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Issue 158

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28 April 2017

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ANZAC day was once again observed this week, and with current world affairs offering worrying signs, it is important to reflect on the sacrifice made by so many, so that Australia is able to enjoy the freedom it does.

By Rich Evans ANZAC Day services are always well attended throughout the region, from the dawn service in Portland to the main Lithgow service in Queen Elizabeth Park, people turn out in the hundreds to commemorate the brave service men and women who came before them. The close proximity of Ironfest to Anzac Day allowed for an additional spectacle as many military vehicles and reenactors (many of whom are ex-servicemen or currently serving) provided additional vehicles and props in the march. Australia does not ‘celebrate’ ANZAC Day, it is a day of remembrance. One of the hardest things with ANZAC day is for younger generations to understand the true horrors of war. In World War 1, over 60,000 Australian’s were killed and over 150,000 wounded. In World War 2 over 27,000 were killed and 23,000 were

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wounded, with an additional 8200 dying in captivity after being taken prisoner. The numbers drop dramatically in later wars in Malaya, Indonesia, Korea, Vietnam, and more recent deployments, with fewer than 5000 being killed in those conflicts combined. It does not however lessen their sacrifice in any way. ANZAC Day should be an annual reminder to all Australian’s why we should be striving for peaceful solutions to the regions conflicts. I for one would be heart broken to be sending my children off to war as so many parents did back then.

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NEWS From the Editor Last week at the inaugural WORDinGOW poetry slam, I got up and performed a piece of poetry. Truth be told, it was a song I wrote 19 years ago, without the music. At the time I wrote it I was in a very different place in my life, and the lyrics/words relate my struggle with depression and thoughts of not being enough and ultimately, ending it all. I decided to share this poem as it still speaks to me to this day - what I wasn’t prepared for was the upswell of emotions that came with it. As I said to one of my close friends the following day “once you take the genie out of the bottle, there is no getting it back in” and I spent possibly the busiest week I have recently experienced, facing demons I had kept in control for the longest time. What i spoke about last Wednesday was my personal ongoing battle with depression. I have an amazing wife, three beautiful kids, strong and deep friendships with people I dearly love, yet I still have days where I am fighting just to put one foot in front of another. My way of coping is to keep moving. Get Up, Get Dressed, and Get it Done. You may see me doing a lot in the community and being an out there kind of guy, but really I am so far out of my comfort zone doing a lot of these things I feel like I am in free fall. I have to do a lot of things because the happy life the world sees is nothing more than a very thin veneer on a scared little boy. I don’t know when it started, I just know that almost every day of my life that I can remember, I am grateful for what I have. We all have dark moments, shadows in our minds that need to be faced, and sadly in our region, we have lost too many people in the short space of this year that if we just had of reached out may have had a chance. I commend the Council on focusing their attention on this issue, but that is not the answer. I applaud Ana for her stellar efforts in getting the chill out space running and all the events and programs she put together as part of Subliminal, a month long festival created to talk about Mental Health and bring the issues so rarely acknowledged let alone communicated into the light. However - we still need to address this at a real human and community level. My tools for coping are mine. They may not work for anyone else, and they don’t need to. Everyone on this journey experiences their own unique version of depression, and we don’t need to have the answer for them, we just need to be there to listen and help them find their own path - whatever that may be. I have shared more about my own issues in he past week than I ever thought I would. I am not sure why, but I get the feeling that it is the right thing to have done. I want my sons and my daughter to know that it is OK to talk, and to ask for a shoulder to cry on. I want my friends of any age to know that my door is always open and I am always here to listen. I am a good listener, I don’t listen to respond, I listen to understand. That is what has led to me offering up my own experiences, as hard as that has been. I have listened to this conversation become politicised and debated that is not what we need. In this increasingly scary world, we need to know that someone has our back, and that no matter how far down the road we have gone, there is always a reason to turn back and find the path back home. Remember if you are in crisis or need suicide prevention support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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Your Say Submitted by community members Here is what people are saying on faceboko about Ironfest Lost World! “First time we have attended ironfest, we so much to see and do. The efforts put fantastic. Young and old enjoyed the day. ironfest for a family outing. Definitely be

had a great day, into costumes is Fully recommend there next year”

Cheryl Gatt “I spent 2 days at Ironfest and still did not manage to see all the shows. This year is spent a lot more time looking at the stalls and talking to the stall holders and visitors and was very intrigued at the wide variety of people who visited the show, some for the very first time.” David Rawsthorne “The Guild Hall was fascinating. A wonderful addition to the already intriguing Blacksmith area. Looking forward to seeing it grow next year.” Wendy Anne Hawkes “Ironfest is Lithgow’s most surprising and interesting event. 2 days and we didn’t manage to see everything. My kids and I were entertained the whole time. Can’t wait for next year “ Renee Stanton Difranco “Thoroughly enjoyed my first ironfest experience. A great day of entertainment. Congratulations to organisers.” Sherrell Murray “I spent all weekend taking as many photos just of individuals and/ or couples in costume as I could but I am still discovering album after album (on Facebook) of characters I never even spotted...” Brian Maranda “We invited family from Sydney along, and we all had a blast! The Battles were so entertaining, and the entertainers were awesome . Something for everyone, whether you want to be a spectator or immerse yourself in the whole crazy scene.” Vicki-Lee Curry Send your letters to the editor to editor@villagevoice.net.au for publication in the Village Voice. Remember, the Village Voice is your paper and the more feedback we get from the community, the more we can do to help with isuues in the region.

Portland food scene hotting up From the Magpie Whisperer

‘The London Court Cafe and Restaurant’ is the somewhat majestic name of a new dine-in and takeaway that’s just opened in Portland. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, the menu lists ‘Aussie and Indian’ meals - with the emphasis on Indian cuisine. And a home delivery service is also available. But Portland’s small population means that the customer base is limited, so attracting people from adjacent areas is essential. And it helps if potential diners know something about Indian food. Indian food has many subgroups: from mouthwatering curries, to different kinds of breads, fragrant rices and side dishes. In India, each state has a defining dish and India has more cuisines than most other countries. Anyone who dines on even the most simple Indian dish will praise it for its spices and aromatic flavours. The reason behind the popularity and success of Indian food lies in its ‘chemical’ makeup. Western food flavours are mixed, and overlap on a molecular level to provide an overlapping taste. However, Indian dishes tend to use ingredients that don’t have overlapping flavours, and food experts believe this is why Indian food is so universally popular. All dishes contain different flavour compounds or mix of ingredients to create the desired taste. But researchers have determined that the less flavour compounds there are in a dish, the more likely it will be delicious. They found that most Indian dishes use just one overarching flavour, like cayenne or coriander, as opposed to the mesh of flavours that constitute Western dishes. Basic ingredients like coconut and onion have overlapping flavours and Indian dishes rarely mix the two. Indians have been used to cooking with one particular flavour for generations, and it’s what makes their cuisine so distinctive. Portland residents who have not experienced an authentic Indian curry might try the new cafe. If you’re concerned about the food being too ‘hot’, just ask for a ‘mild’ curry when ordering. Another restaurant in Portland, featuring a different cuisine, is good for the town and should encourage more visitors. The restaurant’s success will depend on consistently good food, good service and good value - and more people being more adventurous, more often.

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A sculptural delight by local artist, Tim Johnman

The Lithgow Nationals Office 35 Main Street is open Every Thursday 10am- 2PM To arrange Interviews in Lithgow with your Local NSW Nationals MP’s The Federal Member for Calare Andrew Gee & The Member for Bathurst & Minister for Lands, Forestry, and Racing Paul Toole Authorised by B McNeilly Lithgow Branch NSW National Party 35 Main Street Lithgow

PUBLIC NOTICE Notification of Drilling Activities EL6974 – Newnes Plateau Centennial Coal’s Springvale Colliery advises the planned commencement of exploration drilling within Exploration Licence (EL) 6974. The exploration drilling program will consist of up to six boreholes and will take place on Newnes Plateau within the Newnes State Forest). The objectives of the proposed activity are: • To establish additional groundwater and stygofauna monitoring sites in accordance with Springvale’s approved monitoring programs; and. • Providing additional coal quality and structure information in the existing lease area. Following drilling, all boreholes not converted to monitoring sites will be sealed. Boreholes identified to be utilised as monitoring locations will be constructed as standpipes with lockable steel monument covers.

The Lithgow community thoroughly enjoyed the Official Launch of the art created by Tim Johnman on the Library wall in Burns Lane. Lithgow Tidy Towns Chairperson, Sue Graves, welcomed official guests Paul Toole, Member for Bathurst, Dick and Yvonne Austen, Stephen Lesslie, Mayor of Lithgow and Councillors Wayne McAndrew and Cass Coleman. The cheeky creation of stainless steel ants carrying antique books up the library wall into a hidden stash gives much pleasure to our citizens and visitors to Lithgow and they were created by local artist, Tim Johmnan, here in Lithgow at his workshop at the old pottery. Tim Johnman is a local sculptor who has over twenty

years experience working for zoos, NPWS, council parks and children’s playgrounds. He has sculpted everything from life size crocodiles and elephants to a giant centipede. Lithgow Tidy Towns is very proud to now have his work on a laneway wall in Lithgow. Sue Graves warmly thanked the donors for the project, NSW Government Community Partnerships Grants, and Dick and Yvonne Austen, without whom this project would not have come to fruition. Thank you also to Lithgow City Library for hosting the Official Launch in their wonderfully refurbished premises, a warm and welcoming environment for all.

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Above: Tim Johnman and Clr Cass Coleman. Inset: one of the books on the wall.

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Ironfest… an inside view.

By Rich Evans

By now most readers would have seen the hundreds if not thousands of photos posted all over social media from the Ironfest Lost World weekend. The costumes were mind blowing, the entertainment was over the top, the crowds were huge - these are all undeniable facts and have been clearly documented by both local and national media as well as all the passionate participants. My role as President of Ironfest and co-ordinator of ticketing and media gave me a very unique vantage point to view the weekend from, and so rather than rehash what has already been said or deliver page after page of photo gallery, I felt that maybe a behind the scenes view might give our readers an appreciation for just what goes in to the event. The planning and co-ordination of Ironfest Lost World started back in April last year, straight after the 2016 Ironfest. That is when the production and creative teams came together to start the planning for this year’s event. It was always going to be a big year in 2017, despite the fact that it was the 18th Ironfest, the unique festival is in a second growth phase and fast becoming a nationally relevant event. I was bought on as president in December last year and over the last 5 months have seen the thousands of hours, many headaches and huge hurdles the festival has to jump in order to run seamlessly over the weekend. The Ironfest week begins as soon as we can get access to the showground which this year was Tuesday after the Gem show was fully packed up and the grounds were clear, work began. First of all the grounds are dressed with hessian, screens, flags and bunting, which is more than likely not noticed at all by the audience but is very important to create the right feel for Ironfest. The ticket office is placed at the gate, the tents begin going up and by Tuesday afternoon, the first of our very eager participants are showing up. Throughout Wednesday and Thursday, the pace increases with more of the same and by Thursday afternoon, the show ground is beginning to become the Kingdom of Ironfest. Come Friday morning, market stall holders start coming in droves. As the festival now opens on Friday evening for the $5 preview, 90% of stallholders are on site and ready to go for this. This year over 300 people attended the preview, not a bad turn out considering that it is mostly locals that come down for a look. By the time Saturday morning arrived, I was already quite worn out but still had two 12+ days ahead of me. The entire Ironfest crew were on site early and getting the finishing touches done, ready to open the gates at 9am. When the gates opened and the early starters flooded in, we thought there would be some small respite, however, we found the was not the case. The ticket lines were constant from 9am until 2pm in the afternoon, the new electronic ticketing and online pre-sales meant that we did not have long lines of people as we had done in previous years. The people coming through the gate had come from all over the country, Canberra, Melbourne, some down from Brisbane, and many from Sydney and surrounds. The costumes were ranging from the basic things you might pick up at the local costume shop to huge home made inventions that defied logic such as the mechanical wings worn by one lady and even the aeroplane bike created by a local. Ironfest has become one of the most anticipated events on the subculture calendar, but it has not had as much impact on local audiences, despite the clear economic benefit it brings to the region. One common piece of feedback is the price, however as a father of three kids, a family 2 day pass for just $140 allowing both ,myself and may wife and our 3 kids unlimited entry is not expensive at all. Sure you have to pay for food on that, but lets be honest - taking my kids to the movies and buying popcorn and some drinks costs about the same at a metropolitan cinema. If you are an adult and coming by yourself for a couple of hours, you are missing the point. Ironfest is something you come to ALL DAY at the very minimum if you have even a hope of seeing everything on offer. Parking was at a premium over the weekend with cars parked all the way up to the visitor centre, completely filling Watsford Oval, up the side streets adjacent to the bridge crossing the train lines near Ordinance Ave, and beyond. There were very clear signs of just how many people

Truck loads of vegetation transformed the front gates. Photo by Vicki Hartley

Volunteers Amanda and Anna with Mayor Lesslie. Photo Mac Ross

Clr Maree Statham with festival founder and organiser Mac Ross

Opening the gates for the keen early starters.

The late night arrival of our gate mascot Rexy. People walk in and see a dinosaur, we saw a secret delivery with a dinosaur needing to be put together. Note that all the volunteers where very similar HiVis costumes... And people ask why we don’t dress up. Photo by Mac Ross

were in attendance such as the need to double the cleaning staff on site to keep up with cleaning and stocking bathrooms throughout the weekend. This year’s Ironfest was by far the biggest we have ever seen, however, with crowds of over 18,000 over the weekend including visitors, participants and stall holders, it is really only just beginning it’s second stag of growth. All the subcultures that attend Ironfest already know all about the festival and have been coming for years, where the opportunity lies now for the organisation is in the attraction of visitors from Western Sydney and beyond to make the day trip or stay for the weekend and enjoy this amazing family friendly event. Once the festival is over, we all head back to the show ground for the pack down and clean up, which thankful, is made easier by the many people willing to lend a hand. This year I didn’t see half as much as what I have in previous years, but I experienced so much more. I

experienced and event that is put on by people that truly love what they are doing and after so many years working together are able to rise to the occasion no matter how big the event gets. A big thanks must go to all the volunteers, helpers and sponsors of the event, as well as the amazing participants, without their efforts Ironfest would not be half the festival that it is. The planning for next year is now underway and the theme has been announced as Wild West, so get your thinking caps on and get ready to get involved in Ironfest next year. Rich Evans is Editor and Founder of the Village Voice, and this year fulfilled the role of President of Ironfest Incorporated - the auspicing body of the event. The Village Voice were paid for one week of advertising, and provided all other advertising as a donation in kind as a sponsor.

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There's something for everyone at Lithgow's Ironfest and I had a wonderful time attending the event over the weekend. A big part of Lithgow's Ironfest is the costumes. They are so good that judging them is almost impossible. This year's fashion/costume competition drew big crowds and some amazing creations. If you missed it this year make sure you're at Ironfest 2018! Congratulations to Macgregor Ross, Rich Evans and the organising team on a wonderful event for Lithgow and the region!

There has been an upsurge of interest in Australia’s military history during the Centenary of ANZAC commemorations, which is extremely important. It’s the duty of all Australians to continue to honour the service and sacrifice of our men and women who served in conflicts. This year I attended services in Bathurst, Rydal, Wallerawang, Lithgow and Orange.

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Pictured Left: Andrew with State Member for Bathurst Paul Toole and Greg Johnson. Mr Johnson is holding a flag once flown from the Beersheba Post Office to mark the successful Light Horse charge 100 years ago.

Pictured Above: Andrew in the Gun Bren Carrier on his way to Queen Elizabeth Park for Anzac Day commemorations

$275,000 FOR NEW LITHGOW REHABILITATION SERVICE TO SUPPORT LOCAL WOMEN A new Lithgow rehabilitation program for alcohol and drugs – including ice – will help local women, including mothers, to overcome substance misuse and mental health issues. L y n d o n Community’s Dianella Cottage Lithgow Outreach Service, funded under the Australian Government’s Andrew is pictured with Sarah Childs, CEO of Lyndon Ed Zarnow and National Ice Action CEO of the Neapean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network Lizz Reay Strategy, was launched earlier this week. Commissioned by the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network (PHN), this $275,000 initiative is specifically designed to support women with co-existing alcohol and other drug misuse and mental health issues. It’s often difficult for women with caring responsibilities to access this sort of treatment. In order to commit to residential treatment, they either need to make other arrangements for the care of their children or find a program that accommodates them. The Dianella Cottage Lithgow Outreach Service operates from 10am to 4pm on Mondays and Thursdays.

Pictured Above:Andrew with President of the Lithgow RSL Sub-Branch, Ron Murphy, Greg Johnson & Ian Rufus.

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Pictured Below: Andrew with the Lithgow Highland Pipe Band

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Andrew with members of the 220 Army Cadet Unit from Lithgow at the Rydal Anzac Service

The Bathurst Electorate office is located on the corner of Keppel and Bentinck St and is open from 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday. Andrew is also available to meet in Lithgow by appointment. If you wish to arrange a time to meet with Andrew, please contact the electorate office on (02) 6331 0524.

BATHURST ELECTORATE OFFICE 85 Keppel Street, BATHURST NSW 2795 P: (02) 6331 0524 | F: (02) 6331 2561 | E: andrew.gee.mp@aph.gov.au | POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 54 Bathurst NSW 2795 Authorised by Andrew Gee MP Suite 1 179a Anson Street, Orange. Produced and printed using parlimentary entitlements. April 2017

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Have your say on Council’s Farmers Creek Precinct Masterplan

Lithgow City Council has endorsed the Farmers Creek Precinct Masterplan for public exhibition. Lithgow Mayor, Councillor Stephen Lesslie said today “The Farmers Creek Precinct Masterplan is intended to describe clear and achievable management strategies for public land within the Farmers Creek precinct and to provide clarity and directions for the future development use and management of these community lands.” A Vision for Farmers Creek – It will feature a high standard path, suitable for multiple uses, meandering along the creekside through a mixture of developed parks and playing fields as well as attractive semi-natural landscape settings and restored natural riparian vegetation communities. Connections to the urban pathway network and low-key facilities dot the path, which will also link activity centres and heritage or other attractions in and around the town area. The path and its surrounding green spaces will be conveniently accessible for leisure,

recreation and fitness activities for locals and visitors alike. “Council is inviting the communities feedback on the Masterplan including any issues they feel need attention; and suggestions or ideas about future directions for this important area”, added Mayor Lesslie. The Masterplan will be on public exhibition for 28 days until the 19th May 2017. There is a dedicated webpage on Council’s website, as well as copies available to be read at the Lithgow, Wallerawang and Portland libraries; the Council’s Administration Centre and is available for download on the Council’s website www.lithgow.nsw.gov. au

The Lithgow City Band will be making the most of the sunshine thanks to funding of $7,500 through the popular NSW Governments Community Building Partnership (CBP) program. Member for Bathurst Paul Toole said, “The band were successful in their application to this program and will now have the funds to install solar panels on the roof of the band hall. These works will assist in reducing costs for the popular group who contribute so much to the community. “The Lithgow City Band has a recorded history of continuous service to the wider Lithgow community for over 130 years and I welcome the opportunity to provide

them with this support. “The CBP is a great program which provides funding assistance to community group’s right across the Bathurst Electorate and there are many projects which have been completed through this funding initiative. “Congratulations to the Lithgow City Band on their success. If you are a community organisation with a project that fits the CBP criteria, I encourage you to consider the program when applications are called for in mid this year,” Mr Toole said.

Written public submissions close on Thursday 19th May at 4.30pm. Submissions may be sent to the General Manager, Lithgow City Council, PO Box 19, Lithgow NSW 2790, or sent via email to council@lithgow.nsw.gov.au

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NEWS JOBS AND GROWTH FOR SPRINGVALE MINE The NSW Planning Assessment Commission has approved an application to increase coal production at Springvale Mine from 4.5 million tonnes per annum to 5.5 million tonnes per annum. Mr Toole welcomed the decision and said the benefits for the local community are enormous. “The mine’s workforce will increase from 310 to 450 personnel – that’s an additional 140 jobs for the Lithgow region! “The extension will provide a great boost to the local economy and also see millions injected into the NSW economy,” Mr Toole said. “Today’s decision will help ensure the long-term viability of the mine and the continued employment of hundreds of staff.” Minister for Planning and Housing Anthony Roberts said the application process involved heavy community consultation. “Springvale Coal has improved its focus on monitoring and adopted an adaptive management approach to reduce potential impacts to the environment,” Mr Roberts said. “Springvale Coal is the only local mine in the Central West currently supplying coal to the Mt Piper Power Station, which provides up to 15% of the State’s electricity. “This bolsters energy security by enabling the mine to supply additional coal to the power station, ensuring it can operate at full capacity for during periods of high demand.” The NSW Planning Assessment Commission determined the modification would not impact the quality of water inflows or increase the quantity of water discharged beyond the approved limits. Springvale Mine also sought to increase the capacity of the coal stockpile from 85,000 tonnes to 200,000 tonnes by extending the coal stockpile footprint by 0.3 hectares – the modification does not increase the mining area or amount of coal to be extracted.

Seniors Monthly Morning Tea at Portland. Our next Seniors’ Morning Tea commences 1030am Tuesday 2nd of May, at the Mary O’Leary Centre, 43 Williwa St, Portland. Enjoy a sing-along to melodies performed by Pat Connell, who specialises in popular and old time music. John Kearns returns as your MC. All seniors are welcome. You will be mixing with people from Three Tree Lodge and Portland locals. A cuppa and light finger food will be provided free of charge.

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Creative Endeavours Awarded at Ironfest Felicity Chapman and Adrian Symes were awarded their certificates at Ironfest: Lost World, this past weekend. Adrian Symes won the Lost World Art Contest, hosted by A Reader’s Heaven, Thursday 20 April, for his piece “Lost Underground.” Symes was chosen for the ten finalists by the president of Ironfest, Rich Evans, at the launch on Thursday. Felicity Chapman won the title of Ironfest Author in Residence, which included the editing service with The Manuscript Agency, publication consideration by The Author People, and two weekend passes to Ironfest. Chapman and her partner came all the way from South Australia especially for the event. Her novel, Connected: Bonds Deep, was chosen from the five finalists by a selection committee made of representatives of The Manuscript Agency, The Author People, and A Reader’s Heaven. Both winners received their certificates from the Federal Member for Calare, Andrew Gee and Councillor Maree Statham, on Saturday, 23 April at Ironfest. You can see the Lost World Art Show, including “Lost Underground” by Adrian Symes, at A Reader’s Heaven (on the corner of Eskbank and Mort Street) until 5 May. Pictured top: Clr Maree Statham, Andrew Gee MP, Felicity Chapman, Ardin Beech, Jo McLelland Phillips. Pictured Right: Clr Wayne McAndrew, Mayor Stephen Lesslie, Adrian Symes, Clr Cass Coleman

Decentralisation good for regional economies The state’s peak business organisation, the NSW Business Chamber, says the Federal Government’s new directive on agencies to make the case on potential moves to regional Australia can lead to greater confidence and economic growth in regions. “For some time now, the NSW Business Chamber has argued that so long as the economics of a move stack up, and services are maintained or are improved, decentralisation can have a positive impact – both on agency staff and the regional communities,” said Western NSW Business Chamber Regional Manager, Vicki Seccombe. “We know that when a big business opens up in a regional area the local economy thrives as there are more people supporting local businesses,” Ms Seccombe said. “It also brings greater expertise to a region through skilled workers, helping to overcome a challenge that is constantly raised by our members in the quarterly Business Conditions Surveys. “The Federal Government has taken a very sensible approach to its decentralisation plan, with Ministers given a period of three months to make the case for their respective agencies to move or stay in their current location. “One size doesn’t fit all – and this announcement won’t

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Market Update

By Charles Tarbey, Chairman and Owner of Century 21 Australasia

Along with interest rates and housing finance, another “hot button” regulatory issue at the moment is negative gearing. Negative gearing policies were a hotly debated topic in the lead up to the 2016 Federal Election, and many are continuing to question whether reductions in tax concessions for investors will really benefit first home buyers. Negative gearing has been a long established policy, and there have been unsuccessful attempts to alter it in the past. I am of the view that it is not negative gearing that has led us to the current affordability situation in the housing market, rather supply side issues and low interest rates. It must be questioned whether abolishing negative gearing will be a positive for the national housing market as a whole. Removing negative gearing could be deemed a knee jerk reaction, running the risk of causing more harm than good. Markets like Perth are already in decline and could very well experience further falls in prices if tax concessions are removed for investors without introducing other measures to encourage this group to continue to invest. It is also important to consider the rental supply these investors are providing to those who are not in a position to purchase their own home, and the fact that any changes to negative gearing incentives may increase the reliance upon the government to provide housing alternatives. While housing affordability needs to be addressed and strict lending standards maintained, our leaders must be careful to ensure they take into account the disparities in the Australian property market before introducing any new ‘solutions’ that will likely affect each market differently. Despite this complex and volatile environment, there is still value in property as an investment providing it is approached with careful consideration and ideally, with long-term goals in mind. This is demonstrated by the latest CoreLogic Pain and Gain Report, which showed that over 9 out of every 10 homes resold for more than their previous purchase price over the September 2016 quarter. To protect yourself from changes in the Australian property market, Australians would be wise to maintain a level-head, stick to a predetermined budget when looking to secure finance and obtain the appropriate professional advice to help make an informed property transaction.

PROPERTY

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THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM – PROPERTY MARKETERS.

By Barbara Moran, Garden Columnist

The property market is regulated in all areas bar one. Property marketers.

If you have any plants or shrubs that have been placed in the incorrect position or if they are struggling then why not relocate them. I have some azaleas which were scorched from the summer heat so I am relocating them now that the weather is cooler to a shadier spot ready for their Spring display. It is also a good time to divide your evergreen perennials and replant them as the soil is still warm from summer; and the recent rain should have moistened the soil, giving the plants enough time to adapt to a new position and form new roots. The summer flowering plants such as Hydrangeas should be pruned back now and the cuttings can be dipped in some hormone gel or cutting powder and planted in pots for future planting in Spring and Summer. Autumn is also the time to think about your lawn. Rake up the leaves from deciduous trees regularly and place them in your compost. Leaves that are left lying on the lawn will deprive it of sunlight and encourage the formation of dry brown patches and the growth of moss. If feeding the lawn at this time of year it is best to use a fertilizer with an increased amount of potassium to increase resistance to frost. Don’t forget those Spring bulbs and it is time to put them in this month. Place your tulips in the crisper of your fridge for a few weeks before planting and simply pop those daffodils, jonquils, hyacinth, snowflakes, anemones and ranunculi in the ground. Trim your hedges ensuring that you collect the cuttings from the hedge not allowing them to rot on the hedge which can cause fungal disease or rot. For plants such as wisteria it is best to prune after flowering in spring and summer with maybe a later tidy up of the long wispy growth. Heavy pruning, particularly late in the growing season or in late Autumn or Winter can remove those parts of the plant which will produce the next season’s flowers. In saying this Wisteria can sometimes take up to three or four years to produce flowers once planted in the ground. They prefer an area of strong light and overwatering and fertilizing of your wisteria plants will encourage more leaf growth and less flowers. For readers that have moved to our area this year and have brought some of their warm climate pot plants with them it is now time to bring them inside and out of the frost. Many plants suffer at this time of year with powdery mildew and other fungal diseases. A spray with a fungicide or pest oil should assist with this problem.

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Article supplied by mopl.net.au Property developers have become increasingly reliant on marketers to sell properties “off the plan” to meet the lenders requirement for a minimum of debt coverage on their loans – some lenders even require >100% of debt coverage. It has become a financial burden on purchasers of units as the marketing commission on sales is as high as 8% of the sales price. A unit costing $550,000.00 has marketing commissions of up to $44,000.00 included in price. So the true cost of the unit would be $506,000.00. Add to this the various state stamp duties (NSW $20,400.00), council contributions (Section 94 in NSW) and other statutory costs paid for by the developer but which, of course, are passed on to purchases in the contract price. Purchasers are paying upward of $65,000.00 per unit in fees and charges. The same scenario also applies to house and land packages. We have a client who purchased an investment property in Camberwell, Melbourne and 5 years after settlement it still does not value at purchase price. Legislators have been decidedly quiet when it comes to regulating marketers and ensuring that the fees charged match the services provided. The constant references by politicians regarding “affordable housing” should look to this as unit prices have a flow on effect to house prices in the surrounding areas. Our suggestion is that if you are looking to buy property always ask what the commissions on the sale are. Wherever possible avoid properties offered by marketers. Real estate agents commissions are generally less but always ask the question. Lastly avoid telemarketing property salesmen. For more articles check out our blog on www.mopl.net.au

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Iron Man 2 By Kellie Evans Iron Man 2 is one of the most popular movies of the Iron Man Franchise and by far my favourite. Tony Stark has settled into his role of world saving superhero in this movie, and is full of bravado. This bravado takes a hit though when he realises that there is a lot more at stake and the introduction of characters who will follow him in to the Avengers movies make this one of my favourite Marvel adventures. Stark is facing attacks from the corporate world having walks away from weapons manufacturing, as well as threats from his past, and enemies of his father’s becoming his own. This movie also introduces Don Cheadle into the role of Lt Col James Rhodes. Cheadle brings a comic timing to the role that was missing in the first movie with Terence Howard. It’s an action packed movie, with a great soundtrack, and plenty of laughs. Perfect Family Sunday Night viewing.

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ABC

5:00 rage 10:30 rage: Guest Programmer 11:42 Grand Designs 12:31 QI 1:03 River 2:03 Making Couples Happy 3:02 Who’s Been Sleeping In My House? 3:32 Boomtown 4:02 Landline 4:32 Midsomer Murders 6:02 Compass 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:31 The Coroner 8:18 The Halcyon 9:06 New Tricks 10:06 Seven Types of Ambiguity 11:03 Adam Hills: The Last Leg 11:44 rage: Guest Programmer

ABC2

6:00 Children’s Programs 4:23 Tree Fu Tom 4:49 Numtums 5:03 Sarah and Duck 5:11 Peg+Cat 5:26 Charlie and Lola 5:40 Peppa Pig 5:48 Dinosaur Train 6:02 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:15 Go Jetters 6:26 Octonauts 6:38 Peter Rabbit 6:50 Shaun the Sheep 7:02 Spicks and Specks 7:29 Penn and Teller: Fool Us 8:11 Would I Lie to You? 8:42 Live at the Apollo 9:29 Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central 9:54 Comedy Up Late 10:25 Comedy Next Gen 11:23 Archer 11:46 The Inbetweeners

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Children’s Programs Thunderbirds Are Go The Dengineers Deadly 60 Ultimate Goal Nowhere Boys Journey Into Space With Dr Duffy & Grace 5:34 Numb Chucks 5:46 The Fairly OddParents 6:08 TMNT 6:31 Eve 7:00 Operation Ouch! 7:29 Officially Amazing 7:57 The New Adventures of Figaro Pho 8:06 Degrassi: Next Class 8:30 Prisoner Zero 8:56 Amazing Extraordinary Friends 9:19 Trip For Biscuits 9:31 Total Drama: Pahkitew Island

TEN

5:50 Fishing Edge 6:30 Everyday Gourmet 7:00 RPM 7:30 IFISH 8:00 Family Feud 8:30 Seafood Escape With Andrew Ettingshausen 9:00 A Taste of Travel 9:30 Studio 10: Saturday 12:00 The Living Room 1:00 Healthy Homes Australia 1:30 Fishing Australia 2:00 Ben’s Menu 2:30 Good Chef Bad Chef 3:00 Food Lab By Ben Milbourne 3:30 Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals 4:00 What’s Up Down Under 4:30 Escape with ET 5:00 TEN Eyewitness News First at Five 6:00 Bondi Rescue 7:30 All Star Family Feud 8:30 Law & Order: SVU 10:30 NCIS: New Orleans 11:30 48 Hours

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ABC

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ABC2

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International News Italian News Filipino News French News Greek News German News Spanish News Arabic News Turkish News Al Jazeera News The Chefs’ Line Ball & Boe: One Night Only Inside Einstein’s Mind Cats Uncovered Letters and Numbers The Chefs’ Line SBS World News The House of Hypochondriacs Colombia with Simon Reeve 24 Hours in Emergency SBS World News The World Game Live: Eschborn-Frankfurt

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ABC2

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ABC3

6:00 Children’s Programs 2:57 The Show With No Name 3:23 The New Adventures of Figaro Pho 3:33 Thunderbirds Are Go 4:00 The Dengineers 4:30 Deadly 60 4:57 In Tune 5:04 Nowhere Boys 5:32 Numb Chucks 5:43 The Fairly OddParents 6:06 TMNT 6:29 Eve 6:57 The New Adventures of Figaro Pho 7:06 Operation Ouch! 7:34 Wonders of the Universe 7:42 Doctor Who 8:28 Prisoner Zero 8:54 Amazing Extraordinary Friends 9:16 Total Drama: Pahkitew Island 9:37 rage

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TEN

5:30 Home Shopping 6:00 Mass for You at Home 6:30 Hillsong 7:00 Fishing Australia 7:30 Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals 8:00 Good Chef Bad Chef 8:30 Everyday Gourmet 9:00 What’s Up Down Under 9:30 Studio 10: Sunday 12:00 Weekend Feast 1:00 The Doctors 2:00 Ben’s Menu 2:30 Places We Go With Jennifer Adams 3:00 Jamie & Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 4:00 RPM 5:00 TEN Eyewitness News First at Five 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 Bondi Rescue 7:00 Modern Family 8:00 Bull 9:00 NCIS: New Orleans 9:55 Formula One 12:00 48 Hours

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CBS This Morning Family Feud Good Chef Bad Chef WIN’s All Australian News Entertainment Tonight Studio 10 Studio 10: TBL Transformed Live Finale Dr. Phil Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals Entertainment Tonight Alive and Cooking Judge Judy My Market Kitchen Everyday Gourmet The Bold & the Beautiful TEN Eyewitness News First at Five WIN News The Project MasterChef Australia This Is Us The Project WIN’s All Australian News

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5:00 The Doctors 6:00 Home Shopping 8:00 RPM 9:00 Fishing Edge 9:30 Just Go 10:00 M*A*S*H 11:00 Hogan’s Heroes 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 Cheers 2:00 Matlock 3:00 Jake and the Fatman 4:00 Diagnosis Murder 5:00 Star Trek: The Next Generation 6:00 M*A*S*H 7:30 MacGyver 8:30 Speed 11:00 Super Rugby Extra Time 12:00 House of Lies

NINE

5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 10:00 11:00 1:00 1:30 2:00 3:00 3:30 6:00 7:00 8:30 9:30 11:30

Wesley Impact Paw Patrol Dora the Explorer Weekend Today Sports Sunday The Sunday Footy Show Subaru Full Cycle The Wild Life of Tim Faulkner Wild Patagonia The Gurus Explore Bali Nine’s Live Sunday Football Nine News Sunday The Voice 60 Minutes Lethal Weapon Murder in the First

7TWO

6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:30 10:00 11:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:30 6:15 7:00 8:00 8:30 11:30

ELEVEN

5:00 Touched By An Angel 6:05 Littlest Pet Shop 6:30 Blazing Team: Masters of Yo Kwon Do 7:05 Pokemon 7:35 Pokemon 8:05 The Fairly OddParents 8:30 Sanjay and Craig 9:00 TMNT 10:00 Totally Wild 10:30 TMNT 11:00 The Brady Bunch 12:00 Family Ties 1:00 Becker 2:00 Rules of Engagement 3:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 4:00 The King of Queens 5:00 Frasier 6:30 Home Alone 9:35 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 11:35 The King of Queens

NINE

5:30 Today 9:00 Today Extra 11:30 Nine Morning News 12:00 Ellen 1:00 Love Child 3:00 Nine News Now 4:00 Nine Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 Nine News 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30 The Voice 9:00 Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour 11:00 Law & Order 12:00 Rizzoli & Isles

ELEVEN

6:05 Littlest Pet Shop 6:30 Masters of Yo Kwon Do 7:05 Pokemon 8:00 Totally Wild 8:35 Bob the Builder 9:00 Super Wings 9:30 Crocamole 10:00 Dr. Quinn 11:00 JAG 12:00 Judging Amy 1:00 WIN’s All Australian News 2:00 Becker 3:00 The King of Queens 4:00 Rules of Engagement 4:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 5:30 Frasier 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 Neighbours 7:00 Malcolm in the Middle 7:30 How I Met Your Mother 8:00 The Simpsons 9:30 Supernatural 10:30 The X-Files 11:30 The Late Late Show

Home Shopping Tomorrow’s World Leading the Way David Jeremiah Home Shopping Inside Volleyball NBC Today Home and Away Bourdain No Reservations Nigel Marven’s Cruise Ship Adventure The Free Range Cook Sean’s Kitchen Hairy Bikers - Pubs That Built Britain Homes Under the Hammer One Foot in the Grave Some Mothers ‘Do ‘Ave Em Border Security: International Coastwatch Oz Escape to the Country Nick Knowles’ Original Features

GEM

5:30 Adventures in Rainbow Country 6:00 TV Shop - Home Shopping 6:30 Leading the Way 7:00 New Hope Ministries 7:30 Beyond Today 8:00 Key of David 8:30 TV Shop - Home Shopping 10:00 Adventures in Rainbow Country 10:30 One Million Years B.C. 12:30 The Garden Gurus 1:00 Getaway 1:30 Journey to Shiloh 3:30 Task Force 6:00 Antiques Roadshow 7:00 To the Manor Born 8:10 New Tricks 9:20 Major Crimes 11:20 The Closer

7TWO

5:30 Home Shopping 7:00 Get Arty 7:30 Flushed 8:00 Jay’s Jungle 8:30 Harry’s Practice 9:00 Home and Away 9:30 NBC Today 10:30 Meet the Press 11:30 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook 12:00 The Dr. Oz Show 1:00 Hairy Bikers - Pubs That Built Britain 1:30 One Foot in the Grave 2:15 Some Mothers ‘Do ‘Ave Em 3:00 Property Ladder 4:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 60 Minute Makeover 6:00 Medical Emergency 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Jonathan Creek 8:30 Foyle’s War 10:30 Blue Murder 12:00 Bargain Hunt

GEM

5:00 Seaway 6:00 Friends 6:30 This is Your Day! 7:00 Creflo Dollar Ministries 7:30 TV Shop - Home Shopping 8:00 Ellen 9:00 TV Shop - Home Shopping 9:30 Danoz 10:30 Friends 11:30 Suncorp Super Netball 2017 3:30 As Time Goes By 4:10 Heartbeat 5:20 Are You Being Served? 6:30 Friends 7:00 As Time Goes By 7:30 Miss Marple 8:40 The Pelican Brief 11:30 Footy Classified

5:30 6:00 6:30 7:30 9:30

7MATE

Positec - Garden Tools Home Shopping Fishing Western Australia Home Shopping BCF Adventure TV: Hook, Line and Sinker 10:00 AFL Game Day 11:30 AFN Fishing Show 12:30 Ultimate Fishing 1:30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction 2:30 AFL 6:00 Seinfeld 6:30 Ender’s Game 8:45 Iron Man 2 11:15 Rude Tube

SBS FOOD

12:00 Kids Baking Championship 12:50 Lyndey Milan’s Taste of Ireland 1:00 Bizarre Foods 2:00 Surfing the Menu: Next Generation 3:00 Kids Baking Championship 6:20 Lyndey Milan’s Taste of... 6:30 Giada in Italy 7:00 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 8:00 Clash of the Grandmas 8:55 Duff Goldman In Australia 9:00 Secret Eats with Adam Richman 10:00 Kids Baking Championship 10:55 Destination Flavour Bitesize 11:00 Kids Baking Championship

7MATE

5:30 BCF Adventure TV: Hook, Line and Sinker 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 BCF Adventure TV: Hook, Line and Sinker 8:00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction 9:00 The Next Level 10:00 Big Angry Fish 11:00 Charlie’s Angels 12:00 The Next Level 1:00 Wipeout 2:00 What Went Down 3:00 Big Angry Fish 4:00 Wipeout 5:00 Swamp People 6:00 American Pickers 7:00 Pawn Stars 7:30 World’s Most Extreme 8:30 Red 10:45 America’s Hardest Prisons 12:00 Talking Footy

SBS FOOD

12:00 Kids Baking Championship 1:00 Kids Baking Championship 2:00 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 3:00 Kelsey’s Essentials 3:30 Anjum’s Australian Spice Stories 4:00 Cooking For Love 4:30 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 5:00 Valerie’s Home Cooking 5:30 Giada at Home 6:00 The Chefs’ Line 6:30 Bizarre Foods 7:00 Man V. Food Best Of 7:30 Surfing the Menu: Next Generation 8:00 Surfing the Menu 8:30 Grandma’s Boy 9:30 Mystery Diners 10:30 Chopped After Hours 11:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 12:00 Bizarre Foods

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TV GUIDE

Issue 158 - 28 April 2017

TUESDAY 02 MAY SBS ONE

6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:10 8:40 9:30 10:30 11:00 12:00 12:30 1:00 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:30 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:30

France 24 English News Deutsche Welle News Al Jazeera English News Italian News Filipino News French News Greek News German News Spanish News Arabic News Turkish News PBS NewsHour The Chefs’ Line Off the Record Good Listening Secrets of the Brain Wild Brazil Letters and Numbers The Chefs’ Line SBS World News Great Continental Railway Journeys 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:00 SBS World News 10:30 The Legacy

SBS2

6:10 10:30 11:00 11:35 12:00 1:50 2:20

International News Nepali News NHK Japanese News Hindi News Lorna’s Silence VICE World of Sports The Green Room with Paul Provenza 2:55 Savage U 3:20 VICE 3:50 The Feed 4:20 Brain Games 4:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle 5:40 If You Are the One 6:35 MythBusters 7:30 The Feed 8:00 South Park 8:30 Needles & Pins 9:20 Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia 10:10 Abandoned 11:00 Sex with Sunny Megatron 11:30 VICE News Tonight 12:00 Desus and Mero

ABC

4:59 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 10:00 Four Corners 10:47 Media Watch 11:04 Grand Designs 12:00 ABC News at Noon 1:01 Last Tango in Halifax 2:01 The Time of Our Lives 3:00 The Cook and the Chef 3:29 Eggheads 4:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:00 ABC News: Early Edition 5:30 The Drum 6:01 Dream Build 6:11 Grand Designs 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:32 Conviction 9:30 Foreign Correspondent 10:00 The Book Club 10:32 Lateline 11:03 The Business 11:20 Q&A

ABC2

6:00 Children’s Programs 4:00 Bananas in Pyjamas 4:12 Fireman Sam 4:23 Tree Fu Tom 4:50 Numtums 5:02 Hey Duggee 5:10 Peg+Cat 5:25 Charlie and Lola 5:40 Peppa Pig 5:47 Floogals 6:01 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:12 Go Jetters 6:23 Little Roy 6:38 Peter Rabbit 6:50 Shaun the Sheep 7:01 Spicks and Specks 7:30 Dirty Jobs 8:21 The Checkout 8:50 An Idiot Abroad 9:37 Banged Up Abroad 10:23 Archer 10:46 The Office 11:17 Life and Death Row

WEDNESDAY 03 MAY SBS ONE

6:00 7:30 8:10 8:40 9:30 10:30 11:00 12:00 12:30 1:00 2:00 2:30

International News Italian News Filipino News French News Greek News German News Spanish News Arabic News Turkish News PBS NewsHour The Chefs’ Line Kylie Kwong: Cooking with Heart & Soul 3:00 Dateline 3:30 Insight 4:30 Wild Hawaii 5:30 Letters and Numbers 6:00 The Chefs’ Line 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Tony Robinson’s Coast To Coast 8:30 Testing Teachers 9:30 The Night Manager 10:25 The Young Pope 11:30 SBS World News 12:00 Key House Mirror

SBS2

5:30 9:30 10:00 10:30

International News Serbian News Dutch News F24 International & Africa News 11:00 NHK Japanese News 11:35 Hindi News 12:00 The Hedgehog 1:50 Woman With Gloria Steinem 2:20 The Green Room with Paul Provenza 2:50 Savage U 3:20 VICE News Tonight 3:50 The Feed 4:20 Brain Games 4:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle 5:45 If You Are the One 6:40 MythBusters 7:35 The Feed 8:05 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 8:30 Donnie Darko 10:35 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

ABC

6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 10:00 Q&A 11:04 Grand Designs 12:00 ABC News at Noon 12:30 National Press Club 1:31 The Book Club 2:02 The Time of Our Lives 2:59 Poh’s Kitchen 3:29 Eggheads 4:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:00 ABC News: Early Edition 5:30 The Drum 6:01 Dream Build 6:10 Grand Designs 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:01 Anh’s Brush With Fame 8:31 The Weekly 9:01 You Can’t Ask That 9:30 The Warriors 9:58 Lost In Pronunciation 10:07 The Ex-PM 10:37 Lateline 11:08 The Business 11:25 Four Corners

ABC2

6:00 Children’s Programs 3:30 Play School 4:00 Bananas in Pyjamas 4:12 Fireman Sam 4:23 Tree Fu Tom 4:50 Numtums 5:02 Hey Duggee 5:10 Peg+Cat 5:25 Charlie and Lola 5:40 Peppa Pig 5:47 Floogals 6:01 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:12 Go Jetters 6:23 Little Roy 6:38 Peter Rabbit 6:50 Shaun the Sheep 7:31 Dirty Jobs 8:23 Bodyshockers 9:10 The Aliens 10:00 Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central 10:25 The Office 10:56 Catfish: The TV Show 11:38 Banged Up Abroad

PRIME 7

5:30 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 The Intruders 2:00 The Daily Edition 3:00 The Chase 4:00 Seven News at 4 5:00 The Chase Australia 6:00 Prime7 News 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 House Rules 9:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares 10:30 The Amazing Race 11:30 The Goldbergs 12:00 Aquarius

ABC3

6:02 Children’s Programs 2:53 Pearlie 3:07 Sally Bollywood: Super Detective 3:21 Jamillah and Aladdin 3:33 Thunderbirds Are Go 4:00 The Dengineers 4:30 Deadly 60 4:59 BtN Newsbreak 5:05 Nowhere Boys 5:35 Numb Chucks 5:46 The Fairly OddParents 6:08 TMNT 6:32 Eve 7:01 Operation Ouch! 7:30 Officially Amazing 8:00 BtN Newsbreak 8:07 Degrassi: Next Class 8:31 Prisoner Zero 8:57 Amazing Extraordinary Friends 9:20 Total Drama: Pahkitew Island 9:41 rage

PRIME 7

5:30 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Surrender, Dorothy 2:00 The Daily Edition 3:00 The Chase 4:00 Seven News at 4 5:00 The Chase Australia 6:00 Prime7 News 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 House Rules 8:40 The Aussie Property Flippers 9:50 Trial & Error 10:50 Blindspot 11:50 Bates Motel

ABC3

TEN

4:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 8:00 8:30 11:00 12:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00

CBS This Morning Family Feud Good Chef Bad Chef WIN’s All Australian News Entertainment Tonight Studio 10 The Talk Dr. Phil Alive and Cooking Judge Judy My Market Kitchen Everyday Gourmet The Bold & the Beautiful TEN Eyewitness News First at Five 6:00 WIN News 6:30 The Project 7:30 MasterChef Australia 8:30 NCIS 9:40 NCIS: Los Angeles 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News

ONE

5:00 The Doctors 6:00 Home Shopping 8:00 Super Rugby Extra Time 9:00 Fishing Edge 9:30 M*A*S*H 11:00 Hogan’s Heroes 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 Cheers 2:00 Matlock 3:00 Super Rugby Extra Time 4:00 Diagnosis Murder 5:00 Star Trek: The Next Generation 6:00 M*A*S*H 7:30 48 Hours 9:30 Vanity Fair Confidential 10:30 The Americans 11:30 Breakout Kings

TEN

4:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 8:00 8:30 11:00 12:00 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 6:00 6:30 7:30 8:40 9:40 10:40 11:30

CBS This Morning Family Feud Good Chef Bad Chef WIN’s All Australian News Entertainment Tonight Studio 10 The Talk Dr. Phil Entertainment Tonight Alive and Cooking Judge Judy My Market Kitchen Everyday Gourmet The Bold & the Beautiful TEN Eyewitness News First at Five WIN News The Project MasterChef Australia This Is Us Madam Secretary Hawaii Five-O WIN’s All Australian News

ONE

5:00 The Doctors 6:00 Home Shopping 8:00 Star Trek: The Next Generation 9:00 Fishing Edge 9:30 M*A*S*H 11:00 Hogan’s Heroes 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 Cheers 2:00 Matlock 3:00 Jake and the Fatman 4:00 Diagnosis Murder 5:00 Star Trek: The Next Generation 6:00 M*A*S*H 7:30 Bondi Rescue 8:30 Attenborough’s Nature’s Great Events 9:30 Freddie Flintoff: The Gloves Are Off 10:30 Vanity Fair Confidential 11:30 Second Chance

NINE

5:30 Today 9:00 Today Extra 11:30 Nine Morning News 12:00 Ellen 1:00 Love Child 3:00 Nine News Now 4:00 Nine Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 Nine News 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30 The Voice 9:00 Love Child 10:00 Operation Thailand 11:00 The Mysteries of Laura 12:00 Mike & Molly

ELEVEN

6:05 Littlest Pet Shop 6:30 Masters of Yo Kwon Do 7:05 Pokemon 8:00 Totally Wild 8:35 Bob the Builder 9:00 Super Wings 9:30 Crocamole 10:00 Dr. Quinn 11:00 JAG 12:00 Judging Amy 1:00 WIN’s All Australian News 2:00 Becker 3:00 The King of Queens 4:00 Rules of Engagement 4:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 5:30 Frasier 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 Neighbours 7:00 Malcolm in the Middle 7:30 How I Met Your Mother 8:00 The Simpsons 8:30 Scary Movie 3 10:15 How I Met Your Mother 11:15 The Late Late Show

NINE

5:30 Today 9:00 Today Extra 11:30 Nine Morning News 12:00 Ellen 1:00 Operation Thailand 2:00 Love Child 3:00 Nine News Now 4:00 Nine Afternoon News 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat 6:00 Nine News 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30 Stayin’ Alive: Salute to the Bee Gees 9:00 Britain’s Got Talent 10:30 Chicago Med 11:30 Proof

ELEVEN

6:05 Littlest Pet Shop 6:30 Masters of Yo Kwon Do 7:05 Pokemon 8:00 Totally Wild 8:35 Bob the Builder 9:00 Super Wings 9:30 Crocamole 10:00 Dr. Quinn 11:00 JAG 12:00 Judging Amy 1:00 WIN’s All Australian News 2:00 Becker 3:00 The King of Queens 4:00 Rules of Engagement 4:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 5:30 Frasier 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 Neighbours 7:00 Malcolm in the Middle 7:30 How I Met Your Mother 8:00 The Simpsons 9:00 Futurama 10:00 Bob’s Burgers 11:00 Duckman 11:30 The Late Late Show

7TWO

5:30 Home Shopping 7:00 Get Arty 7:30 Flushed 8:00 Jay’s Jungle 8:30 Harry’s Practice 9:00 Home and Away 9:30 NBC Today 12:00 The Dr. Oz Show 1:00 Jonathan Creek 2:00 Mr Selfridge 3:00 Property Ladder 4:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 60 Minute Makeover 6:00 Medical Emergency 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Father Brown 8:30 Judge John Deed 10:30 Mighty Planes 11:30 Downton Abbey

GEM

5:00 Seaway 6:00 Friends 6:30 Skippy 7:00 Creflo Dollar Ministries 7:30 TV Shop - Home Shopping 8:00 Ellen 9:00 TV Shop - Home Shopping 9:30 Danoz 10:30 Friends 11:30 As Time Goes By 12:00 Mister Ten Per Cent 1:50 The Hairy Bikers’ Best of British 3:00 Heartbeat 5:20 Are You Being Served? 6:30 Friends 7:00 As Time Goes By 7:30 New Tricks 8:40 Midsomer Murders 10:50 Cold Case 11:50 Scott & Bailey

7TWO

5:30 Home Shopping 7:00 Get Arty 7:30 Flushed 8:00 Jay’s Jungle 8:30 Harry’s Practice 9:00 Home and Away 9:30 NBC Today 12:00 The Dr. Oz Show 1:00 Father Brown 2:00 Lovejoy 3:00 Property Ladder 4:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 60 Minute Makeover 6:00 Medical Emergency 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Inspector Morse 9:30 Australian Families of Crime 10:45 I Shouldn’t Be Alive 11:45 Bargain Hunt

GEM

5:00 Danger Man 6:00 Friends 6:30 This is Your Day! 7:00 Creflo Dollar Ministries 7:30 TV Shop - Home Shopping 8:00 Ellen 9:00 TV Shop - Home Shopping 10:30 Friends 11:30 As Time Goes By 12:00 The Captain’s Paradise 1:50 The Hairy Bikers’ Best of British 3:00 Heartbeat 5:20 Are You Being Served? 6:30 Friends 7:00 As Time Goes By 7:30 Death in Paradise 8:40 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 9:50 Silent Witness 11:00 House of Cards

7MATE

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 BCF Adventure TV: Hook, Line and Sinker 8:00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction 9:00 The Next Level 10:00 Swamp People 11:00 Charlie’s Angels 12:00 T.J. Hooker 1:00 Wipeout 2:00 What Went Down 3:30 American Pickers 4:30 Pawn Stars 5:00 Swamp People 6:00 American Pickers 7:00 Pawn Stars 7:30 Highway Patrol 8:00 Motorway Patrol 8:30 Inside West Coast Customs 9:30 Ice Road Truckers 10:30 Counting Cars 11:30 Car Chasers 12:00 Heroes Reborn

SBS FOOD

11:30 Mystery Diners 12:00 Anjum’s Australian Spice Stories 12:30 Cooking For Love 1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to Oz 1:30 Mystery Diners 2:00 Chopped After Hours 3:00 Kelsey’s Essentials 3:30 Anjum’s Australian Spice Stories 4:00 Cooking For Love 4:30 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 5:00 Valerie’s Home Cooking 5:30 Giada at Home 6:00 The Chefs’ Line 6:30 Bizarre Foods 7:00 Man V. Food Best Of 7:30 Cupcake Wars 8:30 Cooks vs. Cons 9:30 Mystery Diners 10:30 Chopped After Hours 11:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 12:00 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations

7MATE

7:00 BCF Adventure TV: Hook, Line and Sinker 8:00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction 9:00 The Next Level 10:00 Swamp People 11:00 Charlie’s Angels 12:00 T.J. Hooker 1:00 Wipeout 2:00 What Went Down 2:30 Inside West Coast Customs 3:30 American Pickers 4:30 Pawn Stars 5:00 Swamp People 6:00 American Pickers 7:00 Pawn Stars 7:30 Pawn Stars Australia 8:00 Storage Wars 8:30 Storage Wars: Canada 9:00 Aussie Pickers 10:00 American Pickers 11:00 Barter Kings 11:30 Hardcore Pawn: Behind The Deal 12:00 American Pickers

SBS FOOD

12:00 Anjum’s Australian Spice Stories 12:30 Cooking For Love 1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to Oz 1:30 Mystery Diners 2:00 Chopped After Hours 3:00 Kelsey’s Essentials 3:30 Anjum’s Australian Spice Stories 4:00 Cooking For Love 4:30 Food Lovers’ Guide to Oz 5:00 Valerie’s Home Cooking 5:30 Giada at Home 6:00 The Chefs’ Line 6:30 Bizarre Foods 7:00 Man V. Food Best Of 7:30 Poh & Co. 8:00 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey 8:30 Bourdain: No Reservations 9:30 Mystery Diners 10:30 Chopped 11:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 12:00 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations

TV GUIDE

THURSDAY 04 MAY SBS ONE

7:00 11:00 12:00 12:30 1:00 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:25 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:30 8:05 8:35 9:40 10:40 11:10

International News Spanish News Arabic News Turkish News PBS NewsHour The Chefs’ Line Kylie Kwong: Cooking with Heart & Soul Classic Floyd: Floyd Around the Med Britain’s Secret Treasure Islands Britain’s Pilots: Inside the RAF Letters and Numbers The Chefs’ Line SBS World News Great British Railway Journeys Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong Italy Unpacked Medici: Masters of Florence SBS World News Masters of Sex

SBS2

5:30 International News 11:00 NHK Japanese News 11:35 Hindi News 12:00 Aftershock 2:30 The Green Room with Paul Provenza 3:00 Tango Underpants 3:10 VICE News Tonight 3:40 The Feed 4:10 Street Genius 4:40 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle 5:35 If You Are the One 6:35 MythBusters 7:30 The Feed 8:00 Full Frontal with Samantha Bee 9:00 Naked - Diary From Porn Valley 10:00 Party Legends 10:25 Flophouse 10:55 UEFA Champ League Highlights 11:55 VICE News Tonight

ABC

5:00 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 10:00 Australian Story 10:30 Foreign Correspondent 11:00 Grand Designs 12:00 ABC News at Noon 1:00 Great Southern Land 2:00 The Time of Our Lives 3:00 Surfing the Menu 3:29 Eggheads 4:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:00 ABC News: Early Edition 5:30 The Drum 6:01 Dream Build 6:11 Grand Designs 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:01 The Checkout 8:32 Seven Types of Ambiguity 9:30 Restoration Man 10:19 Lateline 10:50 The Business 11:07 Howard On Menzies: Building Australia

ABC2

6:00 Children’s Programs 4:50 Numtums 5:02 Hey Duggee 5:10 Peg+Cat 5:25 Charlie and Lola 5:40 Peppa Pig 5:47 Floogals 6:01 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:12 Go Jetters 6:23 Little Roy 6:38 Peter Rabbit 6:50 Shaun the Sheep 7:02 Spicks and Specks 7:31 Dirty Jobs 8:23 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering 8:52 The Warriors 9:20 Comedy Up Late 9:50 Broad City 10:13 The Inbetweeners 10:40 The Office 11:11 Siblings 11:42 Comedy Next Gen

FRIDAY 05 MAY SBS ONE

6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:10 8:40 9:30 10:30 11:00 12:00 12:30 1:00 2:00 2:30 3:00 4:30 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:30 8:35 10:35 11:05

France 24 English News Deutsche Welle News Al Jazeera English News Italian News Filipino News French News Greek News German News Spanish News Arabic News Turkish News PBS NewsHour The Chefs’ Line The Point Review The Marngrook Footy Show Patisserie With Michel Roux Jr Letters and Numbers The Chefs’ Line SBS World News Great British Railway Journeys Mamma Mia! SBS World News Young and Wild

SBS2

5:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:35 12:00 1:50

International News Croatian News Serbian News Dutch News Armenian News NHK Japanese News Hindi News A Matter Of Heart Woman With Gloria Steinem 2:20 The Green Room with Paul Provenza 2:55 Savage U 3:20 VICE News Tonight 3:50 The Feed 4:20 Street Genius 4:45 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle 5:35 If You Are the One 6:35 VS Arashi 7:30 The Friday Feed 8:00 Legally Brown 8:30 Adam Looking For Eve 9:25 King of the Road 10:15 Housos 10:45 The Four

ABC

5:00 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 10:01 One Plus One 10:32 Compass 11:00 Grand Designs 12:00 ABC News at Noon 1:00 Restoration Man 2:01 The Time of Our Lives 2:59 Silvia’s Italian Table 3:29 Eggheads 4:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:00 ABC News: Early Edition 5:30 The Drum 6:01 Dream Build 6:11 Grand Designs 7:00 ABC News 7:30 The Link 8:00 QI 8:32 River 9:30 Silent Witness 10:32 Lateline 11:03 The Business 11:20 Planet America 11:50 rage

ABC2

6:00 Children’s Programs 3:10 Mister Maker’s Arty Party 3:30 Play School 4:00 Bananas in Pyjamas 4:12 Fireman Sam 4:23 Tree Fu Tom 4:50 Numtums 5:02 Hey Duggee 5:10 Peg+Cat 5:25 Charlie and Lola 5:40 Peppa Pig 5:47 Floogals 6:01 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:12 Go Jetters 6:23 Little Roy 6:38 Peter Rabbit 6:50 Shaun the Sheep 7:02 Spicks and Specks 7:31 Dirty Jobs 8:22 Catfish: The TV Show 9:04 Forbidden Love 9:50 The Aliens 10:38 The Office 11:10 Penn and Teller: Fool Us 11:52 Bodyshockers

Issue 158 - 28 April 2017 PRIME 7

5:30 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Borderline 2:00 The Daily Edition 3:00 The Chase 4:00 Seven News at 4 5:00 The Chase Australia 6:00 Prime7 News 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 House Rules 8:40 Wedding Surprises: Caught On Camera 9:40 The Big Bang Theory 11:40 Grimm

TEN

4:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 8:00 8:30 11:00 12:00 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 6:00 6:30 7:30 9:30 10:30 11:30

ABC3

6:02 Children’s Programs 2:53 Pearlie 3:07 Sally Bollywood: Super Detective 3:21 Jamillah and Aladdin 3:33 Thunderbirds Are Go 4:00 The Dengineers 4:30 Deadly 60 4:59 BtN Newsbreak 5:05 Nowhere Boys 5:33 Numb Chucks 5:45 The Fairly OddParents 6:08 TMNT 6:32 Eve 7:01 Operation Ouch! 7:30 Officially Amazing 8:00 BtN Newsbreak 8:07 My Great Big Adventure 8:33 Prisoner Zero 8:58 Amazing Extraordinary Friends 9:21 Total Drama: Pahkitew Island 9:42 rage

PRIME 7

5:30 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 2:00 The Daily Edition 3:00 The Chase 4:00 Seven News at 4 5:00 The Chase Australia 6:00 Prime7 News 7:00 Better Homes & Gardens 8:30 Tales From The Coast With Robson Green 9:30 Secret Life of Dogs 10:30 Martin Clunes: Islands of Australia 11:30 Air Crash Investigations

ONE

5:05 The Doctors 6:00 Home Shopping 8:00 Star Trek: The Next Generation 9:00 Fishing Edge 9:30 M*A*S*H 11:00 Hogan’s Heroes 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 Cheers 2:00 Matlock 3:00 Jake and the Fatman 4:00 Diagnosis Murder 5:00 Star Trek: The Next Generation 6:00 M*A*S*H 7:30 Car Crash Britain: Caught On Camera 8:30 Cops: Adults Only 9:00 Cyborg 10:45 Graceland 11:45 Cops: Adults Only

TEN

4:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 8:00 8:30 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 6:00 6:30 7:30 8:30 11:30

ABC3

6:02 Children’s Programs 1:36 Move It Mobstyle 2:01 Backyard Science 2:27 Steam Punks! 2:53 Pearlie 3:07 Sally Bollywood: Super Detective 3:21 Jamillah and Aladdin 3:33 Thunderbirds Are Go 4:00 The Dengineers 4:35 Spawn Point 5:00 BtN Newsbreak 5:06 Nowhere Boys 5:34 Numb Chucks 5:46 The Fairly OddParents 6:08 TMNT 6:32 Eve 7:01 Operation Ouch! 7:30 Officially Amazing 8:00 BtN Newsbreak 8:07 Rookie Reporter: Special 8:33 Prisoner Zero 8:58 Amazing Extraordinary Friends 9:21 Sword Art Online 9:44 K-On!

CBS This Morning Family Feud Good Chef Bad Chef WIN’s All Australian News Entertainment Tonight Studio 10 The Talk Dr. Phil Entertainment Tonight Alive and Cooking Judge Judy My Market Kitchen Everyday Gourmet The Bold & the Beautiful TEN Eyewitness News First at Five WIN News The Project MasterChef Australia Law & Order: SVU Blue Bloods WIN’s All Australian News

CBS This Morning Family Feud Good Chef Bad Chef WIN’s All Australian News Entertainment Tonight Studio 10 The Talk Dr. Phil The Living Room Entertainment Tonight Alive and Cooking Judge Judy My Market Kitchen Everyday Gourmet The Bold & the Beautiful TEN Eyewitness News First at Five WIN News The Project The Living Room The Graham Norton Show WIN’s All Australian News

ONE

5:00 The Doctors 6:00 Home Shopping 8:00 Star Trek: The Next Generation 9:00 Fishing Edge 9:30 M*A*S*H 11:00 Hogan’s Heroes 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 Cheers 2:00 Matlock 3:00 Jake and the Fatman 4:00 Diagnosis Murder 5:00 Star Trek: The Next Generation 6:00 M*A*S*H 7:30 MacGyver 8:30 Walker, Texas Ranger 10:30 Highlander 11:30 Burn Notice

NINE

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5:00 Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 BCF Adventure TV: Hook, Line and Sinker 8:00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction 9:00 The Next Level 10:00 Swamp People 11:00 Charlie’s Angels 12:00 T.J. Hooker 1:00 Wipeout 2:00 What Went Down 2:30 American Pickers 4:30 Pawn Stars 5:00 Swamp People 6:00 American Pickers 7:00 Beverly Hills Pawn 7:30 The Big Bang Theory 9:30 Family Guy 10:30 American Dad! 11:30 World’s Craziest Fools 12:00 The Front Bar

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5:30 Home Shopping 7:00 BCF Adventure TV: Hook, Line and Sinker 8:00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction 9:00 The Next Level 10:00 Swamp People 11:00 Charlie’s Angels 12:00 T.J. Hooker 1:00 Wipeout 2:00 What Went Down 3:00 Mountain Men 4:00 MythBusters 5:00 Swamp People 6:00 MythBusters 7:00 AFL 11:00 Canadian Pickers 12:00 Ink Master

SBS FOOD

12:00 Anjum’s Australian Spice Stories 12:30 Cooking For Love 1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 1:30 Mystery Diners 2:00 Chopped 3:00 Kelsey’s Essentials 3:30 Brunch at Bobbys 4:00 Cooking For Love 4:30 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 5:00 Valerie’s Home Cooking 5:30 Giada at Home 6:00 The Chefs’ Line 6:30 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations 7:00 Man V. Food Best Of 7:30 Clash of the Grandmas 8:30 Cooks vs. Cons 9:30 Mystery Diners 10:30 Chopped 11:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 12:00 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations

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Back to School New drug and alcohol service for Lithgow Following an extensive report into the health needs of the region, a new drug and alcohol service in Lithgow has been launched today. The event was attended by local MP, Andree Gee, as well as Lithgow City Council’s Mayor and Deputy Mayor, staff from Lithgow Hospital and Community Health Centre as well as local mental health and drug and alcohol workers. The Dianella Cottage Lithgow Outreach Service, operated by Lyndon Community, provides non-residential treatment for women with drug and alcohol and mental health issues and specialises in post-traumatic stress and complex trauma. Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network (NBMPHN) commissioned the service from funding by the Australian Government’s National Ice Action Strategy in response to a detailed local Needs Assessment that involved community consultation. It identified a high need for services that address substance abuse and mental health issues in Lithgow. At the launch NBMPHN CEO, Ms Lizz Reay, said NBMPHN has undertaken extensive planning and consultation to ensure that the service meets the specific needs of the community. “Key stakeholders have told us there is a pressing need for local services especially non-residential programs which allow women to seek treatment while caring for their children”, Ms Reay said. “This is a new service for Lithgow and we have worked hard to ensure it is integrated with other regional health services. “The Dianella Cottage Service is an important first step in addressing the needs of the Lithgow community and it will be part of a suite of services for the Nepean Blue Mountains region that we will announce over coming months. NBMPHN is currently investigating a men’s non-residential rehabilitation service. “NBMPHN will also continue working closely with GPs and allied health professionals to provide education and support that increase their ability to respond.” Lyndon Community also operates a live in program in Orange and provides community-based programs to the Central West, Blue Mountains and the Bega region.

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Issue 158 - 28 April 2017 Lithgow Valley Film Society will be presenting an ART SUNDAY this coming Sunday ‘’INGRID BERGMAN IN HER OWN WORDS’’ – 2015. In the spring of 2011, director Stig Bjorkman meets Ingrid Bergman’s daughter Isabella Rossellini and she suggested to him “to make a film about Mama”. Through Isabella, Stig is able to tell Ingrid’s story through her own words and images. Seven times Academy Award – nominee and three time Academy Award winner, Ingrid Bergman was one of the most talented actresses of Hollywood’s Golden Age. With never- before- seen footage this documentary present’s a personal portrait of the Remarkable life of a young Swedish girl who came to be a celebrated world actress. In English. SCREENS SUNDAY- 30TH APRIL – 2.00 PM

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Lithgow Garden Club Update By Robyn da Costa

Autumn is always a pretty time of the year when trees are changing colour especially in Mt Wilson. Lithgow garden club took a trip to Mt Wilson and what a sight it was, so many varying shades in the trees. The weather was kind to us. After morning tea in the park amongst the leaves it was a visit to Bebeah with its hedges and colourful foliage. This garden has 12 acres to explore, around every corner was something more special. A small Chapel tucked away just the place for an impromtu sing song' Merry Garth was a perfect garden to have our picnic lunch with tables, chairs, benches scattered through the garden. Owner Libby Raines supplied tea and coffee for us . After roaming the gardens it was time buy some plants. Our bus really needed a trailer to carry our goodies. A great day enjoyed by all. Our Club is looking forward to the Friendship Day on the 13th May at the Workmen's Club. We have 81 people attending from all over, all interested to hear Costa Geordiadis from ABC gardening Australia.

Wednesday, 3rd May, 2017 11am to 1pm (includes light lunch and traditional hymns) At Lithgow Baptist Church Corner Great Western Highway and Lee Street All welcome

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ELECTION OF OFFICERS Portland Rural Fire Brigade, Monday 8th May 2017 7:30pm RFS Station, 8 Lime Street Portland

LITHGOW ORCHESTRA SCHOLARSHIPS High School students who play an orchestral instrument are invited to apply for a one year tuition scholarship with Lithgow Orchestra. Need own instrument, able to read music, attend fortnightly rehearsals and performances with the orchestra. Subject to satisfactory attendance and progress, your private tuition fees will be reimbursed on a term by term basis for up to one year. Students will be selected by audition and interview, conducted by a panel that includes the orchestra director, Gustaw Szelski. Phone 0409 304 977 for more information.

Members enjoying morning tea amongst the leaves at Mt Wilson

LITHGOW CHOIR Seeking more members especially bass and tenor. Join us Wednesday 7.30-9.00 pm at LINC via Padley Street for a night of fun with Musical Director Rowen Fox (of Phoenix Choir fame). $10 or $8 conc. All welcome - Phone 0488067746

Seniors Monthly Morning Tea at Portland. Our next Seniors’ Morning Tea commences 10:30am Tuesday 2nd of May, at the Mary O’Leary Centre, 43 Williwa St, Portland. Enjoy a sing-along to melodies performed by Pat Connell, who specialises in popular and old time music. John Kearns returns as your MC. All seniors are welcome. You will be mixing with people from Three Tree Lodge and Portland locals. A cuppa and light finger food will be provided free of charge.

Garden Club member Maureen Ford made the beautiful wreath which she laid with Barry Lawson at the Anzac Day Service

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Mountains locals to get some 'hound love' at Springwood Blue Mountains locals interested in adopting or fostering a rescue greyhound will be able to experience 'hound love' firsthand this Saturday, April 29, at Springwood Foundation Day.

Janet Flann, Greyhound Rescue (GR) founder, said rescue greyhounds will be available for meet and greets at the event from 9am-4pm. “Our local volunteers, Mountain Hounds, will be at this event with some adopted greyhounds. We invite locals to come and find out how lovely, placid and sweet-natured greyhounds are," said Janet. "Our greyhounds are de-sexed, vaccinated, as well as heartworm tested and treated, all for only $200 each. We are very fussy about where they go. They will have to sleep indoors and be part of the family." People who are interested in adopting or fostering should complete an application form available on GR's website - www.greyhoundrescue.com.au Peter Flann, GR co-founder, said some hounds are cat and small dog-friendly, while all greyhounds are low maintenance and unlike many large breeds, have no hip problems. “Greyhounds make great pets for all ages. They are gentle 70-km per hour couch potatoes. We have many

wonderful greyhounds being cared for in our kennels. They need permanent homes or fostering in temporary homes," he said. "They need only a 20 minute walk each day, unlike most other dogs. They have no doggie smell, shed little hair and seldom bark, being quiet and calm in nature." Greyhound Rescue, a registered charity, relies solely on

donations, which are tax deductible: “Volunteers and donations are gladly welcomed. We get no support from government or industry and rely on donations in order to save homeless greyhounds," said Peter. For more information visit www.greyhoundrescue.com.au

Guard your Teeth Chris Johnson Retrospective Retrospective honouring local and Smile artist to be held at Eskbank House

By Dr Derek Allan, Lithgow Orthodontics Sport related injuries to the mouth and jaw are some of the most commonly reported injuries by athletes. The worst injuries that I have seen involved cricket, basketball and skydiving. That said, it is tough to draw a line between which sports require a mouthguard and which do not. Generally, I recommend a mouthguard for sports where a ball or player may bump your teeth. Mouthguards are particularly important when playing contact sports such as footy, soccer, basketball and hockey. Although less risky, it still may be advised to wear mouthguards for non-contact sports such as gymnastics, skateboarding, mountain biking, and horseback riding. During orthodontic treatment with braces, continue to play any sport, but the best way to protect your teeth and smile is with a mouthguard. Though it will not shield you from all oral injury, a mouthguard provides a barrier between the braces and the cheek or lips. It also helps prevent damage to the brackets and wires. If you have a removable retainer or other removable appliance, do not wear it during any contact sports. The best mouthguard is one that is custom made. A professionally made mouthguard will be stronger, fit better and allow greater comfort when breathing and speaking. Ask your Dentist or Orthodontist about a mouthguard, they will be able to help you protect your smile.

Chris Johnson was born in Mosman in 1939. His father was an illustrator and his mother was a model. They lived in a large sandstone house near Sirius cove. He and his siblings were most often swimming at Balmoral beach or exploring the bushland behind Taronga zoo. In between adventures they would all sit at the kitchen table discussing art and creating new works. Chris went to boarding school at a young age and discovered the trumpet and all things sport. He was a short distance sprinter and very competitive when he later took up fencing representing NSW. He studied at East Sydney Technical College and Julian Ashton’s Art School. Where he honed his skills becoming a competent draughtsman and precise observer of colour. His passion for art overrode a lucrative career in advertising & a stint as a photographer. He also worked for the education department and as an art teacher at Newington College. His enthusiasm, energy and passion were much appreciated by his students. When he left Newington his students wove him a beautiful neck tie. He kept the tie as a reminder of the pleasure and joy the discovery of art can bring into people’s lives. He loved all things music and art. When his mother decided to become an artist he encouraged her by taking her paintings to be framed. And spent many nights discussing composition, colour and form over a roast dinners. After she died he moved to Lithgow in search of a larger studio. He found an old shop that was a perfect artist’s studio. From which he explored the surrounding landscape. He constantly documented the beauty of nature through photographs, sketches and vivid oils. As well as painting figurative work and abstracts. Lithgow had a growing artist’s population during the 1990’s. Kindred spirits would discuss art, the great artists, the great works, composers, and poets over glasses of wine or perfect pumpkin soup. Chris exhibited in many local shows and continued to paint and inspire others to paint until his death in 2015. The exhibition at Eskbank will enable people to see a selection of his early works as well as more recent works. Chris spent many years playing with the Lithgow City Band. Where he met many wonderful friends. The band will play at the opening on May the 6th at 2pm. Please join Chris’s family and friends for afternoon tea, art and music in celebration of his art and life.

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Heart Week: Getting a Grip on Hypertension The Heart Foundation’s NSW Chief Executive, Ms Kerry Doyle said Heart Week (30 April-6 May) provides a timely reminder of the importance of managing your blood pressure as hypertension (persistent high blood pressure) can lead to increased risk of heart disease, stroke and dementia.

“Heart Week is an opportunity for people to get a grip on their blood pressure by seeing their GP for a heart health check. “High blood pressure is one of the main risk factors for heart disease, stroke and dementia and you can be suffering from high blood pressure without any warning signs,” Ms Doyle said. Close to two million adults in NSW have hypertension, or more than 33% of adults. Of these people, more than 43% are unmanaged, or rather, not taking medication as prescribed. Adults in regional and rural NSW have a 38% higher rate of hypertension compared to residents in metro areas (40% vs. 29%). Surprisingly though, residents living in metro areas are more likely to have hypertension that is unmanaged (47% vs. 39%). “While we don’t know for sure why hypertension in regional Australians is better managed, we know that they have greater rates of conditions such as obesity and diabetes, so it could be that they engage more frequently

with health services than those living in metro areas. “They also tend to have a closer and longer term relationship with their local GP who knows their personal health history, compared to city dwellers who are less likely to see the same GP every time. “If hypertension is unmanaged your risk of heart disease greatly increases. Heart disease kills more people in NSW than any other disease. The most recent Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows one in eight The Heart deaths are attributable to heart Foundation disease. has invested “The good news however, is if you have high blood pressure you more than can bring your numbers down. $537 million Your eating patterns, alcohol (in today's intake, weight and level of physical activity have a strong influence on value) in your blood pressure and for those cardiovascular who need, medication is a proven treatment in assisting those for research from whom lifestyle changes aren’t 1962 to 2015. enough,” Ms Doyle said. The Heart Foundation, through its national cardiovascular research funding, invested close to $17 million this year into fighting heart disease, and of that, more than $6.2 million is being spent in NSW. Research projects that focus on hypertension include: • A smartphone application to support the control of high blood pressure • Assessing aortic blood pressure in children • Developing a test to measure patient adherence to prescribed blood pressure medication • Linking exercise blood pressure to clinical outcomes

– the exercise stress test collaboration • Improving blood pressure control in primary care • How the brains controls blood pressure • Inheriting hypertension – the mother’s role in obesity • Macrophages and blood vessel disease in hypertension • Salt consumption in Australian children and the public health impacts.

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Issue 158 - 28 April 2017

Bears go down in first Round of Competition Hartley Branch Farmers’ Breakfast Story by Lauren Stevens, Lithgow Bears

The NSW Farmers’ Hartley Branch are teaming up to launch a Farmer’s Breakfast on Friday, 5 May 2017 at the Rydal Showground from 7am to 10:30am.

The event will bring together key stakeholders in animal health, farm safety and mental health. Chair of the Hartley Branch Rachel Nicoll said that the morning would feature presentations from Dianne Gill, Western District coordinator of the Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP) and Associate Professor Dr John Dearin Head of the University of Notre Dame Lithgow Rural Clinical School. ‘We’re giving members and our community the opportunity to discover the key causes of mental illness and the key actions you need to take to ensure you’re fully ‘mental health ready’. Know how to spot the signs, manage behaviours that can cause mental health issues and when and how to intervene and talk about the issues.’ Dr Bruce Watt Regional Veterinarian for the Central Tablelands Local Land Services, SafeWork NSW and Students from the University of Notre Dame are also participating in the morning’s line up. The breakfast is free for NSW Farmer’s members and $5.00 for non-members to help cover costs of the breakfast. To get your seat RSVP to: Rachel 0448 920 548, Adam 0448 780 498 or Jonathon 0409 493 695

A note from Portland Golf Club Portland Golf Club’s long serving Secretary/Treasurer, John Sharp, has retired. PGC wishes John and Yvonne all the best for the future. The new Secretary is Amanda Scrivenor, the new Treasurer is John English. Thanks Bob Roberts PGC President.

The first round of the New Era Rugby League Competition commenced last Saturday with the Lithgow Bears travelling to Bathurst to take on Villages United. The Bears did not play Villages in the knockout and had only played them once last season, therefore it was unknown as to what to expect. The Bears League Tag Team went down to Villages United 40 to 0. The Bears girls looked strong in the first 5 minutes of the game with the first 2 set of 6 tags dominated by the Bears. Villages found a break in the Bears defence line and scored under the goal posts. Villages didn’t stop and scored afew more tries. By second half Villages were playing aggressively by placing the shoulder when the run at the Bears and marking their own tags with their hands which is against the rules. Unfortunately the Bears girls were unable to use the penalties to their advantage. One Village girl was also sent from the from for 10 minutes into the sheds due to language at the referee. The Bears did not retaliate and played with good sportsmanship towards Villages. This was the first 50 minute game for some of the Bears girls to experience and learn new skills for the season ahead. Players player this week went to first time player Clare Larkin with the refs point going to Jaime Northey. The Bears Rugby League team was up against the 2016 Premiership winners and went down to them 40-12. Villages scored the first try with the Bears fighting back with the first Bears try scored by the youngster of the team Ryan Peters-Chapman. Ryan was being tackled and was able to stretch his arm out over the try line. Villages were to strong and scored quick tries over the Bears. The Bears never gave up with Brenton Dunn crossing the line for the Bears second try. Both of the Bears tries were converted by Bears fullback Blake Collins. As the game progressed the Bears were loosing players to injury with the end of the game having no bench players. Fitness levels played a major part in the 80 minute game and affected the Bears players. Bears 2016 coach Tony Northey even put the boots on for a run after a 1.5 year gap out of the game. Chris Noon has also put the boots on this year after not playing football for a number of years. As the players are still working out positions and team mates, the Bears should be congratulated on a solid for game first game of the season. Players Player this week went to Brenton Dun with Brett Frazer receiving a point from the referee. The Lithgow Bears presented the game awards at the Lithgow Workmen’s Club who are the Bears major sponsor for the 2017 season. The Lithgow Bears would like to thank all sponsors who have come on board this season and supporters of the Bears. The Lithgow Bears will be holding a raffle at the

Shanaya Callaghan with the Ball for the Bears

Jacob Monaghan making a tackle Tommy Raudonikis night that is to be held at the Lithgow Workmen’s Club on the 5 May 2017. All proceeds from the raffle will be going towards suicide prevention in the Lithgow area. Tickets for the night can be purchased from the Club or from the Bears. This Saturday the Lithgow Bears will be host to the New Era Cup Knockout Champions; CSU Yellow at 1.30pm for league tag and 2.30pm for Rugby League. The Lithgow Bears will also host the Portland Colts and CSU Blue league tag at 12.30pm at Tony Luchetti Showground.

The 'Outer Limits' of small town living By The Magpie Whisperer

Last week I overheard some visitors discussing living in small country towns. The longer I listened, the more I realised that small towns have strange traits which must seem like "The Outer Limits" to people who haven't lived there. Small town newspapers, for instance. The big stories are the major events that happen during the year, like Ironfest and Anzac Day, and of course the inevitable council shenanigans. But once in a while something scandalous happens and provides an easy piece of content for the week. Like maybe a local identity gets busted for drink driving, or seemingly respectable senior gets sprung shoplifting. When you're stretched for content, anything becomes news. The country show queen doesn't just make the front page - she is the front page. It's actually harder to find someone who hasn't been on the front page of the newspaper, than to find people who have. And when you take away the front page and talk about being in the newspaper as a whole, virtually everyone makes the list. Are you heading overseas? You're taking up half of page four with your announcement. You just started a small business? There'll be an entire article about it on page three. If a local school wins a sports championship, that's definitely going to make page one. Giving directions in a small town is quite strange for people who've never lived in one. Since everyone knows everyone else, directions often come down to, "You know

where Gil Dusmore lives, right? I'm right across the street from him." Even if you don't know the exact person, you know the place by the stories associated with them. "You know Rich Wangport, right?" "Hmmmm... I don't think so." "Yes, you do. He's got that mean pitbull which killed Kellie Chatterley's cat last Christmas. The big timber house that had the fire back in 2011." "Oh, yeah, I know the place." It's probably not all that surprising to people who live in cities, though. But what may seem odd to them is that we often give directions in relation to where things used to be. As in, "You know where the old hardware store used to be? I'm a couple of houses past that." The"friendliness' of a small town can get utterly imposing, too. There's the story of a young man who discovered a large tick on a sensitive part of his lower anatomy. He drove himself to emergency, had it removed, and nobody spoke of it again... until five minutes later, when every single person at the hospital spoke of it again. And again. And then they went home and told their spouses. Their spouses told their friends. Their friends told everyone at the pub. Eventually everyone in town knew about it... and when I say 'eventually', I mean by nightfall. In a small town you're not anonymous. If you ever got a little drunk in public, everyone knows you as the "pisspot." If you're an unattached mature woman often seen talking to men, you're the town "anybody's." Maybe you don't go

out that much. And maybe you don't have a "thing" to be labelled with. You're not the "dog screamer" or the "7am mowing guy." You just keep to yourself and only leave the house when you have to. But now you are the most famous person in town, because nobody knows anything about you. You're mysterious. You're "that creepy bloke who never leaves his house." Most small towns have luxury cars, but typically everyone knows, "that's a nice Mercedez. Oh, yeah, that's the doctor's car." In a small town, especially in the central west, the majority of vehicles are utilities and your worth is gauged by the size of your tyres. And usually there's a huge dog in the back. I'm sure the dogs must come with the vehicles, whether you want one or not. Since there's only one supermarket, you end up on a first-name basis with the checkout staff. Buying food becomes a social event...which may sound pleasant at first, until you're standing line, waiting to pay for your bread, and the four people in front of you all start conversations with the checkout girl. And they still keep talking, even after they've paid. But if you interrupt them, you're the bad guy, because they were just being friendly. Don't get me wrong - I love living in a small town. It's quiet and simple. It's relaxing. But to some of my family and friends living in Sydney, it's "The Outer Limits." Still, I love the look on their faces when they have to have something medically treated while they're visiting, and then a local asks them about it the next day. It's why I live here.

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NEW ERA MIDWEST CUP FIRST ROUND RESULTS The Wallerawang club continued their good form commencing at the knockout carnival three weeks ago, winning both the men’s and leaguetag games in the first round of the New Era Midwest Cup over the weekend. Story and photo by John Fitzgerald Ball security by the Wallerawang teams was the key to both victories at Wallerawang Sportsground. The scores did not reflect the closeness of the games, Wallerawang having to work hard to win both, especially in leaguetag where Portland Fillies held extended territorial advantages in both halves. Despite their loss in the women’s game, Portland displayed a winning mentality against the knockout tournament runner-up the Warriettes, holding them to just a 12-point win, the last try scored only in the final minute of the game, Meg Embleton contributing all of Wallerawang’s points with two tries and two conversions. In the first half of the men’s match Portland were equal to the task of competing with the Warriors, but contributed to their defeat by sometimes poor ball handling in the second half. It was an entertaining and even contest but the Warriors swooped on every Colts’ mistake, taking the eventual spoils on the back of those errors. The Colts had taken the lead in the 24th minute with

excellent lead-up work from Trent Anderson and Kyle Wilmott, but Wallerawang’s try in the dying moments of the first half gave them a 16-10 platform from which to launch their attack over the final 40 minutes. Former Bathurst St Pats player Dave Howard continued his strong form from the knockout carnival and despite carrying a slight injury, was still a handful for the defence with his damaging runs out wide. Portland competed well for the full 80 minutes, and are big improvers from last season, unfortunately their own errors – and the strong running of Howard – the difference between the sides, the Warriors taking the game 28-10 after a good second half. At Bathurst, Villages United turned the clock back to last year’s premiership-winning form in the men’s game with their 40-12 win over Lithgow Bears, while in leaguetag Villagettes shut out the Bears 44-0. Across town, at CSU’s Diggings Oval, the two CSU women’s teams had mixed success, the Yellow team winners against Orange 22-4, and Blue team losing to Kandos 8-4. CSU men won their game against Orange Barbarians 44-18, with Wallerawang’s result giving wins to both of the knockout competition finalists, the two sides to face off in round three. Kandos men had the season’s first bye, and by virtue of their two points, join Villages United, CSU and Wallerawang at the top of ladder. Lithgow Bears, Portland and Orange are all in equal second position. Leaguetag ladder: CSU Yellow, Wallerawang, Kandos and Villages 2 points; Bears, CSU Blue, Portland and Orange 0 points. Next week Kandos are at home to Villages United, Wallerawang travel to Orange, and the Bears host CSU. Portland men have the bye.

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NSW QUARTER MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP AT CULLEN BULLEN Story & photo by Les Taylor If you are looking for top class, almost non stop speedway the “Action Attraction of the Central West”, the Orange Car Carriers Cullen Bullen Raceway is certainly the place to be this Saturday afternoon (29th April) from the earlier time of 2pm hosted by the Portland District Motor Sports Club. Topping this amazing program is the thrilling Tint Me Up Window Tinting NSW Quarter Midget Championship with drivers from all over NSW contesting three heats and the feature. Also filling the open wheeler program are the very fast Compact Speedcars and the Speedway Karts contesting “the Skid For Skip Memorial”. Get your backside trackside for almost six hours of speedway excitement at with over fifty events for the tin top stock cars and the very fast open wheelers. The stock car stars will be contesting the penultimate round of their Portland club championship over three heats and a feature race - the Series Production class, Four Cylinders plus the new “all stars” (14-16 years) and “new stars” (10-13 years) ” Junior classes all racing for their yearly pointscore. Unfortunately the RSA Street Stockers will be absent from this meeting due to the RSA Street Stocker Australian Championship being contested simultaneously at Gunnedah Speedway with Blackley clan taking part. Driving stars from Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Mudgee, Bathurst, Orange, Canberra, Blayney, Oberon, Dubbo, Gilgandra and Nowra will battle it out wheel to wheel on the oval track and you won't miss one second of the action – come on out and cheer your favorite driver to the chequered flag.

MIDGET MANIA: Portland's Rob Stephenson chases Loren Vassall last meeting as a warm up for the NSW Championship on Saturday arvo.

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