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A horse of course View the magnificent Sculptures by the River PAGE 12

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Dubbo welcomes the Governor-General

Tackling the taboos of women’s health

Elijah’s taking the scientific approach

Under the hood with Paul Jackson

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FROM THE GUEST EDITOR

Friday 28.08.2015 to Sunday 30.08.2015 SCULPTURE

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View the magnificent Sculptures by the River PAGE 12

ANN RYAN Tackling the taboos of women’s health PAGE 24

TALES FROM THE TRAILS Cramming it in PAGE 34

YOUNG GUN

PEOPLE

Elijah’s taking the scientific approach PAGE 18

SAMUEL SHOOTER

BUSINESS

And his decision to launch a real estate business of his own PAGE 42

TRAVEL

LIFESTYLE

Lost and found in New Zealand PAGE 50

UNDER THE HOOD With Paul Jackson PAGE 52

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Seven Days Tony Webber Paul Dorin Watercooler What I Do Know Sally Bryant

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The Big Picture Business & Rural Lifestyle Entertainment What’s On 3-Day TV Guide

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Powers of suggestion T’S definitive proof in a way that if you are told something often enough you’ll start to believe it. Like, ‘there’s no such thing as can’t’, ‘follow your dreams, no matter what’, or ‘you can do it, go on and kill yourself.’ The story of Michelle Carter and Conrad Roy has emerged in a world – western at least – which is tirelessly and actively working double time to prevent teen suicide. Neither Carter or Roy made good choices in the lead up to his tragic death and now the inexplicable; that we are to believe he encouraged her to support him in the quest to take his own life. Convenient to appoint the blame on the deceased but with a confirmed needy, insecure personality, there’s good argument Carter was lead by a boy with a history of emotional problems who convinced her to walk a terrible path with him. And it’s easy to assume – though alarm bells would have been ringing were it you or I on the other end of his texts – it can’t be underestimated that her levels of poor self-image, ignorance, stupidity, or self serving insecurities are higher than most, and her shocking participation does not represent your average teen. There is much going on in the background for her, no doubt, and she deserves help like anyone else in need, but the manslaughter charges should stick. Being held accountable in front of a world of teens who can watch, download and share the gory details of this story unfold, is crucial to positioning it as wrong. As a generation of connected teens exposed to the lengthy texts, which coax Roy to death, read like comprehensive instructions on how to make a home made time bomb. Would this have happened if either of them had not owned a mobile phone? Absolutely. If the intent was there, Will would find a way. The technology facilitated their actions but did not make them obsess on Roy’s intentions, just made it easier to reinforce, silently, under the radar, hidden. Turn back the clock 20 years though and as an audible conversations had out loud on a kitchen or hallway home phone where everyone can hear, the likelihood of being able to keep or drive such a terrible secret forward would have been limited. While it would be a relief to think 99.99 per of teens are trustworthy with a device in their hands and I believe the majority are, statistics that 1 in 5 Australians experience cyberbullying still suggests 4 million per year are victims and 4 million – or more if operating in a pack – are perpetrators, using the cloak and convenience of technology to commit their cybercrimes. What it must be doing to Roy’s family knowing Carter had endless, countless, thousands of opportunities to tell someone what Roy planned and to have chosen not to ask for help from support organisations available online or from parents, teachers, police or school counsellors. That Roy’s death was preventable must be agonising. How many parents among us know who their children are talking to on their mobile phones or the tone of those conversations? How is it possible to know? When was the last time your teen left the house without their phone? What’s their reaction if you suggest they have just one day a week, where they leave it in a drawer and forget about it?

FOMO. The fear of missing out. So what if they arrive at school ignorant of some overnight conversation and they were not privy to it? Will the world stop turning? No, and yes, in a teenagers’ world quite probably. It’s the essence of their vulnerability and key to the need to protect them. I read this week transformative advice from one of Australia’s leading experts in the field of cyberbullying, Dr Barbara Spears who says parents can be instrumental in protecting their children from online bullying or negative experiences by removing or limiting time with a device. Why? Because it puts responsibility squarely on the shoulder’s of parents. It says to a child, I’m taking responsibility for your wellbeing. We do the same with toddlers and matches. While a teenager may complain bitterly and align you as the world’s worst they can blame you for their phoneless state relieving them of any social stigma this might otherwise attract. It puts the onus on parents who can do a lot more than just shower a generation snapping at their heels with Manna from electronics heaven and promote responsible usage, proper etiquette and the strength to know they can live without their phone. Try leading by example. Friday, August 28 is Wear it Purple Day, a loud and proud community statement which celebrates diversity and attempts to shatter myths and prejudices which will exist and breed through ignorant attitudes. Our attitudes are shaped by community discourse – and our parents/carers voices – so what better way to have that important discussion and debate, out in the open. Breaking down barriers, not reinforcing them institutionally as has happened this week over the screening of indy film Gayby Baby about children with same sex parents, and which some public schools had intended to show on Wear it Purple Day to promote those high ideals of diversity, acceptance, tolerance and a society which doesn’t ostracise others for living honest lives or being different. I suppose there is a type of honesty in what NSW Education Minister, Adrian Piccoli, is doing, by banning the documentary from a Wear it Purple Day screening in every public school in the state, in case it disrupts classes. How about banning unruly behaviour, disrespect for teachers and the use of the F-bomb in school grounds while he’s at it. Not sure when the minister was actually in a school last but lack of discipline and the disruption it causes on a daily basis across the school system, is a bigger problem than potentially teaching our youth it’s ok to be tolerant. Or the more timely message that here is a social issue of our time so agree with it or not, don’t fear it, ask questions, debate it, think about, talk, get educated. Piccoli’s essentially hung up the phone in the middle of an important national conversation about marriage equity and at an institutional level telling youth who lean heavily on services like headspace because they face homophobia on a daily basis, that they’re not worthy of a place in the discussion about them. That’s sounding like exclusion, which is a subtle form of bullying, which is a life-threatening disease of our time, and accountability, though not a cure, is the mind shift communities need, from the top, down.

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Workers lose $24 million if penalty rates cut ORKERS in Dubbo met the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association NSW Secretary Bernie Smith at the Dubbo RSL Club this week to discuss the potential impact of penalty rate cuts. Retail workers in the Parkes electorate could be left out of pocket to the tune of up to $24 million a year if penalty rates are cut, research released this week has found. A cut to the penalty rates of retail workers alone, who make up 10 per cent of the total local workforce, would also hit the local economy hard, with a potential $11.1 million per annum loss of disposable income – money that would usually be spend in local businesses. Adding hospitality, that figure jumps to $34.4 million of lost wages and up to $11.7 of lost disposable income. The research, conducted by the McKell Institute, came as Dubbo workers prepared to meet at the Dubbo RSL Club to discuss plans to fight the impact on their take home pay. Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association NSW Secretary Bernie Smith said that with a cut to weekend penalty rates currently firmly on the Federal Government’s agenda, the pos-

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“The Federal Government’s recent Productivity Commission report recommended a cut to weekend penalty rates for workers in the retail and hospitality industries. If that recommendation is adopted, the Dubbo community will suffer. “This isn’t pie in the sky stuff. The threat of Dubbo workers losing their penalty rates is now very real. “Local workers are facing a multipronged attack on their penalty rates, including from employers, the Federal Government, the recent productivity commission report, and the local business lobby groups. “People rely on weekend penalty rates to compensate them for missing time with family and friends and to ensure they can pay their bills. A cut to penalty rates without compensation is a cut to take home pay workers can’t afford and don’t deserve. sibility of the economic hit is very real. “This would have a devastating impact on the Dubbo economy and on local workers, particularly those in the retail industry,” Smith said. The 2011 census showed the popu-

lation of the Parkes electorate to be 150,927. Almost 62 per cent of people were over the age of 15 and those who identified as being in the labour force are employed full-time, 26.2 per cent part time and an unemployment rate of

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“Cutting penalty rates will also have a negative impact on the local economy. Slashing the take home pay of workers would mean thousands of Parkes residents will have less money to spend in local shops and businesses.”

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Narromine Airport t EPUTY Prime Minister and Minister for infrastructure and regional development, Warren Truss will officially launch AUSFLY 2015 hosted by the SAAA (Sport aircraft association of Australia) at the Narromine Airport around midday on Friday, September 4. AUSFLY 2015 represents Australia’s private and sport aviators and is one of regional Australia’s largest general aviation airshow and fly-ins with hundreds of aircraft expected to attend and around 20 aircraft flying demonstrations or fly pasts. “When aircraft are not in the air, spectators will be able to get up close to them. It is the first time a Mustang will be there,” said Paul Bennett, the airshow coordinator. “It’s going to be a pretty good show with plenty of display pilots including myself,” said Bennett who will demonstrate among others, the Grumman Avenger and Wirraway. AUSFLY 2015 allows the public access to the latest in high tech composite production aircraft through to warbirds. The airshow involves two and a half hours of flying demonstrations by well-known aerobatic pilots. This will includes a fire bombing demonstration by Rebel Ag which showing the capabilities of specific aircraft in fire suppression. Aero modellers who can spend up to 2000 hours building their craft, will mount a display featuring their 3-metre wing span planes alongside. The popular aerobatic team, the RAAF Roulettes will also return to the region to perform their formation display. The

Roulettes are Australia’s elite formation aerobatic display team flying at speeds of up to 590 kilometres per hour. The six Roulettes may experience up to 4.5G (or 4.5 times the normal force of gravity) while in the air. A single engine Russian fighter aircraft used by the Soviet Union in WW2, the Yakovlev Yak-9 was the most mass-produced Soviet fighter of all time and will be on display on the ground and in the air. Over 35 exhibitors and sponsors will host information booths including The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) who will host workshops on safe flying. The workshop program covers a range of aviation topics including TAFE Tamworth – Aviation Maintenance (Aeroskills), Aviation Search and Rescue and practical subjects such as aviation insurance, propeller maintenance and working with wooden structures.

The popular aerobatic team, the RAAF Roulettes will also return to the region to perform their formation display. The Roulettes are Australia’s elite formation aerobatic display team flying at speeds of up to 590 kilometres per hour.

Schools with an interest in aviation have been invited to attend. A unique stand this year, is the Parkes Christian School with what is left of the third place entry in the Melbourne Moomba birdman competition. The SAAA mentored their entry, and they are now working on another for next year. What is left of this year’s glider will be on display. The CA-18 Mustang is an Ausralian built version of the American model, being the only other country outside the USA to produce them. The aircraft flying during the AUSFLY 2015 has spent time in various aviation museums until it’s restoration and first flight in1998. Aviation buffs will enjoy microlights to heavier constructions, gyros, helicopters, jets, aerobatic and joy flights will be available. Narromine Airport has historic significance for numerous occasions which include the arrival of Sir Ross and Keith Smith after their win in the inaugural London to Sydney Air Race, being home to Ausrtralia’s first regional aero club and has been a ‘backup’ international airport for Sydney’s Mascot.

AUSFLY 2015 z The flying display will be on Friday and Saturday from 1pm to 3.30pm and includes the talents of Australia’s leading airshow performance team at Paul Bennet Airshows and capped off with the RAAF Roulettes. Entry is just $15 per adult and children are free. Narromine Airport Friday, September 4 to Sunday September 6.

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The week’s top stories from around the region

Dubbo welcomes Australia’s Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove D UBBO has welcomed the Governor-General of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove from August 27 to 29 who are visiting the city to acknowledge the role Dubbo people and organisations play in uniting and providing services to the community. Mayor of Dubbo Councillor Mathew Dickerson has said Sir Peter and Lady Cosgrove will spread engagements over three days to meet local people and volunteers that make positive and important contributions to the City as well as inspect some of the City’s best educational and cultural institutions. “Hosting a visit by the Governor-General is a privilege and opportunity to present the best of our regional City. “Importantly, such a visit helps recognise and encourage those people in our community that, through their work or volunteering, help unite the City,” councillor Dickerson said. Among the official engagements Sir Peter and Lady Cosgrove will visit communitybased organisations including the Royal Flying Doctor Service Education Centre, the Dubbo Police and Community Youth Club, the NSW Volunteer Rescue Association and the Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre. Also included in the program are visits to Charles Sturt University and Dubbo College Senior Campus as well as some of the best recreational and cultural facilities in the City including the Barden Park (DCL Park) Regional Centre of Excellence for Athletics, the Western Plains Cultural Centre and Taronga Western Plains Zoo. “To have Sir Peter and Lady Cosgrove in Dubbo for an extended period of time is testament to the many notable community based organisations that deserve recognition. During their stay Their Excellencies will be meeting a wide cross section of the community including school students, rescue volunteers and local athletes to acknowledge their role and contributions to the City. “A Civic Reception will be held at the Western Plains Cultural Centre to thank Their Excellencies on behalf of the City of Dubbo for visiting. I expect the pride people have in our City, the dedication of our community volunteers and the quality of our institutions and facilities will leave Sir Peter and Lady Cosgrove with a fond and

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Governor-General of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove. PHOTO: COURTESY GOVERNOR GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA OFFICE.

lasting impression of Dubbo,” he said.

Former Dubbo businessman a finalist on Masterchef New Zealand FORMER business partner and chef in what was once the hottest eatery in Dubbo, the Echidna Cafe on Macquarie Street, Richard Harris (pictured) is a finalist in Masterchef New Zealand. Richard’s bio on the show’s webpage reveals he entered Masterchef NZ in the hope of a chance to encourage people to enjoy cooking, and that young members of the community would get interested. “... to make people aware that to cook a great meal does not take a lot of time and a lot of ingredients. I also entered to take my love of cooking and love of great ingredients to a new level,” he says. Harris has made it into the top 10 of an original starting pool of 16 contestants just this week and is proving popular with judges and viewers like. You can follow Richard’s progress by searching Richard Harris Masterchef 2015 on Facebook at Richard Harris Masterchef 2015.

Australia’s strength begins with strong regions LEADERS in regional development met this week in Canberra for a national forum to discuss ways of increasing growth and prosperity across Australia’s diverse regions. RDA Orana chair John Walkom, deputy chair Matthew Fuller and CEO Felicity Taylor-Edwards travelled to Canberra for the 2-day forum to participate in the discussions. Opening the annual Regional Development Australia (RDA) Forum on Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren

Truss said that RDA committees were at the heart of regional development. “When the regions are strong so is the nation, therefore effective regional planning and cooperation is essential to driving regional growth and prosperity, particularly in times of substantial social and economic change,” said Minister Truss. “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 Orana Chair John Walkom said that the emphasis on good data and strong business cases along with building partnerships with the private sector were high on the agenda.

RDA Orana Chair John Walkom, Deputy Chair Matthew Fuller, CEO Felicity Taylor-Edwards and Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss met over dinner in the Great Hall at Parliament House on Wednesday evening. PHOTO SUPPLIED

DUBBO CITY COUNCIL will facilitate a community response to the level of litter and rubbish along the Macquarie River as well as continue with Stormwater Education initiatives to help educate the community about the impact of litter on the natural waterways. The actions were confirmed following the consideration of a notice of motion at Council’s Ordinary meeting on Monday, August, 24, 2015. Mayor of Dubbo councillor Mathew Dickerson said Council determined four actions to address the issue of littering. “As a whole there is shared concern for the health of the Macquarie River and that levels of rubbish in the Macquarie River and litter along the river corridor is unsightly and causes negative environmental impacts,” councillor Dickerson said. “The first step is for Council to convene a meeting of interested parties with a view to addressing the level of rubbish and litter both in and along the Macquarie River. “Council also resolved to continue to seek grant funding for the installation of gross pollutant traps (GPTs) in the Dubbo urban area. “In regards to GPTs Council will review the overall prioritisation of GPT installation throughout the city in conjunction with the 2016/17 budget preparation process.” “Recognising the role Council can play in educating the community Council will continue with its Stormwater Education Program to promote the awareness of the need to ensure

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a healthy Macquarie River into the future,” Councillor Dickerson said. “No-one in the community wants to see the amount of rubbish that accumulated at Devil’s Hole Reserve recently,” councillor Dickerson said. “By carrying this motion, Council can play a part in addressing this important social and environmental issue,” he said.

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Regional schools on show at Sydney Olympic Park STUDENTS from across the Western area will have their artwork exhibited at Sydney Olympic Park as the first step in this year’s popular ‘Operation Art’. Participating schools include Booligal Public School, Narromine Public School, Quandialla and Trundle Central Schools. Nine hundred students from 299 across the state will show 857 artworks. They will be on exhibition at the prestigious Newington Armory Gallery, Sydney Olympic Park from September 5 until October 25, 2015. Students were invited to submit artworks to foster a comforting healing environment for The Children’s Hospital at Westmead’s young patients and their visitor.

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Now in its 21st year, Operation Art has meant that over 900 colourful works now adorn the halls, wards and surgeries at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, brightening up the walls for patients, their families and the staff. Following the exhibition at

Sydney Olympic Park, 50 works will be selected to begin a yearlong tour, starting with an exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and then moving to a number of regional galleries, before settling at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead as part of its formidable collection

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Water and Sewerage customer survey now open DUBBO CITY COUNCIL commenced a survey of its water and sewerage customers last week.

Dubbo City Council’s Director of technical services Stewart McLeod said the phone survey aims to determine if Council’s Customer Service Levels for water and sewerage services meet customer expectations. “The survey, which only takes a few minutes to do over the

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 28.08.2015 to Sunday 30.08.2015 phone, will assist Council in meeting the needs of local residents in terms of water supply and sewerage service delivery,” Mr McLeod said. “Dubbo City Council encourages residents to participate in this survey”, he said. “All they need to do is respond to a number of short answer questions which should take no longer than a few minutes.” The results will assist in determining customer expectations and monitoring changes. “The information gauged is very important for the development and evaluation of the Council’s water and sewerage services,” Mr McLeod.

Preschool enrolments boost MEMBER for the Dubbo electorate Troy Grant said this week that a needs-based funding model for preschools is boosting enrolments of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Mr Grant said the NSW Government’s $150 million preschool funding model has increased funding by 20 per cent and has provided incentives for services to enrol students from low socioeconomic and Aboriginal backgrounds. “The results have been im-

pressive. Across the State there has been a two per cent increase in the number of children attending a preschool program in the year before school,” Mr Grant said. “The numbers of Aboriginal children and children from low income backgrounds attending preschool has increased by five per cent since the introduction of the NSW Government’s Preschool Funding Model. “In rural and remote services, there has been a two per cent increase in enrolments of children in the year before school and a three per cent increase in enrolments of low income and Aboriginal children.” Minister for Early Childhood Education Leslie Williams said a report into the Preschool Funding Model, one year after it was introduced, shows the positive impact the model is having. “Since the Preschool Funding Model was introduced, 95 per cent of community preschools have received an increase in their base funding,” Mrs Williams said. “The model is ensuring access to an education program in the year before school, particularly amongst Aboriginal children and children from low income families.

Multicultural Festival preparations in full swing National costume parade: Talieh Halajniya, Monika McDonald, chair, multicultural festival and Vic Avila with children in traditional Iranian national dress who will be appearing in the festival street parade on Saturday, September 5 which departs from the Cyril Flood Memorial Rotunda at 2pm.

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Sculptures by the River PHOTOGRAPHY CONNOR COMAN-SARGENT

THE inaugural Sculptures by the River exhibition was held at Lazy River Estate on Saturday and Sunday, August 22 and 23 August. Visitors to the Estate were asked to vote for the inaugural 2015 PrincipleFocus People’s Choice Prize where seven horses were in the running for the win. Peter Scott, director Lazy River Estate said, “Not only was it amazing watching the sculptures come together,

it was great to see over 200 people visit the exhibition over the weekend, considering the weather was against us.” Pink Angels were the clear winners at the end of the day, taking home the PrincipleFocus People’s Choice Prize for $250 and collecting over $400 in gold coin donations at the gate. Two of the horse sculptures will remain on display at Lazy River, and another two (Horsome and Birtha) will be auctioned on behalf of the Pink Angels at an event to be held at Lazy River Estate on Sunday, September 13.

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Elijah, fellow students, counsellors and RSI staff

Elijah in The Space Systems Lab, MIT

Taking the scientific approach Dubbo College Senior Campus student Elijah Stanger-Jones at just 17, has recently returned from a highly competitive summer research program held in the United States where he was able to share his passion for science and engineering. AS TOLD TO Ella McMillan PHOTOGRAPHY Connor Coman-Sargent

is extremely exciting to me. What’s the exchange program you’ve been involved with? What was the most rewarding part of your time there and what surprised you? Why? The Research Science Institute is an intense, sixweek research program that provides students the opOn top of this incredible research I was given the opportunity to pursue original scientific research at some portunity to do, I was also able to meet 84 likeminded of the best institutions in the world. I conducted my re- students who all shared this passion for science and search in the Space Systems Lab at the Massachusetts engineering. These were some of the most brilliant Institute of Technology where I produced my research people I’ve ever had the privilege of meeting and I trupaper titled: “Analysis of Dynamics of Free Floating ly made some life-long friends. What was the most challenging aspect? Why? Manipulators for Kinematic Control”. What are you trying to discover with your research? These six weeks were the most intellectually rigorOn the International Space Station there are a set ous of my life, I was thrown into one of the most adof micro satellites called SPHERES used for testing alvanced labs in the world and told to do post-gradugorithms for control. My research was based around ate level research in the period of a month. Every day a robotic arm attachment for these I was challenged by new problems satellites. The problem I was solvthat arose and every day I loved eveing was due to the nature of these ry second of what I was doing. robotics arms; because they are not Do you believe one man can fixed to a large mass, whenever the change the world? arm goes to reach for an object the Yes, we all have the ability to momentum causes the entire satelchange the world, its just about havThe chief lite to move and the arm misses its ing the courage to go for it. And of target. course a metric ton of hard work security officer My research details a way to calgoes a long way. from Microsoft culate and compensate for this moWhat changes have you noticed spoke to us one within yourself since the exmentum to enable accurate use change? of the robotic arm. The research night and I’ll I’ve certainly been more motivatI did was some of the most chalnever forget ed, my drive to achieve has greatly lenging work I’ve ever undertaken, increased after seeing the incredible what he told and because of this, also the most people at MIT and what they have enjoyable. us, “Spend the accomplished. What made you want to participate rest of your life in this exchange program? What’s the most challenging thing about science? I have always had a passion for being absolutely science and engineering, the feelFailure. Almost everyday in scipetrified because ing of discovering or creating someence you’ll go in and something you have no thing entirely new is priceless. This won’t work as well as you want it to. was truly a once in a lifetime opporThe challenge is coming in the next idea what you’re tunity; I applied on a whim, thinkday and making it work slightly betdoing and how ing I didn’t really have a chance of ter than yesterday; until you’ve got to accomplish it; being accepted. tangible results. “Eureka” moments What sparked your interest in scidon’t happen, long nights and lots of that challenge ence? hard work do. will lead to a Ever since I was a young child I’ve What’s the best piece of career had an interest in science, specifiadvice you’ve received and from truly fulfilling whom? cally robotics. The ability to watch life.” something that started out, as an The chief security officer from Miidea in your head, become a reality crosoft spoke to us one night and I’ll

never forget what he told us, “Spend the rest of your life being absolutely petrified because you have no idea what you’re doing and how to accomplish it, that challenge will lead to a truly fulfilling life.” What do you have to say to other budding young scientists? You are never too young to start, there is no reason to wait till you’ve got a PhD to actually begin doing science. Some of the most incredible achievements from recent years have come from scientists who are still teenagers. What is your career plan for the future? What are you working on at the moment? Mechatronic engineering (robotics) focusing on personal robotics. I’m currently working on designing an under-torqued bipedal robotics system. What’s one of your fondest memories in your experience with science? Watching my first walking robot take its first steps, seeing something I had created taking that first step was a really amazing moment. What do your friends and family think of your recent achievements? I have an incredibly supporting family that I cannot thank enough for allowing me to pursue these dreams, without them none of this would be possible. I would like to thank the National Youth Science Forum, Macquarie Rotary of Dubbo and Rotary Australia, Dubbo College Senior Campus, Distance Education, Bawd Property Trust, Colin Honeysett Plumbing, Mr Ian Corcoran and Trades and Investment NSW also for all their support. Do you have any interesting stories to share from the trip? All eighty-four of us camped out next to a road for a full 18 hours to watch the Independence Day fireworks, in the drizzling rain and cold. It was an awful day, but it really allowed all of us to become better friends and now I have life long friends with whom I will remain in contact with for years to come. If you could change anything about science, what would it be and why? Better government funding, in light of recent parliamentary decisions by our current leader, Australia seems to think its ok to cut science funding. This is not the case and these decisions are going to be very damaging in the long run.

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Tony Webber

Tony Webber is a Dubbo resident who could not punch his way out of long grass.

Great white hopes punch above our weight as seagoing shark bait DON’T mean to make light of shark attacks. People are injured – or worse – and no doubt traumatised. But I do want to call bullshit on one claim that consistently appears in the media coverage of these incidents. That is, that the human victim punched the shark and this somehow contributed to their survival or escape. In July surf champ Mick Fanning eluded the attentions of a large shark, and included in his account how he punched the animal, a factoid duly repeated in countless media reports. It has been a reoccurring theme over time and almost became a cliché in the string of attacks this year. In reporting the Fanning incident, National Geographic endorsed the boxingas-shark-repellent defence strategy. “Sharks are known to respect size and power in the water, and experts say the best thing to do if you are approached by one is punch it hard. Aim for the nose, the eyes, or the gills, which are particularly sensitive.” Aside from the practicalities of aiming for sensitive areas, with a sufficiently forceful punch, underwater, while being savaged by an A-list member of the predators’ club, it’s an unlikely scenario. Great whites have been gutted and found to have swallowed, well, just about everything, both organic and otherwise. The idea that a creature capable of gulping down a car tyre or whole sea turtle without pause would be put off its hunt by a smack in the gills from the blunt knuckles of an 80kg monkey-descended land mammal stretches belief. Robust humans can endure punches, and I imagine a human that was five metres long and half a tonne in weight could endure quite a few blows from an off-balance surfer trying to tread water at the same time. Maybe a pigeon, sure, or a sloth – you could hook into a bloody sloth, just hanging there asking for it, confident in the knowledge that if you caught it unawares you could really change its approach to the day. But big sharks fight other big sharks,

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crocs on occasion, fend off orcas, grapple with giant squid, eat leopard seals like hot chips and generally throw their weight around in the most fearsome habitat arena there is. Yet we are encouraged to believe that a blow from a human fist would send this food chain dominator fleeing like a chastised ferret. You never hear of African safari guides blithely talking about punching away lions or charging bull elephants, probably because the result of such advice would be a tourist dragged off and devoured, or trampled into the dust for all to see. Whereas when an abalone diver disappears, armchair shark experts can presumably shrug and suggest he or she must not have punched hard enough. Try it out for yourself. Start with a guard dog. Jump the fence at the car wreckers and as the bristling Alsatian

lunges at your throat jab it away with a deft flurry. Then move up to say, a hyena, then a polar bear, and once you’ve seen them off with a two-punch combination and remorseless body shots you can graduate to a great white. Imagine that five-metre tiger shark, swimming back down to the depths af-

` The idea that a creature capable of gulping down a car tyre or whole sea turtle without pause would be put off its hunt by a smack in the gills from the blunt knuckles of an 80kg monkeydescended land mammal

ter an unsuccessful attack, holding its snout in pain: Shark 1: “Dennis! What happened to you?” Shark 2: “I went to taste one of those monkey things and he punched me in the nose.” Shark 1: “Good grief! Put your head back, you’re getting blood everywhere. You’ll attract Brian.” Shark 2: “I’d seen it hit a sloth earlier, but I had no idea they were so violent. (Sobbing) Oh Terry, maybe I’m not cut out for this ...” Shark 1: “There, there Dennis, we all have off days. Come on, I’ll shout you a turtle.” If sharks are known to respect size I’ll never be attacked wearing Speedos, but I suspect if a shark does not to eat us its only because it doesn’t want to.

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WASHINGTON: A connected workout shirt from designer Ralph Lauren is hitting the market this month, promising to deliver “smart” fashion, at a hefty price. The new “PoloTech smartshirt” (pictured) went on sale yesterday at $US295 ($A413), and includes “realtime biometric technology” which pairs with a smartphone application. Using silver fibres woven into the fabric, the form-fitting crew-neck shirt can read the wearer’s heart rate, breathing depth, intensity of move-

ment, energy output, stress levels, steps taken and calories burned. The new shirt is the latest entry in the growing market of wearable technology that allow users to monitor health and fitness with sensors next to the skin. “The Ralph Lauren PoloTech shirt will change the way you look at fashion and apparel. It will give you knowledge you can use to lead a better life,” said David Lauren, executive vice president at Ralph Lauren Corporation, in a statement.

“This is a bridge between technology, fitness and style that approaches wellness and well-being in comprehensive and complementary ways. It will touch many parts of your life.” PoloTech wearers will also need an iPhone or iPad: the shirt, made of 70 per cent polyester, 21 per cent nylon and nine per cent spandex, will communicate to an application available on Apple’s iOS mobile operating system. It transmits the data via a detachable, bluetooth-enabled “black box”. AFP. PHOTO: REUTERS

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THE WATERCOOLER BY ELLA MCMILLAN

Dubbo’s tornado trending I DON’T know about you, but I’m pretty sure there was a tornado somewhere recently? I think it was a town in country NSW called Dubbo, regardless, it made worldwide news and was trending on Facebook. According to a NSW SES spokesman, the wild weather destroyed seven homes, uprooted trees and scattered debris. Footage on social media showed parts of buildings, shed and trees sucked into the air. Sydney-siders failed to escape their fair share of destruction with flash-flooding and hail.

VIDEO footage emerged from exhibition organisers in Taipei this week showing a 12 year-old boy falling into a $2 million Paolo Porpora painting. Needless to say, the 350 year-old “Flowers” painting came off worse, appropriately left with a hole the size of the boy’s fist. Seems as though “You break, you buy it” would never hurt so much but luckily for the boy and his family however the organisers have decided not to seek damages and ask that the boy not be blamed for the accident. They should go out and buy a lottery ticket immediately. How many parents absolutely cringed when they heard the news?

None Direction SHORTLY after Zayn’s departure from the band, One Direction is set to take a least a one year hiatus as of March next year to focus on solo projects. Following the dire reaction to The Sun’s news of the break, Louis felt compelled to tweet, “It’s just

a break. We’re not going anywhere.” However they said they won’t go on tour after the release of their fifth album. Cue totally distraught teens. Meanwhile hundreds of newsagents around the world struggle to find a relevant band photo without Zayn, to accompany their story.

Pointless teen suicide prosecuted AS prosecutors release the text messages of teenager Conrad Roy III’s, ‘friend’ Michelle Carter was charged with involuntary manslaughter alleging they were what caused his suicidal death. They met in 2012 and had formed an online relationship and an indictment issued alleges Carter assisted Roy to take his own life via dozens of messages. The tragic conversation just hours before the incident implied he would be happier once gone. “You can’t think about it. You just have to do it. You said you were going to do it. Like I don’t get why you aren’t,” it read. The conversation continued and Carter’s final message was “Okay. You can do this.” Roy was later found dead in a vehicle in a parking lot.

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Ann Ryan: Tackling the taboos of women’s health Women’s Health Week is back and what better time but to drag the taboo topics from the closet and which make women squirm, put them on the table and talk. In fact the official theme this year is ‘Let’s Talk’ but it can help to have an experts in the room to break the ice. Ann Ryan, centre manager, Family Planning NSW Dubbo is the woman for the job. AS TOLD TO Ella McMillan PHOTOGRAPHY Connor Coman-Sargent What is your background? I have a background in Health Service and Facility Planning and prior to that was a registered nurse and midwife. Where are you from? I am originally from Gulargambone but have lived in a variety of locations including Sydney and Port Macquarie. I moved back to Dubbo 4 years ago. How long have you been practicing? I have been with Family Planning for 4 years and for 12 years in Women’s health. Why did you choose this field? Women’s Health has always been an

interest of mine. To be an advocate for women and empower them in a male health related world. What’s the most rewarding part of your job? The most rewarding part of the job is speaking with women and men who are satisfied with the services that we offer at Family Planning NSW. It is about providing the evidence based information that each person requires to assist them to maintain their sexual and reproductive health. What’s the most challenging part of your job? The most challenging part of the job is encouraging people to attend the activities and events that we run to promote reproductive and sexual health like this event Let’s talk or the “Pee for Three” campaign run in Youth Week in partnership with Dubbo Sexual Health and Dubbo City Council. If you weren’t doing this, what would you be doing?

If I wasn’t doing this I would like to think that I would be travelling the world. What does Women’s Health Week mean to you? Jean Haile’s runs a Women’s Health Week each September. It provides an opportunity to focus on particular topics that are relevant to women and give an opportunity to run events that promote women’s health. Why do you think cardiovascular disease, mental and emotional health, and menopause are considered ‘elephant in the room’ topics? Jean Hailes ran a survey asking, “What do you worry about when it comes to your health? The outcome of this survey resulted in the topics for this health week which are Cardiovascular Disease, Mental Health and emotional well-being and questions to ask your doctor. As we had such a good response a couple of years ago to the Jean Hailes

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“50 shades of menopause”, Joe Phillips, Women’s Health Program Western NSW Local Health District and I decided to add in menopause as our local topic. Why is it important to create awareness around these issues? It is important to create awareness which actually works as support for women to know they are not alone in facing some of these issues. Often women may not know what is happening to them or feel that they can ask someone about their issues. The Let’s talk theme is enabling women to talk about their issues. Our event is not only providing information about these topics from Jean Hailes as well as our local speakers it will also have a discussion panel where women can ask the questions that they may have been worrying about. What do you think women find most difficult about discussing health issues? Not being given the time to openly discuss issues, time constraints and the cost of a longer consultation.

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Tornado puts news coverage into the hands of the people Comment by WILL GRIFFITHS Will Griffiths grew up in Dubbo and now lives in Sydney. Will works in the NSW Government as a media adviser and likes to get home to Dubbo to see his family and friends.

HE pictures that came out of Dubbo this week are nothing short of amazing — it’s certainly not every day that a mini-tornado hits Dubbo. The impact of the wind and weather was clearly devastating, particularly for those people who live in and around Richmond Estate. I can only imagine how awful it must be for those families whose homes have been severely damaged. The response to the impact is a credit to emergency services workers, who were dispatched to countless calls. As somebody who has lived away from Dubbo for a few years, it’s always interesting when Dubbo becomes the subject of national news. The storm was an instant and obvious topic of conversation with my friends in Sydney. They kindly asked whether my family were affected and whether rhinos at the zoo were OK (I haven’t checked, but hopefully they are!). Like many of my friends, the first images I saw were on social media and they were pictures and videos that people had captured on their phones. Multiple perspectives were up online, even though it had occurred just a couple of hours beforehand. What’s interesting is that much of the footage later featured on TV or news websites. These stories were able to show a pretty rare event from many

Dubbo Tornado angles, without a proper camera or journalist, thanks to the number of people who filmed it. Some might say this is the ‘end’ of journalism, but I think it shows how both types of media are increasingly reliant on each other. Audiences are changing to become more accustomed to seeing raw footage. At the same time news organisations are also getting better at sharing their content on social media. In any event, there are a few more video journalists in Dubbo this week than there were before. N an entirely different note, I am sure there are many Year 12 students in Dubbo who have recently com-

` Audiences are changing to become more accustomed to seeing raw footage. At the same time news organisations are also getting better at sharing their content on social media.

pleted their HSC trial exams and are now studying furiously as they head into the last leg of their schooling. We all remember what those last few months at school were like. For me it was a time marked by anxiety about whether I would be accepted into the uni course that I wanted to do. I remember working so hard to achieve a particular number that was almost arbitrary in the end. As a 17-year-old choosing the shortlist of university courses that would (hardly) determine my fate, I couldn’t see past the number that was published in the thick UAC book. And I had entirely discounted how possible it was to move around a university faculty once

you were in the door. I was completely fixated on the communications degree at UTS and the mark I needed to be able to do a particular major within the degree. I had seen from the course guide that the first year subjects were mostly the same across the communications degrees but I still felt that I had to get into the exact stream of the exact degree that I wanted to study — anything less was failure. So, I stuck the mark up on the wall and worked towards it. I thought it would be motivating, constantly reminding myself of what I was working for. Unfortunately, it ended up being pretty counterproductive because I could hardly think about anything else. I remember being in one of my final HSC exams and leaving almost half a paper unfinished. Luckily, I scored well in other subjects and I managed to get into the degree. But I remember being a few weeks into uni and realising that I had as many (if not more) classes with people in a different major than in my own. It wouldn’t have mattered if I had scored 10 marks lower in the HSC. We were all graduating with the same piece of paper. Since graduating, I’m not sure I’ve ever been asked about my major in a job interview. I could have got in with a lot less effort. And cost (well, to my parents actually). Doing a bit less work probably isn’t what you’ll hear at school, but the reality is that once you get your first job, even the degree becomes less relevant. So my advice, for what it’s worth, is to relax. It’s only a number.

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Frankenfoods and an ailing future BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

’VE predicted 13 of the last three recessions. I didn’t come up with that expression, but it worked for me in the last few share market meltdowns which I knew about, well in advance. I had this information because the world financial system is nothing more than a gigantic house of cards designed to distribute 99 per cent of the wealth to the one per cent of inside-traders who control governments and various national and international institutions. Confidence in the way nations are governed has reached an extremely low level, with about half of the USA’s citizens believing they’re not being told the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth when it comes to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Multinational corporations are so powerful, the influence they wield across the globe is almost all-pervasive, and pay the funding dollars; their paid pipers to play their tune. This is why there’s such a perception in the community that so much alleged ‘science’ is flawed, skewered towards corporate profits and to the detriment of the average person, and the planet. Just as one example, US presidential hopeful Hilary Clinton has the chemical giant Monsanto on her CV and she’s aggressively pushing for a huge international expansion of genetically modified food production (GMOs) which, whether she personally thinks it’s a good thing or not, will benefit her former employer to the tune of billions of dollars. That’s what I call networking on steroids, or Frankenfoods as the case may be. I’m sure there are many Not-ForProfits, aid organisations and charities, which work not to make money but improve peoples’ lives, who would love that sort of political clout. Having said that, there are many major charities which spend all the donations on fat staff wages and perks and see very little, if any cash, get to the people who it was actually donated to. Here in Australia it’s much the same, with a federal government addicted to a coal industry while most of the world

48 cruisers, 349 destroyers, 429 destroyis pouring unheralded investments into er escorts, 203 submarines, 34 million renewable energies. tonnes of merchant shipping, 100,000 It’s not just the elected representaodd fighter aircraft, 98,000 bombers, tives, there have been plenty of exam24,000 transport planes, 58,000 trainples of senior bureaucrats and agening aircraft, 93,000 tanks, 257,000 arcy staff doing favours for enticement, tillery pieces, 105,000 mortars, three and accusations are rife about this sort million machine guns and 2.5 million of behaviour which really isn’t policed trucks of all types. from the commonwealth, through the In 10 years of our federal governstates and certainly not at a local govment, 2.5 times as long as WWII, we’ve ernment level. gone pretty much backward. We’ve had a massive wiping on the Australia proved that when it comes stock markets this week, those instito submarines, we can blow billions of tutions which basically allow people dollars on machines that don’t work in the know to make huge amounts of properly, are dangerous to crews and cash. spend more time being serviced than It seems we can’t get anything of any submerged. real importance done very quickly these Our parliament is broken, our governdays, and that’s because of our all-powment departments are broken and our erful bureaucracy, which my old mate political system is broken, with sparse Ernie Bridge, a far-seeing Western Ausvictories only being driven through the tralian politician, called the ‘juggernaut system by fair-minded pollies who have of power’. Speaking of juggernauts, how about to keep a hawk-like eye on senior bureaucrats who’ll often use all their cunthe World War II seven tonne US fighter ning to block change. plane, the P-47 nicknamed the ‘JuggerAnd with all these paper-pushing pronaut’ – luckily that wasn’t designed by a modern day Australian public service tocols, with all the focus on ‘process’, we still have endemic levcommittee or we’d still els of corruption at all levbe waiting to hear which ` els of government, while state it was going to be Aussie family small business, the real built in. wealth generators of this The North American farmers have nation, has few political P-51 Mustang, claimed by friends and mountains many to be the best fight- been rapidly of red tape strangling er aircraft produced in disappearing initiative. WWII, was designed and We can’t build subflown just 149 days into since it was marines, we can spend the contract – these days introduced tens of billions on fighter it would take that long to planes which don’t work decide if a steering com- after, you as long as it goes to US mittee should be set up to guessed it, based multinational corappoint a working party. WWII, the porations, yet we can Even Australia used to mine the nation’s most be a nation of innovators time when fertile soils with the poand practical common the chemical tential to contaminate the sense in many ways. The Great Artesian Basin. Commonwealth Aircraft companies It’s pretty scary that corporation designing, had unwanted we’ve come to believe building and flying the that such a state of affairs Boomerang, a plane built stockpiles of is pretty much business as out of mainly existing phosphate left usual. components, in 116 days, We really need to have an incredible achievement over from bomb a rational national debate from a small country with production so and look at tearing down relatively little aero manthey turned it the systems which aren’t ufacturing experience. working, the ones which During the four years onto paddocks actually cost us the most the US was involved in money and stand in the WWII it built 22 aircraft to create a new way of real and positive carriers, eight battleships, market.

progress. We need to act fast because new research from the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) and CSIRO don’t paint a very bright picture of the future: • It will be a hungrier world with nearly 2.5 billion more people striding the earth by 2050; That means up to 70 percent more food production with soils denuded of fertility by our westernised corporate chemical industrial farming systems; • A wealthier world will drive demand for more diverse foods, with predictions beef consumption will rise by 120 percent and dairy expected to double; That will see more factory farming which means the food produced will be devoid of the nutrient density humans need to sustain decent health outcomes, leading to yet more epidemics such as obesity and allergies. Australian agriculture has so much potential but the current policy settings have been and are driving us down a high-input, high cost path, all in the name of increased yields and maximum production. This system is obviously flawed because Aussie family farmers have been rapidly disappearing since it was introduced after, you guessed it, WWII, the time when the chemical companies had unwanted stockpiles of phosphate left over from bomb production so they turned it onto paddocks to create a new market. That quick fix, that sugar hit, is destroying our soil fertility and our national health, but the profits are lining the pockets of the world’s richest people, so the show goes on. With high costs of putting a crop in, any drought can break a farmer after that million dollar gamble, and we should have far more resilience in the landscape. By killing our soil biology, we’re also killing our small towns and regions, with the lack of farm profitability meaning locals can’t be employed on the land. But hey – getting back to the sharemarket – changing to low cost biological farming, while delivering nutrient rich food and far more reliable yields for far less cost, would also drive the agribusiness middleman model out of existence. And family farmers don’t deliver corporate-sized donations to political parties.

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Rule breaking: Latham’s legacy Comment by STEPHEN LAWRENCE E Stephen Lawrence is a Barrister and Rugby League fan.

OES Mark Latham annoy the hell out of you? If so, I have some bad news for you. Like a child that has got your attention, he is not going away in a hurry. He has become the “badguy wrestler” of Australian politics and somewhat of a one man circus. I think you may be about to hear and see a lot more of the man. I suspect the events of recent weeks are the final act of an extended audition for a new role as a radio shock jock or TV hard man. The left’s version of a hard hitting, media mad dog in the mould of an Andrew Bolt or Alan Jones. Having recently re-read The Latham Diaries, I must say it struck me as a case of criticism as autobiography. The man sets up a colleague by encouraging him to engage in embarrassing antics on the floor of Parliament and then only pages later bitterly likens his caucus to a “den of vipers”. It really is breathtaking. But it is hilarious. Love him or hate him, regardless of what one thinks of his opinions, (not all of which I disagree with), I actually think we should all be grateful to him. Sometimes it’s only when unwritten rules are broken that from their remnants we see more clearly the original, often insidious, prohibition.

The context of Latham’s public prominence is of course his spectacular rise to the federal Labor leadership and his even more spectacular exit from elected politics. And that he documented it. Unlike many political diaries these were published almost immediately upon his exit from the stage, at a time when almost all of the subjects of his observations were still active in political life. (Rule 1 – Don’t rat on your tribe). It was said by Michel Foucault that men at once make history and escape it. In handing over to the Australian public this detailed account of his version of reality at the top of politics, Latham created an enduring narrative and a valuable portal for Australians. He was however at once become captive to his own narrative. As he has put it himself, he burned his bridges and became a free agent. Unlike the likes of many of his former colleagues, there would be no diplomatic appointment, none of the fetishism of sinecures that await the former politician is demonstrated by Latham. He had no mates still in the game. Latham was on his own, with nothing but a fat parliamentary pension and a desire to speak his mind. The more he has continued this narrative however, the more he has seemed to be punished by it. He has been a virulent critic of Australian electoral politics and perhaps unusually, his own role in the political system. In a 2014 interview with the ABC’s Richard Fidler (podcast on the ABC website and well worth a listen) he openly admitted to pretending as opposition leader to have answers to cost of living pressures and to be ca-

` His working class background in western Sydney is openly wielded as a weapon in his own selfdeclared war on political correctness and the inner city elites he sees as lording it over the rest of Australia.

pable of improving standards of living for ordinary Australians. This he described as a common tactic of opposition leaders, utilised by him despite believing modern Australian governments, in the context of a liberalised economy, have little to no capacity to impact these matters. This reveals both his abject acceptance of neo-liberal economic ideology, but also a raw truth. (Rule 2 – Play to the dissatisfied in the community on the way into power, don’t admit that you can’t actually change anything near as much as people might want, or be willing to believe of you). Much of Latham’s recent public contributions have involved a concerted attack on ‘identity politics’, a view of the world where one’s gender, sexual, racial or other status is the central concern. The most recent Latham controversy began in earnest in June when he took aim at Australian of the Year Rosie Batty. In the same column Latham targeted what he characterised as ‘left feminist’ approaches to domestic violence, which suggest the root cause of such violence is gender inequity. Latham vehemently disagreed with this orthodoxy, asserting that rates of domestic violence correlate to social disadvantage and are much higher in the “underclass”. Attempts to obscure these truths Latham characterised as both dangerous to woman and a waste of government money. In the media war that followed Latham has openly derided the ‘rich girls’ of the feminist left

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who he sees as perennial selfidentifying victims of gender inequity, despite being unquestionably more privileged than others in society, whom they often cast as their oppressors. His working class background in western Sydney is openly wielded as a weapon in his own selfdeclared war on political correctness and the inner city elites he sees as lording it over the rest of Australia. (Rule 3 – Don’t talk about class in modern politics). It all culminated in an appearance at last week’s Melbourne Writers Festival where Latham attacked interviewer Jonathan Green and audience members, using colourful language delivered with serious intemperance. Latham was accused of a meltdown, his mental health was queried and his media career widely forecast as finished. (Rule 4 – Don’t behave like a real person, warts and all, in political life, people will judge you much more harshly than they do the people in their own live’s: disguise who you really are). I suspect those who hope and believe Latham is finished in public life will be proved wrong. His enduring appeal is as a rule breaker, a disruptive influence in a body politic where cynicism with the status quo is at a record high. It’s often said that politics is a game, but it’s a bloody serious one, yet the rules are generally invisible, often necessary, but sometimes detrimental. I say, with a whimper and in dread fear – good on Mark Latham for making the rules just that bit more visible.

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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, which I bought from the Reader’s Festival... CTUALLY, to be accurate, it is more like ‘books’. I was like a drunk on a spree, a kid in a toy store, a politician at Senate Estimates – I went the rat at the Reader’s Festival. T’was never planned to be thus but once I had started, it seemed I could not stop. I went to the festival with a hopeful heart and I returned with a swag of unplanned goodies. I’d organised my trip to the festival with the best of intentions, well, at least in my conscious mind. I’d scanned through the list of speakers and identified the one I wanted to interview, had scoped in my very small ‘forward planning’ section of my brain exactly how I was going to do the story that I envisaged. had planned ahead in the most workmanlike way and, to be honest, I was pretty pleased with my forethought. On the surface, I was there for business purposes alone. But when I arrived, a frisson of excitement went through me. I was thrilled that I was at an event where books and writing were the main event. I confess to a small wave of ‘how glorious, to be able to do something like this under the guise of my working life’. And I did wonder whether my subconscious had engineered the job for reasons of its own. But I was still firmly fixed in my idea of being there to work, not for fun. And then I walked into the big room with the booksellers. How glorious: a whole stand of recent-releases; straight from the bookshop. And all the works of all the writers who were speaking at the festival; what a marvellous idea! So you could hear them speak and then buy their book, and also get it signed; total immersion in the book, in the idea and the art of reading. But also there were second-hand books, better yet: bargains and old hardcovers; still in their dust jackets. Comfortable,

welcoming books with a tone of eras long gone. Books that smell of old print and old rooms and old ideas. Books with pretensions to modernism they may once have been, but now it was a modernism of over 80 years ago. So now you had the potential to read the new ideas of another era and read them with the benefit of hindsight, to watch them in their newness and to know whether or not they took hold. And, novels with the language of a past era, rhythm of a different drum, a different heartbeat. Novels that assume you’re having cabbage with your Sunday roast. Novels that have never heard of MasterChef or Farmer Wants a Wife. I wish I could go and live in them. I’m a sucker for a second-hand book. I love their scent, their feel and their tone. I open an old book and suddenly I’m back in the old junk room at home, with all the many books stored there in boxes. And there I was, in an auditorium filled with purveyors of that very item; little time capsules of another era. At two and three dollars each, I was in heaven and I was soon laden with some real gems and some really frightful trash that I couldn’t walk past. I coughed up my cash, nearly all of what I carried, and decided it was time to join the real world again. I wanted to husband my resources and keep some cash for coffees. In my anxiety to remove myself from further temptation by the siren song of the second-hand books, I was in fact nearly three-quarters of an hour early for the next session, so was able to seize an excellent vantage point and then watch the crowd. You cannot generalise about readers, they come in all shapes and sizes. And the fact that the festival was in a country town did not seem to make much difference to the composition of the crowd. If you hadn’t known that the curtains were

` And novels with the language of a past era, rhythm of a different drum, a different heartbeat. Novels that assume you’re having cabbage with your Sunday roast. Novels that have never heard of MasterChef or Farmer Wants a Wife. I wish I could go and live in them.

drawn against a landscape of fields, a locality of rural splendour, you could have been anywhere in the nation. The call of the book had gathered a truly catholic crowd. Not in the big C sense of Catholic, not with wimples and surplices, crosses and cassocks, but a truly blended cross-section of the public. And while this cavalcade of readers had passed before my eyes, the room had gradually filled. It was as though readers had been drifting through the net of the chairs and some of them had become enmeshed in the next session. Filling from the middle and the back, it was some time before a voice asked me if the chairs next to me were taken. The man was tall and spare, perhaps in his sixties, the woman was a good match. If not married, these two were at least fashioned from the same mould. The man glanced into the top of my big bag of bargain books and could hardly help noticing the least erudite of the titles I had snagged for such paltry sums: a paperback guide to coping with the realities of modern life. ‘How to Deal with People You Simply Cannot Stand’. As he took it all in, I could feel the vibration of his laughter through the seat. “Don’t mock my book,” I said. “It was a bargain, and I have such high hopes for it. “Oh, God,” he said. “I wouldn’t even attempt it, you know. By far better to just ignore them. Life is so much more peaceful when you just give up trying to deal with them on any level.” Who knows where we are going to find the wise ones? Sometimes it’s in the most unexpected places. And he was right of course, the book was hopeless. I’ll have to go back to the festival next year and try to sell that book on.

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Planting NBN seeds for economic growth AN the NBN save regional Australia? Does regional Australia even need saving? Is the lack of the NBN rollout in regional Australia just one of the symptoms of the general malaise in relation to regional infrastructure that governments have demonstrated for many years? I can’t guarantee that I will answer any of these questions – but at the very least I would like to start a discussion around these points and let you come to your own conclusions. Firstly, let me jump back a little in history. In the late 1800s through into the early 1900s, regional areas were thriving hubs of activity. When you look at a population heat map throughout regional NSW from 1911, there are a number of small dots representing many small communities. Australia was producing wool and wheat and it was in 1894 that the expression was coined that Australia was ‘Riding on the Sheep’s back’ and wheat was so successful across many regional areas that by the 1870s there were over 500 flour mills scattered across the nation. With minimal mechanisation, manpower was needed to work on the farms and in the associated industries, so regional populations were strong. Transport was also limited with rough roads – more like tracks – being used by people on horse or foot. Subsequently, people lived very close to their place of work. In the first couple of decades of the twentieth century, two major changes would occur. In 1908, Henry Ford had his first Model T Ford roll off the production line. It was the first of some 15 million. Colonel

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Harley Tarrant assumed the responsibility for distribution of Ford automobiles in Australia in the same year. The following year, Alfred McDonald produced and sold Australia’s first locally made internal combustion tractor, a McDonald Imperial. Thirteen years later, Alexander Kennedy became the first Qantas passenger on a scheduled flight. This was on 2 November 1922. Without realising the implications at the time, these three events were largely responsible for the reduction in the required workforce in regional Australia, in my opinion. The mechanisation of the processes reduced the number of employees required in the agricultural sector (from 23.4 per cent of employment in 1901 to 3.3 per cent today) and the efficient transport methods meant that where people lived and worked were becoming uncoupled. The locational decision was being made more and more on that all-encompassing concept of amenity. Amenity can really mean what you want it to mean. Strictly speaking it can be just about how something looks but I tend to use it to reflect all of the things that people want. Facilites; comfort; convenience; essentials; niceties and everything else you want. Which, in a very roundabout way, brings me back to the NBN. If I was the Mayor of a city and I asked you to come and live in my city – but bring your own generator because we

aren’t connected to the electrical grid – then, despite how nicely I might ask, I don’t think I would be inundated with requests to make the move. I believe that in terms of ‘amenity’, most people would put electricity in the essential bracket. Unless you particularly liked the rural lifestyle, you would probably put drinking water and sewerage in the same bracket. The list goes on – jobs; education; medical services; government departments; telephones; mobile phone coverage; etc. Depending on the individual, other facilities might be nice but not essential. These might include cultural facilities; higher education; sporting facilities; good shopping choices (my daughters would put this in the essential category); variety of supermarkets and many others. The real question then becomes which bracket the NBN fits into. Is it an essential service – just like electricity – where people moving from a metropolitan location simply assume it will be available – or is it a luxury? After all, who cares if you can download a movie in twenty seconds as opposed to twenty minutes? At the moment, I wouldn’t actually put the NBN in the essential service category. Internet connection I would but not the NBN but, and this is a big but, if a regional area has the NBN – in particular FTTP NBN, that location will stand out above similar locations. I don’t believe the NBN will be the sole

` The FTTH Council released a study that showed a house with access to fibre will sell for 3.1 per cent more than a similar house without fibre and a house with access to Gigabit speeds will sell for a 7.1 per cent increase.

1. HISTORY: What country once was known by the Latin name of Caledonia? 2. ANIMAL ADJECTIVES: What is a group of dragons called? 3. ANATOMY: Where is the retina located? 4. TELEVISION: Who played the character Latka Gravas on “Taxi”? 5. US PRESIDENTS: How old was Bill Clinton when he was inaugurated as president? 6. MYTHOLOGY: The Greek

god Aeolus commanded domain over what area? 7. MUSIC: Name the group that released “Listen to What the Man Said”. 8. FOOD & DRINK: What kind of plant does saffron come from? 9. MOVIES: Who directed the movie “The Lost Weekend”? 10. AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT: Who was the first Australian-born governor-general? 11. SPORT: In 2015, Andy Murray, became the second

reason for someone making a locational change – but there is no doubt it is a determining factor. In the US there are city-wide rollouts occurring with Gigabit technology – this is ten times faster than our NBN. This has been happening for several years so there is some good data already. The FTTH Council released a study that showed a house with access to fibre will sell for 3.1 per cent more than a similar house without fibre and a house with access to Gigabit speeds will sell for a 7.1 per cent increase. That puts a serious value on this component of amenity! Chattanooga (yes, the same as the song) was the first city in the US to complete a city-wide Gigabit rollout. They had been voted the dirtiest city in the US and over the previous thirty years they had experienced average annual population decline of 0.04 per cent. Three years into the program and they are growing at 1.2 per cent. Kansas City was the first ‘Google Fiber’ (excuse the American spelling but it is an actual name) city. For forty years their population had been declining at 0.3 per cent per annum. Three years in and their annual growth is now 0.9 per cent. Regional Australia may not need saving. There may be other areas on infrastructure where money could be spent. If the NBN is not the saviour of regional Australia it sure as heck seems like it could make a positive difference. Tell me your answers to the questions posed at the beginning of this column at mayor@dubbo.nsw.gov.au.

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Cramming it in Len Cram is known world wide for scientific and historic contributions he has made to the opal industry. Recently awarded an Order of Australia (OAM) medal for his efforts, the 86 year-old has documented the fascinating domain of opal mining throughout Australia and become a highly respected authority in the process, lecturing universities internationally. This humble gent shares a snippet of his story with Dubbo Weekender from his home in Lightning Ridge, NSW. WORDS and PHOTOGRAPHY Lisa Minner ROM humble beginnings in Lake Macquarie, author, historian, former opal miner and a man who has dedicated himself to researching the science of opal Len Cram OAM, has lived a life worth talking about. Involved in the opal industry for 60 years (53 of those in Lightning Ridge), Len was recently awarded an Order of Australia Medal for his epic contribution to the Australian opal industry after being nominated by the National Opal Miners Association. The OAM recognises individuals who have delivered outstanding service, achievements or exceptional contributions to their communities, for the country or even for their work overseas. But he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell anyone about it for a while. Lenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s humility is rare and awards are not why he has given his life over to opal. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s his consuming passion for the gem that has kept him learning and exploring even at 86 years of age, and he has no plans to slow down. Lenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s peers say there is noone who has made a greater contribution to the scientific study of the formation of opal and its related geology. The author of 30 published books; his work contains the most comprehensive information on our national gem to date. He has documented personal accounts of the characters who mined it, the rough and tumble camps that housed the families chasing it, opal towns around the country that were rich in it and the books also feature examples of the precious stones that have been the result of tireless exploration. His house is testimony to the years he has spent collating information on all aspects of the industry â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if not him, then who? Papers, ledgers and piles of documents are stacked between slides and photographic equipment, floor to ceiling. Walls are lined with old cassette and vid-

` I fell in love with it, I just believed in it, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know if I was looking for potential in it, I just fell in love with it like a pretty girl.

eotapes of interviews with mining pioneers over the years with up to 80 per cent of those men and women long deceased. But thanks to Lenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foresight and curious nature, their stories will remain and be heard by future generations and because of his mining expertise, he knew just the right questions to ask them. The town of Lightning Ridge is a place that has evolved differently to other regional and outback towns, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a community that is fuelled by a passion for mining. It has attracted people from all over the world and at any given time at the local pub or coffee shop, you will find yourself surrounded by dozens of different nationalities. Opal has bought them to this far corner of north-western NSW with the hope of striking it rich. Many have and many continue to try, some get lucky, some donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t and many have died underground chasing the elusive â&#x20AC;&#x153;colour.â&#x20AC;? Most miners, including Len, agree that once the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;opal bugâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bites itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to live any other way. Len admits that his school years were not particularly productive and when school finished for him at the age of 14 he made a vow that he would never again read anything he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t learn something from. So a path of seeking knowledge was set. He reflects that most things happen for a reason though and had he continued through school and university, he believes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s likely he would have ended up in an academic job somewhere far away from the opal fields, probably wearing a lab coat. Despite his early departure from school, Lenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tenacious attitude began to reveal itself around the end of the war when he was a teenager. He got his hands on a Winchester.32 repeater rifle after gaining permission when his parents realised there were no bullets in the country to fit the gun they deemed it safe.

Unbeknown to them, Lenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inquisitive mind would soon remedy the lack of ammunition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was up there like a rocket to get it when they finally said yes, and within five minutes I had every nut and bolt and magazine pulled out of it. I wanted to know how it worked and I cleaned everything and put it back together, but there were no bullets.â&#x20AC;? The 15 year-old found some old 303 bullets and realised the rims were the same size as the Winchester bullet. He pulled the bullet out of the 303-shell and cut it off the same length as the Winchester bullet, had a mold cast and went to the library to learn how to make gun powder. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;is it that simple?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; so I went to the chemist and bought two shillings worth of potassium nitrate and some sulphur and made some charcoal from burned wood and mixed it all together. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I put the mix in the shells, added the lead and went out to the bush to test them, and they worked! â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take no for an answer then and I still donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,â&#x20AC;? he says with a grin. Len started in the opal industry in earnest, in 1952 in Longreach, Western Queensland, and explains at the time there was very little written or documented about opal. As the second full-time opal miner in the state at that time, he decided it was important to begin saving all the opal related information he could get his hands on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I fell in love with it, I just believed in it, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know if I was looking for potential in it, I just fell in love with it like a pretty girl.â&#x20AC;? He married his wife Irene after a trip back home to the coast and the couple returned to mine opal and settled permanently in Lightning Ridge where they raised their three children, Evan, Cindy and Susann. When an opportunity for Len to become an opal dealer

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presented itself, he took the leap, changing the direction of his future permanently. “At this time I became the biggest black opal exporter in Australia,” he says. Len soon became a highly regarded expert on opal and was invited to lecture around the world with the Gem Institute of America in places like Santa Monica, as well as having written many articles for newspapers and magazines. He also became a Walgett Shire councillor, the first opal miner ever to do so. He believes pushing the opal industry forward was part of the reason he received the OAM but the other important factors were the part he played in getting the message out internationally – particularly in Japan – about the rarity and value of Lightning Ridge’s own, black opal. Because of this the price per carat drastically increased up to forty pound per carat, which was a win for miners who had been selling their stones for around two to three pound per carat prior to that. “In 1963 there were only 34 full-time miners in Lightning Ridge, so when opal started to bring a good price people started coming here from everywhere.” He said the other thing he began in earnest was writing books on opal. Around 330,000 books have been sold to those curious about the gem, worldwide. His plan was initially to write a series of books regarding the history of the opal, not just in Australia but on every continent it was found. “In 1994 I travelled right around the world, I went to the old Hungarian mines, to America, everywhere and when I came home with all the notes and information I realised the task wasn’t possible, I would never have finished it so instead I focused on the Australian section first and then decided I’d think about the rest,” he says. As it turns out, the Australian section took the author eight years to complete. The four hardcover books are full of fascinating facts, biographies, media clippings and outstanding opal. Each book has over 350 pages and in total equates to over one million words. And they are fetching top dollar – into the thousands now – because of their content and rarity. Having documented so many of Australia’s best opals, Len recalls a standout piece he and his brother

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Len Cram investigating an old opal mine at the top of the 3-Mile Gully, Lightening Ridge, in 1962.

roof, an unbelievable price,” he recalls. dug up in 1963. ` “My brother and I were working at the Len’s extensive archives will be left to old Ladybird mine on the Three Mile field At this time I the Australian Opal Centre in Lightning and we were getting a lot of good opal but became the Ridge, but he’s got a bit more to add to at the time you could hardly sell it, we were it yet. getting the stuff the old timers had missed, biggest black His current project is his autobiogra“Anyway us and one of the partners – opal exporter phy; he’s up to the year 1969 and its alMick the Ratter his name was – he dug up ready tipping 186,000 words. The book on the collar of the shaft at the roof and got in Australia... will cover more personal accounts and this beautiful stone, about six carats, red recollections of his family life and minstone with a fish scale pattern on one side and beauti- ing adventures. ful gem on the other, what a stone it was! “Those days we sold it privately and we got 60 z To see more of Len’s work check out his Facebook pounds per carat, that kind of money was through the page, ‘Opals- Len Cram’.

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The Love Boat: Oklahoma or bust â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Part 10 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. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an unlikely â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and wholly fi ctional â&#x20AC;&#x201C; love story... When we left the crew, Barnacle Bill had been condemned to play the lead in First Officer Pyneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oklahomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Can this possibly work out?

Captain Tonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s falsetto was an acquired taste (the Love Boat Letter had once noted it was clearly acquired after a fire sale) but at least he enunciated well. The same could not be said for Barnacle Bill. Half way through the opening number, playing to a packed house, the audience could no longer even guess what he was saying. While Captain Tony, resplendent in a gingham check dress that pushed and squeezed his pectoral muscles into a passable, if unusually hairy, impression of cleavage, sang, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh what a beautiful morningâ&#x20AC;?, Barnacle Bill seemed to reply with, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a doodle to playâ&#x20AC;?. In the front row, director First Officer Christopher Pyne had even bigger things to worry about. He had cast the mute Somali unionised pirates as the dancing chorus line. The initial, and only, rehearsal had been chaotic. Every time Pyne yelled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;step and kickâ&#x20AC;?, the pirates responded by turning and kicking the living crap out of each other, a classic if somewhat bizarre, Pavlovian response. Eventually he had managed to placate the pirates by yelling, â&#x20AC;&#x153;step and point your legs towards the light on the hillâ&#x20AC;?, which worked but made the chorus line rather cumbersome, like two drunken hippos making out on a boogie board. Curly (Barnacle Bill) finished whatever line he thought he was singing and improvised a soft shoe shuffle over to the edge of the stage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boss,â&#x20AC;? he hissed, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know any of the words. You never even gave me a script. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are only two words you need to know,â&#x20AC;? Pyne whispered back, â&#x20AC;&#x153;now get back there and keep a courting young

Laurey over there.â&#x20AC;? Bill turned and grabbed a suddenly shy Tonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hand and, in a thick Texan accent with definite overtones of St Kilda, began â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a courtingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. His impassioned exhortations of love were interrupted by the arrival, however, of the villain of the show, Jud. Played by Gopher Morrison with all the menace of the love child of Stalin and Kim Jong-il, his appearance was preceded by a clashing of drums (Diamond Joe) and a dramatic bass chord on the piano (Doc Turnbull). The audience booed in unison, a sound to which Gopher was naturally immune. His accent was outrageously Mexican. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aaiiee, carumba tortilla, I have just walked across the border because I am a terrorist, queue jumping, economic refugee. This is what happens if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shoot everyone with a tan not earned at a ski holiday.â&#x20AC;? Captain Tony knew that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in the script, and he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t about to be steered off course again by his increasingly lunatic purser. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Goshee gee,â&#x20AC;? he trilled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;you sure are a funny ranch hand there Jud. Why donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you come here and sit on this stump.â&#x20AC;? Gopher limped across to Tony. He had also affected a hunchback and club foot, neither were in the script. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, you sure is pretty Miss Laurey, aiiee taco tacoâ&#x20AC;?, he shrieked at an altogether too loud volume, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in love. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You scare me, Jud, I declare you do,â&#x20AC;? said Tony, and threw himself into a splendid rendition of, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just a girl who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say noâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, whilst the Somali pirates kick boxed their way across the stage. At its end, a heavily made-up Token Bishop entered from stage right as the Persian carpet seller Ali Hakim. Wearing a novelty fez and slippers with bells on the toes she strode purposefully to the edge of the stage, looked the director flat in

the eye and began to speak. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Has it not occurred to anyone but me that I, the only person on this boat with a set of working breasts, should be the one in the gingham dress, and not this pathetic excuse for a soprano?â&#x20AC;?, she gestured at the Captain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Honestly, I sometimes think this is less the Love Boat and more the ship of fools.â&#x20AC;? The drummer gave a boom-tish. The audience didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give a damn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I refuse to continue until this is sorted out.â&#x20AC;? She dumped a rug onto the stage which erupted in dust, causing Barnacle to sneeze until his eyes streamed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Listen, Token,â&#x20AC;? said Captain Tony, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I support women, women are supported by me, I made myself First Mate of Women, but what I have learnt is that the best woman is not always, in fact almost never is, a woman at all. The best woman is usually a man. If a woman was any good she would have been born a man in the first place.â&#x20AC;? Token glared at Tony, who shrank under its power. A sandwich press fell noisily to the floor from beneath his skirt. Token turned to Bill, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are you just going to stand there and let him treat me like that?â&#x20AC;? Barnacle Bill was thoroughly confused. He had not understood the trial that led to his punishment. The punishment made no sense at all and even worse, he was not sure if what was happening was real life or part of the show. He turned to face the audience; all eyes were trained on him. It occurred to him that life aboard the Love Boat was, in fact, a lot worse than on his leaky dinghy. In panic, Bill began to sing: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take my arm too much. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep your hand in mine. Your hand feels so grand in mine. People will say weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in love. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t dance all night with me â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;till the stars fade from above. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alright with me. People will say weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re

in love.â&#x20AC;? As he sang Captain Tony walked slowly across front stage, pausing only to push Token into the orchestra pit where she landed on Diamond Joe. He initially appeared to be glad to see her but it turned out to be just a cigar. Tony entwined his arm with Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, he arched his fingers around Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, he dragged Bill up close to his chest and began a slow waltz. Finally he joined in with Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last line, his falsetto combining with Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tremulous baritone in a harmony Beethoven would have admired, but only after he turned deaf. First Officer Pyne leapt onto the stage from his front row seat. He had turned his collar backwards so he looked like a village parson, but to tell the truth he neednâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have bothered. The audience had long since given up trying to follow the plot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As the local padre in these here parts I now declare you husband and wife so long as you say the words. You first Bill, I mean Curley.â&#x20AC;? Bill looked confused, a normal state of affairs for him. He had thought it odd that as the star of the show Pyne had insisted his entire script was only two words. Perhaps it was now that these words were needed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What, now?â&#x20AC;? he asked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes,â&#x20AC;? urged Pyne, â&#x20AC;&#x153;now. Now now now. And quickly.â&#x20AC;? Bill suddenly noticed that Tony was practically hyperventilating next to him, his hairy bosom rising and falling like the Chinese stock exchange. Bill cleared his throat and said the two words he had been told to say. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do.â&#x20AC;? Here ends the story of love on a boat but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel adrift it sounds more like a beginning or not the end end, at all. Only next weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edition will tell.

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STRAIGHT SHOOTER Samuel Shooter is well known in the region and beyond for his musical talents as a teacher and performer, and in more recent years a real estate and property manager. His decision to launch an R/E business of his own, called SJ Shooter, is very much tied to his personal values which drives him to help others locate their lifestyle. AS TOLD TO and PHOTOGRAPHY Yvette Aubusson-Foley What will be some key drivers in your new venture? What we want to do is to offer a premium level of service to all our clients, obviously with a focus on sellers, but with a high level of care and service for the buyer as well. We want it to have a level of professionalism that really demonstrates integrity and shows a high level of care for the person we’re working for because that’s something we personally value in how we’re treated by others and something we believe. Everyone should have the right to being treated in a good fashion. So, real estate’s not just about property? Real estate is not a property business; it’s a people business. I guess the approach that we use is about taking people from where they are to where they want to be. It’s about helping people invest in their future. It’s really based around enriching people’s lives and setting them up for a more prosperous and financially simple future. What’s your approach to client relationships? When we work with an individual we don’t work around them or for them we really partner with them. We want to walk alongside them in their real estate journey and using our industry knowledge and apply it to a dynamic real estate market. We always aim to achieve the best outcomes for our clients. What will you be doing that’s different? We like to do things a little bit differently. We approach marketing from a different angle than a lot of places and look to really empower buyer and seller and make them feel confident they’ve made the right choice in using us as their listing agents. Can you expand on your points of difference with your marketing strategy? We’re going to market differently. It’s going to be fun. We want to promote a sense of community to give people from out of town a sense of what it’s like to live in Dubbo. We want to just do things that make it the most simple, enjoyable process for everybody. We want to inform and empower our clients. What’s your advice to new investors? I think the big thing is to buy something that you’re going to be able to sustain should you have three, four, five weeks empty as well. If you’re at a place where you have one week empty suddenly your personal finance suffers, then your lifestyle suffers, your relationship suffers and that’s not why you get into it, you get into it so you can boost what you’re doing. Find a place that doesn’t fall to bits the second that you buy it. If you buy a place that’s 30 years

When we work with an individual we don’t work around them or for them we really partner with them. We want to walk alongside them in their real estate journey

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old and it has original fittings you can guarantee that within a couple of months things are going to break. Good tenants also make a world of difference as well. You can get a feel for tenants really quickly. How does the Dubbo property market compare to others? In my experience in property management I’ve seen a few people investing from out of town from Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Some of them have never even seen the property, physically. They’ve just bought it online. The good thing about Dubbo over places like Sydney is, sure

Sydney had 34 per cent growth last year, which is massive, so if you’d bought the year before you’re cheering, but they have the big troughs as well as the peaks. Dubbo isn’t really subject to that kind of influence, and Dubbo, unlike Mudgee, which grew hugely because of the mines, we’ve got big commercial, retail, hospitality and tourism sectors, so we’re not going to suffer if a mine comes and then leaves. It’s not going to have an adverse effect so I think it’s a safe bet. You’re a big fan of Dubbo. Will you bring the same passion to

your business? We love to give back to our community because we’re passionate about Dubbo and the people of Dubbo and as we grow we want to support more local events and really enrich the quality of life and the depth of experience for people in Dubbo, because it’s our home and we love it. I want to be a champion of Dubbo. I really believe in the city and the city’s people and have a market presence, which isn’t just about ‘quick buy a home’. Can people find you online? The website www.sjshooter. com.au will be up and running in the next fortnight.

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SMEs and doing digital business BY MATT WRIGHT T PRESIDENT OF THE DUBBO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

IGITISE or die is a tip, which business owners ignore at their peril if they wish to remain in business. Now, more than ever, is the time to ditch old business models to survive. Staying in business is not a matter of working longer or harder – but smarter in the digital era. However, a majority of Dubbo’s small and medium enterprises (SME), are yet to do so leaving it to their fleetfooted competitors – those online and using a range of digital technologies – to gain at their expense, according to a Dubbo City Council-commissioned report, Dubbo Digital Economy Strategy (2014). Some 65 per cent of respondents to a survey lacked a strategy to enable them to conduct business online and thus capitalise on the increasing popularity of digital trading. This is in spite of the fact that 94.5 per cent of respondents believed the benefits of implementing a business digital strategy would outweigh the costs. “Retail shops can now be open for sales 24/7 online as opposed to a traditional day – they can triple the time in which they can take orders,” says Josie Howard, Dubbo City Council’s economic development officer, in the report. “There is a large consumer body out there that is already online and businesses who aren’t online are simply not engaging with these consumers,” says Kim Goldsmith in the report; a media and marketing consultant. “Small businesses in Dubbo need to recognise that high-speed broadband and new digital technologies make it easier for them to be innovative and access larger markets,” the document says. While commenting that SMEs across all industry sectors in Dubbo were slow to digitise, the report highlighted retail and tourism and accommodation as two key industry sectors facing the “threat ... of a very real risk of declining productivity and competitiveness”, with the retail sector facing the biggest threat in the era of digital disruption. “Local retailers need to market themselves online and incentivise

their target customers to purchase from them while providing the ability for them to transact on line.” While the majority of tourism and accommodation services in Dubbo have some form of online presence and “dabbling” in social media, this digital activity however was not cutting edge and “apathy” may see them lose business. “What is required in Dubbo organisations is a confidence to migrate to the digital environment and a willingness to try participating online in new ways.” The chamber underlines the warning of the report that anyone who is not prepared to respond strategically, adapt to change and become fully digitalised to take advantage of the opportunities and benefits of participating in e-commerce, will be left behind. They will find it increasingly difficult to compete and remain sustainable. Nimble competitors will steal their customers. A well-known example of a company slow to convert to a digital platform a decade ago is Fairfax Media which lost the seemingly endless pages of classified advertising; the so-called “rivers of gold”, in the Saturday edition of the Sydney Morning Herald. Since then specific digital businesses in areas, such as, employment, real estate listings and car sales have been established and are reaping the benefits. “The emergence of small, nimble competitors in the music (Spotify), video (Netflix), transport (Uber) and accommodation industries (Airbnb) is making established companies sit up and take notice,” notes Andrew Grill global managing partner, IBM Social Consulting. He said nimble start-ups can outmanoeuvre older, more established companies because digital is in their DNA. The most intangible value a business has is the loyalty shown by its customers. However, the increasing popularity of buying goods and services online from around the world highlights the need for local businesses to reinvent their customer value. “Loyalty goes to the provider that pioneers unique and relevant value for customers,” says Dr Peter Wilton, at University of California Berkley’s School of Business, in San Francisco, in the NSW Business Chamber’s BusinessConnect magazine. Trading online – e-commerce – is the way to do business 24/7. As the Scouts say: Be prepared.

` The most intangible value a business has is the loyalty shown by its customers. However, the increasing popularity of buying goods and services online from around the world highlights the need for local businesses to reinvent their customer value.

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Business valuation less than you thought? Choose the right method! WROTE recently about why you should consider getting a business valuation, and everybody knows how their business should be valued, right? Well not exactly. Choosing the right method can make a massive difference to the end result. Valuation is not a precise science but here are some of the more common ways business valuers will value a Small To Medium Enterprise.

Method #1: Capitalisation of Future Maintainable Earnings Suitable for: z Mature profitable businesses; z Consistent history of earnings (not volatile); Calculation: z Value = (maintainable earnings x capitalisation rate) + surplus assets. Strengths z Most common method used; z Relies on past performance as a predictor Weaknesses z Assumes past will be the same as future; z Not as reliable if earnings are volatile;

Method #2: Net Tangible Assets Suitable for: z Businesses with little or no goodwill; z Businesses whose balance sheet is dominated by tangible assets; Calculation: z Value = sum of net tangible assets. Strengths z Very conservative; z Lower risk when making a business value assessment Weaknesses z No allowance for any goodwill;

Method #3: Discounted Cash Flow Suitable for: z Businesses with certain revenue streams (e.g. subscription based, IT types or maintenance contracts); Calculation:

z Value = discounted value of future free cash flows plus terminal value. Strengths z Strong technically; z Focuses on future streams being purchased Weaknesses z Requires solid reliable future data;

Method #4: Cost To Create Suitable for: z Businesses with little or no goodwill; z Micro or start up businesses with history of losses; Calculation: z Value = sum of total set up costs with a limited premium for convenience. Strengths z Very conservative; z Reasonably easy to calculate; Weaknesses z No or little allowance for any goodwill;

Method #5: Industry Multiplier or Industry Suitable for: z Franchises; z Businesses in sectors with large numbers (e.g. hotels, real estate); Calculation: z Value = accepted method for that industry (e.g. certain number of revenue or earnings). Strengths z Close to market expectations; z Lower risk when making a business value assessment Weaknesses z Ignores valuation principles including return on investment usually;

Conclusion: In order to understand what your business is worth, it’s vital to select the right business valuation method specific to your circumstances. To boost its value, sit down with your business advisors and work out a plan linking business performance with the right drivers. Failure to do so could lead to the wrong conclusion of value significantly.

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Sex and other matters Medical director of Family Planning NSW, Dr Deborah Bateson will be guest speaker in Dubbo at an event being held for Women’s Health Week. The internationally qualified and highly experienced health professional brings a wealth of knowledge and global experiences with her. Dubbo Weekender spoke with Dr Bateson about her many roles driving discussion on women’s health issues and the rewards she gains from serving the disadvantaged. AS TOLD TO Ella McMillan What is your background and where did you complete your training? I grew up in Liverpool in the UK and at the age of 17 was lucky enough to win a place at Somerville College at Oxford University to study biochemistry. University life opened my eyes to the world beyond and I spent my postdegree years in Borneo and Southern Sudan before undertaking a Master’s degree in Human Nutrition at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and working as a nutritionist in Tanzania. Never one to stay still for long, I arrived in Sydney after marrying an Australian I had met at Oxford and worked briefly in the nutrition department at the University of Sydney before studying medicine at the University of Hong Kong. When we returned to Sydney, following the Australian Medical Council exams, I worked as an intern and resident at St Vincent’s Hospital. By this time I was quite ready to ‘settle down’ and after completing the Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia Certificate in Reproductive and Sexual Health at Family Planning NSW I knew I had found my niche. Was there a particular reason or inspiration for choosing this speciality field? Having originally immersed myself in lababoratories and the intricacies of the Krebs Cycle, I knew early on that communication and interaction with patients and colleagues was what made my heart race. I loved the fact that hat Family Planning encompassed such a diversity sity of practice from sexuality to fertility managegement and the prevention of cervical cancer,, to name but a few. But without doubt my key inspiration was Edith Weisberg, the doyenne of family plananning, who mentored and supported my early arly days in research and to this day providess a sounding board for the multitude of ideas and possibilities to help improve the reproductive tive and sexual lives of women and men in Australia and beyond. What are your current roles? I am Medical Director at Family Planning ing NSW and hold the honorary titles of Clinical ical Associate Professor in the Discipline of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology at The ate University of Sydney and Adjunct Associate Professor at the Australian Research Centree in ity. Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University. In addition to being an AMS council memember, I am privileged to be the Chair Elect of the Australasian Sexual Health Alliance (ASHA) HA) and a member of the RANZCOG Special Interterest Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health. lth. I also sit on the National Cervical Screenening Program Quality and Safety Monitoring ing Committee. What type of patients do you see? I work clinically one day a week across our Family Planning NSW centres including a rural clinic in Dubbo with many Aboriginal patients and a multicultural clinic in Fairfield d in Sydney where in any day I will see patients, nts, often new migrants, of up to ten nationalialities from El Salvador to Cambodia and Sierra rra Leone. While I mainly see women for a range off issues from vulvovaginal problems to the mananagement of perimenopausal contraception or unplanned pregnancy, I also see men in relaelation to sexually transmitted infections, sexual ual dysfunction and fertility issues. Many of my patients are from extremely socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds nds and it is a great privilege to be able to use the

skills developed over the years to good effect. Do you have a research interest teaching role or mainly clinical focus? My role is divided between collaborating with our Director of Clinical Operations in providing governance and oversight for our clinical services, working clinically a day a week as well as presenting on our courses and teaching in our clinics. In recent months I have also taken on a more prominent research role and am currently involved in a longitudinal study of young women and contraception (CUPID), an HPV surveillance study as well as a study of men using internet dating which asks about their attitudes and knowledge of contraception and sexually transmitted infections. What inspired you to be on the AMS council? Over the years of working at Family Planning NSW I have encountered women from all walks of life who have struggled silently and alone with menopausal issues until they finally find a clinic such as ours where they can find the answers, or at least ask the questions, as to how to improve the quality of their life. Equally I have come across many doctors in the course of my work who are just so relieved to have their anxiety about managing their menopausal patients alleviated by straightfor straightforward evidence-based information during our training. Since the AMS provides high quality resources, news updates and educational opportunities for doctors, I was inspired to join the council in order to help disseminate this excellent work, and to join the dynamic multi-disciplinary team in new ventures with contributions from my particular areas of interest around perimenopausal contraception and sexually transmitted infection risk amongst older women. Are there areas of women’s health or menopausal management that you find particularly inspiring? I find menopausal sexuality to be an inspiring area and am full of admiration for the expert work of AMS colleagues in this complex and emerging area. Providing women with a safe space to discuss the often taboo issues of sexuality and being able to provide tangible evidence-based support can be life changing for women at the time of the menopause. Do you have a particular interest or skill outside of your professional role that you enjoy ? I have a passion for adventurous travel which came out of my early global wanderings. I fit in as much as I can and recent highlights have been a trip to Ethiopia, from the amazing rock hewn cathedrals of the north to time amongst the tribal people of the south, as well as a traditional wedding in the north of India with the middle of my three daughters – exhausting but amazing! Are there any challenging areas or controversies within

your field of womens health that you would like to see solved in your lifetime? The eradication of cervical cancer deaths is now feasible with the technological advances in both HPV vaccination and cervical screening. In my lifetime I would love to see deaths from cervical cancer in Australia, as well as our Pacific neighbours, become a historical relic as a result of collaborative efforts and political will. And finally do you have any words of wisdom you have gleaned from your experiences? Appreciate the privilege of listening to women’s intimate stories and follow your passions!

Women’s Health Week ‘Let’s Talk’ Event, Dubbo BreastScreen NSW, Western LHD Nutrition & Women’s Health & Family Planning NSW, hosting stalls. Speakers: • Michelle Baird nurse practitioner, Chronic and Complex Care Western NSW Local Health District • Sophie Heathcote, mental health worker, Marathon Health • Dr Deborah Bateson, medical director, Family Planning NSW Thursday, September 3 6pm-8pm Jacaranda Room, Dubbo RSL Refreshments will be served

Dr Deborah Bateson: Providing women with a safe space to discuss the often taboo issues of sexuality

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Hit snooze on middleaged insomnia PHOTO: PA/THINKSTOCKPHOTOS.

Women’s sleep starts to deteriorate from 50 – for men it’s just 35 – but there are some simple ways to improve your slumber, CLAIRE SPREADBURY reports. HEN was the last time you woke up feeling you’d slept ‘like a baby’? Can’t remember? Neither can we... It’s a harsh fact of life that as we get older, the quality of our sleep tends to get worse. So, as well as the usual stresses and strains causing us to toss and turn at night, there’s an added evolutionary reason for not feeling that great in the morning: middle-aged insomnia. For women, it often starts around the age of 50 and can be linked to hormonal changes triggered by the menopause. Men’s sleep, however, starts to deteriorate from age 35. Why this happens isn’t entirely clear, although independent sleep expert Dr Neil Stanley (pictured, inset) suggests it could be something to do with our bodies needing deep sleep in order to grow and learn when we’re young, so once we’ve done all that – or at least most of it – we don’t need that wonderful unconscious haze any more.

:: Healthy body, healthy mind SLEEP is, however, paramount for good health. Indeed, it’s so important that over-40s get the sleep they need, some government agencies and health organisations are actively campaigning to encourage middle-aged people to get more

rest, over fears our hectic lifestyles are damaging health and even causing premature death. “Sleep is vital for good physical and mental health,” says Dr Stanley. “It’s the foundation of good health – if you get your sleep right, it’s easier to diet, eat healthily and also exercise. “We know lack of sleep causes increased risk of heart disease, depression, obesity and diabetes, while also increasing road traffic accidents. It’s more important than good nutrition and exercise. Ignore it at your peril.” :: How much sleep do we need? A RECENT Sleep Council survey revealed that the majority of us now snooze for seven hours or less per night, with more than a quarter of us regularly experiencing poor-quality sleep. The number of people getting just five to six hours per night has risen dramatically in the past three years too, with a third of us now relying on so few hours in the land of nod. Ultimately, how much sleep each of us requires varies from person to person, but there are ways to tell if you’re getting all the naps

you need. “Recommendations say that for most of us, over seven hours is what’s required, but it is genetically determined,” continues Stanley. “The amount of sleep you need is the amount that makes you feel awake and vital during the day. If you feel sleepy, you’re not getting enough.” There is, however, a difference between feeling sleepy and feeling tired, Stanley adds: “Tiredness can be linked to low mood and motivation. Feeling sleepy is different. If you climb up three flights of stairs, do you need a sit down for a sleep? If you need a sleep, you’re sleepy, if you need a sit down, you’re tired.” On average, most of us require between seven and nine hours sleep (though anything between three and 11 is considered ‘normal’). “It’s all about quality rather than quantity,” suggests Neil Shah, author of The 10-Step Stress Solution. “You can have nine hours sleep every night, however, if the sleep is disturbed, you won’t feel any better than after having seven hours of quality sleep.”

THREE RULES FOR BETTER REST

ACCORDING to Dr Stanley, there are only three things you need when it comes to getting a good night’s sleep. 1: A bedroom that’s conducive to sleep “SOMEWHERE that’s quiet, dark, cool and comfortable. Your bed is really important too – you need to spend money on a good bed.” 2: A relaxed body “YOU can’t go to sleep if your body’s tense.” 3: A quiet mind “YOU cannot fall asleep if your mind is racing or anxious. You know what makes you relax and chill out at the end of the day, whether it’s music, camomile tea, yoga, a warm bath, reading a book – do whatever works to quieten your mind. Most people’s bedtime routine is to switch the telly off, have a pee, brush your teeth and expect sleep to miraculously find them. It won’t happen. “In this day and age, we are always connected to at least one technological device,” adds Shah. “For a good night’s sleep, it is also important to create a real wind-down routine. Stay away from technology for at least an hour before bed. Constant exposure to artificial light is proven to reduce our melatonin levels, which causes bad sleep patterns.”

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Clean up your plate BY KEELEY BOLGER

Ching-He Huang. PHOTOS: PA

ACK in 2011, cookery writer Ching-He Huang began to suffer from allergic reactions, weight gain and tiredness. As a healthy eater with a balanced diet, Taiwanese-born, Huang couldn’t work out the cause of her health problems, and embarked on a diet detox to combat them. After making changes, ditching processed grub and eating ‘clean’ – fresh greens, salads, soups and fruit – the self-taught chef started to notice an improvement in just two weeks. “Through a process of elimination, I found out that it wasn’t the actual food or the ingredients I was allergic to, it was what the ingredients were covered or preserved in,” she recalls. Huang discovered it was sulphites – used as preservatives in the production of some food and drinks – that were giving her the reactions. “We have more food available [today], but actually, when you break that down, most of it’s not really food. It’s chemicals, it’s processed food, it’s food that can’t be found in its natural form,” she notes. “Just like the planet, we have our own little ecosystem,” the 36-year-old adds. “I thought, ‘Here I am trying to get people to love Chinese cuisine, but what’s more important is people’s health, and eating for health’, so I decided to clean my own recipes up. Because it starts with you, to share and promote this way of eating that’s more mindful of one’s own health.” Huang, who moved to the UK with her Chinese parents aged 11, has poured her experience and findings into a book of healthy recipes, called Eat Clean: Wok Yourself To Health. Dishes in the book include Nourishing Mixed Seafood Miso Broth; Garlic, Basil, Tomato, Aubergine and Soba Noodle, and Smoked Tofu With Dinosaur Kale. It also contains Huang’s advice on eating clean – from a diet made up of 80 per cent plant-based foods and 20 per cent organic meat, fish, dairy and eggs, to using seasonal products and reducing sugar intake – and her top 20 clean foods, which include garlic, dark leafy greens, avocado and fresh chilli. Despite her passion for healthy eating, the chef – who studied economics and ran her own food production business before becoming a writer and TV presenter – confesses she’s “no saint”. “I have a sweet tooth and that’s been the hardest to curb,” she says with a laugh. “It’s a daily battle, of course it is!” And while she admits eating clean can be technical and “perhaps makes people think about food in an unsexy way”, Huang says it’s time to face up to what we consume. “We have to really uncover the best ingredients to sustain our health for the longterm,” she adds. Want to try some of Huang’s dishes at home? Here are three recipes from Eat Clean...

Refresh yourself BY ANGELA SHELF MEDEARIS

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AS your body temperature rises, so does your output of sweat and the need to drink more fluids. Sweating is the body’s way of naturally cooling itself. Since your body is actually losing fluids as you sweat, it is important to keep hydrated. Water makes up about 60 per cent of your body’s weight and is a key part of many body processes. Besides helping to regulate body temperature, water is present in every cell and helps protect some body tissues. Water aids in the transport

of nutrients and promotes the elimination of waste. According to the book “Nutrition Concepts and Controversies” by Frances Sizer and Eleanor Whitney, by the time you become thirsty, you already may have lost 2 per cent of your body fluid. Mild dehydration is when you have lost 2 per cent to 5 per cent of your body fluids. Symptoms of mild dehydration include thirst, dry mouth and throat, rapid pulse, low blood pressure, weakness or lack of energy, and reduced quantity of urine. When there is a fluid loss of more than 5 per cent, the body has severe reactions, which include pale skin; bluish fingertips

and lips; rapid, shallow breathing; weak, irregular pulse; and confusion or disorientation. It can result in shock, seizures, coma and death. A person who burns about 2000 calories/ 8.368 kilojoules should get about 8-12 cups of fluid per day. Your fluid intake doesn’t have to come just from water. Many foods contain a high percentage of water, and that counts as part of the 8-12 cups of needed fluid. Celery, cucumber, lettuce, summer squash and watermelon are up to 95 per cent water. Grapefruit, strawberries, broccoli and tomato are 90 per cent to 94 per cent water, and milk, yogurt, egg whites, fruit juices, apples and carrots

FOOD.

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WOK-FRIED ASPARAGUS, OYSTER MUSHROOMS AND BASIL WITH AVOCADO (Serves 1) 1tsp coconut oil 1 garlic clove, crushed, peeled and finely chopped 100g tender asparagus spears, washed and sliced in half, on an angle 50g grey oyster mushrooms, rinsed 3 cherry tomatoes, sliced in half 1tsp low-sodium light soy sauce 1 pinch of cracked black pepper 1 small handful of basil, sliced 1/2 avocado, peeled, stoned and sliced Heat a wok (or pan) over a high heat and add the coconut oil. As the oil starts to melt, swirl it around the wok. Add the garlic and stir-fry for a few seconds, then add the asparagus and oyster mushrooms, toss and cook for two to three minutes until the vegetables have softened a little. Add the cherry tomatoes and soy sauce and toss together. Season with the black pepper, then add the basil and stir through. Take off the heat and serve with the avocado

:: Eat Clean: Wok Yourself To Health by Ching-He Huang (photography by Myles New) is published by Harper Thorsons.

GRILLED BABY COURGETTES WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA VERDE (Serves 1) 2 baby courgettes, sliced in half, lengthways 1/4tsp Chinese five-spice powder 1tsp rapeseed oil 1 small handful of coriander, finely chopped, to garnish For the Pineapple Salsa Verde: 1 shallot, crushed, peeled and finely chopped 50g pineapple, finely chopped 1tsp freshly grated and peeled root ginger 1/2 green cayenne chilli, deseeded and finely chopped 1/2 red cayenne chilli, seeds in, finely chopped 1 spring onion, topped, tailed, sliced lengthways and finely chopped 2tsp rapeseed oil 2tsp low-sodium light soy sauce or tamari 3tbsp lime juice Place the courgettes in a large bowl, sprinkle with the five-spice powder and drizzle with the rapeseed oil. Toss the courgettes, making sure they are coated in the oil. Heat a griddle pan over a medium-high heat. Place the courgette halves on the griddle, cut side down, making sure that the grill lines run across the width of the courgettes. Turn the heat down to medium and leave the courgettes to cook, without moving them, for two minutes. Then turn them over and cook on the other side for two minutes. While the courgettes are cooking, prepare the rest of the aromatics for the pineapple salsa verde (if you are a slow chopper, you may want to prepare the aromatics in advance of cooking the courgettes!). Once all the aromatics are prepared, place all the salsa ingredients in a jug and stir to mix. When the courgettes are cooked, take them off the grill and place on a serving plate. Spoon a teaspoon of the salsa verde over each courgette half. Decant the rest of the salsa verde into a small bowl to serve separately. Garnish with the chopped coriander and eat immediately.

are 80 per cent to 89 per cent water. The thirst mechanism can become weak in senior citizens or may be ignored by young children, so they may need to be monitored to assure they drink enough fluids. A good gauge of hydration is urine colour. Dark-coloured urine indicates a need for more fluids. After exercising, it’s important to replenish depleted fluids, electrolytes and glucose. Almost everything you need to refuel can be found in a serving of four cups of juicy, delicious watermelon. Watermelon originated in Africa and spread throughout the world. Between 200 to 300 varieties of watermelon exist, with about 50 varieties that are most popular. Watermelon juice contains 92 per cent water

GARLIC, BASIL, TOMATO AND AUBERGINE SOBA NOODLES (Serves 1) 2tsp rapeseed oil 1 garlic clove, crushed, peeled and finely chopped 3 large ripe tomatoes, deseeded and chopped 1/4 aubergine, washed and finely chopped 50g soba noodles 250ml water 1tsp toasted sesame oil 1tsp low-sodium light soy sauce or tamari 1 pinch of dried chilli flakes 1 pinch of cracked black pepper 1 small bunch of basil leaves 1tsp pine nuts Heat a wok (or pan) over a high heat and add the rapeseed oil. Give the oil a swirl, then add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds, then reduce the heat to medium, tip in the tomatoes and aubergine and cook on a low heat for 10-12 minutes until softened. Meanwhile, cook the soba noodles. Bring the water to the boil in a pan and add the noodles. Cook for three minutes, then drain, refresh in cold water and drain again. Add the sesame oil to the noodles to stop them from sticking together. Add the noodles to the wok and toss with the vegetables. Season with the soy sauce or tamari, the chilli flakes, black pepper and basil leaves, sprinkle on some pine nuts for a nutty taste and serve.

and 8 per cent natural fructose sugar. The flesh and especially the rind are rich sources of citrulline, an amino acid. Citrulline is used to make another amino acid, arginine, which is responsible for removing ammonia from the body and regulating vascular tone and healthy blood pressure. Watermelon also contains a number of other essential vitamins, especially vitamins A and C, as well as the essential mineral potassium. Try this refreshing recipe for Watermelon Aqua Fresca, and remember to stay hydrated!

WATERMELON AQUA FRESCA Makes 6 (1 1/3 cup) servings. “Aqua fresca” is Spanish for “fresh water”. It is a popular drink in Mexico and the Southwestern United States

Ingredients: 2.5-2.75kg seedless watermelon, cut into 5cm pieces 2 cups cold water 1 tablespoon lime juice 1 tablespoon agave nectar or honey To prepare: 1. In a blender, combine half of the watermelon and 1 cup cold water. Blend until smooth. Pour through a strainer into a pitcher; mashing the solids with the back of a spoon to extract the juice. Discard solids. Repeat with remaining watermelon and cold water. 2. Stir in lime juice and agave or honey. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Serve over ice. (Additional information provided by Tammy Roberts, MS, RD, LD, Nutrition and Health Education Specialist and Livestrong.com.)

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Lost and found in New Zealand The pictures you see here are the one’s Jen and Steve Cowley downloaded from a camera they found while on holidays in New Zealand. Taking a punt, they posted them on their Facebook, shared them with the NZ mates and threw in a backpacking site for good measure. Lo and behold, a friend of English-born New Zealand resident, Kerrie Mott, and her sister Katy, visiting from the UK; spotted them in the online photos and put Kerrie in touch with the Cowleys. Here’s what happened next. AS TOLD TO Yvette Aubusson-Foley PHOTOGRAPHY Katy and Kerrie Mott

E’D been having a bit of fun with the camera in the four days since we found it – taking a heap of photos (lots of selfies!) with it so it could continue the girls’ trip! The girls’ parents have each been in touch as well – via FB messenger – which has been really nice!,” said Jen Cowley from New Zealand this week. “During a leisurely Sunday morning cruise tour around Auckland harbour (getting over the Wallabies’ loss in the Bledisloe Cup the night before!) a camera was found but enquiries at the ferry terminal on our return came up trumps as no-one had reported it missing,” said Jen. I didn’t want to leave it there to go into some dark cupboard or wind up on eBay, so decided to put the whole “power of social media” thing to the test. Jen and Steve downloaded the photos and a number of them seemed to be of two young blonde women who had clearly also been to the Bledisloe Cup the evening before the camera was lost – as had they – although THEY were wearing All Blacks supporters’ gear. The girls looked about the same age as our daughter, and we knew how gutted she would be to have lost precious holiday memories. We also couldn’t help thinking (hoping?) there might be an interesting story behind the camera The photos showed the girls had been touring around New Zealand for at least three weeks but gave no indication of their nationality or whereabouts – although we at least knew they’d been in Auckland that day and guessed they’d been to the game the night before. I posted a couple of the photos of the girls on my Facebook page and tagged a number of Kiwi friends and asked everyone to share – which they did. Friends who had Kiwi friends asked them to share, and the tentacles of social media went out. But we knew we were waaaaaay out of the girls’ demographic, so I asked to join a Backpacking in New Zealand site (feeling quite ridiculous – they must have laughed their heads off when they saw my profile pic! “Who’s this silly old girl wanting to join a backpackers’ site?” haha.) But seriously, that’s why I did the posting, rather than Steve. That took a couple of days to be approved. But once it was, I posted the photos up and the response was just lovely. People from all over the world getting involved in sharing and helping to try to find the girls. It also drew some funny banter with Kiwis along the lines of the traditional trans-Tasman rivalry – which was good fun. Four days after the original post, we were sitting in a Thai restaurant in Taupo when my mobile phone “pinged” with a Facebook message, which read: Kerrie Mott THAT’S MY CAMERA!! OMG thanks so much for finding it and posting on here. Have private messaged you. Hopefully you are still in NZ, if not I will pay for postage. Thank you so much for being a genuinely honest, decent person. Jen Cowley Yayyyyyy!!!! That’s fantastic! We are sitting in a Thai restaurant in Taupo jumping up and down with excitement! Will message you in a few minutes. Kerrie I am so happy. We only realised we had lost it when my sister was checking in at Auckland airport that evening. You have literally made my week. Jen We’re thrilled too! Chantel Cowper So looking forward to New Zealand even more after hearing this. I’ll be in Auckland September 10th. I’m so happy such quality people exist and that if I lose any of my stuff there’s hope.

Kerrie I’m touched that there are so many people out Desmond I’ve not seen Kerrie my eldest for 2yrs there willing to share and comment on a post like this. now, wow you really are wonderful people. You often see them go around and wonder if they ever Jen In that case I’ll get my husband Steve to give her work. Thank you everyone. smile emoticon a fatherly hug too. Carol Good for you Jennifer Cowley, makes me Desmond Amazing lady you are. You both just enproud to be a Kiwi when I hear of honesty like this. So tered my heart. pleased you got you’re camera back Kerrie Mott!!... and Jen Will take a photo for you tomorrow. that you have a positive memory of NZ to share! Desmond Your going to have me in tears. Jen I’m actually an Aussie, Carol Sangster but hey, Jen I think that comes with being a parent, doesn’t we’re pretty much cousins eh? You just have funny it? vowels, smaller paddocks... oh, and THAT rugby team!! Desmond Have you children? I have 3 plus a stepCarol Hahahaha... and you bloody Aussies keep daughter that chose to stay with me when parted from stealing all our stuff and call it you’re own... Farlap, her mum. I’m proud of all of them. Pavlova... But at least we know how to talk correctJen We have a daughter 22 and a son nearly 19. ly (What are fesh and chups anyway??) and not bred Desmond Well I can say they have been brought up from convicts LOL well, just by how kind and loving you have been to my Jen We also nicked Pineapple Lumps and Rusty children, can’t thank you enough. You or you children Crowe, but you can keep SBW! come to the UK, please let us know. Shane Duffy Just a point of Interest Kiwis and Aus(Saturday) Desmond Thank you both very much. sies Pavlova originated in France and it was an Aussie Truly amazing people you will meet Katy one day. She who did the history behind this... so we all lose here won’t forget what you have done for her. You and Katy Kerrie And the English created all this mess in the are from the same breed, you have big hearts for othfirst place grin. ers xx Jen That’s it, Kerrie Mott! Let’s blame the Poms! All ••• Aussies and Kiwis like doing that. ERRIE and I connected by phone and we ar••• ranged to meet at a little town called Tokoroa, HIS is the first conversation between Kerrie and halfway between Taupo and Hamilton, where me: she lives, the following day. Kerrie Mott Hi Jennifer, I believe you have It meant changing our plans a bit, but it was worth found my sisters camera. She was so upset when she it – we really wanted to meet her. Had a cup of tea lost it as it has our pictures from her visit to me in NZ! with her and delivered the motherly and fatherly hugs other pictures on the camera are of the rugby match in we’d promised her parents we’d give her! We chattered Auckland at the weekend, also from our trips to Hobaway for about an hour – she was just delightful. biton and the south island. Here is a picture of me and We’d had a bit of fun with the camera – taking selfher from the camera so you can see that it is ours (you ies and making sure that although the girls weren’t should be able to find it on the camera with it, the little Leica still enjoyed its holiday! So they I live in Hamilton NZ so can pop up to Auckland at now have a heap of photos of a couple of old Australian the weekend if you are still around? I am so pleased it farts on their New Zealand travels! was found by such a genuinely kind person. But the girls said: Jen Let me get back to my laptop and I’ll message Kerrie Its all part of the camera’s story. You’ve made you. Although my husband says that now he knows sure we will never forget you you are Kiwis and All Blacks or what you’ve done for us supporters he’s not sure we smile emoticon should give it back!!! Haha! Katy These photos will be We were also at the game... the reminder of a memory but wearing a different colour treasured and shared with than black generations to come I’m sure! Kerrie haha we’re English She was in floods of tears ••• (not sure if that makes it betbecause she knew most ter). I am over here for a couHappy endings of the photos of our three ple of years and haven’t seen do happen my sister for the past 2 years. weeks together were still HE girls are English – We’d just had a fantastic 3 on the camera and that they’re from Devon. Kerweeks together and lost the they were now obviously rie is 25 and Katy is 21. camera in the last few hours. Kerrie has been travelling We would have lost most of gone. She was absolutely for two years, and hasn’t seen those pictures if you hadn’t sobbing. I was just trying any of her family during that found it. I am living in Hamto get her together time. She spent a year in Ausilton but have a car so I can tralia, travelling and working, drive somewhere that’s conenough to get on the then found herself in Hamilvenient to meet you. plane... ton in the Waikato region of And this, from the girls’ dad, NZ’s north island, which reDesmond: minded her of home. Desmond Mott Hello thank you for returning my daughShe’s a keen gymnast, and ter’s camera your so kind and caring many thanks x serendipitously, saw a job advertised for a gymnastics Jennifer Cowley The pleasure is entirely ours, Desdevelopment officer with the NZ government based in mond! We are meeting Kerrie tomorrow to hand over the area. She’s been there ever since. Her sister, Katy, was taking a short overseas holithe camera and give her a big parent-ly hug! smile emoticon . day, including three weeks in NZ to see Kerrie – the sis-

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Pictured are English sisters Kerrie and Katy Mott in photos taken on the camera they would lose on the last day of their three week NZ holiday.

Steve Cowley and Jen Cowley with Kerrie Mott at Tokoroa (when they gave the camera back)

ters haven’t seen each other for two years – followed by three weeks in Australia before going home to the UK to start university. They went to the Bledisloe Cup on their last night together, and made a last minute decision to take a tour around the Auckland Harbour before Katy’s flight to Australia later that afternoon. While waiting for the return ferry from Rangitoto Island (one of the stops on the harbour tour), Katy thought she’d lost her ticket, and emptied out her bag as the ferry was pulling in. She found the ticket but left the camera sitting on a low rock wall. Enter Jen. Our ferry pulled in just as the other ferry pulled out. I wasn’t feeling well, so while Steve explored and took photos during the 15-minute stop at Rangitoto Island, I just sat down on the low rock wall, saw the camera and figured it probably belonged to someone on the other boat. Meanwhile, the girls didn’t miss the camera until they were at the airport saying goodbye later that af-

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ternoon. Kerrie told us that Katy said, “I feel like I’m missing something.... Omigod, my camera!” – and she was absolutely devastated. Kerrie said: “She was in floods of tears because she knew most of the photos of our three weeks together were still on the camera and that they were now obviously gone. She was absolutely sobbing. I was just trying to get her together enough to get on the plane – saying, look, there’s no point in worrying, they’re gone and you can get another camera when you get to Australia. “I’d seen posts like yours (Jen’s) on FB and always thought they were a bit ridiculous. I couldn’t believe it when a friend contacted me to say she thought she’d seen our photo. She recognised us when someone shared the Facebook post. I was absolutely stunned and just so happy,” she said. Kerrie had had a really dreadful week – she’d just had to kiss her little sister goodbye, they’d lost their travel photos, she’d had all kinds of stuff ups with work, and

then she’d had one tyre stolen off her car (yes just one – who the hell does that?) which had stuffed up an important work event ... she was thinking the world was conspiring against her. For our part – we were just thrilled to pieces to reunite the girls with their memories and to know that social media, for all its faults, can be a blessing and a great way of connecting. Like Kerrie, I’d seen the “share this to see how far a photo can travel” thing and the lost and found posts, and been really cynical but figured we had nothing to lose and might actually have a bit of fun with it, even if we never found the camera’s owner. But what a great outcome it was all ‘round. She gave us wine and chocolates, but the grin on Kerrie’s face when we handed over the camera was more than enough thanks! And we’ve made another connection – and at the end of the day, isn’t that what travel is all about?

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Paul Jackson

Family values When Paul Jackson bought his ‘58 FC Holden Special, 44 years ago, its doubtful as a 17 year-old he could see a life ahead, to be lived behind it’s steering wheel but for all the miles done in the driver’s seat, it’s the milestones he’s experienced there, which make this, an extra special set of wheels. WORDS Yvette Aubusson-Foley PHOTOGRAPHY Connor Coman-Sargent T’S a rainy Sunday afternoon and from the dark sky falls a steady chatter on the carport roof of an East Dubbo home. Paul Jackson lives there and waits patiently beside his pride and joy, a two tone blue, 1958 FC Holden Special. Like any vintage car it dominates the otherwise ordinary backyard space with its classic presence: oversized, circular headlights set wider than the car body’s width stare forward like two crystal doe eyes; every mortal curve is accentuated by frames of gleaming chrome; diecast chrome fins dramatise the rear guards and additional chromework panels cause a spectacle reserved just for the Special – and its all original. “All original chrome. It’s never had a ding in it,” says Jackson. The chrome front grill, is almost as big as a farm gate and makes the highly polished statement that they just don’t make cars like they used to, in 1958. It was an optimistic era. The Korean War was a distant memory and the year before mankind (as it was collectively referred to back then) was strapping on it’s seatbelt for a space race, after the starters gun rang out with the sounds of a silver bullet called Sputnik.

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While Jackson’s FC Holden rolled off the production line at Lang Lang, the ink was drying on an approval for the US to answer a new crisis, by forming the National Aeronautical Space Agency (NASA). The spirit of the era is captured in the large flat chrome hood ornament shaped more than just an aerodynamic feature but part of the global statement; we’re ready to put a man into orbit. It’s no surprise Jackson’s children (now aged 31 and 34) had a pet name for it – a flying car called Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Thought they actually named it after the growly sound put out when its 138 Gray engine is starting up but its in line with an age that looked forward. The vision ahead for Holden was looking rosey too, as it broke records in 1958 to become the highest selling vehicle brand in Australia with 500,000 cars on Aussie roads. It became part of the national identity. The FC Holden however was only in production for around a year so today the Special is reasonably rare. On this day it’s parked under the carport when we arrive. Jackson has it show-ready for this weekend’s (Sunday, August 30) swap meet, so there’s no taking it out in the rain and risking a blemish. He’ll be joined by over 20 pristine vehicles from the Golden West Holden Owners club of which he’s vice president and currently the events coordinator. “We’ve got about 32 members and around 23 cars. Our club extends out as far as Orange, we have a long time member in Parkes, Narromine, from all around the region, as well as Dubbo which has the most,” he says. Not unlike his own experience, at swap meets like this one, he says Holdens capture the attention of passers by. “Your always hear the comments, ‘we used to have one of those’, ‘it was in the family’, or ‘I grew up with one of those’, ‘it went on all the holidays and trips’, or it was ‘their car back in the day’. Jackson’s FC Special was his first car. Ever. He was 17 and it was the year Australia and New Zealand would announce their pull out from Vietnam. “The previous owner traded it in on a ‘71 Kingswood. 1971 is when I bought it. It was a trade-in for $200 so I bought it as a trade in,” he explains. Still a 13 year-old car back then, it was his everyday ticket to freedom and he drove it everywhere, even down the long hall of his own family history. “This one has a bit of history. It’s gone from being the first car, and was there in the early

Friday 28.08.2015 to Sunday 30.08.2015 | Dubbo Weekender ‘calling’ days,” he says referring to the role it played in courting his now, wife, who he met in 1972. “It was our wedding car in 1975 and we brought the first new born home from hospital in 1982. It did everything; the holidays. The works. That’s why I hung onto it. It went everywhere we’d go, and I just kept it until we got a later model Holden.” It served the family for almost 18 years when, in 1990, he retired it to club registration and set to work to gradually do it up. Now, he only takes it out on club runs. Like any vintage car it makes no apologies for not having wifi, nav sat or computer system on board even the fact there’s no A/C or electric windows are part of their charm.

It was our wedding car in 1975 and we brought the first new born home from hospital in 1982. It did everything; the holidays. The works. That’s why I hung onto it. It went everywhere we’d go. In the back window of Jackson’s FC there’s a uniquely 1950s design cue taken from an unusually domestic influence with a customcut venetian blind for keeping back seat drivers shaded from backward glare. On the back dash is spread a fox pelt, which also references a fashion trend of the time. “People used to hang a fox tail from the rear vision mirror. The skin was a heart felt gift and it went with the era of the car so it’s there,” Jackson explains. The blue pearl-effect steering wheel, a 40th birthday gift, adds a touch of glamour to the interior which carries the two-tone blue throughout, and of course, there’s a touch more chrome.

Dubbo Macquarie Lions Club Swap Meet Car and Bike Show z Keep an eye out for Jackson’s FC Holden Special and the Golden West Holden Owner’s club at the swap meet on Sunday August 30. Gates open 7am – 2pm. General entry is $8.

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THE COWLEY LITERARY AWA R D

Little Girl Lost A finalist in the non-fiction section of the Cowley wley y ong g Literary Awards, Little Girl Lost, dives headlong into the relationship a mother can have with h herr unborn child, or rather the expectation of them, em,, and themselves in their new life to come. BY COLLEEN RUSSELL HE was shown the ultrasound; the baby she was carrying was a girl. A little girl! Carla was overjoyed, could hardly believe it. Sam’s response to her news was strange, but not really strange for Sam, not unexpected. ‘You always were crazy, Mum, this just proves it.’ But his warm brown eyes were soft, his mouth twisted in a sardonic grin; he would always support her. And she wasn’t crazy – she was thrilled! Her neighbours were very accepting, very kind. As they watched her belly grow there were offers of help. “Let me put out the garbage bin for you, Luv. “I can mow your lawn, if you like.” Carla had made the decision to avoid friends and relatives for the next six months. She politely put off a few invites, not difficult. She wasn’t much of a social person anyway. And she wasn’t ashamed, nor did she think that she had to explain her condition. Sam was now in his own apartment, so she didn’t have to feed him; her meager needs could be bought at the local shops, a short walk from home. This was her daily constitutional. She concentrated on buying only fresh food, even forgoing her evening glass of red wine. Day by day Carla grew more excited. The pregnancy was easy, she felt wonderful, waking each morning to a new day, a new life. When she looked at herself in the mirror, she could see that she was glowing – and growing. Her short curly hair shone in the light through the window, and her brown eyes, Sam’s eyes, were bright and alert. Her cheeks glowed with good health, her skin satiny smooth with a slight sprinkle of freckles across her nose. It had been a long time since there was a baby in the house. Surely everyone would be happy for her after the baby came. Who could resist a beautiful baby girl? Over the years she experienced a few one night stands, but these weren’t significant, just pure lust; initial attraction, satisfaction, no ties. One was a short-term dalliance with another woman, but that was a complete disaster; she would leave that sort of relationship to others. But her affair with one man had persisted for a few months. He made her laugh; he was attentive and very physical, their sex was like a battleground with two winners. When she discovered he was married, she reluctantly moved him on – no regrets, no recriminations. It wasn’t until later that she realised with a sense of wonder, that she was pregnant. She decided not to tell him – that would only complicate matters. Carla was not a sewer or a knitter. She bought a few baby’s clothes on-line, the easiest way to go. She also bought a couple of kaftans and some soft outsize pajamas for herself, so that as her baby bump grew, she would be comfortable and cool through the summer months. What would my namesake, Carla Zampatti, think of my maternity clothes? and

it together. They would lie prone on the green lawn, as they watched the clouds scudding ahead of the wind, forming sculptures in the sky. And Carla would tickle the little body, kiss each tiny dimple and they would laugh and giggle. When the light spring rain fell on their faces, trickling down their noses, she would tell her daughter that the French called it ‘the breath of God’; she would teach her about God. ER marriage to Sam’s father was short And on a clear night Carla would point out and not so sweet. They were both young the stars, “Look, my little one, there’s Mars, and madly in love, and when Sam arand over here the Southern Cross. God has rived they thought their life was complete. made this marvelous sky for us to wonder at Then he started drinking. There were suband enjoy.’ tle warnings from his work mates; falling into And if a star fell from heaven, they would a drunken stupor over dinner, butter running make a wish, and then wait in anxious anticifrom his fingers, gravy slobber down his chin; pation for the wish to come true. repulsive sexual advances as she helped him Carla spent hours at her piano, practicing to bed; then rising abruptly in the night to old pieces, learning new ones. vomit in the sink or out the winShe would lead her daughdow. It disgusted her. ter into the delights of Bach, The final moment came dur- ` Haydn, Mozart; she could aling an argument (she couldn’t most feel the young body next even remember what it was If a ladybird to hers on the piano stool. Carabout), when, in an uncon- landed on her la had taught the piano to small trolled frenzy, he had thrown hand, she would children, and she spent time her on their bed and punched croon to it softly digging through pages of exerher, in the face, in the stomach, the rhyme of her cises and etudes for little finover and over. gers. Carla would also teach her Carla spent the night in hos- childhood; she Italian, her mother tongue, the pital, where she had a painful would teach it to language of music. miscarriage. She hadn’t even Sunny, they would realised she was pregnant. “I’m very sorry, Mrs Wade,” sing it together. HEN her waters broke, a the doctor explained as kindly little early, and Carla aras he could, ‘but I’m afraid that there will be rived at last in the antino more children.’ septic activity of the maternity ward. But the Two days later she packed a bag, grabbed birth was not easy. two year-old Sam, and fled. When it was over the midwife swaddled Carla’s parents had a large house and she her baby in a shawl, and with a gentle smile, and Sam lived there for a while, until she was placed the pink bundle in Carla’s waiting able to buy an apartment, and then, a few arms. For a long time she gazed at the tiny years later, this house. face; soft apricot-coloured curls framed her Sam still saw his father, but Carla insisted round head, a pursed rosebud mouth. Then that the meetings were in a controlled situathe nurse silently took the lifeless little body tion at her in-laws’ home. Carla felt affection away. Not one breath was taken. and loyalty for her husband, her son’s father, Carla remembered her mother telling her but she was frightened for herself and Sam. when she was a little girl, that a baby died beHe acknowledged no wrong-doing, refused cause God needed a new star in heaven. Carla any outside professional assistance. She was could gaze at the stars and know that her baby forced to stand helplessly by as he slowly sank was with God. And Carla would find an inner into alcoholism. She could only pray for him. peace, would learn to understand the deeper truths. OW here she was pregnant against all By her hospital bed the nurse had placed a the odds, against the doctor’s predicplastic envelope containing two tiny red curls. tions. Perhaps God was on her side, was Carla had them encased in a golden pendant giving her another chance, and every night like the Victorians used to do when a loved she thanked Him in her prayers. one died. It now hung from a chain on her bed Carla whiled away the days pottering in her head and sometimes Sunny danced into her garden, in a contented dream world, totally at dreams. She was happy, sylph-like, and they peace. The seedlings she planted now would ran together in the garden, laughing, and trybe in full flower when the baby was born. Caring to catch the stars. la would teach her child the names of each Carla would go on, of course she would, and flower, would point out the butterflies and the there was Sam, her handsome son. He would dragonflies, the grasshoppers shushing in the always need her. Life does go on, time does grass and the worms, which burrowed into heal – the same old platitudes, but true. Her the warm soft soil. body was slowly mending, too, but how do If a ladybird landed on her hand, she would you mend a broken heart? Please don’t take croon to it softly the rhyme of her childhood; my sunshine away. she would teach it to Sunny, they would sing she laughed to herself. She took delivery of a cot and change table, and she painted the walls of the third bedroom a bright yellow, to match the sunshine in her heart. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, she had sung as a kid, singing now as the paint flowed from her brush. Her daughter would be called Sunny, the sunshine in her life. Why not?

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57 Janet Seidel Trio: Chuck Morgan, Janet Seidel, David Seidel

World- class jazz performers swing into town our teens. We both studied music at university and had a pop band at that time with another brother. But that BY VIVIENNE WINTHER brother became a psychiatrist instead of a musician, so DIRECTOR MACQUARIE CONSERVATORIUM he is the richest in our family now, and I guess he can help us if any mental health problems come up! HE Janet Seidel Trio is well known to Australian You’ve toured most of Australia and also extensively and international audiences as accomplished jazz overseas. What have been the highlights, and also the performers with a repertoire that ranges through lowlights? classic jazz, Latin, pop and country styles. It’s always exciting going overseas, although it is a Janet Seidel provides the sophisticated vocals and massive undertaking. We’ve done very long tours of piano, Chuck Morgan improvises brilliantly on guitar Great Britain; once we stayed there on tour for eight and ukulele, and David Seidel plays a swinging doumonths. A big highlight was playing at the legendary ble bass. Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London. In Australia, my The Janet Seidel Trio comes to Dubbo with an evennew favourite venue is the Melbourne Recital Cening concert on Friday, September 11 at Macquarie Con- tre; we play in the Salon, a beautiful 200-seat cabaret servatorium, followed by Ukulele Workshops led by the style space with excellent acoustics. Performing in JaTrio’s ukulele maestro Chuck Morgan on the weekend. pan has been very successful for us; it’s great touring They finish off their Dubbo visit leading the Ukuthere, everything is taken care of so perfectly. This lele Workshop participants in a casual performance year, we’ve been to several NSW regional conservaat Macquarie Conservatorium’s Open Day on Sunday, toriums, which has been very enjoyable. The only big September 13. negative for touring in Australia is the distance; it can Janet Seidel talks with Macquarie Conservatorium be very exhausting. director Vivienne Winther about touring, her favourWho are your favourite artists and influences? ite venues, the best songwriters, and psychiatry for I’ve never had any formal jazz training, so it has been musicians. listening and learning from the great musicians that How long has the Janet Seidel Trio been together? has influenced me. I listened a lot to Blossom Dearie How did it start? in my teens, and I saw her perform live in Adelaide. I’ve never really copied her, her voice is much higher We’ve been playing together as the Janet Seidel Trio than mine, but as a singer/piano playsince 2000. It started with a recording er, she has probably been the biggest incalled “The Art of Lounge”. My brother fluence on my style. Then there are all David and I engaged Chuck Morgan to ` the other great female singers, Sarah play guitar with us on that recording. As I do write songs Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday. soon as we started playing together, Damyself, but there Male singers like Sinatra and Mel vid and I just looked at each other and Tormé are also important, and of course knew we were both thinking the same are so many all the great piano players like Oscar Pething – we must do more with this guy! great writers, I terson. I’m lucky to have this rich history Chuck arrived in Sydney from New Zea- prefer to use their jazz performers to draw on. land in the mid 80’s, and around the material. I’ve sung of What same time I moved to Sydney from AdI want to do is work with the elaide. You always heard people talking songs like Cole very best musical material and express about Chuck, what a great player he was. Porter’s “Begin the that music successfully. So a lot of my Plus he was an early expert in the use of Beguine” so often, work is based around interpreting the music technology, software for writing American Songbook. I like subtlebut I still get goose Great music, because he’s a great arranger, for ty in songs, nothing too obvious or “me” bumps, it’s such a big bands, strings, anything. driven. I do write songs myself, but there are David and I have played together since clever song.

so many great writers, I prefer to use their material. I’ve sung songs like Cole Porter’s “Begin the Beguine” so often, but I still get goose bumps, it’s such a clever song. Chuck Morgan will be conducting ukulele workshops in Dubbo. What’s the background to these sessions? Chuck was born in Auckland of Maori and European heritage, and his father taught him to play ukulele from the age of five. For many years Chuck didn’t play the ukulele professionally on stage, it wasn’t that popular, but he is a real expert. A little while ago, we bought a really good ukulele in Japan, and we were asked to do an album that featured ukulele. Then I talked Chuck into doing a ukulele summer school, and out of that came the weekend workshops, which we’ve done in quite a few places. The ukulele has become a very popular instrument again, with people of all ages taking it up. Chuck has a really good ability to get players with a range of skills learning and playing together. He also gets them playing beyond basic strumming; in his workshops, they play melodies, and learn to use the open strings more. It opens up what people can play on the instrument; you see them just astonished at how much more they can do as the workshop goes along. He also encourages reading music, and he can convince beginners it is not something to be scared of. The main aim of the workshops is to get everyone of all ages and skill levels playing effectively in an ensemble, and the Trio helps with that. David and I play our instruments as well, and the ukuleles play along with us, so it gives them quite a high quality musical experience. Playing with and learning from professional musicians takes the humble ukulele to another level, and people get really excited when that is opened up to them. Dates for the diary: Friday, September 11, 7.30pm – The Janet Seidel Trio is live in concert at Macquarie Conservatorium Dubbo Saturday and Sunday, September 12 – 13 – Ukulele workshop sessions, Sunday, September 13, 1pm – Jam session Sunday, September 13 – Conservatorium’s Open Day Sunday. Visit www.macqcon.org.au for more information and bookings.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1975. PHOTO: AP/PA

Arnold Schwarzenegger in Maggie. PHOTO: PA/TRACY BENNETT/VERTIGO FILMS.

BY JEANANNE CRAIG FROM his Californian tan and expensively tailored suit, to that hulking frame and the gaggle of fans waiting outside his hotel, there’s no denying Arnold Schwarzenegger’s A-list credentials. And whether he’s cycling through London – helmetless – on a ‘Boris Bike’, or posting gym videos to his millions of social media followers, the five-time Mr Universe winner seems happy with his status as an eternal action hero. All of which makes Maggie, Arnie’s new low-budget indie film, about a small town farmer trying to protect his terminally ill daughter, sure to raise a few eyebrows. The blockbuster veteran plays pickup truck-driving, flannel shirt-wearing Wade Vogel, whose teenage daughter Maggie (played by My Sister’s Keeper star Abigail Breslin) has just weeks to live after being infected by a zombie virus in an America that’s been riddled with the disease. After an acting career mainly playing the ‘ubermensch’ in films such as

Terminator and Total Recall, the former bodybuilder and Governor of California couldn’t wait to get his (massive) hands on the script. “When I read it, I knew I had to do it. It is more vulnerable than any role I have played, more real, more emotional,” the 67-year-old explains. “This is something very new for me, and for the zombie genre. It was so different, I didn’t just want to star, I wanted to produce, which I normally never do.” In the film, penned by first-time screenwriter John Scott 3, we see Wade searching for and tracking down Maggie, who is being held in a city hospital. Authorities are putting those diagnosed into isolation wards, to complete their agonising zombie transformation away from the public, but Wade takes his daughter back to her family – stepmother Caroline (Joely Richardson) and her half-siblings – and refuses to surrender her. As the dangerous disease progresses, however, Caroline decides to move out with the other children, leaving Wade

alone and powerless while Maggie suffers. “We’ve seen the zombie hordes and machine guns in other movies – it all seems like an unbelievable future. Maggie makes the disease real by shrinking the world of the movie to focus on just one family, in the middle of nowhere, on their wasted farm,” Schwarzenegger explains. Being a dad helped the star, who has four children with ex-wife Maria Shriver and a son with former housekeeper Mildred Baena, get to grips with the gritty role. “When you have kids, inevitably you can relate to being a father figure, or being a protector of someone, much better,” he says, his Austrian accent still strong after almost half a century in the US. “Maybe I wouldn’t have been able to play it 20 years ago, but now I’m able to play these kinds of parts.” The former bodybuilding champ isn’t giving up on action movies just yet though; in fact, he can currently be seen in the latest Terminator instalment, Genisys, playing the robot protector

of Sarah Connor (this time played by Game Of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke) and dusting off that famous “I’ll be back” line. With all the confidence you’d expect from the man dubbed ‘The Governator’ during his political career (he was elected Governor of California in 2003 and held the position for two terms), he insists the stunt-filled role didn’t take its toll, 31 years after the original Terminator film. “I really never feel that way, because I’m always staying in good shape,” he says. “I’m working out every day – you’ve seen the pictures of me riding my bike through London. I ride my bike every day for an hour minimum. If I’m up in the snow country when I’m skiing, I ride the Lifecycle [exercise bike], so I do something every day, and then I do the weight training also.” In Terminator Genisys, we see Schwarzenegger’s character fighting a younger version of himself, thanks to impressive special effects. So if he had the chance to turn back time and give youthful Arnie some advice, what would it be? “I would definitely go through any movies I’ve done [that] I thought I made the wrong decision on. If I made the wrong decisions politically, I’d correct them; if I made the wrong decisions in my personal life, I’d correct them,” muses the star, who separated from wife Shriver in 2011, after it emerged he’d fathered a son with Baena. “But it’s always easy to be smart in hindsight, right? I don’t ever think about that, because there are too many things to concentrate on that are real in life, rather than what is hypothetical.” Overall though, he’s “proud of all those things I’ve accomplished” in acting, politics and sport, and credits his parents, Gustav and Aurelia, with helping him become a success after humble beginnings in the Austrian village of Thal. “I was very fortunate that I’ve had a lot of help, because you wouldn’t have been able to do all this yourself,” he adds. “If I hadn’t had parents that gave me the discipline, I never would have had the discipline to stay with any of those things. I was very fortunate to have the help and the guidance.”

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‘My parents have seen me in far worse states’ BY HANNAH STEPHENSON UTSPOKEN Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby is famed for having sex with Gaz in the house of the popular MTV reality show and wetting her bed in Celebrity Big Brother. She thinks of herself as a regular 25-year-old, going out and getting “proper mortal” (hammered) with her mates, describing her bad habits as farting constantly, scratching her bottom and washing her “bits” with baby wipes because she can’t be bothered to shower. Is that really how regular 25-year-olds behave? I must be getting old... “What do you class as normal? Normal means different things to different people. To me, normal would mean going out with my friends, getting drunk, coming in and waking up in the morning and laughing about the funny stories. Normal to someone else could mean reading a book,” the chirpy Geordie lass insists. Indeed, a survey of 18-25-year-olds found that Crosby was the woman with the most admired personality, the respectable BBC reported. She already boasts 2.34 million followers on Twitter and is considered by some to be a role model. Now, she has her own clothing range – Nostalgia – which she models herself, and her happy, smiling face is looking out from the jacket of her ghostwritten autobiography Me Me Me, in which she describes her drunken tales in detail, from her boozy teenage years to her life on Geordie Shore and on-off relationship with Gaz, which fans loved. “I think people learned to love us. Me and Gary were only a thing after series two. The main thing that got people watching the show was how ‘out there’ we were, and how shocking and dramatic the show was.”

:: Me Me Me by Charlotte Crosby is published by Headline.

Their romance has been off for a while, as she’s been seeing her latest beau, Mitch Jenkins, for two-and-a-half years, although that’s been a bit on-off as well, as they split up for a while when she was constantly away filming. “We had a good break from each other and then we both grew up. We needed a bit of space to work out what was important. Mitch is funny, very hard-working [he’s a painter and decorator] and smart. “I do think about marriage a lot, and if he were to ask me, I’d definitely say yes,” she reveals. “In 10 years, I’ll be 35. I want to have my first baby at 30, so in 10 years, I’ll probably have one child and maybe I’ll be carrying another, I’ll be married, I’ll have a lovely big house and I won’t be on Geordie Shore any more, but hopefully I’ll be doing something else in TV.” We may see her having sex and getting steaming drunk on reality TV, but her life was more debauched before Geordie Shore, she insists, which is partly why her mum doesn’t mind what she gets up to on the show. “My parents have seen me in far worse states than anything I’ve done on TV. Ask them and they’d tell you that Geordie Shore calmed me down.” She continues: “They saw people loved the show, saying I was hilarious, and finally they accepted it. Then they thought, ‘Yes, it is hilarious’. When I first told my mum I had sex on the show, she was like, ‘OK, we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. At least you haven’t murdered anyone!’ “It’s a tiny bit of quilt action, that’s all. People act like I’ve done full-on porn.” Does she thinks she’s a good role model? “Who is a good role model? At the end of the day, I’m real. I don’t think I’m a role model, I’m a real person. I’m not prepped and primed and being told what to say and what not to say, and how to be the perfect person. I’m just a real girl who just happens to be famous. I haven’t changed how I act or how I go on. “It’s a compliment. I feel gobsmacked about it [being thought of as a role model]. But I never tried to be that, nor under any circumstances did I want to be that, or think that this would ever happen.” She’s still starstruck when she goes to red carpet events and can’t believe it when celebrities, including Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and David Walliams, know who she is. “David Walliams’ messages on Twitter after I’d been on Xtra Factor, when he said I did really well, was so funny and

Charlotte Crosby from Geordie Shore. PHOTO: IAN WEST/PA

he’d love to meet me, left me really starstruck. I can’t believe he knows who I am.” At a Cheryl concert, she tweeted that she wanted to meet her idol and, to her luck, Nicola Roberts saw it and sent her a message saying she’d rung Cheryl and arranged that she could meet her backstage. After that meeting, Crosby saw the singer again when she was a guest on Xtra Factor. “She was on the red carpet and turned and said, ‘Hiya Charlotte, you look amazing, don’t you?’ I was gobsmacked. Cheryl remembered me. I couldn’t believe it.” Does she have any regrets about what she’s done on telly in front of millions? “I wouldn’t like to say I have any regrets, because I know I’d do them all again in a heartbeat. I’m happy with the way everything’s gone. The only time I’m embarrassed is when I’m doing things soberly.”

She famously lost two-anda-half stone in eight months, after seeing ‘unflattering’ pictures of herself in a bikini (she now weighs 55kg). Now that the latest series of Geordie Shore has ended, she’ll get back into her fitness regime, she says, and has two personal trainers to help. “It’s easy to keep it off once you’ve lost it,” she says. “Just don’t get into that bad habit of eating so much again. I could never stop doing fitness now, because it’s part of my life.” She still boozes a lot, though, she admits. She bumps into fellow reality stars at various events, but there’s no animosity, she says. “We are friends with a lot of them, so there’s not an atmosphere. We give each other a hug and plan our next night out.” Winning the British version of Celebrity Big Brother in 2013 raised her profile further.

“I’m so thankful for that, because I got to meet some great people. When I won, I gained respect, so that led to more TV shows. I’ve kept in touch with some of them [housemates]. I texted Louie [Spence] this morning, Carol [McGiffin] last night, and I’m texting Mario [Falcone] as we speak.” Geordie Shore has enabled Crosby to travel all over the world, as the exposure clinched her a reality travel show – The Charlotte Crosby Experience, shown on pay-TV network TLC last year – visiting Japan, the Arctic. But she became very homesick, and admits that home is where the heart is. Now she and Mitch are thinking of moving to London, although her ties to Sunderland are strong because of family and friends, and she still lives at home currently. “My mum wants us to stay at home forever. She wouldn’t want us to move up the street.”

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J. Ryan Stradal’s new book earns 10 out of 10 producer (Ice Road Truckers and Deadliest Catch are amongst the programmes he works on), and this recognition of the very human moments – those which a viewer, reader, listener might connect to – is overwhelmingly apparent here. Moreover, his very funny portrayal of groups of people (from students, to foodies, to suburbians) is spot on. Funny, bittersweet and joyful, it’s a startlingly brilliant debut. Think Jennifer Egan’s A Visit From the Goon Squad, but with food, not music. This is the only book I’ve ever given 10/10 to; I urge you to read it. 10/10 (Review by Emma Herdman)

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z BOOK OF THE WEEK Kitchens Of The Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal is published in hardback by Quercus. IT’S quite hard to write a review for a book when all you want to do is press it into people’s hands and force them to read it; because this is exactly what I want to do with this brilliant novel. Eight chapters tell the story of Eva Thorvald from a different character’s point of view. However tangentially they may be connected to her, they take us chronologically through the life of the owner of the most incredible palate. When Eva’s mother runs off with a sommelier

shortly after Eva’s birth, her father – a passionate, if not hugely successful, chef – sets out to instil in her his own love of cooking. Though his plan doesn’t quite go accordingly, it quickly becomes apparent that though she is not the most popular girl at school, Eva is destined for great things. As she grows up we see her culinary skills develop, from growing, selling and consuming the hottest peppers aged 10, learning how to cook fish following her first date, and dominating a toe-curlingly recognisable supper club, culminating in her becoming the renowned chef behind an elusive pop up restaurant, one at which a plate can come at the cost of $5000. J. Ryan Stradal is a TV

z FICTION Wind/Pinball by Haruki Murakami is published in hardback by Harvill Secker. HARUKI Murakami, the celebrated and prolific Japanese author behind novels such as Norwegian Wood, The WindUp Bird Chronicle and Colourless Tsukuru Tazaki And His Years Of Pilgrimage, is back with two short stories – Hear The Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973. These adventures, which have been translated into English for the first time and have been published as a reversible hardback, are actually the writer’s first works and precede A Wild Sheep Chase, first published in Japan in 1982. It’s interesting to discover an author’s roots and many of the themes Murakami touches upon on in these two stories, such as loneliness, obsession and sex, recur in his later books. Hear The Wind Sing follows an unnamed narrator as he returns home for his summer break from university, his friendship with his friend, known as the Rat, and an unlikely romance with a girl with nine fingers. Pinball, 1973, set three years

later, sees the still-unnamed protagonist now working in Tokyo, whilst the Rat remains behind. Haunted by memories of his own doomed relationship, the narrator is also focussed on his short-lived obsession playing pinball, leading him on a mission to find a three-flipper Spaceship machine. Bizarre and often surreal, these stories act as an intriguing exploration into Murakami’s wacky mind and thought processes. Rating: 7/10 (Review by Shereen Low) Pillow Man by Nick Coleman is published in hardback by Jonathan Cape. IT’S the unexpected details that really stand out in Pillow Man. The two protagonists – William, a 50-something ex-rock musician turned department store salesman, and Lucy, a free-spirited part-time baker approaching her forties – are certainly not your typical leading man or leading lady. The novel follows the two insomniacs and their developing relationship in alternate chapters, William’s related in the first person, Lucy’s in the third. It’s a beautifully written, thoroughly modern and witty exploration of love, relationships and getting older, with no sign of cheesiness or sentimentality. Author Nick Coleman is an eloquent writer, skilfully balancing the more tender and poignant moments with his characteristic dry wit and sarcasm. This is the second novel from the London-based writer, whose debut novel The Train In The Night was shortlisted for the 2012 Wellcome Book Prize, and similarly it’s a moving, thoughtful and sensitive examination of modern life, which will, fairly frequently, make you snort with laughter. 9/10 (Review by Alison Potter) Fishbowl by Bradley Somer is published in hardback by

Ebury Press. FOLLOWING the thoughts of a goldfish plunging from the 27th floor of an apartment building is a sure way to grab a reader’s attention, but Bradley Somer’s second novel is much more than that gimmick. It focuses instead on the inhabitants, including an agoraphobic sex worker, a nymphomanic PhD student and an 11-year-old boy who thinks he can time travel. When the lift breaks, the characters are forced into contact and their encounters are retold from each other’s perspective, insightfully inching separate plots forward. Dancing from one storyline to the next ramps up the tension and Ian-the-goldfish’s plunge adds a continual line of cleverly built-up suspense. Although the novel’s internal time scale is just 30 minutes, Somer does an excellent job of sketching a collection of idiosyncratic yet widely plausible characters. All of life, from birth to death, love to hate, is explored with sensitivity, humour and some whimsical musing on the nature of goldfish. 8/10 (Review by Natalie Bowen) Bitter Fruits by Alice Clark-Platts is published in paperback by Michael Joseph. OUTSIDER Daniel Shepherd arrives at Durham University as a Fresher one cold night, and meets, on the train, the beautiful, upper middle class Emily Brabents. Whilst one strand of the narrative describes Daniel and Emily’s friendship (read ‘obsession’ in Daniel’s case), the other narrative is set in present day, where Emily’s body has been found in the river. DI Erica Martin sets out to find her murderer, uncovering as she does the dark underbelly of the student community: a culture of trolling, sex pictures and struggles to fit in. Though the plot is pacy and the characters believable, there are

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 28.08.2015 to Sunday 30.08.2015 aspects that don’t always ring true (the use of Facebook and Twitter for trolling are a key example), and it’s hard not to draw comparisons with the superlative novel Engleby by Sebastian Faulks – but the twist is good. Though this isn’t the hottest debut, Clark-Platts is certainly an author to look out for. 6/10 (Review by Emma Herdman) z NON-FICTION Naked At Lunch: The Adventures Of A Reluctant Nudist by Mark Haskell Smith is published in paperback by Atlantic Books. ON a hot summer’s day, the idea of stripping down to your birthday suit is strangely quite appealing, but nudity’s not for everyone. Fascinated by what makes people want to commune ‘non-sexually’ in the buff, author and virgin naturist Mark Haskell Smith has reluctantly thrown himself into his subject in the name of research. And it’s very funny stuff. His travels take him from San Francisco, where public nudity has recently been banned because certain members of the gay community took it too far, to French resort of Cap d’Agde, where pretty much anything goes, and even hiking through the Austrian Alps on

the annual Naked European Walking Tour (NEWT). Interspersed with accounts of these adventures is a potted history of naturism, which grew simultaneously in Europe and America as an underground movement interested in all things healthy – so vegetarians exposing their skin to the fresh air. There is, it seems, only so much you can say about the reasons for non-sexual nudity and although Haskell Smith writes entertainingly, it’s unlikely this reader will be a convert anytime soon. 7/10 (Review by Kate Whiting) The Orpheus Clock by Simon Goodman is published in paperback by Scribner.

SIMON Goodman grew up in London, knowing nothing of his family history. He didn’t know that he was descended from a long line of German Jewish bankers. He didn’t know that they had amassed a vast art collection, which the Nazis had stolen before sending his grandparents to a concentration camp. Going through a box of papers after his father’s death, Goodman discovers that his father had been trying to trace and recover the family’s stolen property, with little success. And so begins a decades-long, worldwide treasure hunt. A colossal amount of research has gone into The Orpheus Clock, but it is too long and unwieldy. It’s hard

Enjoy train travelling L OCOMOTIVE 3642 steamed into Dubbo recently and on its departure, two grandfathers took a short trip to Wellington. Both of us stepped back to the times when that engine model was at the top end of the passenger train services. The carriages matched the era, spring upholstered seats and windows that opened to the outside breeze. They don’t make them like that any more. The C36-class 4-6-0 was introduced in 1925 and 75 units were delivered to NSWGR. Details of construction, performance and regional use of this model are included in Leon Obergs’s “Locomotives of Australia”. The 5th edition covers locos from 1850 to 2010, and provides information on models beginning with Australia’s first stream railway, the Melbourne & Hobson’s Bay Railway Co’s private link between Flinders Street and Port Melbourne. The book takes us through the whole range of locomotives – they evolved in power and speed until the diesel age. Page 388 shows a CountryLink XP2001 which powered the XPT that returned the two grandfathers to Dubbo. Railways have made a great impact on society in the last 200 years. Bill Laws examines this issue in “Fifty Railways that Changed the Course of History”, and to demonstrate the lasting impact they make, the first 40 of them were operational by 1914. Certainly since then technological developments have occurred, with the last one

listed being with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link which opened in 2007. In 1981, speed in Europe took a new face with the Paris to Lyon Railway. This record-breaking train reached a speed of 574km/h when travelling along its 475km length. And the longest transit is the Tran-Siberian Railway which runs from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok, a distance of 7446km. All the comfort, the expedience and ease of moving people and products could not have occurred without the workers who physically constructed the railway lines. Terry Coleman has written “The Railway Navvies” which begins with an explanation of the Navvy Age. An example is the building of the tunnel, three miles long through the Pennines which took 1100 navvies six years to complete. The death toll during construction was high – it became a characteristic that being a navvy was a very high risk role. For an example of how a rail system can shape a nation,

Christian Wolmar has written “The Great Railway Revolution”. In the 1830s, the opening of the first American railroad set in motion a process that by the end of the century would service the vast country in a latticework of railway lines. The result united the far flung components of a vast country. However by the end of the 20th century changes had occurred due to air travel and road transport using a network of freeways. One publication relating to our railways is “Steel on Steel – Inside the Battle for the future of Australia’s Biggest Railroad” by Stephen Baines. It is the inside story of the privatisation of the freight arm of Queensland Rail. An icon which touched every part of life in Queensland, it was famously catapulted into the private sector in 2010 after 140 years of government ownership. It involved a de-merger from the passenger business, a $4.6 billion initial public offering, and faced much public outrage and opposition. On the international scene Paul Atterbury provides “Railway Collection” which includes a nostalgic collection of photographs, postcards and printed data – collectively they bring the golden age of train travel to life. The references focus on British rail and cover minor lines back to the 1930s through to recent times. Nicholas Faith has written “The World the Railways Made” and in this he starts from 1825, when the first passenger service linked Stockton and Darlington, to the outbreak of World War I.

z CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK Darkmere by Helen Maslin is published in paperback by Chicken House Ltd. DARKMERE is Helen Maslin’s debut novel – an ambitious split timeline of a spooky tale aimed at the young adult market. Slow to start, and erring on the fragmented, token poor kid Kate at the local private school is invited to spend the summer with Leo (the coolest kid in the school) and his friends at his newly inherited castle on the Devon coast. At first she thinks this could be the perfect opportunity to realise her dreams about romancing Leo, however, it soon becomes apparent there is something not quite right as the family legacy starts to house some frightening behaviours. How are they linked to the property’s dark history? Kate is determined to find out after she is drawn to the

story of a 19th-century girl who is rumoured to haunt the tunnels and towers. There is a lot of heart in the tale, but the burgeoning modern-day romances and relationships are lost behind the fascination of the history of the haunting. 5/10 (Review by Rachel Howdle)

to keep track of who’s who in the Goodman diaspora and the sheer number of artworks is mindboggling.

through the Austrian Alps on the annual Naked European Walking Tour (NEWT). Interspersed with ac

Goodman’s back story is incredibly moving – even hiking

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is included. Several relatively short but complex and beautiful routes around the world are well illustrated, mapped and detailed. An example of how railway lines are routed is described in “The Never-Never Line” by J Harvey. The motive to build a line from Adelaide to Darwin was accentuated during World War II. It began in 1889 with 146 miles of line from Palmerston to Pine Creek and then, in 1911, it was extended to Katherine River, and in 1929 to Birdum – a total of 316 miles from Darwin. One plan was to follow a route from Maree, north east of Birdsville, to Camooweal and on to Newcastle waters. None of that was attempted – the book was written before the Ghan route was opened. Paul Theroux has written “The Last Train Ride to Zona Verde” which transits from Cape Town to Angola. It is a much longer route than Dubbo to Wellington but we could enjoy that trip if ever the opportunity arose. Enjoy your browsing, Dave Pankhurst.

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Local seniors raising money for furry friends BY RUBY JANETZKI WHEELERS Gardens and Dubbo Gardens came together to raise money for the RSPCA with a Cupcake Day afternoon tea on Monday, August 17. The funds raised go towards supporting mistreated, abandoned and abused animals that are protected by the RSPCA.

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To be or not to be? BY RUBY JANETZKI STUDENTS of local and district schools went along to the Bell Shakespeare production of Hamlet on Wednesday, August 19.

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XAVIER Rudd and The United Nations are stopping by on their The Flag Australian Tour for an all ages show. As Rudd himself says: “In a time when Australia is digging deep, marching together and standing strong for our threatened communities in the Northwest and simply the long awaited need for positive change for reconciliation in our country... This album, this tour, this family, The United Nations is an example energetically and spiritually of where we need to be as a nation. We will be touring regional places ... to deliver this message and celebrate the energy of one people with our fellow Australians. Its time to Boogie!” Dubbo RSL, Sunday, August 30.

WATCH out! The Kransky Sisters are bringing inging their unique style of musical comedy to town! From Abba to Pink Floyd and Beyonce to AC/ DC, these three eccentric sisters with their eclectic mix of instruments including musical saw, tuba, old reed keyboard, and kitchen pots, have cooked up a very special sweet and sour serving of well known songs gleaned from their old wireless at home. Add to this, a spicy lot of stories from the sister’s travels, and you have the icing on the cake. Hot out of the oven, these oddball Queensland sisters reminiscent of your old aunties, will leave you wanting g seconds! Tickets are $39. 7:30pm, Dubbo o RSL, Saturday, August 29.

see ...flying footballs WILL JENNINGS miss the Manly clash? Is Inglis out for Broncos showdown? Are Roosters still the team to beat? Will the Eels do it again and has Penrith been struck by injury again? Go Footy Crazy at The Macquarie Inn to answer these questions and more with Footy Madness every week, every game. Catch all the NRL games loud and live on Dubbo’s biggest pub screen while you enjoy free finger food, giveaways and the game day action of every round.

Dubbo, the 11th Latin American Film Festival shows 12 feature films over two days, each from a different Latin American country. Be taken on a visual cultural journey from Ecuador, down to Peru, through Argentina and Brazil just to name a few. Watch a variety of fiction, drama, comedy and documentary style films all for no cost at the Dubbo Regional Theatre thanks to the Dubbo Film Society. Check out the program for Saturday, August 29 and Sunday August 30 at www. dubbofilmsociety.com.

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THIS ‘fantastico’ free community event is coming to

GENE PITNEY’S unique sound and amazing harmonies

have stood the test of time. Now at last! “The Best of Gene Pitney” is a sensational reproduction of his greatest hits. The unmistakable voice of Pitney will be heard again through the talents of Eddie Daniels -vocally perfect and musically excellent. Eddie has a vocal ability that most entertainer’s envy and an amazing ability to mimic legendary superstars. It’s no wonder that he is regarded in the industry as Australia’s foremost vocal impressionist. He was crowned the “King of Cabaret” and labelled as a “Master Performer” by the Sydney entertainment critics, a well earned accolade from hard critics in a very competitive market. Doors open at 9:30am, tickets from $30 at the Dubbo RSL.

do ... taste good food FLAVOURS from the Farm is a series of events allowing you to talk preserving, farming and food with local experts. Experience the food and wine of our lush region, which produces an abundance of fruit and vegetables, wine, milk and gourmet products such as olives, jams, oils and relishes. Highlights include; producer Q&A, specifically designed recipes by Lazy River Estate head chef, Stephanie, take home recipes, cana-

pes and a two-course luncheon with matched beverages. For more information on the next event, call 6882 2111 or email events@lazyriverestate.com.au. Limited tickets available.

...a marathon DUBBED ‘a running festival for everyone’ the Dubbo Stampede is back on the first weekend of September with four different tracks to choose from. The Dingo Dash is 5.5km at whatever pace you choose, a short

scenic course around the Zoo is a great way to get the whole family moving. On the 10km Cheetah Chase embrace your inner speed demon and see how fast you can complete this running track. Like the plains of Africa, the Zebra Zoom is relatively flat and fast, at 21km it’s a great place to achieve those personal bests! Finally the hardest challenge of them all, a 42.2km Rhino Ramble, a marathon to remember. Register online to run with the herd at www.dubbostampede.com.au or contact Taronga Western Plains Zoo for more information.

etc. CALLING all car fanatics, vintage, veteran car, motorcycle parts and Australian memorabilia is what you’ll find this year at the Dubbo Macquarie Lions Club Swap Meet Car & Bike Show, held August 30. On the day there will be trophies and prizes awarded in several categories and antiques and wares for sale, so don’t miss out! Food, cold and hot drinks available for purchase, general entry costs $8. Satisfy the big kid within and those car and bike cravings with the crew over engines, designs, models, the lot. ••• SEE I am Jack at the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre early this September. Jack is smart, funny and being bullied. What starts as an off-the-

cuff joke during a handball competition, soon turns into a set of circumstances whereby Jack is no longer safe in the playground. However, with the use of self-expression through photography, Jack begins to make sense of his world; of his relationships with others, and most importantly, with himself. This one-man show explores the often overlooked insidious taunting and teasing that bullies are so adept at inflicting on their victims and the roles that family and schools can play in responding. Jack takes us on a touching and sometimes comical journey as he moves from victim to victor. Tickets from $20 on September 3 and 4.

Read about Paul Jackson’s Holden in our Under the Hood column and see it on display at the Swap Meet. PHOTO: CONNOR COMAN-SARGENT

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

WHAT’S ON.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 28.08.2015 to Sunday 30.08.2015

OPEN WEEKENDER

DUBBO GROVE PHARMACY

COFFEE & MEALS

KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϵĂŵ Ɵů ϭϮ ŶŽŽŶ 'ŝŌǁĂƌĞ͕ :ĞǁĞůůĞƌǇ ,ŽŵĞǁĂƌĞƐ 59A Boundary Road, 6882 3723

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

THE ATHLETES FOOT

REFLECTIONS RESTAURANT

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

dĂƌŽŶŐĂ tĞƐƚĞƌŶ WůĂŝŶƐ ŽŽ ŝƐ ŽƉĞŶ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ ĨŽƌ ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ͕ ďƌƵŶĐŚ Žƌ ůƵŶĐŚ ĂŶĚ Ă ƚƌƵůǇ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ƚŽŽ͊

CLUBS & PUBS PASTORAL HOTEL

VELDT RESTAURANT KƉĞŶ ĨŽƌ ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ dƵĞƐĚĂǇ ƚŽ &ƌŝĚĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ϳĂŵ͘ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ϴĂŵ͘ Open for dinner Monday to Saturday Under Quest Serviced Apartments ŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌǇ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ DĞŶƵ 22 Bultje St, 6882 0926

KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϰĂŵ͕ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϵƉŵ͘ ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ŽƉĞŶ ĨŽƌ ůƵŶĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ͘ Open Saturday and Sunday ĂůĐŽŶǇ ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ͛Ɛ ĨƌŽŵ ϴĂŵ Ͳ ϭϭ͘ϯϬĂŵ ^ĞƌǀŝŶŐ ŝůů͛Ɛ ĞĂŶƐ ŽīĞĞ 110 Talbragar St, 6882 4219

DUBBO RSL CLUB RESORT

TED’S TAKEAWAY

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 ďŽŽŬƐ ŝŶ ƐƚŽƌĞ͘ 178 Macquarie St, 6882 3311

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

THE SWISH GALLERY KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϵĂŵ ƚŽ ϭϮƉŵ͘ ŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞ ũĞǁĞůůĞƌǇ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌǇ ĚĞĐŽƌ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵƌ ŚŽŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚǇůŝƐŚ ŐŝŌƐ͘ 29 Talbragar St, 6882 9528

BRENNAN’S MITRE 10 &Žƌ Ăůů ǇŽƵƌ /z ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͕ ŚĂƌĚǁĂƌĞ͕ ƚŽŽůƐ ĂŶĚ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ ^ĞĞ ƵƐ ŝŶ ƐƚŽƌĞ ĨŽƌ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϴĂŵͲϰƉŵ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϵĂŵͲϰƉŵ 64-70 Macquarie Street, 6882 6133

ORANA MALL SHOPPING CENTRE ϱϮ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůƚǇ ^ƚŽƌĞƐ͕ ŝŐ t͕ tŽŽůǁŽƌƚŚƐ ĂŶĚ ĞƌŶĂƌĚŝ͛Ɛ ^hW /' ͘ ĂƐǇ WĂƌŬŝŶŐ͕ ŶŽǁ ĂůƐŽ ǁŝƚŚ ĂƉƉƌŽǆ͘ ϭϲϬ ƵŶĚĞƌĐŽǀĞƌ͘ ^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

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE

Friday 28.08.2015 to Sunday 30.08.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

Friday, August 28 The Classic Car Show

MOVIE: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

SBS, 7.30pm Revheads rejoice! This new 13-part series, hosted by journalist Quentin Willson and supermodel Jodie Kidd, provides unprecedented access to the iconic cars, personalities and events that underpin the classic car world. It’s an emotional start to the show as Quentin falls head over heels in love with the automotive icon that sums up the feel-good ’60s American Dream – the Ford Mustang. Meanwhile, Jodie can’t believe her luck when she takes the wheel of a $10 million Ferrari California Spider V12. It’s not all souped-up gloss and glamour, though, as everyday classics will also feature heavily in upcoming episodes.

ABC

GO!, 9.50pm, AV15+ (2013) The original children’s tale may still be popular centuries later but Tommy Wirkola’s film version fails to hit the mark as both a fantasy adventure and as a parody. After getting a taste for blood as children, grown up Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (Gemma Arterton) have become vigilantes, hell-bent on retribution. Now, the siblings have become the hunted, and must face an evil far greater than witches … their past. Expect over-the-top gore, nudity, and lots of lame gags.

PRIME7

Escape To The Country y 7TWO, 8.30pm We’ve been sent out to pasture with a double episode of Escape To The Country. ver’s seat First, Denise Nurse is in the driver’s h in the for a cashed-up property search picturesque Cotswolds. With a budget of £1.5 million (A$3.1 million), we are surely rough in for a treat of a stickybeak through wn filled some divine properties in a town s. with quaint limestone buildings. And the age-old question: will the story couple be after a home with history onnie or something modern? Later, Jonnie nd a Irwin is in Yorkshire to help find ves home, where one property proves ted too close for comfort. Punctuated tion, with a bit of history and education, it’s a fun and relaxing package.. With presenter Jules

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. (PG, R, CC) 11.20 Moments In Time. (R, CC) 11.30 Marriage Right Vs Rite. (R, CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 1.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 2.00 The Time Of Our Lives. (PG, R, CC) 2.55 Catalyst. (R, CC) 3.25 Poldark. (M, R, CC) 4.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) 5.00 News: Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 The Drum. (CC) A discussion of the events of the day.

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG, CC) The latest news and views. 11.30 News. (CC) 12.00 MOVIE: Wedding Wars. (PG, R, CC) (2006) A party planner fights for equal rights. John Stamos. 2.00 The Daily Edition. (CC) Presented by Sally Obermeder, Monique Wright and Tom Williams. 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) Hosted by Simon Reeve.

6.00 Today. (CC) 9.00 Mornings. (PG, CC) Topical issues and celebrity interviews. 11.30 News. (CC) 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (R, CC) 1.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R, CC) Variety show. 2.00 Extra. (CC) Entertainment news program from The Grove in Los Angeles. Hosted by Mario Lopez and Maria Menounos. 2.30 Alive And Cooking. (R, CC) Easy-to-cook recipes. 3.00 News Now. (CC) 4.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (CC)

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, R, 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. (CC) 4.25 Backroads USA. (CC) 5.00 Room 101. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Cycling. (CC) La Vuelta a Espana. Stage 6. Córdoba to Sierra de Cazorla, Cazorla. Highlights.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) Fiona Bruce and the team pay a visit to the Chepstow Racecourse where visitors bring in their treasures. 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 7.30. (CC) Current affairs program. 8.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R, CC) Barnaby and Jones investigate a spate of wedding-themed murders in the quiet community of Great Worthy. 9.30 Line Of Duty. (M, R, CC) Part 1 of 5. Ostracised by his colleagues for refusing to participate in a cover up, a detective sergeant joins a police anti-corruption unit. Their latest investigation involves a decorated officer, whose squad’s impressive conviction rate seems a little too good to be true. 10.30 Lateline. (R, CC) 11.00 The Business. (R, CC) 11.20 Maximum Choppage. (PG, R, CC) Simon must find a way to defend his mother’s shop from a gang of pirate DVD dealers. 11.50 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming.

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 News. (CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (CC) Joh and Pete visit a family home which blends raw industrial design with peaceful tranquility. Dr Harry and Jason head to Canada for one of the biggest rodeo events in the world, the Calgary Stampede. 8.30 MOVIE: 21. (M, R, CC) (2008) A maths student, who is in desperate need of funds to pay for his tuition to Harvard Medical School, joins a team of his peers who use their skills at card counting to win at blackjack in Las Vegas. Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth. 11.05 MOVIE: I Spy. (M, R, CC) (2002) A professional athlete reluctantly agrees to help a government agent recover a missing prototype spy plane. The aircraft has fallen into the hands of a notorious arms dealer planning to sell it to nuclear-armed terrorists, who hope to use its capabilities to attack the US. Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 WIN News. (CC) 7.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 25. Manly Sea Eagles v Sydney Roosters. From Brookvale Oval, NSW. 10.00 MOVIE: From Russia With Love. (PG, R, CC) (1963) British secret agent James Bond is ordered to steal a Soviet decoding device from the Russian Embassy, in Istanbul, with the help of one of their staff. The woman claims to have fallen in love with him, but Bond is suspicious of her unexpected interest in a man she has never met. Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Bernard Lee.

6.00 Family Feud. (CC) Two families try to win big prizes by guessing the most popular responses to a survey of the public. 6.30 The Project. (CC) 7.30 The Living Room. (PG, CC) Lifestyle program. Jamie Durie transforms an oddshaped yard. Heading to Fiji, Dr Chris Brown has an encounter with a rare iguana. Chef Miguel Maestre bakes the “perfect” apple pie. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, CC) Takes a look back at some of the celebrity guests, including Meryl Streep, Will Smith, David Beckham, Jennifer Aniston and Benedict Cumberbatch, who have graced Irish comedian Graham Norton’s show. 9.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) Guests include Sam Pang, Ed Kavalee, Celia Pacquola, Marty Sheargold and Glenn Robbins. 10.30 MOVIE: To Rome With Love. (M, R, CC) (2012) The lives of visitors and residents of Rome and the romances, adventures and predicaments they get into. Jesse Eisenberg, Penelope Cruz, Woody Allen.

6.00 Raymond Blanc: How To Cook Well. (CC) (Final) French chef and restaurateur Raymond Blanc gives a masterclass in the basic cooking technique of roasting. 6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 The Classic Car Show. (PG, CC) (New Series) 8.30 The Crusades: Victory Of Defeat. (PG, R, CC) Part 3 of 3. Dr Thomas Asbridge concludes his look at The Crusades, by revealing how the fate of the Holy Land was not decided in Jerusalem but in Egypt. 9.30 Who Do You Think You Are? David Wenham. (PG, R, CC) Actor David Wenham delves into the mystery behind his father’s fostered childhood. 10.30 World News. (CC) 11.05 MOVIE: Candy. (MA15+, R, CC) (2006) An art student falls in love with a bohemian poet, but their lives descend into chaos due to their addiction to drugs. Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush.

12.25 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 1.25 A Current Affair. (R, CC) 1.55 Weeds. (MA15+, R, CC) 2.30 The Avengers. (PG, R) 3.30 Impractical Jokers. (M, CC) 4.00 Extra. (R, CC) 4.30 Good Morning America. (CC)

12.50 The Talk. (PG, CC) Guests include Margaret Cho, David Steinberg and Lilliana Vazquez. 2.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping.

1.00 MOVIE: Yatterman. (M, R) (2009) Two toystore owners battle a gang of thugs. Shô Sakurai. 3.00 MOVIE: Incident At Loch Ness. (M, R, CC) (2004) Werner Herzog. 4.45 Bye Bye. (PG, R) 5.00 Korean News. 5.35 Japanese News.

5.00 Rage. (PG, CC) Continuous music programming.

1.05 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. 2808

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Friday, August 28 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.20pm Pleasantville (1998) Drama. Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon. (M) Masterpiece

7.35pm Arrow. Slade arrives in Starling City. (M) FOX8

6.30pm MythBusters. Jamie and Adam test some food myths. (PG) Discovery

7.00pm Golf. Euro PGA Tour. Czech Masters. Second round. Fox Sports 3

7.30pm Tigerfish: Africa’s Piranha. Legends say they are man-eaters, that even crocodiles fear them. (PG) Animal Planet

7.50pm Football. AFL. Round 22. Geelong v Collingwood. Fox Footy

6.30pm Edge Of Tomorrow (2014) Action. Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt. A reluctant soldier forced to ﬁght an alien invasion awakes at the start of the day each time he is killed on the battleﬁeld. (M) Premiere 6.35pm How To Lose Friends And Alienate People (2008) Comedy. Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst. (M) Comedy

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 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 Doctor Who. (M, R, CC) 8.15 That ’70s Show. (PG, R, CC) 8.40 Catfish: The TV Show. (M, CC) 9.20 Second Chance. (M, CC) (New Series) 9.40 High Class Call Girls. (MA15+, CC) 10.25 Jimmy Fallon. (M, R, CC) 11.10 Sex Rehab With Dr Drew. (M, R, CC) 11.55 Doctor Who. (M, R, CC) 12.30 That ’70s Show. (PG, R, CC) 12.50 Jimmy Fallon. (M, R, CC) 1.30 News Update. (R) 1.35 Close. 5.00 The Numtums. (R, CC) 5.05 Driver Dan’s Story Train. (R, CC) (Final) 5.20 Guess With Jess. (R, CC) 5.30 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. (R, CC) 5.40 Olivia. (R, CC) (Final) 5.55 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 10.25 What I Wrote. (R, CC) 10.30 Dance With The Elements. (CC) 10.35 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: From Page to Stage. (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 Jamie’s Got Tentacles. (R, CC) 3.00 Oh No! It’s An Alien Invasion. (R, CC) 3.25 Dr Dimensionpants. (R) 3.45 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. (R, CC) 4.15 Odd Squad. 4.40 News On 3. (CC) 4.45 Strange Hill High. (R, CC) (Final) 5.10 Doodles. 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. (R, CC) 7.30 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 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! (CC) 9.25 Sword Art Online. (PG, R, CC) 9.45 Puella Magi Madoka Magica. (PG, R, CC) 10.10 Close.

8.30pm Saving Hope. Alex helps an older woman whose “mini strokes” are causing changes in her personality, but the real challenge begins when she starts to believe it is 1985. (MA15+) SoHo 9.55pm Legends In Concert: Frank Sinatra. (G) Arts

7.30pm Cheaters. (M) Crime & Investigation

10.00pm Rugby League. NRL. Manly Sea Eagles v Sydney Roosters. Fox Sports 1

Tom Cruise stars in Edge of Tomorrow

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Match It. (C, CC) 7.30 Hairy Legs. (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 Wire In The Blood. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 3.00 Animal Airport. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Dr Oz. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. (R) 5.30 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. The teams travel to Anglesey. 7.30 Dog Patrol. (PG, R, CC) A prison visitor is caught with drugs. 8.00 Animal Airport. (PG, R, CC) Lemurs head to a new home. 8.30 Escape To The Country. Presented by Denise Nurse. 10.30 Best House On The Street. (PG, R) 11.30 Best Houses Australia. (R) Hosted by Gary Takle. 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 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Star Wars Rebels. (PG, R) 3.30 American Stuffers. (PG, R) 4.30 Swamp People. (PG, R) 5.30 MythBusters. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 SCU: Serious Crash Unit: Golf Road. (PG, R, CC) A fatal crash claims three lives. 7.00 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) Pre-game coverage of the big match. 7.30 Football. (CC) AFL. Round 22. Geelong v Collingwood. From the MCG. 11.00 MOVIE: John Carpenter Presents Vampires: Los Muertos. (AV15+, R, CC) (2002) Jon Bon Jovi. 1.00 Banged Up. (M, R) 2.00 Banged Up. (MA15+, R) 4.00 Banged Up. (M, R) 5.00 Spitfire Guardians. (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 Magical Tales. (P, R, CC) 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) 6.00 MOVIE: Scooby-Doo And The Alien Invaders. (R) (2000) 7.30 MOVIE: Jack The Giant Slayer. (PG, R, CC) (2013) Nicholas Hoult. 9.50 MOVIE: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. (AV15+) (2013) Jeremy Renner. 11.50 Little Britain. (M, R) 12.30 The Following. (AV15+, R, CC) 2.30 TMZ Live. (R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. (PG, R) 4.00 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 4.30 Robocar Poli. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (R)

GEM 6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Skippy. (R) 7.00 Countryfile. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 New Style Direct. 9.30 Global Shop. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Alive And Cooking. (R, CC) 11.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 MOVIE: I’ve Gotta Horse. (R, CC) (1966) 2.50 GEM Presents. (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) 7.30 A Current Affair. (CC) 8.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) Fiona and the team head to Essex. 8.30 MOVIE: Blown Away. (M, R, CC) (1994) After an Irish terrorist escapes from prison, he targets a member of the Boston bomb squad. Jeff Bridges, Tommy Lee Jones, Lloyd Bridges. 11.00 MOVIE: The Deer Hunter. (AV15+, R, CC) (1978) 2.30 MOVIE: Aces High. (M, R) (1976) Malcolm McDowell. 4.30 Adventures In Rainbow Country. (R) 5.00 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC)

ONE 6.00 Infomercials. (PG) 8.00 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 9.00 The Compassionate Traveller. (PG, R) 10.00 Totally Wild. (R, CC) 10.30 Hardliners. (PG, R) 11.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 12.00 Undercover Boss. (M, R) 1.00 Rush. (M, R, CC) 2.00 David Letterman. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Far Flung With Gary Mehigan. (R, CC) 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 cyclonic swell hits Bondi Beach. 9.00 Gold Coast Cops. (PG, R, CC) The taskforce intercepts a drug haul. 9.30 MOVIE: The Marine 3: Homefront. (AV15+) (2013) A US Marine battles a militia group. Mike “The Miz” Mizanin. 11.15 Bellator MMA. (M) 12.15 World Sport. 12.30 Home Shopping. 2.00 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 3.00 Adventure Angler. (R) 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Monster Jam. (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 The King Of Queens. (PG, R) 5.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 Neighbours. (CC) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R, CC) 7.30 New Girl. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Dating Naked. (M, R) Two daring singles go on three dates. 9.30 MOVIE: The Heartbreak Kid. (M, R, CC) (2007) A man falls in love with another woman. Ben Stiller, Malin Akerman. 11.45 Movie Juice. (R, CC) 12.15 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG) 1.15 The King Of Queens. (PG, R) 1.50 JAG. (PG, R) 2.55 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 The Feed. (R) 4.35 Vs Arashi. (R) 5.30 Athletics. IAAF World Championships. Highlights. 6.30 If You Are The One. (R) 7.30 Friday Feed. 8.00 Brain Games. Hosted by Jason Silva. 8.30 Close Up Kings. Follows the antics of three magicians. 9.25 12 Monkeys. (MA15+) In Chechnya, Cole witnesses the early days of the plague all over again. 10.15 From Dusk Till Dawn. (MA15+, R) The Geckos stop at the Dew Drop Inn. 12.05 Friday Feed. (R) 12.35 PopAsia. (PG) 2.40 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 Lurujarri Dreaming. 1.00 Our Spirit To C-Gen. 1.30 My Life As I Live It. 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 Week In Review. 7.30 Kriol Kitchen. 8.00 Not Just Cricket. (PG) 8.30 Australian Biography: Bill Harney. 9.00 Go Girls. (M, CC) 10.00 Jazz. (PG) 11.00 NITV News Week In Review. 11.30 Outback Cafe. 12.00 Sisters In League. (PG) 1.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. 2.00 Oondamooroo. (M) 3.00 Jazz. (PG) 4.00 Football. 2011 Lightning Cup. Ntjalka v Plenty Hwy. 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)

ABC NEWS

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Saturday, August 29 If You Are The One

Live At The Apollo

Room 101

SBS 2, 7.30pm

ABC2, 9.20pm

SBS, 8.30pm

They say love isn’t a game, but this is a game show where we see hearts get broken before our eyes. You see, the 24 featured single women who are choosing whether they like the featured single male are often a rather picky bunch. Host Meng Fei keeps the proceedings under a tight rein with a lot of tongue-in-cheek comments and good old-fashioned teasing as we learn about the contestant searching for a girlfriend. In turn, the women turn their lights off if they decide they don’t fancy him. Peppered with quirky and sometimes inappropriate questions and comments, this Chinese show has a cult following for good reason.

Live comedy can be a thing of beauty. It can also be embarrassingly bad and awfully embarrassing. British program Live At The Apollo mostly sits comfortably closer to the first but, at the end of the day, comedy is such a subjective thing that only you can be the judge. Hosted by larger-than-life comedian Al Murray, tonight guests Chris Addison and Tim Vine take the stage. Vine is best known for his role in the series Not Going Out and here he tries to poach laughs with his best selection of puns and one-liners. Addison is not so recognisable on our shores, except for his recent role in Doctor Who. His comedy has been described as “lecture-style”.

es? This comedy series What are your pet hates? sees celebrities discusss their pet hates and persuade the host to consign them azeem Hussain, to oblivion. Tonight, Nazeem the star of the SBS hit series Legally Brown, joins host Paul McDermott nly pushes (right). Nazeem not only tical the boundaries of political incorrectness but also shares ipes. some very personal gripes. te of Whether it’s his pet hate is “skinny mirrors in gyms and his Sri Lankan calves”, to mechanics, to grumpy old people, Nazeem finds the fairest ersuade and funniest ways to persuade Paul to banish his pet hates into Room 101 forever..

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WIN

TEN

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6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 11.30 Spicks And Specks. (R, CC) 12.00 Don’t Panic: Surviving Extremes. (PG, R, CC) Advice on preparing for natural disasters. 1.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 2.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R, CC) A young woman’s murder is investigated. 3.30 Kakadu. (R, CC) Part 1 of 4. 4.30 Landline. (R, CC) Presented by Pip Courtney. 5.00 Inspector George Gently. (PG, R, CC) A German businessman is murdered.

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 12.00 The Zoo. (R, CC) The chimps from Taronga Zoo move house. 12.30 MOVIE: The Cheetah Girls 2. (R, CC) (2006) An all-girl band enters a music festival. Raven Symone. 2.30 MOVIE: Northanger Abbey. (PG, CC) (2007) A woman is courted by two gentlemen. Felicity Jones. 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 WIN Presents. (CC) Music special. 1.15 MOVIE: We Of The Never Never. (R, CC) (1982) Angela Punch McGregor. 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 RPM. (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 iFish. (R, CC) 3.00 Movie Juice. (PG, 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 Marco Pierre White’s Kitchen Wars. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 James May’s Man Lab. (R, CC) 4.30 Archaeology: A Secret History. (R, CC) 5.30 Cycling. (CC) La Vuelta a Espana. Stage 7. Jodar to La Alpujarra, Capileira. 188.3km mountain stage. Highlights.

6.30 Gardening Australia. (CC) John shows how to achieve pleasing plant combinations. Costa visits a heritage home and garden. 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 Last Tango In Halifax. (PG, CC) Determined not to attend Caroline’s wedding to Kate, Celia decides to remain at home, brooding. 8.30 New Tricks. (M, R, CC) Feathers are ruffled after a new boss, DCI Miller, arrives to take over the running of UCOS. 9.30 Old School. (M, R, CC) Ted and Lennie find a box of books written in Chinese, in crooked cop Rick’s secret lock-up. Investigating, they to their chagrin they have inadvertently become involved in a drug importation racket, and are now prime targets for both the Triads and the Feds. 10.25 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (M, R, CC) 11.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M, R, CC) UK-based panel show. Host Adam Hills taking an off-beat look at events of the week. 11.40 Rage. (MA15+) With guest programmer, Tumbleweed.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. (PG, R, CC) (2006) A young man is blackmailed into tracking down his old ally, the legendary pirate Jack Sparrow. The irascible rogue has his own issues to deal with, however, as Davy Jones intends to claim his soul in exchange for a favour he performed years earlier when he raised the Black Pearl. Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom. 10.00 Aquarius. (M, R, CC) In ’60s Los Angeles, a homicide detective and an undercover officer join forces to find a missing teenager who they come to suspect has fallen under the sway of cult leader Charles Manson and his infamous “family”. 11.00 Aquarius. (M, R, CC) Hodiak and Shafe investigate a murder case amidst rising racial tensions. Having seduced his daughter into his world, Manson forces Emma’s father to introduce him to an executive in the music business.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s European Vacation. (PG, R, CC) (1985) After his family embarks on a European holiday they won competing in a game show, an over-enthusiastic father decides to videotape the trip capturing their various hijinks and chaotic adventures along the way. Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Dana Hill. 9.00 MOVIE: Goldfinger. (M, R, CC) (1964) British secret agent James Bond tries to foil the plot of an international smuggler who appears intent on wreaking havoc in his pursuit of wealth. His quest takes him from Switzerland to the US, where he is shocked to discover exactly how far his opponent will go for his love of gold. Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Gert Frobe. 11.20 MOVIE: Lakeview Terrace. (AV15+, R, CC) (2008) An AfricanAmerican police officer tries to drive an interracial couple out of his neighbourhood. Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington.

6.00 Far Flung With Gary Mehigan. (CC) MasterChef Australia judge and chef Gary Mehigan travels to the South Korean capital, Seoul, the home of kimchi and fermentation, which has become one of the biggest food trends around the world. 7.00 MOVIE: We Bought A Zoo. (PG, R, CC) (2011) Based on a true story. In the wake of the loss of his wife, a single father moves his family to a rundown zoo. Despite financial pressures and a strict list of repairs required by local authorities, he and the remaining staff set out to renovate and reopen the facility. Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church. 9.35 MOVIE: Erin Brockovich. (M, R, CC) (2000) Based on a true story. A struggling single mother working at a small legal firm, singlehandedly brings a case against a utility company whose chemical plant has been polluting her town for decades. Julia Roberts, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger.

6.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland: The Feminine Touch. (R, CC) Paul Murton uncover stories of Scotland’s pioneering female tourists. 6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 On A River In Ireland. (CC) Part 2 of 2. Colin Stafford-Johnson documents the wildlife which thrives in, and around, Ireland’s River Shannon. 8.30 Room 101. (PG, CC) (Final) Paul McDermott interviews comedian and actor Nazeem Hussain, who discusses his pet hates and the things that make him angry. From mirrors in gyms and his “skinny Sri Lankan calves”, to mechanics and grumpy old people, Nazeem hopes Paul will help him banish them all. 9.00 MOVIE: Amélie. (M, R) (2001) A young Parisian woman decides to change the world, by changing the lives of people she knows. Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Lorella Cravotta. 11.10 MOVIE: Beautiful Lies. (M, R, CC) (2010) A woman receives love letters. Audrey Tautou, Nathalie Baye.

5.00 Rage. (PG) Continuous music programming.

12.00 Last Resort. (M, R, CC) As Sam mourns the loss of his wife, Christine, he takes his anger out on Sophie. 1.00 Home Shopping.

1.30 MOVIE: Tender Mercies. (PG, R, CC) (1983) Robert Duvall. 3.25 Anger Management. (M, R, CC) 3.55 Count Arthur Strong. (PG) 4.30 Extra. (R, CC) 5.00 The Middle. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

12.15 48 Hours: Sole Survivor. (M, R) Tells the story of Robin Doan. 1.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.30 It Is Written. (PG) Religious program. 5.00 Hour Of Power. (R) Religious program.

1.05 MOVIE: What No One Knows. (M, R) (2008) Anders W. Bertelsen. 2.50 MOVIE: Timecrimes. (M, R) (2007) Karra Elejalde. 4.30 Camels. (M, R) 4.45 Yardbird. (M, R) 5.00 Korean News. 5.35 Japanese News.

3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 28.08.2015 to Sunday 30.08.2015

Saturday, August 29 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.20pm The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) Drama. Helen Mirren. An Indian restaurant goes to war against a rival French establishment across the street in an idyllic French town. (PG) Premiere

6.00pm Everybody Loves Raymond. Debra convinces Ray to let her join him at golf. (PG) TV Hits

6.30pm Outrageous Acts of Psych. (M) Discovery

4.30pm Football. AFL. North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs. Fox Footy

7.30pm Osmosis Jones (2001) Family. Bill Murray, Chris Rock. A white blood cell and a ﬂu tablet must stop a virus. (PG) Family

7.30pm Black Sails. Flint and Gates seek a partner to hunt the Urca d’Lima while Silver helps Billy with a morale problem. (MA15+) Showcase

6.30pm Game Of Thrones. (MA15+) Showcase

7.30pm The Sixties. A provocative documentary series exploring the most transformative decade of the modern era in America. (PG) History 7.30pm Treehouse Masters. Pete builds an adventurethemed treehouse. (PG) Discovery

7.30pm Rugby League. NRL. Melbourne Storm v North Queensland Cowboys. Fox Sports 1 11.50pm Soccer. EPL. Liverpool v West Ham. Fox Sports 2

10.30pm If I Stay (2014) Drama. Chloe Grace Moretz, Jamie Blackley. (M) Premiere

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 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. (PG, CC) 8.30 The Home Show. (CC) 9.20 Live At The Apollo. (PG, CC) 10.05 The IT Crowd. (M, R, CC) 10.30 Sexy Beasts. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Archer. (M, R, CC) 11.20 The Keith Lemon Sketch Show. (M, CC) 11.45 Portlandia. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Portlandia. (M, R, CC) 12.55 Portlandia. (PG, R, CC) 1.20 The Home Show. (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) (Final) 5.15 Guess With Jess. (R, CC) 5.30 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. (R, CC) 5.40 Olivia. (R, CC) (Final) 5.55 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 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) 11.25 Trop Jr. (PG, 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) 2.55 RAWR. (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) 7.45 Great Big Adv. (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.

Helen Mirren stars in The Hundred-Foot Journey

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Saturday Disney. (CC) 9.00 Jessie. (R, CC) 9.30 Shake It Up. (R, CC) 10.00 Shopping. 11.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. (R, CC) 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 Horse Racing. (CC) Memsie Stakes Day. 5.30 Dog Patrol. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG, R, CC) A drunk driver rolls and wrecks his car. 6.30 Castle. (PG, R, CC) A juror in a murder trial is poisoned. 8.30 MOVIE: Made Of Honor. (M, R, CC) (2008) A man tries to win the heart of the woman he loves after she asks him to be the maid of honour at her wedding. Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd. 10.30 Body Of Proof. (M, R, CC) 11.30 Wire In The Blood. (MA15+, CC) 1.30 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 2.30 Dr Oz. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 The Martha Stewart Show. (R) 5.30 Home Shopping.

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 Timbersports. 2014 World Championships. Individual event. Highlights. 11.00 Megastructures. (R) 12.00 Megastructures. (PG, R) 1.00 Turbine Cowboys. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Football. (CC) AFL. Round 22. GWS v Carlton. 4.30 Reef Wranglers. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Forbidden Cargo. (PG) 6.00 Treasure Trader. (PG) Billy and Jessica buy a rare African Kono mask. 6.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) Pre-game coverage of the big match. 7.00 Football. (CC) AFL. Round 22. Essendon v Richmond. From the MCG. 10.30 MOVIE: Aeon Flux. (M, R) (2005) A spy suffers a crisis of conscience. Charlize Theron. 12.30 Forbidden Cargo. (PG, R) 1.30 Jail. (M, R) 2.00 A Football Life. (PG) 3.00 Megastructures. (PG, R) 4.00 Megastructures. (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 Fast & Furious 7: Back To The Starting Line. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG) 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 And The Cyber Chase. (R) (2001) 7.30 MOVIE: Get Smart. (PG, R, CC) (2008) Steve Carell. 9.40 MOVIE: Horrible Bosses. (MA15+, R, CC) (2011) Jason Bateman. 11.40 Little Britain. (M, R) 12.20 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: I’ve Gotta Horse. (R, CC) (1966) 7.55 GEM Presents. (R, CC) 8.00 Danoz. 8.30 Rainbow Country. (R) 9.00 MOVIE: No Limit. (R, CC) (1935) 10.40 MOVIE: Three Hats For Lisa. (R, CC) (1966) Sidney James. 12.45 Postcards. (CC) 1.15 Duncan’s Thai Kitchen. (R) 1.45 Oprah Down Under: The Next Adventure. (R, CC) 2.15 MOVIE: The Battle Of The Villa Fiorita. (PG, R, CC) (1965) Maureen O’Hara. 4.30 MOVIE: Designing Woman. (R, CC) (1957) Gregory Peck. 7.00 MOVIE: My Big Fat Greek Wedding. (PG, R, CC) (2002) A Greek woman falls in love. Nia Vardalos, John Corbett. 9.00 MOVIE: Muriel’s Wedding. (M, R, CC) (1994) A woman leaves her small town to find romance. Toni Collette, Bill Hunter. 11.10 MOVIE: Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. (M, R) (1974) 1.25 MOVIE: Designing Woman. (R, CC) (1957) 3.40 MOVIE: The Battle Of The Villa Fiorita. (PG, R, CC) (1965) Maureen O’Hara, Rossano Brazzi. 5.45 River Cottage Bites. (R)

ONE 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 9.00 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 11.00 Glory. (PG, R) 12.00 RPM. (R, CC) 1.00 Daryl Beattie Adventures: The Simpson Desert. (R, CC) 1.30 River To Reef. 2.00 Motor Racing. Porsche Carrera Cup. Highlights. 3.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. (R, CC) 3.30 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 4.30 Reel Action. (PG) 5.00 Into Water And Beyond. (PG) (New Series) 5.30 Extreme Fishing. (PG, R) 6.30 Monster Jam. (R) 7.30 Shark Tank. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Sarah Harris. 8.30 48 Hours: Father And Son – The Verdict. (M) Takes a look at the murder of Uta von Schwedler. 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. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Blokesworld. (MA15+, R) 12.30 Ripper Street. (M, R, CC) 1.30 Bellator MMA. (M) 2.30 Motor Racing. FIA Formula E Championship. Replay. 3.30 World Sport. (R) 4.00 Undercover Boss. (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 The Bachelor Australia. (PG, R, CC) 2.05 90210. (PG, R) 4.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 5.00 So You Think You Can Dance. (PG, R) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) Ray and Debra reminisce. 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. (M, R) Carrie defines her relationship with Big. 10.10 Sex And The City. (MA15+, R) Miranda goes on a sex strike. 10.50 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG) 11.50 The Loop. (PG, R) Hosted by Scott Tweedie. 2.20 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (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) (Final) 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 From Scratch. (R, CC) 5.30 Athletics. IAAF World Championships. Highlights. 6.35 Kung Fu Motion. (R) 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 The Island With Bear Grylls: Women’s Island. (M, R, CC) The women are on the brink of starvation. 9.25 MOVIE: Kung Fu Hustle. (M, R) (2004) Two young men try to extort money. Stephen Chow, Wah Yuen. 11.15 MOVIE: Painted Skin. (2008) 1.10 MOVIE: Painted Skin II: The Resurrection. (M, R) (2012) 3.30 MOVIE: Gallants. (PG, R, CC) (2010) 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. 7.00 Unearthed. 7.30 Kai Time On The Road. A look at healthy eating. 8.00 Keeper. The comingof-age of an Aboriginal teenager. 8.30 We Still Live Here. 9.30 Village At The End Of The World. (M) A look at an isolated village. 11.00 Keeper. 11.30 Unearthed. 12.00 Yudum. 1.05 Lagau Danalaig: An Island Life. 2.00 Village At The End Of The World. (M) 3.30 We Still Live Here. 4.30 Defining Moments. 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) 10.10 IQ2. (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) 2908

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Friday 28.08.2015 to Sunday 30.08.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

Sunday, August 30 Dancing With The Stars

MOVIE: Our Idiot Brother

Vera

PRIME7, 8pm

GO!, 10.30pm, M (2011)

ABC, 8.30pm

Sashaying onto the stage with its 15th season, Dancing With The Stars is one of the original reality-TV competitions to capture audience’s attentions. If you can cast your memory back through the haze of dodgy dances, skimpy costumes and showboating behaviour, Daryl Somers once took the hosting reins, but these days Shane Bourne and Edwina Bartholomew are up front and shielding their eyes from the overload of sequins. If only the producers had kept the first season’s winner Bec Hewitt on board all this time – now that’d be an interesting social experiment/endurance test to witness.

A perenially optimistic organic famer (Paul Rudd) who has a run in with the law at a farmer’s market lands him in jail and eight months later released to find his hippy girlfriend has shacked up with a new man and refuses to let him return to his idyllic farm life. He is forced to rely on the help of his three sisters, (Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer). A fairly forgettable effort from director Jesse Peretz, who went onto more successful projects including HBO’s Girls.

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ABC

PRIME7

WIN

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Offsiders. (CC) 10.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 11.00 The World This Week. (R, CC) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R, CC) 12.00 Landline. (CC) 1.00 Gardening Australia. (R, CC) 1.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 2.00 Robyn Beeche: A Life Exposed. (R, CC) 2.30 The Writers’ Room: Dexter. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Parkinson: Masterclass. (R, CC) 4.00 New Tricks. (M, R, CC) 5.00 Last Tango In Halifax. (PG, 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: Anna Meares. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 The Zoo. (R, CC) Bush rats overrun a Sydney suburb. 12.00 MOVIE: Tinker Bell And The Lost Treasure. (R, CC) (2009) Tinker Bell creates a magical sceptre. Kristin Chenoweth. 2.00 Air Crash Investigations: Lokomotiv Hockey Team Disaster. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 MOVIE: When In Rome. (PG, R, CC) (2010) 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (CC)

6.00 6.30 7.00 10.00

6.00 Would I Lie To You? (R, CC) Guests Frank Skinner, Bill Oddie, Jon Richardson and Sarah Millican go head-to-head in a battle of wits. 6.30 Compass: The Meaning Of Life – Mary Robinson. (CC) Ireland’s first female president, Mary Robinson, talks to broadcasting legend Gay Byrne. 7.00 News. (CC) 7.40 Grand Designs. (CC) Host Kevin McCloud is reunited with a couple who planned to build an open-plan house in Tiverton. 8.30 Vera. (M, CC) After a respected surgeon is murdered and his teenage daughters abducted from his home, DCI Vera Stanhope and her team investigate. They have only a limited time to locate the missing girls, due to the fact one of them is diabetic and will need an insulin shot to survive. 10.00 Silent Witness. (M, R, CC) A man comes to the team for help dealing with a serial killer who has been taunting his mother. 11.00 Showrunners. (M, CC) Explores the world of US TV showrunners.

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 Bones. (M, CC) After the remains of an ex-con who became a yoga instructor are found in the wake of a forest fire, the team has to cast a wide net in order to catch the killer. Booth continues to fight his gambling addiction. Angela and Hodgins make a momentous decision about their future. 11.00 Covert Affairs. (M, CC) With McQuaid on the run, Annie risks everything to come to his aid after he convinces her that his claims about being framed for the Chicago bombing are true. Hayley continues to investigate Annie.

12.30 Ian Thorpe: The Swimmer. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 MOVIE: Lady In A Cage. (M, R, CC) (1964) 3.00 Showrunners. (M, R, CC) Explores the world of US TV showrunners. 4.55 The New Inventors. (R, CC) 5.25 Eggheads. (R, CC)

12.00 Red Widow. (M, R, CC) Schiller orders a grieving Marta to help import a new shipment for him. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.30 Early News. (CC) Local, national and overseas news, including sport and the latest weather.

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) Wide World Of Sports. (PG, CC) NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG, CC) Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways. (PG, R, CC) Follows the Foo Fighters. Wild Life Of Tim Faulkner. (R, CC) World’s Scariest: Weather. (PG, R, CC) Documents violent weather. Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 25. Gold Coast Titans v St George Illawarra Dragons. From Cbus Super Stadium, Queensland.

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SBS

6.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. (CC) 6.30 Hillsong. (CC) 7.00 Mass For You At Home. 7.30 Joel Osteen. (CC) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10: Sunday. (CC) 10.00 The Bolt Report. (CC) 11.00 The Talk. (PG, CC) 1.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R, CC) 1.30 The Offroad Adventure Show. (CC) 2.00 iFish. (R, CC) Hosted by Paul Worsteling. 3.00 The Bolt Report. (R, CC) Hosted by Andrew Bolt. 4.00 RPM. (CC) Hosted by Matt White. 5.00 Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 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 Stories Of The FIFA Women’s World Cup. 5.30 Cycling. (CC) La Vuelta a Espana. Stage 8. Puebla de Don Fadrique to Murcia. 188.6km flat stage. Highlights. From Spain.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 The Voice. (PG, CC) (Final) 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 A.D. Kingdom And Empire. (M, CC) Saul continues to hunt Peter, but has a life-changing vision on the road to Damascus. 11.10 A.D. Kingdom And Empire. (M, CC) Emperor Caligula decides to return to Rome, but not before he demands his statue be placed in the Temple. However, Pilate and Caiaphas are uneasy, knowing such a desecration will spark a rebellion. Returning from Damascus, Saul pleads his case to the disciples.

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) Follows the work of elite lifeguards. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, CC) (Final) Follows the work of elite lifeguards. 7.30 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) Phil is pleased with himself for choosing a cool birthday present for Jay, a hi-tech outdoor grill. 8.00 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) Gloria and Mitch agree to go clubbing with Haley to prove they are still young and fun. 8.30 CSI: Cyber. (M, CC) The team investigates when a hacker creates a power outage to mask a jewellery store robbery. 9.30 NCIS. (MA15+, R, CC) The search for Jackie Vance’s killer turns into a witch-hunt as questions are asked about their methods. 10.30 MOVIE: Hitchcock. (M, R, CC) (2012) Follows the love story between filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and his wife, Alma Reville, during the filming of Psycho (1960). Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren.

6.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland: A Walk On The Wild Side. (R, CC) Presented by Paul Murton. 6.30 World News. (CC) 7.35 The Inca: Masters Of The Clouds: Foundations. (PG, CC) Part 1 of 2. Dr Jago Cooper explores the origins, achievements, and nature of the Inca Empire. 8.40 Finding Babylon’s Hanging Garden. (PG, R, CC) A look at whether the Hanging Gardens of Babylon really existed and pinpoints their likely location. 9.40 Sex And The West: Christianity Vs. The West. (M, CC) Part 3 of 3. Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch explores how Christianity has shaped Western attitudes to sex. 10.40 Italian Americans: La Famiglia (1890 – 1910) (PG, CC) Part 1 of 4. Documents the unique experiences of Italian immigrants in America, beginning in the 19th-century. 11.45 MOVIE: My Brother Is An Only Child. (M, R) (2007) Charts the experiences of two brothers. Riccardo Scamarcio, Claudio Botosso.

12.10 Stalker. (M, CC) Beth desperately fights for her life. 1.10 Gotham. (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)

12.30 48 Hours: Kiss Of Death And The Google Exec. (M, R) A look at the death of a Google executive. 1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Life Today With James Robison. (PG) Religious program. 4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC)

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1.35 MOVIE: Mediterranean Food. (MA15+, R) (2009) Olivia Molina. 3.20 I, Human. (M, R, CC) Part 2 of 2. 4.10 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R) 4.45 The Factory. (M, R) 5.00 Korean News. 5.35 Japanese News.

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Sunday, August 30 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.35pm Cop Out (2010) Action. Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan. Police partners search for a stolen baseball card. (MA15+) Action

6.30pm Billy Elliot: The Musical Live. (M) Arts

6.30pm Australia: Life On The Edge. The unforgiving Kimberley coast has never been tamed, remaining a vast wilderness of rugged escarpments and gorges which has stood unchanged for thousands of years. (G) National Geographic

1.00pm Football. AFL. Adelaide v West Coast. Fox Footy

7.30pm Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite (2013) Animation. Voices of Clancy Brown, Troy Baker. Batman tries to stop the Joker and Lex Luthor. (PG) Family

6.40pm Nashville. Jeff’s departure from Edgehill has bigger ramiﬁcations than Rayna’s personal pleasure in seeing him ousted. (PG) SoHo 7.30pm Orange Is The New Black. Daya goes into labour, while Sophia is the victim of a hate crime. (MA15+) Showcase

6.00 Children’s Programs. 1.40 Abney & Teal. (R, CC) (Final) 1.55 Mouk. (R, CC) 2.05 Elmo The Musical. (R, CC) (Final) 2.20 Q Pootle 5. (R, CC) (Final) 2.35 Little Princess. (R, CC) (Final) 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 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 6.00 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 6.10 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.25 Curious George. (R, CC) (Final) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan. (PG, CC) 8.20 Gruen Planet: Cutdowns. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Countdown: Do Yourself A Favour. (PG, R, CC) 10.25 High Class Call Girls. (MA15+, R, CC) 11.15 Louis Theroux. (M, R, CC) 12.15 Lost Children. (MA15+, R, CC) 1.05 The Fades. (M, R, CC) 2.00 News Update. (R) 2.05 Close. 5.00 The Numtums. (R, CC) 5.05 Wild Animal Baby Explorers. (R, CC) 5.20 Guess With Jess. (R, CC) 5.30 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. (R, CC) 5.40 64 Zoo Lane. (R, CC) 5.55 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 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. (R, CC) 11.25 Trop Jr. (PG, 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. (PG, R) 2.05 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. (R, 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, CC) 7.30 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 8.00 The Haunting Hour. (PG, CC) 8.50 Karaoke High. (R, CC) (Final) 9.15 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG, R, CC) 9.20 Rage. (PG, R) 1.55 Close.

8.30pm Golf. Euro PGA. Czech Masters. Final round. Fox Sports 3

9.30pm How The Universe Works. Scientists search for life on Saturn’s moons. (PG) Discovery

8.30pm Garden State (2004) Comedy. Zach Braff, Natalie Portman. (MA15+) Comedy

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8.30pm Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work. (MA15+) Biography

2.00pm Rugby League. NRL. Wests Tigers v New Zealand Warriors. Fox Sports 1

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. (PG) 7.30 Leading The Way. (PG) 8.00 David Jeremiah. (PG) 8.30 Shopping. 9.30 Home And Away Catch-Up. (PG, R) 12.00 Travel Oz. (PG) 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. The chefs head to Hobart. 7.30 Escape To The Country. (R) Alistair Appleton searches for an expensive house. 9.30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea. Presented by Jenni Falconer. 10.30 Best Houses Australia. 11.00 Super Factories: UPS. (R, CC) 12.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 1.00 Fantasy Homes By The Sea. (R) 2.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 3.00 Dr Oz. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 The Martha Stewart Show. 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 Ultimate Factories. (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 22. St Kilda v Sydney. From Etihad Stadium, Melbourne. 6.00 MOVIE: Spider-Man 3. (PG, R, CC) (2007) An alien symbiote bonds with Peter Parker. Tobey Maguire. 8.50 MOVIE: The Amazing Spider-Man. (M, R, CC) (2012) While investigating his father’s former business partner, a teen is bitten by a genetically modified spider. Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Martin Sheen. 11.35 MOVIE: Anacondas: Trail Of Blood. (AV15+, R, CC) (2009) Two giant anacondas create havoc. Crystal Allen. 1.35 Locked Up Abroad. (M) 3.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG, R) 4.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R)

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 Two. (PG, R, CC) (2011) 8.30 MOVIE: The Wedding Singer. (M, R, CC) (1998) Drew Barrymore. 10.30 MOVIE: Our Idiot Brother. (M, R, CC) (2011) 12.20 MOVIE: Undisputed III: Redemption. (AV15+, R, CC) (2010) 2.20 Supernatural: The Animated Series. (AV15+, R) 2.50 Supernatural: The Animated Series. (M, R) 3.20 GO Surround Sound. (M, R, CC) 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: Saraband For Dead Lovers. (R, CC) (1948) 8.30 Danoz. 9.30 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC) 10.30 MOVIE: Young Wives’ Tale. (R, CC) (1951) Joan Greenwood, Nigel Patrick. 12.00 Cycling. National Road Series. Tour Of The King Valley. Highlights. 12.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Rapid Response. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 MOVIE: The Comedians. (PG, R, CC) (1967) 4.30 MOVIE: The Vikings. (PG) (1958) 7.00 MOVIE: Space Cowboys. (PG, R, CC) (2000) A group of ageing men goes into space. Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones. 9.40 MOVIE: The Rookie. (M, R, CC) (1990) Two cops take on a car-theft operation. Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen. 12.10 Believe. (M, R, CC) Tate puts his freedom at risk. 1.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Danoz Direct. Home shopping. 3.00 New Style Direct. 3.30 Global Shop. 4.30 Enjoying Everyday Life With Joyce Meyer. (PG) 5.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC)

Connie Britton stars in Nashville

ONE 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Motor Racing. World Series Sprintcars. Round 10. Replay. 9.00 Movie Juice. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 Monster Jam. (R) 10.30 Reel Action. (PG, R) 11.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Hardliners. (PG, R) 12.30 Moments Of Impact. (PG, R) 1.30 4x4 Adventures. (R) 2.30 Just Go. (R, CC) 3.00 Far Flung With Gary Mehigan. (R, CC) 4.00 Adv Angler. 4.30 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 5.00 What’s Up Downunder? (R, CC) 5.30 iFish. 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 Cops. (PG, R, CC) Follows police officers on patrol. 8.30 Bondi Ink Tattoo. (M, R) Teneile Napoli pays a visit. 9.30 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 12. British Grand Prix. From Silverstone Circuit, England. 11.00 World Sport. 11.30 The Americans. (AV15+, R, CC) 12.30 RPM. (R, CC) 1.30 Ross Noble’s Australian Trip. (M, R, CC) 3.30 Cops. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Undercover Boss. (M, R) 5.30 World Sport. (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 ST: Next Gen. (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) 6.30 The Simpsons. (R, CC) 7.00 Futurama. (PG, R) The crew becomes trapped aboard the ship. 7.30 The Simpsons. (R, CC) Homer fears he may lose his job. 8.00 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) Homer creates a drink. 8.30 MOVIE: Coneheads. (PG, R) (1993) Pointyheaded aliens crash-land in the United States and find a safe haven in Paramus, New Jersey. Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin. 10.20 House Of Lies. (MA15+) 11.00 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG) 12.00 Sex And The City. (M, R) 1.20 Sex And The City. (MA15+, R) 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 MOVIE: Look For A Star. (PG, R) (2009) 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. (PG) 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 South Park. (M, R) Kenny becomes a card game champion. 9.00 Drunk History. (M, R) Hosted by Derek Waters. 9.30 South Park. (M, R, CC) South Park is hit by a financial crisis. 10.00 Ali G: Remixed. (M, R) 10.25 Sex Toys: Frisky Business. (MA15+, R) 11.20 Naked News: Uncovered! (MA15+, CC) 11.50 In Her Skin. (PG) 1.30 MOVIE: The Good Life. (M, R) (2008) 3.15 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 French News. 5.50 Urdu News.

NITV 6.00 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 6.30 Waabiny Time. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Bizou. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Go Lingo. 9.00 Tales Of Tatonka. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 Soccer. (CC) AFC Champions League. 12.00 NITV News Week In Review. 12.30 A War Of Hope. 1.40 30th Anniversary Commonwealth Games. 2.10 Our Spirit To C-Gen. 2.45 Rugby League. Queensland Murri Carnival. 3.35 JM’s Healthy Tips. 3.40 Cash Money. 3.45 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. 4.45 Unearthed. 5.00 Te Kaea. 5.30 NITV News Week In Review. 6.00 Awaken Forum: Black Is Beautiful. 7.30 Backyard Shorts. (PG) Shorts from communities across the country. 8.00 Tangaroa With Pio. 8.30 The Abolitionists. (PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Toomelah. (MA15+) (2011) 11.15 Aesop’s Way. (PG) 12.00 Chocolate Martini. 1.00 NITV On The Road. 2.00 Backyard Shorts. (PG) 2.30 Bush Plum. (PG) 3.00 Yarrabah! The Musical. 3.30 Mana Mamau. (M) 4.00 NITV On The Road. 5.00 Kriol Kitchen.

6.00 Morning Programs. 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. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 8.00 Insiders. (R, CC) 9.00 News. (CC) 9.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 10.00 News. (CC) 10.30 Think Tank. (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) 3008

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1. Excessive leanness 6. Finds 10. Freehold land (4,6) 15. Former East/ West barrier, Curtain 18. Penned in 19. Estimated 20. Adhesive strip, sticky 22. Profession 23. Rasping 24. As one, in 25. Maiden name indicator 26. Carried 28. Famed UK racecourse 30. Unprecedented 31. Authoritative doctrine 32. Globes 33. Went on horseback 34. Unsighted 35. Disguise 37. Explorer, Heyerdahl 39. Fancy carp 40. Cotton spool 42. Currency of Italy & Spain 45. The Scrolls (4,3) 48. Brass wind instrument 49. Distinguished visitors (1,1,2) 50. Amalgamations 53. Mock-modest 54. Brazilian dance, nova 56. 1000 mm 59. Resigned gesture 61. Mars, the Planet 62. Boozer 63. Salted pig meat 64. It is (poetic) (‘3) 65. & that 66. Curdled 68. Counteracted 69. Video format (1,1,1) 70. Statuette material 71. Smooth peach 72. Alphabet (1,1,1) 73. Mind 74. Tennis ace, Shriver 76. Of the Pacific or Atlantic 78. Type of lamp 80. More arid 81. Severely 84. Tease 85. Rescue team, party 87. Beefy 89. Strong flavour 92. Grandparent’s sister (5-4) 94. Large amounts 96. Brolly 97. Passive 98. Pre-storm state 100. Fattiest 101. Nobleman 104. Uniforms

105. Biblical Jericho attacker 107. Convent 108. Be wary, walk on 112. Late Princess of Wales 113. Church ministers 115. Casino chips dispenser 117. Slide on snow 118. Phone line post, pole 120. Send short text message (1,1,1) 121. Daily journal 123. Insulting 125. Prompt (memory) 126. Kid’s squirting toy (5,6) 127. Jet-bath

129. Genus 130. Fled 131. Stage of trip 133. Birch rod 134. Feminist movement, women’s 136. Freezing up 137. Chores 140. Scientist, Curie 141. Opponent 142. Scavenges 146. Reminder note 147. Adds soundtrack to 148. Abhors 152. Slight quarrel 154. Heredity unit 155. Gents 156. Those people 157. Principal 159. Thin, layered (pastry) 160. Hitler follower

162. Pinnacle 164. Glowing coal fragment 165. Just manage, out a living 167. Alliances 169. Spoken tests 171. Heart monitor (1,1,1) 173. Falsely charming 174. Bell tongue 175. Weighing device 177. Serpents 178. Runny nose 179. Zoo inmates 180. Fable 181. Presence 182. Cleans (harbour bed) 183. Road ridges to slow traffic (5,5)

DOWN 1. Layla singer, Clapton 2. Idolise 3. Typically scored 4. Prepare for hatching 5. W African republic 6. Paying guest 7. Scrooge 8. Cabbie (4,6) 9. Sank in middle 10. Coral banks 11. Congregate 12. Suffering 13. Belittle 14. Garden of Creation 16. Mountain chain 17. Taunt 20. Kindling 21. Strength 27. Canada’s conti-

nent (5,7) 29. Constantly 35. Hook & loop fastener 36. In a casual way 38. Cruel 41. Muslim chieftains 43. Soviet Union (1,1,1,1) 44. Excelled 46. Crocodile relatives 47. Subvert 51. Clothing business (3,5) 52. Productiveness 55. Reasonable 56. Genetically alters 57. Lag behind 58. Baleful stare (4,3) 60. Go to ground 67. Political clique 69. Corrupt

72. Financial records check 75. Aggrieves 77. Chokers or pendants 79. Storytellers 82. Leaf beverage sachets (3,4) 83. Appreciate 86. Chef’s protective garb 88. Sorceress 90. Farmhouse cooker 91. Scrapbook paste 92. Muzzle 93. for tat 94. Golf driving area 95. Neither 98. Utter confusion 99. Tossing 102. Hoards 103. Conducts

104. Word processor 106. Dexterity 108. Marriage separation 109. Sullivan’s operetta partner 110. Acts as link 111. Teacher 114. Hampering 116. Sinless 119. Looks awestruck 122. Actor, McGregor 124. Circus insect 125. Romeo’s lover 128. Ancient (3-3) 130. Hair-colouring wash 132. Class 135. Polish 138. Bad 139. Child-snatching 141. Melt together

143. Proposals 144. Scientifically examined 145. Cairo native 149. Tinted sun visor 150. Printed with raised design 151. Looming danger 153. Single articles 158. Cherub 161. Take to the air 163. Standards of behaviour 166. Broken 168. Milky espresso, latte 170. Awry 172. Assert 173. Lengthy account 176. Darns © LOVATTS PUZZLES MEG3502

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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 16 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle. Games we play

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FLASH GORDON

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WEEKENDER SUDOKU Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine.

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LAFF-A-DAY SNOWFLAKES There are 13 black hexagons in the puzzle. Place the numbers 1 to 6 around each of them. No number can be repeated in any partial hexagon shape along the border of the puzzle.

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DUAL CROSSWORD 18,951

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CRYPTIC CLUES

ened paper and bent nail (8) 22. Confident greeting as company workers take fish (4,9)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 7. Careful (13) 8. Valuer (8) 9. Portent (4) 10. Strain (6) 12. Stop (6) 14. Oppose (6) 16. Symbol (6) 18. So (4) 20. Amicable (8) 22. Dull (13)

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

DOWN 1. Plot (8) 2. Agree (6) 3. Leaning (4) 4. Enlarge (8) 5. Energy (6) 6. Entice (4) 11. Confirmed (8) 13. Theft (8) 15. Mad (6) 17. Kind (6) 19. Suspend (4) 21. Inactive (4)

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

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THE CASHIER

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A TOUCH MORE DORIN

by Paul Dorin

JUST LIKE CATS & DOGS by Dave T. Phipps

CRYPTIC CLUES

23. Bill the Queen for a drinking vessel (6)

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1. Dash – that was it! (6) 4. Moored and got cut (6) 9. Lively answer received through a medium (8,5) 10. Neil’s so upset with the feline female (7) 11. Principal eastern state (5) 12. On which you might see Savalas (5) 14. In which to measure the speed of grannies? (5) 18. Concerning a boxing event (5) 19. Do well to have ice broken (7) 21. Want Ted Parker to re-order a beer mug (6,7) 22. Beat for leaving rubbish around the hospital (6)

1. Shove the sleuth out (6) 2. He’s no longer engaged (8-2-3) 3. Some of the Carmelites are chosen (5) 5. He rows a lot (7) 6. Not given any information concerning films (4,2,3,4) 7. Uninteresting study of a poet (6) 8. Property contract for a meadow by the South-East (5) 13. Permissive characters (7) 15. Travelling animal found on the floor (6) 16. Do find a political group (5) 17. Offer to be gentle (6) 20. Away therefore (5)

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STRANGE BUT TRUE z It was beloved Russian author Leo Tolstoy who made the following sage observation: “Nothing can make our life, or the lives of other people, more beautiful than perpetual kindness.” z If you see a group of flamingos together in one place, it will be handy to know that the appropriate collective noun is a “flamboyance”. z You might be surprised to learn that feta cheese has been around for 6000 years. z It may be the hottest part of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and temperatures in the United Arab Emirates may be soaring past 40C, but that’s no impediment to winter sports in Dubai, the UAE’s most populous city. Residents and visitors can take a break from the heat at Ski Dubia, an indoor ski resort featuring a 88-metre-tall mountain, sled

by Samantha Weaver and toboggan runs, climbing towers, an ice cave and even face-tobeak encounters with penguins. z Teachers reading today’s Strange But True column might be interested to renew a familiarity with a nowdisused word: a “belter-werrits” is an annoying child. z Many people know American counterculture figure Ken Kesey as the author of the 1962 novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, which presents a disturbing portrait of life in a mental institution. It’s less well known, though, that Kesey got an inside view of

the system when he worked as a janitor in a mental hospital before he became famous. z If you’re planning a sporting visit to the USA state of Pennsylvania, be sure to note that dynamite-assisted fishing is illegal in that state. Thought for the Day: “Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things.” – Amelia Earhart

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YOUR STARS 坥

for the week commencing 31.08.2015

BY CASSANDRA NYE

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ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20) There are bargains to be found when it comes to clothing and last minute holidays. Thinking ahead and hoping to save more, small purchases will save you money next year. Yes, thinking ahead is the way forward this week. There may be changes to make in your love life too. Jupiter is inspiring you to be at your most creative. Try something new or reach out into an area not previously explored.

LEO (JUL 23-AUG 23) Strong ambitions guide you at the moment. In order to be in the right position to take advantage, pay close attention to your health. Balancing work with play and exercise is essential, as is getting plenty of relaxation. Your instinct is to travel and get out and about. When in a new place, midweek, you experience a lucky moment. Knowing what is going on around you means interacting with others.

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TAURUS (APR 21-MAY 21) A

quick look over your shoulder at the past now makes you realise a bad experience can be forgotten. There is less pressure as the spotlight is on what others do rather, not on you. Those who are taking a break or are on holiday have time to ponder the future. It looks bright and promising. Start to avoid negative influences. Don’t believe that misplaced loyalties can tie you down.

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GEMINI (MAY 22-JUN 21) A

busy week, so much happens suddenly. You are more than ready to move forward though, having faced recent doldrums. Showing the self-confidence you feel draws others to you. Perhaps they want help or comfort? The more you give, the more satisfied you’ll feel. Realise how much you are wanted! A period of looking inward has seen you establish and confirm relationships. Now you can look forward and plan the future you want.

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CANCER (JUN 22-JUL 22) Shifting

finances dominates the week. Look to make savings. Check bills and tax to make sure you have not overpaid. Wanting to improve your knowledge is good, and will lead to more cash in your pocket in the long run. Your love life is linked to your activity levels. Perhaps you will meet someone on a walk or in the gym?

VIRGO (AUG 24-SEP 23) This is a

lucky week. Jupiter is expansive and so are your ambitions. Having a little more money to spend could lead to overindulgence. This is not kind to your waistline, so be aware! Perhaps this is the time when you realise you have found your place in the world. Enjoy it; this is a time of great joy. Those around you benefit from this, and your generosity.

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LIBRA (SEP 24-OCT 23) Chasing your destiny leads to spiritual thoughts and investigations. Dreams can lead you astray – don’t expect too much. Even so, you are lucky and health should feel good. Online contacts could bring romance, and friends do feel you need a fresh start. Those who are attached look to make new friends. You may have a choice between wealth and friendship. Both are important to you but, on balance, which will make you happier? SCORPIO

(OCT 24-NOV 22)

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are a time to really relax. At times, however, there may be demands from work that cannot be ignored. Get them over with quickly. It is important to involve family in any discussions about moving either house, or the goalposts. Legal matters could trip you up if you don’t pay attention. Help your career by researching advances in technology – handy reading matter for the holidays?

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CAPRICORN (DEC 22-JAN 20)

Secrets have a way of coming to light unexpectedly. Such can be the case this week, just when you thought you were going in another direction. It is important to see that situations can change quickly. It is now to your advantage to use both your charm and determination to throw a veil over past events. Admitting that some things are fate and that you are not in control of them, is necessary.

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AQUARIUS (JAN 21-FEB 19) There are no great pas-

sions awaiting you as you float through this week. Of course, that won’t stop you hoping that will change. A slow romance that gently smoulders will prove most successful, in any case. Some people try your patience, that is for sure, but small frustrations need not take up too much of your time. They will sort themselves out.

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Limited access to romance makes you want it even more. You want to pick and choose partners who can offer everything. However, love is not that cut and dried! At some point you are faced with a decision. It won’t be easy, but thinking ahead can make you ready for it. Look after your health. Burning the candle at both ends may seem fun, but there is a limit.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21) Holidays, if you have them,

PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 20) Both

love and your social life fire up this week. It has been a very stop-start kind of time so far, prepare for change. The chance to meet new people is just what you need. Don’t let shyness or the past put you off. It is not so much a matter of making a special effort to get on with others. It is more important to find people with whom you have an instant rapport.

Monday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! You share your day with the often controversial US actor Charlie Sheen (below left), who turns 50. There have been times in the past when you sought spiritual guidance. Your search for knowledge is a credit to you. Sometimes, however, you do tend to put others first. In a creative year, Virgo, prioritise your own talents. Tuesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! There is really no need to make drastic changes. Even so, you need to move ahead a little faster. Give your ambitions a chance by being just a little bit more selfcentred. Lead by example, Virgo. Wednesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! You have a talent for enhancing the lives of others, Virgo. In the months ahead, however, give your own hopes and dreams priority. When others see you succeed it inspires them to make more of themselves. Thursday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Setting a good example for others to follow is not your aim in life. Even so, this is what you do so beautifully Virgo. You are close to realising a dream. Perhaps it is one you had given up on. Be determined. Friday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Virgo, you do not easily give up when you see the chance to get ahead. Being too generous in this direction, however, could see you lose out on a one-off chance to shine. Think a little more of yourself. Saturday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Also born on this day was British singer Freddie Mercury (below), who was born in 1946; he died in 1991. Practical matters are leading you in the right direction, Virgo. The need to make some money means stretching your talents fully. Be aware of those who can be of help in advising you. Sunday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! An increased awareness that you are giving too much ground to others comes late, but not too late, Virgo! Being socially aware puts you in touch with like-minded people. These are positive folk who can enhance your life.

SOLUTIONS AND ANSWERS for this week’s puzzles and tests The Big 1 Crossword 3502

This week's Sudoku

This week's Snowflakes

This week's Go Figure!

Find the Words solution 866 Healthy lifestyle DUAL CROSSWORD 18,951 CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS. Across: 7 General exodus; 8 Florence; 9 Lone; 10 Loathe; 12 Danube; 14 Keep up; 16 Reform; 18 Iran; 20 Cardinal; 22 Firm handshake. Down: 1 Let loose; 2 Regret; 3 Gain; 4 Defender; 5 Poplin; 6 Ruin; 11 Especial; 13 Barracks; 15 Panama; 17 Fright; 19 Raid; 21 Ride. QUICK SOLUTIONS. Across: 7 Conscientious; 8 Assessor; 9 Omen; 10 Filter; 12 Arrest; 14 Resist; 16 Emblem; 18 Thus; 20 Friendly; 22 Unintelligent. Down: 1 Conspire; 2 Assent; 3 Bias; 4 Increase; 5 Vigour; 6 Lure; 11 Ratified; 13 Stealing; 15 Insane; 17 Benign; 19 Hang; 21 Idle. DUAL CROSSWORD TOO 20,308 CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS. Across: 1 Hyphen; 4 Docked; 9 Spirited reply; 10 Lioness; 11 Maine; 12 Telly; 14 Knots; 18 About; 19 Achieve; 21 Pewter tankard; 22 Thrash; 23 Beaker. Down: 1 Hustle; 2 Prisoner-of-war; 3 Elite; 5 Oarsman; 6 Kept in the dark; 7 Dryden; 8 Lease; 13 Letters; 15 Carpet; 16 Party; 17 Tender; 20 Hence. QUICK SOLUTIONS. Across: 1 Clinch; 4 Proper; 9 Imperiousness; 10 Portent; 11 Dross; 12 Lurid; 14 Cease; 18 Label; 19 Utensil; 21 Subordination; 22 Yields; 23 League. Down: 1 Chippy; 2 Imperturbable; 3 Curve; 5 Residue; 6 Prepossessing; 7 Resist; 8 Lofty; 13 Ill-bred; 15 Glossy; 16 Cupid; 17 Plunge; 20 Evade.

Mega Maze

CryptoQuote answer

The Baker's Dozen Trivia Test: 1. Scotland. 2. A weyr or flight. 3. The eye. 4. Andy Kaufman. 5. 46. 6. Ruler of the winds. 7. Wings, in 1975. 8. Crocus flower. 9. Billy Wilder. 10. Isaac Isaacs. 11. Bjorn Borg, who lost four US Open finals. 12. In the Northern Territory, about 50km north of Uluru. 13. “Against the Wind”, by Bob Seger in 1980. Seger said that the idea came from his days as a cross-country runner. One line bothered him for a long time – “Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then” – but he left it in because others liked it.

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