The only way to fi nd out what’s going on! Serving the Hunter for over 20 years with a readership of over 4,000 weekly! Thursday 29th March, 2018 Missed an issue? www.huntervalleyprinting.com.au/Pages/Entertainer.php See inside Driving the Hunter for 60 years! TV Guide Get ready for Adam Brand Scone’s Belmore Hotel is bringing 2 DECADES OF HITS 1 HUGE CONCERT 1 NIGHT ONLY one of Australia’s best-selling SPECIAL GUESTS Matt Cornell and the Viper Creek Band country music artists to town. Adam Brand will bring his Milestones tour, FRIDAY APRIL 27, 2018 - START TIME 7.30PM celebrating his 20 years in the industry to the TICKETS $35 PER PERSON stage. Plenty of people will be cruising the New Tickets available from the Belmore Hotel from Wednesday March 28 England Highway to Scone to hear the Dirt For more info or to secure your tickets , phone the hotel 65452078 Track Cowboy pump put two decades of hits ahead of his new album release in July. His new song Milestone, tells the story of a young man who set off in search of his dreams. Marquee packages available online It reveals an incredible journey that shaped a life and led him to still be standing in front of his fans after a career spanning two decades. Tickets are $35 per person and will be available from the Belmore Hotel from Wednesday Scone Cup Carnival March 28 ahead of the gig on Friday April 27. TH TH FRIDAY, 11 & SATURDAY, 12 MAY 2018 Why not get a group of friends together for a great night out with dinner and drinks at the Fridayb-bDarley Scone Cup Race Dayb b b b b Saturday - Inglis Guineas & Dark Jewel Belmore too? For more information phone the hotel on 434 Bunnan Road Scone NSW - 02.6545.1607 - www.sconeraceclub.com.au 6545 2078. SESSION TIMES: THURSDAY 29 MARCH - WEDNESDAY 4 APRIL Cinema is OPEN Mondays of school and public holidays BLOCKERS A WRINKLE IN TIME READY PLAYER ONE (MA15+) 105mins (PG) 109mins (M) 140mins Thu, Fri, Mon & Tue Thu, Fri, Mon & Tue Thu, Fri, Mon & Tue 1.50pm, 4.00pm & 8.30pm 11.15am, 4.00pm & 6.15pm 9.00am, 1.20pm & 6.10pm Sat, Sun & Wed Sat, Sun & Wed Sat, Sun & Wed 11.45am, 4.00pm & 9.00pm 9.00am & 1.30pm 3D: 6.45pm 9.00am, 4.00pm & 6.15pm COMING SOON PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING (M) 111mins Sherlock Gnomes Rampage Thu, Fri , Mon & Tue TOMB RAIDER GAME NIGHT I Feel Pretty (M) 118mins (MA15+) 100mins 11.35am & 8.50pm Peter Rabbit 12-15 Sydney Street Avengers: Infinity War Sat, Sun & Wed Thu, Fri, Mon & Tue Sat, Sun & Wed Life of the Party Muswellbrook 11.20am & 9.00pm 9.00am 2.00pm Deadpool 2 Phone: (02) 4044 0600 Live in Muswellbrook? Don’t forget the Courtesy Bus is available to get you to the cinema. Ph: 6543 2011 www.muswellbrookcinema.com.au Join Erin & Mark broadcasting across the Upper Hunter every Saturday on 2NM SUMMER SATURDAY With Erin Molan & Mark Levy Saturday from 12pm – 6pm what’s on Easter road safety drives Winx likened to an focus for Singleton equine Maserati highway bypass by Brian Russell With more people packing the car for a trip away this Easter ‘Elegance, style and performance that is Maserati’ long weekend, Mayor of Singleton, Cr Sue Moore, is urging and is a phrase worthy of application to the motorists to stay safe on the roads through Singleton - Hunter Valley produced racemare Winx. As I have particularly the already congested New England Highway. been virtually housebound in recent years, I have Cr Moore has got behind calls from police and the NSW Government for drivers only seen Winx on the television, but I thought to put safety fi rst following an alarming rise in the number of fatalities and serious she looked the best I have seen her when she injuries on the NSW road network, including 392 deaths in 2017. came out for the Chipping Norton at Randwick “We don’t want to see any tragedies on Singleton roads at any time of the year, on March 3 and that it was her best win. and especially at a time when people are taking a well-earned break to be with To my mind, no performer, including Tulloch and Kingston Town, family and friends,” she said. accelerated so smoothly and treated rivals so contemptuously. Cr Moore said as a gateway on the New England Highway between the Lower She has the motor and style of a Maserati. Hunter and Sydney, and northwards to the Queensland border, Singleton is a I would like to see Winx stay in Australia and race for another signifi cant port for many Easter travellers. couple of years, campaigning including two more Cox Plates. Roads and Maritime Services has identifi ed a preferred option for a future New In racking up her 23rd successive victories (to March 3), all with England Highway bypass of Singleton and allocated $3 million in 2017/2018 to jockey supremo Hugh Bowman in the saddle, Winx has stuck to progress planning works. mostly to weight-for age events, exceptions being appearances The bypass wold relieve traffi c congestion, improve travel times and reduce the at Randwick in premier Group1 events, the Epsom (2015, won impact on the local community, including the safety risks associated with heavy by 2.3 lens) and Doncaster (2016, 2.0 lens). traffi c. Winx is a great ambassador for racing, stirring not only devotees “With a greater spotlight on the roads this weekend, it is an ideal time for to the sport, but the whole nation and interest worldwide. She is NSW Roads Minister, Melinda Pavey to bring out the Singleton bypass fi le and also a good advertisement for the input into Australian breeding consider how the project would benefi t the entire NSW road network - and the of world class racehorses who would not be available here if it people who use it - during peak periods such as Christmas and Easter.” wasn’t for dual hemisphere use. “Easter is a great time of year to jump in the car with family and friends and I Bred by John Camilleri’s Fairway Thoroughbreds, foaled and encourage anyone who’s on our roads, whether you’re staying local or getting reared on Coolmore Hunter Valley and sold through them at the away, to make a special effort to make sure it’s enjoyable for everyone,” she Gold Coast to a bid of $230,000 from syndicator Peter Tighe said. (Magic Bloodstock, NSW), she races for him out of the Chris Waller stables with octogenarian Richard Treweeke and Debbie Kepitis, a daughter of former chicken king and leading Australian breeder and racehorse owner Bob Ingham. In winning 27 of 33 Triple J one night concert starts Winx has earned an Australian record $15,976,925. Also mares, the only others to earn in excess of $10million have been Singleton is keeping its fi ngers crossed as Australia waits to Makybe Diva (GB) ($14,526,690, 36 starts, 15 wins, record fi nd out where the next Triple J One Night stand will be held. three Melbourne Cups, raced until she was seven, the year10 she won her third Melbourne Cup) and Sunline ($11,351,610, Each year the youth radio station stages a huge concert with great Aussie artists 48 starts, 32 wins, Cox Plate twice in succession, second to in a regional location. Singleton Council put in a bid to host the concert, along Northerly in her third attempt – protest unsuccessful and fourth with many other regional towns. Shortlisted towns will be notifi ed in April and at her fourth crack at the race – also at seven). winners later in the year. Shop online for tickets and vouchers at www.majesticcinemas.com.au Would you like your story, event or advertisement in Up Country Entertainer? Contact Cheri Gibson at Hunter Valley Printing E [email protected] P: 02 6545 2888 F: 02 6545 1465 PROGRAM INFORMATION THURS 29th March to WED 4th April WIN two double passes! Spielberg’s back with READY PLAYER ONE (M) Oprah & Reese in A WRINKLE IN TIME (PG) Animated fun in SHERLOCK GNOMES (G) The Entertainer in conjunction with Majestic Cinemas are giving The monsters are back in PACIFIC RIM UPRISING (M) away two double passes each week to two lucky readers. 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This family-friendly event, last staged in 2003 is now a partnership between Vintage Fighter Restorations, Scone Aero Club, Pay’s Air Service, Paul Bennet Airshows and Upper Hunter Shire Council.