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Pilliga Protesters fight coal seam gas

Regional Roadtripper visits Cumnock

The picture show man Keith Farrands

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My country, my place, my people HREE years ago, I was sitting in a little roadside café in regional Nepal – taking a few days’ downtime after a fairly intense five weeks visiting and working on Rotary projects in Cambodia and India before heading home. I was nursing the first stirrings of a ‘flu and feeling pretty sooky, despite the backdrop of the magnificent Himalaya and one of the most spectacular vistas on the planet. I was tired, emotional and ready to come home when, taking advantage of the free if patchy WiFi, I happened on a YouTube clip that included the familiar strains of the didgeridoo… and promptly burst into tears of homesickness. That sound – unique and viscerally powerful – is the sound of home. I think of it as part of my heritage, my country, my culture, my story, my people. I’m not Aboriginal, but I am Australian. I feel the same when I hear words spoken in traditional language – and here in our country, we hear it far too seldom, sadly. I feel it when local Wiradjuri woman Di McNaboe sings her incredibly powerful Welcome to Country. I feel it when I stand at the foot of Uluru and a wave of unfamiliar spirituality washes over me; and when traditional art and artefacts and dance and song and people tell my country’s ancient stories. All these things and more – things we’d think of as peculiar to indigenous or Aboriginal people – they’re as much a part of my sense of place as anything my European heritage or my country’s past 200 years contributes. I’m as proud as punch that my country is home to the oldest surviving cultures on earth. It irks me deeply that our national anthem – which I otherwise love – speaks of us being “young and free”, with no acknowledgement of the 40-odd thousand years that went before that first Union Jack was jammed in the ground. (I find it similarly irksome that we sing with gusto about our “boundless plains to share” with “those who’ve come across the seas” when so many of us are reluctant to do so – but that’s another tale for another time.) I enjoy celebrating Australia Day, but I feel a twinge of guilt each year about doing so – and I honestly don’t think that’s fair, either. Surely we can rejoice in all the good things about Australia without being blind or insensitive to its failings. The claim that we’re not responsible for what happened 200 years ago is a gargantuan copout. We could perhaps reasonably make that declaration if Aboriginal people as a whole weren’t still bearing the scars – emotional, physical, social, economic, educational – of the

marginalisation that began with white settlement. They are. We see it every day, and it’s a national disgrace that we seem to think throwing billions of dollars into the gap will somehow close it. Our ugly past (and present) is part of our national story – but it’s not our entire story and while Australia Day is the perfect time to reflect on ALL the pages of that yarn so far, we risk driving a further wedge into the yawning gap if it continues to be an “us and them” prospect. If you’re thinking of telling me to “check my privilege”, don’t. I know I’m privileged. I know that simply being born white in Australia gave me a head-start. It’s what I choose to do with that privilege that counts, and I’m trying as hard as I know how to use it wisely.

“If you’re thinking of telling me to “check my privilege”, don’t. I know I’m privileged. I know that simply being born white in Australia gave me a head-start. I can’t and won’t claim to know what it feels like to be Aboriginal in this country. I don’t know the residual hurt and anger from generations of disadvantage. And I can wring my hands from the sidelines without actually having to play on the team, as it were. But I have Aboriginal friends and colleagues whose struggle I see; with whose hurt I empathise. I see them as among “my people” – part of my story – and I’d genuinely like to know what more I can do to help other Australians, black and white, to see and refer to each other as “my people”. So here’s the thing: what exactly are we doing to shift that divide? And when I say “we”, I mean ALL of us – black and white and in-between – ALL Australians. We can start by acknowledging the dark pages of history – own them, if you’d like to use a buzzword – and recognise that the grim and tragic deeds and consequences of the past are far reaching and as much a part of our nation’s story as its more palatable identity. We can also acknowledge that there are many good people who are genuinely trying to find a way through to a more equitable future. And I’ll continue to think of Australia’s first people as among “my people” – whether or not the feeling is mutual.

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Mayor undeterred with deadline looming BY YVETTE AUBUSSONFOLEY UBBO’S Mayor Mathew Dickerson remains undeterred by the looming deadline for registrations to public inquiries into the proposed merger between Dubbo and Wellington councils. He’s encouraging residents to go ahead and attend the meetings in early February even if they miss today’s noon deadline. “I would encourage people to just to turn up,” he said as the deadline of Friday, January 29 arrived for people to register for the February 4 public enquiry. “How embarrassing for people thinking they live in a democracy and who want to have their say, to turn up and then be turned away. They’d have to ask “What sort of a democracy is this?” Hopefully they won’t be turned away.” Dickerson cites poor publicity by the state government about the public inquiry as one reason residents may learn of the registration deadline after it has passed. “They’ve put one ad in the Sydney Morning Herald and I saw one ad in yesterday’s [January 25] paper but it didn’t look like an advert, so we’ve started advertising,” he said. A notice that appeared in the Wellington Times and is available for download on the Council Boundaries Review website, draws attention to details for the public inquiry sessions in Dubbo and Wellington. “Pursuant to section 745 of the Local Government Act 1993 the Acting Chief Executive of the Office of Local Government has delegated to me the examination and reporting functions under section 218F of the Local Government Act,” the notice reads.

` The first thing I would like to see right now is to get as many people along as possible. Turn up. It’s a democracy we live in. Even just turn up to listen.” – Dubbo Mayor, Mathew Dickerson The “me” refers to delegate Ian Tiley who will preside over the merger proposal public inquiries for Wellington and Dubbo. According to the Council Boundary Review the “delegates are not an advocate for the proposal. Their role is to examine and report on the proposal in line with the requirement of the Local Government

Act 1993”. However, Tiley is the author of a 2012 book, “Divided We Fall: An Insider’s Perspective on Local Government Amalgamations”; described by online bookstore, Amazon, thus: “Based on detailed research, this long term local government ‘insider’ perspective will be of value to all those interested in driving change through local government reform.” According to Dickerson, council was told by the state government that it was the delegate running the process. “So we said to the delegate, great, put the meeting back, change this … but the government said no, so it’s not the delegate running the process, it’s the state government running the process.” Public inquiry rules require members of the public wishing to speak to register their intent to do so by 12-noon today, January 29. However no guarantees are offered. The delegate will determine the order of speakers. “I’ll speak but I’m only allowed to speak once. There’s two sessions but I’m only allowed to speak at one of the sessions,” said Dickerson. “That’s their rules. It’s not been run by us; it’s run by the state government. I said I wanted to go to the Wellington one as well and wanted to speak there, but they said, no you can’t. There are three public inquiries but you can only speak once. “Logically, not many people are going to be able to talk. Let’s say they gave five minutes to each person, which I think may not be enough time, but let’s say you gave five minutes, then you only have 12 people in an hour. “The first session’s two hours so you have 24 people. The next session is three hours, so you have 36 people. “That’s assuming everyone is tight with their time and they switch over person to person, so you’re talking about maybe they’re allowing 60 people to speak.” Two sessions will be conducted in Dubbo, on Thursday, February 4 at 3pm and 7pm respectively at Club Dubbo, but Dickerson has concerns about the venue’s suitability. “I’m not being harsh on Club Dubbo but it’s on the outskirts of Dubbo with just 150 seats. “The first thing I would like to see right now is to get as many people along as possible. Turn up. It’s a democracy we live in. Even just turn up to listen. We’re not saying to people turn up to talk but at least turn up to listen.” Residents against, or for, the proposed merger between Dubbo City Council and Wel-

lington Council have until 12 noon today, Friday, January 29, to register their intent to attend. Online registrations can be done at the www.councilboundaryreview.nsw.gov.au website or by telephone 1300 813 020. However, attempts by Dubbo Weekender to phone the 1300 number three consecutive times resulted in each call being put on hold for one minute then disconnected. Details on the proposals, delegates and the consultation process can be found at http://

www.councilboundaryreview. nsw.gov.au. The closing date for written submissions is 5pm EST, Sunday, February 28, 2016. Submissions can be made online at www.councilboundaryreview. nsw.gov.au or by mail to GPO Box 5341 Sydney NSW 2001. Dubbo Weekender chose not to try to contact Member for Dubbo Troy Grant, who is on leave following a family tragedy, but will seek his comment upon his return. The government’s proposed

amalgamations, which will go before the Boundaries Commission, could cut councils state wide from 152 to 112, and from 43 to 25 in Sydney. Local Government NSW’s chief executive Donna Rygate briefed representatives from regional councils in Dubbo on January 22, at a Responding to Merger Proposals workshop to discuss the reform process, legislation, community engagement strategies and factors in the Act.

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Protestors gather at the Leewood Waste Water Facility this week.

Pilliga protesters turn spotlight on coal seam gas BY YVETTE AUBUSSON FOLEY HIS week, more than 120 protestors gathered at the Leewood Waste Water Facility, just south of Narrabri in the Pilliga State Forest, to protest activities conducted there by coal seam gas (CSG) mining company, Santos. Well known Dubbo based anti-CSG activist and member of Knitting Nannas Against Gas (KNAG) was among them. “Last year, the NSW Government gave Santos an approval to build a million litre a day CSG waste water treatment plant without an Environmental Impact Statement and without a disposal plan for the highly salty brine it will produce,” she told Weekender. “Narrabri community group People for the Plains has lodged a court case against it, arguing a full assessment was needed for such a risky project. But Santos has gone ahead and begun building the plant, before the case is heard.” In an online statement dated January 21, Sue Higginson, the CEO and principal solicitor of EDO NSW, a community legal centre specialising in public interest environmental law and which represents People for the Plains said: “Within this stunning environment, the Leewood Water Treatment Plant will process over one million litres of CSG waste water every day. “Santos then plans to use the water to

irrigate crops on farmland next to the Pilliga forest. “Already this year, a run-off incident at Leewood has prompted the EPA to investigate the adequacy of Santos’ erosion controls on site,” Higginson said in the statement. However, Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, has visited the Leewood Waste Water Facility and believes it to be of sound construction. “It’s a State issue, but I’ve been to the Leewood plant. Those dams are absolutely state of the art. They have three layers of protection. “There wouldn’t be one farm in my electorate that could handle the scrutiny that they would,” Coulton said. “There haven’t been any examples of well contamination and I think what we’re seeing at Leewood is that it’s a reverse osmosis plant and the water can go back to some local farmers for irrigation purposes. “I believe we should have the strongest scrutiny and in defence of my state colleagues, New South Wales has the highest environmental standards in Coal Seam Gas.” Northwest Alliance Member and media spokesman Peter Small disagrees. He lives south of where Santos first started drilling for gas near Coonabarabran. “Santos has had so much trouble trying to get the environmental impact

statement out which they had to produce, to then go into production of the 850 wells. It’s been sitting there for two years so everything had sort of gone quiet. Then they’ve looked at starting this facility up, which made everyone angry and they’ll come out daily,” Small told Dubbo Weekender. “We know they’re so far behind and they’re being pushed to do these reckless acts. Santos will do something new like someone will go in and lock on to an excavator at 5 o’clock in the morning, then they start work at six and start all the equipment up and drive around, which is a major no-no for work cover safety.

“I want my grandchildren to have the same sort of Australia that I found when I came from Italy.” Protester Angela Dalu “Obviously they couldn’t cut Clarity down from the tree which is another reason why she wanted to do that, she knew it would be effective and it shut them down.” During the protest, Clarity Greenwood, whose real name is Jen Hunt, staged a sit-in in a tree, rigged to the Leewood facility’s gate and rigged to cause her to fall, should the gate open. Hunt is first cousin to Federal Envi-

ronment Minister Greg Hunt who has been reported in the past as saying CSG is a state government issue. According to Small, there are indeed issues for the federal government to address. “Just this little section has three federal concerns that are beyond the state (responsibility). One is the koala, one is a type of white box tree that’s in the area and the third is Siding Spring Observatory, simply because of the light impact destroying the historic site’s research centre, the only one in Australia,” said Small. “It is a key part of the southern hemisphere. There are so many factors involved. We have a whole campaign just on that.” With a permanent base camp called #PilligaPush located near the site, growing interest in protestor activities by Sydney media is a boost to activist confidence. “The industry has tried to make it a very local issue. “What has been very local to us has now gone statewide and people want to get involved and we’re not going to say no to someone coming over that understands we’re all in the same state. “We’re not second class citizens. “Our value should be just as high as when they cancelled the Sydney CSG at St Peters for all the water there. Our water is just as important as theirs. Santos

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Amanda Musico, 48, from Elands, northwest of Taree, made headlines last week when the terminally ill mother locked herself on to a vehicle on at Santos’s Leewood Waste Water Facility to support stopping a proposed 850 CSG wells above the Great Artesian Basin. PHOTO: ANDREW STEVENSON, ASWAS PHOTOGRAPHY

Amanda Musico and police during her lock on to a Santos truck.

Don McKenzie from Coonamble, locked on to the front gates of Leewood Waste Water Facility on Wednesday, January 27 to raise awareness of the Pilliga’s importance as a recharge area for the Great Artesian Basin.

PHOTO: ANDREW STEVENSON, ASWAS PHOTOGRAPHY

PHOTO ANDREW STEVENSON, ASWAS PHOTOGRAPHY

really tries hard to make this sound like its just outsiders. “They forget we’ve had 20 or 30 lockons and arrests from all local people. “We never had the support of Sydney and now we’re seeing it and we love it. “It’s great to know that our voice is being heard beyond our border because if the politicians aren’t listening at least the people are.” Coulton sees it differently. “I know the people who would be there and there’d be others from away as well and their concerns are very much misguided,” he said. “At the last election, they ran a candidate there on the anti gas platform who performed very poorly in Narrabri. They are a very vocal group but they’re very much in the minority.” Coonamble local, Don McKenzie, “locked on” during Wednesday’s protest rally and in the days prior, Amanda Musico, a terminally ill mother, locked herself onto a Santos truck. Knitting Nannas Against Gas made headlines recently too when three of their number, including Angela Dalu, a grandmother of 21 and turning 71 in March, were arrested after locking on to Santos gates in the Pilliga. “After having see what fracking and this kind of mining does; destroying air, water and land, it’s the future for our people and I can’t see how people don’t get involved,” Dalu told Dubbo Week-

ender from her home in Lismore. “I’ve been a member of Knitting Nannas Against Gas for about three years. It as my first time to the Pilliga and the first I’ve been arrested! I was ready to do anything to make a point to stop something. “The Gamilaraay people greeted us and the more I looked at what’s happening there I was ready to go all the way. Life’s too short!” she said. “My family are proud of what I did. They put a note on my door that says ‘Knitting Nanna Correctional Facility’. I do what I can. They have young families and I’m a bit freer. I want my grandchildren to have the same sort of Australia that I found when I came from Italy. “This wouldn’t happen if politicians did not allow it. “Santos can do what they want with that water. They are destroying our land and everything else, but we’re the one’s that get arrested. Does that make sense? I want to ask them, do they have grand children? Do they have families? I want them to look at us face to face. Are they willing to really see what happened in Queensland?” Dalu said. A number of communities are affected by the presence of Santos according to Peter Small. “They have licences from Dubbo to the Queensland border, so one of their future developments will be near Coonabarabran then across the Liver-

I believe we should have the strongest scrutiny and in defence of my state colleagues, New South Wales has the highest environmental standards in Coal Seam Gas.” – Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton pool Plains through the Goonoo forest, through Gilgandra, Moree; so much of north western NSW.” Small said he personally chose a tree change from city life 15 years ago to “enjoy the country, the peace and eve-

rything it offers; the clean lifestyle”. “Then to have it all under threat… I am disgusted that politicians are allowing this to happen” Small sees one positive to come out of the resistance movement building across the region as the bringing together of communities which traditionally never connected. “People are interested in seeing it go ahead stand to make a financial gain. You look at everyone else that’s interested outside that care more about important issues like air, water and land. “I don’t think there’s been great division. I think there’s more of a community strengthening because we’re now seeing guys who would never stand together and talk together. Farmers are typically nowhere near Greens people, but they’re coming together because they all understand that key point that water is life. “It is so important that we understand short term industries like gas have no place in the long term future of Australia because farming, agriculture are necessary for life. In 20 years time, when the mine’s done it’s thing, we’ve destroyed we have, what are we left with.” People started travelling to the Pilliga Forest in December last year to urge Santos to stop work. There is a campsite established where visitors can stay in the forest. For more information visit www. facebook.com/protectingthepilliga.

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Connection fail for Dubbo and region BY KIM V. GOLDSMITH JOURNALIST

USINESSES and households from Dubbo and Nyngan, and as far south as Boorowa – all reliant on fibre optic cable to stay connected – suddenly went offline for several days last week when a line between Dubbo and Tamworth ruptured. Telstra has described the fault as a “rare occurrence” caused by a reactive soil pressure point, where the soil in the area cracks due to heat and loss of moisture, creating fissures in the ground. Shifting soil caused kinks in the fibre optic cable, causing transmission issues when the light doesn’t flow through the cable well enough. Some landlines were affected; however, for those reliant on the internet via NBN fixed wireless and fibre, three days of being offline meant some businesses virtually ground to a halt as certain tasks, such as banking, accounts, orders, tracking, security and communications, are impossible without internet access. From Saturday afternoon – January 16 – those internet service providers (ISPs) of NBN fixed wireless and fibre services affected by the outage included Skymesh, Internode and iinet – wholesale customers of Telstra’s backhaul service. Affected ISPs were providing updates to customers on their websites; Skymesh providing the most detail about what was happening during the outage, including their dissatisfaction with Telstra Wholesale. “An outage as long as this is unprecedented in SkyMesh’s ten-year history, especially considering that we use a quality backhaul provider like Telstra Wholesaler. We have now raised the issue of their contract responsibilities at the highest level within Telstra Wholesale. Telstra has now provided an update that they expect the service to be restored no later than the morning of Wednesday 20/01/16. We have explained that this is unacceptable. We apologise for the inconvenience this is causing and we will update this page when more information comes to hand.” Skymesh managing director, Paul Rees reiterated this message in an email to customers. Telstra’s Western NSW area general manager, Scott Curtin, says the incident was a rare occurrence but the company does recognise the impact the outage has had on local businesses and families. “We apologise for the interruption to services for customers in the area,

` It all depends on what traffic is actually being used on that specific fibre cable…” – Scott Curtin, Telstra

which was the result of damage to a fibre cable. “We understand the impact this sort of outage can have on local families and businesses and we worked to restore services as quickly as possible. “We had a repair crew on site working on the issue on Tuesday and we restored services early that afternoon.” In an interview with ABC Western Plains, Curtin explained why only some services across the region had been affected. “Certainly it did affect a number of different services, whether they be Telstra Wholesale customers…that take their signal, the traffic from their and utilise our wholesale network and then there are also Telstra home phone customers with numbers all the way down to Boorowa and Nyngan were the two main areas. “But it all depends on what traffic is actually being used on that specific fibre cable and obviously there are thousands of cables that run across the country and each are used for different traffic…so it’s quite complex.” Curtin also told the ABC Telstra staff were on site on the Sunday, the day after the outage was first reported; taking

some time to fully assess the situation and to determine what specialist equipment was required to fix the cable. Skymesh reported to customers that Telstra had put a temporary measure in place by the afternoon of Tuesday, January 19 to restore services while the main line was repaired and tested.

“Being offline has been costly and hugely inconvenient…” VER the three days we didn’t have an internet service we came to realise just how dependent not only our businesses had become on being connected, but how much our daily lives depend on it. We run two micro businesses from home offices about five kilometres from the western edge of Dubbo – in a mobile blackspot with no landline phones because of the Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) we took on with our NBN fixed wireless service just over two years ago. While our businesses are in two different industries, we use our NBN fixed wireless service for not only basic com-

munication with clients and suppliers, but for our accounting program, banking, ordering, marketing, file transfers and basic office administration – like an increasing number of businesses worldwide we use cloud services. Being offline for an extended period of time costs my marketing communications business money, so I pay for back up technology to keep my business online until services are restored – usually only for a half day or a day at most. Three days of being offline has been costly and hugely inconvenient; using limited, expensive data for an extended time and wasting time testing hardware and waiting in call queues or for a return call to report faults or get updates. We also rely on being connected for weather and news updates through various websites, social media and digital radio; we stream movies and television, download books and magazines, stay in touch with family and friends – all via the internet. It’s well known that Australia’s overall internet speed is a global embarrassment and with internet outages like last week, I do worry about how we’ll manage to ever be truly competitive in this digital information era.

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Walgett Lake by Walgett Sports Club

Drain overflow by Phil Lalor

Rainydays by Kim Goldsmith

Singing in the rain DEEP puddles, flooded soccer fields, a swollen Macquarie River, a torrent in Troy Gully; these were the sights to see around Dubbo this week when the heavens opened across the central west for a saturating the likes of which the region has not seen for a very long time. Between 6-9am on Wednesday, online weather channel Weatherzone, reported 24 milimetres of rain, which by 6pm and after the constant downfall, jumped to a sloshing 64 mm. The only phenomenon bigger than the wet in north western NSW, particularly around Walgett, were the smiles. Gripped by years of drought and still trucking in hay for the lack of feed, locals were lamenting only last week in a local news report that only 5mm of rain had fallen in the first three weeks of 2016. Seven days later, Mother Nature seemed to make up for lost time. Official guage measurements show that in one 90-minute period alone, the monthly average in Walgett for January was exceeded. By day’s end, gauges were measuring 83mm and independent reports from around the area confirmed rainfall was patchy. Weather service Higgins Storm Chasers, were advised of a 99mm fall near Walgett and overall it was the heaviest

El Nino Cartoon by Paul Dorin

recorded fall in seven years. Not enough to be a drought breaker however, the day put smiles on some drought-weary faces. Other rainfall around the region included an official measurement of 64mm in Dubbo, although anecdotal reports from around the city’s outskirts say nearly 100mm fell in certain areas. In the 24 hour period, Nyngan recorded a healthy 45mm, while Parkes had 24mm and Mudgee managed 21mm. Mudgee’s gauges showed 21mm and Bourke had to settle for 19mm, while Coonabarabran measured just 16mm and poor old Cobar’s rain gauge held just 7mm.

Council merger update AHEAD of Dubbo and Wellington’s public inquiry meetings in a proposed council merger, on Thursday, February 4, 2016, Minister for Local Government Paul Toole has announced that rate structures for any council will remain unchanged for four years. Rates would only be increased by the percentage adopted by a new council under the state government’s rate pegging regime for four years. In further news Shadow Minister for Local Government Peter Primrose has stated the promise of $2 billion worth of savings through forced council amalgamations has been calculated using the

wrong formulas and could see tens of millions of dollars unaccounted for. Instead of using the correct Local Government Award (State) 2014 to calculate the potential savings, the FairWork Act 2009 National Employment Standards termination pay schedule has been used. The mistake has been uncovered in the recently released technical paper from KPMG, “Outline of Financial Modelling Assumptions for Local Government Merger Proposals”. The Local Government (State) Award 2014 has a more generous redundancy payout that would cause the $2 billion in savings to be considerably less when employees are paid the appropriate amount. The NSW Opposition is urging the Government to release the full KPMG report to the public to remove any concerns about the methodology and deliver greater transparency about the controversial local government reforms. The Government paid KPMG $400,000 to produce the report, which took less than two months to write.

New interns off to a healthy start TWO former Dubbo School of Rural Health students and one student from Bourke have been successful in being selected through the NSW Health’s Ru-

ral Preferential Recruitment program, coordinated by Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) to be interns at Dubbo Hospital. One of the new interns is a cadet from the NSW Rural Doctors Network. The Member for the Dubbo electorate and Deputy Premier Troy Grant, in welcoming the new doctors to Dubbo, said he was pleased to see the interns choose Dubbo to further their medical training. “What better place in NSW to further medical studies then here at Dubbo, we have a fantastic Hospital that is committed to caring for this community,” said Grant. Director of Prevocational Education and Training at Dubbo Hospital, Dr Jennifer Fiore-Chapman, said: “We interviewed 34 medical students for eight posts - our highest ever number of applicants indicating the highly competitive nature of our positions.” The interns will complete two years of training at the hospital, which is able to offer them a breadth of clinical specialties on the one campus.

Burn-out bloke charged after citizen’s arrest A CITIZEN’S arrest brought an end to a dramatic display of frustration from a man refused more alcohol by staff at the Macquarie Inn, Dubbo when he conducted burn-outs while drunk.

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White van scam prompts warning

Member for Dubbo, Troy Grant, welcomes the interns to Dubbo Hospital.

He collided with a median strip, before crossing onto the incorrect side of the road. The front tyre of the car burst, damaging the undercarriage and spilling oil onto the road. The man then drove the car back into the car park and did another large burn out. The vehicle nearly hit a number

a man refused more alcohol by staff at the Macquarie Inn, Dubbo when he conducted burn-outs while drunk. About 7.15pm on Thursday, January 21, the 33-year-old Dubbo man was asked to leave the Macquarie Inn after which he climbed behind the wheel of his Ford Falcon, parked in the car park, and proceeded to do burn outs.

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of parked cars before coming to a stop and he was detained by bystanders. Police arrived and the man was arrested. He was taken to Dubbo Police Station where he allegedly refused to conduct a breath analysis. He was charged with high range PCA, drive in a manner dangerous, drive while suspended, and use offensive

ORANA Police would like to warn the community about what is dubbed at the White Van Scam, where a person, or people, approach unsuspecting members of the community offering to sell products to them at greatly reduced prices from the back of the van. Two men approached a driver in the car park of Orana Mall last week, attempting to sell heavily discounted electronic equipment. Driving a white van, the men showed receipts for all the equipment and said it was worth $3000. The person paid the men $1000 in cash for the equipment but later found it to be defective, of very poor quality and damaged. Having no contact details for the men, the scam victim is out pocket with equipment which is not warrantable, or able to be used safely. Usually the products the scammers try to sell are electronic goods such as stereo units, home projectors, and similar. The scammers overstate the quality and market value of the products and offer to sell the equipment, in some instances, under the stated market value. The products appear to be packaged professionally, come with instructions and booklets. In most cases, the products are cheap international imports, of very low quality, often not suitable for use in Australia, can pose a safety risk to the user, and not worth anything like the “discounted” price being asked for the product. On this occasion the equipment is not

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Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton was on hand to congratulate the Dubbo Prostate Cancer Support Group on their generous donation.

suspected of being stolen and the person is a victim to a “rip-off scam”. The actual value of the equipment is probably around a couple of hundred dollars, which is most likely the price paid by the scammers. Police cannot assist victims of this type of activity as the victim has entered into a commercial contract with the seller. The person was not forced into the purchased, and had ample time to examine the product, and determine for themselves the actual worth and quality of the product. It is the case that a complaint to Fair Trading would be appropriate, however without the details of the person/s selling the product it would be extremely difficult or impossible to bring them to account.

Boost for men’s cancer treatment THE Dubbo Prostate Cancer Support Group with the support Club Dubbo, Sporties Dubbo, Bunnings, and the Binnaway Cancer Fund have contributed $16,000 to the Dubbo Health Service for the purchase a Bladder Scanner. The Bladder Scanner is a vital noninvasive diagnostic tool, which will be used by Urology Staff Specialist, Dr Indrajit, in assessing bladder capacity and function for people with prostate cancer and other urinary tract disorders. The Dubbo Prostate Cancer Support Group has previously assisted with the purchase of a TUR tray with the Marty Gordon Memorial Committee in 2013.

Record entries for Australian Kart Championship HUNDREDS of visitors from Australia and New Zealand are expected to visit Dubbo for the opening round of the Australian Kart Championship at the Lincoln County Raceway. A record 250 entries having been re-

The drivers in the KZ2 class will reach speeds in excess of 120 km/h around the Dubbo circuit PHOTO BY COOPERS PHOTOGRAPHY

ceived for the 2016 opener including a capacity field of 44 drivers in both the Cadet 12 and KA4 Junior fields where competitors are aged from nine and 12 years of age respectively. They will reach speeds close to 100 km/h while racing centimetres apart and learning significant lessons about car control and driving techniques well before they are old enough to obtain their road licence. V8 Supercars Champion Mark Winterbottom was victorious in the KA4 Junior class (formerly known as Junior National Light) during the stand-alone National Championship event the first time it was contested in Dubbo in 1995. “The Dubbo Kart Club has been working hard over the past few months to ensure everything is in readiness for what is gearing up to be a huge event,” said Dubbo Kart Club president, Sebastian Jones. “There will be Australian and State Champions all throughout the different classes, so the racing will be of the highest quality and who knows we may

just be witnessing the next V8 Supercar Champion such as Mark Winterbottom, Jamie Whincup or James Courtney in action.” The 2016 Australian Kart Championship, round 1 will be held at the Lincoln County Raceway from February 5 to 7, 2016.

High ranking for local student DUBBO’S Adam McFarlane, a student of the Tertiary Preparation Course (TPC) has finished 27th ahead of thousands of students completing the skills-based learning course for students wanting to go to university, the Police Force or Defence Force but have left school and not received their HSC. “Adam works at Fletchers Abattoirs and fitted in his classes around work. His hard work certainly paid off – he finished 27th overall with a combined total of 283 out of 300,” said head teacher of Pathways for TAFE Western, Cathy Zajac. Four TAFE Western students finished

in the top 60 for the state. “The course is a Year 12 equivalent qualification, with students getting a Tertiary Entrance Score (TES) out of 300. “TPC is suitable for students who want a flexible program of study,” Zajac said. “Students can elect to study over one year, full-time, or over longer periods part-time, with online study also an option,” she said.

Chance for youth to tread the boards A 30-minute introductory session for the Macquarie Conservatorium Youth Music Theatre Workshops for 7 to 12 year olds will be held on Thursday, February 4, at 4pm at the Macquarie Conservatorium. The youth theatre combines music and drama, and music theatre. Participants learn about singing, acting and movement, as well as perform in their own musical shows. No previous experience is required: anyone can join if places are available.

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Long live The King It’s almost 40 years since Elvis Presley died, but as Dubbo is about to find out, The King – or more precisely his music – lives on. Weekender spoke with renowned tribute artist Mark Anthony ahead of his visit to the city next weekend. AS TOLD TO ELLA MCMILLAN Tell us a bit about your personal and professional background? I was born and raised in Adelaide, where as a young boy my ears and eyes were introduced to the music and styling of Elvis Presley. Immediately loving this phenomenon, I immersed myself in everything Elvis and quickly found I had a natural talent for imitating The King. It wasn’t until 2004 that I decided to seriously and professionally portray Elvis with as much respect as it deserves. I come from a very musical family going back to grandparents being involved with orchestras. When and why did you start performing? My first appearance was a benefit for a family member with leukaemia, and I haven’t stopped performing since, growing with strength and popularity as the shows became larger. These days I tour throughout Australia, America, Canada, Malaysia, UK and Europe all year ‘round. What were the first songs you learned? I don’t really remember. I’ve been an Elvis fan ever since I can remember, so I guess it’s just been a part of me from a very young age. And your family is musically talented also? As I said, my grandparents were involved with orchestras. My Father is a drummer and still plays to this day. He has played for more than 50 years. My brother is a guitarist; in fact he plays for me in my touring band. His style is so very similar to that of James Burton who used to play for Elvis in the 70s. Which singers do you admire and have learned from? Why? Frank Sinatra, his phrasing and timing. The Beatles, great harmonies; Dean Martin, his ease of singing. Of course Elvis - he had a way of singing every line, as if it would go from his mind to his heart and then out the mouth. I believe you need to feel every word that leaves your lips, otherwise it’s not worth singing. Unless it’s just a great fun song. Who was your first teacher and what have been other influences? I guess my father and brother were my first teachers. They both influenced me in the style of music I appreciate today. A big influence on my music is Bruce Springsteen. His story telling is amazing. What are your fondest musical memories? I think the first time I performed at Her Majesty’s Theatre with this show to a sold out crowd, really gave me a sense of achievement. Especially since I had created this show specifically to be for Elvis fans. I really wanted to put the spotlight back on the man himself and I guess the fans understood that. I was very excited and humbled and appreciative of that time. How were you influenced by older records and tapes? I would sit in front of my father’s old turntable – one of the ones where the front would open down and the lid would open up. My brother and I would sit for hours at a time just going through

his vinyl albums, looking and listening intently. Have you competed? What is your biggest career highlight to date? I’ve competed extensively, winning numerous competitions around the world. However I don’t compete any more. It’s been a few years. I made a promise with a very good friend of mine never to compete again. I’m far too busy these days to take the time off. What’s been the biggest challenge in your career? My biggest challenge is taking about 70 plane flights a year (laughs). I spend a lot of time in the air. How do you handle mistakes during a performance? I laugh them off. But they rarely happen. There’s nothing you can change or do about a mistake in life, you can’t change it once it’s happened, so the best thing to do is have fun with it and laugh about it. Do you get nervous before a performance? Not any more. I get anxious now. I love being out on stage. Probably more nervous in front of a small crowd than I am a big one. The sound a huge crowd makes is very motivating and helps me to perform at my very best. What are you looking forward to most about coming to Dubbo? I’m looking forward to being able to

“I believe you need to feel every word that leaves your lips, otherwise it’s not worth singing. take a good look around. Hopefully I’ll have time. Usually we just fly in, perform, and fly out. So hopefully I get time to take in the sights. How often and for how long do you practice for shows like this? We have been in rehearsals for about a month now. How do you balance your music with other obligations? I have a seven year old daughter in Adelaide so as much as possible I try to get back to spend time with her. Do you think you’d be endorsed by the man himself? Not sure about the man himself but Elvis Presley Enterprises has endorsed me. There’s only about seven of us they have done that for, I think. What’s the trick to getting the American accent down pat? I’ve always had a knack of being able to imitate accents so it comes easily to me. Plus, I have spent many years performing in the US and being around them you tend to end up sounding like them. Have you ever met other Elvis tribute singers? What was that like?

Yes I am friends with many of them. In fact I think I’ve met most of them and still remain in contact them all. We are all very good friends. What type of preparation goes into being a successful tribute artist? Sacrifice. A lot of dollars spent on getting the correct costumes made by the same people who made Elvis’, that kind of thing, instruments etcetera. But mostly it’s a bit of a sacrifice from the normal life. Do you think there will ever come a day when you get tired of the songs? I will never get tired of Elvis music. That’s the reason I chose to perform as the King – its timeless music and always so much fun to perform. Do you have any funny stories from experiences on or off stage? I frequently go into a big story on stage about the next song that’s coming up and then after a few minutes of talking about the song I then turn to the band and they are shaking their head at me saying “that’s not the next song”. Mark Anthony will be performing at the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre on Friday, February 5 from 8pm in Elvis – If I Can Dream.

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Tony Webber

Tony Webber is a Dubbo resident who lived in the US during the mid-1990s

Trump popularity a symptom of falling US living standards HE economy, stupid. It was the de facto slogan from Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign. But it illuminates the bizarre situation unfolding in this campaign – and when you read “bizarre” you already thought Trump. Pundits have defined Trump’s enduring appeal as one of public anger at politics as usual. Trump not only fires around inane egotistical gibberish but he peppers this torrent of self-praising hokum with the most appalling insults and demeaning mockery. He has been deeply offensive to women, the disabled, Latinos, and most recently said he could shoot people without losing votes. But such outrageousness has not only added to his popularity, it has all but destroyed the campaigns of his more experienced, arguably more capable Republican rivals. True, his competitors for the Republican nomination are so square they should have corners. But the public mood is such that even a loathsome crank like Ted Cruz has to pretend he’s a political outsider, which is like Bill Shorten pretending he’s popular. What we hear about Trump’s unlikely ascendency is that he reflects middle America’s rejection of the Washington political culture, or the growing influence of minorities in society, or America’s loss of status in a changing world. And while there might be elements of these factors and more, consider this: average wages have not risen in the US in real terms since the previous century. So the buying power of the average American, in arguably one of the richest countries in the world, has been stagnant for nigh on two decades. Cast your mind back to what you were earning 20 years ago, and think about what a car cost compared to today, or fuel, or your power bill. Whether they articulate it or not, the average US voter is rightfully pissed off that they are losing out as inequality polarises living standards: the rich prosper at a phenomenal rate while the ranks

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of the middle class wither as more find themselves in poverty. The resentment is also intensified by that peculiar strain of national propaganda that tells Americans they have the best country in the world, that everyone wants to be them and that their system is a model for the rest of the planet. People’s personal circumstances say otherwise. And the glib policy ideology that seemed to make sense at the time turned out to be toxic, not for those that spouted it, but for average taxpayers instead. For example, deregulating US financial markets was such a great idea that it brought the world’s economy to its knees via the global financial crisis. The sacrifices in pursuit of long-term gain never end, while the legislative process is increasingly co-opted by the rich and powerful to serve their interests alone.

To quote Princeton professor Martin Gilens: “The preferences of economic elites have far more independent impact upon policy change than the preferences of average citizens ... ordinary citizens have virtually no influence over what their government does in the United States.” So public services and amenities are downgraded in the name of “small government” while wildly unjustified tax cuts to the wealthiest echelons ensure the rot continues. Unions attacked as economic dead

` Unfortunately for this generation of Americans they are losers to an economic system in ascendency across the western world.

weight turn out to be a key component in the dynamic that kept wages buoyant for ordinary workers, sustaining a broad middle class since WWII until recently. The rage of the duped can also been seen in the shock popularity on the Democrats’ side of 74-year-old Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist. He is neck-and-neck with Hillary Clinton in vying for the party nomination despite being a socialist in a country that pioneered the demonisation of that economic concept: socialism. Unfortunately for this generation of Americans they are losers to an economic system in ascendency across the western world. The narrow interests of the most powerful are increasingly presented as if for the common good, but have in fact cost ordinary Americans their living standards. Trump won’t change that.

It’s a mammal mosh pit at San Francisco’s Pier 39 BY MIKE OSBORNE*

2016 SEALEBRITY LIFE

SAN FRANCISCO: It’s hard to calculate whether there are more tourists pressed five-deep along the dock at San Francisco’s Pier 39 watching the sea lions or whether there are more “sea-lebrities” eyeing the tourists from the floating pontoons. Suffice to say it’s a mammal mosh pit. People have been flocking to San Francisco since the 1849 gold rush. The sea lion population is a

more recent addition. They started arriving at Pier 39 after the 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, forcing a relocation from their Seal Rocks home north of the city’s Ocean Beach. Initially the boaties and shipping operator were at war with the fat, lazy and smelly new arrivals. But the boisterous, barking sea lions have since become one of the city’s major tourist attractions. The two-metre long, 300kg protected beasts enjoy their celeb-

rity status, with up to 1700 taking up residence depending on the season. More than 18 million tourists visit San Francisco each year, to photograph the sea lions, visit Alcatraz, cross the Golden Gate Bridge, indulge in the foodie scene, or just play and twist along Lombard Street – the world’s most crooked road. It certainly has worldwide appeal with Trip Advisor’s Travellers’ Choice rating Alcatraz number eight and

the Golden Gate Bridge number 10 on its World Wonders 2015 list. Other must-visits are the crush of groovy cafes, bars and clubs in the famed village of Haight Ashbury, which inspired the music and writers of the beat generation and the hippies of the Summer of Love in the late 1960s. Also in the top 10 SF things to do are: Fisherman’s Wharf and Pier 39, Cable car ride, Open-top tourist bus ride, and a Giants baseball game. * A GUEST OF VISIT CALIFORNIA.

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Jamie McGaw

Real message lost in a tide of tiresome angst APPY Australia Day…apparently that’s a thing now. It wasn’t such a big deal when I was a kid, more just an excuse for a long weekend and a barbecue, maybe. Now it seems to have exploded with cheap Oi Oi Oi trinkets and American level nationalism. Worst of all, its been embraced by the flag-draped Bogan pride element (not you, Nyngan) with the Southern Cross tattoos, the “Australia: love it or leave it” bumper stickers and all that rubbish. That part is not so good. Every man and his blog seems to be writing something meaningful or poetic for Australia Day. Let’s get this out there now: Personally I love Australia – both the concept and the reality. By comparison, look at the economic shambles and terrorist horror wrought overseas at the moment. Even though I have a United Nations worth of mixed blood flowing harmoniously through my veins, I can feel a teary pride when I hear I Still Call Australia Home. Gets me every time. And why not? It doesn’t matter what my racial background is. Where my mob comes from. I’m Australian and I’m allowed to love my country. To hell with the hippies who seem fixated on making me feel guilty for it. We need to be looking to the future, not bogged down in the past. Don’t we? Cant we all just get on with it and get along? So anyway I woke up early (hungover) a few days back and made the mistake of turning on the telly. As usual during the post-Christmas media doldrums, the “change the flag” debate was raging on one of the morning shows. Impassioned individuals pleaded their various cases for and against. Change the flag. Change the date. Change the constitution. Change the channel. A competition to design a new flag? What’s wrong with our old one? I like it. It’s sorta unique (sorry NZ), and men and women have given their lives for it over the years. It’s important, has a history, a gravitas. Now, some 22 year old herbal tea drinking, kale snorting, man-bunned hippie academic (or at least the one that was on TV) is in my face arguing to change such an important part of our culture and history. No way, man. Not on my watch.

“We need to break away from our oppressive colonial past, cut our ties with Mother England, distance ourselves from the sins of our forefathers, repair the damage inflicted on the indigenous peoples and culture by the white settlement of Australia, so…let us know on the Sunrise website what you think. And up next? Man bites dog in Brisbane. Two things not to do first thing in the morning: turn on TV or read the Daily

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ly not enough to present Telegraph. ` an educated argument And so on the day went with various media for- The real messages to an overeducated permats getting in my shiz- are getting lost as son. And I learned a lot. But this isn’t it (the zle about Australia Day. people are turning educated argument). I raged on social me- off rather than That’s for another day. dia about the “change the flag” thing and then engaging with the I’m just saying “Hey! Inspewed some ill-thought issues. That’s a stead of ranting on Facebook, why not look at out rhetoric onto the in- real barrier to any the issues and do some terwebs. For some rea- reconciliation, isn’t research?” son an old friend who works with indigenous it? Disengagement. Think critically. Educommunities decided to cate yourself. Make inengage me and weigh in. formed comment rather than kneejerk reactions on social media and become Change the flag turned into an indigenous issue. part of the conversation rather that just contributing a narky social netword So I responded with “Don’t throw logic and argument into my rant”, and of post or Tweet. So where are we now? Change the course she presented a thoughtful and constitution; change the date; say “sorlogical argument into what was a nicely satisfying Facebook tirade. Amazing ry”; stop the intervention...and possibly the most divisive at this time of the lack of respect to have a different opinion, don’t you think? year: Invasion Day. The single fastest way to be un-friended on Facebook But it stopped me in my tracks. Her personal perspective had proposed conOr popping up on Australia Day or cepts that had never before occurred to morning television’s “change the flag” me. This was something new. A lonely debate, as a humbug killjoy laying on a neuron flickered to life in my mildly Catholic level of guilt to non-indigenous hung-over brain. Australians. Maybe this wasn’t as simple as I’d But I get it. I really do. I appreciate the thought. The lonely neuron then phoned pain January 26 causes the communia few friends. Maybe there are issues ty. The damage wrought to indigenous here so deeply entrenched in our culAustralians at the hands of European ture and so devastatingly divisive they settlers is still devastating today. can never be repaired. Wow. Deep. But at the risk of being politically So I deleted the post and hit up Googincorrect, I’m just not interested any le to quickly research “the issues” bemore. I’m over it. I used to have a social cause I knew little about them – certainconscience about these things but I’ve

become socially numbed by enlightened people arguing that I be ashamed of my past and feel guilty about my place in Australia (bathed in indigenous blood as it obviously is). I was born here too (that’s a fact, not racism). Australia is ours – there is no yours or mine. Lets just get on with it. This arguing is just exhausting. But I really think that’s a large part of the problem – the real messages are getting lost as people are turning off rather than engaging with the issues. That’s a real barrier to any reconciliation, isn’t it? Disengagement. So does it matter if we do nothing? Just carry on as we are. Probably not. The world will keep turning. My Pop’s opinion was that we could hand the country back and all sail away and it still wouldn’t be good enough. So how’s changing the flag going to help? Well it wont, not by itself. It will take time to move our society forward, but its important the momentum from Sorry Day isn’t lost. The simplest most positive step I’ve heard yet is to change the date. Make January 1 our new Australia Day. Separate our single day of dizzy, nationalistic pride from the dirge of Invasion Day/ Survival Day – a day of mourning from a day of celebration. It’s a no brainer and it gets my tick. I’ll still celebrate Australia Day on January 26, but if it changes to January 1, at some point it’s all good. As long as we get an extra long weekend!

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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...

Sally Bryant

It really is a load of old... HERE’S an idea that’s been tapping on the back of my brain for quite a while now, just scuttling around in the shadows back there and until now I’ve only caught the most random of glimpses of it. But then it came to me in a sudden flash of realisation, and now I’ve seen it, I cannot unsee it. You know how there’s all this stuff on the internet? Vast quantities of said-tobe information about weight loss, celebrities and mystery illnesses? You know that none of it is new, don’t you? It’s all been recycled and given and extra spin of modernity, but it all originates from old publications like Truth, Life and True Crime magazines – the sort of publications our parents tried to protect us from when we were kids. It’s the potboilers, the sweaty Betty books, the hanky-panky magazine, the pulp, the putrid pap. It’s all the shit music and crap novellas and cowboy comics – all of them recycled and re-imagined in cyber-age lycra suits, but now missing that somehow indefinable charm of old-fashioned tawdriness. When I was a kid, we were aware of this stuff at the fringes of our consciousness. You’d see the magazines at other people’s houses, or at the hairdresser’s, or even at the newsagency. I remember finding old magazines in the postshearing clean-up of the shearer’s quarters and being fascinated by this brand new genre of writing that I’d never encountered before. True crimes, true confessions... To quote Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan, “Overheated romance, continued from page 17”. And I don’t know why, but it is all somehow inextricably linked in my mind with Peter Stuyvesant cigarette advertising. It’s something to do with that aura of manufactured sophistication. I saw a cinema advertisement featuring footage of glamorous people on the crappy beaches in the South of France, with a voice-over that claimed the cigarettes were your passport to smoking pleasure. Since that day I have subconsciously linked those cigarettes with a certain raffish glamour, with world-weary chic and style. Then, years later, a work colleague from Melbourne revealed her passion for Peter Stuyvesant cigarettes, and in particular those that came in the soft packets. I reckon she had seen the same advertisements in her childhood. She said it had more to do with someone she referred to as the Stuyvie Fairy.

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First I’d heard of it. The Stuyvie Fairy is apparently a little creature who always came through with an extra dhurrie, even when you were sure the soft pack had yielded its last... There it would be, just when you were completely desperate, rifling through the deflated package. From my recollection, the fairy was more active late at night in pubs and clubs than it was during the day. Those crazy Melbourne women and their imaginary friends... However, I digress. It was a revelation, looking at all that is out there, in this brave new world of connectivity and communication, and realising that the content has not caught up with the medium. All they’ve done is bit of judicious top and tailing, retelling of old stories and cobbling together some bits of old tat to keep the punters happy. Speaking of raffishness and retro, I have recently discovered the works of Elmore Leonard, and I am rationing my forays into his writing. He is prolific and brilliant, but I am making my way through his catalogue with some restraint. Which is unusual for me, given my predilection for immersion and gorging on writers and then finding myself with no more to read and a virtual hangover. But what brings Elmore Leonard to mind in the context of today’s rant is the fact that his early break in fiction writ-

ing (while making his ing to see how well this living in a day-job in ad- ` much older show stands vertising) was produc- Perhaps I need up to the test of time. I ing the sort of pulp fic- to read a little found myself watching tion I’m referring to. He more Rebecca it and wondering how wrote the sort of paperold it actually was. You backs that were grist to of Sunnybrook could tell from the film the mill of the cowboy Farm, and a few quality and the style of comic consumers. They less tightly worded the camera work that it were truly paperbacks gritty novellas or was getting long in the in that they were printtooth but I was amazed ed on the sort of paper dystopian futuristic to see that it was actualhitherto only used for visions of the future. ly made in 1995. I have ablution blocks; they work colleagues who had lurid covers with images that vast- weren’t born by then. Blue Murder still ly oversold the salacious qualities of the looks pretty good – it’s good television stories within. They were in that milieu – and I found it interesting to try to anaknown as the “penny dreadful”. Except lyse how much of a footing it provided they were written by a writer, and that for the producers of Underbelly. makes all the difference. It certainly held my attention until the I spent a large chunk of last weekend bitter end. And when I say bitter, that’s at home, nursing what is either a summer cold or some ridiculous allergy, and pretty much what I mean. watching Blue Murder for the first time. So, my weekend intake of Blue Murder I can’t remember why I didn’t watch it may be accounting for my rather jaunat the time. I think it had something to diced view of the world this week. Either do with my intense dislike of Richard that, or the fact that I’m reading MargaRoxburgh. ret Atwood’s The Heart Goes Last. PerYou remember Blue Murder; it was the haps I need to read a little more Rebecseries done by the ABC, which looked ca of Sunnybrook Farm, and a few less at police corruption and the somewhat tightly worded gritty novellas or dystochequered career of Sydney police officer pian futuristic visions of the future. Roger Rogerson. And for those of us who Gritty is good, but it does leave stuff thought Underbelly broke new ground and was great television, it was interest- on your liver.

1. HISTORY: Who became the first Australian of the Year, in 1960? 2. LANGUAGE: What does the Latin suffix “grade” mean? 3. MOVIES: What was the name of the angel who visited George Bailey in “It’s a Wonderful Life”? 4. TELEVISION: What was the title of the theme song to the sitcom “Cheers” (pictured)? 5. CITIES & STATES: Which Queensland city was known as Elston until 1933?

6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What kind of animal would be described as “lupine”? 7. GAMES: How much money do you get when you pass “Go” in Monopoly? 8. LITERATURE: What are the names of the two feuding families in “Romeo and Juliet”? 9. GEOGRAPHY: What two countries does the Cheviot Hills range divide? 10. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the birthstone for April?

11. FLASHBACK: Where did the idea for the song “I Don’t Like Mondays” come from? 12. SPORT: Which country has won the most Winter Olympic medals overall? 13. LYRICS: Name the song that includes this lyric: “Try to catch a deluge in a paper cup, There’s a battle ahead, many battles are lost, But you’ll never see the end of the road, While you’re traveling with me...” ANSWERS: SEE THE PLAY PAGES.

OPINION & ANALYSIS.

Friday 29.01.2016 to Sunday 31.01.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

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Calling all coffee shops I WENT for a jog this morning (in Dubbo) and couldn't find a coffee shop at 5am. I'm just visiting from Bathurst and usually get a coffee at 5am after my jog. I reckon a local coffee shop could make a lot of money by opening at 5am. What do you think? In Bathurst we have two coffee shops that are open at 5am and they receive a lot of business. Crema on George (Campos) is a quirky “hole in the wall” coffee shop located in the centre of Bathurst. The first time I had a coffee there I had to sit down for a while because it was so strong. Yet after a few visits, I quickly developed a tolerance for their smooth beverages. They also have an outdoor heater, so if you're up early and want to sit down and enjoy a coffee you can. One morning I

THE WATER COOLER R BY ELLA MCMILLAN

Not cool, says Airbnb A Brooklyn man’s homemade igloo has been removed from hosting website Airbnb in exchange for a $50 coupon as, strangely enough, did not meet occupancy standards. Taking full advantage of the crazy winter weather in the States recently, Patrick Horton grabbed a shovel and built an “igloo” behind his residence. He listed the accommodation as a “boutique winter igloo for two”. “Built completely by hand; all natural. Come experience this chic domestyle bungalow with Bae,” he wrote. Sadly, Airbnb told Horton although it was nicely constructed, the listing had to be taken down.

“Jewellery bill” raises human rights hackles In a move creating huge controversy, the Danish government has passed

went to get a coffee from Campos and there were two trucks parked outside and four utes. As you can imagine, there is a market for early morning workers. But, the quality of coffee served has a lot to do with it too. The early morning barista at Campos has taken the early morning shift for some time and has made one excellent coffee after another. This coffee shop also opened early on Anzac day 2015 to provide coffee (and warmth) for memorial attendees. It was a great idea because the outlet is near the Bathurst war memorial. I was there that morning and roughly 30 people bought coffee. They did have a few bottleneck issues because, even with extra staff, they could only make so many coffees at once. Yet, I didn't have to wait long to get my coffee.

The other coffee shop that is open at 5am in Bathurst is Al Denté, located on the corner of Keppel and Bentinck Streets. They serve gourmet coffees and also serve deli foods of various sorts. Al Denté was the original early morning coffee shop, pre-dating Crema by nearly a decade. They have a very strong Italian style coffee that may suit your taste. Bike riders often prefer their shop. I noticed one morning that five bikes were stacked up next to the shop. So if you own a Dubbo coffee shop, work in one, or know someone who does, suggest to them a 5am shift. They may be surprised at the amount of money they make, and (ahem) I will get a great coffee in the morning. -Troy J. Watson - Bathurst

legislation to confiscate migrants’ assets in order to cover benefit costs. Under the law approved on Tuesday this week, migrants entering Denmark will only be allowed to retain about $1500 worth of possessions. Dubbed as the “jewellery bill”, it has gained criticism from human rights organisations. “Most (refugees) have lost everything and yet this legislation appears to say that the few fortunate enough to have survived the trip to Denmark with their few remaining possessions haven’t lost enough,” the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said. Thankfully however, sentimental items such as wedding rings are exempt from confiscation.

Oh, Tony… Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has travelled to the US to speak to a conservative Christian group about same-sex marriage and abortion. Needless to say, his lesbian sister, Christine Forster, is not impressed. A Liberal councillor for the City of Sydney who is openly homosexual this week told media she’s disappointed with the news of her brother’s speaking engagement. “It doesn’t sit with my understanding of how he views the world, so, yes, I was surprised. I don’t believe Tony is in any way winding back rights for the gay community but I was surprised to

hear he was going,” she said. Oh, Tony.

Hottest hits and misses Popular radio station Triple J’s annual music countdown, the Hottest 100, recorded more than two million online votes from nearly 300,000 listeners who tuned in to the now-traditional Australia Day countdown. The station also showed its commitment to reconciliation and equality saying:

“We believe January 26 should be inclusive, meaningful, and respectful to all Australians, so we take this moment to commemorate Australia’s first peoples.” They were proud to have joined forces with Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) giving voters the chance to donate. However, controversy has arisen after it was discovered just 23 per cent of the artists featured in the countdown since its inception have been women.

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OPINION & ANALYSIS.

Greg Smart

Friday 29.01.2016 to Sunday 31.01.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

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.

Grim future with loose cannon Trump at the helm T’S fair to say Donald Trump is the ultimate definition of a “loose cannon”. The gung-ho billionaire US presidential candidate continues to spray populist bluster on the campaign trail, variously insulting women’s looks, weight and menstrual cycles, the parentage of his opponents, American foreign policy, Muslim and Latino immigrants, and the Washington establishment. He is unapologetic and stanchly nonpolitically correct; yet seems not only gaffe-proof, but impervious to attacks from his opponents. These traits are a rallying call to his increasingly large band of followers – they see his rhetoric as “refreshing candour” and “straight talk”. Donald Trump has labelled his campaign as anything but – it is a “movement” to “Make America Great Again” as his official slogan declares. His supporters have labelled themselves the “Silent Majority” – a section of less educated white America; people who have declared themselves without a voice following globalisation, without representation in the major parties, and forgotten by Washington. Mainstream white citizenry may proclaim they are a disenfranchised majority but this is a credibility stretch of the highest order, and speaks volumes of the insular mindset of Middle America. These are the people who are driving Trump to achieve 40.6 per cent support of Republican voters nationally. His anti-establishment persona and embodiment of the American Dream resonates with this forgotten section of American society – conveniently forgetting his massive inheritance and several company bankruptcies. Many are not true conservative voters, as they admit to being “sick and tired of things as they are” and believe Trump can restore America to greatness. What the Trump version of American greatness entails is as yet unclear. Mindful of the attention span of his audiences, his speeches have been long on meaningless motherhood statements (“our country is a mess”) and short on policy details (“illegal immigration is a big, big thing”). When asked what the first things on his agenda would be if he came to office, Trump declared he would repeal Obama’s health care package, and “build up the military so nobody messes with us”. “Nobody messing with us” shows a disturbing lack of nuanced foreign policy knowledge. Keeping with that theme of blunt instrument diplomacy, former Republican Vice President nominee and incoherent banshee Sarah Palin has surfaced to endorse Trump’s candidacy for President. A rambling Palin announced there would be “no more-pussy footing around” when Trump becomes Presi-

dent. “The country needs a Commander-In-Chief that will let our warriors do their job and kick ISIS’ ass”. This is the same Palin who when asked what insight she has into Russian military actions answered she could see Russia from Alaska. And where does Russia figure in Trump’s “nobody messes with us” mindset? Russian President Vladimir Putin is also on a mission to re-establish Russian greatness, becoming increasing isolated from the West. In recent years, Russia has intervened militarily in Syria and Ukraine with Russian warplanes been warned off by both American and

` How would a sabre rattling Putin react to a “no more pussy footing around” Trump before these two egomaniacs would have the world back to a Cold War situation?

Canadian warplanes for approaching their respective airspace, and Russian submarines reportedly being spotted in Swedish waters. Putin has also been implicated in the violent deaths of known dissidents and critical journalists. How would Commander-In-Chief Trump handle Putin’s desire to return to the glory days of Mother Russia? Would he assent to his ego and American Imperialism in the belief that American hegemony is to be maintained at all costs? How would a sabre rattling Putin react to a “no more pussy footing around” Trump before these two egomaniacs would have the world back to a Cold War situation? Where do we Australians figure in this? The Australian, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS) obliges Australia to co-operate militarily with the other treaty partners. Putting aside the glib opportunism and comic value of Trump, the serious question we Australians need to consid-

er is: How do we feel about the future overseas deployment of our military determined by Commander-in-Chief Trump? I contend that Australia would need to seriously consider withdrawing from ANZUS if Trump became President. The prospect of loose cannon Trump leading a coalition of the willing on a military crusade to fulfil his ego is not in Australia’s best interests. Trump may not even get the Republican Party nomination, or win the election if he does. Let’s hope so. Unfortunately, he is idolised by ignorant people, such as the supporter at the Trump rally in the lead up to the Iowa Caucus who admired Trump’s plan to have Mexico pay for a wall at the US border. “Like the Berlin wall,” she exclaimed. I’m not sure which quote is more appropriate at this point: “Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups” or “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 29.01.2016 to Sunday 31.01.2016

OPINION & ANALYSIS.

John Ryan

The stress of policing: a glimpse from behind the thin blue line EING a cop can be tough, but living in a police family can bring all sorts of stresses and strains that civilians don’t have any clue exist. These days there are all sorts of new angles to the job of policing – angles that can make things even more difficult. Just of these is the huge upsurge in the use of social media. Social media can be a good thing for policing, but it often gets out of control and police now have to spend a growing portion of their time settling down feuds that have started from things like seemingly innocuous Facebook posts. As a reporter, I covered a near riot in a country town following the death of a small child and threatened kidnappings in retaliation to social media nastiness. There’s something about seeing the written word posted to the world that drives some people crazy.

Gemma and Mark Handley

Untangling these sorts of social issues is a job best left to the cops, but not only does it take up their otherwise valuable time when they could be doing other necessary work, but trying to settle down irrational and dysfunctional people in these sorts of “he said/she said” online arguments can take a severe emotional toll. Then there are the direct posts targeting police and their families. For instance, some of the posts that appear after a police officer has been killed in the line of duty are enough to make anyone’s stomach churn you would think. But there’s a subculture of bottomdwellers – constantly at war with cops, society and everyone else – that thinks this sort of behaviour is okay. Further confusing the issue are the huge number of social media posts about alleged police violence in the United States, some of which appears to be well founded but that many people, some social media users in particular, seem to think tars the NSW police force with the same brush. I’ve seen the USA’s alleged judicial system in action first hand and, while I’m not a fan of the centralised government agencies we have in many instances, the way America’s sheriffs, police and judicial officers can be locally appointed is a nightmare compared with the systems Australia has in place.

Dubbo’s Gemma Handley has grown up with her mum and dad donning the blue uniforms at the start of their shifts. She’s watched both her parents walk out the door and worried if they’ll come back injured…or at all. She’s so sick of online criticism against the police force, she felt compelled to take to Facebook to set the record straight. This is what she had to say: “I need to rant a little, so bear with me. “I’m so sick of people posting photos to Facebook or writing malicious comments regarding police and their “abuse of power” or (calling them) “pigs”. “I have had parents miss Christmas because of work. I’ve had a father diagnosed with PTSD because of 27 years of his life (on the force) that he’ll never get back and a mum who has come home with bruises. So I get quite offended when people, who are most likely those who would shiver at the sight of a gun or a splash of blood, have the audacity to criticise those who do such a good job at making this a safe place to live. “I grew up wondering and hoping that Mum or Dad would return home after a night’s work; my heart would drop if the phone rang. “I grew up with parents who, on a daily basis, fought the battle of leaving work stuff at work only to return home, take off the uniform and replace it with the happy face of a parent for (the sake of) my two sisters and me. “Unlike most of you who wake up when your alarm goes off and grunt and groan about going to your office job – in which the most dangerous aspect is a possible paper cut – my parents and so many others don’t just attend work when their alarms tell them to. “Their “job” is more or less a lifestyle, one that can’t just be turned off when it’s knock-off time or when the uniform is removed. “These people have dedicated their lives to ensure the safety of you and all the people of this society. “By taking the oath they all made on their graduation day they effectively made your family their family, your safety their priority.

` These people have dedicated their lives to ensure the safety of you and all the people of this society. By taking the oath they all made on their graduation day they effectively made your family their family, your safety their priority.” – Gemma Handley, police officers’ daughter

“So you can understand the frustration for police and their families when so many of you are ignorant enough to blame your stupidity or unlawful actions on those in uniform. “They didn’t pull you over because they felt like it and they didn’t give you a ticket because they think it’s fun. “They did all those things because, believe it or not, you were doing the wrong thing and if you are going to complain about it, go right ahead but be willing to accept the fact that your daughter or mother or sister or brother was just killed in a car accident because a middle-aged man found himself behind the wheel in a drunken state, going 50km over the speed limit and police decided to “go easy on him”. “The job goes unnoticed. It’s not as though they expect you to bow down, but as anyone agrees, humanity doesn’t go astray. “Shout out to all those fab ladies and gents in blue. My opinion may be biased, but I appreciate everything you do.” Gemma’s dad, Mark, has recently retired from the force, diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – an all too common affliction for police. Like any dad, he’s proud of his kids, but his daughter’s post caught him unawares. This was his response: “I sat here and took a little time to read your post. Maybe (there was) a tear or two from your not-so-tough old man. “What you say is so true. We go to work and look after families and sometimes we forget about the family that really matters…our own. I apologise for that. “The support that you, your sisters and that saint you call mum and I call the love of my life, has been way above the norm. “To all the police I know and the ones I don’t: policing is the most rewarding and satisfying job you can undertake. “Understanding, passionate, respect-

ful, forgiving, integrity and honesty are just a few of the words that are (often said) about police. “True, police have all these traits. “We also have many more attributes that may surprise a lot of people. When we get assaulted, we bruise. When we get stabbed, we bleed. When we tell someone a loved one has passed away, we cry. “I could go on, but my daughters and their mum have seen all the heartache that has manifested over the years, as have the families of many of my close friends who have left policing, probably a little later than they should have . “Another trait – we hang in there way too long. “Policing is a fantastic job and a very rewarding career, but it’s like the stuff you grab off the shelf in the supermarket. “It has an expiry date. “Look at the date and get out before you expire.” When I approached Gemma about sharing her thoughts in this column, she had this to say: “I think this issue has been snowballing for a while. It’s extremely frustrating to know that a lot of people make unjustified comments about police and the job they do, without actually knowing anything about it. “I wanted to use the power of social media as an avenue to create an awareness of the issue and I guess give a different perspective on it. “It’s more or less an open letter from a police officers’ daughter and I never expected it to get the response it did. “I truly appreciate all the kind comments of those who responded to the Facebook post. “I also appreciate Dubbo Weekender for approaching me on this topic. It means that this message can be heard by so many more people and for that I, and so many of those in “blue”, are so very grateful.”

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Friday 29.01.2016 to Sunday 31.01.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

The fabulous Bartley boys Charles Bartley is no stranger to the national dancing stage but now younger brother Anthony is following in his footsteps and together they’re a formidable pair. The boys have had a stellar run in a notoriously cutthroat industry, but even when they’re leaping in the air, the talented Dubbo duo has both feet firmly planted on the ground. PHOTOS: STEVE COWLEY AS TOLD TO: JEN COWLEY

Charles: T’S been a busy couple of years since I finished the gig with King Kong (the stage production). I did some teaching and a few other gigs, then auditioned for Dirty Dancing and was given the part of Swing – that show toured the whole country for 12 months. Halfway through the contract, I injured my shoulder and had to have a reconstruction. I’d done Sydney and Melbourne, which were the longest stints and it happened right at the end of the Melbourne run – so I missed Perth and Brisbane. I made it back for the Adelaide season but was on modified duties, which meant I couldn’t do certain lifts. For a dancer, a shoulder injury is pretty scary – it’s a mind game as much as anything. You have no idea how your re-hab will go so you can work yourself into an emotional lather, but in a way I’m glad that I had the injury because it made me appreciate what I have and what I can do – all I wanted to was to get back to dancing. Anthony actually took my room in Sydney when I left on the Dirty Dancing tour, assuming I’d be gone for a long time. Then I landed back because of the injury, and ended up bunking on the floor! So he helped me out, and viceversa because then I was around while he was doing quite an intense year at Brent Street (dance academy). For us to end up dancing on (television program) X-Factor together was a really cool experience. To get to do such a great job together – for which we were actually paid! – was very cool. I’ve been able to impart some of my knowledge to Anthony – some of the technical stuff but also about the emotion that goes with this career – being frustrated with yourself if you don’t do well in an audition; dealing with the rejection that happens all the time. He’d come home and be a bit bummed out – and you’re allowed to be. You give yourself 24 hours to nurse the disappointment and then you let it go and move on. But you should let yourself feel it. There are many ups and downs and weird moments that go with this industry – because it’s a pretty weird career in many ways. He’s also taught me things – like to remember my passion. After being in the industry for a few years now and having done so many things, it’s easy to get a little relaxed. But to watch him come through with such a drive to learn has been reinvigorating for me – really inspiring. There’s a fire in his eyes. He’s a really good dancer – he’s not dancing in anyone’s shadow. At first, people would say, “Hey, you’re Charlie’s brother”, but he’s made his own name. And although we’re brothers and therefore we’re going to move in a similar way, he’s really developing his own style. That’s important, because people are looking for that uniqueness. I’ve always believed in Anthony, but sometimes the hardest thing has been

to get him to believe in himself. For him to have done all he’s done in such a short time is very cool and I’m so proud of him. He’s not just a good dancer, he’s funny and he’s super intelligent. He’s great to be around and he’s really grounded. He’s not just my brother, he’s a really good friend. We can hang out together all day every day and not get sick of each other. It’s cool to be able to come back to Dubbo Ballet Studio. It’s my favourite thing – to help inspire kids; they’re thirsty for knowledge and I have it, so to be able to pass it on is a privilege. Success as a dancer relies on sheer hard work and dedication as much as on talent. As a teacher, you can always spot the kids who are prepared to put in that hard work. In Sydney, you might find a really talented kid, but they’ve had all the opportunities in front of them their entire lives, so their drive isn’t as tenacious. You’ll find that a lot of working dancers in Sydney aren’t originally from there. Country kids tend to fight much harder for that dream and you can spot that in the classrooms – the kids who will fight to really perfect a step or get their leg just that bit higher. They’re the ones you keep an eye on because, with support, they’re the ones who’ll try hardest to pursue dancing as a career. Dubbo’s been fertile ground for dancers and talent in the arts. Why is that? Good question. Part of it is that we have access to the city and all the experience it has to offer. There’s a constant back and forth of people within the arts community. I think the new regional theatre (DRTCC) has been a huge part of that, but I also think Dubbo people are brave. They have the courage to chase their dreams – even if it means going beyond their home town or their country. Including my little brother.

Anthony: T’S a little surreal to come back to Dubbo as a dance teacher – to Dubbo Ballet Studio where I’m teaching kids I was dancing and learning with only 18 months ago. It’s doubly cool to be able to do it with my brother. Last year was massive – kicking off with a move to Sydney in January to start a Certificate IV in Dance at Brent Street. Then I went to the US in the middle of the year – going to Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York. At the beginning of August, I had a call completely out of the blue by Grayboy – an agency – which had somehow heard of me and I was absolutely dumbfounded when they signed me and started sending me for auditions. My second audition ever was for XFactor, which led to three months’ work dancing with the contestants every week and with Charles. That culminated in dancing with Kylie and Danni Minogue. This was all unheard of for someone so new to the industry. To find myself standing next to Kylie Minogue and helping her down 15 flights of stairs was pretty incredible. We had lots of rehearsal time and by showtime we were good to go, but I have to admit it was nerve wracking – the butterflies were flying around in the stomach! Being able to dance with Charles is a buzz. I grew up being inspired by him – he’s the reason I started dancing when I was seven years old. Thirteen years later, there we are dancing together on national television with an audience of a million people. I remember watching Charles dance at the (Dubbo) Civic Centre when I was seven – he’s five years older than me – and I leaned over to Mum and said, “I want to do that too”. I’ve been dancing

ever since. He’s been a mentor, a teacher to me all the way through – especially over the past 12 months. He’s not just been a brother, he’s been the inspiration for my career and my best friend too. He’s been fantastic over the past year – I’m not sure how I would have managed without the benefit of his experience and guidance. He was able to share his experience in the industry, but also give me little tips and tricks that have been so helpful. The funny thing is I don’t feel like I’ve ever been in Charles’ shadow. I never felt pressured to live up to what he’d done. People knew what he was capable of and they just waited to see what kind of dancer I’d be and what I was capable of. I did feel for a few years like I was Charlie Bartley’s brother but the more experience I get, the more I’m coming into my own style – and I think Charles is now occasionally getting “Oh, you’re Anthony Bartley’s brother!” He’s one of the most grounded, downto-earth people I know. He’s completely non-judgemental, which is something I aspire to be. He never passes judgement and he’s there in the blink of an eye, no matter what, if you need him. And he’s one of the funniest people I know – we have lots of laughs and he’s a blast to be around. It’s not just as a dancer that I look up to him – he’s an all-round role model. Our older brother James is another of my role models. He took the road that I consider much harder than Charles’ and mine – he’s a lawyer. He studied and worked hard and created a future for himself that he’s very happy with. He’s a bloke that’s just constantly happy – he does what he loves and he loves what he does. Same as Charles and me – and how lucky are we?

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PROFILE.

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Picture show man Keith Farrands is known about the city of Dubbo for his voluntary work with various organisations but there’s more to this local legend…much more as LISA MINNER found. A career with Paramount Pictures saw the movie buff mixing with some of the industries greats, like Alfred Hitchcock, and inspired a lifelong passion for films and theatre. BY LISA MINNER F variety is the spice of life then Keith Farrands has had a sprinkle-and-ahalf in his 76 years. A movie buff extraordinaire, Farrands has worked for Paramount Pictures, has a collection of films that would make even Netflix tip its hat and can even boast having been in a couple of classic Aussie films in the 60s and 70s. It’s all been part of the journey for this gent who eventually returned to Dubbo to sink his teeth into a career at the Dubbo RSL Club. After finishing his intermediate certificate, Farrands and his family moved from Orange to Dubbo where his father established the public works in White Street. In his late teens, he set his sights on the bright lights of Sydney and enrolled at East Sydney Tech with the hope of becoming an interior designer. After two years he found he was a little ho-hum with it all and quit, but as luck would have it, he found work in another area he was equally fascinated by and began a career that would shape his future – in the movie industry.

` I was over there for six months and can say I have been in every theatre in New Zealand, every theatre! He began working for the prestigious Paramount Pictures. Asked how he snagged the job of a lifetime, Farrands says he was lucky to have a friend who worked at Paramount as the director’s chauffeur. There was a position going in the despatch department which involved choosing content, packing up all the different films and sending them off to theatres around the country. “I started in despatch and was later offered a job in the booking department where you make up the programs for all the theatres.” In those days, there used to be two feature films and a cartoon for each session. “We also provided serials and news reels, not like now days and I did that job for two years.” Later, the young aspirant changed roles within the company, moving into another division of Paramount as a sales representative in New Zealand, affording him a whirlwind tour of every beautiful theatre in the neighbouring country. “I was over there for six months and can say I have been in every theatre in New Zealand – every theatre! “I had to go around and meet with the managers and get them to sign a contract to say they’d show so many films at a certain price.” From there, Farrands took on Queensland in the same role, and as was the case in NZ, it gave him the opportunity to visit every theatre in the state. “I was everywhere, from Cooktown to Mt Isa – everywhere! And away for stints of six weeks at a time, living out of a suitcase,” he recalls.

The Regent Theatre in Melbourne

While he was at the peak of his career with Paramount in the 60s, behind the scenes television was slowly beginning to gather momentum in the market, with families installing sets in their homes and for the first time being able to see what was once only available at a theatre. It changed the whole nature of the theatre business, with families choosing to stay in and watch TV in their own lounge rooms. Theatre attendance dropped dramatically for a time, Farrands says, with many establishments closing their doors altogether. As a sales rep, the dramatic change to the industry made his job no longer viable and so Farrands bid Paramount farewell and returned to Sydney to begin a new life and career. Some of the highlights of his time with the company were getting to meet some pretty famous people, like the legendary Alfred Hitchcock, whom he met in Sydney at the premiere of Pyscho in 1960. “He was a very strange man… very. He liked blondes too; he had a fascination for them. “I took a photo of him holding a koala in Sydney and I had a short conversation with him but he wasn’t too keen to speak with us normal people.” He also met Tony Bill from the 1963 film Come Blow your Horn, which also starred Frank Sinatra. “He was a nice man, apparently a mad womaniser though,” Farrands recalls, laughing. He also met Bob Hope, whom he describes as “a terrific fellow, a very natural sort of person”. Reflecting on that time the now 76 year old says: “I had a pretty interesting life with Paramount when I look back on it all.” In 1971, the influence of the movie industry had already made and Ferrands decided to try his hand at acting. He spotted an advertisement in the local metro paper seeking extras for a new Aussie film to be shot in the outback. The film was the cult classic thriller, Wake in Fright (also known as Outback), arguably one of the country’s most disturbing and innovative films of the time. It starred Chips Rafferty, Gary Bond and Donald Pleasance and was digitally re-released in 2009. Prior to

that it had been considered a “lost-film”, not available on VHS or DVD. It was screened in Australian theatres again some 38 years after its first release, and received critical acclaim. Review website, Rotten Tomatoes said of the film: “A disquieting classic of Australian cinema, Wake in Fright surveys a landscape both sun-drenched and ruthlessly dark.” The scene in which Keith participated was early on in the movie during a packed bar scene. “I went to the Sydney show ground where they had a pub set created for the scene. They filmed us all day. “It wasn’t too taxing. I just had to sit around and smoke and drink beer – there were about 100 of us doing the same!” he says, laughing. He recalls being fairly close to Chips Rafferty who sat up the end of the bar. “But you couldn’t get near him of course. “It was great day – beer, cigarettes and a cheque for $11,” – which Farrands still has, laminated, as a memento of his part in the film. He also had a bit part in another classic called They’re a Weird Mob in 1966 – a film based on a comic novel by author John O’Grady. “The scene I was in was on Bondi Beach – it’s not even all of me actually, it’s just me from the waist down in my red jockettes! “We use to go to Bondi Beach every weekend and the crew happened to be filming this weekend and the camera just came along. “I have both the films in my collection at home and have watched them many times.” Speaking of collections, no story featuring the remarkable Mr Farrands could be complete without acknowledging what can only be called a movie collection of epic proportions. Influenced by his early career with Paramount, as of 2016, Keith’s collection of VHS and DVDs numbers 4000. “I have a whole room full of them, but in 1980, when I purchased my first VCR I was given a copy of a film called Breaking Away and it all snowballed from a single tape and after that I decided I didn’t want to give them away, I wanted to keep them and the collection just continued to grow.” Asked to name his favourite film genre, Farrands doesn’t hesitate – MGM

musicals. He counts Judy Garland among his favourites, along with Marilyn Monroe. His favourite film of all time is the 1952 classic, Singin’ in the Rain, starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O’Connor and Cyd Charisse. “I love it. I am going to Sydney to see the stage production later in the year. I know every word of it.” Have films improved over the years or has the industry been consistant, I ask the movie buff, who thinks the violence and swearing is over done in current films. “I went and saw Last Cab from Darwin and I have to say the swearing spoiled it for me. “I know people will put up with it now days, but personally, I don’t like it.” When Farrands eventually returned to Dubbo, he turned his personable nature to the hospitality industry. Employed with the Dubbo RSL Club for 30 years as a senior steward, there are not too many people in the city who wouldn’t have crossed Keith’s path in this capacity. Now firmly retired, Keith has taken on the role of gallery guide with the Western Plains Cultural Centre, a role that sees him assist in guiding with school visits, “dementia tour” and with various community groups that may need the assistance of an informed guide to enrich their visit. He says he wanted to continue on in some form of service after retirement and the WPCC ticked all his boxes. “I have always been fascinated by the place and I also work over at the Neighbourhood Centre,” he says. “And I enjoy trivia competitions.” If he could have his time over, would he do anything differently with his life? Farrands is characteristically frank: “I probably would have continued with the interior design course!”

Keith’s Top Ten classic films of all time: • • • • • • • • • •

Singin’ in the Rain. (1952) The Wizard of Oz. (1940) Gone with the Wind. (1940) Rebel without a Cause. (1955) Pyscho. (1960) Seven Year Itch. (1955) Some like it Hot.(1959) How to Marry a Millionaire. (1953) Stalag 17. (1953) Shane. (1953)

Keith’s Top Ten favourite theatres of all time: • • • • • • • • • •

The State Theatre (Sydney) The Regent Theatre (Sydney) The Winter Garden (Brisbane) Her Majesty’s Theatre (Perth) Melbourne Regent Theatre (Melbourne) The Plaza Theatre (Sydney) The Century Theatre (Dubbo) The Roxy Theatre (Dubbo) The Embassy Theatre (British films, Sydney) St James Theatre (MGM musicals, Sydney)

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PROFILE.

REGIONAL ROADTRIPPER.

Last, not least CUMNOCK’S WATERING HOLE It’s the last of the hotels in the township of Cumnock and The Royal has been the meeting place and watering hole for its townsfolk for more than 128 years. LISA MINNER took a day trip to the pretty little central western town to check out a pub that’s had its fair share of good times, been the site of a couple of murders and is said to be haunted by a handful of ghosts.

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REGIONAL ROADTRIPPER.

Manager and publican Leonie Bevan and Steve Richardson outside the Royal Hotel in Cummnock, NSW.

REGIONAL ROADTRIPPER.

HE township of Cumnock, an inviting little place nestled in central west NSW, is well known for number of reasons, not least of which is the trail of colourful Animals on Bikes sculptures that dot the main streets. And when it comes to sport, the town punches well above its weight in turning out impressive rugby union players. Wallabies legends like John White, Tim Gavin and Ross Reynolds to name a few, all hail from the area. Then there’s the town’s only remaining hotel, The Royal, which looms over the main street and is, as with many country pubs, a meeting place and the hub of community activity. It turns out The Royal is a particularly common name for Australian hotels, with 87 in NSW alone and around 165 across the country. But there’s nothing common about this pub. It’s quirky and welcoming and its patrons are as friendly as you’ll find anywhere in a small close-knit community. The current incarnation of the Royal Hotel was rebuilt just over 100 years ago in 1914. It appears to have gone by the names The Cumnock Hotel and McLachlan’s Hotel from 1888 to around 1904 before it was given an upgrade and a new name. The original building was said to be a “temporary affair” and was initially a

single-story hotel servicing the people of the district. It’s now a distinctive-looking establishment with a large wooden balcony wrapping around the second storey. Steve Richardson is the publican and manages the hotel along with partner Leonie Bevan. The pair has been running the Royal for three years now and moved to the town with their five children, Shannon, Harry, Danielle, Mitchell and Jayden, increasing the town’s populations to around 295 people. Originally harking from nearby Molong, the family took over the pub’s reins on “a bit of a whim”. After having visited the Royal for a beer after their boys had played a game of football in Cumnock, the pair discovered it was on the market and Steve’s interest was piqued. “There was no plan; it was for sale and the publican said to Steve, “Why don’t you buy it?”, recalls Leonie. “So the following Tuesday Steve came back and said I’m going to buy that pub. I didn’t think he would but here we are!” The pub’s clientele varies but consists mainly of farmers, shearers, young locals, tradies and cockies and they’ve all become good mates to the couple and their family. Asked if they’d encountered anything a little quirky about the old hotel since taking over, both agree in unison: the place is haunted.

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` A lot of strange things have gone on here.” – publican Steve Richardson, who says his hotel is home to a handful of seemingly friendly ghosts. Steve points to the far corner of the bar. “There’s the ghost of an old bloke who sits at the bar with a hat on. They all call him the grumpy old man, and apparently there’s a little girl that walks around upstairs and another ghost that lingers in the corridor down by the toilets out there.” But I don’t have to take their word for it, they say. The ghostly presences have been verified by the pub’s clientele. “People over the years have all said the same thing, including the publicans; a lot of strange things have gone on here.” The couple says that while the ghosts linger, they don’t appear to be trouble-makers. Further to the claim that spooks are in residence, Steve brings out his phone showing a short video that was sent to him by a group of women that recently had a party out the back of the pub. Steve and Leonie were shocked to see in the replaying of the video that three distinctive orbs (round balls of white light that move fast, some suggest they

are spirits of people) had been captured during filming. There’s no disputing the orbs presence in the 30-second clip. It’s clear to see this phenomenon appeared in front of the phone on which the footage was shot – and I saw it with my own eyes. Leonie says there have been plenty of laughs since they took on the hotel, recalling for instance, a day when a man came into the bar for a few drinks. He started laughing heartily, so heartily in fact, his false teeth shot across the room and he couldn’t find them – neither could anyone else. “We ended up eventually finding them wedged between the gin and vodka bottles here behind the bar. We were crawling on the floor with laughter – we couldn’t stop.” The hotel regularly employs European back packers and the patrons love meeting the young travellers and exchanging stories about their lives. Lisa Herrewyn from Belgium has been working the bar at the Royal for around two weeks. “So far I have only been here and in Sydney; I have been in the country for a bit over two months.” She says she feels it’s important for her to see a bit of rural Australia. “You can go to a city in any country in the world, they are all fairly similar. I love the people here, they are so nice,

Steve and Leonie on the colourful upstairs balcony of the pub.

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Steve Richardson with patron Lyle Haurn, who came to Cumnock about 44 years ago with his wife and her family. Does he like living in the town? "I must do. I've been here a long time now! "I have seen a lot of publicans come and go over the years, at least a dozen or more, "Some funny things went on here; there was a bloke who used to drink here and he had a horse and cart; some silly bugger went out and unhooked the buggy and put the horse on one side of the fence and the buggy on the other - bit of a laugh."

Leonie Bevan and Rachel Nathan pouring a coldie for a customer.

Margaret Lyons has been a Cumnock local since 1977. She loves the Royal and enjoys a ginger beer and a game of darts.

Former publican of 22 years, Frank Worrall, says being a publican is a lot of hard work but his time at the Royal with his wife was sprinkled with good memories.

they are not snobby, they are in Belgium though!” The hotel has had its fair share of scandal over the years too, as noted in excerpts taken from some of the local papers of the time. Some of the mischief might also explain the ghost sightings to which the Royal lays claim. In 1900, The Molong Argus reported a “stabbing affray” that saw a Swedish man bleed to death at the Royal Hotel. The murderer was arrested by the townspeople and taken to the local lock-up. A witness to the event heard the murderer say, “He would let his…guts out.” The victim cried out, “I am stabbed!” “A Gus Pearson met his death by a stab wound to the thigh wilfully inflicted by David Pert and David Pert has

been charged with murder.” The Adelaide Advertiser said the quarrel between the two had originated over a discussion on the South African war. “According to the evidence the man named Pert was attacking another person with a knife, when Pearson, who had worked with a mate of Pert, grasped his friend, stating that he was attacking a man in mistake for one he had quarrelled with,” the paper reported. “Pert then turned on Pearson and stabbed him in the groin, severing an artery, and the unfortunate man bled to death. Mr McLachlan, licensee of the hotel in which the quarrel arose, had a narrow escape from a similar fate when trying to save Pearson, his clothing being ripped across the abdomen, the blade grazing his skin.”

"Pool sharks" Rachel Nathan, Danielle Richardson and Sarah Burt.

In 1920 a story was reported in The Farmer and Settler, saying a man named Sylvester J. Unsworth was killed as the result of an attempted practical joke at Cumnock, at The Royal Hotel. The story explained that Unsworth had entered the bar at 6pm when several men inside told him the bar was shut. A mock attempt was made to eject him, but he slipped and struck his head on the bar counter. He subsequently died from his injuries. It also turns out the friendly folk of Cumnock have always been a thirsty bunch. In 1940, a writer for the Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser noted that a Mr Ben Slattery of the Royal Hotel in Cumnock, “took four big beer kegs of beer to his booth on the first day of the local show

and despite the small attendance, he had to tap four more before the day was over”. “All the kegs were empty by six o’clock and there was scarcely a drop of liquor in any of the bottles on the shelves of the booth. Evidently Cumnock has not forgotten how in the 30 years or so since this writer first saw its show, with Jack Moses kept busy all day long dispensing snifters and the hotel booth staff knowing no respite from early morn till 6pm or there about. Finally on the big day, the supply had almost run out and scores of beery blots on the landscape were arguing boozily as to which was the way home. A great place Cumnock in those wild and woolly days. And apparently it hasn’t changed very much since.”

THE BIG PICTURE.

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This stunning shot was taken by local amateur photographer and regular Weekender contributor Phil Lalor, who was out and about with his camera capturing some of this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s images of a very wet Wednesday in Dubbo.

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12 steps for keeping your brain fit 1. Nutrition Our brain is an energy hog that consumes 20 per cent of all the energy we put into our body. There is no single best diet or food. It’s about including a wide variety of fresh, unprocessed foods, vegetables and fruits, lean protein (including three portions of oily fish a week), seeds, nuts and wholegrains. Water is essential. Even 1 per cent dehydration is associated with fuzzy thinking, so keep fluid intake up with six to eight glasses a day.

2. Exercise Exercise enhances blood flow to the brain, leading to reduced brain shrinkage and increased neurogenesis and plasticity, so your work performance stays top-notch. It provides improved cognition, learning and memory, improves mood and self-esteem and reduces stress and the risk of anxiety and depression, as well as heart and circulatory health. A 30-minute plus session of aerobic exercise five times a week is ideal.

3. Sleep Sleep provides us with greater physical and mental wellbeing; it allows for neurone repair and maintenance and brings mood regulation. It allows us to forget the irrelevant, because we don’t need to remember everything forever; sleeping is the time we break those synaptic connections no longer required. Generally, we need between seven and eight hours of uninterrupted sleep for maximum restorative and rejuvenating benefit.

4. Mental Stretch Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to form new connections between existing neurons. The more curious we remain, the more we stimulate our brain plasticity. Start with one small change at a time. If you’ve always wanted to learn an instrument or paint, it’s time to sign up to a class. Make a daily habit: do a cryptic crossword, learn three new words and their meanings, read a book in a different genre. Ditch the props and leave behind that list of items.

5. Focus We cannot multitask. Not if we are female, not if we are young. Not at all. Instead, do one thing at a time, give it your full and undivided attention and do it well. Regaining our attention and managing distractions is possible because we can exercise our attention just like a muscle. Pick a quiet place to allow your brain to think in a less stressed state, prioritise the following day’s work, fight to get three top priorities done every day and unplug regularly.

6. Mindset The attitude we form in childhood will stick with us – and if it’s less than stellar, we have to make a conscious choice to change it. Attitude is always a choice. You can change it. Listen to your thoughts or voice when you respond to a challenge. With a growth mindset, you may be grate-

ful that spoiling that coffee didn’t damage your laptop. You don’t have to buy into the negative. You can ‘flip’ to look at things differently when you choose to.

7. Healthy Stress It’s not the amount or severity of the stress that harms us; it’s our belief in whether or not we will sustain harm from the stress. It’s not the stress itself that is the issue, but how you view or share it with others. Putting our feelings into words (labelling) helps to dissipate some of the emotional intensity we experience. Reframing can also help us move away from negative appraisal of a situation for which there is no basis other than our bad mood.

8. Mindfulness Mindfulness takes us off autopilot. When we are being mindful, we are fully conscious of our environment and our thoughts. The essence of freeing your mind from busyness, and giving it room to think, is to make a start – and that involves choosing which form of meditation practice is best for you. Perhaps join a class to help you get into the habit of doing your practice – and practice as long as the time you have available.

9. Change Ability Like evolution, change is a continuum. Our brains are designed to adapt constantly, not resist in stasis. Change signals growth, renewal and opportunity. What we have to do is ensure that we keep our threat response under control when it comes to the change management process and our brains.

10. Innovation The brain has two possible pathways to solving problems: insight and logic. Mental flexibility is the ability to alternate rapidly between the two. If we adopt a childlike approach to our thought processes, our curiosity will increase, and therefore so will our creativity. It’s about allowing ourselves the freedom to explore the unknown and challenge accepted thinking and practice.

11. Collaboration The outcome of many brains working together is greater than the sum of their parts. Connecting at a social level is highly motivating. Look people in the eye, get physical [when we greet others through some form of physical contact the brain is triggered to release oxytocin, the socalled ‘trust’ hormone] and ensure everyone is encouraged to add their voice to the conversation.

12. Leadership List the five leaders you most admire and then determine what leadership characteristics or values they hold in common. There are typically five key strategies in bringing out the best in others: listen [give someone undivided attention], speak [choose words carefully], reflect [take time to pause], inquire [stay curious] and connect [follow-up with people to establish trust and empathy].

Sleepless nights BY KEITH ROACH, M.D.

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH

:: This is an edited extract from Future Brain: The 12 Keys To Create Your High-Performance Brain by Dr Jenny Brockis, published by Wiley, priced £14.95. Available now

DEAR DR. ROACH: How much good does it do for the body to just lie there with your eyes closed all night long when you can’t sleep? – D.R. ANSWER: It doesn’t do much good at all; in fact, it causes harm, in that it makes it more likely for you to associate the bed as a place to stay awake. My advice is, if you are lying in bed and not sleeping, get up out of bed and do something. Listen to soft music. Read a book, as long as the light isn’t too bright. Write in your diary. When you feel like sleeping, get back into bed, but don’t stay there if you aren’t getting to sleep in 15 minutes or so and know that you aren’t going to.

Getting a little high-intensity exercise during the day, avoiding caffeine after midday and staying away from naps are good ways to feel ready for sleep at bedtime. DEAR DR. ROACH: I had my thyroid removed for a goiter 35 years ago. My doctor put me on 100 mcg of thyroid medication; however, when I took it, I got sick. My hands shook, and my heart beat very quickly (over 100). So one doctor told me to split it, and take 50 in the morning and 50 in the afternoon. I felt better, and I took it twice a day for 30 years. After menopause, a different doctor changed it to 88 mcg and said to take it one time a day. This is what I have been taking for five years, but I was feeling better and happier when I split the dose.

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My question is, can I split this medication? Does it make any different for the body if the TSH is normal? Does it make any difference what time of the day I take it? – H.T. ANSWER: Many people do split the dose of thyroid hormone, especially if they are taking a type of thyroid... that contains T3. If 88 mcg is the dose that has the right amount of TSH (a hormone made by the pituitary that helps determine whether the dose is correct as far as your body is concerned) for you, then the TSH shouldn’t be affected by taking half the dose in the morning and half at night. Most people don’t find that it matters, but if it relieves your symptoms to take it twice a day, that’s OK. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a home health nurse. Many of my patients

think that because something has been cooked and then refrigerated, it will stay good indefinitely! How long should you realistically keep food that is refrigerated? Thank you. – S.C. ANSWER: Of course, the answer depends on the specific type of food, but a good rule of thumb is three to four days for cooked food. I found more exact recommendations at www.foodsafety.gov/keep/ charts/storagetimes.html • In Australia, The Food Safety Information Council (FSIC) also has information which may help at www.foodsafety.asn.au This column is general advice only. Always consult a medical professional for advice on your specific needs.

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF And the best state economy award goes to… RESIDENTS of the Orana region will be happy to know that NSW has extended its lead as the nation’s best performing economy according to the latest CommSec State of the States report. The quarterly report shows “The Premier State” retains the title of the nation’s number one state economy, continuing to edge out our neighbours in Victoria. The biggest change over the past quarter has been the improved performance of the ACT, jumping from sixth spot to equal third with the Northern Territory. Western Australia has slid down the rankings from equal third position last quarter to be now ranked fifth. While the state is top ranked on economic growth, it is let down by last placed rankings in both equipment investment and unemployment. Queensland has dropped one spot from fifth to sixth, with South Australia remaining in seventh place. Tasmania remains at the bottom of the economic performance table in eighth place.

The rankings are based on eight key economic performance indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment; unemployment; construction work done; population growth; housing finance and dwelling commencements. Of the eight indicators CommSec examines, NSW came out on top in six. Our improved performance in the rankings was driven by the indicators for growth, retail trade, dwelling starts and housing finance. It also helped that equipment investment and unemployment were added to the list of best performing measures, given NSW is the only state to have a jobless rate lower than the decade average. The outlook for all the states and territories in 2016 is positive, underpinned by low interest rates, consumer spending and home building, according to the report.

School’s in for NSW STUDENTS across Dubbo and the region will be among the nearly 800,000 students heading back to school as the summer holidaysdraw to an end this week in NSW. More than 300 new teachers and 42 principals also began new roles in public schools across the state yesterday as the bells rang to signal the start of the 2016 school year. Schools will get an extra $113 million of additional needsbased funding this year, while $224

million will be invested to allow more teachers to mentor their colleagues in 2016, state Education Minister Adrian Piccoli says. AAP SVM/TM/SMW

Inflation one less worry for RBA AUSTRALIA’S sovereign wealth fund is worried that policymakers around the world have only limited “firepower” to fend off another economic downturn. Future Fund managing director David Neal says the fact that financial markets have a list of worries - in the present case China, oil prices, US interest rates and the impact of the refugee crisis on Europe - is not unusual. But releasing the fund’s quarterly portfolio, Neal is more cautious this time around because of the limited “policy firepower” than in the past. “Interest rates are already extremely low ... and perhaps fiscal policy more restrained across the globe, the ability to deal with a downturn is lower,” he told reporters in Melbourne on Wednesday. The Reserve Bank (RBA)will make its first response to those concerns that have dogged markets and undermined consumer confidence since the start of the year when its board meets next Tuesday. But it’s clear central bank governor Glenn Stevens doesn’t have to worry about inflation.The December-quarter consumer price index rose to an annual

Lessons of David Bowie. How to get a ‘rock star’ business valuation O KAY, I admit it. I was and still am a huge David Bowie fan. His passing was very sad but what a wonderful contribution he made to the world with his innovative approach to music and videos. One of his videos was shot in a hotel at Carinda in western outback NSW, north of Dubbo. If you have ever been to Carinda or played rugby there, it is a beautiful tiny town of 194 people consisting of a wonderful rural community with one of Australia’s best police stations – it was meant to have been transported to Quirindi near Tamworth, but once they got it out there, and after months before the mistake had been realised, it was deemed too late to take it back to its intended location! For David Bowie to venture from across the other side of the world must have been a massive buzz for the town and showed the lengths he would go to do something different and unexpected. Never afraid to embrace change through the ‘60s right up to the very end in 2016, his success raised a number of important issues that any business owner

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rate of 1.7 per cent, up slightly from the 1.5 per cent at the end of September and remaining below the central bank’s two to three per cent target band for a fifth straight quarter. “The Reserve Bank can comfortably ignore inflation and discuss merits of another interest rate cut on the economy if needed,” Commonwealth Securities economist Savanth Sebastian said. However, he is not expecting a move this year. Other figures showed the Westpac leading index continuing to point to an economy travelling below its potential for at least the next six months. Both Treasury and the Reserve Bank now believe potential growth is 2.75 per cent, rather than the 3.25 per cent view that was held for some time, while Westpac had been looking for this pace of growth in the first half of 2016. “The signal from the leading index indicates that our forecast may be somewhat optimistic,” Westpac chief economist Bill Evans said. Consumer confidence, as gauged by the ANZ and Roy Morgan, also fell 0.9 per cent in the past week - a total 3.6 per cent drop in the past three weeks. On a more positive note, job vacancies posted on the internet grew by a seasonally adjusted 0.7 per cent in December to be 9.4 per cent higher than a year earlier. AAP CB/RL/SMW/NB

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Quiet achiever’s healthy outlook Although partners Des Wheeler and Cameron Crowley tend to shy away from the limelight, their Dubbo-based animal-derived biological materials business has been helping to save lives around the world since it first opened its doors in 2000. Now, the well-known local businessmen are ready to take the operation to the next level, with Maverick Biosciences proving, once again, that you don’t have to be in the big smoke to be in the big league. JEN COWLEY spoke with Cameron Crowley about Maverick Biosciences’ quiet but extraordinary contribution both to regional business and global medical innovation. In layman’s terms, what does Maverick Biosciences do? Vast quantities of animal by-products end up in human health products and we supply that material – animal-derived biologicals – for use in the manufacture of those surgical and medical products. So for instance, we pack whole frozen bovine gall bladders for a firm that uses the contents of those gall bladders in the manufacture of tuberculosis vaccine. A lot of our products go towards the manufacture of heart health and surgical products, kidney dialysis, dental health. We supply split pig-skins that can be used in wound care and hernia patches; we produce tendons for collagen production and bone materials for graft purposes. All sorts of things. Almost none of our products are used here in Australia – we’re almost 100 per cent an export business. Our market is spread right across the world, with Asia the fast-developing market. Future plans to meet that growing market? We’re expanding to build a new “clean room” at new premises we’re developing here in Dubbo because we have a number of clients who are in development in “first in man” trials (of health products) that will soon have regulatory approval to go on the market. We could see that this new facility we’re developing here will build a new foundation for the growth of our business. We’ll be taking on a vertically-integrated processing role for our clients. We can become more of a medical product manufacturer as opposed to a raw-materials processor and exporter.

` We know from start to finish what each product is for and where in the world it’s going. It’s a business-to-business exchange. Where do you source your product? We have teams in slaughterhouses around the east coast of Australia. In the old days, what our clients used to do was go to an abattoir, found a product and said, “okay, we can make this out of that”. What we’ve done is to find out what would be perfect for the client – in terms of size and specification – and we go and find the specific animal byproduct to suit that need. Our intellectual property is from the slaughterhouse back. Our informal catchcry for our business used to be “blood on our boots” – as in, we’d say to the clients, “We’ll do the slaughterhouse stuff – don’t worry about that end of it”. That’s done well for us so far, but the culture of the organisation now has

to be that we are pharmaceutical and medical device minded operators. We’ll be saying to clients that we’ll do an extraordinary job of the manufacturing and we’ll go into the slaughterhouses and really nail this for you. Same activity – completely different mindset. Your name includes the word “bioscience” – how much scientific activity goes on here? Good question. Our clients actually dictate the tram-lines, if you like. They’ll say, “We need pig heart valves and we need them this size” and we’ll go from there. We’ll source those valves to specification - Maverick Biosciences essentially does fresh and frozen material, while Maverick Biomaterials is the vertically integrated manufacturer. There must be some hefty specifications and requirements that you put in place for these raw animal-by-products. You obviously can’t just walk into any old place and say give me that bucket of pig guts? No, exactly. We have to know that the places we’re sourcing the products are clean and disease free. Fortunately, the Australian meat export industry is pretty robust in that regard – we export to 70-odd countries. Has that formed part of your marketing strategy – the fact that Australia is so “clean”? Absolutely. We also have a business in New Zealand for the same purpose – it gives us access to different types of materials from different climates, geographies, different cattle breeds and so on. Both Australia and New Zealand are perceived worldwide as the cleanest on the planet in terms of meat export, although the Americans have re-argued themselves back into the same standing. We can quite reasonably argue a benefit simply based on geographic isolation from disease, can’t we? Indeed – there’s no Mexican or Canadian borders here! That’s not why we win clients – we do that by supplying the ideal material – but the disease-free assurance is part of that. What are the sorts of disease control measures are in place? Because Australia is such a significant exporter of mainly ovine (sheep) and bovine (cattle) products we have worldclass disease and management controls in place already because we export edible animal products to so many countries. The RFID tagging system is fantastic, for instance, for accountability and transparency. So how does that pig heart valve, for argument’s sake, get from the slaughterhouse to the client? What’s the process from whoa to go? Good question. We customise the supply chain. It’s a bespoke supply chain

development for each and every client. The nuances are significant. So we look at the client’s specifications and costs of production and use the resources we have available to supply the product accordingly. Every enquiry is different and treated individually. We know from start to finish what each product is for and where in the world it’s going. It’s a business-to-business exchange. How do you physically get the product to the client? Does it have to be refrigerated or frozen and what are the timeframes involved? We have a lot of product that needs to be shipped at between 2-6 degrees Celsius and it needs to get to its destination in 48 hours. If it arrives at 48 hours and one minute, the whole shipment is rejected – zero dollars, bad luck, come again tomorrow. Is that a drawback of our geography? Absolutely. Australia isn’t that close to the rest of the world. But that’s the yin and yang of the whole thing – for instance, we’re disease free because we’re a bloody long way away! I like flying a long way – it means it’s safer. A lot of what we do is by air. With the slaughterhouses we use, we’ve built our own logistical solutions – for instance, we use specialised shippers that will hold temperature for 96 hours that can be trucked by general freight. That sort of stuff – but it’s all done in collaboration with clients. Is there an ethical consideration with using animal products? In reality, our clients are dealing with that issue. The clients that are coming to us have already made the decision to use animal-derived materials in their products. Is that an area of risk for your business as the animal welfare movement grows in strength? In the geography of the manufacturing client, if it impacted them, then yes. If the client decides they no longer want to use animal products, they want to use synthetic material, then that obviously has an impact on us. So why is animal-derived material better for use in medical and surgical products? I suppose it’s just that animal-derived products are natural. For instance, try to use man-made materials to manufacture a collagen membrane that’s been “built” over an evolutionary time-frame of X, it’s pretty hard going. And you can’t know what effect that product is going to have on the human body, say, ten years from now. Animal-derived material can be manufactured (for use in medical products) in such a way that the human body will re-populate the structure with its own cells and basically graft into it. With a synthetic substance, that’s not going to happen.

It’s a pretty cool thing that you’re doing here behind the doors of this unassuming “shop front”. You’re helping to save lives all over the world. Do you ever stop and really reflect on that? It is very cool. We don’t talk about it often, but every day we ship a number of membranes, for instance, that will eventually help to add five to fifteen years of life for someone somewhere in the world. So everyone who’s involved with this business – from logistics, to sales to the person who checks the invoices… everyone is involved. Our purpose is “delivering animal-derived biological solutions globally saving lives”. We have ladies who work in production teams and we ask them why they’re working for us – they say “well, I can get up at 5 o’clock in the morning and go to my local slaughterhouse and contribute to life saving products”. So the move to the new premises is to allow for expansion of the business. Yes, we started in 2000 the Kemwah building and then moved in next to a yoga studio upstairs from the Amaroo. Then, when we moved in here (the premises in Wheelers Lane) we thought, “Wow – we’re never going to fill this space”! Within two years we were going, “hmmm – okay, we need more room”. Developing these new premises has taken a fair bit of gumption, but we’re do-

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Maverick Biosciences, under the leadership of principals Des Wheeler and Cameron Crowley, has a strong focus on teamwork.

ing business with companies all over the world, so we need to present a more global image from right here in Dubbo. So we have to take off the Blundstones and put on the suit and tie! When we’ve built what we have planned for these new premises, we’ll have the physical capability to meet the challenge when new business comes in. You have a range of skill-sets within your staff here, and a similar range of backgrounds – how does that add to the business? We have an eclectic mix of people, and we like that. We love people who are passionate about what they do and can therefore add value to the business. We can offer them a career path here that they can follow for the next ten or 15 years – right here in Dubbo. Part of what we’re aiming for with these new premises is to bring in more people with different skills that can help us grow. We’re looking to expand not only our physical presence but our minds. This transition is all about consolidating our intellectual capital. We’ve been using consultants out of capital cities – now we want people who are part of the team, part of the “family” and here on the ground. How do you attract those people? For me, part of the philosophy has always been to enable people to come here and be all they want to be, in terms of career – and the growth we’re aiming

for will help achieve that. For instance, one of our staff members, Chris, was born and raised in Dubbo. He moved away ten years ago to work in a “clean room” in a photonics facility in Canberra. And he wanted to move back to Dubbo – so that was a Godsend for us. Here’s a guy who has the sophisticated manufacturing experience that is our future who’s born and bred here and wants to come back. It must be a source of pride that you can operate such a globally competitive business from right here in regional NSW? You’re proving you don’t have to be in the “big smoke” to play in the big league. Exactly. We can participate in globalisation within a five-minute drive from a house we can afford to live in. We can come here and do what we do and we have our lifestyles intact as well. Have you ever considered moving Maverick Biosciences to, say, a capital city? Strategically, we’ve sat down and said, “What are our impediments? What can we do and what can’t we do here? Should we look at moving to Sydney?” But I’m a country boy and I really don’t want to live anywhere else. And I don’t have to. One of the things I learned from working with Roger Fletcher is that you’re best off spending your energies inside your boundary fence.

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Concert series a musical smorgasbord BY VIVIENNE WINTHER,

DIRECTOR MACQUARIE CONSERVATORIUM

IX concerts, a range of music new and familiar, performed by 15 visiting musicians in an intimate and friendly setting – Macquarie Conservatorium’s 2016 concert series brings some of Australia’s best artists and live music experiences to Dubbo. This year, local audiences can expect breathtaking virtuosity from two solo pianists, mesmerising ensemble-playing from a string quartet and a piano trio, cool jazz improvisation by two very well-known artists, and an unusual meld of guitar music and drama exploring the mad, bad and dangerous worlds of Don Juan and Lord Byron. The series opens with a classic solo piano recital, making full use of the Conservatorium’s grand piano. Born in Melbourne and growing up in Canberra, Daniel de Borah’s obvious talent took him overseas while still in his teens to study piano at some of the world’s greatest music schools: Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, the St Petersburg State Conservatoire and the Royal Academy of Music, London. He was a major prize-winner at the 2004 Sydney International Piano Competition and has appeared as soloist with the English Chamber Orchestra, the London Mozart Players, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London. The first half of Daniel de Borah’s concert on February 19 explores the unique circumstances that inspired two sets of theme and variations by Schumann and Brahms. The second half features Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet suite, a searing musical portrayal of Shakespeare’s tale of doomed love. In March, a semi-staged music theatre piece takes the Conservatorium’s concert series in a new direction. Actor, writer and director Tama Matheson and acclaimed classical guitarist Karin Schaupp have woven poetry, drama and music into Don Juan, a unique performance premiered in 2015 at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre. Don Juan is a feast of music and adventure, exploring the life of one of the most magnetic and seductive heroes in western literature, and that of his equally charismatic creator, Lord Byron. The evocative Spanish guitar music of Turina, Pujol, and Tarrega transports the audience to the worlds of Byron and Don Juan.

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Described by Musica Viva as Australia’s most internationally successful piano trio, the Streeton Trio performed to a very enthusiastic audience in the Conservatorium’s 2013 concert series. They return to Dubbo in May with a new cellist, the dashing Italian Umberto Clerici, recently appointed principal cello with the Sydney Symphony, who joins husband and wife founding members of the trio,

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Pianist Daniel de Borah performs on February 19 at Macquarie Conservatorium

pianist Benjamin Kopp and violinist Emma Jardine. The Streeton Trio was formed in 2008 in Geneva, and has performed extensively across Europe, United Kingdom, Scandinavia, China, Australia and New Zealand. They will perform three masterful examples of the theme and variations form by Beethoven, Smalley and Tchaikovsky. Another critically acclaimed Australian chamber music ensemble visits in June. The Flinders Quartet delivers dynamic performances across the full spectrum of string quartet repertoire, notable for their unity of interpretation, fine balance and matched tone. Their Dubbo concert features an engaging mix of music by Beethoven, Britten and Greenbaum. As teachers and mentors, the Flinders Quartet work with the Australian Youth Orchestra and its developmental programs for young chamber groups, and while the Quartet is in Dubbo, local string-players can experience their teaching at a masterclass. All of the visiting artists will give masterclasses in addition to their concerts, providing music students and teachers with valuable opportunities to learn hands-on from professional musicians. As well as presenting classical chamber music, each year the Conservatorium’s concert series explores different genres and styles of music, including gypsy, jazz, and folk. This August, Australia’s favourite jazz vocalist Emma Pask joins forces with renowned bassist Phil Stack, drummer Tim Firth and guitarist James Muller for a memorable night of jazz. Born in Dubbo, Phil Stack has toured internationally with many of the jazz greats, while also playing and recording with multi-platinum rock band Thirsty Merc. Award-winning singer Emma Pask has also performed all over the world, and her stint on “The Voice” took her talent to an even wider audience.

Both Emma and Phil play regularly together with the great James Morrison, and in their Dubbo concert they’ll explore well-loved swing standards and cool Latin jazz. The concert series comes full circle in November with another solo piano recital from a firm favourite of Dubbo audiences. Simon Tedeschi is one of Australia’s most sought-after pianists and has performed for world leaders such as Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama, and in major concert halls throughout Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Acclaimed for his interpretation of the music of George Gershwin, Tedeschi’s most recent recording project explored key works by Russian composers Tchaikowsky and Mussorgsky. In his Dubbo concert, the versatile Simon Tedeschi now turns his focus to Franz Schubert, performing two monumental sonatas – the poetic G major and the reverential Bb major. Tedeschi’s insightful interpretation of these great works for solo piano will be a notable finale to another year of live music performances by visiting artists at Macquarie Conservatorium. Tickets for Macquarie Conservatorium’s 2016 Concert Series are on sale now: for more information and bookings visit www.macqcon.org.au

Events calendar February 1: Term 1 starts at Macquarie Conservatorium with music tuition programs for toddlers, youth and adults – enrol now! February 4: Free Intro Session Youth Music Theatre for kids 7-12 years, 4.00pm Macquarie Conservatorium February 19: Pianist Daniel de Borah in Concert, 7.30pm Macquarie Conservatorium February 20: Piano Masterclass with Daniel de Borah, 11am Macquarie Conservatorium

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Planting seeds of change BY ELLA WALKER HE amount of dairy I was packing away was shocking to be honest,” says Aine Carlin,

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gravely. It was this realisation, and the fact that “every single meal had some form of dairy in it”, that sent the food writer, former actress and award-winning blogger (www.peasoupeats.com) into a tailspin over what she was putting into her body. “I opened the fridge one day and had a hard look at what we were eating,” she remembers – and six years on, she has no regrets about going vegan. Understandably so, considering her first book, Keep It Vegan, won the 2014 PETA Award for Best Vegan Cookbook and the 2015 Gourmand Award for Best UK Vegan Book. Originally from Derry in Northern Ireland, Carlin had always been interested in food and cooking from scratch, but her vegan transformation took place during a stint living in Chicago. “Chicago itself had a massive, massive effect on me,” says the 34-year-old. “They were so far ahead of us in regards to vegetarianism and veganism – I’d never seen vegetarian food like it. So when I’d seen the possibilities of what it could be like, it became exciting to me, whereas before, it seemed like you were depriving yourself and it was just a horrible, joyless existence, you know?” Now based in Cornwall, England, Carlin sounds the opposite of joyless. Not only has going vegan given her a whole new career avenue, it’s had a huge impact on her health and how she feels about herself. “We weren’t feeling 100 per cent, I would say. We weren’t ill or anything like that, but we’d both put on a bit of weight, we were very lethargic, we were having terrible sleep, my skin and my hair and my nails were never looking worse,” she says, explaining how she and her now-husband were feeling in the run up to deciding to ditch meat and dairy. “All of this was around the time of my wedding, so if you can imagine, I look back at those photos and I just think, I was looking and feeling my worst. I’m sure no one else noticed, but you know when you can feel it in yourself that you’re not the best that you could be.” Dairy “was the first thing to go”, she says, but claims there isn’t anything she misses from her previous, cheese-tastic diet. “The problem is people look for products that taste almost exactly the same as the dairy products that they

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miss,” she muses. “I think you just need to forget about that and just go: ‘It’s never going to taste like that, but I’m going to enjoy this for what it is’.” The premise of her latest book, The New Vegan, is to make vegan eating accessible to everyone. “I love communal eating; for me it’s all about sharing food, and veganism has a very solitary image. You do it

Cook by the book BY ANGELA SHELF MEDEARIS

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If you’re determined to eat healthier this year, but you’re feeling a little baffled about what to cook, I’ve got the remedy. I’ve fallen in love with several new cookbooks that will introduce you to new cuisines and ingenious cooking methods to make life easier and healthier in 2016! When exploring your cookbook, save time and money by selecting recipes that use similar ingredients. You’ll be able to stick with a healthy eating plan if you map out recipes to prepare for one or two weeks at a time, and stock up on the ingredients. Here are two of my favourite cookbooks:

yourself and for yourself, you eat alone and there’s something about that that’s very depressing for me,” she explains. “I wanted to open it out. It’s more about sharing your lifestyle and sharing your food, and everyone sitting around a big table and passing bowls of this, that and the other. “When people think about veganism, they think it’s very dogmatic, that you’re

“The Perfect Egg: A Fresh Take on Recipes for Morning, Noon and Night” by Teri Lynn Fisher and Jenny Park. Eggs are the perfect protein if you’re trying to eat healthy on a budget. The authors have compiled a fresh take on classic recipes and comfort foods that are “egg-cellent” choices for any meal. “The Perfect Egg” recipes are a far cry from using hard-boiled eggs as diet food. The book explores every aspect of eggs in the chapter Egg Basics 101. The authors also provide in-depth insight on the history of egg cultivation and consumption, crack open the story about egg anatomy and types, and unscramble the mystery of the grading system. There also are several tips and techniques for baking, boiling, coddling,

being told what to eat, that you’re being criticised if you slip up, and I want to get away from that mindset, because it’s destructive and it doesn’t work in the long term,” she says passionately. “It’s about being supporting and accepting of everyone – and just enjoying food!” If you’re tempted to switch to a vegan lifestyle, get started with these three recipes from Carlin’s new book...

frying, poaching, scrambling, steaming, preserving and pickling eggs. I chose to share the recipe for famous Greek Avgolemono Soup, which is simple to make and could be a lunch or dinner dish.

AVGOLEMONO SOUP (Serves 2 to 3.) 4 cups chicken stock 1/4 cup whole wheat-orzo pasta 1 egg 2 egg yolks Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon, plus more for garnish 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1. Bring the stock to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add orzo and cook 6 to 8 minutes or until tender but

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CRUNCHY CAULIFLOWER COUSCOUS WITH ROASTED FIGS (Serves 2) 1 small cauliflower, broken into florets 1tsp (heaped) coconut oil 2 shallots, finely diced 1 large carrot, finely diced 2 garlic cloves, grated 1cm piece of fresh ginger, grated Handful of raisins Handful of toasted flaked almonds Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper For the ras el hanout: 1tsp (heaped) ground cumin 1tsp ground coriander 1tsp turmeric 1/2tsp ground ginger 1/2tsp allspice 1/2tsp paprika 1/4tsp cinnamon 1/4tsp freshly grated nutmeg For the roasted figs: 2 ripe figs 1tsp coconut oil Drizzle of agave nectar Pomegranate molasses Salt To garnish: 1tsp (heaped) Quick Preserved Lemons (recipe below) Creamy Courgette Dip (recipe below) Preheat the oven to 180C/gas mark 4. Prepare the roasted figs. Run a knife through the figs so that they form quarters but be sure to leave them attached at the bottom. Grease a small ovenproof dish with the coconut oil. Place the figs in the dish, drizzle with agave and pomegranate molasses and sprinkle over some salt. Roast for 25-30 minutes or until they are soft and juicy. Meanwhile, put the cauliflower in a food processor and pulse until it becomes like couscous. Heat the coconut oil in a heavy-based frying pan. Add the shallots, carrot, garlic and ginger and fry over a medium heat until they begin to soften. Fry for five minutes before adding the cauliflower couscous. Add the ras el hanout spices to the pan and stir-fry for about 10 minutes. Take off the heat and stir through the raisins. Check for seasoning and set aside to cool for a few minutes before adding the flaked almonds, reserving a few for serving. TO MAKE THE QUICK PRESERVED LEMONS: 2 large lemons, unwaxed, preferably organic 6tbsp agave nectar

(Serves 2-3) 200g wholewheat spaghetti 100g green beans Handful of fresh rocket Balsamic vinegar Extra virgin olive or flaxseed oil Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper For the pesto: 30g fresh basil leaves 30g spinach 2tsp mixed nuts (walnuts and pecans work best) Juice of 1/2 lemon 1 small garlic clove 3tsp extra virgin olive oil 3tsp flaxseed oil Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil and add the spaghetti. Place all the pesto ingredients in a food processor or mini blender and blend until smooth. Taste for seasoning and add a touch more salt and pepper if necessary. Once the spaghetti has been boiling for about five minutes, add the green beans and cook for a further four to five minutes, or until the pasta is al dente and the beans are cooked. Retain a cup of the cooking liquid and drain the spaghetti. Return the spaghetti and beans to the pan, add the pesto and half the reserved cooking liquid and stir thoroughly to combine. Add more liquid if necessary. Dress the rocket leaves in a little balsamic vinegar, oil and seasoning. Serve the spaghetti in warmed bowls and top each with a handful of dressed rocket leaves.

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not mushy. Meanwhile, whisk together the egg and yolks, 1 teaspoon of the lemon zest and juice, the salt and the pepper in a bowl until foamy and pale yellow. 2. While stirring constantly, carefully pour 1/2 cup of the hot stock into the egg mixture to temper the eggs and keep them from curdling. Lower heat to medium-low. While stirring constantly, pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan containing the orzo. 3. Simmer, stirring frequently, for 8-10 minutes or until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Taste, adjust seasoning and serve in warm bowls sprinkled with lemon zest, if desired. “Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook” by Kristen Milgore, executive editor at Food52.com. The title says it all! “Genius Recipes” contains unique recipes from cookbook authors, chefs

GLUTEN-FREE ORANGE POLENTA CAKE (Serves 8-10) 120g polenta 80g ground almonds 100g gram flour (made from ground chickpeas) 1tsp bicarbonate of soda Zest and juice of 2 blood oranges 100ml olive oil 100ml agave nectar 1/2tsp orange extract 100ml soya yogurt 40g crushed pistachios, to decorate For the cashew frosting: 150g cashews, soaked in water for at least 6 hours 100ml agave nectar Juice and zest of 1/2 orange 1/2tsp orange extract 1tsp (heaped) coconut oil 2-3tsp water Preheat the oven to 170C/gas mark 3 and grease and line a 15cm cake tin. First, make the frosting. Drain and rinse the cashews and blend in a food processor or high-speed blender with the agave, orange juice and zest, orange extract, coconut oil and two tablespoons of the water. Scrape down the sides frequently until it becomes completely smooth, adding a little more water if necessary. The frosting will go through several stages; nutty, coarse and eventually silky smooth. Don’t take a shortcut by adding too much liquid. Keep blending and refrigerate until needed. Mix the polenta, ground almonds, gram flour and bicarbonate of soda together in a large bowl. Stir through the blood orange zest to ensure it is evenly distributed. In a separate bowl, vigorously whisk together the oil, blood orange juice, agave, orange extract and yogurt. Make a well in the centre of the flour and pour in the orange and olive oil mixture. Fold gently and transfer to the prepared cake tin. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Check whether the cake is cooked by inserting a skewer to see if it comes out clean. Once baked, leave to cool briefly on a wire rack before removing it from the tin. Set aside until completely cool. Slather over the chilled cashew frosting, smoothing it around the sides with a spatula. Finally, decorate with crushed pistachios. The cake is best eaten fresh, but will keep for up to three days.

and bloggers. I suggest reading it first with a stack of bookmarks. The simple tricks, shortcuts and inventive new ways to prepare familiar recipes will completely transform the way you cook. I love this cookbook so much that it was difficult to choose just one recipe. This is my variation of the one for Chicken Thighs with Lemon. The book’s cooking method crisps the skin, and the lemon and garlic creates a simple sauce using the rendered chicken fat that is absolutely delicious!

CHICKEN THIGHS WITH LEMON 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 8 (bone-in, skin-on) chicken thighs 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon zest 1 garlic clove, finely minced Lemon wedges for serving 1. Rinse thighs and pat dry with paper towels. Season with the poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. Place olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Place chicken in the skillet skin-side down. Cook chicken, without moving the pieces, for 15 to 30 minutes or until the fat has rendered out and the skin is golden brown and crisp. Adjust the heat to low if the skin is cooking too fast to prevent burning. 2. Turn the thighs over and continue to cook for another 7 minutes. Stir the lemon zest and the garlic into the fat and cook for another 7 or 8 minutes or until meat next to the bone is cooked through. Serve with lemon wedges.

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See the light BY GABRIELLE FAGAN IGHTING can transform rooms, creating different atmospheres and even, by visual trickery, changing the dimensions of a space. Once you’ve learnt to play with the options, there’s no limit to the effects you can enjoy, but with such a huge array of lighting on offer, the right choice for your home may not always be glaringly obvious. Here, experts reveal their illuminating advice on ‘seeing the light’, and the top trends for 2016...

BIG & BOLD Industrial style is vying with innovative lighting design for attention – and size does matter for today’s lamps, says Mark Holloway, 44, owner of a lighting and furniture specialist. “Lighting design is about to change dramatically. Rather than being the carrier of one or several large light bulbs, light fittings will become the source of light in their own right. Organic shapes and new materials will combine with the myriad, hugely effective, LED light sources, to create stunning and dramatic lighting, while standard, domestic lighting will become more elegant, compact and efficient,” he predicts. “Almost daily, exciting and innovative lights are being launched, which showcase design talent, new materials and technology. Interestingly though, one of the strongest trends for the past few years has been anything but high-tech; retro industrial lighting is still hugely in demand. Sun metal pendants, workshop adjustable wall lights and factory floor and table lamps are very on trend, and look particularly effective teamed with traditional style filament light bulbs.” SWITCH ON: To large lights – chandeliers, drum pendants and giant floor lamps – and materials such as wood veneers, concrete and hand-blown glass.

LIGHTBULB MOMENT Decorative light bulbs, glass shades and cluster pendants are stars of this year’s light range, says Kirstin White, 29, a décor company lighting buyer. “Decorative bulbs – with LED, filaments or appealing shapes – are really making an impact as they are an easy, inexpensive but extremely appealing way to freshen up a space,” she says. “Glass is another big trend... This works well with the bulb trend, as a glass shade can help soften the bulb while still showcasing its decorative effect, and the overall look is bright and interesting. “Cluster pendants, also fashionable, are a striking alternative to a large

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statement pendant shade, and work well in smaller spaces.” SWITCH ON: To feature lighting – oversized floor lamps through to decorative wall lights – as a form of functional art, which will make a statement in any room.

MAJOR IN METAL Metallics, especially copper’s warm tones, combine with light to give a warm glow, and will take centre stage

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BY DONNA ERICKSON Boxes and bins filled with holiday decor are taped shut, and lids are snapped on tight. In to the Hallway cupboard or up to the attic they go. Only select items remain on display, like the string of white indoor mini lights framing my kitchen windows. A hodgepodge of December’s Christmas cards spilling out of a tin also are day brighteners. It’s so much fun to browse

in this year’s collections, says Victoria Atkin, 45, co-founder of a specialist in hand-crafted and artisan homeware. “Metallics are expected to gain momentum in 2016, and that’s evident in lighting ranges. Bronze, brass, copper and chrome all provide a hint of vintage luxury, while their highly reflective surfaces dance a warm, sparkling glow around the room,” says Atkin. “Metallic accents are great because

through them again, especially with kids. Here are two ideas for enjoying the greetings in new ways when recycled into DIY fun. If some are photo cards, your kids will become more familiar with faces and places as they create.

PRESCHOOL SEWING CARDS Make simple lacing cards for preschoolers by punching holes around the sides of a large card. Or, punch holes around dominant designs such as a pine tree. Then take a shoelace with a plastic-coated end, and show your child how to poke it in and out of the holes. As they work, talk about the

they can be adapted to suit all tastes, from clusters of distressed copper pendant lights for industrial style spaces, to glamorous mercury silver table lamps catering to the luxurious statement home.” SWITCH ON: To pieces made in a traditional way by skilled craftsmen, which bring authenticity to an interior, and embrace transparency with clear glass bases or shades.

images on the card, count them, identify colours. Note: If you don’t have a shoelace handy, wrap tape around one end of a long piece of yarn to form a tip and begin threading.

SCHOOL-AGE HOUSE OF CARDS Create a construction toy for school-age kids and build structures of all shapes and sizes. For a basic set of interlocking cards, cut 20 cards in equal sizes such as 10cm by 15cm. Now you are ready to cut slits, either six or eight. For six slits, with a card upright in front of you, find the midpoint at the top. Make a dot to mark the spot, then use scissors to

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COLOUR & CALM More use of colour, and co-ordinating the style of a room’s lights, are two strong features highlighted by Nadia McCowan Hill, 32, style expert at an online interiors company. “People are much more ready to experiment with lighting these days and there’s a huge choice available,” she says. “Chandeliers are no longer

confined to living rooms; they’re being used to add an instant glamour factor in kitchens, bedrooms and studies. “Wall lights work wonderfully to draw attention to focal points – for instance, a pair of lights flanking a console table or work of art. Increasingly, people are co-ordinating table and floor lamps and pendants, a sure sign that they are taking more care over lighting, which ideally should be planned before

cut a 1.25cm vertical slit. Measure down 2.5cm from the top right corner. Make a dot and cut a 1.25cm horizontal slit. Measure down 2.5cm from the top left corner, mark and cut a horizontal slit. Now cut slits the same way at the midpoint of the bottom of the card and the two lower sides.If you prefer eight slits on your cards, measure 2.5cm in both directions from each corner and cut slits. Start construction by sliding cards into each other at the slits in a perpendicular fashion to create a house, tower or imaginary structure. Note: Vary construction possibilities by cutting some slits at angles, or cut cards into geometric shapes such as a circle, half moon or square. Cut slits on them and begin assembling your structures.

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redecoration. “For a more quirky effect, you can, however, opt for three mismatched pendant lights, hung above a table or kitchen island. It’s all about using your imagination and indulging your own taste.” SWITCH ON: To tailoring lighting to make the most of a room’s size and shape. Up-lighting makes a space feel larger, low-hung pendants give an

NOW HERE’S A TIP BY JOANN DERSON z Take a bit of time to prep healthy snacks on a Sunday, and you’ll be able to just grab them throughout the week. Some examples are baby carrots, mixed nuts, pretzels or cutup fruit. z Probiotics like those found in yogurt can help keep your digestive system in line when travelling. Have a

yogurt a day to keep trouble away. z If you have issues with seasonal allergies or dry skin, consider the humidity in your home. Run a dehumidifier to prevent dust mite allergies from flaring in winter, but use a humidifier if dry skin is your nemesis. z Spilled water on your favourite book? Separate each page with wax paper to keep the pages from sticking while it dries out. z “I still have some gift cards left from the holidays. To keep track of

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the amount I’ve spend and what’s left on the gift cards, I write the balance directly on the card with a permanent marker. Avoid the barcode area, and you can write whatever you like on the card without ruining it.” – contributed by T.E. z Got greasy stains on your shirt? Rub in some baking soda before washing in the hottest water possible for the fabric. The baking soda draws the oil out and away from the fabric.

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Putting Kenya into the frame

A lion in a tree in Kenya’s Masai Mara Conservancies. Photos: PA Photo/Sarah Marshall.

BY SARAH MARSHALL MESSY break-up, the death of my first pet hamster, and the scene when Elliot and ET fly across the full moon on a bicycle; these are all episodes in life that have brought me close to tears. Now, I can add a 53-year-old man in khaki shorts, wielding a Canon 1DX camera, to that list. “James, can you move forward,” bellows wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein to our safari guide and driver, who’s manoeuvred us into position for a shot of two male cheetahs climbing over a fallen tree trunk. “Some diva’s complaining about a twig in her picture.” It’s true, there’s lots of foliage in Kenya’s Masai Mara in June, but this particular rogue branch

is obscuring my photograph, crowning one of the cats with a race day fascinator. As we lurch forward, the cheetah leaps up, soaring through the air like a rocket before hitting the ground in a cloud of dust. It’s spectacular to watch, but not one of us gets a picture – including Paul, whose fiery temper is now a blazing inferno. Cue several choice swear words. An award-winning wildlife photographer, Paul guides specialist tours all over the world for travel company Exodus and at the Kicheche camps, which he co-owns, in Kenya’s Masai Mara conservancies. The demand for his peculiar hard knocks school of photography is so high, many trips sell out before they even make it into a travel brochure. His popularity is part of a

growing appetite for expert-led holidays; proof it’s no longer just about where you go, but who you go there with. Yet, do people really pay good money to be bombarded with a series of four letter expletives? Apparently so, and I’ve joined one of Paul’s Kenya departures to find out why. With vast plains and big open skies that run a spectrum from burning red to stormy blue, the Mara is an appealing canvas for any artist. But it’s the conservancies bordering the National Reserve – where we’ll be dividing our time between Kicheche’s Mara and Bush camps – that are particularly special. Lower vehicle density (there are no day trippers), the opportunity to drive offroad, and a ballooning big cat population are all the ingredients required for a wildlife

extravaganza of Attenborough proportions. Before even reaching camp, we’re issued with a series of strict dos and don’ts: ‘do’ be prepared to work hard, get up early and be shouted at; ‘don’t’ mention the Big 5 (“it’s a butcher’s term”), be satisfied with ‘safe’ shots, or turn up wearing a multi-pocket utility waistcoat – the last foolhardy guest to do that had his garment tossed on the bush fire. “This is not about a dull accumulation of species, or about going out after breakfast from some characterless, ethically derelict mainstream lodge and chalking off a few sleeping cats,” warns Paul. Kit wise, I’ve borrowed a Nikon D4s (capable of shooting 11 frames per second) and two lenses – an 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 and wide-angle 16-35mm f/4.

Photographer Paul Goldstein

From amateurs to serious pros, enthusiasts with a range of abilities join Paul’s trips and some don’t even bother with a camera at all. Equipped with binoculars, they simply

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A slow pan of cheetah cubs playing

A cheetah jumping from tree

Cubs playing in the pre-dawn light

Cubs hunting an impala

enjoy his (surprisingly) patient and considered approach to observing wildlife. But whatever tools you choose, don’t turn up expecting to shoot with an iPad or iPhone; it’s the equivalent of walking into a church and swapping the hymn books with copies of well-thumbed, sticky jazz mags. Sacrilege. Our first outing begins before sunrise, as tantalizing streaks of orange creep across the sky. Paul scoffs at “charlatans” who delay game drives in favour of bacon and eggs; by the time the sun has come up, he says, it’s already too late. We quickly find our subjects, a pride of lions with cubs frolicking in the false dawn. James directs our Toyota land cruiser into the light, now illuminating the lions with golden halos. I attempt to capture them play fighting, but all I seem to score is a series of backlit bum shots. “Too slow, too slow,” tuts Paul, who’s fired several volleys

before I’ve even touched the shutter release. “Sort yourself out!” Lesson number one: with wildlife, you have to be quick. “Imagine every picture you take is for a calendar. Someone’s got to look at that for 30 days,” says Paul during lunch back at the camp. I can’t look at my efforts for more than 30 seconds, so I vow to work harder. Taking great pictures is also about taking risks. “If you’re prepared to fail when gambling with your camera, the potential rewards are huge,” advises our uncompromising mentor. Slow panning – opting to track an animal with continuous focus on a slow shutter speed rather than freezing the action – really is going for broke, and it’s Paul’s signature style. “Lock your arms into your body, swing down until you hit a V-shape, then fire,” he instructs. Right now, the only V sign I

want to make is by flicking the back of my right hand, but I give it a go. For the most part, I end up with a blurry mess on my camera backscreen, but when it works, the results are superb: a cheetah strolling through long oat grass is now swathed in a swirling mass of colour. We have another opportunity to hone our technique the following day, after hearing news the great wildebeest migration has started. Setting off at 5am beneath a canopy of brilliant stars, we head for the National Reserve and the Sand River, a tributary of the Mara, hoping to witness a crossing. Thousands of the ungainly antelopes have gathered on the riverbank, galloping back and forth like athletes limbering up for competition. Their constant, non-descript rhubarbing reminds me of Charlie Brown’s teacher in the Peanuts animation. Wildebeest are famously indecisive, and we wait hours

A cheetah in a tree

for them to do something. But our patience pays off when a herd cascades down a hillside, leaping into the water to create Paul’s Holy Trinity of photographic conditions – dust, air and spume. Lesson number two: rewards come to those who wait. Further proof of this comes when we track a hungry cheetah, Malika, and her brood of four grown cubs. Once again, the Kicheche drivers put us in the right position and we monitor the cats’ behaviour. After two hours of waiting, watching and listening to Paul recite Fast Show (the 1990s BBC TV comedy series) sketches verbatim, Malika springs into action, chasing an impala straight down the barrel of my lens. She disarms the prey, but invites her fledgling cubs to finish the job. Mayhem ensues as cats dart in between vehicles, photographers fire like kamikaze fighters and Paul has a quasireligious experience, hopping

up and down enthusiastically screaming: “This is nature!” The greatest test of our mettle, though, comes at the end of the trip when we have to present our best work. But any harsh words from Paul make his compliments seem even more significant. Our disciplinarian can also turn on the charm when desired: like a stunt pilot performing loopthe-loop acrobatics, he knows just when to avert course and avoid a nosedive. Paying to go on holiday with Paul is, at times, like selfflagellation, but the scolds and scars deliver results. What’s more, it’s actually extremely good fun. My only dilemma now is that I’m reluctant to go on safari anywhere – or with anyone – else. But isn’t that exactly the sort of behaviour you’d expect from a true diva? :: Sarah Marshall was a guest of Exodus.

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Cruising into Christmas Work pressure off and with the open road and time for reflection ahead, PHIL LALOR’s two wheels took him all the way to Christmas in Melbourne.

PHOTOS BY PHIL LALOR HRISTMAS – a time of year I’ve often struggled with for various reasons – work, family, fuss, commercial gain and crowds of people, among others. It means different things to different people but for me, Christmas 2015 meant travel. It meant meeting new and interesting people, and more importantly for me, it meant my motorbike and the opportunity for reflection. At noon on Christmas Eve, the boss announced: “Righto – the office is now closed – it’s time to go home.” It was pretty hard to argue with the boss on Christmas Eve, particularly when his direction was so appealing. I’d made rudimentary plans to spend the Christmas period travelling, and had originally thought of riding to Melbourne on Christmas Day, embracing technology and the “sharing economy” by using AirBnB (think Uber, but for beds) to book four nights’ accommodation in St Kilda, near Melbourne. With an early finish on Christmas Eve I was as restless as an insomniac on a hot summer’s night, and keen to hit the road. This restlessness was tempered by knowing I wouldn’t reach Melbourne that same day, so the search was on, just like in biblical times, for room at an inn.

Technology can be a wonderful friend and, with the help of Google I found Tattersalls Hotel at West Wyalong, which seemed to be offering more than a crib in a stable filled with animals and hay. As I punted my motorcycle south along the ribbon of bitumen called the Newell Highway, the Harley Davidson Boombox Stereo filled my head with tunes from Creedence Clearwater Revival, Elvis, The Eagles, Cold Chisel, Noiseworks, Powderfinger and The Angels – almost the anthology of a lifetime; songs for reflection, for hope, for smiles and a few tears. As the sun traversed the western sky and moved lower towards the horizon, I reflected on Christmas travels as a young child – piling into a station wagon, three kids across the back seat, one in the back (later to become two), Mum and Dad in the front, heading north to The Entrance, the AM radio stations cutting out as we passed through rock cuttings on the F3, stopping to pay a toll, throwing change into a plastic basket, or stopping for a chat with the toll attendant. Sitting on a sticky, sweaty brown vinyl seat, windows down for air-conditioning, a face full of freckles and a head full of hair all one colour. Not a care in the world. How times have changed. Punting along the Newell Highway

was hardly a chore. There was very little traffic, an open sky, great tunes filling my head above the delicious roar of 103 cubic inches of V Twin engine coupled with a sense of excitement and adventure. The kilometres passed without incident and I arrived at West Wyalong seeking a cool refreshing beverage and a hearty meal.

` There was very little traffic, an open sky, great tunes filling my head above the delicious roar of 103 cubic inches of V Twin engine… The Christmas spirit was alive and well at The Tatts – as the locals call it. Les and the bar staff chatting openly and easily with the crowd at the bar, festive wishes spreading among those present. Festivities and cheer continued until late in the evening, or possibly early in the morning, the memory is a little clouded. No doubt about the hospitality in a genuine country pub. Christmas Day was a little bright – a little too bright – and I was sure the Vance and Hines exhaust system wasn’t

quite that loud the day before. Breakfast, at 10am mind you, consisted of a Pine Lime Splice, Red Bull, a Mars Bar and an Iced Coffee Dare – true road trip food. By Narrandera, the earlier fare was well and truly forgotten and the noises coming from my belly suggested more sustenance was required. The roadhouse provided an oasis on an otherwise blank canvas of culinary options and I added a big breakfast, a few Panadol and some PowerAde to the mix – fuel for the next leg of the journey. The south western sky was big and blue, the road open and empty – perfect Harley Davidson touring country. As I crossed the visual and signposted border – the Murray River – into Victoria, I adjusted my riding to accommodate the new speed limit and the ever present enforcement methods favoured by the southern state’s government – unannounced cameras. It became even more apparent we live in a digital age. The range of the 103 cubic inch Vtwin was enhanced with a reduced speed, however by Shepparton it was time to add more combustible 98octane liquid to the bike’s tank and cool, clear liquid to mine. I might have had another ice cream as well – it was Christmas after all. South of Shepparton, the run into

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Melbourne is defined by dual carriageway, clear open roads and excellent signposting. Melbourne's urban sprawl is also evident with new subdivisions developing like new shoots of growth from a well fed plant. Arriving in Elwood, just south of St Kilda, I was greeted by my AirBnB host, briefed on the workings of the accommodation – an expansive room in an Art Deco apartment, allegedly once occupied by Molly Meldrum. Comfortable, well located, clean and inviting – there was a lot to like about the place. AirBnB so far was getting a big thumbs up. The remainder of Christmas Day was spent travelling to a suburb not too far away, meeting and engaging in conversation with people from Sweden, Poland, Korea and New Zealand. So far the trip had ticked off many of some of the traditional Christian Christmas values – travel, accommodation, new people and time for reflection. Not bad for a non-traditional, outof-the-ordinary Christmas. And I was only one day into a week long journey.

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There’s no Wikipedia page yet for essayist David Searcy... but there should be

BY KATE WHITING THE BOOKCASE

● BOOK OF THE WEEK Shame And Wonder by David Searcy is published in hardback by William Heinemann. TEXAN writer David Searcy is far from a household name; as yet, he doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page. But that should soon change if these essays and meditations find the audience they deserve, something which certainly seems possible given the increased appetite of late for thoughtful non-fiction whose precise genre is hard to define. Sixty-something Searcy covers ostensible subjects ranging from coyotes, Google Maps and dental hygiene, to Santa’s old diocese and the toys that used to come in breakfast cereal. But really, as with the essay form’s great eminence Montaigne, this is the spectacle of a mind considering its world and itself – using the everyday, the specific and the peculiar to poke at universal questions of time, love, loss and perception. Consider this passage, from the piece which began by talking about cereal toys: “So extraordinarily sensitive to meaning yet transparent to it, I suspect profundities passed through us all the time. We knew all sorts of deep, important things, but only very briefly. What I’d like to know is what might be required to get it back.” Elsewhere the effect can seem simple and homespun at first glance, but if you try reading Searcy on a busy commute, or after a couple of drinks, you soon realise just how intricately his thoughts are woven into these words.

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As the title suggests, Shame And Wonder is a bittersweet book, but also a sharp and profoundly wise one. Wherever Searcy starts, he often circles back to a particular set of preoccupations – wide open spaces (Texan or astronomical), old graffiti and the melancholy temporality it suggests, absent friends (many of whom sound like interesting artists in their own right). Fans of nature writing, Americana and the philosophical will all find much to soothe, divert and provoke between these covers. 8/10 (Review by Alex Sarll)

● FICTION Beside Myself by Ann Morgan is published in hardback by Bloomsbury. THE subject of twins and their relationship seems to be a popular one in fiction at the moment and this debut thriller follows the story of twin sisters, Ellie and Helen, who swap places aged six. At first, it is a game, but Ellie – the more submissive twin who has lived in her sister’s shadow – refuses to swap back and Helen is forced into a new identity. Helen goes on to develop a range of behavioural problems and while Ellie flourishes, she spirals into a self-destructive path of mental illness and addiction. This is an accomplished read with an excellent plot and a brilliant, multi-layered narrative voice, but for me, at times it felt a bit too like a misery memoir. However, there is no doubt this is a taut and compulsive read. 7/10 (Review by Georgina Rodgers)

In The Cold Dark Ground by Stuart MacBride is published in hardback by HarperCollins. WHEN a body is found in the woods outside Banff – naked, hands tied behind its back and a bin bag duct-taped over its head – the Major Investigation Team, led by Logan McRae’s ex-boss DCI Steel, charges up from Aberdeen. As usual, Steel wants McRae to do her job for her while she takes all the credit, but it’s not going to be easy. A new superintendent has been brought in over her head, Steel is being investigated by Professional Standards and Hamish Mowat, the godfather of Aberdeen’s criminal underbelly, is on his deathbed. Rival gangs are eyeing up his territory, a turf war’s about to break out and McRae is caught in the middle. If you like your crime fiction gritty, unsparing and violent, MacBride’s your man. He’s an accomplished storyteller and in this, the 10th Logan McRae book, he deftly weaves together seemingly disparate plot strands to create a suspenseful page-turner that will leave you wanting more. 7/10 (Review by Catherine Small) The Good Liar by Nicholas Searle is published in hardback by Viking. AUTHOR Nicholas Searle developed his debut novel at the Curtis Brown writing school – and it begins with an old couple on a seemingly ordinary first date, in a wellknown pub. But all is not as it seems since Roy is addicted to scamming vulnerable women who he targets through online dating websites.

Wealthy widow Betty is his latest victim, although, as his scheming became more obvious towards the end, I found it hard to believe she was oblivious to it. The book is written in alternating sections, switching from the present tense about Roy’s excitement at the thought of financially deceiving Betty, and past-tense, telling the backstory of Roy and how he came to be a fraudster. Overall, the book takes the reader on an interesting journey, the plot deceives you as Roy does in his fictional world. As soon as you think you’ve figured out the twist, the story takes a completely different turn. The story did lose pace in the middle and it took a while to build up the tension to the big reveal. 5/10 (Review by Jade Worsley)

● NON-FICTION One Breath: Freediving, Death, And The Quest To Shatter Human Limits by Adam Skolnick is published in hardback by Corsair. LAST year I developed a bit of a fascination with freediving, albeit from the afar and contrasting comfort of my citydwelling 9-5(ish) routine – so my plunge into this mysterious and mesmerising world of unaided, deep diving was done through reading. James Nestor’s Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science And What The Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves hooked me in a way I’d not experienced with a book since possibly childhood – and I wondered whether any other freediving book could come close. One Breath is different: where Nestor explores the

often mystical and mindblowing science of the deep and how it’s possible for humans to hold their breath and descend to depths that see their lungs compress to less than half their usual size and survive (though black-outs and coughing up blood is common), Skolnick explores the story of Nicholas ‘Nick’ Mevoli, the first American to dive down to 100 metres on a single breath hold – and also the first person to die in a competitive freediving event, at Dean’s Blue Hole in the Bahamas in 2013. It’s easy to dismiss the death merely as proof that the sport is dangerous – but, as Skolnick demonstrates, it doesn’t end there, and there are numerous questions that remain unanswered. To what extent was Nick’s own obsession with pushing limits responsible for his death? Could the tragedy have been prevented if the medical team had been better prepared? Why did his lungs respond the way they did,

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 29.01.2016 to Sunday 31.01.2016 yet always remained somewhat out of reach. Skolnick, an American journalist and travel writer, didn’t know Nick, but brings his persona – and all its beautiful and frustrating complexities – to life through those who did (relatives, lovers, friends and peers), and through a balanced and informed but also appreciative examination of the appeal of competitive freediving. 8/10 (Review by Abi Jackson)

what does this teach us about the effects of freediving, and can those lessons help prevent future deaths? Skolnick interweaves these questions with a biographical narrative of Nick’s life; his journey from free-spirited, daredevil youngster to handsome world-class athlete, whose talent and sporting ambition matched his modesty, and who lived and gave so fully

The Maverick Mountaineer: The Remarkable Life Of George Ingle Finch: Climber, Scientist, Inventor by Robert Wainwright is published in hardback by Allen & Unwin. MOUNT Everest is associated with many famous names but here journalist and biographer Robert Wainwright focuses on a lesser-known member of the 1922 British expedition to reach its summit: antiEstablishment chemist George Finch, the disputed Australian

The landscape A PROVOCATIVE book, “Fragile Earth”, has contributions from people such as Julia Bucknall from the World Bank and Professor John Grace from the University of Edinburgh. It provides an excellent coverage of the natural events impacting on the physical environment – earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, tsunamis, tornadoes and more. Influences on the human population are also featured. What follows is more impressive. Various world cities are shown in photos from space – views on adjacent pages taken in the 1970s and again in 2012 indicate the population expansion invading countrysides. Where do you read about the controls to limit the growth of cities? One current example is Badgery’s Creek – and these issues raise the question as to why billions of dollars are spent to fund the concentration of populations into relatively few areas rather than have them spread across the country. To service three Australia’s major cities, $4 billion has been spent on water desalination projects and none of them have been used. An example of population explosion features Tehran with a population in 1966 of 3 million and 1986 to 6 million. Shanghai grew from 6.8 million people in 1955 to 17.8 million in 2015. Sydney’s population has doubled in three decades. Major city growth invades adjacent landscapes – but it would be politically incorrect to stop that type of land transformation.

Increased city populations can then agitate governments to stop farmers located out in the country from expanding land use for cropping and livestock production which will feed that growing population. “Beyond Reason” has been produced by the community of Lake Cargelligo, featuring an example of how the rural people are totally reliant on nature. Over the decade 2000-2010 it reflects the experience of cropping and raising livestock during the longest drought in 100 years. The Lake became totally dry, exposing relics of the 1902/3 drought when it was previously empty. The challenge to the people was the decision to close the Lachlan River’s flow at Condobolin, 100km east. This left the town with no source of water until an 18km pipeline from the west brought in bore water. Just recently the decision to build another dam on the upper Lachlan River was challenged by the “Greenies” – of course this saves the government from spending any money on the project, and what does it mat-

father of Hollywood actor Peter Finch. We follow his colourful history, from being taught to swim in Sydney Harbour to developing a love of climbing in Europe then settling in England shortly before the First World War broke out. The bulk of the book concerns his forward-thinking approach to mountaineering; as an early supporter of oxygen, prominent members of London’s Alpine Club and Royal Geographical Society apparently mounted a campaign to discredit him. Wainwright leads us through Finch’s three marriages and professional battles with restrained bias towards his subject; never glossing over his more questionable decisions, but offering potential explanations. His extremely readable style is largely linear, with tantalising references to future events or as-yet-unintroduced characters. My main criticism is a tendency to skirt over facts – there are several anecdotes told by unidentified relatives or students, which jar with the creative license taken to imagine Finch’s thoughts and feelings. 8/10 (Review by Natalie Bowen)

● CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK The Red Abbey Chronicles: Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff is published in hardback by Pushkin. BLOOD, power, sisterhood and fear entwine in this young adult tale, where women are second-class citizens, denied education and owned by their fathers. But there is a safe haven for girls to escape to, if they can: the Red Abbey is an ancient, historical sanctuary on a rocky island that promises community, freedom, protection – and no men. They just have to get there. This terrifying, topsy-turvy world comes into focus thanks to the thoughtful narration of title character, and book-lover, Maresi, who tells us she arrived at the Abbey aged 13 and that everything had been whirring away just fine until new girl Jai arrived, her past hunting her down with every pulse of the sea. The first book in what will be a three-part series from Finnish fantasy author Turtschaninoff, it unfurls slowly, Maresi drip feeding us the secret histories of the island, its nooks and crannies,

and supernatural tendencies, binding these strands together with snippets about the Sisters (the Red Abbey’s elders) and Novices (the younger, giddier inhabitants of the island). However, as their idyll comes under threat from invasion, the pace ratchets up and Turtschaninoff doesn’t shy away from the nastier, seamier sides of human nature. The more mystical elements could be toned down, but they don’t stop Maresi’s story being anything less than arresting. 8/10 (Review by Ella Walker)

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ter when The Lake’s population of 1300 has no impact when there are 4.5 million in Sydney to care for. One of the first “From the Bookshelves” articles I wrote years ago was motivated by farmers being prosecuted for clearing invasive scrub on their farm near Nyngan. The text resulted in a visit from two farmers from the Cobar area who had been active in controlling invasive native scrub. Their book “A Vegetation Management Plan for Areas Invaded by Native Trees and Shrubs in the Cobar Peneplain” was published by the Cobar Vegetation Management Committee. It compares vegetation shown on the Western Division Map compiled in 1920-23 to current growth. It also features comments on the landscape vegetation described by explorers Sturt in 1829 and Mitchell in 1835 – both describe the country being more open than it is today – and less fire prone. Just published is Vic Jurskis’ book “Firestick Ecology” in which he follows the manner in which Aboriginal peoples controlled the vegetation on the landscape across the country. The ancient culture survived an ice age, and global

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From the bookshelves by Dave Pankhurst The Book Connection warming, at the same time they forged economies in woodlands and deserts. The text on page 90 which deals with landscape burning says “without Aborigines to burn them, seedlings germinated after floods, turned open red gum woodlands into scrubs. By 1895 country formerly described as ‘good forest land’ had become impenetrable scrub with bare ground.” (That is, no grass.) And this is the format that results from city agitators’ efforts. A book which looks at Earth’s resources from a broad perspective is “Remote Sensing of the Environment” by John Jensen. The instruments utilised include cameras, multispectral scanners, hyperspectral instruments, Radar and Lidar. It captures the resource of vegetation, soil, rock, water and urban infrastructure. The text applies to those with interests in physical geography, soil, taxonomy, biogeography, geology, hydrology, urban planning agriculture, forestry and marine science. Page 19 provides an interesting summary of the manner in which external forces such as the sun and volcanoes on one hand, and on the other, human activities such as water pollution, air pollution and land use, impact on the physical climate system and global bio chemis-

try and ecosystems. Did you see the TV feature of the meeting of members of the Yarloop W.A. community? One of the men in the audience made a statement defining the poor administration of the firefighting system which saw the town burned out. An official from the administration ridiculed the person for making the comments. This week a lady from a farm near Coonamble was in the bookstore and we discussed that matter. She mentioned that when the bushfires burned through the Warrumbungles, on-ground personnel told farmers that they were waiting for instructions from Sydney to proceed. Without a doubt, the bureaucracy rules even when they are completely out of touch with circumstances which require immediate action. We have a wonderful variety of landscapes across the nation, and rural communities clearly recognise that they need to care for it if they and the environment are to survive. Talking to a station owner from Tilpa last week on the subject, he mentioned that a sign on the wall in Shindy’s Inn in Louth says, “The only true wilderness is between a Greenie’s ears.” Enjoy your browsing, Dave Pankhurst.

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hear E’VE just had the festival at Parkes, but you can never have too much of The King, right? So relive and celebrate the great hits of The King Of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley, in a two hour international concert experience starring internationally renowned Mark Anthony, who recreates the essence and all the magical hits that inspired and shook the world. Tickets for Elvis - I Can Dream are available via the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention centre, showing on February 5 at 8pm.

RE you interested in promoting the profession of nursing and assisting the next generation of nurses reach their potential or hearing more about how you can further your own education? The School of Nursing, Midwifer y and Indigenous Health, Dubbo campus, would like to invite you to attend a free information evening to learn more about what is involved in joining like-minded academics in the education of un-

dergraduate registered nurses. You will also hear about what post graduate opportunities are available through Charles Sturt University. The evening will be held on Wednesday, February 10, at Room 220, Charles Sturt University, 8 Tony McGrane Place from 6-8pm. Tea and coffee provided, for further information and to register you interest please contact Maryanne Podham on 68857328 or mpodham@csu. edu.au.

see ERE’S something we bet you haven’t done for ages, if at all! The Phosphate Mine located at the Wellington Caves Holiday Complex dates back to 1914, with 6000 tons of phosphate mined during its four years of operation. The phosphate was used as a fertiliser. Megafauna bones dating back to the Pleistocene Period two million years ago, were first discovered at Wellington and many are visible in the mud walls of the mine. Charles Darwin became interested in this discovery as it was influential on his thoughts on evolution.

The restoration and refurbishment of the mine as a tourist attraction began in 1995 opening in 1996. The mine is accessible to those in wheelchairs, prams and the elderly. A tour of the mine takes one hour to complete. Hard hats are supplied and must be worn in the mine. For more information visit www.visitwellington. com.au.

RECENT residency in Alice Springs inspired Kay Norton-Knight to create Threads, a series of works exploring the idea of the journey: both

real and imaginary. Based in Mudgee, Norton-Knight travelled to central Australia and was struck by the power of the desert landscape. Using the intense colours of the interior, Threads meditates on the line, and the way it acts as a common thread through our lives and through nature. Norton-Knight’s study of the line is manifested through woodblock prints, drawings and sculptural works. The official opening of this exhibition includes an artist talk and will be held at the Western Plains Cultural Centre this Saturday, January 30 at 2pm.

do ANNA be a Wallaby? Rather be a Roo! Getting back into footy season, the Dubbo Junior Roos Rugby Club registrations will be held on February 5 and 12 at Golden West Holden from 4-6pm with a free sausage sizzle on offer. Playing age groups are from u7s through to u17s and new players are always welcome. REGISTRATION cost includes shorts and socks: WALLA (U7-U11) Cost is $100 JUNIOR (U13-U17) $180 also includes training shirt. Boarding School Players’ registration is $60 but with no shorts and socks. Merchandise will be available on the day and payment is accepted in cash or cheque only. Contact Sally Bourchier at sallyboo@live.

com.au for a copy of the registration form, or just pick one up on the night. All new players must provide a copy of their birth certificate. For further enquiries please contact Tony Hollman, Sally Bourchier or Mark O’Donnell on 0477704570 0448053643 and 0427403826 respectively. HE Dubbo Friends of Palliative Care Group will hold a fundraising Trivia Night in St Brigid’s Church Hall on Friday, February 26 with doors opening at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. For a great cause and just $15 per person, get a table of ten together and make a night of it. Quizzers are welcome to bring their own snacks and drinks. Registrations on 0419602621.

etc. N preparation for the World’s Greatest Shave, local Alison Szymkow will be showing her solidarity with cancer sufferers by losing her locks. Alison says she was fortunate enough throughout her medical struggles to have had the support of family and friends and access to appropriate facilities. “The

money raised can help so many people in so many ways,” she said. Visit the World’s Greatest Shave website and search Alison’s name to donate, or find out other ways you can help. “My hair will grow back but the money I raise will hopefully help support many families.”

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OLD BANK RESTAURANT KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϭϮ Ɵů ůĂƚĞ 'ŽŽĚ ĨŽŽĚ͕ ŐŽŽĚ ŵƵƐŝĐ͕ ŐŽŽĚ ƟŵĞƐ Ψϭϱ ůƵŶĐŚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ 232 Macquarie Street, 6884 7728

REFLECTIONS RESTAURANT Open Monday to Saturday from 6pm ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ĐƵŝƐŝŶĞ ƵƐŝŶŐ ůŽĐĂů ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ͘ &Ƶůů Ăƌ ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ZŽďĞƌƚ KĂƚůĞǇ tŝŶĞƐ͘ YƵĂůŝƚǇ /ŶŶ ƵďďŽ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů Newell Highway (next to the golf course), 6882 4777.

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VELDT RESTAURANT KƉĞŶ ĨŽƌ ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ dƵĞƐĚĂǇ ƚŽ &ƌŝĚĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ϳĂŵ͘ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ϴĂŵ͘ Open for dinner Monday to Saturday Under Quest Serviced Apartments ŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌǇ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ DĞŶƵ 22 Bultje St, 6882 0926

KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϰĂŵ͕ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϵƉŵ͘ ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ŽƉĞŶ ĨŽƌ ůƵŶĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ͘ Open Saturday and Sunday ĂůĐŽŶǇ ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ͛Ɛ ĨƌŽŵ ϴĂŵ Ͳ ϭϭ͘ϯϬĂŵ ^ĞƌǀŝŶŐ ŝůů͛Ɛ ĞĂŶƐ ŽīĞĞ 110 Talbragar St, 6882 4219

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DUBBO RSL CLUB RESORT Open Saturday 8am to 1am Sunday ϴĂŵ ƚŽ ϭϬƉŵ͘ YƵĂůŝƚǇ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ͕ ďůĂĐŬďŽĂƌĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďŝƐƚƌŽ͘ Cnr Brisbane and Wingewarra Streets, 6882 4411

Open Saturday and Sunday ϴ͘ϯϬĂŵͲϴƉŵ dŚĞ ďŝŐ ǀĂůƵĞ ŝŶ ƚĂŬĞĂǁĂǇ ĨŽŽĚ͘ 'ƌĞĂƚ ǁĞĞŬůǇ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐ͘ 26 Victoria St, 6882 7899

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VILLAGE BAKERY CAFE Open Saturday and Sunday 6am to ϱ͘ϯϬƉŵ͘ Gourmet pies DŽƵƚŚͲǁĂƚĞƌŝŶŐ ĐĂŬĞƐ ĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ ƉĂƐƚƌŝĞƐ 'ŽƵƌŵĞƚ &ƌĞŶĐŚ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ ƐĂůĂĚ ďĂŐƵĞƩĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĂůĂĚƐ͘ WĞƌĨĞĐƚ ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ďƌƵŶĐŚ 113 Darling Street (adjacent to the railway crossing), 6884 5454

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

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

THE SWISH GALLERY KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϵĂŵ ƚŽ ϭϮƉŵ͘ ŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞ ũĞǁĞůůĞƌǇ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌǇ ĚĞĐŽƌ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵƌ ŚŽŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚǇůŝƐŚ ŐŝŌƐ͘ 29 Talbragar St, 6882 9528

THE ATHLETES FOOT KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϵĂŵ Ɵů ϮƉŵ ǀĞƌǇƚŚŝŶŐ ǇŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ Įƚ for your foot 176 Macquarie Street, 6881 8400

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

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&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

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

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

THINGS TO DO WESTERN PLAINS CULTURAL CENTRE KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ŐĂůůĞƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐĞƵŵƐ ŝŶ E^t Ŷ ĞǀĞƌͲĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĂƌƌĂǇ ŽĨ ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƉ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐ͘ 76 Wingewarra Street, 6801 4444

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

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KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϵͲϱƉŵ >ĂƌŐĞ ĚŝƐƉůĂǇ ŽĨ ĂŶŝŵĂƚƌŽŶŝĐƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽůŽŐƌĂƉŚƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ Ă ƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ďǇŐŽŶĞ ĞƌĂ ŽĨ ƉƌŝƐŽŶ ůŝĨĞ͘ 90 Macquarie Street, near the old clock tower, 6801 4460

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE

Friday 29.01.2016 to Sunday 31.01.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

Friday, January 29 MOVIE: Groundhog Day 7MATE, 6.30pm, PG (1993) A selfish TV weatherman (Bill Murray) finds himself repeating February 2 ad nauseum, but his despair is relieved by the possibility that his predicament might help conjure an unexpected romance with his producer (Andie MacDowell). Everything clicks in this clever and unlikely classic directed by Harold Ramis (Caddyshack). Murray is endearing, impeccable in his comic timing, and – a decade before Lost in Translation – an appealing leading man.

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MOVIE: The Dukes Of Hazzard GO!, 9.45pm, M (2005) Those with fond memories of the classic ’70s/’80s TV show will be happy to know this souped-up revamp retains the country-fried spirit of the original. Seann William Scott and Johnny Knoxville, better known as Stifler and the dude from Jackass, reaffirm their hoon reputations as Bo and Luke Duke. Burt Reynolds is suitably pathetic as corrupt lawman Boss Hogg, Willie Nelson plays Uncle Jesse and Jessica Simpson simply hangs around like a pair of fluffy dice in the role of cousin Daisy. Not quite as funny as the Starsky & Hutch remake, but it finds a comfortable comic gear and the stuntdriving does justice to the TV series.

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The Project TEN, 6.30pm mmer, when During the throes of summer, there is not a lot of new content on TV besides the sport ce (and more sport), it’s nice le to know there is a reliable little crew you can countt on to keep you amused. While the news isn’t usually associated with entertainment, presenters Waleed Aly, Carrie Bickmore (pictured) and Peter Helliar do a stellar job of finding the funny bone of the day’s events.

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6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 10.00 Gardening Australia. (R, CC) (Final) 10.25 Grand Designs. (R, CC) 11.15 Pointless. (R, CC) 12.00 News At Noon. (CC) 1.00 Adam Hills Tonight. (PG, R, CC) (Final) 2.00 QI. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Catalyst. (R, CC) 3.00 One Plus One. (CC) 3.30 Australian Story. (R, CC) 4.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R, CC) 4.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) 5.00 ABC News: Early Edition. (CC) 5.25 Grand Designs. (R, CC) Hosted by Kevin McCloud.

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) 9.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. (R, CC) 10.30 Dr Oz. (PG, CC) Dr Oz looks at a five-day food plan. 11.30 Seven Morning News. (CC) 12.00 MOVIE: My Girl. (PG, R, CC) (1991) A young girl befriends a shy boy. Anna Chlumsky, Dan Aykroyd. 2.00 The Chase. (R, CC) Hosted by Bradley Walsh. 3.00 Tennis. (CC) Australian Open. Day 12. Women’s doubles final. From Melbourne Park. 5.30 The Chase Australia. (R, CC) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.

6.00 Today. (CC) 9.00 Mornings: Summer. (PG, CC) Highlights of the year in review. 11.30 Morning News. (CC) 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (R, CC) 1.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) Variety show. 2.00 Extra. (CC) Entertainment news program. 2.30 Alive And Cooking. (R, CC) Join James Reeson for inspirational, easy recipes which can be cooked at home. 3.00 News Now. (CC) 4.00 Afternoon News. (CC) 5.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (CC) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R, CC) 6.30 The Home Team. (R, CC) 7.00 Ben’s Menu. (R, CC) 7.30 Bold. (PG, 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, CC) 1.00 The Talk. (CC) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. (CC) 2.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, CC) 3.30 The Home Team. (CC) 4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. (CC) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, CC) 5.00 TEN 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 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 2.00 Big Art. (CC) 2.30 Colour Theory. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Island Feast With Peter Kuruvita. (R, CC) 3.30 Heston’s Mission Impossible. (R, CC) 4.25 Who Do You Think You Are? Stephen Fry. (R, CC) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R, CC)

6.15 Pointless. (CC) Contestants try to score as few points as possible by coming up with answers no one else can think of. 7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 7.30. (CC) The best analysis of local, national and international events from an Australian perspective. 8.00 A Taste Of Landline. (CC) Part 5 of 5. Pip Courtney Ralph Affleck, an 85-yearold who designed and hand built a sawmill. 8.30 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple. (PG, R, CC) (Final) Miss Marple arranges for a troubled friend and her son to take shelter at a country house called Greenshaw’s Folly. However, it is not long before the residents of this safe refuge find themselves under siege from a mysterious hooded figure with apparently murderous intentions. 10.00 ABC News: Late Edition. (CC) 10.10 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG, CC) (Final) Talk show featuring celebrity guests. 10.55 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 Tennis. (CC) Australian Open. Night 12. Men’s singles semi-final. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Joh Griggs, with commentary and analysis from Bruce McAvaney, Jim Courier, Todd Woodbridge, John Newcombe, John Fitzgerald, Roger Rasheed, Sam Smith, Rennae Stubbs, Alicia Molik, Nicole Bradtke and Henri Leconte. 10.30 MOVIE: Crimson Tide. (M, R, CC) (1995) In the midst of a global crisis, a US submarine receives an unconfirmed order to launch its nuclear missiles on the USSR. However, when the vessel’s executive officer disputes the validity of their orders with the captain, the two of them find themselves in a battle for control. Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, Matt Craven.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 WIN News. (CC) 7.30 Cricket. (CC) Twenty20 International. Game 2. Australia v India. From the MCG. 11.00 MOVIE: The Specialist. (MA15+, R, CC) (1994) A bomb expert is living in seclusion, following an operation that went wrong and a confrontation with a crooked colleague. However, when he is asked by a woman to help avenge her father’s murder by a drug lord, he reluctantly agrees, only to find himself pitted against his old colleague, who is now in the gangster’s employ. Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods.

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) 7.30 The Living Room. (PG, R, CC) Lifestyle program, hosted by Amanda Keller. Barry Du Bois takes on James Treble in a home office design challenge. Vet Dr Chris Brown and chef Miguel Maestre go cattle droving in Victoria’s High Country. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Irish comedian Graham Norton chats with actors Meryl Streep, Carey Mulligan and Nicole Kidman. 9.30 Comedy Megastars With Joel Creasey. (M, R, CC) Stand-up comedy from some of the most famous comedians around the world. Hosted by Joel Creasey. 10.30 MOVIE: Pineapple Express. (MA15+, R, CC) (2008) A summons server and his drug dealer go on the run after he witnesses his dealer’s boss murder a competitor. Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny McBride.

6.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R, CC) Poh Ling Yeoh takes a look at some culinary traditions from Beijing and France. 6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 MythBusters. (PG, CC) Adam and Jamie are joined by special guest Al Jean as they tackle myths related to The Simpsons. 8.30 Treasures Of Ancient Egypt: Golden Age. (R, CC) Part 2 of 3. Journalist and art critic Alastair Sooke tracks down treasures of the ancient Egyptians. He examines the face of Senusret III and the golden mask of Tutankhamun, before exploring the artistic revolution which occurred under the rule of King Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti. 9.30 MOVIE: Apocalypse Now Redux. (MA15+, R, CC) (1979) During the Vietnam War, a US Army captain is sent on a secret mission to assassinate an out-ofcontrol colonel. Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall.

1.15 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 2.15 A Current Affair. (R, CC) 2.45 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye. (PG) 3.35 Impractical Jokers. (M, R, CC) The boys pay a visit to a grocery store. 4.00 Extra. (R, CC) 4.30 Good Morning America. (CC) News and talk show.

12.50 The Doctors. (PG, CC) Doctors with different specialities provide advice on health issues and medical breakthroughs. 2.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping.

1.15 MOVIE: Bruna: Surfer Girl. (MA15+, R) (2011) A runaway-turned-callgirl becomes a celebrity. Deborah Secco, Cássio Gabus Mendes. 3.10 Shameless. (MA15+, R, CC) 5.00 CCTV English News. 5.30 NHK World English News.

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

1.00 Home Shopping.

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. 2901

3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 29.01.2016 to Sunday 31.01.2016

Friday, January 29 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

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DOCUMENTARY

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6.30pm Grudge Match (2013) Comedy. Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro. Two old boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement. (M) Comedy

7.30pm Arrow. Fox8

8.30pm Taliban Oil. The Taliban and the US negotiated to build a pipeline. (PG) History

4.00pm Golf. Asian PGA Tour. Singapore Open. Second round. Fox Sports 1

9.30pm Alaska: Battle On The Bay. In the Naknek district to the north, ﬁshing starts strong. (PG) Discovery

5.30pm Basketball. NBL. Round 17. New Zealand Breakers v Townsville Crocodiles. Fox Sports 3

9.30pm Monsters And Mysteries. History

7.30pm Soccer. A-League. Round 17. Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City. Fox Sports 4

8.30pm A Mighty Heart (2007) Drama. Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman. A <I>Wall Street Journal</I> reporter is kidnapped. (M) Masterpiece 8.30pm The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014) Action. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson. (M) Premiere

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Bubble Bath Bay. (R, CC) 4.25 Mister Maker Around The World. (R, CC) 4.45 The Furchester Hotel. (R, CC) 5.00 Curious George. (R, CC) 5.25 Sarah And Duck. (R, CC) 5.35 Hey Duggee. (CC) 5.40 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.50 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 6.00 Charlie And Lola. (R, CC) 6.15 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.25 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.35 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (R, CC) 7.30 River Monsters. (PG, R, CC) 8.20 Back Seat Drivers. (PG, R, CC) 8.25 Gruen Pitch Rewind. (R, CC) 8.30 This Old Thing. (CC) 9.15 Tourettes On The Job. (M, R, CC) 10.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M, R, CC) 10.50 Secrets Of China. (PG, R) 11.45 My Mum Is Obsessed. (M, R, CC) 12.30 How To Be A Good Mother With Sharon Horgan. (PG, R, CC) 1.20 River Monsters. (PG, R, CC) 2.15 News Update. (R) 2.20 Close. 5.00 Driver Dan’s Story Train. (R, CC) 5.10 Abney & Teal. (R, CC) 5.25 Tilly And Friends. (R, CC) 5.35 Ella The Elephant. (R, CC) 5.50 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 10.35 Kobushi. (R, CC) (Final) 10.45 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) (Final) 11.05 Slugterra. (R, CC) (Final) 11.30 Dr Dimensionpants. (R) (Final) 11.50 SheZow. (R, CC) (Final) 12.05 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R, CC) (Final) 12.25 Shaun The Sheep. (R) (Final) 12.35 Mortified. (R, CC) (Final) 1.00 Roy. (R, CC) (Final) 1.25 Little Lunch. (R, CC) (Series return) 1.55 So Awkward. (R) (Final) 2.20 Hank Zipzer. (R, CC) (Final) 3.10 Worst Year Of My Life, Again. (R, CC) (Final) 4.00 Odd Squad. (R) 4.15 Strange Hill High. (R, CC) 4.40 Shaun The Sheep. (Final) 4.45 Studio 3. 4.50 Adv Time. (R) 5.15 Slugterra. (R, CC) 5.35 Kobushi. (R, CC) (Final) 5.45 Hank Zipzer. (R, CC) (Final) 6.15 Ready For This. (R, CC) (Final) 6.40 Dance Academy. (R, CC) 7.10 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 7.35 Deadly Pole To Pole. (PG, R, CC) 8.05 Adv Time. (R) 8.30 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) 8.50 The Adventures Of Figaro Pho. (R, CC) 9.00 Heartland. (PG, R, CC) 9.45 K-On! (CC) 10.05 Lanfeust Quest. (R, CC) 10.30 Ouran High School Host Club. (PG, R, CC) 10.55 Close.

8.30pm Michael Bolton: Live At The Royal Albert Hall. The singer presents his classic pieces. Foxtel Arts 10.00pm Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central. The host of Good News presents stand-up from the UK and around the world. (M) Comedy Channel

Stephen Amell stars in Arrow

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 Match It. (C, R, CC) 7.30 The Woodlies. (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) 12.00 Dr Oz. (PG, CC) 1.00 Charlie’s Angels. (PG, R) 3.00 Air Rescue. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. (R, CC) 4.00 60 Minute Makeover. (PG, R) 5.00 Coastwatch. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Tennis. (CC) Australian Open. Day 12. Women’s doubles final. Replay. 7.00 Coastwatch. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Hercules: The Human Bear. (PG, R, CC) The story of Hercules the grizzly bear. 8.30 Escape To The Country. (R) Nicki helps a couple relocate to the Cotswolds. 9.30 The House That £100K Built. Hosted by Kieran Long. 10.30 Storage Hoarders. 11.30 Tennis. (CC) 2007 Australian Open. Men’s singles. Round four. Rafael Nadal v Andy Murray. Replay. 3.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 4.30 Hercules: The Human Bear. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Shopping. (R)

7MATE 6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 Art Attack. (R, CC) 7.30 Henry Hugglemonster. (R) 8.00 Doc McStuffins. (R) 8.30 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West. (R, CC) 9.00 Crash & Bernstein. (R, CC) 9.30 The Amazing Race. (PG, R, CC) 10.30 T.J. Hooker. (PG, R) 11.30 Starsky & Hutch. (PG, R) 12.30 Once Upon A Time. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Gator Boys. (PG, R) 3.30 Swamp People. (PG, R) 4.30 American Restoration. (PG, R) 5.30 American Pickers. (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: Groundhog Day. (PG, R, CC) (1993) A weatherman finds himself reliving the same day. Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell. 8.40 MOVIE: Stripes. (M, R, CC) (1981) Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun. Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates. 11.00 MOVIE: Straw Dogs. (MA15+, R, CC) (2011) James Marsden. 1.15 Swamp People. (PG, R) 2.30 Turbine Cowboys. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 NFL. Game Of The Week.

GO! 6.00 Sooty. 6.30 PAW Patrol. 7.00 Wild Kratts. 7.30 Move It. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Kitchen Whiz. (C, R, CC) 8.30 Yo-Kai Watch. (PG, R) 9.00 Magical Tales. (P, R, CC) 9.30 Little Charmers. (R) 10.00 SpongeBob SquarePants. (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. (R) 1.00 Sooty. (R) 1.30 Yo-Kai Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. (PG, R) 2.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 3.00 SpongeBob SquarePants. (R) 4.00 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 4.30 Young Justice. (PG, R) 5.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.30 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 6.00 MOVIE: Tom And Jerry: The Movie. (R) (1992) 7.45 MOVIE: The Bugs Bunny Road-Runner Movie. (R, CC) (1979) 9.45 MOVIE: The Dukes Of Hazzard. (M, R, CC) (2005) 12.00 Supernatural: The Animated Series. (MA15+, R) 1.00 Looney Tunes. (R) 1.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 2.00 Wild Kratts. (R) 2.30 The Batman. (R) 3.00 Little Charmers. (R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. (PG, R) 4.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! ArcV. (PG, R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (PG, R)

GEM 6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 7.00 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Come Dine With Me. (PG, R) 11.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Hoarding: Buried Alive. (PG, R) 1.00 Heartbeat. (PG, R) 2.00 Come Dine With Me. (PG, R) 2.30 Cricket. (CC) Women’s Twenty20 International. Game 2. Australia v India. From the MCG. 5.30 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Friends. (PG, R, CC) Ross gets a spray tan. 7.30 A Current Affair. (CC) 8.00 Walking The Nile. (PG, R, CC) Part 1 of 4. 9.00 MOVIE: Wyatt Earp. (M, R, CC) (1994) Follows the life of western lawman Wyatt Earp, from youth to his battle against the Clanton and McLaury gangs. Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Dennis Quaid. 12.50 MOVIE: The Right Stuff. (PG, R) (1983) Follows the early US space program. Ed Harris. 4.30 Missing. (M) 5.30 Friends. (PG, R, CC)

ONE 6.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 8.00 The Indestructibles. (PG, R) 9.00 Meet Henry. (R, CC) 10.00 Totally Wild. (R, CC) 10.30 My Surf TV. (R) 11.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 12.00 The Biggest Loser USA. (PG) 2.00 Monster Jam. (R) 3.00 Adv Angler. (R) 3.30 iFish Summer. (CC) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 5.00 Operation Repo. (PG) 5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 The Indestructibles: Mauled By Lions. (PG, R) A look at close scrapes with death. 8.30 48 Hours: The Girl Next Door. (M, R) A man’s murder is investigated. 9.30 MOVIE: 12 Rounds: Reloaded. (M, R) (2013) A paramedic is pursued by a madman. Randy Orton, Tom Stevens. 11.30 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 12.00 The Home Team. (R, CC) 12.30 Home Shopping. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 3.00 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 5.00 Car Torque. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG, R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, R, CC) 8.30 Toasted TV. 9.30 Crocamole. (P, CC) 10.00 Touched By An Angel. (PG, R) 11.00 Family Ties. (PG, R) 12.00 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 JAG. (PG, R) 2.00 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.30 Raymond. (PG, 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) 6.30 Neighbours. (CC) 7.05 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG, R) Jeff sends his wife on a scavenger hunt. 8.00 New Girl. (PG) Jess crashes a funeral. 8.30 MOVIE: Center Stage. (M, R, CC) (2000) Professional dancers vie for a company spot. Ethan Stiefel, Amanda Schull. 10.55 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 11.55 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG) 12.55 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 The King Of Queens. (PG, R) 2.00 JAG. (PG, R) 3.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. (PG, R) 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 Mysterious Cities Of Gold. (PG, R) 4.30 Massive Moves. (R, CC) 5.30 Do Or Die. (PG) (Final) 6.00 The Numbers Game. 6.30 MythBusters. (PG, R, CC) 7.25 Soccer. A-League. Round 17. Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City. From Pirtek Stadium, Sydney. 10.00 MOVIE: Kamui. (MA15+, R) (2009) A ninja battles a band of pirates. Ken’ichi Matsuyama. 12.10 Space Dandy. (PG) 12.40 Assassination Classroom. (PG) 1.10 PopAsia. (PG) 3.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

NITV 6.00 Tipi Tales. 6.30 Bizou. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Bushwhacked! 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Go Lingo. 9.00 Mugu Kids. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 Kriol Kitchen. 10.30 Around The Campfire. 11.00 Afghan Cameleer Australia. (PG) 12.00 UnderExposed. 12.30 Inside Out: Indigenous Imprisonment. 1.00 City Slickers Rodeo. 1.30 30th Anniversary Commonwealth Games. 2.00 Our Spirit To C-Gen. 2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Bizou. 3.30 Move It Mob Style. 4.00 Tipi Tales. 4.30 Bushwhacked! 5.00 Go Lingo. 5.30 Muso Magic Outback Tracks. 6.00 Kriol Kitchen. 6.30 UnderExposed. 7.00 Ngurra. 7.20 NITV News Mini-Bulletin. 7.30 The Other Side. (PG) 8.00 Our Spirit To C-Gen. 8.30 Arctic Air. (M) The adventures of a maverick airline. 9.30 Chappelle’s Show. 10.00 East Of Arnhem. (PG, CC) 10.30 Flying Boomerangs. (PG) 11.00 Muso Magic Outback Tracks. 11.30 Backyard Shorts. (PG) 12.00 Volumz. (PG) 4.00 NITV On The Road: Yabun. 5.00 Fusion With Casey Donovan.

6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 11.55 ABC Open. (R) 12.00 ABC News. (CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 5.00 ABC News With Grandstand. 5.55 ABC Open. (R) 6.00 ABC News. (CC) 6.30 The Drum. (CC) 7.00 ABC News Evenings. (CC) 8.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 9.00 Planet America. (CC) 9.30 7.30. (R, CC) 10.00 The World. (CC) 11.00 ABC News. 11.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 12.00 ABC News. 12.30 The Mix Remixed. (R, CC) 1.00 BBC Impact. 1.30 7.30. (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 BBC Focus On Africa. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

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Saturday, January 30 MOVIE: Crash

MOVIE: Limitless

MOVIE: V For Vendetta ndetta

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WIN, 9pm, M (2011)

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Loneliness and frustration pervades this powerful drama about races and classes colliding in Los Angeles. Director Paul Haggis (writer of Million Dollar Baby) ties together a multistrand narrative populated by a dense ensemble cast that includes Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Ryan Phillippe and Thandie Newton. An impressive script sees several of the ethnically diverse characters – some victims, some perpetrators of racism – undergo some form of an epiphany that challenges their prejudices. In terms of making an impression, Crash leaves a sizeable dent – it surprised many by winning Best Picture at the 2006 Oscars.

Bradley Cooper stars as struggling writer Eddie, whose life changes when he discovers a top-secret drug that gives him super human abilities to recall everything he sees or hears. With his newfound skills opening up new doors, Eddie ditches his writing and takes on Wall Street, with dizzying success. His skills attract the attention of Carl Van Loon (Robert De Niro), who invites Eddie to help broker the biggest merger in corporate history. But as the saying goes: What goes up, must come down, and Eddie finds himself hunted by the police, as well as those who want to get their hands on his stash.

el by Based on a graphic novel Alan Moore (From Hell), V for Vendetta stands out from other adaptations by being a politically engaged piece of cinema as well as an action thrill-ride. Written and produced by the Wachowski brothers (The Matrix), it is set in a 1984esque future London, where a masked freedom fighter (Hugo Weaving) engages in a crusade against the state.

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6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 10.30 Rage Retro Month. (PG, CC) 11.15 Pointless. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Grand Designs. (R, CC) Hosted by Kevin McCloud. 12.50 Restoration Man. (PG, R, CC) 1.35 Wild Kitchen With Clayton Donovan. (R, CC) (Final) 2.05 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple. (PG, R, CC) 3.35 Dinosaur Stampede. (R, CC) 4.30 A Taste Of Landline. (R, CC) 5.00 Arthur Phillip: Governor, Sailor, Spy. (R, CC) 5.30 Inspector George Gently. (PG, R, CC)

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7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 Our Zoo. (PG, CC) After the devastating news that planning permission for the zoo has been denied, the family is faced with a terrible decision. However, the possibility of a lastminute appeal is raised after George discovers that Lady Katherine’s nephew is the assistant to a government minister. 8.30 Foyle’s War. (M, R, CC) After the son of a high-profile Jewish businessman is attacked at university, Foyle investigates what could be a racially motivated crime. Sam sets out to help a young boy whose life is in danger due to his inability to access proper healthcare. 10.00 MOVIE: We’ll Take Manhattan. (M, R, CC) (2012) A photographer and a model engage in a love affair after being sent to New York for a Vogue photo shoot. Karen Gillan, Aneurin Barnard, Helen McCrory. 11.30 Rage Retro Month. (MA15+) Continuous music programming featuring some of the greatest hits from the vault.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 6.30 Tennis. (CC) Australian Open. Night 13. Women’s final and men’s doubles final. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Joh Griggs, with commentary and analysis from Bruce McAvaney, Jim Courier, Todd Woodbridge, John Newcombe, John Fitzgerald, Roger Rasheed, Sam Smith, Rennae Stubbs, Alicia Molik, Nicole Bradtke and Henri Leconte. 10.30 MOVIE: The Count Of Monte Cristo. (M, R, CC) (2002) Based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas. A man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous friends for a crime he did not commit, escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge on the man responsible for his downfall. James Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris.

5.00 Rage. (PG) Continuous music programming.

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Home Shopping. (CC) Weekend Sunrise. (CC) Dr Oz. (PG, R, CC) I Dream Of Jeannie. (R, CC) Bewitched. (R, CC) Who’s The Boss? (PG, R, CC) MOVIE: Senna. (PG, R, CC) (2010) Documents the life of Ayrton Senna. Ayrton Senna. World’s Strictest Parents. (PG, R, CC) Two teens are sent to Florida. Better Homes And Gardens. (R, CC) Seven News At 5. (CC) Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R, CC)

1.30 Home Shopping.

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PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (CC) Weekend Today. (CC) Mornings: Summer. (PG, CC) Australian Geographic Adventures. (R, CC) Hot In Cleveland. (PG, R, CC) Explore Ireland. (PG, R, CC) Trevor and Caty head to Ireland. MOVIE: The Black Stallion. (R, CC) (1979) A young boy and a horse form a strong bond. Kelly Reno. The Sound Of Music: Meet The Stars. (CC) News: First At Five. (CC) Fishing Australia.

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6.00 Fishing Edge. (R, CC) 6.30 The Home Team. (R, CC) 7.00 iFish. (R, CC) 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 St10. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Living Room. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 The Doctors. (PG, CC) 1.00 Healthy Homes TV. (CC) (Series return) 1.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 2.00 Places We Go With Jennifer Adams. (R, CC) 2.30 The Home Team. (CC) 3.00 Jamie & Jimmy’s Food Fight Club. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 What’s Up Down Under. (CC) 4.30 Escape Fishing With ET. (CC) 5.00 TEN 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 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 2.00 Figure Skating. (CC) ISU Grand Prix. Finals. Highlights. 3.35 Massive Moves. (R, CC) 4.30 China’s Great Wall: Mongol Invaders. (PG, R, CC) 5.25 Who Do You Think You Are? Alex Kingston. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Legend Of The Guardians. (PG, R, CC) (2010) After a young owl is abducted by an evil owl army, he must escape with newfound friends to seek out the legendary Guardians to stop the menace. Hugo Weaving, Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush. 9.00 MOVIE: Limitless. (M, R, CC) (2011) An aspiring author suffering from chronic writer’s block has his life changed after an old friend introduces him to a revolutionary new drug which allows him to tap his full potential. However, it is not long before he begins to experience mysterious side effects to the medication. Bradley Cooper, Anna Friel, Abbie Cornish. 11.05 MOVIE: Obsessed. (M, R, CC) (2009) A businessman discovers his personal and professional life is in jeopardy when he is stalked by an employee. Adding to his woes, his wife misreads the situation and comes to believe he must be having an affair. Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles, Ali Larter.

6.00 Jamie’s Fifteen Minute Meals. (R, CC) Chef Jamie Oliver prepares fish stew with saffron sauce and garlic bread, which can be completed in just 15 minutes. 6.30 MOVIE: Walking With Dinosaurs. (PG, CC) (2013) A young boy is told the story of life in the Cretaceous period and the adventures of a baby dinosaur. Charlie Rowe, Karl Urban. 8.30 MOVIE: Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy. (M, R, CC) (2004) A sexist ’70s TV news anchor is challenged by the arrival of an ambitious female reporter. Her presence on the show not only leads to a fierce rivalry, but a confrontation with a competing network, as well as an embarrassing incident which could cost him his career. Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Steve Carell. 10.30 MOVIE: Step Brothers. (MA15+, R, CC) (2008) Two middle-aged men, who are still living at home, are forced to become roommates when their parents get married. Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.35 The Wonders Of Britain: Our Countryside Story. (CC) Part 4 of 5. Presenter Julia Bradbury explores some of the wonders which make Britain great. She continues her journey by looking at the island’s countryside, from Derbyshire’s Peak District to the Isle of Skye, the cliffs of Cheddar Gorge and a lavender farm in Kent. 8.30 MOVIE: Crash. (MA15+, R, CC) (2004) The lives of various Los Angeles citizens collide and intersect with often tragic consequences as the grey area between black and white, victim and aggressor, begins to blur, in the process offering no easy answers. Matt Dillon, Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock. 10.35 RocKwiz. (PG, R, CC) Music quiz show, hosted by Julia Zemiro, with guests Heidi Leffner, Sam Margins and Daryl Braithwaite. 11.30 Vikings. (M, R, CC) Ragnar and Lagertha’s fleets depart Kattegat again for Wessex, this time to establish a colony.

1.10 MOVIE: Seven Nights In Japan. (PG, R, CC) (1977) Michael York. 3.10 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye. (PG) 4.05 Anger Management. (M, R, CC) 4.30 Extra. (R, CC) 5.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 5.30 Fishing Australia. (R)

12.30 48 Hours: Hollywood Secrets. (PG, R, CC) Takes a look at the 2008 murder of model Juliana Redding and reveals the surprising results of a DNA test. 1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

12.25 Vikings. (MA15+, R, CC) A mysterious wanderer arrives in Kattegat. 3.00 Hit So Hard. (MA15+, R) A look at the life and career of Patty Schemel. 5.00 CCTV English News. 5.30 NHK World English News. 5.45 France 24 Feature.

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 29.01.2016 to Sunday 31.01.2016

Saturday, January 30 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

7.30pm The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water (2015) Animation. Voices of Tom Kenny, Antonio Banderas. (PG) Family

8.30pm Whose Line Is It Anyway? Hosted by Drew Carey. (MA15+) Comedy Channel

1.00pm Selling Houses With Amanda Lamb. See the best and brightest tips on selling your home. Lifestyle Home

10.30am Rugby Sevens. IRB Sevens. Day 1. Fox Sports 2

6.30pm My Big Redneck Vacation. Follows the Clampets on their ﬁsh-out-ofwater journey. (PG) A&E

5.30pm Love Your Garden. The ways to get the most out of your ﬂora. Lifestyle

8.30pm Scary Movie (2000) Comedy. Anna Faris, Shawn Wayans. A group of students are stalked by a madman. (MA15+) Comedy 10.20pm Not Without My Daughter (1991) Drama. Sally Field, Alfred Molina. An American becomes trapped in Iran. (PG) Masterpiece

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Bubble Bath Bay. (R, CC) 4.25 Mister Maker Around The World. (R, CC) 4.45 The Furchester Hotel. (R, CC) 5.00 Curious George. (R, CC) 5.25 Sarah And Duck. (R, CC) 5.35 Hey Duggee. (CC) 5.40 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.50 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 6.00 Charlie And Lola. (R, CC) 6.15 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.25 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.35 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (R, CC) 7.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (PG, R, CC) 8.15 Lie To You? (R, CC) 8.50 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. (M, R, CC) 9.35 Live At The Apollo. (M, CC) 10.20 Inside Amy Schumer. (MA15+, R, CC) 10.45 The Office. (M, R, CC) 11.15 Extras. (PG, R, CC) 11.45 This Old Thing. (R, CC) 12.30 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. (M, R, CC) 1.20 Kroll Show. (M, R, CC) 1.40 News Update. (R) 1.45 Close. 5.00 Driver Dan’s Story Train. (R, CC) 5.10 Abney & Teal. (R, CC) 5.25 Tilly And Friends. (R, CC) 5.35 Ella The Elephant. (R, CC) 5.50 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.00 Odd Squad. (R) 7.20 Oh No! It’s An Alien Invasion. (R, CC) 7.45 Dr Dimensionpants. (R) 8.05 SheZow. (R, CC) 8.20 Endangered Species. (R, CC) 8.30 The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (R, CC) 9.00 The Ultimate Survivor Smackdown! (R) 9.30 Total Drama All Stars. (R, CC) 10.15 Adv Time. (R) 11.00 The Aquabats Super Show! (R, CC) 11.20 Kobushi. (R, CC) 11.30 Secret Life Of Boys. (R, CC) 11.35 Life With Boys. (R, CC) 11.55 A Gurls Wurld. (R, CC) 12.20 Riders Of Berk. (R, CC) 1.50 Canimals. (R) 2.00 Project MC2. (R) 2.30 Great Big Adv. (R, CC) 2.45 Mal.com. (R, CC) 2.55 Bushwhacked! (R, CC) 3.25 Splatalot. (R, CC) (Final) 3.50 Studio 3. 3.55 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 4.25 Big Babies. (R, CC) 4.45 The Amazing Extraordinary Friends. (R) 5.05 Handball Heroes. (R, CC) 5.15 Spooksville. (PG, R, CC) 5.40 World’s End. (R, CC) 6.10 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. (R, CC) 6.35 Rocket’s Island. 7.05 Yonderland. (R) 7.30 Deadly Pole To Pole: The Complete Journey. (R, CC) 7.55 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Heartland. (PG, R, CC) 9.45 Close.

6.30pm Young & Hungry. (M) FOX8

7.30pm I Dated A Psycho. CI Network

12.00pm Basketball. NBA. Houston Rockets v Oklahoma City. ESPN 7.30pm Soccer. A-League. Round 17. Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar. Fox Sports 4

SpongeBob (voiced by Tom Kenny).

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 Saturday Disney. (CC) 9.00 Jessie. (CC) 9.30 Austin & Ally. (R, CC) 10.00 Shopping. (R) 11.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 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 Melbourne Weekender. 2.00 Thorney’s Cooking Central. (PG, R) 2.30 Great Escapes. (R) 3.00 Surf Patrol. (R, CC) 3.30 Storage Hoarders. (R) 4.30 Dealers. (PG) 5.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG, R) 7.30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea. (R) 8.30 Escape To The Country. (R) Presented by Jules Hudson. 9.30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features. (R) Presented by Nick Knowles. 10.30 Dealers Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. (PG, R) 11.30 Medical Emergency. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Creek To Coast. (R, CC) 1.00 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 1.30 Queensland Weekender. (R, CC) 2.00 Melbourne Weekender. (R) 2.30 MOVIE: Born To Kill. (M, R) (1947) 4.30 This Rugged Coast. (R) 5.30 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC)

7MATE 6.00 A Football Life. (PG, R) 7.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. (R) 8.00 Shopping. (R) 9.00 Dream Car Garage. (R) 9.30 Harley-Davidson TV. (PG) 10.30 Just 2 Wheelz. (PG) 11.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Scardifields Smash Repairs Sprintcar. 12.00 Motor Racing. Ultimate Sprintcar Championship. 12.30 Ultimate Factories. (PG) 1.30 American Stuffers. (PG, R) 2.30 High Tech Rednecks. (PG, R) 3.30 Hillbilly Handfishin’. (PG, R) 4.30 Mudcats. (PG, R) 5.30 Wipeout USA. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 MOVIE: Rat Race. (PG, R) (2001) Six teams race against each other for $2 million. John Cleese. 9.45 MOVIE: Your Highness. (MA15+, R, CC) (2011) Danny McBride. 11.50 1000 Ways To Die. (MA15+, R) 12.20 1000 Ways To Die. (MA15+, R) 12.50 Mudcats. (PG, R) 2.00 Hillbilly Handfishin’. (PG, R) 3.00 Ultimate Factories. (PG, R) 4.00 Harley-Davidson TV. (PG, R) 5.00 Zoom TV. (PG, R) 5.30 Home Shopping. (R)

GO! 6.00 Thunderbirds. (R) 7.00 Rabbids. (PG, R) 7.30 The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Wild Kratts. (R) 8.30 ScoobyDoo! 9.00 Looney Tunes. (R) 9.30 Little Charmers. (R) 10.00 Young Justice. (PG, R) 10.30 Ben 10: Omniverse. (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 SquarePants. (R) 1.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 2.00 My Surf TV. (R, CC) 2.30 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 3.30 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 4.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG, R) 4.30 Deep Water. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Tom And Jerry. (R) 5.30 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 6.00 MOVIE: Scooby-Doo And The Alien Invaders. (R) (2000) 7.30 MOVIE: Where The Wild Things Are. (PG, R, CC) (2009) Max Records, Catherine O’Hara. 9.30 MOVIE: V For Vendetta. (MA15+, R) (2005) 12.05 Sun, Sex And Suspicious Parents. (M) 1.00 Looney Tunes. (R) 1.30 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 2.30 Yo-Kai Watch. (PG, R) 3.00 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. (PG, R) 4.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (PG, R)

GEM 6.00 MOVIE: Cairo Road. (PG, R, CC) (1950) 8.00 Danoz. 8.30 The Baron. (PG, R) 9.30 Come Dine With Me. (PG, R) 10.30 MOVIE: Goodbye, Mr Chips. (R, CC) (1969) Peter O’Toole. 1.30 MOVIE: Harum Scarum. (R, CC) (1965) Elvis Presley, Mary Ann Mobley. 3.20 MOVIE: 55 Days At Peking. (PG, R, CC) (1963) Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner. 6.30 Heartbeat. (PG, R) A girl is assaulted after a birthday party. 8.45 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple. (PG, R) A businessman and his maid are murdered in circumstances that vividly recall a nursery rhyme. 10.45 Dalziel And Pascoe. (M, R) Pascoe works a case solo. 11.45 MOVIE: Honkytonk Man. (M, R, CC) (1982) A singer embarks on a road trip. Clint Eastwood, Kyle Eastwood. 2.10 MOVIE: Waterloo Bridge. (PG, R, CC) (1940) Vivien Leigh. 4.10 MOVIE: Harum Scarum. (R, CC) (1965) Elvis Presley. 5.45 River Cottage Bites. (R)

ONE 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 9.00 Reel Rock. (PG, R) 9.30 World Sport. (R) 10.00 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 12.30 Car Torque. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Motor Racing. World Series Sprintcars. 2.00 The Indestructibles. (PG, R) 4.00 Extreme Fishing With Robson Green. (PG, R) 5.00 Adventure Angler. (R) 5.30 Shark Tank. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Monster Jam. Highlights of monster truck racing. 7.30 Black Gold. (PG, R) Brandon gives Cheston a drilling lesson. 8.30 MOVIE: The X-Files. (M, R, CC) (1998) Two FBI agents investigate the mysterious bombing of an office building. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau. 10.55 Bellator MMA. (M, R) Mixed martial arts tournaments. 12.55 The Home Team. (R, CC) 1.25 Reel Rock. (PG, R) 1.55 World Sport. (R) 2.20 Cricket. (CC) Big Bash League. Grand Final. Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder. Replay.

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 7.30 Vic The Viking. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, R, CC) 8.30 Scope. (C, R, CC) 9.05 The Loop. (PG) 11.35 Neighbours. (R, CC) 2.05 Glee. (PG, R) 4.00 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 6.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) Becker recovers from the shooting. 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R, CC) Ray buys a new vacuum cleaner. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Celebrity guests include Stephen Mangan, Jean Paul Gaultier, Brenda Blethyn and Barry Manilow. 9.30 Sex And The City. (MA15+, R) Charlotte becomes obsessed with her status as an old maid. Carrie is surprised by Aleksandr’s tastes. 10.50 The Loop. (PG, R) Hosted by Scott Tweedie and Olivia Phyland. 1.20 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 1.55 Neighbours. (R, CC) 4.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R, CC)

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 17. Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City. Replay. From Pirtek Stadium, Sydney. 3.00 The Globe Collector. (PG, R) 3.10 Departures. (PG, R) (Final) 4.10 The Brain: China. (R) 6.00 MOVIE: Kiki’s Delivery Service. (R, CC) (1989) Kirsten Dunst. 8.00 If You Are The One. Hosted by Meng Fei. 9.00 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle: French Polynesia. (PG, CC) Part 4 of 5. 9.50 Trivia Nights. (M, R, CC) Pub-based quiz challenge. 10.45 24: India. (M) 1.35 MOVIE: Unit 7. (M, R) (2012) 3.20 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

NITV 6.00 Tipi Tales. 6.30 Waabiny Time. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Bizou. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Bushwhacked! 9.00 Go Lingo. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 MOVIE: A Year In The Clouds. (2011) 11.30 Fusion Feasts. 12.00 UnderExposed. 12.30 The Other Side. (PG) 1.00 East Of Arnhem. (PG, CC) 1.30 Aunty Moves In. 2.00 Treading Water. 3.00 Surviving. 3.30 Desperate Measures. 4.00 Our Footprint. 4.45 Around The Campfire. 5.00 Ngurra. 5.30 Kriol Kitchen. 6.00 Fraser’s Story. 7.00 Unearthed. 7.30 NITV On The Road: Barunga Festival. 8.30 Sheltered. Follow Aboriginal carpenter Derek Marsden as he travels the world to learn ancient home building techniques. 9.00 Toorale. A look at Toorale Station. 9.30 The Tundra Book. (PG) A look at the oldest rhythms of life. 11.30 Unearthed. 12.00 Volumz. (PG) 4.00 NITV On The Road: Yabun. 5.00 Fusion With Casey Donovan.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 ABC News. (CC) 11.30 Australia Wide. (CC) 12.00 ABC News. (CC) 12.30 A Taste Of Landline. (R, CC) 1.00 National Press Club Address. (R, CC) 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 The Mix. 3.00 ABC News. (CC) 3.30 Tonic. 4.00 ABC News. 4.30 The Drum Weekly. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 One Plus One. (CC) 6.00 ABC News. (CC) 6.30 #TalkAboutIt. (R) 7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 8.00 Four Corners. (R, CC) 8.45 #Talk About It: Best Bits. (R) 9.00 ABC News. (CC) 9.30 Catalyst. (R, CC) 10.00 ABC News. (CC) 10.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 11.00 ABC 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 A Taste Of Landline. (R, CC) 4.00 BBC World News. 4.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 3001

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Friday 29.01.2016 to Sunday 31.01.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

Sunday, January 31 The Simpsons

MOVIE: Absolute Power

Modern Family

ELEVEN, 9pm

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TEN, 8pm

The Simpson family has seen a lot over its more than 500 episodes, and there’s almost no topic or issue the series won’t have a go at parodying. But then there are the unexpectedly serious storylines. “Four Regrettings And A Funeral” (note the reference to the popular Hugh Grant movie) is dedicated to the memory of Marcia Wallace, who voiced Edna Krabappel for more than 20 years. Springfield’s residents mourn the passing of Chip Davis (a character we have never met), who had an impact on everyone’s lives. Marge has the line of the story, musing, “As long as your family is together, every choice you’ve ever made is the right one.”

A burglar (Clint Eastwood) witnesses an illicit bedroom tryst in which the US president (Gene Hackman) turns into a psychotic murderer. The premise is that power corrupts, but the movie, a diluted adaptation of David Baldacci’s bestseller, takes a long time and a lot of ridiculous twists to get there. Eastwood’s direction, and performance for that matter, is all you would expect – strong silences, bland but servicable photography – but his choice of subject leaves a lot to be desired. Impressive support comes from Ed Harris and Laura Linney.

Seven seasons in, this mockumentary-style kumentary-style US sitcom is still going strong. ng. Whether it’s tal stories the more sombre sentimental treet) and involving Cam (Eric Stonestreet) n) and their Mitch (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) brey adopted daughter, Lily (Aubrey x’s (Ariel Anderson-Emmons) or Alex’s he absurd Winter) coming of age, or the n shenanigans of Luke (Nolan Gould) or Phil (Ty Burrell), Modern Family has a little something for everyone. Tonight, Jay (Ed O’Neill) and Gloria (Sofía Vergara) get a rude awakening when they realise there is a waiting list at the preschooll they have in mind for Joe.

ABC

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6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 10.00 Making Australia Great: Inside Our Longest Boom: Australia’s Second Chance. (R, CC) 11.00 The World This Week. (R, CC) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R, CC) 12.00 Landline. (CC) (Series return) 1.00 Our Zoo. (PG, R, CC) The family gets some devastating news. 2.00 Soccer. (CC) W-League. Grand Final. 4.30 Kitchen Cabinet. (R, CC) Annabel Crabb has a cross-party lunch. 5.00 Time Scanners: St Paul’s Cathedral. (CC)

6.00 Home Shopping. (CC) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) Join Andrew O’Keefe and Monique Wright for all the latest news, sport and weather. 10.00 Berett’s Tour De Cure. (CC) Follows sports presenter Mark Beretta as he embarks on a 1600km bike ride to raise money for cancer research. 11.00 Cycling. (CC) Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. From Victoria. 4.00 Tennis. (CC) Australian Open. Day 14. Mixed doubles final. From Melbourne Park.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (CC) Fiona Bruce and the team pay a visit to Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. 7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.40 Grand Designs. (R, CC) (Final) Kevin meets Kevin McCabe, a master craftsman who wants to construct his own castle out of “cob” a natural building material traditionally made of clay, water and straw. 8.30 Vera. (M, R, CC) Vera and Joe investigate a suspicious death in an army barracks, aided by Shep, an enthusiastic and pro-active member of the military police. 10.00 MOVIE: An Accidental Soldier. (M, R, CC) (2013) During World War I, an Australian deserter on takes shelter on a farm with a French woman. Dan Spielman, Marie Bunel, Bryan Brown. 11.35 Sound City. (M, R, CC) A look at Sound City, a recording studio in Los Angeles which was the birthplace of many classic albums.

1.25 Vera. (M, R, CC) Vera and Joe investigate a suspicious death. 2.55 Sound City. (M, R, CC) A look at California’s Sound City. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) Hosted by Fiona Bruce.

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PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (CC) Weekend Today. (CC) My Surf TV. (CC) Cybershack. (PG, CC) The Wildlife Man Featuring David Ireland: Creatures Of The Deep. (R, CC) David explores two marine habitats. MOVIE: Monkey Trouble. (R, CC) (1994) Thora Birch. Ironman. (CC) Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Series. Round 2. From Coolum Beach, Queensland. Endangered: Peru – Incas And Jungle. (CC) A look at Peru’s history and wildlife. News: First At Five. (CC) Customs. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Creflo. (CC) 6.30 Hillsong. (CC) 7.00 Mass. 7.30 Joel Osteen. (CC) 8.00 The Home Team. (R, CC) 8.30 St10. (PG, CC) 11.00 Just Go. (R, CC) 11.30 People Of The Vines. (R, CC) 12.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R, CC) 12.30 Let’s Do Coffee. (R, CC) 1.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. (R, CC) 1.30 Car Torque. (R, CC) 2.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. (R, CC) 3.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 3.30 Firies. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 iFish. (R, CC) 5.00 TEN 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 FIFA World Cup 2018 Magazine. (CC) 4.30 Trawlermen. (R, CC) Two trawlers team up for a catch. 5.30 Dive WWII. (PG, CC) Part 1 of 2.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 6.30 Tennis. (CC) Australian Open. Night 14. Men’s final. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Joh Griggs, with commentary and analysis from Bruce McAvaney, Jim Courier, Todd Woodbridge, John Newcombe, John Fitzgerald, Roger Rasheed, Sam Smith, Rennae Stubbs, Alicia Molik, Nicole Bradtke and Henri Leconte. 10.30 MOVIE: The Jackal. (MA15+, R, CC) (1997) The FBI and the KGB hire a jailed Irish sniper to stop an assassin who is targeting a member of one of their agencies at the behest of a mobster, unaware he has his own reasons to want the man dead. Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 Cricket. (CC) Twenty20 International. Game 3. Australia v India. From the SCG. 10.30 MOVIE: The Mechanic. (MA15+, R, CC) (2011) An elite hit man teaches his trade to an apprentice who has a connection to one of his previous victims. Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Tony Goldwyn.

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 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PG, CC) (Series return) Ten celebrities are dropped into the wilderness with little more than their wits, strength and will to survive. 8.00 Modern Family. (PG, CC) (Series return) 8.30 The X-Files. (M, CC) (Series return) Former FBI agents Mulder and Scully are reunited to investigate a possible government conspiracy. 9.30 Limitless. (M, CC) (Series return) Brian challenges himself to capture the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted fugitives in just two weeks, hoping it will help convince Naz to give him his own “headquarters” at the agency. 10.30 MOVIE: The Railway Man. (M, R, CC) (2013) A former Army officer discovers that the man who tortured him in a Japanese POW camp is still alive. Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.35 How Climate Made History. (CC) Explores the little-known connection between Earth’s climate and historical events. From the rise and fall of the Roman Empire to the Thirty Years’ War and the Renaissance, experts are now re-examining how extreme weather conditions affected these turning points. 9.30 How To Clone A Woolly Mammoth. (PG, R, CC) A look at advances in cloning science which some scientists believe will allow the return of extinct species, including the woolly mammoth, in the next five to seven years. However, before this can be accomplished, hurdles, like acquiring undamaged mammoth DNA, must be overcome. 10.30 Prophet’s Prey. (M, CC) Filmmaker Amy Berg examines fundamentalist church leader Warren Jeffs’ life to show how he seized control of people’s lives, while at the head of an organisation worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

1.10 Malibu Country. (PG, CC) Reba’s brother comes up with a plan to turn Lillie Mae’s BBQ sauce into a profitable business. 1.35 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) Information about pet care. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Sunrise. (CC) News, sport and weather.

12.30 Cybershack. (PG, R, CC) A look at the latest in gadgets and games. 1.00 V.I.P. (M, R) 2.00 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye. (PG) 3.00 20/20. (R, CC) 4.00 Good Morning America: Sunday. (CC) 5.00 News Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

1.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.00 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.

12.20 MOVIE: Raavan. (AV15+, R) (2010) Abhishek Bachchan. 2.45 MOVIE: The Silence. (M, R) (2010) 4.55 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook: Melbourne Bitesize. (R, CC) 5.00 CCTV English News. 5.30 NHK World English News. 5.45 France 24 Feature.

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 29.01.2016 to Sunday 31.01.2016

Sunday, January 31 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.20pm Big Fish (2003) Drama. Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Helena Bonham Carter. (PG) Masterpiece

6.30pm Welcome To Sweden. (M) Comedy Channel

6.00pm Gardeners’ World. Ideas and advice from leading gardening experts. Lifestyle Home

9.00am Cricket. One-day International Series. New Zealand v Pakistan. Game 3. Fox Sports 3

6.00pm Eat Street. (PG) National Geographic People

12.30pm Basketball. NBA. San Antonio v Cleveland. ESPN

7.20pm Sweets Made Simple. Confectioners Kitty Hope and Mark Greenwood show how to make all kinds of sweets at home, from childhood favourites to exotic new treats. (PG) Lifestyle Food

5.00pm Soccer. A-League. Round 17. Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets. Fox Sports 4

8.30pm Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) Comedy. Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone. (M) Romance

6.30pm The Amazing Race. Eleven teams of two embark on a race around the world, travelling to eight countries, 20 cities and covering more than 42,000km. (PG) E!

10.10pm The Equalizer (2014) Thriller. Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas. A former black ops commando comes out of retirement. (MA15+) Premiere

6.30pm Da Vinci’s Demons. Leonardo is troubled by the way his inventions are being put to use. (MA15+) FX

ABC2/ABC KIDS

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6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.30 Let’s Go Pocoyo. (R, CC) 2.40 Dinosaur Train. (R) 3.10 dirtgirlworld. (R, CC) 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Bubble Bath Bay. (R, CC) (Final) 4.25 Mister Maker. (R, CC) 4.45 The Furchester Hotel. (R, CC) 5.00 Meet The Small Potatoes. (R, CC) 5.50 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 6.00 Charlie And Lola. (R, CC) 6.15 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.25 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.35 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Build A New Life In The Country. (R, CC) 8.15 Dream Build. (R, CC) 8.25 Gruen Pitch Rewind. (R, CC) 8.30 Fiona O’Loughlin’s Greatest Hits. (M, R, CC) 9.55 Buzzcocks. (M, R, CC) 10.25 Bodyshockers: Nips, Tucks And Tattoos. (R) 11.10 Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends. (M, R, CC) 12.00 Nick Baker’s Weird Creatures. (R, CC) 12.50 Swamp Brothers. (PG, R) 1.15 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 1.45 News Update. (R) 1.50 Close. 5.00 Driver Dan’s Story Train. (R, CC) 5.10 Abney & Teal. (R, CC) 5.25 Tilly And Friends. (R, CC) 5.35 Ella The Elephant. (R, CC) 5.50 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 The Jungle Book. (R, CC) 6.10 Hairy Legs. (R, CC) 6.20 Tashi. (R, CC) 6.35 Arthur. (R) 7.00 Odd Squad. (R) 7.20 Oh No! It’s An Alien Invasion. (R, CC) 7.45 Dr Dimensionpants. (R) 8.05 SheZow. (R, CC) 8.20 Endangered Species. (R, CC) 8.30 The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (R, CC) 9.00 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 9.30 Total Drama All Stars. (R, CC) 10.15 Adv Time. (R) 11.00 Camp Lakebottom. (R, CC) 11.20 The Aquabats Super Show! (R, CC) 11.40 Life With Boys. (R, CC) 12.05 A Gurls Wurld. (R, CC) 12.30 The Next Step. (R, CC) 1.15 Wacky World Beaters. (R, CC) 2.00 Project MC2. (R) 2.30 Great Big Adv. (R, CC) 2.55 Bushwhacked! (R, CC) 3.25 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 3.55 Studio 3. 4.00 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 4.25 Annoying Orange. (R, CC) 4.40 Strange Hill High. (R, CC) 5.05 Roy. (R, CC) 5.40 Gortimer Gibbon’s Life On Normal Street. (R) 6.05 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. (R, CC) 6.35 Rocket’s Island. 7.05 Yonderland. (R) 7.30 Deadly Pole To Pole. (PG, R, CC) 7.55 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Heartland. (PG, R, CC) 9.45 Rage. (PG, R) 2.20 Close.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. (PG) 7.30 Shopping. 9.30 The Zoo. (R, CC) 10.00 Surf Patrol. (R, CC) 10.30 Medical Emergency. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 1.00 Dealers Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. (PG, R) 3.30 To Be Advised. 4.00 Coastwatch. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG, R) 6.30 House Wreck Rescue. (PG, R) A sailor purchases a 1947 fishing boat. 7.30 Escape To The Country. (R) Denise Nurse heads to Dorset to help an ex-army couple settle down in their ideal home. 10.30 Best Houses Australia. Hosted by Gary Takle. 11.30 Dealers Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. (PG) Jonty Hearnden and Mark Stacey compete at auction. 12.30 House Wreck Rescue. (PG, R) A sailor purchases a 1947 fishing boat. 1.30 Escape To The Country. (R) Denise Nurse heads to Dorset. 4.30 The Zoo. (R, CC) 5.00 Home Shopping.

7MATE 6.00 Shopping. (R) 6.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG, R) 7.30 Shopping. (R) 9.30 NFL Game Day. 10.00 Ice Pilots. (PG, R) 12.00 The AFN Fishing Show. (PG) 12.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG) 1.30 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. (PG, R) 2.30 Fishing Western Australia. (PG) 3.00 Big Angry Fish. (PG) 4.00 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 MythBusters. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG, R, CC) Sheldon takes revenge on Barry. 8.30 MOVIE: The Hot Chick. (M, R, CC) (2002) A beautiful, mean-spirited teenager finds herself trapped in the body of a middle-aged man. Rob Schneider, Rachel McAdams, Anna Faris. 10.35 MOVIE: Jackass Number Two. (MA15+, R) (2006) 12.35 1000 Ways To Die. (MA15+, R) 1.05 Ice Pilots. (PG, R) 2.00 Big Angry Fish. (PG, R) 3.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. (PG, R) 4.00 Zoom TV. (PG, R) 5.00 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil. (R, CC)

GO! 6.00 Thunderbirds. (R) 7.00 Rabbids. (PG, R) 7.30 The Skinner Boys. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Wild Kratts. (R) 8.30 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 9.00 Looney Tunes. (R) 9.30 Little Charmers. (R) 10.00 Young Justice. (PG, R) 10.30 The Batman. (PG, R) 11.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. (PG, R) 11.30 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 12.00 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 12.30 SpongeBob SquarePants. (R) 1.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. (PG, R) 3.00 Basketball. NBL. 4.30 Yo-Kai Watch. (PG, R) 5.00 The Batman. (PG, R) 5.30 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 6.00 The Looney Tunes Show. (R) 6.30 MOVIE: Journey To The Centre Of The Earth. (PG, R, CC) (2008) Brendan Fraser. 8.30 MOVIE: Troy. (M, R, CC) (2004) A Greek king lays siege to Troy. Brad Pitt, Eric Bana. 12.00 All The Right Moves. (PG, R) 2.00 Little Charmers. (R) 2.30 Yo-Kai Watch. (PG, R) 3.00 Yu-GiOh! Zexal. (PG, R) 4.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. (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 MOVIE: Carlton-Browne Of The F.O. (R, CC) (1959) 8.30 Danoz. 9.30 Rainbow Country. (R) 10.00 MOVIE: Lease Of Life. (R, CC) (1954) 12.00 MOVIE: Task Force. (PG, R) (1949) 2.30 Cricket. (CC) Women’s Twenty20 International. Game 3. Australia v India. From the SCG. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 6.30 As Time Goes By. (PG, R) A couple are reunited after three decades. 7.50 Are You Being Served? (PG, R) Follows the staff at a department store. 9.10 MOVIE: Absolute Power. (M, R, CC) (1997) A thief attempts to prove that the US president was an accomplice in a woman’s murder. Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris. 11.40 Missing. (M) Jess searches for a missing policeman. 12.30 Life Flight. (PG, R, 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)

Kitty Hope & Mark Greenwood star in Sweets made Simple.

ONE 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 The Indestructibles. (PG, R) 9.00 Escape Fishing With ET. (R, CC) 9.30 Extreme Fishing. (PG, R) 10.30 Reel Rock. (PG, R) 11.00 Fishing Edge. (CC) 11.30 The Indestructibles. (PG, R) 1.30 World Sport. (R) 2.00 Generation Astronaut. (R) 3.00 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 4.00 Megafactories. (R) 5.00 What’s Up Down Under. (R, CC) 5.30 Adv Angler. (R) 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 Scorpion. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Dolphins: Spy In The Pod. (PG) Part 2 of 2. 9.30 MOVIE: The Phantom. (PG, R, CC) (1996) A masked man protects a trio of magical skulls. Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson. 11.30 World Sport. 12.00 Black Gold. (PG, R) 1.00 Netball. International Test Series. Game 1. England v Australia. Replay. From Echo Arena, Liverpool, UK. 3.00 Netball. International Test Series. Game 2. England v Australia. Replay. From Copper Box Arena, London. 5.00 Car Torque. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Adv Angler. (R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 9.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 9.30 TMNT. (R) 10.00 Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures. (C, R, CC) 10.30 Sabrina. (PG, R) 11.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 11.30 Mork & Mindy. (R) 12.00 Family Ties. (PG, R) 1.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 2.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 3.00 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Raymond. (R, CC) 4.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 5.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG, R) 8.00 Futurama. (PG, R, CC) The Professor wants an apparatus destroyed. 8.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) Homer’s old pen pal pays a visit. 9.30 Get Me Out Of Here! NOW! (M) (New Series) 10.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 The King Of Queens. (PG, R) 12.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 1.30 Family Ties. (PG, R) 2.30 Cheers. (PG, R) 3.30 TMNT. (R) 4.30 Sabrina, The Teenage Witch. (PG, R) 5.30 Mork & Mindy. (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: Kiki’s Delivery Service. (R, CC) (1989) 3.00 Girls Get Out There. (PG, R) 3.30 Streetosphere. (PG, R) 4.00 Be Your Own Boss. (PG, R) 5.10 Iron Chef. (R, CC) 5.55 The Brain: China. 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 The Family Law. (PG, R, CC) Benjamin forces the family into therapy. 9.00 Drunk History. (M) (Final) Hosted by Derek Waters. 9.25 South Park. (MA15+, R, CC) Cartman brags about his new iPad. 9.55 Russell Howard’s Good News. (M) 10.30 Gail Porter On Prostitution. (M, R, CC) 11.30 How To Get More Sex. (M, R, CC) 11.55 In Her Skin. (M) 1.40 MOVIE: Altiplano. (M, R) (2009) 3.40 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

NITV 6.00 Tipi Tales. 6.30 Waabiny Time. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Bizou. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Bushwhacked! 9.00 Go Lingo. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 Soccer. A-League. Round 17. Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City. 12.00 The Medicine Line. 12.30 NITV On The Road: Barunga Festival. 1.30 Sheltered. 2.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Round 2. Nanima Common Connection v Moree Boomerangs No 1. 3.00 Rugby League. Murri Carnival. U-15’s Grand Final. Possibles v Probables. 4.00 Around The 44. 5.00 Te Kaea. 5.30 30th Anniversary Commonwealth Games. 6.00 Awaken. 7.00 Marley Africa Road Trip. (PG) 8.00 Tangaroa With Pio. 8.30 When Colin Met Joyce. (PG) A look at a mixed-race family. 9.30 MOVIE: Heart Of A Lion. (MA15+, CC) (2013) A NeoNazi falls for a waitress. Laura Birn. 11.20 Boat People. (PG) 11.30 Our Spirit To C-Gen. 12.00 Volumz. (PG)

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20. What the one in despair gets from a transplant! (3,5) 22. The office of the minute-man (13)

DOWN 1. Tiny acts of holiness, maybe (8) 2. Impressed by southern freight transport (6) 3 and 6 Down. Could this temporary shelter produce a toll? (4-4) 4. Supplies forecasts for a long time in newspapers (8) 5. Impedes movement on the western frontiers (6) 6. See 3 Down

11. Tiny tree ruined for all time (8) 13. Having hypersensitive reaction is disturbing to Eric Gall (8) 15. Definitely say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lock-up (6) 17. In fact, he is taken for a man of God (6) 19. Need to reform the original garden (4) 21. Used to be among the lower echelons (4)

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12. Withdraw (6) 14. Journey (6) 16. Sticky (6) 18. Tun (4) 20. Home (8) 22. Cheap (5,3,1,4)

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ACROSS 7. Scarce (2,5,6) 8. Reserved (8) 9. Fruit (4) 10. Various (6)

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From the pages of America’s most popular newspapers

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1. Lose colour 5. Actress Lupino 8. Half a ticket 12. Not “fer” 13. Neither mate 14. Bean curd 15. Tin Man’s problem 16. Carriage 18. Cookbook entry 20. Underscore 21. Lacks the ability 23. Brit. reference book 24. One seeking political asylum 28. Unaccompanied 31. ... Khan 32. Doctrine 34. Tiny 35. Trumpet, e.g. 37. Shame 39. Third letter 41. Close up tight 42. Narcotic 45. Jackson or Johnson

49. Oppressive ruler 51. Skeleton component 52. October birthstone 53. Peacock network 54. Reed instrument 55. Depend (on) 56. Blond shade 57. Shrill bark

DOWN 1. Jamie of “M*A*S*H” 2. Chills and fever 3. Platter 4. Lure 5. Started a paragraph 6. Female deer 7. Weaponry 8. Gawks 9. Make less intense 10. Venusian vessels? 11. Prickly seed cases 17. Ike’s command

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by Samantha Weaver listening devices on the felines in order to hear conversations that might take place on a park bench or near an open window. z Polar bears and grizzly bears are similar enough genetically to successfully mate. Any offspring produced from such a union is known as a “pizzly”. z If you’re a book lover who is fortunate enough to be planning a trip to Japan’s capital sometime soon, then Book and Bed Tokyo needs to be on your agenda. For a mere $30-$40 per night, you can sleep in a bunk surrounded by bookshelves and have access to free Wi-Fi and a vending machine.

The bathrooms and a large seating area (furnished, reportedly, with deep, comfy couches) will be shared with other guests – but that’s just an opportunity to meet like-minded literary travellers! You can bring your own reading material, of course, but with 1700 titles provided in both English in Japanese, there’s no need. z It’s common knowledge that the ostrich is a flightless bird, but many people don’t realise that, even confined to land, the ostrich can outrun a racehorse. z If you use rats or mice to tell the future, you’re engaging in myomancy; if you prefer to base your divination on the flight or song of birds, you’re an ornithomancer. Thought for the Day: “I would like to see anyone – prophet, king or God – convince a thousand cats to do the same thing at the same time.” – Neil Gaiman

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ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20) Changes in a close relationship should be seen as a natural progression. Perhaps you have outgrown someone or they have outgrown you. With lots of energy it is time to look ahead and make some adjustments. Your natural instinct is to be open and honest and to speak your mind. It is important to stick to your guns when it comes to decisions. Temper that with kindness at the weekend. TAURUS (APR 21-MAY 21) Check your relationships with others. Perhaps a change is long overdue so give it your attention. Money matters seem a bit ‘up in the air’ which can really cramp your style. Be determined to do your best to find a better balance. Once on the right path nobody will be able to shake you off. You feel that you can do better and your natural tenacity will make sure that every avenue is explored.

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haps you see more in this than there is in reality. Being naturally protective is great as long as you do not misread the signs. Changes at work may not be to your liking but, taken on balance, could really turn out to be in your favour.

VIRGO (AUG 24-SEP 23) Someone who is exciting may tempt you into a foolish move. This is an intense and passionate time. Those who have been with their partner for some time may seek to make an exciting proposal. Careful! You may be ready to move ahead but your partner has some thinking to do. Put it down to the fact that they are sensible rather than see it as a slight.

CANCER (JUN 22-JUL 22) It may be time to take the lead, but expect some competition. If someone has something that you really want then your passions could take charge. Try to be subtle in your approach. You are being observed. Something in your more stubborn nature may tell you to resist a suggestion from someone in authority but this is not a week in which to ‘rock the boat’. This is especially true in your work environment. LEO (JUL 23-AUG 23) Curb your emotions to avoid appearing over-sensitive. This is especially true if someone is showing an interest in a loved one. Per-

be taking up too much of your time. Even though you enjoy it, sometimes you need to say ‘no’. Your finely-tuned instincts are telling you to avoid taking on any more responsibilities.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21) You make your own luck, but avoid dwelling in the past. Soon any backward thoughts are quelled by an announcement from the family. Surprised? You will be! A windfall is likely but, again, it is all of your own making. Someone who wants you to be more dependent on them is not best pleased with recent developments. Really, that is their concern, not yours!

CAPRICORN (DEC 22-JAN 20) Keep a low profile if you do not relish a heated discussion. Certainly keep things simple if there are any financial discussions. Someone may deliberately misunderstand what you say and be awkward about it. Do you really want to waste your time on this? I thought not! This is a week when you should do a little of what you fancy. Indulge a whim or three and give yourself a bit of freedom.

GEMINI (MAY 22-JUN 21) Cast an eye over your closest relationships to see where there is room for improvement. Pay attention to any disagreements now rather than later. Relationships can be damaged by lack of action. Business-wise be sure that an approach is what it seems. Decisions made now could drag on. The only way to avoid this is to combine ideas with action. The powerful urge to communicate on a deep level leads you to success.

AQUARIUS (JAN 21-FEB 19) It is a

LIBRA (SEP 24-OCT 23) Follow your instincts both in business and romance. Passions involve both love and money this week. There could be a disagreement about a household expense. Ask yourself if it is worth the aggravation. It is? Make your feelings clear, suggest a solution, then stand back! Sometimes you want peace at any price, but not right now! A bit of recent frustration makes you angry and proactive. SCORPIO (OCT 24-NOV 22) Be with others and inspire them at the weekend. Are you starting to plan a holiday? Get the details clear early on because someone is going to ask you a lot of questions! A new interest seems to

fast-action week but take time to make decisions. Surprises and secrets are all around and you soon pick up on them. If someone is trying to hide something from you then they are not making a good job of it! Ask yourself why. If getting a reaction is their aim then you have been forewarned. It depends what sort of mood you are in but, generally speaking, people who ‘play games’ irritate you.

PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 20) Feeling confident could lead you into an argument that you cannot win. Keep your finances away from prying eyes and be prepared to say ‘no’ as and when you need to! A younger person needs your advice but may be reluctant to ask for it. Are you going to give it anyway? Probably best! Somehow it’s tricky to get private moments alone with a loved one.

Monday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Make this a year when you finally get to that foreign destination. Ideas picked up there could give inspiration about a business venture. A big aim is to please a loved one and this is best done by using your talents to the full, Aquarius. Tuesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! The changes that go along with this period of time can be lifechanging and seen as a kind of ending. It does not have to be if you keep an open mind. Taking a narrow view of your future is the opposite to what is needed now, Aquarius. Wednesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Aquarius, embrace changes and be ready to take the opportunities that they offer. Some may call you cynical when really you are just a bit sharper than most. You know where you are. Enjoy. Thursday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! When Aquarius makes a decision then it sticks. That is especially true of the months ahead. So consult loved ones, work out the finances and get that plan on the road. An old foe cannot shake your beliefs. Friday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Looking to share your home and thoughts with someone special? A current attachment can develop deeper meaning. Still looking? This is not the time to give up as luck is going to be your middle name, Aquarius! Saturday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! How could you have known that this new year would be such a revelation, Aquarius? Because I told you so? Keep up the good work and keep moving forward. The last thing that you want now is to lose momentum. Sunday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Loving, living and working go hand in hand as this year unfolds, Aquarius. A very nice blend is ahead that will keep you thanking your lucky stars. There is no time for standing still though.

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