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FEATURE

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The week’s major news stories around the region

Your views: A Cancer Centre for Dubbo

Amber Martin: serving her country

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Friday 22.04.2016 to Sunday 24.04.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

FROM THE EDITOR

Friday 22.04.2016 to Sunday 24.04.2016 SPECIAL FEATURE

FEATURED

A Cancer Centre for Dubbo Hospital

Yvette Aubusson-Foley editor@dubboweekender.com.au facebook.com/WeekenderDubbo Twitter @DubboWeekender

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RETURN OF THE CATALINA Daniel Bunker’s award winning documentary PAGE 10

SET IN BRONZE Brett Garling’s tribute to the spirit of the Anzac’s PAGE 14

AMBER MARTIN

PEOPLE

On serving her country and the toll it takes PAGE 18

KERRIE PHIPPS

BUSINESS

An encouraging work place: Let the positive in PAGE 28

GARDENING

LIFESTYLE

Orchid House a 21 year old trove of treasures PAGE 31

MUSIC Life as a musician in a trio PAGE 42

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Seven Days Tony Webber Paul Dorin Watercooler Your Views Business & Rural

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

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Another one bites the dust WONDER could I have “made it” in my youth as a quarterback on a grid iron team.

I say this because I have a deep desire to take my ‘smart’ phone, and with said device clutched firm in my angry hand, hurl that thing, 60, 70, 80 yards, in any direction (goal posts not required), shouting something in football lingo, like “go long!”, as I release it to the ether, mal-intent on my mind.

Out it would fly, a missile of misadventure, spinning toward it’s own destiny and bon voyaged with my sincerest hopes that when gravity exerts that fatal attraction, there’ll be no-one, nothing, nada, nix, at the end of its inevitable arc, except my preference – a small patch of cement - to catch it.

Touch.

Down.

Might it shatter into a thousand pieces? I certainly hope so.

For this week, and not for the first time, IT has treated my brain/life/emotional state with the same degree of “respect”.

“It’s” hung me out to dry. Left me hanging.

Made a whole bunch of promises it couldn’t keep. Moved the goal posts. Failed to deliver.

I’m over it “Phone”.

You said one thing, did another. You promised me the world, but when the chips are down, where are now?

Our relationship has always been a bit rocky at best (I’m a Taurus, it’s an Aries) – and that’s in as much as you can have a relationship with a “phone”.

I’m going out on a limb here, but guessing, you know exactly what I’m talking about.

You’ve been there too.

Like some needy girlfriend or jealous guy, your phone is with you 24/7, right?

Do you realise it’s you who brings that side out in them, like a projection of your own insecurities?

Isn’t it always you, asking, “where’s my phone?”, “I can’t find my phone?”, “has anyone seen my phone?”, “I think I left my phone behind”, as if he/she - or “it”, as the case actually is – must be within earshot or view at all times, or your world will implode?

I once saw a documentary about people who genuinely believed they were in a two-way relationship with structures - like skyscrapers and bridges. Big, sturdy relationships.

Five minutes into that TV gem, it was clear there were a few sausages short of a barbecue, because who in their right mind thinks holding “hands” with a steel girder is a deeply enriching emotional experience.

That any man/woman made object can have a hold on us emotionally seems ludicrous but in this day and age, a “phone” is a plausible exception.

And how much harder is this going to get when robotic gurus keep making machines that look and sound just like people?

At the end of the day, it is all a lie.

Just because we collude with it, doesn’t make it real.

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Since it got “smart” – and really, since Alexander Bell, when hasn’t being able to hear the voice of someone come down a wire, or over a radio wave, in the next house, street, town, country, space station, planet (if you’re talking to a Mars rover) – not been smart?

But since it got “smart” it’s not even a “phone” anymore.

It’s a device.

Torturers in medieval times used ‘devices’ but they didn’t lie about them. They didn’t call the rack, a phone. It was a rack.

And, they left clear directional signage.

Big, obvious clues about what their devices were for; stairs going down into a dungeon, dim lighting if any, really bad smells, people moaning or screaming, clanking chains, skeletons in cages, early surgical equipment, heads on spikes. Stuff even the most ignorant folk could understand.

There was no Spotify, no You Tube, no email, no Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.

No banking apps (or banks; well no Big Four – but oh how that dungeon would have sorted the men from the boys in a medieval royal commission.)

The operating system was right out where you could see it. Big, ugly, hooded, axe-wielding thugs. They had names like Igor or monikers like The Black Hood; not slick names echoing pieces of fruit, to build reputations on.

As with my smart phone, it’s always been an uneasy relationship, as if there’s been someone else in the room with us all the time, like there was always someone else on my ‘smart’ phone’s mind and that I was just a third wheel.

It became stifling.

Like a nosey best friend, who is lovely to your face, but quietly sticking it to you in the background, horse whispering in my phone’s ear, swaying it’s allegiance to me until stormy weather finally brought out the true colours.

That friend’s name?

We all know it. What a two-faced, controlling so-and-so. Manipulative. Narrow-minded.

“Apple.” Unnaturally sugared.

No coincidence its a tainted fruit, the poison of fairy tales; a tool of trade for wicked witch operating systems, praying on innocents.

Well, I’m glad it’s over.

Our co-dependent relationship was only doing me harm anyway.

Why then do I feel like I just hurtled through space and smacked head on into the stratosphere before what’s left of me shoots through the atmosphere in a brilliant streak of ‘fade to black’.

Was I just in love with the idea of being in love… with a phone? It could make me feel like I held the universe in my hand.

In truth, it was me who ended it. So, I got a little rough sometimes. I’ve NEVER deliberately thrown it on the ground, but I guess, this time, it was one time too many, and now it’s gone and taken everything.

So, where did I put that Samsung catalogue?

FEATURE.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 22.04.2016 to Sunday 24.04.2016

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A Cancer Centre for DubbO Hospital In this ongoing series of letters and first hand accounts, residents of Dubbo and the region share their cancer stories with Dubbo Weekender in our mutual quest to drive the point home that a Cancer Centre for Dubbo Hospital is a priority health service with wide reaching implications and the capacity to transform the lives of residents throughout the western region and far western NSW districts and significantly impact the cancer mortality rates in the state’s indigenous population, the majority of whom live in the Parkes electorate.

As recent estimates from Cancer Council show, the number of Australians living with cancer or having survived a diagnosis has exceeded one million, for the first time. The time for a cancer centre in Dubbo is now.

Dubbo Weekender is listening. Please keep the conversation going by contributing your story, whether as a patient, family member or friend, medical professional or concerned citizen. We acknowledge existing service providers are doing a wonderful job - of that there is no doubt - but we, like Mark Coulton, Member for Parkes, hope to lobby this project into reality. Please email your contributions to editor@dubboweekender.com.au.

Ann-Maree Chandler DON’T know really how to start this off, so I guess a bit of background.

My husband, Judd, died in 2005, at 31 from an astrocytoma that was diagnosed when he was 25.

At the time of his death we had a three, five and eight year-old and time was so very precious.

When judd was diagnosed we didn’t fully understand the impact of what he actually had until we had an appointment with Dr Michael Besser in Orange.

That moment will never leave me and even today over ten years later I can still feel the impact of it like I am being punched with full force directly in the heart.

We sat in a small office with Judd’s parents, a newborn baby on my lap, Judd beside me and our two and-a-half year-old on the floor, playing with some cars I had brought along.

Dr Besser explained to us that what Judd had was terminal and through a slowly tightening throat I asked how long he had - the next words made me gasp out loud - eight years was the longest Dr Besser had ever known anyone to live with what Judd had!

Eight years... we had a newborn baby We came home - floored!

I remember going out to Judd’s parents home and sitting out the back with him and looking over the countryside of beautiful trees and weather and asking him what he wanted to do - whatever it was I would make it happen.

His response spoke absolute volumes to me; he said he just wanted to live a normal life as a family!

That was it. No worldwide travels, no grand plans for anything amazing - I understood there and then how truly wonderful this beautiful man in my life was.

I did not realise that so many of those “normal” family hours, days and weeks would be spent NOT normally.

And so it began, the trips to Sydney for tests, operations, the trips to hospital following seizures, the scans and trips to Orange to see the doctor, as he didn’t come out to Dubbo.

Judd started radiotherapy that December and we relocated to Sydney, moving from our comfortable home with our little babies to a multi storey motel within walking distance of RPA, so that Monday to Friday he could attend the treatment centre and have radiotherapy. To save money on Friday after the morning treatment we caught a train to Nowra to spend the weekends in a family home with his sister Melinda, her husband and newborn baby and

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We live in the “hub of the west”, a centre that supports and feeds a wider area than any other and yet services that are critical to people that have been given a limit on their precious lives can not be accessed here - they have to be taken away from their families, their homes, travel hundreds of kilometers and be isolated. - Ann-Maree Chandler on Monday morning we made the return journey to Sydney to a different room in the same motel to start the daily treatments again. This continued for eight weeks.

We made the most of that time; we went to the theatre and everyday took the kids to Camperdown Park where a van packed with toys would visit over lunchtime.

But, we were separated from our lives, our friends, our family and precious time we could have spent being a normal family was spent traveling, cramped and scared.

We had each other but we didn’t have the friends we had back home and we didn’t have our life.

We also had to pay for everything up front and then claim it back from IPTAAS. Over $9,000 just in motel accommodation which we had to pack up and unpack continuously.

Neither Judd nor I ever complained - we were just

so grateful to have each other but now I look back on that and I can’t help but feel angry and robbed.

They say grief goes in cycles and for years I have been wondering when I would feel the anger rather than always just feeling so very sad and now I know where it lies.

It’s not with Judd, the doctors, cancer or anything other than our healthcare system.

We live in the “hub of the west”, a centre that supports and feeds a wider area than any other and yet services that are critical to people that have been given a limit on their precious lives can not be accessed here - they have to be taken away from their families, their homes, travel hundreds of kilometers and be isolated.

The precious time they have left is taken away, quality of life is reduced and they have to “make the most of it” without the things they love the most because without this treatment they will die even sooner I am sitting here right now and I can not speak.

My youngest son is asleep I think back to mornings packing up a motel room and sitting on a cold lifeless train that could have been spent in a warm bed laughing and being cherished and I feel heartbroken.

I miss my husband.

What I would give for one more morning spent in bed with him and our children pulling his socks off.

No one should ever have to feel this way when they have already had to say goodbye to so much.

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NEWS.

Friday 22.04.2016 to Sunday 24.04.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

Stacey Exner HAD my first mammogram in my early 40’s when hearing Donna Falconer on the radio and facebook campaigning for all women over 40 to have a mammogram. Donna is the founder of an organisation called “Pink Angels” and an organisation that I thought I would never need, she really touched me with her heartfelt message; look after yourself.

I dutifully went and had a mammogram and all results came back clear. I continued with my busy and fulfilling life as wife, mother of three teenagers and principal of a local high school.

In 2015 I had my second mammogram and I didn’t give it too much serious thought when I was called back by BreastScreen Dubbo for further checking in June 2015.

I was only 46 and had already had a mammogram; no breast cancer in the family, so was not too concerned.

I attended my second appointment alone as I mistakenly thought that this would be a quick mammogram just to check a benign abnormality. After another mammogram, an ultrasound and a fine needle biopsy with seven bodies busily moving around the room… I knew this was not going to be a good outcome, but I still had hope.

When I left the office I burst into tears… deep down I knew that I was about to start a wild ride. It would take five days to receive results so we went for our eagerly anticipated holiday to Melbourne.

The day before my 47th birthday, I received a call on June 29: “I’m sorry to say that you have Stage 2 Invasive Ductal Cell Carcinoma (hormone Positive HER negative).” Oh my god, I have Breast Cancer!!

I felt I was hit by a truck… so many questions were running through my brain; ‘Why me?’, ‘How did this happen?’, ‘What does this mean to me and my family?’, What are my chances of recovery?’, ‘What doctors will I need to see’, ‘Can I have treatment in Dubbo?’, What can I do to improve my chances of a cure or remission?’, ‘ What support is available for me?’.

The week in Melbourne was a surreal experience where I felt fear, anxiety and hopelessness.

I could hardly wait for the cancer to be removed – just get it out. So on July, 14, fifteen days after diagnosis, my youngest son’s 14th birthday and the same day as my knee reconconstruction was scheduled, I had a lumpectomy and the two tumours were removed and lymph nodes removed.

The morning after my surgery I was delivered a beautiful care package from my Breast Care Nurse, Vanessa. She came to see how I was travelling and to deliver a lovely breast pillow so that I could sleep, oils to help the scars heal, a candle to light when feeling blue and a Pink Angel Christmas ornament to remember the journey I was on.

I felt tears in my eyes as I received this

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Stacey and her family, prior to her diagnosis. PHOTO: DUBBO WEEKENDER/MADDIE CONNELL gift… I thought I’m a strong woman, I have a beautiful caring family and great friends but how nice to receive such a gift when things were really tough. Pink Angels had written a lovely note of support that I found when I opened the gift box.

Unfortunately for me a micrometastasis what found in one of my lymph nodes and my surgeon indicated I would need a six month chemotherapy treatment and seven weeks of radiation treatment.

My heart sank and I felt I that I had been hit by that truck again. A dear friend and my husband had to explain to me what I just heard.

A full body scan followed and it had showed some suspicious cysts on my fallopian tubes so on August 14, I had fallopian tubes and ovaries removed. Some good news must be coming my way and yes they were benign – great it had not spread!!

Hello instant menopause!!

On August 26, I had my first chemotherapy treatment – this did not go so well as my veins decided they would not cooperate and it took two hours to find a vein that would take. It was suggested I investigated a portacath to make the process easier.

I also had a friend who suggested this procedure as she found it so helpful. On September 6, another surgery and I had a portacath placed in my chest to make administering chemotherapy easier.

Fourteen days after my first chemo treatment my hair began to fall out in clumps. I invited four of my closest friends over to sip champagne and shave my head. My children, husband and

friends took turns in shaving my head. I didn’t feel any loss about this as I knew it was going to happen and I actually was quite relieved how well shaped my head was... I actually didn’t look too bad with a bald head. It’s going to grow back.

It was Autumn and still quite cold when my hair fell out and at my third treatment another delivery – a beautiful cashmere beanie that would keep me warm while not scratching my head.

Wow – another thoughtful gesture from the Pink Angels.

The whole chemotherapy treatment is tough, although I think I was one of the lucky ones as I had such a great support network around me. A beautiful friend set up a facebook site for me and I had meals delivered weekly, children’s snacks delivered and this particular friend accompanied me to the gym each day so that the chemo side effects would not be so harsh.

Admittedly I found it hard to focus, my head scrambled and suddenly I was struggling to get my children up in the morning. I determinedly made the family lunch each day as I was fighting for normality and I would sleep during the day before they all returned home.

I felt invisible to many, when walking down the street I could see people looking through me not knowing what to say.

Losing focus was the most difficult, I was unable to do the house work or even think about making dinner… sometimes I found it hard to laugh.

Many women don’t have the support that I had and this is where the Pink Angels step in. When sitting in the chemo chair I would never be with any pa-

tient from Dubbo; I met patients from Mudgee, Cobar and Narromine.

I remember the day I was sitting in the waiting room with a lady who had travelled from Broken Hill, she was approximately 65 and openly discussed with me that she would not have had chemotherapy if the facilities were not in Dubbo.

She explained that she never travelled further East than Dubbo. OMG did she just tell me she would rather die than travel further than Dubbo!!

Chemotherapy was difficult and I would not want to experience it again but even more difficult was the radiotherapy, not in terms of the treatment, but in terms of having to move to Orange for seven weeks and being away from family.

I have an 18 year-old son who is having a gap year before heading off to University, a daughter in Yr 11 and son in Yr 9, who all put on a brave face while I was missing.

Again I feel that I am one of the lucky ones as I am on sick leave from permanent employment.

I met a single mum from Dubbo who has casual employment – she explained how difficult it was to leave seven weeks of wages to have treatment in Orange. I also met a lovely Aboriginal elder from Walgett who explained that she felt really lonely as she had no family in Dubbo and how she wished she could have radiotherapy in Dubbo as she would have had so much family support.

I fully support the development of the Cancer Clinic in Dubbo.

Calendar of Events l Sunday, May 1, 2016, CanAssist Autumn Garden Day. 9.30am to 4pm. Four gardens in South Dubbo open to the public. Morning tea and lunch available in some gardens, artisan stalls.

10am - Urban horticulture talk by Wendy Barrett in Julie and Rob Wilson’s garden, 343 Macquarie Street.

1.30pm - Urban horticulture talk by Wendy Barrett in Rosie and David Gavel ‘s garden, 1L Hennessey Drive. l Friday, August 5, 2016, CanAssist Golf Day, Dubbo Golf Club For more details, contact CanAssist.

Dubbo Weekender invites you to tell us your cancer story and explain what a difference a Cancer Centre for Dubbo Hospital would have made to you, as a patient, a family member watching a loved one go through their treatment, a doctor assisting a patient, or a friend. You may work or volunteer for an organisation directly involved in the treatment or support of people living with cancer. Email your 500 words to editor@panscott.com.au.

Please also like the Dubbo Weekender and the “A Cancer Centre for Dubbo Hospital” Facebook pages.

NEWS.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 22.04.2016 to Sunday 24.04.2016

Barbara O’Brien OAM WRITE with regard to the magnificent coverage which was given to the vital issue of cancer services to Dubbo and the Western Region.

Many in Dubbo may imagine themselves or their loved-ones being cared for in Dubbo at the end of life. Unlike city folk, we rural people see life and death all around us and are well aware that one day our lives will also come to an end. We all hope to be able to live the last part of our lives in our own town and community, but if, for one of many possible reasons,

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Prue Thompson, Can Assist UBBO City is in serious need of a Special Cancer Centre for its 40,000 residents and all residents of the Parkes electorate.

Dubbo and District branch of Can Assist was formed in 1993 and has been helping Country Cancer patients who find “treatment affordability” difficult.

This charity raises funds, which are directly given to Dubbo patients to assist with payment of their accommodation while in Sydney or Orange, for cancer treatment. Since 2010, 259 Dubbo and district patients have been helped with their accommodation expenses to the tune of $136,414.

Many Dubbo patients have to travel to Orange now, where superior equipment is available. Those patients are able to stay at the Western Care Lodge, with assisted payment from Can Assist.

Following the closure of the Jean Colvin Hostel in Sydney, country patients have been left with only two commercial hotels and three hostels, close to the main hospitals, in the city, available for patients with varying costs.

Newly diagnosed, in need, patients will obtain a referral from their medical professional. Contact must be made with Can Assist, and authority given for financial assistance, before the patient leaves Dubbo.

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that is impossible, we must be assured that there will be sufficient services to accommodate us.

We must demand that the Government listen to the Specialists who so eloquently put the case for these services, and that they are included in the plan for the new Dubbo Base Hospital.

We must also have whatever specialist palliative care we

Regional patients, can also access an Isolated Patient Travel and Accommodation allowance from the government of approximately $80/night.

If patients chose to stay at the more inexpensive hostel accommodation, and use their IPTAAS funding, for accommodation, they can use the Can Assist funds for other bills, such as phone, electricity or medications.

Statewide, Can Assist helps upwards of 2,500 patients a year to a tune of $1.6million with the Dubbo branch regularly spending $4-6,000 a month.

Thirty-five per cent of country patients are more likely to die within 5 years than their city counterparts, due to factors such problems to access treatment, costs associated with, and the emotional wrench to travel away.

With this charity every little bit will help to change this statistic.

Donations come to this charity from many directions Rotary, Orana Mutual, Red Cross groups, Bowling Clubs

may need to ensure that our last days and weeks are comfortable. Dubbo urgently needs funding for a specialist palliative physician, more specialist nurses and allied health.

Dubbo has many other specialist physicians. Why not palliative? Don’t the dying warrant their care? After all we only get one go at dying and I for one want to be sure that I will do it well with comfort, dignity and care.

as well as personal contributions and raffles.

The major efforts for 2016 Can Assist fund raising will be a Golf Day on August 5, at the Dubbo Golf Club, and the Autumn Garden Day coming up on the May 1, 2016. Four gardens in South Dubbo will be open to the public, from 9.30 – 4pm and the committee would encourage all local residents to support this day. Morning tea and lunch will be available at some gardens, interesting artisan stalls will be scattered in the leafy surrounds. Wendy Barrett, a specialist in urban horticulture, will give informed talks on the plants ‘in situ’ at Julie and Rob Wilson’s garden, 343 Macquarie Street at 10 am, and Rosie and David Gavel ‘s garden, 1L Hennessey Drive, at 1.30 pm.

We need a state of the art Cancer facility in Dubbo, but until that happens we need Can Assist to keep supporting our ever increasing, local patients in their time of need.

Thirty-five per cent of country patients are more likely to die within 5 years than their city counterparts, due to factors such problems to access treatment, costs associated with, and the emotional wrench to travel away. - Prue Thompson, CanAssist

Managing pain after cancer treatment: free webinar for patients Western NSW cancer survivors can learn how to manage ongoing pain following treatment for cancer by joining a free online webinar to be hosted by Cancer Council NSW on Thursday, April 28.

“Survivors in Western NSW who join the webinar will be able to hear medical experts discuss current research and provide strategies on dealing with persistent pain,” said Jill Mills, from the Survivorship team at Cancer Council NSW. The webinar presenters include Professor David Goldstein; a medical oncology and clinician researcher, Dr Niamh Moloney; a lecturer and researcher, and a cancer survivor, who will share their personal story.

Cancer Council NSW’s webinar – Managing Pain after Cancer Treatment. ‘What can I do about pain after cancer treatment?’ – will take place on Thursday, April 28, between 7-8pm AEST. The webinar is open to people of any age who have been affected by cancer, either as a patient, family member or carer, and participants can log on from anywhere around Australia.

Following the live discussion from the confirmed speakers, participants will be able to take part in a live Q&A and a link to the recorded webinar will be emailed to all registrants.

To register to take part or to find out about other upcoming Cancer Council NSW webinars visit: www. cancercouncil.com.au/getsupport/webinars/ The webinar will be recorded and can be accessed at a later date for anyone not able to log on at this time.

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Seven Days ACRONYM HEAVY AWARDS CONGRATULATIONS to Charles Sturt University (CSU) Dubbo’s pro vice-chancellor, Jeannie Herbert, who was presented with an Outstanding Alumni (Australia) 2016 award from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).

Professor Herbert is the foundation chair of Indigenous Studies at CSU and head of the university’s Dubbo Campus, this follows the presentation of an Order of Australia (OAM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2012, in recognition of her service to tertiary education, most notably in the improvement of educational outcomes for Indigenous people.

DOUBTFUL HONOURS NSW Origin coach Laurie Daley is unlikely to win any honours this year if he continues to pick players using his own brand of loyalty rewards scheme.

He’s locking 50 top ‘number crunchers’ into a room for a 12-hour look at unlocking statistics showing him how to win State of Origin this year – that’s unnecessary, all he has to do is pick in-form players and cross his fingers, the only reason we won that errant series a few years ago was because of the freakishness of Jarryd Hayne.

We need potential X factors all over the park, not predictable ‘run straight’ people like Bird, Gallen and Farah. My 9 year-old knows what plays they’re going to make in advance so no wonder the Maroons can shut them down without much effort.

SALARY CAP WOES I SEE WIN Television has bought into the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL team – one thing’s for sure, there’ll be no possibility of salary cap breach-

es with that management running the show, the thing they’ll have to look out for is marquee players suing for being paid less than the minimum wage.

Still on the NRL and corporate greed, and I see that Man-Shake creator and former Knight’s footballer Adam ‘Mad Dog’ Macdougall is smashing critics who don’t want a sugar tax imposed on all the crap that’s making Australia fat and sick, and adding billions each year to our health costs, which are paid by taxpayers rather than these very tax-dodging corporations which are making the profits on fake food.

REPORTER, STOP AND START COL ALLEN started his journalism career in Dubbo and went on to be editor of Rupert Murdoch’s Daily Telegraph and New York Post, taking over that US flagship just before the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

He’s retiring from the Post at the end of this month.

Meantime, Gollan’s Trent Simpson did his first live TV cross for Brisbane’s Channel 10 after serving an apprenticeship at WIN TV’s MacKay and Townsville bureaus.

Trent did a couple of stints of work experience with me a few years back and is proof that hard work and dedication can see you achieve your goals.

LOCAL SPILLS WHILE I was working for WIN TV years ago I did a story on two sisters whose family had moved to Dubbo so they could finish their senior high school years but also complete their jockey apprenticeships at the same time.

I’m talking about Kathy and Tracy O’Hara, who we filmed walking back along the racetrack to the neighbouring Dubbo College senior campus to start school after their early

Friday 22.04.2016 to Sunday 24.04.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

The week’s top stories from om around the region by John Ryan an morning training runs.

It was the first media story done on these promising young riders and Kathy has certainly gone to great heights since then, so all the best as she recovers from an horrific fall at Royal Randwick when her mount Single Gaze rolled on top of her during the ATC Australian Oaks.

FATAL CRASHES AND ROAD BLITZ WITH April 25 falling on a Monday this year police have launched a statewide traffic blitz over the long weekend.

Operation Saturation is looking to literally saturate NSW Roads with so many cops that people won’t speed, won’t drink and drive and will wear seat belts.

Travellers should also make sure they stop to revive every few hours so they survive the trip without nodding off.

It hasn’t been a great week on local roads, with a crash near Maryvale, between Wellington and Dubbo, when a 45 year-old male driver, dying at the scene after his car careered off the Mitchell Highway and collided with a power pole.

Still on police news and while crime around the state seems to be dropping according to the latest statistics, Dubbo’s still seeing waves of probably recidivist juvenile offenders hammering cars and homes when they get out of custody, these kids can do a lot of damage while they’re on the loose, and before they’re caught again.

the Logies to Dubbington.

Thankfully this story wasn’t cringe worthy like the Dubbington Debacle, the Project hosts had a few light-hearted laughs but didn’t treat good old 2830 like a town full of halfwit yokels, they seem confident enough in their own skins to play it half straight.

On other TV news it’s hardly worth watching 7 and 9 these days - while there are some great reporters at both networks, many have their stories written for them by small in-house teams to keep things tight, the way the networks want to push their agendas, which is sensationalist.

And look at the disgrace which is 60 Minutes.

If that harebrained attempt had worked they’d all be crowing from every rooftop in the ego-driven elite society of Sydney.

It was stupid, it was illegal and if a crew from overseas had tried that in Australia we’d be calling for the death penalty to be reintroduced.

60 Minutes has a culture, in fact a long tradition of ignoring truth, I’ve experienced that first-hand and the quest for ratings above truth is disgusting.

That show should be axed, it’s long since been left for dead by the ABC’s 4 Corners which reports on issues of real substance and public interest.

I’ve also seen the show being referred to as 30 Minutes because the cost of this stuffup will slash their budget, but I preferred the old explanation of what 60 Minutes was – 13 minutes of advertising and 47 minutes of bulls**t.

DUBLOGIETON (DUB-LOGIE-TON IN CASE YOU DIDN’T COUNCIL SPILLS GET IT THE FIRST AND THRILLS TIME) STILL waiting for the media GREAT, positive coverage for Dubbo on CH10’s ‘The Project’ when they interviewed Troy Grant about his quest to bring

photo opportunity at the construction site around the south Dubbo Weir, even though there are pictures all over social me-

New kitchen for Boggabri HACC Centre Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton last week presented the Boggabri Home and Community Care Centre with a cheque for $20,000 to support the replacement of the centre’s kitchen. With the centre utilised by numerous organisations that provide crucial support services to the Boggabri community, Coulton said that this project is much more than just a new kitchen. “By replacing the kitchen facilities at this centre it will significantly enhance its operation and help to unify community projects and functions which, in turn, will help to further connect the Boggabri community,” he said.

dia – red tape just means getting things happening keeps us way behind the times.

Darling Street has been reopened to traffic in both directions, so that multi-million dollar delay is no longer in place at the moment.

DCC’s Works and Services Committee let us know this week that $140.3 million of development applications (DA) were approved from July 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016.

I was asked to put a DA in for a project despite my protestations that I already compiled and didn’t need one.

After paying I think $315, a while later I was told I didn’t need a DA after all, but I had to fork out $78 for the new approval, and couldn’t get that money deducted off the money council still hadn’t paid me back.

This week I got a ‘refund’, but at $285 DCC seems to have charged me an administration fee of $30 for their stuffup, and poor information in the first place, and they had my cash free of charge for two months.

If we can’t get these little things right, I’m really concerned about the wasted ratepayer money on the big issues.

The Finance and Policy Committee has recommended council sell up land where there’s outstanding unpaid rates – Dubbo City Council, I know how you feel.

DCC says Dubbo’s population growth has been 2.02 percent on average from 2011 – 2015, but it should be far greater.

We need a federal government to incentivise the repopulating of the inland and grab a few hundred thousand of the extra million people they’re looking to squeeze into western Sydney in the next few years.

Dubbo’s diverse economy helps keep a relatively low unemployment rate, but it’s not something we can rest on our laurels about, locally we could be doing far more to encourage businesses to set up shop in our city.

As the centre for western NSW we not only have the Newell, Mitchell and Golden Highways bring wealth and toil, it means we have so many state and federal public service jobs, so that underpins the city, an advantage very few other regional centres have to that extent, and isolates us from many of the drought and recessioninduced unemployment spikes.

If we didn’t have all that natural benefit, and the zoo and Fletchers, we’d find our settings weren’t too hot.

I saw our mayor Mathew Dickerson was calling on all information from the state government delegate regarding council amalgamations to be released.

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Key regional development meetings to be held Two premier conferences about economic development and prosperity will be held in regional Australia later this year. Minister for Regional Development Fiona Nash has this week announced that the 2016 Regional Development Australia (RDA) National Forum will be held in Albany to coincide with the Sustainable Economic Growth

for Regional Australia (SEGRA).

Commonwealth Reference Committee met with Minister Nash in Canberra: left to right, Stuart Benjamin Vic, Michael Reed NT, Kathy Bensted QLD, John Walkom NSW, Minister Nash, Peter Elford ACT, Jen Cleary CRG chair SA, Greg Stock WA and Tom Black TAS.

I agree, but it’s ironic to see a call for transparency from a council that settles out of court over the years, on matters of public interest, but allegedly pays extra (thanks to free ratepayer dollars) to stitch up confidentiality agreements so those very ratepayers funding the hush money don’t get to see the facts…hmmm, if it’s good for one, it should be good for all.

On federal matters, I loved the call on social media this week for the media to stop using the term ‘political donations’; and instead refer to them by the far more realistic title ‘political bribes’, because when all is said and done, that is in fact exactly what they are.

Not referring to bribes at all, but the NSW Farmers is staging three webinars for landholders on mining and Coal Seam Gas (CSG) to talk about issues such as landholder rights and access arrangements for mining companies.

For more information on the webinars, or the mining issues, call the Coal Seam Gas Hotline on 1300 794 000.

The webinars are free for both members and non-members.

Back to the DCC and council is calling for community feedback on its ‘draft developer contributions plan for open space and recreation’ which has been placed on public exhibition.

The airport has had its busiest month yet, with March 2016

clocking up 18,107 passengers, and you don’t need to be Einstein to know the new flights to Brisbane and Melbourne courtesy of Jetgo have helped that total.

GET YOUR HEAD IN THE RIGHT SPACE HEADSPACE Dubbo has turned one year old and is holding a party to this week to celebrate, at 5pm, Friday April 22, at the Lions Park next to the visitor information centre on Macquarie Street The team is creating an environment of ‘festive explosion’, being keen to repay the support the community has given them during their first 12 months in the city.

Activities include a flying doctor simulator, fire trucks, fortune telling (will we or will we not amalgamate as Dubbington), face painting, strength test, jumping castle, water sponge throwing, pluck a duck and all sorts of other great stuff including a variety of hot food.

Headspace is all about the well-being of young Australians and in Dubbo has provided more than 2633 face to face appointments and received more than 750 referrals into the service since it opened at the start of last year.

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HI TO DUBBO HIGH JILL McCann is back home in Dubvegas for a visit and keen to catch up with any Bindyi Club members (ex-students from Dubbo High School) at the Outlook at 10am on Sunday, April 24, so anyone interested can go down for a cuppa and talk about next year’s centenary.

SHORT, SOME SWEET THE Wheelers Lane railway crossing is finally getting an upgrade to four lanes, that’s only about 20 years too late but at least it’s happening – why we would have such a major thoroughfare bottlenecked down to two lanes is beyond me, this sort of thing should take priority over many other expenditures we seem to have going on around the place.

We need people in Dubbo and the surrounding district to donate blood and do it more often.

It’s another underlying but important issue, just like the organ donor debate and, now we’re getting the hospital the region deserves courtesy of the state government, we really need to get all these other things happening.

I’d like to see one side of federal politics creating a policy of ‘opt out’ on organ donations a major policy for the upcoming election – it should be assumed that organs can be harvested off everyone, unless you tick the tab on your license that you don’t want to share after your death.

Loved the yarn doing the Facebook rounds this week where one of Brazil’s richest men called a press conference after claiming he was going to bury his million dollar Bentley so he’d have a

luxury car to drive him around in the afterlife.

He suffered plenty of condemnation, amid questions of why he wouldn’t donate the car to charity instead etc.

Just before the car went into the giant hole in the ground, he said it was a stunt to raise awareness about organ donation, saying that every body buried with its organs was a burial of far greater value than his car – great point and hopefully one well taken.

If you’re going to burn off or light fires, please let the Rural Fire Service (RFS) or at least your neighbours, know what you’re doing.

Police are hoping someone can help with information after some guns and ammo were stolen from a Depot Road property, sometime between April 12 and April 19 when a gun safe was broken into.

Well done to the PCYC gymnastic girls who did well as the national primary games in Tamworth, the PCYC does a great job across a range of areas and the gymnastics side of things is amazing from the facility side, but also the coaching staff.

Western NSW is set to get $3.2 million in federal money to help fix nine black spots, that’s always a good thing, if we can just keep knocking the problem areas down one by one.

The zoo has so many babies these days that there seems to be baby birthdays every holidays, a great thing for the visitors coming to town to check out the west’s major tourist attraction, this time around it’s a first birthday for Defari, a black rhino calf, while greater one-horned rhino Rajah hits his six month milestone.

The Greens Jeremy Buckingham is calling for far harsher penalties for tax dodging corporations and financial rewards for the whistleblowers who dob them in, and I couldn’t agree more.

ASIC is getting a boost but the culture is so poor at that organisation they only seem to be able to chase up fines for unnecessary paperwork they impose on small businesses that can’t fight them back.

We need a Royal Commission into the banking industry and we need it yesterday, even though they have to stump up the cash for the restoration of ASIC’s budget, they’ll just pass it on, with interest, to small customers.

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Catalina-Crews PHOTO: REX SENIOR

Where were you when you first said yes, I’ll do it?

I was 19 and in my final year of Uni when I first started working on the film. I came in contact with one of the crew who were in the process of restoring this 70 year-old Catalina and he asked if I’d like to fly with them back to Australia and make a documentary.

I immediately said yes and didn’t care that I was about to fly in a 70 year-old aircraft from WWII and anything could go wrong! It was only after I finished filming the documentary that I heard about another Catalina that tried to fly back to New Zealand recently but crashed, so I was very thankful I was flying with a great crew.

What’s your film making background?

I’m a graduate of Bond University Film and Television School on the Gold Coast and I’ve been making films now for about seven years now and I’ve had the privilege to travel all across Australia, and the world, making commercials and documentaries. “The Return of the Catalina” is my first feature film and I’m stoked that it is being so well received wherever it screens.

How long did it take to make?

The film took around five years to make and started all the way back in 2011. The challenging thing with restoring old WWII aircraft is that they take a very long time to rebuild and even fly back to Australia.

Once the Catalina was fully restored it took another two years just to get it home because of a catastrophic engine failure in Thailand. One of the main themes in the film is to never give up and to Catalina at Nedlands Base PHOTO: QANTAS HERITAGE COLLECTION

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In 1943, Japan severed communications between Singapore and Australia. In response, Catalina flying boats were flown from Australia with important messages, for up to 32 hours, over enemy territory, on missions called the Double Sunrise flights. These were so secret, pilots had to fight for their right for post war pensions. A lifetime later, with one remaining pilot alive, film maker, Daniel Bunker, said yes to an invitation to film the restoration and return flight to Longreach of a Catalina flying boat from Spain, to commemorate the heroic deeds of their WWII pilots. His award winning documentary, “Return of the Catalina” is the end result and will show at a special screening in Dubbo on Saturday, April 23 at the RSL Theatrette.

AS TOLD TO Yvette Aubusson-Foley

The men who brought this plane back from Spain to Outback Queensland were retired Qantas pilots and engineers who were used to flying A380’s and 747’s around the world, so it was a big adjustment travelling 70 years back in time. keep on persisting to the very end. The time has been worth it though, because finally after 70 years of being forgotten, these top secret missions and their pilots have finally been recognised.

What drew you to this story?

I interviewed the last remaining pilot of the Double Sunrise Flights from World War II; his name was Rex Senior and he told me all about his brave adventures flying for up to 32 hours across enemy territory but never being recognised, they even had to fight the government just to get pension and health care benefits.

So after hearing all of this, I was very passionate about making this film because it is so crucial that all Australians recognise the sacrifices of the brave men and women who have fought so bravely to protect our nation.

Who are the pilots involved?

The men who brought this plane back from Spain to Outback Queensland were retired Qantas pilots and engineers who were used to flying A380’s and 747’s around the world, so it was a big adjustment travelling 70 years back in time.

The two captains Ross Kelly and John Daley had to literally wrestle this plane back to Australia because it had no auto pilot or any of the creature comforts of a modern aircraft; it makes for some incredibly funny moments in the film as these two larrikin pilots and the crew are constantly cracking jokes about the plane along the way.

Why the Catalina Flying boat? Do the pilots have an affinity with this aircraft in some way?

The PBY Catalina Flying Boat was the same aircraft used for the top secret missions in WWII as they were the only aircraft capable of making the long distances from Perth to Sri Lanka during the war.

Because all of the Catalina’s used in the secret mission were destroyed after the war, the current

Catalina over Bali beach

day crew had to search the world to find a Catalina and they found one in Madrid, Spain.

How did the aircraft end up in Spain?

The aircraft in the film was originally used as a Patrol Bomber in WWII by the US Navy and after the war was converted into a water bomber for fighting forest fires in Canada.

After that, it was sent to Spain where it also fought fires until it was eventually retired. Our guys found it in a bit of a mess and had to put a lot of work into restoring the plane to airworthiness.

What was the role of the Catalina in WWII? Catalina’s had a varied role in WWII and they were used widely by the Royal Australian Air Force as patrol bombers, mine droppers, air-sea rescue, reconnaisance and also as a top secret transport aircraft like the Double Sunrise Flights.

Describe the Best Documentary, Sanctuary Cove International Film Festival win?

Every filmmaker dreams that their film would someday win Best Film and we were blessed to receive Best Documentary at the Sanctuary Cove International Film Festival on the Gold Coast late last year. This has given the film considerable recognition and it was a huge boost to the crew of the Catalina and the film crew who have worked so hard

Nedlands Base from the air PHOTO: QANTAS HERITAGE COLLECTION

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Catalina at Nedlands Jetty PHOTO: QANTAS HERITAGE COLLECTION

Catalina-over-Ceylon PHOTO: QANTAS HERITAGE COLLECTION

Engineers in Thailand

to put this film on the silver screen.

Can you share any anecdotes from the making of this documentary?

One of the funniest experiences of the flight was refuelling in Bali, where we were met by about ten refuellers, who had to hand pump the fuel out of 18 gallon drums into the Catalina. However the local ground crew were so bored at this tiring process that they resorted to playing disco music to motivate themselves. So they were dancing and hand pumping fuel at the same time! It was hilarious, something you’d never see in Australia.

The scariest moment on the trip was when we experienced engine issues mid-flight between Malaysia and Indonesia. We we’re a long way from help, and the right engine was spluttering quite a lot. While the crew were busily trying to fix the issue, I thought “heck, if we’re going down, I may as well capture it!”

Thankfully the crew found a solution by pumping more fuel into the right hand engine, and later that day we arrived safely in Surabaya Indonesia.

My fondest memory, would have to be filming with Rex Senior, the last remaining pilot of The Double Sunrise Flights at his home in Adelaide. It was so inspiring talking with him and he gave me such great advice about life which really impacted me deeply. He said three things: “ Trust in Jesus, learn from your mistakes, and accept that life will be difficult sometimes.”

When we arrived in Longreach, we flew Rex Senior up to greet the crew. Seeing the look of amazement on his face made the whole film and journey worth it. Soon after Rex Senior passed away and the film has since been dedicated to his memory.

Catalina over water PHOTO: QANTAS HERITAGE COLLECTION

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SCREENING DETAILS l Saturday, April 23 l Dubbo RSL Club Theatrette l Tickets $16.50 l 6pm Supper, bully beef soup and damper l 6.30pm Flag Ceremony followed by screening l Full bar facilities l All ages, family event

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BRONZE Decades after being awarded a Victoria Cross for bravery in WWII, Reg Rattey has been cast in bronze by Wongarbon sculptor, Brett ‘Mon’ Garling, in a lasting tribute to the spirit of the Anzac’s. WORDS John Ryan HEN you take away all the hype and myth that our soldiers are the world’s best, which is what just about every other nation claims about their own armed services, some facts have stayed true about Aussie troops since the nation’s beginnings.

Leadership in some instances has been amazing, in others appalling, especially on some occasions when our political leaders let Australian soldiers come under the command of other nations (think British general Douglas ‘Butcher’ Haig who continually sent troops ‘Over the Top’ in the first world war.)

He cared little for the lives of other humans, antipathy of spirit to the Australian brand of mateship formed in the trenches of Gallipoli and western Europe.

But a recurring theme throughout Australia’s military history has been the culture of making do with often insufficient, inadequate or obsolete equipment and having a crack.

Reg Rattey was a digger who epitomised that ANZAC ethos.

In the last months of World War II, Reg, a sergeant serving on South Bougainville, performed such an amazing solo attack against horrific odds that he was awarded a Victoria Cross (VC), one of just 20 given out in six years of conflict to Aussies.

His section was ordered to capture three fortified enemy positions, but Sergeant Rattey was so concerned about the potential loss of lives he decided to attack by himself, seeing the almost insurmountable dangers, that he decided to do it by himself.

Like a movie action hero, this quiet and unassuming Riverina farmer advanced firing his Bren light machinegun (LMG) from the hip, and threw a hand-grenade into the first Japanese bunker, wiping it out.

He returned to his section of troops, grabbed two more grenades and destroyed all resistance in the remaining two enemy bunkers – if you saw that action re-enacted on the big screen most movie-goers would dismiss it as an impossibly sensationalised scene - some-

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times truth is indeed stranger than fiction.

A Barmedman farmer, Reg was granted a land lease at Lake Cowal and lived until 1986, a living icon in the West Wyalong district who’s now been immortalised in bronze by Wongarbon sculptor, Brett ‘Mon’ Garling.

The statue was commissioned by Bland Shore Council and unveiled last week in time for this year’s ANZAC Day remembrance service.

Brett said the six-month project brought him very close to the man locals dubbed, ‘Our Humble Hero’, which was the apt title of a book written about him by daughter, Carmel Barbary.

Two of Reg Rattey’s grand-daughters live in the Dubbo district, so family visits were common as their grandfather’s likeness took shape.

“Reg’s son Rob is almost a carbon copy of him as far as structure goes so I used his son pretty much for my measurements, hands, arms, bone length and I made the armature, which is your skeletal structure inside of it based on Rob’s measurements.

“It was a real family The saga of affair.” the statue The saga of the statue mounting must mounting have got a laugh from must have the VC winner himgot a laugh self, looking down from on high as they from the rushed to get it set up VC winner for last weekend’s offihimself, cial unveiling.

“A myriad of mis- looking adventures – we were supposed to have the down from sandstone base the on high as week beforehand; Thursday it still hadn’t they rushed been done and we to get it set had to install it Friday, so it was only up for last able to be picked up at weekend’s about 11am and drove straight to West Wya- official long,” Garling said. unveiling.

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“I went out and bought a brand new core drill thinking that instead of hiring a dull bit and a drill that half works I just thought I’ll go and fork out the money and buy one – it hadn’t been used, I plugged it in, by now it’s about 10 o’clock at night and the rear end of it blew out.

“Thanks goodness we hadn’t run any water through it, we could have all been electrocuted, but luckily a council bloke helping us out had a mate who worked as an electrician at the mines so straight around to his place and he stripped it down and put it back together and got the drill working,” he said.

The work was eventually done by about midnight, a close shave by any standard.

“I was thinking, there’s not a job that I’ve done that hasn’t had a quirky mishap, it’s just life, isn’t it, it’s just life,” Garling said.

“You can get upset about things going wrong but in the end, if they’ve gone wrong what can you do but get through it, fix it.

“The beautiful thing about West Wyalong, people who lived in the nearest couple of houses from the statue, jumping the fence and lending a hand, one was a mechanic and handy with tools and his wife

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Garling looked at all these trials and tribulations against all the things that would’ve gone wrong for Reg and his mates fighting around New Guinea, and said those reflections put our daily lives into perspective.

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An artwork produced by one of Amber’s students of the Military Art Program Australia. Amber was giving lessons to veterans and Diggers in Perth in February this year

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‘Time and again you hear about the benefits of equine therapy, but until you actually experience the powerful connection between yourself and the horse – the emotional and the physical connection – words don’t do it justice.”

– Mate Tyson on his experience in the Equine Therapy Program.

ISCHARGED from the Australian Army suffering from acute anxiety, back in less enlightened times when it wasn’t as well known and understood as today, Amber Martin struggled to fit back into civilian life.

Interestingly, just this week research has revealed that one in five Australians think people who claim they suffer from anxiety are ‘putting it on’, and that’s a major problem as up to two million Australians identify anxiety as a problem for them.

Amber owned two horses and said they helped ‘bring her back into the moment’, to live in the present rather than worry about the past, or what the future may hold.

“My horses helped to heal the wounds that were on the inside, not just the outside,” Amber said.

Mental dislocation has been a huge issue for those serving and veterans, with generations of soldiers seeing percentages of their number who can’t easily pick up where they left off after returning to Australia from foreign deployments, or after they leave the armed services.

It’s fitting then that two of the greatest wartime leaders the world has even seen both approached the problem in their own ways, but brought huge recognition to the effects of mental illness nevertheless.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) led the USA out of the 1930’s Great Depression and for much of World War II before dying in office in April 1945, just months before the war ended.

One of his greatest slogans was, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” a warning to not take counsel of your worries about what probably won’t happen, but to live for and to seize the day; Carpe Diem.

Winston Churchill, the British World War II Prime Minister, is credited by many as coining the term, “The Black Dog” as a descriptor of his severe bouts of depression.

He literally carried the burden of the free world on his shoulders for years and he found escape and solace by taking his easel out into nature and painting water colours.

On discharge, as well as having the horses to help with her personal path to therapeutic relief Amber began painting using boot polish and found it helped her transition from a high stress environment to her new life.

She spent time on farms out west and made a career as the ‘Boot Polish Artist’ and, after failing to re-join the army, she entered a Facebook art competition and was offered work with the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, becoming an accredited war artist.

She also found the Mates 4 Mates equine therapy program, which has the motto, ‘Unbreakable bonds, Unshakeable support’.

“They’re helping veterans with PTSD, anxiety, and other mental illnesses and I contacted them and said I’ve got a great idea, I really want to help you guys and get more programs available for veterans,” she said.

“Creating programs teaching veterans suffering from mental health issues is so important because it takes you to other places, you go into a zone, it brings you back into the moment, you’re not thinking about ‘what if’ this, or ‘what if’ that?

“That’s the thing about stress and anxiety, you’re always thinking ahead about that ‘what ifs’, about what’s around

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` The ones that have been really quiet, they’re the loudest in the class, the painting just gives them such a relief from their everyday lives, now that they’ve learnt a few skills they’re producing artworks that they’ll always be able to go back to and say, I did that - Amber Martin A Welcome Shura

“A Welcome Shura” was part of the 2014 SAS Historical Foundation’s ‘Out of the Shadows’ Golden Anniversary Celebrations, one of 2 owned by the SASR Private Art Collection.

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the corner, you’re not thinking about the HERE,” she said.

Amber spent time in Perth in February, volunteering to work with participants in the Military Art Program Australia, teaching diggers and veterans how to paint.

“Some of them had never picked up a paintbrush before, we’re just there to help out and make sure they’re getting the basics right and by the end of the day you just see how relaxed they are compared to when they started.” Amber said.

“They’re just having a good time and some of them don’t usually communicate, but this really opens them up.

“Lack of funding is the problem, I’d love to run courses in Dubbo, where we could get them painting out at the zoo, in the bush with all the animals,” she said.

Never one to miss an opportunity, Amber saw Victoria Cross (VC) recipient Mark Donaldson in another part of the building, and couldn’t pass up that opportunity.

“I saw him by chance when I went out to get a jug of water and I asked the president of the SAS Association if he could get him in to talk to us,” Amber said.

“He was great and he’s a keen sketcher himself,” of one of the nation’s most decorated soldiers who intuitively uses art in his own private life.

MATES 4 MATES is a hands-

on form of therapy which teaches current and ex-serving mates basic horsemanship and riding skills.

The program has multiple cobenefits, with riders learning to work with their horse and at the same time rebuilding trust, growing in confidence, learning the value of patience and developing critical social skills.

Organisers say the power of equine therapy lies in the fact that horses are far more sensitive to body language and energy than humans, so they

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She says painting brings out so much that is buried and the relaxed nature of the process means it happens gradually, and unobtrusively, over an extended period of time.

“The ones that have been really quiet, they’re the loudest in the class, the painting just gives them such a relief from their everyday lives, now that they’ve learnt a few skills they’re producing artworks that they’ll always be able to go back to and say, I did that,” Amber said.

“I think there should be more funding towards programs to help our veterans, there needs to be more programs for the healing side of things.

“It’s just about keeping their minds busy on other things rather than thinking about the past and what they’ve been through, and what the future may hold,” she said.

Amber has taken a break from solely military art to paint a collection of equine-themed works, the exhibition titled, ‘Heart of a Horse’, will be opened by deputy premier Troy Grant at Dundullimal on Friday, April 22 at 6pm.

Meantime, the military is never far from her mind, she’s just finishing up a portrait of Trio DM, a British army dog which won a military award, she’s donating that to a UK charity and it will be auctioned at Sotheby’s later this year.

respond to the non-verbal cues of participants, and believe this is particularly revealing for Mates suffering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms.

By easing mates back in to communicating with their horses, the program helps them to break through the barriers which have been preventing them from fully participating in their communities.

It’s now regarded as offering a lifechanging experience by challenging participants to break down their physical and emotional barriers by connecting with horses.

The two portraits commissioned by PLATATAC of two Commando’s from the 2nd Commando Regiment who were KIA in Afghanistan. On the left is Private Scott Palmer and the right is Private Timothy Aplin.

An artwork produced by one of Amber’s students of the Military Art Program Australia.

Amber was giving lessons to veterans and Diggers in Perth in February this year

“Lone Charger” was entered in the 2013 Gallipoli Art Prize and now resides in the CO’s office of the 1/15th NSWRL in Parramatta, NSW.

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The fallen from Bodangora remembered

BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

HILE April 25 marks ANZAC Day, and the time most Australians and New Zealanders reflect on the sacrifice made by so many who fought in foreign wars, a ceremony last weekend gave a taste of how deeply World War I impacted on smaller country towns.

Bodangora played host to a stirring memorial service in 1921 when the NSW Governor dedicated a memorial built by the local community to honour, and remember, those who served as well as those who didn’t return.

On Sunday, April 17, 2016, a formal ANZAC service played out at the site and organisers were pleased with the great roll up of people from far and wide wishing to pay their respects.

An amateur military historian, Dubbo’s Maurice Campbell’s family tree belongs in large part to the Bodangora property ‘Argyle’, where so many generations lived from 1884 until it was sold in 1960, after the death of Ellen Campbell.

When Angus and Ellen Campbell settled at ‘Argyle’ the nearby village of Bodangora was a gold mining hub just north of Wellington with an incredible 3,000 population, which was much reduced by 1914.

Little did the Campbell’s then know the toll the first World War would take on their family and the district.

From Bodangora, 47 men enlisted and 16 paid the supreme sacrifice, so a staggering one in three never came back to their families and friends.

Imagine a busload with three local footy teams from a small country town travelling away for a game and a third getting killed in a road smash, and add in three or four years of uncertainty about who may or may come back, who may or may not live or die – it’s only then you can begin to imagine the magnitude of the sacrifice.

Many of the original records surrounding the Bodangora memorial still

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exist, including a paper trail from the ‘State Trophy Committee’ which allocated a captured German Maxim machinegun to the site – Aussies were great souvenir hunters and brought back incredible amounts of material, including the only surviving German A7V tank, ‘Mephisto’, a war-prize weighing more than 30 tonnes.

The Maxim Gun, along with the memorial itself, deteriorated over the years as the district, like so many others, suffered huge population losses.

Thanks to a federal government grant, the memorial has been restored.

For fear of theft and vandalism, plus the fact gun laws have changed to become far more strict, the Maxim Gun is now looked after by Wellington Shire Council and taken out for the ceremony each year.

Maurie Campbell officiated as a new name was added to the Bodangora memorial, Alfred Ernest Main, and mister Campbell told the assembled crowd that he had finally come home.

The day included prayers, hymns, a key address, wreath-layings and a visit to the historic St Paul’s Catholic Church.

Local cyclists riding for Remembrance also attended this year’s Bodangora ANZAC ceremony.

Starting from Dubbo, three riders arrived at the village memorial after an early morning start from Dubbo’s Cenotaph.

Andrew McKay has organised many canoeing and cycling events and has cycled around battlefields in France, Richard Parker has travelled the Borneo route made famous in the POW forced march from Sandakhan and Alisha Parker has trekked the Kokoda Track.

More and more Australians are looking to rediscover the inherited legacy from the original ANZACs and World War II diggers.

Imagine a busload with three local footy teams from a small country town travelling away for a game and a third getting killed in a road smash, and add in three or four years of uncertainty about who may or may come back, who may or may not live or die – it’s only then you can begin to imagine the magnitude of the sacrifice.

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OPINION & ANALYSIS.

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Tony Webber

Tony Webber is a Dubbo resident with a soft spot for the planet.

No-one knows climate change like those changing the climate UESS who else knows about climate change?

The oil industry’s awareness of climate change dates back to the 1960s, when it was warned of “serious worldwide environmental changes,” according to the Centre for International Environmental Law (CIEL).

The CIEL told The Guardian last week that recently discovered documents from 1968, “add to the growing body of evidence that the oil industry worked to actively undermine public confidence in climate science and in the need for climate action even as its own knowledge of climate risks was growing.”

In 1968 the Stanford Research Institute warned the American Petroleum Institute (API) that carbon dioxide from fossil fuels could mean harmful consequences for the planet.

“Significant temperature changes are almost certain to occur by the year 2000 and these could bring about climatic change,” the Stanford report told the oil industry’s peak body over four decades ago.

This report listed all the symptoms that we are now experiencing including “the melting of the Antarctic ice cap, a rise in sea levels, warming of the oceans” and “serious worldwide environmental changes.”

Last year, it was revealed that the world’s largest oil giant, ExxonMobil, had not only known about climate change since 1981, but had spent millions over 27 years promoting climate denial.

Exxon said in response that it now accepts climate science and doesn’t promote denial. Anymore.

Think the oil industry can’t be powerful enough to force a falsehood on so many?

This week allegations started circulating in mainstream media that the Saudi role in 9/11 went well beyond 15 of the 19 hijackers being Saudi nationals, and bin Laden’s kin being spirited out of the country in the immediate aftermath of the towers falling.

This includes claims from US security agencies that the Saudi embassy had

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` Last year, it was revealed that the world’s largest oil giant, ExxonMobil, had not only known about climate change since 1981, but had spent millions over 27 years promoting climate denial. prior awareness and may have been actively involved as “handlers” of at least two of the hijackers, including the transfer of funds.

They funded the original Taliban and Wahhabist madrassas across Asia.

Yet the Saudis remain staunch US allies, entirely untouched by years of US military revenge which followed the slaughter of 3000 of its citizens in 2001.

Oil is power beyond ordinary reckoning.

Reading about the evolving environmental crisis means encountering phrases that hit home.

I can’t recall from where and therefore can’t attribute, but one memorable line was to the effect that we can now see the faces of very young people who will bear the consequences of the worst effects of decades of dumping carbon into our atmosphere.

Another such sobering comment ap-

peared in last weekend’s, The Saturday Paper from US climate change activist, Bill McKibben, who said: “Much of what will happen next is already out of our hands.”

But the funding for denial and political donations to compliant political parties means the oil and coal industries have been as successful as their predecessors in the tobacco and asbestos industries in concealing the damage and delaying adequate response.

While some home-grown opponents have a vested interest, others wear it like an ideological badge and some are yesterday’s men seduced by its anti-intellectual message and emboldened by the scornful negativity of sympathetic media.

As a result this country’s strain of wilful blindness has been highly effective by world standards.

And we know it is rubbish because anyone with real evidence of scientific inaccuracy or the fraud alleged by more unhinged opponents would be rich beyond their dreams courtesy of oil/coal industry support.

But for all the ugly sisters who have tried to pull on that glass slipper, none have succeeded.

It is worth noting that among the scientific community there is a minority view that says our proposed targets are too feeble, that other tipping points are presenting themselves and that it may already be beyond our capacity to influence a rolling climate juggernaut that may take god knows how long to slow.

“Much of what will happen next is already out of our hands.”

Yesterday’s men have had their day.

Can’t afford the internet? Then we’ll charge you more to send you the bill.

BY WARREN BARNSLEY

2016 GREEDY LIFE

SYDNEY: Companies that slap customers with additional fees for maildelivered bills are being accused of penalising people who don’t have internet access.

Up to $3.20 per bill is being charged to people who prefer them posted rather than emailed, consumer group Keep Me Posted says.

The group launched a campaign in Canberra on Wednesday calling on companies to stop charging peo-

ple for paper bills and statements.

“When you add up all the utility bills, telco bills and financial statements, it’s those who are most disadvantaged who are impacted,” Keep Me Posted’s executive director Kellie Northwood told AAP. The group highlights most Australian households with incomes with less than $40,000 not having access to the internet, with the elderly, disabled Australians or those in remote areas most affected.

Australia also lags much of the

world in terms of internet affordability, according to a World Economic Forum report released in April 2015.

It ranked 76th out of 143 countries in terms of fixed broadband affordability, well behind Vietnam, the United Kingdom, Russia, India, Japan, France and the United States.

The Keep Me Posted campaign is supported by federal crossbench senators Nick Xenophon, John Madigan and Jacqui Lambie, with Senator Xenophon to introduce legislation to protect consumers

from “unfair” fees.

The practice is a clear example of “corporate greed”, Senator Lambie said.

The push has been welcomed by seniors groups who argue the fees penalise people who are likely companies’ long-time customers.

“The internet is not universal. We are penalising people who have no idea even how to turn a computer on,” Council on the Ageing NSW’s Ian Day said/ AAP

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FEEDBACK | YOUR VIEWS Dear Sir/Madam While Very Fast Trains are great in theory, several studies have shown they are not economically viable in Australia.

Even before the inevitable cost blowouts, it is estimated that a Brisbane to Melbourne train would cost about $114 billion, or $5,000 per Australian. This is too much money for private companies to raise without setting ridiculous ticket prices, and it would be unconscionable for the government to borrow even more money to fund it.

If governments really are worried about travel times, they should reform speed limits on our roads.

This would not cost us a cent.

As roads and cars have improved, other countries have reformed their speed limits. In Europe, speed limits on many motorways have been raised to 130 km/h and beyond, with no adverse impact on road safety.

Setting speed limits according to what the community considers to be appropriate would have many benefits. It would improve the experience of drivers, improve relations with law enforcement, and reduce the tedium of long distance travel.

Yours sincerely David Leyonhjelm, Senator for the Liberal Democrats, Drummoyne NSW ••• Dear Editor While Sports Minister, Stuart Ayres, obsesses with sports stadiums in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, regional tourism organisations are withering on the vine.

The recent and unedifying Sydney sports stadium debate has an unfortunate side story – the neglect of Mr Ayres’ other areas of responsibility, particularly regional tourism.

Regional tourism has been all but forgotten under the Baird-Grant Government, despite the fact that it brings in $12.9 billion to the NSW economy and supports over 150,000 jobs.

In his capacity as Minister for Tourism, Mr Ayres has delayed and delayed again finalising a substantial review into the funding and organisation of regional tourism organisations.

While the industry continues to wait for the review – now seven months overdue – Mr Ayres has been silent.

Meanwhile, one operator responsible for promoting tourism across most of north and western NSW has gone into voluntary administration, while others are fighting for their survival. Inland NSW Tourism called in the administrators earlier this month after encountering difficulty accessing grants from the Government.

The Baird Government must finalise the review and implement any recommendations immediately to assist tourism operators in regional NSW. Mick Veitch MLC, Shadow Minister for Western NSW and Penny Sharpe MLC, Shadow Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events ••• To the Editor, On behalf of The Pet Foundation and Petbarn Dubbo, I would like to send my heartfelt thanks to the Dubbo community for their generosity in supporting our annual Christmas Giving Appeal, which raised much needed funds for local animal charities.

THE WATERCOOLER OOLER R

BY JENNA MCKEOWN

Grant Us the Logies?

TROY GRANT, Deputy Premier of NSW and local member, appeared on Channel Ten’s “The Project” this week, outlining a plan to lobby for TV’s night of nights to be held in the sweet town of Dubvegas.

Grant admitted that the idea started out as a joke, but explained that really he is ‘deadset’ about it.

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C O M I C R E L I E F | PAU L D O R I N

After calculating the fundraising total, I am proud to note that the local Dubbo community dug deep and collectively donated $2,195 towards the Appeal.

We set out with the goal to raise $450,000 and thanks to the compassion and generosity of our customers we were able to raise over $633,000 nationally.

Importantly, all profits from the Appeal will go towards helping local animal shelters and rescue groups, so that they can continue to do the great work they do. Some of these charities include RSPCA, Cat Haven, Lort Smith, Cat Corner, Pet Haven Foundation, just to name a few.

The Christmas Giving campaign kicked off in November and ran for a total of 6 weeks across Petbarn stores nationally. Dubbo locals could get involved by visiting Petbarn Dubbo and purchasing a $3, $5 or $10 Christmas tree decoration which came in two parts one to hang on the Petbarn Dubbo Giving Tree and one to take home for their very own family Christmas tree.

For the first time, The Pet Foundation also sold unique Christmas Advent Calendar with delicious yoghurt drops for $12.88, with all profits from these products going to the Appeal.

With thousands of loveable pets without a home this Christmas, the Appeal was a simple way for Dubbo pet lovers to show their support.

The Pet Foundation, which is the charitable arm of Petbarn and Greencross Vets is dedicated to providing support for animal rescue organisations and ensuring every animal has a loving place to call home. Since launching in 2012, the Foundation has raised over $4.5 million dollars for local animal charities.

I would like once again thank the Dubbo community for their support with this initiative.

Warm regards, Scott Charters, Group Chief Operating Officer, Petbarn

out all the stops. The Zoo is the obvious location (yours truly got married there, it’s a great spot!). Get behind the hashtag, the tee-shirts… and write to TV Week! The real question is where do we hold the after party? P-Roll? Anyone got a good-sized backyard? (Ed. There’s a couple of RAAF hangars that would be perfect!)

Joyce Wins?

SO, the story that had every man and his dog (LOL) talking on Monday afternoon was the one about Depp, Heard, and Barnaby Joyce.

Implementing a punishment usually seen fit for naughty school children or misbehaving teens, Joyce sat Depp and Heard down and had their charges dropped seemingly in exchange for a video that echoes those made by hostages in countries under martial law.

••• Dear Sir/Madam, At a time of justifiable public interest and concern about the effectiveness of public spending, Australian Red Cross is launching a report calling on a new way to do justice – a way that redirects finite taxpayers’ funds into a more effective and humane system.

Known as justice reinvestment, at its heart is a system that channels some of the funds spent on imprisonment in to crime prevention and community safety.

It’s more effective, more humane and it works.

The report highlights the growing costs (currently approximately $3.5 billion a year) and inhumane effects of the climbing imprisonment rates in a time of falling or steady crime rates. It also highlights the failure of current approaches to address the underlying causes of crime or make communities safer.

We are calling for State and Territory Governments to adopt five recommendations to improve the criminal justice system in Australia, in line with the justice reinvestment approach to achieve lower incarceration rates, reduced prison costs and stronger, safer communities. We also recommend that all governments commit to a significant reduction in the appallingly high incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

It’s not a question of being hard or soft on crime; rather it’s being smart on crime.

Please read the report at www.redcross.org.au/justicereinvest and talk to your local elected representatives if you agree we can no longer afford to ignore this issue.

Kind regards Jodi Broun, Executive Director, Australian Red Cross, New South Wales

I don’t know if it’s sending out the message Joyce wanted – RESPECT AUSTRALIANS – or, if the video itself is the warning – flout our quarantine laws and we will make a video which will not only mock you as serious actors, but will live on the internet forever.

The real question is this: what does Depp say? Australians are ‘Warm and direct’ or ‘Warm and erect’? Watch, and decide for yourself.

Real Prize is Social Change THE Pulitzer Prize for public service was awarded to The Associated Press on Monday. The story that won the prestigious award was about the use of slave labor in Southeast China.

The story investigated how cheap

seafood made its way to American tables, finding that slave fishermen, kept against their will, were being used to keep costs down. Eventually more than 2,000 slaves were freed as a result of the story.

Luna Legend EVERYONE’S favourite couple, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend welcomed a baby girl this week. Not only that, they showed their undying love for Harry Potter characters, and named the tiny tot ‘Luna’, obviously after Luna Lovegood. Or the moon. But I am going with the HP theory.

Teigen documented her pregnancy on social media, and opened up about her fertility issues.

Reports say Baby Luna has inherited her parent’s cheekbones, meaning they can probably be seen from space.

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THE SOAPBOX.

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TRUCKIE REGULATION

On April 18, Federal Member for Parkes spoke out in support of independent truck drivers facing the Road Safety Remuneration Repeal Bill 2016 and the Road Safety Remuneration Amendment (Protecting Owner Drivers) Bill 2016 decision. The following is a transcript of his address to the House of Representatives. Legislation to abolish the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal was passed on April 19. WORDS Mark Coulton

TOO rise today to speak on the Road Safety Remuneration Repeal Bill 2016 and the Road Safety Remuneration Amendment (Protecting Owner Drivers) Bill 2016. I will say that I do have some credentials to speak on this: I hold here my heavy vehicle driver’s licence.

It is a shame that the member for McEwen is scurrying out, because I would like him to hear some of my comments.

I agree with many of the things he said about safety and truck drivers, but what he did not say was that, unless he owned any of those trucks he had supposedly driven in a previous career, he would be exempt from the regulations that are in place at the moment.

It was not the IPA that wrote to me in great distress about losing contracts, losing their house and losing their truck; it was the truck drivers in my electorate.

That is why I am speaking today, not because of some right-wing think tank. I am speaking about small business owners who are being discriminated against.

It would be really nice if the member for McEwen and others actually spoke the entire truth. Unless you own your own truck and drive that truck, these regulations do not count.

Over the years we have had extensive changes to fatigue management, the weights that trucks can take and compliance. A whole range of safety measures have been put in place. That is not what this legislation is about. It is called safety legislation, but if it were about safety why wouldn’t it affect all truck drivers, not just the ones who own and drive their own truck?

The way it works is this: you own a truck and you go to a ready reckoner, and if you are the owner it asks how many years of experience the driver has on how many axles and for the configuration of the truck. They will come up on that ready reckoner with the rate you can charge. So far so good. It sounds good to me because I agree with the member for McEwen that truck drivers should get a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work.

The problem with this is that it comes up with an amount per kilometre which is higher than the going rate, so the members of the Transport Workers Union that are working for the big line-haul companies, and those companies, do not have to pay this amount.

I can go onto this ready reckoner and, if it comes up with the rate which is higher than my competitors, I have got a couple of choices: do I break the law and take a chance that I will not get caught or do I charge the higher rate and not get the work? These people are in a real bind. Despite the contact I have had through my electorate, I spoke to Greg, a truck driver from Melbourne, this morning and he already has had to park his truck because the rate that he has been told he has to charge is higher than the going rate. The contractor that he was working with has gone out and bought a couple of other trucks and employed drivers so that he is exempt.

This is not about safety; this is about anticompetitive behaviour. It is un-Australian because one of the great dreams of people is to be their own boss. There are a few ways you can do that and be-

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ing a truckie is one way. But to do that, you have probably got to mortgage your house to get a deposit on the truck, then you have got to find a finance company that will back you and then you have got to get a contract that you can rely on to make your monthly repayments.

It is hard work but at least you are your own boss and that is a great aspiration for people to have.

A truck driver and contractor from Tomingley, just south of Dubbo—he is trying to set up a small farm there—who runs a triple road train through to Darwin every couple of weeks, contacted me. He drives and owns one truck. Driving a triple road train is a fairly specialised occupation and purchasing a triple road train is incredibly expensive. But he was prepared to do that to have an income for his family and hopefully as offfarm income so they can establish their small property. Now he cannot compete with the other large trucking firms that are exempt from this.

We had the member for McEwen called out as a mechanic and as a tow truck driver but, unless he owned those vehicles, this legislation would be irrelevant to him. Never before have I seen such discrimination through legislation.

If he wants to go back to the Hansard of 2012 like I did, he would find out that he only has to read the final speeches in detail from the then shadow minister, Warren Truss, to see these problems were highlighted in 2012 when the tribunal was set up by the member for Maribyrnong, when he was the minister for industrial relations.

Those problems were highlighted, and the members of the coalition voted against it. One of the crossbenchers voted against it. If the member for Kenne-

Mark Coulton, Federal Member for Parkes

` This is not about safety; this is about anticompetitive behaviour. It is unAustralian because one of the great dreams of people is to be their own boss. There are a few ways you can do that and being a truckie is one way. - Mark Coulton, Federal Member for Parkes and Nationals Chief Whip

dy had not been paired as a Labor vote and the then member for New England, Mr Windsor, had not voted with the Labor Party in the hung parliament, this legislation would not have even got off the ground—that is how close it was. Do not talk about the coalition not being engaged in this until the last moment; we spoke about this in 2012 when the tribunal was set in place.

Not very often do we debate things in here that actually have an actual day-today impact on people. The guys I spoke to out there this morning were saying, ‘Is this going to be done today? Is it going to be done tomorrow? What happens if the Senate gets caught up debating the Building Construction Commission? We cannot wait till after the budget week because, quite frankly, we have got a payment to make before then.’

The trucks of the six drivers I spoke to this morning were parked. They were specialist trucks. A couple of the guys I spoke to were running flat tops, not the taut liners that you mostly see running up and down the highway, specialising in the types of loads that they take— steel, machinery, things like that—not the boxed commodities that you generally see going up and down the highway.

They had no work.

No one more than me believes in a fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay or understands the need for road safety. I have got in my electorate the Newell Highway from Goondiwindi on the Queensland border to Peak Hill.

In the last two weeks I have done 5,000 kilometres in my car and half of that would have been on the Newell Highway going up and down through my electorate. It is not the truck drivers that are the issue with safety on the

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Trucks circle Parliament House during a rally opposing the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal Payment Order in Canberra on Sunday, April 17. Australian truck drivers were opposing the RSRT Payment Order, established by the former Gillard government which enforces minimum pay rates. PHOTO: AAP/MICK TSIKAS

roads; it is the other users of the highway that they have to contend with.

What is different to what you saw 10 or 15 years ago is, if you go down that highway at five o’clock in the morning, there are dozens of trucks parked off the road with the drivers having sleep breaks as per the recommendations for safety on the highway.

One of the things that this government and the previous government put money on were rest areas on the highway so that truck drivers could get off the road to get a sleep away from the traffic and with facilities like toilets.

This tribunal needs to be abolished. It was a gift to the Transport Workers Union from the member for Maribyrnong when he was the minister. They have abused the power they were given. We

need to make sure the drivers are protected and that we have safe rates, but we do not need to financially ruin individual people who have a dream of being their own boss or move those people across to be drivers for the large freight forwarding logistics companies, where they would be working for a wage. They need to have a fair wage. I have no problem with people who choose to work for a large company, no problem at all.

But why are we discriminating against people who have a dream of being their own boss? This is not just a matter of losing your job, because when you cannot make the payment you not only lose the truck but also you more likely will lose the house. What about the market for second-hand trucks coming up when these people exit the industry? The mar-

ket will skydive down. The finance companies that are going to end up with all these trucks on their books are going to be incredibly pressured, because the big line haul companies do not buy second-hand trucks. They buy new trucks.

There will be very little market as these people exit the industry.

The member for McEwen also mentioned cut-price back loads, and I agree: a freight is a freight. But, in my electorate, there are a lot of owner-operators that are in the stock transport industry.

Many of them are mostly running Bdoubles, some are running road trains, over large distances. There are a lot of sheep and cattle that come from Western Queensland down to places like Dubbo for sale and slaughter. If there was an opportunity on the way back

up to maybe pick up a load or to take a mob of stud cattle or whatever, to cover some of the cost of fuel, what is wrong with that? Under this legislation a full kilometre rate has to be charged, which means they are priced out of contention.

I strongly urge my colleagues on the opposition benches to abandon their speaking notes handed down from the Transport Workers Union, and to think about the great Australian dream of being your own boss, working hard and getting ahead under your own hard work and initiative. This needs to be repealed. It needs to be done today.

Never before has there been a more important piece of legislation for owneroperators and small business people in Australia. I commend this bill to repeal the tribunal.

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20 year anniversary of Howard’s gun buyback scheme still not on target

BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

HERE’S much to admire about former Prime Minister, John Howard, but for people who don’t enjoy facts getting in the way of fawning adulation, you’d better stop reading right now.

To come back as he did from the political dead demonstrates amazing courage and resilience, as the whole drama was played out on the most public of stages.

But to accomplish a feat like that, sustain that selfbelief in the face of massive opposition and ridicule, the individual of necessity must have huge reserves of ego – that was a major cause of Howard’s eventual political undoing, as he could have handed over the reins to his deputy, treasurer Peter Costello, and not been humiliated by losing his own seat of Bennelong to political greenhorn Maxine McKew, and presiding over a federal election defeat at the hands of Kevin Rudd.

John Howard has received plenty of praise for his overhaul of gun regulations in Australia following the Port Arthur Massacre, but amid all the hype and emotion, one glaring set of statistics shows much of that claim to fame is a farce – this is simply and purely evidence-based, so before you criticise, do yourself the courtesy of reading and assimilating this knowledge mainstream media still refuses to report on.

Another nagging question is why we didn’t have an inquest into the Port Arthur massacre, the public should have the right to see all and every detail exposed.

Between 1977 and 1997, licensed firearms dealers in NSW sold almost 2.5 million guns, legally, that were deemed to be illegal after the John Howard legislation changes.

So we know that, just in this state alone, sold just by dealers in this state legally, just in those 20 years, we had almost two and a half million illegal guns.

So why do we count it such a victory when less than 200,000 firearms were handed in to NSW Police during the gun buy-back?

That’s a hit rate of well under 10 percent, and that’s not counting all the newly deemed illegal firearms bought before 1977 in NSW, all those bought from other states and countries, and all the illegal guns circulating on the black market.

So the world-lauded buy-back had, in this state, a ‘success’ rate of probably less than five percent, hardly something any government bureaucrat would deem as many any sort of credible criteria.

I think we needed to hugely tighten up our firearms laws, but in doing that, we shouldn’t make a mess of the scheme, at huge public expense, and then pretend everything went well.

Even worse, much of what was paid for during the buy-back was junk.

I know people who made tens of thousands of dollars scamming the system in ways so numerous and pathetic it’s like rolling episodes of Yes Minister, Utopia, Keystone Cops and the Simpsons all into one.

And the expensive stumbles and bumbles along the way were numerous.

In one instance, John Howard set up a task force comprising agencies such as the Federal Police and Customs after a man handed 22 twenty-millimetre Hispano cannons in to the buy-back at Darwin.

The prime minister was appalled that such heinous weapons could have landed in our country.

They were assessed as being worth $20,000 each, so the bloke who turned them in received a cool $440,000.

I had four of these weapons on display at my military museum, so I wrote to the PM and told him that a) these cannons came in to Australia in the 1940s in the wings of Spitfires fighter planes and the like and b) that you couldn’t get ammunition for them for love nor money, but that if someone dropped one on your foot it would no doubt break some bones.

Not long after, receiving no reply, the federal government announced a backflip, and that 20mm cannons were okay to have, the buy-back now applied only to weapons smaller than .50 calibre.

I did myself out of $80,000, so frustrated was I at this money-wasting, crazy scheme.

I handed in four .30 calibre Browning machine-guns

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John Ryan has a bite to eat after going toe-to-toe with then prime minister John Howard during a Dubbo visit while on a 2002 drought tour.

which everyone else in the country received $3,750 each for, whereas mine were valued by a senior official and appraised, unlike all others, at a market value of a very few hundred dollars – so much for being a critical journalist during the gun buy-back.

I was hammered on various other buy-back things as well, it doesn’t pay, literally, to become an enemy of the people holding the purse strings.

At the very least authorities could have sorted through the firearms and auctioned off the collectibles to raise some cash, but no, we had to be philosophically pure, this buy-back was all sweetness and light.

Former Shooters Party MLC John Tingle related to me a discussion he had with, then, NSW police minister Paul Whelan and asked him why the new laws prohibited pump action shotguns, but had no problem with pump action rifles.

Paul Whelan apparently said ‘Oh, do they make pump action rifles? If I’d know that, I’d have banned them too’.

This is the level of educated discourse and research that was involved in the entire scheme.

Or, like former Liberal senator and political powerbroker Nick Minchin, who claimed that semi-automatic weapons weren’t needed by saying that any farmer who couldn’t kill a mob of feral pigs with a single-shot .22 rifle wasn’t a fit and proper person to have a firearms license.

One of the major displays of hypocrisy is a comparison to the Iraq war John Howard jumped into on behalf of all Australians with close political ally and US president George W Bush.

We helped destroy the social fabric of a country based on a lie, either flawed or incompetently flawed intelligence, and far more people have died as a result of that than any people who’ve been saved by a half billion dollar gun buy-back from legal gun owners.

(That’s right, the crooks didn’t hand their guns in unless they were broken, because where else could you get over-the-odds prices for guns that didn’t work).

We’re now paying a high price for the War Against Terror, an ongoing war which has in fact, created a World of Terror – but that’s commentary for another day and while I fully support Australian servicemen and women, I don’t support policies where we blindly follow other countries’ economic and social agendas which lead to unnecessary conflicts.

Speaking of economics, hindsight now shows us that Australia was going through a Golden Age of economic success because we were digging up lots of stuff and selling it, not much per tonne admittedly, but there was

` Unlike Norway, which used its extractive resources tax to put hundreds of billions way for a rainy day, Australia under John Howard and Peter Costello burdened the nation with middleclass welfare that has come back to haunt the budget now we’re struggling.

just so much of it.

While Peter Costello was initially hailed as a wunderkind treasurer, people are now seeing that all he had to do was watch the rivers of money come in.

Unlike Norway, which used its extractive resources tax to put hundreds of billions way for a rainy day, Australia under John Howard and Peter Costello burdened the nation with middle-class welfare that has come back to haunt the budget now we’re struggling.

Tax cuts worth a milkshake a week were handed out for PR purposes when we should have been building railways and other vital, nation-building infrastructure.

John Howard pushed through funding for the Adelaide to Darwin railroad despite the business case not looking viable, and just a fraction of the worth compared to a Melbourne-Brisbane link.

This was a total pork-barrel to shore up some marginal electorates, yet because he built it, they have come, and the service is now incredibly successful, even if that wasn’t (allegedly) the actual intent of making it happen.

With all that money coming in, Howard and Costello could have created the most incredible and enduring legacy in Australia’s history, instead we still don’t have that infrastructure, we’ve got a budget bogged down by legacy burdens that will be difficult to undo and we owe someone billions.

They didn’t do anything to rein in corporate tax avoidance or profit-shifting and for that we’re owed untold billions, not that anyone else has ever had a crack, so this is common to all our PMs and leadership teams.

It all gets down to public perception and getting reelected at ALL costs, that’s the bottom line.

What Howard was very, very good at was creating a perception of stable government, which can be important in many ways, and that he was able to control the out of control ego of treasurer Peter Costello for so long is an amazing achievement in itself, but not necessarily a good thing.

John Howard did a tour of western NSW in the early 2000s with then deputy PM John Anderson and the trip was remembered by the great TV footage of a sheep stuck in mud in a dam, and John Anderson and MP John Cobb went and rescued it.

I contacted the PM’s office and alerted them to a ‘good news’ story, a farmer just 10 kilometres away from all this devastation who had so much Old Man Saltbush growing on his property, that he was taking cattle in on agistment – a remarkable chance for the PM to showcase a farmer who’d effectively droughtproofed his property, but don’t even get me started on why the political cavalcade and compliant national press gallery wasn’t interested in that story.

In Dubbo we had a heated exchange before I convinced him to hold a ‘local’ press conference, as the national media was caught up in an unfolding drama in East Timor and had lost interest in the drought story.

To his credit he stood and took all my questions, but I was glad I’d arranged the press conference so he was at the wrong end of MP Tony Lawler’s huge conference table, in the back of my mind I didn’t want him doing a ‘Bob Carr’ and walking away when things got too tough.

In the end his office didn’t bother getting back to me on matters, but I was just a local journo and at that level they only really look at national media perceptions and manipulation.

It was a great press conference though, and the one Canberra press gallery reporter who watched on congratulated me afterwards, the tough questioning getting radio airtime as far away as Melbourne.

I think as the years go on, hindsight will not deal nearly so kindly with John Winston Howard, his consolation will be that he’s probably been a better PM than any Australia’s had since, which is a dubious bragging right at best.

The sad reality is, after seeing the way our national media works, they’re fixated on daily dramas and sensationalism, so any politician really wanting to fix the structural problems facing Australia has an uphill battle – if they can’t get re-elected…

OPINION & ANALYSIS.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 22.04.2016 to Sunday 24.04.2016

Greg Smart AS humanity reached the point of requiring a total reset?

I ask this now, as we get a better idea of the parallel universe inhabited by the rich and powerful – revealed following the leak of documents called the “Panama Papers” detailing how Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca exploits tropical tax havens for its clients.

The documents expose the web of shelf companies and loopholes used to avoid paying tax in any country and escape public scrutiny; they snare luminaries such as Russian President Putin, Pakistan’s Prime Minister, members of the Chinese Politburo, the Prime Minister of Iceland, British Prime Minister David Cameron, a member of the ethics committee of soccer’s governing body FIFA, international business people and approximately 800 Australians.

Whilst the Chief Denier of Wrongdoing at Mossack Fonseca publically denied that their primary function was to “facilitate tax avoidance and/or evasion,” one leaked document from a partner of Mossack Fonseca stated “95 percent of our work coincidentally consists in selling vehicles (financial services) to avoid taxes.”

The main message from those caught up in the exposé is that all the actions were legal and that Mossack Fonseca, its partners and clients were operating within the law.

As the old English saying goes, “the law is an ass.”

To me, this is the nub of the issue – how the envelope of the law is pushed by these offshore financial services providers (and bearing in mind that Mos-

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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.

Reset the world

sack Fonseca is merely the fourth largest offshore law firm in the world) to facilitate the secreting away of money that morally belongs in another jurisdiction.

A tax haven is an enabler; their existence was created by the privileged for the benefit of the privileged.

Aided by companies such as Mossack Fonseca, they legitimise the movement of money away from countries where the money was earned, to a country where post office boxes outnumber the residents.

Proponents would argue that this off-shoring is a victimless crime, but if you believe that you are naïve in the extreme.

A tax haven effectively acts against the national interest of the country that didn’t collect the tax revenue it was entitled to.

For instance, a multinational company due to pay corporate tax in my country has its finance division registered to a shell company in a tax haven. Through a series of internal on paper “loans” the companies declared income is zero in my country (where the corporate tax rate could be perhaps 25 percent) and next to no tax is paid in the tax haven.

What would those uncollected taxes have paid for? Trivialities such as infrastructure, science, health and education.

The tax haven is effectively saying it has no objection to pushing the boundaries of morality and ethics, acting as a conduit for profit shifting and money laundering.

And remember, these tax havens were set up under the auspices of their colonial masters, those same first world countries that now cry poor due to falling revenue, whilst promising to crack down on offshore tax schemes and never delivering. The situation is untenable, and “operating within the framework of the law” is no longer acceptable.

The current laws give too much scope for capitalism and politics to be locked in a perpetual embrace, distorting the “one person one vote” basis of democracy in favour of the elite.

Am I recommending a world wide socialist utopia where tax rates around the world are the same? No, but we must surely have to come to the realisation that inequality in and of itself is not sustainable, and mechanisms such as tax havens and profit shifting are drivers of social division.

Look at the Nordic model for instance.

Norway has high levels of transparency regarding taxation. Every citizen’s tax returns are available online; the proviso being a person will be informed of who is searching their data.

The transparency is believed to contribute to a flatter and more equal pay structure, as well as the other Scandinavian characteristic of gender equality. Their high standards of education and social welfare are due to high taxation, which is not treated as a personal burden.

US Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders is campaigning on a platform including the total reform of the Wall Street financial system and campaign donation laws – and being labelled a communist for his trouble.

All because he wants to decouple the influence of the wealthy from politics, plus advocate for free education and healthcare. These are radical objectives in the eyes of many, but could be argued as essential for the reduction of inequality and the future of us as a species.

Currently, we are endorsing any edict from our legislators that manipulation of tax loopholes to the detriment of the majority is acceptable.

Perhaps in revealing the financial haven the rich and powerful inhabit, the Panama Papers could be the trigger for a reset of humanity.

With apologies to George Orwell, how long can a society function when the majority are less equal than a secretive elitist few?

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1. MOVIES: Who starred in the martialarts movie “Enter the Dragon”?

2. MEASUREMENTS: What unit of measurement contains 4840 square yards?

3. HISTORY: In which war did the military offensive “Operation Desert Storm” take place?

4. US PRESIDENTS: Who was the last president to visit Cuba before 2016?

5. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What process

involves heating an ore to extract a metal?

6. FOOD & DRINK: What is the topselling spice in the world?

7. INVENTIONS: In what year was the first commercial television sold?

8. SCIENCE: What does the pH scale measure?

9. GEOGRAPHY: In what country is the Basque language spoken?

10. ENTERTAINERS: Which entertainer’s biography was titled “Neither

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Shaken nor Stirred”?

11. POLITICAL LEADERS: Which former prime minister once managed a rock band called The Ramrods?

12. CRICKET: Who won more Ashes (pictured left) series – Steve Waugh or Shane Warne?

13. LYRICS: Name the song that contains this lyric: “It’s reported you’ve been drinkin’ and a runnin’ round with men and goin’ wild, And we don’t believe you oughta be a bringin’ up your little girl this way.”

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Business & Rural

Let the positive in

BY KERRIE PHIPPS BUSINESSWOMAN

EOPLE are inspiring; sometimes, in big, unmistakable ways, and often in small, but significant ways.

Those who make good things happen often do so with little fanfare, and that’s how they wish it to be. Many others would agree, and say “rightly so. They’re just doing what needs to be done. It’s not hard to be helpful, kind and honest.”

However, I’d like to encourage a little more fanfare, more celebrating of good things happening because of kind people – and for a very good reason. The dark and dreadful news gets too much airplay, simply because the human brain is fascinated by and attracted to drama, but when we focus on good news, hope increases.

Hope inspires, and recharges our energy - then more good things happen. Happiness is contagious. So is negativity, so choose what you’d rather infect people with, and be affected by. We’re surrounded by positivity and good news; so let’s put a spotlight on it.

It’s so easy to miss good news in the everyday, just as you could miss an edition of Weekender if you’re away for a few days, or have a particularly big week.

One amazing thing I’d been un-

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aware of until recently is the num- it. Even if it’s been the hardest ber of trucks driving through here days (or weeks) work they’ve ever with volunteer drivers, taking done, there’s a sense of accomdonated hay to drought affected plishment, pride and gratitude farmers in Queensland. that lingers longer than any sore My dad was one of those drivers muscles. a month or so back, and I didn’t Another good reason to celgive it much thought, as it was ebrate and acknowledge good ‘nothing new’. I have many child- news is that it sets an example – A hood memories of Dad loading ‘new normal’. It also inspires more up his truck from positive change. his hay shed and We have a choice driving it to Cobar, ` to lean toward posMelbourne and Even if it’s been itivity in so many other places after the hardest days moments throughfires had destroyed out our day. everything, and (or weeks) work I witnessed a Nyngan after ex- they’ve ever done, road rage moment treme flooding. It’s there’s a sense of in Sydney recentjust something he accomplishment, ly, when a Toyota did. driver ahead of us And then a pride and gratitude misjudged a corfew weeks later, that lingers longer ner, and slowed the my brother took than any sore traffic by a little retime off work to muscles. versing to straightdrive one of these en up. The nearby trucks.

That’s BMW driver had no when I learned it was a much patience for this and wasn’t going bigger, well-organised operation to let Mr Toyota off the hook. with hundreds of people involved, In stop-start traffic, Mr BMW making an incredible difference. drove up beside Mr Toyota and (If you missed this amazing se- shouted, arms waving, through ries of events too, search for ‘Bur- his drivers window. Not satisfied rumbuttock Hay Runners’ on Fa- with this, he then let the other cebook or Google) driver move ahead, then raced This is what people do when up to the other side of the car, so they see others in need. Espe- he could rant out of his passencially people who’ve known hard ger window at the driver of the times. Someone helped them, and Toyota. they’re keen to do what they can This happened several times, for someone else. And they love driving ahead, dropping back,

changing lanes and ranting at every opportunity. It was ridiculous, and dangerous to other cars on the road. My friend who was driving asked me to video the scene, and hoping that the BMW driver would notice and pull his head in. This eventually happened, either because he’d finally vented enough, or because he saw a camera held out the window of the car behind him.

What a way to start the day! If he could let it go, and find something more positive to focus on than another driver’s mistake, he could have enjoyed his morning more.

A friend described her moment of choice in this kind of situation, “I don’t want to get lost in possible indignation when there is a flow of blessings to stay in.”

There’s often an opportunity for indignation – but do you really want to take it?

One could be annoyed about the number of trucks driving through Dubbo, not knowing the drivers, or their kindness. We don’t know someone else’s story.

Our community is blessed with many generous souls who make Dubbo the friendly, welcoming place it is, and I trust you’ll notice them this week, and maybe give them a thumbs up, a smile and a thank you. And maybe you’ll recognise the difference your smile makes, and shine your light a little more.

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Central West Orana Regional Business Awards Finalists Announced THE NSW Business Chamber has announced the finalists for the 2016 Central West Orana Regional Business Awards.

Now in its fourth year, the Central West Orana Regional Business Awards recognise excellence in business, leadership, entrepreneurship, ethics, sustainability, innovation, business growth and employment practices across the Central West, Orana and Far West regions.

Winners will be announced at a Gala Dinner and Award Celebration on Friday, May 6, 2016.

Winners of the 2016 Central West Orana Regional Business Awards will represent the region at the NSW Business Chamber’s State Business Awards held in November in Sydney.

Central West Orana NSW Business Chamber regional manager, Vicki Seccombe, said this year’s finalists represent a fantastic cross section of businesses from right across the Central West, Orana and Far West regions.

“These awards are a wonderful opportunity to celebrate excellence in the local business community and showcase their success at a local, regional and state level.

“Last year we were very pleased to see Dubbo-based entrepreneur Abe Damen from Kitchen and Renovation Concepts take out the state’s top honour for “Young Entrepreneur of the Year”.

“Based on the calibre of this year’s finalists, I expect that our Regional Winners will again do very well at the NSW Business Chamber State Awards held lat-

er this year,” Seccombe said.

The 2016 Central West Orana Regional Business Awards finalists are: Young Business Executive David Berryman, Green Homes Australia, Orange Kate Wright, Dubbo City Council, Dubbo Young Entrepreneur Samuel Jacob Farraway, Hertz, Bathurst Andrew Bassett, Fitness Focus, Dubbo Ryan Cunningham, Bent Food & Wine, Parkes.

Business Leader Melissa Gregory, Bobbies Clothing, Orange Stan Williams, Macquarie Safety, Bathurst Justine Richards, Regand Park Early Childhood Education Centre, Dubbo Rebecca Miller, La Bella, Parkes.

Excellence in Innovation H E Silos, Forbes Viatek Central West NSW, Orange Bathurst Chiropractic, Bathurst Kitchen & Renovation Concepts, Dubbo.

Excellence in Business Ethics H E Silos, Forbes Peter O’Brien Constructions, Blayney Bendigo Bank, Orange Luka Group Accountants & Advisors, Dubbo.

Excellence in Small Business Globe Home Timber & Hardware, Broken Hill Collins Booksellers, Orange CityFit Gym, Bathurst The Skin Corrective Centre, Dubbo Parkes Betta Electrical, Parkes Alive Health, Orange Bentivoglio Olives & Rylstone Olive Press, Rylstone.

Employer of Choice Geolyse, Orange Macquarie Medi Spa, Bathurst Regand Park Early Childhood Education Centre, Dubbo Kenny Spring Solicitors, Oberon.

Excellence in Business H E Silos, Forbes Almighty Industries, Orange Hynash Constructions, Bathurst Transforce, Dubbo GWS Personnel, Parkes CareWest, Orange.

Excellence in Sustainability Bathurst Regional Council, Bathurst Regand Park Early Childhood Education Centre, Dubbo.

Local Chamber of Commerce Bathurst Business Chamber, Bathurst Orange Business Chamber, Orange Parkes Chamber of Commerce, Parkes.

Webinars for Landholders on Mining and Coal Seam Gas NSW Farmers will hold a series of webinars in April and May, for landholders on mining and coal seam gas, including land access arrangements and landholder rights.

“With minerals, coal and coal seam gas exploration titles covering 21 per cent of NSW, farmers are increasingly facing competition for use of their land from mining and petroleum companies,” NSW Farmers CEO Matt Brand said.

“NSW Farmers provides an information service for members and non-members to ensure they are informed when making decisions regarding their land, water and interests, when considering mining and coal seam gas proposals in their area or when dealing with an exploration company which seeks access to their land.

“Farmers and landholders want up to date and accurate information on mining and coal seam gas from a source they trust, and these webinars are an opportunity for landholders to get that information and to ask any questions they have.”

Three webinars will cover the following: Land Access and Acquisition, How

How to sell a business – ignore suppliers at your peril!

I F you are trying to work out how to sell a business for the maximum, or if you are just ensuring that you improve its ability to sell and its business valuation, one of the key areas that prospective purchasers will look at in due diligence is your suppliers. Yes, it’s common to think customers are important as part of the sale process but here are some tips that you should consider when making your business a more robust proposition should you decide to sell around your suppliers.

1. Have supplier agreements in place FOR major suppliers to your business, it’s always better to have agreements in place so that any buyer has some certainty for a period of time once they have purchased your business. The last thing they would want is the risk that, soon after taking over, a major supplier might decide to either leave or completely change terms which could have a huge impact on the ability to sustain the profitability of the past. Re-

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member, business valuers will generally consider what is the future maintainable earnings of your business. When valuing a business they will determine whether past profits need to be adjusted up or down depending on whether risk has been minimised. Agreements with your suppliers will minimise this risk and increase the overall business valuation and your asking price.

2. Ensure supplier dependency is low or alternatives exist HAVING agreements in place is one thing but if your business relies on a couple of major suppliers, what happens if they cannot supply to you should they close down or become insolvent, for example.

Be vigilant that you have alternatives and a back-up plan in place should you be in this position. Make sure you can demonstrate these alternatives to anybody, such as small business accountants or advisors who are assessing due diligence within your business.

3. Minimise lead times on major products HAVING long lead times will not be a good look for anyone who is considering buying your business. Determine ways to

improve lead times with your current suppliers or seek others who can provide you with supplies sooner.

4. Show history of low level returns/credits on products IF I were to look at a business as part of due diligence, one area I would look at is the level of returns and credits from my suppliers. A long and large history of these suggest that the products we sell are faulty and will generally give the seller a bad reputation. Never a good thing when operating a profitable business or when trying to sell.

Of course, the inefficiency of dealing with returns and the time taken to appease customers is never desirable. The impact on profitability can be enormous.

Does your business have

Landholders can have their say on mining and CSG projects, and Recent developments in mining and CSG regulation.

“We’ve had excellent feedback from farmers and landholders who have attended past workshops,” Mr Brand said. “‘Great information, vibrant and engaging presenters with good practical examples’, one Riverina farmer commented.

The details of the webinars are: Land Access and Acquisition – 4pm to 5pm, Thursday, April 28.

How Landholders can have their say on mining and CSG – 4pm to 5pm, Thursday, May 5.

Recent developments in mining and CSG regulation - 4pm to 5pm, Thursday, May 12.

The webinars are free for both NSW Farmers members and non-members and will be held as part of the NSW Farmers Mining and Coal Seam Gas Communications Project which is funded by the NSW Government.

The webinars will be conducted by NSW Farmers Mining and Coal Seam Gas Officer Daniel Coulton. All webinars will be recorded and made available on the website.

In order to participate you only need a computer and a steady internet connection. For more information on mining and coal seam gas or the workshops, landholders can contact the Landholder Mining and Coal Seam Gas Hotline on 1300 794 000. RSVPs are not essential but to assist planning can be made to Daniel Coulton on (02) 9478 1009 or by email tocoultond@nswfarmers.org.au.

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5. Have control over price increases A PROSPECTIVE purchaser should be wary of what affect it would have on customer retention should prices of supplies suddenly jump by 10 per cent. If a supplier did this, can this be passed onto our customers or would they leave? This affects profits in two ways. If we cannot pass the increase on, margins will be lower. Secondly if we do increase our prices to cover or partly cover the increase then they may leave, seeing us lose volume and therefore lower customers and lower sales.

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major increases to take place for a certain time period. Ensure these agreements are in place for a significant period at the time you are trying to sell.

6. Volume pricing – how it could hinder your sale VOLUME pricing can be a great thing and improve margins.

However, if I am looking at buying your business, can I be reasonably confident that the business can continue to sell quantities into the future postsale to ensure these discounts are obtained and again showing the future profits worked out in the business valuation are maintainable?

The trick here is to have corresponding contracts with your customers, if possible, that allow you to show that these margins will be maintained.

Conclusion: WHEN looking to sell a business, there is often much hype about making sure that customers will stay and maintain their spend after the new owner takes the reins.

However, analysing key suppliers can be just as important, and having things in place with these suppliers will not only make it much easier to sell the business but also obtain a much higher price!

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Lifestyle

Rural Rescue Package HE AMA and the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) are calling on the major political parties ahead of the 2016 Federal election to commit to practical and affordable reforms to improve health services for people in rural and remote Australia.

The AMA and the RDAA released this week, their updated joint Rural Rescue Package – Building a Sustainable Future for Rural Practice – which sets out an achievable plan to build a strong rural medical workforce to underpin and build expanded health resources and services in rural Australia.

The Package details strategies to increase the number of doctors to work in rural Australia and stay for the long term, and programs to ensure ongoing skills development for the rural medical workforce.

RDAA president, Dr Ewen McPhee, said today that the Rural Rescue Package initiatives, which propose two tiers of support to revitalise and sustain rural medical services, offer the best path for delivering much-needed doctors to the bush now and into the future.

“Rural medicine is a challenging and rewarding career that is different from metropolitan practice in terms of isolation, costs, scope, and complexity,” Dr McPhee said.

“Rural doctors see patients in their general practices by day, often provide on-call and after-hours emergency services during the night, and many perform procedures at the local hospital on a regular basis.

“They are highly-skilled and provide a critical service to rural and remote communities.

But, over the past two decades, many rural and remote communities have found it increasingly difficult to attract and retain doctors with the right mix of skills to meet their health and medical needs, including GPs with advanced skills training who can provide acute services in the hospital setting.

“The Rural Rescue Package would make a huge difference in attracting to country communities the right doctors with the right skills to the right places, now and into the future.”

AMA vice president, Dr Stephen Parnis, said rural Australians deserve a level of access to high quality medical services that is comparable to people who live in cities and major regional centres. “The key is to attract and retain

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doctors to work in country towns and communities across the nation so they can become integral members of their local communities,” Dr Parnis said.

“Successive Federal Governments have introduced a range of initiatives to attract and retain doctors in rural and remote areas, but without enduring success in many areas.

“Some gains have been made, but the maldistribution of doctors - both in terms of geography and skills – persists, and the sustainability of some rural health services remains under threat.

“The major political parties must learn from these experiences, consult with the medical profession, including with local doctors, and look to other ideas such as those in the Package.

“A commitment by the major parties to implement the Rural Rescue Package before or during the next term of Federal Parliament would send a strong message to rural communities desperate for better health services.

“The Package offers a sustainable future for rural medical practice, and a sustainable

Australia’s Biggest Blood Pressure Check ORE than a thousand New South Wales residents have received a life-saving wakeup call discovering they were at serious risk of stroke after taking part in Australia’s Biggest Blood Pressure Check this month.

As the campaign reaches its midpoint, a shocking 1,500 New South Wales residents have been urgently referred onto their doctor for advice on how to lower their stroke risk and improve their health.

Stroke Foundation New South Wales executive officer, Teresa Howarth, urged local residents to continue to take advantage of the free checks.

“An alarming number of people have been identified with high blood pressure, most of whom had no idea they are at risk of stroke prior to the check,’’ Ms Howarth said.

“Those that have been referred on to their doctor include men and women aged 30 to 80, from right across the community – stroke does not discriminate.

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“Currently, one in six of us will have a stroke in our lifetime, but it doesn’t have to be this way, many strokes can be prevented. These early results highlight that far too many of us remain unaware of the steps we can take to protect ourselves from unnecessary death and disability caused by stroke.

“Let’s take the pressure down this month and raise awareness of the link between high blood pressure and stroke. Take advantage of a free, quick and simple check anytime this month at an Australia’s Biggest Blood Pressure Check site near you,” she said.

The Stroke Foundation in partnership with Priceline Pharmacy is delivering free blood pressure checks at Westfield Chatswood this week and at Priceline Pharmacy stores across the state during April. The campaign aims to deliver 50,000 free blood pressure checks around the country and raise vital awareness of the risks associated with stroke during the month.

workforce of well-trained rural doctors for our rural and remote communities for many years to come.”

The first tier of the Package is designed to encourage more GPs, other specialists, and registrars to work in rural areas. It takes into account the greater isolation of rural practice, both for doctors and their families.

The second tier is aimed at boosting the number of doctors in rural areas with essential advanced skills training in a range of areas such as obstetrics, surgery, anaesthetics, acute mental health, and emergency medicine.

Rural areas need doctors with strong skills in these areas to ensure that communities have access to appropriate acute services locally, including on-call emergency services.

It is envisaged that the Package would be implemented via the Commonwealth’s existing Service Incentive Program (SIP) and incentives would be calculated as a loading on rural doctors’ Medicare billings, or as a special payment for salaried rural doctors. The loading would increase with the rurality of the doctor/practice.

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Orchid House a 21 year old trove of delicate treasures

BY YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY EDITOR

T’S taken many months in the making, but life member of the Dubbo and Orana Region Orchid Society (DOROS), Michael Murphy, has published a book about the organisation’s 21 year history and will launch it on a special workshop weekend, on Saturday, April 30.

Called “21 years with Doros” the book has been published locally, through Dubbo Printing Works, and features photographs and stories from past and present members.

Based in Orchid House in The Park, the DOROS glasshouse is home to well over 1,000 orchids, grown there with tender loving care by society members.

“We encourage anyone to come down and visit the glasshouse to see what we do, we meet on the last Wednesday of the month in the club’s meeting rooms adjacent to the glasshouse, and we welcome new members to the society, any time. Once you get started, it is addictive,” Michael warns.

Orchid House has long been a landmark in Victoria Park’s green-

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scape, and it’s foggy windows really don’t prepare you for the lush abundance of plant life inside.

Brights green foliage abounds with smatterings of colour, muted light filters through the frosted corrugated ceiling and the atmosphere is meditative - you can almost hear the plants growing.

Exotic as orchids are, as Michael explains to Dubbo Weekender, there are orchids the world over, growing in all climates from desert to snow.

Miniature orchids can be so tiny, a magnifying glass is required to view them.

Without a doubt, they are a beautiful flower.

“Orchids always have five parts to them,” Micheal says, referring to the five petals which are a feature.

The glass house is usually open to the public on Sundays from 9am to 11am. Entry is free but gold coin donations are appreciated.

“21 Years with DOROS” by Michael Murphy, will be launched on Saturday, April 30, and an Orchid Workshop is also planned to commemorate the milestone. All are welcome.

For more information please contact DOROS on 6887 3221 or email dubboandoranaregionorchidsoc@gmail. com.

Michael Murphy, lifetime member of the Dubbo and Orana Region Orchid Society (DOROS) with his book to be launched at Orchid House on Saturday, April 30. PHOTOS: DUBBO WEEKENDER

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Mountain Stream This stunning shot was captured on GoPro by Dubbo photographer, James Lalor.

Shot on a recent adventure the image shows a Snowy River Crossing near Charlotte Pass. How crystal clear is that stream? Thanks for sharing your EPIC PHOTO, James!

Epic pictures wanted!!

Got a great shot and want to share it to the world? Then you’re invited to send it in to be published on these pages for readers of Dubbo Weekender to enjoy. Please Include your name, a contact number and a brief description of where and when the photograph was taken. For best reproduction, images need to be 300dpi. Please email them to feedback@ dubboweekender. com.au

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Absolutely floorless:

BY SAM WYLIE-HARRIS CHOOSING new flooring can be daunting, especially when you consider the groundwork that goes into crafting the perfect floor plan.

Along with being practical, your flooring choice needs to suit your space and style – and there’s a wide array of contemporary design options, whether you opt for tiles, mosaics, stone, wood or carpet.

All you have to do is step up and choose the right one for you...

ON THE TILES “A hallway is used day in, day out, as a high footfall area, so hard-wearing materials work brilliantly, says Sian O’Neill,

Hexagon Carbon Infusion Polished Tile

head of marketing a tiling company. “For a contemporary look, modular patterns are a key trend, with geometric shapes laid in a linear format.”

Flooring in pale, soft shades will help create a bright, airy entrance. A good tip is to use grey grout, instead of conventional white, as it gives a modern look and stays looking

Stabledoor Modular Tile

Rustic Timeless Oak flooring. If you’re on a budget but love the aged oak look, laminate flooring is a cost effect alternative to the real thing, along with being durable and hard-wearing. Photos: PA

Grow ivy topiary from cuttings

BY DONNA ERICKSON

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN

EVEN if you don’t have a backyard, you can share in the joy of gardening.

Let’s start with what you already might have growing indoors: Is there an ivy plant that’s been sending off new, bright-green shoots? If so, give it a trim and pot a new plant or two using the cuttings. This whimsical topiary-style ivy plant will be at home on a deck or porch or in a child’s bedroom.

We have a beauty at our house that lives happily on an upper windowsill in a sunny room. With new, healthy growth trailing in all directions, I clipped off several 25cm vines, removed the leaves beneath the bottom nodes, and placed the new cuttings in a large, clear mason jar of warm water. Before long, we could see roots growing. Why not pot and wind the ivy into a mini topiary or two, and give them away?

Friendship plants, I thought. And a fun gardening project for kids.

Here’s how: z Fill a 9cm flowerpot with drainage

fresh, even after lots of impact with muddy boots or wet paws!

In living rooms, the trend for indoor/outdoor living is huge, and growing in popular-

hole with good potting soil. Water. z Cut a 55cm length of strong, bendable wire (or clip off a 55cm length from a wire coat hanger). Bend it into a 12cm-tall heart or circular shape. Twist the loose ends together tightly and poke the twisted portion vertically into the damp soil. The form should be upright and stable. z Dig a hole in the soil to the right side of the form, remove one of the 25cm well-rooted cuttings and plant it in the hole. Fill with soil. Repeat on the left side. Tamp down soil.

Carefully wrap the ivy around the wire form.

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transform your home Beige Mix Tiles ity. “The key to achieving this style of living space is keeping it seamless, to create one complete, unified living area,” say O’Neill.

“Laying the same flooring through to your patio will extend your living room, bringing the indoors outside and creating an even bigger space.”

current interior trends, and are perfect for use throughout.

“Based on the striking patchworks and patterns of Mediterranean decor, Moroccan tile designs are a popular and refreshing option when it comes to tiling a floor space,” notes wall and floor expert Callum Chester. “They create a statement focal point that instantly injects charm and character into any room.”

And don’t forget, linear tiles and geometric shapes can be introduced to the bathroom, to accent bathroom furniture.

STONE ME

Bleached Maple Tiles

This look is perfect for any home, large or compact, and can completely change the way you view the spaces you live in. Hexagons and geometric patterns on tiles tick all the

For a modern feel in a neutral scheme, natural stone floors are always desirable, especially when they’re highly polished to reflect light. This gives the illusion of more space and can be enriched by metal bar stools in a kitchen, or a free standing bath with traditional cast iron feet in bathrooms.

Venetial Jasmin (stone)

z Water regularly to keep the soil moist. As new growth appears, tuck it in and around the form for a full topiary that will look lovely for months to come.

Alternate topiary idea: Purchase a potted indoor ivy plant, or use one growing in your home. Carefully poke the straightened end of a wire shape directly into the soil as close as possible to the centre of the plant, being careful not to injure it. (The size of the shape should be in proportion to the flowerpot.)

Wrap the trailing vines evenly around the form, tying where needed with wire or string. Within a day or two in a sunny window, the vines will conform to the frame.

“Porcelain and stone flooring continue to be popular choices, as they offer both durability and a luxurious finish,” says Prity Rana, marketing manager with an interiors company. “ The many finishes and colours mean there are options to complement any style of home or taste.”

Remember though; natural stone does require regular cleaning and specialist treatment to keep it in top condition, while hard-wearing porcelain and stone-effect tiles can withstand the daily trials of family living, Spaces Bruges Indoor Grey Tile floor’s joints, creating a natural look and making laminate an ideal choice if real wood flooring isn’t an option,” says Heather Taylor, a floor coverings buyer at a major retailer.

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and provide a forgiving backdrop without being as highmaintenance – worth considering in a well-used room.

the light – this makes them just as adaptable for living rooms as they are for hallways, stairs and studies.”

Richardson agrees: “ We’re seeing the return of striped carpets as a popular choice for the home. Stripes are great for widening or lengthening a room, adding that extra dimension that some spaces are lacking. Using striped carpet is also an easy way to make the floor a focal point of a room.”

OAK AGED Timeless in the style stakes, natural flooring materials like oak also contrast well with marble worktops, wooden cabinets and butcher’s blocks, to style up your culinary space.

The amount of time we spend in the kitchen makes it a worthy investment, too.

“Oak flooring has become increasingly popular with consumers embracing the simplicity and natural beauty of rustic oak,” says Mike Richardson, managing director at a flooring company. “Introducing colours and soft tones, through greys and pale whites, adds a modern twist to classic materials, and the vintage feel continues to remain a popular trend.

“Dark woods are ideal for traditional schemes, adding warmth and depth to a room.”

If you’re on a budget but love the aged oak look, laminate flooring is a cost effect alternative to the real thing, along with being durable and hard-wearing.

“Most ranges incorporate authentic wood grains, which are perfectly reflected into the

NOW HERE’S A TIP

BY JOANN DERSON z For smoothie prep, we buy a large tub of plain yogurt. Then we portion it out in ice-cube trays to freeze. Once frozen, pop the yogurt cubes out and bag them with smoothie ingredients – fruits, veggies, etc.

You have only to dump the bag in the blender and add a little bit of water, and you’re drinking breakfast! – contributed by D. z To get great slices of avocado, cut in half around the pit. Then

Wool, Caribbean Days

“With an extensive array of colour choices, laminate can complement so many existing kitchen schemes, meaning a simple update of the floor can completely reinvigorate the space.”

CUE THE CARPET

Callan Brick Tile, stone effect

Neutrals, throw rugs and bold stripes are great for laying in the living room and with the growing trend for introducing pattern on the floor, you can really go to town with designs and textures.

“Whether it’s bolder chevron patterns or more subtle stripes, introducing pattern can instantly change the shape and feel of a room,” says marketing manager Emma Hopkins.

“Colourful stripes are great for elongating and widening an area, creating an illusion of a larger space, and lighter shades are perfect for brightening cramped spaces by reflecting

For the best of both worlds, those with wooden flooring can look to layer and experiment with texture.

“Rugs are easy updates and ideal for the design-savvy, looking to change the feel of the room and keep up to date with trends,” says Claire Jeffrey, floor coverings and rug buyer with the same retailer. “ Neutral lighter shades, such as grey, blues and off-whites, are particularly effective for opening up smaller spaces.

“However, bold colours and patterns are great for creating attention-grabbing designs to transform a room.”

slice or dice your avocado in the skin. Push gently on the middle of the avocado half to turn the skin inside out and free the slices. z Remove burned-on food from your pans with baking soda. Soak in hot water, and add a healthy scoop of baking soda to the soak water. Then scrub to remove.

Add more baking soda for tougher stains. z Use small stick-on hooks inside cabinet doors for oven mitts and rarely used accessories.

You can even hang a zipper-top baggie from the underside of an out-of-the-way cabinet shelf. I do

this for my specialty cake-making supplies. They are hanging from the top of a high cabinet – out of the way, but at the ready. – contributed by R.W. z Tucking away your summer clothes? For more closet storage, double-hang. On a sturdy hanger, tuck thinner items inside bulkier ones! z Whenever I am working with olive oil in the kitchen, I rub any excess into my clean hands and wipe off the extra, leaving my nails healthy and my hands soft! – contributed by C.U.

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Cloake’s foodie adventures

BY ELLA WALKER O be completely honest, I’ve always been quite a greedy person,” says Felicity Cloake simply.

Starting out behind the scenes in publishing, before realising she wanted to write herself, Cloake is best known for her Guardian column, ‘How to make the perfect...’.

Each week, she picks a dish, tries out different recipes for it, steals the best bits and then pronounces the definitive ‘perfect’ recipe at the end.

Though she already has another three books under her belt, she says working on her latest, The A-Z Of Eating, which draws on her own ideas and kitchen experiments, felt like she was “writing my own stuff for the first time”.

Featuring 26 chapters divided into her favourite ingredients (rhubarb and kale rank highly), the London-based foodie explains that she set out to “explore the possibilities of the ingredients beyond the obvious”, and “shake people out of their comfort zone”.

As a result, recipes for homemade Angel Delight and minicheese and Marmite donuts rub shoulders with Guinness jelly (“It’s so satisfying bringing it to the table and having it all wobbly”), and even a Japanese noodle version of carbonara.

“I really love Angel Delight, I don’t eat it really any more but I’ve got this nostalgic fondness for it, and I thought it must be possible to recreate it without all of the weird preservatives and emulsifiers you find on the back of the packet,” says Cloake, who went and invented her own version of the classic butterscotch flavour. “I think it might even be – I hesitate to say it, because it’s a bold claim – but more delicious than the original!”

Those mini-cheese and marmite bites were born from time spent wondering why there are so few savoury doughnuts to be found.

“I’m a bit of a purist when it comes to doughnuts, and I’m not a big fan of these really overstuffed, very sweet ones that are quite fashionable at the moment. I like them to be quite

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savoury and then you get that nice pop of jam,” muses Cloake.

“I started thinking about molten cheese, then I couldn’t resist trying it out and was so happy when they worked.

“I don’t often get the chance to cook the stuff I might be inclined to cook, because I’m always testing recipes for the column,” she adds.

Is there anything she’s featured in the past, that she did to death and now can’t eat?

“Trifle I would never get sick of, but there are some things,” Cloake begins.

“I did ‘perfect’ hummus and I haven’t been able to make it since,” she admits with a grimace. “I loved hummus before, but when you really over-eat something, you just can’t face it. There are some things – quite a lot actually – that I’m taking a break from.”

Of course, there are also some ingredients she just can’t abide regardless.

“My brother used to put tinned tuna in sandwiches when he was looking after me, and now, eww, the smell turns my stomach,” she says with a laugh. “Truffles I really would love to like, because truffles are one of those things that’s meant to be completely delicious and people go mad for them, and I can’t see it.

“I was reading recently that with truffles, like coriander, there might be some sort of genetic reason why some people enjoy them and some can’t stand them,” she adds.

“Science isn’t my strong point, but I do think it’s quite important for people that are interested in food to at least try and understand the chemistry behind it, and why some things work and some things don’t, because that makes you a better cook in the long run.”

When it comes to inspiration, Cloake always reaches for Diana Henry’s books (“I think she’s brilliant, everything she’s done”), Giorgio Locatelli’s Made In Italy and “anything by Nigel Slater”.

“He’s the man who got me into cooking in the first place,” she says, recalling the uninspiring recipe books her mum had in the Eighties. “Suddenly, Nigel Slater came along, and he wrote so

Off the rack

BY ANGELA SHELF MEDEARIS

THE KITCHEN DIVA

Lamb is traditionally the meat from young sheep that are less than one year old. This delicious meat is enjoyed by some families more than others. This is often a case of not knowing how to select the best cuts of lamb, or misinformation about the meat having a strong “gamey” flavour.

Labelling methods often allow a confusing number of packaging terms as it pertains to lamb – including “natural”, “pasture-raised” or “grass-fed”. These terms are permitted even though the animal may spend little or no time in a natural setting, in a pasture or grazing on grass. The label to look for to purchase the best-quality lamb

Felicity Cloake. Photos: PA Photo/A J Levy.

wonderfully and made it sound fun, and the photography was beautiful.

“I was like, ‘Ohh, this is a bit more interesting than I thought it was’.”

meat is “100 per cent grass-fed”. This type of lamb has a buttery, tender quality.

Lamb is usually available in five different cuts, including the shoulder, rack, shank/ breast, loin and leg. “Rack of lamb” usually refers to a rib cut that includes nine ribs and can be split into rib roasts. Lamb “chops” can come from several different cuts, such as “rib chops” and “loin chops”. You also might see “blade” and “arm” chops in the meat section of the supermarket; these chops come from the shoulder. Sirloin chops are another type; these come from the leg. Additionally, many butchers sell ground lamb that is used to make burgers, meat loaf or sauces.

One hundred per cent grass-fed lamb is a significant source of B vitamins and niacin.

It also is an excellent source of omega-3

Feeling adventurous? Here are three ingenious recipes from Cloake’s new book...

fats, depending on the diet of the mother and the lamb. Grass-fed lamb has been shown to average at least 25 per cent more omega-3s than conventionally fed lamb.

Consumption of omega-3 fats has been associated with decreased risk of inflammation and heart disease.

In Australia, where lamb is raised in abundance and eaten regularly, recent studies show it as the top omega-3 food in the daily diet. In regions of some other countries without easy access to fish, lamb sometimes has been shown to provide more omega-3s than any other food in the diet.

My recipe for Asian-Style Lamb Loin Chops uses these tender chops, infuses them in a flavourful marinade and then quickly roasts them. Lamb loin chops are similar in cut to a beef T-bone steak. The

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PEACH AND MOZZARELLA SALAD WITH CRISPY LEMON ZEST AND BASIL (Serves 2) 1 large unwaxed lemon 6tbsp olive oil 2-3 fairly ripe peaches or nectarines 1 ball of buffalo mozzarella 4 sprigs of basil Peel the zest from the lemon in strips, keeping them as thin as possible to avoid the bitter white pith. Scrape any pith off the peel with a sharp knife, then cut the strips into long thin lengths. Put a plate lined with kitchen paper by the hob.

Heat the oil in a small frying pan and, when hot, fry the zest for about 30 seconds, until just beginning to crisp and colour. Use a slotted spoon to scoop on to the paper to drain, and allow the oil in the pan to cool.

Juice the lemon and whisk the cooled oil into two tablespoons of the juice. Season to taste.

Slice the peaches and divide between two small plates in a circle. Sprinkle with a little of the dressing, then tear the mozzarella over the top.

Spoon over a little more dressing, season, and sprinkle with the lemon zest strips and torn basil leaves to serve.

The A-Z Of Eating by Felicity Cloake is published in hardback by Fig Tree.

LAMB ‘PORCHETTA’ WITH SALSA VERDE

SHRIMP AND GRITS WITH BACON AND PARMESAN (Serves 2) 500ml chicken stock 250ml milk 100g stoneground grits (you can find them online, alternatively use cornmeal or polenta) 1tbsp double cream 40g Parmesan or Grana Padano, grated 2 rashers of smoked streaky bacon, finely chopped 10 large raw prawns, peeled and deveined, but tails left on A small bunch of chives Salt and pepper Combine the stock and milk in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer, then pour over the grits, whisking vigorously to combine.

Turn down the heat to low and simmer for about 20-30 minutes, until the grits are thick and creamy, stirring regularly to make sure they aren’t sticking.

Once they’re ready, take off the heat and stir in the cream and cheese, then season to taste. Keep warm while you cook the topping.

Heat a dry frying pan over a medium-high heat and fry the bacon until crisp and beginning to brown. Scoop out with a slotted spoon and add the prawns. Saute until pink on both sides, then scoop out and add to the bacon (if you leave them in the hot pan while you assemble the dish they will continue cooking).

Divide the grits between two shallow bowls. Top with the prawns, then scatter the bacon around them. Finally, snip over the chives to serve.

chops should be at least an inch thick and contain a portion of the loin and tenderloin. They cook quickly on the grill or under the broiler, and are best when allowed to develop a caramelized crust with a pink, juicy centre.

ASIAN-STYLE LAMB LOIN CHOPS

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(Makes 4 servings.)

This lamb dish could be served at an elegant dinner for company or as a simple, weeknight meal.

Prep, cooking and clean-up are easy because the chops are marinated in the dish they bake in.

Lamb loin chops are best when medium-rare, which takes about

20 minutes in the oven. The Asian flavours of the marinade bathe the chops as they cook and create a delicious sauce for rice or noodles.

8 (2.5cm thick) lamb loin chops 1/2 cup fish sauce 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup apple or pineapple juice 1/4 cup vegetable oil 3 tablespoons soy sauce 6 medium garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 tablespoon ground coriander 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

(Serves 6) 2tbsp black peppercorns 1/2-1tbsp red chilli flakes 3tbsp fennel seeds 1.5kg boned lamb breast (probably 2 or 3) 6 garlic cloves, crushed 4tbsp chopped thyme and rosemary 1/2tsp bicarbonate of soda Salt For the Salsa Verde: 1 large bunch of basil 1 large bunch of flat-leaf parsley 6 anchovies (rinsed if packed in salt) 2tbsp capers (rinsed if packed in salt) 1 garlic clove, crushed Juice of 1/2 a lemon 1tsp Dijon mustard Olive oil Salt and pepper Between 16 and 48 hours before you want to eat the lamb, depending on how long you have to marinate it, put the peppercorns, chilli flakes and fennel seeds into a hot dry frying pan and toast for a minute or so, or until aromatic. Allow to cool slightly, then crush in a pestle and mortar.

Lay the lamb breast or breasts out flat on a board, fat side down, and salt generously. Spread over the crushed garlic (unfortunately, fingers are the easiest thing to use – rub them with lemon juice afterwards to help neutralize the smell), followed by the crushed spices and chopped herbs. Roll up tightly from one of the short ends and tie with string in several places. Rub the skin with bicarbonate of soda and a little more salt, then refrigerate overnight, or for up to 48 hours.

Take the meat out of the fridge an hour or so before you want to cook it, to bring it up to room temperature. Heat the oven to 240C/gas 9 and roast the lamb for about 30 minutes, until golden, then turn down the heat to 170C/gas 3 and roast for a further two to twoand-a-half hours, or until the meat is very tender. Rest for at least 20 minutes in a warm place.

To make the Salsa Verde, whiz the herbs, anchovies, capers and garlic up in a food processor (or roughly chop and then pound in a pestle and mortar if you’re feeling more energetic), then beat in the lemon juice and mustard, followed by enough olive oil to make a thick sauce – it doesn’t need to be super smooth. Taste and season or add more lemon juice if necessary.

Cut the lamb into thick slices and serve with the Salsa Verde.

3 stalks green onions, roots removed and discarded, white and green parts chopped 8 lime wedges, optional 2 cups brown or white steamed rice or noodles 1. To marinate the lamb: Mix the fish sauce, honey, water, juice, oil, soy sauce, garlic, coriander, lime juice, black pepper and cayenne pepper together in a baking dish, approx 30x20cm size. Lay the lamb chops in a single layer in the marinade and turn to coat. Cover, refrigerate and marinate at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours, turning the lamb at least once during the marinating time.

2. Heat the oven to 220C/425F,

and arrange a rack in the middle of the oven. Remove the lamb from the refrigerator and allow it to sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes. Roast uncovered about 15 minutes. Turn the chops over and continue to roast until they register 55C/130F on an instant-read thermometer, plus another 5 minutes for medium rare or 5 to 6 additional minutes for medium.

3. Remove the dish to a wire rack and let the chops rest for 5 minutes. Garnish with the green onions and lime wedges. Serve with the sauce, steamed rice or noodles.

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TRAVEL.

Landing an opportunity at Anzac Cove airport. That would save a little time. Plan C would see me meeting them at the Hook of Holland on the day they were bringing HE three of us sat there arguing in a our campervan across the English Chantiny backpacker’s hostel room in Synnel to the European Continent. tagma Square in the heart of Athens, Greece. We were young and enthusiastic Since this was pre-internet / Facebook when we first set off on a round-the-world / mobile phones, we even needed a Plan backpacking trip of a lifetime but it was D which was for me to make my own way quickly marred by broken travel plans. to Paris. Plan D was for me to wait at the “closest foot of the Eiffel Tower to the The bus that was supposed to get us north or north-east every day at 3:00pm”. from Athens to Istanbul in Turkey turned out not to be a one-day drive, but rather a With a solid and infallible plan in place, three-day ordeal. At least this was accordI jumped on that flight and within an hour ing to an Australian girl we met at the bus or so, I was in Istanbul but still had no idea station in Athens who had just completed how I was going to make it down to the the trip in reverse.

Gallipoli Peninsula in time. It was already late in the afternoon on April 24.

It was the day before Anzac Day in 1990. All three of us had one key ‘bucket I was told of a large bus station in town list’ item that we wanted to tick off on this and jumped quickly into a cab and asked trip. One friend wanted to go to the Forthe driver to take me there. He literally mula One Grand Prix in San Marino, Italy. dropped me off on the highway and pointThe other wanted to learn about his ancesed over towards some dilapidated buildtors by visiting some old battlefield sites in ings. I was saying “bus… bus…”. He conScotland. tinued to nod and point.

Mine was to travel to Gallipoli for the With backpack shouldered and my pris75th Anniversary of the landing. This was tine slouch hat in-hand, I wandered over the year the Australian Government took a grassy paddock toward the buildings. I the remaining few veterans back to where walked through a small alley between two they’d once experienced hell on earth. buildings and on the other side I was reI was a member of the Army Reserve at lieved to see dozens of buses. It was startthe time (41st Battalion Royal NSW Regiing to get dark so I had to quickly find a ment) and managed to become part of the way to Gallipoli which was about a fourofficial Australian Contingent. hour drive.

I simply couldn’t miss this opportunity I was in one of the bus offices trying to but time was running out - as were options buy a ticket, shadowed by a bunch of exfor getting us there. We looked at hiring tremely tall Turks. One looked at me and a car but weren’t allowed to take it out of said, “ANZAC!” at the top of his voice. He the country. Flights were too expensive quickly grabbed my slouch hat which I’d and there were no other more direct bus or been protecting for my entire trip; trytrain services. I spoke to my brother, John ing to keep it in shape and I must admit, on the phone and told him of my dilemma. kind of hiding it as I was walking around Istanbul.

He said “you have an emergency MasterCard. Now is the time to use Immediately, I thought it. You can’t miss out on this that either he was going to opportunity so don’t worry ` souvenir the hat or I was Even if it’s been about the cost.” going to get bashed. InThe argument continued the hardest days stead, everyone smiled and back at the backpacker’s hos- (or weeks) work wanted to shake my hand. tel. My friends conceded that Some guys were even we were completely out of they’ve ever done, cheering and clapping. I’d time and that any attempt to there’s a sense of read quite a bit about the get there for the dawn ser- accomplishment, Gallipoli campaign before vice the next day was futile – pride and gratitude I left but this was the first even if we could fly to Istantime I realised just how bul so in the end, I decided to that lingers longer friendly and respectful the than any sore go it alone.

Turkish people are.

I went to a travel agent muscles.

The journey toward the but last-minute flights were Peninsular was a long one. super-expensive. She said if Of all my travels, this was I was a student, that I could get a much the time that I felt so far away from home better deal. I flashed my student pilot’s liand so alone. We travelled through the cence and that was enough to get me over night and eventually ended up in a small the line for a cheap fare. town near the water but I can’t remember the name.

I wasn’t sure how I was going to meet up with my friends again as all our flights and I think it may have been Eceabat, just travel itinerary had been pre-arranged. across the water from Çanakkale. I just Chances were that they’d have left on the woke up, still feeling lost and a long way next leg of the journey by the time I got from home. It was about 2am. I looked out back. So we came up with a plan. the window and there were dozens of people in the streets. There were even blokes Plan A assumed that all went well and playing cricket on the main road. Off in that I’d simply meet them back at the hosthe distance, I could see a sign that said tel. Plan B was that I’d meet them at the

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“Bob Hawke Bar”. My feeling of being homesick somewhat subsided.

I disembarked and immediately started asking people what was going on.

Most of the people there were Australian. They said that all roads to ANZAC Cove were closed. This was confirmed by an Australian Army Officer I ran into.

He said there was a security breach and no one was able to go and that all roads were closed with physical roadblocks.

It was something to do with drunk Australians getting out of hand at ANZAC Cove. I was so angry and a little bit ashamed. I told him that I was part of the official Australian contingent. He replied by saying that he was too and that we were all in the same boat.

I felt so close and yet so far away.

A Turkish man approached me, asking where I was trying to get to. I told him ‘Cum Camp’ and he said that he was the interpreter for our group at the same camp and that he was also stuck.

He said “if you pay for a taxi, I’ll do the talking… and maybe we can get past the roadblocks”. I immediately agreed.

But it was me that ended up doing the talking. We were stopped at a roadblock and challenged by an Australian Army Official. I told him that I was part of the Australian Contingent and absolutely HAD to be there. He replied by saying “no exceptions.” I showed him my Slouch Hat and my security papers but he was insistent.

Luckily for me, he was not as insistent as I was. After telling him my longwinded story, he felt sorry for me, I think, and finally let us through.

I arrived at Cum Camp and asked for directions to the organisers’ office where I was able to get my pass and correct paperwork. I found a power point and ironed my uniform. I tried to do a

good job but time was running out.

My priority was to get to the bus which I did. I was literally the last person to board and the bus departed straight away. I felt the most enormous amount of relief. I’d made it.

We arrived at ANZAC Cove well before sunrise. I was tasked to act as a guard at a small fenced off area right near the brass band, ordered not to let anyone in or out without the correct pass. It was quite a way up the hill but I was happy.

I had a good view of the staging area but more importantly, I’d made it.

I was behind all of the television cameras pointing down towards ANZAC Cove and just then, saw the first glimpse of light coming over the water.

As the ceremony proceeded, it began getting lighter and then it was time for the Last Post. It was very moving. Just then, all three or four of the television cameras swung around and appeared to be pointed right at me. Unbeknown to me, the Bugler playing the Last Post was right behind me. I was standing at attention and saluted, hoping that friends and family back home could see me; especially since my last contact with them was in Greece when I was telling them that I wasn’t sure if I was going to get there or not. A few people did see me.

They said I looked cold.

I’m not sure if I’d ever felt so proud and yet so humbled. There’s a saying in the military “we walk in the footsteps of legends” and there was never a truer statement for me at this time. I was only ever in the Army Reserve and never called up for active duty so my knowledge of real warfare was next to zero.

It was an eye-opening experience for me as it was the first time I’d truly thought about the sacrifices that our service men and women have made in

years gone by. But it wasn’t even the half of it. The sun wasn’t even up yet.

Uniformed soldiers were asked to come down to the Cove and invited to be the first to move from the beach and then to climb the steep, rocky cliff face to get an idea of what those brave men had done 75 years, to the day, earlier.

I struggled up the hill through thick vegetation that looked a little like saltbush. About halfway up, a whistle sounded. At this time, dozens of armed Turkish soldiers popped up from behind the bushes, only a few feet away from me. I looked one of them in the eye for a second or two but it seemed like an eternity.

Observing Australian tradition, I enjoyed a rum and milk or two like I did every ANZAC day. But this one was different. I was at one of the many cemeteries and I did my best to read every single tomb stone. I was twenty-two years old at the time and couldn’t believe that I was standing at the foot of graves of boys as young as sixteen. What a waste.

Throughout the day, we visited places such as the Nek where so many lives were lost. I’d read about just how close the fighting was but it wasn’t until I went there, that I could get even the slightest comprehension of how close things were. Fighters were separated by a single road at one point. Just a few meters wide. I can’t begin to imagine how scared and frustrated both sides must have been trying to gain that advantage on the hilltop.

Then Prime Minister, Bob Hawke officiated at Lone Pine. He had been criticised in the past for showing his emotions by crying but there were no politics on this day. Everyone teared-up, including me. To see those original diggers was, for me, witnessing a truly histori-

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cal event. Something that we will never see again. I’d never felt so privileged.

Later that night, I was having a beer with a bloke I’d met. He was an Australian guy living in France and had driven to Gallipoli for ANZAC Day. He asked how I was getting back to Athens to meet my friends. I replied by saying, “I have no idea. I have a flight booked for tomorrow morning out of Istanbul but I have no idea how I’m going to get there in time but you know what?... I don’t care.” And I didn’t.

He offered to drive me back into town so I jumped at the chance. He dropped me off late at night in this small town.

Just then a bus pulled up. It had a sign on the front that said, “Istanbul”. Ahhh, the luck of the Irish. Like a true and experienced local, I bargained the price down and was on my way.

Miraculously, I managed to make my morning flight and was back in Athens around lunch time. I bussed my way back to Syntagma Square, ready to walk down to the hostel and meet my two travel companions and brag about what they’d missed out on.

I had been without sleep and might have had a beer or two over the preceding day or two. I may have even still been reeling from its effects. I stopped in at a milk bar and grabbed a beer, cracking it as I walked out of the store. On the way out I tripped over. Struggling to regain my balance, I looked up and who was there? My two friends, of course.

Of all my travels, my trip to Gallipoli for the 75th Anniversary of the landing has by far been the highlight. Nothing else even comes close. I will never cease to be amazed by what can be achieved in a 24-hour period and I will forever be in debt to those that gave so much.

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Snap up a trip to croc country

BY DAVID MERCER HERE are signs across the Northern Territory warning people not to enter crocodile-infested waters, so I’m understandably nervous as I prepare to take a plunge with one of the killer reptiles.

I enter the Cage of Death – the terrifying title given to the glass box in front of me – for an encounter with ‘Chopper’ at Darwin’s Crocosaurus Cove.

Standing in nothing but my swimming shorts and a pair of goggles, I’m slowly lowered into a large outdoor tank containing the creature, leaving only my head above the water.

Chopper – named after the notorious Australian criminal Mark “Chopper” Read – wastes no time in approaching me.

His battle-scarred body is 5.5m long, weighs more than 1700 pounds and he has lost his two front feet after fighting younger crocodiles in the wild.

Almost immediately, he begins circling the cage with his yellow eyes fixed on the human snack that has landed in the water.

“Try a handstand for the photographer,” one of the keepers shouts to me. Trying acrobatic moves is the last thing on my mind, as I’m more concerned about keeping all my body parts intact.

Quickly, however, my initial fears are overcome by the aweinspiring sight of a saltwater crocodile at such close proximity, and I spend the rest of my time in the tank marvelling at the huge reptile in front of me.

I have travelled to the Northern Territory for a tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of the region’s most famous movie.

The 1986 film Crocodile Dundee, starring Paul Hogan, was shot in various locations around the territory and veteran guide Graeme Hockey knows the impact it had in promoting Australia’s Top End. “That movie put the Northern Territory on the map for tourism,” he says. “Just about every person I meet from overseas has seen Crocodile Dundee.”

We drive along the Stuart Highway and briefly pause where a single white cross stands, surrounded by empty bottles of beer and Jack Daniels.

More than a decade ago, on August 3, 1999, bushman Rod Ansell – widely regarded as the inspiration for the character Crocodile Dundee – shot dead a policeman at the roadside before being killed in return fire.

The site is close to Girraween Lagoon, the location of one of Crocodile Dundee’s most famous scenes, where his love interest Sue Charlton – played by actress Linda Kozlowski – is attacked by a crocodile. There’s no danger of a repeat incident on my visit, though, as the lagoon is drained of any water during the dry season.

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Snowy, a rare albino crocodile, has been one of the stars at Crocosaurus Cove in downtown Darwin and came from the McArthur River in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Snowy is pictured eyeing a male swimmer in the “Cage of Death”. PHOTO: AAP IMAGE/OUTER EDGE PHOTOGRAPHY

We stop at the Adelaide River Inn where one the stars of the film resides. Charlie the buffalo, who is famously lulled to sleep by Mick Dundee in the movie, is now stuffed and standing on the bar.

After arriving in Kakadu National Park, I encounter dozens of crocodiles in the East Alligator River, which was named by English explorer Phillip Parker King in the mistaken belief that it was infested by alligators.

The stretch of water is packed with crocodiles. Eleven are waiting on the river banks as our boat sets sail.

As we move slowly towards one for a closer look, there’s a sudden splash as it jumps into the water, prompting a shriek from a French couple at the front of the boat.

Tyrone, our guide talks proudly as he reveals his grandfather featured in Crocodile Dundee as one of the Aboriginal dancers.

“They all came together to watch it afterwards,” he says.

I spend the night at Wildman Wilderness Lodge in the Mary River wetlands. There is a landing strip for planes to fly in and out, and the remoteness of the site has meant the owners haven’t put locks on the

lodge doors.

I’m handed a torch to help find my way at night – and to avoid any snakes that could be lurking in the grass. The deadly Taipan snake has been seen in this area in the past.

I take an early morning tour of the local billabong with Chizo, a guide and self-confessed Crocodile Dundee addict, who says he watches the film every week.

“I really hope you guys get to see Big Arse”, he tells the tourists on my boat.

Big Arse, he explains later, is the biggest crocodile in the billabong and is thought to have taken a bite out of one of Chizo’s boats. Unfortunately, we don’t encounter the famous croc which has a photo hanging outside one of the lodge’s toilets.

After a few days in the wilderness, I take a floatplane to Sweets Lagoon for an action-packed day with Outback Floatplane Adventures.

The man behind the company, Matt Wright, is the star of the television series Outback Wrangler, which is centred on his attempts to relocate crocodiles in the wild.

He drives an airboat at speed over the swampy waters, spraying those at the front of the boat

with mud, before we climb into a helicopter for an aerial view of the lagoon.

“Don’t worry mate, you won’t fall out,” the pilot says as he spots that I’m gripping on to my seat. The helicopter, which has no doors and turns and dives at speed, is not for the faint-hearted.

Back on the ground, Matt leads a more leisurely cruise on the airboat across the lagoon for a chance to see the crocodile ‘Bonecruncher’.

We wait silently as Matt shakes his hand in the water and calls out before the massive reptile suddenly emerges next to the boat.

Meanwhile, an uninvited guest joins us during the tour as a small white heron called Rose flies on board. She stands at the front of the boat as though she is posing for photographs before clambering towards Matt to be fed.

During my stay in the Northern Territory, I spend a night at the five-star Cicada Lodge in Nitmiluk National Park. It’s an ideal location for an evening dinner cruise along the Katherine Gorge, which is just a short walk away.

The tour is led by the indigenous Jawoyn people and offers

an opportunity to see Aboriginal rock paintings. Canoeing and swimming are allowed on the day I visit because the guides are confident there are no saltwater crocodiles around.

Another spectacular sight in Nitmiluk National Park is Edith Falls, where visitors can swim below a waterfall. It’s somewhat off the beaten track and requires a decent level of fitness to reach, but the view is well worth the effort.

I spend my final night in Darwin which has been redeveloped in the last few decades in the wake of Cyclone Tracy in 1974. An exhibition at the Museum And Art Gallery Northern Territory is a fascinating insight into how the natural disaster affected Darwin, and includes a sound room where visitors can experience the eerie noises of the cyclone.

After encountering dozens of crocodiles, avoiding snakes and trying not to fall out of a helicopter, I can finally understand how Crocodile Dundee felt in New York as a fish out of water. * David Mercer was a guest of the Northern Territory tourist board. Visit www.australiasoutback.com.

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Museum displays at Fort Scratchley, Newcastle. Tours run through the Fort that defended Newcastle from Japanese submarine attack. PHOTO: AAP IMAGE/ANDREW LEESON

Steely Newcastle softens its gaze ANDREW LEESON HE old commander leads me down another tunnel and I realise I am completely lost, then he makes a joke about turning out the lights; I baulk.

“You could put me down here with all lights out and I would still find my way out,” former fort commander Carl Christie says.

Twenty years wandering the tunnels of Fort Scratchley gives him all the experience he needs to abandon me here before strolling back to surface.

Not that he would, I hope.

I am in the tunnels beneath the base that defended Newcastle against Japanese submarine shelling around 73 years ago.

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a detailed history that stretches back to 1882 as we walk.

The tunnel ends and an unbeatable view of Newcastle opens up in front of me.

I have only spent two days in Newcastle but I can trace my stay across its skyline.

A container ship glides past Nobby’s Lighthouse on its way to the docklands that were once home to city’s primary industry, coal export.

Now the waterfront has bars, restaurants and of course the Newcastle Museum.

With its collection boasting the stump from Sir Donald Bradman’s last match, original band T-shirts of Silverchair and a main exhibit designed by local students; it delves into what built Newcastle.

“In a city born out of steel and coal sometimes change is seen as loss,” Newcastle Museum manager Julie Baird tells me.

“My whole job has been to listen and reflect back those stories so we can say were we come from, what we did and why that is important,” she says.

And that isn’t far from Honeysuckle Drive, where the Civic Theatre bridges the gap between the past and present.

“Newcastle audiences are amazing,” Newcastle Cultural Director Liz Burcham says.

“There is a really strong cultural community here and it is about giving them what they want but we also want to challenge them to see something different.”

The theatre, rebuilt after a devastating earthquake in 1989, plays host to local and international talent throughout the year.

The sound of Australia’s once mullet-sporting rockers Icehouse would fill it in a couple of hours and it boasts a packed roster.

But closer to the Fort is the Bolton St Pantry which gives a taste of the new direction that the city’s dining is moving towards.

“From what I see and what I hear, not just a cafe culture but a real food culture... it’s actually growing,” Manager Zach Levien says.

“It’s a very friendly place.

People will give you a go,” Mr Levien says, sitting in his first cafe venture.

And even for a traveller it isn’t hard to feel at home in Newcastle. A warm mixture of surfing culture and relaxed locals make for a great city to explore.

I stayed on Darby Street which could be easily mistaken for a tightly packed metropolitan cafe strip, bustling with diners and drinkers.

But as I take the last photo on the Foundation Hill, the home of Fort Scratchley, a weekend

seems a little short for this city which has as much history as it does a promising future.

IF YOU GO: GETTING THERE: Newcastle is 160km north of Sydney and takes around two hours by car. Trains run from Sydney’s central station to Hamilton station.

STAYING THERE: Crown on Darby has one to four bedroom apartments located right on busy Darby Street.

PLAYING THERE: Fort Scratchley tours run daily and cost $12.50 for adults or $6.50 for children. Newcastle Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday 10am-5pm. The Civic Theatre is open for performances.

For more: fortscratchley.com. au, newcastlemuseum.com.au * The writer was a guest of Newcastle City Council Tourism.

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The Streeton Trio: Umberto Clerici cello, Emma Jardine violin Benjamin Kopp piano

BY VIVIENNE WINTHER DIRECTOR MACQUARIE CONSERVATORIUM

HREE very different trios play concerts in Dubbo in the first week of May. First up are a group of talented young musicians from Sydney Conservatorium’s tertiary program, led by pianist and Sydney Conservatorium senior lecturer David Miller, who takes the best young performers on a tour of the Central West each year to hone their performance skills.

The Sydney Conservatorium young artists on tour this May are a jazz trio of Felix Bornholdt, piano, Jacques Emery, double bass, and Alex Inman-Hislop, drums, and a classical trio of Madison Hallworth, oboe, Rebecca Allen, bassoon, with David Miller, piano. Both trios will perform in an afternoon concert of jazz and classical music on Sunday, May 1 at Macquarie Conservatorium, Dubbo.

Later that week on Friday, May 6, Macquarie Conservatorium hosts a return visit by the renowned Streeton Trio, a classical piano trio who thrilled local audiences when last here in 2013.

Violinist Emma Jardine, her husband pianist Benjamin Kopp, and cellist Umberto Clerici have been described as Australia’s most internationally successful piano trio, with razor-sharp technical and interpretive gifts.

Felix Bornholdt from the jazz trio, Madison Hallworth from the wind and piano trio, and Emma Jardine of the Streeton Trio talked to Macquarie Conservatorium director Vivienne Winther about life as a musician in a trio.

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How long has your trio played together?

Felix Bornholdt: Alex and I have played together in different jazz ensembles for about a year and a half now, doing quite a lot.

Jacques our bass player is the new addition to our trio.

Madison Hallworth: Rebecca and I have played chamber music together for years in all sorts of settings like a wind trio, quartet and quintet, but we have never done a wind and piano trio before. We are both very excited about it, and it’s great to play with such an experienced pianist as David Miller.

Emma Jardine: Ben and I formed the Streeton Trio with a fellow Australian cellist in 2008, while we were all living in Europe, and have now performed several hundred trio concerts! The Trio studied together

Sydney Conservatorium jazz musicians left to right: Felix Bornholdt piano, Jacques Emery double bass, and Alex Inman-Hislop drums

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for many years at the European Chamber Music Academy. Ben and I moved back to Australia in 2014 (we’re married), and last year Umberto Clerici joined our trio as our new cellist. Umberto has had a great career in Europe and recently came to Sydney to take up the position of principal cello of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He’s a perfect fit, having studied in Europe with many of the same teachers as Ben and me.

What’s it like playing in a trio, compared to playing in other small groups, or playing solo, or in an orchestra?

FB: The piano trio is the ideal jazz context for me as a piano player. I think of it as an equilateral triangle, all three of us are putting stuff out and responding to each other. It’s a really good combination of instruments – piano, bass and drums – there’s great interplay. It’s very exposing, bare and stripped back, there’s nowhere to hide!

MH: The hardest part of playing in a trio with piano is the difference in instruments. Because Rebecca and I are both woodwind players and have played together so often, it’s very easy for us to play together, and oboe and bassoon are both double reed instruments, so very similar. I’ve never played in a piano trio before and adding a piano into the mix changes the ensemble, it’s a more collaborative feel, and the range is much bigger.

EJ: Playing in a trio is much more collaborative than playing solo with an accompanist - every trio member has an equal say in how the music should sound.

Playing in other larger chamber groups means that you don’t have the solo line as often - the good thing about playing in piano trio is that all three parts are equally soloistic. Playing in an orchestra requires different skills entirely - it’s much more about blending and following a leader or conductor.

Does each player have a role?

FB: In the traditional jazz trio, the bass is outlining what’s going

on harmonically, and the drummer is the rhythmic anchor, with the piano leading melodically. But in more modern practice, those lines and roles are blurred, we swop roles, it’s freer, the drummer doesn’t have to be just about the rhythm for instance.

MH: I think the special thing about chamber music is that the role of each player constantly changes - one moment you’re supporting someone else in the ensemble who has the solo line, the next moment you’re the soloist, then next you’re creating a new colour in the music.

EJ: Yes we each have a role, although it’s not the same every day. At each rehearsal, there’s usually one person who has more suggestions than the others, but that changes each time, just depending on what mood everyone is in.

What about different personalities? How does that work in a trio?

FB: The personality of each of us definitely comes out in the playing. I really like Jacque’s and Alex’s sound and musical aesthetic. We each have quite strong personal voices, and that’s a good thing.

MH: In the music industry, you are always going to have to work very closely with people who have different personalities from you. But that often enhances the ensemble. People bring different ideas, different opinions, different backgrounds, and that diversity is what makes a group unique.

EJ: Everyone has their own way of expressing themselves, and in our trio, all three of us are able to get our point across to the others. It’s very important in chamber music to learn to say things diplomatically, and to be open to listening to other people’s ideas.

Our rule is that any idea, no matter how crazy it might seem at the time, has to be tried out before it can be dismissed. We will often end up changing our minds entirely after doing this!

Is there anything specific about your trio make-up, that is unique

Sydney Conservatorium wind players Madison Hallworth oboe and Rebecca Allen bassoon

or different, that influences how you play?

FB: There’s a very strong tradition and lineage for the jazz piano trio, with greats like Oscar Petersen and Keith Jarrett. So it can be hard to do things that haven’t already been done really well.

But it’s also inspiring because it’s such a developed jazz context, its’ good to see where you can take it.

Alex and Jacques are both acute listeners, so we can go in a number of directions, you don’t really know until it’s happening, which is exciting.

MH: Playing in a small group like a trio forces you to become a very conscientious musician.

It’s not just about you, you have to be so aware all the time, which I believe makes you a much better player all round.

EJ: Ben and I are married, and have been playing together for over 12 years. So we find it easy now to play together and read one another’s cues. We have also played with several different cellists over the past few years, which has taught us a lot, and I think helped us become much more adaptable.

What do you enjoy about playing in a trio?

FB: As a jazz pianist, it’s really the dream. For me as the pianist in a trio, you are doing both harmonic accompaniment and the main melodic parts, which is different to being in a bigger group with say a trumpet or saxophone, where that instrument would be doing a lot of the melodic work.

So that’s really exciting and challenging.

MH: I think my favourite thing about playing in this trio is that you’re still an independent player yet part of a team, it’s a collective effort where each player is supporting each other.

EJ: There’s nothing like performing chamber music as a career. As the Streeton Trio, we get to perform wonderful repertoire and travel around to many different places, meeting new people each place we play. And in chamber music, you can really connect with your audience. So it’s immediately rewarding.

What’s On l May 1: Sydney Conservatorium Young Artists Concert, 3pm Macquarie Conservatorium l May 6: Streeton Trio in Concert, 7.30pm Macquarie Conservatorium l May 7: Piano and strings masterclass with Streeton Trio, 11am Macquarie Conservatorium l May 8: Musical High Tea for Mother’s Day, performed by Macquarie Conservatorium students and staff, 2pm Dundullimal Homestead l Visit www.macqcon.org.au for more info and bookings

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Art reflecting life

BY ANDREW GLASSOP WPCC

N lieu of this column’s usual long discussion of one topic, this month we are going to look at a number of issues that are bubbling to the surface here at the WPCC.

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Pen proves its power, closing April 24 PEN to Power is a joint exhibition between NEAMI, South Dubbo Rotary and the WPCC. It focuses on the struggle some local residents have had to overcome life changing illnesses or events. We like to think that when faced with hardship it is the ‘Australian way’ to soldier on and get over it.

The truth, as usual, is more complex.

Learning how to cope in a healthy and sustainable fashion is not an inbuilt human emotion. Even highly trained professionals tend not to carry out their duty when under stress. For example, it is a rarely noted statistic that a sizeable proportion of soldiers on the battlefield will fail to shoot any enemy soldiers, and indeed a fair number of that group will in fact fail to fire their gun at all.

It is no wonder then that we everyday people have to dig very deep, and get whatever help we can, to cope with momentous events in our lives.

The participants in Pen to Power used art as one such mechanism to overcome adversity. As proof of their resilience they have put these artworks on the wall for us to enjoy and learn from. They are moving testaments to of courage and tenacity.

A further part of the exhibition are two interactive components where visitors can have their say about challenges that face them, and explore positive means to overcome them. One of these involves identifying a problem and working through a solution. Interestingly, it appears that the most common complaint facing Dubbodians is the simple ‘Having a bad day’.

The answer to this is usually to go for a walk – which brings to mind a need for solitude, removal and reflection. Equally interesting is that the desired outcome of this is simply to ‘Feel happy’ – other choices such as ‘Feeling powerful’ or ‘Being in control’ are less attractive. It has been an interesting insight into the mind of Dubbo and is well worth a look in in its final weeks.

It closes on the 24th of April.

Drawn to Dubbo SPEAKING of the mind of Dubbo residents will soon have the chance to make their very individual mark on the largest map of Dubbo ever produced. Measuring over 85m2 it will fill the floor of the temporary space to the north of the museum display and will be the centrepiece of our new exhibition Drawn to Dubbo. The map will be in simple black and white – each street named and each building lot noted, but otherwise devoid of detail. It is a very modern map; it revels in its physical exactitude yet reveals nothing of the lives of those who live along those

streets in in those lots. Picture in your mind a small section of a google map of any city. It will be identical, at first, to any other city in the world. Only the street names will make one map different to the other. What our precision has cost us is the great divergent cacophony that is humanity.

This map gives locals the chance to re-establish that cacophony. The map will start in black and white but those who visit will be given coloured markers and encouraged to find where they live and draw themselves, their house and their pets. They can draw themselves anywhere in Dubbo they love to be – playing sport, fishing on the river, at the movies, having coffee, at work, enjoying the theatre or, dare I suggest, hanging out in the best cultural centre in NSW. The end result, we hope, will be a map that is both physically and culturally complete, showing Dubbo as it truly is in 2016. Drawn to Dubbo opens on April 30.

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OPENING NIGHT - FRIDAY 22 APRIL 6PM – 8PM

Handmade Art Markets DUBBO City Council’s best art and craft markets return once more before winter strikes. The markets have become a solid success over the past year and give local people the chance to show off their ingenuity and skill.

Wandering through the stalls you can get anything from unique ceramic ware for your table, great farming play tables for your children, jewellery and hats, as well as art for your walls and sculptures for your garden. If you have never been now is the time before, as I hinted above, winter forces us all indoors like refugees from Venus. The markets take place from 4 pm on April 23.

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‘Let’s talk about art, baby’ LASTLY, in a shameless acknowledgement of our age and pop-culture awareness, the WPCC is using a SaltN-Pepa song from 1991 to encourage locals to come and take part in a wide ranging discussion and tour about the state, and meaning, of modern art.

Some weeks back a video was put on the Youtube interwebs by an odious Brit called Paul Joseph Watson. Apart from being a misogynist, racist, conspiracy theorist one-world-order nut job, he also thinks that modern art is rubbish. Regardless of his other views, a number of people thought this was a valid argument and shared it with each other, creating a mini-storm of anger and rejection where many declared that modern art (in its most pejorative meaning) was a con with no talent, meaning or use to the world.

Not to be outdone, the WPCC Education Officer volunteered to bring these people into the conversation the WPCC puts forward by doing an interactive tour of our very, very ‘modern’ show Stars + Stripes. If you have ever had doubts about the value of modern art, or have never had any thoughts that it had any value at all, please come and share your thoughts with Karen. ‘Let’s talk about art, baby’ will be held at 3 pm on April 23.

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Monica Wood’s novel shows that, even when you’re 100, life can still surprise you

Author of “The Bone Collector” Jeffery Deaver (that’s him on the right) returns with his 12th Lincoln Rhyme thriller – called “The Steel Kiss”. PHOTO: REUTERS/PAUL HACKETT

BY KATE WHITING

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The Ashes Of London by Andrew Taylor is published in hardback by Harper Collins.

The Great Fire of London is raging and James Marwood, the son of a traitor, is charged with solving a series of murders. Picking his way through the burning remnants of one of Europe’s great cities, Marwood has to sift through the wrecked lives of those he encounters if he is to solve the complex mystery unfolding in front of him.

With the life of his father and that of his own at the whim of a series of masters, including the recently restored King, Marwood must tread carefully. When he also discovers he has power over a young woman whose life is even more complicated than his own, the puzzles swimming around Marwood’s mind become even harder to solve.

The Ashes Of London is a complex weave of history and mystery and the first of a new series from Andrew Taylor, who has already won a number of awards for historical crime writing and seen his work adapted for TV. Just as the fire of 1666 raged through London then, Taylor’s latest tale is sure to scale the heights of the bestseller charts.

8/10 (Review by Roddy Brooks) The Steel Kiss by Jeffery Deaver is published in hardback and ebook by Hodder &

The king of suspense is back and he’s done it again. For his 12th Lincoln Rhyme thriller, Jeffery Deaver has reunited the grumpy but genius quadriplegic forensic detective – who has since given up working with the NYPD – with his crime-solving team: red-headed partner and detective Amelia Sachs, gifted evidence technician and analyst Mel Cooper and former rookie officer Ron Pulaski as they try to untangle their latest case of a man killed by an escalator, while Sachs pursued a serial killer in a shopping centre.

O BOOK OF THE WEEK The One-in-a-million Boy by Monica Wood is published in hardback by Headline.

ONA Vitkus is a 104-year-old Lithuanian immigrant who has, apart from three blazing months back in the summer of 1914 when she ran away to the circus, lived a staid suburban existence. But when an 11-year-old boy scout arrives on her doorstep to fulfil a season of community service, she gets more than she bargains for.

When the boy dies suddenly, his father, hapless guitarist Quinn, feels obliged to show up in his place. The two strike up an unlikely friendship which impacts both their lives in unforeseen ways.

This is a novel about many things: isolation, community, music, language and friendship. Wood’s prose sparkles with lyrical descriptions and sharp observations about people and their motivations. But the over-arching theme running through it all concerns second chances. Even when you’re older than a century, life still has the capacity to surprise you.

9/10 (Review by Anita Chaudhuri)

Was it a freak accidental malfunction or was it the work of an evil murderer who knows how fatal machines can be? The team have a race against time as they attempt to discover if there is any connection between the two cases.

With 33 novels under his belt including The Bone Collector and James Bond adventure Carte Blanche, Deaver knows the tricks of the thriller writing trade.

Fans will recognise and appreciate the fast-paced action of his newest work, as he keeps them on tenterhooks, jumping from one character viewpoint and plot to another, often within the same chapter. Another riveting read from the award-winning crime author.

8/10 (Review by Shereen Low)

NON-FICTION The Path: A New Way To Think About Everything by Professor Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh is published in hardback by Viking Books.

There is no shortage of pop-psychology and self-help literature clogging up the nation’s bookshelves. Not much of it, however, can claim the pedigree of The Path, a beginner’s guide to Chinese philosophy co-authored by a Harvard professor and a journalist from prestigious US magazine, The Atlantic.

Although names like Confucius and Mencius will be familiar to many, their actual works have tended to be the preserve of academics. The Path seeks to change this, offering a broad introduction to the philosophers’ individual teachings, and emphasising how small and feasible lifestyle changes can have a massive impact over the long term.

It’s a very accessible and inspiring piece of work, although not one that offers any easy answers and, as such, its contents are unlikely to feature in motivational Facebook memes any time soon.

Anyone willing to put the work in, however, might find that this book really can change your life.

8/10 (Review by James Robinson)

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CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK The Boy And The Globe by Tony Bradman, illustrated by Tom Morgan-Jones, is published in paperback by Barrington Stoke.

As April marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, there are a slew of books honouring the playwright, including Tony Bradman’s tale making the Bard extremely accessible for readers aged 7-10.

The chapters are split into scenes and the first begins with Toby Cuffe, an orphan, seeking out Moll Cut-Purse, the Queen of the Pickpockets at The Devil’s Tavern. She agrees to take him under her wing – so far, so Oliver Twist – and learns Toby has been taught to read by his mum (adding a pinch of Roald Dahl’s Matilda).

Moll sends Toby and fellow thief Jack off to The Globe to pick pockets, but Toby is distracted by watching Macbeth unfold on stage and gets caught red-handed. He’s taken to Will Shakespeare, who’s suffering terrible writer’s block in his study, and Toby only depresses him further with the news that a rival theatre is set to reopen.

Toby offers to spy for the ‘Sharers’ who own The Globe – and with Moll’s help, they tarnish the rival theatre’s reputation, buying Will valuable time to write a new play. I won’t divulge which, but it poignantly involves a plum part for Toby.

With a ‘second Act’ of ‘Funne Activities for Boyes & Girls’, Bradman’s book, boosted by Tom Morgan-Jones’ evocative illustrations, is the perfect way to introduce younger children to Shakespeare.

8/10 (Review by Kate Whiting)

Women of substance A T this time of the year, there is emphasis on The Anzac Commemoration, the Gallipoli Campaign and the battlefields of France. With that comes an emphasis on the soldiers, the men in action, but very little recognition occurs about the role of women. The selection this week involves books on some of the serving women as well as women of substance who have, in their own way, made their contribution to our communities.

Susanna De Vries is the author of “The Complete Book of Heroic Australian Women” in which she presents the stories of 21 extraordinary women whose lives changed history. They faced varying tests – harshness as pioneers in the outback, the turmoil of war – but when encountering adversity, even death, each proved her mettle.

Olive King saved countless lives in the war-ravaged Balkans. When WWI started she decided to buy an ambulance, trained as a volunteer nurse, and joined the Allies Field Ambulance Corps. As a nurse Alice Kitchen was on board one of the ships landing soldiers at Anzac Cove and was involved in the treatment of wounded soldiers who were returned to the vessel.

“On Radji Beach” by Ian Shaw tells the story of the Australian nurses. As the Japanese invaded Singapore, crowds assembled on the docks and 65 Australian nurses boarded ship. It was sunk by Japanese bombers three days later and some sur-

vivors made landfall. On Radji Beach, a Japanese patrol found the evacuees and forced the nurses to walk out into the sea, and all but one died in a hail of bullets. The one survivor, Vivian Bullwinkel, made her way to a makeshift camp where other survivors had sought protection.

Norman Manners has also written a biography of Vivian Bullwinkel who was the sole survivor. Later, dragging herself into the jungle she finds a wounded British soldier. After several weeks of scrounging for food, starvation and the wounds force them to surrender. She is recognised for supporting her fellow prisoners until the end of the war.

Nancy Wake’s autobiography “The White Mouse” comes from the codename she earned from the Gestapo. As an Australian she became one of the most highly decorated women of World War II. After living and working in Paris in the 1930s,

Nancy married a wealthy Frenchman and settled in Marseilles. Her idyllic new life was ended by the war and her work began with an escape route network for Allied soldiers. Eventually she had to escape from France to avoid capture by the Gestapo. In London she trained with the Special Operations Executive as a secret agent and saboteur before parachuting back into France to become a leading figure in the Maquis of the Auvergne district.

A Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize is young Pakistani lady Malala Yousafzai – the girl who stood up for education for girls. She fought for her right to an education and attended Khushal School located in a northern area of the country.

The Taliban took control of the Swat Valley and imposed their prohibitive terms on women. In October 2012, the Taliban raided the school, with Malala specifically targeted. Her book “I Am Malala” tells of family life, the challenges she faced, how she was shot, and her recovery.

A remarkable story that saw her rise as a model of principle, of courage and determination.

From the shelves is “Best Letters to the Editor” edited by Jennie Curtin – published by

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It collects letters from as early as 1851. In 1901, one discusses Federation and another in 1916 is by a mother whose son was killed in Pozieres.

A letter dated October 10, 1945, from a mother, reveals the challenges of influences imposed on the Sixth Division, Wewak, New Guinea: “As from October 4, 20,000 men in the Wewak area have been living on half the normal food ration.

For the last fortnight there has been no fresh food save bread which is baked on the spot. Inquiries into the deplorable state of affairs fetch the same reply.

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Miles Franklin, Nell Malone and Kath Usher are the focus of Ross Davies’ book “Three Brilliant Careers”. It is the untold story of three lifelong Australian friends who met in Chicago in 1914 and reunited a year later in London. Despite enormous risks they travelled to the Balkans with the Scottish Women’s Hospitals and served on the frontline medical units attached to the French and Serbian Armies. The book follows their careers through another 40 years and tells an inspirational story of Australia’s early feminists.

A book about living in a remote area is Beth McRae’s “Outback Midwife”. For 40 years she worked as a midwife beginning in the farming areas near Albury and then moving to the Kimberley region in Western Australia.

Nora Kersh has published “The Sugarbag Baby” which relates how a mother out on the goldfield near Oodnadatta died after the birth of her first child and the little one was placed in a sugarbag to travel back to care.

In all walks of life, women rise to meet the circumstances that confront them.

Enjoy your browsing, Dave Pankhurst

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The Flying Fruit Circus

BY CHARNIE TUCKEY

CHILDREN of various ages were all ready for an evening of magic and fun when the Flying Fruit Circus was back at the Dubbo Regional Theatre on Saturday, April 16. As the bell rang to queue the beginning of the show, it was a race through the entry doors to get down to some seriously magical fun

Piper and Lincoln

Sue Forrester, Moses and Abraham Morely

Brian, Nyasa and Jill

June and Len Bates

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Sal, Rick, Judy, Gracie and George Morse

Heather Irwin and Mirabelle Shanks

Evan and Betty Elliott

Charlotte, Liana and Flynn Leigo

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Lion’s Youth of the Year

BY CHERYL HUSBAND

Back row, Mark Griggs, Emily Falson, Ben Moreton, Peter Perry, Tony Smith, Jackie Strempel and Nicholas Trappett.

Emily Falson. Ben Moreton, Carol Allan, Mark Griggs and Rebecca Sharpe.

THE Lions Club of Dubbo Macquarie Inc. celebrated Youth of the Year finalists dinner on Saturday, April 9. The dinner was held in the auditorium at the Dubbo RSL Club. The contestants are judged on a broad range of skills including: leadership, sporting, cultural and community interests, personality, general knowledge, academic record, public speaking and presentation.

All the finalist were very proud to be attending the dinner with their family.

They were also extremely honoured to be representing their respective home towns of Griffith, Junee, Bathurst, Dubbo and Forbes. The overall winner was Nastarsha Miller from Junee, a student of Junee High School and sponsored by Junee Lions Club. Nastarsha will compete at the State final held at Raymond Terrace on Saturday, April 23. The winner of the public speaking was Megan Beecher from Griffith, who attends Marion Catholic College and was sponsored

by Griffith Lions Club.

Megan Beecher, Tony Smith (District Governor), Nastarsha Millar, Hannah Nobes Nicholas Trappet with Kelly Yoon.

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Former Australian PM, John Howard visits Dubbo PHOTOS BY MADDIE CONNELL/ JESSICA PEASE

A CONTINUED tradition of high profile guest speakers coming to town, saw forFormer Prime MinisterJohn Howard mer Prime Minister, John Howard, speak to the Dubbo community on Thursday, April 15, at the Dubbo RSL auditorium.

Organiser, Peter Bartley told Dubbo Photo News: “It’s great to see the number of people that have turned up to listen to John’s Story. It will be a great night.” 2016 marks John Howard’s 20th Anniversary of him being elected Prime Minister, he is the second longest serving Prime Minister of Australia and looks very healthy and active.

Fitz McKay and Virginia Woodlock

NSW Deputy PremieTroy Grant speaking

Adam and Raisa Carter

Marie Norris, Alison Loudon and LeeAnne Hando

Virginia Carter and Kath Clark

Corrina and Graeme Board

Joel Scalzi with John Howard

Back, NSW Deputy Premier Troy Grant , Christopher Condon junior , Chris Condon senior , Bernard Gooch , Toni Grant , Kevin Parker, front, Alex and Elizabeth Tickle , former Australian Prime Minister John Howard , Farron Fletcher

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Neil and Nancy Lander and Helene Lander and Phillip Palmer

Back, Bruce Henderson , Mike and Melva Blake , Ritchie and David McKay, front, Dawn Henderson , Jane and Bruce Dowling

Darren Borger , Martin Cook and Adam Isbester

Back, Tom Browne , David and Jon Bennett, front, Michael and Margaret Bonnington , Gary Pierpoint

Jim and Faye Pascoe and Chris and Harold Wye

Back, Alex and Jen Cowley , Suzie Rowley , Max Cowley , Sally Kay, front, Steve Cowley , Johnny Rowley and Neil O’Connor

NSW Deputy Premier Troy Grant and wife Toni, former Prime Minister John Howard, Robyn Coulton and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton

Robert and Frances Ellis and Fitz and Doug McKay

Ken and Barbara Weber, Anne Williamson and Gemma Sherwood

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T H E R E G I O N AT A GLANCE EAR about what’s at stake for nature in the Central West at the Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales’ Regional Workshop, May 7 in Dubbo. The workshop will cover the draft Central West and Orana Region Plan and what it means for the region; the Draft Biodiversity Conservation Act and how native vegetation will be protected and the pitfalls of the proposed laws. Crown Land Management changes will also be covered.

With the NSW Government rewriting the state’s conservations laws, NCC members, supporters and

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EE children from Goodstart Dubbo who will have the opportunity to learn about the enduring spirit of the Anzacs, pride and mateship, by participating in the Anzac March in Dubbo on Monday, April 25.

Goodstart Dubbo – Baird Drive centre director, Tara Asimus, said the centre had reached out to the local community to organise for other services to join children and families from Goodstart to show their pride by taking part in the Anzac March.

“We thought it was important to commemorate Anzac Day at Goodstart Dubbo so that children can learn more about such a significant part of Australia’s history,” Asimus said.

“The heroism of everyday Australians who sacrificed so much should not be forgotten, their stories should be handed down to future generations so they can understand the importance of this national day.”

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O get on your bike or at least get out of the house this Sunday with round 1 in the highly anticipated Evocities MTB Series. The Al Dente - Winter’s Edge XC will be held at the Bathurst Bike Park.

The new Team category (3 or more riders in any configuration) needs more entries and more females are needed across all categories.

There is over $40,000 in cash up for grabs in the series plus prizes of a similar amount.

The Bathurst track is a rewarding 9km loop and the weather forecast is for a top of 21°C and a mild

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LOW down. It’s a no brainer that might actually keep your brain in your head while driving.

NSW Police Force and the NSW Centre for Road Safety have been joined by the Acting NSW Premier to appeal to all road users to ‘Go Slow’ this Anzac Day long weekend, given the current road toll stands at 26 more than the same time last year!

Acting NSW Premier, Troy Grant, NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn, and Centre for Road Safety’s Bernard Carlon, today officially launched this week the high-visibility road safety strategy for the Anzac Day long weekend, Operation Go Slow.

Operation Go Slow commences at 12.01am on Friday (22 April 2016) and concludes at 11.59pm on Anzac Day (Monday 25 April 2016). Double demerits will be in force during this period for all speeding,

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the community are invited to join the workshop. A light lunch and drinks will be provided and a brief film about the new Biodiversity Conservation Act. Drinks, dinner and networking will be available afterwards. The workshop will be held between 12.30pm to 4.30pm, Saturday, May 7 EAR the Streeton Trio perform on Friday, May 6, at 7.30pm, from the Macquarie Conservatorium cnr Darling and Bultje Streets. Described

by Musica Viva as Australia’s most international-

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Goodstart families are to meet at 10am at the front of Morrison’s Family Eye Care.

Goodstart Early Learning is a not-for-profit organisation and Australia’s largest provider of early learning and care with 643 centres nation-wide.

EE the Western Plains Cultural Centre officially open Shadow Land by Australian artist Anne Ferran, at 2pm on Saturday, April 30.

Shadow Land is the largest exhibition of Anne’s works ever held. From a career spanning almost 30 years this exhibition includes a selection of photographic, textile, video and text works from her most significant projects and series.

Ferran’s investigation of historical and museum collections is particularly evident in the photogram images of christening gowns, adults’ and children’s clothing and a lace wedding dress. These works use

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ly successful piano trio, the Streeton Trio is violinist Emma Jardine, cellist Umberto Clerici and pianist Benjamin Kopp, who delighted Dubbo audiences when they played here in 2013.

Their concert this time explores three masterful examples of the Theme and Variations form by Beethoven, Smalley and Tchaikovsky.

Tickets: Adult $29 / Concession $25 / Family of 4 $58 / School student $7. Download booking form at www.macqcon.org.au. Tickets available from Macquarie Conservatorium office and at the door. a non-camera form of photography where objects are placed onto photographic paper and exposed to light resulting in a ghostly negative image.

Australian photomedia artist Anne Ferran has been a leading figure since the 1980s. Ferran has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally and her work is in the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of South Australia, George Eastman House (Rochester, NY), National Gallery of Australia and the National Gallery of Victoria, amongst others.

The opening on April 30 will feature an exclusive artist talk by Anne Ferran. Local artist Sandra McMahon will conduct a photographic workshop inspired by Ferran’s work on Saturday April 23.

For more information or media opportunities contact Andrew Glassop, WPCC Manager on 6801 4444.

O enjoy a relaxing afternoon of fine music and food at Dubbo’s historic National Trust property. Featuring performances for flute, clarinet, strings and piano by students and staff from Macquarie Conservatorium, plus a delicious high tea.

Book now, as this event is very popular! Presented

by Dundullimal Homestead in association with Macquarie Conservatorium.

This event is a fundraiser for Macquarie Conservatorium’s Scholarship Fund. Tickets: $37.50 Adult / $35.00 National Trust members or groups 8+ / $15 Children 16 yrs and under.

More info and all bookings: Dundullimal Homestead 02 6884 9984, dundullimal@nationaltrust. com.au What a lovely way to tell mum you love her, but shouting her a Musical High Tea for Mother’s Day. Sunday 8 May 2.00pm

seatbelt, helmet, and mobile phone offences.

This busy period will see the return of families and holidaymakers, with school holidays coming to an end. Please remember that 40 km/h school zones will be operational from next Tuesday (26 April 2016).

Acting Premier and Minister for Justice and Police, Troy Grant, said despite the government delivering the biggest road safety investment in the state’s history of $307 million, motorists need to lead the charge on reducing deaths on our roads.

“Our road toll this year is already too high and what’s frustrating is it’s so easy to fix, just slow down, drive sober and take a break,” Mr Grant said.

“There are going to be thousands of police on the road this weekend so don’t let your dangerous driving cause one of them to knock on someone’s door

with the worst news imaginable.”

Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn said the time has come for everyone to take responsibility for road safety.

“This long weekend we are urging road users to ‘Go Slow’, but we’re not just talking in terms of speed, it’s about making all actions and behaviour on the road careful and deliberate,” Deputy Commissioner Burn said.

“So far this year, 120 people have lost their lives on NSW roads and rather than focusing on what not to do, ‘Go Slow’ is about what to do.”

Make ANZAC day one of remembrance for fallen service men and women, not to forever mark the weekend you chose not to drive in the speed limit and paid the ultimate price.

breeze of 8-14 km/h. Perfect MTB weather!

Juniors are catered for with a two hour event to be held on the Saturday.

Saturday junior race start time: 12 midday Sunday 6 hour main race start time: 9.30am

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GROCERIES

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THINGS TO DO

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CALL FOR A GREAT RATE ON A LIST FOR YOUR BUSINESS HERE! 6885 4433.

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Friday, April 22 MOVIE: Gallipoli TEN, 9.30pm, M (1981) Peter Weir’s deeply affecting twohour tapestry of friendship during World War I follows young idealists (Mel Gibson and Mark Lee) from their days of abandon to their days of reckoning as soldiers on the frontline against Turkey. Not since Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory have images of trench warfare proved so hauntingly surreal. Weir’s choice of music is equally compelling: Tomaso Albinoni’s Adagio in G Minor resonates with the same unshakable impact as that heart-stopping final freezeframe. A masterpiece of cinema that doesn’t lose its impact on subsequent viewings.

ABC

The Late Late Show With James Corden

MOVIE: Charlie And The he Chocolate Factory

ELEVEN, 11pm

GO!, 7.30pm, PG (2005)

We are spoiled with late-night hosts these days, but James Corden may just be the most likeable of the lot. He’s silly, he’s zany, he’s talented, but most of all he’s just excited to be here, even if it’s way past everyone’s bed time.

The British actor and comedian, who many will know from his hilarious role on Gavin & Stacey, is carving his own niche. His recent carpool karaoke special is a hit, with Jennifer Lopez and Coldplay’s Chris Martin some of the stars taking part in the fun pranks on wheels. Corden might have the standard “late-night” band and desk setup, but his British humour offers something a little bit different.

onderland d) Director Tim Burton (Alice in Wonderland piles on the visual extravagance e for the second cinematic adaptation off Roald Dahl’s beloved tale. With its dark ark ess undertones, some will find it less palatable than the 1971 Gene Wilder version. Johnny Depp is both magnetic d Willy and disturbing as the deranged Wonka, while his precocious Finding Neverland co-star, Freddie Highmore, is the perfect Charlie. The story’s flow is too disjointed and the musical interludes are, well, freaky. Even so, there are a lot of curious details to at least keep you stimulated.

PRIME7

WIN

TEN

SBS

6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings.

(CC) 10.00 One Plus One. (R, 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 The Straits. (M, R, CC) 1.55 The Bill. (M, R, CC) 2.20 Antiques Roadshow.

(R, CC) 3.20 The Bill. (PG, R, CC) 4.10 Murder, She Wrote.

(R, CC) A mystery writer investigates crime.

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) 11.30 Seven Morning News.

(CC) 12.00 MOVIE: Behind The Mask. (PG, R, CC) (1999) A social worker is saved by a severely disturbed young man after suffering a heart attack while driving. Donald Sutherland, Matthew Fox. 2.00 The Daily Edition. (CC) The hottest issues from the day’s news.

3.00 The Chase. (R, CC) Hosted

by Bradley Walsh.

4.00 Seven News At 4. (CC) 5.00 The Chase Australia. (CC) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.

6.00 Today. (CC) 9.00 Today Extra. (PG, CC) Presented by David Campbell and Sonia Kruger.

11.30 Morning News. (CC) 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (R, CC) 1.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) Variety show featuring celebrities, musical guests and ordinary people with interesting tales to tell.

2.00 Extra. (CC) Hosted by Mario Lopez.

2.30 Alive And Cooking. (CC) 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. (R, CC) 6.30 Ben’s Menu. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 The Home Team. (R, CC) 7.30 Bold. (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.

(PG, R, CC) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight.

(CC) 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef.

(R, CC) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, CC) 3.30 Ben’s Menu. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (CC) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, CC) 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News.

(CC)

6.00 France 24 English News.

6.30 Deutsche Welle English News. 7.00 Al Jazeera English News. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News.

9.30 Greek News From Cyprus.

10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News.

12.30 Turkish News.

1.00 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 2.00 Smart Secrets Of Great Paintings. (R, CC) 2.30 Colour Theory. (R) 3.00 The Point Review.

3.30 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong. (R, CC) 4.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Lesley Garrett.

(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. (CC) Tony Robinson heads to Hobart, in search of the real story behind the city’s convict past.

8.30 Grantchester. (M, CC) Sidney is requested to perform an exorcism at a stable owner’s home, only to be summoned back to the home hours later.

9.15 Scott & Bailey. (PG, R, CC) Rachel’s first job as sergeant proves to be a baptism of fire, bringing with it all the challenges of a high-profile case.

10.05 Lateline. (R, CC) Emma Alberici hosts a news analysis program featuring coverage of current events.

10.35 The Business. (R, CC) Hosted by Ticky Fullerton.

10.50 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M, R, CC) UK-based panel show.

11.25 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming.

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

(CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (CC) Karen goes back to her roots and celebrates one of the most important ingredients in Italian cuisine, the tomato.

Johanna cooks another MKR-inspired recipe. Dr Harry goes AWOL. 8.30 MOVIE: The Water Diviner. (M, R, CC) (2014) An Australian farmer travels to Istanbul to discover the fate of his three sons, who were reported as missing in action. With the help of a Turkish officer, he treks across the country in an attempt to get to Gallipoli.

Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Jai Courtney.

10.45 MOVIE: Beneath Hill 60.

(M, R, CC) (2010) Based on a true story. During World War I, an Australian officer and his platoon engage in a battle of wits with the enemy as they dig a tunnel under the lines, in the hope it can be used to turn the tide of the war. Alan Dukes, Brendan Cowell, Harrison Gilbertson.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 WIN News. (CC) 7.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 8. Brisbane Broncos v South Sydney Rabbitohs. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

10.10 MOVIE: The Mexican.

(M, R, CC) (2001) Before a reckless criminal can make amends with his girlfriend, he has to take one more wild ride down to Mexico to pick up a priceless antique pistol and settle his debts. Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini.

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) Amanda visits a magic facility with Cosentino.

Miguel makes a delicious goats’ cheese gnocchi.

Chris tests his driving skills and Barry revamps a tired bathroom on a budget.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, CC) Graham is joined by Dame Helen Mirren, Kevin Costner and Ricky Gervais, as well as Ewan McGregor and Eric Bana.

9.30 MOVIE: Gallipoli.

(M, R, CC) (1981) Two Australian sprinters face the brutalities of war when they are sent into battle at Gallipoli in Turkey, during World War I. Mark Lee, Mel Gibson, Bill Hunter.

11.50 The Project. (R, CC) Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

6.00 Food Safari. (R, CC) Maeve meets chef Detlef Haupt, who reveals ingredients essential to traditional German cooking.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.35 Rome: The World’s First Superpower: Death Of A Hero. (PG, R, CC) Part 3 of 4. Larry Lamb continues to trace the story of Rome’s transition from a city state to empire.

8.30 Mummies Alive: The Gunslinger Mummy.

(M, CC) The experts investigate a gunslinger from the cowboy age, supposedly mummified in the heat of the desert.

9.25 Rise Of The Machines: Mega Lift Helicopter.

(PG, CC) With the help of groundbreaking CGI animation, the technology behind the Erickson Air Crane is revealed.

10.20 SBS World News Late Edition. (CC) 10.55 MOVIE: Unresolved Sexual Tension.

(AV15+, R) (2010) A university professor persuades one of his students to help him win back his ex-girlfriend.

Norma Ruiz, Pilar Rubio, Salomé Jiménez.

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

1.15 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) Dr Harry Cooper and Dr Katrina Warren present information about animals and pet care.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

12.45 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 1.45 A Current Affair. (R, CC) 2.15 MOVIE: Feeling Minnesota. (M, R, CC) (1996) Keanu Reeves.

4.00 Extra. (R, CC) Hosted by Mario Lopez.

4.30 Good Morning America.

(CC)

12.50 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.

2.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.00 Home Shopping.

12.35 The Fight. (PG, R, CC) 2.15 David Garrett: Music!

Live In Concert. (R, CC) 4.35 Great Adventures.

(R, CC) 4.45 Safe. (M, R) 5.00 CCTV English News.

News from China.

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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Friday, April 22 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.35pm Superbad (2007) Comedy. Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen. Three teenagers try to find a way to buy alcohol for a party. (MA15+) Comedy

8.30pm Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery.

Hannah is plummeted into a murder mystery by finding the dead body of her competitor.

(PG) 13th Street

8.30pm The Secret History Of The British Garden. Monty Don explores the stories behind four of Britain’s most important gardens.Lifestyle

7.30pm Soccer. A-League.

First semi-final.

Fox Sports 4

8.30pm 12 Years A Slave (2013) Biographical. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender.

The story of a free citizen of New York who is sold into slavery. (MA15+) Masterpiece

8.30pm Inside Amy Schumer. Amy Schumer delivers scripted vignettes, stand-up clips and interviews.

(MA15+) Comedy Channel

10.00pm Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Action. Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron.

(MA15+) Premiere

9.35pm Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars. (M) Arena

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) 8.15 Doctor Who: Confidential. (R, CC) 8.30 First Dates UK. (M, R, CC) Lee contends with his date’s sense of humour.

9.15 Unsafe Sex In The City.

(M, R, CC) 10.15 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG, R) 11.00 Hunted. (M, R, CC) 11.45 Tattoo Disasters UK. (M, R) 12.10 Doctor Who. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Doctor Who: Confidential. (R, CC) 1.10 Jimmy Fallon. (PG, R) 1.50 News Update. (R) 1.55 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. 2.35 Grojband. (R, CC) 3.15 Little Lunch.

(R, CC) 3.30 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R, CC) 4.00 Scream Street. 4.10 The New Adventures Of Figaro Pho. (R, 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 Camp Lakebottom. (CC) 5.30 Annoying Orange. (R, CC) (Final) 5.45 News On 3. (CC) 5.50 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 6.20 Mortified. (R, CC) 6.50 News On 3. (CC) 7.00 The Adventures Of Merlin. (PG, R, CC) 7.45 Deadly Pole To Pole. (R) 8.15 Adventure Time. (R) Finn is jealous of a new resident.

8.35 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (M, CC) Students return to school.

9.00 Conspiracy 365.

(PG, R, CC) Small-town cops hunt down Cal. 9.50 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. (R) 10.10 Lanfeust Quest. (R, CC) 10.35 Ouran High School Host Club. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Close.

9.30pm Over My Dead Body.

An armed intruder rushes into Teresa Martin’s bedroom. (M) Discovery

7MATE

6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 12.00 Ben 10.

(PG, R) 12.30 Batman. (PG, R) 1.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 1.30 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 2.00 Gumball. (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. (PG) 4.30 Batman. (PG, R) 5.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.30 Teen Titans. (PG) 6.00 MOVIE: Happily N’Ever After 2: Snow White Another Bite At The Apple. (R, CC) (2009) 7.30 MOVIE: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.

(PG, R, CC) (2005) Johnny Depp.

9.50 MOVIE: Hall Pass.

(MA15+, R, CC) (2011) Owen Wilson.

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 Gumball. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R)

GEM

6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 The Amazing Race: All-Stars. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Starsky & Hutch. (PG, R) 12.00 T.J. Hooker. (PG, R) 1.00 Swamp People. (PG, R) 2.00 Family Tools. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 SlideShow.

(PG, R, CC) 3.30 Wipeout USA. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 American Restoration.

(PG, R) 5.30 American Pickers.

(PG, R) 6.30 Drug Bust. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) The much-improved Saints face a Kangaroos side hellbent on a top four finish in 2016. Hamish McLachlan and Basil Zempilas lead the call with expert commentary from Leigh Matthews.

7.30 Football. (CC) AFL. Round 5. Hawthorn v Adelaide. From the MCG. 11.00 Friday Front Bar. (M, CC) 11.30 MOVIE: Jackass: The Movie. (MA15+, R) (2002) Johnny Knoxville.

1.30 Locked Up Abroad. (M) 4.00 Bull Riding. 2015 Pro Tour. Replay.

5.00 Classic Car Rescue. (PG, R)

8.30pm Tennis. ATP World Tour. 500 Series. Barcelona Open. ESPN2

Jonah Hill stars in Superbad

GO!

6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 ZooMoo Lost. (C) 7.30 Bottersnikes And Gumbles. (C, R) 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, R) 2.00 House Doctor (Inside And Out) 3.00 Medical Emergency. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. (R, CC) 4.00 The Zoo. (R, CC) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. (R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Escape To The Country.

(R) Nicki Chapman heads to Dorset.

9.30 To Build Or Not To Build.

(PG) A man attempts to build two eco-houses.

10.30 Front Of House. (R) 11.00 Fawlty Towers. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 Before And After. (R) 12.00 House Doctor (Inside And Out) (R) 1.00 Dealers. (PG, R) 2.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 3.00 To Build Or Not To Build.

(PG, R) 4.00 Harry’s Practice.

(R, CC) 4.30 Dr Oz. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Shopping. (R)

6.00 News. (CC) 9.00 News Mornings. (CC) 12.00 News.

(CC) 1.00 Capital Hill. (CC) 2.00 News. (CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Business. 5.00 Grandstand. 6.00 ABC 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. 2.30 7.30. (R, CC) 3.00 BBC World. (R) 3.30 BBC Africa. 4.00 Al Jazeera. 5.00 BBC Business Live. 5.30 Lateline. (R, CC)

ABC NEWS

8.30pm Killing Fields. (M) Discovery

7.50pm Football. AFL. Round 5. Hawthorn v Adelaide.

Fox Footy

6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Skippy. (R) 7.00 Secret Dealers.

(PG, R, CC) 8.00 Gilmore Girls.

(PG, R, CC) 9.00 New Style Direct.

9.30 Global Shop. 10.00 Danoz.

10.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 11.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 MOVIE: The Colditz Story.

(R, CC) (1955) 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) 8.40 MOVIE: Miss Congeniality. (M, R, CC) (2000) An FBI agent goes undercover in a beauty pageant. Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine.

11.00 MOVIE: Cake. (M, R) (2005) Heather Graham, Taye Diggs. 1.00 MOVIE: Aces High. (M, R) (1976) 3.00 MOVIE: Dr Jekyll And Sister Hyde. (M, R, CC) (1972) 4.50 GEM Presents. (CC) 5.00 Gideon’s Way. (PG, R)

ONE 6.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 8.00 Reel Action. (R) 8.30 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 9.00 Epic Meal Empire. (PG, R) 10.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 11.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 12.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG, R) 1.00 White Collar. (PG, 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. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger.

(M, R) A man tries to get his daughter out of a cult.

9.30 MOVIE: Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning. (MA15+, R) (2012) A man sets out to get revenge. Scott Adkins, Dolph Lundgren.

11.50 Motor Racing. Formula 1.

Chinese Grand Prix. Race 3. 12.50 Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder.

(PG, R) 3.10 Walker, Texas Ranger.

(M, R) 4.05 Loaded. (PG, R) 4.35 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 5.35 Whacked Out Sports. (PG, R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Mako: Island Of Secrets. (C, R, CC) 8.30 Toasted TV. 9.30 Crocamole. (P, R, CC) 10.00 Touched By An Angel.

(PG, R) 11.00 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 12.00 Family Ties. (PG, R) 1.00 JAG. (PG, R) 2.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 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) Barney finds out Ted met his new girlfriend online.

8.00 MOVIE: Some Kind Of Wonderful. (PG, R, CC) (1987) Eric Stoltz.

10.00 To Be Advised.

11.00 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG) 12.00 Witches Of East End. (M, R) 1.00 Everybody Loves Raymond.

(PG, R, CC) 1.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 JAG. (PG, R) 3.00 Dr Quinn.

(PG, R) 4.00 Touched By An Angel.

(PG, R) 5.00 Shopping. (R)

6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 6.30 House Hunters. (R) 7.00 My First Place. (PG, R) 8.00 The Block Sky High. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Garden Gurus. (R, CC) 9.30 My First Place. (PG, R) 10.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 10.30 House Hunters.

(R) 11.00 The Millionaire Matchmaker. (PG, R) 12.00 Housewives Of Beverly Hills. (PG, R) 2.00 My First Place.

(PG, R) 2.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 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 The Restaurant Inspector. (PG) 8.30 Hotel Impossible. (PG) 10.30 Extreme Homes. (R) 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE

SBS 2 6.00 WorldWatch. 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 Vs Arashi. (R) 5.25 How The Light Gets In. (PG, R) 5.35 House Hazards. (PG) 6.05 None Of The Above.

6.30 MythBusters. (R, CC) 7.30 Friday Feed. Hosted by Marc Fennell.

8.00 Soccer. A-League. First semi-final. Adelaide United v Melbourne City. From Coopers Stadium, Adelaide.

10.40 MOVIE: Bangkok Revenge. (MA15+, R, CC) (2012) 12.05 MOVIE: 18 Years Later. (M, R) (2010) Marco Bonini, Edoardo Leo, Sabrina Impacciatore. 2.05 PopAsia. (PG) 3.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Korean News.

5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives.

(R) 6.30 Boys Weekend. (R) 7.00 Chopped. (PG, R) 8.00 All-Star Academy. (PG, R) 9.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 10.00 Spice Of Life. (R) 10.30 Kelsey’s Essentials.

(R) 11.00 No Reservations. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 The Best Thing I Ever Made. (R) 12.30 Diners, DriveIns And Dives. (R) 1.00 All-Star Academy. (PG, R) 2.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 3.00 Spice Of Life. (R) 3.30 Kelsey’s Essentials.

(R) 4.00 Boys Weekend. (R) 4.30 Chopped. (PG, R) 5.30 All-Star Academy. (R) 6.30 The Best Thing I Ever Made. (R) 7.00 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey Turkey. (R, CC) 7.30 Good Eats. (R) 8.00 Diners, DriveIns And Dives. (R) 8.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 9.30 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. (PG, R, CC) 10.30 All-Star Academy. (R) 11.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 12.30 No Reservations. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Boys Weekend. (R) 2.00 Good Eats. (R) 2.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 3.00 Chopped. (PG, R) 4.00 All-Star Academy. (R) 4.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 MOVIE: The People Of The Kattawapiskak River. (2012) 2.00 Bikkies. 2.15 Destiny In The Dirt. 2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Yamba’s Playtime. 3.30 Bushwhacked! 4.00 Muso Magic Outback Tracks. 4.30 Kagagi, The Raven. (PG) 5.00 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. (PG) 5.30 Samaqan: Water Stories. 6.00 Backyard Shorts. (PG) 6.30 The Prophets. (PG) 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 Standing On Sacred Ground.

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 23 Father Brown

MOVIE: Resident Evil: Afterlife

ABC, 7.30pm Crime-solving Catholic priest Father Brown (Mark Williams) is searching for clues in this episode about a miscarriage of justice which leads to death. Young man Thomas Lightman is about to be hanged, but tells his executioner Henry that he did not commit the crime. Hangman Henry deliberates but goes ahead with his duty. A year later, at Henry’s wedding anniversary, Thomas’ mother Iris proves her son’s innocence. But when the retired hangman is then poisoned, Father Brown must find out whether Iris Lightman is to blame, or whether something far more sinister has taken place. A well-made and watchable British crime drama.

ABC

MOVIE: Bride Wars WIN, 7pm, PG (2009)

GO!, 10.45pm, MA15+ (2010) It’s no news certain audiences have an insatiable appetite for zombies and babes and this fourth instalment of the Resident Evil franchise delivers both. Milla Jovovich returns as asskicking, gun-toting hottie Alice on a mission to destroy the evil Umbrella Corporation. Joining a group of survivors who are searching for a mysterious safe haven, the comrades instead wind up in Los Angeles, which is overrun by thousands of undead.

Exploding with the usual action and computer-generated horror wizardry, this film has even more impact than its predecessors. Also stars Ali Larter and Wentworth Miller.

PRIME7

d best The claws are out as childhood friends Liv (Kate Hudson) and Emma er rivals (Anne Hathaway) become bitter ective when they schedule their respective ndice weddings on the same day. Candice nd Bergen is both party planner and narrator of the story, which ated follows the dirty tricks perpetrated by the bridezillas as they fight ials. each other for the perfect nuptials. ave a Hudson and Hathaway both have knack for comedy, and Suddenlyy 30 director Gary Winick draws outt crowd-pleasing performances from his leads which saves the film from becoming cliché-ridden dross. Be ret warned though, you might regret saying “I do”.

WIN

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 11.30 How Not To Behave.

(PG, R, CC) 12.00 Restoration Man. (PG, R, CC) 12.45 Family Confidential: The Nolls. (PG, R, CC) 1.15 Grantchester. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Antiques Roadshow.

(R, CC) Hosted by Fiona Bruce.

3.00 Tony Robinson’s Time Walks. (R, CC) 3.30 Shark Harbour.

(PG, R, CC) Follow a specialist Shark Research Team.

4.25 Landline. (R, CC) Presented by Pip Courtney.

4.55 Agatha Christie’s Poirot.

(PG, R, CC)

6.00 Home Shopping. (R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) Highlights from the past week.

12.00 Olympians: Off The Record: Chantelle Newbery. (CC) Takes a look at Chantelle Newbery.

12.30 Bewitched. (R, CC) The Neighbours catch Samantha using magic.

1.00 To Be Advised.

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R, CC) Joh visits Lightning Ridge.

5.00 Seven News At 5. (CC) 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

(PG, R, CC)

6.00 6.30 7.00 10.00

6.30 Gardening Australia.

(CC) Jane explores the courtyard gardens at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne. Costa meets a passionate fig farmer.

7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 Father Brown. (M, CC) As a man is about to be hanged, he tells his executioner that he didn’t do it.

8.20 DCI Banks. (M, CC) When an eminent lawyer is found dead, evidence seems to point to a former employee with whom she was having an affair.

9.05 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Leigh Sales.

(PG, R, CC) (Final) Julia Zemiro spends a day with Leigh Sales, host of ABC’s 7.30, one of the country’s most respected journalists.

9.35 Janet King. (M, R, CC) With increasing political pressure for the Royal Commission to deliver results, Janet is forced to fast-track the undercover mission.

10.35 Luke Warm Sex. (MA15+, R, CC) (Final) Luke expands his sexual repertoire.

11.05 Rage. (MA15+, CC) Music videos.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Iron Man 3.

(PG, R, CC) (2013) After those closest to him are targeted, Tony Stark must rely on his own ingenuity, instead of the Iron Man suit, to fight back. Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Guy Pearce.

9.30 MOVIE: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines.

(M, R, CC) (2003) A cyborg is sent back in time to protect a future resistance leader from a robotic female assassin. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes.

11.45 The Goldbergs. (PG, R, CC) Murray goes on the warpath after Beverly makes the mistake of replacing his favourite chair with something new and “better”. Hoping to escape the clutches of a bully on the bus, Adam enlists Barry’s help.

5.00 Rage. (PG) Continuous music programming.

12.15 Bates Motel. (M, R, CC) Norman is haunted by a tragic event from his past.

Norma tries to stop her son from making a terrible mistake.

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 explores the top end of Australia.

Clipped. (PG, R, CC) Ben fires Charmaine.

The Wild Life Of Tim Faulkner. (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 Ben’s Menu. (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 Good Chef Bad Chef.

(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.

3.35 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R, CC) 4.40 Monster Moves: Floating Fortresses.

(R, CC) 5.30 The Missing Eighth Wonder Of The World.

(R, CC)

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Bride Wars.

(PG, R, CC) (2009) Two best friends become enemies after they realise they have scheduled their respective weddings for the same day. Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Candice Bergen.

8.50 MOVIE: How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days. (PG, R, CC) (2003) In order to win an important contract, an advertising executive bets he can make any woman fall in love with him in just 10 days. Unfortunately, the girl he chooses is trying to write an article which highlights the mistakes that can destroy any relationship in the same time. Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Kathryn Hahn.

11.20 MOVIE: The Reader.

(M, R, CC) (2008) Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman ended, a law student is reunited with her as she defends herself in a war-crimes trial. Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R, CC) The lifeguards are alerted to a two-year-old girl trapped in a locked car, in sweltering heat.

6.30 Bondi Vet. (PG, CC) Dr Chris sets out to catch fast-moving sea turtles for an important research project.

7.30 Shark. (CC) Part 2 of 4.

Takes an in-depth look at the more than 30 shark species around the world, from wobbegongs to Greenland sharks, showing how they hunt, the intricacies of their social lives, courtship and the threats they face.

8.30 Shark: Beneath The Surface. (CC) Part 3 of 4.

Takes an in-depth look at the more than 30 shark species around the world, from wobbegongs to Greenland sharks, showing how they hunt, the intricacies of their social lives, courtship and the threats they face.

9.30 MOVIE: X2: X-Men United. (M, R, CC) (2003) A group of mutants sets out to catch one of their own after he tries to kill the president. Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Brendan O’Carroll.

(PG, CC) Brendan O’Carroll turns detective, as he attempts to track down the men who murdered his grandfather at the height of the Irish War of Independence.

8.40 MOVIE: Downfall.

(AV15+, CC) (2004) Follows the final days in the life of Adolf Hitler in his bunker, through the eyes of his private secretary, as the Russian army lays siege to Berlin. With the dictator spending his time ranting and raving, a continuous series of life and death struggles plays out in the city’s streets. Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Juliane Köhler.

11.30 RocKwiz. (PG, R, CC) Music quiz show, featuring performances from two musical celebrities. Special guests include multi award-winning country music singer-songwriter Troy Cassar-Daley, emerging artist Sal Kimber, and founding member and guitarist with the Beasts of Bourbon, Spencer P. Jones.

Hosted by Julia Zemiro.

1.40 MOVIE: Passengers.

(M, R, CC) (2008) A counsellor’s clients start disappearing. Anne Hathaway.

3.30 The Avengers. (PG, R) 4.30 Extra. (R, CC) 5.00 The Middle. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

12.10 48 Hours: Murder In Pinyon Pines. (M, R, CC) Takes a look at the 2006 murder of a former sheriff and his family in Pinyon Pines, California.

1.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

12.30 Bosch. (MA15+, R, CC) Bosch travels to Las Vegas.

1.20 Bosch. (M, R, CC) Bosch tries to aid Johnny Stokes.

4.40 Vikingar. (MA15+, CC) Short film.

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 2.30 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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Saturday, April 23 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.20pm Jurassic World (2015) Action. Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard. (M) Action

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

8.30pm The Shakespeare Enigma. Explores the Shakespeare authorship controversy. (PG) History

7.00pm Football. AFL. Round 5. Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions. Fox Sports 3

8.30pm Zombieland (2009) Comedy. Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg. A student battles a zombie attack.

(MA15+) Comedy 10.25pm Get Hard (2015) Comedy. Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart. An imprisoned millionaire hires a gangster to harden him up. (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. (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.

(M, R, CC) 9.45 Live At The Apollo. (M, R, CC) 10.35 Comedy Up Late. (M, R, CC) 11.00 Scrotal Recall. (M, R, CC) 11.25 Episodes. (MA15+, R, CC) 12.00 Kroll Show. (M, R, CC) 12.45 Where Soldiers Come From.

(M, R, CC) 2.15 Mock The Week.

(M, R, CC) 2.40 News Update. (R) 2.45 Close. 5.00 Toby’s Travelling Circus. (R, CC) 5.10 Joe & Jack.

(R, CC) 5.15 Elmo The Musical.

(CC) 5.30 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. (R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 10.50 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 11.10 Annoying Orange. (R, CC) 11.35 Life With Boys. (R, CC) (Final) 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) 6.30 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 7.00 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 7.30 Tomorrow When The War Began. (PG, CC) (New Series) 8.15 Nowhere Boys. (PG, R, CC) Felix, Jake and Sam try to get Andy back.

8.40 Conspiracy 365.

(PG, R, CC) The double key code still stumps Cal. 9.30 MY:24. (PG, R, CC) Young people tell their stories.

9.45 Close.

7.30pm Money Barn. The auctioneers ride to Amish country. (PG) A&E 8.30pm Whose Line Is It Anyway? An improvisational comedy show. (MA15+) Comedy Channel

10.30pm Rehab With Dr Drew. Celebrities visit for a detoxification and treatment programme. (MA15+) Lifestyle You

7.30pm Soccer. A-League.

Second semi-final. Fox Sports 4 7.30pm Football. AFL. Round 5. Port Adelaide v Geelong.

Fox Footy

Abigail Breslin stars in Zombieland

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GO!

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Before And After. (R) 8.30 House Doctor (Inside And Out) (R) 9.30 Home And Away Catch-Up. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 12.00 Out Of The Blue. (CC) 12.30 Great South East. (CC) 1.00 Creek To Coast.

(CC) 1.30 Qld Weekender. (CC) 2.00 WA Weekender. (CC) 2.30 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 3.00 Rugby Union. Shute Shield. 5.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Secret Location. (PG, R) 7.00 Catch Phrase.

7.45 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Escape To The Country.

9.30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features. (R) 10.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 Medical Emergency.

(PG, R, CC) 12.30 Great South East. (R, CC) 1.00 Creek To Coast.

(R, CC) 1.30 Qld Weekender. (R, CC) 2.00 WA Weekender. (R, CC) 2.30 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 3.00 Out Of The Blue. (R, CC) 3.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Shopping. (R)

7MATE

6.00 Children’s Programs. 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) 5.30 Justice League Unlimited. (PG, R) 6.00 Batman: The Brave And The Bold. (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: The Spiderwick Chronicles. (PG, R) (2008) 8.30 MOVIE: Dark Shadows.

(M, R, CC) (2012) An imprisoned vampire is set free. Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer.

10.45 MOVIE: Resident Evil: Afterlife. (MA15+, R, CC) (2010) Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter. 12.40 Arrow. (M, R, CC) 2.30 Surfing Australia TV. (R, CC) 3.00 Fishing Australia. (R, CC) 3.30 SpongeBob. (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 Ice Pilots. (PG, R) 8.00 Shopping. (R) 9.00 Triathlon. ITU World Series. Highlights. 10.30 Dream Car Garage. (PG, R) 12.00 Motor Racing. Ultimate Sprintcar Championship. 12.30 Motor Racing. Australian Drifting Grand Prix. 1.30 Football. (CC) AFL. Round 5. Sydney v West Coast.

From the SCG. 4.30 Doomsday Castle. (PG) 5.30 Doomsday Preppers. (PG, R) 6.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) With Hamish McLachlan and Basil Zempilas. Expert commentary from Leigh Matthews.

7.30 Football. (CC) AFL. Round 5. Port Adelaide v Geelong. From Adelaide Oval.

11.00 MOVIE: Wanted.

(MA15+, R, CC) (2008) James McAvoy.

1.15 Friday Front Bar. (M, R, CC) 1.45 Fishing Western Australia.

2.15 Doomsday Castle. (PG, R) 3.30 Ice Pilots. (PG, R) 5.30 Shopping.

(R)

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.

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 Redux. (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

9.30pm A Haunting. (M) TLC

6.00 MOVIE: The Colditz Story.

(R, CC) (1955) Lionel Jeffries, John Mills. 8.00 Danoz Direct. 8.30 Adventures In Rainbow Country.

(R) 9.00 GEM Presents. (PG, R, CC) 9.10 As Time Goes By. (R) 10.30 MOVIE: Dunkirk. (PG, R, CC) (1958) John Mills, Richard Attenborough.

1.15 MOVIE: All The Fine Young Cannibals.

(PG, R, CC) (1960) 3.35 MOVIE: Kelly’s Heroes.

(PG, R, CC) (1970) 6.30 Heartbeat. (PG, R) Jackie’s relationship with her mother worsens.

8.45 Silent Witness. (MA15+, R) Four bodies are found in the Thames after a boat packed with illegal immigrants crashes.

11.00 Dalziel And Pascoe. (M, R) A former nanny is released from jail.

12.10 MOVIE: Circus Of Horrors.

(M, R, CC) (1960) Anton Diffring.

1.55 MOVIE: Kelly’s Heroes. (PG, R, CC) (1970) Clint Eastwood. 4.35 MOVIE: Wherever She Goes. (R) (1951) Eileen Joyce.

ONE 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (R) 9.00 Hogan’s Heroes.

(R) 10.00 World Sport. (R) 10.30 MacGyver. (PG, R) 11.30 Driven Not Hidden. (R) 12.00 Rugby Sevens.

World Series. Round 8. Highlights.

12.30 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 1.00 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 2.00 Motor Racing. V8 Supercars Dunlop Series. Round 2. Phillip Island SuperSprint. Highlights.

3.00 Motor Racing. Australian V8 Ute Racing Series. Round 3. Phillip Island SuperSprint. Highlights.

4.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 4.30 Merv Hughes Fishing. (PG) 5.00 Adventure Angler. (R) 5.30 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth. (PG, R) 6.30 Last Man Standing. (PG) 7.30 ST: Next Gen. (PG, R) 8.30 The X-Files. (M, R, CC) 9.30 When We Go To War. (M) (New Series) 10.30 Zoo. (M, R, CC) 11.30 Bellator MMA. (M, R) 1.30 Undercover Boss. (M, R) 2.30 Late Programs. 3.30 Rugby Sevens. World Series. Round 1.

Highlights. 4.00 Late Programs.

4.30 Rugby Sevens. World Series.

Round 3. Highlights. 5.00 Late Programs.

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 7.30 Kuu-Kuu Harajuku. (C, CC) 8.00 Totally Wild.

(C, CC) 8.30 Scope. (C, CC) 9.05 The Loop. (PG) 11.35 Neighbours.

(R, CC) 2.05 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Family Ties. (PG, R) 5.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 6.00 MOVIE: Mr Popper’s Penguins. (R, CC) (2011) A man inherits six penguins. Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino.

8.00 Cristela. (PG) Daniela thinks Cristela is neglecting her health.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Graham Norton chats with Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Dame Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman.

9.30 Sex And The City. (M, R) Carrie is torn about coming clean to Aidan.

10.50 The Loop. (PG, R) Hosted

by Scott Tweedie and Olivia Phyland.

1.20 Neighbours. (R, CC) 4.00 Family Ties. (PG, R) 4.30 Cheers.

(PG, R) 5.00 Shopping. (R)

6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 6.30 House Hunters. (R) 7.00 Garden Gurus. (R, CC) 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 The Restaurant Inspector. (PG, R) 12.00 Hotel Impossible. (PG, R) 2.00 Postcards. (PG, CC) 3.00 My First Place. (PG, R) 4.00 Flipping Moms. (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

SBS 2 6.00 WorldWatch. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.05 Croatian News. 9.40 Serbian News. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.00 Soccer.

A-League. Semi-final. Replay.

1.00 Cycling. UCI MTB World Championships. Round 2. 5.00 Motorcycle Racing. (CC) Superbike World Championship. Round 4.

6.00 MOVIE: The Butterfly.

(M, R) (2002) 7.30 If You Are The One. Hosted by Meng Fei. 8.30 The Raft. (PG) Strangers fight to survive on a life raft.

9.20 Survive Aotearoa: A Broken Down Boat Mouwaho. (PG, R) Barrie and Chris fish for trout.

10.20 MOVIE: North Face. (M, R) (2008) Benno Fürmann.

12.30 MOVIE: Bald Mountain.

(MA15+, R) (2013) Wagner Moura, Matheus Nachtergaele, Sophie Charlotte. 2.30 MOVIE: Nanga Parbat. (R) (2010) 4.25 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives.

(R) 6.30 Boys Weekend. (R) 7.00 Chopped. (PG, R) 8.00 All-Star Academy. (R) 9.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 10.00 Spice Of Life. (R) 10.30 Kelsey’s Essentials.

(R) 11.00 No Reservations. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 The Best Thing I Ever Made. (R) 12.30 Diners, DriveIns And Dives. (R) 1.00 All-Star Academy. (R) 2.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 3.00 Spice Of Life.

3.30 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 4.00 Boys Weekend. (R) 4.30 Chopped.

(PG, R) 5.30 All-Star Academy. (R) 6.30 Save My Bakery. 7.30 Good Eats. (R) 8.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 8.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 9.30 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. (PG, R, CC) 10.30 All-Star Academy. (R) 11.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 12.30 No Reservations. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Save My Bakery. (R) 2.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 3.00 Good Eats. (R) 3.30 Spice Of Life. (R) 4.00 All-Star Academy. (R) 5.00 Spice Of Life. (R) 5.30 Good Eats.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 Around The 44. 11.00 The Last Leader Of The Crocodile Islands. (PG) 12.00 The Point Review. 12.30 League Nation Live. 2.00 The Medicine Line. 2.30 Fit First. (PG) 3.00 Standing On Sacred Ground. 4.00 Marley Africa Road Trip.

(PG) 5.00 A Place In The Middle. 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 Vote Yes For Aborigines. 8.30 Being Mary Jane. (M) 9.30 MOVIE: Girlfight. (M) (2000) Michelle Rodriguez. 11.20 Yorta Yorta Youth. 12.00 Volumz.

(PG) 4.00 Fusion With Casey Donovan. 5.00 NITV On The Road: Saltwater Freshwater. (PG) 2304

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Sunday, April 24 Midsomer Murders

How To Die: Simon’s Choice

ABC, 8.40pm Season 18 premieres of this much-loved detective series, but fans will be left in no doubt that something is missing.

Some might even be wondering if they watched the right TV show (well, that might be dramatising the situation just a bit). The town that is inundated with murders and overflowing with beautiful scenery is just a bit different tonight. In “Habeas Corpus”, a wealthy landowner dies just before his son arrives. However, after the body goes missing a troubling web of secrets and lies is exposed. While some viewers might be left feeling slightly cheated, rest assured detectives Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) and Nelson (Gwilym Lee) are still on the case.

ABC

MOVIE: Ocean’s s Thirteen GO!, 8.30pm, PG (2007) 07)

SBS, 8.45pm If serious food for thought is your bag on a Sunday night, then this doco is one to tune in to. Tonight, we meet Simon – a successful businessman with a loving family and friends, whose world falls apart when he’s diagnosed with an aggressive form of motor neurone disease and is given just two years to live. Faced with the prospect of a rapid physical decline, Simon tells his family he’s considering ending his life at a suicide clinic. This is an intimate and deeply moving show that follows Simon and his family and friends as they struggle with huge moral, emotional and legal dilemmas around his choice. A very heart-rending watch.

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y) and the gang Cool (George Clooney) on, Don Cheadle, (Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Bernie Mac) are up to their old tricks for takedown as fresh out of luck, substance as Twelve was but the credit is restored red somewhat by an aloof mischievousnesss and the jackpot o as callous inclusion of Al Pacino Vegas kingpin Willy Bank, test the thieving crew’s latest target, and a steamy Ellen Barkin. Pitt’s cool, Clooney’s charm and David Holmes’ flashy score again go a long way toward hiding the flaws.

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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 Meet The Mavericks.

(M, R, CC) 2.30 Catalyst. (PG, R, CC) 2.45 Gallipoli Symphony: A Creative Journey. (R, CC) 3.05 The Gallipoli Symphony.

(R, CC) 4.30 The Checkout. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 One Plus One. (R, CC) 5.10 Father Brown. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Home Shopping. (R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) Highlights from the past week.

12.00 Bewitched. (R, CC) Samantha convinces Gladys she is a psychic.

12.30 To Be Advised.

3.30 Chimpanzee. (CC) Follows a juvenile chimp named Oscar, and his family as they navigate the complex territory of the forest along the Ivory Coast.

5.00 Seven News At 5. (CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (CC) Felicity checks out posh pub food.

6.00 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) The adventures of six puppies.

6.30 Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Today. (CC) 10.00 Wide World Of Sports.

(PG, CC) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show.

(PG, CC) Hosted by Yvonne Sampson.

1.00 Surfing. (CC) World League. Quiksilver Pro. From the Gold Coast.

2.15 The Longest War. (PG, R, CC) A look at the war on terror.

3.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 8. Cronulla Sharks v Penrith Panthers. From Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney.

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) 3.00 iFish. (R, CC) 3.30 RPM GP. (CC) Hosted by Matt White.

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. UCI World Tour. Amstel Gold Race.

Highlights.

4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Fleche Wallonne.

Highlights.

5.00 InCycle. (CC) 5.30 1916: The Irish Rebellion: When Myth And History Rhyme. (CC)

6.00 Australian Story: Building Bridges. (R, CC) Extraordinary Australians tell personal stories which provide an insight into life’s complexities and challenges.

6.30 Compass: Paddy’s War. (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: Survival. (CC) Sir David Attenborough takes a look at the ways scientists are trying to preserve the Great Barrier Reef.

8.40 Midsomer Murders.

(M, CC) (Series return) The body of a wealthy landowner goes missing on the night of his death, exposing a web of secrets.

10.10 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (M, R, CC) A satirical news program exposing the humorous, absurd and downright hypocritical.

10.45 Redfern Now. (M, R, CC) Two families begin feuding.

11.45 Muse Of Fire. (M, R, CC) A look at the works of Shakespeare.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 Highway Patrol.

(PG, CC) Police spot two motorcyclists racing each other on the streets of Epping. However, only one of the riders is willing to stop when signalled. After members of the Highway Patrol set up a covert sting, it causes chaos.

8.00 Border Security: International. (PG, CC) Toronto airport officers discover a suspicious bag with a fake baggage tag.

A box full of critters lands in the mail centre. An Australian traveller takes a wrong turn in Montreal.

Narrated by Grant Bowler.

8.30 MOVIE: Thor: The Dark World. (M, CC) (2013) Thor, the Mighty Avenger, battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself.

Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston.

11.00 Odyssey. (M, CC) Odelle and Aslam are hit hard

by Frank Majors’ attack on Shakir Khan. Peter desperately makes a deal with Societel Mining CEO Alex Baker, as his marriage reaches breaking point.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 You’re Back In The Room.

(PG, CC) Contestants are put through a series of challenges while hypnotised.

8.15 60 Minutes. (CC) Current affairs program.

9.15 President Trump: Can He Really Win? (M, CC) Matt Frei investigates whether Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, could make it all the way to the White House.

10.20 KKK: The Fight For White Supremacy. (M, R, CC) Takes a look at the modern face of the notorious supremacist group, the Ku Klux Klan. With access to the leaders of the Loyal White Knights chapter in North Carolina, gains a unique insight into their secret rituals and finds out why their members choose to don the hood.

11.30 Major Crimes. (M, R, CC) After a married couple are killed in their home, their daughter and grandchildren also go missing.

6.00 Family Feud: Sunday.

(CC) Two families try to win big prizes by guessing the most popular responses to a survey of the public.

6.30 Modern Family.

(PG, R, CC) After the Dunphys’ house becomes infested with mould, the family moves into a tiny hotel room.

7.00 Modern Family.

(PG, R, CC) The Dunphys’ neighbour’s house goes up for sale.

7.30 MOVIE: Rio 2. (CC) (2014) After Blu, Jewel and their three kids are sent to the wilds of the Amazon, Blu is reunited with the vengeful Nigel. Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jemaine Clement.

9.30 The People V. OJ Simpson. (M, CC) Johnnie Cochran and F. Lee Bailey travel across the country to acquire the Mark Fuhrman recordings.

10.30 NCIS: New Orleans.

(M, CC) Sebastian flies to D.C. 11.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Graham is joined by Dame Helen Mirren, Kevin Costner and Ricky Gervais, as well as Ewan McGregor and Eric Bana.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.35 Ancient Egypt’s Lost City: Swallowed By The Sea. (R, CC) Follows a team of maritime archaeologists as they explore the city of Heracleion. Considered the gateway to ancient Egypt, it disappeared mysteriously only to be rediscovered in 2000, lying under 10 metres of water with its temples, statues, houses and boats perfectly preserved.

8.45 How To Die: Simon’s Choice. Follows a man whose world falls apart when he’s diagnosed with an aggressive form of motor neurone disease and given two years to live. Within weeks Simon loses his voice and, faced with a rapid physical decline, tells his family he’s considering ending his life.

10.25 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Liege-Bastogne-Liege.

From Belgium.

1.10 Miniseries: The Town.

(M, R, CC) 2.00 Midsomer Murders.

(M, R, CC) 3.35 Restoration Man. (R, CC) 4.25 ABC News Breakfast: Anzac Dawn Service Sydney. (CC) 5.30 Anzac Day: National Dawn Service Canberra. (CC)

12.00 Zero Hour. (M, R, CC) Hank, Beck and Laila find themselves in an uncertain situation at the hands of the Pyrates.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.50 Currumbin Dawn Service. (CC) The Anzac Day dawn service from Currumbin, Queensland.

12.30 Prime Suspect. (M, R, CC) Jane investigates the death of a diamond dealer.

1.30 What Would You Do? (M, R, CC) 2.30 20/20. (R, CC) 3.30 Good Morning America: Sunday. (CC) 4.30 Anzac Dawn Service. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

12.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 1.30 Home Shopping.

4.00 Life Today With James Robison. (PG) Religious program.

4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC) Morning talk show hosted

by Charlie Rose, Gayle King, and Norah O’Donnell.

1.30 MOVIE: Those Who Remain. (M, R) (2007) 3.10 Death: A Series About Life. (PG, R, CC) 4.15 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 4.45 Spine. (MA15+) 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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GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.25pm Insurgent (2015) Sci-fi. Shailene Woodley, Theo James. (M) Premiere

7.00pm Million Dollar Listing NY. Ryan’s business sees record growth, but he soon finds that maintaining massive sales and juggling his engagement may be too much to negotiate. (M) Arena

8.30pm Oprah’s Master Class. (PG) TLC

4.00pm Rugby League. NRL. Round 8. Sharks v Panthers.

Fox Sports 1

8.30pm Pixels (2015) Comedy. Adam Sandler, Kevin James. Aliens misinterpret videos of arcade games as a declaration of war. (PG) Premiere 8.30pm Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) Comedy. Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson. An A cappella group struggles to regain its reputation. (M) Comedy

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.25 Olivia. (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 Seconds From Disaster.

(PG, R, CC) 8.20 To Be Advised.

8.30 Lawrence Mooney: Lawrence Of Suburbia.

(MA15+, CC) A performance

by Lawrence Mooney.

9.45 Bodyshockers: Nips, Tucks And Tattoos.

(M, R, CC) 10.30 Louis Theroux: Behind Bars.

(M, R, CC) 11.30 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (M, R, CC) 12.00 Mock The Week. (M, R, CC) 12.30 First Dates UK. (M, R, CC) 1.20 Build A New Life In The Country. (R, CC) 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 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps.

(R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 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) 4.30 Camp Lakebottom.

(R, CC) 4.55 Grojband. (R, CC) 5.25 Roy. (R) 5.50 Little Lunch. (R, CC) 6.10 Thunderbirds Are Go. (R, CC) 6.35 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 7.00 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 7.30 Deadly Pole To Pole. (R) 8.00 Officially Amazing.

(R, CC) Hosted by Ben Shires.

8.30 Nowhere Boys. (PG, R, CC) The boys are questioned by police.

8.55 Conspiracy 365.

(PG, R, CC) Cal is confronted by Detective McGrath.

9.45 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG, R, CC) 9.55 Rage. (PG, R) 2.25 Close.

7.30pm Wilfred. Wilfred faces a new enemy. (MA15+) Comedy Channel 8.00pm Fresh Off The Boat.

(PG) FOX8

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6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.30 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 12.00 Sonic Boom. 12.30 SpongeBob. (R) 1.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 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 Go! (PG, R) 4.00 Problem Solverz. (PG, R) 4.30 Power Rangers Dino. (PG, R) 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: Zookeeper.

(PG, R, CC) (2011) 8.30 MOVIE: Ocean’s Thirteen. (PG, R, CC) (2007) The team pulls off one last heist. George Clooney, Brad Pitt.

11.00 Bad Robots. (M, R) 12.00 Sun, Sex And Suspicious Parents.

(M, R) 1.00 The Cube. (PG) 2.00 Little Charmers. (R) 2.30 Yo-Kai Watch. (PG, R) 3.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. (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 Shopping. 6.30 The Amazing Race. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Shopping.

9.30 Dream Car Garage. (PG, R) 10.00 AFL Game Day. 11.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 12.00 The AFN Fishing Show. (PG) 12.30 Fishing Western Australia. (PG) 1.00 Football. AFL. Round 5. St Kilda v GWS. 4.00 Turtleman. (PG, R) 4.30 Wipeout USA. (PG, R, CC) 6.25 MOVIE: Monsters University. (R, CC) (2013) Billy Crystal.

8.30 MOVIE: The 6th Day. (M, R) (2000) In a future world, a helicopter pilot is forced to go on the run after he is cloned by an evil genetics tycoon. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sarah Wynter, Michael Rapaport.

11.00 Family Guns. (M, R) Alex visits an “explosive” carnival.

12.00 Jail. (M) 12.30 Eagle Vision.

1.00 Football. (CC) WAFL. Round 6.

South Fremantle v East Fremantle.

4.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG, R) 5.00 Big Angry Fish. (PG, R)

5.00pm Soccer. A-League.

Second semi-final. Fox Sports 4 7.00pm Football. AFL. Round 5. Melbourne v Richmond. Fox Footy

9.30pm Easter 1916.

Examines the lives of the men who were signatories of the 1916 Easter Proclamation. (PG) History

GO!

6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. (PG) 7.30 Leading The Way. (PG) 8.00 David Jeremiah. (PG) 8.30 Shopping.

(R) 9.30 Australia’s Best Houses.

(PG, R) 10.00 Home And Away Catch-Up. (PG, CC) 12.00 Before And After. (R) 12.30 Dealers. (PG, R) 2.00 Better Homes. (R, CC) 2.30 Storage Hoarders. (R) 3.30 Secret Location. (PG, R) 4.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 5.30 Air Crash Investigation. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Motorway Patrol.

(PG, R, CC) 7.00 For The Love Of Dogs.

(PG) 7.30 The Secret Life Of Cats.

(PG, R, CC) 8.30 Escape To The Country.

Prospective buyers find their dream homes.

9.30 Escape To The Continent.

A look at homes.

10.45 Before And After.

11.15 Storage Hoarders. (R) 12.15 The Secret Life Of Cats. (PG, R, CC) 1.15 Escape To The Continent.

(R) 2.30 Dr Oz. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Dealers. (PG, R) 5.00 Shopping. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 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. (CC) 12.30 The Drum Weekly. (R) 1.00 News. 1.30 Landline. (R, CC) 2.00 News. 2.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 3.00 News. (CC) 3.30 Offsiders. (CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 5.00 News.

5.30 Catalyst. (R, CC) 6.00 News. 6.30 Foreign Corre. (R, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 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. (CC) 10.30 Planet America. (R) 11.00 News.

11.30 Conflict Zone. (PG) 11.55 100 Years Of Anzac: The Spirit Lives 2014-2018. (R, CC) 12.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS

8.30pm Henry IV: Part I. Prince Hal, son of Henry IV, seems to be squandering his life among the prostitutes, boozers and petty rogues of Eastcheap.

(M) Foxtel Arts

6.00 Skippy. (R) 6.30 MOVIE: Lucky Jim. (R, CC) (1957) 8.30 Danoz. 9.30 New Style Direct.

10.00 Rainbow Country. (R) 10.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 11.30 Coming Home: Australia’s RSL. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Garden Gurus. (R, CC) 1.00 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 MOVIE: 633 Squadron.

(PG, R) (1964) 3.30 MOVIE: The Green Berets. (PG, R, CC) (1968) 6.30 Frozen Planet. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 RBT. (PG, R, CC) Police pull over two motorists.

8.30 MOVIE: Rain Man. (M, R, CC) (1988) After his estranged father dies, the owner of a car business learns he has an autistic older brother. Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino.

11.15 Rizzoli & Isles.

(MA15+, R, CC) 12.10 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)

Josh Gad stars in Pixels

ONE 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby. Round 9.

Western Force v NSW Waratahs.

Replay. 10.00 Rugby Sevens.

World Series. Round 8. Highlights.

10.30 Escape Fishing With ET. (R, CC) 11.00 Temporary Australians.

(PG, R) 11.30 Loaded. (PG, R) 12.00 Snap Happy. (R) 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 Attenborough’s Gorillas. (PG) 9.30 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 4. Spanish Grand Prix. From Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Andalucia, Spain. 11.00 Cops: Adults Only. (M, R, CC) 11.30 World Sport. 12.00 The Killing. (M, R) 1.00 RPM. (R, CC) 2.00 Extreme Boats’ Big Angry Fish. (R) 2.30 Adventure Angler. (R) 3.30 River To Reef. (R) 4.00 Loaded. (PG, R) 4.30 Late Programs.

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 9.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 9.30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (R) 10.00 Mako: Island Of Secrets. (C, R, CC) 10.30 Sabrina. (PG, R) 11.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 11.30 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. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 MOVIE: Jackass Presents Bad Grandpa. (2013) A man journeys across America with his grandson.

Johnny Knoxville.

11.00 MOVIE: Beavis And ButtHead Do America. (M, R) (1996) Mike Judge, Robert Stack. 12.40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

(R) 1.05 Family Ties. (PG, R) 2.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Cheers.

(PG, R) 3.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 4.00 Sabrina. (PG, R) 5.00 Shopping.

6.00 Buying The View. (R) 7.00 Fixer Upper. (PG, R) 8.00 House Hunters Reno. (R) 9.00 Garden Gurus. (R, CC) 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 Masters Of Flip. (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) 7.30 Buying The View. 8.30 Flip Or Flop. 9.30 Flipping Moms.

10.30 Extreme Homes. 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Fixer Upper. (PG, R) 1.00 Buying The View. (R, CC) 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 WorldWatch. 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 Cycling. UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. Second round. 4.00 MOVIE: The Butterfly. (M, R) (2002) 5.30 Soccer. A-League. Second semifinal. Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar.

8.10 Adam Ruins Everything.

(PG, R) Presented by Adam Conover.

9.00 Fameless. (PG, R) A contestant’s patience runs thin.

9.25 South Park. (M, R, CC) One of the boys leaves the toilet seat up.

10.15 The Sex Clinic.

(MA15+, R, CC) 11.10 Shot By Kern. (MA15+, R) 11.40 MOVIE: If You Are The One. (M, R, CC) (2008) 1.55 Kurt Wallander. (M, R) 3.40 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives.

(R) 6.30 Boys Weekend. (R) 7.00 Chopped. (PG, R) 8.00 All-Star Academy. (R) 9.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 10.00 Spice Of Life. (R) 10.30 Kelsey’s Essentials.

(R) 11.00 No Reservations. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Boys Weekend.

(R) 12.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 1.00 All-Star Academy.

(R) 2.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 3.00 Brunch @ Bobby’s. (R) 3.30 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 4.00 Boys Weekend. (R) 4.30 Chopped. (PG, R) 5.30 All-Star Academy. (PG, R) 6.30 Last Cake Standing. 7.30 Good Eats. (R) 8.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives.

(R) 8.30 Food Network Star. (PG, R) 9.30 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. (PG, R, CC) 10.30 AllStar Academy. (PG, R) 11.30 Food Network Star. (PG, R) 12.30 No Reservations. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Last Cake Standing. (R) 2.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 3.00 Good Eats. (R) 3.30 Kelsey’s Essentials.

(R) 4.00 All-Star Academy. (PG, R) 5.00 Brunch @ Bobby’s. (R) 5.30 Good Eats. (R)

6.00 Tipi Tales. 6.30 Wapos Bay. 7.00 Move It Mob Style.

7.30 Bizou. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Bushwhacked! 9.00 Wapos Bay. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 Soccer. A-League.

Second Elimination Final. Melbourne City v Perth Glory.

12.00 The Point Review. 12.30 Rugby League. Interstate Challenge. Southern Dingos v Redfern All Blacks. 2.30 Ella 7’s 2009 Documentary. 3.30 Down 2 Earth. 4.00 Opinion Piece. (PG) 5.00 Te Kaea. 5.30 Noongar Dandjoo. (PG) 6.00 Awaken. (CC) 7.00 Lost Bones: In Search Of Sitting Bull.

8.00 MOVIE: White Tuft, The Little Beaver. (2008) 9.30 MOVIE: Baby Boy. (MA15+) (2001) Tyrese Gibson.

11.35 Custodians. 12.00 Volumz. (PG) 2404

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FIND THE WORDS This is a theme puzzle with the subject stated below. Find the listed words in the grid. (They may run in any direction but always in a straight line. Some letters are used more than once.) Ring each word as you find it and when you have completed the puzzle, there will be 16 letters left over.

They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.

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

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

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INSANITY STREAK

by Tony Lopes

PRINCE VALIANT

CALIFORNIAN CROSSWORD

by Murphy & Gianni

From the pages of America’s most popular newspapers

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13. -- -Saxon 14. Raw rock 15. India’s movie industry 17. Meadow 18. “The -- Daba Honeymoon” 19. Zigzag on skis 21. Agile 24. Alluring 25. Commotion 26. Banned bug spray 28. Not intoxicated 31. -- podrida 33. Knight’s address 35. Protuberance 36. Alabama city 38. Apiece 40. Literary collection

JUST LIKE CATS & DOGS

by Paul Dorin

z It was 19th-century Russian playwright and short story writer Anton Chekhov who made the following sage observation: “Love, friendship, respect, do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.” z If you suffer from galeophobia you’re certainly not alone; Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film “Jaws” may have popularised the fear of sharks, but it certainly didn’t start it. Logically, though, swinophobia makes more sense – pigs kill more people every year than sharks do. z You might be surprised to learn that Harriet Tubman – famous for her work as a conductor on the Underground Railroad – also served as a Union spy dur-

ing the American Civil War, providing key intelligence that aided in the capture of Jacksonville, Florida. She also was the first woman to lead an armed assault during the Civil War; the Combahee River Raid freed 750 South Carolina slaves. She even continued her humanitarian work after the war, opening the Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged and Indigent in Albany, New York. z According to the nuns who worked with her, Mother Teresa’s last words were, “Jesus, I love you. Jesus, I love you.” According to her doctor, the last thing she said was actually, “I can’t breathe.” z If you wanted to erect a building in Colonial times, you’d go to an undertaker; that’s what building contrac-

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STRANGE BUT TRUE

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by Samantha Weaver tors were called back then. z Ancient Romans recognised three distinct forms of kissing: The word “basium” denoted a kiss between acquaintances, “osculum” was used for a kiss between close friends, and “suavium” described a kiss between lovers.

Thought for the Day: “Catch-andrelease – that’s like running down pedestrians in your car and then, when they get up and limp away, saying, ‘Off you go! That’s fine.

I just wanted to see if I could hit you.’” – Ellen DeGeneres (pictured).

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YOUR STARS ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20) A bright and optimistic outlook comes from deep within you this week. Be it something in the air or a pending plan, excitement is high. Someone you trust is giving advice. Please check, before making a decision, that the facts are right. Weekend jaunts prove to be both romantic and surprising. An extra effort with a partner is enlightening. Maybe they have been neglected recently?

TAURUS (APR 21-MAY 21) Make a

point of noticing all the good things around you. It is easy, sometimes, to pay more attention to negative thoughts. Why is that? Being a little insecure can lead us to suspect those things and people who are really on our side. This week someone who wants to help is not shouting at you loudly enough. Be aware. Getting on with everyday life sometimes means we miss the little but important things.

Standing still won’t help, but bouncing along with others will. Who wants to stay in the same place anyway? Take a deep breath and try bouncing higher than the others. Energy is up and down and so is your mood. Even so, being with others who show the lighter side of life is definitely a plus.

VIRGO (AUG 24-SEP 23) There is a

lovely feeling that something really good is about to happen. Perhaps your efforts made in the past are, at last, paying off. Some of you will be welcoming a new member of the family.

Others hear of the recovery of a loved one. Are you ready for the good news?

A bright and optimistic week leads you to believe that anything is possible. In terms of relationships, it certainly is.

GEMINI (MAY 22-JUN 21) Does it seem like everyone is pointing out what you need to do? Do you agree with their comments? Why do they think they know best? Hesitate less and make a point of being decisive. Be the one to send out a clear message that this is what you want and this is what you are doing! You would rather work with others than against them. When conflicts arise make it clear it is not personal but practical.

CANCER (JUN 22-JUL 22) An opportunity is in your lap. Sit there looking at it for a while if you wish, but would accepting it move you from your comfort zone? There are times when pushing yourself a bit can be very satisfying, both physically and mentally. Really, you know what you are comfortable with, but do you know what you are capable of? Bring something or someone new into your life, if only for a while.

LEO (JUL 23-AUG 23) Life can be confusing. Rarely is it simple for long. Humans are like bouncy balls. One moves and all around are affected. This week you may feel jostled and prodded.

for the week commencing April 25

BY CASSANDRA NYE chasing their tails. You know what is a pleasure for you personally: lots of laughs, lots of photos, lots of fun. These are all at your fingertips and there’s no need to rush around.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21) This can be the week when you change a situation that has been niggling you for some time. Why now?

Because there is a determination and strength of mind about you right now.

In reality, a few words in the right direction are all that is needed. So, let’s get that cleared up! When luck is on your side, welcome it. Something that raises your suspicions could be a red herring or nothing. Check it out.

CAPRICORN (DEC 22-JAN 20) Yes, this is the time for fresh thoughts on love and romance. Yes, you want to be a part of that lovely flowing feeling.

How will you go about it? For a start, look at what you have and really appreciate it. Bring that feeling with you when getting out and meeting some new people. Sociability this weekend could lead to you making a commitment.

AQUARIUS (JAN 21-FEB 19) Everyone

LIBRA (SEP 24-OCT 23) Those who have, in the past, cast doubts on your future should now be eating humble pie. Looking at what you have achieved (yes, even the small things!) it is time for you to be a little pleased with yourself. Of course, if you don’t let others know what you have done, how will they know? Be social and get others together. Who haven’t you seen for some time? A good old-fashioned conversation shows its worth and brings someone close to you.

SCORPIO (OCT 24-NOV 22) Some

weeks we do feel that the world is moving faster. Too fast for us. Will it bring real progress and more happiness? For you, this week, the quieter moments are the ones that you will treasure and enjoy. So let others rush around

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and his brother seem to have an opinion on your life. It is hard not to listen, but consider this. You are the only one who knows what is possible for you at the moment. Waiting a while could put you on a stronger path to success. Really, your heart should be in any move.

Instincts and facts do not always go together. There is sometimes a balance to be found or even a compromise.

PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 20) Some of us

have religions or doctrines or strong beliefs to lead the way. Others depend on relatives or friends to be a guide.

What you feel this week is an inner strength and a feeling that you know what is best. Do the facts back up your instincts? Then what more do you need? Some moments of loneliness may lead you to consider a long-term change, but is this necessary?

坥 坦 坧 坨 坩 坪 坫 坬 坭 坮 坯 坰

Monday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Determination is one of your strong points, Taurus. This really is your weapon of success this year. You attract love and support both at home and in your work.

Be sure to accept help and give praise and thanks where they are due.

Tuesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Getting out and making contacts is great – the more, the merrier. However, as you sift through the good and the indifferent, be choosy, Taurus. You have more to offer than you realise and your talents are expanding all the time.

Wednesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Increased challenges spur you on to greater things this year, Taurus. You may have already been made aware of the support and interest around you. To keep this going, stay ahead of developments.

Thursday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Being in a mood to tackle anything could lead you to take a ‘go it alone’ attitude, Taurus. On the whole, this works well for you. However, there are talented people around you. Not to use and, at the same time, gain their loyalty would be a mistake.

Friday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Partnerships, money, investments.

So many decisions, Taurus! Still, don’t see these as problems but as opportunities to show what you can do! Remember that working with others can make you stronger financially.

Saturday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Getting stuck into business and home matters early on gives you lots of time later in the year. This is when you want to bring some more personally satisfying projects forward. Be determined but flexible socially, Taurus.

Sunday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! It is just beginning to dawn on you that your talents are expanding and satisfying your need for progress. Keep learning and moving forward this year, Taurus! You have a way to go but things can happen quickly.

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The final say There’s method in that grocery checkout madness FROM THE EDITOR-AT-LARGE Jen Cowley

NYONE who’s seen the inside of my pantry cupboards will find it hard to believe that when it comes to buying groceries, I’m on the fanatical side of fussy about the order in which the items hit not only the trolley but the checkout.

I have a system. It’s a method carefully honed over 30 years of crumpet squishingly onerous supermarket shopping, and I feel it’s my responsibility as a modern day hunter-gatherer to pass that wisdom down through the generations.

You there – with the name badge and the “when’s my break?” look in your eyes – I’m talking to you.

Given I now need the deeds to the house to pay for the weekly shop, I think I’ve earned the right to expect my tomatoes to arrive home not looking like an autopsy.

Pay a little attention to what I’m saying here: I’m stacking my groceries this way on the conveyer belt for a reason.

Heavy stuff first (so, presumably it lands in the trolley first, where it’s no threat to the avocados); cold stuff together. Fruit and veg in two separate bags – one for the squishables and one for the spuds; cleaning products (who am I kidding?) kept well away from the fresh stuff (and as far away from my having to actually do anything with them as possible). And here’s a

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tip – there’s a very good reason for putting the roast chicken, fresh from the deli and steaming like Mount Etna, well away from the ice-cream. Just sayin’…

Sundry stuff like tissues, teabags and packaged items like toothpaste and hair dye (not that I ever buy hair dye, of course…) can go anywhere they like, as long as it’s where I had them on the conveyer belt. In the order in which they were placed on the conveyer belt. Eggs need to be put not only in a separate bag, but put aside – to go into the trolley after everything else.

And bread? It goes last. Always last. Preferably on TOP of the four economy-sized tins of dog food and the 4kg pumpkin. Got it?

(Oh, the empty chocolate bar wrapper? Just scan that little sucker and we’ll never speak of this again, hmm?)

The point is that I want my mince to taste like beef, not Pine-o-Cleen and it would be nice to be able to put my bread in the toaster without having to iron it first.

I’m also strangely averse to drinking chicken-fat flavoured ice-cream.

I’m never quite sure what the checkout operator is thinking when he or she decides it might be okay (and safe) to ignore the order in which the items have been taken out of the trolley and carefully stacked on the conveyer belt.

The wisdom of my teachings have finally filtered through to my daughter, which might have something to do with the fact that now buying with her own money those groceries she can’t filch from the pantry on visits home. In fact, she’s taken the baton with gusto and she’s infinitely more formidable than I am in the supermarket strategy stakes.

The Oracle or the Son and Heir? Not so much. I’ll take them shopping with me only on the condition they don’t try to help unstack the trolley at the checkout – they’re just here to lift heavy things. Back away from the trolley and no-one gets hurt.

In 30 years of passing through supermarket checkouts, I’ve always managed to resist the urge to put a continental cucumber to its alternate use, but I do wish the dying art of packing groceries could have even a fleeting renaissance in these corporate giants’ training packages.

Still, at least the youngsters at my supermarket of choice actually attempt to pack the groceries rather than have you play some kind of bizarre “catch ‘em before they hit the ground” roulette with the eggs while the bloke behind you shoves his three litre bottles of syrupy fizz and family size blocks of chocolate flavoured diabetes down the chute after you.

Maybe there’s a glimmer of hope after all.

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