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FROM THE EDITOR

Friday 08.04.2016 to Sunday 10.04.2016 NEWS

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Soapbox finalists speak out for country towns PAGE 04

SPECIAL FEATURE Why Dubbo needs a dedicated cancer treatment centre, now PAGE 10

GREG SMART PM’s Federal funds for private education flawed PAGE 19

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Unscrambling free range egg labelling message PAGE 22

TRAVEL

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Steve Cowley takes a ride to Cameron Corner PAGE 34

JUNIOR SPORT Starting whistle sounds on juniors sports around town PAGE 46

FUN IN THE MUD All the action from the Titan Mud Run PAGE 48

Regulars 06 18 19 20 20 32

Seven Days Tony Webber Greg Smart Paul Dorin Watercooler The Big Picture

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Business & Rural Lifestyle Books What’s On 3-Day TV Guide Jen Cowley

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It begs the question… ….why, after decades of asking, imploring and lamenting a string of preventable funerals, do communities in the western regions of New South Wales still have to beg governments, like orphans in a poor house, for a health service that could save the lives of rural and regional community residents - constituents, if that warrants them any more value to the purse string holders - who get cancer.

Beg? Beg! For early diagnosis, local treatments, surgeries? Beg for the right to stay home, or at least live a short, practical, commute from optimal treatment to reduce financial burdens while getting on with the business of trying to stay alive?

Reading the contributions in this week’s special feature on the call for a cancer centre to be incorporated into the development of the new Dubbo Base Hospital (the most logical, inexpensive option), none of the seasoned medical professionals present; Dr Joe Canalese, Dr Mark Arnold, Dr Colin McClintock, Dr Florian Honeyball; or cancer patients, like Jenni Honeysett and Barry Brebner; or active campaigners for change, Lyn Smith and Rod Crowfoot or indigenous spokeswomen, MaryAnn Seymour and Robin Payne; plus more; are doing anything but begging; for common sense, effective, prompt change, equality and at the crux of it all, a cancer treatment centre based in the beating heart of the state accessible to people living as far afield as the South Australian and Queensland borders.

Begging that government dollars are actually spent - let’s say INVESTED - into a service - THE PEOPLE - living in the western area, which they actually, really, need.

Our rights are equal to anyone else in New South Wales, but in the current circumstances, you have to wonder if they are.

Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, is circulating a petition to engage communities who would utilise such a centre to encourage and drive home a quantum shift - it’s time to stop begging and time to start demanding what our communities require.

No one finds fault with the services which are already available here nor the dedicated professionals delivering their care with compassion and genuine concern, but all of us fail anyone in our region who has, or will have to, hear the words ‘you have cancer’, while ever there is a remote possibility of getting a centre located here.

We must fight for it.

Without a unified regional stance, cancer patients in the western area will continue to stare into the face of their mortality then be asked to also juggle the cost in time, money and mental well being, travelling to treatment, or accommodation in Orange or Sydney - a trip they might never ordinarily contemplate in their lifetime, because they simple don’t want to or just can’t afford to.

Who in this state reaches the point where they can’t afford to save themselves?

That just one person - one mum, one dad, one grandma - would decide, ‘I can’t afford to save myself, I just have to die’, is acceptable as a viable alternative to seeking treatment, is a symptom of a fundamentally flawed system of governance - and thinking - about the value of life for rural and regional people, and which is failing the residents of the western area.

Imagine the stink if the only treatment centre was based in Dubbo and anyone in Sydney or Canberra afflicted with cancer, had bag their fears of dying, get on a bus, train, plane or take the family car to a world full of strangers who are not the family and friends you want to hold you tight in difficult moments … moments, which might herald your last.

Freeways would be built, perhaps a tunnel under the Blue Mountains, to ease the way, to create access, to hurry the process, to save precious lives and minimise the impact on families.

As cynical as that is, the bush-city dichotomy and rural discrimination which goes hand in hand with that needs to be kicked hard to the kerb.

People are dying.

Human beings are dying, in some cases, preventable deaths.

Barry Brebner and Jenni Honeysett radiate gratitude for the community of family, friends, and good hearted strangers they’ve both had, gathering protectively to keep them steady on their rocky road.

But when the deepest, darkest blight on this state’s health record, which is the travesty of health epidemics afflicting indigenous people living in rural and remote communities, is concerned, parliament house needs to strap on their social justice binoculars and look far, far, far west across their state and acknowledge what’s going on there, and, it’s happening on their watch.

Indigenous people in our state are dying of everything at a greater rate, and younger, than everyone else.

Cancer rates are off the charts and like any culture with it’s own nuances and mores, has specific needs and expectation, from which travelling to Sydney for treatment is far removed - not just physically.

Please take some time out to absorb the comments of contributors to this special feature, called “Bitter Pill to Swallow”, and jump on board with your support by signing Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton’s petition.

The time is right. The new Dubbo Base Hospital wings are phasing in and rather than an afterthought, a cancer centre could be given a priority status and added to the blueprints now.

Change for the better needs to be your priority so your cancer suffering family, friends or neighbours never have to face the same challenge in the future.

Imagine the stink if the only treatment centre was based in Dubbo and anyone in Sydney or Canberra afflicted with cancer, had bag their fears of dying, get on a bus, train, plane or take the family car to a world full of strangers who are not the family and friends you want to hold you tight in difficult moments … moments, which might herald your last.

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Stokes pins big hopes on strategic plan for Orana region

BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

LANNING minister Rob Stokes was in Dubbo this week to announce the first ever 20 year strategic ‘plan’ for the Central West and Orana regions.

He said the plan was based on “clear demographic data about the change we are likely to see in this region and the good news is, it’s a picture of growth.”

“The local population is destined to grow by almost 19,000 people over the next 20 years to a total population of around 302,000.

“Our regional cities, places like Dubbo, Orange and Bathurst are going to grow strongly as well as some of the centres like Mudgee and Parkes’,” he said.

Economic growth is expected in agriculture and mining, both strong contributors, as well as tourism.

Ironically, the announcement came hard on the heels of the news that Inland NSW Tourism had been placed into administration.

“In terms of disruptive influences on planning, there are some things that we can plan for, there are other things that might happen that are unexpected so plans need to be clear, but they also need to be flexible to accommodate change,” Stokes said.

“That’s why one of the important parts of this plan is we’re setting up a governance framework to monitor it, to implement the 39 actions detailed in the plan but also to respond, dramatically and clearly, if things change all of a sudden.

“But certainly things like the National Broadband Network, increased connectivity to improved flight connections, those sorts of things, can dramatically change the opportunity for people to be able to commute or to work from home’,” he said, “and that can have huge implications for some of the more remote or smaller towns in the region.”

I asked the minister about excessive red tape and siloed bureaucracies, where departments, agencies and

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Expectations for ecomonic and population growth bode well for regional development. PHOTO: DUBBO CITY COUNCIL/FILE

local government trip over each other and create unnecessary blockages because no-one knows what anyone else is doing.

“The really exciting thing about having a regional plan is that it was an opportunity across government to get input from all the various agencies to say, ‘well, what are your plans, what’s your demographic data and how can we put it all together and coordinate its delivery over time’,” the planning minister responded.

“Planning might be a dry subject but it’s really important because that’s where the infrastructure decisions are made and based upon.

“That data directs government decision making about investment decisions

in transport, in logistics, in all those sorts of things,” he said.

CSG and mining has been a thorn in the side of the Baird government, much of those problems inherited but some it’s worked on all by itself.

The minister said planning laws had to bring together views that were often in direct conflict for the state’s good.

“Energy projects, and planning for energy projects, is probably one of the most contentious areas. It doesn’t matter what you pick, whether it’s wind energy or unconventional gas or coal, there’ll always be a range of very strong views and in a democracy that’s absolutely appropriate,” Stokes said.

“The job of government in planning long term is to provide all the informa-

` The really exciting thing about having a regional plan is that it was an opportunity across government to get input from all the various agencies to say, ‘well, what are your plans, what’s your demographic data and how can we put it all together and coordinate its delivery over time. – Rob Stokes, planning minister

tion about where we know where these resources are, and then talk to the community about how they would like to see them developed over time or whether they would prefer to see some resources stay in the ground.

“We’ve got to start with an honest appraisal of what the resources are and where they are so that we can have that base for decision making’,” he said.

He’s keen to see rarer metal projects such as the ongoing Toongi Zirconia project happen across the state, mines with growing niche markets for hi-tech manufacturing.

He wants the state’s residents to have far more transparency when it comes to local council planners telling people they can’t do various things by hiding behind state regulations, when in neighboring local government areas planning staff have no such problems yet operate under the exact same state rules.

Western NSW’s parliamentary secretary Sarah Mitchell was on hand for this week’s announcement along with deputy premier Troy Grant, both urging the public to make submissions to the plan if they want to have a say in their future.

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BY JOHN RYAN N JOURNALIST

EFORE electronic communications, you had to either write up your case in local newspapers or speak directly to people at public meetings.

Now our state electorate has the Soapbox Challenge, a public speaking competition open to all students in the seat of Dubbo.

Local member and deputy premier, Troy Grant, has the ideal prop, a genuine wooden box which was originally built to carry soap, back in the days before cardboard packaging took over.

It was first used by former NSW deputy premier, Sir Charles Cutler, back in the day when the term, ‘He’s on his soapbox again’, had a very literal meaning – people used to go to town squares in many countries, stand up on their soapbox to give them an impromptu miniature ‘stage’, and say their piece.

The soapbox was passed on to former Lachlan MP Ian Armstrong who, though he’s long retired from politics, has been busy championing an expressway across the Blue Mountains following the Bells Line of Road.

Now that soapbox is being held by Troy Grant, and I well remember him standing up on it and telling Narromine residents why he should be elected when he first campaigned for the seat of Dubbo.

“Soapboxes were used as a platform to have a serious subject discussed and heard’,” Grant said.

“Public speaking has probably died off a bit as a profession and I think more broadly it used to be a part of everyday life, so I wanted to give the youth of today the opportunity to practice their public speaking because it’s really important for job interviews, representing sporting teams, being a leader in the community, school captains, it’s got so much relevance to everyone’s daily lives and the more practise and skill you

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get at doing it the better for all concerned.

“Having the Soapbox across the whole electorate has brought out kids who are just passionate about doing it, we gave them the subject matter of ‘Why Country Towns are Still Important to Them’ and they’re living it, so they didn’t have to go off and research a subject that was foreign to them,” he said.

Dubbo College Delroy Campus school captain Marree Pobje is in Year 10 and was extremely confident on the Soapbox; she took the girl’s inaugural award, named in honour of community stalwart, Judy Jakins, who presented her with the trophy.

“I loved the topic, it was amazing to get such a great topic and it’s something so controversial as well and you really need to dig deeper beneath the surface to find out why country towns are so important,” Maree said.

Taking out the boy’s inaugural award, named for former Dubbo MP Gerald Peacocke (whose gravelly voice was coveted by journalists), was MAGS Year 9 student, James Barton.

He used a paper termed ‘Don’t Cry For Me Upper Wombat’, written by Deakin University academic Dr Gordon Forth, who concluded that small, declining towns should be left to their inevitable demise.

Needless to say, Dr Forth was subsequently booed while giving presentations, but said even some Nationals’ MPs agreed with him, but couldn’t say so publically for fear of alienating parts of their electorates.

Can I say, from my Soapbox and for the record, I’ve yet to hear that from any Nationals MP off the record, in fact I find it very difficult to believe.

Former Liberal MP for Parramatta, Ross Cameron, is one public figure who very publicly believes the regions should be allowed to die.

In my opinion, Cameron, a second generation politician, would have been smashed by the students from this electorate if he’d tried his brand of economic rationalism at the Vic Park Rotunda last Sunday.

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Mud bath: hundreds joined the fun at the Titan Mud Run in Dubbo last weekend.

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MUD RUN MAYHEM DO yourself a favour and check out the Facebook video from Jeremy Wiatkowski, who was in Team Barnson at the weekend’s event.

I’ve worked with plenty of cameramen and video editors and find this amazing, especially from someone who taught themselves.

Titan Mud Run honcho Rod Fardell said he’s convinced the video will get a few hundred extra people to join in next year, he thinks it’s so compelling.

1500 people is a great turnout to any event and the Titan just keeps getting better each year.

Lots of rumours have been circulating about the Titan and where the money raised goes, but after paying for expenses the extremely hardworking committee puts all that cash back into community projects along the mighty Macquarie River.

WHEN is Dubbo going to get a ring road so we can stop cars having to mingle with trucks in and around the city? The most recent fatality just south of town this week saw two local women deceased. A ring road would have been south of that location and any trucks just travelling through town from north to south wouldn’t have to use that stretch at all. Let’s get some common sense into the debate and scrap plans for a high level bridge next to the LH Ford, which will just see huge congestion of heavy vehicles in the city centre, and divert them around Dubbo for all sorts of good reasons.

BUNKERING DOWN ON CONSPIRACIES I’VE worked out the rationale behind the MRL’s vaunted bunker – here’s my conspiracy theory: they use it to ensure that also-ran teams, like Penrith, can keep in the hunt against class outfits like the Eels, and then reverse 50/50 on-field calls in the dying seconds of a game to see an ‘exciting’, though corrupt finish.

It also sees two points going to the Panthers, an extra win so they look respectable on the ladder, meanwhile denying front-runners’ Parramatta the two they needed to get into the top of the table.

It’s an evil and sinister corporate conspiracy, shocking for the Eels but in the minds of League bosses, great for the game – let’s keep it tight, they say, to combat the AFL, the scourge from the south, by making all our games and teams much closer.

And the bunker making such controversial decisions means that is a hugely hot topic of conversation which dominates the next week.

As a marketing strategy, it’s unbEELievably and nefariously brEELiant, but a real kick in the guts to Blue and Gold supporters who’ve waited so long for a decent team to wear those colours.

An even more disturbing conspiracy theory is that the NRL will pay for its two million dollar bunker in record time if refs default to the video decision makers on most tries, as that provides an enormous amount of extra, and sneaky, advertising for KFC. The poor old Eels don’t do well when it comes to the 50/50 calls, I’ve always regarded it as 80/20, with teams like the Broncos always on the 80 side of things.

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alongside death and taxes, there’s no way in hell that bunker will ever make a last minute decision to overturn a call against the Broncos like they did against the Eels.

PLANNING FOR SUCCESS A BIG political week for Dubbo, with planning minister Rob Stokes in town to announce the state’s first ever 20 year regional ‘planning’ plan.

The plan has been tailormade for the Central West and Orana regions ‘to ensure that we have vibrant, sustainable and productive communities that flourish into the future’, minister Stokes said.

Also on hand to help promote the plan, and the community consultation the state government is looking for, was Nationals MLC Sarah Mitchell, who is urging anyone and everyone to have their say.

Acting premier Troy Grant used the zoo as the backdrop for the announcement.

The Baird government is also investing so much money into the zoo that it also pays to promote it as much as possible.

While the media was onsite we were cleverly shepherded to another positive PR event. GoMAD is a program encouraging high school students from across the region to make a difference, an environmental youth leadership program which has been designed to ‘help students make a difference in their schools and communities by targeting a studentidentified environmental issue’.

This is a great program, it

makes sense to get ethical messages across to kids in their formative years, so hopefully the next generation can walk far more lightly on our planet than the current clod-footed generation of environmental Neanderthals. Ten schools from across the region were represented.

RAGING GENERATION Roid rage/road rage was well and truly captured this past week by an old footballing mate of mine and ex-Dubboite, Gary Davey.

He was the passenger in a car driving along a Brisbane road when he saw a couple of cars behaving badly towards each other, or the drivers at least.

He started filming on his iPhone 6 and caught an ‘insane’ attack from one driver, the very fit looking individual leaping out of his VW van and smashing another car.

Local police weren’t interested at the time, apparently they’re pretty under-resourced and get so many hoax calls, or exaggerated claims that the officer who took Gary’s call made a crucial error of judgement of this situation.

Even Channel 9 News, who bought the footage on promise of exclusivity, tried to get it for a bargain basement price until they realised competing news bulletins could be in the race.

After the story was aired he had the police chasing him.

This video footage went viral, and Gary was seen across Australia on the Today Show, so obviously some people still watch that show.

He’s giving the money to charity.

Gary was a hard man on the footy field back in the 1980s, like many people from that era (myself included) I’m sure he’s happy no-one had iPhones back then.

MORE SEDATE DRIVING IT never ceases to amaze me just how much communities depend on volunteers to literally make the social wheels continue to go round and round.

Lourdes Hospital has been supplying the actual meals but can no longer provide that service so local restaurant Veldt offered to fill the gap.

I haven’t yet had the pleasure of dining there (I’ve got kids and no longer have a social life) but it was difficult to take a happy snap in the kitchen as the food smelt amazing.

Apparently it works well for the restaurant as it normally only serves brekky and tea, so to prepare 88 meals in the middle of the day actually works in quite well.

I do know the foodstuffs won’t be purchased from Bernardi’s IGA supermarket at Orana Mall, with news breaking this week that it will be shutting its doors.

Very sad for the 60 odd people who’ll be out of a job, and a major setback for the Bernardi family who opened the store with such huge optimism three years ago.

While on the subject of what Ben Shields wants to bring to Dubbo, he’s now reignited his push to get the Rural Fire Service HQ out of Sydney and

based in our fair city on the plains.

‘Because of a big zoning stuffup the giant RFS HQ has to move’, Cr Shields said.

‘I have been to council and had motions passed and have been calling on the state to consider Dubbo as the location for the RFS HQ. “Turns out that the final report into the Wambelong fires (Warrumbungles) recommends the minister investigates moving the RFS HQ to a regional location,” he said.

The RFS HQ has been a disaster since its inception (space doesn’t permit me to rehash the various disasters in 7 Days), except as a very expensive tool for the service bosses to con metro media that the organisation is a slick outfit – the volunteers on the ground are great, mid and high level management far less so.

Dubbo would be a great choice for this.

The Grains Research and Development Corporation set up shop in Dubbo this week, part of a federal PR push for ‘decentralisation’ of various government departments and other official bodies.

I’m all for this, although I think the GRDC, which gets its funding from compulsory levies from grain growers per tonne, should be putting its research money into innovative projects which could really improve the bottom line for farmers rather than spending vast amounts hoping for slight incremental change.

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Barnaby Joyce lends a genuine hand only to get slammed by critics accusing him of a media stunt.

Friday 08.04.2016 to Sunday 10.04.2016 | Dubbo Weekender cratic – red tape means the process becomes king, and positive outcomes of any magnitude something that happens only if all goes well.

This move was the brainchild of deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce and in principle it should be happening across the board where it’s practical, but many specialised agencies do need to be where the critical mass of science and bureaucracy, etc., lives.

On Barnaby, I was impressed he stopped to change a tyre for a couple of ladies up near Tamworth the other evening as they were on their way to a girls’ night out, apparently the passing traffic, of which there was plenty, couldn’t be bothered to pull over.

The ladies asked if they could take a photo and once it hit social media poor old Barnaby was vilified for staging a photo opportunity – sometimes you just can’t win, but he gets my vote of approval for helping out.

Kristy Weller a passenger in the car wrote on Facebook: “I was one of the two women in this car, we were on our own, 80kms from home, dressed up for a girls night out. We were happily studying the manual to make sure we put the jack in the correct position when a car pulled up on the other side of the road to help‌ out steps Barnaby Joyce. This is not a set up. Barnaby was the ONLY

person who stopped to help despite being stranded for at least 10mins on the side of the busy NE Hwy. He was extremely gracious. It was us who asked to take the photo, not him....so the entire act of kindness could have truly gone unnoticed.�

POLITICAL 101 WHILE Barnaby Joyce faces the potential fight of his life in New England against former independent MP Tony Windsor, the Greens have announced Matt Parmeter as their candidate for Parkes in the upcoming federal election.

Matt has stood at state and federal levels for umpteen elections now and is universally well liked, for his calm and peaceful manner, and in all that time and with all that work he’s engaged people from across the spectrum with his passion, renewable energy sources.

He’ll be up against Mark Coulton, who was preselected as the Nationals’ candidate with no challengers in sight.

It’ll be Mark’s fourth term assuming everything goes according to plan and he’s welcome to it, with the new boundaries of the electorate making it even more humungous than it already was, he’ll have to schedule sleeping time for when he’s driving.

I know politicians in many cases are just on a gravy train, but doing the job as local mem-

ber out this way would be a constant drain – if you didn’t love meeting people all day and most nights in between just getting there, you couldn’t stand the pace for a week.

VOLUNTEERING FOR LIFE NOT many people even live to the age of 93 much less choose that age to retire, yet that’s exactly the case when it comes to Hazel Althofer.

Hazel retired as volunteer chief propagator at Burrendong Arboretum just 18 months ago after 54 years in the unpaid role, so she’d been there right from the start (1964) of this amazing local organization.

She’s moved to the macadamia farm her daughter and son-in-law manage near Coffs Harbour but was back in Wellington to catch up with family and friends, who took a picture of here at the arboretum.

According to long time Arboretum supporter Marion Jarratt, propagation requires great skill and Hazel demonstrated that over decades of keeping meticulous records on plant provenance while propagating more than 250,000 plants – a remarkable achievement by any measure.

That work earned Hazel an Order of Australia Medal.

Marion says while all her friends wish Hazel all the best

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Nick and Rahni Ryan, shaving for their mate, Tracey Hartas.

Sixteen volunteers from Dubbo Bushcare and Inland Waterways Rejuvenation Association (IWRA) cleaned up a patch of river in North Dubbo.

in a happy and peaceful retirement, she is greatly missed at the Arboretum – “It’s just not the same’,” Marion said.

Sunday saw 16 people from Dubbo Bushcare and Inland Waterways Rejuvenation Association (IWRA) making short work of castor oil plants, green cestrum, wild tobacco, boxthorn and thorn apple at Mick O’Neill’s block on the Macquarie River in north Dubbo.

A tinnie made it possible for some poisoning of weeping willows.

Allowing native vegetation to re-establish allows habitat to form which succours native fish and wildlife.

SHORT AND SWEET UNDRAISING is happening all around us and that’s needed in such a complex and fragmented society because plenty of people less fortunate are always falling through the cracks and just need some help.

Rahni Ryan had her locks shaved this week to raise money to help great mate Tracey Hartas who has terminal cancer.

Struggling alone with four kids is tough enough, but to be diagnosed with a life-threatening illness is pretty much a hit of Biblical proportions – it’s tough enough trying to raise two kids on two incomes, and that’s when your health is okay.

Rahni is hoping to help Tracey cover her day to day expenses and medical costs and a ‘Live Wake’ will be held on April 23, go to Facebook Page ‘Help our mate McDonagh’ for more details.

Rahni’s husband Nick will auction off his bushranger beard, to be shaved, at the wake.

Planning minister Rob Stokes was in town, see details of his major announcement in the later pages.

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Hazel Althofer, volunteer propagator of Burrendong Arboretum retired just 18 months ago after 54 years, has turned 93.

Mark Powderly chatted to His Excellency, NSW Governor, David Hurley, this week, following on from his award of the Emergency Services Medal award in the Australia Day honours.

A Dubbo policeman, Mark served with police rescue where as a sergeant he led the Thredbo rescue of Stuart Diver. He’s an explosives expert who worked in the police bomb squad and he also designed training for VRA volunteers.

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They call it a “journey”; that physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual rite of passage individuals embark on, the moment they’re told, ‘You’ve got cancer’, but for patients living in the Parkes electorate, the Western Region and Far Western New South Wales, the journey is a real pack-your-bags-affair, leaving no choice for those seeking treatment to say goodbye to the support network of family, friends, skin and country, and go wrestle their life threatening disease, alone, far from home in Sydney or Orange, out of place - and more often than not - out of pocket. Some can’t face that prospect of a one-on-one with their personal variety of the Big C, and choose not to make the journey at all. The reasons Dubbo needs a dedicated cancer treatment centre are tenfold. Dubbo Weekender asked local survivors and health practitioners to speak out and take the push for this facility to a new level. Action has been prompted by a round table discussion on the issue last week, instigated by Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton. AS TOLD TO John Ryan

HERE’S never an easier story to write when it comes to finding sufferers, victims and dislocated families; than when the issue in about cancer.

For all the research and all the case studies, the disease still baffles the best that western science can throw against it in many ways.

Yet while those who’ve been through the various treatments and drug routines say the ‘healing’ process can be more horrible than the disease itself, many people in Dubbo and further west don’t even have an equitable level of access to those treatments, much less any new breakthroughs coming along.

When Orange got its radiotherapy facility, the NSW health department was so keen to exclude Dubbo from contention as the preferred site, they included patients from Penrith in the modelling of the patient catchment area.

Now it’s Dubbo’s turn, and what better time to plan and design, while the next stage of the massive Dubbo Base Hospital redevelopment is soon to happen – organise it now before the bricks and mortar are built, otherwise it will cost far more, and be less integrated, than if it’s done later in an ad hoc way, just to fit it in.

In the following pages you’ll hear from a diverse group of people as to why there are so many reasons we need this to happen.

Not least is the cost to community, to people, to families, from the dislocation that comes from having to pack up at a moment’s notice and move their lives to other cities, away from families and friends.

An integrated cancer centre really is a major missing link for the state’s west.

People from Aboriginal communities are even worse off than those in the broader community for

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a multitude of complex reasons, you’ll read more in the next few pages.

A huge effort is being made to build Macquarie Homestay, with $105,000 being donated to that project from the Tour de Oroc and the Rotary Club of Dubbo South just last week – so when this facility is completed wouldn’t it be heartbreaking for cancer sufferers from hours out west to then have to drive through Dubbo to get looked after at Orange.

Dr Joe Canalese has been so concerned about this issue he went up to Tamworth to examine the cancer centre in that facility and took a truckload of pictures, on his own time – people across the board are willing this to happen.

We just have to make sure that every possible signature that we can beg, borrow or steal gets on to the petition being organised by Federal Member for Parkes MP, Mark Coulton, he’s a bloke who travels the length and breadth of this enormous electorate

on a regular basis, and he’s pushing this issue because he’s seen first hand, and all too often, how the lack of such a facility in Dubbo is hurting us – he just wants his constituents to have the same equity of access that most other Australians take for granted.

On the state front, Troy Grant, as a candidate speaking directly into the camera and pledging that if Dubbo Base didn’t get a major upgrade in his first term, he’d quit parliament.

That was a big call for a then yet to be elected politician, but he’s certainly lived up to that early promise.

It just doesn’t make sense that all these millions of dollars will have been put into the new Dubbo hospital if the disease that scares people the most can’t be treated here.

Sign the petition and bear in mind that old saying from US politics – vote early and vote often.

When you sign, tell all your friends, by mouth and social media, and make sure they sign as well.

The people of Dubbo and surrounding towns who rely on Dubbo for their medical care need to show their support for this to happen. We need to show both State and Federal Governments that we are in need of a Cancer Centre and we can do these in a number of ways: Sign a petition being organised (at least 10,000 signatures needed), write to our state and federal members and to Federal and State Health Ministers expressing this support. Where possible, fundraise to show our commitment. With a potential Federal Election to happen in the near future, now is the time to be active. Without your support a Cancer Centre in Dubbo may not happen. - Dr Joe Canalese

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DR. JOSEPH CANALESE OAMA/P, School Rural Health, Sydney Medical School, Uni of Sydney S a specialist Physician who has practiced in Dubbo and the region for over 35 years, I have seen the need for cancer care and the change in the way that this is delivered over this time. Improvements in diagnostic and therapeutic methods have been exciting and rewarding, but in many ways Dubbo and the region is still in a partial time warp.

In order to access and benefit from these advances, we need to travel great distances. This is often laden with great emotional, social and financial burdens and for these reasons, there are patients who chose not to pursue optimal therapy.

Modern day state of the art cancer management demands treatment delivered in a unit

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that is multidisciplinary and coordinated, with diagnostic, nursing, medical, surgical, oncological, radiotherapy and rehabilitation services that work together to maximise care of the patient.

Thankfully these facilities exist in many metropolitan and in most regional centres, but sadly not in Dubbo.

Recently a Cancer Centre opened in Tamworth and similar centres are to be found in Wagga Wagga, Port Macquarie Albury to mention but a few.

We service a population that is well recognised to have a higher burden of disease and shorter life expectancy, yet we are penalised by lacking access to state of the art care. The time has come to correct this situation.

In this issue of the Dubbo Weekender, Drs Arnold, McClintock and Honeyball have shown their commitment and support with excellent contributions.

I am aware of the support for this Cancer Centre from the community, from the Lo-

cal Health District and from our Mayor and Council, and State and Federal Members of Parliament.

Currently Dubbo Hospital is planning for stage 3 and 4 development and this is the optimal time to built such a Centre. Incorporating the Centre in these plans would potentially save millions of dollars.

The people of Dubbo and surrounding towns who rely on Dubbo for their medical care need to show their support for this to happen. We need to show both State and Federal Governments that we are in need of a Cancer Centre and we can do these in a number of ways: Sign a petition being organised (at least 10,000 signatures needed), write to our state and federal members and to Federal and State Health Ministers expressing this support. Where possible, fundraise to show our commitment. With a potential Federal Election to happen in the near future, now is the time to be active. Without your support a Cancer Centre in Dubbo may not happen.

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Dr MARK ARNOLD, SPECIAL PHYSICIAN and UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC O successfully manage any illness, the input of a diverse group of healthcare professionals with particular areas of expertise who are aware of what matters most to a person – assessing their needs in every dimension - is necessary to achieve the best results.

84 per cent higher mortality rate (3).

This is most evident in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. There has been discussion regardThese problems pertain to all people, but the ining the funding of a PET-CT scanner in Dubbo; equity is far greater for Indigenous people. Cancer though this is welcome it is only a partial solution is the second most common cause of death after for the health inequities suffered by the population cardiovascular disease in Indigenous people (4). It of Western NSW since patients will still need to must be understood that in NSW, Indigenous males travel for treatment. die 9.3 years younger (70.5 years) than non-indigenous men (79.8) and women die 8.5 years younger Whilst working as a specialist rheumatologist in (83.1 vs 74.6). There is a mortality adjustment facSydney over 24 years, I became increasingly aware tor of 1.42 compared with non-Indigenous persons of the many kinds of hardship that persons from (5). “The Gap” in cancer morbidity and mortality country NSW and Western NSW in particular faced when visiting me, since a one hour visit might entail can be addressed practically and immediately if there are local services which are geographically, arranging child care, travel costs, and overnight accommodation; the cost of the visit itself was only a economically and culturally accessible. fraction of the total cost. I couldn’t account for the The NSW Rural Health Plan: Towards 2012 states intangible aspects of arranging to come to Sydney. in its strategic Framework the objectives of Healthy Most simply accepted these matters as a fact of life.

Rural Communities via access to High Quality Care In Sydney specialist practice, I cannot recall seefor Rural Populations and Integrated Health Servicing a single indigenous person from Central or Far es, employing the strategies of Enhancing the RuWestern NSW, which reflects the impracticality, or ral Workforce, Strengthen(ing) Rural Health Infrarather the impossibility of travel to Sydney. structure and Improving eHealth (6).

The fact of the matter is that many patients with This document states that facilities in genercancer need to make similar trips repeatedly, or to al should be “world-class”, offer “truly integratstay in our around their treatment centres, amplied care”, should “support(ing) and “harness(ing) fying the costs. If they don’t have family, then for research and innovation” with “future-focussed many this is impossible. infrastructure”.

The Clinical Oncology Society of Australia recDubbo is the regional hub for Western NSW, and ommends that a Rural Cancer Centre (RCC) must hence Dubbo is the logical site for an Integrated be interdisciplinary, and should bring together apCancer Centre (ICC). The regional cancer centre propriate medical specialists, nursing and allied (RCC) initiative (2010) has greatly improved access health practitioners including onto cancer care in many regions, but cology pharmacists, and support as Fox and Bryce noted in 2014 “sigstaff such as care coordinators, nificant inequalities remain in access data managers and clinical trials to specialist oncology services, especoordinators (7). cially in areas that are not recipients From 2000-2010, the An ICC located in the Central of RCC funding” (1).

West fulfils all of these objectives.

Dubbo (and its medical drainage disparity in cancer Dubbo is the logical and practical area of Western NSW) is one such site. It will transform aspiration area. From 2000-2010, the dispar- outcomes between and general “motherhood stateity in cancer outcomes between ru- rural and urban ments” from notions into pracral and urban patients remained patients remained tical outcomes for the people of unchanged with 7 per cent higher Western NSW in a contemporary mortality, equating to almost 9000 unchanged with timeframe rather than the nebuadditional rural deaths during this 7 per cent higher lous future. period.(1) In addition to the immediate The situation is worst in regard to mortality, equating benefits that a Dubbo ICC will oesophageal cancer and melanoma, to almost 9000 provide, there are many positive both conditions which necessitate additional rural downstream effects. Such a faciltertiary care. ity with appropriate infrastrucRural men with prostate cancer deaths during this ture and staffing will be equipped have an 18-32 per cent worse morperiod to function as an E-health hub tality rate (2). Likewise, rural womfor remote outreach oncology en with early breast cancer suffer an - Dr Mark Arnold

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services, a model of care well established in rural Queensland; this pertains to other areas of medicine outside the advantages for oncology patients.

An ICC will require the recruitment and retention of a highly skilled medical and allied health workforce which increases the desirability of Dubbo for health practitioners from other disciplines to relocate to Dubbo to work in a centre of excellence. The discrepancy in the medical workforce distribution is most in subspeciality areas. This is a practical means to redress this inequity.

The breadth and depth of training offered to student health care practitioners will increase to parallel the opportunities offered to their metropolitan counterparts. These skills are transferrable and will assist in improving the care delivered to all patients, not simply oncology patients.

The University of Sydney’s research intensive focus and academic rigour represented by the location of the School of Rural Health at Dubbo will be harnessed to assist with the analysis of data collection, management and analysis of the effectiveness of shared care, telehealth and care coordination.

Current best practice in the use of e-health records can be instituted rather than relying on outmoded and inefficient means of data dissemination. These initiatives will allow a Dubbo ICC to participate in collaborative clinical trial programs.

Therefore, a Dubbo ICC should be funded to be an indispensible component of the NSW Rural Health Plan; towards 2021.

REFERENCES FOX P, BOYCE A. CANCER HEALTH INEQUALITY PERSISTS IN REGIONAL AND REMOTE AUSTRALIA. MED J AUST 2014; 201 (8): 445-446.

YU XQ, LUO Q, SMITH DP, ET AL. GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN PROSTATE CANCER SURVIVAL IN NEW SOUTH WALES. MED J AUST 2014; 200: 586-590.

CRAFT PS, BUCKINGHAM JM, DAHLSTROM JE, ET AL. VARIATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF EARLY BREAST CANCER IN RURAL AND METROPOLITAN CENTRES: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ORGANISATION OF RURAL CANCER SERVICES. BREAST 2010; 19: 396-401.

AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS (2014) CAUSES OF DEATH, AUSTRALIA, 2012. CANBERRA: AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS. INFORMATION PAPER: DEATH REGISTRATIONS TO CENSUS LINKAGE PROJECT—METHODOLOGY AND QUALITY ASSESSMENT, 2011–2012. ABS CAT. NO. 3302.0.55.004. CANBERRA: ABS. HT TP://W W W.HEALTH.N SW.GOV. AU/RURAL/PUBLICATIONS/RURAL-HEALTH-PLAN.PDF HTTPS://WWW.COSA.ORG.AU/MEDIA/1151/COSA_RR-WORKSHOP-2012_REPORT_FINAL.PDF

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DR COLIN MCLINTOCK FRACP UBBO HOSPITAL is strategically placed in Western NSW to provide vital acute and chronic care services to a vast geographically challenging area. The catchment area served by Dubbo hospital is unfortunately socioeconomically deprived when compared to metro and coastal NSW; seeing the highest rates of chronic disease in the state alongside some of the poorest patient outcomes.

The communities serviced by Dubbo Hospital deserve equitable access to expected core clinical services. Cancer care inclusive of both timely diagnosis and vital therapies such as chemo and radiotherapy very much represent examples of vital core clinical services.

Cancer is a disease that touches nearly every family in some way whether it be personally, family or close friends.

Current cancer diagnosis and treatment at Dubbo has expanded over the last year with the appoint-

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ment of Dubbo’s first resident medical oncologist, Dr Florian Honeyball. There is also a short term plan to expand the chemotherapy suite at Dubbo Hospital. This however will fall significantly short of what services are needed to provide for our communities and in particular our remote Aboriginal communities.

Further progress and change is needed to ensure our friends and family can access cutting edge specialist care as close to home as possible in Western NSW. Currently too many patients have to travel to Sydney and Orange for care at what is a very difficult and uncertain time in their lives.

The current proposal to the Commonwealth Government for approximately $50 million of funds to build an Integrated Cancer care Centre is a vital one. An integrated cancer centre would deliver a number of services for cancer care all on one site within the public hospital and can be readily accessed by everyone with bulk billed services across the board.

Patients can expect specialist medical and nurs-

ing consultation, full diagnostic testing (inclusive of PET scanning) and timely access to surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments all at one site.

The delivery of improved infrastructure would also be very attractive to encourage new specialist staff in cancer care (and palliative care) to Dubbo.

Patient travel further than Dubbo will be very significantly reduced. The centre along with expanded staff numbers should also allow further innovation in care delivery with integrated use of such services as tele-health to reduce patient travel still further.

Beyond the lives that would be saved with this centre, there are also additional ‘upfront’ cost savings if this project were to be included in the next stage of Dubbo Hospital’s redevelopment. We would encourage the communities of Dubbo and surrounds to get behind this proposal to help fight for the funds to make this vital project happen. The time is right to make this happen for our region right NOW.

Beyond the lives that would be saved with this centre, there are also additional ‘upfront’ cost savings if this project were to be included in the next stage of Dubbo Hospitals redevelopment. - Dr Colin McClintok

DR FLORIAN HONEYBALL, MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST Western NSW LHD IME and time again it has been shown that bringing cancer care closer to home improves patient outcomes. This is true around the world. In our Western NSW communities, we are starting from a long way behind. Australian data demonstrates that later cancer diagnosis, treatment dropout and cancer mortality is much higher in regional and remote areas than in metropolitan centres. Indigenous Australians are more likely to die from their cancer than non-Indigenous Australians. And then there is the sheer tyranny of distance, whereby our sickest people have to travel long distances away from their homes and families to see a doctor and have time consuming, physically demanding treatment.

As a medical professional in our community, practicing in Dubbo, Mudgee, Walgett and Cobar, and providing care to those living much further afield, I see the statistics translate into real people: Mr C* from 300km away who will come to see me in Dubbo once every few weeks for chemotherapy, but won’t consider going to Orange or Sydney for radiotherapy because the train times mean he can’t go home the same day; Ms T* from 10km away whose cancer I have to monitor with a substandard test in town because she can’t manage travel to Sydney for a PET scan once every 2 months; Ms A* from 2km away who is exhausted from going to Sydney every 2 weeks for an experimental medication we could give locally if

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we had a clinical trials unit.

The price quoted for development of an integrated cancer centre is high, but the unmet needs of our community are higher.

Current funding paradigms are causing ingrained deficiencies in rural health provision. A long-awaited investment in cancer care in Dubbo as a hub for the entire central west will not only begin to correct that inequality, but will start to turn the tide. Increased investment in people and infrastructure – including new diagnostic capabilities such as positron emission tomography (PET), new treatment facilities such as radiotherapy and clinical trials units, and novel uses of telehealth facilities providing cancer care in smaller and remote communities – will of course improve cancer care directly, but will also increase the capacity to train medical students, specialists, nurses, scientists and allied health professionals. In turn, this will increase the attraction of Western NSW as a place to commence or further one’s career in health, boosting health care provision in the district, and further driving the local economy.

With a large catchment area covering many of the most isolated and the most socioeconomically disadvantaged communities in NSW, the Dubbo Health Service desperately needs a leg up to start closing the gap in Indigenous cancer outcomes, and reducing the rural to metropolitan divide. If we do this now, Dubbo is well positioned to become a national leader in provision of innovative rural cancer care. *Names and clinical information have been changed for confidentiality.

Current funding paradigms are causing ingrained deficiencies in rural health provision. A long-awaited investment in cancer care in Dubbo as a hub for the entire central west will not only begin to correct that inequality, but will start to turn the tide. - Dr Florian Honeyball, medical oncologist, Western Area LHD

PHOTO: DUBBO WEEKENDER/FILE

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RUTH JONES, DIRECTOR, CANCER SERVICES AND INNOVATION, WESTERN NSW LHD ET scans are used to detect and monitor conditions such as cancer, neurological and cardiovascular diseases.

They show how organs and tissues are working by assessing metabolic processes in the body and providing three dimensional images. PET scanners help in the early detection of lung cancers, brain tumours, bowel cancers, melanomas and lymphomas.

Many people from Western NSW currently travel to Sydney or Newcastle for a PET scan when first diagnosed with a cancer to determine the extent of the cancer which enables Oncologists to offer the most appropriate treatment.

The Western NSW Local Health District is always concerned about the number of kilometres that the people in our region

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Lyn Smith EOPLE in western NSW need an integrated cancer centre at Dubbo Hospital because at present they do not have access to the same services people closer to the coast expect.

People in western NSW have poorer health outcomes the further west they live, and yet their access to the health facilities they need is poorer.

Members of the Rotary Club of Dubbo West became interested in this need when doctors Florian Honeyball and Colin McClintock addressed our meeting last year. We began to campaign for a PET-CT scanner to be provided in the next stage of the hospital redevelopment. This was a short term goal, with the long term goal of improving cancer treatment in western NSW. Mark Coulton has since taken up the battle to find the funding for an integrated cancer centre with up-to-date facilities for diagnosis and treatment of cancers and follow-up of patients after their treatment.

PET-CT is the best technology to diagnose cancers, but the closest facilities are in Sydney. This means that people living in the west need to travel long distances away from home for days when they are feeling at their most vulnerable. The expense and disruption involved are so great that people sometimes decide not to have the test, resulting in less accurate diagnosis and less effective treatment.

Statistics show a lower incidence of cancer among indigenous people than non-indigenous people, but a higher death rate. One explanation for this statistic is that cancers in indigenous

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people are often detected late, when the cancer has advanced and the chances of successful treatment are poorer.

Indigenous people need to be able to access the best technology closer to home.

Establishing an integrated cancer centre at Dubbo would be a step towards closing the gap in health outcomes between indigenous and non-indigenous people much sooner than the current reliance on health education programs which have long-term goals.

People who are diagnosed with cancer have long treatments ahead of them. Chemotherapy is available in Dubbo, but for radiotherapy, people have to travel repeatedly, at least to Orange. At such stressful times, patients need the support of their families or carers. This is usually only possible if treatment is available close to home.

The extra stress of leaving home, family and work, the difficulty and expense of travel and accommodation come at a time when patients are least able to cope. People in western NSW are much more comfortable travelling to Dubbo for medical attention than to Sydney.

Ours is an egalitarian society, in which we profess to want a “fair go” for all Australians. Equitable access to the health facilities we need in western NSW is something we should be able to expect.

As a group committed to service to the community, Rotary is eager to support the campaign for improved health facilities in the next stages of the redevelopment of Dubbo Hospital. We will continue to work with health professionals, politicians and community groups to help it to happen.

have to travel for tests, treatment and care because of the burden this travel and associated costs places upon patients and their family members.

In planning services in our District, we are passionate about ensuring we deliver care as close to home as possible – for all residents across the communities we serve. The need for a service within the District has been identified and considered in service planning for the Dubbo redevelopment.

Lyn Smith, Rotary Club of Dubbo West and working party member for a PET-CT Scanner to be installed at the Dubbo Base Hospital. PHOTO: DUBBO WEEKENDER/FILE

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MAYOR OF DUBBO, MATHEW DICKERSON HEN Dubbo City Council first started the community consultation in 2011 to develop the Dubbo 2036 Community Strategic plan the redevelopment of the Dubbo Hospital and improved health services were identified by the community as high priorities.

Today it remains a high priority. This is evident in the results of Council’s biennial community needs survey. In 2013, 62 per cent of respondents believed Dubbo has an appropriate range of medical services available locally.

In 2015 this figure had dropped to only 45 per cent despite the significant improvement in health services through the redevelopment of the Dubbo Hospital Stages 1 and 2 and a $150 million State Government commitment to Stage 3 and 4 of the Hospital upgrade.

The comments from respondents predominantly fall into four main categories; more services and facilities; issues with travel; access to specialists and cancer services.

Currently cancer services at Dubbo consist of one resident Medical Oncologist and one resident Haematologist and the hospital also flies in services for both haematology and medical oncology and provides visiting radiotherapy consultations. Given the fact that waiting lists for cancer services in Dubbo continues to grow and we have the highest rate of deaths from lung cancer in the State, a genuine discussion about increasing services to cancer patients is welcome.

It is pleasing to know that most people can have chemotherapy locally and there are plans to double the number of chemotherapy chairs as part of the redevelopment of Dubbo Hospital. However, early detection of cancer is critical and something that can still be improved on locally.

An integrated cancer centre would allow local clinicians to diagnose and treat most cancers in Dubbo rather than what patients do now which is to go out of Dubbo for diagnosis and then out of Dubbo again for radiotherapy. Such a centre in Dubbo could improve health outcomes for cancer sufferers by ensuring early diagnosis and treatment.

As Mayor of Dubbo I have also welcomed the announcement in January 2015 of a commitment by the government to Stages 3 and 4 of the Dubbo Hospital redevelopment and through consultation with relevant health and community representatives cancer services were identified as an important priority and an expanded and enhanced Oncology Unit is included in Stages 3 and 4 of the redevelopment.

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To further improve health services in Dubbo there is an ongoing need to be able to attract skilled specialists. Evocities and the promotion of Dubbo as a vibrant place to live and work in plays a part in this.

Recently, I have been meeting with medical students of Sydney University considering attending the Dubbo’s School of Rural Health for a year of their four year degree. This program has proved successful in exposing medical students to the benefits of regional living and is encouraging more of the medical community to live and practice in regional cities like Dubbo.

The ongoing improvement in medical services, and cancer services specifically, is essential for the health of Dubbo’s residents and to support the growth of Dubbo in the future.

BEN SHIELDS, DEPUTY MAYOR, DUBBO CITY COUNCIL ANCER treatment services in the bush should go beyond political debates and arguments. It becomes an immensely personal issue that some people so acutely understand because it has taken the lives of some of their most cherished and loved.

Right now I have a one of my best friends about to embark on a very personal battle. And while my friend has myself and other friends and family that are going to rally behind her and do what’s needed to make sure she wins the fight – it has become increasingly hard to fight simply because this lovely lady I know lives in Dubbo. Her only crime was to live in Western NSW, away from the specialist hospitals and professionals that would help her treat and beat this cancer.

My friend is far from wealthy. She lives alone on a small farm outside of Dubbo and like most farms has several animals that she cares for. It shouldn’t be the case that her main worry isn’t the stress of a cancer operation and treatment. It’s the stress of leaving her animals and worry that others will look after them.

The stress and worry of leaving your home to head to Sydney clearly not only affects one financially – it also leads to other worries (like her animals) that my friend simply should not have to worry about. It would be a far better medical outcome for her to only have to focus on her physical well being and healing in the hospital and not have the added

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stress of being a bush patient.

This personal account is why I fully support Mark Coulton’s new plan for our hospital service. Health services like this goes beyond politics. It really is about people’s quality of life and right to dignity.

ROD CROWFOOT, CHAIRMAN, MACQUARIE HOME STAY ACQUA R I E Home Stay’s founding principle was to provide affordable, low cost accommodation for patients and their carers who require treatment at Dubbo Hospital. Evidence suggests that some people choose not to have their medical procedures done due to the inconvenience and cost associated with travel and accommodation.

As the health service has chosen to centralise many medical procedures, more of our community members must travel to be treated.

Presently, there are many treatments that Dubbo hospital provide which necessitate the need for residents of our regional community to travel here for treatment. Some of these include Emergency, Cardiovascular, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, ENT, Diabetes, Gynaecology, Urology, and or Neurology, Day Surgery, and so on.

One of the very important relationships that we developed while we undertook our needs analysis for patient accommodation was with the Local Health Service. As Dubbo Hospital services such a wide geographic area, it became very apparent the accommodation needs of our communities members who have to travel are an important consideration whilst they undertake their health care.

There was no need to reinvent the wheel - there are many successful patient accommodation facilities in NSW. The important considerations are the structure and operational functions of the facility. These are not typically owned by the Health service, they are often operated by not-for-profit entities.

What we have realised in our short existence is that one of our biggest strengths is our capacity to adapt and be flexible to suit the market and our clients needs.

The medical world is developing, is adjusting and improving and they are creating new treatments continually.

Just because the hospital offers certain services presently doesn’t mean that’s all they will always offer. There will be services the hospital offers in 10 years time that we don’t even know about presently. For this reason, when

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patients require accommodation, the capacity of Macquarie Home Stay to be flexible to provide accommodation that is relevant to the patient’s needs is an important consideration.

Macquarie Home Stay has secured a site of 3.5 hectares in size in close proximity to Dubbo Hospital. We have the room to grow into it over time. We have a master plan for the site with the intention to build the facility in stages as funding allows. Stage 1 offers 14 patient and their carer rooms, with common room and community recreation areas, manager’s residence plus other infrastructure; and is based on the current user’s needs for the folk who need treatment at Dubbo Hospital.

Subsequent stages will be built as ongoing funding becomes available (such as the outstanding recent fundraising efforts of the Toyota Tour De OROC), our capacity to modify the design slightly if the users needs identified require any change ensures each stage is relevant and meets the patient’s needs.

In discussion with health practitioners, staff, allied health bodies, service clubs and members of the community there has been a common theme identified - it is vital for Dubbo as a major centre for medical treatment that Dubbo Hospital offers as many services as the community requires as opposed to having to travel further into Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and so on. One of the services we don’t currently offer is that of an integrated cancer centre, and my what an impact it would make to the region if Dubbo could expand into this treatment offer.

Ensuring that the cost of treatment, travel and accommodation is as affordable as possible will help more of our community members seek treatment at the appropriate times as opposed to delaying the treatment for another day.

Our research also identified that the accommodation we will provide will not only help mitigate the cost of seeking treatment, but also easing the social disconnect of family or social support networks that can’t have a monetary value attached to whilst being in hospital.

Local treatment means a higher chance of family or carers being able to attend with the patient, that physical and emotional support is so important in the treatment, recovery and rehabilitation phase.

We live in a vast geographic area, in many cases they are remote communities with residents from many backgrounds and experiences. A variety of Illness is non discriminatory and as members of a robust and progressive city that offers the services of a major service hub, the more we offer that supports its residents and the region just makes perfect sense.

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BARRY BREBNER IRST of all let me say that I have nothing but the highest of praise for the staff at the Emergency Department at Dubbo Base Hospital as well as the Oncology Unit at the same hospital. Over the last three years I have frequented both of these on a regular basis.

It was January 2013 when I was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer. It was so serious that I needed two months radiation and chemotherapy treatment in Sydney almost immediately prior to any needed surgery.

Fortunately I had a daughter in Sydney so my wife Colleen and I moved to Sydney for the required treatment at RPA Hospital prior to the operation. I am not sure what we would have done without that accommodation. The illness itself was quite stressful without having to worry about accommodation. After having the operation I returned to Dubbo to undergo chemotherapy treatment.

As well as having chemotherapy treatment I also had to undergo continuous scans including PET Scans in Sydney and it was from one of these scans that I remained in Sydney in June 2014 when cancer was discovered in my liver.

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JENNI HONEYSETT AVING been diagnosed with breast cancer aged 39, diagnosed on the Wednesday, appointment with surgeon on the Friday and surgery the following Tuesday, not just my world but my family and friend’s world seemed to be turned upside down.

I went into ‘robot mode’ and with support of my husband Dave, family and friends they endeavoured to ensure I put one foot in front of the other to endure the overwhelming appointments, and particularly the time away from my young family while I underwent 7 ½ weeks radiation treatment in Sydney.

My GP was fantastic, always made time to see me when required and still does, six years post diagnosis.

Sentinel node biopsy all provided locally with caring professionals at PRP Diagnostic Imaging Dubbo. All staff were professional, friendly and caring.

I was fortunate enough to have a surgeon who specialises in breast cancer locally, Dr Dean Fisher, who offered us a level of support that made the entire experience comprehendible, personalising the entire experience. Dr Fisher was simply brilliant!

The most beautiful Breast Care Nurse ever, Margie Collins. She’s the most caring and compassionate nurse I’ve ever met. She arrived at the Dubbo Private Hospital approximately ½ hour before my surgery was scheduled. She was the one that literally stopped me from running a mile to escape what I didn’t want to believe was happening to me.

Access to chemotherapy at the Dubbo Base Hospital Oncology Unit, Margie Ross was an angel.

Was able to have my husband, Dave sit in on my treatments to ensure I was comfortable.

Friends and the community support was astounding, from lending a luxury vehicle to ensure comfortable travel for radiation treatment I had to have in Sydney. Our wonderful selfless friends Cindy and Lonnie Henderson, Cindy and Jarrod Brebner gave up their time to organise a very successful fundraiser which enabled me to have the required time off work and still contribute to the bills. Friends came out of the woodwork to engage local businesses to donate goods, or kindly contribute money or time themselves.

Support from a girlfriend, who underwent the same treatment earlier, and her husband was amazing. They were open about their experiences

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Again the operation was carried out at RPA and then it was back to Dubbo for more chemotherapy treatment. The chemotherapy treatment was really affecting me to the point where I ended up in Dubbo Base Hospital for treatment thinking that the end was near. This was in the latter part of 2014. At that time, it was decided to halt chemotherapy treatment.

Once off the chemo my health started to improve until January this year (2016) I was diagnosed with lung cancer and it was off to Sydney again for scans at the RPA Nuclear Medicine facility when I learned that an operation was urgently required and I entered Strathfield Hospital for the operation to be carried out. I am now back home recuperating and waiting for further scans to be carried out later this month to ascertain my current condition.

I fully support anything that can be done to improve the services of Cancer sufferers for Dubbo and the wider region. Over the last three years, the cost of travelling backwards and forwards to Sydney has been considerable not to mention the cost of accommodation to family who wanted to be near me when I was in hospital especially in Intensive Care.

The stress of travelling in a vehicle for seven or so

hours after getting out of hospital is also horrific. As a family, we have health fund cover with Westfund which has been a real relief in terms of financial help.

I am not sure what we would have done without their help and support. Colleen and I have often discussed the problems people would face if they did not have private health cover. This cover has enabled me to receive prompt treatment and has no doubt saved my life. I should also mention the support from IPTAAS which helps country people having to travel to Sydney to receive medical treatment.

There is no doubt we are finding more and more people are requiring cancer treatment. Over the last three years I have seen the increase in people using the Oncology Unit at the Dubbo Base Hospital and the stress that this increase puts on the facility. I look at the people receiving treatment many of whom travel from outlying areas and realise that this service needs to be expanded.

If these people had to travel to Sydney for treatment the stress and cost would be unbearable. Whilst we have seen an increase in the number of specialists available at Dubbo, they need continued support. Doctors are still flying to Dubbo on a regular basis to attend to patients.

Finally Dubbo is a service centre to a large part of New South Wales. The health problems of Regional Australia are well documented and we need to ensure that every effort is given by those in authority to provide the required services.

Practical aspects of treatand supportive to my famment to deal with, including ily and myself. costs and travel. Mapping Shock of a cancer diagfamily history locally. nosis and fears about the future was frightening, alEligible for breast MRI though having to be away surveillance but not availfrom home for approxiable locally means annual mately 7 ½ weeks was travel to St Vincent’s Clinic, stressful.

Darlinghurst.

My radiation planning Traveling for treatment session was available loput an additional strain on cally at the Dubbo Base our finances, also accommoHospital Radiology Departdation and living expenses ment as staff from Royal while away from home. I had Prince Alfred Hospital Sydto take time off work during ney Cancer Centre travel to this treatment.

Dubbo on a regular basis.

Patient Assisted Travel My husband took time off Schemes (PATS) provide fiwork every second week to nancial assistance to help Jenni Honeysett with her husband, David. stay and support me whilst with the cost of travel and staying at the Jean Colvin Centre. This meant we accommodation for treatment relied heavily on family and friends to care for our Statistically I am one of the approximate 30 peryoung family. With alternate weeks disrupting my cent of women diagnosed with breast cancer who parents and sisters lives to stay and support me live outside a major metropolitan city in Australia, whilst away from home. having to travel long distances to access radiotherA bus would leave our accommodation at 7:30am apy treatment. with all patients to undergo treatment that day, we However recently providing support for my would wait until the last person was attended to younger sister undergoing radiation treatment and return to the accommodation, which somein Orange, I found in comparison the logistics of times took several hours of waiting time. Other treatment to accommodation much more familiar times you would leave and catch a bus in to town to being a country girl. peruse the shops. Reading became my new hobby, It was literally a hop, skip and jump from the nothing too heavy as my chemo brain couldn’t cope at the best of times. Activities were optional, from beautiful modern accommodation facility to the new Orange Hospital facility. It was great to have sailing to art and craft to fill in the days. access to a quality coffee on the grounds of the hosPhysical side effects of treatment, excessive pital, from the local Byng Street Café and Local weight gain contributed to the fatigue from the radiation which made it hard to fill in the day when Store, although still difficult to fill in the day being you’re not in the comfort of your home or in close away from home.

Lots of internet support but never the same as loproximity to your family and friends. cal support for the overwhelm.

Letting my support people know that I wasn’t The 3 oldest children eligible for a weekend in up for sightseeing or shopping after appointments Sydney provided by CanTeen where they could made the weeks longer towards the end of the meet with peers going through the same thing. treatment period.

Look Good Feel Better workshop provided locally Five children aged, 12, 11, 10, 9 and our youngand in Sydney. est 3. We were able to schedule radiotherapy appointments early as possible on Fridays and as late The Otis Foundation enabled us to stay in a beauas possible on Mondays to allow us more time at tiful open plan home, ‘Bramare’ located in Manhome. durang Valley Victoria, we enjoyed relaxing family time overlooking the picturesque One Tree Hill Work friends who reside in Sydney welcomed us National Park. into their home.

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MANDY DEVENISH IAGNOSED with breast cancer aged 43, 5 ½ years after my sister Jenni was diagnosed in 2009.

My GP was great, from finding the lump in May 2015 and referring me for an ultrasound, even though I’d only had my yearly mammogram and ultrasound in August 2014.

From there I had biopsies of the lump at PRP Imaging Dubbo who were just wonderful allowing me to wear headphones during the procedure and having a support person, they were extremely accommodating of urgent appointments.

My doctor informed me of my diagnosis and I was referred to the surgeon to consider my options.

The receptionists were lovely. The Breast Care Nurses contacted me

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promptly and gave me support and information about the process. My Breast Care Nurse Vanessa arrived on my doorstop with a “Pink Angels” gift box. Vanessa or Margie were just a phone call or text away and/or shoulder to cry on. They were an encyclopaedia of information for myself and my family.

Breast Cancer Network Australia provided a My Care Kit which is free of charge to women in Australia who undergo surgery for breast cancer, and is distributed via Health Pink Angels – Fuel vouchers, Christmas hamper, offered meals and gardening.

Look Good Feel Better Workshop.

Access to the Wig Library.

Dubbo Private Hospital Oncology – Great to have it in Dubbo. Not big enough area for the amount of people undergoing treat-

ment which limits support people being able to sit with patients.

Radiotherapy – Orange. Great facility. I decided too far to travel every day, although some people chose too.

Accommodation at Cancer Care West away from family was fantastic.

Pound for Pound Gym Dubbo – great ongoing support.

Community Support – Donations of goods for fundraiser auctions, donations of money. Fundraiser was organised by Leanne Medcalf, Phil and Carol Lawrence, family and friends.

Facebook was an excellent medium to keep my support network up to date.

Made friends with fellow patients that I wouldn’t have normally met. Became close immediately as in the same boat.

Sister survivors, Mandi Devenish and Jenni Honeysett

RAY NOLAN, LOST WIFE TO CANCER LEARNED recently of the move to establish an integrated Cancer Centre at Dubbo. This laudable and necessary project, sadly took me back to the time nearly eight years ago now when my lovely wife Maureen passed away after a prolonged battle with the accursed disease.

For quite a number of years she endured chemotherapy treatment and the traumatic effect thereof in addition however, she was required to travel to Sydney to undergo radiation treatment.

Whilst there she lived in a guest house style accommodation and each day along with other women with similar problems, was loaded on to a bus and taken to Prince Alfred Hospital for treatment and then returned back to where they were staying. This would last for five days and the weekends were free.

The treatment would last for four or five weeks and it was not physically or financially feasible to return to Dubbo for the weekend.

All of this placed a great strain on the immediate family. Fortunately one of our daughters lived in Sydney and was able to assist her mother at weekends with visits and outings provided of course that my wife was physically able to join in.

It was not always possible for my daughter to help out however as she had a very responsible job and was away at times. Telephone calls were a help but were often a cause of upset as much as relief.

Sadly there was no alternative to the treatment requirement and my wife had to journey to Sydney on a number of occasions to endure all that was involved, not just the radiation treatment but the travelling and absence from loved ones and the whole uncertainty which was involved.

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MaryAnn Seymour and Robin Payne UBBO is the main centre for people in outlying areas – they don’t have the facilities in their home town hospitals/ clinics so have to either come to Dubbo – where they at least know their way around as they have been coming to Dubbo for years for shopping, etc., or they have to go down to Sydney where they have no idea where they are going – may not have transport or money to get transport to get there – definitely no money to stay there if they are going to support a family member/ loved one. ‘Mob’ come in from outlying isolated areas to give birth and get all sorts of medical treatment so should be able to access medical attention/ treatment in Dubbo for cancer as well.

Most Aboriginal people in outlying areas are disadvantaged in many ways – firstly – isolation/ distance from services. Lack of local services means people are always having to travel and this costs money which most don’t have. Lack of employment – with the higher cost of everything from food to petrol in outlying isolated areas around Dubbo, even those people who have incomes from jobs are disadvantaged as they either pay inflated prices for everyday basics or pay high prices to travel long distances to shop where prices are cheaper.

As most are on benefits of one kind or another, money does not go far.

Even with Close the Gap and free or reduced priced medications, people

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STILL have to get to medical services before they have medications prescribed. This restricts early diagnosis as often people won’t go to see the doctor (as they can’t afford to just go see the doctor for simple problems) and don’t go to the doctor until symptoms are really obvious and then the cancer may be too advanced to treat easily – if at all.

Historical disadvantage – historical fear of authority and hospitals can dissuade Aboriginal people from going to see a doctor – especially our Elders who may have experienced removal from family and community in the past.

Another factor in delaying getting diagnosed and treated is that many of our women are reluctant to talk women issues with male doctors and the reverse applies with our men not wanting to talk to female medical staff and doctors.

Lack of communication – many of our mob don’t want to say they have no idea what the doctor is talking about (shame) so go away from a doctor’s visit none the wiser! Also, not wanting to speak up, or only mentioning some symptoms and not being asked the right questions to find out other symptoms can delay or misdirect potential diagnoses.

Comorbidity – cancer is sometimes overlooked when people are already being treated for a different condition.

Attitudes, communication and cultural barriers and lack of understanding (racism, stereotyping) by hospital staff can discourage Aboriginal people from attending for

treatments, check-up’s and early diagnosis. It is hard enough going where you are familiar – even if it isn’t perfect – but it is way worse going to another centre where you know no-one – plus the expense of travel – even if costs are reimbursed through IPTAAS (Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance), people need the money up front first – if they don’t have it – they don’t go... simple!

It is pretty much impossible to relocate the family so someone can get treatment! The further away someone needs to go the more isolated they are from family and no one would be able to afford to go visit them during treatment – if someone doesn’t get visitors – they get sad and depressed and miss their mob and this is detrimental to their response to treatment.

Doctors and medical, specialists need to be more aware of Aboriginal people having co-morbidities and need to spend more time with them and ask questions.

They need to be aware that some of our elders still respect the old ways 1. Women Business 2. Men’s Business 3. Sorrow Business 4. Dreamtime stories 5. Dance We also need Aboriginal books printed in Aboriginal languages so they can understand what is happening to their body’s and why they need to have the cancer centre here in Dubbo. It is so very important as early detection of cancer and other disease will help them live longer.

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Tony Webber

Tony Webber is a Dubbo resident who never minded the bollocks.

London celebrating punk is a reminder nothing’s changed VERY time I hear that Sandi Thom song I want to kick a chair.

“I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair” is both the title and the most repeated lyric.

Let’s get one thing straight: no punk rocker would be seen dead with flowers in their hair.

In fact in the wrong mosh pit being festooned with flowers could have actually had that fatal outcome.

Super glue. Spit. House paint. Certainly. But not bloody flowers.

I know, I know, her 2007 song is supposed to fuse the revolutionary periods of 1970s punk and the late ‘60s flower children, but you only know that if you read the lyrics and who reads the bloody lyrics.

I know, I know; I’m always wanking on about how pop music is shallow, meaningless tosh.

But unlike most shallow meaningless tosh, punk was also a unique moment when musical ability took the backseat next to commercial convention, while rebellion took the wheel, cheap spirit in one hand, the other giving the two-fingered salute to polite society, while taste was pushed out the passenger door as they careened around a corner.

How do we know punk was important?

Because every weary pop has-been looking for a legacy claims to have been one, and more often than not a punk pioneer.

The pioneer shtick appeals to this collection of unlamented synthesiser players because their image and musical product otherwise bears no resemblance to anything that shook the industry to the core in the late 1970s, the way punk did.

The Ramones? Yeah, in matching outfits and a repertoire that included “Rock and Roll High School.” You can just hear the establishment shaking in its boots.

The New York Dolls? Iggy Pop? Shut up.

Blondie? Deborah freaking Harry is routinely put about as a punk pioneer.

In a cocktail dress singing “Call me”?

“Heart of glass”? Please.

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` It’s relevant because while punk was juvenile, ill-directed and selfdestructive, it nonetheless gave incendiary, provocative voice to working class youth languishing in a society where, as today, the poorest are asked to endure hardship for the common good.

The punk revolution remains largely synonymous with the obnoxious excesses of The Sex Pistols, and a claque of English bands of the same era who adopted a similar outlandish fashion sense, furious disposition and flippant disregard for the fact that many cases they were at best highly mediocre musicians, if they even held such aspirations at all.

“Heart of Glass”? The Sex Pistols marked the Queen’s jubilee by playing

their “God Save The Queen” on a barge in the Thames, a roaring, sneering affront to the senses that included the lines; “God save the queen, the fascist regime, they made you a moron, potential H-bomb.”

Sid Vicious, Johnny Rotten and their fellow Pistols were a violent reaction to a pop music industry then captured by Wings, Cliff Richard, Californian soft rock and the safe, conformist rubbish

you’d expect from a castrated art form: a once rebellious and nonconformist young bull neutered by sterile corporate interests.

It’s relevant because this cycle of putting youthful rebellion in a velvet cage continues today. The contemporary equivalent of the murderous US rap feud of the 1990s is a Twitter spat between Kanye and Taylor Swift.

It’s relevant because while punk was juvenile, ill-directed and self-destructive, it nonetheless gave incendiary, provocative voice to working class youth languishing in a society where, as today, the poorest are asked to endure hardship for the common good.

Why does it matter? What’s brought this pretentious old fool out from under his knee rug?

Just the small matter of the City of London, led by its Eton-educated Lord Mayor Boris Johnson, currently celebrating the 40th anniversary of the punk movement.

It is like Shell Oil commemorating 40 years of Greenpeace, or Putin celebrating the collapse of the Berlin Wall.

With the UK response to the global financial meltdown tearing remorselessly at British society, their government is eulogising a social movement that sprang from the economic victims of a previous generation.

Punk might be dead, but it’s bitterly ironic for the same British establishment punk once despised to now pogo dance on its grave.

That old car smell: so unique that the Brits want to bottle it

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What makes the perfect ‘old car smell’? England’s Channel 4 is sniffing out the answer.

The network’s popular motoring show “Car SOS” and its host, the charismatic Fuzz Townshend, are looking to find out – and bottle it.

Working with an insurance broker which caters for classic car owners, Fuzz is fronting a campaign to ask the people of Britain what they feel makes the ideal scent for a classic motor.

Whether it’s the musk of old leather seats, the whiff of engine oil or even the salty tang of seaside air that reminds you of your holidays, the show is inviting input from viewers.

And the final ‘winning’ combination of smells will be made into a limited edition air freshener for old-school car enthusiasts.

Fuzz said of the campaign: “When I was growing up, my uncle used to drive a Rover

P4 and the interior smelt like a pungent mix of his pipe smoke and the rich leather seats.

“Ever since, those scents always take me back to the family drives that used to accompany his visits – I have so many fond memories connected to the heady atmosphere of that car.”

Dawn Holmes, marketing manager of insurance broker Carole Nash’s classic vehicle division added: “Whether your

idea of a classic car smell is lukewarm tea poured from a Thermos or the odd scent of a slightly broken electric heater, we want to hear from you.

“Using Fuzz’s experience, we’ve started the journey and now we want to hear what car owners have to say so we can create the ultimate ‘old car smell’, which encompasses the nation’s favourite memories with their cars into one nostalgic fragrance.”

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Greg Smart

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

PM’s Federal funds for private education flawed NE hundred and eleven million dollars. That’ $111,000,000.

If this attention grabbing figure was the funding for an anti-domestic violence programme, there would be government press statements and broad bipartisan support.

This, however, is the amount of Federal Government funding quietly received in 2014 by a single ‘for-profit’ private college in Sydney called the Australian Institute of Professional Education (AIPE).

Its directors are entrepreneurs, and its CEO has been lauded by the NSW Government for his business achievements.

From its premises in the Sydney CBD, this vast outlay of public money resulted in the AIPE awarding just 117 diplomas to its 8000 students.

Coupled with the allegations of unscrupulous enrolment practices targeting disadvantaged and illiterate students (with the incentive of a free laptop computer), it is little wonder the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is pursuing the AIPE in the Federal Court for ‘unconscionable conduct’ and recovery of the public funding.

In total, the ACCC is seeking the recovery of more than $460 million taxpayer dollars from four private colleges accused of similar dishonest practices.

That’s $460,000,000 – count the zeros.

Whilst there are ethical operators of private vocational colleges, the sheer volume of government money sloshing around the system is an incentive for unprincipled and unethical fly-by-nighters to grab some quick cash and disappear. The directors must have thought they had won lotto.

This is the Pink Batts saga all over again.

There are many aspects of his scandal worth pondering.

Given that there are already state government vocational trainers (such as TAFE in NSW,) with significant established infrastructure and compliant organisational structures, what is the benefit of funding the set up of a parallel system, at a time when state systems are forced to operate on reduced fund-

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ing, and regional students are reportedly falling behind their city cousins?

Imagine if this multi-million dollar level of funding was injected into the public system. In NSW for instance, TAFE could certainly benefit from increased funding to help expand courses and create teacher tenure. There are also not-for-profit providers meeting specific needs with significant positive outcomes for their communities – take Western College and their Alesco Learning Centre.

Does federal funding to for-profit colleges benefit the students, the teachers, or merely the owners?

In the case of AIPE and their ilk, it would seem owners reap the spoils, leaving students with large debts and

` In total, the ACCC is seeking the recovery of more than $460 million taxpayer dollars from four private colleges accused of similar dishonest practices. That’s $460,000,000 – count the zeros.

1. PRIME MINISTERS: Which Australian Prime Minister was born on December 20, 1894?

2. SCIENCE: What is the lowest level of Earth’s atmosphere called?

3. LITERATURE: In which of Shakespeare’s plays was the line “To be or not to be” spoken?

4. WORLD HISTORY: Who was the last president of the Soviet Union?

5. MATHS: What is the only prime number that is also even?

incomplete qualifications, while teachers are out of work.

The directors of AIPE appear to have been in the education business for business reasons, not education reasons. An education provider that uses brokers employing commissioned salespeople does not appear to have the graduation of the student foremost in their business plan.

Where was the government oversight of this scheme?

AIPE have been paid just under $1 million dollars per graduate. It would be reasonable to think that alarms bells within government would have activated long before reports of wrongdoing started to surface in the media.

Someone has to write the cheque or do the funds transfer. Did anyone within government say ‘wait a second’ we should be checking on the rate of graduations versus the number of students enrolled?

Is the education sector really the place for the ‘private enterprise is better’ mantra of the free marketeers? Once the corporate bods with their ‘stakeholders’ get involved, it becomes about directors fees, company cars and shareholder value, not student outcomes.

6. FLASHBACK: What was the first album to sell more than one million copies in Australia?

7. ANATOMY: How many bones are in an infant’s body?

8. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What would a group of bears be called?

9. ASTRONOMY: How long is a Martian year?

10. MUSIC: What was the original language for “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me”?

11. AUSTRALIAN HISTORY:

What was the name of the cyclone that devastated Darwin on Christmas Day 1974?

12. SPORT: How old was tennis star Martina Navratilova (right) when she appeared in her last Grand Slam singles final?

13. LYRICS: Name the song that contains this lyric: “Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe, scarlet billows start to spread, fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath, babe.”

ANSWERS: SEE THE PLAY PAGES.

Several years ago then-Treasurer Hockey declared it was not the role of Canberra to administer education, pointing to what he believed was a bloated education bureaucracy that did not deliver results for students.

Last week, Malcolm Turnbull had other ideas, announcing his plan that funding for private schools would be controlled by Canberra, whilst public schools would be the purview of the States to fund by their own tax regime – effectively revealing the Prime Minister would be happy with a two-tier education system.

This brain explosion lasted less than 24 hours as the state premiers rightly rejected the PM’s ill conceived plot to dabble in federalism and social class.

If the AIPE scandal is anything to go by, imagine billions of dollars flowing to private education from Canberra with little oversight; whilst public schools would have to fight for every dollar from state governments. A truly bizarre notion.

With the Federal Budget just around the corner, and ‘living within our means’ the proclamation de jour, surely this runaway funding model is a prime example of where our ‘belts could be tightened’ to rein in poorly directly government spending.

Where is the indignation from the right wing media? Remember the Education Revolution school halls fiasco and outraged media calling for political heads to roll? This is a scandal worthy of equal attention but the anger of the press has been noticeably absent. Where is the call for a Royal Commission into private college funding? Same place as the Budget Emergency?

The rhetoric of the government about creating a ‘nimble and agile economy’ that will get ‘our citizens ready for the jobs of the 21st Century’ is misleading.

How can outsourcing education to unprincipled operators be seen as beneficial to students, let alone the economy?

“Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education.

The human mind is our fundamental resource.” JFK

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THE OLER WATERCOOLER

BY JENNA MCKEOWN

Law Threatens Strike AT the Guardian Australia’s ‘Why Knot?’ event last Friday, a panel arguing for equal marriage rights in Australia, writer Benjamin Law made an impassioned speech. He recited the well known stats, regarding suicide rates, hiding sexuality in social situations and homophobic bullying in school.

However, his closer was a killer.

If gay marriage wasn’t passed, he (jokingly) threatened, then all gay people working in the wedding industry would go on strike.

This would lead to heterosexually organised weddings with ‘wedding singers who only perform Bon Jovi ballads to backing tapes and florists that use gerberas.’ Hey! I’ve been to a few weddings like that… on second thought, come on Parliament, don’t let the LGBTI’s go on strike!

It’s me, Kevin.

MP and former minister (in Abbott’s government, dumped when Turnbull took the leadership), Kevin Andrews answered a hypothetical question from a journalist last week, whether he would challenge for the leadership of the Liberal Party. Andrews replied in the affirmative. He has since hastened to clarify that this way a hypothetical response to a hypothetical situation, however the hopes of millions of Australians

in having had TWO prime ministers called Kevin detailed in the history books are already soaring. Imagine: Kevin 2.0, Kevin Seven(teen). Two slogans with a great ring to them, don’tcha think?

Ruby Rose, GLAAD AUSTRALIAN actress, singer and DJ Ruby Rose won the prestigious Stephen F Kolzak award earlier this week at the 27th Annual GLAAD awards in the US. The GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) media awards recognise individuals who make ‘a significant difference in promoting equality and acceptance for the community’, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

In her speech Rose explained that her youth was marked by loneliness and depression, until she found role models on the TV show “The L Word” to relate to.

Sherlock Holmes Manuscript ONE of the world’s most famous detectives has enjoyed a resurgence of popularity in the last decade, with numerous film adaptations and two different TV shows airing currently. Sherlock Holmes has always fascinated readers and viewers alike, since he first appeared in Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional work.

A single, handwritten page of arguabley the most famous Holmes story, Hound of the Baskerville’s is expected to fetch up to $AUD200,000 when it goes to auction next month. A handwritten draft of one of his short stories is expected to make $AUD600,000 at the same auction. Why? Elementary, dear reader; it must be down to his perennial popularity.

Ruby Rose at the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, USA on April 2.

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Business & Rural

Unscrambling free range egg labelling message

BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

HE term ‘free range’ in our hyper-commercialised world has become a valuable commodity all by itself.

The common sense version of what ‘free range’ means was led by small scale producers who had chooks running around on pasture so they could scratch in the dirt, eat that dirt, naturally fertilise that dirt and eat bugs and other tiny creatures all day long.

The factory farming industry, fearing itself under threat, wanted to use the term ‘free range’ to protect their massive market share and corporate business models.

There’s concern when farmers don’t like cameras coming onto their property because it looks like they have something to hide – farmers should welcome scrutiny and if their operations are fine, that wouldn’t be a problem. Caged chooks drugged up just to survive in an unnatural environment is a cruel practice.

These chooks aren’t putting any natural goodness into their eggs either because they’re not out on the ground scratching away like chooks do, to get the best and most biodiverse diet possible – chooks, like humans, are what they eat.

There’s a company called Ecceggs which has Chook Cam on their website, a live video camera set up on a high fence post, so potential consumers can log on and actually control the camera to pan and zoom in on the chickens going about their daily business on the lush pastures.

This is in stark contrast to operations where your car has to pass through an ammonia dip to disinfect

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everything.

Factory farmed shed chooks are so fragile because they don’t have the protection of nature’s wonderful biodiversity, and disease can rip through them in an instant, and that’s not healthy, and it’s a long, long way from being natural.

Economically the corporate chemical chook farming model locks producers into contracts with major companies, forcing them to get bigger and cheaper in their per unit production just to stay in front, as these corporates have a constant growth model which demands this.

If shed production was banned for humane reasons, it would give rise to a huge amount of local producers pasturing chooks for egg production which would create equally large numbers of local jobs and wealth for local communities, instead of keeping shed producers poor and seeing all the profits flowing to distant shareholders.

It’s an equation where big money influences farmers to get big and lean at the expense of the product’s goodness, and where everything is about corporate profits and not about quality food or public health.

I agree with NSW Farmers on many issues but not this one.

The saving grace from the new rules is that egg packets will have the chicken density on them, so people will be able to choose the lower rates of 1500 birds per hectare, not the concentration camp standard of 10,000 or even 20,000 p/ha.

It’s incredible that people will be willingly splurge $5 on a cup of coffee, often multiple times each day, yet want to pay $3 for a dozen lifeless tepid looking eggs rather than $5 for real free range goods.

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` This process has provided the necessary context for the development of a workable basic standard for free range egg labelling in which producers would need to ensure hens had meaningful access to a range in order to use the term free range. - Matt Brand

Matt Brand, CEO, NSW Farmers S the free range egg labelling process reached its conclusion it has become apparent how enlightening a rigorous regulatory process can be.

Treasury officials and Ministers aren’t taken to forming National Information Standards based on emotion or ideology - they look for the core truth of a subject by rigorously testing all aspects of the problem and such was the case with the free range egg debate.

Last week Consumer Affairs Ministers voted to define free range as eggs produced by hens which have meaningful and regular access to an outdoor range.

They also placed a cap on outdoor stocking density with an upper limit of one bird per square metre. Farmers will also be required to list their maximum stocking density on pack, allowing consumers to choose the types of products they want.

Thankfully, the process has provided an opportunity for egg farmers to demonstrate what is actually going on: that large flocks don’t inhibit natural behaviours, that free range hens have meaningful access to a range and that one hen per square meter provides ample outdoor space. Egg farmers hide from no-one and worked hard to ensure that every CAF Minister had a chance to see an egg farm for themselves, bringing these concepts to life and giving them meaning.

This process has provided the necessary context for the development of a workable basic standard for free range egg labelling in which producers would need to ensure hens had meaningful access to a range in order to use the term free range.

A standard on this basis both reflects consumer expectations and provides increased certainty that the product they choose is the product they get.

Most importantly to our farmers is that this debate has now been put to rest and both farmers and consumers can have confidence.

By providing confidence to consumers, farmers know that they can continue to invest. And by investing in more farms we can continue to innovate and find efficiencies, making eggs as affordable as possible for consumers who want an affordable form of healthy protein.

This is a good news story for consumers and it’s a good news for our farmers.

With common sense positioned as the cornerstone of this decision it’s of little surprise that the big winner was the chook.

Previous definitions have sought to quantify how many hens were outside at any time in order to qualify whether a farm was truly free range.

Clearly this lacked an understanding of how farms work and how hens behave.

The decision by CAF ministers not only affirms choice for consumers, it also affirms freedom for chooks.

This has been a long and drawn out process and it’s great to see that evidence and facts were the winner in the end.

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` Under the new labelling laws consumers could thereby select eggs from what they might consider to be healthier hens, but stocking density on the range tells you virtually nothing about how likely hens are to actually use the range. - Dr Raf Freire

Dr Raf Freire, Charles Sturt University (CSU) expert in poultry behaviour and welfare HE new national standard for labelling freerange eggs, announced recently by state and federal consumer affairs ministers, fails both consumers and producers.

Under the new standards to be enforced within the next year, eggs can be labelled free-range with a stocking density of up to 10,000 hens per hectare on the range.

It is astonishing for the ministers to adopt a proposal which increases the stocking density on the range by over 6-fold, from a current minimum standard of 1,500 hens per hectare as set out in the Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Poultry and claim that it will improve consumer confidence.

More alarmingly, appears to be the failure to mention the factors that are actually really important in determining how much hens use the outdoor range.

One of these is the actual ability of hens to get out of the sheds. In large groups of hens and in big sheds, hens are not able to reach the pop-holes, the exit to the range, and so never venture outside.

Research has repeatedly shown that the total width of the opening to the range is strongly related to how many hens are on the range. For this reason free-range standards around the world commonly define a minimum number of hens per metre width of pop-hole.

Clearly, the number of pop-holes and their width are critical factors in influencing whether hens are able to get out of the sheds, and recent research indicates that there should be no more than 200 birds per metre of pop-hole.

This is very rare in large sheds and even the code of practice is above this figure, recommending 500 birds per metre of pop-hole.

When consumers pay extra for free-range eggs, they assume that the hens have been able to roam in an outdoor area.

The reality can be very different. I’ve co-authored a review on the ranging behaviour in commercial free-range hens which has been published in the World’s Poultry Science Journal.

It shows that the percentage of hens on the range

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rarely exceeds 50 per cent and is sometimes less than ten per cent, with some hens never venturing outside at all.

Once hens have been able to reach the pop-holes, overhead cover is the most critical aspect enticing birds to roam and move further away from the house.

Hens rely on trees and other overhead cover for protection from predatory birds and are likely to find large open areas with few birds aversive.

For this reason, focussing on the stocking density on the range is unlikely to tackle the issue of whether hens are able to roam freely on the range.

The value of the announcement that free-range egg producers will have to disclose the stocking density on the range on the label is also questionable.

High outdoor stocking density affects bird health by increasing exposure to intestinal worms and parasites. Under the new labelling laws consum-

ers could thereby select eggs from what they might consider to be healthier hens, but stocking density on the range tells you virtually nothing about how likely hens are to actually use the range.

The opportunity to provide clear and objective standards for egg producers has been missed.

In my conversation with farmers it is clear that they want unambiguous information of what constitutes free-range egg farming.

The press release announcing the new standards talks about the requirement for hens to have ‘meaningful’ access to the outdoors.

How are farmers, or anyone else for that matter, supposed to know what ‘meaningful’ access to the outdoors is for a chicken?

There are a number of well-established metrics that are used for on-farm assessment of welfare, such as estimating the percentage of hens on the range at any one time.

Due to the complexity of ranging behaviour, the approach taken in many other countries has been to encourage farmers to demonstrate that their hens are truly free-range.

This is supported by accreditation schemes which take on-farm measures such as the movement of the hens, the percentage on the range and their distribution inside the barns and outside to certify whether a certain free-range standard has been met.

The animal-based measures used by these schemes are well established and some of these approaches could have been adopted to provide an objective, quantifiable standard to farmers to remove the distress that they experience due to the lack of clear information on what constitutes a freerange hen.

- Dr Raf Freire has reviewed research from around the world on commercial free-range egg production. His research was published in the World’s Poultry Science Journal in March 2016. Dr Freire is a senior lecturer in animal behaviour and welfare at CSU’s School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences and a member of the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation.

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Mike Parish, Former organic beef farmer, now owns Dubbo Health Food OU would have seen and heard a bit about free range eggs in the press. Last week a decision was made by politicians and involved input from large egg farmers and farmer representative groups. The original definition of free range was one hen per 66 square metres (1500 hens/ha).

NSW Farmers chief executive Matt Brand said he was pleased with the result, saying it was a win for farmers and consumers.

Let’s get one thing straight this is not a win for consumers or small farmers, the consumer is being hoodwinked big time. They are paying a premium for a product under the perception of what they regard and expect to be free range.

The new national definition of free range will require hens have “meaningful and regular” access to the outdoors, and the density of chickens outdoors must be no more than one hen per square metre (10,000 hens/ha).

Hens under this broad definition can mostly be crowded indoors and have little or no access to pastures. This is now what we have been told is the official “free range”.

Free range eggs is basically a throwback to how they were originally produced, till the industrial model started and hens were crowded in cages with as little area as an A4 piece of paper, cr cruel conditions foragin species. for a foraging Over a decade ago small producers startp

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ed a niche market, where hens ran at low density 1500 and much lower in some cases, running outdoors on pasture, hens happily foraging out in the paddock, scratching for worms and insects plenty of room to roam and flap their wings.

Consumers voted with their wallets and started to buy these eggs, they were different from what they had been buying before, beautiful golden yokes and they were great for poaching, and nutritionally far superior than the caged eggs.

In fact one study found pastured free range eggs had 18 times more Omega 3 than what the Egg Corporation stated there was in eggs.

When I first came to Dubbo around 10 years ago after a career in agriculture, free range eggs had started to make their mark;, they were 5 per cent of the egg market and caged eggs were 95 per cent.

Jump forward to now, and 65 per cent of all eggs sold are “free range” eggs.

This created a dilemma for the big industrial egg producers who had massive sheds full of hens crowded into little cages. Over the past decade demand for caged eggs plummeted. They needed to transition to “free range” because that was where the demand was. How did they do it? They pulled out all the cages and let all the hens run loose inside these sheds at a density from 10,000 – 20,000 hens/ ha, so now they had ”free range’ eggs.

All the hens’ food and water was inside and there were little holes in the shed for the hens to go out-

` Politicians must think consumer are idiots, to think this new definition will be accepted. The same force that built free range, will demolish this new “free range” definition, the almighty dollar and what the consumer demands and expects. Mike Parish

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side, but why would they, in most cases it was just bare ground outside, and all the food and water was inside.

This transition idea had one big problem, it was misleading the consumer and quite a number of big egg producers were received hefty fines from the ACCC. Remember the few cases of Bird Flu getting into some eggs producer, all the press was saying that “free range” egg producers were the blame.. Imagine if you can, these hens crowded on bare dirt walking around on layers of manure, the smell, of course, chances of infection would be high in such a crowded space. Low density on pasture is a completely different scenario, and sunlight is the best disinfectant nature can provide.

So what now? Big egg producers had to lobby the government to change the situation. Originally they were pushing for 20,000/ha as the new definition.

But they had to settle for 10,000 hens/ha and it was hailed a win for farmers and consumers.

What do you think about that? I feel for the small egg producers that created this niche market and the big producers have muscled in and basically hoodwinking the consumer, and for a premium price to boot.

One good aspect of the definition is that the hen’s density will be stamped on the box. One local pastured egg producer, Brigadoon Harvest Pastured Eggs, runs at 35 hens/ha (see the photo here from their Facebook page). I will tell you now, the big eggs producer running 10,000 hens/ha won’t be boasting any photos of their hens conditions.

Politicians must think consumer are idiots, to think this new definition will be accepted. The same force that built free range, will demolish this new “free range” definition, the almighty dollar and what the consumer demands and expects. Know where you eggs come from, in fact get to know where most of your food comes from, you will be surprised what goes on.

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Internship opportunities in South Korea REGIONAL Development Australia (RDA) Orana is strongly encouraging regional hospitality students and employees to speak with them about an exciting internship opportunity abroad.

The J W Marriott Hotel in Seoul, South Korea is offering up to 20 students a sixmonth internship to work in one of the world’s most exclusive hotels. The deadline for expressions of interest has just been extended to 30 April.

“We are incredibly excited to offer this internship opportunity to the region. It is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for hospitality students or employees, or indeed anyone who wants to increase their industry skills, as well as add an impressive international experience to their resume,” said Felicity Taylor-Edwards, CEO of RDA Orana.

“The internships will commence in August or September this year, so planning is well underway. I would encourage prospective interns to contact us as soon as possible to discuss further, to ensure they don’t miss out on this invaluable experience.”

The internships are open to people 18 to 30 who are currently studying or working in the hospitality industry. A qualification in the hospitality industry is preferred, but not essential.

“The interns will spend 40 hours per

BUSINESS IN BRIEF week in the Marriott, learning about all aspects of front-of-house hotel management. They will participate in a 4 week intensive Korean language course on arrival, followed by a 20 week language and culture program. Interns will also be partnered with a Korean ‘buddy’,” said Taylor-Edwards.

“Due to RDA Orana’s strong international partnerships and the opportunities under the Free Trade Agreement, interns will be offered discounted accommodation at Seoul’s Sangmyung University. The Marriott will also offer students a subsidy to assist with living expenses.”

RDA Orana can be contacted on (02) 6885 1488. - Source, Regional Development Australia.

Golden Highway Draft Corridor Strategy CHAIR of Regional Development Orana, John Walkom has welcomed the release of the Golden Highway Draft Corridor

Strategy and congratulates the NSW government on its initiative to commit to and deliver the region shaping strategy.

Mr Walkom said, “The highway is known as the Golden Highway because it links western and north western NSW’ rich economic base of agriculture and resources to the east coast and port.

The highway is an integral part to the future growth of inland NSW. Dubbo as the largest regional city on the highway will play a critical part in the future growth of both the region and the highway.”

Walkom said the work on this project dated back to the NSW Government Community Cabinet meeting held in Dubbo early in 2013, followed by Regional Development planning and engagement and then the launch by Deputy Premier The Hon Andrew Stoner MP at Parliament House of The Golden Highway Strategic Corridor Report, Linking the Hunter and Orana Regions.

The report was commissioned jointly by Regional Development Australia (RDA) Orana and RDA Hunter.

Mr. Walkom said, “RDA Orana and RDA Hunter jointly looked at ways to further strengthen both economies and recognised the critical role that infrastructure such as the Golden Highway

How to retire 10 years earlier and improve your business valuation I THINK it’s fair to say that most people would prefer to retire sooner than later.

Whether you intend to retire at a certain age or not, wouldn’t it be better to at least have the choice? Usually, this will depend on whether your business valuation is high enough so when it is sold it can help fund your retirement.

So what do you need to do to work out when you theoretically could retire? Well here are some steps for you to consider and implement if you haven’t done so already.

1. Establish how much money you will need to retire on THIS may seem a little bit farfetched but it’s never a bad thing to have your end game in mind now: how and when you would like to retire and how much you would need to fund this retirement lifestyle.

As small business accountants we find this is a good exercise to go through with clients and it can certainly change their mind about how they would like to run their business and how big or small they would like it to be.

2. Determine whether the sale proceeds of your business is needed IT is possible that once you’ve worked out how much you need to retire on that the sale proceeds of your business maybe a bonus and not required. This would be rare in many cases though. Naturally, you need to do some scenarios about at what stage of your life you would like to retire.

Do this calculation if you were to finish up at 50 years old, 55, 60 or 65. If you are young and you want to do the calculation at 40 years old, great!

Once you have worked out how much you need and wheth-

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played. We explored opportunities presenting to the regions for the privatised Port of Newcastle and airport links as well as tourism and concluded that the focus had to be on the Golden Highway Corridor.”

“For the Hunter and Orana regions, the development focus remains on future planning, supporting and encouraging businesses to capitalise on the growth of industry while improving infrastructure networks and connection between the Newcastle Port and its hinterland and western catchment areas,” “We are looking forward to working with all stakeholders along the Highway as the upgrades roll out and identify new opportunities to increase export capacity through the Port of Newcastle, as a long-term driver of regional economic sustainability and to streamline the delivery of freight,” he said.

“Infrastructure upgrades that can enable and support growth of key industries such as the agriculture and resources sectors are imperative to the growth and long term sustainability of our region’s economy. Even more than this, such upgrades can support broader efforts to better connect regional NSW to the rest of Australia and to the world,” Walkom said. - Source, Regional Development Australia.

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ONCE you have completed the above four steps, you now are in a position to set out a plan for your financial life and its retirement options.

Of course things can change along the way but at least you will be able to adjust your plan up or down as time goes on and keep you on track. Have a business by design and not by default. Ensure your business plan fits into your overall life plan.

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establish the plan but monitor it regularly.

Understand what areas you need to improve that will make your business’s valuation higher and easier to sell.

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PHOTOS: KATE WRIGHT

Stone fruit crumble

STONE FRUIT CRUMBLE (Serves 6) * 800g summer stone fruit (peaches, nectarines and plumbs), whole * Juice of 1/2 a lemon * 120g organic, unbleached flour * 90g organic rolled oats * 1 teaspoon of cinnamon * 60g butter, cold * A handful of pecans * 600 mL pure cream To prepare: 1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees

Celsius.

2. Remove stones from the fruit and slice the fruit into quarters.

Place fruit and lemon juice in large saucepan over low – medium heat to stew, stirring occasionally until fruit softens and juices begin to appear (about 15 minutes).

3. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl combine flour, oats, and cinnamon. Add the butter and, using your fingertips, press the butter into the other ingredients to create a crumbly mixture.

4. Pour the fruit into a pie dish and top with crumble mixture.

Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes or until the top begins to turn golden.

5. Remove from the oven, sprinkle with pecans then bake for a final 10 minutes or until pecans begin to toast.

6. Meanwhile, whip cream in an electric mixture and light and fluffy.

7. Serve the fruit crumble hot, with whipped cream on top or on the side.

organisations and service providers in CSU’s campus footprint who contribute to building higher education aspiration among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through cultural, sporting and related activities.

“Last year’s grant recipients included Murray Arts for a storytelling workshop with Dr Anita Heiss, Mount Austin High School for its students to compete in the NSW hip hop championship, the Nations of Origin rugby league sevens competition and more.”

The CUP Rural and Regional Sports Development Program provides registered community

and sporting organisations with the opportunity to request a grant of up to $1,000.

“Grants can be applied for to assist young rural sports people or teams to attend events, to assist community sporting groups to host regional, national or other one-off events in CSU’s campus regions, or to provide equipment to assist young people to meet the cost of participation in sports programs.”

Estimated total funding for both programs is up to $40,000, available for allocation across all CSU campus communities. Applications close on 30 April 2016.

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HIS sweet little treat is the perfect way to transition from summer to autumn.

It’s a healthy take on a staple, oldfashioned dessert and a great way to use all that leftover summer stone fruit before it goes to waste.

What makes it healthier is the fact there is no added sugar, just that of the whole fruit along with all its fibre and nutrients. Yes, it has flour, yes it has butter and cream. You can have your cake and eat it too, all you have to do is make ‘better’ choices.

A couple of tips when buying these products: try to ensure the flour is organic and unbleached, the cream is full-fat and 100 per cent cream (milk), the butter is 100 per cent butter from cream (or milk).

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CHARLES Sturt University (CSU) will continue two programs aimed at improving community health through active lifestyle and building Indigenous higher education aspiration in 2016.

CSU’s CUP Rural and Regional Indigenous Community Engagement Program (RRICE) and the CUP Rural and Regional Sports Development Program (RRSDP) are small grants programs providing support for community organisation and individual initiatives.

to make it white can play up on people as much as the gluten element (if you’re intolerant, watch your intake).

Many creams contain added ingredients to make it thicker or whiter (true), while salt, vegetable oils, colour and preservatives are frequently found in many butters or butter-like spreads.

I hope you enjoy this sweet tasting dessert, which has always been an incredible treat for the taste buds and a real crowd pleaser in my household. Juicy summer fruits, melt-in-your-mouth

HEALTH IN BRIEF The CUP RRSDP offers between $500 and $1,500 to support initiatives that increase higher education awareness and aspiration for Indigenous people in rural and regional communities.

Director of Inclusion and Indigenous Strategic Practice Leader at CSU, Dr Faye McMillan said “The Indigenous engagement grants are open to community organisations, schools, non-government

crumble, and decadent lashings of whipped cream – it sounds almost sinful doesn’t it?!

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‘Team spirit is key for cooking’

BY GEMMA DUNN MODERN British with a classical element is how Nigel Mendham likes to cook: “ I start with the ingredients that are in season and then I come up with some ideas to create a dish around them,” he explains.

When we meet, the celebrated chef is unruffled, low-key and ready to get the job done.

Preferring his cooking to do the talking, Mendham’s passion for creating delicious cuisine has been recognised by a number of accolades, including a Michelin star and three AA Rosettes for his stint at the prestigious Samling Hotel in the Lake District. But it’s his latest role, as executive head chef at Dukes London’s signature restaurant Thirty Six, that has given him a stage in the heart of the capital.

And for one day only, I get to don some chef’s whites and share Mendham’s podium – or at the least attempt to – for a one-off gourmet cookery lesson at the quintessential hotel in celebration of his latest venture, the British Larder menu.

Marrying seasonal ingredients, sourced from top British suppliers, with timeless culinary traditions, he explains the inspiration behind the project stems from “requests for simple, homecooked food”.

Mendham’s come up with some “British classics – with a twist”, finding innovative ways to “put a different take on each dish to make it my own”.

Drawing on his childhood – summers spent picking clams and crabbing on the Norfolk coast, before going home to cook with his mother – nostalgic dishes on the menu include Fish And Chips, Lobster Thermidor and Pineapple Upside Down Cake.

The latter of which I whip up during our masterclass, along with a Mushroom Consomme starter and venison main.

With natural flair, Mendham makes it look easy, from his practical, hands-on technique to his light-hearted, motivational teaching. He doesn’t cut corners – “I love to cook on the stove as I think you get so much more flavour, plus it gives the team more technical skill” – and despite being “busy, busy all the time” is sold on the premise that when it comes to cooking “ you have to make it enjoyable, as good team spirit is key”.

Of his dedicated team, he says: “Chefs are hard to find, so I prefer to take chefs that are at commi or demi chef level and train them up.

“As long as they are willing to learn, it’s quite easy to train them. It takes time but it’s very rewarding to watch someone grow as a chef.”

And he means it. After a morning in the kitchen, it was great to see just how far I’d come once the dishes were plated up – under Mendham’s pristine guidance, of course. But the best part?

Enjoying my ‘here’s one I made earlier’ moment in the stunning hotel restaurant.

Try Mendham’s British Larder classics for yourself with these recipes...

KITCHEN DIVA Super salads

BY ANGELA SHELF MEDEARIS SALADS are in need of a new image beyond the iceberg lettuce and ranch dressing that we commonly think of. A salad can be so much more than a plain and boring “healthy” dish.

These days, everyone is putting a twist on salads. There are many ways to incorporate the numerous varieties of vegetables into a “super” salad by adding a combination of flavourful ingredients and simple preparation methods.

Here are a few tips to make a salad that

will appeal to even the pickiest eater: Make it colourful!

Skip the iceberg and opt for spinach or another dark leafy green. Dark leafy greens supply a tremendous amount of nutrients, including vitamins A, C and K, iron, calcium, fibre. Add in some carrots, red bell peppers, tomatoes, blanched asparagus, beets or any other vegetable to add colour, and you’ll get additional nutrients critical for maintaining eyesight, bone health and digestive health.

Salad isn’t just for vegetables anymore!

Try adding apples, citrus segments, grapes, strawberries or blueberries to your plate of colourful vegetables. Just like many vegetables, fruits contain antioxidants that can help protect against

certain forms of cancer as well as reduce levels of LDL, or bad cholesterol.

Try to avoid or limit the amount of dried fruits you add to your salad, such as dried cranberries or blueberries. These often have added sugars that can up the calorie content of your meal.

Add a healthy crunch!

A few toasted walnuts or almonds, spicy baked garbanzo beans and quick pickled vegetables are a great addition to any salad.

Add some protein!

Protein takes longer to digest, so it keeps us full longer. Protein also is needed for healthy muscles. Eggs, lean meat, beans and cheese (in limited quantities) are easy ways to add protein.

Find a healthier dressing!

There now are quite a variety of light

dressings and vinaigrettes to choose from. Vinegar-based dressings typically have less fat and calories than creamy dressings. Oil and vinegar is a healthy choice in limited amounts – the healthy fat from the oil helps your body to absorb some of the vitamins from the salad. Find one of these dressings that works for you.

Creating a healthy salad can be a simple way to satisfy recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake. Try my recipe for super salad with zesty pickled vegetables and create a new way to eat well this spring!

SUPER SALAD WITH ZESTY PICKLED VEGETABLES (Makes 6 servings.)

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PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE (Serves 6) For the cake: 4 eggs Tinned pineapple slices (in juice not syrup, drained well) 150g self-raising flour 1tsp baking powder Pinch salt 200g caster sugar 1/2 vanilla pod 1tbsp melted butter For the roasted pineapple: 1 whole pineapple 100g pineapple juice Zest of 1 lime 2tsp lime juice 100g unsalted butter For the custard: 150ml milk 150ml double cream 1 vanilla pod 4 egg yolks 30g caster sugar For the coconut ice cream: 5 egg yolks 400ml coconut milk 150ml condensed milk 250g coconut puree (available from health food shops or make your own by blitzing fresh coconut with a little water) Rock salt Lime juice, to taste 5g stabiliser (optional; to 1L ice cream base, available from Amazon) To garnish: Desiccated coconut Coriander cress (optional) For the coconut ice cream, whisk the egg yolks until pale and creamy.

Bring the coconut puree, milk and condensed milk to the boil in a pan.

Pour the mixture over the eggs, and then return to the pan and cook until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.

Sieve, season with rock salt and lime juice. Freeze and churn. (Add the stabiliser at the end but before freezing, if using)

days ahead. Just shake the dressing to recombine. Prewashed and packaged dressings and sliced deli meats make this flavourful salad into a delicious meal in record time.

To quickly pickle vegetables: 1 cup unseasoned rice vinegar 3 tablespoons sugar or stevia 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce 225g vegetables (small carrots, baby turnips, beets, cucumbers, sweet onions, red bell pepper, okra, zucchini or summer squash) sliced thinly or shaved on a mandolin (about 2 cups) 3 sprigs of herbs – dill, mint or basil 3 to 4 black peppercorns In a small saucepan, bring vinegar,

To make the cake, set the oven to 160C. Caramelise the pineapple slices then set aside.

Sieve together the flour, baking powder and salt.

Separate the eggs. Whisk the egg whites to form soft peaks, and then slowly add the caster sugar and whisk until stiff.

Whisk the egg yolks and vanilla until thick and yellow, then fold into the egg whites. Next fold in your flour mixture, followed by the melted butter.

Into individual moulds, place one ring of pineapple in each, and then half fill with the cake mixture.

Bake until golden brown and a knife comes out clean. Allow to cool.

For the roasted pineapple, peel the pineapple and remove the core, then cut into one-inch cubes. In a mixing bowl, mix together the pineapple juice, lime juice and lime zest.

Add the pineapple cubes and marinate for 12 hours.

When ready, remove from the liquid and dry on paper towel.

Heat a large non-stick pan. Add the pineapple cubes, turning so that all sides take colour. Add the butter and cook for a further one minute. Set aside.

For the custard, bring the milk, cream and vanilla to simmer in a pan.

Whisk the eggs and sugar together until pale and creamy, then pour in the milk mixture and continue to whisk. Return the mixture to the pan and cook until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.

Sieve and set aside.

When ready, toast the desiccated coconut. Plate up the cake and roasted pineapple, garnish with a scoop of ice cream, coriander cress (if using) and a sprinkle of toasted desiccated coconut. sugar, salt, garlic powder, onion powder and hot sauce to a boil. Remove from heat and add vegetables, herbs and peppercorns; let sit until just tender, about 10 minutes. Drain liquid and discard peppercorns. Set aside for the salad.

For the salad dressing: 1/3 cup olive oil 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon lemon pepper 9 cups mixed tender greens (such as mizuna, tatsoi, arugula, dandelion greens and/or sorrel) 3 cups romaine hearts cut into bitesized pieces 2 apples (Gala, Fuji or other sweet, crisp apples) or 2 pears (Green Anjou or Bartlett) sliced thinly or chopped into

SOUTH DOWNS VENISON WITH PARSNIP, PEAR, CHARRED SPROUTS AND SULTANA (Serves 4) 3-4kg venison saddle (you’ll be using the loins so could just ask your butcher for venison loins to serve four) 100g butter 300g vegetable stock 50g double cream 600g parsnips 200g purple sprouts, with the tops on (though standard, trimmed varieties will work just as well) Salt and pepper Parsnip crisps to serve, optional For the sultana reduction: 1 bay leaf 200g sultanas 100g port 20g capers 100g water For the pear puree: 540g fresh pear juice (bought or made) 6g agar-agar (available at Lakeland, Waitrose and Ocado) Lemon juice for seasoning Salt To make the pear puree, bring the pear juice to simmer, whisk in the agar-agar and then bring to the boil, whisking continuously for two minutes.

Put in a container and chill. When set, cut into pieces and blend until smooth. Season with lemon juice and salt.

To prepare and cook the parsnips, peel and then from the thick end, slice into one-inch pieces until you get halfway down the parsnip, then set aside.

With the parsnip that is left, cut into small pieces.

Melt the butter in a heavy bottom saucepan until foaming. Add the parsnip and a pinch of salt, cover and cook slowly until soft. Add the vegetable stock and bring to the boil. Add the double cream and bring to the boil again, and then blend until smooth. Check the seasoning then set aside.

To make the sprouts, clean them (keeping some of the outer leaves for garnish) and then bring a large pan of water to the boil. Boil the sprouts for four to five minutes, put into ice water, and then drain. Cut the cooked sprouts in half and saute in a heavy-based frying pan. Season and set aside.

To make the sultana reduction, mix all of the ingredients together, place in a pan, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove the bay leaf, and then blend until smooth and set aside.

When ready, i f using a venison saddle, remove the loins and all sinew. Pan fry the loins in a large frying pan for two minutes on each side, and then remove from pan and allow to rest.

To plate up, warm the blended parsnips and arrange with the venison loins on top. Arrange your sprouts on the plate, along with the pear puree, garnish with parsnip crisps (optional) and sprout tops and drizzle with the sultana reduction.

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MUSHROOM CONSOMME (Serves 6) 1kg mushrooms, plus a selection of wild mushrooms to serve (most supermarkets stock these) 75g carrots 75g leeks 75g onion 40g flat leaf parsley 1tsp curry powder 1 bay leaf 1 sprig thyme 2L water Salt and pepper Fresh mushroom ravioli to serve (optional) Fine dice the vegetables and cook with the curry powder until soft. Add the herbs and water, and then simmer for 45 minutes.

Pass through a muslin cloth, and then return to the heat and reduce to 380ml.

Check seasoning.

Cook your wild mushrooms (sauteeing for around eight minutes should do it).

Serve the consomme in dishes with the wild mushrooms. To make the dish heartier, add some fresh ravioli.

bite-sized pieces, 1 large orange, peeled and segmented or 3/4 cup of berries 170g deli sliced roast turkey, roast chicken breast or roast beef, cut into bite-sized pieces 1 large Haas avocado, peeled, seeded and cut into bite-sized chunks 1/2 cup slivered almonds or walnut halves, toasted Whisk oil, lemon juice and vinegar in a small bowl; season vinaigrette with salt, lemon pepper. Toss vinaigrette, greens, romaine, fruit, deli meat and avocado in a large bowl. Add pickled vegetables to salad. Toss to combine. Sprinkle with nuts.

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Six simple new-season solutions

BY GABRIELLE FAGAN JUST as we shake up our wardrobe at this time of year, following the same approach indoors can brighten our homes, ready for the change of season. It’s not difficult to shake off the winter chills and add instant cheer to rooms by taking inspiration from the brighter and warmer months: simply follow our six-step plan...

VASE VISION “Clusters of accessories, such as vases, add instant colour and interest to a space and can be an effective way to revamp a tired sideboard, bookshelf or dining table, as the eye will instantly be drawn to the new colour and pattern,” says Eiry Rock, assistant buyer accessories at Habitat. “Currently we’re seeing a big trend for more unusually-shaped vases, especially handcrafted shapes, which work without flowers as a stand-alone decorative object.”

ALL WHITE Maximise the light in a room by painting everything white, which will make a space feel fresh and airy.

“White’s often the backbone of a new decorating scheme and although whites can be equal in impact, they’re definitely not all the same. Choosing the right shade for your home depends on a few factors, including light quality, the colour of major items in the room and the style of the interior,” says Marianne Shillingford, Dulux creative director.

“If you have great natural light or well-layered artificial light, cooler whites and off-white shades, such as Moon Shimmer and Rock Salt, work well. For spaces which tend to be dark, or have a colder north-facing light, warmer shades like Jasmine White or Timeless, are better.

“For a safe-as-houses shade, consider White Cotton, which suits period or contemporary settings, and bear in mind large items in a room will reflect their colour onto the wall. A blue carpet, for example, will make a white wall look very cold, so you’d be well advised to opt for a warm white.”

SOMETHING IN THE AIR Outdoors, the sweet scents of grass, blossom and earthy pungency signal spring’s arrival, and floral fragrances can have a similar effect indoors, too.

“With nature’s colours popping up all around us and nights getting lighter, our attention turns to freshening up our homes, and welcoming scents play a big part in that,” says

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN Bake Jewish Hamantaschen cookie treats

BY DONNA ERICKSON WHEN 9-year old Claire Diamond arrives at her grandmother’s home for their one-on-one baking day, she knows the drill. After a warm greeting, she finds her cheery apron on the peg by the window, washes her hands and says, “What are we making today?”

Rosey Barnet, creative director at Shearer Candles.

“Fresh and zesty fragrances are perfect for this time of the year; think Egyptian Cotton or Persian Lime, or if you want to really warm the atmosphere, choose a tropical scent such as Amber and Rose.”

WING IT Even if your garden isn’t bursting with blooms, there’s no reason you can’t welcome them into rooms.

“People have long taken inspiration from nature,” says Nichola McFall, brand manager at a window blinds specialist. “It’s all about bringing the outside in, and we’ve shared our homes with all manner of flora and fauna for some time now. Our new Aporia range, featuring roses and butterflies, follows the trend.”

CLEVER COLOUR Pops of colour in unexpected places are a surprising and playful touch, which could revitalise an interior.

“Everyone gets very serious about interior design and worries about getting it ‘right’. Of course, that’s important if you’re spending lots of money, but decor should also be fun,” says interiors writer Kate Watson-Smyth (madaboutthehouse. com).

“Always have at least a couple of things in your house which make your heart sing when you see them.

For me, it’s my spotty stair carpet, and I’ve also painted the edges of my doors in contrasting colours to the interior decor for a couple of rooms.

This simple-to-do effect isn’t visible when the doors are shut, but has real impact when they’re open.”

SNIPS: Chair or sofa legs can be functional and a style feature if they’re painted, but always ensure you protect any upholstery before you start.

For real wow factor, splash out on one item which really packs a colour punch, e.g. a super Yellow Floor Lamp or a Popping Yellow Chair.

BLOOMING EASY Filling a house with flowers may seem like an indulgence reserved for celebrities, but displaying faux blooms and plants can be an affordable way to celebrate the season.

“We saw the ‘age of faux’ emerge strongly last year, with the demand for everlasting flowers and plants for indoors and out taking off,” says Kay Hutcheson, head of buying at a homewares chain.

“Potted daffodils (if they’re faux) work in areas where lack of light or draughts make them unsuitable for real arrangements.”

Propped on the counter: a handwritten recipe card for traditional Jewish hamantaschen. Hamantaschen are tri-cornered cookies shaped like hats that hold sweet fillings such as chopped prunes, apricot preserves and even chocolate.

While Claire found the chilled dough in the refrigerator, 89-year-old Barbara Diamond tossed the flour on the rolling pin and shared the different ways her family has made this tasty sweet through the generations for the festive holiday of Purim, which they celebrated last month.

Prepare this recipe or use commercially prepared sugar cookie dough from the dairy section of your market and skip to the rolling-out step. Either

way, your family will enjoy making and eating this delicious treat. Don’t worry if they don’t all bake up in perfect triangles. That’s part of the creative fun!

JEWISH HAMANTASCHEN (Makes 24 large cookies.)

1/2 cup butter, room temperature and cut into pieces 3/4 cup sugar 1 egg 3 tablespoons orange juice 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt Favourite fillings, such as apricot and fig preserves, chopped dried fruit, semisweet chocolate pieces

Powdered sugar 1. Thoroughly mix butter, sugar, egg and juice.

2. Blend in flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until dough holds together in a ball. Cover and chill at least one hour.

3. Heat the oven to 205C/400F. 4. Roll half of the dough 3mm thick on a lightly floured board. With a 7-8cm round cookie cutter, a tin can or a drinking glass, cut out round shapes. Scoop a teaspoonful of your favourite fillings onto the centre of each circle.

5. Fold the edge of the circle toward the centre to form a triangle. Lightly pinch together three edges of the three joined sections of dough until they are closed, leaving a small opening in the

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6. Repeat with remaining half of dough, and bake on parchment-lined cookie sheets for about 10 minutes. Cool on a rack.

7. Dust lightly with powdered sugar before serving.

Extra idea: Brush each cookie with a mixture of 1 egg and 1 teaspoon of water before baking for a shiny, pastry-like finish.

Resources with the Purim story with activities for families: w w w.c habad.org / holidays/ purim.

NOW HERE’S A TIP

BY JOANN DERSON * Don’t store prescription medications in the bathroom. The humidity is not good for pills, even with an exhaust fan. * “For natural-looking garden markers, write the names of plants and flowers on flat stones.

Then just set the stones by the base of the plant. This has been very handy for me, as my mother and I planted a lot of flowers, and

I like to know the names.” – contributed by A.A. * “Keep a small bag with coloured pencils and a roll of paper or a small notebook in your purse if you have small kids – or even if you have big ones. They come in handy during down time to keep the little ones occupied or to write reminders and such.” – contributed by T. * Use these tips in the kitchen to clean as you go: Wipe down surfaces and clean up spills with past-their-prime face cloths. Get a stack of drying cloths from the store and keep them handy for drying anything. Designate

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a “garbage bowl” to toss food scraps in. * “To get your refrigerator clean and fresh-smelling, just use a damp rag dipped in baking soda to scrub walls and surfaces.

You can even use it to clean glass, since it is nonabrasive. Wipe clean with water and then leave the unused baking soda in the box, open on a shelf. Clean, deodorised and no chemical smell or taste!” – contributed by I.C. * “Be sure to clean out bird feeders with a good scrubbing before refilling. It keeps algae from taking over, and the birds do appreciate it.” – contributed by R.L.

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THE BIG PICTURE.

Heaven is a highway PHOTOGRAPH AND WORDS BY PHIL LALOR That photo was taken on July 15, 2015 on the Oxley Highway between Walcha and Wauchope which is considered one of the best motorcycling roads in Australia! From Walcha the road starts off traversing open plains with gentle undulating bends, progressing to a series of what at the time seem like a never ending series of tight, twisting corners, testing the rider and the bike, with large strands of native forest, beautiful eucalypt, tree ferns and magical scenery to distract you.

If you aren’t confident cornering before you start the Oxley there is plenty of practice by the time you finish. The Oxley takes you from Walcha in the New England area to the coastal plains of the Mid North Coast. Like most good motorbike adventures, at the time I was with good mates, on good roads sharing good times!

That particular photo was taken using a GoPro, with a bit of editing in Photoshop Elements.

At the time of that photo I was on my Tiger 800XC Adventure Bike.

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An Easter ride to Cameron Corner WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY STEVE COWLEY

QUICK trip out to Cameron Corner for Easter seemed like a good idea. It would test out both the bike and me in anticipation for the trip around Australia beginning in October this year.

So, I packed up a tent, extra fuel, assorted tools and a number of snack bars and headed off to White Cliffs on Good Friday morning with great anticipation.

I rolled into White Cliffs Underground Motel at 4.15pm after an easy ride on tar via Cobar and Wilcannia and settled in for a few beers and traditional Easter Friday fare of surprisingly good barramundi fillets.

That evening was spent listening to a group of welders who were working on the Moomba Gas line chat about their day and then various conversations to wives and girlfriends as they checked in via mobile phone. Sunset was great from the top of the motel and a few photos after dinner helped wash the day away.

The next morning was a hive of activity as the welders left in 4WD vehicles prior to sunrise closely followed by other travellers keen on an early start. Four fellow travellers on three bikes arrived late in the evening and over breakfast the two men and two women asked if I would like to travel with them out

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I declined the generous offer, given my need to complete the next few days at my own pace, and headed off to Milparinka and Tibooburra.

The road – dirt, gravel and sand – was in good condition as I travelled west through red country, dodging little grey and big red kangaroos, which helped focus my attention as they skipped back and forth beside, behind and in front of me.

After a few hours and kilometres at the first major intersection between Packsaddle, Milparinka and White Cliffs I came across the tool tree, which beckoned me with its galvanized glint in the morning sun. The “who” and “why” still escapes me, however it was a welcome break from the dirt and the red dust and also provided a brief stint on tar.

I came over a hill (again hoping there was no wildlife on the other side) and saw the telltale drift of dust from a vehicle travelling towards me some way off. When it stopped in the middle of the road and flashed its headlights, I thought someone needed assistance.

As I came closer the familiar top flashing lights and gentleman in a blue uniform alerted me to the presence of a policemen on Easter Saturday morning 10km south of Milparinka.

His was the first vehicle I’d seen all day so after the ensuing breath test (passed) the conversation turned to bike trips and road conditions. After a leisurely 15 minutes and a few photos we headed off in opposite directions.

Milparinka was not what I’d imagined.

There’s a pub and a number of historical buildings being renovated and rebuilt by volunteers from Broken Hill.

After half an hour I ventured out to see Charles Sturt’s Depot Glen and James Poole’s grave. I also managed to climb the stony hill called Mount Poole where Sturt had his men build a very large stone cairn as a marker for further exploration. On top of Mount Poole the mobile phone connection was both excellent and disconcerting, with messages being received in rapid succession. A quick phone call home was well received.

Next was a stop at Tibooburra with fuel and a chat at the local servo. The road out to the Corner had just been graded (as I found out from the friendly copper during my breath test) and was confirmed to be in good nick at Tibooburra, so off I headed into the sun for a 145km ride that turned out to be a lot easier than I expected.

At the pub at 5.45pm I was met by a fellow

His was the first vehicle I’d seen all day so after the ensuing breath test (passed) the conversation turned to bike trips and road conditions. After a leisurely 15 minutes and a few photos we headed off in opposite directions.

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After a giant T-bone and a few beers I discussed playing a round of tri-state golf with three holes: one each in SA, NSW and QLD, however after a full day on the bike I decided my swing and flexibility would be sorely tested. I did remark that the amount of sand would not be a problem as this was where my usual game lay.

My fellow guests that evening were two salesmen covering the inland Australia area as part of their territory. I couldn’t quite work out what they were selling; machinery parts I think, due to the banter between the two of them and the cook (the female half of the owners’ partnership).

When one of the diners complained about the steak, the diminutive figure appeared through the kitchen brandishing a very large butcher’s knife and asking what part did he not like. He immediately pointed at his companion and said, “it was him”!

Much laughter ensued with comments back and forth … my steak was fine and so was everyone else’s in the bar that evening.

The third day was to Louth and the majority of the road was dirt gravel and sand and dodging washouts and mad emus who thought that running along side me for a couple of 100 metres would be good fun.

The fear in the emu’s eyes was matched by mine as I told it to “veer left” in no uncertain terms.

Having survived these encounters with random animals and various shapes of 4WD vehicles coming through the dust in the opposite directions, I travelled down the Cut Line to Wanaaring at 3.30pm to find the fuel station had closed at 2pm Easter Sunday. Lucky I had my fuel can on the back, eh? Well, no. I discovered it was no longer to be seen, thanks to the vibrations on the road that morning. Lesson number 124 well learned.

The publican kindly pumped five litres out of a 44-gallon drum – enough to get me to Louth. There was no receipt available so the ensuing schooner of beer at $15 was the most expensive of the trip.

The 60km along the Bourke road was the worst all trip and after an hour the turn-off to Louth was well received and the hard red dirt a much easier road at the end of which was Shindy’s Inn in the setting sun.

The Bourke races had been on that day so the pub filled quickly from the returning punters and after dinner I chatted with fellow travellers before retiring for a well-earned sleep.

The next morning was an easy ride back to Dubbo however I didn’t realise until after I arrived home just how mentally tired I was from the whole exercise, with my brain in worse condition than my body.

It was however a great trip with the bike performing very well along with the new tyres and the rest of the gear. It reinforced what a great and varied country we have – matched only by the people I met along the way.

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Spa away in Vietnam The pool at the Fusion Maia Danang resort.

PHOTO: PA/KATIE WRIGHT; GIMMI FABIAN; MORGAN OMMER.

BY KATIE WRIGHT WHEN I was asked to complete a wellbeing questionnaire a day before setting off on my holiday, I put a big cross over an angry-looking face, indicating the maximum five out of five for my stress levels.

It was 11pm on a Saturday, and I had just finished painting my bathroom – an arduous task I’d been putting off for weeks. I had to be up at 6am to leave for the airport and I hadn’t even thought about packing yet.

Fast-forward 24 hours and if I had to take the test again, I’d be circling the smiley face at the opposite end of the scale.

I’m sitting, mojito in hand, watching dusk descend over Vietnam’s east coast, and I couldn’t be calmer – and not just because of the cocktail and beautiful view.

Almost as soon as I arrived at the Fusion Maia Danang, I was whisked off to the spa for the two daily treatments that are included for every guest as part of the resort’s spa-inclusive holistic health approach.

After the flight to Hanoi (and connecting 60-minute zip south to Da Nang) a bamboo roll massage – where a warm bamboo stick is used to work lemongrass scented oil into aching muscles – was exactly what I needed.

Next up was the best manicure I’ve ever had, a thoroughly attentive hourlong session that went way beyond the usual hurried file and polish I get back home.

The spacious, white-walled spa spans two floors and is run by a team of very attentive women.

Open from 10am to 10pm every day, it never feels overcrowded, even though the vast majority of guests take advantage of their full allocation of spa treats, sampling everything from facials and body wraps, to Reiki healing and a selection of massages for different purposes.

Early on day two, I opt for the stretch release massage and am told to put on a pair of loose cotton pyjamas, rather than the usual robe and disposable knickers.

I notice that my therapist has more muscles than the rest of her colleagues and it soon becomes clear why: for the next hour I’m stretched and pummelled (delightfully) into oblivion. The treatment culminates with a spine-cracking twist which is like nothing I’ve ever experienced.

It feels glorious, and is the perfect preparation for my next activity.

In a studio overlooking the beachfront in central Da Nang – mercifully cooler than the sticky 30-degree heat outside – I take part in an aerial yoga class led by a firm-but-friendly German instructor.

At first, my fellow beginners and I are a bit shy about the mantras we’re required to chant with zeal, but we soon get into the swing of things, clinging to wide lengths of stretchy silk suspended from the ceiling, using the ropes to support ever more taxing poses until we’re hanging upside down like bats.

It’s exhilarating, and my aching limbs the next day prove that it wasn’t just the silk that did the stretching.

Closing mantras done and dusted, that afternoon I head in the other direction along the coast, a 30-minute drive south – past miles of flooded paddy fields – to Hoi An. The town, which is a Unesco World Heritage site, was a crucial location for Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese traders in the 16th century, and the architecture reflects the melting-pot history – bright yellow and blue European-style houses sit alongside red-roofed temples from which the smell of incense wafts.

I take a stroll through the centre of town, which is designated for cyclists and pedestrians only, and across the famous Japanese Covered Bridge, then try my hand at bartering for some lacquered bowls and an ornamental tea set

from one of the many stalls that line the streets.

Bargains struck, I make my way through the market where the hardcore haggling takes place.

The smells of exotic fruits like lychee, bitter melon, rambutan and overpowering durian (so stinky it’s banned on public transport) mingle with raw meat and fish and blasts of coriander and mint, as locals stock up on provisions before precariously cramming their motorbikes onto a ferry that will take them home for the night.

With the sun set and my appetite suitably piqued, I head over to Morning Glory, a busy two-floored restaurant owned by local hero and former street food seller Miss Vy. Named after an indigenous green leafy vegetable, Miss Vy’s third eatery specialises in authentic Vietnamese cuisine, so it’s no surprise when I’m served the best Goi Cuon – prawn summer rolls – I’ve ever tasted. These cold rice paper-wrapped beauties are fresh, soft, crunchy and flavoursome all at once – I could have happily devoured three platefuls myself.

But instead, I tuck into a deliciously salty smoked aubergine and pork hotpot before calling it a night – I’ve got a very early start in the morning.

Normally, getting up at 5am while on holiday is something I avoid at all costs, but I decide to make an exception when one of the Fusionistas (the resort’s inhouse team) tells me a sunrise yoga class is not to be missed.

She’s absolutely right. Standing inside the candlelit ‘energy circle’ drawn in the sand and watching the sun rise over the sea is a truly breathtaking way to start the day.

And by 7am, it’s too hot to even think about exercise, so I’m delighted to find a table set with all kinds of tantalising juices, infusions and smoothies.

As with every meal at Fusion Maia, my beachfront breakfast makes eating healthily anything but a chore.

At the main restaurant’s sizeable buffet, you’ll find little pots of trendy chia seed pudding, ‘sprinkles’ of antioxidant rich matcha and a tall jugs of vegetable juices – but also row upon row of cheeses, pates and pastries for when you want to indulge.

After my early start, I decide Eggs Benedict is in order, because I’ve got more physical exertion ahead today – but not before I stop off at the spa for a coffee body scrub and aromatherapy massage, during which I promptly nod off.

Later that afternoon, I’m ready for another nap, having climbed 90 steps – each about half a foot high – to reach the seven-tiered pagoda at the top of the nearby Marble Mountains.

These five tree-topped peaks conceal cool, dark caves where water drips from stalactites and shafts of light shine through the fog of incense lit around Buddha statues.

Outside, in the shade of the pagoda, my guide leads me in a session of Tai Chi, an activity I’ve only ever seen practised by pensioners in parks in China.

Despite the heat and humidity, performing a series of slow, gentle movements is both relaxing and refreshing.

That night, I sleep like a baby. In fact, every night I sleep incredibly well, so another 5am wake-up call, this time for sunrise meditation, doesn’t phase me.

Even factoring in jet lag and the predawn starts, I’ve managed to make a serious dent in the sleep deficit that urban living makes me rack up back home. And as I settle down for the return flight, I don’t feel the usual pangs of guilt that come at the end of a holiday, that involve too many mojitos and not enough exercise.

Vietnam may be a long way to go to recharge the proverbial batteries, but when the result is total mind and body rejuvenation, it’s worth it. :: Katie Wright was a guest of Kuoni.

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Hop to it: real ale flows in Goulburn

Goulburn Brewery, Australia's oldest surviving brewery, is one of the town's tourism treasures, a time capsule which has been making beer since 1836. PHOTO: AAP IMAGE

BY JAMES LANE LIKE much of the NSW southern tablelands during summer, Goulburn has been in the grip of the big dry – but tucked away in a grange, designed by Francis Greenway, real ale is flowing.

Goulburn Brewery, Australia's oldest surviving brewery, is one of the town's tourism treasures, a veritable time capsule that has been making beer since 1836.

Today the brewery produces several quality beers inside a building which Greenway – the father of Australian colo-nial architecture – built for pastoralist William Bradley and his wife Emily Elizabeth.

The term "real ale" might sound more like a boast but it actually refers to a brewing process that excludes the use of artificial preservatives, carbonation or

additives and is not filtered. This method is much like Germany's famed 1516 Reinheitsgebot (German Purity Law), which states that only barley, hops and water be used for brewing.

As brewery spokesman Father Michael O'Halloran explained, while I sampled one of his ales, the most important feature of a real ale is that the yeast remains in the brew.

He says retaining the yeast helps keep a person's liver healthy while reducing the chance of a hangover.

Of three ales available, the standout is The Goulburn Stout, a lovely foodfriendly black with a smoky aroma and savoury notes. This stout would be a great companion for a meat stew or casserole during the winter months.

Also available is a full bodied Fine Sparkling Ale and the very hoppy Goulburn Gold, featuring a distinctive Meri-

no sheep label – a symbol of the town's former prosperity and its history as Australia's top wool growing region.

Ironically, while Goulburn's water supply is often parlous the brewery has no such problem, using its own water tanks to produce ales brewed in traditional open-top fermentation vessels.

Apart from sampling the beer, it's well worth spending time browsing the Bradley Grange buildings, which include a flour mill, a tobacco curing kiln, a malthouse and a cooperage. Guided tours can be arranged by appointment or perhaps just enjoy an ale while admiring the rustic surrounds of the brewery, stables and mews.

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IF YOU GO: GETTING THERE: Goulburn is about

four-and-a-half hours' drive from Dubbo – 348km.

PLAYING THERE: The Goulburn Brewery is located at 23 Bungonia Road. Open Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays from 10am. Adult groups can enjoy three activities on site: a tour of the brewery, morning or afternoon tea or lunch in the dining area. Accommodation is also available in the mews and workers' cottages.

Local craft markets are held at the brewery on the fourth Saturday of each month from 10am to 2pm.

For more information contact (02) 4821 6071, email brewery@tpg.com.au or visit goulburnbrewery.servebeer.com Handy links: visitnsw.com/ destinations/country-nsw/ goulburn-area * The writer travelled at his own expense.

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Jim Powell’s new book is hard to put down

Key to this book though, and the thing that makes it impossible to put down, is its strong and constant dark humour.

BY KATE WHITING BOOK OF THE WEEK Trading Futures by Jim Powell is published in hardback by Picador.

MATTHEW Oxenhay leads a 2.5 kids kind of life. He has a nice house in north London, a devoted wife, two children and a well-earning job in the city.

There’s just one problem – this isn’t the life he wanted.

As a student who dreamed of rebelling against the system, he took a city job as a drunken bet – or did he? Everything has seemed a little hazy since he lost his job and started devoting more time to his favourite pastime – drinking.

Indeed, Matthew is feeling pretty lost, until he bumps into a childhood sweetheart and the hopes and dreams of his younger self come flooding back. Matthew is a selfish and often unlikeable character, but by the end of the book, you feel a great affection for this angry and confused man. That’s testament to author Jim Powell – a talented writer whose previous careers include advertising, pottery and politics.

Key to this book though, and the thing that makes it impossible to put down, is

its strong and constant dark humour. It’s a short read, but entertaining, thoughtful and very witty.

9/10 (Review by Sophie Herdman) FICTION Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben is published in hardback by Century.

THE bestselling author of Tell No One returns with a new thriller. Former Special Ops pilot, Maya has just buried her husband. Only a few months ago, her sister was murdered. With her loved ones gone, Maya tries to hold it together for the sake of her young daughter Lily.

As the police investigate the murder of her husband, Maya is told that both her sister and husband were killed with the same gun. How could that be? The former pilot then uses her military skills to investigate the connection. As she begins to piece it together, the fall-out of her last mission continues to plague her; she learns her sister frequented a strip club prior to her death; and her dead husband is caught on camera playing with Lily.

Will Maya discover the truth or is she losing her mind? Gripping.

8/10 (Review by Julie Cheng)

Lover by Anna Raverat is published in hardback by Picador.

WHAT do you do when you know your partner has cheated on you, but continues to lie about it when confronted?

That’s the dilemma Kate has when she discovers husband Adam’s flirty emails to another woman on his computer.

Lover is an uncomfortable read for anyone in a relationship as all trust between the couple is smashed to pieces from the start. Yet central character Kate is strong, honest and endearing.

How she holds herself together while parenting her two young children, working as an executive and trying to get her head around the betrayal is an inspiring but pain-filled read.

The characters in Anna Raverat’s second book are so real – flawed, vulnerable and confused. Kate’s ultimate decision doesn’t come until the close, but her journey to get to that point is compelling stuff. What she chooses for her and Adam’s future doesn’t really matter in the end, all that’s important is her heart is whole again.

7/10 (Review by Caroline Davison) NON-FICTION

Into The Black by Rowland White is published in hardback by Bantam Press.

WITH interest in space travel enjoying a boost thanks to British astronaut Tim Peake and NASA’s Scott Kelly working on board the International Space Station, Rowland White’s book Into The Black is perfectly timed.

It focuses on the world’s ‘first real spaceship’, Space Shuttle Columbia, whose maiden flight was 35 years ago in April 1981 – the same shuttle that tragically broke apart on re-entry after 27 missions in 2003.

White’s research is where the book excels, as he spoke to many of the people involved with NASA’s ground-breaking program. This is a fascinating story that takes us through the intensity of the Cold War and the extreme measures needed to finally breech earth’s orbit.

There is also a great respect given to those who paid the ultimate price to test these new, unexplored frontiers. This is truly a story of hope and breathtaking adventure.

8/10 (Review by Phil Robinson)

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Beetle Boy is also nuanced, weaving in grief, fear, loss, hope and friendship, no matter whether you’re human or insect.

CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK Beetle Boy by MG Leonard is published in paperback

by Chicken House Ltd. Comparisons with Roald Dahl already abound, and it’s understandable: intellectually enhanced creepy crawlies, a bug hunting villain (whose eyes and legs are not all they seem), a dastardly duo with a penchant for kidnapping (and possibly eating) small children.

But Beetle Boy doesn’t have quite the same surrealist bite, even if it does have all the thrills.

Darkus’ father has gone missing under very suspicious circumstances, so he’s been sent to live with his archaeologist uncle, Max. In his new home, filled with dusty papers and with a hammock for

Political leadership T HE quality of “leadership” in various countries is such that populations could well question whether the definition in dictionaries needs to be changed. This is not a modern issue. From our philosophy section is “How to Run a Country” by Marcus Cicero, born in 106 BC – he became Rome’s greatest statesman and orator, was elected to the Roman Republic’s highest office (to quote the text) “at the time when his country was threatened by power-hungry politicians, dire economic troubles, foreign turmoil and political parties that refused to work together”. What better reference might politicians of today use?

“Take Your Best Shot” relates the three years and three days in power of Australia’s first female prime minister. It details pitched battles with jealous rivals and a hostile media, as well as her struggles to communicate effectively with the public.

Another reference is Julia Gillard’s “My Story” which includes material not widely known in the political arena, and what life was like as Prime Minister, her days at university, with the Australian Union of Students, her career in the law and rise up the ranks of the ALP. A Quarterly Essay issue by David Marr features “Power Trip, the Political Journey of Kevin Rudd”. Marr records Rudd’s early life in Eumundi and investigates the tragedies in his life, his years with Wayne Goss in Queensland, in federal Opposition, through his mindset on being the Prime Minister.

Aaron Patrick has written “Credlin & Co” on how the Abbott government destroyed itself and writes that Peta Credlin was Tony Abbot’s enforcer, disciplinarian and counsellor.

When Abbot won power in September 2013 his party won 5.9 million votes, 1.6 million more than the Labor Party. Niki Savva wrote on the same subject in “Road to Ruin”. Paddy Manning’s new release is “Born to Rule” which narrates the life and rise of Malcolm Turnbull.

Many Liberals believe that Turnbull was an admirer of Jack Lang, mentored by Neville Wran, feted by Paul Keating – and some see that he joined the wrong party.

Sean Parnell wrote in 2013 “Clive: The Story of Clive Palmer” who was featured as a big-spending businessman who bought a football team, established a political party, added robot dinosaurs to a luxury golf course and promised to create ‘Titanic II’. An example of how political parties are more interested in their own structure than running the country is featured in “Downfall: How the La-

bor Party Ripped Itself Apart”

by Aaron Patrick who details the events of 2007. There could well be a book about the current right wingers given today’s circumstances.

With the American presidency candidate process under way, Michael D’Antonio has released “Never Enough” covering the role of Donald Trump. A topic of conversation for almost 40 years, and first being associated with high profile real estate in 1970s Manhattan, the Trump name has become synonymous with success defined by wealth and luxury, yet Mr Trump argues with women, insulting their appearance, and habitually courts controversy. And there is the biography “Hillary Rodham Clinton”.

Roger Scruton has professor status in UK and US universities and wrote “Fools, Frauds and Firebrands” which views thinkers of the new Left. He starts with a ruthless analysis of New Leftism which, in part, has taken up the grievance of the working class, women, gays and immigrants. Another book relating to politics is “Why Leaders Lie” by John Mersheimer.

“The Australian Leadership Paradox” by Aigner and Skelt-

` Australians bemoan the quality of our leaders, we blame those in power for not showing leadership, only to turn on them when they start tackling the hard issues they are expected to fix... a

a bed, Darkus decides to find his dad himself, enlisting his friends, Bertolt and Virginia, as well as a rather clever beetle called Baxter... what comes next is a topsy-turvy tale of furniture forests (including booby traps), a mouldy mug mountain and a search for the truth, whatever the cost.

Packed with adventure, Beetle Boy is also nuanced, weaving in grief, fear, loss, hope and friendship, no matter whether you’re human or insect.

Most refreshing of all is Leonard’s total refusal to dumb anything down, be that dark plot points or bug terminology – there’s a glossary for all the long, scientific words! An ingenious read.

8/10 (Review by Ella Walker)

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The text runs “Australians bemoan the quality of our leaders, we blame those in power for not showing leadership, only to turn on them when they start tackling the hard issues they are expected to fix. No wonder that even the most passionate and talented people in communities hesitate to take up this role”.

“The Leaderless Revolution” looks at how the 21st century is being run and author Carne Ross takes different views of contemporary issues – economics, politics, the state of democracy, the environment and terrorism. He explains how money and power functions control the lives of inhabitants to the extent that most feel powerless to affect their collective future. The general public considers that they are excluded from effect on issues that trouble them, and governments appear to be less able to influence global problems that threaten our peace and comforts.

The book cites many examples in the last decade where populations have revolted against happenings, some occurring just hours following the motivating event. One commentator has called this “not a new world order but a new world disorder – an unstable

kaleidoscope world, fractured, overheated, germinating future conflicts”. This new world needs something beyond more promises, new theories, something that makes us feel at last there are leaders that fit the job.

“Common Sense” collects several of the works of Thomas Paine (1737-1809). In this he examines the role of citizens in society, religion, their privileges, rights, opportunity, freedom, as well as government, justice, independence and even protected debate.

Too often leadership qualities are hidden – with the USA and Australian elections occurring, one could well see them through the eyes of Spike Milligan’s “Goon Show” to view the candidates by “scrutinising them with an intense scrute”.

One characteristic missing is that potential leaders don’t appear to be able to unite their own parties, let alone unite their respective national purpose. And this element is fundamental to being leader – some wise choices need to be made if we are to rise from the degraded state now existing, and begin achieving unity and positive direction. And the media has a field day, painting them to suit their own agenda.

Enjoy your browsing, Dave Pankhurst.

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Doing kid’s needs a just service

BY JEN COWLEY

WITH so many different and diverse services on offer throughout the community, it can be something of a challenge to find just the right support service or program to fit children and young people’s needs.

So an enterprising group of service provider representatives brought their heads together to come up with a way through which each of the agencies, organisations and services could gather in one place to share information and networks - and the Dubbo Children’s Services Expo was born.

The inaugural expo, facilitated

by Weekender’s Editor-at-Large, Jen Cowley, was held in Dubbo last week, with more than 30 different providers gathering at the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre to bring to-

gether all the different services that are available across Dubbo and the region for early childhood and children’s needs.

Ranging from school to community based services, not-for-profit organisations to government agencies and private providers, the program included brief presentations from each of the participating services and by all accounts, the day was a valuable networking exercise for those who work within the children’s services industry.

Camilla Ward from the Macquarie Conservatorium gave an entertaining workshop on how to engage children with music

Co-ordinator Lorna Breeze said the feedback from each of the services represented had been overwhelmingly positive, and the organisers are hoping the Dubbo Children’s Services Expo will become an annual event to bring a diverse and dedicated range of services together for the benefit of the whole community.

West Dubbo Schools as Community Centre was represented by Wendy Pamment, Tanya Andrew and Mary Ann Gilmore

John Edwards gave an engaging presentation about the Smith Family’s Saver Plus program

A moving Welcome to Country was given by Aunty Margaret Walker

Joh Leader from Apollo House gave a presentation on the centre’s activities and achievements in the community.

Donna Rees was helping out by representing the Hear our Heart Ear Bus project

Hayley Atkins and Janelle Burke from Orana Early Childhood Intervention

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Karen Knight, Anne Kidd and Rebecca Carroll from the Department of Education

Tash Ireland and Kerry Frost represented NALAG at the expo

The afternoon drumming workshop, presented by CareWest Ability Links and conducted by Ross from Welch’s Fun with Drums’ Community Drum Project was a fun way for people to let off some steam

Dubbo West Pre-School’s Cathryn Albert

Lorna Brennan, from Buninyong’s Schools as Community program was one of the co-ordinators of the expo.

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Lorna Brennan was among those who took part in the drumming workshop.

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Women out West turn 21

BY MADDIE CONNELL

COMMITTEE members were busy organising what was a very special day on Saturday, March 19.

Organisers and members celebrated 21 Years of Women out West in Style at the Macquarie Inn with live music and lots of smiles.

Women out West committee members

Lee Judd and Narelle Minder

Bridie Herron, Macey Thompson, junior committee members

Marigrove Court opening PROPERTY developers Neil and Jennifer O’Connor invited their buyers, suppliers, supporters and special guests to attend the grand opening of Marigrove Court, Macquarie Street, Dubbo on Friday, March 11. Officially opened by the local state member and Deputy Premier, Troy Grant, a number of speakers congratulated the O’Connors on providing another high quality housing estate in Dubbo, with this one being specifically built to suit the retiree market.

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Developers Jennifer and Neil O’Connor and Deputy Premier, Troy Grant

Marketing agent Bob Berry with Jennifer and Neil O’Connor and Deputy Premier, Troy Grant

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St Ignatius College Country Getaway

BY CHARNIE TUCKEY

Dannielle, Seanagh and Kath

MOTHERS of the 2016 graduates from St Ignatius College dined in at The Milestone Hotel for the St Ignatius College ‘Country Getaway’ on Saturday, April 2. One hundred and fourteen ladies made the night from various places as close as Sydney and as far as Germany and Hong Kong. These proud mothers will be having themselves a weekend to remember.

Julie Ingram, Jane Dodan and Alison Housego

Alice Oleary, Sue Zammit and Lisa Minogue

Lorella Bastianon, Mirella Granate and Lisa Chung

Maria Brooks, Judy Mills and Louise Landels

Lou Lindsay and Annabel Rector

Margaret Wallace, Angel Tracey and Vanessa Chapman

Fiona, Caroline, Sharon, Kaye and Deborah

Caroline, Sharon, Trish, Kaye and Deborah

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Starting whistle sounds on juniors sports around town

BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

F there’s no other reason to love winter, junior sport will do it for me.

Up early for Xavier’s first game of rugby union with the Kangaroos U13 Reds against a big Orange Emus outfit, and how pleasing is it to see so many people volunteering their time to set up the fields and get the canteen up and running, and the myriad other tasks which keep junior sport alive and well across Australia.

After the game it was a quick dash to the soccer fields, I’d been getting updates as Jude kicked each one of his four goals in the first half of his U9s match, and I arrived just in time for half time to sound and he was having a much-needed sideline break.

On the way down we passed the Titan Macquarie Mud Run, which this year had hundreds of kids entering a special event, and which has found a whole new legion of devotees – plenty of the kids at rugby were asking their mates if they were going in it – that shows this event has a firm foundation and is only going to get bigger.

If adults are told to round up a few friends to do something you might get four or five who are willing or able, ask a kid and they have 25 mates on tap, so it’s a great way to push the fitness and lifestyle message, and fantastic to make it happen at those formative ages.

Sunday morning saw the start of the local Aussie Rules junior competition as well, and it was a colourful scene up at South Dubbo Oval.

The Dubbo Demons had ordered the kids’ jerseys from a Fijian company in a bid to try and help the struggling economy of our island neighbour, but thanks to major flooding over there the jumpers didn’t arrive

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and so the local teams used bibs to differentiate players.

This is being played on Sunday morning so kids competing in other sports can still join in, and you can play on a walk-on basis for just $10 each time to cover insurance and all the red tape that goes with anything these days.

Looking at the most exciting players in League and Union, there’s no doubt the kicking and ‘catching’ skills learnt as a matter of course in Aussie rules will stand players of those sports in good stead.

League, netball, basketball, were lucky Dubbo has so much to offer when it comes to junior sport.

And I think it should be mandatory for all junior sporting venues to display the sign used by the Dubbo Kangaroos: ‘These are kids. This is a game. The coaches are volunteers. The referees are human. This is not the World Cup’.

It’s interesting to hear that one rugby union division in Sydney is now allocating extra points to teams which supply refereeing officials, and to my mind this needs to happen everywhere, to remind us just how valuable community referees are, without them, there is no junior sport.

` The Dubbo Demons had ordered the kids’ jerseys from a Fijian company in a bid to try and help the struggling economy of our island neighbour, but thanks to major flooding over there the jumpers didn’t arrive and so the local teams used bibs to differentiate players.

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY PHIL LALOR INSPIRED by encouraging others to live healthy, active lifestyles, the committee behind the Titan Mud Run 2016 have put another successful event behind them.

The images speak for themselves about just how much of a blast this event is to be in and watch.

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Dubbo RSL theatrette on Friday night, May 27, then they’re off to sunny Warren to the Sport and Cultural Centre for a kids matinee followed by an evening session on the Saturday 28.

“This all came about because the Laugh Mob were appearing on James Valentine’s’ Afternoons show on the ABC last year and they invited charity and not-for-profit organisations to call in to book their services for a charity fundraiser. I was the first caller through and the rest is history,’ continued Dr Bill Phillips, the head bloke from RMR. Dubbo show tickets are on-line at

www.dubborsl.com.au or at club reception. Club members $25 or non-members $30.

Warren shows tickets are on-line through Sticky Tickets (www.stickytickets.com.au) or at the Kookaburra Kiosk at the Window on the Wetlands Centre.

Both evening sessions are for adults (15 and over), while Saturday’s matinee will be a ‘G-rated’ show for the kids. Tickets for the matinee are $5 each or $15 per family. Tickets for the evening session in Warren are $25 for RiverSmart members or $30 for non-members.

EE the Flying Fruit Fly Circus, ordinary kids doing extraordinary things. No, not the washing up, fabulous aerial magical impossible circus things.

It’s what you would have been doing if you’d run away with the circus when you were 10 but you didn’t so these kids are the ones living the dream.

Unlike anything else you will see on the Australian stage, the young performers of the world-famous National Youth Circus, “the Fruities”, are coming to Dubbo Regional Theatre during the April school holidays. Aged from

just 9 to 19 their daring feats and skilful trickery will enchant and inspire young and old alike.

Directed by Jodie Farrugia, Circus Under My Bed will draw you into the imagination of a young girl spending a final night in her bedroom before moving away. What follows is an enthralling mix of old-world circus, vaudeville and classic storytelling for young people and families. As the lights go out she dreams up a circus world of whimsical characters who help her face her fears and turn packing-up into an adventure you won’t

want to end. Circus Under My Bed, Dubbo Regional Theatre, Saturday 16 April, 6.30pm

O participate in ARTLANDS Fringe, Australia’s largest gathering of artists and arts workers right here, in Dubbo if you’re a local artist or arts organisations are invited to The varied and diverse arts world will converge in Dubbo October 27 to 30 at ARTLANDS DUBBO 2016. Think art, education, music, theatre, circus and so much more under the backdrop of big open skies and fresh air.

The four-day conference and festival program highlights were recently launched at the Sydney Opera House under the tagline, “Part Conference, Part Festival, All Arts.”

The biennial event will feature national and international keynote speakers and panels, facilitated forums, workshops, and discussions sur-

rounding contemporary issues within the arts sector.

ARTLANDS Fringe is an opportunity for local Dubbo artists and arts organisations to participate in the program. Participants will able to stage their own events that coincide with the festival program. These events will be self-funded and non-curated. ARTLANDS will provide program listings and identifying signage.

To find out more and to apply visit www.bit.ly/artlandsfringe

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EAR yourself laugh out loud when you get in behind the latest comedy gigs to come out of the Big Smoke,, and they’re calling it comedy boxing. In the red corner, is RiverSmart’s Macquarie River program which will benefit from a round with “The Laugh Mob” who will be staging three fundraising events on May 27 and 28.

“The Laugh Mob” are Sam Kissajukian, Kyle Legacy and Ruven Govender who describe comedy boxing as “five loose rounds of insults, low blows, stand up and mayhem.”

Sounds like a knockout!

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HAT ELSE IS THERE? Fine dining? In Dubbo? You bet.

The Dubbo RSL Memorial Club makes Chef’s Table finals (again).

Executive head chef Robert Leonard and Chef’s Table 2015 Apprentice of the Year, Brooke Stewart, have mastered their culinary craft and edged out competitors from across the state to make the finals of this year’s Chef’s Table.

As part of the finals, the talented duo from Dubbo RSL Memorial Club

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EAR the beautiful sounds of sunset by a river setting while this weather is just perfect. Australia has a unique birdlife which adds to the ambience as they settle into the night and watching any one of our glorious sunsets is better than taking in TV. A great way to relax after a hard day and a healthy must if you’re busy in life.

Stop and smell the roses. As a good friend to Weekender said this week: “No hearse has roof racks, you can’t take anything with you… get living.”

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May. Fire Stations across the state will be open from 10am to 2pm and families are encouraged to come along and meet their local firefighters and learn more about fire prevention.

A range of free activities will be on offer, including firefighting demon-

strations, station tours and fire safety presentations. Firefighters will also be able to provide advice on installing smoke alarms, changing smoke alarm batteries and preparing a home fire escape plan.

Children can see fire engines and firefighting equipment up close.

FRNSW commissioner Greg Mullins said: “With May being the 10th anniversary of the introduction of smoke alarm legislation, Open Day is a timely opportunity to talk to the experts about how to re-alarm your home by replacing your smoke alarms.

O volunteer your time to help collect for the annual annual Salvation Army, Red Shield Appeal doorknock weekend, which will take place on the weekend of May 28 to 29, 2016.

Spokesperson for The Salvation

Army, Major Bruce Harmer, says “The annual Red Shield Appeal doorknock weekend has become part of the fabric of Australian society.”

“By volunteering time or donating financially to the Red Shield Appeal, Australians, through The Salvation Army, are able to do their part and help make a positive difference in the lives of those less fortunate in society,” he Harmer said.

The national fundraising goal for the Red Shield Appeal doorknock is $8 million, forming part of the overall Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal which aims to raise $80 million across Australia this year. Major Bruce Harmer says The Salvation Army is in a unique position to assist individuals and families who fall on hard times, assisting over 1 million people annually.

“For many individuals and families, hard times can be simply one paycheque away,” Major Harmer said.

“Whether it be through our homelessness services, women’s and children’s services, emergency welfare, financial counselling, addiction recovery programs, rural support, suicide bereavement and prevention and many other services, The Salvation Army is there to give hope where it’s needed most.”

Last year the Dubbo district donated $14,871 and is aiming to raise $20,000 this year but they can’t do it alone.

To volunteer call 13 SALVOS (13 72 58), register online at salvos.org.au/ volunteer or contact Lieutenants Mark and Tamaryn Townsend (Dubbo District) – (02) 6884 8280 or 0418 437 019.

will serve up a delicious three-course meal to 18 people, including three celebrity judges, while sticking to a budget of $22 per person.

As an additional challenge for this year’s competition, chefs had to incorporate an eclectic and on-trend mix of key ingredients in their menu offerings including single origin chocolate, rabbit, fresh Australian seafood, a native Australian ingredient and Anchor cooking cream.

“Club food has been the best kept

secret of towns across the state for far too long, proving an amazing meal is just around the corner from home if you want it,” said ClubsNSW CEO Anthony Ball.

The Dubbo RSL Memorial Club finalist menu is: Entrée: Potato gnocchi with emu pastrami, prawn paper, saltbush crisps, garlic chips and prawn oil Main: Sous vide rabbit loin with truffle, streaky bacon and yuzu jus, Rabbit and prune filo scroll with

burnt honey carrot puree and beetroot crisps Dessert: Gateaux with crispy almond, pistachio dacquoise, chocolate creamer, white chocolate plaque with raspberry rhubarb jelly and wattleseed mousse Finalist events will take place during May and June, and the duo from Dubbo RSL Memorial Club will find out if they are winners at the Chef’s Table Awards Dinner at The Epping Club on Monday, July 25.

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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

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

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

CLUB DUBBO

VILLAGE BAKERY CAFE Open Saturday and Sunday 6am to ϱ͘ϯϬƉŵ͘ Gourmet pies DŽƵƚŚͲǁĂƚĞƌŝŶŐ ĐĂŬĞƐ ĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ ƉĂƐƚƌŝĞƐ 'ŽƵƌŵĞƚ &ƌĞŶĐŚ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ ƐĂůĂĚ 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

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

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

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

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

KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϴ͘ϯϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϰƉŵ͘ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϮƉŵ͘ EĞǁ ĂŶĚ ƵƐĞĚ ďŽŽŬƐ͘KǀĞƌ ϲϬ͕ϬϬϬ ŬƐ ŝŶ ƐƚŽƌĞ͘ 178 Macquarie St, 6882 3311

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

THE ATHLETES FOOT KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϵĂŵ Ɵů ϮƉŵ ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ Įƚ for your foot 176 Macquarie Street, 6881 8400

GROCERIES

THE SWISH GALLERY

DMC MEAT AND SEAFOOD

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THINGS TO DO

WESTERN PLAINS CULTURAL CENTRE

KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ŐĂůůĞƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐĞƵŵƐ ŝŶ E^t Ŷ ĞǀĞƌͲĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĂƌƌĂLJ ŽĨ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƉ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐ͘ 76 Wingewarra Street, 6801 4444

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

TARONGA WESTERN PLAINS ZOO KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ϵͲϰƉŵ͘ dŚĞ njŽŽ͛Ɛ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽǁƐ ŽīĞƌ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ƚƌƵůLJ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͘ Obley Road, off the Newell Hwy, 6881 1400

READINGS CINEMA ŽŵĨŽƌƚ͕ ƐƚLJůĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĂůƵĞ ΨϭϬ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ϯ ĞdžƚƌĂ͘ ĂŶĚLJ ďĂƌ͖ ϱ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐŽŵƉůĞdž͖ ŝŐŝƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚ ŽůďLJ ŝŐŝƚĂů ϯ ƉƌŽũĞĐƟŽŶ >ƵdžƵƌLJ ĂƌŵĐŚĂŝƌ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ 49 Macquarie St,6881 8600

CALL FOR A GREAT RATE ON A LIST FOR YOUR BUSINESS HERE! 6885 4433.

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE

Friday 08.04.2016 to Sunday 10.04.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

Friday, April 8 The Living Room TEN, 7.30pm Could Getaway have another competitor on its hands? Lately, The Living Room seems to be giving any travel show a run for its money, sending Dr Chris Brown all over the world for fun and informative segments. From Fiji to China, the world is his oyster. And the nice thing is, rather than plainly trying to sell a destination, Brown immerses himself in a new culture, usually learning something new. Tonight, he has a travel buddy in Miguel when they head to beautiful Canada to take on their toughest assignment yet. Later, Miguel prepares a delectable steak sandwich using bison meat, and declutter expert Peter Walsh overhauls a garage.

ABC

Tony Robinson’s Time Walks

MOVIE: Kung Fu Panda 2

ABC, 8pm

GO!, 6pm, PG (2011))

An affable British historian and onetime presenter of the cult series Time Team, Tony Robinson lets his feet do the talking in this educational and beguiling doco-series. Well, sort of.

Robinson’s inquisitive nature is the star of the series, along with some beautiful panoramic shots of the landscapes he visits. Shown for the first time on freeto-air, he sets out to uncover the hidden history behind streets in Australia and New Zealand. Tonight the journey begins in Western Australia’s charming Fremantle, a major port which started its life as a place of punishment and where the landmarks include a sandstone prison.

Hoodwinked! and Kung ung Fu imated Panda were two animated films from the pastt decade diences that impressed audiences ns. Now the beyond expectations. d around, and sequels have rolled while Hoodwinked Too! was a bit of a -up from stinker, this follow-up Dreamworks, the studio tudio behind Shrek, delivers in spades. The hilarious Jack es the voice of our Black again provides hts to save China from hero, Po, as he fights ord Shen (Gary Oldman). the evil peacock Lord azing, the script is funny The effects are amazing, and the added star power from the likes of Dustin han and Angelina Jolie makes Hoffman, Jackie Chan nsion to the Kung Fu Panda saga. this a worthy extension

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 Wild Life At The Zoo. (R, CC) 11.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) 12.00 News At Noon. (CC) 1.00 Broadchurch. (M, R, CC) 1.50 The Bill. (M, R, CC) 2.15 Antiques Roadshow.

(R, CC) 3.15 The Bill. (PG, R, CC) 4.10 Murder, She Wrote.

(PG, R, CC) Seth becomes a murder suspect.

5.00 ABC News: Early Edition.

(CC) 5.30 The Drum. (CC) Presented

by John Barron.

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) 9.00 The Morning Show.

(PG, CC) The latest news and views.

11.30 Seven Morning News.

(CC) 12.00 MOVIE: Revenge Of The Middle-Aged Woman.

(M, R, CC) (2004) A woman starts her life over again.

Christine Lahti, Brian Kerwin.

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.

(R, 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) Easy-to-cook recipes.

3.00 News Now. (CC) 4.00 Afternoon News. (CC) 5.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (CC) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (PG, 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. (CC) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG, CC) 1.00 The Living Room. (R, CC) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight.

(PG, 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. (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 Smart Secrets Of Great Paintings. (R, CC) 2.30 Colour Theory. (R, CC) 3.00 The Point Review.

3.30 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey. (R, CC) (Final) 4.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (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 Tony Robinson’s Time Walks: Fremantle.

(CC) (New Series) Tony Robinson sets out to uncover the hidden history behind streets in Australia and New Zealand.

8.30 Grantchester. (M, CC) Sidney and Geordie delve into a world of espionage while investigating the death of a Cambridge lecturer.

9.15 Silent Witness.

(MA15+, R, CC) (Final) Nikki, Jack and Leo work with incomplete sections of a skeleton they believe to be a missing man.

10.20 Lateline. (R, CC) 10.50 The Business. (R, CC) 11.05 It’s A Date. (M, R, CC) (Final) Siblings make a deal with each other to bring a date to their brother’s wedding.

11.35 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 meets up with Bindi Irwin for a special tour of Australia Zoo. Tara helps a deserving family finish off a bathroom renovation that was interrupted by tragedy.

Karen prepares spicy chicken drumsticks.

8.30 Swimming. (CC) Australian Championships. Day 2.

From SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre, Adelaide.

Swimmers will be competing for the chance to fulfil their dreams and join the Rio Olympic and Paralympic teams.

10.30 Best Bits. (M, R, CC) A panel of comedians take a look at the best bits from the previous week on TV where they discuss the good, the bad and the strange. Hosted by Sam Mac. 11.00 To Be Advised.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 WIN News. (CC) 7.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 6. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Sydney Roosters. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

10.10 MOVIE: Last Man Standing. (M, R, CC) (1996) A drifting gunslinger-forhire finds himself in the middle of an ongoing war between the Irish and Italian mafia in a Prohibition-era ghost town.

However, it is not long before he is playing the different sides against each other and the violence between the gangs reaches a crescendo. Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, William Sanderson.

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) Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 The Living Room. (CC) Dr Chris Brown and chef Miguel Maestre head to a picturesque Canada on their toughest assignment to date.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (CC) Graham Norton is joined by Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Kirsten Dunst and Stephen Mangan.

9.30 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Opening Night Supershow. (M, R, CC) Host Peter Helliar is joined by local and international comedians as they take to the stage for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow. From the Palais Theatre, Melbourne.

11.30 The Project. (R, CC) Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

6.00 Italian Food Safari.

(R, CC) Guy visits a family vegetable and herb garden in Melbourne, then takes a trip back to his childhood.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Rome: The World’s First Superpower: City Of Blood. (PG, R, CC) Part 1 of 4. Larry Lamb traces the story of Rome’s transition from a city state to a republic, and eventually empire.

8.25 Mummies Alive: The Inca Maiden. (PG, CC) Takes a look at the mystery surrounding the frozen mummy of an Incan girl who was found atop a volcano.

9.20 Rise Of The Machines: Super Airship. (CC) Examines the first in a new breed of airship, the Aeros Dragon Dream, as it prepares to undergo flight tests.

10.15 SBS World News Late Edition. (CC) 10.50 MOVIE: Lan Kwai Fong 3.

(MA15+, R) (2014) Four women who revel in the nightlife of Hong Kong’s Lan Kwai Fong district, find their lives changing.

Whitney Hui, Ava Yu, Jeana Ho.

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

12.00 Bates Motel.

(MA15+, R, CC) A revelation forces Dylan to question his loyalty to Norma and Norman.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

12.10 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 1.10 A Current Affair. (R, CC) 1.40 MOVIE: Blood Work.

(M, R, CC) (2002) 3.30 Impractical Jokers.

(M, R, 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.

12.30 Kraftwerk: Pop Art. (M, R, CC) 1.45 Bobby Fischer Against The World. (M, R, CC) 3.25 Atanasoff: The Father Of The Computer. (R) 4.20 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 4.50 Braise. (MA15+, R, CC) 5.00 CCTV English News. 5.30 NHK World English News.

CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Children’s programs (G) General viewing (PG) Parental guidance (M) Mature audiences (MA15+) Mature audiences only (AV15+) Extreme violence.

(R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions. Please Note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to late change by networks.

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GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.05pm Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015) Action. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans. (M) Premiere

7.00pm Hot In Cleveland.

Elka is confronted by three suitors. (PG) 111

9.00pm Code Of Silence.

Follows the parallel journeys of a father and son. (MA15+) National Geographic People

7.30pm Soccer. A-League.

Round 27. Melbourne City v Adelaide United. Fox Sports 4

8.30pm X-Men: First Class (2011) Action. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender. A group of mutants matches wits with a former Nazi. (M) Action

8.00pm Celebrity Name Game. Contestants must identify famous people based on improvised clues for a chance to win $20,000. (PG) Arena

10.15pm The Ugly Truth (2009) Comedy. Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler. A TV show host enters a battle of the sexes. (MA15+) Romance

9.30pm Jimmy Kimmel Live.

(MA15+) Comedy Channel

ABC2/ABC KIDS

7TWO

6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.35 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 5.40 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.50 Go Jetters. (R) 6.00 Peg + Cat. (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 First Dates UK. (M, R, CC) Singles experience the thrills of dating.

9.20 Songs To Have Sex To. (M, CC) 10.00 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 10.45 Hunted.

(M, R, CC) 11.30 Tattoo Disasters UK. (M, R) 11.55 I’m Having Their Baby. (PG, R, CC) 12.40 Doctor Who. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Doctor Who: Confidential. (R, CC) 1.40 Jimmy Fallon. (PG, R) 2.20 News Update. (R) 2.25 Close. 5.00 Toby’s Travelling Circus. (R, CC) 5.10 Joe & Jack. (R, CC) 5.15 Bert And Ernie.

(R, CC) 5.30 Angelina Ballerina. (R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 10.00 MOVIE: Mr Stink. (R, CC) (2012) 11.00 Mr Stink: Digital Author Talk With David Walliams. 11.30 Children’s Programs. 3.40 Tashi. (R, CC) (Final) 3.50 Shaun The Sheep.

(R, CC) (Final) 4.00 Scream Street.

4.10 Bushwhacked! Bugs. (CC) 4.20 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. (CC) 4.40 Studio 3. 4.45 Endangered Species. (R, CC) 4.55 Danger Mouse. (R) 5.10 Slugterra. (PG) 5.30 Annoying Orange. (R, CC) 5.45 News On 3. (CC) 5.50 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 6.20 Mortified. (R, CC) 6.45 Matilda And Me. (CC) 6.50 News On 3. (CC) 7.05 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, CC) Maya wants to help a friend.

9.00 Heartland. (PG, CC) 9.40 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. (R) 10.05 Lanfeust Quest. (R, CC) 10.30 Ouran High School Host Club. (PG, R, CC) 10.50 Close.

9.30pm Steven Avery: Innocent Or Guilty? Takes an in-depth look at the crime story of Steven Avery. (M) Discovery

9.00pm Boxing. 1967 Classics. World Heavyweight Title Bout. Muhammad Ali v Zora Folley. ESPN 9.00pm Rugby Sevens.

World Sevens Series. Hong Kong. Day 1. Fox Sports 3 Michael Fassbender stars in X-Men: First Class

GO!

6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 ZooMoo Lost. (C) 7.30 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts. (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 Better Homes.

(R, CC) 1.00 Dealers. (PG) 2.00 House Doctor (Inside And Out) 3.00 Medical Emergency. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue.

(R, CC) 4.00 Surf Patrol. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG) 5.30 Homes Under The Hammer.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. The teams head to Wetherby.

7.30 Escape To The Country.

(R) Alistair Appleton heads to the Suffolk countryside.

9.30 To Build Or Not To Build.

Two fishing lake owners build a lodge.

10.30 Front Of House. (R) 11.00 Before And After. (R) 11.30 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 12.30 House Doctor (Inside And Out) (R) 1.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 2.30 Dr Oz. (M, R, CC) 5.30 Shopping. (R)

7MATE

6.00 Children’s Programs. 9.30 Little Charmers. (R) 10.00 SpongeBob. (R) 10.30 Children’s Programs. 11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 12.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 12.30 Children’s Programs. 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 Invasion. (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) 6.00 MOVIE: Kung Fu Panda 2. (PG, R, CC) (2011) Jack Black.

7.45 MOVIE: The Mask.

(PG, R, CC) (1994) Jim Carrey.

9.45 MOVIE: The Green Hornet. (M, R, CC) (2011) Seth Rogen.

12.00 The Originals. (MA15+, R) 2.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 2.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 3.00 Yo-Kai Watch. (PG, R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 4.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. (PG, R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R)

GEM

6.00 Golf. US Masters. Round 1.

Continued. 9.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 10.00 Beyond Tomorrow. (R, CC) 11.00 Ultimate Factories. (R) 12.00 S.W.A.T. (PG, R) 1.00 T.J. Hooker. (PG, R) 2.00 Turtleman. (PG, R) 2.30 Wipeout USA. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Alaska Wing Men. (PG, R) 4.30 Canadian Pickers. (PG, R) 5.30 Classic Car Rescue. (PG, R) 6.30 Drug Bust. (PG, R, CC) In Manurewa, police set up a sting.

7.00 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) 7.30 Football. (CC) AFL. Round 3. Port Adelaide v Essendon. From the Adelaide Oval.

11.00 Friday Front Bar. (M, CC) 11.30 1000 Ways To Die: Death Be Not Stupid. (MA15+, R) Chronicles people’s last moments.

12.30 Alaska Wing Men. (PG, R) 1.30 Ultimate Factories. (R) 2.30 Bull Riding. 2015 Pro Tour. Replay.

3.30 Bull Riding. 2015 Pro Tour.

Replay. 4.45 Golf. US Masters.

Round 2.

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 ABC News. 11.30 7.30. (R, CC) 12.00 News. 12.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 1.00 Al Jazeera. 2.00 BBC World. 2.25 7.30. (R, CC) 3.00 BBC World. (R) 3.30 BBC Africa. 4.00 Al Jazeera. 5.00 Late Programs. 5.30 Lateline.

(R, CC)

ABC NEWS

9.30pm Idris Elba: No Limits.

(PG) Discovery Turbo

6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Skippy. (R) 7.00 The Dog Rescuers.

(PG, R) 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: The Last Days Of Dolwyn.

(R, CC) (1949) 3.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 3.30 To Catch A Smuggler. (PG, R, CC) 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 As Time Goes By. (R) Jean opens up another secretarial agency.

9.20 MOVIE: The Enforcer.

(M, R, CC) (1976) A cop goes undercover. Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly.

11.20 MOVIE: Once Upon A Time In The West. (M) (1968) 2.45 MOVIE: Accident. (M, R) (1967) 4.45 As Time Goes By. (R) 5.25 GEM Presents. (R, CC) 5.30 Friends. (PG, R, CC)

ONE 6.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 8.00 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 2. Argentine Grand Prix. Replay.

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 MacGyver. (PG, 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 Territory Cops. (R, CC) 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger.

(M, R) Walker pursues a bank robber.

9.30 MOVIE: Universal Soldier. (MA15+, R, CC) (1992) Two soldiers are resurrected as androids.

Jean-Claude Van Damme.

11.30 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Round 2. Bahrain Grand Prix. Highlights. From Bahrain International Circuit. 12.30 Shopping. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder.

(PG, R) 3.00 Walker, Texas Ranger.

(M, R) 4.00 Jake And The Fatman.

(PG, R) 5.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 5.30 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, R, 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 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 How I Met Your Mother.

(PG, R) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.30 Everybody Loves Raymond.

(PG, R, CC) 4.00 King Of Queens.

(PG, R) 5.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 Neighbours. (CC) 7.00 The Simpsons. (R, CC) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother.

(PG, R) 8.00 MOVIE: Ever After: A Cinderella Story.

(PG, R, CC) (1998) A feisty orphan meets Prince Charming. Drew Barrymore.

10.30 Bondi Ink Tattoo. (M, R) 11.30 The Late Late Show With 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 Shopping.

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 Domestic Blitz: The Block To The Rescue. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Tiny House Hunters. (PG, R) 3.00 The Block Sky High.

(PG, R, CC) 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 5.00 Flip Or Flop. (R) 6.00 My First Place. (PG, R) 6.30 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Married At First Sight. (M, R, CC) 10.00 Hotel Impossible. (PG) 12.30 House Hunters. (R) 1.00 My First Place. (PG, R) 1.30 Late Programs.

9LIFE

SBS 2 6.00 Indonesian News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Chinese News.

7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Bosnian News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.05 Croatian News. 9.40 Serbian News. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.00 Japanese News. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News.

1.00 Urdu News. 1.30 Tamil News.

2.00 Thai News. 2.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 3.00 Bangla News. 3.30 Armenian News. 4.00 The Feed. (R) 4.30 Dara Ó Briain: School Of Hard Sums. (R) 5.25 Urban Freestyler. (R) 5.30 House Hazards. (PG) 6.00 None Of The Above.

6.30 MythBusters. (PG, R, CC) The guys experiment with an ejector seat.

7.25 Soccer. (CC) A-League.

Round 27. Melbourne City v Adelaide United. From AAMI Park, Melbourne.

10.00 Orphan Black. (MA15+, R) Sarah is on the run.

2.10 PopAsia. (PG) 3.15 NHK World English News. 5.00 Korean News.

5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Anjum’s Australian Spice Stories. (R) 6.30 Junk Food Flip.

(R) 7.00 Beat Bobby Flay. (R) 8.00 Chopped Junior. (R) 9.00 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 9.30 The Best Thing I Ever Made. (R) 10.00 Anjum’s Australian Spice Stories.

(R) 10.30 Junk Food Flip. (R) 11.00 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 12.00 Siba’s Table. (R) 12.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 1.00 Good Eats. (R) 1.30 Chopped Junior.

(R) 2.30 Beat Bobby Flay. (R) 3.30 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 4.00 Siba’s Table. 4.30 Good Eats. (R) 5.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives.

(R) 5.30 Chopped Junior. 6.30 The Best Thing I Ever Made. (R) 7.00 Good Eats. (R) 7.30 Anjum’s Australian Spice Stories. 8.00 Junk Food Flip. 8.30 Beat Bobby Flay.

9.30 Mystery Diners. (PG) 10.30 Chopped Junior. (R) 11.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 12.00 Beat Bobby Flay. (R) 12.30 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 1.00 Good Eats. (R) 1.30 The Best Thing I Ever Made.

(R) 2.00 Junk Food Flip. (R) 2.30 Siba’s Table. (R) 3.00 Beat Bobby Flay. (R) 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 The Marngrook Footy Show.

(PG) 11.30 Seaman Dan And Friends. 12.00 Nukkan Ya Ruby.

1.40 Whistle In The Wind. 2.00 East Of Arnhem. (PG) 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 Noongar Dandjoo. (PG) 6.00 Backyard Shorts. (PG) 6.30 The Medicine Line. 7.00 Ngurra. 7.20 News. 7.30 Cafe Niugini.

8.00 Fusion Feasts. 8.30 Noah’s Ark. (PG) 9.00 The Point Review. 9.30 Chappelle’s Show. (MA15+) 10.00 Marley Africa Road Trip. (PG) 11.00 Buffy Sainte-Marie. 12.00 Volumz. (PG) 4.00 NITV On The Road: Yabun. 5.00 NITV On The Road: Boomerang Festival.

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Saturday, April 9 Getaway

Father Brown

MOVIE: Iron Man

WIN, 5.30pm

ABC, 7.30pm

PRIME7, 7pm, PG (2008)

Bali has been on top of Aussie travel lists for years, with the Indonesian island having much to offer for both the budget-wary and those who want to spend big on luxury. Tonight, Catriona Rowntree indulges in a bit of the latter.

The Getaway veteran, who this year marks her 20th on the show, deserves to put her feet up as she explores the luxurious Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua. Meanwhile, on the budget side of things, Charli Robinson weaves her way through the Sunshine Coast’s famous Eumundi Market to see what’s on offer.

And if you haven’t thought about the zoo for a while, you’ll be itching to go after you’ve seen the guides to Sydney’s Taronga Zoo and Melbourne Zoo.

What makes the perfect crime drama? In the world of Father Brown, a priest as the protagonist might seem like an odd choice, but that’s perhaps what makes it work. He’s certainly no Jack Irish, but we can forgive Father Brown (Mark Williams) for that because his crime-solving methods are so charmingly old-school.

Tonight, in the premiere of season four, a B-grade movie director – because of course he wouldn’t be A-grade! – in town to shoot a horror film, is found murdered. While we shouldn’t tar all “B-grade” movie directors with the same brush, Brown discovers the man was known for his shady dealings.

kely superhero Robert Downey Jr was an unlikely ut. Very when the first Iron Man came out. ors different to the young, buff actors we’ve come to expect in these roles, Downey brought a sense of cheekiness wrapped up in his crimevel fighting persona and gave Marvel Comic’s iconic “man inside the heavye. In metal jacket” a new lease of life. this first instalment, playboy ey) industrialist Tony Stark (Downey) escapes from kidnappers using an armoured suit and quickly usess its o creation to fight crime, much to y’s the disapproval of his company’s boss. Directed by Jon Favreau (Elf), this is fast-paced, entertaining and a lot of fun.

ABC

PRIME7

WIN

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 11.30 How Not To Behave.

(PG, R, CC) 12.00 Restoration Man. (M, R, CC) 12.50 Who’s Been Sleeping In My House? Peter Pan. (R, CC) 1.20 Grantchester. (M, R, CC) 2.05 Antiques Roadshow.

(R, CC) 3.05 Tony Robinson’s Time Walks: Fremantle. (R, CC) 3.35 Wide Open Road: Dream Machines. (PG, R, CC) Part 2 of 3.

4.30 Landline. (R, CC) Presented by Pip Courtney.

5.00 Vera. (PG, R, CC) A suspected poacher is murdered.

6.00 Home Shopping. (R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 12.00 Horse Racing. (CC) The Championships. Day 2.

Featuring four Group 1 races, including the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), $2 million Sydney Cup (3200m), $1 million Australian Oaks (2400m) and $1 million Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m). From Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

(PG, R, CC) Narrated by Grant Bowler.

6.00 6.30 7.00 10.00

6.30 Gardening Australia.

(CC) Angus Stewart visits a pool turned into an aquatic wonderland.

Costa Georgiadis offers composting tips.

7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 Father Brown. (PG, CC) (Series return) Father Brown investigates the murder of a B-grade movie director.

8.20 DCI Banks. (M, CC) (Series return) DCI Banks suffers a massive personal loss and also discovers that DS Annie Cabbot is back with her former boyfriend.

9.05 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Kerri-Anne Kennerley. (R, CC) Julia spends a day with TV personality Kerri-Anne Kennerley in Brisbane, where she grew up.

9.35 Janet King. (M, R, CC) The Royal Commission launches an undercover op to find out who shot Felix.

10.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M, R, CC) (Final) Hosted

by Adam Hills.

11.15 Luke Warm Sex. (MA15+, R, CC) Luke McGregor takes a look at sex.

11.50 Rage. (MA15+) Music videos.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Iron Man. (PG, R, CC) (2008) After escaping from kidnappers using an armoured suit, a playboy industrialist turns his creation into a force for good by using it to fight crime. However, it is not long before his new attitude earns him the enmity of the manager of his own company. Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges.

9.30 Swimming. (CC) Australian Championships. Day 3.

From SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre, Adelaide.

Swimmers will be competing for the chance to fulfil their dreams and join the Rio Olympic and Paralympic teams.

11.00 MOVIE: Killer Elite.

(MA15+, R, CC) (2011) A former assassin is drawn out of retirement to rescue his long-time mentor. In order to save him, he must locate and kill three men who his new terminally ill employer holds responsible for the death of his son, before the man dies and takes his old friend to the grave with him. Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Robert De Niro.

5.00 Rage. (PG) Continuous music programming.

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) Today Extra: Saturday.

(PG, CC) Hot In Cleveland.

(PG, R, CC) Dr Lisa To The Rescue.

(R, CC) Fish’n With Mates.

(PG, CC) Al heads to Papua New Guinea.

The Wild Life Of Tim Faulkner. (CC) Married At First Sight.

(M, R, CC) Married At First Sight.

(PG, R, CC) The Garden Gurus. (CC) News: First At Five. (CC) Getaway. (PG, CC)

TEN

SBS

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 All 4 Adventure.

(PG, R, CC) 1.00 People Of The Vines.

(PG, CC) 1.30 The Doctors. (PG, CC) 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 3.00 Long Lost Family.

(PG, R, CC) 4.00 What’s Up Down Under.

(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 Figure Skating. ISU World Championships. Men’s short program and free skate.

3.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Nick Hewer. (R, CC) 4.35 Massive Moves: Cross Country Cabin. (R, CC) 5.30 The Hunt For Pirate Treasure. (R, CC)

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.

(PG, R, CC) (2008) Still stranded in Madagascar, a group of former zoo animals tries to leave the island for their former home in New York. Instead they end up in mainland Africa, where one of their number is reunited with his family. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer.

8.45 MOVIE: Transformers.

(M, R, CC) (2007) A teenager becomes entangled in an epic battle between two groups of robots after they land on Earth, in search of an artefact of tremendous power. Complicating the situation are machinations of a secret government organisation that deals with alien threats. Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel.

11.45 MOVIE: Gang Related.

(MA15+, CC) (1997) Two crooked cops frame a homeless man for their murder of an undercover agent. James Belushi, Tupac Shakur, Lela Rochon.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) Harrison faces an impossible choice when two swimmers get in trouble and he has only one rescue board.

6.30 Bondi Vet. (PG, CC) (Series return) Dr Chris performs an extraordinary transformation on a cormorant bird that is missing half its top beak.

7.30 MOVIE: Mr. Peabody & Sherman. (PG, CC) (2014) Mr Peabody, the most accomplished dog in the world, and his mischievous friend Sherman, use a special machine to go on a time travelling adventure.

Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Ariel Winter.

9.20 MOVIE: Taken.

(MA15+, R, CC) (2008) A former spy must use his expertise to save his estranged daughter after she and her friend are kidnapped while on holiday in Paris. Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen.

11.15 48 Hours: Crazy Love.

(M, R, CC) Reporter Troy Roberts investigates the murder of Miami Beach hotel heir Benji Novack in July 2009.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Martin Shaw.

(CC) Actor Martin Shaw investigates the story of his grandfather who walked out on his family when his father was just a boy. He is determined to learn what happened to this elusive character.

8.40 MOVIE: Born On The Fourth Of July. (R, CC) (1989) Based on a true story. After an idealistic young American enlists in the Vietnam War, he returns home a quadriplegic. Struggling to overcome drug-addiction and depression, he manages to turn his life around and become a vocal critic of the conflict and the treatment of veterans. Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Frank Whaley.

11.25 RocKwiz. (M, R, CC) Music quiz show. Special guests include lead vocalist with Magic Dirt, Adalita, J Mascis from Dinosaur Jr, and husband and wife team Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, an ex-member of Queen Sarah Saturday. Hosted by Julia Zemiro.

1.45 MOVIE: Frances.

(M, R, CC) (1982) Charts the life of a Hollywood starlet. Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard.

4.30 Extra. (R, CC) Hosted by Mario Lopez.

5.00 The Middle. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

12.15 48 Hours: The Ultimatum. (M, R, CC) A look at the murder of realtor Vanessa Yvonne Mintz at her mountain lodge in 2011.

1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

12.25 Miniseries: New Worlds.

(MA15+, R, CC) 3.15 Miniseries: New Worlds.

(M, R, CC) 4.10 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 4.45 So Very Cute. (M, R, CC) 5.00 CCTV English News.

5.30 NHK World English News.

5.45 France 24 Feature.

12.00 12.30 1.00 1.30 2.00 3.20 4.30 5.00 5.30

CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Children’s programs (G) General viewing (PG) Parental guidance (M) Mature audiences (MA15+) Mature audiences only (AV15+) Extreme violence.

(R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions. Please Note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to late change by networks.

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DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.15pm 12 Years A Slave (2013) Biographical. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender.

In 1841, a free citizen of New York is sold into slavery and struggles to survive. (MA15+) Masterpiece

7.30pm Money Barn. The auctioneers go to a barn in Philadelphia. (PG) A&E

6.30pm Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown. Anthony Bordain explores food around the world. (M) TLC

4.30pm Football. AFL. Round 3. Sydney v GWS Giants.

Fox Footy

8.30pm Hot Pursuit (2015) Comedy. Reese Witherspoon, Sofía Vergara. (M) Comedy

8.30pm Whose Line Is It Anyway? (MA15+) Comedy Channel

8.30pm Doctor Who. The Doctor and Clara become trapped. (M) SyFy

10.05pm Unfinished Business (2015) Comedy.

Vince Vaughn, Dave Franco.

Three businessmen head to Europe. (MA15+) Premiere

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.35 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 5.40 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.50 Go Jetters. 6.00 Peg + Cat. (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 Highway Thru Hell. (PG, CC) 8.15 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R, CC) 8.45 Mock The Week Looks Back At. (M, R, CC) 9.15 The Trip To Italy: Il Cenobio Dei Dogi, Camogli. (M, R, CC) 9.45 Live At The Apollo.

(M, R, CC) 10.30 Scrotal Recall. (M, R, CC) 10.55 Episodes. (M, R, CC) 11.25 Peep Show. (M, R, CC) (Final) 11.55 Five Broken Cameras. (M, R, CC) 1.25 Mock The Week. (M, R, CC) 1.55 News Update. (R) 2.00 Close.

5.00 Toby’s Travelling Circus. (R, CC) 5.10 Joe & Jack. (R, CC) 5.15 Elmo The Musical. (R, CC) 5.30 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps.

(R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs.

9.50 Danger Mouse. (R) 10.05 Adv Time. (PG, R) 10.50 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 11.10 The Aquabats Super Show! (R, CC) (Final) 11.35 Life With Boys. (R, CC) 11.55 Make It Pop. (R, CC) 12.20 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R) 2.35 House Of Anubis. (R) 3.00 Absolute Genius. (R) 3.25 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 3.55 Studio 3.

4.00 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 4.25 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 4.50 The Flamin’ Thongs. (R, CC) 5.00 Grojband. (R, CC) 5.25 Roy. (R, CC) 5.55 Little Lunch. (R, CC) 6.10 Thunderbirds Are Go. (R, CC) 6.35 Horrible Histories.

(PG, R, CC) 7.05 Yonderland. (PG) 7.25 Deadly 60: Venezuela.

(R, CC) 7.55 Open Heart. (PG, R, CC) Dylan has a revelation about her dad.

9.00 Heartland. (PG, CC) Amy must make a tough decision.

9.45 Close.

7TWO

8.45pm Classic Artists. Looks at progressive rock band Yes, who have been performing since 1969. (M) Foxtel Arts

GO!

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Hot Property. (R, CC) 9.00 Dealers.

(PG, R) 10.00 Shopping. (R) 11.00 Out Of The Blue. (CC) 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 Surf Patrol. (R, CC) 3.00 Rugby Union. Shute Shield.

Round 4. Northern Suburbs v Eastwood. 5.00 Surf Patrol. (R, CC) 5.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue.

(R, CC) 6.00 Motorway Patrol.

(PG, R, CC) 7.00 Secret Location.

(PG, R, CC) 8.00 To Be Advised.

9.00 Swimming. (CC) Australian Championships. Day 3. From SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre, Adelaide. 9.30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features. (R) 10.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 Motorway Patrol. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Great South East. (R, CC) 12.30 Creek To Coast. (R, CC) 1.00 Qld Weekender. (R, CC) 1.30 WA Weekender. (R, CC) 2.00 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 2.30 Late Programs.

7MATE

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, CC) 11.30 Move It. (C, R, CC) 12.00 Kitchen Whiz. (C, R, CC) 12.30 SpongeBob. (R) 1.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 1.30 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 2.00 Fishing Australia. (R, CC) 2.30 Little Charmers. (R) 3.00 Power Rangers Dino. (PG, R) 3.30 Sonic Boom. (PG) 4.00 Problem Solverz. (PG, R) 4.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.00 Justice League Unlimited.

(PG, R) 5.30 MOVIE: Uptown Girls.

(PG, R) (2003) 7.30 MOVIE: What A Girl Wants. (R, CC) (2003) Amanda Bynes.

9.45 MOVIE: Magic Mike.

(MA15+, R, CC) (2012) A young man becomes a stripper. Channing Tatum.

12.00 Arrow. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Surfing Australia TV. (R, CC) 2.30 Fishing Australia. (R, CC) 3.00 The Tom And Jerry Show. (R) 3.30 SpongeBob SquarePants. (R) 4.00 Little Charmers. (R) 4.30 Problem Solverz. (PG, R) 4.50 Thunderbirds.

(R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R)

GEM

6.00 Golf. US Masters. Round 2.

Continued. From Augusta National Golf Club, Georgia. 9.30 Dream Car Garage. (R) 11.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Krikke Boys Shootout. From Bunbury Speedway, Western Australia.

12.00 Motor Racing. Ultimate Sprintcar Championship. 12.30 Motorcycle Racing. Australian Superbike Championship. 1.30 Catching Hell. (PG, R) 2.30 Doomsday Castle. (PG) 3.30 Doomsday Preppers.

(PG, R) 4.30 Football. AFL. Round 3.

Sydney v GWS. 7.20 Football. (CC) AFL. Round 3. Gold Coast v Carlton. From Metricon Stadium, Queensland.

10.30 MOVIE: Transporter 3.

(M, R, CC) (2008) A former mercenary transports a kidnapped girl. Jason Statham, Robert Knepper.

12.45 Doomsday Preppers. (PG, R) 1.45 Doomsday Castle. (PG, R) 2.45 Dream Car Garage. (R) 4.45 Golf. US Masters. Round 3.

6.00 Landline. (CC) 6.30 World This Week. (CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 Australia Wide. (CC) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. (R, CC) 1.00 News. 1.30 Planet America. (R) 2.00 News. 2.30 The Mix. (CC) 3.00 News. 3.30 Foreign Corre. (R, CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 The Drum Weekly.

5.00 News. 5.30 One Plus One. (CC) 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 Australian Story. (R, CC) 7.00 News. 7.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 8.00 Four Corners. (R, CC) 8.45 One Plus One. (R, CC) 9.00 ABC News. (CC) 9.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 10.00 News.

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 Al Jazeera. 2.00 BBC World. 2.30 Landline. (R, CC) 3.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS

7.30pm Lost Kingdoms Of Central America. (PG) History

6.00 MOVIE: The Last Days Of Dolwyn. (R, CC) (1949) Edith Evans. 8.00 Danoz Direct. 8.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 9.00 The Avengers. (PG, R) 10.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 10.30 MOVIE: Miss Robin Hood. (R, CC) (1952) Margaret Rutherford.

12.00 MOVIE: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn. (PG, R) (1960) Tony Randall, Eddie Hodges. 2.15 MOVIE: War And Peace. (1956) Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda.

6.30 Heartbeat. (PG, R) A bank manager’s son is kidnapped.

8.45 Silent Witness. (MA15+, R) Leo and Nikki investigate the murder of a man who seems to have been buried alive.

11.00 Dalziel And Pascoe.

(M, R) Dalziel continues his investigation.

12.05 MOVIE: The Horror Of Frankenstein. (M, R) (1970) Ralph Bates. 2.00 MOVIE: Family Life.

(M, R) (1971) Sandy Ratcliffe.

4.00 MOVIE: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn. (PG, R) (1960)

5.00pm Netball. ANZ Championship. Round 2. New South Wales Swifts v Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. Fox Sports 3 7.30pm Rugby League. NRL. Round 6. Penrith Panthers v North Queensland Cowboys.

Fox Sports 1

ONE

SBS 2

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 Driven Not Hidden. (R) 12.00 Moments Of Impact. (PG, R) 1.00 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 2.00 Motor Racing. Australian V8 Ute Racing Series. Round 2.

3.00 Motor Racing. Australian GT Championship. Round 1.

4.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 4.30 Merv Hughes Fishing. (PG) 5.00 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth.

(PG, R) 6.00 Last Man Standing. (PG) 6.30 Monster Jam. (Final) 7.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 8.30 The X-Files. (M, R, CC) A team of geophysicists is killed.

10.30 World Class Bartender Of The Year. 11.30 Bellator MMA. (M, R) 1.30 Undercover Boss. (M, R) 2.30 ST: Next Gen. (PG, R) 3.30 Football’s Greatest Teams. (R) 4.00 RPM GP. (R, CC) 4.30 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 2. Argentine Grand Prix. Replay.

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) 2.35 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Family Ties. (PG, R) 5.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 6.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) Becker has an unexpected visitor.

6.30 MOVIE: Team Hot Wheels: The Origin Of Awesome! (R) (2014) Four kids become Team Hot Wheels. Ben Diskin.

8.00 Cristela. (PG, CC) Cristela is caught in a rivalry between Trent and his estranged wife Veronica.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Graham Norton chats with Julianne Moore.

9.30 Sex And The City. (M, R) After Carrie turns 35, the girls reflect on how it feels being in their 30s and still single.

10.50 The Loop. (PG, R) 1.20 Neighbours. (R, CC) 4.25 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Shopping.

6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 6.30 House Hunters. (R) 7.00 Garden Gurus. (R) 7.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 The Block Sky High. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 My First Place. (PG, R) 10.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 10.30 House Hunters. (R) 11.00 Domestic Blitz. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Hotel Impossible. (PG, R) 2.00 Postcards. (PG, 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, R) 6.30 Masters Of Flip. (R) 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 Masters Of Flip. (R) 1.00 House Hunters. (R) 2.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE

Peter Capaldi stars in Doctor Who

6.00 Indonesian News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 WorldWatch.

7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Hungarian News. 8.30 Macedonian News.

9.05 WorldWatch. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.00 Japanese News. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News.

1.00 Soccer. A-League. Round 27. Melbourne City v Adelaide United. Replay. 3.00 Motorcycle Racing. (CC) Superbike World Championship. Round 3. From Aragon, Spain. 4.00 The Brain: China. (R) 6.05 MOVIE: The Secret Of Kells. (PG, R) (2009) 7.30 If You Are The One. Hosted by Meng Fei. 8.30 The Raft. (PG) Tempers flare on the yellow raft.

9.20 Survive Aotearoa: The Underworld – Waitomo.

(R) Barrie and Chris head to Waitomo.

10.20 Orphan Black. (M, R) 2.30 MOVIE: Priest Of Evil. (AV15+, R) (2010) 4.25 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Anjum’s Australian Spice Stories. (R) 6.30 Junk Food Flip.

(R) 6.55 Morning Programs.

8.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 9.30 The Best Thing I Ever Made. (R) 10.00 Anjum’s Australian Spice Stories.

(R) 10.30 Junk Food Flip. (R) 10.55 Morning Programs. 11.00 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 12.00 Siba’s Table.

(R) 12.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 1.00 Good Eats. (R) 1.30 Chopped Junior. (R) 2.30 Beat Bobby Flay. (R) 3.30 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 4.00 Siba’s Table.

4.30 Good Eats. (R) 5.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 5.30 Chopped Junior. 6.30 Save My Bakery. 7.30 Anjum’s Australian Spice Stories. 8.00 Outrageous Food. (R) 8.30 Beat Bobby Flay.

9.30 Mystery Diners. (PG) 10.30 Chopped Junior. (R) 11.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 12.00 Late Programs. 12.30 Mystery Diners.

(PG, R) 1.00 Save My Bakery. (R) 1.55 Late Programs. 2.30 Late Programs. 4.00 Chopped Junior.

(R) 4.55 Late Programs. 5.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Bushwhacked!

9.00 Wapos Bay. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 MOVIE: Brewster’s Millions. (PG) (1985) 11.40 Whistle In The Wind.

12.00 The Point Review. 12.30 League Nation Live. 2.00 Yothu Yindi Tribute Concert. 3.30 National Indigenous Music Awards 2012. (PG) 5.00 Forgotten Bird Of Paradise. (PG) 5.30 Move It Mob Style. 6.00 Maori TV’s Native Affairs. 6.30 Down 2 Earth. (PG) 7.00 One With Nature. 7.30 MOVIE: The Legend Of Sarila. (PG) (2013) 9.00 Green Bush. (MA15+) 9.30 Being Mary Jane. (MA15+) 11.00 Catfight. (M) 12.00 Volumz.

(MA15+) 4.00 Fusion With Casey Donovan. 5.00 NITV On The Road: Saltwater Freshwater. (PG) 0904

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Sunday, April 10 MOVIE: Morning Glory

The People V. OJ Simpson

ELEVEN, 8.30pm, M (2010)

TEN, 8.30pm

Rachel McAdams stars as perky TV producer Becky in this light-hearted comedy about a failing early morning talk show. It’s McAdams who carries a script and screenplay that could have easily become full-blown drivel and breathes life into the story. Diane Keaton and Harrison Ford star as quirky co-anchors, with Keaton playing a frantic eccentric alongside a typically masculine and stubborn Ford. At the heart of the film is the relationship between the young, ambitious Becky and the out-of-touch stalwarts facing the camera each morning. It’s directed

by Roger Michell (Notting Hill) and written by Aline Brosh McKenna (Devil Wears Prada) – so you get the idea.

One of the most infamous criminal cases of the 20th century has come to the small screen in this miniseries.

It’s been riveting so far, helped along with a stellar cast including John Travolta playing OJ Simpson’s lead lawyer Robert Shapiro, David Schwimmer playing Simpson’s best friend Robert Kardashian, Sarah Paulson playing prosecutor Marcia Clark and Cuba Gooding Jr as Simpson himself. Tonight, the strain of the trial weighs on Marcia, as well as the responsibility she holds to her children. Meanwhile, Johnnie Cochran (Courtney B. Vance) makes a move to stop the prosecution’s momentum.

ABC

PRIME7

Charlie Pickering: Live e At The Time Of Recording ABC2, 8.30pm If you’re a Charlie Pickering (right) ght) fan, here’s your chance to dabble in n his selfchosen “best of” moments on stage tage as a stand-up comedian. And if you’re ou’re not a fan, you might just well be after fter enjoying this pleasant trip down wn memory lane. This collection off Pickering’s favourite stories and d jokes from his years on stage highlight ht what a laidback performer he iss – don’t expect lots theatrical gestures tures and over-the-top antics. From reading excerpts from B.B. King’s g’s autobiography to talking aboutt injuring his back on his 30th birthday, it’s a relaxing way to spend your Sunday evening.

WIN

TEN

SBS

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Offsiders.

(CC) 10.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 11.00 The World This Week. (R, CC) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R, CC) 12.00 Landline. (CC) 1.00 Gardening Australia.

(R, CC) 1.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 2.00 Born To Fly: Elizabeth Streb Vs Gravity. (R, CC) 3.00 When Bjork Met Attenborough. (R, CC) 4.00 Myf Warhurst’s Nice: And Classy. (PG, R, CC) (Final) 4.30 The Checkout. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 One Plus One: Jane Turner. (R, CC) 5.10 Father Brown. (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 The Amazing Race.

(PG, R, CC) As the sixth leg of the competition begins, the racers leave France for Yerevan, Armenia.

1.00 To Be Advised.

5.00 Seven News At 5. (CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (CC) Mike checks out the 33rd year of the Supershow where he looks at the latest caravans, camping and holiday information.

6.00 6.30 7.00 10.00

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) Wide World Of Sports.

(PG, CC) Hosted by Ken Sutcliffe.

11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show.

(PG, CC) Hosted by Yvonne Sampson.

1.00 MOVIE: The Frisco Kid. (PG, R, CC) (1979) After a naive young rabbi misses the boat to San Francisco, he joins up with an outlaw for a trip across America.

Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford, Ramon Bieri.

3.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 6. Newcastle Knights v Wests Tigers.

From Hunter Stadium, NSW.

6.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries.

(CC) 6.30 Hillsong. (CC) 7.00 Mass For You At Home.

7.30 Joel Osteen. (CC) 8.00 Animal Extra. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10: Sunday.

(PG, CC) 11.00 The Doctors. (PG, CC) 12.00 Netball. (CC) 2.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 2.30 The Offroad Adventure Show. (R, CC) A look at the great outdoors.

3.00 iFish. (R, CC) 3.30 RPM GP. (CC) 4.00 RPM. (CC) Hosted by Matt White.

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) Tour Of Flanders. Highlights. From Belgium.

5.00 InCycle. (CC) Presented

by Mike Tomalaris.

5.30 1916: The Irish Rebellion.

(CC) Part 1 of 3.

6.00 Australian Story: Whitey’s Way. (R, CC) A look at the life of Paul “Whitey” White.

6.30 Compass: The Moral Compass. (CC) Host Geraldine Doogue is joined by guest panellists to debate moral, ethical and religious controversies.

7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.40 David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef: Builders. (CC) Part 1 of 3.

Presenter Sir David Attenborough explores Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

8.40 Call The Midwife. (M, CC) Two school friends are reunited as their lives become intertwined in the most unexpected way.

9.40 Stephen Fry: Out There.

(M, R, CC) Part 1 of 2. Host Stephen Fry travels across the globe to find out what it means to be gay.

10.45 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (M, R, CC) 11.15 Redfern Now. (M, R, CC) A woman is eager to share the news of her PhD with her estranged father, Jack, only to discover he has died.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 My Kitchen Rules.

(PG, CC) The teams head to Colin Fassnidge’s 4Fourteen where they are challenged to come up with a dish worthy of a menu.

8.30 Sunday Night. (CC) Current affairs program, hosted by Melissa Doyle.

9.30 The Blacklist. (M, CC) After Red learns that thieves are trying to steal a tactical nuclear weapon, the task force sets out to stop them and prevent a disaster. A determined Liz makes a decision that will change her life forever.

10.30 Odyssey. (M, CC) After seeing Aslam’s picture on Shakir Kahn’s TV show, Odelle is finally reunited with her young friend.

Harrison inquires about a story his father never finished.

11.30 Royal Pains. (M, CC) Hank helps prep Boris’ patient, an important and young Tibetan monk, for surgery.

Determined to ensure the hospital runs smoothly, Evan deals with a host of problems, including a run in with Nurse Margaret.

Prince Quami invites Divya to accompany him to Paris.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 You’re Back In The Room.

(CC) Contestants are put through a series of crazy games where tasks will need to be completed while under hypnosis for the chance to win a maximum $20,000 prize for their team. Hosted by Daryl Somers.

8.15 60 Minutes. (CC) Current affairs program. Featuring reports from Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Allison Langdon, Michael Usher, Charles Wooley and Ross Coulthart.

9.15 MOVIE: Man On Fire.

(M, R, CC) (2004) A jaded former assassin working as a bodyguard in Mexico seeks revenge on the gang who kidnapped the child he was hired to protect.

Denzel Washington, Radha Mitchell, Dakota Fanning.

6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 Scorpion. (PG, CC) The team is trapped in a submarine.

7.30 Modern Family. (PG, CC) Phil attempts to prove that he is useful during an electrical storm. Jay tries to make an appointment at a bar.

8.00 Modern Family. (PG, CC) Claire doesn’t tell Phil that she is using an assistant to do all her family chores.

8.30 The People V. OJ Simpson. (M, CC) As the prosecution case goes from strength to strength, Marcia Clark struggles with the strain of the media focus.

9.30 NCIS: New Orleans.

(M, CC) After an Australian Royal Navy Lieutenant is murdered, Pride works with an Australian special agent to investigate.

10.30 Limitless. (M, CC) Brian’s double life unravels after being contacted by Senator Morra while under FBI surveillance.

11.30 The Graham Norton Show. (R, CC) Graham Norton is joined by Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Kirsten Dunst and Stephen Mangan.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Egypt’s Lost Queens.

(R, CC) Professor Joann Fletcher explores the lives of four of ancient Egypt’s most powerful female rulers.

8.30 Vietnam: The War That Made Australia: Bodycount. (M, CC) Part 2 of 3. A continued look at the highly decorated Australian Army Training Team Vietnam unit.

9.30 Inside Heston’s World.

(M, R, CC) Part 2 of 4.

Follows chef Heston Blumenthal as he moves his Michelin-starred restaurant, The Fat Duck, from England to Australia.

With just three weeks before they start serving to Australian diners, the team must settle in and begin training the local personnel.

10.30 Terror In Little Saigon.

(CC) An investigation into a series of murders and attacks on VietnameseAmerican journalists.

11.30 MOVIE: Bitter Victory.

(M, R) (2009) A naive architect aligns himself with a mayoral contender, in the hope of future political favours. Clovis Cornillac, Christian Clavier.

12.10 Accused. (M, R, CC) A 17-year-old ends up on trial.

1.10 Scott & Bailey. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming.

4.00 Call The Midwife.

(M, R, CC) 5.00 When Bjork Met Attenborough. (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.

12.15 Major Crimes. (M, R, CC) 1.15 Anger Management.

(M, R, CC) 1.45 WIN Presents. (R, CC) 2.00 The Avengers. (PG, R) 3.00 20/20. (R, CC) 4.00 Good Morning America: Sunday. (CC) 5.00 News Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

12.30 The Doctors. (M, CC) Advice on health issues.

1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping.

4.00 Life Today With James Robison. (PG) Religious program.

4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC) Morning news and talk show.

1.25 MOVIE: The Magic Kitchen. (PG, R) (2004) 3.15 Death: A Series About Life. (PG, R, CC) 4.20 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 4.55 Poh & Co. Bitesize. (R, CC) 5.00 CCTV English News. 5.30 NHK World English News. 5.45 France 24 Feature.

CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Children’s programs (G) General viewing (PG) Parental guidance (M) Mature audiences (MA15+) Mature audiences only (AV15+) Extreme violence.

(R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions. Please Note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to late change by networks.

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6.15pm American Sniper (2014) Biography. Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller. The story of a Navy SEAL who becomes one of the most lethal snipers in US history. (MA15+) Premiere

7.30pm Wilfred. Wilfred and Ryan recount an upsetting incident.(MA15+) Comedy Channel

6.00pm Gardeners’ World.

Toby plans for next spring when he plants some daffodils.

Lifestyle Home

3.00pm Soccer. A-League.

Round 27. Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers.

Fox Sports 4

8.00pm Fresh Off The Boat.

(PG) FOX8

5.00pm Soccer. A-League.

Round 27. Sydney FC v Perth Glory. Fox Sports 4

8.30pm Gran Torino (2008) Drama. Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang. (M) Masterpiece

8.30pm The Night Manager.

Roper welcomes Pine into his inner circle. (MA15+) BBC First

7.30pm America’s National Parks. (PG) National Geographic Wild 8.30pm Twelfth Night.

Expect high comedy and the pangs of unrequited love. (M) Foxtel Arts

9.00pm Rugby Sevens.

World Sevens Series. Hong Kong. Final day. Fox Sports 2

10.10pm Superbad (2007) Comedy. Jonah Hill, Michael Cera. Three teenagers try to find a way to buy alcohol for a party. (MA15+) Comedy

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.55 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 6.00 Peg + Cat. (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 Seconds From Disaster.

(R, CC) 8.20 Dream Build. (R, CC) 8.30 Charlie Pickering: Live At The Time Of Recording.

(MA15+, CC) Highlights of Charlie Pickering’s career.

9.35 Bodyshockers: Nips, Tucks And Tattoos.

(M, R, CC) 10.25 Louis Theroux: Law & Disorder In Lagos. (M, R, CC) 11.25 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (M, R, CC) 11.55 Mock The Week. (M, R, CC) 12.25 Build A New Life In The Country. (R, CC) 1.10 Swamp Brothers. (PG, R) 2.00 News Update. (R) 2.05 Close. 5.00 Toby’s Travelling Circus. (R, CC) 5.10 Joe & Jack. (R, CC) 5.15 Elmo The Musical. (R, CC) 5.30 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 10.50 The Dukes Of Broxstonia. (R, CC) 11.00 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 11.10 Annoying Orange. (R, CC) 11.35 Life With Boys. (R, CC) 11.55 Make It Pop. (R, CC) 12.25 Secret Life Of Boys. (R, CC) 12.30 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 Camp Lakebottom.

(R, CC) 4.50 The Dukes Of Broxstonia. (R, CC) 5.00 Grojband.

(R, CC) 5.25 Roy. (R) 5.55 Little Lunch. (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 Open Heart. (PG, R, CC) Dylan plots a break-in.

9.00 Heartland. (PG, CC) A local horse show is cancelled.

9.45 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG, R, CC) 9.55 Rage. (PG, R) 2.25 Close.

Bradley Cooper stars in American Sniper

7TWO 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 Catch-Up. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Better Homes. (R, CC) 12.30 Secret Location. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Original Features. (R) 2.30 Storage Hoarders. (R) 3.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 4.30 World’s Strictest Parents. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Motorway Patrol. (PG, CC) 7.30 The Great Train Robbery.

(PG, R, CC) Presented by Dominic Sandbrook.

8.30 Swimming. (CC) Australian Championships. Day 4.

From SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre, Adelaide.

10.30 Escape To The Country.

(R) 11.30 Before And After.

12.00 World’s Strictest Parents.

(PG, R, CC) 1.00 Storage Hoarders.

(R) 2.00 The World Around Us. (R) 3.00 Hawkins River. (R) 4.00 Dr Oz. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Shopping. (R)

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6.00 Children’s Programs. 9.00 Justice League Unlimited. (PG, R) 9.30 Children’s Programs. 1.30 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 2.30 Little Charmers. (R) 3.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 3.30 Teen Titans.

(PG, R) 4.00 Problem Solverz. (PG, R) 4.30 Power Rangers Dino. (PG) 5.00 Justice League Unlimited.

(PG, R) 5.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 6.00 Batman: The Brave And The Bold.

(PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: Escape From Planet Earth. (PG, R, CC) (2013) Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker.

8.30 MOVIE: Ocean’s Eleven.

(M, R, CC) (2001) A team of thieves tries to rob three casinos. George Clooney.

11.00 Two And A Half Men. (M, R, CC) 12.00 The Magaluf Weekender. (MA15+, R, CC) 1.00 The Cube. (PG) 2.00 Little Charmers. (R) 2.30 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 3.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 3.30 SpongeBob. (R) 4.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. (PG, R) 4.30 Problem Solverz. (PG, R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R)

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6.00 Golf. US Masters. Round 3.

Continued. 9.00 Shopping. (R) 9.30 Dream Car Garage. (PG, R) 10.00 AFL Game Day. 11.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 12.30 The AFN Fishing Show. (PG) 1.00 Fishing Western Australia. (PG, R) 1.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction.

(PG, R) 2.30 AFL Pre-Game Show.

(CC) 3.00 Football. (CC) AFL. Round 3. Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn.

6.00 Prospectors. (PG, R) Amanda and Rich explore a secret location.

6.30 MOVIE: Despicable Me. (PG, R, CC) (2010) Steve Carell.

8.30 MOVIE: Shooter.

(M, R, CC) (2007) A sniper is framed as an assassin.

Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña.

11.05 Family Guns. (M, R) 12.00 Eagle Vision. 12.30 To Be Advised. 1.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG, R) 2.00 Big Angry Fish. (PG, R) 3.00 The AFN Fishing Show. (PG, R) 3.45 Golf. US Masters. Final round.

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. 11.30 World This Week. (R, CC) 12.00 News. 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. 3.30 Offsiders. (CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 5.00 News. 5.30 Catalyst. (R, CC) 6.00 News. 6.30 Foreign Corre. (R, CC) 7.00 News. 7.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 8.00 Insiders. (R, CC) 9.00 ABC News. (CC) 9.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 10.00 News. 10.30 Planet America. (R) 11.00 News. 11.30 Conflict Zone. (PG) 12.00 Landline. (CC) 1.00 Al Jazeera. 2.00 BBC World. 2.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Skippy. (R) 6.30 GEM Presents. (R, CC) 6.40 MOVIE: Loser Takes All. (PG, R) (1956) 8.30 Danoz. 9.30 New Style Direct. 10.00 Rainbow Country.

(R) 10.30 Heartbeat. (PG, R) 11.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 12.00 Garden Gurus. (R, CC) 12.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 MOVIE: The Cheyenne Social Club. (PG, R, CC) (1970) 3.00 MOVIE: Captain Horatio Hornblower. (R, CC) (1951) Gregory Peck. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 6.30 Frozen Planet: Spring.

(PG, R, CC) 7.30 RBT. (PG, R, CC) Follows the activities of police units.

8.30 MOVIE: The Hunt For Red October. (PG, R, CC) (1990) A Russian submarine captain goes rogue. Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin.

11.10 Rizzoli & Isles. (M, R, CC) 12.05 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 12.35 Garden Gurus. (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)

ONE 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby. Round 7.

Queensland Reds v Highlanders.

Replay. 10.00 Healthy Homes TV. (R, CC) 10.30 Escape Fishing With ET. (R, CC) 11.00 Temporary Australians. (PG, R) 11.30 Bondi Boys, Outback Adventure. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Undercover Boss.

(PG, R) 1.30 ST: Next Gen. (PG, R) 2.30 World Sport. (R) 3.00 Moments Of Impact. (PG, R) 4.00 Megastructures Breakdown. (R) 5.00 What’s Up Down Under. (R, CC) 5.30 Adventure Angler. (R) 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 CSI: Cyber. (M, R, CC) 8.30 Charles Darwin And The Tree Of Life. (R, CC) 9.30 MOVIE: Over/Under.

(M, R, CC) (2013) Steven Pasquale.

11.30 World Sport. 12.00 The Killing. (M, R) 1.00 RPM GP. (R, CC) 1.30 RPM. (R, CC) 2.30 Extreme Boats’ Big Angry Fish. (PG, R) 3.00 Adventure Angler. (R) 3.30 Temporary Australians. (PG, R) 4.00 Driven Not Hidden. (R) 4.30 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 3. Grand Prix Of The Americas.

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 9.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 9.30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (R) 10.00 Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures. (C, R, CC) 10.30 Sabrina. (PG, R) 11.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 11.30 Mork & Mindy. (R) 12.00 Family Ties.

(PG, R) 1.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 2.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R, CC) 4.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 5.00 Becker.

(PG, R, CC) 5.30 Angel From Hell.

(PG) 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 Rules Of Engagement.

(PG, R, CC) 7.30 Futurama. (PG, R) 8.00 The Simpsons. (R, CC) Lisa makes a documentary of her family.

8.30 MOVIE: Morning Glory.

(M, R, CC) (2010) A TV producer tries to save her show. Rachel McAdams.

10.40 Everybody Loves Raymond.

(R, CC) 11.40 King Of Queens.

(PG, R) 12.40 Frasier. (PG, R) 1.30 Family Ties. (PG, R) 2.30 Becker.

(PG, R, CC) 3.00 Touched By An Angel. (PG, R) 5.00 Shopping.

6.00 Domestic Blitz. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 Fixer Upper. (PG, R) 8.00 House Hunters Reno. (R) 9.00 Garden Gurus. (R) 9.30 My First Place. (PG, R) 10.00 Postcards. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Extreme Homes. (R) 12.00 House Hunters. (R) 1.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 2.00 Selling LA. (PG, R) 3.00 House Hunters Reno. (R) 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 5.00 Extreme Homes. (R) 6.00 My First Place. (PG, R) 6.30 Fixer Upper.

(PG, R) 7.30 Buying The View. (New Series) 8.30 Flip Or Flop. 9.30 Tiny House Hunters. (PG) 10.30 Extreme Homes.

11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Fixer Upper. (PG, R) 1.00 Buying The View. (R) 2.00 Flip Or Flop. (R) 3.00 The Block Sky High. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Late Programs.

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SBS 2 6.00 Indonesian News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Chinese News.

7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Maltese News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.00 PopAsia.

(PG) 10.00 Croatian News. 10.30 Serbian News. 11.00 Japanese News. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News.

1.00 MOVIE: The Secret Of Kells.

(PG, R) (2009) Evan McGuire, Brendan Gleeson, Mick Lally. 2.25 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo. (PG, R, CC) 3.15 Lily Cole’s Art Matters.

(PG, R, CC) 4.05 Iron Chef. (R, CC) 5.40 Battle For Money. A freefor-all game of dodgeball.

7.30 If You Are The One. Hosted by Meng Fei. 8.30 Cycling. (CC) ParisRoubaix. From France.

1.00 In Her Skin. (PG) 2.45 Kurt Wallander. (M, R) A cellist is attacked by the Mafia.

4.25 CCTV News In English From Beijing.

5.00 Korean News. News from Seoul.

5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Anjum’s Australian Spice Stories. (R) 6.30 Outrageous Food.

(R) 7.00 Beat Bobby Flay. (R) 8.00 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 9.00 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 9.30 Save My Bakery. (R) 10.30 Chopped Junior. (R) 11.30 Chopped Junior.

(R) 12.30 Chopped Junior. (R) 1.30 Chopped Junior. (R) 2.30 Save My Bakery. (R) 3.30 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 4.00 Siba’s Table.

4.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives.

(R) 5.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 5.30 Chopped Junior.

6.30 Last Cake Standing. (PG, R) 7.30 Anjum’s Australian Spice Stories.

8.00 Outrageous Food. (R) 8.30 Beat Bobby Flay.

9.30 Mystery Diners. (PG) 10.30 Chopped Junior. (R) 11.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 12.00 Beat Bobby Flay. (R) 12.30 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 1.00 Last Cake Standing. (PG, R) 2.00 Outrageous Food. (R) 2.30 Siba’s Table. 3.00 Beat Bobby Flay.

(R) 4.00 Chopped Junior. (R) 5.00 Outrageous Food. (R) 5.30 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Bizou. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Bushwhacked! 9.00 Wapos Bay. 9.30 Move It Mob Style.

10.00 Soccer. (CC) A-League. Round 27. Melbourne City v Adelaide United. 12.00 The Point Review. 12.30 Jila: Painted Waters Of The Great Sandy. 1.00 Around The 44.

2.00 Milpirri. (PG) 3.00 One With Nature. 3.30 MOVIE: The Legend Of Sarila. (PG) (2013) 5.00 Te Kaea. 5.30 Good Tucker. 6.00 Awaken. 7.00 Australian Ark: North Of Capricorn. 8.00 Boxing For Palm Island. (CC) 8.30 The Riji Carver. 9.00 Living Black. (CC) 9.30 MOVIE: Uninhabited.

(M) (2010) Geraldine Hakewill. 11.00 Tribal Scent. 12.00 Volumz. (PG) 1004

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They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS 1. With a gift the members make a uniform greeting (7,4) 9. Sightseer to stir out, maybe (7) 10. Material made explosively hazardous on return (5) 11. Make an annexe for presentday lecturer (3,2) 12. Wield a stick to produce behaviour (7) 13. Henry and Edward went no further (6) 15. Miserable type upsets

nearly all the crew (6) 18. The stronghold of a different dialect (7) 20. A piece of research in ancient country (5) 22. This will give one a leg up (5) 23. Concentrated at home, in need of relaxation (7) 24. Do another put-up job (11)

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PRINCE VALIANT

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From the pages of America’s most popular newspapers

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POINT TAKEN

by Paul Dorin JUST LIKE CATS & DOGS by Dave T. Phipps

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7. Colourful parrot 12. Big bother 13. Winter ailment 14. Foolish 15. Crosswordpage abbr.

16. What a trigger triggers 18. Discoverer’s cry 19. “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” writer Betty 20. Inmates 22. Mandela’s old org.

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by Samantha Weaver modern multinational corporation Proctor and Gamble was founded, by candlemaker William Proctor and soapmaker James Gamble. During the Civil War, the company supplied candles and soap to the Union Army, in the process introducing its products to soldiers from all over the country. z Those who study such things say that there are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.

dency: the Gettysburg Address. z In Venice at one time, every merchant who travelled to the Orient was required by law to bring back a piece of art and donate it to St. Mark’s Cathedral. z It was all the way back in 1837 that

Thought for the Day: “The hope of a secure and liveable world lies with disciplined nonconformists, who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood. The trailblazers in human, academic, scientific and religious freedom have always been nonconformists. In any cause that concerns the progress of mankind, put your faith in the nonconformist!”

– Martin Luther King Jr.

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YOUR STARS ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20) Not sure what you are up to this week? No ‘to-do’ notes? Well, don’t worry because whatever you have planned, unpredictable Uranus can take you by surprise!

Switch into ‘flexible mode’ and you won’t go far wrong. Where romance is concerned, there are more shocks, some of them welcome and some certainly not! Letting someone know how you feel could set the cat among the pigeons, but remember, you can always make pigeon pie.

TAURUS (APR 21-MAY 21) Whatever triggers this week’s ‘make-or-break’ attitude, Jupiter is sure to have something to do with it! Being told to be serious or to drop the light attitude could only spur you on. You may well ask yourself if this is what you want, but what is the alternative? Do you really know? Your influence is strong and as you are not inclined to conform, be careful what you say.

plans for the future, someone seems to be very demanding of your time.

Before you take this on, make sure that it is something you can easily deal with! Beware of making promises that you can’t keep. The more positive you are, the better will be the outcome.

Continue to share hopes and dreams with a loved one even though you can’t action them yet.

VIRGO (AUG 24-SEP 23) In a lucky week, look for the best opportunity to shine. There is something very attractive about you, even more than usual!

Cash should be easier to come by but equally so to lose. It is hard to be serious when those around you are having fun, but look again. Could they be trying to convince you of something?

All may not be as it seems as there is a little bit of smoke and mirrors involved.

GEMINI (MAY 22-JUN 21) Before Mars, bringer of passion, turns retrograde next week, let someone know how you feel. Be aware that finances could struggle to keep pace with your spending and delay buying any large items until later. Tempted as you are to show someone how much you value them, do it by giving your time rather than splashing the cash. The energy that you are getting from Mars can be used to good effect on your relationships.

CANCER (JUN 22-JUL 22) Are you feeling dynamic and powerful? Well, you should be! With Mars bringing passion your way, who could hold you back?

Trying could see someone in hot water.

You may feel that April Fools’ Day passed you by, but, at the weekend, you could feel in a time warp. Try not to get annoyed, even if you are. Maybe you are being over-sensitive when it comes to the activities of loved ones.

Give them enough leeway and hope that they behave.

LEO (JUL 23-AUG 23) Just as you are thinking of making some concrete

LIBRA (SEP 24-OCT 23) There may be a few delays to plans and ideas being fulfilled. You were not expecting it to be a completely smooth ride anyway, were you? Given that an adventure would do everyone good, put on your bossy boots and get in charge!

Old feelings may be resurfacing with regard to an old flame, but be sure that you are not on track for a scorching!

Bear in mind that you and yours cannot expect to please everyone at the moment.

SCORPIO (OCT 24-NOV 22) Loving Venus is rampaging through your sign and emotions for most of this month.

You feel spontaneous even though, at times, this kind of scares you. There is the opportunity to impress with a basic and loving approach. No-one expects you to be extraordinary although love, in itself, makes you feel it. Whoever

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SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21) Too many choices? Can’t make up your mind? This is not surprising, given the array of active planets. Looking inside yourself seems the best way to come to any real conclusions. Still, there should be no pressure to take decisions or make smart comments. Just be yourself. Anyone who tries to push you into a mould will soon find out that you are a free spirit. Of course you want a peaceful life, but not at any cost!

CAPRICORN (DEC 22-JAN 20) Looking to make changes? It is easier to open new doors if you first close old ones. This may be out of your comfort zone. However, remember that fortune favours the brave. A bit of light-heartedness would not go amiss and would certainly get rid of some of that pent-up stress. A slight slowing in progress gives you the chance to stop and reassess. What was the best way forward last month may well have changed.

AQUARIUS (JAN 21-FEB 19) Hard at work? Take your time over less urgent issues so that you do not burn yourself out. This is not a high-energy time, so don’t push too hard. Many people get check-ups at this time of the year. Maybe this is because they want to check their health before holiday? Not such a bad idea. Thinking of moving house or starting a family? By the weekend a plan starts to form.

PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 20) When love approaches this week, be prepared to show little resistance. This person may not be your usual type or they may seek to take you out of your comfort zone. Think carefully before running for the hills! A bit of pressure can sometimes be a good thing. Certainly it serves to get you out of a rut. Even so, be sure that if someone from your past reappears, you remember both the good and bad times!

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Monday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! This is a time of options and opportunities, Aries. One particularly good plan that is buzzing around your head could take off. Of course, like those pesky drones buzzing around, it has to be controlled. This is especially true when it comes to finances.

Tuesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Aries, there is the temptation to take things at face value in the months ahead. Please don’t! Ask questions and expect straightforward answers. A mix of work and romance is heady and could throw you off kilter. Don’t let it. You can have both.

Wednesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Mix and match when it comes to both business and home matters, Aries. When you have the world at your feet, be careful who you tread on! Friends and enemies made now could stay just so for a long time. Be everyone’s good friend.

Thursday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Hedging your bets will be essential if you are to make the most of those exciting chances to shine, Aries.

Taking on too much often worries you but sometimes it is necessary to be both bold and brave! There are those who will help and guide you.

Friday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Being everything to everyone is just not possible, even if you will tell yourself so, Aries! That way leads to frustration and, eventually, burnout. Be prepared, now, to share your risks and rewards with someone you trust.

Saturday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Some impossible moments are for sure, Aries. The months ahead bring up surprises, both good and awkward.

Still, if you are prepared to be flexible and keep your sense of humour, all will be well.

Sunday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Awkward moments are mainly confined to business, Aries. Even so, your wellbeing is balanced finely with home life and love. This being so, do share your trials and joys with your partner or family.

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Driving skills take a backseat from the passenger’s side F I’ve learned anything during the course of a quarter of a century of marriage, it’s that I’m a much better driver than my husband.

Particularly when I’m in the passenger’s seat.

Or better still, instructing from the back seat.

From these vantage points, I can see everything he’s doing wrong. And as his luck would have it, I’m not distracted by watching the side mirrors or flexing my middle finger in readiness, so I’m able to help out with little titbits of wisdom honed through 33 almost uninterrupted years of holding a license.

From the passenger’s side, there doesn’t seem to be as many morons on the road. Oh, they’re there, folks, make no mistake – they’re just not behind every single wheel other than mine. But when we do strike them, it’s infinitely more satisfying to throw a prolonged death stare or a two handed “What the…?” gesture when I’m not concentrating on trying to get through the orange light before getting stuck next to the car load of teenage thugs I just flipped off at the last intersection. When he’s driving and I’m the one defending our motoring honour, outrunning or nonchalantly ignoring a six-foot Bandido with a tyre iron is The

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ful observations as the fact that the Oracle’s job. movement of the speedo can actually I’ve tried to teach him some of those be a pretty accurate measure of blood little secrets that have sharpened my driving skills to the point of exception pressure. Up, down, up, down – the lower the speed the higher the ol’ BP. over the years, but he’s a little slow on That has to be handy, right? As is the the uptake. For instance, he hasn’t ability to call on a colyet worked out that if you ourful repertoire of “padturn off the speedo alert, dock language”, access to you don’t get that God- ` which gives the assessawful little dinging sound The movement ment of the competence that just goes off at ran- of the speedo dom. And try as I might to can actually be a of fellow road users greater clarity. This is the one explain that the louder the point on which we seem song, the faster those long pretty accurate to be making reasonable straight roads fly past… he measure of just doesn’t get it. blood pressure. headway, but it’s an uphill battle to get him to appreHe similarly struggles Up, down, up, ciate just how much I’ve with the concept of space; my point being the closer down – the lower gleaned from my perch in the passenger’s seat. you drive to the back of the the speed the vehicle in front, the soon- higher the ol’ BP. Apparently, “turn now” er you’re likely to be rid of isn’t good piloting, so for them, one way or another. my husband’s benefit, I’ve Flicking your lights is just plain rude, perfected the art of navigational pointthough (unless they’re hogging the ing, rather than actually saying the right hand lane on the freeway, then if words left or right (which I find confusyou’ve got it, flash it) – much better to ing if I don’t have an immediate line of just sit there until they finally realise sight to my wedding ring). When you’re your schedule is infinitely more timein the passenger’s seat, it’s astonishing sensitive than theirs and get the hell how quickly those turns come up, and I outta the way. figure if my hand is right in front of his But my tutelage is falling on deaf eyes, he can’t possibly misread my inears I’m afraid, even despite such usetention. (Unless I mean left. No, right.

No, the other right. Yeah, your left.)

I like to keep it interesting, so occasionally I still verbalise, but that’s usually to advise the urgent need to cross three lanes of peak hour traffic in order to make that vital exit up there on the right in about 500 metres. Still, we did enjoy the trip to Campbelltown on that one occasion a few years back.

But I honestly feel my greatest contribution to my husband’s driving alacrity is to point out – firmly but fairly – those moments when he seems to be channelling Betty White. Put him behind the wheel and the man who can raise the stadium roof when a Wallaby manages to “pick the gap” and score against an All Black is irritatingly happy to poke along behind some who didn’t get the memo about the speed limit meaning “plus five or ten”.

If there’s a wide open lane beside you, take your chance, man! Pick THAT gap! Go. Go. GO! Get ‘round ‘em. That way, everyone else can follow us – and we might even get there two and a half minutes ahead of the rest of the suckers on the highway. You’re welcome, darling.

And that, Your Honour, is why I choose to let my husband do the driving.

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