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From the editor The festive season can be a rollercoaster ride, or maybe more like dodgem cars: shopping, partying, dashing about to see people you only see once a year, bringing in the new year with a bang, and then resolving never again to celebrate with such gusto, before collapsing in front of the cricket.

It can also be a contemplative time: what was good and bad, happy and sad, about the year that was. What we hope for in the year to come.

This year, a job I’d had for 30 years came to an end, but a new job (here at the Weekly) began. With cake!

I said goodbye to a brother-in-law, and welcomed a second grand-niece.

I bought a car and a house.

I waved my daughter off to uni, and held my breath as my son got his Ls. His braces came off, and what a smile!

I went to Europe with my partner to see his daughter dance. His youngest is boldly following in her footsteps.

I’m about to help my dad turn 90, which means my next birthday will be 50!

My chook has stopped laying, but my tomato crop is outstanding.

I have much to be grateful for.

From the team at the Newcastle Weekly, I wish you joy and peace in the festive season, and look forward to your company in 2016.

- Alysson Watson

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Kathie Bowtell wants to celebrate lives lost and raise suicide awareness

Captain Starlight and friends brighten the day of sick kids at the John Hunter

Happy New Year!

Where to see the fireworks with the family

Boredom busters There’s plenty to do in the Hunter these holidays

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and investigate the stories behind the statistics and so I coupled my desire to help with my passion for art and Start Talking was born.

“Often, friends and families only have photographs of loved ones to remember them by, which is basically a frozen moment in time, but with the portraits, the artists work with the family to help to create a new memory and it can be a very healing process.”

The project involves an artist working with a family that has been affected by suicide to paint a portrait of their loved one for them to keep. The portrait is sponsored and put on exhibition to help raise awareness of the effects of suicide and raise funds for Lifeline Hunter and Central Coast’s suicide prevention programs.

Now in its third year, in 2016 the program will partner with the portrait group from the Society of Artists Newcastle, and 15 families will be involved.

As part of the initiative, artists undergo Lifeline’s Safe Talk training program before they work with a family, which boosts their awareness about suicide prevention and gives them strategies to help people cope.

“The Safe Talk program is just fantastic and I would urge everyone to look into doing it because it really gives people an insight into what they can do for people who may be experiencing thoughts of suicide – it really is invaluable,” Ms Bowtell said.

People who have lost a loved one to suicide and wish to be involved, or artists interested in submitting a portrait, can contact Kathie Bowtell on 0402 411 317 or email kathie.bowtell@walkom. com.au.

If this story raises concerns for you, phone Lifeline on 13 11 14.

- Stephen Bisset

Lake stands alone, Newcastle and Port to merge

A very McHappy Day

Artist Kathie Bowtell pictured in her Largs studio. Photo: Phil Stefans

The art of compassion unter artists are calling on people affected by suicide to take part in a project aimed at providing support and raising awareness of and funds for suicide prevention.

Developed in 2013 by local portrait artist Kathie Bowtell, who had lost a grandfather and stepbrother to suicide, the initiative, dubbed Start Talking, aims to get people to engage in open and

Lake Macquarie, Maitland and Cessnock councils will continue to stand alone, but Newcastle will be forced to merge with Port Stephens under a shake-up of local government in NSW. Port Stephens mayor Bruce MacKenzie has criticised the decision, but Newcastle lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes said that, while preferring to stand alone, Newcastle would work co-operatively on

honest dialogue about suicide and break down some of the stigmas.

“Suicide is something that affected me personally and it’s something that does happen a lot in the community,” Ms Bowtell told Newcastle Weekly.

“I really wanted to do something to raise awareness so I contacted Lifeline.

“I thought it would be great to be able to put a face to these people

the merger.

Cr Nelmes said some communities would be better off, and there were benefits in combining the harbour, airport, Defence land and health land into one area.

Both Cr MacKenzie and Cr Nelmes have indicated they will stand for re-election in 2017.

Lake Macquarie mayor Jodie Harrison said it was a group effort that led to the council’s future as a

stand-alone organisation.

“This decision is reflective of the hard work of many people and the regional leadership shown by councillors, staff and community leaders,” Cr Harrison said.

Maitland City Council general manager David Evans said the council welcomed the announcement that it would not have to merge with Dungog.

- Alysson Watson

Hunter residents contributed $111,564 as part of McHappy Day, which raised $3.6million for Ronald McDonald House Charities.

The money is raised through McDonald restaurants.

McDonalds Mayfield licensee Warwick Boyd said the fundraising total equated to 25,000 nights’ accommodation for families with seriously ill children in Ronald McDonald houses.

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eing in hospital as a child can’t be easy, especially if it’s for a long period of time.

During the festive season it’s just that much harder, but with the help of the Starlight Foundation, children at the John Hunter Hospital and their parents enjoyed some well deserved fun.

On 17 December the Starlight Christmas party was held in the Starlight Room with special guests including the Knights, the Jets, Star Wars characters and some friendly critters from Hunter Valley Zoo. “It’s great seeing the smiles on the kids’ faces,” the Hunter Valley Zoo’s Jason Pearson said.

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is something they don’t get to do when they spend so much time in the hospital. It’s just a great vibe.”

The day was filled with laughter from parents and children; there were games and dance battles, as well as a Q&A with Chewbacca.

Captain Starlight was the MC and said it was a wonderful time of year.

“We have everything from Star Wars characters to lizards, there’s live music and Santa is here. It’s a really nice thing for the end of year.

“Just looking around and seeing all the fun and laughter is a real testament to what the day stands for and how it’s able to make a difference”, Captain Starlight said.

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Hunter Valley Zoo has a roaring new attraction, a family of lions that have moved in from Taronga Zoo. Bruiser (a 16-year-old male), Kuchani (his 14-year-old mate) and Asali (their 12-year-old daughter) moved into their purpose-built enclosure on 15 December, and were introduced to the public three days later.

Visitors can see them daily during the school holidays from 9am to 4pm, except for Christmas

Bruiser, Kuchani and Asali.

Day, and a special Lion Talk is held at 10.45am.

The last time there were lions in the Hunter was at the Lion Safari near Raymond Terrace, in the 1970s, where 28 lived.

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If you like your New Year’s celebrations with more of a Jurassic bent, then jive into Newcastle Museum, which will be hosting dinosaur-themed activities and other family-friendly fun, such as the interactive Tyrannosaurus exhibition and rare specimens of dinosaurs from around the world. The fun kicks off at 6pm and runs until 9pm and exhibition entry charges apply (see newcastlemuseum.com.au).

In Lake Macquarie, Wangi RSL will be hosting a dazzling

fireworks display from 9pm.

Port Stephens revellers can get along to a full day of New Year’s Eve fun at D’Albora Marina, Nelson Bay. From noon there will be live entertainment, roving kids’ entertainment from Little Puppet World, and face painting.

Fireworks will light up the beautiful waterways from 9pm.

Maitland’s Riverbank will play host to family fun from 5pm, including free carnival rides, face painting, craft, balloon sculpting, live music and, of course, a spectacular fireworks display at 9pm. There will also be a great range of food on offer from a variety of local eateries.

Wollombi Tavern will be seeing in the new year with a free, family-friendly night of live music from the Hunter’s own Andy Cash and Manana as well as fireworks at 9pm. There will also be a coffee van on site, drinks flowing and free camping.

And Hunter Valley Gardens will be further illuminated on New Year’s Eve with fireworks at 9pm.

- Stephen Bisset

Funding boost keeps kids safe in the surf The surf safety of Hunter children, particularly those from rural and remote communities, is in good hands thanks to a $44,000 grant from the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation.

The foundation presented the money to Hunter Surf Life Saving to fund their Surf Fun Safe program. Hunter SLS CEO Rhonda Scruton said the funding would keep the program going for the next 10 years.

Hunter SLC provides the community education program to almost 10,000 primary-aged students from public, independent and Catholic schools each summer at Nobbys beach and in schools.

The program is also available to overseas students at Newcastle University and TAFE, and to refugee groups who have no experience swimming at the beach.

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Newcastle’s Honeysuckle will come alive with performers and entertainers from 6pm.

Four stages will bring you some top quality live music as well as a slew of circus performers and bands roving through the crowds.

The kids will be entertained with circus workshops in Worth Place Park and the family-friendly evening will conclude with a fireworks display at 9pm, best viewed from the water’s edge.

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The McLaughlin family in 2013 – David and Michelle, and their children Tom, Hugh and Sophie.

Be road safe in Tom’s memory olidays can be a dangerous time for children on roads, but there is one family trying to make it safer.

Michelle and David McLaughlin, who lost their son Tom in a roadside accident while on holidays in January 2014, have formed the Little

Blue Dinosaur Foundation.

They have partnered with councils, including Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, for signage to be displayed that says “Holiday Time: Slow Down, Kids Around”.

Following the success of a pilot program in Gosford last year, signage will appear in Newcastle at Nobby’s beach, Newcastle beach, King Edward Park, Bar Beach, Dixon Park, John Parade, and Merewether Baths, and in Lake Macquarie at Speers Point Park and Warners Bay. Mrs McLaughlin said children were particularly vulnerable because of their unpredictability.

“Children are in a highly excitable state on holidays and with the population spike in these areas in holiday periods, particularly over the summer, the risk of accidents increases making it a dangerous time for children.

- Alysson Watson

Miranda drops in

Supermodel Miranda Kerr caused a frenzy among Christmas shoppers at Westfield Kotara when she dropped in to promote her skin care range, KORA Organics, on December 20.

The beauty, who separated from actor Orlando Bloom two years ago, is rumoured to be spending Christmas in the Hunter with son Flynn and extended family.

Hard year ends in a top place Merewether High student Imogen Lewis, who came out of her HSC legal studies exam thinking she had “stuffed it up”, has topped the state in the subject.

The result is all the more special as 16-year-old Imogen, of New Lambton Heights, is in Year 11 and a year younger than most of her cohort – studying an accelerated course.

And doubly so because she’s had a difficult year, losing her father and mentor Guy, a nuclear medicine physician, to pancreatic cancer in March and spending a week in hospital just before her exam. She had to have surgery after a bite from her cat Sasha, endured as she was rescuing her from a diamond python.

But the star student and her black cat remain the best of friends.

Imogen hopes to study law.

Other first placers were Nikola Groves, St Francis Xavier 6

Imogen Lewis, at home in New Lambton Heights with her cat, Sasha.

Hamilton (community and family studies), Ben Muddle, Maitland Grossman High (entertainment industry), Emily Baita, Merewether High (food technology) and Leela Saga, All Saints St Mary’s (hospitality).

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Name the station What would you like to call the new station to be built at Wickham? The Geographical Names Board is calling for suggestions on what the Newcastle interchange should be called. It will be the primary public transport interchange for intercity trains on Newcastle and Hunter train lines, buses and future light rail. Submit by 15 January to gnb.nsw.gov.au.

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Report the blackspot Are you in a mobile blackspot? Now’s your chance to get something done. The federal government is seeking priorities for the next roll out of base stations. You have until 31 December to try to get your coverage improved. Go to communications.gov.au/ blackspots.

Calling all Lego lovers: BrickFest @ the Bay will return for a sixth time, from 2-5 January at Tomaree Education Centre (corner of Salamander Way and Leisure Drive, Salamander Bay). The Star Wars theme is expected to feature, along with a 10-metre city layout with trains, trams and monorail, and a 1.5-metre Avengers Tower. There’ll be 20 exhibitors – local and from Sydney –

and more Lego than you can poke a brick at. There’ll also be a Matchbox Model car display, a free build area for the kids to play, and Lego for sale.

The family event will run from 9am-4pm each day. Entry is $10 per family or $4 per person and proceeds will go to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service.

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New Year DIY resolutions If inspiration for the home and garden is one of your New Year’s resolutions, Bunnings can lend a hand in January. Bunnings stores at Belmont, Cessnock, Glendale, Kotara, Maitland, Morisset, Port Stephens and Wallsend will hold workshops on building, outdoor living, storage solutions, painting and tiling, every Saturday and Sunday. Kids workshops will include Australia Day activities, making games and fun mosaics. Adult workshop times are 11am, 12.30pm and 2pm. Kids workshop times will vary.

Backyard buddies You can make native animals more at home in your backyard by signing up to the Backyard Buddies program, run by the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife. Each month you get an email with tips on making your garden inviting and safe for native animals. The kids will love making birdbaths and nest boxes, or turning their wading pool into a frog pond.

Foundation CEO Susanna Bradshaw said the aim was to halt the loss of habitat that had

occurred for native wildlife, which had been reduced by 70% since European settlement.

Find out more at backyardbuddies.net.au.

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FUN IN THE SUN

HUNTER SPORTS CENTRE Hunter Sports Centre is an accredited provider of after school care (and vacation care) and specialises in providing young children aged four to 12 with a positive experience though physical play and creative play.

Located at Glendale in the Stockland shopping centre precinct, the centre utilises its dedicated gymnastics and athletics facilities to provide children in their care with an endless amount of activity and fun.

In addition to vacation care, holiday gymnastics programs are also on offer these holidays commencing from 4 January.

There is also a come and try day on 23 January for those interested in starting regular term programs.

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SCHOOL HOLIDAY BOREDOM BUSTERS hey wait all year for the summer holidays, and then a week in the kids start with the chorus: “I’m bored.”

Well, there is no need to be bored this school holidays, with loads happening around the Hunter.

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Themes include Mining and Crafting, Minion Madness, Remote Control Mania, Amusement Park Mayhem and some great new themes including Jurassic Brick Park and Brick Wars – “may the bricks be with you”.

With specially created BRICKS 4 KIDS* models designed by engineers and architects, LEGO* games and plenty of time for creative play, kids will have loads of fun at the holiday workshops. It’s so much fun they won’t even know they are learning.

Programs are designed for kids aged 5 to 12, and instructors are trained and screened, and have a passion for working with children. Lego technical kits include gears, axles and electric motors.

Workshops will be held at The Place, Charlestown Community Centre, Fletcher Community Centre, Lambton Community Hall, and Rutherford Community Centre.

Half-day and full-day workshops will run 11-22 January, and cost ranges between $45 and $85.

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Lake Macquarie City Council has your kids’ needs covered these school holidays with a bumper program of events and workshops to cater to children of all ages.

Meet an author at a Lake Mac Libraries branch, create a soft sculpture at Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, conquer the Aqua Racer at Lake Mac Swim Centres or experience nature at an Explore Our Great Outdoors session.

Places are limited and bookings are essential.

Sessions at Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery and Lake Mac Swim Centres can be booked by calling the venue and sessions at Lake Mac Libraries can be booked online at library.lakemac.com.au/ events. To book or view the full list of Explore Our Great Outdoors events, visit W: lakemac.com.au/schoolholidays

Looking for something a bit different these school holidays? Then why not try a camel ride at Oakfield Ranch or a horse riding adventure at Sahara Trails Horse Riding at Port Stephens.

The camel rides at Oakfield Ranch operate every day of the school holidays from 10am to 4pm. Enjoy a 20-minute ride along the sand dunes of Port Stephens – leaving from the bottom car park at Birubi Beach. Bookings are not essential – just come on down and jump on the next ride available. Sahara Trails is a family-operated business offering horse rides on the Stockton sand dunes for adventurous, experienced riders aged 14 and over. There is also a bush ride for the not-so-experienced and children under five. Bookings are required.

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TOBOGGAN HILL PARK Toboggan Hill Park is set amongst natural bush just off Salamander Way at Nelson Bay. Tobogganing is suitable for all the family as each toboggan is equipped with brakes so that you control the speed of descent, slow to thrilling!

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Photo: Camirand Below: Quidam's Spanish web act Photo: Matt Beard

When it comes to mesmeric feats of human skill realised in surreal wonderlands with endearing characters and engaging humour, nobody does it better than Cirque du Soleil. The Australian run of one of their best-loved shows, Quidam, promises to be no exception. ince debuting in Montreal, Canada, in 1996, Quidam has played to millions of people across five continents and has grown into a highly formidable production featuring 46 acrobats, musicians, singers and characters, wearing an astonishing 2500 costumes, 500 accessories and 200 pairs of shoes. Phew.

Cast member JeanPhilippe Viens, who plays the overwhelming-yetmisunderstood character Boum Boum, told Newcastle Weekly that, despite the tyranny of distance and the scheduling headaches that entails, he and the rest of the production couldn’t wait to begin their Australian run in Canberra last week.

“We arrived in Canberra on Saturday and I’m still trying to get rid of this nasty jet lag,” he laughed.

“However, we always have such fun in Australia and, when I left Canada it was 16 degrees and here you are having wonderful 30-degree days – I just may never go home.”

Quidam is a nameless passer-by in an anonymous society. This stranger is represented as an invisible being, dressed in a trench coat and holding an umbrella. The premise for the show is the imagination of young Zoe, a neglected child who retreats into the world of the extraordinary featuring aerial contortionists, Spanish webs, 12

aerial hoops, jugglers, hand balancers and much more. For Viens, Quidam cuts to the heart of what Cirque du Soleil is all about.

“For me, Quidam is a great realisation of the whole philosophy of Cirque,” he said.

“It is circus, however not what people would think of as a traditional circus. It’s acrobatic wonderment. I mean, the vertical ropes have to be seen to be believed. It’s about live music – we have some truly fantastic musicians with us – and it’s also a little bit of theatre.

“At its heart, though, it’s a show about people. As you get into it, you realise that all of the characters are human and have human personalities. The story is basically about society.

For Viens, who joined the Quidam Spanish Web team in 2010 before taking on the role of Boum Boum, the level of endurance and fitness needed for a show like this means he never truly stops preparing.

“You really do have to look after yourself,” he said. “We just came back from a break after twoand-a-half months in South Korea – we were given about a month off to put the feet up and heal the muscles before we started it all again – and that’s kind of the cycle, so we’re all kind of used to it. The toughest part of preparing is definitely fighting off that nasty jet lag.”

- Quidam by Cirque Du Soleil – Newcastle Entertainment Centre – Friday 15 January to Sunday 24 January. For show schedule, visit cirquedusoleil.com/quidam. Tickets available through ticketek.com.au - Stephen Bisset

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KARISE BARES HER SOUL ot on the heels of a hugely successful “return-tothe-spotlight” tour, the inaugural winner of The Voice, Karise Eden, is gearing up for another solid run of dates, taking her through to the end of February.

This time around, though, it will be a more stripped-back affair.

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“Singing soul stuff, it can be helpful to get angry,” she laughed.

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“But really, it can be quite a workout so, it’s important to have a strong core so I have been doing things like push-ups because you don’t want to burn yourself out halfway through the tour. This one, though, will be pretty cruisy – there’ll

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Eden, who made a stellar return to the spotlight with her 2014 long player Things I’ve Done – an album that debuted at number five on the ARIA albums chart, said she was looking to get started on a followup, when her schedule permits.

“At the moment, these dates are keeping me pretty busy until the end of February, but I’m definitely planning on sitting down in the new year, once the dust settles, to start working on something new,” she said.

“I’ve been writing since I was 13 but it’s something that has never come all that naturally to me but, I’m finding that the more I’m at it the more confidence I get and the more willing I am to try new things.”

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ANNA BAY TAVERN: Thursday, Mick Jones; Saturday, Soul Station; Sunday, Dean Dee, NYE, Jaybee Duo. AUSTRALIA HOTEL, Cessnock: Saturday, Pat vs Cat, NYE, The Way.

Thursday 24 December to Thursday 31 December Mardmax; Sunday, Zane Penn; NYE, Alias.

EDGEWORTH BOWLING CLUB: Sunday, Deborah Sinclai.

ELLALONG HOTEL: NYE, Soundabout.

EXCHANGE HOTEL: Saturday, Loko Trio.

NEWCASTLE PANTHERS: NYE, Deuce.

PARRY STREET GARAGE: Sunday, Jerome.

PIPPIS AT THE POINT: Thursday, Matt McLaren.

POTTERS BREWERY: Thursday, Matt McLaren; Friday, Pistol Pete.

BAR 121: Thursday, Jam Night.

FINNEGAN’S: Saturday, DJs.

PRINCE OF WALES: Sunday, Ben Travis, Jon T.

BELLBIRD HOTEL: Saturday, Ian Henry.

FIVE SAWYERS: Saturday, DJ Perry Carter; Sunday, DJ

QUEENS WHARF HOTEL: Sunday, Jerome, Timmy

BELMONT 16S: Saturday, Big Bang Quartet, Sunday, Franky and Johnny; NYE, The Cruisers.

BELMONT BOWLING CLUB: Sunday, Cash and Co. BELMORE HOTEL: Thursday, Streets of Omah; NYE, Trataka.

BERESFIELD BOWLING CLUB: Saturday, GenR8; NYE, 24 Hours.

matt meler, DJ Timmy Coffey; NYE, DJ Shots Fired.

Coffey, AK Morris; NYE, Matteo Verde, Jon T.

GEORGE TAVERN: Sunday, Luke Pittman.

RAILWAY HOTEL, Cessnock: Thursday, Tiali.

GOLDFISH HUNTER VALLEY: Saturday, Moonlight

ROYAL HOTEL, Singleton: Sunday, Soulplay.

Drive Duo; NYE Mark Wells Trio.

GREAT NORTHERN: Wednesday, Royal Bass; NYE, Higher Ground.

GRETA WORKERS: NYE, Two And A Half Men.

SOLDIERS POINT BOWLING CLUB: Saturday, Hummdinger; Sunday, Kids’ Disco; NYE, Rattlesnake.

SYDNEY JUNCTION HOTEL: Thursday, DJs; Saturday, The Years; Sunday, Hornet; NYE, Viper Creek Band.

BLACKBUTT HOTEL: NYE, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.

GUNYAH HOTEL: Sunday, Mick Jones.

STOCKTON RSL: NYE, Voodoo Rhythm Shakers.

BRADFORD HOTEL: Saturday, Full Throttle; NYE,

HARRIGANS, Pokolbin: NYE, GenR8, GenX.

SWANSEA HOTEL: Thursday, Redline; Saturday, Michael

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DV8 – NYE – Warners at the Bay

HONEYSUCKLE HOTEL: Thursday, Ty; Saturday,

Viper Creek Band – NYE – Sydney Junction Hotel

Hawk; Sunday, Overload; NYE, Smile Gets a Gun.

Lennie Tranter and the Bagism Revalation – NYE – Lass O’Gowrie

BUSHRANGERS BAR, Largs: NYE, Deborah Sinclair.

Marissa Lee, Dr Zoom Duo, Tre Soul; Sunday, Crocq

SWANSEA RSL: Saturday, Infusion; NYE, Hey Poncho.

CAMBRIDGE HOTEL: NYE, Street Party feat.

Duo, Makaylie; Monday, Mick Jones; NYE, la Fiesta

SWANSEA WORKERS CLUB: Saturday,

Thundamentals, Ball Park Music, Steve Smyth, KLP, The Soorleys, Sleepers.

CARDIFF RSL: NYE, Loose Bazooka.

CARRINGTON BOWLING CLUB: CATHO PUB: Saturday, 4 Letter Word; Sunday, All

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HOTEL JESMOND: Thursday, Michael Mills; Sunday, Ryan Daley.

Peter Stefanson.

SYDNEY JUNCTION HOTEL: Saturday, The Years; Sunday, Hornet; NYE, Viper Creek Band.

TERRACE BAR: Sunday, Refreshed Sundays.

THE LUCKY: Thursday, Kylie Jane.

KENT HOTEL: Saturday, Rubber Bullet

THE POURHOUSE: NYE, James Naldo.

CAVES BEACH HOTEL: Sunday, The Steves.

LAKE MACQUARIE YACHT CLUB: Sunday, Jacinta.

TORONTO HOTEL: Thursday, Soulplay.

CESSNOCK LEAGUES CLUB: Saturday, Solid Gold

LASS O’GOWRIE: Saturday, James Thompson and the

TORONTO ROYAL MOTOR YACHT CLUB: Sunday,

Access 80s; NYE, Whiskey Business Duo.

Party Night; NYE, Moonlight Drive Duo. CHARLESTOWN BOWLING CLUB: Saturday, The Levymen.

CLUB KOTARA: NYE, Rendezvous.

CLUB LEMON TREE: Thursday, Pistol Pete; Saturday, Chad Shuttleworth; NYE, Phil McKnight.

COUNTRY CLUB HOTEL: Thursday, Saving June;

Strange Pilgrims, William John Jr Band, De’May; NYE,

TORONTO WORKERS CLUB: NYE, The V Dubs.

Hey Lady.

WANGI HOTEL: Sunday, Murray Byfield.

LIZOTTE’S NEWCASTLE: NYE, Doug Williams and the Mix. LOCHINVAR HOTEL: NYE, Pete Gelzinnis.

MAITLAND LEAGUES CLUB: NYE, Matt Gaudrey.

Saturday, James Naldo, The V Dubs; Sunday, The

MATTARA HOTEL: Saturday, Karaoke.

Vans; NYE, Secret Society.

MARK HOTEL: Thursday, Nick Raschke Duo; Saturday,

CRITERION HOTEL, Carrington: Sunday, Mike Horbacz.

CUSTOMS HOUSE: Sunday, Jason Bone, Wednesday, Perry carter; NYE, Modern History.

DENMAN HOTEL: NYE, DJ Josh.

DENMAN RSL: NYE, Darren Rolling Keys.

DORA CREEK WORKERS CLUB: Sunday, Stephen Boyd.

DUKE OF WELLINGTON: Saturday, Ryan Daley; NYE, Bobby C. EAST CESSNOCK BOWLING CLUB: Saturday, Andrew G. EAST MAITLAND BOWLING CLUB: Saturday,

Tania Murray; NYE, Rob Wilson.

Dave, Lennie Tranter and the Bagism Revalation,

The Cruisers; Sunday, Firewall; NYE, Love That Hat. MARY ELLEN: Thursday, The Steves; Saturday, Mike Horbacz Duo; Sunday, Dave Carter.

MAVERICKS ON THE BAY: Saturday, Damien; Sunday, Matt McLaren; NYE, Mick Jones.

MEREWETHER SURFHOUSE: Saturday, AK Morris; Sunday, Howard Shearman.

NEATH HOTEL: NYE, TK. NELSON BAY DIGGERS: Friday, The Rattle, Saturday,

WANGI WORKERS CLUB: NYE, Infusion.

WALLSEND DIGGERS: NYE, The Years.

WARNERS AT THE BAY: Thursday, Dave Carter; NYE, DV8.

WARNERS BAY HOTEL: Saturday, Able DJs, Soulplay; Sunday, Jamie Martens; NYE, 4 Letter Word.

WESTS MAYFIELD: NYE, The Steves.

WESTS NEW LAMBTON, Piano Lounge: Thursday, Angamus; Saturday, Stuart Hamilton; Monday, Ben Hanley; Tuesday, Terence Koo; Wednesday, Ben Hanley; NYE, Zane Penn Duo (food court).

WESTS NEW LAMBTON, Marble Bar: Saturday, Talk of the Town; NYE, The Smarts.

WICKHAM PARK HOTEL: Sunday, Helen and Friends, Fish Fry, Pow Wow; NYE, Chase the Sun, DJ Pucko.

Gareth Hudson Duo, Deuce; Sunday, Adrianna

WINDSOR CASTLE: Saturday, Pete Gelzinnis.

Mac Duo; Wednesday, Dr Zoom Duo; NYE, 2

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FOOD

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PEACH AND RASPBERRY PAVLOVA Serves 10

6 eggs, separated 360g caster sugar 1 tsp white wine vinegar 2 tsp cornflour (cornstarch) A few drops of natural vanilla essence 375g mascarpone 200ml of pure cream (35% fat), lightly whipped 2-3 drops rosewater (optional) 3 Tbsp icing sugar 1 vanilla bean 300g raspberries 100g blackcurrants 50g sugar 1 Tbsp water 250ml lemon curd 2 peaches 100g blueberries or silvanberries, or both Preheat the oven to 160°C. Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form, then whisk in the sugar, then the vinegar, cornflour and vanilla essence. The mixture should be stiff by now. Tip onto a baking tray lined with baking paper and use a spatula to form a steepsided round, 6cm high and 25cm diameter.

Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the oven to 140°C and bake for about 90 minutes, checking that it doesn’t brown too much – if at all – and turning down the oven further as need be. Allow to cool in the turned-off oven (some modern ovens may need to be wedged open so the meringue doesn’t sweat).

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SWEET, SWEET SUMMER Nothing says summer entertaining like pavlova. The delicious mix of meringue, cream and fruit is the ideal end to any get together in the festive season – from Christmas, through New Year, to Australia Day. Whether you go fancy like Matthew Evans has in this recipe, or buy a base, whip some cream and slice some mango, banana and strawberries on top, who can resist a slice of pav on a hot summer’s day.

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Combine the mascarpone, cream, rosewater (if using), icing sugar and seeds scraped from the vanilla bean. Stir well, taking care not to over whip, or the mixture will split. Heat half the raspberries over gentle heat to break them down to a sauce. Allow to cool and stir, in one or two quick motions, into the mascarpone mixture so it’s kind of rippled.

Heat the blackcurrants with the sugar and water in a small saucepan over high heat to melt and soften. When fruit is soft, press through a sieve and discard solids.

Spread lemon curd over the top of the pav, cover with the mascarpone mixture, then garnish with sliced peaches, the remaining raspberries and the blueberries and silvanberries if you have them.

Drizzle on the blackcurrant syrup to serve.

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December 25 – 31

PICK OF THE WEEK The Railway Man Sunday, ONE, 8.30pm, M (2013) With top-notch performances from its two Oscar-winning leads and a compelling and inspirational true story to tell, this is a rewarding watch. When Patricia (Nicole Kidman) meets Eric (Colin Firth) on a train, they fall in love and marry, but it quickly becomes apparent Eric’s calm and bookish exterior hides a tormented past. Told in two intricate parts, the story swings between present-day 1980 and flashbacks from a Japanese Army POW camp. A polished and sentimental journey about love and forgiveness.

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Sunday, GO!, 8.30pm, M (2002) Washington DC, 2054. Murder has become a thing of the past thanks to the hard-working John Anderton (Tom Cruise, right) and the premonitions of three psychics. But when Anderton himself is forseen to kill a total stranger in less than 36 hours, he resists arrest and sets out to clear his name of murder. Yet another reworking of a Philip K. Dick short story, the addition of Steven Spielberg behind the camera and Cruise living up to his A-list status means this psychological thriller gets full marks.

Thursday, GO!, 8pm, PG (2013) This delightfully whimsical Aussie rom-com – or musical parody – sees bored housewife Elspeth (Laura Michelle Kelly, left, who also starred in the West End musical) install a webcam in her kitchen sink so she can sing to her heart’s content while her whale-saving husband (a pleasing Ronan Keating) is away. When she is offered the chance to become the face of a laptop company by an ad executive (Magda Szubanski), Elspeth must choose between family or fame. Full of comical tunes, it’s topped with endearing performances.

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12.30pm Pointless.

1.30 Compass.

2.00 Call The Midwife: Christmas Special. 3.30 Christmas With Poh. 4.00 The Cook And The Chef: Christmas Special. 4.30 Nigellissima: An Italian Inspired Christmas. 5.30 Maggie Beer’s Christmas Feast. 6.00 Antiques. 7.00 News. 7.20 Queen’s Xmas Message. 7.30 Royal Variety Performance. 9.30 Would I Lie To You? At Christmas. 10.00 A Moody Christmas. 10.30 ABC News: Late Edition.

12pm Movie: Arthur Christmas.

(2011, G) 2.00 The Chase. 3.00 Movie: The Nutcracker. (2009, G) 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer.

8.30 MOVIE: Sleepless In Seattle.

(1993, PG) 10.45 Movie: Roxanne. (1987, PG)

12pm Human Nature Christmas Special. (PG) 1.00 Carols By Candlelight. 4.00 Movie: Jack Frost. (1998, PG) 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. (1989, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s European Vacation. (1985, M) 11.30 Queen’s Xmas Message. 11.40 Movie: My Favourite Year. (1982, M)

12.30pm Movie: Home Alone: The Holiday Heist. (2012, PG) 2.25 Ent. Tonight. 2.55 Judge Judy.

(PG) 3.25 GCBC. 4.00 Ben’s Menu. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Modern Family. (PG) 7.00 Jamie’s Festive Feast.

8.00 MOVIE: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.

(1982, PG) 10.00 Movie: Mary: The Making Of A Princess. (2015, PG) 12am The Doctors. (M)

12pm Arabic News.

12.30 Turkish News.

1.00 PBS News.

2.00 Bob Marley: The Director’s Cut. 3.00 Pagans And Pilgrims. (PG) 3.30 Salvage Hunters. 4.25 Town. (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Kylie Kwong. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.00 The Feed. 7.30 Movie: Asterix And Obelix: Mission Cleopatra.

(2002, PG) 9.20 Movie: Beauty And The Beast. (2014, M) 11.25 Movie: OSS 117: Lost In Rio. (2009, M)

12pm Children’s Programs. 4.25 Peter Rabbit Xmas Tale.

4.50 Children’s Programs. 5.15 Hey Duggee.

5.25 Children’s Programs. 5.30 Peppa’s Christmas. 5.50 Puffin Rock. 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.25 Lost And Found. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 River Monsters. (PG) 8.50 Confessions Of A Wedding Planner. 9.50 Ladyboys. (M) 10.40 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M) 11.10 Bad Santas. (M) 12am The Midwives. (PG)

12pm Dr Oz. (PG) 1.00 Parenthood.

(PG) 2.00 Stages: An Evening With Josh Groban. (PG) 3.30 I Dream Of Jeannie.

4.00 Bewitched. 4.30 Dealers. (PG) 5.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG) 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Keeping Up Appearances.

8.15 The Queen’s Christmas Message.

8.30 Escape To The Country.

10.30 Storage Hoarders. 11.30 Best Houses Australia. 12am Bargain Hunt.

12pm Young Justice. 12.30 The Batman. 1.00 Green Lantern. 1.30 Yo-Kai Watch. 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. 2.30 Wild Kratts. 3.00 SpongeBob. 3.30 Rabbids. 4.00 ScoobyDoo! 4.30 Young Justice. 5.00 Ben 10: Omniverse. 5.30 Short Poppies. (PG) 7.30 Movie: Black Knight. (2001, PG) 9.30 Movie: Our Idiot Brother. (2011, M) 11.15 Anger Management. 11.40 Anger Management.

12.05am Mom.

12pm MasterChef Australia. (PG) 2.30 Monster Jam. 3.30 iFish. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 Operation Repo. (PG) 5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud Favourites.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Russell Coight’s Celebrity Challenge. (2004, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: True Justice: Dead Drop.

(2012, M) 11.30 Bellator MMA. (M)

12.05pm Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Urdu News. 1.30 Tamil News. 2.00 Thai News.

2.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 3.00 Bangla News. 3.30 Armenian News. 4.00 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. 4.35 PopAsia Christmas Special. 6.30 MythBusters. 7.30 Battle For Money. 9.30 Movie: Ip Man: The Final Fight. (2013, M) 11.20 Space Dandy.

11.50 Assassination Classroom. 12.20am PopAsia Christmas Special.

12.05pm Children’s Programs. 5.10 Doodles. 5.15 Strange Hill High. 5.35 Shaun The Sheep.

5.55 The Amazing Extraordinary Friends.

6.20 Horrible Histories. (PG) 6.50 The New Adventures Of Figaro Pho. 7.00 Wallace And Gromit: A Grand Day Out. 7.20 Movie: Gangsta Granny. (2013, G) 8.30 Ready For This. 8.55 Outnumbered. (PG) 9.35 Lanfeust Quest. (PG) 10.00 Ouran High School Host Club. (PG) 10.20 Close.

12pm The Amazing Race. (PG) 1.00 Once Upon A Time. (PG) 3.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 6.00 MOVIE: The Santa Clause. (1994, G) 8.00 MOVIE: The Santa Clause 2. (2002, G) Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Judge Reinhold. A man tries to find a bride.

10.15 MOVIE: Dazed And Confused.

(1993, M) 12.15am Ultimate Factories.

1.30pm River Cottage: Christmas Special. (PG) 2.30 Blackadder’s Christmas Carol. (PG) 3.30 My Crazy Obsession. (PG) 4.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 5.30 Gilmore Girls. (PG) 6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: Venus And Mars. (2015, M) 9.30 MOVIE: Nothing Trivial. (2014, M) 11.30 Movie: Ice Station Zebra. (1968, PG)

12pm Sabrina.

(PG) 2.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG) 3.30 Raymond. (PG) 4.00 Frasier. (PG) 5.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.30 Becker. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Movie: Glee: The Concert Movie. (2011, PG) 8.15 MOVIE: Katy Perry: Part Of Me. (2012, PG) 10.10 Sex And The City. (MA15+) 10.50 American Horror Story: Hotel. (AV15+) 12am Becker. (PG)

12pm News.

12.30 The Mix Remixed.

1.00 Big Ideas. 2.00 News. 2.30 One Plus One. 3.00 News. 3.30 Tough Ride. 4.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.30 Compass. 4.55 Catalyst Bytes. 5.00 Foreign Corre. 5.55 ABC Open. 6.00 News. 6.25 Think Tank.

7.00 News. 7.30 A Taste Of Landline. 8.00 News. 8.30 The Drum. 9.00 Think Tank.

10.00 News. 10.30 Wilko Legends. 11.00 News. 11.30 The Mix Remixed.

ABC (ch 2)

ABC2 (ch 22)

ABC3 (ch 23)

PRIME7 (ch 6)

7TWO (ch 62)

7MATE (ch 63)

NBN (ch 8)

GO! (ch 88)

GEM (ch 80)

TEN (ch 5)

ONE (ch 50)

ELEVEN (ch 55)

SBS (ch 3)

SBS 2 (ch 32)

ABC 24 (ch 24)

Classifications: (P) Pre-school (C) Children (G) General (PG) Parental Guidance (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence Programs are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by the networks.

Lake Macquarie Farmers Market is held on 2nd & 4th Saturdays each month at Speers Point Park.

Farmers and Producers come from all over the Hunter Valley so you can enjoy farm fresh vegies, meat, milk and other gourmet goodies direct from the grower or producer. We are open just in time for a Country Style Breakfast - see you then.

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Next Markets: SAT Jan 9 + Jan 23

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Saturday

December 26

12.10pm River Cottage Veg Every (ch 2) Day. 1.00 Antiques Roadshow. 2.00 Nigellissima: An Italian Inspired Christmas. 3.00 Royal Variety Performance. 5.00 Outback ER. (PG) 5.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Doctor Who. 8.30 Jonathan Creek. (M) 10.05 Agatha Christie’s Poirot. (M) 11.35 Rage’s 2015 Special. (MA15+)

12pm Sailing.

Audi Hamilton Island Race Week. 12.30 Sailing. Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. 2.00 The Amazing Race. (PG) 4.00 Air Crash Investigations. (PG) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Movie: Sister Act. (1992, PG) 9.00 MOVIE: Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit. (1993, G) 11.20 Movie: People Like Us. (2012, M)

12.30pm The Cricket Show.

1.00 Cricket. Frank Worrell Trophy. Second Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 1. Afternoon session.

From the MCG. 6.00 NBN News.

7.00 MOVIE: Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. (2011, G) 8.45 MOVIE: Swordfish. (2001, M) John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry.

10.45 Movie: City Hall. (1996, M)

12pm The Doctors.

(PG) 1.00 Everyday Gourmet. 1.30 Andy & Ben Eat The World. 2.00 Tour The World.

2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 iFish. 4.00 Places We Go. 4.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News.

6.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 9.

Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat.

10.40 Movie: A League Of Their Own. (1992, )

12pm Arabic News.

12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix.

Highlights. 3.35 Monster Moves. 4.30 The Turin Shroud. (PG) 5.25 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Rachel Khoo Bitesize. 7.35 Ray Mears’ Close Encounters. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Elizabeth: The Golden Age. (2007, M) 10.35 RocKwiz. (M) 11.35 East West 101. (M)

12pm Children’s Programs. 5.30 Octonauts. 5.50 Puffin Rock. 6.00 Ben And Holly. 6.10 Peter Rabbit. 6.25 Tree Fu Tom. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (M) 8.10 Lie To You? (PG) 8.40 Michael McIntyre’s Christmas Comedy Roadshow. (PG) 9.40 Live At The Apollo. (M) 10.25 Inside Amy Schumer. (M) 10.45 The Office. (M) 11.20 Extras. (PG) 11.50 Story Club. (M)

12pm Creek To Coast.

12.30 Sydney Weekender. 1.00 Qld Weekender. 1.30 WA Weekender. 2.00 Melbourne Weekender.

2.30 Great Escapes. 3.00 Malaysia Kitchen.

3.30 Storage Hoarders. 4.30 Dealers. (PG) 5.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG) 7.30 The House That £100K Built. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features. 10.30 House Wreck Rescue. (PG) 11.30 Dealers. (PG)

12pm Kitchen Whiz.

12.30 SpongeBob SquarePants. 1.30 Wild Kratts. 2.00 My Surf TV. 2.30 The Crew. (PG) 3.30 Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG) 4.00 Sonic Boom. (PG) 4.30 Deep Water.

(PG) 5.00 The Tom And Jerry Show.

5.30 Short Poppies. (PG) 6.30 MOVIE: Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow. (2004, PG) 8.30 MOVIE: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King. (2003, M)

12pm All 4 Adventure. (PG) 1.00 Undercover Boss. (PG) 2.00 Buckley’s Chance Survival Run. 3.00 The Offroad Adventure Show.

4.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 5.00 Adventure Angler. 5.30 Robson Green: Extreme Fisherman. (PG) 6.30 Monster Jam. 7.30 Freddie Flintoff: Lord Of The Fries. (PG) 8.30 The X-Files. (M) 11.30 The Indestructibles. (PG)

12.05pm Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Soccer.

A-League. Round 12. Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets. Replay. 3.00 Never Ever Do This At Home. (M) 3.35 Dare 2 Dance. 6.00 Movie: Asterix And Obelix Vs Caesar. (1999, PG) 8.00 If You Are The One. 9.00 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle. (PG) 9.50 Trivia Nights. (M) 10.45 The Returned. (M)

12.15pm Children’s Programs. 1.00 Movie: Gangsta Granny. (2013, G) 2.10 Movie: The Boy In The Dress. (2014, G) 3.15 Children’s Programs. 4.45 Wallace And Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death. 5.15 Wallace And Gromit: The Wrong Trousers. 5.45 Children’s Programs. 7.00 Outnumbered.

7.40 Horrible Histories. 8.05 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole. 8.35 Good Game: SP. 9.00 Degrassi. (PG) 10.30 Close.

12pm Motor Racing. Ultimate Sprintcar C’ship.

12.30 Submarine Patrol. (PG) 3.30 Ice Pilots. (PG) 4.30 Big Australia. (PG) 5.30 Ultimate Factories.

6.30 Air Crash Investigations. (PG) 8.30 Mountain Men. (PG) 9.30 MOVIE: The Running Man. (1987, MA15+) 11.35 Movie: The Pianist. (2002, MA15+)

12pm MOVIE: Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. (1958, PG) 2.15 MOVIE: Guns For San Sebastian.

(1968, PG) 4.30 MOVIE: The Wonderful Country.

(1959, PG) 6.30 Heartbeat. (PG) 7.40 Heartbeat. (M) 8.45 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple. (M) 10.45 Dalziel And Pascoe. (M) 11.55 Movie: Cool Hand Luke. (1967, M)

12.30pm Glee. (PG) 1.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 2.00 Infomercials.

(PG) 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 3.30 Infomercials. (PG) 4.00 The Great Australian Spelling Bee. 6.15 Becker. (PG) 7.15 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 8.45 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 9.45 MOVIE: Sabrina. (1995, PG) 12.25am The Loop. (PG)

12pm News.

12.30 A Taste Of Landline.

1.00 Press Club. 2.00 News. 2.30 The Mix Remixed. 3.00 News. 3.30 #TalkAboutIt. 4.00 70 Years Of ABC Rural. 5.00 News.

5.30 One Plus One. 6.00 Foreign Corre.

7.00 News. 7.30 The Mix Remixed. 8.00 Four Corners. 8.45 Talk About It: Best Bits.

9.00 News. 9.30 Catalyst. 10.00 News.

10.30 Wilko Legends. 11.00 News. 11.30 One Plus One.

12pm Good Chef Bad Chef. 12.30 Let’s Do Coffee.

1.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 2.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 3.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.30 Firies.

(PG) 4.00 iFish. 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News.

6.00 Family Feud Favourites.

6.30 Modern Family. (PG) 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 10.

Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars.

10.40 Movie: Prometheus. (2012, M)

12pm Arabic News.

12.30 Turkish News.

1.00 The World Game. 2.00 Speedweek.

4.00 Football Asia.

4.30 Cycling Central Special: Best Of 2015.

5.30 War Of The Worlds.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Empresses Of Ancient Rome. (PG) 8.40 Walt Disney. (PG) 10.50 Seduced And Abandoned. (MA15+)

ABC

ABC2 (ch 22)

ABC3 (ch 23)

Sunday

PRIME7 (ch 6)

7TWO (ch 62)

7MATE (ch 63)

December 27 12pm A Taste Of Landline. 12.30 PRIME7 (ch 6)

NBN (ch 8)

TEN (ch 5)

GO! (ch 88)

ONE (ch 50)

GEM (ch 80)

ELEVEN (ch 55)

SBS (ch 3)

SBS 2 (ch 32)

ABC 24 (ch 24)

Back Roads.

1.00 From The Heart. 1.30 The Mix Remixed. 2.00 Soccer. W-League. Round 11. Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC. 4.30 Kitchen Cabinet. (PG) 5.00 The Book Club’s Five Of The Best. (PG) 6.00 Antiques. 7.00 News. 7.40 Grand Designs. (PG) 8.30 Vera.

(M) 10.00 Brilliant Creatures: Germaine, Clive, Barry And Bob. (M) 11.00 Movie: The Eye Of The Storm. (2011, M)

12pm Bewitched.

12.30 World’s Strictest Parents. (PG) 1.30 The Amazing Race. (PG) 3.30 Better Homes. 4.30 The Long Weekender. 5.00 News. 5.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 6.00 News. 7.00 Sunday Night.

8.00 The Force: Behind The Line. (PG) 8.30 Blindspot. (M) 9.30 Castle. (M) 10.30 Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (M) 11.30 Royal Pains. (M)

12.30pm The Cricket Show. 1.00 Cricket. Frank Worrell Trophy. Second Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 2. Afternoon session. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 60 Minutes.

8.00 Atlantic: Wildest Ocean On Earth. (PG) 9.10 The Mentalist. (M) 10.10 The Mentalist. (M) 11.10 Person Of Interest. (M) 12am Undateable. (M)

12pm Children’s Programs. 4.25 Mister Maker Comes To Town. 4.45 The Furchester Hotel.

5.00 Shaun The Sheep. 5.25 Room On The Broom. 5.50 Puffin Rock. 6.00 Ben And Holly. 6.10 Peter Rabbit. 6.25 Tree Fu Tom. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 Doctor Who. 8.30 Movie: Twilight. (2008, M) 10.30 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. 11.00 Ladyboys. (M) 11.50 Louis Theroux’s Weird Xmas. (M)

12pm Travel Oz. (PG) 1.30 World’s Strictest Parents. (PG) 4.30 Dealers Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. (PG) 5.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG) 7.30 The House That £100K Built: Tricks Of The Trade.

8.30 Escape To The Country.

9.30 Escape To The Continent.

11.00 Best Houses Australia. 11.30 Dealers. (PG)

12pm Sonic Boom. (PG) 12.30 SpongeBob. 1.30 Wild Kratts. 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. (PG) 3.00 Green Lantern. (PG) 3.30 Surfing Australia TV. 4.00 Yo-Kai Watch. (PG) 4.30 The Batman. (PG) 5.00 Scooby-Doo! (PG) 5.30 Looney Tunes. 6.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG) 6.30 Movie: Alvin And The Chipmunks. (2007, G) 8.30 Movie: Minority Report. (2002, M) 11.30 American Digger.

(PG) 12am Arrow. (MA15+)

Boss. (PG) 5.00 Megafactories.

6.00 Family Feud Favourites.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Extreme Collectors.

8.30 MOVIE: The Railway Man. (2013, M) Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård.

11.00 World Sport. 11.30 48 Hours. (M)

12.05pm Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Movie: Asterix And Obelix Vs Caesar. (1999, PG) 3.00 Benidorm Bastards. (PG) 3.25 Secret Life Of… (PG) 3.55 The Pitch. (M) 4.50 Heston’s Feasts. (PG) 5.45 Running Man Australian Special I. 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 South Park. (M) 8.55 Drunk History. (M) 9.20 South Park. (MA15+) 9.50 Russell Howard’s Good News. (M) 10.25 The Returned. (M)

12pm Children’s Programs. 3.25 Splatalot. 3.55 Studio 3. 4.00 Horrible Histories. 4.30 Hank Zipzer. 4.55 So Awkward. 5.25 Little Lunch.

5.40 Gortimer Gibbon’s Life On Normal Street. 6.05 Odd Squad. 6.10 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. 6.30 Rocket’s Island.

7.00 Movie: Legends Of Oz: Dorothy’s Return. (2013, PG) 8.30 Horrible Histories.

9.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 9.25 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG) 9.35 Rage. (PG)

12pm The AFN Fishing Show.

(PG) 12.30 Big Angry Fish. (PG) 1.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG) 2.30 Fishing Western Australia. (PG) 3.00 Hillbilly Handfishin’.

(PG) 4.00 Doomsday Bunkers. (PG) 5.00 Wipeout USA. (PG) 6.00 What Went Down.

(PG) 6.30 MythBusters. (PG) 7.30 Big Bang.

(PG) 8.30 Movie: K-19: The Widowmaker.

(2002, M) 11.30 Movie: Triassic Attack.

(2010, M)

12pm Great Getaways. (PG) 1.00 Movie: A Big Hand For The Little Lady. (1966, G) 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. Sydney Kings v NZ Breakers. 5.00 Life Flight. (PG) 5.30 Plonk. (PG) 6.30 Scam City. (PG) 7.30 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away. (PG) 8.30 Emergency On Our Streets. (M) 9.30 Step Dave. (M) 11.30 Missing. (M)

12pm Family Ties. (PG) 1.00 Frasier.

(PG) 2.00 Raymond. (PG) 3.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 4.00 King Of Queens.

(PG) 5.00 Becker. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Futurama. (PG) 7.30 The Simpsons. 8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 9.00 Movie: Pineapple Express. (2008, MA15+) 11.20 Raymond. (PG) 12.20am Family Ties. (PG)

12pm News.

12.30 One Plus One. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 Compass. 2.00 News. 2.30 A Taste Of Landline. 3.00 News. 3.30 Wilko Legends. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 The Mix Remixed. 5.00 News. 5.30 Australia Wide.

6.00 ABC News. 6.30 Aust Story. 7.00 News. 7.30 The Drum. 8.00 News. 8.30 Kitchen Cabinet. 9.00 News. 9.30 One Plus One. 10.00 News. 10.30 The Mix Remixed.

11.00 ABC News. 11.30 Conflict Zone.

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ABC3 (ch 23)

7TWO (ch 62)

7MATE (ch 63)

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GEM (ch 80)

TEN (ch 5)

ONE (ch 50)

ELEVEN (ch 55)

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Monday

December 28

12pm News. 1.00 Antiques. 2.00 (ch 2) Antiques Master.

2.30 Catalyst. 3.00 One Plus One. 3.30 Aust Story. 4.00 The Cook And The Chef. 4.30 Eggheads. 5.00 News. 5.25 Grand Designs.

6.15 Pointless. 7.00 News. 7.30 QI. (PG) 8.00 Back Roads. 8.30 New Tricks. (PG) 9.30 Slow Train Through Africa With Griff Rhys Jones. 10.15 ABC News: Late Edition.

10.30 Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 11.10 For The Love Of Cars. (PG) 12am Randling. (PG)

12pm Movie: Let It Shine. (2012, G) 2.00 The Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Click. (2006, M) 10.45 Movie: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. (2007, MA15+)

12.30pm The Cricket Show.

1.00 Cricket. Frank Worrell Trophy. Second Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 3. Afternoon session.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 To Catch A Smuggler. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Clear And Present Danger. (1994, M) Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer.

11.30 CSI. (M)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 The Talk. (PG) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 The Home Team. 4.00 Ben’s Menu.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Modern Family. (PG) 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 11.

Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers. 10.40 CSI: Cyber.

1pm Awaken. 2.00 Celtic Woman: Fan Favourites. 3.05 Tracks And Trails. 3.30 Seduction In The City: The Birth Of Shopping. (PG) 4.30 Grand Tours. 5.00 East Of Arnhem. (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Kylie Kwong. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 UK Bitesize. 7.35 The Trouble With Space Junk.

8.35 The Real History Of Science Fiction.

(PG) 9.30 24 Hours In Police Custody. 10.25 SBS World News.

12pm Children’s Programs. 5.25 Peppa Pig. 5.30 Octonauts. 5.50 Puffin Rock. 6.00 Ben And Holly. 6.10 Peter Rabbit. 6.25 Tree Fu Tom. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 River Monsters. (PG) 8.20 The Checkout. 8.30 Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends. (PG) 9.20 Ross Kemp: Extreme World. (M) 10.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M) 10.35 Ross Kemp: Extreme World.

(MA15+) 11.20 Movie: Twilight. (2008, M)

12pm Dr Oz. (PG) 1.00 Parenthood. (PG) 2.00 Charlie’s Angels. (PG) 3.00 Who’s The Boss? (PG) 3.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 4.00 Bewitched. 4.30 Dealers Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. (PG) 5.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG) 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Air Crash Investigations. (PG) 8.30 Lewis. (M) 10.30 Downton Abbey. (M) 11.30 Bargain Hunt.

12pm Young Justice. 12.30 The Batman. 1.00 Green Lantern. 1.30 Yo-Kai Watch. 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. 2.30 Wild Kratts. 3.00 SpongeBob. 3.30 Thunderbirds Are Go. 4.00 ScoobyDoo! 4.30 Young Justice. 5.00 Ben 10. 5.30 Teen Titans Go! (PG) 6.00 Regular Show.

(PG) 6.30 Adv Time. (PG) 7.00 The Middle.

(PG) 7.30 ManSpace. (PG) 8.30 Top Gear.

(PG) 10.00 Movie: Mean Machine. (2001, M) 12am Mom.

12.10pm World Sport. 12.30 MasterChef Australia. (PG) 2.00 Extreme Collectors.

3.00 iFish. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 Operation Repo. (PG) 5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud Favourites.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Undercover Boss. (PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Gangs Of New York.

(2002, MA15+)

12.05pm Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Urdu News. 1.30 Tamil News. 2.00 Thai News. 2.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News.

3.00 Bangla News. 3.30 Romanian News.

4.00 Dara Ó Briain: School Of Hard Sums.

(PG) 4.50 Vs Arashi. 5.45 American Ninja Warrior. 6.35 If You Are The One. 7.35 Community. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Kon-Tiki. (2012, M) 10.35 Movie: Black Book. (2006, AV15+)

12.05pm Children’s Programs. 3.25 The Next Step. 4.10 Secret Life Of Boys. 4.15 Make It Pop. 4.40 Canimals. 4.45 Studio 3. 4.50 Adv Time.

5.15 Horrible Science. 5.35 Mal.com. 5.50 The Amazing Extraordinary Friends. 6.20 Ready For This. 6.45 Stay Tuned. 7.00 Total Wipeout. 8.00 Adv Time. 8.20 Kobushi.

8.30 Degrassi. (PG) 8.50 Total Drama World Tour. (PG) 9.15 Good Game: SP. 9.40 Rage.

(PG) 10.40 Close.

12pm Dream Car Garage.

12.30 NFL. NFL. Week 16. Baltimore Ravens v Pittsburgh Steelers. 4.00 Auction Kings. (PG) 4.30 Swamp People. (PG) 5.30 Doomsday Preppers. (PG) 6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.30 MythBusters. (PG) 8.45 MOVIE: Air America. (1990, M) 11.00 Canadian Pickers. (PG) 12am Ice Pilots. (M)

12pm Hoarding: Buried Alive. (PG) 1.00 Movie: Derby Day. (1952, G) 2.45 GEM Presents. 3.00 Come Dine With Me. 3.30 Scam City. (PG) 4.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 5.30 Gilmore Girls. (PG) 6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 RPA. (PG) 9.00 Step Dave. (M) 11.00 What’s Your Emergency? (M) 12am Missing. (M)

12pm Charmed.

(PG) 1.00 Neighbours. 2.00 Dr Quinn. (PG) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG) 3.30 Raymond. (PG) 4.00 Frasier. (PG) 5.00 King Of Queens.

(PG) 5.30 Becker. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Bold. (PG) 7.00 Raymond.

(PG) 7.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: The Eye. (2008, M) 10.35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

(PG) 11.35 James Corden. (PG)

12pm ABC News. 4.00 ABC News Afternoons. 5.55 ABC Open. 6.00 ABC News. 7.00 ABC News Evenings.

8.25 Think Tank.

9.00 ABC News.

9.30 Arthur Phillip: Governor, Sailor, Spy. 10.00 The World.

10.30 Australia’s Remote Islands. 11.00 ABC News. 11.30 #TalkAboutIt.

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12pm News. 1.00 New Tricks. (PG) (ch 2) 2.00 Antiques Master. 2.30 Catalyst. 3.00 One Plus One. 3.30 Aust Story. 4.00 The Cook And The Chef. 4.30 Eggheads. 5.00 News.

5.25 Grand Designs. 6.15 Pointless. 7.00 News. 7.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG) 9.00 Restoration Man. 9.50 Stop Laughing…

This Is Serious. (M) 10.50 ABC News: Late Edition. 11.00 Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 11.45 Fortitude. (MA15+)

12pm Movie: StarStruck. (2010, G) 2.00 The Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News.

5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

(PG) 7.30 The Muppets.

8.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. (M) 9.30 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell. (M) 10.30 Chicago Fire. (M) 11.30 Royal Pains. (M)

12.30pm The Cricket Show. 1.00 Cricket. Frank Worrell Trophy. Second Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 4. Afternoon session.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Border Rico. (PG) 8.00 Border Rico. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Rush Hour 2. (2001, M) 10.30 Mom. (M) 11.30 Anger Management.

(M) 12am Undateable. (M)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 The Talk. (PG) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 The Home Team. 4.00 Ben’s Menu.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Modern Family. (PG) 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 12.

Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes. 10.40 Limitless. (M) 11.40 48 Hours. (M)

12pm WorldWatch.

2.00 Classical Destinations.

3.00 Wainwright Walks. 3.30 Antiques Uncovered. 4.30 24/7 Wild. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Kylie Kwong. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Secrets From The Royal Wardrobe. 8.30 The Mekong River. (PG) 9.30 One Born Every Minute. (M) 10.25 SBS World News. 11.00 The Fantastical World Of Hormones. (PG) 12.05am Movie: Three Monkeys. (2008, MA15+)

12pm Children’s Programs. 5.50 Puffin Rock. 6.00 Ben And Holly. 6.10 Peter Rabbit. 6.25 Tree Fu Tom. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 River Monsters.

(PG) 8.20 The Checkout. 8.30 The Volcano That Stopped The World. 9.30 Banged Up Abroad. (MA15+) 10.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M) 10.35 Ross Kemp: Extreme World. (M) 11.20 Head First. (M) 12.20am River Monsters. (PG)

12pm Dr Oz. (PG) 1.00 Parenthood. (PG) 2.00 Charlie’s Angels. (PG) 3.00 Who’s The Boss? (PG) 3.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 4.00 Bewitched. 4.30 Dealers Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. (PG) 5.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG) 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Pie In The Sky. (PG) 8.30 Endeavour. (M) 10.30 Agent Anna. (M) 11.30 Bargain Hunt.

12pm Young Justice. 12.30 The Batman. 1.00 Green Lantern. 1.30 Yo-Kai Watch. 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. 2.30 Wild Kratts. 3.00 SpongeBob. 3.30 Rabbids. 4.00 ScoobyDoo! 4.30 Young Justice. 5.00 Ben 10. 5.30 Teen Titans Go! 6.00 Regular Show. 6.30 Adv Time. 7.00 The Middle. 7.30 For The Love Of Cars. 8.30 Storage Hunters UK. 9.00 Storage Hunters. (PG) 9.30 Movie: The Devil’s Advocate. (1997) 12.15am Mom.

12pm MasterChef Aust. (PG) 2.30 Megafactories. 3.30 iFish. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 Operation Repo. (PG) 5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud Favourites.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Robson Green: Extreme Fisherman. (PG) 8.30 Extreme Fishing With Robson Green. (PG) 9.30 48 Hours. (M) 10.30 The Americans.

(MA15+) 11.40 Operation Repo. (PG)

12.05pm WorldWatch. 2.00 Thai News. 2.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 3.00 Bangla News. 3.30 Nepali News. 4.00 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. 4.35 Vs Arashi. 5.35 Being Bradford Dillman. 5.45 American Ninja Warrior. 6.40 If You Are The One. 7.35 Community. 8.30 Don’t Tell My Mother I’m In… 9.25 Living With The Enemy. 10.20 The Vice Guide To North Korea. 11.30 South Park. 11.55 Cordon.

12.05pm Children’s Programs. 4.10 Secret Life Of Boys.

4.15 Make It Pop. 4.40 Canimals. 4.45 Studio 3. 4.50 Adv Time. 5.15 Hank Zipzer.

5.40 The New Adventures Of Figaro Pho. 5.50 The Amazing Extraordinary Friends.

(PG) 6.20 The Next Step. 6.45 Stay Tuned.

7.00 Total Wipeout. (PG) 8.00 Adv Time.

8.20 Kobushi. 8.30 Degrassi. (PG) 8.50 Total Drama World Tour. 9.15 Good Game: SP. 9.40 Rage. (PG) 10.40 Close.

12pm The Amazing Race.

(PG) 1.00 Once Upon A Time. (PG) 3.00 Bid And Destroy.

(PG) 4.00 Auction Kings. (PG) 4.30 Swamp People. (PG) 5.30 Doomsday Preppers. (PG) 6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol.

(PG) 8.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 Ice Road Truckers. (M) 9.30 Counting Cars. (PG) 10.00 Car Chasers. (M) 11.00 Inside West Coast Customs. (PG) 12am Bid And Destroy. (PG)

12pm WIN’s All Australian News.

1.00 Movie: Folly To Be Wise. (1953, G) 3.00 Come Dine With Me. (PG) 3.30 RPA. (PG) 4.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 5.30 Gilmore Girls. (PG) 6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot.

9.10 Silent Witness. (MA15+) 11.30 Death Row Stories. (M)

12pm Charmed.

(PG) 1.00 Neighbours. 2.00 Dr Quinn. (PG) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG) 3.30 Raymond. (PG) 4.00 Frasier. (PG) 5.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.30 Becker. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud Favourites.

6.30 Bold. (PG) 7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 8.30 Graham Norton. (M) 10.00 Movie: The Beautician And The Beast. (1997, PG) 12.10am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

12pm ABC News. 4.00 ABC News Afternoons. 5.55 ABC Open. 6.00 ABC News. 7.00 ABC News Evenings.

8.30 To Be Advised.

9.00 ABC News.

9.30 Arthur Phillip: Governor, Sailor, Spy. 10.00 The World.

10.30 Australia’s Remote Islands. 11.00 ABC News. 11.30 Australia Wide.

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12pm News. 1.00 Adam Hills In (ch 2) Gordon St Tonight.

2.00 Antiques Master. 2.30 Catalyst. 3.00 One Plus One. 3.30 Aust Story. 4.00 The Cook And The Chef. 4.30 Eggheads. 5.00 News. 5.25 Grand Designs. 6.15 Pointless.

7.00 News. 7.30 Midsomer Murders. 9.00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. (M) 9.55 The Musketeers. 10.55 ABC News: Late Edition. 11.05 Jimmy Fallon. 11.50 Judith Lucy’s Spiritual Journey. 12.15am Laid.

12pm Movie: College Road Trip. (2008, G) 2.00 The Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 Criminal Minds. (M) 9.30 Castle. (M) 10.30 Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (M) 11.30 Grimm. (MA15+)

12.30pm The Cricket Show. 1.00 Cricket. Frank Worrell Trophy. Second Test. Australia v West Indies. Day 5. Afternoon session. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 RBT. (PG) 8.00 RBT. (PG) 8.30 Bangkok Airport. (M) 9.30 The Amazing ’90s. (M) 10.30 Inside Story. 11.30 Clipped. (PG) 12am Undateable. (M)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 The Talk. (PG) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 The Home Team. 4.00 Ben’s Menu.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Modern Family. (PG) 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 13.

Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers.

10.40 Hawaii Five-0. (M)

12pm WorldWatch.

2.00 Creative Minds. (PG) 2.50 German Wanderlust. (PG) 3.20 Love And Marriage: A 20th Century Romance. (PG) 4.30 Secrets Of Our Living Planet. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Poh’s Kitchen.

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Rachel Khoo Bitesize. 7.35 Extreme Railway Journeys.

8.30 24 Hours In Emergency. (M) 9.30 Inspector Montalbano. (M) 11.30 Go Back To Where You Came From. (M)

12pm Children’s Programs. 5.50 Puffin Rock. 6.00 Ben And Holly. 6.10 Peter Rabbit. 6.25 Tree Fu Tom. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 River Monsters.

(PG) 8.20 The Checkout. 8.30 Burger Bar To Gourmet Star. (PG) 9.15 My Tattoo Addiction. (MA15+) 10.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M) 10.40 Banged Up Abroad.

(MA15+) 11.30 The Volcano That Stopped The World. 12.20am Scrapheap Challenge.

12pm Dr Oz. (PG) 1.00 Parenthood. (PG) 2.00 Charlie’s Angels. (PG) 3.00 Who’s The Boss? (PG) 3.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 4.00 Bewitched. 4.30 Dealers Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. (PG) 5.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG) 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. (M) 9.30 MOVIE: The Hunter. (2011, M) 11.30 Air Crash Investigations. (PG)

12pm Young Justice. 12.30 The Batman. 1.00 Green Lantern. 1.30 Yo-Kai Watch. 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. 2.30 Wild Kratts. 3.00 SpongeBob. 3.30 Rabbids. 4.00 Scooby-Doo! 4.30 Young Justice. 5.00 Ben 10. 5.30 Teen Titans Go! 6.00 Regular Show. 6.30 Adv Time.

7.00 The Middle. 7.30 Two And A Half Men. 8.30 Jimeoin On Ice. 10.15 Balls Of Steel Australia. 11.15 Anger Management.

11.45 American Digger. 12.10am Mom.

12pm MasterChef Australia. (PG) 2.30 Undercover Boss.

(PG) 3.30 iFish. 4.00 Diagnosis Murder.

(PG) 5.00 Operation Repo. (PG) 5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud Favourites.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Megafactories.

8.30 Cops: Adults Only. (M) 9.30 MOVIE: Planet Of The Apes.

(1968, M)

12.05pm WorldWatch.

2.00 Thai News.

2.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 3.00 Bangla News. 3.30 African News. 4.00 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. 4.35 Vs Arashi.

5.35 Urban Freestyler. 5.40 American Ninja Warrior. 6.35 If You Are The One. 7.35 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 8.30 Movie: Knights Of Badassdom. (2013) 10.05 Movie: Army Of Darkness. (1992) 11.45 Wilfred. 12.15am Shameless.

12.05pm Children’s Programs. 4.10 Secret Life Of Boys.

4.15 Make It Pop. 4.40 Canimals. 4.45 Studio 3. 4.50 Adv Time. 5.15 Gortimer Gibbon’s Life On Normal Street. 5.35 Mal. com. 5.50 The Amazing Extraordinary Friends. 6.20 The Next Step. 6.45 Stay Tuned. 7.00 Total Wipeout. 8.00 Adv Time.

8.20 Kobushi. 8.30 Degrassi. (PG) 8.50 Total Drama World Tour. 9.15 Good Game: SP. 9.40 Rage. (PG) 10.40 Close.

12pm The Amazing Race.

(PG) 1.00 Once Upon A Time. (PG) 3.00 Bid And Destroy.

(PG) 4.00 Auction Kings. (PG) 4.30 Swamp People. (PG) 5.30 Doomsday Preppers.

(PG) 6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.30 Hardcore Pawn. (M) 8.30 Pawn Stars. (PG) 9.30 Hardcore Pawn. (M) 10.30 Cajun Pawn Stars. (PG) 11.00 Beverly Hills Pawn. (PG) 11.30 Bid And Destroy. (PG)

12pm WIN News.

1.00 Movie: The Lady Killers. (1955, PG) 2.50 Come Dine With Me. (PG) 3.20 Agatha Christie’s Poirot. 4.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 5.30 Gilmore Girls.

(PG) 6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 New Tricks. (M) 9.00 Westside. (MA15+) 10.00 Westside. (M) 11.00 Major Crimes.

(M) 12am Almost Human. (M)

12pm Charmed. 1.00 Neighbours.

2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Infomercials. 3.30 Raymond. 4.00 Frasier. 5.00 King Of Queens. 5.30 Becker. 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Bold. 7.00 Raymond. 7.30 The Simpsons. 8.00 Futurama. 8.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 9.00 Futurama. (PG) 9.30 The Simpsons. 10.00 Cleveland. 10.30 Bob’s Burgers. 11.00 Duckman. 11.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

12pm ABC News. 4.00 ABC News Afternoons. 5.55 ABC Open. 6.00 ABC News. 7.00 ABC News Evenings.

8.30 Year In Review.

9.00 ABC News.

9.30 Arthur Phillip: Governor, Sailor, Spy. 10.00 The World.

10.30 Australia’s Remote Islands. 11.00 ABC News. 11.30 The Drum.

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12pm News. 1.00 Adam Hills Tonight. (ch 2) 2.00 Antiques Master. 2.30 Catalyst. 3.00 One Plus One. 3.30 Aust Story. 4.00 The Cook And The Chef. 4.30 Eggheads. 5.00 News. 5.25 Grand Designs. 6.15 Pointless. 7.00 News.

7.30 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering.

8.30 New Year’s Eve. 9.00 New Year’s Eve: Family Fireworks. 9.15 New Year’s Eve. 11.00 New Year’s Eve: Australia Wide Party.

12am New Year’s Eve: Midnight Fireworks.

12pm Movie: The Lost Valentine. (2011, PG) 2.00 The Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Air Rescue. (PG) 7.30 Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud 2. (PG) 8.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 9.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 9.30 The Goldbergs. (PG) 10.30 The Amazing Race. (PG) 11.30 Grimm. (MA15+)

12pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 MOVIE: Flipped. (2010, PG) 3.00 News Now. 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.30 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: New Year’s Eve. (2011, PG) 9.50 U2 Paris. A performance by Irish rock band U2.

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 The Talk. (PG) 2.00 Ent. Tonight.

2.30 Everyday Gourmet. 3.00 Judge Judy.

(PG) 3.30 The Home Team. 4.00 Ben’s Menu. 4.30 Bold. (PG) 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Modern Family. (PG) 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 14. Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers. 10.40 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Debate. (M) 12.10am The Doctors. (PG)

12pm WorldWatch.

2.00 Hopper Stories.

2.05 Butterflies.

(PG) 2.20 Creative Minds. (PG) 3.10 The Drummer Of Ravel’s Bolero. 3.20 Dig World War II. (PG) 4.15 Urban Secrets. (PG) 5.10 Letters And Numbers. 5.40 Dinner For One. 6.00 Poh’s Kitchen. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Luke Nguyen’s Memories Of The United Kingdom. 8.30 The Restaurant Man. (PG) 9.35 Inspector Montalbano. 11.40 André Rieu: Live In Maastricht.

12pm Children’s Programs. 5.50 Puffin Rock. 6.00 Ben And Holly. 6.10 Peter Rabbit. 6.25 Tree Fu Tom. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 River Monsters. (PG) 8.20 The Checkout. 8.30 The Warehouse Comedy Festival. (M) 9.00 Richard Pryor: Live On The Sunset Strip. (M) 10.20 Joan Rivers: Don’t Start With Me. (MA15+) 11.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (PG) 12.15am River Monsters. (PG)

12pm Dr Oz. (PG) 1.00 Parenthood.

(PG) 2.00 Charlie’s Angels. (PG) 3.00 Who’s The Boss? (PG) 3.30 I Dream Of Jeannie.

4.00 Bewitched. 4.30 Dealers. (PG) 5.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG) 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 8.00 Fawlty Towers. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Jane Eyre. (2011, M) 11.00 Air Crash Investigations. (PG) 12am Bargain Hunt.

12pm Young Justice. (PG) 12.30 The Batman. (PG) 1.00 Green Lantern. (PG) 1.30 Yo-Kai Watch. (PG) 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. (PG) 2.30 Wild Kratts. 3.00 SpongeBob. 3.30 Rabbids.

(PG) 4.00 Scooby-Doo! (PG) 4.30 Young Justice. (PG) 5.00 Ben 10. (PG) 5.30 Teen Titans Go! (PG) 6.00 Movie: Return To Nim’s Island. (2013, G) 8.00 Movie: Goddess. (2013, PG) 10.10 Movie: Sunday. (2014, MA15+) 11.40 Mom. 12.05am Impractical Jokers.

12pm MasterChef Aust. (PG) 1.30 The Indestructibles. (PG) 2.30 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League.

Game 3. Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers.

5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Last Man Standing. (PG) 8.30 The Last Man On Earth. (M) 9.00 Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll.

(M) 9.30 Coverband. (M) 10.00 Movie: Flying High II: The Sequel. (1982, M) 11.45 The Home Team.

12.05pm Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Urdu News. 1.30 Tamil News. 2.00 Thai News. 2.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News.

3.00 Bangla News. 3.30 Somali News.

4.00 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. (PG) 4.35 Vs Arashi. 5.35 Urban Freestyler. 5.40 American Ninja Warrior. 6.35 If You Are The One. 7.30 MythBusters. (PG) 9.20 Derren Brown: Fear And Faith. (M) 11.05 PopAsia New Year’s Eve Special. (PG)

12.05pm Children’s Programs. 5.15 So Awkward. 5.40 Kobushi. 5.50 The Amazing Extraordinary Friends. 6.20 The Next Step. 6.45 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 7.05 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. 7.30 Little Lunch.

8.20 The New Adventures Of Figaro Pho. 8.30 New Year’s Eve. 9.00 New Year’s Eve: Family Fireworks. 9.15 Horrible Histories.

(PG) 9.45 Good Game: SP. 10.10 Rage. (PG) 11.10 Close.

12pm The Amazing Race.

(PG) 1.00 Once Upon A Time. (PG) 3.00 Bid And Destroy.

(PG) 4.00 Auction Kings. (PG) 4.30 Swamp People. (PG) 5.30 Doomsday Preppers. (PG) 6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.30 Big Bang. (PG) 8.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 9.30 Baggage Battles.

(PG) 10.00 Hardcore Pawn: Behind The Deal. (M) 11.00 Barter Kings. (PG) 11.30 Bizarre ER. (M) 12am Ice Pilots. (M)

12pm Secret Dealers. (PG) 1.00 Movie: Beautiful Stranger. (1954, PG) 2.50 GEM Presents.

(PG) 3.00 Come Dine With Me. (PG) 3.30 Supernanny: Beyond The Naughty Step.

(PG) 4.30 Ellen. (PG) 5.30 Gilmore Girls.

(PG) 6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair. 8.00 Monarch Of The Glen. (PG) 9.00 Blackadder The Third. (PG) 9.30 Movie: How To Murder Your Wife.

(2015, M) 11.35 Missing. (M)

12pm Charmed.

(PG) 1.00 Neighbours. 2.00 Dr Quinn. (PG) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG) 3.30 Raymond. (PG) 4.00 Frasier. (PG) 5.00 King Of Queens.

(PG) 5.30 Becker. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Bold. (PG) 7.00 Raymond.

(PG) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Xanadu. (1980, PG) 10.30 The Loop: New Year’s Eve Party Show. (PG)

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What breed of canine is also known as a snap dog?

10. In relation to beer, IBU stands for international what unit?

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DOWN 2 Oversees 3 Registers as a student 4 Encounter 5 Compete 6 Relating to the eye 7 Lazed 9 Reverses 10 Fathers (informal) 12 Customary 13 Eager for more than one's share 17 Units of distance 21 Cinema film (informal) 22 Non-venomous snake 25 No particular person 26 Courteous 27 Allied 29 Mischievous person 30 Billow 31 Flat-topped small mountains 35 Places 37 Sagacity

SOLUTION: 1 Jake. 2 Boxing. 3 1953. 4 Howard. 5 Air. 6 Vicuna. 7 Insect. 8 Pencil. 9 Whippet. 10 Bitterness.

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ACROSS 1 Honour 8 Supplied with items needed for the task 11 Cleanse 14 Orderly 15 Fell back (to a plan of action) 16 Long-snouted fish 18 Ordinance 19 Corrosive compound 20 Vessel 21 Gives more vigour to 23 Fall ill 24 Common flower 26 One who steers a rowing boat 27 Synchrony (informal) 28 Cut 30 Large transport (informal) 32 Possess 33 Employed 34 Contrary 36 Stitched 38 Relative 39 Degree of inclination 40 A splashing sound

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ARIES MAR 21 – APR 20

CANCER JUNE 22 – JULY 22

LIBRA SEP 24 – OCT 23

CAPRICORN DEC 22 – JAN 20

The 25 December Full Moon sextiles oppose Pluto, indicating that you and your partner need to review the way you both deal with money as longterm financial issues will now be coming to a head. There may be some injustice involving a business partner or someone who owes you money.

The 25 December Full Moon opposes Pluto indicating that ignoring problems won’t make them go away; people who you love dearly may be using you as a support when they really should be standing on their own two feet. Be careful of allowing yourself to be taken advantage of.

The Full Moon on the 25th indicates that you long for freedom, for the perfect life and the chance to be yourself. However, the reality is that life is full of boring responsibilities.

With nostalgic stars blazing brightly, you will be spending time revisiting the past.

The Full Moon on 25 December indicates that if your health has been troubling you then it's time to get the problem sorted out once and for all! Also it’s time to call a halt to any activity that isn't bringing you sufficient rewards or satisfaction.

TAURUS APR 21 – MAY 21

LEO JUL 23 – AUG 23

SCORPIO OCT 24 – NOV 22

The Full Moon on the 25th squares Neptune and indicates a need to watch your spending as it will be all too easy to go overboard. Focus on working out strategies for your goals in 2016; be clear about what you want, get organised and tie up any loose ends.

The Full Moon on the 25th opposes Pluto indicating that you may have to put up with some flak from the family. There are likely to be muddles and misunderstandings all around, or they may simply be in a tense and tetchy frame of mind.

GEMINI MAY 22 – JUNE 21

VIRGO AUG 24 – SEPT 23

The 25 December Full Moon indicates that financial issues will be coming to a head and it’s important for you to take decisive action to sort matters out once and for all. Channel your enthusiasm into a project at work or release your inner clean freak at home.

Obstacles that irritated you for some time will be swept away.

The Full Moon on the 25th indicates that you will be champing at the bit to indulge in your own fun activities; however your family especially your children will want you to concentrate on their needs instead.

When the Full Moon falls in your sign on 25 December you must not drink and drive or have too much alcohol in the company of strangers because to do so will create a regrettable impression. Project competence as an unexpected breakthrough will lead to a fantastic career opportunity.

The Full Moon on 25 December indicates you might be feeling discouraged by the sheer volume of tasks ahead; console yourself by knowing that time and determination will solve all these issues. Focus on feeling your best, add summery salads to your diet and you'll feel a welcome boost.

SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 – DEC 21

PISCES FEB 20 – MAR 20

The Full Moon on 25 December is in your eighth house and warns you to be careful of being a little too blunt with loved ones! Uranus is poised to make your relationship and career thrive while Saturn is forcing you to get your finances and health into order.

The 25 December Full Moon indicates that an upheaval will require a serious and responsible outlook when dealing with your finances, security and all those things you hold dear. Your inventive thinking will impress the right people, so stop doubting yourself.

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WATCHING THE DETECTORISTS

GIANT BUGS ATTACK GARDENS Hunter Valley Gardens will be invaded by big bugs again this January with the return of Mega Creatures.

But there’s no need to call the pest man – the bugs are friendly to plants and people. They especially like children.

The Mega Creatures display features 20 animatronic creepy crawlies – yes, they come to life – including snails, spiders and grasshoppers. There’d be no show without T-Rex, and a Stegosaurus will also join the

garden party.

Mega Creatures will be in residence at the Gardens from 2-26 January, and you can hang out with them from 9am-4pm, or 6.30-10pm daily. Day entry is $28 adults, $17 children, $80 family (2 adults, 2 kids). Night entry (including entry to the Christmas lights) is $27, $22 and $85. Day/ night passes are $48, $24 and $134. To find out more visit hvg.com.au or phone 4998 4000.

Newcastle Weekly has two day/night family passes valued at $134 each to give away to readers.

To enter, email competitions@newcastleweekly.com.au with “Mega Creatures” in the subject field. Tell us your name, contact details and tell us your favourite bug.

Entries close and winners will be drawn at 9am on Monday 11 January. One entry per person. Permit No. LTPM/15/00427.

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If you aren’t familiar with the Detectorists DVD series, think The IT Crowd and The Office. Mackenzie Crook, the unforgettable Gareth Keenan in The Office, wrote, directed and starred in this award-winning comedy about the eccentric lives of two friends Andy (Mackenzie Crook) and Lance (Toby Jones).

Members of a metal detecting club, they share a dream to strike gold and find the final resting place of King Sexred. But while they search for the past they must also grapple with the

present. Also stars Snow White and the Huntsman actors Rachael Stirling (also in The Young Victoria) and Toby Jones (also in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire). Series 1 is out now, and Series 2 comes out in February.

Enter to WIN Newcastle Weekly has 10 copies of the Detectorists DVD Series 1 to give away to readers.

To enter, email competitions@newcastleweekly.com.au with “Detectorists” in the subject field. Tell us your name, full contact details and tell us the name of the king whose resting place the pair are looking for. Entries close and winners drawn at 9am on Monday 11 January. One entry per person. Permit No. LTPM/15/00427

Newcastle Weekly competition winners The winners in our latest round of competition draws are: Hunter Valley Garden Winner: Sophia Rapley, West Wallsend NYE Street Party at the Cambridge Hotel: Ben Rowlands, Newcastle; Denise Sutton, Caves Beach; Casey Brown, Woodville Event Vmax: Maureen Dempsey, Argenton; Denise Hughes, Shortland Aspire: Janelle Campbell, Tea Gardens

SOMETHING WITH STRINGS I tried to take a “holiday” once. I travelled to New Zealand without a guitar, thinking I’d have a couple of weeks off playing. On the third day, I was so frustrated that I bought a ukulele and have never travelled without an instrument since.

My favourite things

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Not to make calls or send emails. I like it best in Airplane Mode. I use it as a means of recording song ideas – lyrics in the notepad and musical ideas in the voice memos.

There is nothing worse than wondering what that “great idea” you had was.

MY NOISE CANCELLING HEADPHONES Sitting on planes, tour buses, vans and cars can get very monotonous but I just turn these things on, put on some tunes or an audiobook, close my eyes and I can be anywhere I want to be.

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Morgan Evans SINGER/SONGWRITER, TELEVISION PRESENTER

Since first stepping on stage with Newcastle outfit Solver in the early noughties, Morgan Evans has gone from strength to strength. With three EPs and one album under his belt, Morgan has toured with the likes of Taylor Swift and Alan Jackson, graced such iconic stages as Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry and taken out multiple CMC awards.

He has also recently stepped into the world of television, presenting the Rollin With… show on Foxtel’s Country Music Channel – a role that nabbed him ASTRA and TV Week Logie awards nominations in 2015.

“After two years on the road and in the air, I’ve learnt to pack light, but there are some things I can’t live without and some things about Newcastle that I miss dearly when I’m away,” Morgan said

THE OCEAN This is the first place I go every time I come back to Australia. It’s like hitting the reset button for me and it’s the thing I miss most when I’m away. I’m in there every day when I’m home, if the waves are there or not. Unless there are sharks around – if there are sharks around I’ll let `em have it.

MEXICAN FOOD

TEQUILA

I have always had a pretty healthy addiction to corn chips and salsa but, after spending so much time in the US, I have grown very fond of most Mexican-style cooking. From tamales to tacos to tequila, I try to recreate it as best I can in the kitchen at home, too.

For the good times!

Casamigos Reposado would be my pick to drink straight up and the Blanco for cocktails, but just about anything 100% Agave will do the trick.

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