12th April Full Show - Wackiest Dog Name Competition

It's breakfast on ZOO. Big show this morning. We've got someone from the RAAF coming on later this morning. Tell you about all these propeller planes that have been flying around Dubbo and the region over the last couple of days. They'll be flying still for another week. I was at home in the kitchen, cooking something the other evening, and then one flew over my house at about 200 metres. I almost pooped my pants. So, it'll be interesting to see what's actually involved in the training. Coming up in just a couple of minutes time, however, the eclipse. I've already spoken about some of the craziness it's brought out with people overseas. There's been another incident. It just shows that the human race, even in their brightest form, you seriously, you can't rely on them to be anything but full of mistakes. Incubus Drive, it's ZOOFM breakfast for your Friday morning. The weekend's almost here. Keegan with you. Cheers for your company. Usher, 25 past 6, Diamond Dubbo's best music from the 80s to now. It's over 24 degrees today in Narromine, currently 10. It's going to be sunny today, Saturday and Sunday. The recent solar eclipse was the grand event that just keeps on giving. After an unfortunate error occurred on a national television station, it was revealed overnight, Mexican television station 24-7 Mediodia were intending to cross-live the images of this solar eclipse that was taking place and broadcast these images right across the country of Mexico, when the most bizarre footage, they obviously mixed something up with the footage library and the live cross. And news readers instead decided to, well, didn't decide to, but accidentally cross-lived to an image of a man's private parts on the screen. And here's the solar eclipse, and it was a man's downstairs. The gentleman's grapes were broadcast across the country for approximately 13 seconds in high definition, while all the news readers, they kept their absolute cool. They didn't even react while they were sitting in front of a massive image of the downstairs region. Obviously, someone must have really dropped the ball on that one. See ya. 10 to 7, ZOOFM breakfast. ZOOFM breakfast, it's our most best music from the 80s to now. It's over 24 in Wellington today, currently 10 and a half, going to be sunny. You may have seen that when the movie June Part 2, or Dune Part 2, however you like it pronounced, was released, a specifically and a specially designed popcorn bucket was released alongside the movie. The popcorn bucket, it depicted a sandworm from the movie, with a sort of a funnel coming out of the top of the bucket, a hole in the top of the funnel, and sort of rubber ridges surrounding the edge of the hole. So this hole, there was meant to be teeth, but it was these sort of rubber ridges around the top of this long rubber funnel. And yes, of course, the human race immediately went and repurposed it for the bedroom. No surprise there. Disappointing as usual. It was a popcorn bucket. Yes, it was. Well, the designers of the adulterated popcorn bucket have finally broken their silence, and they've admitted their absolute horror at their own design, and their shock at someone ever considering using the bucket for the unofficial purpose. I mean, it is a long rubber funnel with randomly placed ridges within it, and the thing was free and being handed out. However, you could, I do suppose, you could give someone probably like a broken rotary telephone, and they'd probably repurpose it for the wrong reasons. So I wouldn't feel too bad about yourself if you feel bad for the June popcorn bucket. Kid Leroy, Too Much, ZOOFM Breakfast, 5 to 7, your national news and local news, on the way in a couple of minutes. Shake and Ray, 10 past 7 for your Friday morning here on ZOOFM. Top of 24 degrees today in Narrowmine, currently 11, going to be sunny. It's time for the man who's the master in fish psychiatry. It's that time of week again. Dr William Manner joins us for the animal news headlines right around the world. You need to know of what's happening with four-legged creatures or ones with fins. Good morning. Good morning, Keegan. What's been happening around the world? Well, actually, what's happening with you this morning? Now, you said four-legged or one-legged, if I'm correct. One with fins, probably. Does a fin count as a leg? I don't know, but the creatures around me don't have any. I'm surrounded by slugs. Oh, lovely. Why is that? Well, I was out in the bush trying to study some wildlife, and I've got some red triangle slugs, and they've actually managed to trap me in a triangular formation. I'm scared to step over them. I don't know what they might do. They've made, like, a pentagram around you. They appeared out of nowhere. Well, I did fall asleep, but that's besides the point. Right, OK. Well, before you get eaten by slugs, what's happening around the world in animal news? Well, Keegan, if you go to Italy, you can catch goats. Good, I was planning that for a holiday. What's that? There's an island in Italy called Alicriti, and the mayor has been sick and tired of these goats. There's about 100 people on the island, and to that, there's 600 goats. Wow, OK. Well, I can see why there might be a problem. That's somewhat related. It actually reminds me of the Japanese island that has, like, a trillion cats on it, but only about 14 people. But you can't take those cats. You can take these goats. The mayor wants you to pay a stamp fee of $17, and you can take as many as you wish. Oh, right, so you don't have to actually pay per goat. It's like a candy bar. You go in there, you pay a flat fare, and then you can just start filling up the containers. It's like when you go to the strawberry farms and you pay to enter it. You can take as many strawberries as you can. I'd imagine taking a goat is a bit more difficult than taking a strawberry, however. No, especially when they bleat and they blare and they scream and they run at you. Do you have any professional advice on how to actually capture a goat? I heard you're not supposed to take their horns, so don't do that. Right. But what I love to do is to, I know you can do those with bulls, the little red cape. Oh, you do that in your spare time. Just crack out the red cape and go capture some bulls with it. I have it for goats as well. They run at me. Oh, good. All right. Well, can you try that on the slugs? They run towards you and then you have a sort of exit to escape from their encirclement. I can try. I can try. I'd like to go over to Italy and try to catch these goats. Unfortunately, we do have a goat island in Australia, but it doesn't have any goats. It's in Sydney Harbour. What's the point of a goat island with no goats on it? You can go act as a goat. What? You can go act as a goat. I don't know what people do in their spare time. Oh, let's not get into that. I'm pretty sure there's categories on the Internet that involve people doing that. We'll brush past that. What else is happening around the world in animal use? Well, Keegan, you're aware of the big celebrity, Simon Cowell. Of course. Yes, he's quite a well-known man. I respected his performance on... What was it? The Britain's Got Talent or something, where he'd just abuse all the contestants? Yeah, he's very good at that. But now it's his turn because his mansion estate has been overrun by moles. Moles. Is this like a euphemism or is there actual moles there? No, there's actual moles there. This is in his words. The eight acres of land around his mansion has been turned into what he says is Swiss cheese. So they've invaded, like, what, the green space and just taken over the underground? And not only that, apparently they're getting more confident and coming closer to the house. That's like something out of the video game Plants vs. Zombies. I don't even know what that is. Okay, great. Has he proposed any sort of solution to getting rid of the moles or...? He now has two German shepherds for security and apparently they're making him and his wife feel more safe and secure. Well, that is just lovely. I'm hoping... I'm not hoping, but I'm pretty sure sometime soon we'll see a news story about Simon Cowell's house being burgled by a mole. I'm not sure if they're capable of that. Not too sure, but I have a big tip for him. I know you can't legally own moles, but if you could, you should set up a similar situation to what they have in Italy with the goats. Oh, people come and pay to take a mole home with them. Yeah. I'm sure people have been to a bar before and said the same about someone that they brought home with them. Brilliant. Well, thank you, Dr. William Manu. It's always a pleasure to have your expertise on the program. Thank you, Keegan. I'm not too sure when I can leave this triangular shape of slugs that have entrapped me, but I might try and make a run for it. Wish me luck. Oh, good luck, yes. I hope you don't get eaten by a slug. However, we won't be able to talk to you next week if that's the case. You're on Zoo's Breakfast. Zoo Fighters, 25 past 7. Zoo FM Breakfast, top of 24 degrees in Wellington today. It's currently 11. It's going to be nice and sunny today, Saturday, and right across your weekend. You're on Zoo's Breakfast. Flight Lieutenant Larissa Stephens of the Royal Australian Air Force joins us this morning. Cheers for coming on the show for a chat. No worries at all. Thanks for having me. Now, people around Dubbo may have noticed an impressive collection of propeller-driven aircraft flying about recently. What's all this about? Yeah, absolutely. So we've come up to Dubbo Airport with six TC-21 aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force. We're training our future pilots so that they can become winged aviators in the Royal Australian Air Force. What's involved in some of the training the pilots are put through using these aircraft? So what we're here in Dubbo doing is navigation exercises. So we're taking off out of Dubbo Airport and flying as low as 250 feet and navigating around the beautiful countryside around the Dubbo area. Other sorties that we'll do is formation flights and aerobatics. What makes the PC-21 really a great sort of platform to learn on? So the PC-21 has jet-like trainer qualities. So it's fast and it behaves like a jet aircraft. These pilots are all hoping to fly the S-35 in their future. So it sets them up really well with foundation skills so that they can progress onto that aircraft. The S-35, that's the brand new one, isn't it? Yeah, absolutely. So we've got S-35s and also the whole range of aircraft. And the PC-21 sets us up with that initial training. And now the students are at their advanced training so that they can be set up well for whatever aircraft they fly in the future in the Air Force. Has the Air Force always used the PC-21 as a sort of training airplane or have there been others? So in the past, we've had a whole bunch of aircraft. Back in a long time ago, we had things such as TigerMOS. Previous to the PC-21, we had the PC-9 aircraft and the CT-4. So, yeah, we do evolve and keep our aircraft the most up-to-date. And that's why everyone's excited with the PC-21 because it's a bit of a new kit. And it's really good with our modern systems. It actually teaches the students how to use modern technical aircraft specifications. You just touched on it briefly earlier, but what's actually next on the cards for the trainee pilots after they finish up here in Dubbo? So after we finish our navigation exercises here in Dubbo, we'll fly back to RAAF Base East Sale, and then we're going to be doing some more formation flying with them. So flying the aircraft close together. Previously, we've taught them to fly a long way away from other aircraft. And now we're teaching them to fly in a close formation because that's got quite a lot of tactical relevance for their future training. And how long, approximately, would it be before they step into, you know, the big jets? Yeah, so these students will graduate in June. And from there, they'll move on to their operational conversion. So some students could be flying things like the P-8 Decident or the C-17 as early as July. Wow, so they can go from the PC-21 to the C-17? Absolutely, yeah. And they'll jump straight into those simulators. Their operational conversions will start straight after. And then a few months after that, they'll be on operations employing the asset that they're posted to. Wow, OK. I didn't imagine there'd be such a big jump, but I suppose when it comes down to flying, there'd be a lot of crossover between it. I hear the PC-21s are also used by aerobatic display teams. Absolutely. So the Royal Australian Air Force aerobatics display team are the roulettes, also based out of Rathspace, Eastdale. And they fly those in a close formation, conducting aerobatics low to the ground. That's a pretty spectacular feat of aviation prowess. Out of curiosity, what's some of the G-forces that they pull, performing stunts like that in an aeroplane? So we pull up to 8G in the aircraft. Generally with our students, though, we try and keep it under 4 or 5G for the training benefit, but we can pull more than that. We do wear a G protective suit that helps us stay fit and healthy so that when we're flying the aircraft in those high G environments, that we can maintain full concentration. One thing, just before I let you go, that caught my eye when reading about the PC-21, is the fact it's got air conditioning. Is that a common occurrence in small aeroplanes? Not so much in small aeroplanes, but the PC-21 is a pretty advanced basic training aircraft. We are lucky enough to have air conditioning and also pressurisation in the aircraft, which is great because we've had a couple of nice weather days up here in Dubbo, so it's nice to have a bit of fresh air. I'm not sure if you can actually give away the details, but does the S-35 have air conditioning? I reckon it does, yeah. Well, cheers for coming on for a chat, Larissa, and giving us a really fascinating insight into what's going on above us. Not a problem, and I hope that the locals of Dubbo love seeing our aircraft as much as we love flying them. I'm sure we do, don't worry. Cheers. Thank you so much. You're on Zoo's Breakfast. It's for you. Freya Ridings, Castles. 20 to 8 Zoo FM Breakfast time at Dubbo's. Best music from the 80s to now. Just a reminder on Macquarie Street, South Dubbo, outside of Regent Park. Currently a bushfire, very small bushfire, being controlled by Fire and Rescue New South Wales. Probably advised to avoid the area while they get it under control. You're on Zoo's Breakfast. Travis Collins, an award-winning artist with nine studio albums behind his name and countless sold-out shows. He joins us this morning out of his performance at the Stockroot Music Festival. Cheers for coming on. Hey, mate, thanks for having me. I've got to start it off by asking what it's like to perform in front of an audience at one of the biggest country music festivals in the country, CMC Rocks. Oh, dude, that one particularly is an out-of-body experience. It's kind of like, you know, all the misfits of society come together and, you know, suddenly there's 25,000, 30,000 people who are the odd one out at the backyard barbecue and we're at our own backyard barbecue and there's 25,000 of us. It's absolutely crazy. Some of the videos and just seeing it in the pictures, it is just a marvel to behold. I can't imagine what it's like being up on the stage in front of a door. I hear you're also off to Perth this weekend for the Muster. What's your schedule looking like? The schedule's pretty crazy at the moment. Not only for the music career side of things, but we've recently had our second child, a little boy. So, mate, you know, I think as busy and difficult as the road is at the moment, it's still much easier than being at home with two babies. It's on my toes no matter where I am. The Don't Get Me Started tour kicks off later this year as well. Can people expect a taste of what's to come at the Stock Group Music Festival later this month from that tour? Yeah, 100%. It's actually, you know, these first few shows we're trialling the set list as well. So, you know, this is the first stages. I mean, of course, we've been in rehearsal rooms, but you don't really get that real reaction until you're in front of people. So we're so excited to get out to Dubbo, which it's been a long time since I've played out there with my band. I feel like I've been through, over the years, opening for much bigger artists, but now to be out on the road with my own tour and my own band, I'm excited. So we can't wait to sort of hit them with everything we've got and just see what kind of noise comes back. To take a dive into it, what's the sort of thought process you've got when you put a set list together for an event like this? Well, God, it's a difficult one to answer because, yeah, you kind of sound a little bit arrogant no matter how you answer it. I'm really, really fortunate to have had a career last so long now that I'm at the point that every time we release new music and put new music in the set list, something's got to go. And that is the most difficult thing because every song you have a different relationship with and they're in your set list for a reason. And suddenly, you know, we'll have this problem again next year when we release the next album. And it's like, okay, which of these songs are going to go to make way? You know, because even if we're on stage for 90, 100, sometimes two hours, even then you can still only play 20 songs out of the 150 you've released over your career. So, yeah, it's tough. But, yeah, at the end of the day, some of them have got to go. And we usually just let the fans decide, you know, which ones they gravitate to, which ones they sing the loudest. You know, they're the ones that come in and the ones that we're sort of not feeling as much excitement on go out. You were just saying about how long your career has been so far. When you released Start The Car, I think it was in the mid-2000s, did you ever believe you'd actually be where you are today back when you released that first song? Not a chance, mate. I couldn't believe I had a record deal back then. I grew up in southwest Sydney, one of six kids in housing commission. And country music was just such a cornerstone of our family. My dad played country music live on the weekends with a band. And so in some ways it's kind of the family trait. And I just couldn't believe at the age of 19 I had a record deal and put out an album and to still be here 20 years later doing it. And doing it to the best success we've had yet is really pinch yourself kind of stuff. And we don't take it for granted, everyone around me included. We are so grateful to still be doing what we love to do. With all due respect, Travis, I need to take a quick break. I want to come back and get your take on how the central west audience sort of esteems country music and your music more specifically, considering that it has actually become quite popular in the last few years compared to what it used to be. And also what it was like for you to get your first ARIA No. 1. Quick break, mate, back in a sec. You're on Zoo's breakie. It's Zoo FM, you're home of Dubbo's best music from the 80s to now for your Friday morning. We're speaking to Travis Collins, who's going to be one of the frontrunners of the upcoming Stockroot Music Festival. He's got a bunch of awards under his belt. He's got nine studio albums. How did the central west audience actually react to your music and sort of country music more generally? Because it's become more popular than I'm guessing it's ever been. In central west and everywhere, it feels like country music's really picked up a big trend maybe the last five years, and it's sort of come into a boil over at the moment. You can see that with a lot of artists inside different genres of music, you know, because it's at this peak at the moment where it's got a lot of people interested in it. That's thanks to, you know, as far back as people like Keith Urban in the mid-2000s and bands like Rascal Flatts. If you want to bring it forward to Taylor Swift, started out with country, I mean, her first few albums were country. And, you know, just last week, we've got Queen Beyoncé dropping a country album. So, mate, it's really, really exciting. It's really exciting. It's really exciting. It's really exciting. And last week, we've got Queen Beyoncé dropping a country album. So, mate, it's really exciting stuff, and it's kind of, you know, we're no longer the hillbilly cousin with the hay bales and the chickens running around everywhere. People are really switching on to country music. Well, you say it's at its peak. I've got to ask you, what was it like to get your first ARIA chart number one? Oh, it was phenomenal. Again, I grew up watching the ARIAs on TV, and it was just something that you just, it was a different world. It was something for me that was just, you know, I just never assumed I'd be part of that. And then, last year, when we put out the album Any Less Anymore, to find out it was the highest charting country album in Australia in, like, two and a half years, it was mind-blowing to have my management send through those little graphics with, you know, all the artists in there. And I start from the bottom, and I'm scrolling up. I'm like, I must be here somewhere, you know, maybe the top 20. And then you get to the 10, and it's like, oh, I'm not here. Oh, where am I? And you get up, and you're right on the top. And it's like, nah, this is April 1 or something. It's just really, really beautiful. I feel like my career has been built fan by fan, you know, small pubs and clubs and car parks, and kind of like that old Ants Go Marching thing, you know. And then you go somewhere like CMC, and you realize over those 15, 20 years, you've amassed quite a following. Just bringing it back to the present before I let you go, running the country, one of your latest releases, what was it like to bring that song together and work with the Wolf Brothers? Oh, to be honest, man, we just wrote that song so we could have a whinge. It was a Zoom session during COVID, and we were all just sick of being locked in our houses and all being, living in the country. It was just like, God, I feel like we just need some of our friends, some of our mates to get down in the Parliament House and call the strings and then sort out the common sense. And that's kind of, that's kind of where the song started from, a bit of a tongue-in-cheek thing. Now, some people come up to us and think it was a politically Britain-charged song that had some kind of intention. I guarantee you it was not. None of us, me or the Wolf Brothers, are smart enough to get political. It was just a few country boys having a whinge. As all good songs come together, yes, of course. Well, cheers for coming up for a chat this morning, Travis. Safe to say people are pumped to see you at Stock Root later this month. Thank you. Thanks, mate. If you'd like to head to the Stock Root Music Festival here in Dubbo on the 20th of April to see Travis Collins play live alongside Dan Davidson, Ashley Dallas, The Bushwack, Smacks Jackson, Robbie Morton, it's just a huge list of brilliant artists. You can head to stockroot.com.au for more information and to grab yourself tickets. You're on Zoo's Breakfast. Zoo FM Breakfast for your Friday morning, 10 past 8, going to be a top of 24 degrees today in Gilgandra, currently 14 degrees. Claire from the Dubbo Regional Council joins us for the What Song. Welcome back again for another Friday. Thanks for having me. How are you? I'm all right. What's happening across the weekend? Is there a lot of big events on? Well, it's a great weekend if you're a horse racing enthusiast. Oh, boy. Right, okay. What's happening? We've got a couple of horse events on. Kicking off, we've got the Wellington Boot Carnival. So, it starts today. Ah, good. And it's also on Sunday at the Wellington Showground. So, a great day to get out. It's beautiful weather at the moment. Thank God for that. Yeah, definitely. Lucky the rain's kept away. It's a great chance to get dressed up and enjoy a nice day out. It's Wellington's biggest race event of the year. I was speaking to, well, I think it was the president of the racing club in Wellington the other day and some of the offerings for the prizes of the races are just absolutely massive. Yeah. Like, hundreds of thousands of dollars. I think it's the biggest race for the two-year-olds in the state. Oh. Apart from Scone, maybe. Right, okay. So, it's a pretty big race for them and a great day out in Wellington. Also tonight, we've got the Dubbo Harness Racing at the Dubbo Showground. A lot of racing on. Lots of racing. So, you can go down, watch the horses race at the showground. Did you know that harness racing in Dubbo has been around since the 1890s? Right, okay. So, it's a lot of history there. Well established. And it attracts trainers from all across the state. So, that's really exciting there tonight. Also tonight, a lot's happening from Friday, we've got the Art Live on Tour. Oh, wow. This is a free event at the Western Plains Cultural Centre. It kicks off at 6pm and it's created by the National Portrait Gallery's Youth Council. So, it combines artists, exhibitions, music, creative experiences, all for a young audience, aged 15 to 25. So, there'll be workshops. You can do clay, like a clay pottery workshop. There'll be performances by artists such as The Crew and Riley and Arcee. So, lots of... That'll be a really fun night out there. I might need to learn some of the clay pottery from them. I think the last time I did clay pottery was in high school and I accidentally made an ashtray. Accidentally? I don't know. I don't know if it was ever put to use, but anyway. So, bookings are essential for that one. So, you can just hop onto our website or the Western Plains Cultural Centre's website and it kicks off at 6pm. Also, tomorrow, there's a multicultural gala day down at Macquarie Lions Park to celebrate the end of Ramadan. Cool. So, people from all faiths are welcome to head down there to celebrate Eid. You can bring your families and friends. It's going to be a feast with lots of different cuisine. It's run by the New South Wales Central Western Muslim Association and there's going to be lots of activities for the kids. There'll be a jumping castle, a pony ride. There'll be a little kids' train, plus lots of things to do for the adults. Any cultural event that has a wide range of cuisine, always amazing. 100%. So, definitely hop down to Macquarie Lions Park tomorrow at 10am and it goes to all the way to 3pm. So, great day out there. 100%. And if you want to find out what else is happening in the region, because we've got some big events coming up throughout the month. We've got the Stock Root Music Festival. Of course, yes. There's lots happening. Sorry, let me get my little list here. We've got the Michael Egan Memorial book there as well coming up. Yes, I've heard something about that. I'll go and look into that further. Yeah, I think books are about $2 down at the showground. So, lots happening throughout the month. You can just head to our website, daboregion.com.au to find out what is happening in the month of April and throughout. Great. And if you want to sign up to our newsletter, because we do send a What's On newsletter every Thursday. It's a very well put together newsletter. Thank you. That one, you can just head to our social media accounts and click on the link in the bio, and either Facebook or Instagram, and then you can just subscribe to our newsletter. Well, thank you very much, Claire. Brilliant. Another big weekend of events, especially if you're a food or racing fan, it seems. 100%. Cheers. I will speak to you again next Friday. See you. You're on Zoo's Breakfast. No way. Paul Russell, quarter to nine. Zoo's and Breakfast, your home at Davos. Best music from the 80s to now for your Friday morning. The weekend's almost here, thankfully. 24 degrees today in Wellington. Currently 16. Going to be sunny right across the weekend. Monday, however, expecting a little bit of rain in patches throughout the day. A competition that I never knew even existed has released their finalists overnight. The official Wacky Pet Name Competition. What a competition. It's for 2024. It's almost at a close, and some of the names of the finalists, they certainly fit the bill. They're just someone else. At the top of the finalists for the wackiest dog name is a dog titled Boots with a Fur. It was followed by another dog with the name of Chug Chug Pickles. Chug Chug Pickles. Brilliant. Yeah, it does fit the name of the wackiest dog name. Then on the list of the finalists comes Lord Waddles. I'm sorry, I can't take this seriously. There's no way you wouldn't be able to read this without cracking his file. The real winners, actually, in my opinion, appear when you visit the list of dogs that didn't actually make the finalist list of the wackiest dog names. Some of the dog names that missed out on the finalists of the wackiest dog names were Balsamic Vinegar, Car Alarm, Samsung Family Hub Refrigerator. Yes, we're talking about real dog names here. This is what people have named their pets. Another one that missed out on the finalists was Poop Noodle, Magic Nugget, Midsize Sedan, and coming up last but not least on the ones that missed out was Mumbo Jumbo. Imagine trying to call to some of these dogs in a park. Car Alarm! Car Alarm! You'd be locked up. You'd be locked up. Kelly Clarkson, USM Breakfast. Wow, OK, I tried to pronounce the song name. That's gone terribly. Luckily, it's the end of the show. A couple of minutes to nine, USM Breakfast. Jacob, with your top of 24 in Dubbo today, also a 24 in Cobar. Your full weather just a couple of minutes after the local and national news. Your 80s are at work on the way. Hope you enjoy your weekend. Speak to you on Monday morning.