You're waking up with the Central West best breaking news. The council was trimming their hedges at about 5am this morning. I thought, what a strange time to do some gardening. No, well yeah, it wasn't a sort of a euphemism for something else. Also, a lot of sirens around about 4am this morning, trying to find out what that was all about. People aren't really saying much. I did hear, supposedly a few people online have been saying that they saw a car roaring past their house with a couple of police cars chasing after it.
However, that's only, that's people on social media. Can't verify those claims, but I did hear it. I was woken up. It actually, it beat my alarm. So I suppose, I don't want to say that I can sort of fall back on the fact that in Dubbo you'll be woken up by police sirens instead of your alarm. If your alarm turns off, you'll still end up waking up. Coming up in just a second, I speak to Wayne Amor, the local coordinator for the Black Dog Ride.
A book on a very certain substance has been returned to a library after an insane amount of time. If you have ever gotten a book late to a library on very strange topics before, this will just trumpet. This will trumpet by an absolute mile. Paul Russell, Lil Boosang. Starting us off for you Thursday morning. It's OSM Breakfast. Take them with you. Cheers to your company. 22 minutes past 6. Think for your Monday morning? Wow, I'm really behind, aren't I? Thursday morning.
It's UFM Breakfast. Having Dubbo's best music from the 80s to now. Top of 26 in narrow mind today. Currently 17 degrees. An in-depth novel on the use of psychedelics has been returned to a Colorado library after a solid 37 years after being first borrowed. 37 years. 37 years is actually overshadowed by the fact it's a book on psychedelics, but we'll brush past that for now. A man snuck the novel into the library book's return chute between the times of 1 to 4 in the morning with a note attached to the book saying, Sorry so late.
It's been a long, strange trip. With a library card stamped with dates from the year of 1987. Brilliant. The interesting thing is, probably out of the entire thing, this isn't the first time the bloke has borrowed the in-depth psychedelic handbook. With the library card, it shows that it's actually the third time he's borrowed it, but with the previous lens only lasting a few days at a time. Obviously, I'm guessing on the third and last borrowing of the psychedelic handbook, he may have overcooked himself and forgotten what the concept of a book was for a solid 37 years.
It's UFM Breakfast. It's Kagan with you. Top of 26 in Dubbo today. 28 in Cobar. Your full weather in just a couple of minutes after the national news. We're brought to you by McDonald's in Dubbo, Wellington. There's magic in the air with the Macca's new surprise fries. You can just peel your fries for a one in four chance to find a prize. That song really dropped off at the end there. It was meant to fade out.
Nope, just disappeared into oblivion. Going to try and get the Dubbo state MP and leader of the NSW Nationals, Dougal Saunders, on this morning, attempting to with the announcement of this sort of regional youth crime inquiry. It follows the Nationals' calls for a regional crime inquiry, not the youth crime specifically, but crime inquiry in general. Not entirely what they're asking for, but it's at least halfway there. Going to try and get him on this morning. However, it obviously and understandably was a long night last night when it was announced, so he may still be asleep.
UFM Dubbo on Facebook. It's Breakfast on 927Zoo. It appears all the sirens you may have heard at 4 o'clock this morning were the result of a house fire on Freshwater Drive. Getting eyewitness reports of that. Thoughts go out to everybody involved. It wasn't a fuse. It appears to not have been what people are presuming as a police chase early this morning. I got woken up by the sirens. So did many other people. As I said, all thoughts out there to the people involved in that.
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Now, a recently announced sort of nude cruise of at least 2,000 people has released their ground rules of etiquette while sailing. And it might surprise you, actually. I've never heard of, you know, a nude cruise having rules. I didn't know that there was nude cruises. So we've all learned something this morning. But the Norwegian cruise invites people to completely strip off while on board. And at $2,000 per passenger, you probably make the most of the freedom, I'd imagine.
Everything's coming off. Titled The Big Nude Boat Ride 2025, their list of rules for guests are as follows. Absolutely no photos at any time. I mean, how will the food Instagrammers survive that one? However, imagine the post of the sort of food Instagrammer on this nude cruise. The caption being something along the lines of, Enjoy this lovely prawn cocktail on deck. Hashtag sailing. Probably a boat emoji. You just see slightly off to the right side of the frame in the background, completely naked man.
Not entirely what you want to see on your Instagram feed. So it's understandable. I'm sure they will survive. Another rule is you have to be clothed. Clothed? Clothed. What a difficult word. Okay. Clothed in port at risk of being arrested by the country's authorities. That'd be a great start of the cruise. You pull into the port and you're looking from the wharf up there as you're travelling. It'd be like a sort of circular quay in Sydney.
Big cruise ship arriving and you're just wandering along, heading down to what used to be the monorail. And it's just a big boat full of a bunch of naked people. Not entirely what you want to see. Another rule being you have to wear clothes within the main dining hall. Which is understandable, I think, if you're eating your main meal at night. I was myself, if I were to go on this cruise, I was really excited to dig into, you know, a rump steak while letting the breeze pass through downstairs.
You're on Zoo Breakfast. You're waking up with the Central West best breakfast. On 927 Zoo. Drink it. Coming up in just over half an hour, we're going to have Dubbo State MP and leader of the New South Wales Nationals, Dougal Saunders, going to come on the program for a chat with us after the announcement of a regional youth crime inquiry rather than their original intention of just a general regional crime inquiry. That was after they pinned a letter, a letter of the whole party of the Nationals, to the Premier, Chris Minns, and it was announced last night, the regional youth crime inquiry.
So we're having a bloke come on to chat to us about sending your relatives and loved ones as well as pets up into the sky in a firework and watching them explode in the air to sort of signify the end of a diligent and brilliant life. You can send them into the sky and they explode. He'll come on and tell us. It's fascinating. Trust me, the whole concept is fascinating. Dean Lewis in a sec, starting you off.
Shake and Ray, escapism. It's your Thursday morning ZOOFM Breakfast. Your home of Dubbo's best music from the 80s to now. Keegan with you. Cheers for your company. Dean Lewis, quarter past seven. ZOOFM Breakfast. Keegan with you on the home of Dubbo's best music from the 80s to now. Top of 26 degrees in Narramine today. Currently 15. Toilet paper is tissues. Instead of actually buying a box of tissues, using toilet paper to wipe your nose. I didn't understand that this was actually quite a common theme among people, to instead of just buying boxes of tissues, you would just requisition the toilet paper from the dunny room itself and wipe your nose with it.
Why? Isn't tissues... As you know, tissues aren't cheaper than toilet paper, are they? Maybe it's an economic choice. I suppose you can get about 24 rolls of toilet paper for the price of two tissue boxes. But still, you want that comfort when you sort of put it straight up your nose. You want that comfort. I don't even know what that comfort is. But anyway, send us a message on socials, Facebook ZOOFM or Instagram 92.7 ZOO if you use toilet paper to wipe your nose instead of tissues.
Fascinating development in the methods of getting rid of snot, which is exactly the word you want to hear for your Thursday morning. You can support the Royal Flying Doctor Service and have the chance to win some great prizes at the same time. What a segue that is. The RFDS Dubbo Support Group is holding their Easter raffle at the moment with tickets of just $2 each. The first prize is a $200 fuel voucher. The second prize is a $100 Mitre 10 voucher plus other prizes from Coles, Woolworths, Mitre 10 and Meijer, plus a painting by a local artist up for grabs.
You can buy them... You're going to have to wait until Saturday now. You missed it yesterday. Saturday is the very last chance you've got to buy tickets. They'll be at Mitre 10 in Dubbo from 10am to 4pm. The prizes themselves are drawn on Wednesday the 27th of March next week. And, of course, all proceeds are going to support the Royal Flying Doctor Service Dubbo base here in Dubbo, which supports the entire western region. Keith Urban, baby, you're my better half.
25 minutes past 7. Zoo FM Breakfast. Top of 26 degrees in Wellington today. Currently 15.5. Going to be a nice, cool change. However, without the rain like it's been for the past couple of days. Give us a ring any time, 6884 8499. You're on Zoo's brekkie. Ben O'Brien joins us live from the ground again for the tour of the O'Rock this morning. Good morning, mate. How are you going today? I'm all right. I may have heard the sound of a diesel engine in the background.
I'm pretty sure you're not driving petrol-powered bicycles. So what's going on there? No, we did a little bit of a sneaky thing. We hopped on a bus this morning to shorten the day's ride up. So we got on the bus from Lightning Ridge to Walgett and we're just here on the side of the road, about to hop on our bikes to head over to Brewarrina. Quite a bit of a tight schedule today because the mayor has to get back to Dubbo for the council meeting tonight.
Oh, right. It's like a time trial today. How was yesterday's with all the flat ground riding up to Lightning Ridge? Well, it was pretty much similar to the previous two days of flat ground riding. Good we had the mayor of Walgett join us and he did very well, considering it does not look like he's ridden a bike for quite some time. He made the full stint and did exceptionally well, actually. And today we're hoping for a little bit of a tailwind to push us all the way across to Brewarrina, so we're predicting some high speeds.
Brilliant. What's it looking like? Was it the sort of terrain, the roads you're doing this morning? Yeah, flat. I think if we're getting more than four metres of climbing for the whole day, we'll be doing really well. Sounds quite leisurely, to be honest. Thanks. Good luck, mate. And cheers for riding in this morning. Thanks very much. Yeah, just like everybody today, get on and support us and get a raffle ticket to win that raffle, or if you can, tourdiyarock.bike.
Cheers. Thanks, mate. Thanks, Keegan. That's Ben O'Brien live from the ground for the 2024 Tour de O'Rourke that's currently continuing at the moment. They continue today. Apparently the mayor coming back on a time trial, back into Dubbo for the council meeting tonight, so that should be interesting. Hopefully they get a few tailwinds behind them. You can always, as he said, head to tourdiyarock.bike by raffle ticket winner RAV4 Hybrid. I think the tickets are just $50 each.
Hopefully I haven't been spreading misinformation about the ticket prices. I'm pretty sure they're $50 each, and it's going to a great cause to help fund the stage 2 construction of Macquarie Park. You're on Zoo's Breakfast. You're waking up with the Central West burst breaking. On 927 Zoo. Dubbo State MP Dougal Saunders on. Just a couple of minutes' time to chat through the original youth crime inquiry after they addressed the premier, and it was sort of passed through last night.
The upper house of state government, I think it was passed through. The whole idea of the chambers of parliament, completely beyond me. But Dougal's going to have a chat with us, tell us all the details about it, his take on that, and what it means for the areas out here in regards to crime. Also got a bloke coming on, about 20 minutes' time. Tell us about how you can shoot your relatives and pets up into the sky in a firework.
Not exactly something you hear every day, but it's absolutely fascinating, the whole concept. Dochi, what it is. 7.30, 7.33. Just in case you wanted to know the exact minute of the time for your Thursday morning Zoo FM breakfast. Dochi, what it is. 35 past 7, 25 to 8, however you like your time delivered for Zoo FM breakfast Thursday morning. Summer 26 degrees in Gillganders today. Currently 15, a very crisp morning ahead. Now Dubbo State MP and leader of the NSW Nationals, Dougal Saunders, joins us on the phone this morning.
Good morning. Hi Keegan, how are you doing? I'm all right. It's been a big night and I'm sure a big morning ahead for you, however. What's been happening? Yeah, look, obviously as you're aware, we've discussed this before. We've been pushing for a parliamentary inquiry into regional crime, particularly youth crime. And as of yesterday, we actually got a bit of a pathway to what we've been calling for. So the government has referred to a law and safety committee in the lower house of NSW Parliament to actually start looking at some of the problems that are being felt by regional areas.
Now it's not exactly how we thought this would happen, but after literally six months of pressure, and despite the scenario of the police minister calling an inquiry a talk fest, the regional minister Tara Moriarty saying it would be scaremongering, the government's finally come to the table and, look, literally the day before, we had written, as the NSW National, signed by all 15 members in Parliament, a letter to Chris Mins directly calling for action, and thankfully we now actually have a pathway.
How does this differ to your original proposal? Well, look, the original proposal would have been a parliamentary inquiry that would have had a bit more bipartisan support, as in a few more crossbench members involved and that sort of thing. The way it's been referred is to a committee which is controlled by the government. Now that's up to government to do. They have the ability to do that. So we've got three Labor members, Cabramatta, Prospect and Mount Druitt, who are on the inquiry, along with our member for Bathurst, Paul Toole, the former police minister, and the member for Orange.
So it's a five-person committee, notably not one woman as part of the committee, and given we've got real concerns around assault and sexual assault, that would have been a good thing to do. But either way, at least we have a pathway now. We have a committee there, submissions are now open, and they will be open until May 31, and then the committee has to do some regional trips to start doing a bit of information gathering, and then is due to report back to Parliament in February of 2025.
What are your thoughts on the state government's original proposal to tackle regional crime? I'm not aware of the specific details, but that was prior to this announcement of the inquiry. Well, look, what's been announced is, unfortunately, just one pilot for one town in regional New South Wales, which is Moree. Now, what we know is that what might work in Moree probably won't work in Dubbo or Bourke or Walgett or Brewarrina or Gunnedah. So my thing is, don't do the blanket cookie-cutter approach.
Do a targeted approach for each town and or each region based on the capacity of that town to do what it needs to do in a slightly different way to another town. So the Moree trial is a bit of a pretense, I think, and I think the government did that to try and be able to say, well, we've done something. The other thing is around bail laws and post and boast crimes. Again, just a really narrow focus on only stealing motor vehicles and break-and-enters, where we think there should be more involvement of other crimes, other serious crimes like assault and sexual assault.
We've put all of that forward. There is a bill that's going into the Upper House today. It's already passed through my house, the Lower House, and none of our amendments have been accepted, which is disappointing. But again, at least we have something to be working with, and we want to work with the government to get the best outcome for regional New South Wales. Well, thank you for sparing some time to come on and give us an update this morning, Dougal.
It's much appreciated. Always a pleasure, mate. Have a great day. You too. Cheers. Check out Do It Them on Facebook for more. Christina Aguilera. Ah, I almost butchered the name of it. It's the 7th day Do It Them breakfast. You're home to Dubbo's best music from the 80s to now, on top of 26 degrees in Narramine today, currently 15 degrees, going to be sunny right through the weekend all the way to Monday, which is a brilliant change after some of the rain that we've had over the last few days.
But of course, rain is always welcome. You're on Do It Them breakfast. Craig from a fascinating service called Ashes to Ashes joins us this morning. Good morning, mate. Good morning, man. How are you? I'm all right. What exactly are you offering people? OK, well, we've got two services available. One's called Ashes to Ashes fireworks funerals. We solely specialise with looking after the cremated remains of humans or loved ones. We take them and embed them across the fireworks display.
So there's about 10 to 20 grams goes into every shell, and then we send them up in our beautiful, spectacular fireworks display. It's all choreographed to music, and we video it with drones. And then we have a second division called Pet Fireworks Funerals, and we primarily look after pets. So it's a bit smaller, but, yeah, and we send them to the Rainbow Bridge, it's called, where they wait for us until our time comes and we meet up with them and then we cross the Rainbow Bridge together.
Fascinating. What sort of fireworks are we talking about? Same as they're used for New Year's Eve for the humans, so they're quite large shells. Oh, right. For the pets, it's called Cake, which is a bit smaller, but it's about two minutes for your pets. And for humans, it can go up to seven, eight, ten minutes. Does this sort of turn around the prior emotions of grief and loss? Does it turn into something absolutely beautiful in front of you? Oh, absolutely.
You know, you see tears of sadness and tears of joy, and you're never here cheering at the end of a funeral, but you're here cheering at a lot of our funerals. That's absolutely fantastic. Yeah. And I always say, you're looking up to the heavens, you're not looking down into the ground, and it's more uplifting than a burial. Oh, 100%. I mean, yes, definitely. If you've got fireworks going on for a funeral, it's definitely more uplifting than a burial.
Oh, yeah. And everybody loves fireworks. Oh, I think so. You know, you're always blowing things up. I'm curious about the sort of fireworks side of it. Did you have to become a qualified firework technician to be able to offer this? Yeah, absolutely. I actually, my journey was to become a pyrotechnician so I could send my dogs off the Harbour Bridge on New Year's Eve, and I managed to sort of achieve that. I sent them off at Bronte Beach instead with one of the fireworks companies.
So I ended up sending them up, and it's quite ironic because I was an aerial performer at the 2000 Olympics. I was one of the acrobats in the air. Really? Yeah, and I had a mate pass away. I had his ashes in my pocket, and I promised his partner that I'd scatter them during the performance. Oh, my God. Scattered them all over the top of people. Oh, my words. Yeah, I came down, and all the people covered in all this white ash, and there's got to be a better way.
Yes, but still. That's still dedication to a promise that was faked. That's incredible. Nothing stops me. No, no, I can tell that. I can 100% tell that. What's the process of becoming a qualified pyrotechnic, the term is, I think? Well, firstly, you can't have a criminal recourse. That makes sense. That's understandable. Then you apply for your security clearance license, and you get your security clearance license, which shows that you're clear to handle dangerous products like fireworks, and then you have to do some training.
It's quite a bit of training, and not that many companies take on people these days, so it's a hard one to get into. Definitely. I'm a theater rigger as well, so I definitely say if you want something easy to get into, probably theater rigging is a lot easier. Yeah, rather than fireworks, and especially if you're going to send people up in the fireworks or pets in the fireworks as well, I imagine. Very specialized, yeah. Cheers for coming on for a quick chat, Craig.
My pleasure, mate. I've never heard of a firework funeral service before. I'm so glad I have now. Southern Hemisphere, it's crazy. It's just absolutely fascinating. Cheers, mate. Thank you. There's Craig from Ashes to Ashes, a service letting you send your relatives and pets up into the sky for a fireworks display rather than a burial or a traditional cremation. Absolutely fascinating stuff. You're on Zoo's Breakfast. What? It's Breakfast on Better Music 92.7 Zoo. Coming up in about half an hour, I'm going to tell you some TikTokers' strict rules for their partners, like deal breakers.
Five set rules where if the partner breaks any one of them, it's game over, no questions asked. I'll tell you about that in about half an hour. As well as a certain type of viewing, a category of TV series or movie, psychologists have warned that it's a massive red flag for anybody that enjoys watching it. I'll tell you about that next. Ed Sheeran playing in just a second. Wilson Phillips starting us off with Holdin' On for your Thursday morning Zoo FM Breakfast.
And with Dubbo's best music from the 80s to now. Very crisp across the region this morning. Nice change. My fingers almost fell off on the way to work this morning. Slight side effect. Ed Sheeran, almost quarter past eight. Zoo FM Breakfast, getting with you for your Thursday morning. It's over 26 degrees in Narramine today. Currently 16 degrees. The intersection of Manildra Street and the Mitchell Highway. Just having a look. Supposedly it's busier than usual this morning.
However, I'm obviously not there right now. So I'm just taking that for granted. We're brought to you by McDonald's in Dubbo and Wellington. The new McCrispy from Mac is said to be the next big thing. With juicy crispy 100% Aussie chicken, a soft glazed bun, crunchy lettuce, and a brand new signature sauce. You can try it today at Mac. It's been available only after 10.30am. Just thinking, imagine, you know, a live radio show on the corner of an intersection with a highway.
Wouldn't exactly be going as quiet, as quiet and as confined as the show is right now. As I said, Manildra Street and the Mitchell Highway. Slightly busier than usual. Footage has resurfaced recently of a, who wants to be a millionaire player? A show we're all very familiar with. A player on that show, fumbling the most simplest of questions. And even, he just completely abandoned the game. Just stood up, walked away, refusing to answer the question entirely.
And the question is just, it's something else. The footage was from 22 years ago. But it's possible, even today, that 99% of people would still answer the question correctly. Have a listen. Which of the following characters is not considered a Pokemon? Jigglypuff. Frodo. Squirtle. Pikachu. I don't feel good enough about this. I'm going to walk away. Oh my. I'm going to walk away. It was Jigglypuff, Pikachu, Squirtle, and Frodo. What one of them isn't a Pokemon? Very mind-rattling question, I think, personally.
I mean, I wouldn't know. I'll propose a question to you. Which of these isn't a Pokemon? Jigglypuff? A ceramic potted plant? Or Pikachu? You're on Zoo Breakfast. Food Fighters, 20 Minutes Fast Date, Zoo FM Breakfast, your home of Dubbo's best music from the 80s to now. It's Keegan with you. Top of 26 degrees in Wellington today. Currently 16 degrees. Getting busy on Cobra Street, out the front of Orana Mall. Slightly busier than usual. I mean, it's probably the expectation.
It's currently very crispy outside as well. The amount of people that are enjoying sort of true crime movies and TV shows and podcasts is just phenomenal at the moment. In the last three, four years, it's just skyrocketed. True crime, informational pieces of media are just absolutely through the roof. But a psychologist has put out a dire warning to those with really an itch for criminal stories. Psychologist Dr. Seema Bryant has claimed that apparently it's a major red flag if you relax while enjoying these types of programs.
If you relax. I think that's the key word here. If you're on your toes for the entire time, maybe not as concerning. But if you're relaxed, you're sitting back, put your legs up on a stool or something, then apparently there's a major problem. She has said that people who consume violent media may do so for a very specific reason. Quoting Dr. Bryant here, she says, people who watch three episodes of Law and Order to nod off to sleep desire to see justice served that they were unable to serve in their own past.
Interesting. Sounds like a quote from a court case, which in the end would mean that we're all currently involving ourselves in a very concerning bit of media because this is turning into true crime, and I don't like that. I'm feeling relaxed at the moment, and I'd prefer to avoid it. Topic breaking me. I'm not even sure what that really means. You're waking up with the Central West best brekky. Mind the zoo. Coming up in about 20 minutes' time, Chet from the Holy Milano Festival is going to come and have a chat.
They've got their event on this weekend, a lot of colours, a lot of food, a lot of cultural food as well and cultural experiences. He'll come and chat and let us know what's going on. We'll also be talking about, five minutes away, the strict rules of relationship. I put a poll out last night on the socials, which are Facebook Zoo FM or Instagram Nanny27Zoo. Put a poll out asking, what is your number one rule with your partner? Got some pretty understandable responses.
I expected most of them to be honest. One of them is really, really out there. Tell you about them in a couple of minutes' time. Lewis Capaldi on the way. Eagle Eye Cherry. Save tonight. Zoo FM Breakfast, your home of Dubbo's best music from the 80s to now. It's Keegan with you. Good morning. Lewis Capaldi, 20 minutes to nine. Zoo FM Breakfast, the Thursday morning. Your home of Dubbo's best music from the 80s to now. 26 degrees in Gilgandras today, currently 17 degrees.
Lovely sunny day ahead and a nice change from all the rain that we've experienced over the last couple of days. Rain, always welcome. However, if it rains on me, I'm not entirely pleased. A TikToker has revealed the five strict rules she's got for boyfriends. When I say five strict rules, the word strict is probably underlined in my mind. They're apparently a deal breaker. If a partner breaks any one of these rules, it's relationship over. Full stop.
No questions asked. Number one of the first things that a partner can't do, according to this TikToker, is have a best friend that is a girl. No best friends are the girls. The TikToker supposedly says that she simply does not believe in them. What, they just don't exist? The people don't exist. They just disappear into thin air. Vanish. Smoke bomb. Gone. And supposedly that is 100% a deal breaker. If they have a best friend that is a girl, their idea of a relationship completely wiped off the map.
Number two is her and her partner must have their locations switched on on their phones for each other 24-7. Without question. 24-7 live updates where you are any time of the day. She says this is mostly for safety reasons. Safety reasons. All right. Number three of the five strict rules that are a deal breaker for a TikToker, their boyfriend is not allowed to go to adult venues. I think is the word to use at this time of the morning.
Adult venues. Not allowed to go there. Understandable. Probably understandable, I think. Number four is she won't let her boyfriend pay all the bills, saying it is wrong for men to pay for 100% of everything. So we're starting to actually make sense here. Quite enjoying these rules. Number five on the list of the five strict rules that a TikToker has for her partner that are an absolute deal breaker. Safety is broken. Relationship is over. Number five, her partner cannot like bikini pictures of other people on Instagram, labelling it a huge red flag for obvious reasons.
That's a deal breaker. Apparently that will end the relationship. 6-884-8499. 6-884-8499. What is your number one rule for your partner? Put a poll up last night on social media, Facebook Zoo FM on Instagram, 92.7 Zoo. I asked, what is the number one rule for your partner? Most people said that they shouldn't cheat on them. You didn't have to state the obvious. 6-884-8499. What is your number one rule for your partner in your relationship? You're on Zoo's breakfast.
A couple of minutes and nine in excess. An absolute classic track there for your Thursday morning here on Zoo FM. Yama Dubbo's best music from the 80s to now. Top of 26 in narrow mind today. You're on Zoo's breakfast. The coordinator for the upcoming Holy Milan Festival of Colours joins us this morning. Good morning, mate. Good morning, Keegan. Thanks for having me. Oh, good. How are you going? I'm sure it's a big lead up to the festival this weekend.
Yes, absolutely. So we are very excited to all this festival. Very first time. I mean, it has happened earlier by the organization, but we're doing it for the first time. So yes, very excited and looking forward to a great number of people turning up. When is the festival taking place specifically on the day and where is it actually happening? This Saturday, 23rd of March. And the timing is from 4 p.m. onwards and the venue is Ole Robin's Owl at the Black Street in Dubbo, just behind the supermarket.
Brilliant. What sort of stalls and festivities can people expect? So there is going to be live music, some performance by some artists. There's going to be lots of colours, of course. It's a gold coin donation. You can get as much colour as you want to play with. And there are going to be six or seven food stalls. So people will be able to buy fruits as well. So there's going to be Indian delicacies, some Nepalese food items such as momos and stuff, some local Aussie food, ice cream, donuts and things like that.
What was the entertainment that you say was organized again? So there's going to be a jumping castle for the kids. Oh, brilliant. Live music. What's the meaning behind Holi Milan? Okay, so Holi is a festival which is celebrated across the Indian subcontinent. It is the end of winter and start of spring season. So it is like, you know, forgetting all your past errors or learn from it, start afresh in life, you know, to end the conflicts by meeting new people.
And it's a day of forget and forgive and just start afresh just like a spring season. So this is a way for us to come together, you know, meet new people, yeah, and celebrate the good season. Absolutely fascinating. Did you say, sir, there's no entry free, there's just a gold coin donation? That's correct. So there's no entry free. It's an event open to all. It's a secular event, non-religious event. Anybody can participate in it. Yeah, so it's open to all.
Well, cheers for coming on for a quick chat, Chet, this morning. Sounds like a brilliant festival for both the adults and the kids this weekend. That's right, yes. So we're looking forward to having them all. Thanks, mate. No worries. Thank you, all the best. I'm Chet, one of the coordinators for the upcoming Holy Milan Festival of Colours. If you'd like to head along, you can head to dubbo.com.au slash events for more information. As he said, it's just a dollar coin donation if you'd like to get involved in the colours.
No entry cost. There'll be entertainment. There'll be jumping castles for the kids. There'll be heaps of food of different cultural varieties. It's on this Saturday. You're on Zoo's Breakfast. Selena Gomez finishing off Zoo FM Breakfast for your Thursday morning. I'm Keegan with you. Cheers to your company. Coming up in your 80s hour at work, some absolute classic songs. Jimmy Barnes, Madonna's in there. UB40, Red Red Wine. On the show tomorrow, we're going to have your what's on for around the region, what's happening over the weekend.
Plus, animal news. Dr. William Manner is back. I have no idea what he'll be doing this week. Last week, he had a pig that was stuck in a fridge door. So it's always a surprise. It's a concerning surprise, but always a surprise, nonetheless, when he comes on the program. Hello, New Zealand! Zoobricki!
