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Voices of the people OWER games.

It’s chewed up and spat out some notables this week leaving a white squall of debate in it’s cold hearted wake.

Troy Grant’s demise is particularly difficult to watch as he has fallen heavily on the sword for Kind Baird like a dutiful deputy but many regional and rural-centric hopes have been lanced along with it.

As Member for Dubbo and in the role of his portfolios - which at the time of going to print he still held - it’s hoped he can find a way forward to the benefit of all.

While forced council amalgamations and the greyhound decision are decidedly unpopular and mismanaged by state government from the head down, the silver lining is that possibly dogs and livelihoods are saved along with some hefty taxes creamed from the $4 billion greyhound racing gambling industry.

As for the Shooters, Fisher and Farmers party emboldened perhaps by right wing politics in the USA (and certainly by Hadley and Jones though they deny any influence) have got some sound policies about the environment and the like; let’s hope they can run with the mantle of good change.

While some of us are recoiled in horror at what Trump’s narcissistic management style will mean for the rest of humanity - plenty of madmen have ruled nations and empires and with predictable outcomes - it also is feeling like a test of values and home truths for America.

He tapped into the most bigoted, insulated views within America and they rose to the top - to the majority - he hunted them out of the chicken coop of silence and made them stand in the light and told them their opinions - racist, sexist, radical, were OK and deserved a voice.

He said it himself, he would give them that voice in return for the presidency but will he truly represent them?

If only they were asking for tolerance, peace and goodwill. Now that would be different.

Encouragingly, some people are.

At a celebration of the Belgian King’s Day at the Belgian Embassy in Canberra this week three voices from three faiths, Catholicism, Judaism and Islam, addressed a gathered audience who were reminded of the one year anniversary of Bataclan theatre and the threat of

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terrorism to Europe.

Not surprisingly they all shared exactly the same message, from the perspective of their faith and united they voiced concerns for the polarisation of all people encouraged to focus on our differences as a reason for hate, and preached - for want of a better word - taking the open hearted path of mutual respect even when it’s difficult or impossible to see common ground.

One of the speakers is featured in this week’s edition of Dubbo Weekender. CSU Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation director associate professor Mehmet Ozalp who shares his thoughts on what a trump presidency might mean for Muslims.

He looks at both sides of the coin including the positives - yes, there might be some. It’s a measured consideration of a contemporary issue of our time.

In Asia residents of Hong Kong are tussling with China over a new ban on two pro-independence activists - recently elected to parliament - after they publicly called for a separation from the mainland. Would that be a Hoxit?.

Not likely to happen, but after the events of the past fortnight, I’d say anything goes.

He tapped into the most bigoted, insulated views within America and they rose to the top - to the majority - he hunted them out of the chicken coop of silence and made them stand in the light and told them their opinions racist, sexist, radical, were OK and deserved a voice.

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He’s Out! ` But the greyhounds wouldn’t have cost the Nats the seat all by themselves, and in Molong particularly that lack of real community consultation cost them dearly – Cabonne is a great rural shire doing things very well, and many residents don’t want to be consumed by a city-centric Orange Council.

BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

HE irony last Monday morning was probably the greatest I’ve ever witnessed first-hand when it comes to Dubbo political life.

Here was Troy Grant, Dubbo MP and still NSW deputy premier, helping health minister Jillian Skinner unveil a hospital redevelopment that’s going to end up being not far off half a billion dollars when it’s finished, a remarkable achievement which only happened thanks to Troy Grant’s drive and influence.

Yet less than two hours later he’d resigned as deputy premier – I can’t begin to imagine how bitter-sweet that was.

In almost 30 years of journalism, I’ve watched as health has always been the number one issue amongst country voters, except for occasional blips on that radar when other issues such as education, roads or telecommunications pop up for a moment in the sunshine – but the public inexorably comes back to health as the main concern.

So on the day of his greatest local achievement, Troy Grant felt he was forced to step down as Nationals’ leader.

There’s a lot more to this story than the common theories getting aired at the moment, but suffice to say there are plenty of Establishment politicians on the conservative side of politics who don’t like outsiders coming in and trying to slash red tape and bureaucracy.

That made Grant many enemies and, from what I’ve seen, his biggest threats came from inside the NSW Liberals, who allied with powerful outside forces who were too used to be able to tell governments how they wanted things to run.

This behind the scenes powerplay was backed up by some poor decision making, which Troy Grant readily admitted to.

In believing he was making decisions for the good of the community, in particular the greyhound ban and forced council amalgamations, he helped create a perfect storm when it came to last

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Troy Grant has resigned as deputy premier. PHOTO: DUBBO WEEKENDER/FILE

weekend’s Orange by-election.

The Greyhound issue got the momentum rolling against the government, but only because of very sustained heavyweight media support from opinion outlets, where Murdoch's Tele is regarded as an opinion news outlet, along with Hadley and Jones and the political opportunism shown by Labor leader Luke Foley, who jumped on this bandwagon to play some smart politics.

But the greyhounds wouldn't have cost the Nats the seat all by themselves, and in Molong particularly that lack of real community consultation cost them dearly – Cabonne is a great rural shire doing things very well, and many residents don’t want to be consumed by a city-centric Orange Council.

Seventeen members of the Volunteer Firefighters Association came from around the state to man booths around

the Orange electorate for the Shooters and Fishers – they’re concerned the government’s not listening to volunteer concerns, but instead taking all their advice from the leadership of the Rural Fire Service.

Added to this are other factors - being a by-election, all disenchanted groups could mobilise in way which would be impossible in a general election where resources have to be spread across a number of seats.

On top of that, anyone who had a gripe with the Libs or Nats could vote against them in Orange, with the safety net being that they wouldn't be handing government to Luke Foley, they could send a powerful protest message with no real concern about getting rid of a government which has turned a financially declining state into an economic powerhouse.

All these factors came together, a percentage point here, two points there, and collectively sealed Troy Grant’s fate – a movie script based on this byzantine plot would be rejected as way too unlikely.

And look at how we arrived here in the first place - overarching all this was the fact that there really shouldn’t have been an Orange by-election at all, but for Andrew Gee, who was never really embraced by the NSW Nats, putting his personal career above that of the party by switching to a seat in the federal parliament – really, he should have not stood at the last state election.

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Aged care home to be finished in New Year

BY NATALIE HOLMES JOURNALIST

UBBO’S newest aged care facility is on track for completion in the new year, and will be accepting residents by Easter. The Dubbo Masonic Village, located at the corner of the Mitchell Highway and Sheraton Rd is a 70-bed residential care centre operated by the Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institute. The organisation’s chief marketing officer Alana Parker said a need for the facility was identified by the local community.

“The planning for our new RFBI Dubbo Masonic Village began on the back of requests from local residents who wanted to see a new residential care village established in the area to meet the needs of older people in and around Dubbo,” she explained.

Construction of the village began in July 2015 but was hampered this year by one of the wettest winters on record in the city, with weather delays particularly affecting building the Capstan Drive access road and roundabout at its intersection with the highway.

“There has been some delays due to it being the wettest winter in Dubbo for the last 50 years causing hold-ups in the construction of the roadwork,” Ms Parker explained. “(But) the construction of the new village is proceeding well and we are delighted with how it is coming together.

It is expected to be finished by March 2017.”

The facility features 70 single rooms, each with private en suite, a secure area for dementia patients, free WiFi, a hairdressing salon, café, chapel, medical consultation room as well as a community and masonic centre and landscaped gardens.

With good food a high priority for residents, the village will also contain a state of the art kitchen for the creation of fresh meals made on-site.

“We know that meals are particularly important to our residents’ happiness

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A bird’s eye view of the soon to be completed Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution Dubbo Masonic Village, courtesy of Vision Communicators, Dubbo.

and wellbeing, so every RFBI Village includes a large kitchen and employs a professional catering team.”

Menus reflect the tastes and preferences of residents.

The new retirement facility has already attracted a fair amount of interest in what is a popular sector in the city.

“There has been a lot of interest in the village from the local community,” Ms Parker confirmed.

“We have created an ‘expression of interest’ list so that we can stay in touch with people interested in the village, keep them informed about the progress of the construction and support them through the admission process.”

The Dubbo construction is nothing new for an organisation best known for its men’s lodges and secret handshake.

In fact, it represents the latest in a long line of aged care facilities.

“The Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution has been providing care and support for older people for over 136 years.

“Today we operate 20 residential care villages, 20 retirement villages and offer a range of home care services across NSW and ACT.” As care providers, they have in-depth knowledge and understanding of the older people and their needs.

“Across our residential care villages, this means creating living environments that give every resident a spacious room with plenty of storage and access to a variety of indoor and outdoor entertainment areas.

“Most importantly, we make sure we have a great team who are passionate about our residents and capable of delivering high quality care and services.”

As construction sees the Dubbo Ma-

sonic Village slowly taking shape, Ms Parker said excitement is also building around the idea of giving older people in Dubbo access to vital care and services to support them as they age.

“It will mean that more people have the opportunity to age in Dubbo, rather than having to go elsewhere to get the care that they need.”

The Royal Freemason’ Benevolent Institution believes that everyone has the right to the care and support that’s appropriate for them. Their services respect the dignity and right of older members of the community in being able to make choices regarding their own lifestyle and future care.

When completed, the village will also offer employment opportunities across a range of areas including hospitality, maintenance, nursing and care.

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Skinner unveils new stages of major hospital rebuild

BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

S media speculation focused on Troy Grant’s chances of surviving as National’s leader and deputy premier, the Dubbo MP was keen to present what may be his greatest local achievement, one that’s been years in the making.

Unveiling the new plans for Stages three and four of the Dubbo Hospital redevelopment, he was attending his last official function as the deputy premier, although on Monday morning it wasn’t yet publicly known that he’d be resigning from those leadership roles.

After the official presentation, Mr Grant walked over and picked up one of the boards showing two outlines of buildings, the grey represented everything existing and those being built in Stage three and four were coloured white.

“Put this one front and centre - all the grey is our current buildings, so Stages one and two are grey, that’s included in the grey so all white is all the new build - “I think stages three and four will blow your mind – the size and the scale of what’s been designed and what the $150 million that was committed will go to,” Mr Grant said.

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“The scale in unbelievable and what it does is it finally gives western NSW residents access to the health services that they deserve, that they’ve been crying out for, for decades.

Stage three is a new inpatient unit, to be built above the Clinical Services building, with construction set to start early next year.

Stage four will replace the existing Emergency Department (ED) and medical imaging unit and include a new ED and short-stay unit, new imaging, critical care floor (stroke/coronary care/ intensive care, renal unit) as well as a brand new main entrance, drop off zone and extra car parking out front.

Forward planning has seen the impending Integrated Cancer Centre taken into account, patients and visitors won’t have to traipse through the main en-

trance and a legion of corridors.

“A $25 million commitment from the commonwealth for an Integrated Cancer Centre (ICC), NSW government is still waiting for the costings and the timings from the health experts in relation to our ask for the completion of the ICC,” Mr Grant said.

“As soon as that is known well obviously we’ll communicate that to the community, but that is not holding us back from incorporating it into the design and getting on with the job so that everybody has surety about the health services being provided in this region in the long term.”

Jillian Skinner said that while the major new hospital for the region was becoming a reality, it’s been a long hard slog, harking back to the many visits she made to Dubbo during long years as

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“When I came out here for our very first meeting (in government) Troy I announced that we were going to get on with the job of building a new hospital and there were about three people in the room – but as the building process got going there were more and more people,” Mrs Skinner said.

“It was really a very interesting build this one because we’ve promised a whole lot of country hospitals and we’ve really got on with the job very quickly but the first request I had here was ‘Halt’, don’t proceed with the original plans … because the clinical staff thought that they were going to be building the wrong thing.

“My whole goal as health minister has been to get what I call a total campus plan, so that you don’t build stuff in the wrong way because you’re limited with money, you look at what is really needed and then you stage it and get what is really needed for the district into the future and we’ve done that with every hospital we’ve built, this one particularly illustrates it better than most,” she said.

She praised the commitment of the Dubbo MP. “Troy Grant has been a great advocate for the health of people in this part of the world and this building here I think completes the picture for Dubbo,” she said.

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The week’s top stories from around the region by John Ryan tion before any really major decisions are made may become essential for political parties to survive into the future.

It would have been so easy for the coalition to have put the report out for community feedback, with the proviso that unless the dogs’ industry agreed to rapid and significant change, then they’d lose the social license to operate.

The same with council mergers to some extent – it’s no secret so many local government areas leave plenty to be desired, but the process of making it happen, particularly after promising there’d be no forced mergers, was nothing short of shambolic.

WATER? CLEAR AS MUD SOME very senior staff at Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) like to have their ratepayer funded staff putting in all sorts of submissions, at ratepayer cost, so they win some glory at in-house local government awards that do little for the very ratepayers who fund these exercises.

Yet we see only the bare minimum of communication from council when the story isn’t so bright, like how the hell, in 2016, can a large part of the city have E coli in our water supply.

I didn’t always agree with former mayor Mathew Dickerson, but I’m sure he would have set up daily press conferences so the community would know there’d be a council face to the crisis on a regular basis, instead of the current hiding behind press releases written by PR staff.

Former Dubbo mayor Mathew Dickerson told me the Boil Water Alert would have been handled far differently if he was still in office.

“It was known about the water on Thursday, but we didn’t find out until Monday,” Mr Dickerson said.

“Something that important, I would have told the community straight away, as soon as we’d received the first text - you don’t muck around with people’s’ health.

“The credo is we should tell the bad news quicker than we tell the good, just like we did when the Apex Oval project was delayed,” he said.

Mr Dickerson said people didn’t know what was going on and said he would have scheduled daily press conferences to update everyone with the latest progress on finding and eliminating the source of the problem.

Added to that, he believes the senior person, in this case administrator Michael Kneipp, should have been the front person instead of going missing in action.

Former deputy mayor Ben Shields has called for the water access charges to be dropped for this quarter, and council has to more than consider this, that is the least that could be done.

I’d hate to add up the extra cost to ratepayers this has been, but all supermarkets had multiple pallets of large water containers sitting out the front on prominent display.

Back of envelope, let’s say 3000 homes were affected and these homes averaged $100 in direct and indirect on-costs from this emergency, that adds up to $300,000, and that’s a direct impost on people who already pay too much in rates and charges to featherbed an organization which has so many inefficiencies already embedded in its culture.

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That’s not including the cost to local business such as KFC, who shut up shop while the alert was in place, that would be a very costly exercise.

This latest outbreak suggests a failing on so many levels, and there should be more faces going public to shoulder the blame, there should have been a daily press conference for updates, but that’s not the way it works around here.

Probably the biggest frustration I’m hearing as feedback is that the people responsible, the ones with whom the buck stops, don’t have their public pay docked – it costs the council, ie ratepayers, plenty of dollars to fix this problem as well as having to pay for safe water out of their own pockets, yet those responsible for the mess don’t suffer any financial consequences – there are no performance payments in the top levels of this secure and cosseted sector.

Another cause of angst is the drawn out time before the first E coli positive test and the time it took to inform the community, even given that many complexities surround this part of the issue.

I see the new councillors at Narromine (that’s right, they have elected councilors) wasted no time in running a broom through that town, with long serving general manager Greg Lamont shown the door – it’s fair to say there was a big and

long term split in the town between detractors and supporters of the GM. I don’t think it’s a great thing when senior staff in local government bed in for a lifetime job, and that’s not just me, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and crime fighting agencies across the globe understand that endless ongoing relationships, which can be beneficial, can also lead to corruption down the track.

Brexit, Trump, the Orange by-election, Narromine Shire Council – it’ll be interesting to see if the winds of change sweep through the long term bosses in this city at next year’s council elections, I for one can’t wait.

After a long and drawn out process, we’re now being told all is good and the water is okay, but I for one will only ever drink town water that goes through a very good filter I’ve had installed, it doesn’t just taste better, it better insulates me from the loss of trust I’ve experienced since the first contamination notice went out all too late.

TROY NO LONGER TOP GREYHOUND THIS issue has been extensively covered around the place and some of that coverage may even have been true, but suffice to say that community consulta-

ALSO further along in this week’s paper is a yarn on the new hospital design, which looks amazing and for which much credit has to be given to Troy Grant.

Meantime, Federal MP Mark Coulton has tabled to the commonwealth parliament the massive cancer petition from the western region, which totaled 45,961 signatures in total.

The Integrated Cancer Centre will be built within Stages Three and Four of the Dubbo Hospital redevelopment, and by the time the state picks up some of the tab, will have cost around $50 million.

Well done to all concerned on this one.

OH, TO HAVE SHUT THAT GATE BEFORE IT WAS OPENED NO-ONE would be doing more soul-searching on the way to roll out such aggressive policies than Dubbo MP Troy Grant, who literally had the political world at his feet less than a year ago.

Now the Lock the Gate Alliance is calling on the new-look Nats to ban Coal Seam Gas extraction and giant proposed coal mines on prime farming land.

Methinks it would behove the coalition to make some significant moves in this area, now the electorate has tasted blood, it will be much easier to galvanize people power.

On CSG, the state doesn’t need it, all the profits are going offshore and taxpayers here get zero benefits, but plenty of environmental disasters we then have to pay for.

Hopefully government will realise that while the big lobbyists may donate heaps to their campaigns, they can’t actually vote them into power.

NSW Farmers Association is also jumping on that bandwagon, calling for the Nats to put agriculture and regional devel-

opment front and centre of their policy priorities.

NON-MINE ROYALTIES FOR THE REGIONS MANY communities would be happy to have a mine that paid royalties and built infrastructure, even though there was no mine.

Sometimes reality is stranger than fiction, no story more so that the failed experiment of a giant Cobbora Coal Mine, a non-starter of a project which has seen $20 million handed out to Dunedoo, Wellington and Dubbo in a process that I won’t go into, because it would take too long to explain the byzantine politics behind it all.

Wellington’s Rygate Park was a major beneficiary, getting $800,000 in funding from the Restart NSW Cobbora Transition Fund – great stuff when you can get it.

“Recently completed upgrades include the replacement of the irrigation system and the oval’s turf and lighting systems,” according to a Dubbo Regional Council press release, which went on: “Council have prepared Staged Management Plans to implement further improvements which will include new toilets, change facilities and storage rooms - the completion of this project will have immediate economic benefits including the flow through benefits to surrounding business as a result of increased visitation to the area.

“The project will also be fundamental in maintaining and improving the health of the community with the involvement of community members in sporting activities,” the presser stated.

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COLLEGE WINS LARS NEWMAN, who studied at and also taught at Dubbo College, is a great mentor for current students – he’s now completed his medical studies at Dubbo’s clinical school and will be the first homegrown, Dubbotertiaried person to start work at Dubbo Hospital.

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at the college’s annual presentation night.

Dr Newman talked about the path taken to his current career in medicine, and urged all Year 12 students not to be defined by their HSC ATAR result.

Students were presented with awards for academic excellence, cultural contribution, citizenship, leadership and excellence in applied studies.

In more college news, Dubbo College Year 9 students Lilli Campbell and Jamara Elemes are part of the central western under-15 women’s rugby 7s team.

Dubbo College Senior Campus vice-captain Marty Jeffrey (pictured) has been awarded a community rookie contract with the Sydney Sixers’ cricket side in the Big Bash League.

The 17-yearold Year 12 student and Dubbo RSL Colts first grade player was awarded the contract on the back of brilliant performances for Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers during this year’s Indigenous Cup. Still on Dubbo College sporting achievements, and well done to Yr 9 Delroy Campus students students Lilli Campbell and Jamara Elemes, who scored spots in the central western under-15 rugby 7s team.

This is a sport that’s taking off after the recent Rio Olympics, so there should be far better pathways for girls following this track into the future.

GOOD SPORTS IN other sporting news that’s been creating plenty of discussion for the past week or so, Dubbo CYMS Rugby League footy club has put the cat amongst the pigeons, declaring the side is just too good for Group 11, so they want to move to play against Group 10 teams.

Opinion seems pretty divided on this issue.

MACQUARIE A-OK NOT Macquarie Raiders RLFC,

but the mighty Macquarie River, the watery spine which flows through our region.

A lot happening in this space, with an announcement that 30 local Indigenous people will soon be working “on country” along the Dubbo stretch of the Macquarie River thanks to innovative fundraising efforts from the Inland Waterways Rejuvenation Association (IWRA).

One of the largest work for the dole projects ever to be rolled out in the region, the participants will be working on local reserves to remove rubbish, plant native trees and eradicate invasive weeds.

A call to action over 12 months ago to address the cities’ river pollution crisis came when the Devil’s Hole Reserve was choked with rubbish after heavy rainfall, the Inland Waterways clean-up effort attracted volunteers from across the city.

That short-term fix gained great support but it was clear longer term solutions needed to be put in place, sparking the concept of a River Repair Bus, IWRA forging alliances with iCan’s James Riley and Sureway Employment and Training.

Inland Waterways funded almost $60,000 raised from the Lake Burrendong Classic fishing competition to purchase a 12 seater bus and heavy duty river repair trailer.

Inland Waterways also hosted a hugely successful Casino Nite at the Castlereagh Hotel last Saturday night, the charity auction and admission raising more than $20,000 which will go towards this project.

It’s a shame all this great work is being negated by ongoing problems with the curtain installed at Burrendong Dam which was meant to ensure that all the water released would be warmer surface water instead of the chilly bottom liquid which deals death and destruction to the breeding patterns of native fish as far downstream as Narromine.

First it was a lightning strike that knocked this innovative project off the rails, now it appears a cable break more than 30 metres below the surface has

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SUPERMOON A pic from local astrophotographer Coady LoMonaco, who no doubt spent plenty of time outdoors to capture an image of the Supermoon for Dubbo Weekender – great shot.

created further impairment.

This is a multi-million dollar project which so far, despite being award-winning for innovation, has been a spectacular failure at its actual job.

If I spent millions of taxpayer dollars and ended up with this result, I’d be out of a job – not good enough, and I’d like to see Water NSW show just a tad more urgency when it comes to

870 jobs to central and western NSW annually – a figure equivalent to $90 million of household income per year.”

“This valuation offers resounding proof of the organisation’s undeniable worth to the region according to TAFE Western Acting Institute Director Adam Bennett, who said Western Research Institute (WRI) was commissioned to undertake an analysis of the economic impact of the organisation on the region’s human capital in 2015.”

LOTS GOING ON AROUND THE TRAPS trying to fix this mess.

The River rescue bus key to a large work for the dole project.

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TAFE IT’LL be interesting to see the direction the state government pushes TAFE in after the recent ascension to the deputy premiership of John Barilaro, who’s spent the last little while working on major reforms in that sector, especially according to a TAFE press release this week which stated: “Research highlighting TAFE Western’s value in regional NSW has been released today, with key findings revealing the organisation contributes

GEURIE is a great little spot, I called I on the way back from Wello this week to find local cherries for sale at the stall on the side of the road, and the best thing besides being local, is that no chemicals were used in their production – plus they were very cheap compared to supermarket prices.

There’s a lot happening down that way, DRC opened the local pool last Saturday after extensive work on the chlorination system, to bring it in line with current standards.

All I can say is that I’m glad I don’t have to drink that water, the chlorine in the Dubbo supply is bad enough.

Further down the road at Wellington Caves and the Master RIGHT | TAFE Western Western Institute general manager, Wendy Mason and TAFE Western Acting Institute director Adam Bennett with a report which found the organisation contributes 870 jobs to central and western NSW annually – a figure equivalent to $90 million of household income per year.

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Plan for the complex is closer to completions – I’m not sure why this release came out this week, but it may be the old strategy of piling so many non-bad items at journos that we’ll forget about the Dubbo water debacle.

My thought is, that strategy isn’t working.

Anyway, Stage One is moving along, aided by $740,000 from the Cobbora Transition Fund, expenditure which has the refurbishment of 14 “high-end” cabins along with improved signage and work done to the entrance.

Great to see so many community organisations band together this week to help clean up parts of the Apollo Estate – the only way to keep improving the lot of the residents who live up that way is to keep engaging as many people as possible, and keep pushing for intergenerational behavioral change.

The Dubbo Gulbri Aboriginal Men’s Group (GAMG) staged a working bee with Housing NSW (FACS), Corrective Service NSW, White Ribbon, and the Dubbo Violence Prevention Collective, co-ordinating a clean-up in Apollo Estate to help promote community inclusion and pride, as well as increase awareness of their combined stance against domestic and family violence – another small step and great effort from all concerned.

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Ride for Teagan

Bikers are preparing for the big ride happening this Sunday, November 20. Watch and support them as they leave from Elston Park on 10am Sunday morning.

BY MADDIE CONNELL EARLIER this year we featured a story about Teagan Ferguson who is a young teenager battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Teagan packed up her life in Wongarbon to undergo treatment at the Westmead’s Children’s Hospital while staying at the Ronald Mc-

Donald House. While the Ferguson family would agree that this year has been a tough one, they would also be overwhelmed with the amount of support being given by the Wongarbon Community.

Sunday, November 20 is a special day for Bikers Australia as they put on their helmets, jackets and boots and ride for Teagan. Members leave from Elston Park, Cobra Street and finish at the Ploughman’s Tavern

Wongarbon for presentations, and “Show n Shine.”

All profits that are raised will go to helping the local family in Wongarbon and their little fighter Teagan.

Registration is $25 which includes “Show n Shine” entry. The bikers will be leaving at 10am from Elston Park Dubbo.

For more information about the cause contact Darrel on 0466048916.

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The Fractured States of America

BY GREG SMART HE most ugly, toxic, divisive election campaign in the history of democracy has finally finished, with the result feared by many and predicted by few.

The pundits got it wrong, the polls got it wrong, social media got it wrong. In the weeks of analysis after the election, post mortems have examined Clintons’ ability to lose the unlosable, and Trump’s ability to energise the so called silent majority.

Perhaps it is the system itself that requires the greatest scrutiny. The supposedly best democracy in the world has an election system that is lengthy, complicated and staggeringly expensive. And borders on un-democratic.

The four year election term is interrupted for the final 18 months with state primaries to choose the presidential nominee for the two major parties.

Then the nominees fight for endless months in the race to the White House. The funding required is mind-blowing - Hillary Clinton raised US $1 Billion to fund her campaign.

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The less newsworthy, but just as important elections (especially this year) are for the Federal House of Representative and Senate – collectively known as the Congress. Yet each state uses a different voting method for this election, mostly electronic. The variances can causes problems, as Al Gore found out a few elections ago. Debates are had, mud is slung, and patriotism runs rampant.

Ultimately, the citizens do not directly elect the President or the Vice President. The United States Electoral College and its ‘electors’ decide the outcome. The number of electors is determined by how many congressman a state has, the more populous the state, the more electors each state has. The electors are influenced by the results of the overall state pop-

ular vote, but can just as easily be influenced by entrenched party dominance and results in different state counties.

Achieve 270 out of 538 Electoral College vote and the White House is yours, ignoring the results of the popular vote and trampling the idea of oneperson one-vote in the process.

••• Donald Trump is a businessman, this is not disputed.

Whether or not he is a great businessman, the type that will get America working again is open for debate.

Much myth and legend surrounds the image of Donald Trump the business man. Many times (often by himself) it has been claimed he is the greatest business man come deal maker to have ever embraced the American Dream. Alternatively, many have asserted he could have invested the money given to him by his property developer father in the 1970’s and be just as rich as he claims to be now, without having to have done any work.

The reality is Donald Trump is a scandal ridden, unscrupulous charlatan with a litany of controversies, court cases, Federal Trade Commission violations and tax avoidance. The Atlantic magazine printed an article in October which delved into Trump’s business and personal indiscretions – revealing decades of narcissistic and corrupt behaviour.

Trump has been sued by the government for: refusing to rent housing to minorities; scamming students into signing up for Trump University; refusing to pay workers and contractors, (many being small businesses that subsequently failed;) for failing to disclose purchases of stock in casinos at Atlantic City and lobbying government to prevent competing casinos to open.

Further to these he has been investigated for using charitable donations to Trump Foundation to settle legal disputes and using undocumented Polish workers to demolish the site on which Trump Tower is built.

Not to mention the four bank-

ruptcies, which he declares are ‘nothing personal, it’s just business’.

Tellingly, when his Trump Taj Mahal casino was in trouble, his father walked into the casino and bought US$3.5 million worth of gambling chips with no intention of betting.

Trump Jr paid a US $30,000 fine for this violation of casino operation rules.

The meeting of Trump and reality television was a match made in heaven, both being as contrived as each other.

The bullying businessman played the part of a bullying businessman, and somehow the public believed this to be to embodiment of the American Dream – that anyone can make it like Donald Trump has, just by being cunning and ahead of the game.

Unfortunately, one Trump vanity project has propelled Trump to the greatest vanity project of all time.

••• At a Mississippi High School in October, an African American student was in a locker room when at least four white students tossed a rope around his neck and pulled on the rope.

The parents of the attacked student were not notified of any disciplinary action being taken against their sons’ attackers, and the Stone County Sheriff’s Department reportedly discouraged the parents from bringing charges as the case could stir resentment at the school and cause their son more unwanted attention.

••• The Establishment It was everywhere this election. Hillary Clinton was Washington Establishment personified, whilst Donald Trump had no ties to Washington. She campaigned on her qualifications and experience. He railed against the Washington elites and promised to ‘drain the swamp’ if he got elected.

The anti-establishment rhetoric was exactly what the voters, particularly those in the former manufacturing states of the Midwest wanted to hear.

` When asked by a reporter whether Donald Trump’s proposed ‘extreme vetting’ of Muslim immigrants to the USA was justified, a man at a Trump rally answered “these extreme nations, they don’t treat women with respect.” The man was wearing a t-shirt with “Hillary sucks, but not like Monica” on the front and “Trump that Bitch!” on the back.

Trump’s bluster contained lots of simple language around ‘the country is bad, the economy is bad, immigrants are bad’, playing not only to the fears of the ‘disenfranchised’ blue collar class, but also stoked the anti-Washington sentiment.

Trump laid the blame for their down trodden situation at the feet of Washington, and the voters sent him to Washington on that basis so he could do something about it.

In reality, the economic and social disaster in the Midwest is due to the free market policies of the party Trump is meant to represent. And certainly is a result of the kind of unscrupulous business dealings Trump himself has engaged in.

The Republican Party is the party of small government and the Free Market, who believes unfettered competition is the source of a society’s prosperity. For a business to prosper, it must reduce costs as much as practicable, and that means sending jobs offshore in the globalised brave new world.

Thirty years of Reagan’s much vaunted Trickle Down Economics has done nothing for the people it was meant to benefit - the disaffected Midwest voters were the main victims.

So Trump promised to bring back the jobs, to Make America Great Again – a simplistic slogan which is code for let’s go back to the 1960’s and the time of the booming middle class, where America manufactured things and everyone had a job for life.

The Midwest is where he won the election – and confounded the pollsters and the political commentators. These victims of globalisation didn’t reveal their intentions to pollsters, ignored the free market ethos that oppressed them, and voted the Republican into the White House.

A counter argument can be made that Trump is not a true Republican. To rousing receptions in small town America, he promised to introduce tariffs on imported goods; directly contravening free market policy. He pledged to tear up the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and took aim at cheap Chinese imported goods.

How he will work with the Republican ‘establishment’ in Washington is anyone’s guess.

There are signs he is already stepping back from his antiestablishment bluster with establishment figures, such as

former George W Bush advisors, Republican Party executives and Washington insiders, on the shortlist to fill Cabinet positions.

The swamp will be much harder to drain than he thought.

••• ‘Make America White again’.

Graffiti with accompanying swastika – Wellsville, New York, November 11, 2016 ••• It didn’t take long for the blame game to begin. The backlash against the Democratic Party started even before the result was declared.

Social media was quick to condemn the Democratic National Committee for their unwavering support of Hillary Clinton, long held to be the presumptive nominee.

Many of Clinton’s detractors point to her being part of what Trump campaigned against – The Establishment. Many have blamed her unlikeability and perceived air of untrustworthiness. Many have said she is more Republican than Trump, having close ties to Wall Street and big business. Detractors pointed to suspicious ‘cash for comment’ type donations to the Clinton Foundation. She had minimal appeal to young voters. And of course there was her political baggage, also known as her husband Bill.

The thorn in the side of the Democratic Party machine was Bernie Sanders. A Vermont Senator, Sanders invigorated the Democratic nomination contest and garnered huge support across all age groups, but especially from the under 30’s.

He campaigned on a platform of free health care and education, racial, gender and wealth equality, and fighting climate change - issues that resonated with young voters, and had him labelled a socialist (which in the USA is tantamount to Communism) by Conservatives and gun totin’ patriots.

In a further blow to the Democratic Party, post-election analysis of voting data suggests Sanders could have won the Presidency if he ran against Trump. This is of course academic now, but confirms what many us felt – just because Clinton was the obvious candidate didn’t make her the right candidate. The assumption that the women’s vote would natural gravitate her way was very naïve.

Obviously the Democratic Party must regroup and focus

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their attention on harnessing the political movement encouraged by Sanders. And stop suggesting Michelle Obama run for President.

••• In the last days of the election campaign, Melania Trump said, if she became First Lady, she would campaign against cyberbullying, because ‘our culture has gotten too mean and violent.’ #stopbullying #everyheardofdonaldtrump ••• With rumours already circulating that Donald Trump will live in Trump Tower rather than the White House, it seems the day-to-day governing may fall to Vice President Mike Pence.

And whilst Trump’s Conservative credentials are like a weathervane at best, ex-Indiana Governor Pence is as 1950’s white bread evangelical as they come.

Whilst Governor of Indiana, Pence brought in the most restrictive anti-abortion and anti-same sex relationship laws in the country. He opposed

federal funding for HIV treatments but advocated federal funding for “gay conversion therapy.’

He actively opposed gays being permitted to serve in the military. He fought against Syrian refugees being settled in Indiana, and diverted millions of dollars from public school funding to private and religious schools.

Pence vehemently opposes any restrictions on assault weapons and has an A rating from the gun lobby group the National Rifle Association.

He is a climate change sceptic and a coal industry cheerleader. He believes creationism should be taught in public schools, and dismisses evolution as ‘only a theory’ – stating only creationism provides a ‘rational explanation for the known universe.’

Speaking to the Faith And Freedom Coalition in 2011, Pence declared public policy alone won’t fix the crisis facing the country, ‘it will require public virtue… we must again say yes to the importance of

organised religion in our everyday life.”

Except if that religion is Islam.

Separation of Church and State is not part of Pence’s doctrine, and he is only one spray tan overdose away from becoming President.

••• Appearing on Entertainment Tonight in 1992, TV footage shows Trump watching a group of ten year-old girls going up the Trump Tower escalator.

Trump is heard on tape saying ‘I’m going to be dating her in 10 years. Can you believe it?’ He was 46 years-old at the time.

••• Donald Trump’s morals, or lack of them, have justifiably come under intense scrutiny since he announced his ultimate vanity project.

But what of the morals of those who voted for him?

The fathers, the brothers, and the sons for whom degrees of separation between Trump’s victims and women in their

lives was enough for them to grant Trump their vote.

What about the women (who the Democrats thought would automatically support the sisterhood) who ignored Trump’s obvious sexism and misogyny and voted for him anyway?

What about the evangelical Christians who cast aside the tenets of their faith at the polling booth, and voted for the racist, xenophobic, thrice married, serial adulterer and self confessed sexual predator?

And what of Trump’s support team, including evangelical Pence, who dismissed his recorded admission of sexual assault as ‘locker room banter?’

Morals are apparently flexible and partisan.

••• Reporter to female senior citizen (with Trump slogans plastered all over her shirt) at a Trump rally : Why are you so against Hillary Clinton?

Female senior citizen: She is no role model for women.

Reporter: What about Trump, is he a role model?

Female senior citizen: Oh

yes, we love him, can’t you tell?

••• I’ve been trying to imagine what the Trump Presidential Library will look like, and can’t get past the image of a golf clubhouse with gold tapware, walls lined with pictures of Miss Universe contests, and Trump’s book ‘The Art of the Deal’ the only book for sale in the gift shop.

I’ve also been trying to imagine what the next US election will be like. Trump is already backing away from some of his election promises, yet his band of armed and dangerous supporters expect the instant results they were promised. The signs are not encouraging, as he will try to run the country like a business and not everyone is on board with the CEO. The motto of the USA is E.Pluribus Unum – out of many, one – meaning a single nation formed by the joining of many states and peoples.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

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Bill Fergusonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legacy The University of Sydney Masters of Architecture Graduation Design students have been working for the last few months on Catalytic Cultural Hubs, celebrating the Ferguson Legacy, what this means for Dubbo and the wider community.

BY CATHERINE DONNELLY HE William Ferguson Legacy is quickly gaining its awaited momentum.

The forthcoming statue of this iconic historic figure will be unveiled next year in Church St, Dubbo.

This statue represents the seed of a social movement of national significance, honouring unity and hope for all Australians.

Thank you to locals, Elder Riverbank Frank Doolan and Dr Paul Roe, who have held this story close to their hearts and generously now share with pride for all of community.

Ferguson symbolised unity in his very being due to his mixed Indigenous and Scottish heritage.

He chose to be an activist for those with whom he identified, especially those living in inequity and he spoke up for Aboriginal rights.

He dedicated his life to actively strive for equality, a humanitarian sentiment fuelled by the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights. Yet, his grand and universal vision was not honoured at the time by his contemporaries and in 1950 he died with broken spirits, some 17 years before Aboriginal people were recognised as citizens.

This is a story that unfolds, deeply embedded in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;placeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and the landscape of mid-western New South Wales, as a critical part of Australian culture.

It holds within it recognition of the past truths of this countries histories and the potential for reassessment of our present.

It is an opportunity to honor an inspired vision of Unity for our future.

Ferguson established the Day of Mourning on Australia Day 1938, with his vision being to have a Day of Hope following.

The first of which is proposed to coincide with the unveiling of the Statue of William Ferguson on the July 27, 2017.

Concepts of recognition and hope, can be witnessed in the power of â&#x20AC;&#x153;spaceâ&#x20AC;? to facilitate community healing through â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;livedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cultural expression.

The placement of the statue in Church St is a catalyst for a celebration in the

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The University of Sydney Masters of Architecture Graduation Design students have been working for the last few months on Catalytic Cultural Hubs, celebrating the Ferguson Legacy, what this means for Dubbo and the wider community.

Viewed as a social art, architecture is summoned in this way as an enabling and demonstrative tool. Nexus Studio is the design studio which joins culture, architectural activism and visionaries in an opportunity to celebrate a deep expression of unity through diversity in the built environment.

Situated in Wiradjuri country, Church St, Dubbo, regional NSW, this studio project is grounded in real temporal, social and physi-

cal contexts, working for cultural sustainability.

The explorations by two students have carefully examined the vision and legacy of this eminent Indigenous figure, William Ferguson.

Their design outcomes are set in the real time activation of this nationally significant social movement surrounding his re-discovery, marked in a fusion of architecture, art and landscape.

Through a felt response to community engagement, the students have developed a rigorous ethical position of inclusion to fully empower their skills.

The field trip to Dubbo, led by Community Elder, poet Riverbank Frank, included meetings and discussions with Dubbo Regional Council, the Western Plains Cultural Centre, Aboriginal Affairs with special thanks to Mr Tony Fuller, the artist Brett Mon Garling (who is making the sculpture) and the buzzing Community Soup Kitchen.

The studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; invaluable experience is reflected in a myriad of building design

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He chose to be an activist for those with whom he identified, especially those living in inequity and he spoke up for Aboriginal rights.

outcomes.

Even some new building types have been invented in response to a resonance with complex and deeper meanings of community raised issues.

There are 11 â&#x20AC;&#x153;self designed programsâ&#x20AC;? for the Catalytic Cultural Hubs, created by voiced and realised inherent community hopes.

The designs include an Indigenous dance performance Space; a preschool and language centre; sports and arts centre; Indigenous cultural â&#x20AC;&#x153;holding spaceâ&#x20AC;? to honour traditional secrets and culture; a Ferguson memorial; a climbing gym and youth centre; a Ferguson library and a community soup kitchen, on a story telling spine.

The students were invited to revise conventional programs, adapting and re-aligning empathetic and unique visions of architectural propositions and generative landscapes.

They represent both iconic symbols of hope and hopefully will stimulate active ripples of possibilities.

The proposals test the contributions that architects make in society, challenging them to explore a social consciousness through high design.

Responsive briefs, formed through â&#x20AC;&#x153;deep listeningâ&#x20AC;? in the community engagements, reflect considerations of individual embodied experiences and personal resonance as an extension to public practice.

Historical truths, connection to country, nature and community, are critical to informing interpretations of contemporary culture and its sustainability.

Inspired proposals, have been developed, facilitating prospects of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;livedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cultural expression as visions for a collective future in Dubbo.

The studio will be returning to Dubbo to present their final work to members of the local community at the end of this month.

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Shoulder to Shoulder Learning about themselves and each other was all part of the experience for a group of young people who recently participated in a walk that would change their lives. What mentor Kirsty Hargraves didn’t realise is that it would also change hers. WORDS Natalie Holmes VERY now and again, a story comes along that’s so inspiring and amazing, that even those words aren’t enough to express its impact. The Shoulder to Shoulder walk is one of those stories.

The walk, undertaken early last month, extended from Dubbo’s Taronga Western Plains Zoo in the west all the way to Sydney’s Taronga Zoo, 490km away in the east. It symbolised the union of Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s Walanmarra and Taronga Zoo’s Burbangana programs and marked a time of reflection, development and maturity for the 29 young Aboriginal participants.

Taronga’s Aboriginal Special Projects Coordinator Nardi Simpson instigated the trip. She described it as a very spiritual journey.

“Shoulder to Shoulder is highly symbolic for indigenous people as it recreates the walking of country; a deeply connective and spiritual experience that increases an understanding of country, its environment, animals, people and stories.”

The Burbangana (‘Take my hand and help me up’) and Walanmarra (‘Make strong now’) are individual youth awareness programs operated at each zoo for young people identified as being at risk.

Taronga Western Plains Zoo director Matt Fuller said the dual programs have been very successful in developing pride, respect and leadership skills amongst young people.

“They also have a focus on learning new social skills and developing self-esteem and confidence.”

The Department of Family and Community Services has been integral in the ongoing maintenance of the programs and for ensuring that the walk was completed safely and successfully.

Dubbo’s Kirsty Hargraves was one of just four adult leaders on the trip. She is also the Aboriginal Programs coordinator at Taronga Western Plains Zoo. She said the walk linked with the programs which ‘aim to give kids a place where they can come and belong.’

“They have endured hardship in life and the program is able to connect them with life skills. They can feel safe and connect back to country in a contemporary way. The zoo is awesome for that.”

“Part of what the conservation stands for is preserving indigenous culture and it’s really good for Aboriginal kids to do that.”

The young people who range in age from 8 to 18, are taught about aim-building, social skills, care in practice and putting their knowledge into practice.

“They are putting into practice things they might otherwise have missed out on,” Kirsty said.

For participants, the skills they’d learnt during the 12-week program became important on the walk.

Kirsty explained that Shoulder to Shoulder was an idea that started seven years ago. Described as ‘a journey of discovery, exploration, self-reflection, strength and achievement’, Shoulder to Shoulder is also about self-awareness, coming of

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age and belonging.

They also gained knowledge of their culture and identity.

“It was to have the kids walk back to country and have that connection physically. It’s a massive experience to be immersed in culture like that.

There’s this intensity that resonates because of being in the open environment. They feel linked to something that is bigger than they are.”

They crossed through six nations on their journey from Dubbo to Sydney, but it was some time before they left familiar lands.

For Kirsty, leaving home country was tinged with a touch of sadness.

“Wiradjuri is the biggest nation in the state and for me that was sad, leaving my own country. I am Dubbo born and bred and my family are all from this area, Dubbo and Nanima near Wellington.”

After leaving Wiradjuri, the walkers travelled to Wonnaria, Darkinung and Kuring-gai, then Awadakal before arriving in Cammeraigal. Along the way, they stayed on the western plains at places such as Comobella and Gulgong before heading in to the Hunter, including Sandy Hollow and Wollombi before landing in Sydney where Royal Far West at Manly was their final destination.

At each place, the group was welcomed by local community representatives where their visit became a spiritual exchange.

“In some places, they took us on walks to see the sacred sites and we would talk to elders around the campfire, Dreamtime stories and places they visited,” Kirsty said.

“We learnt the dance of some of the local stories.

We gave a gift of thanks for walking through their land, and the kids gave a memory stick.”

The trip was done relay-style, with Dubbo youths walking part of the way before meeting up with their Sydney counterparts. It took 15 days of the 17-day program, with a day spent at each zoo before and after the long trek. At Taronga, the walkers arrived in time to join the zoo's centenary celebrations.

Along the way, their accommodation was sim-

` It was to have the kids walk back to country and have that connection physically. It’s a massive experience to be immersed in culture like that.

There’s this intensity that resonates because of being in the open environment. They feel linked to something that is bigger than they are.

ple, yet suited their needs. They also stayed at both zoos at the beginning and end of the journey.

“We stayed at a lot of schools, community halls, camped in national parks and stayed at a few motels. After five days without a shower, the Denman Motor Inn was like the Taj Mahal!”

Already a mentor to the kids on the trip, Kirsty’s role took a more maternal path while they were all away together and she was immensely proud to see the levels of maturity and self-awareness shown.

“Some of them I’ve known since they started on the program; I’ve been here for seven years and I’ve seen them transform and do some things that they thought they couldn’t do. To see the confidence they got, they were happy to be there and to see each other for more than a day here and there. To have eight or nine days together was wonderful.”

Kirsty said there were some interesting group dynamics on the trip.

“The girls were the leaders and the boys knew their place which is a Wiradjuri thing. It was great, they were having a great time. It was really good bonding and getting to know each other.”

For Kirsty, it was reminiscent of her predecessors who all had their role in tribal society.

“Everyone had their place and knew their place so that everyone respected their own place. That in itself means I have a huge respect for the ancestors who did that.”

During their travels, the teens showed an incredible amount of teamwork.

“There was a lot of freedom on some sections, but on the highway, we had to stay together and stay safe. Some of the kids were more boisterous than others, it was good for the quiet kids, the other kids encouraged them.

“One day, one of the girls was struggling to keep up, so the others encouraged her to take the lead and waited for her to get ahead. So for that 3km leg, she was the leader.”

Departure from the Dubbo kids as they forged on to Sydney with the city kids was difficult for Kirsty.

“Leaving the group I was looking after, particularly with the Dubbo kids stopping and the Sydney kids starting, that was hard for me.

The team dynamic changed and so did the landscape.

“When we hit Wannarua country, the whole feeling changed. It was the mines in the Hunter that made people feel unsettled.”

Until then, the group had spotted a lot of wildlife, and the environment had a positive vibe which kept them upbeat.

But the area where mines are prevalent made them feel uneasy about their surroundings.

“We went down this road and there was lots of dead wildlife in the mining country. It really changed the feeling. You become so much more aware of your surroundings and what is happening when you see it closely. It’s touchable and you can’t ignore it.”

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Saddened by what they saw in some of the areas where mines and power stations were prevalent, Kirsty said it really affected the mood of the group. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The night we spent at Liddell Lake where there is a power station was a really bad night. You can see whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening to the land and it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a good feeling.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;After that and the change of people, it took us a while to get back to being settled.â&#x20AC;?

The group really gelled when they attended a smoking ceremony. Kirsty described seeing the different kids mixing together as rewarding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a massive eye-opener for them. Learning to cope in new situations and increasing their awareness.â&#x20AC;?

They certainly needed their wits about them once they hit the city, which Kirsty described as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;six lane chaos.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Kirsty said one of the boys listed the friendships as the best aspect of the journey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He got more out of the friendships than he knew.

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It was an amazing experience that they could share.â&#x20AC;?

For her too, the friendships with the other mentors will be long-lasting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think four women could have actually got along any better.â&#x20AC;?

The trip itself will stay in her mind for a long time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel really privileged that I got to be a part of the story. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were a few moments of delirium. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still trying to get my head around it and process it all.

I became more confident in myself, I think I can back myself now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was such a positive experience, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know it could have such a positive effect on someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life.

That was the gift I got from the whole experience. The respect I have, I respect my country a lot more, I have a new respect. I respect my country a lot more. I have a new respect.â&#x20AC;?

Kirsty said the walk has affected participants in a good way, with positive outcomes which will affect

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their future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This has opened so many doors, so many people are more confident. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The best part for me is knowing that they are going to be okay now. You actually know that they will be okay.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think there will be a massive growth in cultural programs too. The opportunities from this will be amazing.â&#x20AC;?

While she missed her own four kids while she was away, Kirsty has now realised that the small things donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really matter too much anymore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It really puts things into perspective. Plus after walking 490km, you realise thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no excuses.

For us four women, it had a massive impact, it was life-changing.â&#x20AC;?

Shoulder to Shoulder participants will be formally recognised at a presentation on November 27. A documentary of the trip is also being put together.

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Significance behind the walk For thousands of years Aboriginal people have walked the land, travelling extensive journeys for celebrations, ceremonies, feasts, exchanges, funerals and land care. Throughout NSW special gatherings followed ancient song lines and extended right throughout the state as well as further afield.

The history of walking and communing with country is also seen in ancient song lines that connect across the continent. These pathways traverse great distances connecting groups through major creation and story tracks.

Shoulder to Shoulder follows the example set by generations of people before encouraging walkers to move across the land, listening to her, learning from her and hearing her speak.

As we move across country we also awaken those old storylines so that the country can vibrate and sing.

“Aboriginal people have always walked the land. This is how we learnt about country. Walking country created an everlasting affinity to the land, and the plants, birds and animal belonging to it. By placing feet on country we are connected to ancestors, by moving through it we imprint our journeys and bring to life song lines and dreaming tracks made long ago. By following in the footsteps of our ancestors we celebrate our belonging to place, learn about the bounty of country and ways to respect and conserve it for future generations. Our feet massage the land while the land anchors our soul."

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THE REAL AFRICA When television presenter and journalist Simon Reeve visited Taronga Western Plains Zoo recently, little did he know that he would give as much as he took away from the experience. WORDS Natalie Holmes PHOTOGRAPHY Taronga Western Plains Zoo S a first-time visitor to Dubbo’s unique open range zoo, Simon Reeve cheekily described himself as a Taronga Western Plains virgin. The charismatic reporter and TV personality best known for programs such as Beyond 2000 and Million Dollar Minute was the special guest at a dinner celebrating the 30th anniversary of volunteering at the popular tourist destination.

But Simon insisted that he was a guest among special guests as he happily mingled and chatted to the multitude of volunteers, some of whom have been at the zoo for almost as long as the volunteer program has been in operation.

“The volunteer program is fabulous,” he gushed.

“You see the joy everyone has in doing it and the dedication they have shown over the years. Some people have been doing it for 28 or 29 of the 30 years and they are able to share their passion with people from around the world.”

In Simon’s eyes, educating people is an important part of the conservation of wildlife.

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“That’s why volunteers are critical ambassadors for the zoo and are part of the education which is so crucial. They are the conduit to educating the public.”

After sharing a delicious three-course meal with the volunteers, Simon stayed overnight at Zoofari Lodge and took a spin around the facility the next morning.

He was not only impressed by the animals themselves but with the depth of knowledge and attention shown by employees.

“It’s clear how much the volunteers care about the zoo and the staff do as well.”

Simon was impressed by what Taronga’s many zoological workers know about the animals, describing the staff as a ‘rich gathering of smart people.’

“Those people are a goldmine,” he said.

“That is the value of Taronga Western Plains to the rest of the world, it is so significant in providing the role it plays and the science to the people in the field especially as numbers are reduced for all species in the world.”

Simon believes the ‘Taronga brand has evolved way

beyond being a zoo.’

“It’s unquestionably critical in the big picture now.”

Conservation is a key concern for Simon, who’s always been an animal lover.

“If you love animals, then it’s an organic process to follow that through,” he explained.

As part of that passion, Simon fell for the charms of Mother Africa when he was in his 20s.

“I knew straight away that this was going to be a big part of my life. I do love it. Whenever I fly back into Johannesburg, I am always excited like a little boy.”

Since that time, he has returned many times for work and pleasure, even living in Botswana for just over two years.

“Botswana, Zambia and Namibia are not high up on the ‘visit’ Africa list, but they should be,” he said.

“They are the real Africa, less touristy than other places.”

Whilst there, he established Kwando Productions, and co-produced the television series Mad Mike and Mark, broadcast internationally on Animal Planet.

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` But Linda is made of very strong stuff and Stella just wanted to see some “animals”.

As I have said to many since then ... for every blood red sunset in the bush watching elephants crossing a river, while sipping an icy G and T, there were lots of tears, sweat and no small amount of stress. - Simon Reeve

“I had sat around many campfires listening to great stories, then I was able to be part of them.”

One of the wildest things that happened on the job now has the ability to make Simon laugh when he recalls the moment.

“During filming, I was second unit cameraman and we were flying after a pack of wild dogs on an impala hunt in our safari vehicle. The next thing I knew we’d hit a warthog hole at 45kms an hour, I was catapulted out of the vehicle, camera in hand and hit the ground hard. I had the wind knocked out of me but the camera was still rolling. The things you do in pursuit of a story! Fortunately, the camera still worked and I still worked. Only the ego was damaged. It was certainly a memorable day.”

There were plenty of memorable days in Africa, particularly where animals were

involved.

But species preservation is a path trodden softly when it comes to dealing with the affected countries, and Simon believes that it’s important not to be condescending or critical about the issue.

“I think what we have to be careful about is not pointing the finger at places such as Africa, India, South Africa and Asia. Sometimes, we need to get down off our high horse and remember things like South Africa save the rhino. In 40 or 50 years, they turned everything around and drove them back up to substandard numbers. They are the reason the rhino still exists.”

“When you look at issues such as poaching of wildlife, you can feel overwhelmed and think ‘I can’t do anything.’ And as an adult, you can end up becoming cynical.

“But there’s a lot of poachers still cop-

ping it from the rest of the world.

“I like to challenge people and I keep challenging myself to do what I can, to spread the word, to connect to the story and to know that there are very small ways you can help.”

“Go on safari,” Simon suggested. “The number one way of conserving and helping to save wildlife is to go to these places.

“If you go and photograph animals in the wild, then you are doing the very best thing for conservation that you can do as it helps to protect these areas from agriculture and mining.”

If a trip to Africa is out of reach, then a trip to the zoo is the next best thing.

“Whatever you can do to help.”

“It helps support tourism jobs and it helps support conservation. It feeds back into that story and helps enable them to do what they’re doing.”

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From Bondi to Botswana

BY SIMON REEVE N May of 1999, I boarded a Qantas flight to Johannesburg with my dear partner Linda and our 20-month-old daughter Stella. I had wanted to live in Africa since I first stepped onto the continent nearly a decade before. Now it was happening. Our lives packed into suitcases. Our fate hanging on discussions via a couple of visits to my new employers in Botswana and what were the early days of email.

This was heady stuff. But I was also, well ... um ... anxious?

I think I took it for granted at the time how incredibly brave Linda was to accept this undertaking. With a toddler in tow and a nice "normal" life in Bondi in Sydney fading into the distance, this would test anyone.

But Linda is made of very strong stuff and Stella just wanted to see some "animals".

As I have said to many since then ... for every blood red sunset in the bush watching elephants crossing a river, while sipping an icy G and T, there were lots of tears, sweat and no small amount of stress.

This grand adventure over two and a bit years tested us, probing the weak spots, of which I have many. But it also taught us, it inspired us and gave us memories and friendships that remain strong and vibrant to this day.

Africans, black and white, have a special resilience. Africa spits on hubris, but rewards humility. It took us time, but we found a rhythm, a way of accepting that life and priorities were very different in Botswana.

We lived in a small-ish town called Maun, at the bottom of the Okavango Delta. Tourism is its lifeblood. Maun is home to dozens of companies that service the camps through the Delta and beyond. There is a great mix of cultures, colours and characters in what was until recent times, a real frontier town. It still retains that spirit.

I was up and back from the Kwando

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Safaris camps, filming in the bush, Stella was popped into a fabulous little preschool where she made many friends and Linda, bless her, packed her pasta maker from Sydney and created an amazing home away from home for all of us. We had a huge grove of lemon trees on the property where we lived, so each week there were lemon tarts for half the people of Maun coming out of our very rudimentary oven!

We had baboons, rock pythons, spitting cobras, huge water monitors, giant eagle owls, civets and many more critters as part of daily life at home. At 5 every evening the mosquito coils would be lit and the nets would go down over our beds.

This was our new life and for me this was truly "living" ... not just going through the motions. Being a part of it gave Linda and I a much more informed view of the issues people face every day.

From the outside we often have this very narrow take on how we need to "save the rhino" or "save the elephant". That is all well and good and don't get me wrong, it's what I want as well. But we have to see people as part of that picture, we have to expand our understanding of the complexities of these issues.

So here we are years on, surrounded by the comforts of life in Australia. Drinking water from the tap, power for our lights, our ovens, our "devices". Woe is us when the internet goes down! We are rendered helpless. It's hard when your emails don't get through or you can't post some inane thing to Facebook. That's when I try and think of the old people we would pick up on the dirt roadside to take them to the well in the 40 degree heat. Or the woman who brought her three year old son to our door one day because he had just drunk paraffin by accident.

I will forever love the African bush and its extraordinary creatures. But Africa, is so much more ... and I say to everyone who will listen, if you really want to save the animals, go there on safari. Nothing comes close to helping conserve these great wilderness areas than seeing it for yourself.

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Putting our native pollinators in the spotlight

BY DR MANU SAUNDERS DERS CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY ERSITY ECOSYSTEM SERVICES INNTER STITUTE FOR LAND WATER AND SOCIETY POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW

ATIVE insects play an important role in pollinating many of our key agricultural crops. But it's the European honey bee that often gets the glory.

I recently co-authored a research paper on mainstream media coverage of pollinator insects in Australia, with Tobias Smith from University of Queensland. We looked at articles about pollinators published in major online newspapers over the previous nine years.

We found 151 total stories, with a disproportionate focus on European honey bees. Only 15 per cent of stories mentioned native bees as pollinators and 17 per cent mentioned non-bee pollinators, like flies, wasps or butterflies.

Many of the stories were accompanied by photos of honey bees, bee hives, or beekeepers in their characteristic white suits. Images are powerful communication tools, often leaving a greater impression on the reader than the accompanying text.

Even more concerning, many of the stories explicitly stated that honey bees are the most important, or only, pollinator insect relevant to Australia.

This doesn't reflect what we know from scientific research and downplays the importance of pollinator conservation to news readers.

Wild pollinator insects are under threat globally from clearing of natural vegetation, overuse of agricultural chemicals, and the simplification of agricultural landscapes into vast areas dominated by one or two crop varieties.

Here in Australia, where honey bees are introduced, we have limited knowledge of our native pollinator insects.

Many species are still unknown to science. Of the ones we do know about, we

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have limited knowledge on where many of them live and what resources they need to survive.

The process of pollination is a critical ecosystem function. Animal pollinators play a key role in crop systems, increasing agricultural productivity by enhancing the quality and quantity of crop yields. Pollinators are also essential in natural ecosystems, where they help native plants reproduce.

European honey bees are the most easily-recognised pollinators. They’re also the insects that most people think of when we talk about ‘bees’.

But recent global research has shown that European honey bees are not always the best pollinator for many of our crops and plants. This is because an animal’s efficiency as a pollinator is often determined by how well its size and body shape match the design of a particular flower.

In some crops, for example mangoes, macadamias or tomatoes, the structure of the flower means that honey bees don’t really spread pollen where it needs to go. Instead, other insects, like blow flies, hoverflies or native bees, need to visit the flowers so the plant can set fruit. The benefit of these insects is that

they provide their pollination services for free. All we need to do is make the local environment suitable for them to stick around.

There are more than 1600 native bee species in Australia. Eleven of our native bee species are stingless bees, which live in social colonies and can be managed in hives like honey bees. Stingless bees are excellent alternative crop pollinators, and there is a growing industry in Queensland and New South Wales dedicated to commercial crop pollination with stingless bee hives. These tiny bees even produce a strong-tasting honey, albeit in smaller quantities than the honey bees do.

The rest of our native bees are mostly solitary. This means they don’t live in colonies, but will build individual nest cells to lay their eggs in, usually in holes in the ground, old trees, hollow plant stems, or even building walls. Some of these species will nest in aggregations, so you might find a lot of individuals of the same species nesting in the same area.

And then there are hundreds of fly, wasp, butterfly, moth, and beetle species, many of which are important pollinators too. These insects have varied

needs, and may lay their eggs in leaf litter, in the soil, on plants, or even inside pest insects.

Diverse pollinator communities are like an insurance policy. Supporting lots of different native insect species, as well as European honey bees, will ensure productive crop yields and healthy native ecosystems.

So what can you do to help native pollinators on your piece of land? z Plant lots of different types of flowering plants and trees, particularly natives, and make sure there is something flowering all year. Wind-pollinated plants that flower in late winter, like hazelnut trees, some grasses and ornamental deciduous trees, can be important pollen sources for pollinators before the peak spring bloom begins. z Maintain unmanaged areas of native vegetation. Woodland areas, with lots of dead wood, wildflowers and flowering trees, are important habitat for many pollinator species. These areas also provide homes for other beneficial wildlife, like natural enemy insects and insectivorous birds that control insect pests. z Use chemicals cautiously. Pesticides don’t just kill pest insects, they can also have damaging effects on beneficial insect populations, particularly pollinators and natural enemies that provide pollination and biological control services. z Diversify crop and market garden systems, by using intercropping and poly-cropping strategies. z Avoid mowing lawns or meadow areas when they are in flower. Try not to remove less aggressive weedy species, like dandelions, as these are important regular food sources for pollinator insects. z Keep records of what pollinator insects you see on your flowering crops or garden plants. You can help build scientific knowledge by contributing records to citizen science initiatives like Wild Pollinator Count (http://wildpollinatorcount.com), Bowerbird (http://www. bowerbird.org.au), NSW Bionet (http:// www.bionet.nsw.gov.au/), or the Atlas of Living Australia (http://www.ala. org.au).

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Tony Webber

Tony Webber is a Dubbo resident feeling anxious and uncertain.

Clinton’s bland campaign no match for ultimate outsider RUMP is a jerk, but Hillary’s campaign stank.

With the whole western world sitting here like someone just vomited in our lap, this truth has not been told.

Up against the most outrageous, unsuitable and uncouth character since US independence, Clinton fluffed it.

The FBI hovering around like a curious vulture didn’t help, but it should not have been terminal.

Being cagey around her health wasn’t a great look either, but compared to the stream of dopey, dishonest, dick-driven rubbish spouting from her opponent it should also have been inconsequential.

It’s been said repeatedly, but the guy that won was endorsed by the Ku Klux Klan - that’s where we are. It feels weird because it really is.

Yet Clinton - with a historic gender milestone beckoning, a massive war chest, Obama’s enduring popularity and the backing of international mainstream media - snatched humiliation from the jaws of history.

And too much of it was her own doing.

She didn’t visit the so-called “rust belt” Mid-West states that Democrats took for granted, like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and lost them.

She didn’t have a concise, easily-di-

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gestible theme to counter Trump’s successful “Make America Great Again.”

And she was captured by her association with the banking giants and could not explain it, much less escape it.

In maintaining decorum and a degree of experienced gravitas, she remained in too many eyes the establishment candidate, a vote for the status quo.

The line about Clinton continuing Obama’s legacy was a strong one and may well have resonated with black women, with 93 percent of those who turned out to vote opting for Clinton.

But what else was the substance of her campaign? What else did she present as her vision for the future?

Across the Pacific here no doubt we missed much of the campaign content, but we all knew exactly what Trump stands for, though out of respect for you dear reader, I will not trawl through again.

The “Make America Great Again” line cut through and was taken up, along with some less savoury mantras but, again, let’s not go there.

The best the bankers’ friend could counter with was that “America never stopped being great,” which clearly did not strike a chord with many voters, economists, or anybody who had recent-

ly driven through the inner city of a major US city.

It’s hard to look at downtown Detroit and say it still looks great.

What blue-collar communities from the nation’s interior started experiencing intensely in the 1990s and beyond by way of lost jobs had already ravaged black communities decades prior.

Clinton speeches were big on “breaking through,” and “coming together” – feel-good concept flourishes that at their core were too often bland, empty and no concrete reason to vote for anybody.

Cosying up to big business is stockin-trade for powerful politicians and Clinton is no different, but in a contest against the ultimate outsider, it left her

` The best the bankers’ friend could counter with was that “America never stopped being great,” which clearly did not strike a chord with many voters, economists, or anybody who had recently driven through the inner city of a major US city.

no counter-punch.

Rumours of a recording of one such speech where she distinguished between private intent and public policy positions was more sticky mud against an opponent throwing it in industrial quantities.

But it was the “deplorables” gaffe that was, well, deplorable.

For a would-be president to publicly slag off about half the population was as stupid as it was self-destructive.

How many people went from suspecting she was representative of an elite caste that looks down on them, to having it confirmed, in that one line?

Whether it changed the result is doubtful, but in a popularity contest you don’t win many hearts with sweeping, sneering insults.

There were all walks of life on show, for sure – some lower than others - but to publicly and deliberately denigrate everyone calling for change was a tin-eared catastrophe.

The best candidate lost but she can console herself with wealth, connections and stellar job prospects.

As for the rest of us, anxious uncertainty definitely trumps optimism at this point.

It’s only a 1962 Rolling Stones apartment, but I like it.

2016 ROCKIN’ LIFE

NEW YORK: When Mick Jagger (pictured) was coming up with ideas for an exhibition highlighting The Rolling Stones’ five-decade long career, he wanted to re-create the mood of the band in its early years.

He had a team recreate the first London apartment he and his band mates shared in 1962, complete with dirty dishes, beer bottles and blues records placed throughout the flat.

“That was the weirdest thing really.... The building is still there

– it’s not a building that’s been knocked down or anything, it’s right around the corner from where I actually live now,” Jagger said. “It’s very redolent of the space... and it smells like it and feels like it.

“I just remembered how it really was,” he added.

“There were a lot of places like that in the

early ‘60s... you wouldn’t want to live there now,” Charlie Watts The Stones also re-created their recording studio, complete with original instruments, for Exhibitionism – The Rolling Stones, the band’s exhibit that debuted at Industria in New York City on Saturday after launching in London earlier this year.

It includes

colourful tour outfits, Jagger’s lyric book, Keith Richards’ 1963 diary, Watts’ toy drum kit and various photographs, from posters to magazine covers.

“None of it made me cry particularly. Some of it made me laugh,” Jagger said of the memorabilia.

The exhibit will run in New York until March 12, 2017. Some of the pieces are works by Andy Warhol, Alexander McQueen and John Pasche, who designed the Stones’ iconic tongue logo.

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OPINION & ANALYSIS.

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

YOUR VIEWS

Asbestos Awareness ASBESTOS is a killer that continues to claim the lives of Australians including men, women and young adults years after it was banned in Australia in 2003. To save lives we’re on a mission to educate more Australian’s than ever before about potentially dangerous asbestos products still lurking in one third of Aussie homes.

After losing a dear friend and colleague to mesothelioma, the memory of what asbestos did to my mate Harold Hopkins and that it might have been avoided still fills me with deep sadness.

Harold is among the countless

Australian’s whose lives have been lost because they inhaled asbestos fibres.

As Ambassador for Asbestos Awareness Month, former DIY renovator and tradie, I’ve met many, many people who like me, have lost someone dear to them and been unnecessarily exposed to asbestos fibres.

Friends, grandparents, husbands, wives, mothers, fathers, daughters, sons and tragically, even grandchildren have succumbed to asbestos-related diseases because they inhaled asbestos fibres.

The First Wave of victims were the miners and manufacturers of asbestos and their wives who died from meso-

thelioma when they breathed in fibres while washing their husbands work clothes. The Second Wave of asbestos-related deaths were tradies who’d worked with asbestos-containing products. Their partners also became victims and sometimes even children who’d inhaled fibres died in their early 20s before their lives had even begun.

In recent times in what’s been dubbed the ‘Third Wave’ of victims, homeowners, DIYers and tradies have been identified as those most at risk when they renovate homes, unknowingly disturb asbestos and inhale the fibres that can kill.

Asbestos is not a thing of the

past. It remains an ever-present danger. If managed safely and products remain undisturbed, sealed and in good condition asbestos doesn’t pose a health risk. However, asbestos remains in one in every three Aussie homes and if disturbed releasing fibres that can be inhaled, lives can be at risk.

Asbestos is not just in fibro homes. Any brick, weatherboard, fibro or clad home, even apartments built or renovated before 1987 will contain asbestos in some form or another.

Asbestos could be lurking under floor coverings, in walls, behind wallpaper, under floor and wall tiles, in eaves, garages, carports, sheds, bathrooms,

kitchens, laundries, roofs, fences and even concrete paths.

With the current popularity of DIY and home renovations increasing, now more than ever before Australian’s must take the warnings seriously to prevent this avoidable and tragic loss of life and Get to kNOw Asbestos this NOvember! Visit asbestosawareness.com.au today to learn what asbestos products might look like, where they might be lurking in homes and how to manage it safely. It’s not worth the risk!

Sincerely, John Jarratt Ambassador, Asbestos Awareness Month Campaign

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What might a Trump presidency mean for Muslims and the Muslim world?

BY MEHMET OZALP LP ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SOR IN ISLAMIC STUDIES DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE ES AND FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES CIVILISATION CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY

DONALD TRUMP presidency will have unforeseen consequences for just about every interest group on the planet, but Muslims and the Muslim world may be feeling this historic upset particularly keenly.

During the election campaign, Trump said he planned “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims” entering the US, voiced support for a database on Muslims in the US, and has made several divisive and Islamophobic comments.

So it would be no surprise if the 1.6 billion Muslims around the world were now feeling a mix of shock, trauma and worry.

However, a Trump presidency may not be all doom and gloom for Muslims.

Yes, there is cause for concern, but there is reason for optimism too.

Let’s start with the optimism.

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Campaign mode versus presidential mode OW the election is over and he won, Trump is likely to relax and pull back on his rhetoric. As many observers have noted, Trump’s victory speech and comments made after meeting outgoing president Barack Obama were much more measured in tone and content than his inflammatory campaign comments.

In the light and heat of the election campaign, Trump had to appeal to the blue-collar masses and a certain Republican voting base. He knew what they were looking for and delivered it.

As president, though, he will soon realise rhetoric is not enough. People will expect solutions to real problems, and that could have a civilising effect on

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Trump’s thinking and behaviour.

Second, while he would never describe himself this way, Trump is a political novice. It is for this reason that the president-elect does not immediately assume the helm.

In the next three months or so, Trump will be educated by countless information sessions and reports prepared and delivered by seasoned officials in the state department. This may bring Trump a huge reality check regarding the gravity and complexity of government. He will quickly discover that it’s not always

` Radicals on extreme ends have a tendency to feed one another. For ISIS to continue winning the hearts and minds of Muslim youth around the world, they need a clear anti-Muslim enemy. Who is more perfect for that role than an openly Islamophobic Trump?

The Baker’s Dozen Trivia Test

1. HISTORY: Who was the first woman to be prime minister of the United Kingdom?

2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What US city’s nickname is The Mile-High City?

3. MEDICAL: What does the Greek suffix “-algia” refer to in medical terms?

4. BIBLE: Noah was the grandson of what biblical character?

5. ADVERTISEMENTS: Which fast-food restaurant chain urges patrons to “eat

fresh”?

6. MUSIC: Bebop is a style of what kind of music?

7. MOVIES: What was the name of the character played

by Marilyn Monroe (pictured) in “Some Like it Hot”?

8. LITERATURE: What famous ghost story was penned by Henry James?

9. TRANSPORTATION: What is the world’s oldest airline still operating under its original name?

10. LEGAL: Under drink driv-

possible for a president to immediately implement whatever he likes.

Third, the issues that he will be confronted with and the broad spectrum of people and world leaders he will meet may moderate his views. He will quickly learn that he is supposed to be the “leader of the free world”, not the chairman of the board of an increasingly authoritarian line-up of world leaders.

That said, it’s been clear for some time that Trump is partial to vitriolic rhetoric, and that strains of extremism run through his thoughts. So Muslims do have important reasons to worry about a Trump presidency.

Cause for concern T is quite likely that Trump’s election will be welcomed by ISIS and their radical ilk.

Radicals on extreme ends have a ten-

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ing laws, how many blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limits does NSW have?

11. FLASHBACK 1: Which group had a hit with “Angie”?

12. FLASHBACK 2: Name the group that wrote and released the 1978 version of “How Deep Is Your Love?”

13. LYRICS: Name the song that contains this lyric: “She was afraid to come out in the open, And so a blanket around her she wore.”

ANSWERS: SEE PLAY PAGES.

dency to feed one another. For ISIS to continue winning the hearts and minds of Muslim youth around the world, they need a clear anti-Muslim enemy. Who is more perfect for that role than an openly Islamophobic Trump? A Trump presidency helps perpetuate the narrative of radical Muslims and makes it hard for mainstream Muslims to prevent extremism and violent radicalisation.

Trump has also shown in his campaign that he can evolve as he goes, but it is anyone’s guess what evolutionary track he will take from here. Given the severity of domestic and international conditions, it is not looking good.

For the Muslim-majority countries, the reaction of their leadership will be pragmatic. For those leaders who need to be seen by their citizens as anti-US, Trump is the perfect president. It may not be long before we see openly expressed negative rhetoric between US and a leader of a Muslim-majority country. Egos and national interests will clash. This could trigger pro-Trump media coverage in Muslim majority countries that want to be seen as pro-US. Expect further splits in already divided Muslim societies.

For Muslim minorities living in Western countries, a Trump presidency is a lose-lose scenario. Many have observed a direct correlation between the vitriol of political leaders and the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment. Trump may not be able to resist the temptation. Social groups and institutions who stand to benefit from the widespread anti-Islam sentiments will be emboldened by a Trump presidency.

However events transpire, a Trump presidency will be uncertain, unpredictable and, not least of all, interesting. z UPDATE: This article was updated on November 11 to reflect the fact that Trump’s promise to ban Muslims from entering the US, which an earlier version of this story said had disappeared from his website, has now been put back. A Trump spokesman was reported as saying the issue was explained by a technical glitch. z This article first appeared in The Conversation

*Disclosure statement: Mehmet Ozalp is an executive of the Islamic Sciences and Research Academy, a not-for-profit higher learning organisation.

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2X2.

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Ken and Elaine Russell: Helping hands This Dubbo couple are fundraising extraordinaires, lending their support along with thousands of dollars to MS Research Australia and giving new meaning to the expression, ‘all for a good cause.’ AS TOLD TO Natalie Holmes Elaine Russell E have been married for 49 years. We didn’t know anyone with MS (Multiple Sclerosis) but it seemed like a good cause. I said to Ken, ‘What if we raise funds for MS Research?’ Everyone raises funds for cancer (Ken had cancer in 1971) but you never hear about MS Research. Twelve months prior to making that decision, I’d had a photo exhibition for Brain and Mind Research. We went from that to MS Research. We contacted Simon Hawke at the University of Sydney because that’s where the research facility is. In my mind, the uni needs the help as well as people with MS. That was eight years ago. Each year, we have a gala dinner with an auction and it raises funds. This year, we need $60,000 because they need a Beckman Coulter Gallios flow cytometer worth hundreds of thousands of dollars but cuts out 17 years of study in 12 months.

Our son was ill, he never had MS, but it’s just a terrible crippling disease. Even six-year-old children can be diagnosed.

Prior to the first dinner, up to that point, I had met two people with MS. At the first dinner, I met five. During the next year, prior to the next dinner, I met another three people. Then at the next dinner, I met some more people with MS. Eighteen thousand people in Australia have MS. One year, we raffled a car, and a little boy gave a donation with a double handful of coins. And we had this other lady, she was a pensioner and gave $5 every week, week after week. I told her there was no need (to give that much) but she wanted to help.

Ken has been with me on this 100 percent, he’s really behind me. He’s a very good support. But Ken and I have always supported one another with a lot of laughter and talking, whether we agree or disagree. We both do this together, we really do. We sit at home and discuss this cause and we are motivated because we don’t like to see people suffer. I think we’ve made a difference.

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Ken Russell ACH year, when we host a dinner, there’s a talk from the professors at MS Research about what they’ve done.

The new equipment they need does more than a microscope as they can get so much more of the work done with that machine. When we first started, we were invited along to a speech made by Tim Dolan, he oversees the University of Sydney’s fundraising programs. Elaine made the point to him that we would only do the fundraising if we could be assured that 100 per cent of the funds would go to the cause. Within a week of seeing him, we had a letter stating this in print.

The year we were raffling the car, our son was ill and we couldn’t do anything for MS Research for six months. After our son Shane passed away, we did fundraising every day for six months, even on weekends. Even though we knew he was going to go, when it happens, it’s

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still hard to accept. Anyway, we only had six months to raise funds for the year and it looked like we were going to have to take from our own pocket. What helped us with that was that they put it over the radio 2DU. People were then coming up to us and giving us money.

When they saw that 100 per cent of the funds were going to the cause, they wanted to give to us. The station was talking about people ringing them up at all hours. The people of Dubbo and surrounding areas were very generous.

The lady that won the car gave it to her daughter as a wedding present which was nice. And Michael Adams, the owner/manager at Golden West Holden was like a small child, his face just lit up.

Watching his face was a joy. It’s all these things that have helped.

We’ve raised almost $40,000 over the eight years and we do the best we can every year. Once we got it started, it’s never-ending.

We have realised we are achieving something, especially when we get information back from MS Research and from the people who buy tickets. It’s not always a hard slog. There are a lot of gratuitous people out there. People sometimes say that if they win, we should re-raffle it.

Elaine started this because she wanted to do something that would help others out.

There was a time when we thought Elaine had MS, but she didn’t.

We’ve known each other for 55 years now and had four children and now grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Elaine is a very educated lady, she’s very creative. She’s a good artist. What’s impressed me in our marriage is her ability to put her mind to anything. She has taught herself with art, with her egg artistry which she has sold to buyers overseas. One of the things that stands out about Elaine above anything else is her modesty. When Elaine thought she had MS, I was teaching in a gym and we built our own gym at Coonabarabran.

She asked me to train her. She trained for 15 years and ended up doing bodybuilding, she changed her body through training and ended up winning against 18 year olds when she was 53. I have never come across anyone with her tenacity to do things. We have been through a lot, but we are still happy go lucky.

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THE BIG PICTURE.

Baby debut

He’s one big baby making a big splash around the globe and last week on November 10, the Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s Asian Elephant made his public debut.

Born on Wednesday, November 2 he’s spent the days bonding with his mum, Thong Dee and Aunty Porntip under the watchful eye of zoo keepers.

For the first time last week, the calf got to explore a new paddock on display to the public and he’ll be on display from 10am to 2:30pm daily with mother, Thong Dee and aunty, Porntip.

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The calf weighed in at a healthy 101 kilograms, has experienced his first bath alongside his mum and keepers say he’s very inquisitive, enjoys playing in the sand and exploring his surroundings with mum close by.

Taronga has a successful breeding program for the Asian Elephant at both Sydney and Dubbo, and is active in the field working with governments and conservation agencies in Asia to help stop the decline of Asian Elephants.

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DIGITALLY ENHANCED.

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NBN’s not the reason your wi-fi is going ‘slow’

BY MATHEW DICKERSON SMALL BUSINESS RULES CONSULTANT ANT

ITH the NBN rolling out throughout our region and people enjoying faster connections from their home to the Internet, I am commonly asked about the best way to connect devices within the home to take advantage of the increased speed.

Many people are interested in wireless but because of Global warming or Donald Trump or a bad neighbour or insert some other crazy concept many people do not achieve brilliant wireless speeds throughout their house.

Although the NBN is being blamed for a number of things, the NBN is not responsible for poor wireless in your house. What the NBN does is highlight other potential bottlenecks.

When the Internet was first introduced in Australia on 24 June 1989, the speed was such that it may have been quicker to drive to the library and borrow a book rather than try and look up information on the Internet. The fastest dial-up modem at the time allowed speeds of 9.6 kilobits per second (kbps). To put that speed into perspective, to send a photo taken from a modern smartphone at speeds of 9.6kbps would take close to three hours.

Through the nineties a variety of modem transmission standards were introduced that allowed speeds to increase to 14.4kbps then 33.6kbps and the major breakthrough was made – and a technician from a major company at the time told me that this was as good as copper was ever capable of – when the 56kbps modem was introduced in 1998. When we use the same units commonly used today, that speed is 0.056 megabits per second (Mbps).

ADSL was first made available for consumers by Telstra BigPond in 2000 and suddenly copper was delivering speeds of 1.5Mbps – 26 times faster than some believed copper was ever capable of. As the years rolled on, we saw new standards introduced with new technologies – including the popular ADSL2+ at speeds of 20Mbps – until we now have our current NBN with speeds up to 100Mbps.

With NBN speeds more than ten thousand times faster than the original dial-up connections from 1989, the NBN highlights the need for other infrastructure to be brought up to

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Australian Shoppers to spend $48.1 billion this Christmas THE Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and Roy Morgan Research annual Christmas spending figures indicate Australian shoppers will spend more than $48.1 billion in retail stores over the Christmas trading period from November 15 to December 24, 2016.

ARA executive director, Russell Zimmerman, said Australian consumers are tipped to spend 2.3 percent more on Christmas at Australian retail stores this year compared to 2015.

“We have been seeing sales trending up and are hopeful as Christmas approaches to see robust sales over the period, with particular categories expected to go gangbusters,” said Mr Zimmerman.

speed.

In the early days of Internet access, there was one computer in the home with a modem and that was the computer you sat at to connect to the Internet. As time moved forward, there may have been another computer that you used somewhere in the house that had a separate modem or, in some circumstances, it may have been cabled back to a central point.

In September 1999, the 802.11b Wi-Fi standard was released and it was some time after that when the idea of moving around your house carrying a (heavy) notebook while still connected became a viable option. The maximum theoretical speed of this standard was 11Mbps so it was still dramatically faster (200 times) than the dial-up modems at the time.

By the time the first iPhone was introduced in June 2007, it came with the ability to connect to 802.11b and 802.11g. The newer Wi-Fi standard had theoretical speeds of 54Mbps compared to the common ADSL speed of 1.5Mbps (36 times faster). There are now a plethora of Wi-Fi standards (a; b; g; ac; n – I need to write an article just on these standards) with theoretical speeds of up to 780Mbps but this is the area where people experience some dissatisfaction with their Internet connectivity. Take the newest standard. 801.11ac has an upper speed limit of 780Mbps but can go as low as 6.5Mbps. It uses the 5GHz frequency range.

There are two main problems people experience. Firstly, they may have devices that are not capable of the newer standards. The 801.11ac standard was released in December 2013 so it wasn’t common in devices until well into 2014. Secondly, and this is the most common problem, Wi-Fi is subject to a range of potential obstructions. You are transmitting a very weak non-ionising radio signal. Your device (PC; phone; TV; etc.) is receiving and transmitting the same signal.

The quoted approximate range for these devices is 35m BUT anything you put between these two devices can absorb some of the signal and reduce the range and, most importantly, the speed. Place a metallic object – such as a fridge or oven – in the middle and much of your signal is absorbed.

To varying degrees, walls; people; appliances; furniture; etc. can all reduce the available signal.

In an increasingly crowded radio spectrum, other radio signals – particularly from nearby Wi-Fi devices – can also interfere with the signal. In the past when our Wi-Fi speed was 36 times faster than our Internet connection, we didn’t notice some of the interference or a slower Wi-Fi speed. But today, when our maximum Wi-Fi speed is only 7 times faster than our Internet connection, the range of minor issues impacting Wi-Fi are suddenly major issues.

There are solutions though. Firstly, Wi-Fi works best when there are no obstructions between devices and there is no outside interference. So…living in a metal shed that is built as a Faraday cage and having no internal walls would be the best solution. Assuming that may be a little over the top for some of the readers of this column (priorities folks) then there are alternatives.

The best solution is cabling. If you can cable to each individual device you want to use then you will experience reliable speeds of 1,000Mbps. The next best alternative combines Wi-Fi and cabling. Ensure that all of your devices are capable of the latest standard and situate multiple Wi-Fi devices throughout your house all wired back to the central NBN router.

As an example, I have three wired Wireless Access Points in my house to give consistent coverage across the entire footprint with automatic hand-off from each separate device.

Lastly, if cabling is difficult in your environment, you can use wireless repeaters. As the name suggests, wireless repeaters take the original Wi-Fi signal and repeat the signal.

You can repeat multiple times but each time you repeat the signal you introduce a small amount of latency. Not perfect but a completely reasonable solution.

As NBN speeds continue to increase over the years to come, these problems will be further highlighted but I can guarantee you that there are many organisations working on new standards to overcome these looming issues.

One resident complained to me that they needed a solution for their Wi-Fi as it worked everywhere throughout the house – except the toilet. They didn’t like the suggestion of not using their phone in the toilet! And that, my friends, is what we call progress!

Christmas spending forecasts for more than 20 years.

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“We know clothing, accessories and footwear have been strong in recent months, and I expect this to continue as Christmas is just the time to gift that new bag or pair of shoes” The ARA has partnered with Roy Morgan Research to compile the projected spending figures, with factors including consumer sentiment and unemployment taken into consideration. In 2015, the ARA and Roy Morgan accurately predicted the total Christmas spending figure of $46.7 billion, with actual sales reaching $47 billion for the period.

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Aboriginal civil workers benefit from exciting partnership FIVE Orange and district Aboriginal students are demonstrating all the skills required to forge successful careers as civil workers at the Guanna Hill road improvement project between Orange and Molong.

That’s according to TAFE Western civil construction teacher Scott Mitchell, who praised the students’ hard work ethic as a successful partnership between TAFE NSW, FK Gardner and Sons Group and Spinifex Recruiting continues to flourish.

“As part of this partnership, the students completed a Certificate II Resource and Infrastructure Work Preparation Course at TAFE and were given work place-

ment with FK Gardner through Spinifex which opened the doors to these exciting employment opportunities,” Mr Mitchell said.

“Since completing their initial Certificate II, the students have each earned an apprenticeship and the opportunity to work on the Guanna Hill project. Since mid-August they have shown outstanding work skills, a hard work ethic and a commitment to learning and improving their skillset.”

Spinifex’s Damien O’Donnell said his organisation was thrilled to be involved in a project which was delivering real-life employment opportunities for local students.

“This has been a very positive project to be involved in,” Mr O’Donnell said. “In a short timeframe the students’ initial training has been completed, they have been inducted onto the project and have started working full-time hours.

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Marketing for small business – ignore at your peril!

BY PHIL COMERFORD D SCOLARI COMERFORD

S business advisors and small business accountants, we often see businesses who market, get busy, and then when they get quiet, they decide to market again. This is if they can afford to do it while things are quiet – but the problem is they can’t afford NOT to do it.

There is no magic marketing bullet. If you speak to a marketing expert, they’ll tell you there are usually a number of things you should be doing and very rarely is it using just one medium.

Here are some tips to help generate some new business.

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1. CHOOSE YOUR MARKETING CHANNELS Being a good marketer is being able to identify which channels you should be using. You will need to firstly create a customer ‘persona’ which simply means sitting down and looking at what your target market looks like: z Where are they? z How old are they? z Why will your product or service solve a problem they have? z How many are there?

Once you have established these facts you can then think about how you will get them to see what you do. It also means that you should be able to get better cost efficiencies when advertising and a better bang for your buck.

Do you need to advertise on: z radio; z television; z print media; z social media; z website; z mobile app; z SEO (paid and unpaid); z sponsorship; z your existing database?

The last point is important as many try to spend money on getting new customers but not enough on marketing or selling to their existing customers who

already know and trust you.

2. TEST & MEASURE Marketing can be a bit hit and miss sometimes so it pays to test and measure. You will find that certain combinations work better than others at certain times of the day, week, month and year. Always measure what works best and then keep doing it if it is producing results.

3. APPOINT A ‘CHAMPION’ IN YOUR TEAM Always have a marketing budget and

a plan. Put these into action and into a calendar. We find that having a ‘champion’ who makes sure that the plan occurs works best. Otherwise, the marketing can drift away and not be effective just as it is getting momentum.

4. BE CONSISTENT Generally it’s best to keep marketing in good times and in bad. Waiting for things to dry up and then start can lead to long lead times and the consistent message of your brand has to be started all over again. In fact, ceasing and starting again could actually cost you more in the long run.

5. GET EXPERT ADVICE Whilst we are business advisors and have a good grasp of marketing, we also get help from experts and so should you if you are not getting the results you want. Somebody who assists others successfully and has a good track record is the sort of person you want to help you get business growth through a nice steady flow of leads.

CONCLUSION: What marketing are you doing at the moment? Is it effective or is it just costing you money? Consider the above as a start and get your machine rolling!

Who's got a crystal ball?

BY JOHN CUNNINGHAM HAM REINSW PRESIDENT

VERYONE has an opinion on where the property market is going, but few are the same! Some say prices are going up, some say they'll stay the same, and others are predicting a drop.

People want quality, convenience and a good lifestyle. They want diversity of choice, a secure clean environment to live and security of their investment in property. It is these trends which are used by people to determine where to buy or invest, and locations that meet these requirements are where the smart

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money is going. But where are these locations going to be?

Well, polish your crystal ball and take a leap of faith because that’s what the future of property in Sydney is all about.

The old concepts of where the best places to live or invest are have been challenged in recent years, and in some cases found wanting. As our needs and desires change, so do our views on locations and communities. The challenge is for government to keep up, or to try to plan ahead. Good transport infrastructure, schools, hospitals and leisure time amenities need to be in place to make the new or "back in favour" communities work.

I passionately believe in real estate

as an asset worth owning, but I would warn against a blind belief in continuing strong property price growth across all markets. Whilst there is a shortage of desirable properties, that doesn't mean that every property is a guaranteed "good investment".

Changing the rules around taxation is not the answer. Instead we need to see an increased supply of desirable properties and not just a "build them tall and they will come" approach. This will give people more opportunity and greater choice. This in turn will create a more balanced "demand and supply" equation, helping more people to buy a property and contribute to a stronger economy.

` The challenge is for government to keep up, or to try to plan ahead. Good transport infrastructure, schools, hospitals and leisure time amenities need to be in place to make the new or “back in favour” communities work.

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New chair for Evocities program Evocities has recently announced the appointment of a new chair, Albury A lbu ury y m mayor, ay yor,, Kevin Mack. Dubbo Week Weekender caught up with Kevin to discuss d iscuss his his hopes hopes forr regional regiion nall development dev velopme under the Evocities program.

A AS S TOLD TO OLD TO Y Yvette vette A Aubusson-Foley ub Please share e some background b about yourself.

I was born b rn and raised bo rai in North East Victoria and m moved oved to Melbourne to Vic i toria Police.

Po join the Victoria After seven reeturned to W years I returned Wodonga where I have been stationed since 1985, living in Albury during g th that period. Whilst I still maintain a role ro in the police I a passionate about abou o regional areas am a d I believe thatt the an th h 'supercities' are and choking chok ok ing on their own ow infrastructure demands deema m nds and we ne need to offer more affo ford dable lifestyle alternatives. To affordable th hat eend nd d Evocities ticks t that many boxes and my intention is ccontinue the great and work k of previous cchairs ha a and our Evocities' team.

How can Evocitie Evocities iess h help with regional d de velopment? t development?

Evocities is currently currre r n the only active marketing m rketing campaign ma camp ca pai aign g which is working to suppo support ort S State tate tee and Federal Government policy poli licy cy byy driving economic growth in re regional NSW - promoting regi gion on nal N great careerr a and nd d lif lifestyle f opportunities in re regi regional g on gi o all N NSW S cities. By driving in ng economic e on ec nom o growth of this kiind Evocities is helpkind ing to make regional NSW an attractive and legitimate option for current met ropolitan city residents.

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strong engagement process so we are playing a key role in connecting prospective relocators with information, contacts and opportunities.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics - Regional Population Growth, over the past six years Evocities has assisted in growing the population of the seven regional cities by an average of 6 percent. By attracting new residents to the regions, Evocities is helping to build economically sound communities, aiding the build of a skilled labour force, increasing workforce diversity and providing greater choice for investors and employees.

Evocities is a long term solution designed to combat the general lack of awareness among metropolitan residents about the existence of NSW inland regional capitals. Evocities challenges the perceived paradigm – ‘the city or the bush’ and positions regional cities as an attractive alternative for a City change. As the cost of living in our metropolitan cities continues to rise, Evocities will remain an important and sustainable alternative for metropolitan residents.

How does Evocities address the problems of regional cities?

Evocities supports local industry to connect with prospective employees through the unique and tailored Evojobs website. Over the past six years the Evojobs website has advertised over 33,000 local jobs, attracting over 1.8 million visits to the site. The

Evojobs website is also utilised by local employers from the seven cities to attract highly qualified candidates to their organisations and is equally useful in supporting population retention, with locals seeking employment or career changes accessing the site. Evocities is currently investing in upgrading the Evojobs platform to improve capabilities and extend the reach of the site, to further utilise the site in leveraging the availability of current jobs to attract skilled relocators.

In attracting skilled professionals, especially those relocating from metropolitan areas, regional cities face the challenge of perceptions – especially around lifestyle factors such as café culture, connectivity etc. So all the overall marketing activities of the program including advertising, PR and social media engagement are continuously communicating the positives of regional city living and providing a supportive platform to industry and businesses looking to attract professionals.

What are the primary benefits the Evocity campaign is trying to sell?

Evocities provide their residents with an abundance of opportunities including lower cost of living, strong career and business opportunities and an enhanced lifestyle due to a greater work/life balance, stunning natural surroundings and shorter commute times. In selling these attributes the campaign also aims to put regional

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cities up as a real alternative to Sydney or Melbourne – we’re not selling a tree or sea change – we are selling a City change.

Evocities research has found that those who made the move to a regional city reported an overwhelmingly positive experience across the key lifestyle promises of the campaign – employment, housing, education and community. The access to quality, affordable property, and the social and community aspects of life in a regional city recorded high levels of satisfaction. New resident expectations were either met or exceeded in over 70 per cent of cases in each of these areas.

Who is the target audiences?

The primary target audience for Evocities are young families located in Sydney – primarily the outer suburbs.

Young families are often the ones who feel the pinch of Sydney’s skyrocketing cost of living the most. With the median house price reaching $1 million in 2015, the Evocities provide an affordable alternative where the great Australian dream is still an achievable reality. Research shows that 69 per cent of relocators said their cost of living since making the move to an Evocity was improved or much improved.

As the campaign has evolved over the past five years and integrated more digital advertising into its marketing strategy, our geographic reach has expanded to include Brisbane and Melbourne.

This is timely as many of the Evocities have now opened up transport links to multiple capital cities.

What is it prospective residents are specifically wanting when considering a move to a regional city?

Our latest research indicates it’s a combination of factors that contribute to relocators making the move to the Evocities with the top three reasons being quality of life, traffic congestion and the cost of housing. Fifty-nine per cent of relocators surveyed wanted a better quality of life than what was currently available in their metropolitan city, 54 per cent were tired of the traffic congestion in their capital city, while 49 per cent were looking for more affordable housing.

Given the limited resources of regional cities (e.g. water) are there limits to how many people can come?

I do not envisage that resources will be an issue as each Council across the Evocities have planned for the anticipated population growth in their Community Strategic Plan. We are all open for business and our offer is stronger than ever and our members will ensure sustainable outcomes for growth now and into the future.

Are immigrants or refugees a target market?

While immigrants and refugees are not the primary target audience for Evocities marketing strategy, the campaign’s services are available to immigrants and refugees who are looking to

make the move including our Evojobs website and our dedicated relocation consultants who are on hand across the seven cities to provide assistance and advice to new and potential relocators.

What has the return on investment been so far?

At the end of September 2016, the Evocities had welcomed a combined total of more than 2,826 new households through the program. Research commissioned found that a household moving to an Evocity helps to directly boost the economy of their new city by an average of almost $95,000 annually. A newly relocated household also helps to lift median incomes, encourages business growth, increases tourism, grows participation rates in local community groups, and increases flow-on spending across the economy in their new city.

How does the program account for council amalgamations? Evocity Dubbo isn’t just Dubbo anymore, it’s also Wellington?

Council amalgamations do not alter the existence of cities and towns. Dubbo as a destination still exists as a thriving regional city. While the Council administration area has changed the offering of the city, Dubbo is still well aligned to the positioning of Evocities. I would envisage any Councils that have undergone an amalgamation will look at their new resident or skilled attraction strategies and make any adjustments to processes or campaigns as they see fit.

The offering of smaller rural communi-

ties - such as Wellington is a different offering to the major inland cities that make up the Evocities campaign. It will be up to each Council to establish how they want to sell those different lifestyle propositions that may exist within their LGA boundaries.

How do you see Evocities in 10 years’ time?

In 10 years’ time Evocities will be 16 years old and the campaign will have reached a level of maturity. I would like to see the Evocities recognised among metropolitan residents in Australia as a grouping of vibrant and progressive regional capitals which offer an exciting alternative with great opportunities for personal and professional fulfilment for anyone looking for a City change. The perceived paradigm of ‘the City or the bush’ will no longer exist with regional cities generally acknowledged as providing a viable alternative to our metropolitan cities.

Anything you’d like to add?

We are the solution to the government’s need for space and development in the state of NSW and this platform is unique in its design and intent. We need to grow government investment and participation and provide for further opportunities to grow the Evocities brand. Since the campaign’s launch in 2010, Evocities has attracted more than 439,500 visits to Evocities.com.au, more than 1.8 million visits to evojobs.com.au and had over 2,826 households move to one of the seven cities.

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Navigating your immigrant ancestors past

BY CYNTHIA FOLEY F you like jigsaw puzzles, detective novels, the thrill of a chase you will love genealogy.

Today the two words are interchangeable, as is ‘ancestry’. However, genealogy means tracing your ancestor’s names, dates and places of birth, while family history is finding out what they did in between their birth, marriage and death.

This is a rewarding hobby, especially when you realise that the people you are investigating once lived and that you may have inherited their characteristics and physical features.

That you may be able to visit their place of origin.

Genealogists make excellent local historians. Once you know which town or village your ancestor came from, you begin to feel a sense of belonging and often develop an interest in the area. And while it can be a thrilling and rewarding experience it can be expensive, but not necessarily so. Frequently, people ask me this.

If you are paying a professional genealogist, the answer is yes. However, much can now be done online. In your own home, by you. Subscriptions to online database can be expensive but there is always the ability to visit Macquarie Regional Library or Dubbo & District Family History society where for a small cost you can avail yourself of the full collection of one of the best regional genealogical/family history societies in NSW. Imagine we are on a sailing ship coming to Australia and we are searching for the ship.

What can do you about it?

First stop for me would be NSW State Records. For all early colonial records and shipping, State Records is a one stop shop. And free. Records are indexed. Go to https://www. records.nsw.gov.au. Once onto the site, presuming we are looking for ‘immigration’ take a browse at the wonderful collection of records held by this facility, as well as immigration.

Wills, probate and naturalisation records are fantastic for finding ancestors that came from foreign countries.

Your family may have come to NSW as members of the military, a convict, under one of the many assisted passage schemes, as a Bounty passenger, or a passenger who paid their own fare. There are a number of categories. All indexed and available.

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Immigrants have formed the major part of the Australian population, becoming a significant feature after 1828 Census which in itself is an excellent research tool. Available in DDFHS and MRL in book form or on various online websites.

It’s an excellent source for early arrivals, providing name, sex, age, length of sentence, whether convict of free, (CF), ship and to whom the person on the Census was assigned after arrival in the colony. An excellent starting point if you have someone in the colony before 1828.

Most Assisted immigrants arrived in Sydney, Newcastle, Moreton Bay and Port Phillip.

These records are indexed between 1842 and 1896. The term refers to people whose passage was subsidised through one of several schemes which operated in NSW from the United Kingdom and other countries.

Australia needed immigrants. Farmers were in high demand. Before the Industrial Revolu-

` Immigrants have formed the major part of the Australian population, becoming a significant feature after 1828 Census which in itself is an excellent research tool.

Available in DDFHS and MRL in book form or on various online websites.

tion in late 18th and early 19th century many of our forebears would have toiled in Britain’s fields.

As farm machinery took over during the Industrial Revolution, the rural worker, our agricultural labourers (Ag Labs) were without employment and put off the land. Most of us will have an ancestor who worked as an ‘Ag Lab’ at some point.

In fact, the UK 1851 census records 1,460,896 people are recorded working as an “ag lab”, farm servant or shepherd – more than in any other field of employment. Thousands had already arrived on our shores by this, to give some idea of the proportion of arrivals in this classification.

The population of the colony was growing.

Introduced schemes brought settlers to Australia. Land grants were available. Farmers were in great need. A pressing need was to produce enough food to feed the ever increasing population of the fledgling Colony.

Bounty Immigrants were brought to Australia by an employer who was paid a bounty for each immigrant he sponsored. People qualifying as immigrants under the bounty scheme had to conform to certain conditions. Preferred immigrants were married couples under 30 years of age with their families. Unmarried women between 15 and 30 years of age under the protection of a married couple, and single men between 18 and 25.

Bounty Immigrant scheme operated between 1828 to 1848. (Look for your Irish families on the Bounty Index). Bounty records are available in DDFH library on microfilm, but by far the best source is on: https://www.familysearch.org (search family historical records).

A free website of millions of names.)

More on Unassisted passengers next week and settlers brought in by the Australian Agricultural Company. z Dubbo & District Family History Society, ground floor, Community Arts Building, Western Plains Cultural Centre. Opening hours: Saturday 10am-4pm, Tuesday 1pm-4pm, Thursday 2pm-6pm, Friday 10am-1pm. Phone 68818635 in library hours. 0408845796 (ah). z Several interest groups meet regularly during each month, and various activities such as ‘Share Your Story’ is held on the third Friday (November 18) of each month at 2pm in the Society’s library. All welcome. Cost is just $3 towards an enjoyable afternoon tea. RSVP June Wilson 68825366. Telling his interesting family history this month will be Mathew Dickerson, former Mayor of Dubbo.

More than 30,000 women in Western NSW at risk

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DESPITE having access to a test that can significantly reduce their chance of developing cancer, the latest figures from the Cancer Institute NSW show that more than 30,000 women in Western NSW have not had their Pap test in the past two years.

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Cervical cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in women around the world.

However, in Australia rates of cervical cancer have halved over the last 25 years due to the free national screening program and the introduction of the HPV vaccine2.

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Professor David Currow, NSW Chief Cancer Officer and CEO of the Cancer Institute NSW, urg-

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es women not to be complacent about getting regular pap tests, worried that many women underestimate the importance of this regular health check.

“These days, women are less likely to know someone who has been diagnosed with the disease, so they may not feel they are at

risk. In fact, five women still get diagnosed with cervical cancer every week in NSW, yet 96 per cent of cervical cancers could be prevented by regular screening.”

With changes to the National Cervical Screening Program due to start mid next year, there are also concerns that women may be putting off their test until then.

Professor Currow says, “Until the new program is fully implemented, it is vital that women have their Pap test as soon as it’s due. This is the best chance women have of finding and treating cellular changes before cancer develops.”

Professor Currow also explains that the changes to the new pro-

gram will not change the actual procedure women go through for the test.

“It is important women don’t wait for the new screening program out of a belief that it might be a different procedure. The changes are primarily what is tested for and how it is diagnosed in the lab, rather than a change to how doctors take the sample of cells from the cervix.”

The main message from the Institute is for women who are overdue to book their Pap test today.

“This Cervical Cancer Awareness Week is an important reminder for the million women who are overdue to see their GP and have a Pap test that could po-

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

Reality bites… ’VE just returned from a trip to the dentist. I must be getting old (or a bit long in the tooth) because it wasn’t until I checked the actual appointment arrangements that I realised they had booked me in for two thirty. Two thirty!

For the dentist! What a gift, for a devotee of the Dad Joke like me and I clean missed it. I can’t believe I left a line like that, unacknowledged. Let’s face it, when there’s only one 2.30 appointment to share out each day, amongst the punters, they’re precious. Like hen’s teeth.

As it turns out, tooth hurty was not a grim foreboding for the work that I needed to have done. I had a couple of fillings that needed sorting, and I wasn’t much looking forward to them. And I had been a little tentative about having an ‘anti gnashing’ plate made. (more of that later).

But I have found that pearl beyond price, a dentist in whom I have faith and, even better, one who doesn’t make me regret having faith. She’s great, my new friend the dentist. She fills me with confidence, just as she’s filling the cavities in my molars. She is firm and deft, she does not leave room in our conversation for any uncertainty or doubt. To be honest, when her hands are in my mouth, there’s not much room for me to participate in any sort of conversation, let alone ask questions that will bring on fear and loathing. (Or wailing and gnashing of teeth) In the couple of times I have been to visit my new favourite dentist, in a professional capacity, I have developed a heartfelt respect for her chairside manner, her proficiency and her calm ability to sort out my toothy dramas without inflicting pain. It’s nothing short of miraculous, because I am a victim of long standing of the dreaded ‘white coat fever’. I only have to visit the doctor to see my blood pressure rise, so a trip to

the dentist has been known to make me grind my teeth. (Hence the anti-gnashing device – see above) In short, I have discovered a dentist in whom I have faith and that is a very exciting thing.

It’s not unheard of, mind, but it’s not that common. Two other dentists stand out in my mind as being really exceptional. When I was living in Sydney, I had a favourite dentist who was quite relaxed about my rabid fear of all of her ilk.

It didn’t bother her one jot that I considered her to be a step below Frankenstein’s monster on the ‘trust you not to inflict pain on me’ scale. She didn’t turn a hair. And that’s kind of surprising, because when you think of it, whilst a dentist has the capacity to inflict pain on the patient, that patient could just as easily (in a fit of terror) bite off their fingers.

So, I think it’s a good idea to encourage a healthy respect for the capability of both to inflict suffering.

But my former favourite dentist (who we shall call Judy, in case anything I reveal here should expose her to the wrath of any sort of professional standards committee – but her name IS Judy), my friend Judy had worked out how to manage ‘fraidy cats like me. She had a biiiiiiiig bottle of laughing gas, and no matter what procedure I was having done, she was more than happy to hook me up to it. And then she’d put the headphones over my ears (Sting’s Dream of the Blue Turtles was a personal favourite) and I’d lie back in the chair and go to Another Place. It was quite the best way to have a medical procedure that I have ever discovered. As it happened, I had quite a bit of work to be done (due to me having avoided the dentist for so long, reason being the intense fear and loathing of the white coat). It was great. I’m not saying that I became completely fearless of the dentist’s chair, and I suspect I still have an undiagnosed laughing gas hab-

tentially save their life.”

ty during the perinatal period (during pregnancy and the year after birth).

“Both women and men can experience perinatal mental health issues.

These can vary in intensity and symptoms,” Anne said.

“Up to one in 10 women and one in 20 men experience antenatal depression. Furthermore, one in seven new mums and one in 10 new dads experience postnatal depression each year in Australia,” Anne said.

MHDA Services have partnered with House with No Steps, The Meadow and Buninyong Schools and Communities to deliver a free floral crown workshop.

The floral crown workshop is on Friday, November 18 from 6pm to 8pm and is open to all new and expectant parents, family and friends. Dads, grandfathers and uncles can also attend.

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Perinatal depression and Anxiety Week WESTERN NSW Local Health District’s Mental Health, Drug & Alcohol (MHDA) Services is encouraging all new and expectant parents to look after their mental health and wellbeing during and after Perinatal Depression and Anxiety (PNDA) Awareness Week (November 13 to 19, 2016).

PNDA Awareness Week is an opportunity to raise awareness about perinatal mental health issues and encourage new and expectant parents to seek help and support early, while also breaking down the stigma surrounding this common health issue.

Child and Family Health Clinical Nurse Consultant, Anne Roth said that PNDA Awareness Week aims to raise awareness of depression and anxie-

` My friend Judy had worked out how to manage ‘fraidy cats like me. She had a biiiiiiiig bottle of laughing gas, and no matter what procedure I was having done, she was more than happy to hook me up to it. health issues is very important,” Anne said.

“Unlike the baby blues, perinatal depression and anxiety do not go away after a few days. If symptoms such as low mood, feeling unable to cope or difficulty sleeping are occurring and don’t go away or seem to be getting worse, it’s important to seek help from your GP, midwife, or early childhood nurse.”

Anne also encouraged parents to also look after themselves, reach out before things get tough and look for activities that will help improve their mental health and wellbeing.

The floral crown workshop at The Meadow is an excellent opportunity to give parents, expectant parents, grandparents and caregivers a break, learn new skills and interact with new people.

Bookings are required as places are limited. Please phone Yvonne Muyambi on (02) 6881 4161 to book or for further

it, but it helped me deal with the drama.

It reminds me of someone who used to take Valium, to help her deal with the three ‘effs’. I probably cannot tell you in these pages, what the effs stand for. But I’m sure if you have a red hot go, you can work in out for yourselves.

And then, when I was living in Bourke, there was the redoubtable Tooth Fairy.

That man was a bloody legendary dentist. He was also a very funny character but it’s tricky to laugh uproariously at someone’s quips when they’re dragging your wisdom teeth from your skull. Easier by far to catch up with his smartarsedness when he was holding court at the Golf Club, rather than when you were at the receiving end of his expertise.

So, when it comes to exceptional dentists, I’ve been jolly lucky. Three great dentists in a career which has involved more avoidance of dental care than regular and diligent visits; I’d say that I have been pretty much blessed.

And interesting to note that of the three, two of them were women. And I don’t know whether those two women were better dentists because they were women; maybe yes? Maybe no. But it’s their ability to do the job that most concerns me. I will fight to the death (it’s a figure of speech, I couldn’t fight my way out of a bar) for women’s right to take an equal part in all levels of society, but I’m not going preference a woman over a man on the basis of gender.

So, when it comes to the current wailing and gnashing of teeth in the US, I’m less aghast at the fact that Donald Trump has been elected than at the fact that so many people are surprised. I’m all for the idea of a female leader for the US, but was Hillary Clinton REALLY the best they could offer?

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Pharmacy diabetes screening trial THE Minister for Health, Sussan Ley launched a new Pharmacy Diabetes Screening Trial for the early detection of type 2 diabetes.

Minister Ley outlined details of the trial, which is part of the Australian Government’s $50 million Pharmacy Trial Program.

The trial, in more than 350 pharmacies across Australia, will involve pharmacists undertaking a blood test for diabetes-related health indicators using a simple finger prick test.

Extending the role of pharmacists will help more people to be tested for type 2 diabetes. One in two Australians live with a chronic disease and one in five are managing two or more.

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FEVER From the day the cherry blossom trees burst into bloom around Dubbo in September, calling in hundreds of bees, and sunny days started filling the calendar, the magpies moved in to patrol their territories, and gardens were suddenly splashed with colour and laden with fragrant flowers. The Spring rains painted the lawns and parks a brilliant (if overgrown) green and, like a cherry on the Spring cake, this week’s super moon delivered another Spring spectacle.

To mark the season which draws us out of our winter caves into the sunshine, Dubbo Weekender celebrates Spring Fever.

Lawns & gardens KARYL-LEE from Magnolia Nursery says, “This has been the best Spring planting season for many years. The wet winter along with mild temperatures and intermittent rain through Spring has produced great conditions for establishing new plantings in the garden. The roses and flowering shrubs around town look amazing. In the nursery, our “Pierre de Ronsard” roses and Irises have been a stand out.

“The great growing conditions, of course, have also meant that every weed imaginable has germinated this spring and we have all been out clearing out garden beds before we could get anywhere near the ground to replant anything.

“In our gardens and in the nursery, as we have been weeding we have been working in compost and aged manure to give the garden beds a boost, and with all this early

growth we are needing to feed the garden beds well to support the growth and have recommended going organic with some of the pelletised organic fertilisers like ‘Searles 5 in 1’.

“The insects also love the great conditions! Snails and slugs have had a field day in the vegetables and herbs.

Needless to say we have all had to implement control strategies from crushed egg shells to snail pellets. And those “butterflies” the kids are chasing have often been Cabbage Moths and other pest moths which have promptly laid eggs on anything green, from herbs to geraniums to vegetable seedlings, and their caterpillars are now happily devouring every green leaf they see.

Needless to say we have had to use a few soft sprays to control the caterpillars.

“For the rose growers, the wet winter also meant that we were not able to get in with

Swimming AND we cannot forget about the other favourite Australian pastime – swimming! Paul Howarth, owner of Perfect Seal Australia, says: “Now is the perfect time to resurface your pool. If you want to improve the appearance of your pool and enjoy your pool again then contact us for a free quote and advice.

“A pool is an investment that should be looked after. Correct preparation is very important in pool resurfacing. It’s not just a matter of slapping on the product.

We can resurface all types of pools including fibreglass, marblesheen, pebblecrete, painted and concrete.

“If you have an in-ground concrete pool with a liner, then we can remove the liner and replace with a fibreglass lining to suit your pool. Some pools may require abrasive blasting and we have a mobile abrasive blasting unit that will do the job. Pool resurfacing is basically like giving your pool a facelift. The results are really impressive.”

Lime Sulphur to help control Black Spot and other fungal diseases. So, we are going to see a lot of leaf spots, etc this season. It will probably be necessary to spray to get some control along with manual removal of any spotted leaves or damaged branches.

“The storm activity hasn’t helped much either. I know the hail last week damaged leaves, etc in my garden and, of course, damaged leaves are the perfect spot for diseases to start. So maybe a few preventative fungal sprays might help.”

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Irrigation IRRIGATION expert, Craig Chandler from TEAM Irrigation, a Valley master dealership based in Dubbo, says record inflows in September took Burrendong Dam from just 10 per cent capacity to full storage and brought much-needed optimism back to the industry.

Craig believes the rains came just in time for some growers.

Some despondent growers, who were looking elsewhere for work a few months ago, are now madly harvesting their winter crops so they can get their summer crops in on time, Craig says.

“The short term pain is hopefully behind us now,” he added.

“It will give them a cash flow again and hopefully things will be right for the next couple of years.”

Craig says some growers have made the decision to invest in precision irrigation for the first time because they want the reassurance of being able to choose where and when to spread their water next time a dry spell settles in.

“There is plenty of water in the storages and this is the time to start thinking ahead for any new major capital purchases they will need to get the most out of the strong seasons that lie ahead of them.”

He says the state-of-the-art technology in pivots and laterals gives growers a lot more control about how to distribute their water allocations.

Electricity costs are increasing and the environment is demanding more efficient water use, so reliable and technicallyadvanced irrigation is becoming a necessity, says Craig.

“A well-designed irrigation system enables you to maximise your yields from every drop of water,” he says.

TEAM Irrigation can customise systems according to the available land, water and power and come up with solutions to your problems.

To find out more about how Valley’s overhead pivots and linears can enhance your yields, talk to Craig and his team at TEAM Irrigation on 6885 5220.

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S the daytime temperature increases, now is the time to prepare your pool for the swimming season ahead. For those with a backyard pool, it is vital that all equipment and chemical levels are correct to ensure that you have a trouble free swimming season.

When it comes to chemical levels, it is important to maintain the required parameters, which will save you time and money through the Summer months and keep a healthy balance for swimming use Of the required levels, two are of most importance, being PH & alkalinity, along with residual chlorine.

The PH is the level that is of importance when it comes to bather comfort and is directly responsible for keeping the water looking crystal clear during the season. A recommended PH level should be maintained at around 7.5 and by keeping pool water at this indicator, will enhance other chemical additions to your pool, making their use more effective with a balanced PH in place.

The other important level, is the residual chlorine, which is usually in the range of 2 to 4 ppm (parts per million) and will ensure that the water is free of contaminants, safe for swimming use

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ODAY’S selection of books has been motivated by a customer who was recently talking about Paul Keating’s comment, “Get yourself a haircut – get yourself a job.”

Too often we see protesters on TV who really need to be committed to National Service disciplines. After all, some of them campaign for free university training – in National Service there was a modest wage, fully catered accommodation, and graduates learned about the values of life.

Kerry O’Brien wrote “Keating” in which it quotes, “Paul Keating is widely credited as the chief architect of the most significant period of political and economic reform since Federation.”

In 1979 E.F. Schumacher wrote “Small Is Beautiful – Economics As If People Mattered” and the foresight of his thinking has certainly become a reality today. Three decades later Paul Hawken has taken that text and added commentaries identifying that the theories in the book are the perfect antidote for the economics of globalisation. Reading this, it becomes clear that the Right in Australian politics has put the banks and big business in control of the economy, and the Left has seen the Unions’ demands put the country in an uncompetitive category internationally. Either way, we’ve priced ourselves out of jobs.

Last Sunday morning Dick Smith discussed the effects of free trade arrangements with Ian McNamara. He gave ex-

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Prepare your pool for the swimming season and lessening the chance of bacteria and algae problems.

At this time of the year, it is vital that all pool equipment, is working to it's full potential. For those with salt chlorinators, check salt cells to ensure that calcium build up has not occurred through the winter months. A fully efficient salt chlorinator is paramount in providing crystal clear and safe water to swim in, as is a pool that does not have a chlorinator, in which daily additions of granular or liquid chlorine is added.

The required level of these additions is all relative to the volume of the pool and should be added at the correct rate specified on the label.

Other maintenance in the form of filters should be checked for wear and tear and if your pool has a sand filter, where the sand has not been replaced for a lengthy period, it is advised that it is changed to promote a fully functional filtration system to remove more solid particles when vacuuming and filtering

the water.

As the water temperature increases with longer daylight hours and temperature, there will usually be signs of algae growth on walls and the floor of your pool, if some of the above levels are not maintained. Other than correction of these levels, extra maintenance in the form of brushing the surface may help in removal of algae growth. Algae may also be prevented by adding a copper based algaecide, which not only helps to clear suspended algae in the water, but also acts as a preventative for future potential infestations. Always use the correct amount recommended for you pool volume, following instructions on the label for application.

Other ways to conserve water and chemicals in your pool is the addition of a pool blanket. This easy to install product will help to reduce evaporation during hot days and also reduce chemical loss. Ultra Violet (UV) rays are one of the main reasons for chlorine loss dur-

ing hot weather and having a pool cover will act as a barrier to reduce its loss.

There are also UV screening products that are a worthwhile addition to your pool, which act as a sunscreen for water also reducing chlorine loss during the hot Summer months.

Top 5 tips for this week: 1. Ensure that your pool equipment is working efficiently. Check all working equipment, along with chemical levels and adjust where necessary.

2. As Tomato vines increase in size, support with a suitable stake to ensure strength to the vine and it's fruit.

3. Keep lawns healthy and green with a suitable fertiliser. Add at recommended rates and water in.

4. Apply wetting agents to garden beds, lawns and pots in readiness for the Summer months to reduce watering.

5. Fertilise Vegetables as they increase in size with a suitable liquid or granular fertiliser to maximise your crop.

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On an early morning radio program, incoming callers were commenting on their retail employment. One fellow identified himself as working in one of the “M” stores, one lady worked for “that company with the symbol with the round circle and a dot in the middle”. Both were faced with reduced working hours and conditions as retail trade had fallen. Another fellow complained that staff had reduced so much it was difficult to find someone to find a required item, and when he went to the

sales counter to pay there was no one there.

P.J. O’Rourke is seen as one of America’s Grumpy Old Men which comes through in his book “Don’t Vote! It Just Encourages the Bastards”. It is a sobering look at politics and why politicians are a necessary evil – not only just barely necessary. He breaks down the social contract between power, freedom and responsibility. He talks about healthcare reform, climate change, the deficit, putting restrictions on politicians’ “dipping” and much more. “The trouble with practical jokes is that they often get elected.”

Unlike any election in modern times, people in the western world were fed a range of opinions regarding the rise of Donald Trump to US President-elect. One clear element was the manner in which the media portrayed him negatively. But there were a couple of farmers interviewed in the US mid-west who supported the need for his style of control – their incomes had been dramatically affected – as they are here in Australia. But if Trump’s speech of recognition after he was elected is an indication,

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From the bookshelves

by Dave Pankhurst The Book Connection then the negative factor could be eliminated, and we could see some new style in government.

That election count was not a “cliff hanger” – it was a decisive result giving Trump a 20 per cent majority over his rival.

Donald Trump did not broadly emerge to the public eye until the last few years. You may recognise Robert Kiyosaki, the author of a number of books including “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”.

Back in 2004, he and Trump worked on a book “Why We Want You to be Rich”.

In 1960, about one in 30 Australians were welfare dependant. Today it is one in six. A crisis, yet to be featured nationally is the growing sector of the population who don’t have real jobs.

“The Capitalism Papers”, which examines the “Fatal Flaws of an Obsolete System”, has been written by Jerry Mander – yes that’s what the author’s name is, as quoted on the book.

He comments, “What may have worked in the 1850s and 1900s is calamitous in 2010.” He goes through the composition of today’s processes – “it’s a system that finally fails to produce a contented, satisfied, peaceful society”. Both the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times support his writing.

Taking Schumacher’s theory

that “people matter”, we see the rise of independent candidates in Australian politics and the recent Orange electorate sending a clear message that the population expects problems to be fixed or eliminated – and the difference in making the appropriate decision requires intelligence, not autocracy.

We now have a ‘democracy’ with governments that stay in power having done deals with outsiders, with government agencies that don’t do their job, and commercial monopolies that manipulate the economy by forcing food producers to the wall and using imports from foreign countries that don’t have a wage cost structure like ours.

Have you observed that people object to their political hierarchy in two phases? The first is when the pocket becomes empty, the second is when the belly is empty.

A new title from author Clive Hamilton is “What Do We Want?” It’s the story of protest in Australia. Like it or not, stirring forms of protest are used by big social movements, and with the co-operation of the media, the issues of equality, peace and environmental action confront Australian society.

Enjoy your browsing, Dave Pankhurst.

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Tedeschi delights music crowd

BY GREG MARGINSON A full house greeted popular pianist Simon Tedeschi at the Macquarie Conservatorium season on Friday, November 11, 2016 at the DRTCC him as he took the stage and launched into the beautiful program of music. Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures of an Exhibition’ was the whole first half, with other Russian composers, Rachmaninov and Prokoviev featured in the second half.

Mele and Alex Fapole, Simon Tedeschi, Loribelle Spirovski

India de Sousa Shaw and Genoveva de Sousa

Louise Thornton and John Mason

Cecelia de Sousa Shaw and Liam Shaw

Veronica and Lorna Mitchell

Ian Simpson, Katrina Walker and Maree Simpson

Joanne Floyd, Hannah Langford, and Jan Palmer

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Adam Eckersley Band at RSL

BY BRENDA HUTCHINS COUNTRY music fans were out on Friday, November 11, to see the Adam Eckersley Band. The boys were in town promoting their album, called “The Second Album”.

The band will be back to this area around April next year with a show in Bathurst.

Amber Hibbert and Jason Saddleton

Geoff and Ash Bowman

Lee Jarvis and Roslyn Sinclair

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One Eye Film Festival

BY BRENDA HUTCHINS THE One Eye Film Festival opened on Friday, November 11 at the new Black Box Theatre at WPCC. The annual event in its fourth year is run by the Dubbo Filmmakers and showcases short films made about the local Orana region.

Nicholas Steepe and Lee Robinson

Maree Harries, Heather Rushton, Annie Drinkwater and Deborah Cooke

Ingo and Heidy Steppat

Margaret Anderson, Andrew McKay, Kim V Goldsmith, Erifili Davis

Milena Salllustio and Margaret Anderson

Vicki Aland, Dawn and Midnight Brydon

Natalie Holmes, Justin and James Lewis

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Press Night Markets

BY GREG MARGINSON IT was very busy at the Press for the first ever night markets at the CafĂŠ on Saturday 12, November, 2016. Over 20 stall out the back selling home produce, food stalls, local artist like Laura Holland and performer Sammi Bourke entertained the crowd.

Artist Laura Holland

Julie McNamara, Prue Urquart, Pam Larsen, Robin Barlett

Casey Radnidge and Kieth Yapp

Catherine and Belinda Cambell from A Taste of Plenty

Krista, Kathy and Paddy Bourke

Sammi Bourke

Dionne Mitchell, Patricia Skuse, and Ian Knox from Curra Creek

Corrina Lindner, Ben and Thomas Peacock

Amanda Hamilton and Sally Montgomery from Trangie

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HEAR great advice at the FREE BUSINESS INFORMATION SESSIONS in DUBBO and WALGETT for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people interested in starting a business.

IBA acting CEO Leo Bator said the information sessions are an integral part of our Business Development and Assistance Program, which assists Indigenous Australians to establish, acquire and grow small to medium businesses – contributing to closing the gap in business ownership.

‘Before taking the exciting leap into business ownership, entrepreneurs need to fully investigate their ideas and discover what it takes to run a business.

‘Participants will have the opportunity to discuss their business ideas in a relaxed setting, hear from others with similar aspirations, learn what it takes to run a business and find out how IBA can help’, Mr Bator said.

Small business owner Karen Seage from Snap Underwood printing found there was a lot more to starting a business than just having the technical skills.

‘I had been in the printing industry for 32 years and thought I knew everything, until I started my own business.

‘The support I got from IBA in areas that I knew nothing about was just incredible’, Karen said.

At the end of the three hour session, participants wanting continue their journey towards business ownership will work with IBA staff to determine the next steps.

IBA offers further business skills development workshops such as the Into Business™ online course, Business Start–up workshops, Business Growth workshops; together with commercial lending finance options such as business loans.

The next Business Info Sessions will be in Dubbo today (FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18).

People wanting to find out more information or to participate can reserve a place by contacting their IBA office on 1800 107107

SEE that you get along to the great initiative for teens brought to Dubbo by the INDENT MUSIC FESTIVAL coming to the MIDNIGHT CAFE on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18. Festival organisers are bringing winners of Triple J’s Unearthed Award, Perth band TIRED LION .

Indent is a project of MusicNSW that was set up to help young people aged 13 to 25 in NSW to give them access to drug and alcohol free all-ages entertainment.

Tired Lion have appeared on stage at Splendour in The Grass, claimed the WAM! For Best Rock Song and have supported the likes of The 1975, Kingswood and Luca Brasi, Dew Process and UMA. They have toured the UK and Europe playing the Glastonbury Festival alongside the likes of Adele, PJ Harvey, LCD Soundsystem and Muse.

The band includes Sophie Hopes, Matt Tanner, Ethan Darnell and Nick Vasey and together they have released singles such as ‘Suck’ and ‘I Don’t Think You Like Me’.

Tickest are $10 from Mostix or $15 at the door.From 7pm. See more details, www.musicnsw.com/indent/.

The Indent Tour is also taking in Armidale, Tumut, Moruya and Wollongong.

DO not miss the one and only SARA STORER perform in “Another night by the Billabong” at the WARREN Sporting and Cultural Centre to benefit RiverSmart on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2. Tickets $30 each or if you want to take the luxury bus trip option from Dubbo or Narromine, contact Langley's Coaches.

See www.riversmart.org.au for all the details. Tickets are selling fast so get in soon to avoid disappointment. Seating is limited.

Then on SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 and 11 throw in a line at the Macquarie River Fishing Classic, Carp muster and river cleanup. A major sponsor is Macquarie Toyota, Warren. Fish anywhere from Burrendong to the Barwon! All who enter go in the draw for a tinnie-trailer-outboard package donated by Dubbo Marine. See www.riversmart.org.au for all the details. Enter early to save yourself $10. Gold sponsors, Twin River Machinery and Macquarie Caravan Park.

HEAR former mayor Mathew Dickerson address the Dubbo and District Family History Society and general public who are also invited to the the SHARE YOUR STORY session today (FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18) with guest speaker, former mayor Mathew Dickerson.

The talk is held in the Family History Rooms at the Western Plains Cultural Centre Community Arts Centre on Wingewarra Street, Dubbo.Entry is through the iron gates to between the Western Plains Cultural Centre and the community centre.

The regular sessions are now being held at the new time of 2pm. To confirm please phone 6882 5366 or 0417 690 495. All are invited to stay for a cuppa and a chat after the talk. Cost is $3 which goes towards covering the cost of refreshments.

SEE all manner of entertainments at the Dubbo Regional Theatre on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27 as the magnificent lineup of quality productions for 2017 is revealed at the 2017 SEASON LAUNCH. You could just pick up the new 2017 season booklet when it’s distributed but the season launch is an opportunity to find out more about the shows than the booklet will offer.

There’s live performances, exclusive footage and interesting tidbits on performers and shows to help you with your decision making on what shows to invest in.

The 2017 Season will be packed with musicals, drama, comedy, concerts, dance and must-see children’s shows.

Classical ballets will be a feature of the Season and patrons will be spoilt for choice.

“The Season Launch ticks all the boxes; it’s a matinee, a variety concert with singing, dancing and comedy, followed by refreshments and a 56 page Season booklet to peruse. All of this for $25 a ticket and free if you are a 2016 subscriber,” Ms Christof said.

“Everyone has the chance to win the lucky door prize of a $500 gift voucher to splash out on the 2017 Theatre Season for yourself and someone special.”

“Craig and Kay Carolan from Kings Hall Jewellers have come on board as the new 2017 season launch sponsor which means the bar has been raised further in the way of Season Launch entertainment.”

“The ticketed event is open to the public, you don’t have to be a Subscriber, or have ever been to the theatre for that matter. You can come on your own or with a bunch of friends - either way, it will be an afternoon to remember!”

Bookings essential.

DO put the GULGONG FOLK FESTIVAL on the New Year’s Eve calendar. From DECEMBER 30, 2016 to JANUARY 2, 2017 and has always brought together the best of traditional folk music. It is a venue that has provided an avenue for new and young emerging talent.

There will be performances, concerts and blackboard sessions in the Centennial Hotel, Commercial Hotel, Post Office Hotel, Prince of Wales Hotel, RSL Club, plus the Butcher Shop Café all weekend.

Also in the legendary Prince of Wales Opera House and in Coronation Park covering music traditions from Folk to Bluegrass to Gypsy Jazz, some raw blues and lots of what comes in-between.

Gulgong is famous for its traditional Folk Sessions that many visitors enjoy joining in. A small traditional friendly family focused long weekend is what makes Gulgong unique. From a Come All Ye session at the Centennial Hotel Friday night of December 30 through to a final farewell on the Monday afternoon/evening.

sent and connect with the visitor market beyond the farm gate.

Monday 5 December - Dubbo - 9am-12pm - Western Plains Cultural Centre - Wellington - 2pm - 5pm - Cow and Calf Hotel Tuesday 6 December - Gilgandra - 9am - 12pm - Gilgandra - Shire Administration Building - Coonabarabran - 1.30pm - 4.30pm Warrumbungle Shire Council Chambers For more information: Jacki Parish | (02) 6801 4121 | jacki.parish@dubbo. nsw.gov.au RSVP essential: Liz Rich | (02) 6840 1737 | liz.rich@dubbo.nsw.gov.au

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ETC DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARM TOUR PRODUCT Dubbo Regional Council, in collaboration with ten local government areas, will be producing a Guide to promote agriculture experiences and farm tour products to the group visitor market. The Guide will be professionally produced and designed and will also be available on-line.

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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.

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

tLJůĚĞ ĞĂŶ ĂĨĞ

VELDT RESTAURANT Open for dinner Monday to Saturday ĨƌŽŵ ϲƉŵ͘ Under Quest Serviced Apartments ŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ DĞŶƵ 22 Bultje St, 6882 0926

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

CLUBS & PUBS PASTORAL HOTEL

THE BOOK CONNECTION

DMC MEAT AND SEAFOOD

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

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

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

QUINN’S MYALL ST NEWSAGENCY

IGA WEST DUBBO

DUBBO RSL CLUB RESORT

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

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

CLUB DUBBO 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

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

GROCERIES

SHOPPING

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

^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ϱĂŵͲ ϭƉŵ͘ EĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌƐ͕ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐ͕ ƐƚĂƟŽŶĞƌLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐ͘ 272 Myall St, 6882 0688

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

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

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

THINGS TO DO

WESTERN PLAINS CULTURAL CENTRE

KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ŐĂůůĞƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐĞƵŵƐ ŝŶ E^t Ŷ ĞǀĞƌͲĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĂƌƌĂLJ ŽĨ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƉ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐ͘ 76 Wingewarra Street, 6801 4444

OLD DUBBO GAOL KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ϵͲϱƉŵ >ĂƌŐĞ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJ ŽĨ ĂŶŝŵĂƚƌŽŶŝĐƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽůŽŐƌĂƉŚƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ Ă ƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ďLJŐŽŶĞ ĞƌĂ ŽĨ ƉƌŝƐŽŶ ůŝĨĞ͘ 90 Macquarie Street, near the old clock tower, 6801 4460

TARONGA WESTERN PLAINS ZOO KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ϵͲϰƉŵ͘ dŚĞ njŽŽ͛Ɛ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽǁƐ ŽīĞƌ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ƚƌƵůLJ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͘ Obley Road, off the Newell Hwy, 6881 1400

THE PARTY STOP

READINGS CINEMA

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

ŽŵĨŽƌƚ͕ ƐƚLJůĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĂůƵĞ ΨϭϬ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ϯ ĞdžƚƌĂ͘ ĂŶĚLJ ďĂƌ͖ ϱ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐŽŵƉůĞdž͖ ŝŐŝƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚ ŽůďLJ ŝŐŝƚĂů ϯ ƉƌŽũĞĐƟŽŶ >ƵdžƵƌLJ ĂƌŵĐŚĂŝƌ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ 49 Macquarie St,6881 8600

CALL FOR A GREAT RATE ON A LIST FOR YOUR BUSINESS HERE! 6885 4433.

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE

Friday 18.11.2016 to Sunday 20.11.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

Friday, November 18 The Grinder

The Level

MOVIE: Mean Girls

ELEVEN, 8pm

ABC, 8.30pm

9GO!, 9.40pm, M (2004)

This funny US sitcom revolved around Dean (Rob Lowe), a popular TV lawyer whose drama series ends, so he returns to his hometown to work in the family law firm, where he bangs heads with his younger brother Stewart (Fred Savage), more often than not with hilarious consequences. Tonight, in “The Grinder Divergence”, Dean panics when his mother (guest star Anne Archer, Fatal Attraction) visits unannounced, as she’s never been a fan of his lifestyle. Meanwhile, Stewart is desperate to snare a reservation to a hot restaurant in town to celebrate his anniversary with Debbie (Mary Elizabeth Ellis).

This tense new British police drama might be set in the idyllic seaside town of Brighton, but it has a very dark underside. Detective Sergeant Nancy Devlin (Karla Crome, Misfits) is a good cop with a bad secret – a dangerous loyalty to childhood friend and drugs trafficker Frank Le Saux (Philip Glenister), who was murdered in front of her. When she finds herself put on to the investigation into his death, she manages to move away to Brighton, but how long will she manage to keep this quiet for? Not too long, we imagine as people are already getting suspicious, Tonight, Nancy begins a dangerous game of double bluff with Elliot (Geoff Bell).

Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan, right) grew up in the African wild, but nothing can prepare her for the dangerous terrain of a US high school.

Befriended by three shallow, bitchy girls (Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert and Amanda Seyfried), Cady takes a crash course in sociology. 30 Rock’s Tina Fey, who also appears as the maths teacher, wrote the script, which has lines and observations as sharp as a thumb tack. With a highscoring joke-to-laugh ratio, Mean Girls doesn’t just make the grade, it takes an express route to the head of the class.

ABC

PRIME7

NINE

WIN

SBS

6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 10.00 One Plus One. (CC) 10.30 Catalyst. (R, CC) (Final) 11.00 Attitude. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) 12.00 News At Noon. (CC) 1.00 Pointless. (R, CC) 1.45 Doctor Foster. (R, CC) 2.40 Kevin McCloud’s Escape To The Wild: Sweden.

(PG, R, CC) 3.30 The Cook And The Chef.

(R, CC) 3.45 The Bill. (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. (R, CC) David Koch and Samantha Armytage present the news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

9.00 The Morning Show.

(PG, CC) The latest news and views, including segments on health, astrology, gossip, cooking, counselling and fashion.

11.30 Seven News. (CC) 12.00 Golf. (CC) Australian Open.

Round 2. From the Royal Sydney Golf Club.

5.00 The Chase Australia. (CC) Contestants race to answer quiz questions correctly to avoid being caught by The Chaser.

6.00 Today. (CC) 9.00 Today Extra. (PG, CC) Presented by David Campbell and Sonia Kruger.

11.30 Morning News. (CC) 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) Variety show.

1.00 Ready For Takeoff.

(PG, R, CC) A behind-thescenes look at Qantas and the staff and crew whose job is to ensure passengers have a smooth trip.

2.00 Hyde & Seek. (M, R, CC) Claire’s suspicions of a traitor are proven.

3.00 News Now. (CC) 4.00 Afternoon News. (CC) 5.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (CC) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 6.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R, CC) 7.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (R, CC) 8.00 Entertainment Tonight.

(PG, R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Talk. (PG, CC) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG, CC) 1.00 The Living Room. (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 King’s Seal. (R, CC) 3.00 The Point Review.

3.30 Heston’s Mission Impossible. (R, CC) 4.25 Who Do You Think You Are? David Suchet.

(R, CC) 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

(R, CC)

6.00 The Checkout: Snack Size. (R, CC) A no-holdsbarred, irreverent and entertaining look at consumer affairs.

6.10 Pointless. (CC) Presented

by Alexander Armstrong.

7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 7.30. (CC) Current affairs program.

8.00 QI. (PG, R, CC) Guests Victoria Coren Mitchell, Sue Perkins and Rev Richard Coles join Stephen Fry for a “K”-inspired discussion.

8.30 The Level. (M, CC) In a reckless bid to accelerate the investigation, Nancy proposes a risky undercover operation.

9.20 Miniseries: The Politician’s Husband.

(M, R, CC) Part 1 of 3.

A couple’s marriage is threatened after the husband’s political career stalls.

10.20 Hard Quiz. (M, R, CC) Presented by Tom Gleeson.

10.50 Lateline. (R, CC) News analysis program.

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

11.40 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M, R, CC) UK-based panel show.

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

(CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (CC) Ideas and DIY projects for the house and garden as well as recipes and entertaining tips. Hosted by Johanna Griggs, with reports from Ed Halmagyi, Karen Martini, Graham Ross and Adam Doville.

8.30 MOVIE: Pretty Woman.

(M, R, CC) (1990) A ruthless businessman and workaholic, in need of an escort for social events, gives a prostitute a firsthand look at the lives of the mega-rich when he hires her to be his companion for a week. Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Hector Elizondo.

11.05 To Be Advised.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 The Secret Life Of The Zoo. (PG, CC) (New Series) A look at the behaviour of the animals at England’s Chester Zoo, and their relationships with their keepers. Grumpy elephant Thi is expecting a baby. Red panda Nima is giving her partner the cold shoulder.

The meerkats prove they are not as loveable as they first seem.

8.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban. (PG, R, CC) (2004) Now in his third year at Hogwarts, 13-yearold wizard in training, Harry Potter, learns that an escaped prisoner called Sirius Black, who has ties to Voldemort, is hunting him.

In a bid for help, he turns to the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Lupin. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Gary Oldman.

11.15 Two And A Half Men. (PG, R, CC) Jake finds out Alan has been dating Eldridge’s mum, so he packs up and moves in with Judith and Herb.

11.45 Motor Racing. (CC) Rally Australia. Highlights.

6.00 WIN News. (CC) 6.30 The Project. (CC) Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

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

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

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, CC) Guests include actor Rosamund Pike, comedian Michael McIntyre and British rock band Coldplay.

9.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) A fast-paced, irreverent look at news, with Ed Kavalee, Jane Kennedy, Dave Hughes, Kitty Flanagan and Sam Pang taking a look at who can remember the most about events of the week. Hosted

by Tom Gleisner. Guest quizmaster is Australian professional surfer Tyler Wright.

10.30 The ARIAs: 30 Years Of Music. (PG, CC) The ARIA Awards commemorate three decades of recognising excellence in Australian music.

11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC)

6.00 Ainsley Harriott’s Street Food. (R, CC) Ainsley Harriott’s search for some of the best street food in the world continues in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.35 David Attenborough’s Wild Singapore. (CC) Part 1 of 3. Narrator Sir David Attenborough explores the wild side of one of the fastest growing cities in the world, Singapore.

8.30 MOVIE: Kill The Messenger. (CC) (2014) Based on the true story.

A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign after he exposes the CIA’s past role in arming Contra rebels, in Nicaragua, and importing cocaine into California.

Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick, Jena Sims.

10.35 SBS World News Late Edition. (CC) 11.10 MOVIE: A Teacher.

(M, R) (2013) A young high-school teacher has an affair with one of her students, trying and failing to break it off. Lindsay Burdge, Will Brittain, Jennifer Prediger.

12.20 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming.

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

12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

12.15 20/20. (R, CC) News and current affairs program.

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

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 3.00 The Avengers. (PG, R) 4.00 Global Shop.

4.30 Good Morning America.

(CC)

12.30 The Project. (CC) A look at the day’s news.

1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) Comedian Stephen Colbert interviews a variety of guests from the worlds of film, politics, business and music.

2.30 Home Shopping.

12.30 The Young Montalbano.

(M, R) 4.20 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 4.55 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook: Melbourne Bitesize. (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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DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

8.30pm We’re The Millers (2013) Comedy. Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis.

(MA15+) Comedy

8.30pm Chappelle’s Show.

Dave considers how history might have played out if President Bush were black.

(MA15+) Comedy Channel

8.00pm Rolex Awards For Enterprise 40th Anniversary. Honours people who have made the world a better place. (PG) National Geographic

6.00am Golf. USPGA Tour.

The RSM Classic. First round.

Fox Sports 3

10.05pm The Age Of Adaline (2015) Drama. Blake Lively, Harrison Ford. An ageless woman meets a philanthropist.

(M) Romance 10.20pm Love & Mercy (2015) Biography. John Cusack, Paul Dano. Charts the life of The Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson. (M) Masterpiece

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.20 Tree Fu Tom. (R, CC) 4.45 Timmy Time. (R, CC) 5.00 Ready, Jet, Go! (R, CC) 5.25 Kazoops! (CC) 5.35 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.50 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 6.00 Hoot Hoot Go! (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, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Seconds From Disaster.

(PG, R, CC) 8.20 The Checkout: Snack Size. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Home Delivery. (M, R, CC) Follows three couples who have chosen a home birth.

9.15 Sounds Like Teen Spirit: triple j At 40. (M, R, CC) 10.30 Peep Show. (M, R, CC) 10.55 Teen Exorcists. (PG, R, CC) 11.55 Sun, Sex And Suspicious Parents.

(M, R, CC) 12.50 Peep Show. (M, R, CC) 1.15 Seconds From Disaster.

(PG, R, CC) 2.05 News Update.

(R) 2.10 Close. 5.00 Babar: Adv Of Badou. (R, CC) 5.20 Mouk. (R) 5.35 The WotWots. (R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.45 Get Ace. (R, CC) 2.55 Steam Punks!

(R, CC) 3.20 Jamie’s Got Tentacles!

(R, CC) 3.35 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. (R) 4.00 Odd Squad. (R) 4.10 Officially Amazing. 4.25 Let’s Go! (R) 4.30 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 5.00 BtN Newsbreak. (CC) 5.05 So Awkward.

(R, CC) 5.35 Ninja Turtles. (PG) 5.55 The Legend Of Korra. (PG) 6.20 Nowhere Boys: Two Moons Rising. (CC) 6.50 BtN Newsbreak.

(CC) 7.00 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 7.30 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 8.00 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) 8.20 Adventure Time. (R) The treehouse is invaded.

8.45 Stoked. (R, CC) Broseph tries to get Ripper to lighten up.

9.05 Lanfeust Quest.

(PG, R, CC) Eckmul is gripped by the flu.

9.30 Sword Art Online.

(PG, R, CC) 9.55 K-On! (R, CC) 10.15 Close.

8.30pm Sleepy Hollow.

Jenny is infected by a fatal artefact. (MA15+) FOX8 8.55pm The Daily Show With Trevor Noah. (M) Comedy Channel

9.30pm The Classic Car Show. Jodie goes for a ride in a Porsche 911. Discovery Turbo

9.45pm Soccer. A-League.

Round 7. Perth Glory v Adelaide United. Fox Sports 4 Buddy Valastro stars in Cake Boss

7TWO

9GO!

6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 ZooMoo Lost. (C, CC) 7.30 Beat Bugs. (C, CC) 8.00 Lah-Lah’s Adventures.

(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, CC) 12.00 Dr Oz. (PG, CC) 1.00 Scandal. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Grey’s Anatomy. (M, R, CC) 3.00 The Great Outdoors. (R, CC) 4.00 Best Houses Australia. (R) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG, R) 5.30 The Border. (PG, R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 7.30 Hercules: The Human Bear. (PG, R, CC) The story of Hercules the grizzly bear.

8.30 Selling Houses Australia.

(CC) Meet Natasha Bayliss who purchased a two-bedroom terrace in Erskineville, without viewing it, while living overseas.

10.30 Escape To The Country.

(R) 11.30 Best Houses Australia.

12.00 Bargain Hunt. (R) 1.00 Psychic TV. (M) 4.00 Scandal. (M, R, CC) 5.00 Shopping. (R)

7MATE

6.00 Children’s Programs. 12.00 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 12.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 1.00 Power Rangers Dino. (PG, R) 1.30 Kate And MimMim. (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 Justice League Unlimited. (PG, R) 4.30 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 5.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.30 MOVIE: Ella Enchanted. (PG, R, CC) (2004) 7.30 MOVIE: She’s The Man. (PG, R, CC) (2006) Amanda Bynes.

9.40 MOVIE: Mean Girls.

(M, R, CC) (2004) Lindsay Lohan.

11.30 Mike & Molly. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Southern Justice. (M, R) 1.00 Surfing Australia TV. (R, CC) 1.30 Ben 10: Alien Force. (PG, R) 2.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 2.30 Kate And Mim-Mim. (R) 3.00 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.00 Power Rangers Dino. (PG, R) 4.30 Justice League Unlimited. (PG, R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R)

9GEM

6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 7.30 Variety Bash. (PG, R) 8.30 Dream Car Garage. (R) 9.00 A Football Life. (PG, R) 10.00 The Amazing Race Australia V New Zealand. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 The Neighbors. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (M, R, CC) 1.00 S.W.A.T. (M, R) 2.00 Charlie’s Angels. (PG, R) 3.00 Selling Big. (PG, R) 3.40 Doomsday Castle. (PG, R) 4.40 Outback Truckers. (PG, R) 5.40 MOVIE: Cool Runnings. (PG, R, CC) (1993) John Candy, Doug E. Doug.

7.40 MOVIE: Jurassic Park III. (PG, R, CC) (2001) A sightseeing flight goes wrong. Sam Neill, William H Macy.

9.30 MOVIE: The Hangover Part II. (MA15+) (2011) A group of friends travel to Thailand. Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis.

11.40 Defiance. (M, R, CC) 1.40 Chow Masters. (PG, R) 2.30 Selling Big. (PG, R) 3.00 NFL. NFL. Week 10. New England Patriots v Seattle Seahawks. Replay.

6.00 News. (CC) 9.00 News Mornings. (CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 ABC News Afternoons With The Business. 5.00 Grandstand. 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. 12.25 The Drum.

(R, CC) 1.00 BBC Impact. 1.25 ABC Open. (R) 1.30 Lateline.

(R, CC) 2.00 Al Jazeera. 3.00 BBC World. 3.25 ABC Open. (R) 3.30 7.30. (R, CC) 4.00 BBC World. (R) 4.25 ABC Open. (R) 4.30 BBC Africa. (R) 5.00 Al Jazeera.

ABC NEWS

8.30pm Cake Boss. (PG) Lifestyle Food

7.30pm Basketball. NBL. Round 7. Melbourne United v Cairns Taipans. From Hisense Arena, Melbourne. Fox Sports 3

6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 This Is Your Day! (PG) 7.00 Creflo.

(PG) 7.30 TV Shop. 8.00 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 TV Shop.

10.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 11.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 MOVIE: The Cracksman.

(R, CC) (1963) 2.20 River Cottage: Summer’s Here. (PG, R) 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: Sophisticated Serpents.

(PG, R, CC) Explores the lives of snakes.

8.40 MOVIE: The Dead Pool. (M, R, CC) (1988) A cop investigates the game of “dead pool”.

Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson.

10.35 MOVIE: Barquero. (M, CC) (1970) Lee Van Cleef.

1.00 Call And Win. (M) 3.00 Gideon’s Way. (PG, R) 4.00 TV Shop. 5.00 David Attenborough’s Life In Cold Blood. (PG, R, CC)

ONE 6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 18. Valencian Community 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 WIN News. (R, CC) 1.00 Matlock. (M, R) 2.00 Nash Bridges. (M, R) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG, R) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 MacGyver. (PG, R) MacGyver’s nemesis escapes custody.

8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger.

(M, R) Walker clashes with a local drug dealer’s thugs.

9.30 MOVIE: Tokarev.

(M) (2014) A reformed criminal’s daughter is kidnapped. Nicolas Cage, Rachel Nichols.

11.30 24: Live Another Day. (M, R, CC) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 2.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder.

(PG, R) 4.00 Walker, Texas Ranger.

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

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Pound Puppies. (R) 6.30 Sidekick. (R) 7.05 Cardfight!! Vanguard G. 7.35 Pokémon. (R) 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, CC) 8.35 My Little Pony. 9.00 Bob The Builder. (R) 9.30 Crocamole.

(P, R, CC) 10.00 Neighbours. (R, CC) 10.30 Family Ties. (PG, R) 11.00 JAG. (PG, R) 12.00 The Good Wife. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Medium. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Raymond. (R, CC) 4.05 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 5.00 Frasier.

(PG, R) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 Neighbours. (CC) 7.05 The Simpsons. (R, CC) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother.

(PG, R) 8.00 The Grinder. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Down With Love. (M, R) (2003) Two journalists fall in love.

Renée Zellweger.

10.35 Sex And The City. (M, R, CC) 11.45 James Corden. (PG) 12.45 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 1.20 Frasier. (PG, R) 2.25 Raymond. (R, CC) 3.30 Family Ties. (PG, R) 4.00 JAG. (PG, R) 5.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC)

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 Masters Of Flip. (R) 12.00 The Millionaire Matchmaker.

(M, R) 2.00 Garden Gurus. (R) 2.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 The Block. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 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 VICELAND 6.00 WorldWatch. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.05 Croatian News. 9.40 Serbian News. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.00 Japanese News. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News.

1.00 Urdu News. 1.30 Tamil News.

2.00 Thai News. 2.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 3.00 Bangla News. 3.30 Armenian News. 4.00 Daria. (PG, R) 4.30 VICE News Tonight. (R) 5.00 The Feed. (R) 5.30 If You Are The One. (R) 6.30 Cyberwar. (PG, R) 7.00 VICE News Tonight.

7.30 Soccer. A-League. Round 7.

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City. From Spotless Stadium, Sydney.

10.15 VICE World Of Sports.

(PG, R) 10.45 MOVIE: Kung Fu Hustle.

(M, R) (2004) 12.35 VICE News Tonight. (R) 1.05 Weediquette. (M, R) 1.55 Balls Deep. (M) 2.25 Noisey. (M, R) 3.20 365: Every Day Documentaries.

3.25 NHK World English News.

5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Dinner At Tiffani’s. (R) 6.30 Food Lover’s Guide. (R, CC) 7.00 30 Minute Meals. (R) 7.30 5 Ingredient Fix. (R) 8.00 Barefoot Contessa. (R) 8.30 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 9.00 Secret Meat Business. (R) 9.30 Boys Weekend.

(PG, R) 10.00 Nigella Bites. (R) 10.30 Dinner At Tiffani’s. (R) 11.00 Rachael Ray’s Week In A Day. (R) 12.00 Giada At Home. (R) 1.00 Mystery Diners. (R) 2.00 Iron Chef America. (R) 3.00 Food Lover’s Guide. (R, CC) 3.30 30 Minute Meals. (R) 4.00 5 Ingredient Fix. (R) 4.30 Barefoot Contessa. (R) 5.00 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 5.30 Secret Meat Business. (R) 6.00 Boys Weekend. (R) 6.30 Nigella Bites. (R) 7.00 Dinner At Tiffani’s.

7.30 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 8.30 Beat Bobby Flay. 9.30 Mystery Diners Specials. (PG) (New Series) 10.30 Iron Chef America. (R) 11.30 Boys Weekend. (R) 12.00 Nigella Bites. (R) 12.30 Dinner At Tiffani’s.

(R) 1.00 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 2.00 Beat Bobby Flay. (R) 3.00 Mystery Diners Specials. (PG, R) 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.55 Healthy Tips. 11.00 Australian Ark: North Of Capricorn. (PG) 12.00 Matauranga. 12.30 Shadow Trackers. (M) 1.00 Yarrabah! The Musical. 1.30 Fusion Feasts. 2.00 Seaman Dan And Friends. 2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Bizou. 3.30 Bushwhacked! 4.00 Musomagic. (PG) 4.30 Kagagi. (PG) 5.00 The Dreaming. 5.30 Tangaroa. 6.00 Our Songs. 6.30 The Prophets. (PG) 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 News. 7.30 On The Edge. (PG) 8.00 Survive Aotearoa. (M) 9.00 The Point Review. 9.30 Chappelle’s Show. (M) 10.00 Shuga. (M) 10.30 Blackstone. (AV15+) 11.20 The Other Side.

(PG) 11.50 Dance Free. (PG) 12.00 Volumz. (MA15+) 4.00 On The Road. (PG) 5.00 On The Road.

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Saturday, November 19 MOVIE: Her

MOVIE: True Lies

Hawaii Five-0

SBS VICELAND, 8.30pm, MA15+ (2013)

WIN, 9.30pm, M (1994)

WIN, 8.30pm

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis pair as husband and wife, the latter informed in no unsubtle manner that she has been married to a secret agent for 15 years. An in-your-face James Bond spoof, written and directed by James Cameron with the usual mix of inspiration and glossy over-inflation we’ve come to expect. The actionpacked finale in which Arnie has trouble controlling a fighter plane is the highlight and, as unlikely as it sounds, supporting star Tom Arnold’s patented annoying fat-guy antics are tolerable for once.

You might think somewhere as idylic as rimes to solve, Hawaii would not have many crimes but the Hawaii Five-0 team, who ho are part of an elite task force whose mission is to eliminate crime on the beaches of the Aloha oha State, are g the bunch kept surprisingly busy. Leading of good-looking crime busters is our lin very own Aussie Alex O’Loughlin (right) as Det. Steve McGarrettt and ions and Scott Caan as Danno. Tensions are running high tonight as Five-0 ve-0 must free McGarrett’s mother, Doris ine (Christine Lahti), when Catherine m that (Michelle Borth) informs them she was captured and is about to be ee executed after attempting to free Wo Fat’s (Mark Dacascos) imprisoned father.

Joaquin Phoenix gravitates towards unusual roles, and writer-director Spike Jonze (Adaptation, Being John Malkovich) revels in the weird and wonderful, so it’s no wonder they make the perfect match in this satirical dark romantic drama.

Phoenix is mesmerising as socially awkward writer Theodore Twombly, a man who is dealing with the breakup of his marriage to Catherine (Rooney Mara) but finds his life seemingly turning around for the better when he bonds with his new artificial intelligence purchase (voiced by Scarlett Johansson).

ABC

PRIME7

NINE

WIN

SBS

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 8.00 Rage: Aus Music Month.

(PG, CC) 10.30 Rage. (PG, CC) 11.30 The Checkout. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Myf Warhurst’s Nice: And Classy. (PG, R, CC) (Final) Myf Warhurst explores “stuff”.

12.30 QI. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Pointless. (R, CC) 1.45 The Level. (M, R, CC) 2.35 Life At 7. (R, CC) Part 1 of 2.

3.35 Shark Girl. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Landline. (R, CC) Presented by Pip Courtney.

5.00 Dream Build. (R, CC) A look at a terrace house.

5.10 Grand Designs Abroad.

(PG, R, CC)

6.00 Home Shopping. (R) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) Join Andrew O’Keefe and Monique Wright for all the latest news, sport and weather.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) Join Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies as they present highlights from the past week.

12.00 Golf. (CC) Australian Open.

Round 3. From the Royal Sydney Golf Club.

5.00 Seven News At 5. (CC) 5.30 Luxury Escapes. (PG, CC) An entertaining journey through Australia’s most popular and affordable, luxury holiday destinations.

6.00 6.30 7.00 10.00

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) Today Extra: Saturday.

(PG, CC) Helicopter Heroes.

(PG, R, CC) MOVIE: Big Top Pee-wee.

(R, CC) (1988) Pee-wee Herman joins the circus.

Paul Reubens.

MOVIE: Searching For Bobby Fischer. (CC) (1993) A chess prodigy clashes with his trainer. Joe Mantegna.

Cows For Cambodia. (CC) Andrew “Cozi” Costello travels to Cambodia.

News: First At Five. (CC) Getaway. (PG, CC)

6.00 Fishing Edge. (CC) 6.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R, CC) 7.00 RPM. (R, CC) 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 Weekend Feast. (R, CC) 9.30 Studio 10: Saturday.

(PG, CC) 12.00 The Living Room. (R, CC) 1.00 Ben’s Menu. (R, CC) 1.30 Life Inside The Markets.

(CC) 2.00 Sara’s Australia Unveiled. (PG, CC) 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef.

(R, CC) 3.00 iFish. (CC) 4.00 What’s Up Down Under.

(CC) 4.30 A Taste Of Travel. (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 Small Business Secrets.

(R, CC) 2.30 Figure Skating. (CC) ISU Grand Prix. Men’s Singles and Dance competitions.

3.30 Ethnic Business Awards.

5.30 Tea And Coffee Trails With Simon Reeve: The Coffee Trail. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 QI. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 QI. (PG, R, CC) Guests Jimmy Carr, Jack Dee and Sue Perkins join host Stephen Fry for a “G”-themed discussion.

7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 Doc Martin. (PG, R, CC) Mrs Tishell is surprised when her husband, Clive, returns and tells her he wants to give things another go.

8.20 Home Fires. (CC) (Final) As war draws closer to home, the women have their own battles to fight.

Frances is determined to help Pat before it is too late. Alison searches for a way out. Miriam hides an important piece of news from Bryn, and it looks like Laura and Richard’s affair can’t be hidden for much longer.

9.10 Inspector George Gently.

(M, R, CC) (Final) Inspector Gently investigates the death of a union leader battling to keep the local coal mine open.

10.40 Call The Midwife.

(M, R, CC) A young diabetic girl faces heartbreak when she falls pregnant as a result of a clandestine romance.

11.40 Rage. (MA15+)

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: The Amazing Spider-Man. (PG, R, CC) (2012) A teen abandoned by his parents is raised by his aunt and uncle.

However, after discovering a briefcase which belonged to his dad, he begins investigating his father’s former business partner and ends up developing superpowers after he is bitten by a spider. Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Martin Sheen.

9.45 MOVIE: The Amazing Spider-Man 2. (M, CC) (2014) With the emergence of villain Electro, Peter Parker must confront a foe far more powerful than he.

He comes to realise that all of his enemies have one thing in common: OsCorp.

Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire. (PG, R, CC) (2005) As Harry begins a new year at Hogwarts, his life is once again placed in danger after he is tricked into competing in the dangerous Triwizard Tournament. Adding to the ominous situation is the revelation the Death Eaters appear to be once again answering their master’s call. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint.

10.00 MOVIE: Season Of The Witch. (MA15+, R, CC) (2011) During the 14th-century, two knights are tasked by an ailing bishop with transporting a suspected witch to a monastery, where the local monks will investigate claims she is responsible for an outbreak of the plague. Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Claire Foy.

6.00 Territory Cops. (PG, R, CC) During a raid on a wellknown drug den, Tizzy discovers something unexpected.

6.30 Scorpion. (PG, CC) The team deals with a dictator who is believed to have uncovered a World War II-era weapon.

7.30 MacGyver. (M, CC) In an effort to uncover the location of a drug cartel, MacGyver is tasked with going undercover as an inmate in a maximum security prison in order to help break out the group’s notorious leader.

8.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M, CC) The team must free McGarrett’s mother when Catherine informs them that she was captured and is about to be executed for attempting to help Wo Fat’s father. Chin loses his appeal to have Sara’s adoption delayed.

9.30 MOVIE: True Lies.

(M, R, CC) (1994) A secret agent who has mislead his wife into thinking he is a computer salesman, finds his personal and professional lives clashing after a terrorist group decides to kidnap him and his wife.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Secrets Of Britain: Secrets Of The Tower Of London. (M, R, CC) Explores the stories and history behind the Tower Of London. Standing guard over the city for nearly 1000 years, this formidable fortress has been a royal castle, a prison and the Royal Mint.

8.35 Monty Python: Live At The Hollywood Bowl.

(MA15+, R, CC) A look at a performance of the Monty Python troupe at the Hollywood Bowl in 1980, where they performed some of their greatest sketches from Monty Python’s Flying Circus and two Monty Python specials.

10.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland: Keeping It All Together. (R, CC) 10.30 Grand Tours Of Scotland: Atlantic Twins.

(R, CC) (Final) Presenter Paul Murton concludes his exploration of Scotland with a visit to the islands of Coll and Tiree.

11.00 Soccer. EPL. Manchester United v Arsenal. From the Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England.

5.00 Rage. (PG) Continuous music programming.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

12.00 Motor Racing. (CC) Rally Australia. Highlights.

12.30 MOVIE: The Apparition.

(M, R, CC) (2012) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 3.00 The Baron. (M, R) 4.00 Anger Management. (M, R, CC) 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 Extra. (CC) 5.30 Wesley Impact. (CC)

12.25 48 Hours: The Preacher’s Wife. (M, R, CC) Takes a look at the 2006 death of Kari Baker, whose death originally appeared to be suicide.

2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Inspiration Ministries.

(PG, R) Religious program.

12.00 12.30

2.15

4.30 5.00 5.30

1.50 The Legacy. (M, R, CC) A Danish family’s matriarch passes away leaving her four children to divide up her estate.

5.00 CCTV English News.

News from China.

5.30 NHK World English News. News from Japan.

5.45 France 24 Feature.

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

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

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DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

8.30pm Freeheld (2015) Drama. Julianne Moore, Ellen Page. A lieutenant is diagnosed with terminal cancer. (M) Premiere

7.30pm Saturday Night Live.

(M) Comedy Channel

6.30pm Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown. Join worldrenowned chef Anthony Bourdain as he travels across the globe to uncover littleknown destinations and diverse cultures. (M) TLC

3.00pm Cricket. Second Test.

India v England. Day 3. Fox Sports 1

7.30pm The Bachelor NZ. (M) Lifestyle You

7.30pm Soccer. A-League.

Round 7. Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC. Fox Sports 4

8.30pm Mona Lisa Smile (2003) Drama. Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst. (PG) Masterpiece 10.20pm Joy (2015) Comedy.

Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper. A woman builds a business empire. (M) Premiere

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.45 Timmy Time. (R, CC) 5.00 Ready, Jet, Go! (R, CC) 5.25 Kazoops!

(R) 5.40 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.50 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 6.00 Hoot Hoot Go! (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, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Highway Thru Hell.

(PG, CC) 8.15 Would I Lie To You? (R, CC) 8.45 Rosehaven. (M, R, CC) Emma is on thin ice with Barbara.

9.15 Live At The Apollo.

(M, R, CC) 10.00 Comedy Next Gen. (MA15+, CC) 11.00 Black Books. (PG, R, CC) 11.25 The Spoils Of Babylon. (M, R, CC) 11.50 The Wrong Mans. (M, R, CC) 12.20 Lowdown. (M, R, CC) 1.20 Highway Thru Hell. (PG, R, CC) 2.10 News Update. (R) 2.15 Close.

5.00 Babar: Adv Of Badou. (R, CC) 5.20 Mouk. (R, CC) 5.35 The WotWots. (R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 1.25 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 1.55 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 2.25 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 2.55 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 3.20 Cartoon It Up. 3.25 Masha And The Bear. (R, CC) 3.35 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. (R) 4.00 Odd Squad. (R) 4.10 Officially Amazing. 4.30 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) (Final) 5.00 So Awkward. (R, CC) 5.35 Ninja Turtles. (PG) 5.55 The Legend Of Korra. (PG) 6.25 House Of Anubis. 6.50 Cub Fries Celebrity Survival Camp. (R) 7.00 Horrible Histories.

(PG, R, CC) 7.30 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 8.00 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) 8.20 Adventure Time. (R) Finn and Jake set out to retrieve a spell.

8.45 Stoked. (R, CC) Fin applies for a new job.

9.05 Heart And Soul. (R, CC) The second recording day starts shakily when Chloe is late.

9.35 Close.

7.30pm The Fosters. Zoe tells Nick that Mariana cheated on Mat when they dated. (M) FOX8 8.30pm Last Comic Standing. Comedians compete across the US for the chance to land their big break. (MA15+) Comedy Channel

7TWO

7MATE

6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.30 Pirate Express. (C, R, CC) 12.00 Move It. (C, R, CC) 12.30 Little Charmers. (R) 1.00 Kate And Mim-Mim. (R) 1.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 2.30 Surfing Australia TV. (CC) 3.00 Power Rangers Dino. (PG, R) 3.30 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 4.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG, R) 5.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.30 Batman. (PG, R) 6.00 MOVIE: Over The Hedge.

(R) (2006) 7.40 MOVIE: The Wedding Planner. (PG, R, CC) (2001) Jennifer Lopez.

9.45 MOVIE: How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days. (PG, R, CC) (2003) Kate Hudson.

12.00 Adult Swim. (MA15+, R) 12.15 Rick And Morty. (M, R) 12.45 Mike Tyson Mysteries. (MA15+, R) 1.00 The Magaluf Weekender. (M, CC) 2.00 Surfing Australia TV. (R, CC) 2.30 Yo-Kai Watch. (PG, R) 3.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. (PG, R) 3.30 Yu-GiOh! (PG, R) 4.00 Little Charmers.

(R) 4.30 Kate And Mim-Mim. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-GiOh! (PG, R) (Series return)

9GEM

6.00 Motor Racing. Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars. Replay. 7.00 Motor Racing. Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars.

Replay. 8.00 Shopping. (R) 9.00 Dream Car Garage. (PG, R) 9.30 Harley-Davidson TV. (PG) 10.00 Fifth Gear. (PG, R) 11.00 MXTV. (PG) 11.30 Classic Car Rescue. (PG, R) 12.30 Chow Masters. (PG, R) 2.00 The AFN Fishing Show. (PG) 2.30 Adventure Angler. (PG) 3.00 The Next Level. (PG, R) 3.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG, R) 4.30 Big Angry Fish. (PG) 5.30 Ultimate Fishing. (PG) 6.30 MOVIE: Apollo 13.

(PG, R, CC) (1995) Tom Hanks.

9.30 MOVIE: Inglourious Basterds. (MA15+, R, CC) (2009) A group of soldiers goes on a suicide mission.

Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz.

12.45 Jail. (M) 1.30 Chow Masters. (PG, R) 2.00 Classic Car Rescue. (PG, R) 3.00 Fifth Gear. (PG, R) 4.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG, R) 5.00 Harley-Davidson TV. (PG, R) 5.30 Shopping. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs.

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) (Final) 2.00 News. 2.30 The Mix. (CC) 3.00 News. 3.30 Foreign Corre. (R, CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 The Drum Weekly. 5.00 News. 5.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 6.00 ABC News Weekend.

6.25 Australian Story. (R, CC) 7.00 ABC News Weekend. 7.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 8.00 Four Corners. (R, CC) 8.45 One Plus One Redux. (PG, R, CC) 8.50 Catalyst Bytes. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 ABC News Weekend. 9.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 10.00 News. 10.30 World This Week. (R, CC) 11.00 News. (CC) 11.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 12.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS

9.30pm Chrisley Knows Best. Todd Chrisley is a selfmade millionaire who has a seemingly great life in Atlanta with wife Julie and their five children. (PG) Lifestyle You

9GO!

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 House Calls To The Rescue. (R, CC) 9.00 Room For Improvement. (R, CC) 10.00 Shopping. 11.00 The Outdoor Room. (R, CC) 11.30 Best Houses Australia. (R) 12.00 The Travel Bug. (PG) 1.00 Home In WA. (CC) 1.30 Great South East.

(CC) 2.00 Creek To Coast. (CC) 2.30 Qld Weekender. (CC) 3.00 WA Weekender. (CC) 3.30 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 4.00 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. (PG) 5.00 Around The World With Manu. (PG, R) 6.00 Escape To The Country.

(R) 7.00 MOVIE: Grumpier Old Men. (PG, R) (1995) Jack Lemmon.

9.15 MOVIE: Meet The Fockers. (M, R, CC) (2004) A man’s family meets his fiancee’s family. Ben Stiller, Teri Polo.

11.45 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. (PG, R) 1.00 Psychic TV. (M) 4.00 Sydney Weekender.

(R, CC) 4.30 WA Weekender. (R, CC) 5.00 Shopping. (R)

7.30pm Basketball. NBL. Round 7. Sydney Kings v Perth Wildcats. Fox Sports 3

6.00 Edgar Wallace Mysteries.

(PG, R) 7.30 Foot Support. (R) 8.00 Danoz. 8.30 TV Shop.

9.00 Rainbow Country. (R) 9.30 MOVIE: Summer Holiday. (R, CC) (1963) 11.45 River Cottage: Summer’s Here. (PG, R) 12.45 MOVIE: Clambake. (R) (1967) 2.45 MOVIE: The Trouble With Girls. (R, CC) (1969) 4.45 MOVIE: Viva Las Vegas. (R, CC) (1964) Elvis Presley.

6.30 MOVIE: Forever Young.

(PG, R, CC) (1992) A test pilot is given a second chance at love. Mel Gibson.

8.35 MOVIE: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button.

(M, R, CC) (2008) The story of a man who is born aged in his 80s and grows younger, with strange consequences. Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton.

11.55 Are You Being Served? (PG, R) 12.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 1.00 Call And Win. (M) 3.00 Miniseries: The Great Fire. (M, R) 4.00 TV Shop. 5.00 River Cottage: Summer’s Here. (PG, R)

Julianne Moore and Ellen Page star in Freeheld

ONE 6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Get Smart. (PG, R) 9.00 World Sport.

(R) 9.30 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R) 11.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG, R) 12.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 2.00 Monster Jam. 3.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. (R, CC) 4.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 5.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 5.30 Escape Fishing With ET. (R, CC) 6.00 Last Man Standing. (PG, R) 7.00 Attenborough’s Animal House. (R, CC) 8.00 Attenborough’s Nature’s Great Events: The Great Migration. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 48 Hours: Live To Tell – One Last Hug. (M, R, CC) 10.00 Megastructures Breakdown. (PG, R) 11.00 Rosewood. (M, R) 12.00 Bellator MMA. (M, R) 2.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 20.

Brazilian Grand Prix. Replay. 3.00 RPM. (R, CC) 4.00 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 18. Valencian Community Grand Prix. Replay.

5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG, R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Pokémon.

(R) 7.00 The Barefoot Bandits. (C, 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 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Frasier.

(PG, R) 6.00 MOVIE: Rio 2. (R, CC) (2014) Blu is reunited with the vengeful Nigel. Jesse Eisenberg.

8.00 Have You Been Paying Attention? (R, CC) Guest quizmaster is Tyler Wright.

9.00 How I Met Your Mother.

(PG, R) Ted rents a limo and makes a detailed plan for the group’s New Year’s Eve celebration.

9.30 Sex And The City.

(M, R, CC) Big reveals he never intends to marry again.

11.10 The Loop. (PG, R) Hosted

by Scott Tweedie and Olivia Phyland.

1.40 Frasier. (PG, R) 2.05 Charmed.

(PG, R, CC) 5.00 Touched By An Angel. (PG, R)

6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 6.30 House Hunters. (R) 7.00 Garden Gurus. (R) 7.30 Hawaii Life. (R) 8.00 In The Garden.

(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 Garden Gurus. (PG, R) 11.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Lakefront Bargain Hunt. (R) 1.00 Island Life. (R) 2.00 Masters Of Flip. (R) 3.00 Million Dollar Rooms. (R) 4.00 Hawaii Life. (R) 5.00 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. (R) 6.00 Moving Country. 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 VICELAND 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.40 Serbian News. 10.20 Portuguese News.

11.00 Japanese News. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News.

12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Soccer.

A-League. Round 7. Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City. Replay. 3.10 VICELAND Presents. (R) 4.00 States Of Undress. (PG, R) 4.55 Cyberwar.

(R) 5.55 If You Are The One. 7.10 VICE World Of Sports.

(PG, R) 7.40 Weediquette: Stoned Vets. (M, R) Presented by Krishna Andavolu.

8.30 MOVIE: Her. (MA15+) (2013) A man falls in love with an AI. Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams.

10.50 MOVIE: Adaptation.

(MA15+) (2002) 12.55 Weediquette. (M, R) 2.40 VICE World Of Sports. (PG, R) 3.10 F*ck That’s Delicious.

(MA15+, R) 3.45 365: Every Day Documentaries. (PG) 3.50 NHK World English News. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Dinner At Tiffani’s. (R) 6.30 Grocery Games. (PG, R) 7.30 Beat Bobby Flay. (R) 8.30 Mystery Diners Specials. (PG, R) 9.30 Iron Chef America. (R) 10.30 Food Lover’s Guide. (R, CC) 11.00 Rachael Ray’s 30 Minute Meals. (R) 11.30 5 Ingredient Fix. (R) 12.00 Barefoot Contessa: Back To Basics.

(R) 12.30 Chopped. (PG, R) 1.30 Chopped. (PG, R) 2.30 Chopped.

(PG, R) 3.30 Iron Chef America. (R) 4.30 Iron Chef America. (R) 5.30 Mystery Diners. (R) 8.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (R) Hosted by Alton Brown.

9.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) Three chefs must work in a drum circle while they make a kale salad.

10.00 Giada At Home. (R) Giada teams up with her Aunt Raffy.

11.00 Chopped. (PG, R) Presented by Ted Allen.

12.00 Chopped. (PG, R) 1.00 Chopped. (PG, R) 2.00 Iron Chef America. (R) 3.00 Iron Chef America. (R) 4.00 Mystery Diners.

(R)

6.00 Morning Programs.

10.30 Three Sisters: Women Of High Degree. 11.30 Tangaroa. 12.00 The Point Review.

12.30 Survive Aotearoa. (M) 1.30 The Prophets. (PG) 2.00 Our Stories. 2.20 Custodians. 2.25 Healthy Tips. 2.30 In The Frame. (PG) 3.00 Away From Country. (PG) 4.00 Cunnamulla Dreaming. 4.30 Unearthed. 4.50 Dark Science.

5.00 Fusion Feasts. 5.25 Custodians. 5.30 Colour Theory.

(PG) 6.00 Maori TV’s Native Affairs. 6.30 Aunty Moves In. (PG) 7.00 Meeting Place. 7.30 Back To Munda. 8.30 NITV On The Road: Mbantua Festival. 9.30 MOVIE: Cry Freedom. (M) (1987) 12.00 Volumz. (MA15+) 4.00 On The Road. (PG) 5.00 NITV On The Road: Barunga Festival.

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Friday 18.11.2016 to Sunday 20.11.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

Sunday, November 20 Raising Pompeii

Miniseries: Jamaica Inn

MOVIE: The Lego go Movie

SBS, 7.30pm

ABC, 9.50pm

9GO!, 7pm, PG (2014))

Some 2000 years ago, the entire city of Pompeii was buried under several metres of ash when the nearby volcano Vesuvius erupted. A tragedy for the people of Pompeii, it has since proven a treasure trove for archaeologists, with its final moments so well preserved by the ash that destroyed it.

Thousands of tourists visit the site every day to get a glimpse of ancient history, but this documentary, presented by British journalist Michael Buerk, goes one step further, using CGI to bring the city back to life.

Experience the recreation of 24 hours in the life of Pompeii, from the morning commute and lunchtime sports to after-dark delights.

This dreary three-part period drama based on Daphne du Maurier’s gothic novel reaches its conclusion tonight.

While the mumbled dialogue has rendered this a little hard on the hard-of-hearing, and made the series difficult to follow, those who have stuck with it (perhaps with the subtitles turned on) will be rewarded with the most watchable episode yet.

The net is tightening on the smugglers, with Jem (Sean Harris) taken into custody, leaving Mary (Downton Abbey’s Jessica Brown Findlay) with no one left to trust.

She’s right to be wary, with the obviously up-to-no-good vicar Francis Davey (Ben Daniels) still in play.

You’ll find it hard not to fall in love with this flick. Animated films are a dime a dozen, but The Lego Movie stands bricks above everyone else with its superb attention to detail and d its clever and diverse range of humour. A family-friendly movie e that is consistently funny, it will have the adults in fitss of giggles while the kidss will be enamoured by the special ecial effects and cute characters. Awesome..

ABC

PRIME7

NINE

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 Wild Life At The Zoo. (R, CC) 1.30 The Mix. (R, CC) Hosted

by James Valentine.

2.00 Soccer. (CC) W-League.

Round 3. Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory.

4.40 Australian Story: Out Of The Water. (R, CC) 5.10 Doc Martin. (PG, R, CC) Louisa and Martin attend therapy.

6.00 Home Shopping.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) Join Andrew O’Keefe and Monique Wright for all the latest news, sport and weather.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) Join Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies as they present highlights from the past week.

12.00 Golf. (CC) Australian Open.

Final round. From the Royal Sydney Golf Club.

5.00 Seven News At 5. (CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender.

(CC) Mike heads to Coffs Harbour, visiting the Big Banana and Sapphire Beach Holiday Park.

6.00 6.30 7.00 10.00

6.00 QI. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Stephen Fry. 6.30 QI. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Stephen Fry. 7.00 ABC News Sunday.

(CC) Local, national and international news.

7.40 President Trump: A Foreign Correspondent Special. (CC) Takes a look at Donald Trump, the man elected the 45th President of the United States.

8.00 Grand Designs.

(PG, R, CC) (Final) Kevin McCloud meets Chris Ostwald, who was inspired to build a New Englandstyle water mill in the Chilterns.

8.50 Poldark. (M, CC) Ross receives news about the mine and after being made aware of Ross’s betrayal, Demelza attends a house party alone.

9.50 Miniseries: Jamaica Inn. (M, CC) Part 3 of 3.

As the net tightens on the smugglers, Jem is taken into custody and Mary struggles with who to trust.

10.50 Blood + Thunder: The Sound Of Alberts.

(M, R, CC) Part 2 of 2.

11.50 MOVIE: The Boy Castaways. (M, R, CC) (2013) Tim Rogers.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 Sunday Night. (CC) Current affairs program, hosted by Melissa Doyle.

8.00 The X Factor Live. (PG, CC) The final four contestants are decided when one singer is eliminated from the competition. Special guest performances include Little Mix and The Veronica’s, plus Cyrus and Samantha Jade debut their new single. Hosted by Jason Dundas.

9.50 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG, R, CC) Penny’s comment about Howard’s love life sends him into a depressed stupor.

10.20 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG, R, CC) A socially awkward Sheldon develops a scientific procedure for making friends.

10.50 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG, R, CC) Sheldon’s “simple” solution to Penny’s financial problem leads to some unexpected complications.

11.20 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG, R, CC) A disastrous visit from Leonard’s mother, Mrs Hofstadter, brings Leonard and Penny closer together.

11.45 The Goldbergs.

(PG, R, CC)

1.15 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming.

3.55 Miniseries: Jamaica Inn. (M, R, CC) Part 3 of 3.

5.00 Insiders. (R, CC) Hosted

by Barrie Cassidy.

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.30 Sunrise. (CC) David Koch and Samantha Armytage present the news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) In Conversation With Alex Malley. (PG, CC) My Surf TV. (PG, CC) Surfing. (CC) Motor Racing. (CC) Rally Australia. Highlights.

Motor Racing.

(CC) FIA World Rally Championship.

MOVIE: White Hunter, Black Heart. (PG, R, CC) (1990) A director searches for a specific animal. Clint Eastwood, Jeff Fahey.

The Wild Life Of Tim Faulkner. (PG, CC) News: First At Five. (CC) Customs. (PG, R, CC)

WIN

SBS

6.00 Mass. (CC) 6.30 Hillsong.

(CC) 7.00 Joseph Prince: New Creation Church. (CC) 7.30 Joel Osteen. (CC) 8.00 Fishing Australia. (CC) 8.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 9.00 Car Torque. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 Studio 10: Sunday.

(PG, CC) 12.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG, CC) 1.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. (CC) 2.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. (CC) (Series return) 3.00 iFish. (R, CC) 3.30 RPM GP. (CC) 4.00 RPM. (CC) 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News.

(CC)

6.00 France 24 English News.

6.30 Deutsche Welle English News. 6.50 Rugby Union.

9.00 French News.

9.30 Soccer. EPL. Manchester United v Arsenal. Replay.

12.00 Arabic News.

12.30 Turkish News.

1.00 Speedweek. (CC) 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 7.

Illawarra Hawks v New Zealand Breakers. From WIN Entertainment Centre, New South Wales.

5.00 Small Business Secrets.

(CC) Hosted by Ricardo Goncalves.

5.30 Nazi Megastructures: Hitler’s Megaships.

(PG, CC) A look at Hitler’s battleships.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 Christmas With The Australian Women’s Weekly. (CC) Tips and ideas for Christmas, including holiday projects for the kids, DIY projects for dad, and all things food and fashion.

8.00 60 Minutes. (CC) Featuring reports from Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Allison Langdon, Charles Wooley and Ross Coulthart.

9.00 The Amazing Noughties.

(PG, R, CC) Part 1 of 4. Take a look back at the big events and personalities of the “noughties”, the decade from 2000 to 2010, from Australia and overseas in the fields of TV, movies, music, pop culture, sport and politics.

10.00 The Amazing Noughties.

(M, R, CC) Part 2 of 4. A continued look back at the events and personalities of the “noughties”, the decade from 2000 to 2010, from Australia and overseas in the fields of TV, movies, music, pop culture, sport and politics.

11.00 Hyde & Seek. (M, R, CC) A deadly bombing at a mosque proves Claire’s suspicions of a traitor inside the Task Force.

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.

(CC) Host Grant Denyer brings together some of the cricket world’s biggest names to battle it out.

7.30 Modern Family. (PG, CC) Cameron spares no expense as the family prepares to hold a Thanksgiving jamboree.

8.00 Modern Family.

(PG, R, CC) Claire can’t seem to find the right time to fire one of her employees. Jay is in denial about his return to work.

8.30 MOVIE: Noah. (M, R, CC) (2014) After experiencing visions of an apocalyptic flood, a man builds an ark in order to protect his family and carry two of every animal to safety.

His efforts, however, are opposed by a local tribal leader who believes his people all deserve to be saved from the coming deluge. Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone.

11.15 48 Hours: Loved To Death. (M, R, CC) A teenager’s murder is

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Raising Pompeii. (M, CC) A look at one of the most famous archaeological sites on Earth, Pompeii.

Using 3D technology, the area is reconstructed to show what life was really like in the ancient city.

Hosted by Michael Buerk.

9.30 Miniseries: The Hollow Crown. (M, CC) Part 2 of 4. Prince Hal, defies his father the King and spends his time at a tavern. However when his rival foments a rebellion, Hal joins his father at the Battle of Shrewsbury.

11.40 Behind Closed Doors.

(R, CC) Follows three brave women who waive their right to anonymity to provide a firsthand account into the most common violent crime to take place in the home, domestic abuse, over a period of 12 months.

12.00 Motor Racing. (CC) Rally Australia. Highlights. 12.30 Anger Management. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Rugby League. (CC) Four Nations.

Final. Australia V New Zealand.

From Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England. 3.30 My Surf TV. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Good Morning America: Sunday. (CC) 5.00 News Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

12.15 48 Hours: Relentless.

(M, R, CC) Convinced she knows the identity of her daughter’s killer, a woman tries to pressure the man into confessing.

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC) Morning news and talk show.

12.40 MOVIE: The Promise.

(M, R) (2005) Dong-Gun Jang.

2.30 Strip The City: Chicago – Swamp City. (PG, R, CC) 3.20 Miniseries: Restless.

(M, R, CC) 5.00 CCTV English News.

5.30 NHK World English News.

5.45 France 24 Feature.

10.30 11.00 12.00 1.00 2.00

4.30 5.00 5.30

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

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

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 18.11.2016 to Sunday 20.11.2016

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Sunday, November 20 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.25pm Spy (2015) Comedy.

Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne. An analyst is ordered to take down an arms dealer.

(MA15+) Comedy

7.30pm Modern Family.

Claire transforms into a “super mum”. (PG) FOX8

6.30pm World Of The Wild.

National Geographic Wild

5.00pm Soccer. A-League.

Round 7. Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners. Fox Sports 4

8.30pm Deadpool (2016) Action. Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin. (MA15+) Premiere

8.00pm Impractical Jokers.

(MA15+) Comedy Channel 9.30pm Michael McIntyre’s Big Show. Music from All Saints. (PG) UKTV

10.30pm My Sister’s Keeper (2009) Drama. Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin. A girl sues her parents for medical emancipation. (M) Masterpiece

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.10 Wiggle. (R, CC) 4.20 Tree Fu Tom. (R, CC) 4.45 Timmy Time. (R, CC) 5.00 Octonauts. (CC) 5.30 Octonauts And The Mariana Trench Adventure. (R, CC) 6.00 Hoot Hoot Go! (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, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Stan Lee’s Superhumans.

(CC) 8.15 Hayley: The 96 Year Old School Girl. (R, CC) 9.05 Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends: Thailand.

(M, R, CC) 9.50 Psychics In The Suburbs.

(R, CC) 10.20 Employable Me. (MA15+, R, CC) 11.20 I Am A Girl. (M, R, CC) 12.15 Home Delivery. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Stan Lee’s Superhumans. (R, CC) 1.45 News Update. (R) 1.50 Close. 5.00 Babar: Adv Of Badou.

(R, CC) 5.20 Mouk. (R) 5.35 The WotWots. (R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 1.55 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 2.25 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 2.55 News To Me. (R) 3.15 Winston Steinburger And Sir Dudley Ding Dong. (R, CC) 3.25 Masha And The Bear. (R, CC) 3.35 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. (R) 4.00 Odd Squad. (R) 4.10 Officially Amazing. 4.30 The Dengineers.

(R, CC) 5.05 So Awkward. (R, CC) 5.35 Ninja Turtles. (PG) 5.55 The Legend Of Korra. (PG) 6.25 House Of Anubis. 6.50 The Adventures Of Figaro Pho. (R, CC) 7.00 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 7.30 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 8.00 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) 8.20 Adventure Time.

(R) The royal family is threatened.

8.45 Stoked. (R, CC) Bummer falls in love with Chrissy, a guest at the hotel.

9.05 Heart And Soul. (R, CC) The band loses its trumpet player.

9.30 Rage. (PG, R) 2.05 Close.

10.00pm Rachel Hunter’s The Collection. The model reveals her favourite natural wonders from around the world. (PG) Lifestyle You

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6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. (PG) 7.30 Leading The Way. (PG) 8.00 David Jeremiah. (PG) 8.30 Shopping. (R) 9.30 Best Houses Australia. (R) 10.00 Home And Away Catch-Up. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Storage Hoarders.

(R) 2.00 No Reservations. (PG, R) 3.00 Around The World With Manu. (PG, R) 4.00 New Zealand On A Plate. 4.30 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook.

5.00 House Wreck Rescue. (PG, R) 6.00 The Border. (PG, R) 7.00 Highway Patrol.

(PG, R, CC) 8.00 Motorway Patrol.

(PG, R, CC) A biker tries a crash and dash.

8.30 MOVIE: Captain Phillips.

(M, R, CC) (2013) A cargo ship captain surrenders himself to pirates. Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi.

11.20 Escape To The Country. (R) 12.30 Psychic TV. (M) 3.30 Storage Hoarders. (R) 4.30 New Zealand On A Plate. (R) 5.00 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook.

(R) 5.30 Shopping.

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6.00 Children’s Programs. 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 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 3.00 Yu-GiOh! (PG, R) 3.30 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 4.00 Nexo Knights. (PG, R) 4.30 Power Rangers Dino. (PG) 5.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG) 5.30 MOVIE: Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite. (R, CC) (2013) 7.00 MOVIE: The Lego Movie.

(PG, R, CC) (2014) 9.00 MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. (M, CC) (2014) The rebellion endeavours to recruit Katniss. Jennifer Lawrence.

11.30 Two And A Half Men. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Adult Swim. (MA15+) 12.30 Rick And Morty. (M, R) 1.00 The Almighty Johnsons. (MA15+, R) 2.00 Surfing Australia TV. (R, CC) 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 Mim-Mim. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds.

(R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R)

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6.00 Shopping. (R) 6.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 7.30 Home Shopping. (R) 9.30 Dream Car Garage. (PG, R) 10.00 Big Angry Fish. (PG, R) 11.00 Ultimate Fishing. (PG, R) 12.00 Combat Dealers. (PG, R) 1.00 Ultimate Factories. (R) 2.00 Motorcycle Racing. AUS-X Open. From Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney. 4.00 Seinfeld.

(PG, R, CC) 5.50 MOVIE: Ender’s Game.

(PG, R) (2013) Asa Butterfield.

8.30 MOVIE: Guardians Of The Galaxy. (M, R, CC) (2014) A brash adventurer steals a mysterious orb. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana.

11.00 MOVIE: Jackass 3D. (MA15+, R) (2010) Dangerous stunts and explicit gags. Johnny Knoxville.

1.00 1000 Ways To Die. (MA15+, R) 2.00 Ultimate Factories. (R) 3.00 American Pickers. (PG, R) 4.00 1000 Ways To Die. (MA15+, R) 5.00 NFL. NFL. Week 11. Dallas Cowboys v Baltimore Ravens.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 11.00 News.

11.30 World This Week. (R, CC) 12.00 News. 12.30 The Drum Weekly. (R) 1.00 News. 1.30 Landline. (R, CC) 2.00 News.

2.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 3.00 News. 3.30 Offsiders. (R, CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 5.00 News. 5.30 Catalyst. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 ABC News Weekend. 6.30 Foreign Corre. (R, CC) 7.00 ABC News Weekend. 7.30 Back Roads.

(PG, 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 President Trump: A Foreign Correspondent Special. (R, CC) 12.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS

7.35pm Michael Flatley: Lord Of The Dance. Filmed in 2014, internationally renowned Irish dancer Michael Flatley stars in his worldwide smash-hit show.

(PG) Foxtel Arts

6.00 TV Shop. 6.30 Leading The Way. (PG) 7.00 New Hope Ministries: New Hope On The Road.

(PG) 7.30 Beyond Today. 8.00 Key Of David. 8.30 TV Shop. 10.00 MOVIE: Johnny You’re Wanted. (R, CC) (1956) 11.30 MOVIE: Devil Girl From Mars. (PG, R, CC) (1954) 1.05 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 1.35 MOVIE: Up Periscope. (PG, R, CC) (1959) 3.55 MOVIE: The Thomas Crown Affair. (M, R, CC) (1968) 6.00 Sparks Of Invention: The Little Guy. (PG) 7.00 Agatha Christie’s Marple.

(PG, R) A disliked local is found murdered.

9.00 Major Crimes. (M, CC) Four wealthy people are left for dead.

10.00 Rizzoli & Isles. (M, CC) Jane and Maura head to Los Angeles.

11.00 The Closer. (M, R, CC) 12.00 Heartbeat. (PG, R) 1.00 MOVIE: Up Periscope. (PG, R, CC) (1959) 3.05 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Rainbow Country. (R) 4.00 TV Shop. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. (PG) 5.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC)

6.30pm Golf. European PGA Tour. DP World Tour Championship. Final round.

Fox Sports 2 9.00pm Curling. European Championship. Women’s Round Robin. Eurosport Cameron Diaz stars in My Sister’s Keeper

ONE 6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 World Sport. (R) 8.30 The Doctors. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 Life Inside The Markets.

(R, CC) 10.00 Behind The Brand.

(R) 11.00 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 11.30 Snap Happy. 12.00 Far Flung. (R, CC) 1.00 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 2.00 Monster Jam. (R) 3.00 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 4.00 Megastructures Breakdown.

(PG, R) 5.00 What’s Up Down Under. (R, CC) 5.30 iFish.

6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 NCIS: Los Angeles.

The team searches for a missing USB drive.

8.30 I Am Johnny Cash. (M, R) A tribute to Johnny Cash, including interviews with the singer’s family, friends and contemporaries.

10.30 Undercover Boss. (M, R) 12.30 Legends. (M) 1.30 World Sport. 2.00 RPM GP. (R, CC) 2.30 RPM. (R, CC) 3.30 The League.

(MA15+, R) 4.30 Operation Repo.

(PG, 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 The Barefoot Bandits. (C, CC) 10.30 The ARIAs: 30 Years Of Music. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 1.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 2.30 Cheers. (PG, R) 3.00 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 The Simpsons. (R, CC) 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Hosted by comedian Graham Norton.

9.30 MOVIE: Boys On The Side. (MA15+, R) (1995) Three women embark on a road trip. Whoopi Goldberg, Drew Barrymore.

11.50 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 12.55 Frasier. (PG, R) 2.00 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Kenneth Copeland. 5.30 Joyce Meyer. (PG)

6.00 Flip Or Flop. (R) 7.00 Vacation House For Free. (R) 8.00 House Hunters Reno. (R) 9.00 In The Garden. (R, CC) 9.30 Domestic Blitz. (PG, R, CC) 10.30 Getaway. (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 Moving Country. 6.30 Escape To The Chateau. (PG, R) 7.30 Escape To The Country.

8.30 Masters Of Flip. (R) 9.30 Zombie House Flipping. (PG) 10.30 Flip This House. (PG) 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Masters Of Flip. (R) 1.00 Postcards. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 In The Garden. (R, CC) 2.00 Late Programs.

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SBS VICELAND 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 PopAsia.

(PG) 10.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Japanese News. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Vs Arashi. 1.55 Survivor Games. (R) 3.05 Balls Deep. (PG, R) 3.35 VICE News Tonight. (R) 5.00 Dead Set On Life.

(R) 5.25 VICE World Of Sports. (PG, R) 5.55 If You Are The One. 7.05 VICELAND Presents. (R) 8.00 South Park. (M, R, CC) The boys learn about Thanksgiving.

8.30 States Of Undress: Congo. (PG, R) Hosted by Hailey Gates.

9.20 States Of Undress: Pakistan. (PG) Hailey Gates visits Pakistan.

10.10 Black Market. (MA15+, R) 11.05 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. (M, R) 11.30 South Park.

(MA15+, R) 12.00 Weediquette.

(M, R) 1.40 Noisey. (M, R) 2.30 Black Market. (MA15+, R) 3.00 365: Every Day Documentaries.

3.05 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Mystery Diners. (R) 6.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (R) 7.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 8.30 Giada At Home. (R) 9.30 Chopped.

(PG, R) 10.30 Chopped. (PG, R) 11.30 Chopped. (PG, R) 12.30 Mystery Diners. (R) 2.00 Mystery Diners Specials. (PG, R) 3.00 Giada At Home. (R) 3.30 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 4.00 Farmhouse Rules. (R) 4.30 Chopped Junior.

(R) 5.30 Chopped. (PG, R) 6.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 7.30 Iron Chef America. (R) 8.30 Beat Bobby Flay. (R) Bobby faces Lance Bass and Michael Voltaggio.

9.30 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. (PG, R) Anthony travels along the Hudson River Valley.

10.30 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. (PG, R) 11.30 Giada At Home. (R) 12.00 Kelsey’s Essentials. (R) 12.30 Farmhouse Rules. (R) 1.00 Chopped Junior.

(R) 2.00 Chopped. (PG, R) 3.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 4.00 Mystery Diners Specials. (PG, R) 5.00 Iron Chef America. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 Small Business Secrets. (CC) 10.30 Meeting Place. 11.00 Back To Munda. 12.00 The Point Review. 12.30 Colour Theory.

(PG) 1.00 Surviving. 1.20 Desperate Measures. 1.40 Our Footprint. 2.00 Around The Campfire. 2.20 Custodians.

2.30 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Men’s First Semi-final.

Newcastle All Blacks V Combined Countries. 3.50 Ngurra.

4.10 Our Stories. 4.30 Our Songs. (PG) 5.00 Te Kaea. 5.30 Vote Yes For Aborigines. 6.30 Message Stick. (CC) 7.00 Native Planet. 7.50 Listen Up! 8.00 Characters Of Broome.

(CC) 8.30 Bush To Belly. (PG) 9.30 Takeover. (PG) 11.00 Money Power Respect. (M) 12.00 Volumz. (PG) 2011

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by Wulff & Morgenthaler

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 13 letters left over.

They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.

Dinner at the pub

OUT ON A LIMB

by Gary Kopervas

FLASH GORDON

by Jim Keefe

bar beer biscuits bottle bourbon brandy cashews celebration cellar chardonnay cheese

dinner disco fish’n’chips friends garden ice kegs lager laugh lime lounge

middy new peanuts pool prawns publican rum salad saloon schooner shiraz

snacks stool table till whisky wine

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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.

GO FIGURE

GRIN & BEAR IT

by Wagner

LAFF-A-DAY

>> 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.

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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CRYPTO-QUOTE

ACROSS 1. Modest 4. Promenade 8. “____ Magic Moment” (Drifters song) 12. Onstage gear 15. Tail-less simian 16. Lost 17. Charter 18. Hair goo 19. Pod content 20. Thin 21. Door to ore 22. Pindar product 23. Boo-boo list 25. Verify 27. River inlet 28. South African monetary unit 29. Snack 31. Precise 33. Invented story 35. Symbol 39. Certain moulding 41. Just 43. Priest’s garment 46. Redolence 47. Madagascar mammal 48. Marsh bird

50. Possessive pronoun 51. Proposal 54. Foamy drink 56. Miss Piggy is one 57. Military station 59. Plentiful 61. Of a region 63. Sawbones 64. Remove weapons from 66. Techie 67. Rush 69. Auricular 71. Confuse 74. Monastic official 76. Pyramid, for some 80. Building annex 81. Rich pastry 85. Unprincipled 87. Falsify 88. Middle of the day 89. Humpback’s kin 91. Break the ____ 92. Summer drink 93. Flit 94. Stiff 95. Expressions of doubt 96. Besides 97. Toward protection

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98. Exaggeration 99. Land portion

42. Pass, as hours 44. Not a winner 45. Roomy DOWN 46. Bro or sis 1. Prank 49. Cobbler’s tool 2. Gluck’s forte 52. Seniors, to juniors 3. Desire 53. Give forth 4. Upright pole 55. Hindu queen 5. Tilted 58. Mimic 6. Maui memento 60. Kauai porch 7. Tibetan clerics 62. Right-hand page 8. “____ Darn Cat!” 65. Rowdy crowd 9. Cover up 68. Program 10. Pupil’s site 70. Tempest in a ____ 11. Lounge sofa 71. Fasten, as a rope 12. Greek marketplace 72. Omit in pronuncia13. First-aid provider tion 14. Kilt fold 73. Armada 24. Madison Avenue 75. Soup liquid employees 77. Bay window 26. “____ Goes Another 78. Aggressively Love Song” manly 30. Unit of resistance 79. Made holy 32. Dec. 25 82. “____ Miner’s 34. Sasquatch’s kin Daughter” 36. Dues payer 83. Folk tales 37. Rare moon colour 84. Poker starter 38. Stringed instru86. Chess term ment 90. Beam 39. Group of eight PUZZLE NO. 390 40. Painter’s plaster

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.

Thought for the Day: “It’s good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy.” – George H. Lorimer z 19th-century British historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay made the following sage observation: “The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.”

KIDS’ MAZE

SESSIONS FROM THU 17 NOVEMBER UNTIL WED 23 NOVEMBER

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INSANITY STREAK

by Tony Lopes

PRINCE VALIANT

by Murphy & Gianni

THE CASHIER

by Ricardo Galvão

YOUR WEEKLY STARS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 21, 2016 ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20) This is a good time to let that intrepid Aries temperament take charge. Your strong leadership will help settle those still-unresolved situations. Support comes from a surprising source.

TAURUS (APR 21-MAY 21) Your problem-solving talents shine as you move to cool down heated emotions. You also inspire trust in all parties when you act with careful consideration of their feelings.

GEMINI (MAY 22-JUN 22) That long-delayed commitment begins to look better to you. But there’s still a crucial fact or two you need to know about it. A health problem needs to be taken care of.

CANCER (JUN 23-JUL 23) Don’t waste time trying to learn why someone you relied on is wavering in his or her support of your stand on a workplace issue. Move on with the help of more steadfast allies.

LEO (JUL 24-AUG 23) Relationships enter a brighter period, both at home and in the workplace. Prospects also look good for single Leos and Leonas, who can expect a welcome visit from Cupid.

VIRGO (AUG 24-SEP 23) Those mixed signals that were complicating your life are giving way now to clear, definitive guidelines. This makes it easier for you to weigh your options and make decisions.

LIBRA (SEP 24-OCT 23) Ask your partner for an explanation of what seems to be a sign of strain in your relationship. The sooner you understand the problem, the sooner you can both act to resolve it.

SCORPIO (OCT 24-NOV 22) A new challenge in the workplace holds an exciting promise for the future. But be aware of the fact that you haven’t been told about all the demands you might have to meet.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21) Your financial picture brightens as you get into sorting out realistic goals and those that are not reachable at this time. “Caution” remains your fiscal watchword.

CAPRICORN (DEC 22-JAN 20) You’re deep into your new project, and that’s just fine. But don’t neglect your family and friends. Spending time with people you care for is always a wise investment.

AQUARIUS (JAN 21-FEB 19) Past feelings are suddenly reawakened. This could make you emotionally vulnerable. Be careful about decisions you might be asked to make at this time.

PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 20) You’ve come to a place where you’ll be facing important decisions that can affect your future. Rely on your strong moral compass to guide you toward making the right choices.

BORN THIS WEEK: You’re gifted with both natural wisdom and wit – a good combination for success as a writer or teacher and, most importantly, a parent.

HOCUS-FOCUS POINT TAKEN

by Branch

JUST LIKE CATS & DOGS

by Dave T. Phipps

STRANGE BUT TRUE z Until nylon came to the fore, the most popular material used on the business end of toothbrushes – starting way back in 16th-century China – was hog bristles. z Among other artefacts, archaeologists found a bronze razor in King Tut’s tomb. It was reportedly still sharp enough to use for shaving. z Those who study such things claim to have found the best way to climb stairs: Evidently, you

by Samantha Weaver should exhale before you begin the ascent, inhale for the duration of the first two steps, exhale during the next two steps, and repeat until you’ve reached the top. Of course, it’s interesting to note that what “best” means in this situation isn’t clearly defined. z According to pollsters, when divorced people take surveys, women are much more likely than men to report that they’re happy about the breakup.

z The hyoid, found in your throat, is the only bone in the human body that is not connected to any other bone. Its purpose is to anchor the muscles of your tongue. z There are 12 sovereign nations in South America, and Brazil shares a border with all but two of them: Chile and Ecuador. z American founding father Benjamin Franklin’s final public act was to write a letter to Congress urging the abolition of slavery.

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AMBER WAVES

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THE SPATS

Can you, in eight moves, turn the top word into the bottom one? You may alter only one letter at a time to make another word. We have entered the centre word to keep you on the right track.

by Jeff Pickering

B

A

C

K

K

I

N

K

F

I

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CONTRACT BRIDGE THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF BRIDGE

would probably shift to a diamond. Eventually, you’d go down two.

Assume you’re in three However, there is a notrump and West leads much better way to play the heart deuce. It’s not the hand, if you put your difficult to make the conmind to it. To begin with, tract if you see the Eastyou note that West’s West cards. All you have opening lead is the deuce to do is win the heart with of hearts. If West is a the ace and play the A-2 player who leads fourthof clubs. Nine tricks, easy best, it is reasonable to as pie. assume that both he and But making three East have four hearts. On notrump is not that easy if this basis, therefore, you you see only the Northshould win the opening South hands. You might, heart lead with the ace. for example, win the Your next play also is third heart and finesse important. You should the queen of clubs. East lead a low spade to dumwould win with the king my’s nine and return the and return a heart, and deuce of clubs! In the acthe defender on lead tual deal, there is a good

by Steve Becker chance that East will go up with the king – rightly or not – and thereby hand you the contract.

The point is that by leading a low club from dummy at trick three, instead of taking an immediate finesse, you give East the chance to make a mistake (if he has the doubleton king of clubs).

And the more opportunities you give the defenders to make a mistake, the more likely they are to oblige.

SOLUTIONS AND ANSWERS for this week’s puzzles and tests Mega Maze

This week's Crossword 390

Find The Words solution 931 Great night out

under 0.02 and under 0.05. The limit that applies to you depends on the category of your licence and the type of The Baker’s Dozen vehicle you are driving, Trivia Test according to Transport 1. Margaret Thatcher.

2. Denver. for New South Wales.

3. Pain.

11. The Rolling Stones, in 1973. At 4:33, the song 4. Methuselah.

5. Subway. was long enough that 6. Jazz. many radio stations cut it 7. Sugar Kane Kowalczyk. down to three minutes.

8. “The Turn of the Screw”. 12. The Bee Gees. No less 9. KLM. than six groups over the 10. Three. They are: zero, years have produced dif-

ferent songs by the same name.

13. “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polkadot Bikini”, by Brian Hyland in 1960. The song tells of a girl afraid to be seen at the beach in her revealing new bikini, which was still considered risque at the time. Songwriter Paul Vance, however, wrote the song after seeing his 2-year-old daughter in a tiny bikini.

Matchmaker solution 145 Back, sack, sick, kick, kink, mink, mine, fine, fire.

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