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Dementia Friendly Region NE of the most important things to do when introducing change to existing health care models is not to innovate, but to have the guts to innovate. Change takes effort, money and action, yes, but none of that matters without the will. The will to be open to new ideas, new ways of thinking and doing. To assume current methods of caring for dementia patients which are great as a sort of stopgap can go so much further, don’t really have a long term approach and can easily be driven forward at the grass roots level of community. Statistically speaking, dementia patients are mostly just old people on borrowed time, right? Actually, wrong. But that attitude toward the elderly – period – is a blockage to progress. It’s self serving to only allocate a certain amount of care or cash for oldies, when you know, time’s up, or they’re already in God’s waiting room. What can they possibly offer? Perhaps the question should be, what can I offer them? It is a wall of thinking, which must come down in order for dementia care to radically innovate, past the Ageisms, past the assumption that as we age, we voluntarily surrender our rights and are quite content to just fade away where we can’t embarrass or make things awkward for everyone else. OK, maybe the right to drive a car, to live alone or unsupervised just can’t be avoided. Sometimes the physical realities of aging intervene, or make those decisions for us. But considering the rights of people living with the dementia is key to breaking down barriers for them, to continue to engage and participate in the community, post diagnosis. For many there are years ahead – confusing, challenging, strange, lost – years ahead, but ones which are largely still spent at home, still in the company of a spouse or family members where they still matter, and still have a right to a quality of life the rest of us take for granted. Statistically, the rest of us should pause to think for a moment too about who will have dementia when we’re in our 70s and 80s, because in Dubbo, current numbers will double in line with Australian figures by 2050. At that time there will be 900,000 people living with dementia and even that may not be a true indication of the actual figure, because only 10 per cent of people living in lower socioeconomic areas are typically diagnosed and so live out their days without the support or the care that they need, let alone be aware of any rights they may have. Dementia Friendly Communities is a concept taking root around the globe to ensure that the aging population and the people for whom dementia will most certainly become a reality – including the thousands of family carers required to support this emerging population – do experience inclusion and a right to partici-

pate in a community where they don’t have to explain themselves. Where it is assumed by other residents in a community who are educated and governed by policies created with a dementia friendly community in mind, that those rights are justified. It’s simple things. Educating hair dressers on how to work with a cognitively challenged adult. Banks, to recognise and be able to work with their customers who have dementia. In this week’s edition, we’re starting a series of articles on dementia, in line with Dementia Awareness Month and this week’s passing of Alzheimer’s International Day on September 21. You’ll find examples of what other cities and governments are already doing to turn their council, community and streets into dementia friendly environments. Kiama Municipal Council joined forces with Alzheimer’s Australia, for example, to find out what it is like for people with dementia and their carers to live in their town. A qualitative research exercise was conducted in 2014 by the University of Wollongong. They asked how dementia friendly were places and spaces? What did community members and businesses know about dementia and what were their attitudes toward it? Since the push to make Kiama a Dementia Friendly city, two local action groups have formed to merge member of community, council and health care. The Kiama community college is changing how it operates to accommodate dementia patients, local media drive positive stories, and increased awareness and training through community groups such as Probus, choirs and art collectives mean they are opening their doors to dementia patients not assuming there would be no place for them, in the first instance. In 2015, the University of Wollongong launched a research website, “ourplacemap. com”, which enabled local residents in Kiama and Darwin to pinpoint places that they found to be dementia friendly. The interactive site, the first of its kind, also allows users to map places or spaces they feel could be improved to support access for people with dementia and their carers. These ideas are then used by groups and organisations in their planning, including Kiama Council. An invitation then to Dubbo Regional Council, Dubbo Chamber of Commerce, service clubs, banks, emergency services, community groups, schools… to start exploring ways of turning Dubbo into a Dementia Friendly Community, where residents, with a little know how and understanding can be comfortable once more despite their diagnosis, and receive the respect and equality they deserve. To be treated like people.

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NTERNATIONAL Alzheimer’s Day was marked this week, on Wednesday, September 21, but for 23 year-old Mitch Evans, it was business as usual. As a Catholic Community Services community worker he spends every day working with people living with dementia and supporting their primary carers. On this significant Wednesday, Mitch attended The Friendship Group, an informal morning tea held at the Outlook Cafe once a month for carers and the person they care for. He accompanied dementia patient and former bank manager and gymnast, Len Wallace to ensure he enjoyed the social outing safely, while Wallace’s primary carer had time for themselves. “We’re there for support to give the carer a break. They can talk to us about any concerns they may have. Caring for someone with dementia can be very isolating. The socialisation is very important for both people,” said Evans, who assists seven people per week with their daily life and has done so for 18 months. To top off Dementia Awareness Month, Mitch will step away from his duties in three weeks time and

take his passion for dementia awareness one notch up - or 5,985 metres up to be exact - when he attempts to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. “The challenge of climbing Kilimanjaro is a great way to raise awareness and vital funds for Alzheimer's Australia. It also promotes the importance of keeping an active lifestyle which studies have shown is a key factor in reducing the risk of Dementia. “It’s set up by Alzheimer’s Australia. There’s 14 people that will be tackling it from all over the country. They’ve set the group target at $50,000. All the funds go to Alzheimer's Australia NSW so the funds stay in the state. “The charity set each team member, including myself, the target of raising $2,500 per person. With the support of the Dubbo community I have raised well over $5,000 which is more than double the original goal,” Evans said. “I’ve been lucky to have some fantastic sponsors such as Kathmandu helping me kit up with all the right gear and Snap Fitness has been brilliant for training which will help me reach the summit. Many other Dubbo businesses have been fantastic in supporting me raise funds for the charity,” he said. “The trip itself is self funded, so each person will fund their own flight, ac-

commodation that sort of thing and all money raised will go back to the charity.” It’s a timely gesture when experts globally are attempting to raise awareness for a disease which in Australia will affect almost a million people by 2050 and is already the second highest cause of death in the nation. Money raised by Evan’s efforts can be channelled to support services such as the National Dementia Helpline and the NSW Support Groups which give people with dementia an opportunity to meet with others in a similar situation to share experiences, learn new ideas for skills for living with dementia and engaging in mutual problem solving. Additional programs which fundraising supports include the Living with Dementia and Better Life. Better Life provides a personal coach who works with the person with dementia over eight sessions to help improve their wellbeing and quality of life. z Support Mitch’s fundraising barbeque outside Aldi Saturday, September 24. All proceeds go to Alzheimer’s Australia.

Donate online People can donate to the charity in support of Mitch’s hike via the fundraising page https://www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/MitchEvansAfrica or find them on Facebook: Adventure for Dementia.

` To top off Dementia Awareness Month, Mitch will step away from his duties in three weeks time and take his passion for dementia awareness one notch up - or 5,985 metres up to be exact - when he attempts to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

Community worker Mitch Evans with Len Wallace.

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Catholic Community Services community worker Mitch Evans, Catholic Community Services NSW/ACT Dementia Counsellor, Clinical Nurse Consultant Kath Readford OAM and Alzheimer’s Australia NSW project officer Jenny Roberts.

Living Well With Dementia PART ONE On Wednesday this week World Alzheimer’s Day was marked globally and the World Alzheimer’s Report 2016 released. Dementia Awareness Month, coordinated by Alzheimer’s Australia, runs throughout September and the theme this year is You Are Not Alone. Dubbo Weekender spoke exclusively to the Alzheimer’s Disease International chair Glenn Rees AM, on and dementia trends and their implications for the future. WORDS and PHOTOGRAPHY Yvette Aubusson-Foley HRIS Wilson sits at a long table in the Outlook Cafe savouring a slice of cake with whipped cream, sipping a chocolate dusted cappuccino and chatting with friends. The silver haired gentleman enjoys this morning tea - The Friendship Group - put on by the Catholic Community Services once a month, in the company of his loving wife, Sue, and a group made up of people living with dementia and their carers. After the goodbyes are said and he gets home to Geurie however, he’ll have

forgotten the conversations he shared, the people he met, the art he admired, and though the importance of participating in regular social activity is paramount for dementia patients, this moment in time will be lost to him. That’s life for Chris and 353,800 other Australians currently living with the confounding disease and experts agree that in less than 5 years that number will rise to 400,000 people and by 2050, closer to a million. In Dubbo there is currently around 1,228 people living with dementia which

according to Alzheimer’s Australia NSW and Deloitte Access Economics (August 2014) will also double over the next 30 years. For anyone heading into their 40s or older, that increase is talking about your generation. In Australia dementia is the second leading cause of death - after coronary heart disease - yet is the ninth National Health Priority Area (NHPA), added to that list only in 2012. NHPAs target areas which have a high social and financial cost to society. As for

all significant health issues the quality and accessibility of research, preventative measures and care, all boil down to money and as the numbers of individuals affected are predicted to grow significantly, so too will the financial burden. With the release this week of the Alzheimer’s Disease International World Alzheimer Report 2016 - a document three years in the making - it recommends systemisation of care, that more effort be made to effectively manage the complex multiple health problems in dementia healthcare, the need for

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 23.09.2016 to Sunday 25.09.2016 researchers to work with policymakers and providers to ensure their innovations are scalable and of course, given the coverage of dementia care will increase overall costs so there should be a move toward a less specialised, more task-shifted model of care to be advocated. This model looks to mobilising the “untapped potential of the non-specialist primary care workforce which can alleviate resource constraints”. That means Dubbo, and the world, need more people like Mitch Evans as we age into the future. At 23, he is a young man on a mission. He works in support of people living in dementia as a community worker with the Catholic Community Services.

He regularly takes patients out on outings which gives them an active lifestyle while supporting family carers with respite and a break from what is a round the clock job. Family carers are usually elderly as well. In three weeks time he flies to Africa at his own expense, to spend seven days climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s Australia. He will be sorely missed by the clients he spends his mornings and afternoons with, such as Len Wallace who as a former bank manager and gymnast, enjoys life despite a dementia diagnosis. The inclusion of people with dementia into regular life is at the heart of the Alzheimer’s

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Disease International World Alzheimer Report 2016. While there are challenges ahead, the Alzheimer’s Disease International chair Glenn Rees AM remains positive about the possibilities including the development of Dementia Friendly Communities giving the issue relevance at the grassroots level and preparing towns and cities for the what lies ahead. “Worldwide [dementia diagnoses] are going to grow from around 45,000,000 today to somewhere around 135,000,000 by 2050. Similarly in Australia the numbers will multiply 3-fold from about 330,000 to somewhere near a million,” Rees told Dubbo Weekender. “The impacts on the health and care system and on family carers, is enormous. Seventy per cent of people living with dementia live in the community and often people don’t understand that a diagnosis of dementia doesn’t mean residential care overnight. “For many people it can mean living in the community - never quite the same as before the diagnosis - but with some quality of life for many years. Baring the brunt of much of the care are family members, usually the elderly spouse of the person diagnosed.

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Alzheimer’s Australia NSW project officer Jenny Roberts with the Memory Van, which will be parked at the Aboriginal Rugby Knockout, Caltex Park, Dubbo, on Saturday, September 24. The van is supported by Catholic Community Services.

“Around the world it’s family carers who bare the main burden of dementia care and in lower and middle income countries the figure of about 70 percent in respect to family carers doing the care, it’s probably nearer 90 or 95 per cent, because health and care services will largely be absent,” he said. “About 60 percent of people with dementia live in low or middle income countries. So there are many people in the world who have no access to the kinds of services that we have in Australia, even though there’s room for improvement for what we do here.” With the foreknowledge that numbers of diagnoses will be dramatically increasing, allows for time to prepare which in Australia’s case means improving existing models. “One issue is the failure to diagnose dementia. We know that 50 percent of people with dementia in Australia are diagnosed. Worldwide, it’s much lower because in low and middle income countries it’s probably around 10 percent. Without a timely diagnosis you don’t get access to services, you can’t plan your life, you don’t know what’s going wrong, but you know something is wrong and it’s clearly not a situation you want to live with. “It’s fair to say that diagnosis can be complex. The individual doesn’t want the diagnosis. Doctors don’t like giving it because within their sphere of operation there isn’t a cure or medications that make a real difference. Relatives don’t often want the truth. I wouldn’t blame doctors entirely, it’s complex,” he said. From the onset a lack of diagnostic support from doctors (not all) who don’t refer people to information and services, or the help needed to plan future care isn’t there. “The lack of services that are vital to family carers and that isn’t just basic support for activities and daily living, it’s respite care in an issue. So is the variable quality of residential care. “Some residential providers do a really good job. People don’t want to be in residential care but some residential care providers try very hard to provide a quality of life. Others do less well and rely on antipsychotics and physical restraint to provide the care they do,” he said. “I think there are ways forward. The main forward in Australia is to provide significant training in dementia for doctors. I’m not sure that it’s necessarily changing things a great deal but it’s a step forward. One of the four main recommendations of the World Alzheimer Report 2016 is the systemisation of care to increase the numbers of people diagnosed, who might otherwise be overlooked. “Scotland is the model I like best. They’ve achieved a 75 percent diagnostic rate through two ways. One is government saying this is what we’ve got to do, setting targets and monitoring them.

“The other one which I really like as a strategy is offering a post diagnostic guarantee to the person who’s diagnosed. I think that’s important because it says to the individual if you get a diagnosis you won’t be left alone. You’ll get some help planning, you’ll get some help looking at the way forward and even though the guarantee is only for 12 months and really relates to preparing a plan and using networks and identifying services, it starts to give a person greater confidence in how they should face the future. I think there are ways forward. The United Kingdom has introduced an incentive for doctors to diagnose, though it has been met with resistance. “Australia’s a very pragmatic country. We’ve put a lot of money into dementia and by world standards we’re not doing too badly but there are two things we do, do badly. One is we don’t do systemic reform. We put bits of money into the system and we use it pragmatically but we’re not changing the fundamentals of how the primary care, or the hospital care or the community care system works,” Rees said. “The other thing we do very badly is we don’t tell consumers or their families what their rights are. Do they have a right to a diagnosis? Do they have a right to post diagnostic care? Do they have a right to social participation in the community? Those are all things which people have in the international convention on the rights of persons with disabilities and the rights of people with disabilities are monitored country by country at intervals. “Dementia is actually included within the terms of disability in that convention, so one strategy is perhaps much longer term than some others, is to actually to talk more in terms of the rights that people with dementia have. Taking the lead of the disabilities sector which pursued the National Insurance Incentive Scheme for 30 years before it saw any light, Rees believes similar progressive results can be achieved for the alzheimers / dementia sector. “I think what people with disabilities have done – and remember it’s taken them about 30 years to get to where they’ve got to with the National Disabilities Insurance Scheme – I think the rights emphasis is right. “What is also necessary is to be very astute advocates and link the rights to practical forms of help and assistance that people can understand, which is why I’m hugely positive about making communities dementia friendly. I think it’s a real positive and a concept - even though people interpret it variously around the world - has taken off around the world. Countries like Japan and the UK have adopted Dementia Friendly policies however in the Netherlands, you find Alzheimer’s cafes in over 250 different locations where people from the community, people with de-

ISSUE. DEMENTIA BY NUMBERS z In 2015, 10 percent of people over the age of 65 had dementia and 31 per cent over the age of 85. z In 2013-14, over 50 per cent of permanent residents in Australian Government-funded aged care facilities had a diagnosis of dementia. z There are more than 353,800 Australians living with dementia z This number is expected to increase to 400,000 in less than five years z Without a medical breakthrough, the number of people with dementia is expected to be almost 900,000 by 2050 z There are approximately 25,100 people in Australia with younger onset dementia (a diagnosis of dementia under the age of 65; including people as young as 30) z Three in ten people over the age of 85 and almost one in ten people over 65 have dementia z An estimated 1.2 million people are involved in the care of a person with dementia z Dementia is the second leading cause of death in Australia and there is no cure z On average symptoms of dementia are noticed by families three years before a firm diagnosis is made SOURCE: ALZHEIMERS AUSTRALIA

Friday 23.09.2016 to Sunday 25.09.2016 | Dubbo Weekender mentia, their family carers, politicians, media come along and mix. “They enjoy themselves, it’s not lecturing, it’s a social gathering,” Rees said. “I think the concept of dementia friendly communities is important. That means simple things, like mentoring people so they can continue their activities, if it’s playing golf, going to the cinema, going fishing, helping retailers, or hairdressers or others, understand that people with cognitive difficulties may require extra special help in the services they get. That’s particularly true of banks, and some banks in Australia have adopted quite significant training programs for staff, so they can handle people with cognitive

impairment in a more sensitive way. Emergency services have training programs and so do some of the police forces. There are dozens of great examples. It’s like a snowball. It’s just getting bigger and bigger.”

NEXT WEEK Dubbo Weekender will continue Part 2 of Living Well With Dementia when we talk to family carer, Sue Wilson from Geurie about her experiences, challenges and triumphs as she cares for her husband Chris. We’ll also talk with Catholic Community Services NSW/ACT Dementia Counsellor and Clinical Nurse Consultant Kath Readford OAM to discuss what services are currently available in the Dubbo region and how to access them.

Further reading: http://www.aihw.gov.au/dementia/ National Health Priority Areas http://www.aihw.gov.au/national-health-priority-areas/ Alzheimer’s Australia NSW https://nsw.fightdementia.org.au/ Alzheimer’s Disease International https://www.alz.co.uk/

Alzheimer’s Disease International chair Glenn Rees AM PHOTO: ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE INTERNATIONAL

STRATEGIES FOR CREATING DEMENTIA FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES Bribie Island dementia friendly community In Queensland, the Bribie Island dementia friendly community pilot project established two advisory groups, the ‘local dementia alliance’ of local community stakeholders and the ‘dementia action group’ for people with dementia and their carers. The advisory groups identified the following focus areas: community safety and awareness, creating inclusive activities for people with dementia, reducing stigma and creating partnership and supporting local business to become dementia friendly. The Bribie Island Police Department, dementia support group and a fitness studio have become local champions for raising dementia awareness and improving social engagement opportunities.

Changing Minds Beechworth The country town of Beechworth in rural Victoria has taken the dementia friendly concept on board, establishing strong local government support and community leadership through their Changing Minds project. Support from a local MP has provided leadership to drive systemic change and advocate not only in the community but also in parliament. A local dementia alliance was formed to guide activities, which include awareness training delivered in partnership with Alzheimer’s Australia Victoria, a carer support network and involvement in the design and layout of the town’s new library. During Dementia Awareness Week in 2015, a photo journal exhibition was organised featuring pictures of local people with dementia alongside their stories, which were displayed in ten local businesses. A children’s story time session to promote intergenerational activity and a community sharing feast are among other activities that have been organised. Evaluation of the work in Beechworth is being carried out by Alzheimer’s Australia Victoria and will continue in 2016.

Community cafés Community cafés have been established in a number of areas around Australia and have shown to pro-

vide a major and positive impact on the quality of life of people living with dementia and their family. These local get-togethers provide social connection and a normal experience, reducing the isolation frequently experienced by carers and people living with dementia. They have also been adapted to suit people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds as well as those with younger onset dementia who may have young families. A toolkit to support communities in setting up their own dementia cafés has been developed and will be available nationally in 2016. The toolkit will include a manual and tools to assist communities on how to establish and run a community café.

Dementia Friendly Kiama A qualitative research exercise was carried out in 2014 by the University of Wollongong in conjunction with Alzheimer’s Australia and Kiama Municipal Council to discover what it is like for people with dementia and their carers to live in the township of Kiama. An audit tool was developed to assess how dementia friendly places and spaces were, and local community members and businesses were asked about their knowledge of and attitudes towards dementia. Two local groups were then formed to establish a Kiama Dementia Action Plan: the Dementia Alliance, made up of people with dementia, carers, the local council, and service providers; and the Dementia Advisory Group, formed solely of people with dementia and carers. Information sessions for local groups and the public have taken place, the Kiama Community College is working towards becoming dementia friendly, local newspapers have published positive stories about local people with dementia, and the project is showcased online. Kiama is seeing improved community awareness about dementia and training has been provided to help community groups such as the local Probus club, choir, music and knitting groups support people living with dementia to participate and remain involved with their groups. In 2015, the University of Wollongong launched a research website, ourplacemap.com, which enabled local residents in Kiama and Darwin to pinpoint

places that they found to be dementia friendly. The interactive site, the first of its kind, also allows users to map places or spaces they feel could be improved to support access for people with dementia and their carers. These ideas will then be used by a number of groups and organisations in their planning, including Kiama Council.

Port Macquarie Dementia Friendly Community Originally established in 2012 by a local MP and the Regional Manager for Alzheimer’s Australia New South Wales, Port Macquarie Dementia Friendly Community has been developed and driven by a Steering Committee since its inception. The Steering Committee is made up of a local MP (member of parliament), people with dementia, carers and representatives from the local council, service providers, Alzheimer’s Australia New South Wales (NSW), church groups, local businesses, the chamber of commerce and transport and education departments. Chosen as one of Alzheimer’s Australia’s dementia friendly community pilot sites, a Dementia Community Support Alliance, made up of local people with dementia and carers has been formed to act as an advocacy action group to develop strategic goals and strategies. As part of the project, eleven businesses have completed Action Plans for becoming more dementia friendly which have been approved by the Alliance. A volunteer social engagement programme, Dementia Mates, was established in partnership with Catholic Care of the Aged to link volunteers and people with dementia with the aim of reducing isolation and encouraging greater social interaction. A Dementia 4 Kids programme has been developed by the NSW Dementia Collaborative Research Centre to work with schools to raise awareness in younger Australians about dementia. The programme will be piloted at two of the Port Macquarie Primary Schools in 2016, before being rolled out in schools across Australia. SOURCE: ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE INTERNATIONAL HTTPS://WWW.ALZ.CO.UK/DEMENTIA-FRIENDLY-COMMUNITIES/ AUSTRALIA

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Seven Days SPEED HUMPS THE irony wasn’t lost on roads minister Duncan Gay as he unveiled an 80 km sign near where Blackbutt Road joins the Newell Highway. The last time he lifted the cover off a sign it was to turn that section of highway, south of Dubbo, into a 110 km zone, lifting it from the reduction to 100 enforced by the previous Labor government. That area of Dubbo has grown so quickly and traffic movements in just a few years have become far more frequent and complex. When the original Kintyre developers submitted their plans, they had to put in $500,000 of highway improvements to allow safe access to and from Blackbutt Rd, now it’s far busier than anyone had dreamed. The spark for this $3 million upgrade and speed limit reduction was the death of Noel and June Clifton when their turning car collided with a truck last year. The roadworks will include a general upgrade and extension of the intersection, and differing speed limits in two directions, but the improvements will also ease the suffering of the Clifton family according to daughter Sheri Dunn, who has advocated tirelessly for something to be done so no-one else has to suffer the pain her family’s been through. A wide smile spread across her face as she helped Duncan

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gay unveil the new speed limit, which was quickly replaced by a look of sadness as she reflected on how it was too late to save her mum and dad, she said it was a day of conflicting emotions. “It’s good for our whole family, we’ve struggled for a long time to get this done and it’s a good feeling to know that mum and dad didn’t die in vain, and that other people will benefit from this change,” Mrs Dunn said.

RAINING MINISTERS THANKFULLY it didn’t rain on the multitude of ministerial visits, but there was cash raining in every direction. The honorable Leslie Williams wore two hats, the first in Aboriginal affairs as she announced her department would kick in $5000 towards the planned statue of Bill Ferguson which has approval to be sited in Church St. Bill Ferguson spent much of his life based in Dubbo and was an amazing figure in early Aboriginal politics – he’s been likened to Australia’s version of Martin Luther King, although Ferguson’s speeches were two decades before that great American orator. While the announcement was happening, local Chris Owens rolled up to donate $200 of his own. Chris and his wife have been involved in Aboriginal rights since their university days, in-

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cluding working with Charles Perkins and Abschol. THE second announcement was as minister for Early Childhood Education and took place at West Dubbo Pre-school. It’s all about an extra $115 million funding boost which will create a safety net for preschools in smaller communities which experience ups and

downs in numbers. In the past many smaller operations have struggled to remain viable thanks to an inflexible funding model, now this public back-up will mean many community centres won’t have to break their backs fundraising, or stress that their centres will have to close if numbers dip. So often funding is pedantic

and bureaucratic and doesn’t take into account that sometimes organisations have to be helped through the tough times so they’re still around when things come good. This policy was obviously driven by people who have backgrounds outside the bureaucracy – it’s a classic example of elected people getting the objectives right, and making

Chinese masterclass in nursing TAFE Western Nursing Teacher Jennifer Tauaalo has successfully delivered a five-day masterclass in China recently focused on Aged/Health Care. More than 60 AVEO Healthcare Shanghai delegates participating in Tauaalo’s class. “The focus of the masterclass was to provide an introduction to Aged Care practice and skills,” Ms Tauaalo said. “The topics covered included current trends in Aged Care, safety practices in the workplace, health issues for older people and their management, and the roles and responsibilities of an Aged Care worker,” she said. PHOTO: TAFE WESTERN

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the paid staff deliver the needed outcomes. The funding is also meant to see a reduction in child care costs, unfortunately a few years late for me but it’ll be handy for all those people who should save an average 30 percent in costs. I hope there’s a good system in place to ensure that no unscrupulous or greedy operators try and keep that cash to themselves, if they do they don’t deserve to be running a childcare centre.

KICKING AND SCREAMING Lots of finals football last weekend and Dubbo featured internationally and nationally as well as regionally. Well done to the Dubbo Kangaroos who won two grades, the 2nds defeating Orange Emus 21-17 and the 3rds accounting for Bathurst Bulldogs 24-21. Great courage shown by Isaah Yeo who came back on in the second half for Penrith Panthers in their loss to the Canberra Raiders. The giant centre took a big hit in the first half and had to be helped from the ground – Yeo’s had an incredible year and would have to be one of the game’s most reliable players, rarely flashy but very rarely makes a mistake. Wellington’s Tyrone Peachey

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had a similar stellar breakout year for the Panthers, these are two blokes who could be knocking on the door for a State of origin jumper in the future. And well done to Tom Robertson whose fairytale year ended with him running on for the Wallabies of the bench against Argentina in Perth on Saturday night. I caught up with him during his Dubbo visit a couple of months back when he turned up to talk to Dubbo kangaroos’ juniors while they were training and at the start of the year his dream had been to get on the ground as a Waratahs prop. In literally less than a couple of handfuls of Super Rugby games he’s in the national team – that is an amazing achievement by any standard, becoming Wallaby No 898. The smile on his face when he ran on was a sight to behold, and his infectious enthusiasm also seemed to pick his team mates up. Great to see almost unknown players forcing their selections, the whole rugby situation needs a shake-up.

depression to the Alesco students at Western College. Joey is best known for his half back role at the South Sydney Rabbitohs and he played with a few Sydney clubs before becoming a professional boxer. Great to see him back in town, the best teachers when it comes to building resilience in mental health are those who’s achieved great success despite the odds, that gives them a credibility with their audiences before they say a word. Joey’s founded the “The Enemy Within”, a suicide prevention and mental illness charity – fantastic mate, well done.

FORMER FOOTY GREATS

THE PAIN OF ENDLESS RAIN

SPEAKING of great local footy products, I caught up with Joe Williams this week while he was delivering some hardlearned lessons in combatting

THERE’LL be floods alright, what with the dam at umpteen gazillion percent above capacity and the rain seeming to be coming in endless supplies.

I was glad to see the caravan and camping show had at least the first two days of reasonable good weather – it’s not that the tents or caravans on display has leaks like the sort of gear I’m used to, but it’s a big ask to get people out in the sort of weather we had on Sunday. This is just another great event for the city, with such a huge demographic of campers not only in the city, but also in surrounding areas of the state’s west. Once again the sheer range and diversity of the displays was awesome and even if I can’t afford all I want, which is almost everything, the window shopping is still a great way to spend a few hours. The four-wheel-drive rides for a charity gold coin donation seemed to be a big hit, it’s a fantastic way for people who don’t have access to that sort of thing to at least experience what

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Phone scam SAD to say some local residents in Dubbo and Wellington have fallen fowl of a phone scam where a person pretending to be from either the Australian Tax Office or Centrelink calls to tell residents that they have a tax debt which has been overpaid by Centrelink and are then instructed they can clear their debt by purchasing iTunes card to the equivalent amount. The resident is then instructed to call back and supply the PIN number on the iTunes card. Police warn this is a scam and the ATO or Centrelink just don’t do this sort of thing. Anyone that has fallen for this scam and paid out for iTunes card and then divulged the PIN number to the scammers are encouraged to report the matter to police.

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Local photographer and pilot, David Carroll, captured these great shots of the Burrendong Dam spillway recently. On Wednesday this week, the dam was officially 130 percent full, at 349 metres elevation, with a volume of 1,537,938 ML and spillway discharge over a 24 hour period of 21,036 megalitres. Information courtesy waterinfo.nsw PHOTOS: DAVID CARROLL

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Now in its fourth year, the One Eye Film Festival is proving that you don’t need to travel to metropolitan areas to find good quality filmmaking. Weekender asked a trio involved with the Dubbo filmmakers for the lowdown on an event that’s fast becoming the Tropfest of the bush. WORDS Natalie Holmes PHOTOGRAPHY Rochelle Hinton

Erifili Davis, 46 Day job: Western College Alesco Learning Centre manager Other interests: my blog, technology, learning Tell me about your ambition to become an actor/actress, filmmaker, director and screenwriter? Ever since I can remember I have been performing and telling stories. When I leant to write, I was putting them down on paper and sometimes even convincing friends to perform them. When I was a kid, getting access to paper (it's crazy to think about it now!) was actually a luxury. I didn't get a typewriter until I was in my teens and that one was a knuckle buster! As for access to film making equipment... So I guess it's something I've always been doing and I hope I always will do. Which productions have you been involved in so far in your career? I was performing in community theatre from the age of 15 in my home town of Wollongong. I wrote and directed my first short play at 22 and had the opportunity to perform it at the Zenith Theatre at St Leonards during a short play festival. I have been fortunate enough to be involved in varied community productions over the years, mainly as an actor but sometimes as a writer or director. These include Othello, Macbeth (Lady Macbeth is probably my favourite ever role), Pride and Prejudice and The Importance of Being Earnest. I've co-adapted Wuthering Heights for the stage and also wrote and directed some original children's shows. I've been a little less active in the theatre in the last 15 years. Since moving to Dubbo in 2005, I have been involved in several productions at Wesley House players. This

has included Secret Bridesmaids Business in 2014 which was a great opportunity to work with a wonderful cast, crew and director. It was during that production that I was 'scouted' by some members of Dubbo Filmmakers and asked to audition for the short film, Kandy. I did audition and got the role. It was my first short film and a great experience. Everybody involved was terrific and I learnt so much, including that I love the short film format. Around that time I made my own first, very small short film which was presented at the 2014 One Eye Film Festival. In 2015, I had the opportunity to act in the Dubbo Filmmakers short film, “Sam and the Sheepdog”, another terrific experience with a great group of people. I also made another short film for the One Eye Film Festival called “Extinction”. This time I challenged myself to create a film based mostly on a mashup of Creative Commons media. I should also mention I have been creating and posting video tutorials on YouTube mainly about Google Apps for Education for a few years now. I forget that it's a form of filmmaking too. What makes it a difficult industry to crack? Well, I actually think it isn't as hard to 'crack' in this digital age as it was in the past. I guess it depends what your goal is. If it's to make a living creating and broadcasting content, I think that's within anyone's reach with a bit of creativity and effort. If it's to be a star, well, of course, that's a lot more elusive. For a short time after uni, I did try to pursue a career as a professional actor. I went to a few castings but soon realised that it was very competitive and I would probably need to make a choice between eating and a professional acting career. Also, I realised that for most professional actors,

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more of their working life is spent in occupations like waiting tables than performing. I chose not to make my creative pursuits my main source of income but to enjoy it and embrace my choice of opportunities whether paid or not. Media creation in particular is part of my personal and professional life including my little blog and YouTube business. How has your involvement in the One Eye Film Festival assisted in your goal? The One Eye Film Festival has been an incredible inspiration and a wonderful opportunity. Yes, it's an opportunity to perform and share my stories but the people who make up the Dubbo filmmaking community are the best! They are so encouraging and supportive. And I love that they celebrate each other's success. Meeting like-minded peers must be a positive influence? Absolutely. I encourage anyone in Dubbo interested in any aspect of filmmaking to connect with Dubbo Filmmakers and the One Eye Film Festival. Who do you admire in the industry? My favourite actor ever is Marlon Brando. Right now the who I admire is a what - Netflix. I think their model is brilliant and opens up so many opportunities for creatives. Do you have a favourite film? I have soooooo many favourite films! Right now, though, it's TV series that I love. The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones and Stranger Things are my absolute favourites. What is your opinion of the direction of the Australian film industry? The new models of distribution have created greater demand for content which I believe had opened up opportunities in the Australian Film industry. Hopefully it also means that we will continue to take risks and make interesting films. What projects would you like to work on the in the future? It would be great to have the chance to perform in a feature film. I'm also interested in developing a web series but I'm not quite sure what the story is yet...

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Kellie Jennar, 36 Day Job: Writer Other Interests: Watching movies, reading, farmers markets, cooking Tell me about your ambition to become a writer and filmmaker I have loved the written word and films since I was a young child, so becoming a screenwriter (film and TV writer) was a natural fit. I am a late starter to the industry, not undertaking formal film study until in my early thirties. But now that I have found my passion, I will never give it up. Stories have the ability to connect humanity, inspire us and challenge the way we see the world. This is what drives me to write. Which productions have you been involved in so far in your career? I have been involved in a number of local short film productions as a writer and sometimes producer: z Written two original short films – produced in Dubbo z Produced two short films through a Metro Screen documentary workshop z Produced and directed a profile piece on local singer Justine Kuhner, which will air on the ABC – produced in Dubbo z Commissioned by Dubbo City Council to write and produce a collection of six short films for the 100 year Anzac Centenary z Commissioned to produce four profile pieces for Barnardos Australia z Written two features films, which are now under contract with the Steve Jaggi Production Company. z In the process of writing a feature film set in

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the 1850s US gold rush, which is set to go into production early next year. What makes it a difficult industry to crack? The film and TV industry, especially screenwriting, is a very difficult industry to crack. You may have the skills and a great idea for a film, but 10 other people might also have the same skills and idea. Film companies might love your idea, but it is simply the wrong time to be making that particular film. The hardest thing about starting out is simply getting someone to read your work. Once you have achieved that, you are halfway there. How has your involvement in the One Eye Film Festival assisted in your goal? The One Eye Film Festival has been instrumental in my filmmaking career. Peter Aland approached me about adapting one of my plays, Kandy, into a short film for the 2014 One Eye Film Festival. That process was the precipice to keep going. The experience and networks I gained through making Kandy have been invaluable on all projects since. I received immense pleasure in sharing the finished film with the cast, crew, friends and family at the OEFF. Meeting like-minded peers must be a positive influence? I am a member of the Dubbo Filmmakers group who host the annual One Eye Film Festival. We meet on a monthly basis and work together throughout the year on collaborative film projects. Having a group of like-minded peers to brainstorm and work with is priceless when trying to forge a career in the film industry. They keep you going when you are plagued with self-doubt.

My friends in the filmmakers group are some of the best people I know. Who do you admire in the industry? I admire anyone who sticks to their passion and tries to make a career in the film or any other creative industry. I admire Baz Luhrmann as he is not afraid to do things his own way. I also admire my mentor Kate Stone from the Steve Jaggi Company who is simply an amazing writer, filmmaker and person. Do you have a favourite film? My favourite film is “Rocky” (the original). A lot of people see it as a boxing film, but at its heart, it is a love story where a boxer must rely on the strength of his girlfriend and learn to believe in himself in order to go the distance in the ring. What is your opinion of the direction of the Australian film industry? I have great hopes for the Australian film industry, especially gender equality and regional productions. A lot of work is currently being done to address the issue of gender inequality and to bring film productions out to regional areas. In terms of story telling, I think writers and producers are willing to take more risks, which is fantastic. This has resulted in top quality films like The Rover and shows like The Kettering Incident and Glitch being produced, which even five years ago may not have been possible. What projects would you like to work on the in the future? I’d love to continue my work with the Steve Jaggi Company and see the two feature screenplays I have written go into production. I’d also love to work with film director David Michod, who directed films The Rover and Animal Kingdom.

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Stories have the ability to connect humanity, inspire us and challenge the way we see the world. This is what drives me to write. - Kellie Jennar

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Lachlan Thompson, 22 Day Job: Big W Other interests: Hanging out with friends, playing Xbox Tell me about your ambition to become an actor I have wanted to be an actor since I was about 10. I was always told that it wasn’t a realistic career goal though, so I didn’t really start pursuing a career until I was about 18 when I became a member of Starnow. I started looking at jobs being an extra so I could get a bit of experience on screen but it was all based in the major cities of Australia which made it difficult for me being out west. I then decided to move to Dubbo because there were more options for me and I met a few locals who shared my ambition. Then I got connected with Kellie and the Dubbo filmmakers and was involved in some local films which I’ve really loved doing. I hope to get into Screenwise one day and get some real training. Which productions have you been involved in so far in your career? So far I’ve been in and “Sam and the Sheepdog” an Anzac Day film, which both screened at the 2015 One Eye Film Festival. Both of these films were really fun to make, a lot of takes though, but all worth the end result. The whole team was so patient and we had a lot of fun. What makes it a difficult industry to crack? What I think makes it hard to crack is that there are more actors than there is jobs available in Australia. It’s also extremely cut-throat

and competitive. How has your involvement in the One Eye Film Festival assisted in your goal? It has assisted me by putting me in front of a real audience and getting my name out there a bit. It has also helped boost my confidence a fair bit. Meeting like-minded peers must be a positive influence? It is an extremely positive influence. Meeting other people who share your passion for something is a real bonding experience. Who do you admire in the industry? The beauty of it all! You can be anybody, you can bring stories to life with pure emotion, you can move an audience on multiple levels and you get to be a part of something incredible. I love everything about the industry really. Do you have a favourite film? My favourite film is Chappie. What is your opinion of the direction of the Australian film industry? I think the Australian film industry is expanding rapidly. I’m seeing more and more TV shows and movies coming out now than ever. It’s moving forward and there will be a greater amount of opportunities in the future for aspiring actors. What projects would you like to work on the in the future? I would like to work on all kinds of projects in the future. Mainly screen acting, but I’ll have to try the stage out at some point.

Entries for the 2016 One Eye Film Festival close at midnight on October 21 and the festival will be held on November 11 and 12 at the Black Box Theatre, Western Plains Cultural Centre. The Dubbo Filmmakers meet at 7pm on the last Tuesday of each month at the Western Star Hotel. Festival enquiries can be sent to kelliejennar@gmail.com

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Tara Parkinson

HSC students across the city are preparing themselves for the countdown to exams. For students of Year 12 visual arts, their major works have been completed, handed in and sent for marking. Tara Parkinson and Gemma Handley, both from St John’s College are two of Dubbo’s budding artist students who recently displayed their work for parents and friends to view before they were prepared and sent for assessment. Students had to include an artist’s statement with their creations. The girls have kindly shared theirs with Dubbo Weekender readers. AS TOLD TO and PHOTOGRAPHY John Ryan Tara Parkinson TITLE: Wake in Fright (after Fuseli) ARTIST STATEMENT: For years my sleeping pattern has been interrupted by irrational fears of the darkness and what lies beyond my bedside. I wake to my own scream, with no memory of a bad dream or nightmare. Cases of night terrors are most prevalent in infant and childhood

years, many of its victims growing out of it as they transition into adulthood, however unlike the majority, my own trepidations have intensified throughout my teenage years. My family and friends continue to find me in tears, sweats and inconsolable states of apprehension throughout the night. This experience can affect my life, as I try to

function on little sleep. My work is both an exploration of the flood of anxieties that wash over me in the darkest hours of the night - as well as the irrational beings I allow the shadows of the night to create. It’s not what wakes me that makes me afraid, it is the images my imagination creates out of the darkness as I move from the subconscious to reality. Through

my drawings I want to encourage the audience to contemplate what it is that haunts their dreams. I have used charcoal because it presents the darkest black, like the night. It allows expressive techniques to represent the chaotic experience. It’s messy, dirty, leaves traces of itself everywhere - just like my memories of the night infiltrate my days.

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Gemma Handley TITLE: Weight. MEDIUM: Drawing ARTIST Statement: To be underwater is to be weightless, to be weightless is to be free. This freedom comes at a cost though. Become consumed in the weightlessness, free of accountability and care and you run the risk of drowning. This is not another fat kid’s story. There are times I do assume that role but it does not define me. Although exploring personal struggles with body image and weight, the main focus of my drawings is the suffocating aspects of parental pressure and expectation. In this pair of images, I float in the water and my mum looks down concerned-

ly upon me. She worries whether I will stay on the surface or sink below. She is ready to reach in and save me from myself. ‘Damned if you do, damned if you don’t’ is a battle parents must face on a day to day basis. Sometimes all you need is to be thrown a lifeline when they unknowingly throw you an anchor. I utilise self-portrait as a way to reverse perspective from how I see myself to my interpretation of how I am seen by others. This is a Body of Work that requires fearlessness and I share my story not as a way to seek pity or define myself as a number, but as a venue for a viewer to say “I’ve been there too”. From here, I make a conscious to decision to swim not sink.

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Tracey Potts, the new CEO of Little River, at the end of her first week on the job.

Natural choice BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

ANDSCAPES may have differences the world over but when Little River’s new CEO arrived in Yeoval from her South African home, it was the social contrasts that immediately hot home. “I arrived at the house and it was muddy and raining and all that crazy stuff and I put the stuff in and then I went to lock the door and there’s no keys and I’m like, where I come from we live behind razor wire and we have 24 hour armed guard patrols and even if you’re in the house everything’s locked in,” Tracey Potts said. “I thought, this is new, but this is good new, this is exciting new, I can do this, and each time I kind of think like keys, I’m patting myself down for keys and there are none, it’s exciting, amazing, weird, that’s my overriding experience so far.” It’s a long way to come for a job in regional NSW but Tracey’s work history, and personal journey, seem to have inexorably led to this point. She has extensive experience in natural resource management with twenty

years of working in conservation management, rural and social development and project management. Outgoing Little River chairman Nigel Kerin said: “Tracey was chosen in a competitive selection process from a strong field of candidates. “She is a highly impressive talent known for her ability to successfully work with people, ecosystems and farming practices to achieve lasting change,” Mr Kerin said. Incoming chair Claire Booth is equally enthusiastic. “Tracey brings new ideas and significant on ground experience in the field of biodiversity, mapping and geospatial survey systems,” Mrs Booth said. “Tracey brings extensive experience with the interaction between soil health, agribusiness and the people working the land. I am confident our members will receive significant benefits with Tracey at the helm of the organisation.” Tracey also has an extensive martial arts background, which helps her to look at the bigger Natural Resource Management (NRM) picture in a philosophical way. “My experience is quite broad and varied, I started off in formal environmental management in the parks’ system in South Africa, working hands-on

with crazy stuff like culling hundreds of buffalo and law enforcement through to the end of my career with the state working in that space where man and the environment meet and trying to soften that meeting so that it isn’t man up against the environment or the environment up against man, where we’re able to roll with the punches, and it just creates harmony, creates space, creates space for man to thrive and for the environment to thrive,” Tracey said. No sense in running in to a brick wall? “No, we don’t have fights with bricks, it’s not clever – not so much Judo, more Aikido, it’s a way to take momentum and use it well, so that kind of approach.” Tracey said she was looking for a new challenge and was intrigued when she saw the job description for Little River, the advertisement catching her eye for more than one reason. “Two things really, the first one was a genuine opportunity to effect change, to take my talents and my experience and catalyse something real in the landscape and the second thing was there was a nice little bent of humor in the role profile and the description etc and I thought this is a place where I can work, where I can really express who I am in a human sense, those were the two things that piqued my interest quite nicely,”

Tracey said. Her husband and 12 year old son will join her in Yeoval in early October and while she’s settling in she has no plans to start her tenure by instituting massive change in the catchment. “I’m very aware of starting with a bang, I’m very aware of the excitement but I think this is one of those things that we should consider a little bit tidal in that we’ll have ups and downs, there’ll be ebbs and flows but I think as long as we’re generally gaining ground I think it’s something that’s going to keep me stimulated and excited,” Tracey said. Claire Booth is excited Tracey will be taking up the role which previous CEOs have used to create such a strong foundation. “Little River is in great shape and has a very solid base on which to build our capability extends to leadership in land practice management, empowering people within family businesses for personal and financial success whilst continually striving to maintain healthy ecosystems throughout the catchment,” Mrs Booth said. “Little River is not a traditional Landcare Group. “We are innovative and highly professional in the delivery of Landcare activities,” she said.

Dubbo Koori Interagency Network (DKIN)

NAIDOC Program September 2016 Date FRIDAY 23

Event

Venue

Contact

Launch of DKIN NAIDOC Calendar & BBQ 11am

Church St Rotunda

Grace Toomey Dubbo Regional Council

Caltex Park

Grace Toomey

Dubbo RSL Club

Katelyn Atkinson

Allira Childcare Centre

Shirley Wilson Debbie Beahan Craig Johnston

Launching the week-long events of NAIDOC celebrations the morning will be hosted by Rod Towney. Following the Welcome to Country will be an address from Council Administrator Michael Kniepp, performance by the Delroy High Dance group and the ofﬁcial cutting of the NAIDOC cake. A free BBQ is provided for all by the Gulbri Men’s Group.

SATURDAY 24

Dubbo Waratahs Rugby League Knockout Carnival 9am (gates open 8am) The Dubbo Waratahs Sports Aboriginal Corporation are in their 5th year of hosting the Knockout to commemorate the Dubbo Waratahs team that played before Group 11 was formed in the 1920s. Each year the main trophy is named in honour of one the players from either First Grade or Reserve Grade teams. This year the trophy will be named the William Hill Memorial Trophy to honour both Billy Hill Snr who was the coach of the Waratahs & his son Willy who played for the Waratahs. There will be the Uncle John Hill Cup comprising the Under 13 boys competition. An exhibition game of the Dubbo Waratahs Old boys V Brewarrina Old boys will be played before the ﬁnal.

SUNDAY 25

Rest Day

MONDAY 26

Aboriginal Employment Service Business Breakfast 7am – 9am The morning will commence with friends and colleagues enjoying a buffet breakfast with captivating anecdotes. The Master of Ceremonies Mr Tony Fuller will introduce Wiradjuri Elder Aunty Di McNaboe to perform a Welcome to Country.

Multipurpose Allira Open Day/Morning Tea 9am – 11am Come and share a cuppa and see the wonderful support and learning provide to the children

TUESDAY 27

Dubbo Base Hospital NAIDOC 10.30am – 2pm

Dubbo Base Hospital

Come and meet the Aboriginal Liaison staff while talking to service providers, enjoying the Little Allira Dancers, have a sausage sizzle and damper; and the ofﬁcial presentations.

(on front lawn area)

Pete Riley Lunchtime Acoustic Session 12pm – 2pm

Western Plains Cultural Centre (WPCC)

Pete born and raised in Dubbo began his career doing talent quests when he was 10 years old and joined his ﬁrst band at 14 years old. He is a regular on the Dubbo pubs/clubs scene as well as surround communities.

CSU Ofﬁcial Opening of the Barraamelinga Indigenous Student Centre 11.30am – 1.30pm

CSU

Rob Salt

Meet Bob Jane Tyres

Grace Toomey

NSW Fair Trading Family Fun Day 10.30am – 2pm

Lions Park

Scott Fox

A fun day of activities for the whole family and people of all ages to have a great day and join in the NAIDOC celebrations. There will be live music by Isaac Compton; Free BBQ lunch, face painting &amp; jumping castle and information stalls by support services in Dubbo and Fair Trading.

(next to Visitor Information Centre lower Macquarie St)

River Walk Tours 11-11.30am & 11.45am-12.15pm

Starting from the Fun Day

Bron Powell

Dubbo Golf Club

Emily Lake

Barraameilinga is Wiradjuri meaning “to provide” and the Centre is a place that welcomes, values and supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in their pursuit of higher learning, so come and join the festivities as the Centre is ofﬁcially opened.

WEDNESDAY 28 NAIDOC Street March – along Macquarie Street 9.45am starting at Bob Jane T-Mart at the top of Macquarie Street then making its way along the street to the Lions Park next to the Visitors Information Centre. All are invited to participate in the march to recognise the importance of NAIDOC week and celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life.

River Walk Tours: Learn about the lifeblood of Dubbo: the Macquarie River. Walk along its banks to discover birds, look for kangaroos, and learn about its importance to wildlife, agriculture and people. Binoculars are provided for the tour

THURSDAY 29

Marty Gordon Memorial Golf Day 10am The day is in honour of one of our highly respected Aboriginal community members, Mr Marty Gordon who lost his battle with Cancer in 2006. Proceeds raised from the event since 2007 have been in excess of $30,000 and have been donated to the Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, Oncology Unit, Neo Natal Unit, Dialysis Unit, Palliative Care Room, and specialist utensils for the Prostrate Cancer Unit at Dubbo Base Hospital. This year’s donation will be given to the Diabetic Unit at the Dubbo Hospital.

FRIDAY 30

Pete Riley Lunchtime Acoustic Session 12pm – 2pm

WPCC

Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre NAIDOC BBQ

No. 2 Oval

Family friendly event to celebrate NAIDOC in the beautiful No. 2 Oval across Gipps St from the Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre

(opposite DNC)

Skye Munro

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Tony Webber

Tony Webber is a Dubbo resident and avowed pacifist.

War as peace, rockets as aid and a truce to plan bombing T’S not been a great time for peace. With its lack of macho glamour and no industrial-scale support, peace suddenly seems rather drab and so ‘last century’. Peace takes a permanent backseat to war now, such that industrialised violence has become the norm. When we hear of Australian aircraft involved in accidentally killing Syrian troops, as we did early this week, it’s no surprise. A headline in the SMH a few days before spoke of a US agreement to $US50 billion in military “aid” to Israel. “Aid” used to hold some humanitarian association, but now rocket systems, warplanes and tanks are what powdered milk and blankets used to be. And all destined for humanitarian use in the occupied Palestinian territories no doubt. Another headline trumpeted the truce negotiated by the US and Russia in Syria (foreign involvement much?) only to include the line, “… as joint airstrikes planned.” That truce went to hell after the aforementioned botched bombing raid, but once again, there was a time “truce” meant some actual break from war, not just an opportunity to better coordinate more bombing.

The co-architect of the Iraq fiasco, exPM John Howard – once lauded for his graceful departure from the national stage – has been in commentary overload of late. Apparently oblivious to how ludicrous his comments at the time of the Iraq invasion now sound, Mr Howard has spent recent weeks offering his thoughts about gender equality in the parliament, an indigenous treaty, and the proposed royal commission into NT juvenile detention. As a catastrophic journey of disaster, at least Iraq was on a road less travelled since possibly the Vietnam nightmare half a century prior. Yet astonishingly, just eight years later, as Iraq blossomed into a regional horror show, western powers decided to do the same thing in Libya in 2011. It is one thing to let ideological blindness and insane recklessness lead you to folly: it is another thing to witness such a horrible failure, and then try it again. The UK foreign affairs committee reported last week into the events that created “a failed state on the verge of allout civil war” in Libya. It concurs with Barack Obama’s assessment that the unproved incursion was “a shitshow,” and vindicates his observation that France and Britain lost in-

terest in Libya once Gaddafi was gone. If it is the refugee crisis that is tearing the EU apart, Libya is second only to Syria as the source of the misery driving the human tide. The result of the French, British and US invasion by stealth, the report finds, “was political and economic collapse, inter-militia and inter-tribal warfare, humanitarian and migrant crises, widespread human rights violations, the spread of weapons across the region and the growth of Isil [Islamic State] in north Africa”. With Libya mired in chaos as competing factions fight for control of key oil assets and the UN-recognised government

` ...former UK PM David Cameron - who stood down as an MP last Monday - has blamed the Libyan people for failing to take their chance of democracy. Because nothing says opportunity like widespread anarchy and marauding armed gangs.

based in Tripoli devoid of nation backing, former UK PM David Cameron - who stood down as an MP last Monday - has blamed the Libyan people for failing to take their chance of democracy. Because nothing says opportunity like widespread anarchy and marauding armed gangs. The report adds: “If the primary object of the coalition intervention was the urgent need to protect civilians in Benghazi, then this objective was achieved in March 2011 in less than 24 hours.” Sir Alan Duncan, a serving Foreign Office minister, is quoted describing plans for postwar planning as fanciful rot. To help the Libyan government restore stability, rebuild the economy, defeat Isis and tackle the criminal gangs exploiting illegal migrants the UK has allocated a measly total of 10 million pounds this year. A recent Guardian article said the US is currently bombing at least six nations: Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. The technical ingenuity of modern war machines can lead up to believe they are put to use with equal expertise. As we see too often, the reality is very different.

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Study finds that bike helmets do work, but sparks controversial comments

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SYDNEY: Bicycle helmets reduce the risk of serious head injury in a crash by almost 70 per cent, new research shows, but not all cyclists are convinced they must be mandatory. Researchers from the University of NSW reviewed data from 43 international studies and found that helmets dramatically improved a cyclist’s chance of survival in a crash. Wearing a helmet reduced the risk of death in a crash by 65 per cent and serious injury by 69 per cent. Helmets would also reduce facial

injury in more than a third of crashes. Authors Jake Olivier and Prudence Creighton found reason for countries around the world to consider strategies to increase the use of helmets. But Freestyle Cyclists spokesman Geoff McLeod said while he did not dispute the science behind the effectiveness of helmets, the way governments enforced their use in Australia was pushing people away from cycling. “It’s not about helmets, it’s about implementing the law correctly,

where it doesn’t cause a negative health effect in the population,” Mr McLeod said on Thursday. “Right now cycling is dead and buried in Australia except for a few trendy pockets. “We should adopt a healthier approach and reform the law so I can cycle on a separated bike path, or park environment, without the need of worrying about whether the police are going to pull me up.” While the study found no evidence to support arguments against man-

datory helmet legislation, it outlined they are not a silver bullet to cycling injuries. “Any comprehensive cycling safety strategy should consider the promotion or legislation of bicycle helmets only in concert with other injury prevention strategies,” the study said. Lead author Jake Olivier presented the study’s findings at an international injury prevention conference in Finland. The latest study comes after years of debate about bike helmets. AAP

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Holly Taylor and Jessica Willmott: Conquering Kokoda Two young women from Dubbo will soon take on the journey of their lives trekking the Kokoda Trail after being accepted into the RSL and Service Clubs Youth Leadership Challenge. AS TOLD TO Natalie Holmes PHOTOGRAPHY Maddie Connell Holly Taylor AM 17 and in Year 11 at St John’s College. I applied to be part of this trip in April. When I got the call, my older brothers and sister were a bit jealous. This is a certainly a first for me and it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity. I’ve never done anything like this before. I have been to America, but it’s a lot like Australia. My parents have always taught us that it’s good to respect others. I am the youngest of four children and that was really taught in our house. My greatgrandfather was deployed there (New Guinea) for a little while in World War II. He was in the division of the army that carried the ammunition in trucks. During the war, this was the only moment that Australia won for Australia. I’ve been told by family members that Kokoda is kind of an eerie place, that you get a feeling not because you’ve been there but because someone you love has been there. My great-grandfather passed away when I was really little so I didn’t get the chance to really know him. But it’s an eerie feeling knowing that I’ll soon be in a place where he was during the war. In terms of preparation, I do participate in sport and I am generally fit. I don’t play representative sport or anything. I did the Mt Arthur Challenge and that killed me, even though we couldn’t find most of the trail. I have been walking with a pack getting used to the feeling and trying to get my fitness levels up. But getting your fitness up is all well and good, putting the pack on is a whole other ball game. The trek is 138 km over 10 days so we’ll be doing about 20km a day. The facilitator has told us that we’ll be zig zagging through villages. I am a bit nervous but I’ll be fine. I will learn from my experience. This will be a new experience on how to live with less. There will be no reception so we won’t be able to take phones and there’s nowhere to charge them anyway. But that’s okay. We camped a lot as kids so I am fine with that part of the trip. We have done a trek already but it’s really difficult to know what to bring. We are allowed three changes of clothes. We will be walking a lot and it’s 90 per cent humidity there. Half my pack is first aid gear and I have done lots of trips to the doctor for typhoid and hepatitis injections. I am also taking along antibiotics and malaria tablets, disinfectant and Imodium. There are a lot of ’just in case’ measures. My dad went to Indonesia to assist with building orangutan enclosures and it was a game changer for him. He’s 50 and it changed his life. Things like this give you a deeper understanding of what people sacrificed for others. They did so much for people they didn’t even know. Jessica and I don’t know each other that well aside from the briefings we have attended together. I’m sure that after 10 days of being dirty and smelly together, we’ll get to know each other pretty well. One of the pillars of Australian society is mateship. It’s an important part of what we do in this coun-

try. I’m also very thankful to the RSL for giving me this opportunity.

Jessica Willmott APPLIED for this because I knew a girl who had done it previously. I had always wanted to do it if I had someone to go with and I had the opportunity to go. I saw this advertised and I knew straight away. Also, the cut off age is 25 which is how old I am, so I knew it was my last opportunity to do it. It’s also expensive and if you do it by yourself, it costs about $10,000. There is a team but you have to carry your own pack. They say to train with 15kg. The smaller and lighter you are, the less weight you can carry. So the guys will most likely be able to take more. We are in a group of 30 people plus the tour leader. They are all RSL scholarship recipients. It’s a leadership program run by the RSL but not every RSL offers the program. We had an information session in Sydney and got to meet the other participants. It was good to see the people who were going. Everyone was pretty excited. I don’t have a family history in war. My maternal grandfather was in Korea. He was a general duties soldier. That’s the only family connection I have with

war. When I applied for this scholarship, I spoke to my grandfather and he thinks it’s a great opportunity. He’s not a big talker but he definitely helped with the application. He was proud that I’d applied. I work as an ambulance call centre supervisor which is an extremely high pressure job but I’m not in that mindframe at the moment. I’ll be focused on what I’m doing. I have been doing lots of pack walking but there is a fear that we’re not going to be ready, that we’re underprepared. The whole trip is based on fear of the unknown. There are so many variables and we are scared that we haven’t trained enough or prepared for this. I definitely don’t want to be the last person on the trek and clapped into the campsite each night. I know it’s going to be primitive and I’m preparing for the worst so if it’s better, I’ll be happy. It’s a catch 22 – I’m dreading some things but I’m excited at the same time. I really don’t know what to expect. The nearest thing I have done to this is a trip to Machu Picchu in South America. That was only a one-day trek and I don’t believe that it was as intense as this one will be. I’m not sure how much interaction we’ll have with the locals, it’s one of the most untouchable places and there are so many different tribes. From this

experience, I hope to get a deeper understanding of mateship and what the soldiers went through. It makes me grateful and appreciative of what we have today which is because of what they did over there. It will be a personal accomplishment for me as well. I have done a lot of travel and this was one of those things that I definitely wanted to do. This is exciting because it’s totally different than anything I’ve ever done before. I will be getting to know Holly through this experience. I’m happy that it’s with another girl. If it was a guy, it would not be as comfortable to be close. It’s good not to go by yourself, and we will be looked after. I am very thankful that the RSL has offered this scholarship. It’s a great example of how important the RSL is in the community.

z The Kokoda Youth Leadership Challenge illustrates the values of sacrifice, courage, mateship, endurance and leadership. More than 300 young men and women have made the trek since the project began in 2005, representing an investment of more than $2 million by local RSL clubs in our country’s youth. Holly and Jessica leave Australia for Papua New Guinea on Saturday, September 24. Good luck girls!

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Greg Smart

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

Refugee rhetoric continues AMPAIGNING for re-election, John Howard changed the tone of debate surrounding asylum seekers in 2001 when he puffed up his chest and uttered the phrase “we will decide who comes to this country and the circumstances in which they come.” Before this utterance, Australia was the success story of multiculturalism and racial tolerance. Sure there were instances of discrimination against “wogs” and “slopes,” and discrimination against indigenous people which blights our past and present. But as a whole, immigrants were accepted as necessary for Australia’s development as a maturing First World nation – regardless of whether from a European, Asian or Middle Eastern country. Last week, a beneficiary of the post war immigration “Populate or Perish” migration scheme echoed Mr Howard’s statement in a speech to the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists in Prague. Ex Prime Minister Tony Abbott asked his audience “why shouldn’t each country keep the final say over who can enter?” whilst extolling the virtues of Australia’s border protection policies and likening the mass of displaced persons currently trying to enter Europe as having the appearance of a “peaceful invasion.” The speech was long on sovereign border rhetoric and the threats to “European character” from the “soldiers of the caliphate,” and short on compassion toward the victims of war and poverty. He told his audience “this crisis can’t be managed; it has to be resolved.” At the same time as the humble backbencher was absent from his electorate and sharing his taxpayer funded wisdom in Europe, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton were in New York extolling the virtues of Australia’s border protection policies to the United Nations. In apparent ignorance of the UN’s previous concerns Australia’s secretive boat turn back practices and offshore detention regime, in the United Nations General Assembly meeting, PM Turnbull urged world leaders to look to the Australian border policies for a solution to unregulated movement of people. Back home, Senator Pauline Hanson was still glowing in the media spot-

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light created by her fact free and overly discriminatory first speech to the Senate. According to Hanson, Australia is in danger of being swamped by Muslims (this coming less than 20 years after her previous warning that Australia was being swamped by Asians) with the Australian way of life under threat, and something has to be done about it. What these Western political leaders will never do is admit their solution is, in fact, no solution. They are hollow words for the media, tinkering at the edges of policy, masquerades of compassion and blatant electioneering. There will never be an admission the global movement of displaced people is driven by inequality, racism, religious intolerance and military conflict.

` There will never be an admission the global movement of displaced people is driven by inequality, racism, religious intolerance and military conflict.

Things the West have supplied in abundance. Ironically, the post Colonial world is struggling with reverse Colonialism. From countries conquered by or tampered with by the West, victims of oppression are seeking relief only to be met with fear of the other and the different. Asylum seekers are demonised as a threat to a country’s culture, or rorters of the “system.” Some are tainted as economic migrants, who bypass transit countries and therefore forfeit their right to asylum – as per Mr Abbott’s mindset. The Free marketeers believe everything can be fixed by open markets, so advocate for no trade barriers, forgetting that globalisation hasn’t been the boom to the world’s poor as predicted by the Reagan/Thatcher era neo-liberals. Capital flows upwards not downwards, and Third World sweatshops still exist. Conflict dogs the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Syria, Afghanistan, Sudan, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Somalia, Nigeria, Guinea are just a few of the countries tormented by armed insurgents, fundamental religious extremists and psychotic dictators. It is the human traits of self preserva-

1. LANGUAGE: How many letters are in the Russian alphabet? 2. MOVIES: Who rode a horse named Trigger in old Western movies? 3. AMERICAN CITY NICKNAMES: Which U.S. city is known as the “The Big Easy”? 4. GAMES: What chess piece can move only diagonally? 5. GEOGRAPHY: Kathmandu is the capital of which country?

tion and family bonds which motivate the seeking of a better life elsewhere – yet the response from we Westerners is cursory at best and outright cruel in extremis. In our part of the world, both sides of Australian politics agreed on human cruelty outsourced to private companies as the prime component of the deterrent solution. Immigration Minister Dutton – who has previously accused refugees of being both uneducated and illiterate, and stealing jobs from Australians – offhandedly said recently that offshore detention centres will be open for decades to come. He defended our detention centres as much better than the makeshift camps bordering war torn Syria. That is not contributing to the solution. A meaningful contribution would be the elimination of racism, religious intolerance and military conflict - high goals but what is the alternative? How we break this to the citizens of the skeletal remains of the Syrian city of Aleppo is unknown. What we do know is they had their way of life taken from them, in circumstances not of their choosing.

6. AUTOS: What is the bestselling car of all time? 7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the current name of the country once known as Siam? 8. FLASHBACK: Who had an international hit with “The Most Beautiful Girl”? 9. TELEVISION: What is the name of the company featured in the Wile E. Coyote cartoons? 10. SCIENCE: What part of the cell contains the DNA and controls the cell? 11. MUSIC: What is a prepared

piano, as made popular by Ferrante & Teicher? 12. SPORT: Name the last Spanish female tennis player before Garbine Muguruza (pictured, left) in 2016 to win the women’s singles title at the French Open. 13. LYRICS: Name the song that contains this lyric: “At night the stars put on a show for free, And darling you can share it all with me.” ANSWERS: SEE THE PLAY PAGES.

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Reinventing the camera? There’ll be an app for that BY MATHEW W DICKERSON N SMALL BUSINESS ESS RULES CONSULTANT

F I asked you to name the largest camera lens manufacturer in the world what would your answer be? Canon? Not a bad choice. The Japanese company has been making cameras since 1933 and specialises in cameras; photocopiers and printers. Nikon? Now part of the Mitsubishi Group, Nikon has a proud reputation that goes back almost a century to its start in 1917. When you see a professional photographer, they typically have a Nikon or Canon in their hand. What about Fujifilm or Olympus or possibly even Sony? At a dinner party, without someone spoiling the fun and googling the actual data, you could mount an argument for any of these brands. They are all synonymous with cameras and the brands are instantly recognisable. The world has changed though. We used to have products that performed a specific role but now we have a merging of products to bring us many products in one. We used to have cars with satellite navigation and separate still cameras and video cameras and a little address book we kept beside the phone or in our top pocket and…the list goes on with products that have now been merged into one device that we currently

call the smartphone. Their latest offering actually has In 2004 Nokia introduced the 3 cameras so, by virtue of ac7610 and the world of camera tual lenses, they may soon rival manufacturers started to change Samsung. forever. It was the first megapixWhen you consider the likes of el camera and introduced the Canon and Nikon sell in the vicinworld to the concept of reasona- ity of eight to twelve million units ble quality cameras in phones. It each year, the number of lenses was only a short period of time they produce pales into insignifibefore Nokia became the num- cance against the phone manuber one manufacturer of cam- facturers. I accept the argument era lenses in the world. It was a that I am sure is forming in your great trivia question as most peo- head right now that the cameras ple would naturally put forward a on smartphones are not as good traditional camera manufacturer as traditional cameras and you rather than a mobile phone man- can achieve a lot more with a ufacturer but given traditional camera that Nokia, at their but the point is that ` peak (in 2008) sold most people don’t The real 472 million phones care. in a year, it is easy challenge Sony is one manto see that the numufacturer who has for camera ber of camera lensdone an excellent manufacturers es produced would job of bringing their – both existing have surpassed tracamera technology ditional camera and wannabes to their smartphone manufacturers. range. Sony have al– is to produce To answer the ways had a reputaa new product first question I tion for excellence so outstanding posed, with sales of in their products 320.2 million mothat it drives and their cameras bile phone units consumers back were well regardlast year, Samsung to the individual ed. At 23 megapixwould currently be els, the Sony smartmarket. ranked as the top phones have the camera lens manhighest megapixel ufacturer. When count of any of the smartphone you consider that many of these manufactures. By comparison, phones actually have two cam- Samsung has one model at 16 eras, the number of actual lens- megapixels and Apple has 12 meges produced is incredible. Apple apixels in their latest offering. If would be ranked number two you ask any camera expert, they with 225.8 million units last year. will tell you that there is so much

more to the quality of a photo than the megapixels – and I agree – the point is that consumers don’t care. If they can have the convenience of one device in their pocket that will take good pictures and perform the variety of other functions possible with a smartphone – even though other devices may do it slightly better – convenience wins out. The real challenge for camera manufacturers – both existing and wannabes – is to produce a new product so outstanding that it drives consumers back to the individual market. Maybe GoPro has already achieved that in the active camera market. Most people don’t want to risk their expensive smartphone while trying to take photos skiing or riding mountain bikes – so instead they risk their expensive GoPro while doing the same activities. The difference is that the GoPro is built for that treatment. New visionaries are keen to join the fray as well. A new manufacturer, Light, has introduced a new camera to rival the traditional cameras in quality. Their first product is still only at prototype stage but orders have already closed for this year. If the product is good enough, there is still a segment there for it. My hope is that these various manufacturers continue to innovate and try and create new segments. What that means for all of us is competition which will deliver better products at better prices. It’s hard to argue with that!

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New or second hand â&#x20AC;&#x201C; what small business owners must consider BY PHIL COMERFORD D SCOLARI COMERFORD

S a small business accountant, I often get asked by clients whether they should be buying new or used equipment and vehicles. Unfortunately, there is no one correct answer and there are a number of variables that need to be considered and an element of risk taking. So letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s have a look at the things you should take into account.

1. Second Hand Pro No.1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cash Flow The obvious consideration for buying second hand is that generally it will be much cheaper. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all heard of the saying about new vehicles that, as soon as they are driven out of the car dealer premises, there is a drop in value by as much as 20 per cent in some cases. Saving cash flow by buying cheaper usually means more profits (but please refer to the rest of this column for warnings). Please be aware that if you decide to try and finance the equipment or vehicle, some finance companies may not lend you the money due to age (usually five years old or more). Therefore, whilst you will save cash flow in terms of the job it needs to do over its lifetime, it could actually hurt your cash flow in the short term as you need to pay for it upfront without borrowing. Make sure that you contact your small business accountants to run the different scenarios, through a three-way budget and cash flow forecasts, to make sure you will have enough money in the bank over the short to medium term if you have to pay the money upfront for the second hand units.

2. Second Hand Pro No.2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Older Models In some circumstances, older models can be more sought after than newer models because of better functionality or features. This is the case where the manufacturers have misread the mar-

ket thinking that new models are better when the reverse is true.

3. Second Hand Pro No.3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Business Start Ups Apart from saving money by going for cheaper models, which will help all businesses, a start-up which has a much higher risk of failing in the first few years may find that, by buying second hand, then if should the business fail, the loss on sale of equipment will not be as high than if they had bought new.

4. Second Hand Con No.1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Unreliable Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very hard to know how well a piece of equipment or vehicle has been treated by its former owner unless you or somebody such as a mechanic or expert can truly inspect and provide a report of its current condition and reliability. What is the point of saving, say, $10,000 on a new item if it has a good chance of breaking down, meaning that you need to repair it and suffer the downtime caused when employees sit around â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it could cost you at least the saving.

What about warranty? More often than not this will have expired or be close to expiring and you will need to check it can be transferred to you, the new owner. New items will generally be more reliable so this can give you peace of mind.

5. Second Hand Con No.2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lower Tax Deductions Providing you have a business use for your equipment or vehicle, paying more for something will generally get you a higher tax write off over the term of its life (be aware of the motor vehicle cost limit though of $57,466). Whilst getting a tax deduction isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily the right reason to buy something, paying less tax by buying new may help offset some of your concerns for reliability with a second hand item.

6. Second Hand Con No.3 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Older Technology Efficiencies Any purchase of capital equipment should have a cost benefit analysis performed on it when deciding which item

to go with, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new or second hand. If you have a piece of equipment that will increase labour efficiencies, due to higher speed and/or time-saving functions, then these should all be considered. A simple example of this could be an extra computer monitor for all administration staff so they can have more than one application open at the same time (e.g. an email on one screen showing what needs to be looked at and an Excel spreadsheet on the other screen which addresses the issues in the email). The time saved by not having to open and shut applications and a lesser need to print (saving ink and paper) should then be analysed, as should whether the risk of error is reduced.

Conclusion: Like most business decisions, any capital purchase should be considered carefully before jumping in as they usually involve quite a bit of money. Sometimes second hand will be the way to go and sometimes new will be. It depends on your circumstances.

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THE BIG PICTURE.

Friday 23.09.2016 to Sunday 25.09.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

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Sculptures in the Garden The sixth annual outdoor art exhibition, Sculptures In The Garden, will turn Mudgee into a cultural epicentre on October 8 to 9, with hundreds of nationally recognised and regional artists already submitting works. Former Art Gallery of NSW director Edmund Capon will be officially opening the 2016 event and has already expressed his excitement at the calibre and diversity of submitted works. These include Gillie and Marc Schattner’s bronze piece, ‘He loved his cappuccino with skinny milk of course’. PHOTO: AMBER HOOPER

Sculptures in the Garden z Saturday and Sunday, October 8 to 9, 2016 z 9am to 4pm daily z ‘Rosby’, Strikes Lane, Eurunderee, Mudgee z Sculptures for sale, guided art tours, kid’s art, discussion panel. z $5 per adult, children free.

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BUSINESS.

Friday 23.09.2016 to Sunday 25.09.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

So Stella fashion designer Michelle Kent

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HE catwalk seems a long way from the biggest social and environmental problems haunting our planet, but the fashion industry is responsible for much of the negative impact we’re having as a species. Dubbo-born fashion designer Michelle Kent is hoping to start changing that by convincing local women to think globally, but act locally. She quotes the 2016 Australian Fashion Report, “The truth behind the barcode” which is a damning indictment of the current exploitative practices of this nation’s fashion industry. “The fashion industry projects a very glamorous exterior, but what lies beneath the glossy image is a very confronting exploitation of largely children,” Kent said. She wants consumers to confront the appalling statistics and then make changes in their shopping habits. The “Truth behind the barcode” revealed there are presently 14.2 million people in forced labour exploitation and 168 million child labourers scattered across the global economy. Many of this number are forced to work in the farms and factories that feed the apparel industry. Nine out of 10 companies supplying clothes to Australian consumers do not know where their cotton is sourced and most fail to pay overseas workers enough to meet their basic needs. Added to that, she says the fashion industry is the second most polluting industry in the world, behind only the oil industry, where the more than 150 billion garments produced each year could provide 20 new pieces of clothing to everyone on the planet. The fast facts of the “fast fashion” industry are startling: z Fast fashion garments which we wear less than five

you can keep in there trans-seasonally and just mix times and keep for just 35 days produce over 400 perit up, mix the fibres up so when it’s like today, spring, cent more carbon emissions per item each year than you could put something merino wool on, a cotton garments worn 50 times and kept for 12 months; thing over the top and just a scarf and you’ve got three z Cheap synthetic fibers also emit gases like N2O, pieces there that you can wear separately or wear them which is 300 times more damaging than CO2. together,” she said. z A quarter of the chemicals produced in the world Her fashion ethos is all about thinking; about being are used in textiles. “Fashion has become too fast and it was a conscious smarter in what you’re investing in and asking yourself those questions when you’re buying the piece, such decision to design and make trans-seasonal collecas what else is in your wardrobe, how often are you tions, women can wear all year round opposed to going to wear this, can you keep it in trend-driven collections produced each your wardrobe all year round and that season,” Michelle said. if you’re ticking all those boxes it’s going “I’m extremely mindful about waste, I ` Whilst the price to be a real investment piece that they’re never want to over produce. going to love to wear. I always aim to create pieces that con- has never been “Whilst the price has never been lowtribute to a multi-functional and multi- lower, I believe er, I believe the cost has never been highseasonal wardrobe - my greatest challenge has been changing societal perceptions of the cost has never er of fast fashion to exploited labourers been higher and the environment - lack of individualfast fashion,” she said. ism in fashion is now also abundant as a She’s hoping to help spur a local trend of fast fashion direct consequence,” Michelle said. where fashion goes back to the old days to exploited There are an array of under worn and where women invested in pieces with a labourers and under loved, largely non-biodegradable view to being more experimental. garments, made by exploited labourers, “They might have had a smaller ward- the environment sitting in wardrobes across the region, robe but they could wear that dress a - lack of country and world ready for landfill. whole lot of different ways, by adding individualism in “Honouring the principles of ethics a belt or adding a cardigan or putting a and sustainability So Stella is not just scarf around it, you know, different neck- fashion is now about making clothes, upon clothes, lace, putting a shirt underneath it – there’s also abundant upon clothes that are destined the land lots of ways of working a piece so you can as a direct on a sale rack and then spend the majorhave it casually, you can wear it corporate consequence. ity of their lifespan in a dark corner of a to work or you can wear it for special occupboard, she said. casions,” Michelle said. Michelle staged a fashion Pop-Up in Dubbo last “I think that’s what women are wanting today, is pieces for lots of different occasions they can travel in, weekend and said she’s always amazed by how well she’s supported in her former home town. because we’re so busy now, we don’t really have time to think about it. “Dubbo’s been so wonderful, they’ve really embraced the concept, they go away and tell their friends “Certainly having a wardrobe built up of all these good fibres such as your organic cotton, your bamboo and I’ve built so many lovely relationships from the and your merino wools allows you to have a wardrobe clients who are coming in,” Michelle said.

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BUSINESS.

Fashion designer Michelle Kent and Rhonda Bruce

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Lifestyle

Sportswomen win gold, but still paid in bronze N update on a report into the gender the back of the new broadcast partnership metrics in global sport has found the with Nine and Telstra.” huge pay gap in many sports played by In women’s cricket in both Australia and the both men and women is not likely to close any- UK action is being taken to ensure women are time soon. paid more equitably as the sport records huge This is despite a concerted push by many growth in young girls and women flocking to global sportswomen to be rewarded equally to the game. their male counterparts. “While women’s cricket has been on the rise The addition of pay-gap data to Women on in last decade in all forms, the shorter T20 Boards Gender Balance in Global Sport Report game has seen as significantly benefitting fe(the report) shines a light on just how un-level male players - raising their profile through inthe playing field is across most sports. creased ground audiences, TV coverage and improving sponsorship opThis comes at a time when portunities. This has supportfemale competitors from the ` ed the case for all top female world’s top sporting nations took While women’s cricketers in Australia, Enghome more than their fair share football is making land & Wales and India to be of medals from Rio. placed on financially improved The report, released this week some progress, central contracts to enable by Women on Boards, highlights the causes of the them to play the sport profesthe pay gap as another of the sys- gender pay gap sionally year-round,” Braund temic barriers facing women in are symptomatic said. sport across the globe. “While women’s football is WOB executive director, Claire of a broader making some progress, the Braund, said there is a general problem. These causes of the gender pay gap public acceptance that the gender are highlighted in are symptomatic of a broadpay gap in sport is a by-product of er problem. These are highthe increasingly commercial na- the report from the lighted in the report from the ture of sport, where major media Women’s Football Women’s Football Task Force rights and sponsorship contracts Task Force at FIFA at FIFA in 2015, chaired by drive many tournament and play- in 2015, chaired by Australian Moya Dodd, as uner paycheques, and it is not able Australian Moya der-representation and underto be alleviated. resourcing, requiring inclusion “There are a lot of arguments Dodd, as underput forward that women’s sport is representation and in decision-making and investment in the women’s game.” not as physical and not as good to under-resourcing, “The main governing bodwatch,” Braund said. “Yet this is really just an example of bias at requiring inclusion ies in world football have few play. Had our culture been used in decision-making women on their boards. The UK fares little better while to seeing women, rather than and investment in Australia is making greater men, play football and rugby for the women’s game progress and has a professiongenerations, we would find the al independent board, with idea of men playing these games three senior corporate women.” a bit novel. It’s all a matter of perspective.” Ms Braund said the report has been released The report also found there have been positive signs that female players are no longer at a challenging time for sport globally, in parprepared to be treated as second class citizens ticular with high profile drug scandals and and sports bodies are seeking to address gen- match fixing. der pay issues. “There is a clear need for reform of both the “We saw a great example [this week] where governance and leadership in global sport and the Netball Australia has doubled the pay and a much greater role for women in both these increased allowances for players – largely on areas.”

Many of the top sports governing bodies still have fewer than 30 per cent of board seats held by women and election and selection processes are a key factor in keeping them out of the race. This includes International Sports Federations (18 per cent) and the National Olympic Committees (16.6 per cent), despite a pre-Sydney Games IOC target that a minimum of 20 per cent of all board members of NOCs must be female by 2005. The statistics vary within sports and across countries: z Only Tennis recorded a significant increase in the percentage of female board members, but it was coming off a base of zero percent in 2014. Taekwondo, Aquatics, Boxing and Wrestling all recorded a slight increase in the percentage of female board members. z At country level, 20 National Olympic Committees recorded a five per cent or greater loss in the number of women on their boards, while 28 improved by more than five per cent. Again many of the top performers came off a zero base z Only Malawi, Australia, Bermuda, Norway, New Zealand, Kiribati, Samoa and Tuvalu have more than 40 per cent women on their national Olympic boards and committees. The USA has 31.3 per cent females and the UK has 26.7 per cent. z In Para sports, only the boards of Table Tennis, Basketball, Curling and Bocca recorded an increase in the number of women on their boards. “In the majority of organisations board members are elected by members or via nomination from a club, regional or country sports body. This election process rewards those who have participated in elite sport or served time with the sports’ governing bodies rather than those with the skills sets for the job.”. “We often see this with federated sports structures where States have voting powers to the national body. The only way to disrupt the status quo in this instance is via independent directors. Ms Braund said the recommendations from the 2014 report remain unchanged. For the full report go to: https://www.womenonboards.net/Impact-Media/News

New season homegrown tomatoes BY CHRIS BRAY Y GARDENING GURU U

ITH Spring here and the prospect of a good growing season, now is the time to prepare garden beds and plant new season vegetables including tomatoes. Given that there are many varieties available, our climate is well suited to start growing your own fresh, homegrown tomatoes. Before planting, location of your tomato vines will be important, as they do require a good amount of sunlight daily. Try to avoid areas that are heavily shaded and with restricted ventilation such as against buildings, sheds and fence lines, as tomato vines are susceptible to fungal disease. Preparation of the soil is important as the vines will require

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good nutrient uptake along with a soil profile that holds moisture, particularly in times during Summer where the temperature is excessive. Popular varieties including Gross Lisse, Apollo, Roma and the many choices of the cherry tomato variety, give us an abundance of different flavour and taste characteristics, perfect for many different culinary applications. After planting your vines, they will need support as they continue to grow, in the form of timber stakes or specific tomato growing products such as tomato frames or trellis. These products will not only help to support the plant, but also support the weight of the crop in months to come. Other factors in growing tomato's will include a regular feed with either a tomato specific granular or liquid fertiliser,

which will give the plant all the beneficial nutrients it requires through the growing and fruiting process. As the plant grows, remove the lower lateral branches closest to ground. This process will help increase nutrient uptake to the upper plant and give airflow to the lower level of the plant, helping prevent fungal disease attack. Tomato's are also prone to insect attack, such as Fruit Fly. Given that we have had a wet few months, there is a real threat of an impending Fruit fly infestation. Prevention before these insects attack is critical and the use of traps and some organic methods can help to reduce numbers, or alternatively the use of Fruit Fly netting is an effective preventative without the use of other methods. Other insects that can attack your tomato crop can be easily

treated with many systemic insecticides, which move through the plant to eradicate those insects feeding on it. When using these sprays, always read the label for directions of use and take note of the "withholding period" applicable.

Top 5 tips: 1. Fertilise lawns and garden beds with a suitable organic or inorganic fertiliser. 2. Trim hedges and shrubs of new Spring growth with a suitable hedge shear or lopper. 3. Rejuvenate old potting mix with blood and bone and organic matter or manure. 4. Continue removal of weeds in lawns with a suitable herbicide. 5. Watch for insect attack on garden plants, especially Aphids during the Spring season.

OPINION & ANALYSIS.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 23.09.2016 to Sunday 25.09.2016

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

Great moments in criminal stupidity…. WAS beavering away at work today when a notification on my social media flicked across my computer desktop and grabbed my attention. It was an image of a cow with an arrow sticking out of its face which was bad enough in itself. But the story that accompanied the image revealed that this was just one of several animals that had been found with arrows in them, and that the farmer who owns the stock had found other arrows in the paddock where the stock were kept. So that’s obviously all pretty upsetting, for the farmer concerned, for anyone else in that general area who has animals. There is that sense that someone is out there firing off random arrows at unsuspecting animals, be they wildlife or somebody’s valued livestock. And also pretty sickening for anyone who finds stories of random and wanton animal cruelty overwhelmingly depressing. Because what is the go when we cannot have empathy for animals that cannot stick up for themselves? I don’t know about you, but there are some things that make me arc up pretty well and one of the chief ones is anyone who is picking on someone weaker than themselves, someone more defenceless than themselves. It makes me sad and it makes me angry to think of this stuff happening. It makes me want to rend them limb from limb, to be honest. But then I have the opportunity to reflect, and a few things occur to me. I remember my mother telling me when I was a child that when people find themselves at the ‘bottom of the heap’ and when everyone else is hanging shit on them (probably not her expression of choice, come to think of it), then often their only redress is to pick on whoever is lower than them in the food chain.

And for many people, the only person lower down the chain than them is some poor dumb animal who cannot fight back. And so when their lives turn to custard, when they are angry and depressed, they’ll hurt an animal as a way of relieving that frustration. Like a way of hitting out at the world. That was her theory at any rate. And that’s something I try to keep in mind when I hear stories of people doing stupid and cruel things to animals on a whim. Because there’s a chance there’s a story behind what’s happening there and a need for a response other than the standard response that this is cruel and criminal behaviour that needs to be punished. As much as we want to go in and flog the bejasus out of whoever has done this, there is probably some other stuff going on here as well. I remember being told when I was a child to have care for animals and to treat them the way that I would want to be treated. Being told that if I was responsible for an animal then it was relying on me to provide it with water. That it depended on me for its food. That I had to step up and do what was necessary. And if I ever failed to do what was right, I remember adults asking how I would like to be left without shade, or water or whatever it was that I had neglected to provide. And I remember taking those lessons very much to heart. I remember being mortified on the odd occasion that I forgot to check that stock had water, or when I left my pony tied up in the sun on a hot day. I remember the sense of guilt. And I never bloody did it again. But I had to be taught that this was the correct way to behave. This was a great lesson in empathy and personal responsibility, in very basic childhood reasoning, a way of giving my childhood self the sense that there was

someone even further down the pecking order who depended on me to do the right thing, to be the provider. And in a weird way, it gave me a stronger sense of who I was, that I was an entity that could have some sway in the world. And that sort of strength comes with responsibilities. We forget how it feels to be a child, how it feels to be without a sense of power in our lives. Childhood can be frustrating enough for those of us who were blessed with parents who took their responsibilities seriously and who made an effort to give us as safe and secure a life as they could. We dreamed of the day we’d be all grown up and wouldn’t have to do what someone told us anymore. (Let me know how that works out for you. As I saw on Facebook the other day “When I was a kid I couldn’t wait to grow up; this shit is NOT what I expected”)

` I remember my mother telling me when I was a child that when people find themselves at the ‘bottom of the heap’ and when everyone else is hanging shit on them (probably not her expression of choice, come to think of it), then often their only redress is to pick on whoever is lower than them in the food chain.

I have worked in communities in which some of the children have seen some horrible abuse, often at the hands of the very people who are meant to be looking after them. And I’ve seen what impact that sort of abuse can have on their behaviour, how they will act out in reaction to their anger with what has been done to them. So when I hear of stories of what seems to be such a random and stupid act as the one where the cows were shot with bows and arrows, I react on a few levels. I get sad and angry about the animals who have suffered needlessly. I feel sorry for the owners who have the stress of finding the injured animal and then try to get them well again. Or have to face the difficult decision to put them down. And I get an overwhelming desire to get my hands on the perpetrator who did the damage, partly to find out what the hell they were thinking and partly to find out what it is that has made them do such a thing. Because chances are, there’s a reason there. Not an excuse, but a reason.

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Down by the river BY ELLA WALKER THOUGHT they were joking: panna cotta made with seaweed? Surely River Cottage’s head forager John Wright’s in cahoots with head chef Gill Meller? Setting a room of novices – which includes me – up for a fall come the end of lunch, when we’d all have to dish up a salty sludge of sea green cream to celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. Either that or we’re actually about to make two dishes, and they’d just jumbled up all the ingredients. But no – it turns out, as I discover by the end of the day, you really can use stewed, smooshed fronds of seaweed, strained through muslin, as a gelatin alternative to set a creamy panna cotta. It’s one of many interesting facts I glean during a foggy morning spent cooking, foraging and eating at River Cottage HQ, a picturesque farm and cookery school wedged in a valley on the Dorset-Devon border in England. A rickety tractor ride takes us down to meet the River Cottage team, a group of food writers, experts and teachers, led by Fearnley-Whittingstall, who have put together a grand new book, River Cottage A To Z, an opus containing more than 350 recipes, dedicated to their favourite ingredients – and it’s huge; the definition of a doorstopper, one that requires not insignificant bicep muscles to heft. The book is a stunner, but it’s easy to become distracted when you’ve been shepherded into a yurt and are being plied with still warm tahini flatbreads and split pea hummus around a fire. You certainly don’t go hungry at River Cottage. Bellies almost full, Wright takes us on a tour of the grounds and kitchen garden, guiding us as we forage for herbs to flavour our desserts, knocking down sprays of musky elderflower with a staff when we can’t reach, telling us to get our noses into plants like lemon verbena and lavender, and to sniff scrunched up currant leaves. He even wades into a stream to pluck water mint leaves, and provides a running commentary on foraging misconceptions (“Don’t confuse elderflower with fool’s parsley, unless you want cordial tasting of cat wee”), recipe ideas (“Gooseberry fool is always a winner”) and drinking tips – his home-made grass vodka is particularly pungent when sipped at 11am on a Thursday, and smells very much like a horse stable. Thankfully, the vodka doesn’t knock my cookery skills too much, as lunch – two courses prepared by the River Cottage chefs (little gem and broad bean salad, followed by fragrant pork belly with noodles), and then dessert by me

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. Photos: PA Photo/Simon Wheeler.

and my fellow novices – is still to go.

overwhelm.

This may all sound daunting – and certainly, you are bombarded by incredible amounts of knowledge and skill when encountering River Cottage, whether through its back catalogue of TV shows and books, or its hands-on cookery courses, but somehow it doesn’t

Perhaps it’s the sheer amount of enthusiasm that drives the place, which means that while putting seaweed in a pudding might be bamboozling at first, by the time you’re whisking it into shape and sticking it in the freezer, everything makes total, straightforward sense.

FALL IN LOVE WITH BRUSSELS SPROUTS BY ANGELA SHELF MEDEARIS

THE KITCHEN DIVA

Brussels sprouts have gotten a bad name lately, but they were very popular during the 16th century in the southern Netherlands and Northern Europe. They may have been grown in Belgium as early as 1200, and are named for Brussels, the country’s capital. These tiny members of the cabbage and mustard family also have cancer-fighting phytochem-

icals, are high in vitamin C and are a good source of folate, vitamin A and potassium. Since Brussels sprouts are so good for you, why do so many people despise them? In a poll by the Web site Slashfood.com, more than 78,000 readers weighed in on the foods they hate. Brussels sprouts finished No.8 on the list of most hated foods. The comments section overflowed with horror stories about being forced to eat the vegetable as a child. Something I noticed about the readers’ comments was that they

River Cottage A To Z is massive, heavy and stuffed with recipes, but there’s ease and simplicity woven into it, too. And yes, my panna cotta does have the perfect wobble. Inspired by the River Cottage way of life? Try one of these recipes for a taste of it yourself...

ate Brussels sprouts that were muddy coloured, overcooked and smelled bad. When Brussels sprouts are properly selected, stored and cooked, they have a bright colour, crisp texture and delicious flavour. When selecting the vegetable, look for small, young, vibrant green, tightly compacted sprouts. Brussels sprouts are delicious boiled or steamed until tender but still slightly crisp, or roasted to bring out their natural sugars. Use sprouts that are all about the same size to ensure they will cook quickly and evenly.

As a rule, Brussels sprouts cook in about 6 to 7 minutes. Be careful not to overcook Brussels sprouts because they will release sinigrin, a natural gas with a sulphur-like smell. This recipe for Hashed Brussels Sprouts is flavourful and delicious. The quick cooking time and the addition of garlic, onion and mustard complement the sprouts and showcase its flavours in a unique way. Try it and you’re sure to become a Brussels sprouts lover, too! HASHED BRUSSELS SPROUTS

FOOD.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 23.09.2016 to Sunday 25.09.2016 ROASTED CHICORY WITH HONEY, MUSTARD AND THYME (Serves 4, or 6 as a side) 4tbsp olive or rapeseed oil, plus a little extra for oiling 4 heads of chicory 1tbsp clear honey 1 1/2tsp Dijon mustard 1tsp thyme leaves Juice of 1/2 large orange Sea salt and black pepper 1. Preheat the oven to 180C/Fan 160C/Gas 4 and lightly oil a roasting dish. Halve the chicory heads lengthways and remove any discoloured leaves. 2. In a large bowl, combine the oil, honey, mustard, thyme leaves and a

good pinch each of salt and pepper. Toss the chicory in this mix (you may need to do this in batches), coating them with the dressing and working it down between the outer leaves with your fingers. 3. Transfer the chicory to the prepared dish, pouring any leftover oil mixture over it. 4. Roast for 30-40 minutes, turning the chicory every now and again, until tender and browning nicely on the edges. 5. Remove from the oven, squeeze over the orange juice, add a little more salt and pepper and serve warm or at room temperature.

GRILLED FLOUNDER AND TOMATOES (Serves 2) 300-400g ripe tomatoes (ideally a mix of varieties, including cherry tomatoes) 3tbsp olive or rapeseed oil, plus a little extra for the fish 2 garlic cloves, sliced 1tsp ground cumin, plus a little extra for the fish 2 large flounder (about 500g each), filleted Sea salt and black pepper Salad and fresh bread, to serve 1. Preheat the grill to high. 2. Halve cherry tomatoes and cut larger varieties into 1cm slices. Lay the tomatoes out in a single layer on a large, shallow baking tray. Trickle over the oil, then scatter over the garlic and cumin and season gener-

PORK BELLY WITH NOODLES, CORIANDER AND TOMATOES (Serves 4-6) 1kg piece free-range bone-in pork belly, cut from the thick end, skin scored 8-12 spring onions, trimmed, tops reserved 4 garlic cloves, sliced 1 finger-sized piece of root ginger, thinly sliced 1 medium-hot red chilli, roughly chopped A large bunch of coriander, stalks removed and reserved Zest of 1 large lime, plus some of the juice A pinch of sugar Tamari or soy sauce, to taste 2-3 nests of dried egg noodles (about 200g) A drop of rapeseed or sesame oil 200g cherry tomatoes Sea salt and black pepper 1. First remove the bones from the pork: starting in the thickest corner, use a sharp meat filleting knife to make a cut immediately under the ribs. Keeping the knife tight to the underside of the bones, work carefully and slowly down from the corner, gradually releasing the ribs from the meat until you can remove them, all in one piece. Cut between the bones to release the individual ribs. 2. Place these in a stockpot with the spring onion tops, garlic, ginger, chilli, coriander stems and lime zest. Pour over one litre of water and bring to a gentle simmer over a medium heat. Cook for one and a half hours. 3. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 220C/Fan 200C/Gas 7. Place the boned pork, skin side up,

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ously with salt and pepper. 3. Place the tomatoes under the grill and cook for 10-12 minutes until tender, juicy and lightly blistered, turning them carefully halfway through. 4. Meanwhile, rub the flounder fillets with a little oil and season with salt and pepper and a pinch of cumin. 5. Carefully nestle the fish, skin side up, among the grilled tomatoes. Return to the grill and cook for a further four to five minutes, or until the fish is just cooked through. 6. Serve the fish with the tomatoes and all their lovely juices, with some salad and good bread on the side.

in a suitably sized roasting tin. Season it well with salt and pepper and cook in the middle of the oven for about 30 minutes, or until the skin starts to blister. This is the beginning of your crackling – don’t be afraid to give the joint another five to 10 minutes at this high heat to get that blistering going (though do watch that the juices aren’t burning). 4. Now turn the heat down to 150C/Fan 130C/ Gas 2 and add half a glass of water to the roasting tin. Cook the pork for a further three hours. Add a little more water if you need to during cooking to stop the lovely juices from the pork burning. 5. Once the stock has simmered for long enough, pass it through a fine sieve into a clean pan. Season with salt, a good pinch of sugar, tamari or soy and lime juice to taste. 6. Remove the pork from the oven and allow it to rest while you cook the noodles according to the packet instructions. Drain, refresh under cold water, then drain again and toss with the tiniest drop of oil, just to stop them sticking together. 7. To serve, reheat the pork stock. Remove the crackling from the pork and snap it into pieces (you can give it a final blast under the grill if it’s not quite crisp enough). Quarter the tomatoes and slice the spring onions on the diagonal. Tear the pork roughly into pieces. 8. Divide the shredded pork between large warmed bowls and add the noodles, tomatoes and spring onions. Ladle the hot stock equally into the bowls, and finish with some pieces of crackling and a generous scattering of coriander leaves. (Serves 4.) 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice, plus 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest 450g Brussels sprouts 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoons butter 1/2 medium purple onion, minced 1 garlic clove, minced 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons vegetable broth or low-sodium chicken broth

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon honey or sugar 1. Using a large bowl, pour in the lemon juice. Cut bottoms off the sprouts, and discard. Halve sprouts lengthwise. Thinly slice sprouts, cutting around and discarding the firm core. Immediately toss sprout slices with lemon juice to separate leaves and retain colour. 2. Heat oil and butter over high heat in a skillet large enough to hold all the sprouts. When oil mixture is hot, but not smoking, add the sprouts, onion, garlic, Italian seasoning

and salt and pepper. Cook until sprouts begin to wilt, but leaves are still green and crisp, about 3 to 4 minutes. Some of the leaves might brown slightly. 3. Move the sprouts to one side of the pan and mix broth, mustard and honey or sugar together in the pan. Combine mixture with the sprouts and cook, stirring, 2 minutes more. Turn off heat, and stir in lemon zest, reserving a little to sprinkle on top of the dish. Transfer to serving bowl, sprinkle with remaining zest and serve.

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5 tips for making dark rooms lighter BY JULIA GRAY 1. 1. Any room can be made to feel lighter simply by painting the ceiling white, so it reflects light instead of absorbing it, and, of course, the walls too. Specialist emulsions can help even more. Dulux Ultra White Matt emulsion is not only a really white white (unlike most pure brilliant white emulsions, which are off-white), it’s also 20 times tougher than standard Dulux emulsion. Most importantly, Ultra White contains special light-reflective particles that reflect up to twice as much light back into the room as standard Dulux emulsion. For soft, subtle colours, try Dulux Light + Space Matt emulsions which contain the same light-reflective particles. North-facing rooms are most challenging to decorate because the natural light is cold. For this reason, avoid cold colours and stick to warm ones, such as yellows and creamy neutrals. 2. 2. One of the best ways to brighten up a kitchen is with pale – preferably white – high-gloss unit doors, as these bounce light around the room. High-gloss kitchens never seem to go out of fashion, so glossy doors are a great way to update the room and needn’t be expensive. In any dark room, but especially kitchens and bathrooms, it’s important to have good artificial lighting because you may need it on when it’s light outside. 3. 3. In other rooms, consider going for glossy or mirrored furniture, and hanging mirrors on the walls – opposite a window will maximise the light coming in and make the room feel bigger. And don’t forget the floor – white-painted floorboards, or shiny white floor tiles in kitchens and bathrooms, will help to bounce light around. 4. 4. Replacing, enlarging or adding windows can make a big difference to how light a room is, but it’s an expensive and disruptive solution to the problem, and planning rules can restrict what you do. Changing the window treatment is usually much cheaper – swap fussy curtains for sleek roller blinds, for example, and you’ll let in more light. 5. 5. Another radical solution is to remove a wall. Knocking two rooms into one usually gives the new room more windows and it may get sunlight for most of the day if, say, it’s now both east facing (morning sun) and west facing (evening sun).

HOW-TO TIP If you’re decorating a room with a picture rail and want to use different colours, it’s easy to paint the wall above the picture rail a different colour to the rail itself because the join will be out of sight, and it’s easy to paint the picture rail and the wall below the same colour. If you don’t, you’ll have to do a neat join by hand along the bottom of the picture rail, which isn’t particularly easy and will be very visible, or use masking tape, which can cause problems, namely paint bleed and tearing the paint when you remove it.

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Round up kids to make Amish Whoopie Pies BY DONNA ERICKSON

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If you ever travel through Pennsylvania, USA, you’ll likely find roadside stands featuring a regional specialty called “Amish Whoopie Pie”. According to legend, when children would find these sweet and yummy treats in their lunch bags, they would shout Whoopie! These dessert treats are more like a cake than a pie or a cookie, and they’re so big, you’ll want to share one with a friend. The original recipes

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were made with chocolate, but this adaptation using pumpkin has become a family favourite. This recipe is fun to make when everyone in the family gets involved. The steps require a lot of mixing, so give each family member a separate “mixing and stirring” task using the specific bowls listed in the following steps. When cooking with kids, choose tasks according to ability and the child’s interest in learning new skills. For example, if one of your kids is ready to crack eggs, give him “Bowl No.2”! First, heat the oven to 175C/350F. BOWL No.1

In one large mixing bowl, combine 1 cup of vegetable oil with 2 cups of brown sugar. Mix well. BOWL No.2 In a second bowl, whisk two eggs, then add them to the first bowl. Continue stirring as you add 1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. BOWL No.3 In the third bowl, combine the following dry ingredients: 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1 tablespoon allspice 1 teaspoon salt Add dry ingredients to

bowl No.1 and stir. The consistency will be similar to batter for pumpkin bread. Scoop 1/4-cup quantities of the mixture onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool slightly, remove from pan and cool on wire rack. Assemble by spreading your favourite vanilla frosting on one baked “cookie,” then top with another to resemble a giant sandwich cookie. Dust with powdered sugar and serve. Makes 10. Tip: For a creative twist, add 1/4 cup canned chestnut puree to every cup of vanilla frosting.

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BY JULIA GRAY 1. 1. Guttering is designed to protect your home’s exterior walls from rain by channelling water from the roof to a drain in the ground via the gutters, which run horizontally, and downpipes, which run vertically. If they develop a problem or become blocked, you can get water penetration and damp inside your home and if the problem’s left unchecked, the damp can become severe. 2. 2. Most gutters and downpipes are plastic these days, which are cheaper, lighter and easier to work with than metal ones, but many period properties still have the original cast-iron guttering. Over time, these can rust and eventually start to disintegrate. When doing building work, you often have to replace cast-iron soil pipes and the waste pipes going into them, so you can get rid of waste from kitchens and bathrooms, or change the layout of these rooms.

3. 3. While plastic guttering is often a better option, if you live in a listed building and it has cast-iron guttering, you’ll probably have to replace it like-forlike – consult your local council’s conservation office first, as you may need listed building consent. Planning permission may sometimes be required to replace guttering if, for example, your home’s permitted development rights have been removed – ask your local council if in doubt. 4. 4. To stop gutters getting blocked, consider fitting gutter guards. These are grates that block debris but still allow rainwater to get through. Alternatively, try a Hedgehog Gutter Brush which is a hedgehog-like brush that sits in the gutter and keeps out leaves and other debris because they are deflected by it or get stuck on the ‘spines’. If you don’t have something like this fitted, it’s advisable to make regular checks for blockages, especially when the leaves are falling from the trees.

NOW HERE’S A TIP BY JOANN DERSON z “Use old T-shirts as rags when you polish your silver and brass. They work really well, no scratching! I am doing this now to get everything ready for the holiday entertaining season.” – contributed by E.L. z Remove dust build-up by vacuuming walls, baseboards, ceiling ductwork and high shelves. You can extend your reach with the cardboard core of a roll of gift wrap. Just tape it to the end of your handle attachment.

5. 5. Leaves are one of the main culprits when it comes to blocked gutters, but you can find all kinds of things in them, including plants happily growing away. If you notice that water is dripping or falling sharply from one place when it’s raining, or dripping even after the rain has stopped, this is usually where the blockage – or another problem, such as a faulty seal – is. Use a watering can to fill the gutter with water if you think there’s a problem, but it’s not raining, to make it easier to spot.

HOW-TO TIP To clear a blocked downpipe, make a hole in the blockage with a wire coat hanger and then wiggle the coat hanger to loosen the blockage. Put a hosepipe in the top of the downpipe and turn it on fully – the flow of water through the hole should dislodge the blockage.

z “I have a weekly meet-up group of girlfriends. We pick a project to work on each season or so. This season is organising holiday and digital photos. We each bring a load of old photos or our computer to each others’ houses in turn, and have a great time going through them, organising and putting them in albums. It is less overwhelming to do it with friends. Plus, we have fun!” – contributed by R.E. z Use a Bundt pan to roast a chicken. Grease insides of pan. Simply season and prepare your bird, then slip the bird upright on the centre, cavity down. Then fill the pan with veggies for a complete meal. Roast and

enjoy. z If you remove window screens for cleaning, or for seasonal reasons, save yourself a lot of time and aggravation by labelling each screen with the location it came from. This way, you will have an easy time getting them back up. z Protect your carpet, upholstery and artwork by drawing the blinds or curtains in windows that get direct sunlight. If you like to get the light and warmth in the cold months, use sheers to filter the light. Over time, even through a window, the light can fade and stain fabrics.

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Glamping opens up the bush to beginners BY SARAH MARSHALL AM, by and large, a happy camper. I spent my formative years chasing wild deer away from open tins of baked beans; wading through streams in hopes of encountering leeches; and chasing the dream that is successfully locking one’s elder sister inside a dome tent using nothing more than a hair elastic. Not so my beloved, whose concept of a back-to-nature experience involves swapping his morning WeetBix for granola. And so it is in the spirit of compromise that we pack ourselves into our humble Yaris for a decidedly onroad adventure. It will be our first weekend away in almost two years, and our last before we are due to wed in the spring. Both of us could use a holiday. We are bound for the Thou Walla Sunset Retreat at Soldiers Point, Port Stephens. Less than three hours’ drive north of Sydney, and under five hours from Dubbo, it is one of a growing number of glamping destinations popping up along the NSW coast. (The direct flights between Dubbo and Newcastle introduced earlier this year potentially cut your travel time significantly – the drive from Newcastle to Port Stephens takes an hour.) Thou walla – pronounced “dha walla” – is a Worimi word meaning “meeting or gathering place”. The Worimi people have lived in and around this area for centuries, and only a few weeks before our stay the state government declares almost six hectares of land at Soldiers Point an official Aboriginal place, in recognition of its special significance to the Worimi community. Somewhere between a campsite and a laid-back seaside resort, Thou Walla offers 10 safari tents set amongst lush native gardens and promises an escape from the city for couples who don’t know their pegs from their poles. (There are also one- and two-bedroom villas and cottages on offer for those unwilling to go full canvas.) Our tent is perfectly positioned. I’ve barely set down my overnight bag but with one look at the view – our flyscreen “windows” look directly out onto the marina and the water beyond – I’m ready to go exploring. My fiance, who has already kicked off his shoes and settled in on the massive daybed on our private timber deck for a spot of Candy Crush, needs a little more convincing. I hustle him away from the tent and we meander down to a nearby wooden pier to watch the sun set over the Karuah River and dangle our feet over the edge in silent contemplation. It is the kind of peace I’ve rarely found outside midsummer trips to far-flung beaches and it is broken only by the sound of my partner’s stomach rumbling – a reminder we have a dinner reservation. We make our way to The Point, which sits atop the marina just footsteps away from Thou Walla, and could hold its own alongside Sydney’s waterside dining offerings. One hundred-and-eighty-degree views of the water compete for our attention with the food itself. The Sea Breeze cocktail is sweet but not saccharine, and the Tasmanian salmon melts in my mouth. My fiance finishes his cannelloni – baked eggplant, capsicum, spinach, pine nut and fetta in a white miso sauce – and then eyes his empty plate with a look I fear signals he is about to lick it. I hiss at him that I still have time to call off the wed-

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from the popular seaside resort town of Nelson Bay. The Port Stephens region is serviced by Newcastle Airport, which offers connections to east coast capital cities and some regional centres, including the Gold Coast, Dubbo and Taree. STAYING THERE: Thou Walla Sunset Retreat offers safari tent accommodation as well as villas and cottages for those who want a more traditional weekender experience. With only 10 tents available, reservations are recommended (www.twsr.com.au). PLAYING THERE: Hop on a quad bike or even a camel to explore the nearby Stockton Bight Sand Dunes, the longest moving sand dunes in the southern hemisphere. These other-worldly dunes reach heights of over 30 metres. * The author was a guest of Thou Walla Sunset Retreat. AAP

From Goulburn, With Love OUR mission, if you choose to accept it: get yourself to Goulburn, experience the full force of SPYfest, and live to tell the tale. Hang on...Goulburn?! For the second year running, Goulburn has played host to SPYfest, a three-day event that transforms the city and immerses tourists and locals in a world of secret agents, fast cars and amazing gadgets. Even the Big Merino sports a pair of spy shades for the weekend. A city in NSW’s Southern Tablelands seems an unlikely place to celebrate all things espionage. But that’s before you learn that it’s the birthplace of

George Lazenby, who once played the world’s most famous spy, James Bond. “I’ll go anywhere if they pay me,” laughs Lazenby, who starred as the secret agent in 1969’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. “But I’m happy to come here. I grew up just a few streets away. “No one really knows that he’s from here,” says Amelia, one of SPYfest’s organisers. Initially, they weren’t sure if Lazenby, who resides in the US, would attend the inaugural SPYfest in 2015. “We wanted to bring him out here and really celebrate our city’s Bond connection.”

And how did that go? “I’m back, aren’t I?” Lazenby says, his voice still carrying the swaggering authority of 007. Of course he is. James Bond always returns. So do the crowds: Auburn Street, Goulburn’s main strip, is packed with people lined up to see the SPYfest street parade... and loving it. Vintage cars cruise through town; Lazenby leads the pack in a gold Aston Martin DB11. They’re not just going slow for the audience: the slightest bingle would be extremely expensive. Following Lazenby is the Aston Martin DBS that appeared alongside him on the silver screen.

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 23.09.2016 to Sunday 25.09.2016 The car’s owner, Sigi Zidziunas, purchased the DBS through a newspaper advert in Melbourne in 1984. Start checking the classifieds, 007 fans. In the Goulburn Workers’ Club, two local authors take the stage to discuss their blossoming careers. T.J. Spade and Montana Ash may not write spy fiction (instead writing supernatural crime thrillers and paranormal fantasy romance respectively), but it doesn’t matter. Despite their success, they pride themselves as coming from, and staying in, Goulburn. “But we sort of have secret identities,” admits Spade, a pen name. “It’s funny that we can reach international bestseller lists yet still be just regular folks from a little country town,” adds Ash. This is what’s at the heart of SPYfest: once you look past the disguise, you see the town pushing itself back onto the map. Although, it may not be the Goulburn you’re familiar with. Shops around town have “gone undercover”, taking on fun spy names for the weekend. Among my favourites: Pussy Galore (Barbeques Galore), Live and Let Dye (Kaos Hair), and Goul-Bourne Identity (Goulburn’s iconic Paragon Cafe), while The Spy Who Lowes You (Lowes) takes out the inaugural Dr. No Effort award. “Everyone’s mood really lifts when SPYfest is on,” says Jackie, who works at For Your Guys Only, aka Ed Harry Menswear. “It’s just a lot of fun. Plus we’ve sold out of bow ties.” That would be down to the Secret Agents Gala Dinner. Advertised as Goulburn’s night of nights, it’s a tasty excuse to slip into a tux or cocktail dress and live the Bond life for a night. That said, I’m sure 007 never found himself struggling to have his snappy bon mots heard over the house band. But what’s a James Bond adventure without gadgets? The skies over Seiffert Oval are abuzz with racing

drones, while helicopter rides provide families with a Bond-eye view of Goulburn. The licence to thrill provided by the choppers is revoked when a few cantankerous residents complain that the event has gone half an hour over its 4pm end time. The mix of eccentricity and enthusiasm on display is reminiscent of the Elvis Festival in Parkes. That unlikely event, which began in 1993 with just 200 attendees, has become an international jugger-

naut that SPYfest hopes to exceed. “This wouldn’t be possible if we didn’t have such a great community,” Amelia says. “I just like having a great time,” says Lazenby. “You don’t always have that when you’ve got ex-wives.” SPYfest will return...in 2017. This article will self-destruct in five seconds. AAP

Austin Powers at the SPYfest Street Parade in Goulburn on Saturday, September 17. Goulburn is the home of SPYfest, an annual secret agent-themed weekend event. PHOTO: AAP IMAGE/MICHAEL WAYNE

Whales make a splash off NSW coast HE day we set out past the harbour that frames the NSW holiday town of Nelson Bay is the first sunny Sunday the locals have enjoyed in weeks. The sky is spotless. Tourists beam. A young woman with a Spanish accent clutches a sick bag very, very tightly. There are a dozen of us aboard this little fast-cat, and though it’s warm enough to forgo jackets, my partner and I are the only two to brave the seaspray and wind out by the bow. Our fellow sightseers are an eclectic bunch: some are local families with toddlers in tow; two women in sensible hats admit that they, like us, have escaped the rat race for the weekend. The shoreline recedes and our captain kills the motor, and we all turn our gaze expectantly to the sea. We are here hoping to spot the migrating whales for which Port Stephens is famous, though we’ve been warned that August and September are considered slower months for spotting these spectacular beasts. But it isn’t long before our payoff arrives. “There,” someone cries. As one, we whip around to see a plume of water rising from the waves, followed in an instant by the appearance of a humpback that flicks its tail at us before plunging down into the depths. A few moments later our visitor reappears, and this time she’s not alone. Our deckhand, a former banker who packed in his life in the big smoke for a sea change and a new career as a marine scientist, tells us that we are likely watching a mother and juvenile, accompanied by an “aunt” who has been showing her companion the ins and outs of motherhood. Another passenger offers me his binoculars but there is little need; for almost half an hour the whales give us a show, breaching and frolicking about an impossibly short distance away from our little vessel. Mothers and their calves often stick close to shore on their journey south. Some experts believe this allows mum to teach her calf how to navigate the coastline for future migrations; others suggest the pair use these sheltered waters to rest and recuperate after the epic journey north and the birth. When it comes time for us to head back to shore,

we make a quick pit stop just off Cabbage Tree Island, which is home to an Australian fur seal colony during winter and spring. Camouflaged against the rocks are four seals – no, five – and look, there’s another, sunbathing above the waves. The dry seals blend in expertly but the longer we stare, the more we are able to spot, as if our eyes are adjusting to the wilderness. Some of the seals clamber from one rock to another, vying for the sunniest vantage points; others doze contentedly. All of a sudden there is a minor avalanche as one seal after the other propels itself into the water before easing back onto the lower rocks. And as the water-slicked creatures resume their places, the sunshine beats down on their fur, and each animal slowly fades, disappearing again into their easy

A whale breaching near Port Stephens.

Sunday morning. IF YOU GO GETTING THERE: Whale-watching tours depart from Nelson Bay Marina, which is under an hour’s drive from Newcastle. The Port Stephens region is serviced by Newcastle Airport, which offers connections to east coast capital cities and some regional centres, including the Gold Coast, Dubbo and Taree. PLAYING THERE: Imagine Cruises offers a 90-minute fast-cat whale-watching experience aboard the Envision, or get friendly with the region’s bottlenose dolphins with Dolphin Swim Australia. Spying on wildlife is thirsty work, so head to the Murray’s Brewery & Port Stephens Winery afterwards for a schooner of Whale Ale. * The author was a guest of Thou Walla Sunset Retreat. AAP

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GOLDEN GIRL BY NATALIE HOLMES JOURNALIST

WHEN it comes to ambition, Amber Lawrence is the poster girl for achieving your dreams. The acclaimed singer-songwriter has sung and strummed her way to success after switching her job as an accountant for a life in country music. She has won Artist of the Year accolades at both the Golden Guitars and the Country Music Channel Awards and made five albums since storming onto the scene more than a decade ago. Lawrence admits that she wasn’t obsessed with music from a young age. Rather, she drifted into the industry. “In my last year of high school, I dabbled in music and I was in the school musical. But after it ended, I just thought, ‘that was fun.” “I went to uni and studied finance. I got a job at Qantas and it was a great job.” Lawrence started going to karaoke and really enjoyed herself. “Then I started doing singing lessons and learning the guitar. I developed the skills as a songwriter and one thing led to another.” “In 2004, I entered a talent quest that took me to Tamworth.” Lawrence found her way into country music almost by accident. “I started listening to country music because of my singing teacher. Then every time I wrote a song, it was a country song. “I’d never heard it before then. The first album I bought was LeAnn Rimes ‘Blue’ then I got into Australian artists like Melinda Schneider and Beccy Cole. Lawrence now counts these country stars among her friends. “It makes me laugh how funny that is. I still pinch myself at times.” Her rise to fame came with a lot of hard work but Lawrence loves being a part of the country music scene. “It’s a good industry, I like that it’s small. You tour with each other and support each other.” Rather than looking up to other musicians as mentors, Lawrence said you ‘look and follow’. “No other artist has ever given me advice but I have definitely followed their example. People like Troy Cassar Daley and Kasey Chambers who’ve been in the industry for a long time, they are definitely worth following.” Lawrence has certainly been dedicated to her craft in her career and continues to strive towards new goals. “You won’t get anywhere by sitting at

home,” she pointed out. Travel has formed a large part of Lawrence becoming a recognised artist – whether it’s been touring around Australia or travelling internationally, including to war zones. After performing for Australian troops in the Middle East, Lawrence felt inspired by the selfless actions of the defence personnel. “It was such a privilege being able to entertain the troops and bring a bit of happiness to them. It made me feel proud to be Australian.” Inspiring others, particularly children, forms a large part of what Lawrence achieves as an artist. She does a lot of school shows and student workshops and has now released an album targeting her younger fans. It’s called The Kid’s Gone Country and Lawrence is currently on tour. “I noticed over the last 10 years that there was a lot of kids coming to the shows. I think it’s because I put so much energy into the performance and I love the energy the kids give you as well. It’s good fun.” Lawrence also has her own junior relatives to try out the songs. “I’ve been spending a lot of time with my niece and nephew which just gave me a better feel for what kids want to hear. So I decided to do a kids’ album.” Going into schools to perform gives Lawrence a real buzz. “Some kids have never heard live music before and they don’t know what it’s like.” Lawrence enjoys helping adults as well and offers mentoring and coaching. She also writes a lifestyle blog and encourages people of all ages to follow their dreams. It’s evident that Lawrence took her own advice when she swapped her life in the corporate world in order to chase country music. “You just need to believe in yourself and know that it’s never too late to do what you want to do in life. I had a safe job as an accountant but my real dream was to be a country singer. “Whenever I hear someone say that they hate their job, I ask them what is stopping them from finding another one?” “Most of the time, it’s the pressures of society – they think they have to be living up to other people’s expectations instead of their own.” Although her days are long and tiring, Lawrence is living the dream. “Each day, you’re up and on the road by 9am and if you perform that night, you don’t get to bed until 2am. They’re long days of touring and performing but it’s great. I love it.” Amber Lawrence will be performing at Dubbo RSL on September 26.

T I C K E T G I V E AWAY - FA M I LY S H O W Dubbo Weekender has one family pass to give away (2 adults and 2 kids) to see Amber Lawrence in concert on Monday, September 26, 12 noon, at the RSL Club. To enter, phone the Panscott Media office by 9.15am, Friday, September 23 on 6885 4433.

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Jilly Cooper’s writing is joyful and uplifting BY KATE WHITING THE BOOKCASE

BOOK OF THE WEEK Mount! by Jilly Cooper is published in hardback by Bantam Press. JILLY Cooper, British queen of the bonkbuster and national treasure, is back with her latest novel Mount!, which sees the highly anticipated return of her most popular character, the horsey heartbreaker Rupert Campbell-Black. And while Rupert is once again setting hearts aflutter across the country, it’s the horses that are getting most of the action, as Mount! is set in the world of horse breeding and flat racing. The story follows Rupert, pitted against old enemies Isa Lovell and Cosmo Rannaldini in a race to win leading sire – with Rupert determined that his prize stallion Love Rat will be crowned. Left at home juggling the family while Rupert’s off chasing winners around the world, his darling wife Taggie falls into the arms of Jan, the exceptionally handsome and utterly charming carer of Rupert’s wayward geriatric father Old Eddie, while setback after setback on the racing track make Rupert’s dream seem ever more impossible. Cooper writes characters that you can really root for, despite the fact that she never disguises their faults, from Rupert’s infidelity and impetuousness to Taggie’s doormat saintliness, Cooper’s message is clear: we’re all worthy of love and it will come to us in the end. Mount! is quintessential Cooper, with horses and dogs having as big a role in the action as the people. Fans will be thrilled with the return of many of Cooper’s best-loved characters, culminating in a huge party which reads like a who’s who of her best novels. Cooper’s writing is so ineffably joyful and uplifting, one hopes that, given her huge readership, Mount! will jolly well cheer the nation up. 9/10 (Review by Tory Lyne-Pirkis)

FICTION A Deadly Thaw by Sarah Ward is published by Faber & Faber. LENA Fisher served a 10-year prison sentence for killing her husband. So, when his newly dead body is found a year after her release, it becomes apparent nothing is as it seems. As Lena’s sister, Kat, battles personal demons to unravel a web of love, loss, cruelty and false memories from two decades’ past, she reaches a chilling conclusion that is all-too-believable. Beautifully crafted with elegant understatement, this is Sarah Ward’s second crime thriller set in the Peak Dis-

trict. Bitter Chill, published last year, was widely praised and compared to the best of Scandinavian noir. In Deadly Thaw, she pulls off the near-impossible feat of balancing a credible plot with realistic characters who are broken and beautifully drawn. And, like a double malt, her economical prose slides down smoothly, before leaving a catch in the throat. 9/10 (Review by Gill Oliver) Sex And Death: Stories, edited by Sarah Hall and Peter Hobbs, is published in hardback by Faber & Faber. IT could be argued that all tales are, somehow, about sex or death, but in this collection of 20 short stories written by authors around the world, these tantalising themes are thrust into the spotlight. Some are laugh-out-loud funny, such as Alan Warner’s Porto Baso Scale Modellers, when an attractive woman tries to join a group of elderly model plane enthusiasts. Some are creepy, for example In The Reactor, by Peter Hobbs, about two dummy nuclear plant workers. And some are overtly sexual, but it’s not a collection of soft porn stories. Instead, there’s plenty to provoke longer thought – Fin by Lynn Coady and Reversible by Courttia Newland throw up difficult subjects that are hard to forget – with a couple of light-hearted oneshots to balance it all out. 8/10 (Review by Natalie Bowen) Undertow by Elizabeth Heathcote is published in hardback by Quercus. WITH a background in writing and editing magazines and newspapers, Eliabeth Heathcote has now turned her hand to novels, in the form of Undertow. The dark thriller follows freelance journalist Carmen as she begins to question whether the death of her husband’s former lover really was a tragic accident. Throughout the book, the author toys with the reader as the protagonist desperately tries to discover the truth about her partner Tom, a successful London lawyer, but she is met with a web of lies and unanswered questions at every turn. The book has a somewhat slow and wordy start, but still manages to draw you in. Despite the real tension only really building in the final few chapters, Heathcote conjures up clear imagery throughout and executes a clever twist at the end. 5/10 (Review by Anna Hinchcliffe) Nutshell by Ian McEwan is published in hardback by Jonathan Cape. IF you thought a story narrated from the afterlife was innovative, get a load of this: Ian McEwan’s latest novel is told from the perspective of a third-trimester foetus in the throes of an existential crisis. The precocious womb-dweller has overheard mummy and uncle plotting to send his cuckolded father to the grave before he’s even made it down the birth canal into a cradle. A wine buff with a penchant for podcasts, our not-yet-born narrator is as clever as the author, who spins this gripping yarn in his usual sublime prose, sprinkled with the blackest of comic relief. The in utero viewpoint sounds gimmicky, but it’s deftly handled by McEwan – in fact, at just shy of 200 pages, the only criticism one could level at this slender beauty is that it’s over all too soon. 8/10 (Review by Katie Wright)

Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer is published in hardback by Hamish Hamilton. ELEVEN years after his last novel, Jonathan Safran Foer returns with an ambitious third novel, Here I Am, about an American Jewish family, the Blochs, who have come to something of a crossroads in their lives. Jacob and Julia Bloch, and their three sons, Sam, Max and Benji, are very much the epitome of solid family life, to the outside world at least. In reality, Jacob’s grandfather is considering whether to take his own life instead of moving into the Jewish home, Julia has just discovered Jacob’s ‘other’ phone with explicit text messages not meant for her, Jacob’s oldest son, Sam, has been accused of writing offensive words at school, and to top it all, the family pet, Argus, is on his last legs. It couldn’t be much worse, but then the situation in Israel reaches breaking point, and Jacob has to face up to both his personal and political responsibilities. Foer’s family saga aims a microscopic lens on the dynamics of the Bloch family whilst simultaneously taking a telescopic view of the geopolitical tableau. It is an impressive feat, but it is in those close-up moments of family life, the breakdown of spousal relationships, and the vibrant colloquies between parent and child, that the novel really excels. Unfortunately though, it is a hard act to maintain across a novel of this length. 7/10 (Review by Jade Craddock) Resolution by AN Wilson is published in hardback by Atlantic Books. AN Wilson, prolific author of biographies and nonfiction works, has turned his attention to the historical novel form to depict the adventures of real-life figure George Forster. Forster sailed aboard HMS Resolution, as part of Captain Cook’s feted second expedition around the Pacific. The spirit of exploration and discovery in this tale isn’t just confined to that sea voyage, which charted coastlines to maps for the first time and catalogued many fauna and species. As the story moves through time, the characters’ lives intersect with great intellects of the age with new perspectives, such as Goethe, Priestley and von Humboldt. Themes such as Enlightenment, Romanticism and the political upheavals of the French Revolution all act as jolts to the plot lines. Amidst all the big ideas, it is Wilson’s depiction of Forster, the perennial wanderer never truly comfortable in any given location or time, which keeps the reader engaged. 7/10 (Review by Will Ennett)

NON-FICTION Homo Deus: A Brief History Of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari is published in hardback by Harvill Secker. DR Yuval Noah Harari has a PhD in History from the University of Oxford, and now lectures at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Following the global success of his book Sapiens, about the history of humankind, he turns his attention to the future. The thrust of his argument is that rapid technological developments are evolving a new kind of human being – long-lived, possibly immortal, and hard-wired into the data processes of the internet. Such a being is a step-change for humanity and may well look down on us mere mortals, as we already regard animals and Neanderthals as lesser

incarnations. His reasoning is laid out with a lucidity that makes it a joy to read. But his vision is terrifying and perhaps, ultimately, irresponsible. Human rights, for example, might indeed just be another story humankind tells itself. But they’re currently our best consensual effort at a decent society. 9/10 (Review by Liz Ryan) The 37th Parallel: The Secret Truth Behind America’s UFO Highway by Ben Mezrich is published in hardback by William Heinemann. THE 37th Parallel: The Secret Truth Behind America’s UFO Highway tells the real-life story of UFO buff Chuck Zukowski as he tenaciously investigates paranormal happenings along a 3000mile highway through the centre of the USA. Chuck wants us to believe, but his sceptical wife, who he drags along for the ride, provides an interesting counterpoint that stops the book becoming too fantastical and one-sided. The narrative is extremely engaging, but the inclusion of photos and important documents really helps the reader understand the intricacies of the investigation. Ben Mezrich is a New York Times bestselling author, most noted for The Accidental Billionaires, which ultimately became movie blockbuster The Social Network, so it’s safe to say Mezrich has a gift for making real-life events into exciting, pacey stories. However, I’m open to the idea that UFOs exist, and loved the conspiratorial theories in the book, but must admit I’m yet to be 100 per cent convinced. 8/10 (Review by Rachel Farrow) The Hidden Life Of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries From A Secret World by Peter Wohlleben is published in hardback by Greystone Books. WOHLLEBEN is a forester who’s been working on more sustainable and harmonious ways of managing woodland, especially beech forests, and is keen to share the insights thus gleaned. The key from which much here follows is thinking of forests not as a collection of trees engaged in all-out competition for sunlight and water, but as a mutually supportive network, exchanging information and even nutrients via subterranean networks of fungal symbiotes (inevitably described as “the forest internet” – the chummy anthropomorphism can grow wearying, as too the corny jokes, which in fairness may have been less groanworthy in the original German). It’s a fascinating vision, even if it’s never entirely clear how trees know whether another trunk is a ‘friend’ with whom to cooperate, or a sibling with whom he admits they fight for resources. It can get a bit cloying in large doses, but dipped into, it’s full of intriguing facts. 6/10 (Review by Alex Sarll) I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us And A Grander View Of Life by Ed Yong is published in hardback by The Bodley Head. FOR a long time, the popular view has been to see microbes as killers – germs and pathogens, threatening our health. The plethora of kitchen products that promise to kill 99 per cent of all known germs is a testament to the fear factor they produce. But as Ed Yong points out, if you removed just the human cells from a human’s body, you would be left with a human-like shape because of the

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 23.09.2016 to Sunday 25.09.2016 microbes we co-exist with, on our skin, in our guts, spread through our tissue – we can’t live without them. Science writer Yong gives a state-ofthe art look at what we know about microbes and what is still left to discover. He considers the importance of these tiny organisms to the overall balance and harmony of both the survival of an individual creature and to whole eco-systems. Microbes can be both helpful and destructive to the heath of the body they inhabit, and some species can’t properly develop without the help of their microbes switching on protective mechanisms. From breastfeeding to coral reefs, the complex relationships between microbes and their environments are explored with rigour and humour. Yong makes difficult concepts and scientific terms easy to understand – and his excitement at the variety and astonishing wonder of nature makes him an enthusiastic and engaging writer. 9/10 (Review by Bridie Pritchard) The Trainable Cat: How To Make Life Happier For You And Your Cat by John Bradshaw and Sarah Ellis is published in hardback by Allen Lane. FELINE experts John Bradshaw and Sarah Ellis worked together on the BBC Horizon programme, The Secret Life Of The Cat, and have now teamed up to write The Trainable Cat – which, if you’re anything like me, will have

you approaching how you engage with your cat in a whole new light. As Ellis notes: why bother trying to train a cat? And are they trainable anyway? Yes, is the answer, and it’s all about nurturing their wellbeing and happiness – as well as your own, explains Ellis, by enabling them to better cope with day-to-day behavioural expectations and things like moving house and living harmoniously with other pets. Biologist Bradshaw, who founded and directs the world-renowned Anthrozoology Institute, and Ellis, feline behaviour specialist at International Cat Care, bring different skill sets to the picture and together they’re a dream team, explaining cat psychology and behaviour in straightforward, but engaging language. Training instructions are clear and easily applied (you really don’t need to devote your life to these efforts; it’s mostly about being aware of how you might be reinforcing certain behaviours, and of your cat’s emotional responses). But so much more than a practical guide, Ellis and Bradshaw have created a fascinating insight into the workings of our beloved felines. Will Tinkerbell be leaping through hoops after a few weeks? Nope. But stick with it and you might find those ‘stubborn’, ‘naughty’ or ‘unpredictable’ moments become much more manageable. 8/10 (Review by Abi Jackson)

CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF THE WEEK Nadiya’s Bake Me A Story by Nadiya Hussain (illustrated by Clair Rossiter) is published in hardback by Hodder Children’s Books. Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain has mixed together her family’s love of storytelling and baking into a unique cookbook for children. Hussain’s creative imagination is shown here in spades, as she kneads classic fairytales into new shapes, all ending with a recipe that’s featured in the story. So, among the 15, we have the ‘Notjust-ginger’ Gingerbread Guy, outfoxing the fox, thanks to his mystery ingredient; Ruby-Red whipping up Very Berry Breakfast Muffins for the three bears – and a touching tale about a hungry boy and a bowl of Vanilla Baked Custard. With photos throughout of her three children, Musa, Dawud and Maryam, to whom the book is dedicated, as well as charming illustrations of her characters by Clair Rossiter, it’s a delicious delight. The stories mainly follow a similar theme – hungry/poor person finds food in some magical way – so it’s more one to dip into with children of all ages, than read in one go. Just remember not to get so carried away with the stories, you burn the bakes! 8/10 (Review by Kate Whiting) Lydia: The Wild Girl Of Pride & Prejudice by Natasha Farrant is published in paperback by Chicken House.

Money: the root of all evil T HE next subject in this series featuring the growth of man on Earth is covered with a collection of titles from the shelves. “Money Changes Everything” by William Goetzmann explains how finance made civilization possible. As one commentator notes, money is the greatest invention since the wheel. The book traces money’s roles from prehistoric times to the present, showing how civilizations developed on a bedrock of financial transactions. The book steps back to the classic Civilizations of Greece and Rome Mesopotamia, and the trade expeditions that led Europeans to the New World. It moves through time covering money’s role, detailing some of the financial technologies and institutions that have helped urban centres to expand and cultures to flourish. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics Joseph Stiglitz wrote “The Great Divide” in which he examines why inequality increased in the Western world – and what can be done about it. No one today can deny that there is a great divide, separating the very rich – the “1 per cent” – and the rest. In the depths of the Great Depression tens of millions worried about their future. When Obama gave his second Inaugural Address he said that “girls born into the bleakest poverty know that they have the same chance to succeed as anybody else... all are equal in the eyes of God but also in our own.” Page 233 of Stiglitz’s book notes

that, in the four years since that speech, inequality has been “affected by virtually every policy that the government undertakes”. And Stiglitz responded to these policies, identifying that the distributive consequences of the policies were often given short shrift. A quality approach to wealth is often contained in books on Warren Buffett. He hasn’t written a book, although he does write the Hathaway Paper, the annual report to shareholders in his company, and these are collected over time to form a book. Charles Morris has written “The Sages” in which he includes the theories of Warren Buffett, George Soros and Paul Volcker. Each is featured with their various special areas of focus and their thoughts on intelligent financial investment. They were among the few who warned of the economic collapse in 2006. Robert Reich has written “Saving Capitalism”, the subject having an emphasis on the economic structure being “For the

Many, Not the Few”. He examines the breakdown of the economic system that had helped make America strong, what went wrong and what it will take to fix it. The last 80 years have seen the greatest income inequality and wealth disparity – there has been a shrinking middle class, growth in the wealthy end and substantial increase in the poor. There has been a corruption of principles in their democracy by huge corporations and connections between Washington and Wall Street: that all “workers are paid what they are worth”, that a higher minimum wage equals fewer jobs, and that corporations must serve shareholders before employees. Reich shows that there are critical choices ahead – for Australia as well as America – particularly the choice of what government is for, the influence of “free markets”, and other key factors. On page 39 it details that in 2014 Amazon, the business that accounted for half of all book sales in the United States, stopped delivering

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It’s always worrying when contemporary authors adapt a classic. Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice is forever falling victim to this arguable lack of imagination, but Natasha Farrant just about manages to pull it off. Matching the same series of events as the original, in this version our heroine is not Lizzy, but the youngest Bennett sister, Lydia, the so-called silly, frivolous one, only interested in ribbons and dancing with red coated militia men. This Lydia is still a silly teenager, but she’s fun, forthright and feminist, not the embarrassing liability we’re usually expected to snub. Written in diary form, sharp and witty commentary on her sisters and the dashing Mr Wickham race alongside Lydia’s desperation for some – any – kind of adventure, learning to swim and gallop included. It’s new perspectives on characters usually so fixed that’s most intriguing though: dull Mary’s interest in the dreaded Mr Collins becomes a willingness to sacrifice herself for her sisters’ future, scatterbrained Mrs Bennett is actually very sweet, while Mr Bennett is dismissive, sexist and unreliable. It’s inventive and touching, without stamping all over the original, and makes for a very entertaining companion piece. 7/10 (Review by Ella Walker)

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bonds. But crude oil, soybeans, copper, wheat and other commodities – what could be more boring? That’s exactly what the elite commodity traders want you to think. They control the prices of petrol, food, and most of our daily essentials, but their astonishing wealth was created in near total obscurity. How did so much power end up in the hands of so few? The book takes us inside their inner circle, following a trail from New York to London to Dubai, from hedge funds, to banks, to brokers. It reveals a clear picture of those gambling with our future every day. Money permeates the whole of society. I picked up a discarded EFT printout from the front lawn which identified the +terminal #, date, with the time 1:27:15 AM indicating a “withdrawal from savings” plus some card references. The key indicator showed “insufficient funds to complete this transaction”. Given the time of night, no money, paperwork discarded two blocks from the EFT, the initiative to do a break-in is a no-brainer. These few examples could show a common element – perhaps you recall the old saying “Money is the root of all evil”. Enjoy your browsing, Dave Pankhurst

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H E A R EAR The Screaming Jets, one of Australia’s hardest rockin’ bands - on their new tour – “Go Hard or Go Chrome” – an ode to their latest studio release, “Chrome” and unapologetically rockin’ live shows. The band’s latest studio album – their first in eight years – was released in May, and not only saw the five-piece touring through metro centres, but also found them landing in the ARIA Top 30 and celebrating with a special Music Max Live album launch. Keeping true to their reputation as one of Australia’s hardest working rock’n’roll bands, they are ready to bring their new music - and all their biggest hits - to regional areas this October and November, including Dubbo on November 4. “Chrome” was the band’s first studio album in eight years and not only impressed long - term Jets fans, but also garnered them a new audience base. Reaching #2 on the Independent Music Charts, #10 on the ARIA Australian Artist Chart and #30 on the ARIA Mainstream Charts, they showed that the band only gets better with age. Heading out on the road again for a regional run was a natural progression. Regional Australia is the band’s heartland and there is nothing better than sharing new music with the people who want to hear it the most. With killer new tracks and The Screaming Jets’ incredible back catalogue, audiences are certainly in for a treat with this run of shows. Watch out for Dubbo Weekender’s exclusive chat with Jimi Hocking in next week’s edition.

EAR the haunting history of tragic Callan Park inmate Louisa Lawson and the strange tale of the unknown soldier come alive in a vibrant concert of new Australian music on Sunday, September 25 at the Macquarie Conservatorium, Darling Street Dubbo at 12 noon, with two leading vocal ensembles performing. The concert explores the history of one of Sydney’s earliest mental asylums, built on the foreshores of the Sydney Harbour. In Dubbo to perform the piece are Australia’s leading vocal ensemble The Song Company, and the Leichhardt Espresso Chorus with pianist Benjamin Burton. The concert is conducted by artistic director Michelle Leonard, and is a fundraiser for the Moorambilla Voices* program based in regional NSW. Tickets at the door. *The Moorambilla Gala Concert is on Saturday, September 24 at the Dubbo Regional Theatre.

EE yourself a winner of the Life and Light Western Photo Competition. With more than $4000 in prize money on offer this opportunity is not to be missed. “We hope this competition provides a snapshot of the diversity and the beauty of the Western Region through the eyes of the people who know the land best,” said Local Land Services Western Region acting general manager Erlina Compton. “Rocks, Rust, Stars and Dust” is the theme of this year’s competition and entries close on Friday, September 30. Photographers are urged to get snapping and submit their photographs as soon as possible via the Local Land Services Western Region home page at western.lls.nsw.gov.au Entry is free and open to amateur photographers of all ages, but the photographs must be taken in the Western region and they must be less than 3 years-old - photographs must be taken between 2014 and 2016. The judges are looking for photographs that show a passion for buildings or the surrounding landscape, images that portray a sense of belonging and connection to a place and/or landscape, native plants and animals in their natural habitat, vibrant use of colour or contrast, land and water systems, photographs that portray significant landscapes and landmarks from our region or photographs of people interacting with their landscape. The 2016 competition winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony on Friday, October 28, at the start of the Rural Women’s Gathering weekend. All of the entries for the 2016 competition will be uploaded on the ‘Life and Light in the Western Region’ Facebook page where the entry with the most ‘likes’ will take out the ‘People’s Choice’ Award. Download the Entry Form from the Local Land Services Western Region website

EE art at its best at the sixth annual outdoor art exhibition, “Sculptures In The Garden,” which is set to turn Mudgee into a cultural epicentre on October 8 nto 9, with hundreds of nationally recognised and regional artists already submitting works. Former Art Gallery of NSW director Edmund Capon will officially open the 2016 event and has already expressed his excitement at the calibre and diversity of submitted works. “Sculpture is no longer the poor cousin in the story of Australian art but a lively, thriving centerpiece,” he said. Featured artists for this year’s event include Sculptures By The Sea exhibitors Jimmy Rix and John Fitzmaurice, MONA’s ‘Cunts… and other conversations’ creator Greg Taylor, local artist and former Sculptures By The Sea exhibitor Nigel White, and Vivid exhibitor Alan Rose, among many others.

SIG artistic director Kay NortonKnight said she was particularly pleased that more than half of this year’s submissions are from new artists to Sculptures in the Garden. “It is very exciting that the exhibition is attracting some big names in the Australian and international art world, but we are even more thrilled that SIG is a way for emerging artists to have their work displayed and their name in front of potential buyers and curators,” she said. Hosted in the established gardens of Rosby vineyard, organisers are expecting more than 3,000 visitors this year, with the Mudgee Support Group for the Guide Dogs NSW/ACT assisting throughout the two days running the gate and providing catering for the event. For more information visit www. sculpturesinthegarden.com.au

DO O get your filmmaking skills together and the 2016 Dubbo One Eye Film Festival which is open to receive entries until midnight October 21. In partnership with the Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo Filmmakers will host the 4th annual One Eye Film Festival at the brand new “Black Box Theatre” on November 11 and 12. Dubbo Filmmakers member and festival coordinator, Kellie Jennar says the One Eye Film Festival is open to all filmmakers who can demonstrate a link to Dubbo and surrounding regions. “That link might be thematic, geographic or a delightful accident of birth. There is no entry fee, prizes or theme. The festival is all about promoting and showcasing local filmmaking. All genres and styles of films are encouraged, however there is a time limit of seven minutes. “It’s a great opportunity to showcase your films to enthusiastic local people.“ It’s a completely different experience to upload a film into the silence of cyberspace, compared with the immediacy and warmth of watching your film with an audience. “Filmmaking can be quite a solitary activity so it enables filmmakers to get out of the editing studio, see the diversity and creativity of films being made and network with other local filmmakers,” she said. The One Eye Film Festival has grown in popularity both with filmmakers and audience in the past three years. Last year, 30 short films were shown to an audience of more than 350 people at three sittings. Entry forms and further information is available at http://dubbofilmmakers.wordpress. com/one-eye-film-festival/

Workshop program. On Monday, October 3, it’s “Animalia! Animals in Print” Create beautiful animal pictures using printing techniques. Follow art tutor Pauline Griffiths as she takes you on safari through the WPCC exhibition Cadence. Be intrigued and inspired by the beautiful animals in art before creating your own fabulous artwork. On Tuesday, October 4, it’s “Painting your place!” Paint a colourful and wondrous picture of your favourite place under the guidance of art tutor Alicia O’Connor. Be inspired by the landscapes in the WPCC exhibition Cadence before heading back to the art room to explore the potential of watercolours to depict the mood and hues of our special places. Morning sessions are for 5 to 8yrs, 10am to 12pm and afternoon sessions are for 8 to 12yrs, 1pm to 3pm, Cost: $30 ($25 for FOWPCC). There’s plenty of other options, so please Visit: http://bit.ly/WPCCSHW to book online or call WPCC Reception 02 6801 4444.

ETC ND…. on the subject of what your kids can do over the school holidays let’s look at what else the Western Plains Cultural Centre is doing in October for five to eight year-olds (10am to 12pm) and eight to 12 years, from 1pm to 3pm on October 5. It’s Plasticine Portraits. Make a zany animal portrait with plasticine! The WPCC exhibition Cadence is full of interesting and peculiar animals. The kids will check it out with art tutor Alicia O’Connor before creating your own amazing collage using plasticine and dressing it up with quirky accessories. On Thursday, October 6 it’s Magic mixed media, so if you love the zoo kids can create a memento of your favourite zoo animal using paint and collage. Art tutor Nicky Dakin will take your budding Picasso you on an animal trail through the WPCC collection before helping you make the perfect picture for your wall. Something for 10 years and over only, is “Be spooked by Photography”. From 10am to 12pm on October 7, kids will create scary and spooky photograms of ghostly circus figures. They can take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn how to process black and white prints in a professional darkroom. We love old school. Visit http://bit.ly/WPCCSHW to book online or call WPCC Reception 02 6801 4444.

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CLUBS & PUBS PASTORAL HOTEL 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 Žī ĞĞ 110 Talbragar St, 6882 4219

DUBBO RSL CLUB RESORT

TED’S TAKEAWAY

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

CLUB DUBBO VILLAGE BAKERY CAFE

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

STICKS AND STONES

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

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

WYLDE BEAN THAI CAFE KƉĞŶ ďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ůƵŶĐŚ ϲĂŵ Ɵ ůů ůĂƚĞ 40 Bourke Street, 6885 5999

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THE PARTY STOP KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϵĂŵͲϰƉŵ Party Costumes ĞĐŽƌĂƟ ŽŶƐ ĂůůŽŽŶƐ 'ŝŌ Ɛ ĨŽƌ ŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ dŚĞŵĞĚ ƉĂƌƟ ĞƐ 142 Darling Street, 6885 6188

DUBBO ANTIQUE & COLLECTABLES KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ͕ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϯƉŵ ŶƟ ƋƵĞ ĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ͕ ĐŚŝŶĂ͕ ĐĂƐƚ ŝƌŽŶ͕ ŽůĚ ƚŽŽůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽůůĞĐƚĂďůĞƐ͘ 4 Depot Road, 6885 4400

DUBBO GROVE PHARMACY KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϵĂŵ Ɵ ů ϭϮ ŶŽŽŶ 'ŝŌ ǁĂƌĞ͕ :ĞǁĞůůĞƌǇ ,ŽŵĞǁĂƌĞƐ 59A Boundary Road, 6882 3723

THE ATHLETES FOOT KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϵĂŵ Ɵ ů ϮƉŵ ǀĞƌǇƚŚŝŶŐ ǇŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ Į ƚ 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

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

THINGS TO DO

WESTERN PLAINS CULTURAL CENTRE

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

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

TARONGA WESTERN PLAINS ZOO KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ϵͲϰƉŵ͘ dŚĞ ǌŽŽ͛Ɛ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽǁƐ Žī Ğƌ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ƚƌƵůǇ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͘ Obley Road, off the Newell Hwy, 6881 1400

READINGS CINEMA ŽŵĨŽƌƚ͕ ƐƚǇůĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĂůƵĞ ΨϭϬ Ɵ ĐŬĞƚƐ ϯ ĞǆƚƌĂ͘ ĂŶĚǇ ďĂƌ͖ ϱ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐŽŵƉůĞǆ͖ ŝŐŝƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚ ŽůďǇ ŝŐŝƚĂů ϯ ƉƌŽũĞĐƟ ŽŶ >ƵǆƵƌǇ ĂƌŵĐŚĂŝƌ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ 49 Macquarie St,6881 8600

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE

Friday 23.09.2016 to Sunday 25.09.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

Friday, September 23 Better Homes And Gardens

MOVIE: Jersey Boys

Have You Been Paying Attention? tention?

PRIME7, 7pm

PRIME7, 8.30pm, M (2014)

WIN, 8.30pm

There’s enough drama in this world that sometimes you just fancy watching something uncomplicated, good-natured and maybe even a little bit inspirational. On any given Friday night, you know you can count on stalwart Better Homes and Gardens to be just that, and an evening spent with the smiling faces of Joh and co is just the thing to set you up for a nice weekend. Tonight, Graham and Adam are upping their good-guy credentials by helping a loyal fan restore her vegie patch and orchid collection. Of interest to those with their own eco-aspirations, Joh and Pete check out a Melbourne home at the forefront of sustainable design.

Boy bands never go out of style, but this Hollywood remake of the Tonywinning Broadway musical certainly casts iconic rock group The Four Seasons in a new light. Original screenwriters Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice are back on board to recount the story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who find fame and fortune in the glitzy world of 1960s showbiz. John Lloyd Young stars as frontman Frankie Valli, alongside Vincent Piazza, Michael Lomenda and Erich Bergen. This drab adaptation lacks the pizzazz of the stage production, but is saved by the lively, well known musical numbers.

’ll have If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll deduced that things must be going all right for The Bachelor Australia’s Richie Strahan n and his uple, chosen lady. Unlike season two’s couple, e Blake and Sam – who split before the ity finale aired and didn’t do any publicity together – they’ve been doing the rounds on various shows all week, including this appearance on Have You Been Paying Attention?, which first aired on Monday night. It could get awkward, with questions about reality TV’s hottest pairing sure to come up as Tom Gleisner quizzes Glenn Robbins, Urzila Carlson, Marty Sheargold, Cal Wilson and Sam Pang (right) about the events of the previous week.

ABC

PRIME7

NINE

6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 10.00 One Plus One. (CC) 10.30 Catalyst. (R, CC) 11.00 From The Heart. (R, CC) (Final) 11.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) 12.00 News At Noon. (CC) 1.00 Pointless. (R, CC) 1.45 Call The Midwife. (M, R, CC) 2.45 Auction Room. (R, CC) 3.15 The Cook And The Chef. (R, CC) 3.45 The Bill. (PG, R, CC) 4.10 Murder, She Wrote. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 ABC News: Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 The Drum. (CC) Analysis of the day’s news.

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG, CC) 11.30 Seven Morning News. (CC) 12.00 MOVIE: Fall Into Darkness. (M, R, CC) (1996) A woman stages her own death, in order to frame the person she believes is responsible for her brother’s suicide. Tatyana M. Ali, Sean Murray. 2.00 The Daily Edition. (CC) The hottest issues from the day’s news. 3.00 The Chase. (CC) Hosted by Bradley Walsh. 4.00 Seven News At 4. (CC) 5.00 The Chase Australia. (CC) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.

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6.00 One Plus One. (R, CC) Jane Hutcheon interviews Cosentino. 6.10 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 QI. (PG, R, CC) Guests David Mitchell, Ross Noble and Sue Perkins join Stephen Fry for a “K”-inspired discussion. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. (M, R, CC) A folk festival organiser is killed in a manner reminiscent to that described in a ballad. 10.05 Birds Of A Feather. (PG, CC) Travis gets in trouble with his mother after it is revealed he got a tattoo in an effort to impress a girl. 10.30 Lateline. (R, CC) News analysis program. 11.00 The Business. (R, CC) Hosted by Ticky Fullerton and Elysse Morgan. 11.15 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M, R, CC) UK-based panel show featuring special guest Joanna Lumley.

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. (CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (CC) Joh and Pete visit an inner-city Melbourne home at the cutting edge of sustainable design. Graham and Adam help a loyal fan restore her orchid collection and veggie patch. 8.30 MOVIE: Jersey Boys. (M, CC) (2014) During the ’60s, four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey come together to form a band called The Four Seasons, quickly becoming famous as they rocket to the top of the charts. John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen, Michael Lomenda. 11.25 The Big Music Quiz. (PG, R, CC) Two teams of celebrities, including Em Rusciano and Lawrence Mooney, face off on their knowledge of popular music in this next generation game show. Hosted by Darren McMullen.

12.00 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming. 5.00 Rage. (PG, CC) Continuous music programming.

12.25 The Neighbors. (PG, R, CC) Having moved his family to a gated community, a man is shocked to discover his new neighbours are aliens. 1.00 Home Shopping.

Today. (CC) Today Extra. (PG, CC) Morning News. (CC) The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) Variety show featuring celebrities, musical guests and ordinary people with interesting tales to tell. MOVIE: The Bad News Bears Go To Japan. (PG, R, CC) (1978) A little league baseball team are conned by a seedy agent into travelling to Japan. Tony Curtis, Jackie Earle Haley. News Now. (CC) Afternoon News. (CC) Millionaire Hot Seat. (CC) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

WIN

SBS

6.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 6.30 The Home Team. (R, CC) 7.00 WIN News. (R, CC) 8.00 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Talk. (CC) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 The Living Room. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. (CC) 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R, CC) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, CC) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. (CC) 4.00 Ben’s Menu. (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. 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. 2.00 Tadao Ando: From Emptiness To Infinity. (R, CC) 3.00 The Point Review. 3.30 Heston’s In Search Of Perfection. (R, CC) 4.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Kevin Whately. (R, CC) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R, CC)

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. First preliminary final. Cronulla Sharks v North Queensland Cowboys. From Allianz Stadium, Sydney. 10.15 MOVIE: Fire Down Below. (M, R, CC) (1997) A government agent goes undercover in a small, mountain community after one of his colleagues is murdered. He discovers the locals are living in fear of a ruthless mining company and its thugs, who are determined to cover up the fact they are dumping toxic waste into old mine shafts. Steven Seagal, Marg Helgenberger, Harry Dean Stanton.

6.00 WIN News. (CC) 6.30 The Project. (CC) Waleed Aly, Gorgi Coghlan, Anthony “Lehmo” Lehmann and Meshel Laurie take a look at the day’s news. Special guests include an eliminated contestant from The Bachelorette Australia and the world’s oldest contortionist. 7.30 The Living Room. (CC) Amanda turns the tables on Jonathan LaPaglia, the host of Australian Survivor. Miguel embarks on a mission to track down a mysterious Margaret River harvest and cook the “ultimate” marron roll. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) A fast-paced, irreverent look at news, with Glenn Robbins, Urzila Carlson, Marty Sheargold, Cal Wilson and Sam Pang competing to see who can remember the most about events of the week. Hosted by Tom Gleisner. 9.30 To Be Advised. 11.00 To Be Advised.

6.00 The Little Paris Kitchen. (R, CC) (Final) Rachel demonstrates the cuisine of Paris by serving a classic quiche lorraine with a creamy filling and pastry. She also tries her hand at crêpe making with the help of a Parisian street vendor and visits a Vietnamese restaurant to discover which Asian food trends are gaining purchase. 6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Secrets Of The Manor House: Highclere Castle. (PG, CC) Looks at the lives of people who lived and worked within the walls of the iconic Highclere Castle. 8.35 MOVIE: The Madness Of King George. (PG, R, CC) (1994) Based on a true story. In the final years of the 17th century, British monarch King George III’s reign begins to devolve into chaos as he struggles with the consequences of a rare degenerative condition. 10.40 SBS World News Late Edition. (CC) 11.10 MOVIE: Blue Velvet. (MA15+, R, CC) (1986) An innocent young man discovers a dark underworld exists beneath the surface of his quiet hometown.

12.25 MOVIE: The Elephant Man. (M, R, CC) (1980) Anthony Hopkins. 2.45 Impractical Jokers. (M, CC) 3.15 Nine Presents. (R, CC) 3.30 Extra. (CC) 4.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 4.30 Good Morning America. (CC)

12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 1.00 The Project. (CC) Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 2.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 3.00 Home Shopping.

1.20 Hard. (MA15+, R) Roy’s play finally opens. 4.40 A Cautionary Tail. (R, CC) Animated short film. A girl is born with a tail that expresses her emotions. 5.00 CCTV English News. News from China. 5.30 NHK World English News. News from Japan.

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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. 2309

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 23.09.2016 to Sunday 25.09.2016

Friday, September 23 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

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6.25pm No Country For Old Men (2007) Crime. Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem. A man steals a fortune in cash. (MA15+) Masterpiece

6.30pm E! News. The most comprehensive, up-to-theminute reports on the day’s top entertainment news. (M) E!

7.30pm National Enquirer Investigates. Probes the details of six of Hollywood’s biggest mysteries. (M) Crime & Investigation

10.15am Gridiron. NFL. Week 3. Houston Texas v New England Patriots. ESPN

8.30pm Spectre (2015) Action. Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz. A cryptic message sends Bond on a trail. (M) Premiere 10.40pm The Bodyguard (1992) Drama. Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston. (M) Romance

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.00 Wallykazam! (R) 5.25 Peg + Cat. (R, CC) 5.40 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.50 Kazoops! (R, CC) 6.00 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 6.10 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.20 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.35 Jamillah And Aladdin. (R) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (R, CC) 7.30 River Monsters. (PG, R, CC) 8.20 The Checkout: Snack Size. (R, CC) 8.30 Brexit: The Battle For Britain. (CC) Takes a look back at the Brexit. 9.20 Angry, White And Proud. (MA15+, R, CC) 10.10 Dumb, Drunk And Racist. (MA15+, R, CC) (Final) 10.40 Hack Live. (MA15+, R, CC) 11.40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (M) 12.25 Sex Rehab With Dr Drew. (M, R, CC) 2.30 News Update. (R) 2.35 Close. 5.00 Ella The Elephant. (R, CC) 5.10 Boj. (R, CC) 5.20 The Koala Brothers. (R, CC) 5.35 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. (R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 3.05 The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (R, CC) 3.30 SheZow. (R, CC) 3.40 The Flamin’ Thongs. (R, CC) 3.55 Screen Time: Channel Announcements. 4.00 Annedroids. (CC) 4.25 Hack To The Future. 4.30 The Dengineers. (CC) 5.00 BtN Newsbreak. (CC) 5.05 Gortimer Gibbon’s Life On Normal Street. (R) 5.30 This Is Me. (CC) 5.35 The Deep. (CC) 6.00 Prisoner Zero. (PG, CC) 6.20 Let’s Go! 6.25 The Next Step. (CC) 6.50 BtN Newsbreak. (CC) 7.00 You’re Skitting Me. (CC) 7.15 Game On. (R) 7.25 This Is Me. (CC) 7.30 Bear Grylls: Survival School. (CC) 7.55 Tomorrow When The War Began. (PG, R, CC) 8.40 Total Drama Island. (R, CC) A group of teens is sent to summer camp. 9.30 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. (R) 9.50 Sword Art Online. (PG, R, CC) 10.15 K-On! (R, CC) 10.40 Close.

7.30pm America’s Got Talent. (PG) FOX8 10.30pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Host Jimmy Fallon interviews celebrities and performs hilarious skits. (M) E!

9.30pm Masterchef. (PG) Lifestyle Food

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6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 Match It. (C, R, CC) 7.30 Flushed. (C, R, CC) (Final) 8.00 Toybox. (P, R, CC) 8.30 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) 9.00 Home And Away: The Early Years. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 NBC Today. (R) 12.00 Better Homes. (R, CC) 1.00 Lovejoy. (PG, R) 2.00 The Great Outdoors. (R, CC) 3.00 Australia’s Best Backyards. (R, CC) 3.30 The Outdoor Room With Jamie Durie. (R, CC) 4.00 Medical Emergency. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG, R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 7.30 The Border. (M, R) Officers transport a package to Puerto Rico. 8.30 Escape To The Country. (R) Presented by Alistair Appleton. 10.30 Best Houses Australia. Hosted by Gary Takle. 11.00 Cook Me The Money. (PG, R) 12.00 Australia’s Best Backyards. (R, CC) 12.30 Psychic TV. (M) 3.30 Lovejoy. (PG, R) 4.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 5.30 Shopping. (R)

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6.00 Children’s Programs. 12.00 Problem Solverz. (PG, R) 12.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 1.00 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. (PG, R) 1.30 Kate And Mim-Mim. (R) 2.00 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 2.30 SpongeBob. (R) 3.00 Little Charmers. (R) 3.30 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 Looney Tunes. (R) 4.30 Batman. (PG, R) 5.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.30 Teen Titans. (PG, R) 6.00 MOVIE: Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright. (PG, R) (2013) 7.30 MOVIE: The Wedding Singer. (PG, R, CC) (1998) Drew Barrymore. 9.30 MOVIE: The Animal. (M, R, CC) (2001) A man is transformed into a hybridanimal. Rob Schneider. 11.15 Two And A Half Men. (PG, R, CC) 11.45 Forever. (M, R, CC) 1.35 Surfing Australia TV. (R, CC) 2.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 2.30 Kate And Mim-Mim. (R) 3.00 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 3.30 Yu-GiOh! (PG, R) 4.00 Power Rangers. (PG, R) 4.30 Batman. (PG, R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R)

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6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 The AFN Fishing Show. (PG, R) 7.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG, R) 8.30 Dream Car Garage. (PG, R) 9.00 Search For Lost Giants. (PG, R) 10.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. (R) 11.00 Starsky & Hutch. (PG, R) 12.00 SlideShow. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Wipeout USA. (PG, R) 2.00 Swamp People. (PG, R) 3.00 Adventure Angler. (PG) 3.30 The Next Level. (PG) 4.00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG) 5.00 Search For Lost Giants. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG, R) 7.00 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) Pre-game coverage of the match. 7.30 Football. (CC) AFL. Second preliminary final. Geelong v Sydney. From the MCG. 11.00 MOVIE: Role Models. (MA15+, R, CC) (2008) Paul Rudd. 1.00 Search For Lost Giants. (PG, R) 2.00 American Pickers. (PG, R) 3.00 NFL. NFL. Week 2. New England Patriots v Miami Dolphins. Replay.

6.00 News. (CC) 9.00 News Mornings. (CC) 11.55 Heywire. 12.00 News. (CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 ABC News Afternoons With The Business. 5.00 Grandstand. 5.55 Heywire. (R) 6.00 ABC News Evenings. 6.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 7.00 ABC News Grandstand. 8.00 ABC News Evenings With The Business. 9.00 Planet America. 9.30 Lateline. (CC) 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC National News. (CC) 11.30 7.30. (R, CC) 12.00 News. 12.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 1.00 Al Jazeera. 2.00 BBC World. 2.25 ABC Open. (R) 2.30 7.30. (R, CC) 3.00 BBC World. 3.30 BBC Africa. 3.55 ABC Open. (R) 4.00 Al Jazeera. 5.00 BBC Business Live. 5.25 Lateline. (R, CC) 5.55 Heywire. (R)

ABC NEWS

8.30pm Cake Boss. Renowned cake artist Buddy Valastro supervises a team that includes his mother, four older sisters and plenty of cousins, second cousins and brothers-inlaw. (PG) Lifestyle Food

6.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 6.30 Skippy. (R) 7.00 Creflo. (PG) 7.30 Infomercials. (PG) 10.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 11.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 MOVIE: The Love Lottery. (R, CC) (1954) 1.50 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 2.20 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC) 3.20 Monarch Of The Glen. (PG) 4.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Friends. (PG, R, CC) Rachel throws Emily a fake party. 7.30 As Time Goes By. (R) The day of the wedding approaches. 8.50 MOVIE: Unforgettable. (M, R, CC) (1996) A man is accused of murdering his wife. Ray Liotta, Linda Fiorentino. 11.15 Little Britain. (M, R) 12.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 1.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.00 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. (PG, R) 4.20 GEM Presents. (M, R, CC) 4.30 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R)

7.50pm Rugby League. NRL. Finals Series. First preliminary final. Cronulla Sharks v North Queensland Cowboys. Fox Sports 1 7.50pm Football. AFL. Finals Series. Second preliminary final. Geelong v Sydney. Fox Footy 8.00pm Tennis. ATP World Tour 250. St Petersburg Open. Quarter-finals. Fox Sports 2

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6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 10.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 11.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 12.00 Get Smart. (PG, R) 1.00 Matlock. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Nash Bridges. (M, R) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 5.00 Star Trek. (PG, R) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 MacGyver. (PG, R) MacGyver gets involved in a kidnapping. 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M, R) Walker and Trivette clash with a local sheriff while transporting a charismatic prisoner. 9.30 MOVIE: True Justice: Brotherhood. (M, R) (2011) A remorseless cop searches for justice. Steven Seagal, Meghan Ory. 11.30 Get Smart. (PG, R) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 2.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 3.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 4.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M, R) 5.00 Vegas. (M, R, CC)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 BeyRaiderz. (R) 6.30 Transformers Rescue Bots. (R) 7.05 Transformers: Robots In Disguise. (R) 7.35 Pokémon. (R) 8.00 Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures. (C, R, CC) 8.35 Ninja Turtles. (R) 9.00 Littlest Petshop. (R) 9.30 Crocamole. (P, CC) 10.00 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 11.00 JAG. (PG, R) 12.00 The Good Wife. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Medium. (M, R, CC) 3.00 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 4.05 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 5.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 Neighbours. (CC) 7.05 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (M) 8.00 The Grinder. (PG) Timothy Olyphant returns to Boise. 8.30 MOVIE: Far And Away. (M, R) (1992) A poor tenant farmer moves to America. Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman. 11.15 To Be Advised. 12.15 James Corden. (PG) 1.15 Frasier. (PG, R) 1.50 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 4.00 JAG. (PG, R) 5.00 Shopping. (R)

6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 6.30 House Hunters. (R) 7.00 Hawaii Life. (R) 7.30 Getaway. (PG, CC) 8.00 The Block. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Garden Gurus. (R) 9.30 Hawaii Life. (R) 10.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 10.30 House Hunters. (R) 11.00 Tiny Luxury. (R) 12.00 Masters Of Flip. (R) 1.00 The Millionaire Matchmaker. (PG, R) 2.00 Postcards. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 The Block. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 5.00 Selling New York. (PG, R) 6.00 Hawaii Life. 6.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 7.00 House Hunters. (R) 7.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. 8.30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt. 9.30 Island Life. 10.30 Extreme Homes. (R) 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 House Hunters. (R) 12.30 Late Programs.

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Buddy Valastro stars in Cake Boss

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Urdu News. 1.30 Tamil News. 2.00 Thai News. 2.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 3.00 Bangla News. 3.30 Armenian News. 4.00 The Feed. (R) 4.30 The Island With Bear Grylls USA. (PG, R) 5.25 Street Genius. 5.55 365: Every Day Documentaries. 6.00 If You Are The One. (R) 7.00 Human Resources. (PG) 7.30 Friday Feed. 8.05 Brain Games: Living In Colour. (R) 8.30 Adam Looking For Eve. (MA15+) Couples go on nude dates. 9.25 Sex For Sale With Rupert Everett: Why People Buy Sex. (MA15+, R, CC) Part 2 of 2. 10.20 Flying To The Ends Of The Earth. (PG, R, CC) 11.15 MOVIE: Chinese Zodiac. (M, R, CC) (2012) Jackie Chan, Qi Shu, Xingtong Yao. 1.15 MOVIE: Poongsan. (MA15+) (2011) 3.30 PopAsia. (PG) 4.35 NHK World English News. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Giada At Home. (R) 6.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 7.00 Tyler’s Ultimate. (R) 8.00 Tia Mowry At Home. (R) 8.30 Kids Baking Championship. (R) 9.30 Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam. (R, CC) 10.00 Kylie Kwong: Heart And Soul. (R, CC) 10.30 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations. (R) 11.00 Follow Donal To Europe. (R) 11.30 Reza: Spice Prince Of Thailand. (R) 12.00 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 12.30 Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam. (R, CC) 1.00 Pizza Masters. (PG, R) 2.00 Kylie Kwong: Heart And Soul. (R, CC) 2.30 Giada In Paradise. (R) 3.30 Giada At Home. (R) 4.00 Tia Mowry At Home. (R) 4.30 Tyler’s Ultimate. (R) 5.30 Kids Baking Championship. (R) 6.30 No Reservations. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations. 8.00 Reza: Spice Prince Of Thailand. 8.30 Follow Donal To Europe. 9.00 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 9.30 Giada At Home. (R) 10.00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. 10.30 Pizza Masters. (R) 11.30 No Reservations. (PG, R, CC) 12.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Forgotten Bird Of Paradise. 12.30 The Last Leader Of The Crocodile Islands. 1.30 Sitting Bull: A Stone In My Heart. (PG) 2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Yamba’s Playtime. 3.30 Bushwhacked! 4.00 Muso Magic. 4.30 Kagagi. (PG) 5.00 The Dreaming. 5.30 Tangaroa. 6.00 Fusion Feasts. 6.30 Watchers Of The North. (PG) 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 News. 7.30 On The Edge. (PG) 8.00 Survive Aotearoa. (PG) 9.00 The Point Review. 9.30 Chappelle’s Show. (M) 10.00 Shuga. (PG) 10.30 Blackstone. (M) 11.20 The Other Side. (PG) 11.50 Message Stick. (CC) 12.00 Volumz. 4.00 On The Road. 5.00 NITV On The Road: Barunga Festival. 2309

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Friday 23.09.2016 to Sunday 25.09.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

Saturday, September 24 Agatha Raisin

MOVIE: Grease

MOVIE: A Good Day To Die e Hard

ABC, 7.30pm

PRIME7, 8.30pm, PG (1978)

WIN, 8.30pm, M (2013)

Gardens all over Carsley are being vandalised just days away from the Open Gardens competition, and as if the ripped-up dahlias, bellies-up goldfish, churned-up lawns and smashed-up greenhouses weren’t bad enough, then the ultra-competitive Mary (Daisy Beaumont) is found dead in her own backyard, potted headfirst in an oversized planter. Could the mysterious hooded man outside the White Horse have had something to do with it? Despite being warned not to investigate, it looks like Agatha (Ashley Jensen) is going to put aside her zen gardening and juice cleansing to get to the bottom of things, once again.

After his success in Saturday Night Fever, John Travolta was a man in demand – and the perfect choice for the role of greaser Danny Zuko for the cinematic adaptation of Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey’s stage musical. Danny indulges in some “summer lovin’” with Sandy (Olivia Newton-John), but when the two find themselves classmates after summer, the “butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth” Sandy is not cool enough for our Danny and his group of cronies. Full of song, dance, car races and, of course, a moral message, this classic musical can be watched over and over again. It’s not necessarily of the highest calibre, but “Grease” is definitely the word.

y just Overkill, excess and won’t somebody kill it already, are some words that may spring to mind when watching this fifth instalment of the Die Hard franchise. John ff to McClane (Bruce Willis, right) jets off k (Jai Russia to help his wayward son Jack Courtney). But on discovering Jack is an o undercover CIA operative working to ther prevent a nuclear weapons heist, father ing and son become a pair of gun-wielding mercenaries not to be messed with. Courtney shows all the right attributes – and muscle mass – for the perfect action hero, while Willis looks like all that running n around is starting to take its toll. Fun enes, for the extravagance of car chase scenes, bombs and battles, not so much for the rest.

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6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 11.40 The Checkout: Factory Seconds. (PG, R, CC) A compilation of segments. 12.10 Birds Of A Feather. (PG, R, CC) Travis gets a tattoo. 12.35 QI. (PG, R, CC) 1.05 Pointless. (PG, R, CC) 1.50 The Men Who Made Us Thin. (R, CC) 2.40 Restoration Man. (R, CC) 3.30 Howard On Menzies: Building Modern Australia. (R, CC) Part 1 of 2. 4.30 Landline. (R, CC) Presented by Pip Courtney. 5.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 12.00 Bewitched. (R, CC) Darrin believes Larry Tate has been turned into a teddy bear by Endora. 12.30 Zumbo’s Just Desserts. (PG, R, CC) The contestants get a golden surprise. 3.00 800 Words. (PG, R, CC) George goes on his first date with Katie. 4.00 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) Pre-game coverage of the match. 5.00 Football. (CC) AFL. First preliminary final. GWS v Western Bulldogs. From Spotless Stadium, Sydney.

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6.30 Gardening Australia. (CC) Josh explores a Margaret River property. John creates a native pot garden. 7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 Agatha Raisin. (PG, CC) Agatha investigates after James’ girlfriend Mary Fortune is found dead in a flower pot. 8.20 Agatha Christie’s Partners In Crime. (M, R, CC) MI5 enlists Tommy’s help to find a missing scientist who was working on a top-secret project. 9.15 The Doctor Blake Mysteries. (M, R, CC) A jockey dies the morning after a big win. However, Dr Blake has other worries to deal with after someone from his past, long-thought dead, lands on his doorstep, just as he was about to ask Jean to marry him. 10.10 Miniseries: Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond. (M, R, CC) Part 1 of 4. Charts the life of author Ian Fleming, whose adventures served as the inspiration for James Bond. 11.00 The Code. (M, R, CC) Jesse is forced to lie in order to save his own skin and that of Hani’s father.

8.00 Seven News. (CC) 8.30 MOVIE: Grease. (PG, R, CC) (1978) A naive Australian schoolgirl and a teenage rebel, who have a summer romance, reunite at a California high school. However, their interactions are coloured by the preconceptions and expectations of her new friends, the Pink Ladies, and his gang, the T-Birds. John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing. 10.55 800 Words. (PG, R, CC) George’s first date with Katie is the only news anyone in Weld seems to be talking about. Constable Tom and Big Mac clash over the invasion of campers who have decided to start squatting in the area. 11.55 The Goldbergs. (PG, R, CC) Barry convinces his brother to give up his idea for a laser tag party and instead host a “no parents allowed” event, in order to get his first kiss. Murray is forced to confront his lacklustre performance as a father.

12.00 Rage. (PG, CC) Music videos chosen by a special guest programmer.

12.30 The Neighbors. (PG, R, CC) Marty and Debbie help their neighbours prepare their kids for the first day at human school. 1.00 Home Shopping.

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) Today Extra: Saturday. (PG, CC) Ground Floor. (PG, CC) Brody tries to win back Mansfield. Fish’n With Mates. (PG, CC) Al takes on the Spanish mackerel. The Block. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Scott Cam. Encore: Behind The Scenes With Barbra Streisand. (CC) The Garden Gurus. (CC) Melissa looks at evergreen plants. News: First At Five. (CC) Getaway. (PG, CC)

WIN Fishing Edge. (CC) The Home Team. (R, CC) iFish. (R, CC) Family Feud. (R, CC) Weekend Feast. (R, CC) Studio 10: Saturday. (PG, CC) The Living Room. (R, CC) Healthy Homes Australia. (CC) Life Inside The Markets. (CC) The Doctors. (CC) iFish. (CC) (Series return) What’s Up Down Under. (CC) A Taste Of Travel. (PG, CC) (Series return) A culinary trip of exploration. TEN Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 France 24 English News. 6.30 Deutsche Welle English News. 7.00 Al Jazeera English News. 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. 2.00 Small Business Secrets. (R, CC) 2.30 James Nesbitt: River Deep, Mountain High. (PG, R, CC) 3.25 The Classic Car Show. (PG, R, CC) 4.20 Dancing Cheek To Cheek. (PG, CC) 5.20 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Second preliminary final. Melbourne Storm v Canberra Raiders. From AAMI Park, Melbourne. 10.00 MOVIE: Beverly Hills Cop II. (M, R, CC) (1987) A Detroit cop returns to Beverly Hills to help two colleagues solve mysterious robberies, nicknamed the “alphabet crimes”, due to the perpetrators leaving behind envelopes containing a mysterious alphabetic sequence. Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Jürgen Prochnow.

6.00 Travels With The Bondi Vet. (CC) Dr Chris goes in search of wild orcas in Canada and journeys to Australia’s biggest rock. 6.30 MOVIE: Epic. (PG, R, CC) (2013) After moving in with her father, a teen finds herself transported to a magical world hidden in a nearby forest. Colin Farrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Seyfried. 8.30 MOVIE: A Good Day To Die Hard. (M, R, CC) (2013) After learning his estranged son is in trouble, a New York cop heads to Russia to lend a hand. Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch. 10.30 The Odd Couple. (PG, R, CC) Oscar attempts to impress Charlotte. 11.00 The Odd Couple. (M, R, CC) Oscar and Charlotte hit a speed bump when they hesitate to take their relationship to the next level. 11.30 48 Hours: The Millionaire, The Model And The Hitman. (M, R, CC) Tells the story of millionaire Dino Guglielmelli, who was imprisoned for attempting to hire a hitman to kill his wife.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.35 Million Dollar American Princesses: Queens Of Culture. (CC) Part 2 of 4. Elizabeth McGovern charts the lives of Winnaretta Singer, Sara Murphy and Peggy Guggenheim from the salons of Paris to Venetian waterways as patrons of, and muses to, some of the most significant artists, sculptors and writers of the 20th century. 8.30 Grand Tours Of The Scottish Islands: Islands In Loch Lomond – Landlocked Islands. (R, CC) Presenter Paul Murton turns his back on the sea and discovers the secrets of Scotland’s so-called landlocked islands of Loch Lomond. He takes a microlight flight across the lake, before stopping off at Inchcailloch, Inchmurrin and Inchtavannach to meet the locals. 9.00 Soccer. EPL. Manchester United v Leicester. From Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Hosted by Lucy Zelic and Craig Foster. 11.50 The Class Of ’92. (PG, R, CC)

12.00 MOVIE: Takers. (M, R, CC) (2010) A cop pursues a gang of thieves. Chris Brown. 2.10 MOVIE: Percy’s Progress. (M, R, CC) (1974) Leigh Lawson. 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Infomercials. (PG, R)

12.30 48 Hours: The Sweetheart Murders. (M, R, CC) Documents the eight-year quest for justice in the case of two murdered teens. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Inspiration Ministries. (PG) Religious program.

1.35 Cucumber. (MA15+, R, CC) Henry stumbles into a dangerous trap. 4.20 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 4.55 SBS Flashback. (R, CC) 5.00 CCTV English News. News from China. 5.30 NHK World English News.

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 23.09.2016 to Sunday 25.09.2016

Saturday, September 24 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.20pm Last Cab To Darwin (2015) Comedy. Michael Caton. When a Broken Hill cab driver is told he doesn’t have long to live, he sets out on a journey to Darwin in a bid to die on his own terms. (M) Premiere

8.30pm Rob & Chyna. Follows Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna from their engagement to Chyna’s pregnancy, and everything in between. (M) E!

7.30pm Brian Wilson And Friends. The Beach Boys frontman performs some of his greatest hits. (PG) Foxtel Arts

8.00am Golf. PGA Champions Tour. China Championship. First round. Fox Sports 3

8.30pm Suffragette (2015) Drama. Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter. (M) Premiere 9.00pm Corpse Bride (2005) Animation. Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter. A groom inadvertently marries a dead girl. (PG) Family

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.45 Pocoyo. (R, CC) 4.55 The Numtums. (R, CC) 5.00 Wallykazam! (R) 5.25 Peg + Cat. (R, CC) 5.40 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.50 Kazoops! (R, CC) 6.00 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 6.10 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.20 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.35 Jamillah And Aladdin. (R) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Highway Thru Hell. 8.15 Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits. (R, CC) 8.45 Maz Jobrani: Brown And Friendly. (M, R, CC) Comedian Maz Jobrani performs his comedy special. 9.50 Live At The Apollo. (M, R, CC) 10.35 The Moaning Of Life. (M, R, CC) 11.20 Breaking Bad. (M, R, CC) 12.55 Highway Thru Hell. (PG, R) 1.40 The Moaning Of Life. (M, R, CC) 2.25 News Update. (R) 2.30 Close. 5.00 Ella. (R, CC) 5.10 Boj. (R, CC) 5.20 The Koala Brothers. (R, CC) 5.35 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. (R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.00 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 2.30 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 3.00 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 3.25 Cartoon It Up. (R) 3.30 SheZow. (R, CC) 3.40 The Flamin’ Thongs. (R, CC) 3.55 Screen Time: Channel Announcements. 4.00 Annedroids. (CC) 4.25 Create. (R) 4.30 The Dengineers. (CC) 5.00 News To Me Featurettes. 5.05 Gortimer Gibbon’s Life On Normal Street. (R) 5.30 This Is Me. (CC) 5.35 The Deep. (CC) 6.00 Prisoner Zero. (CC) 6.20 Let’s Go! 6.30 The Next Step. (CC) 6.55 Ultimate Goal. (New Series) 7.00 You’re Skitting Me. (CC) 7.15 Game On. (R) 7.25 This Is Me. (CC) 7.30 Bear Grylls: Survival School. (CC) 7.55 Tomorrow When The War Began. (PG, R, CC) (Final) 8.40 Total Drama Action: CM. (R, CC) The contestants arrive at the Gemmy Awards. 9.30 Close.

9.25pm Brief Encounters. (M) BBC First 10.00pm Nikki Glasser: Perfect. Nikki Glaser contemplates what it means to become an adult woman. (M) Comedy Channel

7TWO

9.30pm Hell’s Kitchen. A new crop of aspiring restaurateurs try to prove their worth to chef Gordon Ramsay. (MA15+) Lifestyle Food

9GO!

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Room For Improvement. (R, CC) 8.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R, CC) 10.00 Shopping. (R) 11.00 Home In WA. (CC) 11.30 Great South East. (CC) 12.00 Creek To Coast. (CC) 12.30 Qld Weekender. (CC) 1.00 WA Weekender. (CC) 1.30 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 2.00 Horse Racing. Golden Pendant Day. Underwood Stakes Day. 5.30 No Reservations. (PG) 6.30 Islands On The Edge. (PG) 7.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure. (PG) The Hairy Bikers go on a Baltic adventure. 8.45 Escape To The Country. (R) Jules Hudson goes property hunting in Shropshire with a couple in search of a rural hideaway. 9.45 Selling Houses Australia. (R, CC) A couple try to sell their home. 10.45 To Build Or Not To Build. 11.45 Best Houses Australia. (R) 12.15 SCU. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Psychic TV. (M) 4.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Shopping. (R)

7MATE

6.00 Children’s Programs. 12.00 Move It. (C, R, CC) 12.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 1.00 Kate And MimMim. (R) 1.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 2.30 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 3.00 Power Rangers Dino. (PG, R) 3.30 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 4.00 Teen Titans. (PG, R) 4.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.00 Justice League Unlimited. (PG, R) 5.30 Batman. (PG, R) 6.00 Dawn Of The Dragon Racers. 6.35 MOVIE: Happy Feet. (R, CC) (2006) 8.45 MOVIE: Sherlock Holmes. (M, R, CC) (2009) Holmes and Watson battle a cult leader. Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law. 11.20 Cops Uncut. (M, R, CC) 12.20 Adult Swim. (MA15+, R) 1.20 The Almighty Johnsons. (MA15+, R) 2.20 Surfing Australia TV. (R, CC) 2.50 GO Surround Sound. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.00 Wild Kratts. (R) 4.30 Kate And Mim-Mim. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-GiOh! (PG, R)

9GEM

6.00 Motor Racing. AHG Sprintcar Series. Christmas Cup. Replay. 7.00 Motor Racing. AHG Sprintcar Series. Southern Thunder Series. Round 3. Replay. 8.00 Shopping. (R) 9.00 Zoom. (PG) 9.30 Harley-Davidson TV. (PG) 10.00 Dream Car Garage. (PG, R) 11.30 Combat Dealers. (PG, R) 12.30 Timbersports. Australian Championship. Grand Final. 1.00 Motor Racing. Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars. 2.00 Search For Lost Giants. (PG, R) 3.00 Abandoned. (PG, R) 3.30 Billy The Exterminator. (PG, R) 4.30 Gator Boys. (PG, R) 5.30 Dynamo: Magician Impossible. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Big Bang. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 MOVIE: The Longest Yard. (PG, R, CC) (2005) 9.15 MOVIE: Doom. (MA15+, R, CC) (2005) Karl Urban. 11.20 MOVIE: Raw Deal. (M, R) (1986) 1.20 Locked Up Abroad. (M, R) 2.30 Abandoned. (PG, R) 3.00 Motor Racing. AHG Sprintcar Series. Christmas Cup. Replay. 4.00 Motor Racing. AHG Sprintcar Series. Southern Thunder Series. Round 3. Replay. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Landline. (CC) 6.30 World This Week. (CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 Australia Wide. (CC) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. (R, CC) 1.00 News. 1.30 Planet America. (R) 2.00 News. 2.30 The Mix. (CC) 3.00 News. 3.30 Foreign Corre. (R, CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 The Drum Weekly. 5.00 News. 5.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 6.00 ABC News Weekend. 6.30 Australian Story. (R, CC) 7.00 ABC News Weekend. 7.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 8.00 Four Corners. (R, CC) 8.45 One Plus One Redux. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 ABC News Weekend. 9.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 10.00 News. 10.30 World This Week. (R, CC) 11.00 News. (CC) 11.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 12.00 Press Club. (R, CC) 1.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS

8.30pm Game Of Homes. (PG) Lifestyle Home

6.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 9.00 MOVIE: Turned Out Nice Again. (R, CC) (1941) George Formby, Peggy Bryan. 10.40 As Time Goes By. (R) 12.00 Your 4x4. (PG) 12.30 Monarch Of The Glen. (PG, R) 1.40 Are You Being Served? (PG, R) 2.20 MOVIE: I’ll Take Sweden. (R) (1965) 4.20 MOVIE: The Honey Pot. (PG) (1967) 7.00 MOVIE: Just Like Heaven. (PG, R, CC) (2005) An architect moves into a haunted apartment. Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo. 9.00 MOVIE: Wedding Daze. (PG, R, CC) (2006) A man who has given up on love decides to spontaneously propose to the next girl he sees. Jason Biggs, Isla Fisher, Michael Weston. 11.00 Scott & Bailey. (M, R) Nick buys Rachel a flat. 12.00 The Avengers. (PG, R) 1.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 3.00 MOVIE: Hobson’s Choice. (PG, R, CC) (1954) Charles Laughton. 5.00 Gideon’s Way. (PG, R)

1.00pm Tennis. WTA Tour. Pan Pacific Open. Semi-finals. Fox Sports 3 5pm Football. AFL. Finals Series. First preliminary final. GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs. Fox Footy 7.50pm Rugby League. NRL. Finals Series. Second preliminary final. Melbourne Storm v Canberra Raiders. Fox Sports 1

ONE

SBS 2

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Get Smart. (PG, R) 9.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 9.30 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 10.00 Raising Hope. (PG, R) 11.00 ST: Next Gen. (PG, R) 12.00 World Sport. (R) 12.15 Australian Survivor. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 The McCarthys. 4.30 Reel Action. 5.00 Driven Not Hidden. (R) 5.30 Escape Fishing With ET. (R, CC) 6.00 The Renovation King. (CC) (Final) 6.30 Last Man Standing. (PG, R) 7.30 Attenborough’s Tiger: Spy In The Jungle. (PG, R) 8.30 Megafactories: IKEA. (R) A look at furniture provider, IKEA. 9.30 Zoo. (M) Jackson is confronted with a difficult decision. 10.30 Crisis. (M, R) 11.30 Rosewood. (MA15+, R) 12.30 Bellator MMA. (M, R) 2.30 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 15. Singapore Grand Prix. Replay. 3.30 ST: Next Gen. (PG, R) 4.30 Vegas. (M, R, CC) 5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG, R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Pokémon. (R) 7.00 Jar Dwellers SOS. (C, R, CC) 7.30 Kuu-Kuu Harajuku. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, CC) 8.30 Scope. (C, CC) 9.05 The Loop. (PG) 11.35 Neighbours. (R, CC) 2.05 To Be Advised. 4.35 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 New Girl. (PG, R, CC) Jess decides to tell Nick how she feels about him after seeing him with a new take-charge attitude. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 Sex And The City. (M, R, CC) Carrie is spending all her time with Big, but then finds he’s not being exclusive. 11.45 The Loop. (PG, R) Hosted by Scott Tweedie and Olivia Phyland. 2.15 Neighbours. (R, CC) 5.00 Home Shopping. (R)

6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 6.30 House Hunters. (R) 7.00 Garden Gurus. (R) 7.30 Hawaii Life. (R) 8.00 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Flipping Out. (PG, R) 9.30 Hawaii Life. (R) 10.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 10.30 House Hunters. (R) 11.00 Lakefront Bargain Hunt. (R) 12.00 Island Life. (R) 1.00 Masters Of Flip. (R) 2.00 Postcards. (PG, CC) 3.00 Selling LA. (PG, R) 4.00 Hawaii Life. (R) 5.00 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. (R) 6.00 Tiny House Hunters. (PG) 6.30 Flip Or Flop. (R) 7.30 House Hunters. 8.30 House Hunters International. 9.30 House Hunters Renovation. 10.30 Vacation House For Free. 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Flip Or Flop. (R) 1.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE

Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian stars in Rob & Chyna

6.00 WorldWatch. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Where Are We Going, Dad? (R) 2.50 The Numbers Game. (PG, R) 3.20 Motorcycle Racing. (CC) Superbike World Championship. Round 10. 4.15 Don’t Tell My Mother… (PG, R) 5.05 Hipsters. (PG, R) 5.40 365: Every Day Documentaries. (PG) 5.45 Survivor Games With Bear Grylls. (New Series) 7.00 Food, Booze And Tattoos. (PG) 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 Royal Navy School. (M, R, CC) Follows the UK’s Royal Navy recruits. 9.25 Halfworlds. Sarah is desperate for some answers. 10.00 12 Monkeys. (MA15+) 10.50 Lost Girl. (M) 11.45 MOVIE: New World. (MA15+) (2013) JungJae Lee, Min-Sik Choi, Jung-Min Hwang 2.10 MOVIE: I Corrupt All Cops. (M) (2009) 4.20 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Giada At Home. (R) 6.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 7.00 Tyler’s Ultimate. (R) 8.00 Tia Mowry At Home. (R) 8.30 Kids Baking Championship. (R) 9.30 Mystery Diners. (PG, R) 10.00 Brunch @ Bobby’s. (R) 10.30 Dinner At Tiffani’s. (R) 11.00 30 Minute Meals. (R) 11.30 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations. (R) 12.00 Follow Donal To Europe. (R) 12.30 Reza: Spice Prince Of Thailand. (R) 1.00 Pizza Masters. (R) 2.00 No Reservations. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations. (R) 3.30 Follow Donal To Europe. (R) 4.00 Reza: Spice Prince Of Thailand. (R) 4.30 Thieves, Inc. (PG, R) 7.30 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations. 8.00 Reza: Spice Prince Of Thailand. 8.30 Follow Donal To Europe. 9.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 10.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 11.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 12.00 Thieves, Inc. (PG, R) 3.00 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations. (R) 3.30 Follow Donal To Europe. (R) 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Wapos Bay. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 UnderExposed. 10.30 Survive Aotearoa. (PG) 11.30 Tangaroa. 12.00 The Point Review. 12.30 League Nation Live. 2.00 Our Stories. 2.20 The Mulka Project. (PG) 2.30 Watchers Of The North. (PG) 3.00 The Marngrook Footy Show. (PG) 4.30 Unearthed. 4.50 The Mulka Project. (PG) 5.00 One With Nature. 5.30 Fusion Feasts. 6.00 Maori TV’s Native Affairs. 6.30 Noongar Dandjoo. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.30 Black Music: An American (R)evolution. (M) 8.30 Children Of The Wind. (M) 9.30 MOVIE: Heart Of A Lion. (MA15+, CC) (2013) Laura Birn. 11.15 Back To Munda. 12.00 Fusion. (PG) 4.00 Bush Bands Bash. 2409

NITV

3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Friday 23.09.2016 to Sunday 25.09.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

Sunday, September 25 MythBusters

MOVIE: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

SBS 2, 8.30pm The MythBusters team have been using science to challenge our assumptions for 14 years, but this will be their final season, so enjoy it while it lasts. In tonight’s episode, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman take on foodbased viral videos. The cooking chaos begins with “instant shrimp”, which sees the pair testing if it is possible to fire a prawn from an air cannon through flour, egg, breadcrumbs then fire to land perfectly cooked on a plate. Then, in “smoothie blast” the see if an underwater explosion can liquify the insides of a fruit without damaging its skin. As always, the process and results are fun and enlightening.

ABC

The Big Music c Quiz PRIME7, 7pm

WIN, 9.15pm, M (2014) The character of Jack Ryan, from the novels by Tom Clancy, is well-known to film audiences, portrayed by a range of actors including Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck in movies such as The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games and The Sum of All Fears. This fifth incarnation of the action hero, which isn’t adapted from a book, is handled with aplomb by Chris Pine (Star Trek). Pine is suitably good-looking and reliable, while director Kenneth Branagh takes on the role of the Russian baddie, Keira Knightley plays Ryan’s doctor and Kevin Costner is a US navy commander.

PRIME7

If you can overlook the embarrassing dancing and forced party atmosphere phere (it’s a big ask, we know) and just play along with the questions, this celeb-filled trivia via night isn’t so bad. Darren n n McMullen, last seen hosting The Voice, is running things, whipping his contestants into a frenzy renzy as the games proceed.. Playing for “glory” tonight are Australia’s Eurovision on star Dami Im, comedian regular lar Denise Scott, model/ DJ Didier Cohen, comedian omedian Emily Taheny, The sts Kylie Gillies (right) and Morning Show co-hosts er rugby leage player Matt Larry Emdur, former aster Tim “Rosso” Ross. Cooper and broadcaster

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WIN

SBS

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Offsiders. (CC) 10.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 11.00 The World This Week. (R, CC) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R, CC) 12.00 Landline. (CC) 1.00 Gardening Australia. (R, CC) 1.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 2.00 Agatha Christie’s Partners In Crime. (M, R, CC) 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R, CC) 4.10 Australian Story: When Beccy Met Libby. (R, CC) 4.40 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Nazeem Hussain. (PG, R, CC) 5.10 Agatha Raisin. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 12.00 Dr Oz. (PG, CC) Dr Oz looks at belly fat. 12.50 MOVIE: Tinker Bell And The Great Fairy Rescue. (R, CC) (2010) Tinker Bell is discovered by a girl. Mae Whitman. 2.30 MOVIE: City Slickers II: The Legend Of Curly’s Gold. (PG, R, CC) (1994) The chance discovery of a treasure map leads three friends into the desert in search of a fortune. Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern. 5.00 Seven News At 5. (CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (CC)

6.00 6.30 7.00 10.00

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) Wide World Of Sports. (PG, CC) NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG, CC) Hosted by Yvonne Sampson. Full Cycle. (CC) Hosted by Scott McGrory and Bradley McGee. The Block. (PG, R, CC) The teams have a chance to win a share in $10,000 as they take part in a challenge in Daylesford. Wild Patagonia: Fire And Ice. (R, CC) Takes a look at Patagonia. News: First At Five. (CC) Customs. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Mass For You At Home. (CC) 6.30 Hillsong. (CC) 7.00 Joseph Prince: New Creation Church. (CC) 7.30 Joel Osteen. (R, CC) 8.00 Fishing Australia. (R, CC) 8.30 Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals. (R, CC) 9.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 9.30 Studio 10: Sunday. (PG, CC) 12.00 Car Torque. (PG, R, CC) 12.25 MOVIE: Ramona And Beezus. (R, CC) (2010) 2.30 The Doctors. (CC) 3.30 RPM GP. (CC) 4.00 RPM. (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. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Soccer. EPL. Manchester United v Leicester. Replay. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 The Bowls Show. 2.00 Speedweek. (CC) 4.00 Cycling. (CC) MTB Series. Highlights. From NSW. 5.00 Small Business Secrets. (CC) Hosted by Ricardo Goncalves. 5.30 Nazi Megastructures: V2 Rocket Bases. (PG, R, CC) A look at Nazi Germany’s V2 Rocket bases.

6.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Craig McLachlan. (PG, R, CC) Anh Do paints Craig McLachlan. 6.30 Compass: One Day For Peace. (CC) People of faith wrestle with big questions. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. (CC) Local, national and international news. 7.40 Howard On Menzies: Building Modern Australia. (PG, CC) Part 2 of 2. Former PM John Howard takes a look at the history and legacy of the Menzies era. 8.40 Poldark. (M, CC) (Series return) Ross Poldark fights for his freedom after George Warleggan tries to have him hanged as a revolutionary. 9.40 Wolf Hall. (M, CC) (New Series) Nobles vie for power in the court of Henry VIII after Cardinal Wolsey loses the king’s favour. 10.50 The Honourable Woman. (MA15+, R, CC) Nessa gives birth to a baby and is persuaded to hand over her newborn child to Atika. 11.50 Meet The Mavericks: Jenny Kee And Francesco Clemente. (PG, R, CC) Part 5 of 5.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 The Big Music Quiz. (PG, CC) Two teams of celebrities, including Dami Im and Denise Scott, face off on their knowledge of popular music in this next generation game show. Hosted by Darren McMullen. 8.00 Sunday Night. (CC) Current affairs program, hosted by Melissa Doyle. 9.00 Criminal Minds. (M, CC) (Final) The team is shocked when Hotch is apprehended by a SWAT team on suspicion of being involved in a conspiracy. However, as they scramble to prove his innocence, they begin to suspect a larger plot is on the horizon. 10.00 MOVIE: Fatal Honeymoon. (M, R, CC) (2012) Based on a true story. After a young Alabama couple head to the Great Barrier Reef for their honeymoon, the wife mysteriously drowns while scuba diving and the husband finds himself charged with her murder. Harvey Keitel, Gary Sweet, Amber Clayton.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 The Block. (PG, CC) The living and dining rooms are revealed, with the judges awarding the $10,000 cash to one of the teams. 8.30 60 Minutes. (R, CC) Current affairs program. Featuring reports from Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Allison Langdon, Charles Wooley and Ross Coulthart. 9.30 Doctor Doctor. (M, R, CC) Hugh has a shocking introduction to Outback medicine when he attends a farm accident. Inspired by Meryl’s dodgy dealings, Hugh blackmails mine boss Big Nathan into making a huge donation to the hospital. 10.30 Killer On The Line: Jennifer Pan – Hitmen (Canada) (M, CC) Documents the case of Jennifer Pan, who was found guilty of staging a home invasion to kill her parents. 11.30 Unforgettable. (M, CC) Carrie and Al’s investigation into the death of a university dropout takes a surprising turn when they discover the victim had been living in an off-the-grid community on an abandoned island near Manhattan.

6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) Two families try to win big prizes by guessing the most popular responses to a survey of the public. 6.30 Modern Family. (PG, R, CC) Claire’s success as the breadwinner leaves Phil feeling like he is being unappreciated. 7.00 Modern Family. (PG, CC) (Series return) With the families scattered across the country on various adventures, they return home for Father’s Day. 7.30 Australian Survivor. (PG, CC) In shock in the wake of the results of the last tribal council, one of the groups tries to rally its members. 9.15 MOVIE: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. (M, R, CC) (2014) After a young CIA analyst uncovers a scheme by a Russian oligarch to collapse the US economy and spark global chaos, he realises he may be the only person able to stop the madman. Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Keira Knightley. 11.20 48 Hours: Death On The Hudson. (M, R, CC) Takes a look at the death of Vincent Viafore, who drowned during a kayaking trip.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 The Celts. (PG, CC) Part 3 of 3. Anthropologist Professor Alice Roberts and archaeologist Neil Oliver go in search of the Celts. They conclude with a look at the Roman invasion and occupation of Britain as well as the revolt led by another great Celtic leader, the warrior Queen Boudicca. 8.35 Obama: Eight Years Of Power. (CC) Part 2 of 2. Takes a continued look back at the eight years of the Obama administration and its policies. Having scored a win on the international stage with a deal to end the nuclear threat from Iran, Obama turned his attention to some of America’s most intractable social problems. 10.50 Policing The Police. (CC) Author Jelani Cobb takes a look inside the troubled Newark Police Department. 11.50 MOVIE: The Secrets. (M, R) (2007) Two religious women who meet in a seminary for women, in Safed, delve into mysteries of the Kabbalah. Fanny Ardant, Ania Bukstein, Michal Shtamler.

12.20 Rage. (MA15+) Music videos. 2.50 Wolf Hall. (M, R, CC) Nobles vie for power in the court of Henry VIII. 4.00 Fake Or Fortune? Édouard Vuillard. (R, CC) Part 1 of 4. 5.00 Insiders. (R, CC) Hosted by Barrie Cassidy.

12.00 The Final Draw. (M, CC) A look at past AFL grand finals, revisiting the raw emotion of players, coaches and fans. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise. (CC) News, sport and weather.

12.30 1.30 2.00 3.00 3.30

12.20 48 Hours: Live To Tell – Black Wave. (PG, R, CC) Takes a look at the story of Jean Silverwood, who faced a terrible decision after a shipwreck. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC) Morning news and talk show.

2.05 MOVIE: The Time That Remains. (M, R, CC) (2009) A man explores his family’s history. Ali Suliman. 4.00 Life On Us. (M, R, CC) 5.00 CCTV English News. 5.30 NHK World English News. 5.45 France 24 Feature.

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3.50 5.00 5.30

Constantine. (M, CC) Full Cycle. (R, CC) The Baron. (PG, R) Infomercials. (PG, R) Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.00 Good Morning America: Sunday. (CC) 5.00 News Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 23.09.2016 to Sunday 25.09.2016

Sunday, September 25 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.25pm Everest (2015) Biography. Jason Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal. Expeditions on Mt Everest face a ﬁerce blizzard. (M) Premiere

7.30pm Million Dollar Listing New York Ryan’s Wedding. Follow Ryan and Emilia as they plan their largerthan-life wedding ceremony on the stunning island of Corfu, Greece. (M) Arena

7.30pm Tomorrow’s Food. Shini Somara visits Shanghai for this cutting-edge series which reveals the awe-inspiring future of tomorrow’s food. Lifestyle Food

1.00pm Tennis. WTA Tour. Pan Paciﬁc Open. Final. Fox Sports 3

7.30pm My Girl (1991) Family. Anna Chlumsky, Macaulay Culkin. (PG) Family 8.30pm Boogie Nights (1997) Drama. Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore. A young man becomes an adult movie star. (MA15+) Masterpiece

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 4.45 Pocoyo. (R, CC) 4.55 The Numtums. (R, CC) 5.00 The Gruffalo. (R, CC) 5.25 The Gruffalo’s Child. (R, CC) 5.50 Kazoops! (R, CC) 6.00 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 6.10 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.20 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.35 Jamillah And Aladdin. (R) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Stan Lee’s Superhumans. (PG, CC) (Series return) 8.15 Turning Into A Giant. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 Ricky Gervais Live: Animals. (M, R, CC) 10.15 Louis Theroux: Return To The Most Hated Family. (M, R, CC) 11.15 The Last Whites Of The East End. (M, R, CC) 12.15 Reggie Yates: Extreme Russia. (M, CC) 1.15 Stan Lee’s Superhumans. (PG, R, CC) 1.55 Crossing The Ice. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 News Update. (R) 3.05 Close. 5.00 Ella The Elephant. (R, CC) 5.10 Boj. (R, CC) 5.20 The Koala Brothers. (R, CC) 5.35 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. (R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 3.15 Winston Steinburger And Sir Dudley Ding Dong. (R, CC) 3.30 SheZow. (R, CC) 3.40 The Flamin’ Thongs. (R, CC) 3.55 Screen Time: Channel Announcements. 4.00 Annedroids. (CC) 4.25 Kid Vs Kid. (R) 4.30 Hack To The Future. (R) 4.35 The Dengineers. (R, CC) 5.00 News To Me Featurettes. 5.05 Gortimer Gibbon’s Life On Normal Street. (R) 5.30 This Is Me. (CC) 5.35 The Deep. (CC) 5.55 Prisoner Zero. (CC) 6.20 Dixi. (CC) (Series return) 6.25 The Next Step. (CC) 6.50 Ultimate Goal. 6.55 You’re Skitting Me. (CC) 7.10 Game On. (R) 7.20 This Is Me. (CC) 7.25 Bear Grylls: Survival School. (PG, CC) 7.50 The Adventures Of Figaro Pho. (R, CC) 8.00 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) 8.20 Open Heart. (PG, R, CC) 8.45 My Great Big Adventure. (R, CC) 9.05 Move It Mob Style. (R, CC) 9.30 Rage. (PG, R) 2.00 Close.

8.30pm A Place To Call Home. Showcase 9.30pm Don’t Be Tardy. Kim has the world on her shoulders trying to convince Kroy it is time to expand their tribe all while she manages her busy schedule. (M) Arena

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6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.30 Wild Kratts. (R) 12.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 12.30 SpongeBob. (R) 1.00 Kate And Mim-Mim. (R) 1.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 2.00 Dawn Of The Dragon Racers. (R) 2.30 Nexo Knights. (PG, R) 3.00 Yu-GiOh! (PG, R) 3.30 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 4.00 Teen Titans. (PG, R) 4.30 Power Rangers Dino. (PG, R) 5.00 Justice League Unlimited. (PG, R) 5.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 6.00 Batman: The Brave And The Bold. (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: Wrath Of The Titans. (M, R, CC) (2012) 8.30 MOVIE: Skyfall. (M, R, CC) (2012) M’s past comes back to haunt her. Daniel Craig, Judi Dench. 11.30 Adult Swim. (MA15+) 12.30 The Almighty Johnsons. (M, R) 1.30 Surfing Australia TV. (R, CC) 2.00 Wild Kratts. (R) 2.30 Yo-Kai Watch. (PG, R) 3.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. (PG, R) 3.30 SpongeBob. (R) 4.00 Little Charmers. (R) 4.30 Kate And Mim-Mim. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R)

9GEM

6.00 Shopping. (R) 6.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 7.30 Home Shopping. (R) 9.30 Adventure Angler. (PG) 10.00 AFL Game Day. (CC) 11.30 The AFN Fishing Show. (PG) 12.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 1.00 Motor Racing. Burnout Masters. 3.00 Doomsday Preppers. (PG, R) 4.00 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 MythBusters. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Shanghai Knights. (PG, R, CC) (2003) An ex-imperial guard searches for his father’s killer. Jackie Chan. 9.30 MOVIE: Con Air. (M, R, CC) (1997) A newly paroled criminal becomes caught in a siege after the prison transport aircraft he is on is hijacked. Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich. 12.00 The Neighbors. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Doomsday Preppers. (PG, R) 2.00 Bull Riding. 2015 Pro Tour. Replay. 3.00 NFL. NFL. Week 3. Carolina Panthers v Minnesota Vikings.

8.30pm Golf. European PGA Tour. European Open. Final round. Fox Sports 3

The cast of A Place to Call Home

8.30pm World’s Biggest Shipbuilders. (PG) Discovery

9GO!

6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. (PG) 7.30 Leading The Way. (PG) 8.00 David Jeremiah. (PG) 8.30 Shopping. (R) 9.30 Best Houses Australia. (R) 10.00 Home And Away Catch-Up. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Escape To The Country. (R) 5.30 Intolerant Cooks. 6.00 Mighty Cruise Ships: Ibn Battuta. (CC) A look at the Ibn Battuta. 7.00 For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) A look at dogs being brought back to health. 7.30 World’s Most Extreme Roads. (PG, R, CC) A look at roads around the world. 8.30 Escape To The Country. (R) Aled Jones heads to Dorset. 9.30 The House That £100K Built: Tricks Of The Trade. Hosted by Piers Taylor. 10.45 Islands On The Edge. (PG, R) 11.45 Mighty Cruise Ships. (R, CC) 12.45 Psychic TV. (M) 3.45 Escape To The Country. (R) 5.00 Shopping.

6.00 Planet America. (R) 6.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 World This Week. (R, CC) 12.00 News. 12.30 The Drum Weekly. (R) 1.00 News. 1.30 Landline. (R, CC) 2.00 News. 2.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 2.55 Heywire. (R) 3.00 News. 3.30 Offsiders. (R, CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 5.00 News. 5.30 Catalyst. (R, CC) 6.00 ABC News Weekend. 6.30 Foreign Corre. (R, CC) 7.00 ABC News Weekend. 7.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 8.00 Insiders. (R, CC) 9.00 ABC News Weekend. 9.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 10.00 News. 10.30 Planet America. (R) 11.00 News. (CC) 11.30 Conflict Zone. 12.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS

8.30pm Inside The Factory. With exclusive access to some of the world’s biggest and busiest factories, this series reveals the extraordinary secrets of our favourite consumer goods. Lifestyle Food

5.30pm Motor Racing. FIA World Touring Car Championship.

6.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 10.00 Are You Being Served? (PG, R) 10.40 MOVIE: It Shouldn’t Happen To A Vet. (R, CC) (1977) John Alderton. 12.40 Garden Gurus. (R, CC) 1.10 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 1.40 MOVIE: Comanche. (PG, R, CC) (1956) Dana Andrews, Kent Smith. 3.30 MOVIE: Cimarron. (PG, R) (1960) Glenn Ford, Maria Schell. 6.30 Sparks Of Invention: The Vision Thing. Explores stories behind inventions. 7.30 Death In Paradise. (M, R) A con artist is killed in custody. 8.40 Major Crimes. (M, CC) Sykes tries to protect the identity of a key witness to a gangland shooting. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. (M, CC) A crime tech is murdered. 10.40 The Closer. (M, R, CC) 11.40 Murder In The First. (M, CC) 12.40 Death In Paradise. (M, R) 1.50 GEM Presents. (R, CC) 2.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Major Crimes. (M, R, CC) 3.30 Rizzoli & Isles. (M, R, CC) 4.30 Joyce Meyer. (PG) 5.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC)

ONE 6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 ST: Next Gen. (PG, R) 9.00 World Sport. (R) 9.30 Life Inside The Markets. (R, CC) 10.00 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 10.30 Reel Action. (R) 11.00 4x4 Adventures. (R, CC) 12.00 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 1.00 Raising Hope. (PG, R) 1.30 Motor Racing. Dunlop Series. Round 5. Highlights. 2.30 Motor Racing. Porsche Carrera Cup Series. Round 6. Highlights. 3.30 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 4.00 Extreme Fishing. (PG, R) 5.00 What’s Up Down Under. (R, CC) 5.30 iFish. (CC) 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 CSI: Cyber. (M, R, CC) 8.30 David Attenborough’s Mountain Lions. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 14. Aragón Grand Prix. From Motorland Aragón, Alcañiz, Spain. 11.00 Megastructures. (PG, R) 12.00 World Sport. 12.30 Homeland. (M, R, CC) 3.00 RPM GP. (R, CC) 3.30 RPM. (R, CC) 4.30 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 5.00 Driven Not Hidden. (R) 5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG, R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Hoopa And The Clash Of Ages. (2015) 7.35 Pokémon. 8.30 Ninja Turtles. (R) 10.00 Totally Wild. (C, R, CC) 10.30 Sabrina. (R) 11.00 Family Ties. (PG, R) 11.30 Cheers. (PG, R) 12.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 1.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 2.00 Australian Survivor. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 Futurama. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 The Simpsons. (R, CC) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (M, R) 8.00 The Simpsons. (R) 8.30 MOVIE: The Client. (M, R) (1994) A lawyer is hired to protect an 11-year-old boy. Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones. 11.00 American Horror Story. (MA15+, R) 12.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 12.30 Cheers. (PG, R) 1.00 Sabrina. (PG, R) 1.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 2.30 Cheers. (PG, R) 3.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 4.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (R) 5.00 Kenneth Copeland. 5.30 Joyce Meyer. (PG)

6.00 Flip Or Flop. (R) 7.00 Vacation House For Free. (R) 8.00 House Hunters Reno. (R) 9.00 Garden Gurus. (R) 9.30 Tiny House Hunters. (PG, R) 10.00 Postcards. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Extreme Homes. (R) 12.00 House Hunters. (R) 1.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 2.00 Flip Or Flop. (R) 3.00 House Hunters Reno. (R) 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 5.00 Vacation House For Free. (R) 6.00 Tiny House Hunters. (PG) 6.30 Tiny Luxury. 7.30 Escape To The Country. 8.30 Masters Of Flip. 9.30 Flipping Boston. (M) 10.30 Flip This House. (M) 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Masters Of Flip. (R) 1.00 Postcards. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Extreme Homes. (R) 3.00 The Block. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Late Programs.

9LIFE

SBS 2 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 PopAsia. (PG) 10.00 Croatian News. 10.30 Serbian News. 11.00 Japanese News. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 The Brain: China. (R) 3.05 Friday Feed. (R) 3.35 Community. (PG, R) 4.25 Survivor Games With Bear Grylls. (R) 5.45 365: Every Day Documentaries. (PG) 5.50 Where Are We Going, Dad? 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 MythBusters. The boys tackle two tall tales involving food. 9.30 Travel Man: Istanbul. (R) Part 2 of 4. 10.00 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. (M) 10.30 The Green Room With Paul Provenza. (MA15+, R, CC) 11.30 Savage U. (M, R) 12.00 Cutback. (M, R) 1.15 Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait Of Maurice Sendak. (M, R) 2.00 MOVIE: The Orator. (PG, R) (2011) 4.00 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 6.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 7.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 8.30 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations. (R) 9.00 Reza: Spice Prince Of Thailand. (R) 9.30 Follow Donal To Europe. (R) 10.00 Barefoot Contessa. (R) 11.00 5 Ingredient Fix. (R) 11.30 Thieves, Inc. (PG, R) 2.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 3.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 4.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 5.30 Food Network Star. (PG) 6.30 Food Network Star. (PG) 7.30 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations. 8.00 Reza: Spice Prince Of Thailand. (R) 8.30 Follow Donal To Europe. 9.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 10.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 11.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 12.00 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations. (R) 12.30 Reza: Spice Prince Of Thailand. (R) 1.00 Follow Donal To Europe. (R) 1.30 Food Network Star. (PG, R) 2.30 Food Network Star. (PG, R) 3.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 4.30 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations. (R) 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Tipi Tales. 6.30 The Dreaming. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Kagagi. (PG) 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Bushwhacked! 9.00 Wapos Bay. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 Small Business Secrets. (CC) 10.30 Noongar Dandjoo. (PG) 11.00 Back To Munda. 11.45 Australia’s Got Language. 12.00 The Point Review. 12.30 Bush To Belly. (PG) 1.30 Fusion Feasts. 2.00 Bush Bands Bash. 3.00 NITV On The Road: Best Of Barunga. 4.30 Our Songs. 5.00 Te Kaea. 5.30 The Medicine Line. 6.00 Ngurra. 6.30 Australian Biography. 7.00 Dene A Journey. (PG) 8.00 Arli. (M) 8.30 First Australians. (PG) 9.30 Mandela, My Dad And Me. 11.00 Mount Grenfell. 12.00 Volumz. (PG) 2509

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by Wulff & Morgenthaler

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

OUT ON A LIMB

by Gary Kopervas

FLASH GORDON

by Jim Keefe

Alice arid Ayers Rock big Bondi Broome bus Cairns car city Daintree

Dalby Darwin Fraser Island fun Kakadu Kalgoorlie lakes Lord Howe Manly Monkey Mia Mt Isa

north Noosa Nullarbor Olgas Opera House outback sea snow St Kilda swamps

Sydney Harbour sun Taylors Arm tour zoos

ÂŠ australianwordgames.com.au 923

WEEKENDER SUDOKU Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine.

GRIN & BEAR IT

by Wagner

LAFF-A-DAY SNOWFLAKES There are 13 black hexagons in the puzzle. Place the numbers 1 to 6 around each of them. No number can be repeated in any partial hexagon shape along the border of the puzzle.

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GO FIGURE

DUAL CROSSWORD 1

15. Gratify (6) 17. Invoke (4,2) 19. Top (4) 21. Try (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

7. Rapt (4,2,7) 8. Separate (8) 9. Class (4) 10. Advocate (6) 12. Surgical instrument (6) 14. Short-sighted (6) 16. Precision (6) 18. Labyrinth (4) 20. Liveliness (8) 22. Fight (7,6)

DOWN

DUAL CROSSWORD 19,005

1. Lone (8) 2. Adhesive (6) 3. Formerly (4) 4. Menace (8) 5. Sheen (6) 6. Fellow (4) 11. Rescue (8) 13. Posture (8)

CRYPTO-QUOTE

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS 7. Can Leo’s muesli be mixed? (13) 8. Rustic consuming hot game bird (8) 9. Told untruths about the song (4) 10. Create cosmetics (4-2) 12. Comment concerning a boy (6) 14. A burning jacket? (6) 16. Terrible pains

to the left of the backbone (6) 18. Search for food (4) 20. Show changes in India, etc (8) 22. Institution? (13)

DOWN 1. Drink a goalkeeper might go for (8) 2. Possibly recaps on a predicament (6) 3. Insect heard to escape (4) 4. Oversure about fields (8) 5. Possibly blamed for a state of uproar (6) 6. Calendar girl? (4)

11. A bit of a quiet item (8) 13. Responding concerning the Thespian art (8) 15. Animals captured in bronze, brass, etc. (6) 17. A new coin given to me as revenue (6) 19. Got up to get the wine (4) 21. A goodlooking item of crockery (4)

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

MEGA MAZE

>> AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW: One letter stands for another. In this sample, A is used for the three Ls, X for the two Os, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, the length and formation of the words are all hints. Each week the code letters are different.

KIDS’ MAZE

SESSIONS FROM THU 15 SEPTEMBER UNTIL WED 21 SEPTEMBER

3D E 3D EXTRA XTR XT RA A SPIN OUT (M) DAILY: 1.30 4.00 6.30 8.50 STORKS (G) DAILY: 10.15 12.20 2.30 PETE’S DRAGON (PG) DAILY: 10.30 12.50 3.20 6.00 8.30 SECRET LIFE OF PETS (G) THU: 2.30 4.45 6.50 8.50 FRI - WED: 10.00 12.10 2.30 4.45 6.50 8.50 BRIDGET JONES’S BABY (M) DAILY: 10.20 1.00 3.40 6.15 8.50 SULLY (M) DAILY: 11.15 4.30 6.40 9.00

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INSANITY STREAK

by Tony Lopes

PRINCE VALIANT

CALIFORNIAN CROSSWORD

by Murphy & Gianni

From the pages of America’s most popular newspapers

ACROSS

THE CASHIER

by Ricardo Galvão

1 Rearward, at sea 4 Highlanders 9 AAA job 12 Scatter seeds 13 Monastery head 14 Years you’ve lived 15 9-Ball setting 17 Popular sandwich, for short 18 Him (Ger.) 19 They can’t be compared to oranges 21 Thickly entangled, as hair 24 Aching 25 Playwright Levin 26 Steal from 28 Do, re and mi 31 Occupy completely 33 Ph. bk. data 35 Colt’s mama

36 Dervish 38 Affirmative 40 Falsehood 41 Sketch 43 Rouse 45 Journalist Fallaci 47 Scot’s hat 48 “- and Peace” 49 Cheating, e.g. 54 Superlative ending 55 Small egg 56 Citric beverage 57 Secret agent 58 Apportioned 59 Tatter

DOWN 1 Cleopatra’s snake 2 Egg – yung 3 Pair 4 Accumulate 5 Strand 6 Recede 7 Albright and Falana 8 Trample

HOCUS-FOCUS

POINT TAKEN

by Judge

160912

by Henry Boltinoff

JUST LIKE CATS & by Dave T. Phipps DOGS

STRANGE BUT TRUE z The next time you’re outside enjoying a morning serenade, consider this tidbit: Most bird songs are cries of war, not courtship. z Most people know “Mary Poppins” from the 1964 Disney film, but the character was created by author P.L. Travers and first appeared in a children’s book published in 1934. Walt Disney loved the story and wanted to make it into a movie, but it took more than 20 years for him to convince Travers to approve the plan. z Beloved American author Kurt Von-

9 Mealtime chat 10 Lecherous look 11 Drenches 16 Illuminated 20 Seniors’ dance 21 Anger 22 Opera solo 23 Swear 27 Lad 29 A Great Lake 30 Witnessed 32 Old Italian money 34 Washington city 37 Haphazard 39 Vacillated 42 Relinquish 44 Pump up the volume 45 Has bills 46 Grate 50 Trench 51 Rowing tool 52 Harem room 53 Lower limb

by Samantha Weaver negut studied biochemistry in college. z You may think you know what colour a polar bear’s fur is, but you’re probably wrong: It’s not white; it’s translucent. The fur appears white because it reflects visible light – in fact, polar bears are nearly invisible in infrared photography. If you’ve seen a polar bear in a zoo, though, you may have noticed a greenish tinge to its fur; this colour comes from algae, which tends to form when the bears are in warm and humid environments to which they’re not accustomed.

z According to the Drive-ins Downunder tribute website, the first drive-in to open in Australia was The Skyline in Burwood, Melbourne, in 1954. On February 18 that year, an ad appeared in the Melbourne Sun: “Opening tonight at 6.30 Australia’s first drive-in theatre.” It was the first of more than 330 drive-ins that were built across Australia and changed the way Australians saw movies forever. The first drive-in theatre in the United States opened way back in 1921.

Thought for the Day: “A good storyteller is the conscience-keeper of a nation.” – Sampooran Singh Gulzar

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YOUR STARS ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20) Having

TAURUS (APR 21-MAY 21) Coming

through the end of September and into a new month is leaving you with a few questions. Will they be answered? Don’t worry too much. When someone is ready, they will let you know what they feel. In the meantime, enjoy a period of clear thinking and great ideas – these just pop into your head. Make this a week to strengthen friendships and family ties. Are you organising a gettogether?

GEMINI (MAY 22-JUN 21) This is very

much ‘meet and greet ‘ week for you. Getting out and making new friends seems easier than ever before. Maybe this is the time to meet some-one special, so keep your eyes and ears open! There is a spiritual twist to the weekend. As you slip easily into a new month, stay sharp. If you feel it is time to fall in love, you probably will have the chance. Building up current relationships may seem easier.

CANCER (JUN 22-JUL 22) A playful

week ahead sees you in an optimistic mood. Just because spring is here it is no reason to change your activities. Why not be in a summer mood all year? Sometimes you find it easier to conform, but it hardly leads to an exciting time, does it? Daring to be different is brave, not wrong. Close friendships should be built on. Make that extra effort to please and support others.

LEO (JUL 23-AUG 23) A wave of content-

ment sweeps over you this week. Efforts that are be-ing, or have been, made in the home start to pay off big-time!

for the week commencing September 26

BY CASSANDRA NYE want to hide under the stairs... Brighten your appearance and get into the swing of things. This new month and the new spirit that comes with it should see you at your bouncy best. So, bounce!

bounced through another hectic week, this one comes as a welcome respite. Pressure is lifted and it should be a pretty smooth-running time. Passions that surfaced recently are still bubbling under the surface, but in a good way. Someone wants to tell you they admire you. Will they? It all seems like smoke and mirrors as the weekend approaches. A new month brings new possibilities.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21)

Bringing you and loved ones closer together happens easily when working to a common cause. Certainly you can awake your artistic and spiritual side. Given the chance, you are able to think more deeply about those around you. What you find is both satisfying and encouraging.

VIRGO (AUG 24-SEP 23) At a time of

communications that produce crossed wires, be pa-tient. A fast decision about someone could turn out to be wrong. Not making any progress with understanding? Look for someone who knows all parties and sees things more clearly. The more love you show to others, the more you will gain understanding. Of course, some people are just not loveable.

LIBRA (SEP 24-OCT 23) Someone who

attracts you may have different opinions on some basic matters. Can you decide to differ? That depends on how far you want to grow this re-lationship. Leopards do not change their spots, but are very good at camouflage! You are not much of a risk-taker and that is to the good. As the new month starts to unfold you meet some exciting challenges. Will you go with what is in your comfort zone? Only you can decide.

SCORPIO (OCT 24-NOV 22) Thriv-

ing and exciting romantic moments spread throughout this week bring joy. Your slightly lazy streak may try and persuade you not to go to a social event. Don’t listen! What lovely and eye-opening things you will miss if you don’t take up the challenge! Still, if you

Group activities and fun evenings are highlighted. All you need to do is seek them out or accept those invitations and suggestions! The end of one month may have given you a dip in confidence but you are about to slip into a new month full of promise! Making a few bright changes to your appearance seems to be the thing to do. Friends can be surprised at a change in style but delighted in seeing a new attitude.

CAPRICORN (DEC 22-JAN 20) Love

is not only on the horizon but seems to be bounding in your direction! Take nothing for granted in this area. The one person you are interested in could easily be upset if you don’t show enthusiasm. Build a great love life and their confi-dence by showing your emotions. Forget playing it cool! Being honest and open can scare you. However, sometimes we have to let everything flow out and communicate on a basic level.

AQUARIUS (JAN 21-FEB 19) You begin this week with finances in mind. Any decisions are to be carefully dealt with. Look at the small print, which is easier to understand after the 6th. Friends are a good source of advice, so do tap into that. Home matters run smoothly if you are willing to talk about the future. Stay calm and cool. Some challenges we could do with-out, but look for support close to home.

PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 20) Look at fi-

nances and how they mix with a current relationship. If someone wants changes, listen carefully. Sometimes we have to be flexible and under-standing. That does not mean, however, being taken unfair advantage of. Building on a current relationship may mean taking on more responsibility. Maybe you do not feel ready. Think it through, especially how it will affect others.

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Monday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Naturally picky about who shares your life, Libra, you are especially so in the spring. Anyone who tries to take unfair advantage of your need for peace needs watching! Seek out people who share your beliefs and attitudes. It is here that you will thrive. Tuesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! New people are coming and going a lot in the months ahead. This is by choice as you become more and more fussy, Libra. Why should you accept second best either personally or socially? Call on your spiritual side to guide. Wednesday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Those in the same field as yourself have some good ideas. Perhaps you wish you had their ambition and drive, Libra? Why not join them and bank your talents with theirs? You work better in a team. Thursday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! That idea you have had for some time now needs waking up! If you don’t want to go it alone, get together with others. What starts as a hob-by or an odd thought could become very successful, Libra. Friday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Be willing to expand both your mind and your physi-cal side, Libra. For too long your talents have been underdeveloped and sadly misplaced. Seek out those who share your vision and work with them to make it a reality. Saturday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Of all the signs, Libra, you are the most likely to hide or undervalue your abilities. You may not be overly ambitious but think of the satisfac-tion you will gain. Small starts with a friend this spring can lead to big things. Sunday’s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Libra, hiding your light under a bushel again? Come out and play! So, you don’t aim to be a millionaire? A little more success, though, could see you buy those pretty things you love...

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FIND THE WORDS solution 923 A special wonderland DUAL CROSSWORD 19,005 CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across: 7 Miscellaneous; 8 Pheasant; 9 Lied; 10 Makeup; 12 Remark; 14 Blazer; 16 Spinal; 18 Grub; 20 Indicate; 22 Establishment. Down: 1 Highball; 2 Scrape; 3 Flea; 4 Pastures; 5 Bedlam; 6 June; 11 Particle; 13 Reacting; 15 Zebras; 17 Income; 19 Rose; 21 Dish. QUICK SOLUTIONS Across: 7 Lost in thought; 8

Discrete; 9 Type; 10 Lawyer; 12 Trepan; 14 Myopic; 16 Nicety; 18 Maze; 20 Vitality; 22 Measure swords. Down: 1 Solitary; 2 Sticky; 3 Once; 4 Threaten; 5 Lustre; 6 Chap; 11 Recovery; 13 Attitude; 15 Please; 17 Call on; 19 Apex; 21 Test. The Baker’s Dozen Trivia Test: 1. 33. 2. Roy Rogers. 3. New Orleans. 4. The bishop. 5. Nepal. 6. Toyota Corolla. 7. Thailand. 8. Charlie Rich, in 1973. The song has been widely used, including on “Seinfeld” in 1992. 9. Acme.

10. Nucleus. 11. A piano with temporary additions made to change the sound, such as wooden blocks, sticks, erasers and paper between or on the strings. Among musicians, the techniques are generally kept secret. 12. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario won the French Open in 1998. 13. “Up On the Roof”, by the Drifters in 1962. This “simple” song is surprisingly complex and sophisticated when you look carefully at the music and lyrics. It’s been widely covered, including by co-writer Carole King on her debut album in 1970.

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