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FEATURE

SPORT

IN PICTURES

Festival of Dangerous Ideas

The rise of the fun run

Photo Competition: Grief in focus

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FROM THE EDITOR

Friday 09.09.2016 to Sunday 11.09.2016 FEATURED

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Festival of Dangerous Ideas

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

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MUSIC Drumming up a celebration in Dubbo PAGE 36

SPORT Duaaaaaa PAGE 60

ALAN TONGUE

PEOPLE

Voice against Violence PAGE 08

DIGITALLY ENHANCED

BUSINESS

Banking on a royal commission

Innovate or exit PAGE 22

GARDENING

LIFESTYLE

New season fruit with a new season taste PAGE 24

ENTERTAINMENT The ancient art of belly dance PAGE 38

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Seven Days Tony Webber Paul Dorin 2x2 Business & Rural Lifestyle

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

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T doesn’t puzzle me anymore that there are some people for whom freedom has no meaning. They are apathetic, asleep, non-questioning, compliant. Whatever is sent their way, they accept – it is the way it is, or worst of all, they take it for granted. Never in a million years would it occur to them to stand alone in front of a tank, for example, in protest of their freedoms being oppressed or to put the democratic process to the test as the Hong Kong Independence movement is currently doing right now. That image, shot by Jeff Widener of the Associated Press, in 1989, has come to symbolise the kinds of strength individuals have in the face of apparent might. It echoes David and Goliath, that ancient story which still resonates so powerfully today, pitting apparent weakness against apparent insurmountable strength, and the weaker is victorious through wit and ideas communicated with courage. In the last eight days we’ve seen a government batten down the hatches against the winds of a royal commission into the Australian banking system. But the day will come of course when that government can no longer stand in the way, even by a whisker. Professor Adam Steen, Professor in Finance at the Charles Sturt University’s School of Accounting and Finance, addresses this issue in this weekend’s Dubbo Weekender, lifting the lid on practices and policies the banking system uses to their advantage. It infers banks are deliberately grooming customers to feed the machine as it were, and collusion with those practices allows it to happen. Collusion is a symptom of ignorance and a commission would be just the right dose truth

Australians are ready for. A cold hard look at the underbelly of the industry would hopefully lead to reforms and give back some of the control of consumer’s money to consumers. It’s easy to point fingers at the wealthy and doubt a bank when it posts quarterly profits of $3 billion dollars (Westpac, May 2016). Are they good at business and investing customer’s money with such great results then why aren’t customers feelin’ the love? When an industry cannot hold itself up to the light and be transparent it raises doubts and when protected by a government… well, the fish stinks from the head down, as they say. So do rotten apples. The Apple corporation is a beautiful example of how glossy the truth can seem. How mesmerising Apple has made “things” when their underbelly is clogged with dead factory workers and bloody civil war in Africa. The foundation the Apple house is built on isn’t squeaky clean and they share a crowded house, post phenomenal profits and yet can’t pay tax? All the more reason to not take the power of individual voices in the face of the big end of town for granted. Ever. Why public servants, that’s S-E-R-V-A-N-T-S, ever forget their place and assume the power they yield is theirs is a mystery. What’s there to hide? We have every right to ask important questions, such as why are every day people are paying tax while corporate, global, multi-billion dollar organisations are not required to do so? Inequality obviously looks a bit different from ivory towers but on the ground the disparity is crystal clear.

When an industry cannot hold itself up to the light and be transparent it raises doubts and when protected by a government… well, the fish stinks from the head down

NEWS.

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Bring back democracy: former mayors, Allan Smith, Greg Mathews and Mathew Dickerson. PHOTO: DUBBO WEEKENDER/MADDIE CONNELL

Former mayors call for return of democracy to local government Dubbo Regional Council’s new logo.

BY YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY EDITOR

N the day (Thursday, September 8) the State government appointed, interim, Western Plains Regional Council launched a new name and brand for the amalgamated councils of Dubbo and Wellington (now Dubbo Regional Council); and on the eve of statewide local government elections which exclude Dubbo Regional Council, three former mayors approached media to express their disappointment that residents must wait another 12 months before “democracy returns to Dubbo.” Speaking by phone on route to Coffs Harbour where he will assist a local government colleague this weekend in their local election bid, former Dubbo Mayor, Allan Smith, said, “As you know there’s no election for 12 months, when they could have had it with the rest of the state which is being held this weekend,” he said. “We have a general manager appointed by the government, an administration appointed by the government, a committee which is appointed by the administrator, after he gets the ok from the government, and this is not democracy. Democracy is about having people from your community who are your representatives who you can have input to and hold accountable at elections,” Smith told Dubbo Weekender. Local government elections are scheduled for the region, but not until September 2017, which raises alarm bells for Smith who has 25 years of experience on Dubbo City Council, seven-and-a-half of those as Mayor. “A lot can happen in 12 months. The inertia that was there gets lost over this very lengthy period. They could have appointed an elected body. The elected

councillors could have been put straight onto the new council from both councils as they did when Talbragar Shire and Dubbo amalgamated together in 1980. “I’m not 100 percent sure most probably because we got tangled up in the problems in Sydney. I don’t think Sydney want councils back because they want to push their agenda forward. “The council at the present time does everything right. You never hear of anything going wrong because there’s no-one there questioning the decision making process,” he said. “One person makes the decision and one person votes on his decisions. In a lot of other countries around the world, you’d call that a dictatorship.” For former mayor Greg Mathews who served on Dubbo City Council since 1999, the current structure of local government and delay in democratically elected officials to govern the new territory means residents are “missing out”. “There’s a genuine confusion about what they can do and who they can talk to. I don’t know there was any obvious strategy to the whole process other than just shifting the liabilities of Wellington to the ratepayers of Dubbo,” Mathews told Dubbo Weekender. He anticipates the cost shifting will impact Dubbo for decades. “The day before we were sacked, Dubbo was still

catching up backlog of the old Talbragar Shire and that was from 1980. We were still subsidising roads by 25 per cent more than the entire rural rate base. The town was carrying that load and now we’ve got Wellington, which obviously would have been left standalone if they could afford to do it by themselves, and the fact we were put to together is evident to me that Wellington is behind and we’ll be catching up there for 20 or 30 years.” Mathews also said, the loss of democracy results in reduced governance and no accountability which will inevitably “damage the Council’s organisational credibility.” As the last ever Mayor of Dubbo, Mathew Dickerson noted, “Dubbo City Council, and as a consequence, Dubbo and the region, had built significant momentum over the last two terms of Council, with incredible confidence in the business and wider community. That has now come to a screeching halt.” The last three Mayors of Dubbo come from wideranging political backgrounds – Labor; National and Independent. Local Government elections occur across New South Wales this weekend. Local Government elections for amalgamated councils are due to take place on 9 September 2017.

NEWS & ANALYSIS.

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The week’s top stories from around the region by John Ryan ladder in a former life because that roadway hasn’t had much luck lately. The main thoroughfare spent a while in the news because council was going to close it for eternity to create four lanes over the railway crossing, then a backflip saw that construction time slashed, but the cost go up, however that works – it’s a bit like a dam that can hold 160 percent of capacity. It was being worked on again this week, council workers forced to rip up a section of pavement on the two brand new southbound lanes just south of the rail line because a leaking water main had damaged its integrity. I hope that burst water main wasn’t the result of the original upgrade project.

DUBBO REGIONAL COUNCIL IT OFFICIALLY IS IT had to be, a survey of residents in the newly expanded Local Government Area (LGA) was conducted, and as of this week we are now officially Dubbo Regional Council (DRC). Why anybody would have wanted to throw away the brand name recognition which Dubbo provides is beyond me, otherwise we’d have to spend the entire council budget just explaining who and where we are. Well done to administrator Michael Kneipp, a Wellington resident, for sorting this issue out so quickly.

TO VOTE OR NOT TO VOTE – THAT IS THE QUESTION THE big news this week is who to vote for in our local council elections – oh, that’s right, we’re not having any. I think this issue of council amalgamations could have been handled in a far more sensitive way than it has been, yet as more and more information comes to light there’s no doubt Wellington Shire Council was in grave danger and needed all sorts of help – I get that. One thing that is troubling are reports filtering in that people who had developments approved by the former Welling-

Delroy breakfast club Dubbo College Delroy Campus breakfast club, established by teacher Holly Cronk, has engaged the support of local businesses to ensure all students start the day with a nutritious breakfast before they begin their classes. PHOTO: DUBBO COLLEGE.

ton administration are now being ordered to jump through brand new hoops under the new regime – I hope that’s not right but it doesn’t sound promising at this stage, I’ll keep you posted on that, but if management from up here are retrospectively imposing their will on people in Wello, it’s not going to be a good look for a government in all sorts of trouble trying desperately to sell its amalgamation policy. On the other hand, it’s great

to see so many good people putting up their hands to get elected as Narromine councillors, there’s a lot of unnecessary drama happening in that town and there really needs to be a clean out of councilors and senior staff so the town can move ahead with a clean slate.

RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY, COME AGAIN ANOTHER YEAR SPARE me this bloody rain, we’ve had enough. The dams of all sizes are full, I’ve got a small block just out of town and I’ve never seen all the watercourses flowing into my dams actually full, and I’ve been there since 1989. Burrendong Dam is well over 100 percent of capacity, I know that sounds impossible but everything these days is run via bureaucratic committees making up unbelievable rules, so there you have it. What that actually means, and it can go to 160 percent, is that we’ll get a few years of good irrigation seasons so the cotton money will be welcomed not only out west, but right here as it ebbs and flows into Dubbo.

WET ROADS, CLOSURES, REBUILDS

Tree down Dash Aubusson-Foley sits on top of a tree which no longer stands tall beside the number one oval blown down in a wind storm on Friday night, September 2, 2016. PHOTO: DUBBO WEEKENDER

NARROMINE SHIRE got a mention up the top and here the town is in the spotlight once again. Road maintenance is a huge issue for people out west and to put the most polite spin on it, Narromine has been doing a poor job of managing things. Interesting to see FlatChat news editor Lyn Jablonski stating that roads will be one of the major issues she pushed if she’s elected, and good on her.

The poor old Main Road 354 that took so much community lobbying to get shaped and tarred has seen the pavement ripped away in places, so that’s a huge blow to the people between Narromine and Tullamore who fought so long and hard to get that project completed in what seemed to be never-ending stages. This’ll be just the tip of the iceberg, the wet weather bill just for our roads, which admittedly never seem to be terribly well constructed in the first place, is going to be enormous. For some reason Australian roads seem to cost far more than those in most other countries, take far longer to build and aren’t of a comparable quality. Meantime, god to see the state government $3.5 million Golden Highway upgrade preparation works happening, that’ll eventually see lanes and road shoulders widened and intersections upgraded along the 10 kilometre stretch between Beni and Merrilea, part of a broader $130 million spend along the highway’s length.

RAINING FISH MY former flatmate Abigail Mclaughlin got a surprise driving to work in Nyngan this week, and being a former newspaper editor couldn’t help but take a few pictures of dead carp lying on the road to town. One feature of carp is they don’t have the built-in radar of native fish, who know when floodwaters are receding and have that genetic push to drive them back to deeper and more permanent water.

WET ROAD ROAD RIPPED UP WHEELERS LANE must have broken a mirror or run under a

DON’T DRIVE THROUGH FLOODWATERS AMAZING that the State Emergency Service (SES) has to keep repeating this message but as short a time ago as the last floods, which was just a few weeks ago, an elderly lady decided the treacherous underpass on the Minore Road was safe. Obviously we need more stringent eye tests when people get their driving licenses renewed. That was only one of two rescues performed by the SES, volunteers who I’m sure have better things to do with the time they sacrifice for the community. Anyway, for the record, the SES doesn’t want people risking not only their own lives, but those lives of the people who have to bail them out of trouble – just don’t do it in the first place.

WATER RISING DUBBO seems to have escaped any sort of damaging flood peak this time round but the month is only young. Where there’s a very high water level is at the Dubbo Aquatic Leisure centre (DALC), the community owned and paid for asset formerly known as the “Pool”. What is it with bureaucrats and long-winded titles and never-ending acronyms? No wonder what little we ever seem to get done in this country costs so much and takes so bloody long. The “Pool” opens tomorrow (Saturday, September 10) so for anyone with the urge to drive into raging floodwaters, curb that desire and get down to the “Pool” instead. There are plenty of differences at the “Pool” this year including new opening times, gates open at 5:30am Monday to Saturday and 10am on Sundays. It will be closed at 6:30 pm until the end of October, when

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it will stay up late, giving people until 8:30pm before they’re shooed out the gates – that closing time will stay in force until the end of March. “A fresh, modern new look to the men’s and women’s amenities and change rooms as well as a new-look family room and combined accessible toilet/ change room,” stated council’s press release. There’s also apparently new start blocks and lane ropes, a new heating system and pool blankets as well as a new aqua wheelchair and pool lift, allowing easier access to the main pool for people with disabilities, and that’s a great thing. There’s also a new water polo club which will commence competitions at the end of October, former Australian team member Sam McGregor will be coach.

TRADITIONAL GAMES 500 local kids have had a great week thanks to Wellington Aboriginal Health Service (WACHS) and the Traditional Indigenous Games they ran on September 8. It had been postponed earlier thanks to all the rain, but well worth the wait. I’m a huge believer in getting kids off the iPads, away from the TV and outside running around with their mates, it re-

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ally is the antidote for so many of the chronic health conditions afflicting modern day Australia and much of the western world such as obesity and depression. They had 17 stations of traditional games set up, thanks to all the partner organisations who helped make the day possible. I think for all sorts of reasons that Dubbo should design and stage an Indigenous Olympics, it could start with Aboriginal people and eventually encompass the first peoples from around the world.

DEADLY GAMES TAFE Western is also right on the money with its Deadly Skills day, set down for September 14 and which is all about helping Aboriginal students in this area to learn about courses and careers available through the organization. Opportunity Hub Coordinator Diana Turner said the Deadly Skills Day’s aim was to give young Aboriginal students the opportunity to learn more about the hands-on and exciting courses and careers available through TAFE. “When students reach Year 10 it becomes really important that they start thinking about mapping a path to ensure a successful future,” Ms Turner said. TAFE Western also held the launch of the TAFE strategic plan in town this week, aimed

at mapping out how to deliver the skilled workforce we’ll need into the future, according to managing director jon Black. “Ultimately the plan seeks to leverage the immense potential in our organisation to make a positive and widespread impact on the lives of individuals in Dubbo and whole communities throughout NSW,” Mr Black said. “Above all, TAFE NSW will focus on offering flexible, responsive training that better meets the needs, wants and expectations of students and industry in Dubbo and across NSW.”

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SAVE LIVES IF you’re looking for amazing local training and amazing future job prospects get along to Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Dubbo Nursing information evening on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 6pm. It’s a dream come true for many Dubbo residents who wouldn’t have found it possible to move away to train, especially as mature aged students, but now you can and not only that, there’s a huge new hospital growing up to work in. Check out the following link for more information. http://news.csu.edu.au/local-news/dubbo/personalised-

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LOOKING GOOD, AND FEELING GOOD THE fashion industry is the second biggest polluting industry in the world after oil according to former Dubbo dress designer Michelle Kent, and she’s aiming to change things up. She’s concerned about a recent report which shows there are 14.2 million people in forced labour exploitation and 168 million child labourers scattered across the global economy. Many of this number are

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 09.09.2016 to Sunday 11.09.2016 forced to work in the farms and factories that feed the apparel industry. Nine out of 10 companies supplying clothes to Australian consumers do not know where their cotton is sourced and most fail to pay overseas workers enough to meet their basic needs. “The fashion industry projects a very glamorous exterior, but what lies beneath the glossy image is a very confronting exploitation of largely children,” Ms Kent said.. She’s offering alternative sustainable and ethical fashion for Dubbo women, and will have a Pop-Up called So Stella happening in Dubbo this month, focusing on her more natural approach.

WE’VE GOT THE BLUES BUT R U OK Well done to the Dubbo Junior Roos U13 and U17 Blues rugby union sides who won their respective grand finals last weekend. I’ve played in a few grand finals but never had a son in one

before, I couldn’t believe how stressful it was. So for anyone who’s going to contact me for R U OK Day, I am feeling pretty good, flushed with that amazing victory from a team of great young blokes.

BIT AND PIECES ORANA MALL was shut down on September 2 and more than 1300 homes were blacked out after a magpie nest combined with the rain caused a faulty electricity network switch and a powerline in Sheraton Road to break, reminding us all just how vulnerable this modern day society really is, it’s pretty scary when you think about it. Essential Energy said the network shut down as a safety precaution and an hour later another 630 homes were blacked out, further demonstrating the fragility of a centralized power supply and illustrating why we should all be able to become power self-sufficient – the technology is there. Just two hours later and the power was apparently back on. Maybe we need to have vastly

Over 200 people attended the official launch of “Compass Run - Riding for Rare Cancers to raise money and awareness for Without a Ribbon, an organisation supporting those battling rare cancers. charity A fundraising evening hosted by the Rotary Club of Dubbo Macquarie over $30,000 was raised. PHOTO: YAF MEDIA

expanded Festivals of Energy, like this week’s event, and work out how to get everyone independent when it comes to power needs. A French military history expert will attend a ceremony

at Bodangora’s War Memorial next Friday (Sept 16) to remember the Battle of Fromelles. Martial Delabarre has the unusual honour of being awarded an Order of Australia medal (OAM) for his work in the re-

gion where so many Aussie diggers lost their lives. 10:30am for an 11am start, well done to Maurie Campbell for putting so much of his life into creating a great tribute in his hometown.

Festival of Energy lights up community with low cost ideas ICCOLEY Nixon is just one Dubbo resident suffering from the stress of an electricity bill which seemed out of control. So when the Aboriginal housing Office staged a Festival of Energy in Dubbo, she was down in a flash to talk to the Energy Ombudsman. “I came to get help with my electricity bill because it’s really high, I can’t afford to pay all of it so I came down to see who could help me,” Niccoley said. “The lady just explained to me the thing that I should be looking at compared to the estimate the electricity company has made and they could be wrong with most of it, putting more than it should be on there and she explained to me what most of it means. “It’s great they’ve put this on,” she said. The festival was brought to Dubbo after research showed our city had the dubious honor of being second worst in the state when it came to people’s power being disconnected through an inability to pay the bills. Shane Hamilton is CEO for the Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) and said with 150 properties in the city, an investigation of energy costs showed there was a major problem, a partnership with startup Fouth&Centre showed the Festival was a must-do. “We recognised that there needed to be a massive education program around what tariffs mean, what that means to the cost of your energy, use of appliances what to do when you get into financial hardship with big energy bills and where is the assistance,” Hamilton said. “It’s about how we can better inform our tenants to not rack up big, massive electricity bills which has a big impact on tenants, they’re then unable to pay rent because of those costs and that then puts their tenancy in jeopardy and it all spirals. “It may sound strange that we’re focusing on this but it has other flow-on benefit effects if not managed well so it’s all about we sustain our tenancies and part of that is keeping their costs down, making sure they can afford to pay their rent and energy we know plays such a big big part,” he said. He said a major problem faced by many Aboriginal households is that they’re made up of extended family, which can add up to far greater usage of power. “We know there’s a lot of overcrowding and that overcrowding has a big impact and bearing on energy costs in a lot of households so I think some of the chal-

Tracey Duncan, energy ombudsman and aboriginal community engagement officer with Niccoley Nixon. PHOTO: DUBBO WEEKENDER

lenges are a little bit different for some of our tenants and their families and I think people are trying to do as much as they can to keep warm in winter or keep cool in summer,” Hamilton said. “What we’re trying to do is twofold, both to keep energy costs down and also to provide some comfort for our tenants at the same time. “One of the other things we looked at is a report that was written by the department of health which was focused around Aboriginal housing, particularly around those people that have particular health challenges and the impact that particularly when it’s hot in summer has on them living in houses that don’t have any sort of air conditioning or passive solutions to keeping cool,” he said. Mr Hamilton said a critical component of awareness raising by events such as the Festival of Energy is the

gathering of information and data to better inform the AHO about design of houses into the future. “Whether we can actually get to the point where maybe our design, actually we won’t need to have things like air conditioning or have so many – the design is in such a way that it either doesn’t require or requires very little in the way of heating or cooling and again that’ll keep energy costs down,” he said. “In this day and age there’s lots of different types of designs, not just in Australia but overseas and I think there’s lots of things we can learn from – to better inform the design of house in remote or regional parts of NSW or other parts of Australia where weather is extreme, we’ve got hot or cold, and you can just design houses in a way that have those passive energy saving aspects to it.” Meantime, while strategists are working out just how to design homes far more suited to the extremes of hot and cold, Fourth&Centre’s director Tessa Manning said events like the Festival of Energy need to be expanded across the state to ensure people can do the best with what they have. “We’ve got all of providers of programs and services that support people with energy bills here giving them really practical, useful advice and in some cases signing them up for programs and services on the spot,” Manning said. “We’ve got a whole heap of presentations, interactive workshops and all that kind of stuff where people can learn how to save energy and in the home and how to access those programs and support services to help them. “It’s extremely difficult to understand energy bills, I think that experience is what most people have, I know I find my energy bill really hard to understand, particularly as they’re very very technical documents and energy’s a very technical thing and I think it’s often in the interests of the energy companies to make them technical and hard to understand. She said the real nature of the skyrocketing energy costs was brought home when families told how they had to sacrifice or prioritise just to keep surviving. “It becomes difficult to feed your family, to do the basic things that we take for granted, to wash in warm water, to wash your clothes and make sure everything’s clean in your home and it’s really sad the impact it can have on people's’ lives,” Manning said.

PROFILE.

BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

LAN TONGUE is best known as a fearless captain for the Canberra Raiders, a tough no-nonsense player who threw himself into every game at 100 per cent but was scrupulously fair. Now he’s bringing that much admired leadership to his work with NRL Community with the Voice Against Violence program, a practical hands-on approach to raising awareness about violence against women and children. “It’s in its pilot phase still, we’re nearly 12 months in to the program, we got some funding through the federal government and Our Watch and White Ribbon are our expert partners and what we’ve been busy doing is delivering the program and honing in on the best practices of that we think and with the feedback from the participants we’ll continue on,” Alan said. He was in Dubbo to work with school students from remote western towns. “With this leadership forum that’s being run here, it’s been fantastic to be able to deliver it to the young students that are here, to be able to take on some of those key messages and maybe just stir up something with their own hearts so then they’ll be able to take some of those messages back to their communities or it might be something that they can deliver themselves down the track or become involved in. “The program was initially designed to do 16 to 18 year-old junior football clubs and with the amount of requests that we’ve had we’ve just you know, expanding a little bit - this is a really important thing that affects many of us right across the world so it’s an important conversation that we need to have,” he said. I called in to do a story and anticipated spending a few minutes watching the process, instead I became so engaged myself I was there for more than two hours. The method of engaging with the kids seems simple and the positive messaging is constant, drumming it in to

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participants without being boringly repetitive. Alan and the NRL’s Steve Meredith co-designed the program and have plenty of interactive time where the students can see how every action has a consequence, and just how that can cascade down and affect so many people other than themselves. At one stage the participants are lined up behind each other on opposing teams and the two people at the front get asked questions – if they lose, they have to do one push up, the person behind them two, the next three and so on, until the person on the end is exhausted, all because their team leader made a mistake. “It’s really that engaging element of the program, it’s as much about the movement as it is about the message with the theory component, we try and have a really good mixture of that, I mean that is the way the younger generation learn and take it on,” Alan said. “We’ve just got a wonderful vehicle for getting the message across and that’s rugby league, so we use our game. “Some of the great examples and characteristics that we talk about in that culture of football clubs, when you talk about that there are great life lessons and great skills and characteristics to have in relationships as well, so using our game, using movement and activity to get the message across, we’ve really found that it’s more important than the words that you write on the board so it’s been really important and with the great work of our expert partners we’ve been able to pull that together - it’s been really engaging and I think something that will last within the participants’ minds for a long time to come,” he said. Steve Meredith is the NRL’s Social Inclusion programs manager and when it comes to positive thinking, you wouldn’t want anyone else running the show. He began playing rugby league in New Zealand at the age of four and continued with the game when he moved to Western Sydney at the age of 12. He was picked up by the Sydney Roosters junior system and made his debut in first grade against the Brisbane Broncos on Good Friday in 2006, getting taken from the field during that game and, after 70 operations, never

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getting back on it. ““On my debut I tore my ACL but look, it opened up doors for me, I never dreamt I’d go to university, I did a teaching degree, PE teacher and very blessed to still be involved in the game and see that side, I never thought that me loving the game would lead to these opportunities,” Steve said. “Making first grade was my dream come true, but things happen for a reason and I wouldn’t be here working in community if it didn’t happen. “For me, rugby league growing up was all I wanted to do and to be in a situation where it’s taken from you not because you’re not committed but because of injury, it was very challenging for me but rugby league is a team sport and if you really capture that team spirit there’s a lot of support there, I was with the Sydney Roosters at the time and we had people that were involved in the club that looked after us and looked after our welfare and education and that led me to complete a degree that I never would have considered if I hadn’t gotten that injury and if it wasn’t for the support that I got from the club,” he said. Now he’s committed to giving back to the game that

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helped him so much. “Our expert partners say that sport is a great vehicle and Our Watch through the Sport Fund were able to support national sporting bodies to develop programs to prevent violence against women and children, so you know, it’s a given, sport speaks a universal language, it does things that governments can’t do and creates peace where there was once despair,” Steve said. “Every day we see the influence that rugby league has to areas of low socio-economic background to your affluent areas, it speaks a common language. “For those that are engaged in our program, using the game to make a positive difference, the community really believes in the game and I think that the game’s done a really good job in identifying those people that are passionate about people and passionate about using the game to make that difference – to be able to walk away from a session like Voice Against Violence and you recognise that there’s a spark in there, or a hope, you know, it’s just rewarding for us and to be involved in the game that is passionate about making a positive difference, it’s a privilege for us to be able to

Alan and the NRL’s Steve Meredith co-designed the program and have plenty of interactive time where the students can see how every action has a consequence, and just how that can cascade down and affect so many people other than themselves.

do that,” he said. These aren’t blokes doing this work because they just need a job. NRL National projects manager Michael Dabin says utilising the best talents of former players has the capacity to effect real and sustained change. “We realise we’ve got to have future leaders and our target group was the younger generation from 12 years and above and with localised forums we’ve identified particular youth out of that and, in consultation with the communities, and they’ve come to the regional forum where it’s an introduction to them about the Voice Against Violence but also about being leaders which is very important,” Michael said. “We’ve delivered good messages through sport for years but I think rugby league has taken the step in the last five to 10 years to really stand up and just say, look, we need to change things – with our sport we’re across a lot of communities particularly in NSW and Queensland and no-one is exempt from the issues communities have no matter who they are or where they live and I think it’s important to let people know that. “We’re confident that the messaging, and the people who are delivering the message, they believe it themselves so they’re not just going off a cheat sheet and saying these are the words, they actually believe it and the people that are delivering here co-wrote the program that they’re delivering along with experts so there’s a genuine belief in what they’re saying and I think that comes across to the students that are here as well as to the adults that are viewing it – they genuinely believe what they are saying,” he said. “Rugby league is often perceived as some kind of thug sport but generally I think they play the game hard but there’s very few thugs in it and I think that the best thing is, you can be strong in the conviction of what you do but you don’t have to be a thug and you don’t have to be a coward and expose family members to violence. “We need a lot more opportunities to do this, I think

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that there’s some fundamental things that are missing in education generally, not through anyone's’ fault, it‘s just that there’s not the opportunity to do it – and I think that we need sport within all aspects of community living – kids get to go along to their sport and families get to be families around their kids, talk to other families and that in itself is just so important, to be part of the community. I’ve covered plenty of leadership seminars and motivational sessions but the thing that struck a chord with me was the fact these students were so obviously proud of themselves for being able to unlock a deeper understanding of the issues. Alan Tongue, who also runs his own business delivering awareness raising across Canberra schools, says the mix of practical is essential to driving these messages home. “When you talk about your actions and how they have a consequence on others it’s easy to write some words down on a bit of paper but all of a sudden when you put it into a physical scenario and you know you’re physically going to hurt somebody at the end of the line, all of a sudden there’s a little bit more on the line,” Alan said. “I think trying to get that concept or understanding that through some activities and then applying that to life and talking about the consequences in this case of domestic violence, the homelessness and the mental health the financial burden that it costs and the different trauma that it causes to different people at different stages, it’s a great way to be able to link that movement and simple activities that you do all the time but something that’ll really sink in with them. “I’ve been doing this work for about five years now and I actually go back to schools and I see kids that I’ve seen four and five years down the track and they still talk about that, they remember when they did that activity so the messages that we are delivering are ones that are going to hang around,” he said. There were some nervous smiles and giggling when

the issue of sexting was brought up, and while no-one was keen to make the first comment, within minutes it was obvious most of the kids knew about instances where sext messages were used against girls after relationships breakdowns. “We’ve gotta find a safe place to have that conversation and it is I suppose with the mixture that I do try and do it is a serious topic but often when you do go into schools or football clubs or communities and you talk about domestic violence everybody wants to go quiet and nobody wants to speak about it,” Alan said. “If we keep it a taboo topic and something we don’t talk about, those stats and the things that are going on in our community are only going to get worse so we do really need to have that conversation, create a safe environment where we can have those conversations with the kids but they do understand that some of the actions and consequences, have a bit of fun along the way but a really important message that will stick with them. Penny Loiterton is 17 and in Year 11 at Lightning Ridge Central School. From her responses to my questions, I have no doubt she’ll be keen to get back home and take on a positive leadership role, armed with not just these important tools to effect change, but also the backing of the NRL to give her the confidence to present her case. “I think it’s really good, just getting the awareness out , especially since we all come from little towns like this where it is a massive thing and yeah, it’s just really good to get it out there so we can take it back home,” Penny said. She said the ripple effect games enacted out during the forum really brought home just how you have to think and be responsible for all your actions. “It is quite powerful because it does show how easily and quickly things can take a turn for the worse and ripple off on to other people – it’s quite confronting to have that demonstrated.

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FESTIVAL OF DANGEROUS IDEAS BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

HE Sydney Opera House staged its Dangerous Ideas Festival last weekend and streamed it live to 16 sites across Australia. At 14 sites people could text questions to the main forum at the Opera house but Dubbo’s Western Plains Cultural Centre was one of two which was linked via video and questions could be asked from the floor. In the first Satellite session, Lionel Shriver, bestselling author of “We Need To Talk About Kevin” and “The Mandibles”, will suggest that to ‘Break a Rule a Day’ is better for your health than an apple. In the second, journalists Annabel Crabb and David Marr discussed whether the Federal Election gave us “The Government We Deserve”? Sydney Opera House Head of International Development and co-curator of FODI Danielle Harvey said the initiatives were about ensuring that as many people as possible were able join the FO“ by sharing incredible talks with 16 arts centres and venues across the country – up from seven last year – we’re extending the reach of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas to spark

a nationwide conversation about the issues that really matter today,” she said “Our Satellite events have grown exponentially over the past few years, becoming a crucial part of the festival as a whole.” As MC for the local satellite event wrote up this dangerous idea to illustrate just what could have been, the immense possibilities if there’d been some measure of collaboration between the Germans and Japanese in World War II. It shows how we as humans can take different paths, enter a different sliding door, and create entirely different futures. I believe so many of the world’s macro policy settings are wrong and that’s not doing any favors to ourselves as the human race or the environment of the sole planet upon which we live and call home. The economic system of continual growth is a house of cards, how in hell can we continue to mine, extract and pollute in unlimited ways when this world has finite resources – it’s just not possible. So we should be working together now to ensure this can happen. Dogfighting in the air is a confusing business, the action happens at great speed, in three dimensions, and is in many cases reported on just after the fact

by near-hysterical participants who have literally been fighting for their lives as they watched their friends die horrible deaths. So we have the most famous series of air battles of them all – The Battle of Britain, a six week period in the northern hemisphere summer of 1940 which British prime minister Winston Churchill summed up as “Never in the field of human conflict have so many owed so much to so few.” He was in part talking about the glamour Supermarine Spitfire MkI, the best British fighter plane. The Spitfire went through various models, improving through to the MkV being the mainstay in 1941. When a wing of Spitfire MkVs was brought to Australia to defend Darwin against Japanese bombing raids in 1943, they didn’t acquit themselves well against the lightweight Mitsubishi Zero fighters, even though they were a vast improvement on the early model which had won the Battle of Britain. So here’s a dangerous idea that never happened: What if the Japanese had actually invaded Britain during the Battle of Britain? Their Zeros would have chopped the MkI Spitfires, the last line of defence, down in droves, and if you added in the huge advantage the elite Japanese carrier pilots would have had in terms of experience, it would

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have been a slaughter. That’s if the “Few” actually got into the air because aircraft from the 10 Japanese carriers would have launched dawn raids to wipe out the RAF on the ground – after that they would have been very few indeed. The Japanese navy had the most advanced surface vessels in the world, their battleships had guns of up to 18.2 inches, which threw a much heavier shell than the Royal Navy’s best. They had the best torpedoes, submarines, aircraft carriers, and naval aviation arm. If they’d staged a coordinated attack with the Germans and Italian air forces, navies and armies, there’s no doubt Britain would have been overwhelmed, and quickly. Combined axis subs and surface vessels could have blockaded the English Channel while seaborne troops invaded on a narrow front. Japanese, German and Italian battleships could have sailed up to the Royal Navy anchorage at Scapa Flow and launched a furious bombardment that, combined with an aerial assault, could have wrecked the core of the British fleet. British ships returning from the Mediterranean would have been sliced up piecemeal, too little too late. World War II would have been won in a few weeks without engaging either Russia or the USA. Russia could have then been invaded after the conquest and consolidation of the British Empire, with the Japanese attacking from the east through Siberia, after the initial German and Italian assault towards Moscow from the west. Russia was so close to collapse in the real-world German invasion, but in this scenario the German attack wouldn’t have been delayed and diminished by having to fight in the Balkans, Greece and Crete, so Moscow would have been taken well before the onset of the winter snows. Added to this, the supply lines to Russia from the USA would have all been cut in all directions. After Russia was conquered the USA would have stood alone and without the lightning rod of Pearl Harbour, much of the country would have remained firmly isolationist, not wanting to get involved in foreign wars.

Friday 09.09.2016 to Sunday 11.09.2016 | Dubbo Weekender Australia and much of asia would have been at the mercy of Japan, ripe for the picking at any time. The Axis would also have the combined naval might of the German, Italian and Japanese fleets, as well as the almost intact French fleet and any Royal Navy ships they captured when Britain surrendered, so the Pacific west of Hawaii would have been in effect an Axis lake. This could be our current reality, but luckily for us the Germans and Japanese didn’t possess a spirit of real collaboration. They had a treaty, but mere words are not enough if not followed up with real and sustained goodwill – we see so much of that in our daily lives, it’s called political or bureaucratic spin. What an incredible change could have been wrought in the world just by utilizing the resources they had in the most efficient possible ways, rather than squandering them in piecemeal and uncoordinated efforts – even though in this case it was lucky for the world that they didn’t work together. Back to the present day and just imagine if that sort of effort and cooperation was put in by all levels of government and all countries to make things better for all their people, so they weren’t just looking after the small percentage of big political donors at the top of the tree. This world has so many resources, mostly controlled by western capital, yet what we’re not investing in profit making armaments industries and senseless wars is being gobbled up by powerful bureaucracies because much of our leadership is too focused on military matters to see, or care. Looking at those incredible missed opportunities that were absolutely available to the Fatherland of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan begs the

question - just what are we missing out on now, opportunities that absolutely exist, yet as humans we’re just too blind to see, or do. We look at armed revolutions as sordid affairs that happen in far away and less developed countries, but maybe it’s us in the western world who are so blinkered by consumer society, advertising and soft propaganda that we need uprisings more than those third world nations. Maybe we are being suckered into endless unnecessary and illegal wars which feed the rich and create the terrorists which corporate mainstream media then uses to keep us all so scared. Brexit in the UK and Bernie Sanders in the USA are powerful indicators that ordinary people are sick of this endless broken system. People on the streets, ordinary people, don’t want to fight other people because of their skin color, religion or political beliefs, they mostly just want a safe home and happy future for their kids. The Turkish Muslims didn’t want to fight the ANZACs when they invaded their country. One Christmas Day on the western front in World War I troops from both sides spontaneously left their trenches and met in no-man's-land to celebrate in a day of peace – the commanders on both sides couldn’t tolerate that the people doing the fighting for them didn’t actually want to be there doing that fighting. Prior to Japan’s entry into World War II its army was militaristic and wanted war, whereas the Japanese navy was well travelled, world-wise and liked other nations and peoples, it didn’t want war. That’s a classic example of insular and under-siege thinking as opposed

to a broad and inclusive world view. Almost all our public policy settings around the globe are wrong, and at an instinctive level, most people realise that, but the power bases are so entrenched people don’t believe the balance can be changed. We need to scrap the nation-state boundaries that have been the cause of so much suffering, we need to wipe away the vestiges of religion where so much effort is put into appeasing an imaginary friend, at great financial cost, and we instead need as a human race to solve the most pressing ethical and moral dilemmas of our time – like how Parramatta will ever win a premiership. We need to apply real long term environmental costings to any development we undertake as human beings – selling out our environment so transnational corporations can profit from destroying our aquifers to extract CSG is just not on. We need to be humans first, and accounting chips second – we need to be a society first, and an economy a distant second or third. Most of all we need to rid ourselves of the dominant military culture which is diminishing us, yet is so accepted it’s unpatriotic to speak against it, even as our returned, mentally damaged soldiers are reduced to begging for help. We need to take our country back and, if we can’t, let’s for once be thankful that US citizens still have so many guns. Looking at news reports this week that the Pentagon “lost” US$6.5 trillion in 2015, you have to wonder how history will judge this period on the earth – that sum alone would be enough to provide clean water, clean sources of food and build renewable energy and sustainable housing for every person on earth.

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WestWords 2017 WW17 is shaping up to be our biggest event ever, focussing on all genres of speculative fiction, particularly fantasy and sci-fi. Invite your friends and book it into your calendar— it’s promising to be jam-packed with unmissable writing workshops, publishing opportunities and great entertainment.

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16-18 September Western Plains Cultural Centre (Community Arts Centre)

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Workshop 1: Beginner Writers—It’s Not Complicated. With Val Clark. A writing workshop designed for beginner writers. Award winning writer and experienced workshop presenter, Val Clark, will get you started and answer the question you want answered. $40 (+ $2.50 online booking fee) Festival Launch Night. Come join our guest writers and publishers for a night of good food and live music. Open mic opportunities for writers. Free Event Publishers Panel: What Children’s Books Are They Publishing and Why? With publishers David Reiter, Tracy Chen Xi and Ann Castle. What are publishers looking for? Is there a next best thing in children’s literature? Gold Coin Donation Author Panel: The Breakthrough Book. Four authors from five genres discuss their journey into publication and what they hope for the future, with Alissa Callen, Pat Clarke, Lachlan Muir and Harold Hunt. Moderator: David Reiter. Gold Coin Donation Launch of Harold Hunt’s memoir Along My Way. See side panel for details. Book sales and signings of guests’ and members’ books. Workshop 2: Bringing the Shadows of History into the Light of Today. With fiction author Peter Watt. Peter Watt's workshop takes you on a journey into the shadows of history. Discover what it was like to have lived in the past and what it takes to write a colourful, engaging story that puts a human face on the cold hard facts of history. Author of over 20 meticulously researched, page turning, historical fiction novels, Peter Watt is not only Australia’s answer to Wilbur Smith but, when he's not writing he's at the forefront of rural fire fighting. $40 (+ $2.50 online booking fee) Workshop 3: Creative Non-Fiction Writ Large. With memoirist Graeme Gibson. $40 (+ $2.50 online booking fee) See side panel for details. In Conversation: Perverting The Course of History Makes Liars of Writers. Join memoirist Andrew Dunkley, creative non-fiction writer, Yvette Aubusson-Foley, and fiction author, Peter Watt, for a spirited discussion on writing from history. Moderated by Jen Cowley. Gold Coin Donation Festival Dinner: The Mess Tent. Experience the best of Trench and Mess Food, music, and a story well told, as we launch the hard copy of Andrew Dunkley’s All I See is Mud. Cost: $25 *Simultaneous workshops. Attendees cannot participate in both. Surviving Submission Spur. With publishers David Reiter, Tracey Chen Xi and Ann Castle. First chapters are read to the publishers and audience. How long will each survive before both panellists say STOP? Valuable, on the spot feedback from panellists will spur writers on to perfecting their manuscripts. Authors submitting must be members of OWC. OWC Memberships: $25pa. Audience Free. Workshop 4: Yarning. With Indigenous writer and published poet, Ken Canning. Tell, record, write or listen to Indigenous stories. $20 (+ $1.50 online booking fee) Workshop 5: Impress the Publisher. With David Reiter. Publisher and award winning author, David Reiter, provides participants with an editor’s look at structure, characterisation, style and audience. You'll discover what gets to the top of the slush pile and why, plus learn how to distill your story into a professional pitch and synopsis that puts your work in the best light. David is the genius behind Interactive Press, a global, independent publisher of physical books, e-books and digital media under multiple imprints. $40 (+ $2.50 online booking fee) Pitches: 20 minute pitches with children’s book publisher Ann Castle of Little Steps Publishing. $20 (+ $1.50 online booking fee)

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Graeme, memoirist and experienced writing workshop presenter, pitches his workshops to accommodate writers from beginner to advanced. You’ll have a hands-on opportunity to learn how to shape the facts— not make them up—enabling you to tell the stories of your life. The workshop also offers an opportunity to participate in the life of WestWords by having your stories recorded and played in the WPCC and displayed in the Community Arts Centre. Graeme Gibson’s book "Beyond Fear and Loathing: Local politics at work," received an award for Journalism and Media Advocacy from the Illawarra News, an independent citizen journalism site. It takes the reader on ‘a fascinating “Rats in the Ranks” type journey, exploring the machinations of a small time council hypnotized by development dollars, forgetting its core purpose of serving the public interest.’

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The launch of Harold Hunt’s compelling book Along My Way. One of eight children raised by a single ‘half caste’ mum, Harold charts his story—country life in the Great Depression, a career as a stockman and shearer, parenthood, recovery from alcoholism and a life dedicated to helping those who were experiencing the hell he’d been through. Awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 2014 for his services to the community, Harold’s story is a good yarn, told by an ordinary man who has led an extraordinary life.

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Tony Webber

Tony Webber is fighting a losing weight battle against time and lifestyle. Testosterone is a powerful drug.

Testosterone makes a man a deluded peacock in gym rags IFTEEN years ago I decided to start getting fit. I was drinking, smoking, and “living fast” I believe is the euphemism. As a result I had; a) a terrific time, b) carcinogenic treacle for blood, and c) as much chance of seeing 60 as winning the Nobel prize for modern dance. So I stopped smoking and started jogging. In those days people running in Dubbo were generally accompanied by cries of “stop thief!” The only people who exercised were sporting types, and once they stopped playing they usually never raised a sweat outside summer again. Footballers, whose physical prowess could once bring a stadium to its feet, were waddling around like an asthmatic beachball just a few years after retiring. I soon graduated from jogging to weights, first at the PCYC, where parolees would occasionally drop in to maintain the condition they’d achieved during their most recent lag. Next came the commercial gym; a peculiar world of image-conscious people who share a room with 20 others with exactly the same interest, yet refuse to make eye contact. My idea of exercise gear is clothing that is expendable, so I can happily turn up in a wine stained undershirt and garbage bag loin cloth, thereby resembling a colour-blind homeless person who has just come from a beetroot fight. It can be intimidating if your workout coincides with the hardcore crowd: women who remind me of a tandoori whippet standing on its back legs, and immense muscle-bound men who appear as though they have other men rolled up under their skin. Even worse is when it’s just me - a middle aged slob – lifting weights, while a young lady toils away on one of the exercise machines. Because while testosterone helps build muscle it also helps perpetuate delusion. Testosterone tells me that this athletic youngster might have some interest in the way I work out: the fact that she has given no such indication, her back

is turned and I am already a wheezing, blotchy mirror image of Elvis the day he died being no barrier. Let us explore this ridiculous falsehood that flies so rudely in the face of logic, natural selection, good sense, experience and a whole host of useful behavioural indicators that testosterone drives over like a rhino in a bulldozer. Testosterone asserts that this young woman is so tired of the attentions of equally attractive young suitors all playing their part in the exhilarating courtship ritual of youth that she is relieved to discover she will be sharing confined quarters with just me for the next hour. Not only is she pleased to be spared the sight of equally athletic young male peers posturing for her attentions, in favour of a malodorous relic who looks like a poorly groomed bigfoot in an outfit that apparently suffered an acid rain episode before being stolen from an institution for the criminally insane, she is also eager to take time out from her

workout routine to observe aspects of mine. Testosterone tells me that upon seeing this tubby wino, old enough to be her father, and who already smells like a slops tray in the sun, she thinks: “I wonder how much weight he can lift?” So having been brought up in western NSW during the 1980s – a pairing syn-

` It can be intimidating if your workout coincides with the hardcore crowd: women who remind me of a tandoori whippet standing on its back legs, and immense musclebound men who appear as though they have other men rolled up under their skin.

onymous with high chivalry - I invariably oblige by showing off with far too much on the bar. The first set of 10 ends prematurely at number six as my spine and knees start to spasm and pop. But as a gentleman I add more weight, naturally. This second set ends at about the point I start to blackout, crucial joints fail or the prospect of soiling myself in spectacular fashion seems imminent. Having nobly piled on yet more plates for the third and final set means I normally end up with burst blood vessels in my eyes, a suite of new hernias and haemorrhoids like the Olgas. Testosterone dictates that I am perpetually striving to demonstrate my evergreen virility and put paid to any suggestion that someone born when The Beatles were still getting the hang of it might be slightly past it physically half a century later. Being a hobbling, ruptured cripple is the only clue to the contrary.

Better than Eiffel Tower, Colosseum: Tourism Oscar for Belfast attraction

2016 SIGHTSEEING LIFE

SARDINIA, ITALY: Titanic Belfast has been crowned best tourist attraction in Europe. The museum, which opened in 2012, staved off competition from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Rome’s Colosseum, the Acropolis in Athens and La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona to scoop the title at the World Travel Awards in Italy. It is the first time anywhere in Northern Ireland has won the accolade in the 23-year history of the awards, dubbed the “Tourism

Oscars”. Tim Husbands, chief executive of Titanic Belfast, said: “After only four years in operation, to be recognised and beat off stiff competition from Europe’s most iconic landmarks is a true honour. “We know what we offer at Titanic Belfast is something our city and country can be proud of and are so pleased that this has been recognised on an international level.” Last year, the coveted award was presented to the Guinness Store-

house in Dublin. Titanic Belfast is a six-floor building featuring nine interpretive and interactive galleries exploring the sights, sounds, smells and stories of Titanic, as well as celebrating the city and the people who built the doomed ocean liner. Among the three million visitors from 145 different countries who have passed through its doors are the Queen, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, film director James Cameron and celebrities such

as Adele and Michael Buble. Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster has praised the success of the venue, saying, “Titanic Belfast is now a global brand, which has put Northern Ireland on the map for all the right reasons.” Titanic Belfast was also recently included in Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Travelist of 500 of the world’s most striking locations. It will now go on to compete for the title of world’s leading attraction at a ceremony in the Maldives later this year. AAP

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OPINION & ANALYSIS.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 09.09.2016 to Sunday 11.09.2016

A Banking Royal Commission BY PROFESSOR ADAM STEEN PROFESSOR IN FINANCE, CSU, SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

ALLS for a royal commission have come as a result of several scandals involving major banks and losses incurred by customers. While the major banks dominate the financial service sector in Australia it is important to note that not all of the misbehaviour causing financial loss to customers has been caused by them. The major banks have a privileged position in our society and economy. Their existence protected by legislation such as the “four pillars” policy and the bail out by the Rudd government during the GFC. While they are not the sole protagonists causing loss to consumers what the public finds galling are the enormous profit announcements coupled with apparent misconduct. Misconduct has been linked in many cases to poor culture in these organisations. For example, the Senate Economics Reference Committee in 2014 found that in the case of the CBA there were significant cultural issues which allowed advisors to put their personal financial gain ahead of the interests of their clients. As a result of the high profile cases and Senate Committee report the government held the Financial Systems Inquiry (Murray Inquiry). The inquiry made several recommendations including increasing standards of training for advisors and additional powers and funding for ASIC. The financial services inquiry though did not consider the vertically integrated nature of the Australian banking sector. Banks were initially created to take deposits and lend. Now they also sell financial advice, and manufacture financial products that their financial advisers recommend. It is argued that this creates an inherent conflict of interest as advisors are rewarded on promoting the products and services of the insti-

tution they are aligned with. Labour and cross benchers argue a Royal Commission is needed as the extent and severity of problems has not been adequately addressed. The Murray Inquiry did not for example (or wasn’t able to) the underlying issue of vertical integration. A Royal Commission could put the spotlight on this and other issues the Senate and Murray could not. Many argue that the reluctance of the government is due the fact that Malcolm Turnbull is a former investment banker and that many high profile liberal party members’ ore former or current investment bankers. Publicly, the government argues that at Royal Commission “would go over old ground and would delay welldeveloped and important reforms, such as lifting the professional standards for advisers. A Royal Commission would send the signal internationally that the Government believes there are structural problems with our banking and financial system

` In fact the current government has been delayed the introduction of reforms to financial service practice for some time now. As to the credit rating the reality is that credit rating agencies and ratings do little if anything meaningful – governments simply don’t need ratings nor do they matter in a low interest rate environment which we currently have.

and could lead to significant repercussions for confidence, international investment, and our AAA credit rating.” (Kelly O’Dwyer Minister for Revenue and Financial Services 21 August 2016). There is no reason why a Royal Commission should hold up the reforms recommended by Murray. In fact the current government has been delayed the introduction of reforms to financial service practice for some time now. As to the credit rating the reality is that credit rating agencies and ratings do little if anything meaningful – governments simply don’t need ratings nor do they matter in a low interest rate environment which we currently have. Possibly the reluctance from the banks may be due to their concern that a commission may continue to cast light on their cultural ethos. A Royal Commission with a suitably wide mandate could examine the vertically integrated model and may lead to calls to end this and break up the banking group’s retail from other activities. This would greatly strengthen the stability of the banking system but would deny the banks a core component of their capital base which they currently rely on for their non-retail activities. The US introduced the Glass Stegal Act after the great depression. The act separated retail banking activities from investment banking activities. Until the repeal of the act no major financial institution in the US failed. Not only do we need ethical banks but we need a financially sound financial system. When the act was repealed we got the GFC. While a Royal Commission may uncover issues and can make recommendations resulting legislative change that may come from the recommendations will need passage through parliament and this is not certain. Further, breaches of law uncovered by a Royal Commission will require ASIC amongst other to be prepared and capable to prosecute and this is not guaranteed.

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Linda Christof and Shelley Carolan: The dynamic duo Shelley Carolan E met because my brother Stuart and her sister Rose started kindergarten together. I was three and Linda was one. We also lived close to each other, our mothers were both older and lived in the same neighbourhood and befriended one another. We lived on the other side of Victoria Park from each other. I can hardly remember when we were really little but when we got to the age of four and six, I remember playing on a really cool swing set at Linda’s place. We used to go to ballet together at the old Railway Institute Hall and would run through the park together or Linda’s dad would give us a lift. When I was eight, we moved 16km out of town. We would then spend Friday nights in town after ballet and then Linda would stay at the farm on weekends. It was just like having a little sister around. Her parents are Ukranian but I always thought of her mum making Russian biscuits, I thought she did them just for me. Linda’s mum was very good to me. We were also involved in eisteddfods and did pantomime through DATS (the Dubbo Amateur Theatrical Society). One time, we went on a holiday to Ashford and we were there for a week. We were staying in a pub and playing pool. We thought we were pretty good! We would wander around the town as there wasn’t much to do and decided to look in this funny-looking shop which had trinkets in the windows. We were looking around when we went inside and discovered that it wasn’t a shop after all, it was someone’s house! We got out of there pretty quickly but we laughed about it a lot. As teenagers, we loved to go shopping and we were lucky to have Linda’s sister to drive us places. We went to school dances and did stuff on the farm. Linda went to boarding school at 15 and then uni but we still caught up. She moved back in 2000. We both married and started having babies and were back in the same neighbourhood. We reconnected all over again. Linda had two boys, Jack and Oscar and I had three kids: Andy, Heidi and Jesse. Oscar and Jesse became good mates like we were. All the children got on well, they always look out for each other. When we went through marriage break-ups, we had similar problems in a different way. But I could always draw on Linda’s strength and good advice. We were always there for each other and it was lovely to have someone to talk to. We still circulate in the same circles and we still have a lot in common. We are both into exercise such as going to the gym, walking and yoga. Linda is just beautiful. She is very supportive. She has focused hard on her studies (Linda has an MBA in Human Resources and Project Management) as well as being a great mum. She has never stopped being generous and immensely supportive. Linda is very focused and when she sets out to do something, it always gets done. I know she is stressed sometimes but she always looks calm and collected. She doesn’t look flustered. Linda is always organised, she is never late, noone ever has to wait for her to show up.

Linda Christof HE fun part for me was getting to spend so much time in the countryside with Shelley. We always lived in town when I was growing up. Going to Shelley’s house, I got to experience farm life which I loved, particularly the horse-riding. I never would have had the opportunity to do any of that if it wasn’t for Shelley and her family, particularly her dad who was a dear man and always very good to me. I remember using a monkey grip, a leather handle on the saddle when I was learning to canter. It was the only thing that kept me on the saddle. One day, when we were riding, we went through a beehive. The horse, Goldie, pigrooted and I fell off. Apart from falling off, they were very good memories. Another time, in the heat of the summer, we made a strawberry milkshake. I was really enjoying it but it had a lot of pips. When I got to the end, it was full of ants! I loved Shelley’s place, she even had a ballet barre in her sun room. We’d also put on shows in there, makeup little skits. We still share a love of theatre and ballet. I remember Shelley would pretend to miss the bus on a Friday afternoon so she could stay in town. Our parents

would phone each other and she would stay the night. We loved going shopping. Later on, when we were going through some tough times, we’d go for early morning walks. We became religious about it and would meet at a certain corner on Homestead Drive in the pitch black. We’re both Type A personalities which means we talk fast, we walk fast and we eat fast. Shelley being a diabetic, I would always keep jelly beans in my bum bag just in in case. But those early morning walks, that was when we would solve the world’s problems. We were also both very active on the Orana Heights P&C because our kids went there, so we also had that as a common interest. Shelley’s community input way surpasses mine. I wouldn’t even be able to compare. She has volunteered at P&C, cricket and football canteen, NALAG, Swimtech and the Diabetes Foundation. She has always been very dedicated to community. She loves country music and she could easily live in a small town. Shelley is a really wholesome person. I like pop music, contemporary dance and bigger places. Shelley was also my gym buddy but I quit the gym and went into yoga and belly dancing. (Shelley: I went to her belly dancing lessons).

Shelley is also really good at impersonations. Ever since we were girls, she could mimic people, their accents, it’s a gift. Her kids have a knack for it too. The other thing we have in common is that we like to get into costume and have theme parties. I remember going to a party with a friend as a clothesline once and I’ve seen Shelley in some great ‘60s costumes and dressed up as Tina Turner. Shelley is also very disciplined, particularly with her exercise regime. I do admire her for that. I think we are quite different in the path we’ve chosen but there are many similarities in our lives and upbringings. Our Mums were both older, our Dads were both pragmatic businessmen and our dancing background. It’s a good discipline. Being the same personality type is another thing we share. We are both control freaks! Shelley is really family-oriented and has always believed in family dinners and family outings. That has kept her family really close-knit. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 48 years since we met. Shelley has a good memory and the most amazing knack for remembering birthdays. And she still sends birthday cards in the mail. It’s really nice.

OPINION & ANALYSIS.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 09.09.2016 to Sunday 11.09.2016

Greg Smart

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

Water from Norway and other absurdities MAGINE this marketing meeting if you will? “We are going to manufacture a stylish cylindrical glass bottle and fill it with spring water in Norway. We’ll ship the bottles of water over 12,000 nautical miles to Australia, and then they will be trucked to their final retail outlet, including in Western New South Wales.” There are a lot of absurd consumer items on the market these days, as an accidental glimpse of a home shopping television channel demonstrates. And I am fully aware of the consumer driven society we live in. But water from Norway to Western NSW? – Crazy. Did the concept of food miles not occur to anyone at the marketing meeting? Food miles is the concept of measuring the distance food is transported from producer to consumer as a unit of how much fuel was used in the transportation. In our globalised marketplace, this helps establish the environmental impact of food, and guides consumers towards buying locally produced food that is transported the shortest possible distance. The energy required to manufacture the glass bottles and transport the water to the other side of the world is considerable – just to fulfil the consumer’s appetite for Norwegian spring water. I can’t see how this makes any rational sense. I’m not against things Scandinavian – I do like Volvo’s (which are now owned by Chinese company Zhejiang Geely), Swedish noir crime fiction and Ikea. But the idea of pure Norwegian spring water being sold on the other side of the planet leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

HE phrase “working majority” received a work out during the first sitting period of the new Federal parliament – in contrast to the impression of “not working” created by the MP’s themselves. The Labor opposition took the opportunity to test the working majority by springing a series of surprise motions, firstly calling for an extension of the de-

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bate in the Lower House past 4.30pm (which it won,) then a motion calling for the establishment of a royal commission into the banking industry (which it narrowly lost.) Labor took advantage of the three senior Coalition ministers packing up early and leaving Canberra, which tipped the Coalition’s “working majority” in favour of the Opposition. When the Government realised it had failed basic numeracy and was in a spot of bother, the call went out for the Ministers to return.

` I’m not against things Scandinavian – I do like Volvo’s (which are now owned by Chinese company Zhejiang Geely), Swedish noir crime fiction and Ikea.

1. THEATRE: The song “You’ll Never Walk Alone” comes from which musical? 2. ANATOMY: What is the most abundant mineral in the body? 3. FLASHBACK: Name the 1996 musical comedy film about a one-hit-wonder band. 4. LITERATURE: What was the name of Sherlock Holmes’ housekeeper? 5. TELEVISION: Rebecca Gibney and Erik Thomson starred together in which popular TV series from 2008 to 2013? 6. COMICS: What is the name of the pet duck in the “Hagar the Horrible” comic strip (pictured)?

Justice Minister Michael Keenan had flown to Melbourne, only return straight back to Canberra (at taxpayers expense.) Ministers Dutton and Porter were nowhere to be found, but eventually arrived back in the House. Keenan arrived after the House finally adjourned for the night. The recriminations and hyper-partisanship began almost immediately. Labor’s actions were labelled a stunt by the Government, whilst Labor declared the Government was a “shambles.” All very predictable, both sides claiming, but having no right to the high moral ground. Ex PM Tony Abbott labelled the event a “learning curve for many people”, whilst PM Turnbull warned his MPs to “lift their game and show more discipline.” But is discipline what is required? It’s not like trying to herd cats. How about basic common courtesy to the voters who elected you to be in the Chamber, working, legislating; not skiv-

7. ASTRONOMY: What is the nearest star to Earth, aside from our Sun? 8. GEOGRAPHY: Which is the largest lake by area in the state of Victoria? 9. GAMES: What game’s coin-operated version debuted in 1931? 10. MEASUREMENTS: How many bits are in a byte? 11. PRIME MINISTERS: Which Australian PM once said, in response to a heckler on the campaign trail wanting to know his views on abortion, “Let me make quite clear that I am for abortion and, in your case Sir, we should make it retrospective.”

ing off to give fundraising speeches or self promoting press conferences? PM Turnbull chastised his ministers for their “complacency,” whereas the voting public might be inclined to use the words arrogant and entitled. Despite the protestations of MPs that they are working hard for the electorate, this stunt was a prime example of why the community disengages from the political process. We expect elected officials to represent their electorate by being present in the House, not go freelancing without the permission of the leadership. In a normal job, that sort of behaviour would not be tolerated. If this is a preview of the next three years, with Labor mirroring the tone of the obstructionist Abbott lead opposition during the last Labor Government, the Coalition will have no one to blame but itself. What we will hear for the next three years is the word “mandate” – repeatedly.

12. SPORT: Who was the last men’s tennis player before Novak Djokovic in 2016 to win the first two Grand Slam events of a season? 13. LYRICS: Name the classic Aussie song that contains this lyric: “I want to know if you think she looks good in the pink, That grandma has bought her... our own little daughter. She can make you feel good, She can make you feel that it’s all worthwhile, Only by her smile, only by her smile...” ANSWERS: SEE THE PLAY PAGES.

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Business & Rural

DIGITALLY ENHANCED.

Innovate or exit BY MATHEW DICKERSON SMALL BUSINESS RULES ULES CONSULTANT

I know that you probably did the same thing as me on Thursday morning. I set the alarm for 2.58am. Jumped out of bed. Shook my son for thirty seconds to wake him from his deep sleep so he could share the experience with me and then sat down in the lounge room for the 3am double-header. How could anyone miss this? The live streaming from the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco of the Apple iPhone 7 announcement followed by the Sony PlayStation announcement event at 5am. It doesn’t get much better in my world. Although I can’t understand why, I do accept the fact that not every family in Dubbo went through the same experience but keep in mind that our family dinner conversation earlier this week was focused on drawing up a matrix of iPhone 7 predictions – including a FaceTime conversation with our daughter at Uni so she could add her predictions. Granted we may not be a ‘normal’ family when it comes to technology but it did start me thinking about the whole technology upgrade cycle that the world lives with. Phone manufacturers have attempted to have us on an annual upgrade cycle since the birth of smartphones so that may seem like a relatively new phenomenon but I would argue differently. Without any peer-reviewed

scientific psychological literature to support me, I would make the wild claim that it is a deeply rooted psychological human trait of a desire to improve. Ever since some eccentric cave man sat tinkering in the corner and invented the wheel, we have been on an upgrade cycle. The wheel turned into a crude wheelbarrow which turned into a more stable device with multiple wheels for carrying goods which turned into an animal-drawn vehicle which turned into a self-powered vehicle and, before you know it, we have the modern car. And as good as the modern car is, we are seeing constant improvements. My latest vehicle has a heads-up display for speed and a panoramic view camera system and more sensors than the first Apollo space ships. These – and other – features seem incredible compared to cars from ten years ago but these items will all be standard fare on cars of tomorrow when new features will be added to the latest vehicles. The upgrade path never ends. Think about so many aspects of our lives. Many of the purchases we make are not made because a product has stopped working or has been used up but instead, we are making a purchase because something else is better. Think of

cars; televisions; joggers; watches; bicycles; houses; the list goes on. When you think about it (which I obviously have) it could easily be argued that the conspicuous consumption situation we currently find ourselves in drives the global economy. Without the constant need to improve, upgrade and consume there are many organisations, and even industries, in the world that would cease to exist. Photoshop was first introduced in 1989. Version 17 is the current version. Microsoft Word was first released in October 1983. We are now up to version 16. The Asics Gel-Kayano running shoe is up to release 23. This is also a powerful indicator of the psyche of humans and their purchasing. As much as we apparently have a desire for everything that is new and shiny, we are OK with new revision numbers of the same model. Maybe we somehow prefer that. If our desire is to feel good about ourselves by having the latest item, it makes it more obvious to everyone that you have the latest version when it is a simple numbering system. Maybe the decline of the Ford Falcon in Australia was simply due to the fact that no-one could tell what the latest model was?

` The FG was after the BF which came after the AU which immediately followed the EL. When the Falcon was at its strongest in Australia, the models followed a logical order. The XA was followed by the XB and the XC and the XD and – you get the picture. Anyone could work that out.

The FG was after the BF which came after the AU which immediately followed the EL. When the Falcon was at its strongest in Australia, the models followed a logical order. The XA was followed by the XB and the XC and the XD and – you get the picture. Anyone could work that out. Again, without any proof but my random thoughts, I am convinced that part of the desire to upgrade is to improve our status in society and if it isn’t obvious to my peers that my AU is a better model than your EL, then what is the point in upgrading? When you consider that the Apple CEO, Tim Cook, announced yesterday morning that over one billion iPhones have been sold since the first model was released on June 29, 2007, you can be pretty certain that the majority of future sales for a company like Apple are not going to come from new markets. They are going to come from existing markets who are given compelling reasons to buy the latest. History has shown us that companies that fail to innovate and improve are companies that are on a trajectory to fail (think of Kodak and Nokia as two spectacular examples) and there are always organisations trying to do ‘it’ better. Innovate or exit. I don’t know there is an easy way to get off the upgrade treadmill and, personally, I am quite happy with it. I love to see what creativity and innovation our fellow humans can come up with next. I wonder what they iPhone 7s will have when it is released in September next year…

Expression of interest - Free range egg producers CENTRAL WEST Local Land Services is seeking expressions of interest from small scale free range egg producers in the region; who would be interested in attending a free information session to find out more about the services available to assist with establishing or improving their business. The session would provide the opportunity to join other free range egg producers in discussing issues, raising questions and getting help with various aspects of the free range egg industry. The session would be run informally, with plenty of opportunity to discuss individual issues, share ideas and would cover topics such as pest control, biosecurity (bird disease and health), managing ground cover and other natural farm resources. There would also be discussion around industry trends and legislative changes that would influence your business. If you would be interested in at-

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tending a session in your region, please contact Shelly Anderson at Central West Local Land services or (02) 6850 1622.

Workshop builds young farmers’ financial skills YOUNG farmers from western NSW can gain the necessary skills to be ‘bank ready’ and find out if they are eligible for up to $5,000 in funding for succession and business planning, at the Young Farmer Business Project Workshop in Dubbo on Saturday, 10

September 2016. Young Farmers Business project officer James Leigo said the workshop would focus on helping young farmers who have not had experience dealing with banks or other financial business partners. “The workshop is a great opportunity for young farmers to gain the skills and information they need to take the first important steps into the world of Agribusiness,” Leigo said. “Entering the business of agriculture can be challenging, you need the right skills, resources and connections if you’re going to succeed. “This workshop and the other activities the Young Farmers Business Project runs are about giving people the right knowledge and skills to improve the resilience of their business, manage risk, make and execute plans and ensure the viability of their venture.” The Getting Started, Bank

Ready workshop will include presentations from Commonwealth Bank agribusiness manager Chris Fletcher and Cultivate Advisory director James Hamilton. Mr Fletcher will speak about how young farmers can structure their businesses and prepare to work effectively with their bank whilst Mr Hamilton will look at the importance of having a succession plan and relevant case studies. The free Getting Started, Bank Ready Workshop will be held at Lazy River Estate, Old Dubbo Road on Saturday, September 10, 2016 from 10:30am to 2:30pm. For more information and to register visit youngfarmerbusinessproject.org.au. The Young Farmers Business Project aims to increase the number of young people in agriculture across the state and is a joint initiative of the NSW Department of Primary Industries and NSW Farmers Association.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 09.09.2016 to Sunday 11.09.2016

How to become a victim of the system in small business and prosper BY PHIL COMERFORD D SCOLARI COMERFORD

OST business owners want business growth. However they find that they are often too busy running it and have an attitude such as, “If you want something done then you’ve got to do it yourself!” That may be true to some extent, but I would ask that you check that you have honestly tried to replicate yourself by introducing systems to your enterprise and your team. Even if you have done this, when was the last time you tried to improve it? Here are some benefits if you do manage to nail it.

1. Better customer retention Show me a business that has a high level of customer retention and I’ll show you a business with an excellent Policies & Procedures manual. Customers want certainty and consistency when being dealt with. If they start to feel that

anything can happen when they come in to have their problems solved, it creates doubt. Things are more likely to go wrong without a process that leads to more time-wasting – and even having to offer things to keep them happy (sometimes even discounts!).

2. More family time Think about it. If the business is less reliant on you, you can have more time off knowing that being there 24/7 is not going to necessarily increase profits or stop the business from falling over. This means you can have more time off or maybe even afford to put somebody else on to do some of the things you would

` With more time available to you, you can concentrate on strategic planning and growing the business, which in turn will lead to more black ink to the bottom line.

normally do yourself.

3. Higher small business valuation Businesses with great systems manuals and low owner reliance have much better business valuations from business valuers than those that don’t. Purchasers want less risk, and knowing that the knowledge and ability to keep customers long after you’ve gone will create a premium when deciding how much to pay you.

4. Higher levels of profitability Most small business accountants will tell you that businesses with great systems and processes have much higher levels of profitability. Success leaves clues and this is definitely a very common trait. With more time available to you, you can concentrate on strategic planning and growing the business, which in turn will lead to more black ink to the bottom line.

5. Employee retention Like customers, employees like cer-

tainty also. A business without systems can become a rabble with staff doing all sorts of things different ways and leaving the poor old customer to wonder what in the hell is going on! If everybody is clear as to what is expected and how things are to be done, they will feel the comfort of a much more orderly organisation that is on the way to reaching its goals.

6. Lower stress levels I believe most stress is caused by lack of preparation and being disorganised. A strong Policies & Procedures manual will definitely lead to less stress.

Conclusion: How systemised is your business? Imagine the benefits of taking the time to try and get the whole enterprise working like clockwork, and having the ability to deal with almost any situation – including a crisis? When was the last time you revisited this facet?

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Lifestyle

New season fruit with a new season taste BY CHRIS BRAY GARDENING GURU

PRING has arrived and with the new season, comes the exciting news that many new varieties of traditional plants are now available for sale. This season, there is a new “twist” on the popular Strawberry, with three new varieties available, these new taste sensations are sure to please. The three new varieties include, “Pineberry” “Strasberry” and “Bubbleberry” and with the new names, also have a new appearance on the traditional Strawberry. The berries are created by the term “selection breeding” where the grower choose fruit with a taste and look they want, then breed them together over a period of years, to create the new variety. The Pineberry, is somewhat a reverse of the traditional strawberry, being red seeded and white in appearance and has a unique tropical pineapple tang, along with a lingering strawberry flavour and texture. The Strasberry, is a plump, juicy strawberry with the characteristics of a raspberry

Dubbo residents urged think FAST this Stroke Week

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DUBBO Stroke Support Group is joining the Stroke Foundation in urging Dubbo residents to think FAST and learn the signs of stroke. Dubbo Stroke Support Group will host a Community Morning Tea at the David Palmer Centre, Old Lourdes Hospital, 84 Cobborah Road, Dubbo on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 from 10am to 12noon as part of National Stroke Week in an effort to spread awareness of the FAST message and knowing the signs of stroke. Stroke Week 2016 theme is about educating the community that speed saves when it comes to stroke. “This Stroke Week we are working alongside the Stroke Founda-

and perfect for those that love a “full tasting” strawberry variety. The Bubbleberry, with it’s smaller sized fruit with typically pinkish flesh, will be a winner for those culinary delights, such as jams, cakes and ice cream. Given that two of these new varieties are not self pollinating (Pineberry and Strasberry) you will need to plant a traditional red strawberry approximately 30cm away, for optimum pollination. Growing strawberries is quite easy and for best results, select a sunny position, where the soil is well drained. Fertilise with compost and animal manure and water well until established. Regular harvesting will enable new fruit to develop and give you an abundance of new season tasty fruit. Strawberries are also grown well in containers and hanging baskets, for best results use a premium potting mix with added slow release fertiliser and wetting agent. A regular foliar feed with a quality liquid fertiliser, will establish the plant for optimum results. Whist planting your new season strawberries, colour your Spring garden with new season Petunias. With their vibrant through

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tion to send a vital message to the community to act fast if you think you or a loved one is having a stroke and we are pleased to have Grahame Edwards, Ambulance NSW Paramedic as our guest speaker for the Morning Tea’’ Victor Brook said. “Too many people in our community are unaware that a speedy reaction to stroke could mean the difference between life and death. “By hosting a Morning Tea we are encouraging fellow commu-

to pastel colours, your garden will be transformed to full colour in future weeks. Another fantastic, colorful and easy to grow plant is the range of Osteospermum. With their Daisy like flowers in various colours, Osteo’s will sure be a winner in your garden beds and pots or containers. Look for a position with a well drained soil, with part sun and shade and fertilise with a quality liquid fertiliser or alternatively, an all purpose granular fertiliser. Trim spent flowers after flowering which will encourage another flush of new season flowers to develop.

Top 5 tips for this week: 1. Fertilise garden beds, pots and containers with a suitable fertiliser depending on variety and plant requirements. 2. Plant new season seed varieties, seedlings and potted colour. 3. Mulch garden beds to suppress weeds and retain moisture after recent rainfall. 4. Spray turf weeds with a selective herbicide or alternatively remove with a suitable weeding tool. 5. Fertilise roses and keep an eye on pests such as aphids on new season shoots. Use a suitable insecticide if insects appear.

nity members to know the signs of stroke, how to minimise their own risk and spread awareness of stroke in our community,” Brook said. Take part in this National Stroke Week. To find out more and register your activity visit www.strokefoundation.com.au National Stroke Week runs from September 12 to 18. It is an annual event which aims to raise the awareness of stroke within the community and encourage Australians to take action to prevent and be aware stroke.

World Suicide Prevention Day THIS years’ theme for World Suicide Prevention Day on Saturday, September 10, acknowledges ‘Connect, communicate, care.’ These three words are at the heart of suicide prevention and compli-

ment the efforts of” R U OK Day?” on Thursday, September 8, which raises public awareness about the importance of having a conversation and, most importantly, when and how to do it. In Australia, suicide is the leading cause of death for those aged between 15 and 44 years of age, with men being four times more likely to die from suicide than women. Around 2,500 Australians take their own life each year, while a further 65,000 plan or attempt to take their own life. “The statistics are alarming,” said Interrelate CEO Patricia Occelli. “As a society, we need to help break down the barriers and stigma associated with talking about our mental health and suicide. Those who are suffering need to know that they are not alone and that there is help available,” she said.

OPINION & ANALYSIS.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 09.09.2016 to Sunday 11.09.2016

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

Experience is a great teacher… HEN I think about the stuff that I’ve learned throughout my various careers (successful and unsuccessful), it strikes me that the biggest learning experiences have been when I’ve immersed myself in something new and just winged it. It’s a bit like jumping into water and making yourself stay afloat – there’s a very good reason to learn quickly because the alternative is not ideal. I’m not saying that my formal education was lacking in any way, it’s just that I absorbed the bits that I found interesting at the time and pretty much ignored the rest. That’s not the way of success in our education system, it’s not the way to gather the sort of points that cumulatively lead to academic recognition. I was the despair of various teachers (my mother included) because while I might have the capacity to learn all those extraneous things, if I wasn’t engaged, if I didn’t find them interesting, then I didn’t seem to have the wherewithal to actually ‘study’ something. So I went through the system a bit like a parrot searching through his seed tray; I absorbed the bits I wanted and the rest ended up on the floor with the droppings. But put me in a practical situation, where you apply the learning as you go along, and it’s a whole new ball game. My august employer is in the process of rolling out a new email (and everything) system that has all the bells and whistles, and we the people are being trained in how to use it. As you investigate this new system, you realise that the levels of ‘functionality’ (forgive me, I’ve just been in training) are endless. You see the amazing things it can do for simple day to day functions, and then you’re shown that you can link the email to the audio, to the notes, to the minutes of the meeting, to the photograph, to the url that relates to the story written in 2015… My prediction is that most of us will just use it to send emails and set our alarms in the morning. But this system is capable of

running the world. It’s probably going to be underutilised in my case, as I have a pristine collection of paper work diaries stored on my desktop, they go back about three or four years and there’s not a mark on ‘em. Maybe the gimgrackery of electronic version will mean that I’ll suddenly become immensely organised; you can only hope. James Morrison performed in Wellington last Saturday night, to a big and very appreciative crowd, and it was a cracking night. Like any musical event in a country town hall, it was a family affair, with everyone from the snowy-haired to the very young enjoying the music their own way. The adults were kicking back with drinks, listening to big band and guitar music before the jazz started. The kids were running around the hall, absorbing the sounds on the fly. I like jazz but I’m not a welded on fan, so I had been a bit ambivalent about dedicating an entire Saturday night to sitting in the Wellington Civic Centre (not my favourite venue). But I was duly mustered and encouraged and because it was a local community event, I agreed that it wouldn’t kill me and along I went. And of course I had a brilliant time. The local performers were a revelation. I admire anyone who can hold a tune, and these guys could do that in spades. And James Morrison is a great musician and a consummate performer; to be able to see a musician of his standing perform in the central west was pretty special. When he was booked to perform in Wellington, part of the deal struck was that he’d also give a masterclass to the town band and the school band on the Sunday morning. It’s a great story, that a musician of international standing would be teaching a school band in the central west on a Sunday morning in Spring. So, being a journalist, I negotiated to sit in on the class, take some photos and record some audio and interviews. It’s fair to say that the Sunday experience far outstripped the Saturday night.

` I don’t have a musical bone in my body, there are rules about me not singing in church, but even I came away inspired with the desire to take up some sort of musical endeavour (probably not the violin or the recorder, on reflection).

James Morrison is a great performer, he’s generous and warm and funny on stage, his music is great and he manages to share his enthusiasm and love for it with a pretty broad spectrum of audience. So the concert experience was all that you could hope for. But who knew that this bloke was such an engaging and inspiring teacher? The class was, as I say, made up of both adults and children, and he held the two-hour session together beautifully. The time flew by in a combination of jamming and talking, of making music and discussing why music is important and why it’s important for everyone. I don’t have a musical bone in my body, there are rules about me not singing in church, but even I came away inspired with the desire to take up some sort of musical endeavour. (Probably not the violin or the recorder, on reflection) He stood there at the front of the room, and engaged with a class that ranged in age from 8 to 58 and he was having fun. The kids were enthralled, the adults were in awe and you could have heard a pin drop. Well, when they weren’t playing music. I asked him what he loves most about the teaching, and he says he reckons it’s less about showing technique and all about inspiration, about striking a spark in the soul of the musician that exists in all of us. And the pinnacle of the experience was that he played with them, took them seriously, encouraged them to step outside their comfort zones and take some risks. He talked to them about what ‘practice’ is, how to build music into your life, how to make it so easy to play that it’s a habit you fall into rather than something you have to reach for. I’d like to be able to apply some of those lessons in all sorts of way in my life.

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The AAM Division 1 Champions of 2016, The South Dubbo Wanderers Football Club – Rear, From Left: Joey Mathews, Chris Knee, Shaun Johnson, Greg Biagioni, Chris Morton, Ben Dorian, Joshua Wells, Matt Stonestreet, Ryan Bromhead, Adam Stiles, Alan Smith. Front, From Left: Tim Carmen, Craig Mules, Adam Williams, Shaun Ingram, Matt Turner, Michael Richardson, Luke Cameron. PHOTO: ERIN MICHELE PHOTOGRAPHY

Meat raffles and new mates BY ERIN MICHELE ERIN MICHELE PHOTOGRAPHY

T’S official, we’re locals! The last of our boxes have been unpacked and we officially have a guest room/dumping zone! I couldn’t be more thrilled for that dumping zone; a bedroom with no use but to have immense amounts of clean laundry strewn across its bed, in the hopes that the folding fairy will magically appear. I recently decided I was “local enough” to take a “shortcut” home. There I was, pouring rain, wondering how a “local” would pronounce ‘Bultje’, and before I knew it, I was on an unfamiliar highway, reading signs to “Gilgandra”. I was lost. No, I was lost with an impatient two year-old in the back seat. I got home in time to feed said child, before the entire afternoon fell into an endless black hole of tears and tantrums. In the moment of finding my way back to Dubbo, I decided I was not worthy of the “local” title. Maybe I’ll look into it a bit more when I stop being corrected for pronouncing ‘Bultje’ as “Bult-jee”. I think what lead me astray was the winning of our very first meat raffle. Meat raffles aren’t big in Melbourne, actually, I’ve never known anywhere to hold a meat raffle in Melbourne. The sense of community that this town has is incredible. The fact that so many people come together, every week, without fail, it’s so heart-warming. Something that we aren’t used to seeing in a big city. We found ourselves dining at The Amaroo for the ever popular $5 Fridays, when we were approached by a couple of boys from the local soccer club, selling raffle tickets for meat trays.

Before we knew it, we were jumping for joy at our number being displayed on the big screen; we’d won our first meat tray! I promptly sent a group text to our family and friends back in Melbourne to alert them of how “country” we had become since ordering dinner. I had heard that the team selling the raffle tickets had made the grand finals and were due to play the following Sunday. We decided to make an afternoon of it and experience another side of Dubbo, the competitive side. Arriving at the soccer field on Father’s Day afternoon, the carpark and roadside were packed and the field was lined with supporters of every age. Young children, teenagers, parents and grandparents; everyone was there to support their teams. There were balloons in the colours of each team and supporters were dressed in their team’s polos and jumpers. With my husband’s cousins playing for the South Dubbo Wanderers, it was an easy decision to make to sit amongst the sea of blue and yellow supporters. I pulled out my camera and started snapping. The game was intense and exciting, made more so by the amazing turnout from supporters. Cheering and banter quickly came to a grinding halt when officials had to call an ambulance for one of the players with a suspected broken ankle. The field was cleared of players and the ambulance made its way onto the pitch before assessing the injury and loading the injured player onto a gurney, a moment made so beautiful when the boys from the opposing team, the South Dubbo Wanderers, clapped and cheered for their injured opponent. The Wanderers’ third grade boys came out on top, winning the Father’s Day match, 1-nil. As I made my way over to take a couple of shots of our winning team, I heard so many of

` This was a competition second and a community event first. Two of Dubbo’s oldest clubs bringing friends and family together, regardless of the colours they wore.

the Wanderers players and supporters show sincere worry for the player that was injured during the match. Stuart Marr, a player, from what I hear, is an incredibly talented individual and a crucial part of the Westside Panthers game play. It was so humbling to see opposing teams be so genuine and to see the supporters, the community, getting so involved. This was an experience that the city could never truly supply us with. A moment made more beautiful with a marriage proposal from Westside Panthers’ Joey Hunt to his blushing bride-to-be. As I finished up, I paid more attention to the conversations taking place around me. A couple of mothers were chatting about a school fundraiser that was fast approaching, their kids in the same year level, their support for opposing teams, evident in the jumpers they were so proudly wearing. This was a competition second and a community event first. Two of Dubbo’s oldest clubs bringing friends and family together, regardless of the colours they wore. I look forward to embracing the other community events that Dubbo has to offer. Until then I’ll be mastering the streets of Dubbo and trying my best to pronounce them correctly. z New to town, Erin, of Erin Michele Photography, has big plans for life & business here in Dubbo. Trading in the hustle and bustle for a life of simplicity, she finds that there’s no place like Dubbo.

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Good natured harvest BY RICHARD SERISIER OWNER, DOMAINE SERISIER

E are coming to the end of our summer here and the season reminds me somewhat of the 2012 year. The 2012 vintage was a little rainy and cloudy up until July then the weather turned fine right through to harvest when it turned wet again. Described as a 'vignerons year' because if you did everything right you ended up with good wine… if not, well, you ended up a little disappointed. Back home in Australia they say the difference between a good farmer and a bad farmer is about a week. In the vines that difference is only about 48 hours! The 2016 season has also been one of sharp contrast. Cool, wet and overcast for much of the time up until the end of June and since then sunny and dry. No effective rain for us since the beginning of July and the last couple of weeks it has been a heatwave with hot and dry temperatures in the mid to high thirties every day. While not exactly a drought it’s definitely dry and hot enough to make the English complain! Also dry enough for us to have had to hand water twice the 12,000 new vines which we planted in June…irrigation of established

vines is not permitted in Bordeaux but you are allowed to water new plantings. With no rain in sight for the next fortnight a third watering of these young vines is planned for next week. This accounts for some of the variation between vintages with Bordeaux wines as results depend so much on whether it was a good or bad season. At this stage all looks well as we head into the final weeks of ripening before harvest. A little rain, some more sunny weather and then a dry harvest; that’s just what we need. Now, to change the subject, the N word! In the wine world the word ‘NATURAL' seems to be trendy these days. I’m probably behind the times a bit but when I first heard

it I was interested to see what I could find out about 'natural wine’. So, it seems these are wines made with wild yeasts and produced with little or no SO2 (sulphur dioxide) as part of the winemaking process. OK, no problem with that. If some vignerons want to make their wines that way it’s fine by me. Same for the ‘biodynamic' guys, if they want to bury cows horns stuffed with cow poo in the ground, spray ground up quartz over the vines at daybreak, ferment yarrow plant in a deer’s bladder and organise their work based on the lunar phases, that’s fine by me too. Yarrow plant and a deer’s bladder? Yes, I had to look that one up I’m afraid…the yarrow plant is a well known herb used in natural remedies. Good-o, a bit tough on the deer though and not really sure what role the bladder plays. But, here's the rub; are they entitled to call their wines ‘natural’? When I make my wine I don’t do it their way nor, I might add, do I use herbicides and pesticides, but does this mean by inference that my wines are un-natural? What a nerve! Language is important is it not? They should perhaps call their wines ‘wild’ and ‘low or zero SO2’ which gets their message across just as well without hijacking a word that enjoys a much wider understanding. Enough of my rant…see you next time.

` Same for the ‘biodynamic’ guys, if they want to bury cows horns stuffed with cow poo in the ground, spray ground up quartz over the vines at daybreak, ferment yarrow plant in a deer’s bladder and organise their work based on the lunar phases, that’s fine by me too.

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‘Don’t limit yourself with things you love’ BY KATE WHITING IFE doesn’t get much sweeter than biting into a warm honey cake, fresh from the oven. But in this kitchen, there’s no refined sugar – nor gluten or dairy, for that matter – in sight. This is Livia’s – aka Olivia Wollenberg’s – kitchen, and she’s made her name by baking with more gutfriendly alternatives to the white stuff. Wollenberg started off baking and selling hundreds of fresh crumbles from her mum’s kitchen in North London, and now has a range of Raw Millionaire Bites – her gluten, dairy and refined sugar-free answer to millionaire’s shortbread, filled with gooey date caramel – which are a bestseller. Her honey loaf cake, which today she’s shown me how to bake into mini muffins to share, uses raw honey, coconut palm sugar and ground almonds instead of flour, with coconut oil standing in for butter – ingredients which don’t make her feel ill when she fancies a treat. Like her friend Ella Woodward of Deliciously Ella fame (Wollenberg made the 14-layer cake at Woodward’s Mustique wedding in April), it was her own health problems that eventually inspired Wollenberg to revolutionise her approach to eating – and then turn it into a business idea. “I was always the person at three o’clock who would be like, ‘I need some chocolate, I need a cupcake’. I think a lot of people feel that – a working day is really long. Even at school, I was excited for my mum to pick me up because I knew she would come with Nutella sandwiches in the car,” confesses the 27-year-old, whose naturally sweet recipes are featured in her debut cookbook, Livia’s Kitchen. “I was always just living for food. But my stomach got more and more sensitive. I would go out for dinner with my friends on a Saturday night and never be able to join them at a bar afterwards because I was in so much pain. I didn’t want to go and see a doctor because I still wanted to go for pizza, and I was so scared they would say to me, ‘You can’t eat gluten and dairy any more’, so I just put up with it.” In spring 2014, things were so bad that her mum, who she was still living with at the time, told her enough was enough. “She said, ‘You’re not nourishing your body because what you’re eating is just not staying in’,” recalls Wollenberg. She finally saw a nutritionist, who made her keep a food diary for two weeks.

Olivia Wollenberg. Photos: PA Photo/Tara Fisher.

“She looked at the first two pages and said, ‘Just what I thought, you’re someone who’s going to need to follow a FODMAP diet’. And I was like, ‘A FOD-

EASY PULLED PORK IS A CROWD PLEASER BY ANGELA SHELF MEDEARIS

THE KITCHEN DIVA

My father was born and raised in one of those perfect places to find a delicious pulled-pork barbecue sandwich. The area where he grew up is famous for its pork barbecue and highly seasoned, vinegar-based sauces. Pigs are plentiful in that area, so barbecues featuring the whole pig – split open and roasted over a hardwood charcoal fire, or using just the pork shoulder – are popular. After the meat is cooked, it’s “pulled” off the bone by hand,

MAP what?’” FODMAPs are short-chain carbohydrates that can be poorly absorbed in the small intestine, resulting in IBS-

sliced, shredded or chopped into pieces, mixed with barbecue sauce and served on a bun. Pork shoulders are the front leg of the pig and are fairly inexpensive cuts of meat. The shoulder includes two cuts: the Boston butt, which is a rectangular roast from the upper part of the front leg, and the picnic shoulder. What some people refer to as the “Boston butt” is the cut of choice for pulled-pork sandwiches. Select a Boston butt that has a white-fat cap and is marbled with fat throughout the meat. The fat and the collagen (the connective tissue) “baste” the meat as it melts away. The collagen also

like symptoms for some. Reactions can, of course, vary in severity. Among the worst offenders are onions and garlic, which Wollenberg now avoids entirely –

turns into simple sugars that make this typically tougher cut of meat moist, tender and flavourful as it slowly cooks. Pulled-pork barbecue sandwiches were used to entice potential voters to attend political rallies. These flavourful sandwiches definitely have my vote. This crockpot recipe for pulled pork is perfect for anyone who can’t barbeque the traditional way. Serve the pulled pork with a scoop of coleslaw on the sandwich or on the side, along with some baked beans, corn on the cob and sweet, lemon-flavored iced tea, and you’ll have the makings of an authentic barbecue no

matter where you live! * Barbecued Pulled-Pork Sandwiches (Serves 24.) This recipe is a great way to tenderise an inexpensive cut of meat and conserve energy by using a crockpot. The salsa infuses the meat with flavour while it cooks, and the barbecue sauce is the perfect finish. You’ll have enough pulled pork to feed a crowd, or you can freeze any leftovers for another fabulous meal! 2.25kg boneless pork butt, cut into 5cm chunks 2 large onions, sliced 1 jar (450g) Pace Chunky Sal-

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 09.09.2016 to Sunday 11.09.2016 HONEY LOAF CAKE

RAW CHOCOLATE & MACA MOLTEN LAVA CAKES

(Makes 1 loaf) Softened coconut oil, for greasing the tin 320g jumbo oats, ground to an oatmeal before using (or 290g ground almonds and 30g buckwheat flour) 250g raw honey 110g coconut palm sugar 75g melted raw coconut oil (make sure it is odourless) Juice and zest of 1 big orange 1tbsp grated fresh ginger 1/2tsp ground nutmeg 2tsps ground cinnamon 1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas mark 4. 2. Mix all the ingredients in a mixing bowl with a spoon. 3. Line a 20cm x 11cm loaf tin with greaseproof paper. 4. Pour the mixture into the loaf tin. 5. Bake for 35-40 minutes until the top is golden and slightly cracked. The cake will cool as it firms, but there should still be a slightly softer, wetter middle.

SUMMER PEACH CRUMBLE (Serves 8) For the filling: 800g stoned and chopped peaches (skins on) 100ml maple syrup 1tsp vanilla powder For the crumble topping: 200g ground oats (grind jumbo oats to an oatmeal before using) or oat flour 200g jumbo oats 5tbsps melted raw coconut oil 100ml maple syrup 1/8tsp salt 1 1/2tsp vanilla powder Coconut yoghurt, to serve 1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas mark 4. 2. Cook the peaches in a saucepan over a medium to low heat with the maple syrup and vanilla powder. Cook for about 20 minutes or until soft. 3. To a mixing bowl, add the ground oats or oat flour, jumbo oats, coconut oil, maple syrup, salt and vanilla powder and mix thoroughly. 4. Once the filling is nice and soft, add to an ovenproof dish and top with the crumble mixture. 5. Bake for 20 minutes until the topping begins to brown. 6. Serve with a dollop of coconut yoghurt.

“even a trace can make me really sick”. For six weeks, she had to cut out a whole list of possible trigger foods, including apples, with the idea she’d then be able to gradually reintroduce them again. “Most people can reintroduce 90 per cent of foods and have one or two they cut out. I pretty much couldn’t reintroduce anything, except apples.” Although she now says the restricted diet “ruined my life”, it also set her on a path to swapping academia (she’d been studying neuroscience at UCL) for entrepreneurship. “The thing I was most miserable about was having something indulgent and delicious without any gluten, dairy and refined sugar. So I started looking at blogs online and people were talking about using natural sugars, like dates, maple syrup, coconut sugar, and

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(Makes 6 cakes) Softened coconut oil, for greasing the dishes cakes 200g blanched almonds 70g rolled oats 325g soft pitted Medjool dates 4 1/2tbsps cacao powder 4tbsps maca powder 3tbsps maple syrup 1/4tsp salt For the molten sauce: 1 ripe avocado 6tbsps maple syrup 3tbsps cacao powder 3tbsps maca powder 4tbsps almond butter 2tbsps softened raw coconut oil 1. This cake is raw and requires no baking (although it can be heated in a low oven for 10 minutes if preferred). 2. Grease the muffin tins with coconut oil. 3. Mix all the cake ingredients in a food processor until well mixed and sticky. 4. Using your hands, use three-quarters of the mix to line each hole in a muffin tin with the mixture, covering the bottom and the sides of the hole only and leaving the top open. Alternatively, use rubber muffin moulds if you have them. 5. Make the sauce by mixing all the ingredients in a food processor until thick, creamy and well mixed. 6. Spoon two tablespoons of the sauce into each cake case and then cover with the remaining cake mix as a lid, ensuring the edges are stuck together. Turn out the cakes to serve.

them reacting better with their body. I just started playing around because I needed a three o’clock pickme-up. At the time it wasn’t a business idea, it was just to keep me going because I was so miserable.” She also realised what she’d thought were healthy options, weren’t always the best thing. “I would have frozen yoghurt instead of ice cream, but frozen yoghurt is crazy high in sugar. I would say to people now, go for a full-fat option if you can eat dairy, just because there’s less put in it. “I also think life’s too short to always be thinking how many cubes of sugar are in something. If granola’s your favourite thing, just try and eat one which has less sugar in it and you’ll be fine,” Wollenberg adds. “Don’t limit yourself with things you love.” Try some sweet treats from Livia’s Kitchen yourself... sa, or pineapple-mango or similar salsa 1 1/2 cups water 1 bottle (450g) barbecue sauce 1/4 cup apple-cider vinegar 2 tablespoons prepared mustard 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt 24 hamburger buns 1. Place half the onions in the crockpot. Add the meat and then the rest of the onions. Pour the salsa and the water over the pork and the onions. 2. Turn the crockpot to the HIGH setting for 4 to 5 hours or on the LOW setting for 7 to 9 hours or until the pork is tender

Livia’s Kitchen by Olivia Wollenberg, photography by Tara Fisher, is published by Ebury Press in hardback.

and can be shredded easily with a fork. 3. Remove the pork and onions from the crockpot and discard any of the remaining liquid and accumulated fat. Let the meat cool slightly. Shred the pork, using two forks. Mix together the barbecue sauce, vinegar, mustard, brown sugar and salt until well-combined. 4. Mix the shredded pork and onions with the barbecue sauce. Return the barbecued pork to the crockpot and cook on HIGH for another hour. Serve about 1/2 cup shredded pork in each roll. Top with coleslaw, if desired.

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A scene from the book Decorate for a Party, a specific chair to set the scene. Photos: PA Photo/Janis Nicolay/Jacqui Small.

BY SAM WYLIE-HARRIS ONGING for a gorgeous summer, or simply can’t wait to catch those sunny season vibes? A summer soiree can be an ideal way to celebrate the season – and Decorate For A Party, the new book by bestselling interiors author Holly Becker and Leslie Shewring, will provide all the inspiration you need for setting the scene. Exotic prints and spicy tones, along with a warm mix of textures and tables dressed with pretty blooms are all perfect for the job – but Becker and Shewring’s gorgeously illustrated settings prove there are endless possibilities, and something to suit all moods. The stylists and lifestyle bloggers (Becker runs decor8blog.com, while Shewring is the talent behind the A Creative Mint blog) explore a wide palette of decorating themes and styles, with detailed tips to help you get the look. With a colour code of denim blue, peach and sand, alongside shibori (Japanese dyeing technique) designs and simple woven patterns, complemented by elements such as hand-dyed cotton, leather twine and garden roses, these are ideas you’ll probably want to keep long after your guests have gone home. DOWN TO DETAILS So the invitations have been sent, but you’re wondering where to begin with the decor? Becker and Shewring advise making a specific chair a focus for photo opportunities in the room (great for sharing on social media!). Opt for something akin to what you might find in a

stylish holiday villa or boutique hotel with some wow factor, they suggest (they feature a gorgeous fan-back peacock style chair in the book), along with “creating an assortment of cushions around low tables, which makes a wonderful alternative to a formal setting”. When planning a dinner party, for a fresh and modern take and hint of drama, the designers are fans of a bold palette, with bright fuchsia, matt black, shiny gold and a mix of greens. “From outside on the patio to inside the dining room, we wanted to keep the colours consistent, and just a few leaves in an assortment of vases can brighten up the hallway.” Little creative touches, such as using lush green leaves as place cards, with names written on them in gold, can be striking. TWEAK THOSE TEXTILES Along with using flora and ferns to add some green garnish to your entertaining space, throws, rugs and cushions can be changed to suit the season and easily be dressed up or down. Think wooden beads with linen, and woven threads with silk. “We all want to keep summer going as long as possible, and a good way to do this is to bring the outside in, perhaps with house plants, such as a beautiful fiddle leaf fig tree or palm,” says Helen Cordy, founder of a lifestyle and homeware store. “ Another way to prolong the summer feeling is by adding pops of colour to an otherwise neutral interior. Vibrant, intricate cushions that remind you of faraway places enhance the feeling of wanderlust.” SAND STORM By filling your home with warm tones, perhaps com-

Campsite breakfasts BY DONNA ERICKSON

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN

Whenever we head into the country for a weekend getaway, roughing it or not, we always love a campfire and cooking on a grill. The outdoor meal we look forward to the most is breakfast. The sun rises early, and the family is raring to go. Here are two quick and very easy, yummy recipes that will start any camper off on an active day connecting

with the great outdoors. FRENCH-TOAST ROLL-UPS (Makes 2 servings – 6 roll-ups) 1 egg 2 tablespoons milk Pinch of salt 6 slices soft bread, crusts removed Butter Cinnamon Sugar Favourite syrup 1. Whisk together egg and milk in a shallow bowl. Add salt. Spread a slice of bread

bining copper, putty shades and salmon pinks, you can wind down the bright and bold hues of high summer and still channel a beach vibe when the temperature really drops. “This time of year is all about subtle changes. Opt for warmer yet still colourful tones, such as peach, dark blush, mustard yellow and ochre to disguise the transition,” says Jenny Hurren, creative director at Out There Interiors. “I love to combine a selection of textures to hint at the changes ahead, too. Use a woven or knitted wall hanging, or a soft and delicate blanket to create a few features, and make the most of warm evenings with low sun and brighter days.” Paintings that express happy memories of faraway places, and even a themed lampshade inspired by Egyptian temples, plus wall tiles can all lend an artisan feel. “The trend for texture and pattern continues to feature in the design world and, when used carefully, patterned tiles can really enhance a space and bring that extra bit of warmth and luxury that colour alone sometimes cannot achieve,” says Karen Brimacombe, business development manager at a tile company. “Bring a Mediterranean touch to the home with our glazed ceramic Creta Deco wall tiles, which are perfect for creating a decorative splashback or feature wall. They have a distinctive, majolica design with a matt finish, for a creative look in a modern or country home.” INTO INDIGO Indigo, which channels blue and soft violet, creates

with butter, sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar, then roll up and seal ends by pinching the bread slightly. Roll it in egg batter. Carefully poke a roasting stick through the roll-up at its midsection. 2. Hold the stick over coals until all sides are lightly browned, about 1 1/2 minutes on each side. Remove from the stick, set on a plate, sprinkle with more cinnamon and sugar, if you wish, and serve with syrup. Or, let it cool a bit on the stick, remove with your fingers and dip in the syrup.

STUFFED BAGELS (Makes 4 servings.) 4 bagels, tops sliced off and insides scooped out to form a narrow trough 3 scrambled eggs 1 cup shredded cheese, such as cheddar or Monterey Jack 2 scallions, chopped 3 slices bacon, chopped 1. Layer scrambled eggs, scallions, bacon and cheese into scooped-out bagels. Replace tops. Wrap the bagels upside down in aluminium foil, and place on a grill. 2. Heat about 3 minutes,

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Stonewash Paprika Linen Throw

a cool, comfortable space, especially when mixed with wicker, light oak and driftwood. Combining Moroccan, Persian, Indian and Chinese influences, look for new ‘fusion’ ranges that feature monochrome block prints in shades of blue, alongside earthy colours and flicks of saffron and paprika. “These Fusion pieces are great accents for keeping the summer feeling,” says Pip Prinsloo, a design manager. “ The colour scheme allows you to be bright and bold with light blues, golds and yellow, yet can be toned down with creams and wooden textures once autumn/ winter has arrived. “Scandinavian designs ensure a cool, finishing touch. The soft texture and pattern of the rugs add a pop of colour, and a pouffe offers a casual look for seating or dining that is more associated with summer.” SUNDOWNERS Nothing says summer like a cheeky cocktail, and you can make Happy Hour that more special by having all the bar essentials for building a long drink on display. If you’re stumped on how to lay out a basic bar cart, in their book, Becker and Shewring have a checklist of 14 items to make it a breeze. “ A help yourself drinks set-up and little dishes set out before dinner on the table for guests to pick at helps create a relaxed mood,” they note. Don’t forget “a small bouquet of flowers, a stem of something green, like a palm leaf or a protea flower”, they add.

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or until cheese is melted. Unwrap and serve for breakfast, or leave wrapped and serve as a midday snack. (Keep chilled until serving.) TIP: Make a hand protector for young campers to use when roasting. Poke a hole in the middle of a disposable foil pie plate, and insert it onto the middle of a toasting stick. To identify one another’s sticks, children can decorate their pie plate with designs and add their name with a nontoxic permanent paint pen. Or, simply poke holes into the design to create the alphabet letter starting their name.

NOW HERE’S A TIP BY JOANN DERSON z “A great addition to coffee is flavoured ice cream. It adds sweetness, creaminess and a hint of something surprising. Also, it cools hot brew and puts a fancy little froth on top.” – contributed by W.L. z “On rainy days, I set a shallow pan of water by the entrance to the house. The kids step into the water to rinse the grass and dirt off the bottoms of their shoes before taking them off and bringing them inside.” – contributed by C.P. z To soothe broken blisters and sterilise them at the same time, try a bit of Listerine. Its antiseptic properties work just as well

outside the mouth as they do inside. z “At the dinner table, discuss books you are reading. This will hopefully encourage kids to read, and retelling the story or recapping is great practice for comprehension. Plus, dinner table conversation brings families together!” – contributed by U.F. z Bobby pins should be inserted into the hair ridges down, not up. They are designed to better grip the hair that way. z “I hot-glued magnets to the back of a small basket meant to hold pencils in a drawer. It sits on the side of my fridge and holds several bottles of water flavourings. The kids and I fill our cups with water and then flavour it to our liking. It beats having three or four different beverages cluttering up the fridge.” – contributed by L.W.

THE BIG PICTURE.

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 09.09.2016 to Sunday 11.09.2016

THE BIG PICTURE.

Heal This stunning picture was recently photographed by Monique Harmer who entered the Nalag Centre for Loss and Grief annual photo treasure hunt run out of the Fire Station Arts Centre on August 20. Monique won two of the individual theme categories, and while this shot wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t one of them, we thought it made a great BIG PICTURE. The Nalag Centre for Loss and Grief photo treasure hunt is a free community event open to all ages and puts the focus on healing after loss. Congratulations Monique! See more photos from entrants in this edition of Dubbo Weekender.

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Going wild for Alaska

^ĂƌĂŚ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽǀĞƌ ĞŶĂůŝ EĂƟŽŶĂů WĂƌŬ͕ ůĂƐŬĂ͘ WŚŽƚŽƐ͗ W WŚŽƚŽͬZĞŶĂƚŽ 'ƌĂŶŝĞƌŝ͘ BY SARAH MARSHALL ATIVE American Eskimos have an old adage about dealing with bears: Don’t run or blink and they will know you are a wise one. Personally, I’m not convinced. Despite the national park warden’s firm advice to stand our ground, I imagine every sinew in my body stretching to sprint should I cross paths with 450kg of teeth and claws. In Alaska, where bears far outnumber people, heartpounding encounters of this sort are a real possibility. Dominated by swathes of uninhabited plains and forest, and consciously set apart from the Lower 48s, this state straddling the Arctic Circle is often touted as America’s last true wilderness. Appropriately, I’m visiting in the centennial year of the US National Parks Service, a body set up with the intention to protect and preserve places just like this. On the country’s southwest peninsula, Katmai was originally declared a National Park Monument following the biggest volcanic eruption of the 20th century in 1912. But in recent decades, The Valley of 10,000 Smokes, an eerie plateau of ash sliced by deep gorges, has played second fiddle to the bears. On the beach or along a trail, chances are you will bump into one at Brooks Lodge, a relatively accessible camp (even though it’s still a flight and float plane ride from Anchorage) inland on the banks of Brooks Lake. Tents and wooden cabins are set back from the water, framed by charcoal-tipped birch trees spiralling like mascara wands and brushing the foothills of snow-streaked mountains. I meet my first ursus along a narrow forest trail. A nervous sow stands on hind legs with her cubs and utters a series of teacher tuts to send me scurrying into the thickets. I’m torn between fear and fascination; it’s hard to disassociate the cute, tufty-haired baby bears from their cuddly counterparts who used to accompany me on picnics as a child. I’m here early in the season (mid-June) when the sockeye salmon are starting to run, and bleary-eyed brown bears – hungry from hibernation – are slowly gathering at Brooks Falls to fill their boots.

The elevated viewing platform overlooking the popular fishing spot can be packed with queues of 300 people in July, the height of the short season, but right now, I have the place to myself. As salmon struggle furiously upstream, catapulting over the weir, bears employ a variety of techniques to make their catch. Some energetically pounce, others snorkel below the surface and the most successful hunters simply sit in the ‘Jacuzzi’, a small whirlpool, and wait. A clear hierarchy is quickly set: a big war-wounded male takes centre stage, while timid females and juveniles wait in the wings. Entering the picture with a cowboy swagger, a young pretender digs his hind spurs into the soil, clearly demonstrating “there ain’t room in this town for the two of us”. Distracted by a bountiful, protein-rich food source, these animals show little concern for humans. But it’s a different story further north in Denali, Alaska’s first national park (designated 1917) and home to North America’s highest peak, where smaller but more dan-

The Wonder Lake, Denali National Park, Alaska.

gerous berry-foraging grizzlies have rightly earned their name. Commissioned by President Woodrow Wilson in 1914 to open up Alaska’s mineral-rich interior, the Alaska Railroad now operates as a heritage tourist train with a route running from Anchorage to Fairbanks via Denali. Snaking through steep, climbing forest and sparkling lakes, we pass remote villages unreachable by road and off-radar regions where outlaws might easily hide. Avoiding the Disneyfied, built-up park entrance, nicknamed Glitter Gulch, I head to Denali’s ‘backcountry’, Kantishna Hills, where the only access is by light aircraft or a six-hour bus ride. Sixty-something New Zealander Kirsty has been driving the same daily route in and out of the park for 30 years, and as we hug hairpin bends and steer through gaping valleys, she shares fond memories of her individually nicknamed single-deckers as if they were cherished family members.

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 09.09.2016 to Sunday 11.09.2016 Wearing a broad Stetson and permanent grin, flamboyant guide Steve welcomes us to Kantishna Roadhouse, one of the few lodges out here in the wilds. He’s one of the many young, seasonal workers who merrily spend days off exploring with just a backpack and sense of adventure. Following a briefing on the appropriate action to take should I encounter one of the park’s dangerous animals, I fail to share the same carefree confidence. “If you see a bear, stand still; for moose, you should break into a zig-zag run,” instructs a guide. What if you bump into a bear and a moose, I wonder, but decide it’s best not to ask. By now, bearanoia has set in so I join a guided hike through knee-height dwarf spruce and bouncy tundra decorated with the smallest azaleas in the world. We wind up at artists’ hotspot Wonder Lake, a location favoured by photographer Ansel Adams, where placid water presents the perfect mirror image of the Alaskan Range. At 20,310 feet and rising 0.5mm per year, Mount Denali (previously referred to as Mount McKinley, but now officially known by its native name) stands head and shoulders above neighbouring mountains, but characteristically, it’s covered in cloud. “Don’t worry, we can cut through that,” says Greg LaHaie, pilot and owner of Kantishna Air Taxi. Our 45-minute scenic flight takes us within a breath of the peak, above ant lines of brave climbers and the curving trails of glaciers. Flying into the light, Greg loops rainbows into sugary doughnuts, reflected in a myriad of kettle ponds below. Glacial melt water drizzles through moraine in silvery threads, reaching into the vast, empty Alaskan interior, a realm of incomprehensi-

ble nothingness. More ice – and more people – can be found further south in the state’s most accessible national park, Kenai Fjords, a photogenic four-hour coastal train ride on the Alaska Railroad from Anchorage. On a full-day boat tour skirting the Harding icefield, mountains rise from rainforest and glaciers tumble into the sea. Salmon-feeding orcas prospect between islands numbed by petrified forests, while an attention-seeking humpback repeatedly breaches to a raptured audience of tourists. But I’m most charmed by the sea otter, a whiskered old man who paddles backstroke in the harbour and has a magpie instinct for collecting items and hoarding them in his pouch. In summer, 30,000 people descend on Kenai’s gateway town Seward – ten times the actual population. On a trip to Bear Creek Weir, where salmon are rumoured to be running and bald eagles glare from treetops, I meet Nicholas, a 14-year-old native Athabaskan who prefers to steer clear of outsiders. After striking up conversation, he deems I’m “OK” for a tourist and enthusiastically tells me about the Inuit Games he hopes to compete in this year. Eskimo One Kick is his favourite discipline, although he also likes Seal Hop, where competitors rest on their knuckles in a press up position and race by bouncing forward. Given his ancestry and local experience, I imagine he has the perfect escape tactic for dealing with bears. But when I ask, he simply shrugs his shoulders and without blinking replies: “I hope for the best.” Wise words indeed. * Sarah Marshall was a guest of Bridge & Wickers. For more information about travel to and around Alaska, please visit www.travelalaska.com and www.VisitTheUSA.com.

The brown bear standing in Brooks Lodge, Katmai

The glacier at Kenai Fjords, Alaska.

The world’s best undiscovered foodie hubs F OOD is a major drawcard for tourists, who flock to Rome for pasta, Paris for pastries and Tokyo for sahimi, But there are plenty of foodie havens around the world where you can taste stunning, local delights without battling crowds. Using data from 34,000 global travellers, Booking. com has unearthed a handful of unknown, gastronomic gems. TODI, ITALY Todi is nestled in Italy’s “green heart” of Umbria, which neighbours the much-heralded region of Tuscany. Visitors to this medieval hill town can dine al fresco while indulging in juicy figs, foraged greens and delicious meat. Alternatively, dig your fork into palomba alla ghiotta – a classic dish of spit-roasted pigeon with sage, rosemary and garlic. MOTOVUN, CROATIA Set to bring out anyone’s inner-hunter-gatherer is Motovun, which sits atop one of the many hills along the Istria peninsula of the Adriatic Sea. The area is known as the land of truffles and offers foraging excursions into the woods. For those who prefer a slower pace, the pretty village has a charming main square where you can put your feet up with a crisp local wine and a spread of fine cheeses and hams – and truffles, of course. SAYULITA, MEXICO This coastal Mexican village offers every taco combination under the sun. Kick back with a margarita in one of the brightly-decorated cafes or wander into one of the jungle beach town’s many restaurants. The food is as colourful as the town, with mole enchilladas, green chorizo and blue corn tortillas. Or you could indulge in the Yucatan-style slow roasted pork. Tourists should expect to walk away with full tummies without having to empty their wallets. KAGOSHIMA, JAPAN Kagoshima is known for its view of the active volcano Sakurajima, but the real explosion in the seaside city is its food scene. Local dishes are filled with flavourful meat, delicious boiled vegetables and aromatic sauces. Black pork, Satsumaage (fried fish cakes) and tempura sweet potato make up some of the unique fare available. TANUNDA, AUSTRALIA Tanunda, in the picturesque Barossa Valley, has been heavily-influenced by its 19th-century German settlers, with bratwurst, kransky and pretzels avail-

able by the dozen from bakeries and sausage shops in town. For a more fine dining experience, most of the local wineries are open seven days a week. AIT-BENHADDOU, MOROCCO The ancient fortified settlement of Ait-Benhaddou is positioned along the old trade route between the Sahara and Marrakech. But even more striking than the town’s terracotta architecture is its traditional Moroccan menu, with dishes full of spices and mouth-watering flavours. Travellers are encouraged to work up an appetite with a stroll to the area’s perfectly preserved Kasbah, an ancient North African citadel. ROCKPORT, USA Forget hot dogs in diners, this American mid-coast haven presents a quaint, laid-back atmosphere with lighthouse views to admire while tucking into a fresh lobster roll. Rockport is big on slow food, but the sea-

side town in Massachusetts has jumped on the street food bandwagon and has a plethora of food trucks offering high-quality goodies. DARWIN, AUSTRALIA While not exactly undiscovered, Darwin’s quality Asian cuisine is a surprise to many, with the city lying closer to its Asian neighbours than its fellow Australian capitals. Take a steamy Saturday morning stroll at the Parap Village Markets, or wait for the Northern Territory sun to drop for a wander at the Mindil Beach Sunset Market. Expect Indonesian charcoal BBQ meats, exotic fruit, Asian greens, and Thai curries and laksas, to name a few. You’ll also come across the Territory’s green mangoes, popular in Asia and now in demand across Australia. AAP

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Drumming up a celebration in Dubbo BY VIVIENNE WINTHER DIRECTOR, MACQUARIE CONSERVATORIUM

AI TIPPING aka “Kaya Boom” is one Australia’s most exciting drummers. He has led drumming processions for Falls Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, Peats Ridge Festival, Womadelaide, Lost Paradise, and Bellingen Global Festival. Kai has run workshops in schools all around the country and taught more than 20,000 students the joys of drumming. Kai Tipping is coming to Macquarie Conservatorium Dubbo this September to lead drumming workshops for kids, teens and adults, for everyone from experienced drummers to absolute beginners. This will lay the groundwork for a special drumming performance Kai will create when he returns in October for the Opening Ceremony of Artlands, Regional Arts Australia national conference and festival. Kai hopes to involve as many people as possible in the Artlands event, and his workshops this September will be the start of a very special drumming project. How did your own drumming journey start? And how did you end up giving drumming workshops to thousands of people? When I was a teenager, I was taken to the Woodford Festival in Queensland, where I saw amazing performances and attended heaps of drumming workshops. From that point, I started playing lots of djembe, the African drum. I sought out drum circles to play with and I took classes with master drummers. Going to Epizo Bangoura's week-long camp at Bundagen on the NSW mid-north coast was a turning point. Epizo Bangoura is a master drummer and dancer in the West African tradition. It was great to learn this traditional Guinee style of

African drumming. I formed a drum and dance collective in Newcastle in 1998, and I was involved in the BHP Steelworks Closing Ceremony, which was a big performance event. I also attended Bad Boys Batucada workshops for 6 months, where I learnt the high-energy Carnivale rhythms of Brazil. This took me on another journey - I became a Capoeira student, which is a form of Brazilian dancing combined with a kind of ceremonial martial arts. So I had become somewhat crazed with a passion for all kinds of world music. And I kept looking for more! I found an ex-BHP worker, Stan Brown, who was a Trinidadian steel drum maker and tuner. I studied steel drums with Stan and made my own steel drum orchestra. I played the Steel Pan as my major instrument in tuned percussion when I studied contemporary music at NMIT in Melbourne. I then got involved in an arts organisation Essere that toured schools, and eventually my workshops went to the next level, ending up with me taking 100 drums to schools all around the country. What have been some of the highlights of your career? Performing at the Falls Festival this year, both on stage and

in a parade with dancers, massive horn section and drum line was fun to say the least. Opening for Ziggy Marley with a 50-piece Samba School at the Great Escape Festival in Sydney was a big highlight. The Festival of the Brolga in Moree was amazing this year. The Saltwater Freshwater Festival at Coffs Harbour has been a fantastic event through the years. And I loved my trip to Arnhem Land time with the crew at Yolgu Radio. I could go on! What is special about drumming? Why do so many people of all ages and backgrounds enjoy it so much? Music is the cure. It is a channel to express ourselves. It is soul food and helps us find harmony and balance in our lives. It is a powerful tool for communication. Drumming has tuned my lifestyle and taught me many lessons, and taken me to many people. I really enjoy the way drums can foster

Registrations for the September Drumming Workshops with Kai Tipping at Macquarie Conservatorium are open now: visit www. macqcon.org.au for more info and registration form. Kai Tipping will be the special guest artist at Macquarie Conservatorium’s Open Day on September 18 from 1pm, performing with some of the drumming workshop participants. Open Day features a funfilled program of performances from school and community bands, instrumental and vocal ensembles, plus free come and try music activities for the whole family.

inclusiveness and bring people together, no matter what age and ability. What can people expect when they come to your drumming workshops? My workshops are intense, energetic and move fast. But that's why it's fun, it's not a test. They are mainly about having a good time. When you come back to Dubbo in October for the Artlands project, what do you hope to do? I feel very privileged to have the opportunity to bring people together to drum for the Artlands Festival. I hope lots of Dubbo people will get involved, they will get a lot out of the experience. I’ll teach some new and unique rhythms and create a drumming and percussion performance piece for the Opening Ceremony. I’ll be bringing a truck-load of instruments, I will have tuned the drums painstakingly, and it will be great to be part of creating the biggest and craziest drum line Dubbo has ever seen!

What’s On z September 17, 18, 19: Drumming workshops with Kai Tipping, Macquarie Conservatorium z September 18: Open Day at Macquarie Conservatorium, 1pm to 4pm z Visit www.macqcon.org.au for more info and bookings

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Healthy Comedy? You’re Joking! PHOTO: JIM LEE

BY CHERYL BURKE DRTCC

F laughter is indeed the best medicine and if Charlie Chaplin was right when he said “A day without laughter is a day wasted”, you may find that spending a few evenings at Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre (DRTCC) over the course of the next few months (and keep in mind next year!) will cure you of some ailments and eliminate some doldrums from your day. Comedy is a genre that features each year in the program of DRTCC Season Shows and is often supplemented by Promoters who wish to include our venue in their co-ordinated tours of various comedians or shows of a comic nature. In the cultural stakes of the performing arts, comedy is perhaps a genre that is possibly overlooked and considered the poor cousin to acts that are perceived as highbrow such as opera, ballet or classical music. However if you acknowledge the benefits of laughter on your general health and wellbeing, you might think more seriously about getting your funny on.

“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.” Charles Dickens Staying up until well after midnight or spending a Saturday night at home watching funny YouTube clips is a guilty pleasure many people may, or may not, be willing to admit to. With a trillion times more accessible content than any Funniest Home Videos television show, YouTube comedy is a great source of entertainment. From bleating sheep that sound human, to talking meerkats to Bad Lip Reading channels, if this is one of your favourite hobbies you are part way to increasing your pain threshold through laughter. You may be interested to know that by stepping out your front door and being part of an audience watching a live comedy performance, your pain threshold will rise significantly, and I am not even joking. A small study undertaken by researchers from the University of Oxford to investigate the effect of laughter on pain tolerance, concluded that laughing alone had no effect on pain tolerance, and that a higher pain threshold was seen only when people were laughing in groups. Although the experiment included groups watching comedy videos, it was the group who watched live comedy performances who laughed significantly more, thus releasing more endorphins, those feelgood brain chemicals which raise your ability to ignore pain. Laughter is also known to relieve physical tension and stress, improve your mood and add a bit of zest to your life.

“Laugh and the world laughs with you” Ella Wheeler Wilcox And what better place? The annual set of two MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL ROADSHOW and SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL SHOWCASE Admittedly comedy is subjective, what I find funny is not necessarily what the person sitting next to me might find funny, and vice-versa. When attending a night of stand-up comedy with a lineup of six comedians it is not always a guarantee that you personally, will find them all funny. Even if you have one favourite comedian sometimes you may find their material funny and sometimes not so much. However, being in an audience surrounded by other people laughing, I find that laughter is indeed contagious. One year as much as I was not inspired to guffaw or be highly amused by one particular comedian, I was compelled to chuckle due to the person sitting next to me as opposed to the person on stage. My neighbouring patron was in absolute stitches during the performance and my source of merriment was very likely my brain responding to the sound of his laughter, which in turn readied the muscles in my face to join in the mirth, albeit less hysterically. Generally I also depart the both the Melbourne International Comedy Festi-

val Roadshow (MICFR) and Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase (SCFS) as a new fan of at least another two comedians, and feeling cheery and less stressed. The lineup this year for MICFR included Urzila Carlson, Rob Hunter, Wil Sylvince, Jess Perkins and Sam Taunton. Ironically, and disappointingly, I was unable to attend as I was in Melbourne at the time. However for the SCFS I was ready with tickets in Row B and Tommy Dean, Becky Lucas, Dave Williams, The Stevenson Experience, Ray Badran and Jared Jekyll, did not disappoint, I was still chuckling all the way home and until bed-time.

“I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells” Dr Seuss And who will give you a dose? THE LISTIES If your children are stressed because Pokémon keep eluding them, or upset because they have lost their alltime favourite one-of-a-kind rock it might be a therapeutic exercise to take them along to see The Listies – 6D. Matt Kelly and Richard Higgins are an extremely funny children’s comedy duo who were at DRTCC last year with The Listies Make you LOL and return later this month with their new show The Listies – 6D. Their humour includes fart jokes, vomiting puppets, snot gags and toilet-paper guns and from an adult’s perspective, and as someone who would happily watch a TV marathon of The Goodies, I find The Listies very funny.

` Suitable for children age five and upward, not only will they potentially find the show hilarious, they will also be exercising their brain. Neurological studies have shown that when people are trying to understand verbal jokes, areas of their brains important to learning and understanding are activated.

Suitable for children age five and upward, not only will they potentially find the show hilarious, they will also be exercising their brain. Neurological studies have shown that when people are trying to understand verbal jokes, areas of their brains important to learning and understanding are activated. By bringing your children along to The Listies – 6D you can be safe in the knowledge that even though they have completed absolutely no homework on the weekend, they have still given their brains a workout…without argument.

“I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out my nose” Woody Allen And where may this happen? MATT HALE COMEDY HYPNOTIST Sceptical about whether hypnosis is real or whether you can be hypnotised? This show is your chance to quash your doubts and have your 15 minutes of fame, even if you have no memory of them. Don’t expect to leave at the end of the evening as a brand-new person rid of your smoking or eating chocolate-peanut-butteranything habit, Matt Hale is a comedy hypnotist, as opposed to a hypnotherapist, and he uses his powers for good, not evil. More about the fun and not the embarrassment Matt Hale’s show promises a lot of audience interaction, and the more you laugh the more it will improve your digestion. Since the show is being held in the Convention Centre and patrons are encouraged to bring a platter, if you laugh for the duration of the show you will release digestive enzymes that improve your capacity to digest and absorb your food, or at minimum if you laugh for 10 to 15 minutes you can burn between 10 and 40 calories. Just be sure to take sips of your drink in between all the funny antics happening on stage, otherwise you just may find it coming out your nose.

What’s On z 10 September – Always…Patsy Cline z 11 September – Beethoven & Mendelssohn by ACO Collective z 17 September – Damien Leith -10th Anniversary Tour z 24 September – Moorambilla Voices Gala Concert (SOLD OUT) z 25 September – The Listies – 6D z 30 September – Roy Orbison & The Everly Brothers

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Ancient wonders The ancient art of belly dance is at once an entrancing and seductive ritual performed only by women. Weekender asked belly dance teacher Amanda Shepherd for the lowdown on this beautiful performance art. AS TOLD TO Natalie Holmes What are the origins of belly dance? Many believe that belly dance originated from the Middle East. However, many other countries have similar dancing in their native dance. What we do know, is that it was a dance form created only for women. It was used to ease menstrual pain and to make the body physically strong for childbirth. How long has it been around? Nobody truly knows how long belly dance has been around, but it is the oldest form of dance in the Middle East, Africa and the Mediterranean. Historically, when was belly dance performed? The roots of belly dance date back to ancient times in the Middle East. Up until modern times, belly dance was only performed around women and for women. Men did not participate or watch. Are there any famous belly dancers? Yes, Rachel Brice and Kami Liddle are just two of the many famous belly dancers that travel around the world, performing and teaching. Brice has appeared in numerous heavy metal video clips, as well as performing around the world at functions. Brice has a tribal style and has been dancing since she was a little girl.

Are there stories behind the different dances? Some traditional dance, such as Arabic belly dance, perform to music that has a story. Traditionally, it is the dancerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job to convey the feel of the song. Some dances have a story behind them, but many are about the dancer expressing how the music makes her feel. What variations are there? There are many variations to belly dance. There is Egyptian, Arabic, Oriental, Gypsy, Turkish, Tribal and American Cabaret. If you look at Hawaiian dance, it has elements of belly dance. Modern dancers do a style that has a mixture of everything in it. How did you get interested in doing it? I was naturally drawn to it, but it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until I was diagnosed with a bad back problem, that I actually took interest. I took it up, for weight loss and to tighten my stomach muscles to support my back. With yoga and belly dance, I accomplished this and then started to enjoy the dance. I then joined the troupe. Now I do it for fitness and enjoyment. How long have you been a belly dancer? This will be my fourth year of dance. The longer I do it, the more I enjoy it. I

am always looking for a challenge with the belly dance. What are the physical and emotional benefits of belly dance? The physical benefits are that you get a cardio workout and a muscle workout too. It is a great way to tighten upper body muscle, your bottom and upper thighs. It helps with posture and stamina. The emotional benefit is that it makes you feel and look good, so you have a more positive view of yourself. It helps with confidence issues and you make friends out of it. Is it something you can do competitively, in a group situation or alone? Belly dance can be used in many ways. It can be competitive for solo dancers or groups. Some Middle Eastern festivals have dance

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competitions. Most dancers do it for pleasure and perform at festivals, restaurants and social events. Some are solo dancers and others prefer to dance in a group. It just comes down to personal preference. Have you done many public performances? Yes, I have lost count. I have danced in a group situation, solo and with just one partner. We have danced at Cancer Council benefits, the Multicultural Festival dinner, aged care homes, market places and shop openings. The costumes are really beautiful. How do they enhance the performance? Costumes are personal for each dancer. They represent your personality and also for the viewerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pleasure. The costume puts you in a different character, ready to dance. The

audience also love to see the costumes on stage

age them to use their muscle to move their bodies.

I believe you also teach belly dance. How did you get involved in that? I fell into teaching. One of our original teachers left and the other was wanting a break. I gave it a try for a little while and that was nearly a year ago. I also teach it for my regular job. I was asked to do it, so again, it fell into my lap.

How would you encourage someone to start belly dancing? I would tell them that it is a fun way of meeting other women and a fun way to get fit. Belly dancers come in all ages, shapes and sizes, so there are no limits. It can be a fun experience.

What are some of the techniques you teach? I teach a little from different styles, but my favorite techniques are tribal. I love to teach techniques that use muscle control. I love tummy and hip work, using that method. Usually with beginners, I teach basic moves and as they grow into intermediate, I encour-

What three words would you use to describe belly dance? Fun. Fitness. Sensual. z Amanda teaches a belly dancing class at 6.30pm Fridays at Western Plains Cultural Centre. Call 0439 958 845 for more information.

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Grief in focus ROMOTING awareness of loss, grief, hope and resilience, the Nalag Centre for Loss and Grief, Photo Treasure Hunt drew entries of all ages late last month on August 20. Tasked with capturing images to represent four themes - growth, heal, unite, loss - participants had just three hours to roam the community in search of subject matter they felt captured the essence of each of the themes. The Master Hunter for 2016 was Sarah Bignell with her images; mother, moss, fish and wood.

Winners of individual categories Loss - David Lennox Growth - Monique Harmer Unite - Annette Ferguson Heal - David Lennox Junior - Libby Beasley (16 years-old)

Highly commended Loss – Shanli Alizadeh Growth – Joanne Lincoln & Kerry-Lynn Strain Unite – Monique Harmer Heal – Joanne Lincoln Master Hunters – Flynn Leigo (age 11) and Ken Smith Children – Jonah Lewis

WINNER Loss - David Lennox

HIGHLY COMMENDED Heal – Joanne Lincoln

WINNER Heal - David Lennox

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PHOTO COMPETITION.

Heal - Sarah Bignell

WINNER Growth - Monique Harmer

WINNER Junior - Libby Beasley (16 years-old)

Growth - K.STRAIN

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HIGHLY COMMENDED Loss – Shanli Alizadeh

HIGHLY COMMENDED Unite – Monique Harmer

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HIGHLY COMMENDED Children – Jonah Lewis

Growth – Joanne Lincoln

Loss - Ken Smith

LOSS – Monique Harmer

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‘Why Did You Lie?’ is so dark and tense it’s almost claustrophobic BY KATE WHITING THE BOOKCASE

BOOK OF THE WEEK

OO O Why Did You Lie? by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (translated by Victoria Cribb) is published in hardback by Hodder & Stoughton. A journalist working on a historical child abuse story tries to hang himself in his garage. A woman returns from a houseswap holiday in Florida with her family to find their home in disarray and their guests seemingly missing. A technician who, with three other people, has been sent out to do repairs on an old lighthouse on a windswept rock out in the Atlantic, finds himself trapped there by bad weather and high seas. On the face of it, these people have nothing in common, yet each of them has received menacing letters asking, “Why did you lie?” Yrsa Sigurdardottir skilfully weaves these disparate plots together to create an atmosphere so dark and tense it’s almost claustrophobic. It’s a masterpiece in tight plotting and suspense, and she keeps you guessing right until the end. 8/10 (Review by Catherine Small)

FICTION The Lauras by Sarah Taylor is published in hardback by William Heinemann. THE follow-up to Sarah Taylor’s debut novel The Shore, that was shortlisted for the Guardian’s First Book Award and longlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, is a coming-of-age novel in the form of a road trip. Alex has been listening to rows between her parents, until eventually one night Ma comes into the bedroom and takes Alex with her on a journey across the States. As they criss-cross the US, Ma’s own growing-up story is revealed. She was a wanderer, ending up in foster homes and telling Alex about her first childhood best friend – Laura – and how “you try to get the new Laura to fit into the hole that the old Laura left”. Alex has to try to fit in to all the new situations she finds herself in, while missing her dad. Ma may seem lacking in some maternal aspects, but she is fiercely protective of Alex’s desire not to belong to either gender – and fix on girl or boy. The variety of landscapes and different cultures in the vast US landscape and the restlessness it can provoke provides the backdrop to this very readable novel. 8/10 (Review by Bridie Pritchard) The Knives by Richard T Kelly is published

in paperback by Faber & Faber. BACKSTABBING ministerial staff, threats to national security and journalists desperate for scandal are just some of the metaphorical blades lying in wait for British Conservative Home Secretary David Blaylock. In his third novel, Crusaders author Kelly hits his symbolic protagonist – an ex-Army man from County Durham – with recognisable problems that compromise Blaylock’s honourable intentions to do the ‘right thing’. Anger management issues and an estranged family complete the potential traps that the MP must avoid in his fight to introduce unpopular identity cards. Had this been published pre-Brexit, I would have hailed it as a timely political psychological drama, neatly capturing national fears around immigration, terrorism and privacy. It is still all of those things – it’s also well-paced and filled with enough red herrings to keep you guessing almost to the end – but in the wake of the EU referendum, it regrettably feels a little out of date. 7/10 (Review by Natalie Bowen) Dark Matter by Blake Crouch is published in hardback by Macmillan. Love it or hate it, it will be impossible to ignore this science-fiction-meets-action-hero thriller. AUTHOR Blake Crouch is best known for his Wayward Pines trilogy, which sold more than a million copies and was adapted for TV. Dark Matter looks set to be equally successful, with film rights already optioned for almost $A2 million, following fierce six-way studio bidding. Physics professor Jason Dessen is suddenly wrenched from his happy life with artist wife Daniela and son, Charlie, and finds himself in a nightmare alternative universe. His struggles to return to his previous existence and reclaim his old life are incredibly visual and action-packed and Crouch certainly keeps the tension high with page-turning twists and turns. But ultimately, the science behind the plot seems overly complicated and the main characters not fully rounded enough to make us care whether Jason succeeds or not. 7/10 (Review by Gill Oliver) Miss You by Kate Eberlen is published in hardback by Mantle. Imogen Parker released a series of romantic novels, including Perfect Day and These Foolish Things, back in the late 1990s and 2000s. After giving up writing in 2008, she’s now back with her first novel under the pseudonym

Kate Eberlen. The plot of Miss You immediately sounds similar to David Nicholls’ tearjerking masterpiece One Day. Workingclass Tess and upper middle-class Gus are declared from the outset as a couple who are ‘meant to be’, and the novel follows them as they grow from awkward teenagers into accomplished adults. After first bumping into each other whilst on holiday in Florence, they proceed to narrowly miss meeting again an astonishing and unrealistic number of times. Unfortunately, while you loved and empathised with One Day’s Emma and Dexter, Tess and Gus somehow don’t have the same impact. Although you feel for the characters as they both come to terms with losing a family member, they still don’t feel very real or come to life as they should. Despite a promising storyline, Miss You doesn’t quite cut it as the next big love story. 6/10 (Review by Harriet Shephard) Constellation by Adrien Bosc (translated by Willard Wood) is published in hardback by Serpent’s Tail. BASED on the real events of the 1949 Air France Lockheed Constellation FBAZN plane crash, Constellation is an imagined account of the backstories of 48 passengers on board. Winner of the prestigious Academie Francaise Prize, Adrien Bosc manages to turn a tragedy into a miracle in this deeply insightful, thought-provoking novel. Passengers included boxer and Edith Piaf’s lover Marcel Cerdan, and French violinist Ginette Neveu. Bosc weaves in and out of the various narratives while alternating strands of the flight from Paris to New York, search and repatriation. The passengers’ biographies add a beautiful human touch to the story, however it was slightly confusing and hard to distinguish which parts were fact and which were Bosc’s imagination. Despite this crossover, Constellation is an interesting read and worth devoting some time to. The story is clearly very well researched and both a historical investigation and a touching tribute to those lives lost on that fateful day. 6/10 (Review by Heather Doughty) My Husband’s Wife by Jane Corry is published in paperback by Penguin. THIS much-anticipated psychological thriller from writer Jane Corry tells the story of Lily, a lawyer, and Ed, an upand-coming artist, who meet at a party and become swiftly engaged.

The book starts with news of a brutal crime in the present day and backtracks 15 years, to unravel the events leading towards it. This is a long novel and, while it has a fairly slow start, there are many twists and turns along the way and it hurtles along at the end towards a dark conclusion. There are many layers to the story, interesting characters to grapple with and serious issues at play, but for me, some of the action felt implausible at times. There is enough here to keep the reader interested, but the latter half felt melodramatic and unbelievable. 5/10 (Review by Georgina Rodgers)

NON-FICTION Listen, Liberal: Or Whatever Happened To The Party Of The People? by Thomas Frank is published in paperback by Scribe. THE author of Pity The Billionaire and The Wrecking Crew continues his anatomisation of the American Dream’s collapse, focussing this time on how the Democrats, supposedly the party of at least moderate left-wing policies and protecting the poor, were instead so focused on proving themselves business-friendly that they laid the groundwork for massively increased inequality and the 2008 financial crash (in turn squandered as an opportunity for real change). Much of the interest for non-US readers lies in seeing how, despite differences in timing, the US situation mirrors Labor failings here, though sadly the book doesn’t address the way in which both former left parties have recently engendered bold but haphazard grassroots efforts to get them back to some version of their former selves. Despite a sense that the same polemical gifts and carefully marshalled facts could easily have produced a better book, this is still a good one. 7/10 (Review by Alex Sarll) A Smell Of Burning: The Story Of Epilepsy by Colin Grant is published in hardback by Jonathan Cape. WHAT connects Julius Caesar, Harriet Tubman, Vincent van Gogh and Neil Young? They all had (or, in the case of the Canadian musician, have) epilepsy. This incurable disability is both hidden and horribly obvious depending on the moment – and BBC producer Colin Grant follows its treatment like a twisting plume of smoke through human history. Grant’s inspiration for this research is his brother, Christopher, who refused to take regular medication to control his seizures. For centuries epilepsy was classed as

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posure to flashing lights. Grant softens complicated medical jargon with personal recollections to create an informative book that will hopefully encourage readers to show more empathy the next time they see someone fitting. 8/10 (Review by Natalie Bowen)

Explorers and travellers V ARIOUS influences such as satisfying hunger, seeking revenge, gaining power and even curiosity have influenced humans to leave their domicile and travel over the horizon. This week’s selection from the shelves relates the experiences of a few who chose to explore. The Penguin Classic, “The Persian Expedition”, is by Xenophon, a young Athenian noble who sought his destiny abroad in 370 BC. It provides an eyewitness account of the attempt by a Greek mercenary army to help Prince Cyrus overthrow his brother to take the Persian throne. When the Greeks were betrayed by their Persian employers they were forced to march home through hundreds of kilometres of difficult terrain, adrift in hostile country and under constant attack from warlike tribes. Xenophon was one of the chosen to lead the retreating army and this provides one of the best pictures we have of Greeks confronting the Barbarian world. Philip Watson has translated the writings of Chinese poet Lu You entitled “Grand Canal, Great River”. Between July and December 1170, the poet, politician and historian travelled from east to west China to take up his administrative post, an 1800-mile journey from near modern Shanghai to Sichuan province along the Grand Canal – which was begun in the sixth century. The canal is the longest and oldest canal in the world, an engineering feat that

would have to provide both an example and motive for water conservation. When ships were developed to help travel beyond the local areas, ambitious explorers set out to find Terra Australis, a land thought to be as large as countries in the north. “Antipodes” by Avan Judd Stallard describes the efforts of explorers pursuing a route to the continent to its Antarctic extent. In the process, the southern continent – an imaginary land – became one of the shaping forces of modern history. An explorer rarely acknowledged is featured in Corey Sandler’s book “Henry Hudson – Dreams and Obsession”. Seen as one of the boldest explorers of all time, Hudson is known as having led four failed expeditions, and was the enabler of three mutinies which led to his own death at the hands of his crew. In the early 1600s, he attempted to sail north of Europe and Asia to find a pas-

sage to China. Later he sailed west to north of Canada reaching Hudson Bay and then south to James Bay where he and his crew were forced to spend the winter of 1610-11. In 1872 the Mary Celeste was found sailing aimlessly in the Atlantic Ocean, her crew inexplicably missing. What happened to them has remained a mystery. Author Paul Begg has written “Mary Celeste” listing curious observations on this mystery, including half eaten meals, mugs of tea on the tables, and the aroma of tobacco smoke remaining. Various theories are examined, but it is an example of the challenges early explorers and sailors faced as they ventured into the unknown. Richard Dunlop has written “Wheels West” which begins with the arrival in America of the Spaniards in 1590 and ends with the final development of the railroads and the closing of the frontier in 1900. It describes

` On the Burke and Wills expedition: “The opinion of parties able to judge on the Darling is that Mr Burke will not be able to make more than 200 miles beyond the settled districts this season, and he is not the right man for the work he has undertaken... a

CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK They All Saw A Cat by Brendan Wenzel is published in hardback by Chronicle Books. Children’s books have always pushed at the boundaries of little perceptions – and we seem to be in something of a golden age right now of imaginative publishing for kids, with this year’s This Is Not A Book (Jean Jullien and Meagan Bennett, Phaidon) and BJ Novak’s The Book With No Pictures (Dial). They All Saw A Cat is visually in a league of its own, inviting

the reader to see a cat from multiple different perspectives: the cute, fluffy pet of the boy; the big-eyed predator of the goldfish; the pixellated, Pollockesque hunter of the bee; the furry mountainous ride of the flea, as the cat slinks along through the world. New York-based illustrator Brendan Wenzel is an ardent conservationist and it shows in his ability to get inside so many different creatures’ viewpoints. One for cat and animal lovers everywhere. 8/10 (Review by Kate Whiting)

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From the bookshelves by Dave Pankhurst The Book Connection the movement of the wagons to the West. The Spanish carretas came north from Old Mexico. Red River carts crossed the northern plains in teams, hauling wagons from Independence to Santa Fe and the Conestogas stretching on the road to Oregon. Included in the book are contemporary illustrations, including a photograph of Kit Carson in his early teens, before running off to join the Santa Fe caravans in the 1830s. Travelling to settle on this continent is well described by David Hill in “1788” which details the biggest single overseas migration the world had seen at the time. Eleven small ships sailed for eight months, carrying 1500 people plus food and equipment, to build a colony of convicts in a land beyond their imagination. Sarah Murgatroyd has researched the travels of Burke and Wills and recorded the ill-fated expedition. The heavily financed exercise began in 1860, with an eccentric Irish policeman and a shy English scientist leading a cavalcade of men and camels from Melbourne to cross the continent from south to north. Less than a year later, seven men were dead. Read through the text and there’s evidence of bureaucratic fumbling, including the

decision to have the expedition depart from Melbourne, and their efforts to reach Menindee which was already a settlement. A newspaper article notes: “The opinion of parties able to judge on the Darling is that Mr Burke will not be able to make more than 200 miles beyond the settled districts this season, and he is not the right man for the work he has undertaken.” Not a clever exercise from the start. A different story is one in the book “Eyre – the Forgotten Explorer” by Ivan Rudolph. Edward John Eyre was one of the most intrepid explorers to tackle the unforgiving Australian Outback. Arriving in Sydney when in his teens in 1833, he participated in overland cattle drives from Melbourne to Adelaide. He then set out to cross the Nullabor, determined to find an overland route to Perth. He left with a small party in 1840. Apart from a successful crossing, Eyre is credited with establishing a close bond with Aboriginal people, including Pulcanta who supported Eyre on the trek. As people moved to unfamiliar parts of the world, cultures became interwoven, trade expanded and intelligence broadened. Enjoy your browsing, Dave Pankhurst

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Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase BY GREG MARGINSON “SYDNEY Comedy Festival Showcase” attracted a large crowd on Saturday, September 3, at DRTCC. A diverse audience arrived eager to see and hear the comedians on tour, despite not being sure exactly what was ahead for the night – except they would get a good laugh!

Katie Flewitt, Yildirim Dewar

Ruth Handley, Gemma Handley, Sue-Ellen Scott, Justin Beavis.

Ken McAnally, and Jane Russ

Jacob Forrest, Deborah Reid

Kirsty Sawtell and Harley Feringa

Kim Muller, Sarah O’Luk

Luke Barrier, Jenna Harrison

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NALAGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Photo Competition PHOTOS BY DUBBO WEEKENDER

NALAG'S (National Association for Loss and Grief) "treasure hunt" photo competition this year attracted more than 30 local photographic enthusiasts, who spent a Saturday criss-crossing Dubbo to capture images that represent the four themes of this year's competition: Loss, Growth, Unite and Heal. Weekender's Editor-at-Large Jen Cowley was on hand to judge the photographs during an evening gathering at the Fire Station Arts Centre for photographers and friends of NALAG, and says choosing "winners" from the high calibre of entries proved challenging. The competition runs annually, and is designed to raise awareness of the power of creativity as part of the healing process, and the particular role photographs can play in expressing emotion.

Trish Deveigne with Bethany, Leeana, Jonah, Nathaniel and Isaac Lewis

Darren, Gemma and Kylie Lydford

Caroline Ling with grandchildren Hope and Declan

Louis Hanson with grandmother Trudy Hanson and Mary Matthews

David Short, Annette Ferguson and Louise Taylor

Shan Alizadeh and Emmalee Holmes

Mark and Yvonne O'Sullivan

John Bartlett with his entries

The team from NALAG - Kerrie-Lyn Strain, Belinda, Kim and Trudy Hanson

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

EE The Screaming Jets, one of Australia’s hardest rockin’ bands - on their new tour – Go Hard or Go Chrome – an ode to their latest studio release, Chrome and unapologetically rockin’ live shows. The band’s latest studio album – their first in eight years – was released in May, and not only saw the five-piece touring through metro centres, but also found them landing in the ARIA Top 30 and celebrating with a special Music Max Live album launch. Keeping true to their reputation as one of Australia’s hardest working rock’n’roll bands, they are ready to take their new music - and all their biggest hits - to regional areas this October and November, including Dubbo on November 4. Chrome was the band’s first studio album in eight years and not only impressed long - term Jets fans, but also garnered them a new audience base. Reaching #2 on the Independent Music Charts, #10 on the ARIA Australian Artist Chart and #30 on the ARIA Mainstream Charts, they showed that the band only gets better with age. It is this classic rock ethos that has seen the band celebrate the longevity they have. Their 25th anniversary in 2014 certainly invigorated the band to head into the studio again and music lovers get to benefit from that rockin’ passion. Heading out on the road again for a regional run was a natural progression. Regional Australia is the band’s heartland and there is nothing better than sharing new music with the people who want to hear it the most. With killer new tracks and The Screaming Jets’ incredible back catalogue, audiences are certainly in for a treat with this run of shows.

O sign up your community group, sports clubs or council (interim or not) to apply for up to a million dollars (read: jackpot!!) to help you deliver an “important sports infrastructure project” for the community. Member for Dubbo & Deputy Premier Troy Grant sent out the invite late last week, to apply for grants between $500,000 and $1 million for new or upgraded sport and recreation infrastructure projects. Let’s stop and dream here for a moment. What if our Number 1 oval velodrom got an upgrade? Dubbo bleeds regional, state, national and international cycling champions. We could have a training track which actually comes up to THEIR standards and it could be indoors! What about an Olympic standard high jumping arena? It’s astonishing how Australia (let alone Dubbo) is overpopulated by horse jumping nuts but how underrepresented are we at the Olympic standard? Hello! An archery range of any description please. Clay shooting. Maybe the PCYC is ripe for an upgrade… Opportunity knocks until September 16 so grab your applicant information pack on the Liquor & Gaming NSW website (hang on, there’s a conflict of interest – sport/kids/liquor/gaming/moving on) www.liquorandgaming.justice.nsw. gov.au with expressions of interest. Applications will be assessed by the independent ClubGRANTS fund committee and approved applicants will then be invited to lodge formal applications. Successful projects will be announced in 2017.

EAR a knock on the door any time soon from one of the 38,000 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census Field Officers now working across Australia to visit households and remind those of us who still haven’t done their census form to get the job done. Since taking the online Census form down as a precautionary step on 9 August to protect people’s data, more than half of Australian households have now completed the Census. Head of the Census Program, Duncan Young, said the online form has been performing smoothly since it was re-opened. “We thank the many Australians who have already completed the Census and we apologise again to everyone for the inconvenience caused on Census night,” Young said. “If you have not completed the Census, we remind you to complete it as soon as possible. Your information is safe and you won’t be fined for completing it after Census night, but it is important to complete the form either online or in paper as soon as possible. Important Census numbers: Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS): 13 14 50. Paper Form Request Service: 1300 820 275 Census Inquiry Service: 1300 214 531.

EAR writers teach their craft at WestWords2016 from September 16 to 18. Peter Watt's will be in town hosting a workshop to take writers on journey into the shadows of history to discover what it was like to have lived in the past and what it takes to write a colourful, engaging story that puts a human face on the cold hard facts of history. Author of over 20, meticulously researched page turning historical fiction novels, Peter Watt is not only Australia’s answer to Wilbur Smith but, when he's not writing he's at the forefront of fire fighting. Ken Canning is an Aboriginal activist and poet, reading some of his poems at the launch and running an Indigenous stories Yarning workshop. His workshop invites participants to: “Sit around the table with Ken and tell, record, write, or listen to, Indigenous stories.” Graeme Gibson hosts a workshop called “Creative Non-fiction Writ Large”. Memoirist and experienced writing workshop presenter accommodates writers from beginner to advanced. Writers will have a hands-on opportunity to learn how to shape the facts—not make them up—enabling you to tell the stories of their life. The workshop also offers writers an opportunity to participate in the life of WestWords by having their stories recorded and played in the WPCC and displayed in the Community Arts Centre. All the workshops cost $40+2.50 booking fee.

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EE your filmmaking skills up on the big screen at the 2016 Dubbo One Eye Film Festival which is open to receive entries until midnight October 21. In partnership with the Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo Filmmakers will host the 4th annual One Eye Film Festival at the brand new Black Box Theatre on November 11 and 12. Dubbo Filmmakers member and festival coordinator, Kellie Jennar says the One Eye Film Festival is open to all filmmakers who can demonstrate a link to Dubbo and surrounding regions. “That link might be thematic, geographic or a delightful accident of birth. There is no entry fee, prizes or theme. The festival is all about promoting and showcasing local filmmaking. All genres and styles of films are encouraged, however there is a time limit of seven minutes. “It’s a great opportunity to showcase your films to enthusiastic local people.” The One Eye Film Festival has grown in popularity both with filmmakers and audience in the past three years. Last year, 30 short films were shown to an audience of more than 350 people at three sittings. Entry forms and further information is available at http:// dubbof i l m ma kers.wordpress.com / one-eye-film-festival/

O check out the launch of the Community Courses Online Orana region launch ahead of a national launch 2017. After two years of planning, experts have been recruited, online courses created, volunteers and groups enrolled cofounders Natalie Bramble, Glen Dunkley and Karen Saunders followed an intensive course through the School of Social Entrepreneurs in 2014. Further refined from mentoring with Macquarie Bank executives as part of the Macquarie Group Foundation’s “Kick Starter” program. “It’s been pretty exciting just getting to this point, but now we’re hoping to help change the game for volunteers and organisations across the region, and across the country,” said Bramble. Co-founder Karen Saunders said although the requirements faced by community groups are growing, their range of online training is providing the answers. “The knowledge that people need in the everyday operation of a community organisation is huge. We already have courses on amending constitutions, marketing, social media strategy, and strategic planning.” For more information, visit www. communitycoursesonline.org

ETC HE National Landcare Conference gets underway on September 21 to 23, 2016 in Melbourne. It’s Australia’s premier sustainability and biodiversity event. All community members interested in caring for the land and water that sustain us are encouraged to attend the three-day event. The theme of the biennial conference is Collaborative Communities – Landcare in Action, and gives the Landcare community an opportunity to share information over a series of panel discussions and presentations that reveal the new and innovative practises that Landcarers can incorporate into their sustainability projects. Those who want to get involved and gain knowledge can register online at nationallandcareconference.org.au but need to hurry, as tickets are selling out quickly! This year the conference will feature over 30 presentations, workshops, and panel discussions led by 50 respected speakers on subjects including rehabilitation of soil erosion, the challenges of climate change, landscape restoration, and grazing best management practices. In addition, discussions will be opened on government initiatives such as; 20 Million Trees projects, biosecurity, and opportunities for carbon sequestration. Attendees can also sign up for field trips organised across 11 regional sites and projects to witness local natural resource management all across Victoria.

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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 ďŽŽŬƐ ŝŶ ƐƚŽƌĞ͘ 178 Macquarie St, 6882 3311

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

THE 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.

3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE

Friday 09.09.2016 to Sunday 11.09.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

Friday, September 9 The Border

Birds Of A Feather

MOVIE: Constantine

7TWO, 7.30pm

ABC, 8pm

9GO!, 8.30pm, M (2005)

As fan-of-building-a-wall Donald Trump would no doubt tell you the US-Mexico border is not entirely secure. A 3200km line separating two very different countries, it is almost impossible to police, and some stretches are more vulnerable to exploitation than others. The Rio Grande in South Texas is one such spot targeted by smugglers of drugs and people, but the agents from Border Patrol know this, and stakeouts, vehicle searches and stash house raids – alongside the K9 unit – lead to busts that take millions of dollars worth of drugs off the streets. Not to mention the dozens of illegal immigrants also swept up.

Before the The Only Way is Essex, most of what Aussies knew of the Londonadjacent county came from this frank ’90s comedy, which followed the lives of Essex sisters Sharon (Pauline Quirke) and Tracey (Linda Robson) and their nymphomaniac neighbour Dorien (Lesley Joseph). It had a pretty decent following it is first nineseason run, and now it’s back, along with its core original cast members, who are all just as wonderfully “Essex” as ever. In tonight’s episode, Garth (Matt Willis) and Marcie (Camilla Marie Beeput) are having trouble getting any quality alone time. The solution to that problem could lead to an even bigger problem.

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

ABC

PRIME7

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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 From The Heart. (R, CC) 11.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) 12.00 News At Noon. (CC) 1.00 Pointless. (R, CC) 1.50 Our Zoo. (PG, R, CC) 2.45 Auction Room. (R, CC) 3.15 The Cook And The Chef. (R, CC) 3.45 The Bill. (PG, R, CC) 4.10 Murder, She Wrote. (PG, R, CC) A professor challenges Jessica’s skills. 5.00 ABC News: Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 The Drum. (CC) Analysis of the day’s news.

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG, CC) 11.30 Seven Morning News. (CC) 12.00 MOVIE: Total Stranger. (M, R, CC) (1999) A woman who rents a room to a stranger discovers she has invited a dangerous adversary into her domain. Lindsay Crouse, Zoe McLellan. 2.00 The Daily Edition. (CC) The hottest issues from the day’s news. 3.00 The Chase. (CC) Hosted by Bradley Walsh. 4.00 Seven News At 4. (CC) 5.00 The Chase Australia. (CC) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.

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6.00 One Plus One. (R, CC) Jane Hutcheon interviews comedian Shaun Micallef, a man of many guises. 6.10 Pointless. (CC) Contestants try to score as few points as possible by coming up with answers no one else can think of. 7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 7.30. (CC) The best analysis of local, national and international events from an Australian perspective. 8.00 Birds Of A Feather. (PG, CC) Marcie confides in Tracey that with daughter Poppy sharing her and Garth’s room, their love life is suffering. 8.25 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R, CC) Barnaby and Nelson join forces with two Danish detectives to investigate a murder. 9.55 QI. (PG, R, CC) Guests Noel Fielding, Ross Noble and Colin Lane join Stephen Fry for a “K”-inspired discussion. 10.30 Lateline. (R, CC) News analysis program. 11.00 The Business. (R, CC) Hosted by Ticky Fullerton and Elysse Morgan. 11.15 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M, R, CC) Hosted by Adam Hills.

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. (CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (CC) Joh and Pete visit an inner-city Melbourne home which is covered entirely in grass. Fast Ed makes his favourite lamb stew recipe. Graham shows his favourite plants at the Chelsea Flower Show. 8.30 MOVIE: Meet The Fockers. (M, R, CC) (2004) A young man takes his fiancée and her parents to Miami to meet his family who live an alternative lifestyle. Worried about how they might react, especially to his mother’s occupation as a sex therapist, he asks her to pretend to be a yoga instructor instead. Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Dustin Hoffman. 11.00 To Be Advised.

12.00 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming. 5.00 Rage. (PG, CC) Continuous music programming.

12.00 Family Tools. (PG, R, CC) After a man’s father suffers a heart attack and hands over the keys to his business, he eagerly seizes the chance. 1.00 Home Shopping.

Today. (CC) Today Extra. (PG, CC) Morning News. (CC) The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) Variety show featuring celebrities, musical guests and ordinary people with interesting tales to tell. MOVIE: The Cure. (PG, R, CC) (1995) A boy with AIDS sets off with a friend in pursuit of a doctor who claims to have discovered a cure. Joseph Mazzello, Brad Renfro, Annabella Sciorra. News Now. (CC) Afternoon News. (CC) Millionaire Hot Seat. (CC) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

WIN

SBS

6.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 6.30 The Home Team. (R, CC) 7.00 WIN News. (R, CC) 8.00 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Talk. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 The Living Room. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. (CC) 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R, CC) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, CC) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. (CC) 4.00 Ben’s Menu. (CC) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, CC) 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 France 24 English News. 6.30 Deutsche Welle English News. 7.00 Al Jazeera English News. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News From Cyprus. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 International Festival Of Language And Culture. (R, CC) 3.00 The Point Review. 3.30 Heston’s In Search Of Perfection. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Heston’s In Search Of Perfection. (R, CC) 5.00 Cycling. La Vuelta a España. Stage 18. Highlights. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R, CC)

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. First elimination final. Brisbane Broncos v Gold Coast Titans. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. 10.15 MOVIE: Passenger 57. (M, R, CC) (1992) After a terrorist group manages to free a prisoner aboard an airline flight, they take the other passengers and crew hostage. Their plan, however, hits a snag after a security expert who was hitching a ride manages to throw a spanner in the works. Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne, Tom Sizemore.

6.00 WIN News. (CC) 6.30 The Project. (CC) With Waleed Aly, Gorgi Coghlan, Anthony “Lehmo” Lehmann and Meshel Laurie. 7.30 The Living Room. (PG, CC) Barry, Chris and Miguel take a look at the latest in gadgets, gizmos, products and trends from around the world. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) Special guests include Ed Kavalee, Sam Pang, Urzila Carlson, Anne Edmonds and Wil Anderson. 9.30 Comedy Megastars With Joel Creasey. (M, R, CC) Stand-up comedy from some of the most famous comedians around the world, including John Cleese, Steve Martin, Trevor Noah, Dame Edna Everage and Adam Hills. Hosted by Joel Creasey. 10.30 The Odd Couple. (PG, R, CC) Oscar and Felix become obsessed with eavesdropping on their bickering neighbours. 11.00 The Odd Couple. (PG, R, CC) Oscar and Murph plan a big party. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC)

6.00 Antonio Carluccio’s 6 Seasons. (CC) Antonio Carluccio heads to Western Australia’s New Norcia, the only monastic town in Australia. Richard also introduces him to Auntie Shelia and Auntie Teresa, experts in finding bush food. 6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Empire Of The Tsars: Romanov Russia: The Road To Revolution. (PG, CC) Part 3 of 3. Historian Lucy Worsley concludes her history of the Romanov dynasty. 8.35 MOVIE: Elizabeth. (MA15+, R, CC) (1998) Having assumed the throne, Queen Elizabeth I of England learns what is necessary to be a monarch as she deals with various threats, some from the people she once considered to be the closest to her. Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes. 10.50 SBS World News Late Edition. (CC) 11.20 Cycling. La Vuelta a España. Stage 19. Xàbia to Calp. 37km individual time trial. From Spain.

12.00 MOVIE: Other People’s Money. (M, R, CC) (1991) Danny DeVito. 2.00 Anger Management. (M, R, CC) 2.30 The Baron. (PG, R) 3.30 Extra. (CC) 4.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 4.30 Good Morning America. (CC)

12.30 The Project. (CC) A look at the day’s news. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) Comedian Stephen Colbert interviews a variety of guests from the worlds of film, politics, business and music. 2.30 Home Shopping.

2.00 Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death: A Good Birth. (PG, R, CC) Part 1 of 3. 4.15 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 4.50 Hunger. (M, R) 5.00 CCTV English News. 5.30 NHK World English News.

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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. 0909

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 09.09.2016 to Sunday 11.09.2016

Friday, September 9 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

8.30pm Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse (2015) Comedy. Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller. (MA15+) Premiere

8.30pm Law & Order: SVU. The daughters of a writer fear for him. (MA15+) Universal Channel

10.00am Ice Hockey. World Cup Exhibition. North America v Europe. ESPN2

8.30pm The Silence Of The Lambs (1991) Thriller. Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster. FBI rookie Clarice Starling (Foster) uses jailed sociopath Hannibal Lecter (Hopkins) to identify a twisted killer. (MA15+) Masterpiece

8.30pm Chappelle’s Show. Dave explores the myth that white people can’t dance. (MA15+) Comedy Channel

7.30pm Mao In Colour: A Study In Tyranny. Explores the controversial life of Mao Zedong (1893-1976), founder of the People’s Republic of China and the ﬁrst Chairman of its ruling Communist Party. (PG) History

9.30pm A Place To Call Home. (TBC) TV H!ts

10.05pm I Love You, Man (2009) Comedy. Paul Rudd, Jason Segel. (MA15+) Comedy

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.55 The Numtums. (R, CC) 5.00 Wallykazam! (R) 5.25 Peg + Cat. (R, CC) 5.40 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.50 Kazoops! (R, CC) 6.00 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 6.10 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.20 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.35 Jamillah And Aladdin. (R) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 River Monsters. (PG, R, CC) 8.20 Gruen Rewind. (R, CC) 8.30 The Midwives: Expect The Unexpected. (PG, R, CC) Documents the work of midwives. 9.30 Pot Cops. (M, R, CC) 10.20 Dirty Laundry. (M, R, CC) 11.10 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 11.50 Sex Rehab With Dr Drew. (M, R, CC) 12.30 River Monsters. (PG, R, CC) 1.20 Jimmy Fallon. (PG, R) 2.05 News Update. (R) 2.10 Close. 5.00 Ella The Elephant. (R, CC) 5.10 Boj. (R, CC) 5.20 The Koala Brothers. (R, CC) 5.35 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. (R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 3.15 The Jungle Bunch. (R) 3.25 Thunderbirds Are Go. (R, CC) 3.50 Danger Mouse. (R) 4.00 Bushwhacked! (R, CC) 4.25 Game On. 4.40 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. (R, CC) 5.00 Camp Lakebottom. (R) 5.25 Kobushi. (R, CC) 5.30 Slugterra. (PG, R) 5.55 BtN Newsbreak. (CC) 6.00 Make It Pop! 6.20 Secret Life Of Boys. (R, CC) 6.25 Backstage. (CC) 6.50 BtN Newsbreak. (CC) 7.00 Deadly Mission: Madagascar. (R, CC) 7.30 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 8.00 Adventure Time. (R) 8.20 Total Drama All Stars. (R, CC) 8.45 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) The students go on summer break. 9.05 Dani’s House. (R, CC) 9.35 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. (R) 9.55 Sword Art Online. (PG, R, CC) 10.20 K-On! (PG, R, CC) 10.45 Close.

7.50pm Football. AFL Finals Series. Fox Footy

9.30pm For The Love Of Cars. Phil takes a Volvo P1800 for a drive. (PG) Discovery Turbo 10.00pm Tiny House Hunting. Lifestyle Home

7TWO

9GO!

6.00 Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. (CC) Day 1: Highlights. 7.00 Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. (CC) Day 1: Finals. 11.00 NBC Today. (R) 12.00 Better Homes. (R, CC) 1.00 Lovejoy. (PG, R) 2.00 The Great Outdoors. (R, CC) 3.00 Australia’s Best Backyards. (R, CC) 3.30 The Outdoor Room With Jamie Durie. (R, CC) 4.00 Best Houses Australia. (R) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG, R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) Teams compete to make a profit at auction. 7.30 The Border. (PG) Agents fight back against drug cartels. 8.30 Rio 2016 Paralympic Games: Highlights. (CC) News, interviews and highlights from the 15th Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. 11.00 Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. (CC) Day 2: Heats. 2.00 Lovejoy. (PG, R) 3.00 Bargain Hunt. (R) 4.00 Dr Oz. (PG, CC) 5.00 Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. (CC) Day 2: Highlights.

7MATE

6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.30 SpongeBob. (R) 3.00 Little Charmers. (R) 3.30 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 Looney Tunes. (R) 4.30 Batman. (PG, R) 5.00 Steven Universe. (PG) 5.30 Teen Titans. (PG, R) 6.00 Monsters Vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins From Outer Space. (PG) 6.30 MOVIE: Looney Tunes: Back In Action. (R, CC) (2003) Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman. 8.30 MOVIE: Constantine. (M, R, CC) (2005) A supernatural detective tries to solve a murder. Keanu Reeves. 10.50 MOVIE: The Woman In Black. (M, R, CC) (2012) Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer. 12.45 Forever. (M, R, CC) 1.40 Ben 10. (PG, R) 2.05 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 2.30 Kate And MimMim. (R) 3.00 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.00 Power Rangers Dino. (PG, R) 4.30 Batman. (PG, R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R)

9GEM

6.00 Home Shopping. (R) 7.00 Match It. (C, R, CC) 7.30 Flushed. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Toybox. (P, R, CC) 8.30 Sound FX: Best Of. (R) 9.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. (R) 10.00 Sound FX: Best Of. (R) 10.30 NFL. NFL. Week 1. Denver Broncos v Carolina Panthers. From Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado. 2.00 A Football Life. (PG, R) 3.00 Swamp People. (PG, R) 5.00 Canadian Pickers. (PG, R) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG, R) Danielle tells Mike and Frank to step up their game. 7.00 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) Pre-game coverage of the match. 7.30 Football. (CC) AFL. Second qualifying final. Geelong v Hawthorn. From the MCG. 11.00 MOVIE: 30 Days Of Night. (MA15+, R) (2007) Josh Hartnett. 1.20 Locked Up Abroad. (M, R) 2.30 Jail. (M, R) 3.00 Canadian Pickers. (PG, R) 4.00 Fifth Gear. (PG, R) 5.00 Dream Car Garage. (R)

6.00 News. (CC) 9.00 News Mornings. (CC) 11.55 Heywire. 12.00 News. (CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 ABC News Afternoons With The Business. 5.00 Grandstand. 5.55 Heywire. (R) 6.00 ABC News Evenings. 6.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 7.00 ABC News Grandstand. 8.00 ABC News Evenings With The Business. 9.00 Planet America. 9.30 Lateline. (CC) 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC National News. (CC) 11.30 7.30. (R, CC) 12.00 News. 12.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 1.00 Al Jazeera. 2.00 BBC World. 2.25 ABC Open. (R) 2.30 Late Programs. 3.30 BBC Africa. 4.00 Al Jazeera. 5.00 BBC Business Live. 5.25 Lateline. (R, CC) 5.55 Heywire. (R)

ABC NEWS

7.50pm Rugby League. NRL Finals Series. Fox Sports 1

6.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 6.30 Skippy. (R) 7.00 Creflo. (PG) 7.30 Infomercials. (PG) 10.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 11.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 MOVIE: The Sleeping Tiger. (PG, R) (1954) 1.50 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 2.20 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC) 3.20 Heartbeat. (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) Lionel is concerned about his lack of investments. 8.50 MOVIE: Risky Business. (M, R, CC) (1983) A teenager becomes involved with a call girl. Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay. 10.50 MOVIE: Lost & Found. (M, R, CC) (1999) David Spade. 11.50 GEM Presents. (R, CC) 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.00 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. (PG) 4.20 GEM Presents. (R, CC) 4.30 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R)

Marta Dusseldorp stars in A Place To Call Home

ONE 6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 12. British Grand Prix. Replay. 9.40 World Sport. (R) 10.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 11.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 12.00 Get Smart. (PG, R) 1.00 Australian Survivor. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Star Trek. (PG, R) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 MacGyver. (PG, R) A scientist turns to MacGyver for help. 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M, R) Walker continues to aid a former Ranger. 9.30 MOVIE: True Justice: Street Wars. (M, R, CC) (2011) A remorseless cop finds his quest for justice threatened by some of his fellow officers. Steven Seagal, Meghan Ory, Warren Christie. 11.30 Get Smart. (PG, R) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 2.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 3.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M, R) 4.00 The Doctors. (PG, CC)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Wakfu. (R) 6.30 Transformers Rescue Bots. (R) 7.05 Transformers: Robots In Disguise. (R) 7.35 Pokémon. (R) 8.00 Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures. (C, R, CC) 8.35 Littlest Petshop. (R) 9.00 My Little Pony. (R) 9.30 Crocamole. (P, CC) 10.00 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 11.00 JAG. (PG, R) 12.00 The Good Wife. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Medium. (M, R, CC) 3.00 Raymond. (R, CC) 4.05 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 5.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 Neighbours. (CC) 7.05 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R) 8.00 The Grinder. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Step Up 2: The Streets. (PG, R) (2008) A young woman is torn between friends. Briana Evigan. 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 James Corden. (PG) 12.30 Dexter. (MA15+, R) 1.40 Frasier. (PG, R) 2.05 Medium. (M, R, CC) 3.00 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 4.00 JAG. (PG, R) 5.00 Shopping. (R)

6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 6.30 House Hunters. (R) 7.00 Come Dine With Me. (PG, R) 8.00 The Block. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Garden Gurus. (R, CC) 9.30 Tiny House Hunters. (PG, R) 10.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 10.30 House Hunters. (R) 11.00 Tiny Luxury. (R) 12.00 Housewives Of Beverly Hills. (M, R) 1.00 The Millionaire Matchmaker. (PG, R) 2.00 Postcards. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 The Block. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Come Dine With Me. (PG) 5.00 Buying The View. (R) 6.00 Tiny House, Big Living. (R) 6.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 7.00 House Hunters. (R) 7.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. 8.30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt. 9.30 Island Life. 10.30 Extreme Homes. (R) 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE

SBS 2 6.00 WorldWatch. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Urdu News. 1.30 Tamil News. 2.00 Thai News. 2.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 3.00 Bangla News. 3.30 Armenian News. 4.00 The Feed. (R) 4.30 Fameless. (PG, R) 5.00 Brain Games. (PG) 5.30 Street Genius. 5.55 365: Every Day Documentaries. 6.00 If You Are The One. (R) 7.00 Human Resources. (PG) 7.30 Friday Feed. 8.00 RocketJump: Keep Off The Grass. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Star Trek: First Contact. (M, R) (1996) The Enterprise travels through time. Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes. 10.35 Flying To The Ends Of The Earth. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 MOVIE: Young Detective Dee: Rise Of The Sea Dragon. (M) (2013) Carina Lau, Mark Chao, Sheng Chien. 1.55 MOVIE: Agent Hamilton. (MA15+, R, CC) (2012) 4.00 PopAsia. (PG) 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 The Best Thing I Ever Made. (R) 6.30 Giada At Home. (R) 7.00 Dinner At Tiffani’s. (PG, R) 7.30 Brunch @ Bobby’s. (R) 8.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R) 8.30 Barefoot Contessa. (R) 9.00 Mexican Made Easy. (R) 9.30 Restaurant: Impossible. (R) 10.30 Buy This Restaurant. (R) 11.00 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 11.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 12.30 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 1.30 Mexican Made Easy. (R) 2.00 Boys Weekend. (R) 2.30 The Best Thing I Ever Made. (R) 3.30 Giada At Home. (R) 4.00 Dinner At Tiffani’s. (R) 4.30 Brunch @ Bobby’s. (R) 5.00 Buy This Restaurant. (R) 5.30 Restaurant: Impossible. (R) 6.30 No Reservations. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Beat Bobby Flay. (R) 8.30 Restaurant: Impossible. (PG, R) 9.30 Buy This Restaurant. 10.00 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 10.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 11.30 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 12.30 No Reservations. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Beat Bobby Flay. (R) 2.30 Restaurant: Impossible. (PG, R) 3.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Tales Of Tatonka. 9.00 Kagagi. (PG) 9.30 Morning Programs. 12.00 Bush To Belly. (PG) 1.00 Vote Yes For Aborigines. 2.00 Two Cars, One Night. 2.10 Our Stories. 2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Yamba’s Playtime. 3.30 Bushwhacked! 4.00 Muso Magic. 4.30 Kagagi. (PG) 5.00 The Dreaming. 5.30 Tangaroa. 6.00 Fusion Feasts. 6.30 Watchers Of The North. (PG) 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 News. 7.30 On The Edge. (PG) 8.00 Survive Aotearoa. 9.00 The Point Review. 9.30 Chappelle’s Show. (M) 10.00 Shuga. (PG) 10.30 Blackstone. (M) 11.20 The Other Side. (PG) 11.50 Listen Up! 12.00 Volumz. 4.00 On The Road. (PG) 5.00 NITV On The Road: Barunga Festival. 0909

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Friday 09.09.2016 to Sunday 11.09.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

Saturday, September 10 Million Dollar American Princesses SBS, 7.30pm

Downton Abbey’s Lady Grantham may have been a work of fiction, but there were plenty of American women climbing the ranks of British society at that time on whom the countess could have been based. It is fitting, then, that Lady Grantham herself – actress Elizabeth McGovern – is the one giving us this insight into the Yanks who made a mark across the pond. In tonight’s third and final instalment, the focus is on the big movers and shakers – including the most disruptive one of all, Wallis Simpson, who threw the monarchy into disarray with her affair with Edward VIII.

ABC

Rugby Union

MOVIE: The Mask Of Zorro

WIN, 7.30pm

WIN, 10.15pm, M (1998)

After last year’s World Cup nearheroics, you could have been forgiven for thinking that the Wallabies were on the rise under Michael Cheika, after years of disappointing performances. The clean-sweep series loss to England (the first in history) at home in June and an astonishingly bad performance in the first of the recent Bledisloe tests will have put paid to that notion. As the Rugby Championship continues tonight against South Africa, the Australians will be willing to do just about anything to stem the bleeding, but the Springboks are certainly not easy beats, so expect this to be a hard-fought contest.

The ageing Zorro (Anthony Hopkins) breaks out of prison and takes on a young bandit (a dashing Antonio Banderas, right with Catherine Zeta-Jones) to teach him the tricks of the trade and to seek vengeance on his sworn enemy, Montero (Stuart Wilson). Sounds like standard stuff, but Martin Campbell (director of Casino Royale) rolls plenty of style and substance into the package. Throw in some wonderfully goofy moments and a tasteful love angle (Zeta-Jones is gorgeous as the Spanish beauty), and the old Zorro tale comes alive with fire and passion.

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WIN

SBS

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 11.40 The Checkout. (PG, R, CC) 12.10 Birds Of A Feather. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 QI. (PG, R, CC) 1.05 Pointless. (R, CC) Presented by Alexander Armstrong. 1.50 The Men Who Made Us Fat. (R, CC) Part 3 of 3. 2.40 Restoration Man. (R, CC) Presented by George Clarke. 3.30 Inside The Commons: Reinventing The House. (PG, R, CC) Part 4 of 4. 4.30 Landline. (R, CC) Presented by Pip Courtney. 5.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R, CC) An aristocrat’s death is investigated.

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 12.00 Bewitched. (R, CC) Aunt Clara’s ex-boyfriend pays a visit. 12.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. (R, CC) Tony’s only chance to find out Jeannie’s birthday before she disappears, lies with Roger. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) Pre-game coverage of the match. 3.00 Football. (CC) AFL. First qualifying final. Sydney v GWS. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

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) Hot In Cleveland. (PG, CC) Fish’n With Mates. (PG, CC) Al McGlashan heads to Western Australia. Community. (PG, R, CC) The school is being sold to Subway. The Block. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Scott Cam. The Garden Gurus. (CC) Getaway. (PG, CC) Nine News. (CC) Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Second qualifying final. Canberra Raiders v Cronulla Sharks.

6.00 Escape With ET. (R, CC) 6.30 The Home Team. (R, CC) 7.00 RPM. (R, CC) 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 Weekend Feast. (R, CC) 9.30 St10. (PG, CC) 12.00 The Living Room. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Healthy Homes Australia. (CC) 1.30 Life Inside The Markets. (PG, CC) 2.00 The Great Australian Spelling Bee. (R, CC) 3.00 Cruise Mode. (CC) (Final) 3.30 Puppy Academy. (CC) (Final) 4.00 What’s Up Down Under. (CC) 4.30 Places We Go With Jennifer Adams. (CC) 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 France 24 English News. 6.30 Deutsche Welle English News. 7.00 Al Jazeera English News. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News From Cyprus. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Small Business Secrets. (R, CC) 2.30 Equestrian. FEI World Cup Jumping. Final. 3.30 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 4.00 The Classic Car Show. (PG, R, CC) 4.55 Cycling. La Vuelta a España. Stage 19. 5.25 Who Do You Think You Are? (R, CC)

6.30 Gardening Australia. (CC) Angus visits Elizabeth Farm. Jerry explores an expansive FNQ garden. Sophie plants Asian greens. 7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 Agatha Raisin. (PG, CC) After a rich newcomer to the village is found dead, Agatha suspects she is dealing with a case of foul play. 8.20 Agatha Christie’s Partners In Crime. (M, R, CC) Tommy and Tuppence stumble across a plot to kill the US Secretary of State while he visits London. 9.15 The Doctor Blake Mysteries. (M, R, CC) Dr Blake helps the new police chief superintendent Frank Carlyle investigate the apparent drowning of a prominent businessman. With evidence indicating the body was discovered in a different location to where the man died, the hunt begins for the real site of the murder. 10.15 Poldark. (PG, R, CC) Francis blames Ross for helping Verity elope with Andrew Blamey. 11.15 The Code. (M, R, CC)

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End. (PG, R, CC) (2007) Will, Elizabeth and Captain Barbossa try to free Captain Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones’ locker, in the hope of uniting the pirates against the British Navy and its secret weapon, the Flying Dutchman. However, in order to do so they must venture beyond the world’s end. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley. 10.30 MOVIE: Black Hawk Down. (MA15+, R, CC) (2001) Based on a true story. After two helicopters are shot down over Mogadishu, Somalia, the US dispatches troops to rescue the downed airmen and their passengers. Their efforts are hampered, however, by hordes of local gunmen who do not appreciate their presence in the city. Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana.

7.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. First qualifying final. Melbourne Storm v North Queensland Cowboys. From AAMI Park, Melbourne. 10.15 MOVIE: Act Of Valor. (MA15+, R, CC) (2012) In Costa Rica, an elite team of US Navy SEALs embark on a covert mission to rescue a CIA agent who has been kidnapped by a drug lord believed to be linked to a notorious Chechen terrorist. Alex Veadov, Roselyn Sanchez, Nestor Serrano.

6.00 Travels With The Bondi Vet. (PG, CC) Dr Chris Brown explores Thailand’s chaotic capital, Bangkok, and goes in search of an island paradise. 6.30 Bondi Vet. (PG, R, CC) Vet Dr Chris Brown faces one of his biggest challenges yet when he encounters a two tonne southern white rhinoceros. Tim Faulkner treats an alligator with an injured leg. Dr Laura Chimes assists Achilles the cat. 7.30 Rugby Union. (CC) Rugby Championship. Round 3. Australia v South Africa. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. Commentary from Matt White, Scott Mackinnon, Gordon Bray, Matt Burke and Nathan Sharpe. 10.15 MOVIE: The Mask Of Zorro. (M, R, CC) (1998) An ageing swashbuckling hero, who in reality is a wealthy member of the local gentry, trains a young man to take his place and prevent the man who killed his wife and kidnapped his daughter from ruling California. Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine ZetaJones.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Million Dollar American Princesses: Movers And Shakers. (PG, CC) Part 3 of 3. Elizabeth McGovern takes a look at the American heiresses whose real-life stories inspired Downton Abbey. She concludes by exploring the early 20th century, a period which saw a new wave of women who wielded power thanks to their force of character. 8.30 Grand Tours Of The Scottish Islands: Small Isles – Small Is Beautiful. (R, CC) Paul Murton explores Rum, Muck and Eigg, a group of islands in the Scottish Inner Hebrides famed for their unusual names. Along the way he meets the real “Lord Muck”, visits Kinloch Castle and joins the Eigg islanders as they celebrate the community buy-out. 9.00 Soccer. EPL. Manchester United v Manchester City. From Old Trafford, England. Hosted by Lucy Zelic and Craig Foster. 11.45 Cycling. La Vuelta a España. Stage 20. Benidorm to Alto de Aitana. 193.2km mountain stage. From Spain.

12.30 MOVIE: 2001: A Space Odyssey. (R, CC) (1968) Keir Dullea. 3.10 Impractical Jokers. (M, CC) 3.35 Anger Management. (M, R, CC) 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Infomercials. (PG, R)

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

2.00 Witnesses. (M, R) 4.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 4.35 More Than Two Hours. (PG, CC) 4.50 Waterbaby. (M, R, CC) 5.00 CCTV English News. 5.30 NHK World English News. 5.45 France 24 Feature.

12.10 Rage. (MA15+) Music videos chosen by special guest programmer, Grouplove. 5.00 Rage. (PG) Continuous music programming.

1.00 Home Shopping.

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 09.09.2016 to Sunday 11.09.2016

Saturday, September 10 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.25pm The Intern (2015) Comedy. Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway. A 70-year-old widower is hired as an intern. (M) Premiere

7.30pm Switched At Birth. (M) FOX8

6.30pm The Jonathan Ross Show. This British chat show features performances from some of the world’s biggest bands. (M) Foxtel Arts

6.00am Golf. USPGA Tour. BMW Championship. Second round. Fox Sports 3

7.30pm Minions (2015) Animation. Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm. Before becoming the loyal servants of Gru, the Minions set out to win the favour of super-villain Scarlet Overkill. (PG) Family

8.30pm Winners & Losers. The Gross family are ﬁnally reunited. (M) SoHo 11.00pm Celebrity Legacies. Celebrities’ deaths, much like their lives, can be controversial, fascinating and full of drama. (PG) Arena

7.30pm Treehouse Masters. Treehouse designer Pete Nelson creates some incredible private escapes. (PG) Discovery

7.00pm Football. AFL Finals Series. Fox Footy 8.00pm Rugby League. NRL Finals Series. Fox Sports 1

8.30pm Game Of Homes. (PG) Lifestyle Home

10.15pm Wedding Crashers (2005) Comedy. Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn. (M) Comedy

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.55 The Numtums. (R, CC) 5.00 Wallykazam! (R) 5.25 Peg + Cat. (R, CC) 5.40 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.50 Kazoops! (R, CC) 6.00 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 6.10 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.20 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.35 Jamillah And Aladdin. (R) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Highway Thru Hell. (PG, CC) 8.15 Would I Lie To You? (R, CC) 8.45 The Moaning Of Life: Kids. (M, R, CC) 9.35 Live At The Apollo. (PG, R, CC) 10.20 Catastrophe. (M, R, CC) 10.45 Broad City. (M, R, CC) 11.05 Episodes. (M, R, CC) 11.40 Breaking Bad. (M, R, CC) 1.10 Highway Thru Hell. (PG, R, CC) 1.55 The Moaning Of Life. (M, R, CC) 2.55 News Update. (R) 3.00 Close. 5.00 Ella The Elephant. (R, CC) 5.10 Boj. (R, CC) 5.20 The Koala Brothers. (R, CC) 5.35 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. (R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.15 Big Babies. (R, CC) 11.30 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 12.00 Little Lunch. (R, CC) 12.25 Game On. (R) 12.35 Gortimer Gibbon’s Life On Normal Street. (PG, R) 1.00 Eve. (R, CC) 1.25 Girls In Love. (R, CC) 1.50 The Next Step. (R, CC) 2.35 House Of Anubis. (R) (Final) 3.00 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 3.30 WAC. (R, CC) 3.55 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 4.20 Iron Man: Armored Adventures. (R, CC) 4.40 Numb Chucks. (PG, R) 4.50 SheZow. (R, CC) 5.05 Endangered Species. (R, CC) 5.30 Hank Zipzer. (R, CC) 5.55 Scream Street. (R) 6.10 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R) 6.30 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 7.00 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 7.30 Bushwhacked! Inland Taipan! (R, CC) 7.55 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) 9.05 Dani’s House. (R, CC) Sam writes a play. 9.35 World’s End. (R, CC) Noah tells Casey what the teens have learned. 9.50 Close.

Robert De Niro stars in The Intern

7TWO 6.00 Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. (CC) Day 2: Highlights. 7.00 Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. (CC) Day 2: Finals. 11.00 Home In WA. (CC) 11.30 Great South East. (CC) 12.00 Creek To Coast. (CC) 12.30 Qld Weekender. (CC) 1.00 WA Weekender. (CC) 1.30 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 2.00 Horse Racing. Girls Day Out. Golden Rose Day. 5.30 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. (PG) 6.30 Mighty Cruise Ships: Marco Polo. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways: India. (PG, R) 8.30 Rio 2016 Paralympic Games: Highlights. (CC) News, interviews and highlights from the 15th Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. 11.00 Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. (CC) Day 3: Heats. 2.00 No Reservations. (PG, R) 3.00 Mighty Cruise Ships. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 4.30 WA Weekender. (R, CC) 5.00 Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. (CC) Day 3: Highlights.

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6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.30 Pirate Express. (C, R, CC) 12.00 Kitchen Whiz. (C, R, CC) 12.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 1.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 1.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 2.00 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 2.30 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 3.00 Power Rangers Dino. (PG, R) 3.30 Monsters Vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins From Outer Space. (PG, R) 4.00 Teen Titans. (PG, R) 4.30 Justice League Unlimited. (PG, R) 5.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.30 Batman. (PG, R) 6.00 MOVIE: The Ant Bully. (R, CC) (2006) 7.45 MOVIE: The Truman Show. (PG, R) (1998) Jim Carrey. 9.45 MOVIE: Old School. (MA15+, R, CC) (2003) Luke Wilson. 11.45 Adult Swim. (MA15+, R) 12.45 Forever. (M, R, CC) 1.40 World’s Scariest Animal Attacks 3. (M) 2.35 Yo-Kai Watch. (PG, R) 3.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. (PG, R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.00 Wild Kratts. (R) 4.30 Batman. (PG, R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R)

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6.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Grand Opening Showdown. Replay. 7.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. The Magic Man 34. Replay. 8.00 Shopping. (R) 9.00 Zoom. (PG) 9.30 Harley-Davidson TV. (PG, R) 10.00 Dream Car Garage. (R) 11.30 Combat Dealers. (PG, R) 12.30 Timbersports. Australian Championship. Qualifying round. 1.00 Fifth Gear. (PG, R) 2.00 Billy The Exterminator. (PG, R) 2.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) 3.00 Football. (CC) AFL. First qualifying final. Sydney v GWS. 6.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) 7.30 Football. (CC) AFL. First elimination final. Adelaide v North Melbourne. From Adelaide Oval. 10.30 MOVIE: Transporter 3. (M, R, CC) (2008) 12.45 MOVIE: Godzilla. (PG, R, CC) (1998) 3.30 Billy The Exterminator. (PG, R) 4.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. The Magic Man 34. Replay. 5.00 Zoom. (PG, R) 5.30 Shopping. (R)

6.00 Landline. (CC) 6.30 World This Week. (CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 Australia Wide. (CC) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. (R, CC) 1.00 News. 1.30 Planet America. (R) 2.00 News. 2.30 The Mix. (CC) 3.00 News. 3.30 Foreign Corre. (R, CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 The Drum Weekly. 5.00 News. 5.30 One Plus One. (R, 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. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 ABC News Weekend. 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 Press Club. (R, CC) 1.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 10.00 MOVIE: The Captain’s Paradise. (R, CC) (1953) 12.00 Your 4x4. 12.30 GEM Presents. (R, CC) 12.40 Are You Being Served? (PG, R, CC) 1.20 As Time Goes By. (R) 2.40 MOVIE: Casablanca. (PG, R, CC) (1942) Humphrey Bogart. 4.50 MOVIE: The Kentuckian. (PG, R) (1955) Burt Lancaster. 7.00 MOVIE: Monster-InLaw. (PG, R, CC) (2005) A woman tries to prevent her son’s wedding. Jennifer Lopez. 9.00 MOVIE: And So It Goes. (M, CC) (2014) An realtor’s life is turned upside-down when his son leaves him to care for the granddaughter he never knew existed. Diane Keaton, Michael Douglas, Sterling Jerins. 11.00 MOVIE: One For The Money. (M, R, CC) (2012) Katherine Heigl. 1.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.00 MOVIE: A Run For Your Money. (R, CC) (1949) 4.35 MOVIE: Young Wives’ Tale. (R, CC) (1951)

ONE 6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Get Smart. (PG, R) 9.00 World Sport. (R) 9.30 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 10.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 11.00 Raising Hope. (PG, R) 12.00 ST: Next Gen. (PG, R) 1.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 2.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 3.00 The McCarthys. (PG) 3.30 Extreme Fishing. (PG, R) 4.30 Reel Action. 5.00 Driven Not Hidden. (R) 5.30 Escape Fishing With ET. (R, CC) 6.00 The Renovation King. (CC) 6.30 Last Man Standing. (PG, R) 7.30 Attenborough’s Tiger: Spy In The Jungle. (PG, R) 8.30 Megafactories: Peterbilt Trucks. (R) Take a tour of the Peterbilt factory. 9.30 MOVIE: 48 Hrs. (MA15+, R) (1982) A cop reluctantly teams up with a criminal. Eddie Murphy. 11.30 Rosewood. (M, R) 12.30 Bellator MMA. (M, R) 2.30 RPM GP. (R, CC) 3.00 RPM. (R, CC) 4.00 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 12. British Grand Prix. Replay. 5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG, R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Pokémon. (R) 7.00 Jar Dwellers SOS. (C, R, CC) 7.30 Kuu-Kuu Harajuku. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, CC) 8.30 Scope. (C, CC) 9.05 The Loop. (PG) 11.35 Neighbours. (R, CC) 2.05 To Be Advised. 4.30 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) Homer is roasted at the Springfield Friars’ Club. 6.30 The Great Australian Spelling Bee. (CC) Hosted by Grant Denyer and Chrissie Swan. 7.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) Hosted by Tom Gleisner. 8.30 MOVIE: Stardust. (PG, R, CC) (2007) A young man ventures into a magical kingdom in search of a fallen star, as a token of his love. Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer. 11.00 American Gothic. (M) 12.00 The Loop. (PG, R) 2.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Neighbours. (R, CC) 5.00 Shopping. (R)

6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 6.30 House Hunters. (R) 7.00 Garden Gurus. (R, CC) 7.30 Tiny House, Big Living. (R) 8.00 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Masters Of Flip. (R) 9.30 Tiny House Hunters. (PG, R) 10.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 10.30 House Hunters. (R) 11.00 Lakefront Bargain Hunt. (R) 12.00 Island Life. (R) 1.00 Masters Of Flip. (R) 2.00 Postcards. (PG, CC) 3.00 Selling LA. (PG, R) 4.00 Tiny House, Big Living. (R) 5.00 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. (R) 6.00 Tiny House Hunters. (PG) 6.30 Flip Or Flop. (R) 7.30 House Hunters. 8.30 House Hunters International. 9.30 House Hunters Renovation. 10.30 Vacation House For Free. 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Flip Or Flop. (R) 1.00 Late Programs.

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SBS 2 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 Where Are We Going, Dad? (R) 2.45 The Lala Road. (PG, R, CC) 2.55 Rebel Music. (PG, R) 3.25 Don’t Tell My Mother… (PG, R) 5.15 365: Every Day Documentaries. 5.20 MOVIE: Minuscule: Valley Of The Lost Ants. (2013) 7.00 Food, Booze And Tattoos. (PG) 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 MOVIE: Star Trek: Insurrection. (PG, R) (1998) The Enterprise crew learns of a Federation plot. Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes. 10.25 12 Monkeys. (M) 11.15 Lost Girl. (M) 12.05 MOVIE: Shoot ‘Em Up. (CC) (2007) Clive Owen, Monica Bellucci, Paul Giamatti. 1.50 MOVIE: Go. (MA15+) (1999) 3.45 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 The Best Thing I Ever Made. (R) 6.30 Giada At Home. (R) 7.00 Dinner At Tiffani’s. (R) 7.30 Brunch @ Bobby’s. (R) 8.00 Restaurant: Impossible. (PG, R) 9.00 Buy This Restaurant. (R) 9.30 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 10.00 Brunch @ Bobby’s. (R) 11.30 The Best Thing I Ever Made. (R) 12.30 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 1.30 Diners, DriveIns And Dives. (R) 3.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (R) 4.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 5.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 6.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 7.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) Chefs overcome challenges while cooking. 8.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) Hosted by Alton Brown. 9.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) Hosted by Alton Brown. 10.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 11.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (R) 12.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 1.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 2.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 3.30 Brunch @ Bobby’s. (R) 5.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 The Point Review. 12.30 League Nation Live. 2.00 Our Stories. 2.20 Songlines. 2.30 Watchers Of The North. 3.00 The Marngrook Footy Show. (PG) 4.30 Unearthed. 4.50 Cash Money. 4.55 Healthy Tips. 5.00 One With Nature. 5.30 Fusion Feasts. 6.00 Maori TV’s Native Affairs. 6.30 Barunga Documentary. 7.00 Our Stories. (PG) 7.30 From The Western Frontier. 8.00 Indians And Aliens. 8.30 Flying Fox: The Wings Of The Night. 9.30 MOVIE: September. (M) (2007) 11.00 Fred Maynard: Aboriginal Patriot. (PG) 11.30 Australian Biography. (M) 12.00 Seaman Dan And Friends. 12.30 Yabun 2015. (PG) 4.00 Bush Bands Bash. 1009

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Friday 09.09.2016 to Sunday 11.09.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

Sunday, September 11 Attenborough At 90: Behind The Lens ABC, 7.40pm While he’s often seen on camera, David Attenborough is rarely the subject of a documentary himself – something this special seeks to remedy with a behind-the-scenes look at the series he has made over the past decade. While it doesn’t delve especially deep into a man who is as fascinating as the natural world seen in his docos, it does explore his passion for new technology and provides a peek into the fun side of his personality, including one fantastic scene in an Outback pub that sees him don a series of ridiculous wigs. It will also motivate you to revisit his back catalogue.

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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the legendary sci-fi franchise’s original TV show, this lengthy documentary centres around the restoration of the original series’ Enterprise model by the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, and the gathering together of props, sets and costumes for an exhibition at Seattle’s EMP Museum. But for non-Trekkies, its main appeal lies in its look at the futuristic technology predicted in the show, and how it has inspired – and continues to inspire – innovation, with scientists and engineers still working to make Star Trek tech such as warp drive and tractor beams real.

Thinking person’s action hero Matt tt Damon (right) returns as Jason Bourne, the he renegade spy with a serious grudge ge against his former CIA employers. Director Paul Greengrass returns for the third in the series and mountss a heart-pounding thrill ride that will ll leave you gasping for breath as the e amnesiac assassin travels from the e rooftops of Tangiers to the streets of Manhattan in his ongoing quest for or exoneration. Ably filled with a cast st of the old (Joan Allen, Julia Stiles) and the new (Paddy Considine, David Strathairn, Albert Finney), this Oscarscarwinning, adrenalin-pumped adventure nture is possibly the finest of the smash-hit trilogy.

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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 Agatha Christie’s Partners In Crime. (M, R, CC) 3.00 Poldark. (PG, R, CC) 4.10 Australian Story: The Sugar Trip. (R, CC) 4.40 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Bill Bailey. (PG, R, CC) 5.10 Agatha Raisin. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) Latest news, sport and weather. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) Highlights from the past week. 12.00 MOVIE: Frenemies. (R, CC) (2012) Friends deal with relationships. Bella Thorne. 2.00 To Be Advised. 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R, CC) Dr Harry goes to the National Poultry Show. Karen prepares Bombay spiced pork neck chops. 5.00 Seven News At 5. (CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (CC)

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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. Channel Of Bones. (PG, R, CC) A look at the channel separating Molokai and Oahuis. Human Planet: Rivers – Friend And Foe. (PG, R, CC) Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Second elimination final. Penrith Panthers v Canterbury Bulldogs.

6.00 Mass. (CC) 6.30 Hillsong. (CC) 7.00 Joseph Prince. (CC) 7.30 Joel Osteen. (CC) 8.00 GCBC. (R, CC) 8.30 Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals. (R, CC) 9.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 9.30 Studio 10: Sunday. (PG, CC) 12.00 Car Torque. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 What’s Up Down Under. (R, CC) 1.00 The Doctors. (PG, CC) 2.00 Australian Survivor. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 iFish. (R, CC) 3.30 RPM GP. (CC) 4.00 RPM. (CC) 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 France 24 English News. 6.30 Deutsche Welle English News. 7.00 Al Jazeera English News. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Soccer. EPL. Manchester United v Manchester City. Replay. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 The Bowls Show. 2.00 Speedweek. (CC) 4.00 FIFA World Cup 2018 Magazine. (CC) 4.30 Cycling. La Vuelta a España. Stage 20. Highlights. 5.00 Small Business Secrets. (CC) 5.30 Nazi Megastructures: Atlantic Wall. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Charlie Teo. (PG, R, CC) Follows comedian and artist Anh Do as he paints the portrait of surgeon Dr Charlie Teo. 6.30 Compass: Magpie Nest. (PG, CC) Eddie McGuire chats with Geraldine Doogue. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. (CC) Local, national and international news. 7.40 Attenborough At 90: Behind The Lens. (CC) Takes a look at the life and career of legendary English broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough. 8.30 Vera. (M, CC) Part 3 of 4. DCI Vera Stanhope and her team investigate the mysterious death of a John Doe. 10.00 The Bletchley Circle. (M, R, CC) Part 3 of 4. After Millie is kidnapped, it appears the incident could be connected to the postwar black market. 10.50 The Honourable Woman. (MA15+, R, CC) Bloom closes in on the kidnappers. 11.50 Meet The Mavericks: Nakkiah Lui And Andrew Bovell. (M, R, CC) Part 3 of 5.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 The Big Music Quiz. (PG, CC) Two teams of celebrities face off on their knowledge of popular music in this next generation game show. 8.00 Sunday Night. (CC) Current affairs program, hosted by Melissa Doyle. 9.00 Criminal Minds. (M, CC) The team searches for a serial killer who is intentionally disfiguring victims. Rossi finds himself in an awkward reunion with his ex-wife who kept his daughter, Joy, a secret from him for nearly 30 years. 10.00 Criminal Minds. (M, R, CC) The unit investigates after a series of vehicular homicides along a dangerous stretch of road in Bend, Oregon, are suspected to be the work of a serial killer who is using his car as a weapon. 11.00 Motive. (M, CC) Angie investigates the murder of a pastry chef whose body was found inside a freezer and hunts for the alleged killer, a pilot who may be using his career to his murderous advantage, while also trying to cope with an increasingly distant Vega.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 The Block. (PG, CC) The contestants reveal five very different master bathrooms. One couple impresses Darren with their fresh take on traditional art deco design, while another team’s work proves to be a disappointment when the judges discover there is no toilet. Hosted by Scott Cam. 8.30 60 Minutes. (CC) Current affairs program. Featuring reports from Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Allison Langdon, Charles Wooley and Ross Coulthart. 9.30 Killer On The Line: Alan Jermey And Kirsty Wilson. (M, CC) Documents the case of martial arts expert Alan Jermey, who was sentenced to a minimum of 16 years for murdering his unfaithful partner, Kirsty Wilson, before setting her on fire to cover his tracks. 10.30 Real Detective: Damage. (M, CC) A reenactment of a Texas Ranger’s investigation into a young woman’s murder. 11.30 Unforgettable. (M, CC) Carrie investigates when Al becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a parolee he had helped put in jail.

6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) Two families try to win big prizes by guessing the most popular responses to a survey of the public. 6.30 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) Gloria rents a cabin for the family to spend Christmas together. 7.00 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) Claire and Phil make dinner plans with a couple they met while on holiday. 7.30 Australian Survivor. (CC) A group of Australian castaways find themselves stranded in Samoa in the South Pacific. 9.00 MOVIE: X-Men: First Class. (M, R, CC) (2011) During the ’60s, a diverse group of mutants find themselves united under the leadership of a telepath, as they match wits with a former Nazi scientist who is determined to start a nuclear war. However, before they are able to defeat their enemies, they must confront their own demons. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence. 11.40 48 Hours: Road To Redemption. (M, R, CC)

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 The Celts. (M, CC) Part 1 of 3. Anthropologist Professor Alice Roberts and archaeologist Neil Oliver go in search of the Celts. Their quest takes them beyond Britain and Ireland. 8.35 Building Star Trek. (CC) Documents the restoration of the original model of Star Trek’s USS Enterprise and the unprecedented search for surviving elements of the 1966 show. These artefacts also serve as a jumping off point for behind-the-scenes stories about the series and its production. 10.20 The Last Secrets Of 9/11. (PG, R, CC) Follows the work by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, in New York, to identify the people who perished in the World Trade Center attack on 9/11. Of the 2753 people who died, over a third are still missing without trace, with only unidentified remains serving as a clue. 11.15 Cycling. La Vuelta a España. Final stage. Las Rozas to Madrid. 104.8km flat stage. From Spain.

12.20 Rage. (MA15+) Music videos chosen by a special guest programmer. 2.40 Vera. (M, R, CC) Part 3 of 4. 4.10 The Bletchley Circle. (M, R, CC) Part 3 of 4. 5.00 Insiders. (R, CC) Hosted by Barrie Cassidy.

12.00 Scandal. (M, R, CC) After the wife of a governor is sexually assaulted, the outraged politician takes the law into his own hands. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise. (CC) News, sport and weather.

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Constantine. (MA15+, CC) Full Cycle. (R, CC) The Baron. (PG, R) Infomercials. (PG, R) Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.00 Good Morning America: Sunday. (CC) 5.00 News Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

12.40 48 Hours: Death After Midnight. (M, R, CC) Takes a look at the death of Ashley Fallis, a mother-ofthree who perished in 2012. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC) Morning talk show. Hosted by Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell.

2.00 MOVIE: Adrift. (M, R) (2009) Duy Khoa Nguyen. 4.00 The President Vs The Pirates. (M, R, CC) Follows a man’s quest to help his homeland. 5.00 CCTV English News. 5.30 NHK World English News. News from Japan. 5.45 France 24 Feature.

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6.20pm Welcome To New York (2014) Drama. Gérard Depardieu, Jacqueline Bisset. A banker’s reputation begins to crumble. (R18+) World Movies

8.00pm Impractical Jokers. The boys tackle a voicedisguising challenge. (MA15+) Comedy Channel

7.30pm 9/11: The Plane That Hit The Pentagon. Survivors and ﬁrst responders share their recollections. (PG) National Geographic

6.00am Tennis. US Open. Day 13. Women’s ﬁnal. Fox Sports 4

6.35pm The 5th Wave (2016) Action. Chloë Grace Moretz. Earth is devastated by a series of alien attacks. (M) Premiere 8.30pm Spectre (2015) Action. Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz. (M) Premiere

8.30pm A Place To Call Home. Characters are affected by contrasting social issues. Showcase 8.30pm Robot Chicken. (MA15+) Comedy Channel

4.00pm Rugby League. NRL Finals Series. Fox Sports 1

9.00pm Daniel Libeskind: The Making Of An Architect. (PG) Foxtel Arts 9.30pm Witness: DC 9/11. A reconstruction of 9/11 in and around Washington, D.C. (PG) History Daniel Craig stars in Spectre

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.55 The Numtums. (R, CC) 5.00 Octonauts. (CC) 5.35 Octonauts And The Amazon Adventure. (R, CC) 6.00 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 6.10 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.20 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.35 Jamillah And Aladdin. (R) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (R, CC) 7.30 Seconds From Disaster. (PG, R, CC) 8.20 The Daters: Finale. (M, R, CC) 8.35 Funny As. (M, R, CC) Rob Brydon performs his stand-up show. 9.55 Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends. (M, R, CC) 10.45 9/11: The Lost Hero. (M, R, CC) 11.35 Cherry Healey: Secrets Of The Sales. (R, CC) 12.35 Seconds From Disaster. (PG, R, CC) 1.25 The Home Show. (R, CC) 2.10 News Update. (R) 2.15 Close. 5.00 Ella The Elephant. (R, CC) 5.10 Boj: Flat As A Pancake. (R, CC) 5.20 The Koala Brothers. (R, CC) 5.35 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. (R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 9.25 Total Drama: Pahkitew Island. (R, CC) 10.10 Children’s Programs. 12.25 Game On. (R) 12.35 Gortimer Gibbon’s Life On Normal Street. (R) 1.00 Eve. (R, CC) 1.25 Girls In Love. (R, CC) 1.50 The Next Step. (R, CC) 3.00 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 3.30 WAC. (R, CC) 3.55 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 4.20 Iron Man: Armored Adventures. (R, CC) 4.40 Numb Chucks. (PG, R) 4.50 SheZow. (R, CC) 5.05 Endangered Species. (R, CC) 5.30 Hank Zipzer. (R, CC) 5.55 Scream Street. (R) 6.10 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R) 6.30 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 7.00 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 7.30 Bushwhacked! Bull Shark. (R, CC) 7.55 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) 9.05 Dani’s House. (R, CC) A talent-spotter wants to sign Dani. 9.35 World’s End. (R, CC) Lexy, Noah and Cat are surprised. 9.50 Rage. (PG, R) 2.20 Close.

7TWO 6.00 Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. (CC) Day 3: Highlights. 7.00 Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. (CC) Day 3: Finals. 11.00 The Outdoor Room With Jamie Durie. (R, CC) 11.30 Home And Away Catch-Up. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 800 Words. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 To Be Advised. 5.30 Intolerant Cooks. 6.00 Mighty Ships: MV Solitaire. (R, CC) 7.00 For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) A look at dogs being brought back to health. 7.30 Britain’s Busiest Airport: Heathrow. (M, R, CC) A look at life inside Heathrow Airport. 8.30 Rio 2016 Paralympic Games: Highlights. (CC) News, interviews and highlights from the 15th Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. 11.00 Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. (CC) Day 4: Heats. 2.00 Storage Hoarders. (R) 3.00 Dr Oz. (PG, CC) 5.00 Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. (CC) Day 4: Highlights.

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6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.00 Little Charmers. (R) 11.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 12.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 12.30 SpongeBob. (R) 1.00 Kate And Mim-Mim. (R) 1.30 Yu-GiOh! (PG, R) 2.00 LEGO Friends. (R) 2.30 Nexo Knights. (PG, R) 3.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 3.30 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 4.00 Teen Titans. (PG, R) 4.30 Power Rangers Dino. (PG, R) 5.00 Justice League Unlimited. (PG, R) 5.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 6.00 Batman: The Brave And The Bold. (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: Green Lantern. (PG, R, CC) (2011) 8.50 MOVIE: War Of The Worlds. (M, R, CC) (2005) Earth is invaded by aliens. Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning. 11.10 Rick And Morty. (M, R) 12.05 Adult Swim. (MA15+) 1.05 The Almighty Johnsons. (M, R) 2.00 Wild Kratts. (R) 2.30 Yo-Kai Watch. (PG, R) 3.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. (PG, R) 3.30 SpongeBob. (R) 4.00 Little Charmers. (R) 4.30 Kate And MimMim. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R)

9GEM

6.00 Home Shopping. (R) 6.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 7.30 Shopping. (R) 9.30 Adventure Angler. (PG, R) 10.00 AFL Game Day. (CC) 11.30 The AFN Fishing Show. (PG) 12.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG) 1.00 Big Australia. (R, CC) 2.00 Selling Big. (PG, R) 3.00 Doomsday Preppers. (PG, R) 4.00 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 MythBusters. (PG, R, CC) Six randomly selected myths are tested. 7.00 MOVIE: Back To The Future Part III. (PG, R, CC) (1990) Michael J. Fox. 9.25 MOVIE: The Bourne Ultimatum. (M, R, CC) (2007) Former secret agent Jason Bourne is once again hunted by the agency which created him. Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn. 11.45 MOVIE: Snatch. (MA15+, R, CC) (2000) Jason Statham, Alan Ford. 2.00 Bull Riding. 2015 Pro Tour. Replay. 3.00 NFL. NFL. Week 1. New York Jets v Cincinnati Bengals.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 World This Week. (R, CC) 12.00 News. 12.30 The Drum Weekly. (R) 1.00 News. 1.30 Landline. (R, CC) 2.00 News. 2.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 2.55 Heywire. (R) 3.00 News. 3.30 Offsiders. (CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 5.00 News. 5.30 Catalyst. (R, CC) 6.00 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. 9.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 10.00 News. 10.30 Planet America. (R) 11.00 News. (CC) 11.30 Conflict Zone. 11.55 ABC Open. (R) 12.00 Late Programs.

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9GO!

6.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 10.00 The Baron. (PG, R) 11.00 MOVIE: The Amorous Prawn. (R) (1962) 1.00 The Garden Gurus. (R, CC) 1.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 MOVIE: Ski Party. (PG, R, CC) (1965) 4.00 MOVIE: Never So Few. (PG, R, CC) (1959) Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida. 6.30 RBT. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Death In Paradise. (M, R) 8.40 Major Crimes. (M, CC) The murder of a model is caught on camera. Rusty’s investigation into Alice’s identity complicates matters for the prosecution. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. (MA15+, CC) Jane and Maura are called to a body farm. 10.40 Murder In The First. (M, CC) 11.40 Person Of Interest. (M, R, CC) 12.40 Death In Paradise. (M, R) 1.50 GEM Presents. (R, CC) 2.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 MOVIE: Playboy Of The Western World. (PG, R) (1963) 4.30 Joyce Meyer. (PG) 5.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC)

ONE 6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Rugby Union. (CC) Rugby Championship. Round 3. Australia v South Africa. Replay. 10.45 World Sport. (R) 11.00 Reel Action. (R) 11.30 Healthy Homes Australia. (R, CC) 12.00 Puppy Academy. (R, CC) 12.30 Life Inside The Markets. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 2.00 Monster Jam. (R) 3.00 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 3.30 Megafactories. (R) 4.30 Cruise Mode. (R, CC) 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 Scorpion. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 David Attenborough’s Animal Attraction. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 13. San Marino Grand Prix. From Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy. 11.00 Megastructures. (R) 12.00 World Sport. 12.30 Homeland. (M, R, CC) 2.30 RPM GP. (R, CC) 3.00 RPM. (R, CC) 4.00 Late Programs. 5.00 Driven Not Hidden. (R) 5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG, R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Invizimals. (R) 6.30 Victorious. (R) 7.05 Sidekick. (R) 7.35 Pokémon. 8.30 Ninja Turtles. (R) 10.00 Totally Wild. (C, R, CC) 10.30 Sabrina. (PG, R) 11.00 Australian Survivor. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Cheers. (PG, R) 2.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 3.30 Raymond. (R, CC) 4.30 King Of Queens. (R) 5.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 Futurama. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (M, R) Ted confesses his feelings to Robin. 8.00 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 MOVIE: Entrapment. (M, R) (1999) An insurance agent befriends a thief. Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones. 10.50 Sex And The City. (MA15+, R, CC) 12.10 Nurse Jackie. (MA15+, R) 12.45 How I Met Your Mother. (M, R) 1.20 Raymond. (R, CC) 2.30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (R) 3.30 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 4.30 Cheers. (PG, R) 5.00 Kenneth Copeland. 5.30 Joyce Meyer. (PG)

6.00 Flip Or Flop. (R) 7.00 Vacation House For Free. (R) 8.00 House Hunters Reno. (R) 9.00 Garden Gurus. (R, 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 Flip Or Flop. (R) 3.00 House Hunters Reno. (R) 4.00 Come Dine With Me. (PG) 5.00 Vacation House For Free. (R) 6.00 Tiny House Hunters. (PG) 6.30 Tiny Luxury. 7.30 Escape To The Country. 8.30 Masters Of Flip. 9.30 Flipping Boston. (M) 10.30 Flip This House. (M, R) 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Masters Of Flip. (R) 1.00 Postcards. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Flipping Boston. (M, R) 3.00 The Block. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Late Programs.

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SBS 2 6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Maltese News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.00 PopAsia. (PG) 10.00 Croatian News. 10.30 Serbian News. 11.00 Japanese News. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 MythBusters. (PG, R, CC) 2.55 Friday Feed. (R) 3.25 Community. (PG, R) 4.25 Caldera. (PG, R, CC) 4.35 Stacey Dooley: Coming Here Soon. (PG, R) 5.45 365: Every Day Documentaries. 5.50 Where Are We Going, Dad? 7.30 If You Are The One. Hosted by Meng Fei. 8.30 MythBusters. (PG) (Series return) A behind-thescenes look at the show. 10.30 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. (PG, R) 11.00 I’m A Stripper. (M, R, CC) 11.50 Savage U. (M, R) 12.15 My Kid Could Paint That. (M, R) 1.50 MOVIE: Goodbye First Love. (M, R) (2011) Sebastian Urzendowsky, Lola Créton, Magne Håvard Brekke. 3.50 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG) 7.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 8.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 9.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (R) 10.00 Brunch @ Bobby’s. (R) 11.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 12.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 1.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 2.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 3.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 4.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 5.30 Food Network Star. (PG) 6.30 Food Network Star. (PG) 7.30 Restaurant: Impossible. (PG, R) 8.30 Restaurant: Impossible. (PG, R) Hosted by Robert Irvine. 9.30 Restaurant: Impossible. (PG, R) Hosted by Robert Irvine. 10.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 11.30 Food Network Star. (PG, R) 12.30 Food Network Star. (PG, R) 1.30 Restaurant: Impossible. (PG, R) 2.30 Restaurant: Impossible. (PG, R) 3.30 Brunch @ Bobby’s. (R) 5.00 Food Network Star. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Kagagi. (PG) 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Bushwhacked! 9.00 Wapos Bay. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 Flying Fox: The Wings Of The Night. 11.00 The Long Walk: 10 Years. (PG) 11.35 Ngarritj. 12.00 The Point Review. 12.30 Indians And Aliens. 1.00 Barunga Documentary. 1.30 Fusion Feasts. 2.00 Bush Bands Bash. 3.00 Our Stories. 3.30 Yothu Yindi Tribute Concert. 5.00 Te Kaea. 5.30 The Medicine Line. (PG) 6.00 Noongar Dandjoo. (PG) 6.30 Australian Biography. 7.00 Dene A Journey. (PG) 7.55 Kanyirninpa Ngurrara. 8.30 First Australians. (PG) 9.30 Lionel. (M) 11.00 The Will And The Skill. 11.30 Still Frothin’. 12.00 Volumz. (PG) 1109

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FIND THE WORDS This is a theme puzzle with the subject stated below. Find the listed words in the grid. (They may run in any direction but always in a straight line. Some letters are used more than once.) Ring each word as you find it and when you have completed the puzzle, there will be 12 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle. Lest we forget

OUT ON A LIMB

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FLASH GORDON

by Jim Keefe

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WEEKENDER SUDOKU Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine.

GRIN & BEAR IT

by Wagner

LAFF-A-DAY SNOWFLAKES There are 13 black hexagons in the puzzle. Place the numbers 1 to 6 around each of them. No number can be repeated in any partial hexagon shape along the border of the puzzle.

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11. It might barely be alight (5,5) 13. A communist gets the others taken into custody (8) 14. Greed of a girl getting food (7) 16. Remove the tax (6) 17. Take the least possibly (5) 20. A section of a carriage is returned (4)

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INSANITY STREAK

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PRINCE VALIANT

CALIFORNIAN CROSSWORD

by Murphy & Gianni

From the pages of America’s most popular newspapers

ACROSS

THE CASHIER

by Ricardo Galvão

1 The girl 4 Possesses 7 Man of morals? 12 Crone 13 Oklahoma city 14 Give birth to, on a farm 15 Fix the outcome 16 Record-setting fastballer 18 Craft from far off 19 Jack 20 Ricochet, in billiards 22 Bachelor’s last words 23 TV clown 27 They’re between mus and xis 29 Someone who carries a torch? 31 Some skirts 34 Passenger 35 Easily built home 37 Held a meeting 38 Abhor 39 Carte lead-in

41 Dreyfus defender 45 Go 47 Sharp turn 48 She played Granny Clampett 52 Sapporo sash 53 Heals 54 Id counterpart 55 Negative prefix 56 Heron’s cousin 57 In medias 58 Work unit

DOWN 1 Bush 2 Israeli port 3 Incite 4 Williams of country 5 Handsome youth 6 Dieter’s lunch 7 Dermatologist’s case 8 Listener 9 Wily 10 Eggs 11 Nerd-pack occupant 17 Acknowledge

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POINT TAKEN

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JUST LIKE CATS & DOGS by Dave T. Phipps

STRANGE BUT TRUE z It was beloved American author Mark Twain who made the following sage observation: “A successful book is not made of what is in it, but of what is left out of it.” z If you’re a cat lover who also enjoys imbibing alcohol from time to time, you might want to take note of this bit of international news: A Japanese company called B&H Lifes has come out with a new product. Nyan Nyan Nouveau is a wine made especially for the feline palate. The wine doesn’t actually contain any alcohol, though;

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by Samantha Weaver it’s a mixture of catnip and the juice of cabernet grapes. (Note of interest: “Nyan” is the Japanese equivalent of “meow”.) z In American folklore, it’s Johnny Appleseed who is credited with sowing apple trees across the nation. In reality, though, much of the credit can go to the pioneers’ craving for hard cider. z In February, a mattress company conducted a survey of 390 adults (hardly a comprehensive sample, of course) to determine consumers’ attitudes toward sleep around

Valentine’s Day. Interestingly, fully half of the respondents said that they’d rather have a good night’s sleep than be the recipient of a romantic gesture on what is generally regarded as the most romantic day of the year. And 64 per cent said they cared more about getting at least eight hours of sleep every night than they did about finding a life partner. z Studies show that when male and female puppies play fight, the males will sometimes let the females win in order to get to know them better.

Thought for the Day: “ “We are social creatures to the inmost centre of our being. The notion that one can begin anything at all from scratch, free from the past, or unindebted to others, could not conceivably be more wrong.” – Karl Popper

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YOUR STARS ARIES (MARCH 21–APRIL 20) Love is

TAURUS (APRIL 21-MAY 21) Someone’s

attitude or honesty may be in question, so take extra care. Passions are roused but aim to stay calm. Promises abound as the week begins. You are right to be optimistic, but take your time considering any offers. Decisions made after the Full Moon at the weekend are more likely to succeed. A steadying influence is needed when too much happens all at once. You can be that influence both for yourself and others.

GEMINI (MAY 22-JUNE 21) You will

please a loved one this week and impress with your kindness and consideration. It will not, however, be possible to please everyone. Family wrangles could appear when others behave in a selfish way. Make it clear that you will stand no nonsense. An attraction takes you by surprise. Delicious! Weekends, at the moment, brim with possibilities. Using your imagination and taking a spontaneous approach gets the best results.

CANCER (JUNE 22-JULY 22) Getting

out and about this week? Be organised and check your schedule and transport. Delays are likely but if you have a degree of control it saves a lot of tension. Good deals may turn out to be quite the opposite and so do look at the detail of any deals or purchases. Someone recently met makes a great friend. For the next few days you may get the impression that you are just a bit unlucky. You are not alone.

LEO (JULY 23-AUGUST 23) Leo and love

are inseparable, aren’t they? Well, this week you are positively brimming with

for the week commencing September 12

BY CASSANDRA NYE partner or investor this could be your lucky week. Of course, taking care of the small print can make all the difference between a good and poor outcome.

in the air and, as winter turns to spring and summer, passions are red hot. It would be only too easy, though, to spoil the atmosphere by making demands. Temper your needs with a little patience and flattery. Plans made with friends may not run smoothly. Getting organised on small matters really helps when something big comes along. A recent commitment may have you worried, but if you keep control it is fine.

SAGITTARIUS (NOVEMBER 23-DE-

optimism and charm. So, who will fall in love with you? What a lovely time. Beware of spreading your net too wide, though. A glut of lovers could be embarrassing. Excitement at work could see you losing concentration, so be aware! With optimism high, good spending habits could go out of the window. Keep that window firmly closed.

VIRGO (AUGUST 24-SEPTEMBER 23) Love and life can seem pretty overwhelming at times. This week sees you making long overdue changes. You like to be flexible, but hold fire on giving up too much. Kindness in a financial matter could be seen as weakness by some. Well, we all know that some folk will take advantage, don’t we? Family are very supportive and give a great deal of pleasure at the weekend.

LIBRA (SEPTEMBER 24-OCTOBER 23) This week is like turning over a leaf and finding a butterfly! Lovely and bright things can happen, boosting your optimism. Someone who does not immediately attract you comes along at the weekend. Try not to judge by first appearances. That could be a mistake. What you cannot change you may come to love. Something on the work front jars with you towards the end of the week. A Lunar eclipse then spurs you into action.

SCORPIO (OCTOBER 24-NOVEMBER 22) A lucky week brings more than one surprise. Someone who you met on holiday or through a relative turns out to be more interested than you thought. Will this be a fruitful relationship? Only time will tell. If you are looking for a business

CEMBER 21) Fun and laughter at the weekend bring a sparkling end to the cooler months. Someone from the past is most likely to call or arrive then. An invitation that you normally do not accept could be the open door that you are looking for. Be well organised and allow for delays. An unexpected reaction from a relative gives you pause for thought. Could you really have missed certain signs? Unlikely.

CAPRICORN (DECEMBER 22-JANU-

ARY 20) When on a journey this week you may meet with delays and small hiccups. This could prove to be a blessing in disguise if it makes you aware of something. Yes, open your eyes to the possibilities ahead of you! Maybe you have been feeling a bit pessimistic? Well, don’t! Keep your eyes open for someone who is taking advantage. Maybe you don’t mind but, in the long run, this will not make them respect you.

AQUARIUS (JANUARY 21-FEBRUARY 19) A lunar eclipse and full moon fall at the weekend. Both mean changes for you. Some of these may not, initially, be welcomed. However, this is also a lucky week. Group activities go well as long as you get into the spirit of the occasion. Be aware that shyness can appear as indifference to others. Cash flow is something that you always have an eye on, being astute. There may be more ebb than flow this week though.

PISCES (FEBRUARY 20-MARCH 20)

Changes are always likely with someone as curious as you. This week, with a lunar eclipse, will make this tendency doubly so. Having found a degree of stability you need to consider the outcome of any changes. Of course, you are in control. Just be sure that any decision is best for you in the longer term. Do your best to avoid any misunderstanding through rushed communications.

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Monday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Continuing your period of popularity, someone special becomes more so. Just make sure that they are reliable and hold them to any promises. Your friendliness, Virgo, can sometimes be taken advantage of. Tuesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Virgo, in the months ahead you really must make sure that your talents are seen and appreciated. This period can be one of joy and expansion, but you must make the effort. Blowing your own trumpet? Fine! Wednesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! When Virgo is determined there is no turning them. You, strong as you are, you will no longer stand any nonsense. Does someone continue to take advantage? That’s what they think! Thursday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Well, Virgo, we are not talking small matters here when we talk about progress. Someone important is poised to give you a hand up the ladder of success. Of course, you have to let them know what you want! Friday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Staying calm on the outside is easy for you, Virgo. However, at times you are capable of seething inside. Some frustrations cannot be borne. Speaking out at last? It had to happen. Saturday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Over the moon about an outcome? There is more on the horizon, Virgo. Enjoy a period of progress that you have waited a long time for. Whatever else you do, get into that limelight! Sunday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Virgo, be ready to stand centre stage. The work and friends that you have built up for the last few years are finally paying off. The more the effort that you have put in, the bigger the rewards will be.

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This week's Sudoku

This week's Go Figure!

FIND THE WORDS solution 921 Elite warrior

QUICK SOLUTIONS Across: 7 Avoid; 8 Already; 9 Exigent; 10 Shape; 12 Journalist; 15 Barrenness; 18 DUAL CROSSWORD Exist; 19 Mariner; 21 Coterie; 19,003 22 Bless. CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Down: 1 Lamentable; 2 Across: 7 Lunch; 8 AnatComic; 3 Idle; 4 Banter; omy; 9 Charted; 10 Titan; 5 Trespass; 6 Satanic; 11 12 Manual work; 15 NeverEnterprise; 13 Overturn; 14 never; 18 Yards; 19 Capital; 21 Frailty; 16 Number; 17 Inter; Duchess; 22 Realm. 20 Robe. Down: 1 Place money; 2 The Baker’s Dozen Trivia Incas; 3 Chat; 4 Landau; Test: 5 Bastille; 6 Pontoon; 11 Naked flame; 13 Arrested; 14 1. “Carousel”. 2. Calcium. 3. Avarice; 16 Excise; 17 Steal; “That Thing You Do!” came 20 Part. out in 1996 and co-starred

Tom Hanks. Set in 1964, the film made a hit out of the title song. 4. Mrs Hudson. 5. Packed to the Rafters. 6. Kvack. 7. Proxima Centauri. 8. Lake Corangamite. 9. Pinball. 10. 8. 11. Gough Whitlam. 12. Jim Courier, in 1992. 13. “A Little Ray of Sunshine”, by Melbourne band Axiom which included musicians Glenn Shorrock, Don Mudie and Brian Cadd. The single reached No.5 in April 1970 and has become one of the most often played and requested songs on Australian radio.

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The rise of the fun run A league of events around the region is putting the fun into running, energising our citizens through exercise and enjoyment. WORDS Natalie Holmes Janneke van der Sterren, Bathurst Edgell Jog When is the Bathurst Edgell Jog held? It is held in September every year. This year it is on the 18th. What does it involve? Participants start at the Bathurst Courthouse. The 7.5 km course runs up the infamous Esrom Street (past Edgells) and finishes again at the Courthouse. When did it start? The Bathurst Edgell Jog started in 1975 and is one of the biggest Fun Runs outside capital cities. What is its aim? Our main aim is to promote health and wellbeing and encourage community participation. How many people participate? On average, about 1500 people participate each year. Why do you think running festivals are becoming so popular? People enjoy coming together as a community and there is an increased focus on health and wellbeing. A Fun Run gives you something to train for as well as being an event that you can do with friends and family even if you are not an elite runner. What are the benefits of these events (both physically and financially)? We rely on local services clubs and sporting organisations to help us with the running of the event on the day and in return, we make a donation to each of these groups. As a result, our Fun Run has donated thousands of dollars to charities over the years. However, increased costs, especially for traffic management, mean we have not been able to donate as much in the last year. Each year, event partner Cityfit gym, runs a training program for the Edgell Jog. We also encourage children from local schools by offering prizes for the highest level of participation. Who is the target group of this event? Bathurst residents and their families. Where do you see fun runs and running festivals going in the future? We hope they have a very bright future. More events are popping up and that can only mean a bigger focus on health and wellbeing. Our biggest difficulty is finding people to sit on our committee to help with the organisation and running of the event and also sourcing the funding to pay for the ever-increasing costs involved. However, we have found that when we put the call out, the community rallies to help as the Bathurst Edgell Jog is now part of the fabric of Bathurst and an important part of the town’s social calendar.

Lizzy Rich, Mt Arthur Challenge When is it held? The last Sunday in the July school holidays What does it involve? Three events - 9km run up Mt Arthur, 5km walk/run around the foothills of Mt Arthur or a 50km road bicycle ride When did it start? The Challenge originally started in 1985 and ceased in 1991. A new version of the event came back in 2014. What is its aim? To showcase the stunning Mt Arthur Reserve in Wellington while promoting health and fitness. How many people participate? Approximately 300 people each year. Why do you think running festivals are becoming so popular? Because there is nothing more fun than getting out amongst your peers and participating in the great outdoors. The feedback we receive postevent is always so positive and everyone is so appre-

ciative and in such a great mood. Runners after they have run are so happy! And when you have hundreds of people cheering each other on, the feeling of joy is contagious! What are the benefits of these events (both physically and financially)? Physically - competitors have a goal to train for and actively seek a higher level of fitness to compete. Financially - for our committee and community, the proceeds of our event provides financial benefit to the Mt Arthur Reserve Trust, a not for profit committee. The event draws a lot of competitors from outside of Wellington which in turn benefits local cafes/shops. Who is the target group of this event? For the 9km run, the target group is people looking for a challenge - it is not a fun run in the typical sense as it has a mountain climb involved. It’s definitely a challenge for its competitors! Where do you see fun runs and running festivals going in the future?They will continue to grow in popularity.

Susan Collings, Mudgee Running Festival When is it held? Each year on the third Sunday of August What does it involve? Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km and 5km running events When did it start? 2001 What is its aim? It’s a much-anticipated community event and a ‘must do’ for many runners in the Central West. There is also a strong contingent who travel to Mudgee from the coast each year. It’s a popular destination for runners who seem to enjoy the visit to Mudgee for its wineries, spectacular scenery and its well-organised event. The running festival is open to people of all ages and abilities. The event raises money for the triathlon club. More importantly, the inclusive nature of the running festival is a great encouragement to local residents to train for an event of their choice, be part of the fun and to challenge themselves to finish, to improve their times or just to participate. The aim of the running festival is to get people involved. How many people participate? More than 750 runners participate, but an equal number of supporters and spectators turn up to Lawson Park on the day to enjoy the event. Why do you think running festivals are becoming so popular? There is definitely a growing interest in health and fitness. The running festival is a wonderful goal for people to aim for each year whether it’s training for a first marathon or for the 5km fun run. What are the benefits of these events (both physically and financially)? The running festival helps promote a healthier, fitter community and it’s amazing each year how many ‘first timers’ there are in each of the distances. The local running group offers a means to achieve this by improving running technique and bringing runners together to share stories and advice. Who is the target group of this event? The running festival is for everyone. It offers something for the seasoned marathon runner as well as the first time runners making their way around the beautiful 10km course along the Cudgegong River. The committee is always encouraging anyone who wants to participate. However, there are cut-off times for the longer distance events.

Where do you see fun runs and running festivals going in the future? If Mudgee Running Festival is any indication, they will continue to go from strength to strength. The local festival has grown substantially in recent years with more and more people enjoying the event, the atmosphere, the course and the opportunity to be part of the local running community.

John Robins, Run Director, Dubbo parkrun When is it held? Every Saturday morning at 8am at Sandy Beach Park, Dubbo. What does it involve? Dubbo parkrun is a 5km run/ walk put on for the community by the community thereby increasing participation in running, promoting a healthy lifestyle and improving social cohesion in local communities. Dubbo parkrun is a flat 5km outand-back course along the scenic Macquarie River and Tracker Riley Cycleway. The course starts from Sandy Beach Park and heads east along the Macquarie River along the trail path. Runners continue for several hundred metres then down the cycleway path, across the bridge and continue along the concrete path. Keeping the Macquarie River on your right-hand side, you will be treated to stunning views of the river and surrounds. Runners continue along the path as it curves around the river before reaching the turnaround point just under the LH Ford bridge. When did it start? July 2015 What is its aim? To empower as many members of the community to get involved in parkrun, either by volunteering or running, but ideally both. How many people participate? Average 220 runners (300 in summer). Record attendance 363 runners in February 2016. Why do you think running festivals are becoming so popular? Parkrun offers free, weekly events with low barriers to participation and in doing so drives participation in all sports. Walking/running has little barriers to participation therefore includes most walks of life. What are the benefits of these events (both physically and financially)? Almost everybody knows about the physical health benefits of parkrun, particularly those that come and run and walk most Saturday mornings. Getting involved in parkrun benefits our heart, our brain, our muscles, our bones, and even our sense of balance as we negotiate the course and other participants. The outdoor and social setting is beneficial to our mental wellbeing, and most of us would say that we finish parkrun most Saturday mornings with a bit of a buzz! Volunteering at parkrun has its benefits too, with a sense of building contributing to a valuable and enjoyable community activity and making it work. Without volunteers, we cannot do parkrun. Along with many other fitness events and activities such as the Dubbo Stampede, Greater Dubbo Fun Run, the Titan Macquarie Mud Run and businesses promoting fitness, parkrun is also aiming to positively change our health and fitness culture from sedentary to active, from couch potato to ‘moving and shaking’. Parkrun also provides a venue for interaction with other people from all walks of life and benefits the commercial sector by drawing more people into the area on a Saturday morning for coffee and breakfast. As well as benefiting your own

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health and wellbeing, be heartened to know that we are also helping the town of Dubbo.

Miriam Tan, event director Dubbo parkrun, parkrun territory director Central West Who is the target group of this event? Parkrun events are free and open to people of all standards and ages, both as volunteers and as runners. We encourage people of every ability to take part, from those taking their first steps in running through to Olympians; from juniors to those with decades of experience. All runners receive encouragement and enjoy being part of a community event open to all standards of participation. Where do you see fun runs and running festivals going in the future? Parkrun is expanding at a rapid rate. At least one event launches per week in Australia, sometimes even three or four a week. By the end of the year, it is expected parkrun will have over 1000 events globally (currently 968). Other towns and cities in the Central West are following Dubbo’s lead with Bathurst parkrun launching last July, Orange in October and Mudgee looking to secure a date. We hope to see more fun runs and running festivals not only in these towns but in other towns and regional cities.

Miriam Tan and Rod Campbell, MAAS Group Dubbo Stampede When is it held? Once a year on the last Sunday in August. What does it involve? The Dubbo Stampede is a running festival like no other. Whether you just want to have a go and take part in a run, challenge yourself to set a new personal best running time, or you’re looking to have a fun and relaxing day out with the whole

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family, the Dubbo Stampede has it all. Situated in the heart of regional NSW against the iconic backdrop of the Taronga Western Plains Zoo, walkers and runners alike will have the opportunity to take part in a unique experience not offered anywhere else in Australia. A chance to run in and out of the zoo past all the animals, while improving your health, being challenged and achieving your goals! Whether you are keen to walk 5.5km, run 10km, or smash out a half or full marathon, we have something for you. When did it start? 2012 What is its aim? The Dubbo Stampede is all about bringing the running and wider community together. We encourage everyone to participate, from walkers to fun runners, to elite runners and athletes. For those who aren’t able to participate, you can still join in the fun by cheering on the runners or by volunteering to help make the day run as smoothly as possible. We have the dual aim of promoting health and wellbeing to the Dubbo community and showing off the best of Dubbo to the world. How many people participate? Between 2500 to 3000 each year Why do you think running festivals are becoming so popular? Running, jogging and even more so, walking is something that almost anyone can do. It requires little equipment (a pair of joggers!) and can be done anywhere: your local park, around where you live, on the beach and even through a zoo! Running/walking can be done alone or with others and the social aspect of exercise has been shown to be a big motivator in getting people active. There is something magical about joining a large group of people in a positive and energetic environment. What are the benefits of these events (both physically and financially)? About 50 percent of our participants are from out of town and travel to Dubbo ei-

ther for the day or the weekend. Participants therefore spend money on food and accommodation during their weekend. It’s no secret that Australia is suffering from an obesity epidemic. So, to try and break the chain of generational obesity, we endeavour to promote healthier ways of living not only to adults, but to kids as well. We want both adults and kids who participate in the Dubbo Stampede to finish the event with a healthier and more positive outlook on life! Who is the target group of this event? Our slogan/ motto is ‘a running festival for everyone’, therefore we aim to cater for most ages and abilities. If you’re a newbie runner, or would like to walk and take in the scenery, the Dubbo Stampede offers a 5.5km and 10km track. For the long time runner, the Dubbo Stampede is a must for your running and social calendar. Both our half marathon and full marathon are relatively flat and fast. At the heart of the Dubbo Stampede is our sense of community. We encourage fun runners, athletes and elite runners along with their families to participate. Where do you see fun runs and running festivals going in the future? The Dubbo Stampede is growing bigger and better every year and it is safe to say it has become a concrete event in the Dubbo calendar. In the future, we hope to see participants challenge themselves to longer distances such as the 10km event or half marathon. This year we’ve seen a cohort of people finish their first marathons after starting their running experience with the Dubbo Stampede 5.5km Dingo Dash a few years ago. We’d love to see more of this over the next few years.

z Other events in the region include the Orange Colour City Running Festival and the Titan Macquarie Mud Run in Dubbo.

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OPINION & ANALYSIS.

The final say

FROM THE EDITOR-AT-LARGE Jen Cowley

Online illusion no match for harsh reality O here’s the thing – I love Facebook. I love the sticky-beak factor. I love the instant gratification. I particularly like that it’s free. I’m tickled pink that it’s connected me with people I’d long since thought (if I thought at all) lost by the wayside of life’s hectic progression. I love being entertained and moved and irritated and outraged and even occasionally informed. I use it for play, but I also use it extensively for work. As an avid people watcher, it fascinates me and as an amateur student of human interaction, it often amuses and regularly horrifies me. I’m still as astonished by the magic – and power – of social media technology as I was when I first saw a microwave zap a meat-pie to the temperature of molten lava in just two minutes. But like other powerful tools – religion, information and the hedge trimmer languishing in our garden shed after a particularly disastrous episode with a prized camellia – in the wrong hands, social networks can be dangerous if not deadly. We’re hearing, in increasing numbers, the tragic tales of those whose sanity was gradually devoured by the lethally superficial measure of self-worth that is social networking. Victims, in a sense, of the increasingly perilous misconception that an absence of face-to-face interaction somehow abrogates any responsibility to abide by the laws not only of the land but of common decency. A tiny handful of prosecutions have been the canary in the coalmine for an online community fed up and scorned

` It’s not a pretty to watch a marauding cyber horde squabble over the carcass of some poor oblique sod who’s been digitally kicked to death.

by social media “trolls” who are ignorant of – or worse, indifferent to – the potentially devastating implications of thoughtless or malicious posts or comments. Open that courtroom door and stand back, folks. Holding vicious “trolls” accountable draws a line in the sand where the behemoths of Facebook and Twitter in particular have steadfastly refused to tread in terms of self-regulation. The bizarre thing is that most people who make malicious comments and posts on social media would no more spit this kind of invective at someone’s

face, or through any other media channel, and yet the rabid pack mentality that abounds on even the most mainstream of social networking sites can be breathtaking in its viciousness. It’s not a pretty to watch a marauding cyber horde squabble over the carcass of some poor oblique sod who’s been digitally kicked to death. It’s a kind of vicious malevolence feeding on the brutality of others who use the excuse of physical distance is a shield against accountability. Caught up in this maelstrom of knifeedge surreality, where it takes just a

keystroke for an unpredictable mob to turn nasty, are sadly lost souls like the late Charlotte Dawson, a media identity herself, who was prompted by online bullying to take her own life. I never met the girl, but I’ve known plenty just like her. They’re the ones whose lives rise and fall by what the social network public sees or doesn’t see – the pick-andchoose profile, where what is seen and what actually is can be two very different things. In Facebook/Instagram world, people – me included – present only what they want you to see, and who wants to see life as it really is, warts and all, right? The addictive nature of social networking has a habit of sucking the vulnerable into a vortex of superficiality where the genuine measure of selfworth is as lost as the real sense of what friendship and human contact is about. Used wisely, and in concert with flesh-and-blood, real-life connections and friendships, this brave new world of online communication and social networking can be effective, productive and fun. But lives lived entirely through online social network sites can be nothing more than dangerously fragile illusion.

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