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E-tea for epilepsy awareness SN’T it the way that when we feel compelled to help improve the lives of others who may be living in a different country or even perhaps in our own city or street, yet we feel at a loss to know what to do or how to make a real difference. Changing a life with a cup of tea might seem impossible but Epilepsy Action Australia (EAA) believes you can, by joining them in November which is Epilepsy Awareness Month to host an “E-Tea”, a nationwide fundraising initiative and to encourage awareness for the condition. Epilepsy is a common serious brain disorder affecting an estimated 65 million people around the world who are currently diagnosed. In Australia it’s estimated over 250,000 Australians currently live with the condition and is more than three times as common as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and cerebral palsy. The EAA are giving away free goodie packs containing treats and baking supplies, as well as tea and coffee samples to anyone who registers to hold an event with friends and family, or an office-wide gathering. Registration gives you access to information and resources like posters, decorations, and games (Tea Leaf Pictionary, Pin the Lid on the Teapot and Cake Roulette). It is one way at least that you can help play a pivotal role in bringing epilepsy out of the shadows because there is nothing quite like an open, frank, judgement-free, broad minded discussion to raise inclusive awareness on any issue, so we as a community can live better, side by side as human beings. We can care less about what part of town a person lives in or what car they drive, or where they spent their last overseas holiday; and give more of our time and compassion to wondering and even asking, what are you dealing with on a daily basis, and how can I can help you? How easy is an E-Tea? You raise funds for Aussie families impacted by an unpredictable and often highly distressing condition all while munching on a biscuit and sipping an Irish Breakfast. Do that, and you help the EAA support families in need. Think back to last week’s tragic death of a family unable to cope with the autism of their children to the point where suicide was the only option. One “realistic” online commentator said of them, they were not even Australian and the dad made more than enough money to help his family. Not enough apparently. What location a person comes from be doesn’t

really give anyone the right to assign them reduced rights to compassion. That anyone should even reason why personal outcomes can’t be deemed tragic as a form of permission to not care, is worrying attitude. I’m not saying you should engage with every mortal fundraiser that comes into your field of view either, we all have our charities that we give to, usually for personal reasons, and that’s fantastic. But just spreading the word, is something. It breaks down barriers, creates awareness, starts conversations, builds understanding. In this regard its why I prefer to highlight these issues in my editorial. The pollies, the ‘crims’, they get their fair share of free publicity on a minute by minute basis, but the organisations who have to scrape and beg for support, are deserving of as much free space as we can give them. They’re the one’s looking after our families and our communities; not for political agenda, or personal chest beating, but they are the glue - you can’t keep a good volunteer down - to stronger communities. So if you pick up on the idea of an E-Tea you’ll be contributing to programs like “MyEpilepsyKey” the Ted-E-Bear Connection Program and various research The EAA initiatives, all leading to better life outcomes for are giving those affected. away free “It’s not widely known, but people living with epi- goodie lepsy face a multitude of packs challenges that prevent them from leading optimal containing lives. It can be a lonely and treats and isolating condition, leading to anxiety or depression, it baking can consume families men- supplies, as tally and financially, and it well as tea can impact dramatically on children’s learning,” says and coffee Carol Ireland, CEO of Episamples lepsy Action Australia. “Then there is the so- to anyone cial stigma and exclusion who that still occurs. Every day should be epilepsy aware- registers ness day, so please, pop the to hold kettle on this November and make a difference to some- an event one's life… and have a great during time doing it,” she says. So go on, put the kettle November. on!

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Macquarie Home Stay project announces land ownership ACQUARIE HOME STAY announced this week they are at last the official owners of a 3.5 hectare site on the corner of Tony McGrane Way, Cobbora Road and Yarrandale Road earmarked for construction of a regional patient and family accommodation project. Chairman of Macquarie Home Stay Rod Crowfoot, Member for Dubbo and Deputy Premier Troy Grant with representatives from the Dubbo Regional Council made the announcement in an address to media on Thursday, October 27. â€œNow that Macquarie Home Stay is officially the land owner, we can get started,â€? Mr Crowfoot told Dubbo Weekender. â€œWeâ€™ve also lodged the DA with Dubbo Regional Council to facilitate the construction of stage 1,â€? he said. â€œStage one of the build will start with the main road right the way through. A block of units and administration building will be part of this first stage. There will be a courtyard and common areas for guests. Itâ€™s really designed to be a home away from home.â€? Mr Crowfoot and other supporters of the essential accommodation project have been working towards the historic day of land ownership for six the yyears and which now opens p way for a tendering process for

construction to begin. â€œThe support we have received through this process from Niall Blair Minister for Lands and Water, Troy Grant, Member for Dubbo, Danny Young, Department of Industry, Mark Riley and David Dwyer, Dubbo Regional Council and the immediate past mayor Mathew Dickerson is gratefully acknowledged,â€? Mr Crowfoot said. The project received $3.3 million in funding from the NSW Governmentâ€™s Restart NSW Cobbora Transition Fund. The Macquarie Home Stay committee ahs included Fiona Prentice, Lorna White, Elizabeth Allen, Dawn Collins, Nola Honeysett, Ray Nolan and Dot Martin. â€œTheir input dedication, skills and time contributed in working together to establish the facility is to be commended,â€? Mr Crowfoot said. The facility will feature bedroom units for patients receiving treatment at Dubbo Hospital and/or their supporters and common kitchen, dining and living areas. As the proposed cancer treatment centre is established at the Dubbo Hospital appropriate accommodation can be factored into construction. Entrance to the facilityy will be from Tony McGrane Way.

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Assistant minister for rural health announces $51.7 million for Uni BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

HE press release headline this week had the local media pack gasping for more detail: “Federal Coalition Government boosts funding for Dubbo Health Precinct”. “The Dubbo Health Precinct has been given a further boost thanks to the Coalition Government’s announcement that Sydney University will receive $51.7 million between 2016 and 2018 under the Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training (RHMT) program,” the release stated. At first glance, some may get the impression that the coalition government was pouting more than $50 million extra dollars into Dubbo Base Hospital and the neighboring medical clinical school which is operated by the University of Sydney, but that isn’t the case. How many postgrad students will it mean this next year? These were the sorts of questions being asked that no-one at this stage was able to answer. That immense amount of cash will be spread around all the other places where medical students are trained in the bush and, even though just a portion of that money will make its way to our city, it’s still great news. But first, let’s have a look at the bloke making the announcement, a relatively new politician who was elected as the federal member for Lyne, an area that used to take in Port Macquarie but now looks after the area southwards towards Newcastle, and including Taree and Forster. Assistant Minister for Rural Health Dr David Gillespie spent years as a specialist gastroenterologist at Port Macquarie and during his time there he took great pleasure training medical students. At this week’s Dubbo press conference his enthusiasm about giving Sydney Uni the resources to keep medical students in the bush for their specialist training was infectious. I grabbed him after the press conference and asked him about why he entered politics, where he must have taken a hefty pay cut. “I did take a pay cut, but money isn’t everything,” Dr Gillespie said. “I had a really enjoyable, rewarding 33 years of a professional career as a medico and now I’m honoured to have been given a ministerial role in rural health which is an industry I know inside out, and so I’m effecting broad-scale change at a level that you can’t do as an individ-

Assistant Minister for Rural Health Dr David Gillespie and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton.

ual practitioner, you make an enormous difference in the lives of the individuals that you treat and their families but as a politician you can enact policies that affect hundreds of thousands and millions of people. “I’m still caring for people, it’s just in a different role, look after my electorate and the whole country,” he said. Dr Gillespie said policy makers have to look at an holistic picture to get all sorts of settings right. He pointed out that while it’s great to train medical students and get them enamoured about centres like Dubbo, if they have to return to Sydney for specialist postgrad training they’ll most likely dig roots too deep to move back to the bush, such as getting married to partners with city jobs, and having kids – thus, he says, it’s essential to provide organisations like Sydney Uni with the money to run postgrad training, and a broad brief to make that training fit the unique circumstances at each rural medical school across the nation. This is a senior polly with a difference, one who’s not only so committed he’ll go backwards in his wage to help the bigger picture, but one who’s actually qualified to run his ministry. Parkes MP Mark Coulton made that point more than once. “People are quite cynical about politics and politicians and the political process, Dr David Gillespie didn’t get to here by branch-stacking or working the

halls of parliament house, Dr Gillespie spent time here at Dubbo Hospital as a junior doctor, he was a highly qualified and well regarded specialist gastroenterologist in Port Macquarie and undertook training of junior doctors in that capacity and so he’s come here not as some sort of political operative trying to take advantage but as someone who actually knows exactly what he’s talking about,” Mr Coulton said. “When David Gillespie speaks about these things it’s not some theory he’s trying to get across, that’s his real-life experience.” David Gillespie said it’s all about collaboration between all potential partners, and working out who can help and in what capacity – it’s no good training up rural specialists if the state’s won’t employ them in the bush. “We need buy-in from the state government who employs doctors in the hospitals, we need the regional training organisations to train general practitioners, the college of surgeons and physicians , obstetrics and gynecology, they have standards that have to be met so they want the training that happens here not to be second rate,” Dr Gillespie said. Mark Coulton has seen a huge change in Dubbo’s medical landscape in the past few years, thanks to integrated long term policy making decisions. “Western health in the last 18 months or so have attracted an extra 30 doctors

` People are quite cynical about politics and politicians and the political process, Dr David Gillespie didn’t get to here by branch-stacking or working the halls of parliament house, Dr Gillespie spent time here at Dubbo Hospital as a junior doctor, he was a highly qualified and well regarded specialist gastroenterologist in Port Macquarie and undertook training of junior doctors in that capacity and so he’s come here not as some sort of political operative trying to take advantage but as someone who actually knows exactly what he’s talking about – Mark Coulton

to the area and so it’s actually snowballing now and the infrastructure’s also important … but you take these things steps at a time,” Mr Coulton said. “Take the integrated cancer centre, the doctors that will be employed there will also be able to have junior doctors there that are undertaking their training in oncology, radiography and whatever other disciplines are available in that centre – and the doctors who’ll be coming out as trainers for post-grad students will also mean a boost in the levels of service because they’ll be treating patients as they do the training. “Some years ago, in the state the hospital was in, this wouldn’t have happened, and just look at the flying doctor base where we announced new funding for an expansion.” As for the numbers of post-grads who’ll be staying on to train in Dubbo – that’s an evolving process, but it’s now at least possible thanks to the new funding according to Professor Arthur Conigrave, acting dean of Sydney Uni’s Medical School. Along with the other speakers, he was at pains to point out that the new funding will also be used for extra training of nurses and allied health professionals whom doctors rely on. “We can expect to see a transformation in specialist services across rural Australia, but Dubbo I think is just a major hub for us,” Professor Conigrave said, saying that the talks he had with Dubbo medical students, coupled with the regulars surveys the university runs with them, shows there’s a hunger to stay in our city for postgraduate specialist training. “Many of our graduates currently apply for training places at Dubbo and Orange Hospitals for places that we currently can’t provide – I think that we should be able to hold onto a significant proportion, maybe as many as 100 Australia-wide. “It’s something we need to build on and we need to find opportunities,” he said.

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Drift Wells Park project wins highly commended BY NATALIE HOLMES MES JOURNALIST

LOCAL engineering marvel has been recognised for its value to the community, with Dubbo Regional Council’s Drift Wells Park receiving a high commendation at the Sydney Division of the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards for 2016. The park, at the corner of Brisbane and Tamworth streets, is the site of Dubbo’s original permanent water supply, with a series of wells dug at this location between 1893 and 1929. Dubbo Regional Council technical services director Stewart McLeod said there were limited options available prior to the scheme. “Some people had their own well but most people used the community well in Victoria Park,” he said. The city’s first reticulated water supply was powered by mechanical steam-driven pumps built in the United States. The steam machinery was eventually replaced by electric engines once electricity became available in Dubbo in 1925. When a water treatment plant was commissioned in 1940, the wells became a secondary water source. Over the years, with upgrades in 1960/61 and a new plant in 1981, the wells were eventually abandoned. In 2014, the well site was upgraded. The pumps and steam boiler went on public display along with education boards set in an attractive park space. The signage serve to highlight

the heritage value of the remaining infrastructure and the area’s integral role in the evolution of water supply and engineering in the city of Dubbo. “The extensive re-design included an upgrade of the public park, formerly an industrial site, and this is what earnt the project its high commendation,” Mr McLeod said. Drift Wells Park provides safe public access to two deep, largediameter drift wells of historic significance to the city. “The judges of the awards highlighted that the Drift Wells Park Project was a multi-disciplinary project which involved the design and construction of

a unique facility,” Mr McLeod said. The judges praised the installation of the detailed interpretive signs which are used to educate the community about the site’s history, the importance of a potable water supply to economic development and to celebrate the wonderful examples of engineering. The park has now become an enjoyable and educational space for families and well-deserving of its accolade. “Not only has Drift Wells Park become an important new tourist attraction, it also builds community resilience by promoting positive social interaction, helps

reduce crime by increasing passive surveillance, and helps protect an important heritage site.” The project was entered in the environment category of the engineering awards. Mr McLeod was thrilled with the outcome. “While the winner of the category was a multi-million dollar Gasworks Remediation Project at Macdonaldtown in Sydney’s Inner West, it was noteworthy that Council’s High Commendation placed it more highly than the six-hectare Barangaroo Point Reserve redevelopment at Millers Point in the City of Sydney,” he said. Prior to the original drift well

being dug in 1893, there had been some contention about finding a reliable and abundant water source and it was a hotly debated topic. The Australian Engineering Excellence Awards (AEEA) Sydney 2016 program seeks to identify, recognise and reward outstanding achievement in the practice of engineering and service to the profession. The AEEA Sydney Awards 2016 is the premier event for the year, promoting industry excellence across engineering projects and professionals. The Bradfield Overall Project award winner was the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building by Arup.

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The week’s top stories from around the region by John Ryan

NOT HAPPY I’M not happy with my Telstra phone service but even more upset the company is shutting down its GSM mobile service. If they’d been told to keep it running, and dropped opposition to far more powerful GSM bagphones, many people who get little to zero mobile service would have had a chance to vastly improve their mobile reception. But hey, why would a company like that give a rats about regional Australians, there’s certainly no track record of the company being worried about anything other than image and profits.

EVEN MORE UNHAPPY NOT impressed looking through many of council’s 33 shortlisted projects for Stronger Communities funding, and I’ll explain why – these are all up for public consultation and I hope the public has a say, and is listened to. This fund is $9 million of the $10 million the state government has gifted the new council thanks to the merger. Someone at council thinks we need to spend $1.5 million to build an equine transit resting facility at the showgrounds – great, but I’m sure the people who already operate these sorts of things as private businesses wouldn’t be too happy about having their livelihoods ripped away by taxpayer funded bureaucrats. And why we’re being asked to spend this once-in-a-lifetime slush fund on things like $200,000 on the “Wellington police station and gaol”, I have no idea, but that shouldn’t come from funds meant to benefit ratepayers. Then we have $8.5 million for an indoor 25 metre pool at the Dubbo Aquatic and Leisure Centre and $3 million for Wello pool. Okay, these are great community things but the cost is crazy and typical Dubbo Council gold plated standard. Before we look at mortgaging our lives, council staff should be forced to visit Lightning Ridge, where that tiny community

used some nouse and common sense and built a world-class indoor pool and Olympic diving facility for just $3.5 million. How are our decision makers in their jobs when they can’t do things as well as a community group from such a tiny outback outpost. And the $800,000 slated for an aquatic playground at the Dubbo pool is another crazy budget extravagance, once again, see the amazing water wonderland at Lightning Ridge which was built for peanuts in comparison. One biggie is the proposed $900,000 for the Wiradjuri Cultural Park on the western bank just north of the low level bridge. This is so local Aboriginal people can perform dances for visitors to the city, but as joey Williams said to me the other week, the entire concept treats Indigenous people like performing monkeys. Why would we spend almost one million dollars so local people can dance for free, why don’t we respect and value the immense repository of Indigenous culture that Dubbo can boast. You don’t see the people in Rotorua (NZ) giving away this valuable commodity for free, people pay $120 for the privilege of witnessing such a performance, having some local tucker and a bit of a sing-along. In turn, this creates jobs and real commercial opportunities for local people, as well as introducing a whole new generation of local Aboriginal kids to the world’s oldest culture, and how good would that be for all sorts of social outcomes across Dubbo. This is why people have to have their say and we have to

have public debates on where this $9 million is going to be spent, because such important decisions can’t be left up to senior council staffers, that’s far too narrow a genetic base to generate even half-decent outcomes.

DOG DAY AFTERNOON IT was a breeding frenzy at Taronga Western Plains Zoo last month, and now the public can reap the benefits. The African Wild Dogs may not be the most high profile animal just outside town, but they seem to be one of the most popular, especially loved by kids – my nine year-old adores them. Anyway, there’s been a second litter to breeding pair Kimanda (female) and Guban (male), who produced their first litter in late 2014. “The pups have recently emerged from the den and can be spotted out and about in the exhibit, especially in the mornings and at meal times,” said keeper Genevieve Peel. “African Wild Dogs can have up to 18 pups in a single litter, so it is not uncommon to see large litter sizes in this species.” “Kimanda is being a very attentive and nurturing mother. She will regurgitate food for the pups and at this stage they are still suckling but this won’t be

for much longer.” These great looking dogs are persecuted by humans in their home country and thus the most endangered large carnivore in Africa, so check them out, every visit helps support the cause. And happy first birthday to Rajah – at 600kg he’s sure been on a good paddock this last year. Rajah was the first Greater One-horned Rhino born in Australia and it’s great that he calls Dubbo home.

A valuable piece in the international breeding program, Rajah may one day have to be transferred to an overseas zoo, so check him out in our own backyard while you can.

CARING FOR THE BUSH IT wasn’t just fishing that was happening for this year’s Go Fishing Day, the habitat along the Macquarie river that supports our native aquatic life was also given some attention. Every two weekends the vol-

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unteers from Dubbo Macquarie River Bushcare are doing work of some sort along this stretch of our river, and they were out in full force during the inaugural Wambuul River Festival. About 60 visitors joined in to get their hands dirty, planting 73 shrubs to enhance the biodiversity along the Tracker Riley path. Best of all, the parents of participating children were encouraged to bring the kids back so they could throw some water on ‘their’ tree during the dry times – every tiny little bit helps.

GREYHOUND FREE ZONE THIS WEEK NOTHING on this subject this week, as the header stated, I’m over it.

MAGS SCHOLARS MACQUARIE Anglican Grammar School is looking to offer a significant community scholarship for new Year 11, 2017 students. They may captain a local sporting team, organise charity events or act as a mentor to their younger peers,” according to headmaster Craig Mansour. “This is a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in our school community as well as in the broader Dubbo region.” “Applicants should visit our website www.mags.nsw.edu.au for further information on how to apply.”

POLICE BAD NEWS I DIDN’T put this week’s police items up the top because things have been downright depressing in that department. First up are the eight killed on the state’s roads over the weekend, with one fatality not far from Narromine after a Holden Cruze was found overturned on the side of the road. The 27 year-old male driver, the sole occupant, was located deceased at the scene. As a side note, it was interesting to see the research out of the university of Western Australia this week which indicated that strictly enforced speed limits could have a detrimental impact on road safety. This is obviously a complex issue, but having driven through the Blue Mountains on numerous occasions, the speed limits change so frequently, and often for no obvious reason, that you could be concentrating so much on finding elusive speed signs that it could cause a crash. Counter-intuitive, yes, but maybe we

Friday 28.10.2016 to Sunday 30.10.2016 | Dubbo Weekender need a common sense committee to look over the road safety rules in this state, rather than just relying on the pure scientific assertions which seem to change fairly often anyway. Back to local crime and we had a machete-wielding man allegedly run a bit amok out at Narromine and then pointed his weapon at the cops when they arrived. Police drew their firearms and the man eventually put the machete down, but after being arrested the 33 year- old was involved in a “violent struggle” with police before being restrained. He’s been charged with all sorts of things. Meantime, a 23 year-old woman was allegedly assaulted during a home invasion in Page Avenue, woken in the early hours of Saturday morning when five balaclava wearing cowards smashed their way in through the front bedroom window. The woman was kicked and struck a number of times, according to police, as these alleged low-lifes ransacked the place. In about the only bit of non-bad police highlights, a 30 year-old male driver was charged after police searched him and his car following a response to a crash near Mendooran. Officers allegedly located $85,000 in the boot of the car and another $12,000 in cash on the driver. He was charged with recklessly deal with proceeds of crime and three counts of goods in custody. A good arrest by police, charging a man following the armed robbery of a Dubbo fast food restaurant late last month, apprehending him after a car crash involving a stolen car this week. Just before midnight on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, a man allegedly forced entry to the KFC restaurant on Cobra Street and threatened two staff members with a knife. Police attempted to arrest the man at Braun Avenue on Tuesday morning, but he fled and was arrested about an hour later after crashing into a fence on Websdale Road.

LOTS AND LOTS GOING ON THE weeks just seem to keep getting more and more full-on, with so many things happening around the city that it’s difficult to keep track – here are some of them in brief.

Rawson Homes won a couple of gongs at the Master Builders’ Association Excellence in Housing Awards; The rhino sculpture winners were announced, this is a great project that has immeasurably raised the profile of Dubbo and the zoo; Year 12 musician Ben O’Connor has planned a solo performance to raise money for Syrian refugees, that’ll be at Macquarie Conservatorium on Saturday, November 5, at 7pm.

Seventeen new fourth year medical students have arrived at the School of Rural Health (SRH) Dubbo campus. School of Rural Health Associate Dean and Head of School, Associate Professor Mark Arnold said, “By the end of 2016, The University of Sydney’s School of Rural Health will have educated 738 University of Sydney medical students. Next year another 32 final year medical students will train in Orange and Dubbo, and we are optimistic that many of them will, similar to their predecessors, express a strong preference to work rurally.”

ARTISTIC APOLLO ART is doing amazing things for our city and for the first time lots of nonarty people seem to be joining in. A mate told me the other day that we need to use the word “culture” rather than “art”, because the former is less isolating and more inclusive – he thinks the term “art” can turn people off before they have a chance to get into it. I tend to agree with his contention that the term “culture” brings so many more things into the norm for much of the community. Semantics aside, once primarily a sporting stronghold, the city has embraced the cultural side of life amazingly well in the last few short years. Who would have thunk we’d get 10,000 people turning out for a lantern parade, or host the Artlands event right here in the central west ahead of other centres such as Bathurst, Orange or even Mudgee, places that have traditionally been steeped in culture compared to us out here, halfway to the Big Bogan.

So while all this other cultural stuff is going on, the much-maligned Apollo Estate has been quietly kicking its own

goals in this department. Artist Duke Albada believes if so much of what we think about our-

selves and our place in the world is formulated by how talk about ourselves, that just one word can make a difference, and she’s been running a project in that suburb. (See our Arts section for more information). From those cultural muses to more outdoorsy stuff, and the community has been asked by Dubbo Regional Council, hereafter to be known as DRC, to help pick the new playground equipment for the aptly named Luna Park up at the Apollo Estate. People can choose any type of play equipment at all, as long as it’s one of the two options which council staff have narrowed the choice down to. So expect a few polls up that way sooner rather than later. DRC also scored some bucks from the Social Housing Community Improvement Fund and kicked in some ratepayer dollars, and, after consultation with Apollo House, an Aboriginal meeting place will be installed at the park as well, which will be able to be utilised for all sorts of occasions. Well done here to all concerned.

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Birds of IM Goldsmith loves birds. Not only for their beauty and song, but because of what they say about their surroundings. “Birds are an indicator of the health of the environment, the land’s health,” she explained. Sometimes, what is being said is just what the local artist and communicator feels she can’t verbalise, so she uses visualisation instead. “There’s an environmental and sometimes political message behind a lot of my work. As a professional communicator, I can’t say certain things. But through my art, it’s a way of saying things.” Kim lives on the fringes of the city and sees birdlife in her garden every day. She also grew up on the land north of Coonamble. It’s these things which have drawn her to commenting on the state of the environment and the effects of humanity on our ecosystem. As a society, Kim believes that we need to acknowledge our impact on our surroundings and to change our lifestyle. “We can’t keep doing what we’ve been doing. Even farmers are realising that. We are all capable of realising how we interact with our environment on a daily basis.” In previous art installations, Kim has made a statement about all manner of issues affecting the environment, in-

cluding global warming, land clearing, mining and grazing. She has channelled some of that expression into her latest digital media installation, Volucres, which will be on display as part of this weekend’s Artlands event in the city. The project combines sound and video to create an aural and visual feast and is a collaborative effort with filmmaker Peter Aland and musician Wez Thompson. Volucres is the end result of many hours of work for the trio in what Kim describes in her floor sheet as ‘piano chords and hard edged synth layered with Australian native birdsong recordings and sound effects, accompanied by large scale abstracted, monochromatic, avian-inspired movements of murmurations, unfolding wingspans and falling feathers.’ The display has been germinating in Kim’s mind for almost two years but only started in earnest earlier this year. “I had the idea that birdsong recordings could be made into music. So I sent the files to regional musicians to see what they could do.” After a couple of false starts with choral and composition arrangements, Kim was able to find her co-collaborators and get the project running at full throttle in April. Firstly, she met with Wes. “I was able to explain to him what I was trying to achieve

Wez Thompson is silhouetted by the Volucres projection which has captured bird sounds and visuals set to original music he created PHOTO: DUBBO WEEKENDER/YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY

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a feather United by their desire to create a unique installation for Artlands, a trio of creatives have gathered to put together the avianinspired Volucres, which is set to have art lovers chirping with delight. WORDS Natalie Holmes

and he got it,” she said. “Using Wez’s technical experience and musician’s ear, we could refine what we had. Creating music out of the birdsong was central to the idea.” Next, Kim invited the expertise of fellow filmmaker Peter. “I created a storyboard which expressed the emotions that I wanted to convey, hope and despair, using the starling murmuration and the feathers falling.” Although it was a difficult road, being able to finally achieve what she initially envisioned is extremely rewarding. Finding Wez and Peter was definitely a coup for the experienced artmaker. “It’s hard to find people who are on the same page, have the skill sets I need and can share my creative vision, but I’ve been extremely lucky to find two local creatives to work with who are completely in sync with what I’ve wanted to achieve.” The installation is being displayed in Holy Trinity Hall where the wooden ceilings and white walls, not to mention the great acoustics and Gothic feel of the church building, really lend themselves to the three-channel video and soundscape. Volucres, which is Latin for birds, is intended to be an abstract work. “It’s not literally telling a story, people can interpret it however they want to,” Kim said. “We wanted it to be quite abstract and to create movement to go with the song.” Kim was thrilled to be asked to contribute to Artlands, but a lot of hard work has gone into the production. She is looking forward to showcasing her work locally for the first time in seven years. “There’s a lot of stress and work that goes into it. It’s been pretty full-on. But there is the thrill of being able to pull off a product like this. “To be invited to show my work as part of Artlands was huge. This is the first time I’ve shown my work in

Dubbo since 2009. At the time that I was asked, no-one else was. It makes you feel that you are doing something, you are being noticed. There’s a lot of kudos in that.” Kim dedicates three days each week to her art as well as running a successful communications company. “Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, I work on my art, I’m committed to my practice. I can spend half a day reading, researching, it’s all part of the development. I get lost in what I’m making.” The transition to technology in her art making is no stretch for the former broadcaster, oadcaster, who deals with all forms of media in her business. “I’ve been using digital media in my professional ofessional communications work for a long ong time. It was a no-brainer to extend nd that into my art practice. “That skill set transfers across because use I am a skilled content creator. It’ss really about coming full circle.” The co-founder of Fresh Arts has also o been involved in Boom Dubbo as well ell as the One Eye Film Festival. With hopes for an art residency in Iceland eland in 2019, Kim is looking forward ard to what lies ahead. “Anyone who’s followed myy practice knows that I’vee had to create myy own opportunities. nities. Whatever er it is, I make it happen.” ppen.” z Volucres is on display at Holy Trinity Hall, Dubbo between tween 12pm and 5pm from October tober 27 to 30 as part of Artlands. tlands. On Friday evening, the installation tallation will be open until 6pm to include clude an artist’s talk at 5.30pm. Entry is free. ree.

Trinity Church Hall undergoing preparations earlier this week to stage Volucres, a locally inspired and created art installation to coincide with Artlands Dubbo 2016. PHOTO: DUBBO WEEKENDER/YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY

Local artist Kim V Goldsmith who conceived the idea for Volucres and has spent many months bringing her vision into reality for an audience to experience during Artlands.

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Puppet show Artlands Dubbo 2016 has begun in earnest and if you were anywhere at the opening ceremony last night (Thursday, October 26) you would have noticed a red back spider…. a very big... red back spider. The invention of puppet maker Dave Jones from Victoria, the eight legged creature was specially commissioned for the Artlands opening. WORDS Leonie Ward Did you see the giant red-back spider that was part of the opening ceremony of Artlands 2016? The spider was the brain-child of puppet maker Dave Jones from Natimuk in Victoria who says of his involvement in Artlands: “Who wouldn’t want to bring a giant spider puppet into the world?” I was the person who helped Dave bring his vision to life; sewing the spider’s black and red outer skin together to cover an air-filled plastic shell engineered by Dave. It was an experience that opened my eyes to the world of puppeteering and the ingenious thought process and planning behind the giant spider that delighted audiences at the Artlands Opening Event. After feeding over 60 metres of spider legs through my sewing machine, I now feel a small affinity with the world of puppeteering. Dave considers himself to be a puppet maker, not a puppeteer. It’s something, he says, that he stumbled into over the last few years. After studying animation at university in the early 1990s, he was drawn to the real-time quality of puppetry and the interaction with an audience, which is lacking in animation.

The sheer scale capabilities of puppetry were also part of the attraction. When asked what sort of training a puppeteer or puppet maker would need, Dave spoke about the many skill bases puppeteering draws from. “Personally, from my animation background, I know a lot about telling stories visually, creating scenes, lighting design,” he said. “This translates pretty well”. There are some puppetry courses available, but many people bring a range of different backgrounds with them: theatre, animation, film, sculpture, illustration, rigging and mechanics. Inspiration can be time consuming and puppet makers have many initial ideas that then create a backlog in the actual creation. Ideas can crop up as a response to a specific place or situation, or driven by a community art project. “It’s that process of creation and problem solving I like the most,” Dave said. The idea for the spider was one that evolved from a situation. It needed to be visually exciting for an audience, as well as self-supporting, as it was to be in the middle of an oval. Inflatables were an obvious option, and the sphere shape

fitted with the design of a creature that was dramatic and somewhat threatening to an audience, causing a visceral response. Weather balloons were employed as the body and the head, and the very lifelike legs were created from plastic tubing. Dave’s eye for detail is evident in the angle of each joint in the legs and the way in which the legs were controlled. For a puppet maker, commissions and projects help to make the creation of puppets a way of life as well as a full-time career. No two projects are the same and are often chosen for their diversity, adding to the challenge and enjoyment. From a 15 metre-tall puppet, to miniatures 10cm high, or digital images projected into a space, Dave’s chosen career is one of variety and challenge: “If I’ve got a choice between projects I’ll usually pick the one that’s least like what I’ve just been doing.” Government support and funding can also be critical in the life of a puppet maker, particularly in regional areas where it is not cost effective to bring big theatre productions to communities.

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Dave is particularly passionate about the availability of government funding to support community groups to create and tour work of their own: “I think it’s really important for people to see the arts as something they can be a creative part of rather than just a consumer of.” The Artlands Red Back Spider can now be added to Dave’s impressive list of completed projects, and stands amongst his favourites which include his show “Highly Strung’, which featured a 15-metre marionette which hung off the side of a wheat silo. The challenge of succeeding, even though way outside all comfort zones is what defines Dave’s favourite puppet projects. “That’s really exciting for me!” he said. Dave’s advice to young people interested in puppeteering is: “Do it. Start making. You will learn a lot more by putting together a show, making mistakes and fumbling through doing things the wrong way than you will by sitting in a workshop being told how to do something the right way”. *Leonie Ward is the president of Dubbo Artz

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Pollies shooting themselves in foot over guns BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

HEREâ€™S been plenty of hysterical debate surrounding the Adler pump action shotgun the past few weeks, and the whole issue doesnâ€™t amount to the slightest storm in a teacup. But the level of knowledge and sophistication in any gun debate in this nation is so low you couldnâ€™t squeeze a .177 slug through it. For those who donâ€™t know, theyâ€™re the tiny pieces of shaped lead which we used to shoot through our slug guns as kids, the ones kids of this generation donâ€™t seem to be allowed to have. The key issue isnâ€™t even whether you should be allowed to have a seven shot Adler â€œshottyâ€?, itâ€™s about the misinformation and sensationalism surrounding the debate itself. This lack of informed opinion has its roots in the 1996 gun laws brought into force by then prime minister John Howard, laws which, while good regarding intent, were overseen by people not ove-endowed with any sort of common sense. Hereâ€™s a few examples. Initially RSL Clubs would have had to place the field guns sitting out the front in steel, lockable containers and station armed guards for 24 hours each day â€“ luckily a quick call to former NSW premier Bob Carr by then Dubbo MP Gerry Peacocke got that issue quickly sorted, but this is the sort of idiocy which happens when knee-jerk politicians try to make populist decisions on the run, and when the bureaucrats advising them donâ€™t have any grasp of the simplest things. Pauline Hanson visited Dubbo during this time and was at the height of her power, and I showed her a few military firearms I had which were being made illegal by the new laws. The first were four Hispano 20mm cannons. I should have just said nothing and handed them in to the gun buy-back like a Melbourne bloke who received $440,000 for 22 of these weapons, or $20,000 each. Instead I criticised John Howard in

a series of questions about the federal task force heâ€™d set up to investigate how these allegedly horrendous weapons had been allowed into our nation. I informed him that these weapons were imported in the wings of Spitfires to defend Australia against the Japanese threat, and added that you could no longer get ammunition for them in any form. Without replying to my series of questions, there was a quiet backdown, with the PM all of a sudden decreeing that 20mm was okay, and that only calibres up to .50 would be banned. When I showed Ms Hanson my four .30 calibre Browning air-cooled machine guns, and told her the federal government was offering $2850 each for them, even if they were rusted junk, she wanted to take one into question time to show the absurdity of the buy-back implementation. I didnâ€™t give her one because I didnâ€™t want to miss out on $2850, little knowing that a senior departmental figure took it upon himself to value all the military hardware handed in by this pesky and troublesome journalist, giving me just $150 each, despite the law saying the guns werenâ€™t valued on condition,

just on type. Meantime, people across the nation other than myself were just getting on with the lucrative job of rorting the crap out of the system. Someone whoâ€™d spent years fixing firearms catalogued all the broken junk out the back and received about $80,000 tax dollars in return, and these stories were almost endless. When you add in some statistics that John Howard never responded to, the picture looks perilously like reckless endangerment of taxpayer funds, not that people like him ever let that worry them. I dug up all the records of firearms sales in NSW between 1977 and prior to 1997, a 20 year period. In that time, licensed gun dealers in NSW sold almost 2.6 million firearms, legally, which were deemed to be illegal under the new regulations. How come then, we label the buyback such a success when less than 200,000 were handed in to authorities in this state? Iâ€™ll answer that almost rhetorical question: itâ€™s because, as a collective, most people want to believe the gun buy-back was a great thing because they bought

the underlying premise of the concept. And thatâ€™s fine, I agreed with the broad premise of the strategy, but the lack of common sense and the rorting were stupendous, and those who designed and administered the program, and those with that knowledge who defended it, should lose their pensions. It was, simply and factually, a giant waste of money. The fact that so many heirloom antiques were scrapped instead of being resold was also a travesty, but hey, when youâ€™re going to be evangelical about something, you may as well go the whole hog, especially when itâ€™s half a billion pre-GFC dollars youâ€™re pouring down the toilet. Back then, pump action shotguns werenâ€™t even on the radar. John Tingle, the original NSW Shooters Party MLC, related a conversation he had with Paul Whelan, who was the state police minister at the time. Paul Whelan never bothered to respond to any of my questions on this subject, so readers will have to make their own judgement call on the following. John tingle told me he asked Whelan why heâ€™d banned pump action shotguns but not pump action rifles. Whelan replied along the lines of, â€˜Oh, I didnâ€™t know they made pump action rifles or Iâ€™d have banned them as wellâ€™. That was the level of informed knowledge of the stateâ€™s police minister, so if I get cranky about the semantics of the anti-gun lobby on the Adler pump action shotgun issue, itâ€™s because Iâ€™ve seen this all before. Yes, we should have strict gun laws. Yes, people applying for gun licenses should be cross referenced with the health system to see if any mental health issues crop up. But no, people who are law abiding and licensed shooters should be able to own and use recreational style firearms that are handy tools. You can see that country MPs like Mark Coulton and Troy Grant understand the minutae of this issue, but the inner city hysteria when it comes to guns, and the universal adoration of Howardâ€™s flawed and costly gun buyback, so cloud any sane judgement from this group that thereâ€™s little chance of any rational debate on this issue anytime soon.

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Tony Webber

Tony Webber is a Dubbo resident and former sports journo.I’m conflicted about combat sports.

Green and Mundine rematch a pitiful scene IDDLE age has cooled my enthusiasm for boxing, but over the years I’d have watched hundreds of bouts. Amateur and pro, live or on pub screens, all the big heavyweight duels, the careers of Fenech and Kostya, the rise and fall of Tyson. Cage-fighting for some reason both fascinates and repulses me, with its enthralling blend of elite athleticism and truly shocking violence. Punching people on the mat who aren’t in any position to defend themselves is a pretty confronting spectacle to call sport. Punching unconscious people until such time as the ref intervenes is quite stomach-churning. The other boxing careers I followed were those of Green and Mundine, also fighters who need no first name to be recognised in Australia. Hence the interest in the announcement this week that the two rivals, now both in their 40s, will fight in February next year. Middle age has also caused me to look back on the pursuits of my youth with, if not regret, then something like it. Arthritis has set in at the sites of previous body contact injuries, neglected at the time with the cavalier machismo of youth. I hate to think about the risk involved with that sort of activity at the age I am now. Mundine is 41. Green is 43. The last time they fought was a decade ago. The last time they fought they were not far out of their 20s. Mundine hasn’t fought since he lost to American Charles Hatley in November last year. Green has fared better, defeating Kane Watts in August to win the Australian cruiserweight title. But neither are anything like young men anymore and Mundine in particular is starting to look pretty knocked around, and that’s just the exterior.

Boxer Danny Green, SA Tourism Minister Leon Bignell and boxer Anthony Mundine at a press conference at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday, Oct 25, 2016. A second bout between Mundine and Green has been scheduled for Feb 3, 2017.

They are both too old to still be engaged in a sport where a fundamental objective is to inflict a concussive blow to the opponent’s head, ideally interfering with the brain such that they lose body function. There is something quite tragically pitiful about men in the autumn of their lives engaged in highly dangerous prize-fighting. Today we know more about brain injury than we did. In late September talented 25 year-old Scottish boxer, Mike Towell died after being knocked out. For young men so inclined and in their risk-taking prime, ritualised violence is arguably a more productive avenue for aggression and acute competitive urges. Most eventually retire once the burning intensity of youth cools to give a man time to smell life’s roses through his broken nose. Green has already come out of retirement once.

It is a cliché as old as sport: the boxer who made one comeback too many. But it is seldom the last battering that pushes him over the edge into permanent brain injury. It seems more likely the accumulative effect of too many fights, along with too many sparring sessions in training, is doing the damage. The last time Green and Mundine fought in 2006 – aged 33 and 31 respec-

tively - they had been fighting competitively, and sparring, for, I’m guessing, 15 years or so in the case of Green and possibly less for Mundine.

Both men could probably use the money and it would be difficult to resist the allure of one more big payday in a sport that seldom gives back financially what it demands physically.

Green has fared better, defeating Kane Watts in August to win the Australian cruiserweight title. But neither are anything like young men anymore and Mundine in particular is starting to look pretty knocked around, and that’s just the exterior.

By the time of their next clash in February next year that time period will be 25 years for Green, and something less for Mundine. That’s a quarter of a century of experiencing high velocity blows to that area of your body that cradles your brain tissue.

But both are also bright, articulate advocates for numerous causes, who have experienced the thrill of the ring, proven their skill and courage and felt the adulation of their fan base. In middle age they both have more to offer than getting paid to again punch each other stupid for our amusement.

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BRISBANE: Not so long ago, Australian cricketers were seeing red over the pink ball. But batsmen have provided much needed positive feedback to the new-look Kookaburra at the Queensland-NSW day-night Sheffield Shield clash at the Gabba this week – a pink ball Test host venue this summer. Althought not all are tickled pink. In February, a revised pink ball with a new black seam was used in a Shield round to address visibility

issues. It didn’t go well. The ball quickly lost its shine and deteriorated so badly it had to be replaced inside 20 overs during games in Adelaide and Brisbane. However, in a shot in the arm ahead of this summer’s two daynight Tests the ball has held up well at the Gabba with no visibility complaints. The new ball has kept the black seam – replacing the original green and white used at last season’s

historic Adelaide Test. It also has a thicker lacquer ball covering to ensure it retains its shine longer. “That is something that they have improved,” said NSW’s Kurtis Patterson after his Shield ton at the Gabba. “Because it held up a lot better and stayed harder throughout the innings.” Queensland’s ex-Test opener Joe Burns also seemed to have no complaints after his masterful 129

on Wednesday. The Bulls batsman hinted that the pink ball still favoured bowlers – but only in the night session. “It is certainly different to the red and white ball, it reacts differently in different situations,” he said. “During the day it doesn’t do a whole heap, but at night it does a bit. “It alters your strategies and you have to stagger your plans for the game.” AAP

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Republican Juppé strong candidate for French presidential elections ` When questioned about the moral stand of France in the war on Yemen and how it can sell weapons to Saudi Arabia; Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on national television that making and selling weapons helps create jobs and improve the economy. That was an answer that did not go down well with the French audience.

BY FAYROUZ TAWFIK FRENCH CORRESPONDENT

T’S time again to be concerned about who will be the next president of the French republic. All eyes are on the right wing candidates as the term of current socialist president François Hollande was a disaster by all measures. Even the socialists are weighing the right wing candidates for the next presidential elections taking place on April 23 for the first round and May 7 for the second round. The French presidential elections are much easier to predict; every president has the right for two terms if his first was acceptable, if not the presidency goes to a candidate from the other camp. As all the French citizens agree that Hollande does not deserve a second term and all popularity polls show him as a low 18 percent; we are expecting a right wing president for the next term. The French have a very good memory and hold Hollande accountable to his promises which he did not deliver. On a national level he promised that the rate of unemployment will go down and he confirmed his promise in a speech in February 2015: “If after five years, a president cannot meet the objective that he had when he got elected, he cannot be once more a candidate for the highest office in the country.” Hollande is trying hard to improve his image to win some voters, but even on the international front he did not do the French politics well; being an ally to Saudi Arabia in its war on Yemen was not appreciated by the French people who are against targeting civilians, hospitals and destroying ancient monuments. When questioned about the moral stand of France in the war on Yemen and how it can sell weapons to Saudi Arabia; Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on national television that making and selling weapons helps create jobs and improve the economy. That was an answer that did not go down well with the French audience. Putting Hollande and his party’s case to rest, all eyes are now on the strongest candidates from the Republican Party; Alain Juppé, mayor of Bordeaux and Nicolas Sarkozy, former president. One of them is expected to be in the second round opposite Marine Le Pen of the National Front (FN); extreme right who

The Baker’s Dozen Trivia Test

French former prime minister of France major of Bordeaux and writer Alain Juppe at the International Book Fair - Salon du Livre 2009 in Paris France.

has her hopes high since her party did well in the municipal elections last year. The only obstacle Sarkozy is actually facing is winning the confidence of voters as he has not been acquitted of accepting private financing for his presidential elections in 2007. The Republican Party will decide among eight an-

1. ENTERTAINMENT: The book “Happy Trails” was the autobiography of what famous Western film couple? 2. HISTORY: Who was the first explorer to reach the summit of Mount Kosciuszko? 3. LITERATURE: What was the pen name of this 18thcentury French writer/philosopher whose real name was Francois-Marie Arouet? 4. GEOGRAPHY: What small principality is located between France and Spain? 5. MUSIC: What father/daugh-

nounced candidates on November 20 with a possible second round vote on November 27. With all the focus on the Republicans, Socialists and National Front; voters also keep an eye on other candidates from the French Communist Party and the Left Party although they have the

ter duo had a No.1 hit in 1967? 6. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What nation is the top producer of vanilla? 7. ASTRONOMY: What is the fifth planet from the sun in our solar system? 8. GEOLOGY: What type of rock is pumice? 9. FOOD & DRINK: What were the five original colours of M&M’s? 10. TELEVISION: What were the names of the boys on the 1960s show “My Three

least chance to go very far. While each party finalises its candidate list and fine tune their programmes the presidential campaign will heat up by the end of the year with aggressive coverage all over the media, which in turn is obliged to provide French voters equal coverage to all parties and candidates. Even though the focus may be on a handful of candidates, French voters keep a close watch on those left far behind because of their young age or few years of experience in politics because these are the ones who will have all our attention for the 2022 presidential elections. To name a few; we are already watching out for a promising socialist finance minister Emmanuel Macron who resigned a couple of months ago from the socialist government and has been holding very strong opinions about economic reformations the country needs. The actual Prime Minister Manuel Valls has been under spot lights for his policies as former minister of interior and his current position. Also Valls is considered the godchild of much loved socialist former Prime Minister Lionel Jospin who ran for presidency in 2002 and lost to Jean-Marie Le Pen and Jacque Chirac. French voters learned the hard way when Jospin lost in the first round of election in 2002 that voting in the first round is much more important to ensure that your candidate reaches the second, final and decisive round and at the same time eliminate the candidate considered least desired like Le Pen. So here we are again are set to go for the voting ballots on April 23, 2017 to ensure we get a less disappointing second round.

Sons”? 11. FLASHBACK: Who penned and recorded “The Show Must Go On”? 12. SPORT: How many pro fights did Cassius Clay (aka Muhammad Ali, pictured) have before fighting Sonny Liston for boxing’s heavyweight title in 1964? 13. LYRICS: Name the song that contains this lyric: “Now the only thing a gambler needs is a suitcase and a trunk.” ANSWERS: SEE PLAY PAGES.

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THE OLER WATERCOOLER BY JENNA MCKEOWN

Sculpture EATEN By The Sea SCULPTURE by the Sea, the annual public art show that covers a walk from Bondi to Tamarama almost became Sculpture UNDER the sea earlier this week. King tides had a significant impact on five sculptures, destroying one and damaging another four. Waves of up to four meters hit the coastline, and buried or broke some of the artwork. The artists affected were pretty philosophical about the event, saying the expected some natural disturbance to public art.

New York Halloween Dog Parade ONCE upon a time, Halloween was a purely American holiday of sorts, a strange and commercial adaptation of the Mexican festival Day of the Dead. Now, Halloween appears to be celebrated in most western countries, or at least those whose television programs are predominantly American. On a joyful note, as Halloween approaches, New York City held a dog parade in anticipation of the holiday. Dogs arrived

dressed in prosthetics to appear to have three heads, as Hogwarts students and one showed up all in purple, as a tribute to Prince.

Adnan Sayed Asks to be released ahead of new trial IF you’re a fan of the podcast Serial, there have been some new developments in the case of Adnan Sayed. Sayed is awaiting a retrial, after being found guilty in 2000 of strangling his high school girlfriend. The first season of Serial explored the story, and turned listeners into armchair detectives, hunting for new pieces of evidence or other possible witnesses. Sayed’s lawyer has asked that he be released while waiting for the retrial. He has argued that he is no longer a flight risk, or risk to the community, being so well known. Listeners wait with baited breath for the retrial to start.

Tennis and a Haircut RUSSIAN tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova stunned onlookers at the Women’s Tennis Association Finals in Singapore last weekend. Facing the World No. 3 player, and trailing 1-2 in the third set, Svetlana requested a break… and a pair of scissors. She promptly hacked off the end of her ponytail, and went on to win the match. Afterwards at the press conference she explained that the end of her plait kept hitting her in the eye, distracting her. And what is more important, she thought, my hair or winning the game? That’s commitment.

PROFILE.

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LET’S GET PHYSICAL A total powerhouse of the local fitness scene, Kathy Furney has been duly rewarded for her efforts as an exercise maestro in the Dubbo district. WORDS Natalie Holmes HEN Dubbo’s Kathy Furney was announced as the 2016 Orana Volunteer of the Year Award recipient, she was somewhere on a Victorian rail trail, riding her bike. The fact that she wasn’t around to receive the top gong is proof of just how much fitness means to her. As well as taking out the major award, Kathy was also named as the Senior Volunteer of the Year for her work with Western NSW Local Health District. Kathy said being active was something she adopted at a young age to offseet any an ny health heallth iissues s ue ss u s th hat a m ight ig htt ari r see. set that might arise. b th sides sid i es of my m fam a ily, y tthere heree is he “On bo both family, heart

disease from a young age, cerebral haemorrhaging and on mum’s side, there is cancer. “I started to really look after myself in my 20s. I decided to become as fit as I could by exercising. I also try to eat healthily. “I enjoy doing what I’m doing and so far, it’s working. I’m also fortunate that John (Kathy’s partner) enjoys it too.” Until her retirement 10 years ago, keeping fit was a personal hobby for Kathy. She did fun runs, triathlons, hiking, biking, half marathons and even a full marathon. Bu ut after a ter leaving af leav aving g work in th he Attorn ney e But the Attorney G neral’s D Ge De epa partme m nt, where wher e e she had General’s Department, ad dva anced fro om be b ing a cler e ic ical a assistant advanced from being clerical t Clerk rk k of of the t e Court, th Co our u t, Kathy was quickly quick k ly to s apped up ass a vo sn olu unteer with the snapped volunteer W Local Health District. Distr t ict. Western NSW “ mma Webster “E Websteer wass the falls pre“Emma c r and ap a p oached pr vention office officer approached me, saying that she had a volunathy says with teer role for me,” K Kathy a laugh. Kathy had to undergo training to enable her to conduct classes. After 12 months of study, she Ph hysiattained a Certificate III in Physical Activity instruction. To retain K thy needs to this certification, Ka Kathy keep her skills up to date with additional training. “I started volunteering doing gentle e for thee over 50s,” she exercise classes explains. S ncce that time, herr class at St Si S Brigg Since conssistently attracted att t racted up to id’s Hall has consistently parr ticipants. And Kat thy is happy to 40 participants. Kathy hat it’s as much about thee sosay tth that int n eraction and d the postciall interaction workout cup of tea as it is about the exercise. g ea gr at “It’s a great p for fo or the group ovverr 50ss. over 50s. Ha alf l of of itt Half is talking talki allking kiing ng is an nd sso oand soi a l i si s i ng ng c ia but I’m bu II’’m but also

satisfied that the exercise is helping them.” The class has received a lot of positive comments from participants who believe that without Kathy’s ongoing enthusiasm, it wouldn’t happen. It’s a similar story at the Orana Gardens Retirement Home where Kathy runs a chair exercise group every week with 10 to 12 participants. They all look forward to the class as well as chatting with Kathy. “I thoroughly enjoy it, and it’s very satisfying to see people happy,” she said. “It’s It s good to t have the friendships as well.” Even when she is unable to run a class because of a participant’s illness, Kathy par continues to vis visit sick people in their rooms. This is a appreciated by the residents people can often deents because elderly e feel isolated or llonely. For some participants, the class is i also their only form of exercise each week. we In the past year, yea Kathy has also started a gentle exerc exercise/dance group at Kintyre Country Living retirement village, Liv providing both activity and socialising for participants. With the opening of a club house at open the facility, interest in exercise has exinte panded pand n ed and table tab tennis and aqua fitness are now both bot popular pastimes. Kathy encourages everyone to particiencoura pate and because becaus of her efforts, there’s a great camaraderie and lots of laughter camarad shared. As a follow-on from aqua fitness, a water volleyball volleybal team has also been formed, mainly for the laughter and fun, but at the same time, everyone is s exercising. “I really love doing stuff at Kintyre,” d she said. “They are really supportive and I have a great time.” gre r Kathy Ka athyy was wa as one on ne of the founding members, secretary of the beerrss, and an nd is currently cur ur Dubbo Bicycle User Group which was Du Dubb ubb b o Bi icycl cyyc e U set seet up u with wit ith the t e aim th a of encouraging people get pl to t g et out out ut and an ride their bikes, have some and exercise at so om mee social soc ocia al interaction in nte te the group continues to tth he same sa am mee time. tiim me. e This T be be popular, pop opu ullar a , with with wi h Kathy conducting bike rides riide d s every eevver e y Sunday morning. Part of o Kathy’s role as secretary tar ta ar involves representing the the city’s bike riders on the th he Dubbo Council Traffic f c Committee. She meets fi with Council each month w wi to to discuss the infrastructure ttu u needs of cyclists and also a s assists with running al Bike Bik Bi k Week to encourage families to utilise Dubbo’s ffa am many cycle tracks. m ma “Working with Council “ has ha h as been very positive,” she she says of her role. “They sh have hav been very supportive ha of of programs like Share the Road, as well as creating off-road cycle lanes and developing the Tracker Riley Cycleway. “Bike Week is always good as well as the tth he bike lockers around the t e city.” th As A well, Kathy is the secretary rreeta eta a of Orana Veterans

Cycle Club, a group for seniors who take their cycling more seriously than recreational riding and who wish to compete in events. Kathy is also a volunteer at Dubbo and District Family History Society, where she is a committee member and assists people with researching their family tree. There is always a feeling of satisfaction when she finds out information for someone having difficulty in tracking down their family history. “I really like doing family history,” she said. “it’s very rewarding.” Kathy’s enthusiasm for health and wellbeing rubs off on all those around her. She takes great pleasure out of seeing people improve their health, as well as enabling them to be involved in many social activities which would not otherwise be available to them. She is not in it for any benefit or rewards, except to see people smiling and laughing while they are taking part in some exercise. Many people tell Kathy how their health has improved after participating in one of her groups. She is pleased to see their physical ability improve along with their emotional wellbeing. There are also benefits for her own well being, keeping her feeling fit and happy. Kathy says her family is proud of her fitness levels. “Half of my family wish they were as active as me,” she laughs. “My son and his wife are active, they say that I inspire them.” When she heard about the volunteering award, Kathy said it was ridiculous to be acknowledged for something that you love doing so much. At the same time, she was humbled and thrilled by the accolade. “It’s lovely to be appreciated,” she said. “To think that someone has taken the time to nominate me, it’s a lot of work to nominate someone. I’m just appreciative that someone thinks that my contribution has been valuable.” In describing, Kathy’s value as a volunteer, Centre for Volunteering CEO Gemma Rygate said volunteers improve people’s lives by helping out, keeping people connected and creating a sense of belonging in communities. “Under her gentle guidance, the diverse exercise sessions inevitably evolve into social events where the participants get stimulation from the camaraderie as much as they are flexing their muscles,” Ms Rygate said. “Kathy also volunteers with the Dubbo and District Family History Society helping people connect with their family and community roots – and represents the local bike riders on the Dubbo Council Traffic Committee. “I guess you could say that Kathy gets more people moving safely in Dubbo than any other living soul.” Kathy hopes to continue volunteering her time and energy for many years to come. “Even if exercise is not high intensity, it’s getting you out of the house, it’s giving you morale and self-esteem. “It’s very, very satisfying. I get so much more out of it than I’m sure I give them.”

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WHAT I DO KNOW.

Lyn McDonald: The people person Through the tragedies and triumphs of life, Lyn McDonald has achieved a lot. Originally from England where she trained as a hairdresser, Lyn emigrated to Australia and has worked in newspapers, funeral homes and selling cosmetics. She’s now a newly-authorised civil celebrant. AS TOLD TO Natalie Holmes I grew up in Dorset in the south-west of England. I had a good childhood. My parents were battlers but we always had two holidays a year. Mum and Dad both worked, Dad managed a service station. We lived near the beach and there were lovely sandy beaches there, but no waves. Sandbanks, a peninsula in Poole Harbour actually has some of the most expensive real estate in the world. Parkstone is another peninsula near where I lived. Blackpool is a seaside resort town, apparently I went there in a drawer on the backseat of the car! Things have certainly changed in terms of safety since then. I did my hairdressing apprenticeship after I left school. It was my mum’s ambition more than mine. I didn’t know what I wanted to do. Mum said why not give it a go, so I did. And I was good at it. But then I got married and had a baby so I focused on being a full-time mum. My husband Peter was in the Royal Navy and he was based at Portland. We moved there when we married. What I remember most was the navy fog horn, it was so loud! My first child Samantha was born there, then we had Richard. In 1972, we moved to Plymouth where he (Peter) had been based. Sadly, Richard died of cot death at 3 ½ months. That was a long time before SIDS and we didn’t really know what caused it. Years later, I was able to use the experience to counsel others in my role at the funeral home where I worked. It’s interesting how people react to you when you’ve lost a child. They don’t know what to say or do. There’s a lot more support these days, there’s a number of bereavement groups. We planned to come to Australia and then Stuart was born in Plymouth. It was lovely there, it was a good social life. We went to lots of parties and balls. Peter was away and that makes you fairly independent and self-sufficient. With small children, you also have to be realistic about what you can and can’t do. We came to Australia in 1981. Peter had spent part of his childhood in Australia as he’d gone to boarding school in Charters Towers. We settled in Ingleburn in Sydney. I wanted to go back to work but I didn’t want to go back to hairdressing as I felt I’d been out of it too long. I got into the cosmetics industry, and sold cosmetics in department stores. It started out as casual but progressed into a career. I was then asked to work at the Clarins counter at Grace Bros, Parramatta. Then I got a job with Estee Lauder as a travelling consultant travelling around NSW. I went to work for Avon as a district sales manager. I left when I was scammed by another company but although my role had been filled, I was able to return. It was a great job, they even took us to Bali on a conference. By that stage, my marriage had broken up and in 1999, I married Peter (McDonald).

After the cosmetics industry, I got into homewares and became a rep for the company that sells Maxwell Williams. That was until 2003 when I made the fatal mistake of starting my own business. I insisted on buying a giftware shop in Maitland. My daughter and son-in-law had moved to Dubbo so when the business failed, we moved here too. I have spent the last nine years in Dubbo. I needed a job and started with the Daily Liberal. I then shifted to the Western Magazine and was on the road a lot then. I was later diagnosed with breast cancer, that was in 2007. The paper was really good about it, and I was able to recover. In 2012, I went to work for Western Districts Memorial Park. I had always wanted to work in the funeral industry. The kids used to always joke about setting up a funeral home. Friends and family used to say ‘why do you want to get into that?’ But I loved it, during that time I enjoyed dealing with people and the funeral homes. I enjoy working with people. I was then poached by Larcombe’s and retired from there when my husband passed away in July. I have now become an authorised civil celebrant, recognised by the Australian Attorney General’s Department. It took me nine months to complete and when I qualified, I rang my daughter straight away, I needed to tell someone! I did a mock ceremony for my accreditation, which was fun, although I was nervous. The common link is that a funeral is a celebration of someone’s life and so is a wedding. Larcombe’s sent me to Sydney to do funeral celebration training. From that,

I learnt the wedding side of it and I thought, that’s something I think I can do. Now I can create the perfect ceremony for any occasion – weddings and renewal of vows, commitment ceremonies, funerals and baby naming. I still like to do funerals and to be able to get a feeling of what the person was like. It’s very rewarding to put together a celebration of someone’s life. My husband’s funeral was a celebration of Peter’s life rather than a church funeral. Rather than hymns and prayers, we had music that he liked. I go to church every Sunday, but I still think that a celebration is nicer. At some time in our lives, most of us have to face arranging a funeral for a loved one. Four years’ experience in the funeral industry has shown me that families are looking for a service that celebrates the life of those we have lost. Weddings are the biggest day of your life. I have a comprehensive list of resources that will help create a unique ceremony. Earlier this year, I was on Millionaire Hot Seat. We used to sit here and watch it and I could answer some of the questions, I have a fairly good general knowledge. I remember when Virginia Carter from Dubbo won some money so that encouraged me. I looked at applying and did an audition online. They sent me an email and invited me to attend another audition face to face. There were 300 people in the board room at Rydges World Square in Sydney. I thought I’d missed out because I got 17 questions correct instead of 19. As I was walking out, I was asked to hand my paper in and reapply. I don’t know what they were looking for but they chose me. We had an audition on camera and had to say a few things about ourselves. I guess we filled in a

gap. The casting was in February 2015 and I received an email in November to say I’d be the show. It was very exciting news. They flew us down for the filming and Peter was in the audience. When Eddie spoke to him, he was like a fish and didn’t know what to say! It was a lot of fun, a great experience and I built a great rapport with the other contestants. Even though I didn’t win any money, I felt like I’d won the lottery just by being there! It was my first time on TV. I was also in Yours magazine. I’d been on the Michelle Bridges program for 12 weeks. I was very happy with the results as I lost 11kg. My daughter inspired me as she’d done it too. The magazine did a mother/daughter story about us. The article was about what I learned from my child, it was a lot of fun. I’ve been in Rotary since 2009. I was the first female president of our club, Dubbo West. Now I’m an assistant to the governor. With Rotary, you can put in as much as you want to. It’s a great way to get involved with the community. People talk about the Rotary family and the support that I received after Peter died was amazing. Peter always said he was my Rotary hand bag (laughs). One of the community projects that Rotary is involved with is Shelterbox. We went to the international convention in Thailand in 2012. That was mindblowing to see people from so many other countries such as Korea and India who are all involved. Rotary’s big push is to end polio. The Rotary Foundation is the charity working worldwide in an effort to get it eliminated. It’s got to be completely eradicated which is an expensive process. We can provide vaccines but we need trained people to administer it. It’s better to have local training and education, and for the people to help themselves.

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DIGITALLY ENHANCED.

Tech translation tools breaking down language barriers BY MATHEW DICKERSON SON SMALL BUSINESS RULES CONSULTANT

“The Babel Fish is small, yellow and leech-like, and probably the oddest thing in the Universe. It feeds on brainwave energy received not from its own carrier but from those around it. It absorbs all unconscious mental frequencies from this brainwave energy to nourish itself with. It then excretes into the mind of its carrier a telepathic matrix formed by combining the conscious thought frequencies with nerve signals picked up from the speech centres of the brain which has supplied them. The practical upshot of all this is that if you stick a Babel fish in your ear you can instantly understand anything said to you in any form of language.” ••• When Douglas Adams wrote The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in 1978, it was a brilliant work of comedy science fiction, but his creation of the Babel Fish to allow Vogons and Betelgeusians and Humans to have clear coherent conversations was actually a glance into the future. No, we don’t quite have a creature that we slide into our ear that excretes a telepathic matrix, but the world of translation technology is changing rapidly. Several years ago, I was sitting in a taxi in Japan and was introduced to an app by the taxi driver. He used a phone with an app called SayHi that he used to take directions from clients. I was immediately hooked and downloaded the app. It covers ninety languages and dialects (and here I was thinking there were only about 25 major world languages) and allows you to speak into your phone and utilise

voice to text to print your words on screen in your language while translating – both in writing and verbally – to a language of your choice. The person you are speaking to then does the same in their language. It is not a perfect flowing conversation – but definitely better than fiddling through phrasebooks and struggling to recall those language lessons from high school. This is only one app though. As the power of phones and computers continues to increase dramatically and speech to text engines are constantly refined, the results are going to continue to improve. This is an area we are going to see a lot of movement in. The human translation and interpreting industry generates $37 billion a year at the moment and I can see many organisations wanting a piece of that pie with their technology. There are three main areas that are being worked on as we speak. Firstly, there are organisations dedicating themselves to live realtime translations for conferences and speeches. Something like you see at the United Nations when all the delegates wear headphones to hear the speech that is being delivered in their native tongue. At the moment, the UN relies on human translators but this is an area that has huge potential. The communication is mostly one-way and a small delay in the translation does not create

any major problems. When I have been involved with human translators in the past, I always wonder if they translate exactly what you say. A twenty second segment of speech sometimes turns into three seconds of translated talk. Given the fact that I have no idea what the translator has said, they may have just said “that bit was boring” or worse. “He tried to be funny – laugh at his big nose.” Machine translation takes away any possibility of bias introduced by the translator – but also introduces the possibility of a misinterpretation by not picking up on nuances or ambiguity. The second area is in written translations. This is an area that we often find amusing when we read the instructions that come with products manufactured in other countries. I once saw some noodles that proudly stated that “Our food is guaranteed not to cause pregnancy.” I can only assume they wanted to say the food was safe for pregnant women. Some of these interpretations are mildly amusing but when it comes to legal contracts or more detailed instructions, misinterpretations can mean loss of money or even loss of life. The organisation that can produce high-quality text translations that are accurate will take over this space. One trick I find amusing is to write a paragraph of normal English and use a tool to translate it into a foreign language and then use a different tool to translate it back into Eng-

` “He tried to be funny – laugh at his big nose.” Machine translation takes away any possibility of bias introduced by the translator – but also introduces the possibility of a misinterpretation by not picking up on nuances or ambiguity.

lish. Then compare what you see to the original text. My favourite fail is the Restaurant in China that has their name in Chinese and beside it, in letters almost a metre high, is the English equivalent of their restaurant name. There was obviously a problem with the translation tool they used because the restaurant’s name is “Translate server error.” The third area that is expanding rapidly is the social translation market. There are new apps almost every day that allow the traveller to explore countries never before considered. One company recently released a set of earpieces that allows two people to communicate back and forth in different languages in the best interpretation of the Babel Fish yet. It does have the limitation that only those two can be in a conversation but it is a first step. There are a huge number of apps available – such as Google Translate; iTranslate; Voice Translator; iHandy Translator; Worldictionary and the list goes on. If you are travelling overseas, do a quick search and experiment with some of these. You will be surprised at just how good they are. They have certainly come a long way since 2009. I was in Paris in April that year when swine flu hit the world. On the morning I had to fly out, I woke up with a temperature and airports were being very conservative in allowing people to fly, so I had to see a doctor. With no ability to communicate with the French doctor, I pulled out my computer and went to an early version of Google Translate. I typed in that I needed to be cleared of swine flu so I could fly later that day. He looked at my translation – and then at me - and typed in a message that was translated back and asked me to remove my shoe so he could examine my toe!

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1:1 Marketing – how it can keep customers coming back (& back & back)! uous interaction. So what are the four steps? BY PHIL COMERFORD D SCOLARI COMERFORD

:1 Marketing has been a successful concept for many years but rarely practiced by many businesses for various reasons. When implemented correctly, it will increase loyalty, cross-selling, satisfaction and reduce transactional costs. To achieve business growth through the growth equation, applying such a concept can pay handsome dividends – particularly with revenue, cash flow and profitability. As a small business accountant we have used this technique successfully, as should many other small business accountants who advise their clients. The theory has also been described as creating a learning relationship with your customers through conspic-

1. IDENTIFY CUSTOMERS The first thing you need to do is be in a position to identify your customers. Most customer relationship management tools such as your cloud based accounting software will give you information such as name, address and amounts they spend with you, when and what areas. 1:1 Marketing will usually involve dealing with your more valuable customers so you will need to be able to get this type of information.

2. DIFFERENTIATE Next you need to differentiate your valuable customers into groups based on what needs they have. The Lawrence Group was an architecture and

Tax deadline approaching MONDAY, October 31 is the deadline to lodge your own tax return this year. “Don’t wait until your horse passes the post at the Melbourne Cup because you’ll be too late,” says ATO assistant commissioner Graham Whyte. “Another reason not to horse around is that most people get a refund. My best advice is to do it now.” Whyte’s tips for last minute lodgers: 1. Use myTax You do not need to get in a mad rush to get your return in on time. MyTax makes it quick and easy to meet the deadline and more than 50 per cent of people are completing their return less than half an hour. “MyTax is the ATO’s online lodgement tool. It is automatically prefilled with information we received from third parties, such as your employer, bank and other government agencies, so all you need to do is add in your deductions, check the information and hit submit,” Mr Whyte said. If you have been using the ATO app’s myDeductions tool you can speed up the time it takes you to complete your return even more by using the tool’s prefill function. 2. Talk to your tax agent Make sure if you use an agent contact your registered tax agent before the 31 October deadline. “Generally, people using a tax agent have a bit longer to lodge, but you need to contact them by October 31, especially if you are using one for the first time or a different tax agent to last year,” Mr Whyte said.

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Make sure your agent is registered by checking the Tax Practitioners Board website at tpb.gov. au 3. Don’t put off lodging to avoid a debt The majority of people that lodge late have a debt, but there is no reason to put it off. If you have a tax bill, it will be due on 21 November no matter when you lodge. “By lodging on time, you’ll know exactly how much you owe. If you think you will have problems meeting the due date, contact us as early as possible and we can work with you to set up an affordable payment plan.” 4. Don’t worry “Most people lodge on time, but we understand that sometimes people experience issues that prevent them from meeting their tax obligations.” You should make every effort to lodge by the due date, but if for some reason you can’t, make sure you lodge as soon as possible. If you make a reasonable or genuine attempt to get it right, you won’t receive a penalty. Find out more at www.ato.gov. au/Individuals/Lodging-yourtax-return

their clients’ designated web pages daily with content. The client would then log in and show it to their team and then interact with the architects accordingly. This was ground-breaking at the time.

interior design firm that used 1:1 Marketing to differentiate their customers between one-off types and those that had projects that kept reoccurring which required more assistance and technical skills from their engineers who needed to liaise more with the firm’s architects. From this analysis, they decided to give each of these clients their own website page that they could log into with the project. This page could only be accessed through the Lawrence Group’s home page.

4. CUSTOMISE If you can then mass customise a solution for your client’s needs, they will be less likely to go to the competition. This is because they don’t want to have to re-explain everything which is peculiar to their situation.

3. INTERACT

CONCLUSION:

Once you know what your client’s needs are, you need to find a way to keep interacting with them. Each conversation you have should be from where you left off. Interactions should be recorded so that they can be automated and have less need for more conversations about their requirements. The Lawrence Group updated

When was the last time you sat down and analysed your customer base? Did you segment them or even grade them as an A, B, C or D? Could you apply the concept of 1:1 Marketing? The 80:20 rule still applies so look after your good customers and they will look after you.

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Dive into this A breathtaking afternoon of Red Bull World Series cliff diving took place on the Stari Most bridge in Mostar, Bosnia, earlier this year. Australians Rhiannan Iffland and Helena Merten finished their 21.5 metre dives in third and fourth place respectively, in front of a passionate 20,000-strong crowd along the Neretva River. The world series ends this weekend in Dubai with Lake Macquarie native, Iffland currently at the top of the leaderboard and likely to take top honours to be the worldâ€™s best female cliff diver despite entering the sport for the first time this year. Great effort! Photo courtesy of Red Bull.

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BUSINESS.

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LoveMerino BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

HEN I drove over the last hill on a dirt track to get to the shearing shed at Glenwood, just a mite east of Wellington, I was amazed to see maybe 100 vehicles parked alongside. I was early for Norm and Pip Smith’s annual sale and wasn’t expecting such a huge turnout, and for everyone else to be there two hours before kick-off. But that seems to be the interest generated by the Soft Rolling Skin (SRS) Merinos they’ve been breeding in recent times, plain-bodied sheep that proponents say have an incredible number of advantages over their traditional wrinkly rivals. “I’m very happy with the numbers of people that are here today and it’s always exciting to be able to show off your genetics and see the improvement that we’re getting year in, year out, it’s great,” Norm said in between talking to potential buyers about the merits of his various lots. “Our drawcard is the wool whiteness and wool quality, but it’s also about the easy care type of SRS sheep that we’re producing and it’s an animal that’s comfortable in its environment and it thrives in a wet season like this, where we’ve had 27 inches of rain since they were last shorn in March and they’re still beautifully white, to dry years where they’ve got resilience and they thrive in a dry environment as well, so it’s about an all-round animal that’s easy care.” Norm says his operation shifted to the SRS genetics aimed purely at improving wool quality but said that experience has shown the type is light years ahead of the traditional merino genetics. “By taking the wrinkle off the sheep you make the animal more efficient, it wants to have more lambs, it becomes more fertile, it doesn’t get flystrike as much as your traditional sheep does so it’s more easycare so it’s more comfortable in its environment and then what we’re finding is that because it’s more fertile it’s actually more profitable for us because we’ve got more

parisons his producers have been hearing. sheep to sell, we’ve got a higher genetic ` turnover because we’ve got more sheep on “Things like neighboring properties, I’m going the ground every year so there’s all sorts one of our producers had virtually no to create a of advantages, there’s really not a negative strike in 6000 sheep and there were 2000 about SRS sheep,” Norm said. struck on the body out of the 5000 sheep LoveMerino next door, told to us by the same shearing “In the stud for the last five years we’ve headquarters, contractor over the last month or so. maintained over 130 percent lambing, a wool with our ewe flock we’re consistently get“The tipping point for us will be when headquarters, ting over 120 percent, this year we’re 127 people realise how much extra money they percent and we’re now getting clients that not just for can make from much higher weaning perare getting over 126 percent lambing, so LoveMerino and centages and growth rates and our young it’s amazing what the merino can do when I want to create lambs and so forth and we produce just as you get rid of the burden of wrinkles, is much wool and a better quality wool, the employment what I like to say.” whole thing adds up to more money for and have the less effort,” he said. He believes so many buyers turned up to pay such good prices because of the On the back of these environmentally cutting, sewing, bottom line advantages – as well as befriendly sheep, the Smith’s farming enterdistribution, ing great for the environment, he says the prise has leapt in new directions based on sums just stack up, and more and more create a space in sustainability, soil regeneration, 100 perWellington that cent ground cover 100 percent of the time, people are beginning to realise this, making good SRS sheep a far easier sell. is something for native grasses, and also using the animals to actually improve the soil by eating the Added to that, because SRS genetics our town and grass and then distributing their manure largely eliminate the need for mulesing, our community utilizing holistic grazing management. it’s a win-win, not having to worry about ‘cos we need to animal rights’ groups knocking down the Now a new chapter is unfolding with door. bring industry a company called LoveMerino set to produce high quality products from their own “It takes a lot of that burden away and back to small superfine wool, with the aim of getting as no-one likes to do the mulesing, that’s one towns. much behind the scenes supply chain hapof the things that the pressure came on pening in Wellington as they can. but it was something that’s really easy to let go because it’s not a nice thing to do anyway,” Norm Pip Smith said the concept has been on the backsaid. burner for at least a decade. Dr Jim Watts, SRS Merino chief scientist and breed“We’d go down to the Newcastle wool sales and all ing consultant, says this rainy season has put these ge- our wool would get sold and it’s beautiful, everyone netics to the test. loved it and you could never see where it ended up,” Pip said. They’re plain-bodied sheep and when you look along “The Japanese and Italian and Chinese would buy their top line when they’re freshly shorn there’s abhowever much of our wool and then they’d mix it up solutely no pin-wrinkle there so when they’re in wet times there’s nothing to trap the moisture at skin level with low quality wool that should probably go into eiderdowns and furniture – they’d mix it because they and get fleece rot and body strike going – our sheep had a price range that they had to stick to so they’d mix just dry out very quickly, even under extremely wet this beautiful wool and we always thought we’d love to conditions,” Dr Watts said, pointing to anecdotal com-

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be able to trace our wool “When my kids were little I used to buy NZ Merino Kids products and I loved it and said to Norm, we should do this, and because I love merino I thought we should call it LoveMerino,” she said. Pip says regional Australia has a story to tell, and believes that enlightened consumers will pay for the privilege of wearing high quality garments when they know where it came from, and how and why it was produced. “We want to sell our story about holistic management, the ethical treatment of animal, the native grasses, the fact we don’t mules and we want to grow it slowly, we don’t want to become a million dollar industry overnight, want to grow slowly and keep it as a family business,” Pip said. “Having five kids, I want all our children to come back to rural Australia, I don’t care what they do as long as they’re happy and safe, but I think we need to encourage kids to come back to rural Australia because that’s what runs Australia and there’s been this drive I think that everyone’s got to go to university and get these big jobs and I think we’ve lost sight, we don’t need to earn that kind of money, you can live in the country and buy a beautiful home or a little farm or a little block of land and do so much for rural and regional. “My idea is that we’ve got a farm, five kids, we can’t

split the farm into five, we can’t give every kid a farm, so maybe this is a family business that I can add on to the farm that maybe one or two of the children might be able to take on one day if that’s what they want to do,” she said. Pip’s consultants wanted her to arrange all the packaging and distribution and cutting and sewing to be done in Sydney, but in the longer term she says that’s not going to happen. “I want to, once I get this right, and I know I will get it right, I want to bring distribution back to Wellington, do it at home, and as it gets bigger I’m going to open a space in Wellington,” Pip said. “I’m going to create a LoveMerino headquarters, a wool headquarters, not just for LoveMerino and I want to create employment and have the cutting, sewing, distribution, create a space in Wellington that is something for our town and our community because we need to bring industry back to small towns. “Wellington should be the Vaucluse of Dubbo, watch this space - Millthorpe and Rhylstone have shown us that it can happen,” she said. The fact the SRS sheep are so resilient is a big factor in making the family take this gamble, another is that the world is demanding wool from sheep that don’t have to be mulesed, so using breeds where flystrike isn’t an issue gives the venture a running start according to Jim Watts.

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“There’s a live and active trade in un-mulesed merino wool in Australia now and we’re connected in with spinners and weavers who are looking, as other people are, to producing un-mulesed merino sheep and they’re very interested in what we’ve achieved genetically,” Dr Watts said. “As a group of 40 merino studs in Australia, we stopped mulesing at our first stud in 2001, most of them by 2004 and the last of them by 2008 and we simply did it because we didn’t need to, it just meant less for us to do and the lambs grew better for market. “These plain-bodied sheep that we’re breeding are really resilient, fit, healthy animals, they produce the most glorious quality wool which we know for the spinners and weavers processes just so much better, and a better quality product and more efficiently, so in terms of our customers that we’re reaching for the sale of our wool, it’s un-mulesed, it’s soft and silky and it processes into fabulous products,” he said. “It’s the way the world’s going, we‘re not producing wool for people to buy that consumers are actually the ones who are demanding non-mulesed products so that’s the way we need to go and the industry needs to wake up and do the same,” Norm said. LoveMerino staged a Sydney launch last week, and will launch locally in Wellington on November 10, check out www.lovemerino.com.au for more details.

Lifestyle History Life Sport Garden

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The history in your DNA BY CYNTHIA FOLEY HE buzz word in genealogy is DNA. And I confess to having joined the mass of people doing just that. Recently, I sent for a test kit. Followed instructions. Posted it and probably six or seven weeks later received the results. Disappointment when I did not have any close matches. Eighty-nine matches of cousins four to eight times removed, but not part of any specific circle. I could access all 89 matches. Look at their tree, write to them to check out any possible connections. There were few surprises for me. My Ethnicity estimates were 51 percent British, 29 percent Western Europe, 6per cent Irish, plus other countries in smaller increments. Do you think you know where you come from? Our sense of identity stems from our upbringing, our culture, our family values and the stories passed down from generation to generation. But how much do you really know about who you are and where you come from and how that influences how you look at the rest of the World. Your DNA is unique to you, so how does it tell us about where we come from? We get 50 per cent of our DNA from our mother and 50 percent from our father. They in turn get 50 percent from their parents and so forth trickling back through the generations to us and our own individual DNA makeup. So a genetic DNA test that looks at genealogy elements such as ethnicity, can tell you where your ancestors have come from. Many of us have grown up thinking we’re part a part of a particular cultural story but our DNA reveals that we’re actually a part of many stories. It tells a biological history of who we are. Several members of Dubbo & District Family History Society have had considerable success with DNA tests and are now making contact with people in their circle. An exciting journey. Quite addictive and definitely contagious. A subscription to Ancestry.com is not required for basic access to the results of an Ancestry DNA test. As a Free Registered Guest you can access your online DNA results, including your ethnicity estimate and DNA matches. Have access to automatic updates to your ethnicity estimate as updates are released. A paid subscription does provide additional benefits, such as Shared Ancestor Hints, DNA circles and New Ancestor Discoveries. Has the ability to manage multiple AncestryDNA tests on one account. And the ability to contact any of your DNA matches. Added benefits for subscribers to Ancestry. com.au is access to over 17 billion records from around the world, depending on membership type. Ability to share photos and documents and save them to your family tree. To share surnames and birth location in the public family trees of your DNA matches and to contact any Ancestry member. In this category you can view your DNA matches’ family trees. Access Shared Ancestor Hints that provide tools for identifying your connection with a DNA match. Note: In order to receive DNA Shared Ancestor Hints, DNA Circles, and New Ancestor Discoveries you’ll also need to have a family tree linked to your AncestryDNA test. First I suggest you look at www.ancestry.com.au. Read up about it. Go to the above webpage, where it is possible to join free for 14 days, but also necessary to provide details of your credit card. With a decision not to continue on the ancestry journey, money will be refunded. There are many tutorials on how to do, well just about

everything. The exciting news is that I have a match and can get in contact with them. The DNA test has revealed I am part of someone’s circle, a person connected to my great grandmother’s grandparents (!!), a Hestor Compton and William Squires. My DNA contact is on this family line and a descendent of a family member who did not emigrate to Australia. I have a photograph of Annie in a silver inscribed locket. Her son, Uncle Frank Worboys gave me the locket before he died in 1956. This DNA story, as it unfolds, is about the Australian link to the Squires family. Of interest to all Worboys descendants of David John Worboys and Annie Squires. The DNA topic will continue next week as there are other companies who provide a DNA Service. Some in greater detail. And depending what you are looking for; possibly at an additional cost.

Ancestry.com.au can be accessed for free in Macquarie Regional Library. In Dubbo & District Family History Society, Community Arts Building in Western Plains Cultural Centre, with an annual membership of $40 plus a once only $10 joining fee providing all the benefits of one of the largest family history libraries in NSW and where payment of membership between now and Christmas will take new members through to the end of 2017. Or alternatively pay $10 a session for access to all of the above. z Opening hours: Tues 2pm-4pm; Thurs 2pm6pm, Frid 10am-1pm, Sat 10am-4pm. z DDFHS cannot do your DNA for you. We are all volunteers. But there is always a library assistant on hand to help. This is the big plus of joining a family history society. z Phone in library hours: 68818635 or (ah) 0408845796.

OPINION & ANALYSIS.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 28.10.2016 to Sunday 30.10.2016

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

The difference between looking and seeing… ’VE just been back to the bush, back to the boonies, the land of my childhood. Not that this is so very different from what I do in my everyday life, as part of my job. But this time I went along in the passenger seat. (I did finagle myself the front passenger seat for much of the trip west, but it was the passenger seat nonetheless.) And the perspective from there is completely different. Even by moving a couple of feet to the left, I totally changed my view on the road and on the passing scenery, and it was a very interesting experience. Instead of having to concentrate on the road and the suicidal tendencies of native fauna, I was able sit back and be irresponsibly entertained by what I could see out my window. (That’s when I wasn’t squabbling with my family, checking social media and reading emails – hard to break old habits) And when I had to relinquish my ‘grown up seat’ in the front, I found myself perched in the back, and that was different again. It was a bit like the view on life I had as a child in the back passenger seat. (And I had about as much say in what went on as well. That was less satisfactory…you forget the sense of inevitability that is attached to being a backseat passenger. I think that’s why so many become noisy little back-seat drivers) Because on this trip, it wasn’t just me heading off into the western sunset with a recording device and a camera, on my own and totally self-reliant. It wasn’t a case of packing the car and heading off at my own free will. This time was a ‘very small pip in the orange’, I was just one of the many, I was a bit of detritus in the cavalcade of cousinry. I was no longer a decision-maker, I was not a driver, I was just one passenger in a series of cars, in a convoy of rellos. Once I had acclimatised myself to whole passenger experience, I found myself looking at the scenery, looking at the wildlife,

noticing the cloud formations and watching how the crops and pastures were coping with the season. You see it all from the driver’s seat as well, of course, but the view from there is a bit more tunnel vision. The imperative is different, from the driver’s seat, all the information goes through a different filter. It’s nice to have the luxury to sit back and enjoy the sight of kangaroos without worrying that they’re about to commit hari kiri under your front tyres. They take on a completely different aspect, they’re much more benign. (Assuming you have faith in your driver, of course – if you’re a bit dubious about the safety credentials of the pilot, chances are your anxiety levels will ramp up…) I’ve returned from that trip with a mind’seye full of vision, the sort of mental pictures that I miss out on when I’m doing work trips, because I’m busy being the driven driver, the journalist chewing up the miles between stories. I have brought home images of big mobs of eagles, of forgotten grasses, of tiny wildflowers deep in the scrub. Well, I have brought them home in a virtual sense, in my mind, because of course I couldn’t get the driver to pull over so I could photograph them. The other difference, of course, was that I was doing this trip in a private and family context. I was allowing myself to see the countryside and the people on a personal level, rather than filtering it all through a sieve to remove my personal prejudices. It can be hard to be a journalist, reporting on a community you know well, because you do bring personal baggage to the table, no matter how unbiased you school yourself to be. (And the reverse is true as well, there’s always a natural scepticism, left over from your professional life, which attaches itself to the way you see your family. They don’t

` You find yourself remembering where you fitted in that extended family (which can be either delightful or confronting, depending on the history). Old nicknames, old and worn-out family jokes, old rivalries and irritations; they’re all there.

always appreciate that, funnily enough) It’s a great thing to have the luxury of spending several days on end in the company of cousins you don’t get to see often. There’s a sense of kinship you have with family, a sense of a linkage from the fact that you spring from a common heritage. It seems to be its strongest when you are young, because the family commonalities are such a big part of who we are. And then as we grow older, we develop our own narratives and our own ideas, and become stronger individual presences. So cousins, like siblings, retain the linkages and the heritage, but they diverge. However, when you find yourselves sharing breakfasts and dinners for several days in a row, the cousin-links and the siblinglinks and the shared memories become fresher and revived. You find yourself remembering where you fitted in that extended family (which can be either delightful or confronting, depending on the history). Old nicknames, old and worn-out family jokes, old rivalries and irritations; they’re all there. It’s enjoyable, but it’s a bit like mustard, a little can go a very long way. I can’t remember how I handled it all as a child, but as a grown up, it certainly challenged my adulting capabilities. And the other difference in perspective lies in how you see your own home, at either end of a journey. You could be viewing it through the rear view mirror as you head off on an adventure, getting smaller and smaller as you drive away, or seeing it as you turn onto your own driveway, after a busy and noisy weekend of people. And you look up and see the totally quiet house ahead, with a kitchen where you can eat breakfast in solitary peace at whatever time you choose, without helpful advice and assistance? Sometimes you need to step right back to see things as they are.

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GARDEN.

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How to mow like a pro AWNS love the summer sun, making mowing right and regularly important during the warmer months to maintain a luscious, usable lawn.

Turf Australia President, Ross Boyle explains that with just a few simple tips and tricks, you can mow like a pro in no time. “Best practice mowing is as simple as understanding the best time to mow, how regularly and at what height for your lawn type. Once you have the hang of this, you’ll find it much easier to keep a healthy lawn throughout the holiday

season for your family. “Not only does a well-maintained lawn look great, but has the added benefit of a cooling effect and reducing glare,” added Mr Boyle.

TIME The best time to mow your lawn in summer is early morning or late afternoon. During the hottest part of the day, not only will you risk getting a few too many rays but your lawn can burn too. However, do avoid mowing in the rain as wet grass can clog your mower and increases the risk of fungal disease.

TIPS ON LAWN CARE BACKYARD BEGINNER? MOW The easiest way to look after your patch of lawn this summer is to mow it. Lawns love summer and generally grow quicker in the warm weather so aim to mow your lawn about every two weeks to keep it growing well. Mowing this often also means you’ll never remove too much of the lawn at any one time so you won’t accidentally scalp it. For lawns with a lot of traffic, mow your grass slightly longer as longer grass can also help insulate the soil against heavy water loss from evaporation.

FREQUENCY As lawn generally grows faster in summer, you are likely going to need to mow often, with about every fortnight being ideal. Mowing regularly also means you are never removing too much of the lawn at one time, which can scalp the lawn.

HEIGHT Summer is often when the backyard gets the most use. This increased foot (and potentially paw) traffic means you can raise the height of your mower blades to keep the grass slightly longer. Longer

grass can also help insulate the soil against heavy water loss from evaporation. Fast growing varieties such as couch, buffalo and kikuyu should be mown at approximately 30mm whereas slower growing varieties like zoysia should be mown a little higher, at approximately 45mm. Also, it is important never to mow more than a third of the grass height at one time. z Turf Australia is the non-profit representative body of the turf industry comprising of more than 200 levy paying turf producers and individual members Australia wide.

MID-LEVEL MAINTENANCE? WATERING AND WETTING AGENTS Giving your lawn a good water at least once a week will give you the best results however this does depend on your lawn variety, where you live and how much rainfall you’ve had. Once a week should be enough to give your lawn time to soak up the water. After a long, hot, dry spell, some lawns may resist water. This is particularly true in Western Australia, where the soils are sandy, highly alkaline and can be water resistant. Try sprinkling a wetting agent over the lawn to help the soil better retain water. Wetting agents can

` Fast growing varieties such as couch, buffalo and kikuyu should be mown at approximately 30mm whereas slower growing varieties like zoysia should be mown a little higher, at approximately 45mm.

be bought from most hardware stores and nurseries. TURF MASTER? CREATE A DEEP ROOT SYSTEM Creating a deep root system will help protect your lawn on those scorching summer days. Establishing a deep root system means the lawn’s roots will stay moist during high temperatures as they can access the water deep in the soil. When you do your weekly water, give your lawn a little more of your time to ensure the water is nice and deep, which helps the roots grow deeper. The best time to do this is in the morning, when your lawn is at it’s most active, and before the heat of the day.

HEALTH.

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Little Athletics competition now open ETSTAR have recently launched their ‘Little Jetstars’ competition which sees them providing Jetstar Little Athletics participants in the NSW Western Plains region the chance to win a training session with GWS Giants netballer Kimberlee Green. Kim, who participated in Little Athletics growing up at the St George Little Athletics Club in Penhurst, will travel to the lucky winner’s club and lead a personalised training session for the winner and a group of their mates – definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity to spend time with a professional athlete and learn some new skills! The ultimate search for Australia’s most passionate young athletes, the Little Jetstars competition celebrates good sportsmanship and dedication amongst Jetstar Little Athletics Australia participants with five lucky winners receiving

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an exclusive training session for them and 15 friends, led by one of Australia’s most well-known athletes – a Jetstar “Big Hero”. Having each participated in Little Athletics growing up, Kimberlee Green is part of an elite group of Australian athletes who have been chosen as Jetstar “Big Heroes” to lead the charge at training sessions all over the country. In regional NSW there are Little Athletics clubs in Bourke, Brewarrina, Cobar, Coonamble, Dubbo, Gilgandra, Narromine, Nyngan, Wellingotn, Coolamon, Cootamundra, Junee, Kooringal-Wagga, Lake Cargelligo, Lockhart, Temora, Tumbarumba, Tumut, Wagga Wagga and West Wyalong Kimberlee Green is excited to be involved in the Little Jetstars program and to get back to her grass roots where it all began.

“Little Athletics holds very fond memories for me and is such a great start for any kid who loves sport,” said Green. “I had a lot of fun in my days at St George Little Athletics club and it was a great excuse to stay healthy and get involved in the community from a young age! I’m really excited to be part of the Little Jetstars program and can’t wait to have a run around with the kids.” Chief Commercial Officer of Jetstar Australia, Catriona Larritt, is ecstatic to see the Little Jetstars competition going from strength to strength. “Jetstar is the proud naming rights sponsor of Jetstar Little Athletics Australia and it is great to have some of Australia’s biggest sporting stars on board. We’re pleased to bring the Little Jetstars competition to all Jetstar Little Athletics Australia participants for the 2016/17 season,” said Ms Larritt.

••• Competition details The first of five Little Jetstars competition winners will be announced at the beginning of November and the remaining winners announced monthly through to March. With more than 100,000 participants across 540 centres, Jetstar Little Athletics Australia is a uniquely Australian program based on track and field events that is open to kids between 5 and 15 years. To enter the Little Jetstars competition, registered Little Athletics participants can head to www.littlejetstars.com.au and describe in 25 words or less, how Little Athletics will help them become a big hero. The Little Jetstars competition is now open, with entries closing on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 23:59pm.

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Wetland wonder HILE regional rain has bought flooding, insurance claims and mosquitos, it’s also transforming the Macquarie Marshes to once again be a ‘wetland’ and it’s birds by their thousands. Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) senior wetlands and rivers conservation officer Tim Hosking said the soaking rains over winter had ‘primed’ the system well and with high inflows from the Macquarie River in recent weeks there is now a major bird breeding event in the Marshes. “The Marshes were inundated by early Spring rainfall across the catchment and a number of waterbird colonies have started up, primarily Straw-necked Ibis which have built an estimated 30,000 nests across a few sites,” Mr Hosking said. “The skies are also filled with ducks, cormorants, magpie geese, egrets and herons. Recent monitoring indicates there are thousands of nests and newly hatched broods throughout the thriving wetland areas. “We’ve not seen birdlife at the Marshes quite like this since 2012, so it is fantastic to see the birds return in such good numbers. Adding to the cacophony are native frogs such as the Barking Marsh Frog and wetland vegetation is flourishing, creating a sea all shades of green. “The Marshes response to the water this

year is that much better thanks to the Macquarie- Castlereagh Environmental Flows Reference Group’s careful planning and involvement throughout the preceding threeyear dry spell,” he said. Using environmental water allocations carried over from 2012, the advisory group targeted strategic areas within the Marshes that would prime the overall system making it ready to bounce back when more water became available. “The Advisory Group is a community-government partnership and has a long history helping to shape decisions around environmental water,” Mr Hosking added. “We often have to make hard choices as the seasons tighten, but informed by rapidly evolving scientific information, together we do the best we can. “OEH and Commonwealth Environmental Water Office will be looking at the water flows in the Marshes over the next few months in case we need to intervene to extend the duration of inundation at key waterbird breeding and foraging sites. Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder David Papps said current conditions provided an opportunity to provide natural flow variation in response to rainfall events. “By working together we can create the

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The Draft Destination Macquarie Marshes Action Plan and Signage Strategy document are available for public comment. With funding through the Murray-Darling Energise Enterprise Fund the objective is to examine the issues, challenges and opportunities in relation to making the Macquarie Marshes a more readily accessible destination within the region. These reports, once finalised in December, will provide a 'blueprint' for working partnership with the relevant government agencies, councils,

right conditions to improve the health of native plants, fish, waterbirds and other wildlife and restore the river, floodplains and wetlands of the Macquarie catchment,” Mr Papps said.

Wetland Smart Riversmart has launched WetlandSmart an education and training/professional development initiative based at the Window on the Wetlands Centre in Warren. The WetlandSmart program is aimed at natural resource management bodies and their stakeholders, in particular Landcare and river management groups plus State and local government NRM staff and NGOs.

Courses on offer: November 8 to 10: Basics of wetland ecology. Trainer: Jennifer Hale. Cost $700 (includes one day field trip to the Macquarie Marshes) November 28 to 30: Wetland plant identification. Trainers: Damien Cook and Elaine Bays (Rakali Consulting) Cost $700 (includes one day field trip to the Macquarie Marshes) Places are limited to 15. Courses will require a minimum 10 people to proceed. To request information please email Riversmart CEO and director Bill Phillips at ceoriversmart@gmail.com.

communities, landholders and other stakeholders, to move forward in a carefully planned way. The Action Plan looks at a range of options for enjoying the Marshes, either from the air, by car, guided or self-guided tours, by canoe, by bike etc.. Comments are invited on these two documents by COB Friday, November 18. To request information please email Riversmart CEO and director Bill Phillips at ceoriversmart@gmail.com.

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Another Night at the Billabong Featuring Sara Storer Friday 2nd December Sporting and Cultural Centre, Warren Sara will again be more than ably supported by her brother Greg and this should be another great night for those who love country music. Sponsored by the Macquarie Caravan Park in Warren, and media partners 2DU/ZooFM.

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The Marshes were inundated by early Spring rainfall across the catchment and a number of waterbird colonies have started up, primarily Straw-necked Ibis which have built an estimated 30,000 nests across a few sites.

Available via Sticky tickets (www.stickytickets. com.au/42349) Warren - Kookaburra Kiosk at the WOW Centre Trangie - Ewe Two on Dandaloo Narromine - Peppercorn Motor Inn Dubbo - Red Dirt Camping Langley's Coaches are offering a bus/concert ticket package - $80 from Dubbo and $75 from Narromine. Contact Langley's direct for these on 02 6882 8977 or Email – contact@langleyscoaches.com.au Tickets are limited so to avoid disappointment, book early. More information at www.riversmart.org.au

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Capitalism, communism & other options T HE Western World is currently identified as having an economy where there are three levels of financial status: the high earners, the middle class and the rest. Typically, the earnings of the high earners continues to soar, the number of people in the middle class is shrinking, and the rest, comprising low wage earners and unemployed, continues to grow with no evidence of this circumstance changing. This raises questions about the trend in demolishing the original intention of capitalism. Naomi Klein is the author of “Fences & Windows” in which she examines features of the globalization debate. Politicians claim kudos when they finalise a “trade agreement” and, as time has progressed, such arrangements have proven to be less than satisfactory. At an International Monetary Fund meeting in the Czech Republic they discussed: “Their direct experience with communism and capitalism and what it has taught them, and that the two systems have something in common: they both centralize power in the hands of a few, and they both treat people as if they are less than fully human. Where communism saw them only as potential producers, capitalism saw them only as potential consumers.” Robert Reich is an author who has identified the decline of the concept of capitalism. His book

“Saving Capitalism” has a subtitle “for the many, not for the few” and features an analysis which sums up the belief that many hold of that economic/ political format. The book details how power and influence have created a new American oligarchy, a shrinking middle class, and the greatest income inequality and wealth disparity in 80 years. He makes clear how the problems have centralised due to the “free market” and how it has masked the power of moneyed interests to tilt the market to their benefit. Reich exposes the falsehoods that have been bolstered by the corruption of that democracy by huge corporations. And where one reads America, read Australia. An impressive summary of the decline of the intention of

capitalism has just been published. Author Paul Mason provides a guide to our future in his book “Post Capitalism”. The first chapter describes the characteristics which identifies that “Neocapitalism is Broken”. According to the OECD, growth in the developed world will be ‘weak’ for the next 50 years. Inequality will rise 40 per cent in the developed countries. The OECD economists are too polite to say it, so Mason spells it out: “For the developed world the best of capitalism is behind us, and for the rest it will be over in our lifetime.” Notice Canberra’s reluctance to have a Royal Commission into the banks. Four fellows from the banks had their say, and no clear control of improper behaviour will occur. The media examples the abuse of power with supermarkets that reduced the price of milk to less than that of water, and now fruit is having the same pressures – all for no reason other than to have “cheapest” products on their shelves. A handful of directors in the supermarkets impact on thousands of rural produces, and then the flow-on effects local people, for no other reason than their drive for control and billion dollar profits. Mason comments: “Capitalism, it turns out, will not be abolished by force... it will be abolished by creating something more dynamic. As with feudalism 500 years ago, capitalism’s demise will be accel-

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she fights against the media establishment and tells of her first move into politics. Margaret Thatcher famously observed in her last cabinet meeting “it’s a funny old world” and she might have added that it seems to get funnier by the year. Chris Patten’s book “What Next” deals with surviving in the 21st century. It tackles the questions about our global condition and our collective future. Energy, food, water, international crime, weapons proliferation, drug trafficking epidemic disease, migration – the challenges facing the world are widening rapidly. An Australian title, “The Great Multi-National Tax Rort” by Martin Feil, has the subtitle “How we’re all being robbed”. It examines “the outrage that governments have allowed companies to artificially shift their profits around the globe to avoid having to pay their taxes. It’s legal, but it’s a kind of theft.” One reference shows that Apple Australia in 2013-14 paid $80 million in income tax on revenue of $6 billion. And in 2011 Amazon paid effective tax of 0.5 per cent on its UK earnings of $3.35 billion. Capitalism and communism have too much in common. Enjoy your browsing, Dave Pankhurst.

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INSIDE OUT F so much of what we think about ourselves and our place in the world is formulated by how we talk about ourselves, can one word make a difference? Last month artist in residence Duke Albada set out to prove that to be true creating an art trail in her wake. She was introduced to residents of the Apollo Estate by Riverbank Frank meeting them in their homes, on the street and again during an introduction barbecue. Over the weeks which followed her project took shape. Supported by Artlands, Apollo House and the Windmill Trust Scholarship for Regional NSW Artists, administered by the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) Dukes conversations with residents were around their positive traits and aspirations. Participants then chose the word that represented them the best. Each word was painted on a brightly coloured acrylic sign and installed on a prominent spot on their house or front fence, forming an arts trail. "I am so impressed by the love, peacefulness, strength and resilience, displayed. Some people were well aware of their strong points. For others it came as a surprise how many positive qualities they had to choose from,” she said. The project was a close collaboration with Elder 'Riverbank' Frank Doolan and Apollo House. 'Riverbank' remembers his first thought was “it’s a bit cosmic”. "It was great to watch the amazing transformative effect it had on those who took part. The choice of words; love, peaceful, honest, says much about the participants.The signs put the place we live in, in a positive light. This created a ripple effect in the community,” Frank said. Describing the conversations as listenings, Duke met with 32 groups of people including 49 adults, 4 youth and 24 children.From these listenings, 33 signs were made with 26 of them being installed in the estate or on its periphery. The chosen words were Accepting, Animal Lovers, Brothers, Caring, Closeness, Community, Easygoing, Family Love, Fun Loving, Genuine, Growing, Heart, Honest, Honour, Inspirational, Kind-Hearted, Kinship, Listening, Love, Outgoing, Peaceful, Resilient, Respect, Spiritual, Sportsman, Straightforward, Strong, Together, Togetherness, Uplifting, Warm Hearted, Wiradjuri Dreaming, Writer. Johanna Leader, manager of resilience at Apollo House is pleased that so many of the absolutely won-

derful people of Apollo Estate took part in this empowering art project. She noticed that "the chats provided an opportunity for some of our most vulnerable people to not only tell their story, but to dream their future story. To publicly display just one affirmative word appeared to create a real sense of pride, achievement and hope. It was as if the participants were transformed into living up to their announcement." The many aspects of the 'Inside Out' project are documented in a book, featuring photographs of the participants. Representing merely a portion of the population Duke nevertheless claims that "this powerful album underlines that a community is made up from distinctive individuals. It completely overthrows an outsiders stereotyping of what kind of people live here." Dr. Greg Prichard, artistic director of the Artlands

Festival says he is looking forward to the launch of the book which will be on Saturday, October 29 at 1:30pm at the Duck Pond in Victoria Park, an important cultural site in Dubbo. He hopes that "the momentum that Duke generated in the Apollo Estate will translate into those community members feeling empowered to come into the Artlands Precinct and attend the launch, a further affirmation of their community." z The arts trail is open to the public to explore at any time, but you can also join a guided walk by 'Riverbank' and Duke on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 28, 29 and 30 at 4pm starting at Apollo House, 11 Collins Ave. z National Launch of the Inside Art publication at Artlands, Saturday 29 October, 1.30pm z Presentation Inside Out at NAVA / Windmill Trust Scholarship Board, November

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That time of year BY CHERYL BURKE DRTCC

T’S that time of year again. That time of year when the Management and team at Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre (DRTCC) experience a number of weeks slightly reminiscent of the days in the 1993 Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day. That time of year when, if our investment portfolio included eyeglass cleaner and wipes stocks, we would be ecstatic with our returns. That time of year when we are grateful the range of biro colours extend beyond black. That time of year when deadlines become as tight as our pants after an eight course non-degustation dining experience. And perhaps that time of year we may secretly have been pining for since September last year and actually love so much that we would marry it. Maybe. What is ‘that time of year’ you may ask? Is it the time of year we become as excited as the mums, dads, brothers, sisters, grandmothers, grandfathers, godparents, girlfriends and boyfriends who make the annual pilgrimage to DRTCC to watch their associated somebody take the stage in an end-of-year gala dance concert? Is it that time of year we look forward to booing and hissing and clapping and cheering and generally getting carried away with ourselves at a Dubbo Theatre Company Pantomime? Or could it be that time of year when we venture across the boundaries of ‘Authorised Personnel Only’ to retrieve the Christmas tree and boxes of decorations in preparation for the ‘silly season’ and our yearly Christmas closure. For those familiar with our program in the latter part of the year you could be mistaken for thinking it could be one of the three scenarios mentioned. However for those who eagerly await the end of November and our Season Launch, your train of thought has likely driven you to the correct time of year. It’s that time of year when we reveal our new theme, announce our new Season of shows and publish our new Season Booklet. New shows that are booked months previously, sometimes just after their national previews and sometimes in the infancy of script read-

throughs and production briefings. A Season Booklet that is proofread and scribbled on, and proofread and scribbled on again by Management, administration staff, and even higher Management. A theme cultivated in the mind of our Manager Linda Christof at least 18 months before the revelation. A theme that is visually realised with the assistance of the Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) graphic design department and one which encompasses not only the Season Booklet but also DRTCC promotional material and webpage. Investing such an effort into a project and spending so much time with it each year is it any wonder we may secretly feel like marrying it? Maybe. However at the end of the day we are all about sharing the love and wanting patrons to enjoy the program with the same passion as the DRTCC team have put into developing it. So what better way for a patron to celebrate the joy of the time of year that is ‘that time of year’ than to consider joining the ranks of the Season Subscriber? Feeling those ‘good feels’ for a selection of at least five shows will see you enjoying the benefits and venturing out for evenings and afternoons of great entertainment throughout the year. Unfortunately if you prefer to spend a considerably large sum of money on tickets, food, travel and accommodation, purchasing a subscription at DRTCC may be lower on your to-do list. As our annual Subscriber survey shows, our Subscriber base extends beyond our City with a number of Subscribers travelling longer distances beyond the boundaries of east, west, south, north and central Dubbo. With some of these Subscribers choosing to stay overnight a Subscription may be considered expensive, however the cost is made lessexpensive should they choose to stay at the Best Western Bluegum Motor Inn or Endeavour Court Motel, or have a meal or drink at The Old Bank Restaurant or upstairs at The Pastoral Hotel. Being our Hospitality Partners, these establishments offer a 10% discount on meals, drinks or room rates to DRTCC Subscribers. Personally speaking, a recent purchase of one ticket to see a play in Melbourne cost me only $40 less than my entire 2016 Subscription at DRTCC, and

yes, that was only the ticket! Full price accommodation and copious amounts of food interstate not included. So although the definition of ‘considerably large sums of money’ is relative, local patrons and those who travel some distance to see even one show at DRTCC, may be surprised to know that becoming a Subscriber won’t break the bank and may not be as expensive as you imagine The cost of a subscription is based on the Subscriber ticket price of the shows you wish to see. Some shows are more expensive than others, so your Subscription cost may vary. Should you choose more than the minimum of five shows in the Season Booklet your Subscription will vary again. For instance, I like comedy, and in 2016 selected the following shows in my Subscription. Aboriginal Comedy Allstars $30.90, Melbourne International Comedy Festival $30.90, CounterMove by Sydney Dance Company $38.00, Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase $30.90 and The Listies 6D $18.00, Totalling $148.70 My mother, on the other hand is not quite the comedy buff I am, and her selection of shows cost definitively more at $236.90 due to a selection of these different shows - Mark Vincent Love will lead the way $59.00, Athol Guy and Friends $35.00, Godspell $25.00, Always Patsy Cline $38.00 and The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards $79.90. For someone like my Gen Y friend, who ironically dislikes committing until the last minute yet subscribes because she is the FOMO type (Fear of Missing Out), her Subscription selection included seven shows and cost somewhere in between – Wuthering Heights $38.00, Flying Fruit Fly Circus $18.00, The Peasant Prince $18.00, Arche $38.00, The Encoded $38.00, CounterMove by

Sydney Dance Company $38.00, Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase $30.90, Totalling $218.90. Although the 2017 Season Booklet, (minus scribbles and hopefully typographical errors), will not be available until after the Season Launch on 27 November, Subscriber ticket prices will be comparable. And like in 2016, Subscriber ticket prices are also the cheaper option in comparison to the regular adult or concession price. Realistically, budget constraints often determine what we spend our money on, however for those who have perhaps thought being a Subscriber was beyond reach and not affordable, think again. DRTCC is literally right in your backyard, and who knows, by subscribing or becoming a regular theatre-goer you might fall in love with something that was always right under your nose.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS – October | November 28 & 29 October – We Will Come to the Rescue by fLiNG Company 28 & 29 October – Unsustainable Behaviour by Lingua Franca 5 November – Matt Hale Comedy Hypnotist 12 November – Arj Barker – Get In My Head 18 & 19 November – The Tales of Hans Christian Anderson 23 November – Songs in the Key of Motown 27 November – 2017 Season Launch

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Thikkabilla Vibrations BY GREG MARGINSON A huge crowd gathered around the circle outlined on the ground at the end of the Dream Festival Lantern parade on Saturday, 22, October. With the laser light show filling the trees with colour â€˜ghostly â€˜ dancers, Thikkabilla Vibrations, appeared through the crowd to welcome applause.

Australian snakes, emus, goannas, eagles and other creatures magically matertialised and travelled across the ground and the danceers bodies from the lasers above. The crowd was then treated to a wonderful display of ten dances each one telling a different story. A wonderful end to the parade and twilight markets.

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Crowds revel in Encoded BY GREG MARGINSON A lively crowd was thrilled by the latest performance at the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre. â€œEncodedâ€?, staged on Saturday October 22 was an immersive aerial dance installation and performance that uses the latest interactive technologies to build a digital environment to respond to the movements of the performers. Energetic stuff!

Pam Price, Noni Nixon.

Kailee Jones and Fallon Wheeler

Samuel, Joanne and Trevor Kratzmann

Wally Flynn, Kath Readford and Judith Jakins

Linda Christof, Joanne Kratzmann

Debbie and Kasey Crisante

Jessie and Chantelle Letfallah, Karen and Lily Gibson

Brayden Polley, Tom Fiander

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Wambuul River Festival CONTRIBUTED BY JULIE MILLER Dubbo Macquarie River Bushcare attended the inaugural Wambuul Macquarie River Festival on Sunday, October 16. We had a turnout of seven volunteers, who worked steadily to engage about 60 very enthusiastic children in some tree planting. Together we planted 73 shrubs to enhance the upper story and local biodiversity along the Tracker Riley path from just downstream of Sandy Beach to the river Gauging Station. We encouraged the children to bring mum and dad back to visit their tree, and give it a watering if itâ€™s dry. The kids learnt about the importance of native shrubs growing on the river bank, as they provide food for the native animals and fish. It was a beautiful sunny day, the river looked fantastic and the day was well organised and enjoyed by all!

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H E A R EAR and see the immersive experience ART INSTALLATION that is VOLUCRES during Artlands Dubbo 2016. Installed at the Holy Trinity Church hall on Brisbane Street, VOLUCRES presents the sights and sounds of native birds like you’ve never heard experienced them before. Thanks to Kim V. Goldsmith and a team of supporting artists, together they have created the digital media experience, two years in the making and which will debut during ARTLANDS DUBBO 2016 from OCTOBER 27 TO 30. The idea for the work titled VOLUCRES first took shape in 2014, with Goldsmith spending the past 18 months working towards finishing it in time for Artlands. “Wanting to push the boundaries of my digital media and installation works, I had long wanted to see if my sound recordings of native birds could be turned into music, despite not having much of a talent for music myself. Initially I worked with a choral composer from Sydney and a local choir to workshop and write a work inspired by my recordings, photos and writings,” Goldsmith explains. “While we got to a point where we had a score and the choir performed a short version of the work, a range of complications arose not the least of which was a lack of funding to continue developing the worked with so many people involved - at one point we had over 100 people developing concepts for the work.” Goldsmith says after exploring a range of options to keep the original work on track, by April this year she had to make a decision to start again with a new, local creative team to help her bring her vision to fruition. “I was fortunate to receive funding from Artlands at this point, which has helped offset much of the production work required to see the new version of the concept come to life… it’s been an expensive work to produce.” “I’ve been extremely lucky to find two local creatives to work with who are completely in sync with what I’ve wanted to achieve. Wez Thompson of Hot Trax Recording Studios and video producer Peter Aland have worked with Goldsmith to develop what is a five minute soundscape and three channel video on loop. Inspired by the symbolism and sentinel role of birds, VOLUCRES layers piano chords and hard edged synth with Goldsmith’s native bird song recordings and sound effects, all accompanied by large scale abstracted, monochromatic, avian inspired movements of murmurations, unfolding wingspans and other natural elements. VOLUCRES will show at Holy Trinity Hall in Brisbane Street Dubbo from 12 noon to 5pm each day of the Artlands Festival. Entry is free.

SE E EE local year 12 musician on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7 perform in a CHARITY PIANO RECITAL at the Macquarie Conservatorium of Music to raise funds for displaced refugees from Syria. Dubbo student Ben Connor is running the fundraising concert for a Lebanese refugee support group called

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T H E R E G I O N AT A GLANCE “Together for the Family” (TFF). Ben was made aware of the charitable organisation when founder, Izdahar Kasis and her husband visited Dubbo earlier this year and he was moved by the plight of families affected by the conflict. Izdihar Kasis is a schoolteacher in Lebanon and her home in Zahle overlooks a plain filled with tens of thousands of Syrian refugees.She formed TFF with a group of women who help the refugees by providing formula, nappies and medicine for mothers with sick babies and to train displaced women with skills such as sewing. They also run camps for traumatised youth. Ben is putting on a solo piano concert to raise money which will be sent to TFF. The concert will feature four piano pieces around the themes of ‘ love and loss.’ The first piece will be “Liebestraum #3” by Franz Lizst, based on a poem about losing someone you love. The second piece will be Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata”, written after the death of his contemporary Mozart. The last two pieces by Chopin are “Polonaise” in F sharp minor and “Nocturne” in F sharp minor, two emotional pieces exploring the tension of peace and turmoil. The concert will in include a commentary on each song as well as the full performance of each piece by Ben. Ben has previously performed at Dubbo and Gulgong Eisteddfods, and hopes to study music at university in Sydney next year. He is currently studying an associate performance diploma through Trinity College of London. The young performer hopes to use his music to benefit displaced families from Syria who currently living in tents in Lebanon on and do not know what the future holds. Information on Together For The Family will be available on the night. Tickets are available from The Book Connection 178 Macquarie Street Dubbo and Sadler&Co, 1A Sterling St, Dubbo. EE “Happy Times”, A CHINESE FILM by Zhang Yimou, the last in the Western Plains Cultural Centre’s Smokescreen series on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 8pm, $10. Made in 2000, the film runs for 1h and 45 minutes and tells the story of an old and laid-off factory worker (played by Zhao Benshan) seeks to marry an obese and divorced middle-aged woman (played by Dong Lifan), who he hopes will bring him warmth and comfort in life. So he sets out desperately to find a way to make money for the rich wedding he has promised to present. The hapless man and his friend (played by Fu Biao) decide to renovate a broken bus on top of a hill that is popular for romantic couples. He turns this bus into a small dwelling he names "Happy Times Hotel," which he will rent to willing couples visiting the hill.

DO O support the fourth annual ONE EYE FILM FESTIVAL at the brand new Black Box Theatre on NOVEMBER 11 and 12. Dubbo Filmmakers member and festival coordinator, Kel-

lie Jennar says the One Eye Film Festival is open to all filmmakers who have demonstrated 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. For further information visit http://dubbofilmmakers.wordpress. com/one-eye-film-festival/ O enjoy the astonishing array of art on display at the ARTLANDS DUBBO 2016 ART FAIR to be held in the Centenary Pavilion of the Dubbo Showground on SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 and 30. The showground is part of the “ARTLANDS precinct”. Some of the dozens of regional artists coming to the city to display their works include from the Great Diving Range gemologist Annette Piper bringing her handcrafted statement jewellery made from natural gemstones, cultured pears and precious metals. Anthony Walk Visuals an artist of Aboriginal descent (Yiman/ Gurreng Gurreng). Having grown up on the Sunshine Coast and currently residing in Byron Bay, he draws inspiration from the marine diversity from the Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales coastlines. Anthony’s art practice includes painting and printmaking; he has also recently launched a range of homewares and stationery. Artisan On Lewis , a café/gallery located in Mudgee NSW, which promotes handmade, original and local artwork will be selling and promoting the work of three Mudgee artisans at the ARTLANDS Art Fair; Gabrielle Leonard, silversmith; Kelly Leonard, weaver; and Denise Faulkner, painter. All three are professional, highly skilled artists whose works showcase a diversity of techniques and materials. Products range from framed watercolours, jewellery, scarves, wall hangings, cushions, purses and cards. Buggart’s Jodie Herden, a Gomeroi woman who has been an artist for 30 years loves sharing and creating pieces for all. Her contemporary Aboriginal designs showcase the Gomeroi country through. Dunghutti-Ngaku Aboriginal Art Gallery which showcases original artworks by Aboriginal artists of the Dunghutti region and Mid North Coast of NSW. All artworks are on quality canvas, prints on archival paper and bush food prod-

ucts from reputable, Aboriginal owned companies. There’s just too much more to mention here. Get yourself to the Centenary Pavilion at the Dubbo Showground for the Artlands Fair.

ETC N SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12 and 13, FUTURELANDS 2 will be held at Kandos. Public forums will be held at the Kandos Community Hall (Angus Ave, Kandos) on both Saturday and Sunday, with tea and coffee and a simple sandwich lunch. Expert speakers will cover topics include Indigenous agriculture and cool burning techniques, soil health, community economies and sustainable entrepreneurship. A site visit to Marloo farm on Saturday afternoon will follow a tour by Stuart Andrews, formerly of the renowned Tarwyn Park, and find out how he is rehabilitating Marloo with Natural Sequence Farming techniques. Participants will also be introduced to the hemp initiative, the first project of the Kandos School of Cultural Adaptation (KSCA) led by artist Gilbert Grace and hosted by Andrews at Marloo. Gilbert Grace and hemp entrepreneur Klara Marosszeky will conduct a conversation on the marvellous organic properties and industrial applications of hemp. A wild foods feast on the Saturday night at the Kandos Community Hall will be held with celebrated forager and artist Diego Bonetto who will collaborate with chef Joey Astorga to delight the senses with a bounty of hand-crafted dishes. A site visit to the majestic Ganguddy (Dunns Swamp) will follow campground on Sunday afternoon. This will be the venue for a series of open discussions hosted by speakers and practitioners who are responding creatively to land issues, and a talk by esteemed environmental scientist and author Haydn Washington on Australia’s eco-sustainable future. Registration is essential. Cost is $60 for everything or $20 (public forums Saturday and Sunday and tour at Marloo Farm on Saturday afternoon) and $50 (public forums Saturday and Sunday plus Foragers Feast and visit to Ganguddy). Futurelands2 and the foundation of the Kandos School of Cultural Adaptation have been generously funded by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. Kandos is approximately two hours by car via Mudgee, near Rylestone.

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WHAT’S ON.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 28.10.2016 to Sunday 30.10.2016

OPEN WEEKENDER COFFEE & MEALS

DUBBO ANTIQUE & COLLECTABLES

OLD BANK RESTAURANT

KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ͕ ϭϬĂŵ ƚŽ ϯƉŵ ŶƟƋƵĞ ĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ͕ ĐŚŝŶĂ͕ ĐĂƐƚ ŝƌŽŶ͕ ŽůĚ ƚŽŽůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽůůĞĐƚĂďůĞƐ͘

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

4 Depot Road, 6885 4400

DUBBO GROVE PHARMACY

REFLECTIONS RESTAURANT

KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϵĂŵ Ɵů ϭϮ ŶŽŽŶ 'ŝŌǁĂƌĞ͕ :ĞǁĞůůĞƌǇ ,ŽŵĞǁĂƌĞƐ 59A Boundary Road, 6882 3723

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

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

tǇůĚĞ ĞĂŶ ĂĨĞ

VELDT RESTAURANT Open for dinner Monday to Saturday ĨƌŽŵ ϲƉŵ͘ Under Quest Serviced Apartments ŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌǇ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ DĞŶƵ 22 Bultje St, 6882 0926

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

CLUBS & PUBS PASTORAL HOTEL

THE BOOK CONNECTION

DMC MEAT AND SEAFOOD

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

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

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

QUINN’S MYALL ST NEWSAGENCY

IGA WEST DUBBO

DUBBO RSL CLUB RESORT

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

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

CLUB DUBBO 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

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

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

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

GROCERIES

SHOPPING

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

^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶĚĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ϱĂŵͲ ϭƉŵ͘ EĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌƐ͕ ŵĂŐĂǌŝŶĞƐ͕ ƐƚĂƟŽŶĞƌǇ ƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐ͘ 272 Myall St, 6882 0688

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

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

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 ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŽƉ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĞǆŚŝďŝƟŽŶƐ͘ 76 Wingewarra Street, 6801 4444

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

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

THE PARTY STOP

READINGS CINEMA

KƉĞŶ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂǇ ϵĂŵͲϰƉŵ Party Costumes ĞĐŽƌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂůůŽŽŶƐ 'ŝŌƐ ĨŽƌ ŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ dŚĞŵĞĚ ƉĂƌƟĞƐ 142 Darling Street, 6885 6188

ŽŵĨŽƌƚ͕ ƐƚǇůĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĂůƵĞ ΨϭϬ ƟĐŬĞƚƐ ϯ ĞǆƚƌĂ͘ ĂŶĚǇ ďĂƌ͖ ϱ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ĐŝŶĞŵĂ ĐŽŵƉůĞǆ͖ ŝŐŝƚĂů ƐŽƵŶĚ ŽůďǇ ŝŐŝƚĂů ϯ ƉƌŽũĞĐƟŽŶ >ƵǆƵƌǇ ĂƌŵĐŚĂŝƌ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ 49 Macquarie St,6881 8600

CALL FOR A GREAT RATE ON A LIST FOR YOUR BUSINESS HERE! 6885 4433.

3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE

Friday 28.10.2016 to Sunday 30.10.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

Friday, October 28 MOVIE: Racing Stripes

Wild Sri Lanka

The Level

9GO!, 6.30pm, G (2005)

SBS, 7.30pm

ABC, 8.30pm

With its impressive computergenerated horseplay and a herd of celebrity voice-overs, Racing Stripes is essentially a hammed-up version of Babe for pre-teens. Channing Walsh (Hayden Panettiere, Nashville) is a Kentucky teenager who dreams of becoming a jockey, but there are a couple of hurdles to jump. Firstly, horse-training daddy (Bruce Greenwood) doesn’t take to his little girl’s career choice. Secondly, Channing is adamant that she will be riding her zebra Stripes (Frankie Muniz) in the climactic Big Race. Also stars Dustin Hoffman, Whoopi Goldberg and Mandy Moore as friendly farmyard buddies.

Ravaged by civil war, for decades Sri Lanka was a mystery to many. Now that the island nation is peaceful once more, researchers and film crews are able to give us a glimpse into what life is like in this extraordinary place. Inundated by two monsoon seasons each year, the climate on Sri Lanka’s plains requires some getting used to, and the animals that call this area home have adapted in various ways to its big wets. From seasonal migrations to unlikely alliances, see everything from elephants, leopards and crocodiles to jackals, monkeys and sloth bears do what they can to get by in this lake-filled environment.

n (Misfits’ Detective Sergeant Nancy Devlin Karla Crome, right) is a good cop. p. But she has some dodgy connections courtesy of her childhood – most notably, to drug trafficker Frank Le Saux (played by Life on Mars’ Philip Glenister). They’re close enough that when he needs her help, she ision comes running – but that’s a decision that will come back to haunt her ad (and provide the main plot thread for this series) after he is shot in front of her, she takes a bullet, then later is brought down to in to investigate the incident. Living a double life is surely not sustainable, but how long will it take her colleagues to realise she’s not quite on the level?

ABC

PRIME7

NINE

WIN

SBS

6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 10.00 One Plus One. (CC) 10.30 Catalyst. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Devil Island. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) 12.00 News At Noon. (CC) 1.00 Pointless. (R, CC) 1.40 Miniseries: National Treasure. (M, R, CC) 2.30 Kevin McCloud’s Escape To The Wild: Tonga. (PG, R, CC) 3.20 Silvia’s Italian Table. (PG, 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)

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG, CC) The latest news and views. 11.30 Seven Morning News. (CC) 12.00 MOVIE: First Daughter. (M, R, CC) (1999) A Secret Service agent and a river guide must rescue the president’s kidnapped daughter. Mariel Hemingway, Doug Savant. 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.

6.00 Today. (CC) 9.00 Today Extra. (PG, CC) Presented by David Campbell and Sonia Kruger. 11.30 Morning News. (CC) 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) Variety show. 1.00 Ready For Takeoff. (PG, R, CC) A behind-thescenes look at Qantas and the staff and crew whose job is to ensure passengers have a smooth trip. 2.00 Hyde & Seek. (M, R, CC) Gary and Claire are caught in the crossfire. 3.00 News Now. (CC) 4.00 Afternoon News. (CC) 5.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. (CC) Hosted by Eddie McGuire.

6.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 6.30 Everyday Gourmet. (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. (PG, CC) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG, 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 Tribal Scent. (CC) 3.00 The Point Review. 3.30 Heston’s Mission Impossible. (R, CC) 4.25 Who Do You Think You Are? Martin Freeman. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R, CC)

6.00 The Checkout: Snack Size. (PG, R, CC) A no-holds-barred, irreverent and entertaining look at consumer affairs. 6.10 Pointless. (CC) Presented by Alexander Armstrong. 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. (M, R, CC) Hosted by Stephen Fry. 8.30 The Level. (M, CC) (New Series) A detective tries to conceal her loyalty to a drug dealer from her fellow police officers. 9.20 DCI Banks. (M, R, CC) After Annie discovers that Martin Harford’s confession is missing, Helen believes she has the evidence she needs. 10.05 Hard Quiz. (PG, R, CC) Presented by Tom Gleeson. 10.40 Lateline. (R, CC) Emma Alberici hosts a news analysis program featuring coverage of current events. 11.10 The Business. (R, CC) Hosted by Ticky Fullerton and Elysse Morgan. 11.25 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M, R, CC) UK-based panel show.

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. (CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (CC) Joh catches up with Australia’s top beauty experts to get their views on the latest Melbourne Cup look. Dr Harry visits some past Melbourne Cup winners. Karen prepares zucchini and fetta fritters. 8.30 MOVIE: Maleficent. (M, CC) (2014) After a fairy is betrayed by a king, she places a curse on his infant daughter, only to discover, years later, that she may have acted with undue haste in her enthusiasm to punish him. 10.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG, R, CC) Inspired by memories of their high school proms, Amy, Bernadette, and Penny decide to stage their own “do-over”. Howard continues to fret over the nature of the relationship between his mother and Stuart. 11.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG, R, CC) Penny becomes obsessed with an online game based on Conan the Barbarian. 11.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 Ready For Takeoff. (PG, CC) A behind-thescenes look at Qantas and the staff and crew, from pilots, cabin crew, engineers and caterers, whose job is to ensure the 160,000 passengers a day who pass through their hands have a smooth trip. 8.30 MOVIE: Catch Me If You Can. (M, R, CC) (2002) Based on a true story. An agent working for the bank fraud department of the FBI spends years chasing a young con man who amasses millions in fraudulent cheques by posing as a doctor, a Pan Am pilot, and a Louisiana parish prosecutor, all before he was 19 years old. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken. 11.20 MOVIE: Oranges And Sunshine. (M, R, CC) (2010) During the ’80s, a social worker sets out to hold the British government accountable for child migration schemes and aims to reunite all the children involved, who are now adults living mostly in Australia. Emily Watson, Aisling Loftus.

6.00 WIN News. (CC) 6.30 The Project. (CC) Join Waleed Aly, Gorgi Coghlan, Lehmo and Meshel Laurie for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. Includes a chat with The Bachelorette Australia’s Georgia Love and her chosen suitor. 7.30 The Living Room. (PG, CC) Chef and restaurateur Miguel Maestre shows the secrets to an Italian favourite as he prepares a tomato mozzarella salad. Veterinarian Dr Chris Brown travels to Los Angeles’ famous Muscle Beach in Venice. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, CC) Irish comedian Graham Norton showcases his cheeky sense of humour in a fastpaced interview show with celebrity guests including Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Jude Law, Catherine Tate and the Kings of Leon. 9.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) Guests include Ed Kavalee, Urzila Carlson, Marty Sheargold, Kitty Flanagan and Sam Pang. 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC)

6.00 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook: Melbourne. (R, CC) English chef Rachel Khoo takes a look at Melbourne sports fanatics’ favourite gourmet fast foods. 6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 Wild Sri Lanka: Land Of Lakes. (CC) Part 1 of 3. Takes a look at Sri Lanka, a country which boasts an incredible range of biodiversity. 8.30 MOVIE: Margin Call. (MA15+, R, CC) (2011) A risk analyst uncovers information which could prove to be the downfall of his Wall Street firm. The situation is exacerbated by his superiors whose actions threaten to catapult the lives of all involved to the brink of disaster, during one perilous 24-hour period. Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany. 10.30 SBS World News Late Edition. (CC) 11.00 MOVIE: Best In Bed. (MA15+) (2014) A seemingly self-assured young woman starts believing that she is bad in bed after two failed onenight stands. Laurence Arné, Eric Elmosnino.

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

12.00 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) Dr Harry Cooper and Dr Katrina Warren present information about animals and pet care. 12.30 Dr Oz. (PG, R, CC) Dr Oz looks at health issues. 1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) Information about pet care. 2.00 Home Shopping.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 3.00 The Avengers. (PG, R) Steed follows Penrose. 4.00 Global Shop. Home shopping. 4.30 Good Morning America. (CC) News and talk show.

12.30 The Project. (R, CC) Join Waleed Aly, Gorgi Coghlan, Lehmo and Meshel Laurie for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG, CC) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Home Shopping.

12.40 The Bridge. (M, R, CC) (Final) 1.50 The Young Montalbano. (M, R) 4.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 4.40 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 4.50 SBS Flashback. (R, CC) 5.00 CCTV English News. 5.30 NHK World English News.

CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Children’s programs (G) General viewing (PG) Parental guidance (M) Mature audiences (MA15+) Mature audiences only (AV15+) Extreme violence. (R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions. Please Note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to late change by networks. 2810

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Friday, October 28 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

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6.30pm Ant-Man (2015) Action. Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly. A master thief is recruited to pull off a heist. (PG) Premiere

7.30pm DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow. (M) FOX8

7.30pm Cheer Squad. (PG) Lifestyle You

8.30pm Law & Order: SVU. Johnny D is put on trial. (MA15+) Universal Channel

8.30pm Passport To Murder. Investigates chilling stories about carefree trips that end in tragedy. (MA15+) Crime & Investigation

5.30pm Rugby Union. Mitre 10 Cup. Championship Final. Fox Sports 3

8.30pm A Beautiful Mind (2001) Biographical. Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly. A mathematician takes a secret job that leads him on a path of self-discovery. (M) Masterpiece

8.30pm Sleepy Hollow. Ichabod and Abbie investigate a girl in a mysterious coma. (MA15+) FOX8

9.30pm The Classic Car Show. Quentin and Jodie head to Monaco. (PG) Discovery Turbo

10.25pm The Martian (2015) Drama. Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain. (M) Premiere

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.25 Peg + Cat. (R) 5.40 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.50 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 6.00 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 6.10 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.20 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.35 Charlie And Lola. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Seconds From Disaster. (PG, R, CC) 8.20 The Checkout: Snack Size. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 The Midwives: Midwife In The Making. (PG, R, CC) Documents the work of student midwives. 9.30 The Fried Chicken Shop. (M, R, CC) 10.20 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M, R, CC) 10.50 Professor Green: Dangerous Dogs. (M, R, CC) 11.40 Sun, Sex And Suspicious Parents. (M, R, CC) 12.35 Swamp Brothers. (PG, R) 1.20 Seconds From Disaster. (PG, R, CC) 2.25 News Update. (R) 2.30 Close. 5.00 Ella The Elephant. (R, CC) 5.10 Boj. (R) 5.20 Mouk. (R) 5.35 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.05 Vic The Viking. (R, CC) 2.20 The New Adventures Of Peter Pan. (R, CC) 2.45 Get Ace. (R, CC) 2.55 Serious Explorers: Raleigh. (R, CC) 3.25 Masha And The Bear. (R, CC) 3.35 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. (R, CC) 4.00 Odd Squad. (R) 4.10 Officially Amazing. 4.30 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 5.00 BtN Newsbreak. (CC) 5.05 Hank Zipzer. (R, CC) 5.30 Fangbone! (CC) 5.40 Danger Mouse. 5.55 The Legend Of Korra. (PG) 6.25 House Of Anubis. 6.50 BtN Newsbreak. (CC) 7.00 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 7.30 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 8.00 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) 8.20 Adventure Time. (R) Finn is tempted by a salesman. 8.45 Stoked. (R, CC) Bummer has a meltdown. 9.05 Lanfeust Quest. (PG, R, CC) Scamot pilfers a sacred troll stone. 9.30 Sword Art Online. (PG, R, CC) 9.55 K-On! (PG, R, CC) 10.20 Close.

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 ZooMoo Lost. (C, CC) 7.30 In Your Dreams. (C, R, CC) 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, CC) 12.00 Better Homes. (R, CC) 1.00 Lovejoy. (PG, R) 2.00 The Great Outdoors. (R, CC) 3.00 Islands On The Edge. (PG, R) 4.00 Best Houses Australia. (R) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG, R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 7.30 Cities Of The Underworld: London’s Lost Cities. (PG, R) Hosted by Eric Geller. 8.30 Selling Houses Australia. (CC) Gravedigger Sean bought his ideal house opposite a graveyard and began massive renovations. 9.30 Escape To The Country. (R) Jonnie Irwin heads to Kent. 11.30 Best Houses Australia. 12.00 Bargain Hunt. (R) 1.00 Psychic TV. (M) 4.00 Lovejoy. (PG, R) 5.00 Shopping. (R)

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6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 12.00 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 12.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 1.00 Nexo Knights. (PG, R) 1.30 Kate And Mim-Mim. (R) 2.00 SpongeBob. (R) 2.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG) 3.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 3.30 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 Justice League Unlimited. (PG, R) 4.30 Batman. (PG, R) 5.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.30 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 6.00 Regular Show. (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: Racing Stripes. (R, CC) (2005) 8.40 MOVIE: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers. (M, R, CC) (2002) The Fellowship tries to complete their quest. Elijah Wood, Sean Astin. 12.30 Forever. (M, R, CC) 1.30 Ben 10: Omniverse. (PG, R) 2.00 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 2.30 Kate And Mim-Mim. (R) 3.00 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. (PG, R) 4.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. (PG, R) 4.30 Batman. (PG, R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R)

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6.00 Home Shopping. (R) 7.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 7.30 My Fishing Place. (PG, R) 8.30 Dream Car Garage. (R) 9.00 American Pickers. (PG, R) 10.00 Sound FX: Best Of. (R) 10.30 The Amazing Race Australia. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Zero Hour. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Charlie’s Angels. (PG, R) 3.00 Abandoned. (PG, R) 3.30 Swamp People. (PG, R) 4.30 Outback Truckers. (PG, R) 5.30 American Pickers. (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: After Earth. (PG, R, CC) (2013) A teenager and his father crash-land on Earth. Will Smith, Jaden Smith. 8.30 MOVIE: 2012. (M, R, CC) (2009) A man tries to protect his family when a global cataclysm threatens to destroy the world. John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor. 11.40 Defiance. (M, R, CC) 12.40 Locked Up Abroad. (M, R) 2.00 Fifth Gear. (PG, R) 3.00 NFL. NFL. Game Of The Week.

6.00 News. (CC) 9.00 News Mornings. (CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 ABC News Afternoons With The Business. 5.00 Grandstand. 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. 12.25 The Drum. (R, CC) 1.00 BBC Impact. 1.25 ABC Open. (R) 1.30 Lateline. (R, CC) 2.00 Al Jazeera. 3.00 BBC World. 3.25 ABC Open. (R) 3.30 7.30. (R, CC) 4.00 BBC World. (R) 4.30 BBC Africa. 4.55 ABC Open. (R) 5.00 Al Jazeera.

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6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 This Is Your Day! 7.00 Creflo. (PG) 7.30 TV Shop. 8.00 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 11.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 MOVIE: Time, Gentleman Please. (R, CC) (1951) 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) 7.30 MOVIE: My Big Fat Greek Wedding. (PG, R, CC) (2002) 9.30 MOVIE: The Big Wedding. (MA15+, R, CC) (2013) A divorced couple pretend to be together. Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl. 11.20 Little Britain. (M, R) 12.00 Monarch Of The Glen. (PG, R) 1.10 Call And Win. (M) 3.10 MOVIE: Poison Pen. (PG, R, CC) (1939) 4.40 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC) 5.40 Rugby League. Four Nations. Round 1. Australia v Scotland.

7.30pm Basketball. NBL. Round 4. Illawarra Hawks v Perth Wildcats. Fox Sports 3 7.45pm Soccer. A-League. Round 4. Melbourne City v Adelaide United. Fox Sports 4 10.30pm Tennis. ATP World Tour 500 Series. Vienna Open. ESPN

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6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 16. Australian Grand Prix. Replay. 9.30 Fishing Edge. (R, CC) 10.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 11.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 12.00 WIN News. (CC) 1.00 Matlock. (M, R) 2.00 Nash Bridges. (M, R) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG, R) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 MacGyver. (PG, R) MacGyver’s friend is accused of murder. 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M, R) Walker falls into a coma. 9.30 MOVIE: True Justice: Angel Of Death. (M, R) (2012) Experts search for two nuclear weapons. Steven Seagal, Sarah Lind. 11.30 Nash Bridges. (M, R) 12.30 Shopping. (R) 2.00 Hogan’s Heroes. (R) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 4.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M, R) 5.00 MacGyver. (PG, R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Pound Puppies. (R) 6.30 Transformers Rescue Bots. 7.05 Cardfight!! Vanguard G. (New Series) 7.35 Pokémon. (R) 8.00 Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures. (C, R, CC) 8.35 My Little Pony. 9.00 Littlest Petshop. 9.30 Crocamole. (P, CC) 10.00 Neighbours. (R, CC) 10.30 Family Ties. (PG, R) 11.00 JAG. (PG, R) 12.00 The Good Wife. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Medium. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Raymond. (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. (PG, R) 8.00 The Grinder. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: The Guilt Trip. (M, R, CC) (2012) Barbra Streisand. 10.30 Sex And The City. (M, R) 11.50 James Corden. (PG) 12.50 Frasier. (PG, R) 2.00 Raymond. (R, CC) 3.00 Family Ties. (PG, R) 3.30 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 4.00 JAG. (PG, R) 5.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 6.30 House Hunters. (R) 7.00 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Hawaii Life. (R) 8.00 The Block. (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) 2.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 The Block. (R, CC) 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG) 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 Late Programs.

9LIFE

Russell Crowe stars in A Beautiful Mind

6.00 Indonesian News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Chinese News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Bosnian News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.05 Croatian News. 9.40 Serbian News. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.00 Japanese News. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Urdu News. 1.30 Tamil News. 2.00 Thai News. 2.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 3.00 Bangla News. 3.30 Armenian News. 4.00 The Feed. (R) 4.30 Man Vs Fly. (PG, R) 4.35 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle. (PG, R) 5.25 365: Every Day Docos. 5.30 Adam Ruins Everything. (PG, R) 6.00 If You Are The One. (R) 7.00 Community. (R) 7.30 Soccer. A-League. Round 4. Melbourne City v Adelaide United. From AAMI Park, Melbourne. 10.15 MythBusters. (PG, CC) 12.15 MOVIE: The Assassin. (2015) 2.10 PopAsia. (PG) 3.15 NHK World English News. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Cake Wars. (R) 7.00 Kids Baking Championship. (R) 8.00 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong. (R, CC) 9.00 Restaurant: Impossible. (PG) 10.00 Food Lover’s Guide. (R, CC) 10.30 30 Minute Meals. (R) 11.00 Siba’s Table: Fast Feasts. (R) 11.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 12.00 Pati’s Mexican Table. (R) 12.30 Mexican Fiesta. (R, CC) 1.00 Man Fire Food. (R) 1.30 Cake Wars. (R) 2.30 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong. (R, CC) 3.00 Food Lover’s Guide. (R, CC) 3.30 30 Minute Meals. (R) 4.00 Siba’s Table: Fast Feasts. (R) 4.30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives. (R) 5.00 Pati’s Mexican Table. 5.30 Mexican Fiesta. (R, CC) 6.00 Man Fire Food. (R) 6.30 Cake Wars. 7.30 Kids Baking Championship. (R) 8.30 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong. (R, CC) 9.30 Restaurant: Impossible. (PG, R) 10.30 Cake Wars. (R) 11.30 Kids Baking Championship. (R) 12.30 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong. (R, CC) 1.30 Restaurant: Impossible. (PG, R) 2.30 Food Lover’s Guide. (R, CC) 3.00 30 Minute Meals. (R) 3.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Watchers Of The North. (PG) 10.30 Our Stories. 10.50 Cash Money. 10.55 Healthy Tips. 11.00 MOVIE: Bedevil. (PG) (1993) 12.30 Shadow Trackers. (M) 1.00 Sacred Ground. (PG) 2.00 Fusion Feasts. 2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Bizou. 3.30 Bushwhacked! 4.00 Muso Magic. 4.30 Kagagi. (PG) 5.00 The Dreaming. 5.30 Tangaroa. 6.00 Our Songs. 6.30 The Prophets. (PG) 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 News. 7.30 On The Edge. 8.00 Survive Aotearoa. (PG) 9.00 The Point Review. 9.30 Chappelle’s Show. (MA15+) 10.00 Shuga. (PG) 10.30 Blackstone. (MA15+) 11.20 The Other Side. (PG) 11.50 Dead Creek. (PG) 12.00 Volumz. (PG) 4.00 On The Road. 5.00 On The Road. 2810

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Saturday, October 29 Horse Racing PRIME7, 11am With the race that stops the nation just days away, put yourself in the racing mood as the Melbourne Cup Carnival gets off and racing at Flemington with Derby Day. Whether you’re just tuning in for some celeb spotting and to check out the black and white efforts in Fashions on the Field, or you’re more interested in what’s happening on track, there’s something for everyone. With four Group 1 races on, including the feature Victoria Derby, it’s arguably the most prestigious day of racing on the calendar. The Derby hasn’t been won by a filly since 1923, so our tip is to look to the fellas when studying the form guide. MOVIE: The

ABC

Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe 7TWO, 6pm, PG (2005) A lush adaptation of the C.S. Lewis classic, by Andrew Adamson (Shrek). In World War II London, the Pevensie children find a gateway to Narnia, a land populated by talking animals and all things magical, where the White Witch (Tilda Swinton) battles the messiah figure of Aslan (voiced by Liam Neeson). Agreeably British, and – love it or loathe it – with all the religious overtones intact. Despite an all-star cast, the best performance comes from the youngest actor, Georgie Henley, who plays Lucy Pevensie with a natural ease.

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Home Fires ABC, 8.20pm With the bombers flying overhead, the nds of thought of war is never far from the minds o on Great Paxford’s inhabitants. Life must go though, and for the villagers that meanss ies. everything from romance to petty rivalries. man After Kate (Rachel Hurd-Wood) and airman Jack enjoy a literal roll in the hay, could a shotgun wedding be on the cards? Pat (Claire Rushbrook) makes a triumphantt speech at regional meeting, but her husband’s temper soon brings her back to earth with a thud. And some are more willing than others to help with the war effort, with Frances (Samantha Bond) and Joyce (Francesca Annis, right) taking turns to volunteer each other’s aid.

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6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 11.35 The Checkout. (PG, R, CC) 12.05 Myf Warhurst’s Nice. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 QI. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Stephen Fry. 1.05 Pointless. (R, CC) 1.50 The Level. (M, R, CC) A detective faces divided loyalties. 2.40 Reinventing The Royals: Crisis. (PG, R, CC) Part 1 of 2. 3.30 Great Southern Land: Living On The Edge. (R, CC) Part 4 of 4. 4.30 Landline. (R, CC) Presented by Pip Courtney. 5.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R, CC) A farmer is mauled by a wild boar.

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) Latest news, sport and weather. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) Join Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies as they present highlights from the past week. 11.00 Horse Racing. (CC) Melbourne Cup Carnival. Victoria Derby Day. From Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R, CC) There is a verbal stoush in customs as an officer tries to uncover the truth.

6.00 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 6.30 Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Today. (CC) News, current affairs and sports. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG, CC) 12.00 Cybershack. (PG, CC) A look at the latest in gadgets and games. 12.30 Full Cycle. (R, CC) Hosted by Scott McGrory and Bradley McGee. 1.00 The Block. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Scott Cam. 4.30 The Garden Gurus. (CC) Melissa looks at drift plants. 5.00 News: First At Five. (CC) 5.30 Getaway. (PG, CC) Catriona embarks on a Fijian day trip.

6.00 Fishing Edge. (CC) 6.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R, CC) 7.00 iFish. (R, CC) 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 Weekend Feast. (R, CC) 9.30 St10. (PG, CC) 12.00 The Living Room. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 1.30 Life Inside The Markets. (PG, CC) 2.00 Sara’s Australia Unveiled. (CC) (New Series) 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R, CC) 3.00 iFish. (CC) 4.00 What’s Up Down Under. (CC) 4.30 A Taste Of Travel. (CC) 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 France 24 News. 6.30 Deutsche Welle. 7.00 Al Jazeera News. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Small Business Secrets. (R, CC) 2.30 Figure Skating. (CC) ISU Grand Prix. Pairs Skating and Ladies’ Singles. 3.30 Greeks, Romans, Vikings: Romans – The Founders Of Europe. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 The Story Of Luxury: Ancient Greece – Nothing In Excess? (PG, R, CC)

6.30 Gardening Australia. (CC) (Final) Tino demonstrates some ancient gardening techniques. Josh visits a property restored with indigenous flora. 7.00 ABC News. (CC) 7.30 Doc Martin. (PG, R, CC) Doc Martin returns to Portwenn without Louisa, who has gone to stay with her mother in Spain. 8.20 Home Fires. (M, CC) Everyone must make sacrifices as war starts to impact the village. As Pat’s marriage deteriorates, Kate and Jack’s relationship intensifies. Unaware he is hiding a secret, Claire decides to ask Spencer out. 9.10 Inspector George Gently. (M, R, CC) Inspector George Gently is surprised by the news Sergeant John Bacchus has decided to resign. 10.40 Call The Midwife. (M, R, CC) The East End suffers from a mysterious outbreak of dysentery. 11.40 Rage. (MA15+) Music videos chosen by special guest programmers, Australian electronic music duo, Empire Of The Sun.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Spider-Man. (PG, R, CC) (2002) A teenager is transformed into a superhero after being bitten by a genetically engineered spider. Inspired by a tragedy in his personal life, he sets out to clean up the streets but finds himself caught in a battle with an evil super-villain called the Green Goblin. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe. 9.30 MOVIE: Deliver Us From Evil. (MA15+, CC) (2014) A New York police officer and unconventional priest join forces to investigate a series of disturbing and inexplicable crimes that are terrorising their city. Eric Bana, Olivia Munn, Edgar Ramirez.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Pacific Rim. (PG, R, CC) (2013) In the near future, the people of Earth build giant robots called Jaegers in order to battle a plague of monstrous creatures who appeared out of the depths of the ocean, seemingly bent on the destruction of mankind. Charlie Hunnam, Charlie Day, Idris Elba. 9.35 MOVIE: A Walk Among The Tombstones. (MA15+, CC) (2014) After an ex-cop turned private investigator is hired by a drug dealer to track down the people that kidnapped and murdered his wife, he is drawn into a world that blurs the lines between right and wrong. Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour. 11.35 MOVIE: Bad Boys. (MA15+, R, CC) (1983) Two gang members incarcerated in the same juvenile correction facility vow to take revenge on each other after one of them accidentally kills the other’s younger brother while trying to get away from a failed robbery. Sean Penn, Ally Sheedy, Esai Morales.

6.00 Territory Cops. (PG, R, CC) Strike force Trident pursues a car thief and drug dealer who have been on the run for five weeks. 6.30 Scorpion. (PG, CC) The team goes undercover at a university to find a hacker who has infiltrated the US Federal Reserve. 7.30 MacGyver. (M, CC) Mac and Jack try to prevent the detonation of a Soviet-era nuclear warhead in Moscow. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M, CC) The team must find McGarrett and Alicia after they are kidnapped by the serial killer they have been hunting, a murderous vigilante who leaves a chess piece with their victims as a calling card. 9.30 MOVIE: Let’s Be Cops. (MA15+, CC) (2014) Two friends who dressed as cops, for a costume party, find themselves tangled up in a real-life case. Jake Johnson, Damon Wayans Jr, Rob Riggle. 11.35 48 Hours: Muhammad Ali – Remembering A Legend. (PG, R, CC) Takes a look at the life and legacy of outspoken boxing champion and cultural icon, Muhammad Ali.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.35 Treasures Of Ancient India: Pakistan Unveiled. (M, CC) Part 1 of 3. Historian Sona Datta heads to Pakistan where she traces the ancient origins of modern India. 8.30 Outlander. (MA15+, R, CC) A nurse involuntarily travels back in time to 1743 while on a second honeymoon in Scotland. 9.30 Outlander. (R, CC) Claire is taken to the MacKenzies’ ancestral home, Castle Leoch, where she meets the laird of the clan. Her cover story does not convince all the locals of her innocence and rumours abound that she is a British spy, with the only saving grace the fact they value her healing skills. 10.30 RocKwiz. (PG, R, CC) Music quiz show, featuring performances from the McClymont sisters and singer-songwriter John Williamson. 11.20 Grand Tours Of Scotland: A New Island Life. (R, CC) Presenter Paul Murton explores parts of Scotland. 11.50 Grand Tours Of Scotland: So Near, So Far. (R, CC)

12.00 Mistresses. (M, R, CC) After a series of dating disasters, Karen hits rock bottom emotionally. April introduces Daniel to the gang. 1.00 Home Shopping.

2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 3.00 The Baron. (PG, R) Mannering investigates a murder. 4.00 Impractical Jokers. (M, R, CC) 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 Extra. (CC) 5.30 Wesley Impact. (CC)

12.35 48 Hours: Father And Son – The Verdict. (M, R, CC) Takes a look at the 2011 murder of Uta von Schwedler, a death which was originally presumed to be a suicide. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Inspiration Ministries. (PG, R) Religious program.

12.20 Soccer. EPL. Tottenham v Leicester City. From White Hart Lane, Tottenham, London. 3.15 Real Humans. (M, R, CC) 4.25 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R, CC) 5.00 CCTV English News. 5.30 NHK World English News.

5.00 Rage. (PG) Continuous music programming.

3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 28.10.2016 to Sunday 30.10.2016

Saturday, October 29 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.35pm Dark Places (2015) Thriller. Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult. A traumatised woman is forced to confront her memories of the murder of her mum and two sisters. (MA15+) Premiere

7.30pm Saturday Night Live. An A-list guest host joins ensemble players for comedy sketches. (MA15+) Comedy Channel

6.30pm Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown. (M) TLC

5.30pm Rugby Union. Mitre 10 Cup. Premiership Final. Fox Sports 1

8.30pm Carol (2015) Drama. Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara. (M) Premiere 10.15pm Vacation (2015) Comedy. Ed Helms, Christina Applegate. A man surprises his family with a roadtrip. (MA15+) Comedy

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) 5.40 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.50 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 6.00 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 6.10 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.20 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.35 Charlie And Lola. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Highway Thru Hell. (PG, CC) 8.20 Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits. (PG, R, CC) 8.50 Rosehaven. (M, R, CC) 9.15 Live At The Apollo. (M, R, CC) 10.00 Catastrophe. (MA15+, R, CC) (Final) 10.30 Episodes. (M, R, CC) 11.00 The Spoils Of Babylon. (M, R, CC) 11.25 The Wrong Mans. (M, R, CC) 11.55 Bad Education. (M, R, CC) 1.25 Highway Thru Hell. (PG, R, CC) 2.15 News Update. (R) 2.20 Close. 5.00 Ella The Elephant. (R, CC) (Final) 5.10 Pingu. (R) 5.15 Sally And Possum. (R, CC) 5.35 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. (R, CC) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 1.00 Nowhere Boys. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Horrible Histories. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 2.30 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 3.00 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 3.25 Cartoon It Up. 3.30 Masha And The Bear. (R, CC) 3.35 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. (R, CC) 4.00 Odd Squad. (R) 4.10 Officially Amazing. 4.30 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 5.00 Hank Zipzer. (CC) 5.30 Fangbone! (CC) 5.40 Danger Mouse. 5.55 The Legend Of Korra. (PG) 6.25 House Of Anubis. 6.50 Let’s Go! (R) 6.55 Secret Life Of Boys. (R, CC) 7.00 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 7.30 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 8.00 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) 8.20 Adventure Time. (R) Jake pulls a prank on Finn. 8.45 Stoked. (R, CC) A drink sponsor wants to hire Broseph. 9.05 Move It Mob Style. (R, CC) A youth health and fitness program. 9.30 Close.

7.30pm The Fosters. Callie wants to ﬁlm an endorsement for a foster care reform bill. (M) FOX8 11.30pm Ghost Adventures. (PG) A&E

7TWO

9.30pm Tales Of The Grim Sleeper. A look at The Grim Sleeper. (MA15+) Crime & Investigation

9GO!

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 House Calls To The Rescue. (R, CC) 9.00 Room For Improvement. (R, CC) 10.00 Hot Property. (R, CC) 10.30 Best Houses Australia. (R) 11.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 The Travel Bug. (PG) 1.30 Going Bush. (PG) 2.00 Home In WA. (CC) 2.30 Great South East. (CC) 3.00 Creek To Coast. (CC) 3.30 Qld Weekender. (CC) 4.00 WA Weekender. (CC) 4.30 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 5.00 SCU. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Horse Racing. (CC) Melbourne Cup Carnival. Victoria Derby Day. 6.00 MOVIE: The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe. (PG, R, CC) (2005) Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes. 8.50 MOVIE: Forrest Gump. (M, R, CC) (1994) A kindhearted man recalls his life story. Tom Hanks. 11.40 The Border. (PG, R) 12.40 Psychic TV. (M) 3.40 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 4.10 WA Weekender. (R, CC) 4.40 Qld Weekender. (R, CC) 5.10 Creek To Coast. (R, CC)

7MATE

6.00 Children’s Programs. 10.30 Teen Titans. (PG, R) 11.00 Dennis & Gnasher. (C, R, CC) 11.30 Pirate Express. (C, R, CC) 12.00 Move It. (C, R, CC) 12.30 Little Charmers. (R) 1.00 Kate And Mim-Mim. (R) 1.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 2.00 Yu-GiOh! (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 Problem Solverz. (PG, R) 5.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.30 Batman. (PG, R) 6.00 MOVIE: Igor. (PG, R) (2008) 7.45 MOVIE: Gremlins. (PG, R, CC) (1984) Malicious creatures terrorise a small town. Zach Galligan. 10.00 MOVIE: Gremlins 2: The New Batch. (PG, R) (1990) Phoebe Cates. 12.15 Ghost Adventures. (M) 1.15 Adult Swim. (MA15+, R) 2.15 Man And Machine. (PG, R) 3.15 GO Surround Sound. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. (PG, R) 4.00 Wild Kratts. (R) 4.30 Kate And MimMim. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R)

9GEM

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Gold Cup. Grand Final. 8.00 Shopping. (R) 9.00 Dream Car Garage. (PG, R) 9.30 HarleyDavidson TV. (PG) 10.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 MXTV. (PG) 11.30 Classic Car Rescue. (PG, R) 12.30 Timbersports. World Championship. Individual Competition Pt 1. 1.00 The AFN Fishing Show. (PG) 1.30 The Next Level. (PG, R) 2.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG) 3.00 Adventure Angler. (PG) 3.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG, R) 4.30 Dynamo: Magician Impossible. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 MythBusters. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 MOVIE: Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby. (PG, R, CC) (2006) 8.45 MOVIE: The Lone Ranger. (M, R, CC) (2013) Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer. 11.45 Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (M, R, CC) 12.45 Dynamo: Magician Impossible. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Late Programs. 4.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Gold Cup. Grand Final. 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. (PG, 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. (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

7.30pm A Tribute To Neil Young. Artists pay tribute to the legendary singer at a gala event in Los Angeles. (PG) Foxtel Arts

6.00 Rugby League. Four Nations. Round 1. Australia v Scotland. Continued. 8.00 Danoz Direct. 8.30 TV Shop. 9.00 Foot Support. (R) 9.30 Come Dine With Me UK. (PG, R) 10.00 Heartbeat. (PG, R) 11.00 MOVIE: Agatha Christie’s Evil Under The Sun. (PG, R, CC) (1982) Peter Ustinov, James Mason. 1.30 Netball. Fast5 World Series. Day 1. Afternoon. From Hisense Arena, Melbourne. 8.30 MOVIE: Ghost. (PG, R, CC) (1990) A man murdered during a bungled mugging returns as a ghost to warn his love of imminent peril. Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg. 11.00 Scott & Bailey. (M, R) Janet feels pressured to stay silent. 12.00 Rugby League. Four Nations. Round 1. England v New Zealand. From John Smith’s Stadium, Huddersfield, England. 2.30 Rainbow Country. (R) 3.00 Supersize Vs Superskinny. (M, R) 4.00 TV Shop. 5.00 Heartbeat. (PG, R)

5.30pm Soccer. A-League. Round 4. Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC. Fox Sports 4 7.30pm Surfing. World League. Round 10. Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal. Day 11. Fox Sports 1 8.00pm Soccer. A-League. Round 4. Western Sydney Wanderers v Central Coast Mariners. Fox Sports 4

ONE

SBS 2

6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Get Smart. (PG, R) 9.00 World Sport. (R) 9.30 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG, R) 11.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG, R) 12.00 MacGyver. (PG, R) 1.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 2.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 2.30 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 3.30 The Offroad Adventure Show. (CC) 4.30 Reel Action. 5.00 Driven Not Hidden. 5.30 Escape Fishing With ET. (R, CC) 6.00 Last Man Standing. (PG, R) 7.00 David Attenborough’s Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark. (PG, R) 8.00 Attenborough’s Gorillas – On The Trail Of King Kong. (PG, R) 9.00 48 Hours. (M, R, CC) 10.00 Megastructures Breakdown. (R) 11.00 Rosewood. (M, R) 12.00 Bellator MMA. (M, R) 2.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 18. United States Grand Prix. Replay. 3.00 Daryl Beattie: The Canning Stock Route. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 16. Australian Grand Prix. Replay. 5.30 Whacked Out Sports. (PG, R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Pokémon. (R) 7.00 Mako: Island Of Secrets. (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 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Frasier. (PG, R) 6.00 MOVIE: How To Train Your Dragon 2. (PG, R, CC) (2014) A viking discovers a cave full of dragons. Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett. 8.00 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) Hosted by Tom Gleisner. 9.00 Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival. (M, R, CC) Some of the world’s best comedic talent takes to the stage for the 2015 Montreal Comedy Festival. 10.30 Sex And The City. (M, R) 11.00 The Loop. (PG, R) Hosted by Scott Tweedie and Olivia Phyland. 1.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 2.00 Touched By An Angel. (PG, R) 5.00 Charmed. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 House Hunters Int. (R) 6.30 House Hunters. (R) 7.00 Garden Gurus. (R) 7.30 Hawaii Life. (R) 8.00 In The Garden. (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) 2.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual. (PG, CC) 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 Reno. 10.30 Vacation House For Free. 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE

Cate Blanchett stars in Carol

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.00 Japanese News. 11.35 Punjabi News. 12.05 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Soccer. A-League. Round 4. Melbourne City v Adelaide United. Replay. 3.00 India With Guy Martin. (PG, R) 4.50 Street Genius. (PG, R) 5.20 Hipsters. (M, R) (Final) 5.45 365: Every Day Documentaries. 5.50 Survivor Games With Bear Grylls. 7.05 Food, Booze And Tattoos. 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 Royal Navy School. (MA15+, R, CC) MacGregor continues to struggle in training. 9.25 Halfworlds. (MA15+) Gorga goes on a killing spree. 10.00 12 Monkeys. (MA15+) 10.50 Lost Girl. (M) 11.40 MOVIE: Helpless. (M) (2012) Seon-Gyun Lee, Min-Hee Kim, Seong-Ha Jo. 1.50 MOVIE: Blind Alley. (AV15+, R) (2011) 3.15 MOVIE: Childish Games. (M) (2012) 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Cake Wars. (R) 7.00 Kids Baking Championship. (R) 8.00 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong. (R, CC) 9.00 Restaurant: Impossible. (PG, R) 10.00 Brunch @ Bobby’s. (R) 11.00 Barefoot Contessa. (R) 11.30 Duff Till Dawn. (PG, R) 3.00 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong. (R, CC) 4.00 Restaurant: Impossible. (PG, R) 5.00 Brunch @ Bobby’s. (R) 6.00 Barefoot Contessa: Back To Basics. (R) 6.30 Cake Wars. 7.30 Kids Baking Championship. (R) The kid bakers elevate classic pies. 8.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) Hosted by Alton Brown. 9.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) Hosted by Alton Brown. 10.30 Cake Wars. (R) 11.30 Kids Baking Championship. (R) 12.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 1.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 2.30 Cake Wars. (R) 3.30 Brunch @ Bobby’s. (R) 4.30 Barefoot Contessa. (R) 5.00 Duff Till Dawn. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Kagagi. (PG) 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Bushwhacked! 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 Sitting Bull: A Stone In My Heart. (PG) 1.30 The Prophets. (PG) 2.00 Our Stories. 2.20 Cash Money. 2.25 Healthy Tips. 2.30 Message From Mungo. 3.40 Toorale. 4.30 Unearthed. 4.50 Custodians. 5.00 Fusion Feasts. 5.30 Colour Theory. (CC) 6.00 Maori TV’s Native Affairs. 6.30 Aunty Moves In. 7.00 Flying Boomerangs. (PG) 7.30 Born To Run. 8.30 Blood Brothers. 9.30 Kind Hearted Woman. (M) 12.30 Volumz. (PG) 4.00 On The Road. (PG) 2910

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Friday 28.10.2016 to Sunday 30.10.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

Sunday, October 30 MOVIE: The Mummy Returns 7MATE, 6pm, PG (2001) Fun-filled, special effects-laden sequel to director Stephen Sommer’s 1999 blockbuster, with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz reprising their roles as the derring-doers obsessed with Egyptology. Nine years on and now married with a young son, the adventurers are once again racing against the sands of time when Imhotep, the mummy from the original movie, is brought back to life. John Hannah returns as the foolish brother-in-law, Arnold Vosloo is devilish as the corpse that won’t stay put, while wrestler The Rock makes an appearance of sorts as the dreaded Scorpion King.

ABC

I Am JFK Jr

Modern Family

SBS, 8.35pm

WIN, 7pm

From the little boy whose salute for his dead father broke hearts across the world, to the grown man dealing with the weight of expectation and anticipation his lineage had set, JFK Jr was always a fascinating figure. This engrossing documentary makes extensive use of archival footage, but it’s the interviews with his friends and associates (including Robert De Niro, Cindy Crawford and Mike Tyson) that are most revealing, painting a sympathetic picture of a man few of us got to see amid the glare of paparazzi flashbulbs – a John John who was more concerned with being a good man, than the great one he was expected to become.

ame Halloween may not have the same cultural impact here as it does in the es plenty United States but it still provides ke of comedic fodder. Tonight, Luke (Nolan Gould) is hosting a monster bash but it’s running the risk of being the worst party of the year so the rest of the Dunphy clan step in. Meanwhile, Cam (Eric Stonestreet) faces off with his Halloween nemesis while Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson, pictured) try to save the day and work to keep him from going to the dark side.

PRIME7

NINE

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) Hosted by James Valentine. 2.00 Home Fires. (M, R, CC) 3.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R, CC) 4.10 Australian Story: When Plans Change Pt 2. (R, CC) Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner reveals her story. 5.10 Doc Martin. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 11.30 Melbourne Cup Preview Show. (CC) 12.30 Bart Cummings: All The King’s Horses. (CC) 1.30 Kochie’s Business Builders. (PG, CC) Information and advice for businesses. 2.00 The Franchise Show. (PG, CC) Takes a look at franchising. 2.30 MOVIE: Secretariat. (R, CC) (2010) A housewife becomes the owner of a thoroughbred. Diane Lane. 5.00 Seven News At 5. (CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (CC)

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6.00 QI. (PG, R, CC) Guests Sandi Toksvig, Ronni Ancona and Jack Dee join host Stephen Fry for a “G”-inspired discussion. 6.30 Compass: Mum’s Boy, Dad’s Girl Pt 4. (PG, CC) Jane Caro continues to delve into the bond between parents and their children by focusing on the teenage years. 7.00 ABC News Sunday. (CC) Local, national and international news, featuring an extended report exploring in depth state-based issues. 7.40 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (CC) Part 4 of 4. Kevin reveals the winner of the 2015 British Architects’ House of the Year competition. 8.30 Poldark. (M, CC) Ross tries to financially support Elizabeth, but George calls in his debt. 9.30 Wolf Hall. (M, CC) (Final) Anne accuses Cromwell of betraying her when she finds out he tried to protect Mary and not Elizabeth. 10.30 Orion: The Man Who Would Be King. (M, CC) The story of Jimmy Ellis, an unknown singer who was part of a scheme to masquerade as Elvis.

6.00 Seven News. (CC) 7.00 The X Factor Live. (PG, CC) The finalists once again take to the stage for their live performances as they try to prove to judges Iggy Azalea, Adam Lambert, Mel B and Guy Sebastian, and the public, they have what it takes to become Australia’s next singing superstar. 8.50 Sunday Night. (CC) Current affairs program. 9.50 World’s Angriest. (PG, R, CC) Footage of people losing their cool as caught on camera by members of the public, from holiday mishaps and road rage to vile neighbours and work colleagues in meltdown. 10.50 Caught On Dashcam. (M, R, CC) Takes a look at some of the most “spectacular” real-life crashes caught on dashcam. 11.45 The Goldbergs. (PG, R, CC) Murray demands the family clean out the garage after he gets trapped by falling boxes. Learning of their sister’s former obsession with the band New Kids on the Block, Adam and Barry decide to use the information as ammunition in their ongoing battle with Erica.

12.00 Grayson Perry: Who Are You? Modern Tribes. (PG, R, CC) 12.50 Message Stick: Briggs. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Wolf Hall. (M, R, CC) 2.30 Fake Or Fortune? (R, CC) 3.30 Orion: The Man Who Would Be King. (M, R, CC) 5.00 Insiders. (R, CC)

12.10 Scandal. (M, R, CC) The team works with Hollis Doyle after his daughter is kidnapped and held for ransom. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.30 Sunrise. (CC) News, sport and weather.

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) In Conversation With Alex Malley. (CC) Wide World Of Sports. (PG, CC) Surfing. (CC) World League. Round 8. Hurley Pro at Trestles. Highlights. My Surf TV. (CC) Full Cycle. (CC) Athletics. (CC) Melbourne Marathon. Highlights. Wildlife Man: Shark Rider. (PG, R, CC) The Block. (PG, R, CC) The Gurus Explore New Zealand. (CC) News: First At Five. (CC) Customs. (PG, R, CC)

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6.00 Mass. (CC) 6.30 Hillsong. (CC) 7.00 Joseph Prince: New Creation Church. (CC) 7.30 Joel Osteen. (CC) 8.00 Fishing Australia. (R, CC) 8.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 9.00 Car Torque. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 Studio 10: Sunday. (PG, CC) 12.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG, CC) (Series return) 1.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. (R, CC) 2.00 The Doctors. (PG, CC) 3.00 iFish. (R, 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. Tottenham v Leicester City. Replay. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 Speedweek. (CC) 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 4. Sydney Kings v Brisbane Bullets. 5.00 Small Business Secrets. (CC) Hosted by Ricardo Goncalves. 5.30 Nazi Megastructures: Hitler’s Siegfried Line. (CC) A look at Hitler’s Siegfried Line.

6.00 Nine News. (CC) 7.00 The Block. (PG, CC) With the challenge apartment completed, judges Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer decide which team has the advantage on auction day. Hosted by Scott Cam. 8.30 60 Minutes. (CC) Current affairs program. Featuring reports from Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Allison Langdon, Charles Wooley and Ross Coulthart. 9.30 Events That Changed The Noughties. (M, R, CC) Takes a look at the 2000s, shining a light on the people and events that helped shape the decade. It was a period which was marked by the birth of the War on Terror, major advances in, and spread of, technology and shows which have helped change the face of TV. 10.30 Hyde & Seek. (M, R, CC) Gary and Claire are caught in the crossfire when an outspoken radio host is shot by an extremist. 11.30 Unforgettable. (M, CC) Carrie and Al delve into the world of celebrity obsession when a TV star is found murdered in his dressing room.

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) Manny and Luke babysit Lily so the adults can have some fun. Phil and Mitchell go to a movie. 7.00 Modern Family. (CC) Luke is upset when his Halloween party is at risk of being the worst gathering of the year. 7.30 All-Star Family Feud. (CC) The two tribes from Australian Survivor compete to raise money for charity. 8.30 MOVIE: RED 2. (M, R, CC) (2013) A team of elite operatives tracks down a missing portable nuclear device, while facing an army of ruthless opponents. Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, MaryLouise Parker. 10.50 Todd Sampson’s Body Hack: Climbing Sherpa. (M, R, CC) Todd Sampson heads to the Himalayas where he meets the locals and learns how to work as a Sherpa. 11.50 48 Hours: The Verdict. (M, R, CC) A look at the death of Robert Cline III.

6.30 SBS World News. (CC) 7.30 The Great Human Odyssey: The Adaptable Ape. (M, CC) Part 2 of 3. Anthropologist Dr Niobe Thompson continues to follow in the footsteps of our human ancestors. He reveals how our species found its way through the deserts and out of Africa, explores the meeting of Neanderthals and humans, and discovers how we survived the Ice Age. 8.35 I Am JFK Jr. (CC) Takes a look at the story of JFK Jr, the son of President John F. Kennedy, and a man whose life was cut tragically short. Features candid interviews with those who knew him best, including his friends and personal associates Robert De Niro, Cindy Crawford and Mike Tyson. 10.45 Fallout. (PG, R, CC) Explores the writings and influences of Nevil Shute, author of one of the most important anti-war novels of the 20th century, On The Beach. Includes a look at how Shute’s predictions of “man and machine out of control” continue to resonate with the public.

12.30 Impractical Jokers. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Full Cycle. (R, CC) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 The Baron. (PG, R) 4.00 Good Morning America: Sunday. (CC) 5.00 News Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

12.50 48 Hours: The Preacher’s Passion. (M, R, CC) A look at the murder of Felicia Tang. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC) Morning news and talk show.

12.20 MOVIE: The House Of Branching Love. (MA15+, R) (2009) Elina Knihtilä. 2.15 Rectify. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Strip The City. (R, CC) 5.00 CCTV English News. 5.30 NHK World English News. 5.45 France 24 Feature.

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Sunday, October 30 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

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6.20pm Jurassic World (2015) Action. Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard. (M) Premiere

8.30pm The Real Housewives Of Auckland. Dave and Gilda surprise Michelle for her birthday party. (M) Arena

7.30pm Before The Flood. Hollywood star Leonard DiCaprio explores climate change. (M) National Geographic

5.00pm Soccer. A-League. Round 4. Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory. Fox Sports 4

9.30pm Michael McIntyre’s Big Show. Music from Rod Stewart and James Morrison. (PG) UKTV

7.30pm Sydney Harbour Patrol. A police boat crashes on to rocks. (PG) Discovery

8.30pm Get Hard (2015) Comedy. Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart. An imprisoned millionaire hires a gangster to harden him up. (MA15+) Comedy 10.20pm Prometheus (2012) Sci-ﬁ. Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender. Two young scientists lead the search for alien life. (M) Action

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Wiggle. (R, CC) 4.20 Tree Fu Tom. (R, CC) 4.45 Pocoyo. (R, CC) (Final) 4.55 The Numtums. (R, CC) (Final) 5.00 The Hive. 5.20 Peppa Pig. (CC) 5.25 Room On The Broom. (R, CC) 5.50 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 6.00 Hey Duggee. (R, CC) 6.10 Octonauts. (R, CC) 6.20 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.35 Charlie And Lola. (R, CC) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Stan Lee’s Superhumans. (PG, CC) 8.15 Miracle In The Storm. (PG, R, CC) 9.05 Sicko. (M, R, CC) 11.05 Ross Kemp: Extreme World. (M, R, CC) 11.55 The Fried Chicken Shop. (M, R, CC) 12.40 The Midwives. (PG, R, CC) 1.40 Stan Lee’s Superhumans. (PG, R, CC) 2.20 Swamp Brothers. (PG, R, CC) 2.40 News Update. (R) 2.45 Close. 5.00 Babar: Adv Of Badou. (R, CC) 5.20 Mouk. (R) 5.35 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. (R, CC) (Final) 5.45 Children’s Programs.

ABC ME 6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.05 Danger Mouse. (R) 11.15 Little Lunch. (R, CC) 11.35 Make It Pop! (R, CC) 12.00 The Next Step. (R, CC) 12.20 Backstage. (R, CC) 12.45 House Of Anubis. (R) 1.00 Nowhere Boys. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 2.00 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 2.30 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 2.55 News To Me. (R) 3.20 SheZow. (R, CC) 3.35 The Fairly OddParents: Wishology. 5.55 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness. (R) 6.30 MOVIE: The House Of Magic. (R, CC) (2014) 7.50 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) A lazy aristocrat invents the sandwich. 8.20 Adventure Time. (R) Finn and Jake have creative differences. 8.45 Stoked. (R, CC) The boys fear vampires are nearby. 9.05 Move It Mob Style. (R, CC) A youth health and fitness program. 9.30 Rage. (PG, R) Continuous music programming. 2.05 Close.

10.10pm Orphans Of Ebola. Follows a 12-year-old boy from a Sierra Leone village, who loses eight members of his family to Ebola. Showcase

7TWO

7MATE

6.00 Children’s Programs. 11.00 Little Charmers. (R) 11.30 Rabbids Invasion. (PG, R) 12.30 SpongeBob. (R) 1.00 Kate And Mim-Mim. (R) 1.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 2.00 Yu-GiOh! (PG, R) 2.30 Problem Solverz. (PG, R) 3.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 3.30 Yo-Kai. (PG, R) 4.00 Teen Titans. (PG, R) 4.30 Power Rangers Dino. (PG) 5.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.30 Steven Universe. (PG, R) 6.00 Scared Shrekless. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 MOVIE: The Addams Family. (PG, R) (1991) 8.30 MOVIE: Dark Shadows. (M, R, CC) (2012) An imprisoned vampire is set free. Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer. 10.45 MOVIE: Interview With The Vampire. (MA15+, R, CC) (1994) Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt. 1.00 Ghost Adventures. (M) 2.00 Adult Swim. (MA15+) 2.30 Rick And Morty. (M, R) 3.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. (PG, R) 3.30 SpongeBob. (R) 4.00 Little Charmers. (R) 4.30 Kate And MimMim. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R)

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6.00 Shopping. (R) 6.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 7.30 Shopping. (R) 9.30 Dream Car Garage. (R) 10.00 America’s Money Vault. (PG, R) 11.00 Big Australia. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Combat Dealers. (PG, R) 1.00 Ultimate Factories. (PG, R) 2.00 Hustling America. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Doomsday Preppers. (PG, R) 4.00 Tricked. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Seinfeld. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 MOVIE: The Mummy Returns. (PG, R, CC) (2001) 8.30 MOVIE: The Avengers. (M, R, CC) (2012) A group of heroes battles a rogue god who is threatening a new world order. Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans. 11.30 1000 Ways To Die: Wild Wild Death. (MA15+, R) Chronicles people’s last moments. 1.00 America’s Money Vault. (PG, R) 2.00 Hustling America. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Doomsday Preppers. (PG, R) 4.00 NFL. NFL. Week 8. Buffalo Bills v New England Patriots.

7.00pm Basketball. NBL. Round 4. Illawarra Hawks v Cairns Taipans. Fox Sports 3 10.30pm Tennis. WTA Tour. Finals. Fox Sports 3 Michael Fassbender stars in Prometheus

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6.00 Shopping. (R) 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. (PG, R) 7.30 Leading The Way. (PG) 8.00 David Jeremiah. (PG) 8.30 Shopping. (R) 9.30 Home And Away Catch-Up. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Storage Hoarders. (R) 1.30 No Reservations. (PG) 2.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure. (PG, R) 3.30 Around The World With Manu. (PG, R) 4.30 Intolerant Cooks. 5.00 Mighty Cruise Ships. (PG) 6.00 SCU: Serious Crash Unit. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Motorway Patrol. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 7.30 Around The World With Manu. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. (R) Presented by Jonnie Irwin. 10.30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features. (R) 11.30 The House That £100K Built: Tricks Of The Trade. 12.45 Psychic TV. (M) 3.45 The Dr Oz Show. (M, CC) 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) 3.00 News. 3.30 Offsiders. (R, CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 5.00 News. 5.30 Catalyst. (PG, 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. 11.55 ABC Open. (R) 12.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS

9.30pm Shop Smart With Anna Richardson. (PG) Lifestyle You

6.00pm Cricket. Third Test. Pakistan v West Indies. Day 1. Fox Sports 1

6.00 TV Shop. 6.30 Leading The Way. (PG) 7.00 New Hope Ministries: New Hope On The Road. 7.30 Beyond Today. 8.00 Key Of David. 8.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Heartbeat. (PG, R) 11.00 Garden Gurus. (R, CC) 11.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Netball. Fast5 World Series. Day 2. Afternoon. 8.30 Major Crimes. (M, CC) The team works with an overbearing FBI agent after new evidence in a kidnapping case comes to light. 9.30 Rizzoli & Isles. (M, CC) After the jeweller to Boston’s “cool and famous” dies, the investigation leads to a member of the Isles family. 10.30 The Closer. (M, R, CC) A psychiatrist is murdered. 11.30 Murder In The First. (M, CC) 12.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 TV Shop. 3.00 Rizzoli & Isles. (M, R, CC) 4.00 TV Shop. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. (PG) 5.00 Heartbeat. (PG, R)

ONE 6.00 Shopping. (R) 8.00 Extreme Boats’ Big Angry Fish. (R) 9.30 Life Inside The Markets. (PG, R, CC) 10.00 World Sport. (R) 10.30 Reel Action. (R) 11.00 Driven Not Hidden. (R) 11.30 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 12.00 Undercover Boss. (R) 1.00 Motor Racing. Australian V8 Ute Racing Series. Round 7. Highlights. 2.00 Motor Racing. Porsche Carrera Cup Series. Final round. Highlights. 3.00 Moments Of Impact. (PG, R) 4.00 Extreme Fishing. (PG, R) 5.00 What’s Up Down Under. (R, CC) 5.30 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 17. Malaysian Grand Prix. 7.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 CSI: Cyber. (M, R, CC) 8.30 Lands Of The Monsoon. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 MOVIE: The Factory. (MA15+) (2012) John Cusack. 11.35 Megastructures Breakdown. (R) 12.35 Late Programs. 1.30 RPM. (R, CC) 2.30 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 3.00 Late Programs. 4.30 Late Programs. 5.00 Whacked Out Sports. (PG, R) 5.30 Motor Racing. (CC) Formula 1. Race 19. Mexican Grand Prix.

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Invizimals. 6.30 Victorious. (R) 7.05 Transformers: Robots In Disguise. 7.35 Pokémon. 8.30 Scaredy Squirrel. (R) 9.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. (R) 10.00 Totally Wild. (C, R, CC) 10.30 Sabrina. (PG, R) 11.30 Dr Quinn. (PG, R) 1.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 2.30 Cheers. (PG, R) 3.00 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 Futurama. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 The Simpsons. (R, CC) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R) 8.00 The Simpsons. (R, CC) 8.30 MOVIE: The Rocky Horror Picture Show. (R, CC) (1975) A couple seek refuge in a bizarre castle. Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon. 10.30 Sex And The City. (MA15+, R) 11.50 Frasier. (PG, R) 12.55 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 2.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 2.30 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Sabrina. (PG, 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 In The Garden. (R, CC) 9.30 Tiny House Hunters. (PG, R) 10.00 Postcards. (PG, CC) 10.30 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Extreme Homes. (R) 12.00 House Hunters. (R) 2.00 Flip Or Flop. (R) 3.00 House Hunters Reno. (R) 4.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 5.00 Vacation House For Free. (R) 6.00 Tiny House Hunters. (PG) 6.30 Escape To The Chateau. 7.30 Escape To The Country. 8.30 Masters Of Flip. (R) 9.30 Zombie House Flipping. (PG) 10.30 Flip This House. (PG) 11.30 House Hunters Int. (R) 12.00 Masters Of Flip. (R) 1.00 Postcards. (PG, CC) 1.30 In The Garden. (R, CC) 2.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE

SBS 2 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 PopAsia. (PG) 10.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 We Are Young. (R) 2.05 Geeks. (PG, R) 3.00 Billy On The Street. (PG, R) 3.30 Human Resources. (PG, R) 4.25 Survivor Games. (R) 5.40 365: Every Day Docos. 5.45 Fameless. (PG) 6.35 The Internet Ruined My Life. (PG, R) 7.05 The Internet Ruined My Life. (PG, R) 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 MythBusters. (PG, CC) Adam and Jamie test myths from fans. 9.30 Great Minds With Dan Harmon. Dan Harmon interviews historical figures. 9.55 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. (M) 10.20 The Green Room With Paul Provenza. (MA15+, R, CC) 11.25 Tent And Sex. (MA15+, R) 12.00 Miyazaki: The Kingdom Of Dreams And Madness. (PG, R) 2.05 MOVIE: Days Of Darkness. (M, R) (2007) 4.00 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

FOOD 6.00 Cake Wars. (R) 7.00 Kids Baking Championship. (R) 8.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 9.00 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 10.00 Brunch @ Bobby’s. (R) 10.30 Pati’s Mexican Table. (R) 11.00 Barefoot Contessa. (R) 11.30 Duff Till Dawn. (PG, R) 12.00 Paul Hollywood City Bakes. (R) 6.30 Cake Wars. 7.30 Kids Baking Championship. (R) The remaining bakers make eclairs. 8.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) Hosted by Alton Brown. 9.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) Hosted by Alton Brown. 10.30 Cake Wars. (R) The bakers take on a Where’s Wally challenge. 11.30 Kids Baking Championship. (R) 12.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 1.30 Cutthroat Kitchen. (PG, R) 2.30 Cake Wars. (R) 3.30 Brunch @ Bobby’s. (R) 4.00 Pati’s Mexican Table. (R) 4.30 Barefoot Contessa. (R) 5.00 Paul Hollywood City Bakes. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 Small Business Secrets. (CC) 10.30 Flying Boomerangs. (PG) 11.00 Born To Run. 12.00 The Point Review. 12.30 Colour Theory. (CC) 1.00 Surviving. 1.20 Desperate Measures. 1.40 Our Footprint. 2.00 Around The Campfire. 2.20 Custodians. 2.30 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. 3.30 Unearthed. 3.50 Ngurra. 4.10 Our Stories. 4.30 Our Songs. 5.00 Te Kaea. 5.30 Paddocks Alight. 6.00 Ngurra. 6.30 Message Stick. (CC) 7.00 Native Planet. 7.55 Custodians. 8.00 Talking Hands: Marumpu Wangka! 8.30 Standing On Sacred Ground. (PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Heart Of Sky – Heart Of Earth. (PG) (2011) 11.10 Colour Me. (PG) 12.00 Volumz. (PG) 3010

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Friday 28.10.2016 to Sunday 30.10.2016 | Dubbo Weekender

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 16 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle. Home sweet home

OUT ON A LIMB

by Gary Kopervas

FLASH GORDON

by Jim Keefe

cattle coal copper coral reef corn cyclones diamonds dry export fauna floods

flora forests fruit genial gold heroes industry iron islands koalas lakes

large lead mangroves meat mining mountains oceans oil Ord rivers rural

sheep silver snowfields sport surf tourism uranium urban vast wool zinc

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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.

GO FIGURE

GRIN & BEAR IT

by Wagner

LAFF-A-DAY

>> 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.

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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CRYPTO-QUOTE

ACROSS 1. Greatest 5. Tartare 8. Scrape 13. World’s fair, e.g. 14. Nimbi 16. Basic food item 17. Gyrate 18. Scallion 19. Bit of ash 20. Ref. work 21. Grain-storage bin 22. “God’s Little ____” 24. Part of BYOB 25. Hole-cutting tool 27. Influence 30. Marched 31. Mental flash 32. Have a debt 35. Voided volley 37. Vamoose! 38. Out on a ____ 40. Look-alike 42. Bog fuel 43. Where cowboys get a few bucks 44. Lass 45. Wrap 47. Hereditary unit 49. History chapter,

perhaps 50. Staring intently 52. Mountain’s melody 54. Pain 56. Eighteen-wheeler 57. Negatively charged atom 58. Nibble 59. “He ____ All the Way” 60. Nature’s Band-Aid 61. Rumple 64. Flier’s aide 67. Spanish monetary unit, once 69. Poker word 72. Pastrami seller 73. Image 75. Head 76. Strategy 78. Stagnant 80. Long narrative 81. Stop 82. Fortuneteller’s card 83. Of the ear 84. Overly frank 85. Cove 86. Seven days

DOWN 1. Stupefy 2. Authority 3. Arachnid 4. Cargo unit 5. Rajah’s mate 6. Legal excuse 7. Romance 8. Squalid sites 9. Tin product 10. Coiffure 11. Went by airplane 12. Forest growth 14. Unicorn feature 15. Fierce flower? 16. Fun-house shout 21. Beat 23. Invent 26. Equine sport 28. Cats’ prey 29. Alone 33. Extend 34. Abrasive stuff 36. London brew 37. Narrow-interest doctor 39. Feathered stole 40. Shaq, e.g. 41. Pack animal 43. Strict diet

44. KITT’s fuel on “Knight Rider” 46. Writing tool 48. Indian bread 51. Metallic element 53. Boxcar rider 55. Piece of music 57. Perspective 62. Congressional body 63. Cigar 65. Shelley, for one 66. Crown 67. Frost or Keats, e.g. 68. Taken ____ (surprised) 69. Random attempt 70. Title of nobility 71. Hosiery shade 74. Satiate 77. “____ to Midnight” (Bronson film) 79. Check 80. Sty dweller PUZZLE NO. 387

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.

Thoughts for the Day: “Science is built with facts as a house is with stones, but a collection of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house.” – Jules Henri Poincare It was Emily Post, arbiter of courtesy and expert on etiquette, who made the following sage observation: “Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.”

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INSANITY STREAK

by Tony Lopes

PRINCE VALIANT

by Murphy & Gianni

THE CASHIER

by Ricardo Galvão

YOUR WEEKLY STARS For the week commencing Monday, October 31 ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20) The pitter-patter of all those Sheep feet means that you’re out and about, rushing to get more done. That’s fine, but slow down by the weekend so you can heed some important advice. TAURUS (APR 21-MAY 21) You’re in charge of your own destiny these days, and, no doubt, you’ll have that Bull’s-eye of yours right on target. But don’t forget to make time for family events. GEMINI (MAY 22-JUN 22) Be prepared for a power struggle that you don’t want. Look to the helpful folks around you for advice on how to avoid it without losing the important gains you’ve made. CANCER (JUN 23-JUL 23) Congratulations! You’re about to claim your hard-earned reward for your patience and persistence. Now, go out and enjoy some fun and games with friends and family. LEO (JUL 24-AUG 23) The Big Cat might find it difficult to shake off that listless feeling. But be patient. By week’s end, your spirits will perk up and you’ll be your perfectly purring self again. VIRGO (AUG 24-SEP 23) A problem with a co-worker could prove to be a blessing in disguise when a superior steps in to investigate and discovers a situation that could prove helpful to you. LIBRA (SEP 24-OCT 23) This is a favourable time to move ahead with your plans. Some setbacks are expected, but they’re only temporary. Pick up the pace again and stay with it. SCORPIO (OCT 24-NOV 22) Your creativity is recognised and rewarded. So go ahead and claim what you’ve earned. Meanwhile, that irksome and mysterious situation soon will be resolved. SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21) A new associate brings ideas that the wise Sagittarian quickly will realise can benefit both of you. Meanwhile, someone from the workplace makes an emotional request. CAPRICORN (DEC 22-JAN 20) It might be a good idea to ease up on that hectic pace and spend more time studying things you’ll need to know when more opportunities come later in November. AQUARIUS (JAN 21-FEB 19) A relatively quiet time is now giving way to a period of high activity. Face it with the anticipation that it will bring you some well-deserved boons and benefits. PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 20) Go with the flow, or make waves? It’s up to you. Either way, you’ll get noticed. However, make up your own mind. Don’t let anyone tell you what choices to make. BORN THIS WEEK: You like to examine everything before you agree to accept what you’re told. Your need for truth keeps all those around you honest.

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JUST LIKE CATS & by Dave T. Phipps DOGS

STRANGE BUT TRUE z If you’re planning on moving to the US state of Florida any time soon, keep in mind that in that state, it’s illegal for a housewife to break more than three dishes in one day. z It’s a popular stereotype: a rejected lover sitting on a barstool, drinking to try to forget the heartbreak. The problem is, drinking isn’t really an effective way to go about acquiring amnesia, even temporarily. Those who study such things say that imbibing alcohol can actu-

by Samantha Weaver ally help people recall events that occurred just before they started drinking. z A defence lawyer in a Canadian murder-for-hire case once argued that his client must be innocent – because the defendant was useless. The attorney commented, “No one would hire him to cut the grass. Why would someone hire him to kill someone?” Nice try, but no luck: The man was convicted. z There doesn’t seem to be a clear

explanation of why flies fly faster when they’re in the sun than when they’re in the shade. z Twilight is often defined as the period of time when day is ending and night is beginning – a pretty vague definition. There are more precise versions, though: Civil twilight is the time when streetlights come on, nautical twilight occurs when the horizon disappears, and astronomical twilight is when the faintest stars become visible.

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 28.10.2016 to Sunday 30.10.2016

AMBER WAVES

by Dave T. Phipps

THE SPATS

Can you, in eight moves, turn the top word into the bottom one? You may alter only one letter at a time to make another word. We have entered the centre word to keep you on the right track.

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CONTRACT BRIDGE

by Steve Becker

Performing the impossible

queen, and it was all over but the shouting. East had to win with the king and return a diamond or a club, either of which allowed South to discard his remaining heart as he ruffed in dummy. West should have realised that declarer could not have the K-x of hearts and play the hand the way he did. Had South held the K-x, he surely would have led a heart from dummy toward his hand at some point. West should therefore have played the ace of hearts rather than the queen on the assumption that East had the singleton king.

When you’re playing a seemingly hopeless contract, you can sometimes accomplish your mission by enlisting the aid of the enemy. For example, take this deal where South bid and made six spades. This overly ambitious undertaking was entirely South’s fault. His jump-shift to two spades on only 13 points in high cards, while marginally acceptable, suggested a possible slam. But having already stretched his initial response by several points, South should not have gone to six unilaterally, which is what he essentially

did later. He could have bid four spades over three to indicate minimum values for the jump-shift, or four diamonds over three spades to see whether North was interested in going beyond game. West led a diamond, and declarer saw that he had two apparently inescapable heart losers. But he also saw he might make the slam if he got phenomenally lucky. So after winning the diamond in dummy and drawing two rounds of trumps, South cashed the club ace and three more diamonds, discarding the jack of clubs from dummy. Then he led the five of hearts. West went up with the

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This week's Crossword 387

Find The Words solution 928 Advance Australia The Baker’s Dozen Trivia Test 1. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. 2. Pawel Strzelecki. 3. Voltaire. 4. Andorra. 5. Nancy and Frank Sinatra.

6. Indonesia. 7. Jupiter. 8. Igneous. 9. Red, yellow, brown, green and purple. 10. Mike, Robbie and Chip. 11. Leo Sayer, in 1973. 12. He had 19 pro fights, winning them all. 13. “The House of the Rising Sun”, most famously by the Animals in 1964. The song likely began as

a 16th-century ballad. Various versions have been released over the years, including one by Woodie Guthrie in 1941. But it was the Animals’ version (done in one take) that sent the song to the top of the charts.

Matchmaker solution 142 Mate, mare, more, sore, sort, soot, shot, shop, ship.

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