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THIKKABILLA VIBRATIONS Making cultural connection for kids PAGE 10

KATE DAVIES Three months in Myanmar PAGE 20

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The Big Picture Lifestyle Entertainment What’s On 3-Day TV Guide Jen Cowley

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Idiocracy is hell toupee OU could have knocked me over with a feather last week, when I read Jen Cowley’s editorial explaining her decision to step back from her “baby”; the Dubbo Weekender. Not that it came as a surprise - obviously Jen’s shift was pending - but her generous, glowing reportage of my previous lives, were cause for discomfort for someone not used to blowing her own trumpet. So, there goes any aspirations to “run for the US presidency” square off the bucket list because blowing a horn about yourself is essential if you’re competing with the Donald Trump Show; a reality TV spectacle that’s toppling opponents with its polished media savvy techniques, despite the lack of any obvious political depth. “The Don” is steamrolling veterans from the political machine using reality TV show strategies that work - Keep It Simple Stupid, being one of them - which is all that you could hope for in a US president, right? If you’re familiar with the B-grade movie, Idiocracy, essential viewing and vision of the future of American politics, the world can be thankful at least, Trump is not a former World Wide Wrestler though there must be some throwdowns in the morning with that hair - which you’ll note never changes, and why should it, because people - like me - are compelled to mention it. All publicity is good publicity, as they say. America is a strange beast, and in that sense the trumpeting Trump is a true representation of all that is wrong - and right, about that country so while we may turn to stone with the shock and awe of his verbiage (which is putting out there what a lot of people in the US are thinking, but too PC (politically correct) to spruik themselves) - love him or hate him many are hard pressed to look away. For starters, there is a television set in every mortal corner of the USA. You cannot go to a nail salon, hair salon, restaurant, cafe (with the exception of Starbucks perhaps), doctor’s surgery, supermarket (!!), apartment block foyer, hotel foyer, public square, airport, cars, and not have a television set within ear or eyeshot. Most homes have half a dozen or so. Restaurant chain, Buffalo Wild Wings, is a prime rib example, though it’s a sports bar essentially I once counted 29 television screens positioned around the restaurant, broadcasting games - but also the news. US Television news is reality TV and like air, food and water in America, it’s a giddy diet of murder, mayhem and the Middle East; money, madness and the greatest sensation of all to galvanise a nation as one; the celebrity. Trump knows this only too well and plays these cards - and his brands, of which his hair is one - in very simple, understandable terms

(You’re Fired! Let’s Make America Great Again.) Building walls to stop Mexicans getting in, isn’t anything new or his idea. The Southern Barrier Part 1 is already 2000 miles (3218km) long, and not really working except as a psychological buffer, thanks to extensive tunnel systems and catapults used to fling bags of drugs over the fence. Cases like the 2011 suing of Douglas, Arizona, rancher, Roger Barnett, who was found to detain illegal Mexican immigrants at gunpoint on his property and was then made to pay almost $90,000 to four of the women who sued him, most certainly help Trump’s cause. So, the problem is very real but extremely complicated as many Latino-Americans (who prefer not to be called Mexican as they view it as a derogatory term) seek betterment in the land of the brave and free, in pursuit of that American dream which Trump is promising them. So while Latinos came out in force to get Obama into office, maybe, just maybe, the thought of jobs So, there and the chance at being goes any Trump (the self made billionaire) could sway their aspirations vote despite his sweeping to “run for statements calling them drug dealers and rapists. the US Since when did crime and presidency” doing time get in the way of the right to make big square off bucks in America? the bucket Seventy million women voted in 2008 and delist because spite Trumps misogynisblowing a tic views it remains to be horn about seen, how many will come out to guarantee those yourself is views don’t prevail in the essential White House. Underlying this race is if you’re a country at a crossroads. competing Society is no longer a clear cut, good ol’ white boys with the club but a diverse, minorDonald ity group-driven affair. Trump is making it simple Trump again and though while Show. cringeworthy and a little addictive for all the wrong reasons - what will he say or do next? - fingers crossed Americans ultimately vote with their brain not their hearts. Speaking of brains and heart, Jen Cowley might have passed on the baton, but she’s not getting away that easy so in keeping her close to “home” you’ll still be able to find her every Friday, at the back of the Dubbo Weekender, penning a column with her usual flair, aptly named, The Final Say.

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Solar powered irrigation a sound solution BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

HEN megalitres of water began bubbling out of the bore at the Gill family’s ‘North Waterloo’ property near Narromine during a solar irrigation field day this week, many of the more than 100 people looking on were amazed that the pumping power was coming solely from the sun – there was no engine noise. This is big news, and it has the potential to save hard-pressed irrigators enormous amounts of money in the medium to longer term. It’s why people looking at spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on these large scale systems have to see working examples up close, kick the clods and get the unvarnished truth from a fellow farmer who’s already done the hard yards – the whole truth, including the good, the bad and the ugly. Talking only with commercial supplier is a different thing because there’s a profit motive involved and those suppliers range from decent people having a go to crooks hoping to jump in on a red hot industry – pink batts, anyone? Some irrigators are getting quoted $400,000 for systems which appear as though they should cost about half that, so it really is a case of buyer beware, get lots of quotes and do your research on both the materials being quoted and the company doing the pricing. The field day was the first of its kind in Australia because up until now either the technology hasn’t been there to build large scale solar and solar/diesel hybrid arrays up to 100 Kilowatts in a

viable way, or the people who wanted holistic approach. them didn’t have the confidence they’d This will be the job of the 60 new get what they were promised. Landcare coordinators funded by the Now we’ve finally caught up to the state government for the next threefuture. and-a-half years, to make events and The day itself was set out over two strategies like this commonplace rather than the exception to the rule. properties, the Gill’s where the deep bore was pumped by 100 kw of panels While I’m beating the drum, here’s an with a diesel back up; a hybrid system. idea for real coordination: the solar field day also had a range of expert presentCloser to Narromine, the crowd iners including Gerry Flores from NSW spected the Corderoy family’s 100kw Farmers and John Welsh from Cottonstraight solar array which is connected Info, and those talks alone were worth back into the grid, and powers a centre the price of giving up a day to attend. pivot irrigator. Gabriele Sartori from the Australian Both systems are set to pay for themRenewable Energy Agency flew down selves in a very short time frame; Corfor the day and explained how the bilderoy’s in five years, Gill’s in just four. lions of taxpayer dollars being pumped Tuesday was a great example of cominto cutting edge renewable energy munity coming together. were allocated. The day was organised by the Office She was told to expect a collective bid of Environment and Heritage (OEH) in from irrigators to try and get some of conjunction with Landcare community the hundreds of millions on offer, and group Macquarie 2100, and funded by heard the view from many present that the Lower Macquarie Groundwater Irricountry people didn’t like multinationgators Association. als like AGL getting alIt was supported by most $250 million in more than 30 stakefederal and state subsiholders in the Solar Ir- ` dies to build huge solar rigation Working Group We need to assemble plants. which was set up by a partnership to Now we need to orOEHs, Dubbo-based Kamake this happen, ganise a major comrin Stark. munity partnership to This is a clear exam- the likes of which make an ARENA bid so ple of why we need all Australia has never that hundreds or thoucommunity organisa- seen. sands of irrigators can tions, councils and govWe need every get subsidies to power ernment agencies dotheir pumps with solar. ing a lot more talking single community There’s an equity isto each other, so scarce organisation in all funding isn’t frittered the NSW river valleys sue at stake here as well – for decades irrigators away by many different to write up letters of were advised to develpeople trying to achieve op their assets and they the same ends, but rath- support under their did, then the water was er coordinated into an letterheads.

taken away, but it was because of inept government policy that the entitlements were vastly over-allocated in the first place. So after a decade of water-sharing plans and the Murray Darling Basin debacle, the people who pump water are worn out mentally and physically and in many cases, financially. The case is sound – hundreds of millions pouring to individual farmers will see that collective amount spent locally in businesses and employing locals on farms, instead of ending up enriching corporate shareholders in Sydney, Melbourne and overseas. We need to assemble a partnership to make this happen, the likes of which Australia has never seen. We need every single community organisation in all the NSW river valleys to write up letters of support under their letterheads. We need local governments collectively to marshall their support. Every farmer group has to be involved and every service club and chamber of commerce. We need to lobby bush politicians and if the ARENA criteria is such that a common sense bid with multiple positive outcomes (social, economic and environmental) doesn’t make the grade, then they have to work hard to ensure those criteria are changed. We need Landcare, the Greens and every environmental group shouting from the rooftops and the NSW government to pull every string it can to get that federal money flowing to our state. We need to push the federal government to do what it should have been doing itself, supporting the people who pay these taxes in the first place.

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All about women PHOTOGRAPHY BY LISA MINNER

NTERNATIONAL Women’s Day didn’t fall until Tuesday, but last weekend was “All About Women” - at least at the DRTCC on Sunday, where Weekender’s Editor-at-Large Jen Cowley was the facilitator of a spirited discussion session as part of an event hosted by the

Sydney Opera House and live streamed across Australia and New Zealand. The 2016 All About Women event was staged in Sydney and included a panel of six high profile women who discussed issues surrounding the role of women in society and addressed the question of “what needs to change”. Locally, an enthusiastic crowd of 60 turned out to take part in

the facilitated Q&A session at the DRTCC, then settled back to listen to another live-streamed session, this time from US author and women’s advocate, Piper Kerman, whose experiences in a US gaol gave rise to her phenomenally popular book and subsequent television series, “Orange is the New Black”. During the local session, Jen Cowley led the discussion on top-

ics ranging from the role of women in corporate Australia through to the changing face of families and the expectations placed on young women in modern society. DRTCC manager, Linda Christof, said the response to Dubbo’s inaugural inclusion in the event was fantastic, and that feedback from those who attended indicated that it certainly won’t be the last.

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SNAIL RAIL INLAND rail has the means to connect our part of the world like never before but, not only is it more than 100 years overdue, it’s proceeding at a snail rail pace. It’s great to see local federal MP Mark Coulton continuing to push this along but it’s frustrating that the senior people in the government can find hundreds of millions at the drop of a hat to douse political fires, yet connecting Melbourne to Brisbane by rail only grudgingly gets a few dollars here and there. This time Infrastructure and transport minister Darren Chester has announced more than $11 million has been awarded in contracts in recent weeks. Another bugbear I have is the continual emphasis on priorities – where I’d like to see a passenger service, we’re only looking at freight and while the accountant’s figures may not stack up for passengers, we should be able to have visionary thoughts once in awhile instead of purely functionary. Anyway, the project seems to be crawling along, so that’s at least a positive, but I wish they’d put it on rails to make it go faster.

LITTLE VISIT BY JOHN I SEE John Howard’s coming to town to speak at the National’s annual dinner. I saw him once in Dubbo and that was enough for me – we had a bit of a barney during a media conference in then federal MP Tony Lawler’s office and while I was less than impressed with the many non-answers, at least he stood there and took all the questions for about half an hour.

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My problems started when I asked for a ‘regional media’ press conference during his drought tour, because all the national outlets were worried about was the goings on in East Timor, so the reason for his visit was getting drowned out. It was such a heated ‘discussion’ that Melbourne Radio station 3AW called me up to ask about it the next day, and all the national outlets realised they’d missed the story of the day, thinking the local yokel presser was beneath their interest. I believe John Howard squandered a mining boom on behalf of Australians by not investing in priority infrastructure like the inland rail when we had mountains of cash streaming in, and he took us to war on a lie, but compared to those who’ve held the office since he left, he’s looking scarily good.

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SHOWCASE OUR CULTURAL DIVERSITY IF you’re looking for a way to spend your time that is driven by community service and celebrating Dubbo’s cultural and diversity sign up for the committee of the Dubbo Multicultural Festival. For more information contact John Watts, Dubbo City Council manager, social servies, on 6801 4000.

NO matter how many warnings we see it seems people are still getting sucked in by the Nigerian style internet scams. I saw one report which claimed that, worldwide, people had lost more than $12 billion to these fraudsters just last year – this is hard to believe and doesn’t auger well for the global intelligence rating. That cash could’ve built our inland rail without too much trouble.

Here we have Aussie farmers struggling to get people to connect with the notion of fresh food, and then we have companies trying to grab some ‘;middlemen’ profits from concepts like this – no wonder life on the land is so tough, and no wonder the health of the western world is so rapidly deteriorating.

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SPEAKING of dumb, I saw this week that US consumers are now being offered peeled oranges in packets. This takes the notion of convenience to an entirely new, and stupid, level. All that work, all that wasteful packaging, all the probable chemicals needed to ensure the orange doesn’t dry out, a factor you don’t have to take into consideration when you just peel the fruit and eat it.

HATS off to all who did such a great job on Clean Up Australia Day. A huge effort by Macquarie River Bushcare to clean up a stretch of the river from the central CBD to north weir. But here we have yet another public policy setting which is so wrong, it’s causing much of this problem in the first place, with volunteers once again noticing cans and bottles made up a huge part of the dumped

rubbish. If we had a container deposit scheme, just like South Australia, not only wouldn’t that rubbish be a problem, it would also give kids an opportunity to make a bit of pocket money. I know the state government is trying to make it happen, but the fact we still don’t have one shows the obscene and brutal power wielded by various industry lobby groups. In the meantime, thank God the people not causing the problem are spending their volunteer time and expending their efforts to subsidise this corporate malfeasance and lack of social responsibility.

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TOP MSA BEEF PRODUCERS SET TO BE RECOGNISED TOP MSA beef producers will recognised for their hard work and quality produce at the inaugural MSA Excellence in Eating Quality Awards which will be accompanied by a ‘Future Eating Quality’ forum, open to all producers whether they’re currently involved in MSA or not. Dubbo will host the New South Wales event on Friday, April 1, from 2pm to 8pm at Dundullimal Homestead, 23L Obley Road, Dubbo.

ers you’d like to tell the world about, there’s a great chance to do so in Dubbo on March 29, but you must be a school student, and the subject must relate to why country towns are still important. Dubbo MP Troy Grant is holding the Dubbo round of his annual ‘Soapbox Challenge’. Dating from decades ago, people used to drag a wooden box to a public area, stand up on it and start spouting their stuff, and in some cases others gathered around to listen. When Troy became the local Nat’s candidate, former minister Ian Armstrong gave him his genuine wooden soap box and it’s been used ever since. It seems the smaller towns are getting a far greater response to their heats than the megalopolis Dubvegas, so any parents or teachers who have kids who this would fit, please encourage them to have a crack. The Dubbo heat will be Tuesday, March 29 at Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s Savannah Room, (10:30am – 11:30am) where prizes of $25 for the best male and female are up for grabs. The final ‘Soapbox Showdown’ will be held at Victoria Park Rotunda on Sunday, April 3, between 2 – 4pm, top prize there is $150 and you get your name on either the Judy Jakins or Gerry Peacocke Perpetual Trophies. ‘Aside from prizes and glory, public speaking is a lifelong talent that builds confidence and skills that are useful in any job’, according to Mr Grant. To participate, or just to get more information, email Troy at dubbo@parliament.nsw.gov.au.

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NO SOAPBOXES ANTICIPATED, REQUIRED OR A-LOUD WHERE we don’t need loud voices is when it comes to handling livestock. It’s not often that Dubbo gets a lineup of esteemed international experts but next week is an exception to that rule. The Australian Behave Consortium is bringing out the best people in the world when it comes to transformative principles, practises and procedures of behavioural management. This course aims to immerse participants into the ‘innovative and unique possibilities across the entire spectrum of linkages between animals, plants, soils and people’. In other words, it’s all about ‘You are what you eat’ with huge and varied levels of complexity thrown in – all to show us the marvellous simplicity of nature’s great complexity. Emeritus professor Fred Provenza is the lead presenter and many people I’ve spoken to who’ve attended his courses have said it’s transformed their lives, which is a pretty big statement. While many people who work with livestock still favour the electric prod and manic screaming method, that approach has lost plenty of ground

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in the past few years, and those who’re now doing it more gently say it not only reduces the stress on their animals, but also on themselves. And with activist groups like PETA looking for any sensationalist stories, the gentler people can be when handling livestock also allays concerns that they’ll end up going viral on the internet for mistreating animals. As a kid growing up on a farm I was always old school, yelling, screaming, prodding and whacking beats and sheep like a jousting knight as I rode my motocross bike at 15,000 RPM – these days I see what a folly that was. So welcome to professor Provenza and crew, I hope you achieve widespread transformational change from this four day workshop.

PAMPERED PETS OKAY, so giraffes aren’t pets but they’ve certainly become one of Dubbo’s unofficial ‘big game’ mascots along with rhinos. It’s a pretty amazing thing for someone living in Australia and thinking ‘Oh, yet another giraffe calf’, but that’s understandable if you live in Dubbo and the zoo has delivered four new 6’ tall babies in a 10 week period. We know it’s not the town water causing all this, because it’s pretty horrible, so the keepers and vet staff at the zoo must be doing something right.

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FROM PETS TO PURPLE I KNOW there’s a lot of ‘Days’ these days, including those where you have to act like a pirate etc, but some causes are very important. March 26 has been designated ‘Purple Day’ to raise awareness for the more than 800,000 Australians who suffer from epilepsy (an estimated 65 million sufferers worldwide). That’s a staggering figure, and means about one in 30 suffer from this condition. Because of the social stigma associated with the disease, many people don’t want anyone to know they have the world’s most common serious brain condition. By bringing the affliction out of the shadows, groups like Epilepsy Action Australia are hoping they can help sufferers lead optimal lives.

NEW LOOK BOOKS LIBRARIES these days aren’t all about books, they provide all sorts of social and community functions so despite predictions they’d die off with the advent of the digital age of fast data transmission, they’re going stronger than ever. Now the Dubbo branch library is getting a facelift, makeover, upgrade or whatever they call it these days – it seems we have to be continually spending money repainting, re-carperting, re-appliancing and upgrading everything from cars to kitchen sinks on an ongoing basis. I reckon it’s a major flaw in the western world system, but at the moment it’s what people demand, and if you don’t upgrade, in most cases people won’t support whatever business or facility it is.

The reno work starts next week so the library premises will be closed from March 14 – 29, and anyone needing its services can find a temporary shopfront set up between Mitre 10 and Uncle Pete’s, at the northern end of Macquarie St.

NEW LOOK WALL US Republican presidential hopeful Donald trump wants to build a wall between his country and Mexico to keep out illegal immigrants – you know, the people who probably do a lot of his menial work for poor pay on a daily basis. Now it looks like Dubbo College’s Delroy Campus is getting a new security fence from the state government’s $450 million public school infrastructure fund. It’s pretty bad when schools need high security fences to make them safe but unfortunately times have changed in this regard. Wellington community members have also been talking to local MP Troy Grant about getting some funding for a fence at the local public school so that’s also on the boiler. Mr Grant is hopeful that funding will be allocated in the 2016/2017 state budget.

POORER PUBLIC SCHOOLS IT’S no secret that public high school HSC results have plummeted since the three Dubbo College senior campuses merged into one, but some new research released this week shows that not all is lost. The University of Western Australia examined the ‘labour market outcomes of more than 10,700 disadvantaged Australian university graduates’ and found that ‘graduates from low

socio-economic backgrounds, and regional and remote areas, have employment outcomes comparable to graduates from more privileged backgrounds. Assistant professor Ian Li, from the uni’s school of population health, led the study. ‘The positive employment outcomes for two of the equity groups we looked at indicates that higher education policy targeting increased participation from disadvantaged students is working well, and will level the playing field for disadvantaged students’, assistant professor Li said. This is good news and goes to show that structured learning programs and ongoing mentorship can have huge positive impacts for relatively small investment.

ICY FUTURE FRONTLINE staff who are forced to treat ICE addicts, and who are often put in danger because of that, will have the opportunity to attend extra workshops being put on across the state. This is a pretty important issue, and this drug is a scourge the likes of which we’ve never seen. Given that, it doesn’t do anywhere near the harm at the community level compared to alcohol. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy an icy cold beer now and then and was a publican for five years, but the damage directly and indirectly attributable to grog is appalling. In places across the world which have decriminalised various drugs or made them legal show it’s obviously not a black and white issue, there are plenty of shades of grey in between. Portugal has found things are much improved since they

stopped the obviously unwinnable ‘War on Drugs’, and we can learn some lessons from that. The US state of Colorado has also had a positive experience after making cannabis legal, it’s taken all the criminal profit out of the job and transferred that cash back to the government by way of taxes on the sale of marijuana. Oh, and drug charges overall have dropped – that’s not a statistic the hard-line War on everything brigade will like to see floating about. Speaking of wars, isn’t it incredible that a change of prime minister can all of a sudden make the alleged imminent threat of ISIS fly off the radar screens – it’s an incredible realworld, real-time practical demonstration that what leaders say really does affect things. It also helps that the Russians are kicking the crap out of ISIS, a feat which shows that the fog generated by this constant war we’re involved in has been obscuring the ‘truths’ our leaders have been spruiking for so long – truth truly is the first (political) casualty of war. We really do need an adult discussion on this issue, particularly given the background of how much harm legal pharmaceutical drugs are doing to our society every year which result in side-effects that can either lead to deaths for the partakers, or lead those affected to take someone else’s life. Let’s have an Independent Royal Commission into this one.

FISHING FOR DINNER NOT to long now until the mighty Burrendong Classic Catch and Release fishing competition courtesy of the inland Waterways Rejuvenation Asso-

ciation (IWRA). There’s nothing like waking up to the smell of fried yellow belly on Easter Sunday. Once again the event is not only attracting interest from across the eastern states, it’s also a good look for environmental tourism in the region. Once again this is a great effort by a hard-working committee of local volunteers.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST YOU have until 5pm today (Friday, March 11) to nominate someone as Dubbo’s senior citizen of the year. Narromine’s cenotaph has finally been moved, and renovated along the way. Opinion has been divided on this, so it’ll be interesting to see how this issue washes out. Lots of talk about media law changes, but it really and honestly comes down to this – while ever corporations own ‘local’ media outlets, they’ll always be under-resourced to billyo and the profits that should flow to real local media businesses will continue to flow down that corporate drain pipe to the sewer. Look out for snakes, I’ve seen a few in the past few weeks on unseasonal hot weather. I’m still having nightmares about the mayor’s Dubbington song debacle, but the worst horror dreams are caused by the fact that some people actually think it was something that worked in Dubbo’s favour. Well done to all the students from across the region who competed in the science challenge, this really is one of the best educational initiatives I’ve ever seen, and well done to Dubbo College Team Zircon who did so well at the national finals.

Frontline emergency training started this week A SERIES of workshops to help frontline staff in emergency departments manage and treat people presenting with severe behavioural disturbances, including those affected by ice kicked off in Dubbo this week, on Wednesday, March 9. Assistant Minister for Health Pru Goward also announced further workshops will be held in the coming months in Broken Hill, Narrandera, Tamworth, Batemans Bay, Shellharbour, Ballina and Coffs Harbour, as well as in Sydney. Anyone concerned about how ice is affecting themselves or a loved one is encouraged to seek help by calling the Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS) on (02) 9361 8000 (metro) 1800 422 599 (regional/rural), speaking with their GP, or visiting www.yourroom.com. au for further information. Minister for Mental Health Pru Goward and Member for Dubbo Troy Grant are pictured at the recent ice treatment announcement in Dubbo last month. PHOTO: MADDIE CONNELL

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Tyrone Gordon, Ngembah and Wiradjuri dancer, cultural ambassador and dance teacher with Thikkabilla Vibrations.

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FEATURE.

Dancing toward cultural understanding Ase nonsece ptibus rem expe volupta prectur moluptas sed quodis volorpores excessi delorem space more.Agnatia posam, idus nihille sernamusam voluptis volo litates totatqui co Well known Ngembah and Wiradjuri dancer andet cultural ambassador, Tyrone Gordon, 27, has started a community gathering for kids in Dubbo as an extension of his business, Thikkabilla Vibrations, to teach them about Aboriginal culture, through dance, song, and music. Several weeks ago, 20 children turned up to take part at the first event and just one week later, he arrived to find 80 children waiting for him. AS TOLD TO and PHOTOGRAPHY Yvette Aubusson-Foley

What is Thikkabilla Vibrations? WANTED to teach kids indigenous culture. The best way to do that I thought, was teaching them how to dance. Thikkabilla is the echidna and the vibrations refers to anything like dancing or song. It’s a more modern, retro way of putting things. I started with a couple of kids. I was promoting my own business. I’ve got my own webpage and want to start getting into schools and teach-

ing dance. I found some people to help me with my webpage and they suggested we go out into the bush and get some photos and videos of what I do. From that I thought we’d keep it quiet, keep it humble, we’d keep it under the belt, then I thought, you know what, this is my last chance for getting my culture out there, so I put it on Facebook and 20 kids turned up. We did some dancing and I taught them some dances, did some cultural stuff.

Then they were asking ‘when is the next one? ‘when is the next one?’, so I said, next week. When I arrived the following at the destination, there were 80 kids waiting. The kids are aged three to 18. What is your dancing background? I’m a traditional Aboriginal dancer. I’ve danced all my life. I started very young, with Warren Mundine, back in the day, then I started with the Yarradamarra Centre and I did that for three years.

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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES Western NSW PHN is seeking potential Primary Health Care Service Providers to register their interest in order to understand what organisations and services are available in our region. This information will also assist with service mapping and future commissioning. We are hoping to capture information from a variety of ZLY]PJL WYV]PKLYZ ^OV VќLY H M\SS YHUNL of service delivery options within each of the following disciplines: • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health • After Hours Primary Health Care • Allied Health and Imaging • Drug and Alcohol Services • Health Screening and Immunisation • Mental Health Services • Primary Health Care Nursing Services Please visit our website for more information: wnswphn.org.au/services/ commissioning

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Then I got taken out to a remote community by a couple of the old fellas and they taught me the morals and respect and humility and everything that comes with being Aboriginal and learning and being able to teach my culture. Then I got taken out to a remote community by a couple of the old fellas and they taught me the morals and respect and humility and everything that comes with being Aboriginal and learning and being able to teach my culture. I thought after 12 years of learning and 12 years of dancing, I thought now is the right time to give back to community and give back to the younger generation, because they need it now, now is the perfect time to give back to them. Now we have the drug epidemic and the breaking in epidemic, and all that sort of stuff, I’m trying to save lives, more or less, and try to show them the happy and beautiful side to our culture. Were you surprised by the response? It was a massive surprise to see 80 kids sitting in front of you waiting to be painted up. It doesn’t really matter what the parents think. It’s not about the parents. These kids are controlling the world, they control everything now. I had kids crying because they were late and I couldn’t paint them up. Someone posted on my webpage about four kids from one school danced in front of the whole school, the dances that I taught them last week. What do you plan for the future? It’s a community event. I want it to happen

on a regular basis. What I’m really looking for is someone to jump on board with me. Gina’s Pizza is helping. Damien Mahon from Midwest Foods is helping me as well. I need sponsorship to help me get it off the ground properly. It’s only been two weeks. I want these kids down there and I want to feed them as well. I want to promote a healthy way of living and a get together. Even the mothers and the fathers and the families in the background were smiling and laughing. It was just like a big happy get together. What else is there in town for Indigenous children to experience their culture? Nothing. What do you feel they get out of your lessons? I think the sense of ownership. I paint them up and put some ochre on them. I think the ownership; like this is ours, this is my culture, this is the way that I live. I think that’s what’s really got to them. Did you generation have similar activities outside the ones your explored personally? Never. I followed that path of culture and I’m very lucky. It’s an open event, anyone can come to this event. I don’t care if you’re Muslim, Chinese, non-indigenous. Is it important that you hold your lessons outside? Yes, I’m trying to keep it at natural as possible.

Thikkabilla Vibrations cultural experience z Lion’s Park, west Dubbo z Wednesdays, 5.30pm to 7.30pm z (The first 15 minutes for painting participants in ochre) z Followed by a barbecue z All welcome z Free event z http://www.thikkabillavibrations.com/

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OPINION & ANALYSIS.

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Tony Webber

Tony Webber is a Dubbo resident of Catholic background.

Abuse scandal asks not for whom the Pell toils URELY god has to take some responsibility. George Pell has been suitably castigated by his interrogators at the Royal Commission into child abuse. His description of the church’s behaviour towards child rapists within the ranks, and his place in that institutional behaviour, won him few plaudits. Often his testimony was directly contradictory. Pell maintained that he was not aware of specific offenders and the complaints made against them. Yet he also described the times, and one particular diocese in Ballarat, as lousy with “crimes and cover ups.” How can you know about crimes, and efforts to conceal them, yet be largely ignorant of their existence at the same time? He variously explained the fact that this crime and cover-up did not come his way because he was not terribly interested in that aspect of daily life, and also because he was an outspoken lion of truth who would have exposed any wrongdoing if it was revealed to him, except that it wasn’t. Except that it was from time to time, he also admitted. He accompanied one of the worst offenders to his court hearing, knowing he intended to plead guilty. He knew rapists were moved around parishes to conceal their crimes, regretted some of his actions were not satisfactory, was for a time an advisor to senior clergy who he admitted made decisions to relocate offenders, but cannot remember such discussions coming up in the meetings he attended, as advisor. Pell was told by one victim that he was being abused, but Pell said he did not interpret the boy’s approach as being a request for him to take action. So it was just conversation: “Oh, by the way Father, I am being sexually attacked by one of your clergymen.” It’s like the paramedic told by the stabbing victim that he has a knife sticking out of his back, and saying afterwards that he did not think the wounded man

Cardinal George Pell leaves the Quirinale Hotel after giving evidence to the child abuse royal commission by video-link in Rome, on Tuesday, March 1. He was questioned about what he knew of pedophile priests in the Ballarat diocese and Melbourne in the 1970s and 1980s. PHOTO: AAP/LLOYD JONES

was asking him to take any action, just raising the matter as a talking point. But just as religious organisations exist in a semi mystical world, so it would seem the secular world seems hesitant to enter their realm. The royal commission is a long overdue step, and to be fair to church organisations, it has found astonishing levels of sadism and sexual abuse under just about every rock it has overturned: places where children were vulnerable or separated from adult protection seem to have been rife with appalling crimes. Though none could exceed the churches – especially the Catholic church - in the lengths to which the crimes were unreported, victims paid off and intimidated, and perpetrators moved around to diffuse the offending in the knowledge

that more abuse was a certainty. So it might have brought more credit on the enormously powerful religious establishments had they seen fit to throw open the doors of scrutiny upon themselves, rather than comply with a secular royal commission. And for all Pell’s weaving and apparent lack of empathy, he didn’t make the rules: he seems to have been a creature of the organisation, rather than instigating a culture of criminal secrecy, he just slipped into it. The pattern in Australia was identical

` How can you know about crimes, and efforts to conceal them, yet be largely ignorant of their existence at the same time?

to that in Ireland, Canada and the United States: countries that have also been stunned by the extent of the church’s crimes, the enthusiasm of the conspiracy to elude authorities and the comparative indifference to victims. As a society we need to hear more about the safeguards and changes put in place by these same religious organisations that continue to play a role in public life, including in proximity to children, or we as a society need to seriously reconsider the extent and appropriateness of that role. Almost a dozen clergy from Bathurst and Orange are currently at various stages of legal proceedings for allegations of sexual abuse of children. Surely god should intervene. Lest more of the faithful lose faith.

Smashing our food with a rock may have helped us take an evolution jump

2016 HUMAN LIFE

WASHINGTON: A study in which people chewed on pieces of raw goat meat and vegetables smacked with a rock is shedding light on how changes in the way our ancestors dined paved the way for physiological advances that helped make us who were are today. Scientists said this week the advent of meat eating combined with the use of simple tools to make food easier to consume meant members of the human lineage about 2.5 million years ago all of a

sudden had less need for chewing. Without needing to spend much of the day chewing food as chimpanzees do, our ancestors underwent significant evolutionary changes, acquiring smaller teeth, jaws and chewing muscles while losing the snout possessed by their predecessors. “Shortening the snout might have been beneficial for producing articulate speech, for having a more balanced head, especially useful when running, or perhaps for

other reasons,” Harvard University evolutionary anthropologist Daniel Lieberman said. The changes also may have enabled the development of larger brains in early human species like Homo erectus compared to earlier members of the human lineage. The researchers conducted experiments measuring how much chewing effort was expended in eating the type of diet our ancestors are thought to have had. Cooking was not commonplace until

roughly 500,000 years ago. Harvard evolutionary anthropologist Katherine Zink, the study’s lead author, said the amount of chewing by test subjects declined markedly when the food was processed with the type of basic stone tools used at the time: slicing the meat into smaller pieces and pounding the vegetables six times. The number of chews dropped by 17 per cent and the chewing force by 20 per cent, as reported in the journal Nature. REUTERS/AAP

OPINION & ANALYSIS.

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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...

Sally Bryant

It’s about that sense of connection… OW devastatingly sad was it, to hear of the riding accident at Scone last weekend, in which young Olivia Inglis lost her life? It came out of nowhere, and I cannot even imagine the shock and grief for her family and friends. It’s like any of these random accidents when young people are badly hurt and killed, and it hits their community like a physical blow. We tend to forget that riding, like many other sports, has an element of risk and that accidents can happen to the best of riders and even despite the best of preparation and precautions. And then when something like this happens, it has a knock-on impact that reaches out to the wider horse community, through eventing circles, through the thoroughbred community, through all those interest groups where her family is known and respected. So, a few days after the accident, when I saw that riders were posting on Facebook with an image of their favourite horse and the hashtag message #rideforolivia, it gave me a bit of a lift. Well, to be honest, I welled up with tears at first. But then I found that there was something comforting in the fact that riders across the country were acknowledging Olivia and her horse Coriolanus, who had to be put down after the accident due to fractures in his neck. This Facebook message has gone international, with riders from Hong Kong, from the UK, from the French Equestrian team joining the trend. And it seems odd but there is something strangely comforting about that. I guess it’s about our constant search for human connection, however we come about it. I was at a Women’s Day event at Coonabarabran last Saturday, and it left me with a similar feeling. I’ve never been much of a ‘female solidarity’ kind of girl, myself. I’m very supportive of women’s right to do whatever the hell they are capable of, of putting their hands up to do whatever job or task they have an aptitude and a yen for, and

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I’m eternally thankful for the efforts of all of those women (and men) who blazed the trail for the rest of us to get to where we are today. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not underplaying that at all. But I’ve never been all that comfortable with joining the concept of blindly following the crowd, of signing up to a credo that dictates how I must behave, how I must think, how I must feel. And I know that’s not very satisfactory, when you’re trying to marshal wholesale social change, you need the troops to be on the same page, to be singing from the same song sheet. But I’d prefer to not be up the front singing, I’m happier to be sitting up the back, thinking about it all and trying to work out what my take is on it all. I likes to think for meself. But, having said that, I was happy to put my hand up to go to this International Women’s Day event, because it was great community event and it was an opportunity to highlight some of the amazing women in the communities of the central west of New South Wales. Women who are doing great things in their communities and further afield, and women who are making a difference. And there was lunch, of course. There was that. But I was a little bit surprised by how moved I was by the whole event. It was fantastic to look around a huge roomful of women, nearly 100 in total, and feel a sense of community with each of them. There was a lovely sense of goodwill right across the room. And this was across generations and across wide social groups as well. There were women there who were well into their eighties and women who would have been in their early twenties. There were pillars of the Establishment (not numbering myself amongst those) and there were the rest of us. But as diverse as we were, as varied our backgrounds, our financial or social circumstances, I really did feel part of the sisterhood. It was great. I’m not going to drag out The Female Eu-

1. MUSIC: Who was known as “The Godfather of Soul”? 2. TELEVISION: What was the name of the yellow character on the children’s show “Teletubbies”? 3. SPORT: What competition features activities such as clean, jerk and snatch? 4. FOOD & DRINK: What kind of dried fruit are prunes? 5. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: What famous playwright once observed, “The course of true love never did run smooth”?

` There are times when you stop and think for a moment, by virtue of a shared interest in horses, or a sense of ‘that could have been me’, or because you realise you’re so lucky to be born where you were, because you are so privileged to have so many advantages…

6. MATHEMATICS: What number does the prefix giga- represent? 7. AUSTRALIAN STATES: Which state has close to 45 per cent in reserves, national parks and World Heritage Sites? 8. GEOGRAPHY: Where is the Suez Canal? 9. PRIME MINISTERS: Which Australian prime minister was 9 when his mother died, and 18 when his father died? 10. MOVIES: In the Disney movie “Aladdin”, how long was the genie (pictured) inside the lamp before Aladdin

nuch or Damned Whores and Gods Police anytime soon, but I doubt if I’ve ever before felt so much connection with my fellow feminists. And who knew that Alan Jones could be counted amongst their number? Not amongst the numbers of women at lunch at Coonabarabran, but amongst the lists of feminists. I don’t listen to Mr Jones on the wireless, but I see in social media that He Is A Feminist. Who knew? He is part of the struggle. Happy Days. The luncheon speaking program featured a couple of stories about programs that are being run through Rotary, to make life easier for young women in countries such as India and Kenya. And we heard stories about how young women in parts of India ‘hold on’ for an entire day in the workplace or at university because there is no toilet, no lavatory for them to use. How they are at risk of sexual assault if they ‘get caught short’ and go to wasteland to relieve themselves in the way that men can do. We heard how there is a Rotary project that sets out to do something about this, raising money and building toilets for these women to use. And those toilets cost the princely sum of $25 each. There’s a reality check, just there. And that’s just one of the projects that people here in Australia are getting excited about, all in an effort to help young women in other countries to stay safe and get an education so they can have an impact on their communities. To help them get the best out of their lives and to be able to use their talents to their fullest. There are times when you stop and think for a moment, by virtue of a shared interest in horses, or a sense of ‘that could have been me’, or because you realise you’re so lucky to be born where you were, because you are so privileged to have so many advantages... There are just times when you really do feel connected to the rest of humanity.

released him? 11. MODERN HISTORY: Which eminent heart surgeon was murdered in Sydney on July 4, 1991? 12: SPORT: Which team won the NRL Grand Final in 2000, and who coached the winner? 13. LYRICS: Which song includes the lyrics: “Way up on the Arctic coast, There’s a club that’s just the most, It’s the place where the Russians go, When the party lines on hold...”? ANSWERS: SEE THE PLAY PAGES.

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YOUR VIEWS IT was a great and befitting editorial notes by Jen Cowley on this week’s Dubbo Weekender as an introduction to the new editor, Yvette Aubusson-Foley. It is for sure, Yvette is extremely talented with impressive global experiences in many fields and will be able to maintain the high quality readings of the weekly Dubbo Weekender. I enjoy reading and going through Dubbo Weekender regularly, and to me Jen Cowley has been a positively strong force behind the success of Dubbo Weekender since its introductory publications six years ago. Jen is a good role model for doing things for the community and encouraging others to do so, and Dubbo Weekender has been a valuable platform for promoting community oriented projects and the issues that relate to community members, locally, nationwide or even internationally. This is the foundation for success of any publication. So, well-done Jen , you are a legend and happy to see that you are not jumping ship! And will see and read more from you. Nasser Sedghi ••• HI there, as a regular reader of the Weekender may I congratulate you on the publication, for its existence in the marketplace and the quality of the publication. Prior to recent editions, Seven Days - The week’s top stories from around the region, was a concise roundup of items. Lately, it has become John Ryan’s “slant” on what he regards as the week’s top stories (which is questionable) and his referencing himself. For example, in the first 10 paragraphs of the lead item this week “I” is used in eight and “my” twice in the tenth. With all due respect to Mr Ryan he seems to like shining the light on himself. If the paper wishes him to express his views on the news give him space elsewhere in the publication and leave the Seven Days column to straight reporting. Red Dwyer

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Drug Redefined MARIA SHARAPOVA held a press conference on Tuesday to announce that she had failed a drug test while competing in the Australian Open tournament. Sharapova had been taking meldonium since 2006, when the new anti doping laws came into effect without her reading the fine print, ABC news online reported. Sharapova admitted that she should have read the fine print regarding the drug that is through to enhance performance by increasing blood circulation. She had been taking it for low magnesium and as a preventative for diabetes, she reported. The world waits to see if this is something that ends her career.

Nude not Prude for BBC BBC Breakfast, a morning news program that airs in the UK, shocked its conservative viewers with a full-blown nudie shot early in the morning. Crossing live to the female Yorkshire Rowers, who were just finishing up on a massive cross Atlantic Ocean trip, the camera panned down to see one rower in the buff from the waist down. Helen Butters, the exposed oarswoman, said they had been so wet the whole trip, that wearing clothes ‘was a bit silly really’.

The BBC have apologized, reported NBN News. Quite.

Snow Holiday THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge released the first photos of their holiday as a family of four this week. Kensington Palace announced that the family had been on a trip to the French Alps in the last week. The candid shots which would not be out of place in a Best and Less Winter catalogue show the family of four grinning at the camera, and Will and Kate playfully throwing snowballs at each other. Huh. As the British government continues to destroy the health and welfare networks for those living in severe poverty, I wonder what they think of these four freeloaders.

International Women’s Day MARCH 8 marked International Women’s Day. People around the world celebrated in a range of ways, focusing on education, reproduction rights, voting and health. Australian of the Year, David Morrison, raised an eyebrow or two by declaring that women need to call out sexism and mentor each other. I don’t know how many women Morrison has met, but Laura Bates, who runs the Everyday Sexism project, and oh, just about every other woman I know, calls out sexism on a daily basis. In terms of mentoring, Sheryl Sandburg and Caitlin Moran have written international bestsellers explaining why men need to get in on the actions as well. I’ll put on my best Simon Cowell voice for this: It’s a no from me, David. Get out and speak to women, and then tell us what we need.

Maria Sharapova announced on Tuesday that she had failed a drug test at the Australian Open recently.

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WHAT I DO KNOW.

Pauline Chakmakjian: A glimpse of Kyoto The Association of the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society (ADFAS), Dubbo and District, consistently bring a high calibre of guest speakers to town, and lecturer, Pauline Chakmakjian is no exception. Founder of The Japan Room near Covent Garden, in the UK, she specialises in 18th century British freemasonry and, freemasonry in contemporary Japan. She spends several months a year in Kyoto and is former board member of the Japan Society of the UK. Pauline holds a BA in English Language and Literature, a DipLaw (London) and an MA in Modern French Studies. Pauline will be presenting a talk on the city of Kyoto and the cult of beauty, on Monday night, March 14. AS TOLD TO Yvette Aubusson-Foley The City of Kyoto talk is a comprehensive and introductory lecture about the history, arts, traditions and culture of Japan in general and those of the old capital of Kyoto in particular. I have always loved the elegant simplicity of Japanese decorative arts. I find the country and people of Japan to be extraordinarily generous and kind, and the City of Kyoto to be a wonderful atmosphere for all those interested in history, culture and peaceful environments. Perhaps you may guess my favorite place in Japan is Kyoto because of the rich cultural heritage of the city as well as its historical importance to Japan. The City has an artistic flair and the people are very gentle and delightful. In terms of the culture, it is the sensitivity to seasonality I find intriguing – there is always something to look forward to every month, season and year due to the traditions maintained. Moreover, all this involves quite a bit of colour, whether it is found in the decoration of a home, a kimono, a seasonal meal or a festival. I love color and Kyoto has quite a bit of it through these various aspects of its culture. In terms of the artwork, I detest clutter and find the style of art produced by Japanese craftsmen and artists to be aesthetically pleasing to the eye without having too much going on in the works. Again, that elegant simplicity of style. The ‘“cult” in my talk’s title is just an expression used. It is a reference to the preference of Kyotoites to dwell on the

beautiful aspects of life through their artistic traditions. One of the more unusual festivals in Kyoto I mention in my lecture is the Kushi Matsuri, or the Comb Festival, which is essentially a showcase of the different hairstyles worn by Japanese throughout their main historical time periods. It takes place on the fourth Monday of every September, and it is wonderful to see the lovely kimono as well as the various hairstyles. I do not speak Japanese fluently, but know enough to be able to live in Kyoto. Sometimes when I am in Japan, I am given interpreters if I plan to interview someone there who does not speak English. And, Kyotoites love to practice their English and French with me. We, in the west can probably learn from Japan, how important it is to maintain certain traditions and the appreciation of history. Much of the organisation and maintenance of these customs in Japan require discipline and dedication, which makes the residents of Kyoto proud of their culture. I was appointed a Visit Kyoto Ambassador by Mayor Kadokawa of the City of Kyoto – it is an honorary role.

SAVE THE DATE z Pauline Chakmakjian z The City of Kyoto and the cult of beauty z 6.30pm, Wesley Centre, Church Street, Dubbo z Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society z Enquiries, Bruce Gray 0419 200 795

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` Everyone wanted to see what this foreign farm girl looked like, but she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look very feminine. So after a while I sort of became just an androgynous tractor driver!

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It was by happy accident that Coonabarabran farmer Kate Davies found herself driving a tractor in Myanmar for three months but as the plucky mother of three tells JEN COWLEY, it was an experience she would repeat again “in a heartbeat”. HERE’S not much of Kate Davies. She stands a smidgin over five feet, and would be lucky to tip the scales at 50kg ringing wet. But what the diminutive Coonabarabran farmer lacks in stature, she more than makes up with sheer positivity and pluck. For 30 years, Davies has been an integral cog in the family farm’s wheel, working as hard – if not harder – than any bloke three times her size. She knows intimately the ins and outs of farming, of machinery, the vagaries of climate and of the economies of scale at work in a small agricultural operation. So it should surprise none who know the 53 year old that a threemonth gig driving a tractor and racing against the weather to get crops both in and off would be a cinch. What might surprise is that the job was based half a world away from the central west of NSW – in a developing country just emerging from decades of military rule. A chance conversation in April last year set the wheels in motion for Davies to take up the 12 week challenge of farming for a small company based in Myanmar (formerly Burma) in South East Asia. A friend told her of a job he’d seen advertised and Davies – who thought (wrongly as it turns out) that it might be an opportunity her son would enjoy – made enquires. The job description was for someone to take care of two crops – one irrigated by the monsoon, the other by centre pivots – and the brief would be for the successful applicant to get the current crop off and the new crop in before the monsoon, and to care for the machinery and equipment as

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if it were their own. “So I sort of said jokingly, “pfft, I could do that standing on my ear” and they said, well, tell us about you. “I did. And I left three weeks later.” Her family and most of her friends were “thrilled to bits” when Davies told them of her application, but it only took a couple of are-you-jokings to give the intrepid mother-of-three the nudge she needed. “That pretty much gave me the motivation to pack my bags!” she laughs. LTHOUGH Davies had travelled through Europe, landing in Asia for the first time came as a bit of a shock to the system. “Oh my God, the traffic!” she gasps as she recounts her first impressions of Myanmar. “And the rubbish, but mostly the traffic. And the kinds of vehicles that were on the road! They were so old, like museum pieces! Things with fan belts that were fully exposed, and everyone is wearing these tubular sarongs and I’m thinking why aren’t all these flywheels and fan belts stripping the clothes off these people! “Work Health and Safety isn’t exactly a big deal in Asia!” But her eye-popping introduction to Asian ways soon gave way to slightly more familiar ground once Davies arrived in the regional city of Pyay and the waiting job where, with her characteristic no-nonsense approach, she simply rolled up her sleeves and got into it. The company by which she was employed is small, run by only three

people – a New Zealand ex-pat CEO (an agronomist), a Singaporeanbased financier and a local landowner, given all land must be owned by a Myanmar national. “So while it is a corporate operation, it’s run very much like a family farm – which is why they wanted someone like me with that family farming background,” Davies explains. “They needed someone who could fix things on the go, or at least make it work if things got broken. They also needed someone who could do things in an economic manner – not to lose tools, not to waste fuel, not lose nuts and bolts, that kind of thing. “That’s really important, because you have to remember that tools are very hard to get there. Things we think are just normal can be very hard to come by – things like a good screwdriver and decent drawbar pins and bolts. They needed someone with a bit of initiative who could see problems before they happened.” The operation consists of two farms at a total of about 3000 acres (or 1200 hectares), but not as we’d imagine, Davies explains. “It’s more like a semi-completed jig-saw puzzle of “paddies”. Some pieces of that puzzle – some of the paddies – were not owned by the company, or some had been sold but the paperwork hadn’t gone through so I spent a lot of time making funny patterns that would have looked awesome from the sky, and then

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filled in the blanks as the paperwork came through. “It’s still not all finalised which is why the whole thing wasn’t sown down. This is only their second year in operation, so it was an awful lot bigger than last year and next year will be bigger again, as all the land deals are finalised.” Among Davies’ challenges was that there are no fences, making the boundaries somewhat hard to determine. “Wherever there were cattle there was always a little boy there shepherding them and wherever I was to go, someone showed me where the boundaries were. I had a land man and he showed me where to plough and where not to plough.” Among the juxtapositions evident over the course of the three months – and there were many in such a country of contrasts – Davies says farming alongside her neighbours was one of the most vivid. “There were my neighbours, with their traditional ploughs being pulled by cattle, and I’m farming alongside them in this flash new machinery. That was a bit weird. “The machinery I was using was better than my machinery here; brand new 230 horse power John Deeres, with fewer than a thousand hours, 230 horse power John Deeres. They were built for the European not the Asian market, so everything was electronic and state of the art but very difficult to fix in Myanmar. “If I had done a tyre, there would not be another one in the entire country to fix it. So it was really important to think before you acted to avoid the need for a very costly replacement part come through. That’s why they wanted an ex-pat driver who understands machinery.” But if Davies was looking with interest at the locals and their farming methods, the locals were staring right back. “I think they just figured that anything mechanical naturally would just be driven by a man. Women don’t drive in Myanmar, they ride bikes but they don’t drive cars and so I think they just figured whoever was driving the tractor would be a bloke. “I’m pretty little,” she says (and it’s an understatement). “And I was wearing work clothes, an Australian felt hat, work jeans, work boots and I’m completely flat chested. I’m pretty sure they just assumed I was a boy. “But when I got out of the cab and I had this high voice and feminine gestures, they realised I was a woman. “The rumour spread around the villages and the farms that there was a girl driving the tractor,” Davies says, recalling with amusement the curious audience that followed her every move. “Everyone wanted to see what this foreign farm girl looked like, but she didn’t look very feminine. So after a while I sort of became just an androgynous tractor driver!” The matter-of-fact Davies says despite being stranger in a strange land, and a woman to boot, there were never any “oops, what have I done” moments. “Although there was one moment when I was on night duty and a villager came out to see what I was doing and he frightened the life out of me. For a moment, I just thought here I am in the middle of Myanmar in the middle of Asia, in the middle of the world in the middle of the night, and I really wondered am I safe here. But

Friday 11.03.2016 to Sunday 13.03.2016 | Dubbo Weekender he was fine and I was perfectly safe.” Davies was also comforted by the fact that she’d done her homework before agreeing to take the job. “I was aware that I should be careful. I’d had skype interviews and I was the one who was asking the questions so I made sure that the operations I was going to were really real. Not that much is published online in Myanmar, so my checking of where I was going was quite difficult, but it turned out fine and I was satisfied that where I was going was where they had said I would be. “I was well aware that it could have been a nasty scam but it all checked out, and it was fine.” FTER three decades helping to hold the reins of her own family farm, Davies wouldn’t have thought there was much more she could learn about making do when it comes to machinery. “I thought I had a good grasp of bush mechanics, but that’s definitely one of the major learning experiences from the three months in Myanmar. They’re just so ingenious when it comes to fixing things. “You know that neighbour you have that everyone takes their broken stuff to, well they’re all like that,” she says of the Myanmar farming community. “These guys have been doing this since 1982 when the British left, and the government favoured the Chinese/Russian model of governing there was very little new machinery coming in because there were so many trade issues. When it did it was pretty simple stuff from China so they became extremely good and fixing their stuff. You know all those YouTube videos of how to change a tyre using an aerosol can, well that’s the sort of stuff they did on a daily basis. It was awesome.” By the end of her three month stay, Davies had accomplished most of her brief. “I was planting sunflowers and corn – it’s all tropical agriculture, of course, so it’s very different to farming here at home, where we’re a dryland operation. Here, we do everything we can to preserve every drop of available moisture, but in Myanmar, they’re doing all they can to dry their fields out,” she explains, adding that more than 1200mm of rain (or 48 inches by the old measure) fell locally just in the time she was there. “Unfortunately, the sunflowers didn’t come off – that was a trial, and as it turned out, it was just too wet. And there was one block of corn I didn’t get off before the monsoon, and had to wait until after, but tropical corn is amazingly resilient to weather.” As for the soils, Davies says this too was a significant point of difference to the farming she’s used to at Coonabarabran. “Think Alice Springs, blazingly hot. And the soil is silty. The whole of the bottom/middle part of Myanmar is a massive ancient delta. So the soil consists of thousands and thousands, probably millions of years’ worth of silt that’s been washed down from the Himalayas. And the rocks are all petrified wood. The soil was light coloured, silt not sand. When it was hot you could run your fingers through it and when it was wet it was a bog. It was really sloppy.”

S a life experience, her three months in Myanmar has been invaluable for Kate Davies. “It was just so interesting. I don’t

` Grab that opportunity with both hands. Do your homework, but have your passport ready and just do it. know that I was proud of myself – that’s the wrong word. I was just so thrilled to be able to have the opportunity and the skills to do the job. There’s a great satisfaction, I guess, to using your skills to live in another country – particularly a somewhat “off the radar” country.” It’s something she thoroughly recommends to others – particularly women – who are lucky, or enquiring, enough to have such opportunities come their way. Last weekend, I watched this pintsized dynamo present to a gathering of women in her home town of Coonabarabran – a room full of women from good solid country stock, each of whom was leaning forward

to hang on every word. You could almost hear the cogs turning, greased by the kind of inspiration that comes from one of their own saying, “If I can do it, you can”. “Grab that opportunity with both hands,” she told them. “Do your homework, but have your passport ready and just do it.” As for a next time? “Id go back in a heartbeat. I loved it,” she gushes, but adds the opportunity is unlikely, at least for the same job. “They’re looking for someone permanent and I think they’ll find that, but if they don’t and they give me a ring I’ll be on the next plane!”

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Ministry of Life FROM THE PULPIT TO POLITICS John Mason has had the privilege to have been a minister in both a theological and political capacity and believes he’s lived a blessed and happy life, for the most part. Having just returned to live in Dubbo to be closer to family and old friends, John spoke frankly with DUBBO WEEKENDER about his early influences, some of his achievements in the Central West and a few funny recollections of his time as the Member for Dubbo. WORDS and PHOTOGRAPHY Lisa Minner T 87 YEARS of age, former Methodist minister, Liberal party politician and member for Dubbo John Mason, has returned to the city he helped establish as a city some 49 years ago when legislation changed and the population tipped the required 13,000 threshold. He was a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly for 16 years and during his time in office he set into motion projects that would see Dubbo surge ahead in the decades to come. These projects included Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Burrendong Dam, the beautification of the Macquarie’s riverbanks and the establishment of Dubbo Field Naturalists, to name just a few. These days, Mason’s approach to life is still one of a man deeply engaged in service but that service now manifests itself through smaller projects, like the book he’s currently working on which will tells the life stories of a handful of Dubbo men. He’s thrilled to be back in the Central West after many years living in Port Stephens with his wife Meg – now passed – to be with family and to catch up with familiar faces.

ASON was born in Rose Bay in 1928 and said he was grateful for “a good start in life.” He completed his schooling at Sydney Boys High and after grappling with the decision to study medicine or law, he instead decided to follow a calling for the ministry. It was no great surprise to anyone that he chose this path, given his father was also a Methodist minister who had been based in Newtown. Mason said when he was a child in the 1920s, Newtown was a pretty wild place. “We lived there in a mission and the church had great outreach into social problems in the area and because of that and the influence of my father, I think that might be where I developed a passion for welfare and social justice,” he said. Mason recalls during the depression he often accompanied his father and the other ministers to hand out meat and supplies to men and women who had welfare tickets. He said it was a terrible time for many families with their food parcel quite often containing the only meat the family would eat that week. He recalls another pivotal moment in his childhood where he believes his then unknown future in politics may have cemented itself. “Before the second world war, Australia was selling ‘pig iron’ or scrap iron to Japan. Bob Menzies was the Prime Minister at the time and the steel workers were all up in arms about this because the Japanese were turning it in to armaments; so Bob Menzies became known as Pig Iron Bob.” Mason said Menzies turned up at the steel works in Port Kembla to face the steel workers about his decision to sell steel overseas and said his father took him

along to watch Menzies speak, even though he was not a fan of the Prime Minister. “There were thousands in the streets of Port Kembla and we could all hear Bob as clear as anything; I thought he was very brave to take them on like that. They gave him hell when he tried to defend his position and I think that really piqued my interest in politics, even at a young age because that day is still impressed on my mind,” he said. When he completed school, Mason studied at St Andrew’s College through Sydney University followed by three years at the Methodist’s Leigh College and in 1951 he completed his theological studies at Melbourne College of Divinity. His first posting as a Methodist minister was in Lismore in NSW, but the path to the ministry was fraught as Mason had already met the love of his life, Meg, while at St Andrew’s. The couple had to jump through a few hoops before the church would allow them to marry. “Meg was the most beautiful and elegant of women, everybody loved her,” he said. “The church initially told us we couldn’t get married, can you imagine today any young couple being told by any institution that they can’t get married?” he said with a laugh. Mason worked for 12 months in Lismore before the church granted them permission to tie the knot. From there and as a married couple, they headed off to Katherine in the Northern Territory. The ministry years took them and their growing family of five chil-

` Everything was going along well and the governor arrived and he’s walking along next to Kevin and Lady Cutler’s behind with Nancy and I’m coming up behind them with my wife and we were getting well along, when suddenly, the carpet on top of all this grease starts moving and it was like it was in slow motion and next minute the poor old governor is going down – on TV!”

dren Paul, Dave, Bizzi, Mark and Pip to 13 different postings around Australia, before they finally settled down in the Central West. The Mason’s arrived in Dubbo in 1960 with John oblivious to the fact that his life’s work within the church would soon be replaced with another important type of leadership role. At this time Les Ford was the Member for Dubbo and a man Mason soon counted as a dear friend. Ford was also an active member of Mason’s church congregation. “Les was a great businessman, the mayor and only in his 40s and then a terrible thing happened one night after we’d all had a dinner together and attended a council meeting, “Les was driving to Sydney and suffered a massive heart attack at Mt Kuringai and was killed,” Mason recalls. “It was such a big shock to us all here in Dubbo, very sad, he’d been our member for three years.” Mason said he proudly conducted Ford’s funeral which was held in Manly. “Myself and a few people from Dubbo council flew to Sydney. It was a very big funeral, and attended by the premier and so later on, the Labour party always claimed that I got to parliament off the back of Les’ funeral.” Soon after with an election looming and no candidate, Mason was approached by a variety of local people who thought he’d be the right successor for the role. “I thought it was all a great joke but people kept suggesting I run; they’d even set up a group to influence me, so I eventually decided I’d better take it all seriously.” Mason said it was at this point he decided to speak with the head of the church as was the custom when any minister was faced with a potentially life changing decision. “I made an appointment to see the boss in Orange and was hoping and expecting he’d say no, we can’t lose you, you’re doing such a great job! “But instead of that, he said, ‘Well perhaps you’ve got to think and pray about this, it might be God leading you to a new ministry.’ Mason said he was shocked by the comment, especially since he had prided himself on being politically impartial. He’d long ago made the decision that a minister should sit on the fence regarding such matters. “I was wanting a pat on the back and instead got a kick in the teeth!” he said, smiling at the memory. Fast forward and Mason decided to nominate and was then preselected. Still confused about his potentially conflicting position within the church, Mason said that was soon resolved when he received a letter from the head of the church informing him he had seven days to resign or he would cease to be recognised as minister. “Can you imagine the turmoil I was in? We had five children and I was as poor as a church mouse,” he said.

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John and daughter Bizzi with a photo of John when he was Member for Dubbo.

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John Mason and Premier Bob Askin

“Meg and I had lived on a minister’s salary and we were very poor. In fact we struggled to the point where you had to really consider whether you could afford to buy a new tooth brush or not,” he recalled. “So here I was faced with no home, no income and five children and no date set for an election, so I was in a state of limbo.” For four months until the election Mason had to keep the financial wheels turning and said he could not have done that without the forthcoming and supportive uprising in the community. Mason said the people of Dubbo recognising his plight, stepped up to help in any way they could. He said he will never forget their generosity and selflessness of those people. “I didn’t even have a car because the church had provided me with one and a friend offered me his second car and even said to charge the petrol onto his fuel card. To this day I still think he’s the loveliest man and he’s still here in town. “Someone else produced a house for us and people gave us food; we lived off the community during that time.” Mason said he owes Dubbo people a very great debt. So thanks to a superannuation payout from the church and the help of a community, Mason won the election and became the Member for Dubbo in 1965. Some of his biggest achievements were upgrading, extending and modernising Dubbo Base Hospital, which during the 1960s had slipped into disrepair and needed “drastic changes” to see it effectively service a growing region. Some 45 years later, the same hospital has undergone another round of upgrades, for the same reasons Mason took on the initial challenge. His career continued to thrive seeing him step into the role of Minister for Lands and Forests by 1975, Leader of the Opposition party in 1978, Deputy Leader of the NSW Liberal party by 1977 and eventually Leader of the Liberal Party from 1978 to 1981. By the time Mason had set his sights on doing his job as effectively as possible, not just on a state level but also in his role as Member

for Dubbo. It was in the 1970s that Mason became a member of the then, Taronga Zoo board. He said word had come through to the board that San Diego was in the process of building an open plains zoo. This sparked an idea in Mason to explore the concept with the hope of bringing a similar zoo to a regional area somewhere in Australia. “I suggested this to the then Minister for Lands and I was sent to America to go and look at it. It was under construction at the time and three times the size of our zoo, so I came back and wrote a report about it and the government decided to go ahead with the idea,” he said. Mason said he then became the Minister of Lands. He had also been Parliamentary secretary and was still Member for Dubbo. During this time, he organised to have all the crown land around the state accessed for suitability and Dubbo sat comfortably on the list, ticking all the boxes; so Dubbo it was. “Tom Lewis was premier at the time and we must not underestimate his role in it all, he was very involved, he loved it. Everything just seemed to come together for us,” he said. Mason said that Dubbo owed a great debt to Lewis. “Tom came to Dubbo a few times and one day we were down on the river bank and it was a terrible mess so I asked him if there was anyone that could come and have a look at it, “So they came up with a plan to clean it up and revitalise it which we put to council and to council’s credit and Norman Cox the Mayor at the time, they accepted.” Mason said council had a very creative engineer then named John Gilbert who came up with a plan and council ran with it and continue to build on that initial work, even today. “It’s an absolute thrill to me now to see what’s been continued along the riverbank, the Ian Drake area, the whole water front that’s made Dubbo so attractive, council have been doing a great job, “So yes, thanks to Tom who allowed us the money to do it.” John Mason with Sir Roden Cutler (on left) and dignitaries.

` It was a very big funeral, and attended by the premier and so later on the Labour party always claimed that I got to parliament off the back of his funeral.

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Celebrating the City of Dubbo PRIOR to the Civic Centre there was no building in Dubbo big enough to accommodate a ball on the scale envisaged by Mason and council, to celebrate Dubbo being proclaimed a city, so making hay, they utilised a nearby wool shed, instead. John Mason recounts a very memorable (and funny) night in the city of Dubbo, which was televised around Australia. “We wanted to celebrate with a ball and a ceremony in the city. At the time the governor was Sir Roden Cutler, who incidentally had a wooden leg. He was very restricted by it but he was a great governor, very much a man of the people. Anyway the council and I decided it would be only fitting to host a ball, but the only place we could have it was over by Fitzroy Street- there was a massive great wool store, there. It was the biggest building in Dubbo at the time, a corrugated iron dome shape shed. I think it belonged to one of the wool buying businesses. But the wooden floor had had bales of wool stored on it for years. It was lovely for dancing though, with all the lanolin seeping into it, so we thought we’d clean it up and have a wonderful ball there, so that’s what we did. The whole thing was being televised by ABC TV around Australia as well, that’s how big an event it was; it was pretty significant. George Maliphant was the town clerk at the time and George had worked very hard for all this and Kevin Dunlop was the mayor and it was my first term. So a red carpet was put down for the governor to walk along and a special area for him and all the dignitaries to sit in was organised. It was the biggest occasion we’d had in Dubbo. Everything was going along well and the governor arrived and he’s walking along next to Kevin, and Lady Cutler’s behind with Nancy. and I’m coming up behind them with my wife and we were getting well along, when suddenly, the carpet on top of all this grease starts moving and it was like it was in slow motion and next minute the poor old governor is going down – on TV! Fortunately Kevin got underneath the governor and down he went on top of the mayor. You could imagine the panic, anyway we got him up and he was great about it and we sat him down. And everyone’s scared stiff he might have done damage or broken something; like his good leg! Anyway we got him sorted out and this tells you something about the kind of man he was, he said ‘John people are going to be terribly upset, so you go around and get some people and bring them up and introduce them to me.” Soon there was a cue lined up and it calmed the whole place down and the ball and the music started and away we went! I’ve often wondered if ABC might still have some footage of that night.”

John Mason with Prime Minister Billy McMahon and an unknown Nationals leader.

Family portrait minus then unborn Pip: Bizzi, Mark, Paul and Dave with Meg and John.

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Business & Rural

Taking stock of the sale yards economy ROSS MCCARTHY HY DUBBO CITY COUNCIL’S NCIL’S CITY DEVELOPMENT NT PROGRAM LEADER R

RIVING around Dubbo it can be hard to appreciate just how significant agriculture is to our economy. It is not just the farms themselves, but the associated business. On the retail side, look at the major agribusiness suppliers represented in Dubbo which provide everything from seed, fertilisers, property sales, marketing and agronomy services, insurance and stock sales through to the local motor bike shop, who’s number one selling line is quad bikes to farmers, followed by ag bikes. Then there are fuel suppliers, wool brokers, machinery dealers, seed merchants, and the list goes on. In Dubbo’s significant manufacturing base agriculture again plays an extremely important role, with Fletchers being Dubbo’s largest private employer based on sheep meat processing and grain. It does not stop there with pet food manufacturing such as Australian Pet Brands based on raw material supplied by agriculture, to machinery manufacturing like Country Wide Industries which designs and builds top quality ploughs here in Dubbo, and, exports all over Australia. Another large agriculturalbased business is the Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets (DRLM) which, according to economic modelling undertaken by the AEC Group in 2014, indicated the DRLM provide a total contribution of $75.6 million in total output and supports 320 full time equivalent positions. Some of these jobs include seven council employees, stock agents, buyers, carriers, suppliers

and people feeding the livestock. The DRLM is located on 30 hectares of land and measured on a combined sheep and cattle annual throughput, has grown to become the largest saleyard in Australia. The facility is owned by Dubbo City Council and presently 12 licenced stock and station agents operate at DRLM, ensuring a maximum of efficiency and service to clients. The sales are supported by numerous meat companies, butchers, farmers and feed lotters. So just how many stock were sold at DRLM?. Last financial year 1,346,536 sheep were sold and a whopping 300,526 cattle, which in terms of combined sheep and cattle numbers makes DRLM the largest of its kind in Australia, right here in Dubbo. This is a stark contrast to the first full year of operation in 1950, where the Dubbo market handled 9,334 cattle, 145,843 sheep, 2,667 pigs and 109 horses. Some very exciting things have been happening at the yards such as the recent $4.1M upgrade of the sheep selling facilities. The upgrade created yards with additional carrying capacity and a complex designed and constructed with ease of use and animal welfare in mind. In addition, a grant of $285,740 was received by Council under the NSW Fixing Country Roads Program to upgrade the Mitchell Highway/Bunglegumbie Road intersection to road train standards which was completed in 2015. This completed the 20 year program of upgrading works required to create Bunglegumbie Road as the northern road train bypass

route to the urban area. Part of the transport upgrade (made possible by separate funding) is the relocation of the Troy Junction Rail Level Crossing at the Boothenba Road/Newell Highway intersection to enable road train access again completed 2015. What might also be of interest to the Dubbo rate payer, is the fact that the DRLM will contribute in the order of $268,200 to Rates and General Revenue in the Financial Year 2015/2016. Moving forward construction is about to start on a $6.6M upgrade and expansion of the cattle facilities. This upgrade is very exciting to all stakeholders and will include: z an additional weighbridge z new wagon wheel delivery pen to scales z provision of an additional delivery lane – completed z provision of double deck loading ramps z an additional 200 selling pens z upgrade of pre-sale drafting yards and crush z additional feed yards All these improvements are geared towards better animal welfare, a safer working environment, great efficiency and more capacity. So how does the action system work? Livestock are sold at DRLM by auction. Essentially the farmers take their stock, be it sheep, cattle or goats into the market by truck. The farmer will have booked the stock in with an agent to be sold before the sale. The buyers know when the sale is on, and because the DRLM is

` Last financial year 1,346,536 sheep were sold and a whopping 300,526 cattle, which in terms of combined sheep and cattle numbers makes DRLM the largest of its kind in Australia, right here in Dubbo.

so large they know they will be able to have a choice of stock and be able to buy them by the truck load, keeping their transport costs down. The agent auctions the stock, and the highest bidder gets to take them home. Simple enough, and let’s face it, auctions are nothing new, with the Romans favouring them for setting prices of goods. Just to keep everyone on the ball, prime cattle (generally ones the butchers buy) sell by live weight, which means that you are bidding on them on a c/kg basis eg you bid $2.80 and the beast is weighed after the auction at 500kg, it will cost the buyer $1,400 plus GST. Store cattle (which generally needs to be grown out or may include breeder cows) are sold on a per head basis which means that if the winning bid is $1,400, you will pay $1,400 plus GST. Sheep and lambs are also sold on a per head basis. So how does the DRLM get paid? Amongst other things, DRLM earns its revenue by yard dues on stock sold. Some of these fees include $8.35 per head for cattle and sheep at $0.80 per head. The seller, generally the farmer pays this fee out of the value of the livestock sold, this is collected by the agent who also charges a commission to the farmer for selling the stock. If you are interested in having a look, sales for sheep and lambs take place from 11am on Mondays. Cattle sales are on Thursdays from 8am for prime cattle and store cattle is on Fridays from 11am as required, generally every two weeks. Goat sales are also held as required. If you do go and have a look, be careful of the trucks, don’t worry about the aroma and drop in for an “agent’s” feed at the canteen, you will not go hungry!

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Inland Rail planning still a priority FEDERAL Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton remains confident that planning for the iconic Inland Rail project will remain a priority for the Federal Government following meetings he attended in Canberra last week. Chair of the Inland Rail Implementation Group, John Anderson AO, joined Coulton in meeting with the newly appointed Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, the Hon Darren Chester MP, to discuss the progress of planning activities for the high performance freight line between Melbourne and Brisbane. Coulton has previously stated the importance of the Inland Rail, particularly for his electorate, and he emphasises that this is still the case. “This project is absolutely vital to addressing the increasing freight task being experienced in eastern Australia,” Coulton said. “The Inland Rail project will produce multiple economic benefits, allowing freight to be transported with time and productivity savings.” Coulton welcomed an announcement by Minister Chester that the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has awarded more than $11 million in contracts in recent weeks to progress planning on the Inland Rail project. Minister Chester said the contracts are for the provision of technical and engineering advisory services and discreet

parcels of engineering and environmental consultancy across the alignment. “Inland Rail is now in the planning and environmental approvals phase and ARTC and its consultants will commence critical field studies along the alignment over the coming weeks,” he said. “A joint venture of SMEC and ARUP has won the technical and engineering advisory contract and will provide a team of subject matter experts who will significantly bolster the resources of ARTC’s Inland Rail team. “This is vital work that the Government committed to ensure Inland Rail is construction ready.” Both Minister Chester and Coulton agree that the Inland Rail will boost regional economic growth and drive national productivity by connecting key production areas in Queensland, NSW and Victoria with export ports in Brisbane and Melbourne, with linkages to Sydney, Adelaide and Perth.

Regional news media: most influential among consumers REGIONAL news media has almost twice the trust of television and radio, with more than half of respondents considering it a trusted source of information, a new report into the sector has found. Regional news media reaches 3.9 million residents in regional Australia*.

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Fifty-four per cent ranked regional newspapers as their most trusted source of information, followed by television at 29 per cent, radio at 27per cent and online search at 18 per cent, the “Think Local – Regional News Media Report” found. Regional newspapers were also the most engaging source of information, with readers 1.4 times more likely to find their regional newspaper more engaging than TV, 1.6 times that of radio and 2.9 that of letterbox dropped catalogues and flyers. The report, commissioned by The Newspaper Works and conducted by Research Now among 1,440 respondents, asked about their local newspaper reading, to better understand the roles newspapers play in readers’ lives, and to compare this with how readers use other media. The report also found that regional newspapers are reader’s number one source of information on local business, the most influential media for shopping and buying decisions and an es-

5 shocking mistakes that are killing your business valuation NDERSTANDING what drives up business value and also what drives it down is critical in any business plan with a desired exit strategy. Reputable business valuers and small business accountants will know for any of their clients that are buying what can be pointed to when trying to negotiate a far lower price than what is being asked. So here are five mistakes that can be avoided when trying to get the business valuation and sale price you desire. 1. Not understanding what your business is worth now I GET asked all the time how much is a business worth and, sadly, like many who are looking to sell their own home, the value I estimate the business to have can quite often be a fair a bit less than what the owner is seeking. What’s even worse is somebody selling their business when they actually could have achieved a much higher price! Not understanding how a business is valued and what the tax consequences can be can leave many short-changed and wishing they had never sold in the first place. Now it is important to note that a business can sell for more than its theoretical value

as price and value can be two completely different beasts. My response to this will usually be: “Wouldn’t you rather have some idea of what the business is worth now and do something about it? Or would you prefer to just wing it and put a price that you want on your business – and hope like hell somebody wants to pay that much for it?” Before selling, be wary of unscrupulous brokers who are keen to get a listing and large commission. To have an understanding of what would be a good sale price for you and what wouldn’t be, get a small business valuation by experienced business valuers. If you don’t happen to sell, at least you will be able to use the report as part of your business plans so that you know you are heading in the right direction. 2. Failure to address cash flow issues VERY few potential buyers of your business will want to pay top dollar for it if it is struggling for cash. Consult your small business accountants and understand what your cash flow key performance indicators are. Devise a plan to address these issues with them so you can eliminate the negative effect it will have on your sale price. We always highly recommend

the powerful use of 3-way budgets for any cash flow forecasts. Not only do they let you understand what-if scenarios with debtor days, inventory days and supplier days, they also show you what your profit, cash and balance sheet will look like at any one point in time. As a small business accountant, this tool is my number one friend when it comes to achieving business growth and sale prices for my clients. 3. Business plan does not exist (or barely exists) VERY few people like doing business plans, but the reality is that if you want to increase the chances of getting a decent price for your business, you can use it as a selling tool to potential purchasers. If I were to look at buying a business that had no plan in place, I’m either going to walk away from it altogether or I’m going to offer a much lower amount as there is obviously going to be a lot of work involved. Having no plan would indicate to me that the owner is flying by the seat of his or her

sential connection to the readers’ local community. “Regional newspapers continue to play a unique and valuable role and this research confirms that communities have a close and trusting relationship with their paper which creates a highly effective advertising environment,” The Newspaper Works, CEO, Mark Hollands said. “Readers also overwhelmingly turn to their local newspaper to stay informed about issues affecting their area, events in their region and to get practical, relevant information.” When it comes to providing information about their local communities and how to find businesses and services in their area, regional newspapers outperformed every other media at 77 per cent. This compares with just 30 per cent for radio, 24 per cent for catalogues/flyers and 22 per cent for television. In addition, regional newspapers ranked Number One for influencing shopping and buying behaviour at 37 per cent. Regional news media readers are four times more likely to be high income earners than non-readers, with 41 per cent earning $80,000 or more per annum, making newspapers a source of high-value customers. The Nielsen Global Trust in Advertising Report, released last September, found that newspapers were also the most trusted medium for ads. *SOURCE: EMMA (ENHANCED MEDIA METRICS AUSTRALIA), 12 MONTHS TO DECEMBER 2015.

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Business in changing times with Phil Comerford, Scolari Comerford Dubbo pants so it stands to reason that there could be some skeletons in the closet as the place is just not organised. Good operators = good business planners = less risk in buying = higher business valuations. 4. Failure to act on a flat-lining or contracting business IF you’re hoping to sell your business within the next one to five years, ask yourself if your numbers indicate that sales are static or contracting? Now if there is a good reason for this and there are much higher profits, then great! However, a flat-lining business can be just like those that are shown on that television show ER. Is your business beeping regularly or does it scream out the horrendous flat-line noise that sees the team searching for a defibrillator? It’s nearly always better to sell your business when it is showing growth each year because most times a business that is growing is staying ahead of the curve of its competitors. If you’re trying to sell on the

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way down, be prepared for objections and why the business should not get the higher multiple when working out goodwill. 5. Reactive (not proactive) with your small business accountant. IF you are thinking of selling, make sure you communicate this with your small business accountant. Having them understand what your plans are can improve the decision making process and also help plan for tax minimisation once the sale occurs. Consider monthly or quarterly meetings to make sure you are on track. Put your plan in place and then consider working closely to keep it in check. For those who prefer it, consider using a business coaching service. Conclusion: THERE is no law that says to sell your business for maximum value you have to avoid any of the five deadly sins noted above. However, if you want to increase the chances of getting what you want and when, take action immediately or you might find that in many cases you are better off trundling off to the casino. Unless you get lucky, you will have at least torn money up quickly rather than wasting 10, 20, or even 30 years of your life!

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Glyphosate as dangerous as red meat and shampoo BY MARK COULTON MEMBER FOR PARKES

WAS horrified to read John Ryan’s recent column in the Dubbo Weekender expressing his concerns with the chemical glyphosate. Glyphosate is one of the most commonly used farm chemicals in Australia. Indeed, my brothers and I were actively involved in trials using glyphosate in conjunction with the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Agriculture in the early 1980’s. The use of glyphosate, commonly known as Roundup, has revolutionised the way crops are grown in Australia. Instead of continuously cultivating weeds in a fallow situation which results in a loss of moisture, damages the soil structure and leaves the country vulnerable to soil erosion, glyphosate enables the farmer to spray the weeds and not disturb the soil. In conjunction with the development of machines that can plant into high volumes of trash, glyphosate use, often mixed with other chemicals, has produced a cropping system in which the vast majority of crops are grown. During the 1980’s the Sydney University’s Livingston Farm near Moree undertook extensive trial and research work on zero till farming. This work lead to a revolution in the way crops are grown in Australia. Indeed, over the last decade, or more, of dryer than average seasons, it is fair to say that many farmers would have gone to the wall if they were still using the same methods of cultivation as their fathers and grandfathers.

Over the 25 years that I used glyphosate, I witnessed a huge change in the health of the soil on my property. The return of micro and macro organisms such as the common earthworm helped to increase the organic material and thus increased the ability of the soil to store moisture. The devastating loss of topsoil from summer storms was virtually eliminated. If you drove around the cropping areas of NSW today, you would see most of the paddocks weed free, with last year’s crop residue still in place. With a mod-

erate amount of rainfall in the next couple of months planting will commence, by placing the seeds with the minimum disturbance into the stubble. The push for the banning of glyphosate has been gaining momentum over the last few years. This is largely coming from international green groups and their local affiliates. It has more to do with a campaign against the global giant Monsanto than any real concerns around safety. My concern is not about the profitability of multinational chemical compa-

nies, but the viability of farmers who already operate with very tight margins. If Australian farmers are to remain profitable and continue to feed not only Australians but 50 million people all over the world they are going to need all the agronomic tools at their disposal. The report by the International Agency for Research and Cancer, an agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), states that glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic to humans.” The same report goes on to state that the risk of using glyphosate is on par with shampoo, red meat, high temperature frying and working a night shift.” Glyphosate has been extensively and independently risk assessed by regulators in Australia as well as the USA, Canada and Europe and found to be safe. If local councils bow to pressure from the green lobby and ban glyphosate and this ultimately leads to some future green-orientated government banning it nationally, the consequences for the farmers that I represent would be dire. We have seen in recent times a move away from accepting scientific, peer reviewed assessments of risk being replaced by emotionally driven campaigns that are based more on ideology than fact. As a Member of Parliament who represents the most efficient farmers in the world, I cannot let this campaign go unchallenged.

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RAW on ROAR ROAR @ The Rotunda ROAR Festival artist and Dubbo local talent, Harpoon will be playing at the Church Street Rotunda in Dubbo from 10am - 12 noon on Saturday, 12 March. There will be loads of action happening including the chance to buy tickets and go in the draw to win tickets on the day.

Zac Waters is an Australian trance DJ who features on the ROAR Music Festival lineup and who will be the leading man in choosing the winner of the ROAR DJ Competition.

2nd release VIP tix + giveaway opps Due to overwhelming demand we’ve released a very limited number of VIP tickets through a second release. Tickets are available via the website until sold out. Through our media partners and other festival partners we’ve also got a lot of opportunities happening to win tickets. Check our Facebook page to find out what’s on offer now and in coming weeks.

Q: Firstly, what are you most excited about in regards to playing at the festival? A: The scenery. I’ve been lucky enough to witness first hand the venue that the festival is being held at and all I can say is that when the sun is going down on a warm autumn night, it’s a perfect vibe. This is going to be very special. Q: For those who aren’t familiar with your work, what makes you different from the others? A: My own original music!

Dance like ROARman The ROARman videos are coming online thick and fast. Our latest videos feature ROARman busting some festival dance moves. We’d love to hear your suggestions for more. Find the videos on Facebook or Instagram and let us know what dance move you’d like to see him do next.

Q: Why is your set going to be one to remember on the day? A: You will just have to wait and see! I’ve been given a lot of creative freedom in regards to my slot, so I’m really hoping the crowd loves what I come up with. Q: The ROAR DJ competition obviously has a lot of potential in providing up and coming DJs with an avenue to get their names out there. What will you be looking for when choosing the winner? A: I’m going to be shortlisting five mixes. From that an entrant will be selected to play at ROAR Festival based on their mixing ability and song selection. No votes are needed in order to win the competition. Also, a DJ that has submitted a mix but was not shortlisted may also have the opportunity to play at ROAR. We will be selecting the wildcard entry based on the same criteria as the rest of the competition. Q: Finally, what would you say to those who haven’t bought a ticket yet? A: Get on it now! They are selling like hot cakes.

The dirt on ROAR On our blog page, you’ll meet Gemma – one of the young volunteers working with us on making ROAR Festival the biggest party in town. Gemma’s going to be giving you a behind the scenes tour of ROAR Festival in the making with thoughts, Q&As and more as we count down to the big day.

For a taste of Zac’s awesome trance tunes check him out on the Roar Music Festival playlist on Soundcloud or Spotify. The DJ competition closes on 25 March. Full details are on the website – www.roarfestival.com.au.

ROAR Festival autograph tograph wall In order to record thee history making moment on 9 April there’ll be an autograph wall at ROAR Festival. Wee plan to put this on displayy after the festival to remind us of how momentous this event was.

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A simply sweet dessert BY KATE WRIGHT INSPIREDMOOD.COM.AU U

HETHER you’re after a decadent snack or a simple dessert, these Fig and Vanilla Chia Seed Puddings tick all the boxes. They’re a compact package of goodness, sugar and dairy-free, and naturally sweetened with fresh figs. Meanwhile, those lovely little chia seeds ensure you also get a healthy dose of protein, calcium, omega fatty acids antioxidants and fibre. Chia seed puddings are a great sugar-free snack or dairy-free dessert that you can whip up in batches and store in the fridge to grab and go throughout the week. This recipe makes four to six chia seed puddings, depending on the size jar you use. That’s right – jars. Don’t be throwing out your nut butter glass jars or any other for that matter, because you can use them for this recipe and plenty of others too. When you look at these petite little desserts, you wouldn’t think they could be so filling and satisfying. But chia seeds are loaded with protein and fibre, which helps you feel fuller for longer. The same goes with the figs, whose natural sweetness also helps you feel like you’re being treated to something far naughtier than you actually are. In fact, there’s nothing naughty about this delicious dessert at all (unless you don’t share it)!

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Fig and vanilla chia seed puddings Ingredients * 50gm white chia seeds * 400mL coconut cream * 2 teaspoons vanilla * 4 fresh figs, chopped into small cubes

Method * Add chia seeds, coconut cream and vanilla to a small bowl and stir to combine * Divide the mixture into four or six small jars and top with fresh figs. * Screw the lids onto the jars and store the chia seed puddings in the fridge until ready to serve. Enjoy! Makes 4 – 6.

More women falling victim to silent killer Thousands of Australian women are living with an undetected silent killer that is putting them at higher risk of stroke compared with men.

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Despite the fact there are more men than women living with atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat), women with the condition are almost twice as likely to have a stroke than men. Stroke Foundation chief executive officer, Sharon McGowan, is urging Australian women to get a comprehensive health check before it’s too late. “Up to 30 percent of Australians are living with undiagnosed atrial fibrillation, putting them at serious risk of stroke,” McGowan said. “Women with atrial fibrillation are at higher risk of stroke and are more likely to have a severe and potentially deadly stroke as a result. “Atrial fibrillation can be managed but it needs to be detected first. Don’t let your stroke be the first sign of this condition. Mornington Peninsula local Andrea Hackwill clearly remembers the moment she discovered she had atrial fibrillation. Andrea was just 44 years old when

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she had a stroke while at her local shopping centre. Four months later she discovered the cause of her stroke - she was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation after ending up in hospital again with a rapid heartbeat. “In hindsight I clearly had atrial fibrillation prestroke. I’d had palpitations for months and thought they were stress-related but no one ever really asked me about it,” Andrea explained. “Atrial fibrillation is not really spoken about. There isn’t much press about it either. I’m lucky I got diagnosed and got it under control before I had another stroke. Ms McGowan said there needed to be more awareness of risk factors for stroke, a disease which kills more women than breast cancer. “Last year more than 6,500 women lost their lives to stroke

and there are almost 170,000 women who are stroke survivors in our community. “Stroke is one of the biggest killers of Australian women – much more must be done to stop this devastating disease.”

OzHelp Foundation urges more attention on suicide prevention measures ONE of Australia’s leading men’s health organisations OzHelp Foundation says the latest alarming figures on suicide by the Australian Bureau of Statistics highlights the need for more work to be done in the prevention of suicide. Figures released this week show a huge increase from previous figures, which OzHelp Foundation CEO, Tony Holland, says are extremely concerning. “We must take a proactive approach to suicide prevention.The overwhelming majority of people who die by suicide in Australia are still men accounting for 75 per cent of all deaths. We must take a proactive approach to save lives,” Holland said.

“The ABS statistics released ... highlight the importance for more to be done to prevent suicide in our communities. “I agree with Sue Murray of Suicide Prevention Australia, one death by suicide is one too many, and suicide is absolutely preventable. We need to continue to find ways to connect with men and to provide support and education both in our communities and in the workplace.” Like many other suicide prevention services, OzHelp Foundation is still waiting for confirmation on the continuation of its government funding. “Our frustration lies with uncertainty around funding to fight this challenge. We encourage the government to provide certainty for suicide prevention funding so that we can continue our lifesaving work across Australia,” he said. OzHelp Foundation is a national men’s mental health organisation which aims to prevent the suicide of working men by supporting them in workplaces to be more resilient and confident in meeting life’s challenges, providing services to 34,000 people each year.

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Time to smarten up mealtimes?

Davina’s Smart Carbs by Davina McCall is published by Orion Books, priced £16.99. Available now

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BY KEELEY BOLGER AFTER 15 years of marriage, Davina McCall surprised her husband Matthew by arranging to renew their vows in Las Vegas last Spring. Romantic as it sounds, the UK-based cookbook author, TV presenter and fitness fanatic insists it was quite the opposite. In fact, the whole day was a family affair, with their three children – Holly, 14, Tilly, 12, and nine-year-old Chester – secretly writing the vows on the plane, and two “really great friends” who couldn’t come to their wedding in 2000 joining in on the surprise. “I said to Matthew, ‘We’re going to renew our vows’, and his face sort of fell,” McCall, 48, recalls with a laugh. “He said, ‘Oh my God, that’s so cheesy. No!’ “I said, ‘Darling, we’re just going in our clothes, you don’t have to change into anything, we’re going to have a real laugh, the kids have written the vows’, and he went, ‘Actually, that’s quite cute’, and we all piled down to the Little White Chapel and laughed our way through our wedding vows. “It was brilliant because it was very casual, we didn’t make it into a great big thing.”

KITCHEN DIVA Darling clementines BY ANGELA SHELF MEDEARIS ONE of the best things about the coming cooler months is the abundance of citrus fruits. My favourite fruit is the clementine variety of mandarin. According to Citrus Australia, they are mainly grown in the MIA, the Riverland/Sunraysia, and also the Central Burnett region where the marketing season will soon begin. Clementines are a cross between a Chinese mandarin and an orange,

After this long together, the couple have a good rhythm at home – but McCall notes that there’s always room for improvement... “It’s funny because recently, when I’ve worked a couple of nights, Matthew’s cooked for friends or cooked for the kids, and I think, ‘Hang on a minute, how come you never cook when I’m there?!’ “He’s actually quite a good cook, so I was like, ‘Right that is it – you are going to cook for me a bit more!’ He’s very good at cooking, Matthew.” McCall is also a dab hand in the kitchen of course, recently adding another healthy-eating cookbook to her repertoire. Written out of frustration at the confusing advice surrounding carbohydrates, Davina’s Smart Carbs seeks to simplify the issue. “I’ve always been telling everybody about eating a balanced, healthy diet [one that includes carbs], and then I suddenly thought, ‘Have I been telling people the wrong thing?’ Then a nutritionist told me that there are good carbs and bad carbs, and we came up with this idea of smart carbs. “It makes total sense; there are smart carbs, ones that are good for us – and there are some very simple

and are often confused with varieties like mandarins and satsuma, or honey sweet oranges. Father Clement Rodier, a French missionary in Algeria, is credited with developing the clementine after an accidental hybridisation in the garden of his orphanage. He also became the namesake for the fruit. However, there are early records tracing the origins of the fruit to China, where it is nearly identical to a Canton mandarin grown in the Guangxi province. When selecting a clementine, choose fruits that are intact and firm, heavy for their size and deeply coloured. It’s best to keep at least 2-3cm of space between the clementines. Turn them often to prevent mould and to allow

changes we can make.” These changes include swapping white bread, rice and pasta for brown varieties (“That’s a no-brainer”) and using sweet potato in place of regular spuds. McCall recalls how she thought her kids would “baulk” when she first made a chicken crumble with a cauliflower, quinoa and Parmesan topping – but actually they loved it. “It’s interesting, you think, ‘Oh well, the kids aren’t going to like it’, but the kids have got more adventurous with the new stuff I give them. They’re into trying new things.” She acknowledges mealtimes can be a battleground, however. “I’ve got three kids and quite often, two of them like something and one of them doesn’t. I don’t make them something different – I just say, ‘Have some of the veg and have a bit more of this if you don’t like that’. “I always try and get them to try it,” McCall adds. “The more somebody tries something, the more likely they are to like it in the end.” Fancy trying some of McCall’s recipes yourself? Here are three tasty recipes from Davina’s Smart Carbs...

for air circulation, or store them in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator. A clementine contains only about 35 calories and 8 grams of carbohydrates. They also have fibre, vitamin C, calcium and potassium along with many other nutritional benefits. The clementine is the perfect combination of a nutrition-packed, healthy snack and a sweet treat. They’re also a flavour-booster for both sweet and savoury dishes like my recipe for Chicken With Clementines and Fennel. CHICKEN WITH CLEMENTINES AND FENNEL (Makes 4 servings.) Marinating overnight gives the chicken more flavour, but if you’re pressed for time you can marinate it for 30 minutes to 1 hour. If you can get your

hands on a can of Dr Pepper to make the sauce, it does make a great, nonalcoholic and less-expensive substitute for 6 1/2 tablespoons Arak, Ouzo or Pernod. If using the alcohol, increase the sugar or honey to 3 tablespoons. 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken pieces (thighs work best) 1/4 cup olive oil 6 tablespoons freshly squeezed clementine or orange juice 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard 1 tablespoon brown sugar or honey 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning 1/2 tablespoon cumin 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper 1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds, lightly crushed 2 clementines, peeled and divided

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BUBBLE AND SQUEAK (Serves 4) 300g carrots, cut into chunks 300g swede, cut into chunks 10g butter 150g spring greens, cabbage or Brussels sprouts, shredded 1tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, finely chopped Olive oil spray Poached or fried eggs, to serve (optional) Salt and black pepper Bring a saucepan of water to the boil. Add the carrots and swede and cook them for about 10 minutes or until tender. Drain thoroughly, then tip them back into the saucepan and leave them over a low heat for a few minutes, just to help steam off any excess liquid. Swede in particular can get quite waterlogged, so this is important. Mash the carrots and swede with the butter until fairly smooth. Tip the mash into a bowl and leave it to cool, then chill it in the fridge for a while to firm it up. Wash the greens thoroughly, put them in a saucepan with a little water and cover the pan. Place the pan over the heat and cook for a few minutes until the greens have wilted down, then drain them thoroughly and leave them to cool. When you’re ready to cook the bubble and squeak, mix the root veg mash and the greens together and season with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and gently fry the chopped onion over a medium heat until it’s softened and caramelising around the edges. Add this to the vegetables, then tip everything back into the frying pan and spread the mixture out into a large round. Cook the bubble and squeak over a medium heat for several minutes until it’s nice and brown underneath and cooked through. Meanwhile, preheat your grill to its highest setting. Spritz the top of the bubble and squeak with olive oil spray, then pop it under the grill for three to four minutes until it’s browning around the edges and in patches on top. Cut it into wedges and serve as part of a brunch with poached or fried eggs, if you like.

into slices 4 sprigs of thyme or lemon thyme 2 to 3 medium onions, cut lengthwise and then into quarters 2 fennel bulbs, cut lengthwise, then into quarters, tops reserved for sauce 1 (12-ounce) can Dr. Pepper 1 cup low-sodium chicken stock 3 star anise 4 tablespoons parsley, chopped 1. To make the marinade: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the oil, clementine or orange juices, mustard, brown sugar or honey, 1/2 tablespoon of the poultry seasoning, cumin and 1 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper, and 1 teaspoon of the fennel seeds. 2. Place the chicken, the clementine slices, thyme sprigs and the onion and fennel wedges in the bowl. Turn

LAMB AND AUBERGINE CASSEROLE (Serves 4) 2 aubergines, cut into 2.5cm cubes Olive oil spray 1tbsp olive oil 1 large onion, finely sliced 600g lean lamb leg or shoulder, trimmed of fat and diced 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1/2tsp ground allspice 1/2tsp ground cumin 1/2tsp ground coriander 1/2tsp cayenne or hot chilli powder 1/4tsp ground cinnamon 400g can of chopped tomatoes 200ml chicken stock or water 1tbsp pomegranate molasses 1tbsp lemon juice Small bunch of parsley, leaves only, to serve Salt and black pepper Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7. Put the aubergines in a bowl and spritz them with olive oil spray, then turn them over and repeat. Spread the aubergines on a baking tray and roast them in the oven for about 20 minutes, until they’re starting to brown. Heat the olive oil in a large flameproof casserole dish. Add the sliced onion and cook it slowly over a gentle heat for about 10 minutes, until it’s soft and translucent, then turn up the heat and add the lamb. Cook until the lamb is well browned, stirring regularly, then reduce the heat and add the garlic and spices. Season with salt and pepper. Add the tomatoes and the stock or water. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat, put a lid on the casserole dish and simmer for an hour until the lamb is becoming tender. Add the aubergines and the pomegranate molasses, cover again and cook for another 30 minutes. Remove the lid from the casserole. If the sauce is very liquid, simmer until it has reduced slightly, then add the lemon juice. Serve sprinkled with parsley.

several times to coat. Cover the bowl and place it into the refrigerator or alternately, pour the ingredients into a re-sealable bag. Press the air out of the bag, place it on a plate and put it into the refrigerator. Marinate 30 minutes to 1 hour, several hours or overnight. 3. If roasting immediately, heat oven to 245C/475F. In a large pot, pour in the Dr. Pepper, the chicken broth, and add the remaining poultry seasoning, and the remaining salt, pepper and fennel seed, and the star anise and reserved fennel tops. Bring the ingredients to a boil for 5 minutes or until the sauce starts to thicken. Cool the sauce slightly and strain into a large roasting pan. Discard the fennel tops, star anise and fennel seeds. 4. Pour the chicken, onion, fennel

BAKED PLUMS (Serves 4) 25g butter, plus extra for greasing 8 ripe plums, halved and stones removed 25g honey 75g ground almonds 25g flaked almonds, plus extra to garnish Seeds from 3 cardamom pods, ground 1/4tsp ground ginger Pinch of cinnamon

To serve: 1tbsp honey (optional) 150g creme fraiche or yoghurt

Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Grease an ovenproof dish with a little butter. Place the plums, cut side up, in the dish. Put the 25g of honey with the butter in a small saucepan and warm them over a gentle heat until they’ve melted together. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir the almonds and spices into the butter and honey. The mixture should be quite crumbly, but it should clump together when squeezed. Spoon about a dessertspoon of the mixture into the centre of each plum half. Bake the plums in the oven for about 15 minutes, or until they have completely softened and the topping is golden brown. Whisk the honey, if using, into the creme fraiche or yoghurt. Serve the plums with dollops of the sweetened creme fraiche and a few more flaked almonds as a garnish, if you like. and any liquid into the pan containing the sauce. Mix all of the ingredients together with a spoon. Turn the chicken skin side up and arrange so the sides do not touch. Place the chicken, uncovered, in the oven. 5. After 35 minutes, check on the chicken. If the skin is browning too quickly, turn the oven down to 205C/400F. Continue roasting until the skin is brown and crisp, another 20 to 30 minutes longer, or until the juices in the thickest part run clear. 6. Transfer the chicken and clementines, onion and fennel pieces, and the juices to a serving platter. Let rest 5-10 minutes before serving, and garnish with parsley. 5. After 35 minutes, check on the chicken. If the skin is browning

too quickly, turn the oven down to 205C/400F. Continue roasting until the skin is brown and crisp, another 20 to 30 minutes longer, or until the juices in the thickest part run clear. 6. Transfer the chicken and clementines, onion and fennel pieces, and the juices to a serving platter. Let rest 5-10 minutes before serving, and garnish with parsley.

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The best seat in the house BY GABRIELLE FAGAN SOFAS are one of the hearts of the home – where we slouch, lounge, surf and even snooze – and choosing the right one is all-important. There’s little point having a slimline model if, in reality, its high-end design will disappear under a pile of cushions, kids and pets, while deep, squashy high-backed sofas probably suit informal rural or period settings, rather than streamlined urban lofts. “It’s a good idea to spend time deciding what you really want. A rushed decision could mean you’ll end up with that little something missing, which keeps your sofa from being the safe, warm and cosy centre of your living room that it can and should be,” says Rebecca Snowden, an interior style advisor. “When it comes to picking the perfect sofa, think of all its many functions – something you can curl up on at the end of a long day, or sprawl out on for a lazy weekend. Ask yourself whether you want it to blend in seamlessly, or stand out and be a centrepiece. “ Comfort, of course, is also key. According to research by sofa specialists Sofology, the average person spends three to four hours a day on their sofa (though for some, this figure is much higher!), er!), while one-in-five also use the settee ass a setting to do work from. SIZE MATTERS o a room can Matching a sofa to osing a new be as tricky as choosing partner – and it’s crucial to get ve to live with it right, as you’ll have match) for years. your choice (or mismatch) “If you’re trying to style a small space, don’t chose an oversized w comfortsofa, no matter how ises Rick able it looks,” advises ector at Petini, creative director Delcor. nd plen“Slim, high legs and ty of space between the floor and sofa base will allow light to flow around the room, and give the illusion of more space. If you have a largerr space, opt for a medium or three-seatmaller sofa er rather than a smaller rfed by the which may be dwarfed room’s dimensions.” nsider how SOFA SMART: Consider d and pick a sofa will be used ngly – is it upholstery accordingly a sanctuary space for adults,

or will it have to cope with sticky hands and muddy paw prints? Leather’s easier to clean, but fabric adds depth and texture to a room. MIX & MATCH Sofas come in an array of shapes, from curvy to boxy – and even ones that can change their form. “For me, modular sofas are probably the best of all worlds, as they’re good for any size of home and any room within it,” says Arianne Keeler, upholstery buyer at Habitat. “They’re an excellent option for those starting small, who want a sofa which can change and grow as their home or family expands. “For a bit of fun, you can mix up modules in different colour options to create an edgy, individual look, or go for a unified colour option but use different module styles to create a truly bespoke feature.” SOFA SMART: Always order a fabric swatch and ‘live’ with it for a few days before confirming your choice, so you can view it in different lights and also, if it has a pile, check its look after you’ve sat on it. If you’re looking for a hard-wearing fabric to withstand the punishment of a family, polyester Accor fabric is particularly durable. BUTTONS AND BLOOMS Catwalk trends impact

on decor and seating too, and it’s important to avoid choosing a sofa that will date quickly. “Botanicals – floral patterns – continue to dominate and are in tune with our desire to ‘bring the outside in’. We’re also seeing interiors take a darker turn, with inky blue set to be one of this year’s most popular colours, with blushing pink for those who want a more feminine look,” says Philip Watkin, a furniture company director. “Classic designs are set to make a comeback and the most coveted pieces are embracing button detail, which we’ve interpreted in Chesterfield-inspired silhouettes with a modern twist. “Velvet, a classic material, is still riding high in the style stakes, and to update your look, be bold with vibrant colour-blocking hues, or introduce linear panels in plush velvet or high-definition devore.” SOFA SMART: Make sure your sofa will fit into your home by measuring every access point – doorway, stairwell and lift that it has to pass. A template made from newspaper, or masking tape on the floor marking out the amount of space it requires, will give you a good idea of how a sofa will fit a particular room.

Hendricks dark grey luxury leather 3 seat sofa.

The French Connection Slate sofa.

The Chiltern floral grand sofa.

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Boredom busters for energetic families BY DONNA ERICKSON IF your family is suffering from the heat-induced blahs, don’t let the seasonal funk get you down. Try some fun indoor and outdoor activities to perk up your days. Pick out your favourites from this list of 10 boredom busters. Jot them down on your family calendar, and adapt them to the projects or birthday celebrations that your family has already inked in. FUNSTUFF FOR FAMILIES: 1. There are more than 7000 recognised living languages in the world to-

day. Learn how to say “hello” in one that Greett each the iinterests t t you. G h other th att th breakfast table in the language. 2. Go together to your public library and check out the latest happenings for kids. While you are at it, check out several storybooks, too. Set aside a special “library book” basket to store them at home between visits. 3. Draw a picture of an outdoor summer/autumn scene where you live. Scan and email it, or help your child address a big envelope to send the drawing via mail to someone special. (They’ll get an extra buzz if the recipient sends a letter back by return mail.) 4. At lunchtime, name the foods on your plate and talk about where they came from. “The supermarket” is not a correct answer! 5. Draw eyes, a nose and mouth on your

fingers with non-toxic washable markers to puppets. Tell t create t finger fi t T ll a story. t 6. Citrus fruits evoke images of sunny beaches and warm places. For a healthy midday beverage, squeeze the sweet juice from oranges. Or, think “summertime” and squeeze some lemons for a pitcher of homemade lemonade. 7. Pop popcorn for an after-school snack. Sprinkle a new topping on it. 8. Make a dollhouse out of a cardboard box using supplies from your craft box and magazines and clean containers from the recycle bin. 9. Pick a destination close to your home and walk, bike or skate to get there. When you return, make refreshing cool drink (or in cooler months, make it a hot chocolate topped with a dollop of whipping cream and a dash of cinnamon for an extra treat).

10. Shop together for the ingredients dinnertime, t ffor sub b sandwiches. d i h At di ti let the family build their subs assemblyline fashion.

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NOW HERE’S A TIP T BY JOANN DERSON z “Shower hooks, the rings used to hang your shower curtain, also can be used in the wardrobe or hallway cupboard to hang bags and such. You can install a sturdy bar toward the back of the closet and hang the bags by their handles, hooked onto the shower curtain rings.” – contributed by T.I. z Too much paper? Here is an idea to decrease what you store: First, look up the instruction manual for any items you purchase, and save them to a file on your computer rather than keeping the paper manual. Then scan your receipts and save them with the

manuals. If you don’t have a scanner, take a good-quality digital photo of the receipt, and make sure that the numbers are readable. z “Did you know that pets get lost more often in winter and inclement weather? Rain can wash away or mask scent markers that help dogs and cats determine their location. Be sure that your animals are microchipped and that your information is up to date. If you find a lost pet, take it to the nearest vet or pound to have it scanned for the owner’s info. Let’s keep our pets safe!” – contributed by S.M. z Reusable totes are everywhere nowadays. Here are a few uses beyond carrying your groceries: Keep project pieces in one so that all your materials are stored together; plant a starter garden if the material can bi-

odegrade or be hung up; organise small toys or dolls in a child’s room; as an overnight bag. z Cut a hole into the backing of your nightstand, and you can place a power strip in the drawer. The cord goes right out the back of the nightstand and all the cords are out of sight. This also works in an end table with a drawer for your living room or entryway. z “For sticky scissors, simply reach for the castor oil! Rub a little on the scissors, and they’ll loosen up in no time. This is great for kitchen scissors that are cleaned often, because castor oil is safe and can be ingested. My scissors go through the dishwasher all the time, and the castor oil keeps them from rusting.” – CONTRIBUTED BY M.W.

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Crossing the green line in Cyprus BY HANNAH STEPHENSON STANDING at the checkpoint in Nicosia, the last divided city in the world where the buffer zone, or Green Line as it is known, separates north and south Cyprus, there's an air of informality as a group of policemen chat to passers by. With trepidation, I show my passport to an official at the kiosk to cross the border, opened in 2003, from north to south Cyprus. There are now seven checkpoints across this Mediterranean island, but it's a pretty relaxed setting considering the years of unrest which have pervaded it. The south side has a distinctly commercial feel to it. In the first street I enter, I come across Debenhams, McDonald's, Starbucks and other familiar high street shops. I pay in euros and the whole environment feels like a European holiday destination. The northern side seems quieter, poorer and somehow more authentic. I pay in Turkish lira and it's cheaper. Rewind to the early 1970s and the atmosphere at the checkpoint would not have been so relaxed. This border is the setting of the climax in Victoria Hislop's latest novel The Sunrise, where Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot friends and compatriots are forced to part because of a conflict which is out of their control, and remains unresolved today. The Greeks cross to the south, the Turks remain in the north. The conflict came to a head in 1974 when Turkey invaded northern Cyprus to foil a coup by Greek-Cypriot nationalists who wanted union (enosis) with Greece and independence from Britain. Violence erupted on both sides but the invasion left the Turkish Cypriots in

a state of political limbo. Today, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus doesn't exist officially. When Turkish troops seized the north, the island's prettier bit, the region became a political pariah. Aside from Turkey, no other nation acknowledges its existence. It's effectively been boycotted internationally and only Turkey provides the economic support it desperately needs. There's a ban on direct flights to Northern Cyprus from anywhere other than Turkey. Visitors have to land in Turkey first, usually Istanbul. Development in tourism has been slow, yet its problems bring their own advantages for the tourist. Northern Cyprus is less commercial and less disfigured than its southern neighbour. Many British tourists have been coming here for years, escaping the crowds of the busier Turkish resorts and loving the hospitality shown by the Turkish Cypriots. Some fly direct to Larnaca in the south and then take a longer transfer and cross the border to the north. A major marine turtle conservation project on Northern Cyprus – an estimated 10 per cent of loggerhead and 30 per cent off green turtles nesting in the Mediterranean nest on the beaches of Northern Cyprus – is also a big pull for eco-friendly visitors. We join beachgoers gathering round a nest that volunteers are excavating on Alagadi Beach, one of the main nesting beaches in the region. Baby turtles (hatchlings) are gently brought up to the surface of their new world, energetically flapping their flippers, and later that evening, we join others to release them into the sea. It's a dangerous journey – only one in 1000 hatch-

lings is expected to live to adulthood – but we are left with hope that the species will continue with the help of the Society for the Protection of Turtles (www.cyprusturtles.org) and with responsible tourism. Venturing away from the main tourist hub of Kyrenia (known as Girne to the Cypriot Turks) towards the north east, I take a step back in time, as we come across tiny villages, deserted beaches and even rub shoulders with the native wild donkeys, who will nuzzle up to your car if you dare to open the window. The Karpaz Peninsula boasts miles of unspoilt Mediterranean coastline, something that's rare among neighbouring tourist destinations – and in many ways it feels like Northern Cyprus is stuck in a time-warp – until we come across swanky developments such as the Karpaz Gate Marina, a swish new public marina with infinity pool, sophisticated menu and chic showers and changing rooms. Conversely, there is plenty of ancient history to explore, which remains unsullied by tourism. We wander around monasteries, churches and castles in relative peace and quiet, even at the height of the season, and often find free tables at cafes serving traditional home-made lemonade, made with mandarins and lemons picked straight from the tree. Hislop's novel is set largely in Famagusta on the east side which was THE place to be in the Mediterranean in the 1960s and early 1970s, as a string of luxury hotels sprang up along its stunning beach. The book sees a glamorous hotel open, staffed by both Greek and Turkish Cypriots. In the early 1970s, Famagusta had a population of 35,000, predominantly Greek Cypriots, and a sparkling future as a sizzling tourist resort. But when the

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Hannah Stephenson standing in front of the sunset over Kyrenia.

Turks invaded in 1974, it was evacuated and captured by them for future negotiations. Today, the beach at Varosha, a suburb of Famagusta once known as the 'Monte Carlo of the Middle East', still harbours the fine white sand and crystal clear waters which made it such a magnet for tourists â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but the once glamorous seafront hotels form a skyline of derelict, abandoned buildings in what has become a ghost town, fenced off and forlorn. At the tip, there's a stretch of beach near the beautiful Palm Beach Hotel which is still accessible, where we see holidaymakers swimming, snorkelling and taking out pedalos as you would on any other European beach. But the backdrop of bombed-out buildings, the fences and 'Forbidden Zone' warning signs, is a stark re-

Aussies 'unwittingly creating orphans' A Liberal senator has lashed out at Australian volunteers who are inadvertently fuelling the exploitation of children in order to feel good about themselves. Linda Reynolds says too many Australians are flocking to Southeast Asian orphanages and contributing to a multibillion dollar "voluntourism" industry that treats children like tourist attractions. She's calling for a new smart volunteer website, attached to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Smartraveller website, to provide information to Australians wanting to vol-

minder of its past. Varosha remains a weird remnant of history, a surreal relic of the conflict, and one worth visiting for its eeriness and the unique juxtaposition of its landscape. Look out to sea from the beach and you could be in paradise. Turn around and you could be in Beirut. Away from Varosha, Famagusta retains an unhurried feel, its old walled town steeped in Middle Eastern history, with its Venetian city walls providing excellent viewing points and the 13th century St Nicholas Cathedral converted to a mosque during the Ottoman reign. The city is also a great base if you want to see the major classical site Salamis, the first city of Cyprus in classical Greek times. On the Turkish Cypriot side of Nicosia, I don't find a string of well-known shops. Instead, I am able to lose

unteer overseas. "In Australia, we have long known the harm institutionalised care can do to children, so it absolutely bemuses me why we are rushing in record numbers to support these same facilities overseas," she told parliament . "While returning home feeling really good about themselves, they have made at best a negligible long-term impact and inadvertently create and leave behind problems in their wake." Senator Reynolds says politicians in Cambodia have pleaded for Australians to stop travelling there to support unregulated orphanages. She says thousands of chil-

dren are being removed from their families and communities to fill facilities in a bid to satisfy tourist demand, forced to live in unsanitary and unsafe conditions where they are highly vulnerable to sex abuse. UNICEF figures showed 75 per cent of children in these orphanages still have a living parent, many of whom are paid to send their children to the facilities, she said. Senator Reynolds says she is working with Save the Children and frontbenchers Kelly O'Dwyer and Concetta Fierravanti-Wells to develop resources for travellers wanting to volunteer. AAP

myself in a maze of narrow streets as I make my way towards the glories of the Ottoman empire, set within the old Venetian walled city. On another literary trail, I head for Bellapais, one of the prettiest villages on the island and home to a stunning Gothic abbey and fantastic views of the Five Finger Mountains. The author Gerald Durrell lived in this village for several years, writing about Cyprus in his book Bitter Lemons. He mentions passing the time drinking coffee under the Tree of Idleness in the village, although several spots lay claim to where he sat, so I'm not sure how authentic they are. I'll find my own tree, idle away, indulge in a Turkish coffee, and hope that the tourist trail doesn't find northern Cyprus too quickly.

Airbus touts 400seat 'A350-8000' jetliner AIRBUS is seeking airline support for a new 400-seat jetliner provisionally dubbed the A350-8000 as competition escalates with Boeing over the world's largest twoengined jets, airline and aviation industry sources say. After talking up the possibility of a new member of its A350 family, the European plane-maker has swung into an active pre-marketing phase as it responds to a recent upgrade in the competing Boeing 777.

While Boeing has scored successes in the Gulf with its biggest-ever twin-engined jet, the 406-seat 777-9, Airbus is expected to aim its design at airlines that do not always require the performance needed for extreme Gulf conditions. "It would have similar capacity and range (as the 7779) and substantially lower seat-mile costs," Airbus sales chief John Leahy said in an interview on the sidelines of the Istat Americas air finance conference. "We are showing it to airlines right now." Reuters/AAP

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Louisa Hall explores some of the most pertinent ideas of time

BY KATE WHITING 6/10 (Review by Rachel Howdle) BOOK OF THE WEEK Speak by Louisa Hall is published in paperback original by Orbit. IN Speak, Louisa Hall entwines multiple viewpoints in a constantly shifting narrative about what makes us truly human. Spanning a pilgrim girl’s diary from 1663, to the 2040 prison confession of a computer programmer who invented a doll so realistic that the children who played with it forgot to socialise, and taking in the letters of Alan Turing and the transcripts of a quarantined girl conversing with a robot, it is a complex, wideranging novel. Posing questions, never judging, it holds a mirror up to our increasingly digital lives, and explores whether artificial intelligence will divorce us from our humanity or whether it has a redemptive power to return us to ourselves. In the voices of her many characters, in her dazzling array of symbols, and in exploring some of the most pertinent ideas of our time, this is a unique, important and remarkable book.

The Stylist by Rosie Nixon is published in hardback by Mira HELLO! editor Rosie Nixon’s first novel takes place over awards season, taking in the sights and sounds of backstage at the Baftas and the Oscars, through the eyes of fashion newcomer Amber Green. As the season begins, jet-setting Mona Armstrong charges into Smith’s boutique commandeering their space and products for a celebrity fitting, all while under the gaze of a film crew. Mona’s demanding reputation precedes her, and the uber-stylist to the jet-setting stars is gaining as many column inches as the actresses she is dressing. A window dressing accident leads Amber to being hired as Mona’s temporary assistant, much to colleague ‘The Stick’s’ chagrin. And no sooner has her plane touched down in LA to style actress Beau, than Amber finds herself caught in the middle of celebrity chaos and wardrobe malfunctions. A fun debut novel from the magazine editor with hints of The Devil Wears Prada – full of stories fit for the silver screen.

8/10 (Review by Adam Weymouth) FICTION The Hollow Men by Rob McCarthy is published in hardback by Mulholland Books. IF you are looking for a well-informed thriller with lots of intrigue and plot twists, or if you enjoy the medical dramas that are plentiful on TV, you won’t be disappointed with Rob McCarthy’s debut crime novel The Hollow Men. The main character is Dr Harry Kent, a London-based former Army medic, currently working as a hospital registrar and police surgeon. One morning, after a busy night, he is contacted by the police and asked to attend a hostage situation involving a 17-year-old. When things turn sour, Harry is forced to save the boy’s life and protect him from further danger – danger that could be close to home and even closer to Harry’s inner circle of fellow doctors. Rob McCarthy wrote this book while in his fourth year of medi-

6/10 (Review by Rachel Howdle)

cal school and, technically, it is superior to many previous medical thrillers I’ve read. I found myself gripped from page one. 7/10 (Review Phil Robinson) The Butcher’s Hook by Janet Ellis is published in hardback by Two Roads. FORMER Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis turns her experience in storytelling to Georgian London for her debut novel. Anne Jaccob is the daughter of a fairly wealthy family. Her mother is confined after having a second daughter and her father’s dark moods are longer and stronger after the premature death of his

only son and heir. Anne’s forced to grow up quickly, hastened by a series of unconventional lessons by Dr Edwards. When butcher’s boy Fub brings a delivery of meat to the house, Anne feels something stir within her and, against her family’s wishes, she sets out to create her own happiness. As she falls deeper for Fub, Anne is forced into the company of Simeon Onions, a man closer in age to her father and of certain means. Will Anne be able to find herself and follow her heart? Slow to start, this first novel captures the dark era and holds the reader in suspense until the end.

Your Heart Is A Muscle The Size Of A Fist by Sunil Yapa is published in hardback by Little Brown. IT was one of the most effective street protests in history. In 1999, more than 40,000 campaigners besieged the World Trade Organisation’s Ministerial Conference in Seattle, and successfully derailed a crucially important set of meetings. Writer Sunil Yapa wasn’t there – he was studying economic geography at Penn State University on the other side of America at the time. But his dad, a professor emeritus of Geography at Penn State University, had consulted for the World Bank, so Sunil watched the unfolding events with interest. His novel – it usually takes a few years to give recent history its proper perspective – explores the reasons for the pro-

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 11.03.2016 to Sunday 13.03.2016 testers’ anger, as well as the shifting viewpoints of the many participants. From a supposedly non-violent ecocampaigner with a nasty temper, to brutal and ignorant cops who are nonetheless capable of great love, Yapa’s lyrical prose brings the conflicted internal lives of a multitude of characters vividly to the page. 8/10 (Review by Liz Ryan) NON-FICTION The Button Box by Lynn Knight is published in hardback by Chatto & Windus. IT’S a skilful writer who can Having been a young child, like many others, who loved rooting though my own mother’s tin of hundreds of different mismatched buttons, I dived straight into Lynn Knight’s latest book The Button Box. KNIGHT leads us into the past lives of a selection of buttons once belonging to a variety of clothing items worn and often handmade by members of her family since the early Victorian era. Each trinket of the past comes to life, bringing with it the stories of how they adorned each piece of clothing they helped fasten or support. It gives a nice nostalgic and informative look into the history of fashion, the Great War and even a few comical anecdotes on subjects such as sex and relationships. I found this a great read for all ages

and a genuine insight into the social history of different times. 7/10 (Review by Phil Robinson) One Child by Mei Fong is published in paperback by OneWorld Publications. IN September 1980, the Chinese government unveiled a new plan to curb the country’s reproductive habits – by issuing the one-child policy. Ordering families to only have one kid, following debate with military scientists, was considered a radical and controversial experiment to reduce the country’s population and therefore, limit poverty and boost the economy. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mei Fong, who was born in Malaysia, gives the issue a human angle as she focuses on the real-life impact of the policy and its repercussions more than three decades on. With a massive ageing population and a lack of a younger workforce, there are also “bachelor villages” and runaway brides who take advantage of the situation by marrying the men so they can take the dowry before disappearing, parents who have lost their only child in natural disasters as well as authority figures who carried out late-term abortions and penalised parents who dared defy the policy. Children are a personal matter for Fong, a mother-of-twins, who now lives

in the US, but suffered a miscarriage and underwent IVF during her time in China, and she draws upon her experiences as she refers to other parents. An interesting and intriguing read. 7/10 (Review by Shereen Low) CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK When Everything Feels Like The Movies by Raziel Reid is published in hardback by Atom. THIS is not a book you enjoy; it’s one that slices through your brain like a razor on flesh. That’s not to say it isn’t brilliant. In fact, it’s bright, sharp, uncannily accurate when it comes to pinning down the harsher, nastier sides of teenage behaviour, and is also heartfelt and dotted with piercingly touching moments that utterly wring you out. Inspired by a true story, Raziel Reid introduces us to Jude, a “supernova” of a character who doesn’t deign to ascribe to a particular gender, and who every day reimagines the world so that all the haters (of which there are crushingly many) are transformed into adoring groupies and obsessed paparazzi. A haze of drugs, fear, addiction, loss, sex, parental failure and the agonising desire to be loved, fogs up every page as Jude races towards the pinnacle of school life: the Valentine’s Day Ball. At times it’s so visceral you are left roiling

Learning from history T HE recent arrival of a second-hand copy of “Atlas of New South Wales... portrait of a state” prompted reviewing some of the elements in the text. Published in 1987 it allows us to review what has and what hasn’t happened in the last 30 years. Early pages detail the historical establishment of towns, closer settlement, irrigation, soldier settlement and mining development. It then summarises a wealth of statistical and community information. Some graphs and indicators show the status of forestry, cropping, mineral deposits and manufacturing in various parts of the state. It shows railway tracks, their growth and decline in services. A display shows surface water resources and in particular the Clarence River – it appears to have a flow equal to the sum of all the other main rivers flowing east to the sea. It begs the question – when will we see Burrendong Dam, which is continually indicating around 18 per cent full, and other inland dams which are typically deficient, filled with the diverted flood waters that continue to devastate coastal populations. Another arrival is “The Ampol Book of Australiana” by Sidney Baker. Published in 1965 it collects statistics and data worth considering and it would be useful for us but a challenge for current day propaganda writers. Consider: 43 per cent of the continental area is classed as arid deserts, sand hills, sand plains, and another 20 per cent

is semi-arid. Parts of Australia are at least 2,000,000,000 years old. About 157,000 convicts were transported to Australia between 1788 and 1868 – three times as many had been sent to America. Many Dubbo residents recognise that some of our streets are named for early governors of NSW. Bligh was governor 1806-08, Macquarie 1810-21, Brisbane 1821-25, Darling 1825-31, Bourke 183137, Gipps 1838-46 and Fitz Roy 1846-55. In 1998 Paul Sheehan wrote “Among the Barbarians” – it was motivated by conflicts of opinion in media reporting and the challenges he faced after writing about multi-culturalism. The incoming correspondence, as quoted in the introduction of his book, was vicious. The attacks were not made against the text but against the person. Media commentators, university lecturers, politicians, etc. all had their say without putting forward any constructive views. Not much has changed. These “old books” typically

provide us with a picture of the demography, history and statistics, and attitudes of a generation or more ago. An example of recent publishing featuring past events are the half dozen titles which came on the market last year on “The Dismissal”. One book by that title comprises a collection of current views by journalists and other commentators asking where were you on November 11, 1975? Bob Hawke is quoted, “I did not share the all-too-easy euphoria that the electorate would revolt against the Machiavellian tactics of Fraser, Kerr and Barwick. The unavoidable fact was that one didn’t have to rely on the polls to know that the government was widely unpopular.” We are fed a daily dose of “Finance” which reports the Australian dollar, the ASX stars and interest rate projections. Dr Jack Jacoby has written “Corporate Crap” which features the “stupid management myths that destroy shareholder value”. The text provides guidelines on how to avoid management mistakes to deliver better returns. Too often the mainstream busi-

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in the terrifying flux that is adolescence. Unnerving and uncomfortable, yes, but it also reveals just how talented Reid is at capturing so fully the pain of growing up and discovering who you are. It’s not one for rereading, but it’ll be hard to forget in a hurry. 7/10 (Review by Ella Walker)

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From the bookshelves by Dave Pankhurst The Book Connection ness motive is that the corporation exists to pursue its own interest rather than those of its shareholders. Considering the current prospects for the next Federal Election, the first double dissolution of the Commonwealth Parliament occurred in 1914. The second was in 1951. Whilst on elections, Australia invented the ballot box in 1856. Over 56 per cent of the population (1961 census) lived in the six state capitals and Canberra. The area occupied by these cities is about one-thousandth of the total of Australia and holds more than half its people. Not much has changed there. Australians have the capacity to achieve remarkable results. George McFarlane has written “100 Not Out” which lists 100 businesses that have survived and thrived – “a phenomenon of entrepreneurship, fiscal responsibility and flexibility.” Included are Akubra Hats, Saxby’s Soft Drinks, O’Neills, Nebea Family Farm. When you consider there have been 30,000 small businesses close in the last year, to last a century is remarkable. Chrystopher Spicer, author of “Great Australian World Firsts”, lists the things we made and did. We were the first in the world to invent a portable pacemaker, Jack Brabham

was the first to win a Formula One World Championship, Tullie Wollaston brought the opal onto the world gem market. Michelle Grattan wrote “Back on the Wool Track” in which she records her tracing of the 1909 travels of C.E.W. Bean who provided a wonderful history of the wool industry in the Outback. Decades later she describes the life of people in the wool industry and those who support them. Page 94 relates to the Cobar area in 2003 and Grattan discusses the developments in the area with mayor Lillian Brady. She then moves on to my old stamping ground at Roto and Mt Hope which has maintained its role in the wool industry. James Lovelock has just released “A Rough Ride to the Future” in which he provides challenges on how we handle the years ahead. He features key issues which will be major challenges – Human nature and tribalism, the myths of environmentalism and their consequences, a real problem already evident in the evolution of the city, climate science, and how invention has accelerated evolution. To handle these issues, we can draw on the wisdom of our elders and learn from history. Enjoy your browsing, Dave Pankhurst.

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Soon to be buried treasure? BY ANDREW GLASSOP WPCC

HINGS happen in the world all the time that bring on rage, despair and fear. These are things that threaten to radically, permanently, change our way of life; usually to make it worse. The world, as we know, is a hard, hard place. Then there are those things that appear to happen in a silent bubble. A few people might talk about it, a few people might voice their concerns, a few people might write to the local paper, a few people might even visit their local MP. In the main though, the general population views these sorts of things as niche concerns, as things that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t concern them; things that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make their lives measurably worse. These small things though can often have impacts far larger than the current eruptions might make it seem. One of these small things that could have great impact is the current threat to the National Library of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trove database. Trove houses, and makes available to the public for free, a vast, vast, vast supply of objects crucial to our understanding of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rich cultural history. Want to know why early government officials in NSW were more interested in cock-fighting than the theatre? You can read about it in the Sydney Monitor of October 13, 1828. More interested in early three-finned surfboards from Sydneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s northern beaches? The Powerhouse has a square tail thruster

in their collection. Wondering if there is still gold in them tharâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hills? The State Library has a 1930s commercial mining map from Hill End that might prove useful. I found this eclectic collection in just a few minutes of diligent research from the safety of my office desk. Trove is, as the very name suggests, a treasure hoard for the ages. It lists, at present, a massive 471,868,736 individual items. Its ability to do this is currently under threat from decreases in funding. Some services will remain but others are set to close. One is the ability to search through the databases of other institutions, notably museums, via Trove itself. Without this capability researchers will have to individually identify where a record or object might be held, and then search through those archives one by one, each time learning the particular search system they use and the type of records they can return. If they overlook one source, or donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even realise that source exists, then their research will be poorer for it. Here in Dubbo there has not been a heritage show we have curated in the past eight years that has not heavily relied on Trove for research. In that time we have looked at early cinema, female crime, famous designers, ancient artefacts, and the centenary of 1915 to name just a few. Right now we are in the stages of preparing exhibitions for 2017 and 2018 that will rely heavily on Trove for their content. A few years ago, with the very generous assistance of Macquarie Regional Publishing and the Armati family, we were able to digitise the Dubbo

dering world of visual art. Artist, Jonathon Jones, and curator, Emily McDaniel, will discuss their recent collaborative exhibition of Wiradjuri Aboriginal art at the Art Gallery of NSW. It looked at the way Wiradjuri artists use, and have used, the line to depict their surroundings and culture. It took a very individual look at Aboriginal art and presented a view that helps a viewer overcome either a reluctance or hesitancy to engage with Aboriginal art and a sense of exhaustion with the dot where every work seemingly blends into the other. Aboriginal art can be daunting, it uses a type of visual language very few of us are conversant with, and touches on cultural practices and knowledge few of us, again, understand. If you want to get refreshed about Aboriginal art then this is the place to start.

newspapers from the 1890s through to 1954. At the risk of repeating myself, this is a resource of almost incalculable value. Not all of this will disappear, but to start to chip away at one of the greatest cultural achievements of Australia is worrying to say the least.

Art old and new ONIGHT (Friday, March 11) sees the first of two public programmes that examine the somewhat bewil-

On the other hand, if your bafflement with art tends towards the more modern end of the scale, then perhaps the special educatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tour of Stars + Stripes here at the WPCC will be more your style. There is no argument that contemporary art can be baffling (see last monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s WPCC column â&#x20AC;&#x201C; no doubt in your neatly archived digital database) and this will be an opportunity to stand up, and proudly say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get it.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; WPCC educator, Karen Hagan, will lead a highly interactive tour where every question is valid and you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need a PHD in order to raise your hand to ask it. Karenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tour â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Talk About Art (Baby)â&#x20AC;&#x2122; takes place on Saturday, April 23.

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Aboriginal Comedy All Stars a hit production BY CHARNIE TUCKEY

AS everyone started arriving at the Dubbo Theatre for the Aboriginal Comedy All Stars on Saturday March 5, the excitement was continuous. Groups of girlfriends, family and couples were eager for an exceptional night of humour.

Kelly Craig and Dylan Hill with Tiffany Lucas

Mary Ann and John Hausia

Cindy Williams, Tiarna and Brittany Wakely

Linda Christof and Cassie Oneil

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Grace and Debra Toomey, Alice Gordon and Mary Ann Hausia

Jason French and Lionel Wood

Wendy, Kristie and Alex Klaassens

Rachael Perese, Alice Gordon, Stacey and Deb Toomey

Lauren and Josh Fernando

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Tasty treats at wine and nourishment BY CHARNIE TUCKEY

FAMILY and friends gathered for a delightful afternoon at The Old Dubbo Gaol for the Wine and Nourishment night on Friday, March 4. Everyone attending was indulged in a great night of food, fine wine and live music. Laying on a picnic rug under the dazzling fairy lights at the historic site, the atmosphere was surreal. Gourmet food, a wine bar and dessert bar was a big hit for all attending this beautiful evening. Lisa, Sally, Lara, Bree and Sandra

Colleen and Richard Pawlenko

Reearn, David, Zac, Melena, Vincent, Lauren

Sharron, Miranda, Susan, Ally and Josh

John, Michelle, Laura and Emma

Collin, Colin, Roy, Lisa and Paula

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Thalia Smith, Scott Hewish, Jules Marshall and Lydia Smith

Sarah Reynen, Kristy Hatswell, Brogan Walsh and Jake Mckay

Justine, Danni and Georgia

Keith Yap, Maisy Kubowicz and Ashleigh Thomas

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hear ATHRYN WEBBER at Marathon Health and Nikki Daley from Break Thru People Solutions, have been working together to find new ways for people with a disability to have more inclusion with the local community.

They have come up with a Community Disability Disco that will give people with disabilities the opportunity to dance the night away, meet new people and make new friends. Diane and Michael Kempston at the Amaroo Hotel were happy to jump onboard and be apart of this great community event and Kathryn and Nikki tell us that the response so far from the community has been overwhelming. Friday, April 1, from 6pm til 10pm downstairs at the Amaroo Hotel , a 18 plus event. For more information you can contact Nikki on 6884 5151 or Kathryn on 6826 5200 – well done to all involved!

HE Underarm, a play about two brothers ripped apart by the controversial underarm delivery of the final ball in the 1981 World Series clash between Australia and New Zealand shouldn’t leave you in’ despair if you know nothing about his incident, cricket or don’t play the game. This engaging comedic play can be enjoyed by anyone with a sense of humour, and for $20 a ticket it can especially be enjoyed by those in any sporting team who have never been to the theatre because they deem it too expensive and not ‘their thing’. You would be hard pressed to agree that viewing sport on screen is as thrilling as watching sport live, and equally, live theatre is an invigorating event that must at least be trialled. So if you know a non-theatre goer who braves any type of sporting arenda, encouraging

ORMER Australian Prime Minister John Howard will be attending a public dinner in Dubbo on April 14, as guest of NSW Deputy Premier and State Member for Dubbo, Troy Grant. The dinner will be held in the auditorium of the Dubbo RSL Club and is open to the public . Tickets are $90.00 per person. The format for the evening will include a three course meal , an address by Mr Howard and a question and answer session with a moderator in a fireside chat session on stage. Howard became Prime Minister in 1996 entering office with a 45 seat majority which was the second largest in Australian history. He went on to win re-election a further three times . He is the second longest serving Australian Prime Minister . For more details, call Peter Bartley on 0488 057 363

O join primary school aged children across Australia and take important steps towards a healthier future by participating in National Walk Safely to School Day on Friday, May 20, 2016. National Walk Safely to School Day is a community initiative which aims to raise awareness of the health, road safety, transport and environmental benefits which regular walking (especially to and from school, can provide for the long term health of our children. The annual event, now in its 17th year, encourages primary school aged children to walk to and from school, not just on Friday, May 20, but every day. Harold Scruby, chairman and CEO, of the Pedestrian Council of Australia said that unless teachers, parents, carers and the community generally get behind this even and is objectives, the outlook for Austral-

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them to be daring enough to cross to the other side and embark on a different type of cultural experience. Friday, March 11, 7.30pm, Dubbo Regional Theatre.

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HE Man from Ironbark Festival at Stuart Town 2016 will be held on Easter Saturday, March 26, at Stuart Town. The festival kicks off at 9am and features helicopter and stage coach rides, up to 100 street stalls, buskers, amusement rides, an archery range, a doll, bear and craft expo, a look-alike competition for the best likeness to the Ironman, poetry by Carol Heuchan, enactment of a gold fields hold up and shoot out, a gum boot throwing competition, a concert in the park featuring Jono Nicholson and Tracie Budd. For more information visit www.themanfromironbarkfestival.com or call 0418669867.

ia’s children is not good. For more information, visit www.walk.com.au. ICKETS are on sale now to see Justice Crew when they come to Dubbo on April 23. Eighttime ARIA nominees, the Justice Crew have expanded their Live & Local tour with three fresh NSW dates in Tamworth, Dubbo and Bathurst. Young-gun Australia’s Got Talent contestant Fletcher ‘Fletch’ Pilon will be supporting them for all tour dates. The Crew’s set includes a blend of cult classics as well as brand new unleashed material. You’ll hear their number one ARIA single ‘Boom Boom’ and their five time platinum, feel good anthem, ‘Que Sera’. After an explosive entrance into the Australian music scene following their Australia’s Got Talent triumph in 2010 the Justice Crew have grown in popularity. Saturday, April 23, Dubbo RSL.

Bake off for the blues IG Blue Digital will host their first ever Big Blue Bake Off, on Thursday, April 7, inviting the ‘celebrities’ of Dubbo to whisk their way to glory. But don’t think they just want to have their cake and eat it too; the bakeoff is being hosted as part of beyondblue’s Bash initiative, a series of community driven fundraising events held throughout the year. Big Blue Digital chief digital strategist and co-founder, Leanne O’Sullivan, said there were “three million Australians living with anxiety or depression”. “We are big supporters of the work

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of beyondblue and other mental health services, and when we heard about the beyondblue Bash it just seemed to be the perfect recipe,” O’Sullivan said. beyondblue CEO Georgie Harman said, “Every family, every workplace, every school is touched by depression, anxiety or suicide at some point. We provide practical support and information to help Australians achieve their best possible mental health. Whatever way people chose to support us – we think they are legends.” Attendees are encouraged to donate a ‘big blue’ note - $10 that is – to beyondblue on the day.

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

REFLECTIONS RESTAURANT

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

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

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

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

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

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VILLAGE BAKERY CAFE

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

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

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

THE GRAPEVINE ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϴ͘ϯϬĂŵͲϰƉŵ 'ŽŽĚ ĨŽŽĚ͕ ŐŽŽĚ ĐŽīĞĞ ĂŶĚ ŐŽŽĚ company 144 Brisbane St, 6884 7354

WYLDE BEAN THAI CAFE KƉĞŶ ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ůƵŶĐŚ ϲĂŵ Ɵůů ůĂƚĞ 40 Bourke Street, 6885 5999

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

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

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

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

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

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

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE

Friday 11.03.2016 to Sunday 13.03.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

Friday, March 11 The Living Room

Griff’s Great Britain

MOVIE: Jumper

TEN, 7.30pm

ABC, 8pm

9GO!, 9.30pm, M (2008)

Now a Friday night staple for those who want some ideas on what to do at the weekend, whether it’s home renovations, gardening tips, barbecue recipes or daring activities, this popular laid-back lifestyle program continues to capture big audience numbers. Autumn’s just around the corner and The Living Room team is making the most of the end of summer with some great ideas. Tonight, Barry discovers how to build the best house on a small, narrow block, Jamie mixes modern and traditional with a garden for a federation home and Miguel reveals the secret to the perfect homemade ice cream.

Following the huge success of A Great Welsh Adventure, affable comedian and adventurer Griff Rhys Jones has set out on a typically intrepid series of explorations and challenges around Great Britain in this eight-part series. Tonight, he visits the stunning Lake District – the most popular National Park in Britain, renowned for its superlatives, for example, the highest mountain, longest lake and wettest region. He even meets the man who earned the world record for the largest Cumberland sausage at 3.3m, and weighing a colossal 135kg. Jones is set the challenge of “beating a record” in the region, but it’s going to be no mean feat.

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ABC

PRIME7

WIN

TEN

SBS

6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 10.00 One Plus One. (CC) 10.30 Catalyst. (R, CC) 11.00 Hello Birdy. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) 12.00 News At Noon. (CC) 1.00 Crownies. (M, R, CC) 1.55 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R, CC) 2.50 The Cook And The Chef. (R, CC) 3.20 The Bill. (PG, R, CC) 4.10 Murder, She Wrote. (PG, R, CC) Jessica’s cousin fakes her own death. 5.00 ABC News: Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 The Drum. (CC) Presented by Julia Baird.

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG, CC) 11.30 Seven Morning News. (CC) 12.00 MOVIE: In The Line Of Duty: Blaze Of Glory. (M, R, CC) (1997) An ex-cop and his wife, who is a chemist specialising in explosives, become bank robbers. Lori Loughlin, Bruce Campbell. 2.00 The Daily Edition. (CC) The hottest issues from the day’s news. 3.00 The Chase. (R, CC) Hosted by Bradley Walsh. 4.00 Seven News At 4. (CC) 5.00 The Chase Australia. (CC) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.

6.00 Today. (CC) 9.00 Today Extra. (PG, CC) Presented by David Campbell and Sonia Kruger. 11.30 Morning 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) Hosted by Mario Lopez. 2.30 Alive And Cooking. (CC) Hosted by James Reeson. 3.00 News Now. (CC) 4.00 Afternoon News. (CC) 5.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (CC) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 ET. (R, CC) 6.30 GCBC. (R, CC) 7.00 The Home Team. (R, CC) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Talk. (PG, CC) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG, CC) 1.00 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. (CC) 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, CC) 3.30 Ben’s Menu. (R, CC) 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. (CC) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, CC) 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 France 24 English News. 6.30 Deutsche Welle English News. 7.00 Al Jazeera English News. 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 Fonko. (PG, CC) 3.00 NITV News Week In Review. (R) 3.30 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Julia Sawalha. (R, CC) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R, CC)

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) Hosted by Fiona Bruce. 7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 7.30. (CC) The best analysis of local, national and international events from an Australian perspective. 8.00 Griff’s Great Britain: Lakes. (PG, CC) Griff Rhys Jones explores the Lake District, the most popular national park in Britain. 8.30 The Doctor Blake Mysteries. (M, CC) After a reporter’s body is discovered on a local golf course, Dr Blake is called in to investigate. 9.30 Silent Witness. (M, R, CC) After former cop Alan Lane is arrested for the murder of his wife, he vehemently protests his innocence. 10.30 Lateline. (R, CC) News analysis program. 11.00 The Business. (R, CC) The day’s business and finance news, including a look at the latest trends on the international share and currency markets. 11.20 It’s A Date. (M, R, CC) A woman runs into an old crush. 11.50 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming.

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. (CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (CC) Joh, Adam, Tara, Graham and Jason team up to turn two shipping containers into a stylish modern home. Dr Harry visits Trowunna Wildlife Park, where they are leading the charge to save Tasmanian Devils. 8.30 MOVIE: The Butler. (M, CC) (2013) The dramatic changes that swept American society, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, are seen from the pointof-view of a butler at the White House who served seven American presidents over three decades. Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack. 11.20 To Be Advised.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 WIN News. (CC) 7.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 2. Brisbane Broncos v New Zealand Warriors. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. 10.30 MOVIE: Lethal Weapon 3. (M, R, CC) (1992) With his partner preparing for his retirement, an out-ofcontrol cop and his old friend look into one last case involving a former policeman who is running an arms racket with the help of an internal affairs officer. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci.

6.00 Family Feud. (CC) Two families try to win big prizes by guessing the most popular responses to a survey of the public. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. (CC) Ray Martin, Gorgi Coghlan, Anthony “Lehmo” Lehmann and Meshel Laurie take a look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Living Room. (CC) Barry discovers the best way to fit a house on a small narrow block. Jamie mixes modern and traditional garden styles for a Federation home. Miguel reveals the secret to the “perfect” homemade icecream. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, CC) Graham Norton showcases his sense of humour as he chats with actors Sir David Attenborough, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Ice Cube and Kevin Hart. Music is provided by American singer-songwriter Elle King. 9.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 The Project. (R, CC) Ray Martin, Gorgi Coghlan, Anthony “Lehmo” Lehmann and Meshel Laurie take a look at the day’s news.

6.00 Food Safari. (R, CC) Maeve O’Meara explores the many cuisines that are part of South Africa’s culinary landscape. 6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 MythBusters. (PG, CC) Adam and Jamie tackle fan favourites from video games to grenades, and spy cars to super-fast firearms. 8.30 Lost Kingdoms Of South America: Stone At The Centre. (PG, R, CC) Part 2 of 4. Archaeologist Dr Jago Cooper sets out to discover what happened to the people who built Tiwanaku, a ruined city which lies in the Bolivian Andes. 9.30 MOVIE: Léon: The Professional. (MA15+, R, CC) (1994) A hitman reluctantly takes care of a girl after her parents are killed, and she reveals that she wants revenge. Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman. 11.55 MOVIE: Hemel. (MA15+, R) (2012) A woman fears for her father. Hannah Hoekstra, Hans Dagelet.

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

12.20 Revenge. (M, R, CC) After the devastating happenings on the Amanda, Emily is in a downward spiral. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 2.00 A Current Affair. (R, CC) 2.30 V.I.P. (M, R) The team finds themselves under investigation. 3.30 Undateable. (M, CC) 4.00 Extra. (R, CC) 4.30 Good Morning America. (CC)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) Comedian Stephen Colbert interviews a variety of guests from the worlds of film, politics, business and music. 1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping.

1.25 West Of Memphis. (MA15+, R, CC) 3.55 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 4.30 37°4 S. (R) 4.45 Dance Me To The End Of Love. (M, R) 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. 1103

3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 11.03.2016 to Sunday 13.03.2016

Friday, March 11 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.15pm The Expendables 3 (2014) Action. Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Mel Gibson. A team of mercenaries battles a ruthless arms trader. (M) Premiere

7.30pm BBQ Pitmasters. (PG) A&E

7.30pm Digging For Britain. Flint tools are unearthed in Norfolk.. (PG) History

7.30pm Soccer. A-League. Round 23. Adelaide United v Melbourne City. Fox Sports 4

8.30pm Drugs Inc.. (MA15+) National Geographic

8.00pm Rugby League. NRL. Round 2. Brisbane Broncos v New Zealand Warriors. Fox Sports 1

10.10pm Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015) Action. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo. (M) Premiere

8.30pm Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted. Comedian Tig Notaro headlines a comedy special.. Comedy Channel 9.35pm Recipe For Deception. (M) Arena

9.30pm Gogglebox Australia. (PG) Lifestyle

8.30pm Football. NAB Challenge. Gold Coast v Adelaide. Fox Footy

10.30pm Wrath Of The Titans (2012) Action. Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Bill Nighy. Perseus sets out to rescue Zeus. (M) Action

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.40 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.50 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 6.00 Charlie And Lola. (R, CC) 6.15 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.25 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.40 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Doctor Who. (PG, R, CC) 8.20 Doctor Who: Confidential. (R, CC) 8.30 Jamie: Drag Queen At 16. (M, R, CC) A UK teenager attends his school prom in drag. 9.30 Muslim Drag Queens. (M, CC) 10.20 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG, R) 11.00 Jono: Love Me, Love My Face. (PG, R, CC) 11.55 I’m Having Their Baby. (PG, R, CC) 12.40 Doctor Who. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Jimmy Fallon. (PG, R) 2.15 News Update. (R) 2.20 Close. 5.00 Driver Dan’s Story Train. (R, CC) 5.10 Joe & Jack. (R, CC) 5.20 Bert And Ernie. (R, CC) 5.25 Tilly And Friends. (R, CC) 5.35 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.50 Masha And The Bear. (R, CC) 3.00 Totally Rubbish. (R, CC) 3.30 Nerds And Monsters. (R, CC) 3.45 The Flamin’ Thongs. (R, CC) 3.55 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. (R, CC) 4.20 Thunderbirds Are Go. (CC) 4.40 Studio 3. 4.45 Endangered Species. (R, CC) 4.55 Danger Mouse. (CC) 5.10 Slugterra. (R, CC) 5.30 Annoying Orange. (R, CC) 5.40 News On 3. (CC) 5.50 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 6.20 Dance Academy. (R, CC) 6.50 News On 3. (CC) 7.00 The Adventures Of Merlin. (PG, R, CC) 7.45 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 8.15 Adventure Time. (R) 8.35 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) Frankie auditions to be a model. 8.55 Trop Jr. (PG) A look at a short filmmaking competition. 9.05 Heartland. (CC) 9.50 K-On! (PG, CC) 10.10 Lanfeust Quest. (PG, R, CC) 10.35 Ouran High School Host Club. (R, CC) 11.00 Close.

Sylvester Stallone stars in The Expendables 3

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 ZooMoo Lost. (C) 7.30 Sally Bollywood. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Jay’s Jungle. (P) 8.30 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) 9.00 Home And Away: The Early Years. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 NBC Today. (R) 12.00 Dr Oz. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Better Homes. (R, CC) 2.00 Surf Patrol. (R, CC) 2.30 Dealers. (PG) 3.30 Property Ladder. (PG, R) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG) 5.30 Homes Under The Hammer. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Indian Doctor. (PG, R) 8.30 Escape To The Country. Prospective buyers find their dream homes. 9.30 The House That 100K Built. A couple attempt to build a home. 10.45 Front Of House. (R) 11.15 Best Houses Australia. (PG, R) 11.45 Bargain Hunt. (R) 12.45 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 1.45 The Indian Doctor. (PG, R) 2.45 The House That 100K Built. (R) 4.00 Front Of House. (R) 4.30 Grainger’s World: Heroes Of The Amazon. (R) 5.30 Shopping. (R)

7MATE

6.00 Children’s Programs. 12.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 12.30 Batman. (PG, R) 1.00 Sooty. (R) 1.30 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 2.30 SpongeBob. (R) 3.00 Wild Kratts. (R) 3.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 Looney Tunes. (R) 4.30 Batman. (PG, R) 5.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.30 Teen Titans. (PG, R) 6.00 MOVIE: Cats & Dogs. (PG, R, CC) (2001) 7.45 MOVIE: The Road To El Dorado. (R) (2000) Kevin Kline. 9.30 MOVIE: Jumper. (M, R, CC) (2008) A man discovers he can teleport. Hayden Christensen. 11.20 Two And A Half Men. (M, R, CC) 11.50 The Originals. (MA15+, R) 12.50 Surfing Australia TV. (R) 1.20 GO Surround Sound. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Batman: The Brave And The Bold. (PG, R) 2.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 2.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 3.00 Little Charmers. (R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 4.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R)

GEM

6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG, R) 8.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 9.00 Ultimate Factories. 10.00 Starsky & Hutch. (PG, R) 11.00 T.J. Hooker. (PG, R) 12.00 Police Woman. (M, R) 1.00 S.W.A.T. (M, R) 2.00 Bomb Squad NYC. (M, R) 3.00 Swamp People. (PG, R) 4.00 Selling Big. (PG, R) 4.30 American Restoration. (PG, R) 5.30 American Pickers. (PG, R) 6.30 MythBusters. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 MOVIE: The Benchwarmers. (PG, R, CC) (2006) Three nerdy friends form a baseball team. Rob Schneider, Jon Heder. 9.10 MOVIE: That’s My Boy. (MA15+, R, CC) (2012) A man’s estranged father reappears. Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg. 11.40 Locked Up Abroad. (M) 12.50 Bomb Squad NYC. (M, R) 2.00 Ultimate Factories. (R) 3.00 Gator Boys. (PG, R) 4.00 Hillbilly Handfishin’. (PG, R) 5.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R)

6.00 News. (CC) 9.00 News Mornings. (CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 1.00 Capital Hill. (CC) 2.00 News. (CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Business. 5.00 Grandstand. 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 7.00 ABC News Grandstand. (CC) 8.00 ABC News With The Business. (CC) 9.00 Planet America. 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. 3.00 BBC World. (R) 3.30 7.30. (R, CC) 4.00 BBC World. 4.30 BBC Africa. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

ABC NEWS

GO!

6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Skippy. (R) 7.00 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 New Style Direct. 9.30 Global Shop. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 11.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 MOVIE: Take Me High. (R, CC) (1974) 2.50 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 3.20 David Attenborough’s The Blue Planet. (PG, R) 4.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 A Current Affair. (CC) 8.00 Monarch Of The Glen. (PG, R) 9.10 MOVIE: The Gauntlet. (M, R, CC) (1977) A cop escorts a prostitute across country. Clint Eastwood. 11.35 MOVIE: Enter The Dragon. (MA15+, R, CC) (1973) Bruce Lee. 1.30 MOVIE: Horrors Of The Black Museum. (M, R, CC) (1959) 3.05 MOVIE: I’m All Right Jack. (R, CC) (1959) 5.00 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC)

ONE 6.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 8.00 What’s Up! Downunder. (R, CC) 8.30 Operation Repo. (PG) 9.30 Epic Meal Empire. (PG, R) 10.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 11.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 12.00 Matlock. (M, R) 1.00 Nash Bridges. (M, R) 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M, R) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (R) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 Cops. (PG, R, CC) Follows police officers on patrol. 8.30 48 Hours: Paradise Lost. (M, R, CC) A look at a the death of John Bender. 9.30 MOVIE: Bullet. (MA15+) (2014) A cop sets out to rescue a governor’s daughter. Danny Trejo, Torsten Voges. 11.15 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M, R) 12.15 Shopping. (R) 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 3.10 Cops. (PG, R, CC) 4.10 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R) 5.05 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 5.35 Whacked Out Sports. (PG, R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Mako: Island Of Secrets. (C, R, CC) 8.30 Toasted TV. 9.30 Crocamole. (P, CC) 10.00 Touched By An Angel. (PG, R) 11.00 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 12.00 Judging Amy. (M, R) 1.00 JAG. (PG, R) 2.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R) 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R, CC) 4.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 5.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 Neighbours. (CC) 7.05 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R) 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Love Island. (M) Hopeful singles look for love. 9.30 Bondi Ink Tattoo. (M, R) Megan Massacre joins the team. 10.30 Sex And The City. (MA15+, R) 11.30 James Corden. (PG) 12.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 2.00 JAG. (PG, R) 3.00 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 4.00 Touched By An Angel. (PG, R) 5.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R)

6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 6.30 House Hunters. (R) 7.00 My First Place. (PG, R) 8.00 The Block Sky High. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Garden Gurus. (R) 9.30 My First Place. (PG, R) 10.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 10.30 House Hunters. (R) 11.00 The Millionaire Matchmaker. (PG, R) 12.00 Housewives Of Beverly Hills. (M, R) 2.00 Domestic Blitz. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 The Block Sky High. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 5.00 Flip Or Flop. (R) 6.00 My First Place. (PG) 6.30 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 The Restaurant Inspector. (R) 8.30 Hotel Impossible. (PG) 10.30 Extreme Homes. (R) 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE

SBS 2 6.00 WorldWatch. 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 Dara Ó Briain: School Of Hard Sums. (PG, R) 5.25 The Urban Freestyler Extreme. (R) 5.30 House Hazards. (PG) 6.00 None Of The Above. 6.30 MythBusters. (PG, R, CC) 7.25 Soccer. A-League. Round 23. Adelaide United v Melbourne City. 10.00 MOVIE: The Legend Of The Drunken Master. (M, R) (1994) Jackie Chan. 11.50 MOVIE: Hollywood Shuffle. (M, R) (1987) Robert Townsend, Craigus R. Johnson, Helen Martin. 1.15 Cycling. Paris-Nice Race. Stage 5. Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Salon-de-Provence. 198 km mountain stage. From France. 2.50 PopAsia. (PG) 4.35 NHK World English News. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 6.30 Boys Weekend. (R) 7.00 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 8.00 Chopped. (PG, R) 9.00 Outrageous Food. (R) 9.30 5 Ingredient Fix. (R) 10.00 Barefoot Contessa. (R) 10.30 Boys Weekend. (R) 11.00 Ching’s Restaurant Redemption. (R) 12.00 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 12.30 Man Fire Food. (R) 1.00 5 Ingredient Fix. (R) 1.30 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 2.30 Boys Weekend. (R) 3.00 Chopped. (PG, R) 4.00 Barefoot Contessa. (R) 4.30 Outrageous Food. (R) 5.00 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 5.30 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 6.30 5 Ingredient Fix. 7.00 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey. (R, CC) 7.30 Boys Weekend. 8.00 Man Fire Food. (R) 8.30 Chopped. (PG, R) 9.30 Ching’s Restaurant Redemption. (R) 10.30 Boys Weekend. (R) 11.00 Burgers, Brew & ‘Que. (R) 11.30 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 12.00 Man Fire Food. (R) 12.30 Outrageous Food. (R) 1.00 Chopped. (PG, R) 2.00 Barefoot Contessa. (R) 2.30 Ching’s Restaurant Redemption. (R) 3.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Mugu Kids. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 Tangaroa. 10.30 Around The Campfire. 11.00 In The Shadow Of The Sun. (M) 12.05 ProppaNow. (CC) 1.00 Clouded History. 2.00 Froth. 2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Bizou. 3.30 Move It Mob Style. 4.00 Tipi Tales. 4.30 Bushwhacked! 5.00 Wapos Bay. 5.30 Fit First. (PG) 6.00 Tangaroa. 6.30 Kriol Kitchen. 7.00 Ngurra. 7.20 NITV News Mini-Bulletin. 7.30 Cafe Niugini. (PG) 8.00 Fusion Feasts. 8.30 Noahs Ark. (M) 9.00 NITV News Week In Review. 9.30 Chappelle’s Show. 10.00 Kids To Coast. 10.30 Vote Yes For Aborigines. 11.30 Talking Language. (PG) 12.00 Volumz. (PG) 4.00 Fusion With Casey Donovan. 5.00 Bush Bands Bash. 1103

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Friday 11.03.2016 to Sunday 13.03.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

Saturday, March 12 MOVIE: Man Of Steel

David Attenborough’s Fabulous Frogs

GO!, 6pm, PG (2013) This re-imagining of the Superman tale, directed by Zack Snyder, starring British hunk Henry Cavill (The Tudors), has blockbuster written all over it, but delivers an unexpectedly grittier tale than its predecessors. Cavill is brooding as the superhero who dons steel (rather than tights), ditching the comical elements of the classic to embody a serious, lonely Clark Kent who, upon discovering his extraterrestrial origins, unloads mass destruction in his fight to save Earth. The story has a different feel, which might displease comic-book tragics, but this glossy take should hold viewers captive with its abundance of rip-roarin’ action.

ABC

TEN, 7.30pm Is there any species of animal left that legendary gravel-voiced Sir David Attenborough hasn’t monitored in its natural habitat and given us viewers an enjoyable and informative lesson on? He’s studied everything from big game to stick insects and tonight it’s the frog’s turn. With more than 5000 species of frogs and toads, of all different shapes and sizes, there’s plenty to see. Attenborough takes us on an eye-opening journey through their weird and wonderful world, shedding new light on the charismatic, colourful and frequently bizarre little creatures. Magical and knowledge-filled as always.

PRIME7

Death In Paradise ABC, 7.30pm zen these Crime dramas are a dime a dozen ng days, but English-French offering Death in Paradise stands out from m the crowd thanks to its fresh, asy lighthearted vibes, making it easy rday entertainment for a quiet Saturday night on the sofa with a cup of tea esn’t or a box of popcorn. It also doesn’t e hurt that the show is set on the stunning Caribbean islands of m is Guadeloupe. Tonight, the team introduced to the crazy world of rock’n’roll when the lead singerr of a rie. band is murdered on Saint Marie. ll, Can DI Goodman (Kris Marshall, ly right) keep control of the unruly ve suspects for long enough to solve the crime?

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6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 11.30 How Not To Behave. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Restoration Man. (R, CC) 12.50 Who’s Been Sleeping In My House? Oljato. (R, CC) 1.20 Griff’s Great Britain: Lakes. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 3.00 Edge Of Nowhere. (R, CC) Follows biologist Dean Miller. 4.00 Jillaroo School. (PG, R, CC) A new jillaroo arrives at the property. 4.30 Landline. (R, CC) Presented by Pip Courtney. 5.00 Vera. (PG, R, CC) An extreme sports fanatic is murdered.

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 Horse Racing. (CC) Super Saturday. Featuring two Group 1 races, including the $1,250,000 Lexus Newmarket Handicap (1200m) and the $1,500,000 Australian Cup (2000m). From Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne. 5.00 Seven News At 5. (CC) 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 6.30 7.00 10.00

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) Today Extra: Saturday. (PG, CC) The Middle. (PG, R, CC) Sue prepares for her graduation. Clipped. (PG, R, CC) Danni advises AJ to give up his dream. Party Of Five. (PG, R, CC) Julia complains about her lack of privacy. MOVIE: Men Don’t Leave. (PG, R, CC) (1990) Jessica Lange. Getaway. (PG, CC) A look at travel destinations. News: First At Five. (CC) Fishing Australia. (CC)

6.00 Fishing Edge. (R, CC) 6.30 GCBC. (R, CC) 7.00 iFish. (R, CC) 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10: Saturday. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Living Room. (R, CC) 12.00 The Doctors. (PG, CC) 1.00 Healthy Homes TV. (CC) 1.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 2.00 Places We Go With Jennifer Adams. (R, CC) 2.30 The Home Team. (R, CC) 3.00 Jamie & Jimmy’s Food Fight Club. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 iFish. (R, CC) 4.30 Escape Fishing With ET. (CC) 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 France 24 English News. 6.30 Deutsche Welle English News. 7.00 Al Jazeera English News. 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 Equestrian. (CC) FEI Jumping World Cup. Highlights. 3.00 Jeff Buckley: You And I. (PG) 3.30 Massive Moves. (R, CC) 4.20 Who Were The Greeks? (PG, R, CC) 5.25 Who Do You Think You Are? Nigel Havers. (R, CC)

6.30 Gardening Australia. (CC) Jane visits a quirky and creative garden. Costa meets horticultural legend Ben Swane. 7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 Death In Paradise. (PG, CC) DI Goodman investigates after the lead singer of a band is found dead in a swimming pool. 8.30 Cuffs. (M, CC) Felix investigates a kidnap case with more to it than meets the eye. Jo struggles with Robert’s rejection. 9.30 Jack Irish. (M, R, CC) Jack struggles to recuperate as his thoughts increasingly turn towards Rob Shand. Back in Manila, Linda is abducted. A stubborn Longmore refuses to act against the church, leaving Jack alone to fight for Sarah. 10.25 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M, R, CC) UK-based panel show featuring host Adam Hills taking an offbeat look at the events of the week. 11.10 Black Comedy. (M, R, CC) (Final) Meet a presettlement conspiracy theorist. 11.40 Rage. (MA15+) Music videos chosen by Sydneybased band DMA’s.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Kung Fu Panda. (PG, R, CC) (2008) A panda is chosen as the saviour of his home village, much to the surprise of his potential teacher and the elite warriors he is to train alongside. However, with a deadly menace approaching, he will have to prove himself in-spite of their doubts, and his own. Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie. 8.50 MOVIE: Fast & Furious 6. (M, R, CC) (2013) In the wake of their last heist, a crew of criminals is reunited to help take down a former soldier and his gang. Their target is determined to build a dangerous device which could blackout a city and sell it to the highest bidder, no matter the consequences. Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson. 11.30 To Be Advised.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Zookeeper. (PG, R, CC) (2011) A group of zoo animals decides to break their code of silence in order to help their keeper find love. Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb. 9.00 MOVIE: Blood Diamond. (MA15+, R, CC) (2006) A smuggler, who has been making his money from selling “blood” diamonds, offers to help a fisherman free his family from a ruthless African rebel group, in exchange for a gem he has discovered. Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly. 11.50 MOVIE: Extreme Measures. (M, R, CC) (1996) A British doctor working in a New York hospital uncovers a conspiracy after investigating a homeless man’s mysterious death. The trail leads him to a brilliant doctor with a clouded conscience, whose experimental surgeries are designed to allow spinal damage victims to walk again. Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker.

6.00 Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals. (R, CC) 6.30 Attenborough’s Living With Dinosaurs. (PG, R, CC) Host Sir David Attenborough takes a look at the great reptiles, including crocodiles and turtles, which survived the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Fabulous Frogs. (CC) Sir David Attenborough explores the weird and wonderful world of frogs, shedding new light on these charismatic creatures. 8.30 MOVIE: World War Z. (M, CC) (2013) After a zombie outbreak, a former UN special agent embarks on a worldwide search for the source of the infection, hoping the information will give survivors the edge they need to reclaim the planet. Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Matthew Fox. 10.50 MOVIE: The East. (M, R, CC) (2013) An undercover agent is tasked with infiltrating a dangerous eco-terrorist group. Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.35 Coasts Of Ireland: Belfast And The North. (CC) Part 5 of 5. From the traditional pubs in Dublin to the dolphin of Dingle Harbour, the Connemara horses, Rathlin Island and the Titanic’s sister ship in Belfast, take a tour of some of the highlights of Ireland. 8.30 MOVIE: Kenny. (M, R, CC) (2006) A hard-working portaloo technician travels to the US to attend the International Pumper and Cleaner Expo in Nashville, Tennessee, dispensing his own brand of philosophy along the way. Shane Jacobson, Ronald Jacobson, Clayton Jacobson. 10.25 RocKwiz. (PG, R, CC) Music quiz show. Special guests include Swedish songwriter Jens Martin Lekman, acclaimed Melbourne vocalist Sophia Brous, and indigenous musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. Hosted by Julia Zemiro. 11.25 Borgen. (M, R) In the lead up to an important election, party leader Birgitte Nyborg shakes up the campaign.

12.30 Revenge. (M, R, CC) Victoria and Conrad make the calculated move of announcing they have started a charitable foundation. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

2.05 V.I.P. (M, R) Val and Johnny find a Chinese artefact. 3.05 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye. (M, R) 4.00 Anger Management. (M, R, CC) 4.30 Extra. (R, CC) 5.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 5.30 Fishing Australia. (R)

1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program featuring Christian music with a choir, and guest speakers.

12.30 Borgen. (M, R) Birgitte Nyborg is undeniably the winner of the election, doubling her party’s seats in parliament. 5.00 CCTV English News. News from China. 5.30 NHK World English News. News from Japan. 5.45 France 24 Feature.

5.00 Rage. (PG) Continuous music programming.

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 11.03.2016 to Sunday 13.03.2016

Saturday, March 12 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.30pm Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) Comedy. Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone. A middle-aged man’s wife asks for a divorce. (M) Romance

6.30pm My Big Redneck Vacation. (PG) A&E

6.30pm Dr Lisa To The Rescue. Dr Lisa helps a young woman ﬁnd a dog. (PG) Animal Planet

5.30pm Rugby League. NRL. Round 2. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Newcastle Knights. Fox Sports 1

8.30pm Focus (2015) Crime. Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro. (MA15+) Premiere

8.30pm Definitely, Maybe. A man recalls how he met his wife.. (M) Universal Channel

7.30pm Treehouse Masters. (PG) Discovery

7.00pm Football. NAB Challenge. Hawthorn v North Melbourne. Fox Footy

7.30pm Casualty. (M) BBC First

10.10pm X-Men: Days Of Future Past (2014) Action. Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender. The X-Men unite to ﬁght a war. (M) Action

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.35 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 5.40 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.50 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 6.00 Charlie And Lola. (R, CC) 6.15 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.25 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.40 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (M, CC) 8.15 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R, CC) 8.45 Mock The Week Looks Back At. (M, R, CC) 9.15 Comedy Up Late. (M, R, CC) 9.50 Live At The Apollo. (PG, R, CC) 10.35 Inside Amy Schumer. (M, R, CC) 11.00 The Office. (M, R, CC) 11.50 Peep Show. (M, R, CC) 12.20 Mock The Week. (M, R, CC) 12.50 Stewart Lee: Carpet Remnant World. (MA15+, R, CC) 2.55 News Update. (R) 3.00 Close. 5.00 Driver Dan’s Story Train. (R, CC) 5.10 Joe & Jack. (R, CC) 5.20 Bert And Ernie. (R, CC) 5.25 Tilly And Friends. (R, CC) 5.35 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 9.00 Good Game: SP. (CC) 9.35 Thunderbirds Are Go. (R, CC) 10.15 Adv Time. (R) 11.00 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 11.10 The Aquabats Super Show! (R, CC) 11.35 Life With Boys. (R, CC) 11.55 Make It Pop. (R, CC) 12.20 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R, CC) 2.35 House Of Anubis. (R) 3.00 Absolute Genius. 3.25 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 3.55 Studio 3. 4.00 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 4.25 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R) 4.50 Strange Hill High. (R, CC) 5.15 Spooksville. (PG, R, CC) 5.40 World’s End. (R, CC) 6.10 Thunderbirds Are Go. (R, CC) 6.35 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 7.05 Yonderland. (PG) 7.25 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 7.55 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) Mr Hollingsworth goes into campaign mode. 9.00 Heartland. (CC) Amy works with a pro horse trainer. 9.45 Close.

9.00pm Red Bull Air Race. Race 1. Fox Sports 3

Ryan Gosling stars in Crazy, Stupid, Love.

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GO!

6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 Saturday Disney. (CC) 9.00 Jessie. (CC) 9.30 Austin & Ally. (R, CC) 10.00 Shopping. (R) 11.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 11.30 Great South East. (CC) 12.00 Creek To Coast. (CC) 12.30 Qld Weekender. (CC) 1.00 WA Weekender. (CC) 1.30 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 2.00 Melbourne Weekender. (CC) 2.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 5.00 Horse Racing. (CC) Super Saturday. Featuring two Group 1 races, including the $1,250,000 Lexus Newmarket Handicap (1200m) and the $1,500,000 Australian Cup (2000m). Replay. 6.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Secret Location. (PG, R) 7.30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea. (R) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features. (R) 10.30 Storage Hoarders. (PG, R) 11.30 Secret Location. (PG, R) 12.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. (R) 1.00 Great South East. (R, CC) 1.30 Creek To Coast. (R, CC) 2.00 Qld Weekender. (R, CC) 2.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Children’s Programs. 9.30 Batman. (PG, R) 10.00 Teen Titans. (PG, R) 10.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 11.00 Heidi. (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. (CC) 2.30 Little Charmers. (R) 3.00 Power Rangers Dino. (PG, R) 3.30 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 4.00 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 4.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.00 Tom And Jerry. (R) 5.30 Batman. (PG, R) 6.00 MOVIE: Man Of Steel. (PG, R, CC) (2013) 8.45 MOVIE: The Dark Knight. (M, R, CC) (2008) Batman fights to stop The Joker. Christian Bale, Heath Ledger. 11.45 Making Of Batman Vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice. 12.15 Arrow. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Surfing Australia TV. (R) 2.30 Yo-Kai Watch. (PG, R) 3.00 The Tom And Jerry Show. (R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. (PG, R) 4.00 Power Rangers Super Megaforce. (PG, R) 4.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R)

GEM

6.00 A Football Life. (PG, R) 7.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. (R) 8.00 Shopping. (R) 9.00 Market Values. (PG, R) 10.30 Just 2 Wheelz. (PG) 11.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Australian Late Model Championship. 12.00 Motor Racing. Ultimate Sprintcar Championship. 12.30 Motorcycle Racing. Australian Superbike Championship. 1.30 Turtleman. (PG, R) 2.00 Gator Boys. (PG, R) 5.00 Doomsday Castle. (PG) 6.00 Doomsday Preppers. (PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Hellboy II: The Golden Army. (PG, R, CC) (2008) A team of outcasts battles a ruthless elven prince. Ron Perlman. 9.30 MOVIE: Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels. (MA15+, R, CC) (1998) Four lads get involved in a highstakes card game. Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher. 11.45 Doomsday Castle. (PG, R) 12.45 Doomsday Preppers. (PG, R) 2.00 Catching Hell. (PG, R) 3.00 Gator Boys. (PG, R) 4.00 Market Values. (PG, R) 5.30 Shopping. (R)

6.00 Landline. (CC) 6.30 World This Week. (CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 11.00 News. (CC) 11.30 Australia Wide. (CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 12.30 Landline. (R, CC) 1.00 News. 1.30 Planet America. (R) 2.00 News. 2.30 The Mix. (CC) 3.00 News. (CC) 3.30 Tonic. 4.00 News. 4.30 The Drum Weekly. 5.00 News. 5.30 One Plus One. (CC) 6.00 News. (CC) 6.25 Australian Story. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 8.00 Four Corners. (R, CC) 8.50 Catalyst Bytes. (R, CC) 9.00 ABC News. (CC) 9.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 10.00 News. (CC) 10.30 World This Week. (R, CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 12.00 Press Club. (R, CC) 1.00 BBC World. 1.30 The Drum Weekly. (R) 2.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS

9.30pm What On Earth?. A strange ring in the ice of a lake is photographed.. (PG) Discovery Science

6.00 MOVIE: Take Me High. (R, CC) (1974) Cliff Richard, Debbie Watling. 8.00 Danoz Direct. 8.30 The Baron. (PG, R) 9.30 MOVIE: Father’s Doing Fine. (R, CC) (1952) Richard Attenborough, Heather Thatcher. 11.15 MOVIE: Treasure Island. (R, CC) (1972) Orson Welles, Kim Burfield. 1.15 Postcards. (PG, CC) 1.45 MOVIE: The Time Machine. (PG, R, CC) (1960) Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux. 3.55 MOVIE: The Quiet Man. (PG, CC) (1952) 6.30 Heartbeat. (PG, R) A politician retires to Aidensfield. 8.45 Agatha Christie’s Marple. (M, R) After a millionaire’s wife is found dead, Miss Marple investigates. 10.45 Dalziel And Pascoe. (MA15+, R) A body is found in the woods. 11.55 MOVIE: The Time Machine. (PG, R, CC) (1960) Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux. 2.00 MOVIE: Dead Of Night. (M, R, CC) (1945) Mervyn Johns. 4.00 MOVIE: S*P*Y*S. (PG, R) (1974) Elliott Gould.

ONE 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (R) 9.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 10.00 World Sport. (R) 10.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG) 11.30 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 12.00 Rugby Union. World Sevens Series. Las Vegas. Highlights. 12.30 Car Torque. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Motor Racing. World Series Sprintcars. 2.00 Motor Racing. Dunlop V8 Supercar Series. Round 1. Clipsal 500 Adelaide. Highlights. 3.00 Motor Racing. Australian V8 Ute Racing Series. Round 1. Clipsal 500 Adelaide. Highlights. 4.00 Adventure Angler. (R) 4.30 David Attenborough’s Africa. (R, CC) 5.30 Tiger: Spy In The Jungle. (PG, R) 6.30 Monster Jam. 7.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 8.30 The X-Files. (M, R, CC) 9.30 Ripper Street. (M) 10.35 Rush. (MA15+) 11.30 Bellator MMA. (M, R) 1.30 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 2.30 ST: Next Gen. (PG, R) 3.30 Moments Of Impact. (PG, R) 4.30 Football’s Greatest Teams. (R) 5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG, R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 7.30 Vic The Viking. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, CC) 8.30 Scope. (C, CC) 9.05 The Loop. (PG) 11.35 Neighbours. (R, CC) 2.05 The Sixth Annual CMC Music Awards. 3.35 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Family Ties. (PG, R) 5.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 6.00 MOVIE: Turbo. (R, CC) (2013) A snail dreams of winning the Indy 500. Ryan Reynolds. 8.00 Cristela. (PG) Cristela works on a case that upsets her. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Irish comedian Graham Norton chats with Denzel Washington, Gemma Arterton, Peter Capaldi and George Ezra. 9.30 Sex And The City. (M, R) One of Carrie’s friends dies of a drug overdose. 10.30 The Loop. (PG, R) 1.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 1.30 Neighbours. (R, CC) 4.00 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 5.30 Pokemon XY. (R)

6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 6.30 House Hunters. (R) 7.00 The Block Sky High. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Domestic Blitz. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Garden Gurus. (R) 9.30 My First Place. (PG, R) 10.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 10.30 House Hunters. (R) 11.00 The Restaurant Inspector. (R) 12.00 Hotel Impossible. (PG, R) 2.00 Domestic Blitz. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 My First Place. (PG, R) 4.00 Tiny House Hunters. (PG, R) 5.00 Million Dollar Rooms. (PG, R) 6.00 My First Place. (PG) 6.30 Selling LA. (PG) 7.30 House Hunters. 8.30 House Hunters International. 9.30 House Hunters Renovation. 10.30 Fixer Upper. (PG, R) 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Selling LA. (PG, R) 1.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE

SBS 2 6.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Japanese News. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Soccer. A-League. Round 23. Adelaide United v Melbourne City. Replay. 3.05 Great Adventures. (R, CC) 3.15 Charley Boorman’s Extreme Frontiers: South Africa. (PG, R, CC) 4.10 The Brain: China. (R) 6.00 MOVIE: Summer Wars. (PG, R) (2009) 8.00 If You Are The One. Hosted by Meng Fei. 9.00 Bear Grylls’ Mission Survive. (M, R, CC) The contestants face an extreme challenge. 9.55 Commando School: Fight Or Flight. (M, R, CC) 10.50 MOVIE: The Yellow Sea. (AV15+, R) (2010) Jung-Woo Ha, Yun-Seok Kim, Seong-Ha Cho. 1.20 The Urban Freestyler Extreme. (R) 1.25 Cycling. Paris-Nice Race. Stage 6. Nice to La Madone d’Utelle. 177 km mountain stage. From France. 3.00 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 6.30 Boys Weekend. (R) 7.00 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 8.00 Chopped. (PG, R) 9.00 Outrageous Food. (R) 9.30 5 Ingredient Fix. (R) 10.00 Barefoot Contessa. (R) 10.30 Boys Weekend. (R) 11.00 Ching’s Restaurant Redemption. (R) 12.00 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 12.30 Man Fire Food. (R) 1.00 5 Ingredient Fix. (R) 1.30 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 2.30 Boys Weekend. (R) 3.00 Chopped. (PG, R) 4.00 Barefoot Contessa. (R) 4.30 Giada At Home. (R) 5.00 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 5.30 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 6.30 Save My Bakery. (New Series) 7.30 Boys Weekend. 8.00 Man Fire Food. (R) 8.30 Chopped. (PG, R) 9.30 Ching’s Restaurant Redemption. 10.30 Boys Weekend. (R) 11.00 Burgers, Brew & ‘Que. (R) 11.30 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 12.00 Save My Bakery. (R) 1.00 Barefoot Contessa. (R) 1.30 Burgers, Brew & ‘Que. (R) 2.00 Giada At Home. (R) 2.30 Ching’s Restaurant Redemption. (R) 3.30 Burgers, Brew & ‘Que. (R) 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Land Of The Morning Star. (CC) 11.00 Fraser’s Story. 12.00 NITV News Week In Review. 12.30 Land Of The Morning Star. (CC) 1.30 Tag 20: The Documentary. 2.30 Listen Up! 3.00 Surviving. 3.30 Desperate Measures. 4.00 Our Footprint. 4.30 Around The Campfire. 5.00 Ngurra. 5.30 Back To Munda. 6.30 Kanyirninpa Ngurrara. 7.00 Unearthed. 7.30 Native Planet. 8.30 Talking Language With Ernie Dingo. (PG) 9.00 One With Nature. 9.30 Village At The End Of The World. (M) 11.00 Art At The Interface. 11.30 Unearthed. 12.00 Volumz. (PG) 4.00 NITV On The Road: Mbantua Festival. 5.00 NITV On The Road: Saltwater Freshwater. (PG) 1203

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Friday 11.03.2016 to Sunday 13.03.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

Sunday, March 13 MOVIE: Constantine

Joanna Lumley’s Nile

The Blacklist

GO!, 8.30pm, M (2005)

ABC, 9.30pm

PRIME7, 9.30pm

If you see a discarded kitchen sink, it may be the one debuting director Francis Lawrence forgot to include in his whirlwind demonic thriller. Adopting a “more is more” mentality in all departments, this excessive project – based on the cult comic Hellblazer – casts a dour Keanu Reeves as John Constantine, a sort of demonic detective. Things get grim for John when he is compelled to help an LA detective (Rachel Weisz) with an investigation, and forced to seek aid from none other than Lucifer himself (Peter Stormare). A kind of comic-book-style reiteration of Reeves’ underrated The Devil’s Advocate.

The velvet-voiced Joanna Lumley might be more recognisable as the permanently sozzled Patsy from English comedy Absolutely Fabulous, but the glamorous actress has been on a very different kind of show of late, feeding her thirst for travel and knowledge instead, adventuring along the great Nile river. The series comes to an end tonight as the often hilarious host heads south from Juba into Uganda. Here she picks up the White Nile to the iconic Murchison Falls and encounters some of Africa’s greatest wildlife from hippos and rhinos to a very unusual bird called a Shoebill.

He might not have had a signature, ure, memorable character like the late te James Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano, Jason on Alexander’s George Costanza or Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Buffy, but James es Spader (right) has been one of TV’s biggest gest stars. His latest hit series is cruising sing along in its third season with seemingly no end in sight as long as Spader wants to front it. Tonight, Seven serves up a double episode, which starts out with Red (Spader) and Liz (Megan Boone) rushing to stop a negotiator from working to bring together two crime families. Then they try to stop a series of child abductions.

ABC

PRIME7

WIN

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Offsiders. (CC) 10.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 11.00 The World This Week. (R, CC) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R, CC) 12.00 Landline. (CC) 1.00 Gardening Australia. (R, CC) 1.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 2.00 Jeffrey Smart: Master Of Stillness. (R, CC) 2.30 A Law Unto Himself. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 The Fatwa: Salman’s Story. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Myf Warhurst’s Nice. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Death In Paradise. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Home Shopping. (R, CC) 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 Lyndey Milan’s Summer Baking Secrets. (CC) Australian TV personality Lyndey Milan whips ups a feast of foods for summer. 12.30 To Be Advised. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. (CC) A look at Southeast Asia. 5.00 Seven News At 5. (CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (CC) Mike heads to Wagga Wagga.

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6.00 Australian Story: My Conscience Tells Me. (R, CC) The story of Dr Rodney Symes. 6.30 Compass: Spotlight On Church Leadership – A Moral Compass Special. (CC) A look at Cardinal Pell, and the effect the Royal Commission is having on the church leadership and its impact on the community. 7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.40 Doc Martin. (PG, CC) Louisa helps out her ex-boyfriend, Danny, when he brings seven children from London to camp on Ruth’s farm. 8.30 Call The Midwife. (M, CC) The East End suffers from a mysterious outbreak of dysentery. 9.30 Joanna Lumley’s Nile. (CC) Part 4 of 4. Joanna embarks on the last stretch of her journey along the river Nile. 10.20 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (M, R, CC) A satirical news program, featuring special guest Alan Alda. 10.50 Redfern Now. (M, R, CC) A policeman’s life threatens to fall apart. 11.50 Luther. (M, R, CC) Luther pursues a copycat killer.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 My Kitchen Rules. (PG, CC) Carmen and Lauren cook again in the final instant restaurant in an attempt to impress not only their fellow contestants but judges, Pete Evans and Manu Feildel, as well. 8.30 Sunday Night. (CC) Current affairs program, hosted by Melissa Doyle. 9.30 The Blacklist. (M, CC) After a negotiator tries to make peace between two rival crime families by organising a marriage, Red fears the union could create a powerful new entity capable of gaining control of the East Coast drug trade. 10.30 The Blacklist. (M, CC) Red and Liz target a mysterious woman living in the woods who may be kidnapping children. Having found a family for her child, Liz is forced to consider whether she wants to go ahead with the adoption. 11.30 Royal Pains. (M, CC) Evan settles into his new role as interim hospital administrator of Hamptons Heritage.

12.50 MOVIE: Disgrace. (M, R, CC) (2008) John Malkovich. 2.45 Ballroom Rules. (M, R, CC) 3.15 Call The Midwife. (M, R, CC) 4.20 The Fatwa: Salman’s Story. (PG, R, CC) 5.10 Doc Martin. (PG, R, CC)

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Sunrise. (CC) David Koch and Samantha Armytage present the news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) The Conversation With Alex Malley. (CC) Wide World Of Sports. (PG, CC) NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG, CC) Surfing. (CC) Australian Open. Highlights. From Manly Beach, Sydney. Endangered: Australia’s Disappearing Faces. (CC) A look at some of Australia’s wildlife. Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 2. Cronulla Sharks v St George Illawarra Dragons. From Shark Park, Sydney.

TEN

SBS

6.00 Creflo. (CC) 6.30 Hillsong. (CC) 7.00 Mass For You At Home. (CC) 7.30 Joel Osteen. (CC) 8.00 Animal Extra. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10: Sunday. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Doctors. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 iFish. (R, CC) 1.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R, CC) 2.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 2.30 The Offroad Adventure Show. (R, CC) 3.00 Car Torque. (R, CC) 3.30 RPM GP. (CC) 4.00 RPM. (CC) 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 France 24 English News. 6.30 Deutsche Welle English News. 7.00 Al Jazeera English News. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News From Cyprus. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 The World Game. (CC) 2.00 Speedweek. (CC) 4.00 Cycling. (CC) UCI Track World Championships. Highlights. 5.00 Trawlermen. (R, CC) 5.30 Dan Snow: Last Heroes Of D-Day. (PG, R, CC) Part 1 of 2.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 60 Minutes. (CC) Current affairs program. Featuring reports from Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Allison Langdon, Michael Usher, Charles Wooley and Ross Coulthart. 8.00 Australia’s Got Talent. (PG, CC) The final contestants perform for the last time to determine who will win the competition and the $250,000 prize. Hosted by Dave Hughes, with judges including Kelly Osbourne, Ian “Dicko” Dickson, Eddie Perfect and Sophie Monk. 10.00 The Amazing Noughties. (CC) Part 4 of 4. A continued look back at the events and personalities of the “noughties”, the decade from 2000 to 2010, from Australia and overseas in the fields of TV, movies, music, pop culture, sport and politics. 11.10 Major Crimes. (M, R, CC) Family secrets appear to be at the heart of the mystery surrounding the disappearance of a father of two. Rusty’s actions raise suspicions.

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 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PG, CC) (Final) After six gruelling weeks, a king or queen of the jungle is crowned from the three remaining celebrities. 8.30 The People V. OJ Simpson. (M, CC) After OJ Simpson goes missing in a white Ford Bronco, the DA’s office and LAPD begin their search for the fugitive while his lawyers fear the worst after discovering a suicide note. 9.30 NCIS: New Orleans. (M, CC) (Series return) After a military convoy is bombed on a New Orleans bridge, Pride and the team plan an undercover operation. 10.30 Limitless. (M, CC) While working on a case with an undercover FBI agent, Brian finds himself forming a connection with her. 11.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Celebrity guests include Sir David Attenborough, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Ice Cube and Kevin Hart.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 The Story Of Egypt: The Road To The Pyramids. (PG, CC) Part 1 of 4. Professor Joann Fletcher charts the rise and fall of the ancient Egyptians. 8.35 Egypt: What Lies Beneath? (R, CC) With the help of satellites, Dr Sarah Parcak and her team set out to create a map of ancient Egypt. 10.20 Japan’s Tsunami: Lost & Found. (CC) Follows the movement to reunite objects lost in the 2011 Japanese tsunami with their owners. Beachcombers, oceanographers, kayakers and environmentalists are hoping by returning items that washed ashore in North America, memories will be salvaged and survivors will be helped to heal. 11.40 MOVIE: For The Good Of Others. (MA15+, R) (2010) Following a violent confrontation with a patient’s lover, a doctor discovers he has healing powers. Eduardo Noriega, Belén Rueda, Angie Cepeda.

12.05 V.I.P. (M) 1.00 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye. (PG) 2.00 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye. (M) The team investigates a video recording. 3.00 20/20. (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 talk show hosted by Charlie Rose, Gayle King, and Norah O’Donnell.

1.35 MOVIE: The King Of Escape. (MA15+, R) (2009) 3.15 There’s Something About Patrick. (M, R, CC) 4.15 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 4.50 Long Distance Information. (M, R) 5.00 CCTV English News. 5.30 NHK World English News. 5.45 France 24 Feature.

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 11.03.2016 to Sunday 13.03.2016

Sunday, March 13 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.05pm Shaun The Sheep (2015) Animation. Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes. (G) Family

7.00pm Hot In Cleveland. Melanie’s ex-husband arrives in Cleveland hoping to rekindle their relationship. (PG) 111

1.00pm Football. NAB Challenge. Brisbane Lions v GWS. Fox Footy

6.20pm Selma (2014) Biography. David Oyelowo. A chronicle of Martin Luther King’s campaign to secure equal rights. (M) Masterpiece

7.35pm Bones. A body is found in the wake of a forest ﬁre. (MA15+) SoHo

6.00pm Gardeners’ World. Owner Lynda Brown describes the garden of Jessamine Cottage past and present. Lifestyle Home

8.30pm Insurgent (2015) Sci-ﬁ. Shailene Woodley, Kate Winslet. A divergent goes on the run from a power-hungry leader of a futuristic society. (M) Premiere

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Charlie And Lola. (R, CC) 6.15 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.25 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.40 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (R, CC) 7.30 Build A New Life In The Country. (PG, R, CC) 8.20 Dream Build. (R, CC) 8.25 Gruen Pitch Rewind. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Louis Theroux: Under The Knife. (PG, R, CC) Louis investigates obsession with “perfection”. 9.30 Head First: Tailor Made Bodies. (M, R, CC) 10.30 Muslim Drag Queens. (M, R, CC) 11.20 Dying For Clear Skin. (M, R, CC) 12.20 Louis Theroux: By Reason Of Insanity. (M, R, CC) 1.20 Nick Baker’s Weird Creatures. (R, CC) 2.10 News Update. (R) 2.15 Close. 5.00 Driver Dan’s Story Train. (R, CC) 5.10 Joe & Jack. (R, CC) 5.20 Bert And Ernie. (CC) 5.25 Tilly And Friends. (R, CC) 5.35 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.00 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 11.10 The Aquabats Super Show! (R, CC) 11.35 Life With Boys. (R, CC) 11.55 Make It Pop. (R, CC) 12.20 MOVIE: Nowhere Boys: The Book Of Shadows. (PG, R, CC) (2016) 1.45 Dance Academy. (R, CC) 2.35 House Of Anubis. (R) 2.55 Absolute Genius. (R) 3.25 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 3.55 Studio 3. 4.00 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 4.25 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R) 4.50 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 5.15 Grojband. (R, CC) 5.40 Roy. (R) 6.10 Thunderbirds Are Go. (R, CC) 6.35 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 7.05 Yonderland. 7.25 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 7.55 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) Becky is left devastated. 9.00 Heartland. (PG, CC) Tim and Jack go on a secret mission. 9.45 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG, R, CC) 9.55 Rage. (PG, R) 2.25 Close.

8.30pm The Real Housewives Of Melbourne. (M) Arena

7.30pm Inventions That Rocked The World. Musicians need a steady supply of new toys. (PG) Discovery

6.30pm Rugby League. NRL. Round 2. Melbourne Storm v Gold Coast Titans. Fox Sports 1 Kate Winslet stars in Insurgent

7TWO

GO!

6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. (PG) 7.30 Leading The Way. (PG) 8.00 David Jeremiah. (PG) 8.30 Shopping. (R) 9.30 Australia’s Best Houses. (PG, R) 10.00 Home And Away CatchUp. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea. (R) 1.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 2.30 Original Features. (R) 3.30 Storage Hoarders. (PG, R) 4.30 World’s Strictest Parents. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 The Border. (PG, R) 6.30 Motorway Patrol. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 A Very British Airline. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. Prospective buyers find their dream homes. 9.30 Escape To The Continent. A look at homes in Languedoc, France. 10.45 Best Houses Australia. (PG, R) 11.15 World’s Strictest Parents. (PG, R, CC) 12.15 A Very British Airline. (PG, R) 1.45 Escape To The Country. (R) 2.45 Escape To The Continent. (R) 4.00 MOVIE: George White’s Scandals. (R) (1945)

7MATE

6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 12.00 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 12.30 SpongeBob. (R) 1.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 2.00 Yu-GiOh! (PG, R) 2.30 Little Charmers. (R) 3.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 3.30 Teen Titans. (PG, R) 4.00 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 4.30 Power Rangers Dino. (PG) 5.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.30 Tom And Jerry. (R) 6.00 Batman: The Brave And The Bold. (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: Addams Family Values. (PG, R) (1993) 8.30 MOVIE: Constantine. (M, R, CC) (2005) A supernatural detective tries to solve a murder. Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz. 11.00 Way Stranger Than Fiction. (M) 12.00 The Magaluf Weekender. (MA15+, R, CC) 1.00 The Cube. (PG) 2.00 Little Charmers. (R) 2.30 Yo-Kai Watch. (PG, R) 3.00 The Tom And Jerry Show. (R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 4.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R)

GEM

6.00 Shopping. (R) 6.30 The Amazing Race. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Shopping. (R) 9.30 Gator Boys. (PG, R) 12.30 The AFN Fishing Show. (PG) 1.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG, R) 2.00 Big Angry Fish. (PG, R) 3.00 Fishing Western Australia. (PG) 3.30 Prospectors. (PG, R) 4.30 Goldfathers. (PG, R) 5.30 Gator Boys. (PG, R) 6.30 Swamp People. (PG) 7.30 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. (PG, R, CC) Take a look at dashcam footage. 8.30 MOVIE: Rambo III. (M, R, CC) (1988) Rambo sets out to rescue his former commander. Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna. 10.30 MOVIE: Escape From New York. (M, R) (1981) 12.30 Gator Boys. (PG, R) 1.30 Goldfathers. (PG, R) 2.30 Prospectors. (PG, R) 3.00 American Stuffers. (PG, R) 5.00 Big Angry Fish. (PG, R)

6.00 Planet America. (R) 6.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 11.00 News. (CC) 11.30 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. (CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 5.00 News. 5.30 Tonic. (R) 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 Back Roads. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 IQ2. 8.00 Insiders. (R, CC) 9.00 ABC News. (CC) 9.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 10.00 News. (CC) 10.30 Planet America. (R) 11.00 News. 11.30 Conflict Zone. 12.00 Landline. (CC) 1.00 BBC World. 1.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 2.00 Al Jazeera. 3.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS

7.00pm 50 Years On Stage. Foxtel Arts

5.00pm Soccer. A-League. Round 23. Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers. Fox Sports 4

6.00 Skippy. (R) 6.30 MOVIE: The Flying Scot. (R, CC) (1957) 8.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 8.30 Danoz. 9.30 Rainbow Country. (R) 10.00 Heartbeat. (PG, R) 12.00 Our Town Queensland. (CC) 12.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 MOVIE: Good Guys And The Bad Guys. (PG, R, CC) (1969) David Carradine. 3.00 MOVIE: Blood Alley. (PG, R, CC) (1955) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (CC) 6.30 Are You Being Served? (PG, R) CCTV is installed in the store. 7.10 As Time Goes By. (PG, R) Lionel’s book is released. 8.30 MOVIE: The Young Victoria. (PG, R, CC) (2009) A young queen is caught in a power struggle. Emily Blunt, Miranda Richardson. 10.40 Unforgettable. (M, R, CC) 11.35 Missing. (M) 12.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Danoz. 3.00 New Style Direct. 3.30 Global Shop. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. (PG) 5.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC)

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20 21 22 23 24 DUAL CROSSWORD 18,975

4. Stain of conspiracy in half the school (7) 8. Versed in getting sort of licence? (6) 9. Searches for food, taking a very long time (7) 10. Tell how to see a connection? (6) 11. Get ale for shattered bird (6) 12. Undiplomatic troupe leader left without a turn (8) 18. Nine acts for example (8) 20. Get back a reign (6)

21. Rare collection thanks to mistakes (6) 22. Satisfied with what is inside (7) 23. Make up one’s mind, as EEC did wrongly (6) 24. Man rued not carrying weapons (7)

DOWN 1. Work in the theatre (7) 2. To which love is the key? (7) 3. Spoilt weapon (6) 5. Demos in favour of examinations (8) 6. Colour of circle on shooting practice area (6) 7. 150 always bright (6) 13. Dignitary on

hill? (8) 14. Customarily live here (7) 15. Argued about cricket equipment indeed (7) 16. The glory of the Empire, now no more (6) 17. Does he experience delay in service? (6) 19. Sailor has to obtain what he aims for (6)

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21. Remember (6) 22. Fir tree (7) 23. Vitality (6) 24. Copious (7)

DOWN 1. Keep on (7) 2. Devilish (7) 3. Following (6) 5. Sink (8) 6. Chance (6) 7. Accent (6) 13. Languid (8) 14. Competition (7) 15. Nimbleness (7) 16. Diversion (6) 17. Alleviation (6) 19. Immune (6)

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4. Attribute (7) 8. Jubilant (6) 9. Desert (7) 10. Motionless (6) 11. Departure (6) 12. Cheat (8) 18. Dormant (8) 20. Hate (6)

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1. Grand tale 5. Slight application 8. Big party 12. Netlike structures 14. Desert-like 15. Accelerator 16. Start a garden 17. That man’s 18. Bob and Jakob of music 20. Urge on 23. “Scat, gnat!” 24. Close by 25. Baseball legend Casey 28. “Le Coq –” 29. Ritzy violin, for short 30. Do some lawn work 32. Placed a bet 34. Chinese menu staple 35. Acknowledge 36. Prove false 37. Up 40. Non-stick spray name

41. “And” or “but” (Abbr.) 42. Bergman/ Boyer thriller 47. Horse’s neck hair 48. “Hamlet” setting 49. Formerly, formerly 50. On pension (Abbr.) 51. Medicinal amount

19. “– Cassius has...” 20. Third-party abbr. 21. Cat call? 22. Brazilian rubber area 23. Scatter about 25. More mighty 26. Old-time actor Jannings 27. Centres of activity 29. Ballesteros of golf 31. Tiny DOWN 33. Nozzle 1. Work unit attached to a 2. Pellet for a cerBunsen burner tain shooter 34. Jog one’s 3. “– Complicated” memory 4. Code 36. “– Ha’i” 5. Clothing 37. Pinnacle 6. Carte lead-in 38. Bellow 7. Trademark for 39. Hostels Yul or Telly 40. “Hey, you!” 8. Fireplace fuel 43. Hearty brew 9. Geometry calcu- 44. Stickum 45. Day fractions lation (Abbr.) 10. Legal claim 46. Prop for 2911. Tosses in Down 13. Overlay with plaster, perhaps 160215

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by Samantha Weaver z It was American mythologist Joseph Campbell who made the following sage observation: “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” z If you’re an aficionado of barbed wire, be sure to head to America – and LaCrosse, Kansas in particular – during the first weekend of May. Collectors gather there every year for the Antique Barbed Wire Swap and Sell Festival. z You might be surprised to learn that both men and women have an Adam’s apple; it’s more visible on men because men have larger larynxes and because women tend to have more fatty tissue in their necks. z If you think Australian politics can be brutal, spare a thought for Alexander Hamilton. He was one of America’s Founding Fathers, as the nation’s first Secretary of the Treasury. He was fatally wounded in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr. Most of his accomplishments are not common

knowledge, though – and they deserve to be. Born into poverty on the Caribbean island of Nevis, the illegitimate son of a Scots merchant, Hamilton began work as a clerk at the age of 11. His employers were so impressed with his intelligence that they paid for him to attend school in America, where he became involved in revolutionary politics. He was a lieutenant colonel by the age of 20 and managed to marry into one of the most distinguished families in New York. In addition to writing most of the Federalist Papers, Hamilton founded the New York Post, the US Coast Guard and the US Mint. z Marie de Medici, queen of France in the early 17th century, once had a gown made that was embellished with more than 3000 diamonds and 30,000 pearls. Thought for the Day: “He who is only just is cruel. Who on earth could live were all judged justly?” – Lord Byron

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YOUR STARS ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20) Taking a more relaxed attitude really helps this week. There are some sparkling moments and laughter at the weekend. Some aspects of your working life surprise but delight you. Unexpected progress will be due to hard work in the past, perhaps even forgotten now! Someone very close, maybe even a soulmate, makes this weekend special. Strangely, this is someone you were not attracted to at first. TAURUS (APR 21-MAY 21) Thanks to a positive approach, this is a successful week for you. Avoid letting your confidence in your abilities wane! There is much more to your talents than others realise. Now is the time to show it! On a personal note, it’s also a time for romance and sensuality. Whatever form that takes is a joy. It is time to be appreciated not only for your personality, but for your great attitude too.

the chances that technology can give you to move ahead. If these worry you, ask a friend. You are not expected to either know everything or to ‘go it alone’! Those who are keen to help enjoy the experience.

VIRGO (AUG 24-SEP 23) Bring any glitches under control by taking a strong approach. Make it clear to yourself and others that you will not be beaten. A few stormy days on the home front can hold up progress on a personal matter. Short of causing trauma, there is little to be done. Be prepared to go along with things that don’t really suit you. This glitch is temporary and soon you’ll be able to take more appropriate action.

GEMINI (MAY 22-JUN 21) Happiness and fun are close to home. New technology brings understanding of your place in society. In a fast-paced world there is less to be wary of than you think. Fear of being taken for granted could make you hold back. This helps no-one and can be frustrating. Open your mind to new possibilities, both at work and in your heart. Never have the rewards been higher for those who take on the adventure of life.

CANCER (JUN 22-JUL 22) Actions speak louder than words and, this week, words will be your way forward. Chosen carefully, they can charm and cajole. Who wouldn’t want to agree with you when you turn on that Cancer charm? There is great potential in a longdistance relationship. Yes, it will mean making a special effort and giving extra time, but the rewards will come. Your mind is sharp and, if you can keep up with your ideas, fruitful! LEO (JUL 23-AUG 23) Changes do not have to mean starting from scratch. Pick out the good and leave the negatives behind. What some see as an end, you can now see as just the beginning. Use

for the week commencing March 14

BY CASSANDRA NYE has felt more than their fair share of unhappiness. Steer clear of arguments if you are able to. Winning words are not for you this week.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21) Business and pleasure are closely linked this week. Good news on both fronts may seem great, but dates may clash. Plan ahead and communicate with others to avoid this. You are able to stop the squabbles of others affecting you. Is that what you would like? Wading into an argument could see you getting way over your head. Knowledge is power but, in this instance, you may have little!

CAPRICORN (DEC 22-JAN 20) Here is where life can get very complicated. Should you avoid a certain situation or try to influence it? Any money questions need time to sort out, and your patience could be running low. However, keep your practical hat on and financial draughts will miss you. This is a creative time. Spiritual moments lead to thoughts of the past and future. Somehow you seem to have turned a corner that surprises you. AQUARIUS (JAN 21-FEB 19) A dreamy

LIBRA (SEP 24-OCT 23) In a lighterhearted week, take the chance to get to grips with any outstanding social trips. Yes, travel is going to be a part of life, reluctantly at first but then with more enjoyment. Trying new things leads to sometimes puzzling conversations. Ask questions and have the courage to admit any lack of knowledge. A steep learning curve is ahead of you. See it as exciting rather than daunting. SCORPIO (OCT 24-NOV 22) Get any unfinished work or communications done and dusted as soon as possible. This is a week of romance and revelations. Someone may make a declaration that is totally unexpected. How you react is not as important as what you say! Waiting in the wings is someone who

few days to start this week could see you a little confused. Be aware of your valuables and where they are as you could be accident-prone. As midweek arrives, your mind sharpens up and things get back to normal. Get plenty of rest and save your late nights and laughter for the weekend. Looking after your health cannot always take priority, but this week please pay attention to any concerns.

PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 20) The chance encounter that leads to love is possible. Be out and about attending to the concerns of others. It is ‘people’ time and, once you start to listen to their stories, it is fascinating! Both your lucky star and your guardian angel seem to be on duty. There are many paths that we can take in life but not all of them bring satisfaction. This week, if you skip along helping others, that satisfaction will come.

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Monday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Sparks will fly, Pisces, if anyone tries to tell you what to do. The need to do things for yourself and by yourself is strong. There is also a reasonable amount of pride involved here. Be strong by all means, but avoid stubbornness! Tuesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! The instinct to oppose everyone before they have a chance to put their case across is strong. Is that a stubborn streak I see? Well, Pisces, what can I say? Cooperation gets things done. It’s a fact. Wednesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! An ideal world would see you in charge, Pisces. Somehow, though, you are not always best suited to running things. Why? A certain amount of inflexibility could be to blame. Ease up! Thursday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Cooperation is not always your strong point, Pisces. Let us see, in the months ahead, how much you can develop a more flexible attitude. At times it will surprise you that it works! Friday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Pisces, this can be a rather spiritual year for you. The arts may attract and even hold you for a while. Don’t give up if you are not the best, though. The satisfaction of taking part is not to be underestimated. Saturday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Working with someone on a leisure activity gives you insight. This, in turn, will help you in your work. Seems simple? It is, Pisces! Co-operating can be time-consuming but can also bring great results. Sunday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Climbing the wall can be a good pastime if you are into sport. Doing it out of frustration, though, is not so good! Give others time to explain their point of view to maintain control.

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5. William Shakespeare 6. 1 billion 7. Tasmania 8. Egypt 9. Sir William McMahon 10. 10,000 years 11. Dr Victor Chang 12: The Brisbane Broncos, coached by Wayne Bennett, defeated Sydney Roosters, 14-6. 13. “Jukebox in Siberia”, by Skyhooks. The song was released in 1990 and inspired by the era of change in Russia known as “glasnost” and “perestroika” under the guidance of President Mikhail Gorbachev.

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FROM THE EDITOR-AT-LARGE Jen Cowley

Sisters are doin’ it for themselves… but we need help O if you’re a bloke, this is likely to have been one very long week. Falling as it did on a Tuesday this year, International Women’s Day (IWD) pretty much morphed into International Women’s Week. Celebratory events held last weekend gave way to post-mortems and expectant IWD-eve chatter on Monday, which led to much to-do on the day itself; two days of debriefs, analysis and evaluation and now it’s down to planning for next year. By Sunday night – after dutifully schlepping around the countryside attending various events with me – my husband The Oracle was already declaring his intent to sit on the lounge in his boxer shorts, eat pies, drink beer and watch the footy in a bid to return the equilibrium of the natural order of things. And I can’t blame him. Setting aside a day to focus on women – their roles, their achievements, their struggles, their aspirations – is fine, but the conversation shouldn’t be limited to a single square on the calendar. Striving for genuine equality, safety and educational, social and economic freedom for women all over the world – given we’re roughly half the planet’s population – is not an indulgence, it’s a necessity. Marching in the streets for women’s inclusion and empowerment is healthy. Doing so to the exclusion and disempowerment of men isn’t. If it’s true equality we want, then

men need to be – must be – part of the conversation. One of the events I attended as facilitator was billed with title “All About Women” – and while I’m sure greater minds than mine came up with the moniker, it made me slightly uncomfortable because as far as I can tell, the discussion should not be ALL about women. It’s all about humanity. And just as not all who consider themselves feminists – me included – are hairy arm-pitted, bra-less banshees waving placards and spitting bile in the direction of anyone with a penis, not all men are bastards. There’s a pretty healthy contingent of bastards out there, to be sure, and you don’t have to look far to find them – but most blokes essentially want what we want: a peaceful, genuinely equitable coexistence with the women of the world, separated only by biology and perhaps the ability to understand the off-side rule. So it makes sense to involve them in the continuing evolution of women’s place in society by assuring them – particularly our young men – that they still have their place too. Just as our young women need guidance in this mercurial world of shifting norms and expectations, our young men need to know where they fit. That they DO actually fit. That a strong, independent, confident woman is a delight, not a threat – and that that same woman can still need comfort and support and help. That respect is a

two-way street. And they’re not going to learn that if they’re marginalised from the conversation. In my feminist nirvana, we won’t need an International Women’s Day at all. It’ll be a world where religion isn’t used, anywhere in the world, to bludgeon women – figuratively or literally – into submission. Where women will be hired on merit, fired for a lack thereof and paid the same as their male counterparts for a job equally well done. A world where my grand-daughter/s – should I have them – can stay at home with their children or go to work, and not have either choice come with a heaped sideserve of guilt. Where a woman can lead a country without the colour of her hair or the size of her arse as the hallmark of her leadership. A world where healthcare is accessible regardless of geography or gender, and where education for women is similarly valued and available. Where men are comfortable with their place in society, confident with where they fit and happy to share the domestic role without expecting the Nobel Peace Price. And where, if we’re being honest, we women are happy to actually let them do it without constantly finding fault. In my feminist heaven, watching my husband stack the dishwasher without the overwhelming urge to sneak back and repack it will be cause enough for celebration.

Just as not all who consider themselves feminists – me included – are hairy arm-pitted, bra-less banshees waving placards and spitting bile in the direction of anyone with a penis, not all men are bastards.

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BY WILLY RUSSELL

BY TED SWINDLEY

BUY TICKETS TO ALL THREE SHOWS YOU WILL RECEIVE A $10 DISCOUNT on the Adult and Concession ticket price for Educating Rita and Always...Patsy Cline.

Promo Code: HITPRODUCTIONS

DUBBO REGIONAL THEATRE 155 DARLING STREET, DUBBO

BOOKINGS 6801 4378

www.drtcc.com.au

Rental retirement living limited opportunities remain.

THIS SATURDAY! 12th March 10 am – 2 pm at DUBBO GARDENS, 492 Wheelers Lane, Dubbo

» Talk to our friendly & caring team & have your questions answered on how rental retirement villages really work » Furnished display unit open for inspection » Country music band » Enjoy a FREE Devonshire tea & sausage sizzle » Chat with our residents & meet new friends » Enter our competition for the chance to win FREE groceries for a year * Groceries valued at $2,600.

FAMILY FRIENDLY, ALL WELCOME! For more information, call our Village Manager David today.

DUBBO GARDENS 492 Wheelers Lane, Dubbo

WHEELERS GARDENS 490 Wheelers Lane, Dubbo

Contact Village Manager David Linton. Ph: 6881

Contact Senior Village Manager Pip Downey. Ph: 6881

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PROUDLY OWNED BY INGENIA COMMUNITIES GROUP

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“WE MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD”

LAST CHANCE TO WIN A NEW BARINA SPARK 5 key draws every Wednesday night between 5pm & 9pm

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Each key winner receives *$100 in Club points. 40 fuel cards in the raffles tickets on sale 6pm THIRD & FINAL MAJOR DRAW NIGHT 13 APRIL ADAM BRAND & THE OUTLAWS NEXT THURSDAY 17/3/16 AUDITORIUM – SHOWTIME 8PM ALL AGES SHOW ADULTS $35 CHILD $15 www.adambrand.com.au

CHAD MORGAN – NEXT FRIDAY 18/3/16 FREE ALL AGES

THE ONE & ONLY COUNTRY MUSIC LEGEND SHOW 8.30PM CLUB THEATRETTE www.chadmorgan.com.au

MAJOR EASTER RAFFLE

Family Fun Day Sunday 20 March

OVER 130 PRIZES TO BE WON + 2 MAJOR HAMPERS Tickets on sale 11.30am • Free photo taken with the Easter Bunny • Face painting • Sand art • A treat for the kids & much more! MEMBERS EXPLODING CASH DRAW TONIGHT 10/3/16 *$9,000 2 DRAWS BETWEEN 6PM & 9PM Dubbo RSL supports the Responsible Service of Alcohol and the Responsible Conduct of Gambling. THINK! About your choices. Call Gambling Help on 1800 858 858. LTPS/15/09984 LTPS/15/09927. *Conditions Apply | Phone: 6882 4411 | dubborsl.com.au