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Friday 30.09.2016 to Sunday 02.10.2016 NEWS

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Bureaucrats muddy the water for Jamea Rd family

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

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FEATURE Celebrating 30 years of volunteering at Taronga Western Plains Zoo PAGE 12

PART TWO Living Well With Dementia PAGE 16

WHAT I DO KNOW

PEOPLE

Helen Akerstrom: Talk to the animals PAGE 31

KERRIE PHIPPS

BUSINESS

Encouragement for difference-makers PAGE 33

THE ARCHIVE

LIFESTYLE

Researching history in the digital age PAGE 34

SPORT Skate to create … real change PAGE 36

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Seven Days Tony Webber Paul Dorin Watercooler What I Do Know

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The Big Picture Business & Rural Lifestyle Entertainment What’s On 3-Day TV Guide

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Slim pickings for backpackers O down to the Macquarie Regional Library Dubbo on any given day and there’s chances you’ll overhear a number of European languages being spoken by the stream of backpackers who visit the region every year.

According to backpacker statistics from Tourism Research Australia that demographic in 2015 was representative of 13 percent of the total tourism spend in Australia or worth $3.2 billion to the nation’s coffers. At the time backpacker numbers were up.

Despite the electric shock of a 32.5 percent tax rate on Working Holiday visa holders, which thankfully has settled into a far more reasonable 19 percent, there are concerns the debate and doubt around the issue has already caused this source of labour to go elsewhere.

Considered ‘post arrival decision makers’ this group who travel on a wing and a prayer, are rethinking the appeal of Australia and heading to places like New Zealand where the tax rate is 10 percent for earnings under NZ$14,000 or 17.5 per cent if they earn up to NZ$48,000.

Not hard to see the appeal.

There are a couple of pretty good alternatives to backpackers however.

Why not ask the 600 companies operating in Australia that did not pay income tax in the 2013-14 financial year, according to figures released by the Australian Tax Office, to cough up.

While Fritz and Heidi from Germany might be upper middle class with a bit of brass in their backpacks and won’t necessarily feel the pinch of a Working Holiday Maker visa tax, surely the more than 1500 companies with annual incomes of more than $100 million on the ATO’s list are even less likely to feel the pinch.

But that doesn’t solve the problem of actually picking the fruit.

Apples for example.

They don’t come cheap to a country where a tech giant of the same name sucked $6.1 billion out of the nation (2013-14) and yet only $247 million of that was taxable income. They did pay $74 mil in tax which is around 1 percent.

What a great rate!!!

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all of us only had

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to pay 1 percent. I’d vote for that.

Of course all that would just cover the revenue source and maybe a $5 increase to the Passenger Movement Charge from July 1, 2017 will let the guys at the big end of town, off the hook this time.

So what about the farmers facing the real issue of noone to pick their fruit this summer.

Coles and Woollies won’t mind, a food shortage means they can quadruple their prices (remember the banana fiasco where that fruit was worth it’s weight in gold, while 100,000 tonnes of bananas were simultaneously being dumped because there were not fit for market … being straight! Should have called a plebiscite.)

But jokes aside what about our own homegrown workforce.

In the void left by absent backpackers the suggestion is, and includes Senator Nick Xenophon, we give Aussies a chance at the jobs.

Sounds a bit radical.

His solution is to give greater flexibility to current welfare rules. Present rules only allow Newstart recipients to earn $104 a fortnight before being hit with a reduction of 50 cents in the dollar for extra dollars earned, before benefits cut out at $1023 a fortnight for a single person.

Under the proposed changes being put to Deputy PM and Agriculture Minister, Barnaby Joyce, and Social Services Minister, Christian Porter jobseekers could work for up to eight weeks on seasonal agriculture work and earn up to $5000 without any penalty, job service providers would get a small incentive to place jobseekers for the seasonal work (currently they only get a fee after 13 weeks of job placement) and jobseekers having to travel more than 100 km and having to relocate temporarily will receive a $300 relocation allowance at the end of their stint.

A seasonal regional employment strategy to assist horticulture and viticulture industries find enough hands from within the country, makes sense.

There are still some issues to iron out but it’s looking like common sense just might win the day.

Considered ‘post arrival decision makers’ this group who travel on a wing and a prayer, are rethinking the appeal of Australia and heading to places like New Zealand where the tax rate is 10 percent for earnings under NZ$14,000 or 17.5 per cent if they earn up to NZ$48,000. Not hard to see the appeal.

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Dundullimal reopens under new manager

BY YVETTE AUBUSSONFOLEY EDITOR

EXT Tuesday, October 4, the National Trust will reopen the Dundullimal Homestead property on Obley Road.

The historic site has been closed since July 1, 2015 under a cloud of “significant” financial losses which included net operating costs doubling between 2014 and 2015 despite a drop in visitor numbers in the same period.* Greg Marginson is the newly appointed education and cultural heritage property manager, overseeing a dedicated corps of volunteers committed to guaranteeing the historically significant property has a sound future.

“The new business model is focussing on the cultural heritage in the house, sustaining and building the volunteer base, separately leasing the function centre and the cottage.

“What was discovered was the function centre, rather than contributing to the operations of the property, was actually draining the resources.”

“There will be light refreshments, what we call rustic lunches every day.

We’re looking for someone who’s got an independent catering business or who’s got an existing reputation and who wants to move into a commercial kitchen, so they’ll do corporate days, etc. The Trust has taken the view that is a model that works in its other properties and that could work here.”

The National Trust has requested the future strategy for Dundullimal stays true to the Trust’s core purpose which is the preservation of cultural built heritage.

“They also have that whole environmental side. It’s actually been the champion of major issues to do with loss of remnant bushland and significant trees, and so on.

Since 1988 when the building reopened, the slab house has about 120 items in the collection which the Trust considers significant.

“In this case we’re custodians but when I think about my role, I think of it

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Dundullimal Homestead education and cultural heritage property manager Greg Marginson. PHOTOS: DUBBO WEEKENDER ine we can do at Dundullimal where you in terms of that excitement and engagehave people who live out characters like ment of people where you make history the gaol and it is in the centre of town come alive by creating opportunities for which does make it accessible. them to understand and get a realistic “It has Western Plains Cultural Centre awareness of what it would have been and DRTCC which are cultural organilike to live in this environment at the sations also funded by the council. time,” he said.

“Where we sit in that realistically Considering the future, Marginson we need to think about about whether hopes to develop relationships with there’s a way - and we’re talking about Dubbo Regional Council and Taronga the next 25 years - whether it’s possiWestern Plains Zoo, which shares the ble to sustain a property like this with a same stretch of Obley Road. half time salary without seriously com“I think it’s time to face the realipromising it. ty, that is the fact the Dubbo Regional “We’re only open 10 til 3, Tuesday Council needs to be more involved in to Saturday. They are fairly restrictive being directly involved in sustaining the hours and in terms of being a sister to property. It hasn’t had to do that and it’s the zoo, they don’t fit into that concept been willing on occasions to help when at all. There’s no way we can open or it’s asked, but there’s not a national stretch volunteers to cover the hours the property as far as I understand it, where zoo does. the council is like a partner.

“If I imagine this property in 20 years’ “We in Dubbo have the zoo which time I imagine this property I think of is obviously a number one attraction, it in terms of something that has that funded entirely by the NSW Treasury so sort of engagement because we know as far as I know it doesn’t cost substanthat kids, particularly city kids but even tial local money. kids in the country are losing that con“We have the gaol which is a countext and contact with history. cil business and staff are council staff, “Interestingly enough the council has and there is able to operate on a scale just launched an agritourism initiative that we can only imagine. It’s open eveand I can absolutely imagine we should ry day, they hold regular tours, the staff be part of that trail.” are trained to do various roles, so they Nothing however will happen at Dundo the sorts of things to do what I imag-

Janet Couchman, Nicole Johnstone, Betty Lorrimer, Lyn Campbell and Jan Fletcher are some of 30 volunteers who support the daily running and maintenance of the historic homestead. dullimal without the assistance of the 30 volunteers.

“Volunteers are the backbone of what sustains this property. The thing that’s extraordinary about our volunteers here is we have a lot of speciality. We have people who are looking after the garden, ex school teachers and have a passion for history and part of an education team and know more about this property than anyone will ever learn and they are passionate enough about this property to to contribute their time, to come and do the school groups and tours, and so on.

“But we need to build that stuff up if we’re going to be a serious contender in the tourism and historical stakes.”

Dundullimal Homestead z Open again from Tuesday, October 4, 2016 z Open Tuesday to Saturday z 10am to 3pm z 23L Obley Road z 6884984

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The state of the road where the Broughton’s silo’s, hay sheds, sheep yards, and two employees houses are located on.

Bureaucrats muddy the water for Jamea Rd family

BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

OADS across the state’s west have been ravaged by incessant floodwaters but few have captured the attention of the Jamea Rd west of Trangie, after a farming family decided they’d had enough.

I’ve been speaking to Greg and Kate Broughton about doing a story on the appalling state of their dirt road for almost two years, but before going to the media they wanted to give Narromine Shire Council every chance to work out ways to fix and maintain that stretch.

A few months back almost every Dubbo journalist was waiting outside Dubbo MP Troy Grant’s office when Greg walked out after having dropped off some information about their access dramas, and even though all media outlets were keen to do a story, even then Greg was still hoping to keep the matter private.

Now the family has released its first ever video to social media and their plight has done ballistic, or viral as it’s called in this digital age.

In the first few days they received more than 100,000 likes on Facebook, an incredible number for a short story they edited up for the benefit of the newly elected Narromine councilors.

Here’s a Q&A with the Broughton family.

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Could you give me a timeline of the road itself, what work it's had done on it over the years, and whether that money has been spent effectively?

In the 1970’s and 80’s it had a school bus travel its full length. We moved here in the 1990’s and only had a two wheel drive car. Apart from rare maintenance upgrades it had $90,000 spent (Roads to Recovery) in 2008 to re-sheet two kilometres of gravel. In 2014, $180,000 was spent to re-sheet four kilometres.

How long have you been trying to get things rectified?

We’ve been writing letters since 2006.

In 2013 we had a meeting with locals, residents and council and attended all the asset management meetings. In 2013 council acknowledged many roads at its boundaries were in rapid decline and borrowed money from the federal government to start to rectify this problem.

What would you like to see happen?

The Jamea and Noondoo roads fixed to a category four standard which is six metre wide gravel 100 millimetres thick. Jamea Rd is a category four road on the Narromine Shire Council’s roads hierarchy - we have written to the council letting them know that the Noondoo road meets the definition of a category 4 road in the hierarchy.

The bigger picture, how bad could the road maintenance backlog be across regional NSW and Australia?

Huge. The success of the video is partly because we are using humour but if you look at the comments many people

are in a similar situation and can relate to what we are going through.

Would you be happy to do some of the work with your own equipment if the three levels of government chipped in with road-base, gravel and diesel etc?

I’ll do whatever it takes to get our road fixed. In saying that I think it is a slippery slope if we start expecting some people to chip in for certain roads and not others. Is that not why we have a rate and tax structure to make it equal for all.

You've built your own internal roads, how much did they cost compared to council efforts and how well are they holding up?

Our personal driveway is holding up to the same standard as the gravelled areas of the Jamea road. The key to any good road is keeping the gravel on the road and the water off.

This can only be done with formation and regular maintenance. If a road is left without maintenance it rapidly declines and gets to a point where it becomes a rebuild.

Do you think we should investigate community collaborative solutions, maybe on the Landcare or RFS models, where government gives the equipment and supplies to local groups and the locals work together to supply the labour?

No, I don’t know how you would keep a uniform standard. Regular maintenance and upkeep of the earth moving machinery would also be a major problem. Maybe they would be treated a bit

like rent-a-cars.

I feel the best way forward is to somehow remove the red tape and restraints that are on council and somehow get them back to being productive and efficient service providers like they were back when they built the roads that we can now no longer maintain.

Maybe the best thing we could do is go back and look at how our forefathers set up these bodies and built the brilliant infrastructure that they did. We now have the technologies and more efficient machines but for some reason productivity is stymied.

What's your reaction to the viral video you made, were you surprised?

Very surprised and humbled that so many people have taken an interest considering it was simply made as a presentation to councillors and council.

We can’t thank the people enough that have shared, viewed and given positive comments on the video.

You've never made a video, either filming or editing before, tell us about the process and how chuffed you are to see a real fair dinkum story getting such attention.

We only had a day to do it in, so we just did it. We knew we could film it with our phone but didn’t know how to edit it. We googled apps and downloaded one to edit the video.

Is there anything you'd like to add?

We hope that the support this video has received will highlight the need to address the crisis our rural roads right across the state are facing.

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Hair friends become bosom buddies

BY NATALIE HOLMES MES JOURNALIST

AIRDRESSER Sharon Neave has opened both her home and her heart to focus on the health of her clients. As one of the participants in the ‘Be a Bosom Buddy” Salon Project, the Split Endz hair studio owner is happy to chat about breast checks at the same time as she snips and styles.

Far from being an awkward conversation, Sharon says people are generally open to the discussion.

“As a hairdresser, you get into their personal space. There are very few professions that you get to touch people so when you do get in that personal space, people tend to open up more, the boundaries come down.

Hairdressing is a feel-good thing too, that relaxes people to talk about personal things.”

Once in the hair chair, talk usually turns to family and friends, or work and social life.

Since the BreastScreen NSW project started in January, the discussion has been about the importance of life-saving mammograms and the early detection of breast cancer.

A corner of Sharon’s salon features Bosom Buddy magazines and keyrings, hot pink pens and posters, providing a visual trigger for clients.

“People tend to bring it up when they see those things,” Sharon said.

It helps that hairdressers have a reputation for enjoying a chat, being approachable and having a wide general knowledge.

“All hairdressers have that little bit of knowledge. We are full of useless trivia,” Sharon laughs.

Her varied clientele means that Sharon is getting the message out to a broad cross-section of the community.

“My clients are two thirds female and one third male. We have tradies, office ladies, home mums and teachers and it seems

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like everyone knows somebody that’s affected,” she said.

“Some of the men have had their wives affected.”

And as everyone knows, cancer doesn’t care.

“It doesn’t discriminate so we all need to be vigilant. We can’t just stick our heads in the sand.”

Sharon’s sister-in-law, mother-in-law and aunt all had breast cancer and she has observed many clients go down the same painful path.

“I have been in hairdressing for 31 years, and 15 years in my home-based salon. Over the years, I have seen clients come in with breast cancer who have to shave their heads, which is particularly traumatic. Knowing what they have ahead, it’s

quite sad seeing what they’re going through and the journey they are facing.”

That is also why Sharon is pleased to Be a Bosom Buddy Salon.

“It’s good that hairdressers are talking about it, asking if they’ve been to BreastScreen before. I was gobsmacked at the amount of people who go. Usually women have no time, especially mums.

“But if my conversation with a client while they are having their hair done encourages more eligible women to go for screening, then that’s tremendous.

“The response seems to be very positive, and everyone has their own story to tell how cancer has touched their lives. By

doing this, you hope you are making a little difference.”

The Be a Bosom Buddy Salon project is the brainchild of BreastScreen NSW health promotion officer Gillian MacSmith. She hopes to encourage more women to have bi-annual mammograms, particularly those aged over 50.

Gillian said the idea behind the initiative is to build on the unique and trusted relationship shared between a woman and her hairdresser and aims to promote important breast health messages in a familiar environment.

“We want conversations about the importance of breast screening occurring within the community, and the ‘Bosom

Buddy’ project is a great way to do this. The project starts conversations in our local communities where women go to get their hair done.”

The initiative is supported by the Cancer Institute NSW, as part of its overall aim to increase early detection of breast cancer through screening as one in eight women in NSW will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. It’s a timely reminder, with October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

There are more than 20 participating salons in the Be a Bosom Buddy Salon project in the Bathurst, Orange and Dubbo areas.

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The week’s top stories from around the region by John Ryan

NAIDOC DAY IN DUBBO IT’S hard to take when a British journalist sums up what most Australians should realise.

This week Louis Theroux, a documentary maker, expressed surprise at how invisible Australia’s Indigenous culture is, telling The Guardian that he’d seen only one or two Aboriginal people during his first week in the country.

If you travel to Hawaii you’re draped in leis at the airport, the same in Fiji with local necklaces and you can’t move a foot in New Zealand without being reminded how integral the Maori culture is to the nation.

But in Australia, odds are that of you do seek out an Indigenous souvenir to take home, that it’s been made someplace else, like China.

We not only don’t value this most ancient of cultures, which is a social disaster, we’re all missing out financially in a big way, from the local people with all the talent in the world who have no stage on which to market their wares, to the national economy where we’re happier concentrating on a welfare state instead of one that gets serious about putting a value on what could be an enormous and decentralized tourism bonanza – one which could rebuild regional economies and greatly enhance the lives of people who have been disconnected from their heritage.

Anyway, it was great to see some proud Aboriginal visibility down Macquarie Street this week during the annual NAIDOC DAY Parade.

Darryl Towney was in the forefront of the parade, proudly carry an Australian flag.

“It’s important because it’s all about recognizing Aboriginal people in this area and it shows a great deal of gratitude from the local shire that we can actually do this and pronounce ourselves as local blackfellas in this area,” Darryl said.

“I think we’ve got a long way to go in terms of true reconciliation, whilst we’ve come a long way we’ve still got a long way to go – our forefathers laid a platform for us to stand up and take up the struggle and we’re achieving a lot of things.”

He’s over the moon with the new mural of Aunty Pearl Gibbs

in the CBD, and the strong show of support for the efforts to get a statue of Bill Ferguson erected in Church Street.

“Those guys are the pinnacle of what Aboriginal people are all about, they were the ones that did the hard yards for us,” Darryl said.

Down at the park the crowd and service providers were enjoying the rare Wednesday sunshine, none more so than the kids from Allira Aboriginal Child Care Centre.

Head teacher Alan Davies said it’s an integral part of growing up as an Indigenous Australian to learn about where they’ve come from and who they are.

“It’s important the kids can immerse themselves in their culture – it helps them just so dramatically throughout their life, not just in the early years but for ever onwards – every dollar they spend down here they save one thousand dollars at the other end,” Mr Davies said.

Peter Peckham performed a smoking ceremony.

“We smoke ‘em to keep the spirits away from ‘em, we’re very spiritual people and that’s one of our traditions,” Peter said.

“We have different leaves for different occasions, what I’m using here is lemon-scented gum ‘cos it’s a happy occasion.”

HARK, WHERE’S MY ARK HOW is this rain?

I’ve been looking at the watermarks along Macquarie and Talbragar Streets, they indicate where the massive 1950’s flood swept through and you have to wonder if this unrelenting rain keep up, and the dam’s full, could we see a repeat of that disaster.

All I know is that any house I own will be situated on a hill.

You have to spare a thought for all the people in low-lying country who’ve seen houses and crops destroyed or washed away, it’s pretty heart-breaking, not to mention the financial

cost, especially for farmers who were looking set for an amazing season.

At least this moisture and the full dams will be good come summer crops down the track.

Locally and regionally all sorts of roads are closed, incredible the amount of water over the Newell highway south of Forbes, I’ve been driving up and down that road for nearly 40 years and have never seen it so submerged.

The damage bill for roads infrastructure is going to be immense, and considering we can’t maintain the pretty crappy road network we’ve already got, that should be ringing plenty of alarm bells for policy makers, although they all get paid

whether we’ve got good roads or not – it’s a shame they don’t get paid on results, but the fact is we can’t seem to build and maintain our gravel roads as well as our forefathers did a few generations ago when all they had were horses and a few steam engines, it seems incredible but true in many cases.

Closer to home I see a section of Boothenba Road east of Yarrandale Rd to the Golden Highway, has been closed by Dubbo Regional Council.

This is thanks to recent rains which have deteriorated things so badly, it’s now considered hazardous to drive on, especially with more rain on the way.

I saw another press release from council and I’ve got to say,

we have a real problem with this organisation trying to control our worlds.

Council’s tech support manager Mark Stacey stated that Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) has applied for Environmental Trust funding of $100,000 to put an extra gross pollutant trap in the city to help prevent rubbish streaming through stormwater drains straight into the Macquarie.

Down the bottom Mr Stacey said “This is a great example of the community and Council working together to find the solution to a shared problem,” when what he really should have said is “DRC didn’t know about the existence of these grants so we would like to thank Matt Hansen from the inland Waterways Rejuvenation Association (IWRA) for letting us know about them.”

Please people, credit where credit’s due and don’t try to control every aspect of locals’ day to day lives, it’s not a great culture at the senior levels, especially when we’re meant to be amalgamating and have a culture of openness and collaboration into the new era.

Putting out such a generalist line like that is window-dressing at best, and shows a lack of any real collaboration but rather more of a command and control approach.

Lots of good council stuff to go with the bad, and the amalgamation seems to be going along okay, although I’m concerned at whispers that the root and branch review into how council is organized and run will be left up to the general manager to decide rather than the new councilors to be voted in by the people next year – I’m worried that this will mean everything, for better or for worse, will just remain the same, whereas we should utilize this opportunity to make real, positive and lasting change.

Onto the good, and DRC has granted new ten year approvals to operate caravan parks and primitive camping grounds at Lake Burrendong and Mookerawa Waters, those operations are important for local recreation and tourism.

There’ll be more council lots released at Keswick, I pity anyone developing land at the moment with all this wet weather, these blocks will be priced from $130,000.

GO THE SHARKS WE don’t have to worry about sharks in Dubbo while the poor old north coast tourism industry is copping a hammering.

I’m not a fan of Paul Gallen, the most selfish player in the game, nor of Andrew Fifita for his off field stupidity, but I cannot stand the Storm and the bias always shown towards their dangerous and boring

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DIVING INTO A TUMBLE DRYER HAD my first go in the Extreme Bodyflight skydiving simulator during a promo day in the Riverdale Shopping Centre car park on Tuesday, and probably stayed in there a bit long considering my age, inexperience, incompetence and ineptitude.

I’ve been working at bring it to town with a mate and we’re hoping it will work well commercially, as well as be able to be utilized to raise funds at community events.

I’ll keep you posted on those activities, but at this stage we’re eyeing off the Lake Burrendong Fishing Classic so it can provide recreation and entertainment for the 300 odd people who travel there for the Easter break, and also to attract new people to the event.

One minute in the cage seems like eternity, but it’s amazing fun. wrestling game by NRL referees, so hopefully the NSW team will take home the trophy come grand final day.

Glen Knight is a local bloke who paints amazing NRL designs on emu eggs, I snapped a great picture of him during the week holding a Sharks’ egg, let’s hope it’s a sign of good things to come.

THE STATE MATTERS A lot happening these week across a range of areas, Dubbo MP Troy Grant was busy handing out awards as well as attending to plenty of other duties around the state, attending the

newly opened Murdi Paaki Blue Ridge CafĂŠ and trying out the local delights from this great trainee factory, where people get real life work to prepare them for the workforce.

Congrats to Wilfred Johnson, presented this week with a service certificate for his commitment to the community as a Justice of the Peace for 50 years, that’s a great effort.

Helen Simmons was also presented with a NSW Government State Representative award for her efforts in representing the State in Australian Dragon Boating Championships.

Troy Grant also hosted reps from the Indian Sub-Continental community for afternoon

tea at his office, where discussions centered on how the Dubbo electorate can promote our multi-cultural communities to encourage others to move to and settle in our regional towns and communities to enjoy the lifestyle and benefits of this region.

STREET SURVEY THERE’S been a lot of interest in the street art popping up around town thanks to BOOM Dubbo and now a local student is investigating the impact of public art on urban environments, both negative and positive, for a geography assessment.

If you have a view or are in-

terested in taking part, go to https://www.surveymonkey. com/r/3T7X2XJ, submissions don’t take long, less than five minutes of your time, and they close October 4.

ARMED ROBBERY POLICE from Dubbo were called to the Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet on Cobra Street following two staff being held up at knife point and robbed. At about 11.50pm on Wednesday, September 28, two staff members were in the process of closing up for the night when a male described as being in his 20’s, thin build, dark eyes, tanned skin, and about 165-170cm tall,

threatened staff with a knife demanding money.

The staff complied handing over a sum of cash. He then stole a handbag, wallet, and car keys and left the store, using the keys he has stolen from one of the staff members, then stole the staff member’s car and made a get away.

The car was later found abandoned on the east side of Dubbo.

No persons were injured and detectives and forensic police from Dubbo are investigating.

Police are appealing for any witnesses to this matter to come forward and ring Dubbo Police on 68831599 or crime stoppers on 1800333000.

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Valued Volunteers Celebrating 30 years of volunteering at Taronga Western Plains Zoo October 12 marks 30 years of volunteering at the Taronga Western Plains Zoo and to recognise the many hours spent dedicated to supporting zoo services and maintenance, a special event has been planned for the current volunteer family with a special guest, Australian TV presenter Simon Reeve, who will spend time with old and new faces on the volunteer team, as an extra special thank you from the Zoo for their years of commitment, past, present and future. WORDS and PHOTOGRAPHY Yvette Aubusson-Foley S a fraction of the volunteer force which supports the Taronga Western Plains Zoo gathered this week for a group photo outside the front gate, it seemed they were posing less for a team photo than for a family portrait.

New and veteran volunteers assembled in their green and khaki uniform, the word “volunteer” embroidered boldly in white across the backs.

Though there’s a significant meaning behind the photo call – the zoo is celebrating 30 years of volunteering – all present are humble about their role in relation to the historic milestone but clearly proud of the contribution they make to the daily running of the zoo’s operation, and it’s a fact not lost on zoo general manager Matthew Fuller.

“From the Zoo’s perspective we consider it a privilege to have that support because without them there are many things that we wouldn’t be able to do. While this year marks the 30 years of the volunteer’s contribution to Taronga Western Plains, we want to make sure we’re recognising that.

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“Every day we’re focusing on and appreciating the work of our volunteers and this milestone is what makes it all the more special. We’re having an event on the anniversary and a function here at the zoo,” he told Dubbo Weekender.

“I’ve invited Simon Reeves to come along and spend some time with the volunteers. It will be a nice opportunity for them to come together as a group and hear from somebody who is obviously incredibly passionate about wildlife and conservation and spent time living in Africa in areas that have a strong connection to Taronga Western Plains and is of strong interest to our volunteer group,” he said.

With around 100 volunteers actively participating in the current program (see a listing of activities with this story) there’s a broad range of skills required.

“In the recent five or six years we’ve really seen that group diversify to be actively involved in many areas across the zoo. They can be supporting our administrative or marketing teams. We’ve got some highly skills volunteers who support the most technical aspects of

the operation,” he said.

One of the newest to join the ranks is volunteer, Bruce Austin, a former solider who also with experience working with juvenile justice. Retired now for the past five years he recently moved to Dubbo from Maitland, with his wife.

“It’s a complete new learning curve. Everyday is a different day. The people here are fantastic and they’re willing to teach you. You never stop learning. The animals teach you things too, just by observation. If we don’t do certain things for the animals now, we just won’t have them,” he said.

“Research and passing the word on to other people” are two things Austin feels are important roles Taronga Western Plains Zoo plays in animal conservation and giving the public a chance to connect through a lived, memorable experience.

“It’s such an important part of Dubbo as well. The people that work here, the regular staff are just fantastic. There are people who’ve been here since day one.

There’s so much knowledge here. People just bringing

Zoo volunteers celebrate the 30th anniversary of volunteering at the Taronga Western Plains Zoo.

Volunteer Nan Parish with Blue-tongued Lizard at the John Cleese event.

PHOTO: TARONGA WESTERN PLAINS ZOO

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TWPZ Volunteer Activities z Early morning walks z Booked walks mainly school groups z Accompanying coach groups in the zoo z Giraffe in Focus - visitor assembly z Meet and greet and animal M& G z Spot guiding plus spot guiding which includes animal oversight-Walkthrough & Galapogas z Animal watch – information collection as required on introductions, etc., that keepers do not have time for. z Nursery keeping – food preparation z Water testing z Crowd and traffic control and assistance at events such as the dream night and safari run z Assisting with the zoo mobile at outside events z Monthly meetings of the volunteer group which are followed by a barbeque attended by keeping staff as well z Library assistance with the volunteers’ library z Training course preparation and delivery for new volunteers (Yearly intake) z Assistance at the education centre z Administration volunteers z The opportunity for keeping volunteers in conjunction with the life sciences department z General assistance as is required from time to time by TWPZ z Various volunteer administration rolls performed by members of the committee z To apply for the next course in March 2017 taronga.org.au Under the tab GET INVOLVED, select Volunteer, select Volunteer vacancies, select volunteer at Taronga western plains zoo. Complete the online application by 17th February 2017.

Friday 30.09.2016 to Sunday 02.10.2016 | Dubbo Weekender in aspects of their own lives as well. They’re all interested in conservation. It definitely feels like a family.

For the people of Dubbo it’s a jewel and an asset,” he said.

Passion like Austin’s is the glue that bonds the zoo volunteers and while Fuller recognises the benefits of that for the zoo’s sake, he says it runs a little deeper than that.

“They are also incredibly good supporting each other. They have an incredibly well thought out education committee which delivers ongoing training as they’re recruiting new volunteers and developing different areas.

“Not only are they great at supporting us but supporting themselves. They’re a very highly functioning unit which is a lovely community,” said Fuller.

As a forerunner to the adult volunteering program, the zoo also has 'Youth At The Zoo' (YATZ) for 13 to 18 year-olds.

“It’s a great grounding point to show them the value of volunteering and the attribute that provides our community, beyond our zoo, developing social conscience and community spirit and getting actively involved in supporting community activities,” Fuller said.

It’s a strategy not lost on former YATZ volunteer, Melissa Fletcher who stepped into the adult program as a way of specifically “giving back” after her son was diagnosed with leukemia and who has since recovered.

“The Dubbo community helped us a lot in that time with a lot of donations so that was the motivation to me to give back to the community,” Fletcher said.

To her surprise, not only did the volunteer program allow her to achieve that goal, but she has also found it has enriched her life with new skills, after being a stay-at-home mum for seven years.

“I just wanted to get me back out of my comfort zone.

It’s definitely done that! It was a huge learning curve and great for my personal development.

“With the early morning walk, we have to be a tour guide for two hours taking visitors around, so we have to learn about the animals, about the zoo and there’s public speaking.

For someone who doesn’t even like talking on the phone… to get up and do that… it’s a huge change for me. I’m surprisingly enjoying it,” she said.

Receiving constant support and encouragement is a recurring topic as I talk to the volunteers that morning.

Training and mentorships are the keystones.

“We have four full training days spread out over a month on weekends. Then we go out with trained volunteers just to get experience doing different things, then, we get assessed and signed off,” said Melissa.

“There is a lot of information to learn.”

Bob Barden is not surprised Melissa and Bruce are finding their volunteering experiences challenging, rewarding and a little bit life changing and he acknowledges he’s seen Melissa bloom since she joined the volunteer program.

“Very much with the training now, all of the volunteers have their mentors and they go to them or the people who are in charge of the training committee for any help they need,” he said.

Barden holds a special place in the group as he is currently the longest serving volunteer, with 29 years notched up at Taronga Western Plains. There’s not a lot the former accountant hasn’t seen at the zoo.

“Some of the things that are quite memorable are being taken to parts of the zoo where the public never get too, even on special tours. Going way back, when the Rhinos’ first arrived from Zimbabwe, the volunteers were taken out to have a look at them and that was a very exciting time. Getting to see Cheetah cubs when they were very new, that sort of thing.

As the chair of the volunteer committee he brings literally decades of experience to the table and is himself a bit of an institution at the zoo. These days running the committee and “cracking the whip a bit” take up much of his time.

Time is of course the essence of any volunteering program and many average one early morning zoo walk a month, more if they can or want, plus any other of the numerous tasks available to keep the zoo humming along.

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Volunteers assisting with Giraffe in Focus Encounter. PHOTO: TARONGA WESTERN PLAINS ZOO.

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Volunteers conducting water testing: Lesley Abrahams, Janne Doyle, Bob Coverdale and Leonie Saville. PHOTO: TARONGA WESTERN PLAINS ZOO

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 30.09.2016 to Sunday 02.10.2016 those programs can develop such as animal welfare initiatives which includes a range of things like behavioural watch to support of educational programs,” Fuller said.

“They have an incredibly well thought out education committee which delivers ongoing training as they’re recruiting new volunteers and developing different areas,” he said.

As part of an ever expanding program new pathways are forged on the back of a long history.

“Zoo volunteers were initially run at Taronga, Sydney, and an extension was started at Western Plains. Back in those days and up until about 2009 or 10 it was a separate organisation started under the Zoo Friends banner, to support our two zoos.

“It consisted of groups of volunteers that undertook a whole range of activities, physical support and assistance, but also financially like fundraising. Particularly in those days something our volunteers would be most proud of would be the contribution they made to the Siamang exhibit here at Western Plains and the Bongo exhibit which was opened in 2002,” Fuller said.

Certainly a gold thread in the fabric of zoo life at the coal face of the visitor experience, volunteers at the Taronga Western Plains are a valuable asset to the zoo and Dubbo.

“We don’t underestimate their contribution,” Fuller said.

“I could not imagine a more pleasant sort of a volunteer pastime,” added volunteer committee chair, Bob Barden.

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Nan Parish and Tony Wall Jan Doyle, Diana Browne and Greg O’Mally

How to become a volunteer z You need to be 18 years or over to apply. Under 18’s can apply to ‘Youth at the Zoo’. z Taronga is open seven days a week operation and volunteers are needed on all days. Availability of places depend on specific needs of the zoo, but they make every effort to accommodate nominated days. z You need a valid email address to apply. The zoo prefers not to send correspondence via the post for environmental reasons. z All volunteers complete an induction session and are required to undertake further training as required by the position for which they have applied. z https://taronga.org.au/how-you-can-help/volunteer/ volunteer-programs

Nancy Lander, Neil Lander and Jocelyn Jaques

Melissa Fletcher and Bruce Austin

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Living Well With Dementia PART TWO Kath Readford is synonymous with dementia care throughout the region. Her tireless efforts to reach out to the community with services to help and education are renowned. Dubbo Weekender spoke with Kath about what support is currently available and what it will take to prepare for the future influx of need. WORDS and PHOTOGRAPHY Yvette Aubusson-Foley.

UMEROUS services do exist for dementia patients in the Dubbo district and consequent support for carers.

A first port of call would be to contact Catholic Community Services NSW/ACT, dementia counsellor and clinical nurse consultant Kath Readford.

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What does your service provide?

My service in dementia counselling for families and carers and people with dementia, to support, educate and counsel re dementia, over ten local government areas which go out as far as Cobar, over to Coonamble, to Coonabarabran, over to Mudgee, back to Dubbo and all places in between.

Do you support the in home carers?

I’m in consortium with Alzheimer’s Australia NSW and they support that as I do, as we all do in health, to try and support not only the person with dementia through socialisation and stimulation but also supporting the family carer, which gives them some respite, so they can maintain their hobbies, their interests, to keep people with dementia at home for as long as possible.

What are the benefits of home care?

The benefit for the person with dementia is that home is the most familiar place to them in that their long term memory is still often in tact, so they operate better in that home routine, with the person that they are most used to.

So trying to keep them at home but offering them stimulating activities, such as our community carers going out and doing in home dementia respite. For instance the community carer will go to the person’s home and might drive them to the museum or an outing, as well as encourage to bring him up here to the Home Club and that at least gives them stimulation at least for half a day, while the carer’s having a break because they might like to go off and do shopping or playing bowls, or whatever activity.

That’s one program.

We encourage people to use the Home Club, the dementia day centre which operates five days a week, 9am until 4pm for a small group of people with dementia who still live at home. The staff are offering exercises to start with, then morning tea together then activities, whether they’re playing putt-putt golf, or doing trivia questions, or art, or gardening and those activities go on all day. They might have quiet time after lunch. They’ll have lunch together as a group, like a big family, so that’s the second program.

Catholic Community Services NSW/ACT, dementia counsellor and clinical nurse consultant Kath Readford

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The Friendship Group for carers and people with dementia, The Outlook Cafe, Western Plains Cultural Centre, monthly.

There is another program which is the Respite CotWarren or Nyngan or Coonamble, might come down tage which goes from Friday afternoon til Sunday affor the day and so they can book in and have their ternoon. People with dementia are being looked after person with dementia can stay here for the whole day, in a house, a very homely environment, doing similar while they attend to shopping or go to the doctor or activities to Home Club, and the staff are there 24/7, whatever, and it’s a great service.

How important is it for carers to take a break? offering them activities and doing all the meals. They I often say to carers it’s like a batter. If you let yoursleep there in their own bedrooms so the carer gets self run down like a battery then you’re two nights good sleep and two days flat. There’s no way you can be looking and the person with dementia gets ` after someone who’s go the disease like some activity and stimulation. We dementia, it’s just impossible. So you offer those three particular pro- There’s no way you need to recharge your batteries by havcan be looking after grams here. ing a break, and it’s important to mainThat’s also for regional people. someone who’s go the The Respite Cottage can be used by disease like dementia, tain the activities of your life, because your life goes on. Self care for carers is anyone in the region once they’ve very important. spoke to Dee Gavin, she’s the coordi- it’s just impossible. So I also run carers groups around the renator, and they’ve done the admis- you need to recharge gion, specifically talking to carers about sion. All of these things are helping your batteries by issues such as that. I was in Mudgee on to maintain people at home. having a break, and Friday, and we had the community nurse I think the other thing that’s been talking about the available projects that a big change is that we have home it’s important to care packages, which the govern- maintain the activities carers could take part in through community health, such as doing Tai Chi, ment subsidise and that provides a of your life, because aqua aerobics, encouraging them to range of services for somebody at your life goes on. Self think about looking after themselves. home with dementia for a fee, and I’ve got another support group that it can help with showering, dress- care for carers is very I run in Warren and another one in ing, transporting, looking at medi- important.

Gilgandra, so there’s four specific carcations, making sure they’re taken er groups who look after someone with out of the Webster pack, giving the dementia. carer some respite.

Then I run another little friendship group in Dubbo Is the Respite Cottage the only one available and is there an increasing demand? which is a non-educational one but it’s encouraging Yes there is an increasing demand for it to be held at carers to get out to the Outlook Cafe and we have a cup least every weekend. We only have funding at Catholic of tea and socialise, and they can bring their person Community Services to fund it every second weekend. with dementia with them, because we’re not talking It’s not just dementia specific. Frail aged people are about dementia at that morning tea. able to use it too, but of course it seems to mostly be The theme for this year, that Alzheimer’s Internapeople with dementia. It’s only for a small number betional have stated is, ‘You Are Not Alone’ because they cause it’s a home with bedrooms. Four people can use did research that people with dementia are some of it. There’s a need for that to run every weekend and the loneliest people because their friends seem to drop a need for increased funding to allow that to happen. off and the community needs to know more about deThere’s nothing like it in the rest of the region. mentia to include them. We are trying to encourage The Home Club which I set up in 1999, there’s noththat with making sure people can get out, or come to ing else like it, except last year or the year before, the Home Club and do activities and stimulation, it Bracken House set up there Lillimar Day Centre. It’s relieves boredom and sometimes relieves challenging not quite the same, but similar. It’s very good too. behaviours because they’re engaged.

The Friendship Group is purely a social group. It’s a We’ll take people from the region. Someone from

chat group and there’s a mix of people, some of whom have been there and done, but their person has died but they still come along just to have a social chat and sometimes to help the carers who are still going through it. So it’s like a continuum of care.

We have a representative of Alzheimer’s Australia based in Dubbo. What does that mean for services locally?

Jenny Roberts is a project officer with Alzheimer’s Australia. It’s a fantastic position. I’m very lucky to have that position based here in Dubbo. She helps with education with carers, she’ll help some of the carer groups we do. She also set up the art tour and so every month, there’s another socialisation thing. The volunteers at the gallery have been trained to take a small group of people with dementia around the art gallery and have morning tea with them. It’s wonderful. That happens on the second Monday of the month, from 10am until 11.30. Carers drop their people off in the foyer with the volunteers and make sure they’ve got $10 for the morning tea. The Outlook Cafe is a very dementia friendly cafe. The staff there are really understanding.

So how is the region looking in terms of overall support?

I think in Dubbo for this area we go pretty well but as always there need for more, particularly as the numbers for dementia increase, and as we’re all aiming to keep people at home for as long as possible, I’m the only person for the 10 LGA’s that does dementia counselling and education. Jenny helps in her specific way and then of course the staff in all three programs are all helping in their way, but we probably could do with another dementia advisory service because we need lots more community awareness.

Someone could be out there nearly all the time, regularly, going around the region, trying to break down the barriers. For instance in Warren, carers will say, you know, Vicki’s friends don’t come around so much any more because a) they don’t know what to say or b) they don’t understand dementia. I don’t have the time to be out there in all these towns trying to break down those barriers, but we need more community awareness, which is what we’re trying to do all the time, with our support networks and education.

Is there a position vacant?

We don’t have a position. That’s where government

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Art tours run by the Western Plains Cultural Centre specifically for people living with dementia are one of many activities available.

funding is needed. I know lots of other people say they need funding too, but I guess, dementia is my thing and we know that dementia is going to double in this city by 2050, which might be a little way away, but before we know it. There is a push. If you keep people at home longer, they can manage better. You can help the carer, as long as you offer respite and different services for them, but usually their behaviour and management is usually smoother if they are at home.

Obviously the time comes when there is a crunch for whatever reason, that perhaps it is better for that person to be in 24/7 care because no-one can do 24/7 care.

NEXT WEEK We talk to carer, Sue Wilson, about her life

with husband Chris who has a dementia diagnosis. This article has been held over until next week with our apologies.

Services for people with dementia and their carers: z Contact Kath Readford for details 6881 3704 and get on the mailing list for information. z The Friendship Group, morning tea, third Wednesday of every month, 10.30am The Outlook Cafe, Western Plains Cultural Centre z Creative Ways to care - a six session education and training program for family carers z Dementia Counselling Service, Lourdes Hospital and Community Health Service z Home Club, a day centre, Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm z Overnight Respite cottage Dubbo, every second weekend

z In-Home Dementia Respite, a planned and coordinated service z Dubbo Region Dementia Carer Support Group, first Friday, monthly 2pm, David Palmer Centre, Cobborah Road z Dementia Art Tours, Western Plains Cultural Centre, every second Monday of the month, contact Jenny Roberts 0407 615 480 z The Warren Dementia Support Group, every fourth Tuesday, 10.30am, Warren Family Health Clinic meeting room, contact Jenny Roberts, 0407 615 480 z The Mudgee Dementia Support Group, third Friday of the month, 11am, Legacy House, 133 Market Street, contact Gemma or Therese, 6373 2902 z The Gilgandra Dementia Support Group, first Tuesday of the month, 12 noon, Cooee Lodge Hall, Townsend Drive, call Megan Harrison on 5852 0101 or Kath Readford on 6881 3704

` The theme for this year, that Alzheimer’s International have stated is, ‘You Are Not Alone’ because they did research that people with dementia are some of the loneliest people because their friends seem to drop off and the community needs to know more about dementia to include them.

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Save our soil Part ONE

BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

N 1990 a United Nations habitat conference the availability of clean water was identified as the flashpoint for future wars and conflicts and since then our freshwater resources have plummeted at the same time the earth’s population has skyrocketed, while the world’s fertile soils are also diminishing.

I attended the National Landcare Conference in Melbourne recently and saw a massive disconnect between the great things people are doing locally on the ground in their patch, and the lack of leadership at the highest national level when it comes to stabilising the way we manage, conserve and regenerate Australia’s vital natural resources.

On a field trip to the Mornington Peninsula our first stop was at the Balcombe Creek Habitat Project where we joined around 50 kids wandering around a constructed wetland on ground that didn’t boast a single tree 15 years ago.

These kids were using fire to make charcoal which they then used to further improve the soil, they were creating wildlife habitats from discarded materials, growing vegetables and interacting with a branch of the local Men’s Shed which was built in a shanty, also from junked materials.

I’ve never seen a group of kids having so much fun, and on the other hand was speechless that such an area could be allowed to exist, given our riskaverse red-tape world where we’ve become obsessed with OH&S protocols.

This project gives local kids an amazing grounding in their natural environment and hopefully when they become our country’s leaders they’ll pay far more real attention to it than this current crop.

The second stop was a goat dairy where there was plenty of bushland regeneration happening despite the fact the farm is run on commercial business principles, where it has to be viable.

Lunch was award-winning food at an olive grove/ mixed farming enterprise, a rural business which started from scratch and is now employing a swag of locals, and a place no-one wanted to leave.

Stop number four was a small acreage which encompassed a hairdressing business, sited on what was a bare patch of dirt and now includes plenty of windbreaks, constructed wetland complete with island and bridge, vines and sentinel bee hives for the varroa mite.

The last port of call was, aptly, a vineyard with 70 acres under grapes where large scale composting has seen soil temperature fluctuations evened out so much that the crop has survived in crushingly hot years where the vines and fruit would have withered and died under a conventional ag routine.

All these places are making their patch a better place, utilising plenty of plants and groundcover to even out temperature extremes, providing climate control to their local areas.

Imagine if every ag operation was doing that, we’d be seeing far fewer extreme weather events, yet our public policy settings in the main don’t fund or even encourage these sorts of things.

I wrote an article on the dangers posed by “Fast Fashion” in last week’s edition, and the conference

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MC, Gardening Australia Costa Georgiadis, also talked about how the fast fashion industry is causing so much environmental and social damage to our planet.

Perhaps the most sobering call to arms was from former Governor General Michael Jeffery, who delivered the opening plenary address and called for the health of our soils to be given virtual emergency status by way of creating an holistic national soils policy.

Collaborate Communities Landcare in Action 2016 National Landcare Conference opening address by National Advocate for soil health Major General the Honourable Michael Jeffery, AC, AO(Mil), CVO, MC (Retd)

HANK you for the opportunity to speak to you today on a topic that I believe is vital for our future and in fact for our planetary survival.

This is not hyperbole, this is real and it is up to us to do something about it.

I speak of saving our soil to save our planet.

You at Landcare Australia have been at the forefront of natural resource management for 30 years encouraging all Australians to get together to care for our landscape.

What was initiated by the late Joan Kirner and Heather Mitchell, advocated for by the late Phillip Toyne from the Conservation Council and Rick Farley of the National Farmers Federation, has become a remarkable organisation, which is government funded in the main and whose aspirations are rolled out through community owned and driven organisations involving farmers, environmentalists and urban residents. Yours is a remarkable story of service to the nation and I congratulate you all accordingly.

Some of you may wonder why as a retired soldier and former Governor and Governor-General, I share your passion for the health of our soil, the adequacy and cleanliness of our water and the need to rejuvenate our agricultural lands in particular, to enable sustainable food and fibre production. It is simply because I am very concerned for the future well-being of our children and grandchildren in a global sense and to a degree, in Australia, where the declining health of our soil places at serious risk our capacity to sustainably feed, clothe, water and shelter a rapidly expanding global population, projected to increase from 7 to 9-10 billion by 2050. Later I will explain why.

Suffice to say at this point that the health of our

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soil including the regeneration of the Australian agricultural landscape should be seen as a responsibility for the whole population. This means that we need cooperation across all communities, including urban and rural to have the necessary impact. In this regard, I feel it particularly unfair to leave the sustainable management of about 60 percent of the total Australian landscape to 130,000 farmers without reasonable reward. We cannot expect them to carry the whole burden on behalf of 24 million urban Australians. We all need to play our part, including adequately rewarding farmers for both their product and the sustainable management of their land.

Most farmers are doing their best to look after their land – it is their livelihood of course and most feel a great affinity with it. My appointment by the Prime Minister as the National Soil Advocate has given me opportunities over the past few years to visit large and small farms, family run enterprises and those owned by big corporations. I have had the privilege of meeting some 4000 farmers on their properties, at conferences or at farm open days. I have witnessed much farming innovation, great passion for the land, hard work, innovative techniques and good sense.

There are farmers who have changed semi-arid nonproductive sand into good agricultural land which is producing highly nutritious grain, high quality wool fibre and excellent lamb; others who have quadrupled their grazing herds using sophisticated cell grazing management techniques and so on, but as I will explain later, we still have some way to go to encourage the whole agricultural industry to adopt sustainable land management practices.

My core observation as the National Soil Advocate, is that planetary survival is going to depend to a large extent on how we look after our soil and in particular, the top 30 centimetres. The microbial, fungal and nutrient functioning of the soil requires a diversity of plant cover and appropriate movement of water through the soil, namely good hydrology.

This top 30 centimetres dictates the nutrition levels in our food and how much filtered water is available for plant and animal life, including humans. Desirably, we should be focusing on the top metre of soil, to ensure vegetation resilience with increased rooting depth able to access adequate water especially during droughts.

Society is being encouraged to eat nutritious food to stave off diabetes and other chronic diseases, and in so doing reduce our $150 billion per annum health costs, but our food is often grown on struggling soil with limited water supply and as a result contains below optimum levels els of nutrients. Healthy soil

` I suggest we need a national soil policy “to restore and maintain intain the health of the Australian landscape such that it is fit for purpose” and in an agricultural sense to achieve sustainable ble triple bottom line results – environmental, financial and social. ocial.

- National Advocate for soil health Major General the Honourable ble Michael Jeffery, AC, AO(Mil), CVO, MC (Retd)

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on the other hand, means healthier food, healthier animals and healthier people.

But it is important to understand that the process of ensuring healthy soil is an integrated one, involving not just the soil, but water and plants and the art and science of linking these three components successfully needs national oversight.

I suggest we need a national soil policy “to restore and maintain the health of the Australian landscape such that it is fit for purpose” and in an agricultural sense to achieve sustainable triple bottom line results – environmental, financial and social.

This means that in the agricultural arena for example, the farmer is rewarded for looking after his landscape as well as being paid a fair price for his product, so he and his family can live, pay the banks and continue to produce food and fibre for the rest of the population. From this flows the social benefit where more families will stay on the land; the daughter or son will continue on with the farm or buy another one; the local community will prosper as there will be more families staying and therefore more children at the school; more purchases at the local stores and so on. The social benefit flows on to all Australians.

Having defined our policy aim, I suggest we need to have acceptance at every level of government, that our soil, water and vegetation be declared key national, natural strategic assets to be managed accordingly and in an integrated way.

Developing this policy needs the input of all key players including agriculture, environment, mining, health, education, indigenous, trade, regional development, defence, the private sector and importantly, the Australian public.

In fact, I believe the well-being of our soil, water and vegetation assets, will increasingly underpin global social stability and security. The social implications of a lack of food and water globally will inevitably impact national economic growth leaving many communities worldwide in dire straits. Hungry and thirsty people are not happy - they all want the best for their families and they also want to survive.

These situations have formed the basis of many wars and border disputes throughout history.

Indeed, the status of the world’s soil and water has such great impacts on social stability that some nations now include natural resource availability in their military threat assessment process. Perhaps it is something all nations’ security people should think about, particularly if it leads to a greater allocation of resources to fixing and educating about the soil, rather than destroying it.

The President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, stated in 2014 that “fights over water and food are going to be the most significant direct impacts of climate change in the next five to 10 years”, and I think he is right. Let me explain why?

Globally, and particularly in India, China, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, Turkey and even California, we are continuing to lose arable land, depleting our soil carbon, aquifer and groundwater supplies, polluting our rivers and compounding climate change impacts through poor soil, water and plant management, and we have been doing this since man first changed from being a hunter/gatherer to become a farmer.

Let me give you some examples.

What was known as the Fertile Crescent is now occupied by the modern territories of Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Syria, Iran and Turkey. Farming, as we know it, began there some 11,500 years ago. For centuries the region was a major food producer and led the ancient world in agricultural innovation. Today however, the productive capacity of the landscape is vastly different. Deforestation and large scale irrigation caused widespread soil erosion and salinisation which, without

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Mornington Peninsula goat dairy featuring bushland regeneration despite the farm being run on commercial business principles, where it has to be viable PHOTO: FRANCES WHITFIELD

appropriate soil and natural resource management, turned productive fields into barren saltpans. This has sobering implications for present and future management of landscapes worldwide.

Today, access to water resources is further exacerbated by the construction of large dams, used to control water flow. For example, since 1975 tensions between Turkey, Syria and Iraq have been high, largely due to water access. Turkey is upstream on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, meaning its dams and hydropower infrastructure impact on the water reaching Syria (reduced by 40 percent) and Iraq (reduced by 80 percent). Internal conflict places further pressure on water resources. Rivers, canals, dams, sewage and desalination plants are military targets because control of water gives strategic control over major cities in the region, such as Baghdad. In 1980, former Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, drained the Mesopotamian Marshes in southern Iraq to discourage local opposition.

The UN declared this act an ecological

and cultural disaster, akin to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, and it has still not been restored to its former good environmental condition. Today Iraq is facing a very uncertain political and military future at the same time their growing population, diminishing water supply and lack of food is creating substantial social problems.

In 2012, Vietnamese President, Truong Tan Sang, warned that tensions over water resources would not only threaten economic growth but would also be a source of conflict. Natural flows from the Mekong River have been disrupted by the increasing number of hydropower dams built by China in the upper Mekong. This has caused rapid changes in water levels, reduced farmers ability to irrigate crops, impacted fish migration to spawning grounds and other adverse effects downstream.

Damming this river has impacts for countries such as Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia where over 60 million people rely on the river for food, water and transport. We need to learn

from these situations.

Many soil problems experienced around the world also pose challenges in Australia. These include water availability and loss of soil carbon.

Let me firstly speak about water – a topic we are all attuned to in Australia with our recurring floods and droughts.

Do you know that about 50 percent of our annual rainfall is unnecessarily lost to evaporation because it cannot penetrate the soil – again linked to the lack of organic carbon and vegetation coverage. This evaporation is 25 times the total quantity of water in all our dams and five times the quantity in all our rivers.

As a population, we have a lack of understanding of what Michal Kravcik describes as the large and small water cycles.

The large water cycle is the exchange of water between ocean and land and provides about 24 percent of our annual rainfall to the landscape.

The small water cycle is a CLOSED

Water Leaders chart sustainable future for water This issue is receiving more focus around the world, with more than 5,000 water experts, industry professionals and political leaders from over 100 countries gathering at the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition in Brisbane, Australia from October 9 to 14, 2016, to find and define new solutions to tackle the global water crisis.

“Water security is a top global risk,” according to Ger Bergkamp, executive director of the International Water Association.

“Water scarcity has become a seasonal certainty in some parts of the world.

“In Brisbane the world’s leading water professionals will for the first time host a summit dedicated to drought action and delivering a sustainable water future.”, he said, The Congress will review the latest scientific findings and share knowledge on leading edge water technologies, and propose effective regulatory systems to manage water and sanitation in a period of unprecedented water challenges.

These include growing competition for water resources from industry, agriculture, nature and cities; all of which are impacted by climate change, population growth, changing consumption patterns and rapid urbanization.

The Congress is timely, coming shortly after govern-

ments around the world adopt the Sustainable Development Goals which will set the global development agenda until 2030.

The Goals present an opportunity to ensure the sustainability of water for the future, and to address the biggest challenges facing the water sector: z Billions of people still lack access to basic water supply and sanitation; z Increasing water scarcity and the risk of droughts and floods affecting every corner of the globe with major economic impacts; z Rising demand for water from agriculture, industries, cities and the environment is rapidly outpacing the water available; z 80 percent of wastewater is untreated, threatening communities, businesses and the environment.

Water has a critical role to play in every major global debate currently underway – from climate change and the green economy; industrialisation and urbanization; human health and food production; economic development and regional stability according to a statement from the International Water Association, a non-profit organisation with members in more than 130 countries.

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The frog pond at Tony O’Connor's property (Balcombe Creek Habitat Project). A QR code on the rock links to a web page. PHOTO: LANDCARE AUSTRALIA

The native flowers at Malcolm Allchin's property. PHOTO: LANDCARE AUSTRALIA

A 70 acre vineyard using large scale composting to even soil temperature fluctuations evened, and saving crops during hotter seasons. PHOTO: FRANCES WHITFIELD

circulation of water in which water transpired from plants falls in the form of precipitation over the same terrestrial environment, sometimes from the leaves to the ground over only a few centimetres. It provides (or used to provide) some 76 percent of the global landscape’s rainfall. The small water cycle can only function effectively on land provided we have adequate ground cover, sufficient organic carbon in the soil and reduced run-off.

The small water cycle can be re-established with appropriate restorative landscape management and has proven successful even in the semi-arid areas of Australia. In a very simplistic way, if you grow more diverse vegetation and have year ground ground cover, this will increase the amount of transpiration in

that immediate area (water leaving the plants through the leaves and going into the atmosphere) and as a result that region will create a small water cycle as rainfall or heavy dew.

This small water cycle concept is not new. It was written about in previous millennia and I would like to share some of Aristotle’s words that are relevant today.

Now the sun, moving as it does, sets up processes of change and becoming and decay, and by its agency the finest and sweetest water is every day carried up and is dissolved into vapour and rises to the upper region, where it is condensed again by the cold and so returns to the earth.

NEXT WEEK Part 2 of General Jeffery’s address continues.

National Landcare conference, Melbourne delegates on tour on the Mornington Peninsula. PHOTO: FRANCES WHITFIELD

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Tony Webber

Tony Webber is a Dubbo resident with a stake in the future.

The debate that never was on a future that may not be PARE a thought for climate deniers.

Put yourself in their shoes: they’re arguing with science and they’re not scientists.

New One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts is one such crusader fighting for the past.

He was made a laughing stock on ABC’s QandA a few weeks back.

His line had been to repeatedly demand “empirical” evidence of climate damage from carbon fuels.

When another guest produced a simple graph that would meet the empirical definition, Roberts countered that the organisations providing the information were dishonest.

“The data has been corrupted,” he said, to peals of audience laughter, arguing that NASA and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology had manipulated their results.

Can we just pause there and sympathise with the poor bugger.

You’ve been using fancy words to somehow imply that the mountain of data is not the type of data you want, apparently hoping that nobody in the field of science knows what “empirical” means.

Lo, someone produces data that is exactly that – what the bloody hell do you do?

You’re on the telly, you don’t have any idea what you’re talking about except for some dated, long-discredited lines from the fossil fuel giants (cooling since 1998, uncertainty about the role of humanity etc.) and the very proof you’ve demanded is now in front of you.

Did I mention you’re on the telly?

You’ve got no choice but to jump to a scenario where thousands upon thousands of people are engaged in the biggest conspiracy in the history of mankind, to scare the population for not much reason.

And what’s more, despite the fortunes lavished by the big oil industry on anyone who’ll spruik their nonsense, not one of these experts, nor their confidantes, spouses, friends or anyone else,

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One Nation's Queensland Senator Malcolm Roberts speaks to the media in Brisbane, Monday, September 26. Senator Roberts will meet with climate change scientists from the CSIRO in Sydney later today. PHOTO: AAPDAN PELED

has ever let the cat out of the bag.

This massive conspiracy has been completely watertight for decades.

What’s more every new employee to NASA or the Bureau must be greeted with this as they are shown to their desk: “Now, Brian, you’re aware that the entire climate science department is misleading the whole globe and has been for decades – trust you’re OK with that?”

And with house prices the way they are, young Brian probably agrees, and his conscience, nor that of another thousand Brians and Brendas across the globe, never tempts him to reveal this evil empire of data corrupters and in doing so be the saviour of the oil industry.

Not one, ever.

Or maybe it’s at interview stage?

Panel chairman: “So Denise, take a seat. Now just before we get started we do need to advise you that the department you will be working for here at NASA is deliberately corrupting our data

to misinform humanity.”

Denise: “Oh, how interesting. Well, I would like to confirm at this point that I hold my professional reputation as dearly as I would a used Kleenex and am happy to risk being found out as part of the most staggering, destructive conspiracy the world has ever known.”

Panel: “Terrific, then let’s press on

` You’re on the telly, you don’t have any idea what you’re talking about except for some dated, long-discredited lines from the fossil fuel giants (cooling since 1998, uncertainty about the role of humanity etc.) and the very proof you’ve demanded is now in front of you.

with the questions: tell us a little bit about why you want the job?”

Roberts returned to the fray this week, meeting with the CSIRO, and afterwards saying: “Normally this is shutdown with name-calling and smears. This time we’re starting a debate.”

It would be unkind to point out that his description of scientific experts being “corrupt” might be considered a “smear.”

But it is in his “starting a debate” line that we see true genius: the idea that there are two sides to it, which there most definitely is not unless you mean experts who are just very worried, as being of a different opinion to the experts who are very, very worried.

“Starting a debate” overlooks the fact that he and his ilk have been undermining scientific findings with contrived nonsense for about 30 years now, and is the equivalent of discussing the road toll by disputing the existence of cars.

Tendency to kill comes from being primates, study claims

2016 PRIMEVAL LIFE

LONDON: A propensity to kill and maim members of our own species is largely programmed into human genes because we are primates, scientists claim.

Apes are generally more violent to one another than other mammals, and this tendency has been passed on to humans, a study suggests.

Levels of lethal violence between members of the same species have risen during 100 million years of mammalian evolution,

according to the research.

By the time humans emerged it accounted for about 2 per cent of all the deaths of our early ancestors, compared with an overall rate across 1024 living and extinct species of just 0.3 per cent.

While violent death is common, instances of members of a particular species killing each other are said to be much rarer.

Some animal families, such as whales, bats, and the lagomorph group that includes rabbits and

hares, were far less inclined to murder than others, the study showed.

Primates, on the other hand, had a vicious streak hard-wired by evolution.

Human violence is mirrored in chimpanzees, our closest living relatives that share 98 per cent of human genes. In the wild, the apes organise “war parties” to hunt down and kill stray males from other chimpanzee groups.

The scientists, led by Dr Jose

Maria Gomez from the Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas in Almeria, Spain, investigated more than four million deaths of both present day and extinct mammals using techniques derived from evolutionary biology.

In total, the research published in the journal Nature covered 1024 species from 137 families dating back to the first mammals that lived some 100 million years ago.

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National Stroke Week Thursday, September 22, 2016 THANK you to all our supporters who helped make this National Stroke Week such a huge success.

On behalf of the Stroke Foundation I would like to thank the thousands of Australians who helped us educate the community about the importance of knowing the signs of stroke this National Stroke Week.

National Stroke Week is our annual campaign to shine the spotlight on stroke, raising awareness of the devastating impact of this insidious disease.

Stroke Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about stroke and how they can reduce their own risk. I am confident there are thousands of people in the community who now know about the FAST message thanks to the more than 2,500 activities that were held across the country.

With Stroke Week now wrapped up for 2016, it is vital we remember strokes don’t just happen one week of the year.

Every ten minutes an Australian has a stroke. Every ten minutes someone’s life changes forever.

Stroke is shockingly common in Australia. Yet despite the devastation it causes, this disease is largely unrecognised by the broader community – until it happens to a loved one, a friend or a colleague. Stroke is largely preventable, but we know that almost 50,000 new and recurring strokes will happen this year. Stroke is treatable but again we know that many stroke patients will miss out on lifesaving treatment because they don’t get to hospital on time.

Stroke strikes suddenly and often without any warning. When it does happens, every minute counts. Time is brain. For every minute that parts of the brain are left without oxygen, brain cells are dying. A speedy reaction to stroke can mean the difference between life and death or permanent disability. Stroke doesn’t have to be a death

sentence, it is treatable but people need to know the signs of stroke and get to hospital fast. Every stroke is a medical emergency.

Thanks to our incredible supporters we were able to spread this message far and wide this Stroke Week, reaching a record number of Australians. But our work doesn’t stop here - it is our mission to stop stroke, save lives and end the suffering caused by this devastating disease.

It will take the combined efforts of the community, health professionals and governments to achieve this mission.

I know together we can prevent, treat and beat stroke.

Sharon McGowan, chief executive officer, Stroke Foundation

Council elections 14 September 2016 Dear Editor Across NSW the recent council elections saw large swings against the Liberals and Nationals.

Local issues were important.

But the election was also a referendum on what people think about Premier Baird's bullying style of leadership.

People are angry at a Premier who refuses to listen to them, and just tells everyone what to do.

Whether it’s the destruction of TAFE, local schools not being maintained, hospital crises or the shock decision to ban greyhounds, people are demanding that their voices be heard.

Premier Baird only allowed half of the voters in NSW to cast a ballot in these council elections.

Most of the other 2.4 million voters are in forcibly merged councils, and will have to wait until September next year.

Until then they will be ruled by Administrators handpicked by the Premier.

If Premier Baird keeps being dictatorial and refuses to listen to local communities, he does so at his peril.

Yours Faithfully

Peter Primrose MLC, Shadow Minister for Local Government

Dementia Awareness Month September 2016 Dear Editor, During Dementia Awareness Month, which runs throughout September, Alzheimer’s Australia is calling for greater awareness and understanding of dementia so people living with the condition feel less isolated and alone.

There are more than 353,000 Australians with dementia and an estimated 1.2 million people involved in the care of someone with dementia. In the Dubbo electorate there are an estimated 1,250 people living with dementia. That figure is projected to increase to about 2,450 by 2050.

A survey just released by Alzheimer’s Australia has found that people with dementia are almost twice as likely to have high rates of loneliness, and people with dementia and carers are significantly more lonely than the general population.

We hear repeatedly that when someone is diagnosed with dementia, friendships and some family relationships suddenly disappear because people simply don’t know how to interact with their friend or loved one with dementia.

Treating people with the same respect, kindness, inclusiveness and thoughtfulness you always have is what makes a difference to them. They are still the same person they were before the diagnosis. They just may need a little bit more time, understanding and support.

I encourage your readers to find out more by going to www.fightdementia. org.au.

The Hon. John Watkins AM, chief executive officer, Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, and, Professor Henry Brodaty AO, Scientia Professor of Ageing and Mental Health, Co-Director, CHeBA (Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing), University of New South Wales

Bravery comes in many forms September 2016 Dear Editor There is the bravery of the men and women who serve in our armed forces who knowingly put their own life at risk in defence of our country. And there is bravery in asking for help and bravery in asking someone you know if they need help, no matter how uncomfortable that conversation.

We all need to be brave and these conversations can be difficult. Suicide and mental health are issues for everyone in our society, including our veterans.

On World Suicide Prevention Day, my message to all serving Defence personnel and veterans is that help is available now and if you think you need it, or someone you know needs it — please ask for help.

Today — right now — any veteran, Australian Defence Force (ADF) member or their family members can pick up the phone and call the Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service (VVCS) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 1800 011 046 or visit http://www. vvcs.gov.au/ to access free and confidential Australia-wide counselling and support for war and service-related mental health conditions.

For current serving members, or families who are concerned about an ADF member, support is also available on the ADF All-Hours Support Line on 1800 628 036 or via the ADF Health and Wellbeing Portal ‘Fighting Fit’.

Free mental health treatment is available now to all current and former permanent members of the ADF for a range of conditions, including for PTSD, depression, anxiety, and alcohol and substance use disorders. To access this service call DVA on 133 254 or 1800 555 254 for regional callers.

Yours sincerely Dan Tehan, Minister for Veteran Affairs

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Disney Eyes Twitter EARLIER this week Bloomberg reported that Disney is looking into buying the social media platform, Twitter. Twitter may be for sale because participation in the platform is not currently growing, and everyone knows, there is no such thing as too much growth.

In the past few years Disney has bought Pixar, Marvel and LucasFilm, and Disney may be interested in the ability to stream video through Twitter.

Disney has an interest in Major League Baseball, who have created their own streaming technology BAMTech. Owning Twitter would only add to Disney’s power to market their movies, products and other interests.

I think I feel a disturbance in the (advertising) force.

Greyhound Ban Leads to Leadership Spill TROY GRANT’S leadership of the NSW National party may be under threat, according to party insiders. The Deputy Premier has apparently been given an ultimatum regarding the controversial greyhound racing ban, the ABC has reported.

The National Party reportedly wants a decision made about the ban before the Orange byelection in November. MP’s and party members are asking for a better run, smaller greyhound racing industry, and heavy penalties for those found using live baiting.

Grant denies there has been an ultimatum about his

leadership.

Trump Sniffs at Clinton’s Cough THE first US presidential election debate took place earlier this week, and reports say that over 100 million people tuned in. Clinton and Trump took jabs at each other, which is par for the course, and most declared Clinton as the winner.

Clinton fans were distracted throughout the debate by

Trump’s excessive sniffing.

Some people speculated that he may have sniffed some illegal drugs prior to the debate. The best conspiracy theory, however, was expressed by Trump’s supporters. They zoomed in on a picture of Clinton bending over, where you can clearly see her mic chord running down her back. They called it a ‘cough prevention machine’ referring to the pneumonia she had earlier in the year. Yes. Cough Prevention Machine. Get

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Howard Protest FORMER Prime Minister John Howard was due to be honoured with an honorary PhD this week from Sydney University. Several other former PM’s have been bestowed with the same honour, including Menzies and Hughes. However, not everyone is happy that the former alumnus is being given the honour.

112 academics from the uni-

versity have signed a petition arguing that ‘to confer a doctorate on him is an insult to Indigenous people, refugees and anyone committed to multiculturalism, peace and social progress’. The petition names him as a war criminal, and argues that the honorary PhD is politically motivated.

Howard has commented that they are free to their opinion.

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On the Sunday, Guide Dogs NSW/ACT Puppy Breeding & Raising Manager, Karen Hayter, will speak about the training each dog will undertake and how the public can help them get to the all-important working stage of their life.

“It costs more than $35,000 and takes over two years to transform a playful puppy into a responsible working dog, whose job it is to safely guide someone who is blind or vision impaired from one destination to another, such as from home to work,” Ms Hayter said.

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Helen Akerstrom: Talk to the animals Strapping Prince Charles in!

‘Ms Doolittle’ Helen Akerstrom has combined a natural affinity for animals with her passion for photography, resulting in some stunning imagery. She talked to Weekender about her European heritage, working with the RSPCA and being Prince Charles’ strapper!

WORDS Natalie Holmes I was born and bred in Dubbo. My surname is Swedish and my grandfather came to Australia on a sailing boat in the early 1900s. He came of his own accord but jumped ship and became a merchant seaman travelling to Foster-Tuncurry.

There is an Akerstrom Park and Akerstrom Island in Foster in his honour. My grandfather and his two friends actually met three sisters and married them.

My Mum’s family was Polish. My other grandfather and grandmother and their children were in a German labour camp before coming to Australia.

My mother was five and was looking after her three year old and 18 monthold sisters while her mum and 12 yearold sister were making ammunition in factories next to the camps. Eventually the English and American soldiers rescued them. Then they were in various camps waiting to leave Poland and came to Cowra and Orange where my grandfather built a house. We couldn’t even imagine what they went through.

I grew up on a farm so I’m a real farm girl. My Dad’s got a farm at Minore. I’m an only child so I always had animals.

They were my friends.

From my teenage years, I started taking photos when Dad gave me a camera. I liked taking photos and it’s become a lifelong passion. I love all nature but animals in particular, I’ve got a real affinity with them and they have an affinity with me. At the moment, I have two terrier dogs and a moggie cat. I was living on a farm five years ago and had a horse out there as well. One day, I will have a farm again.

I’m the vice-president of the Dubbo Camera Club. I also go into competitions and have won a few prizes. I got a few merit awards at the Western District Camera Clubs competition. I like telling a story with my photos. I like bringing out the character and the soul of the animal and the passion I have for nature.

My camera is a Canon 7D Mark II and my favourite subject is animals.

I did photos for the RSPCA for four and-a-half-years and I’m doing ‘Santa Paws’ at Petbarn this year which involves having a Santa photo with your pets. The RSPCA in Dubbo was the first in Australia to have an affiliation with Petbarn so that cats and dogs could be adopted. It’s a very successful affiliation. I’m going to be doing it for a few weekends in November and some proceeds will be going to the RSPCA. I’m good with kids and animals because I

Helen with her friend Athalie visiting from Tasmania and a fellow photographer her

am a big kid myself!

Going to the zoo is my happy place.

I’ve always gone to take photos of the animals, so in February, I started volunteering. Being a volunteer there is really enjoyable. To me, it’s very peaceful and I love talking to tourists, meeting people from all around the world. I also love interacting with the animals.

I thought about being a vet but my mother died when I was in Year 12, so that made study difficult. I was riding racehorses in Geurie at the time. From 16 onwards, I was a strapper. I used to ride show jumpers as well. Doing the work with racehorses and riding a regular horse was like chalk and cheese.

When I was 21, I was living in Sydney and working at a riding school. I met a man who had polo ponies in Dural. He asked me would I help train his horses a few months later for Prince Charles who came for a tour of Australia. Prince Charles rode my boss’s horses for two weekends in the Dunhill International Series at Warwick Farm. That was in April 1981. It was the five-week tour of Australia just after he got engaged to Lady Diana. He fell off my boss’s horse and all the papers said that Di was going to be a polo widow!

When his team won the polo, he gave me his champagne flute. He also threw ice down my back! I wasn’t intimidated, he was really lovely and down to earth.

I’ve always loved the Royals and enjoyed watching the Trooping the Colour. Like me, the Queen loves horses and dogs and has an affinity with animals. I also had a corgi when I was a kid.

When I returned to Dubbo, I worked in sales and retail. By then I had two children. To fit in with being a mum, I worked around school hours. I’ve also had a few photography businesses over the years and I was a picture framer in Melbourne in a previous life as well as teaching picture framing in Dubbo. I used to take polaroid photos in restaurants, On the Spot memories. I have sold some photos on Red Bubble.

I also like writing and I want to write children’s books. Now I mainly do pho-

tos to enter competitions. I won at the Show this year, ‘Most ost Successful Exhibitor’ with four our firsts, four seconds and two wo highly commended. I also won on the Champion Postcard print nt this year.

A while ago, I was invited ed ed to be in an exhibition called Open-Minded, organised by the Western NSW Local Health h District in conjunction with h ur Orana Arts. There were four of us: Caroline Crawford, Kaiisey Lynch, Peter English and d myself. Peter is from Mealss on Wheels – I had Meals on n Wheels after having threee hip replacements and then n became a volunteer to give back to the community.

The photography exhibition was a collection of photos promoting good mental health and wellbeing and it went to different places like Walgett, Bourke and Lightning Ridge as well as Dubbo. The photos were displayed in mental health facilities so it was good for people to see. Rosa Blades also so won the ABC Western Districts Prize at Dunedoo this year.

Sunset Cranes won the Art On Show Digital print prize in Dubbo in 2013 and was one of my five photos in the OpenMinded exhibition this year. I also won three certificates in the 2016 Animal Art Exhibition for Light Space and Time at the first attempt.

Photography has been my healing since losing my daughter Stephanie in February 2015. She had schizophrenia and I did the Open-Minded exhibition in her memory.

I also have a son Joshua who lives in Melbourne.

I’m now busy organising my 40th school reunion at St e Johns. This is the third time I’ve helped organise the reun-ion, it should be good.

ABOVE | Sunset Cranes won the ‘Art On Show’ Digital print prize in Dubbo in 2013 and was one of my 5 photos in the Open Minded Exhibition this year. BELOW | Rosa Blades won the ABC Western Districts Prize at Dunedoo this year.

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DIGITALLY ENHANCED.

The big brother safety net: friend or foe?

BY MATHEW DICKERSON SMALL BUSINESS RULES CONSULTANT NT

N terms of sales and critical acclaim, any list of the Top 100 novels of all time will feature one particular book published on June 8, 1949.

As a piece of fiction, it displayed an incredible imagination by an author in his prime and I am sure he could not have imagined how, in just 67 years, our technological world would progress to so closely match that of the fictional state of Oceania.

Unfortunately, Eric Arthur Blair, better known as George Orwell, died just 227 days after the publication of “Nineteen Eighty-Four” and the world was robbed of the opportunity to experience more of his thought-provoking writings.

In Orwell’s totalitarian state, all of the citizens are under constant surveillance, mainly via telescreens. Of course the term ‘Big Brother’ has entered our lexicon and is widely used throughout society today.

I am sure that the novel received criticism when it was released because of the ridiculous idea that constant surveillance by ‘Big Brother’ was even possible.

Keep in mind that mainstream television was launched in Australia seven years after the release of this novel so Orwell’s concepts were borne from creative rather than practical ideas.

If we start to closely examine the world we live in today, we realise that Orwell didn’t actually go far enough. The surveillance in

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place in our modern society makes Orwell’s society seem idyllic.

Consider some of the technology in place.

Businesses and homes across the country have an incredible number of hours of high quality CCTV footage of normal everyday activities. Add in the Police and government video systems and it is hard to imagine many places where you aren’t being recorded.

Facial recognition software is now at the level that one face can be compared to a database of faces at the rate of 36 million faces per second and a face only needs to comprise of 40 pixels by 40 pixels for reliable detection.

Movements of an individual can be tracked even in images of large crowds. Modern technology from law enforcement agencies allows number plates to be tracked and instant checks performed on the currency of registrations.

The technology is so good that a mobile camera can scan four traffic lanes provided the traffic is moving at no more than 240km/h – and presumably if a vehicle is travelling faster than 240km/h then it is pretty easy to spot there is an issue.

Our credit and debit cards can be used to paint a trail of our movements and see where we are shopping.

We have all read articles discussing the concerns of many

people with their phone metadata and who can use that information to track movements of individuals while in the US the mobile carriers responded to 1.3 million law enforcement requests last year for subscriber information including text messages and phone location data.

Despite what we see in the movies – in particular when a geek sitting at a computer will hit the magical ‘enhance image’ button – the resolution capabilities and data requirements of high quality satellite imagery means that governments are not yet at the level of having constant high-quality images of every piece of the planet but there are companies who are delivering something similar in specific areas.

Some cities in the US have contracted organisations to fly planes fitted with 192 megapixel cameras above major crime areas or over major events. These are high enough that it isn’t obvious they are there but the resolution can track movements of individuals.

In an idea that seems like it comes straight from Orwell’s thoughts, street lights are now being rolled out in some US cities – backed by the Department of Energy – that not only act as surveillance cameras but are also capable of being used as public address systems and can also record conversations.

` If we start to closely examine the world we live in today, we realise that Orwell didn’t actually go far enough. The surveillance in place in our modern society makes Orwell’s society seem idyllic.

Should we be worried about all of this?

The logic is that if I am a lawabiding honest citizen then I shouldn’t have anything to worry about. Generally that logic seems OK. I am sure you remember the tragedy of Jill Meagher’s murder in 2012 with the four-year anniversary occurring last Friday.

The first suspect in the murder was her husband. The Police later apologised for their treatment of Tom Meagher as he was trying to deal with the disappearance of his wife while being treated like a criminal.

Tom was quickly eliminated by tracking his mobile phone data and comparing that to Jill’s. The killer was eventually caught by the same method – tracking his mobile phone movements and data and comparing that to Jill’s and adding in number plate recognition from a toll on Moreland Road in Melbourne.

When confronted with the information, the killer had no way of explain the information and eventually confessed.

This was clearly a win for the collection of data but what many people worry about is all of this information ending up in the wrong hands. Someone with criminal intent may well be able to track information of a potential victim to learn their movements and plan their attack.

If George Orwell was brought back to life right now and looked at the society we live in I am sure he would say the only thing he got wrong in his novel was the name. Maybe instead of “Nineteen Eighty-Four” it should have been called “Two Thousand and Sixteen”.

Is this free service really free?

BY JOHN CUNNINGHAM GHAM REINSW PRESIDENT

IF I offered to help you sell your house for free, would you believe me?

I would like to think that most people would refer to the old adage of, ‘if it's too good to be true, then it probably is’.

However in recent years we have seen the advent of a number of service providers who purport to offer a service to assist homeowners select the best local agent to sell their property, and this service is for free!

What an opportunity, I hear you say, their services are free.

This, I would suggest, is your first clue that things might not be quite what they see. How many service providers really do things for free? Not any the last time I looked. And if they do offer you the service for free, it's probably because they are being paid by someone else.

The reality here is that the chosen agent pays the service provider to get the referral. This should make the homeowner question

how independent and well-qualified the service is.

In my opinion the best person to pick the best agent is you, the homeowner. This could be from referrals from friends, family or work colleagues, or an agent you have worked with in the past.

Other good ways of researching good agents in your area would be to attend an open house in your local community, to watch the local for sale signs and sold

` You are looking for a knowledgeable, responsive and proactive agent that you can work with. You will do a far better job of selecting your agent than any vendor assistance providers who prey on people’s fears in what can be a very stressful experience.

stickers to see who is the most active, and to invite at your shortlist of agents to your home to assess them face-to-face.

These are surely all a better choice than a random selection from a website that promises to save you money.

You are looking for a knowledgeable, responsive and proactive agent that you can work with.

You will do a far better job of selecting your agent than any vendor assistance providers who prey on people's fears in what can be a very stressful experience. After working in the property industry for nearly 40 years, my advice would be to do your research, back yourself, and go with your gut feel.

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The 6 key priorities to consider when mapping out a new business plan

BY PHIL COMERFORD D SCOLARI COMERFORD

You’ve made the decision to go ahead and go through the process of formulating your new business plan. You ring your small business accountant and advisor to tell them that you would like to start as soon as possible. When you do, however, as Verne Harnish points out in his book “Mastering The Rockefeller Habits” you need to very early on consider some key areas and ask yourself some very hard questions.

The reality is that if you don’t, no amount of business planning is ever going to work effectively and you could be just completely wasting your time.

So, what as a matter of priority should you consider is the most important focus to have given your current situation?

Priority #1: Business is not big enough Sometimes, no matter what you do, competition may negate your ability to play on the same level playing field, whether it be due to pricing power through economies of scale or otherwise. If your point of difference is not

strong enough then you may just need to find a way to get bigger. This could be through a merger or looking at a strategic acquisition.

Does your business need to get bigger and, if so, how do you propose to achieve that?

the right game to make money or is it time to leave and do something else? If technology has made your business redundant, could you be flogging a dead horse?

If things are tough, can you fight your way out of it or is it time to get out now?

Priority #2: Business lacks a key player

Priority #4: Key business component controlled by someone else

When you start your enterprise, you will find yourself mostly being an allrounder. You are the visionary with the ideas, the finance department, the managing director and the key person to talk to for sales, not to mention HR. There will come a time when you need a key player to take over some of these roles so you can get back to working on the business, not in the business.

Systems will help you relinquish some of the business’s reliance on you.

Does your business need one or two key players and, if so, which roles do they need to take and how will this free you up to make sure the business is on the right strategic business direction?

Priority #3: The economic engine is broken It’s hard to admit it, but are you in

If a competitor has taken control of a key area of your business (such as an exclusive piece of software or patent or distribution rights), how do you propose to counter this?

What areas of your business supply need to be tightened and, if you’ve lost them, what is your Plan B?

Priority #5: You need a bigger war chest Maybe you can see that you need a cash injection to get the business more competitive or more prominent with its marketing, or it could be a new piece of equipment. If this is the case should you be as a matter of urgency looking for: z investors; z bank finance; or z injecting your own capital?

Priority #6: Need to scale back In certain life cycles of a business, it can mean that the hard decision to scale back so that you can reach a break-even point and stop the bleeding is the reluctant but necessary step to take. This can mean swallowing a bit of pride, but if this is a decision you need to make in order to survive and then have another crack at it, then so be it. Get help from your small business accountant to work out your break-even point and redo your three-way budgets which include cash flow forecasts.

Once you get back on track, slowly rebuild so that you can relaunch and take on the market with the right foundations.

CONCLUSION: Getting down and making the decision to think out your business plan is a great start!

Just make sure that you work out which of the above points relate to your circumstances, and then focus hard on how you will overcome the current adversity.

Your business plan success will depend on it!

Encouragement for difference-makers

BY KERRIE PHIPPS BUSINESSWOMAN AND AUTHOR R

OLLOWING is an excerpt of a chapter I’ve written for a co-authored business/philanthropy book to be published soon -

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Leadership that BUILDS. … Bold, Understanding, Insightful Leadership Delivers Success.

Bold – Be brave and take risks. You see the world differently to those around you. If you don't, please get out and travel more and talk to strangers. You take a risk when you share a new idea or when you ask a question no one else is asking – you'll often find that others wish they had the courage to. Your boldness inspires others, and increases your confidence to keep stepping out.

Sometimes this makes a small difference, sometimes you might wish you hadn't, but if your desire is to BUILD, all of the smaller moments of boldness will strengthen and prepare you for times you most need to speak up or take action, times when you can make a significant difference.

Understanding – Listen to people.

Listen to yourself too. When you listen, take note of what you're listening for. Are you listening to hear that you're right, or are you listening with curiosity, to see how you can serve, and what you can learn? Can you be IN that moment, not bringing judgments or situations into the conversation, or fast-forwarding to what you'll say next, allowing insights to emerge, for both you and

others? We tend to fill the gaps in convversation or allow others to fill the gaps.

Practice by listening without interruption. Who has time for that you wonder?

It's a valuable exercise, so please give it a go. Find a talkative child and ask them to explain their favourite thing to you.

Listening to someone, really listening, not only assures them that they matter, but also provides you with an opportunity to understand another perspective at a deeper level. Learn to ask questions that deepen their learning; questions that help them have insights which increases their own understanding of what matters to them and why.

Insightful – Business is an amazing opportunity for personal growth if you're willing to face yourself, learn and grow. Take time to search out insights.

Look at everyday situations with questions like ‘what can I learn here?’ Ask yourself questions, hire a coach to ask you what no one else will, and be OK with the awkward silence that may be there before the insight comes.

Laugh every day. Humour and lightness pave the way to creativity, collaboration, insight and innovation. Laughter is indeed the best medicine.

Leadership – Study leadership, reflect on your experiences with leadership in your life, and ask others. Ask ‘what

works?' and focus on the strengths of leaders. If your focus is to ‘not be like' a previous boss or leader, you're shortchanging yourself (and others), and limiting your capacity to grow. Instead, focus on what you do want, rather than dwelling on someone else's negative attributes. Learn about the strengths of leaders, and discover your own strengths. How can you inspire others? Inspiring people is often something that great leaders aren't focused on doing, they aren't ‘trying to’… they're being themselves and bringing their best.

They're acknowledged for who they are.

Delivers – More than you can imagine. When you're building, you're in the hard work phase. It doesn't look pretty.

Sometimes we can lose sight of the vision we started with, but your consistent action and insight will move you forward more than you realise at the time.

Success - I looked across an Asian city recently and asked myself, what's the learning here, in this scene? I waited, simply observing… as I looked at the contrast between the small, old one and two storey homes and the new skyscrapers surrounding them, I began to think about capacity. I imagined the conversations of people who've seen change occurring around them – and the various decisions they could be making.

` If you know you’re growing your dream and increasing your capacity, you don’t need to be distracted or discouraged by the expectations of others. They don’t see your foundations. They don’t know the seeds you’ve planted. Seeds have been planted that come to fruition – sometimes when you least expect it, and in bigger, more beautiful ways than you can imagine.

When we stay comfortable with what's always worked, we limit our capacity. We build to increase capacity – more lives are changed, more customers served, more people and environments served. Building is challenging, but we have an opportunity to dig deep and create solid foundations that will serve many. The increased capacity makes an ever-increasing difference.

That's my understanding of success.

To have served well, to know that you've made a positive difference and continue to do so.

Building takes time. There are some things you can do quickly, but don't let people or circumstances rush you in those times when you know you need to take the time to listen, to ask, to learn.

I grew up on a farm. I've seen firsthand that seeds also take a long time to grow to their potential. And their potential isn't just in the crop that's sold for food, it's in the seeds planted for the next harvest. They're tiny, take a long time to grow, but when they're nurtured well the increase is incredible. It usually takes longer than we want it to, but our patience pays off.

If you know you're growing your dream and increasing your capacity, you don't need to be distracted or discouraged by the expectations of others.

They don't see your foundations. They don't know the seeds you've planted.

Seeds have been planted that come to fruition – sometimes when you least expect it, and in bigger, more beautiful ways than you can imagine.

Business building – it's all about service. Your business serves your community, customers and staff – and your dreams.

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Researching history in the digital age

BY CYNTHIA FOLEY THE familiar sights of hand-written diaries and documents, old black and white sepiatoned photographs, boxes of slides, drawers of film and audio cassettes, videotapes, and in my case an innumerable number of folders and boxes containing family histories are just a few of the ways that family historians have recorded and preserved their information.

History does not change, just the way researchers are able to research the records has changed.

The topic remains just as addictive.

This column will provide information on the how to begin your family history journey. Help the beginner to get started. Provide information on online databases. Interesting websites.

Of what is available at the local level, ie Dubbo & District Family History Society, Macquarie Regional Library, Narromine Library local history collection, Wellington Library and Wellington Historical Society.

Frequent enquiries revolve around genealogy databases. Which is the best and will suit my needs? How do I use them to the best advantage? What do they cost?

The answer to the above question varies.

Some are subscription based. Some pay-as-you go such as Find My Past and Scotland’s People.

Others are free. And there is always Google.

DDFHS has a list of programs available.

Many records can be accessed on home com-

headspace centre coming to Far West NSW

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YOUNG people from the Far West of New South Wales are about to benefit from the Commonwealth Government’s nationally-successful headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation.

Headquartered at Broken Hill, a new headspace centre is scheduled to open its doors in early 2017 under a $1.6 million twoyear funding package, with the Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN).

The centre brings together a range of tailor-made services for young people aged from 12 – 25, including mental health and wellbeing support services, general medical support, vocational and educational services and alcohol and drug services.

The Centre is managed by Flourish Australia (formerly RichmondPRA) as the lead agency, and supported by a range of other organisations involved.

With a discreet and youthfriendly atmosphere, the centre is designed to make young people feel more comfortable when seeking support from professionals including psychologists, medical practitioners and other specialist staff. headspace operates under a ‘no wrong door’ policy, meaning as

puters for free.

Published books are an excellent source, especially published family histories. Each has benefits.

All online databases correctly claim to have millions if not billions of records for the subscriber to access.

On the forefront of genealogical research are the family history databases such as Find My Past (www.findmypast.com.au) which include England and Ireland with 8 billion records, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com.au) Who Do You Think You Are, Family Search, Genes Reuinited.

Findmypast is based in the UK. Ancestry is based in the USA. Although both top-end programs provide access to most countries in the World.

Findmypast and Ancestry are available free of charge to members at Dubbo & District Family History Society in the Community Arts Building in Western Plains Cultural Centre. A $10 charge applies for non members. Ancestry is available also at Macquarie Regional Library. Go on a voyage of discovery in your local area to check out just what is available.

Online databases are not going to provide answers to everything. But they certainly help.

Trove (short for Treasure Trove), the Newspaper online database of the National Library, is something you can make a start on at home.

For free.

Find Trove at http://trove.nla.gov.au. This is a national discovery service with information on millions of items from more than 1000 contributing libraries, archives, museums and other research resources, which is absolutely fantastic for researchers. Includes records from digitised newspapers from 1803 to 1954.

Plus much more. Government gazettes, birth, death and marriage notices. The list is endless.

This column will assist in researchers starting at the beginning. Interviewing family members. Writing letters to local areas in which early families were known to have settled.

Grandparents especially can provide a remarkable insight into family knowledge.

Grandparents will know the names of their parents. Possibly their grandparents.

Armed with this information the researcher is off and running.

` This is a national discovery service with information on millions of items from more than 1000 contributing libraries, archives, museums and other research resources, which is absolutely fantastic for researchers. Includes records from digitised newspapers from 1803 to 1954.

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many services as possible are offered to young people from one central location.

Flourish Australia is currently overseeing a recruitment process which will result in about 6 fulltime equivalent staff work from the centre, in addition to a range of other professionals from consortium organisations and private practitioners.

Flourish Australia is in the process of recruiting a highly qualified and trained professional to head up the centre as the Clinical and Operations Manager.

The consortium members and organisations that will bring skills and experience to the centre are LifeLine Broken Hill, Far West Local Health District, Neami, Mission Australia, JobLinkPlus, Maari Ma and CentaCare.

Given the diversity of the Far West community, ACON will also assist Far West headspace.

“The roll-out of headspace in Far West NSW is wonderful news that should be welcomed by the

entire community,” Flourish Australia CEO Pam Rutledge said.

“Young people in rural areas are some of the most vulnerable when it comes to dealing with life’s challenges, particularly when mental health issues are involved. “headspace is all about early intervention – getting on top of mental health issues before they get out of hand.

“It’s well known that reaching out to people with mental health issues in the community is much less disruptive to people’s lives as opposed to ending up in hospital or turning to drugs and alcohol.

There are currently 95 headspace centres across Australia with the possibility of more opening in the future.

National Nutrition Week, October 16 to 22 DID you know that less than 4 percent if Australia eat enough vegetable each day?

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Lucinda Hancock, Nutrition Australia Vic Division CEO, said “Taking the Try For 5 Challenge during National Nutrition Week is a great way to kick start healthy eating habits that you’ll carry on for the rest of your life.

“Vegetables are the most underconsumed food group, with the average Australian eating only half their recommended intake.

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BY SALLY BRYANT KNOW I shouldn’t be surprised by this, but it amazes me how big an impact personal experience can have on our behaviour.

I used to live in town, in the ‘burbs, with all the irritations and services that town-living provides. I could lie in bed at night and listen as the drunks made their way home past my front garden and continued cursing up the street. I could often enjoy, quite late at night, an insight into the complicated and challenging personal relationships of some of my neighbours, as they enjoyed a frank exchange of views three streets away. The potential for education should not be discounted, I learned some of my most inventive invective from listening to some of these exchanges.

Living in town I was able to lie in bed and speculate about sirens passing my house. Which service, which direction, what sort of mayhem? Ah, the joy of lively speculation.

I was able to get up early on a weekend morning and go for a lovely brisk walk around the neighbourhood, setting off the barking of the garden dogs, like some sort of audible Mexican wave that tracked me around the streets. I was able to do it but in all honesty, managed to avoid the temptation most of the time.

And, as a town-dweller, I was able to empty my kitchen waste bin into the big wheelie bin in the garden. And I would

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make the weekly effort to remember to take it out and park it on the street for the garbage truck to come along and empty it of all my refuse. And that was that.

Aside from being careful to not put smelly rubbish in the bin too early in the week, that was about as complicated as it got. My great efforts at managing my rubbish were basically confined to freezing the prawn heads until bin day, so I didn’t have an unholy fug hanging over the rubbish.

I wouldn’t say I was lazy about it, but I was pretty lackadaisical about the amount of waste I produced, it all just went into the bin and that was the last time I had to look at it.

I made the occasional desultory effort at recycling, more out of a sense of guilt rather than in the belief that I was doing something worthwhile. And I bought myself some reusable shopping bags, to avoid plastic bags. But then I’d always forget to take them with me when I went to the shops. So I’d end up getting the plastic bags. So I’d stockpile the plastic bags in the kitchen, to be used later, as bin liners. Because that is somehow better.

Then I moved to my cottage on the farm, and my relationship with my rubbish became a whole lot more honest.

(My landlord did offer to empty a wheelie bin for me, as he does his own each week, but I thought that was probably a bit excessive, given I’m just one person in the house.) And I decided it would be a good discipline for me to manage my

waste myself.

So I developed my current system, which involves composting as much food waste as practicable, recycling as much glass, metal, paper, plastic and cardboard as I can muster sufficient enthusiasm to draft off and wrangle. It all gets loaded into the back of my car and once a week or once a fortnight, I bring it to Dubbo and it goes to the big recycling station. And that makes me feel good, to know that is a quantity of rubbish that is not making its way directly into landfill. It’s not going to save the world in a hurry but it’s little enough effort to make in order to feel as though I’m not being completely irresponsible. (That’s a nice feeling for me, as a Catholic I have deepseated guilt issues and I walk around in bit of an ineffectual haze of self- criticism for feckless behaviour. Feck it.)

So, there you have it. Under the new regime, every week or so I have to make the trip to the tip. I have to load up the rubbish that has not been rescued for recycling, and I take my trip to the municipal dump to get rid of it. And that trip is a bloody eye-opener that I would like to take a few people on. Because once you have seen the fly-blown mess that passes for council waste management, you’d give your rubbish disposal a bloody big rethink.

I’m not particularly picking on ‘Council’ in this, I’m not having a rant that They Should be Doing it Better, though I suspect they possibly could make some changes. What I’m getting at is that, as in so many aspects of our lives, we have

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There are days that it’s almost paralysing, it’s so depressing.

Picture if you will a mound of human waste where broken cheap sofas are intermingled with used disposable nappies, broken electrical appliances, greasy takeaway containers, rotting food. And strewn through that mound of rotting filth are untold numbers of tin cans, cardboard boxes, glass jars and bottles, all of them recyclable and all of them destined to be dumped into the landscape.

And littering this mountain of stench, a series of gay little flags flutter happily in the breeze; plastic bags of all variety and colours just begging for a good size willy-willy to come along and spread them across the landscape.

It’s the most overwhelmingly depressing thing to look at, and to know that all over the country people are just shoving the rubbish in the bin, knowing that it’s gone, that it’s dealt with. And all that rubbish is just being dumped.

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Skate to create … real change

BY JOHN RYAN N JOURNALIST

HE local skatepark may be world class but less well known is the class behind many of those who frequent the facility, and I’m not talking just about the tricks, twists and acrobatics they perform on two wheels.

The weekend saw the Dubbo Jam Bowl go off, but even more than the locals having fun was the reason the event happened in the first place.

George Wilkinson seemed to be running the show when I rolled up to take some pictures but he wouldn’t call himself an organiser, there was no committee behind the event, but he said those behind it didn’t need titles – you can’t get much more grassroots than that.

“Council was asking us about our opinions on the park and I came back at them with a fairly detailed plan of what we expected from them – contacting some skate design companies we got an idea of budget, how much we were getting, how much we were looking to spend and how much we could afford to build,” George

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“At this stage council’s put forw ward a certain amount of money but it’s something we want to do, is put our own money into it so we can sort of claim a bit of ownership over it and say we did this, this happened because we all did this.

“We haven’t had a jam or any event like this for about four years now so it’s really good to see everyone coming together and having a good day,” he said.

That’s pretty impressive, where local youth not only engage with council but lead the way, and then bulldoze their way into actually raising funds to realise their dreams.

George says that ownership of the process, from conception, through fundraising to the completed vision is vitally important.

“We originally started doing some plans to replace all the blue metal on the lower section, so we’ve been working with council over the last four months to do some drafting and that sort of thing so that we’re getting something that everyone here wants and can utilizse,” George said.

“It’s great, so now they can all go down there and say like this all happened because of us, we’ve had a hand in the develop-

ment of this park, I think that’s really good, especially for younger kids to see how, if you do get behind something with a large group of people you can get anything done.

“It’s absolutely so important that the community embrace it, it’s so good to have everyone come down and actually see firsthand what we’re all about down here and what we’re all keen to do,” he said.

The 23 year old said the response on the day was incredible.

“I’ve had kids come up to me all day saying this is awesome, this is great, like when are they going to have the new park, so everyone’s well aware of what’s going on and really excited.

One dad who liked the Bowl Jam vibe was Paul Sutton.

“I’ve got the three boys here today, we’re just filling in time while my wife’s having a baby shower actually, we drove past and saw all this crowd here and this is great, it’s a great turn out,” Paul said, saying the youth engagement to help themselves and the facilities which they value is enormously important for all sorts of social reasons.

“It’s very important that the local kids have put it to council that they want to raise money to

put towards the upgrades at the skatepark, it’s great that they’re passionate about it, I think passion’s a great driver for anything, you know, I think if you’re going to do something that you really really love, why don’t you try to make some money out of it and better the facility that you’ve already got.

“Some people have a perception that kids hanging around a skatepark are loitering and no good, I don’t, I used to own a skate shop so we need a facility to keep these kids busy in a centralized location instead of wandering the streets, there’s no trouble here, they’re all having fun, they’re all talking about what they can and can’t do with their tricks and they’re all practicing and they’re all good mates,” he said.

14 year old Dylan O’Farrell spends his schooldays in year 9 at South Campus, he was enjoying the start to his holidays, riding with his mates.

“It’s a pretty good day, heaps of people here which is pretty good, I like it, yeah, pretty cool when new people come along, I just like learning new stuff, I’ve been riding here since I was a little kid,” Dylan said.

` It’s great, so now they can all go down there and say like this all happened because of us, we’ve had a hand in the development of this park, I think that’s really good, especially for younger kids to see how, if you do get behind something with a large group of people you can get anything done.

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GARDENING.

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Wildflowers brighten the region PADDOCKS, pathways, roundabouts and gardens are blooming wildflowers across the region after record rainfall have caused a greening of the countryside and the emergence of new season flowers. There are dozens of species, some native, some introduced and right now theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just about everywhere.

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You’re wearing what??!

BY EMILY CARROLL DRTCC

AM wondering at what point the lines became so blurred when it comes to dress code. I warn you now that I am going to generalise (a characteristic trait of Gen Y, I know) however I have come to the belief that in general people are less concerned with meeting dress codes these days compared to say, 50 years ago. Dress codes were much stricter and far more closely adhered to in the first half of last century but they had nothing on the 18-month black dress mourning period of the Victorian era. Goodness me, imagine that.

Is it a changing of the times over the last 50 years, another attitude change we can blame on the aloofness of Gen Y, or has it become a matter of difference in interpretation when dressing for events? Whilst it is common these days to blame Gen Y for their fickleness and indifferent attitudes to following rules, I will defend us on this occasion as I don’t think we are solely to blame. I believe that it has been a combination of the above. The change in attitude towards dress code has slowly become more relaxed over time but perhaps it has become more apparent in the last decade hence why we are quick to blame it on Gen Y. I for one don’t mind a fancy frock and was happy to follow suit with our Manager, Linda’s idea that us girls can frock up for work rather than wearing strict corporate attire if we want, given that we work in a performing arts and event centre, of all places. What better environment to dress all fancy on the weekdays than a venue celebrating shows and events?

I actually think the major difference today is interpretation.

On observation it would seem nowadays that our perception of a black tie dress code could be anything from a long sparkly ball gown and up-style to a cocktail dress and heels with GHD straightened hair. I won’t name names but I have friends that would wear the same cocktail style dress to an event whether it be considered cocktail, semiformal, formal or black tie with #noregrets. No-one appears to bat an eyelid at this choice how-

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ever I will usually only reserve judgement until someone else mentions it first!

What is black tie these days anyway? And how is it that different to formal, lounge suit, cocktail or semi-formal? I still recall having to google lounge suit when I received an invitation to a 20-something wedding a few years ago.

What is lounge suit and what is a 20-something thinking naming lounge suit as their dress code when all the 20-somethings attending have to google it first?

Clearly it is not a common dress code of the current era. That being said it appears that what is old is becoming new again and the Mad Men style of dress (what I would classify as lounge suit) is back on trend again and making a reappearance. No complaints here as I fancy a feminine frock at the best of times and I don’t care what anyone says; nearly every man looks good in a suit. I know that when our Manager attended the national Theatre Manager’s Conference in Melbourne last month, the hot topic of conversation was her classic 1950s wardrobe!

Lending to the theme of interpretation, Google gave me multiple definitions of lounge suit when I searched for some clarity on the matter. If you were like me, ignorant to this dress code and have been left wondering what exactly the lounge suit dress code looks like then pay attention. The most consistent definition of lounge suit is a less traditional navy, grey or bone suit for a man and for the stylish lady a glamourous frock typically long or three quarters, perhaps with sleeves or a tailored jacket or pant suit and a modest use of accessories. A word of warning however - the number and quality of such accesso-

ries might be the only difference between the lounge and cocktail dress code so one must be careful. Unfairly I feel that dress code is far easier for men to get correct because they only have to think about the suit. I personally think that girls have much more to consider because of the vast options available on dress length, colour choice, sleeve, neckline, hair style, makeup, shoes, handbags…

The list is as long as my renovation to-do-list and I am exhausted just thinking about it. Which leads me to my next point.

Perhaps it is the effort required by a lady to prepare her outfit let alone arrange it on the day that led to the relaxed attitude on dress code. Are we more focused on having a great time than worrying about violating the dress code today or is it that we just save our best attire to wear to weddings or stylish balls or award ceremonies?

Regardless of the norm, when I attend the Theatre in Sydney or Melbourne I would be more inclined to ‘dress up’ and wear a frock that is a little more formal perhaps. Why? Because that is my interpretation of what one should wear to the Theatre on an evening out in the City. Once upon a time it would have been considered a definite faux pas to turn up in anything but your best dress and suit to the Theatre, regardless of the time of performance.

Whilst DRTCC as a regional Theatre may not be as posh as the Sydney Opera House, we love seeing many of our patrons beautifully dressed in their Sunday best every time they come to the theatre.

I’ve heard that local dressmakers have experienced an increase in business as women alter their favourite glamorous outfits to make them more current. If only we all

still wore furs and pork pie hats to the Theatre we would have the need for a cloakroom at DRTCC to store all our lovely possessions.

The truth is that the attire of choice is so varied today that I would have a hard time telling you what the dress code was meant to be. I would say that I mostly dress smart casual when seeing a show at the theatre, sometimes I wear a dress and on other occasion’s jeans and boots. I think the genre of the show has a lot to do with my choice and that same decision is reflected in the varied attire of patrons attending the same shows as me. Generally I have observed that the dress code of patrons attending a Comedy performance varies significantly more than say a performance of Opera or Shakespeare. It must generally be the perception that you dress up more for a night at the opera than you do to see a comedian.

Some would also say that age could be a factor as some hold on to a bygone era of dressing up for a night out on the town. I would say that at the end of the day I have seen it all and that nothing is considered the correct way to dress for the Theatre. I have seen a 20- something in a formal gown and a grandma in track pants. I have also seen gloves and furs and then thongs and a singlet.

As with many things, ultimately it needs to be said that there is no right or wrong outfit to wear to the Theatre (within reason, of course) as it is not about what you wear but how much you enjoy the performance.

Speaking of dress code have you remembered that our 2017 Season Launch is just around the corner? As an afternoon affair, what better opportunity do you have to dress up in your Sunday best? The DRTCC team are going to be dressed in our interpretation of lounge suit this year (think Mad Men) and now that you have a lounge suit definition, why not join in?

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Missing out? Then get connected

BY LEONIE WARD DUBBO ARTZ, SECRETARY

HE plaintive catch-cry heard by event organisers across our community with regular monotony is ‘why wasn’t I told about that event?’ But the question that needs to be asked is who owns the problem?

The onus is squarely upon the event organiser to promote the particular event that they are organising. It is however the responsibility of the consumer to be informed.

Today, events are advertised across all forms of mass media, including print: flyers, posters, newspapers, newsletters, signage; and digital: websites, email, Facebook, apps.

If you want to be an active participant of any community, you need to be just that, active. Subscribe to the relevant newsletters (and make sure you read them), check the various social media accounts of those organisations that you care about.

“I don’t do Facebook”, was the comment overheard recently at a gathering held to discuss why the average punter might not be aware of events.

I’m sorry, but that’s your problem.

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the social and digital communities that intersect our real-life communities, then of course you can’t expect to know what’s happening. You have to get connected.

You’re never going to get a promoter walking into your lounge room with a gilt edged invitation to an event. It’s your responsibility to avail yourself of the information pertaining to the activities and events that hold your interest.

Mailing lists are one way of keeping up to date with “what’s on”, and most venues use this valuable tool.

Dubbo Artz has a bimonthly newsletter that gathers up all relevant cultural and arts news of Dubbo and the region.

If you have news you want to share with our community, get in touch. If you want to be informed about the local arts scene, become a member and you can get a copy of the newsletter mailed or emailed to you.

The Dubbo Regional Council also has a website with lots of handy events information.

Dubbo Artz also has a Facebook page, as do a number of other local community groups, upon which we share details of events.

If you want to be an active participant of any community, sit up and pay attention.

“I don’t do Facebook” just does not

cut it anymore. If you want to be in the know, connect to the community in any which way you can and pay attention because there’s not many people important enough to get a personal invitation.

Dubbo Artz quick guide to what’s on: z Dubbo Film Society: Latin American Film Festival Saturday, October 8 to Sunday, October 9, Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre Thirteen feature films from Latin America will be screened over two days.

This is a FREE EVENT and all films will have English subtitles.

For further information: www.dubbofilmsociety.com z Dubbo Embroiderers’ Guild: Biennial Exhibition of Fine Needlework Saturday, October 15 , 10am to 5pm, Sunday, October 16, 10am to 4pm, Pavilion, Dubbo Showground Entry - $10 Includes: Home-made Devonshire Tea, display of silk embroidered post cards commemorating z World War I, sponsored by Concord RSL, Gift Sales Table Enquiries: Isobel Morgan 6882 3889 z Fresh Arts: art exhibition – “WOOD”, Ramiens Timber Co. Showroom, October 21 to November 16 Official Opening Friday, October 21, 6pm in the showroom z Australia Decorative and Fine Arts

Use and abuse of power T HROUGHOUT history, there have been humans that have risen within their societies to dominate, rule, manage and lead – depending on the opportunity. In this week’s selection of books, in our series which deals with the evolution of man, the reviews tell of the way some individuals rise to the head of their countries using various means – often with the aim to dominate, accumulate personal wealth and expand their empire.

A reference to dictators in the last century is “Dictators in Quotes”. This is a collection of rants and ravings of those who conduct autocratic rule of millions of people. They are among the worst egoists, the vilest perpetrators of crimes against humanity, and the most vilified by people lucky enough to live in the “free world”.

Consider the list: Kim Il-Sung, North Korea from 1948-94; Kim Jon Il 1994-2011; Pinochet “I’m not a dictator, it’s just that I have a grumpy face”, Chile 1973-90; Idi Amin, Uganda 1971-78; Isias Afeweki in Eritrea from 1993; Bashar Al-Assad, Syria 2000 to date, and prior to that his father ruled for 29 years.

Mohaned Siad Barre, Somalia 1969-91; Muammar Gaddafi, Libya 1977-2001, executed during their civil war. Enver Hoxha, Albania 1941-85; Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe 1987 to present. In Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser 1956-1970, and Anwar Sadat 1970-1981.

And consider the life of the general population in these countries.

Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia 1964-91, was a campaigner for independence in Northern Rhodesia and became the country’s president. It was renamed Zambia in 1964 and used the army to crush opposition to become a one-party state.

In April 1994 the government of Rwanda called on everyone in the Hutu majority to kill everyone in the Tutu minority. Over the next three months 800,000 Tutus were murdered in the most unambiguous case of genocide since Hitler’s war on the Jews. In the book “We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families”, Philip Gourevitch writes on that circumstance.

“Understanding North Korea” by Kenneth Quinones and Joseph Tragert provides a complete history of North Korea’s origin as a nation. It analyses the tensions that keep North-

east Asia on the verge of war, and the nuclear ambitions of that country.

Richard Evans is the author of “The Third Reich in Power” in which he reviews how the Nazis won over the hearts and minds of that nation. Before Hitler seized power in 1933, Germany had been famous for its sophistication and complexity. So how was it possible for a group of ideological obsessives to remould it into a one party state?

They twisted science, religion and culture and transformed the country’s politics in a short period. From the Nuremburg laws of the Olympic Games, Kristallnacht, Hitler Youth, this shows how a whole population became involved in a dictatorship that was consumed by hatred and driven by war.

An updated edition of “To Constitute a Nation” by Helen Irving is a Cultural History of Australia’s Constitution. It begins with what life was like at the end of the 19th century when the constitution was in preparation. The book treats Federation as a success story but there are some points in the Constitution which are examined.

George Williams and Hume are the authors of “People Power” which looks at our history and future of referendums. It reviews the failed attempt to ban communism in 1951, to the unsuccessful republic referendum of 1990. Australians have been cautious about constitutional change. In over a century the people have said ‘Yes’ just six times out of 44.

Society - Dubbo and District: Lecture, October 24 at 6.30pm “A Bit of Slap & Tickle” – Constable’s Brighton Paintings 1824 – 1828 Wesley Centre Church St Dubbo Enquiries: Bruce Gray 0419 200 795 z Twilight Fair - Holy Trinity Anglican Church: Friday, October 28, 3pm start, concluding around 8pm.

This is a new event with a different flavour! There will be many wonderful stalls stocked with tempting plants, Christmas and craft items, home-cooked goodies and delightful Asian meals, and a whole lot more. z Dubbo Arts and Craft Society: Spring Fair and Christmas Shop Grand Opening Saturday, October 29, 9am to 3pm, 137 Cobra St, Dubbo.

Contact: Anne 0408 891 225 or Karen 0499 199 907 z Dubbo Bridge Club: Meets to play Bridge - Wednesdays at 9.45 am, Thursdays at 7pm, Saturdays at 1pm.

4th Monday of each month at 10am.

Dubbo Bridge Club Hall, Bultje St Dubbo Contact: Jane North 68825107 z Dubbo Folk Club: meets on the second Sunday of each month at 2.30pm at the Western Star Hotel, Dubbo.

Contact: Jock Webb 6889 2069 z Orana Country Music Association: meets at the Dubbo RSL Club on the last Sunday of every Month from 2pm until 6pm. Bring an instrument, your voice, perform a couple of songs or just enjoy being part of the audience.

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by Dave Pankhurst The Book Connection The authors examine this record and explain why success has been rare. They argue that the key to a successful referendum is engaging people in the process of the constitutional change from the start, not just leaving them with a final veto at the ballot box. From the general community, it becomes clear that politicians have their own agenda and completely misread the will of the people.

The Iron Curtain divided Europe physically with 300km of walls and barbed wire. Ideologically it separated communism from capitalism. It identified people imprisoned under totalitarian dictatorships and their neighbours enjoyed their democratic freedoms.

At the start of 1989, six European nations were still Soviet vassal states – by the end of the year they had thrown off communism, declared independence and moved to democracy. “Revolution 1989” by Victor Sebestyen records this dramatic change which occurred in the separated states.

“Putin’s Kleptocracy” by Karen Dawisha examines who owns Russia. After Putin was declared winner of the 2012 presidential election, an increase in targeted repressions began again, reminiscent of the early 1930s and late 1960s.

Non-violent demonstrators were once again sentenced to either prison or indefinite psychiatric treatment.

The economy suffered a downturn, mainly because of elite plundering. Putin was willing to use force to maintain his indefinite hold on power so his group could continue to loot the country without limit.

Where a country is taken over by what amounts to a dictator, the quality of life – both financially and ethically – is ruined.

Most of Africa and Syria are examples.

Then of course there is the United Nations.

Cotton and Lee are the editors of “Australia & The United Nations” and provide an interesting view of that entity’s role.

On January 17, 1946, when the United Nations Security Council held its first session, Australia’s representative presided. He predicted that if all the members adhered to the principles of the UN Charter, it would become “a great power for the good of the world, bringing that freedom from fear, which is necessary before we can hope for progress and welfare in all lands”.

Seventy years later and they are best remembered for an accumulation of failures.

Enjoy your browsing, Dave Pankhurst.

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BY GREG MARGINSON

A wonderful afternoon concert of interactive fun was experience by all who attended the Dubbo District Concert Band’s Interactive Concert at Dubbo RSL on Sunday, September 25. The Dubbo District Concert Band presented a thoughtful and engaging concert featuring music from The Incredibles, a delightful presentation of Goldilocks & The Three Bears, and the Troll story involving Peter and some very nasty Trolls using the music from ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’ with narrator Margaret Nicholson.

SOME of the children also got to help conduct the Radetzky March. Each section of the concert band, woodwind, brass, and percussion introduced themselves to a rapt audience, explaining the instruments and performing a short piece.Zoo.

The Berger family enthralled by the concert.

Harber Henkes and Nan Henkes enjoying the concert.

Tom Fiander demonstrating the trombone.

Justin Ayling on the bassoon.

Zarek Berger having a go at the timpani.

Dave Gerrish on the French horn showing us how to get the notes out.

Nic Evans showing Becky Mazzer how to play the clarinet

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Christina McCaig demonstrating the Oboe.

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Noah Negan, Archie Corfield, Harry Corfield.

Nic Evans demonstrating the clarinet.

Kimberley Pearson demonstrating the flute and piccolo.

Narrator Margaret Nicholson had everyone enthralled.

Greg Barker on the drums.

Becky Mazzer being shown how to conduct by Band leader Neill Ryan.

Christina McCaig showing Daniel Parker to play the saxophone

Becy Mazzer and Noah Negan getting some tips on conducting.

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H E A R EAR yourself crying a river if you don’t get your entry into the Life and Light Western Photo Competition which closes TODAY, Friday, September 30.

With more than $4000 in prize money on offer this opportunity is not to be missed.

“Rocks, Rust, Stars and Dust” is the theme of this year’s competition.

Photographers are urged to get snapping and submit their photographs as soon as possible via the Local Land Services Western Region home page at western.lls.nsw. gov.au Entry is free and open to amateur photographers of all ages, but the photographs must be taken in the Western region and they must be less than 3 years-old - photographs must be taken between 2014 and 2016.

The judges are looking for photographs that show a passion for buildings or the surrounding landscape, images that portray a sense of belonging and connection to a place and/or landscape, native plants and animals in their natural habitat, vibrant use of colour or contrast, land and water systems, photographs that portray significant landscapes and landmarks from our region or photographs of people interacting with their landscape. The 2016 competition winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony on Friday, October 28, at the start of the Rural Women’s Gathering weekend. All of the entries for the 2016 competition will be uploaded on the ‘Life and Light in the Western Region’ Facebook page where the entry with the most ‘likes’ will take out the ‘People’s Choice’ Award.

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

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EAR the universe drink beer at Science in the Pub, TONIGHT, Friday, September 30 from 7.30 to 9.30pm at the Coonabarabran Bowling Club, Edwards Street (doors open at 6pm – get there early for the best seats). From 4pm the Bowling club will have a band on the outside lawn along with a beer truck, wine, soft drink and a BBQ. Professor Fred Watson who has been Astronomer-in-Charge of the Australian Astronomical Observatory since 1995, but is best known for his radio and TV broadcasts, books, and other outreach programmes – including science tourism, will MC the evening. This year the special guest panel will consist of Prof. David Malin who worked at the Australian Astronomical Observatory for 26 years as photographic scientist and astronomer., Mr Brad Moore, who has been committed to bringing Astronomy to the people through both his business, iTelescope, and his numerous guest speaking events, including presenting at the Advanced Imaging Conference in the USA and inspiring the next generation of astronomers through his school based presentations.

Dr Elisabete da Cunha, who is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow at the Australian National University. Her research focuses on understanding how galaxies have evolved throughout the history of the Universe and Dr Angel LopezSanchez a Spanish astrophysicist working at the Australian Astronomical Observatory (AAO) and the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the Macquarie University (MQ). Experience a fun filled evening discussing the mysteries of the Universe including the much anticipated 2016 astro song live on stage!

Tickets are $15 or $55 for a family of up to 4 (2 adults and up to 2 children or 1 adult and up to 3children) All proceeds from the night go to supporting the NSW Volunteer Rescue Association. The VRA will be raffling a 40” Hisense Smart TV over the weekend. Tickets will be on sale from the VRA and Starfest Committee. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5.

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SE E EE space nuts converge on the Siding Springs Observatory for StarFest 2016 on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1. Explore the observatory dome with the most telescopes on the mountain and the largest roll off roof in the Southern Hemisphere. Visit the Faulkes telescope and get a behind the scenes tour from LCOGT staff of the 2m and 1m telescopes. Visit RSAA’s 2.3m telescope and the Korea Microlensing Telescope, and get a unique perspective of Siding Spring and a magnificent vista of the Warrumbungles from the Trig Station Lookout. Either catch the bus or enjoy the walk to the top of the mountain.

Some of our astronomers will present educational and informative talks for the under 14’s in the Exploratory Auditorium. A series of scientific and educational talks from astronomers, stop by and expand your horizons. Space and earth explained for the under 5’s, with a small talk, activities and book reading.

Be amazed at the stunning 3D immersive projection inside the planetarium, a unique view of the night sky and the movement of the earth. Launch your own water and air propelled rocket opposite the Exploratory.To get up close and personal with Earth’s Star the Sun, head on over to one of the solar telescopes and put your eye to the sky.

Get along and have a look at what the NSW Volunteer Rescue Association is all about. Buy a raffle ticket and WIN A TV!!. All money goes to the local VRA. View the NEW SSO Fire Shed and the fire trucks and displays.

StarFest and the Siding Spring Observatory Open Day are a joint initiative of the Australian National University, the Australian Astronomical Observatory, iTelescope.net, and Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network.

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EE your kids off to a fun holiday activity at the Western Plains Cultural Centres School Holiday Workshop program. On MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, it’s “Animalia! Animals in Print” Create beautiful animal pictures using printing techniques. Follow art tutor Pauline Griffiths as she takes you on safari through the WPCC exhibition Cadence.

Be intrigued and inspired by the beautiful animals in art before creating your own fabulous artwork. On Tuesday, October 4, it’s “Painting your place!” Paint a colourful and wondrous picture of your favourite place under the guidance of art tutor Alicia O’Connor. Be inspired by the landscapes in the WPCC exhibition Cadence before heading back to the art room to explore the potential of watercolours to depict the mood and hues of our special places. Morning sessions are for 5 to 8yrs, 10am to 12pm and afternoon sessions are for 8 to 12yrs, 1pm to 3pm, Cost: $30 ($25 for FOWPCC). There’s plenty of other options, so please Visit: http://bit.ly/WPCCSHW to book online or call WPCC Reception 02 6801 4444.

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O take the lovely drive to Mudgee to attend the sixth annual outdoor art exhibition, “Sculptures In The Garden,” which is set to turn Mudgee into a cultural epicentre on SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 and 9, with hundreds of nationally recognised and regional artists already submitting works.

Former Art Gallery of NSW director Edmund Capon will officially open the 2016 event and has already expressed his excitement at the calibre and diversity of submitted works.

“Sculpture is no longer the poor cousin in the story of Australian art but a lively, thriving centerpiece,” he said.

Featured artists for this year’s event include Sculptures By The Sea exhibitors Jimmy Rix and John Fitzmaurice, MONA’s ‘Cunts… and other conversations’ creator Greg Taylor, local artist and former Sculptures By The Sea exhibitor Nigel White, and Vivid exhibitor Alan Rose, among many others.

SIG artistic director Kay NortonKnight said she was particularly pleased that more than half of this year’s submissions are from new artists to Sculptures in the Garden.

“It is very exciting that the exhibition is attracting some big names in the Australian and international art world, but we are even more thrilled that SIG is a way for emerging artists to have their work displayed and their name in front of potential buyers and curators,” she said.

Hosted in the established gardens of Rosby vineyard, organisers are expecting more than 3,000 visitors this year, with the Mudgee Support Group for the Guide Dogs NSW/ACT assisting throughout the two days running the gate and providing catering for the event.

For more information visit www. sculpturesinthegarden.com.au

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O put some pork, chicken and cheese on your fork at the next Flavours on the Farm luncheon at Lazy River Estate, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 from 11am to 4pm.

Highlighting local producers; Tickled Pink Pork, Grassland Poultry and Second Mouse Cheese the five course degustation luncheon is going to send your tastebuds into overdrive!

Lazy River Estates’, functions coordinator, Kelly Reynolds said “the luncheon gives visitors and locals the opportunity to experience local produce straight from the farmers to your plate.

Our head Chef Stephanie Hendriks has created a mouth-watering menu which is sure to impress.”

“Gather together a group of your friends, family or colleagues to enjoy a local long lunch on the banks of the Macquarie River under the shade of the river gums and support your local producers.” She said.

Tickets to Flavours on the Farm are $99 per person and can be purchased at 123tix.com.au Phone 6882 2111, email events@lazyriverestate.com.au or visit www.lazyriverestate.com.au

ET your filmmaking skills together and 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.“ It’s a completely different experience to upload a film into the silence of cyberspace, compared with the immediacy and warmth of watching your film with an audience.

“Filmmaking can be quite a solitary activity so it enables filmmakers to get out of the editing studio, see the diversity and creativity of films being made and network with other local filmmakers,” she said.

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://dubbofilmmakers.wordpress. com/one-eye-film-festival/

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WHAT’S ON.

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OPEN WEEKENDER COFFEE & MEALS

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

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

DUBBO RSL CLUB RESORT

TED’S TAKEAWAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ϵĂŵ͘ ZŝǀĞƌǀŝĞǁ ŝƐƚƌŽ ϭϮƉŵ ƚŽ ϮƉŵ ĂŶĚ ϲƉŵ ƚŽ ϵƉŵ͘ ZĞůĂdžĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ͘ Whylandra St, 6884 3000

THE CASTLEREAGH HOTEL KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϮĂŵ͕ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϭϮĂŵ͘ ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ŽƉĞŶ ĨŽƌ ůƵŶĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ ϳ ĚĂLJƐ Ă ǁĞĞŬ͘ Cnr Brisbane and Talbragar Streets, 68824877

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

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

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

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

THE ATHLETES FOOT KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϵĂŵ Ɵů ϮƉŵ ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ LJŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ Įƚ for your foot 176 Macquarie Street, 6881 8400

GROCERIES

THE SWISH GALLERY

DMC MEAT AND SEAFOOD

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

KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϲĂŵ ƚŽ ϯƉŵ ,ƵŐĞ ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ͕ ďƵůŬ ďƵLJƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĚ ŚŽƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ ǁĞĞŬůLJ͘ 55 Wheelers Lane, 6882 1504

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

ORANA MALL SHOPPING CENTRE ϱϮ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůƚLJ ^ƚŽƌĞƐ͕ ŝŐ t͕ tŽŽůǁŽƌƚŚƐ ĂŶĚ ĞƌŶĂƌĚŝ͛Ɛ ^hW /' ͘ ĂƐLJ WĂƌŬŝŶŐ͕ ŶŽǁ ĂůƐŽ ǁŝƚŚ ĂƉƉƌŽdž͘ ϭϲϬ ƵŶĚĞƌĐŽǀĞƌ͘ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϵ͘ϬϬĂŵ ʹ ϱ͘ϬϬƉŵ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ϭϬ͘ϬϬĂŵ ʹ ϰ͘ϬϬƉŵ ǁǁǁ͘ŽƌĂŶĂŵĂůů͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ Cnr Mitchell Highway & Wheelers Lane, 6882 7766

THE PARTY STOP KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϵĂŵͲϰƉŵ Party Costumes ĞĐŽƌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂůůŽŽŶƐ 'ŝŌƐ ĨŽƌ ŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ dŚĞŵĞĚ ƉĂƌƟĞƐ 142 Darling Street, 6885 6188

DUBBO ANTIQUE & COLLECTABLES KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ͕ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϯƉŵ ŶƟƋƵĞ ĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ͕ ĐŚŝŶĂ͕ ĐĂƐƚ ŝƌŽŶ͕ ŽůĚ ƚŽŽůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽůůĞĐƚĂďůĞƐ͘ 4 Depot Road, 6885 4400

DUBBO GROVE PHARMACY KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϵĂŵ Ɵů ϭϮ ŶŽŽŶ 'ŝŌǁĂƌĞ͕ :ĞǁĞůůĞƌLJ ,ŽŵĞǁĂƌĞƐ 59A Boundary Road, 6882 3723

IGA WEST DUBBO KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ϳ͘ϯϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϲƉŵ͘ 'ƌĞĂƚ ǁĞĞŬůLJ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘ 38-40 Victoria Street, 6882 3466

THINGS TO DO

WESTERN PLAINS CULTURAL CENTRE

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Friday, September 30 Better Homes And Gardens PRIME7, 7pm Renovating your home makes for a tough time for anyone, but when the budget is tight, that puts even more pressure on. Luckily for one family, doing up their place without splashing too much cash will be easier, thanks to House Rules winnerturned BH&G expert Adam Dovile and decorating doyenne Tara Dennis, who are here to help them make the most of their money. This week’s celebrity guest Melina Vidler, who plays Shay Turner in family drama 800 Words shows Joh Griggs around her Brisbane home. And Karen Martini is in the kitchen, whipping up a summery kaffir lime pudding.

ABC

The Grinder

MOVIE: The Da Vinci Code ode

ELEVEN, 8pm

PRIME7, 8.30pm, M (2006)

The show’s latest high-profile guest star, Bridesmaids actor Maya Rudolph, begins her multi-episode appearance as Stewart’s (Fred Savage) therapist Jillian, who he convinces Dean (Rob Lowe) to see to help him distinguish between his real self and the overly dramatic character he played on TV for years. Like most of Stewart’s plans, this one backfires, with a transformed Dean starting to shrink everyone around him and convincing Debbie (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) to quit her job (in the process, finally fleshing our her character a bit more for the audience). There’s also time for a cliffhanger that will set the tone for the rest of the season.

g novel into Distilling Dan Brown’s sprawling on Howard an intricately plotted thriller, Ron ulpy tale into a does a fine job of turning this pulpy anks slick Hollywood product. Tom Hanks ce (pictured) assumes the role of ace hose symbologist Robert Langdon, whose investigations into a perplexing im murder inside the Louvre take him awn around the globe. Langdon is drawn cret into the nefarious dealings of secret religious societies while unravelling a centuries-old conspiracy embedded in the works of da Vinci. A fine supporting cast, including Audrey Tautou, Jean Reno, Ian McKellen and Paul Bettany, contributes to this neat

PRIME7

NINE

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 Devil Island. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) 12.00 News At Noon. (CC) 1.00 Pointless. (R, CC) 1.45 Call The Midwife.

(PG, R, CC) (Final) 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.

(R, CC) 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) The latest news and views.

11.30 Seven Morning News.

(CC) 12.00 MOVIE: Taken Away.

(PG, R, CC) (1996) Based on a true story. A man’s life take a nightmarish turn after his sick wife is kidnapped. Jill Eikenberry, Michael Tucker.

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.

6.00 9.00 11.30 12.00

6.00 One Plus One. (PG, R, CC) Jane Hutcheon interviews Suzi Quatro.

6.10 Pointless. (CC) Presented

by Alexander Armstrong.

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 QI. (M, R, CC) Guests Bill Bailey, Jeremy Clarkson and Jimmy Carr join Stephen Fry for a “K”-inspired discussion.

8.30 Midsomer Murders.

(M, R, CC) Attendees of a party celebrating a sparkling wine launch are endangered when the glasses are laced with slug poison.

10.05 Birds Of A Feather.

(PG, CC) Sharon gets a text from her husband who she has not seen for 12 years.

10.30 Lateline. (R, CC) Emma Alberici hosts a news analysis program featuring coverage of current events.

11.00 The Business. (R, CC) Hosted by Ticky Fullerton and Elysse Morgan.

11.15 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M, R, CC) Guests include Amy Poehler.

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

(CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (CC) Joh catches up with 800 Words star Melina Vidler at her Brisbane home. Adam and Tara help a young family transform their home on a tight budget.

Karen prepares a kaffir lime pudding.

8.30 MOVIE: The Da Vinci Code. (M, R, CC) (2006) While helping authorities investigate a murder inside the Louvre, an academic uncovers a conspiracy involving a secret society and a religious mystery, which could rock the foundations of Christianity.

Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen.

11.40 Friday Front Bar. (M, R, CC) A look back on the latest AFL action, hosted by Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher.

12.00 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming.

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

12.35 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: Waiting For The Light. (PG, CC) (1990) Townsfolk fall prey to an illusion manufactured by a former magician to help her niece’s children. Shirley MacLaine, Louis Guzzo, Teri Garr.

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. (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 Colour Theory. (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) 4.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Davina McCall.

(PG, R, CC) 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

(R, CC)

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 RBT. (PG, CC) Follows police units that operate random breath test patrols around Australia.

8.30 MOVIE: Mr & Mrs Smith.

(M, R, CC) (2005) A couple, whose marriage has lost its spark, keep their jobs as hired assassins secret from each other. However, their deception is exposed after the rival organisations they work for give them the same assignment. Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn.

11.00 MOVIE: J. Edgar.

(M, R, CC) (2011) J. Edgar Hoover recounts his career as the head of the FBI for nearly 50 years, serving through eight presidents and three wars, as he utilises methods both fair and foul to keep America safe from those he personally deemed as a threat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts.

6.00 WIN News. (CC) 6.30 The Project. (CC) Waleed Aly, Gorgi Coghlan, Anthony “Lehmo” Lehmann and Jamila Rivzi take a look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Living Room. (CC) Lifestyle program, hosted

by Amanda Keller, with co-hosts Chris Brown, Barry Du Bois and Miguel Maestre.

8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) A fast-paced, irreverent look at news, with Ed Kavalee, Celeste Barber, Mick Molloy, Anne Edmonds and Sam Pang competing to see who can remember the most about events of the week. Hosted

by Tom Gleisner. Special guest is Georgia Love from The Bachelorette Australia.

9.30 To Be Advised.

10.30 The Odd Couple.

(M, R, CC) After he is taunted by a rival radio host, Oscar reluctantly agrees to give in to his agent’s advice and shake things up on his show by giving a bigger role to Dani.

11.00 The Project. (R, CC) Waleed Aly, Gorgi Coghlan, Anthony “Lehmo” Lehmann and Jamila Rivzi take a look at the day’s news.

6.00 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook: London.

(R, CC) As she continues to get re-acquainted with her home town of London, Rachel decides to slow the pace and prepare some comfort food which is “perfect” for relaxing, whether it is on the couch or at a picnic.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Secrets Of The Manor House: Hampton Court.

(PG, R, CC) A look at one of England’s most iconic manor houses.

8.35 MOVIE: Hyde Park On Hudson. (CC) (2012) With the shadow of war with Germany looming on the horizon, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt faces many challenges as he hosts King George VI of England for a weekend at his New York home, in 1939. Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Olivia Colman.

10.20 SBS World News Late Edition. (CC) 11.00 MOVIE: Burning Man. (MA15+, R, CC) (2011) An English chef tries to juggle commitments to his business, a restaurant on Bondi Beach, and his young son. Matthew Goode, Rachel Griffiths.

1.45 MOVIE: Love Birds.

(PG, R, CC) (2011) A man nurses an injured duck back to health. Rhys Darby.

3.45 Nine Presents. (R, CC) Music special.

4.00 Global Shop. Home shopping.

4.30 Good Morning America.

(CC) News and talk show.

12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) Comedian Stephen Colbert interviews a variety of guests from the worlds of film, politics, business and music.

2.00 Home Shopping.

1.00

3.00 4.00 5.30

1.05 Hard. (MA15+, R) (Final) Tony dumps a shocked Violette.

1.40 The Bridge.

(MA15+, R, CC) Two cops investigate a mystery.

3.50 The Bridge. (M, R, CC) 5.00 CCTV English News.

5.30 NHK World English News.

CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Children’s programs (G) General viewing (PG) Parental guidance (M) Mature audiences (MA15+) Mature audiences only (AV15+) Extreme violence.

(R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions. Please Note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to late change by networks.

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Friday, September 30 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.30pm Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) Comedy. Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson.

A disgraced a cappella group struggles to regain its reputation. (M) Premiere

8.30pm RuPaul’s All Stars Drag Race. (M) Arena

7.30pm Original Sin: Sex. (M) National Geographic

8.30pm Law & Order: SVU. A party leads to a separate investigation. (MA15+) Universal Channel

8.30pm Mighty Cruise Ships.

Takes a look at the MS Paul Gauguin. (PG) Discovery

7.00am Golf. Ryder Cup. Opening Ceremony. Fox Sports 3

8.30pm Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves (1991) Adventure.

Kevin Costner, Alan Rickman.

(M) Masterpiece

8.30pm Chappelle’s Show.

Dave considers what life is like for rap sensation Lil John.

(MA15+) Comedy Channel

9.30pm Railroad Australia.

Leigh Johns and Wil Kemp are faced with a crocodile. (PG) Discovery

10.00am Ice Hockey. World Cup. Finals. Game 2. ESPN2 10.30pm Cricket. One-day International. Australia v South Africa. Game 1. Fox Sports 4

8.30pm Starsky & Hutch (2004) Comedy. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson. Two cops investigate a drug-running cartel. (M) Comedy

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.25 Peg + Cat. 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 River Monsters.

(PG, R, CC) 8.20 #Shelfie With Dan Hong.

(PG, R, CC) 8.30 The Midwives: A Natural Choice. (PG, R, CC) Documents the work of midwives.

9.30 Is Amanda Knox Guilty?

(M, R, CC) 10.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (M) 11.40 TFI Friday. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Pot Cops. (M, R, CC) 1.15 River Monsters. (PG, R, CC) 2.05 Jimmy Fallon. (PG, R) 2.50 News Update. (R) 2.55 Close. 5.00 Ella The Elephant. (R, CC) 5.10 Boj. (R, CC) 5.20 The Koala Brothers. (R, CC) 5.35 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 3.30 SheZow. (R, CC) 3.40 The Flamin’ Thongs. (R, CC) 3.55 Screen Time: Channel Announcements. 4.00 Annedroids. (CC) 4.25 Hack To The Future. 4.35 Operation Ouch!

(R, CC) 5.00 BtN Newsbreak. (CC) 5.05 Gortimer Gibbon’s Life On Normal Street. (R) 5.30 This Is Me. (R, CC) 5.35 The Deep. (CC) 5.55 Prisoner Zero. (CC) 6.20 Dixi. (CC) 6.25 The Next Step. (CC) 6.50 BtN Newsbreak. (CC) 7.00 You’re Skitting Me. (CC) 7.15 Game On. (R) 7.25 This Is Me. (CC) 7.30 Bear Grylls: Survival School. (PG, CC) 8.00 Degrassi: Next Class.

(PG, R, CC) 8.20 Open Heart. (PG, R, CC) 8.45 My Great Big Adventure.

(R, CC) Hosted by Kayne Tremills.

9.05 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. (R) (Final) 9.30 Sword Art Online.

(PG, R, CC) 9.50 K-On! (PG, R, CC) 10.15 Close.

Anna Kendrick stars in Pitch Perfect 2

7TWO 6.00 Home Shopping. (R) 7.00 Match It. (C, R, CC) 7.30 In Your Dreams. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Toybox.

(P, R, CC) 8.30 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) 9.00 Home And Away: The Early Years. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 NBC Today. (R) 12.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R, CC) 1.00 Lovejoy.

(PG) 2.00 The Great Outdoors.

(R, CC) 3.00 Property Ladder UK Revisited. (New Series) 4.00 Best Houses Australia. (R) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG, R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) Contestants compete to make a profit.

7.30 Mr Selfridge. (PG, CC) (Series return) As Harry invests in a bold new technology department, he prepares to unveil his London legacy.

8.30 Escape To The Country.

(R) Alistair Appleton heads to the Cotswolds.

11.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 12.30 Psychic TV. (M) 3.30 Property Ladder UK Revisited. (R) 4.30 Air Rescue. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Shopping. (R)

7MATE

6.00 Children’s Programs. 10.30 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 11.00 Yu-GiOh! (PG, R) 11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 12.00 Little Charmers. (R) 12.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 1.00 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. (PG, R) 1.30 Kate And Mim-Mim. (R) 2.00 SpongeBob. (R) 2.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG) 3.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 3.30 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 Looney Tunes. (R) 4.30 Batman. (PG, R) 5.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.30 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 6.00 Regular Show. (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: The Spiderwick Chronicles. (PG, R) (2008) 8.30 MOVIE: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

(M, R, CC) (2012) A hobbit helps a group of dwarves.

Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen.

12.10 Forever. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 2.30 Kate And Mim-Mim. (R) 3.00 Little Charmers. (R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. (PG, R) 4.00 Power Rangers Super Megaforce. (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 Motor Racing. Burnout Masters.

Red CentreNATS. Highlights.

9.00 Search For Lost Giants. (PG, R) 10.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. (R) 11.15 America’s Money Vault. (PG, R) 12.15 Inside: The Story Of Port Adelaide. (CC) 1.15 Football. (CC) AFL. Second preliminary final.

Geelong v Sydney. Replay. From the MCG. 3.45 Football. (CC) AFL. First preliminary final. GWS v Western Bulldogs. Replay. From Spotless Stadium, Sydney.

6.30 MOVIE: Major Payne.

(PG, R) (1995) A drill sergeant is put in charge of problem kids. Damon Wayans.

8.30 Bulldogs Road To Glory.

A looks at the Western Bulldogs.

9.30 Friday Front Bar. (M, CC) A look back on the latest AFL action, hosted by Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher.

11.00 The Final Draw. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 AFL Grand Final Marathon.

6.00 News. (CC) 9.00 News Mornings. (CC) 11.55 Heywire.

(R) 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. 2.30 7.30. (R, CC) 3.00 BBC World. 3.30 BBC Africa. 3.55 ABC Open. 4.00 Al Jazeera.

5.00 BBC Business Live. 5.25 Lateline. (R, CC) 5.55 Heywire.

(R)

ABC NEWS

9GO!

6.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 6.30 This Is Your Day! 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 Man Upstairs. (PG, R, CC) (1958) 1.50 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 2.20 Secret Dealers.

(PG, R, CC) 3.20 Monarch Of The Glen. (PG) 4.30 Ellen DeGeneres.

(PG, R, CC) 5.30 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 David Attenborough’s Life In Cold Blood: The Cold-Blooded Truth.

(PG, R, CC) 8.40 The Case Of JonBenét Ramsey. (M, R, CC) Part 2 of 2.

10.25 Death Row Stories.

(MA15+) 11.25 Little Britain. (M, R) 12.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 1.00 Call And Win. (M) 3.00 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. (PG, R) 4.20 GEM Presents. (R, CC) 4.30 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R)

ONE 6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 14. Aragón Grand Prix. Replay.

9.30 Fishing Edge. (R, CC) 10.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 11.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 12.00 Get Smart. (PG, R) 1.00 White Collar. (PG, R) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 5.00 Star Trek. (R) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) General Rothaker bans alcohol.

7.30 MacGyver. (PG, R) MacGyver attends jury duty.

8.30 MOVIE: True Justice: Urban Warfare. (M, R) (2011) The past haunts a law enforcement team.

Steven Seagal, Meghan Ory. 10.30 MOVIE: True Justice: Payback. (M, R) (2011) 11.30 Get Smart. (PG, R) Max’s family uncovers a KAOS plot.

12.30 Shopping. (R) 2.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder.

(PG, R) 4.00 Jake And The Fatman.

(PG, R) 5.00 Vegas. (M, R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Pound Puppies. (R) 6.30 Transformers Rescue Bots. 7.05 Transformers: Robots In Disguise. (R) 7.35 Pokémon. (R) 8.00 Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures. (C, R, CC) 8.35 Ninja Turtles. (R) 9.00 Littlest Petshop. (R) 9.30 Crocamole.

(P, CC) 10.00 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 11.00 JAG. (PG, R) 12.00 Charmed.

(PG, R, CC) 1.00 Family Ties.

(PG, R) 2.00 Becker. (R) 3.00 Raymond. (PG, 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. (R, CC) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother.

(PG, R, CC) 8.00 The Grinder. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet. (M, R) (1996) Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes.

10.55 To Be Advised. 11.55 James Corden. (PG) 12.55 Frasier. (PG, R) 2.00 Raymond. (PG, 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 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Hawaii Life. (R) 8.00 The Block.

(PG, R, CC) 9.00 Garden Gurus. (R) 9.30 Hawaii Life. (R) 10.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 10.30 House Hunters. (R) 11.00 Tiny Luxury. (R) 12.00 Masters Of Flip. (R) 1.00 The Millionaire Matchmaker. (PG, R) 1.30 Tiny Luxury. (R) 2.00 Postcards. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 The Block. (PG, R, CC) (Final) 5.00 Selling New York. (PG, R) 6.00 Hawaii Life. 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 House Hunters. (R) 12.30 Late Programs.

9LIFE

SBS 2 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Croatian News. 9.40 Serbian News. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.00 Japanese News. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News.

1.00 Urdu News. 1.30 Tamil News.

2.00 Thai News. 2.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 3.00 Bangla News. 3.30 Armenian News.

4.00 The Feed. (R) 4.30 The Raft. (PG, R) 5.25 365: Every Day Documentaries. 5.30 Adam Ruins Everything. (PG, R) 6.00 If You Are The One. (R) 7.00 The Birthday Boys. (PG, R) 7.30 Friday Feed. Hosted by Marc Fennell.

8.05 Brain Games: What’s Going On? (R) Hosted by Jason Silva.

8.30 Adam Looking For Eve. Couples go on nude dates.

10.15 MythBusters. (PG, R) 11.15 MOVIE: Journey To The West. (M, R) (2013) 1.15 MOVIE: Black Heaven.

(M, R, CC) (2010) 3.10 PopAsia. (PG) 4.15 NHK World English News. 5.00 Korean News.

5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Spice Of Life. (R) 6.30 Man Fire Food. (R) 7.30 Last Cake Standing. (R) 8.30 Mystery Diners.

(PG, R) 9.30 Pizza Masters. (R) 10.00 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations. (R) 10.30 Giada At Home. (R) 11.00 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 12.00 Spice Of Life.

(R) 12.30 Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam.

(R, CC) 1.00 Kylie Kwong: Heart And Soul. (R) 1.30 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations. (R) 2.30 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 3.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia.

(R) 3.30 Giada At Home. (R) 4.00 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 5.00 Spice Of Life. (R) 5.30 Man Fire Food.

(R) 6.30 No Reservations. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations. 8.30 Last Cake Standing. (R) 9.30 Mystery Diners.

(R) 10.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. 10.30 Last Cake Standing.

(R) 11.30 Giada At Home. (R) 12.00 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 1.00 Spice Of Life. (R) 1.30 Man Fire Food.

(R) 2.30 No Reservations. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations. (R) 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

10.00 The Marngrook Footy Show. (PG) 11.30 Our Stories. 11.50 The Mulka Project. (PG) 12.00 Korraiyn. 1.00 Still Frothin’. 1.30 The Last Leader Of The Crocodile Islands. (PG) 2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Bizou.

3.30 Bushwhacked! 4.00 Muso Magic. 4.30 Kagagi. (PG) 5.00 The Dreaming. 5.30 Tangaroa. 6.00 Our Songs. 6.30 Watchers Of The North. (PG) 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 News.

7.30 The Marngrook Footy Show. (PG) 9.00 The Point Review. 9.30 Chappelle’s Show. (MA15+) 10.00 Shuga. (PG) 10.30 Blackstone. (M) 11.20 The Other Side. (PG) 11.50 Mamu. (PG) 12.00 Volumz. (MA15+) 4.00 On The Road. (PG) 5.00 NITV On The Road: Barunga Festival.

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Friday 30.09.2016 to Sunday 02.10.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

Saturday, October 1 Football

MOVIE: Reign Of Fire

Agatha Raisin

PRIME7, 2pm

7MATE, 7.30pm, PG (2002)

ABC, 7.30pm

That the “One day in September” is in October for the second year running will hardly matter for the two teams battling it out to take home the premiership cup at the MCG this afternoon. After a tightly contested season, it’s fair to expect a much closer contest than the last two grand finals have provided. Seven’s coverage runs throughout the day, With Weekend Sunrise kicking things off at 7am in Fed Square, AFL Game Day reviewing the season from 9am, the Pre-Game Show previewing the big dance from 11am, then the main event coverage from 2pm. And once the final siren has gone, stick around for post-game analysis from 6pm.

In 2020, a small band of English survivors have holed up in a castle in a world ruled by hordes of dragons that have used their lethal fire-breath to decimate Earth. The survivors (including leader Christian Bale) eke out their existence at the mercy of the beasts. Arriving with a fleet of choppers and tanks, a crack team of American mercenaries (led by Matthew McConaughey) fish for recruits to travel to London to take down the lone male dragon. They reason that doing so will kill off the entire species and allow the human race to reclaim the planet.

When you live in a small town, any new arrival is cause for excitement. But when that shy vet Paul arrival comes in the form of dishy Bladen (Daniel Ings) the women of Carsley – Agatha (Ashley Jensen, pictured) among them – can’t help themselves, flocking to his practice just to steal a glimpse. And he takes a shine to our heroine, too, inviting her out for supper. The romance is short-lived, as he er turns up dead the next day, after ne what should have been a routine operation. Police claim it was an th is accident, but our amateur sleuth not so sure.

ABC

PRIME7

NINE

WIN

SBS

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 11.35 The Checkout: Factory Seconds. (PG, R, CC) 12.05 Birds Of A Feather.

(PG, R, CC) 12.30 QI. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Pointless. (R, CC) 1.45 The Men Who Made Us Thin. (R, CC) Part 3 of 3.

2.40 Restoration Man. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by George Clarke.

3.30 Howard On Menzies: Building Modern Australia. (PG, R, CC) Part 2 of 2.

4.30 Landline. (R, CC) Presented by Pip Courtney.

5.00 Midsomer Murders.

(PG, R, CC) An amateur astronomer is murdered.

6.00 Home Shopping.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) Join Andrew O’Keefe and Monique Wright for all the latest.

9.00 AFL Game Day. (CC) Weekly footy panel show which tackles the big issues, with reviews and previews of the current round.

11.00 AFL Grand Final PreGame Show. (CC) Join Brian Taylor, Luke Darcy, Matthew Richardson, Cameron Ling, Sam Lane and Mick Molloy for a preview of the big game.

2.00 Football. (CC) AFL. Grand Final. Western Bulldogs v Sydney. From the MCG.

6.00 6.30 7.00 10.00

6.30 Gardening Australia.

(CC) Costa Georgiadis visits a romantic public garden. Tino Carnevale plants some spuds.

7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 Agatha Raisin. (PG, CC) Agatha investigates the death of a veterinarian who had a reputation as a Lothario with the local ladies.

8.20 Agatha Christie’s Partners In Crime.

(M, R, CC) Tommy and Tuppence continue their search for the elusive enemy agent known as “N”.

9.15 The Doctor Blake Mysteries. (M, R, CC) After a soldier is killed during a routine training exercise, a suspicious Doctor Blake decides to investigate.

10.15 Miniseries: Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond. (M, R, CC) Part 2 of 4. Charts the life of author Ian Fleming, whose adventures served as the inspiration for James Bond.

11.00 The Code. (M, R, CC) Jesse finds himself torn between his concern for Roth and the need to disarm the digital time bomb.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 The Big Music Quiz.

(PG, CC) Two teams of celebrities, including Cal Wilson, Dylan Lewis and Jude Bolton, face off on their knowledge of popular music in this next generation game show. Hosted by Darren McMullen.

8.00 MOVIE: Grown Ups 2.

(PG, R, CC) (2013) Having moved back to his Connecticut hometown with his family, a man and his friends learn some surprising lessons from their own kids as they struggle to deal with the minutia and changes of everyday life. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock.

10.00 MOVIE: Ted. (MA15+, R, CC) (2012) A teddy bear is brought to life courtesy of a child’s wish. However, after the boy grows up, his special friend’s out-of-control behaviour and constant interference threatens to derail his romance. Adding to their troubles, a crazed stalker has his own plans for the living plush toy.

Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Zookeeper.

(PG, R, CC) (2011) A group of zoo animals decides to break their code of silence in order to help their keeper find love, hoping it will prevent him from leaving his current job for something more illustrious.

Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb.

9.00 MOVIE: Beverly Hills Cop III. (M, R, CC) (1994) Detroit detective Axel Foley heads back to Beverly Hills after a series of bizarre clues involving a car theft ring and the murder of his superior officer lead him to a popular Los Angeles amusement park.

Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Hector Elizondo.

11.00 MOVIE: Pink Cadillac.

(M, R, CC) (1989) A bounty hunter pursues a young mother who is in possession of a small fortune in counterfeit money belonging to her estranged husband and his friends. However, after the woman’s son is kidnapped, he agrees to help her get him back before turning her in to the authorities.

Clint Eastwood, Bernadette Peters, Timothy Carhart.

6.00 MOVIE: Walking With Dinosaurs. (PG, R, CC) (2013) A young boy is told the story of life in the Cretaceous period and the adventures of a baby dinosaur. Charlie Rowe, Karl Urban.

7.45 David Attenborough’s Fabulous Frogs. (R, CC) Sir David Attenborough explores the world of frogs, revealing their ability to live in extreme places.

8.45 MOVIE: The Wolverine.

(M, R, CC) (2013) After the mutant known as Wolverine is summoned to Japan by an old acquaintance, he soon finds himself embroiled in a conflict that forces him to his physical and emotional limits as he confronts his own demons. Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee. 11.15 The Odd Couple.

(PG, R, CC) After learning Emily thinks her birthday is cursed, Felix tries to prove her wrong by planning a special dinner.

11.45 48 Hours: Kiss Of Death And The Google Exec.

(M, R, CC) Takes a look at the death of a Google executive, whose last night with a woman was captured on video.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.35 Million Dollar American Princesses: Beautiful And Doomed. (CC) Part 3 of 4. Elizabeth McGovern explores the bittersweet stories of the original poor little rich girl, Woolworths heiress Barbara Hutton, the rebellious Clara Ward whose photos scandalised polite society, and Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy who met an untimely end.

8.30 Grand Tours Of The Scottish Islands: Islands Of The Forth – Fortress Islands Of The Forth.

(R, CC) Presenter Paul Murton explores islands in the Firth of Forth, from Inchcolm to Inchgarvie.

Despite their idyllic appearance, these rocky outcroppings share a troubled history, having been the site of raids during the Middle Ages, defensive fortifications and prisons.

9.00 Soccer. EPL. Swansea City v Liverpool. From Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Wales.

Hosted by Lucy Zelic and Craig Foster.

11.50 Cycling. Giro di Lombardia. Como to Bergamo. From Italy.

12.15 The Neighbors. (PG, R, CC) After their gardener unexpectedly dies, the aliens are forced to deal with something totally foreign to them – death.

1.00 Home Shopping.

1.30 MOVIE: Silk. (M, R, CC) (2007) A man becomes obsessed with a concubine.

Michael Pitt, Sei Ashina.

4.30 Global Shop. Home shopping.

5.00 Fish’n With Mates.

(PG, R, CC) Al McGlashan heads to the Gold Coast.

5.30 Wesley Impact. (CC)

12.50 Rugby Union. (CC) Rugby Championship. Round 5.

South Africa v Australia.

From Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa.

4.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Inspiration Ministries.

(PG) Religious program.

1.20 Baisikeli. (R, CC) 1.55 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize.

(R, CC) 3.00 Greece: The Lost Signal Of Democracy. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Bureau 06. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 CCTV English News.

5.20 Futsal. FIFA Futsal World Cup. Grand Final.

12.00 Rage. (PG, CC) Music videos chosen by special guest programmer Sticky Fingers.

12.00 12.30 1.00 1.30 4.30 5.00 5.30

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) Today Extra: Saturday.

(PG, CC) Ground Floor. (PG, CC) Brody works on the ground floor.

Fish’n With Mates.

(PG, CC) Al McGlashan heads to the Gold Coast.

Hot In Cleveland.

(PG, R, CC) The cast and crew talk about the show.

The Block. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Scott Cam. The Garden Gurus. (CC) Trevor looks at growing mushrooms.

News: First At Five. (CC) Getaway. (PG, CC)

6.00 6.30 7.00 8.00 8.30 9.30 12.00 1.00 1.30 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00

Fishing Edge. (CC) The Home Team. (R, CC) RPM. (R, CC) Family Feud. (R, CC) Weekend Feast. (R, CC) Studio 10: Saturday.

(PG, CC) The Living Room. (R, CC) Healthy Homes Australia. (R, CC) Life Inside The Markets.

(PG, CC) The Doctors. (PG, CC) iFish. (CC) What’s Up Down Under.

(CC) A Taste Of Travel.

(PG, CC) A culinary trip of exploration.

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 The Car That Money Can’t Buy. (R, CC) 4.20 Dancing Cheek To Cheek: The Shock Of The New. (PG, CC) 5.25 Who Do You Think You Are? Alexander Armstrong. (PG, R, CC)

CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Children’s programs (G) General viewing (PG) Parental guidance (M) Mature audiences (MA15+) Mature audiences only (AV15+) Extreme violence.

(R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions. Please Note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to late change by networks.

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Saturday, October 1 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.05pm Cast Away (2000) Drama. Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt. An executive becomes stranded on a tropical island.

(M) Masterpiece

7.30pm Recovery Road. An an adolescent drug user moves into a sober living facility, where she lives with other recovering addicts. (M) FOX8

6.30pm Extreme Animal Babies. (PG) National Geographic Wild

6.30pm Motorcycle Racing. World Superbikes Championship. Superpole.

Round 11. Fox Sports 2

8.30pm The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) Comedy. Judi Dench, Bill Nighy. A group of retirees travel to India. (PG) Masterpiece

9.25pm Brief Encounters.

(M) BBC First

8.30pm Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) Comedy. Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth. (M) Romance

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs.

4.45 Pocoyo. (R, CC) 4.55 The Numtums. (R, CC) 5.00 Wallykazam! (R) 5.25 Peg + Cat. 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 Charlie And Lola. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (R, CC) 7.30 Highway Thru Hell.

(PG, CC) 8.15 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R, CC) 8.45 Ed Byrne: Crowd Pleaser. (MA15+, R, CC) A performance by Ed Bryne.

10.20 Live At The Apollo. (M, R, CC) 11.05 Catastrophe. (M, R, CC) 11.30 Episodes. (MA15+, R, CC) 12.00 Breaking Bad. (M, R, CC) 1.50 Highway Thru Hell. (PG, R, CC) 3.35 News Update. (R) 3.40 Close. 5.00 Ella The Elephant.

(R, CC) 5.10 Boj. (R, CC) 5.20 The Koala Brothers. (R, CC) (Final) 5.35 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps.

(R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.30 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 3.00 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 3.25 Cartoon It Up. (R) 3.30 SheZow. (R, CC) 3.40 The Flamin’ Thongs.

(R, CC) 4.00 Annedroids. (CC) 4.25 Create. (R) 4.30 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 4.55 News To Me Featurettes. 5.00 Gortimer Gibbon’s Life On Normal Street. (R) 5.30 This Is Me. (R, CC) 5.35 The Deep. (CC) 5.55 Prisoner Zero. (PG, CC) 6.20 Dixi. (CC) 6.25 The Next Step. (CC) 6.50 Ultimate Goal. 6.55 You’re Skitting Me. (CC) 7.10 Game On. (PG, R) 7.20 This Is Me. (R, CC) 7.25 Nature’s Microworlds.

(R, CC) 7.55 Degrassi: Next Class.

(PG, R, CC) 8.20 Open Heart. (R, CC) Dylan stakes out her dad’s loft.

8.40 My Great Big Adventure.

(R, CC) Kayne helps kids separate fact from fiction.

9.05 Move It Mob Style. (R, CC) A youth health and fitness program.

9.25 Close.

10.10pm The Half Hour.

With a different comedian each week, this series shines a spotlight on the best up and coming voices in comedy.

Comedy Channel

7TWO

8.30pm Love Me Tender: A Tribute To The Music Of Elvis Presley. This tribute features an all-star line-up including Boy George, The Pet Shop Boys and Ben E King. Foxtel Arts

9GO!

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 The Travel Bug. (PG) 9.00 Home In WA. (CC) 9.30 Great South East.

(CC) 10.00 Creek To Coast. (CC) 10.30 Qld Weekender. (CC) 11.00 WA Weekender. (CC) 11.30 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 12.00 Horse Racing. Spring Racing Carnival.

Epsom Day. 5.30 No Reservations.

(PG) 6.30 Islands On The Edge. (PG) The islands are hit by a big storm.

7.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure. (PG) The Hairy Bikers set off on a proper road trip.

8.30 Escape To The Country.

(R) Jules Hudson heads to Leicestershire.

9.30 Selling Houses Australia.

(R, CC) A couple try to sell their Mudgee home.

10.30 To Build Or Not To Build.

A musician attempts to build a German kit home.

11.30 Best Houses Australia.

12.00 No Reservations. (PG, R) 1.00 Psychic TV. (M) 5.00 Shopping. (R)

7MATE

6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.30 Pirate Express. (C, R, CC) 12.00 Move It. (C, R, CC) 12.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 1.00 Kate And MimMim. (R) 1.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 2.30 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 3.00 Power Rangers Dino. (PG, R) 4.00 Teen Titans.

(PG, R) 4.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.00 Justice League Unlimited. (PG, R) 5.30 Batman. (PG, R) 6.00 Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games. (PG) 6.30 MOVIE: Happy Feet Two. (PG, R, CC) (2011) 8.30 MOVIE: Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows. (M, R, CC) (2011) Sherlock Holmes pursues a criminal mastermind.

Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law. 11.05 Southern Justice. (M, R) 12.00 Adult Swim. (MA15+, R) 1.00 The Almighty Johnsons. (M, R) 3.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. (PG, R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.00 Wild Kratts.

(R) 4.30 Kate And Mim-Mim. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-GiOh! (PG, R)

9GEM

6.00 AFL Grand Final Marathon.

7.00 The Final Draw. (PG, CC) 8.00 Home Shopping. (R) 9.00 AFL Game Day. (CC) 11.00 AFL Grand Final Pre-Game Show. (CC) 2.00 Football. (CC) AFL. Grand Final.

Western Bulldogs v Sydney. From the MCG. 6.00 AFL Grand Final PostGame Celebration And Concert. (CC) 7.30 MOVIE: Reign Of Fire.

(PG, R, CC) (2002) A group of refugees struggles to survive dragons.

Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey.

9.30 MOVIE: Days Of Thunder.

(M, R) (1990) A young, hotshot, stock-car driver gets his chance to compete at the top level of the NASCAR competition.

Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Nicole Kidman.

11.45 MOVIE: Land Of The Dead. (MA15+, R) (2005) 3.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG, R) 5.00 Dream Car Garage. (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.

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. (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 BBC World. 1.30 Landline. (CC) 3.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS

7.30pm Elvis: Complete King Of Rock ’N’ Roll. Chronicles the King’s birth in 1935, through to his becoming one of the greatest entertainers of all time. (PG) Foxtel Arts

6.00 MOVIE: The Man Upstairs.

(PG, R, CC) (1958) 7.50 GEM Presents. (R, CC) 8.00 Danoz.

8.30 TV Shop. 9.00 MOVIE: I’ve Gotta Horse. (R, CC) (1966) 10.50 Monarch Of The Glen. (PG, R) 12.00 Your 4x4. (PG) 12.30 David Attenborough’s Life In Cold Blood.

(PG, R, CC) 1.30 Encore: Behind The Scenes With Barbra Streisand.

(R, CC) 2.30 MOVIE: Crossplot.

(PG, CC) (1969) 4.30 MOVIE: Designing Woman. (R, CC) (1957) Gregory Peck.

7.00 MOVIE: Music And Lyrics. (PG, R, CC) (2007) An ’80s pop singer tries to reinvent himself. Hugh Grant.

9.10 MOVIE: Must Love Dogs.

(M, R, CC) (2005) A teacher must choose between two suitors. Diane Lane, John Cusack.

11.10 Scott & Bailey. (M, R) 12.10 Are You Being Served?

(PG, R) 12.50 GEM Presents. (R, CC) 1.00 Call And Win. (M) 4.00 MOVIE: The Face Of Fu Manchu.

(PG, R, CC) (1965)

8.30pm Motorcycle Racing. World Superbikes Championship. Round 12. Fox Sports 2 9.00pm Golf. Ryder Cup. USA v Europe. Day 2. Fox Sports 3 Judi Dench stars in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

ONE 6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Get Smart. (PG, R) 9.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 9.30 Raising Hope.

(PG, R) 10.30 ST: Next Gen. (PG, R) 11.30 World Sport. (R) 11.45 MacGyver. (R) 1.15 Diagnosis Murder. (R) 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. (R) 4.00 Motor Racing.

Bathurst 1000 Unprofessionals Race. 4.30 Reel Action. 5.00 Driven Not Hidden. (R) (Final) 5.30 Escape Fishing With ET. (R, CC) 6.00 Jamie & Jimmy’s Food Fight Club. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 MOVIE: The Monuments Men. (PG, R, CC) (2014) A platoon retrieves artistic masterpieces. George Clooney.

9.20 Caught On Camera: Heroes And Villains.

(M, R) A look at crashes, escapes and bad driving.

10.20 Megastructures: Airbus A380. (R) A look at the Airbus A380.

11.20 Zoo. (M) 12.20 Crisis. (M, R) 1.20 Bellator MMA. (M, R) 4.00 RPM. (R, CC) 5.00 ST: Next Gen. (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. 4.05 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) Debra tries to change Ray’s pessimism.

6.30 MOVIE: Sabrina. (PG, R) (1995) Two men vie for a woman’s attention.

Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond.

9.10 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) Hosted by Tom Gleisner.

10.10 How I Met Your Mother.

(M, R, CC) Robin is determined to get Barney back.

11.10 Sex And The City.

(MA15+, R) 11.50 The Loop. (PG, R) 3.25 Neighbours. (R, CC) 4.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Shopping. (R)

6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 6.30 House Hunters. (R) 7.00 Garden Gurus. (R) 7.30 Hawaii Life. (R) 8.00 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Flipping Out. (PG, R) 9.30 Hawaii Life. (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 The Road To Miss Universe Australia. (R, CC) 4.00 Hawaii Life. (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.

9LIFE

SBS 2 6.00 WorldWatch. 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 Man Vs Fly. 2.50 The Numbers Game. (R) 5.10 Hipsters.

(M, R) 5.40 365: Every Day Documentaries. 5.45 Survivor Games With Bear Grylls. (PG, R) 7.00 Food, Booze And Tattoos.

(PG) 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 Royal Navy School: All At Sea. (M, R, CC) Recruit Dackombe’s girlfriend falls pregnant.

9.25 Halfworlds. (MA15+) Gusti advises Sarah not to dig any deeper.

10.00 12 Monkeys. (MA15+) 10.50 Lost Girl. (MA15+) 11.45 MOVIE: Room In Rome. (MA15+, R) (2010) Elena Anaya, Natasha Yarovenko, Enrico Lo Verso. 1.45 Greg’s First Day. (MA15+, R) 3.00 TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard. (M, R, CC) 3.55 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Spice Of Life. (R) 6.30 Man Fire Food. (R) 7.30 Last Cake Standing. (R) 8.30 Last Cake Standing. (R) 9.30 Mystery Diners.

(R) 10.00 Reza: Spice Prince.

(R) 10.30 Brunch @ Bobby’s. (R) 11.30 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations. (R) 12.30 Spice Of Life. (R) 1.00 Giada At Home. (R) 1.30 Guy’s Grocery Games. (PG, R) 2.30 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 4.30 Guy’s Grocery Games. (PG, R) 5.30 Guy’s Grocery Games. (PG, R) 6.30 Duff Till Dawn. (PG) (New Series) Hosted by Duff Goldman.

7.30 Duff Till Dawn. (PG) Hosted by Duff Goldman.

8.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) Hosted by Alton Brown.

9.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) Hosted by Alton Brown.

10.30 Guy’s Grocery Games.

(PG, R) 11.30 Guy’s Grocery Games.

(PG, R) 12.30 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 1.30 Reza: Spice Prince. (R) 3.00 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 4.00 Brunch @ Bobby’s. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 UnderExposed. 10.30 Flying Boomerangs. (PG) 11.00 Memories Of Marngrook. 11.30 Tangaroa. 12.00 The Point Review. 12.30 The Marngrook Footy Show. (PG) 2.00 Our Stories. 2.20 The Mulka Project.

(PG) 2.30 Watchers Of The North. (PG) 3.00 League Nation Live. 4.30 Unearthed. 4.50 The Mulka Project. (PG) 5.00 One With Nature. 5.30 Colour Theory. (CC) 6.00 Maori TV’s Native Affairs. 6.30 Noongar Dandjoo. (PG) 7.00 Our Stories.

7.30 Fonko. (M, CC) 8.30 The Creator’s Game. (M) 9.15 Two Cars, One Night. (PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Beatriz’s War. (2013) 11.15 Waru, Kuka And Everything. 12.00 Volumz. (MA15+) 4.00 Bush Bands Bash.

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Sunday, October 2 Family Feud: Sunday

MOVIE: Transformers

Wolf Hall

WIN, 6pm

9GO!, 8.55pm, M (2007)

ABC, 9.30pm

You know the drill – two nervous/ expectant families try to win big prizes by guessing the most popular responses to a survey of the public, as host Grant Denyer – who really is a ray of sunshine, even without the weather forecasts – enthusiastically directs proceedings. This game show can always be relied upon to provide a bit of silly fun, whether it’s regular folks competing or the famous faces in the All Star spin-off series.

Speaking of which, the MasterChef contestants vs judges showdown gets an encore screening after this firstrun episode, so stick around if you missed it the first time.

For most children of the ’80s, the names Optimus Prime and Megatron are burnt into their consciousness. It might be this that Armageddon director Michael Bay was banking on. But it’s a case of more than meets the eye for this explosive, action-packed flick in which alien shape-shifting robot races descend on Earth to battle over their long-lost energy source.

Teenager Sam (Shia LaBeouf) obliviously holds the key to what they’re after, but will he realise his potential in time to save the planet?

With the help of the sexy Mikaela (Megan Fox) and a brave bunch of humans, he must fight to preserve mankind.

Hilary Mantel’s phenomenally popular Booker prize-winning historical novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies are brought to life in this unanimously acclaimed, Golden n Globewinning mini-series. Oscar winner nner ictured) as Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies, pictured) mwell and main protagonist Thomas Cromwell enry VIII Damien Lewis (Homeland) as Henry are both superb in this slow-burn urn story of power and politics that would not look out of se period place today, were it not for those es costumes. Tonight’s episode sees ess’ High Cardinal Wolsey (Game of Thrones Sparrow, Jonathan Pryce) retreat eat to York, giving Cromwell the opportunity he’s been looking for to get closer to the king.

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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 Fake Or Fortune?

(PG, R, CC) 4.10 Australian Story: Shadow Of Doubt. (R, CC) 4.40 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Stephen Curry.

(PG, R, CC) 5.10 Agatha Raisin. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Home Shopping.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) Highlights from the past week.

12.00 The Franchise Show.

(PG, CC) Takes a look at franchising.

12.30 To Be Advised.

2.00 MOVIE: Maid In Manhattan. (PG, R, CC) (2002) A senatorial candidate falls for a maid.

Jennifer Lopez.

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R, CC) Joh and Pete visit a Melbourne home.

5.00 Seven News At 5. (CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (CC)

6.00 6.30 7.00 10.00

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Full Cycle. (CC) Weekend Today. (CC) Wide World Of Sports.

(PG, CC) Hosted by Ken Sutcliffe and Emma Freedman.

11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show.

(PG, CC) (Final) Hosted by Yvonne Sampson.

1.00 Rugby League. (CC) Holden Cup. Grand Final.

Penrith Panthers v Sydney Roosters. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

3.30 Rugby League. (CC) State Championship. Grand Final.

Illawarra Cutters v Burleigh Bears. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

6.00 Mass For You At Home.

(CC) 6.30 Hillsong. (CC) 7.00 Joseph Prince: New Creation Church. (CC) 7.30 Joel Osteen. (CC) 8.00 Fishing Australia. (R, CC) 8.30 What’s Up Down Under.

(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 The Doctors. (PG, CC) 2.30 Cruise Mode. (R, CC) 3.00 iFish. (R, CC) 3.30 RPM GP. (CC) 4.00 RPM. (CC) 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News.

(CC)

6.00 Futsal. 7.30 Italian News.

8.10 Filipino News.

8.40 French News.

9.30 Soccer. EPL. Swansea City v Liverpool. Replay.

12.00 Arabic News.

12.30 Turkish News. News from Turkey.

1.00 Rise Of The Machines.

(R, CC) 2.00 Speedweek. (CC) 4.00 FIFA World Cup 2018 Magazine. (CC) Soccer news from around the world.

4.30 Voxwomen Cycling. (CC) 5.00 Small Business Secrets.

(CC) 5.30 Nazi Megastructures: Super Tanks. (PG, R, CC) A look at super tanks.

6.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Jimmy Barnes.

(PG, R, CC) Follows Do as he paints a portrait of Jimmy Barnes.

6.30 Compass: Pilgrimage To The Kalachakra.

(CC) Insights from His Holiness the Dalai Lama are interwoven with the stories of Australian pilgrims.

7.00 ABC News Sunday. (CC) 7.40 Grand Designs. (PG, CC) Kevin returns to North Cornwall.

8.30 Poldark. (M, CC) Demelza tries to influence her husband’s trial by making a personal appeal.

9.30 Wolf Hall. (M, CC) Forced out of court, Cardinal Wolsey travels north to his archdiocese in York.

10.30 The Honourable Woman. (M, R, CC) Nessa discovers it was Ephra who ordered the wiretap and that Kasim’s life hangs in the balance.

11.30 Meet The Mavericks: Phillip Adams And Tim Minchin. (M, R, CC) (Final) Phillip Adams meets Tim Minchin.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 The Big Music Quiz.

(PG, CC) Two teams of celebrities, including Anthony Albanese, Jackie O and Ella Hooper, face off on their knowledge of popular music in this next generation game show. Hosted by Darren McMullen.

8.00 Sunday Night. (CC) Current affairs program, hosted by Melissa Doyle.

9.00 MOVIE: Forrest Gump.

(M, R, CC) (1994) A kindhearted, yet simple minded man, recalls the story of his extraordinary life to anyone who will listen to him, while he waits for the bus to take him to the only woman he has ever loved. Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Sally Field.

11.50 The Goldbergs. (PG, R, CC) Adam auditions for the lead role in the school musical, Jesus Christ Superstar.

Murray’s disdain for traffic results in leaving every sporting event early, much to Barry’s dismay.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 6.30 NRL Grand Final PreMatch Entertainment.

(CC) Pre-match entertainment, including a performance from Keith Urban, as well as tributes to some of the best grand final moments and the 2016 retiring players.

From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

7.15 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Grand Final. Melbourne Storm v Cronulla Sharks.

From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

9.15 NRL Grand Final PostMatch Presentation. (CC) Join the commentary team for views, opinions, analysis and post-match interviews of the NRL Grand Final, as well as the presentation and victory lap. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

10.15 MOVIE: 21 Jump Street.

(MA15+, R, CC) (2012) A pair of underachieving rookie cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring, without drawing too much attention to themselves.

However, it is not long before their partnership is put under pressure by the realities of teen life.

Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Dave Franco.

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 All-Star Family Feud.

(R, CC) The contestants from MasterChef Australia take on the judges in a competition to raise money for charity.

7.30 MOVIE: Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb. (CC) (2014) A New York City security guard embarks on an epic journey in order to save a magical tablet. Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson.

9.30 MOVIE: The Other Woman. (M, R, CC) (2014) After discovering her boyfriend is married, a woman tries to get her ruined life back on track.

However, when she accidentally meets the wife he has been cheating on, she realises they have much in common.

Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton.

11.45 48 Hours: The Hunter.

(M, R, CC) Takes a look at the case of Kelli Bordeaux, a young US Army combat medic who was murdered in 2012.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Treasures Of Ancient Greece: The Age Of Heroes. (PG, R, CC) Part 1 of 3. Journalist Alastair Sooke explores the riches and unique legacy of Greek art.

8.35 Earth From Space. (R, CC) Takes a look at images from space which reveal the complex web of forces and processes that sustain life on our planet. From how the Sahara fertilises the Amazon to the vast underwater “waterfall” off Antarctica, which drives ocean currents, and how the Sun’s warming of the southern Atlantic gives birth to powerful hurricanes.

10.20 Space Junk. (R, CC) Explores the threat posed by space junk, debris which orbits the planet at speeds up to 27,359km/h, and joins the scientists searching for ways to clean up the debris.

11.20 MOVIE: Louise-Michel.

(M, R, CC) (2008) A group of retrenched, female factory workers decides to pool their compensation money and hire a hit man.

Yolande Moreau, Bouli Lanners.

12.15 Scandal. (M, R, CC) Edison confronts Olivia with the truth about her actions and behaviour, before coming to a shocking decision.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Sunrise. (CC) News, sport and weather.

12.30 Impractical Jokers.

(M, CC) 1.00 Full Cycle. (R, CC) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

2.30 Global Shop.

3.00 The Baron. (PG, R) 4.00 Good Morning America: Sunday. (CC) 5.00 News Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC) Morning talk show. Hosted

by Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell.

1.05 MOVIE: Ten Winters.

(M, R) (2009) Isabella Ragonese.

2.50 Life On Us. (PG, R, CC) 3.55 Ebola: The Search For A Cure. (M, R, CC) 5.00 CCTV English News.

5.30 NHK World English News.

5.45 France 24 Feature.

Please Note: Daylight Saving starts. Please turn clocks forward 1 hour.

12.00 Rage. (MA15+) Music videos.

2.55 Wolf Hall. (M, R, CC) Cardinal Wolsey travels north to York.

4.00 Fake Or Fortune? John Constable. (PG, R, CC) Part 2 of 4.

5.00 Insiders. (R, CC) Hosted

by Barrie Cassidy.

CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Children’s programs (G) General viewing (PG) Parental guidance (M) Mature audiences (MA15+) Mature audiences only (AV15+) Extreme violence.

(R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions. Please Note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to late change by networks.

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6.20pm Southpaw (2015) Drama. Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams. A boxer tries to get his life back on track after a family tragedy.

(MA15+) Premiere

7.30pm Modern Family. Jay and Gloria look at pre-schools for Joe. (PG) FOX8

7.30pm Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals: Jesus Christ Superstar. A sensational performance of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock classic filmed in the UK. Foxtel Arts

6.00am Golf. Ryder Cup. USA v Europe. Day 2. Fox Sports 3

7.30pm Tomorrow’s Food.

Lifestyle Food

7.00pm Cricket. One-day International Series. South Africa v Australia. Game 2. Fox Sports 2

6.40pm Dirty Harry (1971) Action. Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino. (MA15+) Masterpiece

8.30pm The Real Housewives Of Auckland.

Tensions are running high after the boat trip. (M) Arena 8.30pm Robot Chicken.

(MA15+) Comedy Channel

10.20pm Titus Andronicus.

Returning to Rome from war, the general Titus Andronicus brings with him the queen Tamora and her three sons as war prisoners. (PG) Foxtel Arts

8.30pm Apollo 13 (1995) Adventure. Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton. Three astronauts face a possible disaster. (PG) Masterpiece

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Wiggle. (R, CC) 4.25 Mister Maker’s Arty Party. (R, CC) 4.45 Pocoyo.

(R, CC) 4.55 The Numtums. (R, CC) 5.00 Thomas And Friends: The Great Race. (CC) 6.00 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 6.10 Octonauts.

(R, CC) 6.20 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.35 Charlie And Lola. (R) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (R, CC) 7.30 Stan Lee’s Superhumans.

(PG, CC) 8.15 The Boy Who’ll Never Grow Up. (R, CC) 9.00 Ricky Gervais Live: Politics. (MA15+, R, CC) 10.10 Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends. (R, CC) 11.00 Is Amanda Knox Guilty? (M, R, CC) 12.00 Swamp Brothers. (PG, R, CC) 1.05 Stan Lee’s Superhumans. (PG, R, CC) 1.50 The Midwives. (PG, R, CC) 2.50 News Update. (R) 2.55 Close. 5.00 Ella The Elephant.

(R, CC) 5.10 Boj. (R) 5.20 Mouk.

(R) 5.35 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. (R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 3.30 SheZow. (R, CC) 3.40 The Flamin’ Thongs. (R, CC) 3.55 Screen Time: Channel Announcements. 4.00 Annedroids. 4.30 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 5.00 News To Me Featurettes. 5.05 Gortimer Gibbon’s Life On Normal Street.

(R) 5.30 This Is Me. (R, CC) 5.35 The Deep. (CC) 5.55 Prisoner Zero.

(CC) 6.20 Dixi. (CC) 6.25 The Next Step. (CC) 6.50 Ultimate Goal. 6.55 You’re Skitting Me. (CC) 7.10 Game On. (R) 7.20 This Is Me. (R, CC) 7.25 Nature’s Microworlds.

(R, CC) 7.55 The Adventures Of Figaro Pho. (R, CC) 8.05 Degrassi: Next Class.

(PG, R, CC) 8.25 Open Heart. (PG, R, CC) Dylan plots a break-in.

8.50 My Great Big Adventure.

(R, CC) Host Kayne Tremills looks at the subject of disability.

9.10 Move It Mob Style. (R, CC) 9.35 Rage. (PG, R) 2.05 Close.

7TWO 6.00 Home Shopping. (R) 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. (PG, R) 7.30 Leading The Way. (PG) 8.00 David Jeremiah. (PG) 8.30 Home Shopping. (R) 9.30 Home And Away Catch-Up. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Horse Racing. (CC) Spring Racing Carnival. Turnbull Stakes Day. 5.30 Intolerant Cooks.

6.00 Mighty Cruise Ships: Algoma Equinox. (PG) A look at the Algoma Equinox.

7.00 For The Love Of Dogs.

(PG) A look at dogs being brought back to health.

7.30 Escape To The Country.

(R) Presented by Jules Hudson.

9.30 The House That £100K Built: Tricks Of The Trade. Hosted by Piers Taylor.

10.45 Islands On The Edge.

(PG, R) The islands are hit by a big storm.

11.45 Mighty Cruise Ships. (PG, R) 12.45 Psychic TV. (M) 3.45 Escape To The Country. (R) 5.00 Shopping.

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6.00 Children’s Programs. 12.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 12.30 SpongeBob. (R) 1.00 Kate And Mim-Mim. (R) 1.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 2.30 Nexo Knights. (PG, R) 3.00 Yu-GiOh! (PG, R) 3.30 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 4.00 Teen Titans. (PG, R) 4.30 Power Rangers Dino. (PG, R) 5.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.30 Batman. (PG, R) 6.00 MOVIE: Tom And Jerry: Robin Hood And His Merry Mouse. (R) (2012) 7.10 MOVIE: Aliens In The Attic. (PG, R, CC) (2009) 8.55 MOVIE: Transformers.

(M, R, CC) (2007) A teenager is caught in a battle between robots. Shia LaBeouf.

11.50 Adult Swim. (MA15+) 12.50 The Almighty Johnsons. (M, R) 1.50 GO Surround Sound. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Wild Kratts. (R) 2.30 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 3.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (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 Home Shopping. (R) 9.30 Adventure Angler. (PG) 10.00 AFL Game Day. (CC) 12.00 The AFN Fishing Show. (PG) 12.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG) 1.30 Dynamo: Magician Impossible. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 MOVIE: Galaxy Quest.

(PG, R, CC) (1999) A TV series cast is called upon to help aliens. Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver.

8.30 MOVIE: Green Zone.

(M, R, CC) (2010) A rogue military officer uncovers a conspiracy in Baghdad at the outset of the Iraq war. Matt Damon, Brendan Gleeson, Greg Kinnear.

11.00 1000 Ways To Die: Better Them Than Us/Killing Them Softly. (MA15+, R) Chronicles people’s last moments.

12.30 NFL. Week 4. Jacksonville Jaguars v Indianapolis Colts. 4.00 NFL. Week 4. New York Jets v Seattle Seahawks.

6.00 Planet America. (R) 6.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 World This Week. (R, CC) 12.00 News. 12.30 The Drum Weekly. (R) 1.00 News. 1.30 Landline. (R, CC) 2.00 News. 2.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 2.55 Heywire. (R) 3.00 News. 3.30 Offsiders. (R, 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. 12.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS

9GO!

6.00 TV Shop. 6.30 Leading The Way. 7.00 New Hope Ministries: New Hope On The Road. 7.30 Beyond Today. 8.00 Key Of David.

(PG) 8.30 TV Shop. 10.00 MOVIE: The Cruel Sea. (PG, R, CC) (1953) 12.30 Garden Gurus. (R, CC) 1.00 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 MOVIE: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn. (PG, R) (1960) 3.45 MOVIE: Red River. (R) (1948) 6.30 Sparks Of Invention: Criminal Riches. (PG) 7.30 Death In Paradise.

(M, R) Dwayne and Fidel investigate a murder.

8.40 Major Crimes. (M, CC) The squad tries to identify a male murder victim from his skeletal remains.

9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. (M, CC) Rizzoli deals with a murder witness.

10.40 The Closer. (M, R, CC) 11.40 Murder In The First. (M, CC) 12.35 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 TV Shop. 3.00 Rizzoli & Isles. (M, R, CC) 4.00 TV Shop. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. (PG) 5.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC)

9.00am Rugby Union. The Rugby Championship. Round 5.

Argentina v New Zealand. Fox Sports 2

The cast of Modern Family

ONE 6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Rugby Union. (CC) Rugby Championship.

Round 5. South Africa v Australia.

Replay. 10.10 World Sport. (R) 10.30 Life Inside The Markets.

(PG, R, CC) 11.00 Reel Action. (R) 11.30 Healthy Homes Australia.

(R, CC) 12.00 4x4 Adventures.

(R, CC) 1.00 Undercover Boss.

(M, R) 2.00 Monster Jam. (R) 3.00 Megastructures. (R) 4.00 Megafactories. (PG, R) 5.00 What’s Up Down Under. (R, CC) 5.30 Motor Racing. (CC) Formula 1. Race 16. Malaysian Grand Prix.

8.00 CSI: Cyber. (M, R, CC) 9.00 MOVIE: American Psycho. (MA15+, R) (2000) An executive commits acts of violence. Christian Bale, Reese Witherspoon.

11.05 Caught On Camera: Heroes And Villains. (M, R) 12.05 World Sport. 12.30 RPM GP. (R, CC) 1.00 RPM. (R, CC) 2.00 Swimming.

(CC) Champions of the Rottnest Channel. Replay. 2.30 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 3.00 Vegas. (M, R) 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 Transformers: Robots In Disguise.

7.35 Pokémon. 8.30 Scaredy Squirrel. (R) 9.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (R) 10.00 Totally Wild. (C, R, CC) 10.30 Sabrina. (PG, R) 11.00 Family Ties. (PG, R) 11.30 Cheers. (PG, R) 12.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 1.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 2.00 To Be Advised.

6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 Futurama. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 The Simpsons. (R, CC) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother.

(PG, R) The GNB building has its grand opening.

8.00 The Simpsons. (R, CC) 8.30 MOVIE: Red Eye. (M, R, CC) (2005) A hotel manager is forced to help a psychopath. Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy.

10.15 Sex And The City. (M, R) 11.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 12.30 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 1.30 Cheers.

(PG, R) 2.00 Family Ties. (PG, R) 2.30 Sabrina. (PG, R) 3.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (R) 4.00 Pokémon. (R) 5.00 Shopping. (R)

6.00 Flip Or Flop. (R) 7.00 Vacation House For Free. (R) 8.00 House Hunters Reno. (R) 9.00 Garden Gurus. (R) 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 UK. (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. (R) 9.30 Flipping Boston. (M) 10.30 Flip This House.

(M) 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Masters Of Flip. (R) 1.00 Postcards. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Extreme Homes. (R) 3.00 Domestic Blitz. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE

SBS 2 6.00 WorldWatch. 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 We Are Young. (PG, R) 2.05 Geeks. (PG, R) 3.00 Friday Feed.

(R) 3.30 Community. (PG, R) 4.25 Survivor Games With Bear Grylls. (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, CC) Adam and Jamie tackle some vehicular myths.

9.30 Travel Man: Iceland. (R) Part 3 of 4.

9.55 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. (M) 10.25 The Green Room With Paul Provenza. (M, R, CC) 11.25 Savage U. (M, R) 11.50 Riding Giants. (M, R) 1.40 MOVIE: Rebellion. (M) (2011) Mathieu Kassovitz, Iabe Lapacas, Malik Zidi. 4.05 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Duff Till Dawn. (PG, R) 7.00 Duff Till Dawn. (PG, R) 8.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 9.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 10.00 5 Ingredient Fix. (R) 11.30 Duff Till Dawn. (PG, R) 12.30 Duff Till Dawn.

(PG, R) 1.30 Last Cake Standing.

(PG, R) 2.30 Last Cake Standing.

(PG, R) 3.30 Last Cake Standing.

(R) 4.30 Last Cake Standing. (R) 5.30 Food Network Star. (PG) (Final) 6.30 Duff Till Dawn. (PG) Hosted by Duff Goldman.

7.30 Duff Till Dawn. (PG) Hosted by Duff Goldman.

8.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) Hosted by Alton Brown.

9.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) Hosted by Alton Brown.

10.30 Food Network Star.

(PG, R) The winner is revealed.

11.30 Last Cake Standing.

(PG, R) 12.30 Last Cake Standing. (PG, R) 1.30 Last Cake Standing. (R) 2.30 Last Cake Standing. (R) 3.30 5 Ingredient Fix. (R) 5.00 Duff Till Dawn. (PG, R)

6.00 Tipi Tales. 6.30 The Dreaming. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Kagagi. (PG) 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Bushwhacked! 9.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. 5.00 Te Kaea. 5.30 The Medicine Line. 6.00 Ngurra.

6.30 Australian Biography.

7.00 Dene A Journey. (PG) 8.00 Our Spirit To C-Gen. 8.30 First Australians: We Are No Longer Shadows.

(PG, CC) 9.30 Ailan Kastom.

11.00 Lagau Danalaig: An Island Life. 12.00 Volumz. (PG)

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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 18 letters left over.

They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.

Earning a living

OUT ON A LIMB

by Gary Kopervas

FLASH GORDON

by Jim Keefe

apprentice army artist bricklayer carpenter char chef cleaner clerk cook diver

doctor draper fencer fireman fitter hired hustler inspector job journalist maid

mechanic milko nurse oilrig paver pilot plumber quit sack sales shearer

shire taxi teacher teller tiler train truckie valet vet worker

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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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GO FIGURE

CROSSWORD ACROSS

GRID836

1. Gnat, e.g.

5. Rustic hotels 9. Fore’s counterpart 12. Thin board 13. Sleek 14. View 15. Aloft 16. Trucker’s vehicle 17. Black or Caspian 18. Terminal 20. Bear’s hideaway 21. Off one’s feed 22. Knock down pins 24. Practical joke 26. Impair 29. Those guys 31. Cut with quick strokes

CRYPTO-QUOTE

34. Worried 36. Stick fast 38. Sports sites 39. Agile 41. Dawn dampness 42. Elect 44. Object 46. Play a role 48. Container 50. Latin dance 54. Gardening implement 55. Gather crops 57. Laze around 58. Switch choices 59. High-flying toy 60. Hint 61. As of this time 62. Crisp cookie 63. Towel pronoun

DOWN 1. Walk heavily 2. Roofline detail 3. Stair 4. Ache 5. Outs’ opposites 6. Goad 7. Call 8. Hornet’s revenge 9. Appointed 10. Touch 11. Kind of duck 19. Kiddies 23. Some questions 25. Volcanic discharge 26. Cocoa cup 27. One chosen at random 28. Most distant 30. Emporium

32. Fury 33. Church bench 35. Venomous snake 37. Tinter 40. Fiesta decor 43. Istanbul natives 45. Compost, e.g.

46. Sailor’s greeting 47. Ice-cream portion 49. Part of a harness 51. Birthmark 52. Become unclear 53. Heavy brews 56. Pizazz

>> The idea of Go Figure is to arrive at the figures given at the bottom and right-hand columns of the diagram by following the arithmetic signs in the order they are given (that is, from left to right and top to bottom). Use only the numbers below the diagram to complete its blank squares and use each of the nine numbers only once.

MEGA MAZE

>> AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW: One letter stands for another. In this sample, A is used for the three Ls, X for the two Os, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, the length and formation of the words are all hints. Each week the code letters are different.

KIDS’ MAZE

SESSIONS FROM THU 29 SEPTEMBER UNTIL WED 5 OCTOBER

3D E 3D EXTRA XTR XT RA A THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (M) DAILY: 12.30 3.10 6.00 8.40 MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN (M) DAILY: 9.50 12.30 3.20 6.00 8.40 SPIN OUT (M) THU - TUE: 10.15 7.00 8.50 WED: 10.15 8.50 STORKS (G) DAILY: 10.30 1.30 2.45 PETE’S DRAGON (PG) DAILY: 12.30 4.45 SECRET LIFE OF PETS (G) DAILY: 10.00 12.10 2.30 4.45 6.50 BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (M) THU - SAT MON - WED: 10.20 3.40 6.15 8.50 SUN: 10.20 3.40 8.50 SULLY (M) DAILY: 9.00PM

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INSANITY STREAK

by Tony Lopes

PRINCE VALIANT

CALIFORNIAN CROSSWORD

by Murphy & Gianni

From the pages of America’s most popular newspapers

ACROSS

THE CASHIER

by Ricardo Galvão

1 Length times width 5 Matterhorn, for one 8 Language of Pakistan 12 Man of the manor 13 Bygone space station 14 Tide type 15 Make valid 17 San -, Italy 18 Pantheon member 19 Stockholm’s land 21 West Pointer 24 “- pin and pick it up,...”

25 Colors 26 Fine 30 Actress Hagen 31 Puncture 32 By way of 33 Preach 35 Catches some

rays 36 Smoke 37 Buyer of stolen goods 38 Attack 41 Bando of baseball 42 Judicial garment 43 Sing 48 Piece of work 49 Commotion 50 Historic times 51 Accompanying 52 Allow 53 Engrossed

DOWN 1 Everything 2 Fish eggs 3 Work unit 4 Old sayings 5 In the thick of 6 “30 Rock” role 7 Charisma 8 Fictitious 9 Clarinet insert 10 Knight’s lady 11 “Once – a time...”

HOCUS-FOCUS

POINT TAKEN

by Judge

160919

by Henry Boltinoff

JUST LIKE CATS & DOGS

by Dave T. Phipps

STRANGE BUT TRUE z It was 20th-century Florida politician Claude Pepper, member of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, who made the following sage observation: “If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world.” z Those who study such things say that the letter “s” begins more words in the English language than any other letter. The letter “c” takes second place, followed by “p” in third.

16 Parcel of land 20 Frail 21 Pal 22 Car 23 Sweetie 24 Grab 26 Ancient 27 Terrible guy?

28 Galvanizing stuff 29 Facility 31 Advertise 34 From the start 35 Penn and 37 Air safety org.

38 Cornfield intruder 39 Arizona tribe 40 Touch 41 Edinburgh resident 44 Praise in verse 45 A Gershwin brother 46 Microwave 47 “Guinness Book” suffix

by Samantha Weaver z In 1958, a woman named Ella Petry, then residing in St. Leonardsonby-the-Sea, England, spent 21 days carrying an egg around in the bosom of her dress, successfully hatching a chick at the end of the three-week period. z It may be difficult to picture a pope in anything other than the robes of office, but they certainly lead normal lives when they’re young. Pope John Paul II reputedly was an excellent soccer goalkeeper, and he worked as a playwright – and even performed as

an actor in some productions. z It was ancient Stoic philosopher Epictetus – who served as a slave to a freedman named Epaphroditos, who was himself a secretary to the infamous Roman emperor Nero – who made the following observation: “Men are not disturbed by things, but the view they take of things.” (In an interesting side note, upon hearing that quotation, a professor of psychology named Herb Kimmel reportedly responded: “What about things like bullets?”)

Thought for the Day: “Moral certainty is always a sign of cultural inferiority. The more uncivilized the man, the surer he is that he knows precisely what is right and what is wrong. All human progress, even in morals, has been the work of men who have doubted the current moral values, not of men who have whooped them up and tried to enforce them. The truly civilized man is always sceptical and tolerant, in this field as in all others. His culture is based on ‘I am not too sure.’” – H.L. Mencken

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SOLUTIONS AND ANSWERS for this week’s first batch of puzzles and tests Mega Maze

CryptoQuote answer

FIND THE WORDS solution 924

This week's Snowflakes

This week's Californian

This week's Sudoku

This week's Go Figure!

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