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From mental health to mental wealth ELL it’s the end of the world, as we know it. Mia Freedman has predicted the demise of Mummy Bloggers and Starbucks USA heralded in the “harrlidays” with its traditional festive red takeaway cup – minus any reference to the reason for the season. You know – Jesus and that whole Christmas Day connection thingy. This sparked a movement of Christian Americans going to Starbucks and telling baristas their name – to be written on their cup in black texta – is ... Merry Christmas. Snort. Gotcha, Starbucks. Ka-ching. Gotcha free-global-publicity. Why do corporates always win? Mummy bloggers. They’re the soul of the cyber-waves deconstructing every boxed set of placemat variety roles for mothers to play – undoing the misconception that your life is over when you have kids unless you can blog your way into a six-figure online business. No pressure. I own shares in a baby wipes company, you know. Where do Mummy Bloggers go, by the way, when they’re done racking up their Swiss bank accounts? Instagram? You can’t even download photos from that platform. How dark ages is that? Well, eat my words. That’s exactly what Freedman (I love the irony of her last name, in a woman’s world) has done. She’s relaunched her website into an Instagram-style app and consultancy business. Like I need another app on how to parent. (By the way, are my kids at your house?) Because ... we want to hope they’re not on the school bus! Perhaps it’s the end of the year and the littlies are just tired – since January – because there seems to be an epidemic of bullies taking the school bus disguised as school children under 12, who know the F-word and use it with 99.99 per cent accuracy. Scaremommy.com suggests an educational approach with children when it comes to cursing. First and foremost look up in the dictionary what the swear words actually mean; be sure they’re used in the proper context (and for a child that would be when?); never swear at school (EVER); know your audience (the bus driver versus that kid you just thumped will hear the same word – same, same but different); appreciate the nuances of the language (“i” before “e”, except after “c”); don’t over do it and don’t let anyone tell you profanity is for the uneducated. If not for Mummy/Mommy Bloggers, who else will provide this service? Scarymommy is right. I’d much rather my sons get off the bus saying the kindergartners who insulted them today used Elizabethan cursing, (thou art like a toad: ugly and venomous” – from Shakespeare’s As You Like It) or to learn they had rebutted with “away you scullion! You rampallian! You fustilarian! I’ll tickle your catastrophe” (Henry IV, Part 2), instead of being called a f**k-head 17 times and sitting there wondering when their ears became toilets. Where’s the imagination? Where’s the grasp

of language? The wit? The educated cursing? Oh Mama Mia. My twitter feed is right. I need an outsourced marketing department and an exercise bike for my mind. It seems Malcolm Turnball agrees. As I write this he’s announcing with Health Minister, Sussan Ley, reforms to the mental health system. “Our greatest assets are not under the ground, they’re all of us. “Nothing diminishes the mental wealth; nothing diminishes the human capital of our nation, and its capacity than mental illness,” he said. Hey ho, hey ho, unto the green holly (As you Like It ... meaning joyous surprise). Included in the reforms it looks like consumers and carers will participate in the implementation of a new mental health framework; there’ll be funding clarity for service providers by December (a Christmas miracle?), a major focus on digital mental health (thank you!) and investment in local level services, individualised for communities. “The point of our reform is that there is a large sum of money directed through both Medicare and programs that are run by the Commonwealth, which goes out from Canberra in a one size fits all. The pooling ...there’ll be of flexible funding at funding clarity for regional level, commissioned by primary service providers health networks, will by December actually give the complex and the less com- (a Christmas plex people, the type miracle?), a major of care they need, at the time they need it,” focus on digital PROMISED Ley. mental health “The mental health commission said to us, (Thank you!!) it’s not just about add- and investment ing more money, it’s about the fragmented in local level nature of the system services, in the first place and individualised for that’s what this is gocommunities. ing to fix,” she said. It sounds like a great cure but sadly cures play second fiddle to prevention every time, except in the case of complex bus bullies where they’re one and the same. Remove a bully’s bus pass and the problem is both cured and prevented. In response to the idea that sounds extreme, I’m going to climb out on a limb and suggest a black eye and daily tearful anxiety is extreme and the long term effects of bullying a well known, documented and sadly life threatening mental health issue. Read all about it weekly in our sister publication Dubbo Photo News (yep, free plug) in our Stand Up column. And if you’re looking for prevention to preventable mental illness it’s a Scaremommy no brainer, Mia Freedman would love: just be kind.

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Our technology-based future is in their hands BY KIM V. GOLDSMITH JOURNALIST

HE message coming from a technology-based event held in Dubbo last weekend is that Australia’s future lies firmly in our children’s ability to understand and work with a range of technologies. But we’re far from ready. The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) released a report in June this year indicating almost 40 per cent of Australian jobs that exist today are likely to have disappeared in the next 10 to 15 years due to technological advancements. Someone who agrees with this scenario and has witnessed low levels of digital literacy among Australia’s young people is Ade Ogunniyi, one of the technology enablers who presented at a series of mobile pop-up “maker space” workshops hosted by Orana Arts at Dubbo’s Fire Station Arts Centre, Having only been in Australia since June, Ogunniyi, from the University of NSW’s (UNSW) Michael Crouch Innovation Centre (MCIC), was surprised by the findings of this month’s Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) report into information and communication technology (ICT) literacy, showing a significant decline in ICT literacy of Year 6 and 10 students over the past five years. “I went to uni in Boston, which is a pretty big tech college, so I’m used to kids having made an electronic thing or done some 3D printing, so it was surprising to me when I came here. “But if I went back to Louisiana where I grew up, I’d probably find the same thing there...it just depends on where you are.” The UNSW MCIC is a new entity designed to help students and the community to make innovative, technology-driven projects happen – providing

the space, tools and specialists to provide assistance. Until now, the centre has been working largely with students at the university and some corporate users, but they have plans to outreach to schools with their first school workshop held this week. With our federal parliamentarians still arguing over whether coding should be made part of the school curriculum, technology educators like Ogunniyi say the lack of or decline in ICT literacy is largely due to its absence in schools. “You can’t depend on parents to show kids...and they may not actually be literate themselves. “It’s the school’s job because you are actually training these young adults and sending them to the world – you have to give them the tools to be in this world. “Not to be a scaremonger, but robots are taking up a lot of these jobs...so, if you don’t know how to CAD to create, program or work with the robots you might have a hard time in future.” Ogunniyi explains the robotic workforce will largely replace blue-collar jobs in heavy industries. “Now robots are dumb and they can really only do simplistic tasks...this idea that there’s going to be a robot that can think and act (with artificial intelligence) – that’s way not there yet. “Robots can do a lot of heavy lifting and dangerous jobs, but we need to be able to interact with the robots.

Digital enablers at the Orana Arts Pop Up Maker Space: Back, James O’Hanlon (Code Club Australia), Melissa Fuller (Three Farm), Kelly Tagalan (Code Club Australia), Amanda Turnbull (dLux Media Arts dLab National Program), front, Alicia Leggett (Orana Arts) and Ade Ogunniyi (UNSW Michael Crouch Innovation Centre). PHOTO: KIM V. GOLDSMITH

“They’re not going to take over our life in the next five or six years or so, but we need to be building up (our knowledge) for the future now.” She is adamant that knowledge of coding and digital technologies as vital to this future. For some years now there have been various reports and commentaries about the digital divide within Australia, underpinned by little or slow internet access in some parts of the country, impacting on learning opportunities. However, for some communities it’s

` It’s the school’s job because e you are actually training these young adults and sending them m e tthem hem to the world – you have to give the tools to be in this world. – Ade Ogunniyi, from UNSW’s Michael el Crouch Innovation Centre

accessing or affording the expertise and technology required that creates the divide. “I’ve really only been in Sydney and Dubbo and a few of the smaller towns in between since I’ve been here, but yes, there is a huge divide. “Even in Sydney...in the CBD you have co-working spaces, tech startups and maker spaces where you can go to use all these tools...they’re very up there and high level. “I’ve had contact with private schools that have “fab labs”, like a mini maker space the students can use. “But then you go out of the CBD, around UNSW...the Randwick/Redfern area and there are students who have never heard of 3D printing, much less seen one, or seen a circuit and know what it does...that divide is definitely there and in the major cities too.” Orana Arts is using interest and contacts made with the participating organisations at last weekend’s technology workshops to establish a mobile digital making unit to provide the region with shared tools, equipment and education programs.

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World first as champs fly high over central west BY YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY JOURNALIST

HE skies above Narromine will come to life next week as international junior champion gliding teams converge on one of Australia’s best gliding spots in the lead up to the 9th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships. Hosted by the Gliding Federation of Australia and the Narromine Gliding Club, it’s the first time the championship – which officially takes wing on December 1, has been held outside Europe. “This is a big deal for us,” said local organiser and a competition task setter, Beryl Hartley. “This is the first time a world championship has been awarded to the southern hemisphere. Australia’s bid was successful and Narromine was successful for the Australian round. It’s been five years’ worth of work.” Fifty-nine teams from the Pacific, the Americas and Europe will compete over 12 days in the skies over the central and far west. Teams are generally three people and sometimes more, according to Hartley. “If you’re working that out, there will be 200-300 extra people, pilots, family and volunteers in Narromine permanently for the next three week period.” Teams represented include Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Finland, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA. “The first team arrived a month ago from Germany. It’s the last week now and at this time we’re only missing one team. Some of them have been here for two weeks,” Hartley said. “The current junior champion is from the Dutch team but he is not competing, as he’s too old. Junior pilots are aged between 16 and 25. “Australian has one of the youngest pilots, Dylan Lampard who is 17 from Mil-

The Polish Junior Gliding Team practice over the skies of Narromine this week. PHOTOS: MATEUSZ SIODŁOCZEK/POLISH JUNIOR GLIDING TEAM

dura, and we believe one of our juniors who lives in Sydney, Matthew Scutter, has a chance. “He’s currently the Australian junior champion but he has also won the senior championship this year. We have some very good pilots here,” Hartley said. The Ninth FAI Junior World Gliding Championships is a race. Every day there is a briefing at 10am where tasks for pilots are distributed, based on the day’s weather. A typical task might be a five-hour exercise where pilots fly 750 kilometres on a path to Barradine, Cargelligo, Peak Hill and back to Narromine. “Every day we look at the weather and we have our own weather person here

then we judge where the weather will be best for the day and where to send the competitors,” Hartley said. “We set the race 10am. At 11am they take their gliders out and by 12 o’clock they start going up. We use Pawnee aircraft as tow planes. These are ex-agricultural, very efficient planes. “We launch 60 planes in under an hour. For that period we’re the busiest airport in Australia,” Hartley said. Official training days run over the weekend of Friday, November 27 to Sunday, 29. On Monday, November 30, an opening ceremony will be held at Payton Park in Narromine from 6pm. “The championships will be opened

by Member for Dubbo and Deputy Premier Troy Grant with Destination NSW and some of the ambassadors; I know the Swiss ambassador is coming and a whole lot of VIPs as well. It will be like a little mini Olympic games opening. “There will be the band; the local air cadet group will carry all the country signs; the local aboriginal indigenous group will do welcome to country; there’ll be the Roulettes and a Hercules fly-past, entertainment and food. “All Narromine residents are receiving an invitation in their letter box, but all are welcome,” Hartley said. A closing ceremony will be held on the morning of December 13.

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Get your hand off it, says Gay RIVERS of the Orana region – you’ve been warned: get your hand off it, or face an even tougher slug to your license points. Straight-talking NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay this week made no apology for raising the demerit point penalty for using a mobile phone while driving. “You might think it’s tough – well, I don’t give a damn,” he told media this week while announcing the plan in a bid to get hands off phones and eyes back on the road. Kicking off for the first time during the coming Christmas holiday period, mobile phone offences will also be added to double demerit periods, and an additional demerit point will be added to the existing standard penalty of three points from early next year. Gay says he isn’t just flexing his punitive muscle for the sake of a headline – the road toll has increased since last year and it’s a fair bet that the use of mobile phones while driving has contributed to at least some of those deaths. Last year alone there were some 35,000 fines handed out for the illegal use of a mobile phone and that, according to the minister “is just too many”. “I am not a fan of draconian fines but we need to see these stats go down – and if this doesn’t deter motorists, then I’ll hit them in the hip pocket.” Gay says he’s determined to do whatever it takes to get the message out: “Using your mobile phone while driving can kill.” Member for Dubbo and Police Minister Troy Grant, himself a former police officer, had some sobering statistics to go along with the announcement. “While driving at 60 kilometres per hour, if you glance at your phone for two seconds, you travel around 33 metres blind – that’s a scary fact and exactly why we’re getting tougher on mobile phone offences. Traffic and Highway Patrol Commander, Assistant Commissioner John Hartley was equally insistent that something needs to be done about the number of drivers who still aren’t getting the message. “There are many instances where mobile phone use while driving has led to serious injury and fatal crashes on our roads. “Illegal mobile phone use is a contributing factor in many crashes on our roads and we welcome any deterrent that would convince drivers to remain completely focused on the road and avoid using their mo-

Locust update: look, report, act LANDHOLDERS across the region are being urged to remain vigilant in reporting any locust activity to their local Land Services. Reports of nymph activity continue and the best time for control is now. Once locusts are flying, effective control becomes very difficult and expensive. Reported adult swarm activity may be the result of migration on recent storm fronts with confirmed inspections of activity in the Trundle, Leadville and Weetaliba areas. Inspections planned for the Mendooran, Purlewaugh,

Albert and Trangie areas over the next week. Inspection has discovered egg development on some adults, which means monitoring for any egg beds is essential. Current environmental conditions would likely see any eggs laid by early December, hatch around Christmas. To report any locust activity, contact your nearest Local Land Services office on 1300 795 299 or complete the online form available on our website www.centralwest.lls. nsw.gov.au PHOTO: LOCAL LAND SERVICES

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bile devices, no matter what the circumstances.” At this stage at least, the current $319 fine will remain the same.

Take a stand: Coulton issues White Ribbon challenge FEDERAL Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has described this week’s White Ribbon Day as an important event to raise awareness on the blight of domestic violence throughout our communities. Towns across the Parkes electorate rank as some of the worst in NSW for reported cases of domestic violence, and its federal member wants to reinforce the message that domestic violence will not be tolerated. “Any form of domestic violence, whether physical or emotional, is simply unacceptable,” he said, at the Stand-up Against Violence Breakfast at Parliament House in Canberra this week. “Unfortunately, there is still a real stigma attached to domestic violence which prevents people not just reporting incidences of violence, but also talking

about the issue generally. “I implore everyone to take a stand against domestic violence in some way,” Coulton said. “As wonderful as it is that so many of us will purchase and wear white ribbons this week, we need to do more. “We need to talk about this issue and ensure that our chil-

dren, at a very young age, learn to say no to domestic violence and treat others with respect. “We all deserve to feel safe in our own households; our homes should be the safest place we can go to. “I am very proud of the funding that this Coalition Government has committed to domestic violence this year but I also know this is just the tip of the iceberg and I will continue to work hard on this issue.”

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Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter MP with Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton at the Stand-up Against Violence Breakfast at Parliament House, Canberra this week.

THE $25 million Commonwealth Government funded feasibility study to support water infrastructure projects across the country, is calling for state and territory governments to gain assistance for early planning work on projects. Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton this week encouraged all interested parties across the electorate to partner with the NSW government to help plan for the nation-building projects we need to secure our water. “The fund delivers on the Coalition Government’s commitment of $500 million under the Agricultural Competitiveness

White Paper to develop the nation’s water infrastructure comprising $50 million to start the detailed planning necessary to build new water infrastructure and $450 million for capital works,” Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce MP said. “The fund will support new and augmented water infrastructure including dams, pipelines and managed aquifer recharge projects around Australia to secure the nation’s water supplies and to deliver strong economic benefits while also protecting our environment. “Under the feasibility component of the fund, state and territory governments can apply for funding to undertake the critical early planning work including technical, environmental and economic assessments on specific water infrastructure projects. We have committed $50 million in funding for this component, with $25 million available in the current round.”

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Held at the Western Plains Cultural Centre, the New Residents Night is a perfect opportunity for people to meet other new residents over light refreshments and to learn more about what Dubbo offers. “Through our city development team we have been in direct contact with 313 new residents, including 165 families, moved to Dubbo in 2014/15. The New Residents Night which is held twice a year helps ensure these new residents can easily get involved in the community and know how to access any services they need,” Dubbo City Council City promotions and events supervisor Lana Willetts said. “The evenings have grown in popularity as it is the perfect event to connect with other new residents and find out more about their new City.” As well as a welcome from Mayor Mathew Dickerson, representatives of Dubbo’s various service providers and businesses were on hand to provide advice and help on all of the services Dubbo has to offer.

State Revenue road show rolls into town THE NSW Office of State Revenue (OSR) road show will visit Dubbo on Wednesday, December 2, from 8-9:30 am at the Macquarie Inn, where free seminars will be pro-

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vided to local businesses and their professional representatives such as accountants, solicitors and conveyancers to issue updates on NSW business and property taxes, first homebuyer benefits and unclaimed money. Topics include incentive schemes such as the New Home Grant, Jobs Action Plan and the recently introduced Small Business Grant. Legal and financial representatives can earn Continuing Professional Development units with their attendance. For further information visit OSR’s website at www. osr.n s w.gov.au /i n fo/news/ osr-state-roadshow

Special graduation for local Aboriginal students EIGHT Aboriginal students from the Dubbo region have recently graduated with an Aboriginal Education Support school-based trainee certificate. The Aboriginal Education Support School Based Trainee certificate was a joint partnership, with TAFE Western, Department of Education and Communities, State Training Services, Elsa Dixon Funding, Way Ahead Program, Western Student Connections, Access Group Training and Indigenous Youth Careers Program, all vital in the success of the pilot program.

Head Teacher education support Shane Kilby said the TAFE Western students had just completed a pilot program that saw the students spend 100 days working and training at a number of local primary schools in the region. The graduating students include: Tahlia Arrowsmith (Coonamble High School), Brittney Bayliss (Narromine High School), Demi Cain (Coonabarabran High School), Courtney Cubby (Coonamble High School), Danielle Kaperonis (Binnaway Central School), Chelsea Ribaux (Nyngan High School), Ashley Thomas (Dubbo Senior College) and Shyann Wilson (Nyngan High School).

Funding opportunities for local sport SPORTING clubs are encouraged to apply for the NSW Government’s Local Sport Grant Program, which opened this week on November 26. The Program aims to increase regular and on-going participation in sport and active recreation. “We all know that sport is incredibly important for health and wellbeing, as well as bringing people in the community together,” said Member for the Dubbo Electorate Troy Grant. “Whether it be funding towards training programs to

NSW Minister for Regional Development John Barilaro with Member for the Dubbo Electorate Troy Grant.

secure more volunteer coaches or helping with that muchneeded change room upgrade, these grants are designed to encourage more people to keep active.” There are four project types within the program including

Sport Club Development, Community Sport Events, Sport Access and Facility Development and Capital Equipment. Applications close February 11, 2016. For more information and to apply, visit www. sportandrecreation.nsw.gov.au.

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Police appeal after attempted armed robbery – Narromine POLICE are appealing for witnesses following an attempted armed robbery in Narromine on Sunday, November 22, 2015. At about 5.45 am an unknown male armed with a machete approached the front door of a business on Warren Road. Police have been told he yelled at employees to let him in, but left empty handed, when he was unable to gain access through the locked door. It’s believed he left the scene in a white Holden Commodore near Third Avenue and Fifth Avenue. Officers from Orana Local Area Command attended and commenced an investigation. As inquiries continue, police would like to speak to a man who may be able to assist them. The man is described as being of Caucasian appearance, 170cm tall, with a thin build, wearing grey pants, a green hooded jumper and wearing a balaclava. Investigators urge any witnesses that may have any information about the incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Man faces pursuit charges – Cobar A MAN has been charged following the alleged pursuit in a

stolen vehicle, ending in Cobar on Tuesday this week. It’s alleged the 29-year-old man stole a Toyota Landcruiser from a mine on Kidman Way on Sunday last weekend, with police initiating investigations following the report of the theft to the Darling River Local Area Command. About 8.30am on Tuesday, the man allegedly drove the vehicle onto a grassed area of Cobar Police Station, before allegedly doing a burn-out and driving from the scene. Shortly after, police located the vehicle in bushland on the outskirts of the town and a pursuit was initiated, terminating a short time after on the Barrier Highway. About 12.30pm, it’s alleged the Toyota was set alight in bushland west of Cobar. Police attended and located the 29-year-old nearby. It’s alleged the man attempted to assault an officer using a large tree branch, before being arrested. The man was taken to Cobar Police Station, where he was charged with 14 offences including possess ammunition without holding a licence, police pursuit (drive dangerously), licence expired less than two years, take and drive conveyance without consent of owner, assault officer in execution of duty, and using a vehicle without a number plate correctly fixed. He was refused bail and ordered to appear at Bourke Local Court.

Students from the 2015 IPROWD program visiting Bourke earlier this year.

Exciting journey begins for IPROWD graduates TEN NSW Aboriginal people graduated from the Indigenous Police Recruitment Our Way Delivery (IPROWD) Program at a special ceremony in Dubbo this week. Five of the graduating students will pursue a career in the NSW Police Force, two in Corrections and two in the Army, while one student hopes to go on to join the Australian Federal Police. “The students have also made a huge difference in the local community. Every Monday afternoon the students volunteered at Apollo House and been role models to young Aborigi-

nal peoples there,” said IPROWD Dubbo coordinator Kylie Giusti. “The students took part in a Christmas Box appeal for Samaritans Purse. They managed to fill six Christmas boxes up with goodies for the international relief program and the students were very satisfied to know that this Christmas a young child will open a box that was put together by the IPROWD team,” she said. “Excursions to Bourke and Brewarrina taught the students about inspiration and that no matter where you come from – you can achieve whatever you put your mind to.”

Marching for change to climate policies BY YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY Y JOURNALIST

DUBBO will host its first People’s Climate March this weekend to coincide with the United Nations climate summit being held in Paris, and similar marches being conducted around the world. Local organiser, Shirley Colless, a former North Sydney councillor, said marches are being held in every major capital city in Australia and wanted to see representation in a regional centre. Marches are also being held in Orange, Tamworth and Coonabarabran. “The idea is to impact on all the world leaders who will be going to the climate conference in Paris. What we’re asking, or what we seriously believe is, that while climate has always changed, the speed of change that’s happening at the moment has serious impacts on our environment, on our air and our water,” Colless told Dubbo Weekender. The hope is to send a message to governments that the world’s people want an end to the use of fossil fuels and a planned transition to 100 per cent renewable energy. “What we’re looking for is a policy switch and I would emphasis, to gradually phase out the use of fossil fuels and replace them with wind, sun or tidal energy alternatives. “As (Prime Minister) Malcolm Turnbull said, we’re an innovative people and there’s an incredible opportunity for the development if new industry. When the motor car replaced the horse drawn vehicle industry, there were a lot of people in that industry that went out of business, so they moved into differ-

Bev Hamilton, Margaret Evans, Sally Forsstrom and Margaret McDonald from the Nannas That Knit, with Shirley Colless (front), organiser of the People’s Climate March in Dubbo. PHOTO: DUBBO WEEKENDER YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY

ent work, generated by the motor car industry. “The process has to be gradual but fast enough to turn the tide. People need to have the courage and foresight to grasp the opportunity of new developments,” Colless said. Marches seek to advocate for a country run on clean energy which does not hurt people’s health, economy, jobs, food, water, environment or communities. “What is happening with the world’s oceans is they are warming up and the ice caps and glaciers are melting which means more water going into the ocean and sea levels rising. “Even a small rise in the level of the oceans when tied to king tides, storm

surges and tsunamis makes coastal living more dangerous and life threatening,” she said. As a North Sydney councillor, Colless worked with the Sydney Coastal Councils group that was concerned with current changes, with beaches being washed away. “I was more concerned about intensive development on places like the Gold Coast where there could be serious impacts in the long term from the rising of the sea. The science is in, to indicate it is happening.” Sunday’s march, she says, is something for people “who care about the environment especially in our area”. “People are concerned about the use of land and particularly our water.

“Climate sceptics are very good at using media to convince people there’s no problem. There are people who are absolutely adamant that human intervention into the environment has no impact “As an historian looking back to the beginning of the industrial revolution when coal became the chief energy source, it did wonders for the forests of England ... and other countries. The result was increased air pollution.” Colless and the many local churches she has coordinated to participate, along with other organisations supporting the march such as Nannas that Knit, all believe the momentum for clean energy is unstoppable. “We have the technology. We have the solutions. All that’s missing is political will.” More than five million people power their homes with solar; farmers and traditional owners are saying no to mining on their land, and millions of Australians are calling for leadership from their politicians to support a planned transition away from coal and gas, according to a climate march statement released this week. “I became aware of it through my contacts within the Uniting Church because the church, Australia wide, has decided to support it,” says Colless. “I was aware major marches were being planned in all the capital cities, and I decided to bring it to a regional centre. “If people bring their banners and information about their causes we can discuss and share information and air our concerns.” The People’s Climate March will be held in in Dubbo, Sunday, November 29, 2015 starting at 1pm from St. Brigid’s Catholic Church in Brisbane Street.

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Petitioning to save lives Life hasn’t always been kind or smooth for Lynn Field, but now she’s helping to change and save young lives. But she needs your help. YVETTE AUBUSSON FOLEY reports. RONOUNCED Num-am-binni, Nguumambiny is a Wiradjuri word meaning trust for help and that couldn’t be more appropriate for Lynn Field. For almost five years, she’s cast her independently funded net of trust, called the Nguumambiny Indigenous Corporation, across Dubbo, Narromine and Warren, catching people adrift in their lives and helping them back to shore. In the past six months, more than 750 people have used her services and workshops and experienced her brand of magic which, to this outsider, appears simply to be love. Until Work for the Dole recently provided a readymade workforce to help in her charity, Field has been a singular powerhouse of support to families enduring domestic violence and youth lost to drugs and alcohol. It is not just indigenous clients she helps. “I don’t discriminate,” she says. Currently circulating a petition which to date has more than 8,000 signatures, Field is pushing for a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility to be built in Dubbo. Helping her in this quest are three young Work for the Dole participants who have each experienced Lynn’s no-nonsense support. “I’m big on “genuine,” says Nicole Richardson, a reformed drug addict who is one of Field’s success stories. “I can recognise when someone genuinely cares or is just doing their job. Working with Lynn is inspirational. “We have one person who works with us. She’s been sober for a year. She and I used to run amok when we weren’t sober and I just think if Lynn can work miracles with her, she can do it with anyone.” Prior to connecting with Nguumambiny and the Work for Dole programs, Richardson was, by her own admission, “gainfully unemployed”. “I was on drugs. I was just lost but I missed normal life. This program gives you normalcy, a sense of time management and keeps me out of trouble. It’s pretty simple,” she says. “The programs have helped me through struggles with domestic violence and heaps of my financial issues that I’ve sorted out and my addiction issues.”

DDICTION is something that’s also familiar to 24 years old Daniel Herbert who, although qualified with a number of certificates under his belt, spent almost a year unable to find work and fast losing hope. “I wasn’t all that interested in being employed at the time. I was doing four litres of wine and a bottle of vodka every day so I ended up going to Weigelli,

Ashlee McLaughlin, Lynn Field, CEO, Nguumambiny Indigenous Corporation, Daniel Herbert and Nicole Richardson petitioning for rehab centre. PHOTOS: YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY

which is a residential three-month program in Cowra. “I finished there, went back home, then Work for the Dole sent me here and I’ve been here ever since. I’m pretty happy with it. I’m sober... to a point,” he says. “I don’t judge,” says Field. “If they use or they drink, that’s fine, as long as it doesn’t impact on work. If it impacts on work, I don’t want to know. “They tell me they’re having a mental health day. I’m quite happy with that because everyone has days where they just feel they can’t do it that day. If they have to face one more person and say “would you like to sign a petition?” and they’re told get lost, and

they’re going to throw something, I’d rather them not come in,” she laughs. Although Field makes light of her comment, she takes her work very seriously. “I was sick to death of people missing out; with services not meeting a need. I work seven days a week. Not everybody gets in trouble Monday to Friday 9-5.” Her third Work for the Dole assistant is Ashlee McLaughlin, 19, who, disillusioned by programs that failed to help her, actively avoided working with Field. “When Ashlee first came in, she tried to skirt me for months,” Field explains. “She was trying to avoid doing any program. She was sent to me for anger man-

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I think it was Daniel who said, “Lynn we’ve had people talking double Dutch and bullshit to us all our lives. We need someone to be straight out with us”.

agement and she heard something I said that just made sense.” Now, three days a week Ashlee is confidently approaching complete strangers to collect signatures for the petition. “We get people who are really, really keen and then people who just don’t want to know at all. “We’ve met people in the street who say they’ve never known anyone on drugs in their life, apparently. It could be true, but it’s unlikely,” says

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McLaughlin. Sadly, it’s a world she can speak about with some authority. “I did have a job but I had to move towns so I came here. I got a job here and then got back on drugs so I was blowing all that up my arm and became very, very lost and confused. I didn’t know what the heck I was doing or where I was. “Then I’d had enough, so I decided to stop using and locked myself away. I started walking every day, just to keep

my head busy. Parole sent me to Lynn. “I was dodging her for a while, and then I came and my first session with her was such a relief. It didn’t feel like any other program I did before. It was really different,” says the teenager. HE program includes elements dealing with anger management, financial management, self esteem, dysfunctional families, meals, budgeting, setting up routine. “This is what these guys really miss,

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Lynn Field, CEO, Nguumambiny Indigenous Corporation

because they don’t have routines. Most of them have been in relationships, which are dysfunctional or no longer work so when they become single, they get lost,” she explains. “When Nic (Richardson) came in she was still dabbling. She was going through multiple crises. She’s turned it around. They’ve all done the work. I just give them the information they need to do that work.” Field says any program which improves a person’s circumstances is good, as long as it doesn’t set them up for failure. “They need social inclusion. Drugs are isolating. They’re isolated from their family, they have no support, they have no direction; they’re judged constantly. “How do you expect someone to come to work, knowing they had to sleep on the lounge last night? “It’s very hard to show up for work when you’re living in a neighbourhood or a house where there’s half a dozen people off their face every night, and you need to have that amount of flexibility. “To say, “okay someone’s going through a rough time” – let me know. I’m okay with it as long as they notify and the communication’s open.” Richardson appreciates the place she’s in now, thanks to Field. “It’s like the pressure of the shirt,” she says, referring to the uniform, which bears the Nguumambinny logo. “You’re not just letting yourself down any more; you’re letting the whole corporation down, you’re letting the other guys down; you’re letting Lynn down. “It’s good because I didn’t have that before. At the end of the day if I have got anything out of this, it’s

that I can’t let them down. It gives you a sense of direction, which we lacked. Gaining experience here is much more beneficial, and networking in the community. I’ve met so many different people. “It keeps our minds busy. We can take things away from people that we meet. It’s overall a good experience,” McLaughlin adds. HE trio – Richardson, McLaughlin and Herbert – leave to hit the pavement in search of signatures. Field settles in to explain the sorts of ideas she brings to her workshops that resonate so well with her clients. “I think it was Daniel that said to me, “Lynn we’ve had people talking double Dutch and bullshit to us all our lives. We need someone to be straight out with us”. “It works. My philosophy is this: it isn’t about me. It’s about empowering not enabling. With the Rough Diamonds program, I had another lady do the first program, then we co-facilitated and now she’s running it. “The thing is these are grass roots programs. They’re not delivered in some university program. They’re delivered in a way so the people who need them can understand them. “I teach these guys about kintsugi, a type of Japanese pottery which has gold filigree in it that hides the cracks. They don’t throw a pot out because it’s cracked; they fill it with gold.” Field’s symbolism is clear – it’s our flaws that make us valuable. “It’s a unique perspective on how we are. We talk about it in groups all the time.

“And don’t be ashamed of your screw ups or your imperfections because they’re what make you amazing. You’re one of a kind. You might be travelling down the same road as everyone else but you might hit a bump that nobody else has ever hit, so you might know how to get over that bump better than I do.” With a traumatic childhood behind her, words of wisdom from her own mother still influence Field today. “For me it was more a case of, if it doesn’t kill you it makes you stronger. My mum was a great one for little ditties. Do you remember autograph books? Every autograph book I had, my mum used to write the first one in it: It’s easier to smile and look pleasant when life flows along like a song, but the girl worthwhile is the girl with the smile when everything goes dead wrong,” she recites. “So, no matter how I feel: dress up, show up and don’t give up.” T’S not likely Field will rest until Dubbo gets a rehab centre and she hopes the December 7 drug and alcohol forum will bolster the cause. “I’d like to see (local members) Troy Grant, Mark Coulton and people who are actually living with the ICE epidemic there. Not just the addicts but also the families, the grandparents, everyone. “We have about 8,300 signatures. We’ll be happy if we get 10,000. I’m hoping after the forum, we’ll get some more signatures and we can go from there,” Lynn said. In the meantime, she’s a finalist in the Women Out West awards and her Rough Diamonds program is a fi-

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Daniel Herbert

Work for the Dole pilot Independent evaluation of the Work for the Dole pilot, which ran from July 1, 2014, has been released. The Evaluation of Work for the Dole 2014-15 showed the program is enabling more Australians to get work-ready by helping program participants to gain confidence and self-esteem and learn skills such as teamwork, communication and appropriate workplace behaviour. Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton says we are often defined by the work we undertake and having a job can really contribute to a person’s self-worth. Work is also the foundation of the economic security of the nation and is the glue that makes our communities strong. The Work for the Dole pilot ran for one year in preparation for the national rollout of Work for the Dole under jobactive on July 1, 2015. Work for the Dole activities can be hosted by not-for-profit and government organisations. The program gives organisations an extra set of hands to help to undertake activities that would not normally be done. z To find out more about Work for the Dole please visit https://employment. gov.au/work-dole

Nicole Richardson

nalist for the Team Spirit Award. “I’m really humbled by it, I just do what I do. I don’t see it as a big deal but I want to say I’ve done the best I can with everyone that comes to me.” It’s an expectation of herself that’s rubbing off. “I’ve moved around all my life,” says Ashlee McLaughlin. “This is the longest I’ve ever been in the one place, over a year now, so I’m getting used to that. I feel blessed to see the light again because all you see is darkness. “It’s hard to piece your life back together when you know you’re solely responsible for it’s demise,” adds Richardson who,

after listing all the positive changes to her life since joining Nguumambiny says: “Lynn.” Herbert agrees and cites the best aspect of the Nguumambiny programs as “knowing Lynn”. When the three leave the office, I notice something that’s out of the ordinary. Most employees would say goodbye, but in this case they all call out to their boss “love ya”. It’s possibly the secret to her success, handed down from her own mother: “Mum always said, “Love in your heart wasn’t put there to stay, because love isn’t love ‘til you give it away.””

I was sick to death of people missing out; with services not meeting a need.

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Your favourite chocolate might be a Milky Way and you have Milky Way all the time but every now and again you feel like a Cherry Ripe – that’s me, but you’ll go back to your Milky Way.” – Michaela, who has been a sex worker for 20 years

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Sex work has been around since the dawn of time but it’s a profession that is still shrouded in mystery and stigma despite being legal at various levels around the country. Dubbo Weekender’s LISA MINNER takes a peek inside the still-taboo world of prostitution. HEY say it’s the oldest profession in the world. So why is it still such a taboo subject? Yes, society has a more relaxed view of the sex industry, and laws have gradually made it easier for sex workers – as they prefer to be called these days – to operate, but it’s still only legal and regulated in three of Australia’s states and territories: Queensland, NSW and Victoria. Elsewhere, sex in exchange for money is legal, but brothels aren’t and the industry remains unregulated. NSW is said to have the most liberal legislation regarding prostitution, with almost complete decriminalisation in place by 1995. Across the state, there are some 340 legal brothels and an estimated 8000 male, female and gender-diverse sex workers plying their trade. “Brothels” – or sex service premises – are regulated by local councils, just like any other businesses. In the regional city of Dubbo at the moment, there is only one legal brothel and four escort agencies registered, but there are also a number of independent operators working in and around the city. According to a 2012 report to the NSW Ministry of Health by the Kirby Institute, a representative national study found that around 16 per cent of Australian men had

paid for sex and three per cent of men in NSW had also paid for sex in the year of the study. Of those, 65 per cent preferred to visit brothels rather than take up other available options. The figure indicated that NSW men were generally infrequent users of commercial sex services, although other studies suggest the figure could be much higher than this. Men were significantly more likely than women (who number fewer than one per cent) to have ever paid for sex and there appeared to be no correlation between age, language background, income, education or occupation and the likelihood of using paid sex workers. The study indicated a number of behavioural differences between those who had and had not paid for sex. Men who had paid for sex reported more drug and alcohol use, psychosocial stress, numbers of sexual partners and earlier sexual experimentation. Despite its legal status in NSW, a social stigma still surrounds sex work for both the workers themselves and the customers who frequent their services. This week, Dubbo Weekender takes a peek behind that curtain, exploring the issue from three different perspectives.

Michaela – A sex worker of 20 years’ experience ICHAELA is a 38 year old sex worker operating independently in Dubbo. She moved to the city three years ago from Sydney on the recommendation of a trusted client. Initially she was wary of the move believing the regional city had a bad reputation in the industry, given stories she’d heard connecting local chapters of outlaw biker groups to sex work in the central west. She came to test the waters and found a stable and safe city in which to operate. Michaela has been in the industry for 20 years now. She spoke with Dubbo Weekender about life as a sex worker – the good, the bad and the ugly – with the hope of giving insight in to what is arguably one of the most judged and controversial professions in the world. You’ve been in the industry since you were 18 and you’re now 38. How does that transition into sex work happen? It’s quite easy actually. I have spoken to a couple of ladies who have done sex work and we all sort of say to each other that we felt like no matter what happened to us as women, we could always do this profession. That said, I wasn’t putting my hand up for it. Some women say they were born for this kind of work. I wouldn’t say that about myself but I always felt as a safe guard and for if I was in a bad situation, it’s there. Life is costly; you have to do what you have to do to survive. At what point did you decide to enter the industry? It took me about a year before I could decide it was something I could do; it wasn’t on a whim. I was terrified but I’d come out of school at 17, I had no job and I was living in my own place. I couldn’t afford to live; I couldn’t make ends meet. So I said, okay let’s just give it a go. I looked in the Yellow Pages and called up an establishment I thought was the most

stylish and it turned out to be The Penthouse in Sydney. I rang them up but I’ll admit I was terrified. By then I was 18; I was green and had no idea. And I’d only just started seeing a boy. They asked me if I could come back in an hour to start work so I said okay. I went back and there were all these gorgeous women around and I thought wow, they were so beautiful. I was picked and I didn’t know what to do but then it turned out not to be as bad as I thought it was going to be. It was pretty easy and most of the guys in the established places were just normal blokes, easy going. You know, it’s not overly complicated. It’s just a release really; it’s not as evil as everyone thinks it is. It just simplifies everything because relationships can get all too complicated and a lot of the time men enter relationships for the intimacy or the affection side of things. To them this is a lot easier; no one is getting hurt and the woman doesn’t think the guy “likes” her. For a woman it’s different. When you’re with someone you like you do get emotionally attached. But when a guy turns around and says “I’m not really that into you, this isn’t going to go anywhere”, it’s heartbreaking for a woman. It’s just how men are built; they can separate the two, like: “I’m just doing it because it’s fun; you’re a nice girl but I can’t see myself ending up with you”. Much of the time they find this (going to a sex workier) an easier option. We don’t have an investment in them; your mind is thinking about other things…I don’t know, it just becomes like a routine, like anything you do – a bit like hanging out your washing, really. You go through the motions and make sure they’re happy and hey, presto. So yeah it’s not as evil as people think generally. Of course, there are situations where that isn’t the case, like the Asian sex trade. What have your experiences been like working for other people in the past? I was lucky. I worked for a man who

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was a complete gentleman and he used to feel very sorry for the Asian workers because poor families would go into debt to a rich family and often they have no choice but to sell their daughters into the industry to pay the debt. This man used to take them in and make sure they were kept safe and also would pay back the debt owed to the family. Is that kind of situation normal, given all the stories of exploitation in the sex industry? There tends to be two extremes. Some brothel owners will go out of their way to make sure you’re protected so it’s an interesting industry. It’s a world in which you have to keep your wits about you and you have to learn fast and what’s going to keep you safe and who is best to avoid. As far your clients go, how do you choose them or know you’re going to feel safe with them? You can never be 100 per cent sure but I go on their voice and prefer someone who seems quite educated and respectful. Your instincts become very strong when you do this. For me it’s not worth seeing someone who doesn’t have those qualities. I stay clear of anyone who’s demanding or domineering. I’m not the right girl for them. Those types tend to want someone submissive who will do whatever they’re told to do. That’s not my personality. People think sex workers make a lot of money, is that true? There is a negative energy around the industry; it’s hard to explain. You might make a lot of money but then the next day your car will break down so that money has to be used to repair it, so it’s kind of weird in that people think you make a lot of money but it tends to disappear in unusual ways; it doesn’t accumulate. I have never been a woman who has been interested in the wilder side of life – the drugs and the alcohol – it’s not my scene. I have always been a good worker but also a clever worker and I do make money but it doesn’t seem to have put me in a situation I should have been in by now. So, I’m not sure what to make of that other than there is a negative energy attached to it. Have you ever had an experience where you have been in danger? No, so far I have been pretty lucky

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– I guess because I’ve learned to keep my wits about me. I make them jump through hoops. I do! It’s the only way I have found that has kept me safe and the gentlemen that jump through the hoops for me are beautiful. I have had many of my regulars for years. Your clients are both single and married? There is a trust. Some of my clients are married. It’s a risk for them; they’re jeopardising their marriage and their financial security. They have a lot invested in their privacy, like I do. For some men, it’s all a bit of entertainment, a bit of a laugh. They can be disrespectful but as an independent worker I get about 50 calls a day and I have to sort out who’s genuine and who’s having a laugh. Let’s talk about 50 calls a day. That’s just in Dubbo? Yep. I would find around ten per day that would probably be genuine. Are many of them married? It’s a bit of everything. A lot are in between relationships or men who are travelling but overall none of them have an intimate situation that comforts them. They might be stressed out at work; men tend to relieve stress through sex. I sometimes liken it to chocolate. Your favourite chocolate might be a Milky Way and you have Milky Way all the time but every now and again you feel like a Cherry Ripe – that’s me, but you’ll go back to your Milky Way. Girls do put a lot of pressure on men – you have to be with me, you have to love me and nobody else. Is it unfair to expect that? It’s not realistic. My personal belief (as someone who has never been married) is that a lot of people get married for the wrong reasons. It is a relationship where you have to communicate. You have to be completely honest with another human being and how honest can you be? It’s difficult and then there’s financial pressure, not enough time together; there’s so many factors. And sometimes these men are like, “I can’t do this” and if that partner isn’t truly into you, it makes all that even harder. And it’s situations like that when they start to visit me. Have some of your regulars ever

Jacqueline Hellyer - sex therapist, education and relationship coach JACQUELINE HELLYER is a sex therapist, education and relationship coach who has featured on a number of Australian television shows and in articles offering her advice to men and women struggling with their sex lives and relationships. So we asked here, what leads a man to pay for sex? Jacqueline Hellyer believes there are two main reasons men visit sex workers; to get intimacy or to have uncomplicated sex. The therapist spends most st of her time working with couples and says there are a lot of lonely people in relationships who don’t know how to be intimate with each other. “People are just not open n with each other; they don’t talk with openness penness and vulnerability about what’s going oing on for them. “They get caught up in what they think the other one needs or what they should be doing but rarely talk alk to each other about what their needs are and become more and more closed off to each other. “And if there is no intimacyy you can’t have quality love making, ng, so often the sex degenerates tes

Nick – who has used the fallen for you? Yes, there have been men that have services of a sex worker wanted a relationship with me and So you were 18 when you first visited a sometimes I have to remind them that sex worker. Why was that an option for they don’t know “me”, they know the you? image I project, which is what we do; It was just there but I didn’t really get we are actresses. We present an imany enjoyment out of it. I was single at age that men are comfortable with the time and I just found it too easy; you but that doesn’t make it exactly who I may as well just do it yourself. am. I still do exactly the same things I visited a sex worker a few times. every other woman does but when You’re there with a strange woman and I’m working I’m a lot more she’s clearly there for the relaxed and easy going – all money. When you find the good and none of the a woman who decides bad. so I remind them that you’re the one it’s differthey have fallen for the iment. When you pay them age not for me as a person. that’s all gone. A I can’t see myself money, huge part of it is ego – “I But in a relationship you won, I got there”. And have to take both, it’s a dou- ever going back that’s not present when ble-edged sword. to a sex worker, you pay for it. Have you had personal maybe if I’d got Did you feel any guilt relationships while still about engaging a sex working? something out worker given the stigma I have had relationships and the age you were at of it the first time while I have worked and the time? they have never worked around I’d feel No, no real guilt. I told out. I find if the guy really some friends and was – Nick, diff erently.” does love you, he can’t deal judged a bit for it, but with it and also to be hon- who has visited personally I didn’t feel est I don’t think you should sex workers in the guilt about it. be with a man who can and Now that you’re marpast does deal with it. ried, would you visit a prostitute again if your I find it easier to not have relationship was in trouble sexually. relationships at the moment. I’m savWould that be an option? ing for a house and looking at studIf my marriage was in trouble that way? ying. I’m hoping that once I get my Possibly. Probably. I don’t know. And if I house, I’ll eventually get what everyhad to do that, my relationship’s in far one calls a “normal” job or more morgreater trouble than I’d have thought. I ally acceptable job, but I may supplecan’t see it happening but I’d definitely ment it with sex work. do that before I’d have sex with some girl I understand where people are I knew at work. coming from, though. I have been I can’t see myself ever going back to a brought up with high values and on a sex worker. Maybe if I’d got something religious footing so I get the stigma. out of it the first time around I’d feel I’m not trying to say people should differently. be completely accepting of it but that Is seeing a prostitute more honest than they might try to understand better having an affair? without so much judgement. Having an affair is worse. You’re on a Sometimes people are doing it bewhole other level with an affair. You are cause they have no other choice or saying “this is someone I want to spend are working toward a better life and my time with and give my affection to”. I sometimes like most people you have can’t see myself doing that or ever feeling to do things you probably don’t want comfortable with it. to do; you have to make a choice. But then maybe when I’m 50 and havI market myself to the high-end cliing a midlife crisis and thinking I may ent; I’m not cheap and I’m very parnever sleep with another woman again? ticular. The thing is I also don’t want I guess it’s an option, but I can’t see that to offend anybody and I’m trying to ever happening. look after a need in the market, really.

into something that’s really not pleasant for either of them. The bedroom can be a very lonely place for both men and women.” Hellyer says women are not taught to own their own sexuality, or to revel in it. She always makes a point of asking “every man she’s ever spoken to” what they love about sex, and their response is always the same: their partner’s pleasure. “They love their women to have a good time but most women are not confident enough in their love making to let them go to that level,” she says. “We are brought up thinking sex is mysterious and hush hush and we don’t talk about it and then people bring that into their relationships, it’s like not talkth ing about food! “So visiting someone like Michaela is where they end up u going to be more open and feel freer.” But “freedom” is a relative term, say Helly“fre er. Generally Genera the sex with a paid worker will be hidden and feelings of shame and guilt will kick in. in There’s also the looming risk of a marriage coming asunder should the infidelc ity be discovered. disc “So for a lot of guys visiting a prostitute, or having havin an affair, is really not their preferred option.” The number of men and women in Australia having affairs right now is fairAustr

ly evenly split, according to Hellyer. “People who feel valued and connected in their relationships and are open with their partner don’t need to get it somewhere else in a clandestine manner. “Men often come to me and say I want my partner to be engaged with me and one thing you get from a reasonably talented sex worker is that she knows how to make it look as though she’s having a great time, that she’s enjoying the encounter and that she cares. “And that’s what they want. If you talk to men they will nearly always tell you they’d rather be doing that with a woman they love; they would love the woman they’re with to desire them and enjoy sex with them.” The therapist believes desire is something that must be cultivated in a relationship. “Too many people are not connecting through the day. They’re living parallel lives that can be boring and getting into bed when they are tired and it’s like, “how about it?” “Sex just becomes this kind of functional thing and it can actually be quite soul destroying for them both. “So then neither of them is happy. She doesn’t want to have sex with him any more and suddenly he’s off seeing a prostitute.”

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DIRECTION The little pub that changed course Lisa Minner continues her weekly tour around regional and outback NSW to find some of the quirky, the curious, the haunted and the historic pubs and their characters in our midst. This week she dropped in to the Ballimore Inn, a misplaced pub that hosts dunny races, the ghost of a murdered publican, a chip-eating sheep named Loppy and a fishing club that’s never cast a line.

CCORDING to local legend, 125 years ago the Ballimore Inn was originally destined for Elong Elong, but the hotel never made it to the tiny township thanks to increment weather and some big assumptions of the part of its builders. With construction materials en route to Elong – a mere 17kms up the road –the wagons became bogged at Ballimore due to flooding, according to present day publicans Jenny and Blue Pippin. Bricks, tin and wood were unloaded by the roadside until the wagons could continue the final leg to their intended destination. In the meantime the team of builders came along, spotted the load and assumed Ballimore was the designated spot. The pub was constructed right where the gear had been left and Elong

Elong is still a town without a hotel of its own. The Ballimore Inn has had different monikers over the years: in 1882 it was the The Carriers Rest; Fitzell’s Gully Hotel in 1886 and The Royal Hotel in 1919. The pub at Ballimore, which sits alongside the Golden Highway between Dubbo and Dunedoo, was built in typical Federation style and is still fairly true to its original construction with fireplaces and French doors still a feature. During the Cobb & Co. days of the Royal Mail Coach, Ballimore Inn was a rest stop for coaches travelling through to Leadville and Coolah. The Pippins bought the Ballimore Inn six years ago. The couple had previously run their own trucking business and when their farm and their last truck were sold, they

thought they’d have a go at pub life. To test the waters they leased the Lucknow Tavern for seven months and learned the ropes, deciding it was a lifestyle that suited and allowed them to work side-by-side. They waved goodbye to Lucknow and travelled around Australia for six months considering every hotel in NSW that was on the market at the time. After checking out dozens of pubs they eventually put an offer on the Ballimore Inn. They signed the deeds and it’s been home ever since. “We’ve loved every minute of our time here in Ballimore but we’re ready to retire now and go travelling, so we’ve put the Inn up for sale,” says the couple, who have four children and five grandchildren, all of whom are scattered around Australia.

“They’re all over the place so we will always have somewhere to park the caravan and we’re looking forward to spending more time with them all.” T the time of the inn’s construction, the village was home to teams of sleeper cutters who used to work all day and spend their nights imbibing at the Inn while play “Hooky”. The Pippins says the original Hooky board is still on the door in the main bar and is played every Wednesday night by their regulars. It’s a tradition that has stood the test of time and is now used as a vehicle to raise money for NSW Ambulance Helicopter 21 service. The fundraising was spurred on by the tragic death of popular local man Mark O’Leary. The Wednesday night hooky competitions have raised around $3000

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Publicans Jenny and Blue Pippin out the front of the Ballimore Inn.

We had five dunnies named Skid Markz, the Curry Express, Elong Drop, DunnyDoo and Porta-Loo.

for the service so far, of which the publicans and the locals are proud. Over the years the pub has also been dedicated to raising money for Red Kite Australia which supports young children

who have cancer and their families. The inn has raised a whopping $50,000 for the charity – not a bad effort for a tiny, but very generous community, says Jenny. The inn also has a much loved and woolly mascot named Loppy the cross-bred sheep which is quite a famous attraction in Ballimore. Once a year Loppy (who usually resides in the back yard of the hotel) has a special shearing ceremony. He’s escorted into the main bar and shorn in front of the patrons at halftime during the Rugby League grand final. Local landowner Tony Inder does the honours and Loppy’s annual lopping is used to generate money for the

pub’s chosen charities. Loppy is a laid back sheep, much like a pet dog – he just goes with the flow. “Getting shorn in the bar doesn’t bother him at all; he’s very easy going and is quite sociable, he likes the attention and the treats he gets from everyone,” says Jenny. Loppy also has unusual palate for a sheep. “When tourists come to visit we bring Loppy into the main bar and let them feed him his favourite treat. He loves plain flavoured Smiths crisps! So the tourists give him a few and take a photo with him.” The couple say Loppy is regularly taken for a walk around

the village to stretch his legs. IKE many old bush pubs, the Ballimore Inn has its fair share of ghost stories and grisly yarns. “People say that many years ago the husband of a couple who owned the inn went missing under mysterious circumstances. Apparently he just disappeared and the locals have said the wife was responsible for his death and that she buried his body in the cellar of the pub,” says Jenny. “It’s common knowledge that his ghost still haunts the inn and to be honest we regularly hear footsteps when there’s nobody here, especially when I

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am here on my own.” The Pippins are quite proud of the inn’s fishing club too, despite the fact that the club has never cast a line nor caught a fish. The fishing club was formed six years ago and the closest they’ve come to handling a fish is via the seafood raffles they host each week. While their “fisherman” are a bit lax on the actual fishing side of things, they make up for it by participating in quirky fundraisers like the dunny races. “We held our Fishing Club Christmas Party here a few weeks ago and decided to host the Ballimore Inn’s inaugural Dunny Races as part of it,” Jenny says. The club members constructed elaborate dunnies on wheels, gathered their drivers and support crews and held a race out the front of the pub. Five solid looking dunnies in a variety of styles took to the street for an event that attracted an enthusiastic group of locals and visitors. There was plenty of movement but fortunately none that required

the dunnies to be used for anything other than racing. The participants even named their beloved dunnies. “We had five dunnies named Skid Markz, the Curry Express, Elong Drop, DunnyDoo and Porta-Loo, The publicans love the fact that their inn is a hub for the Ballimore community and do what they can to involve the locals and provide entertainment for the many visitors who travel from nearby towns for a meal or a beer. “We have just kicked off a musos afternoon on Sunday,” Blue says. “It’s held once a month, with proceeds going to the Black Dog Institute, it’s going really well so far. We also hold a yearly camp oven cook-off which is usually held in July.” Jenny has also set up a gift shop in a room in the front of the Inn. It is full to the brim with giftware which has proved very popular, particularly with men in the area who often nick in to buy their wives a gift, saving them a trip in to town.

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Jenny and Blue and some of the Sunday afternoon crew.

When tourists come to visit we bring Loppy into the main bar and let them feed him his favourite treat. He loves plain flavoured Smiths crisps, he loves them!

Chris Clark with Loppy the sheep.

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Craig O’Leary “I’ve been coming here around 20 years. My family has a farm across the river and I grew up around here but I’m living in the village now.” And what does Craig O’Leary love about the pub? “The beer and the food, the XXXX gold is the best,” he says. “And the service!” adds Chris from behind the bar, with a laugh.

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Pictured are Cathie Slattery and Andrew Coyte from Orange, Karen Russell from Wellington, Vic Slavensky from Dubbo and Brian and Laurel McLeod from Mogriguy. A group of motorcycle lovers came together at the Ballimore Inn recently to meet for lunch and discuss their love of Urals (a type of motorbike). The group initially met at Wellington at the recent Two Wheels to Wellington motorcycle event where Vic and Karen and Brian and Laurel sought each other out after spotting their Urals in the line-up in Lee Street. Karen said she first met Andrew at the Wellington show ground where he had his Ural on display. She said she was intrigued by the quirky motorcycle and sidecar. Karen had a motorcycle license but no wheels at that point and she was thrilled with what she saw. “I had already wanted to get a Ural but at this point I’d never seen one in the flesh and after that I had to have one.” Andrew said he initially bought his Ural because he was after something a little different. Brian likes their functionality: “They carry more gear and they’re great for camping.”

Barmaid Chris Clark and Jennifer Whillock are pictured with patrons Polly Whillock, Adam Whillock, Natasha Whillock and Wayne Whillock from Comabella. Ballimore Inn in the early days.

The Whillock family live in Comabella and come out to the Ballimore Hotel to have a meal, they’ve been coming out for around eight years especially around harvest time.

“We like it here because it’s personal and the meals are beautiful.”

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Tony Webber

Tony Webber is a Dubbo resident and former journalist.

Paris attack exposes a chasm between our losses and theirs UST so we’re clear. We reserve the right to kill brownskinned people without those people or those who sympathise or otherwise identify with them, having the gall to kill us. The 120 deaths in France are an outrage, while the thousands we have killed in the Middle East are a statistic that should concern no-one too much. What appals us is that once upon a time we could generally kill brownskinned people whether as long term invader or as opportunist interloper, with impunity due to geographic isolation and military prowess. But a shrinking globe means this handy arrangement has been ruined and we now face the same outrages inflicted upon us, admittedly on nothing like the scale we have inflicted on the populations of Iraq, Libya and now Syria. In mourning for the victims of the Paris murders we found the energy to round on Sydney’s Grand Mufti who, in condemning the killings, terrorism and IS, also breached protocol by suggesting the radicalisation of home-grown terrorists may not occur in a vacuum, and that it may actually relate to behaviours a mature society might consider as root causes. He cited racism, Islamophobia, surveillance, duplicitous foreign policy and wars of intervention as possible contributors, suggestions howled down as an outrage that contravenes our narrative whenever we are attacked: “our side” is blameless and “they” are driven by evil, pure and simple. And to show how little Islamophobia there is in western society, US presidential candidates responded to the Paris attacks by calling for a database of US Muslims (Donald Trump), comparing Syrian refugees with “rabid dogs” (Ben Carson), while Jeb Bush said Christian refugees should receive preferential treatment, provided they could prove their faith. On November 18, Sydney’s Daily Telegraph’s front page featured mocked-up images of the Mufti, a high-ranking religious leader, in the pose of the three

His Eminence, Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamed (left), Mufti of Australia. PHOTO: AAP/DEAN LEWINS

wise monkeys (aka: “hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil”). But apart from portraying him with imagery usually involving monkeys, the Tele added “see no problems, hear no concerns, speak no English,” – inflammatory crudeness you might expect on a skinhead T-shirt, instead of a capital city newspaper. On Monday The Australian newspaper published survey results saying 66 per cent of respondents agreed Muslims aren’t doing enough to integrate. What does doing more look like? Streaking at the cricket? Being a good citizen is no longer sufficient? Figures on drone strikes widely reported say the killing of 41 “high value” Jihadi targets in various Middle Eastern countries has been accompanied by the unintended deaths of more than 1100 civilians, almost 10 times the number killed in the Paris outrage. But no landmarks will be flood lit for them, because they fall in the “unpeo-

ple” category, those who exist without our sympathies. Tuesday night’s TV news coverage of Syria maintained the theme; in this case that Russian bombing was killing civilians and wreaking havoc, while our precision air strikes were largely benevolent and risk-free. The associated footage showed the aftermath of Russian bombing: dust covered civilians struggling to remove rubble to free survivors as an inferno raged around them.

` What does doing more look like? Streaking at the cricket? Being a good citizen is no longer sufficient?

This was followed by footage of Australian aircraft harmlessly re-fuelling, before peeling off into the blue sky, to sprinkle democracy on the lucky recipients before returning home to a rousing rendition of “Click go the shears.” Odd though, that while our foreign warfare is totally unrelated to terrorism and nothing we do has consequences, Russia’s foreign policy aggression is apparently the opposite, according to us. The Guardian reports that on October 1, the US and its allies issued a joint statement saying that the Russians’ intervention in Syria would “only fuel more extremism and radicalisation”. Three days later UK PM David Cameron said the same: Moscow’s bombing campaign will “lead to further radicalisation and increased terrorism”. So actions have repercussions, and violence begets violence except in relation to us, where it is instead our freedoms that incite the terrorists. Just so we’re clear.

Rome banishes centurion impersonators

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ROME: Rome has banned centurion impersonators who charge to scowl in photos around the ancient Colosseum amphitheatre and frequently come under fire for their pushy tactics with tourists. The Italian capital is imposing extra security measures and sprucing up parks and piazzas as it gears up to host a Catholic Holy Year, or Jubilee, that could draw millions of tourists. City hall said the Roman soldiers, many of whom hail from the

poorer periphery and commute for hours to the historic centre, pose risks both to people’s safety and the “respectability” of the city’s numerous monuments. “These individuals often act inappropriately, they are persistent and at times aggressive,” it said in a statement. Offering rides in rickshaws and other wheeled vehicles has also been forbidden in some parts of town, and roving salesmen peddling tours or museum tickets has

also been prohibited. All of these money-making schemes could be dangerous in areas likely to get crowded when the Jubilee, one of the Catholic Church’s most important events, starts on December 8, city hall said. Officials expect this Holy Year, in which faithful make pilgrimages to Rome and other religious sites, to attract fewer visitors than the last iteration, which attracted millions of pilgrims in 2000, partly because of security concerns. AAP

Men dressed as ancient centurions outside the Colosseum in Rome during a 2012 protest. PHOTO: REUTERS/TONY GENTILE

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Jeremy Scott: City boy, country heart A city boy with a country heart, former Dubbo journo Jeremy Scott is taking to the road on two wheels to help ensure bush kids have access to health care services. He’s even agreed to divulge the secret recipe for his famed Pasta Jezzonara to those who support the cause. AS TOLD TO Jen Cowley I’m joining a team of people who have a connection with the country and an affinity with people in the bush through living or working there. We’re raising money through a charity bike ride for Royal Far West. Each year the ride takes a different route through various parts of regional NSW. The aim is to raise a substantial amount of money for the provision of health care services to kids in the bush who don’t have access to the day to day basics, let alone the specialist services that city people take for granted. We’ll be riding roughly 400km over three days from Coffs Harbour to Port Macquarie so it’ll be a bit testing. It’s quite an established charity event and there are quite a few people who will be joining the ride this year, including a number of MPs. Everyone has fundraising targets to meet and every year the ride raises more and more money for this great cause. I came to Dubbo straight out of uni for my first job in journalism, and ended up spending a good five years there, both at the paper and with the federal member. During that time, I developed a real affinity with not just Dubbo but the whole of the west. In both those roles, I got to travel around and meet a lot of people who call the west home. Every time I go back there, it feels like going home in a way. I don’t get back there nearly as much as I should or want to. I even dress like a bushie now (laughs)! If you could see me now, I have the checked shirt and the boots on. Much to the mirth of my friends, I always dress like I’ve just come straight off a country race track – I still carry that influence with me in my day to day life! What really strikes a chord with me about the country is the sense of being part of a community. You don’t get that so much in Sydney, where I live now. I always talk about my time in Dubbo and people ask me what it is that makes me speak so fondly of the place. I tell them I really did feel like I was part of a community. I could wake up in the morning and go get my coffee and the barista knew my name and we’d have a chat about what’s in store for the day... It’s easy to connect with people, whether it

was through work or playing rugby – all sorts of things that make you feel connected and that you were part of a real community. Part of doing this ride is being able to do something to support that community I felt so much a part of. When I was at the paper in Dubbo, I often did the health “round” and so I saw in a professional capacity some of the challenges that people in the country face in trying to access health services. I also saw that with my job with the federal member – not just in terms of access to services but with the significant costs of getting specialist care for their kids. The great thing about Royal Far West is that they do provide services such as access to services and accommodation in Sydney. So they put families up in the city when they have to go there to access specialist services; they look after them; they get them in to see the specialists they need. Without the support Royal Far West provides a lot of country families would really be stuck. These challenges are something that city people don’t always understand. In a general day-to-day sense, people don’t tend to look further than their own back yard and nowhere is that more evident than in Sydney. But on the other hand,

as soon as I told people I was doing this, everyone has been really supportive and quick to chip in. They’ve been very generous with their support. And that’s not just because I’m offering to cook Pasta Jezzonara for people who donate (laughs)! That could be it, but it’s unlikely! In all seriousness, though, we’re all being asked so much these days to donate to this cause or that charity and people get a bit “charity fatigued”. So I thought a way to get around that was to be a bit silly with an injection of humour – and the offer of me cooking my signature dish is one of the light-hearted “rewards”. Nothing’s for free these days – so if people are willing to donate to this cause, then I’ll give something back to them (laughs). I have to reach $3000 – that’s my aim. I’m off to a good start with the fundraising, but I have a long way to go and I’ll push very hard to get there even if it means I have to cook everyone Pasta Jezzonara! Earlier this year, I walked across the French Alps from Geneva in Switzerland down to Nice in France. It’s always been at the top of my bucket list to one day do a long distance walk. This particular walk was one that really caught my imagination. As a youngster watch-

ing the Tour de France, I developed a romantic view of the French Alps and had always wanted to visit there. Following the last NSW state election, I inadvertently found myself with a bit of time on my hands (laughs) so I thought, why not? It was the perfect time for me and just what I needed. I’d come to a point where I needed to take some personal time to blow the cobwebs away. Walking has always been a way for me to regenerate and recuperate, and I made the decision almost immediately to just get in and do it. I did the walk – which is 750km – alone. At least I started alone, but it’s a very popular walk, so there were always people along the way. Not everyone has the luxury of time to do the whole walk in one go, but I had time on my hands so I did the whole 750km. I met a lot of people along the way – I’d end up walking with them for a day or a week or whatever, then they’d go off home and I’d meet a new group. So even though I was technically on my own, I was lucky that I always had the option of good company with like-minded people. There were very difficult elements to the walk and the language barrier was one of them. My French is limited to say the least, and the walk goes through some very remote villages where you don’t get people speaking English as much as they do elsewhere in France. The terrain was at times also very challenging and physically exhausting. It became very tiring waking up in the morning knowing you had to climb a 3000m mountain then go down the other side then climb another one to get to your rest stop for the night. So it was physically, and at times emotionally, very demanding. But it did the trick. I loved it and by the end of it, I felt ready to come home which was great because I’d achieved what I needed to do. I had a great time, met some great people and saw some incredible scenery but I was ready to come home, which meant the walk had done the job. The Royal Far West ride kicks off in February next year – I haven’t been on the bike much recently, although over the years I’ve been quite a consistent bike rider. So I’m starting to get back on the bike and back into training and I’m also brushing up on my culinary skills. A few people have complained that last time I cooked the Jezzonara they came down with food poisoning, so I think I’d better perfect the recipe. I don’t want the money I raise to be going to medical bills for my friends as opposed to the kids in the bush who need it! z If you’d like to support Jeremy Scott’s ride for Royal Far West – and perhaps score a taste of the famed Pasta Jezzonara – go to http://rideforcountrykids2016. gofundraise.com.au/page/JeremyScott for details on how to donate. Or contact Dubbo Weekender and we’ll put you in touch with Jeremy.

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What’s in a name? AUSSIE man, Phuc Dat Bich, is tired of having his Facebook account shutdown because of his name. He’s since posted his passport online saying “I find it highly irritating the fact that nobody seems to believe me when I say that my full legal name is how you see it. I’ve been accused of using a false and misleading name of which I find very offensive.” When pronounced correctly in Vietnamese, his name sounds out as “Phoo Da Bi”. Last week he received overwhelming support and thousands of new followers and says he’s very grateful to those accepting of certain names in different cultures. Back to school-ies, Mum A mum has followed her daughter to “Schoolies”, and she’s donning a personally designed t-shirt to boot, reading “Watch out toolies – parenting 101”. Kathy Conley says it’s the second time she’s attended the afterschool celebrations, after a drinkspiking incident in 2013 put her daughter in hospital. Daughter Danni understandably says her mother’s presence has been “annoying” however Kathy is convinced her country kids can’t look after themselves in a place they don’t know. Nugget raid makes radio gold Aussie comedy duo Hamish (Blake) and Andy (Lees) have gathered a clan of barbarians to raid a fast food restaurant and demolish all their nuggets in what they’re hashtagging #NugRaid. Accord-

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Will the real bad guys please stand up? World War II so he could fight the Japanese occupying “his” country. BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST The Russians tried the same thing over a bloody decade in ET me be clear – if I could Afghanistan, while the US funwork out a way to corral all nelled weapons and training to these ISIS lunatics and ac- many of the same people who tive sympathisers into one area, are now giving the west such a I’d happily watch as an arm- bloody nose. chair warrior pushed the button This has been happening to nuke that place into a glassy again and again over recent slag. But that’s not going to hap- decades. pen because all the people who The thing that most frustrates support a global caliphate via me is that our nation, along terrorist violence will never be with many others, has zero riggathered in one place. our in any debates about the And it’s the “collateral” dam- employment of our troops to far age from allied drone strikes off conflicts. that’s driving so much of the Every time a drone strike conworld’s terror dramas. trolled by an IT nerd based in ISIS isn’t so much a military Nevada (“I was only following force as an idea, and ideas can orders”) smashes into a target conquer armies because the in the Middle East and kills instructured and physical pres- nocent people, the US strategy ence of the military is always is to counter intuitively do exfighting shadows in the night. actly that which it purports to In our alleged democracies, be fighting – there is no more we don’t scrutinise everyone’s fertile ground for breeding disIDs at checkpoint so we leave enchantment, disenfranchiseourselves vulnerable to those ment and helplessness. So terwho don’t play by the rules. rorists are being created on a You can have all the military production line that would do high tech in the world but you Henry Ford justice. can’t fight people who believe If a drone strike killed my their lives are worth less than family, I wouldn’t show up to the principle for which they’re work the next day and think fighting. life would plod along as usual; Anyone who embraces his- I’d find the worst criminals in tory as the cornerstone of their the area and help them exact sanity easily grasps this con- revenge. cept, but our fearless leaders – So when we have disenfranfearless in that they don’t seem chised young Muslim men to mind sending our troops in who’re finding life a bit tough, harm’s way under dubious pre- these hate-mongering psychos texts – don’t don’t have to seem to underhard-sell their stand that to ` story; they pretcontinually do Until the USA ty much just have the same thing make that inistops wanting to to begets the same tial connection. bomb everyone results. While I stand Then we seem after starting by and support to conveniently France (which forget the shat- these wars in costs me nothtered service- the first place, ing from here in men and women Dubbo), I don’t when they come we’ll never support its longhome, although have peace standing interwe find it so easy vention, or rathto honour our in our time, er interposing, diggers on a cou- especially with a in the Middle ple of days each government that East. year. While I supThe USA and jumps when our port all innoits allies, incent people powerful ally cluding Australanywhere just ia, eventually sneezes. wanting to live pulled out of a lives in peace, pointless and I don’t support the US leadlong-running conflict in Viet- erships’ constant lies about nam because we were fight- why we should all be there in ing a collective peasantry that the first place – lies that have was willing to die for an ideal. caused not only these recent Ironically, the Vietnamese mas- terrorist attacks but also the termind was Ho Chi Minh, to refugee crises unfolding across whom the Yanks had supplied the world. arms and training to during Until people start joining

these dots together, not simply dismissing them as “conspiracy theories”, and vote against continued invasions, this problem will keep getting worse. This is not a time for militant leaders; we need a far subtler strategy than just blowing everything off the face of the earth. The one per cent wealthy elite in the US has to be forced to understand that everyday people just want peace. I’ve travelled extensively in the US, not by jet plane from tourist attraction to capital city, but by back roads through little towns no-one’s ever heard of, camping and getting to meet many average Americans. The US is a great place but what the vast majority of people want is a secure society, jobs, happy families and a chance to get ahead, and they’re not getting that. The super-rich pulling the strings of power already have huge fortunes, mansions and security for their families – their kids don’t have to join the military to ensure a stable income like the poor from North Carolina who see a military career as the only path to financial stability. The concept of a government of the people, for the people and by the people is being held to ransom by a corrupt and inbred political/corporate/military junta which lurks in the background, but needs endless wars to keep the turnover rolling along so the super-rich/super-powerful/super-connected can become even more wealthy and powerful. I wasn’t a huge fan of the late Princess Diana, but she made no friends in The Establishment by campaigning against land

mines, because both the UK and France have huge stakes in keeping their weapons manufacturing industries chugging along in a perpetual growth cycle. In the US it’s even worse, with reports that former vice president Dick Chaney, a notorious war-monger adviser to former president George W Bush, was spared any personal cost during a time that thousands of US troops were killed in middleeastern wars, tens of thousands wounded and disabled, and more than a trillion US dollars into a black hole while the world has gone from bad to worse. We need our federal pollies to stand up and, while acknowledging the threat from ISIS ideology is real and getting worse, at least admit our ill-advised foreign adventures created this mess, apologise to the people and the world, and start thinking hard about the best way to bring this to an end. Let the Middle East have the dictatorships they want; let’s wean ourselves off oil, make the corrupt Saudi regime irrelevant and ignore that part of the world, and hope they’ll ignore us. Western media corporations are intertwined with the western corporate global growth model, and the arms manufacturing industries are tied up in all that, so to prevent constant conflict would come at a huge cost to the short-term bottom line. We need an international debate, without emotion, on just why we’re sending military forces when from our own social perspective things just keep getting much worse. Here we have the unspeaka-

ble tragedy in Paris, yet death and destruction of people is happening all the time in the Middle East. The only easy answer was to leave well enough alone and not invade Iraq under the pretext it was getting set to unleash weapons of mass destruction, but that option is no longer available. All the western politicians who made this happen should face some sort of sanction for getting us all into this mess based on a deception, but of course that’s not going to happen. Until the USA stops wanting to bomb everyone after starting these wars in the first place, we’ll never have peace in our time, especially with a government that jumps when our powerful ally sneezes. We need a new US Declaration of Independence, where the people of the US unite to throw off the yoke of corporate lobbying which has insidiously corrupted that nation’s basic tenets of freedom and democracy for all. Then we need an Australian declaration, from all sides of politics, that unless our nation is physically attacked, we won’t send troops in harm’s way via a prime ministerial whim, but rather that the issue will be debated in public, taking into account the sentiments of the public. And Australia needs the guts to forge an independent foreign policy just like New Zealand. On top of everything else we don’t need to create more shattered veterans in stupid wars where they have to do the wrong thing by following orders issued by our political elite.

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Ho, ho...holy dooley, is it that time again? RE you ready for Christmas? If I’ve heard this question once I’ve heard it more times in the past four weeks than I’ve made baked beans in my Thermomix since getting it last year. As recipients of leftovers (because I cannot possibly consume all the baked beans I create), my mother and younger sibling can attest to the regularity of this dish’s appearance on my menu plan, so the Christmas question must have been asked a lot. No doubt I will continue to hear it repeatedly until close of trade on Christmas Eve at the store I rush to visit to ensure I have absolutely everything I need before the shops re-open – apparently in two months’ time, if the queues are any indication. On this occasion I suspect anyone who asks this question any earlier than one sleep prior to Christmas Day has gone into silly season auto-pilot mode. We all know no one enjoys spending hours in line waiting the equivalent of the running times of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of Rings trilogy combined with his 2005 version of King Kong, unless it’s totally, completely, utterly necessary. Undoubtedly the question is a conversation starter, but if you’re anything like me you may be a bit panicked if it’s posed in lateDecember and the answer is still “no”. I almost feel as if someone took a survey and gauged the unpreparedness of others in comparison with me. Converted into a graph, my Christmas-readiness would represent the smallest slice of the pie chart. On December 26, 2014 I knew that in another 12 months Christmas would come around again, although I may have been slightly distracted by my stomach that

Comment by y CHERYL BURKE Cheryl Burke is a Dubbo resident who would eat an entire pavlova if she had to.

was the size of Kanye West’s ego and equally as painful for the next three days. When I surfaced from my food coma I conveniently forgot that to be ready to eat like a Barbarian again the next year, I should probably take it easy consumption-wise from January through to August and concentrate seriously on a pre-Christmas fitness regime from September to November. In the shedding kilos department I have left even my sprint too late. Sure, I could look glumly at the food and beverage table at each Christmas party I attend, be the first and last off the dance floor twerking for hours to burn off calories, but since I’m no Christmas party Grinch I will take one, or several, canapés for the team. On the positive side my propensity to over-indulge will serve as a good reminder to put indigestion tablets on my pre-Christmas shopping list, and the words “get fit” on my 2016 New Year Resolution vision board. Until I take a job, or several, where I am employed 24/7 I don’t think I can come up with a case to support my inability to shop for Christmas gifts. I may be dangerously close to missing the mailing dates for online stores, but a printed Origami Elf receipt makes a nifty present. On the other hand, coming up with a case in support of my in-

ability to make presents is far more plausible. Although in my youth many a crafternoon was spent creating original and artistic gifts, I am now seemingly time-poor because I am earning the disposable income that apparently makes it easier for me to go and purchase gifts, should I find the time to organise myself to do so. Given that in recent years, our family has adopted the Kris Kringle gifting tradition, one might think buying for only one person is easy. In reality, not so much.

` In the shedding kilos department I have left even my sprint too late.

I’m the first to admit I am semi-difficult to buy for, and because I buy myself a Christmas present every year I know this is true. Last week I received in the mail a 2016 diary that took me four weeks to choose. It was an intensive exercise. I searched for several weeks and spent countless hours in online stores, ruled lines on blank pages measuring dimensions before visiting newsagents and stationery stores to check the size of potential diaries – testing if they would fit in

my handbag, or at least 30 of the 40 handbags I have. So to make our Kris Kringle simple our tradition also encourages gift lists. Again, not as simple as it sounds. Indecisiveness runs rampant in our family and has also spread to our respective partners. With everyone saying they don’t know what they want for Christmas, myself included, it’s not necessarily money well spent to take a gamble on buying something if the recipient doesn’t even know what it is they want. If your siblings purposely plan a garage sale on a weekend when you are out of town and you subsequently see a random person wearing a very familiar item of jewelry you know is a one-off, it’s a sign you don’t actually know your siblings’ taste in fashion and you really should have waited for the gift list. So in a nutshell, no, I am not ready for Christmas, and it probably isn’t a bad thing that I am getting the smallest piece of the pie.

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Sally Bryant

Weekender regular Sally Bryant was born with her nose in a book and if no book is available, she finds herself reading Cornflakes packets, road signs and instruction manuals for microwaves. All that information has to go somewhere...

In my book, Christmas has become too expensive OW did this happen? How did the year get away so quickly? There I am, cruising along, just getting on with life. Nekminnit? Itâ€™s a mere four weeks until Christmas and Iâ€™m not even beginning to be organised. Itâ€™s like someone has put extra speed on that sand in the hourglass. Youâ€™d think incessant discussion in social media about â€œwhen is too soonâ€? for Christmas carols, for Christmas decorations, for Christmas promotions in shopping centres... all this inane chatter would have warned me it was all just around the corner. But no. As it turns out, not so much. Iâ€™m starting to see a pattern here. Every year, at around the same time, I find myself amazed that Christmas is almost upon us. If this were a cartoon, it would be funny. One of those cartoons in which the fall-guy character is consistently surprised when the same thing keeps recurring, when the dynamite goes off in his face every time and yet he still doesnâ€™t alter his behaviour. If I had to describe my role in life, Iâ€™m more of a Tom than a Jerry. Iâ€™m not so much the Tweety Pie of life, more of the Sylvester. Itâ€™s not as though thereâ€™s all that much to organise, truth be told. I donâ€™t know what it says about my family and our Christmas (or for that matter, how much energy I invest in helping to put it all together) but weâ€™re all pretty chilled about it these days. Everyone contributes to the mix, some bring a pudding, others buy a ham and we cobble it all together. We buy gifts, we eat too much and we sit up late playing cards. But what itâ€™s all really about is getting together. However, since a Series of Unfortunate Events last festive season, I am actually a bit more keyed up than usual this year. As we moved on from August into the â€˜embers, I have started to feel unaccountably nervous, a bit jittery. A sense of dread and foreboding has prevailed. Iâ€™ve only just realised it has less to do with

Christmas and more to do with Christmas-related malfeasance from last silly season. Shall I set the scene? There I was, making my way home from the family gathering, on about December 27 last year â€“ heading down the highway, when I passed the constabulary going in the other direction. Well, I say passed them, but that was just the very initial part of the encounter. I was making my way home from considerable Christmas jollification, several days of it in fact. I had been ensconced in the bosom of my family for some intensive cheer. And, might I add, this did not take place in the afternoon after a long lunch or in the evening, after drinks. This was in the morning, after bacon and eggs and coffee. So when I glanced in the rear view mirror and saw the patrol car hit their anchors and due a quick-time U-turn and come after me with lights flashing like a Christmas tree on speed? Well, I was a bit taken aback, but not unduly concerned. I was confident I was driving in a circumspect manner un-fettered by anything I might have ingested. Like, for example, bacon fat. So when the officer in question informed me why heâ€™d pulled me over, I was stunned. I donâ€™t know why I thought he had pulled me over but the reason came as a bolt out of the blue. As it would. â€œMadamâ€?, he said. â€œYou are driving an unregistered vehicle. Not only is it unregistered, but it has been unregistered for several weeks.â€? I nearly threw up. And that was just because of the offence and the possible implications if I had been involved in a car accident while driving an unregistered car. No third party insurance? Oh. My. God. It just doesnâ€™t bear thinking about. I felt like a criminal. As it turns out, thatâ€™s pretty much what the police thought as well. Then he started writing tickets. In the plu-

` Within a space of five minutes, I was committed to a post Christmas investment of in excess of $1,300. Another casualty of the move to do away with registration stickers on car windscreens.

ral. First came the ticket for the driving of an unregistered car. Cost of that little exercise was around $600. That was painful enough. But then, to really grind it in, thereâ€™s the additional pain of the matching ticket you get for not having insurance. Because if youâ€™re not registered then of course you are not insured. Happy days, a matching pair. Like effing bookends. And to the same value, youâ€™ll be (not) astounded to hear. So there you have it, listeners. Within a space of about five minutes, I was committed to a post Christmas investment of in excess of $1,300. Another casualty of the move in NSW to do away with the registration stickers on car windscreens. Iâ€™m not saying it wasnâ€™t my fault. Iâ€™m not suggesting for a moment that I should not have been more careful to make sure I had renewed my registration on my car. But equally I can tell you I am not the only one who has been bitten like this. Every time I tell my story from last December, I hear an echoing cry about someone else, their friend, relative or work colleague who has been stung. Thereâ€™s one theory that the state government discontinued the stickers in a bid to make our lives more convenient. Itâ€™s not a theory to which I subscribe. Given I originally bought and registered my car at the end of November, I have pretty much programmed myself into paying my registration and insurance in the lead up to the festive season each year. And given my experience last Christmas, I have been sweating on this date ticking over on the calendar. So speak not of the stress of finding a ham, of identifying gifts, or even the contemplation of festive hours spent with family members who irritate you. Because for the moment I am concentrating very, very hard indeed on remembering to register my car. Ho, ho, bloody ho.

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The unholy mess that is religionâ€™s legacy TAY with me here, religious readers of the Weekender. You are about to be hectored by a non-believer. I may display intellectual arrogance and will most assuredly accuse you of irrationality and then deliberately offend you. But please, stay with me because in the end I think youâ€™ll find I really like you. There has been much talk about religion and the role it has played in recent events, most notably in Paris, but you will easily find atrocity after atrocity played out in the name of some mythical sky-man right across our globe. The answer to these is often one of peace that, strangely, involves prayers and rituals directed right back to the mythical sky-man the killers prayed to at the start. Some decry religion, saying Islam in particular must be driven from our country, as if it is a stain that even a country birthed in colonial barbarism cannot bear to carry; a violent religion given voice by a bloodthirsty prophet. Others cry the opposite â€“ that what is happening has nothing to do with Islam; it is a religion of peace and that these terrorists are acting directly against Godâ€™s wishes. Both are, of course, wrong. God is not talking to or through either camp. In fact, God doesnâ€™t talk to anyone because God does not exist. Then who is talking to those who carry out these attacks? Men. Biological sacks of flesh, nerves and bones, all topped

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with a chemical and electricity fuelled brain, which they use to justify their dismal, dreary, depressing way of life. In the attacks on Mumbai in 2008, Indian police intercepted mobile phone calls from the leader of the 10 men who would go on to kill 164. Every step of the way, in more than 200 intercepts, this complete moron whispered death and nonsense and tragedy and despair into his acolyteâ€™s ears. He used the Koran, of course, to justify his actions, but it wasnâ€™t Godâ€™s voice these people heard it was his. His weak, pitiful, impotent, childish human voice railing against the imagined injustices of his life. If he didnâ€™t have the Koran he would have used the Bible; if he didnâ€™t have the Bible he would have used the Vedas; if he didnâ€™t have the Vedas he would have used Green Eggs and Ham. All he wanted was some sort of cover to allow him to do the things he wanted to do. And he wanted to do them because he was human, and unfortunately thatâ€™s the sort of thing humans do. So I donâ€™t blame God â€“ as you know I really canâ€™t. Nor do I blame religion. It wasnâ€™t Islam

` While ever we acknowledge that belief in a sky man who tells you what to do is a rational response to todayâ€™s world, we can never truly deal with the issues at the heart of that world.

that made him do it just as religion didnâ€™t make the Romans kill the Christians, or the Crusaders kill the Muslims, or the Catholics kill the Cathars, or the KKK kill black Americans or the Westboro Church taunt grieving parents burying their children. No, they all did those things because they wanted to. Religion just gave them a convenient policy to cover their asses. So if I donâ€™t blame God, or any other mythical sky man, and I donâ€™t blame religion, then there isnâ€™t much more to say or do is there? Well, there is just one small thing. We need to get rid of religion. But, I can hear both of you still reading this say, you just said you donâ€™t blame religion, so why get rid of it? Iâ€™m glad you asked. The reason we need to rid ourselves of the collection of badly dressed foppery that is religion today, is that while it does not cause the atrocities we see it does make it harder to stop them. While ever we acknowledge that belief in a sky man who tells you what to do is a rational response to todayâ€™s world, we can never truly deal with the issues at the heart of that world. All we can do is chip off the edges of belief systems we donâ€™t like, but we can never bring ourselves to destroy that belief system root and core. This is because we know that, at root and core, it is the same belief system as ours. Sure ours might be nicer. It might say feed the hungry and clothe the poor. It might hint

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that rich people perhaps arenâ€™t the nicest in the world, it might even ask you to turn the other cheek. But remember that same God who told us all this was also the same God who drowned everyone on earth, save one incestuous drunk and his family. He rained fire down on towns, locusts down on nations and generally played favourites with the Israelites. Not, in any sense, a really nice guy. But he was our God so we did what he said. Or rather, we used him to do what we wanted. Just as todayâ€™s black robed lunatics and psychopaths from around the world are flocking to the blood soaked theme park that is Syria. They go because they want to kill others. They pretend itâ€™s Allah telling them to do it, because, hey, even a psychopath knows whatâ€™s right and wrong. So if we have to maintain our fiction we can never truly deal with the fiction of others. We are on a permanent grey curve that can only lead to one place. And weâ€™re already there. If youâ€™re feeding the hungry because God told you to, I donâ€™t believe you. If you are tending the sick because itâ€™s in Bible, I donâ€™t believe you. Youâ€™re doing it because you are a great person; a genuinely decent, praise worthy individual. And I like you for that. How could I not? I just wish you could admit the reason you love people is because you love people, not because you love God. Gods can be very fickle, strangely just like people.

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OPINION & ANALYSIS.

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Greg Smart

By his own admission, Greg Smart was born 40 years old and is in training to be a cranky old man. He spends his time avoiding commercial television and bad coffee.

Winners’ circle narrows with cruelty as a spectator sport HE brand ambassadors are long gone. The marquees have been packed up and the tonnes of litter have been disposed of. The post Melbourne Cup hangovers, like the day itself, are a faded memory. But for one, the result of the race was terminal. The sentimental favourite to win this year’s Melbourne Cup, Red Cadeaux was euthanised last week after pulling up lame near the end of the race and not responding to treatment for a fetlock injury. Despite initial signs of the prospect of making a recovery, Red Cadeaux was euthanised due to what his “connections” called “irreversible complications”. Red Cadeaux became the third horse in two years to die following participation in the “race that stops a nation”. So while it was all champagne and office sweeps on the day, and the television cameras tracked the finishers past the post, back along the track Red Cadeaux lay behind a green screen designed to blend with the grass and hide the horse’s distress from the quaffing public. That the race was won for the first time by a female jockey also helped deflect the public’s attention from the critical injury to one of the industry’s stars. And it IS an industry. Racing appears in the sports pages and the social pages of the media, for the same reason casinos are called “integrated resorts” – to mask the reality of who benefits at the end of the day. Calling horse racing a sport is a huge stretch because the participants don’t have any semblance of free will to compete or not. A harsh critic could suggest the horses are a disposable asset in an industry centred on greed and entertainment. A counter argument could be made that the horses would never have lived if not for the racing industry. But I think the argument then becomes about what happens to the horses when they are no longer making profit for their owners. The successful horses go to stud and continue to make money for their owners. The less successful horses drop out

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Red Cadeaux is patted by officials after the horse was injured during the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Tuesday, November 3. PHOTO: AAP/JULIAN SMITH

of the industry terminally or, if they’re in the lucky minority, get to live out their days in a peaceful paddock. We have an ex-racehorse as a pet. He is full of character and lives a quiet life stopping the paddock from getting overgrown. He loves a hose down on a hot day and a carrot as a treat, and we never think of him as a disposable asset. He does the occasional gallop around the paddock as if to say “look at me”. A horse’s joy of running is a trait that proponents of the horse racing industry latch onto when justifying the physical punishment a racehorse receives when racing. But is the welfare of the horse

` A harsh critic could suggest the horses are a disposable asset in an industry centred on greed and entertainment.

served by a demanding 3200 metre race among other fast moving 500 kilogram creatures just one stride away from a life threatening injury? Was the welfare of Red Cadeaux served by his five trips in the hold of an airliner between England and Australia in the pursuit of glory on Australian race tracks? I have no doubt that Red Cadeaux was treated with all the best intentions by his trainer and owner. Veteran racing commentator Richie Callander told the ABC last week that industry critics are “uneducated” and “don’t understand the treatment the horses get”. He went on to say the cost of treating Red Cadeaux between the accident and his death would have been almost $50,000. Again, I don’t doubt the care, but this sort of number, plus international air flights, hints at a money making enterprise rather than the hobby of like minded enthusiasts. Racing Victoria seemed circumspect after the passing of Red Cadeaux, stat-

1. GEOGRAPHY: Which former pearling port is the most westerly town in Western Australia? 2. TELEVISION: Who lives at 124 Conch Street, Bikini Bottom, Pacific Ocean? 3. LITERATURE: What was the name of the first mate in “MobyDick”? 4. MOVIES: What film was the first full-length “talkie”? 5. MATH: What is the decimal equivalent of the fraction one-eighth?

6. HISTORY: In what year did Australia experience its worst railway disaster, at Granville, in which 83 people died? 7. FOOD & DRINK: What is the traditional liquor used in making a Tom Collins drink? 8. ANATOMY: What is the only muscle in the human body that’s attached at only one end? 9. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is the offspring of a cockroach called? 10. DISCOVERIES: Who was the first to show how anaesthesia could be used to relieve surgical pain?

ing that injury and death happens from time to time. Phrases such as “unfortunate event” and “succumbed to unfortunate circumstances” were also spoken in hushed tones. They have an entertainment industry to protect after all. Others went straight for hyperbole akin to a fallen war hero. “His bravery, guts and gallantry captured the hearts of Australians,” senior reporter Michael Lynch exalted in The Age newspaper two weeks ago. The “old warrior” occupied “a special place in the pantheon of Australian racing and a special niche in this country’s sporting history.” Red Cadeaux was not a hero of Australian society; he was a cog in the wheel of the racing industry. He may have been revered by the racing cognoscenti, but ultimately, he was a commodity that ran under duress for the pleasure of his masters and the punters. And there is nothing entertaining about that.

11. BOXING: Heavyweight boxing champion Larry Holmes (pictured left, about to throw a right) suffered six losses during his 75-bout pro career. Name at least three of the fighters who beat him. 12. GOVERNMENT: What does ASIC stand for? 13. LYRICS: Name the song that begins with these lyrics: “Hey, here is the story, Forget about the trouble in life, Don’t you know, it’s not easy, When you gotta walk upon that line.” ANSWERS: SEE THE PLAY PAGES.

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Tourism idea for feral pigs might fly There’s big bucks to be had in the th hunting game, and people BY JOHN RYAN N travel from all over the world just tr JOURNALIST to t get to the jumping off points before the actual hunting trip exb OR many city people and penses kick in. overseas tourists, Dubbo I know many people are philmust seem like the gateway osophically opposed to fireto the “outback” – that isolated arms and blood sports, and I’m and romanticised part of Austral- dead against rhino poaching and ia where so many visitors want to shooting iconic and endangered see but rarely do, unless it’s high species. But I’m gung-ho when it profile places like Kakadu and comes to getting rid of invasive Uluru. species such as feral pigs. They Obstacles in our way include decimate lambs and destroy our horrible transport links such as native bushland remnants, and a way-too-slow XPT, shocking are just horrible, mean-spirited roads, expensive air fares and a beasts. general lack of awareness about So with this world-wide hunting what there is to see out this way. phenomenon separating people There are some natural and from their hard earned bucks, we man-made wonders and experi- have an incredible opportunity to ences to which people rush to pay think outside the box and create big dollars to check out around the new industries while also helpglobe – think the Grand Canyon, ing to perform a vital community the Great Barrier Reef, the pyra- service. mids, Machu Picchu; the Taj MaWe have plenty of feral animal hal, Mount Everest, Bondi Beach, problems in NSW, so much so that running with the bulls, Nepalese the state government has tasked meditation, the Inca Trail... the Natural Resources CommisThere’s not much we can real- sion (NRC) to conduct a widely tap into in our area. The major ranging review of pest animal natural attraction we have is the management. world-heritage listed Macquarie At the moment, feral pigs seem Marshes, which are difficult for to be the major concern in many the public to access at the best of parts of the state’s west, with retimes. ports from people who chase pigs We don’t have any sites of such with dogs bagging more than 100 earth shattering natural beauty in a single day. that people from other countries Of course, while there are a will notice, plan for, save the cash number of people who simply kill and then come to visit. There’s the pigs, there are others, often no rainforest, huge rock or giant from Sydney, who capture sows cliffs or colourful reefs to garner and drop them in bushland all such attention. over the place so as to create new We have Taronga Western populations – sows can drop up to Plains Zoo, and while it’s a great 20 piglets in a single year which attraction, there are zoos all over means populations can be decithe world so it’s more an attrac- mated yet still explode in numtion for families to visit as a school bers during favourable breeding holiday thing. conditions. We don’t have a festival like Numerous eradication measTamworth’s country music or ures have been trialled and many Parkes’ Elvis but, fantastic though people dealing with the feral pig they both are, they’re of short problem believe aerial shooting is duration. by far the best option, but the cost People pay big money these factor means it’s only done on an days for experiences they can’t irregular, ad hoc basis. get at home. They travel long disAs it stands now, Local Land tances and put up with Services (LLS) is the all sorts of things to lead agency when it get the adrenalin rush ` comes to feral pig conthey’re craving. trol in our region, but Hunters LLS only gets grants Look at hunting as intermittently and a case in point. Deer would pay landholders can’t afhunters pay 1850 Eu- dearly for ford the constant heliros per person for a the privilege copter hire, as well as six night trip in Po- of spending the shooting teams. land. That’s more than This means that a $2700 Aussie dol- a few days shooting trip may go lars at the current ex- shooting feral well in a certain area change rate – a lot of pigs from the – if the timing of the cold hard cash to try to air. funding coincides with bag a buck. the pigs being around Moose and black bear hunting trips in Alberta, Can- – but once the shooting stops the ada, will set you back more than pig numbers can quickly get back $AU11,000, or a bargain base- to their former levels. Government funding is erratment $AU9800 for a five day black ic, criteria-driven and often sees bear hunt on Vancouver Island.

box-ticking take precedence over effectiveness, not allowing flexible management from the local agency experts and landholders on the ground. I reckon we could take a stepped approach to this problem. I’d like to see a pilot (excuse the pun) project set up as a large-scale trial around the Macquarie Marshes. Form a landholder group and get them to chip in for a five seat jet helicopter or, better yet, get a federal commonwealth grant to pay for most of the machine. This sort of project could act as a template for other pest control across Australia where aerial shooting is one of the better, or only, options. Any community Central West LLS funding that was going towards the aerial eradication could then be used to fuel and maintain the chopper, which means the huge expense of flying constant return trips to Warren would be instantly negated and there’s be far more flying hours attained from those same government grants. Younger commercial pilots looking to get their hours up could probably be enticed to fly the chopper in week-long blocks; this time could also be credited to them as ‘community volunteer’ hours, thus creating two positive outcomes. Suitable vetted landholders and locals could do the shooting with their own equipment and ammunition. But here’s the big one: this could be a tourism adventure marketed to the world. I believe hunters would pay dearly for the privilege of spending a few days shooting feral pigs from the air because it’s not only such great fun, you’re also ridding the world of noxious pests while floating above the ground in five star comfort. We need a cost-benefit analysis done on this to see what external benefits would be offered by basing a community helicopter at Warren. This machine could be managed by an entity such as the shire council and any agency which utilised the asset could pay for it, say if the police needed to do a quicky

search and rescue, it would save the huge expense of getting a Pol Air chopper up from Sydney for what may be a short duration flight. National Parks would be able to utilise the chopper, as would DPI, whatever State Water’s called these days and numerous other organisations. It would also create an opportunity for any local helicopter pilots with commercial licences who could be hired to do any work required by government agencies. It’s a different and complex approach which would require plenty of thought, but by sharing the cost around on an ongoing basis it would mean landholders suffering feral pig problems weren’t reliant on intermittent responses from LLS funded operations which have to wait for money to come through and then rush projects for artificial deadlines, which may be at inappropriate times, and thus not nearly as effective as they could be. We need to work out news ways to make good things happen in our smaller communities and it won’t work by piling unnecessary red tape cost on top of bureaucratic inflexibility. The only thing stopping this from working is a set of rules designed by mankind, nothing should be set in stone. But even without any other agencies getting involved this project should fly. If you had 10 hunters per week all paying $2000, that’s up to one million dollars each year to help cover costs, and that’s without factoring in the huge environmental benefits – and we may be able to get far more hunters than that through the turnstiles, it could actually turn in to a very profitable commercial business. These hunters would have to get to Warren, so they’d utilise services such as airlines, motels, fuel and so on along the way. Of course, I’d have to do an article on this story for the Dubbo Weekender every couple of weeks or so, and of course you couldn’t cover this issue properly unless you fully immersed yourself into the experience...

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Airport parking charges flagged... A PROPOSAL to implement pay for use car parking at the city’s airport has been flagged for community feedback by Dubbo City Council. The proposal will go on public exhibition, with members of the community invited to give their input on the controversial proposal, which would see a $4.70 charge imposed for those wishing to use the public car park at the regional airport for more than four hours. The charge, if adopted for implementation, would be put in place during 2016/17. A report will be submitted to council for its consideration following the public exhibition period, dates and details of which will be released by council shortly.

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Spotlight turns on foreign ownership

FRESH from its decision to block the sale of the vast tract of Kidman Co. landholdings in Queensland to Chi...while “third bin” trial nese interests, the federal government to proceed this week said new legislation would Meanwhile, council has voted to proprovide greater scrutiny of foreign ceed with a minimum three-month tripurchases of Australian agricultural al of a food and garden waste kerbside land. collection service. Council will also inAccording to Minister for Agriculvestigate the feasibility of a “whole of ture and Water Resources, Barnaby product” waste handling facility durJoyce and Federal Member for Parkes, ing the trial period, along with supMark Coulton, the legislation formalporting the provision of a pensioner re- ises the new register of foreign ownbate should the new service go ahead. ership of agricultural land and lowers The trial will be conducted within a the screening thresholds for foreign selected part of the urban area with purchases of agricultural land and agfood and garden waste being collectribusiness by private investors from ed weekly, and recyclables and mixed $252 million to $15 million (cumulawaste collected fortnightly. A number tive) and $55 million respectively. of selected households will also have “While we have always welcomed their mixed waste collected weekly in foreign investment in this country, this order to determine a cost comparison. critical legislation simply allows the At the end of the trial period, council government, and the Australian comwill take the results into consideration munity, to have the proper oversight of and determine whether to proceed to foreign purchases of Australian land,” the next stage of development, which Joyce said. would be the calling of tenders for the “This is not about blocking foreign construction of the Dubbo Regional investment, it is about providing a levOrganics Processing Plant. el of oversight and scrutiny that the Australian people demand when we Gender pay gap still analyse potential foreign investment proposals to ensure they are in the nawide tional interest.” THE pay packet for an average fullCoulton is confident this legislation time female worker was $27,000 less will provide certainty for communithan a man’s last financial year acties across the electorate cording to figures from of Parkes that foreign inthe latest Workplace Gen- ` vestment in the region is in der Equality Agency’s an...data the national interest, saynual report. Full-time feing he’s aware of concern male employees earned a confirms the throughout the communibase salary that was 19.1 stubborn ties he represents about per cent smaller than men persistence foreign acquisitions and the – an average $17,423 less. implications thereof. of pay gaps Taking into account bonusCoulton acknowledged across es and superannuation, the gap in total full-time salary industries and the many positive impacts of foreign investment, but stretches out to 24 per cent management says it’s important that any – or $27,254. The number of women in levels. Women such acquisition reflects the top management jobs re- also work part overall national interest. “With profitable and promained fairly steady at 15.4 time at three ductive agricultural assets per cent, however, there times the around the world becoming were slight lifts in the proharder and harder to find, portion of female managers rate of men, we don’t want Australian where only overall. businesses and the AustralThe report said data con- six per cent of ian community to miss out firms the stubborn persis- managerial on the massive opportunitence of pay gaps across inties that the future growth positions are dustries and management in food and fibre demand levels. Women also work part time. will deliver.” part time at three times Stricter penalties for the rate of men, where those foreign investors who breach only six per cent of managerial posithe rules and application fees to entions are part time. This is the second sure that Australian taxpayers are no gender pay gap report from the agenlonger required to fund the cost of adcy which covers over 40 per cent of ministering the system will apply from Australia’s employees and more than December 1.

N one of my earlier columns I talked about the importance of not being Captain Risky, or if you were going to be, at least go into something by giving yourself the best possible chance! Time and time again I see people who have gone and bought a business without having done their proper due diligence – and often with disastrous consequences. When working out how to buy a business, getting a business valuer will more often than not give you peace of mind whether you are paying the right price. When determining what is a reasonable market price, business valuers will often address some of the risk areas for you so you don’t make an expensive mistake. So what are some of the things that business valuations will address as part of the due diligence process? 1. Does the business make consistent profits? WHILST it’s true that you would want to buy a business that is increasing its profits, I am always suspicious of figures that are given to prospective buyers whereby the profits appear to be going gangbusters over the past couple of years after years of seemingly little return. What has changed to make the profits better, or has there been a little creative accounting somewhere? Do the key performance indicators make sense and are they in line with normal benchmark figures such as gross profit margins, expenses as a percentage of revenue, etc? Was there a business plan and cash flow forecast performed and how did the cash flow into the business from the profits shown? Businesses that make a lot of money but that don’t have good cash flow either sell at a discount or there could be an error in the figures provided. If cash flow forecasts are never performed, this would raise a concern as to whether the business owner has really been running it properly. 2. Do the tax returns and BASes agree to the figures given? TO check figures given to you, ask to see tax returns (usually prepared by a small business accountant) so that you can see that these were declared to the tax man. Sometimes you will see they don’t agree and you should then find out why this might be the case. On the other hand however, never buy a business on a vendor’s story that the business makes more than it shows and that a lot of cash is not recorded so less tax is paid. This may be true, but often it turns out to be not the case. A business owner who tells you this is, in my experience, more likely to have other skeletons in their business closet. 3. Is the business reliant on only a few customers? DO a comparison of sales by customers for the past three years. Do some of these represent, say, 80 per cent of the turnover? If so, imagine if one or two of them left. Moving into the future, are all of these still customers prior to the prospective purchase? Ask these questions

and seek evidence, or as a minimum ask for a clawback clause in the purchase agreement so that if any of these leave within the next 12 months to three years a lower business purchase price is ultimately paid. If this cannot be agreed to, consider dropping your offer as the risk for you is higher. 4. Unusual income and expense items BE careful to review all revenue and analyse to see if there has been any unusual income or expenses in each of the previous three years. For example, the business may have been awarded a ‘once-off’ contract with the government or a customer that won’t be there into the future. Similarly with expenses, were some of these reduced due to timing issues (e.g. insurance) or some special limited-life supplier deal which expires or will expire? All of these should be adjusted for when working out the likely sustainable earnings of the business. 5. Can government policy affect business performance? IT’S important to consider any government regulations that have either just happened or are tipped to happen that could hinder profits into the foreseeable future. A good example of this is the smoking laws that affected the hotel industry. Do as much research as possible as to the prospects of the industry you are looking at purchasing. These reports can be obtained by associations or by research bodies such as IbisWorld. 6. What adjustments need to be made when assessing true profitability? ALWAYS look at the true performance of a business by allowing for reasonable salaries and other arms-length transactions such as rent (where the building is owned by a related party to the vendor). Many get caught by this because the owners might not show a salary for themselves in the Profit & Loss Statement (e.g. because of a trust, partnership or sole trader entity), or if they do, it doesn’t reflect the many hours and the duties they have performed which, if they had to be paid to an employee, would show a much lower profit – and in some cases a loss! Sometimes vendors own the premises through a related entity and quite often show no rent at all, or a cheap non-arms-length rate of rent. Be sure to look for these types of things so you can ‘normalise’ the profit. Conclusion IT’S fairly obvious that any business valuation that is based on financial statements alone is fraught with danger. An experienced business valuer should be able to pick the things I’ve noted above – and more – when assessing any business valuations they perform. Accountants and business advisors should make their clients aware of the need to do the assessments carefully. Failure to address some of these issues can lead to a financial disaster and one that could have been well and truly avoided. Highlighting some of the risks could potentially save you hundreds of thousands of dollars, and can also be used in the negotiating process.

THE BIG PICTURE.

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THE BIG PICTURE.

Harvest time at Yeoval Itâ€™s that time of year again and the hay bales are piling up in paddocks around the region. Weekender regular Lisa Minner stopped for this shot while on a roadtrip to Yeoval from Wellington, NSW.

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Guilt free Sunday BY KATE WRIGHT WWW.INSPIREDMOOD.COM

UNDAY morning is sacred to me – it’s the only morning of the week when I don’t set my alarm. I sleep until I naturally awaken. I spend a little more time easing into the day (reading, meditating or the like) and a little more time in the kitchen preparing something special for breakfast, like these sugar-free, paleo pumpkin pancakes! Made with healthy, whole foods, this is a pancake recipe that you can enjoy as a weekend treat without the guilt.

Paleo pumpkin pancakes with “cream” and syrup Ingredients: 1 tablespoon coconut oil or pure butter (100% milk) 1 cup almond meal 1/4 cup mashed steamed pumpkin 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 dessertspoons of homemade cream cheese (recipe available at inspiredmood.com.au/ recipes) 1 handful pecans, crushed Rice malt syrup (or honey or maple syrup), to drizzle Method: 1. Combine almond meal, pumpkin, vanilla and spices in a small bowl. 2. Heat coconut oil/butter in a large, non-stick frypan over low-medium heat. 3. Gently spoon the batter into rounds on the frypan (one tablespoon makes one pancake). Leave a couple of centimetres around the edges of each pancake so they have room to expand. 4. Cook for about 5 minutes then use an egg flip and fork to gently flip the pancakes and cook for another 2-4 minutes. 5. Pile the pancakes on a plate, top with cream cheese, drizzle with rice malt syrup to taste, and sprinkle with pecans. Enjoy! Serves 2

Localising mental health care a welcome move

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CHAIRMAN of beyondblue Jeff Kennett has called this week’s announcement of structural reform a “defining moment for mental health care in Australia”. The federal government was “courageous”, he said, in instigating the reforms by dismantling what he says is “a badly-integrated system” in favour of building a regional strategy that works for people closer to home, wherever they live in Australia. “It’s about time someone had the guts and foresight to overhaul the system to focus on the needs of people rather than providers,” Kennett said of federal health minister Sussan Ley. A focus on regional planning and delivery is broadly what individuals and families have been demanding, and what the National Mental Health Commis-

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sion has recommended, according to Kennett. “Although while still silent on detail, beyondblue supports in principle the redirection of funds to the Primary Health Networks (PHNs) because they are best placed to understand local needs, and to deliver and monitor performance and outcomes for their communities. Beyondblue welcomed the introduction of low-intensity early intervention services but has “some reservations” about the level of support the PHNs will need to help them adjust to their rapidly increasing responsibilities.

“This will demand exemplary governance and having people with personal experience of mental illness and suicide at the table to ensure they understand the complexities of mental health issues in their communities,” Kennett said.

Sugar-free not always so sweet for teeth DIET and sports drink lovers and parents across the Orana region be warned: just because they’re sugar-free doesn’t mean soft drinks and lollies aren’t damaging your teeth. “Many people are not aware that while reducing your sugar intake does reduce your risk of dental decay, the chemical mix of acids in some foods and drinks can cause the equally damaging condition of dental erosion,” says Professor Eric Reynolds from Melbourne University’s Oral Health Cooperative Research Centre, which has released a briefing pa-

per in response to justified concerns about obesity and the perception that if there’s no sugar, it’s safe for teeth. “We are now seeing one in three children with dental erosion,” he said. “It really appears it’s becoming a bigger problem and that we are seeing more sugar-free products.” The researchers tested sugarfree confectionary and 23 different drinks, including soft drinks and sports drinks, finding that those containing acidic additives and with low pH levels cause measurable damage to dental enamel, even if sugar-free. While sugar levels are shown on products, food acids are listed in their ingredient code. “You have got to know that code 330 is citric acid and phosphoric acid is 338.” As a general rule, if sugar-free confectionery is mint-flavoured it tends to be neutral, but if really tangy it’s likely to contain citric acid. AAP

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How does your spring garden grow? BY CHRIS BRAY GARDENING GURU

VER the past 14 years, my job has enabled me to turn what was a hobby and interest that I’d had from a young age, into a profession that has taught me much more about the ever-changing world of horticulture and horticultural practices. Today we contend with all types of change, not only climatic, but also advances in the way we “garden”. We now have endless resources at our fingertips to make gardening easier – things like water saving products that enable us to conserve water, saving both our plants and our time. Studies show that we have entered a period of change, where gardens are reducing in size as typical of dwelling size and geographical location. New plant varieties such as dwarf citrus, compact hedging and patio planting give us options to enjoy what gardening has to offer in more confined spaces, adapted to our individual needs. With our temperate climate, our region has many tasks on the gardening calendar and the last month of spring

enables us to prepare for the warmer and vegetables bearing fruit at present e months ahead. and with the warmer months comes the m threat of fruit fly infestation. If your spring planting is complete, Given that many of the general maintenance is g regular domestic fruit fly the key now to make sure sprays have been removed your new planting thrives ` from domestic sale, there are through the summer months With our still some traditional methahead. Adequate water needs temperate ods that may keep your crop are important, along with free of this pest. mulching to retain soil mois- climate, our ture and keeping a weeding region has Fruit fly traps are a good routine in place for lawns many tasks on way to monitor fruit fly acand garden beds. and hopefully keep the gardening tivity them at bay. Fruit fly netting After relatively good Nofor smaller trees and tomavember rains, the need to re- calendar for tain this moisture is impera- the last month toes is a good way to protect your crop, without the use of tive. There are many water of spring. any other product. retention products on the Remember to collect any market, of which Wettasoil fruit and vegetables that have been inis a well-known, popular variety; it “refested and dispose of them to reduce wets” soil particles that have lost their fruit fly numbers. ability to absorb water. It’s a fantastic product for lawns, garden beds and There has been talk recently of othpots, and will save you time, water and er control measures that would reduce money. Available in granular or liquid the incidence of fruit fly infestation. form, enriched with seaweed extract As these measures are relatively new, and lasting 12 months in the soil, this only time will tell of the success of this addition to your gardening routine will model. help your plants and lawn though our If you’re looking for summer annual warm summer months ahead, in one colour, you can’t go past petunia, marieasy application. gold and gazania, just to name a few. Many of you will have seasonal fruit Plant now if you’re looking for bright

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Why mattresses matter

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BY ABI JACKSON HEN it comes to sleep, eight really is the magic number. There’s the optimal eight hours a night shut-eye (although, some claim to function perfectly well on less, of course). And eight is also the figure to keep in mind when it comes to mattresses: apparently we should be replacing them every eight years. “The longer you keep the same mattress, the less comfortable it becomes,” says Lisa Bond, marketing director at a bedding company. “We recommend you replace your mattress every eight years, before it reaches its snooze-by date.”

Mattress matters IT’D be easy to dismiss this as merely a marketing ploy. But its advice that’s often backed up by health experts – an old, worn-out mattress isn’t going to be very supportive after all, and this could contribute to things like back and neck pain and trapped nerves. There’s also the issue of comfort, which should never be underestimated. According to The Sleep Foundation, 92 per cent of us say a comfy mattress is important for getting

a good night’s sleep – and bad sleep is never good news (and, as we’re all now increasingly aware, can be damaging to both short and long-term physical and mental health too).

Hygiene horrors MATTRESSES don’t just become achecausing, flattened versions of their former super-sprung selves as time goes by – they can also become ‘hot beds of bacteria’. Microtech Services Ltd recently carried out tests on samples of mattresses that had been used for eight years, looking at the bacteria, yeasts and moulds in them. “Most people would be rather surprised by the things you can find in an old mattress,” notes leading environmental hygiene expert, Dr Lisa Ackerley. “Mould spores and bacteria build up over the years and although invisible, you could be breathing in these harmful spores at night. Due to the amount of human contact with the average mattress, it’s inevitable that microbes and unwanted guests will develop over time. People tend to focus on cleaning the things they can see – pillows and sheets, but the mattress itself can be a ‘hot bed’ of potential illness.” This can be especially problematic

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New research from Bupa has revealed that work plays an important role in breast cancer recovery for many, with 96 per cent of those surveyed admitting they valued the distraction work offered, and 95 per cent saying they valued the sense of ‘normality’ they got from work. However, only 17 per cent reported practical support from their employers as a benefit of

for people with allergies, breathing and skin conditions and who are prone to rhinitis (runny nose).

What about pillows and duvets? So when should we be upgrading our bedding? If you’ve been using the same pillows for years, you’re definitely not alone – last year, another mattress company surveyed more than 2000 people and found that 82 per cent had no idea how often we’re meant to be replacing pillows (when they’re covered in stains and flat as a pancake, no?). Experts at the Sleep Council recommend pillows are replaced every two to three years, while others – like Dr Robert Oexman of Sleep To Live Institute – suggests getting new ones every six months (yep, that does sound rather costly!), because dirt, skin cells and dust mites build up in them over time, which could worsen things like allergies and asthma. Pillows that have lost their shape and plumpness could contribute to neck pain – not to mention poor sleep – too. Duvets, thankfully, have a slightly longer life, with experts advising we replace them every five years or so.

being in work. Could workplaces be doing more? “This research shows that, for some individuals, the working environment can actually play a therapeutic role when undergoing treatment or recovering from breast cancer... “However, businesses may not recognise how crucial their role is, but additional support could make an individual’s experience of working through cancer even more beneficial,” says Dr Fiona Adshead, Bupa’s chief wellbeing and public health officer.

Bedroom Health Check List Want to give your bed a ‘health MOT’? Here are Dreams’ top tips... 1. Keep your bedroom well ventilated and open windows when possible. You can also leave the duvet pulled back for a few hours after waking, allowing the bed to cool faster. This will restrict the growth of moulds and yeasts – not just in the mattress but around the windows themselves. 2. Put pillow cases, sheets and covers on to a hot wash as higher temperatures are required to kill germs and dust mites – ideally 60C plus. Including a laundry additive will also help to kill bacteria and viruses. 3. Replace your mattress every eight years to ensure that it remains fit for purpose – supportive and comfortable, without a build-up of potentially harmful microbes. 4. Using a mattress protector will help reduce the amount of material absorbed by the mattress. You can wash this regularly, but of course you can’t wash your mattress. 5. Carry out a simple bed frame check at least twice per year. Look for any loose fittings or broken slats as this may affect how the mattress sits on the bed.

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The perfect Christmas pud The Japanese say we have a separate stomach for dessert, and it’s never more true than on December 25. BY KATE WHITING O matter how many pigs in blankets you’ve scoffed on Christmas Day, you can always make room for some pudding, can’t you? The Japanese say we have a separate stomach (“betsubara”) for dessert, and it’s never more true than on December 25. In recent years, shops have battled to outdo one another to produce the most tempting Christmas pud on the planet – and it might seem much easier to pop one in your shopping basket than to make your own. But old traditions die hard, and in the next month, the heady scent of spice and sugar will be wafting around the nation’s kitchens, as we get cooking our own. Being a keen baker but a total novice when it comes to all festive fayre, I thought it was about time I rolled up my sleeves – and enrolled on a Christmas pudding masterclass. “The traditional time to make Christmas pudding is the 5th Sunday before Christmas – Stir-up Sunday [November 22, the last Sunday before advent] – but you can make them any time,” says pastry chef, Pierre Rebuzzi. On Stir-up Sunday, traditionally, each member of the family would have a turn stirring the ‘plum pudding’ (plums were another word for raisins pre-Victorian times) and make a wish. Then there was the custom of hiding a silver sixpence in the pud, which would promise to bring wealth to whoever found it in their bowl later on. For many years, Rebuzzi, who hails from Lyon, the food capital of France, has made around 500 Christmas puddings to serve at the hotel, so who better to take me through my paces to make my very first Christmas pud?

KEEP IT LIGHT

It does seem a little strange to be taught how to make such a traditionally English dish by a Frenchman, but it turns out that Rebuzzi has a unique take on the old classic. “As a French person, Christmas pudding is not something I traditionally eat, but the way I like my Christmas pudding is light and fruity,” says the 30-year-old, who has been macerating his fruit for six weeks in a mix of rum, brandy, kirsch and lemon and orange juice. “I don’t like it too hard or too flavourful of spices – I like something very light, because it’s something you will eat after a big meal and you will not have much space!”

Cherry Crowned Christmas Pudding

Rebuzzi uses just one spice – nutmeg – to flavour his pudding, although cinnamon, cloves and ginger are traditionally used too.

MIX IT UP

It turns out that the Christmas pudding itself is quite quick and easy to make – but there are a whopping 22 different ingredients in Rebuzzi’s version, which have all been ‘prepared earlier’, including the fruit that’s been steeping for weeks. All I need to do is mix them all up in the bowl, and grate the tart Granny Smith apple in too! “Christmas pudding is actually a very basic mix to make, you just have to incorporate your dry items with your wet items, your nuts, your fruits, and mix everything properly,” says Rebuzzi, warning me to “be very careful not to have patches of flour”.

FULL STEAM AHEAD

Once mixed, you squash the squishy mess into your pudding basin, cover

Sweet finishes even diabetics can love BY ANGELA SHELF MEDEARIS

THE KITCHEN DIVA

When I ask most folks what they love about holiday dinners, the most common response is indulging in their favourite desserts. I love making holiday desserts, but several of my family members have diabetes. Here are a few tricks I’ve learned to create low-sugar and lowfat desserts like my recipe for pumpkin cheesecake that is both delicious and healthy. * Swap out sweeteners: If you substitute a sugar substitute like stevia for sugar or agave syrup for honey, you can reduce the calories in your desserts without impacting the recipe. When a

with a layer of greaseproof paper and then another of aluminium foil, all tied up with string. The time-consuming part, which I do at home, is to steam the pud for four hours in a big saucepan, making sure you keep the water topped up throughout. Rebuzzi says the pudding will happily keep in the fridge or a cool, dry place ‘til Christmas Day, when you’ll need to steam it again for another hour, before serving with your favourite brandy butter or cream (he serves his with brandy custard, yum!).

FEED AND FLAME IT

To ensure that boozy flavour, Rebuzzi suggests: “Every so often, maybe once a week, you can add a little bit more alcohol, like brandy, on top, and it will still keep a lot of flavour.” The piece de resistance is to flambe the pudding by pouring over a ladleful of brandy and setting light to it – naturellement. Make sure you perform this ritual safely though; you don’t

recipe calls for brown sugar, substitute half of the amount for stevia or a sugar substitute. * Use less fat: The trick here is knowing what the magical minimum of fat is for the particular recipe you’re using. Keep in mind that when you take fat out, you often have to replace it with another moist ingredient (like fat-free sour cream, applesauce, light cream cheese or orange juice). Using a combination of whole eggs and egg whites is another a simple way to reduce fat. * Downsize servings: Practice portion control when serving desserts, and use plating to trick the eye. Serve smaller pieces on a smaller plate, or serve desserts in small, clear parfait glasses with layers of low-fat whipping cream and fresh fruit. * Use flavourful substitutions: If a

want Christmas Day to end in a flaming disaster.

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Back at the masterclass kitchen, once our puddings are all wrapped up, we turn our attention to another Christmas classic – eggnog. Often considered to be an American cocktail, its origins apparently lie in East Anglia – and it gets a mention in Stella Gibbons’ 1932 Cold Comfort Farm as a Hell’s Angel, made with made with an egg, two ounces of brandy, a teaspoonful of cream, and some chips of ice – and served as breakfast. Today, we’re using bourbon, rum, cognac and a fair bit of elbow grease to mix all the ingredients up in the shaker – but it’s worth it. As the cool, creamy liquid runs into my tummy, I start to feel all warm and glowy – and with my pudding prepared, I can’t wait for Christmas. Fancy giving it a whirl at home? Find Rebuzzi’s recipe below...

cake recipe calls for 1 cup of butter or margarine, you can usually use 1 cup of whipped butter (50 percent less calories) or 1/2 cup of butter and 1/2 cup of an ingredient that complements the flavours of your recipe, such as fat-free sour cream, low-fat buttermilk, orange juice, low-fat yogurt, applesauce or other fruit purees, strong coffee and light cream cheese.

LOW-FAT PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE Non-stick cooking spray 8 sheets low-fat honey crackers (or try wheatmeal biscuits) 2/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar substitute or stevia 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted 340g one-third-less-fat cream cheese,

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The ingredients for the Christmas Pudding. PHOTO: PA

The mix for the Christmas Pudding.

The ingredients for the eggnog.

A Christmas Pudding. PHOTO: PA/THINKSTOCKPHOTOS.

THE LANDMARK LONDON’S CHRISTMAS PUDDING (Makes 3 x puddings in bowls 14cm in diameter) 140g vegetable suet 140g demerara sugar 75g soft flour 75g breadcrumbs 30g lemon juice 4g nutmeg 1 pinch salt 20g jam 90ml Irish stout 1 grated apple 500g marinated fruit (see below) 2 eggs 200g walnuts For the marinated fruit: 100g dry apples 100g raisins 100g dry apricots 100g dry cranberries 100g golden raisins 20g navy rum 40ml brandy

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20ml kirsch Juice and zest of 1/2 an orange Juice and zest of 1/2 a lemon To prepare: z Marinate the dry fruit for two months, adding more liquor if necessary. z Butter the pudding basins. z Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl, ensuring that there are no pockets of flour or breadcrumbs. z Pour the mixture into the buttered basins and cover with a circle of greaseproof paper and aluminium foil. Tie firmly with a string. z Put the basin in a pan, add boiling water to a quarter of the way up the basins, cover and steam for at least four hours. Top up with water if needed. z The longer the mixture is steamed, the darker it will get. z Steam for another hour before serving.

at room temperature 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 2/3 cup low-fat 2 percent Greek-style plain yogurt 2 large eggs, at room temperature 2 large egg whites, at room temperature 1 (approx 425gm) can pumpkin puree 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice 1 tablespoon vanilla extract Low-fat whipped topping, optional To prepare: 1. Position oven racks in the centre and lower third of the oven. Fill a roasting pan about half full with water and place on the lower rack to help prevent cheesecake from cracking. Heat oven to 160C/325F. Coat a 9-inch springform pan with non-stick cooking spray. 2. Put the crackers and 1 tablespoon of the

Eggnog. PHOTO: PA/THINKSTOCKPHOTOS.

THE LANDMARK LONDON’S EGGNOG (Makes 1 cocktail) 1 egg 30ml sugar syrup 25ml heavy cream 30ml bourbon (we recommend Maker’s Mark) 15ml rum (we recommend Mount Gay) 15ml cognac (we recommend Remy Martin) 1/2tsp nutmeg A pinch cinnamon To prepare: Pour all the ingredients into a shaker. Dry shake (without any ice) to get a frothy texture. Add ice and shake again. Fine strain into an old-fashioned glass.

sugar substitute in bowl of a food processor and grind until fine. Add butter and 2 tablespoons water, and pulse until moistened. Press into the bottom of prepared pan. Bake until set and golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool completely. 3. Combine the cream cheese, brown sugar, the remaining 1/3 cup sugar substitute and salt in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and fluffy. Add yogurt, eggs and egg whites, reduce the mixer speed to low and continue to beat until blended. Add the pumpkin, flour, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla. Reduce mixer speed to low and beat until just combined. Stir with a spatula a few times to make sure all the ingredients are incorporated and to release any air bubbles in the batter that could cause the cheesecake to crack. 4. Pour the batter over the crust and rap

the pan against the countertop a few times to bring any trapped air bubbles to the surface. Place the cheesecake on the centre rack in the oven. Bake until just set and the centre wiggles slightly, 50 to 60 minutes. Turn the oven off and crack the door open. Let sit in the oven for 15 minutes, and then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Run a thin sharp knife between the cheesecake and the pan to release the sides. Cool completely, and then chill until cold, at least 4 hours or overnight. 5. Before serving, remove the cheesecake from the refrigerator and release the sides of the pan. Allow the cheesecake to come to room temperature, 30 to 60 minutes. If the top of the cake appears wet, blot with a paper towel to dry. Top each serving with a tablespoon of low-fat whipped topping, if desired.

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Roaring success of Ruaha

Sunrise above date palms in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania. PHOTOS: PA

BY SARAH MARSHALL OUND travels through the air a rate of 332 metres per second, but in the hot, dusty Tanzanian bush, it seems to move much faster. The gruff barks of baboons combine force with the urgent snorts of impala to create a sonic signpost leading us to a clearing in the thickets. There sits a leopard, its jaws clinging to the neck of an impala, still breathing and caught only seconds before. The leopard’s glassy eyes dart nervously from right to left as he attempts – and ultimately fails – to safeguard his prey. Two yapping black-backed jackals drive him away, and a pride of lions that, like us, has been drawn to the commotion, moves in to steal the feast. It is true lions have a good foothold in Ruaha, the largest National Park in Tanzania and indeed East Africa; 10 per cent of Africa’s population are believed to roam here. The sprawling wilderness, encompassing

rivers, mountains, acacia forest and swampland, is also home to a myriad of predators and one of the biggest elephant gatherings in the continent. Yet most of the park remains untouched. There are only seven tourist lodges occupying a game-rich 5 per cent of the 20,000km sq area. Realising Ruaha’s potential, the Asilia Africa safari group took over operation of the six-tent Kwihala safari bush camp earlier this year, and they now have plans to open an additional luxury lodge. On my way to Kwihala, I pass a metal sign hanging above the park entrance, which seems to say it all: Discover the Undiscovered. It’s a message of great promise for the days ahead. I’m visiting in October, the dry season, when most of the dense foliage has disappeared, leaving a brittle skeleton of branches and twigs, through which game can easily be spied. Cartoonish baobab trees punctuate the landscape, some

bulbous and swollen, others gnawed like apple cores by hungry elephants. Their spindly, outstretched branches are seemingly begging the sky for rain. We stop at the seasonal Mdonya River, now a dusty sand bed. Only clusters of towering date palms indicate water still flows below the ground, although a herd astute elephants, busy excavating the dust, has clearly cottoned on. A flock of yellow-throated sandgrouse glides above wispy fronds of thatching grass, while hyrax scurry into the cracks of granite kopjes, escaping the now searing midday sun. It’s our signal to head directly to camp, where an al fresco communal lunch with fellow guests is followed by a long siesta in the shade. The possibilities for game viewing in Ruaha are undoubtedly rich, yet there’s woefully little data about the number of animals present. It’s one of the reasons why Professor Amy Dickman started

Hotel bookings in Paris down after attacks

TRAVEL BRIEFS

PARIS: Occupancy rates at some Paris hotels have plunged by more than 30 per cent in the days since the November 13 terror attacks. That’s according to STR Global, a company that tracks hotel industry data. It says that compared with the same dates a year ago, occupancy rates were 39 per cent lower last Saturday and 33 per cent lower last Sunday. The day after the attacks, there

was a 14 per cent drop from the same date a year earlier, followed by decreases in the 20 and 30 per cent range between November 15 and 20. STR Global cautioned the report only represents 37 per cent of its monthly sample for Paris hotels, so the data is not definitive. But it does confirm anecdotal and other reports of a downturn in leisure travel to France.

her Ruaha Carnivore Project (RCP) in 2009. The wildlife conservationist – whose work was applauded last year with a nomination for a prestigious Tusk Award for Conservation at a ceremony attended by Prince William – works closely with lodges in the park to collect data on predators. Guides are given cameras to record sightings and, as an incentive to work harder, after a year or 125 sightings, they’re allowed to keep the kit. “Ruaha supports some of the most important wildlife populations left in the world,” says German-born Dickman, whose project HQ is located just outside the park gates. Members of her team can join Asilia guests on a game drive or for dinner, to explain how RCP is benefiting both wildlife and communities in and around the park. Much of their work is focused on lions, a species seriously under threat. “There are now fewer wild lions in Africa than rhinos,” says Dickman, quoting

a current estimate of 20,000. “That fact is shocking to most people who just don’t realise how sharply lion numbers have dropped in the past 20 years.” One of the biggest problems is community conflict, something I learn more about when I visit the RCP camp. There are 22 villages close to the park with more than 40,000 residents, a mixture of Masai and Barabaig tribes, who are mainly pastoralists. Many have lost precious livestock to predators, and have responded with retaliatory killings, often poisoning carcasses in the hope of preventing any future attacks and as an act of angry retribution. “It took a long time for us to gain the communities’ trust,” says Sonja Lipenga, Dickman’s second in command, as we share a meal of beans and ugali around a simple camp table. Eventually – and somewhat unexpectedly – a breakthrough came with mobile phones. “We allowed people to charge their phones here for free and, while

Jessica Mauboy launches new ships SYDNEY: Jessica Mauboy has sung the Australian national anthem for an exclusive P&O event on Sydney Harbour. The singer was on Fort Denison in the middle of the harbour on Wednesday morning for the naming ceremony of two new P&O Cruise ships, the Pacific Eden and Pacific Aria. P&O staged a five-ship V-formation on the harbour, bringing together a record number of ships from one fleet on the harbour. The boats will remain on the harbour all day for concerts and festivities. Carnival Australia CEO Ann Sherry

says P&O’s expanded fleet reflects the growing demand for cruise holidays. “The addition of Pacific Aria and Pacific Eden represents a 50 per cent expansion in our guest capacity and heralds a new look and feel for our cruise line,” she said. The ships offer “a relaxed vibe in contemporary and stylish settings,” according to Carnival. Mauboy was joined by actress Kate Ritchie in naming the ships, which were christened in traditional style with a bottle of champagne smashed over their bows. AAP

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A Leopard catching an impala in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania

A lion underneath a baobab tree

A kudu strolling through the dry grass in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania

A leopard resting

Ruaha National Park, Tanzania

A Hyrax hiding in the rocks

they were waiting, took the opportunity to discuss problems with livestock and predators.” RCP now assists villages with the construction of stronger wire bomas (enclosures for livestock), which have been almost 100 per cent successful, and also offers tangible benefits of education and veterinary medicine, in exchange for co-operation. Traditional killings also pose a serious problem for lions and elephants in Ruaha. In previous years, young men would regularly organise hunts with an ambition to be the first person to spear a target, thus becoming the “owner” of a kill and subsequently showered with attention by members of

the opposite sex. But RCP has come up with a solution and – so far – it seems to be working well. “When we realised the real attraction of these hunts was an opportunity to celebrate and socialise, we decided to set up an alternative,” says Lipenga. Now RCP arranges gatherings completely disconnected from any hunts, which still allow men and women to dance together and form bonds. And instead of a severed lion paw, several young men from the warrior age set now proudly display a GPS unit on their belts, supplied by RCP to collect important wildlife data. Engaging the support of

communities is vital to the conservation of predators in Ruaha, and Dickman and her team are doing a fine job of strengthening links between people, wildlife and tourism. This is still an excellent place to observe lions in Africa, which is why last July, one professional photographer came to stay at Kwihala for 19 nights to capture prides hunting buffalo. He got the shots he wanted, I’m told by Lorenzo, my excellent, Italian-born safari guide, who, like many seasoned naturalists attracted to Ruaha, can’t bring himself to leave. If organised in advance and accompanied by a park ranger, it’s possible to go on night drives

A Spotted eagle owl

A klipspringer keeping a watch out in Ruaha National Park

in the park, so on my final evening, I stay out long after dark. Once again, sound becomes our key pinpointer, with shrieks, growls and chattering mapping our journey. Now temperatures have cooled, wildlife is even more abundant, active and hungry. A spotted eagle owl perches on the edge of a branch overhanging the road, its gaze too intently fixed on small rodents to notice our presence. A few metres along the track, we find a lesser spotted genet with a scorpion dangling from its mouth, and a flick of the spotlight illuminates the gleaming eyes of a leopard stalking a scrub hare.

We sit quietly as the young cat hunches its shoulders, finally powering forward like a fully loaded spring and giving chase. Predator and prey disappear into the darkness, leaving us to guess the outcome. It doesn’t matter. In Ruaha, it’s the undiscovered and unknown that proves to be equally as thrilling.

TRAVEL FACTS z Sarah Marshall was a guest of Audley Travel. z To find out more about the Ruaha Carnivore Project, visit ruahacarnivoreproject.com z For more info on this year’s Tusk Conservation Awards visit www. tuskawards.com

Air NZ unveils kid tracking technology

Battle to save rock that looks like old queen

WELLINGTON, NZ: Air New Zealand is offering a new service where it’ll equip children with special bands that track and update parents on their whereabouts when flying on their own. The Airband – a wristband embedded with a chip that is scanned at key stages of the journey to trigger text message updates to up to five contacts – was unveiled by the airline on Wednesday. “We know that having your child travel on their own can be a nervous time for both children and their guardians,” Air New Zealand customer experience manager Carrie Hurihanganui said.

YEHLIU, TAIWAN: Scientists are battling to save Taiwan’s ancient “Queen’s Head” rock from erosion – but the island is split over whether technology should be used to preserve the precarious natural masterpiece. More than three million people visit the coastal landmark in northern Yehliu each year, named for its supposed likeness to England’s Queen Elizabeth I. The tilting “head” is an

“We identified that there was an opportunity to enhance the experience for kids while at the same time giving caregivers further peace of mind and visibility of their journey.” The airline said the Airband is a world-first. All children between five and 11 will receive an Airband when travelling on their own but kids up to 16-years-old can also opt in. The service will be free until February 3 before it starts charging $15 per child each way on domestic journeys or $40 per kid one way on international trips.

imposing sweep of sandstone that mushrooms out of a slender stem. Honed by sea water and strong winds, the head tapers to a point, likened to the piledup curls of the eponymous royal. But at 4000 years old, exposure to the elements means it may soon topple. “The neck may become too thin to support the head and might break off within the next five to 10 years if

nothing is done,” warns Hsieh Kuo-huang, a professor at the Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering at National Taiwan University. “Any strong earthquakes or severe typhoons may bring down the rock formation,” said Hsieh, who is one of the scientists studying how to preserve the rock. Researchers say the circumference of the neck is shrinking by 1.5 to 1.6 centimetres a year. AAP

MOVIES.

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Bond 007: Spectre falls short of Skyfall Daniel Craig as James Bond in Spectre. Below: Lea Seydoux. PHOTOS: PA/SONY/METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC/DANJAQ/ LLC/COLUMBIA.

BY DAMON SMITH FILM VIEW

SPECTRE (M, 148 mins) Action/Thriller/ Romance. Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Andrew Scott, Naomie Harris, Dave Bautista, Jesper Christensen. Director: Sam Mendes. Daniel Craig’s licence to kill as Ian Fleming’s suave secret agent comes full circle in Spectre, a robust yet emotionally underpowered tale of espionage and dark family secrets that ends with a series of whimpers rather than an almighty bang. If Skyfall popped a cork on a muscular new era for 007, becoming the highest grossing film of all time in the UK, then Spectre is the morning after, when the champagne has gone flat, leftover snacks are starting to go stale and someone has fallen asleep face down on the sofa. That could be any of the four screenwriters, who doze off after the tour-deforce opening sequence at a Mexican day of the dead parade, and allow plot holes and lapses in logic to pock their narrative.

How can Bond travel around the globe unseen when he has nanobots in his bloodstream so MI6 and the enemy can track his movements? Would a brilliant operative like Q really whip out his laptop on public transport and conduct vital forensic analysis without a second thought for security protocols? Death sequences are anti-climaxes and the central love story, which is supposed to kindle doubts in Bond’s mind about his loyalty to Queen and country, barely smoulders, let alone melts celluloid. The newly appointed M, Gareth Mallory (Ralph Fiennes), battles with political forces, including Max Denbigh (Andrew Scott), to protect the integrity of MI6 following a merger with MI5. A cryptic message reveals ghosts from Bond’s past and 007 (Craig) follows a chain of evidence that leads to Dr Madeleine Swann (Lea Seydoux), daughter of fugitive Mr White (Jesper Christensen), who was last seen in Quantum Of Solace. Aided by technical wizard Q (Ben Whishaw) and plucky agent Eve Money-

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American Ultra (MA15+) – Mike (Jesse Eisenberg) is a scrawny pothead grocery-store clerk who is unbelievably deadly when he thinks his life is in danger. See, Mike doesn’t remember it, but he’s the product of a secret program that trained ultra-deadly, ultra-brainwashed sleeper agents and placed them unsuspecting parts of the US. An ambitious functionary in the CIA (Topher Grace) decides to clean up what’s left of the program by sending assassins against the unsuspecting Mike and his girlfriend, Phoebe (Kristen Stewart). Eisenberg is the last guy you’d cast as an action star, and that’s why he does so well – he

penny (Naomie Harris), Bond crisscrosses the globe in his Aston Martin DB10 and infiltrates a menacing organisation named SPECTRE, fronted by the enigmatic Franz Oberhauser (Christoph Waltz). Rome, Tokyo, Altaussee in Austria, Tangier and London provide a picturesque backdrop to Bond’s escapades as he meets his physical match in hulking henchman Mr Hinx (Dave Bautista). Spectre was always going to struggle to meet expectations, but it’s disap-

goes from shirking schmuck to killer commando in an instant, and he’s just as surprised as you. Stewart also plays an important role in the movie’s likability, since she and Eisenberg share a facile chemistry and engaging rhythm. A Christmas Horror Story (MA15+) – Despite the title, it’s really a handful of Christmas horror stories, strung together by a framing story with a drunk William Shatner. One bit has teens poking around a creepy school basement on the anniversary of a double-homicide – it goes how you’d expect. Then there’s the family who enters the woods to (illegally) chop down their own Christmas tree, only to find that something... strange has happened to their son.

pointing how far short this 24th big screen mission falls. At 148 minutes, the film overstays its welcome and a number of key scenes overrun, particularly the introduction of Waltz’s shadowy archvillain. Action set pieces, apart from the glorious opening salvo, lack power, sacrificing slam-bang thrills for ponderous exposition. Craig struts and swaggers through the melee, bedding beauties who seemingly self-combust with a single glance. He also endures a wince-inducing torture sequence that warrants the film’s M certificate. Dame Judi Dench’s absence is palpable but Fiennes and Whishaw are gifted expanded roles and come into their own, while Harris is surplus to requirements. When one of the characters rebukes Bond’s recklessness and tells the agent he has gone too far, nothing could be further from the truth. Spectre doesn’t go far enough. :: SWEARING :: SEX :: VIOLENCE :: RATING: 6/10

Another naughty family gets a visit from the Krampus, a nightmarish anti-Santa from Germanic folklore. Then there’s the all-out Christmas carnage story where Santa throws down against a horde of profane zombie-elves. So there’s a variety of tinsel-tinged terror, and if any of these carols aren’t singing with you, it won’t be long before Shatner cuts in and the next bit begins. It’s not the most memorable holidayhorror flick, but it’s a polished product with an assortment of terrifying treats. Ricki and the Flash (PG) – Meryl Streep stars as a woman who left her family to chase rock ‘n’ roll dreams, and now has to come back down to earth to reconcile with her children and the life she could have had.

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Winslet’s ways BY KATE WHITING F Hollywood wanted to cast Superwoman, Kate Winslet would effortlessly fit the bill. The actress, who’s just turned 40, is currently promoting not one but two films that are being released in some major countries this month. It brings her total this year to four, with another one slated for release in February. She’s also bringing up daughter Mia, 15, and sons 11-year-old Joe, and Bear, who turns two in December. So, how does she do it and still manage to look so fabulous? “I don’t know!” exclaims Winslet, dressed head-to-toe in black with a tuxedo jacket and three gold necklaces, blonde hair swept back into a casual pony. “Honestly, I sometimes say, ‘How am I doing this? How are we coping? OK, we’re good, we’re still here, OK, let’s go, let’s go!’ It’s a lot of forward-planning. A LOT of forward-planning...” Being happy in her personal life helps too. “I have a wonderful, very present husband that really makes a huge difference, because then I don’t have to feel guilt if I’m in London for a whole entire day, as I am today – he’s there,” she says of husband of three years, Ned Rocknroll (she was previously married to directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes). She’s actually relishing doing interviews, as it means she gets to take the weight off her feet. “It’s a real treat,” she says with a laugh. “You know what it’s like when you find yourself going, ‘Oh wow, I’m sitting down!’ I never sit down, this is like a moment, you know?” Her latest roles couldn’t be more different. Opening within a week of each other, Steve Jobs sees her playing the late Apple Inc. co-founder’s PolishArmenian right-hand woman Joanna Hoffman, while in The Dressmaker she puts on an Australian accent as couture seamstress Tilly Dunnage, who’s returned to her small-town home to seek revenge. The last time two Winslet films came out in the same calendar month (The Reader and Revolutionary Road) was January 2009, and the following month, she finally won an Oscar (after five previous nods), for her portrayal of a former Nazi guard in The Reader. With awards season around the cor-

Ricki (Streep) never touched stardom, but she’s in a rockin’ bar-band with a strapping guitarist (Rick Springfield). She returns to the Midwest when her ex-husband (Kevin Kline) summons her to support their adult daughter (Mamie Gummer, Streep’s real-life daughter) in recovering from a disastrous divorce. The family melodrama is mixed in with stirring musical performances where Streep belts classic rock covers with serious energy. No Escape (MA15+) – Jack Dwyer (Owen Wilson) moves his wife (Lake Bell) and two pre-teen daughters from Texas to an unnamed Southeast Asian country so he

ner, she could be a contender for the Danny Boyle-directed Steve Jobs, given that everything Boyle touches turns to gold. “He’s such a lovely man,” Winslet says of the film-maker. “He’s got incredible energy, everybody adores him, and that really makes a huge difference to your day.” Written in three parts, by Oscarwinning The Social Network scriptwriter Aaron Sorkin, the film explores Jobs’ (Michael Fassbender) personality through three product launches in 1984, 1988 and 1998. Hoffman is one of the few people to tolerate his outbursts – and so dense and wordy was the script, Boyle built in rehearsal time. “I do remember reading it and going, ‘Wow, this is really impossible, we’re going to have to learn this like a play’, I knew we wouldn’t be able to leave anything to chance,” she says. “I knew it would be a unique experience, very different from anything I’d done before. The rehearsal process itself was so crucial, to make mistakes and figure out what we didn’t want to do. By the time we got onto set to film it, we’d done it 100 times.” The director credits Winslet with being “the enabler” in the process (“She helped Michael in the way Joanna Hoffman helped Steve, and she would help me. She would constantly solve problems on set. She’s a bit of a film-maker on the quiet, she understands all the business”). Winslet baulks at the idea of directing, though. “I think I would find it really stressful,” she concedes, adding that she’s full of admiration for Jocelyn Moorhouse, who helmed The Dressmaker. “She has four children of her own and somehow she seems perfectly calm, together

can get to work with water resources. Too bad the locals aren’t too keen on Western intervention, and a violent uprising floods the streets just as the Dwyers are moving in. All we know about the mob is that they are bloodthirsty foreigners out to kill all white Westerners, which puts a discomforting damper on the action – of which there is plenty. The first part of the film pounds through a gripping chase and a series of shocking set-pieces, then Pierce Brosnan enters the fray as a Westerner with the grit to help the family get out alive. It’s still weird watching the film knowing that Third World peoples are used as a stand-in for howling zombies.

and never seems flustered. I’m not sure that I could remain that calm if I was a director.” While Winslet plays second fiddle to Fassbender’s Steve Jobs, she’s very much the lead in Fifties-set The Dressmaker. Shot on location in Australia, and starring Judy Davis as Tilly’s mother ‘Mad Molly’, and Liam Hemsworth as the strapping love interest, the film’s a black comedy about one woman’s mission to discover the truth about her past. Bullied at school and sent away from her single mother at 10 for her part in a death, Tilly returns as a glamorous, world-wise vixen, who turns heads in her stunning creations and soon has the small-minded women (and men) of Dungatar in her thrall. When she arrives home, Tilly finds her mother bed-bound in a filthy house and sets about restoring her to health. The Reading-born actress says she’s fascinated by how her relationships with her own mother and daughter are constantly evolving. “[We’re all] getting older and you learn to enjoy all the shifts and changes in relationships. Also, playing a different role as a mother now that my daughter is that little bit older, and playing a different role as a daughter now that my mother is a little bit older, it’s a wonderful, evolving thing.” One of her biggest challenges as a mother recently has been social media – ironically, for someone who plays Apple’s marketing executive, she admits she’s not at all tech-savvy. “I enjoy being terrible because it means I never have to get a computer, I don’t have one. We have no social media in our home,” she adds. “My daughter has only just been given an iPhone, [but] there are big restrictions on that, she has to hand it in at night and it’s

Top 10 films at the Aussie box office Week Ending 25.11.2015 1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 2. Spectre 3. The Dressmaker 4. Secret In Their Eyes 5. The Martian 6. Bridge Of Spies 7. Our Times 8. The Last Witch Hunter 9. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo 10. A Journey Through Time With Antony SOURCE: MPDAA

switched off. “Children do have to have a childhood, and I do worry that exposure to social media and all these devices could get in the way of children just knowing how to climb a tree.” Chatting today, it’s hard to think that as a child at theatre school, Winslet was bullied for being “chubby”, having “the wrong shoes” and “bad hair”, as she’s previously revealed. Winning her Oscar, she admits, was the perfect revenge. “You can’t imagine...” she whispers. “I think bullying can take on different forms, it can come in very aggressive physical forms or just in the way of horrible isolation, intimidation and saying very unkind, cruel things, and that was the case for me. “So yeah, it was a pretty satisfying moment; to be in the position I’m in now and to have won an Academy Award, and to stand tall and proud, and have achieved something great.” Hollywood also has a reputation for making actresses insecure about their looks, but Winslet’s never let that get to her, and has spoken out against being airbrushed. As she heads into her 40s, she’s not feeling the pressure to look ever-beautiful. “I actually don’t really care! It’s nice to feel pulled together in the moments when I need to be, like on a red carpet, and I really enjoy those moments, because I don’t sit at home getting manicures and massages and having people cook for me,” Winslet confides. “So actually, I do still find those occasions really quite glamorous and exciting, and a real treat.” z The Dressmaker is in cinemas now z Steve Jobs is due for Australian release in January

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BOOKS.

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Kinney’s community spirit BY HANNAH STEPHENSON EFF KINNEY had taken his 12-yearold son to his local cinema to see Jurassic World when his mobile phone started buzzing in his pocket. “I’d left my younger son at home with my wife, because I didn’t think the film would be suitable. “By the time I got outside, the phone was full of images of the crash. My younger son at home saw the explosion.” It emerged that a small plane had crashed into Kinney’s next-door neighbour’s house, killing three people – the pilot, his wife and daughter – but miraculously his neighbours, a family of four inside the detached house, escaped unhurt. The bestselling creator of the Wimpy Kid series arrived home to see the house next door ablaze. “We had police and media camped out in our yard for almost a week-and-ahalf,” he recalls. “It was a terrible shock, but everybody wanted to help. “I don’t think it had an effect on us directly other than disruption during that week,” he continues. “My younger son seems pretty good now.” Kinney, 44, rallied with the rest of the community in Plainville, Massachusetts (population 8000), where he lives, to help his neighbours. The author owns two houses next door to each other there – one which he uses as a guest house when he has friends over – and has loaned that house to his neighbours while theirs is being rebuilt. But he plays down his generosity. “The community at large rallied, so we put together a fund where people could make contributions. The family is doing well. It showed the power of community. We all helped them in different ways.” Kinney – whose Wimpy Kid series about the exploits of 12-year-old schoolboy Greg Heffley and his friend Rowley have made him a multimillionaire – could live a life of luxury and never draw another cartoon or write another word. But he’d rather live a non-glamorous, simple life with his wife Julie and two sons, Will, 12, and 10-year-old Grant, and his sense of community is all-pervading. He has ploughed millions into converting the main old colonial building in the centre of his town into a fantastic bookshop, An Unlikely Story, which opened earlier this year. “It’s a three-storey colonial building in the heart of downtown and it’s become this oasis for people in the region. It’s really good to see the parking lot filling up every day with people who love books. “I think it will make some money. I think it will be in the black this year,” he says optimistically. “But it’s a low margin business to be in. The building was expensive and financially foolish in a way, but it’s the best thing we’ve ever done. “People do come to see me sometimes,” he continues. “I pop in and out a lot – I’m there every day in a room that’s shut off. But a lot of people also come because they like bookstores. I don’t feel they’re coming because of me.” Other crises this year could have hampered the progress of his latest Wimpy Kid book. First his mother had major spinal surgery, then Kinney – who was at the time on a tight deadline, drawing for 15 hours a day – contracted shingles.

Jeff Kinney. PHOTO: PA/JONATHAN BECKERMAN.

But he has managed to deliver his 10th Wimpy Kid instalment, Old School, which sees how Greg and his friends cope when the town unplugs for a week to create an old-school electronics-free environment. Out on November 3, Kinney realises that he could well be up against David Walliams’ Grandpa’s Great Escape for a Christmas number one. But there’s room for everyone, he says genially, and he’s just glad to have more children reading books. “Do I see him as competition? Sure, but not like competition in that I’m going head-to-head with him. Our books are very different. “His seem like really good quality books and I’ve a lot of respect for David Walliams. He was very gracious when my book knocked his off the top spot last year, and he tweeted his congratulations. I would really like to meet him one day or do an event with him.” He agrees that each book presents a new challenge. “It gets harder to tell funny stories because you always feel you’re paddling in the same waters, but it’s also a great creative challenge, so I’m up for it.” The first instalment of the phenomenally successful Wimpy Kid series was published in 2007 and became a bestseller. There are now more than 150 million copies of the books in print in 45 languages, and three film adaptations, while the 10th book is being published in more than 90 countries. He may have two houses and an amazing bookstore, but otherwise he lives quite simply, he says.

“We have a sports court where the kids can play basketball. Otherwise, I drive a scooter, my car is a Prius. We have the office house where I work, but our lifestyle is pretty normal. It’s pretty important to me to remain a normal guy with an ordinary lifestyle.” He’s hates being away from home, even though he’s currently on a sixweek world tour taking in 15 different countries. “I’m homesick from the moment I leave. I hate missing out on my kids’ lives. The biggest strain on my life is not being there for everything that my kids do.” Kinney originally wanted to be a newspaper cartoonist, but after receiving a string of rejection letters, reconsidered his approach. With Wimpy Kid in mind, he started a journal, carrying a sketchbook round with him. It took him four years to fill it up with jokes and another four for the plot line. While working as an online games developer, he started publishing Greg Heffley’s diary in 2004 on funbrain. com, a website he managed, but it was another three years before the book was published. Indeed, the first book took nine years, the subsequent ones an average of nine months. He has kept his job as creative director of Poptropica, a virtual world website for kids featuring games and stories, and has also been executive producer of the three Wimpy Kid films starring Zachary Gordon as Greg Heffley and Robert Capron as Rowley. “I hope there are more films on the cards. I’m writing a screenplay for a new movie. I’ve turned in the first draft. I

would love to be filming next year, but that’s a studio decision.” They will have different actors, as the originals have aged out of the roles. Kinney is involved in the casting and says he has ‘meaningful input’ in that. Thanks to Wimpy Kid, at times his life has seemed surreal, he admits. He has met American presidents including Barack Obama and was even voted one of Time magazine’s most influential people. He tries to maintain a normal life, yet surreal things keep happening, he agrees: “The latest is that my book was translated into Latin a few months ago. The person who translated the book was the Latin tweeter for the Pope.”

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff Kinney is published by Puffin.

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The Mistress of Paris: a truly handsome boudoir book

BY KATE WHITING

O FICTION

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The Winter Isles by Antonia Senior is published in hardback by Corvus. SCOTLAND’S sea-streaked, windswept history roars out of the pages of former Times journalist Antonia Senior’s second novel like a wave of salt and blood. It retells the legend of Somerled, a 12th century warrior and tribe leader who lived during the post-Macbeth struggle to bring the Western Isles’ culture under the heel of mainland feudal systems. As little is truly known about the man beyond his deeds – even his death is subject to two theories – Senior has space to build a tough world that verges on the fantastic in its Beowulf-like strangeness, while still being painfully real. Aside from the many warriors vital for Somerled’s fight to claim land, clan and power, Senior populates her narrative with strong female characters; from the fiery Eimhear, who teaches Somerled how to swim, to his coarse, pagan mother Sigrdrifa, to beautiful Ragnhild, caught up with the politics of warring rulers. It’s vicious, bloody, full of profanities – and completely gripping. 7/10 (Review by Natalie Bowen)

O BOOK OF THE WEEK The Mistress Of Paris: The 19th Century Courtesan Who Built An Empire On A Secret by Catherine Hewitt is published in hardback by Icon Books. IN 1848, the Year of Revolutions, little Emilie-Louise Delabigne began her life in the worst slum in Paris, the illegitimate daughter of a laundress turned prostitute. Growing up on the streets whilst her mother entertained her clients, she learned her own trade early whilst working first as a poorly paid shop assistant and then as a bar girl in one of the racy new brasserie de femmes that catered to the male taste for pretty young women. Playing bit parts as an actress, it soon became clear she had limited skills in that direction, but what she did have going for her was something even more special – her ethereal, flame-haired beauty, which attracted the attention of her first big catch, the composer Jacques Offenbach. In 1878, a promising young writer named Emile Zola was researching the background to a novel which he wished to set in the Parisian demi-monde. Delabigne invited him to one of her stylish dinner parties and he repaid her kindness by immortalising her as the stupid and venal Nana. But in truth, just as the best crooks are essentially honest, for a woman to make her way successfully as a ‘grande horizontale’, she had to be witty, cultured and clever. Over the years, Delabigne ruthlessly amassed and then wisely invested a huge fortune from lovers that included famous artists, top military men, aristocracy and royalty. Henri Gervex painted her in a fashionable crowd that included Edward, Prince of Wales and the future Tsar of Russia. She even felt confident enough to meddle in French colonial politics. If Catherine Hewitt’s well-researched and annotated biography has a fault, it is that, like Delabigne herself, she sometimes glosses over the reality of how the self-invented Comtesse Valtesse de la Bigne actually earned her living. Nevertheless, she has written a truly handsome boudoir book. 9/10 (Review by Liz Ryan)

Numero Zero by Umberto Eco is published in hardback by Harvill Secker. NUMERO Zero is a novel of two stories: the shooting of Mussolini and his mistress in 1945, and that of Colonna, a writer in 1992 Milan who accepts the task of ghost-writing a journalist’s memoir. The journalist in question – Braggadocio – is setting up a newspaper titled Domani (Tomorrow), financed by a magnate and not intended for actual publication. Instead, the financier’s intention is to ruffle the feathers of the rich and powerful, in the hope they will bribe him to shut it down. A neat set-up, until Braggadocio uncovers a conspiracy involving Mussolini’s death that turns out to be true... Though it contains all the skilful twists and turns you’d expect from Eco, it’s certainly not one for those coming to him for the first time, and the pay-off isn’t sufficiently satisfying. Nonetheless, the exploration of the nature of the media makes it a novel for our times. 6/10 (Review by Emma Herdman) The Storm Sister by Lucinda Riley is published in hardback by Macmillan.

ALLY D’Apliese is enjoying a weekend break with her boyfriend, Theo, ahead of the Fastnet yacht race, when she learns of the death of her adoptive father, Pa Salt. On returning to the family home in Geneva, she discovers he has left her some clues to her origins and her birth family. When Theo drowns in the race, Ally decides to follow up the clues. Eventually, the trail takes her to Norway. Part love story, part historical drama, part Who Do You Think You Are?, this is the second book in Lucinda Riley’s Seven Sisters series. It gets off to a promising, pacey start, but Ally’s meandering, long-winded back story, one-dimensional characters and clunky dialogue – not to mention a predictable denouement that is obvious barely a quarter of the way in, and an unconvincing twist about the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg – may deter all but die-hard Riley fans. 6/10 (Review by Catherine Small) The Little Red Chairs by Edna O’Brien is published in hardback by Faber & Faber. NOW into her sixth decade of writing – and 10 years on from her last novel – Edna O’Brien brings us a story of loss and homecoming, loosely based on the story of Serbian war criminal Radovan Karadzic. Dr Vladimir, a stranger with an Eastern European accent and a monastic demeanour, arrives in the small town of Cloonoila, Ireland, and sets up a clinic for New Age healing and sexual therapy. He begins an affair with Fidelma McBride, who falls pregnant, but when he is outed and arrested as the Butcher of Bosnia, she is forced to flee to London, where she finds herself as just one more refugee, another broken story amongst many. As an exploration of what it means to fit and find a home, it holds much promise, but the narrative is so meandering, and the cast of characters so vast, that the story rarely manages more than a host of well worn cliches. 4/10 (Review by Adam Weymouth)

O NON-FICTION John Le Carre: The Biography by Adam Sisman. JOHN Le Carre – real name David Cornwall – has for decades enjoyed a status rare among writers: the acknowledged master of a genre whose

work is also considered real literature. Yet, as the years have passed, and despite massive global success and countless film and TV adaptations – we seem to know less and less about him. This absorbing new doorstopper from Sisman – acclaimed biographer of AJP Taylor, Boswell and Hugh Trevor-Roper, a lifelong enemy of Cornwall’s – promises to change all that, with an in-depth study informed by hundreds of hours’ access to the man himself. Much of the first half of the book recounts the exploits of Cornwall’s father Ronnie, an incorrigible fraudster and womaniser, and will be familiar to readers of A Perfect Spy. Cornwall’s mother fled when Cornwall was just five, leaving him to ‘16 hugless years’ with Ronnie. These twin betrayals, together with lonely years of bullying in boarding school, leave deep marks on the adult Cornwall. The clandestine duplicity of service in MI5 and later MI6 suits his emotionally stunted nature, though Sisman has to glean what he can of these years from other sources. Le Carre admits he was a spy nowadays, but remains reticent as to his actual activities. After the overnight success of The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, Cornwall morphs into Le Carre, the full-time writer, and the latter half of the book is a blurry succession of stories researched (Cornwall still travels widely and dangerously to flesh out his plots), novels reviewed, and contracts negotiated. Though witnesses queue up to testify to Cornwall’s charisma, intelligence, sense of humour and amazing mimicry skills, it is hard to like him on this showing. He claims at one point that he married his first wife on the advice of MI5, and sends his sons to boarding school, despite his own traumatic experiences there. He forms intense, quasi-romantic relationships with a range of characterful males, while his second marriage comes across as a partnership with a literary helpmeet and personal assistant rather than a soulmate. Though Sisman is at pains to point out that he is his own man – Cornwall gives access but has no right of veto – he comes across at times as the novelist’s apologist, for instance, when discussing

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Cornwall’s tax affairs or the paucity of well-drawn female characters in his oeuvre. The biographer’s claim of fearless impartiality is not helped by his decision to refer to his subject throughout as ‘David’. The Le Carre persona has enabled us to project onto this much-loved novelist all the qualities we admire in his writing and characters. Inevitably, perhaps, Cornwall the man can only be diminished in the revealing of his flaws and errors. The mask has slipped, and we are the wiser and sadder for it. 7/10 (Review by Dan Brotzel)

New Words For Old: Recycling Our Language For The Modern World by Caroline Taggart. OUR language had smoke and fog for a long time before we needed to combine them to describe “smog”. And a “folder” only got its name because it’s made by folding a piece of card. Caroline Taggart’s latest lexical offering – her previous books covered grammar, idioms and “words you should know” – looks at how English repurposes its existing components when up against new concepts and inventions. It’s a resourceful language.

The Dismissal W HERE were you on November 11, 1975? Forty years after what may be considered as the defining political event in a generation, various books have been published on what has become known as ‘The Dismissal’. One book entitled “The Dismissal” has been released in November with 30 contributors putting their views forward about the events of the day and the weeks that followed. It was a battle to the political death over principles and power. With so many writers making their input, a wide range of views on the circumstances, the processes and the aftermath are presented. Jenny Hocking has written “The Dismissal Dossier” with a subtitle “Everything you were never meant to know about November 1975”. It has been seen as the most divisive episode in Australia’s history – the dismissal of Gough Whitlam’s government. At a past time the author wrote an award-winning biography of Whitlam that revealed the astonishing secret story of

the planning, the people and the collusion behind the removal of Whitlam from office. She now brings together this hidden history – a mixture of the unknown, the overlooked and clandestine, to write a political narrative, facts that you were never meant to know. It discusses the conflicts within parliament including the matter that Sir Garfield Barwick’s advice to Sir John Kerr was that if Whitlam refused to advise his resignation or call a general election, he should proceed with his ‘constitutional duty’ and dismiss the government. Paul Kelly and Troy Bramston have written “The Dismissal” – and in much smaller print on the cover “In the Queen’s Name” which in itself could be taken as an agenda implicating the monarchy. Those who were alive at the time know that the Government was virtually broke; it had a situation similar to that which has existed for the last two years where the Senate has blocked supply. It was in the process of borrowing money from overseas sources. The book is considered

Taggart arranges her etymological studies in loosely thematic chapters containing individual entries on words with a few paragraphs of explanation apiece. With no overarching ideas wrapping it all up, it’s an unsatisfying read as a whole, but taken in bits you’ll feel like an instant linguistics expert. And it is a hard book to resist dipping into, if only to find out how your household “budget” owes its name to a spat between politicians in the eighteenth century. 6/10 (Review by Stephen Wood)

Tales From Schwartzgarten: Marius And The Band Of Blood by Christopher William Hill. CHRISTOPHER William Hill returns with the fourth book in the Tales From Schwartsgarten series, a must for fans of Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket. When Marius Myerdorf’s parents are killed, he is sent to live with his great, great uncle Kalvitas in Schwartzgarten. But Marius is convinced his uncle really does not want him, so runs away and meets a society of orphans called the Band of Blood. Marius has many escapades whilst with the Band of Blood. But soon murders start happening around the town and it’s up to Marius and his newfound friends to put a stop to it. But happy endings are not guaranteed. This book had plenty of twists and turns – it is a rollercoaster of a book. The storyline is so good it gets hard to put it down. The villains are well described and are extremely evil. But it gets confusing with so many characters. Marius’s journey will leave you on the edge of your chair. If you prefer murderers to princes then this is the book for you. 8/10 (Review by Noah Sanders, aged 10)

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a startling re-interpretation of events, having drawn on new documents and interviews. The authors consider the dismissal as the most damaging and controversial event in Australian politics. The authors examine four central aspects of the dismissal: the real attitude of Buckingham Palace towards Sir John Kerr; whether Kerr tipped Fraser off about his plan; Kerr’s deception of Whitlam; and Kerr’s dealings with former High Court Judges Sir Garfield Barwick and Sir Anthony Mason. And through the text the ambition and flaws of Whitlam, Fraser and Kerr are laid bare. On page 92, “The Coalition parties stood by the validity of their tactic to halt supply and force an election.” And later, “The mistake the Coalition conceded was poor timing.” Without a Senate majority, Whitlam was faced with going to another election. A second-hand book recently received into the bookstore is

` Those who were alive at the time know that the Government was virtually broke; it had a situation similar to that which has existed for the last two years where the Senate has blocked supply. It was in the process of borrowing money from overseas sources... a

From the bookshelves by Dave Pankhurst The Book Connection “Anatomy of a Coup” by Foley and Wilson. The authors were employed by the Melbourne press on local and overseas assignments for around 20 years about the time of the dismissal and later – the book was published in 1990. The material in the book was researched over previous years to analyse the “untold story of the radical decision on the dismissal by Sir John Kerr”. They examine the events such as the Khemlani loans affair, the raid on ASIO, and “Labor’s covert attempts to borrow campaign funds from Saddam Hussein”. It makes patently clear that “How a conduit for KGB subversion would have laundered a secret $US4 billion loan for the Australian Government in order to establish a slush fund for clandestine projects.” Australian Security in collusion with its US and British counterparts investigated High Court judge Lionel Murphy whom they suspected of being an agent of influence for the Soviet Union, and who was to benefit from illicit millions destined for Swiss bank accounts. The authors comment that it “finally debunks the myth that Labor was a victim of its own ineptitude”. Whatever the opinions of the authors of news articles and so many books, when the nation

went to an election a few months later – a process required by the constitution – the public spoke and voted – Malcolm Fraser’s party was elected with 60 per cent of the vote. With so many pointing a finger at Sir John Kerr, a book from the shelves published in 1978 is “Matters For Judgement”. Just three years after the Dismissal he writes about the circumstances involving the decision making. He had an eminent legal career, his background, interests and training specially qualified for him for the events he was required to face in vice-regal office. During WWII he worked with Sir Thomas Blamey, and later had involvement with Pacific and Asian bodies. In the opening pages Kerr cites words from the American Declaration of Independence (July 1776) which say, “Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” One has to read beyond the daily media to gain an understanding of the circumstances involved. Hence we have chosen some of the titles from the shelves to allow readers to research the real facts relating to the Dismissal. Enjoy your browsing, Dave Pankhurst.

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Dubbo Theatre Company presents Pinocchio BY ROB THOMSON

SATURDAY, November 21, saw Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre bustling with people who had come to see the Dubbo Theatre Companyâ€™s production of Pinocchio. Young and old alike en-joyed the all-ages production of the classic story.

Annie, Harriet and Poppy enjoying an intermission snack

Angela, Kathryn, Clare, Sophie, Hannah, Sandra, Nick, Greg and Grace

Charlotte, Barbara and Caroline enjoying the show and a sweet treat

Graham and Heather Thompson with Sophie Winterton

Kristen, Caitlin, Adam, Baedyn and Luke

Calem, Jaiden, Ethan and Isabella

Sarah, Corey and Tom Trainor

The McCarthy, Dewar, Ward and Thompson families

Amy, Jemima and Molly

Alison McLean and Graham Francis showing true happiness comes from ice-cream

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Saturdays at The Old Bank BY ROB THOMSON

IT is becoming harder and harder to get a reservation at The Old Bank on Saturday nights, and November 21 was no different with guests enjoying dinner, a drink and the atmosphere.

Suzie Beach, Tony Anderson, Sally Windsor, Mike Anderson and Pete Anderson

Ali van der Linden and the infamous Rob Thomson

Kara, AJ, Jack and Lucy

Annie Sharkey and Alan Crooks celebrating their anniversary, all the way from Springwood

Victoria Duncan and Hannah Wisse

Glen Durham and Julia Rich

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T20 Cricket CONTRIBUTED BY DAVID CAMPION

THE T20 Cricket was held at number one oval on Friday, November 13.

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hear ON’T have plans for the weekend? We can help you out there, folks. Do yourself a favour and get along to hear three-time ARIA Award Winner Sarah Mcleod as she headlinines a monumental Dubbo show this Saturday, November 28, at the Old Bank Restaurant. Just coming off her nationally sold out She Who Rocks tour with the Baby Animals, Sarah will be joined by KJ from The Art and Sydney rock quartet The Bit-

ter Sweethearts, both very accomplished acts in their own right and bound to give music loving local audiences a real treat. The show starts at 7.30pm and goes until midnight – that’s amazing value for a ticket price of just $30. Why not treat yourself to dinner from of the Old Bank’s diverse menu before the show and really make a night of it? Contact the Old Bank for more details.

015’S Golden Guitar winning female Artist of the Year, Amber Lawrence, leads the way with The Girls of Country Tour, which is making its way to Dubbo next week, so get your boots on and get scootin’ down to the RSL to get your tickets for the show on Friday, December 4. A brand new touring concept fronted by Amber and featuring guest country artists, Aleyce Simmonds and Christie Lamb, The Girls

of Country Tour takes a leaf out of the former sell out show Songbirds (Beccy Cole, Gina Jeffreys and Sara Storer) to feature the new breed of award winning female country artists. They’ll be playing their own hits of course, but they’ll also give audiences a bit of a twist with each of these rising queens of country performing their version of each other’s hit songs! Show starts at 8pm – get your tickets through the RSL box office.

see OMEWHERE over the rainbow...well, closer actually – is a wonderfully magical production featuring the Orana Dance Centre. Over the Rainbow will be staged at the Dubbo Christian School Hall on Saturday, December 12 from 2pm – a three hour show that’s bound to delight audiences young and old as they join Dorothy and all her friends to discover a magical world beyond the rainbow. Contact the Dubbo Christian

School for more details. F you’ve never seen former local songstress Mojo Juju perform, you’re the poorer for it. But don’t despair – you’ll get your chance next weekend (Saturday, December 5) as the incredibly diverse and unique Mojo makes a special appearance back in her home town of Dubbo. Teaming up with her long time collaborator, some times co-writer and real life sibling, Ste-

ven ‘T-Bone’ Ruiz de Luzuriaga, the two will perform new material which is yet to be recorded, along with a selection from Mojo’s two solo albums and two albums from their previous band ‘The Snake Oil Merchants’. These are shows focused around the songwriting and the storytelling, the vocals and the mood. The show will be held in the Dubbo RSL theatrette, with tickets available from the RSL’s box office.

do O...SHOP locally this Christmas! Starting with the increasingly funky and always friendly Talbragar Street, which has in recent times developed a wonderfully boutique-y feel with lots of quirky and specialist shops to choose from. Which is why the good folk of Dubbo’s OTHER main street have banded together to bring you Twilight on Talbragar – the first annual event that will have all the fun of a real street fair – on Saturday, December 5 (that’s next weekend, so mark it in your diaries) from 4pm-7.30pm. The retail shops will be open with extended hours with plenty to eat & drink on offer too. Santa will be coming too, and what’s a Christmas time event without the big fat fella in red?

ANT more Christmas fair fun? Flex your festive muscles AND support a terrific local service club at the same time, at the annual Rotary Christmas Fair on Saturday, December 12 from around 4pm until dark on the lawns below the Visitors’ Centre. There’ll be all the usual fair fun – rides, food, stalls, a chocolate wheel and all kinds of entertainment. And the best part is that all the money raised will go to support the incredible work that Rotary does around the region, the nation and the world. The second best part is that entry is FREE! That’s right – FREE!

etc. F you’re likely to be down Parkes way next week, stick around and soak up a bit of Christmas spirit at the town’s Sparkles in the Park Christmas movie and market night on celebrations on Friday, December 4. There’ll be food stalls, entertainment, children activities, an appearance by Santa, Santa photos and more. Parkes UpMarkets will hold

a special night-time Christmas market featuring items and gift lines suitable for gifts that are just that bit different. There will be a variety of great local stall holders ranging from homemade cakes, boutique baby and kids’ clothing... all made locally and supporting locals. For more information head to www.visitparkes.com.au. Why not stay the night

and make a break of it with a visit to the famed Parkes “Dish” on Saturday on your way home? PEAKING of markets, there’s a popular one “popping” up next Saturday, December 5 at Lazy River Estate! This is the second time the beautiful riverside venue has hosted the mar-

kets, and if you went along last time you’ll know just how popular this event is! There’ll be an even wider range of goodies on offer – all local and all bespoke – but this time, there’ll be much more room and even better opportunity to sample some of Lazy River’s famed fare. Could there be a better way to do your Chrissy shopping?

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STICKS AND STONES

KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ϵĂŵ͘ ZŝǀĞƌǀŝĞǁ ŝƐƚƌŽ ϭϮƉŵ ƚŽ ϮƉŵ ĂŶĚ ϲƉŵ ƚŽ ϵƉŵ͘ ZĞůĂǆĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůǇ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌĞ͘ Whylandra St, 6884 3000

THE CASTLEREAGH HOTEL KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϮĂŵ͕ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϭϮĂŵ͘ ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ŽƉĞŶ ĨŽƌ ůƵŶĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ ϳ ĚĂǇƐ Ă ǁĞĞŬ͘ Cnr Brisbane and Talbragar Streets, 68824877

Open Saturday and Sunday ƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ ϳ͘ϯϬ ʹ ϯƉŵ >ƵŶĐŚ ϭϮD ʹ ϯƉŵ ŝŶŶĞƌ ϲƉŵ ʹ YƵŝĞƚ ŝŶĞ ŝŶ Žƌ dĂŬĞĂǁĂǇ͘ tŽŽĚĮ ƌĞĚ WŝǌǌĂƐ͕ ŚŽŵĞŵĂĚĞ ƉĂƐƚĂƐ͕ ĐŽī ĞĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐƐĞƌƚƐ͘ 'ůƵƚĞŶ ĨƌĞĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĞŐĞƚĂƌŝĂŶ ŽƉƟ ŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘ ʹůĂʹĐĂƌƚĞ ĚŝŶŝŶŐ 215A Macquarie St, 6885 4852

KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ϵĂŵ ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ŽƉĞŶ ĨƌŽŵ ϭϭ͘ϰϱĂŵͲϮƉŵ ĂŶĚ ϱ͘ϰϱͲϵƉŵ͘ 101 - 103 Erskine Street, 6884 2044

THE GRAPEVINE

RSL AQUATIC & HEALTH CLUB

^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϴ͘ϯϬĂŵͲϰƉŵ 'ŽŽĚ ĨŽŽĚ͕ ŐŽŽĚ ĐŽī ĞĞ ĂŶĚ ŐŽŽĚ company 144 Brisbane St, 6884 7354

HOG’S BREATH BREKKY

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KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϲĂŵ ƚŽ ϯƉŵ ,ƵŐĞ ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇ͕ ďƵůŬ ďƵǇƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĚ ŚŽƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ ǁĞĞŬůǇ͘ 55 Wheelers Lane, 6882 1504

SPORTIES

GYMS KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϳ͘ϯϬĂŵͲϱƉŵ KƉĞŶ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϴ͘ϯϬĂŵͲϯƉŵ 'Ǉŵ͕ /ŶĚŽŽƌ ƉŽŽů͕ ^ĂƵŶĂ͕ ^ƚĞĂŵ ƌŽŽŵ ^ƋƵĂƐŚ ĐŽƵƌƚƐ Cnr Brisbane and Wingewarra Streets, 6884 1777

SHOPPING THE BOOK CONNECTION KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϴ͘ϯϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϰƉŵ͘ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϮƉŵ͘ EĞǁ ĂŶĚ ƵƐĞĚ ďŽŽŬƐ͘KǀĞƌ ϲϬ͕ϬϬϬ ďŽŽŬƐ ŝŶ ƐƚŽƌĞ͘ 178 Macquarie St, 6882 3311

QUINN’S MYALL ST NEWSAGENCY ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ϱĂŵͲ ϭƉŵ͘ EĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌƐ͕ ŵĂŐĂǌŝŶĞƐ͕ ƐƚĂƟ ŽŶĞƌǇ ƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐ͘ 272 Myall St, 6882 0688

THE SWISH GALLERY KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϵĂŵ ƚŽ ϭϮƉŵ͘ ŝƐƟ ŶĐƟ ǀĞ ũĞǁĞůůĞƌǇ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟ ǀĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌǇ ĚĞĐŽƌ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵƌ ŚŽŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚǇůŝƐŚ ŐŝŌ Ɛ͘ 29 Talbragar St, 6882 9528

BRENNAN’S MITRE 10 &Žƌ Ăůů ǇŽƵƌ /z ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͕ ŚĂƌĚǁĂƌĞ͕ ƚŽŽůƐ ĂŶĚ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ ^ĞĞ ƵƐ ŝŶ ƐƚŽƌĞ ĨŽƌ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϴĂŵͲϰƉŵ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϵĂŵͲϰƉŵ 64-70 Macquarie Street, 6882 6133

ORANA MALL SHOPPING CENTRE ϱϮ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůƚǇ ^ƚŽƌĞƐ͕ ŝŐ t͕ tŽŽůǁŽƌƚŚƐ ĂŶĚ ĞƌŶĂƌĚŝ͛Ɛ ^hW /' ͘ ĂƐǇ WĂƌŬŝŶŐ͕ ŶŽǁ ĂůƐŽ ǁŝƚŚ ĂƉƉƌŽǆ͘ ϭϲϬ ƵŶĚĞƌĐŽǀĞƌ͘ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϵ͘ϬϬĂŵ ʹ ϱ͘ϬϬƉŵ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϭϬ͘ϬϬĂŵ ʹ ϰ͘ϬϬƉŵ ǁǁǁ͘ŽƌĂŶĂŵĂůů͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ Cnr Mitchell Highway & Wheelers Lane, 6882 7766

THE PARTY STOP

IGA WEST DUBBO KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϳ͘ϯϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϲƉŵ͘ 'ƌĞĂƚ ǁĞĞŬůǇ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůǇ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘ 38-40 Victoria Street, 6882 3466

THINGS TO DO WESTERN PLAINS CULTURAL CENTRE KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ŐĂůůĞƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐĞƵŵƐ ŝŶ E^t Ŷ ĞǀĞƌͲĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĂƌƌĂǇ ŽĨ ĞǆŚŝďŝƟ ŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƉ ŶĂƟ ŽŶĂů ĞǆŚŝďŝƟ ŽŶƐ͘ 76 Wingewarra Street, 6801 4444

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TRIKE ADVENTURES

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE

Friday 27.11.2015 to Sunday 29.11.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

Friday, November 27 The Car That Money Can’t Buy

The Graham Norton Show TEN, 9pm

SBS, 7.30pm There are not many of us who have millions of dollars to spend on fancy cars but, as classic car fanatic Mark Evans finds out, even the people who do have cash to splash sometimes can’t get what they want all the time – for example, the world’s most exclusive car, the Jaguar Lightweight E Type. This is a car that no amount of money can buy – you have to be invited to purchase it. In this show, Mark goes on a detective journey to demystify the legend of the Lightweight E Type, where 18 were planned but only 12 were ever built, as well as trying to meet the lucky UK-based owners.

ABC

Keen to unwind with a bit of celebrity chatter and a couple of good chuckles? Look no further than cheeky Irishman Graham Norton and his infamous red couch, where some of the biggest names in show business drop by to open up about things they’d rarely reveal to other chat-show hosts – it’s his ability to make his guests feel so at ease that makes Norton so endearing. Tonight, the affable presenter reels in stars of both the big and small screens for a few minutes of rapid-fire questioning, including veteran film star Tom Hanks, British TV personality David Walliams, Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who) and Duran Duran.

PRIME7

MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 GO!, 8.30pm, M (2011) The film series a generation grew ew up with finally reached its conclusion after 10 years and ng sendeight instalments in this thrilling off for a franchise that developed ed such an appreciative fan-base. Director David Yates gets the most out of all that he had at his al disposal – the script, the special effects, and not least of all, the k stars. It would be unfair to pick out just a few performances at the expense of others, but Daniel Radcliffe (right) deserves praise for developing the powerful and enchanting role of the boy wizard, as he has done since age 11.

WIN

TEN

SBS

6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 10.00 One Plus One. (CC) 10.30 Desert War. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 Lifers. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 1.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 2.00 The Midwives: A Natural Choice. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Kevin’s Grand Design. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R, CC) 4.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) Quiz show. 5.00 News: Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 The Drum. (CC) (Final) A discussion of the events of the day.

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) David Koch and Samantha Armytage present the news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG, CC) The latest news and views, including segments on health, astrology, gossip, cooking, counselling and fashion. 11.30 News. (CC) 12.00 Golf. (CC) Australian Open. Second round. From The Australian Golf Club, Sydney. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (CC) Contestants race to answer quiz questions correctly to avoid being caught by The Chaser.

6.00 Today. (CC) The latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle. 9.00 Mornings. (PG, CC) (Final) Topical issues, celebrity interviews, cooking, music performances, fashion trends and real-life stories. 11.30 News. (CC) 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 1.00 Extra. (CC) Entertainment news program from The Grove in Los Angeles. Hosted by Mario Lopez. 1.30 Cricket. (CC) Trans-Tasman Trophy. Third Test. Australia v New Zealand. Day 1. Afternoon session. From Adelaide Oval.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R, CC) 6.30 Ben’s Menu. (R, CC) 7.00 Neighbours. (R, CC) 7.30 Bold. (R, CC) 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Living Room. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 The Talk. (PG, CC) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. (CC) 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, CC) 3.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R, CC) 4.00 Ben’s Menu. (CC) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (CC) 5.00 Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 France 24 International News. 6.30 Deutsche Welle English News. 7.00 Al Jazeera English News. (CC) 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News From Cyprus. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 2.00 Woodstock: The Festival. (M) 3.00 NITV News Week In Review. 3.30 Salvage Hunters. (R, CC) 4.30 A Great Welsh Adventure With Griff Rhys Jones. (R, CC) 5.25 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong Bitesize. (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R, CC)

6.00 Restoration Home. (R, CC) (Final) Caroline Quentin meets a couple who are working on a gothic-themed house in Devon. 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 7.30. (CC) Current affairs program. 8.00 Antiques Roadshow. (CC) Fiona Bruce and the team continue their return visit to Scone Palace in Perthshire, Scotland. 8.30 DCI Banks. (M, R, CC) In the wake of a blaze on a pair of canal boats which claimed two lives, DCI Banks discovers a forged artwork at the scene which raises the possibility of homicide. However, as they delve into the mystery, it becomes obvious a family member is withholding key information. 10.00 A Moody Christmas. (M, R, CC) In an effort to have a more meaningful Christmas, Maree drags Dan to the homeless shelter. 10.35 Lateline. (R, CC) News analysis program. 11.05 The Business. (R, CC) 11.20 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming.

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 News. (CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (CC) (Final) Joh and her husband, Todd, are visited by Dr Harry, who tries to find out why their dog is so yappy. Karen shares a barbecue prawn recipe for Christmas. Adam makes the ultimate slip ‘n slide. 8.30 MOVIE: The Lone Ranger. (M, CC) (2013) An elderly Native American warrior recounts how he met and became the companion of a young lawyer and dedicated pacifist, who would go on to become the legendary hero of the Old West, the Lone Ranger. Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Helena Bonham Carter. 11.40 Happy Endings. (PG, R, CC) Dave has an odd reaction after his shrink starts dating Penny. Fighting over ownership of a sweater, Jane and Max compete to see who can wear a horribly unflattering outfit the longest. At Jane’s urging, Brad and Alex bond over their mutual love of romantic comedies.

7.00 News. (CC) 7.10 WIN News. (CC) 7.30 Cricket. (CC) Trans-Tasman Trophy. Third Test. Australia v New Zealand. Day 1. Evening session. From Adelaide Oval. 9.30 MOVIE: The Living Daylights. (PG, R, CC) (1987) After a defector reveals the head of the KGB is hell bent on starting a war between the British and the Russians, James Bond is ordered to kill the man in order to prevent his plan from coming to fruition. However, Bond is not as convinced as his superior’s about the validity of his mission. Timothy Dalton, Maryam D’Abo, Jeroen Krabbé.

6.00 Family Feud. (CC) Two families try to win big prizes by guessing the most popular responses to a survey of the public. 6.30 The Project. (CC) Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 The Living Room. (CC) Barry makes over the yard of a deserving family. Miguel cooks up a feast. Alan Fletcher joins the gang in the studio. 9.00 The Graham Norton Show. (M, CC) Irish presenter Graham Norton chats with celebrity guests, including American actor Tom Hanks, English comedian David Walliams, Doctor Who’s Peter Capaldi and band Duran Duran. 10.00 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) Guests include Jane Kennedy, Ed Kavalee, Abby Coleman, Sam Pang and Marty Sheargold. 11.00 Up Reasonably Late With Fitzy And Wippa. Featuring radio show hosts and comedians Ryan “Fitzy” Fitzgerald and Michael “Wippa” Wipfli. 11.30 The Project. (R, CC)

6.00 Rachel Khoo’s Cosmopolitan Cook. (R, CC) Rachel Khoo uncovers a world of culinary inspiration just a short plane ride from her London home. She continues by heading to southeastern France’s Provence region, where she explores mountain towns and olive groves while meeting some passionate local food producers. 6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 The Car That Money Can’t Buy. (CC) Mark Evans goes in search of the world’s most exclusive car, the Jaguar Lightweight E-Type. 8.35 MOVIE: Pulp Fiction. (MA15+, R, CC) (1994) Three interwoven criminal tales. Follows two philosophical hit-men on their assignments. John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman. 11.20 World News. (CC) 11.30 MOVIE: Henry And June. (MA15+, CC) (1990) A young writer in ’30s Paris embarks on a passionate voyage of self-discovery. Fred Ward, Uma Thurman, Maria De Medeiros.

5.00 Rage. (PG, CC) Continuous music programming.

12.30 Home Shopping.

12.10 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 1.10 MOVIE: Armoured. (M, R, CC) (2009) A security guard is coerced into a robbery. Columbus Short. 3.00 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye. (PG) 4.00 Extra. (R, CC) 4.30 Good Morning America. (CC)

12.30 The Doctors. (M, CC) Doctors with different specialities provide advice on health issues and medical breakthroughs. 1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping.

1.50 How Small Is The Universe? (R, CC) 2.55 Monty Halls’ Great Irish Escape. (PG, R, CC) 3.55 Monty Halls’ Great Irish Escape. (R, CC) (Final) 5.00 CCTV English News. News from China. 5.30 NHK World English News.

CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Children’s programs (G) General viewing (PG) Parental guidance (M) Mature audiences (MA15+) Mature audiences only (AV15+) Extreme violence. (R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions. Please Note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to late change by networks. 2711

3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 27.11.2015 to Sunday 29.11.2015

FRIDAY, November 27 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

7.00pm Sex, Love & Therapy (2014) Comedy. Sophie Marceau, Patrick Bruel. (M) World Movies

5pm 2015 ARIA Award Winners. Catch all the winners from this year’s ARIA Awards, celebrating the best of the Australian music industry. (PG) V

7.30pm 14 Diaries Of The Great War. (M) History

7.30pm Soccer. A-League. Round 8. Melbourne City v Perth Glory. Fox Sports 4

8.30pm Before Sunset (2004) Romance. Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy. A married writer contemplates having an affair. (M) Romance 10.10pm RoboCop (2014) Action. Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman. A cop undergoes surgery to turn himself into a RoboCop. (M) Premiere

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 3.00 Bookaboo. (R, CC) 3.15 dirtgirlworld. (R, CC) 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Bubble Bath Bay. (R, CC) 4.25 Mister Maker. (R, CC) 4.45 The Furchester Hotel. (R, CC) 5.00 Curious George. (R, CC) 5.25 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.30 Octonauts. (R, CC) 5.50 Puffin Rock. (R, CC) 6.00 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 6.10 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.25 Tree Fu Tom. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (R, CC) 7.30 TFI Friday. (CC) 8.15 That ’70s Show. (PG, R, CC) 8.40 Age Gap Love. (M, CC) 9.25 Ladyboys. (M, R, CC) 10.05 Second Chance. (M, CC) 10.15 Jimmy Fallon. (PG, CC) 10.55 Celebrity Rehab With Dr Drew. (M, R, CC) 11.35 Miniseries: Red Dwarf: Back To Earth. (R, CC) 12.00 Miniseries: Red Dwarf: Back To Earth. (PG, R, CC) 12.50 Red Dwarf Special: The Making Of “Back To Earth”. (R, CC) 1.15 Breaking Bad. (MA15+, R, CC) (Final) 2.05 News Update. (R) 2.10 Close. 5.00 Penelope. (R, CC) 5.05 Toby’s Travelling Circus. (R, CC) 5.15 Joe & Jack. (R, CC) 5.20 Waybuloo. (R, CC) 5.40 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.55 Handball Heroes. (R, CC) 12.00 Wizards Vs Aliens. (R, CC) 12.25 The Sleepover Club. (R, CC) 12.50 Great Big Adv. (R, CC) 1.10 WAC. (R, CC) 1.35 Steam Punks! (R, CC) 2.00 Arthur. (R) 2.25 Hairy Legs. (R, CC) 2.35 Masha And The Bear. (R, CC) 2.45 Canimals. (R) 2.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 3.00 Nerds And Monsters. (R, CC) 3.25 Dennis The Menace And Gnasher. (R, CC) 3.50 SheZow. (R, CC) 4.00 Numb Chucks. (R, CC) 4.15 A Gurls Wurld. (R, CC) 4.40 News On 3. (CC) 4.45 Studio 3. 4.50 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 5.00 Doodles. 5.05 Endangered Species. (R, CC) 5.15 Roy. (CC) 5.40 The Dukes Of Broxstonia. (R, CC) 5.50 The Amazing Extraordinary Friends. (R) 6.15 DOIP: Department Of Imaginary Problems. (CC) 6.20 The Next Step. (R, CC) 6.40 Dixi. (R, CC) 6.50 News On 3. (CC) 7.00 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 7.30 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 7.55 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 8.30 Ready For This. (R, CC) 8.55 Kobushi. (R, CC) 9.00 K-On! (PG, CC) 9.25 Kamisama Kiss. (PG, CC) 9.50 Ouran High School Host Club. (PG, R, CC) 10.10 Close.

9.30pm Just For Laughs. Showcasing the best of international stand-up comedy from the Montreal Comedy Festival. (M) Comedy Channel

8.30pm U-864: Hitler’s Last Deadly Secret. Revisits a dramatic naval chase that took place in the North Atlantic in 1945. (PG) History 9.30pm How The Universe Works. Takes a look at black holes. (PG) Discovery Science

7.30pm Basketball. NBL. Round 8. Cairns Taipans v Adelaide 36ers. Fox Sports 3 11.30pm Tennis. Davis Cup. Final. Day 1. Fox Sports 1

11.00pm Jimmy Kimmel Live. Comedy Channel

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 It’s Academic. (C, CC) 7.30 History Hunters. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Larry The Lawnmower. (P, R, CC) 8.30 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) 9.00 Home And Away. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 NBC Today. (R, CC) 11.30 SCU. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Dr Oz. (PG, CC) 1.00 Mr Selfridge. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 3.00 Dog Wars. (PG, R) 3.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. (R, CC) 4.00 Bewitched. (R, CC) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG, R) 5.30 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) The teams head to Newark. 7.30 Royal Babies. (R, CC) A look at Prince William and Kate’s firstborn. 8.30 Escape To The Country. Denise Nurse tries to bring harmony to a house search in Suffolk, where a couple with $750,000 have differing views. 10.30 Storage Hoarders. (R) 11.30 Best Houses Australia. (R) 12.00 Hotel Secrets. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Bargain Hunt. (R) 2.00 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 3.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 5.00 Home Shopping.

7MATE 6.00 NFL. NFL. Week 12. Detroit Lions v Philadelphia Eagles. Continued. 8.00 Sound FX: Best Of. (R) 8.30 NFL. NFL. Week 12. Dallas Cowboys v Carolina Panthers. 11.30 Sound FX. (R) 12.00 Dream Car Garage. (R) 12.30 NFL. NFL. Week 12. Green Bay Packers v Chicago Bears. 4.00 North Woods Law. (PG, R) 5.00 MOVIE: The Adventures Of Sharkboy And Lavagirl. (R, CC) (2005) 6.45 MOVIE: Major Payne. (PG, R) (1995) 8.45 MOVIE: Now You See Me. (M, R, CC) (2013) An FBI squad is drawn into a game of cat and mouse against a group of illusionists who pull off a series of daring heists. Mark Ruffalo, Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson. 11.00 MOVIE: The Hungover Games. (MA15+, CC) (2014) Ross Nathan. 12.40 MOVIE: Tucker & Dale Vs Evil. (AV15+, R) (2010) 2.45 NFL. NFL. Week 11. Arizona Cardinals v Cincinnati Bengals. Replay. From University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona.

Julie Delpy stars in Before Sunset

GO! 6.00 PAW Patrol. 6.30 Sooty. 7.00 Wild Kratts. 7.30 Move It. 8.00 Kitchen Whiz. 8.30 Rabbids. 9.00 Imagination Train. 9.30 Little Charmers. (R) 10.00 SpongeBob. (R) 10.30 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 11.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (PG, R) 11.30 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 12.00 Young Justice. (PG, R) 12.30 The Batman. (PG, R) 1.00 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 1.30 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. (PG, R) 2.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 3.00 SpongeBob. (R) 3.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 4.30 Young Justice. (PG, R) 5.00 Ben 10: Omniverse. (PG, R) 5.30 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 6.00 Regular Show. (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: Puss In Boots. (PG, R, CC) (2011) 8.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2. (M, R, CC) (2011) Daniel Radcliffe. 11.00 MOVIE: Scary Movie 3. (M, R) (2003) 12.35 Mom. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Regular Show. (PG, R) 1.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 2.00 Wild Kratts. (R) 2.30 The Batman. (PG, R) 3.00 Little Charmers. (R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 4.30 Robocar Poli. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (PG, R)

GEM 6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Skippy. (R) 7.00 Countryfile. (PG, R) 8.00 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 New Style Direct. 9.30 Global Shop. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Alive And Cooking. (R, CC) 11.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 MOVIE: Turned Out Nice Again. (R, CC) (1941) 2.40 Agatha Christie’s Poirot. (PG, R) 3.50 Alive And Cooking. (CC) 4.20 New Tricks. (PG, R) 5.30 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Friends. (PG, R, CC) A men’s magazine prints Ross’s cartoon. 7.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) Items are presented for appraisal. 8.30 MOVIE: In Good Company. (PG, R, CC) (2004) A man discovers that his new boss is dating his daughter. Dennis Quaid, Scarlett Johansson. 10.45 MOVIE: The Upside Of Anger. (M, R, CC) (2005) 1.00 MOVIE: All Neat In Black Stockings. (M, R) (1969) 3.00 MOVIE: The Dove. (R, CC) (1974) Joseph Bottoms. 5.00 Gideon’s Way. (PG, R)

ONE 6.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 8.00 Fishing Edge. (R, CC) 8.30 GT Academy. (R) 9.00 Scouts Rally SA Event Review Pt 2. (R, CC) 10.00 Totally Wild. (R, CC) 10.30 My Surf TV. (R) 11.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 12.00 MasterChef Australia. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Monster Jam. (R) 3.00 iFish. (R) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 5.00 Operation Repo. (PG) 5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG, R) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) Klinger develops a severe fever. 7.30 Loaded. (PG, R) Follows three truckers. 8.30 AC/DC Live At River Plate. (M) Footage of AC/DC’s Black Ice World Tour from Buenos Aires, Argentina, in December 2009. 11.00 Bellator MMA. Mixed martial arts tournaments. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.00 Undercover Boss. (M, R) 4.00 Attenborough’s Life In The Undergrowth: Taking To The Air. (R, CC) 5.00 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG, R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Vic The Viking. (C, R, CC) 8.30 Toasted TV. 9.30 Wurrawhy. (P, R, CC) 10.00 Touched By An Angel. (PG, R) 11.00 Family Ties. (PG, R) 12.00 Medium. (M, R, CC) 1.00 JAG. (PG, R) 2.00 Judging Amy. (PG, R) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.30 Raymond. (R, CC) 4.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 5.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 5.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.25 Neighbours. (CC) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R, CC) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 8.00 Futurama. (PG, R, CC) Bender joins Ultimate Robot Fighting. 8.30 Bondi Ink Tattoo. (M, R) The Bondi Rescue boys pop in for a tattoo. 9.30 Dating Naked. (M) Kerri reveals her true feelings for Chris. 10.30 Sex And The City. (MA15+, R) 11.50 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 12.50 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG) 1.50 JAG. (PG, R) 2.55 Medium. (M, R, CC) 4.00 Touched By An Angel. (PG, R) 5.00 Family Ties. (PG, R)

SBS 2 6.00 Indonesian News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Chinese News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Bosnian News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.05 Croatian News. 9.40 Serbian News. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.00 Japanese News. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 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 The Feed. (R) 4.30 Massive Moves. (R, CC) 5.30 Do Or Die. (PG, CC) 6.00 The Numbers Game. 6.30 MythBusters: Let There Be Light. (PG, R, CC) 7.25 Soccer. A-League. Round 8. Melbourne City v Perth Glory. From AAMI Park, Melbourne. 10.00 MOVIE: Shaolin. (MA15+, R) (2011) A warlord is betrayed by a fellow general. Andy Lau. 12.25 Space Dandy. (PG) 12.55 Assassination Classroom. (PG) 1.20 PopAsia. (PG) 3.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

NITV 6.00 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 6.30 Bizou. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Waabiny Time. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Bushwhacked! 9.00 Tipi Tales. 9.30 Tales Of Tatonka. 10.00 The Other Side. (PG) 10.30 Around The Campfire. 11.00 The Quest Of Jimmy Pike. 12.00 Oondamooroo. (M) 1.00 City Slickers Rodeo. 1.30 Survive Aotearoa. (PG) 2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Tales Of Tatonka. 3.30 Move It Mob Style. 4.00 Waabiny Time. 4.30 Bushwhacked! 5.00 Go Lingo. 5.30 NITV News Week In Review. 6.00 The Other Side. (PG) 6.30 Backyard Shorts. (PG) 7.00 NITV News Week In Review. 7.30 The Other Side. (PG) 8.00 Whadjuk To Wadjemup. 8.30 Aunty Moves In. 9.00 Roads To Memphis. (PG) Explores the stories of James Earl Ray and Dr Martin Luther King Jr. 10.30 The Whole World Is Watching. (M) 11.00 NITV News Week In Review. 11.30 Backyard Shorts. (PG) 12.00 Volumz. (PG)

6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 1.00 Capital Hill. (CC) 2.00 News. (CC) 4.00 News With The Business. 5.00 News With Grandstand. 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 7.00 News With Grandstand. (CC) 8.00 News With The Business. (CC) 9.00 News. (CC) 9.30 Lateline. (CC) 10.00 The World. (CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 7.30. (R, CC) 12.00 News. 12.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 1.00 BBC Impact. 1.30 Lateline. (R, CC) 2.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 7.30. (R, CC) 4.00 BBC World News. 4.30 BBC Focus On Africa. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

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Friday 27.11.2015 to Sunday 29.11.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

Saturday, November 28 MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire GO!, 8.30pm, M (2013) This second instalment of the threepart series, based on Suzanne Collins’ best selling novels, picks up where part one concluded. Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) have become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparked a rebellion among the districts of Panem. Philip Seymour Hoffman joins the cast as new head game-maker and conspires with President Snow (Donald Sutherland) in an attempt to manipulate Katniss and use her as a puppet in the struggle for power. Lawrence again steals the show.

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MOVIE: Young Adult

MOVIE: Frozen

SBS 2, 9.35pm, M (2011)

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From the pen of Oscar-winning writer Diablo Cody and directed by her Juno partner in crime, Jason Reitman (Up In The Air), this is an unsettlingly cynical comedy drama. Carrying the film is Charlize Theron, who can’t help but sizzle despite her inwardly vulgar character. Theron plays Mavis Gary, a vindictive 37-year-old author who acts like the young adults for whom she writes novels. Mavis takes her bad attitude and even worse habits back to her hometown of Mercury, Minnesota, on a mission to break up a marriage, avoid her parents and manipulate anyone who gets in her way, all in the name of following her destiny.

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6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 10.30 Rage Vault Special. (PG, CC) 11.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Restoration Home. (R, CC) 1.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) (Final) 1.30 How We Got To Now: Cold. (R, CC) 2.30 Dingo: Wild Dog At War. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Great Southern Land: On The Move. (R, CC) 4.30 Landline. (R, CC) (Final) 5.00 Outback ER: Grey Nomad. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R, CC) A council clerk is murdered.

6.00 Home Shopping. (CC) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) Latest news, sport and weather. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) Highlights from the past week. 12.00 Golf. (CC) Australian Open. Third round. From The Australian Golf Club, Sydney. 5.00 Medical Emergency. (PG, R, CC) Doctors have to stop a man’s heart that is pumping at nearly four times the normal rate. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R, CC) Narrated by Grant Bowler.

6.00 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) The adventures of six puppies. 6.30 Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Today: Saturday. (CC) 10.00 Mornings: Saturday. (PG, CC) 12.00 Hot In Cleveland. (PG, R, CC) Elka throws a fake funeral for Victoria. 12.30 The Middle. (PG, R, CC) Aunt Edie passes away. 1.00 The Wild Life Of Tim Faulkner. (R, CC) Hosted by Tim Faulkner. 1.30 Cricket. (CC) Trans-Tasman Trophy. Third Test. Australia v New Zealand. Day 2. Afternoon session. From Adelaide Oval.

6.00 iFish. (R, CC) 7.00 ET’s Fishing Classics. (R, CC) 7.30 The Home Team. (R, CC) 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10: Saturday. (CC) 10.00 Studio 10: Saturday Extra. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Living Room. (R, CC) 12.30 The Doctors. (PG, CC) 1.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R, CC) 2.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 2.30 Movie Juice. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 iFish. (CC) Hosted by Paul Worsteling. 4.00 What’s Up Down Under. (CC) 4.30 Storm Season. (PG, CC) 5.00 Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 France 24. 6.30 Deutsche Welle. 7.00 Al Jazeera English News. (CC) 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 2.00 Tales From The Bush Larder. (R, CC) 2.30 Heston’s Fantastical Food. (PG, R, CC) 3.25 Mexican Fiesta With Peter Kuruvita Bitesize. (R) 3.30 Monster Moves: Moving Ancient Egypt. (R, CC) 4.30 International Festival Of Language And Culture. (CC) 5.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (R, CC)

7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 New Tricks. (PG, CC) The team investigates the murder of a private investigator who was stabbed during a robbery which went wrong. 8.30 Breathless. (PG, CC) In the wake of a patient’s death, Charlie is worried about being found guilty of malpractice and struck off. His fear is compounded by his conviction that no one, not even Otto, will defend him. Jean tries to repair her crumbling marriage by focusing on being a housewife. 9.20 The Beautiful Lie. (M, R, CC) (Final) In the wake of their move to the country, Anna’s relationship with Skeet turns poisonous. 10.20 Happy Valley. (M, R, CC) PC McAskill’s suspicions are heightened after she hears muffled sounds coming from the back of a van. 11.20 The Chaser’s Media Circus. (PG, R, CC) (Final) A mix of journalists, comedians and regulars dissect the week’s news and media through a series of satirical games.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Frozen. (PG, CC) (2013) A young princess goes in search of her sister who, fearful of the shocked response of her people to her unique power to control ice, flees the kingdom, leaving it locked in the midst of an eternal winter. Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff. 9.15 MOVIE: Snow White And The Huntsman. (M, R, CC) (2012) After learning she will be defeated by her former husband’s daughter, a sorceress orders her to be killed. However, the young woman escapes her clutches, so she orders a huntsman to track her down in exchange for using her powers to bring the man’s wife back to life. Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron. 11.45 The Goldbergs. (PG, R, CC) When Beverly fails to console Erica when her boyfriend dumps her, Murray steps in to help. Barry becomes obsessed with a new arcade game, forcing Adam to consider holding an intervention.

7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 Cricket. (CC) Trans-Tasman Trophy. Third Test. Australia v New Zealand. Day 2. Evening session. From Adelaide Oval. 9.30 Footy Show Fight Night. (CC) Team Fenech Event. IBF Pan Pacific light heavyweight title. Trent Broadhurst v Robert Powdrill. Other bouts include the Australian super welterweight title. From Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane. Hosted by Erin Molan, with commentary from Ray Hadley, Anthony Mundine and Billy Dib. 11.00 MOVIE: Rocky Balboa. (M, R, CC) (2006) After a virtual boxing match declares Rocky Balboa the victor over current champion Mason “The Line” Dixon, the former heavyweight steps out of retirement pitting himself against a new rival. Sylvester Stallone, Milo Ventimiglia, Burt Young.

6.00 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) A mischievous Valentine’s Day romp between Phil and Claire’s alter egos, Clive Bixby and Juliana, takes an unexpected turn which lands Claire in hospital. Cam and Mitch try to puzzle out events of a wild night. The pressures of family leave Gloria and Jay’s romantic life in tatters. 6.30 The Sound Of Music: 50 Years On. (CC) Angela Bishop heads back to Salzburg with former The Sound Of Music actors. 7.00 MOVIE: The Sound Of Music. (R, CC) (1965) On the eve of World War II, a novice nun leaves her convent to become governess to a large Austrian family. Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker. 10.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Guests include Dame Julie Andrews, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill and Pharrell Williams. 11.30 48 Hours: The Dog Trainer, The Heiress And The Bodyguard. (M, R, CC) Takes a look at the 2009 murder of celebrity dog trainer Mark Stover.

6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. (R) Coverage of contestants aged eight to 15, including 13-year-old Bella Paige from Australia, competing in the 13th annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest held at Arena Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria. 9.30 MOVIE: Fargo. (MA15+, R, CC) (1996) A pregnant Minnesota police chief investigates a string of roadside homicides after a struggling car salesman hires two criminals to kidnap his wife, in order to extort a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-inlaw. Frances McDormand, William H Macy, Steve Buscemi. 11.20 RocKwiz. (M, R, CC) Music quiz show, hosted by Julia Zemiro and Brian Nankervis. Featuring appearances by singersongwriter Steve Smyth and singer Juanita Stein, as well as a performance of version of Mondo Rock’s Summer Of ‘81 by Ross Wilson , Eric McCusker and the RocKwiz Orkestra.

12.00 Rage Vault Special. (MA15+) Music videos from the “vault”. 5.00 Rage. (PG) Continuous music programming.

12.10 Revenge. (M, R, CC) The identity of the body found on the beach at Emily and Daniel’s “Fire and Ice” engagement party is revealed. 1.00 Home Shopping.

1.00 MOVIE: Excalibur. (M, R, CC) (1981) Nigel Terry. 3.45 Anger Management. (M, R, CC) Charlie hits on Jordan’s AA sponsor. 4.15 WIN Presents. (CC) 4.30 Extra. (R, CC) 5.00 The Middle. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. 4.30 Healthy Homes TV. (R, CC) The latest ideas and inspirations for the home, garden and lifestyle with Walt Collins and Dani Wales. 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

12.20 Borgen. (M, R) Pirates hijack a Danish ship. 4.55 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) Hosted by Adam Liaw. 5.00 CCTV English News. News from China. 5.30 NHK World English News. 5.45 France 24 Feature.

3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 27.11.2015 to Sunday 29.11.2015

SATURDAY, November 28 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

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6.45pm Bad Neighbours (2014) Comedy. Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne. A couple’s life suffers when a fraternity moves in next door. (MA15+) Comedy

7.00pm The Middle. Sue tries to win a car. (PG) Comedy Channel

7.30pm Man Finds Food. (PG) TLC

7.30pm Basketball. NBL. Round 8. Illawarra Hawks v Townsville Crocodiles. Fox Sports 3

8.30pm Foxcatcher (2014) Drama. Steve Carell, Channing Tatum. (M) Premiere 10.50pm The Imitation Game (2014) Drama. Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley. During World War II, a cryptanalyst tries to unravel a secret code. (M) Premiere

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.45 Bing. (R) 2.55 Sarah And Duck. 3.00 Bookaboo. (R, CC) 3.15 dirtgirlworld. (R, CC) 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Bubble Bath Bay. (R, CC) 4.25 Mister Maker. (R, CC) 4.45 The Furchester Hotel. (R, CC) 5.00 Curious George. (R, CC) 5.25 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.30 Octonauts. (R, CC) 5.50 Puffin Rock. (R, CC) 6.00 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 6.10 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.25 Tree Fu Tom. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (R, CC) 7.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (PG, CC) 8.10 Would I Lie To You? Shortcuts. (R, CC) 8.30 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. (M, R, CC) 9.15 Live At The Apollo. (M, R, CC) 10.00 Inside Amy Schumer. (M, R, CC) 10.25 The Office. (M, R, CC) 10.55 Extras. (M, R, CC) 11.25 Red Dwarf X. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Red Dwarf X. (R, CC) 1.00 Red Dwarf X. (PG, R, CC) 2.35 News Update. (R) 2.40 Close. 5.00 Penelope. (R, CC) 5.05 Toby’s Travelling Circus. (CC) 5.15 Joe & Jack. (R, CC) 5.20 Waybuloo. (R, CC) 5.40 Tilly And Friends. (R, CC) 5.50 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.55 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 8.15 Nerds And Monsters. (R, CC) 8.30 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R, CC) 9.00 Good Game: SP. (CC) 9.25 Total Drama World Tour. (R, CC) 9.55 The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (R, CC) 10.15 Endangered Species. (R, CC) 10.30 Endangered Species. (PG, R, CC) 11.05 Prank Patrol Road Trip. (R, CC) 11.30 Strange Hill High. (R, CC) 12.00 Dani’s House. (R, CC) 12.30 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 2.20 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head. (R, CC) 2.50 Canimals. (R) 3.00 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 3.25 Splatalot. (R, CC) 3.50 Studio 3. 3.55 Horrible Science. (R, CC) 4.15 The New Adventures Of Figaro Pho. (R, CC) 4.30 Big Babies. (R, CC) 4.45 Kobushi. (R, CC) 4.50 The Amazing Extraordinary Friends. (R) 5.15 Spooksville. (PG, R, CC) 5.40 World’s End. (R, CC) 6.10 Riders Of Berk. (R, CC) 6.30 Rocket’s Island. (CC) (New Series) 7.00 Nowhere Boys. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 8.00 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 8.25 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 8.55 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) 10.45 Close.

9.00pm Betty White’s Off Their Rockers. (M) Comedy Channel 9.30pm 10,000 Days. When Comet 23 struck Earth, it sent the planet into a deep freeze. Now, 27 years in the future, those who survived are battling life or death. (M) SyFy

7.30pm Treehouse Masters. Pete and crew saddle up to build a Wild West-themed treehouse. (PG) Discovery 8.30pm The Pool Master. Anthony is building a Texassized pool. (PG) Discovery

7.30pm Soccer. A-League. Round 8. Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United. Fox Sports 4 9.45pm Alpine Skiing. Cross-Country. World Cup. Men’s 10km Free Technic. Eurosport Benedict Cumberbatch stars in The Imitation Game

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 Saturday Disney. (CC) 9.00 Jessie. (R, CC) 9.30 Shake It Up. (CC) 10.00 Shopping. (R) 11.00 Thorney’s Cooking Central. (PG, R) 11.30 Great South East. (CC) 12.00 Creek To Coast. (CC) 12.30 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 1.00 Qld Weekender. (CC) 1.30 WA Weekender. (CC) 2.00 Melbourne Weekender. (CC) 2.30 Intolerant Cooks. 3.00 Malaysia Kitchen. 3.30 Trash To Treasure. (PG, R) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG, R) 5.30 Dealers Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. (PG, R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 7.30 The House That £100K Built. (PG, R) 8.30 Escape To The Country. Jonnie Irwin heads to Somerset. 9.30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features. (R) Presented by Nick Knowles. 10.30 Trash To Treasure. (PG, R) 11.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 12.30 Private Practice. (M, R, CC) 1.30 Dr Oz. (M, CC) 2.30 MOVIE: The Falcon Strikes Back. (PG, R) (1943) Tom Conway. 4.00 MOVIE: The Falcon In Mexico. (PG, R) (1944) 5.30 Home Shopping.

7MATE 6.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 7.00 A Football Life. (PG) 8.00 Shopping. (R) 9.00 Zoom TV. (PG, R) 10.00 Fifth Gear. (PG, R) 11.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. The Magic Man 34 and Demo Derby. 12.00 Motor Racing. Ultimate Sprintcar Championship. 12.30 Market Values. (PG, R) 2.00 Shannon’s Legends Of Motorsport. (PG) 3.00 Inside West Coast Customs. (PG, R) 4.00 Dust Up. (PG, R) 4.30 The Border. (PG, R) 5.30 Ultimate Factories. 6.30 Air Crash Investigations. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Air Crash Investigations: Cracks In The System. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 America’s Hardest Prisons: Sacramento – Chaos In California. (M, R) A look at Sacramento County Jail. 9.45 Louisiana Lockdown. (M) 10.45 Locked Up Abroad. (MA15+) 12.00 World’s Worst Tenants. (M, R) 1.00 Inside West Coast Customs. (PG, R) 2.00 Ultimate Factories. (R) 3.00 Fifth Gear. (PG, R) 4.00 Zoom TV. (PG, R) 4.30 Shannon’s Legends Of Motorsport. (PG, R) 5.30 Shopping. (R)

GO! 6.00 Thunderbirds. 7.00 Kids’ WB Saturday. 7.05 Looney Tunes. 7.30 The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 8.30 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 9.00 Looney Tunes. (R) 9.30 Adv Time. (PG, R) 10.00 The Batman. (R) 10.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 11.00 Buzz Bumble. (C, R, CC) 11.30 Move It. (C, R, CC) 12.00 Kitchen Whiz. (C, R, CC) 12.30 SpongeBob. (R) 1.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 2.00 Fishing Australia. (R, CC) 2.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. (PG) 3.00 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 3.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 4.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG, R) 4.30 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 5.00 Tom And Jerry. (R) 5.30 Looney Tunes. (R) 6.00 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: Shrek Forever After. (PG, R, CC) (2010) 8.30 MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. (M, R, CC) (2013) Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson. 11.30 Anger Management. (M, R, CC) 12.00 Arrow. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Arrow. (AV15+, R, CC) 2.00 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 2.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. (PG, R) 3.00 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 4.30 Robocar Poli. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (PG, R)

GEM 6.00 MOVIE: The Overlanders. (CC) (1946) 7.50 River Cottage Bites. 8.00 Danoz. 8.30 Antiques. (R, CC) 9.00 MOVIE: Will Any Gentleman…? (R, CC) (1953) 10.45 MOVIE: The Man In The White Suit. (R) (1951) 12.30 Postcards Summer. (CC) 1.00 MOVIE: Mister Roberts. (R, CC) (1955) 3.30 Inside Spectre With Richard Wilkins. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 MOVIE: The Sea Chase. (PG, CC) (1955) John Wayne. 6.30 MOVIE: You’ve Got Mail. (PG, R) (1998) Two business rivals fall in love online. Tom Hanks. 8.55 MOVIE: Indecent Proposal. (M, R, CC) (1993) A wealthy financier threatens an idyllic marriage when he offers a couple one million dollars, to spend the night with the wife. Robert Redford, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson. 11.20 MOVIE: The Group. (M, CC) (1966) Elizabeth Hartman. 2.20 MOVIE: Mister Roberts. (R, CC) (1955) 4.35 MOVIE: A Hill In Korea. (PG, R, CC) (1956) Stephen Boyd, Ronald Lewis.

ONE 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 9.00 Animal Extra. (R, CC) 9.30 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 12.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Megafactories. (R) 2.00 Car Torque. (R, CC) 2.30 Loaded. (PG, R) 3.00 Motor Racing. Australian GT Championship. Highlands 101. 4.00 4x4 Adventures. (R, CC) 5.00 Escape With ET. (R, CC) 5.30 David Attenborough’s Madagascar. (R, CC) 6.30 Monster Jam. Highlights of monster truck racing. 7.30 Scorpion. (PG, R, CC) (Final) Walter’s car teeters on a cliff’s edge. 8.30 The X-Files. (M, R, CC) Mulder and Scully investigate the mysterious case of a military test pilot who disappeared. 10.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) (Final) 11.30 Movie Juice. (R, CC) 12.00 Graceland. (M) 1.00 Ripper Street. (M, R, CC) (Final) 2.00 Bellator MMA. (R) 5.00 Motor Racing. World Series Sprintcars. Scott Darley Challenge. Night 2. Replay. From Sydney.

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, CC) 8.30 Scope. (C, CC) 9.05 The Loop. (PG) 11.35 To Be Advised. 2.00 ST: Next Gen. (PG, R) 3.00 TBL Families. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) Becker confronts a patient. 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) Debra is sick of Ray’s family. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Guests include Tom Hanks, David Walliams, Peter Capaldi and Duran Duran. 9.30 Sex And The City. (MA15+, R) Carrie belives that her “stock” has gone up after she sets a date with fellow author Jack Berger. 10.50 Empire. (M, R) Lucious attempts to assert his power. 11.50 The Loop. (PG, R) 2.20 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 2.55 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG, R)

SBS 2 6.00 Indonesian News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Chinese News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Hungarian News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.05 Croatian News. 9.40 Serbian News. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.00 Japanese News. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Soccer. A-League. Round 8. Melbourne City v Perth Glory. Replay. 3.00 Planet Sport. (PG, R) 4.00 Departures. (PG, R) 4.55 Dare 2 Dance. (R) 6.00 MOVIE: The Secret World Of Arrietty. (2010) Bridgit Mendler, David Henrie, Will Arnett. 7.45 If You Are The One. 8.45 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle: Panama. (PG, CC) Part 4 of 4. 9.35 MOVIE: Young Adult. (M, R) (2011) Charlize Theron. 11.15 MOVIE: The Guard. (AV15+, R) (2011) Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong. 1.00 MOVIE: Big Bad Wolves. (MA15+) (2013) 3.00 MOVIE: At World’s End. (M, R) (2009) 4.45 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

NITV 6.00 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 6.30 Waabiny Time. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Bizou. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Bushwhacked! 9.00 Tales Of Tatonka. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 The Long Walk Of Nelson Mandela. (PG) 12.00 NITV News Week In Review. 12.30 The Other Side. (PG) 1.00 Roads To Memphis. (PG) 2.30 Surviving. 3.00 Desperate Measures. 3.30 Our Footprint. 4.00 Around The Campfire. 4.30 Unearthed. 5.00 Ngurra. 5.30 NITV News Week In Review. 6.00 Lagau Danalaig: An Island Life. 7.00 Unearthed. 7.30 Kai Time On The Road. A look at healthy eating. 8.00 Kimberley, The Land Of The Wandjina. 9.00 All Our Relations: Theo Fleury. (PG) Indigneous celebrities go on journeys. 9.30 MOVIE: Backroads. (AV15+) (1977) Bill Hunter, Gary Foley. 10.30 Knowledge, Painting And Country. (PG) 11.15 Whistle In The Wind. 11.30 Unearthed. 12.00 Volumz. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 News. (CC) 11.30 Australia Wide. (CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 12.30 Landline. (R, CC) 1.00 National Press Club Address. (R, CC) 2.00 News. 2.30 The Mix. (CC) 3.00 News. (CC) 3.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 The Drum Weekly. 5.00 News. 5.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 Foreign Correspondent. (R, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 8.00 Four Corners. (R, CC) 8.45 The Quarters. 9.00 News. (CC) 9.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 10.00 News. (CC) 10.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 12.00 National Press Club Address. (R, CC) 1.00 BBC World News. 1.30 The Drum Weekly. (R) 2.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 Landline. (R, CC) 4.00 BBC World News. 4.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 2811

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Friday 27.11.2015 to Sunday 29.11.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

Sunday, November 29 Genius

MOVIE: The Patriot

Limitless

SBS, 8.35pm

ONE, 9.30pm, AV15+ (2000)

TEN, 8.30pm

This fascinating British doco tells the often eye-opening stories of the men and women who have managed to change the way we live. These are the heroes, legendary icons and luminaries who brought monumental innovations that are hard to imagine life without, such as the aeroplane and the television, the A-bomb and more. But behind every great genius is a great rival, an unstoppable adversary with incredible vision, determination and ambition, and out of their struggles came the greatest breakthroughs. In this four-part series, we hear the stories of how the rivals for posterity clashed, lost everything or triumphed in adversity.

It’s hard to believe Roland Emmerich, director of such bombastic spectacles as Godzilla and Independence Day, is responsible for this lavish, top-class period saga featuring the dearly departed Heath Ledger. Mel Gibson stars as a war hero and widowed father-of-seven who refuses to fight in the Continental Army in 1776. But when one of his sons is killed by an exceedingly nasty English colonel (Jason Isaacs), he is inextricably forced to take up arms alongside his patriotic eldest son (Ledger) and a motley bunch of fighters in the American War of Independence. Gibson and Ledger promise thrills, chills and heart.

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ABC

PRIME7

WIN

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Offsiders. (CC) 10.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 11.00 The World This Week. (R, CC) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R, CC) 12.00 70 Years Of ABC Rural. (R, CC) 1.00 From The Heart: The Reef. (R, CC) 1.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 2.00 Soccer. (CC) W-League. Round 7. Western Sydney Wanderers v Canberra United. 4.30 Antiques Master. (R, CC) (Final) Presented by Sandi Toksvig. 5.00 New Tricks. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Home Shopping. (CC) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) Latest news, sport and weather. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) Highlights from the past week. 11.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. (CC) 11.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. (R, CC) Two Russian cosmonauts pay a visit. 12.00 Golf. (CC) Australian Open. Final round. From The Australian Golf Club, Sydney. 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (CC) Mike heads to the Jamala Wildlife Lodge.

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6.00 Kitchen Cabinet. (R, CC) Annabel Crabb travels to the Otway Ranges in Victoria to meet the Leader of the Greens, Richard Di Natale. 6.30 Compass: Pudding Church. (CC) (Final) A look at Newcastle’s Adamstown Uniting Church which has been making Christmas puddings since 1971. 7.00 News. (CC) 7.40 Doctor Who. (PG, CC) In a world unlike any other, the Doctor finds himself forced to confront his greatest challenge alone. 8.40 Inspector George Gently. (M, R, CC) In the wake of the shootings at the cathedral, Inspector George Gently is surprised by the news Sergeant John Bacchus has decided to resign. 10.10 Humans. (M, R, CC) Rejected and alone, Karen heads to George’s house to find Niska. Pete sets out to learn Karen’s true identity. 10.55 Andy Warhol: Raggedy Andy. (PG, R, CC) Part 1 of 2. Ric Burns explores the work of one of the 20th century’s most influential artists, Andy Warhol.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 Sunday Night. (CC) Current affairs program, hosted by Melissa Doyle. 8.00 The Force: Behind The Line. (PG, CC) The Sexual Crime Squad serves a warrant on a man accused of procuring a woman and her daughter. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. (PG, R, CC) Join officers from Operation Karup, an initiative by Perth’s Child Sex Crime police unit which uses computer technology to pinpoint people accessing child exploitation material on the internet, as they execute a series of search warrants. Narrated by Simon Reeve. 9.00 Quantico. (M, CC) The recruits are tested on everything they know in an explosive midterm exam. 10.00 Quantico. (M, CC) The recruits are given individual assignments, only to realise they are all connected as part of a lesson. 11.00 Grey’s Anatomy. (M, CC) In an already tense environment, the doctors work on a high-stakes case involving a long time patient.

12.55 Rake. (M, R, CC) Cleaver gets shot in the buttocks. 1.50 Inspector George Gently. (M, R, CC) Sergeant John Bacchus resigns. 3.20 Humans. (M, R, CC) Karen heads to George’s house. 4.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) 5.00 Order In The House. (CC)

12.00 Home Shopping. 5.30 Early News. (CC) Local, national and overseas news, including sport and the latest weather.

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) My Surf TV. (CC) Surfing. (CC) World League. Quiksilver Pro France. Highlights. Australian Fishing Championships. (CC) (Final) The Wild Life Of Tim Faulkner. (R, CC) The Wildlife Man Featuring David Ireland: Australian Safari. (PG, R, CC) Cricket. (CC) Trans-Tasman Trophy. Third Test. Australia v New Zealand. Day 3. Afternoon session. From Adelaide Oval.

TEN

SBS

6.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. (CC) 6.30 Hillsong. (CC) 7.00 Mass For You At Home. 7.30 Joel Osteen. (CC) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10: Sunday. (CC) 10.00 The Bolt Report. (CC) 11.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R, CC) 11.30 Animal Extra. (CC) (Final) 12.00 TBL Families. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG, CC) 2.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. (CC) 3.00 The Bolt Report. (R, CC) Hosted by Andrew Bolt. 4.00 RPM. (CC) (Final) Hosted by Matt White. 5.00 Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 France 24 English News. 6.30 Deutsche Welle English News. 7.00 Al Jazeera English News. (CC) 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News From Cyprus. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 The World Game. (CC) 2.00 Speedweek. (CC) 4.00 Cycling. (CC) Cape To Cape MTB. Highlights. 5.00 FIFA World Cup 2018 Magazine. (CC) 5.30 Apocalypse: The Rise Of Hitler: The Menace. (M, R, CC) Part 1 of 2.

7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 Cricket. (CC) Trans-Tasman Trophy. Third Test. Australia v New Zealand. Day 3. Evening session. From Adelaide Oval. 9.30 MOVIE: Lethal Weapon. (M, R, CC) (1987) A veteran detective partners an officer with a death wish to uncover a drug-smuggling operation. Although they both dislike working with other officers, their unique approaches appear to be the key to the case. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey. 11.45 Person Of Interest. (M, R, CC) Reese and Finch are caught up in a power struggle for control of the city’s gangs after Elias is targeted by Dominic, the ambitious leader of the Brotherhood. Root and Shaw disagree over how to handle a new threat.

6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) Two families try to win big prizes by guessing the most popular responses to a survey of the public. 6.30 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) Things get awkward at Claire’s university reunion after she and Phil encounter a professor she once dated. 7.00 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) Mitch and Cam’s party girl friend, Sal, announces she is getting married to a man she met only months earlier. 7.30 TBL Families. (PG, CC) Four families take part in a weight loss journey which will change their lives for the better. 8.30 Limitless. (M, CC) After taking a day off work sick, the CIA abducts Brian from home to “borrow” his NZTenhanced skills. 9.30 NCIS. (R, CC) The team discovers the Secretary of the Navy was bugged during a confidential briefing. 10.30 NCIS. (R, CC) Gibbs’ ex-wife is linked to a murder. 11.30 Motor Racing. (CC) Formula 1. Race 19. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. From Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

6.30 World News. (CC) 7.35 Greeks, Romans, Vikings: Greeks – The Founders Of Europe. (PG, R, CC) Part 1 of 3. Explores the truth behind the myths and age-old clichés about ancient cultures, beginning with Greece, which is known as the cradle of Western civilisation. Not only home to some of history’s great thinkers, it was also the birthplace of democracy. 8.35 Genius. (CC) Part 4 of 4. Documents the innovators and inventors, and their rivals, who helped change the world. 10.15 Inquisition: The Spanish Inquisition. (MA15+, CC) Part 2 of 4. A look at the history of one of the most feared religious institutions of all time continues. 11.10 MOVIE: Assembly. (AV15+, R) (2007) Based on a true story. A former officer seeks recognition for the sacrifices his soldiers made, during the Chinese Civil War, when they were ordered to hold the banks of a river with no possibility of retreat. Hanyu Zhang, Chao Deng, Wenkang Yuan.

12.45 Gotham. (AV15+, R, CC) Penguin leads a massacre. 1.45 WIN Presents. (R, CC) 2.00 Spyforce. (PG, R) 3.00 What Would You Do? (M, R, CC) 4.00 Good Morning America: Sunday. (CC) 5.00 News: Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

2.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 Life Today With James Robison. (PG) Religious program. 4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC) Morning news and talk show. Hosted by Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell.

1.20 MOVIE: Till Faith Do Us Part. (M, R, CC) (2010) Silke Bodenbender. 3.05 Food Inc. (PG, R, CC) 4.50 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 CCTV English News. 5.30 NHK World English News. 5.45 France 24 Feature.

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SUNDAY, November 29 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.00pm Inception (2010) Sci-ﬁ. Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard. A thief invades people’s minds through their dreams. (M) Action

7.30pm Aida: Handa Opera On Sydney Harbour. Tells the tragic love story of an Egyptian commander, a pharaoh and an enslaved Ethiopian princess, starring international soprano Latonia Moore. (PG) Foxtel Arts

6.30pm Mighty Planes Special: Super Hercules. (PG) Discovery Turbo

3.00pm Cricket. Third Test. India v South Africa. Day 5. Fox Sports 2

7.30pm Pearl Harbor Declassified. A dissection of the event that led to the US declaration of war. (M) Discovery

5.00pm Soccer. A-League. Round 8. Central Coast Mariners v Western

8.30pm The Fault In Our Stars (2014) Romance. Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort. Two teenagers fall in love at a cancer support group. (M) Romance

8.05pm Californication. Atticus heads to rehab. (MA15+) Showcase

10.50pm Lone Survivor (2014) Biography. Taylor Kitsch, Mark Wahlberg. (MA15+) Premiere

9.30pm 2 Broke Girls. (M) FOX8

ABC2/ABC KIDS

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6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.25 Pocoyo. (R, CC) 2.30 Charlie And Lola. (R, CC) 2.45 Bing. (R) 2.55 Sarah And Duck. 3.00 Bookaboo. (R, CC) 3.15 dirtgirlworld. (R, CC) 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Bubble Bath Bay. (R, CC) 4.25 Mister Maker. (R, CC) 4.45 The Furchester Hotel. (R, CC) 5.00 The Gruffalo. (R, CC) 5.25 The Gruffalo’s Child. (R, CC) 5.50 Puffin Rock. (R, CC) 6.00 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 6.10 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.25 Tree Fu Tom. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 True Stories. (PG, R, CC) 8.15 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Adam Hills Stands Up Live. (M, R, CC) 9.30 Buzzcocks. (M, R, CC) 10.00 When Louis Met Paul And Debbie. (PG, R, CC) 10.50 Ladyboys. (M, R, CC) 11.40 Live At The Apollo. (M, R, CC) 12.25 Stan Lee’s Superhumans. (PG, R, CC) 1.10 Great Ormond Street. (PG, R, CC) 2.10 News Update. (R) 2.15 Close. 5.00 Penelope. (R, CC) 5.05 Toby’s Travelling Circus. (CC) 5.15 Joe & Jack. (R, CC) 5.20 Waybuloo. (R, CC) 5.40 Tilly And Friends. (R, CC) 5.50 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.55 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 8.15 Nerds And Monsters. (R, CC) 8.30 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R) 9.00 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 9.25 Total Drama World Tour. (R, CC) 9.55 The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (R, CC) 10.15 Endangered Species. (PG, R, CC) 10.30 Endangered Species. (R, CC) 11.05 Prank Patrol Road Trip. (R, CC) 11.30 Strange Hill High. (R, CC) 11.55 3 On 3. (R, CC) 12.00 Dani’s House. (R, CC) 12.30 The Next Step. (R, CC) 1.10 Great Big Adv. (R, CC) 1.25 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 1.55 Horrible Histories. (PG, R, CC) 2.25 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head. (R, CC) 2.50 Canimals. (R) 3.00 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 3.25 Splatalot. (R, CC) 3.55 Studio 3. 4.00 Roy. (R, CC) 4.30 Hank Zipzer. (R, CC) 4.55 So Awkward. (R) 5.25 Little Lunch. (R, CC) 5.35 Gortimer Gibbon’s Life On Normal Street. (R) 6.10 Riders Of Berk. (R, CC) 6.30 Rocket’s Island. (CC) 7.00 Nowhere Boys. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 8.00 The Haunting Hour. (PG, CC) 8.45 Wolfblood. (R, CC) 9.10 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG, R, CC) 9.20 Rage. (PG, R) 1.50 Close.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. (PG) 7.30 Michael Youssef. (PG) 8.00 David Jeremiah. (PG) 8.30 Shopping. 9.30 Home And Away Catch-Up. (PG, R) 12.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Lyndey Milan’s Taste Of Australia. (R) 2.00 World’s Strictest Parents. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG, R) 5.30 Dealers Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. (PG, R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 7.30 The House That £100K Built: Tricks Of The Trade. (R) Homeowners take on ambitious projects. 8.30 Escape To The Country. Alistair Appleton travels to Cornwall to help a couple with regal duties find a country home on a $750,000 budget. 9.30 Escape To The Continent. Anita Rani heads to Spain. 11.00 Best Houses Australia. 11.30 Bush Pilots. (PG, R) 12.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 1.30 Dealers Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. (PG, R) 2.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 3.30 Escape To The Continent. (R) 5.00 Home Shopping.

7MATE 6.00 Shopping. (R) 6.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 7.00 NFL Game Day. 7.30 Shopping. (R) 9.30 Shannon’s Legends Of Motorsport. (PG, R) 10.30 Motor Racing. Red CentreNATS. 12.30 The Hook & The Cook. (PG, R) 1.00 The AFN Fishing Show. (PG) 1.30 Big Angry Fish. (PG) 2.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG, R) 3.30 Motorcycle Racing. AUS-X Open Sydney. From AllPhones Arena, Sydney. 6.00 What Went Down. (PG, R) Examines wins and fails. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (M, R, CC) Leonard seeks Penny’s advice. 8.30 MOVIE: Van Helsing. (M, R, CC) (2004) A vampire hunter battles a vampire. Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale. 11.05 MOVIE: Deep Rising. (MA15+, R, CC) (1998) Treat Williams. 1.30 Jail. (M, R) 2.00 Motor Racing. Red CentreNATS. Replay. From Alice Springs, Northern Territory. 4.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG, R) 5.00 NFL. NFL. Week 12. Atlanta Falcons v Minnesota Vikings. From Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia.

8.30pm Bondi Vet. Chris rescues a seven-year-old husky. (PG) National Geographic People

9.15pm Alpine Skiing. Cross-Country. World Cup. Men’s 15km Classic. Eurosport Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort star in The Fault In Our Stars

GO! 6.00 Thunderbirds. (R) 7.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 7.05 Looney Tunes. 7.30 The Skinner Boys. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 8.30 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 9.00 Looney Tunes. (R) 9.30 Adv Time. (PG, R) 10.00 Young Justice. (PG, R) 10.30 The Batman. (R) 11.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. (PG) 11.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 12.00 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 12.30 SpongeBob. (R) 1.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. (PG) 3.00 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 3.30 Young Justice. (PG, R) 4.30 The Batman. (R) 5.00 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 5.30 Looney Tunes. (R) 6.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG) 6.30 MOVIE: Legally Blonde 2: Red, White And Blonde. (PG, R) (2003) Reese Witherspoon. 8.30 MOVIE: Clueless. (M, R) (1995) Alicia Silverstone. 10.30 MOVIE: Down To You. (M, R, CC) (2000) Freddie Prinze Jr. 12.30 The Originals. (AV15+) 1.30 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 2.00 Yu-GiOh! Arc-V. (PG, R) 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. (PG, R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 4.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (PG, R)

GEM 6.00 Skippy. (R) 6.30 River Cottage Bites. (R) 6.40 MOVIE: The Likely Lads. (PG, R) (1976) 8.30 Danoz. 9.30 Antiques. (R, CC) 10.00 MOVIE: Inside Daisy Clover. (PG, R, CC) (1965) 12.40 MOVIE: Kim. (R, CC) (1950) 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 8. Match Of The Week. 5.00 Rapid Response. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 7.30 Journey To The Bottom Of The Ocean. (PG, R, CC) Presented by Richard Hammond. 8.30 MOVIE: City Heat. (M, R, CC) (1984) A cop and a PI work together. Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds. 10.30 Step Dave. (M, CC) Dave suspects that Cara is embarrassed. 11.30 Believe. (M, R, CC) 12.30 Spring In WA With The Garden Gurus. (CC) 1.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Danoz Direct. 3.00 New Style Direct. 3.30 Global Shop. 4.30 Enjoying Everyday Life With Joyce Meyer. (PG) 5.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC)

ONE 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 9.00 Storm Season. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 World Sport. (R) 10.00 Attenborough’s Life In The Undergrowth. (R, CC) 11.00 Fishing Edge. 11.30 Loaded. (PG, R) 12.00 Snap Happy. 12.30 Enchanted Kingdom. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Driven Not Hidden. 3.00 Temporary Australians. 3.30 4x4 Adventures. (R, CC) 4.30 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 5.00 What’s Up! Downunder. (R, CC) 5.30 iFish. 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 Russell Coight’s All Aussie Adventures. (PG, R) Russell travels through the Outback. 8.30 Cops: Adults Only. (M, R) Follows police officers on patrol. 9.30 MOVIE: The Patriot. (AV15+, R) (2000) A plantation owner joins the Revolutionary War. Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger. 12.50 World Sport. 1.15 RPM. (R, CC) 2.10 48 Hours. (M, R, CC) 3.05 Cops: Adults Only. (M, R) 4.05 Undercover Boss. (M, R) 5.00 Attenborough’s Life In The Undergrowth. (R, CC)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 9.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 9.30 TMNT. (R) 10.00 Kuu-Kuu Harajuku. (C, CC) 10.30 Sabrina. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 11.30 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Neighbours. (R, CC) 5.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. (PG, R) 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 Futurama. (PG, R, CC) Fry experiences the internet of the future. 7.00 The Simpsons. (PG, R) 7.30 Futurama. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 The Simpsons. (PG, R) Bart starts smoking to impress a girl. 8.30 MOVIE: Napoleon Dynamite. (PG, R, CC) (2004) An eccentric teenager tries to help his friend. Jon Heder, Jon Gries. 10.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG) Hosted by James Corden. 11.30 House Of Lies. (MA15+) 12.00 The Crazy Ones. (M) 12.30 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (R) 5.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. (R)

SBS 2 6.00 Indonesian News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Chinese News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Maltese News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.00 PopAsia. (PG) 11.00 Japanese News. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 MOVIE: The Secret World Of Arrietty. (R) (2010) 2.45 Benidorm Bastards. (PG, R) 3.10 Secret Life Of… (PG, R) 3.40 The Pitch. (PG, R) 4.35 Heston’s Feasts. (M, R, CC) 5.30 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. (R) 7.30 If You Are The One. Hosted by Meng Fei. 8.30 MOVIE: Star Trek: The Motion Picture. (PG, R) (1979) The Enterprise investigates an alien probe. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy. 10.55 South Park. (MA15+) 11.20 Sex With Sunny Megatron. (MA15+) 11.50 In Her Skin. (M) 1.40 MOVIE: Romantics Anonymous. (M, R) (2010) Benoît Poelvoorde, Isabelle Carré, Lorella Cravotta. 3.05 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

NITV 6.00 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 6.30 Waabiny Time. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Bizou. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Go Lingo. 9.00 Tales Of Tatonka. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 Soccer. (CC) FIFA Women’s World Cup. Final. USA v Japan. 12.00 NITV News Week In Review. 12.30 Rugby League. Queensland Murri Carnival. Women’s first semi-final. Highlanders v Tiddas United. 1.30 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Men’s first semi-final. Newcastle All Blakcs v La Perouse Panthers. 3.00 MOVIE: Storm Boy. (PG) (1976) 4.30 Unearthed. 5.00 Te Kaea. 5.30 NITV News Week In Review. 6.00 Awaken. 7.00 Ngurra. 7.30 Sheltered. 8.00 Tangaroa With Pio. 8.30 The Last Leader Of The Crocodile Islands. (PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Che: Part One. (M) (2008) The story of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara. Benicio Del Toro. 11.45 Two Laws. (PG) 2.00 Knowledge, Painting And Country. (PG) 2.40 Skydancer. (PG) 4.00 We Still Live Here. 5.00 Fusion With Casey Donovan.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 11.00 News. (CC) 11.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 12.30 The Drum Weekly. (R) 1.00 News. 1.30 Landline. (R, CC) (Final) 2.00 News. 2.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 3.00 News. (CC) 3.30 Offsiders. (R, CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 5.00 News. 5.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 Australian Story. (R, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 8.00 Insiders. (R, CC) 9.00 News. (CC) 9.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 10.00 News. (CC) 10.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 The Drum Weekly. (R) 12.00 IQ2. (R, CC) 12.45 The Quarters. (R) 1.00 BBC World News. 1.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 2.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 4.00 BBC World News. 4.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 2911

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1. Ignite 6. Russian guitar 11. Swindled 15. Senior 16. Tropical jellymaking fruit 17. Unforeseen drawback 18. Dutifulness 21. Stingiest 22. Party 23. Jittery (2,4) 24. Hollered 28. Adroit 30. Canvas shelter 32. Tiny islands 35. Angry 37. Ceases 38. Peaches & ... 40. Painter, Vincent ... (3,4) 43. Spread out 45. Backchat 47. Creep 48. Torvill or Dean (3-6) 52. Non-government body (1,1,1) 53. Oddest 56. Anxiety 58. Bahamas capital 60. Practice (5,3) 61. Cottons on 62. Derived from many sources 64. High-dependency ward (1,1,1) 65. Fah, ..., lah, te, doh 67. Shortbread treats 69. Hymn, Ave ... 72. Preoccupied 75. Harness (oxen) 77. Pelvic joints 78. Territory, Puerto ... 79. Knowledgeable about (2,2) 81. Most hideous 83. Submerged sandbank 84. Aural orifice 86. National banner 87. Honshu’s chief city 90. Seize (power) 92. Flowing volcano rock 93. Recently 95. Redcurrants, etc. 96. Eventuates 98. Glide aloft 99. Velvety kidskin 100. Internet connection device 101. Lentil dish 102. Pastry meals 103. Mama & ... 104. Ruffian 106. Quotes 110. Submarine detector 113. Kiddies 115. Ailment 116. Small leakage 117. Disembark 118. Spaces 119. Cylinders 122. Study tables 125. Rip violently

126. Revised 127. Take off 129. Beastlier 130. Fatigue 131. Left hurriedly 132. German WWII fascist 133. Egyptian cobras 134. Identify (problem) 137. Humble oneself 138. Swayed unsteadily 142. Purge 143. Dove call 145. Musical composition 146. Beetle grub 149. Models 151. Got older (of population) 152. Coronary artery disease symptom

154. Abnormality 156. Anti-lock braking system (1,1,1) 157. Baton-passing contest (5,4) 159. Rugby pack 161. Tariffs 163. Hot condiment 168. Sprightlier 171. Positive pole 172. Gossiped 176. Ally 177. Zany 180. London nightclub zone 181. Begone, go ...! 183. Buffoon 187. Despise 188. Firebomb liquid 190. Put to work 191. Partitioned container 192. Citrus crop 193. Flat-bodied

19. Haemorrhaged 20. Disadvantages 25. Approximate hour of arrival (1,1,1) 26. Nigeria’s principal port 27. Use shovel 29. Lionise 31. Exclusive English DOWN college 1. Insinuate 32. Little devil 2. Death-causing 33. Slanted 3. Not sleeping 34. In French it’s Le 4. Slippery fish 36. Oratory 5. Coach 39. Attacks 6. Extensive 40. Nullify 7. Certifies (ac41. Ashamedly counts) 42. Lies 8. Prevents 44. Morse sounds 9. Operative 46. Realised 10. Invaders 47. Lyrical tune 11. Stardom 49. Grain tips 12. End-of-year finals 50. Dust-coloured 13. Crinkly fabric 51. Encounters (4,4) 14. Calendar entries 53. More nauseous lizard 194. Actress, ... Rigg 195. Forms liking for (5,2) 196. Reference tomes 197. Monday’s tomorrow

54. Nook 55. Withdrawal 57. Felled tree remains 59. Besiege 63. Employee suspensions (3-4) 66. Arcade game 67. Pauper 68. Excels 70. Aground 71. Baghdad natives 73. Break-up 74. Blunted 76. Malaysian capital (5,6) 80. Toy weapons 82. Eyelid swelling 85. Copied 88. Maintains pace (5,2) 89. Protests 90. Bent 180 degrees (1-6) 91. Unveils

94. Shockingly vivid 97. Everest is there 104. Firm up (grip) 105. Panted 106. Beachside hut 107. Determine (blood group) 108. Split up 109. Snow pastime 111. US astronauts’ HQ 112. Street brawler 113. Strand (of cotton) 114. Willing torturers 120. Visionary speculation 121. Bubble 123. Typified 124. Guernseys & jerseys 127. Tamper 128. French dance 135. Run up (debts) 136. Fort

139. Allowing 140. Hollow 141. Spend time idly 144. Healing gel, aloe ... 147. Eve’s mate 148. Immense 150. Assemble (film) for screening 153. Inheritor 155. Saint, Joan ... (2,3) 158. Prove wrong 160. W US state 162. Once again 164. Battery size (1,1,1) 165. Headgear 166. Pre-publication fee 167. Chronicle 169. Public house 170. CD brand (1,1,1) 172. Energetic person

173. Bacall’s first husband 174. Hispanic US resident 175. Scandinavian 177. Fix (photo) on to backing 178. Wet one’s whistle 179. Awry 180. Rise suddenly, ... up 182. Inches, feet & ... 184. Senseless (comment) 185. Carried on (war) 186. Delicious 187. Child’s building blocks 189. Castle water ditch © LOVATTS PUZZLES MEG3536

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FIND THE WORDS This is a theme puzzle with the subject stated below. Find the listed words in the grid. (They may run in any direction but always in a straight line. Some letters are used more than once.) Ring each word as you find it and when you have completed the puzzle, there will be 18 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle. Hook, line and sinker

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GO FIGURE

DUAL CROSSWORD 1

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

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1 Sure foundation for music? (4) 3. Tries out wrong-doing first: that’s inauspicious (8) 8. Settled help needed by learner (4) 9. Be reluctant to suspend defender (4,4) 11. Accept what is said by a prickly person? (4,3,5) 13. Equipment enabling one to leave healthy? (6) 14. A place of artful productions? (6)

17. Don’t shirk making a stand like a conductor? (4,3,5) 20. Main plank on the shore (8) 21. The boy in the book (4) 22. Scatter spiders out east (8) 23. Press for some candour generally (4)

DOWN 1. The story of someone close (8) 2. Game insect (7) 4. I take a long time to get idols (6) 5 Enjoying oneself early? (2,4,4) 6. Give tuition to retinue (5) 7. Dissolute

person in the garden? (4) 10. Be right on target with domestic industrial action? (6,4) 12. 100 Mediterranean islanders producing building material (8) 15. I spread hopelessness (7) 16. Sportswear for drinkers? (6) 18. Collect a donkey in the morning (5) 19. Took advantage of dues (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1. Snug (4) 3. Serenity (8) 8. Trim (4)

9. Wrong name (8) 11. Well (2,4,6) 13. Turning (6) 14. Conclusion (6) 17. Abruptly (3,2,1,6) 20. In words (8) 21. Hint (4) 22. Bandage (8) 23. Smaller (4)

>> The idea of Go Figure is to arrive at the figures given at the bottom and right-hand columns of the diagram by following the arithmetic signs in the order they are given (that is, from left to right and top to bottom). Use only the numbers below the diagram to complete its blank squares and use each of the nine numbers only once.

DOWN 1. Persuade (8) 2. Reel (7) 4. Dismount (6) 5. Untruthful (10) 6. Ant (5) 7. Tender (4) 10. Happen (4,2,4) 12. Attenuation (8) 15. Gratify (7) 16. Visit (4,2) 18. Big (5) 19. Greedy (4)

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PRINCE VALIANT

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

POINT TAKEN

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JUST LIKE CATS & DOGS by Dave T. Phipps

6. One who docks the sailing-ship (7) 7. Short, broken fibre (5) 9. A big hole in the baby’s shawl (5) 10. Swindles used by those in court (7) 12. List bases he sets up in a different order (11) 14. He attends to someone’s health after dinner (11) 18. Having a shot at getting a bargain in Gateshead (7) 19. A quaintly pleasing kind of accent (5) 21. Gave the players a hand (5) 22. Provided a home for a small charge (7)

DOWN 1. Irons a suit (5) 2. When Pam’s indisposed in the ship, convulsions result (6) 3. Piece of golfing equipment, one hears, held by the caddy (3) 4. They stop interruptions being heard (6) 5. Hide the real confusion (7) 8. One appearing in “Trilby” wasn’t! (7) 11. Fragrant shrub getting James in trouble (7) 13. He reckons to show a kind of balance (7) 15. Provide goods in a flexible way (6) 16. A breach of the peace round the south leads to flight (6) 17. Pete’s very much inclined to get upset (5)

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STRANGE BUT TRUE z It was Scottish novelist and politician John Buchan who made the following sage observation: “We can pay our debt to the past by putting the future in debt to ourselves.” z The general board of the prestigious University of Cambridge has recommended that the institution hire a Professor of Lego. Yep. The lucky academic will head up the Research Centre on Play in Education, Development and Learning. On a related note, Cambridge recently received a donation of more than $6 million from the Lego Foundation. z If you happen to have 40 billion Lego bricks lying around, you could, theoretically, build a tower to the moon. z Single-shot coffee makers like Keurig are

by Samantha Weaver increasingly popular, but the inventor of the K-Cup coffee pods doesn’t actually use them himself. John Sylvan says, “I don’t have one. They’re kind of expensive to use.” He added, “It’s not like drip coffee is tough to make.” z Beloved British author Charles Dickens was forced to go to work at the age of 11, pasting labels on bot-

tles of shoe polish in a boot-blacking factory. Soon after, his father was put in debtors’ prison, and when his mother and siblings went to live with him there; young Charles was left to live on the streets and fend for himself. It’s not surprising, then, that after Dickens achieved the great success he enjoyed as a writer, he was an ardent campaigner for children’s rights. z If you plan to become a patriotic citizen of Greece, I hope you have a good memory: The Greek national anthem has a whopping 158 verses. Thought for the Day: “The greatest analgesic, soporific, stimulant, tranquiliser, narcotic and to some extent even antibiotic – in short, the closest thing to a genuine panacea – known to medical science is work.” – Thomas Szasz

20. Cretan mountain bird is heard (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 6. Integrity (7) 7. Shammed (5) 9. Foe (5) 10. Idiotic (7) 12. Curious (11) 14. Festivity (11) 18. Equip (7) 19. Small fish (5) 21. Muscle (5) 22. Pardon (7)

DOWN 1. Junction (5) 2. Discourse (6) 3. Pig-pen (3) 4. Rascal (6) 5. Thoughtful (7) 8. Renounce (7) 11. Conjecture (7) 13. Need (7) 15. Fame (6) 16. Figure (6) 17. Tile (5) 20. Sprite (3) 18,906

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ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20) Any ambitions that you have or changes that you want to make may suffer delays this week. Realising that it is only temporary may help. Even so, planning ahead stops any feeling of frustration and it’s never a bad thing to be organised! Whatever your romantic intentions, keep chatting and keeping your options open. Never mind what you can’t get done right now. Settle for what you are able to progress with.

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TAURUS (APR 21-MAY 21) Keep

communications open and flowing, be it at work or home. This will avoid any misunderstandings, which are very likely at the moment. Romance in particular needs your attention so that you are sure things are going in the right direction. A lot of chat about money could see you dealing with legal issues or making decisions on the work front. Give a little leeway or even a helping hand to a work colleague. It makes sense.

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GEMINI (MAY 22-JUN 21) Love is

there for you. However, remember that relationships are a two-sided coin. Flip emotions to a blank and nothing good will happen. Yes, a bit of extra effort is needed to bring you in line with the expectations of a loved one. There are no deals to be struck here. Just decide if you are going into it with your whole heart. You are not about to take any chances at work but you will ask for something essential.

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CANCER (JUN 22-JUL 22) Not

feeling very positive about your working life? Don’t let it show. You don’t need to draw attention to yourself for someone to notice you and what you are doing. Showing a bit more enthusiasm this week could make all the difference to the way that you are regarded. Help love to grow by doing something really new together. Sometimes practical and even boring things seem to take over. That need not be the case at home.

for the week commencing November 30

BY CASSANDRA NYE

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LEO (JUL 23-AUG 23) Maybe it would be nice if someone took a little more on board and did not leave everything to you? Ah, perhaps you should not be so good at everything! Use a social occasion to wield your charm and remind yourself of all the good things in your life. Realising that not everyone can be as perfect as you is initially frustrating, but wait! Surely you like to be superior? Nothing wrong with that as it instils confidence in others. Just don’t get pompous.

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VIRGO (AUG 24-SEP 23) With

such a busy brain it may be hard to stop those thoughts buzzing around all day. Try. Get some quiet time to think clearly and, incidentally, listen to what others are saying! Some real gems are coming your way if only you will let them in. An older person, in particular, can give good advice about a current problem. Time spent with the family (especially younger members) really helps you to relax.

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LIBRA (SEP 24-OCT 23) Romantically you could be spoilt for choice. Having made efforts to meet more people the benefits are there to be enjoyed. Be kind, however, with those who you do not consider to be ‘up to scratch’. Admitting how you have felt about someone may not be important to you but could boost their confidence. Give praise where it is (or has been) due! Selfsatisfaction can lead to contentment this week. It is a good feeling even if it never lasts for long.

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SCORPIO (OCT 24-NOV 22) This

is the time of year when your cash can simply roll out of your pockets! Be super-efficient and even a bit frugal to deal with necessary bills later on. Try not to borrow even if it means delaying payment. Communication is everything, so keep talking! This is also the case for your love life where you need to be clear. Don’t let a misunderstanding mess up a romance. Be open about your intentions even if they are a bit into the future.

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SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21) Although someone may have

upset you in the past this could be the time to forgive and try to forget. Give them a helping hand as necessary. Don’t expect instant gratitude as their pride is involved! Get on with plans for the holidays even if it does seem a bit early. You could be too busy enjoying yourself later! Look after yourself and your own needs now. Stop running around after others as the weekend arrives and consider your own needs first. Your Luck: If someone needs you they will be right there.

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CAPRICORN (DEC 22-JAN 20)

Give a loved one some space if they need it and get on with your own plans. Being organised now will save a lot of time and money in the run-up to the holidays. Romance at work with someone high up is a possibility. Unexpected attention from a colleague takes you by surprise, even though I have warned you! Can you really be so attractive? Yes. Even so, be sure of what you want and don’t get too tied up.

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AQUARIUS (JAN 21-FEB 19) It

is entirely up to you to make any changes this week and, indeed, this month. Negative people and situations need to be out and new and interested faces in. I say ‘interested’ as it may have been your experience that you are more than a little taken for granted. You don’t need this. It is the ideal time to get out and get involved in things that you love (or think that you will). Sometimes it is too easy to get stuck in one situation.

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PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 20) A pe-

riod of learning comes along, beginning this week. The more you speak to others, the more knowledge you will have. Even if you are not academic you could surprise yourself. There are more interesting things in life than you currently experience. Reading and using your imagination can boost everything. Using your brain in any situation becomes more of an advantage. Your mind is sharp and way ahead of others.

Monday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Sagittarius, the chance to enhance both your health and your home life is not to be missed. Don’t take the attitude that you will ‘do it sometime’. Do it now. Plans go better if you think ahead. Tuesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! When the Sagittarian frowns, people start to listen. Be strong in your attitude to those who are not pulling their weight. You do not want to carry anyone when you are forging ahead. Everyone has a job. Wednesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Letting anyone off lightly will only make more work for you, Sagittarius. Be kind by all means but not stupid. Those who you help to be more independent will thank you in the future. Thursday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! You share your day with US actress Amanda Seyfried (pictured below), who turns 30 today. Romance may be far from your thoughts in the coming months, Sagittarius. Tying up things on the work front will benefit everyone. Let others know how you feel, however, or risk losing out. Friday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! An increasing workload comes with a gain in popularity in the months ahead, Sagittarius. It is probably best, if you can, to work with partners rather than neglect them. If even small tasks can be shared, all the better. Saturday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Looking after your health must be paramount so make sure that others pull their weight. Don’t let pride stop you from being open about your needs, whatever they are. A loved one is now more than willing to share.

SOLUTIONS AND ANSWERS for this week’s puzzles and tests The Big 1 Crossword 3536

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Sunday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Good memories and steep learning curves go together now, Sagittarius. Aim to be as bright as a button and just as practical! Others will need your guidance and if you can work together, so much the better.

Mega Maze

FIND THE WORDS solution 879 In Australian waters DUAL CROSSWORD 18,964 CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Rock; 3 Sinister; 8 Laid; 9 Hang back; 11 Take the point; 13 Outfit; 14 Studio; 17 Face the music; 20 Seaboard; 21 Page; 22 Disperse; 23 Urge. Down: 1 Relation; 2 Cricket; 4 Images; 5 In good time; 6 Train; 7 Rake; 10 Strike home; 12 Concrete; 15 Despair; 16 Shorts; 18 Amass; 19 Used. QUICK SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Cosy; 3 Calmness; 8 Neat; 9 Misnomer; 11 In good health; 13 Corner; 14 Finish; 17 All of a sudden; 20 Verbally; 21 Clue; 22 Dressing; 23 Less. Down: 1 Convince; 2 Stagger; 4 Alight; 5 Mendacious; 6 Emmet; 7 Sore; 10 Come to pass; 12 Thinness; 15 Indulge; 16 Call on; 18 Large; 19 Avid. DUAL CROSSWORD TOO 18,906 CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across: 6 Clipper; 7 Brief; 9 Abyss; 10 Rackets; 12 Establishes; 14 Toastmaster; 18 Sniping; 19 Acute; 21 Dealt; 22 Adopted. Down: 1 Clubs; 2 Spasms; 3 Tea; 4 Brakes; 5 Leather; 8 Hatless; 11 Jasmine; 13 Counter; 15 Supply; 16 Escape; 17 Steep; 20 Ida. QUICK SOLUTIONS Across: 6 Honesty; 7 Faked; 9 Enemy; 10 Foolish; 12 Inquisitive; 14 Merrymaking; 18 Furnish; 19 Smelt; 21 Brawn; 22 Amnesty. Down: 1 Joint; 2 Sermon; 3 Sty; 4 Varlet; 5 Pensive; 8 Forsake; 11 Surmise; 13 Require; 15 Renown; 16 Number; 17 Slate; 20 Imp.

CryptoQuote answer

The Baker’s Dozen Trivia Test: 1. Denham. 2. SpongeBob SquarePants. 3. Starbuck. 4. “The Jazz Singer” (1927). 5. 0.125. 6. 1977. 7. Gin. 8. The tongue. 9. Nymphs. 10. William Morton (1846). 11. Michael Spinks (twice), Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Oliver McCall and Brian Nielsen. 12. Australian Securities and Investments Commission. 13. “What You Need”, by INXS. The track was a last minute addition to the band’s 1985 album, Listen Like Thieves.

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