ROCK CANDY MAGAZINE #01

issue 01 │ march 2012 issue 01 │ march 2012 │free

heath black’s brain on fire

slipknot

exclusive interview

the rise of

www.rockcandymagazine.com.au

Jon Bones Jones Flying cars

chopper squad

mining jobs in bolivia

read rock candy & win see p.13

MINING EXPERTS UNEARTH YOUR NEW RECRUITMENT SOLUTION We’re the mining recruiting experts for all your management, technical and operational roles. Our recruiting experts in Western Australia recruit across the full range of specialist areas in surface and underground operations.

With our expert knowledge we can help you achieve lasting impact by bringing the right person to your organisation. Our recruiting experts continually build upon our state of the art database of technically skilled candidates, which is one of the most extensive in Australia. In a candidate short market, we have the experience and resources to source talented candidates globally.

Our database, coupled with expert national and international market knowledge will deliver you a fast and accurate service. We are confident we can offer the most comprehensive recruitment solutions to grow your business and deliver real results.

That’s why, for over 35 years, we’ve powered the world of work.

We have specialist teams dedicated to the following areas of the industry from entry-level Operators and Tradespeople to General Mangers.

We cover: • • • • • • • • •

Geology Engineering and Technical services Production Maintenance Process and metallurgy Health and safety Drill and blast Underground mining Shutdown labour and supervision

Contact Hays Resources & Mining at miningwa@hays.com.au or 08 9226 5766.

hays.com.au

780 MINING POSITIONS 20 AREAS Of EXPERTISE 1 CALL IS ALL IT TAkES The right job can transform you life. Speak to the experts.

We are the mining recruiting experts. We service the mining industry, recruiting from trades level through to technical services and executive appointments. Our recruiting experts have networks covering all parts of the West Australian industry. We know the right job can transform your life and we can find it for you. That’s why, for over 35 years, we’ve powered the world of work.

For a full list of all 780 live mining vacancies in Western Australia, visit our website hays.com.au Contact Hays Resources & Mining at miningwa@hays.com.au or 08 9226 5766.

hays.com.au

editor’s letter

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Rock Candy Magazine, the latest offering from the team at Candy Media.

Rock Candy has been written especially for that hard-working, wellpublicised, often misunderstood and under-appreciated bunch known as the FIFO worker. We hope to keep you entertained and give you a little bit of escapism after a hard day’s work.

With that hard work comes some big rewards and also some big options in life, so Rock Candy aims to be the insider’s guide to not only enjoying those rewards, but sharing some great advice on how to make the most of it.

In this issue we’ll be covering everything from music, travel and sport right through to property investment advice and we even have a flying car! On a more serious note we hear the heart-wrenching story of former Fremantle Docker Heath Black and his road to recovery.

Rock Candy will be published quarterly in 2012 and will be available from the Qantas T2 departure lounge at the Perth Domestic Airport as well as the terminals of some of the smaller airlines servicing the mine sites.

I would like to wholeheartedly thank the amazing team here at Candy Media, without all your hard work and dedication this project would not have been possible.

I hope you enjoy this magazine as much as we enjoyed producing it and we look forward to keeping you entertained in 2012.

Byron O’Neill Editor

PUBLISHED BY CANDY MEDIA (WA) PTY LTD

MANAGING DIRECTOR

EDITOR

Cornelius Curtin

Byron O’Neill

P.O. Box 444

OFFICE MANAGER

SUB EDITOR

Amber Carrier

Ara Jansen

Northbridge WA 6865 (t) (08) 9328 8525

CREATIVE DESIGN Barbara Bertoli

www.candymedia.com.au www.rockcandymagazine.com.au

CONTRIBUTORS

ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES sales@candymedia.com.au

Adam Morris Ara Jansen Nikki Pienke Sarah Mitchell Tom Reid

EDITORIAL ENQUIRIES

PHOTOGRAPHERS

editor@candymedia.com.au

GENERAL ENQUIRIES info@candymedia.com.au

Manuela Cifra David Milne

Rock Candy Magazine is published in Western Australia by Candy Media (WA) Pty Ltd and distributed free of charge to resource industry workers at various locations around Western Australia including the Qantas Terminal at the Perth Domestic Airport. All rights reserved. No material published in Rock Candy may be reproduced in whole or part without prior written authority. Views expressed in Rock Candy are not necessarily the views of the editor or publisher. Rock Candy takes no responsibility for the accuracy of information included or submitted content. © 2012 Candy Media.

▶ Nike Shoes super special Heritage was $129 NOW $79 ▶ Nike Air Tour saddle was $149 NOW $99 ▶ Wilson staff Zip golf balls was $49 now $18.95 ▶ Wilson Staff glove was $25 now $9 Delivery available anywhere in Australia

New Taylor Made RocketBallz & R11s families are here.

Drivers start from $339.

Purchase any new release Taylor Made Driver and receive a free game of golf at Secret Harbour Golf links

GOLF DOWNUNDER MANDURAH 103 Pinjarra road Mandurah WA 6210 Phone 08 9 586 9633 Email mandurah@golfdownunder.com.au

GOLF DOWUNDER ROCKINGHAM Unit 1 31 Dixon Road Rockingham WA 6168 Phone 08 9 591 2699 Email golfdownunder02@westnet.com.au

contents

cover story

features

the rise 16 of jon bones jones

motoring:

the 25 satisfying need for speed entertainment:

31 committed to rock off the hook:

47 happy snapper! sport:

42 heath black

cover photo: Getty Images

feature:

of mines: 77 history safety last 21

28 31 35 36

37 39

tech toys:

you spin me right round motoring:

40 42

chopper squad motoring:

fly in fly out

44

festivals in 2012

63

entertainment:

entertainment:

star of the month entertainment:

70

ten of the best entertainment:

play it for the money boys

81

entertainment:

gold thumbs

85

travel:

family holidays travel:

going alone? women in mining:

who says it’s a man’s world? opinion:

micro brewing in australia rocks&mortar:

riding the property wave

96

recruitment:

how social media is changing the recruitment landscape activity page

more affordable than a port hedland donga north one offers the best of both worlds – the sought after Subi lifestyle and a brilliant capital investment, all from just *$25 per week. priceless location in blue ribbon suburb Cutting-edge design and unsurpassed quality Secure yours with just 10% deposit

Matthew Smith, Pindan Realty, 0430 766 360 Mark Johnson, Pindan Realty, 0419 944 518

northone.com.au

*Conditions and criteria apply. Please contact the sales agents for information.

COMPETITION

Ask us a question, send us some feedback, tell us about your job or whinge about your boss.

Just don’t send us pictures of your naked wives!!! There’s a whole other magazine for that! The best letters and feedback will be featured in a regular section starting in our second edition called your shout where you the reader become the subject of the story and we have industry experts answer your questions. All featured pieces will receive a great prize courtesy of our sponsors. deadline: friday 13th april

Now, for those of you that aren’t budding Paul Carters - don’t feel left out, there’s another chance for you to win $500 of Alberts in car goodness too.

Simply like us on Facebook and post a picture of the most extreme place you take a copy of Rock Candy (the magazine must feature in the picture, without breaching workplace OH&S rules of course). deadline: friday 13th april

Read

As 2012 is the National Year of Reading throughout Australia, we here at Rock Candy would like to invite readers to contribute to the next edition by putting pen to paper and entering our short story competition.

We’re looking for 800 words on what it’s like working away on the mines in Western Australia, the joys, the hardships, the trials and the unique stories that makes up the 21st century mining experience for men working away from home.

All stories will be posted on our website www.rockcandymagazine.com.au and the winner will have their short story printed in the next edition and will receive a $500 gift voucher from Alberts Car Stereo’s Osborne Park. deadline: friday 13th april

Win!!!

&

www.rockcandymagazine.com.au

Coming home never looked and sounded so good Surround Sounds is Perth’s established destination for quality custom audio video solutions, and integrated smart home technology.

Whether your aim is a simple, practical solution – or state-of-the art sophistication – Surround Sounds provides the expert advice and service to suit both your needs and budget perfectly.

The award winning team is well placed to provide expert custom design, planning, project management and installation of today’s innovations for your technology solutions tomorrow.

Our spectacular Nedlands showroom has been recognised Australia wide as one of the finest of its type, so visit Surround Sounds and uncover our exciting range of possibilities.

83-85 Stirling Highway, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009 T (+618) 9389 6900 F (+618) 9389 6299 E sales@surroundsounds.com.au

facebook.com/surroundsounds

At Surround Sounds we are the custom solution specialists: • Home Entertainment • Multi Room Audio Video • Lighting Control • Structured Cabling • Security/Access Control • Marine Audio Visual

www.surroundsounds.com.au

• Home Automation • Communications • Custom Fine Furniture

Consult • Design • Supply • Install • Service

15

story:

Adam Morris photos: Getty Images

cover story

The Rise of

Jon Bones Jones

16

cover story

The modern world is turning into ancient Rome, the great Western Empire is ploughing through foreign countries at an alarming rate, young children worship Justin Beiber and the Ultimate Fighting Championships just took over cricket as the nation’s most loved sport.

or those who’ve been living further afield than the Empire’s reach the Ultimate Fighting Championships, or better known as the UFC, is that special place in hearts the world over, where skilled men from all corners of the world meet inside an octagon shaped cage and spend 15 − 25 minutes physically destroying each other in brutal hand to hand combat.

For the casual unschooled onlooker full of beer and inner tension, the spectacle can look like a horrible, uncompromising and at times bloody act of insanity. For the schooled onlooker also full of beer and inner tension, it looks pretty much the same except the expert spectators are able to name the manoeuvres used by the individual warriors as they punish and terrorise their opponents in what is essentially an exercise in consensual violence.

The UFC universe is made up of a cast of ferocious characters more intriguing than anything ever seen inside a wrestling ring and considerably more fascinating than any boxing match ever broadcast. There are the vicious giants in the heavy weight division who look like cartoon super villains, guys with gold teeth, sharpened teeth, sometimes no teeth at all, tattoos running wild across enormous rippling chests, college educated Greco-Roman wrestlers, street

F

THE HONDA SHOP

Western Australia’s Biggest Honda Dealer Making Dreams reality since 1978 Motorcycles – Power Equipment – Marine – Finance and Insurance – Spare Parts - Service

www.hondashop.com.au The Honda Shop Megastore 106-108 Morrison Rd. Midland WA 6056 Ph: 1300 4 HONDA Fax: 1800 4 HONDA

apply now www.waloanco.com.au

EXCLUSIVE OFFER ROCK CANDY MAGAZINE Present this copy of Rock Candy Magazine in store at The Honda Shop to receive a free $100 gift voucher with any major purchase over $2000

17

cover story

educated thugs, the one who claims to be a descendent of the Vikings, the other one who says he’s descended from an ancient line of samurai (he also drinks his own urine). There’s the classy ones who bow and kneel at each other’s feet before or after pummelling them with techniques such as “Stand and Bang” or “Ground and Pound” or the dreaded “Raining Elbows”. There are the pure psychotics who would rather have their arms broken than tap out, who want to continue fighting even though the cut above their eyes has covered them in blood from head to toe and then there’s the nicknames The American Pyscho, The Axe Murderer, The Irish Hand Grenade (ok that one’s a bit silly).

Perhaps the most fascinating phenomenon in the short 19 year history of the UFC, is the fact that it has a solid track record of producing the most captivating and mesmerising warriors who simply seem to be from another planet.

The first was Hall of Famer Royce Gracie who fought in the first UFC events and although looking like a small weedy carpet cleaner, went on to dominate tournament after tournament, showing the world that skilled Brazillian Ju-Jitsu could dominate opponents who were considerably stronger, bigger and outwardly more aggressive than the shy and demure Gracie.

Another was the aptly titled Captain America Randy Couture who showed the world he was not only capable of winning and defending the championship belt in two different weight classes, but could also mix it up with the most dangerous savages on the planet at the ripe old age of 47.

Passing on from Randy to become the next freak show was Anderson “The Spider” Silva. Tall, smooth and unassuming, the Brazilian, who until a recent five round war with Chael Sonnen in his last title defence, simply seemed untouchable by mortal hands.

Now enter the phenom of the new era, the freak show to top all freak shows, the super athlete with a reach longer than Abraham Lincoln and devastating theatrical moves that make Jackie Chan look like Jackie Gleason: this man is Jon “Bones” Jones.

Jon is something out of a martial arts film and he’s got moves inside the ring that Van Damme had to duck in Kickboxer and Bloodsport. Spinning elbows, flying knees, whirling back kicks and frontal face kicks to name a few. All of which are delivered in split seconds with devastating accuracy.

He’s very tall, very well educated, values his family immensely and has Bible verses tattooed across his body. He’s the world Champion with a 15 and 1 record who has consistently beaten the best on the planet

and has never been taken down to the canvas by another opponent in his entire career inside the octagon. Oh and he’s 24.

How Did it Happen?

Jon started his mixed martial arts career at the tender age of 20 and quickly rose to prominence amassing a 6 and 0 record within three months. His record brought him to the attention of the UFC match makers who quickly pitted him against three very strong opponents whom Jones subsequently destroyed with relative ease.

The UFC illuminati began to suspect Jones was ready to be tested further in what would either be career-ending or careermaking match-ups for the rising star.

He was placed inside the octagon with the Soviet wrestling champion Vladimir Matyushenko who was a Belarusian mixed martial artist creepily nicknamed The Janitor. Jon dismantled The Janitor’s face with a collection of howling elbows and asserted himself, particularly in the eyes of UFC president, Dana White, as being one of the best fighters in the world. Jon would then fight and dispatch one more formidable opponent in Ryan Bader before being given a shot at the Light Heavy Weight ▶

MARLIN POWER & MARINE Honda and Quintrex Experts

clearing remainder of Haines Hunter stock at less than cost price www.marlinboats.com.au 229 Hampton Rd. South Fremantle Ph: 9335 8404

apply now www.waloanco.com.au

EXCLUSIVE OFFER ROCK CANDY MAGAZINE Present this copy of Rock Candy Magazine in store when you purchase any outboard engine or boat and engine package and receive your first service FREE

18

cover story

A devout Christian, Jon reflected on the ink tattooed across his chest, Philippians 4:12: “ I can do all things through he who gives me strength.

Championship against the newly crowned champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. It was a fight that Dana White said he was sure Jones would lose but Jones opened the much anticipated bout with a flying knee to Shogun’s face which rattled the experienced warrior for the rest of the outing. Jon went on to punish the Brazillian for the remainder of the bout which at times looked like the final scene in a Bruce Lee movie, where ridiculous moves were being landed time and time again on the slumping Rua, who although receiving a clobbering miraculously managed to hold his ground until halfway through round three where he succumbed to yet another merciless storm of elbows, punches and knees, finally sliding down the side of the cage and relinquishing the light heavyweight title belt.

With Rua out, Jon quietly went to the middle of the octagon and while a crowd of doctors, coaches and staff went to assist the pummelled Shogun, Jon lay down quietly on the canvas and took in the realisation of his dream less than three years after he started his MMA career.

A devout Christian, Jon reflected on the ink tattooed across his chest, Philippians 4:12: “I can do all things through he who gives me strength”.

Jon would defend his championship belt twice more that same year facing off against the now world famous Rampage “Don’t call me Mr T” Jackson, in a fight which ended early in the fourth round with a submission via a rear naked choke. It was a feat which saw Jon become the first man to ever finish Rampage in his UFC career. After the bout Jon hugged Jackson and kissed him on the cheek saying it was an honour to fight someone he had looked up to for so long.

Jackson in an equal display of respect had previously stated that he believed Jon’s fighting style to represent the UFC’s future.

After Jon defended his title against Rampage he would take on Lyoto Machida before the years end to cement his reputation as a true champion capable of defending his belt against the world’s best fighters.

Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida is the urinedrinking samurai, one of the most feared and respected fighters in UFC combining an elusive and frustrating defence, with shockingly fast bursts of karate-based violence. Lyoto would give Jon the toughest round of his career to date darting out of Jon’s long reach and back in again delivering shots with ferocious accuracy to take Jon apart and unsettle him mentally.

Jon would however regroup and end the fight deep in the second round which would see Lyoto unconscious on the canvas due to a perfectly executed standing guillotine.

Last year marked the beginning of what many in the UFC would call a new era in mixed martial arts as Jones is now seen as the first in a wave of super athletes competing in MMA who would have previously competed in the NBA or the NFL. For the UFC, Jon, with his exceptional athletic prowess (his two brothers both play professional football)

19

cover story and well roundedness as a fighter is yet another feather in the UFC’s advancement into mainstream sport in America and indeed around the world. Jon is a gentlemen, a warrior and a complete showman who oozes American values. He is certainly not the first UFC fighter to exhibit these admirable traits by any means. Matt Hughes, a UFC hall of famer stated emphatically that in order for anyone to compete successfully in the octagon they needed physical, mental and spiritual strength, and Jon certainly has all three.

This year could see Jon go on to become the best fighter the world has ever seen and indeed in the UFC, the best sporting franchise on earth. Unless of course someone else with a longer reach, stronger skills, better manners and a more insane work ethic comes along. The problem for Jon is that’s what happens in the UFC all the time.

The Magnificent Seven These are seven of the freakiest, most dangerous and downright mesmerizing lunatics to ever step inside the octagon: Brock Lesnar − He looks like an angry Thor, only bigger. He started out fake wrestling in WWE before making the switch to UFC in 2007. Just over a year later he won the Heavy Weight Championship from Randy Couture. He claims Viking heritage and so far nobody is disagreeing with him.

Forrest Griffin − Forrest is the UFC’s everyman warrior, an ex-Georgia policeman Forrest won the UFC’s Ultimate Fighter television series and has gone on to bring his lion heart and bar room street style to mix it up with some of the best martial artists in the world. He bleeds but doesn’t seem to feel any pain.

Ken Shamrock − Ken is the Rocky of the UFC universe, he appeared at UFC 1 in Denver, Colarado and has gone on to compete throughout the organisation’s history competing in the octagon at the top level for thirteen years.

Powerful strength, amazing grappling and a mind that simply won’t quit, even though his body did some time ago.

Kimo − Making his debut at UFC 3 Kimo’s insanely muscular body is littered with biblical verses and battle scars.

The Californian once entered the octagon carrying a full size crucifix on his back. Kimo has brought his brutal style and evangelical message of love to the cage time after time.

Dan Severn − Nicknamed The Beast. With a retiring record of 100 wins and 18 losses, Dan was the first world class wrestler to compete in the UFC making his debut at UFC 4. Dan would dominate with his superior skills, awesome power and ferocious moustache.

Tank Abbott − With a prison flat top, a bikie goatee and a bouncing hairy beer belly, Tank was the ugliest UFC fighter in history.

With very little martial arts skills in his repertoire Tank would constantly rely on the grubby anvils he would pass off as human hands.

Although constantly beaten by submissions by more skilled fighters, Tanks brawls would always be exciting stand-up affairs usually ending with Tank storming out of the ring swearing at yet another defeat.

Nick Diaz − The modern day nutcase who is one of the most dedicated and brilliant fighters in UFC today. When Nick isn’t destroying his opponents with his bizarre and deadly boxing technique he competes in triathlons and waxes philosophically on how much he hates his life, the UFC and house prices in California.

ALL 2011 PLATED HSV’S ARE

ALL 2011 HSV’S PURCHASED WILL RECEIVE

AND A TICKET TO THE

V8 SUPERCARS BARBAGALLO RACEWAY IN MAY 2012 WITH CORPORATE SEATING

A UL ULTIMATE HSV

DRIVE EXPERIENCE TEST THE FULL HSV RANGE IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT AT BARBAGALLO RACEWAY

VIEW OUR F FULL ULL R RANGE AN A NGE ONLINE TODAY

Shacks

NUMBER 1 SELLING DEALER IN AUSTRALIA FOR 2010 & 2011

9432 9432

64 Queen Victoria Street FREMANTLE

www.shackshsv.com.au

DL3711

21 story:

Mark Jeisman

me ri

d Y n

s p i u n o

✸

r gh t o u

S

o guess what the fastest growing music format was in 2011?

Vinyl Records....Say, what’cha talkin’ bout Willis?

In an amazing analog comeback, vinyl records are the only music format technology to ever stage a popular return and it’s not going away in a hurry. Now before you run and dust off your old stashed away LP copies of Genesis, Pink Floyd and Duran Duran from the deep dark bowels of your storage cupboard and ditch the IPod, just why is that black round stuff coming full circle?

Perhaps for some it’s hard to grasp that the LP, such a mechanical, physical means of analog music storage − now over 60 years old, can fly in the face of the digital age. However there are a number of factors that are all helping this legacy become a recent one again, just like its 1974.

I was recently in an independent music store that was having a sale and lined up at

▶

Tech Toys

22

Tech Toys the counter were school kids in uniform with swags of vinyl under their arms.

Recent releases by Radiohead, Adele, AC/DC, re-releases of The Beatles, along with digging out their parents old stuff, has found a new young audience − driving in part − this plastic renaissance which grew by over 55% last year. It doesn’t stop there: specialist local audio company Surround Sounds has Baby Boomers and Gen X buying new turntables in droves with sales up some 600% on previous years. Such is the renewed interest, Surround Sounds hold a vinyl day each month with a local specialist record vendor coming in with milk crates full of wonderful new and classic LP’s. It’s BYO incense sticks though.

Are we living in a world where we are starting to suffer digital fatigue?

Now, music is at our fingertips whenever, whatever, wherever we want it.

Innovations in technology have propelled us to places no one could have dreamed of a couple of decades ago. Whilst there is no doubting the convenience and cheap cost of digital music, the downside is that many formats (MP3 for example) have led us to believe that this is what constitutes good quality music, when it’s often not.

Though vinyl means different things to different people, it’s widely agreed (and argued by some) that the sound quality is simply better and the fact is that vinyl is cool. Audiophiles have known this for years because of vinyl’s full sound frequency response and warm analog timbre.

How many times have you flipped through dozens of songs on your iPod without really listening? Vinyl has the ability to foster a much deeper connection between the listener and the music through its active listening experience.

You are involved. It is a much more sensory medium and has an X factor about it you can’t quite put your finger on. There is more room for artwork.

You can see it, hold it, smell it, taste it!

Some credit must be given to the dance DJ’s of the 1990’s and the audiophile collectors and vinyl junkies whom without their continued niche support of vinyl, more record manufacturing equipment would have gone to the scrap heap.

Today it’s being dragged out of the moth balls by both independent record companies and the major ones too.

The fact is that digital music can be infinitely copied, and as a result the commoditisation of music with the internet has meant that as a music format digital

is practically worthless. Vinyl actually brings some tangible value to music – something record companies desperately need in these challenging times. In a merging of the new and old, record companies are even providing vinyl LP’s with digital MP3 download keys so you can enjoy the best of both worlds.

No-one is suggesting for a minute that vinyl will ever challenge the volume of sales compared to digital content, (though some pundits are saying one day they may overtake the declining CD market) however many are seeing vinyl as the Sandman panel van of music formats; on the weekends you can take off for a dose of vinyl freedom, spatial transparency, linger over your van’s (LP’s) artwork, spin old school uncompressed V8 sonic soundscapes, enjoy the analog warmth of shagpile walls, combined with a physical effort to push start..er I mean turn over the record halfway. It forces you to actively partake in the tactile and nostalgic experience complete with a musical sojourn at the same time.

On Mondays you go back to the iPod.

»

mining ✷ civil ✷ construction ✷ industrial ✷ administration

We are passionate about people!

With over 30 years of experience within Australia and overseas Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Looking for staff?

When you need to get the right person for the job in record time WE CAN HELP! We currently have an active database of more than 35,000 candidates who have been carefully screened in line with our recruitment process. We specialise in the recruitment of mobile plant operators, HD fitters, electricans, office staff, processing personnel and professional mining personnel. Our human resource services include:

Looking for work?

View the latest advertisements on our website’s jobs page or register with us now to ensure you don’t miss out on any new or existing opportunities!

employment services

environmental iso

occupational health recruitment

the

health

and

safety

steel

cap

recruitment’s clients, candidates and their communities are always our first priority. steel cap recruitment is accredited in

:

18001 quality iso 9001 safety iso

14001

& safety services

& contracting solutions

administration

www.steelcap.com.au 3/277 Great Eastern Highway, Belmont WA 6104 T: 08 9477 1122 F: 08 9477 1144

✸ Unit 6/20 Hedland Place, Karratha WA 6714 T: 08 9144 4358 F: 08 0144 4874

admin@steelcap.com.au C2, 5 Grevillea Place, Brisbane Airport QLD 4009 T: 07 3860 4166 F: 07 3860 4655

23

Tech Toys

● Pro-Ject Debut III The Pro-Ject Debut III turntable is a class winning budget turntable and the best selling deck of the past decade. This European turntable has been built with sound quality expressly in mind. It is most suitable for those who want to listen to their records, don’t want to spend a fortune but still want good quality hifi sound or as an introduction to what vinyl is about for those who eventually want to go further. Comes in a variety of cool colours and complete with Ortofon cartridge.

From $499 Available from Surround Sounds – 08 9389 6900

● Denon DP-29FE Denon’s DP-29F has been designed to give you maximum enjoyment out of your valuable vinyl record collection. It features an automatic start system and a switchable PHONO equalizer enabling you to connect the turntable to any amp with an auxillary input.

From $299 Available from Surround Sounds – 08 9389 6900

● Michell GryoDec with Tecnoarm Backed by over 35 years experience, Legendary Michell turntables are precision instruments made in the UK, built to last and to reproduce sound as close as possible to the original mastertape. The classic Michell turntable, continuously refined during many years of development to the current level of performance. The Michell GyroDec is a three-point spring-suspended turntable of medium mass, which is compatible with most quality tone arms in existence. Single acrylic chassis, aluminium suspended sub-chassis with stabilized operation and internally isolated suspension turrets.

Impedance-matched acrylic/vinyl platter with brass weights for high inertia.

From $4,700 Available from Surround Sounds – 08 9389 6900

● Numark TTX DJ Turntable Delivers a feature set that is sure to hit home with today’s demanding DJs. The TTXUSB features durable, vibration resistant construction, high torque direct-drive motor and USB output for seamless vinyl-to-digital transfer. The included EZ Vinyl software simplifies the transfer process and archives audio files into iTunes.

From $899 Available from Kosmic Sound – 08 9204 7577

● ProJect RPM 9.2 Evolution (no cartridge) Pro-Ject’s RPM 9.2 offers a blend of sleek styling and high performance that will keep even the most demanding hifi enthusiast excited. The RPM 9.2’s heavy construction consists of a rigid and incredibly robust high-gloss finish plinth, topped with a thick platter of clear acrylic. To keep unwanted noise away from the chassis, Pro-Ject have built the motor in an external housing. It drives the platter via a soft rubber belt.

In addition, the one-piece carbon-fiber tone arm can handle a wide range of quality cartridges and offers high stability with low mass.

From $2,699 Available from Surround Sounds – 08 9389 6900

● Grand Prix Monaco 1.5 TT The Monaco Turntable is truly a 21st century design which establishes a new state-of-the-art in design and engineering. The Monaco Turntable raises the bar when it comes to speed accuracy and lack of rumble. It is the first analog device of its kind, with many features simply not possible several years ago.

From $28,500 (Does not include tone arm or cartridge) Available from Reference AV - 03 8813 0137

All prices are RRP and include GST.

■

Your favourite sports will follow you.

Be a player, wherever you are. Our smartphone site means you always have Player TAB with you. Check the odds and place bets on your smartphone at www.PlayerOnline.mobi

TAB supports responsible wagering.

Call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au for support.

YOU W OR K H AR D T O G E T I T

Y O U DO N ’T H AVE T O WO RK H A R D T O K E E P I T ... looking great!

F RA NC HISES AVA ILA BLE

Why F IF O when you c ould stri k e g old i n Per th?

contact us for all your detailing needs

WE CO M E TO Y OU S er v ices:

We prov i de:

C ON TA C T:

Mini d e t ai l Mini d e t ai l & po li sh Machin e c ut & po lis h Int e rior de t ail Fu l l de t ail Wa t e rle ss wash Pr e -sale de t ai l Pa int pro t e c t i o n Fabric & c arpe t prot e c t i o n El ect r o n ic rust pro t e c t i o n

Pow e r & w a t e r F r a n c h i s e e s a r e ful l y tr in ed & ac c r edited Fully insured A l l w or k g u a r a n teed E n v i r o n m e n t a l ly fr ien dl y pr oduc ts Gi f t v o u c h e r s a vail abl e M a j o r c r e d i t c a r ds ac c epted

Cal l y o ur l o cal state o f fice o n

1300 227 227 F o r mo re info r matio n and pri c es v is it

www.ca rca re.net . a u

Ca r Ca r e i s c ommitted to saving water a nd meets a ll wa ter and APA guidel ines

est since 1987

story:

Ara Jansen photos: Paul Blank

25

motoring

g n i y f s i Sat d e e n e th d e e p s for ur next break, t to do with yo ha w ng ri de on e of the best If you’re w and seeing som pe ro Eu to g in e ticket. then head might be just th s el he w ur fo action on

>

We say

more often

26

motoring

E

ver wanted to watch cars fly by on Europe’s coolest race tracks? Hell, you’ve probably even dreamed of being on the track in one of those cars.

Paul Blank is in the habit of making those kinds of dreams come true for car enthusiasts.

A motoring enthusiast since he was a kid and now a motoring journalist and wellknown classic car rally organiser, he has been visiting Europe for years and getting his fill of screaming tires and speed.

That makes him the perfect person to design and guide The Ultimate Grand Prix Experience, a two week trip of car and racing heaven through France, Italy, Germany and Switzerland in May. Run by Subiaco’s Magic Travel, The Ultimate Grand Prix Experience includes visits to the Mercedes-Benz and new Porsche museum, the Monaco Grand Prix, a new car museum in Turin, the start of the historic Mille Miglia road race and a chance to drive Germany’s most famous race track, Nurburgring. With 139 corners and an unlimited speed limit, you’ll see all types of cars testing it. In Nice, there’s a can’t-buy opportunity to lunch with international Grand Prix commentator Bob Constanduros in a rooftop restaurant overlooking the ocean.

The small group trips are self-drive, usually in new model Mercedes-Benz and BMW convertibles and the itinerary is relaxed enough that you’ll have time to take the back roads or the autobahn depending on what you want to see.

“I try and include as much variety as possible,” Paul says about the trips he has been leading since 2005. “There’s something magical about the Monaco Grand Prix. It’s not a race where you can see the whole race and there are limited overtaking opportunities but it has an amazing atmosphere.

“Monaco is a pretty incredible place anyway and it fits inside King’s Park.

A lot of people head there because it’s an event, not necessarily just for the car race. It’s perfect for people spotting.”

If you want to convince your wife or girlfriend to take a trip like this, Paul says there’s plenty for them to enjoy even if cars aren’t their first love. As part of his tried and tested roadbook which everyone receives, he includes plenty of tips for women who like to shop, sit in luxury by a pool, want to explore each destination on foot and take in galleries, museums and stately residences.

Speaking of the roadbook, consider it your complete guide to the trip which allows you to spend your time taking in the sights and

enjoying your GPS-guided car rather than worrying about the quality of the next hotel.

“One of the things I love most about this trip is driving between the stops.

You can choose to drive directly to our destination or take lots of stops en route.”

An additional option package offers the chance to drive a real Formula One open wheeler – 550kg, carbon-fibre tub, with 850bhp Cosworth V8 engine and carbonfibre brakes – and get the training to do it from the experts. The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is also part of this package.

For Mercedes-Benz fans, Paul is leading a trip to Europe in October which focuses on the German car.

“This trip offers a lot of experiences people couldn’t have if they were doing it on their own,” says Paul. “I’ve done all the work so people don’t have to worry about the quality of their room at night or the local restaurants.”

The Ultimate Grand Prix Experience runs from May 14 – 27. Cost is $7950 per person (double or twin-share) and doesn’t include airfares, Grand Prix tickets or Nurburgring on-track costs. For an itinerary or more information, contact Paul Blank on 0407 097 911 or info@classicrally.com.au

P: (08) 9454 6831 Unit 2/32 Harrison Road, Forrestfield WWW.MMATESPLACE.COM.AU Opening times: 8am-5pm Monday to Friday.

We will open at other times for YOU by appointment.

from an oil change to a full rebuild - do it yourself at M’Mates Place

HIRE WHATEVER YOU NEED FROM 1 HOUR TO A FULL DAY ANTIQUE TYRES: ● hotrods ● custom ● street ● classic

EDUCATION:

The perfect place to educate your kids how to use a jack, change a tyre or even to weld.

CLUB ROOMS:

Available for hire - ideal for meetings, functions and events. Sit down and have a meal in our fully catered diner

FLY IN FLY OUT?

We now have the perfect, secure storage solution! Our custom containers let you lock your project away, with a compartment for storage of parts and accessories while tou are away. Simply call us when you are back and we will have your car ready for you to start work.

28

story:

Adam Morris David Milne

photos:

Motoring

T

he Discovery Channel is perhaps responsible for some of the more interesting incarnations of reality television.

They seem to be less concerned with how many marbles a person can hold in their mouth or how many naked women someone can fit inside a Volkswagen but rather on exploring some of man’s more fascinating work or figuring out riddles such as can you can raise a sunken ship by filling it full of ping pong balls.

Whether it’s watching Jamie and Adam in Mythbusters blow holes in their silicone dummy Buster with high powered rifles or watching Mike on Dirty Jobs crawl through a septic tank with his shirt off, the shows on Discovery maintain the viewer’s interest because what you are seeing is a mix of very bizarre activities undertaken by very normal people.

This is definitely the case with the series American Chopper which began in 2003 and follows the team at Orange County Choppers in New York. Like most of the Discovery Channel’s shows, on paper the concept may seem quite dull. Watch a team of grease monkeys fix up motorbikes. Mmmmmm, not sure. But of course the show doesn’t run on paper, it runs on the passion, rage and intensity dished out between the tight family crew and of course on the beautiful bikes that the boys produce in very short periods of time.

Besides the verbal warfare engaged between the shows two chiefs, father and son team Paul Teutul Snr and Paul Teutul Jnr, the two Paulies have brought numerous bikes to life from the blank paper design phase to producing fully-functioning, custom-made works of art that at times take your breath away. The level of detail and taste shown by the boys on the show surpasses the outward appearance of handlebar moustaches and muscle t-shirts that fill the workshop.

Among the highlights of the series was a bike created for the Northrop Grumman’s B-2 Stealth Bomber’s 20th anniversary, which saw Paulie Snr wheel out the beast in front of serving men of the military who were standing next to an actual B-2 bomber.

Anyone with even a passing interest in Harley Davidson motorcycles has probably seen the show but it also has enough

We say

more often

29

“Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death” Hunter S. Thompson drama and creativity to please the non-petrol heads among us too. For those fanatics looking for a local edition of American Chopper, Perth has its own custom design specialists right in our own backyard and these guys probably don’t yell at each other so much.

Supercycles in Osborne Park, is the biggest custom motorcycle shop in Western Australia and they can build custom machines from the ground up or make the hog you’ve got look like the one you always wanted.

←←←

Custom bikes built

by Supercycles.

CUSTOM & CRATE ENGINES

STATE DISTRIBUTORS OF:

• A1 Ford engine mounts • Velocity tuff mounts • Joe Gibbs oils • Hoosier tyres • Magnalfuel fuel system

STROKER KITS FORD, CHEV AND HOLDEN

SUPER DUTY ENGINE MOUNTS

• STAGE 1 • STAGE 2 • FULL COMPETITION HUGE RANGE AVAILABLE FOR ALL BUDGETS

• produces virtually solid mount without engine plates • stronger than standard - solid 5mm plate steel • direct replacement SUITS: • 308 holden into VB-VT. LH-LX and HQ-WB • LS1 into HQ-WB, LH-LX, VT-VZ and HK HG HT • Chev in HK HG HT • SBC and BBC into HQ-WB and Torana (no more engine adaptors) • Ford mounts to XW-XE 351c GEARBOX MOUNTS: • TH350, Trimatic and Powerglide

MSD CUSTOM LEAD SETS

ICE IGNITION KITS

we make quality MSD leads to suit most engines

HEADS

• AFR: SBC, BBC, Ford • CHI: Ford - 190cc, 208cc • TRICKFLOW: SBC, Ford, BBC • YELLA TERRA: Holden • BRODIX HEADS: SB Chev, BB Chev, Ford

• DISTRIBUTORS • COILS • 7amp two-step • BOOSTERS • LEADS To suit all popular engines.

Multiple winner of Engine Master USA

FULL RANGE OF STOCK • FUEL PUMPS street/strip up to 750HP • EFI PUMPS 750HP and 1000HP • EFI BILLET ANODISED FUEL RAILS • REGULATORS 2-port, 4-port and EFI • FUEL FILTERS 10, 40 and 100 micron

Unit 4/41 McCoy Street Myaree Western Australia 6154 - T: 9317 1915 - www.a1hiperformance.com.au

31

motoring

Fly in < fly out >

They don’t just take off in the movies anymore and this British made ParaJet arguably looks cooler than the Batmobile and moves a hell of a lot faster than Dick Van Dyke did in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. This miraculous flying car is the brainchild of Gilo Cardozo whose dream of building a car in the sky resulted in a 7,000 km ParaJet SkyCar trip from London to Timbuktu in 2009, which saw the Parajet fly through the Gibraltar Straits as well as drive on the sands of the Sahara Desert. The spectacular trip tested the flying machine to its absolute limits and legitimised it as a viable option for anyone wishing to get around and anywhere.

The Skycar hits a ground speed of up to 225 km/h and in the air can do 160 km/h. On the ground you can take her fully registered down the freeway or anywhere off road. This machine was built to withstand tough landings so off road four wheel driving is no problem. You can convert the car from the ground to the air in just three minutes and all you need is two hundred metres of runway, road or paddock to take off. One will set you back around about $80,000, but if you were going to buy a motor car, a four wheel drive and an airplane separately you’d obviously be looking at a lot more.

Other flying cars not for sale Back to the Future’s DeLorean DMC-12 This beast took Marty and Doc back to the future, out of the future and back again, originally run on lightning bolts and nuclear weapons the Dolorean was eventually converted to become eco-friendly and could be fuelled with banana peels and old tea bags.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Perhaps the greatest of the flying cars, Dick Van Dyke used this antique to save the children of Vulgaria, rescue his delusional old man and pick up women in the beautiful form of Truly Scrumptious. Not as fast as the Dolorean but probably the coolest thing ever made with wooden wheels.

Harry Potter’s Chamber of Secrets Ford Anglia This was Ron Weasley’s souped up, petroless TARDIS that doubled as a stealth getaway car/plane as well as a flying zoo. It turns invisible, never runs out of juice and can hold a couple of wizards and a small coven of witches in the back to keep them company.

John Travolta and Olivia Newton John’s Grease Lightning Although it was never quite explained, the 1948 fictional Ford suddenly took flight at the end of the movie which saw JT drive his new Pink Lady into the sky. Although it could be argued that it was flying on Thunder Road earlier in the film when it took the pink slips and the smile off pittedface baddie and chief Scorpion Leo “Crater Face” Balmudo.

ACCESSORIES ✸ MECHANICAL ✸ SUSPENSION ✸ PERFORMANCE UPGRADES

9A Berriman Drive Wangara 6065 ✸ Phone: (08) 9309 9911 ✸ Email: info@northern4wd.com.au ✸ www.northern4wd.com.au

32 My Dog Gave Me the Clap

by Adam Morris AUTHOR’S NOTE: Hunter S. Thompson never

said what I said he said.

The author swears this isn’t one of those semi-autobiographical first novels. Although we once heard him say it was, he’s adamant that was a joke. Maybe it’s just as well he clarified that point for us. Adam’s dog has already said he ‘resents the implication’ and we can only speculate as to what the chickens will say if, and when, they read chapter nine.That said, this is a wonderfully grungy novel about Saul, a part-time muso and part-time teacher. Saul is the kind of guy who hangs out in his mate’s backyard planning the best way to acquit his unemployment benefit on booze. He’s trying to resolve the big questions in life - like what thoughts he should put in his negative thought diary, how to avoid the compulsory office teabreak and what the hell happened at last night’s drunken Akubra photoshoot. One thing Saul knows “You may think you know where already is that there are some gigs you this book is going but you don’t . . . . simply don’t want to get. My Dog Gave you will be fascinated.”

Me The Clap is a discomforting, in The West Australian your face, compelling and funny book “Hilarious, a very strange about masculine identity and narrowly and compelling read” missed epiphanies.

Sarah Drummond, Overland Literary Journal My Dog Gave Me The Clap is available “It’s hypnotising, like watching in all good bookstores or online

He’s one of hard music’s most colourful figures but these days Corey Taylor thrives on creativity much more than drama.

Scorsese’s Taxi Driver except it’s absolutely f***ing hilarious” Lisa Scott, Gyrozine New Zealand

& Murder Mouse Blues Band New Album the Thirst, the Hunger and the Horn now available from Itunes or direct from Murder Mouse Blues Band at

www.murdermousebluesband.com The first 50 people to order a copy of The Thirst, the Hunger and the Horn from the band’s website will receive a free digital copy of Murder Mouse’s upcoming live acoustic album Garlic and Olive Oil. All you have to do is order the The Thirst, the Hunger and the Horn then email the word “Garlic” to

murdermousebluesband@gmail.com to receive your free advance copy of the new album

` One of Australia’s premier blues and roots festival bands ` Featured in Rolling Stone Magazine ` Charted number 1 in Triple J’s Unearthed ` Invited to play at LA’s Whiskey-A-Go-Go ` Winner of two international song writing Awards ` Touring Singapore, Malaysia and Canada in 2012 ` Performed live on 96fm’s breakfast show

Thanks to ROADRUNNER RECORDS We have three packs of SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR cds to giveaway.

Email SLIPKNOT in the subject line to editor@candymedia.com.au

story:

Ara Jansen

33

entertainment

Committed to rock

C

orey Taylor indulged in all the sins, joys and vices that fronting a multi-million selling band affords an international star. He’s also a man who decided along the line that he wanted to be a better dad, a better friend, a better husband and a better man.

It took a lot of soul searching to change a life which could have turned into a permanent sex, drugs and rock’n’roll cliché.

Corey is best known as Number 8, the masked singer in the American metal band Slipknot. An exciting, energetic and controversial nine-piece band, they helped spearhead the alternative metal revolution which kicked in after the death of grunge in the late 1990s and has evolved well

into this century to remain as hard-hitting as ever.

Success with Slipknot and the other main band he fronts, Stone Sour, brought Corey fame, women, drugs, a crazy lifestyle and enough trouble to cause him to almost jump off a hotel balcony. These days the 38year-old married and father of two prefers to pour all his energy and influence into creative projects and use his sobriety as inspiration.

Earlier this year at Utah’s Sundance Film Festival, Corey and Clown (otherwise known as Slipknot’s Number 6, Shawn Crahan) officially launched their Living Breathing Film production company, which is specialising in stories of mystery, suspense, horror and

life’s dark side.

Apart from scoring a warm reception, the pair did a rare acoustic set under the moniker Tijuana Things.

“Making movies is something Clown and I have been talking about since we were young,” says the singer, songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist and actor.

“We’ve both been avid film fans for a long time. In our clips Clown started developing an amazing eye as a director and editor and with my attention to the story and the characters; it’s something we’ve wanted to do for a long time.

34

Seven Deadly Sins is published

by Ebury Press ($35)

It’s really cool to see that different side come out in him too.”

In his recently released, highly entertaining and sometimes wise life story, Seven Deadly Sins, the singer charts his life from Des Moines, Iowa to married dad and life in the spotlight with his bands as much as he shares his journey to sobriety, becoming a man who takes responsibility for his actions and generally disavowing often-held definitions of sin.

The Spiderman-loving author is a self-confessed loquacious blow-hard. He’s also one of music’s most entertaining, affable and opinionated guys. Inspired

by Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, which is one of Corey’s all-time favourite books he also cites horror maestro Stephen King as a favourite. Dry cynicism is one of his favourite approaches, as is the ability to write about something depressing and suddenly launch into a crude joke about bodily functions.

When he was younger, Corey says music was the only thing he was really interested in. He decided to be the best he could at it and develop that side of his craft all the while having this idea in the back of his head that there were other artistic things to explore later.

Not only did Corey join Slipknot in 1997 but he also managed to successfully bring Stone Sour, along for the ride to turn it into one of hard rock’s most loved musical outfits. Stone Sour have released three albums and a fourth is due later this year. It’s a double concept album which the singer describes as “The Wall meets Dirt on steroids”.

As if that’s not enough to keep Corey busy, the singer has also been an enthusiastic musical collaborator with the likes of Soulfly, Anthrax, Korn, Steel Panther, Aaron Lewis and Blink-182’s Travis Barker. Corey performs solo and has a number of bands including a cover band called Dum Fux and Audacious P, a Tenacious D cover band. He’s even recorded unreleased songs with the all-star Velvet Revolver and is working on solo material.

“All this satisfies my creativity and that’s really important but at the end of the day it really boils down to desire and keeping that alive. If you’re not trying to be the best what’s the point? That’s what Clown and all the other people I get to work with are invested in – making the best work we can. It’s not about the fame, money or bullshit anymore, it’s about the fun.”

Whether it’s a song or a longer book, Corey has always been an avid writer. Writing Seven Deadly Sins was the chance to write at length, rather than having to contain an entire story in four minutes.

“For someone like me it was perfect. At the same time I like the challenge of songwriting because you have to get your point across in a short space of time. I love the art and the challenge of it.

“I’m passionate about writing. It’s not something that is just a passing fancy. If you approach everything from that point of view you can really attain what you are trying to do. I think naturally it lets the talent come out and lets the vibrancy of the work shine. If I didn’t have the drive, I would never have committed myself as strongly and would not have come out as well.”

Never one to stand still, Corey is plenty concerned about never becoming boring or being bored with his music and other artistic pursuits. He wants to explore every nook and cranny of creativity so as to never wonder whether there’s more to him than what we’ve seen.

“There are so many artists who are in love with their demise, like they can’t wait to be missed. That’s depressing as hell. You don’t get to evolve and see what’s next.”

35 festivals in 2012

Whaleshark Festival Exmouth, WA May 25 − 27 Nannup Music Festival Nannup, WA March 1 − 3 This treasure is set in the Blackwood Valley of Western Australia’s pristine and breath taking south-west. Nannup town has managed to achieve what many others haven’t, to maintain a small thriving community while still keeping the original charm and tranquillity of an old historic town. The music festival held at the end of each summer is perhaps one of Australia’s most relaxing and musicallydiverse festivals. Just make sure you don’t swim in the wrong water hole, one is for swimming and the other is the town’s drinking water.

Womadelaide Adelaide, SA March 9 − 12 If you’re full to the brim of dread locked slide guitarists banging out fifteen minute guitar solos and singing some strange half brew of bush reggae and California surf blues, Womadelaide is the festival for you. Their mandate is to bring the cultures of the world together through sharing art, music and dance. It’s kind of like SBS radio coming to life over a long weekend and every year nearly one hundred thousand people descend on the city of churches to take in the diverse program of music and dance acts from all over the world.

This one’s not a music festival as such, but it celebrates everything on show at the top end of WA. The annual Ningaloo Whale Shark Festival will be held in Exmouth in May. The event starts with small a cocktail booze-up on the Friday evening with festivities continuing on Saturday at Federation Park which includes a fun run, breakfast, activities throughout the day and entertainment going into the evening. Sunday is Family Day at Town Beach with plenty of beach games and night time entertainment including fire juggling, aerial displays and circus shows. Whatever you do don’t ask when do we start fishing for whale sharks, if that’s what you’re into, you’re probably at the wrong gig.

TECH BAR OFFERS ONE-ON-ONE EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE Tech bar at Telstra Stores South Hedland and Karratha offers one-on-one technical advice from our Tech Experts tailored precisely to your needs. We’ll help you with a whole range of new devices like wireless broadband modems and all the latest smartphones.

Whether you require a quick tutorial, or need technical troubleshooting, you’ll walk out with the knowledge and confidence that your new device is set up an working.

To book your one-on-one Tech Bar appointment visit telstra.com.au/telstra-store Telstra Store South Hedland South Hedland Shopping Centre Located opposite EB Games Call 9172 5074 Telstra Store Karratha Centro Karratha Shopping Centre Located near the newsagency Call 9143 1011

TM and ® are trade marks and registered trade marks of Telstra Corporation Limited ABN 33 061 775 556.

Cairns Winter Solstice Celebration and Sustainable Lifestyle Gathering June 17 − 20 This festival is run by a volunteer group calling themselves the Freeform Collective. They’re into respect, harmony, sustainability and of course music. The annual event is an eclectic event attracting performers, healers and artists over four days and three nights in the rugged beauty of Queensland’s Atherton Tablelands. The festival is family friendly and is everything you’d expect from an alternative gathering of like-minded folk in far North Queensland. With a broad range of musical styles – from electronic music to live bands and solo acts – as well as roving performers, fire shows, healing area and sustainability exhibitions. Winter Solstice delivers an unusual experience for the uninitiated and a very relaxing one for those returning.

36

entertainment

star of the month

Jessica Chastain

I

’m like the nerdy red-headed girl; I’ve never been the blonde bombshell.

This Northern Californian redhead garnered the full attention of the movie world in 2011 with a prolific five films under her belt. Not to mention the various awards she’s won and been nominated for her portrayal of Mrs O’Brien, the demure and gorgeous 50’s housewife she plays alongside a fuming and at times frightening Brad Pitt in Terrence Mallick’s enchanting study of love, life and the universe The Tree of Life.

Like most successful actors Jessica has been quietly working towards

the status she currently enjoys in a variety of stage and screen performances throughout her career. Her first serious foray into acting came after winning a prestigious scholarship at The Julliard School of Music (in the drama department of course) a scholarship made possible

by Hollywood eccentric Robin Williams. She began with early television roles in 2004 in now classic shows such as ER and Law and Order.

Four years later, her big break into film came with the harrowing and somewhat controversial film Jolene (yes based on the song, actually based on a short story based on the song), where she played the lead role and

received much critical acclaim for her emotional performance.

After this brief stint in the indie and television wilderness, Jessica received a part in the Nazi hunter thriller The Debt opposite Helen Mirren, which gave her mainstream success and led to her now regularly working with the world’s best actors and directors.

Jessica describes her upbringing in San Francisco as blue collar as she was the daughter of a fireman father and a working vegan chef mother. The values her mother instilled in her have stayed the course, particularly with regards to animal welfare.

Jessica maintains a vegan lifestyle and owns a three legged dog named Radley.

37 ten of the best with Adam Morris

We take a look at the men who make it all happen in films, they choose the cast, set the scenes, sometimes write the script and always try to make sure everyone stays on the same page.

Sidney Lumet Known as the actor’s director, Lumet was a prolific and near always brilliant film maker who brought stark realism to the screen in nearly every outing.

Two of his greatest works are 12 Angry Men and the Al Pacino rollercoaster Dog Day Afternoon.

Alfred Hitchcock (below) Being one of the only men in history who is recognisable by his sillohuette, the Hitch used every cinematic trick in the book to mesmerise and terrify audiences around the world.

One of the first brand directors, his un-missable works include the well-known Pyscho and the lesser known but equally brilliant Strangers on A Train.

Spike Lee Social activist, New York artist and guerrilla director, actor and screenwriter, Spike Lee has maintained his independence and power as a director with wild imaginative film making bordering on experimental theatre with the likes of He Got Game and the fearless, peerless and down-right flawless Malcolm X. Jim Jarmusch The quiet indie master who makes one man pictures which follow the heart and soul of the lead into the belly of an unusually ugly and hopeless world. His masterpieces so far include Ghost Dog and the near perfect Dead Man. Woody Allen (above) Prolific to the point of stubbornness, this writing and directing machine has invented his own genre of film and is an industry unto himself. His back catalogue is gold from head to foot, two of his lesser-knowns that shouldn’t be missed are the eerie and hilarious Shadows and Fog and the enchanting Everyone Says I Love You.

E HE XTREM OWER OF T P G IN E P IF P L O ST UR RIDE OF YO THE HEART XPERIENCE OU’RE TAKEN ON THE NES OF LANCELIN! Y SAND DU BUGGY AS ECTACULAR S KIND IN AUSTRALIA P S E H T H E OF IT THROUG E ONLY RID THIS IS TH

Lars Von Trier The original Danish weirdo does two things: makes bizarre films and ruthlessly divides audiences.

For the uninitiated, the miniseries The Kingdom is a good point of entry mixing hospital drama with haunted horror and for the more adventurous it has to be The Idiots, which is one of the strangest films you’ll ever see in your life.

Martin Scorsese The Italian-American famous for mixing Catholicism, Mafioso and meatballs along with themes of redemption, despair and some of the most brutal onscreen violence in cinema history. His best films are very well known and rightly so but for two of Marty’s less regarded gems check out the musical documentary The Last Waltz and the recent B-movie homage Shutter Island.

Robert Altman The journeyman director who specialised in the ensemble cast productions delivering very classy pictures in a seemingly effortless style.

Still unappreciated by the mainstream, two of his best pictures are The Player and the very lovely Prairie Home Companion.

Joel Cohen One half of Hollywood’s best duo, mixing death, comedy and downright supernatural originality to produce the best of modern American cinema.

Must sees include Miller’s Crossing and the Neo Noir perfection that is The Man Who Wasn’t There.

Roman Polanski Very serious, very good and in the past, very naughty. Despite his questionable morals, his films are remarkable. Best known is perhaps his version of Macbeth, one of the best Shakespeare adaptions ever on film and second the outrageously cool sexual thriller Bitter Moon which is a master class in wellpaced, self assured cinema.

ALSO

JET SKIING THRILL OF E H T E C N ATERS XPERIE ELTERED W ON THE SH ISLAND! F LANCELIN O T N O R F IN FREE RIDE EN OCEAN, P O LY WA. N O THE MPANY IN JET SKI CO

WWW.LANCELINXTREME.COM.AU PHONE: 08 9438 2070 EMAIL: INFO@AUSSIEWANDERER.COM.AU * MENTION ROCK CANDY MAGAZINE TO RECEIVE 10% OFF YOUR BOOKING!

Play it for the money boys

39

entertainment

Treme (pron: Trem-ay)

T

here exists a pantheon of great television, usually written by men for men and for some reason all coming out of HBO in the US. In a strange twist of irony, the same country that gave us Hannah Montana and Saved by the Bell also gave us the Sopranos, Six Feet Under and the terrifying and hilarious Deadwood. They make for powerful, magnetic television which eclipses the best of what is happening on small screens around the world as well as their large screen counterparts.

For many the insanity, violence and vernacular booziness of the likes of Deadwood’s lead Al Swearengen or Tony Soprano’s reinvention of the Archie Bunker American dad were the height of this illustrious gallery of loveable rogues and it seemed unlikely that their impressive impact would be topped in the near future. Which brings us to Treme.

From the team that brought us The Wire, the much loved and at times brilliant study on crumbling Baltimore comes the story of New Orleans recovering after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and the poorly engineered levees that were so badly built they would have had more protection with a rabbit proof fence.

What sets this show apart is that there is barely a cop in sight, no undercover rackets, no mob hits. It’s made up of real people, musicians, chefs, students, professors, bar tenders and interestingly enough their lives are more than interesting enough. The opening scene has two black guys inside a dimly lit

bar arguing over money, one is asking for $1200 the other says it has to be $900 and my crime show soaked brain immediately thinks they’re dealing drugs, but they’re not, they’re organising how much money the band is going to be paid before taking off in a parade of horns, feathers and street dancing.

Treme has an unbelievable ensemble cast, some of who you’ll recognise from other familiar mean streets including Bunk Moreland from Baltimore Homicide, Joanie Stubbs from Deadwood’s Chez Amis as well as towering music legends such as Dr John and Steve Earle among many others.

Treme is so well made and so well-conceived, it’s easy to ask the question why something like this hasn’t been developed in the past. Any show with great actors and terrific writing interspersed with music and dance of a specific culture would be a sight to behold.

Treme could easily have been set in Ireland or even New York in the 50’s and 60’s when the folk boom was exploding, or maybe set in Nashville in the seventies when country music hit its highest artistic point.

It’s a glorious and tragic celebration of life where music and culture take centre stage and the people all around it draw strength from its power and inspiration, a power which reaches you even if you’re sitting on your couch back here in Australia. Is it the best television ever made? Yes it is.

Adam Morris

We say

more often

40

entertainment

Gold Thumbs text:

Adam Morris

T

here must be small rooms where men with grey suits go to talk to each other and dream up ways to make more money from just one film. Back in the day when Bela Lugosi was hitting the silver screen for Universal as the original Dracula, some slick Californian thought it was a good idea to sell a mask of the Hungarian actors face for kids to wear at Halloween, it went on to become one of the all time best-selling masks in history, whereas Bela unfortunately went on to face the harrowing reality of heroin addiction. Cut to the late seventies and a fat man named George Lucas stumbled upon the idea to sell action figures to the public who enjoyed his little sci-fi romp Star Wars. The resultanyone growing up in the 80’s had at least one Star Wars figure , most had a few more and nearly every parent since can claim to have paid for the toaster in George Lucas’s kitchen.

Now in the modern age it’s not just masks or action figures but games, games, games.

Enjoyed Cars the movie? Wait till you spin Lightning McQueen around the track on your Xbox. Loved watching Harry Potter grow up over eight movies? Try flying him around yourself on a broomstick made of Lego and see how much fun you’ll have. So the question is why is one of the most explosive, action-packed, sexy and successful franchises in the history of cinema not taking advantage of modern gaming technology and have hi-gloss games coming out of its Walter PPK.

41

Obviously we’re talking about Bond here, James Bond and Rock Candy wants to know when some of the best Bond movies ever are going to be made into free roaming, open sandbox thrill rides.

Casino Royale

The opening scene alone with the parkour inspired free-running crane chase would be like crossing Grand Theft Auto with the Matrix and let’s not forget about giving yourself a defibrillator in between hands of Texas Hold Em.

On Her Majestys Secret Service

Starting with a thrilling car chase and Spanish fist fight, this instalment has it all, underground societies, zombie-esque brainwashed starlets, downhill mountain ski chases, not to mention the odd avalanche and a very post-modern drive-by shooting.

Moonraker

Just when Bond movies were really starting to go over the top and Roger Moore was finding himself in space battling a giant with silver teeth, it seems a shame to waste this camp cracker by not turning it into a monster of a console game.

Intergalactic Bond never looked so good.

Goldfinger

This is one of the all time classics and for good reason, it’s got atomic weapons, the Mafia, the red Chinese, operation grand Slam, private jets, ejector seats and of course the maniac Odd job and his miracle slicing bowler’s hat, easily one of the weirdest and most fun Bonds to be in control of at your fingertips.

OUR CONSULTANTS HAVE 58 YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE. THAT MEANS WE KNOW WHERE TO DIG FOR CANDIDATES. One of Charterhouse’s specialties is finding the best candidates for the resources sector. With the combined experience of our consultants, our referral networks and headhunting capabilities, we are well placed to secure the best available talent for you.

Whether your candidates come to work in suits or safety gear, Charterhouse knows where to look.

See full listing on page 93

42

story:

Adam Morris

travel

FAMILY HOLIDAYS As your family gets bigger so does the cost of taking them on holiday. Rock Candy takes a look at two destinations that will keep everyone smiling, including whoever is footing the bill.

Phuket, Thailand If you’re from WA, an Asian holiday for the whole family, including the grandparents, can be cheaper than a trip to Melbourne. If you don’t mind flying cattle class on one of the smaller budget airlines, you can be dropped off in Phuket from anywhere between $300 − $400 per person. If you’re taking two young children, your lovely wife and one set of grandparents to help share the load, you’re looking at less than $3000 to get the whole clan there and back. Hotels can range a great deal depending on what your standards are (or what the mother-in-laws’ standards are) but can be as cheap as a $100 a night for everyone at a 5-star resort which will usually include a buffet breakfast each morning.

Anyone that’s been to Thailand or more importantly to one of those buffet breakfasts knows that all that food, mixed with the heat, means you probably won’t be hungry until the evening and that’s when the grandparents can look after the kids and you and your wife can hit the night spots and play Connect Four while the pole dancers do their thing and little Thai kids try and sell you cheap wooden carvings of frogs that make croaking sounds when you run a wooden stick across their backs.

The next night it’s your turn looking after the children and hopefully the grandparents behave themselves when it’s their turn to paint the town red.

Centara Karon Beach Resort in Karon, Thailand is an excellent family friendly resort offering great service, friendly staff and understanding night porters.

01

43

02

travel Country WA If dropping $5000 on a week and half in Thailand still seems a bit pricey, WA itself luckily has some of the most spectacular holiday destinations on the planet. It’s got coastlines to rival Ireland’s best, mountains that would make a Swiss man drop his chocolate and gorges and national parks that are quite frankly unequalled anywhere else on the planet. From Karijini National Park up north and the Stirling Ranges down south to the coastline of historic Albany town, it simply doesn’t get much better than what’s on offer at home.

If camping or mountain climbing isn’t your idea of a relaxing family holiday away, a town like Albany has a bounty of lodges, B&B’s, hotels, motels and caravan parks which offer accommodation for almost any budget. One of the top spots must be the colonial My Place fully contained and about two minutes from Albany’s main thoroughfare. Depending on the time of year My Place will set you back between $150 − $200 a night but you’ll be getting apartment-style accommodation which can sleep up to seven people. Again if you need some help running around after the children, there’s enough room for the almost two sets of grandparents and enough world class wineries to keep them all in good spirits.

Express Transport Solutions for FIFO and WA’s Mining sector We’ll take you there comfortably, safely & cost effectively!

South West Coach Lines provides Express Bus Services to and from Perth Domestic and International Airports, ideal for fly in fly out workers and on-site transportation in WA’s mining sector.

Our commitment to safety, risk management, customer care, service innovation, cost efficiency, environmentally-sound practices, and our operational expertise make us the ideal solution for your on-site and off-site transport needs.

Our Accreditations include: ✭ Safety AS4801 ✭ Environment ISO 14001 ✭ Quality ISO 9001

SWCL17

Let us assess your transport needs today!

Call 9753 7700 or visit our website

southwestcoachlines.com.au

44

Tail Ored clOthing fOr gentlemen

BME Pain Olympics

Claremont Level 1, Bayview Centre, 303 Stirling Hwyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Claremont, 6010, WA t: (08) 9384 5678

Como 368c Canning Hwy, Como, 6152, WA

This is definitely not for grandparents, unless of course your grandparents have eyeball tattoos, branded flesh, cropped ears and scrotal implants in which case theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably be able to get you tickets. This annual gathering of the BM community or Body Modifiers, happens at different locations and times around the world, but usually is a part of a friendly meeting of like-minded folk having a few beers over a barbeque who also indulge in a little after dinner pain ritual for the enjoyment of the crowd. There are no prizes or money for the participants and tickets to the actual events are free, although bookings are encouraged to avoid disappointment.

The actual Olympics themselves are a small part of the BM festivals which sees people come from all over the world to meet their fellow piercers, branders and implanters. Some of the events have been held in Canada, Mexico as well as California and internet rumours abound there will be a European visit in the near future. There has been a hoax video doing the rounds on YouTube showing members of the BM community attacking their testicles with meat cleavers in an effort to out do one another in the pain stakes but this has since be proved to be a hoax. Events you are actually more likely to see run the gamut from the downright silly drinking hot sauce challenge to the slightly more serious most weight carried on suspension. If you find out where the BM madness is happening in 2012, please let us know.

t: (08) 6468 9425

all pain all gain e-mail orders@josephanthonybespoke.com.au

45

travel

GOING ALONE?

If you’re a single man or just need some time to yourself once in a while, Rock Candy has two destinations for you that are a little bit well . . . you’ll see . . .

Japan Dressing up in The Rising Sun:

The Japanese are a great bunch to share the earth with. They’ve given us the healthiest food known to man, they were the first to make violent erotic cartoons and they really know how to throw a good costume party.

The Jidai Matsuri or Festival of the Ages, is a traditional Japanese festival held on October 22 (plenty of time to save) every year in Japan. This is one of Kyoto’s top three festival celebrations and is not to be missed for anyone interested in Japanese history.

The parade consists of people dressed in authentic costumes representing various periods and characters in Japanese feudal history. It follows a four and a half kilometre path from The Old Imperial Palace and ends

five hours later at the Heinan Jingu Shrine with white-faced geisha girls and battle-ready samurai among the people either walking or riding slowly on horseback throughout the day. The power of the procession is that the 2000 people parading in historically accurate costume, do so in chronological order from one era of Japanese history to the next. It is like watching the evolution of Japan unfold before your eyes and as it’s also set among the ancient streets of Kyoto, the parade has the effect of transporting you through time.

The history of the festival dates back to the relocation of the Japanese capital to Tokyo in 1868 (formerly Kyoto). The shift was not just a bureaucratic one, it actually involved moving the Japanese Imperial family itself as well and the Imperial Palace for good measure and thousands upon thousands of government workers and officials to keep them company.

Needless to say as the folks in Tokyo were celebrating their new found status as capital citizens, the ones left behind in Kyoto were not entirely over the moon. In order to maintain Kyoto’s glory and reverence the leaders in charge (who were not important enough to go to Tokyo with the Emperor) created the Jidai Matsuri. The city officials threw the first parade in 1895 in memory of Emperor Kammu, who founded Kyoto back in the eight century (although he named it Heian-kyo back then). The city government created the Heian Shrine to commemorate and preserve the spirit of Emperor Kammu.

A spirit very much alive today in this annual parade.

Adam Morris

A D E N W O R E NEV ?

E R O F E B T A BO Not sure how to tow or reverse a trailer?

Like lessons on launching a boat? g? n li d n a h t a o b n o n io it tu e n Need one-on-o

le Discover a who

new world

A fun way to keep fit

Boating bond s friendships

WANT ALL OF THIS AND MORE FOR FREE?

020112-25

To T o ďŹ nd d out what wh hatt iit's t''s al all ll about si simply imply llog og on tto o www.exploreboating.com.au or call WA's Boating Centre on 9309 4200

Families that play ther ge together, stay to

le y t s Explo e f i rl u o re boati y e v o r ng and imp

Phone 9309 4200 4 Hocking Rd, Kingsley WA 6026 (Cnr Wanneroo Road & Whitfords Ave)

www.exploreboating.com.au

OPEN 7 DAYS

story:

Adam Morris

47

off the hook

Happy snapper!

2

48

L

off the hook Leon Ebbelar, one half of Perth’s underwater photography and design company Boynsea, remembers well the day when he fell in love with taking pictures under water. He was diving in the crystal clear waters of Tasmania’s King Island when he saw about 60 Australian and New Zealand fur seals circling above him on the surface of the water.

Wanting to impress the curious bunch, Leon pulled a few sommersaults underwater in the hope of getting their attention and that’s exactly what he got.

“Once they became interested they were falling down through the water at me like underwater raindrops and then the crazy play started,” Leon says. “Sea lions are like underwater dogs, they’ll play and play and play until you are blue from the cold and destroyed with exhaustion.”

It was this captivating experience Leon wanted to share with his mum in particular who wasn’t very comfortable in the water, which led him to underwater photography.

Leon and his partner Fran Rhodes − also an avid underwater photographer, graphic designer and Western Australian painter − have since gone on to take underwater portraits, landscapes, surfing videos, film clips and even underwater wedding photos. He says he is happiest in the water and those interested in sharing the experience need to know a few of the unique challenges that come with the territory particularly when it comes to visibility. On land you can see for kilometres with a camera whereas under water your visibility can be limited to just 30 metres. Also your ability to capture subjects up close and from different angles depends heavily on your ability as a swimmer. Having said that, even a novice can capture some pretty awesome shots. ▶

KITESURF

SUP

get with the action sport of the future today with the best teaching program in Perth

Stand Up Paddle ● LESSONS flatwater & surf ● DEMO Coreban - Jimmy Lewis - TUFlite

● 9.5 hrs of qualified instruction ● unlimited free trainer kite & manual ● fee refunds on kite packages ● learn in total safety ● all gear provided

● HIRE hourly - daily - weekly ● SUPilates Core strength fitness classes Fully trained instructors BYO board or hire ours ● 6:00am till late morning Melville Beach Road Applecross

KITE SURF SUP SCARBS

&

W O O DY S

SCARBS

Shop 08 9245 2949 Mob 0430 966 397 Address 164 Scarborough Beach Road Scarborough WA 6019.

Tues – Sat 10:00am – 5:30pm Sun & Mon phone for an appointment.

WOODYS

www.kitesurfsup.com.au Mobile 0430 WOODYS (966 397) Email info@kitesurfsup.com.au

Shop 08 9336 7884 Mob 0400 227 296 Address 4/54 Rockingham Road Hamilton Hill WA 6163.

Tues – Sat 10:00am – 4:00pm Sun & Mon phone for an appointment.

50

▲ above Underwater dream, near Yallingup ▶ right Wall of fish, Rottnest ▶ next page Turtle, Gnaraloo photos: Leon Ebbelar

Best advice for the beginners Leon says the best advice for anyone thinking about hitting the water is simply don’t procrastinate, just get in there and do it. Having a water-based hobby that doesn’t involve killing things allows you to get to know the locals of each diving area.

“It’s very rewarding and humbling to come back to a favourite spot and see the same creatures again and again,” says Leon. The area becomes a home and you do begin to get a feeling of who will be around each time you drop by.

“I think everyone needs to take some responsibility for leaving areas for others to enjoy.

Sanctuary zones are becoming more and more common and these not only provide a place for fish numbers to breed up (as evidenced in New Zealand) but also offer awesome places to come and photograph with a relatively good assurance of subjects.”

51

off the hook

Where to go As long as there’s reasonable visibility almost every dive will be worth the effort. It’s not like surfing where you’re relying on a set of conditions to form at limited places. With diving and underwater photography it really doesn’t take much for some people to be blown away. Leon describes a perfect example: “I once had a friend from Germany all set up at Turqouise Bay near Exmouth and in the time I swam one whole lap of the bay, she had slid into the water on her stomach and her toes were still in dry sand. I thought she must be totally disappointed but she was ecstatic telling me how she saw some fish tails and she followed them in deeper and then there were more fish and more fish. Like I said, her toes were still in dry sand, but her first foray underwater had left her on a high.”

In short, budding photographers can go to more adventurous places as their skills and confidence in the water improves. Leon recommends Cottesloe groyne as being a great place to start where you can pay attention to the small fish sitting on the rocks − smaller than your little finger − you can take time observing the little things or maybe even watch a sunset underwater.

It’s a beautiful liquid world no matter where you are.

Being underwater is incredibly relaxing. Learning to freedive will give you a calm like few others. There’s nothing like swimming in this other blue world of ours, flying over drop offs, swinging through seaweed and intriguing the hell out of small fish and mammals to still and focus your mind.

Leon Ebbelar and Fran Rhodes: www.boynsea.net

RENT A CAR

ECONOMY

ACCESS WA in a ACE CAR ● fast friendly service

● current maps and GPS’s

● hotel, airport and metro deliveries

FAMILY

● great daily specials

● all major credit cards welcome, with no fees charged to clients

25

$

7-12 SEATERS

per day

Prices range from $ 25 to $95 per day

Airport Perth All suburbs

* surcharges apply 1-5 days * Mention this ad for 10% discount

9472 4222 1004 Albany Hwy, East Victoria Park

F: 9470 3211 EMAIL: drive@acerent.com.au

www.acerent.com.au

52

off the hook

Staring out This camera is not the cheapest one out there but it’s a good starter, is under $250 and is getting some strong reviews online.

Intova 10MP Digital Waterproof Camera The new standard in affordable sports photography.

This full featured 10MP camera, with a rugged and waterproof housing, fills all of your photographic needs.

Use the camera by itself for safe, protected environments or put it in the housing for wet and wild photo occasions.

● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

10 Mega pixel CCD sensor Waterproof to 180’ / 54 metres 12x zoom (3x optical, 4x digital) Full function button control through housing SD card capacity to 4GB Video and still shot capability 3.0” color LCD display Anti shake Face dectection Smile dectection Manual & auto white balance

HOUSING ● ● ● ●

Waterproof to 180 feet or 54 meters Double O-ring design for added leak protection Full function button control Removable 46mm lens thread adapter

LEAVE THE CROWDS AND TRAFFIC BEHIND AND GET ON THE WATER WE PROVIDE THE BOAT AND SKIPPERS TICKET (if needed) YOU PROVIDE THE PEOPLE AND FUN Everything you need to get: you, your family and your mates on the water and back home safely

AUSSIE BOAT COURSES AND TRAILER BOAT HIRE

53

off the hook

Going pro This camera will set you back more than $1500 but once you take this beast underwater, the world is yours.

Canon G12 Camera & Recsea G12 Underwater Housing Package includes:

● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Canon PowerShot G12 digital camera Recsea G12 underwater housing Compatible camera: Canon PowerShot G12 and G11 Maximum depth: 60 meters or 200 feet Material: main body – corrosion-resistant aluminium alloy, anodized levers, dials and buttons POM, PC and monitor Hard coat acrylic, screws and springs Stainless steel, galvanized Size (housing): approx. width 14.5cm x depth 12.2cm x height 11.6cm Weight (housing): land approx. 790g and fresh water approx. 180g

Product Features:

● Sturdy precision machined corrosion resistant aluminium body ● Compact and lightweight with depth rating of 60 meters or 200 feet ● Dual port to lens port O-ring system ● Lens ports, focus gears and supported optional accessories ● Complete camera function control Accessories:

O-ring grease, reserve O-rings (back cover x1, port x1), O-ring removal pick, diffuser, hand strap, strobe mask and external strobe connection mount

THE JOY AND FREEDOM THAT COMES WITH BOATING IS NOW WITHIN REACH OF EVERYONE WITHOUT THE BIG EXPENSE OR PARKING ISSUES. DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND CALL US ON 1300 754772 OR VISIT WWW.WASKIPPER.COM AND GET ON THE WATER NOW! ▶ Fish and Dive Rotto and surrounding reefs ▶ Cruise up to Perth’s wineries for lunch ▶ Play around Mandurah’s estuary, a boating haven ▶ Centre Console with economical 4 stroke seats 6 in shade ▶ You tow or we drop in the water and pickup (if available) ▶ Crab Mandurah, Cockburn Sound or the Swan River. ▶ Fish 5 fathom bank or chase the big snapper in the Sound. ▶ Perhaps a feed at the Ravenswood and a cruise along the canals. ▶ Dinghy seats 4 in shade, with or without RST. ▶ New boats and engines, unsinkable. ● Part time positions available if you want a tax deductible, boat, car and fuel plus $100/hr training for RST, no exp. necessary as full training provided although limited positions available statewide

Osborne Park Megastore 08 94468868 480 Scarborough Beach rd www.albertsosbournepark.com.au /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

• NAVIGATION • AUDIO VISUAL • AMPLIFIERS • SPEAKERS • SUBWOOFERS

Experience the ultimate in ultra high-end sight and sound, Alpine’s Competition 800 Series, PDX amplifiers and Type-X audiophile components set the benchmark in quality and performance. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

• MARINE SOLUTIONS • VEHICLE INTEGRATION • CUSTOM INSTALLATION

56

story:

Adam Morris Manuela Cifra

photos:

Heath

sport

My Brain

Was

On Fire

Black

57

REAL FITNESS, REAL RESULTS FOR REAL PEOPLE

Real World CrossFit

1/68 Reserve Drive - Mandurah, WA 6210 Phone: 0412462281 - Email: info@realworldcrossfit.com.au

www.realworldcrossfit.com.au

58

sport

I

n 2006 Heath Black, Fremantle football star, Channel Seven TV reporter and director of one of Perth’s growing construction firms was asleep.

It was nearly 1:30am but Heath was nowhere near his bedroom and tonight his fiancée wasn’t going to be the one to wake him up. Blind drunk, Heath was in his car and had managed to blow the tyres out of his Falcon XR6 and crash curb-side on Somerville Boulevard in the sleepy suburb of Winthrop. Someone had phoned the police, from the outside looking in it appeared to be a man either asleep or dead at the wheel.

To the public at the time, Heath was just another in a long line of local sporting celebrities who seemed to be running wild with both bank account and ego utterly out of control. But what the public didn’t know, was that Heath was in the midst of a severe and self-medicated mental illness which would see him over the course of the next few years, hurtle on a downward spiral causing him to lose nearly everything, including his life.

Last year, Heath was eventually diagnosed with Bipolar II and ADHD type 6, but he still had five years to go in trying to make sense of his life when he woke up that night to police tapping on his car window.

The following years would see him fall into deep paranoid episodes and extreme,

alcohol induced acts of violence, ranging from attacking a gunman in a Thai nightclub to a superhuman exchange of rage with two Russian tourists in Bali, which ended with a smashed motorcycle, some burning flesh and a potential jail term in an Indonesian prison.

What Heath calls “the monster” would time and time again completely dominate his personality and do so with near fatal consequences. It wouldn’t be until 2009 when Heath, back in the Perth Magistrates Court and facing jail time for his anti-social behaviour, would finally get the professional help he needed.

Today, a clear headed and happy Heath admits he is still in the recovery process of his mental health journey and has written a book with Lisa Holland-McNair simply titled Black, detailing his battle with mental illness in the hopes of encouraging others battling with their own internal struggles to be comfortable in seeking help.

Heath recalls being aware that he was different early on in his life, always feeling considerably out of place to those around him growing up in the Sydney suburb of Waverly. At school he was anxious, full of energy and was an underperformer when it came to his studies. The anxiety and inner tension Heath felt at the time would be put down to normal adolescence, but

they would be traits he would bring with him into adulthood and into the AFL when drafted as a 17-year-old hot prospect by the Fremantle Dockers. Heath says he had an almost crippling fear of failure upon entering the AFL and the results of this state of mind were extreme dedication to his training, high level anxiety about underperforming, as well as regular fast paced visits to the clubhouse toilets to calm his pregame nerves.

For most of his career Heath would mask what was happening internally until his retirement in 2008 as one of Fremantle’s most respected franchise players despite his off-field reputation. Heath confesses he went on a drinking binge at this time which lasted eight months where he was consuming up to twenty standard drinks every day. His alcohol consumption, coupled with his undiagnosed mental illness, as well as the void left from the absence of weekly boosts of adrenalin, made Heath a very unstable and dangerous man.

Dr John Clarkson, a mental health specialist working out of Claremont, who Heath today counts among his chief mentors and heroes, second only to his soon-tobe wife Asha, is the man credited with correctly diagnosing and treating Heath’s mental illness. It was a treatment which came as recently as October 2011, when the right medication was found, which has

59

sport

“My brain was on fire and taking the right medication was like pouring an icy cold bucket of water over the flames.”

allowed Heath to now function, as what he simply calls a normal human being.

“My brain was on fire and taking the right medication was like pouring an icy cold bucket of water over the flames,” he says.

Heath is now back working in the construction industry as well as working as a mental health spokesperson and what he calls a “professional listener”. Heath’s passion is now focused towards the mining industry where he says there is perhaps the greatest need for men to hear his message.

Heath believes the biggest challenges facing mining workers who are regularly away from home, are similar to his own experiences with relationship breakdowns, drug and alcohol dependency, anxiety and depression. These topics are now both

unfortunately and fortunately, his specialty.

Heath firmly believes it is not just up to individual mine workers to help combat the potential risks of working away but the mining industry must start considering scrapping certain working conditions, which are a breeding ground for these issues.

Heath believes the 4 and 1 roster should be the first to go on mine sites with a 2 and 1 rotation being the maximum time anyone should be expected to be away from their home and family in the pursuit of earning a living. Heath compares some of the worst mine sites he’s visited as having cultures similar to being in the army, rigid rules and work practices, lots of unhappy, heavy drinking and smoking blokes, who view their short time back home not as time to

recharge with family and friends but rather the same way a sailor sees his shore leave.

The key message he hopes to convey in his book is that the male exterior of toughness and strength is contrary to what lies beneath the surface. “We’re all just marshmallows inside,” says Heath, who is now completely comfortable with the label of having a mental illness. Heath now appears as a guest speaker at mental health events in an attempt to address the enormous need across the community for a new culture of openness, honesty and compassion to develop for the good of all Australians.

Heath says simply knowing that there are others out there experiencing the same things can make the world of difference.

60

sport

Thanks to Heath Black and Lisa Holland-McNair

we have five copies of Black to give away.

Email Black in the subject line to editor@candymedia.com.au

Deadline: April 28

“We’re all just marshmallows inside”

We say

more often

61

Need help?

There are a variety of mental health services available in Australia for people who may know someone who is suffering or who is suffering themselves.

Lifeline

Lifeline is a non-profit organisation who are in the business of helping anyone that needs it. There’s a crisis support line running 24 hours a day. They assist with suicide prevention and mental health support services and their volunteers get one call every minute of every day from all round Australia, so don’t feel bad asking for help. You’re certainly not alone.

Call Lifeline’s 24 hour crisis support service 13 11 14 about issues including: ▶ Anxiety ▶ Depression ▶ Loneliness ▶ Abuse and trauma ▶ Physical or mental wellbeing ▶ Suicidal thoughts or attempts ▶ Stresses from work, family or society ▶ Information for friends and family

Mensline

These guys are all about men’s business and their motto is “no matter who you are or where you’re calling from, MensLine Australia is there whenever you need it”. Whether it’s issues with your work, your children, partner or even the mother-in-law these qualified counsellors are available 24/7 at www.mensline.org.au and 1300 78 99 78.

Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service

Also known as VVCS, these guys provide counselling and group programs to Australian veterans, peacekeepers and their families. It’s specialised, free, confidential and it’s available Australia-wide.

These guys also keep an open shop all day every day and can be reached on the Veterans Line for support and counselling on 1800 011 046.

● High Pressure Water Jetting ● Water Pump Hire 3000psi - 15000psi ● Rubber & Urethane Removal ● Sandblasting ● Valve Repairs ● Hydro Demolition ● Surface Preparation ● Marine Growth Removal ● Tank, Pipe & General Descaling ● Tank & Vessel Cleaning

Suicide Call Back Service

This service provides crisis counselling to people who may be at risk of suicide, carers for someone who is suicidal or those bereaved by suicide. They’re philosophy is “Real People, Qualified Counsellors” and they’re available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, nation-wide on 1300 659 467.

Aquajet (wa) pty ltd P: (08) 9451 8464 F: (08) 9451 8460 E: info@aquajetwa.com.au PO Box 491, Welshpool WA 6986 Unit 5, 59 Kurnall Rd. Welshpool WA 6106

PARK FLY PARK FLY Fly in Fly out?

Ask us about our long term parking.

CONTACT US ON 08 9277 3622 or BOOK YOUR SERVICE ONLINE NOW AT

www.mford.com.au 155 Abernethy Road, BELMONT THE ALL NEW

story:

63

Tom Reid

women in mining

who says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a

manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world?

Strength through workforce diversity

64

↘ 34 YEARS FINANCE EXPERIENCE ↘ 23 YEARS FINANCE BROKING EXPERIENCE ↘ 25 LENDERS INCLUDING ALL MAJORS ↘ SETTLEMENT AGENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR CLIENTS (including major discounts) ↘ ACCOUNTANT AND FINANCIAL PLANNING REFERRAL ARRANGEMENTS ↘ END TO END SERVICE (we handle everything) ↘ WE’LL COME TO YOUR HOME OR OFFICE ↘ OUR SERVICE IS FREE IN MOST CASES (we are paid by the lenders) ↘ APPOINTMENT/S TO SUIT YOU ↘ QUARTERLY REVIEW SERVICE AVAILABLE ↘ QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER

A

www.abouthomeloans.com.au

p: (08) 9388 8801 f: (08) 9388 8831 e: enquiries@abouthomeloans.com.au ABN: 21 114 553 294 Australian Credit License 382713

s a major skills shortage threatens the ongoing prosperity of resources operations across the country, the Australian Women in Resources Alliance (AWRA) has been created to further develop and engage one of the greatest underutilised sources of talent – women.

A significant cultural shift to engage more women in the traditionally male-dominated resource industry is now well underway.

However this movement is not simply driven by the notion of gender equality and diversity for the sake of diversity, but a commercial and economic necessity to recruit skilled employees from a wider pool of talent Around $590 billion worth of resource projects are in various stages of approval or operation around the country.

This unprecedented level of activity promises widespread economic and societal benefits, but only if the significant challenge of labour and skills supply can be overcome.

Industry reports indicate the shortage of professionals will double throughout 2012. Demand for trades and labour during construction activities will peak at 83,000 by 2013 and operational staff shortages are expected to reach 85,000 by 2016.

The National Resource Sector Workforce Strategy (NRSWS) identified a number of key ways Australia’s resource industry can plug this skills gap, with women noted as one of the greatest underutilised sources of talent.

65

women in mining

▲ above: Minna Knight ◀ left: Alison Morley

From this Australian Government recommendatio]n, resource industry employer group AMMA has been engaged to roll-out the Australian Women in Resources Alliance (AWRA) – a national initiative created to further develop and increase female participation in the resource industry.

AMMA director and leader of the AWRA project Minna Knight, says the evidence that greater gender diversity results in a highly productive and dynamic workforce ‘is compelling’.

“More major projects are ramping up and Australia’s tightening labour market coupled with low unemployment and an ultra-competitive recruitment landscape is rapidly leading to one scenario – a major skills shortage in the resource industry,” Minna says.

“How prosperous this new age of resources activity will truly be depends upon one thing – how well the industry and governments address this skills shortage now.

“AWRA will facilitate the increased attraction and retention of women in the resource and allied construction sectors and provide employers with a major competitive advantage – strength through workforce diversity.

“Women have an essential role to play

in the mining boom and as an industry, we need to effectively attract and retain them.”

AWRA is an inclusive program that involves various stakeholders and representatives from industry, government and academia, working together to increase the number and proportion of females working in resources - greatly assisting the industry to meet its increasing demand for skilled labour.

Women currently represent 45 per cent of the total Australian workforce, but in the mining sector, women represent only 16 per cent of the workforce.

In order to support the skills shortage, Minna says simply increasing the number of female entrants through recruitment drives and marketing campaigns will not do.

“We also need to retain our skilled female workers within the industry,” she says. “AWRA’s key objective is not only to raise the representation of females in resources employment to 20 per cent of the workforce by 2020 – but to continue an upward trend over the decades to come.

“This will not be an easy task, particularly when the staff turnover rates for some roles in resources are already among the highest in the country. A concerted industry effort must be made to address the lack of women’s participation in the

resource industry from all angles.”

Minna says the mining, oil and gas and allied sectors must work on changing its image and engaging with more women to promote the industry as a viable, long-career path.

She highlights a need for greater family-oriented infrastructure near mine sites such as child care centres, schools and other support facilities – all of which promote greater flexibility in the industry and break down significant barriers.

“Misconceptions about working in the resources must be addressed. The industry has evolved greatly in recent decades to offer a diverse range of career and lifestyle options,” Minna says.

“And, most importantly of all, encouraging best practice workplace policies and procedures will facilitate the appropriate cultural shift towards a more diverse workforce and greatly bolster the industry’s talent pool for staff.”

In Western Australia’s bustling resource industry, you don’t have to go far to find numerous examples of the cultural shift towards greater workforce gender diversity.

Only a few short years ago it would have seemed unfathomable that a young female executive could balance motherhood and a▶

66

women in mining promising managerial career in the highly competitive mineral exploration sector, however Alison Morley champions the notion The Brumby Resources CEO admits it will take time for the concept to flow down from corporate roles into operational lifestyles; however the widespread support of her peers, colleagues and staff suggest the industry is headed in the right direction.

“People are often surprised when they learn that along with being a mother of young children, I’m also the CEO of an ASX-listed resource company,” Alison says.

“However I am just one example of how conceptions and attitudes about women working in mining, oil and gas, and the allied sectors are evolving. Resource employers are recognising the benefits of employing more women to help address the industry’s critical labour shortage.

“Women are now increasingly represented in city-based resources jobs, but our next challenge is to introduce flexible working arrangements and increase widespread gender diversity at remote worksites.

“The practical approach of AWRA is to take small steps that encourage larger cultural change. Simple things like ensuring that remote worksites are designed to cater for women’s different requirements are important in attracting and retaining women to site based roles.”

As AWRA grows its network and reach across the industry, senior resources leaders will act as champions for change and actively become involved across various workforce development areas including attraction, retention, and industry and organisational culture.

As one of these AWRA representatives, Alison believes many remote worksites have already taken positive steps towards attracting a larger number of female job candidates.

The concept of fly-in, fly-out worksites has also greatly evolved in recent years, with a wide range of recreational facilities and services creating a more enjoyable working environment for Australia’s resource workers.

Alison says simple improvements such as a yoga room, women-only gym areas or a mess that serves lighter food options would be of high value to female workers.

“Brumby Resources and our industry in general employ many skilled and experienced female staff in both technical and operational roles,” she says.

“We know that employers in other industries value the skills these women have, so this isn’t really a gender equality issue.

We need to keep these women interested and engaged in the resources sector – it makes commercial and economic sense for us to recruit from the widest talent pool possible.

“As someone who champions the

participation and career development of women in resources, I was happy to become involved in a new national approach facilitating a cultural shift that promises to strengthen the resource industry through workforce diversity.”

Alison and Minna are active participants on the AWRA Reference Group, which comprises key stakeholders from industry bodies, networks and companies representing the resources and allied construction sectors.

With a common dedication to increasing the attraction and retention of women in the industry, they are leading the charge and providing oversight of the project.

“This national project thrives on the philosophy of cohesiveness, forward-thinking, inclusiveness and innovation. The right people are in place, the interest is there and the objectives agreed upon, now all we need is for the entire resource industry to get onboard with AWRA,” Minna says.

“Whether you are a worker in the industry or a resource employer interested in supporting AWRA – you can become an instigator for positive industry change.

“The first step to contributing to AWRA’s core objectives is to fully support and utilise the services this project will be providing directly to the resource industry’s employers and enterprises.

“If you or any of your female friends

Cancer affects every Australian.

One in two Australians will be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 85.

But when they receive that diagnosis, it will impact everyone around them.

That’s why we offer support to people living with cancer, their friends and their family. If you ever need to talk about cancer, call our Helpline on 13 11 20 or visit cancerwa.asn.au for more information.

Cancer Council WA thanks Candy Media for generously providing this advertising space.

67

women in mining or colleagues are moving into employment with a new company, you should be asking if they are AWRA-accredited. This demonstrates that the company supports workforce diversity and our objectives.”

AWRA aims to prepare the Australian resource industry as it rapidly enters its new phase of prosperity by providing employers with a major competitive advantage – strength through workforce diversity.

By closely liaising with state and federal government agencies such as the Equal Opportunity for Women in

the Workplace Agency (EOWA), AWRA will help resource employers meet workplace best practices and targets.

Minna says the AWRA project will measure its performance and results over the project duration, with the end benefit to resource employers and all the workers within the sector.

“In the long-term, it’s simple really − with your support of AWRA, the resource industry will have access to a greatly strengthened pool of skilled employees,” she says.

“This will allow the mammoth investment

in our resource industry to reach its true potential and its economic and societal benefits to flow-on to all Australians.

The time to significantly evolve our resource industry workforce is now.”

For more information about the AWRA project, please contact Project Officer Marie Henry via marie.henry@amma.org.au

We say

more often

70

story:

Adam Morris

opinion

Micro Brewing in Australia The Small Drop has Been on the Rise

THE POLARIS SHOP

Western Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Premiere Polaris Dealership

www.polarisshop.com.au 229 Hampton Rd. South Fremantle Ph: 9335 8404

apply now www.waloanco.com.au

EXCLUSIVE OFFER ROCK CANDY MAGAZINE Present this copy of Rock Candy Magazine in store when you purchase a new Polaris Motorcycle and receive your first service FREE

71

opinion

F

or a long time Australia has been the land of numerous ordinary, foulmouthed and downright blandly objectionable beers which for some reason nearly all taste exactly the same. You know the ones, they still exist in most pubs around Australia, you walk into a bar and in front of you is a collection of beers on tap which it would be fair to say even the most drunken loyalist to any particular brand would have a hard time picking out his favourite.

Can anyone really tell the difference between any of those sweet, over fizzed, lagery, bloating types of flavourless crap that are pushed through most of the beer lines in this country? Not to worry if you can’t because hopefully the days of the mass produced toilet water that has passed for Australian beer are on the wane.

That’s because there’s been a fledgling cottage industry which has been finding its feet over the past decade that’s slowly turning into an industry presence and making its mark based not on advertising, but on heaven forbid, the quality of its product.

Beer used to be made and drank locally and in the European tradition where each tavern had their own drops on offer, the publican lived and died on the quality of his brew. If your tavern sold beer that would make a shearer’s dog

vomit, then no-one drank at your tavern, simple. It was in the publican’s interest to make and sell decent product.

Nowadays the norm is if your beer is making the dogs ill, then it’s time for everyone to get stronger dogs because all the pubs serve the same dull dishwater as each other and going down the road isn’t going to make a lick of difference.

Not so however with the micro breweries.

Micro breweries, particularly in Western Australia, still do most of their business over the bar. Most don’t have the money or the time to get their product out to the big retailers, so the business model for most operations is to run a tavern, pub or restaurant out the front and sell cartons of takeaways out the back with a few six packs present in some of the better bottle shops in town. Also most of these places are small enough that there’s a fair chance you’ll not only get to meet the brewer while you’re having a drink, but he’ll probably be the one pouring the beers. And if the man making the beer is the same one who has to look you in the eye and take your money, you know you have half a chance it’s going to taste alright.

So what has been the result of this grassroots revolution? Have the big breweries caught on and attempted to make better beers? Frankly the answer is no.

The larger scale beer makers who were always making decent beers (you know the ones) are still making decent beers, the others have attempted to replicate what makes a great microbrew but do it by using the cheapest methods possible and the results of some of these perverted experiments have been truly horrendous.

Andrew from the craft brewery Brew 42 in Lake Clifton says “some of the big beer makers in this country are more like chemists than brewers and the products they churn are not really beer, but stuff that’s designed to imitate beer. It’s similar to a company passing off margarine for butter, from a distance it kind of looks like the same thing but really it’s an entirely different entity altogether“.

An Australian history lesson and the power of a good brew The history of beer in this country has, like most of this country’s history, a somewhat degenerate side to its nature. Our first brewer, who incidentally was also a micro-brewer was a man by the recognisable name of James Squire. When James wasn’t robbing chooks from his neighbour’s yard back in the old country and quenching the thirst of tea▶

INVEST YOUR MONEY WISELY THINKING BUILDING? TOO BUSY? Over the years RCI have helped many busy people in the mining industry achieve their building dreams, whether it be the family home or an investment property.

We understand you’re busy, so whilst you’re away working, the dedicated team at RCI will be working hard to make sure your building project is running smoothly.

We will design your project, obtain all necessary council approvals, prepare your specifications and finally find the best builder for you, based on time to site, time to build and of course the price.

At RCI, our unique tender system guarantees Perth’s best building prices every time! testimonials available

Individual Homes │ Unit Development │House & Land Packages │Single & Double Storey │Investment Opportunities Available

PHONE (08) 9380 6242

EMAIL info@rcibuilding.com.au

WEB www.rcibuilding.com.au

72

opinion smugglers on their way to Scotland with tax free Indian tea leaves, he was busy being arrested and sent to Australia on the first fleet.

In one of the colonies more romantic tales, Squire went on to become one of Port Jackson’s most celebrated and much loved citizens, who at the time of his death was given a state funeral comparable to the late Steve Irwin.

The chief reason for Squire’s newly earned status from convict labourer to celebrated citizen was that the enterprising Squire was the first man to raise the sacred hop plant on Australian soil. Were it not for Squire’s trail blazing achievement it’s possible we’d all be drinking derivatives of the corn beer that James’ closest competitor, John Boston, was selling at the time. However it could be argued that a colony without beer, functioning only on corn brew and rum, probably would have gone mad and annihilated itself well before the turn of the century.

Next time you’ve got the thirst, do yourself a favour and support the smaller brewers in this country. Tell them Rock Candy sent you, maybe they’ll send us some free booze.

did you know?

Some of the smallest and best :

▶ Australia’s first micro brewery started operating in 1790, the price of a pint was two cents and it served a total of three people, James Squire and his then overseers Lt Francis Grose and Col William Patterson. ▶ The first licensed premise where hopped beer was sold in Australia was the Malting Shovel on the banks of the Parramatta River on September 19, 1798. ▶ As well as making beer from corn, John Boston also was a soap maker and salt farmer. ▶ James Squire’s beer-making probably saved his life. When arrested for petty theft, which usually carried the death penalty, he received 150 lashed instead, most likely due to his supplying the officials with beer since his arrival on the First Fleet.

Moorhead Stout

From Brew 42-Moorhead is an Irish cream stout, lightly hopped with a complex malt profile leaving hints of coffee and chocolate on the palate. It is conditioned and served on “multi-mix” gas, resulting in a rich creamy head and full-bodied flavour.

Elmars Over Draft Alt Ale (4.8%)

A classic Dusseldorf style Alt Bier from Elmars in the Swan Valley, brewed with a blend of dark roasted malts, which in turn contribute to the light copper colour of this beer. Combined with Ale yeast this beer has rich fruit flavours and an assertively hoppy and dry finish.

FERAL HOP HOG IPA (5.8%)

All-American hops in quantity give the golden-hued India pale ale a distinctive pine and citrus aroma, fresh flavours including grape, grapefruit and passionfruit on a long, dry base and an aggressively bitter finish.

Similarly generous malt content rounds out the ale with firm body and sweetish, cakey undertones. It adds up to perfect balance.

73 brew your own Want to know how to make your own Witbier for 33 cents? Here’s how:

1.

You’ll need a plastic bucket that’ll hold thirty litres. Get one with a tap from most local shops and clean it properly or you’ll give yourself diarrhoea.

2.

Go to the store buy the lightest tin of homebrew lager, draught or Canadian blonde you can find. While you’re there buy a box of brew enhancer, it’s next to the brew tins. Go past the fruit and veg store and buy an orange and a packet of coriander seeds. Tin $10, brew enhancer $6, orange 50c, coriander seeds $2 and head home feeling good about yourself.

3. Take the rind off the orange. Put enough to fill a

beer bottle cap into a small saucepan, put two teaspoons of coriander seeds into the saucepan and crack with the back of the spoon. Fill up with hot water and simmer for no more than ten minutes. Put the kettle on.

4. Open the beer tin and pour the contents into your

properly cleaned bucket. Pour two litres of the boiling water into the can to get all the contents off the edge, pour in the brew enhancer and stir with a clean spoon until dissolved.

5. Top up with 19 litres of water, lukewarm

water if it’s winter, cool water if it’s summer. Pour in the entire contents of the saucepan. Pour in the packet of yeast that came with the beer tin.

6. If you bucket has a lid, secure the lid, punch a hole

in the lid and cover hole with damp face cloth, if your bucket has no lid, wet a towel and use it as a lid.

7. Wait at least one week, two weeks if you can. If you are using a moist towel as a lid, keep it moist.

Bottling

If you have a bottle capper use it on glass bottles, if you don’t, here are the options:

1. 12 x 2 litre soft drink bottles (again cleaned to avoid diarrhoea).

2. 18 x 1.25 litre soft drink bottles (as above).

3. Enough flip top hinged bottles to take 23 litres.

You need to fill the bottles with beer, some use a small hose (10 cents a foot from hardware store) some dip a jug into the bucket and pour into the bottle through a funnel, some people have buckets with taps on the end of them 1 teaspoon of normal sugar will carbonate 375 ml of your beer, get a calculator and work it out depending on the size of your bottles. Leave them for as long as you can, at least two weeks.

If you drink the entire bucket in a week, stop making your own booze. You will get very fat, unhealthy and die early from alcohol abuse. What’s more you’ll probably stop cleaning the bucket in a rush to make more booze and will have diarrhoea for the rest of your short life.

Are you looking for staff or to further your career in Warehousing, Purchasing & Logistics?

Contact Australia’s leading Supply Chain Specialists

▶ MINING ▶ CONSTRUCTION ▶ INDUSTRIAL ▶ GOVERNMENT ▶ OIL & GAS “Supporting your Business with Excellence”

• PERTH • BRISBANE • MACKAY • TOWNSVILLE • SINGLETON

S

upply CONNECTIONS PTY LTD

P: +61(8) 9354 9844

www.supplyconnections.com.au

SICK OF FIFO?

WANT TO KNOW MORE?

If you are “stuck” in a rut and trying to find your way out, looking for additional income, sick and tired of being away from your home and family, contemplating a major change in your life or looking for sound financial guidance, you cannot afford to miss out on this FREE MONEY MAKING REPORT. Register RIGHT NOW to get Private Access to this FREE Confidential & Exclusive Report.

Contact Gavin on 0409 103 802 or Kelly on 0433 509 884

You’ll also discover the FIRST STEP in getting started to Financial Freedom >> PLUS << for a LIMITED TIME ONLY, claim over $247 worth of *FREE*INVESTING BONUSES Download Your FREE 12 DAY EMAIL REPORT NOW.

www.LucrativeIncomeStream.com

contact@lucrativeincomestream.com ● Discover

how an ex Pilbara miner replaced his income and achieved early retirement and a lifestyle of choice. ● Discover how to generate between 3%-9% on a MONTHLY BASIS Gavin May is an Authorized Representative (AFSL 413882) of the Financial Freedom Institute (ACN: 099 293 571 ABN: 67 099 293 571), Licensee Falconer Bellomo & Company Limted (AFSL 244315). Gavin May’s qualifications include RG146 compliancy. Investments can rise and fall in value. There is the potential for profits and donations. Sharelord® and associates does not, and must not be construed as providing recommendations in relation to any securities or other financial products.

It is not an invitation for you to take up securities or other financial products as we provide educational information for your evaluation only.

77

story:

Adam Morris photo: Courtesy of Battye Library

feature

=

Histo

ry

ontrary to popular belief the first men to explore Kalgoorlie didn’t belong to Paddy Hannan’s crew but rather two Englishmen by the name of H.M. Lefroy and C.C. Hunt who were out searching for suitable land to raise sheep and cattle on as early as 1860. Although the desert didn’t prove too kind for the would be farmers, they did manage to lay a trail of wells and dams which allowed others to follow in their footsteps and survive the cruel, harsh environment.

C

Thirty years later the Western Australian government offered rewards for anyone prepared to find new gold deposits as the mines currently being explored in the states north were beginning to wane. Even then it wasn’t Paddy Hannan who struck “the colour” first, but rather Arthur Bayley who discovered gold two years later near Coolgardie. It was another year on when Paddy Hannan and his small party of three were headed to the new find when one of their horses lost a

of m ines

§

shoe and they were forced to camp 24 miles from Bayley’s claim. As Irish luck would prove, Hannan scratched around in the temporary campsite and soon discovered alluvial nuggets near Mt Charlotte. Hannan quickly lodged his claim over the area and within three days there were 700 prospectors with fire in their eyes trying to get a piece of what would eventually be known as the richest goldfield in the world.

The rest of Kalgoorlie’s history is fairly well known, as the empty desert ▶

78

feature bursting with gold gave rise to one of WA’s most historic and culturally significant towns. A railway from Perth was established within three years and within another six, what had been a barren wasteland, now had eight breweries and 93 hotels accommodating the 30,000 people that had moved into the area to either make their fortune or to serve the daily needs of those trying to. The wealth and growth which poured so quickly into the town gave rise to colonial style buildings which are recognised as being amongst the world’s best examples of mining town architecture. ‘

Pain in the Pits For the early miners in Kalgoorlie, life was undeniably hard and by today’s standards some of the work practices would seem primitive and outrageously dangerous, but it is not just in history that dodgy practices exist, indeed for some miners working around the world today, death is not simply a risk factor to be considered, but in some cases an accepted and inevitable part of the job. The

Bolivian Cooperative Tin Mines perhaps provides the best and worst example of this reality in the modern age. For the poor miners working in these mines it is expected all will die from silicosis pneumonia within 15 years of commencing work.

The miners work in a vaporous mixture of silica dust, arsenic gas, acetylene, asbestos deposits and by products of acelytine combustion, not to mention the regular explosions of other miners working on different levels blowing their way deeper into the Bolivian mountains. When a miner eventually gets the dreaded lung disease, he is given a pension of $15 a month, a payment his widow and children will continue to receive after his death.

In order to combat the gruelling work conditions, which include either below freezing or hell-like roasting temperatures − depending on which level of the mine you find yourself in − the miners turn to supernatural help.

They collectively worship Pachamama, the mother earth Goddess of the Andes and ask for her protection on a daily basis. The miners also recognise the devilish diety Tata Kaj’chu, who is

SERVICING THE MINING INDUSTRY ▶ construction

▶ refurbishment

▶ relocation of mining, plant equipment ▶ demolition

▶ remote area concrete ▶ camp installations

▶ maintenance contracting

MSIR

PTY LTD

John Young 0427 980 558

Michael Young 0437 708 239

affectionately and warily addressed as uncle. His presence is represented by little statues found throughout the tin mines and is always to be found surrounded by offerings of beer, coco leaves, cigarettes and other treats in order acknowledge that the miners are removing his riches from the mountain and the practice of keeping this little boozer in liquor and fags, helps the miners believe they’ll be kept a little safer for just a little longer.

A final way of dealing with the doom hanging over each miner’s head is the adoption of a reckless lifestyle which includes setting aside Friday night for further mollification of the diety and smoking and drinking themselves into an unconscious stupor.

Bolivian Work Ethics Through History Bolivia has, like Australia, a long history of mining and indeed like Australia has relied on mining income in order to grow and at time survive

79

as a nation. However unlike Australia, which has been relying on mining since the early 19th Century, the Bolivians were digging into the earth as early as the mid 1400’s. However this was briefly halted when an omen delivered to the Inca ruler Huayna Capac (through voices in his head) cancelled the digging soon after and it wouldn’t be until the Spanish arrived 100 years later that Bolivian mining would be resurrected in full force.

The Spanish apparently never heard any such voices regarding their own plundering and sent Bolivian slaves in to get as much silver as possible in conditions that would make modern day tin mining seem almost glamorous. Things were so bad and Bolivians were dying at such a rate that the Spanish resorted to kidnapping Africans to work in the mines as they were simply running out of available workers to send into the mountains. The expected work load resulted in a life expectancy of less than one year.

The estimated human cost of the Spanish greed stands at eight million African and Bolivian lives over the following two and a half centuries.

While the slaves were dying at an alarming rate, Spain was becoming the richest power on earth eventually extracting 62,000 metric tonnes of silver from Bolivia during their reign of terror. The merciless pillaging resulted in not only monstrous Spanish wealth but arguably to the economic growth of Europe itself.

At the heart of all this horror and mania was the Bolivian town of Potosi which grew from a small mining camp to a city of over 200,000 people. The motto on the Potosi coat of arms sums up the affluence and extravagance of a nation driven insane by wealth: “I am rich Potosi, treasure of the world. The king of all mountains, and the envy of all kings”.

Pachamama or Mama Pacha “Mother Earth” in Inca mythology.

Great Fly In Fly Out Golf @ Secrets

NEW GOLF RATES 2012 MONDAY-FRIDAY

fast becoming WA’s number 1 public golf course

Get back into golf in 2012 with Secrets new golf rates Monday-Friday.

Realising the tough financial position of many of our customers, Secrets has provided as a standard rate the following:

● 18 HOLES OF GOLF AT OUR AWARD WINNING COURSE ● SHARED ELECTRIC CART HIRE ● A DELICIOUS LUNCH FROM OUR BRASSERIE MENU ● WARM UP BUCKET OF RANGE BALLS BEFORE PLAY

ALL FOR JUST $59

(possess a seniors card, Friends of Secrets Card or a Golf Downunder rewards card and pay just $49)

Conditions apply. Rate is not valid on a public holidays and is subject to availability. Lunch is in voucher format and may be redeemed 7 days per week. Brasserie opening times:10am - 3pm daily. Rate is valid until October 31st 2012

Corporate Golf I Weddings I Functions I Seminars I Events

Visit us at www.secretsgolf.com.au Secret Harbour Golf Links, Secret Harbour Boulevard, Secret Harbour WA 6173 - P: 9524 7133 - E: info@secretsgolf.com.au

WORK HARd. INveSt SMARt. ReSIdeNtIAL deveLOPMeNt OPPORtUNItIeS IN WeSteRN AUStRALIA

– Minimum investment $25,000

– ASIC approved property fund

– Bench mark returns 20% IRR

– Serviced by Pindan, the largest Multi Unit builder in WA

– AFSL licence

CURReNt PROjeCtS

Otan Subi Centro Apartment project with major institutional investor Otan Queens Park Infill housing | Otan South Beach Infill housing Otan South Beach 461 Infill housing | Otan Karratha Land subdivision

Register now for investment opportunities not normally available:

www.otan.com.au Australian Registered Scheme No 142 104 158 and Australian Financial Services Licence No: 342911

story:

81

Niki Peinke

rocks & mortar

Riding the property wave So you’ve landed yourself a FIFO job, you’re working flat out and you’re making good money, right?

But you don’t want to keep working at this pace forever, do you?

82

rocks & mortar

Y

ou’ve probably heard someone harping on about the benefits of property investment before.

Maybe you can see how you might use it in the future, but don’t want to be tied down by buying a property right now.

Maybe you want to travel or just spend your money having fun for the moment.

If this sounds like you then keep reading – I’m going to show you how buying a property can actually open up all these possibilities rather than limit them.

You know that huge whack of tax that comes out of your pay check every fortnight?

Chances are that a lot of it could be channelled into purchasing a property and then claimed back at tax time! You see, there’s a big circle that you can create to build you wealth using the money of others. This is how smart investors get rich – there’s not tricks, no schemes, nothing illegal, it’s just good accounting and takes very little effort.

The truth is there is no better time to buy property in Western Australia than right now.

The conditions are perfect: 1.) Property is cheaper now than it was six years ago (due to that extraordinary property boom in 2006) 2.) Interest rates are extremely low 3.) Rental demand, and therefore return, is extremely high.

This current combination of factors provides a perfect opportunity for you to get someone else (your tenant) to pretty much pay your mortgage for you. That’s right! It’s the amazing thing about real estate – it’s the only thing you can buy and have a complete stranger pay off for you.

I call it the superior investment – it doesn’t disappear into space like so many other so called investments do. You have control over what you do with it, you have options, choices, flexibility. And although it works in ebbs and flows, the value of property will ultimately always go up. Probably because we’re having kids faster than we’re building! Our population is always growing, largely due to interstate and international migration, and this growth will obviously affect housing demand. Because this demand will continually place an upward pressure on prices, it stands to reason that the more property you own, the richer you are going to be and you can’t start too soon.

The first step is gathering together a deposit (at least 20% of the purchase price).

If you are starting from scratch you’ll need to do some saving. A good way to do this is by transferring half your wages into a separate account. The advantage of having 20% deposit is that you will not have to pay mortgage insurance, which can be tens of

thousands of dollars. If you really can’t save the 20% by the time you want to buy you can see if one of your parents is perhaps willing to go guarantor to a portion of the loan, or you can just suck it up and pay the insurance – after all, if you need a while to save and property prices rise in the meantime, the saving of the insurance is a bit of a false win.

Secondly (and this is super important) is to get yourself a good accountant, financial planner or mortgage broker. An accountant or financial planner can give you a good overall guide of where you sit financially and what the best way to go about investing is. A mortgage broker can only provide more specific advice regarding buying a property, but their service to you is free – they’ll help you choose an appropriate bank and apply for your loan which is primary assistance you need at this stage.

Now for the purchase. What you buy and where you buy is very important. The kind of properties to look for to give you a consistent return are apartments near your capital city, in smallish complexes that are well maintained and close to transport and shopping (preferably near a cappuccino strip). These properties will always have a large market. Right now WA is probably the best state to buy investment properties as there are many people coming into the state

83

rocks & mortar for mining projects and will continue to be for quite some time. For this clientele proximity to the CBD is often a priority. Check that the rental return is good (you want at least 5%pa) and that the rental income will come close to covering the repayments, which is highly likely in the present market. If there is a shortfall, the shortfall is tax-deductable so it’ll drive down your taxable income which means you’ll get a lot of it back at tax time.

Once your offer is in, it has (hopefully) been accepted and the property has settled, you then need to get yourself a good property manager to rent out the property. It’s well worth getting your property managed by an Agency as it takes away all the stress and hassle – there’s someone there to ensure the Tenancy Agreement is adhered to and to deal with any breaches or maintenance issues as they arise. They can even handle the payment of your fees and levies. Plus, the management fees are also tax deductable!

So now you have an asset that’s just humming along like clockwork, giving you many options for minimising your tax – eg depreciation, interest, fees, levies, maintenance etc. The best bit is receiving an extra whack of income into your bank account every month or mid-month from your tenant! And then another big whack from the government come July! The best

recommendation is to throw all the extra money you can at your mortgage to drive down the balance and therefore save on interest. If you take the option of a mortgage account with redraw, you can still access all the money you pay on top of your minimum repayments, so it’s a very efficient place to direct your savings.

So now that you’ve got one, you’re on your way to a second property. The time it takes to buy your second property depends on a number of things. The first is how much equity you can build in your first property through capital growth (ie. increase in the property’s value) and/ or extra repayments. The second is how much deposit you can save for the second property (although these savings should all be directed into your redraw mortgage account as extra repayments anyway). Once you have attained 20% or the purchase price, you’re ready to do it all again!

The aim isn’t to pay off your property completely – it’s to use the equity to get the loan to pay for the next one. As you build your portfolio the market will almost certainly be rising, and as this happens, along with having all your tenants helping you drive down your mortgage balance, you will be steadily growing your wealth.

This is an exercise in accumulation, not of speculation. So it’s all about collecting properties, not buying and selling. This is important to note, as every time you buy or sell a property it costs you a lot of money before making you any.

So the basic message is buy and hold, and hold, and hold...and never sell!

Ultimately − and this can happen over years, not decades − all these properties are likely to be positively geared which is creating a taxable income which will enable you to buy more properties and offset more tax. And when retirement finally rolls around, you’ll have this income to live off rather than insufficient pension payments. I liken it to a snowball – it takes a bit of effort to get it rolling, but once it does it just gets bigger and bigger and is almost unstoppable.

Few people realise how easy it is to build their wealth with property and tend to assume they can’t afford to buy when really they can. With the strong rental returns, low property prices and tax advantages in owning a property, this is an excellent time to be jumping into the market and setting yourself up for the future. Anyone with a bit of equity or a good income can do it.

Remember, the sooner you get started the wealthier you’ll be!

Recruitment

How social

media

is changing the recruitment

landscape

Love it or hate it, a new survey on social media usage in the hiring process indicates it can both hurt and help you in your job search.

Sarah Mitchell reports on how social media is changing everything about getting a job in the resources industry.

t n e m t i u r c e R

Spend more than a few minutes on social networking sites and one thing becomes very clear. Recruiters and hiring managers have embraced social media as a new way to source candidates. With a burgeoning skills shortage under way in the Australian resource sector, even those of us working under a rock, literally, are aware of the hundreds of online adverts pushed out by recruiters every week on sites like LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

A candidate can positively influence the hiring decision when their profile: ● Gives a positive impression of personality and organisational fit ● Supports professional qualifications ● Shows the candidate is creative ● Demonstrates solid communication skills ● Represents a well-rounded individual ● Contains referrals from other people ● Lists awards and accolades

Independence for employers It didn’t take long for employers to discover they now have access to quality candidates through their extended networks. Many of them reduce or drop their dependency on recruitment companies altogether. Consider the impact this has on a big project like Gorgon where thousands of employees are needed.

All this is possible because Australians are adopting social networking in the biggest way. As of December 2011, Australia’s social media usage included: ● 10,721,020 Facebook users ● 2 million LinkedIn profiles ● 1.8 million Twitter accounts

The Reppler survey uncovered another interesting behaviour of hiring managers.

Not only are they screening candidates early, they continue to utilise the tools right until the end of the hiring process.

Nearly half of the respondents indicated they screen candidates when they get an application. Just over a quarter of them do online reviews after an initial conversation.

But don’t think you’re in the free and clear because you’ve done well in an interview.

Fifteen per cent do their homework after the interview and another four per cent visit social networking sites just before they make an offer. What this means is not only does a jobseeker have to be prepared to have their online house investigated before they apply for a job, it’s important to keep clean profiles until the job is secured.

Recruitment

Going behind previously closed doors While the economics of social networking are certainly attractive to people doing the hiring, another aspect may be even more appealing.

For the first time ever, recruiters and hiring managers are able to get behind the veneer presented in resumes and interviews and see the real candidate, warts and all.

According to a survey of 300 hiring managers conducted by Reppler, 91% of organisations use at least one social networking channel to screen job applicants. They tend to spend most of their time on Facebook and Twitter, the two places where they can find information usually left off a LinkedIn profile.

Not only are hiring managers looking, they’re using their findings to make hiring decisions.

Sixty-nine per cent of the respondents said they rejected candidates because of something found on a social networking.

Activity that could work against you includes: ● Inappropriate photos, comments ● Heavy social media activity during work hours ● Postings about drinking and drug use ● Posting negative comments about previous employers ● Making a discriminatory comment ● Lying about qualifications ● Sharing confidential information about a previous employer On the flip side, 68% of hirers admitted their social research convinced them to progress a candidate through the hiring cycle. The way you portray yourself to friends and family could actually move you to the top of the candidate list.

Taking control of your social media image Before you start your job search, it’s a good idea to scrub your digital house.

Keep in mind older content will be under scrutiny. You may have had a stellar work record for the past five years but are old university photos still lingering around? Were you the star of leaver’s week because of your drinking prowess? You may have forgotten youthful indulgences but employers may not understand so easily.

Here are some easy steps to help get your house in order: 1) Type your name into the search engines for Google, Bing and Yahoo and see what comes up 2) Set up a Google Alert for your name. If you have a common name, add a location to your alert at www.google.com/alerts 3) Use a free service to uncover questionable content on your social media profiles. These are especially good for old content you may have forgotten or content posted by someone else.

Suggested tools include: ● Reppler www.reppler.com ● My Web Career www.mywebcareer.com ● Yasni www.yasni.com

Not having a social media footprint can work against you, so don’t delete everything as a quick fix solution. Employers may feel like you’re hiding something or assume you aren’t keeping up with the times. Even if you delete all your personal information, there’s still the problem with content about you posted by your extended network.

It’s better to do a thorough investigation on yourself and fix what’s out there.

It’s important to note not all hiring managers and recruiters screen candidates with social media. Ethical and legal debates swirl around the topic but there’s no denying the existing temptation to lift the social networking hood of a potential candidate and have a look.

Understanding how social media is being used in the recruitment process is the first step. Only when you address potentially damaging evidence in your online profiles are you truly ready for a job search.

Less time on Job Boards More time on your Board

Contact Personnel Concept, leaders in Mining and Engineering recruitment in Australia, through their industry specific website tailored for you or call 1300 69 69 00 or (08) 9328 7055

MineJobs.com.au ProcessJobs.com.au

GeologyJobs.com.au ReliabilityJobs.com.au

W

w

We have the power to build your business.

Programmed Integrated Workforce is a proactive industry leader in the provision of managed labour, labour hire and staffing solutions.

We deliver innovative, cost effective and complete employment services for clients across the Mining & Resources and Civil and Infrastructure sectors, working with many of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most successful and prominent organisations.

Contact Programmed Integrated Workforce today who can tailor a solution specifically to your permanent or temporary needs.

Call 13 STAFF today! www.programmed.com.au

NOW HIRING

Landing the job you want just got easier.

For almost two decades, WorkPac has been providing the people that have helped deliver our country’s most significant mining and infrastructure projects.

As a preferred labour provider to Australia’s leading mining, construction, engineering, oil and gas and health care organisations, we are always on the hunt for talent to fill exciting roles in the Pilbara, Kimberly and Kalgoorlie / Goldfields regions.

We now have a number of great career opportunities to offer (both FIFO and Pilbara, Kimberly and Kalgoorlie / Goldfields residential based), including: • • • • •

Heavy Duty Diesel Fitters Boilermakers Mobile Plant Operators / Dump Truck Operators Welders Drillers / Drillers Offsider

• • • • •

Join a team that has real opportunities and real care for its people.

Call us or register and apply online today.

Perth 08 9443 8222 | Bunbury 08 9722 3922 | Rockingham 08 9591 0322 Belmont 08 6272 4922 | Kalgoorlie 08 9026 2422 | Karratha 08 9159 6622 Newman 08 9177 9722 | Port Hedland 08 9158 5522 | Tom Price 08 9189 2922

workpac.com

HV Electricians Auto / Commercial / Industrial Electricians Servicemen Mechanical Fitters Underground Operators / Trades

WorkPac Group

YOUR OPPORTUNITIES • Mobile Plant Operators • Fixed Plant Operators • Processing Operators • Production Managers • Project Managers • Drill and Blast Operators • Mobile Plant Mechanics • Fixed Plant Mechanics

Charterhouse Resources in company with Charterhouse Partnership caters for Western Australia’s booming Mining and Resources industries. Charterhouse Resources is one of the fastest growing dedicated blue-collar recruitment groups in Australia and has built an enviable reputation as a brand synonymous with passion, professionalism, partnership and integrity.

CALL 08 9213 8700 WWW.CHARTERHOUSERESOURCES.COM • Perth • Sydney • Melbourne • Hong Kong • • Singapore • Dubai • Abu Dhabi •

AS WE GROW, SO DO • Mining • Engineering • Oil and Gas • Construction • Professional Support • Accounting and Finance • Information Technology

Charterhouse Partnership has experienced continual growth that we attribute to the skills and knowledge of our successful consultants.

We maintain a level of integrity and passion unmatched in the industry and our consultants are properly incentivised to provide the highest quality service to candidates and clients.

CALL 08 9213 8700 WWW.CHARTERHOUSE.COM.AU • Perth • Sydney • Melbourne • Hong Kong • • Singapore • Dubai • Abu Dhabi •

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re

500 new jobs available right now.

With over $2 billion in projects in the resources sector, NRW is growing fast and we need 500 experienced people to start right now.

If you have experience in the civil and mining industries we want to hear from you.

www.nrw.com.au/careers

Civil & Mining

BRANDONE NRW0048

Ready.

Are You?

Are Are You You Thinking Thinking Of Of Being Being Unfaithful?

Unfaithful?

INTRODUCING

www.miningoilandgasjobs.com REAL JOBS FROM REAL EMPLOYERS ...itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK to look.

Industry Matchmaking Experts

96

activity page

ACROSS

DOWN

1. Adulteration 5. Hock (goods) 7. Nominate 8. Mimes 9. Slightly drunk 12. Skimpy underwear (1-6) 15. Arrived at 19. True 21. Belief in perfection 22. Catâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s-paw 23. Thaw 24. Fixated

1. Inbred 2. Overturn 3. Wanderlust, ... feet 4. Hankers 5. Band member 6. Prying (into) 10. Facts 11. Heavy drinker 12. Gallivant (about) 13. Keyboard mistake 14. Part of an archipelago 15. Bigotry 16. Deep blue pigment 17. Arctic person 18. See (to) 19. Hillocks 20. Classic art subjects

Š Lovatts Publications Pty Ltd

AUSTRALIA’S ONLINE SUPERSTORE

L I VE R E D SH

EE

ALIA WI

WWW.MUSCLEWORX.COM.AU EG E R F IPPIN TR

- F RE E ANT R A GU

DE

Y

A - T O US

follow us on: