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Top announcer used to be rodeo clown

Wagga rodeo clown Wade Nichele is in action at this weekend’s Pro-Rodeo at Equex. pennie scott A YOUNG fellow wandered over to the entry table wearing board shorts, a surfie shirt and thongs. His performance in the calf-ride was ignominious, and landing on his head hurt.

But, for Terry Murray, this was his first taste of rodeo, and he loved it.

His third ride made the eight seconds time, but in getting off his ankle snapped, requiring a plate and seven pins to put it back together. “That knocked me out for 12 months.”

“I wasn’t a very good rider and only competed in amateur events and realised quite quickly I wasn’t going to make a living out of this game,” Terry laughed.

“But, I loved the people and the sport so I decided to become a rodeo clown, which I was for 20 years. During this time I travelled throughout Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Canada, meeting wonderful people and seeing amazing sights.”

“In 2001, my son said Dad, you can’t do this anymore as time is ticking against you.

“I’ve always had the gift of the gab so I thought my next stage was to be the announcer at rodeos and I’ve been doing this ever since.”

In 2017, Terry was awarded Rodeo Announcer of the Year, of which he is very proud.

“In Australia there are around 12 professional announcers so I try to be a bit different,” he explained. “A rodeo is four to five hours long so having plenty of interesting material is essential to keep the audience informed and entertained.

“Humour is always a winner and the years of being a clown means I have a few pockets in which to find some funny stories,” Terry explained.

Prior to a rodeo, Terry studies the entries of riders in the bull riding, saddle bronc and bareback events to know their current performance status and form. Once the bulls and horses are allocated to the riders is when knowing the people and athletic animals brings Terry’s memory and ability to create informative descriptions to keep the crowd fully engaged.

“I write each entry up, keep records,

compare previous rides on which stock so I have something interesting to say all the time,” Terry explained. “I pride myself on getting the information right and get cranky with myself if I don’t.”

The Wagga Pro-Rodeo is a favourite of Terry’s, which he describes as a beautiful venue, adding that Wagga is a real rodeo town.

“We already know the outstanding stock from Happy Gill and his family, including the 2017 Champion Bucking Bull of Australia, High Flying Akubra. He hasn’t been ridden in a long time so the crowd loves to see which cowboy draws this bull.

“Australia’s top cowboys have entered, including Shane Kenny from Emerald in Queensland, who is the country’s most decorated cowboy specialising in time events. Ben Thorpe from Young has drawn the bull Reverend Mr Black and this is his first ride back since an injury.

“The bull Wallaby Bob has Wagga’s Sean Lynch and three-times and current saddle bronc champion Brad Pierce will be pitting himself against the tough saddle bronc, White Socks,” Terry said.

Hailing form Rosewood is Ben Hall, the current bareback bronc champion who has drawn one of his great challenges, Ramblin’ Angel. This pairing will be a highlight of the rodeo.

Cherie O’Donoghue from Lockington in Victoria is the most successful cowgirl on the circuit with a long record of championships dating from 2003, including the highest female prizemoney winner, the All-Round Australian ProTour Cowgirl seven times and taking out the Australian Pro-Tour Barrel Racing Champion five times. At Wagga, she’s competing in the Barrel Race and Breakaway Roping.

“The Wagga Pro-Rodeo has attracted all the best riders from across the country. The weather is forecast for a perfect 27C and there’ll be plenty of food, drinks and the best entertainment,” Terry said.

The Wagga Pro-Rodeo is on this Saturday, 3rd February at the Equex Complex, Copland Street.

Gates open at 1.00pm and the event concludes at 10.30pm with admission payable at the grounds.

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THE rain this week was a rare event in the Riverina this summer, but for one farmer he was made to realise just how long it’s been between showers.

Running late and observing the overcast skies, the said farmer quickly retrieved his full length Driza-Bone oilskin raincoat from the cupboard on the verandah, grabbed his wide brimmed hat off the hook and headed for town.

It passed his mind that the Driza-Bone was heavier than he remembered, but that was put down to the fact that it was so long since the last wearing he’d probably forgotten how heavy it really was.

By the time he reached town, the downpour was just that, so he squirmed and twisted into the oilskin before leaving the vehicle.

Alighting from the vehicle the farmer thought again that the coat was heavier than he remembered.

As he walked to his appointment he observed that people were in a really jovial mood with many smiling and some laughing.

He put it down to the joy associated with seeing a good fall of rain.

Weighted down with a now water-laden Driza-Bone the farmer decided to put his hand in the oilskin’s pockets to keep totally dry in the downpour.

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He then made a closer inspection of the coat and found it to be festooned with wads of mud – front and back, sides and arms.

He now has a much lighter full length Driza-Bone oilskin raincoat after removing about 20 wasp nests from around and inside his wet weather gear.

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From Front Page: Australia’s top rodeo announcer, Terry Murray is at the Wagga Pro-Rodeo this Saturday, 3rd February.

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NEWS

A Day In The Life…. Nabiha Koriaty

SHE’S one of Wagga’s most recognisable faces; the little Lebanese lady who runs the shop in Neslo Arcade on Baylis Street.

Since 1989, Nabiha Koriaty has been running Nabiha’s Kitchen in the arcade, serving delicious, organic, Lebanese cuisine to thousands of locals and visitors.

Nabiha also is a woman of remarkable stories, which she’s happy to tell over and over again, over a pot of freshly brewed Turkish coffee, some labne and flatbread, or perhaps a chickpea curry made up of freshly picked vegetables from her garden.

While chopping up deep red tomatoes for some tabouleh, Nabiha’s eyes sparkled as she recalled a life seemingly stitched together by a patchwork of miracles and divine interventions that started from birth.

Nabiha was born in a small town in southern Lebanon in 1941 at the height of the Second World War. When only a month old, the family had to leave their home because of fierce fighting and climbed over an icy mountain to a safer town.

Little Nabiha got sick and couldn’t open her eyes or eat. As there was no doctor, the townsfolk all agreed she was dying.

Nabiha’s parents were told the only thing to do was to leave her in a church overnight.

“If God wanted me to live then they would find me the next day,” Nabiha explained.

It’s a story she relishes, and tells it like it’s the first time.

“My mum and dad came to see me the next morning and saw that, not only was I alive, but there was also nothing wrong with me,” she said.

At age three, Nabiha’s mother died, and she was cared for by her three brothers and

she said, before laughing and quickly father. At the age of five she fell head first clarifying, “Always with my clothes on!” into the open kitchen fire and sustained Towards midday, Nabiha’s daughter, serious facial burns, but recovered. At 12, she was on a bus heading to a bridge before Viki, arrived and after donning her black chef-like cap, headed straight to the having a strong feeling to get off. The bus remaining tomatoes that needed chopping driver initially refused before acquiescing, up for the day’s tabouleh, as her mother and all but the driver and a woman she continued to paint a mental picture of knew followed Nabiha off the bus. The bus life in Wagga for a went onto the bridge I cook a lot. I’m crazy. I love cooking. I cook woman who knew and struck a mine, killing the passenger vegetarian, I cook meat, finger food, I help no-one, had no and wounding the the people with allergies who can’t eat dairy family and couldn’t speak English. driver. or wheat or yeast.

That came after Two weeks later, another story of how she survived the boat Nabiha was captured by guerrillas who trip to Australia, which almost ended when accused her of being a spy. She prayed the boat started to sink and its passengers to be set free and you can guess what feared they would drown. happened next - she was freed.

“Everybody was screaming but it was These incredible stories tumble out of the first time I read my bible. I opened it Nabiha as freely as the aroma of garlic and herbs lift off the frypan and fill her kitchen and saw the story of when Jesus walked on before drifting down the arcade to tempt water, and how he said, ‘I am with you’,” she said. passers-by.

Describing herself as 21 in her heart, Nabiha’s days are long in her beloved kitchen. Arriving at 7.30am after tending her garden at first light, and going to pray, she works all day, then leaves around 9.00pm, hours after fellow retailers have closed up shop for the day.

“I love baba ganoush and vegetarian food best myself, all organic from my garden,” she said.

On the wall above the kitchen is a large print of a younger Nabiha with her friend in Wagga, frozen in time.

“That’s Mrs Rigardi, who had a farm in Hammond Avenue in the 1960’s, where we used to pick strawberries,” Nabiha said.

To the left hangs a painting of a woman.

“I used to sit and people would draw me, which helped me to get some money,”

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Nabiha says her passions are cooking, and God. She recently returned from a trip to Jerusalem and happily described her once-in-a-lifetime experience, which she will share with you next time you pop in.

Now an author of a book titled, ‘Lebanese Recipe of my Life’, Nabiha revealed she is now planning another book.

“I will call it, ‘Fear and Joy’; how you have fear, and how you can turn that fear into joy,” she said.

“There is so much sadness in people, but this book will help them. I love Wagga. It’s my second home. I know everybody and everybody knows me,” she said.

Nabiha is a walking jewel of a person known to put generosity over business sense by giving away food if she sees a need, and welcoming strangers into her kitchen like they are friends.

By the time they leave, they most likely are.

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Cannabis - licenced to grow

Tim Abbott: Walsh and Blair Lawyers.

CANNABIS is an illicit narcotic drug in Australia and cultivation other than for any purpose permitted by the relevant legislation is a criminal offence.

But I’m always interested in growing alternate crops under irrigation on my farm on the Old Narrandera Road, so I thought

I might look into whether I would be able to grow cannabis for research or medical purposes, which is permitted.

The ability to grow cannabis legally followed the Australian Government’s decision in 2016 to amended the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 to permit the cultivation of medical cannabis. To achieve this the government also enacted Narcotic Drugs

Regulations, which are overseen by the Department of Health through the Office of Drug Control.

The regulations are designed to ensure that Australia satisfies its international obligations under the United Nations Single Convention and the Narcotics Drugs Act 1961 to ensure that, in the legal cultivation of cannabis, there is minimal risk of diversion of the narcotic drugs for illicit purposes.

To legally crop cannabis, a licence must be obtained and a cannabis research permit issued before any crops are actually grown.

The relevant permit will outline the amount of, and the types of cannabis that can be cultivated or produced.

There is no limit apparently to the number of medicinal cannabis licences that can exist. However, a cannabis cultivator needs to prove that any production will be supplied to a manufacturer which holds an appropriate authorisation to manufacture medicinal cannabis.

As one would expect, the preconditions to granting a licence and the obtaining of a permit are onerous.

To obtain a licence you will need to prove that you are a fit and proper person along with any relevant business associations. It’s unlikely that any licence would be granted to anyone who has any criminal history, particularly if it involves drugs.

Applicants will need to provide details of anyone who may have influence or a financial interest in your business, including immediate family and other relevant business connections. You will need to prove that you have a stable business background and the financial backing that is required to comply with any permit conditions. Security is a key requirement that must be satisfied, particularly in light of the obligation to minimise the diversion of cannabis for illicit use.

In relation to physical security, it is said that the cultivation of cannabis should not be obvious to a passer-by, or what is occurring at the location, something I would not be able to satisfy because of my close proximity to the Old Narrandera Road. In addition, the site needs to have an intruder resistant design, proper monitoring and recording with alarms.

Any applicant must be able also to satisfy that proper security arrangements are made in relation to handling and transport, or even testing of the cannabis crop to prevent its diversion for illicit use.

Anyone interested in legally cultivating cannabis should review closely the Narcotics Drugs Act 1967 as amended and the regulations passed in 2016. It all looks a bit too hard for me, so I don’t think I will be growing any pot anytime soon.

Viccaro from Chill Wellness Mama in Albury, the pair create and facilitate workshops for expectant parents coming to Wagga from Leeton, Gundagai and Temora.

“At the last Active Birth Preparation for Parents, we discussed with the four couples the hormonal process of labour, how fear can obstruct labour and how the dad can be the coach and guide to maintain a calm atmosphere through labour,” Jenny said.

“Yes, there is pain involved and the dads learned massage practices, where acupressure points are located, and a Mexican technique called ‘rebozo’ which is actually a long flat garment used mostly by women in Mexico. While in labour, the rebozo is wound around the mum’s lower belly and rhythmically moved as a pain relief method while she is on her hands and knees,” she said.

For newly pregnant women, Jenny holds weekly pre-natal yoga classes at

Body Compass.

“One of the benefits for the participants is getting to know others at the same stage and wonderful bonds are made within the group.

“Practicing yoga facilitates getting to know your body which builds confidence, stamina and endurance when labour starts,” she explained.

“We have a private Facebook group where all questions can be asked without feeling embarrassed. A woman’s body changes yet there seem to be some taboo questions such as what really happens to a vagina during and after birth? Will it ever return to normal? How long after birth can I have sex again? Does breastfeeding reduce my libido?

“All these topics are discussed openly, and you can almost hear sighs of relief as answers come in.”

The life of a doula is demanding and, with two women expecting their babies in

February, Jenny has her domestic life well organised.

“As you never know when labour will commence it’s difficult to plan too far ahead. Once the labour starts I am with my mamas until after the birth. We already have designed how the room will be set up with candles, the music has been selected and the overnight bag is packed.

“Being able to design the perfect ambience for this extraordinary event enables the parents to feel they do have choices which are respected,” Jenny added.

“Being a doula is a huge privilege and evidence from around the world demonstrates the continuity of care model provides emotional as well as clinical support, resulting in happier and calmer mothers and babies. This is how it should, and can be,” Jenny concluded.

Jenny can be contacted on 0411 778 730 www.downtoearthbirth.com.au

Feeling their way to parenthood

Jenny Storrier, Down to Earth Birth NEXT to speaking in public and confronting a brown snake, childbirth is in the category of a necessary evil according to many people. Too often, imagining the worst dominates expectations yet, once accurate information is provided, fear is overcome and empowerment rules.

According to Jenny Storrier, from Down to Earth Birth, hearing other people’s ‘war stories’ about their experiences can cause anxiety and fear in other women.

“You don’t have to buy into anyone else’s beliefs; acquiring accurate information about what is growing in your, or your partner’s body, is wonderfully natural and knowledge is enlightenment.”

Jenny is a doula, also known as a birth companion, birth coach or post-birth supporter and a non-medical person who stays with and assists a woman before, during, or after childbirth providing emotional support and physical help if and when needed.

In conjunction with midwife, Amy

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EDITORIAL

The influence of the super blue blood moon LUNAR cycles are the source of so many celebrations, rituals, beliefs and traditions with the word lunatic one of the first to come to mind when referencing the origins.

The gravitational power of the moon is fully appreciated by watching ocean tides; huge bodies of water are swayed and moved by this celestial body 384,400 kilometres away which influence even the deepest located land-lubber’s life with weather patterns.

It has been known for thousands of years the benefits of gardening by the moon. Just as the moon influences the rise and fall of the tides, so it is that plants, having a high-water content, are also influenced by the moon phases.

Rudolf Steiner, German philosopher, educator, farmer and scientist was an ardent cosmologist with acute powers of observation and ability to describe and record in great detail, the ecological occurrences in how world.

He established a basis for educating children which spread across the world. Steiner schools have quite a different appreciation of child development with the first seven years devoted to learning-through-playing in carefully structured play areas.

Biodynamics – the study and application of microbiology in and with soils, plants, animals and ether continues to deliver astounding rates of health for landscapes around the world as natural systems restore degraded areas recovering from the heavy use of synthetic fertilisers and toxic chemical pesticides, herbicides and insecticides.

To coincide with this week’s super blue blood moon, find a moon planting guide for 2018 and watch your gardens flourish.

Settlers now have 19 new apartments care and independence...

Stephen McCrea Manager, Settlers Apartments

Settlers Apartments in the leafy suburb of Estella, close to Wagga’s town centre, is about to enter a new phase in its recent development and expansion.

There are 19 new apartments available for sale now, adding to 67 existing apartments.

Settlers Apartments have been in operation for nine years, developed as a continuation of Settlers Village, and this latest release gives prospective residents, aged over 55, the opportunity to be part of a safe, secure and independent community.

Manager Stephen McCrea said the many benefits of assisted living at Settlers Apartments was providing more options in seniors living.

“The Settlers Group identified the need in the local community for “Assisted Living” and Settlers Apartments was opened in 2008 in response to that need,” Mr McCrea said.

“Assisted living gives people the choice, to be as independent as they like, knowing there is always help, care and assistance on hand if and when they need it.

“Our facility has now expanded to accommodate the needs of the local community and we’re pleased to offer 19 new apartments as an option for prospective residents.”

Mr McCrea said Settlers took the hard tasks out of life, such as laundry washing, cleaning and cooking. There is also 24/7 care available, with all staff fully qualified.

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Rhythm ‘n Rail supports the Volunteer Rescue Association THE Junee Rhythm ‘n Rail Festival has decided on this year’s charity partner. It’s the Volunteer Rescue Association’s Junee Rescue Squad.

The festival president, Nicholas Pyers, says the Volunteer Rescue Association do a wonderful job supporting the local community in times of need.

“The Volunteer Rescue Association has provided so much logistical support to the Festival over many years, so it is with great pleasure that we announce the Festival will be actively supporting the local Junee Rescue Squad fundraising efforts,” Nicholas said.

“We encourage all visitors to the festival to support the local VRA Squad by purchasing a couple of raffle tickets each.

There are some great prizes to be won,” he said During the 2018 Junee Rhythm n Rail Festival, which runs from Friday 9th March to Sunday 11th March, the VRA Junee Squad will sell tickets for their major annual fundraiser, An Easter Raffle.

Tickets will be on sale at the festival’s Bush Dance and BBQ Dinner in the Athenium Theatre, at the VRA Mock Emergency Demonstration, the Festival Markets and the popular Poet’s Breakfast.

The VRA has a long association with districts along the Murrumbidgee River providing flood rescues and evacuations, as well as ferrying food and medical supplies between isolated communities within the Riverina region. It’s often the first to respond to incidents in regional NSW and assists the other emergency services such as the Rural Fire Service, the State Emergency Service, Police, Ambulance and Fire and Rescue.

VRA Rescue Squads have been established in more than 50 communities across NSW and provide support 24-seven.

In the reporting period 1st July 2015 to 30 June 2016 the VRA attended nearly 7500 incidents, which involved almost 77-thousand operational hours.

She taught generations of families to ride

Dawn Weir with one of her many horses.

by Nicole Moffatt DAWN Weir may seem like an ordinary grandmother, but just a mention of her name and her riding school ‘Willow Park’ brings a smile and great memories to many across Australia, even across the world.

But Dawn’s passion allowed her to help people in many other ways.

For more than 40 years Dawn could be found walking around her property

before sunrise, feeding about 50 horses and preparing the riding school for the busy day ahead. The school was open seven days a week, welcoming adults and children from as young as four, to seniors over 90-yearsold.

In the earliest years of the riding school, Dawn gave lessons to women during the day for just $1 an hour.

However, the riding school grew to keep pace with the demand from men, women

and children wanting to learn to ride.

During the busiest time Dawn was teaching around 100 students a week. She also catered for large groups of international visitors.

On top of the riding school, Dawn bred and exhibited outstanding horses and ponies, grew and baled her own hay and held camp-overs with local children who would ride all day and tell stories around the campfire at night. They would be at

the farm from 6.00am on weekends to help with anything they could. Dawn’s children also shared her passion for horses and grew up riding every day.

Using her riding school, Dawn organised day rides, gymkhanas, as well as non-horse events such as trivia and bingo nights, cake stalls and auctions to raise more than $50,000 for charities.

Those taking part in the riding events were sponsored to ride a certain distance and all money raised would go to the nominated charity. Usually there would be one or two charity events a year for organisations such as the Smith Family, The Heart Foundation and the Kidney Foundation.

But the biggest events were to raise money for the hospitals which saved her granddaughter Kelly’s life after she suffered a cerebral brain haemorrhage at the age of 15. She received immediate care at Wagga Base Hospital and St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney. During her recovery Kelly saw a report that wards in one of the hospitals were closing. She then asked whether the next charity event could be for the hospitals that had saved her life.

The Hospitals Appeal target was $20,000. With all the events, day rides and donations the target was exceeded.

Unfortunately, when the Equine Influenza outbreak came in 2007 and stopped all horse movement across Australia, Dawn had to make the hard decision to close the riding school.

The horses were sold off to riders who had learnt to ride at the school over the years, some to riders whose children or grandchildren were Dawn’s students.

The riding school is missed by many and Dawn still has at least one phone call a day asking if she is back up and running again.

Her granddaughter, Nicole, compiled and published a book dedicated to her grandmother which is titled ‘Weirs Willow Park Riding School’. It contains pictures of and articles about Dawn’s achievements as well as photos of students and horses over the years. The book has been bought by family and previous riders to look back on many happy memories which everyone shared.

Even in retirement, Dawn is still up at sunrise, outside feeding the few horses she keeps on the property for breeding and still rides when she can. She enjoys watching her great grandchildren riding and reminiscing fond memories of a lifetime passion well lived.

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DESTINATION RIVERINA MURRAY

Tumbafest set to impress for its 21st year!

A 21ST birthday is a time for celebration and sharing with friends and when a whole town celebrates 21 years of its annual event it is a time to celebrate with everyone from everywhere.

That’s the outlook for Tumbarumba, which, for the past two decades, has throws open its arms on the last weekend of February each year for people to celebrate Tumbafest.

Nestled in the western foothills of the Snowy Mountains, Tumbarumba is only about an-hour-and-a-half drive from Wagga and marks the three-day celebration by showcasing the region’s best food, wine and market craft stalls.

Swelling the population by about 4000, Tumbafest has attracted many quality performers for its main stage entertainment, including headliners Leo Sayer, Richard Clapton Frankie J. Holden and Wendy Matthews. And this year is no exception with Russell Morris featuring on both

A weekend well spent in Corowa

Genevieve Fleming:Chairperson of Destination Riverina Murray WITH the mighty Murray on its doorstep, a rich history and fun activities in abundance, the Corowa region is a perfect quick getaway from Wagga.

Around two hours from Wagga, summer is the ideal time to enjoy the region’s

waterways and lakes, which are sure to deliver all the relaxation or action you’re after. Enjoy a lazy afternoon cruise on a paddle steamer, hire a canoe, drop a line, take a swim or spend the afternoon relaxing on the bank taking in the scenery. Or for the more adventurous, try tearing down the Murray on the back of a biscuit.

Corowa’s claim to fame is being ‘the birthplace of Federation’ and a trip to the Corowa Federation Museum in Queen Street allows you to step back in time and learn all about the birth of Australian Federation. Museum displays explore the reason for Australia becoming a federation and Corowa’s involvement including Dr John Quick’s role. The museum also has displays of local Aboriginal artefacts, sketches by Aboriginal artist Tommy McRae, horse drawn vehicles and saddlery, as well as locally manufactured agricultural implements.

And for the ultimate in relaxation, book in for a spa treatment, or a luxurious overnight stay at CIRCA 1936, a stunning boutique hotel and day spa on Corowa’s main street, Sanger Street. The hotel is within the historic art deco former Rural Bank of NSW building and offers 19th century service, 20th century style and 21st century facilities.

All summer long, you can play golf right

Saturday and Sunday, playing his best hits over both days. He’ll play his well-known rock favourites on Saturday, followed by his more recent blues tunes on Sunday.

The line-up is completed with a variety of local and regional talent, which is sure to get the crowd grooving.

Initially conceived to showcase the regions’ exceptional cool climate wines, Tumbafest boasts a local wine tent which featurs a huge range of Tumbarumba wines for tasting and purchase.

Cooking demonstrations by River Cottage Australia’s always effervescent host, Paul West, will tantalise visitors’ tastebuds with quality local produce, matched with the best of the region’s wines.

With dozens of craft and market stalls to stroll around and pick up that special gift there is so much to see and do over the weekend, including children’s rides and amusements. alongside the Murray at the Corowa Golf Club, which boasts a 27-hole championship course, Howlong Golf Resort or the Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Resort. Bring a group of friends and conquer the hat-trick of all three courses.

And a visit to Corowa is not complete without taking in Corowa Whisky and Chocolate. Established by the same people who created the Junee Licorice and Chocolate Factory, the Corowa establishment is set in a 1920’s flour mill and Corowa Distilling Company has been identified by The Spirits Business magazine as one of the top 10 future whisky brands in the world to watch out for. Open every day from 9.00am for breakfast, lunch, cakes, coffee or an ice cold milkshake, Corowa Whisky and Chocolate is the place to go to stock up on delectable chocolate.

After sampling such delights, it’s time to take the kids to burn off some energy at Corowa’s new playground at RSL Park, featuring a double flying fox, a six metre sky climber, plenty of shade and a BBQ area. There are brand new playgrounds also at nearby Howlong and Rand, in case you need a pit stop on the journey from Wagga.

Corowa is a great spot to visit for a weekend or to stay a whole week, so book into to a local motel or one of the caravan parks on the banks of the Murray and enjoy everything on offer. Find out more at www. visitcorowaregion.com.au.

Conveniently located just a short walk from the town’s main street and adjacent to the festival grounds the Tumbarumba Creek Caravan Park, offers powered and unpowered sites, and cabin accommodation for those wanting to enjoy the full three days..

Campers have the choice of reserves close by to town, including Henry Angel Trackhead, Paddys River Flats and the region’s most recent addition at Mannus Lake.

Be this your first or your twenty-first visit, Tumbafest is sure to entertain. Be sure to mark the last weekend of February in your diary and make your way to wonderful Tumbarumba - can you hear the mountains calling?

Attracting more than 4000 people to the weekend-long event, situated on the relaxing and shady banks of gently flowing Tumbarumba Creek, this festival is not to be missed.

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ABC (2) 6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Antiques Roadshow. 11.00 Classic Countdown.

12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 One Plus One. 1.30 Meet The Mavericks. 1.55 Call The Midwife. 2.55 Dream Gardens. 3.25 Doctor Who. 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 ABC News At Five.

5.10 The Drum. 6.00 Classic Countdown. Final.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia.

8.30 Vera.

10.05 Griff’s Great Britain.

10.25 ABC Late News. 10.55 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 11.25 Basketball. NBL. Round 17. Perth Wildcats v Adelaide 36ers. 1.10 Rage.

Saturday, February 3 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3

PRIME7 (6) 6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 To Be Advised.

1.00 Tennis. Davis Cup. World Group. First round. Australia v Germany. Day 1. From the Queensland Tennis Centre, Brisbane.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 PRIME7 News.

6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Return.

8.30 To Be Advised.

12.30 Travel Oz. 1.00 Home Shopping.

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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. 1.00 Extra. 1.30 Married At First Sight. 3.00 News Now. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Vet On The Hill.

8.30 MOVIE: Miss Congeniality. (2000) Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt.

10.45 Married At First Sight.

12.25 Rizzoli & Isles. 1.30 TV Shop. 2.00 Living The Dream. 3.00 Avengers. 4.00 Global Shop.

4.30 The Baron. 5.30 GMA.

6.00 Alive And Cooking. 6.30 Family Feud. 7.00 Ent. Tonight. 7.30 WIN News. 8.30 Studio 10.

12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Bondi Vet. 2.00 Ent. Tonight.

2.30 Neighbours. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Everyday Gourmet. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. 6.00 WIN News.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Second Semi-Final. Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Renegades.

11.10 The Graham Norton Show. 12.00 WIN News. 1.00 The Project. 2.00 Stephen Colbert.

3.00 Shopping.

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Bon Appetit! Gérard Depardieu’s Europe. 3.55 Made In Italy. 4.25 Cycling. Herald Sun Tour. Stage 1.

Colac to Warrnambool. 161.6 km. Highlights.

5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Food Safari.

6.30 News. 7.30 Human Planet. 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency. 9.30 MOVIE: Frost/Nixon. (2008) Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon.

11.40 SBS News. 12.10 MOVIE: Fado. (2016) 2.00 Vikings. 4.30 Food Lover’s Guide. 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 9.00 Tonightly With Tom Ballard.

9.30 Upstart Crow. New. 10.00 The Thick Of It. 10.30 Buzzcocks. 11.05 The Office. 11.25 30 Rock. 11.45 Parks And Recreation. 12.05 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. 12.35 Buzzcocks.

1.10 The Office. 1.30 30 Rock. 1.50 Parks And Recreation. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 Catch Phrase. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Last Chance Learners. 3.30 ICU. 4.00 Room For Improvement. 5.00 Tennis.

Davis Cup. World Group. First round. Australia v Germany. Day 1. 6.00 The Zoo. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Air Crash Investigation. 8.30 Selling Houses Aust. 10.30 To Build Or Not To Build.

11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Are You Being Served? 12.10 MOVIE: Mister Ten Per Cent.

(1967) 2.05 Colin & Justin’s Home Heist. 3.15 The Secret Life Of Growing Up. 4.25 Heartbeat.

5.30 Four In A Bed. 6.00 Secret Dealers. 7.00 Are You Being Served? 7.30 Clash Of The Collectables. 8.30 MOVIE: Cape Fear. (1991) Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange.

11.00 Southern Justice. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Cricket. Big Bash League.

First semi-final. Perth Scorchers v Hobart Hurricanes. Replay. 12.00 Happy Days. 1.00 WIN News. 2.00 Star Trek. 3.00 Cricket.

Women’s Big Bash League. Second Semi-final.

Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers. 6.30 Happy Days. 7.30 MacGyver. 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. 10.30 MOVIE: The Mule. (2014) 12.30 Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Battle For Money. 1.45 Rise. 2.35 Dara Ó Briain: School Of Hard Sums.

3.30 Des Bishop: Breaking China. 4.00 The Mindy Project. 4.30 The Pizza Show. 4.55 VICE News Tonight. 5.25 If You Are The One. 6.35 It’s Suppertime! 7.30 Batman. 8.30 Adam Looking For Eve: Finland. 9.20 Harlots. 11.15 The Therapist. 12.05 Cucumber. 1.00 Banana. 1.25 News. 1.55 Late Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.55 Kids’ Programs.

5.35 Dragons: Race To The Edge. 6.00 The New Legends Of Monkey. 6.25 Doctor Who. 7.15 Kung Fu Panda. 7.40 Danger Mouse. 7.55 TMNT. 8.30 Almost Naked Animals. 8.45 Dr Dimensionpants. 9.05 Odd Squad. 9.30 Strange Hill High. 9.50 Detentionaire. 10.15 Rage. 11.15 Close. 5.00 Grojband. 5.20 The Legend Of Korra. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 MXTV. 9.00 Guitar Gods Goes Cosmic. 9.30 Screaming Reels. 10.00 NFL This Week. 11.00 Charlie’s Angels. 12.00 The Big Adventure. 3.00 What Went Down. 4.30 Pawn Stars. 5.00 MOVIE: Little Man. (2006) 7.00 AFL Women’s Pre-Game Show. 7.30 Football. AFL. Women’s. Round 1.

Carlton v Collingwood. 9.45 MOVIE: Cobra.

(1986) Sylvester Stallone. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 11.00 Friends. 12.00 BattleBots. 1.00 Dawson’s Creek. 2.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.00 MOVIE: Fantastic Mr. Fox. (2009) 7.45 MOVIE: Mirror Mirror. (2012) 10.00 MOVIE: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. (2013) 11.45 WWE Smackdown. 12.45 Total Divas.

1.45 Mike Tyson Mysteries. 2.00 Regular Show.

2.30 Pokémon The Series: Sun & Moon. 3.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 2.00 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 Becker. 3.30 King Of Queens.

4.30 Raymond. 5.30 Frasier. 6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. 7.30 Will & Grace. 8.30 MOVIE: Morning Glory. (2010) Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford. 10.40 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News. 1.20 SA Votes: Press Club Debate.

2.25 ABC News. 6.10 Drum. 7.00 ABC News National. 8.00 ABC News. 9.00 Planet America.

9.45 The Business. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC News. 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 The Mix. 1.00 ABC News. 1.15 The Business. 1.30 Foreign Corre. 2.00 ABC News. 2.15 Drum. 3.00 The World. 4.00 Late Programs.

ABC (2) 6.00 Rage. 11.00 Classic Countdown. Final.

12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Grantchester.

1.20 Vera. 3.05 Catalyst.

4.05 David Attenborough’s Galapagos.

5.00 QI. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.30 A Taste Of Landline.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Death In Paradise. Return.

8.30 Delicious. Return.

9.30 Broadchurch. Final.

10.20 Silent Witness.

11.20 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. 12.15 Rage.

PRIME7 (6) 6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. 12.00 Bewitched. 12.30 To Be Advised.

2.00 Tennis. Davis Cup. World Group. Australia v Germany. Day 2.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 MOVIE: Cool Runnings. (1993) John Candy.

9.05 MOVIE: Tammy. (2014) Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon.

11.10 To Be Advised.

1.00 Home Shopping.

NINE (5) 6.00 GMA. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. 12.00 Surfing Australia TV. 12.30 Kevin Can Wait. 1.00 Bangkok Airport.

1.45 Married At First Sight. 3.30 Living The Dream. 4.30 Dream Job. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Customs.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 Cricket. Trans-Tasman Twenty20 TriSeries. Australia v New Zealand. Game 1.

10.50 Travel Guides. 11.50 MOVIE: Heist.

(2001) Gene Hackman. 2.00 TV Shop. 2.30 MOVIE: The Horror Of Frankenstein. (1970) 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop. 5.30 Wesley Impact.

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6.00 A Taste Of Travel. 6.30 Everyday Gourmet.

7.00 RPM: Summer Series. 7.30 GCBC. 8.00 15-Min Meals. 8.30 Weekend Feast. 9.30 St10.

12.00 The Living Room. 1.00 The Home Team.

1.30 Travels With The Bondi Vet. 2.00 Alive And Cooking. 2.30 Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals.

3.00 The Cook’s Pantry With Matt Sinclair.

3.30 A Taste Of Travel. 4.00 What’s Up Down Under. Return. 4.30 Fishing Australia. 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News.

6.00 Bondi Rescue.

6.30 David Attenborough’s Africa.

8.30 To Be Advised.

11.00 48 Hours. 1.00 Shopping.

6.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Small Business Secrets Summer Encore. 2.30 Figure Skating. ISU Four Continents Championships. 4.00 Destination Flavour Scandinavia. 4.30 Cycling. Herald Sun Tour. Stage 2. Warrnambool to Ballarat.

198.6km. Highlights. 5.30 The Supervet. 6.30 News. 7.35 Engineering Space. New. 9.25 Definitive Guide To Sea Monsters. 10.25 Gadget Man. 10.55 Soccer. EPL. Burnley v Manchester City. 1.50 Adam Looking For Eve. 3.40 STUDIO at the MEMO with Tim Rogers. 4.40 Destination Flavour. 4.50 SBS Flashback. 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.25 Go Jetters. 6.50 Andy’s Prehistoric Adventures. 7.05 Ben And Holly. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.15 Comedy Next Gen. 10.15 The Best Of Fresh Blood 2017.

10.45 Ill Behaviour. 11.15 Inside Amy Schumer.

11.40 Asian Provocateur. 12.10 The Trip. 12.40 Live At The Apollo. 1.25 Ricky Gervais Live: Animals. 2.35 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Cycling. Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. Highlights.

1.00 Creek To Coast. 1.30 SA Weekender. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Vasili’s Garden. 3.00 Qld Weekender. 3.30 Air Crash Investigation. 4.30 Selling Houses Aust. 5.30 To Build Or Not To Build. 6.30 Mighty Ships. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 6.30 Rainbow Country.

7.00 TV Shop. 8.00 Danoz. 8.30 TV Shop. 10.00 The Baron. 11.00 MOVIE: Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) 12.45 River Cottage Veg Every Day. 1.50 MOVIE: Written On The Wind.

(1956) 4.00 MOVIE: Anne Of The Thousand Days. (1969) 7.00 MOVIE: The Magnificent Seven. (1960) 9.40 MOVIE: The Wild Bunch.

(1969) William Holden. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 All 4 Adventure.

1.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 1.30 Escape Fishing. 2.00 Monster Jam. 3.00 Happy Days. 4.00 MacGyver.

5.00 Operation Repo. 5.30 iFish Summer. 6.00 Car Crash Global: Caught On Camera. 7.00 Football: Just For Kicks. 7.40 Soccer. A-League.

Round 19. Adelaide United v Perth Glory. 10.00 48 Hours. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Insight. 12.55 Front Up. 1.25 Vs Arashi. 2.35 Phone Shop Idol. 3.10 Abandoned. 4.05 Jungletown. 5.00 Woman With Gloria Steinem. 5.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 17. Melbourne United v Brisbane Bullets.

7.30 Marry Me, Marry My Family. 8.35 MOVIE: Jane Got A Gun. (2015) Natalie Portman. 10.25 MOVIE: The Thing. (1982) 12.30 News. 12.55 Epicly Later’d. 1.50 Late Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.55 Kids’ Programs.

5.35 Dragons: Race To The Edge. 6.00 The New Legends Of Monkey. 6.25 Fierce. New. 7.10 Officially Amazing. 7.25 Kung Fu Panda.

8.00 TMNT. 8.45 Dr Dimensionpants. 9.10 Odd Squad. 9.30 Strange Hill High. 9.55 Detentionaire. 10.15 Rage. 11.15 Close. 5.00 Grojband. 5.20 The Legend Of Korra. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Afternoon Programs. 1.30 What Went Down. 2.00 Swamp People. 3.00 What Went Down. 3.30 American Daredevils. 4.00 Motor Racing. Bathurst 12 Hour. Top 10 Shootout. 5.00 What Went Down. 5.30 Wicked Tuna. 6.30 AFL Women’s Pre-Game Show. 7.00 Football. AFL. Women’s.

Round 1. Adelaide v Brisbane. 9.15 MOVIE: Blazing Saddles. (1974) 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.00 MOVIE: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III. (1993) 7.00 MOVIE: Shrek 2. (2004) 9.00 MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. (2013) Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson. 12.00 Adult Swim.

12.30 Titan Maximum. 1.00 Pompidou. 2.00 Top Gear. 3.00 Yo-Kai. 3.30 Young Justice.

4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! 4.30 We Bare Bears. 4.50 Wild Kratts. 5.10 Regal Academy. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh!

6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Littlest Petshop. 6.25 Mako: Island Of Secrets. 7.00 Lexi And Lottie: Trusty Twin Detectives. 7.30 Mako: Island Of Secrets. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.30 Scope. 9.05 The Loop. 11.35 Crash The Bash. Final. 12.05 Charmed. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 King Of Queens.

3.30 Frasier. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 The Loop. 9.00 Will & Grace. 11.30 Raymond.

12.30 Charmed. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Afternoon Programs. 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 Business Bites. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 The Breakfast Couch. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 The Drum Weekly.

5.00 ABC News. 5.30 One Plus One. 6.00 ABC News Weekend. 6.30 The Mix. 7.00 ABC News Weekend. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 ABC News Weekend. 8.30 Foreign Corre. 9.00 ABC News Weekend. 9.15 Late Programs.

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6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. Return. 10.00 Offsiders. Return. 10.30 World This Week. 11.00 Compass. 11.30 Praise.

12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline.

Return. 1.30 Gardening Aust. 2.30 Back Roads.

3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 4.00 The Mix. 4.30 Robyn Beeche: A Life Exposed. 5.00 Death In Paradise. 6.00 The Checkout. 6.30 The House With Annabel Crabb. 7.00 ABC News Sunday.

7.40 The Coronation.

8.40 Shetland. Return.

10.40 Our Girl. 11.40 Doctor Who. 12.25 Rage.

2.05 Our Girl. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 4.05 The Bill. 5.00 Insiders.

PRIME7 (6) 6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. 12.00 To Be Advised.

4.30 Highway Cops.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Sydney Weekender. Return.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 My Kitchen Rules.

8.30 MOVIE: Pretty Woman. (1990) Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Hector Elizondo.

11.05 Wedding Surprises: Caught On Camera.

12.05 MOVIE: The Making Of A Hollywood Madam. (1996) Michael Gross, Cindy Pickett.

2.00 Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

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6.00 Good Morning America: Saturday. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 My Surf TV. 10.30 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 11.00 Patriot Games. 12.00 Santos Tour Down Under Review Show. 1.00 Endangered. 2.00 Married At First Sight. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Customs.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 Married At First Sight.

8.30 MOVIE: Trainwreck. (2015) Amy Schumer.

11.00 One Night With My Ex. 12.00 House. 1.00 The Mysteries Of Laura. 2.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 The Baron. 4.00 GMA. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Mass For You At Home. 6.30 Hillsong.

7.00 Fishing Australia. 7.30 Seafood Escape With Andrew Ettingshausen. 8.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 8.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 9.00 The 48 Hour Destination. 9.30 Studio 10: Sunday.

12.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League.

Final.

3.15 Cricket. Big Bash League. Final.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

9.00 SEAL Team.

10.00 To Be Advised.

11.00 48 Hours: The Golden State Killer.

1.00 Home Shopping. 4.30 CBS This Morning.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Small Business Secrets Summer Encore. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.30 Soccer.

EPL. Burnley v Manchester City. Replay. 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Basketball.

NBL. Round 17. Adelaide 36ers v Perth Wildcats. 5.00 Small Business Secrets Summer Encore. 5.30 Hitler’s Secrets. 6.30 News. 7.35 Eight Days That Made Rome. New. 8.30 Tonya Harding: The Price Of Gold. 10.00 The Lost Tribes Of Humanity. 11.00 Full Frontal. 11.30 MOVIE: Bodkin Ras. (2016) 12.55 MOVIE: We Are Young, We Are Strong. (2014) 3.15 Mummies Alive. 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.35 Shaun The Sheep: The Farmer’s Llamas. 7.10 Kids’ Programs.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. 8.45 Ricky Gervais Live: Politics. 9.55 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. 10.40 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.25 Upstart Crow. 11.55 The Thick Of It. 12.30 Red Dwarf. 1.00 The League Of Gentlemen. 1.35 Murder In Successville. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Shopping. 9.30 Travel Oz. 11.00 NBC Today.

12.00 The Outdoor Room. 1.00 Tennis. Davis Cup. World Group. Australia v Germany. Day 3.

6.00 Crash Investigation Unit. 6.30 Motorway Patrol. 7.30 Border Security: Int. 8.30 Border Security. 9.30 Brit Cops. 10.30 Border Security: Int. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 TV Shop. 6.30 Skippy. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 Beyond Today. 8.00 Key Of David. 8.30 The Incredible Journey Presents.

10.00 Rainbow Country. 10.30 MOVIE: Nicholas Nickleby. (1947) 12.45 Clash Of The Collectables. 1.45 MOVIE: Champions.

(1984) 4.05 MOVIE: Earthquake. (1974) 7.00 Midsomer Murders. 9.10 Jack Taylor. 11.10 The Closer. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 To Be Advised.

1.30 Nature’s Great Events. 2.30 Seafood Escape. 3.00 Life Inside The Markets. 4.00 Operation Repo. 4.30 Places We Go. 5.00 What’s Up Down Under. 5.30 iFish Summer.

6.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.30 The Life Of Mammals. 7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Final. 8.30 GC Cops. 9.00 MOVIE: Last Knights.

(2015) 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Cycling. Herald Sun Tour. Stage 3. Mitchelton Winery, Nagambie to Lake Mountain. 218km. Highlights. 1.00 Cycling. Herald Sun Tour. Final stage. Kinglake to Kinglake. 152.1km. 4.00 Soccer. W-League.

Round 14. Brisbane Roar v Canberra United.

6.30 Vs Arashi. 7.25 If You Are The One. 8.35 24 Hours In Police Custody. 9.30 RuPaul’s Drag Race. 10.25 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.55 Kids’ Programs. 3.30 My Year 7 Life. 4.00 Ice Stars. 4.30 Operation Ouch! 5.05 Hank Zipzer. Final. 5.35 Dragons: Race To The Edge. 6.00 The New Legends Of Monkey. 6.25 Total Wipeout. 7.25 Kung Fu Panda. 8.00 TMNT. 8.45 Dr Dimensionpants.

9.20 Strange Hill High. 9.45 Detentionaire.

10.05 Rage. 2.10 Close. 5.00 Grojband. 5.20 The Legend Of Korra. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

7MATE (63) 6.00 Motor Racing. Bathurst 12 Hour Event.

Continued. 11.00 Motor Racing. Bathurst 12 Hour Event. Continued. 3.00 Motor Racing.

Bathurst 12 Hour Event. Continued. 6.00 Highway Patrol. 6.30 MOVIE: Coming To America. (1988) Eddie Murphy. 9.00 MOVIE: The Lone Ranger. (2013) Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Helena Bonham Carter. 12.00 NFL: Road To The Super Bowl. 1.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.10 MOVIE: The Rugrats Movie. (1998) 5.40 MOVIE: Spy Kids. (2001) 7.30 Big Bang. 8.30 MOVIE: Star Trek. (2009) Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto. 11.00 Big Bang.

12.00 Adult Swim. 12.30 Titan Maximum. 1.00 Westside. 2.00 Top Gear. 3.00 Yo-Kai. 3.30 Young Justice. 4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! 4.30 We Bare Bears. 4.50 Wild Kratts. 5.10 Regal Academy.

5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh!

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Treasure Island.

9.00 TMNT. 10.00 Sherazade: The Untold Stories. 10.30 TMNT. 11.00 Charmed. 1.00 Frasier. 2.00 Rules Of Engagement. 2.30 Raymond. 3.30 King Of Queens. 4.30 Raymond.

5.30 Frasier. 6.30 MOVIE: Over The Hedge.

(2006) 8.10 The Graham Norton Show. 9.10 Akmal Hosts The Comedy Festival Sampler.

10.10 Will & Grace. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News.

12.30 Close Of Business. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 The Mix. 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 The Breakfast Couch. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 A Taste Of Landline. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 One Plus One. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 Compass. 6.00 ABC News Weekend. 6.15 Planet America. 7.00 ABC News Hour. 8.00 Insiders. 9.00 To Be Advised. 10.00 ABC News. 10.30 Late Programs.

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Monday, February 5 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5

ABC (2)

PRIME7 (6)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Antiques Roadshow. 11.00 The Coronation.

12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Landline. 2.00 Parliament. 2.55 Gardening Aust. 3.25 Doctor Who. 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 ABC News At Five.

5.10 Drum. 6.00 Think Tank. New. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. Return.

8.30 Four Corners. Return.

9.15 Media Watch. Return.

9.35 Q&A. Return. 10.45 ABC Late News. 11.10 The Business. 11.30 Golf. PGA Tour. Phoenix Open. Highlights. 12.20 Parliament. 1.20 Doctor Who. 2.10 Rage. 3.20 Antiques Roadshow. 4.20 Murder, She Wrote. 5.05 The Bill.

Tuesday, February 6 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6

NINE (5)

WIN (8)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. 1.00 Extra. 1.30 Married At First Sight. 3.00 News Now. 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Married At First Sight.

9.00 Travel Guides.

10.00 Better Late Than Never.

11.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

12.00 Law & Order. 1.00 Postcards Summer.

1.30 TV Shop. 2.00 Extra. 2.30 Global Shop.

3.00 Skippy. 3.30 GMA. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Alive And Cooking. 6.30 Family Feud.

7.00 Ent. Tonight. 7.30 WIN News. 8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Neighbours. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 TEN Eyewitness News.

6.00 WIN News.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

9.00 Law & Order: SVU. 11.00 The Project.

12.00 WIN News. 1.00 Stephen Colbert. 2.00 Shopping. 4.30 CBS Morning.

SBS (3) 6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Arabic News F24.

12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 Al Jazeera. 2.00 Barbra Streisand: Encore. 2.55 SBS Flashback.

3.00 Predict My Future: The Science Of Us. 3.55 Chinese New Year: Biggest Celebration On Earth. 4.55 Living Black. 5.25 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Food Safari. 6.30 News. 7.30 River Cottage Australia. 8.30 Michael Mosley: Trust Me, I’m A Doctor. 9.30 24 Hours In Emergency. 10.30 SBS News. 11.00 The World Game. 11.30 MOVIE: Macbeth. (2015) 1.40 Masters Of Sex. 4.55 SBS Flashback. 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 NBC Press.

11.30 The Real Seachange. 12.30 Room For Improvement. 1.00 Cities Of The Underworld.

2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Last Chance Learners. 3.30 ICU. 4.00 Room For Improvement. 4.30 The Great Outdoors. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 Lewis. 10.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Harry. 11.30 Are You Being Served? 12.10 MOVIE: Night Boat To Dublin. (1946) 2.15 Colin & Justin’s Home Heist. 3.25 Weather Gone Viral. 4.25 Heartbeat.

5.30 Four In A Bed. 6.00 Secret Dealers. 7.00 Are You Being Served? 7.30 RBT. 8.30 David Attenborough’s Life. 9.40 See No Evil. 10.50 Britcam: Emergency On Our Streets. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Final. Replay. 12.30 Hogan’s Heroes. 1.00 WIN News. 2.00 Matlock. 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.30 Happy Days. 7.30 Hawaii Five-O. 8.30 NCIS. 10.30 Sherlock Holmes: Elementary. 12.30 Shopping.

2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Nash Bridges.

4.00 Matlock. 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager.

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 MOVIE: Adventure Planet. (2012) 1.30 Rise. 2.20 Dara Ó Briain: School Of Hard Sums. 3.15 Vs Arashi. 4.10 The Mindy Project. 4.35 Black Market. 5.00 News.

5.25 If You Are The One. 6.40 MythBusters. 7.35 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 8.30 MOVIE: My Beautiful Laundrette. (1985) 10.20 MOVIE: La Cage Aux Folles. (1978) 12.05 Untitled Action Bronson Show. 1.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.55 Kids’ Programs. 2.40 Raising Expectations. 3.00 Kids’ Programs.

5.35 Dragons: Race To The Edge. 6.00 The Legend Of Korra. 6.25 Doctor Who. 7.20 Kung Fu Panda. 7.45 Danger Mouse. 8.00 TMNT. 8.20 Fangbone! 8.45 Dr Dimensionpants. 9.20 Strange Hill High. 9.45 Detentionaire. 10.05 Rage. 11.10 Close. 5.00 Grojband. 5.20 The Legend Of Korra. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Big Angry Fish. 8.00 7th Annual NFL Honors. 10.00 NFL. Super Bowl LII. New England Patriots v Philadelphia Eagles.

4.00 Bid And Destroy. 5.00 Ultimate Factories.

6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Grand Tour. 8.30 Motorway Patrol. 9.00 MOVIE: Dracula Untold. (2014) Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon. 11.00 Ice Road Truckers. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 11.00 Top Gear. 12.30 World’s Funniest Videos Top 10 Countdown.

1.00 Dawson’s Creek. 2.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Friends. 7.00 The Middle. 7.30 American Ninja Warrior. 9.30 MOVIE: Kill Bill: Vol. 1.

(2003) 11.40 Two And A Half Men. 12.10 The Crew. 12.35 Friends. 1.30 Uncle Grandpa. 2.00 Regular Show. 2.30 Pokémon The Series: Sun & Moon. 3.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.35 Bob The Builder.

9.00 Super Wings. 9.30 Crocamole. 10.00 Dr Quinn. 11.00 JAG. 12.00 WIN News. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 2.00 The Young And The Restless.

2.50 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 Becker. 3.30 King Of Queens. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 Frasier. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond.

7.30 Will & Grace. 8.30 Supernatural. 10.30 Medium. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News. 2.00 Parliament. 3.15 ABC News.

6.10 Drum. 7.00 ABC News National. 8.00 ABC News. 9.00 Matter Of Fact With Stan Grant.

9.45 The Business. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC News. 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 7.30.

1.00 ABC News. 1.15 Matter Of Fact With Stan Grant. 2.00 ABC News. 2.15 Drum. 3.00 The World. 4.00 BBC Global. 4.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Antiques Roadshow. 11.00 Think Tank. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Four Corners. 1.45 Media Watch. 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 Ask The Doctor. 3.25 Doctor Who. 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 ABC News At Five. 5.10 Drum. 6.00 Think Tank.

7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 The Checkout.

8.30 Catalyst.

9.30 No More Boys And Girls: Can Our Kids Go Gender Free?

10.25 ABC Late News. 10.55 The Business.

11.10 Q&A. 12.20 Parliament. 1.20 Doctor Who. 2.05 Rage. 3.20 Antiques Roadshow. 4.20 Murder, She Wrote. 5.05 The Bill.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised.

1.30 Highway Cops. 2.00 The Daily Edition.

3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 PRIME7 News.

6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Home And Away.

7.30 My Kitchen Rules.

9.15 The Good Doctor.

10.15 Grey’s Anatomy.

12.05 Time After Time. 1.00 Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

NINE (5) 6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 1.00 Extra. 1.30 Married At First Sight. 3.00 News Now. 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Married At First Sight.

9.00 One Night With My Ex. 10.00 Beauty And The Beach.

11.10 Cold Case. 12.10 20/20. 1.00 Patriot Games. 2.00 Extra. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 Skippy. 3.30 GMA. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

WIN (8) 6.00 Alive And Cooking. 6.30 Family Feud.

7.00 Ent. Tonight. 7.30 WIN News. 8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Neighbours. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. 6.00 WIN News.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

8.30 Hughesy, We Have A Problem.

9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles.

11.30 WIN News. 12.30 The Project. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Shopping. 4.30 CBS Morning.

SBS (3) 6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Arabic News F24.

12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Off The Record. 2.30 Good Listening. 3.00 Kylie Kwong: Heart And Soul. 3.35 Rise Of The Machines. 4.30 Tony Robinson’s World War I. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Food Safari.

6.30 News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Best Of Insight. 9.30 Dateline Best Of 2017. 10.00 Secret State: Inside North Korea.

10.30 SBS News. 11.00 Spin. 12.55 MOVIE: Monsieur Lazhar. (2011) 2.35 Prophet’s Prey.

4.25 Food Lover’s Guide. 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.50 Andy’s Prehistoric Adventures. 7.05 Ben And Holly. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Black Comedy. 9.00 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. 9.30 Miniseries: Stag. 10.30 Buzzcocks. 11.00 The Office. 11.20 30 Rock.

11.40 Parks And Recreation. 12.05 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. 12.35 Buzzcocks. 1.05 The Office. 1.30 30 Rock. 1.50 Parks And Recreation. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 To Be Advised.

1.00 Cities Of The Underworld. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Last Chance Learners. 3.30 ICU. 4.00 Room For Improvement. 4.30 The Great Outdoors. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.30 Brit Cops. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Ellen DeGeneres.

9.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz. 10.30 Harry. 11.30 Are You Being Served? 12.00 MOVIE: The Man Who Finally Died. (1963) 2.05 Colin & Justin’s Home Heist. 3.15 David Attenborough’s Life.

4.25 Heartbeat. 5.30 Four In A Bed. 6.00 Secret Dealers. 7.00 Are You Being Served? 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Major Crimes. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Final. Replay. 11.30 Hogan’s Heroes.

12.00 Get Smart. 1.00 WIN News. 2.00 Matlock.

3.00 Jake And The Fatman. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.30 Happy Days. 7.30 48 Hours. 9.30 Countdown To Murder. 10.30 Highlander. 11.30 Hogan’s Heroes. 12.00 Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 MOVIE: Krull. (1983) 2.10 Cyberwar. 3.00 VICE. 3.35 Rivals. 4.00 The Mindy Project. 4.30 It’s Suppertime! 4.55 VICE News Tonight. 5.25 If You Are The One. 6.40 MythBusters. 7.35 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 8.30 Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia. 9.20 Epicly Later’d.

10.10 Vikings. 11.10 My Stuff. 12.10 News.

12.35 Desus And Mero. 1.00 Ice Man. 1.50 Party Legends. 2.15 Late Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.55 Kids’ Programs. 2.40 Raising Expectations. 3.00 Kids’ Programs.

5.35 Dragons: Race To The Edge. 6.00 The Legend Of Korra. 6.25 Doctor Who. 7.20 Kung Fu Panda. 7.55 TMNT. 8.20 Fangbone! 8.45 Dr Dimensionpants. 9.20 Strange Hill High. 9.45 Detentionaire. 10.05 Rage. 11.10 Close. 5.00 Grojband. 5.20 The Legend Of Korra. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

ABC (2)

Wednesday, February 7 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7

6.00 Sunrise.

10.00 NFL. Super Bowl LII. New England Patriots v Philadelphia Eagles.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 PRIME7 News.

6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Home And Away.

7.30 My Kitchen Rules.

9.00 MOVIE: Eddie The Eagle. (2016) Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman.

11.30 Big Kitchens.

12.00 MOVIE: Captive. (1998) 2.00 Home Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Upper Middle Bogan. 9.00 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. 9.30 Ill Behaviour. 10.00 Inside Amy Schumer. 10.20 Buzzcocks. 10.50 The Office. 11.10 30 Rock. 11.30 Parks And Recreation. 11.55 Tonightly With Tom Ballard.

12.25 Buzzcocks. 12.55 The Office. 1.20 30 Rock. 1.40 Parks And Recreation. 2.05 Close.

5.00 Kids’ Programs.

ABC (2)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 11.00 Charlie’s Angels. 12.00 S.W.A.T. (1975) 1.00 Charlie’s Angels. 2.00 Ice Road Truckers. 3.00 What Went Down. 3.30 Bid And Destroy. 4.30 American Pickers. 5.30 Pawn Stars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Grand Tour. 9.45 Counting Cars. 10.45 Late Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 11.00 Friends. 12.00 BattleBots. 1.00 Dawson’s Creek. 2.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.00 Friends. 7.00 The Middle. 7.30 American Ninja Warrior. 9.30 MOVIE: Kill Bill: Vol. 2. (2004) 12.15 Friends. 1.15 Mike Tyson Mysteries. 1.30 Uncle Grandpa. 2.00 Regular Show. 2.30 Pokémon The Series: Sun & Moon.

3.00 Ben 10. 3.30 Beyblade Burst. 4.00 Tom And Jerry Tales. 4.30 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 2.00 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Becker.

3.30 King Of Queens. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 Frasier. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Raymond. 7.30 Will & Grace. 8.30 Rules Of Engagement. 9.00 MOVIE: Unfinished Business. (2015) 11.00 To Be Advised. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News. 2.00 Parliament. 3.15 ABC News.

6.10 Drum. 7.00 ABC News National. 8.00 ABC News. 9.00 Matter Of Fact With Stan Grant.

9.45 The Business. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC News. 12.00 ABC Late News. 12.30 7.30.

1.00 ABC News. 1.15 Matter Of Fact With Stan Grant. 2.00 ABC News. 2.15 Drum. 3.00 The World. 4.00 BBC Global. 4.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Antiques Roadshow. 11.00 Think Tank. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Press Club. 1.30 Aust Story. 2.00 Parliament. 3.10 Doctor Who. 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 ABC News At Five. 5.10 Drum.

6.00 Think Tank. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30.

8.00 QI. 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 9.00 Squinters. New. 9.25 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 10.10 Shock Horror Aunty. 10.40 ABC Late News. 11.10 The Business. 11.25 Four Corners.

12.15 Media Watch. 12.30 Parliament. 1.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 2.15 Doctor Who. 3.20 Antiques Roadshow. 4.20 Murder, She Wrote. 5.05 The Bill.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised.

1.30 Highway Cops. 2.00 The Daily Edition.

3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 PRIME7 News.

6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Home And Away.

7.30 My Kitchen Rules.

9.00 Hard Sun. New. 10.20 World’s Most Extreme Airports.

11.20 Big Kitchens. 12.00 Powerless. 12.30 Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

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WIN (8)

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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 1.00 Extra. 1.30 Married At First Sight.

3.00 News Now. 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Cricket. Trans-Tasman Twenty20 TriSeries. Australia v England. Game 2.

11.10 Movie Juice.

11.40 Soundbreaking. 12.50 House Husbands.

2.00 Extra. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 Skippy. 3.30 GMA. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Alive And Cooking. 6.30 Family Feud. 7.00 Ent. Tonight. 7.30 WIN News. 8.30 Studio 10.

12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Neighbours. 3.00 Judge Judy.

3.30 Everyday Gourmet. 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. 6.00 WIN News.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

8.30 2017 Montreal Comedy Festival.

9.30 Madam Secretary. Return.

10.30 Hawaii Five-0. 11.30 WIN News. 12.30 The Project. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Shopping. 4.30 CBS Morning.

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS News. 1.55 Who Do You Think You Are? 3.00 Dateline Best Of 2017.

3.30 Best Of Insight. 4.30 Wild Brazil. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Food Safari. 6.30 News. 7.30 World’s Greatest Bridges. 8.30 Simon Reeve In Russia. 9.40 Shaun Micallef’s Stairway To Heaven. 10.40 Berlin Station. 11.50 SBS News. 12.20 MOVIE: Sorrow And Joy. (2013) 2.20 Miniseries: When We Rise. 3.50 Sex And The West. 4.55 Destination Flavour. 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News. 5.30 Deutsche Welle.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 The Agony Of… 9.00 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. 9.30 Asian Provocateur: Mum’s American Dream. New. 10.00 The Trip To Italy.

10.30 Buzzcocks. 11.00 The Office. 11.20 30 Rock. 11.40 Parks And Recreation. 12.05 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. 12.35 Buzzcocks.

1.05 The Office. 1.30 30 Rock. 1.50 Parks And Recreation. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 It’s Academic.

8.00 Larry The Lawnmower. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 The Travel Bug. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Last Chance Learners. 3.30 ICU. 4.00 Room For Improvement. 4.30 The Great Outdoors. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.30 Brit Cops. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Secret Dealers. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop.

8.00 Ellen DeGeneres. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Harry. 11.30 Are You Being Served? 12.10 MOVIE: Till Death Us Do Part. (1968) 2.15 Colin & Justin’s Home Heist. 3.25 In Their Footsteps.

4.25 Heartbeat. 5.30 Four In A Bed. 6.00 Secret Dealers. 7.00 Are You Being Served? 7.40 Poirot. 9.40 Silent Witness. 10.50 The Bletchley Circle. 11.55 Cold Case. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Reel Action.

10.30 Hogan’s Heroes. 11.00 Happy Days.

12.00 Get Smart. 1.00 WIN News. 2.00 Matlock.

3.00 Jake And The Fatman. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.30 Happy Days. 7.30 Nature’s Great Events. 8.30 Alaska Aircrash Investigations.

New. 9.30 Shark Tank. 10.30 Countdown To Murder. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 MOVIE: Lula, The Son Of Brazil. (2009) 2.30 VICE. 3.00 States Of Undress. 4.00 The Mindy Project. 4.30 Dead Set On Life. 4.55 VICE News Tonight. 5.25 If You Are The One. 6.40 MythBusters. 7.35 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 8.30 MOVIE: The Room. (2003) Tommy Wiseau. 10.25 MOVIE: Troll 2. (1991) 12.25 News. 12.55 Desus And Mero. 1.20 Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia. 2.10 Late Programs.

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Australia Day’s Worthy Wagga Winners

ASK anyone who knows Phillip Hoey what impact he’s had on the Wagga community, and the response is unanimous; he is a worthy recipient of Wagga’s 2018 Citizen of the Year.

A first aid instructor since 1979, Phillip was the National Stroke Ambassador for Wagga, a finalist for the NSW Rotary Paramedic of the Year, and a winner of the Melvin Jones Fellowship for humanitarian work, the highest honour a Lions Club member can receive as recognition of charity work. Phillip has won the Paul Harris Rotary Fellowship Award also for donations to Rotary, again a prestigious honour since its inception in 1957.

Best known as an Ambulance paramedic, Phillip is working with Anglicare and is involved with the Asthma Foundation and the Heart Foundation.

Announced by Member for Wagga, Daryl Maguire, the crowd cheered loudly when Phillip was named.

“I didn’t expect I’d need to prepare a speech,” a modest Phillip said.

“I thought it was a gee up when it first happened, but it’s just enabled me the opportunity to follow my dreams and make a small amount of difference.

“I’m lucky in my role as a paramedic in Wagga. I often get to see people at their worst, but often we get to see people at their best.”

Phillip is hoping that 2018 will see him continue his work with Wollundry Rotary and the Wagga Lions Club in spreading the word about defibrillation.

“Hopefully we can save some more lives in Wagga before an ambulance arrives and provide some support to people on sporting fields and that sort of thing, in mass gatherings.”

Another plan Phillip has is to make Wagga the second ‘kidney town’ in NSW after Broken Hill.

“It’s going to be a project of mine this year that, through my role and my work with kidney health Australia over some 24 years, I can get recognition for Wagga and the support that Wagga gives Kidney Health Australia.

Phillip’s name was alongside seven other worthy nominees for Wagga Citizen of the Year who have dedicated their lives to helping others. They are: • Amy Gray, Autism Spectum advocate.

• Dr Geraldine Duncan, who was recognised for her work with refugees, those battling drug and alcohol issues and training rural doctors.

• Michael Georgio, Ethnic Community Council and Greek language translator for Centrelink, who is also lifetime member of 2AAA FM Community Radio and a former Deputy Mayor.

• Phillip Sheather, Wagga Uniting Church member whose community work includes a food hamper ministry, Good Samaritan Christmas Lunch and a breakfast program at local primary schools.

• Annette St Clair, founding director of the Amy St Clair Melanoma Trust, whose daughter Amy inspired her to improve melanoma services in the Riverina, including having a specialist melanoma care nurse.

• Fay Walters – committee and life member of the Wagga School of Arts, who has been an actor and local director for the

Australia Day Citizen of the Year winners. L-R Ted Ryder Memorial Sports Award winner Peter Lloyd, Wagga Citizen of the Year Phillip Hoey, Wagga Mayor (presenting awards) Councillor Greg Conkey, Wagga Sporting Hall Of Fame Local Legend Inductee Warren Smith and Young Citizen of the Year Francis Elliot-Rudder. past 40 years.

• Tony Achinger – tireless charity worker who, in October, cycled 4000 km in 20 days for Ronald McDonald House.

Wagga’s 2018 Young Citizen of the Year Award went to Francis Elliot-Rudder.

Francis completed the Blue Star Leadership and Citizenship program with the NSW Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC), won the 2016 PCYC Award and was selected to represent Australia at last year’s One Young World Conference in Columbia.

Francis, who runs a weekly archery course at the PCYC, also takes part in many volunteer activities through both his church and the Rotary Club.

“I first want to thank my teachers at Kooringal High School. They were the

ones who sort of pushed me through with those extracurricular subjects to do the SRC and develop myself,” Francis said, adding similar gratitude for Rotary and Sunrise Rotary sponsorship to attend the National Youth Science Forum, along with the PCYC for sponsoring his attendance at the One Young World Summit.

The Ted Ryder Sports Memorial Award was made to life member of the Wagga Croquet Club Peter Lloyd.

Established in 1989, the award is named after the former race caller and sports writer the Daily Advertiser for more than 30 years.

Like all the winners, Peter Lloyd was gracious and humble.

“It is a great honour to receive this

Wagga Wagga Citizen of the Year Phillip Hoey with Wagga Mayor Councillor Greg Conkey.

award, and most unexpected. You don’t expect to be recognised. You do these things for the love of the sport you’re involved in,” Peter Said.

This year Wagga inducted two athletes into the Sporting Hall of Fame, touch football international, Rachel Addison, and cycling champion, Paul Fellows.

Rachel was a member of the winning Australian open women’s team in the 2003 and 2007 World Cup campaigns and represented Australia at the 2005 all-nation’s competition and the 2009 Trans Tasman Competition. She was the first person in Wagga to be selected in the Australian Open Women’s Touch Team.

“She now focuses on coaching and mentoring the next generation of touch footballers,” said Wagga Mayor, Councillor Greg Conkey.

“This is an incredible honour and I feel very privileged and it’s something I will always reflect on and look back on with great pride,” Rachel said.

Fellow Sporting Hall of Fame inductee, Paul Fellows, began cycling at a young age and represented Australia at the Junior World Track Cycling Championships in South Africa, won a silver medal at the Oceania Track Cycling Championships in New Zealand, won a bronze medal at the Junior World Kirin Championships in Japan and gold medals at 2008 Australian U19 Track Cycling Championships.

Because of illness, Paul’s participation in cycling transferred from competing to coaching where he has guided both junior and senior cyclists to success on the track.

“It’s an honour when I look at the other names that are on the list, particularly the men and women from Wagga,” Paul Fellows said.

Rounding out the Sporting champions honoured in this year’s Australia Day Awards, the Sporting Hall of Fame Local Legend Award went to Warren “Wazza” Smith, who Councillor Conkey said has been an integral member in the development and promotion of cricket in the Riverina for more than 40 years.

As well as a specialist batting coach for the Australian Cricket Team, NSW Blues, NSW Breakers and Sydney Thunder and first grade coach at the University of NSW, Penrith, Mosman, and Western Suburbs, Warren was the first Level 3 cricket coach for NSW Country in 1975 and was a member of NSW Cricket coaching panel for more than 20 years.

Locally, he established the Kooringal Colts Cricket Club and a premiership coach of Wagga first grade teams, RSL, South Wagga and Kooringal.

Warren was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2009 in recognition of his services to cricket, but his acceptance speech for his latest accolade was met with laughter and applause.

“I don’t know about “legend”, I’ve been called a few other things,” Warren said.

“It’s a great honour. I do love this city.

I’ve been all around the world coaching. I go to Sydney quite often but I’ve always loved Wagga and it’s always been my passion to get this city going again.”

“I can’t believe it, I thought it was a joke. I went into Council and said ‘is this a gee up?”

Intensive oxygen therapy came from the depths pennie scott

Hear the words hyperbaric chamber and instantly, a diver suffering the bends comes to mind, spending time in a decompression chamber to return to the pressure, or depth at which they were diving, followed by gradual decompression to stabilise the oxygen (O2) content in the bloodstream.

As long ago as 1662, a British clergyman and physician called Henshaw built the first hyperbaric chamber, a sealed room with a series of bellows and valves. They

believed that using pressure could help in treating certain respiratory diseases.

Fast forward to now and hyperbaric chambers are being used far away from oceans to treat many injuries, ailments, conditions and diseases.

Darren Kuiper, a health and healing practitioner and owner of Riverina Sports Injury and Rehabilitation in Wagga, has a hyperbaric chamber in his rooms on The Esplanade.

To describe how oxygen therapy works, first there’s a lesson on physiology.

Darren explains, “Mild Hyperbaric

Oxygen Therapy (MHOT) raises the level of oxygen in the body’s blood plasma.

Increased oxygen in the plasma leads to higher amounts of oxygen being delivered to the body’s tissues, organs and brain.

“The brain which is only two per cent of total body weight, uses more than 20 per cent of the body’s oxygen. “Only 10 per cent of our energy comes from the food we eat while the remaining 90 per cent comes from the oxygen we breathe,” Darren explained.

“Under pressure, additional O2 is dissolved into the blood plasma and enters the

tissues directly, creating a more effective environment to support healing and optimum cell function.

“Clinical evidence from around the world demonstrates using MHOT assists patients to heal faster from surgery, athletes recover from injuries sooner and people with fatigue and disrupted sleep patterns improve after only a few treatments.

“Oxygen is the key to healing so many problems and MHOT simply amplifies and enhances the normal process,” Darren said. continued on page 18...

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Your Local Wagga Weekly - Friday, 2 February, 2018

NEWS

More police and faster responses in store RIVERINA POLICE DEPARTMENT says Wagga Police Marguerite McKinnon WAGGA’S newly announced Officer in Charge at Wagga Wagga police station says the public will notice a greater police presence and faster response times.

This week, Chief Inspector Andrew Spliet was handed the new role of OIC for Wagga as part of the state-wide reengineering of the Police Force.

Commander of the soon-to-be Riverina Policing District, Superintendent Bob Noble, said it’s a change to how Wagga’s police force will be run in the city.

“Andrew will have carriage of all operational policing matters within the city of Wagga and the broader Local Government Area,” Superintendent Noble said.

“He will also have all the stakeholder, community engagement and strategic portfolios which go with that.

“In a city of more than 60,000 people with a broader local government area population, it’s a very, very large undertaking, but, with Andrew’s experience and his skill set, and the energy he brings to the role, I’m confident he’s the ideal person for the job,” Superintendent Noble said.

Chief Inspector Spliet is the most seniorranking Inspector in the Wagga district.

Internally, local police have welcomed the decision to have Chief Inspector Spliet to be in charge of Wagga duties.

Well respected by his colleagues and regarded as astute from all ranks, officers took to social media to declare Chief Inspector Spliet’s promotion as “well deserved”, and “couldn’t have happened to a better bloke”.

Chief Inspector Spliet accepts the new role will come with more work.

“Property crime is obviously a concern that comes up with some spikes from time to time.

“So we will focus to have police out there looking at our property offenders, and improving response times. We want to make sure that we’re continuing to do a good job for the community, so when they call us, we will be there as promptly as possible.”

“Hopefully we will get more of a police presence, especially around the main streets with more foot patrols and some other areas where crime, from time to time, might impact on the community,” Chief Inspector Spliet said.

“It’s a really good opportunity I’m going to relish.”

The elevated position will impact also on the overall workload of the Commander, Superintendent Noble.

“Some of my time needs to be freed up because I have a broader area of command when I will have to go out and spend time with the people in that area. By that I mean our stakeholders, victims of crime and also our police.”

The official changeover date from Wagga Local Area Command to Riverina Police District will be 11 February.

“We’re talking about police with responsibility for a vast area of land, a considerable populations and some serious crime issues that we will be working very hard on to try and bring about some positive change,” Superintendent Noble said.

The Commander travelled to Tumut on Wednesday to announce Inspector Steve Radford as Officer in Charge of Tumut.

Inspector Rob Vergano was previously named Officer in Charge of Temora, which includes overseeing the day-today operations of Junee, Lockhart and Coolamon Shires.

While the internal shakeup is a big deal for local police, the impact on the community has been declared a win with

COMMANDER SUPERINTENDENT BOB NOBLE

OFFICERS IN CHARGE WAGGA CHIEF INSPETOR ANDREW SPLIET TUMUT INSPECTOR STEVE RADFORD

COOTAMUNDRA INSPECTOR FRANK BROWN

TEMORA INSPECTOR ROBERT VERGANO

DISTRICT INSPECTOR PETER MCLAY

CRIME MANAGER DETECTIVE INSPECTOR DARREN CLOAKE

DISTRICT INSPECTOR ADRIAN TELFER

DISTRICT MANAGER ASSISTING DISTRICT INSPECTORS INCLUDES H.R. AND FINANCE

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more police and better resources.

As the graph illustrates, the newlynamed, Riverina Police District will be overseen by the District Commander, Superintendent, Bob Noble.

Working below him will be seven Inspectors, four of whom will take up Officer In Charge duties at Wagga, Temora, Cootamundra and Tumut.

The remaining three Inspectors will be based at the District Office at Wagga Police Station. They are Crime Manager, Detective Inspector Darren Cloake, and two District Inspectors, Peter McLay and Adrian Telfer, who will take on a variety of portfolios and projects.

An Administration Manager will work with the District Inspectors to oversee a range of portfolios, including finance and human resources.

Superintendent Bob Noble congratulating Chief Inspector Andrew Spliet as new OIC for Wagga.

Hats off to Ambulance officer Maggie Marguerite McKinnon COVERT work is usually the domain of police; however the NSW Ambulance management showed how good they can be at keeping a secret, when it came to honouring the highest state-wide employee award.

Based in Wagga, but in charge of the whole southern region, Operational Support Manager for NSW Ambulance, Superintendent Maggie Quirk, was taken on the ultimate ruse when Ambulance management wanted to surprise her with the big award.

Maggie had only just received a call from NSW Ambulance Service Chief Executive, Dominic Morgan, who informed her that she had won the monthly award.

That in itself was amazing for Maggie.

“I was blown away. It’s was very exciting and unexpected,” Maggie said.

The big cover-up however matched the state-wide award, and the Ambulance executives were intent on giving Maggie a big surprise.

“Sometimes we have to go to Sydney to be for meetings,” Maggie began. “ I just got back from one when I had a call from my manager Vanessa Clift who said, “I’m really sorry I know you’ve just got back to Wagga but can you come back to Sydney as we have a finance meeting scheduled and we really need you here and you have to wear your uniform.”

“I got back on the Monday, and had to fly back the next day. It was a really big ruse.”

“I arrived, got the uniform on and was expecting this big meeting which was being held in Martin Place, but the meeting kept on being delayed.

“Then they said I needed to go to a graduation ceremony that day and there are some seats they wanted filled up the back.

“By this stage I was getting very worried about this meeting that we had to go to.

“But I kept on being told the meeting was delayed.”

Management eventually told Maggie that the meeting was cancelled.

“I was then able to relax and think I could just enjoy the light refreshments afterwards after the graduation ceremony.

“So I zoned out completely at the graduation ceremony before they announced the Employee of the Year. I really wasn’t listening and didn’t realise until Vanessa is elbowing me in the ribs, saying, ‘get up there’.”

“It was very embarrassing and totally overwhelming.”

The award is part of Maggie’s extensive work in commissioning and decommissioning ambulance stations across the state, many of which were built back in the days when ambulance officers were merely stretcher bearers.

These days, state-of-the-art equipment and communications are imperative to saving lives.

Maggie’s job has been to insure the new stations are up to scratch.

The award is a big win for Maggie, and Wagga, but also within the Ambulance station itself, where Maggie’s husband Eamonn is the District Manager, who happened to be in the station at the time Wagga Weekly spoke to Maggie.

“Eamonn always gets the awards and he’s the one who’s always on TV, so it was a bit of a change when I got the award,” Maggie laughed.

The light-hearted comment was said deliberately as in earshot as Eamonn passed Maggie’s office, promoting a quick and sincere response.

“I’m very proud of her. It was definitely a well-deserved award,” he said.

The two met in college in 1996, and, like many romances, blossomed from friendship, into marriage.

“I actually set him up with a girlfriend which didn’t work out.”

Maggie’s career has seen her be at the best and worst moments of life; as a new ambulance officer, Maggie remembers having to deliver a baby at a home on her own, fortunately without complications.

On another occasion, Maggie was one of the first respondents to a double tragedy when a bride and her brother were killed on the way to her wedding. Maggie

Operational Support Manager Superintendent Maggie Quirk with her Employee of the Month and Employee of the Year awards. remembers the bride’s father was a volunteer fire fighter and came running to discover the horror scene.

“It was absolutely devastating for everyone, and there was nothing we could do, so we had to then turn our attention to the emergency crews and others who arrived at the scene to keep them safe,” Maggie said.

The position of Operational Support Manager for the entire southern region of NSW is based in Sydney.

However, management wanted her so much, they allow Maggie to deploy her duties from Wagga. A mirror position for the northern half of the state is based in Lismore.

In true modest Maggie Quirk style, she has kept her award quietly in her office, without too much fuss, despite its huge significance.

Wagga Weekly wishes to express a hearty congratulations to Maggie and everything she has done to improve the Ambulance service in our area. Thank you.

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LIVING WELL

THE NEW CHUM

by Alan Reid

NORMAN stood at the table looking at the knife in his hand. The stockmen had left him a wether, tied up behind the hut. He’d never killed a sheep before. He knew how to do it, he’d seen it done, but he’d never done it himself. He’d killed chickens and rabbits, so it shouldn’t be that different.

But he’d done the chickens with an axe and shot the rabbits. It wasn’t the same doing it with a knife; it was gruesome, messy.

Maybe he could shoot the sheep.

He was beginning to wonder whether it was such a good idea to come bush with the drovers. It was so different to his trip years before. That had been an adventure, the first time out of the city, on the train and staying with family. It had been enjoyable, a holiday. When he moved to a country town with work it was exhilarating to be able to head bush at weekends. He thought that joining the drovers would be an opportunity to fulfil his growing passion for life beyond the bitumen in the mountain bush. But this trip with the constant stink of sheep and horses, the dust, the flies, the daytime heat, the night-time cold; then more dust, more flies. It wasn’t quite what he had in mind. And now he was expected to kill a sheep. The romance was beginning to falter a bit.

Norman wasn’t what you’d normally picture as a drover’s cook. He had that pallid, behind a desk complexion, with hands free from knife scars or lost fingers and a disposition which lacked the permanent snarl that comes from constantly defending

the culinary creations presented to drovers and shearers. He’d come into the job after venturing up the wrong road and bogging his car in a creek. The drover had helped him extract the vehicle and given him a pretty average meal of stewed mutton while telling him about taking stock to leases in the high country for summer grazing. They said they would be mustering stock soon to head up to the mountains, but that could be delayed because they needed a cook.

Norman told them he could cook a bit; nothing fancy, just fried eggs and bacon, fried chops, boiled potatoes and damper, and could even throw in an occasional camp oven roast or a feed of fish. He didn’t bother telling them that he was barred from the kitchen at home after it was discovered the missing gladioli bulbs had been mistaken for onions in one of Norman’s gastronomic creations. In reality his cuisine was limited. But for the drovers, a break from boiled mutton was all they needed.

Norman was supplied with the regalia necessary to cook and put in charge of a couple of packhorses for the drovers’ annual trek to the mountains. He was happy to cook, in fact he enjoyed cooking over the fire in the open air, but nobody had said anything about slaughtering a sheep.

He was still holding the knife, staring at the tethered wether when the figure rode past the window. It wasn’t one of the drovers because they weren’t due back until dark. Maybe it was the bloke from the station. Norman placed the knife back on the table and walked to the door as the man stepped lightly from his horse and looped

by Jo Wilson THE herb for this week’s focus is hyssop. Not a plant usually found in everyday gardens, but it is a useful herb, both for cooking and for medicinal purposes. And it does grow in my garden.

It is an aromatic plant belonging to the mint (menthe) family. It smells a little of camphor and some herb books maintain it smells savoury.

It’s a bitter herb which makes it suitable for digestion problems. It’s said that if you like the taste then your body has great need of it.

It’s a good companion plant within the garden and it helps surrounding plants to grow bigger and healthier.

If my garden is anything to go by, where the Angelica, tulsi, tansy and yarrow are exuberantly growing, then this is true.

Hyssop is an ancient plant used over centuries to purify the temples and cleanse lepers. The Bible states in Leviticus and Numbers that children used Hyssop in purification rituals and in the preparation of houses for Passover.

During the Middle Ages, hyssop was used as a strewing herb to avoid contagion and keep away bad smells because its scent is sweet, powerful and

the reins over the hitching rail.

“G’day, I’m from the homestead.

Name’s Ben. Where are the others?” he said, stepping forward and thrusting his hand at Norman’s outstretched arm.

“Hello, I’m Norman. I’m the cook.

Would you like a cup of tea?”

“Thanks,” Ben said, following Norman into the hut and scooping a cup off the table before reaching for the billy of tea on the edge of the open fireplace. “When are the others back?” he said as he took the steaming pannikin and stood with his hand resting on the mantle over the fireplace.

“They’re due around dark,” Norman said as he surveyed the man in front of him.

He’d heard of Ben from the drovers and others they had met along the way. He was a local legend with stories about him ranging from incredible to unbelievable.

His epic travels on horseback, skis and foot, his prowess with horses and other livestock, his ability with a gun and a fishing rod, his tenacity in a bushfire or a flood, his cunning over the most voracious dingoes, his understanding of the mountains.

All these elements made him the subject of Homeric tales whenever his name entered the drovers’ conversations about mountain people. Norman knew without the plaudits of others that Ben was a man to be considered. Even in his short encounter Norman was aware that the bushman spoke with a command that drew attention without dominance and moved with a sense of pride without arrogance and a smooth agility that belied a solid frame that had built through a lifetime of heavy work.

Ben had more than half a century which had seen transport extend from bullock drays to space travel to draw on, along with an inventiveness that created a depth of knowledge built from experience. He was

Historic Hyssop

a man of the mountains - mountains which had nurtured him since childhood. His innocent games on summer pastures and in winter snows with his brothers and sisters had been tempered by the harsh vagaries of the seasons and eventually erased by the reality of survival in the bush.

His face had the lines of outdoors, but the brow shaded eyes reflected an eagerness for life and all its offerings.

His seriousness was balanced by his wry humour, his objectivity by his compassion, his apparent indifference by his tenderness.

He was able to admire the beauty of a sunset while preparing a bullock for the dinner table and would camp within sight of the home paddock because his horse was tiring, but ski through the frozen night to attend an ailing neighbour. He would curse the mountains for freezing winters and fires, floods and droughts, but when offered an alternative he would laugh, saying, “The Mountains won’t let me go.”

Norman deduced that Ben was a man who would know how to kill and butcher a sheep.

“I was just going to kill a sheep,” he said, holding up the knife expectedly and sheepishly signalling his intentions by extending an invitation for Ben to “Stay for supper?”

“You don’t want to kill a sheep now,” Ben replied. “You’d be eaten by flies, and those that weren’t busy eating you would carry off the carcass. Anyway, it’ll need to hang for a while before you can eat it.

We’ll go and catch some fish.”

Next week in the Wagga Weekly Norman will learn some techniques about horsemanship and the finess of trout fishing while agonising over the ultimate requirement as the drover’s cook to kill and butcher a sheep.

distinctive, and has long been used in perfumes, potpourris, incense, bouquets, nosegays and herb pillows.

Monks in monasteries during the Dark ages cultivated herbal gardens for healing, and, because they liked a bit of a tipple, found and used Hyssop as a flavouring in Chartreuse and Benedictine liqueurs. It was also worn around the neck with garlic and other herbs to ward off evil spirits.

It is an anti-inflammatory and its warm and drying energetics works well for wet colds characterised by excessive, runny, clear mucus and sneezing.

According to herbalist and author, Robin Rose Bennett, hyssop is an anti-inflammatory, also has attributes as a wound healer and can be applied externally as an infused oil, as a poultice, a compress or fomentation (infusion-soaked cloth) to relieve the swelling, pain and discoloration of wounds, bruises and sprains, and speed the healing process.

It can also relieve the pain and inflammation of arthritis.

Finally, hyssop is a restorative and balancing nervine tonic with mild sedative action useful for relieving anxiety, tension, exhaustion and depression, as well as for offering support during times of stress.

Discovering the what it’s for!

Steve Barker: I am Enough Coaching

COMMUNICATION is key in any relationship, especially with a teenager. I would like to share a conversation I had recently.

I was working with a father who was having problems with his teenage son. The son asked repeatedly to use the family car, and the father refused, repeatedly. This caused tension, and a break down to the point of anger and rage on behalf of the son.

As I discussed with the father his reasons for refusing use of the car,he said he didn’t want his son hanging out with the wrong people etc.

As I enquired further the father discussed how he had not done well at school and how much he regretted it now.

He went on to say that he knew his life would be so much better if he had done better at school.

I then discussed what does the son want the car for, and the father could not give

a clear answer. When really pushed, he said he didn’t know, but he assumed that the son would neglect his school work in preference for hanging out with his friends.

I then asked how his son is doing at school and if he was struggling. Quite the contrary, he was excelling and doing really well.

I summarised that the father was pushing his fear, regret and resentment onto his son by not allowing him use of the car. I suggested that, if the father were to get an agreement from his son that the great school work would continue, and, if it dropped, the privilege of the car could be removed.

This is what happened, the son continues to do well at school, and he actually wanted to use the car to attend a club, among other things, which he now does.

A different perspective and a fresh pair of eyes restored this relationship. This is what I do, so If you would like assistance, or would like to chat, please email steve@ iamenoughcoaching.com.

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Borrower, Bank & Broker: The Winning Formula

By Ian Robinson: Robinson Sewell Partners FARMERS are achieving major discounts on their farm loans, which translates to tens of thousands of dollars savings each year. Robinson Sewell Partners, which has settled in excess of half a billion dollars in farm loans is seeing this money being reinvested into the farm with plant upgrades, major home renovations that were well overdue and the children’s education being the recipients.

It is prudent to note that just asking your bank manager for an interest rate cut does not work to extract real value from your bank. It can come across as abrasive and obstructive.

A strategic and detailed de-risking credit analysis is required to demonstrate to the guardians of capital that a rate cut is warranted to align with the true credit profile of the business.

This, in conjunction with market intelligence of the banking sector places any borrower in good stead.

The headline in an article published by the Mortgage Professionals Australia (MPA) on 11 January 2018 announced

that “brokers take credit for plummeting business interest rates”.

The article stated that according to the RBA, brokers have played an important role in reducing interest and saving small businesses money.

It said also that, in a submission to the Productivity Commission’s ongoing Inquiry into Competition in the Australian Financial System, the RBA noted that increased use of brokers has lowered the search costs and increased price competition in some segments of the small business loans market.

With around $747 billion in outstanding loans to large businesses, this outcome generates a significant savings to Australian business, and profitability which can be used for reinvestment, or for debt reduction.

According to the article, market researcher, IBISWorld, has predicted the top five growth industries. It says that in second place is “the huge dairy cattle farming sector which will grow by eight per cent, providing opportunities to rural brokers such as multi-award-winning Robinson Sewell Partners”.

A happy Robinson Sewell Partners client, Charlie Bragg.

Entries now open for agrihack 2018 IF you’ve ever thought you would like to come up with something to benefit agriculture, or have something floating around in your head you believe would benefit agriculture, Charles Sturt University has the vehicle to help you bring your idea to fruition.

It’s the agrihack 2018, which the university describes as the agricultural super brainstorm, providing participants with the skills to create an agricultural product or service and potentially build their own business. Agrihack also offers the opportunity to win cash and mentoring prizes.

The challenges facing participants are to find a way to reduce degradation from high moisture in stored grains while another asks participants to find an effective way to measure live weight in meat chickens.

In 2017, Daniel Winson and his team became the first major winners of agrihack after creating a practical solution to uncover and fix black spots on farms, which in turn become the successful startup Agrinet (previously Agsensio).

The agrihack 2018 hackathon is open to anyone with an interest in agriculture, or a skill that can be applied to business.

It is open to individuals or teams with participants assembled into groups of farmers alongside designers and agriculture business insiders collaborating with technical experts.

The will be held over two days on 1-2 March at the CSU Convention Centre in partnership with CSU’s AgriTech Incubator and the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation.

Founder of agrihack, Dianna Somerville, says the event will focus on real challenges faced by people in agriculture and regional communities. “agrihack will involve participants working in teams to creatively solve a number of different challenges that people face on the land. The event provides an opportunity to further connect the entrepreneurial ecosystem of metro areas to rural farmers, developers and disruptors,” Dianna said.

Further information about taking part in the event as a team or an individual can be found at https://www.agrihack.com.au/ registration/ or email at info@agrihack. com.au.

GLOBAL changes, including digitisation, artificial intelligence, automation, and patterns of work, are reshaping our personal, business and local community environments at the fastest rate in human history.

Education must be a vibrant foundation for a more circular economy, our future workforce, a cleaner environment, new technologies and society’s evolution.

Educators will play a critical role in this transformation, with teachers becoming

more important and the education sector itself becoming more critical.

Five hundred years ago, education was only for a select few and after the Industrial Revolution education prepared people for standardised or repetitive work.

Globally today there is almost universal education, with most countries having education systems for all of their schoolage population.

For the Riverina, the increasing pace of global change in education means there are opportunities to embrace change to

ensure that local students continue to have knowledge and skills which enable them to work globally while living in local communities; if they choose to do so.

An example of education entrepreneurship in Wagga is that of high school student, and founder of EduKits International, Michael Nixon.

His product, the Amazing Annoyatron, is an award-winning product which encourages pre-teens and teenagers to learn code. Michael is currently in the United States as the winner of the 2017 Australia Post Regional Pitchfest, an evolution of Regional Pitchfest founded by Dianna Somerville in 2015.

In Australia, one way to approach enhancements to the education system is to imagine and design from scratch, current and future requirements to a global standard.

Looking at global trends, classroom learning in future will become more personalised to each student’s needs. Mobile technologies will enable learning at any time and place and augmented reality will enable students to have virtual global classrooms.

Smart Schools will be completely interconnected with the Internet of Things and teachers will have a wider range of tools, such as artificial intelligence, to support and augment their teaching.

THERE are now cold-hard facts about lamb storage.

Research by Charles Sturt University (CSU) Master of Philosophy graduate, Cassius Coombs, evaluated lamb which had been chilled, then frozen for periods of up to one year.

“The experiment examined lamb loins which were stored chilled for up to eight weeks, then frozen for up to one year at two temperatures, -12C and -18C,” Cassius said.

“We measured a number of meat quality parameters, including tenderness,

juiciness and display colour, along with food safety factors,” he said.

The research was carried out through the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation in conjunction with the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) while Cassius was based at the NSW DPI Centre for Red Meat and Sheep Development in Cowra.

“Key findings were that chilled storage improved the quality of meat for up to two weeks, highlighted by a marked increase in tenderness,” Cassius explained.

“However, at longer chilled storage periods lipid oxidation increased, spoilage microbes proliferated and colour deteriorated more quickly upon display.

“Overall we concluded that the lamb remained safe and of acceptable eating quality for up to one year frozen storage and that two weeks chilled storage was the best ageing duration prior to freezing.

“This project aimed to identify storage durations for frozen and chilled meat for export purposes, but it’s hoped the information can be used by consumers as well,” he concluded.

The Future of Education in the Riverina Malcolm Gregory: Strategic Futurist.

How well does your lamb keep?

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CULTURES

Glass Mandala A MANDALA is a metaphysical representation of the cosmos, or, in another description, a microcosm of the universe. A compass can be seen as a mandala signifying directions on Earth; useful as a tool of navigation and a symbol of guidance.

These devices encompass both the known and the unknown towards a type of enlightenment difficult to find in a post-truth world.

This Glass Mandala was made in response to the architectural window, sweeping staircase and void of the original entrance to the 1915 Kingston Powerhouse in Canberra. In this space I find a secular and meditative quality, elevated proportions and ever changing light conditions that

have inspired the Mandala.

For several years I have been collecting vintage glassware inspired by the grace and beauty of these objects. Once valued and treasured by a former generation, much of it is now relegated to the shelves of opportunity shops as tastes in fashion change.

Perhaps destined for the tip, these objects have the chance to shine with brilliant reflectivity once again.

The Mandala reveals a substructure of Industrial steel components often hidden behind building facades, a type of honesty or truth to materials.

I am delighted to have my Glass Mandala in the exhibition at the National Glass Gallery in Wagga.

It’s Show Time at the Basement Theatre

Home is where the heat is WAGGA Art Gallery is proud to present a new exhibition in the National Art Glass Gallery celebrating the 10th anniversary of one of Australia’s most significant and internationally recognised glass institutions, the Canberra Glassworks.

Home is where the heat is, brings together studio artists, hirers, tutors, staff and volunteers, both past and present, from the time of the opening of the Glassworks in 2007.

Home is where the heat is focusses on these artists’ responses to the historic Glassworks building, the Kingston Power House. Built between 1913 and 1915, the Power House was designed by the Federal Government architect, J S Murdoch.

Originally only intended to be a temporary structure, the Power House was used to supply Canberra with coal‐generated electricity from 1915, continuing to operate as a powerhouse until 1957.

Several artists feature in Home is where the heat is, including Simon Maberley, Sophia Emmett and Ngaio Fitzpatrick, who have responded to topical environmental issues, including the continued supply of coal powered electricity.

Artist Jenni Kemarre Martiniello who is of Arrernte heritage, has made a work based on the original grasses of the site when it was inhabited by Australia’s First Peoples. Another artist, John White, has created a glass straw bale that speaks of the previous farming use of the site.

Home is where the heat is will be on display in the National Art Glass Gallery at Wagga Art Gallery from Saturday 27 January until Sunday 22 April, 2018.

The exhibition will be officially launched on Friday 16 March at 6pm by the curator of Home is where the heat is and Artistic Director of the Canberra Glassworks Jane Cush.

Props from Dinkum Assorted Production.

IT’S about to happen! Wagga is to be treated to a production of the musical comedy, Dinkum Assorted performed by members of the Wagga School of Arts Community Theatre, SoAct, on each Sunday during February.

Identified by SoAct as its February Fun Days Production, the play is set in an Australian country town during the Second World War which has a biscuit factory as one of its main sources of employment and illustrates how 15 female factory workers fight to save their workplace and keep making biscuits.

Written by Linda Aronson, it follows the hilarious and poignant adventures of the women working together with determination to succeed as they laugh, sing, dance and cry, become air raid wardens and put on a show for two thousand American airmen as part of their efforts to prove ‘We Can Do It!’ Dinkum Assorted will be performed at The Basement Theatre under director Diana Lovett, musical director Margaret Davies and choreographer Lee Kennedy and includes a cast of well known and new actors who depict the colourful characters with skill and dedication On each Sunday in February there will be matinee performances of Dinkum Assorted, beginning at 3.00pm, and an additional two evening sessions on 11 and 18 February which begin at 7.30pm.

Bookings for Dinkum Assorted can be made on ‘phone 02 6921 2594 or on line at www.soact.com.au. Tickets, which will include a free glass of champagne and a program, are $25 and for groups of 10 or more they’ll be $20.

Media image: Sophia Emmett, 25 Breaths 2017, blown glass

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Intensive oxygen therapy came from the depths

...continued from page 13 A course of MHOT can improve strength, energy and endurance, relieve tension and stress, improve concentration and memory, detoxify the blood, promote healing and counter ageing, strengthen heart and lungs, provide a natural remedy for migraines and headaches, improve metabolism and aid digestion, relieve muscle stiffness, improve skin conditions and strengthen the immune system for enhanced wellbeing.

Living proof of the effectiveness of MHOT was experienced by Wagga motorcycle racer, Brendan Demmery,

after fracturing his pelvis and suffering compound fractures of his femur, tibia and fibula.

“He was told by the orthopeadic surgeon he’d be in a wheelchair for three months, but after MHOT treatments he was walking a month later,” Darren said.

“After an initial consultation and, depending on the diagnosis, a course of MHOT is suggested over a period of time.

Patients wear loose comfortable clothing, bring their music or a book and often drift off to sleep for the hour-long session, waking relaxed and revitalized,” Darren concluded.

The hyperbaric chamber at Riverina Sports Injury and Rehabilitation.

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SPORT

When the loser wins

IT’S not often that you are penalised 35 points in a sporting event and still finish on top. That’s what happened to Stuart Young in the opening event of the 2018 WaggaRoos Summer Series orienteering program.

The event required participants to be within a 30 minute time limit and obtain the answer to questions about the Glenfield Park area, including such things as gleaning information off signs, confirming the colour of particular pieces of playground equipment, and counting the number of steel posts in various locations.

Confronted with extremely hot conditions, Stuart ran strongly and amassed 160 points out of a possible 235. However, he exceeded the time limit by just over six minutes, incurring the 35 point penalty.

Although his score was reduced to 125 he won comfortably from second placed, John Oliver, who managed to answer about half the questions and finished with 100 points after incurring a five point penalty for exceeding the time limit by 50 seconds.

Junior, Jack Janetski and the Izzy Hutchinson/Chantelle Dailey group tied for third place on 75 points. Jack had collected more points that Izzy and Chantelle but, like most competitors in the hot conditions, suffered a severe time penalty.

The Summer Series of orienteering is held at a venue around Wagga from 6.00pm each Thursday.

For further information contact John Oliver on ‘phone 0427201954 or email oliver.family@bigpond.com.

Wagga PCYC gearing up for a busy year

Archery is one of the popular activities returning to PCYC.

IT’S back to school for Wagga students and with the return, or for some, their first day, the Wagga PCYC will resume some of its regular activities.

Programs which are returning include archery, karate, junior boxing and KindyGym. The president of Wagga PCYC, Blake Dunn, says the KindyGym, which begins on 29 January, is an early childhood development program.

“The program is designed for children aged 18 months to 5 years and focuses on the development of fine and gross motor skills using basic gymnastic while allowing the children to interact socially,” Blake said.

“Instruction will be from fully qualified and accredited coaches with the activity on Monday, Thursday and Friday mornings,” Blake said.

The popular archery program will start on Wednesday 31 January with participants from the age of five shooting arrows under the watchful eye, and instruction, from coaches accredited with Archery Australia.

“This activity focuses on the development of basic archery skills,

conducted in a fun, safe environment,” Blake said.

Shin Do Kai Karate, which Blake describes as a fantastic introductory activity for children interested in martial arts, returns on each Monday and Thursday for exponents of the art aged over six years.

The activity encourages personal growth and achievement in the art of Karate.

The extremely popular junior boxing returns on Fridays and offers development in physical fitness, self-discipline and confidence.

“Boxing has been a staple PCYC program since 1937 and in 2018 we expect to host a boxing event in Wagga,” Blake said.

“It will be fantastic to continue to develop boxers to a competitive level. But we are also very pleased to engage with young people who are looking to do it for fun, without competition,” he said.

“PCYC prides itself on conducting activities which get young people active and on promoting a healthy lifestyle,” Blake said.

For more information on PCYC programs and activities, contact the club on (02) 6921 5873.

Saddle up at the Junee Pony Club Marguerite McKinnon IT took six hours to mow, but the grounds are ready to go, and the welcome mat will be out when the Junee and District Pony Club opens its doors to new members at a special Open Day on Sunday, 4th February.

Thanks to television shows like ‘Saddle Club’ and the Canadian TV series ‘Heartland’, children are pestering their parents to join them in a pony club, and Junee is more than happy to oblige.

In what is becoming a return to the golden age for pony clubs, President of the Junee club, Kate Brabin, says the interest will hopefully result in membership numbers surpassing last year.

“We provide somewhere safe and well-run for children to ride with other children. And we pride ourselves on giving our members a wide range of riding skills,” Kate said.

“We do such disciplines as camp drafting , stockman’s challenge, show jumping, dressage and show riding as well as sporting and mounted games.

“It’s a pretty extensive list, but it’s certainly not exhaustive as we do other disciplines too,” Kate explained.

The Junee club has been running the programs for children aged from three to 15 years for decades, and is reputed to have one of the best Stockman’s Chal-

lenge courses. It also has a proud history of champions.

Australian Class show jumper, Tony Butt, hails from the Junee club, as does his granddaughter Montana, who, at the tender age of nine, is making a name for herself.

“She is amazingly confident and an excellent rider already,” Kate said.

“She is currently focussing on barrel racing and doing very well.”

The Club rallies every first and third Sunday of the month from 10.00am for a gear check, then continues activities until 3.00pm.

Located at Old Junee Road, just past the silos at the next right entrance, the pony club is hoping this Sunday will see a lot of new faces.

“The kids have a wonderful time and they really learn a lot about horses and everything that goes with that,” Kate said.

“It’s also great for those parents who have had nothing to do with horses, but their kids want to learn.”

The club is also planning on an earlier-than-usual gymkhana this year which has been scheduled for March after being rained out at its August meetings one time too many.

“Yes, it’s earlier in the season, so we’re trying something new this year,” Kate said.

Hattie Brabin and Scott Jones.

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Rachael Addison receiving her inductee award from Mayor Greg Conkey on Australia Day.

Recognition of Rachael’s spirit in her chosen sport WHEN it comes to touch football, Rachael Addison has dominated on the field and reached the pinnacle of the sport, competing at an international level.

Her achievements were recognised on Australia Day when she was inducted into the Wagga Sporting Hall of fame.

Reflecting on her life, Rachel outlined a childhood filled with sport.

“I went to diving before school, and then the first two periods at school on Wednesday were P.E. and after lunch was whole-school sport,” Rachel said.

“After school mum picked me up and I would go to softball training at Hanwood Park, and then I was off to dancing. I did ballet for an hour, then jazz for an hour and then my day would finish down at the Wagga cycling track, watching my brother and Dad doing a few laps. And that’s what

life was all about in Wagga growing up.”

Rachel also recalled how as a 12-yearold, Wednesday with touch football was her favourite day.

“Young people in Wagga are offered endless sporting opportunities, and on a weekly basis are exposed to experienced coaches, national-level umpires, professional physios, mentors and positive role models,” Rachel said.

Accompanying her on stage was Rachel’s daughter, Harlem, who made a special request for her mother to include the following anecdote.

“After being up at the museum she wanted everybody to know that when I played my last international game I was actually 12 weeks pregnant with her, so she now claims that she too has played for Australia,” Rachel relayed.

Rachael was a member of the winning Australian Open Women’s team for the 2003 and 2007 World Cup campaigns and represented Australia at the 2005 All Nations competition and the 2009 TransTasman competition.

Her national representation includes membership of the NSW Mixed Touch Team from 2002 until 2004 and being a member of the NSW Open Women’s team from 2006 until 2008. And Rachael was the first female from Wagga Wagga to be selected in an Australian Open Women’s Touch Team.

As a member of the Southern Suns Regional team for over 20 years, Rachael captained the team for several season becoming a mentor to younger team members.

During her time in competition, she

was able to overcome injury obstacles to give her best to her team. Rachael set an example to both fellow team members, opposition players and coaches for her sense of fair play, ability, selflessness and resilience.

Since retiring from competitive and representative Touch Football, Rachael’s involvement in the Touch Football community continues in the roles of a successful coach and mentor.

She currently coaches in the local Wagga competition as well as the Women’s A Grade State Cup Teams. Rachael’s success on the field, continuing dedication to the development of Touch Football in Wagga and exemplary display of sportsmanship throughout her sporting career have seen her earn her place in the Sporting Hall of Fame.

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