Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News 20th March 2024

Timmy Rakei remembered

Man jailed over hit-run death

ty Court to 16 years and 3 months imprisonment. He will serve a minimum non-parole period of 10 years and 6 months.

JASON Ruscoe will spend at least 10 years and six months behind bars for the hit-and-run killing of traffic controller Timmy Rakei in Carrum Downs. Rakei, 44, was struck and killed by a speeding car while working in Carrum Downs on the morning of 9 November 2021. Two days later, police arrested Ruscoe over the crash.

Last Thursday, 14 March, 31-yearold Ruscoe was sentenced in the Coun-

In her sentencing remarks, judge Robyn Harper said Ruscoe showed a “breathtaking disregard for human life” by fleeing the scene of the crash.

“Your leaving the scene after seeing Mr Rakei lying lifeless on the road was cowardly and callous,” Harper wrote. “It was shameful conduct that is difficult to comprehend.”

The 2021 crash left Rakei dead and

his coworker Sean Kilmartin seriously hurt. Ruscoe pleaded guilty to one charge of culpable driving causing the death of Rakei, one charge of negligently causing serious injury to Kilmartin, and two charges of failing to assist after a motor vehicle accident. He also pleaded guilty to one related summary offence of driving whilst disqualified.

Ruscoe sped through the signed 40 kmph construction zone on Hall Road and pinned Rakei between two vehicles. The victim was thrown forward by the force of the crash into the

right-hand lane. He died at the scene. Kilmartin was also thrown forward by the force of the impact, and suffered a broken leg. It is estimated Ruscoe was driving between 97 and 105 kmph in the 2.5 seconds before impact.

Ruscoe exited the vehicle and fled on foot. He burned his clothing later that day at Baxter Park.

The judge took Ruscoe’s previous driving history into account during sentencing. At the time of Rakei’s death, Ruscoe was on a community corrections order and had been re-

leased from custody for driving in a manner dangerous and recklessly endangering life just 10 days beforehand.

Harper wrote that Ruscoe showed no remorse for his actions. “Beyond the acceptance of responsibility inherent in your plea of guilty, there is absolutely nothing before me to indicate remorse on your part,” she said. “Timmy Rakei was clearly a much-loved man whose death has impacted many people. Nothing this court can say or do can in any way adequately address the loss felt by his family and friends.”

Tiny Home Expo comes with huge solutions for housing ideas

THE Tiny Home Expo is coming to Mornington Peninsula, and Expo Organisers say the event is gathering more and more interest as people seek alternative solutions to a multitude of pressures from rental stress, the housing crisis, and also aged care alternatives, and options for young people wanting to save rental money.

“Whilst initially the Tiny House Movement was in the realm of a alternative lifestyles, a greener solution and coming from the aspect of having less ’stuff’, in more recent years it has attracted a much wider audience in search of solutions to an array of issues, the most obvious one being the housing crisis”, says Phae Barrett, organiser of the Expos which currently feature across 4 Australian states.

“Few people realise how easy it is to find land to use, and how simple it is to live in such a small space, and fewer people realise how lifechanging it can be to have peace of mind and no mortgage, less stuff and a simpler living arrangement”.

Phae states that from just a handful of builders in 2019 across the country, there are now over 300 tiny home builders within the industry producing thousands of homes that are for living in, or used for AirBNB and Farmstay, or as Granny flats, spare rooms, offices and just ‘extra space’.

“They’re such a tangible itemsomething that needs to be seen, touched, felt and stood in - so it is awesome that people can come to an expo and be able to physically

view so many different designs and spaces, as well as talk to each builder in person”, says Lance, one of the organisers.

“We have real tiny rooms/offices and micro homes, and everything in between, and even 15m x 5m modulars buildings that are perfect for a studio of granny flat. Many are on wheels and are either single story, or have upstair bedrooms - the layouts are quite diverse”.

In addition there are talks and advice on finding land, dealing with councils, how to go totally off-grid (solar and water and toilets), towing, finance and general ideas.

“It really does open your minds to many possibilities and people are often mind-blown by the quality and spacious, modern and luxury feel of these houses”, says Jodie who attended last year’s event and has chosen her tiny house builder. “I am super excited to start living tiny and changing my life”.

Venue: Mornington Racecourse

Dates: Fri 22 March: 10am - 3pm, Sat 23 / Sun 24 March: 9am - 5pm

The expo has a staggered ticketing system to reduce queuing into display houses, with tickets ranging from $20-$35 (children are free).

Website has a comprehensive Questions and Answers section: www.tinyhomesexpo.com.au

Litter trap to keep river clean

A LITTER trap is set to be installed soon to stop rubbish flowing into Patterson River.

The litter trap is planned for the lower part of Dandenong Creek. Melbourne Water has confirmed that the trap will be designed and installed later this year.

“As part of the Lower Dandenong Creek Litter Action Plan, which is delivered in partnership with Kingston, Greater Dandenong and Casey councils, EPA, and Parks Victoria, we’ll install a litter trap in the lower stretches of the Dandenong Creek which will service more than half of the upstream catchment area that feeds into Patterson River,” a Melbourne Water statement read. “This new litter trap will be complemented by other upstream actions such as improved maintenance of open spaces that litter comes from, and targeted education and engagement campaigns. While we are still finalising the design and approvals, we are planning on installing the new litter trap later this year.

“The Patterson River and adjoining Patterson Lakes are fantastic waterways surrounded by beautiful public open spaces, and we know how much the community enjoys everything these spaces offer. Whether it’s here or other waterways across Port Phillip and Westernport it is always disappointing to see litter, which is why Melbourne Water is committed to working with upstream land managers to do what we can to reduce downstream litter impacts.”

cating for a litter trap for years. In June 2021 it wrote to Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny to ask for funding, and in April 2022 it renewed calls for state government investment into Patterson River (“Patterson River pollution prevention investigated” The News 26/10/22).

Kingston councillor Cameron Howe said the new litter trap would keep

“Plastic pollution from the Dandenong suburbs will now face a litter trap barrier to entering Patterson River, before our Patterson Lakes waterways and popular bay beaches, which community clamour has been growing for after the original litter trap failed under rainfall four years ago,”

Howe said.

year is welcomed to maintain healthy waterways free of garbage, which ensures the Kingston Coast lives up to its reputation of featuring some of Melbourne’s best beaches.”

A STUDENT was reportedly hospitalised after a fight at St Bede’s College in Mentone last Thursday.

The incident occurred on 14 March. One teenager was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

In a statement, Ambulance Victoria confirmed that the injured boy is in a stable condition.

“Paramedics were called to an incident in Mentone about 1.55pm on 14 March 2024. A teenage boy was transported by road to Sandringham Hospital in a stable condition with upper body injuries,” Ambulance Victoria said.

St Bedes College principal Deborah Frizza did not respond to questions from The News

Canteen for cricket club

PINES Cricket Club has received a $5000 grant to upgrade its canteen.

The grant is part of a partnership between Cricket Victoria and CitiPower. Around $350,000 has been handed out to cricket clubs statewide to improve their canteens.

“As a red hot issue, the litter trap installation by Melbourne Water this

On 23 March a public event to clean up Patterson River will take place. For more information on the Paddle for Patterson visit ecocentre.com/ events/event/paddle-for-patterson

Brodie Cowburn

Cricket Victoria CEO Nick Cummins said “we continue to see record levels of interest in this program since its inception. Ultimately the canteen grants help to ensure clubs can continue to provide a safe environment with appropriate equipment and appliances. It makes a real difference in assisting clubs, volunteers and communities.”

LITTER on the bank of Patterson River. Picture: Supplied

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Jodie Belyea has been declared the by-election winner by the Australian Electoral Commission. She won the seat for Labor with a 2.7 per cent margin on 2 March.

Mayor appointed to minister’s panel

Car crash investigated

A MAN was left fighting for life after a single-car crash in Carrum on Monday.

In a statement, Victoria Police said the car lost control on Nepean Highway and crashed into a brick wall at around 2.15am on 18 March. The driver, a 44-year-old man from Seaford, was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The driver was the car’s sole occupant. Nobody else was injured.

Investigators are now looking into what caused the crash. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www. crimestoppersvic.com.au

‘Homemade pistol’ uncovered in car

THREE guns were found in a car in Frankston South earlier this month, police say.

Police allege they spotted a Volkswagen Golf with stolen plates on Frankston-Flinders Road just before 2am on 8 March. They arrested the 34-year-old man in the car and searched the vehicle.

Three firearms were allegedly found by police in a footwell - a homemade pistol, a 3D-printed pistol, and a gel blaster converted into a gun. They allege they found ammunition as well.

A man from Baxter has since been charged with prohibited person possess firearm, possess ammunition, handle stolen goods, drive whilst disqualified, drive unregistered motor vehicle, and possess dangerous article. He was scheduled to face Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 8 March.

A passenger in the car, a 27-yearold woman, was released pending further enquiries.

Machete, crowbar used in attack

A MACHETE and crowbar were allegedly used to assault someone in Carrum Downs earlier this year.

Police allege the assault occurred at around 6.20pm on 17 January. They say four men exited a white

Holden Commodore and entered the 901 bus on Frankston-Dandenong Road before the attack occurred.

Images of four men police wish to speak to about the attack (below), and a car of interest to police (right), have been released. Anyone with information about the assault can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

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Lisiting

KINGSTON mayor Jenna DaveyBurns has been asked to provide advice on local government matters to the Victorian local government minister Melissa Horne.

Davey-Burns (pictured below) is one of 10 Victorian mayors to be appointed to the “local government mayoral advisory panel.” The panel advises the local government minister on legislation, regulations, strategies, and policy issues within councils.

Davey-Burns said she hopes to shine a light on housing and equality. “The value that local council brings to tackling big issues faced by Victoria, including coastal inundation, urban heating and increasing social and affordable housing, is immeasurable,” she said.

“On a personal level, I am hopeful that meaningful impact on representation and inclusion will be among our priorities, because championing the involvement of more women and people from all cultural backgrounds in local government is a strong commitment of mine.”

The 2024 panel will meet for the first time this week.

GALLERY TALK

We are delighted to have three exhibitions on display over autumn.

New Exuberance: Contemporary Australian Textile Design celebrates creative collaboration, sustainability and the versatility of textile craft. New Wave 24 is our annual showcase of talented local VCE and VCE VET students and we are pleased to present the work of weaver Emma Shepherd in our foyer space.

We have a range of affordable school holiday workshops for children, including a felt workshop with textile artist Elif Bradfield, weave a bookmark with Emma Shepherd or a bush toy weaving workshop with Gunditjmara weaver Aunty Bronwyn Razem. Come along to a curator’s talk where our curator Dunja Rmandić will guide you through our current exhibitions or join us on a studio visit to Emma Shepherd’s studio in Flinders. Visit our website to find out about our workshops, tours and studio visits or

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Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery is currently seeking expressions of interest for the 2024 Artist in Residence program at Police Point at Point Nepean National Park. Visual artists, cultural practitioners, curators, writers, musicians and researchers are invited to apply for 2- to 6-week residencies.

Entries for our biennial National Works on Paper (NWOP) prize close soon, on the 5 April. National Works on Paper (NWOP) is one of Australia’s most prestigious acquisitive awards. A biennial exhibition, its role is to support and promote contemporary Australian artists working on or with paper.

We look forward to seeing you at the gallery over autumn.

Danny Lacy

MPRG Gallery

Director

Police patrol with Brodie Cowburn

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Welcome TO THE WORLD

Photos: Yanni

COEN

Parents: Samantha

Birth date: 6.02.2024

Birth weight: 2820gms

Born at: Frankston Hospital

HARRIET NAT

Parents: Stacey Matlock & Travis Robinson

Birth date: 5.03.2024

Birth weight: 3450gms

Born at: Frankston Hospital

EMMETT

Parents: Emily & Hayden

Birth date: 12.03.2024

Birth weight: 3750gms

Born at: Frankston Hospital

ADDILYN NADA

Parents: Sherry & Ryan Blake

Birth date: 4.03.2024

Birth weight: 3560gms

Born at: Frankston Hospital

REUBEN

Parents: Jess Eberle & Alison Dowler

Birth date: 05.03.2024

Birth weight: 2800gms

Born at: Frankston Hospital

SLOAN

Parents: Kara & Jerrod

Birth date: 12.03.2024

Birth weight: 3674gms

Born at: Frankston Hospital

Animals die in heatwave

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THE sad sight of “possum Armageddon” around the Mornington Peninsula as wildlife literally fell from trees or died trying to drink water at the beach has prompted a reminder to place water out for animals.

The four-day heatwave that affected most of south-eastern Australia saw daytime temperatures hover around 38 degrees Celsius - as much as 20 degrees above average - with little relief overnight.

It is believed hundreds of the peninsula’s ringtail possum and smaller marsupials such as sugar gliders and native bush rats died from heat exhaustion and dehydration over the four days or exposed themselves to predation or the dangers of busy roads while seeking water.

Wildlife volunteers found around 100 dead ringtails at Somers beach on Wednesday 12 March, and dozens at Mount Martha Park.

Somers Warriors 4 Wildlife rescuer Jackie Forster said she and other volunteers had visited Somers beach to leave out water for wildlife and ended up rescuing the few possums they found alive and taking them to specialised rehabilitators.

Forster also visited Mount Martha Park after hearing reports of possums “falling out of trees”, and counted dozens of dead marsupials, includ-

ing sugar gliders.

Another Mount Martha poster on Facebook said the marsupials “clearly didn't cope with the heat and there is no natural water source for them in the park”.

“This had happened across the peninsula. Perhaps people could be encouraged again to put out water,” she said.

Just like cats and dogs, native animals need consistent access to fresh water, especially in built up areas where natural water courses rarely exist anymore.

Jenni Wadsworth, of Friends of Mount Martha Park, is investigating how to set up permanent water stations at the park after her “horror walk” at the park revealed a dead native bush rat and many dead ringtail possums along the walking tracks.

She has put out a call to plumbers to donate pipe and fittings leftover from other jobs, or to make up watering units for the group.

“In light of the distressing possum Armageddon we have seen in Mount Martha Park over the past few days, Friends of Mount Martha Park is looking to install water stations before the return of the hot weather next week,” she said.

Anyone who can help can contact Friends of Mount Martha Park on social media.

Zoos Victoria has also put out a video on how to safely leave water for wildlife, and other hot weather tips at zoo.org.au/summer-with-wildlife/

HUNDREDS of dead ringtail possums and sugar gliders were found last week on beaches and bush tracks across the Mornington Peninsula, above, while wildlife carers are now suggesting making and correctly positioning stations (inset) could prevent similar wildlife losses in the future. Pictures: Supplied

MORNINGTON RACECOURSE

SUNDAY 31 MARCH

MPNG Mornington Easter returns to Mornington Racecourse on Sunday 31 March for an egg-ceptional day of racing & family festivity.

The grounds will transform into a spectacle of carnivalesque action & family-friendly entertainment with unlimited rides, facepainting, Chairoplane adventures, cup & saucer spins, merry-go-rounds & more!

What’s more, the annual Camp Quality Easter Egg Hunt is on for the little ones, with thousands of delicious Easter Eggs hidden across the Front Lawn waiting to be found!

The Guide

FRIDAY

THURSDAY ILLEGALS

SBS, 10.40pm

Sometimes, only a moody international espionage thriller will cut it. This 10-part undertaking traverses bioterrorism, betrayals and hair-raising feats of daring and bravery. While taking over a Belarusian arms dealer in Istanbul, spy Konrad Wolski (Grzegorz Damięcki pictured), who’s the head of an elite unit of the Polish intelligence, learns about a planned terrorist attack in Sweden. With kidnapping, bribes, blackmail, framing all covered by the handsome cast, no card is left unplayed.

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS

7TWO, 7pm

As much concerned with nourishing the soul as simplifying DIY, inspirational content magically makes us feel like we could build or whip up anything – perhaps even an award-winning garden? Outdoor inspiration blooms tonight with Charlie Albone, Melissa King (both pictured) and Graham Ross like kids in a candy store at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. Colin Fassnidge also has the ultimate seasonal treat –a delectable hot cross bun and butter pudding.

SATURDAY OBLIVION

7MATE, 7.30pm

Director Joseph Kosinski (TRON: Legacy ratchets up the visuals in this stunning post-apocalyptic sci-fi. Tom Cruise has his critics, but there’s no denying his ability as a leading man, particularly when it comes to blockbusters. Cruise plays Jack Harper, a technician who lives in the sky with his wife and colleague Victoria “Vika” Olsen (Andrea Riseborough); together they are tasked with protecting power stations from marauding aliens. But things are soon complicated by the arrival of a familiar face and the veil is lifted on a grand deception.

SUNDAY I’M A CELEBRITY… GET ME OUT OF HERE!

TEN, 7.30pm

Fun-loving but chock-full of disgusting and terrifying challenges, this reality TV staple returns for its 10th season, along with its sparky and knowledgeable new co-host: wildlife warrior Robert Irwin (pictured with Julia Morris). Now that Dr Chris Brown has flown the coop, Morris has a fresh and enthusiastic son of Steve Irwin, who has inherited his father’s showman-like style.

Kruger National Park, the cast of celebrities competing can arguably rest assured knowing there’s someone who isn’t afraid

Tonight’s premiere reveals who’s gutsy creature comforts

Thursday, March 21

ABC TV (2)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News

Mornings. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.30

Compass. (PGa, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Whale

With Steve Backshall. (R) 2.00 Parliament

Question Time. 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R)

4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

5.15 Grand Designs. (R)

5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.45 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 10.35 Kew Gardens: Season By Season. 11.25 Vanitas. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00

Surviving An American Concentration Camp. (Ma) 3.00 Where Are You Really From? (PG, R) 3.30 The Point: Road To Referendum History

Bites. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 World’s

Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PGa, R) 5.05

Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Bettany Hughes: The Silk Road Treasures.

8.30 Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy: Umbria. (PGl) Stanley Tucci visits Umbria.

9.20 The Vanishing Triangle. (Malv) David tries to get a statement from Teresa.

10.10 SBS World News Late.

10.40 Illegals. (Premiere, Malv)

11.40 Unseen. (Maln, R) 3.25 Grayson Perry’s Rites Of Passage. (Mas, R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 2. St Kilda v Collingwood. From the MCG.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News. (R)

11.30 The Amazing Race. (PG, R) The teams continue the megaleg in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where they must choose between detours.

1.00 Fortitude. (MA15+av, R) A murder rocks the community.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Making Of The Melbourne International Flower And Garden Show. 8.30 Australia Behind Bars. (Madl, R)

6.00

Or No Deal.

Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Dog House Australia.

Narrated by Mark Coles Smith.

8.40 Gogglebox Australia. TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows.

9.40 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav, R) The team joins forces with Elliot Stabler.

10.30 Blue Bloods. (Mv, R)

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping.

4.30

Olga Kurylenko stars in Oblivion

Friday, March 22

ABC

6.00

1.00

4.10

5.10

6.00 Back Roads. (PG, R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia.

8.30 Happy Valley. (Mal) Faisal comes under increasing pressure.

9.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

Presented by Tom Gleeson.

10.05 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R)

10.35 QI. (Ml, R)

11.05 ABC Late News.

11.20 Grand Designs. (PG, R)

12.10 Tenable. (PG, R) 12.55 Belgravia. (PG, R)

1.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6am Children’s

Programs. 7.05pm Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30

Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30

MOVIE: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2. (2012, M) 11.25 MOVIE: Pan’s Labyrinth. (2006, MA15+) 1.20am Would I Lie To You? 1.55 QI. 2.25

Killing Eve. 3.10 Back. (Final) 3.35 George Clarke’s

Amazing Spaces. 4.20 ABC News Update. 4.25

Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Good Ship Murder. (Final, Mv) The cruise liner heads to Malta.

8.25 Treasures Of Gibraltar. (PG, R) Bettany Hughes visits Gibraltar.

9.20 Queens That Changed The World: The Warrior Queen – Boudica. (Final, PGav)

Takes a look at Boudica.

10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 Departure. (Final, Mav)

11.35 Devils. (Mals, R)

4.15 Bamay. (R) 4.40 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Hosted by Johanna Griggs.

7.20 Football. AFL. Round 2. Adelaide v Geelong.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews.

11.15 Armchair Experts. (M) A panel discusses all things AFL.

12.00 Get On Extra. A look at the weekend’s best racing.

12.30 The Arrangement. (Mav, R)

1.30 Medical Emergency. (PG, R)

2.00 To Be Advised.

2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 David Attenborough’s Dynasties II: Cheetah. (PGa) Narrated by Sir David Attenborough.

8.40 MOVIE: The Hitman’s Bodyguard. (2017, MA15+alv, R) A bodyguard must protect the life of a hit man who is set to testify at the International Criminal Court. Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L Jackson.

11.00 MOVIE: Judas And The Black Messiah. (2021, MA15+lv) Daniel Kaluuya.

1.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 2.10 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Postcards. (PG, R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

All Access. 12.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Round 3. Australian Grand Prix. Day 1. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 Ready Steady Cook. Hosted by Miguel Maestre.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Final) Irish comedian Graham Norton presents the second of two compilations of highlights from the recent series.

10.50 Albert Park All Access. (R) Commentary and analysis ahead of the race.

11.50 The Project. (R)

12.50 Fire Country. (Mmv, R)

1.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

10 PEACH (11)

NITV (34)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am

6am Morning Programs.

1.55pm Yarning Culture Through Film. 2.00 The Barber. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 NITV News: Nula. 6.00

Bamay. 6.40 Volcanic Odysseys. 7.30 Eddie’s Lil’ Homies. 7.50 MOVIE: Satellite Boy. (2012, PG) 9.25

MOVIE: Barbershop: The Next Cut. (2016, M) 11.25 Late Programs.

6am WorldWatch.

10.00 The Movie Show. Noon WorldWatch. 12.30

VICE. 1.05 The Tailings. 1.30 Hustle. 2.20 Over The Black Dot. 3.10 WorldWatch. 5.50 Alone: The Beast. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.25 Sex Tape Finland.

11.10 Queer Sports. 1am Future Man. 1.35 Inside Sex Work In New Zealand. 1.55 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Volta a Catalunya. Stage 5. 3.55 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

Spread Your Wings. Continued. (2019, PG) 7.45

Jean De Florette. (1986, PG, French) 10.00 Manon

Des Sources. (1986, M, French) 12.05pm Crouching

Tiger, Hidden Dragon. (2000, M, Mandarin) 2.20

Flight Of The Navigator. (1986, PG) 4.00 Bye Bye

Birdie. (1963, PG) 6.05 Fried Green Tomatoes. (1991, PG) 8.30 The Color Purple. (1985, PG) 11.20

The Pianist. (2002, MA15+) 2am Late Programs.

Saturday, March 23

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00

5.25 Landline. (R)

5.55 Australian Story. (R)

6.30 Back Roads: Gunbower And Torrumbarry, Victoria. (R) Presented by Heather Ewart.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Miniseries: Life After Life. (Masv) Part 3 of 4.

8.30 Endeavour. (Mav, R) Part 2 of 3. A crime wave of the kind more usually associated with London has taken hold of Oxford.

10.00 House Of Gods. (Ml, R) Sheikh Mohammad’s plans struggle.

11.00 Happy Valley. (Mal, R) Faisal comes under increasing pressure.

12.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6am Morning Programs.

7.30 Room For Improvement. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Our Town. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 House Of Wellness.

7MATE (74)

9GO! (93)

6am Stephen Colbert.

7.00 Becker. 8.00 NBL Slam. 8.30 The Middle.

9.00 So Help Me Todd. 11.00 Becker. Noon Frasier. 1.00 Big Bang. 2.00 Two And A Half Men. 3.00 King Of Queens. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory. 7.30 Basketball. NBL Finals. Championship Series. Tasmania JackJumpers v Melbourne United. Game 2. 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12)

NCIS. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Round 3. Australian Grand Prix. Day 1. 5.30 JAG. 7.30

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour. (R) 9.15 Love Your Home And Garden. (PG, R) 10.10 Vintage Voltage. 11.00 Urban Conversion. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Gymnastics. Trampoline World Cup. Highlights. 3.10 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers. (PG, R) 5.35 The American Fuhrer.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Britain’s Most Beautiful Road. (PGa) Part 3 of 4.

8.30 Royal Crisis: Countdown To Abdication: Collision Course. Part 2 of 3. As scandal engulfs the British royal family, the government tries to intervene.

9.30 From Paris To Rome With Bettany Hughes: Paris, Annecy And The Cote D’azur. (PG, R) Part 1 of 4.

10.25 Those Who Stayed. (PGa)

11.05 Between Two Worlds. (Mal)

12.00 Suspect. (MA15+av, R)

3.30 Face To Face. (Mals, R) 4.30 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

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6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Golden Slipper Day and William Reid Stakes Day.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Narrated by Grant Bowler.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Football. AFL. Round 2. Sydney v Essendon. From the SCG.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game.

11.00 To Be Advised.

1.20 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 2. Melbourne SuperSprint. Day 1. Highlights.

2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Get Clever. (R) Educational kids’ program in which the wonders of maths and science are explored.

5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) Luke Darcy, Jo Stanley and Luke Hines look at locations that highlight living well.

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6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Surfing Australia TV. 12.30 My Way. 1.00 Ageless. (Premiere) 1.30 Living On The Coast. (Return) 2.00

Great Australian Detour. (R) 2.30 David Attenborough’s Dynasties II. (PGa) 3.30 Renovate Or Rebuild. 4.30 The Garden Gurus.

5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 9News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Space Invaders. (PGl)

8.30 MOVIE: Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard. (2021, MA15+lv, R) A bodyguard and a hitman work together. Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek.

10.45 MOVIE: Sleepless. (2017, MA15+dlv, R)

12.35 Renovate Or Rebuild. (R) 1.35 The Garden Gurus. (R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 Getaway. (PG, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

6.00 What’s Up Down Under. (R) 6.30

Leading The Way With Dr Michael Youssef. 7.00 Camper Deals. (R) 7.30 Escape Fishing With ET. (R) 8.00 Ready Steady Cook. (R) 9.00 Albert Park All Access. (R) 10.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Round 3. Australian Grand Prix. Day 2. From Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne.

5.30 10 News First.

6.30 Ready Steady Cook. (R) Hosted by Miguel Maestre.

7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith.

8.40 The Dog House. (PGa) A family considers an energetic cockapoo pup who their seven-year-old immediately falls in love with.

9.40 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R) NSW Ambulance delivers a baby and saves a four-year-old with a critical heart condition.

10.40 Ambulance UK. (Mlm, R) A patient is stuck on a bus.

11.55 So Help Me Todd. (PGa, R)

12.50 FBI: International. (Mav, R) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC (2)

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 Insiders.

10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R)

11.00 Compass. (PGa, R) 11.30 Praise. (R)

12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening

Aust. (R) 2.30 Dream Gardens. (R) 3.00

Nigella Bites. (R) 3.30 Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.55 Grand Designs NZ. (PG, R) 4.45

Extraordinary Escapes. (PG, R) 5.30 The ABC Of... (Final, PG, R)

6.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Peter Garrett. (Final, PG, R)

6.30 Compass: The Narrow Bridge. (PGa)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (Mv)

A water taxi driver is murdered.

8.30 House Of Gods. (Ma) Seyyed Modhaffer devises a new and risky way for Isa’s payments to be transported to Iraq.

9.30 Happy Valley. (Mal, R) Faisal comes under increasing pressure.

10.30 MOVIE: Suffragette. (2015, Malv, R) Carey Mulligan.

12.15 Significant Others. (MA15+s, R)

1.05 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Catalyst. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s

Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30

Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux: America’s Most Dangerous Pets. 9.30 You Can’t Ask That. 10.00 Ragdoll. 10.50 Death In Paradise. 11.50

Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.30am Tate Britain’s Great British Walks. 1.20 No Friend But The Mountains, A Voyage Through Song. 2.40 ABC News Update. 2.45 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Late Programs.

NITV (34)

6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Black Tracks. 2.00 Goin’ Troppo In The Toppo. 2.30 Yarning Culture Through Film. 2.35 Tradition On A Plate. 3.05 Cottagers And Indians. 4.00 Tina: One Last Time. 5.40 Talking Language. 6.10 News. 6.20 Animal Babies: First Year On Earth.

7.30 The American Buffalo. 8.30 Black Cockatoo

9.55 MOVIE: Paterson. (2016, M) Midnight Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.10 Vintage

Voltage. 11.00

Urban Conversion. (R) 12.00

WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week

With The Atlantic. 12.55 Swan Football. (R)

1.00 Australian Superbike C’ship. Round 2.

Highlights. 4.00 World Rally-Raid C’ship. Abu

Dhabi Desert Challenge. Highlights. 5.00

Wonders Of Scotland. (PG, R) 5.30 Harbour

From The Holocaust. (PGavw, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Unlocking The Secrets Of The Nazca Lines. (PGa)

8.20 Bettany Hughes: Treasures Of Cyprus. (PGas, R) Bettany Hughes explores Cyprus.

9.15 A Year From Space. (PGavw, R) Satellite images tell the story of 2022.

10.35 Latest Secrets Of The Hieroglyphs. (R)

11.35 Beyond The Cut. 11.40 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Gent-Wevelgem. Men’s race. From Flanders, Belgium. 2.45 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Gent-Wevelgem. Women’s race. 4.00

Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 5.00

NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

SBS VICELAND (31)

6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 The Movie Show. 12.05pm Noisey. 12.30 Rise. 1.25 The Other Fellow. 3.00 Modern Marvels: Toys. 4.30 Curious Australia. 5.00 WorldWatch. 5.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 6.00 TVNZ 1News At Six. 6.40 Ocean Wreck Investigation. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering.

8.30 The Lost Colony Of Roanoke. 9.20 Australia’s Sleep Revolution. 10.25 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

6am Bye

Bye Birdie. Continued. (1963, PG) 7.40 Capricorn One. (1977, PG) 9.50 A Monster In Paris. (2011, French) 11.30 The Confirmation. (2016, M) 1.25pm Fried Green Tomatoes. (1991, PG) 3.50 Oliver! (1968, PG) 6.30 To Sir, With Love. (1967, PG) 8.30 In The Heat Of The Night. (1967, M) 10.35 Angels Wear White. (2017, M, Mandarin) 12.35am It’s The Law. (2017, M, Italian) 2.20 Late Programs.

SEVEN (7)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG)

12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00

Jabba’s Movies. (PG) 1.30 Border Security: America’s Front Line. (PG, R) 2.00 Football.

VFL. Round 1. Casey v Box Hill. From Casey Fields, Melbourne. 5.00 Seven News At

5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Australian Idol. (PGl) Hosted by Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie.

8.30 Lockerbie. (PGav) Part 3 of 4. The FBI case against the two suspects is strong but circumstantial.

10.50 Quantum Leap. (Mav)

Ben takes on the role of a bank teller.

11.50 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 2. Melbourne SuperSprint. Day 2. Highlights.

12.50 MOVIE: Jesse Stone: Sea Change. (2007, Msv, R) Tom Selleck.

3.00 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6am Morning Programs.

11.00 The Greatest Aussie Caravan. 11.30 The Real Seachange. Noon Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Harry’s Practice. 3.00 Feel Good Road Trips. 3.30 Animal Rescue. 4.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 I

6.00 Fishing Australia. (R) 6.30 A Current

Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 AFL

Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 12.00 Wide World

Of Sports. (PG) 1.00 Fish Forever. 1.30 Drive

TV. 2.00 The Bizarre Pet Vets. (PGm, R) 3.00

Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGm, R)

4.00 Space Invaders. (PGl, R)

5.00 9News First At Five.

5.30 Postcards. (PG)

6.00 9News Sunday.

7.00 Married At First Sight. (PGls) It’s time for the final commitment ceremony.

8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.

9.40 Footy Furnace. (Mlv) A look at the latest round of football.

10.40 9News Late.

11.10 Transplant. (MA15+m, R)

12.00 Family Law. (Ma, R)

1.00 World’s Greatest Engineering Icons. (PG, R)

2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PGs, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00

Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Fishing Australia. (R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Mass For You At Home. 6.30 Key Of David. (PGa) 7.00 Joseph Prince: New Creation Church. 7.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 8.30 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Round 3. Australian Grand Prix. Day 3. Race day. From Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Sunday Project. Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (Return, PGals) A group of Aussie celebrities competes in a test of survival in the wilds of Africa.

9.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) When a US Navy seaman is involved in a murder, the NCIS team is called to work the case on their day off. Lucy is surprised to find out Whistler turned down a promotion in Washington, DC, to stay in Hawaii.

11.30 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

by Patricia Karvelas.

10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R)

11.05 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R)

11.35 Planet America. (R) 12.10 Grand Designs. (R) 1.00 Parliament Question Time. 2.00

Tenable. (R) 2.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 Catalyst. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (Return) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Finding Your Roots. (PGa)

8.30 The 2010s: Taking It To The Streets. A look at the protests of the 2010s.

9.20 24 Hours In Emergency: A Love Like No Other. (Ma) A 26-year-old is rushed to St George’s.

10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Christian. (Premiere, MA15+d) 11.35 Darkness: Those Who Kill. (Mav, R) 3.10 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.10 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6am

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)

7.30 Australian Idol. (Final, PGl) Hosted by Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie.

9.00 The Irrational. (Mav) Alec takes a case involving a young burn victim and arson that forces him to confront some trauma from his past.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 S.W.A.T. (Mav)

12.30 MOVIE: Until We Are Safe. (2016, MA15+av, R) Beth Grant. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Married At First Sight. (Mls) It is time for the final dinner party.

9.00 My Wife, My Abuser. (MA15+alv) Part 1 of 2. 10.00 Footy Classified. (M)

11.00 9News Late.

11.30 Court Cam. (Mlv, R)

12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.55 Pointless. (PG, R) 1.45 Hello SA. (PG) 2.15 Talking Honey. (PG, R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) As the celebrities adjust to camp life, they come face-to-face with some of the jungle’s most terrifying snakes. 9.00 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv, R) The team is called to Vermont after a couple growing illegal marijuana massacre their employees.

11.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

Tuesday, March 26

ABC (2) SBS (3)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News

Mornings. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R)

11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (Final, R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Grand Designs. (R)

6.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 6.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Back Roads: Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania.

8.30 Better Date Than Never. Sparks fly between Jack and Claire.

9.00 A Life In Ten Pictures: Nelson Mandela. (PGa, R) A look at Nelson Mandela’s life in 10 pictures.

9.55 To Be Advised.

10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 Four Corners. (R) 11.35 Q+A. (R)

12.40 Media Watch. (PG, R) 1.00 Parliament

Question Time. 2.00 Grand Designs. (R) 2.45 Tenable. (Final, R) 3.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.30 Catalyst. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You?

8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.10 Upstart Crow. 9.45 Double Parked. 10.10 Portlandia. 10.50 Would I Lie To You? 11.20 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. 12.05am All My Friends Are Racist. 12.25

Unprotected Sets. 1.20 ABC News Update. 1.25 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.00 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. (PG, R) 10.50 Mountain Vets. (Premiere, Ma) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The 2010s. (M, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.30 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? David Walliams. (PG, R)

8.30 Insight. Presented by Kumi Taguchi.

9.30 Dateline: Finding Yusuf Pt

1. A look at the fate of Yusuf Zahab.

10.00 SBS World News Late.

10.30 Great British Railway Journeys. (R)

11.05 Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late. (Final, Mlnsv) 12.00 Miniseries: Bonnie And Clyde. (MA15+lsv, R) 12.30 Vise Le Coeur. (MA15+a, R) 3.15 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.15 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31)

6am WorldWatch.

10.00 The Movie Show. Noon WorldWatch. 12.30 Christians Like Us. 1.35 Cryptoland. 2.05 How It Feels To Be Free. 3.15 WorldWatch. 5.50 Alone: The Beast. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Vikings: The Rise And Fall. 9.25 Dark Side Of Comedy. (Return) 11.10 Count Abdulla. (Premiere) 11.35 The Investigation. 12.30am Couples Therapy. 1.05 Late Programs.

6am Breaker Morant. Continued. (1980, PG) 7.20 Oliver! (1968, PG) 10.00 Das Boot. (1981, M, German) 12.45pm In The Heat Of The Night. (1967, M) 2.50 To Sir, With Love. (1967, PG) 4.45 Belle And Sebastian 2. (2015, PG, French) 6.35 Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael. (1990, PG) 8.30 Annie Hall. (1977, M)

National Press Club

Address. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00

Parliament Question Time. 3.00 The Cook

And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Prince Charles: Inside

The Duchy Of Cornwall. (PG, R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.15 Grand Designs. (R)

6.00

6.30

7.30

8.30

9.05

11.20

11.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 12.20 Rosehaven. (PG, R) 1.15 Parliament Question

Time. 2.15 Grand Designs. (R) 3.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 Catalyst. (PG, R) 5.30

7.30. (R)

SEVEN (7)

6.00

Sunrise.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)

7.30 The 1% Club. (PGl) Hosted by Jim Jefferies.

8.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. (Mal) Gordon Ramsay heads to Long Branch, New Jersey, where he comes to the aid of Max’s Bar & Grill.

9.30 First Dates UK. (Ml) Singles experience the thrills of dating.

10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 Born To Kill? (MA15+av, R)

12.00 Your Money & Your Life. (PG, R)

12.30 Emerald City. (MA15+hv)

1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

NINE (9)

TEN (10)

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars. (Premiere, Ml) Hosted by Gordon Ramsay and Janine Allis.

9.10 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (Ms) Comedy panel show.

10.10 9News Late.

10.40 To Be Advised.

11.30 Family Law. (Ma)

12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.10 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PGa, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today.

7MATE (74)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 10.00 Wonderful World Of Baby Animals. (PG, R) 10.55

Mountain Vets. (Ma) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00

Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 3.45

The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30

Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Alone Australia. (Return, Ml)

Ten survivalists take on the wilderness.

8.30 Jimmy Carr’s I Literally Just Told You. (Mals) Jimmy Carr is joined by celebrity players Lorraine Kelly, Alex Horne, Aisling Bea and Asim Chaudhry.

9.25 Miniseries: Litvinenko. (Ma) Part 1 of 4.

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 Blinded. (MA15+s)

11.45 The Wall: The Orchard. (Return, Mals)

3.05 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.05 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6am

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)

7.30 The 1% Club UK. (Premiere, PG) Hosted by Lee Mack.

8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) Hosts Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL.

9.30 Talking Footy. A look at the week’s AFL news, hosted by Trent Cotchin, Joel Selwood and Mitch Cleary.

10.30 The Latest:

by Liz Hayes. 10.00 Footy Classified. (M)

11.00 9News Late.

11.30 The Equalizer. (MA15+av, R)

12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.10 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.05 Destination WA. 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) Hosted by Julia Morris and Robert Irwin.

9.00 NCIS. (Mv, R) The team investigates the case of a US Navy reservist whose body was found in a car at a gun range.

10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv, R) An ATF agent goes missing.

11.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

10 PEACH (11)

6am The Late Show

With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 So Help Me Todd. 9.00 The King Of Queens. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Becker. Noon Frasier. 1.00 The King Of Queens.

10 BOLD (12)

Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGav) 5.00 News.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

Hosted by Grant Denyer.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) The celebrities face the ultimate test of the jungle, all in the hope of winning money for their chosen charity. 9.00 FBI: International. (Mav) The team delves into a case involving an American who killed an elderly German man in Berlin.

11.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

10 PEACH (11)

The Big Bang Theory. 2.00 So Help Me Todd. 3.00

The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12)

Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 NCIS: Hawai’i. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

Shire seeks to prevent

Compiled by Cameron McCullough

A DEPUTATION from the Frankston and Hastings Shire Council, consisting of Councillors W. J. Oates, F. H. Wells, C. Gray, and J. Bradbury, accompanied by Mr. D. J. Quartermain, the manager of the Council’s Electric undertaking, waited upon the Electricity Commission today, with regard to the many interruptions in the service that have been experienced recently.

The deputation pointed out that, during the month of February there had been no less than eight stoppages – some of them being of quite a lengthy period.

The case of the all day Sunday stoppage was specially stressed, as this stoppage affected the business of the vendors of milk, also the business of those catering for the requirements of the Sunday visitors.

In the case of the Wednesday and Friday stoppages, it was pointed out that this affected the local newspaper, as those two days were publishing days.

The deputation asked further for some assurance that the town would not be subjected to these stoppages in the future, as it was going to seriously interfere with business if this was allowed to happen.

In reply to the remarks of the deputation, Mr. Bate, one of the Electricity Commission Engineers, said they had a record of all the stoppages.

Of the eight occasions of stoppages in February, four of these were due to the Melbourne Electric Light Supply Company, being caused by one of the municipalities between Melbourne and Frankston making some altera-

tions, and the time fixed for these had been made when it was thought the least inconvenience would be caused.

On two other of the occasions the stoppages were caused by the severe electrical disturbances which we had experienced during February.

The other two stoppages had been for some minor alterations, and were only of short duration. And while it was impossible to entirely obviate these interruptions under the present system, the Commission had taken up the matter with the M.E.C., and he hoped as a result Frankston would not be subjected to the same inconvenience in the future.

However, continued Mr. Bates, we hope all this trouble will end in two or three months’ time, when we will be taking over ourselves, and from then on we hope these troubles will be obviated.

The secretary of the Commission (Mr. Liddelow) endorsed Mr. Bate’s remarks, and said that as a result of these stoppages the Commission was also losing revenue, and believed that the solution of the trouble would be the taking over themselves.

The deputation, after thanking the Commission, then withdrew.

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Busy Time for Our Police

Mounted Constable Graham, having been called to Melbourne in connection with “Fleet week” duties, Senior Constable Culhane has had a somewhat busy time over the weekend.

Beginning on Saturday, he had occasion to arrest one or two persons, who, having partaken of more alcoholic beverages than was wise, had made themselves objectionable.

Then again on Sunday night two more arrests of persons who, apparently in the same condition as the previous persons, having taken the law into their own hands, were handed over for safe keeping. Their friends having been duly advised of their predicament, at once made preparation for bail, this necessitating nearly an all-night job for the senior.

However, on Monday morning, there being no Court on Tuesday, Mr. P. Wheeler, J.P., attended the watchhouse, and fined the drunks; and in the latter case, remanded the accused until Tuesday, March 25.

Bail was accepted in each case.

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RELICS OF THE WAR

Last week saw another submarine dragged ignominiously out of Westernport, on her way to the hands of the ship-breakers, and this week tenders are being called for the purchase of the torpedo boat H.M.A.S. Countess of Hopetoun, which is at present used at the Flinders Naval Depot for the purpose of giving light gun instructions to the trainees at the depot.

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THE Blind Soldiers’ Association of Caulfield who on Tuesday last journeyed to Frankston, had a most enjoyable day on the beach, and in the evening at the Mechanics’ Hall.

Luncheon hand tea were served in fine, style at the Fernery, and the day’s outing was pronounced by all to have been a great success.

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Life-Savers to be Honored

The committee appointed at a public

meeting some time back to inaugurate a fund to provide some suitable recognition of the action of the three boys, Brian Lane, Colin Robison, and Ray Coxall, in regard to the rescue of a young girl, in the case of the first two; and of the rescue of a man, in the latter case, met last night to finalise matters.

Cr. W. P. Mason (chairman of the committee) presided over a fair attendance.

After the minutes and correspondence from the Royal Humane Society had been read, Mr. Russell moved, and Mr. Lovett seconded, “That the matter of securing three gold medals be left in the hands of Crs. Mason and Gray, the presentation of same to be made when the Frankston Life Saving Club hold their picture night.” Carried.

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Baxter’s Bird Night

At the public hall, on Saturday night residents were provided with an intellectual treat by Mr. George Shepherd, of Somerville, who at the invitation of the Progress Association, delivered an address on Australian Bird Life.

Mr. Shepherd drew freely on his 50 years first-hand experience of the life, habits, and diet of the birds of Australia in general, and the Mornington Peninsula in particular, and being the happy possessor not only of the “seeing eye” of the trained observer, but also of the “speaking voice,” his address, delivered in an easy conversational manner, but packed full of interest, was closely followed by his audience to the end.

A hearty votes of thanks was called for by President Hawken, and carried.

Mr. Wilson, in supporting, apologised for the behaviour outside the hall, who had apparently been trying to interrupt the proceedings. He expressed his belief that the disturbance was not caused by Baxterites.

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MR. Lalor, our popular stationmaster, has now returned to duty after a wellearned holiday.

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MR. R. C. Holman, the genial manager of the Frankston Branch of the National Bank, and Mrs. Holman, have returned to Frankston after a pleasant holiday spent in the Western District.

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MRS. Howie, of Denbigh Street, Frankston, has just received word that her sister is arriving from Great Britain by the Moldavia to pay her a visit.

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WE are pleased to learn that Cr. H. J. McCulloch, who has been an inmate of Sister Creswick’s private hospital, suffering from a serious illness, was yesterday able to leave that institution.

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THE usual fortnightly social of the Mount Eliza Public Hall Committee took place on Monday last. There was a good attendance.

Miss Duncan proved to be the lady winner of the euchre party, and Mr. Thomas, winner of the gent’s prize. It is intended to start a “echure tournament” on Monday week.

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From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 19 & 21 Mar 1924

PUZZLE ZONE

ACROSS

1. Precious metal

5. Yacht

7. Public persona

8. Enthusiastic devotion

9. Citrus tree

10. Tropical fruit

11. Mauve flowers

13. Drew

14. Stupefying

18. Military students

21. Uterus

22. Made airtight

24. Awkward

25. Clothing

26. Fencing sword

27. Fill with joy

28. Baron’s title

29. Sprites

DOWN

1. Fried noisily

2. Italian country house

3. Circles

4. Extremist

5. Tardy

6. Side of chair

12. Tin container

15. Guacamole ingredient

16. Partook of alcohol

17. Entrance

19. Gorilla or chimpanzee

20. Jockeys’ seats

22. Sheer

23. Fasten (to)

Puzzles supplied by Lovatts Publications Pty Ltd

www.lovattspuzzles.com

See page 19 for solutions.

WORLD-RENOWNED CONDUCTOR TOURS TO FRANKSTON

SPANISH born Jaime Martín never intended to become a conductor. As a child, he never really liked music – until his father took him to a classical concert when he was nine.

"I was not prepared for the response I had. I was in tears when the orchestra started playing," he says.

This experience of hearing a live orchestra led to Jaime becoming a professional flautist. As a young musician, years before taking up the baton, “I found myself fascinated by the figure of the conductor”, he says.

He was curious how the sound of the same orchestra can change completely depending on the person at the front. “Different people create a different state of mind for the orchestra,” he reflects.

Described as “a visionary conductor, discerning and meticulous” (Platea), with an “infectious enjoyment of music” (The Telegraph), Jaime Martín is now the Chief Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony 0rchestra, Chief Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland and Music Director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.

Local audiences can witness the talents of Jaime Martín as he conducts a captivating program of beloved English charmers, featuring some of the most popular orchestral music ever written at Frankston Arts Centre.

Presented by Melbourne Symphony

Orchestra and Frankston Arts Centre as part of their 2024 Season, audiences will enjoy Benjamin Britten’s A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, and Elgar’s Enigma. Delight in this mesmerising performance of An Evening with the MSO: Jaime Conducts Enigma Variations on Saturday 4 May, 7.30pm. Tickets: $30 - $71. Bookings: 03 9784 1060 or thefac.com.au.

The Institute of Public Affairs: Waffle House

By Stuart McCullough

MAYBE I missed a meeting. All of a sudden, there’s a thing called ‘woke’ and, depending on your point of view, it’s either something you aspire to be or an all-purpose insult. According to the internet on which I rely to source all my cat videos, ‘woke’ refers to being ‘alert to racial prejudice and discrimination’ but has also evolved into something more difficult to pin down, like The Force or the night your purple bin is supposed to go out.

Perhaps ‘woke’ is in the eye of the beholder, like love or, possibly, a contact lens. Those who want to be ‘woke’ rail against anyone who disagrees with them. This can lead to being ‘cancelled’ which doesn’t sound terribly woke if you ask me.

Those who oppose ‘wokeness’ oppose it in its many forms including ‘wokeiosity’, ‘wokeupthismorningandIgotmyselfabeer’ and ‘the hokey wokey’, and are compelled to accuse anyone and anything they either don’t like or don’t understand as being ‘woke’. It’s the ultimate way to slag off someone you don’t like. Just as Senator McCarthy once accused anyone who looked at him funny as being a communist sympathiser, so too do those who oppose wokeness label others as ‘woke’. Orwell would love it. (As a footnote, those accused by Senator McCarthy of having communist sympathies were often ‘blacklisted’ which, I guess, was the ‘cancelled’ of its day.)

I recently saw an article in a major metropolitan newspaper that, for the sake of anonymity, I’ll refer to as ‘Not The Age’. In truth, it was a report on

someone else’s report. Which, I guess, makes my observations a report on a report on someone else’s report. But the article highlighted a ‘research note’ from the Institute of Public Affairs (or ‘IPA’ to their friends) that measured the number of ‘woke texts’ in high school.

I don’t know why. I assume the power went off and they had nothing to do but measure ‘wokeness’.

According to the research paper, teachers often get told to interpret books through ‘an ideological lends’.

I’m not sure what an ‘ideological lends’ is, but I fear it’s something that you thought you owned but, as it turns out, belongs to someone else. But I digress. They’d divided the texts into three categories. It was okay to be deemed either ‘non-ideological / neutral’ or an ‘Essential Western text (canon)’. Presumably, they misspelled ‘cannon’. I could be wrong – maybe I’m looking at it through the wrong lends. Whether the books in question have been shot out of said cannon to repel invaders or

COMEDY FESTIVAL HITS THE ROAD TO FRANKSTON

IF laughter is the best medicine, local audiences are in for a healthy dose of endorphins when the 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival embarks on its 26th annual road trip around the country. With Frankston Arts Centre one of the first venues on the tour, comedy fans can expect a showcase of some of the finest talents handpicked from the 2024 festival. Multi-award-winning UK comedian, Carl Donnelly, takes the reins as the MC after performing at prestigious comedy festivals around the world. As seen on television shows such as ‘Mock the Week’, ‘Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled’ and more, Donnelly is well equipped to guide the audience through the hilarity of the evening. Joining him is Claire Hooper, known for her

razor-sharp wit and infectious energy as seen on her regular appearances on Good News Week, The Great Australian Bake Off, The Project, Spicks & Specks, and Would I Lie to You.

The line-up is complete with Daniel Fernandes - one of India’s leading comedians, with a career spanning 10 years – along with the talented writer/comedian Bronwyn Kuss, and comedian and Triple J radio host Luka Muller.

Presented in the Frankston Arts Centre’s 2024 Season, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival is an annual highlight performed to sold-out crowds of comedy fans. Join the ultimate comedy road trip on Sunday 28 April, 7.30pm. Tickets: $28 - $64. Bookings: 03 9784 1060 or thefac.com.au.

photocopying your book results in special consideration from the hard heads at the IPA was left to the imagination. Then there’s ‘the woke bin’ or, as they prefer to call it, ‘social justice theory’. As it turns out, social justice theory needs two distinct subcategories to describe it in all its fiendish deviousness – ‘critical race and decolonisation’ and the rather-broad and possibly catch-all descriptor of ‘gender’. The primary criticism seems to be that some books have an ideological agenda (not to be confused with ‘a gender’ which is also bad). Not to be picky, but unless the text in question is the manual for your dishwasher, I’d suggest all books have an ideological agenda. It’s just that you identify with some and not with others. Bizarrely, the paper refers favourably to the film version of ‘A Passage To India’. Apparently, students were once encouraged to consider it in the context of the ‘imaginative landscape’ and weren’t being pushed to accept some crazy ideology involving colonisation. Which suggests that the particular bone the IPA is trying to pick is with how a text is presented rather than its actual contents. Because, I have to say, the film adaptation of ‘A Passage to India’ has themes of colonisation. (Just quietly, the movie is probably better suited to a ‘Legal Studies’ course, to examine how Judy Davis was robbed of an Oscar.)

The IPA report then rates each text. A piece by Kurt Vonnegut is described as ‘ideologically neutral’; a conclusion that suggests the folks at the IPA may not know who Kurt Vonnegut was. Billy Wilder’s genius movie ‘Sunset Boulevard’ is badged as ‘ideologically

neutral’ and it’s not clear what it needs to do to be promoted to ‘Essential western text/canon’.

Miles Franklin gets ‘ideologically neutral’ whilst Tim Winton is lumbered with the woke tag presumably because they didn’t have a bucket labelled ‘completely and utterly awesome’. Tim Winton. National treasure. Four-time winner of the (presumably) ideologically neutral Miles Franklin Award. Fact is, I don’t know every text in the IPA’s report. But I do know there are some absolutely fantastic writers on the (supposed) ‘naughty list’ including Maxine Beneba Clarke and Chinau Achebe.

The report then provides analysis to say that those who choose ‘woke’ texts get lower marks. Which is something of a plot twist as, up to this point, the paper’s chief complaint has been about (allegedly) shoving radical ideology down impressionable young throats, rather than whether they may get the marks for Arts/Commerce at Deakin. Make up your mind, IPA.

It is, perhaps, something of an irony, that the analysis in the paper is such that, were it an exam, I suspect it would likely not get a very good grade. I don’t know why people get so emotional and irrational over ‘woke’ or ‘not woke’. Books are books. Writing is writing. Either it resonates with you or it doesn’t. But trying to measure writing on an imaginary ‘woke-o-meter’ is reductive and silly. Now excuse me whilst I return to the Internet to watch some cat videos. I look forward to the IPA releasing a research note on the subject. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

Shire’s advertisement lacked information

It should be noted that Mornington Peninsula Shire Council had a full page ad in this newspaper only a few days before the free green waste weekend (News dumped, Letters 12/3/24). This ad raved on about all the services the shire had to offer and all that it was doing, but not a hint of the approaching “freebie”.

The council never mentioned its previous free weekend either, so I’ve been monitoring its home page on the internet ever since.

The lack of the normal traffic congestion made it easy to get to the check-in point but you still had to show evidence you are a resident of the shire and not some freeloader who has snuck their trailer load over the bay and back on a ferry or dragged it all the way from Frankston or beyond to save tip costs.

Fred

Wild, Rye

Day of mourning

As 2024 celebrated International Women’s Day I wonder just what there was to celebrate: 2023 saw 64 women killed by males and, so far in 2024, there have been nine. So, I hope you’ll excuse me from wondering just what there is to celebrate.

Let’s start naming violence for what it isnot domestic violence, but criminal assault.

How many names of murdered women can we recall from 2023 or even 2024?

All these women were someone’s mother or daughter. All the perpetrators were some mother’s son.

And still we see 8 March as a day of celebrating. I see it as a day of mourning.

Mel Farnbach, Balnarring

Thanks for the news

Just a brief note to say “bouquets to youse” for continuing your unique role in keeping our elected representatives accountable.

The lack of transparency at Mornington Peninsula Shire continues to be very alarming, most recently regarding The Briars and the Harry Potter Show.

I have long followed The News and admired your courage and commitment to reporting the news that many people in positions of power would prefer you didn’t, and I’d never taken the time to say thanks. Until now.

Keep up the good work.

Melissa Roffey, Crib Point

Left in free fall

With the left side of politics in free fall both here and overseas and the Albanese government lurching from one disaster to another on top of the Greens reeling from a drubbing in Dunkley and their leader raking up a $15,000 private jet bill to, among other things, the party election launch in Brisbane, it’s no wonder the keyboard warriors are clutching at straws.

A letter was published last week about a photograph showing Flinders MP Zoe McKenzie congratulating newly elected [Labor] MP for Dunkley, Jodie Belyea (McKenzie colleagues not in same class, Letters , 12/3/24). The letter quotes several of the “boorish, bornto-rule, dullards” as saying “we are at war with Labor” and “an act of absolute naivety” among others.

The problem was on page 3 of the same edition of The News where journalist Liz Bell reported on the same subject, naming two of Ms McKenzie’s [Liberal] colleagues who gave a glowing endorsement of her actions. Ms Bell also named other prominent people supporting Ms McKenzie and stated that “More than 140 other people from both sides of politics praised her actions.”

Apparently White King can remove egg stains from the shirt collar.

Michael G Free, Mount Martha

Light

solution

This will make [Flinders MP] Zoe McKenzie happy - she no longer needs to bang on about the Jetty Road, Rosebud overpass, because we have a solution in the placement of traffic

lights there and they are working quite well in the traffic management department.

But then again, it might make her sad because she’s got nothing to blame the ALP about.

What she could do though is, not concentrate on LNP fake promised money and for her and [Nepean MP] Sam [Groth] to go and approach the state ALP and ask (nicely) for some dosh to provide noise barriers down to Dromana.

LNP supporters believe anything their party tells them. I was discussing the magnificent job former Labor MP for Nepean Chris Brayne did on refurbishing our schools. This person told me he was using LNP money that they had been allotting over several years for the project and they were going to do the repairs after the last election. What rot. If the funds were there, why didn’t [former Liberal MP for Dromana] Martin Dixon release them earlier when he was able?

Typical Liberals, treating the electorate like fools. We don’t matter down here, but they still get voted in.

John

Cain, McCrae

Hypocritical planning

It is not Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s responsibility to be involved in creating energy infrastructure (Solar charge unfair, The News 5/3/24). There are already rebates at the state level for solar generation.

Offsetting the cost to ratepayers openly discriminates against those people that are unable to install solar panels.

The council would be better served by creating planning laws that stop over shadowing of neighbours’ properties and include solar potential assessments for any new development.

We fought for a long time to have a neighbour’s development reduced in height but council allowed the development, thus removing our opportunity to install solar panels. This is quite hypocritical.

It would also be far more beneficial to the environment if the shire restricted the size of new developments.

Often a simple holiday home with a very small energy footprint is replaced by a fence to fence build that would consume many factors more of energy. It would also make more sense to encourage new developments to plant more trees as a part of the development.

You can save energy by not creating hot suburbs.

Fence to fence box design of new developments is not consistent with climate change or being environmentally responsible. Council has the ability to make an impact there. Leave energy generation to the state and federal governments.

Chris Brand, Sorrento

Solar money grab

Mornington Peninsula Shire Council imposing a levy on households in their rates for not having the means to install solar panels is just another money grab on ratepayers who cannot afford to install these panels (Unjust burden, Letters 13/3/24). I guess the shire needs this extra income to pay their already overpaid councillors.

Last week I read an ABC News article that stated that the amount of rebates going to residents with solar power/panels would stop because too much is going back into the grid and the power companies are losing money.

So, tell us MPSC, what will you then charge the residents on their rates for this dilemma?

So many overeducated, unrealistic boffins in council and parliament these days.

Gail Turner, Rye

Power not needed

Ignorance is bliss I thought when I read of Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s proposal to give ratepayers a 20 per cent discount off their rates if they install 5kw solar panels and to offset this by increasing the rates of those who don’t (Solar charge ‘unfair’, The News , 5/3/24).

The feed-in tariff paid to households to buy their excess solar power is soon to be reduced from the present pittance of a minimum 4.9 cents per kw-hour to 3.3 cents. The big tariffs of years ago are no longer.

At the very best of high noon sunshine, one hour of this solar system earns 16 cents - kids can do better cashing in a couple of empty beer cans for the deposit refund.

For me to install 5kw of solar panels, even if my neighbours are forced to give me several hundred dollars, is still a very poor investment and I would not do it.

As well, I detect faint odours of fraud, blackmail, bullying, unlawfulness, and I might have to pay that money back.

Solar power generated 9am to 3pm is not really needed, particularly in households where there is no one home 8am to 5pm; the power generated is useless, or nearly so, five days a week.

Electricity companies and the grid electrical system do not want any more household solar electricity, hence the minuscule feed-in tariff which discourages new installations.

The maximum 5kw solar panel capacity is not always reached and cannot be sustained all day, particularly through the winter. And don’t forget to pay income tax on your solar earnings.

Brian A Mitchelson, Mornington

Nuclear a non-option

Politics aside, our need is for secure, affordable and clean energy now and an end to unnecessary roadblocks and delays, not a nuclear crusade that appears incapable of delivering power before 2040.

Jim Allen, Panorama SA

Warming problems

News that ocean temperatures near Sydney have reached nearly 27c is of great concern, even to us who live on the Mornington Peninsula, as the water is warming here too.

While humans can enjoy the balmy water as they feel inclined, the aquatic life in the ocean is not afforded such a luxury. Fish depend on the ocean temperature to maintain their body temperature. Getting too warm can be fatal.

Yes, they can swim to cooler areas, but their

natural food supply may not come with them.

Furthermore, as the water gets warmer the vital oxygen content in the water gets lower again compromising the lives of fish and other oxygen dependent creatures. If that were not bad enough, warmer water also expels into the atmosphere more carbon dioxide, further exacerbating the problem.

Dr Ross Hudson, Mount Martha

Access lacking

We live in a region renowned for its beaches. However, none of them are genuinely accessible, so we can never enjoy a full family day out at the beach - our family member who relies on a wheelchair is always left behind.

It’s not just about beach matting and getting into the water. There is also having access to shade - even if we set up our own shade we would need matting to wheel them to it.

There is having access to suitable parking, and then access from the car park to the beach.

Thus, our family is excluded from a pastime that many of you take for granted.

I have just become aware of a charity that is working towards making many more beaches in Australia genuinely accessible.

I signed its petition and encourage readers to consider adding their names at: accessiblebeaches.com.

The current goal is to reach 5000 signatures, and they need more support.

While petitions on their own don’t mean much, it shows a level of support that the charity can leverage in its advocacy with various levels of government.

In the meantime, seeing as Mornington Peninsula Shire Council is asking what it can do to be more inclusive, I would argue that a tangible step is to identify 20 beaches around the peninsula and develop them into fully accessible all-year-round venues. This will mean locals and tourists respecting infrastructure - like designated parking - in order to ensure that as many people as possible are able to participate as fully as possible in beach life.

Bianca Felix, Bittern

VENTURA Bus Lines celebrated a century of service with a family fun day at Mornington Racecourse on Sunday 3 March.

Ventura, founded in Victoria four generations ago, is Victoria’s largest bus and charter coach operator – with 1800 employees and more than 900 buses.

company says it carries 42-millions passengers a year.

FOUR of the five Ventura Bus Lines board members at the company’s century celebrations, from left, Jacinta Caithness, Stephen Stanley, Andrew Cornwall, and Greg Cornwall and, right, a 1952 Bedford bus.

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Pines and Red Hill set for Grand Final showdown

By Brodie Cowburn

PROVINCIAL

PINES and Red Hill have booked their spots in the 2024 MPCA Provincial Grand Final.

Pines took on Sorrento in a two-day semi-final across last Saturday and Sunday. They had an excellent day one, putting 313 runs on the board and giving Sorrento a tough target to chase down.

Declan Jackson top scored for Pines with 65.

Sorrento’s run chase was over before it got started. They lost their first three wickets for just five runs, and never recovered.

Sebastian Gotch got his side back on track with a half-century, but his efforts weren’t enough. Sorrento was bowled out for 115, handing Pines a spot in the Grand Final.

Red Hill secured their spot in the season-decider with some excellent bowling.

Red Hill scored only 146 runs on day one. Skipper Chris Weeks scored a vital 73, which proved to be the difference.

Langwarrin struggled badly on day two. They were bowled out for just 73, dooming them to defeat.

Pines will take on Red Hill in a twoday match this weekend.

PENINSULA

MT ELIZA and Dromana will clash in the Peninsula division Grand Final this weekend.

Mt Eliza defeated Somerville in the

semi-final last weekend. Half-centuries by Lahiru Opatha, Josh Goudge, and Jean-Luc Talbot helped get them over the line at Emil Madsen Reserve.

Chasing a target of 250, Somerville was bowled out for just 169. Tom Baron barrelled through the top order on his way to final figures of 5/50.

Dromana defeated Rosebud by eight wickets to book their Grand Final

place. Rosebud batted first on their home deck, but was bowled out for 140. Both of their openers were dismissed for a combined total of just four runs.

Dromana reached their target after 43 overs with eight wickets to spare. Sam Fowler top-scored with an unbeaten 58.

DISTRICT

CRIB Point beat Carrum Downs in a high scoring semi-final match last weekend.

Carrum Downs batted first on Saturday. They fell quickly to 2/1, but managed to steer things back in the right direction.

Skipper James Quarmby took the

On the ball: Josh Goudge on his way to 55 in Mt Eliza's win over Somerville. Picture: Paul Churcher

game by the scruff of the neck. He scored an unbeaten 104 from 147 deliveries to help guide his side to a final total of 8/239.

Crib Point had to work hard, but managed to chase down their target. They achieved victory with three wickets to spare and five overs left to play.

Spencer Wilton and Blake HoganKeogh both scored half-centuries for the Magpies.

Crib Point will play Seaford in the Grand Final this weekend. Seaford beat Carrum comfortably to claim a Grand Final spot.

SUB DISTRICT

MT Martha will head into this weekend’s Grand Final with momentum after smashing Skye by 190 runs in the semi-final.

Mt Martha batted first last Saturday, and scored 240 runs. That total proved more than enough to win.

A massive collapse cost Skye any chance of winning. They lost 7/15 to close out their innings - their final total was only 50 runs.

Thomas Walker dominated on day two - he took 5/18 off nine overs. Evan Williams took three wickets as well. The other Sub District semi-final was a blowout too. Boneo beat Tyabb by 96 runs to advance to the big dance.

On Saturday 16 March Gunnamatta hosted the Victorian Teams Titles. Six teams compete with six riders in each team, Peninsula Boardriders had a great day with a second in the Teams event, a first in the Womens Teams & a first in the Junior Teams event. Peninsula Surfriders Club topped of the great day celebrating their 50th anniversary as a club. Below, pictured, is Ava Holland competing on the day.

Picture: Alan Dillon

The Mornington Pirates upset a determined Chelsea Dolphins outfit in front of a strong crowd at CB Wilson Reserve to take out the Summer Leagues Metro Major 2 Grand Final winning thirteen to six.

Picture: Craig Barrett

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Let the State League battle begin

SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie

PROMOTION, relegation, consolidation – what does the State League season hold for your club?

Frankston Pines and Chelsea get the opening round underway with home games this Friday night and a number of local clubs fancy their chances of making a major impact in their respective leagues in 2024.

In State 1 it’s now customary to tout Mornington’s promotion possibilities and in State 2 Peninsula Strikers are expected to be in the title mix.

Both clubs have strong squads and Strikers announced late last week that they have signed Jaiden Madafferi from Langwarrin.

The other local State 2 side Skye United has had its senior core dismantled but head coach Phil McGuinness has made some astute signings and despite some worrying pre-season results with sides made up predominantly of triallists there’s hope that Skye can show a competitive edge once more.

Frankston Pines have yo-yoed their way back down into State 3 and despite a huge player turnover are expected to do well this year as head coach Donn Delaney has built a squad with a lot of higher league experience.

In State 4 supporters of Baxter and Chelsea have been talking up their chances while Somerville Eagles and Mentone have gone about their business in a much quieter mode.

State 5 is really difficult to gauge.

Aspendale has the least player turnover of any local club and Seaford United and Rosebud will be keen to improve on last year’s third and fourth finishes respectively.

Mount Eliza head coach Alex Halikias has built a much more experienced squad than his predecessor and can be backed in to finish far higher than last season’s third-last finish.

The big question mark hanging over Mount Martha is how it copes with losing former coach and team manager Chris Sanderson whose drive and enthusiasm was the bedrock on which the club’s senior program was built.

His departure along with Mark Larner’s switch to Somerville Eagles triggered a player exodus and how new head coach Andrew Hall and assistant Charlie Platt have coped with this will have a major bearing on the side’s fortunes.

In Australia Cup news just four locals remain in the national knockout competition after Mornington lost its rescheduled tie 2-0 to Mazenod at Dallas Brooks Park last Thursday night.

Here is the round four draw:

Doveton v Langwarrin, Skye Utd v Dandenong Thunder, Peninsula Strikers v East Bentleigh, Moreland City v Chelsea.

Dates, venues and kick-off times were being arranged as we went to press with ties to be played later this month or in early April.

In VPL1 Langwarrin maintained its unbeaten record with a 1-1 draw away to Werribee City on Friday night.

Four minutes after Werribee took a 75th-minute lead all four Langwarrin substitutes combined for the equaliser.

Jacob Brito, Lucas Portelli and Cal Goulding combined with Portelli’s blocked shot falling to James Kelly who finished well.

Langy retains second spot on the ladder and is halfway through a run of six straight away games. Here are the local senior squads as supplied by the clubs (last club of newcomers in brackets):

ASPENDALE

GOALKEEPERS: Josh Mravljak, Mathew Self. DEFENDERS: Jordy Athanassiou, Lewis Marco, Mathew Leggett (captain), Callum Norris (Sandringham City), Taylan Yildirim, Juan Reineke (Monash Villareal), Liam Norris, Palladin Calvino. MIDFIELDERS: Felix Hampson, James Macnab, Atha Wijey, Matthew Bruce, Taylor Davison, Nathan Drozdek. FORWARDS: Dominic Paul, Jared Kilmartin, Ben Garside, Ryan Mravljak, Alec Bunn, Luca Bozzo.

BAXTER

GOALKEEPERS: Jarrod Nardino, Divesh Kumar (Melbourne Lautoka). DEFENDERS :Tom Hawkins (Frankston Pines), Daniel Taylor, Dylan Tervit (Knox Utd), Daniel Disseldorp, Tristan Stass, Jackson Roberts, Brodie McMinimee, Izaak Barr, Aiden McKenna, Matt McDermott, Jack Buttery (Skye Utd). MIDFIELDERS: Brody Taylor, Noah Green, Aleks Dukic (captain), Aaran Currie (Frankston Pines), Savenaca Baledrokadroka (Frankston Pines), Joe Bucello,

Declan Seca (Ashburton Utd). FORWARDS: Keegan Myatt, Liam Baxter (Frankston Pines), Jack Elliott, Kennosuke Kameshima (Chatan, Japan), Tomonari Miyazaki (N-Style Toyama, Japan), Nat Daher (Mazenod), Ryan Brown (Somerville Eagles), Dylan Murchie, Logan Wilson.

CHELSEA

GOALKEEPERS: Rhys Davies, Tom Carter.

DEFENDERS: Luke D’Alessandro (captain), Dylan Scott, Chris Neumann, Jacob Ross (South Yarra), Harry Parker, Liam Pavlov. MIDFIELD-

ERS: Nathan Boccari (vice-captain), Daniel Lewis (Elwood City), Jarrah Clear (Brandon Park), Luke Arhontissas (Kingston City), Bobby Read, Ryan Scott. FORWARDS: James Stinson (Stokesley, England), Adam Bartosy (vice-captain), Christian Murray, Daniel Vella, Lachlan Davies.

FRANKSTON PINES

GOALKEEPERS: Matthew Halliwell (Endeavour Utd), Enzo Spinelli (Mount Eliza). DEFENDERS: Marcelo Burgos (Keysborough), Deniz Karabadjak, Benjamin Asceric (Mazenod), Brody Varas, Alexis Andrade (Alianza Petrolera FC, Colombia), Alan Fogel (Port Melbourne Sharks), Tom Kandilas (Kingston City), Ryan Maokhamphiou (Somerville Eagles), Michael Stephen, Gabrielle Duque, Joshua Koncha. MIDFIELDERS: Calvin Delaney (Peninsula Strikers), Samuel Delaney (Peninsula Strikers), Callum Bradbury (Peninsula Strikers), Jack Bradbury (Peninsula Strikers), Junior Mpota (Peninsula Strikers), Reshad Nahimzada (Mazenod). FORWARDS: Cassius Delaney (Peninsula Strikers), Abraham Koul (Peninsula Strikers), Shameit Sharma (Peninsula Strikers), Ardi Ahmeti (North Sunshine Eagles), Maid (Dado) Islamovic.

MENTONE

GOALKEEPERS: Quinn Carter, Noa Corimbelly. DEFENDERS: Cameron Ironside, James Hilton, Tom Johnston, Alexander Mallamaci, Riley Puttick (Sandringham City), Liam O’Brien (South Springvale), Matias Cantavenera, Jacob Klein. MIDFIELDERS: Zaidan Allie, Joe Dunbar, Tyler Pollard, Lochlan Morgan-Banks (Casey Panthers), Adam Leander. FORWARDS: Eric Ervine, Marcus Spivey, Dylan Taylor, Dean Gerszonovicz, Frankie Varsamis, Chris Gibson.

MORNINGTON

GOALKEEPERS: Kane Runge, Ryan Ramsden (Frankston Pines). DEFENDERS: Josh Heaton, Kyle Johnson (Central Coast Utd, NSW), Satoshi Kurosawa, Blake Pearson (FC Bulleen), Sam Scott, Liam Quinn, Luke Burgess. MIDFIELDERS: Shaun Kenny, Rhys Craigie, Brady Pollard, Carlos Abboud (Langwarrin), James Clark. FORWARDS: Rory Currie, Ryan Paczkowski (Preston Lions), Kostas Droutsas (Dandenong City), Sam Orritt (Eastern Lions), Luke Varga (Sunshine Coast Wanderers, Queensland), Conor Wharton, Dave Stirton.

MOUNT ELIZA

GOALKEEPERS: Luke Armao (Skye Utd), Jake Hill. DEFENDERS: Michael Clark, Jimmy Liddle, Riley Van Zanden, Tyler White, Jackson Tossavainen (Mornington), Marley Shachar, Sam O’Connell, Arbaaz Hafiz (Centenary Stormers, Queensland). MIDFIELDERS: Fraser Keon, Mujtaba Sakhi (White Star Dandenong), Nickel Chand (Hampton Park Utd), Lachie Mitchell, Austin McEwen (Grange Moor Saints AFC, England), Callum Drysdale (Casey Comets), Harris

New beginnings: Jaiden Madafferi (left) has signed for Peninsula Strikers while first-year Mount Eliza head coach Alex Halikias is pictured with midfielder Fraser Keon during a recent Cup tie. Pictures: Darryl Kennedy and Jordan Martin Battison (Rosebud). FORWARDS: Ray Amiri, Tully Baker, Cohan King, Amish Chandra (Noble Park Utd), Cooper Tossavainen (Mornington).

MOUNT MARTHA

GOALKEEPERS: Derren Elliott , Dylan Elliott. DEFENDERS: Harry Aylett, Archie Thomas, Rory Philpott, Alexander Hall, Adam Steele (Somerville Eagles), Mitch Cohen, Connor Gibbs, Finn Vemis, Paul Taylor (Mornington). MIDFIELDERS: Felipe Jara (Westside Strikers), Tyrone Pennett (Mornington), Charlie Craig, Max Symonds-Keogh, Zac Faud (Mornington), Cooper Whitehead, Finn Tweedie, Jacob Platt, Josh McMillan. FORWARDS: Dan Bancroft (Ashburton Utd), Davey Jones, Marcus Poda, Josh Hanrahan, Mikis Vemis, Lenny Tate (Mornington).

PENINSULA STRIKERS

GOALKEEPERS: Faraz Zenoozi, Ben Caballero, Nathan Brown. DEFENDERS: Dave Petty, Andrew Goff, Stevie Elliott, Andy McIntyre, Charlie Gunning (Mornington), Jacob Pay, Jaiden Madafferi (Langwarrin). MIDFIELDERS: Jamie Davidson, Ethan Goulding (Langwarrin), Ben Symonds (Mornington), Alex Whyte, Campbell Steedman, Billy Rae, Cooper Andrews, Taylan Geylan (Dandenong South), Hamraz Zenoozi (Beaumaris). FORWARDS: Tommy Wood (Langwarrin), Riley Anderton, Wayne Gordon, Jai Power, Noah Musso (Rosebud), Josh Botha. ROSEBUD

GOALKEEPERS: Colin McCormack. DEFENDERS: Stef Papaluca, Tom Donoghue, Louis Bisogni, Jacob Bigg, Doug Cunnison, Hamish Budgen, Brandon Monk, Billy Painting (Skye Utd). MIDFIELDERS: Julien Dos Santos, Jhai Watts (Lara Utd), Ethan Hunt, Barney Johnson (Mornington), Caleb Davies (Springvale White Eagles), Connor Mooney, Davis Markulin. FORWARDS: Jakob Markulin, Nathan Yole (Baxter), Dave Greening (Baxter), Mark Pagliarulo, Frank Barrett (Paignton Saints FC, England), Connor Mooney.

SEAFORD UTD

GOALKEEPERS: Bayleigh Caulfield, Hayden

Hicks, Mitch Brown. Defenders: Adis Plecic (Casey Panthers), Alistair Cook, Beau Sharpe (Rosebud), Charley Hunt (Baxter), Jack Wyer, Jacob Hoskin (Donny Hall Cross FC, England), Nathan Meade, Owen McDougall (Rosebud), Paul Aitchison, Saj Sri, Zac Johnstone. MIDFIELDERS: Callum Norton, Cory Osorio, Finley Aggus, Jonas Harrasser, Kai Bahrami, Lewis Tomlinson (Langwarrin), Matthew Cobb (Peninsula Strikers), Michael Nobbs, Wisey Barakzoi (Casey Panthers).

FORWARDS: Abraham Lueth, Backi Barakzoi (Casey Panthers), Blake Hicks, Isaac Lifu, Josh Vega, Mitchell Hawkins (Mount Martha).

SKYE UTD

GOALKEEPERS: Steve Hadjikakou (Brunswick Juventus), Callum Hope. DEFENDERS: Alex Van Heerwaarden, Mohamad El Hassan, Emmanuel Scarlett (Langwarrin), Riley Gill (Rosebud), Daniel Walsh, Zamer Noor (Langwarrin). MIDFIELDERS: Marcus Collier (captain), Mark O’Connor, Benjamin Lund (Frankston Pines), Milad Rezaie (Richmond), Mahdi Khanmohammadi (Richmond), Harrison Michaelis.

FORWARDS: Daniel Attard, Austin Sporys, George Jeffs, Nhan Than, Alex Roberts.

SOMERVILLE EAGLES

GOALKEEPERS: Nick Bucello, Arthur Karagiannis. DEFENDERS: Tom Hennessy, Thomas Pollock, Adam Martin (Mount Martha), Connor Carson, Joel Wade, Ben Schmidt, Jake Meggs, Kyan Taberner (Dandenong Thunder), Neal Byrne (Mount Martha). MIDFIELDERS: Conor Mcfall (captain), Josh Simmons, Nick Simmons, Eli Masterson (Mount Martha), Howie Anderson (Mt Martha). FORWARDS: Corey Riddle (Mount Martha) Tom Simmons, Marcus Anastasiou, Jaden Taberner (Mount Martha) Joe Simmons.

NEXT WEEK’S GAMES

Friday 22 March, 8.30pm:

Brunswick City v Langwarrin, Dunstan Reserve

Frankston Pines v Middle Park, Monterey Reserve

Chelsea v Brighton, Edithvale Recreation Reserve

Saturday 23 March, 3pm:

Mornington v Collingwood City, Dallas Brooks Park

Peninsula Strikers v Greater Dandenong, Centenary Park

Chisholm Utd v Skye Utd, Jack Edwards Reserve

Somerville Eagles v Springvale City, Westernport Secondary College

Monash University v Mentone, Monash University Playing Fields

Seaford Utd v Cleeland Utd, North Seaford Reserve

Pakenham Utd v Aspendale, IYU Reserve Bunyip District v Mount Eliza, Bunyip Recreation Reserve

Saturday 23 March, 3.30pm: Barton Utd v Mount Martha, Barton Recreation Reserve

Saturday 23 March, 6pm: Rosebud v FC Noble Hurricanes, Olympic Park

Saturday 23 March, 7pm: Sandown Lions v Baxter, Ross Reserve