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The value of trees O

N a hot day, trees are consciously appreciated for their shade as, in town, people jostle to park their cars under them.

Birds, lizards, insects and fungi are provided with habitat and sources of food (plus some humans).

Sadly, some modern agricultural technology such as bee-lines and variable rate technology has deemed paddock trees to ‘be in the way of efficient farming’.

The removal of one tree represents the demise of up to hundreds of inter and intra-dependent species above and belowground, and the collateral radiates out from each tree, sometimes hundreds of years old.

Large, mature trees scattered across paddocks are of great ecological value, providing food and habitat for native animals. Scattered trees can prevent fragmentation of landscapes also by providing a connection between larger patches of native vegetation and acting as stepping stones for animals to safely move through exposed parts of the landscape.

Additionally, paddock trees can provide multiple benefits for agriculture, including providing shade and shelter for livestock, increasing soil fertility which leads to improved pasture growth, enhancing water infiltration because of improved soil porosity caused by tree roots, and preventing erosion through reduced wind speed and soil protection offered by roots.

Why are paddock trees disappearing?

Scattered paddock trees on agricultural properties are vulnerable, and are rapidly disappearing because of natural senescence, intentional clearing, herbicide drift, fertiliser use resulting in nutrient overload, damage from livestock ringbarking trees, camping under trees and trampling or grazing seedlings, fire impacts from burning of stubble and debris, and mistletoe and insect damage.

Funding and support for landholders to protect and enhance paddock trees on properties in the Kyeamba and Tarcutta Valleys is available through a project being run by Murrumbidgee Landcare in conjunction with the Kyeamba Valley Landcare Group and Tarcutta Valley Landcare Group.

Through funding from the NSW Environmental Trust landholders can receive up to $1500 through Murrumbidgee Landcare to put towards the costs of fencing materials, guards and seedlings.

Under the project, existing paddock trees can be fenced to minimise livestock damage and allow natural regeneration while native paddock tree seedlings can be planted and protected with individual guards.

Further information can be obtained by contacting Nicole Maher on ‘phone 0438 452 814 or by email at nmaher@mli.org.au.

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Wagga’s snake man Tony Davis is a friendly bloke. Turns out, his snakes are friendly too.

Tony has 45 pet snakes, among them are 15 probably not quite pets which are classed as highly venomous.

Visiting Tony and his menagerie is an experience in itself; surrounded by reptiles behind carefully-cleaned glass enclosures, the occupants mostly coiled in ceramic dishes or twisted around branch cuttings.

But the most venomous, which have the least to prove, are the hardest to spot burrowed under freshly-laid newspaper, out of view.

The thought suddenly struck. What would happen when it was time to clean the cages? How does Tony avoid a cunning snake launching into a preplanned strike?

Well there was one time he didn’t avoid, and became one of only a few people in the history who can say that he died from a snake bite, and lived to tell the tale.

So when Tony brings out a curious diamond python who wriggles and hisses, the Wagga Weekly interviewer was more than happy to give him, and the snake, as wide a berth as possible.

Despite the initial trepidation, the non-venomous python was mesmerising, and as Tony talked about the amazing qualities of this often misunderstood reptile, the less frightening it became.

Then it happened. The diamond python quickly slithered onto an outstretched (if somewhat timid) hand and up one arm. The reptile hissed and shot out its forked tongue as it moved towards the neck and up over the face and hair, while the hapless journalist tried her best imitation of a tree.

A lifetime of indoctrinated fear tore away in favour of amazement and respect.

Perhaps diamonds really are a girl’s best friend.

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Wagga first NSW stop for Queen’s Baton Marguerite McKinnon

THE 2018 Commonwealth Games is less than three months away, but Wagga has the special honour on Sunday of being the first place in New South Wales to host the Queen’s Baton Relay.

What began at Buckingham Palace on 13 March 2017, the Baton’s 388-day journey is the longest of its kind, travelling across six continents and through 70 Commonwealth nations and territories.

Starting with a free community breakfast on Sunday at 8.00am, an official ceremony will be held from 9.00am before the scheduled arrival of the Baton by helicopter and the start of the relay at 10.00am from Bolton Park and up Tarcutta Street.

Federal member for Riverina, Michael McCormack, said that being the first place in NSW to see the Queen’s Baton says a lot about our community.

“It is an honour and it shows that Wagga is not just known for our sporting prowess but it’s community mindedness, and I know that Wagga people will come out and line the streets for this on Sunday morning,” he said.

There are 12 Wagga Baton Bearers who have been selected by a panel after they were nominated for the work they do to enhance the city.

Relay runner Ian Begg was nominated for the decades of volunteer and community service, including time as a volunteer fire fighter.

“The family is starting to get excited and I wouldn’t be able to do this without their support.

My kids allow me to go and do these community activities so they are now part of it,” Ian said.

“I’m more nervous now. All our security arrangements have come through and it’s all tied down, all locked up as to where we go, what we do, and what time we have to be where,” he said.

The Baton will arrive on Queensland’s Gold Coast for the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony on 4 April, when the message it contains will be removed and read to officially open the Games.

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Life Wagga’s is beautiful: hidden artists Marguerite McKinnon

THEY work in some of Wagga’s most emotionally taxing careers, yet three women, a police officer, a palliative care nurse and a backyard ceramicist, have a harmonic balance through their passion for art.

Being a police officer would have to be one of the most emotionally taxing jobs there is. More often than not, they are called only when things have gone wrong, and when they arrive, it’s hardly to a warm welcome. But for Acting Inspector Maggie Deall art has provided her the balance she needs.

“As a cop you see a lot of negative stuff.

Mind you I love being a cop, I absolutely adore it, but it does take a toll when you see problems for 12 hours and I sometimes go home after an intense day and I’m still worked up. But I get home, put on some music, see my dogs, go into my studio, and focus on colour. It’s really important to have that balance to give me longevity in my job.

“When I was little I loved to paint. I loved to draw. As a teenager I went to art school in Liverpool for a while, but it kind of fell away.

I got tied up with work in hospitality and then the cops, and I was really career focussed,” Maggie said.

“I was out west for the past seven years in Walgett where there’s not a whole lot to

Dawn Smith. do, so I got back into candle-making and woodwork and furniture restoration, and that led me back to feeling creative.”

An officer for nearly 16 years and the only female among the team of Inspectors at Wagga Police station things really changed for Maggie when she moved here 18 months ago.

“I feel like I look at things differently; I see the light on things and their shape and I want to paint them.”

Acrylic paints, water colours and resin are currently some of Maggie’s favourite mediums.

“I have real trouble doing anything on a

Maggie Deall. small scale. I like big canvases and lots of paint and texture and colour. I’m just playing with everything at the moment,” Maggie said.

It wasn’t until last year, when her hairdresser suggested Maggie should enter some artworks into the Lakeside Art Exhibition, that she gave herself a pep talk and overcame her fear of what would happen if no-one liked her work. She needn’t have bothered.

“I put a couple of pieces in, and they sold the first night. I cried. I couldn’t believe that people would want something that I had done.”

Maggie’s passion is now becoming a successful side business through her studio, The Little Yellow House, which is gaining traction on Facebook. Her enthusiasm also has unearthed other artists in blue.

“One of the girls on my team is a very talented sketch artist. Another officer sent me some pictures after hearing me talk about art, and now he’s drawing again. We have really talented quilters and craft workers and those who do scrap-booking.

“There are so many talented people that I didn’t know were around me until I started talking about art,” Maggie said.

Wagga, and art, have now given Maggie a new lease on life.

“You look for different things as a police officer. You’re looking for what’s wrong, what the problems are; what you need to solve. As an artist you look at the beauty of things. It’s just different. I kind of feel like my eyes have opened again since being in Wagga. Maybe because I’m more relaxed, a little bit older and I’m happy, and I feel like I can express that in art,” Maggie said.

As a registered nurse in the eight-bed Palliative Care Unit at Wagga’s Calvary

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Hospital, Eileen Friedlieb knows more than most about death.

So it’s not surprising that being around people from the age of 40 to the very old who don’t wish to, or can’t die at home, Eileen has received a true appreciation of the value of human life.

“I understand how precious life is and how in 60-seconds, things can change. You could get a ‘phone call from a doctor and your whole life is turned upside down,” Eileen said.

“I’ve been at the end when a person received that news. A patient said, ‘I was only walking around last month’, so instead of focussing on death, I’d flip that and say I know more about how precious life is,” she said.

With her distinct Irish accent, Eileen just has to speak to brighten up a room.

However, it’s when she starts to paint that transformations occur.

“I love bringing colour to life; that’s my motto. And I love being a palliative care nurse. So without being religious at all, I know that life is so precious and my work reminds me of that.

“I’m one of 10 children and my sisters were always saying, ‘you need to put yourself out there more’, so I did, and it’s only been going since last July, but in six months I have sold well over 50 pieces of my artwork,” Eileen said.

“It’s a privilege to be in someone’s life at that stage and you have to be open and understanding. My job is to prevent pain from getting too far on, So I do everything in my power to make sure that the patient is as peaceful, pain-free, and symptom-free as possible.”

The raw honesty of Eileen’s work is equal

to the freedom she finds in her art.

“Palliative Care ward is not a sad place.

We make it fun, we make people laugh, but there are times and moments when we have to be raw, honest and very serious.

“That reflects in the pieces I do. Some are fun and some are more serious. Art makes people feel something. They either like it, they don’t like it, or it reminds them of something, and that’s emotions.

“It would be great to fill the hospital walls with art as art therapy is a very big thing. If you looked at bland walls, then looked at walls which had colour, your eyes would sparkle and it would be a distraction from the sadness. I think it would be beautiful to fill the walls with colour for them,” Eileen said.

“Nobody knows we’re here!” That’s the view of Dawn Smith, and if you didn’t know Dawn you might agree with her. However Dawn’s passion for art, particularly ceramics, has attracted the attention of some very big names.

From a shed at the back of her Wagga house, the ceramic creations of Dawn and daughter Cynthia Tippler have featured in the movie ‘Australia’ starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman; the television miniseries, ‘A place to call home’, and the 2017 season of renovation show, ‘The Block’.

“We’ve been going for more than 25 years,” Dawn said.

Dawn might be remembered by the hundreds of students who attended her hobby ceramics studio, Rondon Gallery, in Copland Street before it closed in the 1990’s.

“We took the hand-painted decorative part of the business and it was a niche that the Japanese and Chinese didn’t do because it wasn’t a big enough market for them.

“We also do the parrots and bespoke lamps and a lot of kangaroo figurines for the movie ‘Australia’, and Baz Luhrman sent our works all over the world to advertise the movie,” Dawn said.

Now called Studio Australia, Dawn works with her daughter Cynthia and her husband John in the business, which is an online success story.

“We make custom-made lampshades to match our lamps, figurines. I’ve always had a brush in my hand doing art, and art has been good to me,” Dawn said.

Eileen Friedlieb.

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EDITORIAL

Excellent Reasons to Get on Your Bike!

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Greg Conkey and Daryl McGuire about to get on their bikes.

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NLY a small percentage of people living in Wagga use their bicycles for commuting with the main reason cited “it’s too dangerous sharing the roads with four wheeled vehicles, especially trucks”.

Compare this cycling population to that in Canberra where there are 1017 kms of maintained cycling tracks, used every day by commuters and recreational peddlers.

With the announcement of $11.7 million to build 45 kms of dedicated cycling tracks around Wagga, the cheers are being heard.

Member for Wagga Wagga, Daryl McGuire, is very proud to announce this new project.

“I’ve looked at other cities where cycling is an integral part of not only their Active Travel Plan (ATP) but fitness and health movements and the benefits are obvious. I’m delighted Wagga is now going to be another regional city providing these facilities,” he said.

This project has been years in the making with an initial report from council submitted in December 2014 seeking a funding application to undertake the initial feasibility study to now, with funding announced.

Planned location of the 45kms of cycling tracks.

An integral aspect of developing the overall strategy was reaching out to the cycling and wider communities to inform the development of the Active Travel Plan. Now funding has been announced, a second engagement process will happen during the design phase to refine the projected routes, which are loops connecting the central business district and each other, namely: • Forest Hill • Kapooka • Central (links Bourkelands to the city) • Northern (CSU and northern growth area), and • Southern (linking Lake Albert to the city).

Mayor Greg Conkey said the Active Travel Plan considers and addresses cycling needs as part of the overall integrated transport vision for the city.

“This project puts forward nationally consistent and best-practice bicycle facility design considerations,” he explained.

“Active travel reduces congestion in the overall transport network, reduces pollution, improves public health and reduces the costs of ill-health, and adds to improved community wellbeing and social cohesion.”

In addition to the actual cycle tracks, another feature is to add interpretative items of interest to the tracks to expand the local history and natural resources.

“Along the river there are many historic sites which have almost been forgotten about,” Daryl explained. “These stops along the way are ideal for visitors to familiarise themselves with Wiradjuri and settlement history and learn about the flora and fauna associated with the Murrumbidgee River.”

Kris Whybro, owner of Kidson’s Cycles said business has been very busy for the past five months.

“Cycling is becoming more popular with people who live here. And to hear that dedicated cycle tracks are becoming a reality is excellent news,” he said.

“We’ve been providing bikes for tourists through the Visitor Information Centre for a couple of years now and, although seasonality affects popularity, cycling is becoming a fashionable way for people to see the local areas.

“For some reason, this is especially so for parents of students at CSU who spend half a day cycling along the river and they enjoy seeing Wagga from a bike seat.”

Mayor Conkey explained this is a twoand-a-half-year project.

“Wagga needed a greater plan for alternative transport to connect the outer suburbs with the central business district and this is it.

“This will transform our city,” he concluded.

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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A Day in the Life…..Wagga’s snake man FROM this week, Wagga Weekly will delve into the lives of Wagga’s colourful and charismatic characters; the people who help shape our marvellous city.

Today, Wagga’s Snake Man, Tony Davis opens his heart and his home to the Wagga Weekly, about his love for snakes, and the day one killed him.

Marguerite McKinnon

TONY Davis didn’t always like snakes.

“I was petrified of them before. Dad was always scared of snakes so we were never around snakes and it just sort of stuck that he was scared of them, so I stayed scared too,” Tony explained.

“But when Dad died, I got on my own path and decided I wanted one.”

You could say Tony had a sort of mid-life crisis, or even awakening, when his fear of snakes was replaced by a fascination for reptiles at the age of 50.

“I was interested in turtles and lizards at school and we went down to a pet shop when we moved to Wagga from Tumut, and got talking to the owner of the pet shop and I finished ‘round at his place that night. Saw his snakes and decided that I wanted one, and it just started from there,” Tony said.

Everything changed when Tony was bitten by a pet Taipan on 17 April, 2010.

“When I was killed by the Taipan I had 95 snakes. Now I’ve got 45 snakes.

“I was just taking it out of the cage to clean to cage out and he slipped off, and bit me. I felt him hit me, but I thought it was his tail, not his head, as it was quick.

“But when I went to pick him up again I saw blood coming out of my finger where he’d hit me, I thought, well it couldn’t have been his tail that him me, it must have been the other end.”

“It was Saturday at 11.40am that I got bitten, it was 11.50am that I was in hospital, and I was dead at 1.30pm.”

Tony Davis loves telling this story, which is anything but a tall tale.

“It was the antivenom (also known as antivenin) that actually killed me, they said.

“There’s a professor in Newcastle doing research on it and a report 18 months ago proves beyond doubt that antivenom used in spider bites and snake bites is more dangerous than the actual venom.

“The local hospital didn’t have Taipan antivenom so they used poly antivenom, which covers eight highly venomous snakes.

So being originally bitten by the Taipan, I again was bitten by a taipan, a brown snake, a black snake, a death adder, mulga snake, and the body couldn’t take it. So that was the end of it,” Tony said.

“I spent three-and-a-half weeks in Canberra Hospital and had six goes of dialysis, then came back to Wagga for

another three weeks and they told me that I might get over it one day, or I may never get over it, and coming up to eight-years later I’m still suffering from it now.

“In this hot weather, come lunchtime I’m very lethargic, ‘cause it’s destroyed my kidneys, liver and lungs, but I still play with them and I still enjoy it. I’m just a little bit more cautious,” he said.

Tony is so tough you’d think he’d drop a few spoonfuls of cement in his morning coffee, but he’s really not too keen on the caffeine.

“I don’t drink coffee. I have some juice and a few Weetbix and then come down and clean the cages out, get the food ready for the snakes.”

Tony’s 45 snakes includes 15 which are the highly venomous varieties, including eastern brown, western brown, red belly blacks and mulga snakes. The most dangerous like to hide under newspaper which makes cleaning out the cages interesting to say the least.

“They eat mainly rats and mice, and I buy all my rats and mice from Queensland.

They’re cryovaced frozen and I take them out and thaw them back to body temperature.

“I don’t feed them and clean their cages on the same day.”

Tony chatted away in this interview as a large diamond python coiled around his neck, slowly hissing and constricting its muscles in a wave-like motion as it glided over Tony’s face, torso and hair. It was a little mesmerizing and totally distracting to be so close, especially when the snake started to arc out in curiosity towards Tony’s interviewer, prompting a few heart palpitations.

When asked, Tony admitted the snake was getting a little tight around his neck at times.

Tony says he and his wife Marg are thinking of calling their new pet ‘Ticky’

after they pulled several ticks out of the snake’s smooth diamond-patterned skin.

Marg thinks the snake is a female, but neither she, nor Tony, are overly keen to check, a manoeuvre which requires a probe to be inserted at the base of its tail that, not surprisingly, sparks an unwelcome reaction.

Summer is the height of snake season and Tony is one of the most in-demand tradesmen in the Riverina.

“I was out answering a call at 9.30 last night. A lot of people think that I come out for free, but unfortunately it’s not,” Tony said.

The cost of snake-retrieval is anywhere from $80 to $1000 for hard-to-reach catches and travel costs.

“Sometimes when I mention that there’s a snake-catch fee, they change their minds and do the wrong thing and say, ‘Oh, we will take care of it ourselves’, which usually means they’re going to kill it,” he said.

Snakes are a protected species and killing them is illegal and can attract thousands of dollars in fines, and even a jail sentence.

“I travel to Deniliquin, Yass, Griffith and even this week to Tootool out past The Rock. I get about four or five calls a day.”

“I’m not a snake finder, so those who call me out have to show me where the snake is.

It’s a bit different in a house where it can be contained if they keep the doors closed,” he explained.

This week Tony was called out to the Juvenile Detention Centre after a snake was found in the exercise yard.

This Summer has been particularly busy, and, like a fire fighter answering an alarm, Tony immediately responds due to the nature of snakes, armed with a snake hook, pinner and bag, and over-sized tweezers.

“Quite often I’m sitting down to dinner and the ‘phone rings so Marg puts the tea in the oven or the microwave until I get back,” Tony said.

Licence conditions stipulate snakes have to be released within 20 kilometres of being found. Tony often takes the snakes to Pomingalarna Reserve which is popular for bike riders, horse riders and bush walkers.

“The riders don’t really like me, but the snakes usually disperse. I don’t really have a lot of options.”

Tony says if you come across a snake, don’t move, even if it comes towards you.

“If you stay still he won’t look at you as a threat, and he will move away,” Tony explained.

“They’re fascinating, I feed them every week to 10 days and I watch every one of my snakes eat. It’s amazing as they eat things three or four times their size. It’s like watching a human eat a whole watermelon. A lot of people think they’re slimy but they are nice and smooth to touch. But they’re a wild animal so you have to respect them,” he said.

Tony may not be afraid of snakes or spiders and heights, but there is one thing that makes him nervous.

“I’m not real keen on the open water. The thought of a shark in the water. You can get away from a snake on land, but you can’t really get away from a shark,” Tony said.

Butter wouldn’t melt in their mouths!

OVER the past 12 months, a group of sweet, little (not old) ladies has raised more than $1000 for the NSW Cancer Council from what came out of their mouths.

Coupled with a regular weekly donation the 20 women agreed that a swear jar was appropriate to keep them (their mouths), in line and obviously going to raise considerable funds said organizer Gail Chyb.

“Playing Bingo every week is a great way

to make, and catch up with friends, share some stories and, in this case, raise money for a great cause,” she added.

Maddi Smith from the Cancer Council is grateful to receive the money raised from this past year’s misdemeanours and contributions.

Please contact Gail on 0408 223 479 if you would like to join their Thursday Bingo group.

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DESTINATION RIVERINA MURRAY

Your Local Wagga Weekly - Friday, January 26, 2018

Cheers to cheese at Coolamon Genevieve Fleming, Chairperson of Destination Riverina Murray

TAKE a little trip and treat yourself this summer at Coolamon Cheese. Only a 30 minute drive from Wagga Wagga, Coolamon Cheese has it all. It’s where you can learn about how cheese is made then taste all the deliciousness paired with other local delicacies, coffee and wine.

Coolamon Cheese is in an historic 1920’s co-op building on Cowabbie Street, the main street of Coolamon.

In its most recent incarnation, the building was the local IGA supermarket, but it’s been transformed. The space has been lovingly restored to show off the high ceiling, timber beams, tin roof and original bricks. It’s a testament to mixing old and new with so many original features preserved alongside rustic, industrial touches and a thoroughly modern kitchen, coffee bar and deli area.

At the rear of the building is the cheese factory itself, a production facility, designed so visitors can view the entire cheese making and maturation process. Guided tours are run every hour from 11am to 4pm showing small groups the steps involved in making Coolamon’s thoroughly local collection of cheeses.

There are 15 different types of cheeses made on site, all handcrafted by the artisan cheesemakers using single source cow’s milk from Euberta near Wagga, and goat’s milk from Tootal.

The inspiration for the various cheeses is based on varieties from around the world and incorporate a range of styles adapted for a local flavour.

Aside from the cheese itself, one of the most enjoyable aspects of Coolamon Cheese is the warm welcome you get from the family behind the business.

Father and son team Chief Cheesemaker, Barry Lillywhite, and Managing Director, Anton Green, are responsible for turning what was just an idea to create a ‘cellar door for cheese’ into a reality.

Their hard work over the past five years, and their passion really shines through.

Then there’s the man who turns the cheese into the delicious food on offer at Coolamon Cheese, chef, Christopher Galvin-Moule.

Christopher has paired the Coolamon Cheeses with local produce from around the Riverina to create a cheese inspired menu of delectable snacks, meals and desserts. And that’s not to mention the cheese boards, charcuterie platters and share plates that are lovingly prepared for visitors.

For the kids, there’s a special $10 menu with nachos or toasted sandwiches and the very special shaken milk, served ice cold in an old-fashioned glass bottle in chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, caramel, banana or coffee flavours.

The baristas at Coolamon Cheese are experts and the coffee is Campos, so you’re sure to be well caffeinated after a visit. If you’re after something stronger or something to pair perfectly with your cheese, there is the list of local wines, from Borambola Wines, Lillypilly Estate Wines and Signor Vino Wines to name a few, and beers from Tumut River Brewing and Wagga’s Thirsty Crow.

Coolamon Cheese is open seven days a week from 10am to 5pm, making it the perfect place to take your friends and guests.

Further information is available on the Coolamon Cheese website at www. coolamoncheese.com.au.

The images in this report are by Kiah Lucey Photography.

Friday, January 26, 2018 - Your Local Wagga Weekly

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Elite men’s race.

4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 14. Mixed doubles final.

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Australia v England. Game 5. Evening session.

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4.00 A Taste Of Travel. 4.30 RPM: Summer Series. 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday.

6.30 The Sunday Project. New. 7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

Return.

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6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Small Business Secrets Summer Encore. 7.30 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 16. Sydney Kings v Melbourne United. 5.00 Small Business Secrets Summer Encore. 5.25 Hitler And Paris: The Untold Story. 6.30 News.

7.30 Secrets Of Tutankhamun’s Treasures.

8.30 MOVIE: Scientology: Going Clear. (2015) Lawrence Wright, Mike Rinder, Marty Rathbun.

10.40 Last Days Of Solitary. 12.40 Full Frontal.

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8.00 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow.

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1.10 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow.

1.55 Dirty Laundry. 2.35 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World.

7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 David Jeremiah.

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International Quad Series. New Zealand Silver Ferns v Australian Diamonds. 11.00 The Closer.

12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes. Replay. 3.30 Whacked Out Sports.

4.00 Operation Repo. 4.30 A Taste Of Travel.

5.00 Places We Go. 5.30 iFish Summer. 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 The Life Of Mammals. 8.30 GC Cops. 9.00 MOVIE: The Gambler. (2014) Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange.

11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 PopAsia. 10.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Insight. 1.00 Front Up. 1.30 Huang’s World. 3.10 Cyberwar. 3.40 MythBusters. 4.40 States Of Undress. 5.30 Soccer. W-League. Round 13. Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar. 8.00 Full Frontal. 8.35 24 Hours In Police Custody. 9.30 RuPaul’s Drag Race.

11.20 Bobby And Harriet Get Married. New. 11.45 Late Programs.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.55 Kids’ Programs.

5.35 Dragons: Race To The Edge. 6.00 MOVIE: The New Legends Of Monkey: The Telemovie.

(2018) 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. 2.20 Close. 5.00 Grojband. 5.20 The Legend Of Korra. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Adventure Angler.

10.00 Screaming Reels. 10.30 Tenpin Bowling.

Rolling Thunder. 11.30 The Fishing Show. 12.30 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. 1.30 Swamp Men. 2.30 Big Australia. 3.30 Seinfeld. 6.30 MOVIE: Hellboy. (2004) 8.50 MOVIE: On Deadly Ground.

(1994) Steven Seagal, Michael Caine, Joan Chen. 10.55 MOVIE: Attack The Block. (2011) 12.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.30 MOVIE: Valiant.

(2005) 7.00 MOVIE: Legally Blonde 2: Red, White And Blonde. (2003) 9.00 MOVIE: The DUFF. (2015) Mae Whitman, Bella Thorne. 11.00 The Rich Kids Of Social Media. 12.00 Adult Swim. 12.30 Titan Maximum. 1.00 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. 8.05 Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures. 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: Capture The Flag. (2015) 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 9.30 Sex And The City. 10.30 Will & Grace. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Afternoon Programs. 2.30 The Breakfast Couch. 3.00 ABC News. 3.30 A Taste Of Landline. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 Offsiders: Summer Edition. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 Compass. 6.00 ABC News Weekend. 6.30 Boiling Point: The NT’s Fracking Dilemma. 7.00 ABC News Hour. 8.00 The Best Of Back Roads. 9.00 ABC News Weekend. 9.30 One Plus One. 10.00 Late Programs.

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Monday, January 29 MONDAY, JANUARY 29

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

12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Midsomer Murders. Final. 2.35 The Super-Rich And Us. 3.25 Doctor Who. 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 ABC News At Five. 5.10 Drum. Return. 6.00 Classic Countdown. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads. Final. 8.30 Foreign Correspondent.

Final. 9.00 David Stratton’s Stories Of Australian Cinema. 10.00 Stephen Fry In Central America.

10.50 ABC Late News. 11.20 The Business.

11.35 Golf. PGA Tour. Farmers Insurance Open.

Highlights. 12.30 Doctor Who. 1.15 Rage. 2.25 Late Programs.

Tuesday, January 30 TUESDAY, JANUARY 30

NINE (5)

WIN (8)

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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. 1.00 MOVIE: Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.

(1974) Oliver Reed, Richard Attenborough. 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Married At First Sight. Return.

9.10 Travel Guides. Return.

10.10 Better Late Than Never. Return.

11.10 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 12.05 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. Return. 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. Return.

11.00 The Project.

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

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Arabic News F24.

12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 Al Jazeera. 2.00 Max Raabe: Tonight Or Never. 3.00 Predict My Future: The Science Of Us. 3.50 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.

9.40 24 Hours In Emergency. 10.35 SBS News.

11.05 The World Game. 11.35 MOVIE: Hero.

(2002) 1.25 Atlanta. 2.25 Masters Of Sex. 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 Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 NBC Press.

11.30 The Real Seachange. 1.00 Cities Of The Underworld. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Medical Emergency. 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. 7.30 TV Shop. 8.00 Ellen DeGeneres. 9.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz.

10.30 Harry. 11.30 Are You Being Served?

12.10 MOVIE: Three Hats For Lisa. (1966) 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 To Be Advised. 8.30 Live PD. 11.15 Miniseries: The Widower. 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades. Replay.

12.00 RPM: Summer Series. 12.30 Hogan’s Heroes. 1.00 WIN News. 2.00 Star Trek. 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-0. Final.

8.30 NCIS. 10.30 Elementary. 12.30 Shopping.

2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 MOVIE: Apart Together. (2010) 1.45 Rebel Music. 2.10 Dara Ó Briain: School Of Hard Sums. 3.05 Vs Arashi. 4.00 The Mindy Project. 4.30 Cyberwar.

5.00 News. 5.25 If You Are The One. 6.40 MythBusters. 7.35 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 8.30 MOVIE: Lovelace. (2013) 10.10 MOVIE: 24 Hour Party People. (2002) 12.15 Untitled Action Bronson Show. 1.10 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. New. 6.25 Doctor Who. 7.20 Kung Fu Panda. 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. 10.00 Motor Racing.

Night Thunder. Replay. 11.00 What Went Down.

11.30 The Big Adventure. 1.00 Swamp Men. 2.00 Aussie Barbecue Heroes. 4.30 What Went Down. 5.00 Swamp People. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 World’s Most Amazing Videos.

9.30 Goldfathers. 10.30 Zoltan, The WolfMan. New. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (53) 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: Rambo: First Blood. (1982) 11.30 Best Ink. 12.30 Friends.

1.30 Uncle Grandpa. 2.00 Regular Show. 2.30 Pokémon The Series: Sun & Moon. 3.00 Kids’ Programs.

PRIME7 (6)

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

12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Press Club.

1.30 Women’s Work. Final. 2.00 Pulse. Final.

2.55 Ask The Doctor. 3.25 Doctor Who. 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 ABC News At Five. 5.10 Drum.

6.00 Classic Countdown. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 The Checkout. Return. 8.30 Catalyst.

Return. 9.30 Surviving School: My Year 7 Life.

10.30 ABC Late News. 11.00 The Business.

11.15 MOVIE: Dior And I. (2014) 12.45 Doctor Who. 1.30 MOVIE: Dior And I. (2014) 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 The Good Doctor.

10.00 Grey’s Anatomy. Return.

12.00 Time After Time. New. 12.30 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.

9.15 One Night With My Ex. New. 10.15 Beauty And The Beach. Return.

11.25 Cold Case. 12.20 20/20. 1.20 Patriot Games. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 Extra. 3.30 GMA. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

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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. 6.10 Drum. 7.00 ABC News National. 8.00 ABC News. 9.00 Matter Of Fact: This Week. New. 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: This Week. 2.00 ABC News. 2.15 Drum.

3.00 The World. 4.00 BBC Global. 4.30 7.30.

5.00 Deutsche Welle.

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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. New. 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles.

10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 WIN News. 12.30 The Project. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Shopping. 4.30 CBS Morning.

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Conchita: Unstoppable. 3.00 Kylie Kwong: Heart And Soul. 3.30 Rise Of The Machines. 4.30 Secrets Of The Lost Graveyard. 5.25 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Food Safari. 6.30 News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.40 Best Of Insight. 9.40 One Born Every Minute UK. 10.35 SBS News. 11.05 Spin. 1.05 MOVIE: A Better Life. (2011) 3.05 MOVIE: Dirty Wolves. (2015) 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 Black Comedy. 9.00 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. 9.30 Red Dwarf. 10.00 The League Of Gentlemen. 10.30 Buzzcocks. 11.05 The Office.

11.30 30 Rock. 11.50 Parks And Recreation.

12.10 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. 12.40 Buzzcocks. 1.15 The Office. 1.45 30 Rock. 2.05 Parks And Recreation. 2.30 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Larry The Lawnmower. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Harry’s Practice. 12.30 House Calls To The Rescue. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute.

3.00 Medical Emergency. 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? 12.10 MOVIE: Angels One Five. (1952) 2.15 Colin & Justin’s Home Heist. 3.25 To Be Advised. 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 Get Smart. 9.00 Jake And The Fatman. 10.00 Reel Action. 10.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.30 Hogan’s Heroes. 12.00 Happy Days. 1.00 WIN News. 2.00 Star Trek. 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. 8.30 Homicide: Hours To Kill. 9.30 48 Hours. 10.30 Highlander.

11.30 Hogan’s Heroes. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Gameplay: The Story Of The Video Game Revolution. 1.40 Rebel Music. 2.10 Dara Ó Briain: School Of Hard Sums. 3.05 Huang’s World. 4.00 The Mindy Project. 4.30 Tattoo Age. 5.00 News. 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. 11.05 Payday.

12.00 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. 7.20 Kung Fu Panda. 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. 10.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 11.00 Charlie’s Angels. 12.00 American Hoggers.

12.30 World’s Most Amazing Videos. 1.30 Swamp People. 2.30 The Big Adventure. 3.30 American Pickers. 4.30 Pawn Stars. 5.00 Goldfathers. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Counting Cars.

9.30 Ice Road Truckers. 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 Friends. 7.00 The Middle. 7.30 American Ninja Warrior. 9.30 MOVIE: Rambo: First Blood Part II. (1985) 11.30 Jail: Big Texas.

12.00 The Crew. 12.30 Friends. 1.30 Uncle Grandpa. 2.00 Regular Show. 2.30 Pokémon The Series: Sun & Moon. 3.00 Green Lantern.

3.30 Beyblade Burst. 4.00 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: Kingpin. (1996) Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid. 10.55 Will & Grace.

11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 12.00 ABC News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.30 ABC News.

6.10 Drum. 7.00 ABC News National. 8.00 ABC News. 9.00 Matter Of Fact: This Week. 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: This Week. 2.00 ABC News. 2.15 Drum. 3.00 The World. 4.00 BBC Global. 4.30 7.30. 5.00 Deutsche Welle.

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Wednesday, January 31 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 The 60th Annual Grammy Awards.

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. Return.

7.30 My Kitchen Rules. Return.

9.00 The Good Doctor. Return.

10.00 The 60th Annual Grammy Awards.

1.30 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. 10.25 Buzzcocks. 10.55 The Office. 11.15 30 Rock. 11.35 Parks And Recreation. 12.00 Tonightly With Tom Ballard.

12.30 Buzzcocks. 1.00 The Office. 1.20 30 Rock. 1.45 Parks And Recreation. 2.10 Close.

5.00 Kids’ Programs.

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

12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Press Club.

1.30 Foreign Corre. Final. 2.00 Newton’s Law. 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. 3.30 Doctor Who. 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 ABC News At Five.

5.10 Drum. 6.00 Classic Countdown. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. Return. 9.00 300 Years Of French And Saunders. 9.50 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. Return. 10.30 Shock Horror Aunty. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 The Business. 11.50 Foreign Corre. Final. 12.20 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 1.00 Doctor Who. 1.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 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 To Be Advised.

10.00 Grammy’s Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special.

12.00 Powerless. New. 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 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.

9.10 MOVIE: Sisters. (2015) Amy Poehler, Tina Fey. 11.30 Movie Juice. 12.00 CSI: NY. 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!

9.00 Just For Laughs Montreal 2017.

10.00 To Be Advised.

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

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Arabic News F24.

12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS News. 1.55 Who Do You Think You Are? 3.00 Heston’s Gourmet Tour. 3.30 Best Of Insight. 4.30 Cycling. Herald Sun Tour. Women’s Road Race. Highlights.

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 Vikings.

Final. 10.35 Berlin Station. 11.35 SBS News.

12.05 MOVIE: The Idol. (2015) 1.55 MOVIE: Tangerines. (2013) 3.30 Sex And The West. 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 The Agony Of Modern Manners.

9.00 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. 9.30 Asian Provocateur. 10.00 The Trip. 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.

1.25 30 Rock. 1.50 Parks And Recreation. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Match It. 7.30 It’s Academic. 8.00 Larry The Lawnmower. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 The Travel Bug. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Medical Emergency. 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: The Day The Earth Caught Fire.

(1961) 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 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 11.30 Hogan’s Heroes. 12.00 Happy Days. 1.00 WIN News. 2.00 Star Trek. 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 MOVIE: True Story. (2015) Jonah Hill, James Franco, Felicity Jones. 10.30 Homicide: Hours To Kill. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 MOVIE: A Brony Tale. (2014) 1.25 Noisey. 2.15 Superstar DJs With Annie Mac. 2.40 Dara Ó Briain: School Of Hard Sums. 3.30 Des Bishop: Breaking China.

4.00 The Mindy Project. 4.30 Dead Set On Life. 5.00 News. 5.25 If You Are The One. 6.40 MythBusters. 7.35 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 8.30 MOVIE: Wer. (2013) 10.15 MOVIE: Wolf. (1994) 12.30 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. 7.20 Kung Fu Panda. 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. 9.30 Screaming Reels.

10.00 A Football Life. 11.00 Charlie’s Angels.

12.00 Counting Cars. 12.30 Ice Road Truckers.

2.30 American Pickers. 3.30 Pawn Stars. 4.00 Highway Patrol. 5.00 Ultimate Factories. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Grand Tour. 9.00 MOVIE: Robin Hood. (2010) Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett. 11.50 Late Programs.

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: Rambo III. (1988) 11.30 Two And A Half Men. 12.00 The Crew. 12.30 Friends. 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 Scooby-Doo! 4.30 Kids’ Programs.

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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 QI. 1.30 Hannah Gadsby’s OZ. 2.00 Newton’s Law. 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. Final. 3.25 Doctor Who. 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 ABC News At Five. 5.10 Drum.

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Your Local Wagga Weekly - Friday, January 26, 2018 PRIME7 (6) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Perfect Teacher. (2010) Megan Park, David Charvet, Boti Bliss. 2.00 The Daily Edition.

3.00 The Chase.

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5.00 The Chase Australia.

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11.45 The Goldbergs. 12.30 Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise.

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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.

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6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Married At First Sight.

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10.50 Mom. 11.20 A.D. Kingdom And Empire. 12.15 The Closer. 1.30 TV Shop. 2.00 Extra. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 Skippy. 3.30 GMA. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

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6.00 WIN News.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. First semi-final.

11.10 Blue Bloods. 12.00 WIN News. 1.00 The Project. 2.00 Stephen Colbert. 3.00 Shopping.

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The Future of Driverless Cars in the Riverina

Malcolm Gregory, Strategic Futurist.

GLOBAL change is now reshaping our personal, business and local community environments at the fastest rate in human history.

The first cars were resisted by blacksmiths who were dependent on a horse based economy, and although most blacksmiths lost their jobs eventually, the automotive driven economy created far more. Throughout history, automation has created more jobs than it destroys, but it requires reskilling, strategies and plans to adapt, whether for industries, businesses or individuals.

Because of the increasing pace of change, there are both opportunities and risks in our autonomous, or driverless, vehicle future in the Riverina. The global drive towards driverless vehicles was initiated by a social desire to save the lives of the one million people who are killed in vehicle accidents each year, of which more than 90 per cent were the result of driver error. Technology has been developed to enable achievement

of that goal, which will have significant impacts.

Elsewhere in the world there are now driverless cars, tractors, harvesters, taxis, buses, trucks, and trains already in use, as well as prototype pilot-less aircraft.

Manufacturers for driverless cars include Tesla, Volvo, Nissan, General Motors, Ford, BMW, Toyota and Google, with most being all electric vehicles. Range when charged is now up to 300 kilometres.

In Australia, trials are being conducted for driverless cars, tractors, harvesters, taxis, buses, trucks, and trains. In NSW, the NRMA is conducting an autonomous vehicle technology trial at Sydney Olympic Park in partnership with a number of stakeholders, and has plans to roll out solar powered charging stations along roads.

By 2029, driverless vehicles will be a common sight in the Riverina, with a wide range of benefits. Social benefits will include reduced road deaths and injuries, better mobility for the aged or blind, and more open space in communities because of the reduced

Keeping in touch with teenagers Steve Barker STAYING on the theme in last week’s Wagga Weekly of communication with your teenager, I would like to briefly discuss a strategy to restore communication where it has totally broken down.

Are you finding that you have a stranger living in your house with you? Are you feeling that someone has occupied your son or daughter’s room and you have no idea who that person is?

Don’t worry, this is much more common than you think.

Teenagers want their independence. They are discovering themselves. They rebel and push back in an attempt to control their environment and to work out what they stand for.

During this period, they will detach themselves from the people they want most connection with -you, their parent.

If communication has been lost or is

extremely poor, take the initiative. Purchase a nice, good quality note book or pad. Write an introduction saying that you miss them, that you are really interested in their world and that you love them.

Explain that you will ask a question, and they can then answer and place the notebook back on your pillow. They can then ask you a question and you will answer and put the notebook back on their pillow.

The exchange will maintain the connection, grow trust. Don’t set a timeframe around the response, let it happen naturally. Perhaps prompt them over dinner “did you see the notebook I left on your pillow?”

This is a slow burn strategy, don’t expect miracles overnight. Be honest, be open and above all be patient.

If you would like a copy of the introduction, a list of questions you may wish to ask or would like to chat, please email steve@iamenoughcoaching.com.

need for parking spaces.

Environmental benefits will include less congestion on roads, reduced carbon emissions with electric vehicles being recharged by solar powered charging stations, and even solar power generating roads, and cars designed to Circular Economy principles to maximise reuse and recycling and minimise waste to landfill.

Economic benefits will include less household expenditure on private car ownership and associated costs such as petrol, registration and insurance. In addition, driverless cars while in transit offer opportunities such as mobile hotel rooms, exercise, mobile work office and haircuts.

Driverless vehicles will have an impact on some employment in the Riverina, including trucking, taxis, deliveries and ride-sharing, but new potentially higher value jobs are likely to emerge because of the increased frequency of maintenance for electric vehicles, and the logistics for their likely use 24 hours a day. The transition will take some years, during which time retraining for

new skills can be planned and supported by companies, communities and governments.

So who will own the driverless cars of the future?

Some will be owned by individuals as they are now; some will be fleet cars owned by councils and some will be owned by companies such as Uber, which has ordered 24,000 cars from Volvo for 2019.

Being a Strategic Futurist enables me to be a part of making the future happen, not just talk about what it could be. I explore the global future using over 1500 global trends, then apply those trends to each unique client situation using strategic foresight to help individuals, businesses and communities develop strategies to create new futures.

“Choice, not chance, determines destiny” (Aristotle).

To support future prosperity in the Riverina, I am able to talk to schools, teachers and service clubs. And if you have a particular area of interest in the future, let the Wagga Weekly know what it is and I’ll schedule it for a future column.

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Your Local Wagga Weekly - Friday, January 26, 2018

Wagga at Super Blue Blood Moon central SINCE it was written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1934, Blue Moon has become a classic popular song and a standard ballad.

It’s been sung by such luminaries as Billie Holiday, Billy Eckstine, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Mel Tormé, The Marcels, The Supremes, The Mavericks, Rod Stewart and many more.

And despite the views of Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline and Willie Nelson, to name just a few who localised the phenomena to Kentucky, a Blue Moon is an international occurrence.

Simply, a Blue Moon is when a second full moon occurs within the same calendar month; and the event on Wednesday 31 January will coinciding with perigee, the moon’s closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit, creating what is termed a Super Blue Moon.

And to make the display even more spectacular, it will coincide with a total

lunar eclipse, when the moon will be entirely inside the Earth’s shadow making the moon appear red; an event known as a Blood Moon.

So, on the last day of January, there’ll be a Super Blue Blood Moon.

And the Riverina with its famous clear expanses of sky, is in the box seat with the eclipse starting around 11.00pm, reaching its zenith in the total umbral between midnight and 1.00 am and concluding around 3.00am.

On the evening of 31 January, the moon will rise shortly after 8.00pm.

So, turn off the mobile ‘phone and TV, set up a deck chair and table in the back yard, open a bottle of wine or put the beer in a cooler, unpack the telescope or binoculars (or dust off the glasses), put the camera on a tripod and adjust the lens, and sit back to enjoy full evening of tax free entertainment courtesy of Mother Nature.

Feminine Moon Cycles and Menstruation

IN the Inca tradition, grandmother moon is known as Mama Quilla, the goddess of the moon, ruling over marriage and the protector of women. Mama Quilla was wife of the sun god, Inti.

She was the regulator of the moon cycles, as the waxing and waning of the moon was used to calculate the monthly menstruation cycles.

There was a time in which, when a woman had her period, she was seen as one who held the power of creation, deep wisdom and spirituality. The tribe would ask the women for guidance as she listened to her inner voice.

However, thousands of year ago as humans shifted to a more

patriarchal society, common thought has changed to the belief the monthly menstruation cycle is impure and women were not welcome to prepare food or have sex.

Nowadays, most women in the western world suppress their blood flow, blocking their creative intuition and deeper connection to their femininity.

The first week of the cycle is a time to continue to go within and connect with our womb, making ourselves receptive to guidance and creativity, including lots of rest, meditation and creativity.

Day eight in the cycle marks a great time to start new projects and be creative while days 15 to 21 are

a time of reflection and letting go from the past month. Days 22 to 28 is a time when we gain clarity on new steps to be taken for the next cycle.

Each full moon, we complete a Sacred Shamanic Fire Ceremony as a way to let go of what no longer serves us, give thanks for the blessings the past month and connect with our ancestors who join us around the fire. Continued further at Willow Metta Shamanic Medicine (http://willowmetta. com), I’m offering Mama Quilla Sacred Rituals each month within a closed Facebook group at Willow Metta Shamanic Medicine on Facebook.

A herb with biblical powers

WHILE walking through my garden looking at my plants, sad and wilting from the heat, I came across my sage, beautiful and upright and thriving in the hot, dry conditions.

There are many types of sage and I grow a few different varieties which I use as companion plants for tomatoes, carrots and cabbage because it is believed to aid the digestibility and flavour of these vegetables.

Sage contains vitamins A, B1, B2, B3 and C while the mineral content includes magnesium, calcium, selenium, silicon and zinc.

The herbalist, Matthew Woods from Sunnyfield Herb Farm, notes that sage is a remarkable herb of great range and depth.

Renowned herbalist, Brigitte Mars, points out in her book, The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine, sage can be used for “anxiety, blood clots, colds, cystitis, depression, diarrhea, dyspepsia, fever, flatulence, flu, hot flashes, indigestion, irregular menses, memory problems, menopause symptoms, menorrhagia, migraines, night sweats, perspiration (excessive), respiratory congestion, rheumatic pain, and staphylococcus infection” (Mars, B. (2007). The desktop guide to herbal medicine. Laguna Beach, CA: Basic Health Publications, Inc.)

Modern research on sage’s effectiveness as a cognition-enhancing herb, particularly for memory and in imbalances and degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, bears out this traditional wisdom.

Sage relieves brain fogginess and depression, has traditionally been used in supporting oral health and relieves arthritis and joint pain.

All of this would make you think that sage is a miracle plant and, perhaps it is.

Folk lore and early herbalists tell the story that when Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus were fleeing from King Herod, Mary asked a field of flowers to hide and protect them. The roses said no and the cloves turned their back. The only plant that helped was sage. It grew abundantly and covered the field and under the leafy canopy the trio hid. The soldiers passed by and didn’t notice Mary and Joseph hiding with the baby. Mary then blessed the sage plant with the power that it could cure all illnesses of mankind for all eternity.

Brew up a sage tea and add thyme and honey for sore throats. Rosemary and lemon can also be added for an emotionally grounding tea. Use it in your cooking or make some sage infused honey or vinegar. But please don’t use sage if you are pregnant or breastfeeding because it has the ability to dry up breast milk.

Seasons a’plenty

THE ancients knew it and probably most of the Europeans who came to New South Wales below decks knew it; and there’s every indication the first Australians knew it.

But somewhere along the line the fact was lost that there are eight seasons in a year instead of the traditional Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter.

Many people on the land observe minute changes to the environment occurring between the traditional seasons, such as certain plants flowering and others reaching maturity between seasons.

The First Australians recognised these changes through the habits of eating certain foods at specific times of the year and following the migration of foods such as the Bogong Moth and the Fruit Bat. Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people had a complex understanding of the changing seasons and the environment.

Europeans had the same complex appreciation of changes within season.

The eight seasons were the Lughnasadh or Lammas, the Mabon, the Samhain, the Yule, the Imbolc, the Ostara, the Beltaine and the Litha. Although the dates for each season vary slightly, all recognise changes in the environment and herald the start of planting, crop maturity, harvesting and consumption as well as animal harvesting.

Traditionally, the Lughnasadh or Lammas occurs on 2nd February and marks the transition of high summer into early Autumn.

The Mabon on 21 March coincides with the Autumnal Equinox, while the Samhain on either 30 April or 1st May marks a time of reflection during which the ancients believed that, without an acknowledgement of death, their could be no opportunity for the re-birth that would have its beginnings at Yule, which coincided with the Winter solstice in June.

Of the other seasons, the Imbolc on 1st August was a time to reflect on the year to come as plants begin to rejuvenate, while the Ostara on 21 September coincides with the Vernal or Spring Equinox, the Beltaine on 31 October marks the Spring fertility for both Mother Nature and humans, and the Litha on 21 December is the time of the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year.

So next time you see a tree sprout new leaves, an infrequently sighted bird show-up in the garden or an animal eat a specific plant, ask yourself is it Lammas, is it Mabon, is it Samhain, is it Yule, is it Imbolc, is it Ostara, is it Beltaine or is it Litha and not just Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter.

And if you’re wondering why it gets so hot in Australia during late December, January and early February, it’s because of the perihelion, which is when the Earth is closest to the sun at approximately 147 million kilometres distant. In contrast the aphelion occurs during Australia’s winter when the great south land is more than 152 million kilometres from the sun. For the most part the perihelion occurs between the 3rd and 5th January and the Aphelion between the 4th and 7th July.

Women in Peru celebrate many seasons.

Going back to school

Friday, January 26, 2018 - Your Local Wagga Weekly

I HAVE come across many children, or parents who tell me of children who have suffered anxiety in some form in relation to going back to school. It’s a complex issue and not one to make light of. Yes, some children will manage better once they get there and face the challenge but, for many children, if the recognition and support is not provided to match their level of anxiety, it can manifest into something much larger and impact in a much longer-term way.

Some things to consider: • How does my child react to new experiences, not just the idea of school?

• Can my child generally express how he or she feels in order to receive the necessary

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response?

• How does my child react when scared, lonely, nervous, unsure, overwhelmed?

• What does my child know about school?

• What does my child not know about school?

I remember when my now 10-year-old was starting school, everyone kept saying how exciting it was and how much fun she would have. After her first day, completely exhausted, she fell asleep at 5.00pm, without dinner and murmuring how ‘unfun’ it was and not at all exciting.

She had to concentrate really hard to learn new expectations, respond to new dynamics, learn new responses, and learn

how to eat only a certain amount at playtime and more at lunch. She had to work out how to eat within a certain time frame or miss some playtime, how to remember to use the toilet during the breaks, but also how to ask if she needed the loo.

She was scared of making mistakes. She was scared of people not liking her. She was scared of not knowing what the teacher liked or didn’t like.

I have since discovered that both my children have some worries and anxieties over new experiences in general and the biggest support we can give involves: • Observing and helping with the break down of what may be on your child’s mind when they may not have the words. This is hard because you don’t want to feed an issue which may not be there, but you also want to show that you ‘get it’. Rather than saying “Are you worried people will laugh at you?”, saying “What worries you about asking questions/putting up your hand?”

• Letting the teacher know your child’s concerns when your child isn’t in hearing distance (email or text is great these days).

Letting the teacher know the best ways to support your child and what to avoid (e.g. please don’t ask him questions in front of the class, or please suggest a general toilet break in the morning so he doesn’t forget or feel embarrassed asking). Teacher’s have many children with many different personalities to work out and appreciate any information you can share.

• Acknowledging the mixed emotions about new situations and providing examples of your own such as “New experiences are complicated. On one hand, you can’t wait to see what it will be about, but on the other hand, because you don’t know, it can make your tummy feel funny.

What do we know about ___ and what could we do to make this experience feel good”. More recently I have observed the contestants preparing for X Factor. They jump on the spot in the wings, they almost fist pump the air, they say “I’m excited”, and they go for it! The way their physical body is responding is so similar to fear.

Their breath must be faster, and they are probably warming up, if a little sweaty. The difference is that affirming “I’m excited”, and often “I can do this”. That can take practice.

When starting a new sport, I often hear children worry about joining because they don’t know the rules, can’t yet ‘do it’, and may let the team down. Sometimes the butterflies turn into very sore tummies and play is almost impossible. Knowing that

everyone is in the same boat, or has been in the same boat, helps. Recognising how those emotions can make your body feel gives a sense of being heard and understood.

“I remember feeling very nervous about joining a new group. It made my tummy flutter and I couldn’t hear the words because I was worried my tummy would make a noise. Then I noticed that no one was looking at me, they were all looking at the coach. I remember thinking that was good, and my fluttery tummy felt a bit better.” Letting your children know what is happening in your brain is very helpful also, and even young children can grasp this.

Your brain has a very special part called the amygdala which is really helpful if we ever have to really protect ourselves as it knows how to run away (flight), freeze, or defend itself (fight). But sometimes the amygdala can’t tell the difference between real danger, and nervous feelings.

At Relax Kids in Wagga we refer to our amygdala as a meerkat who can be very hard to calm down. When he panics, he runs around in circles, his breathing is very fast and he can’t hear anything. To help our meerkat, we learn to calm his breath using our own calming techniques. When our breath is calmer, we can hear. We can also see and think more clearly. A great book to describe this is Little Meerkat’s Big Panic

by Jane Evans.

In very general terms, starting anything new is always a little daunting, and we as adults should pause and consider our own feelings and responses to something unknown such as a new job, a new neighbourhood or a new relationship. A child has limited experiences to draw upon, and may have other additional difficulties for processing information and situations which compound the first time challenges.

Be available, avoid empty comfort such as. “You’ll be fine, don’t cry, no one else is upset, stop it, the teacher is looking at you”, and be an active listener. Expect exhaustion, expect a full lunch box returning for a while, and avoid bombarding your child with questions for the first few days. And keep the big love coming. Your child may be at the next level, but still, your child is your baby.

Relax Kids has a publication containing beautiful suggestions and ideas titled Back to School which is available as a free download at www.relaxkids.com/freedownloads Relax Kids has a free resource publication containing beautiful suggestions and ideas titled Back to School.

Hannah’s fine art Fanart of N from Kpop band VIXX.

This picture is of N (his real name is Cha Hakyeon) from the Kpop boy band VIXX. This drawing is inspired by their song Shangri La and I used a photo of a temple our family has from Korea as reference for the background.

I sketched the initial drawing on paper and completed the drawing in Clip Studio Paint.

HANNAH Prenzler is an 18-year-old artist from Wagga studying Year 12 and creating stylish contemporary images.

Artwork of the Avengers as dogs with Spiderman.

Ash. Original artwork.

Kang Dajeong - Hannah’s original artwork.

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Your Local Wagga Weekly - Friday, January 26, 2018

How Wagga marks Australia Day Marguerite McKinnon

IT’S a public holiday when thousands of Wagga residents head to the Murrumbidgee River, the family pool, or a favourite swimming spot for time with family and a barbecue. And this year’s Australia Day has seen a growing sympathy for those who want the date changed.

attend,” Councillor Conkey said.

“It’s a happy dilemma to have so many nominees for the Australia Day Awards as it shows the quality of people who call Wagga home. It’s also a very difficult decision to pick the winner as everyone on that list is worthy of being named winner,” he said.

While keen to retain Australia Day on 26 January the Mayor says we cannot forget the injustices of the past.

“I understand why some people believe Australia Day should be moved under the argument that January 26 is seen as an invasion day. There’s talk of May 8, so it sounds like ‘mate’, but that’s a frivolous reason,” Councillor Conkey said.

“We do need to recognise our past, and it’s not a very pretty past, and there are a lot of things we certainly regret happened to the First Australians, but this is a day to recognise those injustices as well as a day to celebrate all that is good about our country,” he said.

“It’s a day to be happy, but I know for some it represents an issue of sorrow and I respect that,” Superintendent Noble said.

Wagga’s emergency services will be working as normal to keep the city and surrounds safe.

Eamonn Purcell Ambulance District Manager, Eamonn Purcell, says Australia Day is as busy as any weekend, but thanks to a rotational roster, he won’t be working this year.

“My wife and I will probably just have a barbecue and a quiet day, and maybe head down to the river like everyone else with a kayak.”

“As for discussion about moving the day away from so-called Invasion Day, personally I would not mind if the day was moved to, say, Federation Day on January 1 so everyone could celebrate,” Eamonn said,

Four generations of the De Mamiel family have been heading to Blowering Dam around Australia day for the past 30 years.

This year, 30 family and friends have gathered for a five-day holiday and, after so many years, the campsite is meticulously organised and decked out with caravans, awnings and tents strapped together and complete with fridges, reclining deck chairs and barbecues.

Mick Garraway (Right)

Even the Australian-designed and built Camero ski boat proudly displayed a large Australian flag, which flickered overhead as the family took turns skiing and wakeboarding on the crystal fresh water.

“Lately it’s been getting too busy on Australia Day so we have been coming a few days earlier when there are fewer people, fewer boats and the water is better,” said Graeme De Mamiel.

Robert Penderend said he remembers when Graeme’s daughter Laura was born. Now Laura is bringing her baby along for the family trip they all look forward to.

“It’s celebrating freedom, being with family and enjoying the dam,” Robert said.

Younger generation member Kylie Barrington laughed as she described Australia Day as one to “get drunk on VB, and go for a slip ‘n’ slide”.

Commander of Kapooka Army Recruit Training Centre, Colonel Mick Garraway, will be working on Australia Day, but says it will be a very pleasant day at the office.

“We will be holding a marching out parade of 80 new soldiers which will be overseen by our special guest, Chief of the Army, General Angus Campbell,” Colonel Garraway said.

“Wagga has always been very supportive of defence and the Army. On Australia Day, I look at the many good things about Australia to celebrate, especially the fact we are a stable and prosperous country.

“I do understand the concerns about the day being seen as ‘not for everyone’ but as a senior army officer, it’s not my place to delve into politics,” Colonel Garraway said.

Andrew Cumberlege

Senior doctor at the Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital, Andrew Cumberlege, says Australia Day brings a different vibe to the Hospital’s Emergency Department.

“Like Christmas and Easter, there’s a bit more of a celebratory mood here, and, while it’s still business as usual for us, the patients themselves will differ a bit,” Dr Cumberlege said.

“Usually in the morning we have the sick patients that present themselves, but by late evening we see those who have been injured or affected by Australia Day activities; and alcohol or drugs is often involved.”

Originally from South Africa, Dr Cumberlege has been living in Wagga for the past 12 years. Becoming an Australian citizen has given him a different perspective on Australia Day. “You identify with the way of life here. Coming from another country you see the liberties we have here, and I think, sometimes Australians underestimate or don’t see the value of how much freedom we have here.

“From where I came from with the kind of restrictions and crime rate, coming to Wagga where you have the freedom to be able to walk without having to look over your shoulder is something worth valuing,” Dr Cumberlege said.

2018 Citizens of the Year nominations Bob Noble

Greg Conkey For high profile Wagga residents, Australia Day is spent at official events, which began on Thursday night with the Australia Day Awards ceremony at Wagga Wagga City Council.

Wagga Mayor, Councillor Greg Conkey, said that as well as the awards ceremony on Thursday there is a family day at the Oasis Swimming Centre and activities will continue throughout Friday as the city celebrates all that is good about Australia.

“The morning of Australia Day is a a free breakfast at Victory Memorial Gardens and we encourage everyone to

Commander of Wagga Police, Superintendent Bob Noble, will attend some official activities also in and around Wagga, but, for the most part, he’ll be having a rare day off.

“I will, most likely, spend Australia Day with friends on the river. I think, like most Australians, whether they’re indigenous Australians or new migrants or established Anglo settlers, all Australians love water, whether they’re on a beach, or on a river somewhere,” Superintendent Noble said.

“Just to be able to spend some time here having a few cold drinks and a nice meal with some friends is worth celebrating.

“To me, Australia Day represents inclusivity and togetherness, and all being part of the same mob really.

This award is presented to someone who has given outstanding service to the community Amy Gray Phillip Sheather Phillip Hoey Tony Aichinger Michael Georgiou Annette St Clair Geraldine Duncan Fay Walters Young Citizen of the Year nomination Francis Elliott-Rudder Ted Ryder Memorial Award Robert Hay Peter Lloyd The Awards are presented on Thursday 25 January at a ceremony in the Wagga Victory Gardens and everyone is invited to celebrate these achievements and contributions.

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FOOD & DINING

An Australian country picnic Alistair Mills BREAK out your tartan traveling picnic rugs and find the perfect spot for this delicious picnic feast.

Here are some ideas for a transportable celebratory picnic breakfast after enjoying the local Australia Day Citizenship Service in the Wagga Victory Gardens this Friday.

The innings opens with a sliver of prosciutto-wrapped cantaloupe and mint prepared the night before.

This entrée is followed by Chia pudding deliciousness with raspberries, strawberries,freeze-dried mango, cacao

Try this for a different Australia Day dish Chris Galvin-Moule I’VE been racking my brains over the last few days, trying to think of a dish that might be typically Australian.

In days gone by, it may have been corned beef silverside with white sauce, salted pork with a billy of tea or, bush tucker such as bush tomatoes and Davidson’s plum.

In recent years of course, roast leg of lamb and potatoes would have been typical fare for a family on Australia Day. However, over the last couple of decades with the variety of new ingredients and styles of cooking coming into the country it is hard to pin down a single dish which encapsulates Australia.

Prawns come close I think, but we can leave those to the coast dwellers as good, fresh seafood can be hard to source inland.

Having lived regionally for a good few years, I’ve noticed one foodstuff Aussies seem to have a love for on Australia Day and it’s not what you might expect, namely, Rum and Coke.

As it’s just the weather for a BBQ, I’ve marinated some chicken in the sickly sweet drink with a little vegemite to balance it. Chargrilled and served with a potato salad and followed by the ubiquitous Pavlova, what’s not to love about this meal?

Ingredients: (serves four people) 4 chicken Marylands 2 tsp vegemite 375ml can Rum and Coke premix 1 tbsp paprika 2 tbsp olive oil Method: Marinate the chicken overnight in all the ingredients in a covered container.

Preheat BBQ and lay chicken pieces on grill.

Season chicken with salt and pepper.

Brush regularly with marinade until chicken is cooked through, crispy and charred.

nibs and mint also prepared the night before and presented in a lidded Ball jar.

Next is a salad of sweet potato, pumpkin, spinach and a roast lamb frittata made from the left-over roast leg cooked the day before.

This Paleo menu is rounded out with Lamington (made the day before) with a hot cup of tea or a Bulletproof Coffee carried in your Thermos and drunk from a tin mug.

You won’t need lunch as you’ll feel the joy of Celebrating this Day all day knowing you’ve nourished your body with clean and healthy foods.

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How ‘free’ are Free Trade Agreements? 23,100 papers “THE week leading up to Australia Day is the biggest all year in terms of how much lamb we sell, but, this year, the prices are so high, fewer people are buying it, even if we could get hold of it,” lamented a South Melbourne butcher on ABC radio.

Export sales for lamb are up while the actual population of lamb in Australia is almost at a record low. Could it be that export markets are more lucrative for processors (as it is they who export lamb, not the producers) than having any sense of loyalty to feed Australians first?

This week, adulation and cheering could be heard from the office of Australia’s Minister for Trade, Steve Ciobo, as 11 countries prepare to sign the Trans Pacific partnership. As he said on ABC Radio AM “…. the Trans-Pacific Partnership, is a very important regional trade deal if we can get it up. Australia, as you know, has been pushing this strongly together with a number of other countries, including Japan.

“We are very focused on the benefits that will flow to Aussie exporters, as a consequence of putting the TPP into effect.

We got very close (to finalising it) in Da Nang in Vietnam, at the leaders meeting there, and I remain actually quite optimistic that we should be able to, I hope, secure

agreement on the TPP in the very near future,” the Minister said.

Well, it seems the agreement is to be signed in March, and what does that mean for Australian food sovereignty?

While exporters cheer, no-one mentions that, with reciprocity, floods of imports will enter Australia. However, this small fact is rarely mentioned. After all, this is a ‘free’ trade agreement.

I estimate that between 70 and 80 a cent of all foods on the shelves of Coles and Woolworths are imported, and I would be delighted to be proven wrong.

Make time to read the product labels and add up the number of foreign locations with food on the shelves. ‘Free’ Trade Agreements are a supermarket’s delight because it allows them to import the cheapest products possible and, with ambiguous information on labels, actually finding a country of origin is tedious and time-consuming. There is nothing easy or transparent about this multi-billion-dollar sector of imported ‘foods’.

Another sector delighting in these arrangements is the food service sector where eaters can’t see any labelling of goods served up at banquet tables, pubs, clubs, nursing homes, schools, cafes or restaurants. “It came from the back of a truck” is true as there is

virtually no means of finding the origins of these products.

Late in 2016, Australian pork producers were receiving around $3.50 a kilogram live-weight. Processors were selling ribs and bellies for around $15 a kilogram and preparing for the usual Christmas rush.

Inexplicably, the food service sector just stopped buying these cuts and there was a glut resulting in producers being paid only $2.50 a kilogram live-weight. This was catastrophic for their businesses and for the processors.

Early in 2017, some sleuthing revealed the sales of imported bellies and ribs which were partially cooked, therefore routing the import requirement of no raw pork can be imported into Australia. (The imported processed hams and bacons is another story altogether.)

These imports were being sold into the food service sector for $5 a kilogram with suspected countries of origin being the United States and Canada.

American beef is now on supermarket shelves as a result of the ‘Free’ Trade Agreement signed between Australia and the USA in 2004, and our beef producers are concerned.

Oh yes, it’s great to talk about all the new export opportunities these ‘Free’ Trade Agreements enable, but who is willing to talk about the flip-side?

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The beauty and the terror of the Murrumbidgee River

Marguerite McKinnon IT’S been written about, sung about and inspired artists for centuries, so it’s no surprise the mighty Murrumbidgee River is such a loved part of our environment.

But with the beauty, there has been terror this week, when a 28-year-old man disappeared beneath the water and failed to resurface after simply going in for a cooling dip at Wagga Beach after 8.30pm on Sunday, 21 January.

At the time he disappeared, the temperature was still over 35C after reaching 41C on Sunday.

Making matters worse, the man’s partner and children were there at the time and watched on in horror as he disappeared.

The father of five’s youngest child is just nine-weeks old.

Specialist police divers joined State Emergency Service and Volunteer Rescue Association crews who spent days searching the river.

“The search will go on for as long as the specialist divers deem appropriate,” said Police Acting Inspector, Maggie Deall.

The man’s disappearance has been a shocking coincidence, coming as the Royal Lifesaving Society of Australia wrapped up three days of research at Wagga Beach into river safety and behaviours.

“It’s incredibly tragic for this to happen at the time we have been doing work to prevent exactly this from occurring,” said Royal Lifesaving Australia’s national manager of research and policy, Amy Peden.

Latest statistics make for sobering reading.

The Murrumbidgee is Australia’s sixth most deadly river for drowning deaths.

In the past 15 years there have been 20 drowning deaths in the Murrumbidgee River, nine of which have been in Wagga.

Of those deaths, 80 per cent are men even though more women go to the river to cool off. Adding to the intrigue, Amy says that figures show when it comes to drinking alcohol and swimming, there was

no difference in the number of women and men who combine the two. Yet, men are vastly over-represented in river drowning.

“In three days we studied 160 people and they were a good cross-section of the community and the good news is most people were really responsible around the water. However, we did find a couple who were up to four times over the legal alcohol limit, which was a concern,” she said.

The question now is how to reduce the number of deaths with emergency services and the Royal Lifesaving Society agreeing even one drowning death is one too many.

“Our view is every drowning is preventable,” Amy said.

“We see the big picture of what happens afterwards with the coronial inquiries and the effect it has on families, and that makes us more determined to find a solution.”

One suggestion which is unlikely to be implemented is a return of lifeguards at Wagga Beach.

“That is a very expensive preventative strategy which may make little difference.

“Look at how fast the river is flowing and how, despite all the resources, the search lasted for days. It’s difficult to find anyone.

“Police have specialist divers and still, after days they couldn’t locate the missing man. That should show that education is the key,” Amy said.

Wagga City Mayor, Councillor Greg Conkey, who went for a swim in the Murrumbidgee River just two hours before the man was reported missing said the incident was a tragedy.

“Maybe we need to have a serious look at our signposting and a serious look at an education campaign,” Councillor Conkey said.

“The river is a very dangerous place.

People need to be aware of that,” he said, adding that the message the community can spread is the need for everyone to take care.

“Absolutely, the message is the same as it always is; be very, very careful around

water,” Police Acting Inspector Maggie Deall said.

“It’s extremely hot at the moment, and it’s absolutely beautiful down here at Wagga Beach, but you need to recognise that no matter how strong a swimmer you are, when you’re stuck in a strong current, it’s dangerous.”

“Don’t swim by yourself, don’t swim at night, and alcohol and swimming do not mix,” she advised.

The Wagga Weekly asked both police and SES personnel who held media conferences in the days following the man’s disappearance, if they would swim in the Murrumbidgee River. All were unanimous that they wouldn’t because it was “too dangerous”.

“After what I’ve seen in the SES, there’s no way you’d get me in there,” said head controller of the Junee SES, Brett Porter.

“It’s not pleasant for anyone involved; from emergency services searching, and

especially right now for the family of their missing loved one,” Brett said.

Moving at a rate of approximately six knots, the search zone was extended further down the river in the likelihood the missing man was carried downstream with the current.

Councillor Conkey said the Murrumbidgee River will always be a favourite place for him to swim, but such tragedies only reinforce the need to respect the river.

“It’s a great place to relax, a great place to cool off, and lovely to walk up to the rocks and ease your way in, which I did a couple of times last Sunday. Certainly don’t dive in. I love it and I try to get down there as much as I can in summer,” Councillor Conkey said.

“But the current is moving very quickly at the moment because of the irrigation flows, so it’s a very dangerous place and people need to be aware of that,” he concluded.

Royal Lifesaving Society’s Amy Peden.

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Players in the 2017 U12 Girls National Championships

WATER POLO pennie scott CHILDREN playing confidently in water is the perfect foundation for potential water polo players according to Matt Turnbull from Water Polo Australia.

“Mucking around, throwing balls, playing swim-tip and just wrestling with each other are ideal ways to develop confidence in water of all depths in what we called unplanned aquatic play,” he said.

“When children are so at-home in water they’re less likely to panic if ever caught in a rip, being dumped or dunked as they know how to retain their composure under pressure,” Matt added.

Children keen to play water polo need to be able to swim one to two kilometres competently to demonstrate their stamina because the sport is quite demanding on the entire body.

“The under-12 category is in its secondyear with the titles being held again at the Wagga Oasis Aquatic Centre due to the very good facilities,” Matt said.

“This competition is invaluable for identifying talent early on and assisting the young athletes with pathways into more senior grades.

“There are around 200 athletes competing with another 200 parents and officials attending so the extra numbers in

Wagga over the long weekend add to the excitement of Australia Day activities.

“Universities often have water polo teams as there’s a pool on campus and, for people who want to do something other than swim laps, water polo is ideal. As many pools are indoors, water polo also can be played in winter,” Matt explained.

In the United States, the Ivy League universities have a very strong and long water polo tradition which other universities have joined.

“Australia has a similar situation where most unis have a pool and that’s why so many teams are associated with these institutions.

“When you think about it, what a great way for a young student to start a connection with a university as loyalties are established quite early in their life.

“Regional based water polo players who are talented will eventually have to relocate to a city-based club or an institution, and some of Australia’s greatest Olympic athletes come from country towns,” Matt said.

With the so-called Wagga Effect being responsible for nurturing and inspiring numerous elite athletes, perhaps some of the Wagga and Albury competitors in these national championships already are looking to their next water playground.

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