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SBS Australia
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- Entertainment
- SBS Australia
Hit, run, oh sh#t: NITV and SBS get RECKLESS with filming underway in Western Australia
RECKLESS – Tasma Walton as JUNE and Hunter Page-Lochard as CHARLIE – Photograph by David Dare Parker Images & cast video here NITV, SBS, Screen Australia and Screenwest are thrilled to announce that production has commenced in Western Australia on BBC Studios Productions Australia's RECKLESS, a darkly comic thriller set in and around Fremantle. Leading a powerhouse Australian cast is acclaimed actress Tasma Walton ( The Twelve, Mystery Road ) and AACTA Award winner Hunter Page-Lochard ( The Newsreader, Critical Incident ) as two feuding siblings who are forced to work together to get away with an accidental hit and run death that spirals wildly out of control in their hometown of Fremantle. The fearless creative vision behind Reckless is led by Executive Producer and writer, Kodie Bedford ( Return to Paradise, Mystery Road), who returns home to WA to make the four-part series. Joining Tasma and Hunter on Reckless is a stand out cast featuring Jessica De Gouw ( The Couple Next Door, The Survivors ), Clarence Ryan ( Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Mystery Road: Origin ), Jane Harber ( Offspring, Limbo ) and Tracy Mann ( The Twelve, Top End Bub ) as well as Duncan Fellows ( Deadloch, The Letdown ), Perry Mooney ( Population:11, Gold Diggers ), Kelton Pell ( Mystery Road: Origin, Redfern Now ), Matthew Dyktynski ( Japanese Story, Offspring ), Paul Tassone ( The Twelve, Pokerface ), Peter Rowsthorn ( Kath and Kim, Three Summers ), Steve Le Marquand ( The Twelve, Mystery Road: Origin ), and newcomer Maddie Young. Executive Producer and writer, Kodie Bedford said: 'From day one, I wanted to make a bold show with audacious characters that felt unapologetically Western Australian. I'm so bloody happy to be home telling this yarn with a team of creatives who have all shared the vision and taken it somewhere even wilder than I ever imagined.' Directed by Beck Cole ( Deadloch S1 and S2 , High Country , Wentworth ), the series is produced by Andy Walker ( Deadloch , The Survivors ) and Executive Produced by Kylie Washington ( Ghosts Australia , The Office ) and Kodie Bedford ( Return to Paradise, Mystery Road) . Co-Executive Producers are Megan Palinkas ( Heartbreak High , The Heights ) and Beck Cole with Fiona McConaghy ( Bay of Fires S2 , NCIS Sydney ) serving as co-producer. The series is written by Kodie Bedford and Stuart Page ( Total Control , Cleverman ). NITV Head of Indigenous Commissioning and Production, Dena Curtis and SBS Head of Scripted, Nakul Legha said: 'NITV and SBS are thrilled to introduce Reckless , a tense and darkly funny thriller packed with sharp twists and unforgettable characters. We are so proud that writer and Executive Producer Kodie Bedford is returning home to Australia and to the SBS network to lead her first series. The stellar cast, creative team and incredible support of our partners at BBC Studios, Screen Australia and Screenwest is testament to the ambition of this series. It marks a new chapter for the SBS network, pushing boundaries with bold, human stories. We look forward to Reckless thrilling and delighting audiences later this year.' EVP and General Manager, Global Entertainment Australia, BBC Studios Australia and New Zealand, Kylie Washington said: 'We're elated to be bringing Reckless to life with such an exceptional team of creatives and talent. This series is a perfect example of BBC Studios' ambition to craft and share the world's most compelling stories – unapologetically Western Australian, darkly funny, and deeply human. We can't wait for audiences to experience the wild ride at the heart of this story, and we're proud to be partnering with SBS, NITV, Screen Australia and Screenwest to bring this story to screens throughout Australia and beyond.' Screen Australia First Nations Department Development and Investment Manager Jorjia Gillis said:'Kodie Bedford is a prolific screenwriting talent who has cut her teeth on some of Australia's most distinctive dramas. Reckless presents an exciting opportunity for her to lead a wickedly funny drama that is unapologetically Western Australian mob. Working alongside such a dynamic creative team in Stuart Page, Andy Walker, with Beck Cole at the helm, I've no doubt audiences here and around the world are going to be hooked by this laugh out loud funny and engrossing crime drama.' Screenwest Chief Executive Officer, Rikki Lea Bestall said: 'We are so excited to see Reckless kick off productionin Perth this week, led by the uber talented Western Australian First Nations Writer-Executive Producer Kodie Bedford and starring Western Australians Tasma Walton and Jessica De Gouw. This production continues a strong pipeline of television series being produced in WA showcasing the amazing creative talent we have in our State.' Reckless is an adaptation of the Scottish mystery thriller TV series Guilt, written by Neil Forsyth, which premiered on both BBC Two and BBC Scotland in 2019. Reckless is a BBC Studios Productions Australia production for SBS. Major production investment from Screen Australia's First Nations Department, SBS and Screenwest and The Western Australian Production Attraction Incentive, in association with Screen NSW. International sales by Federation Studios. Post, digital and visual effects supported by Screen NSW. Reckless will premiere on NITV, SBS and SBS on Demand later this year. For a PDF of this media release, click here
News.com.au
3 hours ago
- Business
- News.com.au
Barry FitzGerald: Magmatic adding serious value with WA gold deal
'Garimpeiro' columnist Barry FitzGerald has covered the resources industry for 35 years. Now he's sharing the benefits of his experience with Stockhead readers. One of Garimpeiro's pet peeves is coming across a junior explorer banging away at a single project rather than leveraging off their standing costs as an ASX-listed company by adding a second project to the portfolio. That is particularly so when there has been a tectonic shift in markets like there is now, with gold racing to more than $5200 an ounce in Aussie dollars – up a staggering 44% on 2024's average. So keep the flagship project bubbling along but use the downtime between drilling campaigns to add a gold project to the company's story because the reality is that there has never been a better time to be looking for the yellow stuff. That's just what a well-known explorer for potential tier-1 epithermal/porphyry style deposits in NSW's prolific East Lachlan region, Magmatic Resources (ASX:MAG), has done via the acquisition of the Weebo project on the Yandal greenstone belt in Western Australia. The East Lachlan hunt continues, including a joint venture at the Myall copper/gold project with Andrew Forrest's Fortescue (ASX:FMG), also the company's biggest shareholder. Myall and other prospects in the East Lachlan could well deliver a big discovery in time, and there has been plenty of encouragement on that front. But for pure gold exposure at a time when the market is in a mood to reward gold discoveries handsomely, Magmatic has rolled up its sleeves and added WA gold to its story, powering up its newsflow in the process. Magmatic was trading mid-week at 4.2c a share for a market cap of $18.1 million on issued capital, increased by the share consideration component of the Weebo acquisition. It was a 3.9c stock before the Weebo pick up, so it can be said that the added element of WA gold has attracted the market's interest. But remembering the market cap is still not challenging. Given the quality of the East Lachan interests, it could be suggested that at Wednesday's share price of 4.2c, Weebo comes at this stage comes for free. Value added That's despite Weebo having all the hallmarks of becoming a quick value-add for Magmatic. Located 30km southeast of Leinster, the Weebo ground covers about 50km of the southern Yandal greenstone belt. The ground includes two near surface prospects – Ockerburry and Scone Stone – where previous drilling has yielded some nice hits by a previous owner. They stand as advanced drill prospects and there are a bunch of less advanced prospects. Magmatic has put a local exploration team in place and expects that its maiden drilling program at Weebo will kick off in the September quarter. It is exciting stuff for a company with an $18.1m market cap. What makes Weebo particularly exciting is its location, smack bang in the middle of five gold mines with treatment plants – Vault Minerals' (ASX:VAU) Darlot, Gold Fields' Agnew-Lawlers, Bellevue Gold's (ASX:BGL) namesake operation, Northern Star Resources' (ASX:NST) Bronzewing and Northern Star's Thunderbox. While the hope would be that exploration success at Weebo delivers a standalone operation, the proximity of the regional treatment capacity lends itself to toll treatment opportunities, joint venture development and/or outright sale of ounces that Magmatic pulls together in a mineral resource estimate. Ounces in the ground In a $5200/oz environment ounces-in-the-ground are commanding a high value when there is a clear pathway to the ounces being whacked through a standalone treatment plant or one owned by a third party. By way of example only, Northern Star last year paid $12.5 million for the 177,000 inferred resource ($70 an ounce) at the Hobbes gold project – owned 80% by Solstice Minerals (ASX:SLS) and 20% by a private minority – to feed through its Carosue Dam operation. The year before NST paid Strickland Metals (ASX:STK) $61m in cash and shares for the 346,000oz Millrose deposit near the Jundee gold mine ($176/oz). Gold prices have moved substantially higher still, so smallish deposits have become even more valuable. Where Weebo ends up in terms of its scale remains to be seen. But it certainly delivers exploration excitement when the gold market is running hot. And who knows? That hunt for a tier-1 discovery in NSW could well come up trumps. That's particularly so when Mt York gets juiced up by the additional ounces expected to come from the big exploration push now underway. The views, information, or opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the columnist and do not represent the views of Stockhead. Stockhead does not provide, endorse or otherwise assume responsibility for any financial product advice contained in this article. At Stockhead, we tell it like it is. While Magmatic Resources is a Stockhead advertiser, it did not sponsor this article.
News.com.au
3 hours ago
- News.com.au
‘Evil': Man sentenced to life after Perth bondage sex murder
A dad-of two who arranged to a meet a teenager for a bondage sex hook-up was hacked to death with an axe by the depraved 19-year-old, with the slaying described as 'an example of evil'. Former Australian beach handball coach and West Coast Eagles masseuse Patrik Weiss was killed in his Lockridge home on June 12, 2023. The 45-year-old father had agreed to meet Alexander Mark Sutton, then 19, and was waiting blindfolded with his hands and feet bound with rope and handcuffs. He left a key to the front door in a meter box outside, having chatted online with his would-be killer for six months on a fetish website. Western Australia's Supreme Court heard, however, that Sutton had created a fake online dating profile with the intention of finding someone to kill. Upon arrival he fatally struck the vulnerable Mr Weiss in the head with a pickaxe, fracturing his skull. The court heard Sutton had also fantasised about eating part of his victim. Sutton, now 21, was sentenced life in prison with a non-parole period of 20 years on Thursday after pleading guilty to murder. Prosecutor Paul Usher read out excerpts of the diary Sutton kept before the murder to the court, revealing references to cannibalism. 'If you are reading this, either I have been caught or I have been killed,' it read. 'My mission is to kill those who are parasitic scum. 'Maybe I will eat a part of him as well to see if I like it. 'I need to get rid of my anger ASAP.' Sutton also wrote about 'hearing voices' and mused about killing his father and sister 'with the same method'. Katherine Dowling, Sutton's own lawyer, told the court he had carried out 'one of the most depraved and monstrous murders that this state has ever seen'. 'His behaviours were horrifying and profoundly perverse,' she said. 'This must be as close to an example of evil as one could imagine.' Mr Weiss was born in Germany and moved to Australia in 2003, later becoming the coach of the men's national beach handball team in 2013. He also worked as a sports physiotherapist, acting as a soft tissue therapist for AFL powerhouse West Coast. The court heard his former wife found him dead after he failed to pick up his children from school on the day he died. She told the court in a victim impact statement about how Sutton had 'destroyed' the lives of her children. 'This was not just a crime against one person it was a crime that fractured an entire family.' She also read out a statement from their two kids, with one saying her father 'didn't deserve to die like that'. In imposing a life sentence, Justice Joseph McGrath said the offending was 'extraordinarily callous' and that he did not believe Sutton was truly remorseful.
ABC News
5 hours ago
- Sport
- ABC News
Matildas coach Joe Montemurro names squad for Slovenia and Panama friendlies
New Matildas coach Joe Montemurro has given Australia's next generation of football talent the nod as he plots a path to the 2026 Asian Cup. Montemurro has cast a wide net for his first Matildas team and named 14 A-League Women players in a 33-strong squad for upcoming games against Slovenia and Panama. Matildas captain Steph Catley, forward Caitlin Foord and midfielder Katrina Gorry will not feature in the four-game window, with the trio taking leave. Montemurro, well familiar with the domestic league after stints with Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City, says the four-game window in Western Australia presents the perfect opportunity to experiment with personnel. Reigning Julie Dolan medallist Alex Chidiac and Victory striker Emily Gielnik return to the national team after being overlooked regularly by Tony Gustavsson and Tom Sermanni. "It's a good opportunity to roll out some new ideas and obviously the focus is the Asian Cup," former Lyon coach Montemurro said. "This camp is really an identification process. It's a process for the players to understand where we're heading. Do you have a story idea about women in sport? Email us abcsport5050@ "It's really, really important that we give every player an opportunity." Cortnee Vine remains on leave after Montemurro flagged reaching out to the North Carolina Courage winger. Vine, who shot to stardom when she scored the winning spot-kick in the Matildas' epic quarter-final penalty shootout at the Women's World Cup, hasn't played for the national team since the Paris Olympics. Brisbane Roar midfielder Tameka Yallop remains sidelined with a leg injury, while recent debutant Kahli Johnson has been ruled out with a thigh injury. In their place, Montemurro has handed Roar forward Grace Kuilamu and Western United's Adriana Taranto their first call-up. Meanwhile, vice-captain Ellie Carpenter returns from personal leave, while Mackenzie Arnold, Hayley Raso and Sharn Freier will make their comebacks from injury. Midfielder Jacynta Galabadaarachchi, who has yet to find a new home after her time at Portuguese club Sporting CP came to an end, returns to the Matildas for the first time since June 2022. The Matildas face Slovenia on June 26 and 29, then Panama on July 5 and 8, in WA. Goalkeepers: Mackenzie Arnold*, Chloe Lincoln**, Sally James**, Teagan Micah, Jada Whyman* Defenders: Ellie Carpenter, Charlotte Grant, Clare Hunt, Alanna Kennedy*, Winonah Heatley*, Alexia Apostolakis*, Jessika Nash**, Courtney Nevin, Natasha Prior, Jamilla Rankin Midfielders: Kyra Cooney-Cross*, Alex Chidiac, Emily Van Egmond, Clare Wheeler*, Chloe Berryhill**, Amy Sayer, Jacynta Galabadaarachchi**, Alana Murphy, Adriana Taranto** Forwards: Emily Gielnik, Michelle Heyman, Holly McNamara, Hayley Raso, Kaitlyn Torpey*, Sharn Freier*, Bryleeh Henry**, Grace Kuilamu**, Remy Siemsen* * Participating in Slovenia series only ** Participating in Panama series only AAP
Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Pet owner's urgent warning after dog almost dies following trip to beach: 'Scary'
A Queensland woman is warning pet owners to be vigilant after a trip to the beach almost killed her beloved dog. Billy the kelpie had only been out of the car for "one minute" when he found something in the dunes that left him incredibly unwell. Brenda De Pol Cope and her husband are caravanning through Western Australia, and this week found themselves at Song Beach in Denham on the state's isolated west coast. After parking up and letting their two dogs out of the car, Brenda quickly realised that she couldn't see Billy. After spotting him near the dunes, she saw that his mouth was covered in drool. While she didn't realise at the time, Billy had found a sea hare – a type of sea mollusc that is toxic to dogs and other animals. Sea hares are mostly around 20cm in length or smaller, and have a soft body with an internal shell. They have large 'wings' to help them swim and are usually well camouflaged, making them difficult to spot. The couple continued their afternoon, playing fetch with the dogs and returning back to the van for dinner before Billy started showing signs that something was wrong. "We'd settle down, and then he'd start crying again, and then the vomiting started," Brenda told Yahoo News. "It was probably about 9, 10pm. He had us up till 3am vomiting and eventually it was just bile coming out." As well as the consistent vomiting, Billy grew "unbelievably" weak and couldn't get into his bed on the lower bunk. By this point, Brenda and her husband knew it had something to do with Billy's find on the beach. With the closest vet more than three hours away in Canarvon, the worried owner had a phone appointment to see what could be done. "He said, 'you either take him down to Geraldton or you take him up to Canarvon, but I'm going to be honest with you, by the time you get there, he could be dead'," Brenda recalled. "It was scary." Small dogs can die in just six hours from consuming a sea hare. Luckily for Billy, his 23kg build helped him overcome the poisoning. And the biggest thing that helped was the vomiting. Four days later, the 13-year-old kelpie is feeling much better. "He's quite old, so he's still a bit unsteady on his feet, but otherwise he's eating and he seems very happy," Brenda said. She's now looking to buy a muzzle for Billy as an alternative to keeping him on the lead all the time, and she's urging other dog owners to do the same. "Keep them close," she said. "If you want to go off lead, use a muzzle." Sea hares produce a purple ink and toxic chemicals as a defence mechanism against predators. The ink contains a mix of secondary metabolites, some of which can be irritating or toxic to other marine organisms. Their toxicity comes from their diet — primarily red and green algae — which contain compounds that can be harmful if ingested. Dr Tim Hopkins from Northern Beaches Emergency Vet previously told Yahoo News that dogs will usually require immediate attention from a vet. "You'll see immediate symptoms from them having mouthed the sea hare, and then usually within hours, you're seeing those systemic signs," he said. "It's often hard with these inquisitive dogs, they'll find a random washed up item or animal and we do see that [poisonings] sometimes after mass beaching events, with jellyfish and other venomous animals. "It's about knowing what to do if they do get exposed, and then it's really about knowing where your closest emergency vet is." Hopkins said if a dog is exposed to a sea hare, owners can attempt to wash their mouths out, but that "shouldn't be done at the expense of getting prompt veterinary attention". Symptoms in dogs can include vomiting, drooling, lethargy, tremors, seizures and death in severe cases. While not all sea hares are equally toxic, ingestion is risky, and pet owners are advised to keep their animals away from these creatures when they wash up. Do you have a story tip? Email: newsroomau@ You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube.
