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Hollows for Habitat

Holdens on display in Dubbo

Brent Simpson’s message: You are not alone

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FROM THE EDITOR

Friday 17.06.2016 to Sunday 19.06.2016 FEATURE

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Holdens on display in Dubbo PAGE 12

ISSUE Brent Simpson’s message: You are not alone PAGE 16

IN PICTURES A buckin’ good time at Coonamble Rodeo PAGE 60

THALIA SMITH

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Taking centre stage PAGE 23

DIGITALLY ENHANCED

BUSINESS

The changing face of television PAGE 26

HEALTH

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Doctors demand political commitment PAGE 28

MUSIC Twelve artist lineup for a day on the green PAGE 38

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Seven Days Tony Webber Paul Dorin Watercooler What I Do Know Business & Rural

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Lifestyle Sally Bryant The Big Picture Entertainment What’s On 3-Day TV Guide

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J UST four days have passed since the Orlando massacre and still the media, government agencies, and families, friends and colleagues affected, still don’t really know why Omar Mateen did what he did, though clearly mental illness has played its part.

In the first few hours of the news breaking, the world’s social media set about dissecting the incident with heresay.

First reactions were naturally dominated by thoughts of sadness and prayer for the murdered, survivors and a nation already knee deep in the blood of this year’s victims to gun violence.

One Facebook commentator asked why the president was calling for prayer instead of more gun control in the first few hours.

Prayer is the normal port of call for devout Christians and the majority of America - despite “Californication being the country’s publicity agent” - is firmly planted in that faith.

For a grieving nation caught in a complex duality of cultural bias toward valuing gun ownership seemingly more than the lives guns destroy each day, prayer is a safe place to rest in denial that such carnage and horror could and did occur.

For the faithless, prayer may sound trite but in the USA its practiced genuinely.

Just as American film stars thank God for their journey toward the moment they hold an Oscar, the context may be a superficial spectacle, but they genuinely mean it.

Inevitably, the dialogue and criticism about America and guns, is also being highly debated.

For Australians, who gave up their guns in 1996, which made some sense to some people and was largely accepted, is frequently referred to these days in discussions in America about what the USA could do in answer to their gun problem.

The $64,000 question remains, ‘when is America going to get it and change their gun laws to protect their population and most topical of all, remove access to semi automatic weapons in the civilian world?

The thing is America does get it but is deeply, culturally conflicted.

Armed to the back teeth, which President will it actually be that has the will to tell its population, we’ll be taking those 300 million weapons back now.

America is at war and that war is now being fought on home turf. It will not happen. The Indians (insert ISIS, Mexicans) are coming.

Aside from perceived threats is the question of freedom and the symbolic front line which gun ownership represents.

The right to own guns keeps government intervention into private lives soundly in check, and those freedoms play a big role in stalling common sense about gun trading and ownership.

For outsiders looking in there is no common sense, but perceptions can be deceiving when Americans look like us, speak English like us and we have embraced aspects of their world view via cultural osmosis, but we are not, nor shall we ever be, American.

Though the founding fathers were talking about musket balls which took five minutes to load and reload, one at a time, the Second Amendment, is as ingrained in American culture as the almost religious belief that having the right and ability to defend yourself against your government, should it decide to oppress you - as the British did just prior to the American Revolution - gun ownership makes perfect

sense.

The American Revolution is not just something which happened over 200 years ago, but is relived every single day in the contemporary context of elementary school education across the USA. That defining moment in time is repeated (indoctrinated?) into the hearts and minds of children in increasingly sophisticated ways according to their age, year after year after year.

If you miss the indoctrination at school, you can sing or hear “The Star-Spangled Banner” 17 times a day for a summary of cultural re-alignment.

This is the stalling point in gun control.

American’s get the horror, the endlessness to it all, but as a nation it is stuck on who they fundamentally are and the changes required to achieve the goal of domestic safety.

It’s the seed of an idea which gives the NRA (National Rifle Association) and it’s roughly 5 million members (or 1.5 per cent of the population) so much influence. They are the Patriots.

It’s not guns, it’s an individual’s independence which every American is assured is their birth right.

Gun control threatens that.

Even after Sandy Hook Elementary School where 20 children were murdered in under a minute thanks to the killer’s semiautomatic weapon, the NRA’s line and always will be – guns don’t kill, people do.

After this event, yes, some people said, enough is enough, but gun sales spiked as they do each time there is a new law perceived to erode gun ownership rights, or when events like Orlando’s Pulse nightclub killings occurs.

The AR-15 used in Orlando is one of the most popular guns to buy in the USA today according to an article on the NRA website which was trending on Monday.

There are many lights at the end of this very dangerous tunnel.

The Brady Campaign against Gun Violence is one and increasingly influential in changing perceptions - the hearts and minds of Americans - and said in a statement also on Monday: “Make no mistake: Florida’s approach to gun laws does nothing to prevent these types of tragedies – in fact, quite the opposite – and makes it all too easy for people intent on doing harm, from terrorists to domestic abusers to violent felons, to get guns.”

They were also referencing the killing of singer Christina Grimmie in Orlando on June 10.

As a resident of Florida in 2013, gun violence was all too close to home* where on one occasion a gun fight ensued on the street down which I rode my children to school each day. It was not an unusual occurrence and easy to see why middle America’s saturation to the point of stasis might be confused with complacency.

For any American government faced with the task of telling its nation to hand in its guns they will realistically be concerned about those ready to defend their rights and who are armed to the back teeth and willing to resist by any means.

Sadly, events like Orlando do the argument for tighter gun control no harm. It can only be hoped that eventually those who have fallen on American soil through lack of political will, will one day be known to have died for good reason. *Yvette lived and worked in the USA (Texas, Florida, Arizona, Utah, Nevada) for a total of four-and-a-half years between 1997 and 2014.

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CANCER CENTRE.

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27,000 petition signatures supporting a cancer centre, and counting Since a campaign was initiated by Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, to get an integrated cancer centre built in Dubbo to serve the Western region, the coalition have pledged $25M toward the project if reelected on July 2, meaning the petition currently out in the communities of the region remain an essential and resounding voice to lobby any government for the essential service. WORDS Yvette Aubusson-Foley CTIVE campaigner to the petition for an integrated cancer centre which is currently distributed across the western region, Club of Dubbo West Rotarian, Lyn Smith has confirmed for Dubbo Weekender she has received 27,000 signatures received so far, and they are still coming in to be counted.

“At this rate I wouldn’t be surprised if we reach 30,000.

Before we went public we were saying we would aim for 20,000 and a lot of people said we’d get that. Well, we’ve sailed past the 20,000. It’s amazing,” said Smith.

The need for the petition continues however despite a pledge of $25M from the coalition government should they be re-elected in the July 2 federal election.

“There’s no rush to send signatures in. I think from what Mark said the other day, he’ll be in there talking to Troy on Monday morning. If Labour wins, I imagine he’ll be somewhere else talking to a Federal person,” Smith said.

At the necessary time a call out will be made for final petition pages to be returned but for now communities are encouraged to continue signing and spreading the word, to guarantee the maximum number of signatures are included.

Initially campaign organisers wished to submit signatures to both state and federal governments however in both cases only original signatures could be delivered. A minimum of 10,000 signatures are required to have an issue debated in the NSW parliament.

It was then settled on taking their case to the Australian government which doesn’t have any set requirement in terms of the numbers of signatures needed to warrant a debate, however the reams of names received will make the issue of a cancer centre impossible to ignore.

Signatures are coming in from around the region and the petition distribution is being overseen by dedicated locals such as Trangie local, Kirsty Wettenhall, who has encouraged her community and that of Narromine to get behind the campaign for a cancer centre and sign the petition.

Kirsty recently lost her mother to cancer.

During her mother’s illness, Kirsty and her family experienced first hand the issues of long distance travel, finding appropriate accommodation in

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Sydney while accessing treatment and the separation of family and home for the patient and carers.

“My mother died four months ago, from diagnosis she had four months, and we were told five to ten years. She had pancreatic cancer. She went down to Sydney, and then the complications I think which came from coming back and forth, she got a clot, which almost killed her, yes the cancer was aggressive but I think the travel didn’t help. She was 68.

“Dad was down in Sydney all the time as her carer.

They live in Narromine. We’re a close family. My two sisters were down there a lot as well. I was trying to get her home for one last time, but it just didn’t happen.

Lyn Smith said: “There are so many different aspects to it.

You can afford to go to Sydney, there were three people able to help. Many can’t. But it was also about your mother’s last months. She would have been better at home.”

“The last six-hour trip would’ve killed her,” said Wettenhall.

Finding appropriate accommodation was also an issue.

“I know when we looked for mum when she was having radio on her neck and we looked at the Cancer Centre because there wasn’t accommodation around the Royal North Shore and for sick people, older people; they don’t want to be getting on a train.

“I gave them that feedback, that I looked and couldn’t find anything and you think for older couples looking for somewhere to stay and it’s all the paperwork. What would have happened if I hadn’t done it?” she said.

Bolstering the campaign in recent weeks are the appearance of celebrities on the ‘A Cancer Centre for Dubbo Hospital’ facebook page including Ita Buttrose and Dubbo-born actor, Stephen Peacocke who are pledging their support and encouraging people to sign the petition.

Some children have participated and according to Smith there are no rules around this however her preference would be that should a child sign a petition, they have a genuine understanding and support for the cause.

The campaign also now has a website where further information can be found on how to become involved. The address is http://www.acc4d.com/.

Bolstering the campaign in recent weeks are the appearance of celebrities on the ‘A Cancer Centre for Dubbo Hospital’ facebook page including Ita Buttrose and Dubbo-born actor, Stephen Peacocke who are pledging their support and encouraging people to sign the petition.

Senator Fiona Nash who was in Dubbo last week confirming that a re-elected coalition government guarantees $25 millon towards the cancer centre’s construction is pictured with Rotarian Lyn Smith, Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, oncologist Fabian Honeyball.

PHOTO: DUBBO WEEKENDER/JOHN RYAN

Jonathon Coleman, Angela Bishop, Ita Buttrose and Stephen Peacocke have all appeared on the ‘A Cancer Centre for Dubbo Hospital’ facebook page, showing their support for an integrated cancer centre.

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Hollows for Habitat

BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

UNE 23 is a milestone date for people around Dubbo who are hoping to act locally to combat global problems.

The Hollows for Habitat forum will be staged at Taronga Western Plains Zoo and the day will highlight the importance of preserving and constructing hollows in our local bushland.

When endangered native species are left homeless, it makes them far more endangered than they already were.

The forum is hosted by Central West Councils and Waterways Alliance, and project support officer Mick Callan says it’s important the councils across the west have joined forces with the zoo and central West Local Land Services (CWLLS) to show residents they can take action at a local level.

“The forum will bring together a range of stakeholders including local government, Landcare, indigenous communities, farmers and landholders and other community members to learn about habitat loss and to look at solutions that can improve habitat in landscapes that lack tree hollows,” Callan said.

Dr Keith Suter (pictured inset), who commentates for Channel 7’s Sunrise program as a resident International Expert, will be the keynote presenter – he’s a global futurist, thought lead-

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er e and author and highly respected in the th areas of social policy, foreign affairs fa and leadership.

CWLLS acting general manager Andrew Mulligan says it’s great having such a high-profile international speaker to deliver the keynote presentation.

“Based on his reputation, we anticipate that Dr Suter’s presentation will inspire people to network, form partnerships and share knowledge and resources to make real environmental change within our region,” Mulligan said.

Along with a high-level speaking line-up, participants will also see a range of community and industry displays and a hands-on demonstration from a professional arborist of the hollow augmentation technique, where new hollows are created in existing trees.

Other topics looked at during the forum include: Nest box construction; Monitoring and management; Hollow-dependent animals such as parrots, owls, possums, gliders and bats; Feral animal management; The importance of revegetation and habitat protection to ensure the long term survival of hollow- dependent species.

You can register by visiting Eventbrite. com and searching Hollows for Habitat Dubbo, or calling Mick Callan on 0400 968 201.

` Closer to home we have farmer Col Seis who’s developed an amazing pasture cropping system, his paddocks have 100 percent groundcover 100 percent of the time which means that not only is the precious topsoil protected from wind and water erosion, but that fertile layer builds up year after year, increasing his soil’s capacity to grow nutrient rich food in dry or wet times, for far less cost to his hip pocket and the environment.

Creating new habitats for hollow dependent animals and birds. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 17.06.2016 to Sunday 19.06.2016 OPINION

Why biodiversity is of paramount importance IODIVERSITY is a precious thing but while the term is bandied about as a convenient catch phrase, humans on the whole aren’t taking up the practice in a practical way, at least judging by the amount of layered and complex habitat we destroy each year, or the number of new species becoming extinct or at least put on danger lists.

Many people think the problem is too global, too big, and while they sympathise with the plight of animals and plants being under threat, they believe they’re are such small cogs in a giant machine that there’s nothing they can do – but this couldn’t be further from the truth.

Across our local area, the region, the state, the nation and the world millions of people are doing amazing things literally in their backyards, and if enough people do this the current global trend of deforestation and vegetation loss, which lays the groundwork for animal species loss, could be halted and reversed.

People are planting not just vege gardens in their backyards, we’re seeing increasing numbers of food forests, and this movement to grow your own produce and trade locally is gaining in momentum.

The biodiversity of these food forests is seeing the natural ecosystems prevent pests and disease, because with enough species present there’s always at least one beneficial good guy on hand to kill the pest that would otherwise threaten their mates.

In the USA many farmers have walked away from industrial pesticides and fertilisers and planted more than 30 cover crop species into their paddocks.

They plant their cash crop straight into this super-diverse pasture mix and the fact they don’t need super expensive superphosphate, herbicides and pesticides means they don’t have to get incredibly high yields just to pay for the privilege of breaking even, so they’re no longer forced to flog their country just to keep their heads above water.

This cropping system has allowed them to have an army of plants with different characteristics which as a whole protect their cash crop from just about any disease that would decimate a monoculture crop which needs artificial chemical sprays for protection – it’s like one person has to hire an expensive professional security firm, whereas someone may have plenty of family and other tough mates always hanging around.

Closer to home we have farmer Col Seis who’s developed an amazing pasture cropping system, his paddocks have 100 percent groundcover 100 percent of the time which means that not only is the precious topsoil protected from wind and water erosion, but that fertile layer builds up year after year, increasing his soil’s capacity to grow nutrient rich food in dry or wet times, for far less cost to his hip pocket and the environment.

Look at some glaring examples of where we’ve lost biodiversity across the world.

When the beavers were all trapped out of Canadian and north American rivers for their pelts, the artificial dams, or leaky weirs they built were progressively lost and not replaced – this sped up the flow of the water and caused massive erosion, and when the water was flowing below the level of the floodplains it meant the aquifers were no longer being recharged.

When authorities reintroduced wolves back into Yellowstone National Park in 1995, there were many unseen and unintended developments flowing from this predator living high in the natural order.

Now researchers from across the globe visit the park to study an ecological effect

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known as the “trophic cascade”, a concept which has turned the theory that we have to build ecosystems from the basics up totally on its head.

In a nutshell, the reintroduction of wolves has seen them hunting and chasng their prey and helping to restore balance – it’s no good having far too many deer (because you have no wolves to hunt them), only to see the deer over graze a range of plants until they disappear from the system.

Scientists claim that since the re-

turn of the wolves the elk and deer are stronger, the aspens and willows are healthier and the grasses taller, and that’s by doing the single pretty simple thing of reintroducing just one high order species, and that one thing has dramatically boosted the eco-immune system of a complex ecology – imagine if we did the same thing on many levels across many bioregions – things could really start to thrive.

This is why the upcoming Hollows for Habitat forum coming to Dubbo is

hugely important – by creating habitat to protect valuable species, those valuable species will then put themselves to work, 24/7, at no cost to the taxpayer, working to create a better biosphere for us all.

Since a similar event at Orange, grant funding was obtained to create many artificial tree hollows to create habitat for vulnerable species, that’s the sort of result Landcare, Local Land Services and councils are hoping to achieve in other areas.

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The week’s top stories from around the region by John Ryan a staged result, much like the surveys conducted by governments and corporations where the hidden agenda influences everything before it starts.

SLOW AS THE WORLD WIDE WEB INTERNET speeds have slowed hugely at my place in recent times and it seems I’m not alone, with many people experiencing this.

If I was a more cynical and untrusting person, I’d wonder if this was happening because our internet providers want to ‘upgrade’ us to the National Broadband Network (NBN) by default, making what we have so very very slow that we just can’t stand it anymore.

I have heard of this sort of thing going on at other times when one very large company wanted its ‘customers’ to upgrade to allegedly faster but more expensive options.

It’s an old ploy used by governments and corporations, downgrade services so much that people are virtually forced to walk away, and then they can claim plausible deniability and say that the people weren’t using it, so it was no longer viable, as in, ‘the people wanted this’.

NON-SUSTAINABLE, YET INNOVATIVE NATION, IN OUR DREAMS DUBBO isn’t waiting for more favourable national policies to help residents become more sustainable, holding its annual “Sustainable City Expo and Science Festival” on Saturday, August 27.

It’s been expanded this year to include Wello residents as well and is also moving towards showing how science can help achieve a sustainable future – one for the dairy.

I see the Parkes Telescope, has been credited with discovering some sort of life outside our solar system, the first discovery of its kind – now we just need to see if the Dish can find any intelligent life in Canberra.

REGIONAL ROADS CAMPAIGN OFF TO A SLOW START DEPUTY police commissioner Catherine Burn launched a regional road safety campaign in Dubbo last week and so far you could say things haven’t worked out exactly as hoped, with a horror weekend on roads across the state.

A shocking and preventable smash in Mudgee which saw a 14 year-old boy, who was a passenger in a vehicle being driven by an unlicensed 16 year-old youth, die at the scene.

After a few days in a critical condition the 16 year-old also died – horrible though it is, that particular smash did not need to, and shouldn’t have happened, and all the police on the roads can’t prevent people from taking their lives into their hands in this way.

GONGS AND GLORY

New Bridge update Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight Duncan Gay with Deputy Premier and Member for Dubbo Troy Grant at Dubbo’s LH Ford Bridge.

Almost 900 people have made submissions to Roads and Maritime Services regarding the location of a new bridge across the Macquarie River in Dubbo.

Grant said the NSW Government is planning for a new bridge to improve freight efficiency, traffic flow and flood immunity.

“Public comment on the proposed corridors opened on May 17 and ended on Monday with

Double demerits is a great disincentive to so many people to behave on our roads, but unfortunately that message isn’t getting universal traction.

DUBBO VISIT WAS SICK REGIONAL health minister (among many other things) Fiona Nash was in town to officially declare that deputy PM Barnaby Joyce’s $25 million commitment to an integrated cancer centre in Dubbo was engraved in stone.

Despite Joyce repeatedly referring to the grant as for an “Oncology” unit in Dubbo on the ABC’s Q&A the other week, it’s definitely for an integrated cancer centre.

Well done to everyone who supported this call.

While in town a couple of sidelights, without wanting to give the Nats’ side of politics too

872 responses received,” Grant said.

“Roads and Maritime will consider the feedback from the community along with results from traffic, environment, heritage and socio-economic studies to make a decision on the preferred option for a new bridge which is expected to be announced towards the end of this year.”

More information on the new Dubbo bridge project can be found at www.rms.nsw.gov.au/ dubbobridge

much of a free kick.

Got a great pick of Kevin Sinclair holding the ribbon at the official opening of Mark Coulton’s campaign office by senator Nash; in the old days the Country Party probably would’ve had some baling twine on hand.

At the opening, the Dubbo Mens’ Shed presented the senator with a copy of the book written about some of the members called “A Shed Load of Stories”, a great collection of virtual case studies compiled by the very talented local journo Kathy Stone which documented men who claim that finding a renewal of mateship at the shed saved their lives.

By the way, pre-poll voting opened in Dubvegas this week.

98 PERCENT MAY HAVE IT RIGHT IT’S the federal government up for reelection but the state coa-

lition has plenty of worries of its own at the moment.

After a few years of doing no wrong, premier Mike Bird is losing some of his gloss as a cleanskin.

The local government amalgamations are causing some heartache and his popularity has taken its first hits, and if you add to that the angst about Coal Seam Gas (CSG), the wholehearted support of the coal industry and new protestor laws, the political landscape has changed in a remarkably short period of time.

This weekend Gilgandra will celebrate research conducted locally showing that fully 98 percent of residents don’t want CSG, and are declaring their entire shire “Gasfield Free”.

The survey has been conducted over three years and it set out to find out what locals wanted, it wasn’t set up to get

At the opening of Federal member of Parkes Mark Coulton’s campaign office, Senator Fiona Nash is presented with “A Shed Load of Stories”, a book compiled by Kathy Stone which tells virtual Men’s Shed stories. PHOTO: DUBBO WEEKENDER

DUBBO did okay this year in the Queen’s Birthday honours awards.

I’m always in two minds about these sorts of things, the whole idea of a British monarch handing out medals is antiquated to say the least, and often times the people getting the awards are the ones who have spent their lives hogging the spotlight.

Oftentimes they’ve also been paid huge amounts of public money for serving in public positions, and I often think they’ve actually made things worse, but there you have it.

Having said that, it was great to see Judy Jakins score an Order of Australia, she’s a tireless community worker and I’ve seen that selfless behavior over many years now – in fact she often shuns the media limelight, so she’s not into any of these good works she does to advance her own cause.

Warren Mundine also received an Order of Australia and was a former deputy mayor of Dubbo.

There have been plenty of times I’ve disagreed with Warren’s views, but he’s always been eminently cheerful about the prospects for anyone in Australia who wants to have a go, and despite a tough upbringing as a young Aboriginal kid in a less enlightened Australia, he’s been relentlessly optimistic about his lot in life.

The fact an Indigenous kid from the bush, who started out as a laborer, could eventually be a key advisor to a Liberal Australian prime minister, after having served as president of the Australian Labor Party, speaks volumes about Warren’s ability to play the issue rather than the personality.

Mick Willing is a good mate of mine and the Police Medal couldn’t have gone to a more deserving bloke.

I saw first-hand how he put his career on the line years ago when crime in Dubbo was out of control and that was something that most people would shy away from.

He’s also apparently taken the state’s elite Homicide Squad to a whole new level of organisation, that alone is a huge achievement for the former Delroy boy.

He began his police career in Sydney before his stint back in Dubbo, rising from the rank of detective senior constable, through sergeant investigations manager through to the command’s crime manger position as a detective inspector, before being promoted as NSW’s youngest ever superintendent

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commanding the South Coast Local Area Command.

POLICE WORLD WIDE WEB WHILE on police news, the NSW cops this week launched a new online reporting tool, a “Community Portal”.

It “allows people who report non-urgent crime to make and receive updates and to be contacted directly by police if further information is required”.

Nothing beats good cops on the street, and by that I mean people walking around and talking to locals on a daily basis, but the realities of the world doesn’t seem to allow that to happen anymore in these days of corporate culture for all public agencies.

So it may be a tool which can do some general good, let’s hope so.

A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS ALMOST 900 submissions were made about where to site the new high level bridge promised for Dubbo and I sincerely hope we get what we deserve, not what so many vested interests are calling for.

In the interests of the city, we need a high level crossing at Troy Junction to divert the heavy vehicles on the Newell

Highway out of town, once that happens we’ll have a breathing space before having to beg for some poles and wires money to get another low-level crossing somewhere south of the current LH Ford Bridge.

The site of the new crossing should be announced later this year, hopefully it will be a victory for vision and common sense.

I have a potential conflict of interest in this issue, owning land south of the city on the Newell Highway so I’d love a freight bypass bridge over the Macquarie somewhere south of town, but north at troy is the key first step for that project.

A BARRICADE OVER TROUBLED GROUNDWATERS I KNOW protests on sacred land belonging to major mining companies have been virtually banned in our state, for the good of the people, of course, so it’s great to see Gilgandra residents being totally proactive when it comes to stopping any Coal Seam Gas CSG) exploration before it even starts.

Three years ago locals began surveying community members to see what they thought of CSG and those results show that fully 98 percent of people don’t want it in the shire.

This wasn’t a government or corporate survey/consultative

Friday 17.06.2016 to Sunday 19.06.2016 | Dubbo Weekender process which was twisted from the start, this was an honest appraisal of what the people actually wanted, and a great credit to the organisers.

Anyway, at 12:30 this Sunday, at Hunter Park in Gil, the people will present a formal declaration to local council reps declaring the Gilgandra township and shire Gasfield-free, and letting them know the community will protect that stance.

Now if governments or multinationals want to come in and throw their weight around, there is absolutely no way they’ll be able to claim any sort of social license to do so, much less try and lie that there is broad community support that has been bullied to stay quiet.

Well done Gil.

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CareWest also helps residents in outlying communities such a Ballimore, Elong, Gil, Narroimne, Orange, Wello and Trangie.

TREES TO GO OUR new council is knocking some trees down along the Mitchell Highway near the new aged care development being built by the Freemasons at Keswick Estate near the Sheraton Rd roundabout.

There’ll be a new roundabout going in closer to town so some trees have to go.

These trees and shrubs were planted by council from 1995 so there’s no old growth stuff getting the axe, and other offset trees will be planted as replacements.

This will happen from early July.

HIT HARD PLEASE take time to read the 5500 word Q&A I did this week with Heavy Hiterz founder Brent Simpson.

This bloke grew up as vulnerable and disadvantaged as anyone in this rich nation of ours possibly could yet he survived childhood bashings and sexual abuse, drug addiction, suicide attempts, running bikie gangs, importing commercial quanti-

ties of heroin for distribution and long jail sentences to form a not-for-profit that is saving the lives of people who suffer from bi-polar, depression and all sorts of mental illnesses.

This is the most amazing practical story of redemption I’ve ever done a yarn on, and I’m looking for any way I can to help him get public funding because, unlike many bureaucratic programs us taxpayers pour billions of dollars into, what Brent’s doing with Heavy Hiterz is actually working.

Enough said.

Meantime, pick up this week’s Dubbo Photo News and read about Nick Willetts.

He’s had a heart attack and two bouts of cancer yet he’s not whingeing, all he wants is for someone to give him a job so he can reward them by working hard.

It’s been a week where the remarkable resilience of the human spirit has been well and truly on display, and it makes me feel weak with all my whining about problems that aren’t really that problematical.

If you can help either of these great blokes out, please do so.

IMPORTANT BUT BRIEF IT seems excessive Dubbo rents are chewing up the incomes of many families and others.

I was whingeing about the

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 17.06.2016 to Sunday 19.06.2016 pothole just east of Mugga Hill which I hit without proper warning last weekend, well the update is that not only did I lose an almost new hubcap and will need a wheel alignment when I only recently paid for one, on closer inspection I found my right front wheel was actually buckled so I’ve had to turf that as well.

I hate paying for things when it’s not my fault and shouldn’t have been my problem in the first place. The RMS should be ashamed of itself for not posting proper signage, and not filling those deep and sharp potholes in in the first place, they’re very lucky it hasn’t caused a serious accident.

Finally, State of Origin.

Dear Laurie Daley, when we lose Origin II because we have a crap attack and little creativity, when Farah and Greg Bird ever actually send a timely ball to the backs, please get rid of the players who’ve let the state down year after year and put in exciting new people.

When Origin III is a dead rubber, and we have nothing to lose, please pick good new players and blood them in a game that means nothing other than allowing them to show their hunger, and give QLD a taste of what’s coming.

Players like Bryce Cartwright, Jack Bird and James Tedesco, and get rid of Farah and Greg Bird.

I’ll be watching from the stands.

I’m almost hoping we get flogged at Suncorp so badly that you’re forced to make radical changes, but then, that happened last year and not much changed from the policy of loyalty above ability.

On a personal note, NSW Blues halfback Adam Reynolds sent my nine year old Jude an eight second video text thanking him for being his biggest fan, what a great bloke.

Go the Blues.

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BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

OBERT Matthews’ speedometer clocked over 60,000 miles on the way to Dubbo last weekend for the Holden HD/HR Nationals.

He’s the president of the state club for those models and the proof of his consideration for his nearly 50 year old ride is amply demonstrated by how little he drives it.

“It had 55,000 miles on it when I bought it in 1997, and turned over 60,000 miles on the way up here,” Matthews said of his 1967 model, which turns 50 next year.

One hundred and thirty-four cars were officially booked in for this year’s show but with the wild weather down south making Bass Strait dangerous, the Tasmanian contingent was unable to make the crossing to the mainland.

For the more than 120 entries that did make the trek, it was a great show, the HDs in particular getting accolades these days that the model never knew when it was introduced.

“The HD model got a lot of flak when it was introduced about being ‘Horribly Designed’, that was the catch-line and because of the public perception and the stigma that was put on the brand and the car itself Holden thought they’d rectify that and change models quicker than they would have nor-

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mally,” Matthews said.

“They brought the HR out with the squared-off fronts and changed the tail lights, double-stacked the tail lights and gave it a more appealing look and obviously sales boomed and the media started getting behind it saying that HR stood for ‘Hastily Rectified’ so that’s the story behind it.

“HR seems to be the more popular model but since HD’s were sold in lower numbers they’re far rarer today,” he said.

For decades the HDs and HRs were overlooked even by most Holden enthusiasts.

“When I was growing up the EH was the model everyone wanted to have and they were sort of like a forgotten class and I thought I’d do something different and my grandma had a HR and my dad had a HR and I followed suit,” Matthews said.

“They’ve grown in popularity over the years slowly and surely, we have over 70 members in our club currently and the club’s been going for 15 years and the HR’s 50 years old this year so that’s a milestone and making people take notice.

The Ford GTs captured much of the limelight during the mid to late ‘60s, but the Holden marques had souped up versions which could hold their own.

“The HD and the HR had what they called the X2 which had twin carburetors, modified slight cam and dual exhaust off the header pipes and produced a bit more horsepower – it was actually the first car to reach 100 miles an hour (164kmh) so that’s our sports model if you like which beat the XR GT in its time,” Matthews said.

“The later HR model, the Series II, it had the

They brought the HR out with the squared-off fronts and changed the tail lights, double-stacked the tail lights and gave it a more appealing look and obviously sales boomed and the media started getting behind it saying that HR stood for ‘Hastily Rectified’ so that’s the story behind it.

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186S and all those models are very desirable today.

“For interiors, the Premier was the top of the range with the wood grain and the inserts and stuff and all the bling on the insides and outsides, so the Premiers are highly desirable as well,” he said.

He said ‘shed finds’, cars which have been stored in safe places and forgotten about, could fetch from $2000 upwards, with rarer models such as X2’s possibly worth more than $10,000 if reasonably complete.

But that, says Robert Matthews, is where the story barely begins.

“Some of these cars obviously take years of labour and love, a lot of hard work and blood, sweat

and tears as they say but dollar value, you can’t really put a price on some of these cars because most of the guys do it themselves, they might have some mates helping and if you had to pay for that, you’re talking, for some of the show cars, you’re probably talking upwards of 100 grand or more,” Matthews said.

On the Nationals itself, he said the event was a huge hit with entrants and local spectators alike.

“I’d like to thank the business houses, local media, the spectators who came out to support us and also the clouds in the sky for holding off on the rain as well as the people who make it happen, all the entrants and people who helped organize the event,” he said.

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Sometimes man meets machine and never shall they part HEN Rob Gerke found a pristine Holden HD station wagon, will all the original trimmings and more, he was stoked.

He’d been looking for a classic wagon he could turn it into a beach cruiser with his son, complete with a surfboard on the roof, then one day, the Orange native was visiting Mudgee when it fell into his lap.

“When I was looking for an older Holden I was actually looking for an EK Holden, about a 1960 model and I just came across this and fell in love with it so I decided it was mine,” Mr Gerke said.

“I bought it from the niece of the original owner, she’d bought a new little car and her kids weren’t interested in it.

“It’s rarer because it’s a HD, a wagon, a very rare color scheme and the chrome strip, the tilly strip on the side, that’s a dealer-fitted thing it’s not a Holden thing, it is very rare – it could be as low as one of six ever made, but I can’t find the build numbers so I can’t actually confirm that, but people have told me that it could be one of six ever made, but I can’t put that in writing,” he said.

Whatever its rarity, it was obvious on first sight that this amazing vehicle had to be kept original, so now there’s a secondary search on for a less rare, less pristine older wagon to convert to a beach cruiser complete with wood paneling down the side.

The car is loaded with a period picnic suitcase and all the cutlery and plastic

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Rob Gerke with his amazing 1965 HD wagon. He’s currently checking national archives for build numbers, but has been told by experts that his car is one of just six fitted with the extra chrome tilly side stripes from the dealer. He’s also hoping NSW wins this year’s origin series.

china, in fact it looks like a time machine.

“The period stuff all came with the car, the maps, the street maps have got the Sydney Opera House as a proposal, all that sort of stuff, it all came with the car, all the original books, receipts,” Mr Gerke said.

In fact, all except the 1965 NSW versus QLD rugby league program came with the car – back in the days before that contest was labelled as State of Origin, and back when NSW seemed to have a half decent chance of winning.

“That didn’t come with the car, I actu-

ally got that on eBay for $2 – I saw it and I thought it’s about the same time so yeah, why not,” he said.

He’d never thought of collecting a HD or HR before stumbling across this rare gem, but now wouldn’t part with it for quids, and he’s had plenty of offers.

“They’re becoming very popular now, especially as they’ve just turned 50 years old, now they’re becoming very popular and going up in price, especially the HDs because they’re a lot rarer – there’s 130 odd cars here and there’s only 19 HDs so that says a lot,” he said.

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THINK hearse, think Ghostbusters, and many people between Mt Gambier in South Australia and the Holden HD/HR Nationals in Dubbo may have thought they saw a ghost, or a skeleton at least, driving through the inclement weather to make the show.

Owner Paul Davis said it was a dark and gloomy trip, especially with an original 1960s coffin to keep him company. “It took two days to get here, through the rain, the sleet and always a few looks when you’re driving the hearse,�

Davis said.

The hearse was a real show stopper, with people of all ages getting into the spirit (sorry), the kids especially amazed at the skeleton sitting up behind the steering wheel with one bony army sticking out the window. “There were about half a dozen made in the panel van configuration, which this one is, as far as I’m aware there’s two others still around, I’m not aware of any more than that, there’s one in north QLD and one in Victoria but this is the only one that’s restored back to original factory specifications,� Davis said. “I bought it in 2007 and restored it in 2008, the motor’s all original, untouched, it’s been repainted but that’s it, never been pulled apart - this goes in the class of ‘restored original’, it’s in a bit of a grey area, it’s a bit different because it was a hearse from day one, it was built that way, it wasn’t built and modified later on, it’s the original color, the interior is as close to original as I could get, they were built primarily for country Victorian funeral homes. “I’ve got a HR Premier sedan at home, so I love the fact it’s a HR and a hearse, it’s a bit different, quirky, it just appeals to my sense of humor,� he said.

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Heavy Hiterz founder, Brent Simpson.

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It’s not often as a journalist you come across an interview which you feel needs to be read out loud, to as many people who will listen. The message, spread by Brent Simpson, founder of Heavy Hiterz, and who is on a crossnation bicycle trek to promote awareness for mental illness, is nothing short of profound. His life journey until recent years has been so far on the wrong side of the law, as a victim and as perpetrator, it is incredible to imagine he now rises above it all on a quest which has runs on the board saving lives.

WORDS John Ryan MENTAL health expert who’s learnt his trade as a sexually abused child before graduating to the criminal justice system has ridden through Dubbo showing people suffering from mental illness that they’re not alone.

Brent Simpson had every right to throw in the towel after being subjected to a litany of severe mental traumas throughout his life - so his story of redemption is a powerful one, and extends across regional communities where wholesale depression is a way of life, and suicide a common form of death.

Heavy Hiterz, the organisation he founded, is looking to change all that and, while it runs on the smell of an oily rag, he believes it’s saving lives at a greater rate than our massively funded taxpayer strategies and programs which in many cases tick boxes and not much else.

His main message to sufferers is, “You’re not alone”, but as this interview shows, Brent has spent much of his life alone - it’s a remarkable story of redemption and one man’s faith in himself to change the world.

He cycled through Dubbo on his way from the Gold Coast, that’s 1000 kilometres down and just 3500 to go before finishing up in Perth.

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Tell us about your background?

Growing up in a housing commission, mission type environment, being the only white fella in a very strong Indigenous community, parents that separated when I was very young, a father back then who was extremely abusive and also a heavy drinker, a workaholic – it was very very tough and neighbours that constantly sexually abused me, yeah, so, wasn’t the best start.

When you look around and see that there are plenty of people growing up in stable households in middle class Australia, did that create an anger in you that other people just seemed to have it so easy?

I don’t think back then that you really knew because you sort of didn’t see outside of where you were, you know, that sort of environment of where I grew up was quite a hole. You adapt to what you know really, your environment, you become your environment at that age – you’re told what to do, how to do it and no-one really wants to listen to

anything different – it’s very hard to get the truth across when you’re being abused or going through tough times.

You are that child, I was that outcast that never got invited to the birthday parties because I grew up in that area where we lived and other children from well-to-do families and didn’t have that housing commission, mission style upbringing. I was that kid you couldn’t trust, you know, ‘don’t have him over’ shit, ‘he’ll steal from you’ or you know, ‘he comes from a bad family’, you know. The walls were put up straight away.

As a society, do you see the mental and sexual abuse as the root cause of so much generational pain, dysfunction and social problems and how much of an impact did that have on your life and how difficult was it to overcome?

Look, I’ll be very very blunt about it, it never leaves you, it’s something that I carry with me daily but you know, oh dear, I don’t know how to answer this one, let’s go back to the question again, it’s a really emotional point there.

Repeat question.

You know what it is, it’s a trigger-point for trauma, you know. We talk about mental health and we talk about pain and heartache and suffering and things that we go through in life but we all have that mental health in us where we can at any time find depression, or depression finds us, you know, so many things contribute to mental illness.

Getting back to the question of the trauma and the abuse and all that, I mean it’s plain and simple, I was the man I was because of my environment and my upbringing, I didn’t have those choices as a child, no-one would listen, I got flogged for trying to tell someone I was being abused, they said I was lying, so what do you do, you know, you implode and you become reclusive and you get angry and you just want to f**k the world because everyone’s against

you, so you know, I’m 40 this year and I’m a better man than I’ve ever been as a person within myself because I no longer see myself as a victim, as much as it never leaves you, and it won’t ever leave you, and as you could see a minute ago certain things still are very touchy, but in saying that too, I’ve learnt to accept that that’s life, that’s my life, I’m not going to give the satisfaction to the perpetrators who started my life with that sort of behavior – why should I ruin the rest of my life because of them.

I still shed a tear, I still hurt, I still find it hard to talk about it but I can stand up a lot stronger than what I’ve ever done and be comfortable to defend myself and others that live with or go through similar situations, so if anything, I’ve got to look at it today as a bit of a blessing, it enables me to be a stronger person to be able to initiate and help others.

Tell us about your kids and tell us about the protectiveness you feel towards them (Brent has four kids, three who live with him and an older son with a former partner).

Oh, I have four beautiful children – I have an older son who’s on his way to 18 years of age who’s a fine young man, on his way to university, finishing year 12 and I’m very blessed that my wrongs have made him right I guess.

Even with him as a young man I was extremely protective, even now I wish that we could be a bit closer than what we are but just due to the way that my life panned out, you know, it scarred him as well by me going to jail for many many years and unfortunately it’s never really healed where it hurt him.

My beautiful daughter, she’s sight-impaired, she’s nine and she gets off the bus sometimes and you never see her upset but she’ll go into her room and you’ll catch her crying and say what’s wrong with you honey and she doesn’t like to fuss or tell on anybody but, you know, someone would have bullied her and it’s

` I don’t need to tell you, you can go on there and see the testimonials from people who literally found they can’t get through the next day, came to Heavy Hiterz and are now some of the biggest advocates and supporters for others – that to me is worth millions.

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such a, I just get my back up where I was to get on that bus and put my arm around her and protect her and ask who’s bullying my daughter, you know.

The same goes for my sons. My two younger boys, they’ve got really soft natures which is really beautiful because none of my children are carrying that hate and anger within them that I had, I see such beautiful, soft, caring, loving children because they don’t have that fiery fighting aggression so therefore I feel that I need to be that person to protect them, but on the other hand I’m very blessed and grateful that they’re not that person because their hearts are so genuine and soft, totally the opposite to what I had to be and what I grew up being so it’s been a helpful thing for them, a hard thing for me to sort of understand.

Just as someone grows up whose parents are world famous doctors, and they follow them into a career in medicine, was it a natural progression for you growing up where a life of crime was pretty much your vocational education?

Look, for me it was a game of survival, you know. I had to fight to keep the shoes on my feet and the bottom line was no-one was there to buy me a new pair of shoes, you know, you can only take so much abuse and it gets to the point where you feel you don’t want to be here anymore and then the government steps in and they see that you go to school with bruises and stuff on your body, well back then it was DOCS and Family Community Services, they remove you from that environment and they put you straight into foster care which, once again is not a real choice environment – to me the only way I could get away from it was to just run and that’s what I did, to the streets and it was the streets of crime and that’s where it all began.

You become accustomed into a way of life, you know, your environment is what molds you – I was into the drugs early, drinking early and what came with that was just a lot of negativity – I don’t sit here with any regrets because I wouldn’t be here with you right now and I wouldn’t be doing the things that I’m doing and have the street education that I’ve got and be the strong person that I am to be an advocate to help others so people may find that a little bit disturbing and say oh, don’t you regret your past well no I don’t, it’s been a massive education and I’m feeling pretty blessed that I’ve gotten through it.

Some people, when they’re confronted with tragedy, find it very cathartic for them to talk to the media, others just want to smash anyone who approaches them for comment. You’ve been hammered by all sorts of trauma, what does it do inside you when you think I can help people by speaking out, no matter how much it hurts, no matter how difficult it might be? How important a driver is that for you?

It’s a release, it’s a weight off my shoulders, I can give myself just cause for being alive and being a human and knowing that what I’ve been through, although it’s been traumatic, although it’s been depriving, it’s been hard, it’s been emotionally wrecking, it’s been all for the betterment of others and now at 40 years of age I see that – ask me 10 years ago I would’ve probably punched you in the head and chased you down the street.

It’s hard because I’m really emotionally attached to what I do, if you like telling people about your past well good luck to you, it’s one thing to write or put a post or a bio up online and tell the world about who you are, but to sit here as we are now and go deep within my person and bring up those inner pains, it’s still very raw; it’s never easy, but I look at where I am now and what I’m doing and it’s huge.

When you were a teenager on the street, take us through a day, you don’t know where you’re going to eat, where you’re going to get any money, you can’t think of anything other than surviving or where

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Your seasons are a big part, your winters, your summers; winters I think were the hardest because I slept in a football oval in a sleeping bag in the middle of the oval for months because it was like safe to be in the middle of a black oval because you knew that no-one was going to walk through the middle, they’d walk around it, so you could just curl up in your sleeping bag.

You’d learn, fear’s always there, you’re always scared but what can you do.

There were times I’d steal a car because there was nowhere to go but then you become involved with crime and that leads to crime where you’re making money and for me it wasn’t attacking persons’ homes or anything like that, I never was that sort of criminal.

I ran and jumped over bank counters, you know, back in the day we were known as ‘The Banky Boys’ and before they put up the screens we’d just turn up and run in and jump over a bank counter in the middle of the day and just help ourselves to the drawers and run, in a stolen car and be gone, no weapons, no nothing.

What was the adrenaline rush like for a kid doing that, was it like getting a job at Google as a child genius, or working with Bill Gates?

I hit the bigtime pretty early, there were some real good pros back in the day, and while I say that and have a bit

of a giggle, it’s not funny but that gave me you know, a week’s accommodation in a hotel, that gave me a new pair of shoes and some clothes so at least I didn’t look scruffy on the street, it gave me a haircut, it gave me toothpaste and a toothbrush, deodorant, it gave me things that I could feel that I could walk around and be normal and noone would go oh that’s that bloke that lives on the streets, he’s got no family, he’s got no home, you know, it was a mask and yes it was wrong to do what I was doing but it was more not wanting to hurt or harm anyone, it was just getting fed, survival, you know – it was survival of the fittest and I was trying to be the lion in the jungle.

In between the ups and downs you must have gone through a kid with no mentor, no support, how did you not say I’m going to kill myself?

I’ve attempted three times.

How did you attempt?

Well the first time I was with a girlfriend whose mother had a mental illness and she had a cupboard full of some pretty heavy medication back then, sedatives and antipsychotics. The first attempt was just to get a handful and just take them and I remember taking them and wandering up the street and all I remember is getting punched in the head and waking up two days later in the gutter, so I’m lucky to be here, I should have been dead from the amount of drugs and I survived two

days in the gutter.

Later in life I hadn’t slept, it was 5:30 on a Sunday morning in a block of units, I’d not long got out of jail and was on my way to 19 or 20, I’d done just over a year and I just couldn’t find an out, I’d been drinking, I was depressed, I was unmedicated obviously and I tried to hang myself in a garage – most people are asleep, we were in a block of units and I’d left the garage door slightly open and the area had a high crime rate so you took notice of things like that back then, and a lady was on her way to clean a nite club, she’d left to go to work, and had seen the garage open and here I’d jumped and attempted and was hanging and she come and lifted me, God love her and once again I didn’t succeed.

Have you tracked her down?

No, life changed a lot and I ran from that situation, I was embarrassed, you know, they wanted to put me in the loony home because they wanted to schedule me, mental health wanted to get involved and I was anti-government, I didn’t want anyone knowing where I was or what I was doing, it was somehow I’d exposed myself - I probably wouldn’t want to go back there. It’s a very painful thought.

Are you forever grateful to that lady?

I am now, absolutely.

The third time was even heavier again – as I got older I used to carry

` We’re not trying to redirect people’s trains of thoughts when it comes to crime and actions, we’re responsible for our own actions, especially as you get older, but what we’re about is going to the roots of the problems, getting right into the depths of why that young fella or young lady is turning that way, why are they finding it’s a better life to go to juvenile detention, why are they committing crimes, why are they using drugs, why are they depressed, you know, it’s not about oh look, it’s all good today, here, wear a shirt, have a nice hat ooh hoo life’s happy, f**k bullshit, mental health’s ugly, but why are we living with mental health? It’s because of trauma , where did the trauma start?.

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 17.06.2016 to Sunday 19.06.2016 a firearm and I attempted to take my head off with a .22 pistol that jammed and I was going, I was gone, I’d pulled the trigger.

These were straight out I did not want to be here anymore, I wanted to die, I did not want to live, you know, my life was not worth anything, I... there was nothing that I wanted to live for.

We’ve all got something to live for, it’s a matter of finding what it is and no matter how dark you get there’s something there that we can all focus on, big or small, that is worth living for.

My life from there led to major crimes, you know. I was a federal offender that was done with commercial importation of drugs, I was involved with gangs and bike clubs.

I held a senior position within a club for many many years, I grew to be that feared man, that bloke that called the shots and had the money, it was a power position but I look back now and I think that was just all a mask, I was trying to protect myself, I was just a scared boy in a man’s body thinking that whilst anybody seen me nobody would f**k with me – you know, I could have whatever I wanted, I could do whatever I wanted, I didn’t give a f**k about anything as in the world and its problems or the law as such, I was Brent and no-one was going to stop me from being this bloke.

The reality bites when you’re looking at 10 years jail and you end up with a six year sentence from it and that was because I pleaded guilty so I got a 25 percent reduction and then reduced for mental health and that was six years.

At that stage I was a father of two beautiful children and my beautiful partner was pregnant with our second child, she found out not long after I’d been arrested so the next four years of incarceration were tough, you know, I was locked down for 12 months, 23 hours a day, I went through all the gang units, two persons committed suicide on the same rung that I was on, I was living with mental health and suffering from,

that I had no real support or help with – I didn’t want to be there, I knew I had to be there but I felt that I could either take my life this time and be done with it and everybody would be happy and they wouldn’t have to stress and worry about me anymore and I wouldn’t be a burden – or, I could accept it, understand me, go deep to the roots of why the trauma started and understand it and start to deal with it and I had plenty of time to do that, where I could just focus on me and the four walls where I had control of myself.

The rest of it, I had no control over that, I could have been shot, stabbed, whatever, you know, it’s a very real place, a very scary place and I wouldn’t wish it upon anybody – it doesn’t matter who you are, someone will always try and take you down, you know, it’s the game of challenging, it’s a game of survival and I needed to stay completely focused on me, me only and, when I got the chance, to speak to my family – they were 14 hours away from me, at the Gold Coast and I was in NSW where I got arrested, you know, I was in Bathurst Jail so go figure the logistics of that.

How do you feel riding back through the central west of NSW after being in jail here?

I had a bit of a funny feeling when I saw the Dubbo Gaol sign, I went past the Dubbo police station and I trembled and then I thought I’m not doing anything wrong here, but just the sight of it.

That’s all I knew, the inside of those cells, and the fact that I once never had any fear of being put inside there, that scares me, do you know what I mean, like, today I would try everything possible to be not put in that situation again but to know that there was a time when I didn’t give a flying f**k and you could’ve thrown me in there and I wouldn’t have cared – that’s sad.

There’s so much more outside and here I am cycling, I’m not on a Harley with colors, not in a stolen car or a flash new car I bought with drug money, I’m on a push-bike, I’m cycling 4,500 kilometres to help others and save lives it’s a bit of reality there.

How bad is it that so many people don’t care if they have to go to court and jail, things which would terrify most people, your average resident in society?

You look forward to going to court because you’re going to catch up with your mates and buddies and if you get locked up you’re going to go and see your mates you haven’t seen for ages ‘cos you can’t visit them when you’re a young person – that’s the reality, that’s how it is, the reality is, it’s a high, yeah okay, you get deprived well f**k it, I’ll be back in six months.

You look forward to see who’s coming through the door and they look forward to saying g’day and because I was doing high end crime you have a bit of a name and they say oh yeah, we’ve heard about you, it’s really a full-on bullshit fantasy world, but it’s how it is.

You were at the top of your game, the star football player?

Oh, I was with the A-Team, we had a crew that was rock-solid and you know since then a lot of those boys have passed on, died from heroin overdoses ‘cos ICE wasn’t a big problem back then, it was more heroin, they’ve been killed by accidents, I think I’m one out of a crew probably of about 12 of all of us, maybe there might be two of us, one of the other blokes is serving 15 years and it’s really sad because that man, I know well and know his children.

So your school reunion isn’t going to be that happy affair?

I’ve never had one – I’d like to go to one.

How lonely was it living the child-

hood I’ve lived – extremely lonely and everything that I’ve gone through and when I look back at everything I’ve gone through, the crew, I’m still lonely, there’s no-one there.

When it comes to suicide prevention, do people respond well to your message, will they listen to you positively, because in most cases, in most ways, you’ve had it worse than them?

What I’ve created with Heavy Hiterz, we’ve got a community page on Facebook that I initiated two years ago, that is a massive support network for anybody who’s living with mental illness, attempting to take their lives, or people who support people with mental illness.

I had a vision and the vision was that the Internet doesn’t sleep, there’s always someone, 24 hours a day watching, playing, The way the world is today everybody uses social media … so why not try and take that and implement it into something positive and constructive – it wasn’t easy, it’s still not easy, I had to be full on, always but n it runs itself, the community runs the page.

At a time they’re feeling down or out, or had enough or just wanting some advice, you’ll get a response and what the beautiful thing is, it’s through people living with mental illness daily, or people supporting those with mental illness so it’s very real, it’s really hands-on but it’s a no-brainer in a sense because the barriers of being able to have something like this and develop something like this has always been, well sorry mate, you’ve got a mental illness, you might be having an episode, or sorry mate, you don’t have a qualification, you can’t help – well f**k them, we’re doing it, it’s working – yes we’re wanting to become financially stable so we can develop more programs and strategies but I tell you right now, we have done this with no financial backing and we are factually saving people’s lives.

I don’t need to tell you, you can go on there and see the testimonials from people who literally found they can’t get through the next day, came to Heavy Hiterz and are now some of the biggest advocates and supporters for others – that to me is worth millions.

That’s what makes me want to ride across Australia, knowing that somebody else might connect with someone else and it’s daily, you know I’ve had inboxes with emails of people reaching out and me, because I am so emotionally attached to it and at the moment I’m okay with that but I do make sure that I reply to every message, I’ve given out my number sometimes to people, two o’clock in the morning I’ve had ICE addicts that were coming down wanting to end their life because they can’t handle the drug anymore and they want to get off it and they don’t see a way out, you know, and people just having an episode, people having a bad day, losing loved one, people suffering with trauma that have never talked about it and it’s come out and I’m proud to say that those people are alive and well right now and they’re very very active with our organisation and what we do to try and connect people.

You’ve been involved with foster care, DOCS, juvies, all these bureaucratic programs that cost a fortune, it’s $240,000 to keep a single young person in a NSW juvenile justice centre for one year – what could you do with $240,000, and how would the outcomes compare to what a state government does with that same amount of funding?

We could develop some wonderful programs , support networks and strategies that we know are working right now, so to be able to build on that with financial backing would just be phenomenal, we could set up a proper board of professionals.

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There’s an app that I want to develop that has not been done that, you know, it’s like a social media app but it’s for mental health, it’s a safe place for people to come, somewhere, where people can reach out, people can express themselves, people don’t have to feel judged or stigmatised about what they’re going through, it’s there for them to be okay, to not be okay – you’re talking up around the $100,000 just for an app, it’s going to be a worldwide app, it’ll make a difference.

Structurally I’ve been able to develop what I believe is a baseline through social media hubs but it does need to be taken well and truly over and beyond and to do that you can only dream of having some sort of financial support like that.

We’re not trying to redirect people’s trains of thoughts when it comes to crime and actions, we’re responsible for our own actions, especially as you get older, but what we’re about is going to the roots of the problems, getting right into the depths of why that young fella or young lady is turning that way, why are they finding it’s a better life to go to juvenile detention, why are they committing crimes, why are they using drugs, why are they depressed, you know, it’s not about oh look, it’s all good today, here, wear a shirt, have a nice hat ooh hoo life’s happy, f**k bullshit, mental health’s ugly, but why are we living with mental health? It’s because of trauma , where did the trauma start?.

Some people like myself, it took me 30 years to be able to speak, I would have told you to get F**ked to your face a few years ago. Why? Because I’m opening up the door to weakness, but if I can open up the door but yet show people it’s not weak, and you’re not alone and and we’re in it together, we’re no different, but we’re a family, we’re united, you know, you have got support and you’re not alone – we can do it, it’s happening now.

Unfortunately I guess I’m like the underground side of it, I’m not politically correct always, I’m not the handsome healthy looking fella with a six-pack and the tanned body and athletic sort of model type person who promotes good health – mental health’s not a fashion and at the moment there’s a lot of organisations that seem to feel that it’s fashionable to jump on the mental health bandwagon – as a man who lives with mental health, it makes my blood boil – you know, I don’t believe you promote an event that’s got alcohol in it ‘cos you say you’re raising money for this organisation, well what about the bloke that’s sitting at home that can’t go and what would happen if he does drink, he’s going to end up in a hole – and where are youse going to be tomorrow morning?

How many of those people would like to come and spend a week with me while I have an episode, would you really support mental health after that?

What would you do, would you run or stay there and be there when I needed you? Could you deal with my highs and lows? Only people who live with mental illness or support people with mental illness can understand that.

So we’re very raw, very real, but we’re definitely making differences in people’s lives and that’s the key.

You talk about living with the highs and the lows, tell us about your partner.

My beautiful lovely lady who I’m missing dearly, life would be a lot different without her, she’s been my medium, my balance, you know you talk about, Yin and Yang, and I think that’s exactly what we are.

She comes from a completely opposite background, we were friends for two

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years and we’ve been together for 12 years, three beautiful children, her family’s great, they’ve been very supportive and they are what I call my family.

My family, my mother and father and I don’t speak very often, it’s not what you would call family at all, so her family’s what I call mum and dad and I owe everything that I’m doing to her and the kind heart that she has shown me.

She’s my world, she’s everything and without her this ride wouldn’t happen.

Do you blame your father or was he a product of his environment?

I don’t blame anyone, I’m not going to sit here and be a victim or play the blame game, it was what it is, dad had a very hard upbringing … separated family, dad was an identical twin and he grew up with his brother and they went separate ways so he had a lot of emotional mail as well – look, my dad was a very tough man and he drank a lot and it changed him – today he’s not a very well man, I do worry about him but in the last 20 years he found Christianity, he married a lovely lady and it’s brought the best out in him.

Is he proud of you?

I think he’s very proud of me, and he hasn’t touched a drop of drink for God knows how many years now.

Your mum was obviously the victim of a very hard road but does she feel guilt that she couldn’t protect you?

Yeh, she does, and look, there was a 20 year gap there where I would just say that my mum had died of cancer, so for me the numbing stopped, no-one asked any more questions, I didn’t have to answer, it was just a full stop.

So 20 years of telling yourself that your mother didn’t exist and you have no emotional connection, it’s very hard to just switch it on years later and thanks to my beautiful

Friday 17.06.2016 to Sunday 19.06.2016 | Dubbo Weekender wife, she’s brought mum back into our lives for our children, for their grandmother’s sake – it’s been good for the kids, they deserve to know who their grandparents are, their problems are not my problems so in saying that I guess it’s given her a second lease – she didn’t have it easy, she was raised as one of three children in a very violent and abusive relationship, shit was very tough for her but in her eyes, when she left with my brother and sister, in her eyes I was my father’s son, her words were ‘you’re just like your father’.

Things like that scarred me for many many years and then once she heard that I’d been abused and the crime, I wasn’t her son so it’s taken a lot of years to hold that conversation with her but she’s been very active with the ride, so she’s having a dig.

How hard is the ride on your body and how hard is it mentally?

The body will do what the mind tells it to, I trained for two years in preparation for this in some of the most rugged parts around where I live so I don’t fear the pain, I don’t fear the what I need to do.

Emotionally, it’s tough, you know … on the bike I guess you just look and you breathe and you’re alive and you’re seeing beautiful country, you’re seeing so much on the road going along, but your mind’s elsewhere – it’s going to get tough from here on in, the weather’s been against us for the first thousand k’s, it’s not been easy but these long straight roads ahead, there’s going to be some trialling moments, definitely mentally.

Bottom line from all this effort?

Bottom line is I just want people to know they’re not alone and no matter how hard you think your life is or what you’re going through is tough – it is tough for you at that time, it will get better and there are people out there who go through very similar if not the same situations and you know what, you are not alone, you’re not alone.

` How many of those people would like to come and spend a week with me while I have an episode, would you really support mental health after that? What would you do, would you run or stay there and be there when I needed you? Could you deal with my highs and lows? Only people who live with mental illness or support people with mental illness can understand that.

So we’re very raw, very real, but we’re definitely making differences in people’s lives and that’s the key.

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Tony Webber

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Tony Webber is a Dubbo resident who lived in the US in the mid-1990s.

A death-defying wild west mentality that defies belief HE dreadful Orlando shooting is too grim to re-live.

But it’s worth over-laying the tragedy with the remedy scenario proposed by the gun lobby after such outrages.

The National Rifle Association (NRA) and its supporters have an argument they use in response to their nation’s firearms mania and the ocean of trauma it creates.

It is yet to emerge in the aftermath of Orlando, but it certainly surfaced after Sandy Hook in 2012 and it is a thread that snakes through all public debate about the risk of increasing firearm access and availability in public spaces.

It is the idea that America’s very unique epidemic of gun violence would be addressed by more guns.

In the case of mass shooting the progun argument goes that had victims been armed they would have returned fire and brought the incident to an end.

“The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” is the platitude, as if the world is a 1950s movie western.

It is a beautifully cynical strategy, not only to pose a simplistic solution totally at odds with official police advice, but a proposal that if adopted means NRA business members benefit from extra gun sales.

To gauge the sincerity of the NRA’s concern for innocent gun victims let us consider that US legislators in its pocket voted down proposed laws restricting guns to people on terrorism watch lists, and compulsory background checks for gun buyers.

So potential terrorists can be banned from flying, but not from buying guns as NRA power tramples reform like a drunk kicking sand castles just because he can.

At the other extreme in 2015 the state of Georgia voted to let people carry weapons just about everywhere, including churches and schools – what could go wrong?

But if guns made communities safer, US communities would be among the

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People gather at a vigil in solidarity for the victims of the Orlando nightclub mass shooting, at Taylor Square, in Sydney on Monday, June 13. At least 50 people were killed and 53 were injured in a shooting attack at an LGBTI club in Orlando, Florida, in the early hours of June 12. The shooter, Omar Mateen, 29, a US citizen of Afghan descent, was killed in an exchange of fire with the police after taking hostages at the club. PHOTO: AAP/ DAN HIMBRECHTS

safest on earth.

40,000 firearm deaths a year tell us they are not.

The Guardian reports that over the past 1,260 days in the US there have been 1000 mass shootings, defined by a shooting with four or more victims.

On the day before the June 12 Orlando massacre there were five such events, involving 22 victims, of whom 10 died.

So let’s apply the NRA’s Wyatt Earp scenario to The Pulse nightclub.

In the dark and confusion the NRA would have it that multiple armed, untrained patrons would have drawn weapons and, as one, killed the assailant.

We’ve seen in the Lindt siege and the June 9 police shooting of a man at Hornsby shopping centre that even calculated responses by trained professionals can still result in bystanders being wounded unintentionally.

But under the gun lobby’s wild west scenario a nightclub full of potential-

ly intoxicated amateur marksmen with limited visibility and deafening music would act cohesively to identify and shoot the bad guy without causing numerous casualties.

Even in the movies the script allows for the bar patrons to part and crouch behind tables once the piano player stops playing.

We also saw at the Lindt siege and in numerous US school shootings that those escaping are instructed by police

` But if guns made communities safer, US communities would be among the safest on earth.

40,000 firearm deaths a year tell us they are not.

to flee with hands raised so that the shooter can be distinguished from the innocents.

How much more difficult will that be when several gun-wielding individuals are factored in? And how will other “good guys” distinguish the bad guy from their fellow good guys when they are all civilian strangers pointing guns at each other?

And on those nights when they are not attacked from outside, how desirable it is to have a nightclub full of armed strangers drinking, bumping into each other and having the sort of bar room spats that typify venues serving alcohol?

The civilising process of real wild west communities often started with banning side-arms from town.

In its willingness to harvest profit from death the US gun lobby shows little more regard for life than the Orlando shooter.

I feel the earth move: Six-storey building put to earthquake test

2016 SHAKY LIFE

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA: Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have rocked and rattled a sixstorey steel frame building on a giant shake table to see how the structure would withstand major earthquakes.

The towering building jolted, shuddered and let out a hollow, grinding sound but remained standing as drones peeked in its windows.

Water heaters and at least some flat-screen TVs inside seemed to remain in place, though researchers still need to review the drone footage

to see exactly how the building fared inside and out.

The event on Thursday was a simulation of the 6.7-magnitude Northridge quake. That quake caused heavy damage to the Los Angeles area in 1994.

The test is part of a $US1.5 million ($A2.02 million), three-week series of tests aimed at determining whether the lightweight steel structure is a better option than wood frame structures for tall, residential buildings in earthquake-prone areas like

California.

The six-storey structure built in about a week and designed to replicate a multi-family residential building is the tallest building of its kind to ever undergo such tests.

It is equipped with appliances, such as water heaters and stoves, which could potentially ignite a fire during an earthquake.

“What we are doing is the equivalent of giving the building an EKG to see how it performs after an earthquake and a post-earthquake fire,”

UC San Diego structural engineering professor Tara Hutchinson said.

Over the next few weeks, the building will undergo more intense simulated quakes, including California’s 7.2-magnitude Cape Mendocino earthquake in 1992 and the 8.8-magnitude temblor in Maule, Chile, in 2010.

Researchers will set rooms on fire to test the frame’s resistance, and trial drones equipped with heatdetection cameras to find survivors AAP and assess damage.

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

young people ask for help, too.

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BY JENNA MCKEOWN CKEOWN

Zayn Speaks eaks Out ZAYN MALIK, K, the successful ‘go mber of British boy it alone’ member rection, failed to band One Direction, make a majorr music performance kend. His reason? over the weekend.

Anxiety.

He posted a note ying to twitter saying d to he apologised his fans, but that he he ‘suffered the y’ worst anxiety’ of his career. o He went on to say he felt he had let peoplee down, but he hoped peoplee would be ablee d. to understand.

Hopefully this brings egreater awareness to the menortal health disorder, and as hee seeks an help treatment, can Zayn Malik

Tony’s So Diverse EARLIER this year we saw a protest against the most prestigious award awards ceremony in Hollywood, the OsO cars, for lacking in racial div diversity. #OscarsSoWhite was tthe hashtag, and had multiple black boycot the actors and directors boycott ceremony.

Well, this year’s Broadw Broadway Theater Awards, the Tony’s, Tony showed just how diverse th the stage is. The five nominated musical displayed diverse casts casts, and Hamilton, a hip-hop retelling of the found founding fathers of America, Am won 11 awards awar in total. Stat Statistics o th still show that 80 per cent of all roles on Bro Broadway go to w white actors, but tthese awards aw wards perhaps perh ch herald a change bett for the better.

Body Scrutiny Scrutin Equity y FORMER PM JJulia Gillard received an a amount of unbelievable amou looked flack for how she lo

while in office, and it appears the media’s need to scrutinise political leaders bodies has not abated.

Bill Shorten has come under attack for his ‘man boobs’ or the loose sagging pectoral skin left over from his recent weight loss. Shorten has not only been running for office, he has been running seven kilometers a day, racking up 830 kilometers since February this year.

Apparently an image consultant has described the ‘moobs’ as an Achilles Heel, according to news.com.au. Well. Shows she doesn’t know much about anatomy, doesn’t it?

Green Queen OVER the weekend it was Elizabeth Windsor’s 90th birthday celebrations (even though it was back in, um, April), and the lovely duck had a special Trooping the Colour parade held in her honour.

The British Royal Family appeared alltogether on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, where the apparent dress code became clear.

The men were in their uniforms, and the ladies were in shades of blue and white. Lizzie chose to stand out; instead of donning her usual pastels, the Queen stepped out in Kermit the Frog’s skin, or something resembling it, anyway! It was an outfit that spawned a thousand ‘green screen’ memes, but if you can’t go a little lairy when you’re 90, when can you?

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Thalia Smith: Taking centre stage Just weeks after the curtain opened in Sydney on the Queen musical “We Will Rock You”, understudy for the lead role, and Dubboborn talent, Thalia Smith was asked to step out from her ensemble role and into the spotlight as Scaramouche in two performances (while regular lead, Erin Clare was off singing the anthem at the State of Origin) Dubbo Weekender spoke with Smith the day after her chance in the spotlight.

AS TOLD TO Yvette Aubusson-Foley It was completely surreal and one of the best days of my life. I was lucky as I knew a little bit in advance which is rare so I had time to prepare my family and get myself into a position where I wouldn’t be crippled by nerves. I’m still kind of coming down from it. I had a massive adrenaline hangover.

I’m a member of the ensemble. It’s completely different. They’re both so demanding in such different ways but every other day of the week I’m on stage dancing and singing. It’s kind of fun to see everything from another point of view.

When I was offered the job part of my job was that I would understudy the role of Scaramouche so we have a cover call where we rehearse it on stage without mics or costumes or anything like that. It’s just really bare and we work through it and we try and get it to a point where it’s enough in our bodies and our brains that should we get called half an hour before the show we’re able to kind of kick up and do it.

Usually you’d get a call in the morning at about 10 o’clock. Every circumstance is different and I was I was just lucky to be prepared for mine and to have two goes on one day is awesome.

The first one was kind of a complete out of body experience for me. I was just kind of letting adrenalin take me through and then to do it a second time and rectify small things that I might have actually missed and really enjoy it and take it in, so the experience was really amazing, I couldn’t have been luckier.

This is my first professional job and I was really lucky to scoop it straight out of uni and I’ve been so well looked after.

Not for a moment do I forget just how lucky I am to get to do what I do.

I studied a bachelor of musical theatre at the Victorian College of the Arts.

It was a three year degree. I kind of walked into it going oh well, I don’t really know alot about this but I guess that’s why I’m here, I’m primarily a dancer and throughout the course I really had

to apply myself because a lot of the guys were sing and acting and dancing lessons since they were three, because they lived in Sydney and they’d been to all these workshops and I’d just kind of found myself there and threw myself in and did a lot of work with myself to feel confident with my skills and then when it came to graduation time I really felt that I’d got myself to a position I was confident in what I had and I was able to, for want of a better word, sell it, because I am my own product.

It was the most amazing three years, the most challenging the toughest in every way shape and form but totally worth it.

Definitely toward the end of the course it’s more about taking what you’ve got and learning how to brand it, or put the finishing touches to it, and it’s no longer about I’ll try and do everything at once and be good at everything, it’s more about I’m good at this amount of things, and I’m able to shape them and mould them to be good for what job I’m applying for today or auditioning today.

That was probably the most fun for me was learning the things I wanted to do and the things that still challenged me and the way I could shape myself and my voice and the way that I move

to do different jobs, which is awesome.

The audition process for “We Will Rock You” was a lot of tooing and froing and on the last day they said thank you and I left, and I didn’t really know, then they called me and asked me to come back, and I was about 20 minutes away and I was like, ‘yeah, I’ll be there in five minutes’, so I raced back over and they handed me an envelope with the material for Scaramouche and it sort of took me by surprise because I never thought I’d be asked to sing or read for that kind of a role. In the moment I kind of surprised myself with what I was able to pull out and I left feeling really happy and whatever would have happened after that I felt really confident that I did what I could in the audition.

A few days later I was in the middle of a dance class and got the call and just burst into tears. Everyone tells themselves they want to perform and be on stage and wot not but it had become a reality and it was really truly breathtaking.

I grew up all those hours at Dubbo Ballet Studio and I learnt so much there.

People often ask me when did you decide to be a performer and I don’t really know that I had a day where I went, oh this is what I want to do, but slowly everything else sorted of faded into

the background and clearly became apparent to me that it was the only thing that would ever make me fulfilled and that would ever make me happy is performing and telling stories, and being transformative.

I’ve always dreamt of it and I’m just so lucky that I get to do it eight times a week and that I get to do it all across Australia and wherever else I end up.

I think having both my parents - with Dad especially being so involved in theatre - they exposed me to so much and to have their support in it all and their understanding and they always had me involved in Dubbo Theatre Company things and I think those tiny glimpses of exposure that I had at such a young age really did help and both my parents are truly the most supportive people I’ve ever come across in my life. They’ve seen the show about six times now and it’s only been open for about four weeks.

They’re amazing.

Dad called me this morning with a question about music and I’m often calling him, ‘I’ve got this thing, what do you think? ’ and it’s just so good to have someone in my corner all the time who understands. He’s often saying, it’s not the same you’re there and I’m in Dubbo but it’s the same, it’s the same nervousness and anxiety. It’s really amazing to be able to share the likeness.

We’re off to Brisbane which will be nice with the cold winter in sunny Brisbane. Melbourne Perth and Adelaide.

In third year they encourage us to audition for any professional shows so we can start to get some experience. They’re very helpful and design the course with an audition and casting class so you’re prepared for it. I’ve been in touch with the head of dance, the head of acting and the head of singing since I’ve left and they’ve all be a tremendous help to me.

The day I got the job my singing teacher pulled me aside and said ‘so you’ll be coming to my office three times a week and I’ll be giving you lessons’ to help me on my way. They really have helped me when I’ve asked for it but you can’t hold on forever. They’ve got a whole new class of students coming through. It is very much up to yourself to push through and motivate yourself and keep going.

Doing Scaramouche was tough. I don’t think I’ve ever been so terrified as I was about 30 seconds before i realised I had to walk on stage and sing “I want to Break Free”. It’s the same as everyone else, you just want to vomit and burst into tears but your body just takes over in those moments, that fight or flight thing, and you just trust yourself; take deep breaths and ask why do I do this.

It’s so funny the minute before I audition or the minute before a performance that’s really nerve racking, I think to myself, why have I chosen this, why couldn’t I just be an accountant but the rush and the absolute joy that you feel, especially in this show, the audience is up and they’re singing and dancing, there’s just nothing that beats it. z We Will Rock You is being performed around the country in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth through to 2017.

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Government support key to Landcares continued success in rural communities to speak up on this issue in the remaining weeks of the election campaign.

BY ROB DULHUNTY CHAIR, LANDCARE NSW We need a stable model which operates at the national level underpinned by HE invaluable contribution Land- secure long term funding.

Landcare is an Australian institution care volunteers make to natural resource management deserves that exists in every town and city around recognition and support. That is why Australia – it is a meeting place for farmLandcare NSW is calling on all candi- ers, conservationists and all who supdates in the Federal election to show port a healthy environment, productheir support for the National Landcare tive agriculture and sustainable rural Network (NLN) policy platform, Build- communities. ing a Resilient Australia.

During this campaign we need to reLandcare NSW urges the next Austral- mind politicians that Landcare repreian Government to support Landcare. sents value for money and provides cruOur members are working to protect cial community infrastructure.

Building a Resilient Australia has been Australia’s environment across agricultural land, coastal communities, inland developed by the NLN as a statement from Landcarers from waterways and bushland. across the country.

The resources and supKey areas where the port being sought by the ` NLN is seeking commitNLN will allow this work During this ments include: to continue into the fucampaign we z Quarantining of $120 ture. During 26 years of million in annual funding Landcare in Australia need to remind for community groups dowe have seen that landpoliticians ing critical work to proholders will donate their tect our lands and waters time, resources and effort that Landcare to protect the natural re- represents value z Increased investment source base, but this rein Landcare through bilies on a partnership with for money and lateral agreements with government. provides crucial states and territories As Chair of Landcare z Long term funding for NSW I encourage every- community the NLN and state and one who lives and works infrastructure. territory Landcare peak

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Landcare Coordinators at their first training and induction event in Stockton, NSW.

bodies z Assistance programs that build capacity and foster innovation without excessive red tape and paperwork for participants z Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to manage their own programs and to be fully involved in land and water management in Australia z Increasing the involvement of young people in Landcare, both through direct involvement and through the education system z Development and support of programs to build better understanding of environment and Landcare issues

and the relationship between city and country z Supporting farmers to manage their lands to sustain productivity in the face of increased climate variability and extreme weather.

Because it is a grassroots movement whose priorities are driven by its members, Landcare can do what few other organisations can. We need a clear commitment from the Australian Government to ensure longevity and sustainability in the Landcare movement.

Building a Resilient Australia can be viewed on the NLN website: www.nln. org.au/publications.

Regional Australia – more than doing doughnuts in the driveway

BY ROBBIE SEFTON BUSINESSWOMAN/FARMER

T was exhilarating to find the spotlight on rural and regional Australia on June 6, as ABC Television’s Q&A took over the Tamworth Memorial Town Hall for a ‘get real’ conversation between politicians and locals about life outside Australia’s big five cities.

Many critical regional issues were raised – including the need for better health services, proper access to the NBN, and serious concerns about how coal seam gas and other extractive industries can coexist with agriculture.

These are important questions – and rural Australians need answers, especially as we approach an important election.

But that’s not all we need to talk about. I want to change the conversation about rural and regional Australia.

I joked ... that living outside a city means you can do doughnuts in your driveway. But here’s the real bottom line: regional Australia is a great place to live, to raise kids, and to work.

The real story is that regional Australia is prosperous, diverse, with small cities growing faster than capital cities.

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The regions could be where we see incredible technology changes come into their own in the coming years.

According to the Regional Australia Institute, our regions contribute a third of national output, are home to 8.8 million Australians, employ one in three working Australians, and have contributed half our nation’s growth in the post-GFC era.

Deloitte has identified agribusiness as one of five Australian industries with potential for huge productivity growth in the coming decades. Global demand for food is growing, and Australia is uniquely placed to take advantage of this, especially through new technologies and innovation – like growing algae for biofuel, developing aquaculture, and carbon farming.

But success is never guaranteed, and regional Australia needs smart investment and smart leadership to fully realise the potential opportunities.

I’m a big believer in a two-way relationship between communities and governments. In regional Australia we’re not looking for handouts. We’re looking for support from governments so we can become more innovative, more adaptable, and ready to take on the challenges and opportunities of the 21st Century.

Here’s what regional Australians need from candidates in the coming election: z Commitment to agriculture as a thriving, modern, sustainable and innovative industry z Support for regional job creation – including via the digital revolution – in the context of massive technology changes in the workforce z Support for regional city and town development that mixes technology and local innovation z Provision of infrastructure, including high speed broadband and inland rail z Transparent and evidence-based processes for managing conflicts between agriculture and extractive industries z Continued funding for research and development so agribusiness can rise to the innovation challenge, and realise its incredible potential.

I’m proud to have been born, raised and educated in regional Australia, and I’ve made my life here. I’m a farmer, and I run a regional communications business. I’m an employer, committed to providing great career opportunities for people living in the regions.

Yes we have problems in the regions – but cities have problems too. We’d like better healthcare, better mental health services, and proper high-speed broadband so we can run our businesses, take

proper advantage of new technologies that could transform our lives and work, and enjoy our leisure.

But we’re not whingers. We’re living amidst the beauty and bounty of this great sunburnt country. We’re proud to be involved in agriculture and its related businesses and communities – providing food and fibre for Australia and the world, learning to become smarter and more sustainable with every passing season.

We’re adapting to a changing and variable climate by changing our farming systems to capture greenhouse gases rather than emit them.

We’re living in vibrant small cities and towns that offer the benefits of urban living without congestion, pollution and unaffordable real estate.

It’s something to remember whenever we talk to our city counterparts. Life may be challenging in the bush, but I wouldn’t give it up for anything. It’s the most exciting, challenging and rewarding life I can imagine.

Tamworth businesswoman and farmer Robbie Sefton was a panellist on ABC’s Q&A on June 6, with deputy prime minister and New England MP Barnaby Joyce, independent candidate Tony Windsor, shadow agriculture minister Joel Fitzgibbon and NSW Farmers Federation vice-president Fiona Simson.

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Greg Smart

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

Muhammed Ali: great with or without his boxing gloves - Part One HAVE an idea for a new sport.

Take two men and place them in an enclosed area. The prime goal is for one participant to beat the other into unconsciousness, or at a minimum for one participant to inflict greater physical damage than their opponent.

In the lead up the event, have the participants publically brag about their prowess and the physical injuries they plan to inflict. Enlist the media to spruik the sport as a battle of supreme athletes, and have the public pay to watch the events on television.

Create a World Title or three, and offer massive prize money, so much that the amounts go beyond comprehension.

Gain acceptance by being mentioned in the mainstream media, and have celebrities attend to give the sport further legitimacy. Celebrity endorsement trumps common sense every time.

Controversy is good for headlines too. Betting irregularities, deliberately mismatched opponents, and instances of domestic violence won’t deter the punters.

Blissfully ignore the short term and long term brain damage caused by sustained blows to the head, just invent the term ‘punch drunk’ so at least people have a name for the dulled thinking capacity and slow movement the majority of participants are bound to experience.

Violence, tribalism, ignorance.

What a wonderful metaphor for the human condition.

I think someone has beaten me to the punch though.

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ANY people, including himself, labelled Muhammad Ali ‘The Greatest.’

Whether the achievement of being the most decorated pugilist in the world warrants the label of ‘The Greatest’ is open for debate – but I think the ‘The Greatest’ shouldn’t apply to acts of legalised brutality.

Muhammad Ali’s strength of character displayed outside the boxing ring is certainly worthy of plaudits.

Growing up in the Deep South during the peak of racial segregation, the young Cassius Clay knew of the discrimination and violence visited upon the African American population.

Boxing gave him a way forward and

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US boxing great Muhammad Ali in Davos, Switzerland in 2006. PHOTO: REUTERS/ANDREAS MEIER

he went on to win national titles and an Olympic gold medal. Before long he won the heavyweight title at the age of 22.

Soon afterwards, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Mohammed Ali. His opponents would often mock his faith and taunt him by calling him Cassius Clay (Cassius Clay being in Ali’s own words his slave name.) His morals were on full display when he declared himself a conscientious objector and refused to be drafted into the military and serve in Vietnam.

` Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights.

1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What car company makes the Rio and Sedona models?

2. MUSIC: Who composed the “Wedding March”?

3. GEOGRAPHY: Where is the Isle of Wight?

4. AUSTRALIAN STATES: What is the state bird of NSW? 5. MOVIES: What are the names of “The Blues Brothers” (pictured)?

6. INVENTIONS: Who invented the tea bag in the early 20th century?

“Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights?”

At an armed forces induction, he refused to answer the call of his name.

He was then arrested and charged, stripped of his boxing titles and banned from boxing for three years.

Via the local court and the court of appeals, the case went all the way to the US Supreme Court. Ali used the time away from boxing to harness the growing Civil Rights Movement, becoming a popular speaker at universities and colleges across the USA. His success in the ring continued after his return to competitive boxing. He also continued to thumb his nose at authority, pledging support to Palestinians, Native Americans and oppressed Africans.

He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s syndrome in 1984, the beginning of a

7. CHEMISTRY: Which chemical element has the symbol K? 8. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a more commonly known name for the Alsatian dog?

9. ART: What are the top three secondary colours, obtained by mixing two primary colours?

10. FAMOUS QUOTES: What 20th-century US first lady once said, “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people”?

11. POP MUSIC: Name the group that wrote and released “Nights on Broadway”.

12. SPORT: Name the former Australian Test cricket captain who was born on July 27, 1955 at Cremorne, NSW. 13. LYRICS: Name the song that contains this lyric: “He takes me deep-sea fishing in a submarine, We go to drive-in movies in a limousine, He’s got a whirly-birdy and a 12foot yacht.”

ANSWERS: SEE THE PLAY PAGES.

long decline in his health. He continued to travel worldwide though, raising awareness of issues such as famine, poverty and injustice.

He appeared before the US Congress in 2002 to push for funding for research into the causes and treatments of Parkinson’s.

Time Magazine named him one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century. He won numerous awards for his work with the US Civil Rights Movement.

An equivalent athlete today is a brand, fuelled by corporate stakeholders. By contrast, Ali was fuelled by his beliefs in civil and human rights.

Would he have become the activist he did if he hadn’t achieved boxing fame?

Perhaps he would have. He certainly had the charisma and dedication of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X. Combined with the renowned courage of his convictions; I suspect he would have become a great champion for the rights of the oppressed and down trodden without involvement in boxing.

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Business & Rural

DIGITALLY ENHANCED.

BY MATHEW DICKERSON SMALL BUSINESS RULES CONSULTANT NT

E M E M BE RING back to the eighties always brings a flood of contrasting imagery. From a B-Grade actor playing his biggest role as POTUS through to an Australian Prime Minister making world headlines for wearing a terrible jacket whilst celebrating an Australian yacht breaking a 132-year drought.

MTV created pop stars that had to sing and act with Michael Jackson and Madonna leading the way.

Quotes from eighties movies Rain Man and Chariots of Fire are still thrown around in general conversation today and Pat Cash will always be remembered for climbing into the stands at Wimbledon.

Between two boycotted Olympics Australia hosted a Commonwealth Games and Captain Grumpy led the “worst Australian team ever” to an historic Ashes victory. Parramatta dominated in Rugby League and Hawthorn ruled the VFL world. You wouldn’t be seen dead without your Swatch watch and you just had to be able to solve the Rubik’s Cube. The Commodore 64 and the Macintosh 128K were big hits and video games launched with memorable titles such as Pac-Man and Don-

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The changing face of television

key Kong.

What I really want to talk about though is TV. The decade may have been ruled by Cheers; Magnum PI; Knight Rider and The ATeam but there was one show that I used to make sure I had time to watch each week.

On Monday nights at 8pm I would make sure I had an hour to spare to watch a guy with a blond mullet solve problems with ingenuity and without violence.

Having a focus on science in my studies, I would marvel at the scientific principles that were employed to resolve impossible situations (over twenty years later Adam and Jamie showed that some of the solutions were impossible as well).

MacGyver ran for 139 episodes and I would estimate that I re-arranged my studies and work so that I watched just about every single one.

And that last sentence is the point of my article this week. Show that sentence to the next generation of TV watchers and they will give you a bemused look. “I don’t understand why you had to rearrange your schedule to watch a TV Show,” they will say. The entire concept of letting a TV executive decide for you when you should sit down in front of a TV and watch your favourite show will be a completely foreign concept.

The whole idea of the unidirectional flow of information seems

so, well, stuck in the eighties. A decision was made by a TV executive back in the fifties that the first viewing of TV would happen at 7pm on September 16, 1956 when Bruce Gyngell first popped onto screens across the nation and decisions have been made for us since then.

Until now.

The world of television is currently undergoing its largest change since the introduction of colour TV. Two major technological changes have occurred to allow this revolution to occur.

Firstly, data storage is available in numbers never before seen. It is estimated that there are over 18,000 hectares of data centre space across the world with over 400 billion Gigabytes of total storage. And that is growing exponentially.

This availability of massive storage at reasonable prices results in the ability of streaming services to store thousands of shows for you to watch at your leisure.

Netflix alone stores 2.75 million Gigabytes of video consisting of 13,300 titles. The second change that has occurred is the availability of true fast broadband. In many countries around the world, this is in the order of 1,000Mbps speeds.

Australia’s NBN has speeds as high as 100Mbps.

When you combine large storage capacities with fast download speeds, you suddenly have a para-

` The world of television is currently undergoing its largest change since the introduction of colour TV. Two major technological changes have occurred to allow this revolution to occur. Firstly, data storage is available in numbers never before seen. It is estimated that there are over 18,000 hectares of data centre space across the world with over 400 billion Gigabytes of total storage. And that is growing exponentially.

digm shift in the way you consume your TV. It is almost at the point in Australia where you can sit down in front of the box – at a time convenient to you – and turn on your TV and watch your favourite show without ads. Pause if necessary for drinks or toilet breaks.

The legacy television broadcasters have seen the writing on the wall and have already created services for ‘Catch-Up’ or ‘On Demand’ viewing. I am sure you have seen SBS OnDemand; ABC; iView; Plus7 and more. These are all free but they have limited choices to view traditional TV shows that have recently aired and are mainstream. Even Foxtel, the largest broadcaster of them all with over one hundred simultaneous channels, now offers Foxtel On Demand.

There are many aggregators of content also appearing. Many of these names will soon be as common as the TV channels. Stan; Presto; Amazon Video; Crackle; Vudu and even YouTube are all common streaming services. Netflix is currently the biggest and oldest of them all. Netflix started as a DVD-by-mail service in 1998.

They only started streaming 9 years ago but the company now serves over 190 countries with 81 million paying subscribers. Across the world, Netflix subscribers are streaming 10 billion hours of content every month.

If you aren’t sure about the financial viability of streaming services, consider that Netflix has annual revenue of US$6.8 billion which is approximately four times the revenue of all the TV networks in Australia put together.

The future of TV watching is streaming. Make sure you have the bandwidth and an appropriate device and then the only decision left is to find the service that has all seven seasons of MacGyver!

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East coast storm bill $74.3 million and rising THE Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has said insured losses from the east coast storms have reached $74.3 million and are expected to rise further after insurers finished assessing claims.

About 19,100 claims have been received in Queensland, NSW, Victoria and Tasmania, and are still rising.

ICA says insurers are well equipped to manage the situation, which is less devastating than recent natural disasters including east coast storms last year and the 2014 Brisbane hailstorm, which led to insured losses of $950 million and $1.4 billion respectively.

“Though this is clearly a devastating event for those directly affected, the overall impact of these storms remains well below some other recent events… so insurers are well resourced to help all policyholders needing assistance,” GM policy risk and disaster Karl Sullivan said.

IAG and Suncorp have started the recovery effort, offering assistance to clients and dispatching assessors to affected areas.

Suncorp and its stable of insurance brands including Vero, AAMI, GIO and Apia have received about 7,000 home, motor and commercial claims.

An estimate of its claims cost is not yet available.

IAG has estimated a pre-tax net claim cost of $60 to $80 million. About 10,000 claims have been received.

The two insurers say their immediate focus is to help clients return to normality as quickly as possible.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF

WaterNSW customer survey WATERNSW is this month consulting with customers through its Voice of the Customer Survey 2016 to better understand customer needs and expectations.

Customers are being randomly selected to participate in the survey through either a 15 to 20 minute telephone interview or online via email invitation with Q&A Market Research.

The findings of the survey will be used to guide WaterNSW in working with its customers and helping them to achieve their business goals.

WaterNSW executive manager of retail, David Stockler, said the voluntary survey will help find ways to make doing business simpler and easier for WaterNSW customers.

“The Voice of the Customer survey will be invaluable in building on our understanding of what is most important to our customers, and the ways in which we might need to change.” he said. “It will help us identify how we can improve specific areas of our service and

A drone image of devastation caused by severe storms at Collaroy on Sydney’s northern beaches on Tuesday, June 7. PHOTO: AAP/UNSW WATER RESEARCH LABORATORY

communications with customers - both overall and for customers with specific needs.

“Recent examples of customer feedback helping to drive service improvements include simplifying online waterordering procedures, the introduction of the automated early warning network for landholders downstream of our dams, and formulation of our 201721 Rural Pricing submission.

How to approach a bank when cash flow is tight... [do it carefully!]

HE bank will generally understand that sometimes in small business you can have a strain on your cash.

Like everything in life, sometimes the unexpected happens.

It could be due to a machinery breakdown, loss of key employee through illness, drought, fire or flood.

They won’t just lend you money, of course, willy nilly because you are short.

So what are the basic steps you and your small business accountant should be doing prior to approaching the bank?

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1. Work out why you are short IT makes sense but sometimes being short of cash flow is not just because sales are down. In fact it could be for a number of reasons such as: z expansion meaning monies going out faster than coming in, even though you’re making a profit (particularly where your trading terms are more generous than your suppliers); z too much debt or paying it off too quickly; z taking too long to get paid; z too much stock; z margin squeezing or discounting of your sales to maintain market share;

The survey is being conducted by independent consultants and all feedback will be kept anonymous.

Any WaterNSW customers who would like to participate but have not received a phone call or email are encouraged to contact Q&A Market Research to request a link to the online survey, by telephoning Chloe on 1300 653 560 or emailing info@qandaresearch.com.au.

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Write down how and when you will address each issue that is causing you liquidity problems.

4. Work out projected cash flows

z operational disruption (machinery breakdown, etc).

The key here is to compare your actuals to what you budgeted for on a monthly basis to your three-way budget. This should give you some good clues as to why cash flow is struggling.

2. Work out how much you are short IF you redo your three-way budget, including your cash flow forecasts given the new situation, work out how much money you are going to need and when you are going to run out.

3. Work out how to fix the problem HAVING identified what issues are causing the root problem, come up with strategies to improve your cash flow. You may just find that you won’t need as much money as you thought, but it’s generally better to be conservative. If you borrow more than you need, you can always pay it back early, but

A SECOND three-way budget should now be formulated taking into account the actions you will be taking to fix the problem. Put these adjustments into your budgets within your accounting system. Again it would be a good idea to get your small business accountant to assist you with this to make sure it all makes sense. Speaking to somebody who has extensive experience with three-way budgets might be in order also.

5. Work out how you will monitor HAVE a plan to meet with your small business accountant at least monthly until you are confident you are back on track.

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6. Work out a communication plan YOU should now be in a position to put together a plan to go and see your bank manager and have back up to show exactly: z how much you need; z why you need it; z what you are doing about it to stop it from happening again; z how you will be able to pay it back; z how you will keep an eye on it.

Conclusion: FOLLOWING the above simple steps might not always get you the funds you require to get over your hurdle. However, not only is it a great exercise to help you get back on track, but also it will give you a solid case that will give the bank a much better chance of lending you the money!

If you are fortunate to have good cash flow at the moment, why not assume that it is bad and go through some of the points in this column anyway?

Taking action when times are good means it will be much easier to handle tough times in the future so you may not need to go to a bank in any case!

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Lifestyle

Doctors demand political commitment T HE Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) has warned the Coalition and Labor Party that they are running out of time to outline key rural health commitments before rural voters go to the polls for the federal election.

“With early voting now underway, Australians are starting to cast their votes, and those living in the bush will be seriously considering which party will best support their healthcare needs over the next term of government” RDAA president, Dr Ewen McPhee, said.

“The Greens have already come out and supported a National Rural Health Plan to improve access to healthcare in the bush, and they have reiterated their long support for an end to the Medicare patient rebate indexation freeze.

“But unfortunately, both the Coalition and Labor have so far failed to come up with rural-spe-

Men’s Health Week MEN’S Health Week an opportunity for all Australian’s to reach out to men, boys and their families to promote their health and wellbeing. The week is designed to encourage conversation, reflection and action on issues that impact on the health of men and boys in our community.

Australian statistics show that men have higher rates of mortality and illness than women, which is exponential for Aborig-

cific health commitments that will improve access to healthcare for those living in the bush...although Labor, like the Greens, has at least also committed to end the Medicare freeze.

“There is entrenched and systemic inequality in access to the local healthcare services available to rural and remote Australians...and this must urgently be addressed.

“The Coalition and Labor must get behind a comprehensive National Rural Health Plan, as developed by RDAA, which includes the joint RDAA and AMA Rural Rescue Package to get and keep in the bush more doctors with the

` There is entrenched and systemic inequality ity in access to the local healthcare services available to rural and remote Australians..... and this must urgently be addressed.” RDAA president, Dr Ewen McPhee inal and Torres Strait Islander men and boys. Male deaths outnumber female deaths in every age group and men take their own lives at four times the rate of women.

“Numerous studies and surveys over the years have shown that men of all ages and ethnicities are still less likely than women to seek help for their health problems,” said Anne Heath, Interrelate area manager, Central and Far West.

Depression and anxiety are

BY JEFF KENNETT, AC CHAIRMAN BEYONDBLUE

ROM the goldfields of the 1800s to the trenches of Gallipoli and even the deserts of Iraq, Australian men have stood united, shoulder-to-shoulder, against overwhelming odds or a common enemy.

It is a bond of shared experience, loyalty and trust that we call mateship and which we now consider part of our national identity.

But in 2016 it might be time to ask if the great Aussie male bond of mateship is all it’s cracked up to be?

A few years ago beyondblue commissioned research into male behaviour and good mental health practices which raised some troubling questions about the authenticity of mateship.

That research found that: Twenty-five per cent of middle-aged Australian men have nobody outside their immediate family to rely on; Forty-five per cent say they were not satisfied with the number of friends and acquaintances they have; Sixty per cent don’t feel they are part of a community.

Nearly eight Australians die by suicide every day and of those six are men, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

One of the groups most at risk of suicide is men aged in their 30s and 40s, but the research shows they are also most likely to let friendships slide as their lives change and they focus on work and family.

While women tend to make new friends when their circumstances change, it appears that men do not.

We tend not to rate social support as a big issue, but social isolation and loneliness are now widely accepted as risk factors for de-

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advanced skills needed in rural and remote communities.

“Rural Australians continue to suffer from a $2 billion health funding shortfall compared with those living in the cities, and they are paying a high price in terms of poorer health outcomes and even their lives.

“Australians in rural and remote areas experience significantly higher rates of disease and injury, worse health outcomes and a shorter life expectancy compared with those living in the major cities.

“Yet despite years of lobbying

by RDAA to successive governments, neither major party has

two mental illnesses that are surprisingly common for men, with one in eight Australian men suffering depression and one in five suffering anxiety at some stage in their life.

“It’s important that family and friends look out for the signs and symptoms of mental health problems and encourage the men in their lives, young and old, to seek help early as effective treatments are available,” said Heath.

“Talking openly about our

stepped up to the plate in terms of the overarching response needed to address this.

“Implementing a National Rural Health Plan would help significantly in addressing this disparity and ensuring that those in the bush, who play such a critical role in Australia’s largest industries such as agriculture and mining, start to get better access to the local healthcare they need.

“RDAA’s Plan includes implementing realistic funding models to support rural generalist medical services, establishing a National Rural Generalist Training Program, implementing the RDAA and AMA Rural Rescue Plan, and providing realistic levels of funding to support rural mental health services.

“We call on both Labor and the Coalition to urgently show a genuine commitment to improve access to local healthcare for, and improve the health of, rural and remote Australians.”

mental health, especially with young people, helps to break down the stigma surrounding mental illness and let’s those suffering know that they are not alone,” she added.

“Among the many services we provide, we offer male-friendly counselling where men can get the support they need, talk about their issues, their role in their family and learn how to relate more effectively to themselves and those around them,” she said.

Is Mateship a Mythi?

pression and anxiety. It is something we need to put some effort into, especially as we age, because maintaining meaningful friendships and family connections is essential for good mental health.

Blokes are most comfortable when the conversation steers clear of the personal. We prefer to talk about the footy, cars, politics, work and, sometimes, family.

Now, I am not saying there is anything wrong with that – there is certainly nothing superficial about the Hawthorn Football Club – it is just that there are times when more needs to be said.

Just because you go to the footy with someone or call your work colleagues ‘mate’, does not mean you have the kind of friendship that allows you to talk about really big issues such as mental health.

True mateship has real depth to it. Real mates are there for one another no matter what, and they’re not afraid to talk about feeling down or not coping. Having this kind of conversation is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of strength and a real mate will listen and back you up while you get the help you need.

In the 16 years that beyondblue has been raising awareness of depression and anxiety and fighting to reduce suicide deaths, it has become very clear to me that looking after our own mental health – and your mates’ – is not an option, it’s a responsibility.

It is as important as having your cholesterol and blood pressure checked by a GP or wearing a hardhat at a construction site.

Think of it like insuring your house, having your business audited, or booking the car in for a service. It is just common sense.

Suicide is preventable, but often the individual in the downward spiral cannot make the first move and it is those around them who have to be aware of the situation. Ask the right questions, make the right suggestions and you might stop a suicide.

Once you decide to stare down the stigma and discrimination that still surrounds mental health issues, then the next step towards getting help for yourself or a mate could be as simple as saying g’day.

So to mark Men’s Health Week (June 1319), beyondblue is calling on Australian men to think about what mateship means to you.

Making the effort to catch up regularly with friends is one of the best defences against depression, anxiety and suicide.

Anybody concerned about themselves or a friend’s mental health, but worried about saying the wrong thing, can learn how to start that conversation at www.beyondblue.org.au/ get-support/have-the-conversation.

Then take action: Pick up the phone, make a time to catch up, knock on your friend’s door, ask how he’s really feeling – be prepared to ask again – and check out the beyondblue website for advice.

Anybody not coping day-to-day, feeling lonely or isolated and needing to talk about it, can join the beyondblue online forums at www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/ online-forums.

They can also contact the beyondblue Support Service 24/7 on 1300 22 4636, or via the online chat service daily from 3pm to midnight (AEST) at www.beyondblue.org.au/ get-support.

OPINION & ANALYSIS.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 17.06.2016 to Sunday 19.06.2016

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

Sally Bryant

Bridging the gap...?

HE newly constituted Western Plains Regional Council is currently looking at a pretty major development that is going to have implications for a long time into our future. I’m a bit amazed that I’m only just starting to pay attention to this story. Amazed, and a little disappointed in myself, if I’m honest.

Apparently the State Government and the former Dubbo Council had been looking at the need to improve the bridge situation in Dubbo for some time, both from the perspective of rush hour traffic and also with a view to major floods.

It seems that the city and the western communities it serves have outgrown the two existing bridges, the ‘one on the highway’ and ‘the other one’ (known to better organised and more informed commentators as the L H Ford and Emile Serisier Bridges respectively).

Because the Macquarie divides the east from the west, pretty comprehensively.

Given that I’ve sat impatiently in traffic, waiting to get across the river, you’d think I’d be more aware of the discussions around building an additional crossing for the river. Who knew that I have been missing this fabulous opportunity to have an opinion?

But now I come to think about the future of bridges in Dubbo, it makes me think of the past.

I remember as a child, driving over the ‘new’ bridge into Dubbo. It was a big deal, on several fronts, being a kid from the sandhills of the Western Division, where there is limited call for big bridges.

This would have been shortly after the bridge was constructed in 1969. And I’m assuming it was on one of our infrequent

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family drives through to Sydney. We used to pile into the family station wagon and head east to the grandmothers in the big smoke. Parents in the front, four children in the back, across the bench seat. “If you do that again, I’ll smack you”. “She started it”. “I don’t care who started it, I’m finishing it”.

It was a long and often tedious drive to Sydney. We would get in the car before the sun came up in the morning and drive east into the dawn. (That was an exercise is poor planning, as far as location was concerned, to be honest. We spent our lives driving into the sun. We had the sun in our eyes on the way into Bourke in the mornings, and then we’d have the sun in our eyes on the way home at the end of the day. Or, after a shopping foray to town, if we waited until the sun had set, then we’d have to deal with the ‘roos on the road. ) There were a couple of family rituals associated with this infrequent foray to the biggest of big smokes. Travelling in the car was the only time we were allowed, as children, to have chewing gum. This was the sixties and seventies; chewing gum was an abomination of modern life. Like rubber thongs, not something one did in public. So, rubber thongs were only allowed to be worn inside the boundary fence and chewing gum was restricted to long car trips.

And those long journeys to Sydney were punctuated by one lunchtime stop along the highway, to have a hamburger and a fizzy drink. That was a very big deal indeed. This was the richness of fast food of the era, the excitement of going to a cafe and ordering a rissole in a proper bun, with beetroot and everything. Just like a bought one.

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` Getting to Dubbo marked the beginning of the really exotic part of the journey. You were getting into that part of the world where oncoming drivers no longer acknowledged your passing with the friendly lift of a finger from the steering wheel.

“Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore”.

This was in an era before the ubiquitous chains of fast food outlets colonised our little communities.

This was back in an era when every town west of Dubbo had at least one independent take away food place. And you quickly worked out which ones were good and which ones were less marvellous; once bitten, twice shy – you’d never return to the cafe where the onion on your burger was undercooked.

I remember my mother theorising, some years later, that the best way to work out where to get your take-away, along the vast highways of the west, was to stop where the trucks were stopped.

“Those drivers are on the road all the time,” she’d say. “If anyone knows where the good food is, it’s them.”

A friend said acerbically, some years later, that Mummy had probably neglected to factor in the attractions of the local ‘knocking shops’, when it came to where long-distance transport operators had parked their trucks along the highway.

So the trip to Sydney was filled with milestones.

Out to the main road, then over the boundary ramp.

Fifty miles to Louth and then over the bridge on the Darling. (This was after that bridge was opened, before that we used to have to cross the river on the punt.) Then the excitement of arriving in Cobar (because it was quicker to go through Cobar than Bourke) and then the process of ticking off all the towns along the highway, counting red cars and blue cars, playing ‘I Spy’ and other games. The regular attempts to read in the car, followed by the headache and nausea and the remorse of self-induced car-sickness.

And then magically (and many hours later) we’d crest the hill to find Dubbo laid out at our feet. And then, and I do remember this quite distinctly, crossing the new bridge into Dubbo. (What was there, before the new bridge was built? No idea. ) Getting to Dubbo marked the beginning of the really exotic part of the journey. You were getting into that part of the world where oncoming drivers no longer acknowledged your passing with the friendly lift of a finger from the steering wheel. “Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore”.

And the demarcation line for that passage? Well that would be the bridge. As the different options for new bridges are contemplated and debated, I wonder how many memories will be stirred, how many long-ago dreams of childhood?

Create a Native Garden in your backyard

BY CHRIS BRAY GARDENING GURU

NE of the most popular varieties of plants grown in Australia, must be the wide range of Australian native species. Native plants in their many forms enable us to create climate adaptable solutions to the harsh Australian conditions we can endure throughout all seasons of the year.

Native plants traditionally are easy maintenance and are less labour intensive than other varieties of plants in the garden today and with some handy hints, your native garden will flourish year after year.

When making a choice about the variety of native species you wish to plant, you may find the endless range a bit

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daunting, but idea iin mind da d a tii b t with ith some id i d about overall size, floral or foliage colab a b our, o ou u you may be able to limit the range.

Other considerations include the available space for the planting, position to adequate sunlight and a well drained soil. All will be important for the longevity of the species.

Some of the most popular varieties include, Callistemon, Grevillia, Banksia, Leucadendron and Melaleuca. These varieties are well adapted to our conditions and will tolerate periods of dry and hot weather. Once established, many varieties will only require the occasional pruning and a regular application of a native specific fertiliser, which is lower in phosphorus than other traditional fertilisers.

Native plants are not limited to ground plantings, but are also perfect for pots and containers, making sure that the

variety i t you purchase, h iis suitable it bl ffor a smaller area of planting. Other factors include purchasing a native specific potting mix to fill your pot or container, as this mix is also low in phosphorus, with the correct amount of native fertiliser added, to give your plants the best possible start.

During the growing and flowering season, you may have to give your native plants and shrubs a light prune, or alternatively you may wish to collect some of the amazing floral and foliar displays that your native plants will produce, remembering that leaving some flowers on the shrub, will attract many birds which feed on the nectar that the flowers produce. Collection of the flowers and foliage, can also be used in dry flower arrangements and forms of floral art and preserved correctly, can last for years.

Top 5 tips T i ffor this hi weekk 1. If you are looking for some Winter colour to brighten your garden, you cannot go past the annual colour that Polyanthus create. Polyanthus are now in full flower and with their spectacular, vibrant colour, your garden will instantly be transformed.

2. Zygocactus are also now in full flower and with their trailing flowers; they look fantastic in hanging baskets and pots.

Look for some of the amazing colours and the abundance of flowers at this time of the year.

3. Plant Winter vegetable varieties such as Broccoli, Cauliflower and Cabbage, just to name a few.

4. Turn the soil over in garden beds, especially whilst the soil is soft after recent rain.

5. Pick ripening citrus varieties and give a regular feed of a suitable fertiliser to encourage the tree to produce the next crop of home grown fruit.

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FOOD.

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For the love of “man food”

BY CLAIRE SPREADBURY CCORDING to his mate Curtis Stone, 39-year-old Brendan Collins is a “pub-loving meat man” who’s a “big softie” at heart.

The two chefs worked together over 15 years ago at Marco Pierre White’s Quo Vadis restaurant in London and have followed similar paths, now both whipping up storms in the hot and fancy kitchens of Los Angeles.

Indeed, Stone loves his friend’s food so much, he raves about it in the foreword of new book Cooking, Blokes + Artichokes. But despite having all the knowledge and skill to create dainty and delicious dishes, Collins loves nothing more than good, home-cooked fare.

“My views on food are quite simple: it should be fresh, tasty, and no more complicated than it needs to be,” says Collins. “That isn’t some kind of ‘ethos’ dreamed up over days spent gazing

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philosophically at a bunch of radishes.

It’s the only thing that makes sense to a bloke raised above pubs in the north of England.”

Collins’ parents worked as pub relief managers, so he found himself moving around England, learning a lot about life, and a little about cooking along the way. At 15, the Nottingham native enrolled in culinary school, becoming classically trained before landing his first job at none other than London’s two Michelin-starred Le Gavroche.

“I got my degree on a Thursday and by Sunday was on a train to London looking for work. I was 17, and that was the beginning of a restaurant career that’s taken me through some of the best and swankiest restaurants in London and Los Angeles,” says the father-of-one, who lives in LA with his wife Eden and daughter Saffron.

“Most people who meet my missus are quite jealous when they hear that

Brendan Collins in the kitchen.

Photos: PA Photo/Jean Cazals.

her husband’s a chef,” he adds. “They must think I come home from a 70-hour work-week, pull on the old apron and start boiling stocks, cracking lobsters, harvesting the home garden and milking the dairy cow that we keep tied up out back...

“The truth is, by the time my day off rolls around, I’m usually knackered and want nothing more than to enjoy my limited time with my family, eating good but simple food and having a laugh together.

“The country cooking of my boyhood has always remained at the front of my mind, and I’ve never lost sight of what a good, honest home-made dinner looks like.”

Sounds good, doesn’t it? Why not follow Collins’ example and cook your dad

:: Cooking, Blokes + Artichokes by Brendan Collins is published by Kyle Books.

a proper man-sized meal?

He recommends pouring yourself a shandy (“It’s a family drink; mellow, refreshing and light enough that it won’t put a tired chef immediately to sleep”), then you can roll up your sleeves and get stuck into these ‘pa-fect’ recipes...

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TRIPLE-COOKED CHIPS

STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING

(Serves 4) 900g Maris Piper or russet potatoes Sea salt Rapeseed oil for frying 1. Scrub the potatoes under cold water. Using a sharp knife, square off their round edges slightly, then slice them 1.5cm thick.

2. Preheat the oven to 190C/gas mark 5.

3. Chuck the chips in a pan and cover them with cold, seawater-salty water by at least 2.5cm.

4. Bring the water to the simmer over a medium-high heat. It’s important to always start potatoes cooking in cold water and heat them gradually, which allows them to release starch and prevents them from becoming gummy. Leave the potatoes to cook all the way through, five or so minutes after the water begins to simmer.

5. Line two baking sheets with greaseproof paper. Gently remove the potatoes from the hot water to one of the sheets and place them in the oven for two minutes to dry – this will help them crisp in the fryer and develop a really crunchy outside shell.

6. If you’ve got an electric fryer, use it, because they’re way safer. If not, take a heavy pan and fill it half full with oil. Position a thermometer in the oil and heat it nice and slow over a medium heat until the temperature reads 150C. 7. Transfer the potatoes to the fryer in batches and fry them until pale golden, for about two minutes. Remove them from the fryer with a slotted spoon or skimmer to the second parchment-lined baking sheet, and place them back in the oven for a further two minutes. At this point, the chips can be cooled and stored in a sealed container in the fridge for a day or two.

8. Increase the oil temperature to 190C and return the chips to the fryer once more, again working in batches.

This time, cook them until deep golden and very crisp, for two to three minutes. Move them on to kitchen paper and hit them with salt. Serve immediately.

(Serves 4) 55g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing 500ml double cream 100ml muscovado sugar 2 1/2tsp golden syrup or molasses Fine sea salt 8-10 pitted Medjool dates 1tsp bicarbonate of soda 175g plain flour 1tsp baking powder 150g granulated sugar 4 medium eggs 1tsp vanilla extract 1tbsp brewed espresso 1tbsp black treacle Whipped cream, ice cream or creme fraiche, to serve 1. Preheat the oven to 180C/gas mark 4 and butter a 22cm porcelain souffle dish (or a baking dish of a similar size).

2. Knock together the toffee sauce by bringing the cream, muscovado sugar, golden syrup and a pinch of salt to the boil in a medium saucepan over a medium-high heat, stirring often to melt the sugar.

3. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring constantly, for about five minutes, until the mixture is thick and coats the back of your spoon. Pour half of the sauce into the prepared souffle dish and place in the freezer. Set aside the other half.

4. Now to the pudding. Heat the dates and 240ml of water in a medium saucepan set over a medium-high heat. Once the water begins to boil, remove the pan from the heat and stir in the bicarbonate of soda.

Set the pan aside someplace where you can keep it slightly warm.

5. Grab a medium bowl and sift together the flour, baking powder and half a teaspoon salt.

6. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (hopefully – or you can do this by hand), beat the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs, then the vanilla extract, followed by the espresso and black treacle.

It’s going to look sort of curdled, but that’s normal.

7. Stir in half of the flour mixture, then the dates and water, then add the remaining flour mixture until just barely mixed. Don’t overbeat the batter or it will raise up like a 15th-century Scottish rebel group when you cook it.

8. Remove the souffle dish from the freezer and scrape in the batter. Bake for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of the pudding comes out with moist crumbs attached.

9. Spoon portions of the cake into serving bowls and douse it with your reserved warm toffee sauce. Serve with whipped cream, ice cream or creme fraiche – whatever takes your fancy.

LAMBURGERS (Serves 4) 15g unsalted butter 100g sliced white mushrooms 900g minced lamb Sea salt 4tbsp Caramelised Onion Compote 4 slices Gruyere or other Swiss cheese 4 burger buns 20g rocket leaves Freshly ground black pepper Olive oil for drizzling 4tbsp Special Sauce For the Caramelised Onion Compote: 120ml extra virgin olive oil 900g white onions, thinly sliced 1tbsp brown sugar 1/2 bottle stout or porter beer 2tbsp beef stock 1tbsp balsamic vinegar Coarse sea salt and freshly cracked pepper For the Special Sauce: 115g Greek yogurt 1tbsp diced roasted red pepper 1tbsp diced cornichons 1tbsp diced capers 1 1/2tsp fresh lemon juice 1 1/2tsp harissa paste or harissa powder 1tbsp chopped fresh mint 1tbsp chopped fresh coriander Coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 1. To make the Caramelised Onion Compote, heat the oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan set over a medium-high heat until it shimmers.

2. Tip in the onions and brown sugar, stir to coat them with oil and spread them evenly in the pan. Reduce to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until you smell the sugars release and the onions become soft and translucent (about 30-45 minutes).

3. Chuck in all the liquids and cook until they’re three quarters reduced, continuing to stir the onions regularly – or else they’ll burn. Season the mixture with a good grind of pepper and a teaspoon or two of salt, to taste.

4. Remove the onions from the heat and let them cool completely.

5. Load the onions into a sterilised jar and close it tightly. The compote will keep in the fridge for around two weeks (if it lasts that long).

6. To make the Special Sauce, chuck all the ingredients in a small bowl, mix them well and season the sauce with salt and pepper.

7. When you’re ready to make the burgers, heat the butter in a cast-iron pan over a medium-high heat until it melts and begins to foam. Add the mushrooms and cook until soft and golden (about four to five minutes). Set aside.

8. Prepare your grill for medium-high-heat cooking.

9. Divide your lamb into four 225g portions. Season them generously with salt and roll each into a ball.

Wrap the balls tightly in cling film and then flatten them with the heel of your hand into patties about 12.5cm in diameter and 1cm thick; the plastic will help mould and pack the meat. Use your thumb to make a dimple in the centre of the patty (this helps the burger keep its shape as it cooks). Remove the cling film.

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Gently place the burgers on the grill over direct heat. Resist the urge to mash them into the grate with a spatula, which does nothing to help them cook nicely. Leave them alone for three minutes for medium-rare; add a minute or two for a better-cooked burger. Flip them, and after two minutes, top each with the Caramelised Onion Compote, mushrooms and cheese. Cook the burgers for a further minute, then remove them to a serving plate or baking sheet.

11. Place the buns on the grill cut-side down for a minute or two to warm them. In a small bowl, dress the rocket with salt, pepper and a bit of oil.

12. Spread the bottom of each bun with Special Sauce, then transfer the burgers to their buns. Top them with the rocket, close with a bun and serve.

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THE BIG PICTURE.

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Sky high During the Queen’s Birthday weekend 34 cadets and staff from 313 (City of Dubbo) Squadron, Australian Air Force Cadets travelled to RAAF Richmond where they participated in the 3 Wing 75th Anniversary drill, service knowledge, sport and shooting competition.

The weekend culminated in a 3 Wing parade involving all cadet squadrons in NSW and the ACT as well as a 3 Wing Ball held in Windsor.

The Australian Air Force Cadets were formed 75 years ago on June 11, 1941. Approximately 700 Cadets were on parade.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED BY 313 (CITY OF DUBBO)

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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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A home needs to be a sanctuary and for the modern-day man

BY GABRIELLE FAGAN OVE over decor divas – men are muscling in on interiors and creating impressive temples of style. While they were once seen only as DIY-ers, who wouldn’t be seen dead dithering over Elephant’s Breath or Downpipe (paint shades, in case you’re wondering), blokes are now exploring their taste, and becoming as fussy about their homes as they are their cars and clothes.

“Men have grown in confidence about expressing their personal style and being aware of trends. They’re becoming just as savvy about interiors, knowledgeable about furniture designers and specific about a look they want to live with,” says Benjamin Hanley, who works at a contemporary furniture specialist.

“We’re seeing them buying into mid-century and industrial styles. These have quite masculine, structural

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aesthetics, which offer big impact. We encourage them to select a statement piece of furniture they love as a starting point, and then build around that, so their look can grow and emerge.

“A sleek, sophisticated pared-back look, with a colour palette at the darker end of the spectrum, is currently the most popular.”

Here’s how to create the ultimate man-zone...

MALE TERRITORY “A home needs to be a sanctuary and for modernday men, it’s a place to show off personal style. While the basic ingredients were once leather, shagpile carpets and lava lamps, today’s reality is about a classy yet comfortable space, which makes the most of minimalism and shows off gadgetry,” says Anna Gillespie, guest editor at a British home improvements company.

“My advice would be steer clear of a boring black and grey colour scheme and opt for lighter neutral

shades, such as cream and white, and then add ontrend bursts of bright colours – racing car red or green, or even emerald green and bright blue.”

TIP: Lighting can transform mood and atmosphere..

WORK THE ROOM: Inject colour by painting a wall, or even just the alcoves. There are some great, strong shades available from your local paint store. Or look for the brilliant collections of distinctive wallpapers available that would make any wall a talking point.

GAME OF THRONES You’re the boss at home, so choose a ‘hot’ seat which combines cutting-edge style with comfort.

“Seating’s key and a sofa, usually the largest piece in a living room, should be in harmony with the overall decor scheme,” says Rebecca Snowden, an interior style advisor.

“The industrial trend is particularly male-friendly as it creates an air of relaxed informality and relies

A room decorated in grey shades. Photos: PA

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN

BY DONNA ERICKSON

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN

IF Dad has a special day coming up, or even if you think he deserves a treat, help young kids get started on a one-of-a-kind “Dad’s Favourite Things” place mat created just for him.

While Dad is not around, get the kids talking about his favourite sports, leisure activities, music, foods, pets, clothes, etc. You might get them started by asking them to say aloud what immediately comes to mind when they think of what Dad really likes.

It’s always fun to get their perspectives.

Jot down their spontaneous comments and perceptions as reminders of things to look for when they search through magazines, cutting out images for the place mat.

Then, gather craft supplies and a sheet of sturdy cardboard. We used one side of a large warehouse two-pack-style cereal box for a nice, large 10-inch-by-13-inch place mat, which provided ample room for all of the cut-outs.

Here’s what you’ll need: * 1 large, empty cereal box * Colourful adhesive-backed paper or nontoxic poster paints and brush * Markers (optional) * Favourite stickers and images cut out from magazines * White household glue or glue stick * Clear adhesive-backed paper (optional) Preparation: Have an adult cut out a rectangular placemat shape from the cereal box.

Flip it to work on the non-printed surface

of the box. Cut out alphabet letters to spell “Dad’s Favourite Things” and glue them in place. Or use a marker to write the words.

Decorating: Peel the backing off a piece of coloured adhesive-backed paper cut to the size of the place mat and affix it to the cardboard, or paint the place-mat surface in one or more colours and let dry.

Look through magazines together, and search for pictures of Dad’s favourite things. Cut out these images close to their edges for a “pop art”-style look. Arrange and glue onto the place mat. Stickers are fun to add, too.

Finishing: If you wish, cover the entire place mat with clear adhesive-backed paper, and it’s ready to add to a table setting just for Dad.

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Stressless You James chair and footstool, mustard leather.

on colour and texture in natural materials, rather than fussy detail.

Choose chunky, leather sofas or a Chesterfield – a ‘gentlemen’s club’ classic.

“Other characteristic ingredients are exposed concrete floors or polished concrete walls, brickwork, ladder shelving and metal lighting fixtures. The advantage of this urban-luxe style is that new pieces can be added over time. Mismatching is fine and won’t jar, because the whole look should have an eclectic feel.”

TIP: No bachelor pad’s complete without high-spec media kit and gadgets. Create an ‘entertainment hub’ with a contemporary Wall TV Unit, discreet speakers, touch-sensitive control panel, and then rev up the caffeine levels with a chrome Bugatti Diva Coffee Maker.

WORK THE ROOM: If a black leather sofa’s still your default choice, then go for it. If you spend long sessions gaming, surfing or messaging, an ergonomically-designed chair could be an investment.

GET DOWN & DETAILED Fuss and frills have no place in any self-respecting male’s zone, but cool, covetable pieces do and they’ll ramp up your design credentials.

“In the past, a man’s priority for furniture and interior choices was largely practicality, but the finer points of design, aesthetics and craftsmanship are now regarded equally important,” says Claire Hornby, a creative and display manager. “The truly design-savvy are confident enough to opt for bold choices – and allow them to star in a room; maybe a brightly coloured sofa or a distinctive reclaimed wooden table.”

TIP: Don’t overlook framed art – posters stuck on a wall just harks back to student days. “Men often choose pieces based on their investment potential. They tend to like masculine-style prints; classic sporting images, or abstract shapes and graphic patterns. Generally, their taste divides into dark and brooding images or bold, bright colours,” says Luci Noel, an expert on artworks for the home.

WORK THE ROOM: Storage must be smart. Bring in some va-vavoom with a Wall Clock. And piles of cushions (especially on a bed) might not be for the macho, but a well-chosen few will soften a stark interior.

Andrew Martin Beatles cushion, yellow.

Halo One speaker, by Gingko.

Cole grey fabric bar chest trunk, upholstered in grey felt.

NOW HERE’S A TIP

BY JOANN DERSON z Use Velcro or a bungee cord to attach kids’ bubble containers to a verandah post. Or bury them halfway into a flowerpot filled with sand. The kids can dip the bubble wands to their heart’s content, but are less likely to spill the container of bubble juice. z PVC pipe is so easy to work with for many creations beyond piping.

For instance, you can

look up free instructions to construct a drying rack for your towels to go poolside. Simply go to your internet search engine and enter “PVC towel rack DIY”. z “An old dish-drying rack can be used to organise the lids to your plastic storage containers.” – contributed by T.C. z “Here’s a neat trick to keep your bathroom smelling sweet with little effort: Add a few drops of a pleasant essential oil to the cardboard tube of your toilet paper. Every time the roll ‘rolls,’ it’ll

give off the scent. And it’s easily refreshed with each new roll.” – contributed by R.D. z Use a zip-up delicates bag to clean small toys in the washing machine.

This is especially good for Lego blocks or other building bricks. z When playing dice games with small children, put the dice into a small see-through container. The kids shake and roll the container and read the dice inside. This makes for a safer game, and you’re less likely to see a die go flying!

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TRAVEL.

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Chile comes out from the cold

Calvo Fjord, Southern Ice Field, Chile. Photos: PA Photo/Renato Granieri; Sarah Marshall.

BY SARAH MARSHALL CLUE UP ON CULTURE IN CAPITAL CITY SANTIAGO XPERIMENTAL restaurants, a sophisticated arts scene and a general, all-round nod to eccentricity make Chile’s mountain-fringed capital one of the most intriguing cities in South America.

Small enough to discover in a long weekend, Santiago is made up of several easily navigable neighbourhoods, all radiating their own special character.

Considered a cultural heartland, the leafy Lastarria district offers pleasant pavement cafes and distinctive boutique hotels, many housed in the few colonialstyle buildings spared by a succession of devastating earthquakes.

Influenced by neoclassical French architecture, the grand Singular Santiago is one of the most spacious and atmospheric hotels in the city. Sip coffee in an elegantly cluttered lounge supervised by waiters attired in smart waistcoats, or zip right up to the 21st century at the hip rooftop cocktail bar.

Many museums and historical buildings can be found in the 16th century Plaza de Armas, the city’s main square, where old men furrow brows over games of chess beneath the shadow of the ornate 18th century Metropolitan Cathedral.

But a more offbeat attraction is La Chascona (meaning ‘wild mane of hair’), the house built in the mid-Fifties by Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda for his lover Matilde, who had striking curly red locks. Like the man himself, the property is wonderfully eccentric: a secret doorway links the dining area and bedroom, allowing the host to surprise guests or disappear for a quick nap; and decorations include an enormous pair of men’s brogues, once used by a shoe shop to advertise their wares to the illiterate.

The poet, along with his friend, social activist and singer Violeta Parra, has also posthumously inspired a dinner/dance show not far from his house in the same Barrio Bellavista district. De Pablo a Violeta (depabloavioleta.com) skips, hops and strums through the cultural history of Chile, exploring dance, music, food and wine from different regions. Stick around afterwards to enjoy a limitless bar, as folklore bands do their best to lift the roof on one of the area’s typical 100-year-old houses.

HORSE RIDE ACROSS THE PATAGONIAN STEPPES Patagonia’s vast, windswept steppes and jagged

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granite mountains are a playground for outdoor enthusiasts. But softer souls can also enjoy the environment, without having to pitch a tent or set up a portaledge.

The town of Puerto Natales, close to the popular Torres del Paine National Park, benefits from several upmarket and ambitious design hotels.

The Singular Patagonia (sister to their Santiago property) is set within the walls of a former early 20thcentury abattoir, where heavy, iron British-made machinery is still displayed in a walk-through museum. A 5km distance from town, the property has its own pier with boat trips operating to the fjords.

Recalling life in the area’s historic estancias, where European pioneers made their money from sheep farming, the Remota’s 72 rooms line long corridors connected by a ‘sheep channel’. The roof has been shaped to resemble a drying rack for wool, and ‘wind-bent’ picket fences surround the property.

Aside from trekking in Torres del Paine (a one-hourand-20-minute drive away), visitors can take a horseriding excursion to nearby Sierra Dorotea. Led by a

gaucho wearing a traditional ‘boina’ beret and characteristically nonchalant expression, riders on hardy Criollo horses venture up the grassy mountainside to sheer drop viewpoints and forests burned silver by 70km/h gusts.

The experience ends in a lichen-draped clearing, with the ritual of lighting a fire and drinking mate.

A small gourd filled with herbal tea literally does the rounds, passed in a circle until the last person says ‘thank you’, a signal they’ve had enough.

CRUISE THE SOUTHERN ICE FIELDS Glaciers cover 2.7 per cent of Chile’s long, snaking surface, and dipping into the country’s icy fjords is made easy on a short four-day/three-night cruise.

A family business for more than three decades, the Skorpios III navigates the Southern Ice Field. (Sister ship Skorpios II offers a slightly longer cruise in the Northern Ice Field.)

Sailing from Puerto Natales, a city close to top tourist attraction Torres del Paine and one of the key access points to Patagonia, the Kaweskar voyage sidles

Pablo a Violeta dinner show.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 17.06.2016 to Sunday 19.06.2016 up to the honeycomb ridges of Amalia Glacier, deposits passengers on the rocks close to El Brujo Glacier, and salutes a cavalcade of frozen behemoths along the Calvo Fjord.

The trip continues north to the Montanas Fjord, where multi-coloured icebergs crack and hiss in a bay below Herman Glacier, and moraine-soiled peaks of Alcina Glacier resemble baked tips of a lemon meringue pie.

Weather in the fjords is generally dull and rainy, but grey skies actually cast these icy showstoppers in their best light, bringing out their characteristic blue hues.

At least, that’s what Captain Kochifas and his optimistic staff say to passengers.

From the birdsong wake-up calls, to a chart illus-

trating global warming using underwear as a scale (with bloomers and a thong at either extreme), slapstick humour gently pervades every aspect of the journey. Comfortable en-suite cabins carry 90 passengers, enough to be convivial without being claustrophobic, and food is several notches above top restaurant standard.

TAKE A BALLOON RIDE ABOVE THE ATACAMA DESERT Stretching more than 4000km, Chile spans extremes of temperature and topography. In the north lies the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, where surreal rock formations, sky-soaring geysers and shimmering white salt flats have sparked a growing tourist industry.

Flamingoes in the Atacama Desert.

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Most resorts are based around the town of San Pedro on a high plateau 2400m above sea level. At the Alto Atacama Desert Lodge & Spa, low-lying cabins are set against a backdrop that flips between flaming red rocks and diamond-studded, starry skies as the clock turns from day to night. Adventurous activities bookend the day, with long lunches and spa treatments enjoyed in-between. Hike through the Dali-esque dunes of the Valley of the Moon, watch flamingoes settle on the Atacama Salt Flats, or study stars through a telescope on the hotel’s observation deck.

There’ll soon be even more action in the skies with the introduction of hot air balloon rides above the Valley of the Moon due to start this year.

The lounge at The Singular Santiago.

Mexican or Tex-Mex? Aussies taught to tell M

BY ROCIO OTOYA

EXICO will celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations with Australia by promoting its authentic traditional gastronomy Down Under.

The Embassy of Mexico in Australia has created a web portal to promote restaurants and distributors of Mexican food and drinks, as well as sharing information on the origins of the country’s cuisine – which was declared part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2010.

“Mexican gastronomy is experiencing a boom in Australia and we think it’s one of the best ways to pro-

mote our culture and values in a manner that appeals to people,” Santiago Ballina Garcia, cultural attache at the diplomatic mission, told EFE. Ballina said the surge in the popularity of the cuisine is partly due to a greater number of Mexican immigrants in Australia, which has increased from around 1000 in 1996 to more than 5000 per year today.

There has also been an increase in Australian tourism to the Central American country, with 80,000 Australians visiting Mexico last year compared to about 22,000 visitors in 2005.

With some 600 Mexican eateries in the country – one third of them in Sydney – and dozens of producers

and suppliers of Mexican ingredients, the mass popularity of traditional cooking and food products from the Latin American nation is skyrocketing.

Many Australian supermarkets host whole sections devoted to Mexican food with a wide range of salsas, tortillas and chili peppers, although the untrained eye may not be able to differentiate between an authentic Mexican product and the Australian “tex-mex” version.

Mexico is conquering more Australian palates by offering a host of delicacies from tacos to mole sauces, barbecued dishes to salsa de huitlacoche (a corn salsa), quesadillas to chilaquiles (fried tortillas), to cochinita pibil (a slow-roasted pork dish), at places ranging from popular eateries to fine-dining establishments.

These flavours – often involving corn, beans and chili peppers – can be paired with beer or other alcoholic beverages from the Central American country like mezcal, tequila, or the ubiquitous Margarita cocktail.

Australia offers cuisines as diverse as Asian, African and Middle Eastern, which Pablo Galindo, chef of Sydney-based Mexican restaurant Los Vida, says gives the country a “very rich” gastronomic variety.

Galindo, who serves traditional dishes from central and southern Mexico and incorporates fresh local produce such as seafood into his creations, says diners in the country are “increasingly more interested in Mexican food”.

The restaurant co-founder Octavio Gomez-Haro also said he thought authentic cuisine from the Mayan land was flourishing, and that the journey of the cuisine has been “a very interesting process” involving overcoming preconceived notions – which he believes has been largely accomplished.

One of the notable success stories is that of Mexican entrepreneurs Emilio Cana and Giselle Barrero in Melbourne, who created the “Ranchero” salsas in 2012.

Australian taste buds are warming to Mexican food, which is being promoted here to help celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations between Australia and Mexico.

Their venture took off after Cano participated in the Australian reality TV series Shark Tank to win the support of investors, and is now producing 20,000 bottles daily, sold by 2000 outlets across Australia.

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Clockwise from top: Rose Tattoo, Glenn Shorrock, Thirsty Merc and Wendy Matthews will be some of the acts performing at this year’s Day on the Green at Mudgee. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Twelve artist lineup for a day on the green F anyone needs reminding of the unbelievable Australian music that defined the 70s, 80s and 90s, then the next a day on the green at Robert Oatley Vineyards is the place to be.

Twelve of that era’s most popular artists are set to join for a unique concert with more than four hours of classic hits and memories.

This is a day on the green’s 18th Mudgee concert since 2002 and it promises to be a joyous, fun-filled celebration of the soundtrack of a generation.

How’s this for a star-studded line-up! Taking the stage at Robert Oatley Vineyards will be Ross Wilson, Eurogliders, Richard Clapton, Mi-Sex, Glenn Shorrock, 1927, Rose Tattoo, Mark Gable (The Choirboys), Gangajang, Thirsty Merc, Steve Kilbey (The Church) and Wendy Matthews.

Each act will perform a 20-minute set to enable the music to keep on coming. And with 50 unforgettable chart-topping hits, we’re expecting some sensational crowd

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sing-a-longs!

The concert will finish with an all-star tribute to the iconic Aussie classic by Stevie Wright, Evie Parts 1, 2 and 3.

1927’s Eric Weideman said: “It’s been really satisfying for us that our songs have stood the test of time and still bring enjoyment to so many people. There are some incredible artists and incredible songs that will be a part of this a day on the green. It’s going to be a real celebration of a fantastic period of Australian music.”

Euroglider’s Grace Knight added: “The camaraderie between all the artist is so fantastic. We get to catch up with each other and discuss gigs and touring stories… not the kind for public consumption!

The shows are high energy with hit after hit after hit smashed out.

Every song comes with a happy memory. The audiences go ballistic, it’s such great fun for the performer and the audience. Bernie and I love doing these shows!”

From Steve Kilbey: “It’s a fantastic opportunity to hear a load of

great hit songs and meet a load of old friends. a day on the green will be a trip down memory lane and music galore for all the old and young dudes.”

With a magnificent location, good food and wine and general admission tickets at just $99.90 – get your friends together for a day where we celebrate some vintage Aussie music.

Tickets go on sale Monday, June 27, 10am from Ticketmaster.com. au or 136 100 and the Mudgee Visitors Centre. z www.adayonthegreen.com.au z A day on the Green z Mudgee z Robert Oatley Vineyard z Saturday, October 22, 2016 z A day on the green is a fully licensed event. Strictly no BYO alcohol. Food will be available on site or BYO picnic. Deck chairs and picnic rugs are recommended. For all event information, go to adayonthegreen.com.au. z No Reserved Tickets z All tickets are General Admission (BYO chairs & rugs): $99.90 plus b/fee

Transport and accommodation information z Leave the car at home and pre-book on a coach.

For ticket and coach travel from surrounding towns, call Ogden’s Coaches on (02) 6372 2489 or email: mudgee@ogdenscoaches. com.au (operating from Bathurst, Orange, Wellington, Dubbo, Kandos, Lui, Rylstone, Gulgong, Windeyer and Frog Rock.) z Ogdens will also operate a shuttle bus service from Mudgee accommodation venues and the CBD to the winery, returning after the show. z For all accommodation enquiries, contact the Mudgee Visitors Centre on (02) 6372 1020 or info@ visitmudgeeregion.com.au

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Rose Tremain will make you cry without being even slightly sentimental BOOK OF THE WEEK The Gustav Sonata by Rose Tremain is published in hardback by Chatto & Windus.

WHETHER she’s writing about life during the Restoration, family dramas in the South of France or the plight of Eastern European immigrants, Rose Tremain is a consummate storyteller. At the core of her finely crafted tales are seemingly unremarkable characters whose inner lives throw a subtle light on the way human beings think and feel.

In The Gustav Sonata, two boys forge a lifelong friendship in post-war Switzerland. They’re very different. Gustav spends his harsh childhood trying to win the love of his emotionally stunted mother.

Talented musician Anton is the muchloved only child of a Jewish family. The counterpoint to their evolving relationship is the history of Switzerland’s conduct during World War Two. This sounds low-key and it is.

There are few great dramas here, just a moving study of human emotions that’s full of compassion for even its most unappealing characters, and which will make you cry without being even slightly sentimental.

9/10 (Review by Jackie Kingsley)

FICTION Love You Dead by Peter James is published in hardback by Pan Macmillan.

Reading Peter James’ books is a bit like watching the TV show Midsomer Murders – you end up feeling Brighton, England is a major crime hotspot with a high murder rate.

The twelfth book in the British crime novelist’s Roy Grace series, Love You Dead, sees the Detective Superintendent trying to juggle three cases at once within a period of just over a month – the re-emergence of his old adversary, serial killer Dr Edward Crisp, the return of his missing wife Sandy and a dangerous black widow – Jodie Bentley – operating on his home ground of Brighton.

Bentley’s story dominates here, with the reader following her as she works her way through a number of older rich husbands, which she eventually meticulously kills off in an attempt to gain their riches and fortunes.

James has said he aims to make each book better than the last, and he has definitely achieved that with his latest work. With cliffhanger endings to each

chapter keeping the reader in suspense and the gripping cat-and-mouse relationship between the cops and criminal, Love You Dead is another hit in the author’s career.

8/10 (Review by Shereen Low) Zero K by Don DeLillo is published in hardback by Picador.

DON DeLillo’s sixteenth novel arrives after a six-year pause for thought which initially appears to have zero effect on theme or form.

Billionaire Ross Lockhart’s efforts to freeze and indefinitely prolong the life of his dying wife, as warily observed by son Jeffrey, cover familiar DeLillo ground – death, language, terrorism, NYC – while his dialogue is unchanged, at turns frustrating and exhilarating.

For Zero K’s subterranean first half, deep in a secret lab, this stilted extemporising, those beloved lists, do nothing but echo around the precise blankness; only when Jeffrey breaks free do his observations find context, which is (just about) the point – the city, its humanity, gives DeLillo life.

His dead-eyed prescience eclipsed by the phenomenal weight of change post-9/11, like Jeffrey, he is in danger of being lost to the “touchscreen storm” as the world itself is “being lost to the systems”.

Crucially though he does not fight gnawing obsolescence, his arid humour forever skewering a death-fixated culture, brokering a fragile truce with the setting sun.

7/10 (Review by Michael Anderson)

NON-FICTION The Private Lives Of The Tudors: Uncovering The Secrets Of Britain’s Greatest Dynasty by Tracy Borman is published in hardback by Hodder and Stoughton.

THE glittering, jewel-encrusted private world of Britain’s five Tudor monarchs returns gloriously in these pages. Tracy Borman, author of an acclaimed biography of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s right-hand man, has done it again and produced a well-researched and highly readable social history.

The now-legendary Tudor rulers were Henry VII, Henry VIII, Mary Tudor, Edward VI and Elizabeth I. They ruled, in succession, from 1485 to 1603 and gained awe and respect, at home and abroad, through the deliberate opu-

Author Rose Tremain, pictured after winning the Orange Prize for Fiction for one of her previous novels “The Road Home”, is a consummate storyteller. PHOTO: REUTERS/STEPHEN HIRD

lence and blazing theatricality of their palaces, banquets, rituals and, above all, their clothes.

abeth died in 1603, her massive wardrobe included 1900 amazing dresses, none of which survives today.

Henry and his daughter, Elizabeth I, were the most flamboyant. When Eliz-

Borman produces much fascinating personal detail about the temperamen-

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 17.06.2016 to Sunday 19.06.2016 tal monarchs and everyday life in their palaces.

Cuisine was astonishingly lavish and sophisticated, but medical knowledge was not. Childbirth was hazardous and often fatal for mothers and babies, even royal ones.

Toilet arrangements, albeit in opulent settings, were primitive and bad smells never far away. It is not surprising that the use of strong perfumes was a vital feature of royal life.

9/10 (Review by Anthony Looch)

For those who were once anxiety-ridden adolescents, there is much to find comfort in – both in confirming that you weren’t alone in making silly mistakes as a young person, but also in knowing that adults are still capable of making silly mistakes, too.

7/10 (Review by Frances Wright)

So Sad Today by Melissa Broder is published in paperback by Scribe Publications.

SO Sad Today began as a pithy, sardonic – and hugely popular – Twitter account run by American poet Melissa Broder, which eventually morphed into this book.

At first, I was unsure whether it would work in anything other than 140-character nuggets, but Broder impressed me with her distinctive stream of consciousness-style that weaves its way through this confessional voyage of self-obsession and self-disgust.

For the most part, her writing is undeniably crude and a little shocking, as she leaves no gory detail of her life undocumented. But, actually, her frank tales of teen sex, life-long eating disorders, failed relationships, vaginal problems and general maladjustment are as hilarious as they are miserable.

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CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK The Bubble Boy by Stewart Foster is published in paperback by Simon & Schuster.

JOE’S immune system is worse than useless, so much so he has spent his entire life inside a sterilised hospital room under the Heathrow flyover. His only contact with the outside world is with his sister Beth, his friend Henry – the powers of Skype – and his doctors.

That’s until he gets a new nurse, Amir, who promises Joe both Sky TV access and aliens.

Funny, sweet and emotionally bruising, The Bubble Boy is incredibly affecting, however, its impact is muted by constant interruptions in the form of Joe’s dreams.

They significantly slow down the narrative and distract from the strength of the central plot, which doesn’t need the highoctane antics of footballers and Joe running about after them, thrust in. Cut those out and you have a story that is nuanced, touching and incredibly powerful.

7/10 (Review by Ella Walker)

Travelling North America T is now summer season in North America and there has been popular demand for books on travelling this area.

Before leaving home one can appreciate the highway and road systems in the USA design, an advantage when travelling by road.

Having chosen a “Rand McNally Road Atlas”, peruse it before leaving home – it helps you appreciate why the east/ west freeways are numbered 10, 20, 30 etc, running parallel across the country: #10 runs west from Jacksonville Florida, through Houston and San Antonio, Texas on to Phoenix Arizona to Los Angeles.

Highway 80 runs from New York, just south of Chicago, through Des Moines, Iowa, on to Salt Lake City and San Francisco.

It includes Canada – popular routes from Vancouver through the Rockies to Banff and Calgary, and the Alaska Highway are detailed and well displayed.

“Measuring America” by Andro Linklater explains how the United States was shaped by the greatest land sale in history. In 1790 America’s debt was enormous, having depleted the country’s money and supplies during its fight for independence. Before their greatest asset could be sold, the land west of the Ohio River was measured out and mapped. The book relates how this was sold as surveying occurred through the west. And this influenced the road system.

The book provides examples of land in Kansas and South Da-

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kota – even the farming country in the major farming areas are sized in “squares” or 640 acres. This design is replicated in so many small towns: a town centre exists in the form of a park with the streets numbered or named as they extend away from the park.

A major corridor is Route 66 and Jim Hinckley has produced “The Route 66 Encyclopedia”.

Seen as the Mother road, it provides fine detail of the events, places and highlights from Chicago to Los Angeles. Towns, old motels and cafes, buildings, iconic symbols, and key town features showing everything from the Pottery in Frankoma to the origins of the Kentwood Hall dormitory at Missouri State University make it worth reading just for general knowledge. A history of the legislative moves to create the route is included.

Another is “Greetings from Route 66” which portrays it as the ultimate road trip – “back through time along America’s

Main Street”. Using well detailed maps, it includes Indian and Western settlements such as Boot Hill. Mid-point of the journey is marked by Tommy’s Café in Adrian Texas, before you drive across New Mexico, Arizona and on to California.

“Postcards from Route 66” by Joe Sonderman is a collection of postcards that feature sites along the road.

For those taking in details of the natural landscape, Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Jack Dyking, with Charles Bowden, has produced “The Sonoran Desert” which shows the wildlife and vegetation of Arizona, California and Mexico. It features an outstanding collection of photographs of the area.

Whilst talking about numbered roads, “Highway 61 Revisited” by Tim Steil shows off the 1699 miles from New Orleans to Pigeon River on the Canadian border. Generally following the Mississippi River, it shows the geographical features and unusual details of the key people living there over time. An example is at Hannibal, Missouri, the home of Sam Clemens. Better known as Mark Twain, this provides a snapshot of the background to Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. A statue of these two characters is

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If you don’t have plans to travel through America, Bill Bryson is a popular writer who effectively presents the experience in literary form. Born in Des Moines, after living in the UK for years he returned to live in New Hampshire, working as a magazine producer. He puts his views of his home country in “Notes from a Big Country”, “Made in America” and “At Home”. Another is “A Walk in the Woods”, written after walking the Appalachian Trail which runs parallel to the East Coast, the longest continuous footpath in the world.

Travel north over the border and the National Geographic Society produced “Canada’s Wilderness Lands”. It divides the presentation into five areas: Atlantic Canada, the Canadian Shield, the High Arctic, the Interior Plains, and Western Canada. Colour photographs and well detailed texts of native animals and vegetation provide a view of the amazing landscape.

Robin Sommer has collected colour photos of this province in “British Columbia”. This area is often the arrival point for visitors on their way to the Whistler ski fields and the rail journey to Banff and Calgary.

But there is much more to the north, stretching to the Yukon.

Canada has a complex nature and high profile author John Ralston Saul has written “A Fair Country”. It is seen as “a startlingly original vision of Canada, seen as a metis nation, shaped by an Aboriginal penchant for egalitarianism and for negotiation over violence”. The country has industry, technical, farming, educational and professional attributes that allow it to compete with its neighbour to the south. It also has parallels to our Dubbo region, with fascinating stories of farming origins.

Friends of ours live in Saskatchewan – the wife’s grandfather took up farming land as a bachelor. On a rare occasion a train came through with many young women on board.

With prior advice local fellows turned up at the rail sidings, the train stopped, the ladies disembarked and circulated with the men. If a “match” was found to be mutual, the minister of religion with accompanying chaperones married the couples on the spot. They would go back to the men’s farm, the others would reboard the train and go on to the next stop. Our friend’s ancestral union prevailed.

So many stories one learns when we travel!

Enjoy your browsing, Dave Pankhurst

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T H E R E G I O N AT A GLANCE EAR the big news! The 2016 day on the green concert will be on Saturday, October 22 in Mudgee.

Book your babysitter now! It’s event number 18 this year and, once again, promoters are putting together an outstanding line-up of artists.

All the details will be announced soon, but in response to the many queries they’ve received about the show date the announcement is your queue to clear the calendar, get the accommodation booked and start thinking of a lovely spring day with your friends in the beautiful surrounds of Robert Oatley

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EE the lovely Robin Haig, former Australian Theatre Ballet dancer reflect on her years backstage with Margot Fonteyn. Margot Fontyn was an iconic figure of the British Ballet who formed dancing partnerships with Robert Helpman and Rudolph Nureyev which won them all world wide fame.

Robin Haig who joined the Australian Theatre Ballet (ATB) and later moved to the Royal Ballet School, London will discuss the life and times of Margot Fonteyn.

Robin is a lecturer with ADFAS the Association of Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Societies. Originally from Western Australia, Robin appeared in a number of staged productions and at the age of 17 joined the then, new company, ATB. Awarded a scholarship in 1955 to attend the Royal Academy of

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O down tools on Thursday, June 16 and get yourself to the Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre between 10am and 12 noon for the Aboriginal Women’s Conference. Top of the agenda is discussion about breast cancer and its treatment and recovery.

Coordinated by the Aboriginal Cancer Support Group guest speakers will include specialists from Sydney, a video presentation, morning tea and the opportunity to create discussion about a highly publicised cancer which often excludes indigenous women. In attendance will be survivor and Ambassador for the Cancer Institute NSW, Robin Payne who is also active with the Aboriginal Cancer Support Group.

Margaret Walkom will conduct the welcome to country.

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EGIONAL Community Services organisation CareWest would like to advise that Dubbo Community Transport will be moving to Suite 2, 1st Floor, 31-37 Macquarie St Dubbo, as of Monday, June 27, 2016.

Community Transport users in Dubbo and a number of surrounding towns, who are mostly aged or have mobility issues, will now need to call the new Dubbo Community Transport phone number 02 6882 7711 to make a transport booking.

Members of the public wishing to access the trans-

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A day on the green members receive the first concert announcement, pre-sale and special ticket offers. It’s free and only takes a few minutes – simply register online at: http://www.adayonthegreen.com. au/register.

EAR the songs of yesterday and see the show everyone is talking about. An epic musical salute to Americas number one country rock legends: The Eagles and Creedence Clearwater Revival.

The two-hour stage spectacular captures the sounds

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Dancing in London, she now lives in the USA. A light supper will follow her presentation and there will be ample time for questions after the lecture. Visitors are most welcome to attend. Cost is $20. Monday, June 20, 2016, from 6.30pm at the Western Plains Cultural Centre.

EE a community stand up against CSG mining, this Sunday, June 19 in Gilgandra at Hunter Park from 12.30pm. Following a painstaking survey process across the entire Gilgandra Shire, the whole area of 483,600 hectares is set to be declared “gasfield free” by community acclamation this coming Sunday.

Local community members have surveyed the vast Shire over three years, going home by home and

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For more information contact the Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre.

and excitement of Americas country rock Icons. Featuring all the timeless rock and roll classics that defined The Eagles and CCR as 1970’s superstars. Part one of the highly acclaimed show takes the audience on a musical journey of THE EAGLES– the highestselling American band in U.S history with over 120 million album sales worldwide, six Grammy Awards, five American Music Awards and ranked by influential Rolling Stone Magazine’s 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time whilst also ranking the band’s 1976 ‘Hotel California’ album 37th in their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

door by door, asking people if they wish their area to be “gasfield free”.

An overwhelming 98 percent of residents in the shire affirmed that they don’t want to live in an industrial gasfield, and people from across the district will come together to celebrate and declare the result on Sunday with a huge community party in the park.

The declaration will be presented to local council representatives declaring Gilgandra Township and Shire Gasfield Free and protected by the community.

People from across the shire and from neighbouring shires are expected to attend, and the event will include a hay auction, sausage sizzle, stalls and face-painting.

O nominate a rural woman volunteers to be honoured on the 2016 NSW Hidden Treasures Honour Roll which will be launched at the annual NSW Rural Women’s Gathering hosted by women from Broken Hill on October 28 to 30, 2016.

“Rural women play an important role in the region, demonstrating a passion and commitment that makes a difference to the lives of people in our community,” said Member for Dubbo and Deputy Premier Troy Grant.

“It is important to recognise and appreciate the valuable and diverse roles that rural women shoul-

der to support our community.

“I encourage anyone who knows of a valued female volunteer in the community to recognise their contribution by nominating them to be included on the 2016 Hidden Treasures Honour Roll.”

To nominate a Hidden Treasures volunteer, you can complete your nomination online at http:// www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/content/rwn/activities/hidden-treasures/hidden-treasures or download a nomination form and share a few paragraphs about why your nominee is worthy.

For more information contact the Rural Women’s Network on 02 6391 3612 or email rural.women@ dpi.nsw.gov.au.

Nominations close Monday 1 August 2016.

port service are also invited to call in and see staff and volunteers between 8.30am until 4.30pm, Monday to Friday.

Partnering with Transport NSW, CareWest delivers Community Transport services around town for an affordable rate of $5 each way, and also offers an important in and out of town service as well.

CareWest CEO Tim Curran says he’s delighted with the response the community transport service has received since his organisation started delivering the service in January 2016, and assures the community

a continued great service will be delivered from its new home.

“We know how difficult it is for some community members to access mainstream public transport. We are happy to hear just how popular the service has been and how it has enhanced the quality of life for so many people by allowing them to be more independent,” Curran said.

“As a community-centred organisation, we’re always thinking of new ways we can support our local communities to suit a range of individual needs.”

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OPEN WEEKENDER COFFEE & MEALS

sŝƐŝƚ ZĞŇĞĐƟŽŶƐ ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ĨŽƌ ĂŶ ĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ĚŝŶŝŶŐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ

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

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

VELDT RESTAURANT Open for dinner Monday to Saturday ĨƌŽŵ ϲƉŵ͘ Under Quest Serviced Apartments ŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ DĞŶƵ 22 Bultje St, 6882 0926

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ϵĂŵ͘ ZŝǀĞƌǀŝĞǁ ŝƐƚƌŽ ϭϮƉŵ ƚŽ ϮƉŵ ĂŶĚ ϲƉŵ ƚŽ ϵƉŵ͘ ZĞůĂdžĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ͘ Whylandra St, 6884 3000

THE CASTLEREAGH HOTEL KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϮĂŵ͕ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϭϮĂŵ͘ ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ŽƉĞŶ ĨŽƌ ůƵŶĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ ϳ ĚĂLJƐ Ă ǁĞĞŬ͘ Cnr Brisbane and Talbragar Streets, 68824877

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

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

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

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

THE ATHLETES FOOT KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϵĂŵ Ɵů ϮƉŵ ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ Įƚ for your foot 176 Macquarie Street, 6881 8400

GROCERIES

THE SWISH GALLERY

DMC MEAT AND SEAFOOD

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

KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϲĂŵ ƚŽ ϯƉŵ ,ƵŐĞ ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ͕ ďƵůŬ ďƵLJƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĚ ŚŽƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ ǁĞĞŬůLJ͘ 55 Wheelers Lane, 6882 1504

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

ORANA MALL SHOPPING CENTRE ϱϮ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůƚLJ ^ƚŽƌĞƐ͕ ŝŐ t͕ tŽŽůǁŽƌƚŚƐ ĂŶĚ ĞƌŶĂƌĚŝ͛Ɛ ^hW /' ͘ ĂƐLJ WĂƌŬŝŶŐ͕ ŶŽǁ ĂůƐŽ ǁŝƚŚ ĂƉƉƌŽdž͘ ϭϲϬ ƵŶĚĞƌĐŽǀĞƌ͘ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϵ͘ϬϬĂŵ ʹ ϱ͘ϬϬƉŵ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ϭϬ͘ϬϬĂŵ ʹ ϰ͘ϬϬƉŵ ǁǁǁ͘ŽƌĂŶĂŵĂůů͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ Cnr Mitchell Highway & Wheelers Lane, 6882 7766

THE PARTY STOP KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϵĂŵͲϰƉŵ Party Costumes ĞĐŽƌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂůůŽŽŶƐ 'ŝŌƐ ĨŽƌ ŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ dŚĞŵĞĚ ƉĂƌƟĞƐ 142 Darling Street, 6885 6188

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

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

IGA WEST DUBBO KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ϳ͘ϯϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϲƉŵ͘ 'ƌĞĂƚ ǁĞĞŬůLJ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘ 38-40 Victoria Street, 6882 3466

THINGS TO DO

WESTERN PLAINS CULTURAL CENTRE

KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ŐĂůůĞƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐĞƵŵƐ ŝŶ E^t Ŷ ĞǀĞƌͲĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĂƌƌĂLJ ŽĨ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƉ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐ͘ 76 Wingewarra Street, 6801 4444

OLD DUBBO GAOL KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ϵͲϱƉŵ >ĂƌŐĞ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJ ŽĨ ĂŶŝŵĂƚƌŽŶŝĐƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽůŽŐƌĂƉŚƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ Ă ƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ďLJŐŽŶĞ ĞƌĂ ŽĨ ƉƌŝƐŽŶ ůŝĨĞ͘ 90 Macquarie Street, near the old clock tower, 6801 4460

TARONGA WESTERN PLAINS ZOO KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ϵͲϰƉŵ͘ dŚĞ njŽŽ͛Ɛ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽǁƐ ŽīĞƌ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ƚƌƵůLJ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͘ Obley Road, off the Newell Hwy, 6881 1400

READINGS CINEMA ŽŵĨŽƌƚ͕ ƐƚLJůĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĂůƵĞ ΨϭϬ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ϯ ĞdžƚƌĂ͘ ĂŶĚLJ ďĂƌ͖ ϱ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐŽŵƉůĞdž͖ ŝŐŝƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚ ŽůďLJ ŝŐŝƚĂů ϯ ƉƌŽũĞĐƟŽŶ >ƵdžƵƌLJ ĂƌŵĐŚĂŝƌ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ 49 Macquarie St,6881 8600

CALL FOR A GREAT RATE ON A LIST FOR YOUR BUSINESS HERE! 6885 4433.

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Friday, June 17 The Graham Norton Show TEN, 8.30pm The line-up in tonight’s talk show might seem like a who’s who of hasbeens but that doesn’t stop host Graham Norton putting on a seriously funny episode. Joining him on the couch is ex-Frasier Kelsey Grammer, Tamsin Greig (Episodes), actor and producer Salma Hayek with musical guest Alicia Keys.

Grammer and Greig promote their comedy film, Breaking the Bank, as Hayek talks about her new movie, Tale of Tales, based on stories by Giambattista Basile. Keys has also gone through a revival of late after the birth of her two children and audiences are the better for it as she performs her new single In Common.

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MOVIE: The Five-Year Engagement PRIME7, 8.30pm, M (2012) Jason Segel reunites with Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nicholas Stoller for a far more relatable romantic comedy that still trades on the pair’s signature raunchy humour.

Segel and Emily Blunt play Tom and Violet, a young couple who keep getting tripped up on their long walk down the aisle. If it’s not their busy careers nixing their nuptials, it’s their kooky friends and family thwarting their plans. Can they ever get it together to celebrate their big day?

The Five-Year Engagement is a pleasing and heartfelt union that audiences will want to get behind.

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MOVIE: Dreamgirls ELEVEN, 8.30pm, M (2006) To understand the definition of a showstopper, look no further than n Golden Globe-winner Jennifer ng Hudson belting out And I Am Telling ical, You in this adaptation of the musical, als where the American Idol reject steals the show from Beyoncé Knowles. The ttes rise of ’60s soul trio The Dreamettes is followed by the further rise of star Deena (Knowles, right), whose relationship with their manager (Jamie Foxx) gets Effie (Hudson) kicked out of the group early in their career. Echoing the story of The Supremes, the AfricanAmerican music industry is explored to reveal the grim side of show business.

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6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 10.00 One Plus One. (CC) 10.30 Catalyst. (R, CC) 11.00 Wild Life At The Zoo. (R, CC) 11.30 Eggheads.

(R, CC) 12.00 News At Noon. (CC) 12.30 National Press Club Address. (CC) 1.30 Minuscule. (R, CC) 1.45 Antiques Roadshow.

(R, CC) 2.45 Kitchen Cabinet. (R, CC) 3.20 The Bill. (PG, R, CC) 4.10 Murder, She Wrote.

(PG, R, CC) 5.00 ABC News: Early Edition.

(CC) 5.25 The Drum. (CC) 5.55 Antiques Roadshow.

(R, CC) Hosted by Fiona Bruce.

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) 9.00 The Morning Show.

(PG, CC) The latest news and views.

11.30 Seven Morning News.

(CC) 12.00 MOVIE: Alone With A Stranger. (M, R, CC) (2001) A woman in danger must determine who, of identical twins, is her husband and who is a killer. William R. Moses, Priscilla Barnes.

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, R, CC) Variety show.

2.00 Extra. (CC) Hosted by Mario Lopez.

2.30 Alive And Cooking.

(R, CC) Join James Reeson for inspirational, easy recipes which can be cooked at home.

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 The Home Team. (R, CC) 7.00 Ben’s Menu. (R, CC) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG, CC) 11.00 MasterChef Australia.

(PG, R, CC) 12.10 Dr Phil. (PG, CC) 1.10 Offspring. (M, R, CC) 2.10 Entertainment Tonight.

(CC) 2.40 Good Chef Bad Chef.

(R, CC) 3.10 Judge Judy. (PG, CC) 3.40 Ben’s Menu. (R, CC) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (CC) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, CC) 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News.

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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 Soccer. Copa América Centenario. First quarterfinal.

1.30 Turkish News.

2.00 Art Of The Night. (PG, R) 3.00 The Point Review.

3.25 Italy Unpacked: Land Of Many Treasures.

(PG, R, CC) 4.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Alistair McGowan.

(R, CC) 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

(R, CC)

6.55 Election Announcement: Labor.

(R, CC) An election announcement.

7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 7.30. (CC) Current affairs program.

8.00 Election Announcement: The Coalition.

(CC) An election announcement.

8.05 Tony Robinson’s Time Walks: Kalgoorlie.

(PG, CC) Tony Robinson heads to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, which was, and still is, a frontier town.

8.30 Silent Witness. (M, CC) After a man is found dead in his car, it appears his stepson may have been responsible for the crime.

9.30 Broadchurch. (M, R, CC) Shockwaves reverberate through Broadchurch, as the locals struggle to come to terms with recent events.

10.20 Lateline. (R, CC) 10.50 The Business. (R, CC) Hosted by Ticky Fullerton and Elysse Morgan.

11.10 The Chaser’s Election Desk. (M, R, CC) Part 2 of 5.

11.40 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M, R, CC)

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

(CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (CC) Dr Harry visits a family whose pet parrot is constantly attacking their daughter.

Karen prepares lamb rogan josh. Graham visits a topiary garden, the owner of which is completely selftaught.

8.30 MOVIE: The Five-Year Engagement. (M, R, CC) (2012) One year after meeting, a sous chef proposes to his girlfriend, a PhD graduate, However, unexpected events continually pop up, delaying their plans to walk down the aisle together.

Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt.

11.00 Rush Hour. (M, R, CC) Two mismatched police detectives, one from Hong Kong and the other from Los Angeles, join forces to pursue a criminal organisation which stole some valuable Chinese relics. However, their efforts to bring the criminals to justice instead earn the ire of their disapproving superiors.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 WIN News. (CC) 7.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 15. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Parramatta Eels. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

10.10 MOVIE: The Cold Light Of Day. (M, R, CC) (2012) A young Wall Street trader is confronted by the people responsible for kidnapping his family during a holiday in Spain.

The culprits turn out to be intelligence agents, looking to recover the contents of a mysterious briefcase.

However, while trying to get to the bottom of the situation, he becomes aware he is now wanted for the murder of a police officer. Henry Cavill, Verónica Echegui, Bruce Willis.

6.00 Family Feud. (CC) Two families try to win big prizes by guessing the most popular responses to a survey of the public.

6.30 The Project. (CC) Waleed Aly, Tarsh Belling, Anthony “Lehmo” Lehmann and Meshel Laurie take a look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Living Room. (CC) Chris travels to Banff, Canada, to scale Mt Norquay. Miguel makes an iceberg cake for an Ice Age-themed kids party.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, CC) Graham Norton is joined by Kelsey Grammer, Tamsin Greig, Salma Hayek and Alicia Keys.

9.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) A fast-paced, irreverent look at news, with guests competing to see who can remember the most about events of the week.

10.30 Shark Tank. (PG, R, CC) The panel looks at an idea from the youngest entrepreneur to appear before them.

11.30 The Project. (R, CC) Waleed Aly, Tarsh Belling, Anthony “Lehmo” Lehmann and Meshel Laurie take a look at the day’s news.

6.00 Food Safari. (R, CC) Maeve explores the fascinating food of Afghanistan and pays a visit to Kabul-born food lover Ryla Smith.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Genius Of The Ancient World: Buddha. (CC) Part 1 of 3. Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India to explore the revolutionary ideas of the Buddha.

8.35 The Missing Evidence: Jack The Ripper.

(PG, R, CC) A look at the search for the identity of the serial killer who prowled London’s East End, Jack the Ripper.

9.30 Britain’s Ultimate Pilots: Inside The RAF: Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight. Part 2 of 4. The Red Arrows perform a salute to the Battle of Britain veterans at the Gloucestershire air show.

10.40 SBS World News Late Edition. (CC) 11.10 MOVIE: Call Girl.

(MA15+, R, CC) (2012) During the late ’70s, a teenage juvenile delinquent is recruited to work as a prostitute for an influential madam. Sofia Karemyr, Simon J. Berger.

12.20 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming.

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

12.00 Rush Hour. (M, R, CC) Carter and Lee investigate a home invasion which led to a series of deaths.

1.00 Home Shopping.

12.10 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 1.10 A Current Affair. (R, CC) 1.40 MOVIE: Season Of The Witch. (MA15+, R, CC) (2011) 3.30 Hot In Cleveland.

(PG, R, CC) 4.00 Extra. (R, CC) 4.30 Good Morning America. (CC)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) Comedian Stephen Colbert interviews Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas.

1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

1.40 Good Italy, Bad Italy: Girlfriend In A Coma.

(M, R, CC) 3.25 Who Do You Think You Are? (R, CC) 4.25 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R) 5.00 CCTV English News.

5.30 NHK World English News.

CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Children’s programs (G) General viewing (PG) Parental guidance (M) Mature audiences (MA15+) Mature audiences only (AV15+) Extreme violence.

(R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions. Please Note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to late change by networks.

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7.30pm Penguins Of Madagascar (2014) Animation. Tom McGrath, Chris Miller. (G) Family

5.00pm Orange Is The New Black. Season 4 marathon express from the US. (MA15+) Showcase

7.30pm Britain’s Outlaws.

In the 17th century, celebrity criminals emerged. (PG) History

7.20pm Football. AFL. Round 13. North Melbourne v Hawthorn. Fox Footy

8.30pm Fantastic Four (2015) Action. Kate Mara.

Four outsiders are transformed with unique superpowers. (M) Premiere

8.30pm Job Or No Job. Follows one young adult per episode on their journey to land a first job. Arena

8.30pm Skin Wars. This exciting competition show aims to find the most talented and versatile body painter. (M) Lifestyle You

10.15pm Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994) Comedy.

Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell.

A bachelor meets the “perfect” woman at a wedding reception.

(M) Romance

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.25 The Hive. 5.30 Hoot Hoot Go! (R, CC) 5.40 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.50 Go Jetters. (R) 6.00 Peg + Cat. (R) 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) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Doctor Who. (PG, R, CC) 8.15 Gruen Pitch Rewind.

(R, CC) 8.30 The Hoarder Next Door.

(PG, R, CC) A 58-yearold hoarder enlists a psychotherapist’s help.

9.20 Diary Of A Teenage Virgin. (M, R, CC) 10.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M, R, CC) 10.50 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG, R) 11.30 Sherlock. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Doctor Who. (PG, R, CC) 1.45 Jimmy Fallon. (PG, R) 2.30 News Update. (R) 2.35 Close. 5.00 Toby’s Travelling Circus. (R, CC) 5.10 Lily’s Driftwood Bay. (R, CC) 5.15 Rastamouse. (R, CC) 5.30 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. (R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.50 Dennis & Gnasher. (R, CC) 3.15 Jamie’s Got Tentacles. (R, CC) 3.25 Vic The Viking. (R, CC) 3.40 Sea Princesses. (R, CC) 3.50 Jamillah And Aladdin. 4.00 Odd Squad.

(R) 4.25 Numb Chucks. 4.40 Grojband. (R, CC) 5.00 Camp Lakebottom. (R) 5.25 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R, CC) 5.50 BtN Newsbreak. (CC) 5.55 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 6.25 Hank Zipzer. (R, CC) (Final) 6.50 BtN Newsbreak.

(CC) 7.00 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 7.30 Outnumbered. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Spooksville. (R, CC) 8.20 Adventure Time. (R) Cyclops’ tears may heal broken toes.

8.45 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) Adam wants to keep his romance with Becky alive.

9.05 Girls In Love. (R, CC) 9.30 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. (R) 9.50 Lanfeust Quest.

(PG, R, CC) (Final) 10.15 Kamisama Kiss. (PG, R, CC) 10.40 Close.

8.30pm Finding Carter. (M) FOX8

8.00pm Tennis. WTA Tour.

Birmingham Classic. Quarterfinals. Fox Sports 3 Taryn Manning stars in Orange Is The New Black

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6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 Flushed.

(C, CC) 7.30 Hairy Legs. (C, R, CC) (Final) 8.00 Pipsqueaks. (P, R, CC) 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 City Homicide. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Dealers. (PG, R) 3.00 Medical Emergency. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 ICU. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Best Houses Australia. (R) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. (R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 7.30 ABBA: Absolute Image.

(PG, R, CC) 8.30 Escape To The Country.

Prospective buyers find their dream home.

9.30 To Build Or Not To Build.

A pilot wants to build a family home.

10.30 Best Houses Australia.

11.00 Air Crash Investigation.

(PG, R, CC) 12.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 1.00 To Build Or Not To Build. (R) 2.00 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) 2.30 Dr Oz. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Shopping.

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6.00 Children’s Programs. 10.30 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 11.00 Yu-GiOh! (PG, R) 11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 12.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 12.30 Batman. (PG, R) 1.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. (PG, R) 1.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 2.00 Sonic Boom.

(PG, R) 2.30 SpongeBob. (R) 3.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 3.30 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 4.30 Batman. (PG, R) 5.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.30 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 6.00 MOVIE: Chicken Run. (R, CC) (2000) 7.45 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix. (PG, R, CC) (2007) Daniel Radcliffe.

10.25 iZombie. (MA15+) 12.20 Sun, Sex And Suspicious Parents. (MA15+, R) 1.30 Batman: The Brave And The Bold. (PG, R) 2.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 2.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 3.00 Yo-Kai Watch. (PG, R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! ArcV. (PG, R) 4.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. (PG, R) 4.30 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 4.50 Thunderbirds.

(R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R)

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6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 Fishing Western Australia. (R) 7.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG, R) 8.30 Dream Car Garage. (PG, R) 9.00 Danger: Diggers At Work.

(PG, R) 10.00 Spitfire Guardians.

(PG, R) 11.00 Starsky & Hutch. (PG, R) 12.00 T.J. Hooker. (M, R) 1.00 Family Guns. (M, R) 2.00 Swamp People. (PG, R) 4.00 Doomsday Preppers. (PG, R) 5.00 American Restoration. (PG, R) 6.00 American Pickers.

(PG, R) The boys visit a car graveyard.

7.00 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) Pre-game coverage of the match.

7.30 Football. (CC) AFL. Round 13. North Melbourne v Hawthorn. From Etihad Stadium, Melbourne.

11.00 Friday Front Bar. (M, CC) 11.30 Olympians: Off The Record. (R, CC) 12.00 Doomsday Preppers. (PG, R) 1.00 City Homicide. (M, R, CC) 4.00 Bull Riding. 2015 Pro Tour.

Replay. 5.00 Dream Car Garage.

(PG, R)

6.00 News. (CC) 9.00 News Mornings. (CC) 12.00 News.

(CC) 12.30 Press Club. (CC) 1.30 News. (CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. (CC) 4.00 ABC News Afternoons With The Business. (CC) 5.00 Grandstand. (CC) 6.00 ABC News Evenings. (CC) 6.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 7.00 ABC News Grandstand. (CC) 8.00 ABC News Evenings With The Business. (CC) 9.00 Planet America. 9.30 Lateline. (CC) 10.00 The World. (CC) 11.00 ABC National 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. 3.30 BBC Africa. 4.00 Al Jazeera. 5.00 BBC Business Live. 5.30 Lateline. (R, CC)

ABC NEWS

9.30pm The Expandables.

(PG) Lifestyle Home

7.50pm Rugby League.

NRL. Round 15. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Parramatta Eels.

Fox Sports 1

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 Global Shop. 10.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 11.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 1.00 MOVIE: The Maggie. (R, CC) (1954) 3.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 3.30 River Cottage Autumn.

(PG, R) 4.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 As Time Goes By. (R) The day of the US transmission arrives.

8.50 MOVIE: What To Expect When You’re Expecting.

(M, R, CC) (2012) Follows five expecting couples.

Cameron Diaz, Brooklyn Decker.

11.00 MOVIE: Desperately Seeking Susan. (M, R) (1985) Madonna.

1.10 MOVIE: Percy. (M, R, CC) (1971) 3.05 MOVIE: Piccadilly Incident. (R, CC) (1946) 5.00 Gideon’s Way. (M, R)

ONE 6.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 8.00 River To Reef. (R) 8.30 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 9.00 Extreme Fishing. (PG, R) 10.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 11.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 12.00 Get Smart. (PG, R) 1.00 Matlock. (M, R) 2.00 Nash Bridges.

(R) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman.

(PG, R) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder.

(PG, R) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager.

(PG, R) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 MacGyver. (PG, R) 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger.

(PG, R) Walker and Trivette pose as street fighters.

9.30 MOVIE: Redirected.

(MA15+) (2014) Four friends become stranded in Lithuania. Vinnie Jones.

11.30 Car Crash Britain: Caught On Camera. (M, R) 12.30 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 7. Canadian Grand Prix.

Replay. 1.30 Shopping. (R) 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 3.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. (PG, R) 4.00 Nash Bridges. (R) 5.00 The Doctors. (M, CC)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Mako: Island Of Secrets. (C, R, CC) 8.30 Toasted TV. 9.30 Crocamole.

(P, CC) 10.00 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 11.00 JAG. (PG, R) 12.00 Judging Amy. (PG, R) 1.00 Medium. (M, R, CC) 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.

(M, R) 8.00 Rules Of Engagement.

(PG, R, CC) Timmy challenges Jeff to a game.

8.30 MOVIE: Dreamgirls.

(M, R) (2006) Charts the careers of a singing group.

Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson.

11.05 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG) 12.05 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 1.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 2.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 4.00 JAG. (PG, R) 5.00 Shopping.

6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 6.30 House Hunters. (R) 7.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 8.00 The Block. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 In The Garden. (CC) 9.30 Tiny House Hunters.

(PG, R) 10.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 10.30 House Hunters.

(R) 11.00 The Millionaire Matchmaker. (PG, R) 12.00 Housewives Of Beverly Hills. (M, R) 2.00 Masters Of Flip.

(R) 3.00 Rehab Addict. (PG, R) 4.00 Postcards. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Flip Or Flop. (R) 6.00 Tiny House Hunters. (PG, R) 6.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 7.00 House Hunters. (R) 7.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. 8.30 Hotel Impossible. (PG) 10.30 Extreme Homes. (R) 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 House Hunters. (R) 12.30 Late Programs.

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SBS 2 6.00 WorldWatch. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.00 Japanese News. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News.

1.00 Urdu News. 1.30 Tamil News.

2.00 Soccer. UEFA Euro 2016.

Group B. Match 16. England v Wales. 4.00 The Feed. (R) 4.30 Polarised. (R, CC) 4.40 Flight 920.

5.35 Brain Games.

6.00 Street Genius.

6.30 Soccer. UEFA Euro 2016.

Highlights.

7.30 Friday Feed.

8.00 Illusions Of Grandeur: New Mexico. Zack Mirza goes to New Mexico.

8.25 Release The Hounds.

Hosted by Reggie Yates.

9.20 Adam Looking For Eve. Couples go on naked dates.

10.15 MOVIE: Fighter. (M, R, CC) (2007) 12.10 MOVIE: Once Upon A Time In Rio. (M, R) (2008) Thiago Martins, Vitória Frate, Cyria Coentro. 2.20 PopAsia.

(PG, R) 3.25 NHK World English News. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives.

(R) 6.30 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 7.30 Taco Trip. (R) 8.30 Brazilian Street Feasts. (R) 9.00 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 9.30 Restaurant: Impossible. (PG, R) 10.30 Dinner At Tiffani’s. (R) 11.00 5 Ingredient Fix. (R) 11.30 Chopped. (PG, R) 12.30 Taco Trip. (R) 1.00 Chuck’s Eat The Street. (R) 1.30 Man Fire Food. (R) 2.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 2.30 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 3.30 Dinner At Tiffani’s. (R) 4.00 5 Ingredient Fix. (R) 4.30 Brazilian Street Feasts. (R) 5.00 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 5.30 Barefoot Contessa. (R) 6.30 No Reservations. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 The Best In Australia. (PG) (New Series) 8.30 Chopped. (PG, R) 9.30 Man Fire Food. 10.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. 10.30 No Reservations.

(PG, R, CC) 11.30 The Best In Australia. (PG, R) 12.30 Man Fire Food. (R) 1.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 1.30 Barefoot Contessa. (R) 2.30 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 3.00 Brazilian Street Feasts. (R) 3.30 Grocery Games.

(PG, R) 4.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 MOVIE: First Sunday. (2008) 1.45 Ngarritj. 2.05 Aesop’s Way. 2.15 Whistle In The Wind.

2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 The Dreaming. 3.30 Bushwhacked!

4.00 Muso Magic Outback Tracks. 4.30 Kagagi, The Raven.

5.00 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. 5.30 Kriol Kitchen. 6.00 Tangaroa. 6.30 UnderExposed. 7.00 Unearthed. 7.20 News.

7.30 Aunty Moves In. 8.00 Mohawk Girls. (M) 8.30 Noah’s Ark. (PG) 9.00 Defining Moments. 9.30 Chappelle’s Show.

(M) 10.00 Shuga. (M) 10.30 Blackstone. (M) 11.20 Cash Money. 11.25 JM’s Healthy Tips. 11.30 Mohawk Girls. (M) 12.00 Volumz. (MA15+) 4.00 Away From Country. (PG) 5.00 Fusion With Casey Donovan. (PG) 1706

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Saturday, June 18 The Coroner

MOVIE: Footloose

MOVIE: Ray

ABC, 7.30pm

WIN, 9pm, M (2011)

SBS, 9.30pm, M (2004)

There’s nothing like returning to your hometown to stir up emotions and remind us of our past. This new British murder-mystery series features Claire Goose as solicitor Jane Kennedy, who goes back to Devon to work as a coroner – investigating sudden, violent and suspicious deaths, of course. There are the standard gloomy British characters (it wouldn’t be a proper crime series without them) and clichés, but this delightful series stands out with its beautiful seaside scenery, filled with sun and warmth. The main characters are bright and witty, too.

In tonight’s premiere, a teenager is found dead at the foot of a tower.

This energetic remake of the 1984 classic will leave you in high spirits and itching to get on the dancefloor.

After a family tragedy, Ren (Kenny Wormald) moves to small-town Georgia – a place where music and dancing have been banned since a car accident three years earlier claimed the lives of five teenagers. But it’s not long before Ren’s outgoing nature sows the seeds of change. Julianne Hough has all the right moves as the reverend’s (Dennis Quaid) daughter Ariel, who finds an instant attraction with the newcomer. Featuring some sexy dance moves and a fresh feel, it’s a faithful update that will serenade a new generation of fans.

The life of Ray Charles (Jamie Foxx, right) is an inspiring story of triumph over tragedy in an engrossing biopic. Ray covers the first 36 years of Charles’ life, from humble beginnings to the peak of success as a performer of blues, jazz, gospel and soul. Director Taylor Hackford (Proof Of Life) presents some moments of corn, but the electricity generated by Foxx’s uncanny turn and the studio and stage re-enactments are enough to give you goosebumps.

There’s excellent support from Kerry Washington, Regina King, Sharon Warren and Aunjanue Ellis, plus a great soundtrack, from Mess Around to I Got a Woman and What’d I Say.

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6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 11.40 Reality Check. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Tom Ballard.

12.15 Two Men In China: Shanghai. (PG, R, CC) Part 2 of 3.

1.10 Broadchurch. (M, R, CC) The locals struggle with recent events.

2.00 Antiques Roadshow.

(R, CC) Hosted by Fiona Bruce.

3.00 Tony Robinson’s Time Walks: Kalgoorlie.

(PG, R, CC) 3.30 Supersized Earth: A Place To Live. (R, CC) 4.30 Landline. (R, CC) 5.00 Midsomer Murders.

(PG, R, CC) A murder mars an anniversary.

6.00 Home Shopping.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 12.00 Road To Rio. (CC) 12.30 Olympians: Off The Record: Cadel Evans. (CC) Take a look at Cadel Evans.

1.00 To Be Advised.

2.30 Britain’s Spending Secrets. (PG, R, CC) Presented by Anne Robinson.

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R, CC) The team builds a stylish modern home.

5.00 Seven News At 5. (CC) 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

(PG, R, CC)

6.00 6.30 7.00 10.00

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) Today Extra: Saturday.

(PG, CC) The Conversation With Alex Malley. (R, CC) Cybershack. (PG, CC) Fishing Australia. (R, CC) Rob heads to the Kimberley Coast.

Who Do You Think You Are? Martin Sheen.

(PG, R, CC) Martin Sheen explores his ancestry.

MOVIE: Major League II. (PG, R, CC) (1994) Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger.

Love Shack. (PG, CC) News: First At Five. (CC) Getaway. (PG, CC)

6.00 Fishing Edge. (R, CC) 6.30 The Home Team. (R, CC) 7.00 RPM. (R, CC) 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10: Saturday.

(PG, CC) 11.00 The Living Room. (R, CC) 12.00 Decade Of Design. (CC) 1.00 Healthy Homes TV. (R, CC) 1.30 The Doctors. (PG, CC) 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef.

(R, CC) 3.00 The Renovation King.

(CC) 3.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 4.00 What’s Up Down Under.

(CC) 4.30 Places We Go With Jennifer Adams. (CC) 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News.

(CC)

6.25 Election Announcement: The Greens. (CC) An election announcement.

6.30 Gardening Australia.

(CC) Jerry visits an orchid show.

6.55 Election Announcement: Labor.

(R, CC) An election announcement by the Australian Labor Party.

7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 The Coroner. (M, CC) (New Series) A lawyer moves back to her small, seaside hometown, where she takes on the job of local coroner.

8.20 Indian Summers. (M, CC) Ralph’s attempts to take advantage of divisions among the locals to further the British agenda prove risky.

9.05 The Doctor Blake Mysteries. (M, R, CC) A Eureka Stockade anniversary celebration by a group of Melbourne university students turns deadly.

10.05 Rake. (M, R, CC) Barney and Cleaver share a case.

11.05 8MMM. (M, R, CC) Jake is invited to a traditional ceremony.

11.35 Rage. (MA15+) Music videos.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Men In Black 3.

(PG, R, CC) (2012) A secret agent who specialises in monitoring and policing aliens living covertly on Earth, must travel back in time to 1969 to save the planet. It appears a criminal has somehow managed to change the course of history by assassinating his partner’s earlier incarnation. Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin.

9.10 MOVIE: Bad Boys II. (MA15+, R, CC) (2003) Two unorthodox narcotics officers are assigned to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring which stretches from Miami to Cuba. Their assignment is further complicated after one of the cops discovers his sister has become romantically involved with his partner. Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Gabrielle Union.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 The Voice. (PG, R, CC) With some help from coaches Ronan Keating, Delta Goodrem, Joel Madden, Benji Madden and Jessie J, a group of contestants sets out to prove they have what it takes to be a singing sensation and claim the prize of a recording contract. Hosted by Sonia Kruger.

9.00 MOVIE: Footloose.

(M, CC) (2011) After moving to a town where loud music is forbidden, a city teen challenges the ban, revitalising the town and falling in love with a minister’s rebellious daughter. Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, Kenny Wormald.

11.20 MOVIE: Country Strong. (M, CC) (2010) While recuperating at a rehab facility, a country music songwriter takes a romantic interest in a musician who works there.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Garrett Hedlund, Leighton Meester.

6.00 Modern Family.

(PG, R, CC) Having reached an impasse, Claire and Cam turn to one of the mothers from Lily’s school for advice on landscaping their property. Phil decides to teach the kids some basic repair and maintenance skills.

6.30 Bondi Vet. (PG, CC) Bondibased vet Dr Chris Brown must deal with a cranky old saltwater croc, with serious dental problems. Tim and his team are on edge as they prepare to capture a python.

7.30 Rugby Union. (CC) Test Series. Australia v England.

Game 2. From AAMI Park, Melbourne.

10.15 Shark Tank. (PG, R, CC) A panel of successful business people, including Janine Allis, Andrew Banks, Steve Baxter, Dr Glen Richards and Naomi Simson, are offered a chance to invest in a new age website business by a Victorian entrepreneur.

11.15 Motor Racing. (CC) International V8 Supercars Championship. Round 6.

Darwin Triple Crown.

Highlights. From Hidden Valley Raceway, Northern Territory.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Hidden Killers Of The Victorian Home.

(PG, R, CC) Dr Suzannah Lipscomb undertakes an investigation into the dangerous consequences of ordinary Victorian life.

She explores how the idea of domestic bliss saw homes filled with hidden killers.

8.30 RocKwiz Salutes The Legends. (CC) RocKwiz pays tribute to the best music New Zealand has to offer.

Vika and Linda play Ray Columbus’ She’s A Mod, before Kiwi soul queen, Hollie Smith, performs Bic Runga’s 1997 hit Sway. Also features Mark Williams and Indie-pop duo Gypsy and the Cat. 9.30 MOVIE: Ray. (M, R) (2004) Based on a true story.

A blind pianist battles personal demons and all manner of challenges, including racism, drug dependency and his brother’s death, during his long career in the music business. Jamie Foxx, Larenz Tate, Kerry Washington.

5.00 Rage. (PG) Continuous music programming.

12.15 Desperate Housewives.

(M, R, CC) (Final) After Katherine returns to Wisteria Lane, she offers Lynette an intriguing job opportunity.

1.30 Home Shopping.

1.45 MOVIE: Every Little Step.

(M, R, CC) (2008) Follows the plight of dancers on Broadway. Bob Avian.

3.30 The Avengers. (PG, R) 4.30 Extra. (R, CC) 5.00 Hot In Cleveland.

(PG, R, CC) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

12.15 48 Hours: The Pact.

(M, R, CC) Examines an unsolved murder from 1969 which continues to haunt a Massachusetts community.

1.15 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.15 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

12.20 RocKwiz. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Julia Zemiro.

1.25 Masters Of Sex. (MA15+, R, CC) 2.25 Masters Of Sex. (M, R, CC) 4.40 The Acrobat. (M, R) 5.00 CCTV News. (PG) 5.30 NHK World English News.

5.45 France 24 Feature.

12.00 12.30 1.00 1.30

2.30 4.30 5.00 5.30

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 Soccer. 12.00 Arabic News.

12.30 Turkish News.

1.00 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 2.00 Equestrian. FEI Jumping World Cup. 3.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 3.30 Pan-American Road Trip With Dara And Ed: Costa Rica To Panama.

(PG, R, CC) 4.35 Beat The Ancestors.

(PG, R, CC) 5.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Michael O’Loughlin. (R, CC)

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, June 18 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.25pm Wedding Crashers (2005) Comedy. Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn. A womaniser falls in love after crashing a wedding with his best friend.

(M) Comedy

7.30pm Wayward Pines. (M) FX

6.30pm The Jonathan Ross Show. (M) Foxtel Arts

8.30pm Winners & Losers.

Sophie still has feelings for Luke. (M) SoHo

10.10pm Trainwreck (2015) Comedy. Amy Schumer, Bill Hader. A cynical commitmentphobic journalist finds herself falling in love for the first time.

(MA15+) Premiere

9.30pm Chasing Life. April discovers whether something happened to Leo after receiving a voicemail from him and seeing his parents at the hospital. (M) FOX8

7.30pm Slow Train Through Africa With Griff Rhys Jones.

Griff Rhys Jones embarks on a 2700km adventure across North Africa.(PG) History

5.00pm Rugby Union.

International Test Series.

New Zealand v Wales. Game 2.

Fox Sports 2

10.45pm Shaft (2000) Action.

Samuel L Jackson, Toni Collette. (MA15+) Action

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.45 Timmy Time. (R, CC) 5.00 Tree Fu Tom. (R, CC) 5.25 The Hive.

5.30 Hoot Hoot Go! (R, CC) 5.40 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.50 Go Jetters.

(R) 6.00 Peg + Cat. (R) 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) 7.00 Spicks And Specks.

(PG, R, CC) 7.30 Highway Thru Hell.

(PG, CC) (Final) 8.15 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R, CC) 8.45 The Chaser’s Election Desk. (M, R, CC) Part 2 of 5.

9.15 Live At The Apollo.

(M, R, CC) 10.00 Comedy Up Late. (M, R, CC) 10.30 Broad City. (MA15+, R, CC) 10.50 Archer. (M, R, CC) 1.20 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M, CC) 2.05 Highway Thru Hell. (PG, R, CC) 2.50 News Update. (R) 2.55 Close.

5.00 Toby’s Travelling Circus. (R, CC) 5.10 Lily’s Driftwood Bay. (R, CC) 5.15 Rastamouse. (R, CC) 5.30 Angelina Ballerina. (R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.05 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. (R, CC) 11.30 You’re Skitting Me. (R, CC) 11.55 So Awkward. (R, CC) 12.25 The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (R, CC) 2.35 House Of Anubis. (R) 3.00 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 3.25 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 3.55 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 4.20 Spectacular Spider-Man. (R, CC) 4.45 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 4.55 SheZow. (R, CC) 5.05 Grojband. (R, CC) 5.30 Roy. (R, CC) 5.55 Scream Street. (R) 6.10 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R, CC) 6.30 Horrible Histories.

(R, CC) 7.00 Operation Ouch! (R) 7.30 Keeping Up With The Kaimanawas. (PG, R) 7.55 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) Mr Simpson calls an assembly.

9.00 Girls In Love. (R, CC) Ellie’s birthday celebrations turn to disaster.

9.25 House Of Anubis. (R) 9.45 Close.

7TWO

GO!

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Room For Improvement. (R, CC) 9.00 The Real Seachange. (R, CC) 10.00 Shopping. 11.00 The Travel Bug. (PG, R) 12.00 Home In WA. (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. Round 14.

Warringah v Parramatta. 5.00 Road To Rio. (R, CC) 5.30 Secret Location. (PG, R) 6.30 A Touch Of Frost.

(PG, R, CC) 8.50 Escape To The Country.

Prospective buyers find their dream home.

9.50 Nick Knowles’ Original Features. (R) 10.50 Air Crash Investigation. (PG, R, CC) 11.50 Zero Hour. (M, R, CC) 12.50 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 1.20 WA Weekender. (R, CC) 1.50 Qld Weekender. (R, CC) 2.20 Creek To Coast. (R, CC) 2.50 Great South East. (R, CC) 3.20 Home In WA. (R, CC) 4.00 The Travel Bug. (PG, R) 5.00 Shopping.

7MATE

6.00 Children’s Programs. 12.00 Kitchen Whiz. (C, R, CC) 12.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 1.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 1.30 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 2.00 Wild Kratts. (R) 2.30 Surfing Australia TV. (CC) 3.00 Power Rangers Dino. (PG, R) 3.30 Teen Titans. (PG, R) 4.00 Problem Solverz. (PG, R) 4.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.00 Justice League Unlimited.

(PG, R) 5.30 Batman. (PG, R) 6.00 MOVIE: Maya The Bee Movie. (C, CC) (2014) 7.30 MOVIE: Spy Kids.

(PG, R, CC) (2001) Antonio Banderas.

9.30 MOVIE: Riddick.

(MA15+, R, CC) (2013) A former prisoner is abandoned on a planet. Vin Diesel.

11.50 MOVIE: The Conjuring.

(MA15+, CC) (2013) Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga. 2.00 Surfing Australia TV. (R, CC) 3.00 Yu-GiOh! (PG, R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.00 Beware The Batman. (M, R) 4.30 Problem Solverz. (PG, R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R)

GEM

6.00 Harley-Davidson TV. (PG, R) 7.00 Burnout Masters. (R) 8.00 Shopping. (R) 9.00 Dream Car Garage. (PG, R) 9.30 HarleyDavidson TV. (PG) 10.00 Dream Car Garage. (PG, R) 10.30 Bull Riding. 2015 Pro Tour. Replay.

11.30 Car Chasers. (PG, R) 12.30 Motorcycle Racing. Australian Superbike Championship. 1.30 Deadly Seas. (PG, R) 2.30 Swamp People. (PG, R) 4.30 Gator Boys.

(PG, R) 5.30 Doomsday Preppers.

(PG, R) 6.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) 7.00 Football. (CC) AFL. Round 13. Western Bulldogs v Geelong. From Etihad Stadium, Melbourne.

11.00 Horse Racing. (CC) Royal Ascot. Day 5. Featuring the Group 1 $1,120,000 Diamond Jubilee Stakes (1200m) and the Group 2 $450,000 Hardwicke Stakes (2400m).

3.00 Friday Front Bar. (M, R, CC) 3.30 Zero Hour. (M, R, CC) 4.30 Bull Riding. 2015 Pro Tour. Replay.

5.30 Shopping.

6.00 Landline. (CC) 6.30 World This Week. (CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 11.00 News. (CC) 11.30 Australia Wide. (CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 12.30 Landline. (R, CC) 1.00 News. (CC) 1.30 Planet America. (R) 2.00 News. 2.30 The Mix. (CC) 3.00 News. (CC) 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 ABC News Weekend. 6.30 Australian Story. (R, CC) 7.00 ABC News Weekend. 7.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 8.00 Four Corners.

(R, CC) 8.45 One Plus One Redux. (R, CC) 9.00 ABC News Weekend. (CC) 9.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 10.00 News.

10.30 World This Week. (R, CC) 11.00 News. (CC) 11.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 12.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS

9.30pm The Confessions.

Examines the case of the Norfolk Four, a group of US Navy sailors who were pardoned after their conviction for the 1997 murder of a woman collapsed. (M) Crime & Investigation

6.00 MOVIE: Elizabeth Of Ladymead. (R, CC) (1948) 8.00 Danoz Direct. 8.30 Global Shop.

9.00 MOVIE: Mr Forbush And The Penguins. (PG, R) (1971) 11.05 MOVIE: The Railway Children. (R) (1970) 1.20 MOVIE: Frankie And Johnny. (R) (1966) 3.10 MOVIE: A Passage To India. (PG, R, CC) (1984) Judy Davis, Nigel Havers.

6.30 MOVIE: The Time Traveller’s Wife.

(PG, R, CC) (2009) Eric Bana.

8.40 MOVIE: P.S. I Love You. (M, R, CC) (2007) A man writes letters to his wife which are to be delivered to her after his death.

Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow.

11.10 MOVIE: The Group.

(M, R, CC) (1966) Charts the relationships of college graduates. Elizabeth Hartman.

2.10 MOVIE: The Railway Children.

(R) (1970) 4.10 MOVIE: The Passionate Stranger. (PG, R, CC) (1957)

5.18pm Netball. ANZ Championship. Round 12.

Adelaide Thunderbirds v NSW Swifts. Fox Sports 3 7.30pm Rugby League. NRL. Round 15. St George Illawarra Dragons v Melbourne Storm.

Fox Sports 1 7.30pm Football. AFL. Round 13. Western Bulldogs v Geelong. Fox Footy

ONE

SBS 2

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG, R) 9.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 10.00 World Sport. (R) 10.30 Get Smart. (PG, R) 11.30 MacGyver. (PG, R) 12.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (PG, R) 1.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 2.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 3.30 Extreme Fishing. (PG, R) 4.30 Reel Action.

5.00 Adventure Angler. (R) 5.30 David Attenborough’s Death Of The Oceans? (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Last Man Standing.

(PG, R, CC) 7.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 8.30 Motor Racing. (CC) International V8 Supercars Championship. Round 6.

Darwin Triple Crown.

Highlights. From Hidden Valley Raceway, Northern Territory.

9.30 Minority Report. (M) Vega seeks help from Akeela.

10.30 Zoo. (M, R, CC) 12.30 Black Ops. (M, R) 1.30 Bellator MMA. (M, R) 4.00 Undercover Boss.

(PG, R) 5.00 RPM GP. (R, CC) 5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG, R)

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 Cristela. (PG) Felix is left in charge of the kids.

2.35 To Be Advised.

8.35 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Guests include Carey Mulligan, Noomi Rapace, Amanda Holden and Jessie Ware.

9.35 Sex And The City.

(MA15+, R) Carrie wrestles with ideas for her book’s cover. Samantha wonders if she has outgrown her lifestyle.

11.35 The Loop. (PG, R) Music and entertainment program hosted by Scott Tweedie and Olivia Phyland.

2.05 Neighbours. (R, CC) 4.30 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 6.30 House Hunters. (R) 7.00 In The Garden. (R, CC) 8.00 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Rehab Addict. (PG, R) 9.30 Tiny House Hunters. (PG, R) 10.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 10.30 House Hunters. (R) 11.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 11.30 House Hunters. (R) 12.00 Hotel Impossible. (PG, R) 2.00 Postcards. (PG, CC) 3.00 Tiny House Hunters. (PG, R) 4.00 Good Bones. (PG, R) 5.00 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. (R) 6.00 Tiny House Hunters. (PG, R) 6.30 Masters Of Flip. (R) 7.30 House Hunters. (R) 8.30 House Hunters International. (R) 9.30 House Hunters Reno.

(PG) 10.30 Fixer Upper. (PG, R) 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE

Amy Schumer stars in Trainwreck

6.00 WorldWatch. 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 Do Or Die. (PG, R) 1.55 Don’t Tell My Mother…

(M, R) 2.55 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy. (PG, R) 3.50 Celebrity Chef. (R) 5.15 Frank-Etienne Towards Beatitude. (PG, R) 5.30 India With Guy Martin. (R) 6.30 Soccer. UEFA Euro 2016.

Highlights.

7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 The Island With Bear Grylls. (R, CC) Two groups try to survive on a desert island.

9.25 MOVIE: Van Diemen’s Land. (AV15+, R, CC) (2009) Convicts escape from a penal settlement. Oscar Redding, Thomas Wright.

11.15 MOVIE: North Face. (M, R) (2008) 1.25 MOVIE: The Necessities Of Life. (PG, R) (2008) 3.15 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 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 7.30 The Best In Australia. (PG, R) 8.30 Brazilian Street Feasts.

(R) 9.00 Kelsey’s Essentials.

(R) 9.30 Barefoot Contessa. (R) 10.30 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 11.30 Chopped. (PG, R) 12.30 The Best In Australia. (PG, R) 1.30 Man Fire Food. (R) 2.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 2.30 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 3.30 Barefoot Contessa. (R) 4.00 5 Ingredient Fix. (R) 4.30 Brazilian Street Feasts. (R) 5.00 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 5.30 Chopped. (PG, R) 6.30 Man Fire Food. (R) 7.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 7.30 Kitchen Inferno With Curtis Stone. (R) 8.25 Mexican Fiesta With Peter Kuruvita. (R, CC) 9.30 The Freshman Class. (R) 10.30 Chopped. (PG, R) 11.25 Mexican Fiesta. (R, CC) 12.30 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 1.30 Kitchen Inferno. (R) 2.30 The Freshman Class. (R) 3.30 Grocery Games.

(PG, R) 4.30 5 Ingredient Fix. (R) 5.00 Brazilian Street Feasts. (R) 5.30 The Freshman Class. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Bushwhacked!

9.00 Wapos Bay. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 Our Songs.

10.30 Bush To Belly. (PG) 11.30 Lurujarri Dreaming. 12.00 Living Black. (CC) 12.30 League Nation Live. 2.00 Defining Moments. 2.30 Aunty Moves In. 3.00 The Marngrook Footy Show. (PG) 4.30 Unearthed. 4.50 Cash Money. 4.55 JM’s Healthy Tips. 5.00 Samaqan: Water Stories. 5.30 Move It Mob Style. 6.00 Kriol Kitchen. 6.30 Bush To Belly. (PG) 7.30 Rose Against The Odds. (PG) 8.30 Being Mary Jane. (M) 9.30 The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975. (M) 11.00 When Colin Met Joyce. (PG) 12.00 Volumz. (MA15+) 4.00 Fusion With Casey Donovan. (PG) 5.00 Bush Bands Bash.

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Sunday, June 19 The Voice

MOVIE: Along Came Polly

MOVIE: The Hangover

WIN, 7pm

ELEVEN, 8.30pm, M (2004)

GO!, 9.30pm, MA15+ (2009)

It’s critical business, watching The Voice. If many aren’t giving the aspiring singers the lowdown (did they really hit that note, was that song really suitable?), it’s the limelight-loving coaches who are given some rather harsh treatment.

Delta Goodrem is no stranger to biting words from her own critics, who rate everything from her clothes (too revealing?) to her advice.

Perhaps as a result of all that background noise, she seems to do her best to offer only encouragement to the singers. Tonight, there are nerves galore and high expectations as the second live show kicks off.

What will Delta’s verdict be?

Reuben Feffer (Ben Stiller) is a risk assessor for a large insurance firm, recently jilted by his equally conservative bride (Debra Messing).

As his oafish best friend (Philip Seymour Hoffman) keeps reminding him, Feffer has been pussyfooting his way through life, but all that changes when he meets former school friend Polly (Jennifer Aniston). In true “opposites attract” fashion, her reckless ways challenge Feffer’s cautious outlook and teach him to let go of his anxieties. Director John Hamburg (writer of Stiller’s Meet the Parents and Zoolander) again proves he has a knack for sight gags and slapstick.

It’s a few days before Doug (Justin Bartha) rtha) is getting married, so he heads to Sin City for one last dalliance with debauchery y with his two best mates, cynical teacher Phil il (Bradley Cooper) and whipped dentistt Stu (Ed Helms). Also along for the ride is brotherof-the-bride Alan (Zach Galifianakis, right) whose social awkwardness is the bruntt of many a joke. The audience isn’t privy to what happens overnight, instead witnessing the gang waking up the next xt day with bizarre injuries, a baby, a tiger er in their hotel room and several items missing, including the groom himself.

The concept of the group trying to piece ce together what happened might sound a little Dude, Where’s My Car, but it’s a riot you’ll be happy to get roped into.

ABC

PRIME7

WIN

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Offsiders.

(CC) 10.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 11.00 The World This Week. (R, CC) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R, CC) 12.00 Landline. (CC) 1.00 Gardening Australia.

(R, CC) 1.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 2.00 Art + Soul. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Deception By Design.

(PG, R, CC) 4.00 The Book Club. (R, CC) 4.30 Australian Story: 20th Anniversary Special Pt 2. (R, CC) 5.00 David Attenborough’s Galapagos: Origin.

(R, CC)

6.00 Home Shopping. (R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) Latest news, sport and weather.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) Highlights from the past week.

12.00 Bewitched. (R, CC) Darrin’s friend needs help.

12.30 I Dream Of Jeannie.

(R, CC) Jeannie tries to impress a visitor.

1.00 To Be Advised.

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R, CC) Karen prepares a chicken salad.

5.00 Seven News At 5. (CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender.

(CC) Mike heads to Port Stephens.

6.00 6.30 7.00 10.00

6.00 Election Announcement: Liberal Democrats.

(CC) An election announcement.

6.05 Surfing The Menu: The Next Generation. (CC) The duo collect rainforest honey.

6.25 Election Announcement: The Coalition.

(CC) An election announcement.

6.30 Compass: The Moral Compass Cleverman Special. (PG, CC) Hosted

by Geraldine Doogue.

6.55 Election Announcement: Labor.

(R, CC) 7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.40 Grand Designs. (CC) Hosted by Kevin McCloud.

8.30 Miniseries: Doctor Thorne. (PG, CC) Part 2 of 3. Miss Dunstable urges Frank to follow his heart and stay true to Mary, despite pressure from his family.

9.20 Miniseries: Death Comes To Pemberley.

(PG, R, CC) Part 2 of 3.

10.20 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M, R, CC) Hosted by Shaun Micallef.

10.50 Hiding. (M, R, CC) 11.50 By Any Means. (M, R, CC)

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 House Rules. (PG, CC) After a hard week in the gardens, judgement day has arrived. Teams hope the judges will be impressed with their last garden reveals.

8.45 Sunday Night. (CC) Melissa Doyle leads a team of Australia’s best reporters, breaking the stories that matter.

9.45 Bones. (M, CC) Christine has nightmares about a monster in her closet.

The team is investigating the death of a woman, whose murder seems to be connected to a previous unidentified victim.

10.45 Castle. (M, R, CC) After a dying man stumbles into a church clutching a baby, Castle and Beckett find themselves caring for the newborn as they investigate the case. The mystery deepens after they discover the victim was a getaway driver who appears to have no connection to the child.

11.40 Dynamo: Magician Impossible. (PG, R, CC) In the wake of his globetrotting adventure, Dynamo returns to his home turf in the UK.

12.50 Agatha Christie’s Poirot.

(M, R, CC) Poirot heads to the Swiss Alps.

2.20 Rage. (MA15+) Music videos.

4.00 Miniseries: Death Comes To Pemberley.

(PG, R, CC) Part 2 of 3.

5.00 Insiders. (R, CC) Hosted

by Barrie Cassidy.

12.30 Home Shopping.

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

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) Wide World Of Sports.

(PG, CC) NRL Sunday Footy Show.

(PG, CC) Full Cycle. (CC) Hosted by Scott McGrory and Bradley McGee. Wild China: Land Of The Panda. (R, CC) A look at wildlife in China’s east.

The NRL Rookie.

(PG, R, CC) Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Round 15. New Zealand Warriors v Sydney Roosters. From Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand.

TEN Creflo Dollar. (CC) Hillsong. (CC) Mass For You At Home.

Joel Osteen. (CC) Good Chef Bad Chef.

(R, CC) Studio 10. (PG, CC) The Talk. (PG, CC) Netball. (CC) ANZ Championship.

Round 12. Melbourne Vixens v West Coast Fever.

Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) Offroad Adventure. (R, CC) iFish. (R, CC) RPM GP. (CC) Motor Racing. (CC) V8 Supercars. Round 6. Darwin Triple Crown. Highlights.

TEN 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.

8.30 Soccer. Copa América Centenario. Third quarterfinal.

11.30 Soccer. Copa América Centenario. Fourth quarter-final.

2.00 The Bowls Show.

3.00 Speedweek. (CC) A look at all things motorsport.

5.00 InCycle. (CC) Presented

by Mike Tomalaris.

5.30 Nancy Wake: Gestapo’s Most Wanted. (PG, CC) Follows Nancy Wake’s life.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 The Voice. (PG, CC) As the competition continues, the contestants battle it out in a series of live shows hoping to prove they have what it takes to become Australia’s next singing sensation and ultimately claim the coveted prize of a recording contract. Hosted

by Sonia Kruger, with coaches Ronan Keating, Delta Goodrem, Joel Madden, Benji Madden and Jessie J. 9.00 60 Minutes. (CC) Current affairs program. Featuring reports from Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Allison Langdon, Michael Usher, Charles Wooley and Ross Coulthart.

10.00 Killer Women With Piers Morgan. (M, CC) Part 1 of 2.

Piers Morgan interviews two women convicted of murder – Amanda Lewis, who is serving life for killing her daughter, and former beauty queen Rhonda Glover, who gunned down her lover.

11.00 Major Crimes. (M, R, CC) When a gang member is killed a few hours after he is found not guilty in a murder trial, a gang war threatens to ensue.

6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 Modern Family.

(PG, R, CC) Phil is pleased with himself for choosing a cool birthday present for Jay, a hi-tech outdoor grill.

7.00 Modern Family.

(PG, R, CC) Gloria and Mitch agree to go clubbing with Haley to prove they are still young and fun.

7.30 MasterChef Australia.

(PG, CC) In order to impress the judges, the contestants must create an aesthetically pleasing dish in only 60 minutes, from eight of the ugliest ingredients ever seen in the latest mystery box challenge.

9.00 MOVIE: Runner Runner.

(MA15+, CC) (2013) After a cash-strapped university student becomes convinced he has been swindled by an online poker site, he heads to Costa Rica to confront the man he believes is responsible. Justin Timberlake, Ben Affleck, Gemma Arterton.

10.50 Motor Racing. (CC) Formula 1. Race 8. Grand Prix Of Europe. From Baku City Circuit, Azerbaijan.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.35 Search For The Holy Grail. (CC) Experts trace the extraordinary story behind Christianity’s ultimate relic – the holy grail.

8.30 The Immortalist: Can I Live Forever? (M) Follows the quest of Dmitry Itskov, a 32-year-old Russian billionaire who wants to live forever, by uploading his mind into a cyborg avatar and achieving immortality.

9.30 Cancer: The Emperor Of All Maladies. (CC) Part 3 of 3. The search for the cure for cancer continues with the story of how, in the 21st-century, cancer cells reveal new vulnerabilities and avenues of attack.

10.35 Al Capone: Icon.

(M, R, CC) Takes a look at one of the most notorious gangsters of the 20th century, Al Capone.

11.40 MOVIE: Vincere. (M, R) (2009) Having been seduced by his passion and vigour, a woman agrees to marry a man despite his many flaws.

Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Timi, Fausto Russo Alesi.

12.00 Secrets Of The Pickpockets. (M, R, CC) A look at pickpocketing.

1.00 Step Dave. (M, R, CC) 2.00 The Avengers. (PG, R) 3.00 20/20. (CC) 4.00 Good Morning America: Sunday. (CC) 5.00 News Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

1.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Life Today With James Robison. (PG) Religious program.

4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC) Morning news and talk show. Hosted by Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell.

1.50 MOVIE: Behind The Walls. (M, R) (2008) Carole Bouquet.

3.35 The Network. (M, R, CC) 4.40 Tumult. (MA15+, R) 5.00 CCTV English News.

News from China.

5.30 NHK World English News.

5.45 France 24 Feature.

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4.40pm Foxcatcher (2014) Biography. Steve Carell, Channing Tatum. (M) Masterpiece 7.00pm The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015) Action.

Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer.

In the early 1960s, a CIA agent and a KGB operative participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organisation. (M) Premiere

GENERAL

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SPORT

7.00pm Bob’s Burgers. Tina and Darryl team up to win a couples contest. (MA15+) Comedy Channel

4.30pm Colour Theory.

A look at indigenous artist Vicky West. (PG) Foxtel Arts

11.30pm Football. AFL. Round 13. Sydney v Melbourne. Fox Footy

6.00pm Adele At The BBC. A TV special featuring British singer-songwriter Adele, hosted

by Graham Norton. Foxtel Arts

12.40pm Netball. ANZ Championship. Round 12.

Southern Steel v Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. Fox Sports 3

6.00pm Crimes That Shook Australia. (M) Crime & Investigation

2.30pm Rugby League.

NRL. Round 15. New Zealand Warriors v Sydney Roosters.

Fox Sports 1

7.00pm Outlander. (MA15+) SoHo 7.00pm Strike Back. Section 20 try to track down the real culprits behind the attack.

(MA15+) FOX8

8.00pm Paddington (2014) Family. Hugh Bonneville, Nicole Kidman. A young bear travels to London. (G) Family

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 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) 7.00 Spicks And Specks.

(PG, R, CC) 7.30 Seconds From Disaster.

(PG, R, CC) 8.20 The Daters: Courteney’s Blind Date. (M, R, CC) 8.30 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow.

(M, R, CC) Michael McIntyre unearths new talent.

9.15 Louis And Michael.

(M, R, CC) 10.15 Diary Of A Teenage Virgin.

(M, R, CC) 11.05 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (M, R, CC) 11.35 Junior Doctors: Your Life In Their Hands.

(PG, R, CC) 12.35 Seconds From Disaster. (R, CC) 1.25 The Home Show. (R, CC) 2.10 Close. 2.15 News Update. (R) 5.00 Toby’s Travelling Circus. (R, CC) 5.10 Lily’s Driftwood Bay. (R, CC) 5.15 Rastamouse. (R, CC) 5.30 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. (R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 12.25 Dance Academy. (R, CC) (Final) 1.45 Great Big Adv. (R, CC) 2.15 The ABC3 Tennis Smackdown!

(R, CC) 2.35 House Of Anubis.

(R) 3.00 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 3.25 Officially Amazing. (PG, R, CC) (Final) 3.55 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 4.20 Spectacular Spider-Man. (R, CC) 4.45 Camp Lakebottom.

(R, CC) 4.55 SheZow. (R, CC) 5.05 Grojband. (R, CC) 5.30 Roy. (R) 5.55 Scream Street. (R) 6.10 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R, CC) 6.30 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 7.00 Operation Ouch! (R) 7.30 Keeping Up With The Kaimanawas. (PG, R) 7.55 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Girls In Love. (R, CC) Ellie gets her dream work experience.

9.25 House Of Anubis. (R) Nina brings Rufus to Anubis House.

9.45 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG, R, CC) 9.55 Rage. (PG, R) 2.25 Close.

Singer-songwriter Adele stars in Adele At The BBC

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. (PG) 7.30 Leading The Way. (PG) 8.00 David Jeremiah. (PG) 8.30 Shopping. (R) 9.30 Best Houses Australia. (PG, R) 10.00 Home And Away CatchUp. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Dealers. (PG) 2.00 Storage Hoarders. (R) 3.00 Secret Location. (PG, R) 4.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 6.00 Mighty Ships. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 For The Love Of Dogs.

(PG) 7.30 Border Patrol: Perfume Eu Tonga. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Motorway Patrol: MidWinter Madness. (PG, CC) An angry driver runs a car into a ditch.

8.30 Escape To The Country.

Prospective buyers find their dream home.

9.30 Escape To The Continent.

A look at homes.

10.45 Mighty Ships. (PG, R, CC) 11.45 Best Houses Australia. (R) 12.15 Dealers. (PG, R) 1.45 Escape To The Continent. (R) 3.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 4.00 Dr Oz. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Shopping.

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6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.30 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 12.00 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 12.30 SpongeBob. (R) 1.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 1.30 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 2.00 LEGO Friends. 2.30 Nexo Knights. 3.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 3.30 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 MOVIE: TMNT. (PG, R, CC) (2007) 7.50 MOVIE: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. (PG, R, CC) (1994) Jim Carrey.

9.30 MOVIE: The Hangover.

(MA15+, R, CC) (2009) Three friends search for a missing groom. Bradley Cooper.

11.30 Two And A Half Men. (M, R, CC) 12.00 The NRL Rookie. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Surfing Australia TV. (R, CC) 2.00 Wild Kratts. (R) 2.30 Yo-Kai Watch. (PG, R) 3.00 Yu-GiOh! Zexal. (PG, R) 3.30 SpongeBob. (R) 4.00 Problem Solverz. (PG, R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-GiOh! (PG, R)

GEM

6.00 Home Shopping. (R) 6.30 The Amazing Race. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Home Shopping. (R) 9.30 Road To Rio. (R, CC) 10.00 AFL Game Day. (CC) 11.30 My Fishing Place. (PG) 12.00 Deadly Seas.

(PG, R) 1.00 Football. AFL. Round 13. Sydney v Melbourne. From the SCG. 4.00 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Football. AFL. Round 13.

Essendon v GWS. 7.30 MOVIE: Top Gun. (PG, R, CC) (1986) Students at an elite US flying school for advanced fighter pilots, compete against each other to be the best in the class. Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer.

10.00 MOVIE: Oblivion.

(M, R, CC) (2013) A drone repairman rescues a stranger. Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman.

12.30 Eagle Vision. (CC) 1.00 1000 Ways To Die. (MA15+, R) 1.30 Jail.

(M, R) 2.00 Zero Hour. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Family Guns. (M, R) 5.00 Doomsday Preppers. (PG, R)

6.00 Planet America. (R) 6.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 11.00 News. (CC) 11.30 World This Week.

(R, CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 12.30 The Drum Weekly. (R) 1.00 News. (CC) 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 ABC News Weekend. 6.30 Foreign Corre. (R, CC) 7.00 ABC News Weekend. 7.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 8.00 Insiders.

(R, CC) 9.00 ABC News Weekend. (CC) 9.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 10.00 News. 10.30 Planet America. (R) 11.00 News.

(CC) 11.30 Conflict Zone. (PG) 12.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS

GO!

6.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo.

(R) 6.30 MOVIE: The Brides Of Fu Manchu. (PG, R) (1966) 8.30 Danoz. 9.30 Global Shop.

10.00 Cybershack. (PG, R, CC) 10.30 MOVIE: Don’t Bother To Knock. (PG, R, CC) (1961) Richard Todd. 12.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 MOVIE: Auntie Mame. (R, CC) (1958) 4.00 MOVIE: The Searchers. (R, CC) (1956) John Wayne, Natalie Wood.

6.30 MOVIE: Diamonds Are Forever. (PG, R, CC) (1971) Bond exposes a diamond smuggling ring. Sean Connery, Jill St John.

9.00 MOVIE: Live And Let Die. (PG, R, CC) (1973) Bond matches wits with a drug lord. Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto.

11.30 Rizzoli & Isles. (M, R, CC) The squad joins forces with an investigator.

12.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 TV Shop.

2.30 MOVIE: The Rebel. (R, CC) (1961) 4.30 Joyce Meyer. (PG) 5.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC)

ONE 6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Rugby Union. (CC) International Test Series. Australia v England. Game 2. Replay. 10.30 Reel Action. (R) 11.00 Temporary Australians. (PG, R) 11.30 Extreme Fishing. (PG, R) 12.30 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 1.30 ST: Next Gen. (PG, R) 2.30 World Sport. (R) 3.00 Megacities.

(PG, R) 4.00 Megafactories. (PG, R) 5.00 What’s Up Down Under.

(R, CC) 5.30 iFish. 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 Russell Coight’s All Aussie Adventures. (PG, R) 8.30 Motor Racing. (CC) International V8 Supercars Championship.

Round 6. Darwin Triple Crown.

Highlights. From Hidden Valley Raceway, Northern Territory. 9.30 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala. (M, R, CC) 11.30 World Sport. 12.00 The Killing.

(MA15+, R) 1.00 Undercover Boss.

(PG, R) 2.00 RPM GP. (R, CC) 2.30 Extreme Boats’ Big Angry Fish.

(PG, R) 3.00 Adventure Angler.

(R) 3.30 River To Reef. (R) 4.00 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 5.00 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, CC) 10.30 Sabrina. (PG, R) 11.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 11.30 Family Ties. (PG, R) 1.00 Cheers. (R) 2.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R, CC) 4.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 4.50 To Be Advised. 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 Futurama. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 The Simpsons. (R, CC) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother.

(M, R, CC) 8.00 Rules Of Engagement.

(PG, R, CC) 8.30 MOVIE: Along Came Polly. (M, R, CC) (2004) A troubled man falls for an old classmate. Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston.

10.20 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG, R) 11.20 Don’t Trust The B----. (M, R) 12.20 Frasier.

(PG, R) 1.30 Family Ties. (PG, R) 2.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 3.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (R) 4.00 Sabrina. (PG, R) 5.00 Shopping.

6.00 Masters Of Flip. (R) 7.00 Fixer Upper. (PG, R) 8.00 House Hunters Reno. (PG, R) 9.00 In The Garden. (CC) 9.30 Tiny House Hunters. (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. (PG, R) 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 5.00 Extreme Homes. (R) 6.00 Tiny House Hunters. (PG, R) 6.30 Tiny House, Big Living. 7.30 Rehab Addict. (PG) 8.30 Flip Or Flop. 9.30 Good Bones. (PG, R) 10.30 Extreme Homes. 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Tiny House, Big Living. (R) 1.00 Rehab Addict. (PG, R) 2.00 Flip Or Flop. (R) 3.00 The Block. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE

SBS 2 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 PopAsia.

(PG) 10.00 WorldWatch. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News.

12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 MOVIE: Godzilla Versus Destroyah. (R) (1995) 2.50 Friday Feed. (R) 3.20 Space Dandy. (PG, R) 3.50 The Brain: China. (R) 5.30 Soccer. UEFA Euro 2016. Highlights.

6.35 Humans Of SBS 2. (New Series) 6.40 Ninja Warrior Sweden.

7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 Drunk History UK. (M) A retelling of historical events.

9.00 South Park. (M, R, CC) Cartman starts a pandemic panic.

9.50 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. (M, R) 10.20 Sex Box USA. (M) (New Series) 11.10 Shot By Kern. (MA15+, R) 11.40 Girls Rock! (PG, R) 1.20 MOVIE: The Army Of Crime.

(MA15+, R) (2009) 3.50 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 The Freshman Class. (R) 6.30 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 7.30 Kitchen Inferno. (R) 8.30 Brazilian Street Feasts. (R) 9.00 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 9.30 Chopped.

(PG, R) 10.30 The Freshman Class. (R) 11.00 5 Ingredient Fix. (R) 11.25 UK Bitesize. (R, CC) 12.30 Brazilian Street Feasts. (R) 1.00 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 1.30 Chopped. (PG, R) 2.30 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 3.25 Lyndey Milan’s Taste Of... (R) 4.30 Giada In Italy.

(R) 5.00 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 5.30 Kitchen Inferno. (R) 6.30 AllStar Academy. 7.30 Kids Baking Championship.

8.25 Poh & Co. Bitesize. (R, CC) 9.30 Restaurant: Impossible.

(PG) 10.30 All-Star Academy. (R) 11.25 Rachel Khoo Bitesize. (R, CC) 12.30 Giada In Italy. (R) 1.00 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 1.30 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 2.30 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia.

(R, CC) 3.30 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 4.30 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 5.30 Giada In Italy. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Bizou. 8.00 Morning Programs.

8.30 Bushwhacked! 9.00 Wapos Bay. 9.30 Morning Programs. 12.00 Living Black. (CC) 12.30 Rugby League.

Queensland Murri Carnival. 1.35 Rugby League. Queensland Murri Carnival. 2.30 Rugby Sevens. 3.30 In The Frame. (PG) 4.00 Rez Rides. (PG) 5.00 Te Kaea. 5.30 Fit First. (PG) 6.00 Standing On Sacred Ground. (PG) 7.00 Colour Me. 8.00 Good Tucker.

8.30 Songlines.

9.00 Colour Theory. (PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Blackfellas. (MA15+) (1993) 11.10 Ngurra. 11.30 Defining Moments. 12.00 Volumz.

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

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THE CASHIER

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14. Cambodia 52. Native country 25. Quaint and neighbour unpretentious 15. Price reduction 54. Part of GSN 27. Wrigley prod55. Coach 17. African herd uct Parseghian 18. Goes in 29. Director Spike 56. Small combo 19. Old foundation 57. Newspaper pg. 30. “SNL” announcgarment er Pardo 58. Small shots 21. “Gee, ya think?”

32. Like some 59. Tosses in 22. Goblet feature jacks 23. Young Lincoln DOWN 34. Nassau’s 26. “Family Guy” 1. Auntie of Broad- islands daughter way 37. America’s uncle 28. Burn with 2. “Two and a Half 39. Stare steam Men” role 42. Place to heal 31. “Go away!”

3. Wagon 44. 1945 confer33. Fix the 4. Walked through ence site soundtrack 45. Palm starch the woods 35. Sandwich 46. Fellow 5. Inebriated cookie 48. Fat 6. Stitch 36. Chess soldiers 7. Offstage areas 49. Oklahoma city 50. Commotions 38. Periodical, for 8. Crete-born 53. Sphere short painter 40. Barbie’s com9. Sightseers’ stop 160523

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JUST LIKE CATS & DOGS

by Dave T. Phipps

STRANGE BUT TRUE z It was early 20th-century Irish author Robert Wilson Lynd who made the following sage observation: “The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions.” z If you find yourself with a dull pair of scissors, try this trick: Fold a piece of sandpaper in half, rough side out, and make repeated cuts until the blades are sharp again. z In 1980, 16 Danish seamen issued a Mayday call and abandoned their sinking ship, leaping into the frigid

by Henry Boltinoff

by Samantha Weaver waters of the North Sea. Despite the fact that the water of the North Sea is so cold that it can kill a person in half an hour, all 16 sailors, who all were wearing life jackets, survived three times that long, and all were alive when rescuers arrived 90 minutes later. The sailors were immediately taken below decks on the rescue ship, wrapped in blankets and given warm drinks. Seems like a happy ending, doesn’t it? Nope. After reaching supposed safety, all 16 of the rescued sailors suddenly dropped dead. z The word “infant” is derived from

the Latin word “infans”, which means “unable to speak”. z If you’re a pet owner, you probably know that the epidemic of obesity is not limited to humans; many pets are overweight, too. You might be surprised to learn, though, that some pet owners choose to deal with the problem in a way that we usually associate only with people: liposuction.

Yes, you can get cosmetic surgery for your pets. z Those who study such things say that in Norway, there are 1800 lakes that have no fish at all.

Thought for the Day: “I was a late bloomer. But anyone who blooms at all, ever, is very lucky.” – Sharon Olds

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YOUR STARS ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20) Being strongwilled gives you a great deal of satisfaction this week. Anyone who tries to get the better of you will be in for a surprise, that’s for sure! A not-so-wonderful blast from your past is likely to appear or at least make contact. Don’t be sentimental about someone who is obviously trouble. Be adventurous. Let your friends set you up with that blind date. What have you to lose? hard to concentrate at the moment? Not surprising with that dynamic Full Moon as the week begins. It won’t shake your tree, but a few apples could fall anyway.

Shaky finances could lead to shaky decisions right now, so be cautious!

Romance may be in the ‘budding’ stage rather than be ‘blooming’. Be patient.

Whatever is happening around you, put down strong foundations for your love life.

GEMINI (MAY 22-JUN 21) A sparkling full

BY CASSANDRA NYE

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21) Get-

ting on the same wavelength of a loved one could be tricky this week. Are they moving the goalposts or are you just misunderstanding? Well, the onus seems to be on you to put things right. Maybe a bit more flexibility is needed? The rewards for putting in that extra effort are yet to be discovered, but a gesture made now will be remembered for a long time.

Make it a good one!

goodness, you can be in a very tetchy mood! It is not a time to shout too loudly about your gripes. Plot and plan to your heart’s content, however.

moon as this week begins shines a light on your relationships. Think about where they are going and where they have been. Is any real progress being made?

If there are any hold-ups or questions that need answering, find out why, now!

People are not mind readers and you need to speak out. This time is all about letting others know where you stand on things that concern them.

VIRGO (AUG 24-SEP 23) Home and

CANCER (JUN 22-JUL 22) Intimate conversations and sympathetic hugs are in order throughout this week. Listen carefully and try to find the source of a problem. You are no psychologist but, on the other hand, you are capable of great empathy. A pet project could be going off the rails but can yet be rescued. Not every wish can be granted nor every dream fulfilled. Once you realise this you will be grateful for what you have managed to achieve.

LIBRA (SEP 24-OCT 23) Romance is showing you the options this week.

Where are all eligible folk coming from?

Take your time and look for someone special. You deserve it! That dreamboat may be selfish or the ugly duckling may have hidden talents. Have fun finding out and don’t feel guilty about saying ‘no’! Your kind heart and love of peace should not override your instincts.

Someone who is your exact opposite provides stimulation and an alternative approach.

LEO (JUL 23-AUG 23) As this week begins with a Full Moon so does a week of dissatisfaction. Too many flaws are shown up in a current relationship. That doesn’t mean that a split is inevitable but, my

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finances, tempting you to make a fast decision. Take your time and, if not sure, ask someone who has ‘been there’!

Fresh temptations on the love front are great but should be considered, not leapt into! What you see as a bit of fun and flirtation could be taken more seriously by someone.

TAURUS (APR 21-MAY 21) Finding it

family are highlighted by this week’s Full Moon. Something that is tied up with a work matter needs discussing. The final say may be yours but if others agree, so much the better. Take care over your cash. Throwing money at an awkward situation may prove very costly. Sometimes working out problems together can be both practical and successful.

SCORPIO (OCT 24-NOV 22) In a pas-

sionate but awkward week you need to stay sharp and aware. The Full Moon as the week begins shines a light on

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CAPRICORN (DEC 22-JAN 20) This may not be the time to finalise any travel as delays and changes may come up.

Even so you can plan ahead and be ready for when the time is right. Putting finances in place needs careful thought with the fluctuations in both the financial and political world. So far, so serious. Get something going at the weekend that will be pure fun.

AQUARIUS (JAN 21-FEB 19) Dynamic

and progressive planets dominate this week. Both finances and romance are involved. Could your romance come from an office contact? A foreign accent can be attractive. Do you like the idea of a sunny trip? Spontaneous comments and last-minute suggestions show what fun you can be. Socially, you show what you are made of this week. Although not out to impress, it will be hard not to!

PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 20) Bringing

someone into your life can be daunting but very exciting. Share your feelings with family and friends and feel the backup! Getting closer to people in general shows you a new side of life and a fresh approach. A bit of a shocker at the weekend both surprises and informs. Have you expected too much from someone or are they just not making the effort? It is worth finding out.

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Monday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Gemini, so much is tied up in your work and finances in the months ahead. That means getting these in order and working smoothly.

Those who feel neglected need to know that if you don’t work then you can’t play!

Tuesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! It often surprises you that others misunderstand your purpose.

Although you sometimes doubt your own abilities, make sure that others don’t. There is no harm in blowing your own trumpet.

Wednesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Cancer, this is a dynamic time and Mars is pushing you to make the most of your energies and bring progress. A new way of looking at a problem brings you success at work but make sure you get the credit!

Thursday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! It is all very well, Cancer, to show what you can do but make sure that you get any benefits. You can be top dog as well as anyone else so please don’t forget it! Confidence is king!

Friday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! In your own way, Cancer, you feel confident in your abilities.

The trouble is that you don’t always give that impression. Stick out your chin in the months ahead and lead the way.

Saturday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Planning ahead is necessary at most times but especially so for you. In the months ahead you have fast progress and need to be full of energy. Work can be balanced with home, Cancer.

Sunday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Progress, family matters and work go hand in hand now, Cancer. Involving those close with your thoughts and feelings is needed. This not only brings you together but is satisfying.

SOLUTIONS AND ANSWERS for this week’s puzzles and tests Mega Maze

CryptoQuote answer

This week's Snowflakes

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FIND THE WORDS solution 907 Camped by a billabong DUAL CROSSWORD 18,989 CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Night-clubs; 7 Titan; 8 Massive; 10 The scent; 11 Fast; 13 Comedy; 15 Needle; 17 Acre; 18 Penchant; 21 Tailors; 22 Inane; 23 Adolescent.

Down: 1 Nitre; 2 Genocide; 3 Timing; 4 Lose; 5 Brigand; 6 Statecraft; 9 Entreaties; 12 Describe; 14 Married; 16 Ceases; 19 Apart; 20 Pool.

QUICK SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Governance;

7 Clean; 8 Chatter; 10 Redouble; 11 Pass; 13 Devise; 15 Wicked; 17 Tilt; 18 Lengthen; 21 Dubious; 21 Amuse; 23 Despondent.

Down: 1 Greed; 2 Vanquish; 3 Recall; 4 Away; 5 Cutback; 6 Accredited; 9 Residences; 12 Disgrace; 14 Voluble; 16 Reason; 19 Haunt; 20 Romp.

The Baker’s Dozen Trivia Test: 1. Kia Motors Corp. 2.

Felix Mendelssohn. 3. Off England’s southern coast.

4. Kookaburra. 5. Jake and Elwood. 6. Thomas Sullivan. 7. Potassium (original Latin name was kalium).

8. German Shepherd. 9.

Orange, green and purple.

10. Eleanor Roosevelt. 11.

The Bee Gees, in 1975. It was Barry Gibb’s first try at falsetto. The radio version was cut to 2:52, while the album version stayed at 4:32.

12. Allan Border. 13. “Tan Shoes and Pink Shoelaces”, a 1959 hit for 13-year-old Dodie Stevens. The song tells about boyfriend Dooley who objected to putting on a uniform and going to war because he was into wearing tan shoes, pink shoelaces, a polka dot vest and a big hat with a purple band.

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ELD over the June Long Weekend every year the Coonamble Rodeo and Camp Draft is renowned as the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. Though the Camp Draft was postponed due to wet weather the rodeo went ahead with all the usual excitement.

Running for over 59 years now, it is also the largest event held each year in the town Around 1,000 cowboys and cowgirls, along

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with approximately 4,000 spectators, head across the central western plains of NSW to the edge of the Outback, transforming the Coonamble Showground into a full-on explosion of wild riding action, captured so well by photographer, Steve Cowley.

The cowboys launched from the chutes over the weekend competing for over $30,000 worth of prize money in steer wrestling, calf roping, barrel racing and, of course, the glamour events of the Saddle Bronc, Bareback and Bull rides. On Monday the Junior Rodeo revealed some of the rising stars of the Rodeo circuit.

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The final say

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Why do we need the worst to bring out the best?

ONG, long ago in a galaxy far away (in Melbourne 10 years ago, actually, but whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a few light years between friends?) I was presenting at a conference gathering of what I thought were my industry peers.

When I was introduced as being from Dubbo some smug, Armani-clad wanker in the audience guffawed, made what I can only assume he believed was a bovine-esque grunt and drawled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Duuuubbbooooâ&#x20AC;?.

Yeah, good one, Bubba. Hilariousâ&#x20AC;Ś Oh, the temptation to leap off the podium and validate the redneck stereotype with a well-aimed punch between freshly plucked eyebrowsâ&#x20AC;Ś I settled instead for fixing him with a glare that brought more laughs than his buffoonery (not nearly as satisfying, but infinitely better for good corporate relations, apparently) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but by the time I took my seat again, I realised he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t entirely at fault.

My presentation was sprinkled with gentle but self-deprecating one-liners about living in â&#x20AC;&#x153;the bushâ&#x20AC;? and while they elicited the intended laughter (polite and otherwise), they really werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t doing my ultimate cause any favours.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become a reflex action for many who call Dubbo home â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the instinctive girding of loins at the prospect of being identified publicly as one of this cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good burghers.

Since that moment in Melbourne, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve collected and toted around a grab-bag of withering comebacks to sling at my home townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s detractors. The good news is that I rarely have to use them. The bad news is that when it comes to running Dubbo down, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re actually our own worst enemies.

Most people beyond the Dubbo city limits have moved on â&#x20AC;&#x201C; most are aware that our city is not, in reality, a bootscootinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, gun-totinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, bucolic backwater

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filled with slow-witted, hulking good olâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; boys in blue â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;wife-beatersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and cowboy hats.

But there is still an element of surprise when â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;outsidersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (hark, is that a banjo I hear?) realise just how cosmopolitan weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve become in the past few years â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just a nod to our cultural infrastructure, as good as it is and as big a part as it plays in the physical manifestation of our civic adulthood.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re savvy to the world weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re part of.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interested in global and national social, political and economic issues and environmental concerns. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re well travelled. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re well read. We can hold conversations beyond wheat and cattle prices (although if you want to know about wheat and cattle prices, we can

discuss the impact of geo-politics on international markets if you like). We appreciate art (not just when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hanging on a motel wall). We love music (country AND westernâ&#x20AC;Ś see? Couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help myself). We connected, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re wired, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re as technologically capable as our city counterparts. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interested and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interesting. And we know our macchiatos from our mochas.

So why do we still feel the need to shuffle from one foot to another and apologise, even in the most abstract of ways, for choosing to live here?

Yes, we have crime. Yes, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s antisocial behaviour on our streets. Yes, we bitch about our council. Yes, we want better health and educational facilities.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like more air services. A few more

transport options would be great, and hey, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like a beach tooâ&#x20AC;Ś Show me a town that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have its issues and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll show you a Hollywood movie set.

By no means do I believe we should pretend these issues donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m on the record in thought and deed as being among those prepared to kick up a stink to have them aired and addressed.

But sometimes our natural propensity to focus on the negative blinds us to the positives â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the reasons we live and love and work and play here, the reasons we stay.

Those reasons shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just galvanise us when the chips are down. Take, for instance the time surrounding the Gordon Estate meltdown that catapulted us into the national headlines for all the wrong reasons.

It was the worst of times, but it was also, ultimately, the best of times â&#x20AC;&#x201C; because the onslaught of that howling bad press actually brought people together in a united front. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like criticising your motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cooking â&#x20AC;&#x201C; okay for you, but woe betide anyone else rude enough to join the fray.

That was the best part of a decade ago. Now whereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the love? Do we really need to reach such depths again, or face a city-wide crisis before weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll put our pride on show â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and not just as a slogan on a t-shirt when thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a camera handy?

In short, we need to re-learn how to fly the flag â&#x20AC;&#x201C; honestly and genuinely â&#x20AC;&#x201C; without being overly sensitive to a gentle ribbing, or wrapping ourselves in that flag to go looking for blow-ins to beat up.

That said, in the sadly unlikely event that I ever run across the aforementioned Armani-clad wanker again â&#x20AC;&#x201C; folks, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m gonna take that shot.

- From the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Best of Jenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; files

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