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Shifting dogmas won’t pass the taste test O quote those great 20th Century philosophers, The Kinks, “It’s a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world”. Much of what I thought I knew and what I knew I thought has been challenged this week – my comfort zone invaded, my faith in so much of what I held to be true shaken. In seeking refuge in the warm bath of stupefying inanity that is Facebook, I instead found a world divided; a cosy realm of certainty cleaved by contrary ideology; a cauldron of discord festering for want of cohesive opinion. Apparently banana is NOT the most popular Paddle Pop in the freezer. According to the heretic that put together the list of 23 Things No Australian Has Ever Bought, “no kid in the history of the universe has ever said, “Hey, Mum and Dad – can you pick us up a 10-pack of Paddle Pops consisting solely of the shittest flavour?”” Banana? The “shittest” flavour? Oh, for the love of Pete, is nothing sacred? How could such fabrication be so brazenly propagated? Surely such blasphemy would be met with nothing short of a declaration of war? But no. It seems there are others prepared to defile and dishonour my dearly held faith in banana as the chosen one… and they walk among us. I’ve always considered my superior Paddle Pop taste as Streets ahead (see what I did there?) of those devotees of other flavours – but this week, I’ve been forced to concede that my opinion may not, in fact, be universally shared. It seems the melting pot of diverse Paddle Pop tastes has been simmering away for years. Vanilla has definitely gone out of flavour – although apparently there are still slavish devotees to that taste – while chocolate has been around since the dawn of time and caramel has lurked quietly on the periphery for generations. Then came the rainbow Paddle Pop, which has fought for and gradually gained acceptance in the hearts, minds and freezers of ice-cream lovers the nation over. It’s not my thing, but I’m happy for those whose thing it is – I just don’t want one shoved down my throat. But banana… oh, banana. My favourite. My guilty summer pleasure. My default when faced with a growing smorgasbord of diverse treats and temptations with which to slate my need for emotional solace. There was more to come. Allen’s Pineapples made the list – “In a mixed lolly situation, sure. But literally nobody is buying a whole bag of this shit”. Noooooo – that’s not true. Say it’s not true. I love these sweet little delights and I’ll dig well past the red frogs and spearmint leaves to get to them. “Candy Teeth: “delicious”, said no-one ever” according to the treacherous list, which also declared Edgell’s tinned asparagus spears unholy, thereby defiling the childhood Christmas lunch memories of every Australian over the

age of 40. But I found it hard to maintain my righteous rage over the suggestion that no-one in Australia had bought a Chiko Roll since 1979, and as I made my way gingerly through the list of culturally defiant commandments, an unfamiliar feeling came upon me. Could it be that I am actually capable of concession to tastes divergent from my own? But could it also come to pass that my newfound ability dampen dogma might also put me at odds with those I’d long assumed shared my creed? It could. And it has. The final decree on this subversive list reads thus: “Behold, the greatest mystery of our time: the continued existence of Chicken Twisties in a land where they are universally loathed.” I agree these toxic little abominations are indeed the work of the devil, but there are people out there – people I’d considered friends, people whose judgement I’d long trusted It seems – who actually like Chicken there are Twisties. My instinct, on hearing others their declarations of devotion to the fowl (see what prepared to I did again?) imposter was defile and that friendship could not dishonour possibly span such a rift in belief. I could never be my dearly a friend to someone who held faith in not only buys, but enjoys, banana as Chicken Twisties. “I understand,” said one the chosen of the apostates. “I feel the same about banana Paddle one… and Pops. Maybe we can still they walk wave when we see each other in the streets...forev- among us. er mourning conversations that could have been had and shared memories that will never materialise.” I was suddenly overcome with sadness. Surely our divergent opinions on Paddle Pops and Twisties should not bring our friendship asunder? Can’t we all – the vanillas, the chocolates, the rainbows, the chickens, the originals (and the bests) – just learn to live with each other? To acknowledge and respect our differences, without having to cede our own long-held tastes and partialities? Surely I can put up with Chicken Twisties sitting alongside my preferred snack choices on the supermarket shelves? I might even be able, occasionally, to buy a pack for visitors who don’t share my preference. Doesn’t mean I have to eat them.

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015

In the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks, and a world struggling to come to terms with the impact of the continuing global upheaval, Weekender presents a collection of opinions and thoughts from around the world and here at home on the impact of this latest salvo in a war without borders. AS TOLD TO Jen Cowley

Richard Serisier – Australian ex-pat living in Bordeaux HY France you might ask? Well, the French are very proud of their history and culture, perhaps with some justification, but then I’m a Francophile – I love the country and my heritage is rooted in Bordeaux. It has been said to me (half) jokingly that the French feel sorry for everyone else in the world...because they are not French. The French also have a long connection (and fascination) going back to the colonial era with North Africa and the Arab culture. Many French go there on holidays each year, like the Brits go to Spain or Portugal. There are also many North African/Arab immigrants in France, some having been there for a couple of generations, perhaps longer. These immigrants have been expected to become “French” – some have, but many haven’t and to be honest they won’t – they end up marginalised and on the fringes. Some of this discrimination is cultural and some is racial and deeply alienating. I saw a perfect example of this this week as I was watching the BBC coverage of the Paris attacks. The BBC had a crew set up at a press conference organised by the Imam of the mosque in the Paris suburb in which one of the gunmen grew up. The TV switched from the studio to the press conference, with a reporter ready to translate from French to English...the Imam spoke only in Arabic with no translator on hand (much embarrassment from the BBC reporter) and back to the studio. I suppose there was someone there to translate from Arabic into French for the other news teams. But it looked like two parallel worlds. There are regional elections coming up in France in the next few weeks and I think the mood

is not liberal or progressive so expect Marine Le Pen to do well. As to the rest of Europe? The French experience is, I think, playing out in varying degrees in other European countries especially those that now have significant Muslim populations. Belgium and Holland are good examples. This is being accelerated and exacerbated by the refugee crisis, which has been very badly handled. I think the old “social democratic” parties that have dominated European countries and the European Union for decades are in trouble. The electorate is unhappy and disillusioned with their political leadership – Merkel is finished (because of her handling of the refugee issue) and on the way out; Poland now doesn’t want to take any refugees; the Schengen arrangements are in tatters; the Swedes are saying there are too many refugees for them to cope with; the AfD (Alternative for Deutschland – a right wing political party) is on the rise in Germany and so on. Europe is perhaps just one more atrocity like Paris away from a watershed moment in its history and it’s likely to be unpleasant.

“Riverbank” Frank Doolan – Poet HEN I was asked to share my thoughts on last weekend’s atrocity in Paris, my first thought was: “Fair dinkum – what do I know about this, and how does this affect me?” Fact of the matter is, though, it does affect me. It does affect you. It affects all of us. It is, as US Presesident Barak Obama called it, an attack on humanity. When innocent people going ng about their daily lives can be merercilessly slain; where there is no rhyme nor reason; where blooddshed, violence and mayhem reign gn supreme – that is the domain of the terrorist. The aim of the tererrorist is to terrorise. To try to annalyse it beyond that is pointless. ss.

` Europe is just one more atrocity away from a watershed moment in its history and it’s likely to be unpleasant. – Richard Serisier

Terrorism is so much a part of the world in which we all live and one wonders where it will end? What is it in the human condition that creates, and in many ways glorifies, extreme and pointless violence as the only means of coping with conflict? Early reports seem to suggest that some of the alleged perpetrators are in fact French citizens – home grown terrorists. What levels of marginalisation, discrimination and demonisation can any one group in community take before they resort to senseless and pointless extremist ideologydriven violence as the only means of making their point? In no way, shape or form am I attempting to justify extremist views, or terrorism of any description. I’m merely asking, what kind of a society produces terrorists? In Australia in recent times we’ve all seen how many people (mostly young) have left our shores to reportedly join up with Islamic State. Who’d have believed, until it actually happened that a misguided, marginalised school boy would ever be influenced enough by ideological arguments to the point where that same schoolboy would take a pistol, wait outside the police building in Parramatta and shoot an innocent person in the head in broad daylight. Could it happen in Australia? It already has. Terrorism is very much a part of today’s society and I think, in many ways, we all bear some responsibility. Violence breeds violence and we can argue ideology until hell freezes over and never really arrive at a point where we all agree. Many countries in the western world, although they identify nowadays as secular societies, actually have Christian origins. Australia is one of these nations. Our whole society, as we know and understand it, is based on Christian principles. Our beginnings as a British outpost are understandably such. Don’t believe me? Check the constitution. To be Christian, as I understand

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Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

French military patrol near the Eiffel Tower the day after a series of deadly attacks in Paris.

` Violence breeds violence and we can argue ideology until hell freezes over and never really arrive at a point where we all agree.

PHOTO: REUTERS/YVES HERMAN

– “Riverbank” Frank Doolan

` Given the digital age we live in, ISIS has the ability to reach a global audience and appeal to an unlimited demographic. – Callum Green

it, is to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. He was, in my opinion, the greatest counter-revolutionary ever. If you takes the time however to read the words of Jesus you will see that nowhere in Christian teachings, as taught by Christ, is holy war or the notion of Jihadi preached. Christian teaching in fact, as taught by Jesus is: “If your enemy smites you, turn the other cheek.” Likewise, another verse in scripture leaves no ambiguity whatsoever in the statement “vengeance belongeth to me saith the Lord, I will repay”. Nonetheless, as I write, the drums of war are beating. These co-ordinated acts have reportedly been carried out by individuals acting as part of a group, yet France has called it an act of war and declared war on Syria. France’s position under the circumstances is understandable and yet violence breeds violence. Retribution will be swift and ruthless and maybe, just maybe, we will arrive at that position where all of us feel justice has been serv served. But how ma many more will die before that happens? happ What of th the many who have already died in public places in Paris, in Sydney’s Syd Lindt Café, a nightclub in B Bali or even a set of twin towers iin New York City in the US? What do we make of the lives of these innocent innocen people who were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time? D Do their lives matter and do w we count their deaths as impo important? sa that to do anyI say thing lless than remember live of innocents slain the lives forever as heroes, and to forever, t hold and honour cease to li their lives as being something o of great importance, is to sel sell ourselves short as a freedo freedom loving people; as an open, accepting, tolerant

society and to give in to and to live our lives in fear of terrorists or terrorism. I say that as Australians, we’re better than that! To quote the late, great rock guitarist, Jimmie Hendrix: “ When the power of love is greater than the love of power, then there will be peace.”

Callum Green – 25 year old selfemployed Dubbo father to two week old daughter, Haddie HERE is no easy way to address the situation of extremism amongst Muslims, but I feel a responsibility to take an interest because I’m now a father and I want my daughter to grow up with the same freedom and safety I had during my own childhood. I’m not going to be another young, narrow minded, AngloAustralian preaching that every Muslim and/or person of Arabic descent should be deported from our country. But I do think the Australian government needs to implement harsher and stricter measures to ensure that the Australian population can go about their lives without the fear of “what if?” What if I walk into a cafe on a weekday and suddenly find myself being taken hostage by some deranged lunatic who is so dedicated to a cause that the fear of losing his life has no impact on his actions whatsoever? The argument put forward more and more frequently these days is that “not every Muslim is a terrorist, but every terrorist is a Muslim”. This isn’t at all accurate when you take into account the mass shootings, as they’re re-

ferred to, that are occurring more and more frequently across the globe but most notably in the USA and that are mostly committed by young Caucasian males. These incidents aren’t referred to as “terrorism” but they are virtually identical in action to the Charlie Hebdo shootings and the most recent attacks on Paris, which are labelled as terrorist attacks because they are being committed in the name of Islam. I am no way shape or form advocating that we should go to war with Islam. Islam is to ISIS what the Catholic Church is to the IRA. Australia is the most multicultural nation on the planet. The vast majority of immigrants that have come to our country have contributed to our economic growth. There is good and bad in every race and religion but every now and then there comes a cause that is so appealing to a minority that their actions gain global attention. The most recent exam-

ple of the consequence of this is of course the attacks in Paris – the worst that city has seen since World War II. The atrocities committed in Europe during WWII were driven by a bloke with the most backwards of ideologies but who was able to convey these ideologies to impressionable masses that then gave up everything for the “cause”. Although the Nazis and ISIS are different, one thing they have in common is their relentless propaganda. ISIS, like the Nazi regime, has a team dedicated to spreading the word of their cause. But given the digital age we live in, ISIS has the ability to reach a global audience and appeal to an unlimited demographic. At the end of the day I just hope it doesn’t take 120 dead unarmed Australian civilians to make our government step up and take drastic action to combat these gutless maggots who are fighting for a cause that is absolute rubbish.

French fire brigade members aid an injured person near the Bataclan concert hall following fatal shootings in Paris, France on Friday, November 13. PHOTO: REUTERS/CHRISTIAN HARTMANN

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015

How to talk to children about their fears THE tragic events such as those that unfolded last week in Paris can lead to great anxiety and fear, particularly with such relentless coverage as is the norm these days with the advent of the 24 hour news cycle. And if adults are feeling conflicted, angry, anxious and confused, imagine the potential impact on children. Kids Helpline, an online counselling for children and young people, this week reminded families to look for warning signs of increased anxiety as the ongoing coverage of the Paris attacks and the talk of “war” continues. Children absorb tension, confusion and fear, and Kids Helpline says that while it’s normal to feel anxiety and sadness for the terror victims and their families, for some children, ongoing media coverage can lead to more significant feelings of anxiety, worry and sadness. The 24 hour news cycle means it is almost impossible to shield young people from coverage on television, in newspapers, on the internet and in social media and young people will inevitably react in different ways and to different extents. Kids Helpline says it’s important to be mindful that what may not worry one person, can cause great concern in another. If media reports from France – or coverage of any disaster or tragedy – cause young people to become anxious or afraid, it can impact on behaviour including sleep problems and nightmares, becoming short tempered and more tired than usual and worrying more than usual about family and loved ones. Kids Helpline counsellors advise

Dr Patrick Walsh – Senior Lecturer in Intelligence and Security Studies at Charles Sturt University (CSU) SIO has no information at this stage of any current threat to Australia that’s linked to the Paris attack, but our authorities will be cooperating with the French and other western agencies, sharing information and so forth on whether there are any connections with people who are on our databases.

The impact for our agencies here in Australia is an escalation of efforts to double check any possible links, and also to study the modus operandi of those responsible for the Paris attack and to what extent we can learn from that to reduce the risk of a similar attack here. I wouldn’t use the term “world war” but yes, this is a global struggle which is sadly a multi-generational struggle. It’s an ongoing and seemingly endless struggle on multiple fronts – intelligence, policing and law enforcement; on foreign policy fronts in terms

the following tips for helping young people affected: • Limit media access – while it can be good to learn about the world and current affairs, it is not good for anyone, particularly children, to keep watching frightening vision over again. • Encourage young people to talk to people they trust about how they are feeling. • Ask questions – often the more children (and you) understand about

of what we can do to try to stabilise places like Syria that are breeding grounds for terrorism. But mostly, it’s a struggle of ideology – how do you counter the narrative of what these young people who are becoming radicalised with their version of God telling them they should do this. Is it wise to put “boots on the ground” or is a diplomatic solution possible? That’s a very good question. People who have been following this much more closely than I, have not come up with a definitive answer, but I think it’s a bit of both those solutions. We can’t bomb our way to success with this problem. We can perhaps reduce or contain it to some extent in certain parts of Syria, but these people (Islamic State) are absolutely resilient in their ideology and very good at melding into the population. It’s not as if they have a conventional army that we can fire at. So we need the military response to an extent, but we need to move on the foreign policy response. For instance, we’ve seen Obama and Putin meeting on the sidelines at the G20 gathering, talking about what the political situation looks like. If they can start working together instead of in each other’s cross hairs, it

what has happened, the easier it is to start feeling okay again. • Spend time with children, and allow them to spend time with people who make them feel safe – extra hugs can help. • Do something physical with your children, and encourage young people to be active – it can help soothe negative feelings. • Do things with children that make them feel happy and relaxed. • The most important thing is to

` We can’t bomb our way to success with this problem... it’s not as if they have a conventional army that we can fire at. – Dr Patrick Walsh

talk to your children – encourage them to talk to you, or an adult they trust. • Do something for the people affected by the tragedy. What about writing a note of support to people affected? Kids Helpline, Australia’s only national 24/7 counselling and support service for children and young people is available on free call 1800 55 1800 or via email or web counselling services at www.kidshelp.com.au

would not only be good for the broader US/Russia relationship, it might also be helpful as a counter terrorism response for them to put pressure on (Syrian leader) Bashar al-Assad to get him to step down. That might lead to a situation, if the Syrian situation can be stabilised, where we might see peace-keeping forces on the ground there eventually. But that’s going to take forever. So it’s a multi-layered approach that’s needed. There’s a lot of knee-jerk reaction, but putting “boots on the ground” is there’s a high cost to that action when the situation isn’t stable. The sands are shifting, the alliances are shifting; there are complex tribal issues, complex branches of Islam... so how do you build up a legitimate opposition? There’s no simple recipe here. On the Australian front, I think in some contexts we do need to forgo some of the privacy we’ve taken for granted to ensure our intelligence agencies can get the best possible information. We have new laws that are a lot more invasive and allow collection of intelligence at a lot lower threshold. That’s some-

thing that needs to be monitored carefully. We’re a democratic society and we need to have reasonable suspicion and probable cause to invade privacy. We need to have these extra measures on the books to allow our agencies more manoeuvrability because it’s no good collecting the information after the event. But we also have a liberal democracy, and we don’t want to sell out our values about freedom and about people having a reasonable entitlement to privacy. These are issues that we need to continually look at as a society – governments and the community need to revisit these issues and measures to make sure we continue to have good, robust oversight mechanisms for our intelligence agencies. The bottom line is to remember that there are two basic human rights to consider: one is the right to privacy, which is fundamental to living in a democracy; the other is the right to life. Sometimes that right to life has to champion over the right to privacy. If you’re invading the rights of people who are in the business of killing innocent people, then I’m happy for that invasion of privacy.

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Fayrouz Tawfik is a multi-linguial radio journalist and anchor for Radio Monte Carlo in Paris. At the time of last week’s attack she was driving through the heart of Paris to discover the way home, past the Bataclan Theatre, was blocked by police. Tawfik spoke openly and honestly with Dubbo Weekender about her experiences that night and her thoughts on terrorism and Islam. AS TOLD TO Yvette AubussonFoley

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Where were you when the attack unfolded, and how did you learn about it? I was returning from a workshop in Stockholm that night and a friend came to pick me up from Charles De Gualle airport in the northern suburbs of Paris. By the time we passed near the Paris Stadium there was a horrible traffic jam, but we both thought the Parisian rush hour is just getting worse. There was nothing yet on the radio as we were driving past. By the time we reached downtown Paris we both started receiving texts from friends all over the world checking on us, but we didn’t understand why this sudden concern about our safety. Still nothing on the radio although it was past 8pm. My friend called his wife at home and asked her to switch on the TV and check what’s up before we answered the flooding text messages on our phones. She yelled in shock saying: “Terrorist attack.” No one was yet able to process the gravity of the situation. We both continued driving towards my place thinking, “Paris is safe, nothing major will happen.” But after a couple of kilometres near eleventh district, there were rushing sirens of police and ambulance cars, then one vehicle stopped and the driver told us to make a U-turn because the roads were blocked after some firing near the Bataclan Theatre. We thanked him but still went on. I live in the fifth district and have to pass by the heart of Paris to reach home, but it was not possible. I received a panicked call from a friend who lives in the eleventh district near the shooting. She asked me to spend the night at her place. Since I was blocked near her place, I asked my friend to drop me and return to his worried wife. Walking to my friend’s place was not easy although it was near. Many streets were closed with police patrols and I had to make a long detour to reach her place. She had the curtains closed out of fear the terrorists may be hiding somewhere in

the buildings nearby and could randomly shoot. Like any terrorist attack, at the beginning nothing is confirmed. Everything is a blur of vague incomplete info. What is the mood now? Disbelief, more disbelief. Then the information starts pouring in and we are in shock, trying to process what is happening. On the way from the airport, my friend and I were making plans for the weekend, even with the increased traffic and roaring sirens we were not alarmed. Again someone midway announced there had been a shooting ahead in down town, we assumed since it took place (and) was probably over and everything was under control. But when text messages continued to pour in from friends around the world, we thought that must be serious for people on other continents to hear about it and be alarmed. Of course the first mood was anger and we let our profanity take charge of the situation, cursing in all languages we know – starting with Egyptian slang’s filthy dialect (since we are both of Egyptian origin, Muslim apostates), then going on using all the dirty words and descriptions made up or found in the dictionary, in English, French and Arabic. We know the inside story of the Islamic state and Islamic ideology, and that’s why we left the Middle East and came to Europe. The politically correct speech adopted by some westerners does not impress us, neither the tolerance speech. Still after days from the attacks, the feelings are a mixture of sadness, anger and determination to stop this madness. What are your personal views? Okay – now your readers think I’m the intolerant bitch. Before reaching this state, I wholeheartedly tried as a child to learn my parents’ religion, but found out the truth about the so-called “sacred” text. You have to be able to read in Arabic; what you receive in English translation is a soft translation to attract more ignorant followers.

` The politically correct speech adopted by some westerners does not impress us, neither the tolerance speech.” – Fayrouz Tawfik

It’s easier for Daesh or ISIS or Al Quaeda to recruit non-Arab Muslims or Muslims from the west because they do not master the old classic Arabic language. Some uneducated Arabs in leading posts, and there you go – a fanatical gang. Islamic texts – whether Quran or Mohamed’s ‘hadith’ speech – teach hatred and brutality. I had a choice like many; either accept it and try to implement it, like a good young Bin Laden who forsook his riches to repent and implicate the word of Allah, or stand my ground like many and refuse to divert from being a loving human. I really feel pity and anger at the same time for these ignorant bastards who execute terrorist attacks. This is just one in a series of more bloodying attacks that will continue around the world if more ignorant people join either for money, fame or following fake doctrines. It’s not over yet until everyone is properly educated and aware of the situation. Sad but it will take some more time. Why do you think this particular attack happened? It happened because the west still holds on to the speech of tolerance and human rights. I’m not saying (we should) lose our ethics or humanity and turn into vicious brutes, but if we look back at history – when the Muslim Brotherhood members were kicked out of Egypt in the late 70s and early 80s, the UK and France in the name of human rights widely opened their borders to accommodate fanatics and give them the rights they could not enjoy in their own homeland. Yes their homeland was run by a military totalitarian dictatorship. But for our security and keeping our way of living, and for the security of dictators in power they were in exile. What happened once the revolutions in the Middle East started – Muslim Brotherhood members swarmed from all over the world back to Egypt and ruled for a year, destroying ancient monuments and killing civilians. A fanatic in exile, like Mohamed Al Ghanoushy, took the first flight from London to Tunisia to rule and change civil laws, bringing Tunisia back to the dark ages. These fanatics are now the al-

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015 A French flag is displayed in a crowd as several thousand people gather at the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France on November 17, 2015, to pay tribute to the victims of the series of deadly attacks in the French capital on Friday. PHOTO: REUTERS/FRED LANCELOT

lies of Saudi Arabia and financed generously by this Wahhabist state and its neighbouring Qatar. Should I say more? I can go on forever. Is this a chapter in long French story? It all depends on what serious measures the French government will take, and how seriously will they implement them. President Francois Hollande has already made a speech announcing new strict measures not only concerning immigrants on French soil, but also those who are born French. These measures have been promoted by the extreme right parties and rejected by the majority of French people as intolerant and against the human rights decree of France. But how long are we supposed to tolerate bloodshed and insecurity because of some psychopaths? So many voices are blaming western media for giving too much credence or care to the victims of some massacres in the world, but not others. As someone who works in the media, what are your views? Fine, let’s get this straight. I follow media in four different languages: English, Arabic, French and Hindi. Each is concerned with nearby neighbours. In India we get detailed stories about Pakistani or Sri Lankan elections when no one hears about it in Arab media. Or if they do, it will be a small piece of news for some press wire. Arabs are concerned with what happens in Lebanon, Israel and Egypt or Syria – it’s their zone – and less about what’s going on in Latin America or Australia or even South Africa. If it is not about a football match it’s not going to print. We also have a lot going on in Europe, so other news, even though mentioned, gets less coverage than our neighbouring countries. I get to learn about election details and campaigns in Canada or Australia only when I chat with close friends from these countries. I can’t follow every single thing. I only get headlines from around the world. These events seem like every day occurrences in Israel, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Nigeria … has the war zone shifted now

into Europe? Not really. It has been going on for years in the countries you mentioned, but has been going on every now and then in Europe too. Remember Charlie Hebdo, the shooting at the Kocher hypermarket and other incidents took place in London and Madrid. The difference is, it’s not our daily bread over here, and this time it was of a particular grandeur. When I’m in India I get to read daily about every car bomb in Islamabad or Karachi on a daily basis. That’s not reported in either the Arab or Western media unless it makes a large number of fatalities. The war zone did not shift. It’s all over the world since the dawn of Islam. What’s your view of the purpose of ISIS? ISIS is just good faithful Muslims applying their dogma according to their so-called sacred scripture, as they honestly declare in every video posted online – but the west takes it as the blabbering of one intolerant crazy individual tarnishing the image of Islam. They will continue until they can conquer the west. All the countries of the infidels have to convert to Islam, accept and pay higher taxes or get killed. How much clearer do you need a message out loud? Some reports say some of the attackers were French. What does that mean? It simply means that they have been very well organised and have for years been able to operate and prepare under cover, benefiting from the rights they enjoy in the countries of infidels. They are now tightly woven and imbedded in the tissue of all countries around the world. There is no such thing as moderate Islam. You are either a believer or not. Finally, and just for general knowledge, the word Islam is not derived from the Arabic word ‘salam’ which means peace. It is derived from the Arabic word ‘istislam’ which means surrender. The ideology is to surrender without questioning to your caliph or whoever is running the gang. So please do not associate Islam with peace or shalom.

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Who let the dogs out? BY KIM V. GOLDSMITH JOURNALIST

A FEW weeks ago an elderly woman from Dubbo drove about 10 minutes out of town to give her small dog a run on what she thought was a quiet country road – this woman was about to commit an offence. Fortunately, she was persuaded not to let her dog out of the car. However, social media commentary following this incident highlighted a range of anecdotes from dog owners feeling unsafe when walking their animals due to other dogs being off the leash or roaming the streets. Dubbo City Council’s environmental control manager, Debbie Archer, told Dubbo Weekender that with 14 leash free areas – three of them fenced and with agility courses – there’s no reason for dog owners not to be able to run their dogs off a lead safely without impacting on other people or animals. “There are unfenced leash free areas spread out throughout the city including an area out along the river over the Tamworth Street Bridge and some of the more remote reserves where dogs aren’t going to cause problems for residents,” Archer says. “The fenced areas are used quite a lot but the unfenced areas maybe not so much because they’re not as well known – but they’re there for the use of everyone.” Archer says taking a dog out of town as an alternative to using the leash free areas is not only irresponsible, it’s also an offence. “Unless it’s in a leash free area, if it’s not on a lead it’s still an offence. Out of town there’s the potential for it to attack stock, for other dogs or animals to attack your dog, or your dog could run away or come to harm with traffic or snakes or the like.” Last year Dubbo City Council expressed concerns about the inappropriate use of popular footpaths and cycleways by some dog owners, but Archer believes there has been an improvement over the past year. “The Dubbo community seems to up to speed with the responsibilities that

Jules the Wonderdog in the Delroy Park leash free area. PHOTO: KIM V. GOLDSMITH

come with being a pet owner – we see a lot fewer stray dogs now and a lot fewer people walking them without a lead. “Education is it, but it’s not just council as the community is talking among themselves and helping others understand what the responsibilities are. “Getting the community to (come to) an understanding of what’s an acceptable standard of behaviour is part of it and respecting everyone’s right to use streets and paths to walk and ride their

bikes.” In order to police the issue, Dubbo City Council rangers conduct random patrols of common recreational areas where dogs might be off leash. Rangers have the ability to issue cautions or on the spot fines for repeat offenders that can carry through to court action if necessary. Archer explains that in the case of attacks by domestic dogs, council needs to be notified regardless of whether it’s an attack on another animal or person. However, if it’s an attack on a person, the police also need to be notified. “When an attack is reported our rangers will do a full investigation...there are obvious consequences that may include the attacking dog being declared a dangerous dog at worst, then lower levels of actions and fines.” In the past 12 months there have been two major dog attacks on people result-

ing in hospitalisation and surgery. The number of reported attacks on people hasn’t changed much in recent years, with reports of dog attacks on livestock being far greater in number. Even in periurban areas around the city, the large lifestyle blocks and farmlets, it’s council that documents dog attacks on other animals, recording data for the state government and following up on the offending dog’s registration and containment. Leash free areas within the city include Bourke Hill, Devil’s Hole, South Dubbo, Joira Road, Mountbatten Drive, Wheelers Lane, Cobborah Road, TAFE Reserve, Tracker Riley (Lady Cutler, Tamworth Street and LH Ford Bridge), Springfield Way, Caroline Reserve and Kester Leonard Area – Delroy Park. Further information about the use of leash free areas can be found on the Dubbo City Council website.

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“Flawed” merger plan ruffles feathers HE NSW government is under fire over its plan to merge local councils, with the head of the Local Government Association (LGA) this week saying arguments in support of forced amalgamations were “a load of BS”. Last month, the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) released a report finding that almost twothirds of all councils in NSW were not “fit for the future”, with the government giving those councils until midnight on Wednesday this week to make submissions as to their viability should they opt to stand alone. The government has put $1billion on the table to offer incentives to those councils who chose to merge, however few have taken up the offer, raising the spectre of forced amalgamations. Hundreds of people rallied Sydney’s Martin Place this week in protest, but Local Government Minister Paul Toole says the government will stand fast on the plan. “We’re not going to take the easy way and allow councils to simply jack up their prices,” he told media this week. LGA head Keith Rhoades said the

government’s methodology in identifying councils that were not financially viable was fundamentally flawed, an opinion shared by the University of New England’s (UNE) Centre for Local Government. It said there are “very real questions” about the methodology, questions about which had been repeatedly raised but ignored. UNE’s Dr Joseph Drew this week expressed concern over the government’s apparent rush to force amalgamations and the potentially negative impact on residents and ratepayers. Drew listed a number of what he said were errors made in IPART’s report, including: z an asset maintenance ratio benchmark greater than one, which would have required councils to spend more money on maintenance than was required z a debt service ratio benchmark greater than 0.0 per cent, which would have assessed debt-free councils as unfit z an “efficiency” ratio which measures expenditure per capita rather than efficiency (the conversion of inputs into outputs)

“Councils don’t produce people – they be part of an Orana Joint Organisation provide goods and services – so the soafter being found “fit” under the IPART called efficiency ratio is assessment. nonsense,” Drew said. Mayor Mathew Dick“Just look at road main- ` erson this week said tenance, which accounts council resolved to not for roughly 25 per cent of We’re not going any preferred council budgets. to take the easy identify merging partners and As population decreases, way and allow accordingly stand alone. the length of council roads tend to increase, so that’s councils to “For many years a negative correlation with simply jack up Dubbo City Council has population size.” been soundly managing Drew also pointed to their prices.” available funding and “very serious flaws” in IP- – Minister Paul Toole resources while deliverART’s measurement of ing major projects that scale via population data – have benefited the community,” Dickthe criterion on which the majority of erson said, adding that council sees councils were deemed “unfit”. no benefit in merging with Wellington “Using population to assess scale or Narromine but that discussions had means that IPART and the NSW Govbeen held with both those neighbouring ernment believe councils don’t spend councils as to the potential for further money servicing businesses and mainshared services. taining roads, or that the cost of servicing people living on farms is the same as “The Macquarie Regional Library and the cost for people living in high density the Lower Macquarie Water Utilities Alunits in towns.” liance are examples of cross Council cooperation but there has to be a benefit Dubbo City Council this week said it to the individual council or the commutoo would stand firm on a commitment not merge with any other council and to nity to operate a shared service.”

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Boost to region’s carbon abatement HE second round of the Emissions Reduction Fund Auction has seen success for 131 projects, committing to a combined abatement of over 45 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. According to Regional Development Australia (RDA) Orana CEO Felicity Taylor-Edwards, the combined value of the projects is almost $557 million; the average price paid under these contracts is $12.25, compared with $13.95 in the first auction. “Thirty-eight new contracts were awarded in NSW, mainly from vegetation and waste methods. “Depending on how the successful participants choose to use their funds, there is also likely to be a significant flow-on effect in the local and regional economy,” Taylor-Edwards said. “Prior to the second auction, there were 533 eligible projects registered nationally, of which 116 are located in shires within the Orana Region. All of the Orana projects are related to vegetation methods, with Human Induced Regeneration of previously cleared areas overtaking Avoided Deforestation of scrubby areas as the most popular method. “Bourke Shire is leading the way with 46 per cent of projects in the Orana – Cobar Shire is close behind with 36 per cent.”

To market, to market with saleyards upgrade THE design plans for the expansion and upgrade of the cattle facilities at the Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets (DRLM) have been recommended for approval by Council’s Finance and Policy Committee. The project cost is estimated at $6.6M and is being partly funded by a $3.3M federal government grant under the National Stronger Regions Program. Chair finance and policy committee, councillor John Walkom said input from the stakeholders and the Dubbo Stock and Station Agents Association has been valuable in the design process. “The design includes a new larger weighbridge, modification to the wagon wheel distribution yards after the weighbridge, 140 additional sale pens and a two-deck loading ramp. “The DRLM has been the number one cattle selling facility in NSW for the past eight years,” Walkom said. “Future projections indicate further growth in numbers of cattle sold and this upgrade will help ensure Dubbo can capitalise on strong cattle sales in the future,” he said. The Committee recom-

mended the design plans for the upgrade and that tenders be invited in three parts for the construction of the new facilities.

“No disruption” for community transport service COMMUNITY-BASED organisation, CareWest, has been appointed by Transport for NSW to provide community transport services to the aged, people with disabilities and those who experience transport disadvantage in Dubbo. The transition to CareWest will commence in early December, and will deliver affordable, safe and easy-to-access transport services for those who have difficulty accessing mainstream transport. While the change in management may come as a surprise to many, CareWest CEO Tim Curran has assured there will be no disruption to Dubbo’s current services during the transition period. “CareWest is working with current providers and existing organisations to ensure a smooth transition. We will be running a public forum in the coming months to discuss the local community’s transport needs. No changes will be made to services until the forum is conducted, and we have had the

opportunity to speak and listen to our customers. “Also we are keen to speak with the volunteers who deliver these very valuable services at the moment about remaining with the new service and we encourage all the staff of the service to apply for positions with us,” Curran said. CareWest expects that its community transport services will be fully transitioned and established by December 8.

Loans a step up for low income earners THE Dubbo StepUP service has recently exceeded the $500,000 loan mark, with more than 190 low-income earners having benefited from a loan since the program’s launch in January 2011. StepUP loans are provided to low-income earners through community providers across many parts of Australia. The service is an initiative of Good Shepherd Microfinance in partnership with National Australia Bank (NAB). Loans of between $800 to $3000 are offered at a fixed low-interest rate of 5.99 per cent with no other fees and

charges. “So often my clients have nowhere else to turn and the loan can make a life-transforming difference,” says Faye Wright, BaptistCare’s Dubbo-based StepUP client co-ordinator (pictured). “It may be for a new car that will allow the client to keep their job, or for much-needed medical treatment that they could not otherwise afford, or a laptop that will allow the person to study a new course.” BaptistCare North West group manager Scott Pilgrim said his organisation was very excited that Mrs Wright had reached this significant loan milestone and he looked forward to many more clients being supported in the years ahead. “The Dubbo StepUP service is assisting people from the local area and other parts of Western NSW as well as some clients from very remote parts of the State who are accessing the loan through a telephone application process,” Pilgrim said. “As well as StepUP, we also provide No Interest Loans [NILS] of up to $1200 at our Dubbo Centre and 285 people have benefited from these loans since January 2011, totalling

Otterly delightful addition to zoo family KEEPERS at Taronga Western Plains Zoo this week announced the arrival of a litter of Oriental Small-clawed Otter pups, born back in September. The litter consists of five pups, four females and one male, with all yet to be named. “The pups are well developed and of a good weight for their age,” said senior keeper Ian Anderson. “They’ve just had their first health check and starting to venture from the den to explore their surroundings.” This is the third litter for mother Emiko and father Pocket, both exceptional parents taking great care of their offspring. “Both Emiko and Pocket are very hands-on and now experienced parents, they have been displaying ideal nurturing behaviours,” said Anderson. “The pups have been in the den to date but are now venturing out into the Otter exhibit,

for keen eyed visitors to catch a glimpse of.” This litter continues the breeding success for the Zoo’s Oriental Small-clawed Otters, with the first litter born to the breeding program in January 2014. The Zoo is now home to 12 Otters. “The older siblings born in January 2015 have been assisting their parents with the daily care of the pups, including grooming and babysitting the new arrivals,” said Anderson. “Oriental small-clawed otters are a social species and live in large families so it is anticipated that the family will remain together for the near future. “By the end of November we will expect to see the pups out and about more regularly in the exhibit and learning to swim with their parents and older siblings,” said Anderson. Taronga Western Plains Zoo staff hold the baby Oriental small-clawed otters born in September.

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more than $245,000. “StepUP and NILS are assisting people with fair and affordable finance and many of our clients would otherwise have to consider loans with exorbitant interest rates and fees from pay day and other fringe lenders.” “Research shows that while our clients greatly benefit from the loan they also high value the dignity of the loan process and the opportunity to successfully pay off a loan,” Pilgrim said.

Upgrade towers over region’s fire risk FORESTRY Corporation of NSW has invested $1 million to upgrade more than 30 fire towers at state forests across NSW to protect local communities against wildfires. Chief Forester, Ross Dickson, said the program was jointly funded by Forestry Corporation and the NSW Rural Fire Service Bush Fire Risk Mitigation and Resilience Grants Program. “Through the NSW Rural Fire Service Bush Fire Risk Mitigation and Resilience Grants Program, Forestry Corporation has invested more than $1 million in upgrading more than 30 fire towers across the State,” Dickson said. “Since July 2014, we have upgraded fire towers from as far north as Yabbra State Forest,

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near Queensland, to Timbillica State Forest, south NSW, and west to Baradine State Forest. “Upgraded lightning protection to the fire towers, refurbished cabins and improved access to the platforms, has enhanced the safety of fire tower operators.” Forestry Corporation’s Bathurst based stewardship and fire manager, Dan Kirby said. The completion of the fire tower improvement program coincides with the Bush Fire Danger period, generally from October to March. “Through our network of fire towers located across State forests in the Central West NSW, staff can determine the location of smoke and call firefighting personnel to the fire,” he said. “Staff also report weather changes and plot the location of lightning strikes during storms. The location of significant lightning strikes are monitored for a period of days after in case of ignition. “All of our preparations from operating fire towers to hazard reduction burning in State forests to firefighting training and enforcing solid fuel bans are a reminder we’re taking no chances in our preparation for this summer.” Forestry Corporation is responsible for more than two million hectares of native and plantation forests and has been involved in firefighting in NSW

for almost 100 years.

Landfill savings prove it’s a gas DUBBO CITY COUNCIL’S Works and Services Committee noted a report this week that says approximately 2,200 tonnes of greenhouse gasses are being saved each month through the capture and flaring of landfill gas at the Whylandra Waste and Recycling Centre. Capture and flaring of landfill gas converts methane to carbon dioxide, which has a significantly lower global warming potential than methane. Dubbo City Council has an existing contract with Landfill Gas Industries (LGI) for this process. Since gas capture and flaring started in December 2012, 40,000 tonnes of carbon emissions have been abated. “Under the current contract with LGI the number of extraction wells has increased to 18. The additional wells increase the flow rates of the extraction system and therefore the amount a landfill gas that can be converted,” said chair works and services committee, councillor Kevin Parker. LGI has recently been successful in attracting finance from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) of up to $10M to support their activities. As a result Dubbo City Council

is required to enter a tripartite agreement among LGI, the CEFC and Dubbo City Council. The Committee has recommended Council enter this agreement.

China partnership to cross training divide TAFE Western will continue to work closely with Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology (HUHST) in China on a number of projects after the two organisations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Orange last week. TAFE Western Institute Director Kate Baxter and President of HUHST Liu Heyun were both thrilled to announce the partnership, with both organisations agreeing to: z Work offshore in China, setting up transitional programs; z Explore other opportunities such as teacher training programs, student exchange programs and industry skills training in China or Australia; z Promote student and vocational teacher internships; and z Discuss other opportunities that may be of interest to both parties as required. “The way TAFE Western blends theoretical and practical learning and the methods of distance learning delivery are very advanced,” Heyen said.

“When we go back, we will definitely put this into practice.” “I am very impressed by the automotive and machinery workshops, the hands-on practice carried out by students and the courses which are delivered are fantastic.”

Locals proud of IPROWD’s award THE Indigenous Police Recruitment Our Way Delivery (IPROWD) program received statewide recognition for excellence this week at the prestigious Premier’s Awards for Public Service. IPROWD won the Building Stronger and Safer Communities Award, with IPROWD coordinator Peter Gibbs and TAFE Western Institute director Kate Baxter on hand to accept the award from NSW Premier Mike Baird. “This award is recognition for an extremely valuable program that continues to change the lives of hundreds of Aboriginal peoples not only in Dubbo, but right across NSW,” a delighted Gibbs said. “The Australian Government recently acknowledged the program’s worth with a $2.5 million investment and for the NSW Premier to select us from a quality field for this award, just enhances the belief that IPROWD is making a huge difference in our local communities.”

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north-west of Dubbo, where he met with other people. The man sustained a gunshot to his thigh and drove himself to Dubbo Base Hospital where he underwent surgery and remains in a stable condition. An 18-year-old man and a 16-year-old teen were arrested on Wednesday and taken to Dubbo Police Station where they were charged with being an accessory after the fact to discharge firearm with intent and were refused bail. Both appeared in Dubbo Local Court on Thursday, while investigations into the shooting continue and further arrests are expected.

Building approvals figures released Assistant Commissioner Geoff McKechnie, Manager of NSWPF Aboriginal Program’s Unit Peter Lalor, Assistant Commissioner Carlene York, TAFE Western Institute Director Kate Baxter, Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet Feiona Shields, IPROWD State Coordinator Peter Gibbs and NSW Premier Mike Baird.

In congratulating the winners, Premier Baird said the awards recognise the achievements of staff in the public service and their commitment to delivering quality customer services. IPROWD is a joint initiative and thanked the NSW Police Force, Charles Sturt University, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Aboriginal Housing Office and Aboriginal Education Consultative Group

for their continued support.

Students exchange travel experience STUDENTS who participated in the 2015 Sister City Exchange program last week addressed the Dubbo City Council’s Finance and Policy Committee to report on their recent travel and cultural experiences. The students, part of a group of 13 exchange students, and

their chaperones spoke of their experiences in Minokamo, Japan and Wujiang China which included attending local schools, staying with a host family and visiting internationally significant tourist sights. Chair finance and policy committee, councillor John Walkom said the committee was impressed with what the students had learnt from their experience. “An exchange such as this creates a lifetime of memories

and is a chance for strong personal for those students,” he said.

FIGURES for building approvals across the city in October show that 19 dwellings and four other residential developments were given the green light. Other residential development may include dual occupancies, secondary dwellings, multi-unit and seniors living housing.

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The total number of approved Development Applications was 59 with a total value of $7.4M.

POLICE have laid charges following the investigation into the shooting of a man in Dubbo on Tuesday night. During the evening of 17 November 2015, a 24-year-old man attended a rural property about 10km

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Back in February this year, when Weekender first met Rob Lutter, he was a disarmingly honest young Englishman battling not only the challenges of cycling around the world, but the burden of mental illness. Now, back home in England, he’s reached his physical goal and is on the cusp of realising the dream of publishing his novel and photography book, A Thousand Dawns, about his extraordinary travels. We spoke with him about the books, his quest to raise awareness for the twin illnesses of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and depression, and about his own journey to good mental health.

What impact did the ride, and more importantly, the satisfaction of achieving your goal, impact your mental health? As someone who suffers from depression and OCD, my journey around the world was never going to be easy or stable – cycling for thousands of kilometres, day after day, is tough on the mind for anyone. But with a mind like mine I’d flip from being ecstatic to feeling like the road would never end, unsure of whether I wanted it to or not. Some days I’d switch off, feel calm. Others, for no reason other than my biology, I’d feel like I was staring into an abyss, unable to remember why I was on the road, how I had got there. But, over time, and it took many miles, I was able to see a sort of excitement in the unknown… I guess you’d call it adventure. When I set off four years ago, I had nothing to lose. I was at a low, low point, a dark place. It’s only o reflection that I can say that. So, in the early days of the ride I was constantly happy – suddenly thrown into a world of movement and freedom, living in the wild and bombarded by fresh sights and sounds. I was expecting the happiness to grow back then - I had this vision in my head of reaching the Himalayas free of all mental health issues. It was naive. As the journey went on and on, far longer than I had ever meant it to, I was forced to deal with an increasing amount of isolation, passing from Europe into deserts where extreme heat and extreme gradients into the Himalayas ere pushing my body to exhaustion and bringing OCD back to the surface. The problem wasn’t the OCD, having battle it all my life, but the fact that it had returned at all in the midst of what was supposed to be a beautiful adventure. That phase of the journey, and of my life, was about acceptance. I was up there, alone in the clouds, cycling along the plateaus and the wastelands of china just learning to accept that I couldn’t cycle away from my issues and that there was no straight road that lead to perfect happiness. In England, these past two months, trying to piece together a book of my journey, I fell instantly into depression and began to take medication for the first time in my life. After such an incredible journey I found myself in

the basement of a brick house in a random english town, just lying there thinking what was the point in that? Did any of that even really happen? I simply needed to keep moving - I needed a project and so once I got the books underway I found focus again. These issues will never leave me, they will come and go and try to disrupt my life, but I have come too far to just lie there again. You’ve achieved your physical goal of cycling around the world - do you feel you’ve achieved your emotional goal of helping to raise awareness of OCD/Depression? I feel my task of raising awareness for mental health has only just begun. The world cycle, for me personally, was about coming to terms with my own struggles, my own mental health. It took a long time to do that – most of Europe and Asia – and it was only in Australia that I started to see how to “live” life again and enjoy the future, rather than just try to heal the past. I had to figure out my own mind before I begin to think about others. When I’d left London my OCD had never been shared with anyone; I’d been hiding it as best I could. It was only halfway through the cycle that I began to write about it and raise money for the charity Mind. The stigmas surrounding mental health are still so prominent in society and I used to feel shame and embarrassment and fear about how I was and towards people finding out something was “wrong” with me. What lies ahead now is a life where I have no dark secrets; I will always have to battle the problems, but at least now the problems aren’t hidden. They are used to tell stories, to talk to others who struggle, to spread light on the subject as best I can. I hope to write about the mind in the book of my adventure and am now happy to talk and write to the world about it too. If the world is ready to listen. What are you hoping for from the book/s? I want to share a tale of hope and of possibility with people. I also want to simply inspire them. I saw one picture on the cover of a book about a man who cycled the world back in London in 2010, that one picture stuck in my mind for months as I struggled with depression, slept rough to save money and helped me cling to the idea of the journey.

` These issues will never leave me, they will come and go and try to disrupt my life, but I have come too far to just lie there again.

Four years later I am also a man who cycled the world. If I can share just one image like that to as many people as possible in the hope that it will have the same effect on them as it did me, then I will be happy. The books are also a platform to writing future tales for children, tales of adventure, stories I have had since I was a teenager that I would love to share. Any profits from the books will go towards the next charity adventure. I need very little now; all I want really is a project to cling to that could help change minds and lives. I am not wanting everyone to read the story and go off and cycle the world: I am simply hoping people can see that sometimes risks taken or challenges faced can lead to good things, new places and that the unknown is a place we can revel in, not fear. What now for Rob Lutter? Back in London I used to set myself five or 10 years plans, with grand visions of where I would be, directing films or publishing books. Now, after living on a bike for so long, not knowing what the next day would bring, I am simply focused on keeping my mind happy, on the project in hand - writing the books - and keeping my thoughts on the next adventure. I have a big list of possible journeys now - anything seems possible since the ride, though its not a matter of simply trying to go bigger and better with each project. I have to need the adventure. Right now I need to share the the last four years of my life, drawing a line under it so that I can start to focus on the road ahead. However, lets just say this, if you are wondering what my next adventure might be, well… I have always loved running more than I have cycling… z To support Rob’s quest to publish his books and to pre-order copies of the books – A Thousand Dawns, his account of cycling around the world; and LifeCycle, a photographic documentary of his travels – go to https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ roblutter/a-thousand-dawns-the-lifecyclestory-and-photobook.

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EXCERPT FROM A THOUSAND DAWNS, BY ROB LUTTER AKE up! You’ve got to just stay awake. These were the words echoing in the depths of my mind as I drifted in and out of consciousness, lying in the desert sands of an abandoned railway tunnel. I was lost, alone and out of water in the wastelands of Kazakhstan. A week spent camping in the docklands of Baku City, trying to hitch a lift across the Caspian Sea on a local cargo boat, had left me exhausted. Waking each night to the sounds of foghorns and loading trucks. The boat came a day before my visa ran dry and before I knew it I was watching the last of Europe grow small through the glass a grubby cabin porthole. A restless night on the waves followed and then, well, there I was rolling off a boat and into a desert, stocking up on water in the port town of Aktau, using bungee to strap as many litres to my bike as I could and off I went… like a fool, a wild grin on my face, drifting slowly into the nowhere. This is as close as I get to landing on Mars, I’d thought as the buildings turned to sand and the road to rubbled tarmac. It was another world, hazy, yellow and endlessly flat and, of course, the ride has started well – spending a night with locals on the outskirts of town after chatting to a man walking down the highway and being invited to his home, a small clay dwelling on the edge of the desert. I slept under the stars on their porch, covered in dusty blankets and, the next day, was waved off by his kids, passing wild camels as I went. But, only a couple of hours in and it was getting hot, a little too hot and the empty road, that had turned to complete rubble by this point, had come to an end at a huge power station in the middle of the desert. Suddenly, I realised, I may have taken a wrong turn. I had no map and I’d drunk the full ten litres I’d been carrying. Water? I said to the puzzled looking security guard at the gates and waving my hand like a drink to my mouth. He smiled, walked inside and came out with a huge tanker. Lucky, I thought, cycling away – a crude drawing of a map on my hand and my bottles refilled. Day turned to dusk and, as the light began to fade, I jumped a lift with a jeep for a few miles until, it too, became stuck in the sands, dropping me off and turning back the way it came. We’d passed a few goat farms and a whole lot of camels and now great mountains had

formed in the far distance – if only I had a proper map, I could figure out the terrain from those mountains. But, by the time the sun fell, I was slipping and sliding through sand, staring at the ground beneath my tyres, trying to convince myself that there was a road there! I can see tyre marks, I thought. But, no, it really was… just sand. I pulled over, setup camp and waited till dawn… Scorpions! Dozens of them, scuttling out from beneath my tent! Keeping themselves warm between my face, the tarp and the ground. Good way to wakeup. Okay. Pack down. Reach that rail line and keep going! I began pushing. The bike slowed and ground to a halt. Suddenly, I was stuck! What now? I remember shouting into thin air. It was some kind quicksand, turning the ground to sticky, brown paste. I lifted the bike free and hauled it to safety, but the struggle had left my legs heavy and the bike covered in gluey mud. The sun was rising fast, drying the stuff to my wheels, rendering them useless. I spent an hour in the heat scraping the tyres free. By that point, once more, my water was gone. I tapped the cycle computer. That can’t be right. The screen was reading

48’c! I looked to the sun and back to the digits and realised, in that moment, that I needed to get out of there, fast. I could barely move the bike, pushing it slowly through the sand for 20m, then resting for a few minutes before pushing on again until I found the railway tunnel and in I went, keeled over in pain, dehydrated and quickly losing focus. How had this happened to me so quickly? I could barely move. Get up Rob. An hour went by… then two. Do not go to sleep, get up! My eyes were just so heavy, trying to close themselves and a strange weight had come over my mind. All I wanted was to pass out, to let go. The thirst was unbearable and the shade barely making a difference. But, that’s when I heard it – the sound of bells… the clanging of goats! From the tunnel opening, I could see a small house shimmering on the horizon. It has to be now, right now. Get up Rob! Stumbling to my feet, I grabbed an empty bottle, the whistle on my key chain and wandered into the open, scorching desert. I just left the bike behind – my wallet, my phone – and began to hike, delirious and with complete abandon, in search of safety. The sun now high, blinding, burning. The

ground hazing in the heat. After what felt like hours I was staggering passed wood pens full of goat and sheep, moving through a network of small clay houses, that milky farm scent hanging in the air. It must have been a strange sight – opening the door of your desert home to see a foreign man dressed in strange clothes, drooped over. What was he doing here? Where had he come from? I pointed to the railway line, made cycling gestures and held up my empty bottle, smiling faintly. The bottle came back full of yellow, murky liquid and smelt of rancid milk. I did all I could not to throw up before drinking the entire four litres in one go. Like all I had met across Turkey and The Cradle, they were a kind family, never hesitating to help me. The kids chucking buckets of water on my head as I lay with my back to a wall. The mother bringing me sugary tea and some dry bread. We sat in the shade of the porch for an hour, mostly silent, just smiling at one another, the sound of bells clanging in the wind and the odd word of Turkish exchanged. I was taken back to the bike under the tunnel, pointed in the direction of the road and, after a few hours clambering through the night and dreaming of cold Pepsis and sweet snickers bars, I saw the lights of a town and the main highway coming down from the mountains. I’d been way off course. Headed in the opposite direction, into complete desert. Minutes later I was slumped against a shop, in the middle of the night, guzzling pepsi and eating that snickers bar! But, it didn’t end there; exhausted and black-eyed from dehydration, I rolled into the high street, asking locals of places to stay. Come in, come in! A young lad said to me, in good English, outside one noisy building. Are you alright? Please bring your bike in, have some food! Before I knew what was happening, I was in the midst of a huge Kazakh wedding being served raw meatballs on silver plates, drinking my way through big cartoons of orange juice and surrounded by dozens of people all pulling me into photos and shaking my hand. This is ridiculous, I’d thought. Utterly ridiculous! But, I was safe, saved by the locals and with newfound respect for the desert. A lesson learned and one I was lucky to survive. And then? Well, then I was escorted straight to the police station… to setup camp of course!

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Breaking new ground Medical oncologist Dr Florian Honeyball swapped the fly in, fly out lifestyle in May this year to finally call Dubbo home. At the same time, he broke new ground to become the city’s first resident oncologist and is actively expanding services to Cobar, Walgett and Mudgee. WORDS Yvette Aubusson-Foley PHOTOGRAPHY Connor Coman-Sargent T’S a significant milestone that this year, the Alan Coates Cancer Centre Chemotherapy Unit at the Dubbo Base Hospital should have it’s own – and the city’s first – resident medical oncologist. The past six months have flown, seeing Dr Florian Honeyball settle into his new life in Dubbo while introducing regular visits to Walgett, Cobar and Mudgee, all progressive and ground breaking steps for Western NSW Local Health District (LHD). While it’s been a bit of a wait for Dubbo for his position to become permanent, Honeyball has not been idle, dedicating many years to his training and visiting the city often. “I’ve been a consultant now for this year in this field since 2011. Before that I was a physician trainee. “The training process of a doctor is you do six years of medical school, then you do an internship usually for one year, then a two year residency, then three years of basic physician training where you do every different specialty; so you do cardiology, respiratory medicine, kidney medicine; you learn about the body and it’s sub specialties. “Then you must pass an exam and then you can do advanced training on a particular specialty, so for me an additional three years o f

medical oncology.” Initially however, Honeyball had intended to become a surgeon. “I’d always wanted to be a surgeon and then I actually did surgery and realised your interactions are forced to be a lot quicker because you’re so busy in theatres all the time. “I quite liked the interpersonal connections I had outside of theatres then I started looking at specialty areas that would afford that to me and I thought oncology was really a good outlet for that and my interest in people.” In circumstances where a patient is being treated for a life threatening illness, inevitably, they will be supported and surrounded by loved ones and friends. “Oncology is complex because you’ve also interactions with people who are patients’ friends and relatives. It makes that quite rewarding, quite enriching having so many different interactions with so many different people and I quite like that, so that’s what drew me to oncology,” he says. And… to Dubbo. “I did my training in medical oncology through Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and as a result of that I used to fly in and out as a registrar once a week, with several of the other consultants from RPA. That’s how the service was provided in the past. “Last year I was Dubbo’s first clinical fellow, so I’d spend two days a week in Dubbo on Mondays and Tuesdays and the remainder of the week I’d do cancer complex subtypes such as melanoma and sarcoma at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse which is now an outreach of Royal Prince Alfred. “I think I’ve grown to love the town over the many years I’ve been flying in and flying out, so I think my wife and I are both pretty happy. She’s a neurologist, a brain specialist,” he says. HAT’S good news for Dubbo, which serves its surrounding districts with a population of over 120,000 people. “Dubbo’s always had a desperate need for an oncologist. I was approached and I thought, why not? It seemed like a great opportunity and a big challenge as well to try to not just provide a comprehensive cancer service to Dubbo but also to the district beyond. “I’ve started going to Mudgee which is quite busy and I go once a fortnight. It is a chemotherapy unit, which is similar to what’s here but it’s only a four bed bay,” he says, describing the large lounge-chair style recliner seats. Dubbo has eight. “We’re also now providing weekly treatments whereas before it was a little bit here and there,” says Honeyball.

“In the past if you couldn’t be sent to treat many other cancers. Particularly with some types of colon cancer and Dubbo you went to Sydney.” some types of lung cancer it’s looking Distances Western NSW cancer pavery promising.” tients do have to travel to receive treatIn the mean time, Honeyball’s role is ment has recently received attention at to work with patients after they’ve had government level. surgery. “(NSW Health Minis“We’ll have a discuster) Jillian Skinner has sion about what extra recently come up with an ` treatments would be extension to the isolated Oncology is beneficial and that can patient transport assistance scheme, so that’s complex because involve a combination of chemotherapy, radiexpanding funding for you also have otherapy or endocrine people having to travel therapy, which is horlong distances into the interactions with mone therapies. city. people who are “We’ll do chemother“We try to do the maapy and one of the horjority of treatments here. patients’ friends mone therapies, called It’s only if I think there’s and relatives. It here or in clinical trials which I makes that quite Herceptin, Mudgee. The endocrine think are beneficial then therapies can be done I will get people to travel rewarding, quite at home because they’re to Sydney.” enriching…” generally tablet-based, Keen to keep as much and we just keep an eye treatment local, Honeyon how things are going. ball is eager to conduct clinics in outly“It’s generally a year and in addition ing towns. to that the hormone therapies run into “We provide outreach services to five or ten years nowadays.” Walgett and Cobar on a second monthHoneyball says specialists are limited ly basis and that’s really to try to avoid to a certain degree as to what chemopeople doing the 300km trip each way therapy they can give outside of Dubbo. for a ten minute appointment to see “Some chemotherapy need an ICU how their breast cancer is going or their prostrate cancer or if they’re only com- and emergency backup just because of the risk of the reaction, which is very ing once a year. rare. In the entire time I’ve been here “I see that as a big growth area down over the last three years, we’ve only the track.” needed it once but on that one occasion Staying on top of cancer treatment init was needed. If we’d been doing a siminovation, Honeyball will implement inlar thing in Cobar it might have been a novation where he can. different outcome.” “Treatment perpetually changes. In While statistics show the prevalence breast cancer specifically, the most comof cancer is a little higher in rural areas, mon types of chemotherapy which you Honeyball suggests they don’t paint the would give for advanced early breast whole picture. cancers – the higher risk early breast “The statistics are a little more difficancers – has changed completely in cult to compile because I think there’s the past four years, so it’s continually also a lot of under reporting, particuevolving.” larly if someone presents far away from “In some other cancer types, specifiDubbo and doesn’t want to travel down cally melanoma, even in the past year, or have investigations so their canthings have changed very dramatically cer may actually never be diagnosed. I from people having not so great an outthink there’s a degree of underreporting come, to now having amazing quality and also difficulties in accessing treatand quantity of life, which was unimments at diagnostic facilities.” aginable even two or three years ago. To tackle this issue, Honeyball is at“People with advanced melanoma on average would die within about six tempting to get a PET scanner installed in the region. months but nowadays it’s the norm to “One of the big pushes I have at the keep people alive for years, many years, with the new check-point inhibitors, moment is trying to get a PET scanner somewhere in the district. That way we and they have quality of life for those can diagnose closer to home. It would years as well.” be a fixed device somewhere in the local health district rather than having peoCheckpoint inhibitors currently hold ple travel into Sydney for this diagnostic the key to cancer treatment potential, test. That’s one of our projects. Honeyball says. “We do need funding for that and “It’s new chemotherapy-like check we’re approaching different sources at point inhibitors which have revolutionthe moment. Dubbo West Rotary is inised melanoma care and is probably volved in that push as well.” in the front seat to change the way we

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GOOLMA’S GHOST Lisa Minner continues her weekly tour around regional and outback NSW to find some of the quirky, the curious, the haunted and the historic pubs and their characters in our midst. This week she dropped by Goolma where she met Betty and Harold Martin, owners of the town’s haunted pub. WORDS and PHOTOGRAPHY Lisa Minner OOLMA HOTEL’S publican Harold Martin had many career incarnations before he taking on the pub game. He’s tried his hand as an abattoir slaughterman, a railway fettler, a night-soil carter (he gives that particular job a somewhat earthier title, but you get the drift), a timber cutter and flour mill worker. He also plays accordion and had a brief stint as an actor in a couple of well-known Australian films. Martin happily reckons he’s qualified to say that Kate Fischer was the best actress in the 1994 Australian film, Sirens – after all, he played the role of the town’s butcher. “In one scene I was down on the riverbank chucking this lady around – remember that scene, the lady that was married to Hugh Grant? – I had my doubts about Hugh Grant just quietly, until he got caught with that prostitute...anyway I was one of those blokes. You don’t want to blink or you’ll miss me!” he says, grinning widely. Martin’s film debut came with a role in The Right Hand Man (1987) based on the historical novel by KM Peyton. “I had to get dressed up and drive this old-fashioned wagon but it didn’t have the original wheels so every time I went to turn it, it nearly rolled over,” he recalls. Martin and his wife Betty purchased the lease on Goolma’s pub in 1990 but didn’t actually take the reins full-time until 1999. Goolma – nestled in a pretty location between Dubbo and Mudgee – is much like Martin’s Sirens film role; blink and

you’ll miss it. With a population of just 200, the tiny township was initially intended to link a railway line running from Sandy Hollow to Mary Vale, but work on the line stopped in 1950 and was never completed. An abandoned tunnel and unfinished bridges are reminders of the progress that could have made Goolma a thriving centre of greater size, but locals love it just the way it is – and like so many little blips on the regional map, the town’s pub is the beating heart of the locality. The original Goolma Hotel was demolished and replaced around 1940. The first hotel was positioned further out where the main road is now located. The former road curved out in front and can still be seen there today. Martin says the current pub was built by Tooheys, adding that the iconic outfit definitely makes better brewers than architects. “They didn’t know much about building pubs,” he says. “Who builds a pub with the bar running along the side of the building? We have to keep our front door locked because customers assume it’s the pub but it’s the residence.” Martin once met “an old bloke” who was apprenticed to the original pub but left for the war in 1939, and who told him the new hotel was nearly built by the time he left Goolma. It appears not too much has changed since then, other than the faces that frequent the hotel. The publicans say their establishment is a family oriented hub for the town’s residents who use the facilities out the back, including the tennis

court. They’re also are convinced the hotel is haunted, and have named their resident ghost Jack. Despite his intrusions and ghostly goings-on, they believe “Jack” is a friendly presence. “We put things down and they disappear and then turn up in the strangest places; like you could put your phone on the bar here, go to the bathroom and come back and it’s gone. Then you’ll find it on the front seat of your car when the door has

been locked the whole time. It happens all the time.” And it’s not just at the pub that the friendly poltergeist’s presence is felt. The couple also has a house in Gulgong and they’re not sure if it’s Jack that follows them home but similar other-worldly experiences have occurred there with the couple’s daughter as witness. Martin says there was an old man found hanging in a house a hundred years ago on the grounds where they built their

` I’m not sure if it’s Jack and he’s following us, but he has the same behaviour. I might have killed him in a past life and he’s looking to get me!

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current home. Rumour has it the man was wheelchair bound and yet he was found inexplicably hanging from the ceiling. The family thinks his spirit still lingers and this was confirmed when the ghostly presence of a man dressed in Victorian clothing suddenly appeared between the two couches where Martin and his daughter were seated watching TV. “This figure came between us, and she screamed and said “Dad! did you see that?” And I said yes, I did. Betty was in bed and came out and wanted to know what the screaming was about,”

Martin recalls. He’s often seen a shadow go past the window while doing the pub’s book work, too. “I’m not sure if it’s Jack and he’s following us, but he has the same behaviour. I might have killed him in a past life and he’s looking to get me!” the publican says with a laugh. Martin recalls the night country music legend Chad Morgan came to perform to a packed house, a highlight for the Goolma Hotel. Best known for his song The Sheik from Scrubby Creek and for a set of choppers that could send ortho-

dontists into a frenzy, Morgan wowed the crowds and won a few new fans in the process. “He’s a good bloke Chad; my brother and I have had a few grogs with him in Gulgong,” Martin smiles. HE bar itself is typical of most country pubs – festooned with memorabilia, photos, quirky bits and pieces tacked on to walls. But a double-take drew this visitor’s eye to what appeared to be a mummified dog’s body neatly hanging near the door frame. “Ah, that’s me old dog Yeti, poor

thing,” Martin says, following my gaze. He goes on to explain that once, while cutting up logs in the bush, a sudden storm caused flash flooding and before he knew it, he was up to his knees in water. “When I looked around my little dog was gone. I searched and searched and assumed he must have been swept away in all the water.” But a visit back to the area a year later revealed a different story when Martin was drawn to a big dead gum tree on the hill where he had been cutting wood the previous year.

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` I got up there and here’s me bloody dog, dead, sort of leaning against the trunk and he’s looking up the tree at this dead possum perched in a branch, so I bought them home with me, both of them.

Curious to see what may have killed the gum he found more than he bargained for when he arrived at the base of the tree. “I got up there and here’s me bloody dog, dead; sort of leaning against the trunk and he’s looking up the tree at this dead possum perched in a branch, so I brought them home with me, both of them.” And now years later, Yeti – reunited with his master – watches over the shenanigans of the Goolma Hotel...with the possum, Mohamed, keeping vigil in a room nearby.

ETTY Martin says the people who mostly frequent the pub are “blockies” who live in the area, along with the odd tourist who’s passing through. “Blockie” couple Michelle and Adam Stripp are having a couple of quiet beers at the bar with the publicans during the weekend of my visit. They love Goolma so much they bought the old Spicers Creek School and turned it into their home 16 months ago. The couple moved from Sydney for a tree change, and love the town and the lifestyle enough that they don’t miss much about the city at all.

I ask what it is about Goolma that made them relocate, but before they can answer, Martin interjects from his place behind the bar: “They met me on the way past for a beer, that’s why they stayed!” Adam, who has worked in TV production on many well-known Australian TV shows like Underbelly, says: “We just loved the central west – we were never really into the city or the beach scene although we did visit a lot of the pubs around the city and outlying suburbs and loved restaurant dining. “But we really enjoy all the space and the wildlife here and what you see

is what you get with the people – in a good way.” The Stripps don’t miss Sydney traffic and they’ve noticed country people have a longer fuse when faced with trivial matters. The couple says country life is better value for money, particularly dining out – “definitely more bang for your buck”. They tell me the Goolma hotel turns out a pretty fine drop of the cold stuff, and again, the publican can’t help adding his two bobs’ worth: “We’d love to extend an invitation to Member for Dubbo Troy Grant to stop in for a beer and a yarn,” he grins.

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Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

Tony Webber

Tony Webber is a fulltime Dubbo resident and part-time boxing fan.

Give The Man credit, he’s done enough to earn respect HOC should chuck it in. Honestly. Last week 40-year-old Anthony Mundine copped another battering at the hands of an opponent 10 years younger, his second beating in three contests. Seeing any boxer get badly beaten is never pretty; seeing a middle-aged bloke well past his prime getting badly beaten is ugly and sad. That defeat at the hands of 30-year-old Charles Hatley included being knocked down three times in round two, and a gutsy, but ultimately futile and dangerous, level of determination that saw the one-sided bout go 11 rounds. Having again shed weight for the contest, Mundine looked haggard and drained. But his wounds had hardly congealed when talk of a rematch with Danny Green resurfaced. In contrast with the popular Green, Mundine has spent much of his 15-year professional boxing career as one of Australian sport’s least popular figures. In fact much of the Australian sporting public makes no secret of their intense dislike for him. On face value a talent for brash showmanship coupled with some of Mundine’s less judicious public commentary over the years seems to have soured mainstream public opinion. That and his tendency to fight the occasional overweight nobody, and failure to align his verbal boasting with ring achievements at international elite level. But he held a dozen titles over various divisions, beat Green easily in 2006 and handed Daniel Geale the first defeat of his professional career in 2009. A shock loss to reality TV amateur Garth Woods in 2010 signaled the twilight of Mundine’s career, but his record puts him alongside some of the better boxers this country has produced, and his powers of self-promotion leave him quite financially successful in a sport littered with as many broken bank balances as broken noses. Mundine has enjoyed numerous accolades from the Aboriginal community, including sporting honours and being

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named Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person of the year in 2000. Yet attend any pub to watch him fight and it is readily apparent that the broader audience isn’t backing him. But all boxers – and UFC fighters for that matter – trash talk, don’t they? Geale and Green are among few exceptions. Australia’s national cricket team has cemented a reputation for peerless onfield boorishness and verbal abuse – or sledging – but nobody hates them. Fallen swimmers abound, along with obnoxious tennis brats, and we don’t really hate them either. We don’t hate the rugby league drunken brawlers, and we don’t hate those Titans for their drug charges, and we don’t hate Carmichael Hunt for his drug conviction. Mundine in contrast doesn’t drink, smoke or take drugs and has never been associated with any such behaviour – in

fact he’s a model citizen. So why do we begrudge him any respect? I didn’t follow the Adam Goodes’ saga, but one view was that we didn’t hate him until he emphasised his Aboriginality and used the R-word: racism. Mundine too blamed racism for hampering his rugby league career and this seemed to be the catalyst for the widespread public resentment that has dogged him ever since. One of Mundine’s most unpopular gaffes was to criticise Cathy Freeman as “a sellout” who was “toeing the line” to appease corporate sponsors. “I’m going on my own crusade... and that’s why I become the villain,” he

` Do we prefer our indigenous athletes apolitical and nonplussed about racism?

added. But is there something in that? Do we prefer our indigenous athletes apolitical and nonplussed about racism? And if, like Goodes and Mundine, those athletes talk too freely about the R-word, then that upsets us, which is ironic: sportspeople who call out racism soon experience more. This ensures that even if he has mellowed, Mundine could never win back respect from his many detractors. This is what he said after losing last Wednesday. “I’m not making excuses. Hatley fought the better fight,” he said. “I take my hat off, Charles boxed well.” The Man might not be everyone’s cup of tea. But ask yourself: if it was white tea instead of black would it be different? Honestly?

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HOBART: Researchers are claiming a breakthrough in the fight to save the endangered Tasmanian devil with the release of 39 healthy animals this week. Most of the critters have called NSW home since they were removed from the wild in 2012 amid the spread of a potentially fatal facial tumour disease, which has decimated numbers of the species. The healthy devils were set free in southeast Tasmania on

Wednesday night, into an area which has been quarantined from the disease. “By flying the devils home to the Forestier Peninsula we are helping to re-establish a healthy Tasmanian population of devils that are free of (the disease),” Save the Devil Appeal manager Rebecca Cuthill said. State Environment Minister Matthew Groom welcomed the release of the devils but said the species was still at risk.

“Road kill is also an ongoing threat to the endangered Tasmanian devil,” he said. He urged motorists to slow down at night when driving on the Tasman Peninsula where the devils would make their home. A handful of healthy devils released in the north of the state in recent months were found dead within days after being hit by vehicles while scavenging on road kill. AAP

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Hopping mad at the Flying Kangaroo QANTAS has been accused of “blatant homophobia and discrimination” after a woman claimed staff asked her female partner to change seats so an elderly married couple could sit alongside one another. Kristina Antoniades, 35, vented her disgust on social media following the incident, saying the airline did not acknowledge she was seated with her partner and daughter. “I told her we had as much right to be seated together as the married couple,” she told SBS. In what Qantas is claiming was an “unfortunate misunderstanding”, no apology was offered at the time and they’re sticking to calling it a “mix-up” that had nothing to do with sexuality.

Williams’ tragic illness IN an interview with People Magazine, late actor/comedian Robin Williams’ wife Susan has shared that the actor was not suffering from depression, but instead was suffering a progressive brain disorder which affects thinking, problemsolving, memory and movement. In the heartbreaking story, she says her husband was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, as well as what the coroner found were signs of Lewy body dementia. It’s a complex and little understood disease, and speaking for the first time since Williams took his own life, his wife reinforced that “no one could have done anything more for Rob-

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WHAT I DO KNOW.

Mojo Juju: Girl on fire It’s been a busy year for Mojo Juju. The celebrated Melbournebased musician and songwriter, who tours with her brother Steve, this year recorded the soundtrack to a German film, Bestefreunde, released a new album called Seeing Red, Feeling Blue and next month will bring her unique sound to Dubbo – her home town. AS TOLD TO Yvette AubussonFoley I’ve had a bit of a headache today – it was too much fun last night! I’ve been at AWME, the Australian Worldwide Music Expo, which is where a whole bunch of international delegates meet for one weekend every year in Melbourne. It’s a crazy time for the music industry but it means it’s nonstop for three days. This was my third year. It’s always overwhelming. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been here before. We did a showcase last night, which was great. It was a big show, very loud. I love Melbourne. I hopped on a bus the day I finished my last exam when I was at high school in Dubbo and headed straight for Melbourne and just hoped for the best. I did go and study music business management, and I think it’s probably been a very handy tool to have (some of that knowledge.) I have a really incredible team of people working for me; agents, record label people, but I am self managed which it has its pros and cons. It’s become more and more common. I feel like in the past 15 years it’s become the trend. I have had times when I have had management and they’ve been really beneficial times, but also there’s a great deal of freedom and I think it’s really good to be handson with what you do. There’s no defining moment where I thought, I’ve done it. There’s lots of those moments and they happen over and again, but when you’re inside of things and you’re working hard at it, it’s sometimes really hard to get that perspective. Every now and then you step back and you think, wow, I’ve done so much in the past year, or so much in the past five years. As for my name … Mojo Juju – it’s a baptism of fire (laughs). I prefer to leave those questions alone. Keep some of the mystery. You don’t want to know too much about me, do you? I don’t define my music. I always find it difficult. I’m very bad at genre. I love

music, I love all kinds of music and I guess it all rubs off. I’m a songwriter. For me it’s about telling stories. I’m always learning about music and forever changing. I want to be one of those artists who is defined like when people say Mojo Juju and know what you’re talking about rather than someone who is confined to a genre. My brother and I toured in Europe not that long ago. We had a release come out and this year we did a soundtrack for a German film. We have a German label, which has released a back catalogue, like an anthology of a couple of different recordings. We also have a record label in Japan, P-Vine, which has been releasing our stuff over there as well. There is a lot of interest from overseas. We’ve hopefully heading back to Europe for a tour again next year. I feel like in the past 10 years the industry has changed so much. In the past five years, it changes every six months; it’s constantly reinventing itself. With the popularity of things like Spotify and online streaming, you’re constantly finding new ways to get your music heard and to connect with the fan

base. There are some things that are easier. It’s become much more of a global community. I think Australia used to feel a bit isolated. Now people are recognising that Australia is producing a lot of great music of a world class standard. I also feel it’s harder to work out how to keep it sustainable in terms of a recording career. Touring is fine but making records and how people consume music these days has become very different. I have been on tour since May. We’re coming to the end of what has been an incredibly huge year of touring for us. Last night was actually the last show with the full band for the year. My brother Steve and I will be doing a handful of shows to wrap up the year in the next couple of weeks. Dubbo is our last show for the year. Steve plays drums. He played trumpet in my former band. I write a lot on the piano, but guitar is probably my most comfortable instrument to play on stage. The voice is an instrument and I consider that my primary instrument. Working with my brother is the best. There’s no one I love touring with more than my brother.

We’ve been touring album, Seeing Red, Feeling Blue, all year. I’m happy with the album; I’m really proud of the work that we did. Ptero Stylus,who is the producer on the album, he’s also got a Dubbo connection as well. His family is from Dubbo. It’s funny because I forget that sometimes because we’ve known each other mostly living in Melbourne and then I remember, that’s right, we both have the same connection to Dubbo. I was born in the Dubbo Base Hospital. For me growing up in Dubbo and feeling like I always loved music, I think I grew up in a special time. There were a lot of gigs happening. There were kids who were really into music, and I don’t know if that’s still happening there – I hope so. I hope that people will come and be excited to do more of that. I’d like to encourage young people from Dubbo who are interested in making music and pursuing that as a career, its totally possible. It’s hard work. Growing up there I felt like maybe I was a little bit far away from where it was all happening or it was a bit isolated, and it seems like this hard thing to achieve, but it’s not; you just have to go for it.

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Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

Sharing the love when there’s no place like home

Comment by TIM MILLGATE Born and bred Dubbo lad, Tim Millgate, was the city’s 2001 Young Citizen of the Year and while he now lives and works in the radio industry in Sydney after graduating from CSU in Bathurst, there will always be a special place in his heart for his home town.

Western Plains Zoo undertakes. Not to mention the importance of the zoo for the tourism lifeblood of the region. But when you’ve been to the zoo for more school excursions than you can remember, for every perceivable variation of assignment – well, it gets a little old. There were the science trips – let’s explore the evolution of animals! The creative writing outings – let’s write stories about animals! The geography rides around the zoo – animals of the world! You get the picture. And I have to admit there’s only so many times you can run scared from the emus as they try to take a bite of your cheese and Vegemite sandwich. Now, now – don’t stress. Being a Dubbo ex-pat isn’t all a chore. Being from the country and based in the city does lend itself to calling in a good many favours as well. Take, for instance, when you’re on a road trip with city friends and you get a flat tyre. You’re an instant hero. Out

of a car full of uni grads, it was only the Dubbo boy who could come to the rescue (and whose grandfather had taught him at a rather young age to change a tyre). Then there’s the age old argument around best BBQ practice: who knew how to make the perfect caramelised onions on the barbie by simply pouring a beer over them? The Dubbo ex-pat of course! And I’m constantly amazed by stories of friends and family who travel to all corners of the globe only to inevitably run into some kind of Dubbo connection. It’s unbelievable how far the tree roots of “the hub of the west” extend. Then there’s the bonus of being able to blame your Dubbo heritage for your enjoyment of the simple things in life (that the city kids just don’t seem to appreciate). Yes indeed, I love my meat and three veg (particularly crumbed lamb cutlets with a dianne sauce) and while we’re on food, who doesn’t love an old fashioned 90s cheese platter? (Some Jatz, red and green cocktail onions, cabanossi and some Kraft

` After 10 years of faithful service, the ladies’ size 10 I Love Dubbo t-Shirt is now a little well worn and worse for wear...

Gherkin dip...yum). I’m also an unashamed fan of wearing my grey trackies and ugg boots around as often as possible, and so what if I can spend hours on the lounge watching reruns of All Saints all weekend? You can be assured that if I get any schtick from my friends about pretty much anything – well, they can stick it, ‘cause I’m from Dubbo! Despite being an out of towner and sometime visitor to Dubbo for a good decade now, there’s still so much I miss about being home and I love to reminisce when I’m feeling homesick. You just can’t beat a meat pie from the Village Hot Bake; watching some local sport on a winter’s day at Number One Oval; having a schooner and a dance at the Amaroo; going for a dusk walk along the river from the Emile Serisier Bridge over to South Dubbo; catching up with family for a bite to eat at one of the many eating spots in town and dare I even say it, a cruise around Taronga Western Plains Zoo still rates highly! So after 10 years of faithful service, the ladies’ size 10 I Love Dubbo t-Shirt is now a little well worn and worse for wear, but still has pride of place in my wardrobe. I wear my Dubbo heritage loud and proud in every day life, as a faithful expat from the Red Earth city in the Hub of the West. (Note to Mum – can you send me a new T-shirt please? But best make it a ladies’ 12 nowadays.)

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Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

If we care for everything, do we stand for nothing? Comment by y STEPHEN LAWRENCE Stephen Lawrence is a Barrister and Rugby League fan.

S it wrong that we as a community clearly care more about what happened in Paris last week than we do about similar events that occur in the Middle East and Africa? Is this a natural consequence of our varying degree of cultural connectedness, or a sinister, if not racist, lack of empathy and compassion for those different to ourselves? These are questions many were left pondering this last week in the aftermath of what has been called France’s 9/11. I was travelling through the rain soaked countryside near Gulgong on Saturday when I first heard on the radio that hostages were being executed in a theatre in Paris. Events clearly moved quickly. By the time my journey ended the terrorists were reported dead and the body count climbing. The shock and horror grew during the day as the extent of the massacres became clear. I won’t forget for a long time where I was when I learned of what happened in Paris last week. Among my first thoughts was, when will this happen in Australia? Last week in Beirut 43 people were killed in suicide bombings in Burj al Barajneh, a suburb populated by mainly Shia Muslims, seen as supportive of a movement that has been backing the Syrian government in the ongoing conflict. The Islamic State (a Sunni Muslim movement), has claimed responsibility for what looks like yet another strategic terrorist attack designed at stoking sectarian divisions in the Middle East. The explosions ripped through a busy shopping street, tearing apart the bodies of innocent men, women and children. I watch the news every morning without fail. I don’t remember when I first heard of this atrocity. In April this year, 147 people were killed at Garissa University College in Kenya. Militants from the Al Shaabab movement from Somalia claimed responsibility for storming the university campus and mercilessly executing so many innocent young people, doing nothing more than trying to get an education. I have a vague memory of hearing about this event in April. Or was it a university massacre else-

where perhaps? There is no doubt our reactions vary depending on where such events occur. But I am not sure our so-called “selective sympathy” is entirely sinister. Our emotional reactions to mass atrocities surely are a mix of moral outrage and fearful apprehension. Recent mass atrocities across the world seem all equally morally outrageous, but Paris absolutely scares me more. Perhaps because such an attack in Australia will almost certainly be similarly motivated. Like France, we are a western country involved in military operations against Islamic State, an organisation motivated by an apocalyptic vision in which the end of days is preceded by an almighty battle between the forces of Islam and Christianity. Attacks such as these are designed to draw the western countries into battle, to fulfill the script. An attack in say, Sydney, would serve the same purpose. Perhaps also because Paris is a place in so many ways like Sydney or Melbourne. Both France and Australia have large diaspora populations of peoples from the Middle East. The reports emerging from France suggest some of the attackers are European born, second generation migrants – people whose parents sought a better life, yet have seen their children take a massive step back. The same cultural mix is at work here. We have already seen numerous conspiracies, attacks and foiled attacks in Australia, generally springing from alienated radicals within various Australian immigrant communities.

People light candles as they pay tribute to the victims of last Friday’s attacks in Paris, at the Old Harbour in Marseille, France. PHOTO: REUTERS/ JEAN-PAUL PELISSIER

` In their sniping criticism and their universalist posturing they arrogantly ignore entirely their own human limitations and nature.

Another attack in Sydney would probably be from second generation Muslim migrants, young men just like those in Paris. France and Australia also both have a foreign fighter problem. Both countries have seen hundreds of young men forgo life in a modern western democracy for the hardships and “thrills” of the battlefields of Iraq and Syria. Many have died, others have returned. Experience shows that a battle-hardened warrior will do things lesser experienced, but equally radical, militants sometimes won’t. These to my mind are important reasons the Paris attacks touched us so deeply. It sharply reminded us of our own vulnerability in a way that attacks in dissimilar countries, mounted for reasons we often can barely understand, simply do not. Similarly I’m sure the events in Beirut are resonating more in places where the Sunni/Shia sectarian division is also being widened by strategic terrorist attacks. The events in Kenya no doubt received wide media coverage in other parts of East Africa where Somali militancy is an ever-present threat. Probably most significant however is the extent to which we feel the French are like us – more like us than some other peoples; the extent to which we are part of both real and imagined social and cultural communities with the French. As a fundamental human characteristic we recognise and create difference and similarity.

We establish and continue families, friendship groups, tribes and clans. According to these we live, love, grieve and die. We are fundamentally selective in both our love and our grief and it is hard to imagine human society otherwise. In modern times we have established states and nations, alliances and blocs. The concept of “the western world” is both real and imagined. Massive diversity within “the west” cannot obscure the real political, economic and social community that is constituted by the Anglo-European countries. France is soaked with the blood of dead Australians – not for no reason. Australians holiday in France in such great numbers – not for no reason. France is more than just another country. I suspect many of those claiming we are caring too much about Paris probably in truth barely noticed Beirut or Kenya either. In their sniping criticism and their universalist posturing they arrogantly ignore entirely their own human limitations and nature. I don’t think we can care equally about every tragedy in the word, just like we can’t care equally about every tragedy in our town, our state, our country. Our degree of connection will always be determinative. Of course we should strive to be more connected, more universalist in our outlook. But perhaps to care equally about everything might be to care equally about nothing.

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Sally Bryant

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

In my book, which is on my stereo DO a lot of miles in my job. Hell, I do a lot of miles getting to my job, commuting from Wellington to Dubbo each day, even before I climb into the branded vehicle to travel the countryside and hear people’s stories. So that’s hours and hours (and hours and hours) on the road. By myself. In a car. And, if that weren’t enough, what do I do when I get some time off? Oh, probably get in a car and drive through three states to get to a conference half a continent away. Touched, that’s what I am; a bit touched in the head. But it’s become a bolthole for me, the driver’s seat. It’s a great place to be to get away from the world and do a bit of thinking, a bit of planning. Have a bit of downtime, spend some time not talking to people, because I spend a huge part of my life talking to people and sooner or later you can reach saturation point. So time alone is good. Part of that time alone is spent listening; listening uncritically, listening without having to engage, listening without making a response or being particularly analytical. I listen to music; I listen to the radio. But my favourite listening fare for the wide open road is the talking book. It’s a combination of the “being alone and left in peace” thing, which I crave, and my other favourite occupation, reading. And given the police prefer us to not read books while we drive, listening to an audio book is the feasible and lawful alternative. So imagine my delight when I discovered that a book I have been stalking (in a non-stalkerish way) had made its way to the particular brand of audio book that I favour. O, happy day. I’ve discovered this purveyor of audio books that’s on the internizzle. They take a book, get an actor/performer to voice it, and then you access it through an app on your smart phone. Then you hop in your car and you play the book, by Bluetooth, through the stereo on your car.

Flash, eh? It’s not for free, mind you, but you gets what you pays for. So, cutting to the chase, do you remember the big media build up about how Harper Lee’s publishers were going to release her as yet unpublished early novel, Go Set a Watchman? There was a flurry of beautifully orchestrated media attention for this story – if I had been in charge of the publicity for the publisher, I would have been one proud little media hack. To Kill a Mockingbird is one of those novels, one of those cultural identities that have become a huge part of our lives. It has had a profound effect on people since it was published and it created some of the most memorable characters and situations from modern literature. Atticus Finch and his little family, Mayella Ewell and her repulsive but tragic father and the amazing boy from next door, Dill, whose character turned out to be based on a youthful Truman Capote. This story about the deep south of America, about material poverty and poverty of spirit, about racial prejudice, about community divisions and those things that unite a community, has had such a big impact on people’s lives that any story related to it, any story that took an alternative look at the era and the attitudes of the era; well that was always going to cause debate. Now, I’m smart enough to know you can’t believe everything you read. (I had a grandmother who told me to believe nothing of what I hear and only half of what I actually see, and the older I get the wiser she turns out to have been). So when I started to hear reviews of Go Set a Watchman, when social media started to fill with the debate over the merits of the book, the wisdom of releasing it, the reflection that it made on the writer and on her most famous character? Well, I took them pretty much with a grain of salt, because as the adage goes, I don’t care what you say

` You hop in your car and you play the book, by Bluetooth, through the stereo on your car. Flash, eh?

about me, just spell my name right. The objective of any publicist is to keep the title of the book in the public eye for as long as possible; to make it as big a cause celebre as is in their power. Sales, sales, sales. I was tempted to buy the book because of the strength of the debate, but I held my fire. I prefer to make up my own mind about these things and I like to avoid reading new books while ever the debate is going on. I reckon there’s a real risk your views will be formed more by the opinions of others than by the merits of the book itself. You need to do the author the courtesy of listening to their voice in the first instance at least. So, in the past week I’ve been on the road with a few companions. I have been travelling with the ideas of a younger Harper Lee than I am accustomed to hearing. I’m listening to her characters as she saw them in their first iteration, in the rejected version of her one big story. As such I’m listening to the voice of Jean Louise Finch, the grown-up person who appeared out of the chrysalis that was Scout. And I’m seeing Macomb County through her eyes. I’m meeting Atticus and Calpurnia in different circumstances, in which they show different aspects of the same characters Harper Lee originally conferred on them. And there are new and strange characters from Macomb that I haven’t met before. Taking me on the journey is the voice of an actor I wouldn’t have associated with Harper Lee and her tapestry of the south, but who will now be forever associated with this book. Rhys Witherspoon is there in every breath of the story. It’s like she’ll be the grown up Jean Louise Finch for me in the same way that Gregory Peck has always been Atticus Finch. I’m only halfway through but I’m trying to find excuses to get back in the car so I can continue the story.

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Greg Smart

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

Dogma proves no difference between us and them assaults against our â&#x20AC;&#x153;valuesâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;threats to our way of lifeâ&#x20AC;?. Prayers will be offered for those heading into battle to protect our way of life. The West will cherry pick the Christian faith to justify an eye for an eye, and forget the central message of the Bible is to love your brother, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;do unto others as you would have them do unto youâ&#x20AC;?. Social media will be rife with calls for vengeance against the terrorists, and all Muslims will be lumped together as targets of this misguided rage. Muslims trying to live a peaceful life in the West will be further ostracised and harassed by naĂŻve fools. The notion of freedom of religion is tenuous at best, because the moral high ground is claimed by every religion. And when you claim something, it is something of value that is not to be given up and perpetuates the â&#x20AC;&#x153;us and themâ&#x20AC;? mentality. This may play well to an audience that is easily led by propaganda into bigotry and racism, but instead we could try to see the common ground between us all. The grief of a mother over her childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death is no less because it is in Beirut. Every human has an innate need to live peacefully with family and friends. It is the trait that underpins community harmony, and is essential for survival as a species. As the most intelligent life form on the planet, we should understand this.

HOUSANDS of years have passed and the world is still divided by religion. The city of Paris has suffered yet another massacre. With the responsibility for the terrorist events in Paris last week being claimed by the Islamic State (IS) militant group, secular France â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the home of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity â&#x20AC;&#x201C; once again comes under attack from those who use the crutch of religion to justify their terror campaign. Although widely ignored by the mainstream media, IS also claimed responsibility for two suicide bombings which occurred the previous day in a busy open-air market in Beirut, killing 43 civilians. The attacks are yet another attempt by IS to highlight its goal of establishing an Islamic caliphate in the Middle East, to be lead by a person considered to be the successor to the prophet Muhammad. The world needs reminding that IS is not representative of the Islamic faith. They cherry pick aspects of Islam to justify their attacks by â&#x20AC;&#x153;soldiers of the Caliphateâ&#x20AC;? who martyr themselves for their cause. The West will retaliate, which is what IS wants. How better to radicalise young disenfranchised men in the West than have Syria descend further into chaos? A chaos that can be blamed on the decadent West, and its interference in the Middle East. Western leaders will talk of

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pled with the sense of belonging created by religious doctrine, morphed into centuries of religiously motivated oppression and violent events. While the religions we know today formed in unsophisticated times, we have no excuse in these times for the worldwide cognitive dissonance through which we punish those who are not of our tribe, while we call for prayers for the victims of retaliation. It seems that it is only for the vanity of men (and it is mostly men) that we ignore the lessons of the past and wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lay down our arms, ego or dogma of faith.

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` The notion of freedom of religion is tenuous at best, because the moral high ground is claimed by every religion.

Another innate human characteristic is the desire to know where we came from, who created us and why. Millennia ago, the idea of a mystical all-powerful creator, in the absence of a tangible alternative, seemed to be the most reasonable and likely answer. Swathes of humanity based their moral code around the teachings of their particular deity â&#x20AC;&#x201C; be it Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all focus on enlightenment through peace and fraternity. However, humans also have an ingrained propensity for tribalism and fear of difference. The desire to protect the members our own community, cou-

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Cr Mathew Dickerson

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

If you’re happy and you know it… HE initial goal of any good business person upon seeing a random person walk through their door is to turn that browser into a customer. This initial purchase can occur by having a good solution for a client’s need and by offering that packaged with excellent service at a fair and reasonable price. Once the purchase is made Step One has been achieved. Then they want to turn that customer into a client. Technically the words customer and client are interchangeable but I define a client as someone who makes regular purchases from a business rather than just a one-off or sporadic purchase the way a customer might. So for the moment we will say that securing that person as a client is Step Two. That’s usually achieved by following up the initial excellent service and good product with more of the same. Customers find it easier to return to the same place of business and provided you don’t give someone a good reason to go elsewhere, they typically won’t. Step One is a challenge and Step Two involves consistency. Then it becomes a bit harder. Step Three is resilience. If you have a resilient client, you have a client that will reject offers from alternative suppliers – even if they seem superior at face value. A client at Step Three is now a loyal client. They have experienced the great service and the consistency in product and delivery and they want more of the same. The promises of nirvana from other suppliers also carry an element of risk. The customer at Step Three also feels comfortable knowing the supplier understands them and their needs. The ultimate goal is to move a loyal client to Step Four, which is ... cue: trumpets ... the advocate (with some gravitas in the voice here, please). When you manage to move a loyal client to the next higher state of existence, they’re at the advocate stage. Not only are they a loyal client and reject all other offers before them, they start doing the sell-

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ing for you. I’m sure you’ve come across an advocate. You will be a BBQ and someone will be telling you about a new watch/ TV/car/phone/whatever they bought from a certain business which delivered

` For the entire plane trip I heard the sweet sounds of this gentleman telling a young lady all the reasons she should move to Dubbo. As you can imagine it was music to my ears.

1. SPORT: Who was the last driver before Nico Rosberg (2013-15) to win the Monaco Grand Prix at least three consecutive years? 2. MUSIC: What was Aretha Franklin’s first No. 1 hit? 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What does the confectionary name M&M’s stand for? 4. GEOGRAPHY: Which California city is the farthest west – San Francisco, Los Angeles or San Diego? 5. FLASHBACK: Name the rock bad that released “Follow You Follow

excellent service and so forth. The advocate isn’t on commission. The advocate expects no reward from the business for “selling” its services. The advocate is simply relaying information to their friends about a certain business. It is human nature to advocate for things that a person “loves” – people become advocates because we are all wired to connect with other people and build social capital. It has taken some time of consistent excellent service with great products and good prices for this person to achieve Step Four but once they are there, they can be very powerful. In fact, much more powerful than any paid marketing program. Maybe it’s about now – or a few sen-

Me”. 6. SONGWRITING: Who is Rhiannon in the Fleetwood Mac song of the same name? 7. TELEVISION: Who was Don Lane’s announcer and sidekick on The Don Lane Show? 8. MATHS: What is the only number whose letters are in alphabetical order? 9. FOOD & DRINK: What is the colour of the liquor called absinthe? 10. LANGUAGE: What is the meaning of the term “canard”?

tences previous – that you started wondering where I was heading. Cities go through a similar cycle. We try to attract people to our city as tourists and new residents. Almost every new resident is a tourist at some stage, even if the purpose of their visit is to look at a city before a move is made. Being a tourist is therefore Step One. Making the move to a city is like becoming a client. Call that Step Two. Step Three is keeping people in a city when there may be opportunities for them to move to another city. A job offer may come up or some family or friends may encourage a person to move to another city. Rejection of other offers to remain in a city has a person at Step Three. Again the ultimate is to have a person “selling” the city they live in. Encouraging other people to move to their city and extolling a city’s virtues has a person at Step Four. The idea for this column came as a result of a plane trip I took last Sunday. I sat in my seat and pulled my computer out to answer some emails. A person sat behind me and started chatting to the person beside him. She was considering her future and for the entire plane trip I heard the sweet sounds of this gentleman telling a young lady all the reasons she should move to Dubbo. As you can imagine it was music to my ears. He didn’t know the Mayor was sitting in front of him – he was just so proud of his city he wanted to tell the world about it. This isn’t the only example I’ve seen or heard, but I’m seeing it more regularly now than ever. When you consider our last Community Need Survey showed that 93 per cent of people who live in Dubbo are proud to live in Dubbo you can imagine there are many other people out there who are doing exactly the same thing on a regular basis. And there is no doubt that not only does it help a population grow it makes for a wonderful community to be a part of when people are proud of where they live and are happy to tell the world.

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Festive registers ringing across the region ITH the Orana region sweltering along with the rest of the state, that ringing you hear certainly isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sleigh bellsâ&#x20AC;Ś itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cash registers. Shoppers in Dubbo and across the region are among those tipped to spend a whopping $46.7 billion in retail stores over the Christmas trading period, which officially began last week and ends on December 24. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s according to Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and Roy Morgan Research, which released their annual forecasts this week. According to ARA executive director, Russell Zimmerman, Australian consumers will increase their festive spend in retail stores around the country by 3.6 per cent, which has retailers around the region smiling, particularly in light of seasonal fluctuations in the agricultural sector, current levels of consumer sentiment and the decision by major banks to raise interest rates this

month. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While the ARA would obviously be thrilled to see higher levels of growth, given the current climate and underlying factors, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re confident that retail-

ers will see a robust Christmas trade that builds on the amount spent across the country last year,â&#x20AC;? Zimmerman said. The ARA has partnered with research partner, Roy Morgan

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Research, to put together the projections, which factor in aspects such as unemployment and consumer sentiment. The ARA has provided preChristmas spending forecasts for more than 20 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Category-wise, retailers in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;other retailingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; category will be the winners this year, with 5.6 percent growth expected, while apparel stores will also see a 4.7 percent boost. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ARA and Roy Morgan have had almost pinpoint accuracy in our forecast for the last few years, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pleased to see that consumers will continue to hit the shops in their droves in 2015. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While the week before Christmas is traditionally the biggest shopping week of the year, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plenty of consumers who like to be prepared and get in early, with a good deal of Aussies starting to tick items off their Christmas lists from mid-November onwards.â&#x20AC;?

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Morrison puts kybosh on Kidman sale TREASURER Scott Morrison is willing to consider any new applications to buy Australia’s largest private landowner after knocking back the foreign acquisition of S Kidman and Co Ltd on national interest grounds. Mr Morrison said Kidman held an extremely large amount of land - around 1.3 per cent of Australia’s total land mass, and 2.5 per cent of Australia’s agricultural land. “When you have holdings as large as that, that does tend to limit the pool of purchasers that are available and obviously limit the pool of any potential Australian purchasers that might have been available,” he told the media on Thursday. The company has 10 cattle stations, including properties across regional South Australia, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland covering 101,411 square kilometres and managing a long-term average herd of 185,000 cattle. Importantly, one of its stations, Anna Creek, is also the largest single property holding in Australia and around 50 per cent of its pastoral lease is located in the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA) weapons testing range in South Australia. Given the significance of the total portfolio along with the national security issues around access to the WPA, Mr Morrison determined that a sale in its current form would be contrary to Australia’s national interest. “My decision is based on the national interest and the national interest relates to defence interests, other strategic interests,” he said. Mr Morrison said following communication of his decision all bidders to acquire Kidman have elected to withdraw their Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) applications. He said it is now up to the vendor

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Fire bans as temps heat up TOTAL fire bans were put in place across the state this week as the the mercury Nudged well into the 40s throughout the Orana region, with residents urged to prepare for extreme fire conditions. The unseasonably hot conditions coupled with strong westerly winds prompted Fire Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons’ description of conditions as “awful” in terms of extreme fire danger around the state. Three total fire bans were declared in NSW in the northern, southern and eastern regions and but are likely remain in place until later today Friday). “We will have cooler weather across Saturday and Sunday before possibly building once again into next week,” the commissioner said. With summer around the corner, families are being urged to prepare now. “Summer is here. The fire service is here. Complacency kills. We can’t afford to relax because we have had some rainfall in the last few weeks on here on the eastern seaboard.”

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I spy business intel? Business plan tips to up your business valuation HETHER you are preparing a business plan or cash flow forecast, it’s important that you have what is known as ‘business intel’ in order to prepare your small business path to success. If you are business planning and would like a higher small business valuation, or if you would prefer sure-fire business growth strategies, then you need to have business intelligence. So what are some key business intelligence items?

1. Customer spend this period versus last period IT’S important to see how much your customers are spending with you. This can be as simple as printing off a ‘sales by customer’ report for a month, quarter or year from your accounting system such as Xero. Compare the current period spend by customer to last period and: z Have customers spend dollars dropped and if so why? z Is there a trend for a certain type of business that are spending with you? If so, should you be targeting more businesses in the same industry to win their business? z Use these reports in advance to gain information with your next period sales plan. For example, if you are coming into Christmas and you note that certain customers spent with you for the same period last year, contact them and stay front of mind with them.

2. Reasons why your business has new customers (& lost) USING the same report: z Why did you win the new customers? z How did they find you? (helps when assessing advertising spend versus return); z Why did you lose customers? Is there a common trend? (Price, poor service, poor product etc)?

3. Expenses as a percentage of revenue WHEN preparing your cash flow forecasts, sit down with your small business accountant and work out whether your expenses as a percentage of revenue are going up or down this year compared to last year. z Why have they moved? z Do we need to embrace technology more or do we need to increase our prices because our costs have not been passed on?

z If we increase our prices, what is our point of difference when explaining value to our valued customers?

4. Industry benchmarking HOW does our business performance compare with industry averages? This is called benchmarking. This information can usually be obtained from your accountants or business advisors, or you can even source it from companies such as Ibisworld (will cost unless your accountant subscribes), or you can obtain some benchmarks from the ATO’s website (also assists to make sure you know whether you might be the target for an audit!).

5. Sales activity by salesperson DO you measure the following? z Number of phone calls/contacts made per week by salespersons; z Number of leads/enquiries; z Number of quotes or proposals given; z Conversion rates; z Average spend per customer. Remember – is your business a gogetter or just an order taker (i.e. waiting for the phone to ring)?

` How does our business performance compare with industry averages? This is called benchmarking...

6. Cash flow metrics CASH flow forecasts can be compared to actual metrics by comparing budget to actual: z Debtor days (average time it takes for your business to be paid); z Inventory days (average time to turn your stock over); z Supplier days (average time you take to pay your bills).

Conclusion: WHEN you are preparing your business plan, use some of the above business intel to assist you with your roadmap to success. Business valuations tend to be higher for those that have access to raw data. This can then be easily accessed to allow your business to move quickly and adapt before it’s too late. So if I were to ask you “Where’s your business intelligence reports?”, what will you give or say to me?

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Sunnies: not just a fashion statement TIS the season to slip on the sunblock, slap on a hat and slide on the sunnies – but sunglasses, don’t just look good, they can actually help save your sight. Most people choose a certain style of sunglasses to, among other things, make a fashion statement. However, there’s nothing that makes a better statement about sunglasses than their level of UV protection. “UV light can do serious damage to your eyes, short and long term. It’s devastating to lose any amount of vision, but a sight issue from sun damage can be permanent in some cases.” Vision loss related to UV light exposure is preventable, so it makes sense for people to pay attention to the wellbeing of their eyes when in the sun, just like other parts of their body according to Dr Gerard Sutton of the Vision Eye Institute. What can the sun do to my eyes? “The most common short-term eye disorder is called acute photo keratopathy. This is literally sunburn to your cornea (the surface of the eye) and will cause redness, inflammation and soreness. It may also result in temporary vision loss. However, harmful UV light can cause a number of other eye issues, including: z Cataracts: It’s estimated that 10 per cent of cataract cases are due to prolonged exposure to direct sunlight. z Certain forms of eye cancers: These include tumours on the eyelid, around the eye and on the actual surface of the eye.

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“Handle with care” urged to fight antibiotic resistance

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FIGURES released this week show that while fewer people are now asking for antibiotics when they have a cold or flu, many still mistakenly believe that antibiotics will assist in recovery from a cold or ‘flu. The survey of 2,581 people aged 16 years and over – undertaken by NPS MedicineWise – showed that 13 per cent of people would ask their doctor for antibiotics when they had a cold or flu. The findings were released to coincide with Antibiotic Awareness Week which aims to focus attention on the problem of antibiotic resistance, which is when antibiotics lose their power to treat infections because bacteria become resistant to their effects. Misuse and overuse of antibiotics is a key driver of antibiotic resistance. Consumers and professionals are being urged to “handle with care” when it comes to an-

z Macular degeneration: Exposure to UV light increases your risk of developing macular degeneration, which is the leading cause of age-related blindness. z Pterygium: A fleshy growth over the cornea that occurs with ongoing exposure to sun, wind and sand (hence its nickname, “surfer’s eye”). z Pinguecula: A yellowish, thickened spot on the white part of the eye. For cataracts and eye tumours, surgery is the only solution. There is no cure for macular degeneration, however there are treatments that can slow the progression of the disease. A pterygium or pineguecula may eventually need to be surgically removed.

Seven tips to buying the perfect sunglasses for summer: 1. Check the classification: Unlike a movie, these are strictly rated P for Protection. Anything sold for eyewear (cosmetic or otherwise) must be labeled according to the AS/ NZS 1067:2003 standards. The category summaries are as follows: Category 0 and 1 are considered fashion spectacles. 0 provides limited UV protection; while 1 will provide limited sun glare reduction and UV protection. Category 2: A medium level of sun glare reduction and good UV protection. Lens category 3: A good level of UV protection and a high level of sun glare reduction.

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tibiotics, and to only use them when they’re really needed.

Lens category 4: Special-purpose sunglasses that provide a very high level of sun glare reduction and good UV protection. 2. Be colour wise: Darker lenses may look more fashionable but that has nothing to do with the level of protection. Grey, green, and brown lenses will offer you the best colour perception, which also helps when driving on a sunny day. 3. Bigger is better: They might not be your idea of fashionable, but wrap-around sunglasses are the best for extended outdoor periods, like on a bushwalk. Add further protection by wearing a broad rimmed hat. 4. Cost doesn’t count: Obviously you’ll have a budget, but be aware that you can get a $10 pair of glasses with good UV protection and spend $1000 on ones that don’t. 5. Don’t get hung up on the term ‘polarised’: They can cut down on glare and haze but not necessarily UV. 6. Start young: Just like sunscreen, the sooner you (or your children) wear sunglasses, the more change they have of avoiding eye issues in the future. 7. Make them a daily habit: Harmful sun can happen on a cloudy day in winter, not just in summer. Be sun smart – Australians should embrace the natural resources our country has been blessed with. Avoidance is like wrapping yourself up in cotton wool – you should enjoy getting out in the sun. But protection for serious eye disorders is as simple as looking at the label when buying sunglasses.

the future. “However, there are simple steps that health professionals and individuals can take to ensure they use antibiotics appropriately. For health professionals this means adhering to best practice prescribing guidelines. For individuals in the community it is important not to pressure your doctor for antibiotics when you have a cold or flu, where antibiotics are not effective and can be harmful. “The more antibiotics are used, the more chances bacteria have to become resistant to them, which can then make bacterial infections much harder to treat when you do have one.”

“It has become entrenched in our society’s thinking that antibiotics are an infinite resource, but unless we dramatically reduce antibiotic prescribing when they’re not needed, we are looking to a future where they may no longer work when they are really needed,” according to NPS MedicineWise.

National plan to tackle diabetes

“Antibiotics don’t work at all on viruses like those that cause colds and flu and taking antibiotics when they’re not effective can contribute to antibiotic resistance, meaning they may not work for you when you need them in

DIABETES Australia has welcomed the release by Minister for Health Sussan Ley of the new Australian National Diabetes Strategy 2016-2020 as a once in a decade opportunity to strengthen the fight against the nation’s big-

gest health threat. “We are seeing 280 Australians develop diabetes every day, we now have 1.2 million Australians diagnosed with diabetes, and it’s costing the nation $15 billion a year,” said Diabetes Australia President, Judi Moylan. “We have strong evidence about what works in terms of preventing people developing Type 2 diabetes, and preventing the complications of diabetes – we now need to scale up the fight and focus more minds and more money in prevention. Diabetes Australia CEO, Greg Johnson said the organisation wants to work with the government, all the states and territories, and the community and business sectors to scale up the fight against diabetes. “Even the best strategy is no use without action and change and there is great opportunity – for earlier intervention in diabetes, and for the e-health and mhealth to empower people to self care.”

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10 surprising carcinogens BY ELLA WALKER S there anything more mouth-watering than the aroma of bacon rashers sizzling under the grill? However, if you’re keen to do all you possibly can to avoid cancer, you might want to reconsider those bacon butties – as well as ham, sausages and steak dinners (sob). According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), red meat is “probably” carcinogenic to humans, while cured and processed meat is carcinogenic, meaning bacon is now up there alongside cigarettes, arsenic and asbestos in the cancer causing steaks (ahem). The report, published by the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), explains that processed meats will now be categorised as group 1 carcinogens because of their relation to bowel cancer, while eating large quantities of red meat has been significantly linked to prostate and pancreatic cancer. So, aside from your hallowed weekend fry-up, what other surprising carcinogens are out there? Here are nine other things – some of which might surprise you – that have been linked with cancer...

1. Microwave bags of popcorn

and increased cancer risks – particularly breast cancer. Maybe working nine to five does have its benefits after all...

6. Sun beds

3. Alcohol

YEP, not only can it leave you with a stinking hangover, guilt-ridden and shaky if you’ve overdone it; or a bit “tired” if you had a few glasses too many at dinner, alcohol is also a known carcinogen. Sorry, there’s no way round it. And fizzy drinks are just as willing to give you cancer too. Completely void of nutritional value and packed with chemicals, it has been found that two sparkling soft drinks a week can double the risk of pancreatic cancer, and one a day can increase prostate cancer rates by 40 per cent.

MANY of us still see 20 minutes on the sun bed for a speedy tan top up before heading off on holiday as, well, normal. But cancer doesn’t discriminate between the harmful UV rays we are exposed to in sunlight, and the rays beamed down on us on a sun bed. Both boost your chances of developing skin cancer and instances of potentially life-threatening melanoma.

7. Car fumes

4. Parasitic worms

HOLD your breath next time you head to the petrol station to fill up. Engine exhaust fumes, particularly diesel fumes, are defined by the American Cancer Society as carcinogenic to humans. Photos: PA/thinkstockphotos

8. Salted fish

IT might be deemed a healthy snack, but according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the lining in microwaveable bags of popcorn contain the carcinogenic acid, perfluorooctanoic. The easiest solution is to make your own popcorn using good oldfashioned corn kernels, shaken in a pan over a high temperature. It’ll save on rubbish too.

2. Working night shifts

COMING into contact with the parasitic infection schistosomiasis – a nasty disease caused by parasitic worms found in freshwater snails in certain countries – can significantly increase your chances of developing bladder cancer. However, it is quite rare. Australia is not considered a high-risk continent, however with changing patterns of travel and migration it may be increasingly encountered here.

5. Snuff

IN China, rates of nasopharyngeal cancer – a rare type of head and neck cancer – are higher than anywhere else, and this has been linked to the fact that Cantonese style salted fish (a known carcinogen) is a staple part of the region’s general diet. On the other hand, fresh fish and the omega-3 fatty acid it contains, has numerous health benefits; just leave out the salt.

9. Infections WORKING nights has been linked with higher rates of cancer, and while more research needs to be done, there are clear links between working shift patterns

WE all know that smoking tobacco is dangerous for our health, but did you know chewing tobacco – otherwise known as snuff – can cause oral, oesophageal and pancreatic cancer too?

TO add insult to serious infection, people who suffer chronically from the Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viruses – which affect the liver – as well as malaria, are far more susceptible to getting cancer.

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5 tips for choosing and fitting bi-fold doors BY JULIA GRAY

Typically made of wood, UPVC or aluminium, bi-fold doors consist of three or more patio doors that fold back on themselves and sit flat against one or both walls, often with a separate, ‘lead’ door. They look most impressive when they span a whole wall or walls – which means when the weather’s nice, you can fold them back to open up an indoors-outdoors room. Ideally, the floor/ground levels on either side of bi-fold doors should be the same. This may involve some work in the garden, but it will improve the indooroutdoor flow and increase the wow factor, especially if you use the same, or similar, flooring on both sides. Engineered or solid wood flooring inside and decking outside works well. Bi-fold doors are often fitted in new extensions, but if you’re retrofitting them, you’ll probably have to replaster, redecorate and move things like radiators, sockets and switches to make space for the doors. Off-the-shelf bi-fold doors are available, but doors are often made to order. Unless you have an existing window/door that’s the same as, or bigger than, the size of the opening required for the bifold doors, a new lintel will have to be fitted above the opening for support. Your first step (at the planning stage) should be to consult a

structural engineer, or use a reputable window and door company, to supply and fit the doors. They should carry out a survey and do whatever’s necessary to make your home structurally sound. Planning permission isn’t usually required for bi-fold doors, but there are exceptions so do check. If your home’s listed, you’ll need listed building consent

from your local council to fit bi-fold doors, and if you live in a leasehold flat or house, you will likely need the owner’s permission. If you get a builder to fit the bi-fold doors, it’s important to get the work checked and signed off by a building control inspector (either from your local council or a private firm) to ensure it complies with building regula-

tions. The easiest option is to have the doors fitted by a window and door company that can self-certify that their work complies. If the manufacturer fits the doors, you should get a guarantee and their assistance if anything goes wrong with them, but if they only supply them and your builder fits them, you may be left with problems no one wants to take responsibility for.

HOW-TO TIP: OILING OR STAINING A DECK Before you oil or stain a deck, it’s vital to clean it thoroughly. Brush and scrape off the worst of the dirt and debris, then blast the boards with a pressure washer or scrub them with a good garden-wood cleaner – ask at your local hardware store. A good cleaner is a great way to prepare all garden wood for oiling, staining or painting, whatever state it’s in. Make sure the deck is completely dry before applying oil or stain, and try to leave enough time to do the required number of coats in one day, so you don’t have to clean the deck again before finishing the job.

Get ready for Christmas BY DONNA ERICKSON

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN

“DEAR ELF, I HOPE YOU HAVE A NICE CHRISTMAS” is the greeting written with a blue crayon in big cap letters and tucked into the makeshift mailbag tacked to the side of the padlocked door at the base of an old tree. For more than 20 years, young friends of an endearing tree elf in a US state I once visited have crouched down by the little wooden door, nimbly unlatched

it and left handwritten letters and drawings inside a hollow, carved space of the tree. Returning two or three days later to the path around the city lake, they come to the “elf house” to find a response on a small piece of paper, just to them. Seasons change, and now eager children have to wait until next year to open the miniature, magical door again. “I have moved home to my castle,” reads the engraved 3cm sign above the threshold. Even elves close up their summer homes for the northern winter. Maybe your family has already been scurrying around like busy

elves getting ready for the impending arrival of Christmas – washing windows, spring cleaning, gardening, and storing winter sports gear. Here are more weekend activities you can do together to shift gears into the holiday season. z Make a “be prepared” kit filled with supplies to have on hand if lights go out during this storm season. Cover a shoebox with paper, and decorate it with safety symbols, using markers and stickers. Fill it with a flashlight, candles and matches, battery-operated clock and radio, and entertainment such as cards or small board games.

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5 tips for selling your house BY JULIA GRAY

It’s said that neutral decor sells homes and, of course, it does. It’s tough to be offended by neutral colours, and then if buyers want to inject colour and pattern, it’s not hard to do so. Neutral doesn’t, by any means, have to be bland and boring though - it’s all about how you put the look together with accessories, flooring and furniture. Neutral colours, especially white, also help to make rooms feel lighter, brighter and more spacious. The Dulux Light + Space Matt range has the same intention. These neutral and pastel colours use light-reflective particles to bounce light around, and work especially well in gloomy, north-facing rooms. It’s easy to live with unfinished DIY jobs, but once you’ve decided to put your home on the market, dodgy DIY is a big no-no. It can put buyers off and make them think they’ll need to spend more time and money finishing the work than they necessarily will. If you can’t do the jobs yourself, get a pro in - it will be money well spent. Even if you’ve finished the DIY, you need to keep on top of it because things deteriorate. Common problems include marks on walls, hairline cracks that keep opening and chipped woodwork. Things like this make your home look shabby, so going from room to

room with a fresh eye and putting right the problems is worth the effort. It’s also worth scrutinising the outside of your home. Exterior maintenance is easy to overlook, but it’s something a buyer’s surveyor will pick up on, so it’s worth pre-empting any remedial work, as it could save you time, money and hassle. Not maintaining the exterior can also lead to problems inside, such as damp caused by missing or slipped roof tiles, or faulty guttering. And don’t forget kerb appeal - making a good first impression from outside your home is essential. Inside, a neat and tidy hallway also creates a

HOW-TO TIP Worklights can be invaluable, but they’re really bright and can cause you to see imperfections you wouldn’t normally see in either daylight or artificial light (depending on the type of artificial light in the room). This can mean you end up doing more work than you need to, if, for example, you’re filling walls and woodwork. Directing the light away from where

z Update your family’s wallet photos by replacing old pictures with new school and informal photos. Send copies to proud grandparents, aunts and uncles. It’s a good time to take holiday card photos, too. z Sort through closets and drawers. Put on some music, and have your kids stage an impromptu outerwear “fashion show” to find out which jumpers, jackets and boots still fit and which don’t. Donate useable, clean clothing and drop it off together. z Discuss ways you can volunteer and participate at your child’s school. Many children thrive in school when parents get involved in their education.

good first impression - ensure there’s enough storage for coats, shoes and scarves, etc, preferably out of sight. Giving your home a really good clean - and cleaning, airing and tidying it before every viewing - is a must. If you have masses of personal items on display, consider packing them away. While making your home look too sterile won’t help sell it, a cluttered home will put buyers off. Remember, they may look in cupboards and wardrobes, so stuffing these full of things isn’t the answer because it shows you don’t have enough storage space. Instead, create more storage, preferably

you’re working helps, so you benefit from the light but it’s not directly illuminating what you’re working on. Worklights are also brilliant for drying things quickly, including paint and filler, and give off a surprising amount of heat, so they can be used to warm up a room in preparation for painting. And here’s a tip to remember for the cooler months: paint shouldn’t be applied in temperatures below 10C.

NOW HERE’S A TIP BY JOANN DERSON You can cut the bitterness in some varieties of greens by soaking them in ice water for roughly an hour before serving. Use a salad spinner to get all of the water off. To freshen carpets, there’s no need to purchase expensive or heavily perfumed carpet deodorisers – baking soda can do the job. Sprinkle carpets liberally, let set for 30 minutes to an hour, and then vacuum thoroughly. “If you host a large family holiday

built-in or in the loft or garden, or get the stuff out of your home and into a storage unit. Make the most of the space you have - put a dining table in the kitchen (as long as it isn’t a squeeze) to turn it into a kitchen-diner, and put the biggest bed you can comfortably fit in each bedroom. If you have a study or home office and the room would be more valuable as a bedroom, swap the desk for a bed, at least while you sell. The trick is to make your home easy for buyers to imagine as their home, and to move on emotionally so you can move on physically.

HOW-TO TIP Smoke alarms and heat detectors aren’t cheap, especially wired-in ones, and can be damaged by dust, so if you’re doing building work, how do you protect them? Your electrician should provide dust covers, which are like small shower caps, but if they haven’t, you’ll need to buy some or use something similar to keep out the dust and ensure the alarms/detectors continue to work efficiently.

gathering and serve a lot of side dishes, try this trick to them hot while waiting for other items to finish in the oven. Simply cover the bottom of a clean ice chest with a few trivets or a couple kitchen towels, and set casseroles and oven-cooked meats inside. Most people use a cooler to keep things cold, but the insulation works just as well to keep hot things hot... at least for a little while.” – Contributed by M.E. z Recipe substitution: If you need 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice, use 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ginger, 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg and 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves.

z Blood pressure can be affected by many things, and seeing the doctor is one of them. Instead, request that your blood pressure be taken by a nurse or physician’s assistant. Having a full bladder also can make your pressure reading higher, as can positioning your arm below heart level. z Remove the annoying sticky residue from price tags with WD-40 or baby oil. This is for use on hard surfaces only. If you are unsure, test in an inconspicuous spot first to make sure the oil doesn’t leave a stain where the tag was.

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Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

Ottolenghi’s dream team One was born is Israel, the other grew up in Australia – together, they are adding a unique flavour to the London restaurant scene, writes ELLA WALKER. ALWAYS get obsessed with things,” says head chef Ramael Scully, explaining how he recently spent $A300 on eBay buying 1.5kg of the rare spice, Grains of Paradise. “It’s like drugs!” shouts his friend, collaborator and boss, Yotam Ottolenghi – but then, if you’re as consumed by food and flavour as these two, addiction is inevitable. What makes Ottolenghi food – which you’ll know if you’ve ever bought an Ottolenghi cookbook, read an Ottolenghi recipe in the Israeli chef’s Guardian column, or if you’ve been fortunate enough to have eaten at an Ottolenghi restaurant while in the UK – is the sheer number of ingredients involved. “Haha, we’re not Italian cooks. It’s not like four great ingredients put on a plate,” says the 46-year-old restaurateur with a laugh. “Of course, a fresh tomato with olive oil is a great thing, but that’s definitely not the way I grew up – otherwise it wouldn’t be Ottolenghi.” He explains it wouldn’t be NOPI or Scully food either – and this is the pair’s current project, a restaurant standard cookbook based on the food served at NOPI, Ottolenghi’s renowned eatery in London’s Soho. But this is a restaurant book with a twist, do not expect a coffee table slab, to be looked at and not touched. It should be daubed with spice and oil. “I thought it was going to be a very chef-y cook book, so I was really excited,” says Scully wryly. “Then [Yotam] was like, ‘No, Scully, we’re doing the restaurant food we do here for home cooks’. I thought, ‘Yeah, it’ll be a walk in the park’ – it was the hardest thing I ever did!” Jerusalem-born Ottolenghi first met Scully – who grew up in Australia but has Chinese, Indian, Malay and Irish blood – in 2005, hiring him as chef de partie. “It’s not a typical story where someone grows under someone else’s roof,” explains Ottolenghi. “Scully came in with his own style already. Obviously, it’s evolved and changed

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Yotam Ottolenghi and Ramael Scully. PHOTO: PA/ADAM HINTON

over the years, but I haven’t taught him how to cook. It’s a partnership. “Yotam is a man of words,” says Scully graciously. “I had all these ideas and crazy things on the plate and Yotam’s like, ‘No, no, no, too much Scully, calm down’. But he knew I always had the flavour part, I just couldn’t control it on the plate. And that built between us all these years. Sometimes, now, I tell him he’s got too much on the plate!” This was the trickiest aspect of putting together the NOPI cookbook: lopping off at least some of the ingredients Scully would ordinarily use in the restaurant kitchen. Top picks include the twicecooked chicken, the Urid Dhal

Hassle-free holiday cooking BY ANGELA SHELF MEDEARIS

THE KITCHEN DIVA

I’ve learned the hard way that the secret to a hassle-free holiday cooking is to plan ahead. For large holiday meals, the freezer is definitely your friend. Almost everything from appetisers and side dishes to desserts can be prepared and frozen ahead of time. Planning ahead for the holidays also saves money, because you can buy your holiday menu items as they go on sale, prepare them and freeze them. Recently, I spent two hours making

cod (“A very satisfying dish for entertaining,” promises Ottolenghi) and the vine leaf pie (a “piece of heaven”, apparently), and they can’t help spiralling into off-the-cuff cooking tips (“If you’re making tzatziki – put burnt butter in it,” encourages Scully). Unable to live without “a bucket of Maldon salt”, vinegars, tahini, preserved lemons, coriander and cumin seeds, cardamom, saffron and turmeric, their food may be complicated, but if Ottolenghi’s three-year-old son, Max, is anything to go by, anyone can tuck into NOPI food. “I used to feed Yotam’s kid a lot of offal,” says Scully, grinning.

pie crusts and baking pies . I know that ready-to-bake pie crusts and pre-made pies are readily available at most grocery stores, but during the holidays, I love everything to be homemade. I’ve found that by using my food processor, I can make a flaky pie crust that takes only a few minutes to process and can be frozen until needed. Holiday favourites like apple, pecan, sweet potato and pumpkin pie actually taste better when made ahead of time, and they freeze beautifully. After baking, allow the pies to cool on a rack for five to six hours. Wrap each pie in a single layer of plastic wrap and two layers of heavy-duty aluminium foil. Place them in your freezer.

“He ate a lot of complicated stuff before he could talk, he was really happy to try all these things, now he’s asserting his personality!” chips in Ottolenghi. “He likes to eat grown-up food, sometimes he drinks coffee – black coffee! I’m like, ‘Max are you sure you like black coffee?’ ‘Oh no, no, no I love it!’ I don’t think our food is good for very young kids, but as of six or seven or eight, it’s brilliant.” Scully disagrees: “Any kid will love popcorn ice cream!” Scully became a chef to travel the world, and got a lot of practise cooking for his sister while their mum, a nurse, did split shifts, but he originally had plans to become a marine bi-

ologist or fireman. “I surfed for so many years, I always loved the ocean. And I liked fire – I used to burn a lot of stuff. “You do a lot of burning still!” says Ottolenghi, who, in a world without food, would concentrate all his efforts on writing. “Food without stories is normally quite boring,” he notes. For their own next chapters, Ottolenghi has a book on pastry planned, and Scully? “Scully will eventually go out on his own,” says his boss, fiercely. “He does deserve his own restaurant. That is definitely happening.” To get a taste of NOPI at home, try one – or all three – of these recipes...

You can stack the single crust pies, if necessary. Allow the pies to thaw out at room temperature at least eight hours before you plan to serve them. These recipes for Quick and Easy Pie Crusts and Fudgy Pecan Pie are delicious ways to plan ahead for the holidays!

QUICK & EASY PIE CRUSTS (Makes two 22cm/9-inch pies) 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 1 1/2 cups butter-flavoured shortening sticks, chilled and cut into cubes 1/4 cup ice-cold water, plus 1 tablespoon

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LAMB RUMP WITH VANILLA-BRAISED CHICORY AND SORREL PESTO

TOMATOES WITH WASABI MASCARPONE AND PINE NUTS (Serves 6) 250g mascarpone 1tbsp wasabi paste 10g chives, chopped 10g tarragon, chopped 1 spring onion, finely sliced 2 banana shallots, sliced widthways 2tbsp sweet sherry vinegar 1tbsp olive oil 1kg mixed tomatoes, cut into slices and wedges 1cm thick 20g pine nuts, toasted 5g mixed basil leaves Coarse sea salt and black pepper To prepare: Place the mascarpone, wasabi, chives, tarragon and spring onion in a bowl with half a teaspoon of salt and a grind of black pepper. Mix well and keep in the fridge until needed. Mix the shallots with the sweet vinegar, oil and half a teaspoon of salt in a separate bowl. Pop this in the fridge too. To serve, divide the mascarpone between the plates and spread to form a thin layer. Place the tomatoes on top, followed by the pickled shallots. Sprinkle with the pine nuts, scatter over the basil leaves and season with a third of a teaspoon of salt and a grind of black pepper.

NOPI: The Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi and Ramael Scully is published by Ebury Press. With photography by Jonathan Lovekin.

(Serves 4) 25g sprigs of rosemary, stems discarded and leaves picked 15g sprigs of thyme, stems discarded and leaves picked 2 extra thyme sprigs 3 garlic cloves, peeled 75ml olive oil 1kg lamb rump, fat trimmed and scored 30g unsalted butter 1 vanilla pod, halved and seeds scraped 2 large white chicory, quartered lengthways 1tbsp caster sugar 1tsp coriander seeds 50ml chicken stock 50ml dry white wine Coarse sea salt and black pepper To make the Sorrel Pesto: 40g sorrel leaves 15g mint leaves Zest of 1/2 lemon 15g capers, rinsed 7 anchovies 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 medium red chilli, de-seeded and diced 1tbsp olive oil To prepare: Blitz the rosemary and thyme leaves and garlic in a food processor with two tablespoons of oil to form a rough dry paste. Rub all over the lamb and leave in the fridge to marinate overnight. Remove from fridge half an hour before cooking, to return to room temperature. Blitz all the pesto ingredients with half a teaspoon of salt and a grind of black pepper, to form a smooth paste. Set aside. Saute half the butter on a medium-high heat and add one and a half teaspoons of olive oil, along with the vanilla pod and seeds, when it starts to foam. Sprinkle the cut sides of the chicory evenly with the sugar and half a teaspoon of salt. Place them in the pan, cut-side down. Cook for four minutes, turning once, until the chicory has caramelized and turned golden-brown. Lower the heat to medium, add the thyme sprigs, coriander seeds, chicken stock, wine and a grind of black pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook gently for two minutes, until the chicory is tender. Remove the chicory, discard the liquid and vanilla pod, and set aside somewhere warm until ready to serve. Preheat the oven to 220C/gas mark 7. Wipe off and discard the marinade, before sprinkling one tablespoon of salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper evenly all over the meat. Place a medium ovenproof frying pan on a medium-high heat with one tablespoon of oil and, when the pan is hot, add the lamb rump. Cook for four to five minutes, until golden-brown, then turn over. Add the remaining butter and cook for another minute, until the butter starts to foam. Transfer the pan to the oven and cook for a final five to six minutes, for medium-rare, longer if you want it well done. Remove from the oven and rest for two-three minutes before slicing into 1cm thick pieces. Serve with the pesto and chicory on top, drizzled with the remaining olive oil.

1 tablespoon white vinegar 1 egg To prepare: 1. In the bowl of a food processor, blend the flour and salt. Add shortening, a few cubes at a time, pulsing 3 or 4 times to combine after each addition. In a small bowl, combine water, vinegar and egg. Slowly add the water mixture to the flour mixture, a tablespoon at a time, pulsing 2 or 3 times after each addition until some of the dough forms into a ball. 2. Scrape the dough out on to a lightly floured cutting board. You should be able to gently press any remaining pieces of the dough into a ball. Handle the dough as little as possible or it will become tough. Divide dough into two equal parts. Gently flatten into round disk shapes and wrap them in plastic wrap. 3. If using the dough immediately, chill at least

STRAWBERRY AND ROSE MESS (Serves 6) 160g mascarpone 270g creme fraiche 15g icing sugar, sifted 1 and a 1/4tsp rose water 40g caster sugar 2tbsp pomegranate molasses 1tsp sumac (a lemony tasting spice, available in all good supermarkets) 200g strawberries, hulled and chopped into 2cm pieces 60g meringues broken roughly into 2cm pieces Seeds of 1 medium pomegranate 2tsp dried rose petals (optional) To make the strawberry sorbet: 40g caster sugar 40g icing sugar 30g liquid glucose 200g strawberries, hulled and blitzed into a puree To prepare: Place the sorbet ingredients in a small saucepan with 60ml of water. Warm through on a low heat, stirring so that the sugar and glucose dissolve. Remove from the heat and set aside until completely cool, before transferring to an ice-cream maker. Churn for 20 minutes, until firm but not completely set. Place in a container and freeze until needed. Whisk together the mascarpone and creme fraiche until smooth. Add the icing sugar and rose water and continue to whisk, just until combined. Keep in the fridge until required. Mix the caster sugar with 40ml of boiling water and stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the pomegranate molasses and sumac, stir to combine and set aside. To serve, divide the strawberries between four bowls or glasses, followed by the meringue, rose water cream and half the sumac syrup. Top with the pomegranate seeds and a dessert spoon of sorbet. Finish with the remaining syrup and the rose petals.

30 minutes in the refrigerator. Chilling allows the dough to relax, become more elastic, absorb any remaining liquids, and will ensure that the crust will be flaky. To freeze: Wrap dough in plastic wrap and then in two layers of aluminium foil. When ready to use, thaw dough completely in the refrigerator before rolling out on a lightly floured surface.

FUDGY PECAN PIE This pie is the best of both worlds: The centre is similar to a pecan brownie, and the filling and the flaky crust is like a wonderful pecan pie. You may want to double the recipe and freeze one for the holidays. 3 eggs 3 tablespoons butter, softened 1 1/4 cups light corn syrup

1/2 cup sugar 1/3 cup baking cocoa, sifted 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup chopped pecans 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shell Whipped cream, optional To prepare: 1. Heat oven to 175C/350F. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs and butter together for 2 to 3 minutes. Add corn syrup, sugar and cocoa, and beat for 2 minutes. Add flour and salt, and mix until smooth. Stir in the vanilla extract and the nuts. 2. Pour mixture into the pie shell. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until set, except for a quarter-size circle in the centre. Cool completely. Garnish with whipped cream, if desired.

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dopamine and serotonin. We remember the way chocolate makes us feel, so we want to keep eating it. Even hearing the word ‘chocolate’ can make people feel euphoric. So yes – chocoholics really do exist. “However, the foods which prove irresistible to each individual are also heavily linked to their wider personalities,” she adds. “Every person is programmed to succumb to different foods, with factors such as gender, childhood memories, senses and wider personality all playing a part in deciding which foods are impossible to resist.”

Dr Fergusson has identified five temptation personality types. Which are you?

BY ELLA WALKER IF you’ve never been able to have just one chocolate/slice of cheese/glass of wine (delete as appropriate), it could come down to your personality, rather than how tasty your poison of choice is. Food psychologist Dr Christy Fergusson has, in partnership with ASK restaurants, delved into the science behind what tempts us and why, and has identified that three key factors affect our approach to food

We remember the way chocolate makes us feel, so we want to keep eating it. Even hearing the word ‘chocolate’ can make people feel euphoric...

stuffs: 45 per cent aroma (how it smells), 35 per cent sight (what it looks like) and 20 per cent positive association (knowing you loved it the last time you ate it). “There are certain factors which play a universal role in attracting us to specific foods. Sometimes it’s in our DNA – for instance, women are more attracted to sweet foods (60 per cent) than men (40 per cent) – or an automatic re-

sponse to senses such as the comforting reassurance of warm meals,” she explains. “There are also certain foods that appeal across the board. The notion that chocolate is almost impossible to resist really is true – chocolate is proven to be the most tempting of all foods because of the “feel-good” chemicals it releases: endorphins,

1. The Resister Resisters easily stave off temptation and see food as fuel, not a source of comforting yumminess. When faced with a bar of chocolate versus a pot of hummus, the hummus will always win. Dr Fergusson says: “You select foods based on your physical, nutritional requirements as opposed to helping yourself psychologically feel better. Although you can appreciate when something tastes or smells delicious, you find it easy to resist eating foods purely for pleasure. You tend to stick with the same types of foods and rarely experiment with new flavours. You’re disciplined, strong-willed and love routine.” 2. The Pushover At home alone, pushovers find it relatively easy to leave the biscuits undisturbed, but if out for dinner with friends, they tend to crumble. Dr Fergusson says: “You are easily swayed by other people’s food choices and don’t like missing out if they are having something tasty. You are easily talked into dessert, second helpings and an extra glass of wine. “Go on, you know you want to”

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is enough to make you rethink your menu choice in a flash. You’re laid-back, social and love to look after others. You have a tendency to put others first and to people please.” 3. The Collaborator Collaborators LOVE food, and particularly love food when it’s social and there’s lots of sharing involved. So opportunities to dig into huge sharing platters, going halves and desserts for two, are always welcomed. Dr Fergusson says: “You always find yourself talking others into enjoying tempting foods with you. You always succumb to the sight or aroma of delicious delights and encourage others to indulge with you. You’re extroverted, fun to be around and love the company of others. You focus on enjoying yourself in the here and now.” 4. The Experimenter Experimenters will try anything at least once, just as long as when it’s served it looks intriguing. Dr Fergusson says: “You’re most tempted by meals which are visually stimulating and different from the norm. You love to bring a sense of adventure to the dinner table and don’t just stick to traditional and familiar meals. You’re adventurous, creative and a bit of a thrill-seeker.” 5. The Moderator Moderators are the sensible ones. They’ll nibble on crisps and eat the occasional donut, but won’t scoff the whole bag, and will have a punnet of grapes waiting in the wings for balance. Dr Fergusson says: “Your motto is: a little of everything that you fancy. You avoid resisting and depriving yourself of foods you are tempted by and prefer to enjoy everything in moderation. You enjoy trying new things and tasting new flavours, but have a relaxed attitude with eating.”

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The AmaDara, the AmaWaterways’s new riverboat. PHOTO: PA/MICHEL VERDURE.

Meandering along the Mekong BY KAREN BOWERMAN Y guide, Zdee, shakes a tiny ball close to my ear. “Hear that rattle?” he says, with excitement. “She’s still alive!” ‘She’ is a silk worm. The industrious caterpillar has been weaving her cocoon for the past three days. Now it’s time to transform into a pupa and emerge as a moth. Or at least, that’s what would happen in the natural order of things. But here in Vietnam, where nothing’s wasted, the silk will become cloth and our worm, a snack. “So what does silk worm taste like?” I ask, half-expecting that ubiquitous “chicken” reply. “Silk worm tastes like silk worm,” Zdee says, matter of factly. I guess I should have expected that. We’re at a weaving workshop in Tan Chau in the southwest of the country, where in sweltering heat and a humidity that leaves you soaked in seconds, men work calmly at 150-year-old looms that clatter deafeningly around us.

Zdee suggests we go on to visit a rattan mat workshop nearby. Outside, two young girls present me with a posy of grasses they’ve made, expecting nothing in return. It’s another delightful encounter, typical of my seven-night cruise along the Mekong with AmaWaterways. For the past five days, I’ve been sailing on the AmaDara, the company’s new riverboat. It has 62 suites (all with balconies) and 50 crew all eager to please. But it’s the guides that shine, as they share their lives and introduce their countries with candidness, grace and pride. The cruise takes us from Prek Thnot Dam in Cambodia to My Tho in Vietnam, although the first day is given over to a coach transfer from Siem Reap. We break the trip at a local market, where the brave try crunchy crickets and a child thrusts a live tarantula onto my chest. On day two, we cruise down Tonle Sap, one of the Mekong’s tributaries, and moor at the small Cambodian village of Koh Chen.

The afternoon sees me squashed behind a desk among school children, devoting myself, in song, to Old McDonald. Lessons over, I bump into the youngsters again and teach them a hand-clapping game. They just about master it as the AmaDara disembarks. I wave goodbye from the sun deck as two of them show off to their friends. As with most of Southeast Asia, Cambodia is a Buddhist country. At Oudong, 32km north of the capital Phnom Penh, we spend the morning at the Vipassana Dhura monastery. We gather, cross-legged, before saffron-clad monks in the temple. Sunlight streams through the door. The monks chant quietly, praying that we might be blessed with happiness and long life. Then they shower us with fragrant jasmine flowers, which fall silently at our feet. My last day in Cambodia is a reminder of its horrific past. In the Seventies, communist soldiers of the Khmer Rouge forcibly evacuated cities, marching everyone into the country. It was part

of political leader Pol Pot’s dream for an agrarian utopia. The educated were executed and arts, literacy and religion abolished. In Phnom Penh, Tuol Svay Prey High School was turned into the largest prison in the country: S21. Classrooms became interrogation centres; the playground a torture zone. In the grounds, I meet Bou Meng, a former prisoner who survived because he was able to mend a typewriter needed to document false confessions. He shows me a book of his life story. I ask him how he manages to return to a place where he suffered so much. “If I’m here, I can tell the world what happened,” he says, “and explain the importance of peace.” Many of his friends were executed at the Killing Fields on the outskirts of the city, bludgeoned to death with sticks so as not to waste money on bullets. Beneath shady trees, dips in the ground indicate mass graves. The visit is harrowing, but you can’t ignore the past. Strangely, I find picking my way through the marshy Xeo Quyt Forest

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the world of fine cuisine is briefly visiting Perth before being the headline attraction at this year’s Margaret River Gourmet Escape. Marco Pierre White deals with his underlings so strictly he famously made profane celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay cry and is best known to many Australians for his appearances on MasterChef. But he’s revered among gourmands for his restaurant success, which earned him three Michelin stars by the age of 33.

and TV personality Anthony Bourdain, White is “the original rockstar chef – the guy who all of us wanted to be”. The 53-year-old will meet Perth press on Wednesday before this weekend’s festival in Western Australia’s South West, where his “Godfather Dinner” at Vasse Felix is the main event. Tickets sold out in a record 15 minutes. Famous Italian chef Antonio Carluccio will also make his first appearance at the festival. AAP

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If you don’t have an extra $US15,000 ($A21,000) or so to spend on a night in a royal suite at Dubai’s luxury Burj Al Arab hotel, there’s now an online tour that offers a free virtual glimpse of its extravagance. The hotel, known for its distinctive sail design and lavish interiors, partnered with Google to provide videos and a 3-D online tour of its lobby, suite, helipad,

bar, spa and restaurants. The two-story royal suite depicted in the tour includes a marble staircase with a cheetah-print carpet, a rotating canopy bed, all in bright reds and yellows, and much more. The tour notes that “the master bedroom features a generous dressing room, which is larger than the average hotel room.” Online: Burj Al Arab virtual tour: AP http://inside.jumeriah.com

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The Vipassana Dhura monastery, Oudong, Cambodia.

A house on stilts in Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia. Photos: PA

Locals selling silverware at Koh Chen, Cambodia.

Buddhist blessing at Oudong, Cambodia.

Karen Bowerman at the school in Koh Chen.

The Riverside Market, Vietnam.

in neighbouring Vietnam, even more disturbing. It was the secret base of the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. Creepers hang everywhere, like giant netting. Narrow channels, choked with water hyacinths, snake through jungle, past bunkers and entrances to tunnels, which open like trap doors. For years, Viet Cong commanders plotted guerrilla warfare here, just over a kilometre from a US military base. They laid booby traps and mines, spoke in whispers and met only at night. It’s as if the jungle has yet to absorb their evil. Back on the AmaDara, there’s plenty

The Riverside Market, Vietnam.

to lighten our mood: cocktail parties, cooking lessons and ample choice for dinner. I try Cambodian amok (fish curry), Vietnamese Ca Kho (caramelised catfish) and Phnom Penh pumpkin custard with sticky rice. We cruise towards the Mekong Delta. The river fills with ferries, sand dredgers and sampans (Chinese-style flat bottomed boats). Soon it will split into nine channels, giving rise to its Vietnamese name, Cuu Long, the river of Nine Dragons. The watery landscape has fish farms, and bright green paddy fields which produce 40 per cent of the country’s

AmaDara at Koh Chen, Cambodia.

rice. The crop’s so precious that farmers are buried among it, in marble tombs. Homes, on stilts, soar high above the water – but only for now. Seasonal tides are huge and flow up to 290km inland. At Sa Dec, we visit a Vietnamese market where women in conical hats crouch among onions, lychees and snails. Silvery basa fish splash in bowls. A girl, wearing print pyjamas, methodically snips off the heads of riel (tiny river fish). Her customer waits patiently, sitting on a scooter at her side. The local delicacy is rats, caught from the region’s rice fields. They’re

Karen Bowerman in a Viet Cong bunker in Vietnam.

six US dollars a kilo – expensive, considering a bed in a hostel is seven. But Zdee says they’re “popular at parties” and are particularly nice roasted. Our conversation returns to food, but this time, I’m one step ahead. “So rat tastes like rat,” I announce cheekily. Zdee looks at me, surprised. “Surely you haven’t tried it?” I shake my head and smile. “Well, rat tastes a little like rabbit!” he adds. “Just to give you some idea.” Karen Bowerman was a guest of AmaWaterways.

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MELBOURNE: Jetstar and Virgin Australia misled customers about ticket prices on their mobile sites in 2014. The Federal Court has found the airlines’ use of “drip pricing” was misleading, deceptive and contravened Australian consumer law. “The ACCC’s concern with drip pricing has always been to ensure that consumers are not misled and that businesses are not unfairly disadvantaged by misleading practices,” Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims said on Tuesday. Drip pricing is where an advertised price becomes unavoidably higher as the online transaction progresses.

FIJI: The health of coral is vital – not just for marine life, but also for the survival of many tourism industries around the world. Realising this and deciding to do its bit to protect the world’s coral reefs, Fiji’s Outrigger Resorts is taking action and in June launched a conservation program. The plan “charts a clear course for Outrigger to make a positive impact in helping to save and protect coral reefs and ultimately the wellness of waters around the world,” Outrigger said in a statement. At Castaway Resort this involves looking at ways to protect and, in particular, regenerate the coral around the island.

The ACCC said Jetstar and Virgin failed to adequately disclose an additional “booking and service fee”, which was charged on bookings paid using most credit cards or PayPal. A Jetstar statement said the company wanted customers to understand all fees and charges associated with bookings. “That’s why we have progressively made changes to make it clearer at every step of the booking process what charges may apply,” the company said. Jetstar said millions of flights were booked without fees each year, using direct payments, the POLi system and Jetstar’s own credit cards.

Outrigger has teamed up with Mamanuca Environment Society for a project growing and then planting the young coral in the ocean. It’s a bit like taking cuttings and propagating plants from the garden. The group’s members make ceramic discs with a hole in the centre. They look much like a swirl of plaster of Paris whipped cream. The group is also involved in a water monitoring program as part of its reef AAP protection efforts. THE WRITER WAS A GUEST OF OUTRIGGER

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Ho Ho Ho... on with the Christmas show BY VIVIENNE WINTHER DIRECTOR MACQUARIE CONSERVATORIUM

T schools and in community halls across Australia, children are gearing up to take part in a ritual that is a Christmas tradition in many countries: the Nativity play or the Christmas panto. Parents are putting the final touches on shepherd, donkey or Santa costumes. Pianists, hopefully real live ones unless superseded by a CD, are leading little performers in a last rehearsal of their songs. Their performance might take the form of telling the traditional Christmas story of the birth of Jesus, the Nativity, or it could be more along the lines of an English pantomime mixing characters and storylines from fairytales with a broad dose of humour and a good versus bad scenario. In both traditions, music and song play an important role, along with dressing-up. Children have always been intrigued by the Nativity tale. Making the story into a simple play at Christmas time was a way for the church to bring to life the characters of the story, and the singing of carols with this play was all part of the magic. St Francis of Assisi is credited with introducing a representation of the Nativity story into the midnight mass as a Christmas tradition, sometimes with real animals. Another early version of the Nativity play was the telling of the Christmas story as one of the medieval mystery or miracle plays, staged to mark important church days and celebrations. These plays were pageants put on by competing craftsmen’s guilds, representing biblical stories in fairly static displays, but always accompanied by song. They could be performed by both professional and amateurs, and ranged widely in style from simple and plain in costuming, to more elaborate with special effects to wow the crowd. Meanwhile, some of the traditions of the English pantomime were developing from the troupes of medieval mummers, who performed a range of music and drama entertainments for feast days and special events like weddings. The mummers played out various folk tales, with the main themes being the battle of good versus evil, livened up with magic potions, sword fights and plenty of basic humour. Mummers were often masked,

Macquarie Conservatorium’s Youth Music Theatre Performers in Christmas Is Forever. Left to right; Noah Bowen (Henchman), Angus McKenzie (Santa), Lily Burn (Jane Blonde), Nicola Millar (Elf). PHOTO: GREG MARGINSON

as they would ask for money from those watching their performance and didn’t want to be identified in real life as beggars. A group of mummers would often go around the richer houses performing their play at Christmas time, and could make quite a lucrative haul. Germany, France, Russia and other European communities had similar troupes to the English mummers in the Middle Ages. It was a slightly later Italian form of pantomime that was the other big influence on the traditional English panto. Italy’s Commedia dell’arte troupes were professional performers who travelled around Europe performing their comic tales which featured a set of stock characters, all easily identified by their character masks and their unique and exaggerated character traits. The characters were divided into three groups; the masters and elders, usually unpleasant or silly old men in roles such as a doctor, a lawyer or a rich merchant; the servants, playful, humorous and cunning characters that could be male or female; and the young lovers, romantic and often upper class. Commedia dell’arte performers were multi-skilled; they sang, acted, did acrobatics and played musical instruments. Each player would excel in the performance of one type of the stock characters and would always take that part when performing. Their plays were improvised around simple

scenarios, without a set written text for the actors to learn. Early English pantomimes used the Commedia dell’arte characters of Arlecchino or Harlequin, the clever male servant, Colombine his female equivalent, and Pulcinello, Pierrot or Punch the Clown. Commedia’s older male characters survived in the English panto as a figure of fun or someone to spoil the good times of the young lovers. By the 19th century, the English panto’s harlequin tales were replaced with versions of traditional fairytales like Cinderella or Jack and the Beanstalk, and also drew in characters from children’s nursery rhymes, but the basic character types of Commedia continued to live on in these stories. Australia inherited this form of English pantomime; it was popular as a professional performance until the 1960s or 1970s, but is now more likely to be performed by amateurs. But English pantomimes did not traditionally include Christmas stories or characters. With the rise of a non-Church-going population and also non-Christian communities in both England and Australia, the children’s traditional Christmas time play was not always going to be the traditional Nativity anymore. The panto style became a popular choice, with a new twist this time, incorporating storylines and characters from the traditions of Christmas – Santa, reindeer, and elves.

The children of Macquarie Conservatorium’s Youth Music Theatre workshop will present a panto-style production this November, having done a non-traditional Nativity-style play at the same time last year. This year’s play, Christmas is Forever, introduces a new storyline and a topical character into the panto repertoire – James Bond. Except in this Christmas play, the secret agent is a girl, Jane Blonde, who must save Christmas from being ruined by a horde of counterfeit Santas so nasty that no-one would ever want Christmas again. There’s music and singing, and a battle of good versus evil. The children’s Christmas show lives on. Christmas is Forever will have three performances at Macquarie Conservatorium, Sunday November 29 at 4pm and Monday November 30 at 10.00am and at 6.00pm. Visit www.macqcon.org. au for bookings.

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70, it seems he wants to be taken seriously on the instrument. He got together with singer Edie Brickell, who had a string of hits in the late Eighties with the New Bohemians, through Paul Simon, Martin’s longtime friend and Brickell’s husband of 20 years. The first results, 2013’s Love Has Come To You, earned the pair a Grammy, and So Familiar is another likeable slice of bluegrass pop. Martin and Brickell complement each other well, with her wistful delivery sharing the skipping lightness of touch of his five-string plucking. Tracks such as

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BJORK – VULNICURA STRINGS WHEN it was released to widespread acclaim earlier this year, Bjork’s Vulnicura proved that even as she approaches 50, the Icelandic singer is still one of the most important and experimental musicians the average person has actually heard of. As an accompaniment to that masterwork, Vulnicura Strings strips the songs to their bare bones, leaving only melancholic strings and her haunting voice, in a move that seems avant-garde in approach but, given the poignant nature of the songs, makes complete sense. This is the Bjork equivalent of an acoustic album and, as such, allows the listener to focus more on the words, easily her most moving and personal to date, while songs like Stonemilker and Lionsong resonate more in this stripped down, back-to-basics form. The pulsing beats of the original Vulnicura still

ELLIE GOULDING: DELIRIUM all, Delirium aims for the charts – no light and shade required. Rating: 6/10 (Review by Natalie Bowen) ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG: A YEAR OF SONGS he won choral scholarships, including to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a principal bass soloist. He also plays the piano, cello and oboe, and was going to study singing at the Royal College of Music before he carved out his comedy career. His first full-length record features songs with a personal significance, including Rothbury Hills – which he wrote himself, paying tribute to the Northumberland area in England where he grew up – and Londonderry Air, which has a link to Armstrong’s family history. There are also easy-listening tracks such as Summertime, Bing Crosby’s Stranger In Paradise and Hushabye Mountain from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Armstrong’s vocals are strong and enunciated throughout, proving he’s got many more strings to his bow. Rating: 7/10 (Review by Shereen Low)

TRUST FUND – SEEMS UNFAIR THE sophomore effort from Bristolbased indie-rockers Trust Fund mixes twee vocals with music that exerts raw power. A strange mix, then, but a welcome one that always keeps you guessing. Songs like 4th August and the title track stick with you long after the record has finished, although the shorter tracks such as Michal’s Plan and Mother’s Day are forgotten quickly, feeling unfinished

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gives it the edge, but you can’t deny the power and passion that’s gone into this amazing release. Bjork’s not only still relevant, she’s essential listening. Rating: 8/10 (Review by Steven Cookson)

ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG – A YEAR OF SONGS THE funnyman and British TVpresenter returns to his first love as he releases his debut album, A Year Of Songs. Armstrong, one half of Bafta-winning comic duo Armstrong and Miller, has some serious musical credentials: a former choirboy with a classical baritone voice,

STARLET Ellie Goulding announced her third album would be something new, and while Delirium sounds quite different from her 2010 debut Lights, there are not a lot of surprises. The Herefordshire singer has left her indie-folktronica beginnings to fully embrace pure pop with big-name producers: 16 tracks of catchy hooks, prominent basslines and simple lyrics. It’s also full of sex appeal – Intro is nearly two minutes of animalistic wailing, signalling the loss of the innocent delivery that made Your Song such a hit. Goulding’s airy voice has turned sultry, appropriate as Love Me Like You Do appeared on the 50 Shades Of Grey soundtrack, and lounges over club-styled Codes and Holding On For Life. There are a couple of slower tracks thrown in for good measure, but over-

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STEVE MARTIN AND EDIE BRICKELL: SO FAMILIAR

Won’t Go Back, Mine All Mine and the title track add a little rock heft to the bluegrass sound and have more hooks than a Premiership football changing room. Producer Peter Asher adds some orchestral sweep this time around, with the banjo-less ballad Way Back In The Day a string-dripped delight. He may have left the comedy behind, but Martin still puts a smile on your face with this perky, summery collaboration. Rating: 7/10 (Review by Mark Edwards)

KATE BOY – ONE THE Stockholm-based duo first came to public attention in 2012 with the EP Northern Lights and now, three years later, Kate Akhurst and Markus Dextegen release their self-produced debut album. The opening track Midnight Sun is a promising start with a punchy bass and strong synth lines. Lion For Real rides along on a tribal beat and Human Engine has Australian singer Akhurst sounding like Marina And The Diamonds surrounded by synths. But such a strong start casts a shadow over the rest of the album – their sound doesn’t change pace or direction and as a consequence, songs are lost. Rating: 6/10 (Review by Lisa Allen)

and misplaced on an otherwise solid album. The debut record by the band, fronted by Ellis Jones (it seems this is a one-man effort really, supported by good and talented friends), was met with rave reviews. The follow-up suggests the band will continue to produce records that are entirely – in the very best sense – crowd-pleasing. Rating: 8/10 (Review by Lewis Young)

STEVE MARTIN AND EDIE BRICKELL – SO FAMILIAR BANJO playing was often part of comedian Steve Martin’s “wild and crazy guy” stage persona, but, aged

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MOVIES.

Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. PHOTOS: PA/LIONSGATE/MURRAY CLOSE

Jennifer Lawrence’s beautifully measured performance BY DAMON SMITH AND KATE WHITING FILM OF THE WEEK THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2 (M, 137 mins) Sci-Fi/Thriller/Action/ Romance. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Sam Claflin, Donald Sutherland, Willow Shields. Director: Francis Lawrence. At a critical juncture in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, Woody Harrelson’s grizzled mentor Haymitch Abernathy pays tribute to his battlescarred protegee, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence).

“I’ll say this Katniss, you don’t disappoint,” he beams. Similar praise could almost be lavished on the concluding chapter of the dystopian saga, based on the novels by Suzanne Collins. This bruising battle royale remains faithful to the books and largely justifies the decision to cleave the final salvo in two a la Harry Potter and Twilight. A nail-biting subterranean set piece, pitting the rebels against a horde of snarling creatures called mutts, is a thing of terrifying beauty reminiscent of Ellen Ripley’s hellish encounters with aliens. And Danny Strong and Peter Craig’s muscular script doesn’t shy away from

the moral conundrum of conflict for a generation, whose childhood innocence has been stained with blood. “It’s war. Sometimes killing isn’t personal,” suggests one teenager, trying to make sense of the carnage. If Mockingjay – Part 1 dragged its feet, trading glancing verbal blows between Katniss and Machiavellian warmonger President Snow (Donald Sutherland), the concluding salvo lands one devastating blow after another as simmering animosity ignites full-blown slaughter. Without any fanfare, Part 2 opens on Katniss’ anguished face as she recovers from a skirmish with brainwashed Hunger Games competitor Peeta (Josh

BY SAM STRUCKHOFF

HOME VIEWING PICKS OF THE WEEK

Armie Hammer in “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”. PHOTO: WARNER BROS

“The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies” (M) – It’s the final instalment of the extra-large trilogy about an extra-small hero. Defeating the vicious dragon Smaug (voiced and motion-captured by Benedict Cumberbatch) has vacated its big ol’ pile of gold, but now there’s some conflict over who gets to have a big ol’ pile of gold. Turns out that Thorin (Richard Armitage), leader of the heroic dwarves accompanying Bilbo (Martin Freeman), has decided that he’s not going to split the loot with the other kingdoms like he promised. This movie has more battle and bluster than the past two combined, but it similarly lacks charm. This final clash has been built up so much, and it does put a good ending on the

Woody Harrelson in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

saga. However, no computer can yet replicate the feel of the ornate sets and masterful practical effect in the earlier “Lord of the Rings” movies. “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” (M) – Two Cold War agents from opposite sides of the Berlin Wall have to collaborate to take down an evil crew bent on kicking off World War III. American agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill, “The Man of Steel”) buddies up with Russian agent Kuryakin (Armie Hammer, “The Lone Ranger”) in this modded-up reboot of the ‘60s TV show of the same name. Guy Ritchie made his reputation bringing cool, brassy style to low-level Brit gangsters, and he makes a cool retro style out of something that could have been laughably irrelevant. Since

MOVIES.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015 Hutcherson). The unified Districts are preparing for an assault on the Capitol and Katniss must lead the charge, guided by District 13’s crusading President, Alma Coin (Julianne Moore), gamesmaker Plutarch Heavensbee (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and lovestruck childhood friend Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth).

Intelligence reveals that President Snow has planted booby traps known as pods around the ruined city in order to annihilate the rebels before they reach his fortified mansion. Katniss, Peeta, Gale and other valiant allies including Hunger Games victor Finnick (Sam Claflin) venture behind enemy lines to launch a covert strike on Snow.

“He needs to see my eyes when I kill him,” snarls Katniss. However, casualties are high and the gung-ho heroine must watch as the people she loves, including her plucky sister Primrose (Willow Shields), risk everything in the name of liberty. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is a fitting and relentlessly grim conclusion,

distinguished by breathless action sequences that recall the first film back in 2012, before leading lady Lawrence became an Oscar-winning powerhouse. She delivers another emotionally wrought and beautifully measured performance, torn between Hutcherson and Hemsworth’s rival suitors for Katniss’ hardened heart. Director Francis Lawrence

signs off in downbeat style but does make a couple of notable missteps. The most gut-wrenching death in the book is an anticlimax on screen and a wistful yet melancholic coda might have been axed entirely by a braver filmmaker. (Damon Smith) :: NO SWEARING :: NO SEX :: VIOLENCE :: RATING: 8/10

ALSO SHOWING NOW THE DRESSMAKER (M, 118 mins) Comedy/Drama/ Romance. Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving, Caroline Goodall, Shane Bourne, Kerry Fox, Rebecca Gibney, Sacha Horler. Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse. Revenge, mother-daughter bonds and the transformative power of clothes are the threads stitched deftly throughout Jocelyn Moorhouse's quirky Australian comedy drama, which induces tears as much as giggles. At its heart is the beautifully shifting relationship between the titular dressmaker, Tilly Dunnage (Kate Winslet), and her senile single mother, Molly (Judy Davis) – who both, in turn, need mothering. Based on the bestseller by Rosalie Ham, who also adapted it for the screen, The Dressmaker is set in the 1950s in the small town of Dungatar and opens with a perfectly coiffed Winslet, as Tilly, arriving with her Singer sewing machine. She languorously lights a cigarette before announcing, menacingly, "I'm back you b******s!" Through eerie black and white flashbacks, which are a little TV movie-esque, we learn that Tilly was sent away as a child for her involvement in the death of a schoolboy. Having found her metier as a seamstress and trained with the likes of Balenciaga in Paris, she's returned to Dungatar for her elderly mother Molly and to uncover who's to blame for what happened to her as a child. Tilly finds her mother bedridden in a filthy house, not recognising her own daughter, and sets about cleansing and nursing her back to health – against her wishes. Tea chests of exotic fabrics arriving from Paris soon pique the interest of Sergeant Farrat (Hugo Weaving) who has a secret – like almost everyone else in the town. Tilly makes her presence known – and advertises her

The Dressmaker, starring Kate Winslet. PHOTOS: PA/UNIVERSAL

skills – by posing in two stunning dresses pitch-side at a local football match. The ladies of the town gradually arrive at her door, asking her to dress them, with remarkable results. Tilly also captures the attention of footballer Teddy McSwiney (Liam Hemsworth), whose family has been keeping an eye on old 'Mad Molly' in the daughter's absence. She initially resists his overtures, fearing her past has cursed her. Gradually Tilly's new customers, Sergeant Farrat and Teddy help the outcast to piece together what really happened when she was younger, and the town's case against her begins to unravel.

James Bond has grown kinda serious (but still awesome), this jaunt offers a lighter side to slick espionage. “Meru” (Classification TBA) – Ever wonder why people who climb Everest and other massive mountains tend to go up the easy side? For extreme climbers and best pals Jeremy Chin, Conrad Anker and Renan Ozturk, their dream was to scale the roughest side of them all, a sheer climb called the Shark’s Fin on Meru Peak in the Himalayas. They tried and failed once in 2008 – but not for lack of grit. They were forced to quit 100 metres from the summit and retreat back to their tent – not really a tent, but a dangly bag nailed to a furious mountain. This majestic documentary shows some of the

However, Tilly's beautiful creations cannot mask the real ugliness of the locals' narrow minds. Weaving delivers a stand-out performance as the by-turns flamboyant and deadly serious policeman, who acts as a buffer between Tilly and the unforgiving townsfolk. Winslet is never overly challenged by the demands of her role, but she plays Tilly's softer, more vulnerable side extremely well. It's refreshing to see Hemsworth, some 15 years younger than Winslet, playing the love interest, when it's so often the other way round. Ultimately the film is a frippery – with so many caricatures among its chorus of dis-

most thrilling views that anyone has ever achieved, and explores what would drive them to try such a feat, and what would drive them to try it again a few years later. “Trash” (Classification TBA) – Three little boys living in a third-world garbage dump find a wallet that sets them on a high-stakes adventure with corrupt police at their heels. Rafael (Rickson Tevis) splits the cash with his pals Rato and Gardo. Then the wallet yields a key that leads to further enticing clues. Martin Sheen and Rooney Mara help the boys as a beleaguered priest and burdened charity worker, respectively. The movie can generate some good feelings, but eventually too much sugary sentiment sprinkled over such squalid settings rings false.

approving townsfolk and no clear message about love and loss, bullying or ageing.

(Kate Whiting) :: SWEARING :: SEX :: VIOLENCE :: RATING: 6/10

The Dressmaker, starring Kate Winslet and Liam Hemsworth

Top 10 films at the Aussie box office Week Ending 18.11.2015 1. Spectre 2. The Dressmaker 3. The Martian 4. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo 5. Bridge Of Spies 6. The Last Witch Hunter 7. Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse 8. Paranormal Activity: Ghost Dimension 9. The Intern 10. Oddball SOURCE: MPDAA

Daniel Craig as 007 in “Spectre”

BOOKS.

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The power of storytelling BY KATE WHITING THE BOOKCASE

O BOOK OF THE WEEK Public Library And Other Stories by Ali Smith is published in hardback by Hamish Hamilton. IN the author’s home country of England, public libraries are under threat. In the few weeks that Ali Smith spent editing the 12 short stories for this collection, 43 libraries came under threat of closure. There are one thousand fewer libraries now, she has calculated, than when she started writing the book. Here Smith puts her new fame and influence as author of the multi prizewinning How To Be Both to good use. There is no story called ‘Public Library’ in this collection, but Smith surrounds her work with powerful comments from others – authors, librarians, strangers – on what public libraries mean to them. “Without access to the public library as a child, my world would have been smaller” writes one; “a democratic space where anyone can go” says novelist Kate Atkinson’s daughter, “somewhere you can just be”. Smith’s stories are varied and beautifully written, wry and understated, capturing moments of human connection and joy. They range from the unexpected exhilaration of three teenage boys sharing a cigarette with a disabled woman stuck in a train, through meditations on grief and First World War poetry to Penguin paperbacks. In one of the strongest, a biographer’s tale about D.H. Lawrence’s ashes leads to a funny account of credit card fraud, call-centre frustration, and the wonders of Google Street View. What brings the collection together is an investment in words and the power of real books themselves: books that can be shared and borrowed, broken or treasured. In one interlude from a trainee librarian, we learn of a book that was sent out to British Prisoners of War in 1917 and returned two years later. “Libraries have always been a part of

any civilization, they are not negotiable” writes another correspondent. Smith’s book about the power of storytelling and being alive reminds us what we are fighting for. 9/10 (Review by Nicola Wilson)

O FICTION Fear Of Dying by Erica Jong is published in hardback by Canongate Books. WHEN Erica Jong’s no-holds-barred fiction on sex and relationships, Fear Of Flying, was published in the early Seventies, it became a rallying cry for Second Wave feminism, empowering women to be more open about their sexuality, as the 20-something married central character, Isadora Wing, and went in search of the perfect, no-strings sex. Now, poet and author Jong is helping the generation that grew up with Isadora confront their own mortality in her new follow-up, Fear Of Dying. Actress Vanessa Wonderman is in her sixties – and is watching her oncepowerful parents fade, while waiting to become a grandmother for the first time. She’s finally found love with a husband 15 years older, but when he falls ill, she dallies with men she finds online, desperate to recapture her lost youth. Based on Jong’s own life, and featuring Isadora as Vanessa’s friend and conscience, Fear Of Dying tackles some of the Western world’s biggest issues: how do we cope with ageing, death, desire and addiction, all from the perspective of a rarely heard voice in fiction – a post-menopausal woman. 8/10 (Review by Kate Whiting)

Career Of Evil by Robert Galbraith is published in hardback by Sphere. FOR those of us growing up as part of the “Harry Potter generation”, J.K. Rowling was the voice of our childhoods. But over the past few years, she has tried to move on from Potter by writing crime novels under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Career Of Evil is the third in her series following grumpy private investigator Cormoran Strike and his young assistant Robin Ellacott. Full of blood and gore from the first page, the investigators are thrown straight into a fresh mystery when Robin receives a package containing a severed leg. Narrowing it down to four suspects, the investigators race across the country as they try to uncover who is behind the mounting killings. Rowling’s magic has always been in her imagination and plot rather than her way with words, and the novel is full of clunky and awkward sentences. Using far too many adjectives and longwinded phrases, this isn’t the most gripping of thrillers, but it certainly has enough action to keep the reader interested. Strike will never be the new Potter, but this series continues to prove that Rowling has more strings to her bow. 7/10 (Review by Harriet Shephard) The Grownup by Gillian Flynn is published in paperback by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. FOR those unacquainted with Gillian Flynn, she’s the author of the international phenomenon Gone Girl, which sold 10 million copies worldwide and was turned into a Hollywood film starring Ben Affleck. Her new-

est work is an award-winning short story commissioned for Game Of Thrones author George R.R. Martin’s Rogues anthology. Similar to her other work, The Grownup is a twisting, suspenseful psychological thriller that’s almost impossible to put down. The story centres on an enterprising woman masquerading as a psychic who is faced with a malevolent spirit inhabiting a client’s family home. Reminiscent of We Need To Talk About Kevin, fans of Flynn’s work definitely won’t be disappointed with her latest offering and it’s a good stop-gap whilst waiting for her next full-length novel. But as its only 67 pages long, it’s a quick read, which will leave readers wanting more – especially as it concludes with such an open ending. 7/10 (Review by Alison Potter) Trust by Mike Bullen is published in paperback by Sphere. GREG and Amanda are what many would call lucky – after 13 years together and two kids, they still have a happy marriage. Dan and Sarah’s relationship isn’t going quite so well – no drama, but no passion either. Greg and Dan are colleagues – Greg the confident, charming salesman, Dan the shyer, straighter of the pair. Or so we think. At a work conference in Birmingham, everything changes, sending Greg, Dan and their wives on a roller coaster journey. Trust, the first novel from Cold Feet creator Mike Bullen, is a perceptive and comic story about the complexities of relationships, both between husband and wife and within families. Bullen has a knack for describing suburban life and the characters that come with it. Whether it’s the playground mum, the overbearing mother or the nosey neighbour, there are a number of recognisable personalities. This isn’t necessarily a thought-provoking novel, but it’s an entertaining read that guarantees a few laughs. 7/10 (Review by Sophie Herdman)

BOOKS.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015

O NON-FICTION The Man With The Golden Typewriter: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters edited by Fergus Fleming is published in hardback by Bloomsbury. JAMES Bond – also known as secret service agent 007 – must surely be the most famous modern fictional character, apart from Harry Potter. This fascinating book contains letters from 1952 to 1964 written and sent between Bond’s creator Ian Fleming and his publishers, friends and fans. The author, Fergus Fleming – Fleming’s nephew – has presented a lively and revealing portrait of Ian, his writing techniques and views on life. We see how the legendary character of Bond was conceived and born and how 007 developed into an international icon. Fleming never set out to write great literature, but simply wanted to entertain. In this he succeeded, beyond his wildest dreams. His books have sold more than 100 million copies and been turned into highly successful films. Fleming comes across as a charming, witty and intelligent man. He paid compulsive attention to detail in his novels and his courteous replies to people who wrote him critical letters were commendable. In 1964, he died of a heart attack aged 56. Tragically, his only child, a son called Caspar, who stood to inherit a fortune, committed suicide in 1975 aged 23. 8/10 (Review by Anthony Looch)

O YOUNG ADULTS’ BOOK OF THE WEEK

The Time Travel Handbook: From The Eruption Of Vesuvius To The Woodstock Festival by James Wyllie, Johnny Acton and David Goldblatt is published in hardback by Profile Books. THE trouble with history is that there’s so much of it – which is why books that cut straight to the highlights are such a smart (and popular) idea. The Time Travel Handbook transports you back to 18 major world events using the format and language of a travel guide. You’ll find out what to eat, where to stay and what to wear for occasions ranging from the eruption of Vesuvius to the Beatles’ Hamburg gigs. It’s incredibly well-researched – if you ever wanted to know the precise ingredients of stuffed dormice or what exactly was in Xanadu, you’ll find out here. Sometimes the detail can be overwhelming and topics fall a bit flat, but when it works, it really works. The horrific evocation of Charles I’s execution, for instance, is so vivid you can hardly wait to jump back in the time machine and be whisked to the next, past big thing. 7/10 (Review by Jackie Kingsley)

We pay for it – one way or another T HE economic summary broadcast by TV national news last week showed a graph where the state of the national economy was now at the same level before the mining boom started 25 years ago. Paul Cleary is the author of “Too Much Luck” which deals with the mining boom and Australia’s future. Cleary analyses the situation – we have never seen a boom quite like this one. Under-taxed and under-regulated, multinational companies have been making colossal profits by selling non-renewable resources. But who has been looking out for the public interest? Now we can expect some industries to fade away. Having analysed similar experiences in other countries he suggests a better future is possible – one which would turn this one-off windfall into a lasting legacy. When one reads Steve Hilton’s book “More Human” it is easy to understand his comment that “too often decision makers treat people more as an abstraction than an asset, leaving those they serve and employ, feeling disconnected and disillusioned – and allowing major social and economic problems to fester”.

It urges country and business leaders to look for new solutions that design a world where people come first. Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s book “The Black Swan” is thought-provoking – one chapter deals with his participation in a think tank organised by the US Defence Department and comprised of “thinkers and doers”. It features the thinking processes of those participating as much as the eventual decisions. He was impressed with the resolves and arguments put forward by participants with a military background who thought, behaved and acted with more plausible results. Dollars were not the key element – it was the contribution of the performers and benefits that mattered. Another text addressing the issue of a wider spread of wealth across populations is “Caring Economics” which is a collection of conversations on altruism and compassion between scientists, economists and the Dalai Lama.

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With corporations driven by the bottom line and the pursuit of wealth, the practices of the global economy have seen the gap between wealth and poverty increase, with those in the population on middle ground incomes becoming smaller. The book’s aim is to identify that wealth doesn’t have to be selfish, and how empathy and compassion can be the path to a healthier world economy. The current Royal Commission into Union misuse of funds might have some results but relatively little effect on the real problems that have been caused by Unions since their establishment in the late 1800s. Just last week an example of how they price themselves out of a job occurred when BHP replaced the Port Hedland contractor with a non-union operator. That in itself demonstrates the reason why unions reckon they have a role – the big end of business making all the money and the workers fighting for a better share. The Australian motor manufacturing industry is winding up as costs of production have increased. The cost of making submarines in South Australia is triple that of other contenders and another 250 jobs are to go in Whyalla Steel. The rise of “big business” has evolved over time, rising from what we understand as “small business”. Alfred P. Sloan, who wrote “My Years With General Motors”, relates how the busi-

The November Criminals by Sam Munson is published in paperback by Atom. YOU can certainly see why Young Adult book The November Criminals has been made into a film. Due for release next year, they’ve snagged Ansel Elgort and Chloe Grace Moretz for the lead roles, playing roaming intellectual loner Addison Schact, and his friend and confidant – definitely NOT girlfriend – Digger, respectively. This is Addison’s deliriously scribbled alternative college application letter recounting how, following the murder of a classmate and a shoddy investigation by the cops, he decides to look into the shooting himself. Then what comes is an avalanche of encounters with guns, drugs and dog fights, pages whirling by, where Addison drives around listlessly, has sex and shares pears with Digger on his lunch break, all the while expounding on his lack of faith in teachers, and laughing baldly at the normality of everyone and everything. If you swear by The Catcher In The Rye, you’ll love it, but if not, there are swathes of philosophising and Latin analysis that deserve to be crossed out. Luckily, Munson’s Addison is sharp enough, funny enough and raw enough in his observations to make you persevere. 6/10 (Review by Ella Walker)

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From the bookshelves by Dave Pankhurst The Book Connection ness grew through the years of the depression and WWII until he retired in 1953. However, when he started work as an apprentice it was with a small engineering shop which made components that were sold on to a car assembler. Given the circumstances, it was decided that they, and other similar producers would merge to become the original GM operation. Thus, small business became bigger business until the balance of power saw General Motors shut down in Detroit. Australian author Dennis Glover has written “An Economy is Not a Society” in which he considers the winners and losers in the community. He says that “our leaders tell us that productivity is all that matters – economic growth above all else. But is this what we want? Does it make our lives and our communities better?” If the economic boffins want the credit for Australia’s economic growth over the last 30 years, they must also wear the blame for the social destruction that has come with it – the devastation of once prosperous industrial centres and the towns they sustained, the factories closed, and the workers forced to abandon their trades. Taking local situations, 40 years ago Dubbo was a base for

the Ansett motor overhaul workshop, as well as the Agricultural Machinery factory at Troy. The local TAFE College was a popular venue for metal and building trades courses. A major milk processor handled the production of several dairies, but, generally, the area has lost the technical manufacturing opportunities. The major contrasts are Furney’s Flour Mill, Fletcher’s Meat Processing operation, a new dairy operation and others which provide positive examples of a country centre having major industries. Otherwise, we have become a redistribution centre for goods coming in from cities and overseas. Last Sunday, Macca’s ABC Radio program featured Dick Smith calling for contributors to finance a canning plant to recover a beetroot production area; its threatened demise caused by Aldi and Coles using imported beetroot. These big businesses are a real threat to our food production – we don’t know where and under what conditions their imported food is grown. It can be a threat to our health and certainly a loss of jobs for growers and processors. We’re all paying for this – one way or another. Enjoy your browsing, Dave Pankhurst.

THE SOCIAL PAGES.

Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

Kinship by Bangarra Dance Theatre BY ROB THOMSON REKINDLING the Aboriginal culture of Australia, “Kinship” by choreographer Stephen Page is a production by Bangarra Dance Theatre exploring the intrinsic spirituality of the world through the story of a young girl set in North East Arnhem Land. Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre was on the line-up for the tour of this acclaimed production, playing host on Saturday, November 7.

Nick, Timothy, Jaide, Jae-Lee, Pat and Karly

Lisa, Symphony, Zachiah, Marsha and Rhiann Riley

Grace Toomey, Mary-Ann Hausia, Sally Cullenward and Tyrah Hausia

Monique, Deborah and Hayley Ryan

Carol Jackson, Alice Gordon and Lynda Edwards

Greg, Hazel and Xanthe kept guests well fed and hydrated

Beverly Shipp and Gordana Bozinovski from Newcastle

Ruth Owers and Ian Bell

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015

The Chalkies at The Monkey Bar PHOTOS BY ROB THOMSON A good crowd turned out to see The Chalkies at The Monkey Bar on Friday, November 13. The band played everything from jazz standards to more recent funk and swing. The beer and cider was cold and the red wine flowed. The Chalkies Band members are Tim Billiards – Trumpet/saxophone/flugelhorn and vocals, Neill Ryan – Trombone, Andrew Brown – Drums, Matt Davis – Guitar, Clayton Stendell – Bass.

Margaret and David, with Andrew and Kerrie Martin

Neill Ryan, Greg Marginson and Kimberley Pearson

Lewis Armstrong, Kate Elliott, Ange Elliott and James Jackson

Alli Peterson, Amanda Brown and Hannah Sargent

Carolyn Pascoe, Susan Byrnes, Ingrid Knight and Steve Knight

The Chalkies

Phil Sturt

The Chalkies

Dot and Brian Sherman with Sonya and Tristan Weijermars

Col, Phil and Lance

Joe and Jane Knagge

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Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

Kitty Flanagan gets Dubbo laughing BY ROB THOMSON AUSTRALIAN comedian, writer and actor Kitty Flanagan graced the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre stage on Saturday, November 14. Dubbo Photo News dropped by to photograph some of the crowd as they were about to enjoy the show.

Sarah and Louis

Steven and Tracey

Luke, Kirsty, Steph and Mitch

Ruth and Wayne Sonneman

Geoff Nicholas and Jade Salmon

Carrine, Rebecca, Kylie, Alison, Paula and Tammy

Amy Tobin, Kelly Jones and Glenda Ferguson

James Niemeyer, Nigel Martin and Sharon Taylor

Steven, Tracey, Leanne, Garry, Sarah and Louis

Kate Symonds and Rebecca Tidey

Jeannie, Tim and Amanda

David, Mark, Sandra, John, Nicki and Leesa

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015

One Eye Film Festival BY JEN COWLEY THE One Eye Film Festival was held at Western Plains Cultural Centre on Friday, November 13. Open to all filmmakers who can demonstrate a strong link to Dubbo or the surrounding region, the festival has no prize or entry fee, and sees seven-minute short films celebrated alongside each other.

Leah Bowkett, Bess Pascoe and Zoe Webber

Mark Horton with Alison Plasto

Vicki Aland, Jude Morrell and Milena Sallustio

Pat May and Ruth Davis

Lisa Johnson and David Sallustio

Ken Pascoe with Karen-Lea Delaney

Kim Goldsmith with Tas Touvras

Natalie Holmes with baby James, and Justin Lewis

Nadine and Shanae Gosper

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Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

T H E R E G I O N AT A GLANCE

hear EAR… a wonderful idea tonight (Friday 20) at 6pm the Western Plains Cultural Centre – Einstein’s Wonderful Idea is a presentation of a century of space-time, black holes and expanding universes. Presented by Professor Geraint F Lewis School of Physics University of Sydney, who is an internationally recognised researcher in the fields of galactic

out having cut a record that would define its own genre of music. That man was Johnny Cash. Since 2009, AwardWinning singer Daniel Thompson and Australian guitar master Stuie French have been wowing Australian audiences with Johnny Cash The Concert, keeping the spirit of the Man in Black alive with their authentic tribute to Johnny Cash and his music.

In 2015 the boys return with their brand new show Cash 60 - 60 Years of Johnny Cash – and Dubbo audiences will next weekend get their chance to “Walk the Line”, when the show takes the stage at the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre (DRTCC) – Friday, November 27 at 8pm – tickets available through the DRTCC box office or website.

ND speaking of local talent, treat yourself to the spectacle that is the Dubbo Ballet Studio Variety Gala,

a collection of stunning pieces presented by the spectacular DBS team. Witness the explosion into the future of dance as they reload for the next generation! Featuring brand new works, including a cutting edge, advanced, contemporary piece choreographed by Joseph Si-

mons, new look commercial jazz pieces and never seen before musical theatre routines. Take your seats on Monday, November 23, with tickets available a the box office or go to the DRTCC website for more information.

establishment of a Mobile Digital Making Unit that will provide the region with shared tools & equipment and education programs required for invention. 10-30am-4pm on both Saturday and Sunday this weekend (November 21-22) at the Fire Station Arts Centre in Dubbo. Numbers are limited to 12 per session to pre-register email projects@oranaarts.com (first come first serve basis).

OIN in around the “campfire” at the DRTCC for an entertaining mix of Christmas and campfire favourites performed by some of the best in the business at the NSW Seniors Christmas Concert to be held in Dubbo on Wednesday, December 2, with two shows – one at 11am, the other at 2.30pm. This is one concert you will not want to miss out on!

The NSW Seniors Christmas Concerts are a popular anual production presented by the Department of Family and Community Services to thank and celebrate seniors for their valuable contribution to their families and communities.

er to guarantee a fantastic show. Join Rodney and Tom for the morning and into the afternoon for an enjoyable day

of sing-along live music on Tuesday, November 24. For more information visit www.dubborsl.com.au.

archaeology, gravitational lensing and cosmology – you might actually learn something! Oh, and it’s FREE! HE immortal sound of The Man in Black: On September 1,1954 an unknown young man walked into the recording studio in the Memphis Recording Service building at 706 Union Ave, Memphis, Tennessee and walked

see T’S nearly Christmas, and you know what that means… it’s panto time! Join the enchanting Blue Fairy, the villainous Stromboli, the traditional Italian Mamma, Toy-maker Geppetto, and the charismatic Jiminy Cricket in Pinocchio, a family-friendly musical presented by the talented troupe from the Dubbo The-

atre Company. A traditional pantomime to delight all ages! Held on Saturday, November 21, visit www.drtcc.com.au for more information.

do OP up to the Fire Station Arts Centre this weekend to the Dubbo PopUp Maker Space, where there’ll be a series of FREE sessions showcasing technologies used for digital making and invention – two days of jam-packed tinkering, making and playing, with workshops in robotics, 3D printing, design, coding and more. All input gathered will be used for the

etc. OSEY on over to the Dubbo RSL where Rodney Vincent and Tom Maxwell are performing togeth-

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OPEN WEEKENDER COFFEE & MEALS

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

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

sŝƐŝƚ ƚŚĞ KůĚ ƵďďŽ 'ĂŽů ĨŽƌ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ Ěŝī ĞƌĞŶƚ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ͘

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 Žī ĞĞ 110 Talbragar St, 6882 4219

TED’S TAKEAWAY

DUBBO RSL CLUB RESORT

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

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

CLUB DUBBO

VILLAGE BAKERY CAFE

Open Saturday and Sunday 6am to ϱ͘ϯϬƉŵ͘ Gourmet pies DŽƵƚŚͲǁĂƚĞƌŝŶŐ ĐĂŬĞƐ ĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ ƉĂƐƚƌŝĞƐ 'ŽƵƌŵĞƚ &ƌĞŶĐŚ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ ƐĂůĂĚ ďĂŐƵĞƩ ĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĂůĂĚƐ͘ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ďƌƵŶĐŚ 113 Darling Street (adjacent to the railway crossing), 6884 5454

STICKS AND STONES

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

Open Saturday and Sunday ƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ ϳ͘ϯϬ ʹ ϯƉŵ >ƵŶĐŚ ϭϮD ʹ ϯƉŵ ŝŶŶĞƌ ϲƉŵ ʹ YƵŝĞƚ ŝŶĞ ŝŶ Žƌ dĂŬĞĂǁĂǇ͘ tŽŽĚĮ ƌĞĚ WŝǌǌĂƐ͕ ŚŽŵĞŵĂĚĞ ƉĂƐƚĂƐ͕ ĐŽī ĞĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐƐĞƌƚƐ͘ 'ůƵƚĞŶ ĨƌĞĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĞŐĞƚĂƌŝĂŶ ŽƉƟ ŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘ ʹůĂʹĐĂƌƚĞ ĚŝŶŝŶŐ 215A Macquarie St, 6885 4852

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

THE GRAPEVINE

RSL AQUATIC & HEALTH CLUB

^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϴ͘ϯϬĂŵͲϰƉŵ 'ŽŽĚ ĨŽŽĚ͕ ŐŽŽĚ ĐŽī ĞĞ 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 ĐŽī ĞĞ ďĞĂŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ EĞǁ 'ƵŝŶĞĂ ĂŶĚ ŽƐƚĂ ZŝĐĂ͘ 193 Macquarie Street, 6882 4477

SPORTIES

GYMS 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 ďŽŽŬƐ͘KǀĞƌ ϲϬ͕ϬϬϬ ďŽŽŬƐ ŝŶ ƐƚŽƌĞ͘ 178 Macquarie St, 6882 3311

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

THE ATHLETES FOOT KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϵĂŵ Ɵ ů ϮƉŵ ǀĞƌǇƚŚŝŶŐ ǇŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ Į ƚ for your foot 176 Macquarie Street, 6881 8400

GROCERIES

THE SWISH GALLERY KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϵĂŵ ƚŽ ϭϮƉŵ͘ ŝƐƟ ŶĐƟ ǀĞ ũĞǁĞůůĞƌǇ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟ ǀĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌǇ ĚĞĐŽƌ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵƌ ŚŽŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚǇůŝƐŚ ŐŝŌ Ɛ͘ 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 ĞĐŽƌĂƟ ŽŶƐ ĂůůŽŽŶƐ 'ŝŌ Ɛ ĨŽƌ ŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ dŚĞŵĞĚ ƉĂƌƟ ĞƐ 142 Darling Street, 6885 6188

DUBBO ANTIQUE & COLLECTABLES KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ͕ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϯƉŵ ŶƟ ƋƵĞ ĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ͕ ĐŚŝŶĂ͕ ĐĂƐƚ ŝƌŽŶ͕ ŽůĚ ƚŽŽůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽůůĞĐƚĂďůĞƐ͘ 4 Depot Road, 6885 4400

DUBBO GROVE PHARMACY KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϵĂŵ Ɵ ů ϭϮ ŶŽŽŶ 'ŝŌ ǁĂƌĞ͕ :ĞǁĞůůĞƌǇ ,ŽŵĞǁĂƌĞƐ 59A Boundary Road, 6882 3723

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 ĞǆŚŝďŝƟ ŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƉ ŶĂƟ ŽŶĂů ĞǆŚŝďŝƟ ŽŶƐ͘ 76 Wingewarra Street, 6801 4444

OLD DUBBO GAOL KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϵͲϱƉŵ >ĂƌŐĞ ĚŝƐƉůĂǇ ŽĨ ĂŶŝŵĂƚƌŽŶŝĐƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽůŽŐƌĂƉŚƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ Ă ƌĞĂůŝƐƟ Đ 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 Žī Ğƌ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ƚƌƵůǇ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͘ Obley Road, off the Newell Hwy, 6881 1400

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE

Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

Friday, November 20 MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

MOVIE: Shame SBS, 11.30pm, MA15+ (2011)

WIN, 8.30pm, M (2013) This second instalment of the threepart series, based on Suzanne Collins’ best selling novels, picks up where part one concluded. Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) have become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparked a rebellion among the districts of Panem. Philip Seymour Hoffman joins the cast as new head game-maker and conspires with President Snow (Donald Sutherland) in an attempt to manipulate Katniss and use her as a puppet in the struggle for power. The surprises flow from start to finish.

ABC

British artist Steve McQueen, who gave us the gripping 2008 drama Hunger, again teams with actor Michael Fassbender for a story more about first-world problems than the sort of political strife of his first feature. With looks and a lifestyle that conjure thoughts of Christian Bale in American Psycho, Fassbender plays an affluent New Yorker whose debauched existence is interrupted by his visiting sister (Carey Mulligan). McQueen has a fiercely honest taste for realism, which in this case means explicit sex scenes – but the flesh is never used to titillate, only to punctuate this powerful depiction of modern malaise.

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MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 GO!, 8.45pm, M (2010) In this seventh instalment of the he beloved Harry Potter series, Harry faces new troubles – uxes he must collect all of the Horcruxes the evil Lord Voldemort has left ft behind, despite having no idea e where these magical objects are n of hidden. Abandoning the haven Hogwarts, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe, right) and his loyal mates Hermione and Ron (Emma Watson and Rupert Grint) plunge into unknown dangers in a desperate bid to defeat the dark Lord. Director David Yates delivers a cracking first instalment of this two-part conclusion.

WIN

TEN

SBS

6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 10.00 One Plus One. (CC) 10.30 Desert War. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 Lifers. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 1.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 2.00 The Midwives: Old Mum, Young Mum. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Last Tango In Halifax. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R, CC) 4.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) Quiz show. 5.00 News: Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 The Drum. (CC) A discussion of the events of the day.

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) David Koch and Samantha Armytage present the news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG, CC) The latest news and views, including segments on health, astrology, gossip, cooking, counselling and fashion. 11.30 News. (CC) 12.00 Golf. (CC) Australian Masters. Second round. From Huntingdale Golf Club, Melbourne. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (CC) Contestants race to answer quiz questions correctly to avoid being caught by The Chaser.

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, CC) Variety show featuring celebrities, musical guests and ordinary people with interesting tales to tell. 2.00 Extra. (CC) Entertainment news program. 2.30 Alive And Cooking. (CC) Easy-to-cook recipes. 3.00 News Now. (CC) 4.00 News. (CC) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (CC) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Ben’s Menu. (R, CC) 7.00 Neighbours. (R, CC) 7.30 Bold. (R, CC) 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Living Room. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Dr Phil. (M, R, CC) 1.00 The Talk. (PG, CC) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, CC) 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, CC) 3.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R, CC) 4.00 Ben’s Menu. (CC) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (CC) 5.00 Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 France 24 International News. 6.30 Deutsche Welle English 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 Woodstock: The Festival. (M) 3.00 NITV News Week In Review. 3.30 Salvage Hunters. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 A Great Welsh Adventure With Griff Rhys Jones. (R, CC) 5.25 Poh & Co. Bitesize. (R, CC) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R, CC)

6.00 Restoration Home. (R, CC) Presented by Caroline Quentin. 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 7.30. (CC) Current affairs program. 8.00 Antiques Roadshow. (CC) Fiona Bruce and the team pay a return visit to Scone Palace in Perthshire, Scotland. 8.30 DCI Banks. (M, R, CC) After an officer is murdered while responding to a call, it is discovered the house in question is the lair of a serial killer. 10.05 A Moody Christmas. (M, R, CC) Over a six-year period, follow a man as he makes his annual journey home to spend Christmas with his family. 10.35 Lateline. (R, CC) News analysis program featuring up-to-the-minute coverage of current events. 11.05 The Business. (R, CC) The day’s business and finance news, including a look at the latest trends on the international share and currency markets. 11.25 Tattoo Tales. (M, R, CC) (Final) Reece Mastin pops into the studio. 11.55 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming.

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 News. (CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (CC) Joh vists Tina Arena in her new Melbourne home. Adam and Jason make the ultimate summer playground for kids. Fast Ed shares tips on cooking a great burger, including a secret ingredient. 8.30 MOVIE: 2 Guns. (M, CC) (2013) After an attempt to take down a drug cartel blows up in their faces, two undercover operatives are forced to go on the run together, though neither knows the other is a federal agent. Everyone on both sides of the law wants them dead, and their only hope is to trust each other. Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton. 10.50 To Be Advised. 11.45 The Goldbergs. (PG, R, CC) Barry convinces his brother to give up his idea for a laser tag party and instead host a “no parents allowed” event, in order to get his first kiss. Murray is forced to confront his lacklustre performance as a father.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 WIN News. (CC) 7.30 Ready For Takeoff. (PG, CC) In Melbourne, a faulty valve creates a large delay, and causes problems for Qantas staff. 8.00 Customs. (PG, R, CC) After a cruise ship is detained, for failing a safety test, just four hours before it is due to depart, the captain and crew have to make some quick decisions as passengers are about to board. Officer Fitz observes a man who is acting nervously in baggage reclaim. 8.30 MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. (M, CC) (2013) After winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games, Katniss and her fellow tribute, Peeta, embark on a victors’ tour of the districts. However, with dissent growing despite the Capitol’s best efforts, President Snow decides to institute a new selection process for the next competition. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth. 11.30 Extra. (R, CC) Hosted by Mario Lopez.

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) The team takes a look back at their favourite stories of the year, including Amanda chatting with celebrities. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) A fast-paced, irreverent look at the news, with Hamish Blake, Ed Kavalee, Celia Pacquola, Sam Pang, Fifi Box and Leisel Jones, competing to see who can remember the most about the week’s events. Hosted by Tom Gleisner. 9.30 MOVIE: The Internship. (M, R, CC) (2013) Two salesmen, feeling lost in the new digital workplace, try to prove they are not obsolete by talking their way into a coveted internship at Google. However, they face some serious competition in the form of a group of young, tech-savvy geniuses. Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Josh Gad. 11.55 The Project. (R, CC)

6.00 Rick Stein’s Cornish Christmas. (R, CC) Part 1 of 2. Celebrity chef Rick Stein sets out to enjoy a traditional Christmas in Cornwall. 6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey Turkey Bitesize. (PG, R) 7.35 The Classic Car Show. (PG, CC) (Final) A look back at the some of the best segments and classic cars from the first series of the show. 8.30 MOVIE: Jackie Brown. (MA15+, R, CC) (1997) A bored stewardess supplements her income by smuggling cash into the US for a gunrunner. However, after she is busted at the airport and threatened with prison, she hatches a plan to play the sides off against each other with the help of a bondsman. Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro. 11.15 World News. (CC) 11.30 MOVIE: Shame. (MA15+, R) (2011) Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan.

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

12.10 Revenge. (M, R, CC) Daniel plans a romantic proposal which may have long-term ramifications. 1.00 Home Shopping.

12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 1.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 1.30 MOVIE: Blindness. (AV15+, CC) (2008) Julianne Moore. 3.50 WIN Presents. (CC) 4.00 Extra. (R, CC) 4.30 Good Morning America. (CC)

12.55 The Doctors. (PG, CC) Doctors with different specialities provide advice on health issues and medical breakthroughs. 2.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping.

1.15 MOVIE: Timecrimes. (M, R) (2007) Karra Elejalde. 2.55 Monty Halls’ Great Irish Escape. (R, CC) 3.55 Monty Halls’ Great Irish Escape. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 CCTV English News. 5.30 NHK World English News.

CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Children’s programs (G) General viewing (PG) Parental guidance (M) Mature audiences (MA15+) Mature audiences only (AV15+) Extreme violence. (R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions. Please Note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to late change by networks. 2011

3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015

Friday, November 20 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.25pm Chappie (2015) Action. Hugh Jackman, Dev Patel. (MA15+) Premiere

8.30pm Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars. (M) Arena

7.30pm 14 Diaries Of The Great War. (PG) History

12.15pm Gridiron. NFL. Week 11. Tennessee Titans v Jacksonville Jaguars. ESPN

6.40pm Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) Action. Chris Pine, Kevin Costner. (M) Action

8.30pm Haven. (M) SyFy 9.15pm Saving Hope. (MA15+) SoHo

10.15pm No Good Deed (2014) Thriller. Idris Elba, Taraji P Henson. (M) Premiere

8.30pm Once Upon A Time In Cabramatta. (M) Crime & Investigation 8.30pm Radical Evil. (M) History

7.30pm Basketball. NBL. Round 7. Melbourne United v Townsville Crocodiles. Fox Sports 3 8.00pm Soccer. A-League. Round 7. Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City. Fox Sports 4 Chris Pine stars in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.25 Pocoyo. (R, CC) 2.30 Charlie And Lola. (R, CC) 2.45 Bing. (R) 2.55 Sarah And Duck. 3.00 Bookaboo. (R, CC) 3.15 dirtgirlworld. (R, CC) 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Bubble Bath Bay. (R, CC) 4.25 Mister Maker. (R, CC) 4.45 The Furchester Hotel. (R, CC) 5.00 Curious George. (R, CC) 5.25 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.30 Octonauts. (R, CC) 5.50 Puffin Rock. (R, CC) 6.00 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 6.10 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.25 Tree Fu Tom. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Total Wipeout. (R, CC) 8.30 Age Gap Love. (M, CC) 9.15 Ladyboys. (PG, R, CC) 10.05 Second Chance. (M, CC) 10.15 Jimmy Fallon. (PG, CC) 10.55 Celebrity Rehab With Dr Drew. (M, R, CC) 11.35 Jewish Mum Of The Year. (M, R, CC) 12.25 Breaking Bad. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Breaking Bad. (MA15+, R, CC) 2.45 News Update. (R) 2.50 Close. 5.00 Penelope. (R, CC) 5.05 Toby’s Travelling Circus. (R, CC) 5.15 Joe & Jack. (R, CC) 5.20 Waybuloo. (R, CC) 5.40 Tilly And Friends. (R, CC) 5.50 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.55 Handball Heroes. (R, CC) 12.00 Wolfblood. (PG, R, CC) 12.25 The Sleepover Club. (R, CC) 12.50 Great Big Adv. (R, CC) 1.10 WAC. (R, CC) 1.35 Steam Punks! (R, CC) 2.00 Arthur. (R) 2.25 Hairy Legs. (R, CC) 2.35 Masha And The Bear. (R, CC) 2.45 Canimals. (R) 2.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 3.00 Nerds And Monsters. (R, CC) 3.25 Dennis The Menace And Gnasher. (R, CC) 3.50 SheZow. (R, CC) 4.00 Numb Chucks. (R, CC) 4.15 A Gurls Wurld. (R, CC) 4.40 News On 3. (CC) 4.45 Studio 3. 4.50 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 5.00 Doodles. 5.05 Endangered Species. (R, CC) 5.15 Roy. (CC) 5.40 The Dukes Of Broxstonia. (R, CC) 5.50 Amazing Extraordinary Friends. (R) 6.15 DOIP: Department Of Imaginary Problems. (CC) 6.20 The Next Step. (R, CC) 6.40 Dixi. (R, CC) 6.50 News On 3. (CC) 7.00 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 7.30 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 7.55 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 8.30 Ready For This. (R, CC) 8.55 Kobushi. (R, CC) 9.05 K-On! (CC) 9.25 Kamisama Kiss. (PG, CC) 9.50 Puella Magi Madoka Magica. (PG, R, CC) (Final) 10.15 Close.

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 It’s Academic. (C, CC) 7.30 History Hunters. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Toybox. (P, R, CC) 8.30 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) 9.00 Home And Away. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 NBC Today. (R, CC) 12.00 Dr Oz. (PG, CC) 1.00 Mr Selfridge. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 3.00 Dog Wars. (PG, R) 3.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. (R, CC) 4.00 Bewitched. (R, CC) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. 5.30 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) The teams head to Portobello Road. 7.30 How Britain Worked: Mine. (PG) Guy looks at a piston engine. 8.30 Escape To The Country. Jules Hudson heads to North Wales in a bid to help a recently retired couple with $850,000 find a rural retreat. 11.30 Best Houses Australia. (R) 12.00 Hotel Secrets. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Bargain Hunt. (R) 2.00 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 3.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 5.00 Home Shopping.

7MATE 6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. (R) 7.30 Jake And The Never Land Pirates. (R, CC) 8.00 Doc McStuffins. (R) 8.30 Sofia The First. (R, CC) 9.00 Gravity Falls. (R, CC) 9.30 Dream Car Garage. (R) 10.00 The Amazing Race. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Starsky & Hutch. (PG, R) 12.00 T.J. Hooker. (M, R) 1.00 Lizard Lick Towing. (M, R) 1.30 Operation Repo. (M, R) 2.00 Married With Children. (PG, R, CC) 3.10 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 4.40 Dynamo: Magician Impossible. (PG, R, CC) 5.40 MOVIE: Galaxy Quest. (PG, R, CC) (1999) Tim Allen. 7.45 MOVIE: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. (PG, R, CC) (1977) A young man joins forces with a reclusive warrior and a pilot-for-hire to rescue a princess. Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher. 10.30 MOVIE: Underworld: Evolution. (AV15+, R, CC) (2006) A vampire is forced to fight her elder. Kate Beckinsale. 12.40 Ice Pilots. (M) 2.40 Jail. (M) 3.00 NFL. Game Of The Week.

GO! 6.00 Robocar Poli. 6.30 Sooty. 7.00 Wild Kratts. 7.30 Move It. 8.00 Kitchen Whiz. 8.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 9.00 Imagination Train. (P, CC) 9.30 Little Charmers. (R) 10.00 SpongeBob. (R) 10.30 Young Justice. (PG, R) 11.00 Tom And Jerry. (R) 11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (PG, R) 12.00 The Batman. (PG, R) 12.30 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 1.00 Young Justice. (PG, R) 1.30 Looney Tunes. (R) 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 2.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 3.00 SpongeBob. (R) 3.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 Looney Tunes. (R) 4.30 Tom And Jerry. (R) 5.00 Ben 10: Omniverse. (PG, R) 5.30 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 6.00 Regular Show. (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: School Of Rock. (PG, R) (2003) 8.45 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1. (M, R, CC) (2010) Daniel Radcliffe. 11.35 Anger Management. (M, R, CC) 12.00 Arrow. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Regular Show. (PG, R) 1.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 2.00 Wild Kratts. (R) 2.30 The Batman. (PG, R) 3.00 Little Charmers. (R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 4.30 Robocar Poli. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (PG, R)

GEM 6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Skippy. (R) 7.00 TV Shop. 8.00 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Alive And Cooking. (R, CC) 11.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 MOVIE: The Gentle Gunman. (R, CC) (1952) 1.50 Alive And Cooking. (CC) 2.20 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC) 3.20 Poirot. (PG, R) 4.30 Ellen. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 A Current Affair. (CC) 8.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) The team return to Lulworth Castle. 8.30 MOVIE: Rain Man. (M, R, CC) (1988) After his estranged father dies, the owner of a car business learns he has an autistic older brother. Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino. 11.15 MOVIE: This Boy’s Life. (MA15+) (1993) Robert De Niro. 1.30 MOVIE: Cry, The Beloved Country. (M, CC) (1951) 3.30 MOVIE: The Brigand Of Kandahar. (PG, R, CC) (1965) Ronald Lewis, Oliver Reed. 5.00 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC)

ONE 6.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 8.00 Fishing Edge. (R, CC) 8.30 GT Academy. (PG, R) 9.00 Scouts Rally SA Event Review Pt 1. (R, CC) 10.00 Totally Wild. (R, CC) 10.30 My Surf TV. (R) 11.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 12.00 The Living Room. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Reckless. (M, R) 2.00 Megastructures. (R) 3.00 iFish. (R) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 5.00 Operation Repo. (PG) 5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG, R) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 Loaded. (PG, R) 8.30 Cops: Adults Only. (M, R) Follows police officers on patrol. 9.30 MOVIE: True Justice: Vengeance Is Mine. (M, R) (2012) A cop sets out to get revenge. Steven Seagal, Sarah Lind. 11.30 Bellator MMA. (M) 1.45 Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 3.15 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 18. Brazilian Grand Prix. Highlights. From Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil. 4.15 RPM Moment. (R, CC) 4.30 Cops: Adults Only. (M, R) 5.00 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG, R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Vic The Viking. (C, R, CC) 8.30 Toasted TV. 9.30 Wurrawhy. (P, R, CC) 10.00 Touched By An Angel. (PG, R) 11.00 Family Ties. (PG, R) 12.00 Medium. (M, R, CC) 1.00 JAG. (PG, R) 2.00 Judging Amy. (PG, R) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.30 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 5.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 5.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.25 Neighbours. (CC) (Final) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Futurama. (PG, R, CC) Bender decides to sell his entire body. 8.30 Bondi Ink Tattoo. (M, R) Teneile Napoli pays a visit. 9.30 Dating Naked. (M) A tomboy and a bar maid vie for Chris. 10.30 Gogglebox. (M, R, CC) 11.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 12.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG) 1.30 The King Of Queens. (PG, R) 2.00 JAG. (PG, R) 3.00 Medium. (M, R, CC) 4.00 Touched By An Angel. (PG, R) 5.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 5.30 Raymond. (PG, R, CC)

SBS 2 6.00 Indonesian News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Chinese News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Bosnian News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.05 Croatian News. 9.40 Serbian News. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.00 Japanese News. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Urdu News. 1.30 Tamil News. 2.00 Thai News. 2.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 3.00 Bangla News. 3.30 Armenian News. 4.00 The Feed. (R) 4.30 Monster Moves. (R, CC) 5.30 Do Or Die. (PG) 6.00 The Numbers Game. (New Series) Hosted by Jake Porway. 6.30 MythBusters: Fixing A Flat. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Soccer. A-League. Round 7. Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. 10.15 MOVIE: The Crow. (MA15+, R) (1994) Brandon Lee. 12.05 Space Dandy. (PG) 12.35 Assassination Classroom. (PG) 1.05 PopAsia. (PG) 3.05 NHK World English News. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian 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 Tipi Tales. 9.30 Tales Of Tatonka. 10.00 Outback Cafe. 10.30 Around The Campfire. 11.00 Best Of NITV Rugby League. 12.30 My Life As I Live It. 1.30 Survive Aotearoa. (PG) 2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Tales Of Tatonka. 3.30 Move It Mob Style. 4.00 Waabiny Time. 4.30 Bushwhacked! 5.00 Go Lingo. 5.30 NITV News Week In Review. 6.00 A Place In The Middle. 6.30 Backyard Shorts. (PG) 7.00 NITV News Week In Review. 7.30 The Other Side. (PG) Paranormal investigators engage spirits. 8.00 Living Black. (CC) Presented by Karla Grant. 8.30 Aunty Moves In. (PG) 9.00 MOVIE: Kumu Hina. (M) (2014) Leo Anderson Akana, Haemaccelo Kalu. 10.30 Eye. (MA15+) 11.00 NITV News Week In Review. 11.30 Backyard Shorts. (PG) 12.00 Volumz. (PG)

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. 5.00 News With Grandstand. 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 BBC Impact. 1.30 Lateline. (R, CC) 2.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 7.30. (R, CC) 4.00 BBC World News. 4.30 BBC Focus On Africa. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

ABC NEWS

2011

3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

Saturday, November 21 MOVIE: The Notebook

MOVIE: The Hunger Games

GEM, 6.30pm, PG (2004)

GO!, 8.30pm, M (2012)

The fate of starry-eyed Noah and Allie, young adults falling in love in North Carolina in 1940, is unapologetically writ large in this red-blooded adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ best-seller (directed by Nick Cassavetes, son of the pioneering John). In flashback, the painful contents of a journal relate the disruption of the burgeoning affair between poetry-loving poor guy Noah (Ryan Gosling) and well-to-do society gal Allie (Rachel McAdams). Have your hanky ready.

These days, if a young adult novel is a hit, you can rest assured it will be transferred to the big screen in no time. Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games is certainly no fluffy piece about wizards or werewolves, and director and co-writer Gary Ross (Seabiscuit) does a magnificent job of bringing the futuristic world of Panem to life. To fight for survival in a world ravaged by drought, famine and war, teenagers are forced to battle to the death live on television while the rest are forced to watch. But when 16-year-old Katniss’ (Jennifer Lawrence) young sister is chosen to fight, she steps up in her place with dangerous consequences.

ABC

PRIME7

MOVIE: O Brother, Where Art Thou? SBS, 8.30pm, M (2000) Joel and Ethan Coen (Fargo, No Country for Old Men) reiterate their knack for defying genre que slice of classification with another unique Americana. Part comedy, part musical and part fable, this gem is loosely based on rcissist Homer’s The Odyssey. Plucky narcissist Ulysses (George Clooney, right)) leads aintwo dim-witted Mississippi chainnd gang convicts (John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson) to freedom in search of treasure and his favourite brand of hair grease. They form an impromptu group, The Soggy Bottom Boys, and somehow manage to score a hit record. A delightful blend of myth and nostalgia.

WIN

TEN

SBS

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 11.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Restoration Home. (R, CC) 1.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 1.30 How We Got To Now: Light. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Project Manta. (R, CC) 3.30 Great Southern Land: Tug Of War. (R, CC) 4.30 Landline. (R, CC) Presented by Pip Courtney. 5.00 Outback ER: John’s Heart Attack. (PG, R, CC) Follows outback emergency staff. 5.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R, CC) An aristocrat’s death is investigated.

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) Latest news, sport and weather. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) Highlights from the past week. 12.00 Golf. (CC) Australian Masters. Third round. From Huntingdale Golf Club, Melbourne. 5.00 Medical Emergency. (PG, R, CC) Narrated by Chris Gabardi. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R, CC) A man from New Zealand has a secret and immigration officers need to find out the truth.

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 Hot In Cleveland. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 The Middle. (PG, R, CC) Frankie discovers an uncashed paycheque. 1.00 MOVIE: Rocky IV. (PG, R, CC) (1985) Sylvester Stallone. 3.00 Celebrity Apprentice. (PG, R, CC) The two finalists battle it out. 4.30 The Garden Gurus. (CC) (Final) 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Fishing Australia. (R, CC)

6.00 iFish. (R, CC) 7.00 ET’s Fishing Classics. (R, CC) 7.30 The Home Team. (R, CC) 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10: Saturday. (CC) 10.00 Studio 10: Saturday Extra. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Living Room. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 The Doctors. (PG, CC) 2.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 2.30 Movie Juice. (R, CC) 3.00 iFish. (CC) 4.00 What’s Up Down Under. (CC) 4.30 Storm Season. (PG, CC) Follows NSW SES volunteers. 5.00 Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 France 24 English News. 6.30 Deutsche Welle English 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 Tales From The Bush Larder. (R, CC) 2.30 Heston’s Fantastical Food. (PG, R, CC) 3.25 Mexican Fiesta With Peter Kuruvita Bitesize. (R) 3.30 Monster Moves. (R, CC) 4.30 Focus On Ability Film Festival. (PG, CC) 5.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R, CC)

7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 New Tricks. (PG, CC) The apparent double suicide of two impersonators is reinvestigated. 8.30 Breathless. (PG, CC) Otto, Charlie and Jean have a brush with the law while out on a not strictly legal mission of mercy, involving a young woman who has fallen deathly ill in the wake of an illegal abortion. 9.20 The Beautiful Lie. (M, R, CC) Fearing she is losing Skeet, Anna becomes increasingly jealous. Peter discovers the truth about his brother’s condition. 10.20 Happy Valley. (M, R, CC) Catherine’s search for Tommy gains momentum after she receives a tip-off regarding his whereabouts. 11.20 The Chaser’s Media Circus. (PG, R, CC) Guests include Richard Di Natale, Anne Fulwood, Andrew Hansen, Mark Sutton and Zoe Coombs Marr. 11.55 Rage. (MA15+) Music videos guest programmed by Australian singersongwriter Robert Forster.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Hotel Transylvania. (PG, R, CC) (2012) In order to protect his daughter, Count Dracula opens a hotel for monsters hidden from humans. However, despite his best efforts, she begins to demonstrate an insatiable fascination with the outside world, a situation not helped by the unexpected arrival of a backpacker. Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg. 8.50 MOVIE: Shooter. (M, R, CC) (2007) A sniper tries to prove his innocence after he is framed by rogue elements within the US government for the attempted assassination of the president. However, it is no easy task as he finds himself pursued by every law enforcement agency in the country. Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña, Danny Glover. 11.25 Happy Endings. (PG, R, CC) Brad struggles to find something in common with his apparently humourless boss.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Catch Me If You Can. (PG, R, CC) (2002) Based on a true story. An agent working for the bank fraud department of the FBI spends years chasing a young con man who amasses millions in fraudulent cheques by posing as a doctor, a Pan Am pilot, and a Louisiana parish prosecutor, all before he was 19. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken. 9.55 MOVIE: Never Say Never Again. (M, R, CC) (1983) British secret agent James Bond must locate two nuclear warheads stolen by the evil organisation SPECTRE before they are detonated. Heading to the Bahamas, he makes contact with the sister of the man behind the theft, hoping to secure help in accomplishing his mission. Sean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max Von Sydow.

6.00 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Bondi Vet. (PG, CC) Bondibased vet Dr Chris Brown embarks on a rescue mission to save the life of an orphaned foal. 7.30 Attenborough’s Nature’s Great Events: The Great Tide. (PG, R, CC) Sir David Attenborough explores South Africa’s East Coast as its waters are inundated by billions of sardines. 8.30 Attenborough’s Nature’s Great Events: The Great Flood. (PG, R, CC) Sir David Attenborough examines the flooding of Botswana’s Okavango Delta. 9.30 MOVIE: The Devil Wears Prada. (PG, R, CC) (2006) An ambitious, naive journalism graduate is forced to make tough decisions after she is hired as an assistant to the ruthless editor of a leading fashion magazine in Manhattan. Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt. 11.50 Motor Racing. (CC) International V8 Supercars Championship. Round 13. WD-40 Phillip Island Super Sprint. Races 31 and 32. Highlights. From Phillip Island, Victoria.

6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 Wild Amazon: Cradle Of Life. (R, CC) Part 1 of 2. Explores the host of wildlife which calls the Amazon home, from armadillos to red faced uakari, jaguars, harpy eagles, manatees and flowers which trap beetles to change sex overnight. Unfortunately, much of this natural wonder is now under threat from human activity. 8.30 MOVIE: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (M, R, CC) (2000) In Mississippi in the ’30s, three convicts escape from a chain gang to search for buried treasure. George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson. 10.25 RocKwiz. (M, R, CC) Music quiz show, hosted by Julia Zemiro, with guests Dan Sultan, Ella Thompson and Owl Eyes. 11.25 Borgen. (M, R, CC) Nyborg’s government prepares to present a welfare reform package, but there is unrest in the Labour Party.

5.00 Rage. (PG) Continuous music programming.

12.00 Home Shopping.

12.35 MOVIE: The Girl. (M, R, CC) (2012) Hitchcock gets close to an actor. Sienna Miller. 2.30 MOVIE: Alfie Darling. (M, R) (1976) Alan Price. 4.30 Extra. (R, CC) 5.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 5.30 Fishing Australia. (R, CC)

12.50 48 Hours: The Two Faces Of Todd Winkler. (M, R, CC) A look at the case of Todd Winkler. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.30 Healthy Homes TV. (R, CC) Home, garden and lifestyle ideas. 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

12.35 MOVIE: The Anarchist’s Wife. (M, R) (2008) 2.50 The Wrestlers: Fighting With My Family. (M, R) 3.45 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 4.45 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 4.50 Great Adventures. (R, CC) 5.00 CCTV English News. 5.30 Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015

Saturday, November 21 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.20pm Godzilla (2014) Action. Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen. (M) Premiere

2.30pm The Liquidator. (PG) A&E

7.30pm Hipsters. (PG) National Geographic People

7.30pm Switched At Birth. (M) FOX8

7.30pm Treehouse Masters. (PG) Discovery

3.00pm Bodybuilding. Strongest Man. Giants. Eurosport

9.00pm Betty White’s Off Their Rockers. (PG) Comedy Channel

8.30pm The Pool Master. (PG) Discovery

7.30pm Annie (2014) Family. Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis. (PG) Family 8.30pm The Godfather: Part II (1974) Crime. Al Pacino, Robert Duvall. (MA15+) Masterpiece

7.30pm Soccer. A-League. Round 7. Perth Glory v Sydney FC. Fox Sports 4 7.30pm Basketball. NBL. Round 7. Adelaide 36ers v Illawarra Hawks. Fox Sports 3

Al Pacino stars in The Godfather: Part II

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.45 Bing. (R) 2.55 Sarah And Duck. 3.00 Bookaboo. (R, CC) 3.15 dirtgirlworld. (R, CC) 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Bubble Bath Bay. (R, CC) 4.25 Mister Maker. (R, CC) 4.45 The Furchester Hotel. (R, CC) 5.00 Curious George. (R, CC) 5.25 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.30 Octonauts. (R, CC) 5.50 Puffin Rock. (R, CC) 6.00 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 6.10 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.25 Tree Fu Tom. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (PG, CC) 8.10 Would I Lie To You? Shortcuts. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. (M, R, CC) 9.15 Live At The Apollo. (M, R, CC) 10.00 Inside Amy Schumer. (M, R, CC) 10.25 Red Dwarf. (PG, R, CC) 11.25 Red Dwarf. (R, CC) 11.55 Red Dwarf. (PG, R, CC) 1.25 Red Dwarf. (R, CC) 1.55 Red Dwarf. (PG, R, CC) 2.25 News Update. (R) 2.30 Close. 5.00 Penelope. (R, CC) 5.05 Toby’s Travelling Circus. (R, CC) 5.15 Joe & Jack. (R, CC) 5.20 Waybuloo. (R, CC) 5.40 Tilly And Friends. (R, CC) 5.50 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.40 YooHoo & Friends. (R, CC) 7.55 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 8.15 Nerds And Monsters. (R, CC) 8.30 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R) 9.00 Good Game: SP. (CC) 9.25 Total Drama World Tour. (R, CC) 9.55 The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (R, CC) 10.15 Endangered Species. (R, CC) 11.05 Prank Patrol Road Trip. (R, CC) 11.30 Strange Hill High. (R, CC) 12.00 Dani’s House. (R, CC) 12.30 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 2.15 Pocket Protectors. (R, CC) 2.20 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head. (R, CC) 2.50 Canimals. (R) 3.00 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 3.25 Splatalot. (R, CC) 3.50 Studio 3. 3.55 Horrible Science. (R, CC) 4.15 The New Adventures Of Figaro Pho. (R, CC) 4.30 Big Babies. (R, CC) 4.45 Kobushi. (R, CC) 4.50 Slugterra. (R, CC) (Final) 5.15 Spooksville. (PG, R, CC) 5.40 World’s End. (R, CC) 6.10 Riders Of Berk. (R, CC) 6.30 Horrible Histories. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 Nowhere Boys. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 8.00 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 8.30 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 8.55 Pretty Tough. (PG, CC) (New Series) 10.35 Close.

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 Saturday Disney. (CC) 9.00 Jessie. (R, CC) 9.30 Shake It Up. (CC) 10.00 Shopping. (R) 11.00 The Long Weekender. (R, CC) 11.30 Great South East. (CC) 12.00 Creek To Coast. (R, CC) 12.30 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 1.00 Qld Weekender. (CC) 1.30 WA Weekender. (PG, CC) 2.00 Melbourne Weekender. (CC) 2.30 Intolerant Cooks. 3.00 Malaysia Kitchen. 3.30 Trash To Treasure. (PG, R) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG, R) 5.30 Dealers. (PG, R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 7.30 The House That £100K Built. (PG, R) 8.30 Escape To The Country. Presented by Jonnie Irwin. 9.30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features. (R) Presented by Nick Knowles. 10.30 Trash To Treasure. (PG, R) 11.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 12.30 Private Practice. (M, R, CC) 1.30 SCU: Serious Crash Unit. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 MOVIE: The Falcon Takes Over. (PG, R) (1942) George Sanders. 3.30 MOVIE: The Falcon In San Francisco. (PG, R) (1945) Tom Conway. 5.00 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) 5.30 Shopping.

7MATE 6.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 7.00 A Football Life. (PG) 8.00 Shopping. (R) 9.00 Zoom TV. (PG, R) 10.00 Motor Racing. Targa High Country. Highlights. 11.00 Fifth Gear. (PG, R) 12.00 Motor Racing. Ultimate Sprintcar Championship. 12.30 Motor Racing. Australian Drifting Grand Prix. 1.30 Rocket City Rednecks. (PG, R) 2.00 Shannon’s Legends Of Motorsport. (PG) 3.00 Classic Car Rescue. (PG, R) 4.00 Dust Up. (PG, R) 4.30 The Border. (PG, R) 5.30 Ultimate Factories. 6.30 Air Crash Investigations. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Air Crash Investigations. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 America’s Hardest Prisons: Shanks And Shakedowns. (M, R) A look at Cuyahoga County Jail. 9.45 Louisiana Lockdown. (M) 10.45 Locked Up Abroad. (M) 12.00 World’s Worst Tenants. (M, R) 1.00 Ultimate Factories. (R) 2.00 Classic Car Rescue. (PG, R) 3.00 Fifth Gear. (PG, R) 4.00 Zoom TV. (PG, R) 4.30 Shannon’s Legends Of Motorsport. (PG, R) 5.30 Football. (CC) International Rules Series. Ireland v Australia.

GO! 6.00 Thunderbirds. (R) 7.00 Kids’ WB Saturday. (PG) 7.05 Looney Tunes. 7.30 The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (C, R, 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 The Batman. (R) 10.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 11.00 Buzz Bumble. (C, R, CC) 11.30 Move It. (C, R, CC) 12.00 Kitchen Whiz. (C, R, CC) 12.30 SpongeBob. (R) 1.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 2.00 Fishing Australia. (R, CC) 2.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. (PG) 3.00 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 3.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 4.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG, R) 4.30 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 5.00 Tom And Jerry. (R) 5.30 Looney Tunes. (R) 6.00 ScoobyDoo! (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: Shrek The Third. (PG, R, CC) (2007) 8.30 MOVIE: The Hunger Games. (M, R, CC) (2012) Jennifer Lawrence. 11.30 Anger Management. (M, R, CC) 12.00 Arrow. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 2.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. (PG, R) 3.00 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 4.30 Robocar Poli. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (PG, R)

GEM 6.00 MOVIE: The Gentle Gunman. (R, CC) (1952) 7.50 Tasty Conversations. (R, CC) 8.00 Danoz. 8.30 TV Shop. 9.00 MOVIE: Outcast Of The Islands. (PG, R, CC) (1951) 11.00 MOVIE: Auntie Mame. (R, CC) (1958) 2.00 MOVIE: Promise Her Anything. (PG, R, CC) (1965) Warren Beatty, Leslie Caron. 4.00 MOVIE: Mogambo. (PG, R, CC) (1953) Clark Gable. 6.30 MOVIE: The Notebook. (PG, R, CC) (2004) Rachel McAdams. 9.00 MOVIE: The Lucky One. (M, CC) (2012) A marine searches for a mystery woman. Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling. 11.05 MOVIE: Private Benjamin. (M, R, CC) (1980) A young woman joins the army. Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan. 1.15 MOVIE: Promise Her Anything. (PG, R, CC) (1965) Warren Beatty. 3.05 MOVIE: Mogambo. (PG, R, CC) (1953) Clark Gable. 5.15 River Cottage Bites. (R) 5.30 Adventures In Rainbow Country. (R)

ONE 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 9.00 Animal Extra. (R, CC) 9.30 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 11.00 Monster Jam. (R) 12.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 RPM. (R, CC) 2.00 Car Torque. (R, CC) 2.30 Loaded. (PG, R) 3.00 Extreme Fishing. (PG, R) 4.00 4x4 Adventures. (R, CC) 5.00 Escape With ET. (R, CC) 5.30 David Attenborough’s Madagascar. (R, CC) 6.30 Monster Jam. 7.30 Scorpion. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Motor Racing. (CC) International V8 Supercars Championship. Round 13. WD-40 Phillip Island Super Sprint. Races 31 and 32. Highlights. From Phillip Island, Victoria. 9.30 The X-Files. (R) Two FBI agents investigate unusual cases. 10.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) 11.30 Movie Juice. (R, CC) 12.00 Graceland. (MA15+) 1.00 Ripper Street. (AV15+, R, CC) 2.00 Bellator MMA. (M, R) 4.10 Whacked Out Sports. (PG, R) 4.30 Football’s Greatest Teams. (R) 5.00 Motor Racing. World Series Sprintcars. Scott Darley Challenge. Night 1. Replay.

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Totally Wild. (CC) 8.30 Scope. (C, CC) 9.05 The Loop. (PG) 11.35 TBL Families. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 5.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) Debra accepts a position at Frank’s lodge. 7.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R, CC) Debra gives Ally additional responsibilities. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Takes a look back at some of the celebrity guests which have graced Irish comedian Graham Norton’s chat show. 9.30 Sex And The City. (MA15+, R) Carrie accidentally finds out that Big is planning on moving away from New York. 10.50 Empire. (M, R) Hakeem tries to turn Laura into a star. 11.50 The Loop. (PG, R) 2.20 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 2.55 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG, R)

SBS 2 6.00 Indonesian News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Chinese 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. 11.00 Japanese News. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Soccer. A-League. Round 7. Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City. Replay. 3.00 Planet Sport. (PG, R) 4.00 Departures. (PG, R) 4.55 Dare 2 Dance. (R) 6.00 MOVIE: The Legend Of Sarila. (PG) (2013) Christopher Plummer, Rachelle Lefevre, Dustin Milligan. 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle: Philippines. (M) Part 3 of 4. 9.20 MOVIE: Kalifornia. (MA15+, R) (1993) Brad Pitt. 11.30 MOVIE: The Red Riding Trilogy: 1974. (AV15+, R, CC) (2009) Andrew Garfield, Sean Bean, Rebecca Hall. 1.25 MOVIE: The Red Riding Trilogy: 1980. (AV15+, R, CC) (2009) 3.10 MOVIE: The Red Riding Trilogy: 1983. (AV15+, R) (2009) 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian 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 Skydancer. (PG) 11.30 Living Black. (CC) 12.00 NITV News Week In Review. 12.30 The Other Side. (PG) 1.00 MOVIE: Kumu Hina. (M) (2014) Leo Anderson Akana, Haemaccelo Kalu. 2.30 Surviving. 3.00 Desperate Measures. 3.30 Our Footprint. 4.00 Around The Campfire. 4.30 Unearthed. 5.00 Ngurra. 5.30 NITV News Week In Review. 6.00 My Survival As An Aboriginal. (PG) 7.00 Unearthed. 7.30 Ethnic Business Awards. Coverage of the Ethnic Business Awards, which recognise and reward contributions to business and the economy. 9.30 MOVIE: Toomelah. (MA15+) (2011) Michael Connors. 11.15 Living Black. (CC) Presented by Karla Grant. 11.45 Unearthed. 12.00 Volumz. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 News. (CC) 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) 3.00 News. (CC) 3.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 The Drum Weekly. 5.00 News. 5.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 Foreign Correspondent. (R, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 8.00 Four Corners. (R, CC) 8.45 The Quarters. 9.00 News. (CC) 9.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 10.00 News. (CC) 10.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 12.00 National Press Club Address. (R, CC) 1.00 BBC World News. 1.30 The Drum Weekly. (R) 2.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 Landline. (R, CC) 4.00 BBC World News. 4.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 2111

ABC NEWS

3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Friday 20.11.2015 to Sunday 22.11.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

Sunday, November 22 MOVIE: The Manchurian Candidate GEM, 9.30pm, AV15+ (2004) Remaking a classic such as the 1962 Cold War thriller was always going to be a challenge. Fortunately, Oscarwinning director Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs) avoids sullying the reputation of the original while throwing in some deft contemporary touches. Denzel Washington stars as Ben Marco, a veteran of the first Gulf War who starts experiencing vivid nightmares. He turns to fellow veteran and vicepresidential nominee Raymond Shaw (Liev Schreiber) for help. This sets off a chain of events suggesting everything Marco knows is wrong. Also stars Meryl Streep.

ABC

Inquisition

MOVIE: Blades Of Glory ry

SBS, 10.20pm

ELEVEN, 8.30pm, M (2007)

Sunday nights are the perfect time to settle in and concentrate on a deepthinking documentary. This British series looks at the immense power of religion, and its heavy influence in the years gone by, especially when it was the cornerstone of every life and touched almost every aspect of everyday existence. The doco tells the story of the bloody and menacing work of the Inquisition, established to combat heresy within the Catholic Church. Tonight’s first episode focuses on the persecution of the Knights Templar and the Cathers.

Comic actor Will Ferrell (right)) is not nearly as consistent as he should ld be en a (for every Old School, there’s been Bewitched), but he scores big points ints in ined this hilarious spoof of the sequined world of figure skating. Skaterss Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrell) ll) n and Jimmy MacElroy (Napoleon ophole Dynamite’s Jon Heder) find a loophole port after being banned from the sport that will allow them to compete: e: if they can put aside their differences. Points go to Will Arnett rnett and Amy Poehler as the boys’ maniacal nemeses, while the hilarious ilarious skating sequences put Torvill and nd Dean’s famous Bolero routine to shame. me. Get your skates on, it’s not halff bad.

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) (Final) 1.00 From The Heart: Kakadu National Park. (R, CC) 1.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 2.00 Soccer. (CC) W-League. Round 6. Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets. 4.30 Antiques Master. (R, CC) Presented by Sandi Toksvig. 5.00 New Tricks. (PG, R, CC) A double suicide is reinvestigated.

6.00 Home Shopping. (CC) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 11.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. (CC) Information and advice for businesses. 11.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. (R, CC) Tony encourages Jeannie to accept a date, unaware the man in question is his best friend, Roger. 12.00 Golf. (CC) Australian Masters. Final round. From Huntingdale Golf Club, Melbourne. 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (CC) Lizzy checks out Sydney art events.

6.00 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 6.30 Dora. (R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Today. (CC) 10.00 My Surf TV. (CC) (Series return) 10.30 Cybershack. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Wildlife Man Featuring David Ireland. (R, CC) 11.30 Australian Fishing Championships. (CC) 12.00 Life Challenge: Kokoda. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 The Great Endeavour Rally. (CC) 1.30 Nine Presents. (CC) 1.45 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, CC) 2.45 MOVIE: Alaska. (PG, R, CC) (1996) 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Customs. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Kitchen Cabinet. (PG, R, CC) Annabel meets Senator Nova Peris. 6.30 Compass: Love Makes A Way. (PG, CC) Meet Christian activists Jarrod McKenna and Teresa Lee, who share their home with refugee families. 7.00 News. (CC) 7.40 Doctor Who. (PG, CC) The Doctor and Clara are reunited with Rigsy as they find themselves inside a secret alien world. 8.30 The Beautiful Lie. (M, CC) (Final) In the wake of their move to the country, Anna’s relationship with Skeet turns poisonous. 9.30 Death In Paradise. (PG, R, CC) (Final) DI Goodman investigates the apparent suicide of the island’s commerce minister. 10.30 The Ex-PM. (M, R, CC) (Final) Andrew’s manager is kidnapped. 11.00 Humans. (M, R, CC) Laura tells Mattie her secret. Karen is rejected by Pete when she reveals her true identity. 11.45 Rake. (M, R, CC) Cleaver is subjected to a series of the worst humiliations he has faced, after Roger bans him from Wendy’s life.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 Sunday Night. (CC) Current affairs program, hosted by Melissa Doyle. 8.00 Beach Cops. (PG, CC) A drunk man thinks he is being arrested, despite the cops telling him they just want to give him a lift home. Officers pull over a girl using an iPad while driving. Narrated by Layne Beachley. 8.30 MOVIE: Captain Phillips. (M, CC) (2013) Based on a true story. The captain of the cargo ship MV Maersk Alabama surrenders himself to a group of Somalian pirates in order to protect his crew after they are boardrd. His plight attracts the attention of the US Navy who deploy a SEAL team to ensure his rescue. Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Catherine Keener. 11.20 Royal Pains. (M, CC) As Paige helps a patient prepare to open his new restaurant, the bizarre behaviour of one of the chefs raises warning flags. Evan and Jeremiah worry that they will never find a space to start HankMed’s medical lab.

12.45 MOVIE: The Eye Of The Storm. (M, R, CC) (2011) Charlotte Rampling. 2.35 MOVIE: The Men. (PG, R, CC) (1950) Marlon Brando. 4.05 Humans. (M, R, CC) 5.00 Message Stick. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Eggheads. (R, CC)

12.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 Early News. (CC) Local, national and overseas news, including sport and the latest weather.

TEN 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00

SBS

Creflo Dollar. (CC) Hillsong. (CC) Mass For You At Home. Joel Osteen. (CC) Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) Studio 10: Sunday. (CC) The Bolt Report. (CC) Good Chef Bad Chef. (R, CC) Animal Extra. (CC) TBL Families. (PG, R, CC) All 4 Adventure. (PG, CC) Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. (CC) The Bolt Report. (R, CC) Motor Racing. (CC) International V8 Supercars. WD-40 Phillip Island Super Sprint. Highlights. Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. 8.00 WeatherWatch And Music. 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 Cycling. (CC) Crocodile Trophy. Highlights. 5.00 Voxwomen Cycling. (CC) 5.30 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong Bitesize. (R) 5.35 D-Day: The Soldiers’ Story: Breakout. (PG, R, CC) Part 4 of 4.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 The Block. (PG, CC) As the competition continues, working as a group has never been more important or difficult for the teams. However, after the judges announce they are impressed by the completed café, as well as the rooftop terrace, host Scott Cam treats everyone to a party. 8.10 60 Minutes. (CC) Current affairs program. Featuring reports from Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Allison Langdon, Michael Usher, Charles Wooley and Ross Coulthart. 9.20 Adele: Live In London. (CC) Singer-songwriter Adele chats with Graham Norton following the release of her new album and hit single. 10.30 The Verdict. (M, R, CC) Karl Stefanovic hosts a weekly talk show featuring a panel of experts discussing current events. Also features questions from the studio audience and an in-depth interview with a newsmaker or celebrity. 11.30 Person Of Interest. (M, R, CC) Reese takes an instructor’s position at the NYPD police academy .

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 Scorpion. (PG, CC) (Final) The team is forced to reunite to save Walter’s life after his car is left teetering on the edge of a cliff. 7.30 TBL Families. (PG, CC) The eliminated contestants wow the trainers with their new looks. 8.30 Limitless. (M, CC) After Brian begins to experience some of the negative side effects of NZT again, Senator Morra demands he betray Rebecca, with whom he has been working to find the drug’s creator, in exchange for another inoculation. 9.30 NCIS. (M, R, CC) The squad teams up with the Coast Guard Investigative Service to look into a suspicious explosion on an oil rig. 10.30 NCIS. (M, R, CC) DiNozzo and McGee argue over who should lead the investigation into the murder of a US Marine. 11.30 48 Hours: The Pretender – The Case Of Christian Longo. (M, R, CC) Tells the story of Christian Longo.

6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 Scotland: Rome’s Final Frontier. (PG, R, CC) Dr Fraser Hunter looks at the story of how Scotland became one of the Roman Empire’s toughest challenges. 8.35 Genius: Planes/The Newspaper. (PG, CC) Part 3 of 4. Documents the innovators and inventors, and their rivals, who helped change the world. From the Wright Brothers’ competition with Glenn Curtiss to be the first to fly in public, to Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst’s battle over the future of journalism. 10.20 Inquisition: Templars And Cathars. (MA15+, CC) Part 1 of 4. Documents the history of one of the most feared religious institutions of all time, the Inquisition. 11.10 BB King: The Life Of Riley. (PG, R, CC) Legendary musician BB King tells the story of how an orphaned youth came to earn the title “King of the Blues”.

12.30 Gotham. (AV15+, R, CC) 1.30 Impractical Jokers. (M, CC) 2.00 Spyforce. (PG, R) 3.00 What Would You Do? (M, CC) 4.00 Good Morning America: Sunday. (CC) 5.00 News: Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

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

1.00 MOVIE: Killing Kennedy. (M, R, CC) (2013) Rob Lowe. 2.45 Hunted. (M, R, CC) 4.55 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 CCTV English News. 5.30 NHK World English News. 5.45 France 24 Feature.

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6.30pm 22 Jump Street (2014) Comedy. Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill. (MA15+) Comedy

7.30pm Million Dollar Listing L.A. (M) Arena

7.30pm JFK: The Smoking Gun. (M) History

8.05pm Californication. (MA15+) Showcase

7.30pm The Dark Side Of The Ocean. (M) Discovery

3.00pm Mixed Martial Arts. UFC. Brown v Gastelum. Main Card. Fox Sports 2

8.30pm 2015 American Music Awards. (M) FOX8

8.30pm Planet Hunters. (PG) Discovery Science

8.30pm Fifty Shades Of Grey (2015) Romance. Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan. (MA15+) Premiere

3.00pm Basketball. NBL. New Zealand Breakers v Melbourne United. Fox Sports 3 5.00pm Soccer. A-League. Round 7. Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets. Fox Sports 4

10.10pm Burn After Reading (2008) Comedy. Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand. (MA15+) Masterpiece

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ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.30 Charlie And Lola. (R, CC) 2.45 Bing. (R) 2.55 Sarah And Duck. 3.00 Bookaboo. (R, CC) 3.15 dirtgirlworld. (R, CC) 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Bubble Bath Bay. (R, CC) 4.25 Mister Maker. (R, CC) 4.45 The Furchester Hotel. (R, CC) 5.00 Rabbit And Squirrel Adv. (R, CC) 5.20 Olivia. (R, CC) 5.50 Puffin Rock. (R, CC) 6.00 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 6.10 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.25 Tree Fu Tom. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Mega Builders. (PG, R, CC) 8.15 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG, CC) 8.30 Danny Bhoy: Live At The Sydney Opera House. (M, R, CC) 9.40 Buzzcocks. (M, R, CC) 10.10 Louis Theroux. (M, R, CC) 11.10 Ladyboys. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Live At The Apollo. (M, R, CC) 12.45 Stan Lee’s Superhumans. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Great Ormond Street. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 News Update. (R) 2.35 Close. 5.00 Penelope. (R, CC) 5.05 Toby’s Travelling Circus. (R, CC) 5.15 Joe & Jack. (R, CC) 5.20 Waybuloo. (R, CC) 5.40 Tilly And Friends. (R, CC) 5.50 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.35 Secret Life Of Boys. (CC) 7.40 YooHoo & Friends. (R, CC) 7.55 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 8.15 Nerds And Monsters. (R, CC) 8.30 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R) 9.00 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 9.25 Total Drama World Tour. (R, CC) 9.55 The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (R, CC) 10.15 Endangered Species. (R, CC) 11.05 Prank Patrol Road Trip. (R, CC) 11.30 Strange Hill High. (R, CC) 12.00 Dani’s House. (R, CC) 12.30 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 1.50 Horrible Histories. (PG, R, CC) 2.20 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head. (R, CC) 2.50 Canimals. (R) 3.00 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 3.25 Splatalot. (R, CC) 3.55 Studio 3. 4.00 Roy. (R, CC) 4.30 Hank Zipzer. (R, CC) 4.55 So Awkward. (R) 5.25 Little Lunch. (R, CC) 5.40 Gortimer Gibbon’s Life On Normal Street. (R) 6.00 Handball Heroes. (R, CC) 6.10 Riders Of Berk. (R, CC) 6.30 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 7.00 Nowhere Boys. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 8.00 The Haunting Hour. (PG, CC) 8.45 Wolfblood. (R, CC) 9.15 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG, R, CC) 9.20 Rage. (PG, R) 1.50 Close.

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. (PG) 7.30 Michael Youssef. (PG) 8.00 David Jeremiah. (PG) 8.30 Shopping. 9.30 Home And Away Catch-Up. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Lyndey Milan’s Taste Of Australia. (R) 2.00 World’s Strictest Parents. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 SCU. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG, R) 5.30 Dealers Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. (PG, R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 7.30 The House That £100K Built: Tricks Of The Trade. (R) Homeowners take on ambitious projects. 8.30 Escape To The Country. Nicki Chapman helps a professional couple. 9.30 Escape To The Continent. Nicki Chapman heads to Portugal. 11.00 Best Houses Australia. 11.30 Dealers Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. (PG, R) 12.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 1.30 Escape To The Continent. (R) 3.00 Bargain Hunt. (R) 4.00 Where The Volcanoes Roared. (R) 5.00 Home Shopping.

7MATE 6.00 Football. (CC) International Rules Series. Ireland v Australia. Continued. 8.00 Shannon’s Legends Of Motorsport. (PG, R) 9.00 Shopping. (R) 9.30 Football. (CC) International Rules Series. Ireland v Australia. Replay. 11.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG, R) 12.30 The AFN Fishing Show. (PG) 1.00 Fishing The Wild. (PG) 1.30 Big Angry Fish. (PG) 2.30 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. (PG) 3.30 Turtleman. (PG) 4.30 Wipeout USA. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 MOVIE: Little Man. (PG, R, CC) (2006) 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG, R, CC) Sheldon approves of Leonard’s girlfriend. 9.30 MOVIE: American Reunion. (MA15+, R, CC) (2012) Old friends attend a high school reunion. Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan. 12.00 1000 Ways To Die. (AV15+, R) 12.30 Ice Pilots. (M) 1.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG, R) 2.30 Jail. (M, R) 4.30 NFL Game Day. (PG) 5.00 NFL. NFL. Week 11. Detroit Lions v Oakland Raiders. From Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan.

GO! 6.00 Thunderbirds. (R) 7.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 7.05 Looney Tunes. 7.30 The Skinner Boys. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 8.30 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 9.00 Looney Tunes. (R) 9.30 Adv Time. (PG, R) 10.00 Young Justice. (PG, R) 10.30 The Batman. (R) 11.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. (PG) 11.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 12.00 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 12.30 SpongeBob. (R) 1.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. (PG) 3.00 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 3.30 Young Justice. (PG, R) 4.30 The Batman. (R) 5.00 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 5.30 Looney Tunes. (R) 6.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG) 6.30 MOVIE: Looney Tunes: Back In Action. (R, CC) (2003) 8.30 MOVIE: Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen. (M, R, CC) (2009) Shia LaBeouf. 11.30 Car SOS. (PG, R) 12.30 The Originals. (AV15+) 1.30 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. (PG, R) 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. (PG, R) 3.30 Yu-GiOh! (PG, R) 4.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 4.30 Robocar Poli. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (PG, R)

GEM 6.00 Skippy. (R) 6.30 MOVIE: The Great St Trinian’s Train Robbery. (R, CC) (1966) 8.30 Danoz. 9.30 Antiques. (R, CC) 10.00 MOVIE: Big Jim McLain. (R, CC) (1952) 12.00 Garden Gurus. (R, CC) (Final) 12.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 MOVIE: Apache. (R) (1954) 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 7. Melbourne United v New Zealand Breakers. 5.00 Rapid Response. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 7.30 Journey To The Centre Of The Planet. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Death Row Stories: Killer Cop. (M) A look at the story of James Duckett. 9.30 MOVIE: The Manchurian Candidate. (AV15+) (2004) A group of American soldiers is captured. Denzel Washington. 12.05 Believe. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 The Garden Gurus. (R, CC) (Final) 2.00 Danoz Direct. 3.00 New Style Direct. 3.30 Global Shop. 4.30 Enjoying Everyday Life With Joyce Meyer. (PG) 5.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC)

ONE 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 9.00 Storm Season. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 World Sport. (R) 10.00 Echo: The Unforgettable Elephant. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Fishing Edge. 11.30 International Fishing Series. (R) 12.00 Snap Happy. 12.30 David Attenborough And The Giant Egg. (R, CC) 1.30 4x4 Adventures. (R) 2.30 Driven Not Hidden. 3.00 Temporary Australians. (PG) 3.30 Scouts Rally SA Event Review Pt 2. (CC) 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 Russell Coight’s All Aussie Adventures. (PG, R) 8.30 Motor Racing. (CC) International V8 Supercars Championship. Round 13. WD-40 Phillip Island Super Sprint. Race 33. Highlights. 9.30 MOVIE: Coach Carter. (M, R) (2005) Samuel L. Jackson, Rob Brown. 12.20 World Sport. 12.50 48 Hours. (M, R) 1.45 Whacked Out Sports. (PG, R) 2.05 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 3.05 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 5.00 David Attenborough’s Lions: Spy In The Den. (R, CC)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 9.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 9.30 TMNT. (R) 10.00 Kuu-Kuu Harajuku. (C, CC) 10.30 Sabrina. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 11.30 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Neighbours. (R, CC) 5.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. (PG, R) 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) Homer buys an ice-cream truck. 7.00 Futurama. (PG, R, CC) Zoidberg heads to his home planet. 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 MOVIE: Blades Of Glory. (M, R) (2007) Two rival ice skaters, who have been banned from singles competition, decide to compete as an all-male pairs team. Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Jenna Fischer. 10.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG) Hosted by James Corden. 11.30 House Of Lies. (MA15+) 12.00 Nurse Jackie. (M) (Final) 12.30 The Crazy Ones. (M) 1.00 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Home Shopping.

SBS 2 6.00 Indonesian News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Chinese News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Maltese News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.00 PopAsia. (PG) 11.00 Japanese News. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 MOVIE: The Legend Of Sarila. (PG, R) (2013) 2.30 Polarised. (R, CC) 2.40 Benidorm Bastards. (PG, R, CC) 3.05 Secret Life Of… (PG, R) 3.35 The Pitch. (M, R) 4.30 Heston’s Feasts. (M, R, CC) 5.25 Vs Arashi. 6.25 Dare 2 Dance. 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 South Park. (M, R, CC) The boys learn Britney Spears’ secret. 9.00 Drunk History. (M) Hosted by Derek Waters. 9.25 South Park. Officer Barbrady gets fired. 9.50 Ali G: Remixed. (M, R) 10.15 Call Girls: The Truth. (MA15+, R, CC) 11.05 Sex With Sunny Megatron. (MA15+) 11.35 In Her Skin. (M) 1.20 MOVIE: My Dear Enemy. (PG, R) (2008) 3.40 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian 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) FIFA Women’s World Cup. Match 47. Quarter-final. Australia v Japan. 12.00 NITV News Week In Review. 12.30 Rugby League. Queensland Murri Carnival. Women’s second semi-final. Murri Sistas v Coastal Gummaz. 1.30 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Men’s second semi-final. Redfern All Blacks v Newcastle Yowies. 3.00 Best Of NITV Rugby League. 4.30 Unearthed. 5.00 Te Kaea. 5.30 NITV News Week In Review. 6.00 Awaken. 7.00 Ngurra. 7.30 Sheltered. Presented by Derek Marsden. 8.00 Tangaroa With Pio. 8.30 Moksgm’ol. 9.30 Treading Water. Examines the necessity for water. 10.30 Bougainville: An Evergreen Island. 11.30 Ngurra. 12.00 Volumz. (PG) Music program featuring interviews.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 11.00 News. (CC) 11.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 12.30 The Drum Weekly. (R) 1.00 News. 1.30 Landline. (R, CC) 2.00 News. 2.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 3.00 News. (CC) 3.30 Offsiders. (R, CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 5.00 News. 5.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 Australian Story. (R, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 8.00 Insiders. (R, CC) 9.00 News. (CC) 9.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 10.00 News. (CC) 10.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 The Drum Weekly. (R) 12.00 Landline. (R, CC) 1.00 BBC World News. 1.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 2.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 4.00 BBC World News. 4.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 2211

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part of one (5) 22. Seems to make appearance (5) 23. Hide the real changes (7) 24. Happy manufacturers enjoying themselves? (11)

DOWN 2. Contrive to hold a bolt (5) 3. A place of growing importance to gardeners (7) 4. Crisp material (6) 5. Tree providing deal, right? (5) 6. Possibly pray when under the treatment (7) 7. Are they given by singers accused of

being off-key? (4,7) 8. Business, they think should not be a matter of duty (4,7) 14. Nobody in particular (7) 16. Two small birds make one (7) 17. Blamed for an uproar (6) 19. One who gets up part of the stairs (5) 21. Hesitation about the substance used in the theatre (5)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1. Provisional (11) 9. Tranquil (7)

10. Premier (5) 11. Garret (5) 12. Animate (7) 13. Mirth (6) 15. Unstop (6) 18. Mobile (7) 20. Head-dress (5) 22. Clamorous (5) 23. Embellish (7) 24. Stock-owner (11)

>> 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 2. Attack (5) 3. Shortage (7) 4. Helm (6) 5. Refuse (5) 6. Advent (7) 7. Disposition (11) 8. Shorthand (11) 14. Rail (7) 16. Unaffected (7) 17. Duration (6) 19. Purchaser (5) 21. Similar (5)

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

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CRYPTIC CLUES

25. The peril of the garden (6)

ACROSS

1. Gulls making a mess we have to tidy up (3-4) 2. Sounds rising round solicitors’ leader during sitting (7) 3. Fastener proves to be snag (5) 4. Observe to be wordy (7) 5 and 6Dn. Deny scarf’s not normal wear (5,5) 6. See 5 Dn. 9. Everybody in favour of large deal (3,6) 14. In which young whales show their class? (7) 15. Leaves, making a file go astray (7) 16. Churchmen always on edge? (7) 19. Temptation that bore fruit? (5) 20. Meat in a meeting place (5) 21. Started to ask

7. Sightscreen? (6) 8. About two to mend (6) 10. False claim about you and me being tuneful (7) 11. Supports defenders (5) 12. Court dunderhead in the trees (4) 13. Father may avail himself of temporary cessation (5) 17. A foot problem for a potential tree? (5) 18. The doctor again gives extra (4) 22. Very warm in the post office? Snap out of it! (5) 23. Time for smoothing things over? (7) 24. Amongst them all, one lying on its own (6)

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STRANGE BUT TRUE z It was 20th-century American journalist Walter Lippmann who made the following sage observation: “Our conscience is not the vessel of eternal verities. It grows with our social life, and a new social condition means a radical change in conscience.” z According to a recent analysis of data from the online music streaming service Spotify and artist popularity data from a website called The Echo Nest, we tend to stop listening to new music at the age of 33. z John Tyler, born March 29, 1790, was the 10th president of the United States. He was married twice and had a total of 15 children. These children, collectively, were witness to a surprisingly large swath of American history. The oldest, Mary Tyler Jones, was born in 1815, the year that saw the end of the War of 1812; the youngest, Pearl Tyler Ellis, survived

by Samantha Weaver z You might be surprised to learn that it costs the Australian Mint about 7 cents to mint a 5 cent piece. z Unless you’ve been to Crater Lake National Park in Oregon, it’s difficult to believe just how blue the water of that lake appears. In fact, there was a time when the rich blues made the professionals at Kodak believe the photos to be overdeveloped, and the pictures would be returned at no charge. z Those who study such things say that if you were (for reasons unspecified) to eat the liver of a polar bear, you’d die. The amount of vitamin A stored in that organ constitutes a fatal dose for humans. until 1947, two years after the end of World War II. President Tyler even has two grandsons who are still alive today.

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QUICK CLUES ACROSS 7. Chant (6) 8. Flounder (6) 10. Ground (7) 11. Copse (5) 12. Anger (4) 13. Youngster (5) 17. Grumble (5) 18. Joke (4) 22. Vaulted (5) 23. Fainted (7) 24. Deprived (6) 25. Brand (6)

DOWN 1. Triumph (7) 2. Barren (7) 3. Creep (5) 4. Disobedient (7) 5. Despondency (5) 6. Dulcet (5) 9. Surround (9) 14. Indulge (7) 15. Slaughter (7) 16. Progress (7) 19. Orb (5) 20. Sprite (5) 21. Reluctant (5) 18,905

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ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20) It is a week to be flexible and try to fit in with others. You may not get exactly what you want right now but building on your relationships will certainly help. With a strong desire to move on to the next thing on your list it can be hard to slow down to wait for someone else to catch up. There are emotional reasons to stay cool that make sense. Carry on being supportive to someone even though it seems to be taking rather a long time.

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TAURUS (APR 21-MAY 21) It is

amazing how we can suddenly go ‘out of character’ when faced with a frustrating person or situation. However, I am here to ask you to try and be tolerant when someone appears to slam a door in your face. Before taking something personally, find out why. Ask ‘why’ again when it comes to your love life. It is as though someone is trying to turn you upside down and shake you. Yes, it is an emotional week.

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GEMINI (MAY 22-JUN 21) Is

there a little voice in your head telling you what you should have done or what you should now do? How annoying and tiring it can be! By dealing with what you need to on a day-to-day basis you live in the present. It is both a relief and a solution. Why worry about what has gone before or what may never happen? It’s a bit of a topsy-turvy time for everyone. Bring some fun into it by seeing challenges as part of the ‘game of life’.

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CANCER (JUN 22-JUL 22) In an emotional week there are many highs and some lows. You seem to bounce from one to the other with ease. Could this be because you at last know where you are going? With the emphasis on home and family, hopes and dreams seem to be all bundled into one. Enjoy the ride and roll along with the fun. Some simply bizarre conversations make you realise that someone is very confused. It is hard to make them listen when they do not want to hear what you have to say.

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LEO (JUL 23-AUG 23) Showing your strength this week means insisting on being kind and inventive. There are many ways to find solutions and they are all at your fingertips. A charming approach is great but be careful that you are not sending out a strong romantic signal if that is not what you intended. Others look up to you. There is a responsibility in being a hero. Even so you should not take the world on your shoulders and then blame yourself if some of your efforts do not work.

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VIRGO (AUG 24-SEP 23) Al-

though it is a quieter week, there is a certain amount of satisfaction around. Isn’t it about time that you had the space to enjoy what you have achieved? Looking at what others have done can only serve to make you pleased with your current place. Being not so busy sets you thinking at the weekend. What is next? Take your time? There is very little point in asking you to consider your next move carefully. Full of ideas and enthusiasm you just want to get moving.

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LIBRA (SEP 24-OCT 23) Are you

tired of being taken for granted? Does the peacemaker have something to say? Someone should realise that ‘doormat’ is not in your job description! Using charm is still an option to smooth over hurt feelings, but use it sparingly. This is not the time of the year to make waves socially as it can upset those around you. Even so it is not your intention to carry unspoken words over in to the New Year.

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SCORPIO (OCT 24-NOV 22)

Dreams show you the way forward. Somehow everything has a solution and a purpose when your mind is so clear. Take that word ‘purpose’ this week and make sure that you are on track. What are you aiming for? Are you going the right way about it? When meeting someone new at the weekend you will find that your instincts are very sharp. Be guided by them and not so much by what people have told you.

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SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-

DEC 21) Certain things are both

predictable and natural. Even so we may try to ignore them. What happens or starts to happen this week is the beginning of the future. You will need to adjust your thoughts and feelings. By midweek a light seems to have been shone on the whole situation. Allow yourself to have feelings and show your emotions. There is more love around you than you realise. Just reach out and accept what is on offer if it feels right.

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CAPRICORN (DEC 22-JAN 20)

Have you been really busy and occupied recently? Ditch your reservations and any excuses. This is a time to be with others, especially friends and family, and plan some fun. You won’t regret lightening up your life. As the week goes on happiness lifts you up and makes your heart sing. Have you been missing out because of self-imposed restrictions? Well, it is time to stop all that and get on with life!

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AQUARIUS (JAN 21-FEB 19)

Where do you start? There is so much to look forward to but the chances are that it all has to be organised. Here is where you are able to help things flow smoothly. This time of the year sees you in your element. Now I will be boring and ask you to pace yourself. Who wants exhaustion? Please, not you! There are willing hands around but things can be a bit of a shambles if they are not in the right place at the right time.

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PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 20) Cer-

tain parts of this week see you very contented. Overall, though, there is still a restlessness that drives you on. Try to use this now to be in the middle of everything when the holiday arrives. Be right there when the invitations are issued. Gather information about where everyone will be and offer your help. Who can resist your sincere offers and your fun suggestions? This is certainly the way to soup up your social life in the coming weeks.

Monday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! You share your day with cricketer Merv Hughes (below), who turns 54. It is possible to really show your talents and improve them further in the months ahead, Sagittarius. Travel and learning seem to go hand in hand into your immediate future. Keep away from negative people and jeep that joy in your heart. Tuesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Sagittarius, your determination and imagination set you on an inspiring course. Try to be with people who support and inspire you to better things. Always. Now is not the time to accept second best. Wednesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Who would be unwise enough to stand in your way now, Sagittarius? Only a fool would not see that you have both ambition and determination. Confidence may well go up and down but you will not show it, that’s for sure! Roll on. Thursday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Sagittarius, congratulations! You have finally come to the conclusion that you should have done some time ago. You deserve better than others project for you. Now you realise that you are really in control. Go ahead. Friday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Who wants to waste their energy on small gestures when they can wait and have it all? Not you, Sagittarius! Be prepared to work towards a bigger outcome without taking any shortcuts. Satisfaction comes from within. Saturday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Put yourself in the right place to think only of the long term. Certainly when it comes to work and love you should not take on short and unfulfilling roles. Look on the bright side and feel that there is so much better ahead of you, Sagittarius.

SOLUTIONS AND ANSWERS for this week’s puzzles and tests The Big 1 Crossword 3528

This week's Sudoku

This week's Snowflakes

This week's Go Figure!

Sunday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! There has never been so much excitement and adventure ahead of you, Sagittarius. Be ready to travel, experience, feel and change your opinions as you go along. Relax and enjoy the ride.

Mega Maze

FIND THE WORDS solution 878 Days of pleasure DUAL CROSSWORD 18,963 CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Transplants; 9 Leveret; 10 Drear; 11 Title; 12 Terrace; 13 Essays; 15 Stayer; 18 Immerse; 20 Tread; 22 Looks; 23 Leather; 24 Merrymakers. Down: 2 Rivet; 3 Nursery; 4 Potato; 5 Alder; 6 Therapy; 7 Flat denials; 8 Free traders; 14 Someone; 16 Titlark; 17 Bedlam; 19 Riser; 21 Ether. QUICK SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Conditional; 9 Restful; 10 First; 11 Attic; 12 Enliven; 13 Gaiety; 15 Unplug; 18 Movable; 20 Tiara; 22 Noisy; 23 Garnish; 24 Shareholder. Down: 2 Onset; 3 Deficit; 4 Tiller; 5 Offal; 6 Arrival; 7 Arrangement; 8 Stenography; 14 Inveigh; 16 Natural; 17 Length; 19 Buyer; 21 Alike. DUAL CROSSWORD TOO 18,905 CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across: 7 Eyelid; 8 Repair; 10 Musical; 11 Backs; 12 Wood; 13 Pause; 17 Acorn; 18 More; 22 Photo; 23 Evening; 24 Lonely; 25 Danger. Down: 1 Sea-mews; 2 Session; 3 Hitch; 4 Verbose; 5 Fancy; 6 Dress; 9 All agreed; 14 Schools; 15 Foliage; 16 Vergers; 19 Apple; 20 Joint; 21 Began. QUICK SOLUTIONS Across: 7 Intone; 8 Wallow; 10 Terrain; 11 Grove; 12 Rile; 13 Youth; 17 Gripe; 18 Jape; 22 Leapt; 23 Swooned; 24 Bereft; 25 Stigma. Down: 1 Victory; 2 Sterile; 3 Sneak; 4 Naughty; 5 Gloom; 6 Sweet; 9 Encompass; 14 Gratify; 15 Carnage; 16 Headway; 19 Globe; 20 Fairy; 21 Loath.

CryptoQuote answer

The Baker’s Dozen Trivia Test: 1. Ayrton Senna won five in a row (198993). 2. “Respect”, in 1967. 3. (Forrest) Mars & (William) Murrie, the last names of the chocolate treat’s founders. 4. San Francisco. 5. Genesis, in 1978. The slow, romantic song was written specifically to attract female fans. 6. Rhiannon was a mythical witch in Welsh literature. Stevie Nicks wrote the song after reading about Celtic mythology. 7. Bert Newton. 8. 40 (f-o-r-t-y). 9. Green. 10. A false report or story. 11. Sixteen – six Australian Opens, five US Opens, three Wimbledons and two French Opens. 12. Hobart. 13. “Stand by Me,” by Ben E. King in 1961 and covered by Otis Redding, Led Zeppelin and more. The song plays over the credits in the 1986 Stephen King film of the same name.

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