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When the harsh rays of the sun hit, Jamberoo Action Park is the perfect way to cool off while also getting your adrenaline fix. Located just over an hour south of Sydney, and open every day from 10am to 5pm, Jamberoo is set among 40 hectares of landscaped gardens and parklands. The park itself is an actionfilled wonderland with exhilarating rides such as the Funnel Web. We have one family pass to give away!

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With the school holidays coming up, AMF bowling is the perfect activity for kids who want to get away from the TV and computer and have a little family fun. AMF Bowling Penrith is jam-packed with entertainment that the whole family can enjoy, and bowling is a great way to enjoy some friendly rivalry. The venue also offers M9 Laser Skirmish, with an all you can play deal available. We have four family passes to give away!

For years, Taronga has been a Sydney icon, and this Christmas the zoo is about to get even more exciting as it opens the new Lemur Forest Adventure attraction.

The exhibit features eight lively Ringtailed Lemurs and is the first of its kind in Australia, providing opportunities for education, active play and viewing in one space. Taronga also features a range of other beautiful animals and exhibitions.

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Ladies will enjoy the 1990s heartwrenching romance ‘Titanic’, as well as titles such as ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, ‘We Bought A Zoo’ and a Baz Lurhmann film collection. The ‘Die Hard 25th Anniversary 1-5 Legacy Collection’ is sure to please action-loving men, along with the ‘James Bond’ 50th Anniversary set or ‘American Dad’ for comedy fans. We have one 20th Century Fox DVD gift pack to give away!

Back by popular demand, Sing-A-Long A Sound of Music will again wow Sydney audiences when it returns to the State Theatre for three performances only on Friday, February 21, Saturday, February 22 and Sunday, February 23. ‘The Sound of Music’ is one of the most beloved movies ever made, and now diehard fans can watch it again on the big-screen.

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FAIRYTALE BROUGHT TO THE STAGE

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ith plenty of catchy songs and dazzling dancing, a lively musical adaptation of ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ is putting a fun spin on Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairytale.

The musical will be staged by local theatre company Ruby Productions throughout January next year at Emu Sports Club, Leonay.

Written and directed by Benjamin Roorda, ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ is a fun, familyfriendly adaptation of the fairytale that has captured generations and has become a wellknown fable.

While the fairytale was originally written in 1837 in Denmark by famed storyteller Hans Christian Andersen, it still has surprising resonance and the modern re-telling, combined with up tempo music and impressive choreography, makes ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ an energetic show.

Set in a far-off, exotic land, the show opens with the Kingdom of Garment falling apart due to the selfish and irresponsible

actions of the awful Emperor, who is wasting all of the Kingdom’s money buying new clothes for himself.

But things are about to change in the Kingdom, when two travelling con artists named Peter and Thomas pay a visit to the land and unintentionally get tangled up in a great plot to overthrow the corrupt Emperor and his court.

The boys join forces with some hilarious new friends and plan to show the vain Emperor that looks and clothes aren’t as important as what’s on the inside.

Filled with whacky characters, an intriguing plotline and fabulously catchy music developed by musical director Jenny Tibbitts, ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ is an amazing adventure suitable for all ages.

Ruby Productions is a local theatre company that has put on numerous productions throughout the year including a staging of the Oscar Wilde classic ‘Lady Windermere’s Fan’ and an original work ‘Lost

Socks, Love and Lollipops’.

Ruby Productions will stage ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ at Emu Sports Club in Leonay from Wednesday, January 8 through

til Saturday, January 18. Tickets are $15 for adults or $12 for concession. For bookings or more information, visit www.rubyproductions. com.au or visit www.trybooking.com/63750.

end of it, so my family and kids know it’s just a part of what I do,” he said.

Rodney Rude will perform his hilariously outrageous show at St Marys Band Club on

Friday, December 6 at 7.30pm. Tickets are $55 and entry is strictly 18+. For bookings or more information, call 9623 1211 or visit www. stmarysbandclub.com.au.

RODNEY RUDE PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES

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omedian Rodney Rude has become a household name with his bawdy, boundary-pushing humour, which audiences in St Marys will get a taste of at his live show.

The infamous comic will bring his tour to St Marys Band Club on Friday, December 6 after a year of performing his antics all across the country.

His show is not for the faint-hearted, although anyone with a robust sense of humour should enjoy Rude’s wild stage performances, with his stand-up routines littered with four letter words and based around his hilarious observations about the cruder aspects of human behaviour.

Rude got his start in entertaining others when he was eight-years-old and sang a song dedicated to his mother on the local radio station.

Since then, he went on to work overseas in America and Canada for almost 15 years before coming back to Australia and quickly

getting a reputation for his comedy, even achieving a number one album without it ever having any airplay on the radio.

Although his funny routines have gained him many fans, Rude faced numerous legal battles in the 1980s, and was arrested by police in Queensland for the content of his show as well as facing censorship in Western Australia.

Taking the charges to court, Rude endured lengthy and expensive litigation but was eventually exonerated and maintains that the fight was important to defend freedom of speech.

Fans may know Rude for his profanity and willingness to touch on every possible topic, but in real life the comedian is far more mellow and well-mannered, claiming that his act is just for on stage as his family and close friends will testify to.

“I’ve never been rude in real life, I’m not a swearing person or anything, it’s just an act, it’s from eight until 10 at night and that’s the

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RETURNING TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

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ocal musician Imogen Clark’s career has blossom throughout 2013, playing numerous shows across the country – but now she’s set to round off the successful year by returning to where it all began.

The 18-year-old singer-songwriter will perform at the Fitzroy Hotel, a venue that she first graced at the age of 13, when she supported her father Mark’s Led Zeppelin cover band.

Since then, Clark’s musical career has skyrocketed but although the folk-pop singer has performed in big arenas in Melbourne and Sydney, she still considers Fitzroy as her “home away from home” and is keen to perform at the hotel on Sunday, December 8.

Clark’s sophisticated and poignant folktinged pop has helped her build up a strong following, having released three EPs including her most recent record ‘Stories from a Porcelain City’, which was produced by Murray Sheridan and featured Clark’s new band of

session musicians.

Her shows and EPs have received positive reviews, with Drum Media’s Timothy Scarfe writing that Clark shows, “a maturity beyond her years both in song, her writing and performance… certainly a mainstay in the Australian live scene”.

The young singer also recently received another boost to her career when she was picked as one of the top seven finalists for the Telstra Road to Discovery competition, which saw her perform at Melbourne’s prestigious Forum Theatre.

She has performed as the support act for musicians such as Matt Corby, Amy Vee and The McClymonts and has played the pre-show entertainment at the Sydney Entertainment Centre for the concerts of Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, Carole King and P!nk.

While her intimate yet powerful performances are an important part of Clark’s appeal, she has also been recognised for her songwriting prowess, having been shortlisted

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for APRA’s Vanda and Young Songwriting Competition for her original song ‘Ceaseless Goodbye’.

Imogen Clark will perform at the Fitzroy

Hotel on Sunday, December 8 at 1pm. Entry to the show is free. For more information, visit www.fitzroyhotel.com.au or www.imogenclark.com.

December 6 and Saturday, December 7 at 2pm and 8pm.

Tickets are $25 for the show, or $50 for the show and a three course dinner at the

night shows. For bookings, visit www.henhq. wordpress.com.

Don’t miss this chance to see a children’s classic brought to life by talented locals!

VELVETEEN RABBIT IN REAL LIFE

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nspired by the classic children’s story written by Margery Williams in 1922, ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ has been adapted with music for the stage.

The musical adaptation is a collaboration of work between Jye Byrant, who wrote the music, lyrics and orchestration, and Gerard Margetson, who worked on the script.

Over the span of four years, the duo have been working together to perfect ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ for audiences and now the show is finally ready.

“Gerard Margetson approached me with Jenny Everett (of the Arkadian Bilpin Performers) and I had several dinners to discuss how we might turn such a classic and timeless work into a stage show whilst maintaining and enhancing the integrity of Margery Williams’ beautiful tale,” Jye Bryant said.

‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ is musical director Bryant’s fifth original family musical to take the stage in Western Sydney over the past

eight years, with some of his works also being performed in the United Kingdom and Canada.

The musical tells the beautiful story of a toy rabbit yearning to be real and a boy whose love has the capacity to transform a weathering toy to become ‘real’.

Filled with many lovable characters, and peppered with catchy songs, ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ is suitable for all ages and composing it was a labour of love for Bryant.

“I have enjoyed most spending quiet nights at the piano with each of Margery’s characters, so much so that after I completed the score, I felt a sense of loss, loss for the friends I had enhanced with my own music and lyrics,” Bryant said.

The production of ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ boasts a talented cast of 15 performers, starring the much-loved Hugh Monroe as Nana and a live 12-piece orchestra to provide the wonderful music.

‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ will be performed at the Windsor Function Centre on Friday,

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6

RODNEY RUDE

Friday, December 6 St Marys Band Club $55

CLOSURE IN MOSCOW

Saturday, December 7 Tattersalls Hotel Free entry

Peter Byrne’s Christmas Show Venue: Rooty Hill RSL $15 members/$20 visitors, 11am 9625 5500 El Circo Blanc Venue: Rooty Hill RSL $80 members/$90 visitors, 8pm 9625 5500 Cash in Hand Venue: Glenbrook Bowling Club Free entry, 8pm 4720 6800 Beat Crazy Venue: St Marys Rugby League Club Free entry, 9pm 9677 7777 Karaoke Venue: Wallacia Panthers Free entry, 8pm 4773 9090 Rodney Rude Venue: St Marys Band Club $55, 7.30pm 9623 1211 Time Machine Venue: Penrith Gaels Club Free entry, 8pm 4722 8180 Talk It Up Venue: Penrith RSL Free entry, 9pm 4728 5200 The Blackened Beneath

Venue: Tattersalls Hotel Free entry, 9pm 4732 6373 The Velveteen Rabbit Venue: Windsor Function Centre $25, 8pm 4577 9799

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 Rikki Organ Venue: Penrith Panthers $70 members/$75 visitors, 8pm 4720 5555 Rock n Roll Venue: St Marys Band Club Free entry, 8.30pm 9623 1211 Trivia Venue: St Marys Band Club Free entry, 3pm 9623 1211 Dirty Dicks Theatre Restaurant Venue: Blacktown Workers Club $59, 6.30pm 9830 0600 New Horizon Band Venue: St Marys Rugby League Club Free entry, 9pm 9677 7777 The Frocks Venue: Blacktown Workers Club Free entry, 8pm 9830 0600 Chris Drummond Duo Venue: Blacktown Workers Club

Free entry, 8.30pm 9830 0600 Live Entertainment Venue: Club Paceway Free entry, 6.30pm 4721 2375 The Nuts Venue: Penrith Gaels Club Free entry, 8pm 4722 8180 Singles Night Venue: Fitzroy Hotel Free entry, 7pm 4577 3396 Closure in Moscow Venue: Tattersalls Hotel Free entry, 8.30pm 4732 6373 The Velveteen Rabbit Venue: Windsor Function Centre $25, 2pm and 8pm 4577 9799

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 Imogen Clark Venue: Fitzroy Hotel Free entry, 1pm 4577 3396 Sunday Karaoke Venue: St Marys Band Club Free entry, 6pm 9623 1211 Live Music Venue: St Marys RSL Free entry, 4pm, 9623 6555

RICHIE AND FARNHAM TEAM UP

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hey might have very different backgrounds, but superstars Lionel Richie and John Farnham have a shared talent and passion for music, which they will demonstrate when they join forces next year.

The duo have teamed up for a tour across Australia in March next year, with Sydneysiders getting the chance to see the two legends live at Allphones Arena on Thursday, March 13.

Almost all Australians, young and old, are familiar with the work of homegrown singer John Farnham, whose classic album ‘Whispering Jack’ is estimated to be owned by one in four Aussies.

The pop rock musician was born in England and moved to Melbourne when he was just 10-years-old and became a child star before finding musical success with his first hit ‘Sadie The Cleaning Lady’ in 1967.

His long list of hit singles includes ‘Pressure Down’, ‘A Touch of Paradise’ and ‘You’re the Voice’, and he was recently voted

best Australian singer of all time in a poll of 100 musicians.

While he may be considered at the top of the industry in his home country, Farnham has also performed with international stars Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder, and revealed that touring with Lionel Richie has long been on his wish list.

“You never think these dreams will actually come true,” Farnham said of the tour.

It’s no surprise that Farnham admires Richie – the smooth voiced singer is known as one of the most beloved soul singers in the world, having won Oscar and Golden Globe awards.

After a humble start to life in Alabama, Richie was the singer, songwriter and frontman of The Commodores, releasing hits such as ‘Too Hot To Trot’ and ‘Brick House’.

He embarked on a solo career in 1982 and had many of the decades biggest songs including ‘Ballerina Girl’, ‘Running With the Night’, ‘Dancing on the Ceiling’, ‘Truly’ and

‘You A re’.

Both musicians will perform sets with their own band and singers, rehashing their greatest hits for audiences.

Lionel Richie and John Farnham will perform at Allphones Arena on Thursday, March 13. For bookings or more information, call 132 849 or visit www.ticketek.com.au.

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EL CIRCO BLANC

Friday, December 13 Rooty Hill RSL $80 members / $90 visitors

TOO MANY GUITARS

Saturday, December 14 St Marys Rugby League Club Free entry

Elvis & Friends Christmas Show Venue: Penrith Panthers $35 members/$45 visitors, midday 4720 5555 El Circo Blanc Venue: Rooty Hill RSL $80 members/$90 visitors, 8pm 9625 5500 Friday Live Entertainment Venue: Wallacia Panthers Free entry, 7.30pm 4773 8417 Karaoke Venue: Wallacia Panthers Free entry, 8pm 4773 9090 The Frocks Venue: St Marys Rugby League Club Free entry, 9pm 9677 7777 Backlash Venue: Penrith Gaels Club Free entry, 8pm 4722 8180 The Pipes Venue: Fitzroy Hotel Free entry, 8.30pm 4577 3396 Insiders Venue: Fitzroy Hotel Free entry, 8.30pm 4577 3396 Nova & The Experience

Venue: Tattersalls Hotel Free entry, 9pm 4732 6373

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 Rikki Organ Venue: Penrith Panthers $70 members/$75 visitors, 6.30pm 4720 5555 El Circo Blanc Venue: Rooty Hill RSL $80 members/$90 visitors, 8pm 9625 5500 Rock n Roll Venue: St Marys Band Club Free entry, 8.30pm 9623 1211 Trivia Venue: St Marys Band Club Free entry, 3pm 9623 1211 Live Entertainment Venue: Club Paceway Free entry, 6.30pm 4721 2375 Too Many Guitars Venue: St Marys Rugby League Club Free entry, 9pm 9677 7777 Christmas Dinner and Show Venue: St Marys Band Club $53, 7pm 9623 1211 Song and Dance Fever Venue: Blacktown Workers Club

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$7.50 members/$10.50 visitors, 8pm 9830 0600 Mesa Groove Venue: Blacktown Workers Club Free entry, 8pm 9830 0600 Take Two Venue: Blacktown Workers Club Free entry, 8.30pm 9830 0600 Forever Diamond Venue: Penrith Gaels Club Free entry, 8pm 4722 8180 The Head Liners Venue: Fitzroy Hotel Free entry, 8.30pm 4577 3396 Mish and Hawkmoth Venue: Tattersalls Hotel Free entry, 9pm 4732 6373

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15 2Acoustic Venue: Fitzroy Hotel Free entry, 1pm 4577 3396 Sunday Karaoke Venue: St Marys Band Club Free entry, 6pm 9623 1211 Live Music Venue: St Marys RSL Free entry, 4pm, 9623 6555

CREATIVES EXPERIMENT IN THE Q LAB

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udding artists in Penrith will have the chance to hone their creative skills with a new residency program at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts

Centre.

The artist residency initiative, called Q LAB, will give independent artists and companies the opportunity to develop new contemporary work with the help of industry professionals.

Locals will benefit from the program, which is open to mid-career and emerging artists who live in, work at or have some other connection with western Sydney or the Blue Mountains.

A range of creative types are welcome to apply, with the program suitable for artists and companies in theatre, music and dance as well as those who work in cross disciplinary practice.

The residency is designed to create pathways for new work to be developed locally and then potentially produced by the Q and

presented at The Joan.

In 2014 there will be four creative development residencies available and successful applicants will be given a two to four week residency in the Joan’s Mullins Studio, reaping the benefits of technical support, access to dramaturgical and production advice, access to lighting and AV equipment.

The residency will finish off with the artist producing a public work in progress presentation, and holding a master class for students at studio Q. The Joan’s Director of Performing Arts, Katrina Douglas, said that Q LAB is a brilliant initiative for artists, who will grow artistically.

“Q LAB is a terrific opportunity to work in a professionally supported environment within a framework of development, artistic exploration and critical showing. The work created and supported through Q LAB will be considered for inclusion in future Q Production seasons at The Joan,” Ms Douglas said.

Applications for Q LAB residencies are due by close of business on Friday, January 17, 2014 and should be sent to kdouglas@ jspac.com.au. Successful residencies will be

announced early February 2014.

For more information or application and selection criteria, contact Katrina Douglas on (02) 4723 7610.

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his science fiction movie is a slick combination of dystopia and action, based on the acclaimed novel by Orson Scott Card.

Set in the distant future, Earth is a very different place to the planet we live on now, after an alien race known as the Formics invades and attacks causing devastating warfare.

Years after the trouble, Andrew ‘Ender’ Wiggin is handpicked by military member Colonel Gruff after he is secretly watched beating a bully.

After testing his character, Gruff invites Ender to join Battle School and the young man accepts. At Battle School, Ender finds himself fraternising with his fellow students and also learning the sophisticated physical and psychological training the military has developed.

With his mental strength and natural ability, Ender quickly rises up the ranks at Battle School and ends up being promoted to the rank of commander of Dragon Army, helping them dominate the other teams at the school. He face danger as he takes a final challenge at the former colony of Formics.

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ENDERS GAME [ Rated M ] Starring: Harrison Ford, Abigail Breslin & Asa Butterfield

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ran Turismo 6 for Playstation 3 will make gamers feel like they’re in control on the track as a number of key features make game racing more authentic than it’s ever been before.

The Real Driving Simulator is an exciting high-tech element of the game that will transport Gran Turismo players into the car and give them a more realistic feel of driving.

Car and driving enthusiasts will enjoy the compact game engine, which improves operation and makes the game more flexible, with plenty of downloadable content available too.

Driving becomes social with ‘Gran Turismo 6’, with connectivity features allowing players to interact with other devices including smart phones and tablets and play as a community.

The pre-existing multiplayer feature has been revamped as well so players can go head to head, challenging each other over the internet. Cars have been designed with precision and no detail is overlooked, while the graphics are stunning, showing off new tracks with

famous line-up of actors lend their voices to ‘The Croods’, a sweet animated flick that tells the story of the world’s first family road trip.

After their cave is destroyed, the Crood family must leave their home behind and embark on a hilarious adventure into strange and stunning territory.

Surviving in a volcanic world is difficult enough, but caveman Grug (voiced by Nicolas Cage) gets a rude shock when an earthquake ruins the world he grew up in and he has to explore volatile land with his family.

Travelling across a beautiful landscape, the family discovers that outside of their cave lies an amazing new world filled with fascinating creatures and their perception on their lives is changed forever.

While wandering, Grug’s family meets a nomad, Guy (Ryan Reynolds), with the Crood family’s eldest daughter Eep (Emma Stone) quickly falling for the new friend. It is a great flick for the kids to enjoy these holidays.

THE CROODS [ Rated PG] Starring: Nicholas Cage, Emma Stone & Ryan Reynolds

STEREO beautiful visuals. If players do happen to get bored with the game, they can create their own, tailored to their skill level and preferences.

GRAN TURISMO 6 [ Rated G] PS3

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ritney Spears is undeniably the biggest star to have emerged from the 90’s, and since the days of bubblegum pop songs, the artist has undergone many changes in genre and look.

After selling almost four million units in Australia, Spears has proven that she’s still able to win over fans and her latest album ‘Femme Fatale’ debuted at number 1 on the ARIA albums chart.

Now Spears is back and set to blaze up the charts again with her eighth studio album ‘Britney Jean’, which is feted to be more personal than anything she’s ever released before.

The record was named after the diva herself to represent the personal nature of the music, which Spears had much creative influence over. She collaborated with celebrity producer will.i.am, and also featured guest vocals from her sister Jamie Lynn, T.I and will.i.am.

Britney’s previous dance songs have been wildly popular, so it’s no surprise that she returned to the genre with the electronica-tinged track ‘Work Bitch’.

She takes on a completely different

mood with the song ‘Perfume’, which is an emotional power ballad that is heavily influenced by the 80’s. The song sees Spears showing off a more vulnerable side, reflecting on past relationships. Overall, ‘Britney Jean’ is an eclectic mix of styles and has something to offer for any pop fan.

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BELLAGRAND

By Paullina Simons

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aullina Simons creates an epic, sweeping love story that will span continents and eras in Bellagrand.

The book is the long-awaited prequel to her internationally bestselling novel The Bronze Horseman, which was released 13 years ago and has been voted as one of the top 10 love stories of all time.

Bronze Horseman tells the tale of protagonist Alexander, however, in Bellagrand, Simons goes backa generation to tell the tale of Alexander’s family, capturing the fated romance of his parents Gina and Harry.

While they may seem to be a match made in heaven, Gina and Harry have to face many trials and tribulations on their journey together.

Set at the turn of the century in the dawning of the modern world, Gina Attaviano from Belpasso travels to Boston’s Freedom Docks in search of a new and better life, and meets Harry Barrington doing exactly the same.

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Located in Memory Park in the Penrith CBD, Henri Marc’s menu changes daily, so your experience will always be delightfully varied.

As long as the beautiful milkshakes are on the menu, we’re happy! Pancakes, a variety of egg-based dishes, chorizo-inspired items and a whole heap more… Henri Marc is simply stunning and certainly very different from the run of the mill cafes you’ll find around the place.

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f you’re after a quick meal, or a bite to eat with friends over a few drinks, you can’t go past the Peachtree Hotel. You’ll find one of the best club bistros in Penrith! Why not try the delicious chicken breast, marinated in garlic and herbs? Or if you love your steak, challenge yourself and take on the 1KG grain fed rump. There’s of course plenty of schnitzel on the menu and seafood options as well. But perhaps the best of the best is the awesome burgers… all for a fantastic, low price. If the bistro doesn’t suit you, check out the awesome pizzas – best in town, some say!

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Try also Chandon Australia’s creamy 2010 Vintage Brut at $41, Yarra Burn’s Premium Cuvee Brut at $20, Bay of Fires’ Tasmanian Cuvee Rosé at $30, or the world’s biggest selling bubbly, Spain’s Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut at just $15.

If seafood’s your choice consider ever-reliable Jacobs Creek 2012 Riesling at $12, New Zealand’s Giesen 2012 Organic Sauvignon Blanc at $20, 2013 Howard Vineyard Clover Pinot Gris $22, or on a bit of a different tack Margan 2013 Shiraz Saignee

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one of the worst productions in the Awards’ 27 year history. Not only had no one heard of many of the acts, presenters and award winners but the show was cut down so unprofessionally you’d be forgiven if you’d thought it had been edited on Windows Movie Maker. This year’s Awards was a disgrace to the Aussie music industry and deserves a major overhaul next year.

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thought all my Christmas’s had come at once last week when the news came through that Grant Denyer is quitting television… again! The serial quitter announced last Friday he was leaving Channel Seven’s terrible game show ‘Million Dollar Minute’ to spend more time with family. With Denyer living in Sydney and the show filmed in Melbourne, Denyer said he just couldn’t handle the grueling production schedule which kept him away from his family too long. Newsman Simon Reeve will take over as host in the New Year.

How bad were this year’s ARIA Awards screened on GO! last Sunday? It had to be

The Foxtel empire is about to get bigger with the news that it’s going to stick its finger into broadband internet and fixedline telephone services in 2014. Benefits for customers will include bundle discounts, unmetered access to Foxtel products including GO and On-Demand services as well as convenience with technical and customer support. You can register your interest at www.foxtel.com.au/bundles.

Channel Nine have revealed their new lineup for the third series of ‘The Voice’. Joining returning coaches Ricky Martin and Joel Madden is pop princess Kylie Minogue and hip hop star Will I Am. Delta Goodrem will move to the new series ‘The Voice Kids’ while Seal is presumably working his own projects in 2014.

Former ‘Family Ties’ and ‘Spin City’ star Michael J. Fox will make his long-awaited return to television next month in a self-titled show called ‘The Michael J. Fox Show’.

Having retired to spend more time with his family after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, beloved New York TV newsman Mike Henry decides to return to work on his own terms. Michael J. Fox and Betsy Brandt

star as parents of three in this single-camera comedy series. Fox portrays a caring husband dealing with family, career and the challenges of Parkinson’s – all loosely drawn from his real life. The series airs in January on the new-look Universal Channel.

reports Sideshow’s number was up. Grammer said: “He’ll always come back. They’ve already killed him 20 times. He comes back alive”. It was revealed recently that in the next season of ‘The Simpsons’ a major character will be killed off.

After the shock death of Brian Griffin, the dog from ‘Family Guy’ last week, Kelsey Grammer who voices Sideshow Bob on ‘The Simpsons’ has declared his character will never be killed off the hit TV show, despite

The hosts for this year’s Carols in the Domain have been decided. The honour for this year’s Carols, to air on Channel Seven on Saturday, December 21, will be Matt White and Mel Doyle from 7TWO’s 7pm news bulletin.

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GUY FAWKES DAY: THE GUNPOWDER TREASON AND PLOT

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ven though it’s more than 400 years since Guy (Guido) Fawkes and his mates tried to blow up England’s Parliament House in 1605, the Brits still celebrate what’s become known as Guy Fawkes Day (or Bonfire Night) every November 5 with great bonfires and letting off of fireworks across the country.

Certainly many of we wrinklies of AngloSaxon descent can still remember looking forward to Bonfire Night in our childhoods, but with today’s tighter fireworks laws, our night no longer goes off with quite the bang it once did.

Guy Fawkes was one of a group of Catholics who’d hoped to blow up Parliament and everyone inside it during its official opening by the Protestant King James I on November 5, 1605, in protest at James’ anti-Catholicism including banishing Catholic priests from Britain.

Of the dozen or so members of the socalled Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes was the first caught – discovered guarding a cellar under Parliament’s House of Lords the plotters had leased and filled with 36 barrels (two tonnes) of gunpowder.

Although baptised a Protestant, Fawkes had converted in adult life to Catholicism, joining a group that wanted to restore a Catholic monarch to the throne in place of James.

He was caught when Parliament House guards raided the cellar in the wee hours of the morning of November 5, after an anonymous note tipped-off a Member of Parliament not to attend the opening because of the plot.

After extensive torturing, Fawkes revealed the names of several of his co-conspirators.

They were quickly rounded-up, and with himself put on trial in January 1606: their resultant fate was to be a gruesome one.

The judge ordered they be hanged, drawn and quartered on January 31, which meant each would be tied to two planks and hauled along the ground by horses from the Tower of London where they had been held, to the gallows ironically located in the Old Palace Yard opposite Parliament House – locals gathering in their thousands along the way to hurl stones and rotten fruit at them.

At the gallows they would then be individually hanged by the neck – but not until

dead: instead the executioner would judge from his victims’ kicks how close he was to death, then cut him loose… and with the same knife first slice off his genitals, and then cut out his heart, theatrically holding it to the throng with the exhortation: “Witness this – the heart of a traitor!”

For finality the now-deceased would be beheaded, and their body hacked into several parts that would be taken away for public display around the city. Such was “justice” in 17th century England.

Guy Fawkes was the last of the three to die that day but his ending was not as expected: as he was climbing the ladder to the gallows, he suddenly jumped off, turning head-down, and dying instantly from a broken neck as he hit the ground.

And another escaped the gallows as well: Francis Tresham died of natural causes in the Tower while awaiting his punishment.

Tresham’s hatred of the Protestants stemmed from the imprisonment of his father, Sir Thomas who had spent 15 years in gaol or under house arrest for harbouring a Catholic priest, escaping harsher punishment

as a Catholic only because he had once been the High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and fortuitously still had usefully-placed connections.

And interestingly Sir Thomas’ devoutness can still be seen today in a building he built in 1593 called the Triangular Lodge near Rushton in Northamptonshire, and which pays homage to the three points of the Holy Trinity… Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

The Lodge is comprised of three levels, each with three walls exactly 33-feet (10m) wide and with three windows in each wall.

On top of each wall are three gargoyles surmounted by three pinnacled gables, and in the centre of the building a three-sided triangular chimney.

And a Latin religious text of 33 letters runs around the inside of each of the three walls of the building... which in two corners has small closets believed to be ‘priests’ holes’ for hiding Catholic clergy from the Protestants. The third corner houses the connecting staircase.

The British Heritage-listed Triangular Lodge is open April to November so it is perfect timing to be in Britian for Bonfire Night.

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