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LOCAL NEWS AND EVENTS FOR THE LITHGOW REGION

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Issue 28

Proudly Independent

12 September 2014

Mayor Maree Statham and Deputy Mayor Ray Thompson

Third term for our Mayor There was a great show of support on Monday night at as councillors voted in the mayoral election.

By Rich Evans It was standing room only in the Council Chambers on Monday night as local residents gathered to show support for Cr Maree Statham in the mayoral election.

Cr Maree Statham was re-elected for her third term as Mayor to resounding applause from the the public gallery.

Ray Thompson was also re-elected as her

deputy and the public’s response was once again positive, only slighty marred by lingering distaste at a move to have the election occur before Public Forum - effectively preventing the public in attendance from showing the verbal support they were hoping to offer.

Now that the election is behind her, Mayor Statham can focus both on finishing the many projects she has begun and on starting new projects that will bring some much needed improvements to the entire Lithgow region.

The challenges facing the community and the economy in the region will require all councillors working together.

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the Editor This week has been a big week for Lithgow.

We have had the mayoral election which saw Mayor Maree Statham returned to her position for a 3rd term. The public gallery was overflowing with people interested in the election, and by the level of applause from the gallery when the result was announced, it is safe to assume they were mostly there to support Mayor Statham.

Despite the fact the calendar tells us it is spring, a cold Tuesday greeted the official opening of the Daffodils at Rydal. Driving into town there were so many bursts of yellow announcing that the town was ready to launch it’s annual festival.

One thing that is inspiring about the Daffodils at Rydal weekends is the way the entire town works together to make it happen. Despite the weather, the official opening had a great turnout with many representatives from council - including Mayor Statham and her Deputy, Clr Ray Thompson - gathering to celebrate another year of getting the festival together. Great things can be achieved when communities work together toward a common goal, and the village of Rydal is testament to that.

Another huge community event is on again this weekend: the second Lions Community Markets at the Rec Hall on Sunday. The inaugural market was a massive success, and hopefully with great spring weather on the weekend, the second market will repeat the same result.

All these events have one thing in common, they are put on by hardworking local volunteers who give up massive amounts of personal time to ensure the community has opportunities to get involved. It is imperative that we continue to support these events and turn up, get interested and enjoy what the region has to offer. Something like Daffodils at Rydal has become a tourist attraction that people will travel far and wide to witness, however - and I stand to be corrected if I am wrong - but I am sure it was not always that way. Much like the bulb of a daffodil itself, these events start in the ground, unseen, and then spring to life. They may only be witnessed by a few, but they will be back, next year, and will continue to appear every year there after, and over time, they will be seen by thousands.

I remember the year a friend of mine started the CEO Sleepout. That first year, only a handful of us slept out at what was then Telstra stadium. The next year there were a few more, and so on, until now, the event is a national

phenomenon raising millions of dollars for charity. So even if your event starts small, keep at it, and it will be the success you envisage in time.

I will be donning the MC suit this weekend to officiate at my best friends wedding, and I know she would hate a shout out, given she originally hailed from Lithgow, so i won’t go there… but her mum and dad read the paper so to them - I look forward to spending a special day with you on Saturday!

All the best, Rich Evans

Your Say In regard to the recent Mayoral re-election, I congratulate the Mayor on winning. Of concern is the continuing 5 to 4 voting pattern.

The previous Council was often criticised because of disruption and a very common 7 to 2 vote. Under the current Council we now get a 4 to 5 or a 5 to 4 vote, a very divided voting pattern is now appearing to emerge which doesn’t represent the workings of a Council in harmony.

It should be of concern to all residents and ratepayers of Lithgow and surrounds that if we don’t have councillors working for the common good and more concerned with infighting we will not get the best outcomes, a good council will only prevail with strong leadership and a humble approach.

In contrast, with the previous mayor Neville Castle’s leadership, a 7 to 2 vote was maintained on important decisions with rare use of a casting vote, which is becoming common practice on important issues in this council. The casting which is often used in this council is clear sign of disunity.

Grahame Danaher Resident/Ratepayer

The Mining Tax is gone…and much more.

The following is a summary of an article published by The Australia Institute, 5/9/14 (http:// theausinstitute.nationbuilder.com/) This week the Abbott government has hammered another nail in the coffin of what we knew as a just and free Australian society. The abolishing of the mining tax is a “great tale of vested interests versus average Australians.”

From the very start when Kevin Rudd tried to share the mineral wealth with all Australians by proposing a super profit tax the mineral industry has fought hard against it. With very deep pockets they ran a campaign involving the Minerals Council, radio shock jocks, the Murdoch press and our politicians and finally they have won.

And we have lost. We have not just lost our participation in our common wealth but we also have lost the trust in the notion of our government acting in our best interest.

It is understandable when mining executives act in the interest of their shareholders, try to maximize profits and minimize costs and tax payments.

But in the same way I believe it is the duty of an elected government to act in the best interests of its citizens. By abolishing the mining tax the Abbott government has caved in to largely foreign mining interests instead of standing up for the interests of Australians. At a time they describe as a ‘budget emergency’ they are transferring a lot of money into the coffers of wealthy mining companies while at the same time cutting basic services like health, education and abandoning science and the environment.

And all this with only 16% of Australians supporting the repeal of the mining tax. So we have not only lost our common wealth but, much more importantly, we have lost the institution which once looked after us. And he’s got another two years to go…

Regards, Thomas Ebersoll

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Taking the challenge for charity There’s a certain kind of bravery needed if you’re going to let someone pour a bucket of ice filled water over your head for charity. Especially if you’re going to do it now, when the warmth of Spring still feels more like a hope than a reality.

Fortunately, that’s the sort of bravery that Grahame Danaher, CEO of Westfund, has in spades.

Last Tuesday, Grahame Danaher took part in the Ice Bucket Challenge - a challenge that has been sweeping the internet over the last year as people suffer an ice cold deluge in the name of charity.

Grahame himself chose to take part in an effort to help raise funds for the Leonie Geldenhuys Fund..

Grahame Danaher was called out to do the challenge by Ron Wilson of Navy Health. “As soon as the challenge came, I knew he was going to accept it,” said Robert Swinton. “There wasn’t any question.”

Grahame Danaher has, in turn, challenged three others to participate in the challenge. Feeling that the challenge was being dominated by men, Grahame has called on three females: Katie Brassil, General Manager of Centennial Coal; Kerri Pottharst, Olympic volleyball champion and Catherine King, Shadow Minister for Health.

All money raised by Grahame will go to the Dr Leonie Geldenhuys Fund - established to help raise funds for the children of Dr Leonie Geldenhuys who was tragically murdered earlier this year. Donations can be made at any National Australia Bank, where the account name is Asaad & Nikki Baraz ATF

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By Irene Bowie-Johnson It might have been cloudy and overcast, but despite that Spring was in the air at the opening for Daffodils at Rydal held on Tuesday last week.

A large crowd gathered to attend the opening, filling the small Greg Featherstone Park opposite the Rydal Pub. They were welcomed by Linsey Featherstone the President of the Rydal Village Association, who thanked those whose hard work and diligence made Daffodils at Rydal happen once again.

In particular, Linsey thanked the helping hands working with APM Employment Services for their hard work in completing the new path at Pioneer Park, and a small presentation was made by an APM representative to each of the men who took part in the project.

Next, Mayor Maree Statham took the opportunity to say a few words, expressing Lithgow City Council’s admiration of those who made Daffodils at Ryal a possibility each year, and expressing her hopes that Council can continue to support the event far into the future.

Linsey Featherstone

Daffodils at Rydal in full bloom

Daffodils at Rydal was then officially opened by Elizabeth Swane, a long time supporter of Daffodils at Rydal. Daffodils at Rydal will begin this weekend on the 13 & 14 September. The gardens will also

be open next weekend on the 20 & 21. With an impressive line-up of live music by choirs and bands, and a number of places to stop and eat, why not head out one Saturday or Sunday for a look.

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By Cassandra Coleman, Senior Showgirl Co-Ordinator laughs Each year Lithgow Show Society holds a Senior Showgirl competition to find a bright young woman to act as an ambassador for the Lithgow region and we are pleased to announce the 2015 Show Girl Competition is now open to all entrants between the ages of 18 and 25 years.

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The winner will be announced after the judging is completed and will then go on to represent Lithgow at the Zone Finals.

For further information please contact Mrs Cassandra Coleman on 63555526/0429234163 or visit www.lithgowshow.org.au

Lithgow Gateway Toastmasters meets every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at Club Lithgow at 7pm. Our fun, friendly club is always looking for new members and all are welcome to attend. There really are so many benefits of being a Toastmaster so why not come along and find out more.

A visit to Sydmouth Valley Homestead

The Lithgow & District Family History Society Inc has arranged for a tour of inspection of Sydmouth Valley Homestead on Saturday 11 October 2014.

The Homestead was built in 1826 by Robert Lowe in the Sydmouth Valley through which William Cox constructed his road to Bathurst. Robert Lowe received the grant of 2,000 acres of land and the service of 20 convicts

by Governor Macquarie in recognition of his services as a magistrate for the Bathurst district.

Ann Webb purchased the property in 1871 for her youngest son, Thomas Bernard Webb, and the Webb family descendants have continued to occupy the property ever since.

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Lithgow Gateway Toastmasters will be holding our Humorous & Table Topics Speech Contest on the 17th of September at 7pm at Club Lithgow. The contest will feature a wonderful display of both humorous and impromptu public speaking by our local Lithgow Toastmasters.

The winners of the club contest will go on to the next level of the Toastmasters International Table Topics and Humorous Speech Contest to be held in October.

Entry is free and there will be numerous prizes to be won throughout the night as well as a number of speakers on hand to explain what Toastmasters is all about and how individuals can befit in a variety of ways by joining their local Toastmasters club.

All welcome to attend. This is an event not to be missed!

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Devonshire Tea. The tour group will meet at the Tarana Hotel at 9 a.m. and following the tour there is an option to return to the Tarana Hotel for lunch, at your own expense.

The cost of the tour and morning tea is $15 which must be paid before 5 October 2014 at Lithgow & District Family History Society Inc, Ewen Smith Memorial Hall, Cnr Tank & Donald Streets, Lithgow during the Resource Centre opening hours or by post to The Secretary, PO Box 516, Lithgow.

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By Irene Bowie-Johnson This week we visited Beehive at the Hoskins Parish Centre in Lithgow, interested in seeing for ourselves what it is that draws over one hundred and fifty people a week to take part in Beehive’s small arts and crafts group each term.

We had already guessed that one of the answers was simply diversity. With activities that range from knitting, sewing and embroidery to poker, poetry, singing and leadlighting, it’s easy to see that there’s something for everyone.

But, it didn’t take very long before we realised that Beehive was about more than learning a new skill, or working on an existing arts and crafts project: Above all, it was a place to meet and make friends.

“The arts and crafts are almost an excuse,” said Helen Drewe, one of the original founders and organisers of Beehive. “Everyone is here because of the community.”

It is easy to see why people come for the

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community and why they stay. Everyone we spoke to was warm and welcoming. They were also having fun. “We were kicked out of the main hall for having too much fun,” reminisced one member of the poetry group. “They told us we laughed too loud.”

Most of all Beehive was inviting. As Helen Drewe said, ‘Everyone is welcome to attend. It’s a great place to meet new friends, catch up with old friends and become a part of the community.”

Beehive’s currently term is coming to a close, but they reopen for registration for their fourth term on 7 October. The term will run from 14 October to 2 December. For more information please call (02) 6351 3134 or drop in at the Parish Office.

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Rod Lorimer says farewell Last Friday, 7 September, saw the farewell of longstanding Portland businessman Rod Lorimer.

It was a bittersweet parting as Rod said goodbye to his motor repair business at 25 Wolgan St. Portland.

“I’m looking forward to retirement,” said Rod. “I’m planning to spend some time relaxing, gardening and going fishing. But, I’ve been in business here for thirty-three years, and I’m going to miss everyone.

Not just the people I work with, but everyone I’ve got to know in Portland.”

Rod’s family travelled from across the state (and even interstate) to help him give the business the farewell it deserved. “This business has put all my children through school,” said Rod. “It’s been hard work, but it’s worth it.”

The Motor Mechanic shop will continue after Rod’s departure. Eden and Naomi MacKenzie have taken over the business.

“I hope the business treats them as well as it has treated me,” said Rod. “I wish them all the best.”

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Chicken Farm Report

On Wednesday, I had the privilege of meeting a Portland icon - Iris Condon, who was celebrating her 101st birthday. Iris, who resides at Tabulam Cottages on Green Street, was treated to a lovely morning tea by her friends at Tabulam as well as a performance from the talented kids at Portland Central School.

The residents were all entertained with several items including singing and playing of their recorders.

Chatting with Iris, it’s is clear how fondly she feels about the town she has grown up in and lived in most of her life. Iris is extremely proud of her town and was very keen to share that people are just so friendly here. From all of the business owners and residents of Portland - Happy Birthday Iris!

Following concerns being raised in relation to the operation of a chicken farm at Wallerawang, an expert report has been prepared with residents to be briefed on its findings. The results of the report are now available.

Council has arranged for the consultant to come to Wallerawang on 15 September 2014 to brief members of the community on the results of the report.

This ‘open house session’ will be held between 1pm and 4pm at the community room located next to Wallerawang library. During this time the consultant will be available to explain the results of the odour assessment to residents. All members of the community are welcome to attend.

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Footpaths under construction A new concrete section of shared Pedestrian/ Bicycle footpath along the Great Western Highway is currently under construction and planning for two other footpath linkages in the South Bowenfels area is underway.

Works has begun on the installation of a new 2.5m shared pedestrian/bicycle footpath along the eastern side of the Great Western Highway from the Lithgow Visitors Information Centre through Quota Park linking it with Main Street Lithgow.

“The footpath construction is an important footway linkage for both recreational users and visitors to Lithgow,” said Lithgow City Council Mayor, Councillor Maree Statham. “Council previously completed an extensive section of concrete footpath along the southern side of Geordie Street, providing for both recreational and bicycle users.”

The second stage of new footpath will link up and allow users to continue their journey along the Great Western Highway. Weather permitting, construction work is anticipated to be completed by mid September 2014.

Council is also in the planning stages for the construction of two additional footpath linkages at James O’Donnell Drive and fronting the Lithgow Cemetery.

Council has been busy in undertaking earthworks, preparing a platform for the last section of concrete footpath to be constructed along the northern side of James O’Donnell Drive. During the 2013/2014 financial year Council constructed Stage 1 of the Hillcrest Estate footpath, and now the final Stage 2 works are set to continue in September 2014 allowing for the completion of the work.

Council is currently preparing for the construction of new concrete footpath along the frontage of the Lithgow Cemetery as part of improvement works to this facility. Work is scheduled to commence by October 2014.

The total combined footpath allocations for the 2014/2015 financial year will see Council commit approximately $100,000 dollars into new footpath infrastructure to increase the amenity of the Lithgow footpath network.

Improvements at Season tickets are now available Farmers Creek Season tickets for the 2014/2015 season at Lithgow Aquatic Centre are now available for purchase.

With the summer season almost due to start the time is right to purchase pool season tickets. Season tickets can be purchased at Council’s Administration Centre between the hours of 8.30am and 4.00pm Monday to Friday.

“The season tickets are about increasing the affordability of services that Council provides to its ratepayers and increasing the usage and enjoyment of the pool” said Lithgow City Council Mayor, Councillor Maree Statham.

“The pool provides residents of all ages with a great opportunity to enjoy social contact, participate in recreational activities such as swimming, water sports and exercise while at the same time being instrumental in the promotion and education of water safety” said Lithgow City Council Mayor, Councillor Maree Statham.

“Over recent years, Council has made significant investment in the pool with the aim of providing modern and practical amenities to the residents of the local government area”.

Season ticket prices are as follows: Prior to 31/10/2014 From 1/11/2014 Child (5 – 16 years) $74.50 $85.90 Pensioner $74.50 $85.90 Adult $106.60 $128.50 Family $214.25 $267.00 “I know the health and lifestyle benefits that the pool provides. These benefits as well as the ability to cool down on hot days make the pool a necessary community facility” concluded Mayor Statham.

Work will start next week on safety improvements to the Great Western Highway at Farmers Creek.

The NSW Government provided $1.5 million for work to rebuild and resurface the eastbound lanes of the Great Western Highway at Lithgow, between Farmers Creek Bridge and Main Street. This follows work by Roads and Maritime Services earlier this year on the westbound lanes in the same area.

The eastbound fast lane of the highway will be closed to traffic until Friday 12 September, weather permitting. Work will then continue with the closure of the slow lane, expected during the week starting 13 September.

Final resurfacing work across both lanes is planned for the week starting 22 September.

Work will be carried out on weekdays from 7am to 6pm and on weekends from 7am to 6pm.

Cooerwull Road traffic will be detoured via the western Cooerwull Road junction. A temporary protected right turn bay will be line marked on the highway on the westbound approach to the junction.

Once the major work is completed the temporary right turn bay and detour will be removed.

Minor work, including line marking will be carried out from about Wednesday 24 September until early October, when all work will be completed, weather permitting.

Motorists are advised to allow extra travel time and follow all signs. For the latest traffic information, visit www.livetraffic.com, download Live Traffic NSW or call 132 701.

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Road resurfacing works in both Barton Avenue, Wallerawang and Methven Street, Lithgow has been undertaken to improve the local road network.

Resurfacing works were undertaken on a 200m section of Barton Avenue, Wallerawang, the maintenance work is part of Council’s road improvement program which saw some 312 tonnes of hot mix applied along the frontage of the Wallerawang Public School.

Further resurfacing works have also been undertaken in Methven Street Lithgow following the completion of Barton Avenue. A further 336 tons of new hot-mix will be applied to Methven Street between Park Street and Malvern Streets.

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BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY

Managing your time

By Michael Todd For any business person, time management is a big thing. It seems as though there are less hours in a day than there used to be.

There are so many ways we can be easily distracted these days that having some sort of time management plan can be critical to progressing your business.

Here are some tips: • Realise that time management is a myth. No matter how organised we are, there are always only 24 hours in a day. Time doesn’t change. All we can actually manage is ourselves and what we do with the time that we have.

• Find out where you’re wasting time. As I mentioned above, there are so many ways we waste time. What are your time-bandits? Do you spend too much time surfing the web, reading email, or making personal calls?

• Learn to delegate. No matter how small your business is, there’s no need for you to be a oneperson show. For effective time management, you need to let other people carry some of the load.

• Establish routines and stick to them as much as possible. While crises will arise, you’ll be much more productive if you can follow routines most of the time.

• Get in the habit of setting time limits for tasks.

For instance, reading and answering email can consume your whole day if you let it. Instead, set a

limit of one hour a day for this task and stick to it.

• Be sure your systems are organised. Are you wasting a lot of time looking for files on your computer? Take the time to organise a file management system.

• Learn to see the difference between urgent and important. The important tasks are those that lead you to your goals, and give you most of the long term progress and reward. Those tasks are very often not urgent. Many urgent tasks are not really important.

• Know how you spend your time. Keep a time

log during some time interval, like a week, and then analyse it to see where your time goes.

Michael Todd is the Small Biz Connect Advisor – Penrith Valley BEC. He services clients all through the mountains and can be reached on 02 4721 5011.

Getting the most from Social Media Social media - is it really changing the business world?

By Rich Evans As a business owner, it is hard to work out if Social Media is worth the time and effort. There is no denying the fact that it can be a cost effective way to build an audience of people that are interested in what your business does, but who has time to post pictures and witty comments all day?

As the pressure on small business increases and competition comes from all angles, especially online, smart businesses are finding ways to engage with social media to widen their reach and build loyalty with their customers.

The trap is in thinking that you have to post a lot of things, or have a large number of followers to make it work.

That’s not important. What is most important is how much you engage with people.

If people ask a question, they expect an answer, and they expect it quickly. Not next week when you

check your facebook again. The best way to ensure you can engage is to use technology to help you. Get yourself a smartphone or a tablet and setup alerts for when people contact you. It’s easy to do and ensures that you can respond in a timely fashion.

Even though the things each of us do in our business every day feel normal and we don’t find them exciting, other people are amazed at things that are simple to us. Here are some examples: If you are a butcher: post a video of how you make your sausages so people know what goes in them.

If you sell clothes: post photos of your latest range and invite people to come in and try them on.

If you sell something that is technical or needs explanation: post product reviews There are some simple things you can do, and if you do them on a regular basis you will end up becoming known as the business that does this, and when people need your product or service, you will hopefully be top of mind.

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An immaculately kept fully fenced private backyard is perfect for the entertainer, for children or pets. There is nothing for you to do except move in and enjoy.

Located within walking distance of all the conveniences this loved home with little or nothing to do could be the one you have been looking for.

Positioned in one of our finest streets on a corner block the home has 3 double bedrooms with built ins to two, two living areas, a renovated eat-in kitchen and presents meticulously throughout. Second shower and toilet to internal laundry.

With year yard access and a single garage it also offers 180 degree views across the district from its elevated position. Arrange your inspection by appointment today.

LITHGOW

MARRANGAROO

$259,950.00

Offers From $685,000.00

BED 2 | BATH 1

BED 4 | BATH 3 | CAR 3

This detached 2 bedroom semi has had some of the hard work done with new wiring updated kitchen and bathroom. Retaining many of its original features but offering mod-cons like central heating the home just awaits your stamp of personality. Positioned within a stone’s throw of Main St town centre this home lends its self to the owner occupier, investor or professional use STCA. Inspect by appointment.

Situated on a 3324m2 fully landscaped block, this family home offers a grand formal entry, lounge, dining, rumpus, family room and 4 spacious bedrooms, all with built-ins. It has a modern kitchen, ducted gas heating, and is fully insulated. It boasts a large entertainment deck, overlooking a heated in-ground pool and solar panels to reduce electricity costs. Only minutes from Lithgow town centre and with a very flexible floor plan, this home is define by its impressive street appeal, fully landscaped gardens and immaculate presentation throughout. Inspection by appointment.

MARRANGAROO

LITHGOW

$629,000.00

$299,950.00

BED 4 | BATH 2 | CAR 2

BED 3 | BATH 1 | CAR 2

Modern finishes feature throughout this quality family home set on a 1 acre block. The large 3 bedrooms plus 4th bedroom or study are all carpeted and have built in robes, with a walk-in robe to the main. Attention to detail is given to the kitchen which has stone bench tops, soft close draws, quality Bosch appliances, gas cooking and a walk-in pantry. Insulated ceiling and walls with reverse cycle ducted air conditioning means you’ll be kept warm in winter and cool in summer. To add to this magnificent home is a fully self-contained 2 bedroom studio. A huge combined garage and workshop puts the icing on the cake.

Boasting a good location this low maintenance brick and tile home would be ideal for those looking to down size or get a foot in the market. Three good sized bedrooms with built in robes to two, enjoying a well laid out kitchen with adjoining dinning and a generous living area. Well maintained bathroom and separate toilet. New floor coverings throughout, Flued gas heating and $249,950.00 reverse cycle split air conditioning for year round comfort. Double garage with rear lane access compliments the low care rear yard.

PORTLAND

$549,950.00

LITHGOW

$249,950.00

BED 3 | BATH 2 | CAR 5

BED 3 | BATH 1 | CAR 2

This outstanding property offers you a chance to secure your own spacious traditional style country homestead set on a perfectly private and peaceful 5 acres complete with separate double lock up garage, large multi-purpose rural shed, huge spring fed dam, water tanks, landscaped gardens and town water supply. The first and lasting impression is one of a true family home, whilst providing perfect comfort it blends the best of indoor/outdoor living and to optimise enjoyment of the rural vista.

A well maintained clad home situated on a good sized block within a comfortable walk from Main St. Offering two living areas, a very tidy kitchen and adjoining dinning. Three generous bedrooms with built in robes to 2, a functional bathroom with bath and separate shower. Dual street access, double colour bond garage and separate detached carport. Opportunities such as this are becoming rarer in this price range.

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YOUR HOME

The role of an agent in a digital world

By Charles Tarbey, Chairman and Owner of Century 21 Australasia As we enter the traditionally busy spring season of real estate, it’s a good time to discuss a few themes that have been the point of much discussion around Australia’s coffee tables, in dining rooms and in waiting rooms. One such topic has increased in importance within the industry in recent years and is now finding itself a topic of discussion in the wider, mainstream media – the relevance of a real estate agent in an increasingly digital world.

The ease-of-access to online property listing portals has led some commentators to suggest that the era of the real estate agent may soon draw to a close. This would be replaced by vendors personally listing their properties. Though listings portals are an essential tool for vendors wishing to access a large pool of potential buyers, I believe there will always be a need for human interaction in the sales process. Someone will always need to physically show the property to the buyer, negotiate a selling price and deal with the myriad of minor details that accompany the process.

One reason that transacting property can be a challenge is due to the emotion vendors often bring to the process. The use of a third party helps to overcome this challenge, by placing an individual with experience in these transactions to act as a go-between, who isn’t emotionally invested in the

process. In addition to managing advertising and preparing your home for sale, a knowledgeable and experienced real estate agent will screen potential buyers to ensure they are in a good position to buy, take care of open for inspections, and ensure they negotiate a fair price for your property. In many situations, vendors meeting the buyer can jeopardise the negotiation process as they may be emotionally manipulated into offering a lower (or higher) price due to this new relationship.

As a real estate agent with over four decades of experience in the industry, I’ll always rely on the services of another real estate practitioner to market, negotiate and handle the sale of my properties, an approach that is commonplace throughout our industry. I encourage vendors who are considering listing their home without the assistance of a real estate agent to consider whether they will feel truly comfortable dealing directly with buyers.

Charles Tarbey is the Chairman and Owner of CENTURY 21 Australasia.

He is regarded as one of the leading property experts in Australia with a huge amount of experience and knowledge from a lifetime of real estate involvement.

Settling in Treeview for our retirment

By Ed & Pat Brennan We chose this village initially because we like the climate – not much different from Wentworth Falls where we had a largish home and equally largish garden which were becoming increasingly hard to look after – and because we thought (hoped?) we would be able to fit into the villas. But most importantly, we could take our beloved Border Collier, Merry, wish us.

Our hopes were high but were almost eclipsed by the drama of down-sizing, but on arrival we were made to feel so welcome and everyone was so friendly and helpful, that our sorrow of leaving our old home and garden were assuaged.

When we were making up our minds to shift here we visited a few times and were immediately impressed by the picturesque beauty of the winding streets and pretty gardens cupped in the beautiful, hilly landscape. On moving here however, the practicality of the flatness of the site really hit us – such ease of movement inside the homes and around the village was a vast relief after coping with much more difficult terrain. The achievement of this – earth-moving, landscaping, drainage, etc. must have been very expensive, but we think the end result well worth it.

Another thing we found refreshing was the rules and regulations concerning the governance of the village. These have the interests and well-being of the residents at its heart, rather than ease of management for the staff. They are common-sense rules which would apply where we lived.

We have also been pleasantly surprised at the cheerful friendliness and willingness to help us settle in of both staff and other residents – and are looking forward to participating in some of the up-coming events planned for the near future. Our pleasant surprise also extends to the people and businesses of Lithgow itself, where we have been absolutely charmed by the friendly courtesy and, importantly, efficiency of those with whom we have dealt. This

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Andrew Evetts with Pat & Ed Brennan

aspect is so important for a happy introduction to a new life. There is no escaping the fact that downsizing – and the concept of retirement living – can be very daunting, but our experiences to date have been extremely positive and confirmed that the decision to embark on our big adventure was the right one.

And this is due totally to the staff of Treeview Estates and the people of Lithgow.

One thing the people at Treeview do well is understand that such a move at our stage of life is not only physically demanding, but emotionally demanding as well. What is seldom recognised is that our emotional needs centre around the need for dignity and independence and this requirement has

been met in many ways, the most important being that there is never any hint of being patronised – of being thought old and silly, with points of view that no longer have any relevance to today’s society.

Instead the management and staff of this village treat the residents with courtesy and friendliness which is sometimes lacking in the world “outside” and give people the opportunity to live life in a community which values their experiences.

We are anticipating our future life at Treeview with much pleasure.

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VILLAGE VOICE TV GUIDE - Sat 13 - Fri 19 Pick of the Week Friday PRIME7 at 8.30pm

This week the picks of the day are brought to you by the lovely Kellie Evans. With brilliant selections, ranging from hard hitting science fiction, to fun rom-coms, it’s worth taking a look.

As for the pick of the week - I have been feeling nostalgic, and so you have one of my all time favourite movies: My Best Friend’s Wedding starring Julia Roberts.

We wish you all happy viewing, Irene & Kellie

This Week’s Picks SATURDAY Knowing on Prime7 at 9:15pm

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By Irene Bowie-Johnson The green-eyed monster of jealousy drives the action in this romantic comedy about not wanting what you have until it is taken from you...

In it, Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts), a successful writer of culinary guides, is dreading the day that her best friend, and past lover, Michael O’Neal (Dermot Mulroney) decides to propose. She knows (thinks) it’s imminent, and wants nothing less.

However, when it’s revealed that he’s been falling for heiress Kimmy Wallace (Cameron Diaz) instead of pining for her, Julianne is filled with illogical burning rage.

Outwardly calm, Julianne accepts an invitation to be part of the wedding party in Chicago, but inwardly she’s feeling all the outrage of a spurned lover. Filled with anger she declares to her friend and editor George (Rupert Everett) that she’s off to break the relationship by hook or by crook.

Unfortunately it’s not to be. While the unworldly, sweet and sincere Kimmy appears no match for Julianne, none of Julianne’s plots to demean her seem to work...

The basis of this movie is somewhat unsettling and sometimes it can be hard to watch as jealousy

and envy propelling Julianne to ever more vicious and fiendish methods to break Kimmy and Michael apart. But despite that, or perhaps because of it, there’s more than enough in the film to hold your interest.

More serious and sober-minded than similar films, My Best Friend’s Wedding puts the characters’ inner turmoil front and centre. There are some antic filled moments, but overall the film is at its best when it focuses on the characters as they grapple with their selfishness and envy fueled anger.

Julia Roberts is perfect as Julianne Potter. She is commanding, yet out of control, mature but driven by childish anger. Cameron Diaz is also worthy of a mention, and her performance as Kimmy is one of the highlights of the film.

Overall, however, the real delight of the film is Rupert Everett who manages to charm everyone without ever revealing a great deal about himself.

He’s dapper and handsome, with a tendency toward white-lie deception that bring some of the biggest laughs in the film A great film with stellar acting, My Best Friend’s Wedding is well worth a rewatch.

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VILLAGE VOICE TV GUIDE - Sat 13 - Fri 19 Starring Nicolas Cage, this suspenseful Sci-Fi movie will keep you on the edge of your seat all the way to the very end.

Based around what would happen to the world in the lead up to a solar flair event, Cage plays M.I.T. professor John Koestler who links a mysterious list of numbers from a time capsule to past and future disasters and sets out to try and prevent the ultimate catastrophe.

This is a must watch for fans of action adventure and sci-fi.

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SATURDAY 13 SEPTEMBER SBS ONE

6.00 WorldWatch 10.30 German News 11.00 Spanish News 12.00 Arabic News 12.30 Turkish News 1.00 Tamara Rojo’s Swan Lake 2.10 Richard Strauss And His Heroines 3.10 Hiroshi Suimoto 4.00 Photo 4.30 PBS NewsHour 5.30 Cycling 6.00 Historic Walks 6.30 World News 7.30 Born In The Wild 8.30 « Perfect Sense (M) 10.10 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo 11.05 Cycling 2.00 « Jar City (AV15+) 3.45 Defeating The Superbug 4.50 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize 5.00 Korean News 5.35 Japanese News

SBS2 6.00 Worldwatch 11.40 Hong Kong News 12.00 Chinese News 12.30 Dutch News 1.00 Arctic With Bruce Parry 2.00 Fish Warrior 3.00 Urban Freestyler 3.05 Kill Arman 3.35 Departures 4.30 Cycling 5.30 Urban Freestyler 5.40 Brazil’s Next Top Model 6.35 The Office 7.30 If You Are The One 8.30 Snake Underworld With Henry Rollins 9.25 Alarm For Cobra 11 10.25 Utopia 1.20 Shorts On Screen 2.00 « 13 Semesters (M) 3.50 CCTV News In English From Beijing 5.20 Latin American News 5.50 Urdu News

ABC

6.00 Basketball 8.00 Rage 11.30 Catalyst 12.00 Australian Story 12.30 The Restaurant Inspector 1.30 Inspector George Gently 3.00 « Imitation Of Life (PG) 5.00 Rick Stein’s Spain 6.00 Saturday Landline 6.30 Gardening Australia 7.00 News 7.30 New Tricks 8.30 The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 10.00 ANZAC Girls 11.00 Reality Check 11.30 Rage 4.30 Doctor Who

ABC2 6.00 Children’s Programs 2.40 Joe & Jack 2.50 Gaspard And Lisa 3.00 Q Pootle 5 3.15 Peg + Cat 3.30 Play School 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4.10 Mister Maker 4.35 dirtgirlworld 4.45 Mike The Knight 5.00 Thomas And Friends 6.00 Octonauts 6.15 Pingu 6.20 Rastamouse 6.30 Peter Rabbit 6.50 Shaun The Sheep 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 Doctor Who 8.20 Double Dribble 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg 9.00 Carlos The Jackal 10.40 Live At The Apollo 11.35 Breaking Bad 1.10 Hell On Wheels 1.50 News Update 1.55 Basketball 4.00 Close

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6.00 Shopping 7.00 Weekend Sunrise 10.00 The Morning Show:Weekend 12.00 To Be Advised 1.30 V8 Xtra 2.00 Motorsport 5.30 Sydney Weekender 6.00 News 7.00 « Alice In Wonderland (PG) 9.15 « Knowing (M) 11.45 To Be Advised 1.00 Shopping

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs 2.55 Pixelface 3.20 Bugged 3.30 Camp Lakebottom 3.40 Big Babies 4.00 Studio 3 4.05 YooHoo & Friends 4.15 The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange 4.25 Endangered Species 4.55 Wolfblood 5.25 Deadly 60 6.00 Outnumbered 6.30 The Adventures Of Merlin 7.15 Star Wars: The Close Wars 8.00 Good Game: SP 8.25 Slugterra 8.50 Lanfeust Quest 9.15 Sword Art Online 9.40 Ouran High School Host Club 10.00 Close

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TEN

6.00 Morning Programs 7.00 Weekend Today: Saturday 10.00 Mornings: Saturday 12.00 The Middle 12.30 « Greystoke: The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes (PG) 3.00 Wild Life Of Time Faulkner 3.30 The Block Glasshouse Unlocked 4.00 Getaway 4.30 Fishing Australia 5.00 News 5.30 NRL 10.00 « On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (PG) 1.00 « My Own Private Idaho (M) 3.00 Spyforce 4.00 Danoz Direct 4.30 Extra 5.00 Skippy The bush Kangaroo

GO!

6.00 Morning Programs 8.30 Studio 10: Saturday 10.00 Studio 10: Saturday Extra 11.00 Jamie’s Great Britain 12.00 The Living Room 1.00 The Talk 2.00 Weekend Feast 3.00 iFish 4.00 What’s Up! Downunder 4.30 Everyday Gourmet 5.00 Eyewitness News 6.00 Modern Family 6.30 The Greatest Wildlife Show On Earth 7.30 Rugby Union 10.00 Have You Been Paying Attention 11.00 Motorsport 11.30 « Wrong Turn 3: Left For Dead 1.30 Infomercials 4.30 It Is Written 5.00 Hour Of Power

ELEVEN

6.00 Children’s Programs 10.30 Ben 10: Omniverse 11.00 Buzz Bumble 11.30 Move It 12.00 Kitchen Whiz 12.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 1.00 Winx Club 1.30 Shopping 2.30 Top Gear 3.30 The Cube 4.30 The Regular Show 5.00 Adventure Time 6.00 « Scooby Doo! Where’s My Mummy?

7.30 « What A Girl Wants (G) 9.40 « Legally Blonde 2 11.40 Anger Management 12.00 Big Brother 3.00 TMZ 3.30 The Originals 4.30 PAW Patrol 4.50 Winx Club 5.10 YU-Gi-Oh! Zexal 5.30 YU-Gi-Oh! Classic

6.00 Morning Programs 9.00 Toasted TV 9.05 The Loop 11.35 The King Of Queens 12.00 Charmed 1.00 Becker 1.30 Cheers 2.00 The Brady Bunch 3.00 Infomercials 3.30 Happy Days 4.00 Becker 5.00 90210 6.00 Mork & Mindy 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 8.00 The Bachelor Australia 10.20 Sex And The City 11.00 The Loop 1.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 2.00 Becker

7TWO 6.00 Morning Programs 11.30 Coxy’s Big Break 12.00 Great South East 12.30 Creek To Coast 1.00 Queensland Weekender 1.30 Sydney Weekender 2.00 Horse Racing 5.00 Anne Of Green Gables: The Continuing Story 7.30 « Just Like Heaven (PG) 9.30 « Bram Stoker’s Dracula (M) 12.00 « Anne Of Green Gables: The Continuing Story 2.00 « The Valley Of The Sun (PG) 3.30 Sailing The Greek Islands

GEM 6.00 Morning Programs 8.00 Shopping 9.30 Adventures In Rainbow Country 10.00 The Avengers 11.00 « Eureka Stockade (G) 1.15 Duncan’s Thai Kitchen 1.45 Postcards 2.15 « Muscle Beach Party (G) 4.15 « Betrayed (PG) 6.30 Secret Dealers 7.30 Antiques Roadshow 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 9.30 CSI: NY 10.30 Cold Case 11.20 Rizzoli & Isles 12.20 The Big C 12.50 « The Horror Of Frankenstein (M) 2.45 « Betrayed (PG)

7MATE 6.00 Morning Programs 10.00 Zoom TV 10.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction 11.30 Hook, Line And Sinker 12.30 Motorsport 1.30 Style In Steel 2.00 Tennis 5.00 XTreme 4x4 5.30 Trucks!

5.50 Muscle Car 6.10 Horsepower TV 6.30 AFL 11.00 Hard Knocks 1.30 WWE Afterburn 2.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction 3.30 Wonders Of The World 4.30 Robo Cars

ONE 7.00 Morning Programs 10.00 Motorsport 11.00 Omnisport 11.30 Car Torque 12.00 Golf Getaway 12.30 Megastructures 1.30 Adventure Angler 2.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures 3.00 Extreme Fishing With Robson Green 4.00 Fishing Edge 4.30 Reel Action 5.00 Escape With ET 6.00 Get Smart 6.30 Monster Jam 7.30 Cops 8.30 Law & Order: SVU 10.30 Touch 11.30 48 Hours 12.30 Bellator MMA 2.20 Cops 3.20 Adventure Angler 3.50 Omnisport 4.00 Motorsport

Leura Gardens Festival reaches its 50th birthday The 2014 Leura Gardens Festival will celebrate 50 years of highlighting the stunning gardens of the Upper Blue Mountains.

This year’s festival will take place from Saturday, October 4 to Sunday October 12, and feature 11 wonderful gardens, some of which took part in the original festival in 1965. As well there will be several gardens new to the festival plus the return of old favourites.

There will also be an associated programme of events including a Music Festival, Art Show and horticultural talks by respected presenters including the well-known horticulturalist, speaker and writer, Jennifer Stackhouse.

The Music Festival is on every afternoon from 1:00pm at the Waldorf Leura Gardens Resort and over the week will cover everything from jazz to barbershop to opera. The many popular performers taking part include the Orpheus Quartette, Silver Fox and The Mountains Opera

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Chorus. There is no extra charge for the concerts above the garden entry fee.

Visitors can also take advantage of the excellent prices at the festival plant sales centre, which will offer a wide range of exotic and native plants including the special 50-year celebration souvenir, a gorgeous yellow daisy named “Leura Gold”.

Whether you are a first-time visitor to the festival or one of the many people from all over Australia who come back year after year, there will be much for you to experience and enjoy.

All proceeds from the festival go to the Blue Mountains District Anzac Memorial Hospital and associated health services.

For further information, please visit www.leuragardensfestival.com or phone 0431 095 279

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VILLAGE VOICE TV GUIDE - Sat 13 - Fri 19 This is one of those movies that have you snickering then giggling then rolling around the floor with laughter.

John Beckwith (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy Grey (Vince Vaughn), a pair of committed womanisers who sneak into weddings to take advantage of the romantic tinge in the air, find themselves at odds with one another when John meets and falls for Claire Cleary.

A great watch for fans of romance and comedy.

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6.00 WorldWatch 1.30 Designer People 2.00 Speedweek 4.00 Cycling 4.30 UEFA Champions League Magazine 5.00 Cycling Central Special 5.30 Cycling 6.00 A Year At Kew 6.30 World News 7.30 Lost Worlds 8.30 The Sixties 10.05 9/11: Escape From the Impact Zone 11.00 « Family Tree (M) 12.50 « Rivals (AV15+) 2.45 Tattoo XXL 2.50 I Met The Walrus 3.00 Cycling 5.00 Korean News 5.35 Japanese News

SBS2 7.00 Russian News 7.30 Polish News 8.00 Maltese News 8.30 Macedonian News 9.00 PopAsia 11.00 Hungarian News 11.30 Portuguese News 12.00 Serbian News 12.30 Dutch News 1.05 Kung Fu Kitchen 1.30 The Wild Chef 2.00 Foodie Planet 3.00 Vs Arashi 4.00 PopAsia 6.00 Parks And Recreation 6.25 India’s Dancing Superstar 7.30 If You Are The One 8.30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 8.55 Legally Brown 9.25 South Park 9.50 Live At the Electric 10.25 In Her Skin 11.20 « The Message (AV15+) 1.30 « Slovenian Girl (MA15+) 3.10 CCTV News in English From Beijing 5.00 French News 5.50 Urdu News

ABC

6.00 Rage 7.00 Weekend Breakfast 9.00 Insiders 10.00 Offsiders 10.30 The World This Week 11.00 7.30 NSW 11.30 Songs Of Praise 12.00 Landline 1.00 Gardening Australia 1.30 The Dreamhouse 2.00 Big Ideas Arts 3.00 Football 5.00 Midsomer Murders 6.30 Compass 7.00 News 7.40 Doctor Who 8.30 ANZAC Girls 9.30 The Bletchley Circle 10.20 Utopia 11.50 Adam Hills: The Last Leg 11.20 Broadchurch 12.10 Andy Warhol 2.05 « We Were Strangers (M) 3.50 The New Inventors

ABC2 6.00 Children’s Programs 3.00 Q Pootle 5 3.15 Peg + Cat 3.30 Play School 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4.10 Mister Maker 4.35 dirtgirlworld 4.45 Mike The Knight 5.00 Olivia And The Treasure Hunt 5.20 Olivia 5.45 Peppa Pig 6.00 Octonauts 6.15 Pingu 6.20 Rastamouse 6.30 Peter Rabbit 6.50 Shaun The Sheep 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 River Monsters 8.20 Double Dribble 8.30 Doctor Who 9.15 Love Hotel 10.35 Louis Theoux 11.55 The Boy Who Was Born A Girl 12.25 Top Boy 1.15 Young Soldiers 2.15 Hungry Beast 2.45 News Update 2.50 Close

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WIN

6.00 Shopping 7.00 Weekend Sunrise 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend 11.00 Dr Oz 12.00 To Be Advised 12.30 Motorsport 5.30 Sydney Weekender 6.00 News 6.30 The X Factor 8.15 Sunday Night 9.15 The Last Days Of Michael Hutchence 10.15 Castle 11.10 Castle 12.05 Whitney 12.30 Shopping 5.30 Early News

6.00 Morning Programs 7.00 Weekend Today 10.00 Financial Review Sunday 10.30 Wide World Of Sports 11.30 NRL Sunday Footy Show 1.30 « Free Willy: Escape From Pirate’s Cove (PG) 3.30 NRL 6.00 News 6.30 The Block Glasshouse 8.00 60 Minutes 9.00 Big Brother 10.00 « Lethal Weapon (M) 12.15 Financial Review Sunday 12.45 What Would You Do? 1.40 Southland 2.30 20/20 3.30 Danoz Direct 4.00 Good Morning America: Sunday 5.00 Early Morning News

ABC3

GO!

6.00 Children’s Programs 12.30 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head 2.55 Pixelface 3.20 Bugged 3.30 Camp Lakebottom 3.40 Big Babies 4.00 Studio 3 4.05 Worst Year of My Life, Again 4.25 Grojband 4.50 Shaun The Sheep 4.55 Wizards Vs Aliend 5.30 Blue Zoo 6.00 Outnumbered 6.30 The Adventures Of Merlin 7.15 Star Wars: The Close Wars 8.00 Degrassi - The Next Generation 8.25 Conspiracy 365 9.10 Stay Tuned 9.25 Grami’s Circus Show 9.30 Rage 2.00 Close

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Children’s Programs Adventure Time Young Justice Batman: The Brave And The Bold 11.00 Power Rangers Super Megaforce 11.30 Max Steel 12.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 1.00 Winx Club 1.30 The Block Glasshouse 6.00 « Dolphin Tale (PG) 8.30 The Big Bang Theory 9.30 « Wedding Crashers (M) 12.00 « Blood Work (M) 2.10 The Originals 4.00 Power Rangers Super Megaforce 4.30 PAW Patrol 4.50 Winx Club 5.10 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 5.30 Thunderbirds

TEN 6.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries 6.30 Hillsong 7.00 Mass For You At Home 7.30 Good Chef Bad Chef 8.30 Studio 10: Sunday 10.00 The Bolt Report 11.00 Weekend Feast 12.00 The Talk 12.55 « Our Family Wedding (PG) 3.00 iFish 4.00 The Bolt Report 5.00 Eyewitness News 6.00 Bondi Rescue 6.30 Bondi Vet 7.30 Modern Family 8.30 « Prometheus (M) 11.00 Motorsport 11.30 « Three Inches (M) 1.30 Shopping 4.00 Life Today With James Robinson 4.30 CBS This Morning

ELEVEN 6.00 Morning Programs 10.00 Steve Irwin’s Wildlife Warriors 11.00 Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures 11.30 The Brady Bunch 12.00 Happy Days 1.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation 2.00 Infomercials 2.30 Neighbours 5.00 90210 6.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 6.30 The Simpsons 7.00 Futurama 7.30 The Simpsons 8.30 « The Three Stooges (PG) 10.30 Have You Been Paying Attention 11.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 12.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation 1.00 Happy Days 2.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3.00 Steve Irwin’s Wildlife Warriors 4.00 Late Programs

7TWO 6.00 Shopping 7.00 Tomorrow’s World 7.30 Leading The Way 8.00 David Jeremiah 8.30 Shopping 9.30 Home And Away Catch-Up 12.00 Tennis 5.00 Elizabeth Taylor: Auction Of A Lifetime 6.30 Inventions That Shook The World 7.30 Mighty Ships 8.30 Escape To The Country 9.30 Escape To The Country 10.40 Homes Under The Hammer 11.45 Britain’s Empty Homes 1.00 The Bill 4.00 The World Around Us

GEM 6.00 Morning Programs 8.30 Shopping 10.00 Adventures In Rainbow Country 10.30 « Bonnie Prince Charlie (G) 1.00 The Garden Gurus 1.30 Getaway 2.00 « Merrill’s Marauders (PG) 4.00 « A Hole In The Head (G) 6.30 Richard Hammond’s Invisible Worlds 7.30 Frozen Planet 8.40 « Outbreak (M) 11.10 Rizzoli & Isles 12.05 Getaway 12.30 The Garden Gurus 1.00 Seaway 2.00 Shopping 4.30 Enjoying Everyday Life With Joyce Meyer 5.00 Seaway

7MATE 6.00 Morning Programs 11.30 Motorsport 12.30 Construction Zone 1.00 Engineering Connections 2.00 Kings Of Construction 3.00 NFL Game Day 3.30 Sound FX 4.00 Plane Xtreme 4.30 Extreme Engineering 5.30 To Be Advised 9.40 « Gone In Sixty Seconds (M) 12.10 « The Frighteners (M) 2.30 Scare Tactics 3.00 Gridiron

ONE 6.00 Morning Programs 11.30 Rugby Union 2.00 Gootball’s Greatest Teams 3.00 Motorsport 4.00 Adventure Angler 4.30 Golf Getaway 5.00 What’s Up Down Under 5.30 iFish 6.00 Cops 6.30 M*A*S*H 7.30 Extreme Fishing With Robson Green 8.30 Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge 9.30 Motorsport 11.30 48 Hours 12.30 Garage Gold 1.30 Python Hunters 2.30 Omnisport 3.00 Motorsport

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VILLAGE VOICE TV GUIDE - Sat 13 - Fri 19 St Hope’s is no ordinary school.

Beneath the corridors and classrooms lies the top secret headquarters of M.I. High – M.I.9.’s division of highly trained teen spies. Their mission is to protect Britain from a series of threats to national security from various dastardly villains, including ultimate bad guy, the Grand Master.

This is great viewing for the kids (both young and old), with fast-paced action that isn’t let down by the small budget production values.

A great watch for the budding action movie addict.

MONDAY 15 SEPTEMBER SBS ONE

6.00 Worldwatch 1.00 Acid Ocean 2.00 The Last Exploreres 3.00 France 24 International News 3.30 AI Jazeera News 4.00 The Journal 4.30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5.00 Living Black 5.30 Cycling 6.00 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 6.30 World News 7.30 Countdown To A Catastrophe 8.35 The Real History Of Science Fiction 9.30 Legally Brown 10.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 10.25 World News Late 11.00 The World Game 11.30 Borgen 12.35 Shorts On Screen 1.20 « The Seven (M)

ABC

7.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC News Mornings 10.00 Country House Revisited 11.00 Big Ideas 12.00 News 1.00 Landline 2.00 Walk On The Wild Side 2.30 Antiques Master 3.00 Friday Night Dinner 3.25 Kingdom 4.10 Doc Martin 5.00 News: Early Edition 5.30 The Drum 6.00 Eggheads 6.30 QI 7.00 News 7.30 7.30 8.00 Australian Story 8.30 Four Corners 9.20 Media Watch 9.35 Q&A 10.35 Lateline 11.10 The Business 11.35 Secret Pakistan 12.30 « Terms Of Endearment (M) 2.35 QI 3.30 Football 5.30 Eggheads

SBS2 6.00 Morning News 9.40 Serbian News 10.20 Portuguese News 11.05 Japanese News 11.40 Hong Kong News 12.00 Chinese News 12.30 Dutch News 12.55 Italian News 1.35 German News 2.05 Spanish News 3.05 Greek News 4.00 Ninja Warrior 4.25 Iron Chef 5.15 Vs Arashi 6.10 30 Rock 6.35 MythBusters 7.30 The Feed 8.00 30 Rock 8.30 Derren Brown: The Great Art Robbery 10.00 South Park 10.30 In Her Skin 11.30 The Sarah Silverman Program 12.00 The Feed 12.30 Frisky Dingo 12.45 Comedy Bang! Bang!

1.15 « Rapt (M) 3.25 RT News on English From Moscow

ABC2

PRIME

6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Morning News 12.00 « In The Line Of Duty: Blaze Of Glory (M) 2.00 The Daily Edition 3.00 The Chase 4.00 News At 4 5.00 Deal Or No Deal 5.30 Million Dollar Minute 6.00 PRIME7 News 6.30 News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 The X Factor 8.40 The Amazing Race Australia V New Zealand 11.00 The Secret Life Of Students 12.00 Celebrity Juice 1.00 Shopping 5.30 Early News

WIN

6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings 11.00 News 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 1.00 Alive And Cooking 1.30 The Block Glasshouse 3.00 News Now 4.15 News 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 News 7.00 WIN News 7.30 The Block Glasshouse 8.40 Big Brother 10.10 The Big Bang Theory 11.10 Embarrassing Bodies 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News 1.00 A Current Affair 1.30 Oh Sit! 2.30 Extra 3.00 Danoz Direct 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News 5.30 Today

ABC3

6.00 Children’s Programs 4.35 dirtgirlworld 4.45 Mike The Knight 4.55 Timmy Time 5.05 Sarah And Duck 5.15 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 5.30 Charlie And Lola 5.45 Peppa Pig 5.50 Octonauts 6.05 Maya The Bee 6.20 Rastamouse 6.30 Peter Rabbit 6.50 Shaun The Sheep 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 The Roast 7.40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 8.20 Double Dribble 8.30 Louis Theroux 9.30 Teenage Killers 10.30 Love Hotel 11.45 The Roast 11.55 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 12.45 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 1.25 Jimmy’s Food Factory 1.55 News Update 2.00 Close

GO!

6.00 Children’s Programs 2.55 The Jungle Book 3.05 The New Adventures Of Peter Pan 3.30 Arthur 3.55 Pearlie 4.10 Jamie’s Got Tentacles 4.20 Prank Patrol 4.45 News On 3 4.55 Studio 3 5.00 Strange Hill High 5.20 Blue Zoo 5.50 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head 6.25 Total Drama Pahkitew Island 6.50 News On 3 7.00 Horrible Histories 7.30 « MI High 8.00 Degrassi - The Next Generation 8.20 Conspiracy 365 9.15 Stay Tuned 9.30 Rage 10.30 Close

MI High ABC3 at 7:30pm

7TWO

7MATE

6.00 10.00 10.30 11.30 12.00

Morning Programs Coronation Street Dr Oz Four In A Bed Homicide: Life On The Street 2.00 All Saints 3.00 A Country Practice 4.00 Coronation Street 5.00 Shortland Street 5.30 Homes Under The Hammer 6.30 Bargain Hunt 7.30 Cities of The Underworld 8.30 Judge John Deed 10.40 Waking The Dead 11.50 Murder In Mind 12.50 Bargain Hunt 2.00 Four In A Bed 2.30 Harry’s Practice 3.00 Homicide: Life On The Street 5.00 Shopping

6.00 Gridiron 10.00 Sound FX 10.30 Gridiron 2.00 WWE Afterburn 3.00 Charlie’s Angels 4.00 Muscle Car 4.30 XTreme 4x4 5.00 Horsepower TV 5.30 Pimp My Ride 6.30 Seinfeld 7.30 Pawn Stars 9.30 American Restoration 10.30 Abandoned 11.30 SportsFan Clubhouuse 12.30 Talking Footy 1.30 All Worked Up 2.30 Scare Tactics 3.00 Motor Mate

GEM

6.00 Morning Programs 10.00 7th Heaven 11.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11.30 Frasier 12.00 Charmed 1.00 JAG 2.00 Judging Amy 3.00 Infomercials 3.30 Cheers 4.00 The King Of Queens 4.30 Laverne & Shirley 5.00 Beverly Hills, 90210 6.00 Family Feud 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 8.00 The Simpsons 8.30 Witches Of East End 9.30 Torchwood 10.30 Medium 11.30 Eureka 12.30 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson 1.30 Becker 2.00 7th Heaven 3.00 Charmed 4.00 JAG 5.00 Home Shopping

ONE

6.00 Morning Programs 9.00 Shopping 10.30 Alive And Cooking 11.00 Friends 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News 1.00 « Our Man In Marrakesh (G) 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.30 Richard Hammond’s Invisible Worlds 4.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.30 The People’s Court 6.30 Friends 7.30 A Current Affair 8.00 Heartbeat 10.10 The Mentalist 12.05 Footy Classified 1.00 Dangerman 2.00 Shopping 4.30 Enjoying Everyday Life With Joyce Meyer 5.00 Seaway

6.00 Morning Programs 8.00 Athletics 9.30 Motorsport 10.00 Car Torque 10.30 Omnisport 11.00 Megafactories 12.00 Ringer 1.00 Law & Order SVU 2.00 The Biggest Loser Australia 4.00 Get Smart 4.30 Reel Action 5.00 iFish 6.00 Family Feud 6.30 M*A*S*H 7.30 Garage Gold 8.30 Undercover Boss 9.30 The Food Hospital 10.30 Chaos 11.30 WRC Rally Australia Even Review 12.30 David Attenborough’s The Blue Planet

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ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

Don’t make decision hastily this week. Put some thought and time into activities you choose to undertake, or items you choose to buy.

Caution will be your friend.

This is the week for you to make that change you’ve been thinking about for awhile. You’ll have the stars on your side, especially when it comes to improving your health.

You’ll see a your relationships reignite as Mars puts some fire in your blood.

This may mean excitement and drama, or a touch of passion as the week goes by.

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6.00 Morning Programs 8.00 Family Feud 8.30 Studio 10 11.00 Bondi Vet 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 The Doctors 2.00 Offspring 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Entertainment Tonight 4.00 Ben’s Menu 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Eyewitness News 6.00 Family Feud 6.30 The Project 7.30 Hidden Kingdom’s With Stephen Fry 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles 11.30 The Project 12.30 The Late Show With David Letterman 1.30 Infomercials 2.30 Home Shopping 4.00 Life Today With James Robinson 4.30 CBS This Morning

ELEVEN

6.00 Children’s Programs 11.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic 11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 12.00 Extra 12.30 TMZ 1.00 TMZ Live 2.00 Big Brother 3.00 Extra 3.30 Max Steel 4.00 Kids’ WB Weekdays 4.05 Young Justice 4.30 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 5.00 Generator Rex 5.30 The Looney Tunes Show 6.00 The Regular Show 6.30 Adventure Time 7.00 The Big Bang Theory 8.00 Top Gear 9.30 « Dr No (PG) 12.00 The Regular Show 12.30 Top Gear 2.00 TMZ Live 3.00 TMZ 3.30 Extra 4.00 Power Ranger’s Megaforce 4.30 PAW Patrol 4.50 Winx Club 5.10 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 5.30 Thunderbirds

Your Weekly Horoscope by Milton Black

TEN

Pick Of The Day

CANCER

Stay strong this week as you will be confronted with temptation around every corner.

Be careful of your waistline and of your heart.

LEO

It’s time to wake up after a long hibernation throughout winter.

You’ll feel like it’s a holiday as you stretch out and enjoy the sun.

VIRGO

It might be a whirlwind social season, but you’re starting to crave home comforts.

It might be time to go home to the family or even give mum and dad a call.

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VILLAGE VOICE TV GUIDE - Sat 13 - Fri 19 Cooking shows are my all time favourite types of shows and its very exciting to have a new “Jamie Oliver” show back on TV. This week kicks off his brand new sixpart Comfort Food series, which is all about those simple, delightful guilty pleasures we all love.

If you love cooking - or eating! - then this is the show for you.

A master of warm, delicious, comforting fare, Jamie is the cook to watch. Great ideas abound throughout this series and we’d recommend you watch with a notepad and pen nearby.

TUESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER SBS ONE

6.00 WorldWatch 12.30 Turkish News 1.00 Andrew Rieu: Under The Stars 3.00 France 24 International News 3.30 Al Jazeera News 4.00 The Journal 4.30 PBS News Hour 5.30 Cycling 6.00 Food Safari 6.30 World News 7.30 The Sixties: The British Invasion 8.30 Insight 9.30 Dateline 10.30 World News Late 11.00 Living With The Enemy 12.00 The Killing 1.00 Living The End 2.05 The Little Spider Bakery 2.20 Luke Nguyen’s France Bitesize 2.30 « Submarino (MA15+)

SBS2 6.00 Worldwatch 7.30 Polish News 8.00 Ukrainian News 8.30 Macedonian News 9.05 Croatian News 9.40 Serbian News 10.20 Portuguese News 11.05 Japanese News 11.40 Hong Kong News 12.00 Chinese News 12.30 Korean News 12.55 Italian News 1.35 German News 2.05 Spanish News 3.05 Greek News 4.05 Ninja Warrior 4.30 Iron Chef 5.20 Vs Arashi 6.15 30 Rock 6.40 American Ninja Warrior 7.30 The Feed 8.00 Parks And Recreation 8.30 What Happens In Kavos 9.20 Real Humans 10.30 South Park 11.00 Skins 11.50 The Feed 12.20 Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! 12.35 Comedy Bang! Bang!

1.05 « Here Below (M)

LIBRA

Anxiety may be bubbling under your skin as this month sees you getting a mental boost.

Intellectual pursuits will come more easily, but you may find it harder to focus.

ABC

PRIME

6.00 Morning News 11.00 Four Corners 11.45 Media Watch 12.00 News 1.00 Q&A 2.00 Walk On The Wild Side 2.30 Antiques Master 3.00 Friday Night Dinner 3.25 Kingdom 4.10 Doc Martin 5.00 News: Early Edition 5.30 The Drum 6.00 Eggheads 6.30 QI 7.00 News 7.30 7.30 8.00 Foreign Correspondent 8.30 Brilliand Creatures 9.30 At The Movies 10.00 Jennifer Byrne Presents 10.30 Lateline 11.05 The Business 11.30 Four Corners 12.15 Media Watch 12.35 « The Beguiled (M) 2.30 Aussie Rules 5.30 Eggheads

6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Morning News 12.00 « Death Of A Cheerleader (M) 2.00 The Daily Edition 3.00 The Chase 4.00 News At 4 5.00 Deal Or No Deal 5.30 Million Dollar Minute 6.00 PRIME7 News 6.30 News 7.00 Home And Away 7.45 Bringing Sexy Back 8.45 Winners & Losers 9.45 Prince Harry At 30 10.4 Target 11.35 Royal Pains 12.30 Shopping 5.30 Early News

ABC2

ABC3

6.00 Children’s Programs 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4.10 Mister Maker 4.35 dirtgirlworld 4.45 Mike The Knight 4.55 Timmy Time 5.05 Sarah And Duck 5.15 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 5.30 Charlie And Lola 5.45 Peppa Pig 5.50 Octonauts 6.05 Maya The Bee 6.20 Rastamouse 6.30 Peter Rabbit 6.50 Shaun The Sheep 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 The Roast 7.40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 8.20 Double Dribble 8.30 Good Game 9.00 Please Like Me 9.55 Back Seat Drivers 10.25 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 11.10 The Roast 11.20 Festivals, Sex And Suspicious Parents 12.20 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 1.05 Late Programs

It has been hectic, but things should calm down over the next few weeks.

It’s time to sit back, relax and get ready for Spring.

TEN

6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings 11.00 News 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 1.00 Alive And Cooking 1.30 Extra 2.00 The Block Glasshouse 3.00 News Now 4.15 News 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 News 7.00 WIN News 7.30 The Block Glasshouse 8.40 Big Brother 10.10 Arrow 11.10 World’s Greatest Daredevils 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News 1.00 A Current Affair 1.30 20/20 2.30 Extra 3.00 Danoz Direct 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News 5.30 Today

GO!

6.00 Children’s Programs 3.05 The New Adventures Of Peter Pan 3.30 Arthur 3.55 Pearlie 4.10 Jamie’s Got Tentacles 4.20 Prank Patrol 4.45 News On 3 4.55 Studio 3 5.00 Strange Hill High 5.20 Grojband 5.50 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head 6.25 Deadly 60 6.50 News On 3 7.05 Operation Ouch!

7.30 MI High 8.00 Degrassi - The Next Generation 8.25 Conspiracy 365 9.15 Stay Tuned 9.30 Rage 10.30 Close

SCORPIO

WIN

SAGITTARIUS

Your mood should lift this week your as optimism and hope grow.

Be on the look out for new opportunities and make the most of those fun times that come your way.

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7TWO

6.00 Morning Programs 11.00 A Taste Of Travel 11.30 Lorraine Pascale 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 The Doctors 2.00 Offspring 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Entertainment Tonight 4.00 Ben’s Menu 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Eyewitness News 6.00 Family Feud 6.30 The Project 7.30 « Save With Jamie 8.30 NCIS 9.30 Under The Dome 10.30 Blue Bloods 11.30 The Project 12.30 The Late Show With David Letterman 1.30 Infomercials 2.30 Home Shopping 4.00 Life Today With James Robinson 4.30 CBS This Morning

ELEVEN

6.00 Children’s Programs 11.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic 11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 12.00 Extra 12.30 TMZ 1.00 TMZ Live 2.00 Big Brother 3.00 Extra 3.30 Max Steel 4.00 Kids’ WB Weekdays 4.05 Young Justice 4.30 ScoobyDoo! Mystery Incorporated 5.00 Generator Rex 5.30 The Looney Tunes Show 6.00 The Regular Show 6.30 Adventure Time 7.00 The Big Bang Theory 8.00 Top Gear 9.30 « Above The Law (AV15+) 11.30 Two And A Half Men 12.00 The Regular Show 12.30 Top Gear 2.00 TMZ Live 3.00 TMZ 3.30 Extra 4.00 Power Ranger’s Megaforce 4.30 PAW Patrol 4.50 Late Programs

Pick Of The Day

Jamie’s Comfort Food Ten at 7:30pm

6.00 10.00 10.30 11.30 12.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.30 7.30 8.00 8.30 10.40 11.40 12.45 1.40 2.05 3.00

Morning Programs Coronation Street Dr Oz Four In A Bed Homicide: Life On The Street All Saints A Country Practice George And Mildred Coronation Street Shortland Street Homes Under The Hammer Bargain Hunt Highway Patrol Crash Investigation Unit Air Crash Investigations Seconds From Disaster Life After People Bargain Hunt Four In A Bed Dr Oz Homicide: Life On The Street

GEM

6.00 Morning Programs 10.00 7th Heaven 11.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11.30 Frasier 12.00 Charmed 1.00 JAG 2.00 Judging Amy 3.00 Infomercials 3.30 Cheers 4.00 The King Of Queens 4.30 Laverne & Shirley 5.00 Beverly Hills, 90210 6.00 Family Feud 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.30 Rules of Engagement 8.30 New Girl 9.00 Friends With Better Sex Lives 9.30 Sex And The City 10.50 Nurse Jackie 11.30 The Late Show With Craig Ferguson 12.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 1.00 The King Of Queens 1.30 Becker 2.00 7th Heaven 3.00 Charmed 4.00 JAG 5.00 Home Shopping

7MATE

6.00 Morning Programs 9.00 Shopping 10.30 Alive And Cooking 11.00 Friends 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News 1.00 « So Little Time (PG) 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.30 Heartbeat 4.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.30 The People’s Court 6.30 Friends 7.30 A Current Affair 8.00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 9.10 Midsomer Murders 11.20 Rizzoli & Isles: Throw Down The Gauntlet 12.20 Friends 1.00 Dangerman 2.00 Shopping 4.30 Enjoying Everyday Life With Joyce Meyer 5.00 Dangerman

6.00 Morning Programs 8.00 Good Luck Charlie 8.30 Austin & Ally 9.00 NBC Today 11.00 Motor Mate 1.00 Last Resort 4.00 Muscle Car 4.30 XTreme 4x4 5.00 Horsepower TV 5.30 Abandoned 6.30 Seinfeld 7.30 World’s Craziest Fools 9.30 Family Guy 11.00 American Dad! 12.00 Zoom TV 12.30 SportsFan Clubhouse 1.30 Detroit 1-8-7 2.30 Scare Tactics 3.00 Motor Mate

ONE 6.00 Infomercials 8.00 Motorsport 9.00 Car Torque 9.30 Omnisport 10.00 Coal 11.00 Monster Jam 12.00 Ringer 1.00 Law & Order SVU 2.00 The Biggest Loser Australia 4.00 Get Smart 4.30 Keeping Up With The Joneses 5.30 iFish 6.00 Family Feud 6.30 M*A*S*H 7.30 David Attenborough’s The Blue Planet 9.30 48 Hours 10.30 Crisis 11.30 M*A*S*H 12.30 Bellator MMA 2.30 Omnisport 3.00 Sport Science

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Puzzles may present themselves this week, but don’t worry. If you step out and look for the answers, you should be able to find them.

Be brave and bold in your decision making.

A friend may request something of you this week that leaves you feeling uncomfortable.

It’s all right to say no and back away without feeling bad.

Be cautious this week as a hasty decision or unthinking promise might land you in hot water.

Tread carefully when others ask you to help them.

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VILLAGE VOICE TV GUIDE - Sat 13 - Fri 19 This show is a firm favourite at our place as it seems to be nowhere near as predictable as some of the other “cop” shows around.

A procedural that never seems to fall in a rut, Criminal Minds is as fresh today as it was when if first started.

In this episode, the BAU call Emily Prentiss for help to find JJ, who has been kidnapped. This episode delves into JJ and Prentiss’s past, showing us a side to the characters that is seldom seen.

A great watch for long time fans, and a good place to start for new viewers, this is an episode to see.

WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER SBS ONE

7.00 World News 10.30 German News 11.00 Spanish News 12.00 Arabic News 12.30 Turkish News 1.00 Insight 2.00 Dateline 3.00 France 24 International News 3.30 Al Jazeera News 4.00 The Journal 4.30 PBS News Hour 5.30 La Vuelta Review 6.00 Destination Flavour 6.30 World News 7.30 Wild Britain 8.30 Living With The Enemy 9.30 Borgen 10.40 World News Late 11.10 « A Separation 1.20 « Cyrano De Bergerac 3.45 Countdown 4.30 Football

SBS2 6.00 Worldwatch 7.30 Polish News 8.00 Ukrainian News 8.30 Macedonian News 9.05 Croatian News 9.40 Serbian News 10.20 Portuguese News 11.05 Japanese News 11.40 Hong Kong News 12.00 Chinese News 12.30 Dutch News 12.55 Italian News 1.35 German News 2.05 Spanish News 3.05 Greek News 4.05 Ninja Warrior 4.30 Iron Chef 5.20 Vs Arashi 6.15 30 Rock 6.40 American Ninja Warrior 7.30 The Feed 8.00 Community 8.30 « Sin City (MA15+) 10.45 Football 12.15 The Feed 12.45 Robot Chicken 1.00 Comedy Bang!

Bang!

1.30 « Stockholm East (M) 3.15 DW News In English From Berlin 5.00 French News 5.50 Urdu News

ABC

6.00 Morning Programs 11.30 Foreign Correspondent 12.00 News 12.30 National Press Club Address 1.30 Wild Life At the Zoo 2.00 Walk On The Wild Side 2.30 Auction Room 2.55 Woodly 3.25 Kingdom 4.10 Doc Martin 5.00 News: Early Edition 5.30 The Drum 6.00 Eggheads 6.30 QI 7.00 News 7.30 7.30 8.00 QI 8.30 Utopia 9.00 Reality Check 9.30 Head First 10.20 Lateline 10.55 The Business 11.15 Wednesday Night Fever 11.45 The Hour 12.45 « Mickey One (M) 2.30 Aussie Rules 5.30 Eggheads

ABC2 6.00 Children’s Programs 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4.10 Mister Maker 4.35 dirtgirlworld 4.45 Mike The Knight 4.55 Timmy Time 5.05 Sarah And Duck 5.15 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 5.30 Charlie And Lola 5.45 Peppa Pig 5.50 Octonauts 6.05 Maya The Bee 6.20 Rastamouse 6.30 Peter Rabbit 6.50 Shaun The Sheep 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 The Roast 7.40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 8.20 Would I Lie To You? 8.40 OJ Simpson: Caught On Camera 9.30 Crash Test Mummies And Daddies 10.00 Seven Days Of Sex 10.40 The Roast 10.55 River Monsters 11.45 Seven Dwarves 12.30 Late Programs

PRIME

6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Morning News 12.00 « Agatha Christie’s Thirteen At Dinner (PG) 2.00 The Daily Edition 3.00 The Chase 4.00 News At 4 5.00 Deal Or No Deal 5.30 Million Dollar Minute 6.00 PRIME7 News 6.30 News 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 Border Security 8.00 The Force 8.30 « Criminal Minds 10.30 Motive 11.30 Bates Motel 12.30 Shopping 5.30 Early News

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs 2.55 The Jungle Book 3.05 The New Adventures Of Peter Pan 3.30 Arthur 3.55 Pearlie 4.10 Jamie’s Got Tentacles 4.20 Prank Patrol 4.45 News On 3 4.55 Studio 3 5.00 Strange Hill High 5.20 Worst Year Of My Life, Again 5.50 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head 6.20 Good Game: SP 6.50 News On 3 7.00 Operation Ouch!

7.30 MI High 8.00 Degrassi - The Next Generation 8.25 Conspiracy 365 9.10 Stay Tuned 9.30 Rage 10.30 Close

WIN

TEN

6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings 11.00 News 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 1.00 Alive And Cooking 1.30 Extra 2.00 The Block Glasshouse 3.00 News Now 4.15 News 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 News 7.00 WIN News 7.30 The Block Glasshouse 8.40 Big Brother 10.10 Two And A Half Men 11.1 Mike & Molly 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News 1.00 A Current Affair 1.30 Impractical Jokers 2.00 Extra 2.30 Danoz Direct 3.00 The middle 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News 5.30 Today

GO!

6.00 8.00 8.30 11.00

Morning Programs Family Feud Studio 10 The Bachelor Australia 12.30 Dr Phil 1.00 The Doctors 2.00 Offspring 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Entertainment Tonight 4.00 Ben’s Menu 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Eyewitness News 6.00 Family Feud 6.30 The Project 7.30 The Bachelor Australia 8.30 Wonderland 9.40 Extant 10.40 The Good Wife 11.40 The Project 12.40 The Late Show With David Letterman 1.30 Infomercials 2.30 Home Shopping 4.00 Life Today With James Robinson 4.30 CBS This Morning

ELEVEN

6.00 Children’s Programs 11.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic 11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 12.00 Extra 12.30 TMZ 1.00 TMZ Live 2.00 Big Brother 3.00 Extra 3.30 Max Steel 4.00 Kids’ WB Weekdays 4.05 Young Justice 4.30 ScoobyDoo! Mystery Incorporated 5.00 Generator Rex 5.30 The Looney Tunes Show 6.00 The Regular Show 6.30 Adventure Time 7.00 The Big Bang Theory 7.30 « The Dark Knight (M) 11.30 Two And A Half Men 12.00 The Originals 2.00 TMZ Live 3.00 TMZ 3.30 Extra 4.00 Power Ranger’s Megaforce 4.30 PAW Patrol 4.50 Winx Club 5.10 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 5.30 Thunderbirds

6.00 Morning Programs 10.00 7th Heaven 11.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11.30 Frasier 12.00 Charmed 1.00 JAG 2.00 Judging Amy 3.00 Infomercials 3.30 Cheers 4.00 The King Of Queens 4.30 Laverne & Shirley 5.00 Beverly Hills, 90210 6.00 Family Feud 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.30 The Simpsons 8.00 Futurama 8.30 The Simpsons 9.00 Futurama 9.30 The Simpsons 10.00 Bob’s Burgers 10.30 Bob’s Burgers 11.00 Cheers 11.30 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson 12.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 1.00 The King Of Queens 1.30 Becker 2.00 7th Heaven 3.00 Charmed 4.00 JAG 5.00 Home Shopping

Pick Of The Day

Criminal Minds Prime7 at 8.30pm

7TWO 6.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.30 12.00

Morning Programs Shortland Street Coronation Street Dr Oz Four In A Bed Homicide: Life On The Street 2.00 All Saints 3.00 A Country Practice 4.00 George And Mildred 4.30 Coronation Street 5.00 Shortland Street 5.30 Homes Under The Hammer 6.30 Bargain Hunt 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme 8.30 A Touch Of Frost 10.40 Waking The Dead 11.50 The Bill 1.00 Harry’s Practice 1.3 Four In A Bed 2.00 Shopping 3.30 Sons And Daughters

GEM 6.00 Morning Programs 9.00 Shopping 10.30 Alive And Cooking 11.00 Friends 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News 1.00 « Nurse On Wheels (G) 2.50 Alive And Cooking 3.20 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 4.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.30 The People’s Court 6.30 Friends 7.30 A Current Affair 8.00 RBT 9.10 RPA 9.30 Amazing Medical Stories 10.30 Embarrassing Bodies 11.30 My Strange Addiction 12.30 Friends 1.00 Gideon’s Way 2.00 Shopping 4.30 Enjoying Everyday Life With Joyce Meyer 5.00 Dangerman

7MATE 6.00 8.00 8.30 9.00 11.00

Morning Programs Good Luck Charlie Austin & Ally NBC Today Shannon’s Legends Of Motorsport 12 Motor Mate 1.00 Last Resort 2.00 Starsky & Hutch 3.00 Charlie’s Angels 4.00 Muscle Car 4.30 XTreme 4x4 5.00 Horsepower TV 5.30 Pimp My Ride 6.30 Seinfeld 7.30 Beverly Hills Pawn 8.35 Hardcore Pawn 9.00 Hardcore Pawn 9.30 American Pickers 11.30 Rude Tube 12.00 Shannon’s Legends Of Motorsport 1.00 Repo Games 2.00 Shopping 3.30 Sons And Daughters 4.00 Motor Mate

ONE 6.00 Morning Programs 8.30 Athletics 9.30 Omnisport 10.00 Monster Jam 11.00 David Attenborough’s The Blue Planet 12.00 Ringer 1.00 Law & Order: SVU 2.00 The Biggest Loser Australia 4.00 Get Smart 4.30 Keeping Up With The Jonses 5.30 iFish 6.00 Family Feud 6.30 M*A*S*H 7.30 White Collar 8.30 Cops 9.30 « 127 Hours (MA15+) 11.30 Common Law 12.30 WRC Rally Australia Event Review 1.30 Adventure Angler 2.00 Bellator MMA

Remember...

Daffodils at Rydal begins this weekend, with gardens and village attractions open from 10am to 4pm, Saturdays and Sundays on 13 & 14 September and 20 & 21 September.

Private gardens, such as Rydal Cottage, Rose Cottage, and the Old Police Station will be open for the weekends.

Enjoy the village experience with Gardens, Music, History and Food.

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VILLAGE VOICE TV GUIDE - Sat 13 - Fri 19 This weeks TV viewing, across all the channels, seems to be very much aimed at the girls.

In particular there’s Eleven’s selection tonight: Clueless, first released in 1995, was a cult classic with the “tweenies” of the day. In it, Cher, played by Alicia Silverstone, seems to have life on a silver platter until she decides to help a new student Tai, played by the late Brittany Murphy, become popular.

This one has it all with romance, comedy and drama. A great light Thursday nights movie.

Pick Of The Day

Clueless Eleven at 9:30pm

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THURSDAY 18 SEPTEMBER SBS ONE

7.00 WorldWatch 1.00 Toughest Place To Be A...

1.55 One Born Every Minute USA 2.50 Destination Flavour Down Under 3.00 France 24 International News 3.30 Al Jazeera News 4.00 The Journal 4.30 PBS News Hour 5.30 Global Village 6.00 Food Safari 6.30 World News 7.30 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey Turkey 8.00 Destination Flavour Down Under 8.30 Heston’s Great British Food 9.30 Masters Of Sex 10.35 World News Late 11.00 UEFA Champions League Highlights 12.00 World War II 12.55 Food Lover’s Guide To Australia 1.30 « The Girl From Monaco (M) 3.10 « Ca$h (M)

SBS2 6.00 Morning News 8.00 Maltese 8.30 Macedonian News 9.05 Croatian News 9.40 Serbian News 10.20 Portuguese News 11.05 Japanese News 11.40 Hong Kong News 12.00 Chinese News 12.30 Dutch News 12.55 Italian News 1.35 German News 2.05 Spanish News 3.05 Greek News 4.05 Ninja Warrior 4.30 Iron Chef 5.20 Vs Arashi 6.15 30 Rock 6.40 American Ninja Warrior 7.30 The Feed 8.00 Benidorm Bastards 8.30 South Park 8.55 Drunk History 9.25 Cutie And The Boxer 10.55 South Park 11.20 Real Humans 12.30 The Feed 1.00 Aqua Teen Hunger Force 1.15 Comedy Bang!

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1.45 « Chicken With Plums (M) 3.25 Late Programs

ABC

PRIME

6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC News Mornings 10.00 The Manor Reborn 11.00 Killers In Eden 12.00 News 1.00 All In The Best Possible Taste 2.00 Walk On The Wild Side 2.30 Auction Room 3.00 Woodly 3.25 Kingdom 4.10 Doc Martin 5.00 News: Early Edition 5.30 The Drum 6.00 Eggheads 6.30 QI 6.55 Clarke & Dawe 7.00 News 7.30 7.30 8.00 Catalyst 8.30 Silk 9.30 Recipe For Murder 10.25 Lateline 11.00 The Business 11.30 This Is Littleton 12.00 The Shadow Line 1.00 Anatomy 1.30 The Jonathan Ross Show 2.30 Aussie Rules 5.30 Eggheads

ABC2

6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Morning News 12.00 « Ice (M) 2.00 The Daily Edition 3.00 The Chase 4.00 News At 4 5.00 Deal Or No Deal 5.30 Million Dollar Minute 6.00 PRIME7 News 6.30 News 7.00 Home And Away 8.00 Raising The Costa Concordia 9.00 « Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (M) 11.30 Parks And Recreation 12.00 It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia 12.30 Shopping 5.30 Early News

ABC3

6.00 Children’s Programs 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4.10 Mister Maker 4.35 dirtgirlworld 4.45 Mike The Knight 4.55 Timmy Time 5.05 Sarah And Duck 5.15 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 5.30 Charlie And Lola 5.45 Peppa Pig 5.50 Octonauts 6.05 Maya The Bee 6.20 Roastamouse 6.30 Peter Rabbit 6.50 Shaun The Sheep 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 The Roast 7.40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 8.30 Hair 9.30 Live At The Apollo 10.15 Reality Check 10.45 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 11.30 The Roast 11.40 Good Game 12.15 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

6.00 Children’s Programs 2.55 The Jungle Book 3.05 The New Adventures Of Peter Pan 3.30 Arthur 3.55 Pearlie 4.10 Jamie’s Got Tentacles 4.20 Prank Patrol 4.45 News On 3 4.55 Studio 3 5.00 Strange Hill High 5.20 Wizards Vs Aliens 5.50 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head 6.20 Wolfblood 6.50 News On 3 7.05 Operation Ouch!

7.30 MI High 8.00 Degrassi - The Next Generation 8.25 Conspiracy 365 9.10 Stay Tuned 9.30 Rage 10.30 Close

WIN 6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings 11.00 News 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 1.00 Alive And Cooking 1.30 Extra 2.00 The Block Glasshouse 3.00 News Now 4.15 News 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 News 7.00 WIN News 7.30 The Block Glasshouse 8.40 Big Brother 9.45 The NRL Footy Show 12.00 The AFL Footy Show 2.00 WIN’s All Australian News 3.00 Danoz Direct 3.30 Good Morning America 5.00 Early Morning News 5.30 Today

GO! 6.00 Children’s Programs 11.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic 11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 12.00 Extra 12.30 TMZ 1.00 TMZ Live 2.00 Big Brother 3.30 Max Steel 4.00 Kids’ WB Weekdays 4.05 Young Justice 4.30 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 5.00 Generator Rex 5.30 The Looney Tunes Show 6.00 The Regular Show 6.30 Adventure Time 7.00 The Big Bang Theory 7.30 Mike & Molly 8.30 The Big Bang Theory 11.30 « Abduction (M) 11.40 Two And A Half Men 12.1 Mike & Molly 1.00 The Cube 2.00 TMZ Live 3.00 TMZ 3.30 Extra 4.00 Power Ranger’s Megaforce 4.30 PAW Patrol 4.50 Winx Club 5.10 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 5.30 Thunderbirds

TEN 6.00 8.00 8.30 11.00

Morning Programs Family Feud Studio 10 The Bachelor Australia 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 The Doctors 2.00 The Hotel Inspector 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Entertainment Tonight 4.00 Ben’s Menu 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Eyewitness News 6.00 Family Feud 6.30 The Project 7.30 The Bachelor Australia 8.40 Law & Order: SVU 10.40 Ripper Street 11.40 The Project 12.40 The Late Show With David Letterman 1.30 Infomercials 2.30 Home Shopping 4.00 Life Today With James Robinson 4.30 CBS This Morning

ELEVEN 6.00 Morning Programs 10.00 7th Heaven 11.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11.30 Frasier 12.00 Charmed 1.00 JAG 2.00 Judging Amy 3.00 Infomercials 3.30 Cheers 4.00 The King Of Queens 4.30 Laverne & Shirley 5.00 Beverly Hills, 90210 6.00 Family Feud 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.30 Rules Of Engagement 9.00 Don’t Trust The B---In Apartment 23 9.30 « Clueless (M) 11.30 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson 12.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 1.00 The King Of Queens 1.30 Becker 2.00 7th Heaven 3.00 Charmed 4.00 JAG 5.00 Home Shopping

7TWO 6.00 10.00 10.30 11.30 12.00

Morning Programs Coronation Street Dr Oz Four In A Bed Homicide: Life On The Street 2.00 All Saints 3.00 A Country Practice 4.00 George And Mildred 4.30 Coronation Street 5.00 Shortland Street 5.30 Homes Under The Hammer 6.30 Bargain Hunt 7.30 Catle 8.30 Criminal Minds 11.30 Seconds from Disaster 12.30 Bargain Hunt 1.30 Four In A bed 2.00 Harry’s Practice 2.30 Homicide: Life On The Street 4.30 Homes Under The Hammer

GEM 6.00 Morning Programs 10.30 Alive And Cooking 11.00 Friends 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News 1.00 « Cage Of Gold (PG) 2.50 Alive And Cooking 3.20 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 4.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.30 The People’s Court 6.30 Friends 7.30 A Current Affair 8.00 Heartbeat 9.05 New Tricks 10.10 Dalziel And Pascoe 11.25 Cold Case 12.25 Friends 1.00 Gideon’s Way 4.30 Enjoying Everyday Life With Joyce Meyer 5.00 Gideon’s Way

7MATE 6.00 Morning Programs 8.00 Good Luck Charlie 8.30 Austin & Ally 9.00 NBC Today 11.00 Motor Mate 1.00 Last Resort 2.00 Starsky & Hutch 3.00 Charlie’s Angels 4.00 Muscle Car 4.30 XTreme 4x4 5.00 Horsepower TV 5.30 Pimp My Ride 6.30 Seinfeld 7.30 Doomsday Preppers 8.30 Tattoo Nightmares 9.00 Ink Master 10.45 Bad Ink 11.45 SportsFan Clubhouse 1.00 Warehouse 13 3.00 Motor Mate

ONE 6.00 Infomercials 8.00 Motorsport 10.00 Football’s Greatest Teams 10.3 Omnisport 11.00 David Attenborough’s The Blue Planet 12.00 Law & Order: SVU 2.00 The Biggest Loser Australia 4.00 Get Smart 4.30 Keeping Up With The Jonses 5.30 iFish 6.00 Family Feud 6.30 M*A*S*H 7.30 Dads 8.00 Last Man Standing 8.30 « True Justice: Angel Of Death 10.30 Die On Your Feet 11.05 Brand X With Russell Brand 12.05 Get Smart 12.35 Omnisports

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VILLAGE VOICE TV GUIDE - Sat 13 - Fri 19 Ahhh, Goonies - what more can you say!

Brothers Mikey and Brandon and their friends Chunk, Mouth, Andy, Stef and Data set out to find One-Eyed Willys hidden fortune so that they can prevent developers building a golf course in place of their neighbourhood.

A great watch for all kids, this is a movie that every child should see.

If you haven’t introduced your kids to the wholesome, clean cut fun of the Goonies then tonight is your lucky night!

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6.00 WorldWatch 10.30 German News 11.00 Spanish News 12.00 Arabic News 1.00 Living Black 1.30 Inspector Rex 2.25 Destination Flavour Down Under 2.30 NITV News Week In Review 3.00 France 24 International News 3.30 Al Jazeera News 4.00 The Journal 4.30 PBS News Hour 5.30 Global Village 6.00 Shane Della’s Spice Journey 6.30 World News 7.30 The British 8.25 The Spice Trip 9.25 As It Happened 10.25 World News Late 11.00 «Mulholland Drive (MA 15+) 1.35 «The Guard Post (AV 15+) 3.50 Salam Father

SBS2

ABC

6.00 ABC News Breakfast 9.00 ABC News Mornings 10.00 One Plus One 10.30 At The Movies 11.00 Big Ideas 12.00 News 1.00 Silk 2.00 Walk On The Wild Side 2.30 Auction Room 2.55 Woodley 3.25 Kingdom 4.10 Doc Martin 5.00 News: Early Edition 5.30 The Drum 6.00 Eggheads 6.30 QI 7.00 News 7.30 7.30 NSW 8.00 Inspector George Gently 9.30 Whitechapel 10.20 Lateline 10.55 Problems 11.25 Rage 5.00 Rage

ABC2

6.00 Worldwatch 7.00 Russian News 7.30 Polish News 8.00 DW World Stories 8.30 Macedonian News 9.05 Croatian News 9.40 Serbian News 10.20 Portuguese News 11.05 Japanese News 11.40 Hong Kong News 12.00 Chinese News 12.30 Dutch News 1.00 Italian News 1.35 German News 2.05 Spanish News 3.05 Greek News 4.05 Ninja Warrior 4.30 Iron Chef 5.20 Vs Arashi 6.15 30 Rock 6.35 UEFA Europe League Highlights 7.30 Friday Feed 8.00 Knife Fight 8.30 The Pitch 9.20 Frisky Business 10.10 Lip Service 11.15 Savage U 11.40 Friday Feed 12.10 Him & Her 12.45 PopAsia 2.45 NHK World News In English From Tokyo

6.00 Children’s Programs 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4.10 Mister Maker 4.35 dirtgirlworld 4.45 Mike The Knight 5.00 The Legend Of Pirate Hootbeard 5.10 Lily’s Driftwood Bay 5.15 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 5.30 Charlie And Lola 5.45 Peppa Pig 6.05 Octonauts 6.20 Rastamouse 6.30 Bookaboo 6.50 Shaun The Sheep 7.00 Spicks And Specks 7.30 The Roast 7.40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 8.30 The Undateables 9.20 The Daters 9.30 Cherry Healey: Like A Virgin 10.30 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 11.15 The Roast 11.25 OJ Simpson: Caught On Camera 12.15 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 1.00 Late Programs

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6.00 Sunrise 9.00 The Morning Show 11.30 Morning News 12.00 « A Clean Kill (M) 2.00 The Daily Edition 3.00 The Chase 4.00 News At 4 5.00 Deal Or No Deal 5.30 Million Dollar Minute 6.00 PRIME7 News 6.30 News 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens 8.30 « My Best Friend’s Wedding (M) 10.50 « The Wolfman (AV 15+) 12.40 How The Other Half Live 1.30 Home Shopping

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs 2.55 The Jungle Book 3.05 The New Adventures Of Peter Pan 3.25 Arthur 3.50 Shaun The Sheep 3.55 Animalia 4.20 Prank Patrol 4.50 News On 3 4.55 Studio 3 5.00 Strange Hill High 5.20 YooHoo & Friends 5.35 The High Fructose Adventures Of Annoying Orange 5.50 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head 6.20 Endangered Species 6.50 News On 3 7.00 Horrible Histories 7.30 MI High 8.00 Good Game: SP 8.30 Slugterra 8.50 Lanfeust Quest 9.15 Sword Art Online 9.40 Ouran High School Host Club 10.00 Close

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TEN

6.00 Today 9.00 Mornings 11.00 News 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 1.00 Alive And Cooking 1.30 Extra 2.00 The Block Glasshouse 3.00 News Now 4.15 News 5.30 Hot Seat 6.00 News 7.00 WIN News 7.30 NRL 10.00 « Diamonds Are Forever (M) 12.30 WIN’s All Australian News 1.30 A Current Affair 2.00 «The Producers (M) 4.30 Good Morning America

GO!

6.00 Morning Programs 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 8.00 Family Feud 8.30 Studio 10 11.00 The Living Room 12.00 Dr Phil 1.00 The Doctors 2.00 The Hotel Inspector 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Entertainment Tonight 4.00 Ben’s Menu 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5.00 Eyewitness News 6.00 Family Feud 6.30 The Project 7.30 The Living Room 8.30 « 27 Dresses (PG) 10.50 The Project 11.50 The Late Show With David Letterman

ELEVEN

6.00 Children’s Programs 11.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic 11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 12.00 Extra 12.30 TMZ 1.00 TMZ Live 2.00 Big Brother 3.00 Extra 3.30 Max Steel 4.00 Kids’ WB Weekdays 4.05 Young Justice 4.30 ScoobyDoo! Mystery Incorporated 5.00 Batman 5.30 The Looney Tunes Show 6.00 « Scooby Doo And The Monster of Mexico (G) 7.30 Big Brother 8.00 «The Goonies(PG) 10.30 «Spaceballs (PG) 12.30 Big Brother 3.00 TMZ 3.30 Extra 4.00 Power Ranger’s Megaforce 4.30 PAW Patrol 4.50 Winx Club 5.10 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic

6.00 Morning Programs 10.00 7th Heaven 11.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11.30 Frasier 12.00 Charmed 1.00 JAG 2.00 Judging Amy 3.00 Infomercials 3.30 Cheers 4.00 The King Of Queens 4.30 Laverne & Shirley 5.00 Beverly Hills, 90210 6.00 Family Feud 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 7.30 So You Think You Can Dance 9.30 The Graham Norton Show 10.30 To Be Advised 11.50 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson 12.30 Everybody Loves Raymond 1.00 The King Of Queens 1.30 Becker 2.00 7th Heaven 3.00 Charmed 4.00 JAG 5.00 Shopping

7TWO 6.00 10.00 10.30 11.30 12.00

Morning Programs Coronation Street Dr Oz Four In A Bed Homicide: Life On The Street 2.00 All Saints 3.00 A Country Practice 4.00 George And Mildred 4.30 Coronation Street 5.00 Shortland Street 5.30 Homes Under The Hammer 6.30 « Enchanted (G) 8.30 Escape To The Country 9.30 Best Houses Australia 10.00 Target: Style The Nation 11.00 Cowboy Builders 12.00 Downsize Me 1.00 Harry’s Practice 1.30 Homicide: Life On The Street 4.30 Homes Under The Hammer 5.30 Shopping

GEM 6.00 Morning Programs 9.30 Shopping 10.30 Alive And Cooking 11.00 Friends 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News 1.00 « Dulcima (PG) 3.00 Alive And Cooking 3.30 Heartbeat 4.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.30 The People’s Court 6.30 Friends 7.30 A Current Affair 8.00 «Entrapment (PG) 10.15 «Just Cause (M) 12.20 «Convoy (M) 2.25 And Soon The Darkness (M) 4.10 Fear Is The Key

7MATE 6.00 Morning Programs 7.30 Fish Hooks 8.00 Good Luck Charlie 8.30 Austin & Ally 9.00 NBC Today 11.00 Motor Mate 1.00 Last Resort 2.00 Charlie’s Angels 3.00 Bid America!

4.00 Muscle Car 4.30 XTreme 4x4 5.00 Horsepower TV 5.30 Pimp My Ride 6.30 Seinfeld 7.00 AFL 11.00 «The Jackal (M) 1.30 « Dazed And Confused (M) 3.15 Late Programs

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By Karen Merry, Bianca Villa Throw rugs are a thing of the past. The latest trend is throw quilts. Even though winter has passed, are you still finding the nights a little bit on the chilly side.

At Bianca Villa we have just the thing to fix that, a THROW QUILT, and it can save you money as you won’t be needing to use the heater to keep warm.

Throw Quilts are more than just a blanket to keep you warm. They can also be a decorative item for the room. When you are not using it just drape it over the furniture ready for next time.

Throw quilts are very versatile and they can be used to great effect in a number of rooms, such as the living room, home theatre, and bedrooms. They can even be used outside on balconies, verandas, patios, and the like. Influencing you in the type of throw quilt you buy will be the actual place in which you will be using it.

When deciding what throw quilt you want you

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need to think about the practical side of it. The throw quilts at Bianca Villa are all machine washable so if you have kids or pets or if the quilt will be getting heavy usage you won’t have to worry about it getting a little dirty and having to take it to the dry cleaners.

Just throw it in the washing machine and it is done.

Bianca Villa has many colours and designs to choose from. It doesn’t matter what colour or type of furniture you have we are sure to have a throw quilt to suit.

A great way to help you choose the right throw quilt is to look at what furniture you already have.

For example if you have a solid coloured lounge, then the perfect partner would be a patterned throw quilt. If you have a patterned lounge then the perfect partner would be a solid coloured throw quilt. Choose a colour in the patter of your lounge and make that colour pop with the throw quilt.

Ensure you take into account the entire room so that you get the right look you are after.

Choosing A Real Estate Agent

By Christine Dodson, One Agency When it comes time to sell your home or investment property, it’s a good idea to get a few agents through to get their opinions on a number of areas, to find out how they work and what they have to offer you.

Two key areas all vendors want to know are; i. How much their property is worth and ii. What commission will be charged to sell it.

While these are two important points, you need to also consider how an agent will achieve a great price.

Here are some more points to consider.

How The Price of a Property is Determined

An agent should be researching sold prices of properties similar to yours to give them and you an indication of where your property sits in the market place. They should bring in a CMA or Comparative Market Analysis which will show properties that think are like yours and talk you through and pros and cons your property has in comparison and will justify the price they want you to market your property at.

Marketing

The way your property is marketed will help draw buyers to your home. The first step is presentation.

Agent can offer recommendations from anything as small as decluttering to larger considerations such

as having rooms freshly painted or professional styling done. Does the agent offer professional photography and floor plans? Find out how the agent will be marketing your property, where they are advertising it. In today’s digital world, internet sites such as domain.com.au and realestate.com. au play a huge role in attracting buyers however other forms of advertising such as magazines and newspapers shouldn’t be neglected. As buyers are viewing many properties in one day, what do they have to walk away with and remember you property by? Brochures are a great way to achieve this. Does the agent have an active buyer database and do they work closely with their buyer contacts?

Negotiation Skills

When interviewing an agent and quizzing them on how they work and what they have to offer if you list with them, you need to make sure that you feel comfortable with them but also that they have your best interest at heart. Don’t forget, you are the one paying the agent, do you feel confident they will work well for you and negotiate the best price on your behalf? It’s good to ask for past examples of how agents have stood their ground and negotiated the best possible outcome for in a vendors interest.

Ask for testimonials from previous vendors.

agents from out of area such as the Blue Mountains encroaching on the Lithgow market. General consensus is that out of area agents will achieve a better price for properties in the Lithgow market, which shouldn’t be an issue if agents are talking you through how they are determining the price they are putting on your property.

The disadvantage of using out of town agents is that quite often if they are travelling a way to show your property, the inspections will only happen when the agent has scheduled an open home, or with ample notice. At One Agency, we find more and more buyers are walking through our shopfront door after viewing properties with other agents and wanting to inspect properties they have seen in our window immediately. This is invaluable as we’re finding in excess of 50% of buyers are now coming from Sydney.

Commissions

Before considering a commission from agent, work out what is important to you. Do you feel that the agent will work in your best interest and do you feel comfortable with them representing you. Are you happy with the marketing, most top agents in Lithgow charge around the same price for commission.

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YOUR HOME

Spring is here and so are the blossoms

By Barbara Moran, GoodEarth As winter comes to an end, one of the first trees to show their blossoms are the Deciduous Magnolias.

The Magnolias in Lithgow’s Main Street provide a spectacular display every Spring with their tuliplike blooms.

Magnolias are relatively slow growing and prefer a protected position although these specimens seem to flourish and flower with not much attention at all.

Choosing a magnolia can be easy these days as there are many varieties to suit your cold climate garden space. Magnolias prefer a well mulched soil to keep their roots cool and require some protection from the hot afternoon sun. The most common variety you see in most gardens is Magnolia x soulangeana with its pink, white and mauve blossoms which cover the bare branches prior to the deciduous leaves appearing. This variety is a hybrid which was bred in France in the 1820’s. It is quite hardy and there are many examples of Magnolia x soulangeana in Lithgow.

If you would like to try something different then two of the spectacular newer varieties such as Vulcan with a large Dark Pink Blossom or Black Tulip with its remarkable Dark Purple Blossoms will make a stunning addition to your garden. These varieties are suitable for small gardens reaching around 4 to 5 metres.

If you are looking for a smaller variety then Magnolia Stellata or Star Wars will grow to approximately 2 to 3 metres in height and width with white star shapes blossoms. For the larger garden try Magnolia Neil McEachern which can exceed 6-7 metres. This variety has pink and white tulip shaped blossoms.

The Prunus cerasifera Nigra (Flowering Plum) are also providing a remarkable display at the moment.

It is commonly planted as a street tree due to it’s hardy nature. Classed as a small tree it will grow to approximately 5 metres high and 4 metres wide.

The pink blossoms will be replaced with deciduous burgundy leaves until Autumn.

Spring is the perfect time to go for a drive to see what is in flower and it is well worth a visit to the Village of Rydal to view the Daffodils and the local gardens.

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Date

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Contact

Lions Flea Market

1st Saturday of the Month

8:30am - 1:30pm

Lions Club Dr, Kelso

(02) 6337 1203

Mudgee Anglican Church Market

1st Saturday of the Month

9:00am - 1:00pm

6 Church St, Mudgee

(02) 6372 2336

Oberon Tablelands Way Country Markets

1st Saturday of the Month

8:00am - 12:00pm

104 Oberon St, Oberon

(02) 6335 5241

Bathurst Flea Markets

1st Sunday of the Month

7:00am - 1:00pm

Russell St, Bathurst

(02) 6331 5453

Blackheath Community Market

1st Sunday of the Month

9:00am - 1:00pm

Blackheath Public School

Leura First Sunday Market

1st Sunday of the Month

9:00am - 2:00pm

Leura Public School

Portland Tidy Towns Market

1st Saturday of the Month

9:00am - 2:00pm

Williwa St, Portland

Mudgee Lions Club Lawson Park Market

2nd Saturday of the Month

8:00am - 1:00pm

Lawson Park, Mudgee

0432 021 863

Rylstone Artisan & Produce Markets 2nd Saturday of the Month 9:00am - 1.30pm

Memorial Hall, Louee Street, Rylstone

(02) 6379 6202

Masonic Markets Portland 2nd Sunday of the month 9:00am - 1:00pm

Mason Hall on Wolgan Street Portland

0429 825 004

Bathurst Showground Markets

Kendall Avenue, Bathurst

(02) 6331 3175

2nd Sunday of the Month

9:00am - 1:00pm

Blackheath Growers Market 2nd Sunday of the Month 9:00am - 1:00pm Great Western Hwy

& Gardiner Crescent, Blackheath

(02) 4572 6260

Katoomba Craft Market 2nd Sunday of the Month 9:00am - 2:00pm

St. Canice’s Catholic Church Hall, 158 Katoomba Street

(02) 4782 7672

Lithgow Lions Club Community Markets 2nd Sunday of the Month 9.00am - 1.00pm

Lithgow Showground, Civic Ballroom

0434 016 2790

Kandos Market

Not On This Month 9:00am - 1:00pm

Angus Ave & Jaques St, Kandos

(02) 6379 4380

Mudgee Farmers Market

3rd Saturday of the Month

57 Market St, Mudgee

0407 837 739

8:00am - 1:00pm

Blackheath Arts & Crafts Market 3rd Sunday of the Month 10:00am - 3:00pm Community Hall,

Great Western Hwy Blackheath

(02) 4782 7672

Capertee Markets

3rd Sunday of every Month

Castlereagh Hwy Capertee (02) 6359 0054

Hartley Farmer’s Market

3rd Sunday of every Month

9.00am - 2.00pm

Hartely Historic Village

0429 829 547

Bathurst Region Farmers Market

4th Saturday of the Month

8:00am - 12:00pm

Kendall Ave, Bathurst

(02) 6368 1104

Gulgong Markets

4th Saturday of the Month

8.30am

Mudgee

0447 417 741

Cooerwull School (Primary) Main Street

0429 829 547

Lithgow Regional Markets 4th Sunday of the Month 9.00am - 1.00pm

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WHAT’S ON

Markets are on again!

This weekend will see the second Lithgow Lions Markets, following on from the great success of the first event in August.

The market was a great day out for the entire family, and this month it’s shaping up to be even better.

It’s wonderful to see such support for a local market, and we hope to see it continue to grow over the coming months.

The markets are on this Sunday, 14 September, so why not get out, support the event and have a great day with your family?

History Week

On Friday 12 September 2014 at 5.00 pm, the 2014 John Wellings Award Presentation winners will receive their awards/prizes. John Wellings was a local historian who held a strong belief in the benefits of learning about history and who encouraged children to learn about local history. This year’s entries by local school children on the theme of “The Great War” are currently on display at the Lithgow Library.

The final History @ the Library event will be on Monday 29 September 2014, at 5.00 pm with guest speaker Greg Patmore speaking on the politics of Federation and Lithgow.

Lithgow City Council Mayor Maree Statham expressed her excitement at the extensive line-up of speakers, saying: “Lithgow has a strong history of patriotism and sacrifice during wartime. Our men, women and children gave generously and often tragically to our country. To hear even just some of their stories, is to follow a thread back into time and have them live just a little longer.”

All History Week events will be held at the Lithgow Library Learning Centre, 157 Main Street Lithgow.

Lez Fender’s new CD, Mistakes and Heartbreaks was launched at Lithgow Hotel last Friday.

A large crowd gathered to celebrate the launch and listen to Lez sing and play pieces from the album.

The album, which features 10 songs written and performed by Lez, is currently available from Rock Sounds and Hi Fi on Main St, Lithgow, and can also be downloaded from iTunes.

A great listen for all music fans.

What’s On @ The Lithgow Hotel Wednesday Night 8.30pm Lez Fenders Totally Cool Karaoke $6.00 House Spirits 8.30pm till 11.30pm Thursday Night 7.30pm Brain Buster Trivia 1st Prize $100.00 2nd Prize $50.00 3rd Prize $25.00 (Lithgow Vouchers) Plus CASH Jackpot prize, This week $130.00

The markets are held at the Tony Luchetti Showground, Civic Ballroom, this Sunday 14 September from 9 am to 1pm

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS Art & Craft Exhibition, Friday 12th September Opening Night 7pm $15 per person Adults Only Saturday 13th September, Sunday 14th September, 10am – 4pm Gold Coin Entry Devonshire Teas will be available throughout the day Zig Zag Public School, Victoria Avenue, Lithgow Ph: 6351 2352

An Art & Craft Fair will be held by the residents of Treeview Estates Retirement Village on Saturday 13th September from 10.00am to 3.00pm. Come along and do some early Xmas shopping.

On Sunday, September 14th, Anglican Archbishop, Glenn Davies, is coming to Lithgow. You’re very welcome to join us for this visit at St Paul’s Anglican Church, Lithgow (corner Roy & Railway St). 8am for our classic Anglican service 10am for our contemporary service with children’s programmes.

For more information visit www.lithgowchurch.org.au or call 6351 3070

Lithgow Gateway Toastmasters next speech contest will be held on Wednesday the 17th of September.

The speech contest is sure to feature a fantastic display of humorous and impromptu speeches. Entry is free.

The Lithgow Branch Australian Red Cross will be holding a fundraising movie at Lithgow Valley Community Cinema Friday 19 September at 2pm.

Subscription $12 for Movie and Afternoon Tea. The movie is MISS POTTER, about the life of Beatrix Potter. For bookings Phone 63 522424 or 63512798.

A Psychic Fair will be held at the Lithgow Spiritual Centre Saturday 20th September 10am to 4pm.

Admission Free.

Palmistry, Clairvoyance, Tarot Reading, Psychometry, Aura Drawing All Readings $15.00 each For more information call further 0263523779

There will be a FREE family Fun day in Portland on September 24th: Featuring a jumping castle, Mr whippy, gross motor activities, face painting/ tattoos, coloured hair spray, free sausage sizzle and games for school aged children and the Aboriginal health bus for free health screening.

Meadow Flat Market Day is on September 28 from 9.30 am.

There will be plants, jewellery, candles, books, handicrafts, poutry, and much more.

There is still time to book a stall, call 6359 5276.

The Markets are at the Meadow Flat Recreation Ground, Behind the school and just off the highway.

The 62nd year anniversary of the closing of the Glen Davis Shale Oil Refinery will be remembered on the long weeked 4th, 5th & 6th October 2014. An invitation is extended to ex-residents, their relatives and any other interested persons to attend and learn of this interesting town.

For more info: June & Charlie 63522769 or Bernie & Jeanne 63531384

Stall holders are wanted for the Lithgow Region’s NAIDOC Celebrations on Friday 10 October at Lake Wallace.

Community stalls have no cost, but there is a cost for commerical stalls.

If you’re interested in booking a stall contact 0411 507 230 or email mingaan. lithgow@ymail.com

A Spring Garden Party will be held in the gardens of Hoskins Memorial Church on Friday 10 October from 10am - 2pm.

There will be white elephant, cake and book stalls, with Devonshire teas and light lunch available.

A garden tour will also be contcutec at 1pm.

A fundraising Card Making Day will be held at Hoskins Church Parish Centre on Saturday 11 October between 10.30-2pm.

Cost is $20 and will include pack of assorced car, ribbon, papers. RSVP by 1 October, 0413 060 115.

Lunch is BYO, but tea and biscuits will be available for 50c.

For more information call 0413 060 115.

Portland Red Cross will be holding their famous morning tea on Monday 20th October at 10.30am at Cullen Bullen Progress Hall cost $15. Please contact our president Agnes Tilley on 6359 0546 if you wish to attend.

The Portland Tidy Town Swap Meet and Show & Shine will be held on Sunday 26 October at Kremer Park, Portland. Entries are being welcomed from the following catgories: Best Truck, Best Car, Best Bike, Unrestored Truck, Unrestored Car, Unrestored Bike, Vintage Truck, Vintage Car, Vintage Bike.

For more information call Garry on 6355 4134 or 0412 417 868.

The Lithgow Knitting Group meets every Thursday.

For more information please call Jay Goorie 63521080, or Shirley 63513441.

Bring your own needles and wool if you have them.

If you don’t have any they can be provided. All ages are welcome. Absolute beginners are welcome.

The Wallerawang Lidsdale Progress Association are looking for new members. If you’re interested the committee meets every month on the first Tuesday at the Wallerawang Bowling Club at 6.30 pm.

Lithgow City Band is looking for a Percussionist.

Mostly drum kit, but able to read a percussion music score.

This is not a paid position but a great start up opportunity Tuesday rehearsals 5-7pm and playouts as scheduled.

Judy Kinnear (Musical Director) 63552218 or Don White 0413034508 or email lithgowcitybandinfo@gmail. com

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Congratulations Happy 21st Birthday Jordan 17th September 2014 All our love. Mum,Dad, Jai, Nan, Pop, Ma, Da, Aunty Sue, David, Jacob, Juanita and Aunty Bon

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The Portland Spring Fair to be held on October 25th has a few spaces remaining for stall holders.

Community groups, information stands and comercial stands are all welcome.

For details please contact Kellie Evans on 0429 001 918.

Dragon boat paddling, training for the 2014-2015 season Sundays 9 am Lake Wallace.

Social, competitive, juniors to grandmasters paddling. Paddle for fitness and competition. Team, regional, state, nationals.

Flashdragons, part of Dragon Boats NSW Inc. Pam 0428 633 953 or Jane 0407 990 613

Saturday 25 October Kremer Park Showground

Parade 9:30 Gates Open 10am

2014 Wallnuts painting murals around town all weekend.

Tidy Towns Swap Meet at Kremer Park Sunday Morning

Market Stalls and Performers wanted.

Call Barbara for more information on 0467 590 648

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YOUR FAMILY

Time to spring clean your workout Spring is officially here and presents you with a fantastic opportunity to spring clean your workout and make those changes you’ve been looking for.

Anytime Fitness Lithgow has come up with a few tips to help its members and the local community get summer ready.

“Spring brings lots of fresh starts and while it sounds cliché, it’s the best time of the year to revitalise your routine,” said Jane Coates, Anytime Fitness Lithgow Club Manager. “The cold weather is gone for another six months so you can commit to getting energised and making the most of the longer, warmer days.”

First and foremost, Anytime Fitness recommends you identify your goals.

“Have a clear picture of what you want to achieve,” Jane said. “Write it down, and remind yourself of it every day – you need to know what it is you’re aiming for in order to accomplish it.”

“It’s also important to plan out how you’re going to get there as this will make the task much less daunting and give you the confidence to achieve and get to where you want to be.”

With warmer weather comes the ‘social season’ and exercising is no different.

“It’s a great time and opportunity to motivate your friends to join you. Exercising with others can provide great inspiration,” Jane said.

“Having someone who is relying on you to turn up

and go on a health and well-being journey with them can also be a strong motivator.”

One final tip – stay positive and remember that all goals take time! As long as you’re committed and

consistent you’ll see the results you’re after.

For more information on Anytime Fitness and the ways in which they can help you, visit www. anytimefitness.com.au or call 6351 4251.

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Sporting Sponsorship Program 2014/2015 Centennial Coal Incorporating Angus Place, Clarence and Springvale Mines Centennial Coal is committed to being a responsible member of the communities in which we operate and in accordance with this value we are again offering an opportunity for Sporting Organisations and individuals requiring sporting assistance, within the Greater Lithgow Area, to submit applications for sporting sponsorship consideration.

These areas include - Lithgow, Portland, Wallerawang, Clarence, Mt Victoria & Blackheath The selection committee will consider each sporting submission in line with Centennial’s corporate strategy and core values.

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Written submissions are to be received no later than 30th September 2014 to be eligible, and no requests for sporting assistance will be considered outside of this period. Submissions should provide the following information: Organisation Name and ABN (if applicable)/ Individuals Name Postal Address Contact Person and Contact Details A brief description of organisation, purpose and objectives A brief outline of involvement within the community and achievements The project for which funds will be utilised

Completed submissions should be addressed as follows: Sporting Sponsorship Program Centennial Coal Company Ltd Western Operations Locked Bag 1002 Wallerawang NSW 2845 or Email - fiona.vandervelden@centennialcoal.com.au Fiona Van Der Velden Telephone 02 6355 9807

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An exhibition of photography by Cooerwull students in classes 4/5/6M was opened last Friday at Eskbank House and Museum.

The opening was well attended with friends and family showing up to support the students and admire their work. It was standing room only, with all the seats taken before the opening started.

Before the opening, Sherryn McConnell took a moment to speak, thanking the students for their hard work and the parents for helping make it happen.

Afterward the exhibition was officially opened by Olwyn King, who encouraged the students to develop on their talent through hard work. The students then took their turn to speak, standing to present flowers to those who had helped them get the exhibition off the ground.

Wendy Hawkes, the Cultural Development Officer from Lithgow City Council, also had a few words, complimenting the students on the high quality of their work. “These photographs help you see a child’s view of the world,” she said. A keen photographer herself, Wendy Hawkes actually helped the students hone their photography skills early in semester one when she held a workshop on perspective. “It was wonderful to see how the students built on my advice and the advice of others who came to the school to help them.”

The exhibition, showing tremendous talent, and encompassing a wide array of photographs is still on display at Eskbank House and Museum where it will run in the Courtyard Gallery until 21 September.

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HEALTH & FITNESS

Western Wildfires The RedAss Mountain Bike Championship is coming to Lithgow

The RedAss Downhill State Championship is coming to Lithgow.

As the biggest downhill mountain bike event in NSW the RedAss NSW/ACT Downhill State Series will attract high-profile athletes from all over the state who will race for the prestigious State Championship titles here in Lithgow.

“At last years event I was pleased to present local rider Joel Willis with the 2013 Under 19’s State Championship and I’m looking forward to seeing a strong contingent of local riders at this year’s event.”

Lithgow City Council Mayor Maree Statham went

on to say “Events such as this bring not only riders but supporters and spectators to town, boosting the economic benefits from staging events.”

The event is held in cooperation with the Central Tablelands Mountain Bike Club at Lithgow’s Pony Express track on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September. The event centre will be based at the Lithgow Pony Club with shuttled transport for racers to the start line. Practice runs will be all day Saturday and race runs will commence on Sunday at lunch time. Come and get a piece of the action, entry is free for spectators.

Be sure about your core

By Carol Stevens, Lithgow Physiotherapy There are many misconceptions about ‘Core Stability’ which have become popular in both the rehabilitation and fitness industries in recent years. Physiotherapists often see people who have fallen victim to a misguided approach to core training, and have undertaken exercise regimes that have led to back pain and/or related hip and leg problems, which can be linked to improperly ’training their core’.

‘Core stability training’ has often mistakenly become synonymous with ‘strengthening your abs’ (abdominal muscles). Unfortunately the outcomes of recent research have been misunderstood and many of the ‘core muscle training’ programs offered are poorly conceived and delivered, frequently adopting directives such as ‘suck the stomach in” or “pull the belly button in” – with the emphasis on ‘pulling in’, ‘holding’ and curling the spine forward.

Overworking the Rectus Abdominis muscles (the ‘six pack’) can create too much tightness around the centre of the body which can adversely affect spinal posture. Also, it means you are not focusing

on training the correct muscles, the Transverse Abdominis, so you are not improving your core stability at all. This can lead to: Increasing incidence of low back pain and allied disorders; Unhelpful and unsupportive breathing patterns; Neck and shoulder tension and pain; Stress urinary incontinence.

Your Core Muscles do not only refer to the abdominal musculature, but also consists of the lower back muscles and the pelvic floor muscles, and quite importantly the muscles of the hips and shoulders.

Improved control of the ‘core’ enables the pelvis and base of the spine to better support posture and movements of the whole spinal column. Core control is also fundamental in being able to perform all your daily activities, such as running, bending, lifting, throwing; as well as being able to develop functional strength effectively and safely without placing unhealthy stresses on the spine.

A strong core can lead to the improved performance of activities in everyday life, as well as injury prevention, chronic back pain reduction, and enhanced sports performance.

The Western Wildfires major sponsor Auscoal Super along with local sponsor the Lithgow Hotel are winding up players for the commencement of the 2014/15 season.

Our first major tournament will be the state titles in Armidale from 12-17 October where we will play clubs from the Southern Highlands, Canberra, Newcastle, Tamworth, Sydney, Port Macquarie, Central Coast in what will be a hotly contested championship in the lead up to the National Titles taking place in Melbourne.

Early season practice sessions have seen players Neville Castle, Steve Walsh, Graeme Glazebrook and Mark McKinnon sharpening their skills for the Armidale tournament.

Opening bowler David Hicks has had some shoulder problems which he is working overtime to get right in time. This follows his opening bowler partner Laurie Northey who broke down with a shoulder injury last year.

The team for Armidale State titles is: Grahame Danaher (Captain), Ross Baker (Vice Captain), Gil McGrath, Denis Drummond, Bruce Pearce, Greg Bennett, Mark McKinnon, Steve Walsh, Graeme Glazebrook, David Hicks, Neville Castle

Due to a few last minute hiccups, there is an opening for one more player if anyone over 60 is interested. Contact Club Captain, Grahame Danaher on 0419 977 962 for further information.

Portland Golf Update Community Supplied Only a small field contested the Father and Child 2 Ball Better Ball, with Terry and Rohan Griffiths being victorious with 39 stableford points. Jamie Sharp and Stephen Stait also carded 39 pts to win the minor segment, with Dennis Hartfield and Bob Anlezark compiling 37 pts. Next weekend will see a 18 hole stableford, so dust off your sticks and see you out there. The Stableford Comp will also be a medley event.

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Local athletes selected to represent Australia in Taekwondo

Central West Athletes to compete at the 6th Commonwealth Taekwondo championships to be held in Scotland, November 2014 Bryce Altman and Misty Walsh from the Haktari Taekwondo Academy in Lithgow NSW are joining the National Taekwondo Team to represent Australia at the 6th Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships to be held in Scotland, 15th & 16th November 2014.

Bryce and Misty were chosen along with two other athlete from Haktari Taekwondo Academy, Lauren Corney and Hayley Robson; a great testament to the training and coaching of Master Jeff Crane 6th Dan Black Belt in Taekwondo.

Sadly Lauren was already committed to a tournament in Indonesia and Hayley broke her wrist and is unable to compete.

Both Bryce (2nd Dan Black Belt) and Misty (4th Dan Black Belt) have already achieved success at State, National and International levels and the opportunity to represent Australia at the 6th Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships is a significant opportunity and recognition of Bryce and Misty’s athletic abilities.

Not only will Bryce and Misty be representing Australia but they will also be representing the greater Lithgow and Central West areas of NSW, carrying on the long tradition that our community has had in producing elite athletes that have competed on the world stage.

Unlike other higher profile sports in Australia, Taekwondo does not currently receive funding and athletes are required to provide or raise their own support so that they can compete at national and international events. Bryce and Misty cannot compete at the international level or represent Australia without the support of the local community and businesses.

The cost of competing at the 6th Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships in Scotland has been set at $4800.00 per athlete. The cost includes travel, accommodation, Australian Uniform and Tracksuit, all meals, insurance and also the provision of trainers and coaches. The cost also includes a Taekwondo training camp in the lead up to the Commonwealth Championships.

If you’re interested in offering funding or sponsorship support please contact: Ian Altman on 0412 682 819 or ian@ianaltman.com

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