HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Oct 24: Bill Wyman, US actor, 72. Malcolm Turnbull, 65. Simon Gallaher, golfer, 59. Ben Gillies, Keyshia Cole, US singer, 36. Wayne Rooney, soccer player, 34. Lincoln Lewis, actor, 32. Oct 25: Marion Ross, 91. Helen Reddy, Kevin Kline,

a Rolling Stone, 83. former Prime Minister, entertainer, 61. Ian Baker-finch, rock musician of Silverchair, 40. English

Mrs Cunningham on TV’S Happy Days, singer, 78. Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, 62. Brett Kirk, AFL player, 43. athlete, 41. Katy Perry, US singer, 35. US politician, 72.

Matt Shirvington, Oct 26: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Keith Urban, country singer, 52. Seth Macfarlane, Jon Heder, US actor, 42. Guy Sebastian,

animator, 46. pop singer, 38.

Oct 27: John Cleese,

British actor-comedian, 80.

Le Bon, of Duran Duran, 61. Mark Taylor, cricketer, 55. Beccy Cole, country singer, 47. Kelly Osbourne, UK celebrity, 35. David Warner, cricketer, 33.

Oct 28: Cleo Laine, British singer-actress, 92. Bernie Ecclestone, English motorsports figure, 89. Charlie Daniels, US country star, 83. Terence Donovan, actor,

77. Dennis Franz, US actor, 75. former politician, 73. Bill Gates, Mr Microsoft, 64. US actress, 52. Ben Harper, rock singer, 50.

Phoenix, US actor, 45.

Oct 29: Frank Sedgman, tennis champion, 92. Dreyfuss, US actor, 72. Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson, 62. Eddie Mcguire, media-afl personality, 55. Andrew Ettingshausen, footy player, TV host,

54. Matthew Hayden, cricketer, 48. Winona Ryder, US actress, 48. Ben Foster, US actor, 39. Jonathan Brown,

AFL footballer, 38.

Oct 30: Grace Slick, Henry Winkler, Garry

US rock The

John Hewson, Julia Roberts, Joaquin

singer, 80.

Fonz on Happy Days, 74. actor-comedian, US actor, 68. actor, Argentine

Mcdonald, 71. Harry Hamlin, Stefan Dennis, Neighbours, Diego Maradona, Mike Veletta, Steve Peacocke,

61. football legend, 59. cricketer, 56. Dubbo-born actor, Five Bedrooms (pictured), 38. daughter of Donald, 38.

Ivanka Trump,

US

Simon Richard

CHEAPER and more reliable power may be around the corner for communities across the Parkes Federal electorate. $20 million worth of grants for feasibility studies into the economic viability of microgrids will be made available through round one of the Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund.

“Microgrids are stand-alone power systems that can operate independently or maintain a connection to the grid. They are made up of distributed energy resources such as solar photovoltaics and batteries,” Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said.

Grants can fund community organisations, electricity distribution businesses and other entities interested in undertaking the feasibility studies.

“Moving grid-supplied remote customers to a microgrid supply could save hundreds of millions of dollars in costly network maintenance, while also improving reliability,” he said.

Applications close Thursday, November 21.