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TALES

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Direct flights to Melbourne

The story that might save another life

From hauntings to pistol duels at ‘The Lion’

Ibis budget manager new to Dubbo

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FROM THE GUEST EDITOR

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The story that might save another life PAGE 14

WESTWORDS The Write place at the write time PAGE 18

TALES From hauntings to pistol duels at ‘The Lion’ PAGE 20

PETE DENAHY

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Fiddling about with bluegrass PAGE 26

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Ibis budget manager new to Dubbo PAGE 44

R U OK?

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Seven Days Tony Webber Paul Dorin Watercooler Sally Bryant What I Do Know

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Slam dunk and checkmate D

UBBO City councillor mayor Dickerson (at the time of writing) would make an excellent chess player. Like checkmate in three moves, good news about the development and growth of the city were perfectly aligned in the last seven days in the lead up to last night’s* mayoral extraordinary meeting where Dubbo’s next mayor was decided. A glowing state of the city report last Friday, then the news of more flights to Brisbane and in the same breath; an air service to Melbourne. Whatever the weekend’s news is regarding the post of mayor, Dickerson will have either gone out with a bang, or be reinstated to a position and it’s potential, he and his team have worked hard to maximise. I heard a detractor this week say the mayor is overexposed referring to his omnipresence on social, and in mainstream, media. That a public servant’s activities would be transparent is somewhat refreshing in a broader political spectrum tainted by millennia of backroom deals, public kitty helicopter holidays and other dubious under the radar activities in the name of governance. When any mayor starts tweeting ‘Good night, Dubbo’ we might draw the line, but as far as leadership goes, you can’t argue he and his team have got runs on the board. A comment was made by an audience member at the annual state of the city report announcement last Friday – in light of the positive stats presented – that the current leadership (of the time), ought to be congratulated and, acknowledged for the mood in the town suggesting residents are happy how the cogs of progress have turned. The 2014/2015 numbers have been crunched and the data paints a picture of a thriving regional city where unemployment is below the state average, the population is growing, real estate prices are strong, tourism visitations have dramatically risen and resident satisfaction surveys are getting a resounding thumbs up. In the same breath, however, the question was posed; what guarantee do the people of Dubbo have, that a possible change in leadership won’t herald a stumbling backward to a culture of governance in the City’s recent past,

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The 2014/2015 numbers have been crunched and the data paints a picture of a thriving regional city where unemployment is below the state average, the population is growing, real estate prices are strong, tourism visitations have dramatically risen and resident satisfaction surveys are getting a thumbs up.

that is remembered not for its achievements – which it had – but the distraction of factional disarray – and petty public squabbling? No one made any promises. As they say however, numbers don’t lie and the annual state of the city report is based on data revealing growth under leadership of recent years, in areas like development and complying development applications (up 10 per cent to 769), annual day visits (to March 2015, up 22 per cent to 556,000), tonnes of domestic waste generated per capita (down 2.6 per cent to 0.37T) and residents satisfied with opportunities to have a say on council issues (up 7 per cent to 93 per cent of people surveyed). What the official report brochure does not include – though it was openly discussed and disclosed in the announcement – was the 940 cases of malicious damage, up 11.6 per cent. In a population of 41, 573 people, you’ve still only got 2.26 per cent chance of being a victim of that malicious damage and while relevant services continue to work to reverse that trend, in reality you’re more likely to feel the pain of your rates bill first. Sadly, 619 assaults were recorded in the last financial year through domestic or non-domestic violence but refreshingly it’s a downturn of 13.8 per cent and again, given the city’s population equates to a 1.5 per cent chance of it happening to you. Thankfully for those unfortunate individuals affected by violence the City is well serviced by organisations, charities, support groups and community care providing numerous services offering refuge, counselling, support and critically, education and pathways away from violence to safety. Naturally the conversation on everyone’s lips is the NBN. It is a boon for the city and its residents, once connected, will feel it’s affects at home and in business. It has been a long, long time coming though when you compare Dubbo to the regional city of Albury which conducted a CBD wide experiment there, over a decade ago in the early 2000s, offering free Wi-Fi hotspots and in July last year established free Wi-Fi permanently for two of it’s CBD streets. Flights to Melbourne, also announced this week along with expanding services to Brisbane? The potential in both markets is limited only to the imaginations of Dubbo’s business people and community connectors. Where do I book? It might just be the spring weather after a long, cold winter, but there is definitely ‘something’ in the air in the city and we can only hope the trend remains, because ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’.

** The mayoral extraordinary meeting was held last night, Thursday, September 10, at the mayoral extraordinary meeting, a day after Dubbo Weekender goes to print. Check our Facebook page for the news.

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Ian Elliott, Group manager for field services, AgNVet Services. PHOTO: KIM V. GOLDSMITH

The planets align for Central West croppers BY KIM V. GOLDSMITH JOURNALIST

ARMERS from across the Central West and into the Riverina are set to benefit from a rare alignment of good seasonal conditions and markets. AGnVET’s group manager for field services, Ian Elliott says he’s never before seen a season like this where the markets for a whole range of enterprises are also strong. According to the NSW Department of Primary Industries conditional report for August, 25 percent of the state received above average rainfall during July, taking in areas such as the Riverina, central, northern and south-eastern NSW. The Bureau of Meteorology seasonal outlook for spring provides a more ‘neutral’ scenario going forward, with their report indicating near-equal chance of drier or wetter than normal conditions into October, and a chance of warmer than normal overnight temperatures into spring, right across NSW. Elliott says the often-referenced El Niño is really about probabilities and while some areas have had an above average winter, it may well become dry from here on. “If you look at the Central West and Riverina you would say there hasn’t been any El Niño conditions, which tend to reinforce themselves in autumn, and to date, in this particular region, we’ve had above median rainfall for the winter.

“Either side of that, western Victoria and northern NSW certainly seem to be experiencing El Niño conditions.” USA-based climate predication organisations have predicted El Niño will strengthen going into spring. “If you consider the subsoil moisture we have now though, it will set growers up in the Central West and Riverina for a good spring regardless of no more rain ... that’s pretty much guaranteed. “Again the Central West and Riverina are looking at a pretty reasonable crop outlook and pasture outlook ... as for harvest, we don’t want a wet harvest. “So, it’s not scary from my point of view.” The Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre is indicating above average wheat yields across most of NSW providing spring rain is normal. The caveat is whether or not the current El Niño event has a greater influence on rain this month, which may see some crops not quite reach their potential. Elliott says in the Central West and Riverina he’s generally expecting average yields of two and a half to three tonne per hectare. “If we do get more spring rain it could

be more like four to six tonne to the hectare.” The seasonal outlooks and forecasts issued by the Bureau of Meteorology really only give an idea of what might happen to farmers trying to make time critical decisions at planting. Elliott believes the Bureau’s releases about the high chance of an El Niño has, in some cases, been the cause of lost opportunity. “For example it did pull back growers in terms of decisions about their fertiliser inputs. “They’re weighing it up in terms of the level of risk involved ... they’ve seen those seasons cut off before and they’re trying to manage their input costs. “The irony is if that if the season does go three years in 10 they’ll find themselves a little bit ‘underdone’ in terms of yields. “In saying that though, with shortterm forecasts if growers are seeing a rain front coming through they’re more than prepared to top dress with urea prior to that rain to enable them to manage those costs linked with crop production.” In terms of what’s in the ground this year, Elliott says most growers have

 Elliott believes the Bureau’s releases about the high chance of an El Niño has, in some cases, been the cause of lost opportunity.

stuck to their rotations, including canola, despite prices being depressed at sowing. “Most people tended to stick to canola because of the benefit of the rotation. “There were some areas that probably dropped back their canola planting a bit and opted for cereals such as barley to maintain a shorter rotation, but in this area there was probably also an increase in chickpeas due to the price outlook for them. “However, in the chickpea capital of Australia, being Walgett, chickpea plantings are down because they didn’t have the planting opportunity due to the dry season. “In some areas though we’ve had too much rain and crops have been drowned out, but generally speaking the outlook is quite good. “One of the down sides of a good season is we tend to get a lot of diseases such as ascochyta blight in chickpeas, which has certainly been quite prevalent.” The other disease of the moment is stripe rust in cereal crops that is even impacting on varieties known for their genetic tolerance, largely due to warmer nighttime temperatures keeping the disease active. Yet Elliott isn’t expecting disease loads to impact on crop yields providing they’re managed well. “Usually if we have high disease levels it means we have high canopy loads and high yield potential ... those diseases are really probably associated with good seasons.”

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Ability Links: hoists for disabled planned for pools BY YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY JOURNALIST

HYSICALLY disabled residents will soon be able to access the Olympic Pool at the Dubbo Aquatic Leisure Centre thanks to the efforts of local service, Ability Links. “We’ve done a bit of a round robin in the Orana Far West area about accessible pools and there’s only two that had lifts or hoists that worked. So recently we’ve assisted the Dubbo pool, which didn’t have a hoist,” Ability Links coordinator Care West, Cassie Gardner told Dubbo Weekender. “As soon as we get those in we can then educate people with a disability that it’s safe to go back to the pool. They’ve probably been there once, when there’s no hoist, and sat and sweated in their zinc cream by the side of the pool and vowed never to go back again. We’ve got a lot of work to do.” The primary focus of Ability Links is to support residents isolated by their physical or emotional disability to facilitate community access throughout the Orana and Far West region. “There’s a story of a man who lives in South Dubbo who had medical issues which created a disability. He stopped going down the street because he had a very awkward gait and he didn’t want to fall over in public or have people say he

was just drunk or on drugs. “Our Linkers went with him down the street and helped him buy various bits and pieces and got him quite confident with the fact that that wasn’t going to happen and we haven’t heard from him again. He’s back in the community.” While a high percentage of people Ability Links works with are disabled, the organisation’s whole of community approach engages businesses, shop assistants, clubs and sporting groups. “That’s a big part of what we do. I’d say 65 per cent of the time, we’re working with individual participants but then we’ve got the rest where we’re talking to communities and working with them as well. “I know in Coonabarabran we’re having a conversation around the absolute lack of access into shops for people in wheelchairs. We know that’s not something that’s going to be fixed overnight. There are 168 Linkers throughout New South Wales and six Linkers in the Orana Far West region; two in Dubbo, one each in Nyngan, Coonabarabran, Bourke and Broken Hill. The definition of disability in order to access the Ability Links service is not

confined to only conditions, which have been diagnosed. “You can have one of the diagnosed disabilities but it’s also about mental health issues, so it’s about a person who identifies who is having something that keeps them out of the community. “That could be a serious medical issue. If someone has had something serious medically happen, and they’re getting better, but they’re not the same person anymore, things have changed for them, then again, we can stand beside the person, egg them on, make them feel as though they have the confidence to do that themselves. We do not case manage, we just support,” said Gardner. “The first core thing that Ability Links is about is helping people who feel like they’ve been outside the community, either ostrocised, or they’ve really lost the ability to communicate within their community, it’s really to help people move back in there,” she said. “If someone has a physical disability and they’ve only been house bound and they’ve lost relationships, friendships or the understanding of how to get a job if they wanted one, we have those connections already and we’ll sit down with the

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I know in Coonabarabran we’re having a conversation around the absolute lack of access into shops for people in wheelchairs. We know that’s not something that’s going to be fixed overnight.

person, hear what they’ve got to say and then go, ‘right, we can stand beside you while you do this’, and really help people feel more confident.” The disability services industry is undergoing a paradigm shift with the roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), anticipated to arrive in Dubbo in 2018. “The system that happens at the moment is that a child at school won’t know their funding, they won’t have a clue how much funding they get, it will be done inside the education system. “That child then moves to community participation or transition to work funding, again, they really have no idea how much money they’re getting and it goes to the service provider who chooses pretty much what happens around the values of the person or the interests of the person,” said Gardner. “Ability Links is about people getting more confident and taking control, so the NDIS is very much about that too. Ability Links is about starting conversations around how NDIS is going to be, and how it can improve and give confidence to everybody about people with disability being in the mainstream community. “It’s about getting everybody used to the idea of being able to manage their own funding in the future. We won’t hear until December now when it’s going to get rolled out here,” Gardner said.

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Quintessential tourist landmarks worth their weight in gold BY JOHN RYAN JOURNALIST

ATURALLY, some places have been blessed with scenic attractions, which bring in billions of tourist dollars and create enormous economic activity. Uluru in the Northern Territory is about as isolated as you can get on this vast island continent, yet it’s a ‘must see’ for hundreds of thousands of Australian domestic tourists as well as flocks of international visitors. Niagara Falls on the US – Canadian border, Yosemite National Park, Mount Everest, The White Cliffs of Dover, Galapagos Islands, the list is extensive. Millions flock to the world’s best beaches and coastal areas pray for clement weather over the tourist season. Years ago, at a family pub on the coast, a fine day saw maybe 50 counter lunches, a wet or windy day could see that number up around 250 as people were forced away from the outdoors, but still keen to do things and spend money. Then, there are historic sites such as the Pyramids of Giza, the Colosseum, the Acropolis, Anzac Cove, Machu Piccu, The Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal... More recent iconic sites such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House stack up well against such stalwarts as New York’s Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower and The Kremlin. Or tourist traps such as Disneyland, Mount Rushmore, Las Vegas, The French Riviera, Cancun, Oktoberfest, Pamplona’s ‘Running of the Bulls’ and Rio’s Carnival are major drawcards for the host cities, and countries are willing to almost go broke for the dubious honour of hosting events like the Olympic Games and Soccer’s World Cup.

Federal Member Mark Coulton, Deputy Prime Minster Warren Truss, EDG Chairman Phil MacInnes and Narromine mayor Bill McAnally. PHOTO: JOHN RYAN

We’ve seen lucrative visits in recent years from some of the world’s most famous soccer ‘franchises’ to cash in on the concept of bringing the attraction to the available dollars, sort of ‘fly-in, fly-out’ tourism exploitation – yet people love to see these teams coming here because it’s much cheaper than flying overseas to catch a game. Closer to home we have the Bathurst car races, Tamworth Country Music Festival, Parkes Elvis Festival. Western Plains Zoo and old Dubbo Gaol head the list of local man-made, permanent attractions and give Dubbo a big leg up even though inland domestic tourist numbers have dropped way off since the advent of cheap airfares keeps the lion’s share of that market confined to capital and major coastal centres.

Dubbo’s been struggling to find an iconic event to attract people here, with the Dream Festival trying various ways to entice visitors to the city. Tourism is an enormous provider of jobs as outsiders come into your community and spend money on goods and services. But just as Bathurst is recognised nation-wide for the events at its Mount Panorama racetrack, Narromine is now using its high profile aerodrome as the centrepiece for a ‘Business and Development Profile’. Launched by deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss at Ausfly 2015, the profile aims to sell the advantages of decentralisation, with a comprehensive guide showing people why they should consider moving to the town.

“Like a business prospectus, it outlines many of the features and capabilities of this region, its capacity to attract industry, what it offers to people who want to come and live in this community or to build and invest here,” Mr Truss said. “It’s a document that highlights and quantifies a lot of the advantages of living and working in the Narromine area. “It has always been my view that Australia is strong when the regions are strong – our country is economically strong when our regional areas are strong – it does depress me when I see what has been a slow, gradual drift away from small country communities to our big cities,’ he said, emphasising his view that Australians are missing out on a lot by this loss of mainstream contact with our regional communities. “These are really the great places to raise a family, the great places to establish a business,” Mr Truss said. “Any business that comes to Narromine can expect a cordial welcome, there’s not likely to be protest groups at the door or people taking you to court trying to stop the development. “When I hear people complaining the median house price in Sydney is now a million dollars I say to them well, come to my town, you can buy a whole street for that,” he said. He said we needed to be proud when it comes to selling our lifestyle as well as the region’s hopes and aspirations for the future. “When other Australians join us in these regional communities they’re not only getting themselves an opportunity for a better lifestyle but they’re helping to build a stronger nation.” Narromine mayor Bill McAnally said the profile was a tremendous collaboration from the entire local community, topped off by great work from shire staff to put the document together.

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It was significant the profile was launched at the town’s aerodrome during one of the nation’s major airshows, with visitors from across the country in attendance. Just as major tourist destinations attract people from far-flung locations, the aerodrome is a hub of economic activity, with gliding enthusiasts and pupils coming from around the globe to grab some thermals. This is tourism at its best, year-round business that generates extended overnight stays and all the services those longer visits require. In December the town hosts the World Junior Gliding Championships, which will be another huge injection of cash into the local economy, as well as highlighting the region internationally. The aerodrome is also kicking plenty of goals with the Skypark residential development and general aviation flying training, which is a staple at the site. To store a single large aircraft at a Sydney airport can cost thousands of dollars a month, so any push to create a critical mass of aero industries in small towns can provide enormous boosts for local economies. This is where the federal government should be targeting specialist businesses with zonal taxation subsidies, which would encourage many operations to pack up shop in the cities and move to country areas. With aviation, even Sydney is just a short hop away and pilots are used to travelling large distances in short timeframes. Narromine also has its aviation museum, which is working to highlight the

Friday 11.09.2015 to Sunday 13.09.2015 | Dubbo Weekender important heritage of the aerodrome through the 1930s and World War II, when the town played host to the famous Royal Air Force 618 Squadron, flying De Havilland Mosquitos. With its new $500,000 upgrade almost completed, the aviation museum will jump to another level in its ability to document the site’s history, tell local stories and also attract extra visitation. It’s a great base to build upon, with so much tremendous infrastructure and expertise already in place. Throw your resources into the advantages you already have, and capitalise on that to get the best bang for limited bucks. If Narromine lost its aerodrome tomorrow the negative effects would be deep, but seeing as it’s already there, and up and flying, it makes sense to work it up to the next level.

AUSFLY 2015 THOUSANDS of people turned out for Ausfly 2015 and they weren’t disappointed. Some of Australia’s most impressive warbirds, aerobatic planes and kit aircraft were on display. Staged by the Sport Aircraft Association of Australia, which maintains an office in the town, Ausfly is a bringing together of private and sport aviators

‘under the one sky’. It’s certainly a melting pot with a huge variety of attractions on offer. Kids in particular were enthralled with the model aircraft displays, with these tiny planes performing manoeuvres no manned aircraft could hope to emulate. Formation aerobatic displays were also aplenty with the RAAF Roulettes following the Russian Roolettes, a team of pilots with Chinese Nanchang and Russian Yak training aircraft putting on incredible displays. The Pitts Special was also a crowd favourite, a miniature biplane with an oversized engine, a plane, which became synonymous with world champion pilots in the 1960s. There was also a good mix of warbirds, Paul Bennet putting the Australian-built Wirraway through its paces. Two high performance WWII fighters were in attendance, an Australian-built CAC P-51 Mustang and a Russian Yak 9. A Grumman Avenger WWII US Navy torpedo bomber was another star attraction. As well as the Roulettes in their high performance Pilatus PC- 9 Turboprops, there was an L-39 Albatross jet which put on a high-speed aerobatic display. Organised and staged by the Sport Aircraft Association of Australia, which

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When I hear people complaining the median house price in Sydney is now a million dollars I say to them well, come to my town, you can buy a whole street for that ... we need to be proud when it comes to selling our lifestyle as well as the region’s hopes and aspirations for the future.

maintains an office at Narromine aerodrome, the airshow is often held in the town and is well liked by pilots as being so central to major centres along the east coast, being half way between aviation enthusiasts in Melbourne and Brisbane and just a short aerial hop from Sydney.

YAK 9 crashes after Ausfly 2015 JIM Wickham narrowly escaped serious injury when his Yak 9 flipped on landing at its home base of Tyabb in Victoria after starring at Narromine’s Ausfly. The Russian WWII fighter was a star attraction at last weekend’s show. Witnesses said the plane was coming to the end of its landing roll when one wheel went off the bitumen into the grass, digging in and causing the aircraft to flip onto its back, leaving a shaken but uninjured pilot and a large repair bill. This Yak is a new-build aircraft, constructed in Russia after the original jigs were unearthed and then shipped to the USA where it was fitted with an Allison V12 engine like those used in P-40 Kittyhawk and P – 38 Lightning fighters. The Allison engine was fitted as the powerplant of choice because of its reliability, availability and huge supplies of spare parts, whereas the Klimov V12 suffered ongoing reliability issues and those engines are now difficult to source. Almost 17,000 Yak 9s were made across a wide range of models and at low altitude even the best German fighters couldn’t match it in dogfighting ability.

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Direct flights to Melbourne R

EGIONAL airlines JETGO will become the first regular passenger operator to directly connect Dubbo to Melbourne after it announced its commitment this week to introduce two weekly services commencing at the end of October 2015. “We are confident there is similar demand for Dubbo to Melbourne services and this is a logical expansion of our services,” said JETGO man-

Swanston Street, Melbourne PHOTO: CITY OF MELBOURNE

aging director airlines Paul Bredereck. JETGO also announced an increase to its Dubbo to Brisbane service increasing flights to six days a week. “We have been very impressed with the demand for the Dubbo to Brisbane services,” Bredereck said. “The mayor of Dubbo, the council and staff have been very supportive of our company and have facilitated a smooth start

Dubbo to Melbourne flights are being scheduled to begin by the end of October with three flights a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Dubbo to Brisbane flights will now operate Monday to Friday and Sunday beginning before the end of October.

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ity of the students work was outstanding and had truly captured the natural environment. “It’s great to see so many talented young artists in our community. This prize is one of the most prestigious competitions for outdoor and landscape art with the winners’ painting to be added to the NSW Parliaments art collection,” said Grant. Grant said the best three paintings from Dubbo will be judged alongside other works from across the state with the top six entries to be displayed alongside the major winner in Parliament House.

Macquarie Home Stay MACQUARIE HOME STAY has met this week to update the community on the progress of the project and to make important amendments to their constitution. The chair of Macquarie Home Stay, Rod Crowfoot was reservedly excited at the progress made and where the project was heading. “It’s been a long journey so far, but the important thing is that a number of the obstacles that were in front of us have been resolved and we are now eagerly looking forward to the finalisation of the planning documents in readiness to lodge our Development application with Dubbo City Council.” These obstacles included securing the land for Home Stay to occupy along with important constitutional amendments. “When Macquarie Home Stay was established, the initial plan was for it be a small scale accommodation facility on the hospital site. Over time, the need from the region has been identified as requiring a much bigger facility and the constitution had to be amended to cater for a larger scale operation off the hospital site. “It also secures the objects

up to the new services. This support is a significant reason why we have chosen to expand services from Dubbo.”

Dubbo MP & Arts Minister Troy Grant, Artist Jan Canfield, Dubbo College students Jess Betts, Chad Peters, Olivia Watmore, Iyesha Bowden, Sky Shepherd and Visual Arts Teacher Casey Shirm.

and activities of Home Stay for future guidance on the operation of the facility - short term low cost patient and carer accommodation to those who require treatment at Dubbo Hospital.” The other important changes achieved from the meeting included the organisation being able to apply to become a Public Benevolent Institution (PBI) and then look to obtain Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status. “There are a number of organisations and individuals who indicated that should we

hold these status, making donations to us would be much more attractive.” The funding is in place to see stage 1 completed, and fundraising, sponsorship and donations are being sought to work towards the construction of Stage 2. Tour de OROC is planned for the first week of October, leaving Wellington on Monday, October 5 and which will raise funds for Macquarie Home Stay and spreading the word on the project and how it will support the health needs of the region.

NSW Parliament Plein Air Art Prize brushes up local interest YEAR 9 and 10 arts students from Dubbo College South Campus have entered the annual Plein Air Art prize, sponsored by Telstra. En plein air describes paintings done on interior walls depicting exterior scenes, in effect rendering walls and doors ‘invisible’. Member for the Dubbo Electorate and Minister for the Arts Troy Grant said the qual-

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President Tanya Cameron (pictuerd inset), “A recent survey found one in four children between the ages of 12 to 20 were aware of domestic violence against their mothers or step mothers, by their fathers or step fathers. “We want to use our platform, as an organisation dedicated to improving the lives of women and children in the bush, to say there’s help available, irrespective of where you live. As such, CWA of NSW is partnering with Rape & Domestic Violence Services Australia to raise money for the national 1800RESPECT number, a free service available to every wom-

Friday 11.09.2015 to Sunday 13.09.2015 | Dubbo Weekender an in Australia. CWA will also fund a series of professional development courses in regional and rural centres, to better equip health professionals and community workers with the knowledge and tools to support those who are or have experienced domestic violence. The locations of these courses will be prioritised based on current needs.

“See tracks, think trains” Level Crossing campaign UNTIL September 18, 2015, Traffic and Highway Patrol officers will increase patrols of level crossings at Nyngan, Cobar, and Nevertire.

This is part of an ongoing series of safety campaigns relating to level crossings, and is a joint initiative by the NSW Police Force and Transport for NSW. The aim of the campaigns is to reduce the number of collisions on the state’s 1400 public-level crossings. Between 2001/02 and 2014/15, there were 122 collisions involving trains and road vehicles at level crossings throughout the state. During the operation, officers will be on the look-out for dangerous motorist behaviour such as ignoring signs, speeding near level crossings and illegally talking using a mobile phone rather than concentrating on the level crossing.

CWA speaks out about domestic violence in the bush THE CWA of NSW, is shining a light on domestic violence in the bush, as part of its 2015 Awareness Week campaign held from Saturday 5 to 12 September 2015. Regional towns are recording higher levels of violence than their urban counterparts with nineteen of the top 20 Local Government Areas for domestic assault in NSW being in regional or rural location. Domestic violence is also the leading cause of hospitalisation for women between the ages of 25 and 45, other than disease. According to CWA of NSW

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New flags for main street MAYOR of Dubbo councillor Mathew Dickerson launched 19 flags showcasing the City Development Partnership Program, Level One partners from the New Residents Guide and eight flags showcasing the DREAM Festival under the 2015/16 City Banner Program. The four partners from this round are Oxley Retirement Village, MAAS Property Group promoting Southlakes Estate, Choice Home Loans and Dubbo City Council’s Economic Development branch. The flags promote the array of investment, business and career growth opportunities available in Dubbo while promoting the quality of life.

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In 2014-15, NSW Police issued 488 penalty notices for level-crossing offences, and this figure has been trending upwards for five years.

Aboriginal Elder delivers important eye health message in Outback NSW ABORIGINAL Elder Aunty Mary Hooker is visiting towns in Outback NSW to share her vision loss story and encourage other Indigenous people to take care of their health, as part of a series of workshops run by Guide Dogs NSW/ACT. Aunty Mary, who is a Bundjalung woman, lost her sight to diabetes, and through the free orientation and mobility services offered by Guide Dogs she has regained her independence. She is now part of a special Guide Dogs NSW/ACT initiative called the Aunty Mary Program. “I want to encourage more Aboriginal people to listen to their doctor or nurse regarding their diabetes or other health issues, because if they don’t listen they could end up like me,” Aunty Mary said. “I want people to see first-hand the result of not looking after yourself and understand that eating well and drinking in moderation is important.” Aunty Mary will be in Bourke, on Tuesday, September 22 (10.30am-2pm), Bourke Aboriginal Medical Service, 61 Oxley Street; Brewarrina, Wednesday, September 23, Youth Centre, 57 Bathurst Street and Walgett on Thursday September 24, Dharriwaa Elders Group, 47 Fox Street. For more information about Guide Dogs NSW/ ACT’s services please visit www.guidedogs. com.au or call 9412 9300.

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Jim’s admirable performance against the world’s best JIM D’ELBOUX may have finished outside the placings in the prestigious WorldSkills Competition in Sao Paulo, Brazil, but he was still pleased with his performance against some of the best young apprentices in the world. D’Elboux, 21, who studied Certificate III in Electrotechnology at Dubbo’s TAFE Western College and completed his apprenticeship last year, said the Industrial Control section at the 43rd annual worldwide competition was a true test of his knowledge and skills and was an ‘experience he will never forget’. “The competition was hard work, after a two hour straight session I felt like I had been jogging for an hour. The timeframe for the job was so tight you had to make the most of every second, work fast,

Jim D’Elboux, recently returned from the WorldSkills Competition in Sao Paulo, Brazil. PHOTO: TAFE WESTERN

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turned from Brazil, said he was now looking forward to some rest and recovery before heading back to work at CSA Mine in Cobar.

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This year World Suicide Prevention Day and R U OK? Day both fall on September 10. It’s a day to remember that at any given moment the struggle to continue living for some people is overwhelming. It’s also a time to educate ourselves so that we may be able to help family and friends who might be at risk. Dubbo Weekender spoke with a mother who lost a child to suicide recently and her sobering story is shared in the hope that it might save another life. WORDS Lisa Minner

N AUSTRALIA around seven people die from suicide every day. That’s around 2500 people annually, a truly sobering statistic and one that needs to be addressed. After a successful launch in 2003, World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is now held every year on September 10, around the world. On this day, numerous events, conferences, campaigns and local activities are held for one of the world’s largest causes of premature and unnecessary death. This year, R U OK?Day and World Suicide Prevention Day fall on the same date, drawing attention to Australia’s role in addressing this global public health issue. This year, the international theme of World Suicide Prevention Day is ‘Preventing Suicide: Reaching Out and Saving Lives.’ Campaign director Rebecca Lewis said we should all be doing as much as possible to prevent feelings of isolation and loneliness occurring in our community. “To ensure that people are protected from suicidal thoughts, we need to make a concerted and genuine effort to be there for one another and really walk in one another’s shoes,” she said. “R U OK?Day is a national reminder for us all to start a conversation that could

change a life.” Australian health Minister, the Hon Sussan Ley MP, said that meaningful conversations with family and friends aren’t about solving someone’s problem; but helping that person feel connected and supported. “We’ll all grapple with tragedy, loss, and grief through life – and many of us will also live with a mental illness,” Minister Ley said. “Regular, meaningful conversations are one way we can all support each other cope with change, adversity and illness. If you ask; listen without judgement; encourage action; and follow up, you can make a positive difference to someone’s resilience and wellbeing.” •••

EYONDBLUE CEO Georgie Harman said WSPD provides a valuable opportunity for people to learn more about depression and anxiety, which if left undiagnosed and untreated, can increase suicide risk. “In Australia, suicide is the leading cause of death for males and females aged between 15 and 44. Men are four times as likely to die by suicide than women and ABS (2012) shows more people die from suicide than road deaths. Most people don’t want to die, they just want their pain to stop.

“If a person you know seems to be struggling, reach out and connect with them. Showing that you care, could make a huge difference in their life. If you are struggling yourself, you might be amazed at how much better you feel if you reach out for support, get treatment and start taking steps towards recovery. “beyondblue’s website has a guide to help people ‘Have the Conversation’ with someone they think is doing it tough, and there is information for people who have attempted suicide and their loved ones. The Way Back booklets, developed by beyondblue and the Hunter Institute of Mental Health and funded by The Movember Foundation, include frank accounts and practical advice from people who have attempted suicide, and can be found at www.beyondblue. org.au/thewayback. “If you want to talk to someone, contact the beyondblue Support Service, 24 hours a day, seven days a week on 1300 22 4636. The Support Service can also be reached via web chat (3PM to midnight AEST) or email at www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support.” Lifeline Australia also have a 24/7 hotline and encourage anyone to call 13 11 14. •••

Regular, meaningful conversations are one way we can all support each other cope with change, adversity and illness. If you ask; listen without judgement; encourage action; and follow up, you can make a positive difference to someone’s resilience and wellbeing.

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Interrelate can help “The statistics are alarming,” said area manager, Interrelate Central and Far West, Anne Heath. “As a society, we need to help break down the barriers and stigma associated with talking about our mental health and suicide. Those who are suffering need to know that they are not alone and that there is help available,” she said. “RUOK? Day in Australia encourages us to ask a family member or friends if they are ok. It recognises that starting a conversation could change a life. Our lives are often complex and stressful and it is not always possible to solve our problems by ourselves. We need to help build healthy and resilient individuals, families and communities by talking openly about life’s challenges and making people aware of the support and services available when

they feel they can’t cope,” Heath said. Interrelate offers a variety of programs and services designed to help strengthen and support individuals, couples and families through life’s transitions. This includes school programs, relationship education, counselling, parenting support, carer support, family dispute resolution and specialised mental health support through the Personal Helpers and Mentors Service, the Family Mental Health Support Service (Connect) and the Royal Commission Community Based Support Service for victims of institutional abuse. If you would like more information about the Interrelate’s Programs or need support, please contact Interrelate on 1300 i relate (1300 473 528) or visit www.interrelate.org.au. If you are in immediate crisis, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or if your life is in danger, call 000.

If you feel like someone you know might be at risk of suicide, do something! Lifeline Australia suggests the following as first steps: 1. ASK: If you think someone might be suicidal, ask them directly, “Are you thinking about suicide?” Don’t be afraid to do this, it shows you care and will actually decrease their risk because it shows someone is willing to talk about it. Make sure you ask directly and unambiguously.

2. LISTEN AND STAY WITH THEM: If they say ‘yes,’ they are suicidal, listen to them and allow them to express how they are feeling. Don’t leave them alone. Stay with them or get someone reliable to stay with them.

3. GET HELP: Get them appropriate help. Call a crisis line like Lifeline 13 11 14 or 000 if life is in danger. If you can get in straight away visit a GP or psychologist. Even if the danger is not immediate they may need longer-term support for the issues that led to them feeling this way. ••• Lifeline Australia outlines some of the reasons why someone might consider suicide. Life can be painful and problems can seem overwhelming at times. Some people may think about suicide

Men are four times as likely to die by suicide than women and ABS (2012) shows more people die from suicide than road deaths. Most people don’t want to die, they just want their pain to stop.

but do not act upon it. For others, suicide seems like the only way out of their situation or the feelings they are experiencing. They generally feel very alone and hopeless. They believe nobody can help them or understand what they are going through. There are many reasons why someone considers suicide: • Relationship break-ups • Family problems • Sexual, physical or emotional abuse • Drug or alcohol problems • Mental illness, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression • Eating disorders like Anorexia • Major loss and grief such as a death or the suicide of a friend, family member, public figure • School, uni or work problems • Unemployment or being unemployed for a long time • Feeling like they don’t belong anywhere • Financial or legal problems • Any problem that they can’t see a solution for Almost everyone who takes their own life gives some clue or warning. Never ignore suicide threats. Take people’s suicidal thoughts and feelings very seriously and help them find effective help.

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A mother shares the heartbreaking story of the decline of her daughter over the span of 25 years that ended in her suicide, a month ago. She shares it as a way of making real the day-to-day reality of supporting someone with mental illness and the ripple effect it can have on many lives. She shares it in the hope that it may provide a trigger to help someone else or educate or act as a wake-up call to those who may be struggling themselves. She hopes it will make people reach out to each other in love and support. “Michelle* was a happy child and teenager, for the most part. She had her moods, as do most teens. Sometimes she could shake them off, and other times a blue mood might last a few days. We didn’t take a lot of notice until in her late teens she started occasionally acting erratically and impulsively. We as her parents became concerned when she started pushing some friends away, and in her very early twenties we insisted on her seeing a doctor, who dismissed our worries and life went on. By this time we had left our hometown in the bush and were living on the coast, where Michelle fell in love with a lovely young man and had her beloved daughter. Unfortunately, she became erratic in her behaviour again and pushed this man away. She adored

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her daughter but at times did not have the wherewithal to care for her fully. We jumped in again, helping out with caring for the little girl, as did some of her close friends. She always had babysitters amongst us all and worked full time. In the meantime, we firstly encouraged and then finally insisted, that Michelle see not only a GP, but a psychologist or psychiatrist. This was a mammoth effort, as she refused to see that her behaviour was not normal, she wasn’t coping, both emotionally, psychologically and even physically. She was ALWAYS tired! We found professionals who tried hard to help Michelle, but she would stop taking her medication, stop seeing the psychiatrist, unless we physically took her, and say she was OK when it was clear she was not. When her daughter was still little and after years of struggle, she moved away again. After a short couple of months she rang me and cried on the phone, saying “I just can’t cope any more”. My heart stopped beating. We left our business in the hands of staff and flew down to help her. We took her to a good GP who recommended she be admitted to a psychiatric clinic in Sydney, where she received treatment for six months. It was then that she was diagnosed formally with bipolar disorder, chronic depression and personality disorder. We loved and took care of Michelle’s daughter during this time and spoke with her almost daily. She improved with care in hospital and returned home to us all a different person. She continued to improve, taking medication daily and was seeing her psychiatrist regularly. Michelle returned to Sydney and met and married her husband and had two more children. After the birth of her son she had bouts of the overwhelming tiredness again and depression. Her husband was marvellous in caring for the baby and for Michelle. He took her to her psychiatrist but

Michelle started to revert back to the habit of not taking her medication and insisted she was okay, when it was obvious to all who loved her that she was not. Michelle had her second child and after 12 more months she had pushed her husband right away and was becoming very difficult to convince that she needed serious help. The marriage broke up, but she then couldn’t let go. She blamed him for leaving her, but until you have lived with someone who has a mental illness and chronic depression, you cannot begin to know how very, very hard it is, especially when you love the person so much. Life deteriorated for her after that with bouts of deep depression where she would not get out of bed, shower or eat healthy food and she began to drink to dull the pain inside her. She had only been a social drinker before this, so the alcohol had a detrimental effect on her mental wellbeing as well. Michelle moved from flat to flat, never settling for long. She wanted to be financially independent, but could not manage to survive without help from her family. We all tried hard to help her and she did see professionals from time to time, but would not continue and kept stopping her medication. Then when her youngest was still little she developed cancer! She coped with it amazingly well, considering her mental status. After an operation, chemo and radiation, she seemed okay in the physical department for 12 months or so, when it was discovered she had secondary cancer. She returned to the coast for treatment and during the last five years right up until her death recently, the cancer had been treatable. She had an injection monthly and took medication daily (religiously, unlike her psychiatric medication). As far as her physical health went, Michelle was pedantic! Also, it didn’t seem to concern her as much

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as everyone expected it would. At this time that we talked at length and I became aware that she didn’t really mind that she was living with cancer, but it was only in the last couple of years that I actually heard her say that she wished the cancer would come back raging and take her. We, and her brother helped her as much as humanly possible, but it was becoming a very hard battle for all and her children were becoming more and more the “parents” of Michelle, than her children. A very good psychiatrist helped her immensely and we saw some improvement by mid 2013. But then Michelle entered the depression stage of her bipolar again following a quite manic few months previously. By December we knew she was worse than she had ever been, going to bed for very long periods of time, drinking, not medicating properly, and the young ones stepping in too often to help. We brought the whole little family to stay with us and took Michelle to her psychiatrist more often. By early March 2014 she was admitted to another clinic for two weeks, returning to us afterwards. We continued to take her to her doctors while the young ones went to live with their dad. By the end of March Michelle wanted to return to her unit and have the little ones home again. Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to cope and her return home culminated in her having an argument with her middle child, who immediately went to live permanently with his dad. This broke her heart, but we could see clearly that once again, she had pushed a loved one away because of her mental illness. Children are resilient, as everyone says, but they can only take so much. After a couple of years our eldest grandchild found stability at last. His relationship with Michelle became non-existent after that. Her younger child stayed with her. She tried to re-establish contact, via texting and calls but to no avail. It was very hard for all three of

Michelle’s children to see their mum so distressed and unable to cope, throughout each of their lives. About a year ago we could see Michelle was suffering the worst depression ever and we were literally dragging her out of bed to take her to the psychiatrist. He finally told us that ECT would be the only thing to save her, as she had been talking about suicide to us for over a week. She was immediately underwent 13 sessions of ECT treatment. (Shock treatment it used to be called.) The treatment was horrific and she was terrified, but said she had to do it for her children. She KNEW she wouldn’t survive without that treatment. Following the hospital stay, she returned to us and we found her a lovely unit to live in. She and her youngest had 6 or 7 lovely months there. She had improved out of sight and I believe the ECT DID save her life then. Some side effects of course, like short-term memory loss and a few other things that weren’t too hard to cope with. However, her restlessness returned in February this year and she had a few episodes of the “high” part of bipolar. Her psychiatrist was a constant in her life but even he could not control the fact that whenever she felt okay she would not take her medication correctly. She insisted on becoming “financially independent” and refused our help for a couple of months. She moved to a smaller cheaper flat, became more reclusive again and we could see it was starting all over. Finally she let us “in” again, and she visited her psychiatrist again and had not touched alcohol since June 2013, so we thought she could overcome the demons once more, with all the help everyone was prepared to give. She hid her desperation from us all for a few months and it is only since her death I have read so many notes she wrote earlier this year about her feelings, her despair and her absolute terror that she could not keep it up and would have to end her life. Michelle became overwhelmed by life in the end.

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She couldn’t manage her money and she got in a terrible financial mess. She was desperately sad that she had no contact with her son and wrote that it was her own “fault” because she had made her pain her child’s pain. She was wishing and praying that her cancer would return and “take” her. All these things were written by a desperate, loving and loved young woman, whose depression and mental illness for soooo long, had led her to believe she could not keep living. She said in her final note to us all that she did not want her children to see her struggling any longer. She spoke (on paper) to her children, telling them how much she adored them. She spoke to their father telling him she knew he would give them a good life. She spoke of her love and admiration for us, her parents and her adoration of her beloved brother. She wrote bits in the letter to a few of her very best and loved friends. This last letter to us all from Michelle showed us that she was ready to leave this earth, as the struggle of life for her was just far too hard to take any longer. I don’t know as a mother, what any of us could have done to save Michelle. Her battle over 25 or more years was tremendously hard for her and all who loved her and tried to help. I don’t know what the answer is, but there has to be money poured into research on mental illness and depression. I don’t know anything except my heart is broken. I DO know that we all have to speak openly about our own, our family members and our friend’s mental issues. It cannot be hidden and ignored. Michelle was 43 when she took her life. Michelle’s adoring mother, Jane*.” *The names have been changed out of respect for the deceased woman’s children and family, but the story is as it was told to Dubbo Weekender.

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Write place at the write time The Outback Writers’ Centre (OWC) will host Westwords 2015 this weekend at the Western Plains Cultural Centre adding impetus to a thriving community of writers with workshops, discussion panels and opportunities to pitch to publishers. Dubbo Weekender caught up with program manager, Val Clark to learn more. AS TOLD TO Ella McMillan PHOTOGRAPHY Connor Coman-Sargent

How old is the tradition of writing in this region? Almost as old as the region. Rolf Boldrewood (real name Thomas Alexander Browne), was transferred to Dubbo as magistrate and mining warden in 1881 and stayed until 1884. He wrote to a friend: “I am also writing a rather sensational novel in the Sydney Mail called ‘Robbery Under Arms’”. The story was rejected by two journals before its acceptance. The Macquarie Regional Library, along with the support of the Outback Writers’ Centre (OWC), runs the Rolf Boldrewood Literary Awards. Before the establishment of the OWC writers were heavily involved with the Fellowship of Australian Writers, which was not regionally based but had a strong rural following with an emphasis on Bush Poetry with multi award winning bush poets, Ron Stevens

and Ellis Campbell mentoring many people. Have opportunities for writers in the regions changed? In 2010 the OWC committee devised a mission statement, which broadened our understanding of what we needed to do to build the competencies of all sorts of writers in the region. Over the last four years OWC have used local writers and, with the help of Country Arts Support Grants, to run workshops on feature writing, the hero’s journey, creating characters, writing poetry, writing for the screen and writing the stories of your life. Many of our writers have become involved in the Short Play Festivals that began in 2010. We have award winning published poets, memoirists and fiction writers amongst our membership.

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Hanging with the write crowd: Lee Cooper, Val Clark, Lachlan Meurer, Kerrie Phipps, Ross Fraser, Peter Volkofsky, Lee Chiong and Chris Walker.

This year Dubbo writers wrote five of the nine plays featured in the Central West Short Play Festival. Two members, Sally Hopkins and Kellie Jenner are making short films, which they plan to put into film festivals. OWC has enabled writers like Pat Clarke, Karen Russell and Marjorie Green to move confidently into self publishing and, in the case of Pat Clarke, now traditional publishing. Marjorie Green (self published), Pete Volkofsky and Lachlan Meurer (both Arc House Press) are launching their books this month. Who’s behind the OWC’s new directions? In 2009 I came to Dubbo and had been involved, both as a volunteer and on a salary, with the Northern Territory Writers Centre in Darwin. There I saw the organisation grow from one part time employee to an internationally renowned Arts organisation building the skills base and providing writing and publishing opportunities throughout the NT. I saw - in the OWC - the potential to build a vibrant writing community for people in this region.

What does WestWords mean to writers in Dubbo, and Dubbo in general? OWC got behind WestWords 2014, to get it off the ground with the help of Gabrielle Battistel and the WPCC. For a first time weekend event for writers, 2014 generated an excellent response from writers. Over 40 people attended the free ‘Demystifying Publishing’. All pitching opportunities to Pantera Press and Harper Collins were full and two writers were asked to submit their full manuscripts. Super Sessions with Irina Dunn were also full. Feed back from these sessions was fantastic, spurring writers on the finish work to pitch this year or giving them courage to pitch to, and have their work picked up by, other publishers. Who’s involved behind the scenes and on the WestWords 2015 schedule? Using the contacts I made in, and experience of, the NTWC has made me program manager for WestWords 2014 and 15. Alicia Chiong, Kellie Jenner and Lee Robinson have been active and enthusiastic members of the WestWords 2015 steering committee. On the schedule we have Mike Ladd,

poet, mentor and producer of ABC National Radio’s Poetica for 18 years who will be reading poetry at the launch and running a poetry workshop. Sue White, a travel writer, will be running a day workshop on travel writing. Kerrie Phipps, connecter par excellence will be running a workshop on taming the inner critic. Dr David Reiter’s workshop, Writing for Children is about getting it right the first time. I’m running a workshop called creating compelling characters. We have publishers; panellist Marty Green from Pantera Press; panellist Rochelle Fernandez from Allen and Unwin, who is taking pitches and running a round table on writing the synopsis and panellist Dr David Reiter from IP Press, also taking pitches. Who and what is Outback Writers? OWC started in the 1990s with seed money supplied by the Arts NSW to fund a staff member. It is a volunteer organisation, which aims at building a vibrant community for writers of all types from emerging to established. Who won last year’s Surviving Submission Spur and what has happened

since? Mel Bicket was the only author to have her work read to the end of the chapter last year. She found the process of Surviving Submission Spur and pitching to Pantera Press and Allen and Unwin at WestWords 2014 extremely valuable in finishing her book, which she is now sending out to traditional publishers. What’s life for writers’ in the region look like, after WestWords? Life is looking excellent for writers in this region. The OWC is already planning WestWords 2016 as well as events during the year like Writing for Wellness Workshops. Writers can continue to connect through our monthly meeting, which is the first Saturday in the month from 10am-1pm in the Dubbo Library plus there’s a newsletter and our Facebook page. We will be facilitating NaNoWriMo - National November Writing Month with write-ins and encouragement to write 50,000 words - first draft during the month of November. We also anticipate re-starting our critique group for writers of novels.

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Weekender regular Lisa Minner continues with her exploration of the faces, places and hidden gems along our own beautiful stretch of the Macquarie River and beyond into the outback.

Garth Dawson, current licencee of The Lion of Waterloo.

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Meet your Waterloo The Lion of Waterloo is a piece of history hidden in a quiet street in the village of Montefiores in Wellington. It has a well documented past and is said to be the oldest hotel this side of the Blue Mountains. From hauntings to pistol duels, ‘The Lion’ continues on with a regular and devoted clientele who love its ambience and community spirit. WORDS and PHOTOGRAPHY Lisa Minner

HE Lion of Waterloo Tavern is a hidden and historic gem right in our midst. Situated in Montefiores, in Wellington NSW and built in 1842, the tavern is said to be the oldest licensed hotel west of the Blue Mountains. It has a fascinating past and is a favoured haunt by locals and out-of-towners – who know it’s there. On any given Friday night visitors come from around the region to enjoy an exceptional meal and ambience – particularly in winter, it’s always a busy night. Large fireplaces, wooden floors and ceilings and walls displaying historic photographs make it easy to imagine what

it would have been like 173 years ago, when Wellington was an emerging township. It does feel like you’ve stepped back in time when you settle in for a few hours at the Lion of Waterloo. The suburb of Montefiores was established in 1831 by a JB Montefiore who was granted over 5000 hectares of land on the northern bank of the Macquarie River. In 1840, he subdivided the western section of the estate and the village of Montefiores was established. (Driving from Dubbo, you turn right in Montefiores just before driving in to Wellington.)

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the place I first loved,” he said. Traffic heading west through the villages main thoroughfare, Gipps Street, Cobb and Co The Lion’s original licence was numbered 96 frequented the village and in NSW, testimony to its age. tavern as a coach stop where  He said its license had lapsed horses were changed nearby for a period when it had foldMost of the girls who after crossing the junction ed as a business and was conof the Macquarie and Bell work here regularly verted into a residence. One rivers. see someone. They see Sunday while he was workApart from being the old- an older gentleman ing there, he recalled a conest hotel over the mounversation with an older man tains, the Lion of Waterloo’s standing beside them about that period of time. other claim to fame is a no- wearing boots and old “A man came in with two torious one. It’s said to be clothes, out of the corner little kids and asked if he the location of the last re- of their eye. It’s always in could have a look around corded duel fought in Ausand he was describing to me tralia and was “waged with the front bar and males and his grandkids where he don’t see it, only females. used to sleep when he lived pistols,” in 1854. It was a duel of sorts bethere, it was a little lean-too tween a Dr Samuel Curtis and a Mr B Sherion the side of the original building.” dan, however the intensity of it was said to be After this the building deteriorated and bediluted, due to the amount of alcohol the two came a hay/stock shed and then languished for gents had imbibed in. Only one shot was fired a long time, neglected and deteriorating, bebefore the constabulary arrived, disarmed the fore being purchased and restored by former duellers and took them off to the local lockup. owners. So it was a bit of an anti-climax for history’s Geoffrey recalls one of the first and most imsake with both parties coming out of it alive portant things he did to get the place up to and uninjured. speed again, was sort the beer out. The current owner of the tavern is Geoffrey “We ended up spending a lot of money on Russell who purchased the Lion of Waterloo in new beer lines – which ran through a small 2003. He said it had had a lot of work done to temprite and I quickly learned from the boys get it back to a fair state of repair. The previthat the beer was always warm. No one wants ous owner had spent a lot of time and money warm beer so once everyone heard it was a restoring the building, which at one point was good cold beer, we were back in business.” earmarked for demolition (despite it’s history) He said the place attracted diverse groups after being condemned. of people and was always targeted as being a Harking from the Central Coast, Geoffrey family-friendly place. He made a point of not said he came to Wellington and fell in love installing any poker machines, televisions or with the town and its beautiful historic archia jukebox so that people would actually come tecture. He was initially looking to buy a restogether and talk, as they would have in the taurant but after seeing the potential of the early days of the tavern. tavern in Montifiores, he purchased it and “It was absolutely magic and it took off, we began re-establishing it as a place to get top had such great staff too,” he said. meals and cold beer. “It was definitely the charm and potential of

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ARTH Dawson has been the licensee (and cook) for the last six years and has loved every minute of it. Following in the steps of those before him, Garth has maintained the family-atmosphere the tavern has become known for, as well as its old-fashioned charm. “There’s still no pokies, no pool table, no darts, it’s just the local meeting place where people – both older and younger regulars – get together to talk and have a laugh with each other.” Garth encourages people to come for a drive out to Montifiores and check out the Lion of Waterloo. He believes there are a lot of people in the Central West and beyond that probably have no idea of its existence and will be pleasantly surprised by what they find. “There’s really nothing else like it out this way, it’s unique and it’s like walking back into time, into 1842.” When asked whether there was rumour of anything in the tavern that went bump in the

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night, Garth said reluctantly that there was a bit of paranormal disturbance regularly taking place, but it was only evident to ‘some’ of the staff. “Most of the girls who work here regularly see someone. They see an older gentleman standing beside them wearing boots and old clothes, out of the corner of their eye. It’s always in the front bar and males don’t see it, only females. “Not just a few-most of the staff have seen him, we have no idea who it might be, it’s a bit of a mystery to us.” Garth said the tavern has had a few well known guests cross its threshold for a beer and a meal. “We’ve had Gai Waterhouse out here and the crew from the Foxtel’s Selling Houses when they came to town to film as well as TV chefs, all sorts of people pop in for a visit.”  The Lion of Waterloo is located at 89 Montifiores Street, Wellington, NSW. It’s open from 4pm to 11pm and dinner is served from 6pm. Phone: 6845 3636

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PROFILE.

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FIDDLING about with blueg ra ss Pete Denahy is one of Australia’s best known blue grass musicians and musical comedians who’ll be taking to the stage with Troy Cassar-Daley’s Freedom Ride national tour in Dubbo this weekend. Firm friends, they share a passion for their song writing and music but get Denahy talking about the tools of his trade and you’ll tap into his reason for being. WORDS Yvette AubussonFoley.

ETE DENAHY is an eclectic Aussie bloke. One part Japanese, one part Bluegrass and one part northern Victorian. He’s made a name for himself doing what he does better than most; writing bluegrass music and ‘picking’ out stories on a family of hand made, personally selected instruments. Not surprisingly he’s been known to linger down Tennessee and Nashville way, but his blood ties to Hiroshima and the call of the Land of the Rising Sun for family reunions is strong. He is fast finding however a different kind of kindred spirit to connect with there. “My first memories of living on this earth are in Japan. My Japanese side of the family is from Hiroshima; mum’s from there. Mum and Dad met over there and married in 1970. “My grandfather was a musician in Hiroshima. He played cello primarily. He was a teacher,

a composer and a conductor. The last time I saw him I was 13. I have vivid memories though. “In the last few years my younger brother and I have gone there. I’ve made contact with quite a few bluegrass musicians and some really great players, so we do a few gigs while catching up with the cousins and aunties.” An important fact he’s learnt about his Asian bluegrass counterparts is the high quality of instruments they choose to play. It’s a subject dear to his own heart. The proud owner and talented player of a fiddle, guitar, mandolin and banjo, Denahy respects the big brands, which pump out hundreds of product per week, but is drawn to the artisan builders who put one ingredient into their work, no machine can. “There’s never been a great instrument built by a machine. Ever. If you’re a really good cabi-

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netmaker, you’re not going to go to Bunnings and buy GMC tools – you’re going to get the best you can; you’ll want hand made tools. “The machines get the job done to a certain degree, and there are a lot of instrument builders who use machines for different jobs but when it comes to the really fine stuff, you can’t beat someone getting in there with a chisel and digging an instrument out from a piece of timber – because that’s what makes a great instrument. “We were in Nashville there and we saw all the factory built guitars, reputable brands hanging on the wall. I’d say, righto that company does 500 guitars a week then this company over here does 250 a year ... and you can feel the love that’s gone into those instruments.” It seems like there’s even more to Denahy’s relationship with the tools of his trade than an appreciation for what can amount to 100 hours of work in one fiddle. Like a bluegrass Harry Potter standing in Olivander’s anticipating a wand to choose the wizard, Denahy has shaken the hands of each of the builders of his guitar, fiddle, mandolin and banjo. “Three of them are good friends of mine. Part of that whole love of bluegrass is a real love and interest in the instruments that you own and the makers, and the timbers – all that sort of stuff. “Some people get an endorsement with a guitar or a fiddle company. I’m not going to play an instrument because I got it for nothing,” he said. While all Denahy’s instruments are integral for making the signature sound of bluegrass, the fiddle is a trademark storyteller with a long heritage that dates long past colonial Australia, frontier America and into early European grass roots music. Essential to that long narrative are generations of fiddle makers. “My fiddle was built by a bloke called Gene Horner in a little place called Rockwood, Tennessee. I’ve got a really great old violin and I’ve never bought a new one. We’d seen this fella’s violins’ at a festival and I thought if I was going to buy a new one that’s exactly what I’d love to get. “When I went in to buy the violin he had about eight or 10 of them hanging up and this wonderful workshop he had, it’s hard to describe. If you get on You Tube and search up Gene Horner, look for a documentary that’s exactly 9 minutes and 13 seconds long. “I went in there for an hour or two hours, I don’t know, just picking up this fiddle and having a play, picking up that fiddle and having a play. “Because they’re all a little different and because I was half way around the other side of the world, I wanted to make sure I was going away with the right one. A “huge voice” was the characteristic that tapped Denahy on the shoulder and said, ‘I’m the one’. “It just had what we call a big bottom end which refers to the lower strings. It boomed out with a rich sort of a sound. That’s what’s it like with all of them. On my guitar, I can brush the strings on that and it’s like sunshine fills the room. With my mandolin, I can play that and I can feel the notes driving back into my stomach. That’s the sort of stuff I love. I just fall in love with them.” The fact he brings more than just instruments to the stage but a passion as well, is probably a good reason the likes of Troy Cassar-Daly, Sara Storer and Lee Kernaghan often invite him to join them on the road. He was last in Dubbo with Kernaghan but recalls the first ever time he played the Dubbo RSL was with as a fiddler in the band of country music legend Slim Dusty. “I’ve got a bit of history there, I’ll tell you. I was in Slim Dusty’s band until the end. The first show I did with

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have click tracks and we played each Slim was in that room. I remember track just live with no overdubs. we all wore the same shirts in the band and they were new that night, “The only overdub was backing voand I was the new fiddle player. cals and a triple mandolin section so “I’d only rehearsed about six of the what you’re hearing is just how we songs, I knew the rest of them, but played. No tampering with it. I think I’d be thinking, ‘oh, what key is this it came through. The nature of that is in’, then I’d be thrown a fiddle break it’s a little ‘warts and all’. having never played it before, but “Everyone plays differently when they trusted me enough and we got it’s done like that. Over the years I’ve through it.” done so much recording with headThe sum of more than just the piphones, and it’s very loud in your ano lessons from age six or the violin head. All you can hear is yourself lessons from nine or the self taught and you’re not mixing with the othguitar skills from age 12, Denahy’s  ers, but when you’re just sitting there love of bluegrass struck a chord with On my guitar, I can all together; it’s like a jam session. It him in Slim Dusty’s band. had the right energy. brush the strings on that “Probably some of Slim’s stuff is “I’m very excited about Singin’ where I first started hearing blue- and it’s like sunshine Shoes – it’s 100 per cent Australian grass because he had a band called fills the room. With my bluegrass played with some of the the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band mandolin, I can play that best pickers I know.” and there was a banjo and fiddle in and I can feel the notes The mention of Yackandandah has there. Denahy reassuring me that yes, it is “I’ve always liked it. It’s a sound driving back into my a real place. Together with his wife, that’s always resonated with me. stomach. That’s the sort Those sounds got to me a bit when I of stuff I love. I just fall in Alison, he calls the northern Victorian town home. Gateway to the was younger; then I got into people love with them. Snowy Mountains it’s a source of like Doc Watson, a great old guitar inspiration. player from the States. “It’s near Beechworth. It’s sort of a gateway to the “Different people get drawn to different things. I snow, all creeks and rivers around; it’s old gold mining suppose because the instruments that I had and were country. A lot of people do think that Yackandandah interested in were those sorts of acoustic instruments. doesn’t exist. They think it’s made up. “The fiddle was a big part of that because that was the first – apart from the guitar – the main bluegrass “I call northeast Victoria home, but grew up in Harinstrument I was learning and then over the years I court in central Victoria then moved up to the north got a couple of nice banjos and I’ve got a really good east. My wife’s a Mallee girl, so when we met we lived mandolin. over in the Mallee for a while and then we were always “I can sit around and talk instruments all day. Troy’s going to make our way over here I think, and we found like that too. That’s one difference with Troy; a lot Yakandandah. It’s a very pretty part of the state.” of stars can pick the guitar but they can’t really play, Leaving tranquility behind for a while at least to join whereas Troy is a picker, he’s a musician, he’s interestCassar-Daley on his Freedom Ride national tour, Pete ed in the timbers and the way an instrument sounds. will open the show with a mix of his ridiculous comIt’s enjoyable touring with someone who’s got the same edy songs, some bluegrass, and then join Troy’s band interest.” on the fiddle. Co-writing songs together is a strength to their pro“If I’m doing a show, it doesn’t matter much to me if fessional relationship and their joint efforts appear on I’m doing straight or comedy. If the audience like it, I Cassar-Daley’s Freedom Ride album being performed enjoy it.” in Dubbo. Pete released a comedy album last year featuring “I think a favourite is This Old Hat. The hat song has songs about over use of mobile phones, selfies, food got some really nice images in there, which is what and flatulence which delighted and disgusted. His hit we’re sort of after. Because we’re playing that song in song “Sort Of Dunno Nothing” went viral on You Tube the show every night, I really enjoy it. It’s just got a nice and is seen as a Gen Y anthem. bit of space in it. When listening to music in his down time, he sticks “We wrote another one about trains too called Somewith what he likes. thing About Trains. I’m particularly fond of those. “There’s some people who listen to a huge ocean of When we started writing it Troy said, ‘I’ve got another music, but I tend to focus a little bit just on the stuff train song’. He’s had a couple of others that are fairly that I enjoy and that’s acoustic music and most often well known. What I like about this one is it’s got a ... it’s bluegrass. wistfulness about it. It’s a ‘looking off into the distance’ song. There’s a yearning and restlessness in that song “I like the good old fashioned ‘twangy’ country muthat I really like.” sic, the old stuff. I love good classical music too, and When not performing Denahy’s own yearning is to good jazz. write and record, and this month he has released a new “It’s an emotional thing. That’s what music does. independent album, called Singin’ Shoes on which he That’s what really drives that side of it for me.” plays the mandolin. “I wrote the title song, Singin’ Shoes coming up two years ago. The songs have got a bit to do with YackWhen to see Pete andandah. The song Singin’ Shoes is based on an old  Troy Cassar-Daley’s Freedom Ride national tour horseman from Benalla, who’s passed on now.  Dubbo RSL “It’s a bluegrass album, which I recorded in Mel Friday, September 11, 2015 bourne with a bunch of my favourite pickers from  8pm there. We decided to do this one really old style so we  $35 adults just sat around in a circle in the studio and we all had mic’s on us, but we didn’t use headphones, so didn’t  $15 children

‘Remarkably faithful’ penguins wander far, but come home to mate BY JOSHUA MELVIN

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PARIS: A species of remarkably faithful penguins may have found the secret to monogamy – plenty of time spent very far apart. A group of southern rockhopper mums and dads were hundreds – in one case thousands – of kilometres away from each other when not making babies, according to a study released on Wednesday. Yet when the birds returned home to New Island off the coast

of Argentina they managed to find each other and mate, according to findings published in the prestigious Biology Letters journal. While their reunions may have been sweet, they were decidedly short, with the penguins together for just under a quarter of the year. “In these extremely faithful animals – the pair bonds for breeding may last all life long in this species – the partners may actually be separated by hundreds to thousands of kilometres at sea,” researcher

Jean-Baptiste Thiebot said. The birds engage in an incredible variety of behaviour including “divorce” and home building that might seem very familiar to humans. Once back on land in October after six months or so at sea, the penguins got straight to the business of mating, egg-laying and incubation, all of which kept them busy for about a month. There was no lingering over the kids here, as the rearing of the

chicks took up another roughly 70 days before the parents split up in April. Given the risk the animals could lose each other for good by going their separate ways in the wild, the researchers wanted to see if the creatures would make an effort to stay close together outside breeding season. “Divorce” happens among the penguins, but it is rare to find two ex-partners breeding with someAFP body new, Thiebot said.

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OPINION & ANALYSIS.

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Tony Webber is a Dubbo resident, former journalist and watcher of UK politics.

Horror all round as radical upsets new world order I

F you thought the things Donald Trump has been saying are outrageous, you should hear Jeremy Corbyn. He is one of four contenders for the leadership of the UK Labour party, yet his public utterances have shocked the political establishment to the bone. Eight of Corbyn’s most senior Labour colleagues now say they will not serve as ministers should he ever be PM. His ascendency has prompted former Labour PM and accomplished war criminal, Tony Blair to take time out from advising central Asian despots to write not one but two opinion pieces pleading with people not to elect Corbyn Labour leader on Saturday. Blair called Corbyn’s views “Alice in Wonderland”, when Mr Blair’s deft understanding of the Middle East and willingness to appease the Bush experiment obviously shows us that the smart leaders of today all keep their heads in Grimm’s fairy tales. What’s all the fuss about? Let’s start slowly. Corbyn said he didn’t think murdering Bin Laden and dumping his body in the sea reflected terribly well on the US. Stewart Lee characterised the subsequent outraged coverage in Britain’s tabloid press thus: “Apparently, the Labour party leadership contest frontrunner, Jeremy Corbyn, wants to dredge the decomposing corpse of Osama bin Laden from the seabed and then marry it.” At this point I would advise that you make sure your breakfast has settled be-

fore embarking on the next of FrankenCorbyn’s utterances. This dangerous radical has brought the British political establishment and at least one grinning war criminal down on his head because he also thinks – brace yourself – that privatisation could be rolled back a bit. Yep, he is suggesting the UK consider keeping in public hands assets like the railways and basic utilities. But there’s more. He wants a greater tax burden on the wealthiest tier of society and he is anti-austerity (the term applied to cutting Britain’s public services and welfare support in the name of budget restraint). And in his extremist lunacy, he also supports an end to nuclear weapons and would oppose sending troops to fight without UN support. Little wonder Blair is so publicly trying to bring him down. Self-motivated butchery abroad is as British as beef vindaloo and without that pre-emptive strike against the people of Iraq, Islamic State would still be a glint in Satan’s eye. The point is Corbyn’s position is that government has a role in those aspects of society that fall outside the attention span of “the market.” While his views may have been mainstream 20 years ago, at least for centre-left Labour politician, today they are so far off the spectrum that the millions in Britain’s dole queues must tsk with dismay.

 Blair called Corbyn’s views “Alice in Wonderland”, when Mr Blair’s deft understanding of the Middle East and willingness to appease the Bush experiment obviously shows us that the smart leaders of today all keep their heads in Grimm’s fairy tales.

It might be that even the richest nations’ living standards are stagnating while a small, rich elite, drive inequality. It may well be that without addressing that inequality on a global scale the current refugee crisis striking Europe and elsewhere can only escalate. It may well be that a society built on an economy built on ravenous, unsustainable consumption is irreversibly polluting every part of the planet including the atmosphere. It may well be that in the Mecca of this global orthodoxy, the US, where, free of the union yoke, workers receive between 10 and 14 days annual leave, and 56 per cent of them took none in the past 12 months. But Corbyn and his ilk must not question the new fundamentalism: government must shrivel in its role as civiliser, and that role be sold cheaply to shareholders. Relieved of moral custodianship for a humane society, rich nations that can afford compassion at home and generosity abroad are instead miserly at home and callous abroad: never quite enough for services, but plenty for bombing missions. And emasculated by international economic forces over which they have no influence, would-be leaders are left to bicker about boutique sideshow issues – “freedom” or morality – losing standing in the eyes of a population in whose interests they are elected to serve.

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Open mike with Mike Ladd 7pm Friday 11 September Join us for a night of prose, poetry and music with guest poet, Mike Ladd, at the Outlook Cafe, situated in the grounds of the Western Plains Cultural Centre. Delegates and local writers are invited to read or recite an original piece of short prose or poetry, up to 3 minutes in length, with prizes in various categories.

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Sunday 13th, 9am-12pm Community Arts Centre, WPCC

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The best original piece of prose or poetry will be displayed in the WPCC. Come and enjoy the live entertainment, with a chance to win a lucky door prize. The Outlook Cafe will be open for dinner and drinks.

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The Outback Writers’ Centre is passionate about building a vibrant, accessible, cultural environment for regional NSW writers. WestWords 2015 brings the best industry professionals to Dubbo to demystify the publication process and provide opportunities for writers to both develop their craft and pitch to publishers. For ongoing information about OWC events, like us on Facebook or go on our e-list by emailing us at: outbackwriters@gmail.com.

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Panel: Traditional Publishers: Headed for Extinction? Is there a future for the physical book? Presented by Rochelle Fernandez (Harper Collins), Dr David Reiter (IP), Marty Green (Pantera Press). Free Event Panel: Publish or Perish? Pathways to publishing. How successful are DIY authors? With Rochelle Fernandez, Dr David Reiter, Marty Green. Free Event Panel: Publishers: What they are looking for and how to impress them. With Rochelle Fernandez, Dr David Reiter, Marty Green. Free Event Workshop: Poetry. With Mike Ladd. Cost: $40 Workshop: Gilgandra to the Globe. Taming the inner critic. With Kerrie Phipps. Cost $20 Rochelle Fernandez will be taking 20 minute pitches for Harper Collins. Cost: $20 Dr David Reiter will be taking 20 minute pitches for IP. Cost $20 Workshop: Writing for Children, Getting it Right the First Time, with David Reiter. Cost: $40 Round table discussion: Nailing the Synopsis. With Rochelle Fernandez. 6 places. Cost: $20 45 minute Travel Writing Critiques. With Sue White. Cost $70 Rochelle Fernandez will be taking more 20 minute pitches for Harper Collins. Cost $20 Surviving Submission Spur. With Rochelle Fernandez, Dr David Reiter, Marty Green. First chapters are read to a panel of publishers. How long will yours survive before all three panellists say STOP? Valuable, on the spot feedback will spur you on to making your manuscript more attractive to a publisher. Cost: Authors submitting must be members of OWC. $25pa (Audience Free).

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KYLIE JENNER had no trouble making sure everyone knows she’s an adult following a raunchy shoot with photographer Terry Richardson for Galore Magazine. Taking ‘barely’ legal to an entirely new level, it’s everything you’d expect from a collaboration between the two. MummaMia contributor Alex Greig had a lot to say about it, including, “I wouldn’t even let my cat within three city blocks of Terry Richardson without a rape whistle, let alone my 18 year-old daughter,” commenting on the photographer’s notorious predatory behaviour. My only hope is that her natural beauty of a sister Kendall can be a better example for young women.

THE graphic image of three year-old Syrian migrant Aylan lying face-down and lifeless on the beach has forced the world to take action in regards to the crisis. The Turkish photojournalist Nilufer Demir had been covering the issue for over a decade and says, “The best thing I could do was make the tragedy heard.” It’s fantastic that as a result of the image, government bodies have been put under such political pressure that it’s initiated change however, would it have had the same effect if it was an adult body or a black body? What’s for certain, and I never thought I’d say this but-Donald Trump is right, it’s an “unbelievable humanitarian problem” which requires serious change.

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ARRIVED at my office in the dark, one morning this week, and as I locked the car and did my bolt for the warmth of the office, I suddenly paused in the carpark. In the half hour that it had taken me to drive from the frozen tundra outside Wellington to the multi-layered inner-city cool of Dubbo, the season had progressed in leaps and bounds. Earlier I’d walked out of my mousehouse into the sub-zero grimness of winter, leapt in my car and rammed up the heat button on my air-conditioner; I’d shivered my way down the highway until the heating kicked in. And then, I pulled up in Dubbo and opened the door? Suddenly there was a different feeling in the air. Some indefinable ‘something’ had changed, the world had shifted on its fulcrum by a millifrac, and it made the most enormous difference. It was not so much warm and balmy, it was not so much suddenly truly a spring morning, but there was an indefinable something in the air that felt more springlike. It was still the dim dark reaches of the ridiculously early morning, but it was almost as though I could sense the dawn chorus in the wings La la la la, mi mi mi mi. I could almost hear them clearing their little throats and preparing. But it was probably all in my head. I’m getting that a lot, right now. I was fluffing around my house over the weekend; tidying it all up in anticipation of the arrival of the redoubtable Pam later in the week. This is the Pam who takes a small, somewhat scruffy residence and with application of furniture polish, and wielding of the wand of a vacuum cleaner, creates a haven of peace and creativity. This is the Pam who makes my arrival home, every second Tuesday, a moment to be treasured. And, in the interests of keeping in Pam’s good books, and getting maximum bang from my buck, it behoves me to

make sure that, for one Tuesday every fortnight, all the detritus is stowed. Tricky to dust under the rubbish, to polish under the clutter, and while I aspire to minimalism, it’s not on my skills list. So every fortnight I stow all my crap to give her free reign to turn my house into a little gem. At one stage I walked out my front door, to survey the weather, and was less than impressed with what I saw and felt. The sky was streaked with cloud, the sun was struggling to do anything useful to warm my part of the world and there was a nasty lazy breeze blowing straight through me. Any temptation I might have felt to have a lazy few minutes basking in the sun and slurping on a cup of tea was quickly quashed. I bolted back indoors. And a moment or two later, I carted a load of washing out my back door to the laundry and did a double-take that was worthy of Tom and Jerry. The front door may well have opened onto the tail end of a long and grisly winter, but when I went out my back door it was a totally different experience. The air was warmer, the sun was sunnier and the hills were lolling back in an almost post-coital haze of pleasure. It was like the front door opened into Narnia in the depths of winter and the back door was taking me to an advertisement for Spring done by a slightly sexed-up Disney designer. Surely the day couldn’t change so dramatically in such a short space of time? I went back up the hall (two or three paces) and stuck my head back out the front door, in time to see a couple of Sherpas towing a toboggan past, icicles falling from their parkas. Well, not quite, but you get the picture. Given my house is close to the size of a wardrobe and is nowhere near the size needed to cross from one climate zone to another, I think strange forces are at work in my part of the world. Part of it, surely, is down to my urgent

 I went back up the hall (two or three paces) and stuck my head back out the front door, in time to see a couple of Sherpas towing a toboggan past, icicles falling from their parkas. Well, not quite, but you get the picture.

desire for warmer weather? I’ve been magic-ing spring’s arrival so hard for weeks, I may have had an impact. But perhaps only on the world outside my back door? I might have to start going to work by way of my back verandah? If I go out the back of the house and then round through the garden each day, is it possible I could find myself in better, more inspiring weather? It has to be worth a shot. I am already girding my loins in preparation for the warmer weather; nothing quite like a good girding to get your loins ready for fewer clothes. Part of the girding has been to get back into lap-swimming every day. (As opposed to lapdancing. There are some pastimes which are beyond my powers). And getting back into the pool is an exercise in self-discipline that far exceeds the physical, it takes a mental toughness of the kind you only read about. So, instead of that, I use self-deception to effect the same result. Instead of approaching the pool, the swimming, the stripping off to very few clothes in a draughty space, all of those trials – instead of approaching them with the frontal attack, I sneak up on them in an oblique fashion. What I lack in self-discipline, I make up for in self-knowledge. I am aware that I have very little resolve, practically no resolution and I’m a creature of laziness in the extreme. I have an excuse for any day of the week, any number of ways to justify not exercising and so I’ve become a master of fooling myself into doing those things that I don’t enjoy. Well, that is, those things I don’t enjoy until I’ve found myself doing them for several days in a row and reaping the benefits. I just need to develop the skills to ward off a trans-seasonal cold, and I’ll be a happy woman.

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Mike Ladd: Poetry in motion Mike Ladd is well known to listeners of the ABC Radio National’s program called Poetica where he grew his listenership to 100,000 over his 18 years associated with the show. Ladd is bringing his passion for poetry in it’s written and spoken forms to Dubbo this weekend as guest poet at Westwords 2015 open mic launch night and to host a poetry workshop. AS TOLD TO Ella McMillan I’m looking forward to coming to Dubbo to see what people are writing about in their lives today in a big regional centre. I always encourage poets to focus on the real world they live in, the society, politics, contemporary language and daily living of where they are now. Some of my most rewarding workshops have been in places like Mildura, working with young writers, or discovering hidden talent in rural South Australia, Tennant Creek, or Broken Hill, and I’ve heard that there’s a strong artistic and writing community in Dubbo so I’m expecting good things. My advice to budding poets is learn how to sing and form a great band – that’s the only way you’ll make money! No, seriously, if you want to be a poet you have to commit to making the poem as good as it can be – don’t settle for easy clichés. Then you can start on the long road to publication. You also need to support each other – form reading groups, put on events, buy each other’s publications. Poetry provides an alternative universe to an ever more corporate and consumerist world. It has power, but it’s hidden. I live in Adelaide where I work for ABC Radio National’s features and documentary unit making a program called Earshot. It has a strong focus on the creative arts, particularly poets. I was editor of the station’s Poetica program for 18 years, which brought poetry to a wide audience. At its peak it had 100,000 listeners per week. I’ve published eight collections of prose and poetry; the most recent is called Invisible Mending, which is due out this year from Wakefield Press. Since the nineteen eighties I’ve experimented with poetry on screen and as audio. I’m a poetry mentor and judge, and occasionally review poetry for the Sydney Morning Herald. Over the past two decades I’ve given poetry workshops and master-classes in every state and territory of Australia. Cathy Brooks is a great graphic artist and I’ve always loved concrete and miniature poetry forms, so we combined forces to brighten up a dull part of the city. We invited poets to write words that were about the surrounding area and that would fit on standard street signs. The land has been sold now, so the signs have moved inside to a wall in the front entrance of the Adelaide Central Bus Station. The reaction has been really good from travellers and tourists. We’ve recently done a new poetry on signs project at a tram stop. Invisible Mending is a book of 30 poems and 8 prose pieces. It’s based around the themes of damage and recovery. Personal things, such as the

death of my father from dementia and broader issues such as environmental damage and rejuvenation of the land, and refugees looking for a new life here. Poetry is split between traditionalists and experimentalists, but that’s not new, it’s always been an ongoing process. One of the big things that happened was that poetry went on-line, allowing a more multimedia approach. At the same time the print journals have shrunk in number and the bigger publishers have abandoned the field to the small presses. However I think there are still a lot of people who prefer to read poetry on paper. Slam and spoken word poetry have become more popular, especially among younger poets and audiences. Back in the seventies we just called it “performance poetry”, but it’s a bigger and more organised scene now. At the moment I’m reading “An Unsentimental Bloke”, a new biography of C.J. Dennis. I’m interested to read how he made a living a century ago writing popular and topical poetry for newspapers. I’m also reading “The Hazards”, Sarah Holland-Batt’s terrific new poetry collection. My workshop will suit those who have begun writing poetry and now want to take the next step. In the first half of the workshop l give some examples of different contemporary styles and discuss what makes a poem work well, or what can bring it to grief. There will

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Refugee issue to remain complex for Australia Comment by STEPHEN LAWRENCE Stephen Lawrence is a Barrister and Lecturer practising in public law, including refugee law.

HE world has been grimly captivated for the last week by the tragic photograph of a Syrian boy dead on the sand of a Turkish beach. His lifeless pose perhaps explains something of the power of the image. Laying on his stomach, his head gently to the left, arms by his side. If you took away the visual context, the sand, the water, he could be a boy from anywhere, asleep in bed, tired from a big day of playing, soon to wake up and enjoy the next day of the rest of a long life. School, first love, work, family, children, grandchildren, all await the bonny three year-old boys of the world. But not this one, dead on a beach in a foreign land, his fate is to galvanise public opinion, symbolise a humanitarian disaster and maybe save the lives of many. As I write I hear it announced Australia will take 12,000 Syrian refugees, above and beyond our annual refugee quota. Aylan isn’t the first refugee child to die in the Mediterranean of late, but his short life and tragic death has seemingly forced our Prime Minister’s hand. These 12,000 desperate people; soon to be Australians, shouldn’t just thank Tony Abbott for their new lives, they should thank Aylan Kurdi. Their children will grow up safe and educated and free, at least in part because he didn’t.

Cognitive dissonance is the mental distress caused by simultaneously holding inconsistent beliefs. It has seemed this week however, from much of the public discussion sparked by the viral spread of the photograph, that some commentators on matters concerning refugees are completely immune from the syndrome. But for me, much of their commentary has been just a bit maddening. For some, the photograph of a dead boy on a beach, whose family left Turkey (not Syria) by boat, headed for Greece (hoping apparently to eventually settle in Canada), is proof that Australia’s firm policy on not resettling people who come by boat (almost always from Indonesia, via somewhere else) should be abandoned. It is also apparently proof that stopping such boats actually doesn’t save lives, even though the flow of such boats inexorably causes death. The logic, at best, is that stopping boats causes drowning elsewhere, so let them keep coming and we can have the drownings in clear sight. This argument is advanced even though stopping the boats actually doesn’t mean less refugees come to Australia, despite common assertions to the country. The refugee quota exists to be filled regardless of what mode of entry sees the refugees come to Australia. No one is saying boat people are more deserving than those who can’t pay, but dangerous modes of entry should apparently be allowed, just because, well, you have to welcome refugees don’t you? The slightly more sophisticated arguments suggest we should process refugees in Indonesia and then speedily fly them to Australia thus avoiding boats and drown-

 It has seemed this week however, from much of the public discussion sparked by the viral spread of the photograph, that some commentators on matters concerning refugees are completely immune from the syndrome. But for me, much of their commentary has been just a bit maddening.

ings. How we as a country would deal with the huge numbers who would be attracted by a guarantee of quick entry to Australia for any refugee who can get to Indonesia is never explained. Why Indonesia would agree to become the honeypot for the world’s needy attracted in their multitudes by guaranteed entry into Australia upon assessment, is also never explained. There are no simple solutions. To me the photograph screams – we must do more to help refugees, we must increase the quota, we must fund more support in source countries – but we must also maintain policies that ensure dangerous boat journeys from Java to Christmas Island are a thing of the past. The flow of boats doesn’t help the refugees of the world, it doesn’t detract from the sum of human misery. Not only do these journeys kill, but they also undermine government efforts to ensure the truly most needy fill our quota. Some people might ask, how do you choose between the needy? The better question to my mind, how can you not? And people smugglers don’t. Ending the deadly flow of boats is not just better policy it is necessary politics and better politics. These 12,000 Syrian refugees, (Aylan’s people), would not be coming to Australia, if we were still filling our entire refugee quota with those arriving on boats. It is unthinkable; our national politics would be too poisoned to allow it to happen. If there is one political lesson from the last 15 years in Australia it is that uncontrolled immigration arouses the real hostility of a large pro-

portion of the community. Some of our leaders have played with this hostility at times, fanned its flames and even toyed with generating racial animosity at times, but the underlying sentiment is real, non-negotiable and not entirely bereft of common sense. Yes, some human beings pay a high price for these policies, detention in difficult circumstances, re-settlement in difficult third countries. Yet so do those who live and die in refugee camps (of course we don’t hear their stories) while others have taken the people smuggler route, because they can and because they dare. So do the children who drown even though they never chose to board a boat. There is absolutely no doubt that the people currently being detained in off shore detention are being used as an ethically troubling means to an end. But an end to off shore processing and mandatory detention would mean a return to boats, a return to drownings and a return to a refugee program where assessments of comparative need is outsourced to people smugglers. That would also be unethical. There are no simple solutions. At least in all the complexity and competing arguments we can definitely say that Little Aylan’s death already has great meaning and will gain even more once 12,000 Syrians make their new homes in Australia over the coming months and years. They and their children will do all the things in life he never got a chance to do. That is a beautiful thing.

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 11.09.2015 to Sunday 13.09.2015

HELICOPTER VIEW

Cr Mathew Dickerson

Mayor Mathew Dickerson was born and bred in Dubbo and is married with four children.

State of the City Report shows healthy growth A

S part of a process that started at the beginning of this council term, the state government made it mandatory for every council to create a long-term strategic plan for their LGA. This ‘Community Strategic Plan’ had to look forward at least ten years and it is compulsory to report back to the community at the end of every (four year) term of council. This is an excellent concept from the state government and one designed to further involve the community in the council process. At the time of the introduction of this concept, Dubbo already had a ten-year plan and decided we needed to look further into the future. We also thought that reporting against the strategic plan only once every four years was simply not enough. Therefore, in 2011, Dubbo started the process of alignment with the direction from the state government. Instead of a ten-year plan we decided on a twentyfive year plan – called Dubbo 2036. We also made the decision to formally report back to the community on an annual basis. We wanted to ensure that our community had ample opportunity to see our report card so we created a ‘State of the City’ presentation style report in addition to the provision of printed material. Last Friday was our State of the City report for 2014/2015 and I am happy to report some aspects of that report here. Our population has grown by 1.4 per cent to now be at 41,573 and our unemployment has gone down to 4 per cent – much better than the state figure of six per cent. Our visitor numbers continue to grow with an increase of 29 per cent in annual overnight visitors to 523,000 and our annual day visits have gone up 22 per cent to 556,000. Our airport is one of our star performers. 188,907 passengers went through our airport last year – an increase of 1.45 per cent. The average for regional airports across the nation is a decrease in passengers of 1.9 per cent. We now have 158 flights per week servicing four ports and, with the announce-

The Baker’s Dozen Trivia Test

ment made this week, we will shortly have 168 RPT flights each week including services to Melbourne and Brisbane. Investment opportunities are good with the median house price rising five per cent to $320,000 and the median unit price rose 8 per cent to $240,000. Not only did we have an increase in development applications by 10 per cent to 769 – with a total value of $180.3 million – we also had our highest number of dwelling approvals in ten years. We have had many major projects such as DCL Park and upgrades to the Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets (DRLM) – many with help from both state and

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If I am still mayor as you read this, I look forward to continuing to work hard for the next year and hopefully I will be able to deliver further excellent results like we have just seen in this State of the City report.

1. TELEVISION: What was the name of Wilma and Fred’s daughter on “The Flintstones”? 2. ROYALS: Which English king founded the House of Tudor? 3. GEOGRAPHY: Lapland is a region of what country? 4. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the name of the Communist Party newspaper of Cuba? 5. ART: What French sculptor unveiled a bronze work in 1904

federal governments. As an example of contributions from other levels of government, DCL Park was built at a cost of $6.91 million but only $958,000 was provided by Council. All of these major projects help provide ongoing funds into our community. The DRLM alone injects $75.6 million into our economy on an annual basis. There were three survey statistics that I found most pleasing though. From our just completed Community Needs Survey, satisfaction levels were gauged from our community. 69 per cent are satisfied with the performance of Councillors. This is up by two per cent from the previous survey in 2013 and up from 40 per cent in the previous survey undertaken before I was mayor. 82 per cent of our residents are satisfied with overall operations of council, which is up by 11 per cent and again a massive jump from the 53 per cent in the previous survey. Lastly, I have focussed on communication in my time as mayor. 93 per cent of our community says that they are satisfied with opportunities to have a say on

called “Le Penseur”? 6. MYTHOLOGY: Which Greek Muse presides over love poetry? 7. HISTORY: In what war were tanks first used? 8. MOVIES: Who were the two male stars in the film “The Philadelphia Story”? 9. MEASUREMENTS: What is 1/100th of a second called? 10. ASTROLOGY: What is the 11th sign of the zodiac?

Council issues. This is up by seven per cent and again a large jump from the previous survey results of 74 per cent. These figures are only a small snapshot of the total sample – you can see the entire State of the City Report on YouTube – but I certainly feel proud of how our city is performing right now and I feel that both myself and this council team has had a large bearing on these positive results. With the mayoral election being held after this column’s deadline, I may not be mayor as you are reading this. If that is the case, I can be very proud that I left the city in a better position after my time in the position. If I am still mayor as you read this, I look forward to continuing to work hard for the next year and hopefully I will be able to deliver further excellent results like we have just seen in this State of the City report. Tell me your answers to the questions posed at the beginning of this column at mayor@dubbo.nsw.gov.au.

11. FLASHBACK: Name the Stevie Wonder (pictured) song in the soundtrack for the 1998 film “You’ve Got Mail”. 12. SPORT: Which two teams played the 1990 AFL Grand Final, and which team won? 13. LYRICS: Name the song that contains this lyric: “True love means planning a life for two, Being together the whole day through, True love means waiting and hoping that soon, Wishes we’ve made will come true.” ANSWERS: SEE THE PLAY PAGES.

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Business & Rural

Ibis budget manager new to Dubbo Simon Grimmett and his family are some of Dubbo’s newest residents. Gimmett has moved here to take up the post as general manager of the ibis budget hotel in west Dubbo. He spoke to Dubbo Weekender about the hospitality industry. AS TOLD TO and PHOTOGRAPHY Yvette Aubusson-Foley

You recently attended the State of the City announcement. As a new person to town, what were your impressions? I was very impressed. There’s nothing quite like getting a first hand account of the state of play, and then to hear the discussions following on from the information delivered is very informative and valuable. There has clearly been some tremendous work done to improve the facilities and services within the Orana Region, and that appears set to continue with continued growth and development. What do you think of the news that Dubbo will get direct flights to Melbourne? I think this is great news. Convenient and regular direct access to inland regions is imperative to the growth of cities, and it is a credit to the council, it’s associated partners and businesses to see the continued push for this development. What’s ibis budget’s point of difference in the hospitality market in Dubbo? We are very competitive on price, but don’t compromise on the essentials. Hospitality is an industry that is thousands of years old. Whilst the technology of arriving and booking are worlds apart, the basic wants of a traveller or visitor remain the same. Friendly, safe, clean, and affordable. Having said that, as one of 20 ibis budget hotels in Australia, we are always looking at how we can introduce fresh and innovative ways to make a stay for all guests more enjoyable, fun and memorable, for all demographics. Every ibis budget has it’s own unique positioning and delivery to individual needs, but there are similarities that provide comforts and affordability that keep people returning time and time again, and looking for the next one down the road. In the bid to increase overnight stays in the city which are currently sitting on an average of 1.3 nights, (12 months to March 2015), what suggestions can you make toward increasing this figure? I think it is completely about collaboration and innovation of all the invested parties, including tourism agencies and local business. There are some wonderful attractions here in Dubbo. My first impression is that visitors wish they had some more time here. You can’t always rely on the “well you’ll have to come back” theory, as many have travelled hundreds if not thousands of kilometres, so you need to keep them when you’ve got them, then let them tell their friends and family of their great experience in the region. Information being available to the travellers prior to their visit, and cost effective incentives will be the success of this ambition to

 In the last week alone, our guests have included: a young gentleman interviewing for an intern role at the hospital, a farmer in town for the cattle sale, Narromine airshow enthusiasts, lots of Stampeders, including the female marathon winner (!!) encourage people to stay longer. It’s also vital to incorporate the involvement of the surrounding towns and their attractions to encourage day trips, packaged tours, where they will return to Dubbo to dine and stay. I believe the place to start is to research the regions and cities in Australia that do this well, and learn from their experience and efforts. It’s also essential to consider all the channels, such as social media and online, as well as well-positioned print and public advertising to ensure you are capturing all demographics. Who does Ibis Budget serve? Ibis Budget appeals to a wide range of guests. It’s one of the things I am enjoying most in this new property. In the last week alone, our guests have included: a young gentleman interviewing for an intern role at the hospital, a farmer in town for the cattle sale, Narromine airshow enthusiasts, lots of Stampeders, including the female marathon winner (!!); some out-of-towners supporting a fellow friends trivia night, bargain hunters for the Swap Meet, relatives supporting loved ones in hospital, and good old passer’sthrough on their way to all parts of Australia.

We have lots of regulars who are with us every week for a few days, and we make every effort to make them feel like they’ve got a home whilst away from home. What’s your role with ibis budget hotel and a brief run down of your day-to-day activities? I am the general manager. The essence of my job is to make the ibis budget a comfortable, clean and friendly place for guests to stay. I have the same motivation as a place for the staff to work, as well as the opportunity for learning and development. To achieve that, I have responsibilities that include ordering and inventory control, reporting, forecasting, auditing, meeting WH&S and auditing requirements and regulations. And there’s not a day goes by that I don’t sweep, mop, empty bins, serve breakfast, and be the general all around fix-it-guy. But I’m at my happiest welcoming people at the front desk, and discovering what brings them to Dubbo and interests them. Does ibis budget offer incentive programs for guests? ibis [sic] budget hotels participate in part, in the Accorhotels Loyalty Programs, generally by way of price benefits for AccorPlus members when booking on

accorhotels.com or calling the hotel directly. Whilst the benefits may not extend to that of which you would receive if you checked into a Pullman or Novotel, the welcome experience will be as friendly and welcome. I can reveal however that ibis budget’s own incentive programmes are a hot agenda item at the upcoming GM’s Meeting. What’s your background in hospitality? My very first job was a porter in a guest house in Orange that my mother managed. I carried bags for the Ladies Golfing Group who stayed for a week at a time. There were four flights of stairs, and they must have had 20 outfits in those bags! I made enough in my first Summer to buy my first set of golf clubs. And I then served them Breakfast to them in the morning. Between then and now, I have worked in almost every department of 4 and 5 star hotels. I have worked for Accorhotels for three years, and most recently as a room’s division manager at a Novotel in Victoria. This is my first role within the Budget Brand of Hotels, and I am loving the experience. Who could miss the opportunity to thank their mum, but I truly do have her to thank for instilling the values in me that she taught by example, of how to truly serve people best. How important is the location in attracting clientele? It’s very important. Our position is a welcome sight for people who have sometimes 10-12 hours behind them, and the same the following day. They love the fact they have plenty of parking space for their sometimes, oversized vehicles. And many like the opportunity to stretch their legs with a walk into town for dinner. What’s your view on the potential of regional NSW? Having spent the first half of my life in the Central West, I am already an advocate of the region. As a new resident and manager of ibis budget I and the team here are committed to a contribution to the community and what part we can play in the planning and programmes to improve what is already a great part of Australia to live in and visit. Tell us a little about yourself. I’m 44. I’ve been married for 17 years and I have two boys, seven and 12. I met my wife in Year 7 at Orange High School, and we also went to University at Charles Sturt in Bathurst. Whilst we weren’t childhood sweethearts, we had a great friendship to build upon when we met up together again almost 20 years ago. Consequently, I know all her secrets. She knows none of mine!

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Mining under our nose

ue added agricultural products. Regional imports may well be an opBY ROSS MCCARTHY portunity for Orana business’s, again DUBBO CITY COUNCIL’S particularly mining with $817M or CITY DEVELOPMENT 23.3 per cent of imports. PROGRAM LEADER As a region, we are leaving money on the table and as such we need to E are increasingly seeing arconsider these opportunities. Maybe ticles around mining and its as a sole trader a particular contract impacts on the environment, may be too big, so we may need to some of these are deserved and others think differently and consider workmaybe not. ing with another business. Mining has a strong history in AusIf you are a business interested in tralia, dating back to before the gold exploring opportunities, have a look rushes of the 1850’s in which Australia at Industry Capability Network (ICN) was reported to produce 40 per cent www.icn.org.au, which may be able to of the world’s gold. These early gold assist you in bridging the information rushes, or mining booms, encouraged gap between buyers and sellers by admuch of the early immigration to Ausvising on supply chain development, tralia, driving our economic and social import replacement and local industry growth and development. capability. Driving around Dubbo and the surAt a time when you see headlines in rounding countryside (the Orana Rethe press such as “WA gion) we do not see chilling as big miners cut much evidence of min-  $20b spending” (AFR ing in our region. How31/8/15) where they ever, according to Rem- What was are watching the penplans latest data, mining pleasing was ny’s, with Rio Tinto rein terms of output is to see Alkane ported to have swapped worth $2,371M to our boxes for safety glasses economy, which repre- Resources and gloves to a vending sents 17.5 per cent of Dubbo win machine where employoutput. ees must swipe an emAs a comparison, ag- two separate ployee card to access the riculture is our number awards; the first free safety gear. This has two industry, with an lead to a reduction beoutput of $1,416M or for Alkane’s tween 15 and 20 percent 10.4 per cent of output. commitment of costs. Fortescue is reHopefully, with some ported to have shaved better seasons and com- to preserving $US2 per tonne from its modity prices that we the Pink-tailed cost base from cost savare now seeing, particuing measures as well. larly in livestock prices Worm Lizard I recently attended aided by the lower Aus- (an endangered the NSW Mining Contralian dollar, we will ference, which included see a substantial lift in species), and the 2015 Health, Safety, agricultural contribu- the second for and Comtion to the benefit of our demonstration Environment munity Awards Industry farmers and the whole Dinner. What was pleascommunity. of was to see Alkane In terms of jobs, minEnvironmental ing Resources Dubbo win ing in our region is ranked at number seven and Community two separate awards; the first for Alkane’s with 2,415 jobs, which is Leadership. commitment to pre5.5 per cent of our workserving the Pink-tailed force. However, $347M Worm Lizard (an endangered speis paid out in terms of wages and salacies), and the second for demonstraries which is 11.2 per cent, second only tion of Environmental and Community to our medical professionals at $417M Leadership. or 13.4 per cent. Miners have a history of having a Mining does have to work hard to high disposable income and are willkeep its environmental credentials ing to share, spending up in terms of clean. Like many other industries it is retail and services, which is great for not necessarily the most environmenour economy. tally friendly activity. The industry as As you would expect, mining is the a whole does appear to be much more largest exporter (out of region), exaware of their responsibilities and porting $2,225M of product which is through a combination of planning most of the production. This accounts controls and better practices, huge for some 44.9 per cent of Orana reimprovements have been made in regional exports. gards to the environment. The mining industry does employ and devote a lot Again, agriculture is second at 20.3 of resources to this end, not to say they per cent, without getting into the argument that some of manufacturing always get it right, but that’s one for being $610M of exports is actually valyou to decide.

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Business in changing times with Phil Comerford, Scolari Comerford Dubbo

Four ways to ensure business planning success I

T’S never too late to start business planning, but where do you start before jumping in? Here are four quick key tips you should be thinking about before you sit down with your business advisor to go through the process.

STEP 1: THINK BIG l Do the same you always have and you will end up with the same you’ve got. l Businesses that aim to grow invariably last longer than those who don’t because, in order to grow, you need to keep innovating and improving. l Never aim for worst case scenario. Chances are if you do, not only might you get there, but you may even fall short. l In terms of numbers, do not just take last year and add 10 per cent (that old chestnut!).

STEP 2: PLAN THE NUMBERS CAREFULLY l Before you start, work out what numbers you would like to see; l Once you’ve worked what your profit should be, work backwards to determine what revenue levels you need to achieve; l Adjust expenditure to cope with increased revenue planned; l Do a cash flow forecast which takes into account more than just profit. Allow for loans, drawings and time to get paid, as well as the time taken to turn inventory over (three-way budgeting); l Develop KPIs (key performance in-

dicators) such as debtors days, inventory days, supplier days, gross profit percentages, profit before interest and tax (EBIT) as a percentage of revenue. l Find out what your business valuation might be now and what it could be if you hit your targets; l Work with your accountant or business advisors to make sure they all make sense.

STEP 3: WHEN & HOW WILL YOU IMPLEMENT? l Have you allocated time to work ON the business? l Work out what you need to change to make the numbers happen; l Develop an action plan of who, what and when actions will need to happen; l Meet regularly to ensure accountability so that things get done.

STEP 4: MONITOR & ADAPT! l Consider how you are going to stay on track; l Compare the plan to actuals at least monthly; l Explain why actuals to planned is different; l Adjust as required with fine tuning; l Test and measure.

CONCLUSION: THE above is a quick summary of some of the key issues you need to consider before starting the business plan in detail. If you have considered these four areas prior, you are well on the way to success!

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Lifestyle

The R U OK? Bus in Dubbo in August. PHOTO: COURTESY CREATIVE COMMONS

R U OK? Day plea from NSW Ambulance chaplain N

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SW Ambulance Senior Chaplain Rever- see it, the paramedics who have to deal with end Paul McFarlane has made a plea on it, the police who have to investigate it and behalf of paramedics that people take take it to the coroner and relive it again six to more responsibility for checking on those 12 months’ later when it goes to court, and the around them to help reduce the nation’s sui- families who are left with questions as to why it happened and often the torment of wondercide rate. The 14-year NSW Ambulance veteran and R ing if they could have done something. “Based on the Lifeline figures, our paraU OK? Day Ambassador said up to 200 Australians attempt self-harm each day and sev- medics are attending people who are attempten complete their suicide attempt, according ing self-harm at least once an hour. Thankto Lifeline – distressing figures, not only for fully not all of these will be life-threatening, but my key aim here is that we the level of despair it reflects, minimise these figures and limit but the flow-on effect for  the exposure and impact on our bystanders. paramedics.” “Paramedics see and deal I’ve never met Reverend McFarlane said exwith this on a daily basis and anyone yet who tensive resources were available the emotional carnage it leaves to paramedics to help them deal is just horrendous. It’s not right was saved by with the trauma of their role. and it shouldn’t happen. We paramedics This included 150 peer support genuinely want it minimised,” from suicide officers located across NSW, 38 he said. chaplains and an employee as“I’ve never met anyone yet and didn’t sistance program that provides who was saved by paramedics thank us for it counselling services. from suicide and didn’t thank Managers are also trained to us for it down the track. People down the track. identify welfare issues involving are just at a really black point People are staff and to take action where in their life and if they can be required. turned around at that point and just at a really saved, generally speaking they black point in To mark 2015 R U OK? Day go on to some good things.” Reverend McFarlane is asking their life and that people adopt a general atReverend McFarlane said suititude of observing their friends, cide and the deaths of children if they can be family and colleagues and act if were the two most frequent turned around the indicators are that something callouts attended by himself is not right. and his team of chaplains beat that point cause of the extreme trauma and saved, “We want to get people on involved and the number of board with this message, realisgenerally people requiring support. ing that a couple of questions can change a person’s life. “Suicides are awful – for the speaking they people thinking this is the an“At NSW Ambulance we fogo on to some swer and for the impact it has cus on keeping a look out for our on others; the bystanders who good things. workmates and it’s something we

aim to do every day of the year, not just on R U OK? Day. We do it and we encourage you to do it also.” Reverend McFarlane said the key is to develop a level of relationship with the people around them so they know what’s normal and what’s not. “If a person is not themselves, if they’re not happy or not quite right and you know them well enough, say something like, ‘You’re not you’re normal self today, are you OK?’. “By asking the question and listening to the answer, you’re providing them with an opportunity to share and get the support they need.” He said some people might be reluctant to engage, not because they don’t care but because they are uncertain how to respond. “People worry that if they open up the conversation they won’t have the answers. But you don’t need to take people on yourself; you don’t need to know what to do, you just need to be a caring person. “Say something like, ‘You know what, that’s a tough one. Have been to your GP? They may have some help for you.’ Sometimes you might even have to make the appointment for them or with them, just to help them get the next bit of help they need. “Be sure to follow them up afterwards. Don’t just say ‘That’s great, I’ll leave you to it’, suggest you go for a coffee or meet up afterwards. Check on them. “We’re simply encouraging people to be a friend and journey with people. “If we can do anything as a society to save some of these lives ... The less people who commit suicide, the better it’s going to be for everybody as a society and certainly for the individuals who are being saved.”  For 24/7 support, contact: Lifeline on 13 11 14 Mental Health Line on 1800 011 511

FAMILY.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 11.09.2015 to Sunday 13.09.2015

Growing up global Parenting in the 21st century can learn from cultures all over the globe, LISA SALMON writes.

ARENTING issues are the same the world over – but ways of dealing with them most certainly are not. While Western parents wean babies on safe foods, like mashed banana and pureed vegetables, Inuit parents in the Arctic will happily feed young children whale skin and blubber, or perhaps a delicious dish of chewed caribou’s cud, retrieved from the animal’s stomach. And although many Western parents wrap youngsters in cotton wool, and insist they don’t take risks (sometimes with good reason), by the age of eight, Paraguayan children can find their way through dense rainforests on their own. It was such huge variations in parenting methods that prompted author Mark Woods to write his new book Planet Parent, which details many of the best parenting techniques from across the globe. “We’ve all got the same issues as parents, but the ways of tackling them can be quite different around the world,” says Woods, a father of three young children.

CHINESE POTTY TRAINING WOODS’ first experience of differing parenting methods came while he was in China, and saw a mother toilet training a sixmonth-old baby. “She held it up and made a noise and the baby got it and did a wee,” he says. “By the age of about one, children trained like this in China are dry. I just thought that was amazing, and it made me wonder what else was going on in other countries with regards to parenting.” Another addition to the Chinese toilet training armoury is split trousers for toddlers, where the crotch is split open so children can go to the toilet straight away without taking their trousers down. “It seems to have worked for about two billion Chinese, so maybe it’s a good idea,” says Woods, who’s thinking of trying the Chinese potty training method on his six-monthold daughter.

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LITTLE FRENCH FOODIES ANOTHER method Woods has already tried – or to be more accurate, his baby daughter Nancy has tried – is the French approach to children’s eating. French children, Woods observes, don’t just eat well, they also develop a “positive, adventurous and healthy overall attitude to food at a very early age”. They do this through ‘food diversification’, where parents introduce a different vegetable to their child every four days as they wean them. The idea is to expose them to as many flavours as possible before the age of two, when it becomes more common for them to be reticent about trying new foods. Woods was so inspired by the French foodie way of weaning, he’s just given trout and potatoes to his baby daughter Nancy, who ate it happily, he reports. “The French give a broad experience of flavours to babies when they’re weaned, and don’t bother about textures so much – they’ll puree everything to within an inch of its life, and deal with textures when kids are older,” he explains.

THAT’S WRITE! LEARNING to write is one of the fundamentals of learning in our schools, not so much in the USA. Woods says that in more than 40 US states, there’s been a move away from joined-up (cursive) writing, and although it’s still taught, not much time is spent on it. He believes it’s only a matter of time before other countries follow suit, pointing out that the use of voice recognition technology, keyboards and touch screens has made handwriting less important in the modern world. “Traditionalists don’t see it this way, but I think that in the future, people will think cursive handwriting, like calligraphy, can look beautiful, but it did a job in the past.”

SCHOOL GAMES ANOTHER novel education approach – again in the US –

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is that creative exploration video game Minecraft, is being used to help teach children in schools. “You’ve immediately got the child’s attention,” says Woods, “and within that environment, you can teach physics, trigonometry, anything. “Rather than illustrating one plus one, as one apple plus one apple, for example, they use Minecraft. They’re using imagination and changing the environment to aid learning.”

FOLLOW THE FINS? AS for overall education, Finland and South Korea have the most successful systems in the world, but also have polar opposite approaches, says Woods. In Finland, school doesn’t start until the age of seven, and children are encouraged to learn through play, often playing outside all day. There’s no formal testing and importance is placed on non-academic subjects like music and art, with limited homework. In contrast, it’s all about testing, hard work and academic subjects in South Korea. Days start at 6am, with most children having private tutoring in the evenings. South Korea has a high

Family Expert Daniel Hardiman-McCartney.

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suicide rate, Woods points out, whereas Finland features in the top 10 of many happiness surveys. So, perhaps there’s something to learn from the Finnish approach. “Planet Parent is getting smaller because we’re mixing ideas,” says Woods. “It used to be that your family was your source of parenting advice, but these days people often live away from their families, so they look much further afield for advice.”

Mark Woods and his baby daughter Nancy.

z Planet Parent: The World’s Best Ways To Bring Up Your Children by Mark Woods is published by White Ladder Press.

Q:”I’ve noticed my four-year-old daughter always sits very close to the TV, and I’m worried she might need glasses. Shall I wait for her to have her vision screened at school, or take her for an eye examination?” A: Daniel Hardiman-McCartney, clinical adviser to the College of Optometrists, says: “There are several signs that a child may have a problem with their vision and these include sitting very close to the TV, and holding books or objects very close to their face. Other signs include an eye that turns in (or out), closing one eye, poor hand/eye coordination, and rubbing their eyes a lot. “It’s good you’ve noticed this sign, as it’s important parents are thinking about their

children’s vision from an early age. “There may be nothing to worry about, but we would encourage parents who have concerns about their child’s sight, to take them to the optometrist for an eye examination as soon as possible.” Current recommendations are that all children aged four to five have their vision screened, “but we know that unfortunately this doesn’t happen everywhere,” he adds. “An eye examination by an optometrist is a simple process and doesn’t take long, but it could have a significant impact on your child’s vision. Children don’t have to be able to read to have an eye examination, and the earlier any problems are picked up, the better.”

TRAVEL.

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Stepping into the wilds of Zambia

An impala leaping through the bush, in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. PHOTOS: PA/SARAH MARSHALL.

A lion in South Luangwa National Park.

BY SARAH MARSHALL

HEN we arrive at the crime scene, barely any evidence remains. Only a few blood-soaked blades

of grass, glistening in the tangerine dawn sunshine, reveal foul play has been afoot. By now the perpetrators are long gone, having raced into the dense teak forest, so thick

Lions walking along the Luangwa River in South Luangwa National Park.

and lush in late spring. Yet only minutes earlier, “detective” Kanga and I had been hot on their tails, as urgent shrieks ripped through the Zambian bush and a very violent murder unfolded. The only weapon I’m shooting with is a Nikon DSLR camera, but on a walking safari through the South Luangwa National Park, I find myself embroiled in a life or death drama far more thrilling than any Hollywood cop movie. Accompanied by an armed ranger, we’d set off early that morning to explore areas of the park only accessible by foot. When super sleuth Kanga, who’s been guiding for eight years, detects fresh leopard and wild dog paw prints in the sandy soil, we know predators must be close by – in reality, much closer than we imagine. Bounding vertically like a

bouncy ball, a male impala starts frantically stotting, a display to deter potential attackers, indicating he’s being chased – most likely by a pack of wild dogs. Panic spirals like a tornado as guinea fowl screech and opportunistic hooded vultures swoop down in anticipation of a fresh feed. To our left, baboons are barking ferociously, a sign their nemesis, the leopard, must be in the vicinity. Sure enough, we see a flash of silky rosettes slinking through the undergrowth. But there are far wilier criminals in the area. A shrill cry leads us to a clearing but by the time we arrive, the deed is already done. Large ears pivoting like satellite dishes, the wild dogs have detected our presence. For a few minutes I stand 100 me-

A Leopardess hunting in South Luangwa National Park.

tres from them, staring eye to eye, before they cautiously trot away. There’s been a kill and we were in the middle of it, listening to every alarm call and sensing the rising panic, as if we were part of the chase. If a classic vehicle safari concentrates on watching wildlife, then walking is all about feeling. Standing on a level playing field with wildlife, you’re immediately part of their matrix and it’s easy to see why experienced guides like Kanga prefer to cover ground with their own two feet. South Luangwa is often cited as the birthplace of the walking safari, first offered by Norman Carr in the 1950s, with some of the most scenic terrain in Africa. Forty years later, guide and safari camp owner Robin Pope began running mobile

Knob-billed ducks

China’s new flight risk: fighting pilots

TRAVEL BRIEFS

BEIJING: Forget the normal stresses and worries of airline travel. Chinese media now have reported a new menace to flying within the country: fighting pilots. After a series of flight disruptions by angry or unruly passengers, two pilots came to blows in the cockpit of a China United Airlines (CUA) flight in June, the official news agency Xinhua reports. Few details, such as the route the budget airline was operating, or how many people were on board, were available.

The incident only came to light when it was mentioned in passing in a Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) announcement of CUA’s punishment – a 10 per cent cut in its flying hours and a ban on new routes, Xinhua said. The airline sought to play down concerns, saying the pilots only had “some physical contact” due to a misunderstanding and denying it escalated into a fight, the report said. But CUA said the pair had been grounded for six months, Xinhua

added. Unruly passenger behaviour regularly makes headlines in Chinese media as air travel booms, with unfamiliar or drunken travellers even sometimes trying to open doors in mid-flight. The industry also scores poorly for customer satisfaction, with constant flight delays – airspace is controlled by the military – topping the list of complaints. In January, Chinese police detained 25 angry passengers who opened aircraft emergency exit

doors before take-off after their flight was delayed by snow. The previous month, a budget flight from Thailand to China was forced to return to Bangkok after a Chinese passenger threw hot water at a cabin attendant. CUA has had a string of safety incidents this year, including three in June and July that “seriously violated regulations”, Xinhua cited the CAAC as saying. The pilot of a Henan Airlines flight that crashed in 2010, killing 44 people, was jailed for three years.

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The sun setting over Luangwa River in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.

An elephant charging through a lagoon.

Saddle-billed stork walking through nile cabbage.

camping safaris, where guests would explore the bush by foot, sleeping at different spots every night. I’m given a taster of the experience at an overnight bush camp, which is far more luxurious than it sounds. Along with a tent, long-drop toilet and bucket shower, I have a chef, waiters and even a well-stocked riverside bar at my disposal. Beneath the shade of mopane trees, I fall asleep listening to giggling hyenas and wake up to hippos honking and spluttering in the meandering Luangwa river, still flowing at the end of May. Perhaps South Luangwa’s greatest attraction is its landscape; oxbow lakes piled high with lime green Nile cabbage

Flashes of brilliant purple light up the sky as lilac-breasted rollers perform loop-the-loops, and at ground level, antlions litter the dry soil with conicalshaped booby traps to catch their prey, while white fortified

Puku in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.

watch a tough male carefully guarding his prey in the treetops, witness a hungry juvenile stalking puku in the bushes, and spend several hours with a surprisingly approachable female, as she glides slowly through the long grass, tracking an impala herd. Most leopard sightings are at night, but Zambian park authorities permit drives until 8pm, meaning it’s possible to search with flashlights. The proliferation of leopards in South Luangwa is largely due to a low lion population, with many prides fractured by past trophy hunting. Since a countrywide ban was imposed in January 2013, numbers have improved, although it’s feared plans to reintroduce big cat trophy hunting next year may result in a reversal of fortunes. In theory, hunters can only operate in bordering GMAs, but past cases of illegal baiting have affected prides in the park. Nonprofit conservation trust The Zambian Carnivore Programme will closely monitor any impact. The recent high profile case of Cecil the lion, in neighbouring Zimbabwe, has thrown the “sport” into the spotlight, with opinions divided on the financial benefits it can potentially bring to conservation. I personally struggle to understand why anyone would want to kill an endangered animal (and across Africa, lions are in serious trouble). Another guest offers some explanation: “Perhaps they have a closer engagement with wildlife than you and I will ever have.” But I’d argue a walking safari stirs up those same emotions and feelings of connectivity; the only difference being that the trophies I plan to hang on my wall (and in South Luangwa there are many!) are photographic ones. :: Sarah Marshall was a guest of Expert Africa and Robin Pope Safaris.

bee eaters ruffle their feathers and take dust baths nearby. A male puku – an antelope with a thick brown coat – peels back his lips in a Mick Jaggerstyle pout, to sniff a female’s rear end and assess if she’s on heat. Dissatisfied, he bounds away and applies his clunky seduction techniques elsewhere. Having walked almost 10km, we stop to rest on a fallen tree trunk at a lagoon populated by Egyptian geese and African jacanas. Fierce commotion breaks the idyllic silence, as a gosling is pulled underwater by a stealthy crocodile, a reminder that it’s survival of the fittest out here. When we eventually arrive

at Robin Pope’s Nsefu camp, Zambia’s first photographic safari camp, established by Norman Carr in the 1950s, fellow guests have covered more ground in their 4x4s, taken more photos and have, arguably, seen more than us. But I bet none have locked into the environment in quite the same way, sharing that visceral fear that keeps senses permanently on a knife-edge. Robin Pope operates four camps in South Luangwa: Nkwali (with six chalets set on private land overlooking the park), Luangwa River Camp (an elegant home in the neighbouring Game Management Area with five brick and thatch freestanding suites), Tena Tena (a sumptuous tented camp shaded by mahogany trees) and Nsefu (with six rondavels swathed in history). The latter two camps are in a remote sector of the park, where few self-drive daytrippers venture. One thing they all have in common, though, is an opportunity to spot leopards. These famously elusive cats are the star players of South Luangwa, and by the end of a week’s stay I’m almost tripping over them. During numerous game drives in elevated open-top vehicles, I

A male kudu with red-billed oxpeckers.

An African Jacana bird uses a hippo submerged in nile cabbage as an aid for hunting flies.

Little bee-eaters in South Luangwa National Park.

curl through dense teak forests. By September, much of the vegetation will have wilted away and riverbeds turned to dust, making game viewing arguably much easier. But with clearer air (none of the forest fires, which result in a semi-permanent cloud of smog, have started) and vibrant colours, there’s something very beautiful about this season. The wildlife too seems equally abundant – creatures large and small.

New Virgin terminal opens in Brisbane

NSW national parks camping fee to increase

Hugh Jackman named as Qantas ambassador

New zoo proposed for Sydney’s west

BRISBANE: Brisbane domestic airport’s newest facilities were due to be officially opened this week by Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson, including the Virgin Australia Lounge and terminal upgrades. It comes after rival Qantas last month announced it would build a new domestic airport lounge and renovate its existing international lounge in Brisbane. Qantas also announced about half of its fleet of 737s would be refurbished, with new interiors, in Brisbane.

SYDNEY: Outdoor enthusiasts will have to pay more to visit some of NSW’s popular national parks, with an increase in camping and parking fees commencing early next month. Daily vehicle-entry fees for 45 of the state’s national parks will increase by up to 33 per cent per day, depending on the location’s level of park facilities. National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) acting deputy chief executive Mark Peacock says the increase reflects costs associated with maintaining camping grounds for visitors. Kosciuszko National Park’s daily vehicle-entry fee will increase by seven per cent during ski season.

SYDNEY: Award-winning Australian actor Hugh Jackman is Qantas’ new official global ambassador. The X-Men and Les Miserables star, who recently announced a live concert tour of his home country, will promote the airline on the international stage and work with Qantas on projects in Australia. Jackman says he is looking forward to working with the airline to promote Australia as a tourist destination. Jackman will team up with the airline to work on community projects “creating opportunities for Australians to learn, work and to reach their potential”.

SYDNEY: A handful of hippos, lions and hundreds of thousands of humans could be headed to western Sydney in 2017. NSW Environment Minister Mark Speakman on Monday announced leasing approval for a proposed zoo at the Western Sydney Parklands site at Bungarribee. The government says the zoo, if approved, would open in late 2017 and attract about 745,000 visitors a year. AAP

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Exhibiting expressions of interest BY ANDREW GLASSOP WPCC

HERE is – as is the want of the staff here at the Western Plains Cultural Centre – a bit on these days. We have two very important exhibitions coming up, new additions to our collection, and a collaboration between ourselves and local writers. Let’s go through those one at a time.

Westwords 2015 WE’LL start with tonight’s event WestWords: Mind my language. This is a collaboration or partnership between the Outback Writers Centre and the WPCC. It brings together writers from all over the region to learn, network, write and read. It’s a great event that allows writers to engage with each other and industry professionals. There are workshops, panels and seminars on topics from character development to getting published and a whole lot in between. It kicks off with a workshop on Friday afternoon (that’s today) with a workshop by the multitalented Val Clark and then, at 7 pm tonight, there is a great gathering of writers and performers for a series of readings and an open mic event. The main drawcard is Mike Ladd, the founder of Poetica, Australia’s longest running poetry show on Radio National. A poet, writer, broadcaster and tireless promoter of the importance of writing and reading, Mike will share some of his experiences from the sometimes dusty Adelaide Hills to the much wetter forests of Malaysia. A great writer and fabulous speaker, it’s an event not to be missed. Plus, there is no charge so why not join in on what promises to be a great night?

Art Express 2015 OPENING next week sees the opening of two exhibitions, which are important for very different reasons.

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The WPCC collects art works that feature the animal as a defining theme, so this exhibition fits well within the way we do things here. The most important thing, however, is that Rona has convinced each artist in the show to then donate their work to the WPCC.

ss, May Kirkne Leilain re tu First is the extravaganza of raw talent, suras they want to be portrayed, shot the natuap Pain and R 2014, prising sophistication and ebullient teenage ral light of the landscape. (detail), ool: angst that is Art Express 2015. Drawn from drawing. Sch ge the best students from last year’s HSC course Dubbo Colleus. p ior Cam SenWPCC in Visual Arts, it encompasses the It is with great pleasure that the is hopes, dreams, fears and concerns of able to announce that this entoday’s youth. tire suite of Emma T h The most surprising thing about Rachel, 2 omson, any Art Express exhibition is that it print, 88 013, lambda Image © x 72 cm. continues to be surprising. It is all too the artis t. easy to become jaded about the seriousness of the young, about their earnest idealism and strong belief that only they can save the world, but each time we get this exhibition their sheer exuberance, passion, creativity and inventiveness wins over even the most cynical of gallery goers. This year promises to be no different by being completely different. Art Express officially opens on Friday 18 February at 6 pm.

Beastarium SECOND is a collection of works from some of Australia’s best contemporary print makers. This collection, Beastarium, has been organised by renowned printmaker in her own right, Rona Green, and each work features an animal in some manner or other. As you may or may not know, the WPCC collects art works that feature the animal as a defining theme, so this exhibition fits well within the way we do things here. The most important thing, however, is that Rona has convinced each artist in the show to then donate their work to the WPCC. This is a fabulous act of effort and dedication form Rona, and of charity from each of the artists involved. So at the end of the exhibition the WPCC’s collection will be that much richer and diverse, blessed with works from printmakers such as Michael Kempson, Deborah Klein, Patrice Mahoney and Kyoko Imazu (to name just a few). It can be wonderful to work in an industry so giving and alive. Beastarium opens on Saturday 19 September.

Rona Green Brett 2014, Linocut, pigmented ink and watercolour, Collection Western Plains Cultural Centre

Emma Thomson THE next collection of importance is the work of Emma Thomson. Last year the WPCC exhibited her works Take Your Best Shot, a series of photographic portraits of women from the Central West who take part in the pastime, or sport, of hunting. It stirred some fairly serious reactions from the community at the time, with a great deal of contention about the practice of hunting itself. This furore somewhat overshadowed the quality of the works themselves, beautifully framed portraits of regional women portrayed

works is being taken into our collection. This has been made possible by the generous donation of the Friends of the WPCC, who agreed to purchase these works for the Centre. Once again, the Friends are an invaluable part of our local community, allowing the WPCC to expand its collection with meaningful, relevant works about the way we live. If you’d like to join the Friends contact reception at the WPCC.

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MacAskill suggests we think before we donate BY KATE WHITING THE BOOKCASE

● BOOK OF THE WEEK

Doing Good Better: Effective Altruism And A Radical New Way To Make A Difference by William MacAskill is published in paperback by Guardian Faber Publishing. THE ice bucket challenge, no make-up selfies and Movember are some of the many popular social media campaigns that reveal just how much the public like to help a good cause. But are we helping effectively? This is the question posed by Scottish philosopher William MacAskill. He argues that we can – and should – apply critical thinking to decide which charity our money goes to or what we can do to help so it has the most impact, a movement he calls effective altruism. It is the premise of his groundbreaking book Doing Good Better. It’s very difficult to disagree with him here. Offering a brilliant, smart and refreshing take on the best way to make a difference in the world, MacAskill’s wonderfully written vision will strike a chord with anyone who has ever wanted to help a cause. The principles of effective altruism and how we can apply it in our everyday lives – whether through donating money, volunteering or choosing careers – is explained well and concisely in a down-to-earth and accessible tone. It’s clear MacAskill has many experiences to draw from, being cofounder of non-profit groups Giving What We Can and 80,000 Hours, and he makes many insightful points. Using his own knowledge and numerous case studies, peppered with the odd graphics to illustrate economic points, he

makes a solid argument for using our heads over our hearts when it comes to doing good. This will no doubt be an essential guide for those wanting to make a meaningful contribution to the world. 9/10 (Review by Mary Ann Pickford)

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The Other Side Of The World by Stephanie Bishop is published in hardback by Tinder Press. CAMBRIDGE, 1963. Charlotte is struggling to reconnect with the woman she was before the birth of her children and has lost the energy to keep up her passion for painting. Her husband Henry cannot bear the thought of another cold English winter and when a brochure for Australia drops through the letterbox offering a ‘better life,’ his mind is made up. Before Charlotte has enough drive to refuse, the family has relocated to an alien country, to make a new life. Stephanie Bishop expertly expresses the themes of home, nostalgia and motherhood in this emotional novel. As well as coping with a form of postnatal depression, Charlotte never really feels settled in Perth and finds it difficult to form relationships with other adults, after years and years with only her daughters for company. The novel is tenderly written, however, at points, I did find it difficult to sympathise fully with Charlotte, who seemed self-absorbed and painfully impatient with her children. Nevertheless, the dramatic ending will certainly stay with me for a long while. 7/10 (Review by Heather Doughty) Beneath The Earth: Dark And Surprising Stories by John Boyne is published in hardback by Doubleday.

AT least with short stories, if one doesn’t wow you, there’s always hope the next one might. This collection from The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas author, John Boyne, follows that pattern. However, instead of hoping the tales improve, you just find yourself urging Boyne to unearth a sliver of joy in the darkness he seems so set on imagining. Abuse, grief, murder, prostitution, online shaming, jealousy, punishment and psychopathic tendencies all get cleverly explored – Boy, 19 and the title story are particularly chilling – through lively writing that exposes the gloomy, fractured and seamier sides of Irish society. In fact, the collection spills over with impressive storytelling, to the extent that some plot points create nasty scars on the inside of your brain. But, in the end, it leaves you feeling rather hopeless. 6/10 (Review by Ella Walker) We Don’t Know What We’re Doing by Thomas Morris is published in hardback by Faber & Faber. THIS debut collection of short stories tells tales of lives lived in quiet desperation, mostly in the Welsh town of Caerphilly. The characters tend to be on the dole, or about to lose their job, or otherwise stuck in a rut. They are alcoholics, or struggling with age or poverty or a failed relationship, and often just quietly going mad. There are bad parents and childhood traumas bubbling under every surface. Everywhere the attempt to just keep going is undercut by the symptoms of low-key dysfunction. In one story, a video shop assistant who’s about to be made redundant embarks on a brief encounter with an older woman, a mother fig-

Philosopher William MacAskill is the author of Doing Good Better.

ure and psychotherapist who turns out to have alarming issues of her own. In another, a widowed pensioner does battle with his own senior moments as he tries to entice his neighbour Mrs Morgan to be his date at the summer fair. The best of them, All The Boys, a brilliant description of a riotously blokeish stag do, takes us out of Caerphilly and over to Dublin. Wonderfully observed, it demonstrates Morgan’s ear for dialogue and his fine turn of phrase. But though pacing and plot throughout are often skilful and subtle, read in quick succession some of the stories start to develop a slightly formulaic air, in both tone and structure. Excellent in parts, this is an uneven compilation overall. 6/10 (Review by Dan Brotzel)

One Hundred Days Of Happiness by Fausto Brizzi is published in hardback by Picador. ITALIAN film director Fausto Brizzi’s debut novel has a now-familiar premise: after a terminal cancer diagnosis, Lucio Battistini chooses to spend his final three months winning back his estranged wife and rebuilding their family. Translator Antony Shugaar does a commendable job of conveying Brizzi’s humour and wit; the liberal use of English music and film references cause wonder about necessary substitutions, but otherwise the text flows and often provokes laughs. Yet Brizzi’s diary-entry writing style emphasises the protagonist’s shallow, selfish nature; his wife Paola and two children are barely more

than a list of described attributes. A third-act road trip ramps up the action and there is a surprise conclusion, but having Lucio basically ignore ‘his friend Fritz’ means Brizzi avoids the upsetting, day-to-day repercussions of treating tumours. While this is a valid decision for cancer sufferers, the result is an attempt at an upbeat story that fails to ring true. 5/10 (Review by Natalie Bowen)

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A Portrait Of An Idiot As A Young Man: Part Memoir, Part Explanation As To Why Men Are So Rubbish by Jon Holmes is published in paperback by Orion. AS one of the hosts of BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show and the current Breakfast Show host on XFM, Jon Holmes is known for

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Dubbo Weekender | Friday 11.09.2015 to Sunday 13.09.2015 his quick wit and often controversial sense of humour. The two are paired brilliantly in his autobiography, A Portrait Of An Idiot As A Young Man. Praised by Miranda Hart as ‘Caitlin Moran meets The Inbetweeners’, it’s a masterclass in comedy writing, from a man who’s penned jokes for impressionist Jon Culshaw and Graham Norton, worked with Armando Iannucci and won a bevy of Sony and Bafta Awards. The book, heavily steeped in Seventies and Eighties nostalgia, details everything from Holmes’ irrational fear of

spiders, to the time he got kicked out of an extravagant Tory bash for ranting at Margaret Thatcher (he thinks), all enticingly introduced with chapter titles like, ‘SIX: In which I sit in a bin with an erection’. But he also writes poignantly (and hilariously) about becoming a dad for the first time to daughter Isla in 2010 and reveals he was adopted – after his biological mother, just a teenager, left him with a teddy bear and some clothes she’d knitted. A coming-of-age tale, it’s an instantly charming and engaging read, which will endear you to the author, as much as it will revolt and amuse you. 8/10 (Review by Kate Whiting) Worktown: The Astonishing Story Of The Project That Launched Mass Observation by David Hall is published in hardback by Weidenfeld & Nicholson. IN the late 1930s, the Lancashire mill town of Bolton was the subject of a new kind of research to see how its inhabitants worked and lived. An unconventional anthropologist who’d started by studying indigenous tribes in the South Pacific, Tom Harrisson decided to treat the working class in a similar way by studying their habits.

The book details how 90 observers (usually upperclass Oxbridge types), recorded minute details of everyday life, like how long it took to drink a pint, how many people walked up and down the street one day, to why people did or didn’t vote in the election. The book also details how his experiment grew into the wider Mass Observation study – and his working relationship with Charles Madge, the other architect of the MO project. The social history is fascinating and the impulses that drove Harrisson to record things “objectively” have both scientific and cultural roots. He saw a gap between how he heard working people talking about the King’s abdication and how the media reported feelings to be in the country. Class and class issues run throughout the book. There are parallels with today where the voice of the working class seems to be drowned out in any election debate, and the fat cats seem to be getting fatter. It’s a timely, readable reminder that while everything changes, everything also stays the same. 7/10 (Review by Bridie Pritchard)

Women’s role in the outback

ANY years ago when talking to an old farmer who was on a next door property, the subject came up about living in remote areas. He said, “If you don’t like your own company, farming is not for you.” And if there were men taking up country, whether in squatter or settler country, Western Land Leases or War Settlers blocks, there wouldn’t be many who weren’t supported by a woman. Talking to a lady on a property north of Mount Hope in the late 1950s, I mentioned that there weren’t many vehicles on the road that ran through to Cobar. Her reply was, “There’s a lot more now than there used to be. “How many were there?” I asked. “About four or five a week.” Whatever the state of today’s economy, it would hardly exist if it had not been for the efforts of people who worked the land away from the metropolitan areas. Nearly 100 years ago Ernestine Hill wrote “The Great Australian Loneliness” in which she describes the simple matter of living in distant isolation – or certainly with just a few people nearby – in remote areas.

Susanna de Vries gives credit to women who went to live in remote areas from the 1800s to the beginning of WWI. The stories of eight women in various States are recorded in “Great Pioneer Women in the Outback”. Of the two NSW ladies, one lived on Marra Station on the Darling River, the other lived on Bangate Station on the Narran River north of Brewarrina. Each lady supported their families through flood and droughts, and even when circumstances forced the property into the hands of the money lenders. An interesting point about this book is that Terry Underwood wrote the foreword. Mrs Underwood was well qualified to write it as she, too, was a more recent “pioneer woman”. In the 1960s she was nursing in a Sydney hospital when a man from Northern Territory was admitted, suffering severe wounds, having been thrown from a horse. Some connection must have occurred between the two as when the man returned to the property “Riveren”, which is 600km south-

 The outdoor lavatory only had three sides – there was no door but the opening faced away from the house, looking way out across the (vast outback) landscape ... 

west of Katherine, letters were exchanged. Kerry went on a trip north; the book “In the Middle of Nowhere” details how, when she got off the plane in Alice Springs, she was in high heels, tight white dress and stylist hair-do, and walked across the dusty tarmac to the airport terminal. Eventually they married and the introduction to the remote living area was, at first, very different. One point she made was that the outdoor lavatory only had three sides – there was no door but the opening faced away from the house, looking way out across the landscape. And this is a typical experience of so many who chose to leave the metropolis to live in the isolation of rural Australia. Evelyn Maunsell was another woman to choose a life on a cattle station. In 1912 she arrived at Mount Mulgrave station on Cape York. “S’pose I Die” was her book in which she described life in a remote location; often she would be on her own when her husband and stockmen were away mustering. It happened on one occasion that the baby that she was expecting arrived early – the only person who could help her was the old Chinese gardener. He helped with the delivery. In 1952 Edna and Roderick Quilty married in Brisbane and left in a truck loaded with furniture headed for their station property in the Kimberleys. When driving on the Murranji Track the truck caught fire, a drum of petrol explod-

● CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK

The Rest Of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness is published in hardback by Harper Teen. IT’S already nightmarish being a teenager. Pile on graduation, prom, an increasingly debilitating anxiety disorder and the fact a load of the ‘indie’ kids at school keep mysteriously dying, and you can see why protagonist Mikey, in Patrick Ness’ latest young adult book, is barely holding things together. Then he has Henna to contend with – beautiful, beautiful Henna who’s making his hormones swirl as much as his emotions – a stampeding herd of deer and some supernatural blue lights that grown-ups are point-blank refusing to recognise. It may sound like a jumble of adolescent angst and Buffy The Vampire Slayer offcuts, but The Rest Of Us Just Live Here sees Carnegie medal-winning Ness brilliantly invert the tropes of dystopian teen drama (vampires, portals, celestial powers) so that the ordinary ones – Mikey and his friends, including witty, troubled Mel and God of cats, Jared – are the ones whose stories grip you. Beautifully written and searingly truthful, it is full of love and fear and understanding. 9/10 (Review by Ella Walker)

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manage the property, suffering injury but still operating it for years. Another included is Sandy Thorne, now from Lightning Ridge, but who spent her earlier years in station country in north Queensland. With this affinity with the outback, Sandy Thorne has written books on people from the inland. “Old Timers” includes the biographies of Mary Barry who for years was the “super-efficient” publican of the Commercial Hotel in Dalby, and Janie Marshal who was a contractor mustering in the north of NSW based at “Chunderloo” near Walgett. Within many of our families there are stories of women who achieved remarkable results and supported the lives of others with whom they interacted. Maybe it’s time to record those efforts so that future generations will appreciate them. Wellington author Patti Miller wrote “Writing Your Life” which has proven to be a helpful guide to creating such a biography. Enjoy your browsing, Dave Pankhurst

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A photo treasure hunt NALAG Centre for Loss and Grief held their last event to mark Grief Awareness Month, with a Photo Treasure Hunt on Saturday, August 29. Participants received their photography mission in the morning then spent the next three hours scouring the community for images representing love, hope, forever and loss. Dubbo Weekender editor Jen Cowley judged the entries. The overall winner was Hayley Nelson with individual theme wins going to Jessica Pease, Jessica Quince, Trish Deveigne and Ken Smith. August was Grief Awareness Month. NALAG Centre for Loss and Grief offer free grief counselling and support in Dubbo and throughout the region.

Debbie, Hayley, Bruce, Taylah and Lachlan Nelson – Hayley won the overall prize for her themed submission of four photos depicting love, loss, hope and forever

Sue and Wayne Ferguson with Sister Marie Murphy

Rose Maros with six year old granddaughter Amelia Patterson, who was happy to pose earlier in the day for one of her grandmother’s photo entries

Zac Sallustio and Lauren Vaughan

Weekender’s Yvette Aubusson Foley and editor Jen Cowley, who judged the NALAG Photo Treasure Hunt competition

Jessica and Leticia Quince – Jessica’s photograph of the cenotaph won the prize for the photo that best depicted loss

Paula and Trudy Hanson

Winners are grinners – Jessica Pease won the best depiction of the theme love, while David Lennox was the winner of the lucky door prize of a barbecue generously donated by Brennan’s Mitre 10

Cath Brennan with Paula Hanson

Kerrie Lyn Strain with Kylie Ledford

Leanne and Ben Toll

Leeana Lewis with Tricia Deveigne, who won the prize for the photo that best depicted the theme of hope

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Flavours from the Farm a culinary delight BY RUBY JANETZKI LAZY River Estate held their third Flavours from the Farm event on Sunday, August 30. The Little Big Dairy Co. and Murrungundy Pistachios were the featured â€˜flavoursâ€™. Local food-lovers who attended the lunch enjoyed a meal prepared with produce from both local companies.

Mikaela Delany, Sandra Delany, Debbie Ruming, Rozlyn Tiffen, Leanne Cavanagh and Denise Dickens

Emma Elliott and Erika Chesworth from The Little Big Dairy Co.

Gary Kerr representing Murrungundy Pistachios

Some of the delicious food sampled on the day

Judy Hollow, Margaret Kelly and Kathie Carolan

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Dubbo Multicultural Festival Dinner and Concert BY ROB THOMSON SATURDAY, September 5, saw the Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre come alive with the sounds, tastes, dress and scents of the nearly 50 cultures represented in Dubbo. The night featured a multicultural feast and was accompanied by performances and presentations from guests of all cultural backgrounds.

Ileen Delos Reyes, Charity Mendoza and Renei Delos Reyes

Cal Bruce with his colourful headpiece

Wasim, Jeyaruban, Dany, Peter, Jackson, Hemant and Gurjant

Johnson Soe, Laney Luk, Helen Soe, Nora Chang and Elsie Howe

The Orana Dance Centre, ready for their performance

Najla Letfiallah, Eman Farag, Smitha Jose and Ashley George

Guests were entertained by many cultural performances

The colourful flags representing Dubboâ€™s cultural backgrounds

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St John’s College HSC Visual Art Expo BY ROB THOMSON YEAR 12 students got an opportunity to show off their HSC Visual Art Major Works to family and friends at the St John’s College Art Expo on September 4.

Bec Cameron with ‘Lord of the Lies’

Holly Jameson with ‘Atopic Dermatitis (Stop Scratching Holly)’ and Molly Ferguson with ‘My Trophy/Envy’

Zac Eggleton with ‘COMING INTO FOCUS’

Alannah Toshack with ‘I’m Fine’

Alli Gilbert with ‘Japonisme’

Ruby Haycock with ‘Love Face’

Asa Shepherd with ‘Apocalypse’

Maddie Boland with ‘Health Centre’

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Friday 11.09.2015 to Sunday 13.09.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

T H E R E G I O N AT A GLANCE

hear … poet Mike Ladd mind his language ON Friday, September 11, at the Western Plains Cultural Centre hear Mind My Language: A Speaking Out(back) event in association with The Outback Writers Centre. Celebrate the wonder of words with an evening of poetry, spoken word, readings and music. Join Mike Ladd of ABC radio’s Poetica as well as a host of local writers and poets as they entertain the audience with musings on the theme of language. Aspiring amateurs can also get involved through the open

mic session. Get to the Centre to mind your thoughts, mind your manners and mind your language. Food and beverage service available.

… world class Jazz at the Con THE Janet Seidel Trio (pictured) is a unique acoustic trio playing a wide repertoire from jazz standards to classic pop, Latin and even country. The supremely smooth vocals and accomplished piano of Janet Seidel, the brilliant vibe of Chuck Morgan’s guitar and ukulele, and the swinging double bass

style of David Seidel combine for an unforgettable audience experience. This world class jazz trio has toured extensively, backed international artists, had multiple recordings released in Australia and abroad, played festivals worldwide, and performed live on radio (BBC, ABC).

refined to create a signature sound of their own. Macquarie Conservatorium Friday, September 11, from 7:30pm.

Their style is inspired by Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, Doris Day, Blossom Dearie, Ella Fitzgerald and Louie Armstrong,

see … men in heels LIFE in the outback is never a drag! Join Broken Hill locals for the inaugural festival tribute to ‘Priscilla Queen Of The Desert’ in her spiritual home - Broken Hill. The Silver City will open its charms and pop the cork of Priscilla’s bigge st 21s t

birthday bash. Get the key as organisers unlock the best of the famed outback town. Time to dust off the ABBA album and get ready to adventure and change the way you think, the way you feel, the way you dress at the Broken Heel Festival on Friday, September 11 to Sunday, September 13, 2015 at The Palace Hotel, Broken Hill.

… Troy and Pete bring down the house MULTI award winning Australian country music artist, Troy Cassar-Daley (pictured right) is on his national Freedom Ride tour across Australia to celebrate the

release of his 9th solo studio album called Freedom Ride released in March 2015. Troy can’t wait to do what he loves … to hit the road and play live … joined by a stellar band of musicians for musical and “on the road” companionship, plus Troy’s special guest on the tour, Pete Denahy (inset). Held at the Dubbo RSL Club on Friday, September 11 at 8pm. Doors open at 7.30pm. (Find out what makes Pete Denahy tick in a special feature on him in this edition of the Dubbo Weekender).

do … ride the Tour de Warrumbungles JOIN in with Coonabarabran’s premier cycling event - the ‘2015 Tour de Warrumbungles Milton Judd Memorial Ride’. Cycle through the impressive Warrumbungle region with distances and difficulties to suit every riding skill level. All proceeds from the event will go to the local Volunteer Rescue Service and the Rural Fire Service. Events on this Saturday afternoon include the 27-kilometre Recreational Coffee Ride and the 28 kilometre Team Time Trial at Nandi Park. Events on Sunday range from the 14-kilometre Stardust Orbital Ride to

the 105 kilometre challenging Galactic Ride. So be a part of the Tour de Warrumbungles Milton Judd Memorial Ride - Coonabarabran this Saturday, September 12 to Sunday, September 13, on the Newell Highway, Coonabarabran.

… drink responsibly in Mudgee EVERY year during September the Mudgee region comes alive with the Mudgee Wine Festival featuring numerous cellar door events including live music, special lunches and dinner, the Mudgee Wine Show public tasting and the not to be missed Go Grazing. With the Wine show judging under

way, taste the best Mudgee has to offer. Go Tasting is the event for you, this Saturday, September 12 at the Sables 5.30pm-7.30pm. Buy your tickets online or at the door if there are any left! Keep an eye on this website, or the Facebook page (www.facebook.com/mudgeewine) for more details and dates.

… join the Northcott Walk With Me THIS Saturday, September 12, join the Northcott Walk With Me 2015 and take the challenge. While it is only a short walk for some, it’s a real challenge for others. Walk With Me redefines the traditional notion of an event challenge.

It’s not about running faster, swimming further or cycling longer distances. It’s a two kilometre or four kilometre walk challenging us all to take the time to walk along side people of all abilities. Entertainment and activities include Star FM, zumba, face painting, a jumping castle, emergency services, carnival rides, a photo booth, kids corner, Trike Rydes and the PCYC hot food van. Walk With Me is an opportunity to support and celebrate the diversity within the community in an inclusive and festive environment. Bring your family, friends and workmates along to Walk With Me 2015. For more information phone Northcott on 02 6882 1099.

etc. … Nyngan’s Christian Men’s conference GET ready for Nyngan’s Christian men’s conference. They are ready to roll for the 4th Year of Riverside Men’s Convention. This is a great opportunity for men to gather under the Chrisitian with ample opportunities for encouragement and ‘iron sharpening iron’.

Ian Powell will return to speak, and this year Leon Stead, the pastor from Narrabeen Baptist Church on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, and occasional lecturer at Sydney Missionary and Bible College will also appear as guest speaker. Stead is passionate about sharing his message with people in clear and creative ways. Men are invited to come and relax by

the river, have a chinwag, catch some sun.

2015 Nevertire Family Muster HELD annually on the first Saturday of the September school holidays, the Nevertire Family Muster offers a fun day out for all ages. Events and activities in-

clude horse sports, team penning, dog jumping, market stalls, kids’ activities, and the highly competitive lawnmower racing. It’s a day not to be missed! Visit the 2015 Nevertire Family Muster on Saturday September 19 held at Noel Waters Oval, Nevertire. SOME EVENT DETAILS SOURCED FROM WWW.AROUNDYOU.COM.AU

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OPEN WEEKENDER COFFEE & MEALS

DUBBO GROVE PHARMACY

Open Saturday 9am til 12 noon Giftware, Jewellery Homewares 59A Boundary Road, 6882 3723

OLD BANK RESTAURANT

Open Saturday 12 til late Good food, good music, good times $15 lunch specials 232 Macquarie Street, 6884 7728

THE ATHLETES FOOT

Open Saturday 9am til 2pm Everything you need for the perfect ﬁt for your foot 176 Macquarie Street, 6881 8400

REFLECTIONS RESTAURANT

Open Monday to Saturday from 6pm Australian cuisine using local produce. Full Bar featuring Robert Oatley Wines. Quality Inn Dubbo International Newell Highway (next to the golf course), 6882 4777.

Stop by Veldt Restaurant this weekend for breakfast or dinner.

CLUBS & PUBS PASTORAL HOTEL

VELDT RESTAURANT

Open for breakfast Tuesday to Friday from 7am. Saturday and Sunday from 8am. Open for dinner Monday to Saturday Under Quest Serviced Apartments Contemporary Australian Menu 22 Bultje St, 6882 0926

Open Saturday 10am to 4am, Sunday 10am to 9pm. Restaurant open for lunch and dinner. Open Saturday and Sunday Balcony breakfast’s from 8am - 11.30am Serving Bill’s Beans Coﬀee 110 Talbragar St, 6882 4219

DUBBO RSL CLUB RESORT

TED’S TAKEAWAY

Open Saturday and Sunday 8.30am-8pm The big value in takeaway food. Great weekly specials. 26 Victoria St, 6882 7899

Open Saturday 8am to 1am Sunday 8am to 10pm. Quality entertainment, blackboard specials in the bistro. Cnr Brisbane and Wingewarra Streets, 6882 4411

VILLAGE BAKERY CAFE

CLUB DUBBO

Open Saturday and Sunday 6am to 5.30pm. Gourmet pies Mouth-watering cakes Delicious pastries Gourmet French garden salad baguettes and salads. Perfect breakfast and brunch 113 Darling Street (adjacent to the railway crossing), 6884 5454

STICKS AND STONES

Open Saturday and Sunday Breakfast 7.30 – 3pm Lunch 12MD – 3pm Dinner 6pm – Quiet Dine in or Takeaway. Woodﬁred Pizzas, homemade pastas, coﬀee and desserts. Gluten free and vegetarian options are also available. A –la–carte dining 215A Macquarie St, 6885 4852

THE GRAPEVINE

Saturday and Sunday 8.30am-4pm Good food, good coﬀee and good company 144 Brisbane St, 6884 7354

HOG’S BREATH BREKKY

Open Saturday and Sunday 8am – 11am Homemade Pancakes Boss Hog’s Big Breakfast Now serving Robusta and Arabica coﬀee beans from New Guinea and Costa Rica. 193 Macquarie Street, 6882 4477

Open Saturday and Sunday from 9am. Riverview Bistro 12pm to 2pm and 6pm to 9pm. Relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Whylandra St, 6884 3000

THE CASTLEREAGH HOTEL

Open Saturday 10am to 2am, Sunday 10am to 12am. Restaurant open for lunch and dinner 7 days a week. Cnr Brisbane and Talbragar Streets, 68824877

SPORTIES

Open Saturday and Sunday from 9am Restaurant open from 11.45am-2pm and 5.45-9pm. 101 - 103 Erskine Street, 6884 2044

GYMS RSL AQUATIC & HEALTH CLUB

Open Saturday 7.30am-5pm Open Sunday 8.30am-3pm Gym, Indoor pool, Sauna, Steam room Squash courts Cnr Brisbane and Wingewarra Streets, 6884 1777

SHOPPING THE BOOK CONNECTION

Open Saturday 8.30am to 4pm. Sunday 10am to 2pm. New and used books

Over 60,000 books in store. 178 Macquarie St, 6882 3311

QUINN’S MYALL ST NEWSAGENCY

Saturday and Sunday from 5am- 1pm. Newspapers, magazines, stationery supplies. 272 Myall St, 6882 0688

THE SWISH GALLERY

Open Saturday 9am to 12pm. Distinctive jewellery, creative contemporary decor for your home and stylish gifts. 29 Talbragar St, 6882 9528

GROCERIES DMC MEAT AND SEAFOOD

Open Saturday 6am to 3pm Huge variety, bulk buys and red hot specials weekly. 55 Wheelers Lane, 6882 1504

IGA WEST DUBBO

Open Saturday and Sunday 7.30am to 6pm. Great weekly specials and friendly service. 38-40 Victoria Street, 6882 3466

THINGS TO DO WESTERN PLAINS CULTURAL CENTRE

BRENNAN’S MITRE 10

One of the largest galleries and museums in NSW An ever-changing array of exhibitions and events including top national exhibitions. 76 Wingewarra Street, 6801 4444

ORANA MALL SHOPPING CENTRE

Open Saturday and Sunday 9-5pm Large display of animatronics and holographs providing a realistic insight into a bygone era of prison life. 90 Macquarie Street, near the old clock tower, 6801 4460

For all your DIY projects, hardware, tools and garden products See us in store for great specials Saturday 8am-4pm Sunday 9am-4pm 64-70 Macquarie Street, 6882 6133

52 Specialty Stores, Big W, Woolworths and Bernardi’s SUPA IGA. Easy Parking, now also with approx. 160 undercover. Saturday 9.00am – 5.00pm Sunday 10.00am – 4.00pm www.oranamall.com.au Cnr Mitchell Highway & Wheelers Lane, 6882 7766

THE PARTY STOP

Open Saturday 9am-4pm Party Costumes Decorations Balloons Gifts for milestone events Themed parties 142 Darling Street, 6885 6188

DUBBO ANTIQUE & COLLECTABLES

Open Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 3pm Antique furniture, china, cast iron, old tools and collectables. 4 Depot Road, 6885 4400

OLD DUBBO GAOL

TARONGA WESTERN PLAINS ZOO

Open Saturday and Sunday 9-4pm. The zoo’s encounters and shows oﬀer visitors truly special experiences with their favourite animals. Obley Road, off the Newell Hwy, 6881 1400

TRIKE ADVENTURES

Book a ride Saturday or Sunday Available for town tours, special occassions, outback pub lunches or just blasting along with the wind in your face 1300 TRIKES (1300 87 45 37)

READINGS CINEMA

Comfort, style and value $10 tickets 3D extra. Candy bar; 5 screen cinema complex; Digital sound Dolby Digital 3D projection Luxury armchair comfort 49 Macquarie St,6881 8600

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

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Friday, September 11 Neighbours

MOVIE: The Back-Up Plan

The Bold And The Beautiful

The cast of Neighbours are obviously a content bunch who are happy to hold on to a good thing. A large chunk of the actors have been on set for more than 10 years, with many viewers having watched veterans such as Jackie Woodburne (Susan) and Karl (Alan Fletcher) their entire lives. Some might be left feeling old indeed to learn that Ryan Moloney, who plays Toadie, is celebrating his 20th year on the iconic soapie. From marriages, deaths and tragic accidents, Toadie certainly hasn’t had a quiet life, and things are about to get even more intense for him. Meanwhile, a favour for Susan leads to disaster for Amber (Jenna Rosenow).

With Jennifer Aniston and Sandra Bullock presumably busy, it falls to Jennifer Lopez to play the successful but unfulfilled career woman in this tepid romantic-comedy from Six Feet Under director Alan Poul. Lopez plays Zoe, a pet-shop owner whose biological clock is ticking so loudly it prompts her to conceive a child through artificial insemination. But shortly after receiving her donor sperm, she runs into hunk Stan (Alex O’Loughlin), an organic farmer who just might be the man of her dreams. Will he share the wannabe mum’s burning desire to become a parent? Or will Zoe’s impending arrival prove too much for Stan to become her main man?

You might be inclined to laugh off daytime soapies for their extravagance and the actors’ teary close-ups, shocked expressions and borderline criminal relationship shenanigans. But for all the opulence, The Bold & The Beautiful has at times broken television taboos. And we’re not even talking about Brooke’s (Katherine Kelly Lang, right) husband count. The latest drama saw Maya (Karla Mosley) being outed as transgender. Sure, it was woven in to a storyline that meant secrets and trusts were broken, but it wasn’t used in a exploitative way and is a definite first in soapie land. Today, Maya is both nervous and excited as her parents arrive to see the latest Forrester fashion show.

ELEVEN, 6.30pm

ABC

TEN, 10.30pm, M (2010)

PRIME7

WIN

6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 10.00 One Plus One: The Road To Alice. (CC) 10.30 Fake Or Fortune? (R, CC) 11.30 Holy Switch. (R, CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 1.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) 2.00 The New Inventors. (R, CC) 2.30 Catalyst. (R, CC) 3.00 Lake Eyre. (R, CC) A retrospective special. 4.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) Quiz show. 5.00 News: Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 The Drum. (CC) A discussion of the events of the day.

6.00 Sunrise. (CC) 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG, CC) 11.30 News. (CC) 12.00 MOVIE: The Memory Keeper’s Daughter. (M, R, CC) (2008) Twins are separated by their father. Dermot Mulroney, Gretchen Mol. 2.00 The Daily Edition. (CC) The hottest issues from the day’s news. 3.00 The Chase. (R, CC) Hosted by Bradley Walsh. 4.00 News. (CC) 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R, CC) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe. 5.30 Million Dollar Minute. (CC) Hosted by Simon Reeve.

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6.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) Fiona Bruce heads to the Welsh market town of Aberystwyth where she examines precious family heirlooms. 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 7.30. (CC) Current affairs program. 8.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R, CC) Barnaby and Jones investigate after a group of druids is implicated in the death of a farmer. 9.30 Line Of Duty. (M, R, CC) Part 3 of 5. Convinced Gates must have played a part in Jackie’s disappearance, Arnott goes all out in an effort to prove his hypothesis. With Fleming’s help, the anti-corruption team tries to trap Gates into revealing his involvement in covering up Jackie’s crimes. 10.30 Lateline. (R, CC) 11.00 The Business. (R, CC) 11.15 Maximum Choppage. (M, R, CC) After angry spirits begin attacking shops, Simon is called upon to drive them out. 11.45 Rage. (MA15+) Continuous music programming.

6.00 PRIME7 News. (CC) 6.30 News. (CC) 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (CC) Graham takes Joh to one of his favourite gardens, the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan. Dr Harry talks all things guinea pig. Karen makes charred chicken tenderloins. 8.30 MOVIE: Couples Retreat. (M, R, CC) (2009) Four overworked couples head to a tropical island resort for a much-needed break, only to discover they must attend mandatory therapy sessions under the watchful gaze of the club’s quirky counsellor. Jason Bateman, Malin Akerman, Kristen Bell. 10.50 MOVIE: Hysteria. (M, CC) (2011) In the 19th century, a young physician develops a device to help deal with cases of “hysteria” in women. At the same time, he finds himself crossing paths with a suffragette whose decision to help care for London’s urban poor has earned her father’s disapproval. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce.

5.00 Rage. (PG, CC) Continuous music programming.

1.00 Home Shopping.

TEN, 4.30pm

Today. (CC) Mornings. (PG, CC) News. (CC) WIN’s All Australian News. (R, CC) The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) Variety show featuring celebrities, musical guests and ordinary people with interesting tales to tell. Extra. (CC) Entertainment news program. Alive And Cooking. (R, CC) Join James Reeson for inspirational, easy recipes that can be cooked at home. News Now. (CC) News. (CC) Millionaire Hot Seat. (CC)

TEN

SBS

6.00 Ent. Tonight. (R, CC) 6.30 Huey. (R, CC) 7.00 Ben’s Menu. (R, CC) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (R, CC) 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Living Room. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Dr Phil. (M, R, CC) 1.00 Jamie’s Thirty Minute Meals. (R, CC) 1.30 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, CC) 2.00 The Doctors. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, CC) 3.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R, CC) 4.00 Ben’s Menu. (CC) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (CC) 5.00 Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 Japanese News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Chinese News. 7.00 Al Jazeera English News. (CC) 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News From Cyprus. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 NITV News Week In Review. 1.30 France 24 International News. (CC) 1.45 The Journal. (CC) 2.00 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 3.00 Al Jazeera News. (CC) 3.30 Salvage Hunters. (CC) 4.30 Britain’s Best Drives. (R, CC) 5.30 Cycling. (CC) La Vuelta a Espana. Stage 18. Roa de Duero to Riaza. 204km medium mountain stage. Highlights.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 WIN News. (CC) 7.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. First qualifying final. Sydney Roosters v Melbourne Storm. From Allianz Stadium, Sydney. 10.00 MOVIE: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. (PG, R, CC) (1969) British secret agent James Bond’s search for his nemesis, Blofeld, leads him to love and danger in the Swiss Alps. It appears the villain’s latest plot involves a strange clinic he has opened for people suffering allergies. George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas.

6.00 Family Feud. (CC) Two families try to win big prizes by guessing the most popular responses to a survey of the public. 6.30 The Project. (CC) Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 The Living Room. (PG, CC) Miguel Maestre chats with actor Shane Jacobson on the set of his latest movie, Oddball. 8.30 Scorpion. (PG, R, CC) Sylvester is seriously injured after he accidentally triggers an explosive device during an investigation. 9.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) A fast-paced, irreverent look at the news, with Ed Kavalee, Sam Pang, Kate Langbroek, Jane Kennedy and Josh Lawson competing to see who can remember the most about the week’s events. Hosted by Tom Gleisner. 10.30 MOVIE: The Back-Up Plan. (M, R, CC) (2010) A woman who has decided to conceive through artificial insemination, meets the man of her dreams. Jennifer Lopez, Alex O’Loughlin.

6.00 Floyd Around The Med. (CC) British celebrity cook Keith Floyd continues his culinary exploration of the Mediterranean, still in Greece. 6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 The Classic Car Show. (PG, CC) Quentin takes a look at the E-type Jaguar, a vehicle he has spent 10 years restoring. 8.30 The Last Secrets Of 9/11. (PG, CC) Follows the ongoing work by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, in New York, to identify the people who perished in the World Trade Center attack on 9/11. Of the 2753 people who died, over a third are still missing without trace, with the only clue being 8000 pieces of human remains which are unidentified. 9.25 Who Do You Think You Are? Peter Rowsthorn. (R, CC) Peter Rowsthorn is delighted to discover his family tree contains two convicts. 10.25 World News. (CC) 11.00 Love And Sex In An Age Of Pornography. (MA15+, R, CC) Explores teenagers’ emerging sexuality.

1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. (CC) 2.00 A Current Affair. (R, CC) 2.30 The Avengers. (PG, R) 3.30 Impractical Jokers. (M, R, CC) Hidden camera show. 4.00 Extra. (R, CC) 4.30 Good Morning America. (CC)

12.40 Motor Racing. (CC) FIA World Rally Championship. Round 10. Rally Australia. Day 1. Highlights. From Coffs Harbour, NSW. 1.10 The Talk. (PG, CC) Guests include Wanda Sykes. 2.00 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping.

12.00 Cycling. (CC) La Vuelta a Espana. Stage 19. Medina del Campo to Ávila. 185.8km hilly stage. 2.00 The Mexican Suitcase. (M, R, CC) Tells the story of the “Mexican Suitcase”. 3.00 Photo. (PG, R) 5.00 Korean News. 5.35 Japanese News.

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CLASSIFICATIONS: (P) For preschoolers (C) Children’s programs (G) General viewing (PG) Parental guidance (M) Mature audiences (MA15+) Mature audiences only (AV15+) Extreme violence. (R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions. Please Note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to late change by networks. 1109

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Friday, September 11 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.15pm Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (2014) Action. Gary Oldman, Keri Russell. Humans battle an ape empire. (M) Premiere

8.30pm Wallander. Wallander investigates a double murder. (MA) UKTV

5.00pm Rugby League. Holden Cup. Finals. Week 1. Fox Sports 1

8.30pm Bait (2000) Action. Jamie Foxx, David Morse. A paroled thief is used to catch a criminal. (MA) Action

11.10pm Entourage. When Vince misses a meeting because he is with Mandy, Eric and Ari start to worry Vince’s love life is interfering with his career. (M) SoHo

6.30pm The Queen Mother: A Woman Of Her Century. Takes a look at Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, known around the world as the Queen Mother. (PG) Biography

10.05pm And So It Goes (2014) Comedy. Diane Keaton, Michael Douglas. (M) Premiere

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.50 Tree Fu Tom. (CC) 3.20 Timmy Time. (R, CC) 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Hoopla. (R, CC) 4.25 Mister Maker Comes To Town. (R, CC) 4.45 Grandpa In My Pocket. (R) 5.00 The Hive. (R, CC) 5.10 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 5.25 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.30 Octonauts. (R, CC) 5.45 Peg + Cat. (R, CC) 6.00 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 6.10 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.25 Dinosaur Train. (R) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 Total Wipeout. (CC) 8.30 Catfish: The TV Show. (M, CC) 9.15 Outsiders With Darren McMullen. (M, CC) 9.55 Second Chance. (CC) 10.05 Jimmy Fallon. (PG, CC) 10.45 9/11: The Lost Hero. (M, R, CC) 11.35 That ’70s Show. (PG, R, CC) 11.55 Sex Rehab With Dr Drew. (M, R, CC) 12.40 This American Life. (M, R, CC) 1.10 That ’70s Show. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Jimmy Fallon. (PG, R, CC) 2.10 News Update. (R) 2.25 Close. 5.00 The Numtums. (R, CC) 5.05 Wild Animal Baby Explorers. (R, CC) 5.15 Guess With Jess. (R, CC) 5.30 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. (R, CC) 5.40 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 10.30 Dance With The Elements. (CC) 10.35 Making Media. (R, CC) 11.05 Writers On Writing. (R, CC) 11.35 BTN. (R, CC) 12.00 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, CC) 12.20 Degrassi. (CC) 12.45 The Sleepover Club. (R, CC) 1.10 WAC. (R, CC) 1.35 Lab Rats Challenge. (R, CC) 2.00 Arthur. (R, CC) 2.25 The Jungle Book. (R, CC) 2.35 The Jungle Bunch. (R) 2.45 Canimals. (R) 2.55 Jamie’s Got Tentacles. (R, CC) 3.05 Oh No! It’s An Alien Invasion. (R, CC) 3.30 Dr Dimensionpants. (R) 3.50 Riders Of Berk. (R, CC) 4.15 Odd Squad. 4.40 News On 3. (CC) 4.45 Studio 3. 4.50 Nerds And Monsters. (R, CC) 5.00 RAWR. (CC) 5.02 The New Adventures Of Figaro Pho. (CC) 5.10 Doodles. 5.25 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 5.55 House Of Anubis. (R) 6.20 Spooksville. (PG, CC) 6.50 News On 3. (CC) 7.00 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 7.30 Operation Ouch! (R, CC) 7.55 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 8.30 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) 8.50 Kobushi. (R, CC) 9.00 K-On! (CC) 9.25 Sword Art Online. (PG, R, CC) 9.45 Puella Magi Madoka Magica. (PG, R, CC) 10.10 Close.

9.30pm I Am Cait. (M) E!

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Match It. (C, CC) 7.30 Hairy Legs. (C, CC) 8.00 Lah-Lah’s Adventures. (P, R, CC) 8.30 Harry’s Practice. (R, CC) 9.00 Home And Away. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 NBC Today. (R, CC) 12.00 Packed To The Rafters. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 How To Get Away With Murder. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 3.00 Dog Patrol. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Dr Oz. (PG, CC) 4.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG) 5.30 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (R) 7.30 Dog Patrol. (PG, R, CC) Something suspicious is detected in a makeup bag. 8.00 Animal Airport. (PG, R, CC) A rare bird is flown in from Moscow. 8.30 Escape To The Country. Presented by Alistair Appleton. 10.30 Best House On The Street. (PG, R) 11.30 Best Houses Australia. (R) 12.00 Homes Under The Hammer. (R) 1.00 Bargain Hunt. (R) 2.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 4.00 Dog Patrol. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 The Martha Stewart Show. (R) 5.30 Home Shopping.

7MATE 6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Art Attack. (R, CC) 7.30 Jake And The Never Land Pirates. (R, CC) 8.00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. (R) 8.30 Doc McStuffins. (R) 9.00 Win, Lose Or Draw. (CC) 9.30 Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja. (CC) 10.00 Phineas And Ferb. (R, CC) 10.30 NFL. NFL. Week 1. New England Patriots v Pittsburgh Steelers. 1.30 A Football Life. (PG) 2.30 Sound FX. (PG, R) 3.00 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 MOVIE: Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events. (PG, R, CC) (2004) 7.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) Pre-game coverage of the match. 8.00 Football. (CC) AFL. Second qualifying final. West Coast v Hawthorn. From Domain Stadium, Perth. 11.30 MOVIE: The Art Of War II: Betrayal. (M, R, CC) (2008) 1.30 MOVIE: The Art Of War III: Retribution. (MA15+, R, CC) (2009) Anthony “Treach” Criss. 3.30 Jail. (M, R) 4.00 Meguiar’s MotorEx. (PG, R) 5.00 Timbersports. 2014 World Championships. Individual event. Highlights. From Innsbruck, Austria. 5.30 Zoom TV. (PG, R)

8.30pm Animal Planet Heroes: Phoenix. (M) Animal Planet 8.30pm Love Hate Love. Explores the transformation of three families whose worlds are torn apart by terrorism. (M) Biography

GO! 6.00 Robocar Poli. 6.30 PAW Patrol. 7.00 Sonic Boom. 7.30 Move It. (C, CC) 8.00 Kitchen Whiz. (C, R, CC) 8.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 9.00 Magical Tales. (P, R, CC) 9.30 SpongeBob. (R) 10.00 The Batman. (PG, R) 10.30 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 11.00 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 11.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (R) 12.00 Extra. (CC) 12.30 2 Broke Girls. (M, R, CC) 1.00 The Last Ship. (M, R, CC) 2.00 Mom. (M, R, CC) 2.30 Sonic Boom. (PG) 3.00 SpongeBob. (R) 3.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 4.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 4.05 Looney Tunes. 4.30 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 5.00 Ben 10. (PG, R) 5.30 Teen Titans Go! (PG) 6.00 MOVIE: Spy Kids 2: Island Of Lost Dreams. (PG, R) (2002) 8.00 MOVIE: Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. (R, CC) (2009) 10.00 MOVIE: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. (M, R, CC) (1999) 12.00 MAD. (M, R) 12.30 Sun, Sex And Suspicious Parents. (M, R) 1.30 2 Broke Girls. (M, R, CC) 2.00 The Last Ship. (M, R, CC) 3.00 Mom. (M, R, CC) 3.30 Yu-GiOh! (PG, R) 4.00 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 4.30 Robocar Poli. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (R)

GEM 6.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Skippy. (R) 7.00 Avengers. (PG, R) 8.00 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 9.00 New Style Direct. 9.30 Global Shop. 10.00 Danoz Direct. 10.30 Alive And Cooking. (R, CC) 11.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 MOVIE: Catch Us If You Can. (R, CC) (1965) Dave Clark, Barbara Ferris. 2.50 Agatha Christie’s Poirot. (PG, R) 4.00 Alive And Cooking. (R, CC) 4.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Gilmore Girls. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Friends. (PG, R, CC) Carol gives birth. 7.00 Cricket. (CC) One-Day International. England v Australia. Morning session. Game 4. From Headingley, Leeds, England. 11.00 Friends. (PG, R, CC) Chandler lets a secret slip. 11.30 Cricket. (CC) One-Day International. England v Australia. Afternoon session. Game 4. From Headingley, Leeds, England. 3.30 Alive And Cooking. (R, CC) 4.00 Secret Dealers. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Gideon’s Way. (PG, R)

7.00pm Golf. USLPGA. The Evian Championship. Second round. Fox Sports 3 9.00pm Boxing. World Heavyweight Title Bout. 1974. Muhammad Ali v George Foreman. ESPN Kenneth Branagh stars in Wallander

ONE 6.00 Infomercials. 8.00 Fishing Edge. (R, CC) 8.30 Adv Angler. (R) 9.00 Kakadu Invasion. (R, CC) 10.00 Totally Wild. (R, CC) 10.30 Firies. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 12.00 The Living Room. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 Burn Notice. (M, R) 2.00 Far Flung. (R, CC) 3.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG, R) 4.00 Whacked Out Sports. (PG) 4.30 Operation Repo. (PG) 5.00 iFish. (R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) Hawkeye gets a shock. 7.30 Moments Of Impact. (PG) Takes a look at lifethreatening moments. 8.30 Cops. (PG, R) Follows police officers on patrol. 9.30 MOVIE: Wild Card. (AV15+) (2013) Two lawyers tackle various problems. Jennifer Finnigan, Ben Lawson. 11.30 Bellator MMA. (M) 2.15 Motor Racing. (CC) Formula 1. Race 12. Italian Grand Prix. Highlights. From Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy. 3.15 Cops. (PG, R) 4.15 Back In The Game. (PG, R) 4.45 All 4 Adventure. (PG, R, CC) 5.45 Whacked Out Sports. (PG, R)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Vic The Viking. (C, R, CC) 8.30 Toasted TV. 9.30 Wurrawhy. (P, R, CC) 10.00 Touched By An Angel. (PG, R) 11.00 Mork & Mindy. (PG, R) 11.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 12.00 Medium. (M, R, CC) 1.00 JAG. (M, R) 2.00 Judging Amy. (PG, R) 3.00 Infomercials. (PG) 3.30 Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Cheers. (PG, R) 4.30 Frasier. (PG, R) 5.00 King Of Queens. (PG, R) 5.30 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Family Feud. (CC) 6.30 Neighbours. (CC) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (R, CC) 7.30 New Girl. (PG, R, CC) Jess is asked to fill in for her friend as a model. 8.30 Dating Naked. (M, R) Two daring singles go on three dates. 9.30 MOVIE: It Could Happen To You. (PG, R) (1994) Nicolas Cage. 11.35 Movie Juice. (PG, R, CC) 12.05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 1.05 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG) 2.00 JAG. (M, R) 3.00 Medium. (M, R, CC) 4.00 Touched By An Angel. (PG, R) 5.00 Shopping. (R)

SBS 2 6.00 Urdu News. 6.20 Indonesian News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 DW Global 3000. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.05 Croatian News. 9.40 Serbian News. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.05 Japanese News. 11.40 Hong Kong News. 12.00 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Italian News. 1.35 German News. 2.05 Spanish News. 3.05 Greek News From Cyprus. 4.00 The Feed. (R) 4.30 India’s Dancing Superstar. (R) 5.35 American Ninja Warrior. (PG, R) 6.30 If You Are The One. (R) Hosted by Meng Fei. 7.30 Friday Feed. Hosted by Marc Fennell. 8.00 Brain Games. Hosted by Jason Silva. 8.30 Close Up Kings. (M) Follows the antics of three magicians. 9.25 12 Monkeys. (MA15+) Cole heads to ’80s Tokyo. 10.20 From Dusk Till Dawn. (MA15+, R) 12.05 Friday Feed. (R) 12.35 PopAsia. (PG) 2.40 NHK World News In English From Tokyo. 5.00 French News. 5.50 Urdu News.

NITV 6.00 Wapos Bay. 6.30 Bizou. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Waabiny Time. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Bushwhacked! 9.00 Move It Mob Style. 9.30 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 10.00 Talking Language With Ernie Dingo. (PG) 10.30 Around The Campfire. 11.00 The Marngrook Footy Show. (PG) 12.30 Away From Country. (PG) 1.30 Milpirri. 2.30 Mugu Kids. 3.00 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 3.30 Move It Mob Style. 4.00 Waabiny Time. 4.30 Bushwhacked! 5.00 Go Lingo. 5.30 NITV News Week In Review. 6.00 Custodians. 6.15 Unearthed. 6.30 Outback Cafe. 7.00 NITV News Week In Review. 7.30 Kriol Kitchen. 8.00 Characters Of Broome. 8.30 Australian Biography: Rosalie Kunoth – Monks: Aboriginal Activist. 9.00 Go Girls. (M, CC) 10.00 Jazz. (PG) 11.00 NITV News Week In Review. 11.30 Australian Biography. (PG) 12.00 NITV On The Road: Saltwater Freshwater. (PG) 1.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. 2.40 The Black Olive. 3.00 Jazz. (PG) 4.00 Away From Country. (PG) 5.00 Kids To Coast. 5.30 Kriol Kitchen.

6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. (CC) 12.00 News. (CC) 1.00 Capital Hill. (CC) 2.00 News. (CC) 4.00 News With The Business. 5.00 News With Grandstand. 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 7.00 News With Grandstand. (CC) 8.00 News With The Business. (CC) 9.00 News. (CC) 9.30 Lateline. (CC) 10.00 The World. (CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 7.30. (R, CC) 12.00 News. 12.30 The Drum. (R, CC) 1.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 2.00 BBC World News. 2.25 ABC Open. (R) 2.30 7.30. (R, CC) 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 BBC Focus On Africa. (R) 3.55 ABC Open. 4.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 5.00 BBC World News. 5.30 Lateline. (R, CC)

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Saturday, September 12 MOVIE: Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

MOVIE: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective GO!, 7.50pm, PG (1994)

PRIME7, 7pm, PG (2011)

With total takings of more than $2.5 billion, you can see why Disney had no qualms about expanding the Pirates franchise into this fourth instalment. The sets, props and special effects bring as much star power as the human cast, so the plot – involving a search for the Fountain of Youth – is really only there as a supporting element. Crossing paths with old adversaries (Geoffrey Rush as Captain Barbossa) and an old flame (Penelope Cruz as Angelica), the merry jaunts of Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) across the high seas bring all the fun and skulduggery you would hope for.

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“What the … ?” was the reaction of those witness to Jim Carrey’s rambunctious, full-blooded, and timely introduction to the big screen; his pet detective character disturbing, puzzling and entertaining audiences as he snuffs out the conspirators involved in stealing the Miami Dolphins mascot – yes, an actual bottlenose. Carrey’s Rubik’s cube facial posturings and puerile gags offset a half-wit plotline with uneven results, but when it’s funny, it’s kind of … really funny.

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Last Tango In Halifax ABC, 7.30pm

Secrets, especially long-held ones, can eat through the foundations of a relationship until all you’re left with is a crumbling mess. Tonight, Alan (Derek Jacobi) tries to distance himself from his newly discovered son but it’s a situation Celia (Anne Reid, right) isn’t willing to let go lightly. To make matters worse, Alan’s daughter Gillian (Nicola Walker) is less than impressed when her new half-brother offers to pay for her wedding. Sure, he means it as a offer of goodwill, but with her own complicated love life throwing up a fair few dramas, she’s in no mood for it. Then Caroline (Sarah Lancashire) receives word that the police have baby Flora and her nanny Holly (Cara Theobold) in the cells.

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6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 11.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Josh Earl. 12.00 Restoration Australia: Woodcot Park. (R, CC) Presented by Sibella Court. 1.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R, CC) Fiona Bruce heads to Aberystwyth. 2.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R, CC) A farmer’s murder is investigated. 3.30 Kakadu. (R, CC) Part 3 of 4. 4.30 Landline. (R, CC) Presented by Pip Courtney. 5.00 Inspector George Gently. (PG, R, CC) A woman’s body is found in a church.

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 12.00 The Zoo. (R, CC) A love triangle erupts between the lions. 12.30 MOVIE: Look Who’s Talking Too. (PG, R) (1990) A wisecracking baby tries to deal with his new sister and the challenges of potty training. John Travolta, Kirstie Alley. 2.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) Pre-game coverage of the match. 3.00 Football. (CC) AFL. First qualifying final. Fremantle v Sydney. From Domain Stadium, Perth.

6.00 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 6.30 Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Today: Saturday. (CC) 10.00 Mornings: Saturday. (PG, CC) 12.00 MOVIE: Courage Mountain. (PG, CC) (1990) 2.00 House Husbands. (PG, R, CC) Justin is at risk of losing custody of Angie. 3.00 Adam’s Pasta Pilgrimage. (CC) 3.30 Dr Lisa To The Rescue. (CC) 4.00 Getaway. (PG, CC) A look at the best of Britain and Ireland. 4.30 Fishing Australia. (CC) 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Rugby League. (CC)

6.00 RPM. (R, CC) Hosted by Matt White. 7.00 ET’s Fishing Classics. (R, CC) Hosted by Andrew Ettingshausen. 7.30 The Home Team. (R, CC) Experts renovate an Aussie home. 8.00 Family Feud. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10: Saturday. (CC) 10.00 Studio 10: Saturday Extra. (PG, CC) 11.00 The Living Room. (PG, R, CC) Miguel chats with actor Shane Jacobson. 12.00 Motor Racing. (CC) International V8 Supercars Championship. Sandown 500. Qualifying. From Sandown Raceway, Victoria. 5.00 Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 Japanese News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Chinese News. 7.00 Al Jazeera English News. (CC) 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News From Cyprus. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 2.00 Zumbo. (R, CC) 2.30 Marco Pierre White’s Kitchen Wars. (PG, R, CC) 3.25 Monster Moves. (R, CC) 4.25 History Cold Case. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 Cycling. (CC) La Vuelta a Espana. Stage 19. Medina del Campo to Ávila. 185.8km hill stage. Highlights.

6.30 Gardening Australia. (CC) Sophie meets citrus expert, Ian Tolley. In Western Australia, Josh tours the garden of a native plant. 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 Last Tango In Halifax. (PG, CC) John has a proposal for Caroline. However, she has very little time to consider the offer. 8.30 New Tricks. (PG, R, CC) Gerry investigates the death of an architectural student, on behalf of an old friend. 9.30 Old School. (M, R, CC) Ted and Lennie seek out Ted’s former boxing protégé, Mickey, hoping he can provide them with a lead. 10.30 The Chaser’s Media Circus. (PG, R, CC) A mix of journalists, comedians and regulars dissect the week’s news and media through a series of satirical games. 11.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M, R, CC) UK-based panel show featuring host Adam Hills taking an offbeat look at events of the week. 11.50 Rage. (MA15+) Music video clips.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. (PG, R, CC) (2011) Captain Jack Sparrow finds himself on the trail of the fabled Fountain of Youth after a woman from his past forces him aboard Queen Anne’s Revenge, the ship belonging to the pirate Blackbeard. Their efforts, however, are hampered by the Spanish who are also interested in the quest. Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush. 9.50 MOVIE: Black Hawk Down. (AV15+, R, CC) (2001) Based on a true story. After two helicopters are shot down over Mogadishu, Somalia, the US dispatches troops to rescue the downed airmen and their passengers. Their efforts are hampered, however, by hordes of local gunmen who do not appreciate their presence in the city. Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana.

7.30 Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Second qualifying final. Brisbane Broncos v North Queensland Cowboys. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. 10.00 MOVIE: Fighting. (M, R, CC) (2009) In New York City, a young counterfeiter is introduced to the world of underground street fighting by a seasoned scam artist who offers to become his manager after witnessing him fighting off some thugs. Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard, Zulay Henao.

6.00 Bondi Vet. (PG, CC) (Series return) Bondi-based vet Dr Chris Brown heads out to sea to help save an endangered grey nurse shark which has been spotted entangled in a fishing line. He is also called on to assist a young duck in trouble. 7.00 MOVIE: Life Of Pi. (PG, R, CC) (2012) After a young man becomes trapped on a lifeboat, after a shipwreck, he discovers he is sharing the cramped lifeboat with several animals that were on the ship, including a Bengal tiger. Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain. 9.30 MOVIE: Jerry Maguire. (M, R, CC) (1996) A sports agent has a moral epiphany which costs him his job and his fiancee. He resolves to rebuild his career with the one athlete who stayed loyal to him and a colleague who believed in him. Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renee Zellweger.

6.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland: It’s Just Like Switzerland. (R, CC) Presenter Paul Murton concludes his journey by looking at the golden days of Scottish tourism. 6.30 World News. (CC) 7.30 Britain’s Secret Treasure Islands: Southern Ocean. (PG, CC) Part 2 of 4. Explorer Stewart McPherson sets out to visit all 14 of the British Overseas Territories. These little-known islands are home to some of the greatest wildlife spectacles on Earth. 8.30 MOVIE: A Beautiful Mind. (R, CC) (2001) Based on a true story. A mathematical genius stands on the brink of international stardom after making an astonishing discovery. However, he instead finds himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery when he is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris. 11.05 Cycling. (CC) La Vuelta a Espana. Stage 20. San Lorenzo de El Escorial to Cercedilla. 175.8km mountain stage.

1.00 Home Shopping.

12.10 MOVIE: Moon. (M, R, CC) (2009) Sam Rockwell. 2.00 MOVIE: The Awakening. (M, R, CC) (1980) Charlton Heston. 4.00 Count Arthur Strong. (PG) 4.30 Extra. (R, CC) 5.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 5.30 Fishing Australia. (R, CC)

12.15 Motor Racing. (CC) FIA World Rally Championship. Round 10. Rally Australia. Day 2. Highlights. 12.45 Daryl Beattie Adventures: The Simpson Desert. (R, CC) 1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. 4.30 It Is Written. (PG) 5.00 Hour Of Power. (R)

2.00 The Gatekeepers. (M, R, CC) Interviews with Israel’s secret service. 3.45 Masters Of Money: Hayek And The Free Market. (R, CC) Part 2 of 3. 4.45 Cockaigne. (M, R) Short film. 5.00 Korean News. 5.35 Japanese News.

5.00 Rage. (PG) Continuous music programming.

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Saturday, September 12 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

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6.20pm The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014) Action. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson. As Katniss recovers from her efforts to end the Hunger Games, the rebellion endeavours to recruit her. (M) Premiere

6.15pm QI. (M) UKTV

7.30pm The Sixties. A look the ’60s pop culture in the US. (M) History

3.00pm Football. AFL. Finals. First qualifying final. Fremantle v Sydney. From Domain Stadium, Perth. Fox Footy

8.30pm Magic In The Moonlight (2014) Comedy. Colin Firth, Emma Stone. (PG) Premiere

8.00pm The Who: Quadrophenia Live In London. The Who perform a special set of some of their alltime greatest hits. (M) Arts 10.30pm Modern Family. Haley continues her fall from grace. (PG) FOX8

7.30pm Treehouse Masters. A family calls Pete for help. (PG) Discovery 10.30pm Whale Wars: Viking Shores. (M) Animal Planet

5.50pm Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Grand Prix of San Marino. Free Practice 3. Fox Sports 3 8.30pm Golf. USLPGA. The Evian Championship. Third round. Fox Sports 3

10.20pm Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) Comedy. (M) Comedy

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 2.35 Olivia. (R, CC) 2.50 Tree Fu Tom. (R, CC) 3.20 Timmy Time. (R, CC) 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Hoopla. (R, CC) 4.25 Mister Maker Comes To Town. (R, CC) 4.45 Grandpa In My Pocket. (R) 5.00 The Hive. (R, CC) 5.10 Fireman Sam. (R, CC) 5.25 Peppa Pig. (R, CC) 5.30 Octonauts. (R, CC) 5.45 Peg + Cat. (R) 6.00 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 6.10 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.25 Dinosaur Train. (R) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R, CC) 7.30 The Hoarder Next Door. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 The Home Show. (CC) 9.10 Live At The Apollo. (M, CC) 9.55 The IT Crowd. (M, R, CC) 10.20 Sexy Beasts. (M, R, CC) 10.50 Archer. (M, R, CC) 11.10 The Keith Lemon Sketch Show. (M, R, CC) 11.35 Portlandia. (M, R, CC) 11.55 Portlandia. (PG, R, CC) 12.20 Portlandia. (M, R, CC) 1.05 The Home Show. (R, CC) 1.55 News Update. (R) 2.00 Close. 5.00 The Numtums. (R, CC) 5.05 Wild Animal Baby Explorers. (R, CC) 5.20 Guess With Jess. (R, CC) 5.30 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. (R, CC) 5.40 64 Zoo Lane. (R, CC) 5.55 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 7.20 Jamie’s Got Tentacles. (R, CC) 7.45 Dr Dimensionpants. (R) 8.05 SheZow. (R, CC) 8.20 Almost Naked Animals. (R, CC) 8.30 Riders Of Berk. (R, CC) 9.00 Good Game: SP. (CC) 9.25 Total Drama World Tour. (R, CC) 9.55 Grojband. (R, CC) 10.15 Numb Chucks. (R, CC) 10.50 Canimals. (R) 11.00 Wacky World Beaters. (R, CC) 11.25 Trop Jr. (CC) 11.30 Little Lunch. (R, CC) 11.55 Pet Superstars. (R, CC) 12.00 Dani’s House. (R, CC) 12.30 Nerds And Monsters. (R, CC) 1.30 The New Adventures Of Figaro Pho. (R, CC) 2.10 Big Babies. (R, CC) 2.25 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head. (R, CC) 2.55 RAWR. (CC) 3.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. (R, CC) 3.25 WAC. (R, CC) 3.55 Studio 3. 4.00 Pixelface. (R, CC) 4.25 The Aquabats Super Show! (R, CC) 4.50 Slugterra. (R, CC) 5.10 SW: Clone Wars. (PG, R, CC) 5.40 Operation Ouch! (R) 6.10 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R) 6.30 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 7.00 Outnumbered. (CC) 7.30 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 8.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. (R, CC) 8.30 Good Game: SP. (R, CC) 9.00 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG, R, CC) 10.45 Close.

Sarah Hyland, Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen star in Modern Family

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Saturday Disney. (CC) 9.00 Jessie. (R, CC) 9.30 Shake It Up. (R, CC) 10.00 Shopping. 11.00 The Lucky Country. (PG, R, CC) 11.30 Great South East. (CC) 12.00 Creek To Coast. (CC) 12.30 Sydney Weekender. (R, CC) 1.00 Qld Weekender. (CC) 1.30 WA Weekender. (PG, CC) 2.00 Horse Racing. (CC) Girls Day Out. Featuring the $400,000 Group 1 race, the Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m). Golden Rose Day. Featuring the $1,000,000 Group 1 race, the Golden Rose Stakes (1400m). 5.30 Dog Patrol. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Animal Airport. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Motorway Patrol. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Sweet Home Alabama. (PG, R, CC) (2002) Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas. 9.20 MOVIE: Cruel Intentions. (MA15+, R, CC) (1999) A girl makes an amoral bet with her stepbrother. Ryan Phillippe. 11.30 Body Of Proof. (M, R, CC) 12.30 Wire In The Blood. (AV15+, R, CC) 2.30 Animal Airport. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. (R, CC) 3.30 The Martha Stewart Show. (R) 5.30 Shopping.

7MATE 6.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 7.00 A Football Life. (PG, R) 8.00 Shopping. 9.00 Zoom TV. (PG, R) 10.30 Meguiar’s MotorEx. (PG, R) 11.30 Timbersports. 2014 World Championships. Individual event. Highlights. 12.00 Bridging The Golden Gate. (PG, R) 1.00 Super Factories. (R, CC) 2.00 Ultimate Factories. (R) 4.00 Hawaii Air Rescue. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Trash To Treasure. (PG, R) 5.30 SCU: Serious Crash Unit. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 SCU: Serious Crash Unit: Albany. (PG, R, CC) A young boat builder is killed. 6.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) Pre-game coverage of the match. 7.00 Football. (CC) AFL. Second elimination final. Western Bulldogs v Adelaide. From the MCG. 10.30 MOVIE: The Big Hit. (AV15+, R, CC) (1998) Mark Wahlberg. 12.30 Locked Up Abroad. (M) 1.40 Locked Up Abroad. (M) 3.00 Jail. (M, R) 4.00 Engineering Connections. (PG, R) 5.00 Zoom TV. (PG, R) 5.30 Home Shopping.

GO! 6.00 Thunderbirds. (R) 7.00 Kids’ WB Saturday. (PG) 7.05 Looney Tunes. 7.30 Pirate Express. (C, CC) 8.00 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 8.30 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 9.00 Tom And Jerry. (R) 9.30 Adv Time. (PG, R) 10.00 The Batman. (PG, R) 10.30 Ben 10. (PG, R) 11.00 The Day My Butt Went Psycho. (C, R, CC) 11.30 Move It. (C, R, CC) 12.00 Kitchen Whiz. (C, R, CC) 12.30 SpongeBob. (R) 1.30 Danoz. (R) 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG) 3.00 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 3.30 Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG, R) 4.30 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 5.00 Tom And Jerry. (R) 5.30 Looney Tunes. (R) 6.00 MOVIE: Aliens In The Attic. (PG, R, CC) (2009) Ashley Tisdale, Robert Hoffman. 7.50 MOVIE: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. (PG, R, CC) (1994) 9.30 MOVIE: Zoolander. (M, R, CC) (2001) Ben Stiller. 11.20 Anger Management. (M, R, CC) 12.20 Sun, Sex And Suspicious Parents. (M, R) 2.20 GO Surround Sound. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Tom And Jerry. (R) 3.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 4.00 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 4.30 Robocar Poli. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (R)

GEM 6.00 MOVIE: Catch Us If You Can. (R, CC) (1965) 7.50 Tasty Conversations. (R, CC) 8.00 Danoz. 8.30 Rainbow Country. (R) 9.00 MOVIE: The Brain Machine. (PG, R, CC) (1955) 10.40 MOVIE: Against The Wind. (PG, R, CC) (1948) 12.40 Postcards. (CC) 1.10 Duncan’s Thai Kitchen. (R) 1.40 MOVIE: The Music Man. (R, CC) (1962) Robert Preston. 4.45 MOVIE: The Stalking Moon. (PG, CC) (1968) Gregory Peck. 7.00 MOVIE: Now And Then. (PG, R, CC) (1995) Four friends return to their home town. Rosie O’Donnell. 9.00 MOVIE: City Of Angels. (M, R, CC) (1998) An angel watching over Los Angeles falls in love with a mortal, against the advice of his peers. Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Dennis Franz. 11.20 MOVIE: Hell To Eternity. (M, CC) (1960) Jeffrey Hunter. 1.50 MOVIE: The Stalking Moon. (PG, R, CC) (1968) 4.00 The Baron. (PG, R) 5.00 Postcards. (R, CC) 5.30 Duncan’s Thai Kitchen. (R)

ONE 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 9.00 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 9.30 Kickboxing. Glory 18 Superfight Series. Replay. 11.30 Motor Racing. (CC) FIA World Rally Championship. Round 10. Rally Australia. Day 1. Highlights. 12.00 Motor Racing. FIA World Rally Championship. Round 10. Rally Australia. Day 2. 1.00 Daryl Beattie Adventures: The Simpson Desert. (R, CC) 1.30 River To Reef. 2.00 RPM. (R, CC) 3.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. (R, CC) 3.30 David Attenborough’s Animal House. (R, CC) 4.30 Reel Action. 5.00 Into Water And Beyond. (PG) 5.30 Extreme Fishing. (PG, R) 6.30 Scorpion. (R, CC) 7.30 Shark Tank. (PG, R, CC) Hosted by Sarah Harris. 8.30 CSI: Cyber. (M, R, CC) A roller-coaster crash is investigated. 9.30 Graceland. (M) 10.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M, R, CC) 11.30 Movie Juice. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Blokesworld. (R) 12.30 Ripper Street. (M, R, CC) 1.30 Bellator MMA. (M, R) 4.15 Motor Racing. V8 Supercars. KL City Grand Prix. Replay. 5.45 RPM Moment. (R, CC)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 8.00 Totally Wild. (C, CC) 8.30 Scope. (C, CC) 9.05 The Loop. (PG) 11.35 The Bachelor Aust. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG, R) 4.00 Becker. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 So You Think You Can Dance. (PG) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) Ray reminisces about proposing to Debra. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M, R, CC) Takes a look back at some of the celebrity guests who have graced Irish comedian Graham Norton’s chat show. 9.30 Sex And The City. (M, R) Aidan overhears Big. 10.10 Sex And The City. (MA15+, R) Carrie freaks out after her computer crashes. 10.50 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG) Hosted by James Corden. 11.50 The Loop. (PG, R) 2.20 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG, R) 5.00 Home Shopping. (R)

SBS 2 6.00 Urdu News. 6.20 Indonesian News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Hungarian News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.05 Croatian News. 9.40 Serbian News. 10.20 Portuguese News. 11.05 Japanese News. 11.40 Hong Kong News. 12.00 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Bunk. (PG, R) 1.30 Streetosphere. (PG) 2.00 Toughest Place To Be A… (M, R, CC) 3.00 The World Of Jenks. (PG, R) 3.55 Lois. (R) 4.05 Departures. (PG, R) 5.00 Dare 2 Dance. (R) 6.10 Celebrity Chef. (PG) 7.30 If You Are The One. Hosted by Meng Fei. 8.30 The Island With Bear Grylls: Women’s Island. (M, R, CC) Chaos threatens as the starving women enter their sixth and final week on the island. 9.25 The Island With Bear Grylls: Men’s Island. (M, R, CC) The men decide to go on a hunt. 10.25 Utopia. (MA15+, R) 1.25 MOVIE: Micmacs. (M, R) (2009) 3.20 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.20 Latin American News. 5.50 Urdu News.

NITV 6.00 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 6.30 Waabiny Time. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Bizou. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Go Lingo. 9.00 Tales Of Tatonka. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 Kriol Kitchen. 10.30 The Marngrook Footy Show. (PG) 12.00 NITV News Week In Review. 12.30 Football. NEAFL. 3.00 Desperate Measures. 3.30 Our Footprint. 4.00 Around The Campfire. 4.30 Unearthed. 5.00 Ngurra. 5.30 NITV News Week In Review. 6.00 Maori TV’s Native Affairs. 7.00 Unearthed. 7.30 Kai Time On The Road. 8.00 Destiny In The Dirt. 8.15 Cooking In Kalkarindji. 8.20 Custodians. 8.30 Away From Country. (PG) Chronicling the achievements of Indigenous sporting greats. 9.30 Like Water. (M) Follows Ultimate Fighter competitor Anderson Silva. 11.00 Whadjuk To Wadjemup. 11.30 Unearthed. 12.00 Chocolate Martini. 3.00 NITV On The Road: Boomerang Festival. 4.00 Fusion With Casey Donovan. 5.00 NITV On The Road: Yabun.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. (CC) 12.30 Landline. (R, CC) 1.00 Press Club. (R, CC) 2.00 News. 2.30 The Mix. (CC) 3.15 News. (CC) 3.30 World This Week. (R, CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 #TalkAboutIt. (R, CC) 5.00 News. 5.30 One Plus One: The Road To Alice. (R, CC) 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 Foreign Correspondent. (R, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 8.00 Four Corners. (R, CC) 8.45 The Quarters. 9.00 News. (CC) 9.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 10.00 News. (CC) 10.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 One Plus One: The Road To Alice. (R, CC) 12.00 National Press Club Address. (R, CC) 1.00 Al Jazeera. 2.00 BBC World. 2.25 ABC Open. (R) 2.30 #TalkAboutIt. (R, CC) 3.00 BBC World. 3.25 ABC Open. (R) 3.30 Landline. (R, CC) 4.00 BBC World. 4.15 BBC Sport Today. 4.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 5.00 Al Jazeera. 5.30 Aust Story. (R, CC) 1209

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3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Friday 11.09.2015 to Sunday 13.09.2015 | Dubbo Weekender

Sunday, September 13 Sacred Creatures: Egypt’s Darkest Secret

MOVIE: Captain America: The First Avenger

Throughout history, humans have always lived closely with animals, but it is the behaviour of the ancient Egyptians and their strange treatment of animals that fascinates scientist Dr Lidija McKnight. She is collecting information on hundreds of Egyptian animal mummies held in museums across the world – the biggest survey of its kind in history. Tonight’s show follows Dr McKnight as she scans the animal mummies and meets scientists in Egypt working in the ancient underground catacombs where the mummies were originally buried to unravel the truth of why the ancient Egyptians mummified millions of animals.

Before we were introduced to the celebration of Marvel characters that was The Avengers, Joe Johnston (Jumanji) gave us the back-story of World War II-era Captain America. As a 90-pound weakling rejected by the army, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) nonetheless impresses enough with his persistence to be chosen for an experiment that transforms him into a super-soldier. Pitting himself against the too-evil-for-Hitler Johann Schmidt (flawlessly played by Hugo Weaving), Rogers and his band of men lead us on a typically thrilling adventure through Marvel’s superhero universe.

SBS, 7.35pm

ABC

TEN, 8.30pm, M (2011)

PRIME7

House Of Lies ELEVEN, 11.10pm

Not many of us can resist sitting down to immerse ourselves in a glossy, scandalous drama, which makes US drama House of Lies ideal lazy Sunday night entertainment. Self-loathing management consultant Marty Kaan (Don Cheadle) and his colleagues charm smug, unsuspecting corporate fat cats into closing deals while spending a fortune for their services. Tonight, in “Comeuppance”, Jeannie (Kristen Bell) reaches out to a friend for help with a government contract, causing an issue between her and Marty, and Doug (Josh Lawson, right) makes a play for Caitlin (Genevieve Angelson).

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TEN

SBS

6.00 Rage. (PG, CC) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Offsiders. (CC) 10.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 11.00 The World This Week. (R, CC) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R, CC) 12.00 Landline. (CC) 1.00 Gardening Australia. (R, CC) 1.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 2.00 Bespoke. (R, CC) 2.30 The Writers’ Room: Game Of Thrones. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Parkinson: Masterclass. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 New Tricks. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Last Tango In Halifax. (PG, R, CC)

6.00 Home Shopping. (CC) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG, CC) 11.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. (R, CC) 11.30 Bewitched. (R, CC) 12.15 MOVIE: College Road Trip. (R, CC) (2008) A highschool student goes on a road trip. Martin Lawrence. 2.00 Air Crash Investigations: Heading To Disaster. (PG, R, CC) A look at a plane crash in the Mediterranean. 3.00 MOVIE: Bowfinger. (PG, R, CC) (1999) A star is tricked into making a movie. Steve Martin. 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Sydney Weekender. (CC)

6.00 6.30 7.00 10.00

PAW Patrol. (R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) Wide World Of Sports. (PG, CC) NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG, CC) Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways. (PG, R, CC) Follows the Foo Fighters. Wild Life Of Tim Faulkner. (R, CC) Tim visits a bat rehab centre. World’s Scariest. (PG, R, CC) A look at intense moments in aviation. Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Second elimination final. Cronulla Sharks v South Sydney Rabbitohs. From Allianz Stadium, Sydney.

6.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. (CC) 6.30 Hillsong. (CC) Religious program. 7.00 Mass For You At Home. Religious program. 7.30 Joel Osteen. (CC) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R, CC) 8.30 Studio 10: Sunday. (CC) 10.00 The Bolt Report. (CC) Hosted by Andrew Bolt. 11.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R, CC) A decadent food showdown. 11.30 Motor Racing. (CC) International V8 Supercars Championship. Sandown 500. Race 24. From Sandown Raceway, Victoria. 5.00 Eyewitness News. (CC)

6.00 Japanese News. 6.10 Hong Kong News. 6.30 Chinese News. 7.00 Al Jazeera English News. (CC) 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News From Cyprus. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 The World Game. (CC) 2.00 Speedweek. (CC) 4.00 Football Asia. (CC) 4.30 Trawlermen. (R, CC) 5.00 From Scratch. (R, CC) 5.30 Cycling. (CC) La Vuelta a Espana. Stage 20. San Lorenzo de El Escorial to Cercedilla. 175.8km mountain stage. Highlights.

6.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R, CC) Guests include Dara O’Briain, Lorraine Kelly, Barry Cryer and Sue Perkins. 6.30 Compass: The Moral Compass. (CC) Host Geraldine Doogue is joined by guest panellists to debate moral, ethical and religious controversies. 7.00 News. (CC) 7.40 Grand Designs. (PG, R, CC) (Final) Kevin meets a couple who are planning to build a home made of metal next to their personal airfield. 8.30 Vera. (PG, CC) DCI Vera Stanhope and Sergeant Joe Ashworth investigate a fatal stabbing outside a busy Newcastle nightclub. Identifying the victim as a former police officer, the only clues are an empty flat and an unregistered car with a small fortune hidden in the boot. 10.00 Silent Witness. (M, R, CC) After a prison inspector dies, Leo looks into the crime and its links to the demise of a notorious child killer. 11.00 Silk. (PG, R, CC) Martha defends a professional footballer, accused of an on-field assault.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 The X Factor. (PG, CC) (Series return) The search for the new sound in Australian music returns in front of judges Guy Sebastian, James Blunt, Dannii Minogue and Chris Isaak, with the first round of auditions beginning. Hosted by Luke Jacobz. 8.40 Miniseries: Peter Allen: Not The Boy Next Door. (M, CC) Part 1 of 2. The story of Peter Allen’s rise from country New South Wales to the Hollywood Hills, becoming part of American entertainment royalty along the way. 10.40 Autopsy: The Last Days Of Marilyn Monroe. (M, CC) Dr Richard Shepherd explores the facts about the sudden death of actor Marilyn Monroe. 11.35 Covert Affairs. (M, CC) Annie heads to Germany in search of a rogue chemist after Auggie uncovers a link between the recent attacks on US soil. Questions arise about Joan’s time in the Balkans during a polygraph test.

6.00 News. (CC) 7.00 The Block. (PG, CC) After a week of renovating, the contestants deliver bathrooms on The Block. 8.30 60 Minutes. (CC) Current affairs program. Featuring reports from Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Allison Langdon, Michael Usher, Charles Wooley and Ross Coulthart. 9.40 Kids Behind Bars. (M, CC) Takes a look at some of America’s youngest and most dangerous criminals, housed at Indiana’s Wabash Correctional Facility. Among the inmates are 40 teenagers serving terms of up to 65 years for a variety of serious crimes, including murder, armed robbery and assault. 10.40 A.D. Kingdom And Empire. (AV15+, CC) James confronts Caiaphas and wins concessions for the disciples. Even as the Zealot’s army grows, their Ethiopian backer turns to Jesus. After Peter resurrects Tabitha, more people are drawn to His message. 11.40 Stalker. (M, CC) Based on Janice’s theory, the team search for an elusive serial killer.

6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) Two families try to win big prizes by guessing the most popular responses to a survey of the public. 6.30 Scorpion. (PG, CC) The team tries to save a boy on Christmas Eve after he gets trapped in a beachside cave. 7.30 TBL Families. (PG, CC) (Series return) Four new families set out on a weight loss journey which will change their lives for the better. 8.30 MOVIE: Captain America: The First Avenger. (M, R, CC) (2011) After being deemed unfit for military service during World War II, a young man volunteers for a top secret research project which turns him into a superhero. Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving. 10.55 MOVIE: Margaret. (MA15+, R, CC) (2011) A Manhattan student witnesses a bus accident where a pedestrian is struck by a distracted driver. Anna Paquin, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo.

6.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland: Life At The End Of The Earth. (R, CC) Presenter Paul Murton travels to the picturesque Scottish islands of Eriskay, Barra and Vatersay. 6.30 World News. (CC) 7.35 Sacred Creatures: Egypt’s Darkest Secret. (PG, CC) Dr Lidija McKnight takes a look at the ancient Egyptians and the mummification of animals. 8.35 Earth From Space. (CC) Takes a look at images from space which reveal the complex web of forces and processes that sustain life on our planet. From how the Sahara fertilises the Amazon to the vast underwater “waterfall” off Antarctica, which drives ocean currents, and how the Sun’s warming of the southern Atlantic gives birth to powerful hurricanes. 10.25 Italian Americans: Loyal Americans (1930–1945) (PG, CC) Part 3 of 4. A look at the Italian experience in America continues with a focus on the ’30s and ’40s. 11.25 Cycling. La Course by La Vuelta. From Madrid, Spain.

12.00 MOVIE: Brideshead Revisited. (M, R, CC) (2008) An aspiring artist falls for an aristocrat. Matthew Goode. 2.10 Silent Witness. (M, R, CC) 3.10 Silk. (PG, R, CC) 4.30 Eggheads. (R, CC) Quiz show. 5.00 Order In The House. (CC)

12.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 Early News. (CC) Local, national and overseas news, including sport and the latest weather.

12.35 Gotham. (M, R, CC) 1.30 Impractical Jokers. (M, R, CC) The guys strike out in a bowling alley. 2.00 Spyforce. (PG, R) 3.00 20/20. (R, CC) 4.00 Good Morning America: Sunday. (CC) 5.00 News: Early Edition. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

2.00 Motor Racing. (CC) FIA World Rally Championship. Round 10. Rally Australia. Day 3. Highlights. From Coffs Harbour, NSW. 2.30 Home Shopping. 4.00 Life Today With James Robison. (PG) 4.30 CBS This Morning. (CC)

11.00 1.00 2.00 2.30 3.30

1.30 Cycling. (CC) La Vuelta a Espana. Final stage. Alcalá de Henares to Madrid. 98.8km flat stage. From Spain. 5.00 Korean News. News from Seoul. 5.35 Japanese News. News from Tokyo.

3-DAY LOCAL TV GUIDE.

Dubbo Weekender | Friday 11.09.2015 to Sunday 13.09.2015

Sunday, September 13 PAYTV HIGHLIGHTS MOVIES

GENERAL

DOCUMENTARY

SPORT

6.25pm Wedding Crashers (2005) Comedy. Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn. (M) Comedy

6.00pm Mike & Molly. Molly is accepted into a writers’ workshop. (M) TV Hits

7.30pm The Mind Of A Murderer. (M) Crime & Investigation

6.00pm Rugby League. NSW Cup. Finals. Week 2. Fox Sports 1

8.30pm One Chance (2013) Biography. James Corden, Julie Walters. The true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night. (PG) Masterpiece

7.00pm Seinfeld. Jerry is haunted by the result of a race. (PG) TV Hits

8.30pm Cleopatra. A look at Cleopatra’s journey. (PG) History

7.30pm Golf. Euro PGA. KLM Open. Final Round. Fox Sports 3

9.00pm The Real Housewives Of NYC. Arena

9.30pm Oddball. A chicken farmer trains his dog to protect a penguin sanctuary. (PG) National Geographic

10.25pm Soccer. EPL. Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur. Fox Sports 1

10.20pm The Inbetweeners 2 (2014) Comedy. Simon Bird, James Buckley. Four students travel to Australia for their gap year. (MA) Premiere

ABC2/ABC KIDS 6.00 Children’s Programs. 1.55 Mouk. (R, CC) 2.05 Bob The Builder: Project Build It. (R, CC) 2.20 Tinga Tinga Tales. (R, CC) 2.35 Olivia. (R, CC) 2.50 Tree Fu Tom. (R, CC) 3.20 Timmy Time. (R, CC) 3.30 Play School. (R, CC) 4.00 Bananas In Pyjamas. (R, CC) 4.10 Hoopla. (R, CC) 4.25 Mister Maker Comes To Town. (R, CC) 4.45 Grandpa In My Pocket. (R) 5.00 Thomas. (R, CC) 6.00 Ben And Holly. (R, CC) 6.10 Peter Rabbit. (R, CC) 6.25 Dinosaur Train. (R) 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. (R, CC) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (R, CC) 7.30 Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan. (PG, CC) 8.20 Gruen Planet: Cutdowns. (R, CC) 8.30 Paul Kelly: Stories Of Me. (M, R, CC) 10.05 Outsiders With Darren McMullen. (M, R, CC) 10.55 Louis Theroux. (M, R, CC) 11.55 Holy Rollers: The True Story Of Card Counting Christians. (PG, R, CC) 12.50 The Fades. (MA15+, R, CC) 1.45 News Update. (R) 1.50 Close. 5.00 The Numtums. (R, CC) 5.05 Wild Animal Baby Explorers. (R, CC) 5.20 Guess With Jess. (R, CC) 5.30 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps. (R, CC) 5.40 64 Zoo Lane. (R, CC) 5.55 Children’s Programs.

ABC3 6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.20 Peter Pan. (R, CC) 6.40 Sally Bollywood. (R, CC) 6.55 Dennis The Menace And Gnasher. (R, CC) 7.20 Jamie’s Got Tentacles. (R, CC) 7.45 Dr Dimensionpants. (R) 8.05 SheZow. (R, CC) 8.20 Almost Naked Animals. (R, CC) 8.30 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk. (R, CC) 9.00 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 9.25 Total Drama World Tour. (R, CC) 9.55 Grojband. (R, CC) 10.15 Numb Chucks. (R, CC) 10.50 Canimals. (R) 11.00 Wacky World Beaters. (R, CC) 11.25 Trop Jr. (CC) 11.30 Little Lunch. (R, CC) 12.00 Dani’s House. (R, CC) 12.30 M.I. High. (R, CC) (Final) 12.55 Really Me. (R, CC) 2.00 House Of Anubis. (R) 3.00 Deadly 60. (R, CC) 3.25 WAC. (R, CC) 3.55 Studio 3. 4.00 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 4.30 Hank Zipzer. (R, CC) 4.55 Big Babies. (R, CC) 5.10 Life With Boys. (R, CC) 5.35 Sadie J. (R, CC) 6.10 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (R) 6.30 Horrible Histories. (R, CC) 7.00 Outnumbered. (PG, CC) 7.30 Officially Amazing. (R, CC) 8.00 The Haunting Hour. (PG, R, CC) 8.50 Wolfblood. (PG, R, CC) 9.15 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG, R, CC) 9.20 Rage. (PG, R) 1.55 Close.

Billy Gardell and Melissa McCarthy star in Mike & Molly

7TWO 6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. (PG) 7.30 Michael Youssef. (PG) 8.00 David Jeremiah. (PG) 8.30 Shopping. 9.30 Home And Away Catch-Up. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. (R, CC) 12.30 A Place To Call Home. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railways. (PG) Chris Tarrant heads to West Africa. 7.30 Escape To The Country. (R) Alistair Appleton joins a couple who have been travelling the world and helps them find a home with B&B potential. 9.30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea. Presented by Jenni Falconer. 10.30 Best Houses Australia. 11.00 Super Factories: Corvette. (R, CC) 12.00 Escape To The Country. (R) 2.00 Fantasy Homes By The Sea. (R) 3.00 Super Factories: Corvette. (R, CC) 4.00 The Martha Stewart Show. (R) 5.00 Home Shopping.

7MATE 6.00 Shopping. (PG) 6.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 7.30 Shopping. (PG) 9.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, R) 10.00 AFL Game Day. (PG, CC) 11.30 Engineering Connections. (PG, R) 12.30 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG) 1.30 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction. (PG) 2.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. (CC) 3.00 Football. (CC) AFL. First elimination final. Richmond v North Melbourne. From the MCG. 6.00 Wipeout USA. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 MOVIE: Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl. (PG, R, CC) (2003) A man joins forces with an infamous pirate. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom. 9.45 MOVIE: Resident Evil: Retribution. (AV15+, R, CC) (2012) A woman fights for her freedom. Milla Jovovich. 11.35 MOVIE: Wild Things: Foursome. (AV15+, R, CC) (2010) Jillian Murray. 1.35 Locked Up Abroad: Busted And Pregnant. (M) 3.00 NFL. NFL. Week 1. Chicago Bears v Green Bay Packers. From Soldier Field, Chicago.

GO! 6.00 Thunderbirds. (R) 7.00 Kids’ WB. (PG) 7.05 Looney Tunes. 7.30 The Skinner Boys. (C, R, CC) 8.00 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R) 8.30 Scooby-Doo! (PG, R) 9.00 Looney Tunes. (R) 9.30 Adv Time. (PG, R) 10.00 Young Justice. (PG, R) 10.30 The Batman. (PG, R) 11.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. (PG) 11.30 Rabbids. (PG, R) 12.00 Sonic Boom. (PG, R) 12.30 SpongeBob. (R) 1.30 Danoz. 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! (PG, R) 3.00 Green Lantern. (PG, R) 3.30 Young Justice. (PG, R) 4.30 The Batman. (PG, R) 5.30 Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG, R) 6.30 MOVIE: Lost In Space. (PG, R, CC) (1998) 9.10 MOVIE: Lethal Weapon 3. (M, R, CC) (1992) Two cops try to catch a crooked former policeman. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover. 11.40 Anger Management. (PG, R, CC) 12.10 The Originals. (AV15+) 1.00 MOVIE: Shutter. (AV15+, R, CC) (2008) Joshua Jackson. 2.40 Sun, Sex And Suspicious Parents. (M, R) 3.40 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. (PG, R) 4.00 PAW Patrol. (R, CC) 4.30 Robocar Poli. (R) 4.50 Thunderbirds. (R) 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Classic. (R)

GEM 6.00 Skippy. (R) 6.30 GEM Presents. (R, CC) 6.40 MOVIE: Loser Takes All. (PG, R) (1956) 8.30 Danoz. 9.30 Rainbow Country. (R) 10.00 MOVIE: An Elephant Called Slowly. (R, CC) (1970) 12.00 Cycling. National Road Series. Tour of the King Valley. Men’s. Highlights. 12.30 The Garden Gurus. (R, CC) 1.00 Getaway. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 MOVIE: Little Women. (R, CC) (1949) Elizabeth Taylor. 4.00 MOVIE: Battle Cry. (R) (1955) Van Heflin, Aldo Ray. 7.00 Cricket. (CC) One-Day International. England v Australia. Morning session. Game 5. From Old Trafford, Manchester, England. 11.00 AFP: Australian Federal Police. (M, R, CC) A look at the work of the Australian Federal Police. 11.30 Cricket. (CC) One-Day International. England v Australia. Afternoon session. Game 5. From Old Trafford, Manchester, England. 3.30 Global Shop. 4.30 Enjoying Everyday Life With Joyce Meyer. (PG) 5.00 Seaway. (PG, R, CC)

ONE 6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Undercover Boss. (PG, R) 9.00 Motor Racing. (CC) FIA World Rally Championship. Round 10. Rally Australia. Day 3. 10.00 Moments Of Impact. (PG, R) 11.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 World Sport. (R) 12.30 Motor Racing. (CC) FIA World Rally Championship. Round 10. Rally Australia. Day 2. Highlights. 1.00 Motor Racing. (CC) FIA World Rally Championship. Round 10. Rally Australia. Day 3. Highlights. 2.00 4x4 Adventures. (R) 3.00 Bolt Report. (R, CC) 4.00 Adv Angler. 4.30 Operation Repo. (PG, R) 5.00 What’s Up Downunder? (R, CC) 5.30 iFish. 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 7.30 Cops. (PG, R) 8.30 Bondi Ink Tattoo. (M, R) 9.30 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 13. San Marino Grand Prix. From Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Italy. 11.00 World Sport. 11.30 The Americans. (AV15+, R, CC) 12.30 48 Hours. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 Cops. (PG, R) 2.30 Megastructures. (PG, R) 3.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R) 4.00 Football’s Greatest Teams. (PG, R) 4.30 Football’s Greatest Teams. (R) 5.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG, R, CC)

ELEVEN 6.00 Toasted TV. 9.00 Infomercials. (PG) 9.30 TMNT. (R) 10.00 Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures. (C, R, CC) 10.30 Sabrina. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Infomercials. (PG) 11.30 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Neighbours. (R, CC) 5.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. (PG, R) 6.00 Family Feud: Sunday. (CC) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Simpsons. (R, CC) 7.00 Futurama. (PG, R) Leela becomes a Hollywood big shot. 7.30 The Simpsons. (R, CC) Marge recounts when Lisa first spoke. 8.30 MOVIE: Sabrina. (PG, R) (1995) A playboy and his workaholic brother vie for the attention of a chauffeur’s beautiful daughter. Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond, Greg Kinnear. 11.10 House Of Lies. (MA15+) 11.50 The Late Late Show With James Corden. (PG) 12.50 Nurse Jackie. (M) 1.25 The Crazy Ones. (M) 2.00 Charmed. (PG, R, CC) 5.00 Home Shopping.

SBS 2 6.00 Urdu News. 6.20 Indonesian News. 7.00 Russian News. 7.30 Polish News. 8.00 Maltese News. 8.30 Macedonian News. 9.00 PopAsia. (PG) 11.00 Portuguese News. 11.30 Croatian News. 12.00 Hindi News. 12.30 Dutch News. 1.00 Celebrity Chef. (PG) 2.20 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo. (M, R, CC) 3.10 The Tim Ferriss Experiment. (PG) 3.35 Dressed Up For. (PG) 4.35 Brazil’s Next Top Model. (PG, R) 5.30 Vs Arashi. 6.25 Dare 2 Dance. 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 South Park. 9.00 Drunk History. (M, R) Hosted by Derek Waters. 9.30 South Park. (M, R, CC) Jimmy comes up with a joke. 10.00 Ali G: Remixed. (M, R) Interviews with unsuspecting people. 10.25 Sex Toys: Frisky Business. (MA15+, R) 11.20 Naked News: Uncovered! (MA15+, CC) 11.50 In Her Skin. (M) 1.30 MOVIE: Chaotic Ana. (AV15+, R) (2007) 3.35 CCTV News In English From Beijing. 5.00 French News. 5.50 Urdu News.

NITV 6.00 Welcome To Wapos Bay. 6.30 Waabiny Time. 7.00 Move It Mob Style. 7.30 Bizou. 8.00 Mugu Kids. 8.30 Go Lingo. 9.00 Tales Of Tatonka. 9.30 Move It Mob Style. 10.00 Soccer. (CC) AFC Champions League. 12.00 NITV News Week In Review. 12.30 Fusion With Casey Donovan. 1.30 Tag 20: The Documentary. 2.30 From The Vault. 2.35 Interstitials Sport. 2.45 Rugby League. Queensland Murri Carnival. 3.30 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. 5.00 Te Kaea. 5.30 NITV News Week In Review. 6.00 Awaken. 7.00 Ngurra. 7.30 Backyard Shorts. (PG) 8.00 Tangaroa With Pio. 8.30 When Colin Met Joyce. (PG) 9.30 The Creator’s Game. (M) 10.30 Northern Lights. (M) 11.30 Ngurra. 12.00 Fusion With Casey Donovan. 1.00 NITV On The Road: Mbantua Festival. 2.00 Backyard Shorts. (PG) 2.30 Not Just Cricket. (PG) 3.00 Kriol Kitchen. 3.30 Mana Mamau. (M) 4.00 Fusion With Casey Donovan. 5.00 Colour Theory. (PG, CC) 5.30 Kriol Kitchen.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. (CC) 12.30 #TalkAboutIt. (R, CC) 1.00 News. 1.30 Landline. (R, CC) 2.00 News. 2.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 3.00 News. (CC) 3.30 Offsiders. (R, CC) 4.00 News. 4.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 5.00 News. 5.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 Australian Story. (R, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 Arthur Phillip: Governor, Sailor, Spy. (CC) 8.00 Insiders. (R, CC) 9.00 News. (CC) 9.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 10.00 News. (CC) 10.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 11.00 News. 11.30 #TalkAboutIt. (R, CC) 12.00 Landline. (R, CC) 1.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 2.00 BBC World News. 2.30 The Mix. (R, CC) 3.00 BBC World News. 3.30 The World This Week. (R, CC) 4.00 BBC World News. 4.15 BBC Sport Today. 4.30 Australia Wide. (R, CC) 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour. 5.30 One Plus One. (R, CC) 1309

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ACROSS

1. TV talk program (4,4) 5. Foreseeing 11. Musical composition 15. Period 16. His Royal Highness (1,1,1) 17. Poorly dressed child 19. Severe 21. Ice boot 23. Wounded by blade 25. Army clergyman 27. Informing (on) 28. Cheyenne dwelling 30. Unwanted fat 31. Largest US state 32. Post-lunch snooze 33. Prima donna 34. Sandcastle moulds 35. Pirates Of The Caribbean star, ... Bloom 36. Frontiersman, ... Crockett 38. Non-commissioned officers (1,1,2) 40. Discard 42. Captures (criminal) 44. Single-sound source 45. Swoon 46. Shark relatives 48. Consecrate as priest 49. Clump 50. Knuckle of veal stew, ... bucco 51. Midriff regions 52. Wharf 53. Tardy 54. Apex 55. Apple Inc device 56. Parchment roll 58. Court fines 59. Mideast shipping passage (3,3) 61. Assent 63. Irish movement (1,1,1) 64. Possess 65. Pointer, ... finger 67. Corrosive fluids 69. Sapphire or diamond 71. Still 73. Old-fashioned, behind the ... 74. Happens next 76. Putrid 78. Watered by tube 80. Flower holder 82. Highly excited 83. Entertainer 85. Exertions 89. Aural orifice 91. Hebrew farewell 93. British medal (1,1,1) 94. Hamper 96. Doubt innocence of 98. And so forth 99. That woman’s 100. Harangues 102. More agile 103. Alfresco 104. Reversing the

effects of 105. Global navigation system (1,1,1) 106. Dubai’s neighbour, ... Dhabi 107. Unwelcome guest, ... non grata 108. Reach destination 110. Munch 112. Maiden (poetic) 114. Defeat by small margin (4,3) 117. Stops 120. Elusive 123. Black & white ocean mammal 125. Tibet’s Dalai ... 127. Short-term clerical employees 128. Unfasten (brooch) 131. Outward show

133. Woollen garments 134. Baffling question 135. Brought under control 136. Witch’s hex 137. Gangsters, Bonnie & ... 140. Liqueur, ... Maria 141. A duo 142. Blind Faith author, Ben ... 145. Wattle tree 147. Scarper 148. Courteous 150. Swirl 151. Cereal bowl 152. Perfume base 153. Fault 154. Disperse 156. Computer symbol 158. As soon as pos-

sible (1,1,1,1) 160. Barrel tap 162. Prayer’s final word 163. Sandy coast 164. Salver 165. Executed queen, Lady ... Grey 166. Castrate 167. Piano ivories 168. Daunts 170. Report 172. Abate 173. Standard 174. However 177. Daze 179. Action 180. Materialised 182. The T of PTA 183. UK racecourse 185. Formed a couple, ... off 187. Family wars

13. Adjudicator 14. Painful experiences 18. Broomstick pony 20. Share of profits (4-3) 22. Jousting warriors 24. Jakarta native DOWN 26. Thinks logically 1. Pleased 29. Advance notice 2. South African politi- (5,7) cal party (1,1,1) 37. Intending 3. Bullied 38. Jotters 4. Hoe (garden) 39. Fully satisfies 5. Painters’ tripods 40. Haughtier 6. Swerves 41. Quits college (5,3) 7. California’s ... Bar43. Developed into bara Islands 44. Textile worker’s 8. Safe haven workplace 9. Picture 47. Japanese wine 10. Slum area 57. Halts 11. Crack (of skin) 60. Whichever 62. Send (payment) 12. Nudity

188. Decree 189. Female monster 191. Well-chosen 192. Bar bill 193. Retaliation 194. Futilely 195. Withholds vote

66. Nightclub 68. Detectives 69. Actor, ... Goldblum 70. Garret 72. Keen to impress (5,2,6) 73. Diaphanous 75. Astronaut, ... Armstrong 77. Gain 79. Tailors 81. Weep convulsively 84. Explode inwards 85. Came to light 86. Sharpens view 87. Warms up again 88. Swathes 90. Funeral vehicles 92. Fossilised resin 95. Extinct birds 97. World news service (1,1,1) 101. Fury

109. Formerly Persia 111. Melody 113. Merge 115. Crippled 116. As a gamble (2,4) 118. Back gate 119. Amphibian 121. Lower leg bracelet 122. Ignoramus 124. Reductions 126. Famous Greek stories (5’1,6) 129. Wrecking 130. Excused 131. Response (from consumers) 132. Goes 138. Pretentious (2-2-2) 139. Fantasist 143. Southpaw (4-6) 144. Filmy 146. Brainwave

149. Sanction 155. Reinforced compounds 157. Bound 159. Clipped (sheep) 161. Crested parrots 165. Gin berry 169. Cruel people 171. Robberies 172. Distracted 175. About-face (1-4) 176. Undue speed 177. Here, ... & everywhere 178. Soprano solos 181. Ellipse 184. Castro’s land 186. Mischievous sprite 190. Record label (1,1,1) © LOVATTS PUZZLES MEG3504

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WUMO

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by Wulff & Morgenthaler

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

OUT ON A LIMB

by Gary Kopervas

FLASH GORDON

by Jim Keefe

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

GRIN & BEAR IT

by Wagner

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

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DUAL CROSSWORD 1

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23 DUAL CROSSWORD 18,953

1. 6 making the lecture twice as long? (6,4) 7. Couldn’t keep still through emotion? (5) 8. Discreet under protection (7) 10. Learnt to become forbearing (8) 11. It could be in pride, of course (4) 13. Capital fighting implement (6) 15. Association of people a guest might join (6) 17. Revolt to get increase in pay (4)

CRYPTO-QUOTE

18. Reject solid law (8) 21. The ghost of 14 (7) 22. Change to 10 not out for a change (5) 23. How one learns to walk gradually? (4,2,4)

Down

1. Lived up to wicked image (5) 2. Beginning to move beneath path (5,3) 3. Foot’s position according to traditional tale? (6) 4. Evidence of sorrow for the rip (4) 5. Being firmly fixed in temporary accommodation (7) 6. Would one

look vacant when asked to spell them? (5,5) 9. Drudgery only an ass would do? (6-4) 12. Devised a role so as to be made special (3,5) 14. Sceptre engenders high regard (7) 16. My 17 making great unhappiness (6) 19. Be more lenient and allow to 17 (3,2) 20. Prevent crockery going up (4)

QUICK CLUES

8. Confound (7) 10. Journalist (8) 11. Forbid (4) 13. Spoken (6) 15. Adorn (6) 17. Chief (4) 18. Keep (8) 21. Learned (7) 22. Prod (5) 23. Hit (4-6)

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Down

1. Fleshy (5) 2. Airy (8) 3. Vocalist (6) 4. Not any (4) 5. Allay (7) 6. Shorten (10) 9. Retailer (10) 12. Individual (8) 14. Hermit (7) 16. Mourn (6) 19. Horseman (5) 20. Raise (4)

Across

1. Witticism (10) 7. Redden (5)

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

THE CASHIER

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A TOUCH MORE DORIN

by Paul Dorin

JUST LIKE CATS & DOGS by Dave T. Phipps

4. In no position to score, not liking team any more? (7) 8. Poems as returned to Ukrainian port (6) 9. Bars that irritate? (7) 10. In greater frenzy to get red dye (6) 11. Sweetmeat given in respect of feelings (6) 12. Conduct my own to source of metal (4,4) 18. Discuss business where speeches can be bought? (4,4) 20. Shortage of thread (6) 21. Rob Ted perhaps – he owes! (6) 22. He makes a list of bequests at one in the morning (7)

23. Abandon barren land (6) 24. Put into warehouse again to repair (7)

let things go (6)

DOWN

ACROSS

1. Mar foul mixed recipe (7) 2. Chief road to progress? (7) 3. Egghead meets up with respect (6) 5. Predict role left out (8) 6. Start moving to provide an improving contrast (3,3) 7. Craned to see someone who moves to music (6) 13. Flying not decided (2,3,3) 14. 100, who were not bare-headed, conversed (7) 15. Make cuts in the theatre? (7) 16. The colour of the saucer is emerald (6) 17. Small weapon for band? (6) 19. He’s not one to

HOCUS-FOCUS

STRANGE BUT TRUE l It’s not known who made the following sage observation: “I can picture a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they’d never expect it.” l Dom Perignon – he of champagne fame – was a Benedictine monk. l With the next school holidays fast approaching, parents and carers be warned you might suffer from dysania – finding it difficult to get out of bed in the morning. Some of us, of course, experience dysania year-round.

by Samantha Weaver l If you’re one of those parents who has to be careful walking around the house barefoot, you probably will not be surprised to learn that the LEGO company makes more than 3500 different pieces in more than 60 colours. l Weddings in Sweden are not for the jealous type. In that country, tradition states that if the bride leaves the room, all the men line up to kiss her. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander, though – if the groom leaves, all the women are supposed to get in line to demonstrate their affection. I imagine

very few exes are invited to Swedish weddings. l British writer Lewis Carroll – best known for his book “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” – invented the idea of the dust jacket for books. l Those who study such things say that a parakeet would rather look at itself than at another parakeet. In a test, the birds were placed in cages side-by-side, then one was removed and a mirror put in its place. The parakeet that was left spent quadruple the time looking at its reflection as it did looking at its companion. Thought for the Day: “This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.” – William Lyon Phelps

QUICK CLUES 4. Communication (7) 8. Sick (6) 9. Scan (7) 10. Ethnic (6) 11. Pressing (6) 12. Apt (8) 18. In the future (8) 20. Fame (6) 21. Soaked (6) 22. Show (7) 23. Of sight (6) 24. Loot (7) DOWN 1. Austere (7) 2. Idea (7) 3. Forever (6) 5. Well-spoken (8) 6. Mean (6) 7. Reason (6) 13. Flood (8) 14. Attentive (7) 15. Dispute (7) 16. Sociable (6) 17. Ration ticket (6) 19. Foreign (6) 18,891

by Henry Boltinoff

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YOUR STARS ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20) A fastpaced week sees you catching up with chores and getting in touch with work colleagues. A piece of good news puts you in a bright and optimistic mood. Looking for some bargains? Donâ€™t accept the first offer that comes to hand â€“ there may be better ones out there. Be lucky after midweek but keep a close eye on paperwork and anything legal. The chance to impress comes at the weekend but try to be honest.

TAURUS (APR 21-MAY 21) This

is a dramatic and passionate week. Things move fast, so donâ€™t be caught at a disadvantage. A loaded question put to you midweek needs careful consideration, but you donâ€™t have to respond immediately. Take the time to think. Maybe what you want does not tally with what your partner needs. Questions are asked, but who has the answers? You need to take a practical approach, although with affairs of the heart that is not always easy.

GEMINI (MAY 22-JUN 21) In a

rather confusing week, matters seem to twist and turn. Changes and disruptions are not necessarily bad. There is certainly much excitement after midweek. Family matters are more passionate than usual. Why does someone keep repeating themselves, could it be that you are not listening? It is so tempting to just switch off at times this week â€“ you have heard it all before and are not inclined to be impressed.

CANCER (JUN 22-JUL 22) For you this

is a pretty smoothrunning week. But those around you may be going through dramatic times. This is sure to affect you and your plans. Telling someone to get a grip wonâ€™t work. You really need to listen and then try and find out where it all started. Look for the silver lining among the disruption. You have an oasis of calm open to you that you donâ€™t take up enough.

for the week commencing 14.09.2015

BY CASSANDRA NYE

LEO (JUL 23-AUG 23) The angels of activity and fun are smiling at you. There is nothing that you like more than a happy, social time. Being in the spotlight, you find yourself being admired. Does this give you the chance to do something good? Yes. Donâ€™t be shy about offering your help where it is needed. Nor should you let pride get in the way of your instincts this weekend. You seem to be fighting the urge to do something different.

VIRGO (AUG 24-SEP 23) A

strong change in the way you see yourself comes about this week. There are things that you want to change. As long as you are doing it for yourself and not just for others, it can work. You should look after your health at this time. Someone leaving your area of influence, perhaps an adult child, gives you pause for thought. This is the start of a new phase in which you decide the outcome.

LIBRA (SEP 24-OCT 23) The financial boost

that is due is not with you yet. Try not to overstretch yourself in this direction. On romance and friendships, however, let your instincts guide you. You are naturally attractive to like-minded people, especially when in a mutual group. When invited out, be sure to return the compliment. Give attention to a loved one rather than spend lots of money. A slower pace next week allows you to recharge your batteries.

SCORPIO (OCT 24-NOV 22)

The line between friendship and romance is blurred this week. Either you or a friend are feeling confused in this area. Avoid leading someone astray romantically as it could be embarrassing later. Speed ahead at work and give colleagues a hand when they are stuck, especially with technology. Some changes around you can be unexpected. They are not, however, as drastic as they at first appear.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23-DEC 21) Be aware that short-term

hold-ups are just that. Changes can come thick and fast this week. Donâ€™t let small things affect your attitude. You are on the right track. Someone who admires you may give up if they donâ€™t get a response soon. Perhaps you have not even noticed their interest? Imagine if you had a lot of money or the chance to speak your mind, how would that change your attitude? What would you do differently?

CAPRICORN (DEC 22-JAN

20) In a week when travel and secrets come together, life is far from dull. If you are planning something special, midweek gives the best bargains and good negotiations. Drama and spiritual feelings rise at the weekend. Someone may be leaving your sphere of influence, perhaps an adult child. Tell them how you feel now. Break the ice with someone you have a longstanding disagreement with. Life is too short to hold grudges or bruised pride.

AQUARIUS (JAN 21-FEB 19) It

is a light-hearted kind of week, especially when spending time with children and friends. Those on holiday will find travel inspires them creatively. Will you start that painting now, or even begin to write that novel? Something that gives you great satisfaction can stimulate on a daily basis. A passing whim can cost you money, so keep away from the grand gestures. Someone is as happy with your company as with any expensive gift.

PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 20) The

kind of passions and changes that affect you this week will rumble on. Do not see this as a bad thing. Certain relationships need to change, and for the better. Perhaps at work you will be promoted or decide to move on. Either way, the impact on your finances is eventually for the better. Stay firm while the wind changes. It is a time for love of all kinds. Aim to be closer to your children and give them special attention.

SOLUTIONS AND ANSWERS for this weekâ€™s puzzles and tests The Big 1 Crossword 3504

This week's Sudoku

This week's Snowflakes

This week's Go Figure!

Mondayâ€™s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Being hard-working and able to fit in to any environment, you have the wherewithal to succeed, Virgo. Charm comes naturally to you and makes you sparkle. Use this in the months ahead to good advantage, especially in your business life. Tuesdayâ€™s Birthday Luck: Where there is a Virgoan there is magic. The natural combination of skills and determination draws employers to you. If you are to succeed in the months ahead, try to do it with a partner. Those who start a business will see steady progress. Wednesdayâ€™s Birthday Luck: Decisions made now are more easily changed than usual. That is because you are uncertain in some areas. Others know this and may hold back either financially or emotionally until you are sure, Virgo. Thursdayâ€™s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! You share your day with Baz Luhrmann (far left), the Australian film director, who is 53 today. Of all the signs, you have the best equipment to succeed. This can occur in many different businesses or relationships. What drives you is ambition, but what is important to you is being respected. Earn that this year, Virgo. Fridayâ€™s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Virgo, whatever you do now will affect those around you, so decisions need careful thought. Although it is easier to be a one-horse show, others must be taken into account. Look after your reputation. Saturdayâ€™s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Also celebrating today is Australian athlete Sally Pearson (left) who turns 29. Being the centre of attention suits you, Virgo. However, let others bask in the glory of your success. To always try and do things alone can lead to loneliness. Choose a job you really love. Sundayâ€™s Birthday Luck: Happy Birthday! Others are always willing to tell you what you should do, Virgo. How tedious is that? Make your own decisions before someone else tries to make them for you. You have a clear head. Please use it.

Mega Maze

Find the Words solution 868 People travel around DUAL CROSSWORD 18,953 CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Double talk; 7 Moved; 8 Guarded; 10 Tolerant; 11 Lion; 13 Warsaw; 15 League; 17 Rise; 18 Disallow; 21 Spectre; 22 Alter; 23 Step by step. Down: 1 Devil; 2 Under way; 3 Legend; 4 Tear; 5 Lodging; 6 Empty words; 9 Donkey-work; 12 Set apart; 14 Respect; 16 Misery; 19 Let up; 20 Stop. QUICK SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Pleasantry; 7 Blush; 8 Nonplus; CryptoQuote answer 10 Reporter; 11 Veto; 13 Verbal; 15 Bedeck; 17 Arch; 18 Preserve; 21 Erudite; 22 Nudge; 23 Best-seller. Down: 1 Plump; 2 Ethereal; 3 Singer; 4 None; 5 Relieve; 6 Abbreviate; 9 Shopkeeper; 12 Personal; 14 Recluse; 16 Grieve; 19 Rider; 20 Lift. The Baker's Dozen Trivia Test: 1. Pebbles. 2. Henry VII. 3. Finland. 4. DUAL CROSSWORD TOO 18,891 Granma. 5. Rodin, â€œThe Thinkerâ€?. 6. Erato. CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS 7. World War I. 8. James Stewart and Cary Across: 4 Offside; 8 Odessa; 9 Grating; Grant. 9. A â€œjiffyâ€?. 10. Aquarius. 11. â€œSigned, 10 Madder; 11 Toffee; 12 Lead mine; 18 Talk Sealed, Delivered Iâ€™m Yoursâ€?, originally shop; 20 Dearth; 21 Debtor; 22 William; 23 released in 1970. 12. Collingwood and EsDesert; 24 Restore. Down: 1 Formula; 2 sendon. Collingwood won, although they Headway; 3 Esteem; 5 Foretell; 6 Set off; 7 didnâ€™t win another premiership until 20 Dancer; 13 In the air; 14 Chatted; 15 Operate; years later. 13. â€œPaulaâ€?, by Paul & Paula, in 16 Cerise; 17 Armlet; 19 Keeper. 1963. Itâ€™s one of a number of songs about QUICK SOLUTIONS girlsâ€™ names â€“ â€œDonna the Prima Donnaâ€?, Across: 4 Message; 8 Poorly; 9 Monitor; 10 â€œSally Go Round the Rosesâ€?, â€œJudyâ€™s Turn to Racial; 11 Urgent; 12 Apposite; 18 Ulterior; 20 Cryâ€?, â€œDeniseâ€? and â€œCandy Girlâ€? â€“ all done Renown; 21 Sodden; 22 Display; 23 Visual; in the same year, 1963. The fad must have 24 Plunder. Down: 1 Spartan; 2 Concept; 3 run its course because 1964 saw only a few Always; 5 Eloquent; 6 Stingy; 7 Ground; 13 girl-name songs. The song was a hit again Inundate; 14 Mindful; 15 Wrangle; 16 Genial; in Australia when Ernie Sigley and Denise 17 Coupon; 19 Exotic. Drysdale released it in 1974 as â€œHey Paulaâ€?.

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