Blackers for Breakfast - Triple M Southwest: Recent Episodes
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Ben O'Shea always has all the goss & at this time of year - it's bound to be christmas related. Blackers also couldn't believe that the AFP have to investigate themselves, there is great news for woman's footy in the South West with the exapansion of the ladies SWFL in 2018 and according to the RAC, December 23rd is the most likely day to crash on WA roads.
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Dan the Internut's App of the Week is perfect if you're still helping the big man decide who's naughty or nice! Blackers always finds much humour when it comes to Donald Trump's twitter account - today was no different & Noleen from Margaret River gave the 8:30 Eight a red-hot shake.
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The WACA test and the Aussies domination of the 3rd Test has been the talk of the state of the last few days - this morning Brekky Show Producer Aaron brought us up to speed with all of the weekend's sports action in Out of Bounds. Blackers also probed the merits of investing in Bitcoin, after some horrific accidents here in the South West road safety was back on the agenda, and Jim from Margaret River gave the 8:30 Eight a red-hot shake.
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Good weather for fishing today and tomorrow (not so good on Sunday!) and with a window open for lovers of Dhufish tomorrow as well, it was the perfect time to catch up with Holly from Oceanic Marine. Cliff dropped in for another edition of Cranky Old Men and Busselton Mayor Grant Henley gave the 8:30 Eight another crack....
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Could a new lithium refinery create more than 500 jobs here in the South West by 2019? We heard all about it this morning when Harvey shire president Tania Jackson joined Blackers for Breakfast. Being a 40 year member of the WACA, we were lucky to catch up with Barry Urqhart before he heads to the last ever WACA test match & we also caught up with Bunbury Mayor Gary Brennan
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With Christmas in the air, Dan the Internut's App of the Week could be very handy if you've ever lost your car while Christmas shopping! The possible return of Fran Drescher and The Nanny didn't get Blackers very excited, we showed off our (very average) acting ability in What's My Scene & it's hard to believe that The Great Barrier Reef may no longer be with us in 2100.
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Before he heads off to enjoy a summer full of crayfish (hopefully!), this morning was our last chance to catch up with Nick Bruining from The West Australian for 2017. Friday night's Hoodoo Gurus gig at Vat2 in Bunbury is a sell-out - Kerry from Busselton suffered through our terrible acting to play What's My Scene and pick up free tickets to the gig and Aaron had a complete wrap of the weekend's sport in Out of Bounds.
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Career journalist Richard Shears has some fascinating stories to share on the dark side of Bali. This morning he told us all about "What Happens in Bali: Drugs, murder and misadventure from the dark side of the island paradise" when he joined Blackers for Breakfast. No one in WA can merge properly - neither can Blackers, as we found out when Cliff stopped by for another edition of Cranky Old Men and with the weather on the improve, Holly from Oceanic Marine had everything you need to know if you're throwing a line in this weekend.
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The 2017 batch of cherries is amazing- as we found out this morning when Jon and Courtney from the Manjimup Cherry Harmony Festival joined Blackers for Breakfast. Danny Drummond's Dirty Feed Done Dirt Cheap this morning was an Asian Sirloin that has to be tasted to be believed and with the Dunsborough Rodeofest, Carols by the Jetty and much more on this weekend, it was great to hear from Busselton Mayor Grant Henley.
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Drowning, dehydration, heat stroke, sunburn - all things we need to be mindful of this summer. We heard all about it this morning when St John Ambulance Community Paramedic Ken Hart joined Blackers for Breakfast. Dylan Robert Thomas is not the most popular person with Blackers (or anyone else for that matter) at the moment, Ben O'Shea from the Inside Cover at The West Australian told us about the Barmy Armie's recruiting drive and somehow the powers that be made a mistake & Dustin Martin's dad is allowed back in Australia....
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From inspirational moments of bravery, to dogs doing the jobs that no one else can, this morning we heard about true stories of some of the hardest-working dogs in the world when Author Laura Greaves joined Blackers for Breakfast. The female army captain calling for prostitutes to visit soldiers on the front line made Blackers ask a few questions, Dan the Internut's App of the Week could come in handy at this time of year and we couldn't help but mention Nathan Lyon's catch of the year in the 2nd Ashes Test.
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New Greens senator Jordon Steele John made quite an impression in his first speech before Parliament last week. This morning we heard what the 23 year old Senator's plans for the future are when he joined Blackers for Breakfast. Nick Bruining from Channel 7 & The West Australian isn't happy about someone stealing one of his craypots, that didn't stop him from bringing us everything we need to know in Your Money and after another big weekend in sports Aaron had Out of Bounds.
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Applications for series two of Channel 9's This Time Next Year close in a few weeks. This morning This Time Next Year Producer Stephen Peters joined Blackers for Breakfast. As did Cliff for another edition of Cranky Old Men, and Holly from Oceanic Marine had everything you need to know if you're throwing a line in this weekend.
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Local development, local art - there's always plenty happening in Bunbury and this morning Bunbury Mayor Gary Brennan joined Blackers for Breakfast to tell us about everything that's going on. We chewed the fat about the fall from grace of NBC's Matt Lauer, Barry Urqhart from Marketing Focus had some great advice about staffing demographics for business and with fresh developments in the SSM department, it was logical that Bob Katter`'s name come up....
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It's pretty hard to make your way to Bali at the moment. Mount Agung has spewed ash and steam more than 19,000 feet. We heard all about it this morning when University of Tasmania volcanologist Rebecca Carey joined Blackers for Breakfast. Ben O'Shea from the Inside Cover of The West Australian had a whole heap of media movement goss and Steve from Australind did his best in the 8:30 Eight.
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The X Trial Australian Championship is a spectacular show the whole family will enjoy, with incredible feats of gravity-defying skill by Australia’s best riders. Before he returns to HBF Stadium in 2018, this morning WA State Champion and X Trial organiser Neil Price joined Blackers for Breakfast. If you're single and apps like Tinder, e-harmony and the like haven't worked for you, then you may love Dan the Internut's App of the Week, and Jessica from Usher rang in to tell us how good it was winning Paul Kelly tickets.
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No one knows more about finance in WA than Nick Bruining from The West Australian - this morning he joined Blackers for Breakfast for another edition of Your Money. Aaron had Out of Bounds giving you a complete wrap of all that happened in the World of Sport over the weekend and Monica from Quinninup gave the 8:30 Eight a red-hot crack.
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With the weather just starting to fine up, it's the perfect time to throw a line in this weekend. Holly from Oceanic Marine joined Blackers for Breakfast this morning to tell us where they're biting. Ash from Busselton got close in the 8:30 Eight for Piari & Co. and Blackers shared the goss about the WA man who used a bag of twisties to skip work....
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After another huge Gourmet Escape and with leavers now descending upon Busselton en mass, it's fair to say that's it's been a busy few weeks for Busselton Mayor Grant Henley. This morning Grant joined Blackers for Breakfast. With the imminent arrival of Amazon opening it's Aussie doors, Barry Urqhart from Marketing Focus had vaulable advice for small retailers and Danny Drummond returned with Cloud Eggs in this weeks edition of Dirty Feeds Done Dirt Cheap.
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With Zimbabwe’s dictator Robert Mugabe finally resigning after his 37-year rule, Walkley Award-winning journalist Adam Shand was the perfect person to speak to, given that he's spent large amounts of time reporting in Zimbabwe. This morning Adam Shand joined Blackers for Breakfast. Ben O'Shea from Inside Cover at The West Australian shared some people's unique ideas around recycling and you learn something new everyday when we play the 8:30 Eight.
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Today marks the beginning of Triple M's XL Helping Hamper, which proudly supports the Salvation Army. This morning, Salvation Army Lieutenant Harriet Farquhar joined Blackers for Breakfast. Nick Bruining returned with more financial advice (and some pretty average crayfish tips!) and Aaron brought us up to speed with everything that happened in the world of sport over the weekend in Out of Bounds.
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Curtis is coming our way! Before he hits Margaret River for the Gourmet Escape, this morning celebrity chef Curtis Stone joined Blackers for Breakfast. With the results of the Same Sex Marriage survey freshly announced, Blackers and Ben O'Shea from The Inside Cover at The West Australian had plenty to talk about, and Darren from Quinniup won himself Paul Kelly tickets sharing with us a Dumb Thing that he's done.
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James Reyne is one of the biggest names in Aussie music history. Before his show at BREC early next year, this morning James joined Blackers for Breakfast. If you have Dinosaur loving kids in the family then this is a must-download - Dan the Internut's App of the Week gives them the chance to shoot a video with a dinosaur, and with Triple M's Dumb Things competition in full swing, Blackers shared with us one of the dumb things he's done.
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When he's not dropping craypots, not many know more about finance in WA than Nick Bruining from The West Australian - this morning he joined Blackers for Breakfast. Aaron had Out of Bounds bringing you up to speed with everything that happened in the World of Sport over the weekend and Jess from Usher shared with us her Dumb Thing that she'd done and won her way to Paul Kelly tickets.
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Shine a Light for Life is set to illuminate Bunbury this evening, this morning Lorna McGregor, the CEO of Lifeline WA told us all about the event when she joined Blackers for Breakfast. The Cranky Old Men were in full flight when Cliff popped past the studio and Holly from Oceanic Marine told us where they're biting this week.
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2017 has been a big year for WA-born songwriter and surfer Matt Gresham. Before next week's gig at Dunsborough Tavern, this morning Matt Gresham joined Blackers for Breakfast. Barry Urqhart from Marketing Focus taught us about behavioural economics and Busselton Mayor Grant Henley shared all the details about the busy weekend that he & Busso have in-store.
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Thirsty Merc are doing the hard yards celebrating 15 years out on the road. Before they play the Prince of Wales on Friday night, this morning frontman Rai Thistlethwayte joined Blackers for Breakfast. We also heard from Ross Scott who has spent some serious hours on his bike making his way to Hobart as part of the Black Dog Ride and the ever-quirky Ben O'Shea from Inside Cover at The West Australian had some interesting details about Mark McGowan on tour.
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Some massive funding announcements for the South West were made yesterday while the Premier was in town. This morning we had a full re-cap of Mark McGowan's South West visit when he joined Blackers for Breakfast. The entire nation will stop at 12pm today for the Melbourne Cup - who better to ask for a cup day tip than the voice of racing here in WA, Darren McAullay, and Dan the Internut checked in as he does every Tuesday with his App of the Week.
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The South West is beyond excited to have Ian Moss coming our way this weekend for Blues at Bridgetown! This morning the Cold Chisel legend joined Blackers for Breakfast. Nick Bruining had some interesting tips for those who are looking building a "granny flat" on their property and Aaron had a complete wrap of the weekend's sport in Out of Bounds.
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South Bunbury's own Katie Grieve will don the navy blue in the AFLW 2018 after being selected in the 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft, this morning Katie joined Blackers for Breakfast. Cliff dropped in for another edition of Cranky Old Men and Holly from Oceanic Marine told us about the exploits of a 23.5kg dhufish.
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Summer is just around the corner and we can never be too careful in the water. Smiths Beach Surf Life Saving Club are pushing for extra life savers on our beaches in the South West, this morning Keith Warrick from the club joined Blackers for Breakfast. Barry Urqhart from Marketing Focus told us what effects Halloween has on a business and after a 2 week hiatus, Danny Drummond returned to celebrate tomorrow's National Sandwich Day in style.
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Kev's back! - Before Fridays gig at the Burekup Country Club, this morning Kevin Bloody Wilson joined Blackers for Breakfast. The suburban boy Dave Warner checked back in to share details about how his new book found him questioned by poilce in connection to the Claremont Serial Killing investigation and Ben O'Shea returned to tell us what we can look forward to on the Inside Cover of The Western Australian.
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Bon: The Last Highway, The Untold Story of Bon Scott and AC/DC's Back In Black is a must own for AC/DC fans. This morning we found out more about the untold story around Bon Scott's death when author Jesse Fink joined Blackers for Breakfast. Dan the Internut's App of the Week is perfect for those that need to navigate the the nightmare that is IKEA, and Aaron had all the Kevin Spacey goss in Showbiz.
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Titus O’Reily is one of the funniest and most intelligent people talking about sport in Australia. This morning the sports satirist spoke about his new book when he joined Blackers for Breakfast. Aaron had good news for Lethal Weapon fans in Showbiz, Nick Bruining had some great advice on investing platforms in Your Money and Aaron returned with a complete wrap of the weekend's sport in Out of Bounds.
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One of the South West's own is set to be a major player at Blues at Bridgetown. It was great to have Deb 'Spoons' Perry on the show this morning when she joined Blackers for Breakfast. Cliff dropped by and was crankier than ever, Holly from Oceanic Marine told us where they're biting this weekend and Aaron brought us up to speed with all the showbiz goss.
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Anticipation for the 25th Blues at Bridgetown is growing....
This morning we were lucky enough to have one of the big names on the bill join us when Aussie music legend Russell Morris joined Blackers for Breakfast. Barry Urqhart from Marketing focus had some interesting info for us on discretionary purchases, and fresh from being re-elected as Busselton Mayor, Grant Henley brought us up to speed with all that's been happening in Busso.
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Greg Steele is part of the brainstrust behind Gardstock - a massive benefit gig taking place this Saturday night at the Burlington Hotel. This morning Greg joined Blackers for Breakfast. The ever quirky Ben O'Shea from the Inside Cover at The West Australian told us about his travels through country WA, Chris from Bunbury struck gold (or dinner as it would be!) in the 8:30 Eight and Aaron had all the breaking entertainment goss you need to know in Showbiz.
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Every year the Black Dog Ride does a fantastic job to raise awareness of depression and mental health, this morning it was great to have Ross Scott join Blackers for Breakfast. Dan the Internut returned with App of the Week which could come in very handy if you have loved ones travelling by air, and Aaron came in off the bench to bring us Showbiz.
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Laser jamming, point to point speed cameras and mobile phone use while driving - Blackers had plenty to discuss with acting Commissioner of Road Safety Iain Cameron when he joined Blackers for Breakfast. Nick Bruing from Channel 7 & The West Australian brought us Your Money with some important tips for those who haven't filed their tax return yet, and after anothe massive weekend of sport Aaron had everything you need to know in Out of Bounds.
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The 3-peat is on the cards! The Perth WIldcats have made the perfect start to their title defenc. Before tonight's massive clash between the Wildcats and Melbourne United, this morning Matty Knight joined Blackers for Breakfast. We could be in for some warm (finally!) weather this weekend - Holly from Oceanic Marine told us where they're biting this weekend. Aaron chipped in with a quick wrap of the AFL trade season and Steve from Busselton probably would have won the 8:30 Eight if not for Blackers pretty average tiger impersonation.....
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Dave Warner is one Australia's most talented songwriters & performers. Before his show at Caves House on Sunday night, this morning Dave Warner joined Blackers for Breakfast. Danny Drummond from the Wild Bull Brewery made a trimuphant return to the show this morning with another Dirty Feed Done Dirt Cheap, and Barry Urqhart from Marketing Focus had some interesting details about the fate of Myers.
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Always great to have Ben O'Shea from the Inside Cover at The West Australian on board to help us ask the big questions, this morning it was - how many West Australians does it take to change a lightbulb? Seriously. Blackers also spent time this morning questioning some of the new additions to the latest edition of the Oxford Dictionary and we had some sad news for fans of the NRL Footy Show in Showbiz.
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Australia’s largest scale Pink Floyd concept, Echoes of Pink Floyd is making it's way to BREC. Before the show on Friday 10 November, this morning singer Matt Goodluck joined Blackers for Breakfast. Dan the Internut's App of the Week is set to make tape measures a thing of the past, Blackers caught the INXS special on TV last night which caused him to reflect on a unique INXS experience and Lydia from Margaret River rang for a crack at the 8:30 Eight.
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Comedy genius Akmal to is set to return to Bunbury next month. Before his upcoming show at BREC, this morning Akmal joined Blackers for Breakfast. Nick Bruining had some great advice when it comes to tax-deductable donations and after another big weekend in sport, Aaron had a complete wrap with Out of Bounds.
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David Strassman is set to return to the South West this weekend with his hilarious all-new show. Before his 3 performances at BREC, this morning David Strassman joined Blackers for Breakfast. Barry Urqhart from Marketing Focus had some valuable advice about not getting to carried away with the "economic recovery" and Aaron chipped in with some personal experience on the 15th anniversary of 2002 Bali Bombing.
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No better way to celebrate Oztober here at Triple M than by catching up with Oz Rock royalty! Before Dave Gleeson fronts The Angels at The Astor Theatre on the weekend, this morning he joined Blackers for Breakfast. Ben O'Shea from the Inside Cover of the West Australian gave proof as to why his column isn't regarded as being highbrow, Tony Abbott's latest climate change comments gave us plenty of ammuniton and big news for Star Wars fans in another edition of Showbiz.
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Len Pascoe is set to hit the Bridgetown Football Club this evening as part of the One For the Road Tour, also featuring Doug Walters and Jeff Thomson. This morning the former Aussie fast bowler joined Blackers for Breakfast. Dan the Internut checked in for his App of the Week, Showbiz came from Aaron (who asked why Blackers couldn't have been the face of Loius Vuitton!) and it was third time lucky for Adrian from Dalyellup who won our 8:30 Eight this morning!
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Cosentino is Australia’s greatest illusionist. His new book is called "The Mysterious World of Cosentino". We heard all about it this morning when he returned to Blackers for Breakfast. Nick Bruining gave us more top line financial advice in Your Money and after a massive weekend of sport Aaron brought us up to speed with all the facts about the cracks and glitches with the pitches in Out of Bounds.
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The Choirboys are one of Australia's great pub rock bands. This morning Mark Gable joined Blackers for Breakfast and told us all about their new live album. The NBL 2017/18 season tips off this Saturday night - we had Matty Knight from the Wildcats chat about their title defence and Cliff and Blackers had plenty to sink their teeth into this week in another edition of Cranky Old Men.
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Danny Drummond returned this morning with another Dirty Feed Done Dirt Cheap. To celebrate his daughter's birthday he made us Katie's favourite - French Toast with crispy bacon, maple syrup and chilli, when he joined Blackers for Breakfast. Always great to have Bunbury Mayor Gary Brennan in the studio with us to chat about the what's been happening in the community & we recieved more top line marketing advice from Barry Urqhart from Marketing Focus.
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All eyes will be on Mount Panorama this weekend. If the Bathurst 1000 is a must watch for you then the new George Lomas book "Kings of the Mountain" is a must own. This morning George joined Blackers for Breakfast. We also had a chat about new Happiness Index findings, but not so much luck this morning in the 8:30 Eight!
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Andrew Frazer is responsible for some of the most eye-catching and unique artwork featured all throughout the Bunbury CBD. With his work featuring in the new book "Drawn Onward", this morning he joined Blackers for Breakfast. Dan the Internut's App of the Week is perfect for you if you have lego-loving school kids at home this school holidays, and Polly brought us up to speed with latest on Tom Petty in another edition of Showbiz.
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Sunday's South West Footy League Grand Final is going to be absolutely massive. This morning we heard from both coaches - HBL's Derek Hall & Bunbury's Jaime Nani when they joined Blackers for Breakfast. Cliff dropped by - he and Blackers were at their controversial best in another edition of Cranky Old Men and Scott Cummings gave us his AFL footy tips for Premliminary Final weekend - Melbourne's been painted yellow & black!
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Collie is set to go off this weekend with the Collie Motorcycle Festival taking the town by storm. This morning festival co-ordinator Tony Collins joined Blackers for Breakfast. Even though he's feeling under the weather, Bunbury Mayor Gary Brennan brought us up to speed with a few positive things that are happening in the community and Barry Urqhart from Marketing Focus joined us to chat about non-gender fashion retailing.
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We finally have a decision on the Koombana Bay Footbridge. Fresh from last night's Bunbury City Council meeting, this morning Bunbury Mayor Gary Brennan joined Blackers for Breakfast. Ben O'Shea from the Inside Cover at The West Australian told us about one of the dumbest criminals (allegedly) you'll ever hear about and Polly brought all of her gossipy goodness in another edition of Showbiz.
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Tex Perkins is one of the most charismatic frontmen in Aussie rock history. Before his Tex, Don and Charlie show this Friday night at The Prince, this morning Tex joined Blackers for Breakfast. Dan the Internut didn't offer us an App of the Week but still had some valuable advice for tech-heads & it warmed Blackers heart to hear the news that bald men are more confident and attractive...
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A third of pre-schoolers are losing out on swim skills. No one in Australia is as enthusiastic about water safety as Laurie Lawrence - this morning he joined Blackers for Breakfast. After some controversial comments from departing fire cheif Wayne Gregson last week, it was always going to be interesting to having Dave Gossage, President of the Association of Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades, on the show. Nick Bruining from The West had more top line financial advice for us in Your Money and Aaron gave us a full wrap of the weekend's sport in Out of Bounds.
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It's footy finals time here in the South West. Ahead of this weekend's massive SWFL Preliminary Final clash between Bunbury & the Harvey Bulls, this morning both coaches joined Blackers for Breakfast: Jaime Nani from the Bunbury Bulldogs and Paul Fimmano from the Bulls. Being the end of the week meant that we were also lucky enough to have Cliff Reeve grace us with his presence for another edition of Cranky Old Men.
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Paul Fenech is one of the funniest guys in Australia. Before the Fat Pizza and Housos Comedy Show hits the Astor Theatre on Friday Dec 1st, this morning Paul joined Blackers for Breakfast. Danny Drummond returned with another Dirty Feed Done Dirt Cheap - his amazing Crumbed Stuffed Olives and this morning Grant Henley, Busselton Mayor, not only brought us up to speed with all that's been happening in Busso but he made his 8:30 Eight debut.
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Ben O'Shea is the man you want to speak to if your looking for all the goss, this morning he told us what we can look forward to on the Inside Cover of The West Australian. Polly had bad news for Liam Neeson fans in Showbiz, and we almost had another winner in the 8:30 Eight for Piari & Co. in Dunsborough.
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Beatlemania is set to hit BREC on September 28th, before starring as Paul McCartney, this morning Cameron Charters joined Blackers for Breakfast. Dan the Internut's App of the Week could be very handy if you have teenage kids looking for study aids at exam time, David Koch's comments about the Port Adelaide players have got Blackers fired up and Craig from Gnarabup was keen to make amends in this morning's 8:30 Eight.
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Outgoing DFES Commissioner Wayne Gregson upset the apple cart over the weekend by criticising the report into the Waroona/Yarloop bushfires. Former MP for Murray-Wellington Murray Cowper shared his thoughts on the Commissioners comments this morning when he joined Blackers for Breakfast. Nick Bruining had some more top line financial advice for us this morning (and some romantic advice for Blackers!) and after a massive weekend of September footy action, Aaron covered the weekend's sports action in Out of Bounds.
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The McGowan Government’s first WA State Budget has been a talking point for everyone in WA this morning. Geof Parry from 7 News was the perfect person to tell us how this budget affects us here in the South West, this morning Geof joined Blackers for Breakfast. When Blackers and Cliff get together, no one is safe from the Cranky Old Men, and with seasonal change in the air, Holly from Oceanic Marine told us where they're biting this weekend.
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The Forrest Highway Point to Point speed cameras are live from today. This morning, Acting Road Safety Commissioner Iain Cameron joined Blackers for Breakfast telling us about how there are no excuses from this point on.
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Dan the Internut might be away on a Kalbarri "junket" but he still brought us his very useful, albeit terribly named (!) App of the Week. Mick from Bunbury had a crack at being one of the last in the draw for Triple M's Bags of Cash, Polly had good news for musical lovers and Paul Kelly fans alike and Blackers told us how he doesn't like being involved in a shout at the pub!
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Anna Broinowski's new book Please Explain:The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Pauline Hanson is a fascinating read. This morning Anna joined Blackers for Breakfast. Nick Bruining brought us some valuable advice around superannuation in Your Money, Aaron had a full round up of the weekend's sports action in Out of Bounds, and Shane from Eaton has a reason to smile this morning after taking out this morning's 8:30 Eight.
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Dr Nick Fuller's new book Interval Weight Loss is essential reading for those who have issues with their weight or have ever suffered from yo-yo dieting. This morning he joined Blackers for Breakfast. There might be no AFL footy this weekend but Blackers still enjoyed talking footy with Scotty Cummings around the big news of Dustin Martin's re-signing and with WA drivers, Puma in Dunsborough and nuclear weapons in their sights, the Cranky Old Men didn't miss anybody this week!
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Busselton Mayor Grant Henley has more happening than ever before: new council offices set to open, another succcessful CinefestOZ & a marathon just around the corner - this morning he joined Blackers for Breakfast. The AFL home and away season being over didn't stop Burgo calling to gloat to Blackers about his superior footy tipping ability and Danny Drummond was back in action this morning with another Dirty Feed Done Dirt Cheap.
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Walkley Award-winning journalist Adam Shand has delved deeper into a bizarre chapter of Melbourne’s criminal underbelly. With The Trials of The Vampire podcast now available for download, this morning Adam joined Blackers for Breakfast. Ben O'Shea always has the best inside goss in WA, he told us what we can look forward to on the Inside Cover at The West Australian and Brandi from Bridgetown gave the 8:30 Eight her best shot.
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North Korea decision to fire an unidentified missile over Japan will have global repercussions. Foreign Affairs Expert from Global Directions Thinktank Keith Suter joined Blackers for Breakfast to tell us what affects he think this might have. Dan the Internut's App of the Week could improve your fitness for a good cause and Polly has all the goss you need to know in Showbiz.
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There's only one person that really brings out the Cranky in Blackers - our very own Cliff Reeve, and when the Cranky Old Men review the week that was it's bound to be humorous. Nick Bruining from Channel 7 & The West Australian checked in with Your Money and it's exciting times with footy finals just around the corner - Aaron wraps up all the weekend's action in Out of Bounds.
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Fresh from the premiere of Jungle at this year's CinefestOZ, the WA's own Joel Jackson spoke with Blackers about working with Daniel Radcliffe.
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Sam Butler is the last remaining West Coast Eagle from the 2006 Premiership. Sad times for Eagles fans with the annoucement that he's hanging up the boots, this morning he joined Blackers for Breakfast. Matt Hale is Australia's leading comedy hypnotist (!), he spoke with Blackers about his trip to the South West this weekend and fresh from the premiere of Jungle at this year's CinefestOZ, the South West's own Joel Jackson spoke with Blackers about working with Daniel Radcliffe.
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Danny Drummond from Orecchiette, Wild Bull Brewery & Drummond Catering returned to Blackers for Breakfast this morning with another amazing Dirty Feed Done Dirt Cheap. Blackers was also joined by Bunbury Mayor Gary Brennan to discuss the big issues in town at the moment & Blackers loss to John Burgess in this year's AFL footy tipping is inevitable - but that didn't stop Burgo from ringing in with his Round 23 tips.
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What does the Premier think about the big issues that we care about here in the South West? We found out this morning when Mark McGowan joined Blackers for Breakfast. With the big news that Bunbury is set to host the 2018 BMX National Championships, dual Olympian and South West girl Lauren Reynolds was the perfect person to chat to and Ben O'Shea from at The West Australian chipped in with to tell us what we can look foward to on the Inside Cover of The West.
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John Waters has been gracing our screens for the last 40 years. Before his new film Three Summers opens at CinefestOZ this week, this morning he joined Blackers for Breakfast. Dan the Internut's App of the Week could come in handy for those who want to know exactly when it's going to to rain and Polly returns with some interesting goss for Aussie drama fans.
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Plenty of excitement this morning with the launch of Bags of Cash, Tanya from Busselton was the first one through with the chance to win $100,000! Nick Bruining has moved on from footy for 2017, thankfully he still had plenty of worthwhile financial advice for us in Your Money. Polly had the sad news about Jerry Lewis this morning in Showbiz & Aaron had a full wrap of the weekend's sport in Out of Bounds.
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Gun Perth Scorchers Ashton Turner & Andrew Tye are set to visit the South West this weekend for the launch of PlayCricket . Before his visit to Leschenault Recreation Park , this morning Ashton Turner joined Blackers for Breakfast. After a huge news week, there was plenty for the Cranky Old Men to be fired up about, Scotty Cummings gave us his Round 22 AFL footy tips and Holly from Oceanic Marine had all the tips you need to know if you're braving the elements to throw a line in this weekend.
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Startling new evidence has pin pointed the location of MH370 – 1258 days since it disappeared. This morning we found out about the discovery when The West Australian's aviation editor Geoffrey Thomas joined Blackers for Breakfast. It would appear that Burgo & Blackers footy tipping is now a foregone conclusion after Burgo's 9 out 9 last round - they traded AFL tips for Round 22 anyway, and Blackers also checked in with Busselton Mayor Grant Henley to tell us what's happening in Busso this weekend.
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Ita Buttrose is one of the most recognizable faces on Aussie TV. Fresh from winning Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 NRMA Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism, this morning she joined Blackers for Breakfast. Hundreds of police officers are currently demanding a higher pay rise - Blackers caught up with Police Union President George Tilbury to find out how expensive the stand-off could be for WA, and Ben O'Shea had some interesting antedotes about the late Glen Campbell
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Steve Kilbey has plenty of tales to tell from his days in The Church. Before he heads to the South West for CinefestOZ for the screening of his biopic "Something Quite Peculiar", this morning he joined Blackers for Breakfast. The same-sex marriage debate rolls on so Blackers was joined Paul McCalister, one of his friends in a same-sex relationship, and Dan the Internut checked in with his App of the Week.
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Nick Bruining from The West Australian checked with some breaking news about the well timed retirement of CBA CEO Ian Narev, offering top line financial advice in Your Money. Speaking of breaking news, the fact that Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce may not be an Aussie citizen made Blackers chuckle. Polly has all the goss about Tom Cruise's stunt mishap, Lydia from Margaret River can't believe how hard it is for pollies to know their citizenship status and Aaron gives us a complete wrap of the weekend's sport in Out of Bounds.
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While Blackers enjoyed a well-earnt day off, we were left in the capable hands of Dan Leach from the 1K No Repeat Workday! Ahead of this weekend's 2nd Quarter Final playoff against the Redbacks Co-Captain Clive Weeden joined us in studio before the big game at Eaton Rec Centre tomorrow night. Holly from Oceanic Marine told us where the fish are biting this weekend and Michael from Dunsborough played the 8:30 Eight thanks to Piari & Co.
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The Perth Wildcats will begin their championship defence here in the South West! Ahead of the freshly announced pre-season fixture including games in Eaton & Margaret River, this morning Greg Hire joined Blackers for Breakfast. Bunbury Mayor Gary Brennan has fair bit on his plate at the moment, he caught up with Blackers to tell us all about it. Barry Urqhart from Marketing Focus also joined the show with some interesting details about professional associations.
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Myles Pollard is set to play a big role in this years CinefestOZ. As well as starring in "The Gateway", he's also this year's Cinesnaps Jury Chair, this morning he joined Blackers for Breakfast. Bee Gees fans are sure to be looking forward to the Saturday Night Fever 40th Anniversary tour at BREC this weekend, Blackers caught up with Michael Clift from The Australian Bee Gees with this morning and as the Koombana Bay Footbridge debate rolls on - Bunbury Mayor Gary Brennan gave us the latest.
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Kate Ceberano is one of Australia's finest female vocalists. Before she hits WA with Jon Stevens next week, this morning she joined Blackers for Breakfast. Fresh from another shark attack warning for Augusta, WA Greens Marine Spokesperson Diane Evers weighed in on the shark attack prevention debate and Dan the Internut gave his potentially very helpful App of the Week.
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Caty Price from Surfing WA joined Blackers for Breakfast this morning to chat about the great news for lovers of the Margaret River Pro. Ever lost something valuable and racked your brains looking everywhere trying to find it? Hear how Blackers faced that dilemma over the weekend & after another big weekend in sport Aaron gave us Out of Bounds.
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Merv Hughes is one of the biggest characters Aussie sport has ever seen. With the cricketers pay dispute now behind us, this morning Merv joined Blackers for Breakfast. There's always plenty for the Cranky Old Men to talk about- Cliff Reeve popped in to chat about the week that was and to cap of a charismatic morning, Scott Cummings gave us his Round 20 AFL preview and tips.
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Fresh from Malcolm Turnbull's visit to Busselton - Busselton Mayor Grant Henley had plenty to report, he joined Blackers for Breakfast. Danny Drummond from the Wild Bull Brewery, Orecchiette & Drummond Catering made Blackers his amazing Casarecce Pasta with Prosciutto & Asparagus! Barry Urqhart from Marketing Focus had some top line business branding tips and Polly tried her hardest to offend every kiwi in the South West this morning in Showbiz.
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The BBL will be bigger and better than ever before in 2017/18 - this morning WACA CEO Christina Matthews joined Blackers for Breakfast to tell us all about it. There's plenty of action instore for the South West Slammers, with play-offs beginning this weekend it was great to have Co-Captain Clive Weeden in studio this morning, and Ben O'Shea had all the goss we can look forward to on the Inside Cover at The West Australian.
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Jon Stevens is one of the best frontmen in Aussie rock history. Before hitting WA with Kate Ceberano as part of his "Starlight" tour, this morning he joined Blackers for Breakfast. Blackers also queried Malcolm Turnbull's statement that Australia has the best security services in the world, Dan the Internut's App of the Week is perfect if your young one is technologically-minded and Polly had some bad (or good?) news for Game of Thrones fans.
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After another Dockers loss, Nick Bruining from The West Australian doidn't really want to talk footy - good thing he was actually joining us to talk about Your Money! Always plenty of action in the world of sport, Producer Aaron stepped up to bring us a full wrap of the weekend's sporting action and why is George Clooney so angry? Polly had all the goss you need to know in another edition of Showbiz.
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Only a month left of the AFL footy season! This morning we heard what Scotty Cummings makes of Round 19. We also welcomed Cliff Reeve back for another installment of Cranky Old Men - we knew they were on when they started talking about footy & after 107 KPH winds down in Busselton overnight it might be best stay clear of the boat if you're having a fish this weekend - Holly from Oceanic Marine gave us his plan of attack for the weekend.
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Pharmacist & Medical Herbalist Gerald Quigley joined Blackers for Breakfast this morning to talk about why more Australians are dying from accidental opioid overdoses each year than from heroin. Fresh from another big Tuesday night meeting, Bunbury Mayor Gary Brennan always keeps us up to date with the big descisions Bunbury faces, Burgo checked in to gloat about his AFL footy tipping prowess over Blackers and Barry Urqhart from Marketing Focus spoke with us about the pitfalls of managing pay lending debts.
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Being a mum can be hard work at the best of times! Harvey's Kate Freebairn is the founder of South West Mums - this morning she joined Blackers for Breakfast. The man with all goss from the Inside Cover at The West Australian is Ben O'Shea, he checked in with Blackers, as did Polly with some news about Alice Cooper's million dollar spring cleaning find.
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Mark "Howie" Howard loves his gig talking to the biggest and best sportspeople in Australia. This morning he joined Blackers for Breakfast in the lead up to the second season of his popular podcast "The Howie Games" being released. How can smart TV's and baby monitors get hacked in 2017? Anders Sorman-Nilsson is a global futurist who was able to shed some light on smart home security risks that we face these days & Dan the Internut returned with his App of the Week.
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For an Augusta local, Deb "Spoons" Perry sure gets around! This morning she joined Blackers for Breakfast to tell us about her recent adventures on U.S. TV. WA Forest Alliance spokesperson Jess Beckerling caught up with Blackers about the efforts to stop logging Barrabup Forest. A healthier-than-last week Nick Bruining gave us Your Money and Aaron had the low-down on all that we need to know in sport.
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Carol Hearn is the South West branch manager of Foodbank. This morning she made a heartfelt appeal for South West residents to donate food if possible when she joined Blackers for Breakfast. There's another big round of AFL action coming our way this weekend, Scotty Cummings checked in to chat footy and give us his Round 18 tips and Cliff went head to head with Blackers to discuss the week that was with another episode of Cranky Old Men.
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Danny Drummond from The Wild Bull Brewery, Orecchiette and Drummond Catering made our day with a South West inspired Dirty Feed Done Dirt Cheap (maybe not-quite-so-cheap this morning given that he used fresh Manjimup Truffles!). Blackers is almost resigned to the fact that he's going to have to buy John Burgess lunch at the end of the year, even so they still traded Round 18 AFL tips and Barry Urqhart from Marketing Focus joined us to talk about the flow- on effects from recent comments made by the new CEO of Coles.
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With the world still reeling at the news of the Justine Damond homicide in the US, Blackers spoke with former WA broadcaster Russell Woolf, who now resides in Minneapolis, about how much this event has affected people on the other side of the world. Dan the Internut's App of the Week is sure to be handy for those with any mobile phone battery issues and Producer Aaron returned with all of today's entertainment goss in Showbiz.
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