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On the Road with The Weekly

The Launch

A roll-call of country stars visited the truck throughout the day, including James Blundell, Felicity Urquhart, Dianna Corcoran, Anne Kirkpatrick, Nick Kingswell, Melinda Schneider, The Sunny Cowgirls, The McClymonts and Troy Cassar-Daley.

For a taste of what you can look forward to this year on the Road Train, check out these video highlights from our first day in Tamworth:

  • The Weekly’s editor-in-chiefDeborah Thomastalks to Today’s Karl Stefanovic about the Road Train

  • Lyndey Milan and James Blundellmake the best-ever steak sandwich

  • Aria award-winnerTroy Cassar-Daleyperforms on the On the Road stage

  • Country music stars Beccy Cole and Felicity Urquhart talk about the importance of theTamworth Country Music Festivalto Australian country music

We’re collecting recipes!

Bring along your favourite recipe featuring a dairy product when you visit the Road Train and you could win a fabulous prize, plus get your recipe published in The Weekly. Plus, as a web exclusive, our Food Director Lyndey Milan gives you the recipes the food team will be preparing at each of the events.

Live entertainment

Country singers The Sunny Cowgirls will be joining us on the road for one week. The songwriting and music of sisters Celeste, 19, and Sophie Clabburn, 24, have been nominated for their first Golden Guitar in the 2007 Country Music Awards. See them performing live on the Road Train at Tamworth, Moree, Bourke, Dubbo, Mudgee and Bathurst.

Putting the fun into finance

Come and join in our fun at the entertaining and interactive Commonwealth Bank finance sessions — with great prizes and giveaways throughout. There will be lots of tips and useful information to help you get started — whether it be to kick-start your own saving and investment goals or to help encourage your children to establish good saving habits. You can also visit the Money Centre where the Commonwealth Bank’s local staff and finance experts will be on hand to help answer your questions.

For more details on locations and times, visit our website at www.aww.com.au/roadtrain or email [email protected]

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