actively doing to make a positive difference?

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Market in good times and in bad SO often when things are good, businesses cut back on their advertising only to find that when things quieten down there is a mad rush to get marketing again, often with limited budgets.

What’s worse is the lead time it takes to get some traction which could be three to six months. Consistency in effective marketing is crucial so that you are top of mind of your customers. z Review what marketing you are doing (type and results); z Establish a marketing budget (usually a percentage of revenue); z Document a marketing plan; z Ensure consistency in marketing by using a calendar; z Be disciplined; z Measure leads and conversion rates to sales.

What is working and what needs to change?

DO an analysis of your business for your product cycle, from marketing to completion of the sale. Work out what is going well and what isn’t. It could be customer service, employment issues, product quality, etc. Brainstorm a way to address that issue and focus until it’s fixed. z Break your business down into segments (marketing, sales, product, delivery, etc); z Identify which areas need improvement; z List actions to effect change; z Follow through until complete!

What sets you aside from your competition?

BE very aware of what your competitors are doing and find a way to offer something different your customers

would find valuable. If you don’t do this exercise you will invariably find yourself competing on price.

Get on the phone and talk to your customers – find out what it is they would love about your business and what they’d like to see. You might not be able to give them everything they want but they might just give you an idea that will not only help keep them, but attract more customers to you who can’t get what they want from your competition. z List your main competitors; z What do you do differently to them and vice-versa; z Ask your customers what they want; z Offer something new and communicate to the marketplace.

What trends are occurring in your industry or profession?

You need to get business intelligence as to where your space is heading. This can be done via research from business associations, conferences or market research reports from companies such as IbisWorld which most good business advisors would have access to. z Join a business association; z Go to a industry conference; z Get market research reports; z Focus change as needed.

Know Your Numbers I CAN’T stress enough how important this is. Our best clients know exactly where they are and actively seek to get their financials and tax returns done in early July each year. They know what their targets are and review figures almost daily. z Review the accounting services you currently receive; z Have a solid accounting software system (consider cloud accounting); z Formulate a three-way budget (includes cash flow budget); z Get advice from your business advisor/accountant; z Produce financial reports religiously each month; z Get tax planning done each year

Conclusion MOST of us want business growth. If we don’t, chances are we will stagnate and experience contraction if we don’t get busy working ON the business. As Andy says, we have a choice to get busy living or get busy dying.

Which one do you choose?

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Lifestyle

Bring home the bacon: surrender to a winter salad, for your health’s sake. PHOTO: KATE WRIGHT

Winter’s salad days

BY KATE WRIGHT WWW.INSPIREDMOOD.COM

INTER is not usually a time for salad, but this is no ordinary salad. It’s incredibly tasty, hearty, simple to make and warm when served fresh, which is great for crisp days and cold nights (but also suitable to be made a day ahead).

Whether you’re heading to a barbecue, having friends over for dinner, or just wanting to

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spice up your lunchtime salad regime, this is the perfect recipe for you.

So for something a little bit fancy but still as easy to whip up as a trusty old garden salad, try my shredded kale, bacon and walnut salad.

Kale, bacon and walnut salad Ingredients 1 bunch of kale, stalks removed, shredded 4 rashers of bacon, chopped 1 cup of walnuts, roughly chopped 2 handfuls of goji berries Olive oil, salt and pepper, to taste

HEALTH IN BRIEF Women’s Health Week: no more elephants!

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TO celebrate Women’s Health Week 2015 between September 7 and 11, Western NSW Local Health District and Family Planning NSW invites local women to come along to a Let’s Talk women’s gathering on Thursday, September 3, 2015, from 6pm-8pm at the Jacaranda Room, RSL Club Dubbo.

Across five days, Women’s Health Week will be online and on-the-ground, giving women across Australia the chance to learn more about their health and hear about issues they might not usually discuss.

Free events, articles, videos, podcasts, recipes, tools and much more will be supported by a range of experts from Jean Hailes, Australia’s leading and most trusted women’s health organisation.

To RSVP to the Dubbo event, please call Family Planning NSW on 02 6885 1544. Light refreshments will be provided. Join thousands of women across Aus-

tralia by registering today at womenshealthweek.com.au.

Australian Indigenous health policy A NEW book by a Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic explores contemporary Australian Indigenous health policy.

The book, Indigenous health: power, politics and citizenship, is by Associate Professor Dominic O’Sullivan, Associate Head of the CSU School of Humanities and Social Sciences in Bathurst and Associate Professor in political science.

“Relative Indigenous ill-health has been well explored from a medical perspective, but political values and practices also influence people’s opportunities for good health, and it is the politics of health that this book discusses,” Professor O’Sullivan said.

“The ways that we think about citizenship, democracy and human rights helps to explain why health policy is less effective for some Indigenous people than it is

Method Cook bacon on a non-stick frypan over medium heat until crispy. Remove and set aside.

Without cleaning the pan, add kale and fry until the leaves brighten in colour. Transfer to a serving bowl.

Add walnuts to pan and toss, constantly, until you can just start to smell them and remove immediately (you don’t want burnt nuts!).

Top kale with bacon, nuts, goji berries and drizzle with olive oil.

Add salt and pepper to taste then toss to combine.

Enjoy!

for other citizens.

“Policy failure can be explained, at least partially, by dysfunctional political relationships, policy inertia, and the political system itself.”

Professor O’Sullivan notes that life expectancy differentials between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people are much worse in Australia than in other former British colonies like New Zealand and Canada.

“In those countries, Indigenous self-determination is more obviously part of the national political cultures than it is in Australia, and this gives the Indigenous peoples greater say in policy development,” he said.

Registered nurses in residential aged care inquiry DR Maree Bernoth, from the CSU School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health, has given evidence to an inquiry by a Legislative Council committee The inquiry is examining the need for registered nurses (RNs) in residential aged care.

“People in residential aged care have multiple chronic conditions with competing care needs. There are people with disabilities, there are people with neurological impairments and there are a lot of people requiring palliative care.

“All of those require complex care, competing care needs that need to be juggled and prioritised.”

Dr Bernoth told the Committee that a sophisticated level of knowledge is needed to provide that care.

“I am concerned that we are questioning the role of the RN when really we should be looking at how we can support that role and increase the skills and knowledge of registered nurses working in aged care and that has multiple responsibilities.”

Dr Bernoth has also addressed the issue of cost shifting in the public health system.

“It is not reasonable for an unskilled aged care worker to know the difference between a delirium and dementia or a delirium superimposed on a dementia.

“When the condition of a resident deteriorates, care workers can call an ambulance to move the elderly person to acute care.

“However there are costs associated with this and it would be much better to have a registered nurse in the facility who could undertake a skilled assessment and initiate the right care where the older person lives.”

Dr Bernoth spoke with Dubbo Weekender at length in our July 3 edition.

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‘Kindness and compassion have a powerful ripple effect’ Born in Tibet in 1958, Thupten Jinpa has been the principal English translator to the Dalai Lama for 30 years. His new book stresses the continued importance of compassion in our 21st-century lives. Interview by Abi Jackson.

Why have you used the word ‘fearless’ in the title of your book about compassion?

WE tend to look at compassion in a very soft way – compassion means just giving in, just letting things be – whereas a non-compassionate response is the tough way.

But being compassionate requires a kind of courage, because often in the West we bring a lot of cultural resistance to compassion, because we subconsciously have bought into this narrative that somehow the ultimate human motivation behind almost everything we do is the pursuit of self-interest.

We worry that if we are too kind and compassionate, people will take advantage of us; we’ll be seen as a pushover and think, ‘I won’t be able to control my life, I won’t be tough enough to compete in this world, I won’t be able to be successful’.

To grow fearlessness, but also compassion, leads to fearlessness. A lot of the time when we respond to situations, we are motivated by fear, afraid of how we are being judged; anxiety becomes the primary driving force – whereas, if you allow the compassionate part of your nature to express itself, there’s an element of fearlessness that comes in.

In the book, you talk about our need as a society to take compassion more seriously and give it more weight when deciding how things are done. How can we encourage that change?

ONE of the most important arguments is going to be the self-interest argument.

Everybody cares about their wellbeing; there is so much consciousness right now about the importance of diet, exercise, keeping an eye on one’s weight.

All of this is a result of a change of consciousness, and I point out in the book that His Holiness has also envisioned a time when people take their mental health similarly seriously.

Anyone who is able to bring compassion to their lives tends to gain, whether it has to do with a more enriched sense of life, or a deeper sense of purpose, or less danger of suffering loneliness, which is increasingly a major problem in contemporary society.

That argument really needs to be made more widespread.

Also, from a social point of view, at the moment our metrics of success and measurements are all

The social instincts are so strong at a very early age, and if we are able to bring into the school system a way where those skills are developed, those skills are going to be so important, even for leadership....

– Thupten Jinpa (pictured)

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very much based on statistical calculation and so on, but we often forget that the standard of life need not necessarily correlate with quality of life. It’s not that simple that, if you have more, you are happier.

Is it essential that we are kind to ourselves before we can really be kind to others?

I don’t completely agree that you cannot be truly kind to others without being kind to yourself, because compassion for others is such a powerful instinct.

If there’s a biker that gets hit by a car, you don’t wait to see, ‘Do I know this person?’ We instinctively respond from our basic humanity, which is to feel for that person.

So I think, as an instinctive response, you don’t need self-compassion as a precondition. But for a sustained ability to be kind to others, you do need selfcompassion, because if you don’t have a healthy self-to-self relation, then often what happens is that your kindness for others becomes an excuse not to bother about your own self-needs.

Then it becomes a form of escapism, and when you act on it – one of the things about helping others is that there’s no guarantee it’s going to be beneficial for them, and also no guarantee the other person’s going to appreciate it – it may end up leading to bitterness and fatigue. To protect yourself against compassion-fatigue, you need a healthy dose of self-compassion.

How can we overcome barriers that may stop up being kind in a day-to-day sense, for example, jealousy?

THIS is where someone who has healthy self-compassion will have a much greater sense of ease in their interaction with others – and people enjoy interacting with that person; this is how it manifests.

Whereas, if you are struggling with your own self-to-self relation, where there is kind of a self-harshness, excessive self-negativity, even though your intention may be to be kind to someone, your lack of self-compassion manifests in that interaction.

Many acts of kindness need not necessarily be intentional; it’s the way you would interact naturally. I’ve worked for His Holiness for almost 30 years; when I interact with him, kindness if a natural state for him. I don’t think he’s consciously thinking, ‘I need to be kind here’, but he’s got such a reserve of selfcompassion and compassion for others that his natural behaviour comes out that way. That’s the most beautiful way of acting.

What are some everyday examples of compassion that you see?

IN the old days, these were referred to as ‘decent behaviour’. A lot of these are actually instances of kind acts; just being aware of someone who has more need [than you].

Giving your seat to a pregnant woman or an elderly person on the train – those are very simple acts.

Just smiling... Sometimes, if your colleague is going through a difficult time, it’s not so much helping the person to solve the problem, but just letting them know you’re there.

The more you do it, the more you become aware of the need, and then you do it effortlessly. This makes a huge difference, because it’s very interactive.

You start, and then it has a ripple effect, people change around you.

What is the greatest act of compassion you’ve experienced?

IN the book, I tell the story of this German woman who came to my monastery. I had rudimentary English, and she really took it upon herself to help me with my English. Looking back, that was a really amazing act of kindness.

She saw in me a real opportunity to help someone, and look at me now – without my English, all the things I’ve been able to do wouldn’t have been possible.

Kindness is not just a one-off thing.

When it’s done on a sustained basis, it’s really quite powerful.

Do you think teaching things like kindness should be a priority in education?

ABSOLUTELY. Children are very empathetic: at a very early age, their cognitive abilities are not yet fully developed, but their social skills and social cues – their ability to detect whether their mother is angry or not – are there, because it’s part of their survival.

The social instincts are so strong at a very early age, and if we are able to bring into the school system a way where those skills are developed, those skills are going to be so important, even for leadership.

Academically, everyone is going to be on a similar level – most children are fairly average. Where their success in everyday life is really going to be determined is in their social skills. It makes no sense not to teach those.

In the old days, families were much bigger; children could interact with family members from different generations. We don’t have that luxury now, so school is one area where we could bring these in. z A Fearless Heart: Why Compassion Is The Key To Greater Wellbeing by Thupten Jinpa is published by Piatkus.

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Nanny says take control Parents need to stop listening to Google, chatrooms and trashy magazines and start trusting their instincts, says professional nanny Kathryn Mewes.

BY LISA SALMON F you want to do the best for your child, then first try trusting your own instinct.

That’s the expert opinion of nanny Kathryn Mewes, who says the biggest modern parenting problem is simply parents feeling unable to put faith in their own gut instinct about how to bring up their children.

Mewes is starring in a new series of her own TV show, called The Three Day Nanny, where she visits family homes for three days and helps them tackle various problems with their children.

Her experiences with families on the show and other clients has led her to conclude: “Children aren’t being raised by parental instinct, they’re being raised via Google, chatrooms, TV shows, books, magazines and other people’s opinions.

“I think parents are losing instinct – there aren’t many who are strong enough to say that something works for their family so stuff what everyone else is saying.

“I think that’s what’s making parenting so hard.”

In the new series, Mewes deals with a family where the kids are running riot because the mum’s lost her confidence and the dad’s more concerned with checking his smartphone; a single nursery school teacher mum who’s imposed such a strict regime on her kids that Mewes counts 72 rules in just her first few hours in the house; and a family where the three-year-old daughter rules the household.

“It’s gone beyond not trusting their own instincts,” explains Mewes. “The parents who reach out for me have lost all their confidence and belief in themselves.”

She explains that the problem often boils down to control, with parents either trying to control children too much so they rebel, or children themselves being in control and the parents not knowing how to regain it.

“It’s about listening and understanding one another, giving your child responsibility, so they can have some control, but the parents also assessing where they need to have control, and staying true to it.”

Mewes, who’s written a Three Day Nanny book to accompany the TV series, says the key to improving vital aspects of life with children, such as eating, sleeping and behaviour, usually involves consistent routines, and the parent remaining in control.

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`I don’t believe in a house having children’s rules and adults’ rules... I think there should just be family rules.a She stresses: “I don’t believe in naughty spots and naughty behaviour. It’s fine to get angry, but what’s important is you don’t get angry with people, and you remove yourself from a situation and sort yourself out.

“Anger is normal and you don’t have to control it, you need to learn how to manage it.”

Mewes sometimes suggests having anger spots or shout spots in houses, where all family members might go to let off steam or calm down.

“I don’t believe in a house having children’s rules and adults’ rules,” she says.

“I think there should just be family rules.”

Mewes says families often say they didn’t realise they’d be paying her for common sense.

“I always say if the sense I gave them was that common, they wouldn’t have rung me.

“When I explain things, parents say it all sounds so easy and logical, why

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didn’t they see it? There’s a lot of kicking themselves.”

And kicking is something Mewes herself knows a lot about at the moment, as she’s expecting her first baby in August.

But the excited mum-to-be admits that while she may be an expert on the practicalities of child-rearing, the emotional side is a complete unknown to her.

“I do feel amazed, standing here looking at my bump, that I’m 41 and my body’s let this happen,” she says.

“I’m very nervous – I hope and pray that I’m not going to be a parent that always says yes.

“I look at parents and they’re an emotional wreck, and I wonder how a tiny child’s done this to them. So for me there’s a huge question about this emotional pull that I know nothing about.

“I’m ready to get on the emotional roller coaster.”

But where does the expert turn to for advice?

“If I need advice, I’ll go to my mum – we have such a strong relationship that if I feel she’s judging me for one minute, I’ll tell her and we’ll be fine.”

And she adds: “What I try to bring back into every home I go into is instinct. I’ll just say to them I’m not the

Q: “My daughter is refusing to brush her teeth, or just brushes quickly. How do I get her to brush properly without constantly watching her?”

A: Dentist Dr Henry Clover says: “Brushing effectively is a skill that with plenty of tuition and practice, your child will soon learn to do independently.

“Brush your teeth with your daughter to show her what to do and help her overcome common mistakes like brushing too fast or too hard.

“Brushing for two minutes

manual, first use your instinct and then ring me. Give it a go with your guts, and if you feel it’s not working, we’ll see what my gut says.

“A lot of it’s just about reassurance, and what’s wrong with that?” z The Three Day Nanny: Your Toddler Problems Solved by Kathryn Mewes is published by Vermilion.

The Three Day Nanny: Kathryn Mewes.

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can feel like a long time and it’s common for children to rush. To help her brush for the recommended duration, encourage her to brush along to her favourite song.

Some teeth can be hard to reach, so try encouraging her to roar like a lion and open her mouth wide when brushing.

“Much like adults, children can sometimes find brushing a chore. Help them enjoy brushing their teeth by equipping them with a fun toothbrush and toothpaste

that they like the flavour of.

Remember, children will need to use age-appropriate toothpaste that shouldn’t be rinsed off, as this can wash away the protective fluoride.

“A great way to measure how much progress your children have made in learning to care for their teeth is to encourage them to record their tooth brushing on a chart. Not only does this make brushing fun, it also helps children to build brushing their teeth into their daily routine.

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Get style licked

BY GABRIELLE FAGAN EXT summer will be sweet, with sugary shades inspired by tasty ice cream treats, our favourite dessert for the season, starring on the decor menu.

Think mouth-watering tones of vanilla, strawberry pink, pistachio, butterscotch and lemony yellow, and either use them sundae style – by whipping up a delicious mix – or simply add single scoops of colour to lift a room.

“The most delicious colours of summer this year are definitely the ice cream shades, which capture the essence of a day at the beach,” says Marianne Shillingford, creative director at Dulux.

“You can create your own decorating sundae, with creamy Vanilla Scoop between layers of chocolatey Rope Swing and the butterscotch hints of Sandy Steps from our range. These colours have been designed to evoke the essence of the seaside, and what’s so lovely about them is that they look warm but fresh during the day, and soft and flattering once the sun’s gone down.”

If you want a fresh and inviting look, use different shades of pretty pastels for walls, woodwork and furniture, to create an easy-on-the-eye harmonious atmosphere for your parlour.

With sunny days on the way, this is an ideal time to give rooms a makeover, or at least a refresh, and feast on full-fat colour for light and lovely schemes.

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SUMMER SORBET DIP into an irresistible palette of ice cream colours for playful, fun look to a room.

“There’s no easier way to add colour to your interiors than to inject it with soothing pastel tones. They’re renowned for their mood-enhancing, lifting qualities but – as with any colour – too many shades in a single room can be overwhelming. Ideally, pair one or two with a neutral,” says Jenny Seabrook, buyer at a tiles company..

“White or cream will sharpen pastel shades or, if you prefer, combine a trio of pale, subtle shades for a more feminine, girly scheme. Think sugar rose pink, lilac and icy blue, and then define the room by accessorising with natural wood tones and soft metallics, for a calm, romantic look.”

SWEET COURSE: It’s hard to resist dipping into paints with good-enough-to-eat names like Vanilla Scoop, Pistachio Whip, and Boutique Cream. Just as delicious sounding and looking is the Pink Pastel matt emulsion.

Mint shutters. Photos: PA

DECOR DESSERT “A PALETTE of pretty pastels, enlivened by dashes of citrus brights, will set the tone for summer,” says Mark Carter, director at a design company.

“Make the most of natural light and have white or a pale pastel on walls, and then add interest with a deeper version of the pastel shade. So for instance, pale green and then a block of mint green for shutters or paintwork. To bring more vibrancy, accessorise with a bright citrus yellow.”

Pistachio whip paint, available from Dulux.

Vanilla scoop paint, available from Dulux.

Set of three retro suitcases.

The retro treats large luxury handled tray.

Wimbledon coasters.

Lemon ice cream glass.

The ceramic love me do pink knob.

The collage lampshade.

Tea light holders by Harriet Caslin.

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Doing Shanghai in 72 hours

The view from the 17th floor at the Puli, Shanghai. PHOTOS: PA/KATIE WRIGHT.

A street food seller in the French Concession, Shanghai.

BY KATIE WRIGHT T’S 8am on a Friday in Jing’An – the central district of Shanghai, packed with gleaming hotels and shopping malls – and already the pace on the streets is frenetic.

I’m trying to cross a busy main road but even super-sized traffic lights, a green man and a zebra crossing hold no

I The Jing’an Temple in the distance, in Shanghai.

sway against drivers who seem to see pedestrians as an annoyance best ignored.

I make it across unscathed (just) and head for the Jing’An Park, a leafy haven where pensioners are huddled around Mahjong boards and a bunch of teens are attempting to get a drone camera into the air.

It’s 20 years since I’ve been to China – I lived in the southern city of Guangzhou

Three vansand a taxi are the latest NYC lodging option

BY VERENA DOBNIK

TRAVEL BRIEFS

NEW YORK: There’s no electricity, no running water, no bathroom.

But travellers to New York City bold enough to book a parked van for about $A30 ($US22) a night through Airbnb do get a real bed and a spectacular view of the Manhattan skyline from across the East River in Queens.

“If you want a New York adventure, this is it. Great location, great view,” says Rapha Schaele, a

23-year-old student from Freiburg, Germany, who recently stayed in the van with two friends for four days.

While parked vehicles make up a tiny fraction of the thousands of Airbnb private accommodation listings in New York City – just three vans, a converted yellow taxi and two campers – they provide an option for adventurous, budgetminded visitors seeking a place to rest their heads for far less than the $A272 ($US200 )-and-up most hotels charge.

“The money is perfect,” says Clemens Spath, 24, among the German trio who stayed in the 7.25 square metres van down by the river. They did complain, however, that the battery-powered fan was not enough to cool them on a sweltering night and mosquitoes got in through an open window.

For now, all the New York City listings on Airbnb for parked vehicles come from one owner, Jonathan Powley, a 35-year-old stand-up comedian and former hotel concierge who has been renting his vehicles

for six months and does his best to anticipate every question.

Is it legal? Police say that as long as it is legally parked, there’s no problem sleeping in a vehicle on the street.

Is it safe? There have been no problems thus far with those staying in Powley’s vehicles, all parked in Queens’ Long Island City, a gentrifying neighbourhood of former industrial warehouses and new condo towers.

Powley says he cleans his fourAAP wheeled hotel rooms daily.

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for a year when I was 10 years old – and boy is it clear things have changed.

In those days, my blond siblings and I were gawped at like we were aliens wherever we went, but in modern day Shanghai, westerners (or “guilos” in Mandarin) are 10 a penny and not an eyelid is batted as I walk around.

The number of foreigners visiting the world’s largest city (currently home to 24 million) has grown significantly since short-term visa restrictions were relaxed in 2013.

You can now stay in China for up to 72 hours without a visa, making it more attractive to travellers already in South East Asia or on route to Europe.

So how do you maximise a three-day stay in this vast metropolis?

While I could happily gawp at the stunning view from my 17th floor room at the Puli Hotel all day, I’m keen to explore old-school Shanghai.

So after my stroll I make a beeline for Tian Zi Fang, where the narrow crisscrossing streets are lined with low rise ‘Lane’ houses, built in the 1930s.

The area now has a market feel, with former residential homes mostly transformed into shops selling silk clothing, loose leaf tea, cartoonish trinkets and other tourist-friendly goods.

I haven’t retained much Mandarin in two decades (and bartering is made all the more difficult because the Chinese have a system of hand symbols for numbers that’s more complicated than our one to 10 fingers) but with the help of my iPhone calculator, I manage to haggle down the price of some silver jewellery and a traditional silk Cheongsam dress.

Ready for a breather, I make my way over to the picturesque Yu Garden to watch koi carp and turtles paddling in jade green ponds, as I walk across the Zigzag Bridge to reach Huxinting Teahouse and a refreshing jasmine brew.

Later that night, I head out in search of the one sight I’m most excited about.

Ever since I learned that Shanghai’s space-age skyscrapers were used to represent futuristic Los Angeles in the Spike Jonze film Her, I’ve been dying to experience the vertiginous views myself.

The best place to do so? It’s got to be the Bund, the wide riverside boulevard opposite the iconic Pudong skyline that is to Shanghai what the Southbank is to London.

I stroll happily along the riverfront as the sun is setting, and by the time I’ve finished my first mojito at the seventh floor POP terrace bar at the top of Three On The Bund, Pudong is lit up in all its neon glory.

After dinner downstairs at Mercato – home to the best Italian food I’ve found east of Italy – I take a taxi (they’re cheap as long as you make sure the driver puts the meter on) to glitzy club Myst for more cocktails. And dancing. And more cocktails.

Head pounding, I drag myself out of bed the next morning and remember I’m booked on a street food tour. Described accurately by American guide Jamie as “four hours of eating”, it’s just what the doctor ordered.

We wander through the avenues of the historic French Concession, stopping to sample all kinds of delicious hangoverbusting dumplings, my favourite being the soft white steamed buns filled with sweet, sticky black sesame paste.

I spend the afternoon walking off my humongous lunch and perusing the works of local artists in the cool M50 art district, before heading back to the Bund for dinner and one last glimpse of that irresistible vista.

Not long before midnight, I watch the lights of Pudong go out one by one, but that doesn’t mean this city is going to sleep.

Far from it. I’ve got 12 hours until my plane departs, and I intend to make the most of them...

The deluxe suite living room at the Puli Hotel & Spa in Shanghai.

The Garden Terrace at the Puli Hotel & Spa in Shanghai.

The Lobby and Long Bar at the Puli Hotel & Spa in Shanghai.

Second tourist plague case at Yosemite

Rockpool wins restaurant of the year award

Overseas tourists swell SeaLink’s profit

Spain holds 20 for scamming drunk tourists

LOS ANGELES: A second tourist who visited Yosemite National Park has likely contracted the plague, Californian authorities say.

The unnamed individual, from the southern US state of Georgia, had vacationed in Yosemite, the Sierra National Forest and surrounding areas in California early this month.

Warnings issued by authorities helped the patient get the prompt medical attention necessary to recover from this illness.

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention are carrying out further tests.

Plague is carried by squirrels, chipmunks and other wild rodents and their fleas.

SYDNEY: Sydney’s Rockpool has tasted more success by taking out Australian Gourmet Traveller’s Restaurant of the Year Award.

Rockpool received praise for its attention to detail and the inventiveness of Neil Perry and Phil Wood’s team.

Dan Hunter of Brae in country Victoria claimed the chef of the year gong while Asian restaurants are the best place for a tipple, with Sydney’s Billy Kwong awarded for its wine list and Raffaele Mastrovincenzo from Melbourne’s Japanese fine-dining restaurant Kappo named sommelier of the year.

SYDNEY: Ferry and cruise operator SeaLink is confident a surge in international tourism helped by the falling Australian dollar will continue to boost profits in the year ahead.

Growth in its charter operations drove a net profit of $9.3 million in 2014/15, up 29 per cent on the previous year.

Excluding one-off costs relating to an acquisition under assessment, the company posted a record underlying net profit of $9.6 million in the year to June 30.

Managing director Jeff Ellison expects profits to increase in the 2016 financial year as the falling Aussie dollar entices overseas holidaymakers Down Under.

MADRID: Spanish police have arrested 20 suspected members of a ring that swindled tens of thousands of euros from drunken tourists on the holiday island of Majorca by stealing their credit card numbers.

The ring would steal the codes of the credit cards of customers of hostess bars on the beach resort of Magaluf, which is known for its excesses, and sometimes clone the cards, the interior ministry said.

The main victims were intoxicated tourists from Britain and Scandinavia “since in this state it is easier to trick them”, the AAP ministry added in a statement.

:: WHERE TO STAY Puli Hotel and Spa SHOOTING up 23 stories, the Puli Hotel and Spa in Jing’An offers spectacular views across the city. Beyond rows of bamboo, the non-stop buzz of Shanghai subsides and the Long Bar and terrace attract locals in need of a cocktail after a hard day’s shopping at one of the area’s many malls. The hotel spa is also open to visitors (but the pool and gym are

The Garden Terrace at the Puli Hotel & Spa in Shanghai.

reserved for guests), and the 90-minute aromatherapy massage will soothe even the weariest traveller’s body and mind.

Visit www.puli.com

:: WHERE TO EAT IF you want to taste authentic Shanghainese food but you don’t want to end up with traveller’s tummy, book yourself on a four-hour Untour street food sampler (www.untourshanghai.com).

All dishes are included in the price and Mandarin-speaking American guides will, crucially, explain how to eat a piping hot juice-filled pork dumpling, without giving yourself third-degree burns.

For more upmarket dining, head to the Bund, where Michelin star supremo JeanGeorges Vongerichten oversees three of the five restaurants at Three On The Bund including Chi-Q (a Korean barbecue) and Mercato (refined but relaxed Italian).

Visit www.threeonthebund.com

:: WHERE TO PARTY IF you want to get dressed up to the nines, Shanghai provides ample opportunity. Start with an aperitif at a swanky rooftop bar on the Bund, like the POP terrace, then take a cab to one of the big name clubs like Muse, M2 or Myst (but only after midnight, of course). Visit www.museshanghai.com Shanghai’s drink du jour is Chivas Regal and green tea – but in the clubs, locals spend more time at the tables playing a game called Liar’s Dice than on the dance floor.

For a more down and dirty flavour, head to a French Concession bar like The Shelter (a converted bomb shelter so cool it doesn’t even have a website) or Perry’s, a dive bar chain that’s a hit with expats. :: Katie Wright was a guest of the Puli Hotel & Spa (www.thepuli.com).

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An escape

In an evocative transition from a suffocating relationship to a future of freedom, Jessica Scattini has captured this flight, literally on a flight, using it’s imagery and a dream to masterfully help the protagonist finally let go.

BY JESSICA SCATTINI S she sat anxiously among the other lost souls on their road to nowhere, she felt a single, relief-filled tear slide tenderly down her cheek. She knew she was finally free, but with no plan and no true understanding of what was to come, the apprehension that surrounded her was as suffocating as the limited air within the plane cabin.

If you were to look at her, you would never know the weights she carried upon her shoulders. Her upright frame and fierce outward appearance lent well to the assumption that she was a woman of privilege, a woman of the finer things, a confident woman. But these were only assumptions. The truth was far more sinister.

As the plane left the ground, she rested her head against her chair and tried to find comfort in the hard cushioning and itchy fabric.

The sound of roaring engines and strong vibrations would have been enough to wake the dead, but for the first time in years, she breathed deeply and entered a slumber unlike any she had been able to achieve since it had all begun.

There he was. Like the first time all over again. With eyes of green and blue. A perfect picture of the Earth from afar; world eyes. She had fallen in love with his world eyes.

He was telling her he loved her. She had replayed this memory so many times. The moment it all begun.

“I love you, girl. To the moon and back.”

The words oozed from his lips like blood from a wound.

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But it was a wound. A deep, festering, pusThose eyes that had held such promise, so filled wound. many colours, so many beautiful sentiments, One that grew and grew, with powerful and were now black. inescapable pain.

Black and mean. Destructive and devastatColours exploded, memories collided, feel- ing. Tearing strips from the nothingness he ings emerged and she was lucid; there again, had created within her. but not really there. Reliving a hundred vioIn the darkness, and all consuming pain, lent nights, a million manufactured insecuri- a shot rung out. Amplified and sharp. Shatties and more agony than can be quantified. tering the darkness to allow a sliver, a fragile In her lucid state, she was trying to escape. sliver, of light to appear.

Any one around her, not engrossed in their She found the light. mindless mid flight entertainment, would Above her wonder filled mind it shone. never have known the battle she was fighting.

And she spent her years, clawing her way For all of the internal turmoil she was experitoward it. encing, her physical being was still.

Until all she could see was light.

“I love you, come with me”.

And it burned her eyes.

Oh, how she wished she had declined. FiAnd it burned in her heart. nally alone, the colours darkened. Deep, And with her last breath she realised. thick, black clouds emerged from his eyes. His She was to be reborn. worlds were stormy and she was adrift in his A sharp jolt woke her violently from her oceans. Tossed, back and forth, with no dry slumber and she gasped as though she was land in sight. taking her first ever breath.

And she was drowning.

And in that moment she Suffocating and sinking. realised she was.

Further and further from The first breath she could the surface. Reaching to breathe as a free soul again. the sky with desperation as Reliving a hundred Those eyes held no power the light disappeared. over her anymore. violent nights, a Screams turned to And as she stepped down million manufactured whispers. from the plane, in the counCries for help, changed to insecurities and more try she was now to call whimpers of submission. home, she paused to appreagony than can be And she was gone. ciate the warmth of the sun Who she had been was quantified. In her lucid on her face. lost.

Her nightmare was finally state, she was trying to And all she could see was over. those eyes. escape.

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Nightingale Cast: Back row L to R: Jessica Ryan, Veronica Mitchell, Julia Townsend, Charlize Mulholland, Isabella Walker, Matilda Hurst, Maddie Simmons. 2nd back row L to R: Sophia Hayden, Aidan Alexander, Angus McKenzie, Mia Gleeson, Bridie Hayden, Simon Stoneman. 3rd back row L to R: Zarek Berger, Noah Bowen, Kate Allen, Stella Maroulis, Clancy Simmons, Olivia Ward, Rebecca Mazzer. Front row L to R: Alexis Perry, Venetia Priestly-Thomson, Lily Burn, Angelina Alexander. PHOTO: YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY

N enthusiastic group of Dubbo children aged seven to 12 years are in the final stages of rehearsal for a fun kid’s musical called Nightingale.

Led by two local experts, director Camilla Ward and musical director Raelene Burn, the young performers are part of a popular program at Macquarie Conservatorium introducing children to the skills and thrills of music theatre. The program is now in its second year, and staged two successful productions in 2014.

“Our Youth Music Theatre Workshop gives children the chance to develop skills in singing, acting and movement, through fun training activities, and by rehearsing and performing in their own shows,” say musical director Raelene Burn.

“This is an enjoyable and creative activity for kids,” says director Camilla Ward.

“The students really enjoy expressing themselves and working together with other kids on a big project. We are doing two productions a year, telling stories through music and drama, using physical theatre, and simple costumes and props.”

This August, the workshop participants will present a musical version of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, The Emperor and the Nightingale.

The lazy emperor of China is enchanted by the beautiful singing of a nightingale but when a Mechanical Nightingale is delivered, he and

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Nightingale puts local youth centre stage Left to Right: Jessica Ryan (second minister), Veronica Mitchell (prime minister), Julia Townsend (courtier), Simon Stoneman (courtier), Angus McKenzie (emperor), Alexis Perry (mechanical nightingale)

his court lose interest in the real bird, however mechanical toys have a habit of breaking.

Featuring a pair of squabbling ministers, a bossy cook and a cheeky poacher, this sparkling musical will delight audiences, young and old.

The show has lots of entertaining songs and funny dialogue, and is ideal for kids of all ages and their families. This year, an additional show on Monday morning for school and pre-school groups has been scheduled.

“We decided to do an extra show in school time so we could reach more children and give them the opportunity to see their peers perform in live theatre,” says Macquarie Conservatorium director, Vivienne Winther.

“This school time show has proved to be very popular, it is completely sold out.”

Don’t miss this children’s musical from Macquarie Conservatorium’s Youth Music Theatre Program; tickets are selling fast.

Nightingale will have two public performances, Sunday, August 23, at 4pm and Monday, August 24 at 6pm, plus the sold-out school show on Monday, August 24 at 10am.

All tickets are $5; visit www.macqcon.org.au for more information and bookings. z Macquarie Conservatorium presents Nightingale: A musical for children based on HC Andersen’s fairytale The Emperor and the Nightingale Sunday 23 August 4.00pm Monday 24 August 6.00pm

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“Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation” is an actionpacked cinema ride

Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation. PHOTOS: PA/PARAMOUNT PICTURES/BO BRIDGES.

FILM OF THE WEEK MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION (M, 131 mins) Action/Thriller/Romance/Comedy.

Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Sean Harris, Alec Baldwin, Simon McBurney, Jens Hulten, Tom Hollander.

Director: Christopher McQuarrie.

CALL it testosterone-fuelled recklessness, hubris or feeling the need... the need for speed, Tom Cruise certainly puts on a show in the fifth instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise.

He clings to the side of an airplane as it takes flight, slaloms at dizzying speed on a motorcycle and performs deathdefying leaps as secret agent Ethan Hunt.

The 53-year-old star performs most of these hair-raising stunts himself, allowing writer-director Christopher McQuarrie to capture every pulsequickening second in thrilling close-up with minimum digital trickery.

Cruise’s commitment to his role puts fellow action stars to shame – unlike the films of Stallone and Schwarzenegger, the script is devoid of wry one-liners to poke fun at his advancing years.

McQuarrie, Oscar-winning

NEW RELEASES ON DVD & STREAMING ONLINE

BY SAM STRUCKHOFF

HOME VIEWING PICKS OF THE WEEK Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara in “Hot Pursuit”

screenwriter of The Usual Suspects, bookmarks slambang action sequences with intentionally ambiguous exchanges between rival operatives, who acknowledge the futility of their efforts as pawns in the spy game.

Their inevitable deaths will go unnoticed and fresh-faced young agents will step forward, continuing the brutal tug-ofwar between political idealism and global terrorism.

The film opens with the Impossible Missions Force (IMF) hijacking a shipment of nerve gas from Chechen separatists.

Soon after, CIA Director Alan Hunley (Alec Baldwin) succeeds in shutting down IMF for a total disregard for protocol, which led to the destruction of the Kremlin in the previous film.

The hunters become the hunted when a shadowy organisation known as the Syndicate, fronted by Solomon Lane (Sean Harris), targets IMF for extinction.

Hunt covertly reunites with colleagues William Brandt (Jeremy Renner), Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg) and computer hacker Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) to bring down The Syndicate using every gadget,

over a very brief run-time. When the movie isn’t polishing that bit of comedy gold, there’s usually a great deal of shrieking, tired clichés and humourless chatter to pass the time.

O DOG OF THE WEEK

O PICKS OF THE WEEK

“Hot Pursuit” – This no-laugh riot gives us something original by taking the Bickering Buddies on the Run formula, heading it with two likable female talents, and then somehow making it SO ANNOYING. Cooper (Reese Witherspoon) is an uptight Nervous Nelly cop placed in charge of Daniella (Sofia Vergara), the vivacious wife of a drug kingpin, who’s set to testify at an upcoming big-deal court case. Wacky circumstances make the Shrill Couple the target of both cops and gangsters as they try to get to Dallas alive.

Witherspoon is short and Vergara has a funny accent. That’s the joke that gets run into the ground

“Match” – Patrick Stewart runs the screen as Tobi Powell, a Juilliard dance instructor with a big personality layered over a more complicated man. He’s asked for an interview by Lisa (Carla Gugino), who is writing her dissertation about the 1960s dance scene in New York. Lisa’s husband, Mike (Matthew Lillard), also comes along from Seattle, and through his involvement it seems there might be some other motive behind the interview. As the questions probe deeper into Tobi’s personal past, conflict shakes the dynamic between the three characters. While the movie has some issues associated with stage-

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Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt and Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa. PHOTO: PA/ PARAMOUNT PICTURES/SKYDANCE PRODUCTIONS/CHIABELLA JAMES.

disguise and turbo-charged vehicle at their disposal.

The operation brings Hunt into close contact with undercover MI6 agent Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson) and her slippery handler (Simon McBurney), a sadistic henchman known as the Bone Doctor (Jens Hulten) and the unsuspecting British Prime Minister (Tom Hollander).

“This may very well be our last mission,” Brandt tells Hunt.

“Make it count.”

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation is slickly bolted together by McQuarrie and editor Eddie Hamilton (Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service).

Turbo-charged scenes of carnage are punctuated by IMF’s existential crisis in a world that regards their methods as “outdated”.

Cruise somersaults, punches and tumbles through every frame without breaking sweat, while Pegg, who was pigeonholed as comic relief in the previous instalment, steps up in a pivotal supporting role.

Ferguson’s ice maiden doesn’t thaw sufficiently under Cruise’s smouldering gaze to kindle on-screen chemistry but her femme fatale snaps several limbs and necks in impressive hand-to-hand combat sequences.

Humour is used sparingly to diffuse tension, leaving us hungry for another explosion of IMF antics to the pulsating

rhythm of Lalo Schifrin’s iconic theme.

On this evidence, Mission: Impossible and its gung-ho leading man won’t be self-destructing any time soon. :: NO SWEARING :: NO SEX :: VIOLENCE :: RATING: 7.5/10

NOW SHOWING SOUTHPAW (MA 15+, 124 mins) Drama/Action/Romance. Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Oona Laurence, Forest Whitaker, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Naomie Harris, Miguel Gomez.

Director: Antoine Fuqua.

FETED by some sports commentators as the greatest boxer of all time, Sugar Ray Robinson possessed one unshakeable quality that gave him an edge over his opponents.

“To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will,” he insisted.

Director Antoine Fuqua, screenwriter Kurt Sutter and leading man Jake Gyllenhaal clearly believe in their hardslugging sports drama about a one-time boxing legend, who hits the comeback trail in order to win back the custody of his young daughter.

Fuqua orchestrates testosterone-fuelled skirmishes inside the ring with brio, Sutter trades verbal blows with his snappy dialogue and Gyllenhaal trained intensively for six months with fight choreographer Terry Claybon to replicate the muscular physicality and

to-movie adaptations, it’s nothing that overshadows the performances.

“I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story” – For more than 45 years, Carroll Spinney has been the life behind the felt of some of the world’s favourite children’s characters. This documentary goes into the career and mindset of the man who continues to suit up and play Big Bird into his 80s.

The story touches on the early days of Jim Henson and the Muppets, Spinney’s rough early years and the personal doubts that almost pushed him out when he was just getting started. It shows how Spinney is the soul inside Big Bird’s gentle, curious, huggable nature. It’s a touching, well-made tribute that gets you right in the childhood.

Rachel McAdams and Jake Gyllenhaal in Southpaw. PHOTOS: PA/SCOTT GARFIELD/THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY.

snarling mentality of a light heavyweight.

Ironically, for a film that packs a wallop during briskly edited bouts, Southpaw delivers only a few light jabs to our heart strings, almost all of which are landed by 12-yearold actress Oona Laurence.

At 124 minutes, Fuqua’s cliche-riddled contender expects us to go 12 rounds with training montages and a euphoric Eminem soundtrack before the obligatory final showdown of brawn over brains.

Billy Hope (Gyllenhaal) is a giant of the boxing ring, who celebrates retaining his championship belt with his wife Maureen (Rachel McAdams) and precocious daughter Leila (Laurence).

The girl begs to be allowed to watch her father’s fights.

“I see stuff like that on the TV all the time,” she pleads. “I watch The Walking Dead.”

Maureen becomes concerned about the toll on her husband’s body and pleads with him to hang up his boxing gloves for good, which doesn’t impress Billy’s lifelong manager, Jordan Mains (Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson).

Tragedy strikes and Leila is wrested away from Billy by the courts after he sinks into a mire of alcohol-sodden despair.

In order to reunite his fractured family, Billy must prove to child services officer Angela Rivera (Naomie Harris) that he

“Patch Town” – A worker in a comedically bleak factory, Jon (Rob Ramsay) looks like a Cabbage Patch doll grown to uncomfortable adulthood – curly puff hair, plump cheeks, baby-angel eyes with a splash of innocent cheerfulness. Unfortunately, he works on an assembly line, pulling goo-covered babies out of cabbages, then sending them off to be given as living dolls.

Jon comes to the earth-shattering realisation that he’s a discarded doll, and decides to escape the factory and seek out the girl who was once his “Mommy”, but has now grown up. This bizarre and unexpected darkish comedy is well worth checking out. z Check with service providers for current film classifications.

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can be a responsible parent.

To earn enough money to provide a home for Leila, Billy heads back into the boxing ring to fight his nemesis, Miguel “Magic” Escobar (Miguel Gomez).

Thus the underdog begins the slow and painful journey back to peak physical fitness with the help of old school trainer Tick Willis (Forest Whitaker).

Southpaw is a rousing parable of triumph over adversity that won’t knock out any fans of The Champ, Rocky and other displays of pugilistic big screen machismo.

Top 10 films at the Aussie box office Week Ending 19.08.2015 1. Trainwreck 2. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation 3. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 4. The Fantastic Four 5. Last Cab To Darwin (pictured) 6. Ant-Man 7. Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ 8. Inside Out 9. Minions 10. Paper Towns SOURCE: MPDAA

Gyllenhaal looks in peak physical shape, but mumbles his lines, some of which are incomprehensible.

McAdams illuminates her limited scenes while Laurence proves she can cry on cue like a leaky tap.

Jackson plays his role with swagger, echoing the capitalist interests of modern sport when his bling-laden promoter grins, “If it makes money, it makes sense.”

Money talks, if only Gyllenhaal did more clearly. :: SWEARING :: SEX :: VIOLENCE :: RATING: 6/10

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Nightingale Cast: Back row L to R: Jessica Ryan, Veronica Mitchell, Julia Townsend, Charlize Mulholland, Isabella Walker, Matilda Hurst, Maddie Simmons. 2nd back row L to R: Sophia Hayden, Aidan Alexander, Angus McKenzie, Mia Gleeson, Bridie Hayden, Simon Stoneman. 3rd back row L to R: Zarek Berger, Noah Bowen, Kate Allen, Stella Maroulis, Clancy Simmons, Olivia Ward, Rebecca Mazzer. Front row L to R: Alexis Perry, Venetia Priestly-Thomson, Lily Burn, Angelina Alexander. PHOTO: YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY

N enthusiastic group of Dubbo children aged seven to 12 years are in the final stages of rehearsal for a fun kid’s musical called Nightingale.

Led by two local experts, director Camilla Ward and musical director Raelene Burn, the young performers are part of a popular program at Macquarie Conservatorium introducing children to the skills and thrills of music theatre. The program is now in its second year, and staged two successful productions in 2014.

“Our Youth Music Theatre Workshop gives children the chance to develop skills in singing, acting and movement, through fun training activities, and by rehearsing and performing in their own shows,” say musical director Raelene Burn.

“This is an enjoyable and creative activity for kids,” says director Camilla Ward.

“The students really enjoy expressing themselves and working together with other kids on a big project. We are doing two productions a year, telling stories through music and drama, using physical theatre, and simple costumes and props.”

This August, the workshop participants will present a musical version of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, The Emperor and the Nightingale.

The lazy emperor of China is enchanted by the beautiful singing of a nightingale but when a Mechanical Nightingale is delivered, he and

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Nightingale puts local youth centre stage Left to Right: Jessica Ryan (second minister), Veronica Mitchell (prime minister), Julia Townsend (courtier), Simon Stoneman (courtier), Angus McKenzie (emperor), Alexis Perry (mechanical nightingale)

his court lose interest in the real bird, however mechanical toys have a habit of breaking.

Featuring a pair of squabbling ministers, a bossy cook and a cheeky poacher, this sparkling musical will delight audiences, young and old.

The show has lots of entertaining songs and funny dialogue, and is ideal for kids of all ages and their families. This year, an additional show on Monday morning for school and pre-school groups has been scheduled.

“We decided to do an extra show in school time so we could reach more children and give them the opportunity to see their peers perform in live theatre,” says Macquarie Conservatorium director, Vivienne Winther.

“This school time show has proved to be very popular, it is completely sold out.”

Don’t miss this children’s musical from Macquarie Conservatorium’s Youth Music Theatre Program; tickets are selling fast.

Nightingale will have two public performances, Sunday, August 23, at 4pm and Monday, August 24 at 6pm, plus the sold-out school show on Monday, August 24 at 10am.

All tickets are $5; visit www.macqcon.org.au for more information and bookings. z Macquarie Conservatorium presents Nightingale: A musical for children based on HC Andersen’s fairytale The Emperor and the Nightingale Sunday 23 August 4.00pm Monday 24 August 6.00pm

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So says Sayer ’M enjoying the fact people want to talk to me,” says Leo Sayer.

As you might expect from someone who’s had a 43-yearlong career, he’s known ups and downs, huge waves of popularity, and times when he couldn’t even get arrested, as the old saying goes.

Now, he’s probably somewhere in between; far from cool (was he ever?), but around long enough to deserve some respect, with a good number of hits under his belt and fans all over the world.

To younger Australians, he’s perhaps better known for occasional performances with The Wiggles, and appearances on TV shows such as Spicks & Specks.

His new album, Restless Years, is what’s got a few people interested again. It’s his first new material since 2008’s Don’t Wait Until Tomorrow, which was only released here in Australia, the place he’s officially called home since becoming a citizen in 2009.

As we talk, his Aussie accent becomes stronger and stronger, veering from a native Sussex twang at the beginning, to fullon, Home And Away extra by the end.

He’s excited about Restless Years, which came out in January but, he feels, wasn’t promoted anywhere near as well as it should have been, despite hitting the Top 40 during its first week of release.

He will be touring his birth country soon and tickets for the UK tour are selling thick and fast, leaving Sayer happy that 2015 is going to see him do “some very good business”.

It’s a bit of a change in fortune since his last UK tour, which again, he feels, was under-promoted and led to him and organisers making a loss.

This time around, he’s a got “a terrific team” helping him, has booked some better, bigger venues and, of course, has new music to perform, which adds a new dynamic. His days of being seen as a relic of the Seventies, when he first appeared, decked out in Pierrot costume and make-up, singing The Show Must Go On, are behind him.

“On the last tour, I was trying to break away from tours I’d done previously with the likes of David Cassidy and The Osmonds. Those Seventies package tours,” he says. “I wanted to break that mould. I wanted to tell people, ‘Yeah, I’m still recording’, and that I can still sing as well as I could. I still view myself as a current artist.

It’s an attitude thing.”

He says attendees on such package tours, unfortunately for him, only want to hear the Seventies hits – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, When I

He made his mark with hit songs in the Seventies, and has struggled to become known for anything else. But now Leo Sayer has a new album and a new band of Aussie musicians helping him find new fans, writes Andy Welch.

will reignite his career.

He talks about wanting to play Glastonbury – “people have told me for years I should play the Sunday afternoon heritage slot” – and is already itching to get back into the studio to record his next album.

“I was touring in Australia last year and I was piling the songs up,” he says. “I’ve just moved to a new place in the country where I’m building a new studio, and I want to get in there to start recording other songs I’ve got stored up.

“I must have 300 songs unreleased or unrecorded, lying around. I’m a production machine, it never stops.

“And I am happy about that, because the moment those ideas dry up, you’re done. I reckon artists only record 20 per cent of the songs they write or have ideas for, so I’ve got to keep going.

“For now, I’ve got Restless Years done, and I couldn’t be more proud of the way it’s come out.

“I’m 67, so very happy to be as lively as I was, and to be as active as I am,” Sayer continues. “ To still be a player is great.” :: Leo Sayer’s new album Restless Years is released on August 28.

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Leo Sayer. PHOTO: PA/KRISTIAN DOWLING/LUCAS DAWSON PHOTOGRAPHY.

Need You, Moonlighting, Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) and One Man Band. But it’s understandable; You Make Me Feel Like Dancing reached the Top 10 in Australia and the UK, and topped the chart in the US, while follow-up single, When I Need You, hit No 1 on both sides of the Atlantic and No 8 in Australia.

“Without dissing it too much, those tours are for people who want to revel in nostalgia, and they’re not really fussed whether an artist has aged or

can still sing well.

“I found those shows easy – I’m still in good voice,” he adds, “but it didn’t matter and it got rather depressing. They’d have accepted me if I’d gone up there and rolled through the motions.”

It does rather sound like biting the hand that feeds him, and while the idea of endlessly performing songs from the mid-Seventies pomp of your career is likely to grate after a while, surely signing up to tour after tour of nostalgia trips

I wanted to break that mould. I wanted to tell people, ‘Yeah, I’m still recording’, and that I can still sing as well as I could. I still view myself as a current artist. It’s an attitude thing...

isn’t the way to get out of such obligations?

On the plus side, being stuck on the cabaret circuit made Sayer want to do something new, and spurred him on to put a band together, consisting of session players he insists are Australia’s best.

“They remind me of the guys I worked with in Los Angeles in the Seventies,” he says. “They can play anything.”

Sayer had recorded Restless Years – a collection of new songs and, in the case of Sometimes Things Go Wrong, old numbers he wrote years and years ago – in his own home studio. But knowing he needed to do something a little more spectacular, he took his recruited band into a new studio, and they “wisely disregarded” everything he’d done and rearranged the songs themselves.

He’s very happy with the results, and hopes the album

EXTRA TIME – LEO SAYER :: Gerard Hugh Sayer was born in Shoreham-by-Sea in Sussex on May 21, 1948. :: He was originally managed by former rock’n’roll pioneer Adam Faith, although their relationship ended with Sayer suing Faith for financial mismanagement.

The matter was eventually settled out of court in 1992. :: There was a further legal battle a few years later, when Sayer successfully fought his former record label to regain control of his recordings. :: His voice appeared on Meck’s No 1 single in 2006 – a remix of Sayer’s 1977 hit Thunder In My Heart. :: He appeared on the fifth series of England TV’s Celebrity Big Brother in 2007, which saw him became embroiled in a row with Big Brother over clean underwear and escape from the compound after breaking a two-way mirror with a broom.

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Where the grass is always green One of the original ‘chick lit’ writers has just released her 18th novel, and her style has matured.

the stairs. I’d take one step and then collapse on the steps crying.”

NCE upon a time – last summer She also has Hashimoto’s disease, to be exact – Eva Cassidy saved where your immune system attacks Jane Green’s life. If it weren’t for your thyroid gland and you gain weight, a CD present of the late Fields of Gold suffers neuropathy (“The nerve endings singer, the author might never have diswent in my hands and my feet. My covered the malignant melanoma on party trick is I can pick up anything”) her leg, which was spreading. and Raynaud’s syndrome, affecting her “It was May 31 – a friend of mine had circulation. given me her CD for my birthday,” recalls “I’m extraordinarily strong and I don’t US-based Green, 47. “When I played it, really know any other way to be. I just I thought how have I never heard of this plough through,” she says of coping incredible singer, so I Googled her and with life’s storms. found she had died of melanoma. That Green managed her symptoms by cutnight, I was lying in bed, and my eyes ting out dairy and carbs for a year, and fell upon a tiny little mole, and there had never felt better. was something that didn’t look right.

Hardest of all was giving up sugar “It had a black splodge in the middle – she admits she’s addicted (aren’t we of it. I looked at it and I knew.” all?) – and during that year, she started Green, meeting me over coffee to going to alcoholics anonymous, aldiscuss her new book, Summer Secrets, though she wasn’t really an alcoholic. went to see her dermatologist immedi“I’m not a very good drinker, I’m a ately, who confirmed her fears. lightweight. The most I can have is “I love her, and we have quite a jovial, two drinks. But I had given up alcohol jokey relationship. When she looked because I was trying to recover from at my melanoma, her face went very exhaustion. serious. And then she phoned 12 days “I’d been around 12-step programmes later – I was on a train coming back for a long time, and the only requirefrom New York, and she said, ‘Do you ment for membership is the desire have time to talk? It’s cancer’.” to stop drinking, so I started going to Within days of the diagnosis, Green meetings. had turned herself into “one of the “I have that addictive, compulsive world’s leading experts”, says the personality, alcohol just happens not to mum of four, with a laugh. “Part of be my drug of choice, but I really do unhow I deal with things is by informing derstand it, because I have that gene. myself. I need to know everything about “Every walk of life is represented everything.” in those rooms. There’s this fear and But what came with that knowledge it allows us to think that we couldn’t were frightening statistics: “I knew possibly be [alcoholic] because we’re that if it was in my lymph nodes, the not rolling around, drunk in the street. numbers were not quite as good.”

But actually, it’s just drinking more than She’s a self-confessed lifelong sun other people...” worshipper (“I blistered At the meetings, she my way all over the Medfound “tremendous wisiterranean”) and says dom”, some close friends – melanomas diagnosed toand the inspiration for her day are from sun burn latest novel. in childhood and adoles- I live in a town...

Summer Secrets centres cence. But there’s also a on Cat, who we first meet genetic element, as her where most of as a hard-drinking twentyuncle died from malig- the men work, something journalist in nant melanoma.

London. She learns from and their wives Luckily for Green, the her American mum that cancer was caught early don’t, because it’s her father wasn’t her real before it had spread to her father and in fact, he’s still a status symbol lymph nodes. alive and an artist living “I’m cancer free, but to not work. And in Nantucket. So Cat flies every three months, I have to meet him and her two these are to go for full body checks half-sisters, but ends up and when I get back [to the smart women... alienating her new-found US], I’m going for X-rays. family when her drinking “I never expected to be gets out of control. dealing with skin cancer, so that was a Green says the story of a discovered bit of a shock.” family was actually that of her husband’s It was the latest in a recent string of cousin, who in his 50s learned he had health problems the author has faced a father and brothers he knew nothing over the last four years, starting with about. a tick bite in 2011 that gave her Lyme “He had this tremendous sense of disease. coming home and has continued to have “I’m a gardener, so I remember pullan extraordinary relationship with his ing ticks off, but I never had a rash and brothers.”

I never thought that I’d get sick. My Although Green was also a journalist, neurologist explained it to me as, ‘You she certainly never drank herself into a live on the East Coast of America, you stupor and woke up with dim memories cannot avoid being bitten’. We have of the night before, as Cat does. such a problem with deer and they’re “I’m not very good at not being in deer ticks.” control,” she says.

Undiagnosed for months, the disShe published her first novel, Straight ease sparked a massive autoimmune reTalking, at 27, married an American sponse, giving Green terrible migraines and moved across the Atlantic at 32. and extraordinary exhaustion: “There She had four children, went through a were days when I couldn’t walk up divorce, married again in 2009 after a

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chance encounter with the landlord of a holiday cottage and is now happily settled on the Connecticut coast with her “blended family” of six kids.

“Frankly, most of the time I’m just treading water, trying to keep my head above,” she says of motherhood. “You muddle through. I’m very strict on manners. But with technology, I feel like I’m fighting a losing battle. Life is so busy and even with the best intentions in the world, I just do the best I can.”

She has a little office at the Westport Country Playhouse, where she goes to write each morning, while the children are at school, and is grateful for having her own space and identity.

“I live in a town that’s an hour outside of New York where most of the men work, and their wives don’t, because it’s a status symbol to not work. And these are smart women; they have wonderful degrees from the best universities in the country.

“I’ve always felt so lucky that I have the perfect job. I get to work and I’m defined by something other than being someone’s mum or someone’s wife.

I have something that’s entirely mine, and I also get to be a full-time mother.”

While life in America is “easy”, she misses the British sense of humour and that Brits “don’t take themselves too seriously”.

Refreshingly, in a culture obsessed with body image, she makes a stand by not hitting the gym (“On principle, I refuse”), and she’s branching out with

a cookbook – Good Taste – and has a furniture line in the offing.

Her 18th fiction book is starting to take shape in her head too, even if she’s not sure whether the ‘chick lit’ tag still fits.

“I’m proud of having been at the forefront of this huge genre in fiction, but that was almost 20 years ago, so I don’t think I’m writing chick lit any more; it feels young. I’m 47 and I defy anyone to call me a chick these days!”

And with that, she drains her Americano and heads off to meet her school friend and chick-lit contemporary, Freya North.

:: Summer Secrets by Jane Green is published in hardback by Macmillan.

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O BOOK OF THE WEEK How to Be Happy (Or At Least Less Sad): A Creative Workbook by Lee Crutchley is published in paperback by Ebury Press.

ONE in four of us will experience some sort of mental health problem during the year. That’s quite the statistic isn’t it? Although many people may only think of the extremes of mental health, it’s clear from this figure that anxiety and depression can be closer to home than we allow ourselves to believe.

Author Lee Crutchley doesn’t claim to offer a cure for mental health, nor does he claim to have a fool-proof method for recovery. While he claims How To Be Happy (Or At Least Less Sad) isn’t a self-help book, it is exactly that in the literal sense of the words.

Throughout the pages, Crutchley offers self-assessment questions and space to write how you feel, along with punchy quotes and inspirational advice. He never makes anything difficult to understand, and offers snippets of his own experiences to change his role from author to friend, confidant and teacher. Simply put, this workbook doesn’t tell you the answers, it simply offers you motivating ways of finding them for yourself.

He asks you to think about the simpler things in life, for example, by writing down good things that have happened to you that day, no matter how small it may be, and helps you to realise how things that seem, at times, like the end of the world in fact aren’t, by writing down the possible outcomes.

It teaches you the important fact that we should accept all emotions, both happy and sad – remembering they are all essential in the balance of life. The main theme Crutchley is keen to stress is how we should change our mindsets to remember that happiness is not a destination, but a journey.

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O FICTION In A Dark Dark Wood by Ruth Ware is published in hardback

by Harvill Secker.

WHEN an email invitation lands in Nora’s inbox inviting her to Clare’s hen party, she is confused. Nora, a crime fiction writer, hasn’t seen or heard from Clare in 10 years since their school days.

Against her better judgement, she decides to go, in agreement with another old school friend, Nina. Ware creates a classic whodunit murder mystery nightmare in an old, creaky house surrounded by

deep dark forests, which become pivotal in the climax of the tale.

The clashing personalities at the hen party heighten the tension as the real reason Nora has been invited starts to become clear.

The novel is a thrilling ride and Ware keeps us guessing right up until the final pages.

However, some of her characterisations are a little cartoonish and predictable. Nonetheless, the story will keep you hooked as Ware expertly drip feeds us crucial slices of information at critical moments in this dark and twisted tale.

7/10 (Review by Heather Doughty) Blood, Salt, Water by Denise Mina is published in hardback by Orion.

ROXANNA Fuentecilla has recently moved from London to Glasgow. Detective Inspector Alex Morrow and her team have had her under surveillance, suspecting her of drug smuggling and money laundering. But then Roxanna disappears, without a word to her partner or her two children.

A few days later, her car is found on a farm in Helensburgh and a woman’s body is pulled out of Loch Lomond. It’s not Roxanna.

Convinced the murder and Roxanna’s disappearance are linked, Morrow and her team head to Helensburgh and gradually untangle the town’s complicated web of lies, deceit and rivalries.

Blood, Salt, Water is set against the backdrop of last year’s independence referendum in Scotland, but it’s hard to see what this adds to the story, short of dating it, and some of the characters are rather sketchily drawn. Nonetheless, this is a tightly written, pacey thriller that will keep you guessing until the last page.

7/10 (Review by Catherine Small) R.I.P by Nigel Williams is published in hardback by Corsair.

AFTER a rather heavy session on the old parsnip wine, George Pearmain would very much like to be left in peace the next morning. His wife Esmeralda though is quick to bemoan his laziness and general uselessness as she sets about getting the house in order for the celebration of George’s mother’s 99th birthday.

Unfortunately, Jessica’s popped her clogs and when Esmeralda comes to cajole George once more, there’s another startling discovery...

George too is dead!

Two deaths wouldn’t necessarily seem the most apposite starting point for a comic novel, but author Nigel Williams manages to bring a very British sense of humour to the mat-

ter of death through his disconcerted middle-aged anti-hero George, not to mention a cast of colourful characters, including an overenthusiastic pathologist, a bumbling GP and an always camera-ready TV personality, who send the whole debacle further into farce.

But though the laughs in this murder mystery are plentiful,

there are also some touching realisations about what it means to be married and in love.

7/10 (Review by Jade Craddock) The Hand That Feeds by A.J. Rich is published in paperback by Simon & Schuster.

AMY Hempel and Jill Ciment write under the name A.J. Rich

for this new novel The Hand That Feeds You. At first, this book seemed like it was going to be a slow burning crime tale, however, only a few pages in and the pace seriously accelerated.

The story centres around victim psychology student Morgan Prager, a dog-loving 30-year-old engaged to Ben-

Ruth Ware’s new novel “In A Dark Dark Wood” is a thrilling ride. PHOTO: SIMON & SCHUSTER/NICK TUCKER

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Not only does the story focus on the animals, but also manages to keep the complex story of Bennett’s life intriguing enough to keep me reading.

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O NON-FICTION Operation Thunderbolt by Saul David is published in hardback by Hodder & Stoughton.

OPERATION Thunderbolt tells the story of one of the first, and still one of the most celebrated, modern military counter-terrorism operations.

After an Air France flight carrying 258 passengers and crew from Tel Aviv to Paris was hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and flown to Uganda’s Entebbe airport in 1976, Israeli commandos flew 2000 miles undetected from the Middle East to east Africa to pull off a daring and highly successful rescue mission.

The story of how they caught the terrorists and their supporter, the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, completely off-guard has been made into countless books, films and documentaries over the years, but nevertheless, military historian Saul David’s book is a stylish addition to the canon.

Combining the pacing of a thriller with the attention to detail of a scholarly work, it draws on first-hand accounts and interviews to tell the story from the point of view of the terrified hostages, the commandos who carried out the

raid (the brother of current Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the only soldier killed) and the Israeli politicians faced with the dilemma of caving in to terrorism and risking more hijackings, or approving the risky long-range mission.

David also adds dimension to the terrorists, especially two German communists, looking at their background and motivation and how Thunderbolt’s success has shaped, and sometimes haunted, Israeli thinking for decades.

8/10 (Review by David Wilcock)

The system is broken T V news items last Saturday brought to our attention the 90-plus-year-old World War II Veterans who survived as Japanese Prisoners of War. They proudly represent all those who served and those who are no longer with us.

These servicemen and women fought for a better life for all of us, yet the state of this nation at this time is pathetic, particularly when it comes to breaking laws and social misbehaviour.

This is a country which was used as a dumping ground for thousands of people who were convicted of crimes. “1788 – The Brutal Truth of the First Fleet” is just one book on Australia’s European foundation.

New arrivals who misbehaved were subject to flogging or hanging depending on the determination of the offence.

From such a brutal beginning, the country has evolved to allow crimes to occur without matching deterrents.

Melbourne Jail recently went

into lock-down when inmates reacted to a smoking ban. This wouldn’t have happened in Grafton – inmates behaved or were physically disciplined.

John Heffernan wrote “The Last Governor”, he was Governor at that jail – his book covers the fact that, in 1975, the NSW prison system was in crisis with prisoners rebelling against what a Royal Commission described as a regime of savagery. Disciplines were relaxed and the State has been going downhill ever since.

A few weeks ago, a Sydney press front page article was headlined “Mafia ‘paid off’ judges for lighter sentences”.

The article involved the role of a Mafia boss who “allegedly paid $2.2 million in bribes to NSW judges to get lighter jail sentences.” Thus far have you seen any protest from the legal profession against this allegation?

This absence contrasts with the reaction when our local mayor made the observation that local sentences didn’t prevent repeated offences being committed by young people.

Sometimes justice is seen to be done even if in an unusual manner. Recently a customer

` The failure of man to live with his neighbour has become a massive international problem.

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from the New England area revealed that we had both been involved in the livestock agency and also identified that we had an old mate in common who was included in the Queen’s Birthday honours list for his services to the community of Dorrigo. Brian had always been a boxer, that talent has been used over the years training young fellows in that community. The customer mentioned that recently he had been lucky to avoid an accident on the road near Ebor when three young fellows in a car came close to collision. They got out of the car and became aggressive shaping up for a fight, three to one. Just then Brain came driving along the road. When he stopped to help they also attacked him – the outcome was not in their favour. Now that is justice.

James Phelps has written two books that tell of life behind bars. “Australia’s Hardest Prison” covers life inside the walls of Long Bay Jail. “Australia’s Most Murderous Prison” covers the events behind the walls of Goulburn Jail. In the 1990s an unprecedented spate of murders – seven in just three years – earned Goulburn the ominous name of the “Killing Fields”. Inmates who were sentenced or transferred to that prison declared they had been given a death sentence. The worst race war in the history of Australian prisons saw several groups – Aboriginal, Lebanese, Asian, Islander and Anglo, wage a vicious and uncontrollable battle for power.

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z CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK Herman’s Holiday

by Tom Percival is published in paperback by Bloomsbury Childrens.

AU T H O R- I L L U S TRATOR Tom Percival (Herman’s Letter, Bubble Trouble) tackles the premise that ‘everyone loves a camping trip’ in his beautiful new book, which also plays on our love of postcards.

Herman, a bear, and his raccoon friend Henry set off on an adventure, but only Herman finds it any fun (to begin with).

While Herman’s already roasting marshmallows within five minutes of arriving at the campsite, try as he may, Henry just can’t get the hang of putting up a tent.

The next day, they head into town to buy some postcards – and here’s where the fun begins, as Percival’s postcards are carefully crafted flaps children can lift to read their contents.

Needless to say, Henry’s first missive to Aunt Winifred is quite pessimistic: “Dear Aunt Winifred, Have you ever been camping?

Well, if you haven’t, DON’T, it’s AWFUL. I’m cold, soaking wet and bored. Love Henry.”

Soon, though, mysterious packages start to arrive for Herman and the bear transforms the campsite into an adventure playground to keep his little friend entertained.

Funny, warm and brilliantly entertaining for both children and grown-ups, Herman’s Holiday will delight long after the campfire has gone out.

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foreign fighters. There is an impact in this country and, thus far, the system has proven amateurish in dealing with it.

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Another woman was raped by a person who had been released from prison on bail conditions.

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I cannot trace books on how the application of psychology and medical treatment successfully handles the determination of those who defy laws, and use drugs. That could be because there isn’t any such work. Stepping back to the recognition of the World War II veterans, is this the society that they fought and made sacrifices for?

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T was never going to end well.

Two small islands of green and gold in a sea of wallto-wall black on a train to Auckland’s Eden Park for the Bledisloe Cup decider: What were we thinking?

That our Kiwi cousins would embrace us in rugbyloving fraternity? Greet us with a hail-fellow-well-met wish for a jolly good game and may the best team triumph? That ultimately, sport would be the victor on the night?

Yeah, nah.

Win, lose or draw, we’d put ourselves on a hiding to nothing for the trip both there and back.

That the Wallabies had just the week before surprised everyone (including themselves, I’ll wager) by beating the mighty All Blacks in the first match of the iconic annual contest, only threw fuel on the already blazing supporter fire.

It began when we stepped out of the lift at the hotel – proudly decked out in our green and gold gear – into a lobby full of black-clad supporters.

“The ear-port shuttle’s thet way – might as will git on et now, eh?”

Haha. Yeah. Smile and wave.

The hootin’ and hollerin’ continued as we swept our way along with the rest of the Bledisloe-bound throng, every now and then catching the eye of a fellow Aussie traveller who’d match our smile and “what’re you gonna do?” shrug.

Even the platform conductor fancied himself as a comedian.

“Plinty of seats for you down the ind there, folks – stending room only for Aussies!

“Please stend behind the yellow line – shouldn’t be too hard for you Wallaby fins, eh?”

Seems the average All-Blacks supporters’ memory is even shorter than their vowels.

“Hey, mate – remember how just last week we kicked your...”

(My witty repartee cut short with a firm husbandly hand on the shoulder as a reminder of discretion being the better part of valour.)

We managed to make it into the stadium without getting into any serious... ahem... discussions on the finer points of trans-Tasman patriotism, and found ourselves seated – mercifully – in a little nest of Wallabies supporters.

Safety in numbers, we figured, and settled in for what we hoped in our hearts would be a history making performance from the men in gold, but what we knew in our heads would more than likely be a thumping. The All Blacks just don’t lose at Eden Park. And they certain-

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ly weren’t going to let the Wallabies win two in a row.

But we weren’t about to abandon our national team and we ignored the roar of a 48,000-strong Kiwi crowd, bellowing our support in a forlorn hope our boys might know at least some support had followed them across the ditch.

Seems the average All-Blacks The Kiwis have a saying: “When you play the All supporters’ memory is even Blacks, you play all four million of us.” It certainly shorter than their vowels. sounded that way when the legendary team took the paddock – the stands fairly rumbled underfoot with the “Hey, mate – remember how boom of approval. just last week we kicked We sang our own anthem loudly and proudly, but your...” also – with the help of the words rolling across the big screen – were able to sing along with our hosts’ national song, which, just between thee and me, has always been among my favourites.

Then the teams faced each other on the field, and even from the Eden Park nose-bleeds, the haka is a magnificent thing to behold. I can’t help feeling deeply envious that this little nation has been able to embrace its rich indigenous culture to the extent that this traditional mark of respect for a worthy foe has become a globally renowned symbol of an entire nation, while we’re still bitching and whinging like five year-olds over whether an imaginary spear is offensive.

But I digress. Suffice to say, watching the game in this rugby mad little island nation where the sport is revered with religious fervour, is an experience all its own. Despite our sound flogging at the hands of the Kiwis (and the boot of Dan Carter), we were buoyed by simply having been a part of the historic night.

We even stood for Richie McCaw (wouldn’t want to get anyone off-side, now would we?) whose game that night saw him crowned as the most capped rugby player in the history of the game.

Winger Adam Ashley It’s widely tipped that this will have been his Cooper trying to get last game on NZ soil – and if that’s the case, through the All Blacks we’ll be able to say we were there. defence, which We’ll also be able to say we were there to witproved almost imposness the brutally unforgiving myopia of Kiwi sible. rugby fans for those by whom they feel slighted. Enter Kiwi-born Wallaby five-eighth Quade Cooper. The first time he took the ball, the roar of sheer animosity from the stands was deafening. When the most loathed man in world rugby proceeded to earn himself a yellow card – and effectively destroy any chance of a Wallaby win – I swear those four million Kiwis all booed in unision.

Unfortunately – and to my great disappointment, given I can’t stand any form of booing anywhere, anytime or at anyone – it wasn’t just the All Blacks supporters who joined the howls of hatred. For all his faults, Cooper IS an elite sportsman, a national representative and a Wallaby – and he deserves a measure of respect for

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The Wallabies face off against the traditional Haka before kick-off in the second of the 2015 Bledisloe Cup matches at Eden Park in Auckland last weekend.

ss you wear all black his achievements. To be so soundly reviled on both sides of the Tasman by fans of the game you love must be emotionally very challenging and I can’t help feeling sorry for this young man.

Talkback radio across New Zealand the following day lurched wildly from further sprays of venom to embarrassed contrition for the treatment of an international sportsperson, effectively a guest in the country. Those same airwaves also fizzed with talk of Richie McCaw for Prime Minister...‘nuff said.

On the journey back into the city after the match, the mood was unsurprisingly buoyant and the banter mostly good natured, although some of the younger All-Blacks supporters might do well to learn how to hold their Steinlager and their tongues. A couple of older Kiwis with whom we’d enjoyed

something of a jovial verbal joust made a point of apologising for the unmistakably aggressive edge to their fellow supporters’ taunts. We in turn found ourselves issuing a similar assurance that not all Australians are as foul mouthed and obnoxious as one Aussie ex-pat who had clearly made a significant contribution to the average IQ of both countries when he moved to New Zealand six years ago.

As we walked the hill from the train’s terminus to the hotel, we were highly amused and not a little grateful for diversionary presence of the three fellow Aussie travellers who drew some of fire, having bravely decked themselves out in bright yellow Aussie cricket gear, complete with broad brimmed hats and zinc.

Suckers for punishment, surely, but this trio of wags effectively proved you can take away the Ashes and the Bledisloe Cup, but you’ll nev-

er take our sense of humour.

We’ve been in the Land of the Long White Cloud for a week now since the game, and the ribbing has eased only slightly (although we’re now card-carrying, flagwaving fans of women’s netball – thank God for the world champion Diamonds!)

Apparently it’s our ix-cent that gives us away now – who knew? And that’s ibsolutely fintistoc, because when push comes to shove, this is an extraordinarily beautiful, forward thinking and friendly little country that feels pretty much like family. It’s basically just Australia. With funny vowels, smaller farms and oh yes, that rugby team.

Next time though, we might take a taxi to the game.

Knowing our luck, the cabbie will be Indian. And he’ll want to talk about the cricket.

At least someone in the crowd was happy to see Israel Folau score for the Wallabies. Alas, it was all over bar the shouting even with Folau's try - the Wallabies going down to the All Blacks 41-13

All Blacks captain Richie McCaw leads his team from the field after warm-up.

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Enjoying sunshine at the Riverside Markets

BY BETH DAWSON SUNDAY, August 9, saw beautiful weather for the Dubbo Markets held at Ollie Robbins Oval. With live music, stalls and pony rides, the markets attracted a variety of people from the young to the old.

Martha Wilson and Mel Campion

Carolyn and Bernie Webster

Jo Rosser, Heather Thompson

Scarlette, Emma and Andrew Teuma

Iolanda Battistel celebrates 90 years

BY BETH DAWSON FRIENDS and family gathered at One 7 Eight Dining and Restaurant on Sunday, August 9, to help celebrate Iolanda Battistelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 90th birthday.

Jared Holmes, Sarah and Peter Orbell

Iolanda Battistel and her great grandson Cooper Orbell

Adrian and Iolanda Battistel, Vittorina Orbell

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John Vogt Green opens at Sporties

BY BETH DAWSON ON Sunday, August 9, John Vogt Green was officially opened by Dubbo Mayor Mathew Dickerson, President of Royal NSW Bowling Association Vince Beard, and Lindsay Burden from Dubbo Railway Men’s Bowls. Family and friends were in attendance to help remember the late John Vogt in this special and unique way.

John, Adam, Kim and Michael Sunderland

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John Vogt’s daughter Kim Sunderland

John Vogt’s family

Mayor Mathew Dickerson, President Vince Beard, Lindsey Burden

Alan Buck, and President Vince Beard

Dubbo City Ladies Probus Club meeting

BY RUBY JANETZKI THE Dubbo City Ladies Probus Club had their meeting with guest speaker Bob Burt from the Dubbo Rescue Squad on Tuesday, August 8.

Rescue Squad’s Bob Burt with Nora Reece, Marie Norris and Liz Lamble

Nancy Job and Mollie McGuinn

Pam Goodall and Peggy Brown

Annemieke Neville, Bettyanne McFarland and Pam Floyd

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hear ... the violin’s story THE ADFAS (Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies) bring yet another legendary guest speaker to town at the Wesley Hall on Church Street and this coming week it will be British author, Toby Faber, who’s grandfather in the 1920s established the publishing firm, Faber and Faber. Pretty cool claim to fame! Toby is a former managing director and currently non-executive director of Faber and Faber, the Authors Licensing and Collection Society and the Copyright Licensing Agency, UK. He’s written benchmark books about violin

maker Stradavari and he will be speaking about this, plus more in a talk called: Cremona and The Golden Age of Violin Making. Tickets at the door, $20, includes wine and nibbles. 6.30pm, Monday, August 24.

... the Chapel Project pitch AT the Soup Sessions, a community crowd-funding event organised by Orana Arts at the Fire Station Arts Centre in Dubbo where four community/ arts projects make five minute pitches to win audience votes. The winner walks away with a minimum of $500

cash plus any donations taken during night. The Chapel Project will pitch for funds to keep composer Sally Whitwell on board, record the choir, pay for training for the visual artist team to do the video projections, hire St. Andrew’s and equipment, plus professional artist fees.

Tickets $15pp. 6pm-8.30pm, Thursday, August 27.

... world music on your door step AT Dubbo’s annual celebration 70 nationalities living here will be represented in the Dubbo Multicultural Festival

2015. The event includes live local and national entertainment at the Dubbo City Council Car Park, a street parade of national costumes starting at the Church Street Cyril Flood Memorial Rotunda and a festival dinner and concert at the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre where one of Dubbo’s leading chefs, Brian Perera will prepare international cuisine. Fun for the whole family. Tickets start from $14pp from the Dubbo Visitors Information Centre or online at www.stickytickets.com.au.

Concert, 1.30pm-5pm, street parade, 5.30pm, dinner, 6pm-11pm, Saturday, September 5.

see Good night in the gully where the white gums grown, 1922, etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink by Jessie Traill, courtesy National Australia Gallery.

... nationally important prints THE Western Plains Cultural Centre is pleased to exhibit Stars in the River: The Prints of Jessie Traill from the National Gallery of Australia. This eagerly anticipated exhibition celebrates one of Australia’s most important printmakers of the early twentieth century, Jessie Traill.

Over the last 30 years, the National Gallery of Australia has acquired an outstanding collection of her prints and this exhibition features over 100 of these important artworks. Returning to Australia in 1909 from a period in England studying with key printmaker Frank Brangwyn, Traill was one of the earliest artists to produce colour etchings. August 15 – October 11, 2015.

... the Pilliga by bike AT the annual Tour de Gorge Mountain Bike 2015 participants get to take in the beautiful scenery of Pilliga Nature Reserve in a part of the Pilliga not usually opened for public access. Starting and finishing at Dandry Gorge Aboriginal picnic area you will ride 45km through some of the best bush scenery that you will ever experience. If bike riding’s not for you, take a scenic walk to explore the ‘Sculptures in the Scrub’ and then welcome the riders back over the finish line and join them for a barbecue lunch at a small cost. Registration closes August 29. Insurance and a rego pack is $25 from the Pilliga Forest Discovery Centre or Freckles Coffee Spot, Baradine or by phoning the Centre on 6843 4011. 8.30am-12.30pm, Saturday, September 5.

do ... take the kids to Nightingale MACQUARIE Conservatorium presents a local production featuring young performers aged between 7 and 12 years.

Under the talented guidance of directors Camilla Ward and Raelene Burn, the young performers are participants in a musical theatre program at The Con. Nightingale is the musical version of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, The Emperor and the Nightingale. The lazy Emperor of China is enchanted by the beautiful singing of a nightingale, but when a mechanical nightingale is de-

livered, he and his court lose interest in the real bird. But mechanical toys have a habit of breaking. Featuring a pair of squabbling ministers, a bossy cook and a cheeky poacher, this sparkling musical will delight audience’s young and old. Tickets, $5. 4pm, Sunday, August 23, 10am and 6pm, Monday, August 24.

... get ‘chromed out’ at the swap meet THE 24th annual Dubbo swap meet car and bike show is on next weekend at the Dubbo Showground. Trophies and prizes will be awarded for categories such

as top street machine, top vintage/veteran vehicle, top motorcycle, top utility, top vehicle overall, plus more. Macquarie Lions Club and the Deaf and Hearing Support Group will be providing on site catering and a chance to support some great local community organisations plus event proceeds will be donated to Dubbo charities. You’ll also find vintage/veteran car and motorcycle parts and Australian memorabilia. 7am, Sunday, August 30.

... find that book in you THE Outback Writers’ Centre is passionate about building a vibrant, accessible,

cultural environment for regional NSW writers. WestWords 2015 brings the best industry professionals to Dubbo to demystify the publication process, provide opportunities for writers to develop their craft and pitch to publishers. There are lots of workshops, panel discussions and critiques occurring at various ticket prices. Dive into http://www.stickytickets.com.au/Westwords2015 for more details. Sit in on ‘how to’ classes on subjects like ‘Creating Compelling Characters, Travel Writing, poetry, writing for children and more at the Western Plains Cultural Centre. Tickets, various prices.

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Join the NALAG photo treasure hunt A free community event open to all ages the community art project is hosted by NALAG, the Centre for Loss & Grief, in conjunction with the Grief Awareness Month August 2015. Bring your camera, smart phone, iPad, etc, to take photos in the community to promote awareness of loss, grief, hope and resilience. The photo hunt starts at 10am from the Fire Station Arts Centre, 116 Darling Street, Dubbo and you will receive your mission to take four photos, one each for four themes. Drop back into the Fire Station before 1pm to download your photographs or email them to phototreasure@nalag.org. au. At 6pm your chosen photos will be printed and displayed in a pop up gallery. Stick around for drinks and canapés, awards, prizes and an overall winner announcement at 7pm. Call 68829222. Photo Treasure Hunt, 10am-1pm, pop gallery, 6pm, Saturday, August 29.

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

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

VILLAGE BAKERY CAFE

CLUB DUBBO

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 WŝnjnjĂƐ͕ ŚŽŵĞŵĂĚĞ ƉĂƐƚĂƐ͕ ĐŽīĞĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐƐĞƌƚƐ͘ 'ůƵƚĞŶ ĨƌĞĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĞŐĞƚĂƌŝĂŶ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘ ʹůĂʹĐĂƌƚĞ ĚŝŶŝŶŐ 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

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 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 ^ĂƵŶĂ͕ ^ƚĞĂŵ ƌŽŽŵ ^ƋƵĂƐŚ ĐŽƵƌƚƐ Cnr Brisbane and Wingewarra Streets, 6884 1777

SHOPPING THE BOOK CONNECTION KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϴ͘ϯϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϰƉŵ͘ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϮƉŵ͘ EĞǁ ĂŶĚ ƵƐĞĚ ďŽŽŬƐ

KǀĞƌ ϲϬ͕ϬϬϬ ŬƐ 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 ^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

DUBBO ANTIQUE & COLLECTABLES KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ͕ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϯƉŵ ŶƟƋƵĞ ĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ͕ ĐŚŝŶĂ͕ ĐĂƐƚ ŝƌŽŶ͕ ŽůĚ ƚŽŽůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽůůĞĐƚĂďůĞƐ͘ 4 Depot Road, 6885 4400

KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϵĂŵ Ɵů ϮƉŵ ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ Įƚ for your foot 176 Macquarie Street, 6881 8400

GROCERIES DMC MEAT AND SEAFOOD 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

TARONGA WESTERN PLAINS ZOO KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ϵͲϰƉŵ͘ dŚĞ njŽŽ͛Ɛ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽǁƐ ŽīĞƌ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ƚƌƵůLJ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͘ Obley Road, off the Newell Hwy, 6881 1400

TRIKE ADVENTURES ŽŽŬ Ă ƌŝĚĞ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ Žƌ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŽǁŶ ƚŽƵƌƐ͕ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ŽĐĐĂƐƐŝŽŶƐ͕ ŽƵƚďĂĐŬ ƉƵď ůƵŶĐŚĞƐ Žƌ ũƵƐƚ ďůĂƐƟŶŐ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ǁŝŶĚ ŝŶ your face 1300 TRIKES (1300 87 45 37)

READINGS CINEMA ŽŵĨŽƌƚ͕ ƐƚLJůĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĂůƵĞ ΨϭϬ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ϯ ĞdžƚƌĂ͘ ĂŶĚLJ ďĂƌ͖ ϱ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐŽŵƉůĞdž͖ ŝŐŝƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚ ŽůďLJ ŝŐŝƚĂů ϯ ƉƌŽũĞĐƟŽŶ >ƵdžƵƌLJ ĂƌŵĐŚĂŝƌ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ 49 Macquarie St,6881 8600

CALL FOR A GREAT RATE ON A LIST FOR YOUR BUSINESS HERE! 6885 4433.

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Friday, August 21 Brain Games

MOVIE: Universal Soldier

MOVIE: Edge Of Darkness

SBS 2, 8pm

ONE, 9.30pm, AV15+ (1992)

PRIME7, 10.40pm, MA15+ (2010)

You might find yourself shocked at some of the experiments host Jason Silva conducts to illustrate just how impressionable our precious brains are. The clever young chap takes a look at the human brain and how illusions can affect a person’s visual perceptions. In this fun and fastpaced half hour, energetic Silva plans to “mess with your mind”. He examines the concept of time – does it even exist? – using a series of games the audience can play at home.

Why does time sometimes feel like it flies by so fast, yet sometimes can’t drag by quick enough? Using an array of visual stimuli, it’s an educational way to spend your Friday night.

More than anything, the highlight of this fantasy-driven sci-fi slosh is the combination of two of the action world’s more wooden stars, JeanClaude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. The Muscles from Brussels and Dolph have their “method” acting down pat: they are soldiers brought back from the dead as robots, so it doesn’t matter if they traipse about the effects-laden screen with a range of facial expressions amounting to one.

elow) gets back to Veteran actor Mel Gibson (below) playing a tough guy in this gritty action-thriller rted dad with about an angry, broken-hearted oyalee director nothing left to lose. Casino Royale Martin Campbell revisits his 1985 miniseries of the same name as he tells the story of Boston cop Thomas Craven en (Gibson) down when his whose life is turned upside-down activist daughter Emma (Bojana jana Novakovic) is ep. Convinced he gunned down on his doorstep. aven embarks was the intended target, Craven ution on a bloody quest for retribution ut as his against those responsible, but d he investigation moves forward discovers some disturbing nd truths about his daughter and her connections to the government.

ABC

PRIME7

WIN

TEN

SBS

6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings.

(CC) 10.00 One Plus One. (CC) 10.30 Trust Me I’m A Doctor.

(R, CC) 11.30 Compass. (R, CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 1.00 Antiques Roadshow.

(R, CC) 2.05 The Time Of Our Lives.

(M, R, CC) Charts the lives of an Australian family.

3.00 Catalyst. (R, CC) Adventures in science.

3.40 DCI Banks. (PG, R, CC) A weapon recovery operation goes wrong.

4.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) 5.00 News: Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 The Drum. (CC)

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) 9.00 The Morning Show.

(PG, CC) 11.30 News. (CC) 12.00 MOVIE: Sam Churchill: Search For A Homeless Man. (M, R, CC) (1999) A private investigator uncovers a pornography ring. John Schneider, Robyn Lively.

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. (CC) 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R, CC) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.

5.30 Million Dollar Minute.

(CC)

6.00 Today. (CC) 9.00 Mornings. (PG, CC) Topical issues and celebrity interviews.

11.30 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. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Huey. (R, CC) 7.00 Ben’s Menu.

(R, CC) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (R, CC) 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Living Room.

(PG, R, CC) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG, CC) 1.00 The Home Team. (R, CC) 1.30 Entertainment Tonight.

(PG, 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 Japanese News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Chinese News. 7.00 Al Jazeera English News. (CC) 7.30 Italian News.

8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News From Cyprus. 10.30 German News.

11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 NITV News Week In Review. 1.30 France 24 International News.

(CC) 1.45 The Journal. (CC) 2.00 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 3.00 Al Jazeera News. (CC) 3.30 Strip The City. (R) 4.25 Silvia Colloca: Made In Italy Bitesize. (R, CC) 4.30 Backroads USA. (CC) 5.00 Room 101. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

(R, CC)

6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

(R, CC) Fiona Bruce and the team visit Chatham’s historic dockyard for the chance to examine some collectables.

7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 7.30. (CC) Current affairs program.

8.00 Midsomer Murders.

(PG, R, CC) After a social services investigator is killed, Barnaby and Jones find themselves delving into the lives of an elderly couple in search of clues to the killer’s identity.

Barnaby’s wife arrives in Midsomer to take up the head position at a local school, despite opposition over her appointment.

9.30 Line Of Duty. (M, CC) (Final) The officers expose the existence of a criminal gang being run from within the police force.

10.30 Lateline. (R, CC) News analysis program featuring up-to-the-minute coverage of current events.

11.00 The Business. (R, CC) The day’s business and finance news, including a look at the latest trends on the international share and currency markets.

11.20 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming.

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 News. (CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (CC) Joh visits the home of Home And Away star, Johnny Ruffo.

Adam, Jason and Pete build a home from scratch for under $50,000 using a shipping container.

8.30 MOVIE: Here Comes The Boom. (M, CC) (2012) A biology teacher and former wrestler decides to become a mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extra-curricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school.

Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler.

10.40 MOVIE: Edge Of Darkness. (MA15+, R, CC) (2010) After his daughter is murdered, on the steps of his home, a veteran homicide detective becomes obsessed with solving the crime. The authorities assume he was meant to be the real target, but he instead uncovers evidence she was the victim of a government conspiracy. Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 WIN News. (CC) 7.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 24. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canterbury Bulldogs. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

10.00 MOVIE: Dr No. (PG, R, CC) (1962) While investigating the murder of a fellow agent in Jamaica, James Bond uncovers a nefarious plot to derail the US space program and take over the world. Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman.

6.00 Family Feud. (CC) Two families try to win big prizes by guessing the most popular responses to a survey of the public.

6.30 The Project. (CC) Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 The Living Room. (PG, CC) Lifestyle program. Dr Chris takes a look at lowmaintenance pets. Chef Miguel Maestre shows how to cook for love. Barry Du Bois offers a hopeless DIYer help, teaching him some tricks of the trade.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, CC) Takes a look back at some of the celebrity guests who have graced Irish comedian Graham Norton’s chat show.

9.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) Guests include Ed Kavalee, Sam Pang, Andy Lee, Jane Kennedy and Monty Dimond.

10.30 MOVIE: Two Little Boys.

(AV15+, R, CC) (2012) In the wake of a series of unfortunate incidents, a man is forced to ask his friend for help. Bret McKenzie, Hamish Blake, Maaka Pohatu.

6.00 Raymond Blanc: How To Cook Well. (CC) French chef and restaurateur Raymond Blanc gives a masterclass in the basic cooking technique of poaching.

6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 Richard III: The Burial Of The King. (CC) Coverage of Richard III’s reburial service, attended by members of the royal family.

8.25 The Crusades: The Clash Of Titans. (PG, R, CC) Part 2 of 3. Historian Dr Thomas Asbridge provides an account of the Crusades.

9.25 Who Do You Think You Are? Luke Nguyen.

(PG, R, CC) Chef and restaurateur Luke Nguyen sets out to explore his family tree. He goes in search of some long lost family in China, before heading to Vietnam where he looks into the troubled history of his parents’ homeland, and searches for clues to explain his own painful past.

10.25 World News. (CC) 11.05 MOVIE: Red State.

(MA15+, R, CC) (2011) Three teenagers are kidnapped.

Michael Parks, Melissa Leo.

12.15 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 1.15 A Current Affair. (R, CC) 1.45 Weeds. (MA15+, R, CC) 2.20 MOVIE: The Men Who Stare At Goats. (M, CC) (2009) George Clooney.

4.05 Extra. (R, CC) 4.30 Good Morning America.

(CC)

12.40 The Doctors. (PG, R, CC) Doctors with different specialities provide advice on health issues and medical breakthroughs.

1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping.

12.40 MOVIE: Salami Aleikum.

(M, R) (2009) A butcher is mistaken for a wealthy heir. Navíd Akhavan.

2.30 MOVIE: La Vie En Rose.

(M, R) (2007) Charts the life of Edith Piaf. Marion Cotillard.

5.00 Korean News.

5.35 Japanese News.

5.00 Rage. (PG, CC) Continuous music programming.

1.10 Home Shopping.

CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Children’s programs (G) General viewing (PG) Parental guidance (M) Mature audiences (MA15+) Mature audiences only (AV15+) Extreme violence.

(R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions. Please Note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to late change by networks.

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Friday, August 21 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

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6.15pm Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite (2013) Animation. (PG) Family

6.30pm Bargain Hunt.

Contestants compete at an antiques auction. (G) LifeStyle

7.00pm Science Of Stupid.

Richard Hammond explains the science behind the world’s most jaw-dropping amateur stunts gone wrong. (M) National Geographic

2.00pm Golf. Asian PGA Tour.

Vascory Classic. Second round.

Fox Sports 4

8.30pm Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014) Action. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana. (M) Premiere 10.35pm The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013) Biography.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie. A drug-taking broker becomes embroiled in a securites scam. (MA15+) Premiere

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 1.55 Mouk. (R, CC) 2.05 Elmo The Musical. (R, CC) 2.20 Q Pootle 5.

(R, CC) 2.35 Little Princess. (R, CC) 2.50 Tree Fu Tom. (CC) 3.20 Timmy Time. (R, CC) 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Hoopla. (R, CC) 4.25 Mister Maker. (R, CC) 4.45 Thomas. (R, CC) 5.00 The Hive. (R, CC) 5.10 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 5.25 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.30 Octonauts. (R, CC) 5.45 Peg + Cat. (R, CC) 6.00 Ben And Holly.

(R, CC) 6.10 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.25 Curious George. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (R, CC) 7.30 Doctor Who. (PG, R, CC) 8.40 Catfish: The TV Show. (M, CC) 9.20 Second Chance. (M, R, CC) 9.35 40-Year-Old Virgins. (MA15+, R, CC) 10.25 Jimmy Fallon. (M, CC) 11.10 Sex Rehab With Dr Drew. (M, R, CC) 11.55 Doctor Who. (PG, R, CC) 1.05 Jimmy Fallon. (M, R, CC) 1.45 News Update. (R) 1.50 Close.

5.00 The Numtums. (R, CC) 5.05 Driver Dan’s Story Train. (R, CC) 5.15 Guess With Jess. (R, CC) 5.30 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps.

(R, CC) 5.40 Olivia. (R, CC) 5.55 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.20 Ace Day Jobs. (R, CC) 11.30 Heirlooms. (CC) 11.35 BTN. (R, CC) 12.00 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) 12.45 A Gurls Wurld. (R, CC) 1.10 WAC. (R, CC) 1.35 Lab Rats Challenge.

(R, CC) 2.00 Arthur. (R) 2.25 The Jungle Book. (R, CC) 2.35 The Jungle Bunch. (R) 2.45 Canimals. (R) 2.55 Jamie’s Got Tentacles. (R, CC) 3.05 Oh No! It’s An Alien Invasion. (R, CC) 3.30 Dr Dimensionpants. (R) 3.50 The Flamin’ Thongs. (R, CC) 4.05 Grojband. (R, CC) 4.25 Little Lunch.

(CC) 4.40 News On 3. (CC) 4.45 Strange Hill High. (R, CC) 5.10 Doodles. (CC) 5.15 Endangered Species. (R, CC) 5.25 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 5.55 House Of Anubis. (R) 6.20 The Haunting Hour. (PG, R, CC) 6.50 News On 3. (CC) 7.00 Horrible Histories.

(PG, R, CC) 7.30 Open Heart. (PG, CC) (Final) 7.55 Steve Backshall’s Deadly Top 10. (R, CC) 8.30 Degrassi: The Next Generation.

(PG, R, CC) 8.50 Kobushi. (R, CC) 9.00 K-On! (PG, CC) 9.25 Sword Art Online. (PG, R, CC) 9.50 Puella Magi Madoka Magica. (PG, R, CC) 10.10 Close.

7.35pm Arrow. A master thief raids banks in Starling City.

(M) FOX8 9.20pm A Place To Call Home. (M) SoHo

9.30pm Hitler’s Warriors. A look at Hitler’s officers. (PG) History 9.30pm Deadliest Catch.

(PG) Discovery

5.30pm Rugby Union. ITM Cup. Tasman v Bay Of Plenty.

Fox 7.50pm Football. AFL. Round 21. Hawthorn v Port Adelaide. Fox Footy

Zoe Saldana stars in Guardians of the Galaxy

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Match It. (C, CC) 7.30 Ghosts Of Time. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Pipsqueaks. (P, CC) 8.30 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) 9.00 Home And Away. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 NBC Today. (R, CC) 12.00 Chicago Fire. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 3.00 Animal Squad. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Dr Oz. (PG, CC) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. (R) 5.30 Homes Under The Hammer.

(R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Dog Patrol. (PG, R, CC) A beagle sniffs out a biosecurity risk.

8.00 Animal Airport.

(PG, R, CC) Puppies are brought into the UK illegally.

8.30 Escape To The Country.

Denise Nurse heads to Lincolnshire.

10.30 Best House On The Street. (PG, R) 11.30 Best Houses Australia. (R) 12.00 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 1.00 Bargain Hunt. (R) 2.00 Dr Oz. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) 4.30 The Martha Stewart Show. (R) 5.30 Home Shopping.

7MATE 6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West. (R, CC) 7.30 Jake And The Never Land Pirates.

(R, CC) 8.00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. (R) 8.30 Art Attack.

(CC) 9.00 Win, Lose Or Draw. (CC) 9.30 Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja. (CC) 10.00 I Didn’t Do It. (CC) 10.30 Crash & Bernstein.

(CC) 11.00 The Amazing Race.

(PG, R, CC) 12.00 Do No Harm. (M, R) 1.00 Grimm. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (M, R, CC) 3.00 Big Shrimpin’. (PG, R) 4.00 Swamp Men. (PG, R) 5.00 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 MythBusters. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 SCU: Serious Crash Unit: Wainui Road. (PG, R, CC) A young man dies after a night out.

7.00 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) Pre-game coverage of the big match.

7.30 Football. (CC) AFL. Round 21. Hawthorn v Port Adelaide. From Etihad Stadium, Melbourne.

11.00 Mr Robot. (MA15+) 12.30 MOVIE: Insidious.

(MA15+, R) (2010) 2.40 Jail. (M, R) 4.00 Swamp Men. (PG, R) 5.00 Big Shrimpin’. (PG, R)

GO! 6.00 Robocar Poli. (R) 6.30 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 7.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 7.30 Move It. (C, CC) 8.00 Kitchen Whiz. (C, R, CC) 8.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 9.00 Surprises.

(P, R, CC) (Final) 9.30 SpongeBob. (R) 10.00 The Batman. (PG, R) 10.30 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 11.00 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 11.30 Yu-GiOh! Classic. (R) 12.00 Extra. (CC) 12.30 TMZ. 1.00 TMZ Live. 2.00 Mike & Molly. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Tom And Jerry. (R) 3.00 SpongeBob. (R) 3.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 Looney Tunes. 4.30 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 5.00 Ben 10.

(PG, R) 5.30 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 6.00 Regular Show. (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: Tom And Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes. (R) (2010) 7.30 MOVIE: Legend Of The Guardians.

(PG, R, CC) (2010) Hugo Weaving, Sam Neill.

9.30 MOVIE: Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance.

(M, R) (2011) 11.30 Anger Management. (M, R, CC) 12.00 The Following. (AV15+, R, CC) 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 Secret Dealers.

(PG, R, CC) 8.00 Gilmore Girls.

(PG, R, CC) 9.00 New Style Direct.

9.30 Global Shop. 10.00 Danoz Direct. 10.30 Alive And Cooking.

(R, CC) 11.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Countryfile. (PG) 1.00 MOVIE: Carry On Cleo. (PG, R, CC) (1964) Amanda Barrie. 2.50 GEM Presents. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Alive And Cooking. (CC) 3.30 Obese USA. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Friends. (PG, R, CC) Joey makes a fool of himself.

7.30 Cricket. (CC) The Ashes.

Fifth Test. England v Australia. Day 2. Morning session. From The Oval, London.

10.30 Cricket. (CC) The Ashes.

Fifth Test. England v Australia. Day 2. Afternoon session. From The Oval, London.

3.00 MOVIE: I Believe In You. (PG, R, CC) (1952) Celia Johnson.

5.00 Alive And Cooking.

(R, CC) 5.30 Friends. (PG, R, CC)

ONE 6.00 Infomercials. (PG) 8.00 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 9.00 Life Underground. (R, CC) 10.00 Totally Wild. (R, CC) 10.30 Hardliners. (PG, R) 11.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 12.00 The Living Room.

(PG, R, CC) 1.00 Rush. (M, R, CC) 2.00 David Letterman. (PG, R) 3.00 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 4.00 Whacked Out Sports. (PG) 4.30 Operation Repo. (PG) 5.00 iFish. (R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 Moments Of Impact. (PG) 8.30 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) A man is bitten by a dog.

9.00 Gold Coast Cops.

(PG, R, CC) Constable Mamaril raids a house.

9.30 MOVIE: Universal Soldier. (AV15+, R, CC) (1992) Two soldiers are resurrected as androids.

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren.

11.35 Bellator MMA. (M) 1.30 Home Shopping. 2.00 Extreme Fishing With Robson Green. (PG, R) 3.00 Ross Kemp: Back On The Frontline.

(MA15+, R) 4.00 Adv Angler. (R) 4.30 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (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 Mork & Mindy. (PG, R) 11.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 12.00 Medium. (M, R, CC) 1.00 JAG. (PG, R) 2.00 Judging Amy. (M, R) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG) 3.30 Raymond.

(PG, R, CC) 4.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 4.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 5.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 5.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 Neighbours. (CC) 7.00 So You Think You Can Dance. (PG) Hosted by Cat Deeley.

9.00 MOVIE: The First Wives Club. (PG, R, CC) (1996) Three spurned women plot revenge. Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler.

11.05 Movie Juice. (R, CC) 11.35 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG) 12.35 The Crazy Ones. (M) 1.05 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 1.35 Frasier. (PG, R) 2.00 JAG. (PG, R) 3.00 Medium. (M, R, CC) 4.00 Touched By An Angel. (PG, R) 5.00 Home Shopping.

SBS 2 6.00 Urdu News. 6.20 Indonesian News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 DW Global 3000. 8.30 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) 5.40 American Ninja Warrior. (PG, R) 6.30 If You Are The One. (R) Hosted by Meng Fei. 7.30 Friday Feed. Hosted by Marc Fennell.

8.00 Brain Games. (New Series) Takes a look at the human brain.

8.30 Close Up Kings. (M) Follows the antics of three magicians.

9.25 12 Monkeys. (MA15+) Cole gets buried in an air strike.

10.15 From Dusk Till Dawn.

(MA15+, R) 12.00 Friday Feed. (R) 12.30 PopAsia. (PG) 2.35 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 Waabiny Time. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Bushwhacked!

9.00 Move It Mob Style. 9.30 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 10.00 Samaqan: Water Stories. 10.30 Around The Campfire. 11.00 The Marngrook Footy Show. (PG) 12.30 We Come From The Land.

1.30 Sisters In League. (PG) 2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 3.30 Move It Mob Style. 4.00 Waabiny Time. 4.30 Bushwhacked! 5.00 Go Lingo.

5.30 NITV News. 6.00 Samaqan: Water Stories. 6.30 Outback Cafe.

7.00 NITV News.

7.30 Kriol Kitchen.

8.00 Not Just Cricket. (PG) 8.30 Australian Biography: Charles Perkins.

9.00 Go Girls. (M) 10.00 Jazz. (PG) 11.00 NITV News. 11.30 Outback Cafe. 12.00 First Citizen: Albert Namatjira. (PG) 1.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. 2.00 Fusion With Casey Donovan. 3.00 Jazz. (PG) 4.00 Football. 2011 Lightning Cup. Rovers v Central Arrente. 5.00 Defining Moments.

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) 2.00 News. (CC) 4.00 News With The Business. (CC) 5.00 News With Grandstand. (CC) 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 7.00 News With Grandstand. (CC) 8.00 News With The Business. (CC) 9.00 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)

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Saturday, August 22 Far Flung With Gary Mehigan TEN, 6pm He might have made his name on Ten’s juggernaut cooking/reality series MasterChef, but Gary Mehigan hasn’t been afraid to lend his talents to several foodie programs on free-toair and pay-TV. But Ten’s execs probably figure if he’s going to be lending his celebrity to anyone, it might as well be them. In tonight’s episode of Far Flung, Mehigan heads to Vientiane, capital of Laos, where he discovers a country with a diverse and colourful food culture. From Vientiane, he heads to Luang Prabang and whips up mouth-watering duck larb (a kind of minced-duck salad) for an old mate.

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Gardening Australia

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Winter is in its final days, which will have many hobby gardeners itching to get outside to brighten things up and undo some of the damage done by the chills of past few months. This series has been providing advice for gardeners both young and old for more than two decades. Tonight, the face of the show, Costa Georgiadis, visits by a garden and learns some of the great ideas being implemented to make it so productive. Angus Stewart assesses the deep-stem planting technique, Josh Byrne plants some passionfruit and Queenslander Jerry Coleby-Williams looks after some colourful bromeliads,

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6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 11.30 Spicks And Specks.

(PG, R, CC) 12.00 First Footprints: The Biggest Estate – 9000 Years Ago To 1788.

(R, CC) 1.00 Antiques Roadshow.

(R, CC) 2.00 Midsomer Murders.

(PG, R, CC) A social services investigator is killed.

3.30 The Day The Shark Came In. (PG, R, CC) A look at great white sharks.

4.30 Landline. (R, CC) Presented by Pip Courtney.

5.00 Inspector George Gently. (PG, R, CC) A dead body is linked to the IRA.

6.00 Home Shopping.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 12.00 Olympians: Off The Record: Matt Mitcham.

(PG, R, CC) 12.30 MOVIE: The Cheetah Girls: One World. (R, CC) (2008) A US all-girl band travels to India. Adrienne Bailon.

2.30 MOVIE: Mansfield Park.

(PG, R, CC) (2007) A woman must choose between two suitors. Billie Piper.

4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. (R, CC) 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

(PG, R, CC)

6.00 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 6.30 Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Today: Saturday. (CC) 10.00 Mornings: Saturday.

(PG, CC) 12.00 Supernanny: Beyond The Naughty Step. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Hot In Cleveland.

(PG, R, CC) 1.00 Who Do You Think You Are? Jason Sudeikis.

(PG, R, CC) 2.00 MOVIE: Black Beauty.

(R, CC) (1994) Sean Bean.

4.00 Adam’s Pasta Pilgrimage. (CC) 4.30 Dr Lisa To The Rescue.

(CC) 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Getaway. (PG, CC)

6.00 iFish. (R, CC) 7.00 ET’s Fishing Classics.

(R, CC) 7.30 The Home Team. (R, CC) 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10: Saturday. (CC) 10.00 Studio 10: Saturday Extra. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Living Room.

(PG, R, CC) 12.00 The Talk. (PG, CC) 2.00 The Doctors. (PG, CC) 3.00 Movie Juice. (R, CC) 3.30 Just Go. (CC) 4.00 What’s Up Down Under.

(CC) 4.30 Places We Go With Jennifer Adams.

(CC) Explores travel destinations.

5.00 Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 Japanese News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Chinese News.

7.00 Al Jazeera English News.

(CC) 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News.

9.30 Greek News From Cyprus.

10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News.

12.30 Turkish News.

1.00 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 2.00 The Incredible Spice Men. (R, CC) 2.30 Ottolenghi’s Mediterranean Island Feast. (R, CC) 3.25 James May’s Man Lab. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Archaeology: A Secret History. (R, CC) 5.30 Wild West With Ray Mears: Deserts. (PG, CC)

6.30 Gardening Australia.

(CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 Last Tango In Halifax.

(CC) Alan lets Celia into his secret about Gary, but is saddened when she takes out her anger on her daughter.

8.30 New Tricks. (PG, R, CC) The team reopens the investigation into the disappearance of a music student.

9.30 Old School. (M, R, CC) On the trail of Rick Duncan’s killer, Ted and Lennie find themselves caring for a greyhound.

10.25 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (M, R, CC) A satirical news program exposing the humorous, absurd and downright hypocritical.

11.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M, R, CC) UK-based panel show, featuring standup comedian Romesh Ranganathan.

11.40 Rage. (MA15+) Features music videos chosen by guest programmers, Brisbane-based alternative rock band, Dead Letter Circus.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl.

(PG, R, CC) (2003) A young man joins forces with an infamous pirate to rescue the daughter of a local governor. The young woman was taken prisoner by the cursed crew of a ship called the Black Pearl, which happens to be the same vessel the man’s pirate companion used to captain. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley.

9.45 MOVIE: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life. (M, R, CC) (2003) Archaeologist and adventurer Lara Croft tries to stop a megalomaniac from obtaining an orb which serves as the key to the fabled Pandora’s Box and the terrors it contains.

In order to complete her quest, she is forced to recruit the aid of a mercenary with whom she shares a past. Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Ciarán Hinds.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Vacation.

(PG, R, CC) (1983) A Chicago family encounters an endless series of disasters during their annual roadtrip holiday. However, the family is determined to make it to a Californian theme park. Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid.

9.00 MOVIE: The Prestige.

(M, R, CC) (2006) At the turn of the 20th century, two magicians engage in a competitive game oneupmanship which plays out on the London stage. Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson.

11.40 MOVIE: Frantic. (M, R, CC) (1988) An American cardiologist begins a desperate search after his wife is kidnapped during a medical conference in Paris. With the authorities slow to react to his pleas for help, it appears his only hope of finding her is a streetwise woman whose own life is already in danger. Harrison Ford, Betty Buckley, Emmanuelle Seigner.

6.00 Far Flung With Gary Mehigan. (CC) Chef Gary Mehigan travels to the capital of Laos, Vientiane, where he explores the country’s diverse and colourful food culture.

7.00 MOVIE: Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters. (PG, CC) (2013) To restore their dying safe haven, the son of Poseidon and his friends embark on a quest to the Sea Of Monsters.

Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Stanley Tucci.

9.05 MOVIE: X-Men: The Last Stand. (M, R, CC) (2006) The discovery of a “cure” for mutation triggers a confrontation, between mutants who support humanity and those who see the development as a threat to their existence. At the same time, Jean Grey, thought dead, returns as the “Phoenix”, causing potential problems for both sides. Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Ian McKellen.

11.10 Motor Racing. (CC) International V8 Supercars Championship. Round 8.

Sydney Motorsport Park Super Sprint. Race 21 and 22. Highlights. From Eastern Creek, NSW.

6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 On A River In Ireland.

(CC) Part 1 of 2. Colin Stafford-Johnson documents the wildlife which thrives in, and around, Ireland’s River Shannon.

8.30 Room 101. (M, CC) Paul McDermott interviews actor Vince Colosimo, who discusses his pet hates and the things that make him angry.

9.00 MOVIE: Rust And Bone.

(2012) A struggling single father, who works as a bouncer at a nightclub in the north of France, develops an unlikely romance with a killer whale trainer who he helps recover following a terrible accident.

Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Armand Verdure.

11.15 MOVIE: A Prophet.

(AV15+, R) (2009) A young man discovers greater opportunities for success behind bars than he possessed in the outside world. Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif.

5.00 Rage. (PG) Continuous music programming.

12.05 Last Resort. (M, R, CC) A goodwill visit turns into a disaster.

2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 It Is Written. (PG) Religious program.

4.30 Sons And Daughters.

(PG, R, CC) Leigh’s night out takes on a dangerous turn.

5.00 Dr Oz. (PG, CC)

2.00 MOVIE: Rails & Ties.

(M, R, CC) (2007) Kevin Bacon.

4.00 Count Arthur Strong. (PG) 4.30 Extra. (R, CC) 5.00 The Middle. (PG, R, CC) Sue tries to earn a scholarship.

5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

12.10 48 Hours: Death At The Parsonage. (M, R) A pastor’s secrets are exposed.

1.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 1.30 Home Shopping.

4.30 It Is Written. (PG) Religious program.

5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

1.55 Miniseries: Lines Of Wellington. (M, R) Part 1 of 3. During the Napoleonic War, soldiers and civilians alike have their lives thrown into chaos.

5.00 Korean News. News from Seoul.

5.35 Japanese News.

CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Children’s programs (G) General viewing (PG) Parental guidance (M) Mature audiences (MA15+) Mature audiences only (AV15+) Extreme violence.

(R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions. Please Note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to late change by networks.

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6.15pm Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (2014) Action.

Gary Oldman, Keri Russell.

Human survivors fight an ape empire. (M) Premiere

6.30pm Game Of Thrones.

Bran and Rickon share a prophetic dream, Catelyn interrogates Jaime about her son’s fall and Robb’s destiny is forever changed. (MA15+) Showcase

7.30pm The Sixties. Explores the most transformative decade of the modern era. (M) History

7.30pm Football. AFL. Round 21. St Kilda v Geelong. Fox Footy

7.30pm Treehouse Masters.

Brian Kelley and his wife call on Pete to construct a modern treehouse with a vintage country twist. (PG) Discovery

9.30pm Motor Racing.

FIA World Endurance Championship. Eurosport

8.30pm Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014) Action.

Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci.

(M) Premiere 11.15pm Gone Girl (2014) Thriller. Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike. On his wedding anniversary, a man reports his wife missing.

(MA15+) Premiere

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.20 Q Pootle 5. (R, CC) 2.35 Little Princess. (R, CC) 2.50 Tree Fu Tom. (CC) 3.20 Timmy Time. (R, CC) 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Hoopla. (R, CC) 4.25 Mister Maker Comes To Town. (R, CC) 4.45 Thomas. (R, CC) 5.00 The Hive. (R, CC) 5.10 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 5.25 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.30 Octonauts. (R, CC) 5.45 Peg + Cat. (R, CC) 6.00 Ben And Holly.

(R, CC) 6.10 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.25 Curious George. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Total Wipeout. (CC) 8.30 The Home Show. (PG, CC) 9.20 Live At The Apollo. (M, CC) 10.05 The IT Crowd. (M, R, CC) 10.30 Sexy Beasts. (M, R, CC) 11.00 Archer.

(M, R, CC) 11.25 The Keith Lemon Sketch Show. (M, R, CC) 11.50 Portlandia. (R, CC) 12.10 Portlandia.

(PG, R, CC) 1.25 The Home Show.

(PG, R, CC) 2.10 News Update. (R) 2.15 Close. 5.00 The Numtums. (R, CC) 5.05 Driver Dan’s Story Train.

(R, CC) 5.15 Guess With Jess. (R, CC) 5.30 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. (R, CC) 5.40 Olivia. (R, CC) 5.55 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.20 The New Adventures Of Peter Pan. (R, CC) 6.40 Sally Bollywood. (R, CC) 6.55 Dennis & Gnasher. (R, CC) 7.20 Jamie’s Got Tentacles. (R, CC) 7.45 Dr Dimensionpants. (R) 8.05 SheZow. (R, CC) 8.20 Almost Naked Animals. (R, CC) 8.30 Riders Of Berk. (R, CC) 8.55 Studio 3 Gold. 9.00 Good Game: SP. (CC) 9.25 Total Drama: Pahkitew Island.

(R, CC) 9.50 Studio 3 Gold. 9.55 Grojband. (R, CC) 10.15 Numb Chucks. (R, CC) 10.50 Canimals. (R) 11.00 Wacky World Beaters. (R, CC) 11.30 Little Lunch. (R, CC) 11.55 Pet Superstars. (R, CC) 12.00 Dani’s House. (R, CC) 12.30 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 3.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. (R, CC) 3.25 WAC. (R, CC) 3.55 Studio 3. 4.00 Pixelface.

(R, CC) 4.25 The Aquabats Super Show! (R, CC) 4.50 Slugterra. (R, CC) 5.10 SW: Clone Wars. (PG, R, CC) 5.40 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 6.10 The Penguins Of Madagascar.

(R) 6.30 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 7.00 Outnumbered. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 8.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. (R, CC) 8.30 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 9.00 Degrassi: The Next Generation.

(PG, R, CC) 10.50 Close.

7.30pm NCIS. Ari wreaks havoc on the team. (MA15+) TV Hits 8.35pm I Am Cait. (M) E!

11.30pm Lockup: Behind Bars. (M) Crime & Investigation

11.50pm Soccer. EPL. Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur. Fox Sports 2

Ben Affleck stars in Gone Girl.

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Shopping.

7.00 Saturday Disney. (CC) 9.00 Jessie. (R, CC) 9.30 Shake It Up. (R, CC) 10.00 Shopping. 11.00 SA Life Favourites. 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 Best House On The Street. (PG, R) 3.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 4.00 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 5.00 Animal Airport. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Dog Patrol. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Motorway Patrol.

(PG, R, CC) 6.30 Castle. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 MOVIE: Under The Tuscan Sun. (M, R, CC) (2003) A recently divorced woman holidaying in Tuscany buys a villa on a whim and encounters unexpected romance.

Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan.

11.00 Body Of Proof. (M, R, CC) 12.00 Wire In The Blood.

(MA15+, CC) 2.00 Homes Under The Hammer.

(R) 3.00 Dog Patrol. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 The Martha Stewart Show.

5.30 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC)

7MATE 6.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 7.00 A Football Life. (PG) 8.00 Shopping.

9.00 Zoom TV. (PG, R) 10.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 11.30 Timbersports. 2014 World Championships. Individual event. Highlights. 12.00 Ultimate Factories. (R) 1.00 Ice Pilots. (PG) 2.00 Football. AFL. Round 21. GWS v Sydney. 5.00 Treasure Trader.

(PG, R) 5.30 Inside West Coast Customs. (PG, R) 6.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) Pre-game coverage of the big match.

7.00 Football. (CC) AFL. Round 21. St Kilda v Geelong. From Etihad Stadium, Melbourne.

10.30 MOVIE: Two Hands.

(AV15+, R) (1999) A teenager gets in trouble with a gangster. Heath Ledger.

12.30 MOVIE: Bulletproof Monk. (M, R) (2003) 2.40 Jail. (M, R) 3.00 Ice Pilots. (M, R) 4.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG, R) 5.00 Zoom TV. (PG, R) 5.30 Home Shopping.

GO! 6.00 Thunderbirds. (R) 7.00 Kids’ WB Saturday. (PG) 7.05 Looney Tunes. 7.30 Pirate Express. (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 The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (C, R, 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 Ground Floor. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 3.30 Gumball.

(R) 4.30 Tom And Jerry. (R) 5.30 Looney Tunes. (R) 6.00 MOVIE: Scooby-Doo! Curse Of The Lake Monster. (PG, R) (2010) 7.40 MOVIE: The Road To El Dorado. (R) (2000) 9.40 MOVIE: Beverly Hills Cop III. (M, R, CC) (1994) A detective investigates an amusement park. Eddie Murphy.

11.40 Anger Management. (M, R, CC) 12.10 The Following. (AV15+, R, CC) 3.00 Gumball. (R) 3.30 Yu-GiOh! (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: Carry On Cleo. (PG, R, CC) (1964) Amanda Barrie. 7.50 GEM Presents. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Danoz Direct. 8.30 The Baron.

(PG, R) 9.30 The Avengers. (PG, R) 10.30 Countryfile. (PG, R) 11.30 Postcards. (CC) 12.00 Duncan’s Thai Kitchen. (R) 12.30 MOVIE: The Anniversary.

(PG, R) (1968) 2.30 MOVIE: Giant. (R, CC) (1956) 6.30 Border Force. (PG, R, CC) A look behind the scenes with border teams.

7.30 Cricket. (CC) The Ashes.

Fifth Test. England v Australia. Day 3. Morning session. From The Oval, London.

10.30 Cricket. (CC) The Ashes.

Fifth Test. England v Australia. Day 3. Afternoon session. From The Oval, London.

3.00 MOVIE: The Anniversary.

(PG, R) (1968) Three brothers help their mother.

Bette Davis.

5.00 Duncan’s Thai Kitchen.

(R) Duncan heads to Koh Samui.

5.30 Postcards. (R, CC)

ONE 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 9.00 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 10.00 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 12.30 Glory: Best Of Glory. (PG, R) 1.30 River To Reef. (Series return) 2.00 Monster Jam. (R) 3.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. (R, CC) 3.30 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 4.30 Reel Action. 5.00 Ozzie Holiday. (PG) (Final) 5.30 Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge. (PG, R) 6.30 Monster Jam. (R) 7.30 Shark Tank. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Sarah Harris.

8.30 Motor Racing. (CC) International V8 Supercars Championship. Round 8.

Sydney Motorsport Park Super Sprint. Race 21 and 22. Highlights. From Eastern Creek, NSW. 9.30 Ross Noble’s Australian Trip. (M, R, CC) Ross Noble explores Australia.

10.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) 11.30 Movie Juice. (R, CC) 12.00 Blokesworld. (MA15+, R) 12.30 Elementary. (M, R, CC) (Final) 1.30 48 Hours. (PG, R) 2.30 Bellator MMA. (M) 4.30 Monster Jam. (R) 5.30 Hardliners. (PG, R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, CC) 8.30 Scope. (C, CC) 9.05 The Loop. (PG) 11.35 So You Think You Can Dance. (PG, R) 1.30 The Bachelor Aust. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 90210. (PG, R) 4.30 Becker.

(PG, R, CC) 5.00 17th Annual Teen Choice Awards. (PG) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) Debra prepares Thanksgiving dinner.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Takes a look back at some of the celebrity guests who have graced Irish comedian Graham Norton’s chat show.

9.30 Sex And The City. (MA, R) The girls reflect on being in their 30s.

10.50 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG) Hosted by James Corden.

11.50 The Loop. (PG, R) Hosted

by Scott Tweedie.

2.20 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 5.00 Home Shopping.

SBS 2 6.00 Urdu News. 6.20 Indonesian News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 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 Bunk. (PG, R) 1.30 The Soup Investigates.

(PG, R) 2.00 Toughest Place To Be A… (M, R, CC) 3.00 The World Of Jenks. (PG, R) 4.00 Departures.

(PG, R) 5.00 Kung Fu Motion. (R) 6.05 Celebrity Chef.

7.30 If You Are The One. Hosted by Meng Fei. 8.30 The Island With Bear Grylls: Women’s Island.

(M, R, CC) Two of the castaways abandon the island.

9.25 The Island With Bear Grylls: Men’s Island.

(M, R, CC) The men are in rapid physical decline.

10.25 Utopia. (AV15+, R) 1.20 MOVIE: Changing Sides. (M, R) (2008) Sophie Marceau, Dany Boon, Antoine Duléry. 3.00 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.20 Latin American News. 5.50 Urdu News.

NITV 6.00 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 6.30 Waabiny Time. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Bizou. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Go Lingo. 9.00 Tales Of Tatonka. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 Kriol Kitchen. 10.30 The Marngrook Footy Show. (PG) 12.00 NITV News Week In Review.

12.30 Football. NEAFL. 3.00 Desperate Measures. 3.30 Our Footprint. 4.30 Unearthed. 5.30 NITV News Week In Review.

6.00 Maori TV’s Native Affairs. Current affairs show.

7.00 Unearthed.

7.30 Alice And Kevin.

7.45 Gideon’s Army. Follows three young public defenders.

9.30 A Bit Of Black Business.

(M) 11.00 Mparntwe: Sacred Sites.

(PG) 11.30 Unearthed.

12.00 Gideon’s Army.

1.45 Alice And Kevin.

2.00 A Bit Of Black Business.

(M) 3.30 Mparntwe: Sacred Sites.

(PG) 4.00 Milpirri.

5.00 Fusion With Casey Donovan.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 News. 11.30 Australia Wide. (CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 12.30 Landline. (R, CC) 1.00 National Press Club Address. (R, CC) 2.00 News.

2.30 The Mix. (CC) 3.15 News. (CC) 3.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 #TalkAboutIt. 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. (R, CC) 10.00 News. (CC) 10.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 12.00 National Press Club Address. (R, CC) 1.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 2.00 BBC World News. 2.30 #TalkAboutIt. (R) 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 Landline. (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) 2208

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Sunday, August 23 CSI: Cyber

House Of Lies

MOVIE: Spider-Man

TEN, 8.30pm

ELEVEN, 10.15pm

7MATE, 6.30pm, PG (2002)

Whether it’s ordering a cab via a smartphone app, using a web camera to communicate with loved ones or simply banking online, there are countless opportunities every day for shady characters to take advantage of our online addiction. But never fear, leading the charge against these techsavvy troublemakers is Special Agent Avery Ryan (Patricia Arquette) and her crack team of cyber specialists, including Dawson Leary himself, James Van Der Beek. Tonight, the preposterously efficient crew track a notorious killer who hacks into a popular online game and tricks youngsters into delivering illegal weapons bought online.

This caustic comedy-drama about a group of ruthless management consultants is likely to leave you feeling in need of a long shower such is the shocking level of the dirty tricks on show. Tonight, Marty (Don Cheadle) faces resistance on multiple fronts. First, he clashes with Jeannie (Kristen Bell) over how to bring Lukas (T.I.) under control as he tries to sabotage their hip-hop fashion label.

Then he must figure out how to deal with Roscoe’s (Donis Leonard Jr) new crush (Bex Taylor-Klaus) whose influence over his son continues to rub him the wrong way. It would seem nothing is sacred in this scathing and irreverent satire of corporate America.

From the superb credit sequence it’s immediately y book adaptation of apparent Spider-Man is a comic-book the highest order. On a field trip, p, high-school nerd Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire, right) ght) is bitten by a genetically enhanced spider. Next day, he’s climbing the walls, shooting high-tensile webbing from his wrists and admiring his rippling physique. Alter ego established, he uses his powers to get the girl (Kirsten Dunst), net the baddies and save ve New York from the evil Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe). Applying fanatical ical devotion to the legend, director Sam Raimi does an amazing job of juggling g character, action and plot to stamp his comic-book mic-book sensibilities on the story.

ABC

PRIME7

WIN

TEN

SBS

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 The A-Z Of Contemporary Art. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 The Writers’ Room.

(PG, R, CC) 3.00 Parkinson: Masterclass.

(R, CC) 4.00 New Tricks. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Last Tango In Halifax.

(R, CC)

6.00 Home Shopping. (CC) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 11.00 Olympians: Off The Record: Jeff Fenech.

(PG, R, CC) 11.30 Restaurant Revolution.

(PG, R, CC) Hosted by Jock Zonfrillo.

1.45 MOVIE: The Last Song.

(PG, R, CC) (2010) A man tries to reconnect with his teenage daughter. Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth.

4.00 Air Crash Investigations: Focused On Failure.

(PG, R, CC) A look at United Airlines Flight 173.

5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (CC)

6.00 6.30 7.00 10.00

6.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R, CC) Phil Tufnell, Marcus Brigstocke, Konnie Huq and Greg Davies go head-to-head in a battle of wits.

6.30 Compass: The Meaning Of Life – Stephen Fry. (PG, CC) Stephen Fry talks to Gay Byrne about the people, ideas, values and beliefs which give his life meaning.

7.00 News. (CC) 7.40 Grand Designs. (CC) Kevin revisits a unique Japanese-Welsh fusion home in the Wye Valley.

8.30 Vera. (M, CC) (Series return) Vera investigates after a physiotherapist is shot through the window of the house where she was staying for a weekend retreat. The case also unexpectedly touches on Joe’s past.

10.00 Silent Witness. (M, R, CC) The team uncovers some disturbing information about the lives of Magnolia Drive residents.

11.00 First Position. (PG, CC) Follows six young dancers at Youth America Grand Prix as they struggle through exhaustion and injuries.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 Sunday Night. (CC) Current affairs program.

8.00 Dancing With The Stars.

(CC) A new group of celebrities are partnered with professional dancers to see who has the fanciest footwork. Hosted by Shane Bourne and Edwina Bartholomew, with judges Todd McKenney, Helen Richey and Kym Johnson.

10.00 Under The Covers.

(PG, CC) Celebrates Marie Claire’s 20th anniversary with a look back at fashion, features, stories and celebrity moments from the past two decades.

Featuring interviews with Jennifer Hawkins, Megan Gale, Dannii Minogue, Jessica Mauboy and Alex Perry.

11.00 Covert Affairs. (M, CC) After Annie decides to leave the agency to work for McQuaid Security, she is disturbed to realise her new employer may be linked to the Chicago bombing. Calder interrogates Auggie about Annie’s condition.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 The Voice. (PG, CC) With help from coaches Ricky Martin, Delta Goodrem, Joel Madden, Benji Madden and Jessie J, a group of contestants sets out to prove they have what it takes to be a singing sensation and claim the prize of a recording contract. Hosted by Darren McMullen and Sonia Kruger.

9.00 60 Minutes. (CC) Current affairs program. Featuring reports from Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Allison Langdon, Michael Usher, Charles Wooley and Ross Coulthart.

10.10 John Farnham & Olivia Newton-John: Two Strong Hearts. (CC) Highlights from John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John’s Two Strong Hearts – Live concert tour, featuring duets including Every Time You Cry, Burn For You, You’re The One That I Want, Tenterfield Sadler and You’re The Voice.

11.40 Stalker. (AV15+, CC) Beth’s former stalker goes on a rampage as he methodically hunts down those close to her.

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 Bondi Rescue. (PG, CC) A cyclonic swell hits Bondi Beach with 3.6 metre waves sucking swimmers out to sea.

7.00 Gold Coast Cops.

(PG, R, CC) The police taskforce has their work cut out for them as they intercept one of the biggest drug hauls in RAP history.

7.30 Modern Family.

(PG, R, CC) Phil, Luke and Manny try to take down a peeping Tom’s drone that is spying on a sunbathing Gloria.

8.00 Modern Family.

(PG, R, CC) Haley tries to take Alex’s mind off her university placement woes.

8.30 CSI: Cyber. (M, CC) Online game players are tricked into delivering illegal weapons purchased on the “deep web”.

9.30 Motor Racing. (CC) Formula 1. Belgian Grand Prix. Race 11. From Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium.

Commentary from Matt White and Alan Jones.

6.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland: Scotland In Miniature – The Isle Of Arran. (R, CC) Paul Murton sets out to relive the golden days of Scottish tourism by visiting six popular destinations.

6.30 World News. (CC) 7.35 Angkor Rediscovered.

(PG, CC) Takes a look at Angkor in Cambodia, which was the largest preindustrial city in the world.

8.35 Uranium: Twisting The Dragon’s Tail: The Rock In Our Future. (PG, CC) Part 3 of 3. Australian-born physicist Dr Derek Muller tells the story of uranium, the “rock” which helped shape the modern world.

9.35 Sex And The West: Sexual Revolution.

(PG, CC) Part 2 of 3.

Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch continues his exploration of how Christianity has shaped Western attitudes to gender and sexuality.

10.40 Dancing In Jaffa. (PG, CC) Looks at a youth dance program set up in the city of Jaffa to help bridge the divide between Jews and Palestinians.

12.30 Utopia Girls: How Women Won The Vote.

(PG, R, CC) Tells the story of how Aussie women got the vote.

1.25 Vera. (M, R, CC) 2.55 First Position. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) 5.00 Order In The House. (CC) A review of parliament.

12.00 Red Widow. (M, R, CC) After her husband, a gangster, is murdered, a stay-at-home mum decides to take revenge 1.00 Home Shopping.

5.30 Early News. (CC) Local, national and overseas news, including sport and the latest weather.

12.35 Gotham. (M, R, CC) A vote on Arkham’s future looms.

1.30 Impractical Jokers.

(M, R, CC) 2.00 Spyforce. (PG, R) 3.00 20/20. (R, CC) 4.00 Good Morning America: Sunday. (CC) 5.00 News: Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

12.00 48 Hours: The Two Faces Of Todd Winkler.

(M, R, CC) A look at the case of Todd Winkler.

1.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 Life Today With James Robison. (PG) Religious program.

4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC)

12.15 MOVIE: Mid-August Lunch. (PG, R) (2008) Gianni Di Gregorio.

1.40 MOVIE: Family Tree.

(M, R) (2010) 3.25 I, Human. (M, R, CC) 4.15 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 5.00 Korean News.

5.35 Japanese News.

11.00 1.00 1.30

2.30 3.30

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) Wide World Of Sports.

(PG, CC) NRL Sunday Footy Show.

(PG, CC) Fast & Furious 7: All Access. (PG, CC) A look at Fast & Furious 7 (2015).

Surfing. (CC) World League. J-Bay Open.

Highlights. From Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.

Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways. (PG, R, CC) Follows the Foo Fighters.

Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 24. Manly Sea Eagles v Parramatta Eels.

From Brookvale Oval, NSW.

6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30 10.00 11.00 1.00 1.30 2.00 3.00 4.00

5.00

Creflo Dollar. (CC) Hillsong. (CC) Mass For You At Home.

Joel Osteen. (CC) Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) Studio 10: Sunday. (CC) The Bolt Report. (CC) The Talk. (PG, CC) Good Chef Bad Chef.

(R, CC) The Offroad Adventure Show. (CC) RPM. (CC) The Bolt Report. (R, CC) Motor Racing. (CC) International V8 Supercars Championship. Round 8.

Sydney Motorsport Park Super Sprint. Highlights.

Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 Japanese News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Chinese News.

7.00 Al Jazeera English News.

(CC) 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News.

9.30 Greek News From Cyprus.

10.30 German News.

11.00 Spanish News.

12.00 Arabic News.

12.30 Turkish News.

1.00 The World Game. (CC) 2.00 Speedweek. (CC) 4.00 Football Asia. (CC) 4.30 FIFA Documentary: A Mark In The Ground.

5.00 World Of Cycling. (CC) 5.30 Cycling. (CC) La Vuelta a Espana. Stage 1. Puerto Banús to Marbella. 7.4km team time trial. Highlights.

CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Children’s programs (G) General viewing (PG) Parental guidance (M) Mature audiences (MA15+) Mature audiences only (AV15+) Extreme violence.

(R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions. Please Note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to late change by networks.

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7.30pm The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014) Action. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson. (M) Premiere

6.00pm Mike & Molly. The girls head to a riverboat casino.

(M) TV Hits

6.00pm Monty Python: Almost The Truth. (M) Biography

8.00am Baseball. Little League World Series. ESPN

7.35pm Orange Is The New Black. Caputo and Piper confront labour issues while a miracle occurs in Norma’s group. (MA15+) Showcase

6.30pm Australia: Life On The Edge. Perth is one of the world’s most isolated cities. (G) National Geographic

8.30pm Be Kind Rewind (2008) Comedy. Jack Black, Mos Def. After accidentally wiping every film in a video store, two friends try to reenact and record replacement video tapes. (PG) Comedy

8.00pm Inside Amy Schumer. (MA15+) Comedy Channel

10.15pm Office Space (1999) Comedy. Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston. (M) Comedy

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.35 Little Princess. (R, CC) 2.50 Tree Fu Tom. (CC) 3.20 Timmy Time. (R, CC) 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Hoopla. (R, CC) 4.25 Mister Maker Comes To Town. (R, CC) 4.45 Thomas. (R, CC) 5.00 Octonauts And The Great Arctic Adventure.

(R, CC) 5.20 Room On The Broom.

(R, CC) 5.45 Peg + Cat. (R, CC) 6.00 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 6.10 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.25 Curious George. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (R, CC) 7.30 Wild Things With Dom Monaghan. (PG, CC) 8.15 Gruen Planet: Cutdowns. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Blood + Thunder: The Sound Of Alberts. (PG, R, CC) 9.25 Blood + Thunder: The Sound Of Alberts. (M, R, CC) 10.30 America’s Fugitive Family. (M, R, CC) 11.15 40-Year-Old Virgins. (MA15+, R, CC) 12.05 Louis Theroux. (M, R, CC) 1.05 The Fades. (M, R, CC) 2.05 News Update. (R) 2.10 Close.

5.00 The Numtums. (R, CC) 5.05 Driver Dan’s Story Train. (R, CC) 5.15 Guess With Jess. (R, CC) 5.30 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps.

(R, CC) 5.40 Olivia. (R, CC) 5.55 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.40 Sally Bollywood. (R, CC) 6.55 Dennis & Gnasher. (R, CC) 7.20 Jamie’s Got Tentacles. (R, CC) 7.45 Dr Dimensionpants. (R) 8.05 SheZow. (R, CC) 8.20 Almost Naked Animals. (R, CC) 8.30 Riders Of Berk. (R, CC) 8.55 Studio 3 Gold. 9.00 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 9.25 Total Drama: Pahkitew Island. (R, CC) 9.50 Studio 3 Gold.

9.55 Grojband. (R, CC) 10.15 Numb Chucks. (R, CC) 10.50 Canimals. (R) 11.00 Wacky World Beaters. (CC) 11.25 Trop Jr. (R, CC) 11.30 Little Lunch. (R, CC) 11.55 Pet Superstars.

(R, CC) 12.00 Dani’s House. (R, CC) 12.30 M.I. High. (R, CC) 1.55 House Of Anubis. (R) 2.55 RAWR. (CC) 3.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. (R, CC) 3.25 WAC. (R, CC) 3.55 The Legend Of Dick And Dom. (R, CC) 4.30 Hank Zipzer. (R, CC) 4.55 Big Babies. (CC) 5.10 Life With Boys. (R, CC) 5.35 Sadie J. (R, CC) 6.10 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R) 6.30 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 7.00 Outnumbered. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 8.00 The Haunting Hour. (PG, CC) 8.50 Karaoke High. (R, CC) 9.15 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG, R, CC) 9.20 Rage. (PG, R) 1.55 Close.

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. (PG) 7.30 Michael Youssef.

8.00 David Jeremiah. (PG) 8.30 Shopping. 9.30 Home And Away Catch-Up. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Travel Oz. (PG, CC) 1.30 Lyndey Milan’s Taste Of Australia. (R) 2.00 The Travel Bug. (PG) 3.00 Going Bush.

3.30 Borderline. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Coastwatch. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Super Factories. (R, CC) 5.30 The Border. (PG) 6.30 Restaurant Australia.

7.30 Escape To The Country.

(R) Presented by Nicki Chapman.

9.30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea. A couple plan their dream home on the Cumbrian coast.

10.30 Best Houses Australia.

Hosted by Gary Takle.

11.00 Super Factories: Fire Trucks. (R, CC) A look at how fire trucks are built.

12.00 Escape To The Country.

(R) 1.00 Fantasy Homes By The Sea. (R) 2.00 Dr Oz. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 The Martha Stewart Show. (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 Olympians: Off The Record.

(PG, CC) 12.00 Bid America! (PG, R) 12.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG) 1.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction.

(PG) 2.30 AFL Pre-Game Show.

(CC) 3.00 Football. (CC) AFL. Round 21. Carlton v Melbourne.

6.00 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) George’s parents embarrass him.

6.30 MOVIE: Spider-Man. (PG, R, CC) (2002) A teenager becomes a superhero. Tobey Maguire.

9.00 MOVIE: Spider-Man 2.

(M, R, CC) (2004) A young hero must make a tough decision. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst.

11.35 MOVIE: Anaconda 3: Offspring. (AV15+, R, CC) (2008) 1.35 Locked Up Abroad: Mexico Or Bust. (M) 3.00 Hook, Line And Sinker.

(PG, R) 4.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG, R) 5.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R)

8.30pm Creatures Of Darkness. Goes on a journey to unfathomable ocean depths, subterranean caverns and the deepest lakes to explain how the exotic creatures that live there thrive. (PG) Animal Planet

GO! 6.00 Thunderbirds. (R) 7.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 7.05 Looney Tunes.

7.30 Captain Flinn And The Pirate Dinosaurs. (C, CC) 8.00 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 8.30 ScoobyDoo! (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 Power Rangers Dino Charge. (PG) 11.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 12.00 Tom And Jerry. (R) 12.30 SpongeBob. (R) 1.30 Danoz. 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG) 3.00 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 3.30 Young Justice. (PG, R) 4.30 The Batman. (PG, R) 5.30 Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: Happy Feet. (R, CC) (2006) Elijah Wood.

8.40 MOVIE: The Lincoln Lawyer. (M, R, CC) (2011) Matthew McConaughey.

11.00 Almost Human. (M, CC) 12.00 MOVIE: Face To Face.

(MA15+, R, CC) (2011) 2.00 Supernatural: The Animated Series.

(AV15+, R) 2.30 Supernatural: The Animated Series. (M, R) 3.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG, 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 Skippy. (R) 6.30 MOVIE: Elizabeth Of Ladymead. (R, CC) (1948) 8.30 Danoz. 9.30 The Baron. (PG, R) 10.30 MOVIE: The Last Days Of Dolwyn. (R, CC) (1949) 12.30 Cycling. National Road Series. Tour Of The Great South Coast. Highlights. 1.00 Australian Geographic Explores Samoa. (R, CC) 1.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 MOVIE: Springfield Rifle. (PG, R, CC) (1952) 4.00 MOVIE: What Did You Do In The War, Daddy? (PG, R) (1966) 6.30 David Attenborough’s Life: Challenges Of Life.

(R, CC) Narrated by Sir David Attenborough.

7.30 Cricket. (CC) The Ashes.

Fifth Test. England v Australia. Day 4. Morning session. From The Oval, London. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage).

10.30 Cricket. (CC) The Ashes.

Fifth Test. England v Australia. Day 4. Afternoon session.

3.00 Global Shop. 4.30 Enjoying Everyday Life With Joyce Meyer.

(PG) 5.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC)

2.00pm Rugby League. NRL. Gold Coast Titans v Canberra Raiders. Fox Sports 1 4.40pm Football. AFL. Round 21. West Coast v Western Bulldogs. Fox Footy

Amy Schumer stars in Inside Any Schumer.

ONE 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Motor Racing. World Series Sprintcars.

Replay. 9.00 Movie Juice. (R, CC) 9.30 Monster Jam. (R) 10.30 Reel Action. (R) 11.00 All 4 Adventure.

(PG, R, CC) 12.00 Motor Racing.

FIA Formula E Championship.

1.00 World Sport. (R) 1.30 4x4 Adventures. (R) 2.30 Just Go. (R, CC) 3.00 Daryl Beattie Adventures: The Simpson Desert. (CC) 3.30 River To Reef. (R) 4.00 Adv Angler.

4.30 Far Flung With Gary Mehigan.

(R, CC) 5.30 iFish. 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 Bondi Ink Tattoo. (PG, R) 8.30 Motor Racing. (CC) International V8 Supercars Championship. Round 8.

Sydney Motorsport Park Super Sprint. Race 23.

Highlights. From Eastern Creek, NSW. 9.30 MOVIE: Saving Private Ryan. (AV15+, R, CC) (1998) 12.30 World Sport. 1.00 The Americans. (AV15+, R, CC) 2.00 RPM. (R, CC) 3.00 Daryl Beattie Adventures: The Simpson Desert.

(R, CC) 3.30 48 Hours. (M, R) 4.30 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 5.30 Hardliners. (PG, R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 9.00 Infomercials. (PG) 9.30 TMNT. (R) 10.00 Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures. (C, R, CC) 10.30 17th Annual Teen Choice Awards.

(PG, R) 12.30 90210. (PG, R) 2.30 Neighbours. (R, CC) 5.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 5.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Simpsons. (R, CC) 7.00 Futurama. (PG, R) Bender brings his favourite actor back to life.

7.30 The Simpsons. (R, CC) The mayor’s nephew is accused of assault.

8.30 MOVIE: The Love Guru.

(M, R) (2008) A man tries to break into the self-help business. Mike Myers, Jessica Alba.

10.15 House Of Lies. (M) 10.50 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG) 11.50 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 12.55 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 5.00 Home Shopping.

SBS 2 6.00 Urdu News. 6.20 Indonesian News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Maltese News.

8.30 Macedonian News. 9.00 PopAsia. (PG) 11.00 Portuguese News. 11.30 Croatian News.

12.00 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Celebrity Chef. (R) 2.15 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo.

(PG, R, CC) 3.05 The Tim Ferriss Experiment. (R) 3.30 Brazil’s Next Top Model. (PG, R) 4.30 Vs Arashi. 5.30 Athletics. IAAF World Championships. Highlights.

6.35 Kung Fu Motion.

7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 South Park. (M, R) Cartman tricks Butters.

9.00 Drunk History. (M, R) Hosted by Derek Waters.

9.30 South Park. (M, R, CC) Cartman takes to the streets as a vigilante.

10.00 Swift And Shift Couriers.

(M, R, CC) (Final) 10.30 Sex Toys: Frisky Business. (MA15+, R) 11.25 Naked News: Uncovered!

(MA15+, CC) 11.55 In Her Skin. (PG) 1.30 MOVIE: The Storm. (PG, R) (2009) 3.20 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) AFC Champions League. 12.00 NITV News Week In Review.

12.30 Message From Mungo. 1.45 The Quest Of Jimmy Pike. 2.45 Rugby League. Queensland Murri Carnival. 3.45 Rugby League.

Koori Knockout. 4.45 Unearthed.

5.00 Te Kaea. 5.30 NITV News Week In Review.

6.00 Awaken.

7.15 Ngurra.

7.30 Backyard Shorts. (PG) Shorts from communities across the country.

8.00 Tangaroa With Pio. 8.30 The Abolitionists. (PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Higher Learning.

(MA15+) (1995) A group of young adults begin university. Laurence Fishburne, Omar Epps.

12.00 The Blues. (M) 1.45 Destiny In The Dirt.

2.00 Backyard Shorts. (PG) 2.30 Torres To The Thames. (PG) 3.30 Mana Mamau. (M) 4.00 We Still Live Here. 5.00 Kriol Kitchen.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 12.30 #TalkAboutIt. (R) 1.00 News. 1.30 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 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 Australian Story. (R, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.10 IQ2. (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 #TalkAboutIt. (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) 2308

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Regand Park

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provides 136. Phones 139. Person asking questions 141. Method of working, operandi 142. Frozen solid 144. Travellers 146. Harness-racing horse 147. Dessert, pie 148. Sticky substance 149. Femme fatale 151. Crack army force (1,1,1) 152. Recaptured 155. Spanish rice dish 158. Deeply desire 159. Kinsman (5,8) 162. Farm birds 164. Eagerly

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6. Fish lung 7. At that moment 8. Passport-holders 9. The of Capri 10. Favours owed (1,1,2) 11. Most demented 12. Trade ban 13. Hindrance 14. Car sport (4,6) 15. Anaesthetise 19. Benefit 21. Drink, spumante 25. Coronation robes fur 26. Take umbrage 29. Chargers 30. Military helmet (3,3) 33. Intrude 35. Slaughterhouse 36. Very careful 38. Saunters here &

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music festival 150. Poorest of the poor 153. Parched 154. Four-sided shapes 156. Study of body structure 157. Cigarette igniter 158. Servile flatterers (3,3) 160. Obligation 161. Singer/actress, Turner 163. Wink, bat an 166. Parti-coloured 167. Wagers 168. 0.4047 hectares 169. Blow with palm of hand © LOVATTS PUZZLES MEG3501

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FIND THE WORDS This is a theme puzzle with the subject stated below. Find the listed words in the grid. (They may run in any direction but always in a straight line. Some letters are used more than once.) Ring each word as you find it and when you have completed the puzzle, there will be 13 letters left over.

They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.

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DOWN 2. Play list (10) 3. Made fabric (4) 4. Powerful (6) 5. Solicitor (6) 6. Distorted (8) 7. Observe (4) 11. Demotion (10) 13. Endless space (8) 16. Despoil (6) 17. Lump (6) 18. Bolt (4) 20. Snug (4)

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JUST LIKE CATS & DOGS by Dave T. Phipps

1. An edible cat cooked as part of a regimen (8,4) 7. Exclude bread perhaps (5) 8. Train or part of a train (5) 9. Find a girl the day before (3) 10. New catechism in the form of a plan (9) 11. Terribly odd jewel found on a bumper car (6) 12. A man’s universe (6) 15. Bothering to order some bedwear (5,4) 17. A Hawaiian garland or the French one (3) 18. Taking an age to find a muse (5) 19. Leather overalls for men (5) 21. Evening clothes accessory (7,5)

DOWN 1. She has to be on her toes in her job (6,6) 2. The point of a hairstyle being put up (3) 3. Awfully hearty, but coarse (6) 4. Break down like Coe’s moped perhaps (9) 5. Precise former law (5) 6. Insensitive to criticism of new kitchen sink drama at first (5-7) 7. Fear upsetting an adder (5) 10. Wore scent made from a variety of maize (5,4) 13. A long way to go for a man (5) 14. A number able to hear a bird (6) 16. Said to look like egg white (5) 20. A pound for a priest’s garment (3)

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STRANGE BUT TRUE z It was noted 18th-century German scientist, philosopher and satirist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg who made the following sage observation: “It is almost impossible to carry the torch of truth through a crowd without singeing somebody’s beard.” z Sometimes looking at local ordinances can make you wonder what inspired lawmakers to pass such laws. For instance, in Florida it’s illegal to wear nothing but liquid latex while in a public place. z The lyrics to that favourite Irish ballad “O Danny Boy” were actually written by an Englishman. z Famed comedic actor Charlie Chaplin (pictured) was born in England, but at the age of 19 he moved to the United States as a performer with the prestigious Fred Karno company. Interestingly, Stan

by Samantha Weaver Laurel, of Laurel and Hardy fame, emigrated to the US at the same time, as part of the same company – as Chaplin’s understudy. z In a recent survey of pet owners, nearly half of all respondents said that the best description of their relationship with their pet would be “soul mate”. z Sardinia, the secondlargest island in the Mediterranean Sea, also is an autonomous region of Italy. If you ever decide to have a holiday there, keep an eye out for “casu marzu”, a cheese that’s produced locally.

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an eye out in order to sample it or avoid it depends on whether or not you have an appetite for adventurous eating. The makers of “casu marzu” deliberately introduce into the process the larvae of a particular cheese fly. Though the cheese is sometimes cleaned out before it’s served, it’s often presented in its original state, wriggling maggots and all.

Thought for the Day: “There is nothing more dangerous than a government of the many controlled by the few.” – Lawrence Lessig

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1. Great stress (12) 7. Visitor (5) 8. Stroll (5) 9. Beverage (3) 10. Guild (9) 11. Team (6) 12. Dwarf (6) 15. List (9) 17. Eggs (3) 18. Thread (5) 19. Scrape (5) 21. Exorbitant (12)

DOWN 1. Distressing (5-7) 2. Regret (3) 3. Inter (6) 4. Balance (9) 5. Eye-socket (5) 6. Spread-out (12) 7. Dazzle (5) 10. Ever louder (9) 13. Orb (5) 14. Neglect (6) 16. Repose (5) 20. Fuss (3) DUAL CROSSWORD 20,307

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ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20) Having a lively mind this week can lead to complications. For one thing, you are suspicious of everything and everyone, it is not necessary. It is fine to relax and be a little less judgmental. An overactive imagination could lead you to miss out on an opportunity. An amazing dream midweek throws you back into the past. Are you wondering where someone is now and what they are doing? It could be worth finding out.

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TAURUS (APR 21-MAY 21) Be

prepared to give more love than you get back this week. If someone is having trouble ‘opening up’ to you, patience is needed.

Some people are easier to spend time with than others. Still, if you feel the effort is worth the reward, then carry on. A financial offer seems good but be sure the figures add up. There is nothing romantic about mixing business with pleasure. Indeed, at this time it could prove to be something of a disaster.

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GEMINI (MAY 22-JUN

21) At times you feel as

though the future is vague and full of pitfalls. It is as if you have been handed a gift that you do not want to open. Why are you worried? I think there is a conversation you need to have.

Remember small changes can make things much clearer. You are not aware of all the facts. Worry about the past should not be allowed to cloud your future.

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CANCER (JUN 22-JUL 22)

This week, the harder you try to bring on romance, the more elusive it becomes. Just being yourself and keeping things simple is the best way forward. An overactive imagination can lead you up the wrong path and stop you from crossing through a welcoming gate. There is more to be gained than lost. There is love around you. Some of it is taken for granted and so becomes invisible. Some is misunderstood as interference.

for the week commencing 24.08.2015

BY CASSANDRA NYE

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LEO (JUL 23-AUG 23) You are a very loveable character but even you can sometimes doubt it. Just because someone has not paid you a compliment recently does not mean they have lost interest. Maybe you have to make the next move, but do it soon.

Even the keenest suitor can get bored and wander off if left wondering too long. Have more confidence in yourself. Being one of the more sociable signs, why doubt your charm?

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VIRGO (AUG 24-SEP 23) Being

a very loving person, you often take it for granted that you will give more than you receive. This lack of confidence can come across as a lack of love for yourself. How can you get to know others properly if you do not know yourself? When you are charming, you are hard to resist. Believe it.

Love is close by, but are you refusing to see it? Perhaps you seek perfection? Good luck with that.

LIBRA (SEP 24-

OCT 23) This week

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you will receive back what you are willing to give. The past may have soured your view of life. Such feelings, however, should be seen as temporary.

There is so much promise ahead of you, and the love that is so essential to your happiness. Be more optimistic and hope will shine in your eyes.

SCORPIO (OCT 24-NOV 22) A slow start

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to a new relationship may give you cause for concern. Be a little more patient. Let someone know what you hope for in life and what you dream of. Not everyone can give you what you want but, if you think about it, you could give it to yourself.

Something that you never thought you would feel again is just around the corner. Allow yourself to enjoy it without asking too many questions.

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SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21) Do some of your relationships

seem complicated? They don’t have to be. By being honest and open with others, you will bring clarity.

Maybe the truth won’t go down well with everyone, but do you really need them?

We all put up with negative people sometimes, often through guilt. Stop feeling guilty. When you feel that you have failed, look around you. An exaggerated feeling is an untruth. This is what you are feeling now.

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CAPRICORN (DEC 22-JAN 20)

Try as you may this week, you are likely to say the wrong thing to the wrong person. So, suitably armed with this knowledge, beware. Something you thought was a foregone conclusion seems to be far from it. At times, keeping a low profile has its charms. Even storms blow over eventually. Add something special to the weekend by admitting how you feel about someone.

AQUARIUS (JAN 21-FEB 19) Mincing your words this week could give the wrong impression. Any delay in uttering the truth could see you accused of avoiding an issue. Does it seem embarrassing? Well, don’t forget your amazing charm. Turn it on at the right time and just see the opposition melt away. Certainly, you have been mistaken about how someone feels about you and this shows silence is not always golden.

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PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 20) When history

starts to repeat itself you can be forgiven for getting a little tetchy. Don’t have any of it. Maybe it is time to walk away from a very negative influence? Think more about the future than the present. If you knew how much satisfaction was ahead of you, would that help? Holding back from making a mistake may leave you feeling confused. Remember, it is all a matter of timing.

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Monday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Also celebrating today is British actor/writer Stephen Fry (below left), 58.

Bravery is something you are not short of, Virgo. In the months ahead you will be offered a chance to shine and succeed.

Be brave enough to stand up and do your best. You won’t regret it.

Tuesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! You share your day with English author Martin Amis (pictured below) whose best known novels include Money (1984) and London Fields (1989) – Amis is 66 today. There is some hard work and hard talk ahead, Virgo. No matter, for working with your talents and charm will more than see you through. Opportunities may seem daunting and even frightening. Be brave.

Wednesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Virgo, what kind of success do you seek? Be clear and precise in your planning. Refuse to accept second best and you will not go far wrong. It is necessary and desirable to be all that you can be, and more.

Thursday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Bringing something new and exciting to the world of others sees your success bloom, Virgo. This has not been, and will continue not to be, an easy task. Bravery will be rewarded.

Friday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday!

Breaking new ground is something you do not shy away from, Virgo. So it is that the months ahead see you trying to convince others of your determination and passion.

You can inspire.

Saturday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Breaking away from the mundane is part of your life story, Virgo. Never have you been more imaginative and creative.

Sunday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Brimful of ideas and inspiration, Virgo?

That is just like you, and is where you really show your talents. Don’t be modest, others will rally to your call and be happy to assist.

PHOTO: ©TOM CRAIG/RANDOM HOUSE

SOLUTIONS AND ANSWERS for this week’s puzzles and tests The Big 1 Crossword 3501

This week's Sudoku

This week's Snowflake

Find the Words solution 865 Life in the deep DUAL CROSSWORD 18,950 CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Acid; 8 Razor blade; 9 Scapulae; 10 Ouch; 12 Peseta; 14 Treble; 15 Abject; 17 Unseat; 18 Star; 19 Infantry; 21 Slow motion; 22 Eden.

Down: 2 Cricket bat; 3 Drop; 4 Azalea; 5 Orient; 6 Bloomers; 7 Beth; 11 Call a truce; 13 Eyebrows; 16 Tailor; 17 Unfair; 18 So-so; 20 Nine.

QUICK SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Grow; 8 Outrageous; 9 Ceremony; 10 Vary; 12 String; 14 Rarely; 15 Pilfer; 17 Dredge; 18 Lean; 19 Velocity; 21 Contiguous; 22 Yank.

Down: 2 Repertoire; 3 Wove; 4 Strong; 5 Lawyer; 6 Perverse; 7 Espy; 11 Relegation; 13 Infinity; 16 Ravage; 17 Dollop; 18 Lock; 20 Cosy.

CryptoQuote answer

This week's Go Figure!

Mega Maze

DUAL CROSSWORD TOO 20,307 CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Balanced diet; 7 Debar; 8 Coach; 9 Eve; 10 Schematic; 11 Dodgem; 12 Cosmos; 15 Night robe; 17 Lei; 18 Erato; 19 Chaps; 21 Ironing board. Down: 1 Ballet dancer; 2 Nub; 3 Earthy; 4 Decompose; 5 Exact; 6 Thick-skinned; 7 Dread; 10 Sweet corn; 13 Miles; 14 Toucan; 16 Glair; 20 Alb. QUICK SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Hypertension; 7 Guest; 8 Amble; 9 Tea; 10 Committee; 11 Eleven; 12 Midget; 15 Directory; 17 Ova; 18 Nylon; 19 Graze; 21 Extortionate. Down: 1 Heart-rending; 2 Rue; 3 Entomb; 4 Stability; 5 Orbit; 6 Decentralise; 7 Glare; 10 Crescendo; 13 Globe; 14 Forget; 16 Relax; 20 Ado.

The Baker's Dozen Trivia Test: 1. 15 years. 2. Actor Tim Curry. 3. Vangelis. He also composed the music for “Chariots of Fire”. 4. Spiral. 5. “I think, therefore I am.” 6. The Shop Around the Corner. 7. Flourish and Blotts. 8. Vasco da Gama. 9. Napoleonic Wars. 10. 0.2 . 11. Steely Dan, in 1974. It’s believed that the song was penned about writer Rikki Ducornet. 12. “Waltzing Matilda”.

13. “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”, by the Beatles in 1967. Despite the rumours about the title’s initials (LSD), the song wasn’t about drugs. John Lennon’s young son, Julian, did a drawing of a nursery-school classmate, Lucy, and called it “Lucy – in the sky with diamonds.”

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