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Starting in his homeland England, he worked at various restaurants around the country before taking up an Executive Sous Chef role at the Selsdon Park Hotel.

He came to Australia in 1996 and worked in various restaurants until he took on Executive Sous Chef role at the R.A.S Homebush during the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Gary then moved to renowned Sydney eateries Bungalow 8 and then Doyles as Head Chef.

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Gary Schofield has had a truly international culinary career.

Gary has been able to bring his vast experience into the new menus on offer at Hank’s, and from the feedback so far our patrons are very excited by what is to come.

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From his new Hank’s Paella, to the firm favourites like our seafood basket, to the house made ice creams, there is something for everyone on our new menu.

Make it your meeting place Come & enjoy our great coffee with a wide variety of cakes.

• Breakfast all day.

• Home made meals.

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Gary has bought a very exciting and distinct set of flavours to the new menus in Hank’s Seafood Co since his appointment as head chef in 2013, and we look forward to exciting initiatives in the near future including our new Hank’s cooking school.

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JASON’S IN THE FAST LANE TO SUCCESS

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SHANNON COCHRANE discovers that in the two years since his debut on ‘The X-Factor’, Jason Owen has done plenty of growing up and plans to start his own dance craze in the vein of Korean pop icon Psy...

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ason Owen may best be known as the sweet, talented, country boy who was runner up in the 2012 season of ‘The X Factor’, but two years since his television debut, the 19-year-old singer is all grown up.

Owen, who comes from a small country town in central-west New South Wales, found success on the reality television show and went on to release his debut album ‘Life Is A Highway’, which went to number 1 on the iTunes Country Chart.

He’s now getting ready to record and release his second album, but before he moves onto the next chapter in his career, Owen is extending his popular ‘Islands in the Stream’ tour with fellow country musician Amber Lawrence.

The tour, which was inspired by the duo’s cover of the Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton hit ‘Islands in the Stream’, began in June last year and has been extended on demand, with dates running until May. Audiences can catch Owen and Lawrence at Katoomba RSL in the Blue Mountains on Saturday, February 22.

The musicians were inspired to keep on performing together due to fan demands, and Owen claims that the lengthy, eight month tour process has helped hone his skills on stage.

“When I first went out on the road with Amber it was different, coming off a TV show, everything had to be spick and span whereas now you’re your own artist… from the start at Rooty Hill on the 1st of June through until now, my performance and my confidence and everything on stage has grown,” he said.

Owen says that his amazing debut on ‘The X Factor’, greatly boosted his profile and was

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an excellent platform to launch from.

“I was very lucky… coming off the show with a big fan base, 20,000 followers on Twitter and Facebook… to have the opportunity to create a fan base like I did on ‘The X Factor’, to have a fan base to follow me after the show, to buy albums and songs and different things like that is incredible,” he said.

While Owen believes he would have pursued a music career even without his experience on ‘The X Factor’, he admitted that it would have been more difficult without the show.

“I was doing a little bit of recording before the show, but I don’t think I could have broken in without ‘The X Factor’, maybe I could be wrong, I wouldn’t know unless I was still in that position … but it’s a different world when you’re starting from scratch and building a career like Amber,” he said.

“Listening to Amber’s story of how she started and how she got to where she is now in the country music industry, it’s just like, wow you know I was so lucky to have the start I’ve got.”

Viewers of ‘The X Factor’ would no doubt be aware of Owen’s story, growing up in a rural area, which the young musician believes is the cause of his maturity and fondness for older musical styles.

“I was the only child in my family and I grew up in a little town of 12 people. I grew up out there and I was the only child in the whole district for about 10 years of my life. I think growing up around adults and learning how adults do things has sort of aged me a bit quicker. If I had grown up around people my own age, I probably would have been still out at pubs and clubs drinking and carrying on,”

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I was the only child in my district for about 10 years of my life he said.

Yet despite the public’s familiarity with Owen’s lovable persona and approach to music, he is preparing to reinvent his sound with his forthcoming album, which is currently in the works.

“I’m going down a very different path, I’ve got one foot in country music and one foot in rock and roll… I’m going to go down the type of Bryan Adams feel, that really heavy ballad and rock and roll type of song, not so much pop,” he said.

He’s also hoping to experiment and dabble in other genres, with a new dance move being created especially for Owen that might just be the next big viral craze.

“We’re releasing a dance craze very

soon, a modern type of dance craze, like Psy released ‘Gangnam Style’ – we’re releasing another type of dance move so we’re going to give that a go and see how it goes,” he said.

“It’s going to be my own type of move, definitely, I’ve got people working on it at the moment because I can’t dance to save my life.”

Jason Owen will perform with Amber Lawrence for the ‘Islands in the Stream’ tour at Katoomba RSL on Saturday, February 22. For bookings or more information on the show, call 1300 438 849 or visit www. katoombarsl.com.au.

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RE-WRITING THE COUNTRY MUSIC SCENE

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ith her fresh modern sound and down-to-earth nature, Christie Lamb is one of the young performers innovating Australian country music.

The singer, who was raised in Sydney’s south west, released her self-titled EP in 2011 and in the three short years since, has gone on to find success in the local country music industry.

She will perform at Rooty Hill RSL on Friday, February 28 for the official launch of her debut album ‘All She Wrote’, with special guests The Viper Creek Band and Luke Dickens.

Despite her young age, Lamb has proven herself to be an accomplished singersongwriter and a talented multi-instrumentalist, playing piano, guitar, mandolin and flute.

Lamb has studied a Bachelor of Music at university, and shared the stage with wellknown performer Jon English on his ‘Rock Revolution’ tour.

Her debut EP spawned two successful singles, ‘Mr Wrong’ and ‘Invincible Me’, which both reached the Top Five in the Australian Country Music Charts and helped boost her profile among country music listeners.

In 2012, Lamb was named Most Impressive New Talent by Country Music Radio Australia and took her act to the United States, travelling to Nashville and performing alongside Adam Harvey and O’Shea at the CMA Festival.

With her career in full swing, Lamb has recently recorded her debut album ‘All She Wrote’, writing tracks in Nashville then working with producer Andrew Cochrane to create a record that brings a fun, fresh sound to country music.

When creating her music, Lamb was inspired by fellow country artists Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and The Band Perry, and channelled her personal experiences into the process of songwriting.

After already performing at a range

of venues this year, Lamb is set to have a successful 2014 with her album release and more tour dates in the future.

Christie Lamb will launch her debut album

‘All She Wrote’ at Rooty Hill RSL on Friday, February 28 at 8pm. Entry is free for members or $7 for visitors. For more information, visit www.rootyhillrsl.com.au.

These two singers, accompanied by musician Nick Bavarell, will lend their voices to a concert full of lively musical tunes in the latest Morning Melodies show.

Musical of the Night will be held at the Joan on Wednesday, February 26 at 11am.

Tickets are $20 and include a morning tea at 10am. For bookings call 4723 7600.

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elive all the classic songs from your favourite musicals when the Joan presents ‘Musical of the Night’.

The show, which features three talented singers performing hits from musicals, is part of the popular Morning Melodies series.

It will be held at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre on Wednesday, February 26, with the ticket price including a delicious morning tea before the performance.

Award winning performer Stephen FisherKing will be starring in the show, joined by rising singer Lena Cruz and accomplished musician Nick Bavarell.

With a fantastic repertoire of show tunes, Musical of the Night will have audiences singing along to songs from musicals such as ‘Phantom of the Opera’, ‘Man of La Mancha’, ‘Evita’, ‘Sweet Charity’, ‘Cats’, ‘Priscilla’, ‘The Boy from Oz’ and ‘Les Miserables’.

There will also be hits from the more contemporary show ‘We Will Rock You’ and ‘Billy Joel’s Moving Out’, and beloved arias

from ‘The Three Tenors’.

Fisher-King has won the MO Award nine times, and has starred in major musical productions such as ‘Cats’, ‘Evita’ and ‘Hello Dolly’.

He has also previously been named Australian Club Entertainer of the Year and won the award for Male Vocalist of the Year multiple times.

His beautiful baritone voice is perfect for musical theatre, and he has also performed lead roles in operas and operettas including ‘La Boheme’, ‘The Coronation of Poppea’ and ‘Dido and Aeneas’.

His co-star Lena Cruz is a young and rising performer who has appeared in cabaret and musicals, and has also acted in television shows ‘All Saints’, ‘Shortland Street’ and ‘At Home’.

She trained at the prestigious Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and also attended the BodenWeiser Dance School, Sydney Dance School and the Actors Centre.

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MUSICAL DYNAMOS AMP IT UP

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ustralian band Monster Guitars features two of Australia’s best blues guitarists uniting to create loud, energetic rock music.

The group is made up of 2012 ARIA nominee Mark Easton and critically acclaimed guitarist Adam Hole. You won’t find anyone else more passionate about their guitars, with these two shredding, picking, singing and rocking along to create a unique sound.

Performing at the Fitzroy Hotel in Windsor on Friday, February 28 in a free live show, audiences will be treated to exciting stuff including duelling guitars, scorching slide riffs and jamming.

Both Easton and Hole have enjoyed long, successful solo music careers and decided to form Monster Guitars after they performed together on stage and realised they collaborated well.

In 2013, the duo worked hard to get their music to the public, going on tour and releasing their first CD, ‘Attack of the Monster

Guitars’, which featured hard rock songs with a bluesy edge.

Each bringing their unique style into the mix, Easton and Hole play an eclectic mix of blues music from old standards and countryblues such as those songs of Johnny Cash through to rock favourites from Jimi Hendrix, The Doors and Neil Young.

They also play their own songs, with plenty of catchy blues riffs and thrashing guitar solos for the audience to rock out to.

Easton’s solo CD ‘Grind’ was in the Top 25 records on the Australian Blues and Roots Airplay Charts for six consecutive months when it was released.

His experimental blues music is made with a range of instruments, with Easton using the double neck bass guitar, telecaster, resonator, acoustic guitar, harp, kick drum and percussion pad.

The other half of Monster Guitars, Adam Hole, was listed as a leading solo blues guitarist in Chris Johnson’s book Guitar - The

Australian Story.

His music is loud, dirty blues that features elements of rock and metal, with Hole’s passion and talent for playing the slide guitar

showing in every performance.

Monster Guitars will play at the Fitzroy Hotel on Friday, February 28 at 8.30pm. Entry is free. Visit www.fitzroyhotel.com.au.

keyboarder and vocalist Jujie Agudo, guitarist Roland Gonzales and keyboarder, vocalist and rapper Gerard Nethercott.

New Horizon Band will play at St Marys

Rugby League Club on Friday, February 28 starting at 9pm.

Entry is free. For more information, call 9677 7777 or visit www.saintsrl.com.au.

MOVE AND GROOVE TO HORIZON

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et ready to dance to all your favourite tunes with Sydney group, the New Horizon Band, digging up all those classic hits for a great night of music and dancing.

New Horizon Band will perform at St Marys Rugby League Club on Friday, February 28, where they have become household names and audience favourites.

With six talented and diverse members, New Horizon Band is a fun, entertaining group that have a versatile set list and impressive stage presence.

Whether you’re in your teens or approaching your 80’s, there’s bound to be something to enjoy at the show, with New Horizon Band performing songs from every decade and genre.

Jazzy songs from the 1940’s through to trailblazing rock ballads of the 60’s are covered by the group, as well as catchy 90’s pop and modern Top 40 chart hits.

The eccentric mix of tracks on New

Horizon Band’s song list, which is tweaked to suit the crowd’s tastes, includes moving ballads like Adele’s ‘Someone Like You’ or Etta James’ ‘At Last’ as well as up tempo dancepop hits such as ‘Like A Virgin’, ‘Billie Jean’ and ‘Let’s Groove Tonight’.

The smooth, swinging sounds of the golden era of crooning are also New Horizon Band’s specialty, with songs from Frank Sinatra and Michael Buble that will melt the hearts of female fans.

At the helm of New Horizon Band is lead singer Joey Talam, who also plays bass and began performing at the age of 15 in his home country of The Philippines.

He has been working in entertainment since the 1980’s, appearing at lounges, clubs and corporate events and was also an entertainer on board Captain Cook Cruise ships for more than 14 years.

Talam is joined on stage by female lead vocalist and percussion player Marites Ladringan, drummer Joven Villanueva,

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Live FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21

THE DELLTONES

Friday, February 21 Rooty Hill RSL $38

QUEENS OF THE OUTBACK

Saturday, February 22 Penrith Panthers $37

TUESDAY, 15TH APRIL 2014 AT 11:00AM

Sound City Venue: Penrith Panthers Free entry, 8.30pm 4720 5555 Friday Live Entertainment Venue: Wallacia Panthers Free entry, 7.30pm 4773 8417 The Delltones Venue: Rooty Hill RSL $38, 8pm 9625 5500 Akinga Venue: Rooty Hill RSL Free entry, 8.30pm 9625 5500 Big Radio Dynamite Venue: St Marys Rugby League Club Free entry, 9pm 9677 7777 Skyz the Limit Venue: Penrith Gaels Club Free entry, 8pm 4722 8180 Live Entertainment Venue: Tattersalls Hotel Free entry, 8.30pm 4732 6373 My Oh My Venue: Fitzroy Hotel Free entry, 8.30pm 4577 3396 DJ Bennetts

Venue: Fitzroy Hotel Free entry, 8.30pm 4577 3396 Dwayne Elix Venue: Kingswood Sports Club Free entry, 7.30pm 4737 4600

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Queens of the Outback Venue: Penrith Panthers $37, 8pm 4720 5555 Evie Dean Venue: Penrith Panthers Free entry, 5.30pm 4720 5555 Red Alert Venue: Penrith Panthers Free entry, 9pm 4720 5555 Rock n Roll Venue: St Marys Band Club Free entry, 8.30pm 9623 1211 Trivia Venue: St Marys Band Club Free entry, 3pm 9623 1211 Buble Show Venue: Rooty Hill RSL Free entry, 8.30pm 9625 5500 After Dark Venue: St Marys Rugby League Club

Free entry, 9pm 9677 7777 Franky Valentyn Venue: Blacktown Workers Club Free entry, 8.30pm 9830 0600 Titanium22 Venue: Blacktown Workers Club Free entry, 8pm 9830 0600 Yum Venue: Penrith Gaels Club Free entry, 8pm 4722 8180 Red Beard Venue: Tattersalls Hotel Free entry, 8.30pm 4732 6373 The Elvis Experience Venue: Kingswood Sports Club Free entry, 8.30pm 4737 4600

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Christie Lamb Venue: Penrith Panthers Free entry, 3.30pm 4720 5555 Sunday Karaoke Venue: St Marys Band Club Free entry, 6pm 9623 1211 Live Music Venue: St Marys RSL Free entry, 4pm, 9623 6555

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Please book a seat for your child

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NEW HORIZON BAND

Friday, February 28 St Marys Rubgy League Club Free entry

MANPOWER

Saturday, March 1 Penrith Panthers $31.50

Safari Suits Venue: Penrith Panthers Free entry, 8.30pm 4720 5555 The Big Five O Ball Venue: Rooty Hill RSL $79, 7.30pm 9625 5500 Christie Lamb Venue: Rooty Hill RSL Free members/$7 visitors, 8pm 9625 5500 Planet Groove Venue: Rooty Hill RSL Free entry, 8.30pm 9625 5500 Live DJ Venue: Red Cow Free entry, 7pm 4721 5666 Friday Live Entertainment Venue: Wallacia Panthers Free entry, 7.30pm 4773 8417 Live Entertainment Venue: Tattersalls Hotel Free entry, 8.30pm 4732 6373 Live DJ Venue: O’Donoghues Emu Plains Free entry, 8.30pm 4735 5509 New Horizon Band

Venue: St Marys Rugby League Club Free entry, 9pm 9677 7777 The Radiators Venue: Blacktown Workers Club $15 members/$18 visitors, 8pm 9830 0600 3 Rams Venue: Penrith Gaels Club Free entry, 8pm 4722 8180 The Lazys Venue: Tattersalls Hotel Free entry, 8.30pm 4732 6373

SATURDAY, MARCH 1 Manpower Venue: Penrith Panthers $31.50, 8pm 4720 5555 Rock n Roll Venue: St Marys Band Club Free entry, 8.30pm 9623 1211 M Seven Venue: Rooty Hill RSL Free entry, 8.30pm 9625 5500 Trivia Venue: St Marys Band Club Free entry, 3pm 9623 1211 Live DJ Venue: O’Donoghues Emu Plains

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Free entry, 8.30pm 4735 5509 The Chosen Few Venue: St Marys Rugby League Club Free entry, 9pm 9677 7777 Lonnie Lee and The Leemen Venue: Blacktown Workers Club $7.50 members/$10.50 visitors, 8pm 9830 0600 Kafekool Venue: Blacktown Workers Club Free entry, 8.30pm 9830 0600 The Bandits Venue: Blacktown Workers Club Free entry, 8pm 9830 0600 Postal Venue: Penrith Gaels Club Free entry, 8pm 4722 8180 Nova & The Experience Venue: Tattersalls Hotel Free entry, 8.30pm 4732 6373

SUNDAY, MARCH 2 Tommy Picket Venue: Fitzroy Hotel Free entry, 1pm 4577 3396 Sunday Karaoke Venue: St Marys Band Club Free entry, 6pm, 9623 1211

NO-ONE PUTS DIZZEE IN THE CORNER

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ritish rapper Dizzee Rascal visited our shores only last year but is set to tour Australia again in April, which has fans dizzy with delight.

The musician will be performing at the Groovin the Moo festival and also embarking on a headline tour in April, with a performance at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on Wednesday, May 7.

The tour follows closely on from Dizzee’s last performance in Australia in 2013, where he played at the Future Music Festival and impressed crowds with his fast flowing lyrics and ground shaking bass.

Dizzee began his career in 2003, when he was just 19-years-old, and his talent and distinctive British sound quickly made an impact on urban music.

His debut album ‘Boy In Da Corner’ earned Dizzee the coveted British Mercury Prize, making him the youngest person to have received the award, and catapulted him into the spotlight.

After all the hype surrounding his debut album, Dizzee has managed to keep releasing hits, with his 2009 self-released platinum album ‘Tongue ‘n Cheek’ featuring a string of UK number one singles.

His music was also well received in Australia, with the single ‘Holiday’ reaching platinum status and ‘Bonkers’ achieving double platinum status.

Still in the limelight in 2010, Dizzee won the BRIT Award for British Male Solo Artist and the BET Award for Best International Act. Crowds at Dizzee’s Australian shows will get to enjoy hearing the new music from his latest album ‘The Fifth’, which was released in September 2013 and has a stunning line-up of collaborations including Tinie Tempah, Calvin Harris, Jessie J and Robbie Williams.

With party-ready tracks like ‘I Don’t Need A Reason’ and ‘Goin’ Crazy’, Dizzee has said that “‘The Fifth’ is geared for a live audience”.

In the decade since his debut, Dizzee’s music has developed, with music website

In The Mix writing: “Dizzee Rascal has come a long way since his debut ‘Boy in da Corner’. His sound has continually evolved and progressed through collaborations with everyone from Arctic Monkeys to Fatboy Slim”.

Dizzee Rascal will perform at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney on Wednesday, May 7.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, February 21 at 10am. For bookings, call 132 849 or visit www. ticketek.com.au.

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ark Wahlberg stars in this dark, grittily realistic film that is based on true events that happened during the Afghanistan war.

The recent setting of the movie means its themes will undoubtedly make a big impact, bringing the realities of war to audiences in a way that is relevant to them.

‘Lone Survivor’ is based on a 2007 non-fiction book written by Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson, which tells the tale of a failed United States Navy SEALS mission. The mission, dubbed Operation Red Wings, involved four military officers being sent to track down Taliban leader Ahmad Shah at the height of the Afghanistan war.

Wahlberg stars alongside Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster and Eric Bana as members of the SEAL team tasked with Operation Red Wings. ‘Lone Survivor’ has received mostly positive critical reaction, with reviewers praising the movie for its impressive visuals and filmmaking technique. Audiences will definitely be engrossed.

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THE LIFEGUARD [ Rated MA15+] Starring: Kristen Bell

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ust when you thought the creative minds at Nintendo couldn’t possibly come up with another new Donkey Kong game, they’ve added yet again to this muchloved franchise.

‘Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze’ is much like its predecessors – cute graphics, family-friendly and lots of silly, adventurous fun. In the game, players have to help Donkey Kong and his buddies get back their beloved home from Vikings who have taken over.

There are five islands Donkey Kong and friends have to travel across to reach their goal, with difficult terrain, underwater sections and even frozen environments.

While it may seem simple enough, ‘Tropical Freeze’ is a challenging game that features new elements alongside the classic ground-pounding, barrel blasting moves that are Donkey Kong’s signature.

As well as being able to play the star of the game, Donkey Kong, gamers also have the opportunity to step into the shoes of other fan favourites Dixie Kong and Diddy Kong.

his quirky, independent movie stars Kristen Bell as Leigh, a fast living reporter who trades in her flashy life in New York to return to her hometown in Connecticut.

Leaving behind her colleagues and job, Leigh moves back to her childhood home without even telling her family, concerning them when she arrives unannounced and hungover.

After spending so long working furiously, Leigh revels in the comfort of being with her parents again and neglects to do housework or contribute to bills but eventually her family tires of her ways and tells her to help out.

She decides to return to her first job as a lifeguard at a local pool, and also begins hanging out with her old high school friends who have moved on with their lives.

Reliving her youth, despite being almost 30, Leigh starts to connect with teenagers who live in the area and begins dosing out life advice. But her role as older, wiser friend takes a catastrophic turn when Leigh starts to have feelings for teenager Jason.

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ritish pop-dance singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor released a string of massive hits in the mid-2000’s, from ‘Murder On the Dancefloor’ to ‘Get Over You’, but hasn’t had the same commercial success in a long time.

Now she’s back with her fifth studio album ‘Wanderlust’, which was co-written and produced with singersongwriter Ed Harcourt. Unlike many modern pop albums that take months to produce and re-master, Ellis-Bextor’s latest offering took just two weeks to record and shows fans a deeper, more mature side of the singer.

With a sophisticated, warmer sound than her previous catchy dance hits, Ellis-Bextor has already received positive reviews for her latest music.

The lead single ‘Young Blood’, which hit the airwaves prior to the album’s official release, is an inspirational love song dominated by melodic piano. It was followed by ‘Runaway Daydreamer’, the second single from the album that was released in January.

Although ‘Wanderlust’ marks an obvious genre and image change for

Ellis-Bextor, who has left her glitzy, electropop days behind, the switch seems to have worked and her vocals easily accommodate her new folk pop sound. The singer’s new tracks lack the catchiness that fans will be familiar with from her old hits, but has a more mature and instrumental style.

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CHEF SHAKES THINGS UP AT BRASSERIE

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pringwood Sports Club is set to become one of the Blue Mountains’ hottest venues, with a revamp and great new food. The club is relaunching its Brasserie, with a new Head Chef and exciting new menu.

Head Chef Michael Hardy recently joined Springwood Sports Club and has worked on creating a new menu packed with amazing food to suit all tastes.

Hardy previously worked with the Accor Hotel Group, most recently as Executive Chef at the Mercure Hotel in Townsville, and was also Chef de Cuisine at the Novotel Twin Waters Resort on the Sunshine Coast.

He is no stranger to the Blue Mountains, and was once Sous Chef at The Carrington in Katoomba in his early career. With a wealth of cooking and hospitality experience behind him, Hardy has crafted a new menu that features classic club favourites and grills.

There are also plenty of new dishes packed with flavour, such as pressed pork

belly served with baked apple and maple jus and sous-vide breast of chicken served on potato mash with buttered field mushrooms and hollandaise sauce.

Daily specials mean that the menu is ever changing, with Hardy encouraging his team to use their creativity to make masterpieces each day, with new pastas, curries and lunch options appearing all the time.

Desserts are mouth-watering, with options including lemon curd cup served with ginger gravel and vanilla cream and Jaffa style chocolate mousse.

The Springwood Sports Club’s new menu focuses on fresh, quality ingredients and beautiful presentation, with dishes freshly prepared and cooked to order.

Hardy has plans to introduce special food and wine appreciation evenings and a new set of menus for the club’s functions business.

The Brasserie is open for lunch and dinner every day and also offers a cafe service. Visit www.springwoodsportsclub.com.au.

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NEW CHEF NEW MENU The Brasserie is open every day for lunch and dinner with cafe service from 10am.

Bookings recommended

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Wine and Dine

EAT OUT THIS WEEKEND

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on’t be turned off by the stereotype – Hooters is a great place to eat and you’re guaranteed to have a fun time.

Whether it be their famous chicken wings or one of their great burgers, the Hooters menu has something for everyone – and there’s a great range of drinks, too. They have a great, upbeat atmosphere and if you’re a sports fan, you’ll love the atmosphere with multiple big screen TVs to watch plenty of live sport every single weekend. With excellent service and reasonable prices, give Hooters a try today.

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t can be easy to forget the great food that Nando’s has on offer, but quietly tucked away in the Centro Nepean complex, chicken and chips doesn’t get much better than this! Plus the range on the menu will simply amaze you but don’t forget to try the Portuguese flame grilled butterfly cut peri peri chicken! With sit-in or take-away options, Nando’s is a great choice for the entire family or for your next party. You’ll love the spices, the flavour and the great prices… there’s very little not to love about Nando’s. They even do catering!

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ne of Penrith’s best kept secrets, The Union is a hidden gem of dining!

This tapas restaurant does very little advertising and its website is modest, but word of mouth has clearly ensured it’s a winner in the local area. Without a booking you’ll struggle to get a table on a Friday or Saturday night. The menu is huge – you simply won’t know what to pick! We certainly recommend the empanadas but you won’t go wrong no matter what you order… just be prepared for an argument at your table over what to select! Top off your meal with the specialty of the house – the sangria!

Union Lane, Penrith. Phone 4721 4501.

SEAFOOD AND 2013 ESTATE RIESLING A SHAW THING

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ith seafoods so much to the fore at this time of year, the wine of choice to put with your seafood dishes on the table is so often a nicely-chilled and very seafood-compatible Riesling.

Shaw Vineyard at Murrumbateman in the Canberra District have just released a 2013 Estate Riesling that’ll match perfectly a whole diversity of product from your local seafood supplier.

Owned and run by Graeme and Ann Shaw and their children Tanya and Michael, and Tanya’s husband Michael, the Estate has long enjoyed an enviable reputation for its Rieslings, and this one is certainly up there with the family’s best.

“We had near-perfect conditions in 2013 with Canberra recording its hottest summer day on record and warm temperatures extending through autumn,” Graeme says.

“This enabled the grapes to reach their full flavour ripeness, producing a spectacularly crisp Riesling that the Canberra region is well-

known for.”

Pay $25 and enjoy with those summery seafoods including prawns, salmon and lobster.

One to note: A 2011 shiraz from Ferngrove Wines in the cool-climate Frankland River region of Western Australia’s far south, is a wine with wonderfully rich and rewarding blueberry, blackberry and ripe plum flavours.

It offers a flavour combination that makes it an ideal match with one of our favourite dishes, oven-roasted lamb shanks.

At $20 this one is all about the Frankland River’s classic regionality and unique microclimate that are reflected in the entirely estate-grown fruit, and which allowed Chief Winemaker, Kim Horton to depart from Ferngrove’s normally leaner notes with its shiraz to a fuller and richer wine.

And for those who say lamb shanks aren’t their choice, try this one with roast beef, game or osso bucco, it really is a versatile wine that is worth the price.

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ne of Penrith’s newest restaurants, Rashay’s is perfect for the entire family with a spacious layout and casual atmosphere. Located on Mulgoa Road, the huge restaurant has a range of dishes including from pizza to steak, seafood and chicken – which is their specialty. There’s a range of starters, main courses and some beautiful desserts, so make sure you turn up to Rashay’s hungry! If you haven’t tried Rashay’s yet, make some time with the family and head there this weekend for affordable, good quality food. And be sure to wear your stretchy pants!

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local news with five comedians competing to see who can remember the most about the events of the week. It airs at 6pm.

After what seems like a million years on Channel Nine, the kids from Hi-5 have jumped ship to ELEVEN. Their latest series ‘Hi-5 House’ will premiere this Monday at 9am, airing weekdays. ‘Hi-5 House’ will also be available on Tenplay Kids, a dedicated digital hub just for kids featuring on-demand video and extra content. You can download the Tenplay app from the iTunes store.

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t’s been revealed one of the most professional television people going around, Grant Bowler, will return as host on the new season of ‘The Amazing Race Australia’. The show, which hasn’t been seen on Aussie screens since 2012, will start filming in March and will be produced in-house by Seven. In a twist this year, New Zealand teams will compete against Aussie teams. Expect the show to air later this year.

Returning to Channel 10 this Sunday is the new series of Working Dog’s ‘Have You Been Paying Attention?’. Hosted by Tom Gleisner, ‘Have You Been Paying Attention’ is a fastpaced and irreverent look at international and

Everyone’s favourite Aussie actor, Hugh Jackman, will host the 2014 Tony Awards for the fourth time. The 68th Tony Awards will air Monday, June 9 on Foxtel.

So after a few weeks on air, I thought I’d share my thoughts on new Syfy series ‘Haunting: Australia’. Firstly, it’s great to have a paranormal show based here in Australia but I think this show needs a lot of work if its to be anywhere near as good as shows like ‘Ghost Adventures’ on A&E. I believe the ‘Haunting: Australia’ team is far too large, too many unnecessary people on there. Why do they need two psychics for? Why is the Indian bloke chanting and ‘healing’? This show would work a lot better if it was confined to just a few people holding cameras themselves, documentary style. This is why ‘Ghost Adventures’ works because it’s the three of them doing all the filming and investigating themselves. There’s too much risk for people to get in the way of evidence if there’s too many people investigating, especially random

camera and soundmen that we don’t see on screen. Things they do right include that the production values are outstanding, but paranormal lovers want to see technical evidence not a million and one psychics offering their thoughts, which are often a bit over the shop for viewers to make sense of.

Catch it for yourself, Monday nights at 8.30pm on Syfy.

With the ‘Modern Family’ cast arriving in Sydney this week to film their Aussie episode, KIIS FM star Kyle Sandilands has revealed he was asked to audition for a role on the special episode. Kyle received a script and was pretty much a shoe-in for the role but in typical Kyle fashion was too lazy to visit producers and audition because he enjoyed his “downtime” too much. He’ll be regretting that one!

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OH TO BE STRANDED IN THE COLONIAL PAST OF MYANMAR

by David Ellis

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or the famed Sarkies brothers to have anything to do with a hotel, establishments in colonial Asia had to be very good indeed.

Amongst such esteemed places the brothers founded or managed included both Raffles and the Sea View in Singapore, and in Malaysia the Eastern and Oriental in Penang, and the Crag Hotel on Penang Hill.

From the 1880s to the early 1930s, the Sarkies were Asia’s hoteliers of renown. And yet intriguingly, a hotel they owned for 24 years from 1901 and often considered the then jewel in Asia’s crown – more so than even Raffles or the Eastern and Oriental – later slipped most ungracefully from the top of the heap into the pits, becoming little more than a flop-house.

Even its lavish bar that had been the social hub of once-dazzling British colonial life, was reduced to stables for the horses of invading Japanese forces in the 1940s.

That hotel is The Strand in Yangon in Myanmar – or as many remember it, Rangoon in Burma.

And now, having been meticulously restored at a cost of millions of dollars, no visit to Myanmar today is complete without a step

into The Strand’s once-again unconstrained colonial opulence.

Be it for a night or two in a vast and luxuriously-appointed suite complete with your own butler on call 24 hours, or to dine in the grandeur of the 1920s and 1930s under lofty chandeliered ceilings in the Strand Grill, to take a snack in the Strand Café, or to simply sip on a chilled gin and tonic in the Strand Bar – thankfully without any signs of those horses.

And despite the Brits having been tossed out 66 years ago, you can still enjoy that most-British of institutions that The Strand still indulges guests in today: English High Tea in the Strand Café complete with scones and jam and cream, petite cakes and miniature sandwiches, whilst conversing over your cup of English Breakfast Tea. And wherever you are dining, there will be a classical guitarist, harpist or xylophonist discreetly off somewhere in the background.

The Strand, built in 1901 by British entrepreneur John Darwood a few steps from Rangoon’s steamship wharf, was quickly snapped-up by the Sarkies. And although quite small at just 50-rooms, compared with their other major properties, the hotel fast-

earned an enviable reputation.

The popular British travel publication at the time, Murray’s Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon, described it as “patronised by royalty, nobility and distinguished personages,” and “the finest hostelry east of Suez... one of the most luxurious in the British Empire.”

And the Sarkies, who had been born in Persia to Armenian parents, imposed strict conditions on just who would be accepted as a guest in their Strand: it would be whites only – a rule that bizarrely lasted through subsequent owners until 1945 when Asian guests were finally allowed into The Strand’s hallowed halls for the first time.

The Strand continued to flourish after the Sarkies sold it in 1925, but when Japan invaded Burma in 1941 its troops took over the hotel, including stabling their horses in the bar.

Later, after Burma’s independence in 1948, the hotel was virtually neglected and went through several indifferently-interested owners before being bought 40 years later by a group of Burmese investors who gave it a multi-million dollar refurbishment.

Black-lacquered chandeliers were

re-installed in vast high-ceilinged public areas, teak and marble floors taken back to their original colonial glory, hand-made mahogany and colonial-era rattan furnishings re-introduced as in a by-gone age, and the countryside scoured for antique bathroom fittings to match those still surviving in the hotel.

The Strand re-opened in 1993 as a onceagain treasured national landmark, its 50 rooms reduced into just 30 king-bed suites ranging from 55 to 65 square metres, and with a palatial Strand Suite of 200 square metres.

Today its boasts being the only restored colonial hotel in South East Asia to remain true to its architectural past, with no added wings, pools or tennis courts.

Guests have included Prince Edward, Lord Mountbatten, Peter Ustinov, George Orwell, Rudyard Kipling who penned his Road to Mandalay there, Noel Coward who allegedly was inspired to later write his ‘Mad Dogs and Englishmen Go Out In The Midday Sun’… and David Ellis who had English High Tea and wrote this article there.

The hotel is today operated by GCP Hospitality. Visit www.hotelthestrand.com.

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awkesbury Herpetological Society’s Annual Reptile Show is back, with a day jam-packed with fun for the whole family.

The event, which is the fifth annual show, will be held on Sunday, March 2 in the Marquee at Penrith Panthers on Mulgoa Road. This great family day out has plenty to see and do, with live reptile shows, a reptile competition, live music from local performer Sarah Mitchell and exotic reptile displays with photo opportunities.

The reptile competition, which gives owners the chance to show off their beloved pets, will have nine categories to enter: frogs, geckos, skinks, dragons, turtles, monitors, pythons, colubrids and elapids.

Entry forms are available on the organisation’s website, and animals will be vet checked on the day. Prizes for the competition include reptile equipment items donated by gold sponsor Kong’s Australia, and plaques, medallions and certificates.

There’s also items for sale for reptile lovers to take home, including reptile caging, lighting, accessories, food and even class one and two reptiles.

If you’re curious about owning reptiles but haven’t taken the plunge yet, volunteers from the Hawkesbury Herpetological Society will be available to answer questions about how to get a licence, choosing reptiles and caring for them.

The exotic reptiles available at the photo booth include a Burmese Python, Yellow Anaconda, Green Iguana, Tegu and American Alligator, while there will also be a selection of skeletons on display including crocodile and dinosaur remains.

The Hawkesbury Herpetological Society’s 5th Annual Reptile Show will be held at the Marquee at Penrith Panthers on Sunday, March 2 from 9am until 4pm. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children and $25 for a family. For more information, visit www. hawkesburyherps.com.au.

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Coconuts are an amazing ingredient for cosmetics and body care, and are useful for repairing and protecting skin, conditioning and strengthening hair and providing intense hydration.

The super food also has antifungal and antiviral properties, making it a great natural ingredient to help tackle skin issues.

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THE FARM

By Tom Rob Smith

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ritish novelist Tom Rob Smith made waves in the literary world with his debut Child 44, and now he’s delighting readers again with his latest release The Farm.

The book is an intriguing, unique mixture of family drama and gripping mystery, and will undoubtedly have readers hooked as they try to follow along and piece together the complex plot.

The Farm follows Daniel, a typical Englishman whose world is torn apart when suddenly his middle-aged parents face a crisis.

Daniel believed that his parents were living happily together and heading into a peaceful, relaxing retirement after selling their family home and business in London and holding a cheerful farewell party with friends.

They had planned to begin their life anew and live out their days on a remote farm in rural Sweden, but the adventure doesn’t go quite as planned.

Out of the blue, Daniel receives a call that will change his life – his father rings up to tell him his mother hasn’t been well and has had a psychotic break down and been put in a mental hospital.

Devoted to his parents, Daniel prepares to go to Sweden to care for his mother and receives the horrifying news that she has been released from the hospital and has gone

missing.

She doesn’t stay silent for long, contacting her son and telling him her side of the story, claiming her husband is lying and she’s not crazy but needs to speak to the police in London over a terrible incident.

With his family life in tatters, Daniel is stuck between his warring parents and unsure who to believe or how to help his mother. Is she mentally ill, like everyone claims, or is she telling the truth, and what are the consequences of her actions?

In a frantic, emotional environment, these are the questions Daniel has to explore for himself as he begins to unravel his mother’s fantastical story.

Daniel becomes his mother’s unwilling judge and jury as she tells him an urgent tale of secrets, of lies, of a horrible crime and a conspiracy that implicates his own father.

The Farm is a well-written, expertly woven tale that has received praise from critics, with Jeffery Deaver writing: “Structurally innovative and stylistically resonant, The Farm is a remarkable achievement”.

Author Tom Rob Smith is a graduate from Cambridge University, and first shot to literary fame with his bestselling novels in the Child 44 trilogy, which won an array of awards.

The Farm is a neatly plotted book containing a myriad of stories within stories that will keep the reader captivated right until the end. A must read in 2014.

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ore than 300 local identities, special guests and cricket fans packed out Penrith Stadium’s Chairman’s Lounge last Friday for the annual Penrith Cricket Club Captain’s Lunch.

Recently retired ABC cricket commentator Kerry O’Keeffe and Penrith Panthers 1991 grand final legend Royce Simmons were the star attractions delivering entertaining speeches which had the crowd in hysterics.

O’Keeffe’s famous giggle, Simmons’ rants about loving a drink and a performance by the Blaxland High a cappella boys were the highlights of the four-hour long function.

The food was also delicious with the Panthers Events Team serving up a tantalising two-course meal with free drinks included.

The Captain’s Lunch also raised money for the local club, auctioning off a number of prized sporting items including a signed and framed Ricky Ponting bat as well as a Panthers 1991 jersey signed by Simmons and Greg Alexander.

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