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Sydney rents rise as hailstorms bend roofs

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Rents across Sydney are rising with the same ferocity as the recent spate of hailstorms that cut a swath across western and northern suburbs have caused havoc, with many office and industrial properties needing to be evacuated

According to the major insurers, Suncorp and IAG, they received more than 31,000 claims from customers when the storms hit the Sydney basin on February 18, causing an estimated $370 million damage.

The same occurred on Anzac Day, 2015, when industrial properties in Sydney’s west were destroyed, costing about $300 million in insurance and forcing rents up three-fold as groups such as Metcash, whose building’s roof collapsed, had to find short term accommodation.

In April, 1999, after another big storm hit Sydney’s eastern and southern suburbs rents for short-term leases rose an average 20 per cent.

Agents at CBRE said due to the February storms, they had leased more than 40,000 square metres of warehouse and yard space across western and northern Sydney.

CBRE’s A&T – industrial & logistics team received several requests from predominantly emergency automotive businesses looking for space across northern and western suburbs after their buildings were damaged by hail.

Acting on behalf of several institutional and private landlords, CBRE negotiated five deals without incentive.

In one deal, Action Smart Repairs signed a six-month lease on two units at 12 Frederick Street, a commercial and industrial property in St Leonards. The 3145 sq m space was negotiated at a net rental of $225.85 per sq m gross.

In Macquarie Park, Action Smart Repairs also committed to a six-month lease on a 2753 sq m property at 44 Waterloo Road. The deal reflected a rental of $160 per sq m gross.

Action Smart Repairs also leased a 6537 sq m warehouse property in Castle Hill’s Anella Avenue. The rental was $122 per sq m net.

In a fourth deal, Pickles Auctions leased a 27,090 sq m yard at 37a Grand Avenue in Camellia for an initial three-month term. The rental was $30 per sq m net.

Meanwhile in Lane Cove, Dent Craft Hail Group is set to move into a 2416 sq m property at 12 Mars Road after signing a three-month lease with further options. The rental is $252.81 per sq m gross.

The CBRE team responsible for the transactions include John Karlovasitis, John Micallef, Matthew Alessi, Peter Mangraviti, Tristan Winterschladen and Rajal Chaudhary.

“The requirements came to fruition shortly after the hail storm that hit Sydney on Saturday, February 18. Our western and northern Sydney operators were proactive in sourcing property and inspecting with the successful tenants in less than 48 hours following the storm, with most leases finalised within a few days,” Mr Karlovasitis said.

In 2015, agents at Savills’ industrial team said before the storms there was a total vacancy of about 550,000 sq m of space, ranging between 10,000 and 25,000 sq m in western Sydney.

But in the two weeks following the storm, there was a take-up of 130,000 sq m of short to mid-term lease space, a 25 per cent take-up of stock.

Boutique fund reboot is not working for AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick

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Ian Narev, Commonwealth Bank of CEO, during a public hearing on a review of the four major banks before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 7 March 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Photo: Alex EllinghausenIt will be a few more weeks before Carlton legend Mike Fitzpatrick hangs up his boots as AFL chairman, but he doesn’t need to worry about things getting a little boring following his departure from the big game.

The Fitzpatrick-chaired boutique investment disaster, Pacific Current Group (PAC), shows no signs of making peace with its investors who walloped it last year with an 84 per cent vote against its remuneration report.

Just before Christmas, it offered an olive branch with a promise to simplify the frankenstein structure that had been implemented after its disastrous 2014 merger of PAC – then known as Treasury Group – with Northern Lights Capital Group.

“The proposed simplification transactions have been developed in response to feedback from shareholders that PAC’s corporate structure is too complex and is a distraction,” said Fitzpatrick in the chairman’s letter to investors.

The problem was that they created a separate structure – the Aurora Trust – to house the assets with the various partners holding stakes in the trust. PAC’s 65 per cent stake is pretty much its entire business.

Last month it announced details of the restructure, as well as an extraordinary general meeting to be held next week so investors can approve the deal. PAC would take ownership of the entire trust, and its partners would receive stakes in PAC.

But some investors still aren’t happy.

On Monday a group of disgruntled shareholders banded together and announced they were acting in concert to contest the proposed restructure – and ensure the people who presided over the initial merger are held to account.

“Since the highly questionable merger, some $200 million has been wiped off Pacific Current Group’s market value, in just over two years,” said the announcement from the rebel investor’s leader, Michael de Tocqueville.

“The shareholders have decided to come together because of their concerns relating to the poor corporate governance and risk-management practices of their company, and also with the restructuring and simplification proposals.”

Maybe Fitzpatrick should have hung up his boots at PAC instead. Domino theory

It must be the most exclusive investor briefing ever given by a major ASX-listed company.

Don Meij’s Domino’s Pizza held a catch-up with institutional investors on Tuesday – as well as any analysts who did not get invited along to Treasury Wine’s Napa Valley tour to check out the new digs for its CEO, Michael Clarke.

Domino’s did not invite the press to make up the numbers at the gathering.

And was the company planning to publicly release any of the presentations? Alas, no.

Which is a pity because CBD heard that the main point of the briefing was to get a number of franchisees in front of major investors and analysts to calm any market jitters about Fairfax Media reports detailing worker exploitation and visa fraud in the franchise network. Stock broken

The good news is that the glitch affecting the ASX website did not extend to its trading platform.

Investors could trade to their hearts content on Tuesday so long as they did not mind the fact that the exchange operator could not disseminate any company announcements – which might come in handy for those trading.

“We are experiencing intermittent issues with the public website,” it eventually posted on its website around lunch time.

“The market is operating normally. Data and market announcements are available. Please check with your broker or use an alternative news source. We are working to resolve the website issue as soon as possible.”

Being a thoroughly modern operator, the ASX even tweeted about the issue. Hi @[email protected] yes intermittent issues with the website. No impact on market operations. Apologies, we are working to fix asap??? ASX (@ASX) March 7, 2017

Francis Greenway’s 2016 colour runPHOTOS

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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Francis Greenway’s colour run | PHOTOS Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

Francis Greenway High School teachers held a colour run to promote wellbeing among students. Photo by Marina Neil

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Kidman Station crowdfunding adviser runs foul of ASIC

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A financial adviser who took on mining magnate Gina Rinehart by campaigning for a crowd-funded bid for the buyout of Kidman Station has run foul of the corporate watchdog for alleged misrepresentations.

Interprac-registered financial adviser Steve Burgin, who worked with fractional property investment group DomaCom, has been made to take down his personal website following concerns by the n Securities and Investments Commission.

Mr Burgin’s website made claims that participants in the crowdfunding campaign for Kidman Station being run by DomaCom would be entitled to the benefits of direct land ownership by owning a certain number of acres of the station.

Actually, the investors would own units in a fund that owned the station, which is not the same as directly owning the land.

Mr Burgin also made statements that he was a “Senior ASIC Licensed Adviser” and an “ASIC Licensed Fractional Property Consultant”.

However, ASIC said neither of these approvals is available or possible as ASIC does not license individual advisers.

Instead, advisers are authorised under a licensee who is registered with ASIC.

ASIC took no formal action against Mr Burgin apart from requesting the site be taken down.

Interprac’s national compliance manager Michael Butler told Fairfax Media the issue with Mr Burgin’s website had been fixed in November.

According to DomaCom’s website Mr Burgin started work in financial planning in 1986 after working in real estate in Brighton.

The description also lauds Mr Burgin’s career as a former commando in the n Special Forces.

“There was no client facing breach [of the Corporations Act],” Mr Butler said.

Mr Butler confirmed Mr Burgin was still an authorised representative of Interprac. ASIC made no findings of inappropriate activity by Interprac.

DomaCom chief executive Arthur Naoumidis said the company was still affiliated with Mr Burgin.

“His use of English to explain the crowdfunding campaign was a little poor. He said that if you invest you acquire a few acres of Kidman,” Mr Naoumidis said.

He said that it was “embarrassing wording” but Mr Burgin was a good adviser and it should have been picked up by Mr Burgin’s compliance programs.

Fairfax Media was unable to reach Mr Burgin through his now defunct website. A message was left for him with Mr Butler.

A consortium made up of Mrs Rinehart’s private companies and Chinese joint venture partner Shanghai CRED snapped up the station as part of its acquisition of cattle company S.Kidman & Co last year for $386.5 million.

???Part of DomaCom’s pitch to investors was for an all-n buyout of Kidman. The campaign was ultimately trumped by Mrs Rinehart’s consortium.

Retail centre on sale at Chipping Norton

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Demand for suburban shopping centres is gathering pace as investors scramble to get a foothold into higher yielding assets as interest rates have been kept at a record low of 1.50 per ent by the Reserve Bank.

According to economists at CommSec, the Reserve Bank of ‘s “neutral stance” means rate hikes are as likely as rate cuts in coming months.

This will make bricks and mortar assets, with regular rents coming in, that much more attractive, according to property experts.

One of the latest offerings is the Coles-anchored neighbourhood shopping centre near the NSW government’s Western Sydney priority growth area, which will bring in new residents.

The marketing of Chipping Norton’s Market Plaza Shopping Centre, by LJ Hooker Commercial Sydney, which includes an ANZ Bank branch along with 17 other specialty tenants covering health and dining services, comes as Sydney experienced a slowdown in the availability of retail listings, with the value of sales dropping 17 per cent last year following a highly-active 2015.

Market Plaza Shopping Centre is fully-tenanted with expansion potential. No price was disclosed as it is an expression-of-interest campaign.

LJ Hooker Commercial Sydney directors Steven Kruyer??? and James Griffiths say demand is expected to come from a range of investors from overseas and domestic.

Mr Kruyer said Western Sydney’s current and forecast future growth positioned well-tenanted neighbourhood centres as sought-after investment opportunities.

“Investor demand and inquiry for local suburban shopping centres has reached new levels over the past 12 months, driving yields tighter and pushing values higher,” Mr Kruyer said.

“This is especially true for well-leased assets in Sydney’s south-west, where the state government’s growth strategies encourage increased residential dwelling construction, higher density and stronger population growth.

“Market Plaza Shopping Centre is a modern retail asset with profitable tenants that will attract significant interest from investors who have been starved of retail opportunities in the past 12 months.”

Mr Kruyer said the proximity to one of the state government’s growth precincts “further strengthens the appeal of Market Plaza”.

The full-line Coles supermarket has a lease until 2027 and covers 2800 square metres, being more than half the centre.

Newcastle Permanent, Greater Bank outages leave customers furious

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THOUSANDS of Hunter bank customershave gone without pay since Monday because of what’s being described by the financial institutionsas an “issue with one of our suppliers”.

Customers of the Greater Bank,Newcastle Permanent and Maitland Mutual have all been hit by the outage, which began on Monday and is affecting well over 30,000 customers in the Hunter.

The outage –which has also affected banks outside of the Hunter –has meant that thousands of customers with the banks have been unable to access pay, receive Centrelink payments, or make or receive direct debits.

The problem, according to the banks, is an issue with a third-party company called FirstData, or FDI, that processes payments between financial institutions.

Greater Bank chief executive Scott Morgan said he was aware theissue “has caused inconvenience for some of our customers and we thank them for their patience and understanding”.

“Payments started to come through [Tuesday] night,” he said.

“We are pursuing the payment provider to resolve remaining payment issues as quickly as possible.

“We added additional staff and longer hours in our customer contact centre to assist customers.

“If customers have urgent issues we ask them to please call 1300 651 400 or direct message us their details on social media and we will work though options with them.”

Greater said that about 2 per cent of its customers –or about 5000 people –had been affected by the outage.

FirstData has been contact for comment.

On Sunday the Newcastle Permanent told customers that a “supplier”had scheduledmaintenance work “early tomorrow morning”, meaningsome ATM and EFTPOS services would beunavailable between 2am and 6am.

ABC’s The Checkout explains why bank transfers take so long. Newcastle Permanent said about 28,000 of its members, or 8 per cent of the total customer base, had been impacted by the issue.

The bank’s chief executive, Terry Millett,said that transactions for Tuesday hadbeen completed and that FirstData were“working to supply transaction files with credit anddebit files from Monday at the moment.”

“We realise the difficulty some members are having in not recieving wages and payments, and yet they have payments they need to make,” he said.

“What we’re saying is if you’re in a difficult position please contact us.”

But on social media thebanks have been inundated with complaints from customers who say they’ve been unable to access their accounts, and have yet to receive pay.

“It’s become more a matter of emergency than urgency …[I] was meant to be paid [two]days ago with car rego due tomorrow!” one customer wrote on Newcastle Permanent’sFacebook.

“This isn’t acceptable Greater. People live week to week by their pays and for it not to be there when expected really screws a lot of people around,” another wrote on the Greater’s page.

“Forget about direct debits what about those who need that money to pay their bills and put groceries in their house?”

On Monday the Greater told customers the bank was“currently experiencing difficulties with direct debits and direct credit payments due to an issue with one of our suppliers”.

On Tuesday the bank stated they were “still working to resolve the issue with yesterday’s payments”.

“This problem is affecting many banks and their customers. We are truly sorry for the inconvenience this has caused,” the bank said.

Newcastle Permanent also said the problem was because of “an outage with one of our suppliers” that had“caused problems with customers’ transfers and payments made in the past two days”.

By Tuesday morning the bank was saying that“payments from yesterday afternoon and overnight have been processed successfully, but we’re still working to resolve the issue with the payments from Monday that were affected”.

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Target wants to win ‘small f’ fashion battle

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – MAY 26: Generic Target store in the cbd on May 26, 2016 in Melbourne, . (Photo by Pat Scala/Fairfax Media)Asian woman texting outside of Target Photo: Pat ScalaTarget can beat the global apparel giants in the battle for budget fast fashion, according to the discount department store’s boss Guy Russo.

It’s almost 12 months since Guy Russo took control of Wesfarmers’ ailing Target chain amid a rebate accounting scandal that claimed the scalp of former Target chief Stuart Machin.

Mr Russo has already taken the scalpel to Target’s inventory, slashing $300 million from its $900 million stockpile and he’s got another $150 million or 15 per cent still in his sights.

But he warns progress will be slow and it could take up to three years to reach this target and win the high-stakes arm wrestle over “fashion with a small f” in .

Target’s biggest advantage is its scale and national distribution network, according to the former McDonald’s boss.

“Target has 300 outlets, which no one else has in the fashion space,” Mr Russo said.

“H&M and Zara are inspiring but they have less than 30 shops.”

Target will move slowly to ensure an orderly sell-down of any excess stock, particularly lines that aren’t seasonal and don’t have “use-by dates” after Mr Russo admitted in October last year that he tried to move too quickly in his first six months at the helm of Target.

Target’s half-year revenue slumped by almost 18 per cent to $1.6 billion and earnings fell off a cliff, sliding 78.4 per cent to just $16 million.

Wesfarmers shut three Target stores in the six months to December 31, including two conversions of Target outlets to Wesfarmers’ successful Kmart discount brand. Spring crunch

Key to Target’s turnaround will be the relationship between the chain’s buying and design teams but shoppers will have to wait until spring to see if Mr Russo’s new-look team are on-trend.

Mr Russo said it was impossible to gauge the success of the team until the spring collection hit the shop floor in August but he said parts of Target’s apparel business were already starting to look “positive”.

He said women’s tops and its Danni Minogue collection were both performing well and the chain was having “good success” with its homewares, toys and stationery categories.

“Those categories are easier to fix though,” Mr Russo said.

“Getting the right mix of Lego is easier than getting a designer to tell me what ladies want to wear in one year’s time, get it made in the right fabric and then making sure we land it when the weather is right.” ‘Mums’ wanted

Mr Russo’s decision to axe the annual toy sale cost Target an estimated $75 million in sales and his push to transform the business to an every-day-low-price model weighed on sales in the second half of 2016, according to suppliers.

Despite these setbacks, along with the axing of about 25 per cent of Target’s workforce in April last year, Mr Russo is confident Target can thrive in what he estimates is an $80 billion market.

“We want mums, when they walk from one end of Chadstone or Bondi Junction to the other, to go into Target and get everything, amazing fashion at amazing prices,” Mr Russo said.

“The whole market is worth about $80 billion and if [Target’s] revenue is about $3 billion, we’re just 4 per cent.”

Farm incomes and profitability hit a new peak as production surges

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n farmers are riding a wave of profitability and soaring production with the farm cash incomes of broad-acre n farms projected to rise to $216,000 in 2016-17, the highest figure recorded in the past two decades.

The boom result, which is more than double the average for the 10 years to 2015-16 of $104,000, has been driven by record winter grain production, soaring prices for beef cattle and very good prices for lamb, wool and sheep.

Farm cash incomes are projected to rise in all n states in 2016-17, except for Tasmania.

Thanks to the surging revenues, farm profitability has also jumped in 2016-17. n broad-acre farms are expected to record an average farm business profit of $112,000 per farm this financial year, also the highest figure of the past 20 years.

But the new report, Agricultural Commodities, March Quarter 2017, confirmed that not all sectors enjoyed rising incomes in 2016-17. The report, by the n Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, said that because of lower milk prices and reduced milk production, the farm cash income for dairy farms was estimated to decline 17 per cent nationally this financial year, to an average of $105,000 per farm.

Key financial figures for n agriculture in 2016-17, which is going to be a record-breaker on a range of fronts, were released in Canberra on Tuesday at the Outlook 2017 conference in Canberra, hosted by ABARES.

In a written statement released to coincide with the conference, acting Prime Minister and federal Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce lauded the performance of n agriculture and those who work in the sector.

“The gross value of agricultural production is forecast to hit a record $63.8 billion in 2016-17; real net farm cash income is estimated to have been $25.7 billion in 2015-16, well above the 20-year average to 2014-15 of $15.6 billion; and broadacre farm cash incomes at the national level are estimated to be the highest for 20 years, averaging $216,000 a farm,” he said.

“And I know that with the right policy settings and programs in place, the sector still has massive potential to grow and deliver even bigger results as an economic powerhouse for our nation,” he said.

Meanwhile, in his opening address to the ABARES conference, Mr Joyce said “smart wealth is moving into the agricultural sector”, and had recognised the healthy returns available.

And he urged n superannuation funds “to get more with the program than buying a top-tier agricultural asset that’s right in front of their face”.

Tom Jackson, senior economist at ABARES, said the record farm cash incomes for n broadacre farms in 2016-17 eclipsed last financial year’s record.

Asked to comment on what the healthy result for broadacre farms showed, he said: “What it says is that n agriculture is a strong and resilient sector, that is made up of farms that are innovating, and investing and getting better at what they do.

“The sector is strong, and this means that when really good conditions come along, then it’s able to take advantage of those good conditions.”

RBA digging in, showing signs of frustration

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The Reserve Bank is increasingly certain the economy is picking up and increasingly determined not to cut its cash rate again.

The statement released by Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe after Tuesday’s board meeting says the global economy improved further since the February meeting when he said both business and consumer confidence had picked up.

“Above-trend growth is expected in a number of advanced economies,” he says.

“The improvement in the global economy has contributed to higher commodity prices, which are providing a significant boost to ‘s national income.

“Most measures of business and consumer confidence are at, or above, average. Consumption growth was stronger towards the end of the year, although growth in household income remains low.”

Although the unemployment rate had stayed steady at around 5.75 per cent, the employment growth had been concentrated in part-time jobs.

With growth in labour costs “subdued”, underlying inflation was likely to stay low “for some time”.

The Bank remains very concerned about household debt which is growing at 6 to 7 per cent per year while household incomes grow at 3 per cent.

Unlike outside observers such as the OECD it isn’t expecting that growth to end to with a slump in home prices, but it is expecting it to increasingly constrain consumption. It believes that cutting interest rates again would encourage further borrowing, pushing up house prices and borrowing further, making the eventual contraction more severe. Signs of frustration

In the statement Dr Lowe expresses frustration with ‘s banks some of whom are chasing profits by lending more generously to housing investors after at first tightening standards in accordance with directions from the n Prudential Regulation Authority.

Describing the present 1.5 per cent cash rate as “low” Dr Lowe said it continued to support the economy.

“Financial institutions remain in a good position to lend,” he said.

“The depreciation of the exchange rate since 2013 has also assisted the economy in its transition following the mining investment boom.”

While an appreciating exchange rate would “complicate” the transition, likely increases in US rates would make that unlikely and would provide some ‘cover’ should the Reserve Bank decide to push up rates.

Financial markets now regard a rate hike as more likely than a rate cut, with futures prices implying a 100 per cent probability of an increase in the cash rate to 1.75 per cent by June 2018.

It’s the weekend. Make the most of it with a little help from the Herald.

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SATURDAY Maitland Taste Festival 2016. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

Maitland Taste Festival Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 4pm, The Levee, High Street, Maitland. Cooking and gardening demonstrations, interactive displays and kids’ activities that focus on the ethos of “Grow. Create. Taste”. There is plenty to eat, see and do while enjoyinglive music and outdoor dining. Entry is free.

NRL Round 2 Newcastle Knights vs Gold Coast Titans, McDonald Jones Stadium.Gates open 10am, main game kick off 3pm.

Coastal Beats Yoga Festival Saturday and Sunday, Nobbys Park.Tickets at eventbrite苏州夜总会招聘.au.

Calvary Cessnock Seniors Week Open Day and Markets 10am to 2.30pm, 19 Wine Country Drive, Cessnock. Market stalls, a vintage car display, BBQ and a family and carers’ expo. This isa family-friendly event witha jumping castle, colouring-in competition, face painting and entertainment.

PCYC Lake Macquarie & LYNC Annual Trivia Night Fundraiser 6pm to 9pm, PCYC Lake Macquarie, Lake Street, Windale. Bar and snacks available or bring your own plate of snacks. Prizes on offer. All funds raised go towards youth and domestic/family violence projects.

Hawks Nest Motorfest10am,Myall Sports Oval, Yamba Street, Hawks Nest. Car enthusiasts display their treasured veteran, vintage, classic and unique vehicles and motorcycles.

Open Day and Jumble Sale11am to 2pm, Belmont Neighbourhood Centre, 359 Pacific Highway, Belmont.

NoroozPersian New Year Festival 4pm to 7pm, Civic Park, Newcastle. Persian dances, music, traditional costumes and handicrafts.

Webers CircusSaturday and Sunday, 7pm,Morisset Showground, 40 Ourimbah Street, Morisset. A wild west adventure with acrobats, clowns, miniature poniesand more.

SUNDAYBeaumont St Carnivale 10am to 5pm, Beaumont Street between Tudor and Donald streets with an additional entertainment zone in theGallipoli Legion Clublaneway featuring big bands, swing and jazz performances. Lots to see and do, including camel ridesand cooking demonstrations, food trucks, market stalls and kids’ entertainment.

Dragons Abreast Dragon Boating7.30am to 9.30am, Carrington Boathouse. Dragons Abreast gives breast cancer survivors a chance to socialise and avoid or reduce the symptoms of lymphodemia as part of a fun, exciting and supportive group.

Best in the West Classic Car Show 9am, West Wallsend Workers Club. A family event with a jumping castle, market stalls, local entertainment, show and shine prizes, raffles and a sausage sizzle. $10 car and bike entry. Gold coin donation entry for the public.

Loop The Lake Now in its 20th year, this isone of the most popular charity bike rides in NSWand has raised more than $1 million for charity to date. There is a choice of distances from 90km, 55km and 13km, and a new lakeside family ride.

Loop The Lake. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

Lemon Jam Noon to 4pm, Henderson Park, Lemon Tree Passage. A free, all-agesmonthly music event. This weekThe Klassics will play classic rock hits from the ’60s to the ’90s.

The Fashion Circle Sunday, 10am to 2pm, The Doylo, Pacific Highway, Wyee. Quality pre-loved clothes, shows and accessories.

SAVE THE DATEFashion Weekend at Westfield Kotara on March 18 and 19. There will bea range of free and exciting fashion-forward activities to celebrate all things style, along with exclusive offers available from participating retailers. Also, customers can enjoy live music, a San Churro pop-up and a number of in-centre style workshops.

MARKETSCarrington Village Markets Saturday, 9am to 2pm, Carrington Public School.

Hamilton Clocktower MarketsSaturday, 8am to 1pm, Beaumont Street, Hamilton.

Healing Haven Markets Saturday, 9am to 2pm, Dudley Primary School.

Lake Macquarie City Famers Market Saturday, 8am to 1pm, Speers Point Park.

Kurri Kurri Community/Farmers Markets 8am to 1pm,Rotary Park, Lang Street, Kurri Kurri.

Handmade in the Hunter MarketsSaturday, 9am to 3pm, Kevin Sobels Wines, corner of Broke and Halls roads, Pokolbin.

Hunter Street Organic Food MarketsSaturday, 8am to 3pm, Hunter Street Mall, Newcastle.

Hunter Wine Country MarketsSaturday, 9am to 3pm, De Bortoli Wines, 532 Wine Country Drive, Pokolbin.

NewcastleCity Farmers Market Sunday, 7am to 1pm, Newcastle Showground, Broadmeadow.

Adamstown Lions Club MarketsSunday,7am to 1pm,corner Glebeand Brunker roads, Adamstown.

ARTS & CULTUREFestival of Two Palettes Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 5pm, Morpeth Gallery. Meet and chat to ’s top 12traditional landscape and wildlife artists, and watch them painting at their easels.

CStudios Art Gallery Illume, by Stephen McDonald.

Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre 44thMuswellbrook Open Art Prize; Heth: Norman Hetherington –Artist at war. Until May 7.

Cessnock Regional Art GalleryQuantumscape Until March 26.

Newcastle MuseumPerseverance, featuring Japanese tattoos. Studio Ghibli screening: Ponyo, 1pm to 3pm Sunday. A Ticket to Paradise? is the new touring exhibition from the National Archives of examining the rich diversity of n immigrants and the government’s ambitious plans after World War II to encourage mass migration. Also, Shadows Of Sacrifice and Emporium.

John Earle Gallery, MerewetherNew paintings of Newcastle.

Wallsend District LibraryOn the Beach Exhibition. Until March 31.

Newcastle Art GalleryAlex Seton: The Island. Until April 30. Magic Mike. Until May 28.

Old Fire Shed Gallery, WollombiPaintings and drawings by Valley New Art Group. Until December 18.

Watt Space GalleryConnecting with Earth. Ends Sunday.

Alchemy Art SpacePrimordial.

Art Systems Wickham Home Wreckers: Ellie Kaufmann, Christopher Zanko, Peter Lankas. Until March 19.

Acrux Art GalleryFungi Fantasia,by Mark Kempton.

Gallery 139Objects of Desire. Ends Sunday.

Lake Macquarie City Art GallerySoft Core. Ends Sunday.

The Lock UpShaun Gladwell: Control. Ends Sunday. Know Your Neighbour starts March 18.

Gallery 139 at The University GalleryCONSALVOLANKAS MAHER. Until March 18.

Timeless TextilesSpirits of the Sky: Nicola Henley. Ends Sunday.

Rhonda’s OriginalsExhibition by 14 artists.

Newcastle City LibraryEmblem of a City Exhibition –Local History Lounge. Until April 29.

Maitland Regional Art Gallery Susan and Peter O’Doherty: Moving House; The Year of the Rooster: Chinese Scrolls from the MRAG Collection. Until April 2. David Capra: Teena’s Bathtime; Vanessa Turton: Welcome to WOOF WOOF. Until May 28. Wendy Stokes: Walking Through The Space Of Landscape; Catherine Rogers: Pictures For Waiting Rooms. Until April30.

Soul Food –A Time for Renewal Sunday, 10.30am to noon, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery.Live music, images and readings from faiths and philosophers, authors, leaders and Indigenous cultures from all over the world.

Music of the Guns 2017 Saturday, 6.30pm, Fort Scratchley Historic Site, Nobbys Road, Newcastle. Presented by Fort Scratchley Historical Society and The n Army Band. Bring along a picnic, a small chair or rug and a bottle of wine. Cost: $30 A Reserve; $25 B Reserve.

THEATRENeighbourhood WatchAn 80-year-old Hungarian migrant woman and an out-of-workyoung actress form an unlikely bond in an n suburban street; heart-warming comedyby Lally Katz. Stooged Theatre, at the Civic Playhouse, Newcastle. Thursdayat 11am,Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm, until March 18; plus Thursday, March 16, at 8pm,and Saturday, March 18, at 2pm.

PicnicA job-seeking drifter stirs emotions when he arrives in a small town celebrating apublic holiday with an outdoor gathering.Newcastle Theatre Company, Lambton. Wednesday, Friday andSaturday, at 8pm, until March 18; plus 2pm Saturday, March 11.

Queen of MarsA young woman with a passion for space exploration competes for a one-way vessel trip to Mars. Theatre on Brunker, at St Stephen’s Church Hall, Adamstown. Friday and Saturday,dinner and show at 7pm, show only at 8pm, until April 1; show only Sunday, March19, at 2pm.

The Empire Strips Back… AWAKENS! – A Star Wars Burlesque ParodyThe Star Warscharacters become involved in striptease, song and dance, troupe routines and comedy. Civic Theatre, Newcastle. Saturday, at 8pm.

MUSIC5 Sawyers Saturday, DJ Shots Fired.Sunday,Good Company.

Adamstown Uniting ChurchSunday, The n Army Band.

Anna Bay TavernSaturday, Pat Vs Cat.Sunday,Mick Jones.

Argyle HouseSaturday, Hotel Motel –Bieber tribute.

Hotel CessnockSaturday, Whiskey Business Duo.

Bar Petite Saturday, Ron Knight.

Battlesticks BarSaturday,Audie Franks.Sunday,Little Cents.

Beach HotelSunday, Hot Fox.

Belmont 16sSaturday, The Years, Melody Feder. Sunday, Rich & Famous.

Belmore HotelSaturday, Hummingbirds.

Beresfield Bowling Club Saturday, Snape Trilogy. Sunday, Red Dirt Country Band.

Blackbutt Hotel Saturday, Overload.

The Bradford Saturday, Outerphase. Sunday, James Naldo.

Burwood Inn Saturday,Mel & Jade.

Cambridge HotelSaturday,Twelve Foot Ninja,Majora.

Cardiff RSL ClubSaturday, Hellrad.

Carrington PlaceSaturday, Loui Abell.

Catho PubSaturday, Jamie Martens.Sunday, Hurricane Fall.

Caves Beachside Hotel Saturday, The Remedy.

Central Charlestown Leagues Club Saturday, Beth Gleeson.

Central HotelStroudSaturday, Lennie Live.

Cessnock Leagues ClubSaturday, The Big Bang.

Charlestown Bowling Club Saturday, Greg Bryce.

Charlestown Golf ClubSunday, Roxy.

Club LemonTree Saturday, Brenton Williams.

Country Club Hotel Shoal Bay Saturday, Big Night Out.

Criterion Hotel Carrington Sunday, Ben Travis.

Criterion Hotel WestonSaturday, The V Dubs.

Customs HouseSaturday, Surian. Sunday, Howard Shearman.

Cypress LakesSaturday, Tom Christie.

D’Albora MarinaSunday, Kim.

Duke Of WellingtonSaturday,The Duo Tones.

East Maitland Bowling ClubSaturday, The Lamplighters. Sunday, Karen O’Shea.

Edgeworth Bowling Club Sunday, Adam Eckersley & Brooke McClymont, Boney Rivers.

Edgeworth TavernSunday, The Pete & Kate Duo.

Family Hotel MaitlandSaturday, Allstar.Sunday, Michael Passfield.

FinnegansSaturday, Chunky Dip.

FogHorn BrewhouseSaturday, Anyerin.

Gateshead Tavern Sunday, Skin Thing.

Gateway HotelSaturday,The Eclipse Movement, DJ-Danny Selecta FriedRy.

George Tavern Saturday, 4 Letter Word.

Grain StoreSaturday, Truman Smith.Sunday, Matt McLaren.

Grand Junction HotelSaturday, Autumn Hearts, Commonside. Sunday, Alby Pool Band.

Great Northern Hotel TeralbaSaturday, Phil McKnight.

Greenroof Hotel Saturday, Loren Ryan.

Gunyah HotelSaturday, Gen X. Sunday, Jackson Halliday.

Harrigan’s Pokolbin Saturday, Jayde Corner, Allies. Sunday, Troy Kemp.

Holmesville HotelSunday, Kings Road.

Honeysuckle HotelSaturday, Hurricane Fall.Sunday, CrocQ, Chris Ah Gee & Jazzella.

Hotel DelanySaturday, Code Red.

Iron Horse InnSaturday,Phonic Duo.

Jewells Tavern Saturday,Jungle Duo. Sunday, Bobby C.

The Junction HotelSaturday, Bobby C.

Kent HotelSaturday, Project XI. Sunday, Motown Magic, All Access 80s, Dean Kyrwood, Keith Hall Blues Band.

King Street HotelSaturday, Flux Pavilion.

Lake Macquarie Performing Arts CentreSunday, Waratah Brass.

Lake Macquarie Yacht Club Sunday, Andrew G.

The LandingSaturday, Michael Muchow. Sunday, The Andy Show.

Lass O’GowrieSaturday,Truman Smith,Underachiever,We Are But Citizens.

Lizotte’sSaturday, Kevin Borich. Sunday, Blues Brothers Rebooted.

Kevin Borich plays at Lizotte’s on Saturday.

Lochinvar HotelSaturday, Karen O’Shea.

Lucky Hotel Saturday, Tori Forsyth, Carl The Bartender. Sunday, Matt Purcell.

Mark HotelSaturday, Grand Theft Audio.Sunday,The Big Bang Quartet.

Mary Ellen Saturday, Phase III. Sunday, Zane Penn.

Maryland Tavern Saturday,The Levymen.

Mavericks On The Bay Saturday, Kim. Sunday, Chad Shuttleworth.

Mavericks On Darby Saturday, Mike Owen.

Merewether SurfhouseSaturday, AK Morris.

Mezz Bar Saturday,Shivoo.Sunday,Brien McVernon.

Morisset Country Club Sunday, Maryanne Rex.

Murray’s BrewerySunday, Jim Overend.

Nag’s Head HotelSaturday, Chad Shuttleworth.

Neath HotelSaturday, Matt Scullion.

Nelson Bay Diggers Saturday,Adam Brand & Band,2GoodReasons.Sunday, Tim Harding.

Newcastle Cruising Yacht ClubSunday, Love That Hat.

Newcastle Entertainment CentreSaturday, Daniel O’Donnell (IRE), Mary Duff.

Newcastle Jockey ClubSaturday, Chad Shuttleworth.

Northern Star HotelSaturday,Codi Kaye.Sunday,Carnivale Fest ft. King B Fine,In Motion,Black Snake Blues Band, Reynolds & Co.

Paxton Bowling ClubSaturday, Hayden Johns.

Pedens CessnockSaturday, Viagro.

Pippis At The PointSaturday, Dos Eager. Sunday, Ashley Knight.

The PourhouseSaturday, Sami.

Premier HotelSaturday, Mercy Street. Sunday, GW Freebird.

Prince of Wales HotelSaturday, Gerda +1. Sunday, Howard Shearman.

Queens Wharf HotelSaturday, Bel Enks, Perry Carter. Sunday, Jason Bone, Wharf Life.

Racecourse HotelSaturday, Mardy Leith.

River Royal Inn MorpethSaturday, CJand Sam.Sunday, The Fruittrees.

Royal Federal HotelBranxton Saturday, StateFX.

Royal Hotel SingletonSunday, The Way.

Royal Motor Yacht ClubTorontoSunday, Mick and Annie.

Seabreeze HotelSunday, Jacinta.

Seven Seas HotelSaturday, Michael Muchow.

Singleton DiggersSaturday, Frets With Benefits.

Shortland Hotel Saturday, Brien McVernon.

South Newcastle Leagues ClubSaturday, Deb Sinclair.

Stag and Hunter HotelSaturday, Time On Earth, Good Grief.

Star Hotel Saturday,Spank N The Monkey.Sunday,Bobby C.

Stockton Bowling ClubSaturday, DJ Symon. Sunday, Purple Hearts.

Stockton RSLClubSaturday, Hellcat.

Swansea HotelSaturday, Zane Penn.

Swansea RSLClubSaturday, Earthbound.

Tea Gardens HotelSaturday, Boney Rivers.

Tilligerry RSL Saturday, James Naldo.

Toronto DiggersSaturday, 40 Up Club.

Toronto WorkersSaturday, KR Duo.

Town Hall HotelSaturday, Jim Overend. Sunday, Brendan Murphy.

Unorthodox Church of GrooveSaturday,Ross Daly(Crete) & VillNavio(Portugal).

Victoria Hotel Hinton Saturday, Robbie T. Sunday, Damien.

Wangi HotelSaturday, Lee Rolfe.Sunday, Sami.

Wangi Wangi RSLClub Sunday, Chris Unicomb.Tuesday, Beau Smith.

Warners At The Bay Saturday, Sundays Record.

Warners Bay HotelSaturday, Triple Zero.

Westfield KotaraSaturday, Pete Gelzinnis.

Wests CardiffSaturday, Cruzers.

Wests New LambtonSaturday, The Sue & Mikey Show.

Wickham Park HotelSaturday, Little Cent$.Sunday,Jye Sharp, The Schtick Men.

Windsor Castle HotelSunday, Pete Hibbert.

MOVIESA Few Less Men(MA) In the comedy sequel to A FewBestMen, David, Tom and Graham must transport their friend’s coffin back to London after a forced plane landing strands them in the middle of the n bush.

A United Kingdom(PG)In the 1940s, Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana shocks the world when he marries a white woman from London. (Regal)

Alone In Berlin(M) Working class couple Otto and Anna Quangel receive the news that their only son has lost his life in the battlefield and decide to resist the Nazi regime in their very own way.

Before I Fall(M)February 12 is just another day in Sam’s charmed life until it turns out to be her last. Stuck reliving her last day over one inexplicable week, Sam untangles the mystery around her death and discovers everything she’s in danger of losing.

Fifty Shades Darker(MA)While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her.

Fist Fight(MA)When one school teacher (Charlie Day) gets the other (Ice Cube) fired, he is challenged to an after-school fight.

Gold(M)Kenny Wells, a modern-day prospector, hustler, and dreamer, is desperate for a lucky break. Left with few options, Wells teams up with an equally luckless geologist to execute a grandiose, last-ditch effort: to find gold deep in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. (Lake Cinema)

Golden Years(PG)Arthur and Martha Goode won’t take the loss of their pensions lying down. It’s time for these retirees to rob some banks and take back what was theirs in the first place.

Hidden Figures(PG)A team of African-American women provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program’s first successful space missions.

Jackie(MA)Following the assassination of her husband, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband’s historic legacy.

Jasper Jones(M) In the dead of night during the summer of 1969, Charlie is startled when he is woken by local mixed-race outcast Jasper Jones outside his window.

Kong: Skull Island(M)A team of explorers and soldiers travel to an uncharted island in the Pacific, unaware that they are crossing into the domain of monsters, including the mythic Kong.

From left, Tian Jing, Brie Larson, Tom Hiddleston and Thomas Mann in a scene from Kong: Skull Island.

​La La Land(M) The story of Mia (Emma Stone), an aspiring actress, and Sebastian (Ryan Gosling),a dedicated jazz musician, who are struggling to make ends meet in a city known for crushing hopes and breaking hearts.

Lion(PG)A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Kolkata, thousands of kilometres from home.

Logan(MA)In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces.

Moana(PG)A young woman uses her navigational talents to set sail for a fabled island. Joining her on the adventure is her hero, the legendary demi-god Maui.

Monster Trucks(PG)Looking for any way to get away from the life and town he was born into, a high school seniorbuilds a monster truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars.

Moonlight(M)The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality. (Regal)

National Theatre: Saint Joan(CTC)Bernard Shaw’s classic play follows the life and trial of a young country girl who declares a bloody mission to drive the English from France.

Rings(MA)A young woman becomes worried about her boyfriend when he explores a dark subculture surrounding a mysterious videotape said to kill the watcher seven days after he has viewed it.

​Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale(PG)Is Ordinal Scale just another game? Players are about to find the line between the virtual world and reality beginning to blur and their worst nightmares coming true.

T2: Trainspotting(R)20 years have gone by. Much has changed but just as much remains the same.

The Great Wall(M)A mystery centered around the construction of the Great Wall of China.

The Little Mermaid(G)A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain with an unscrupulous sea-witch in order to meet a human prince on land. (Event, Glendale)