Cape York Weekly Edition 156

Cape York Weekly FREE – #156 | Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Editor Matt Nicholls: 0477 450 558 | editor@capeyorkweekly.com.au

FISHERS GUTTED

BY GOVT Commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Carpentaria say they are prepared to fight for their livelihoods after the state government last week put forward a map of net-free zones in the Gulf.

David Wren, the chair of the Gulf of Carpentaria Commercial Fishermen Association, and local MP Robbie Katter are leading the fight to scrap the bans.

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REMOTE VOICES OUTNUMBERED

Cape divided as nation votes No

By MATT NICHOLLS

INDIGENOUS voters in the Cape and Torres Strait were strongly in favour of constitutional recongition and a Voice to Parliament, but those living in Cooktown and Weipa have outnumbered them in opposition.

Every Aboriginal and Torres

Strait community in our electorate – except for Coen – voted Yes. In some places, like Hope Vale, it was three Yes votes for every No ballot paper.

However, Cooktown and Weipa voters were firmly in the No camp.

Of the 1387 people who cast a ballot at Cooktown, 996 (71.8%) people voted No.

Pre-poll numbers were not available for Weipa, however the data was similar, with 73.3% of people voting No. Across Leichhardt, the No vote was 65.3% at the time of writing.

The national No vote was 60.6% and Queensland’s No vote was at 68.8%.

Kowanyama mayor Robbie

Sands, who voted Yes, said he was disappointed by the result.

“It’s not just the result but the margin ... it wasn’t even close,” he said.

“It was almost 70-30 in Queensland when you round the numbers up. It will take some time to process.”

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Diatreme has lodged an application for the project to be designated a “coordinated project” by the Queensland Coordinator General’s office, a move that would fasttrack approvals through that office.

The state earlier this year deemed the Northern Silica Project of “regional significance”, which CEO Neil McIntyre said gave the project a regulatory boost.

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tion, which is an important regulatory vote of confidence in our Northern Silica Project and its economic and social significance for the region, particularly the local communities of Hope Vale and Cooktown,” he said.

The company has also been pushing for the area, which includes the world’s largest silica mine at Cape Flattery, to be developed as the Cape Flattery Critical Minerals Zone.

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THE movements of more than 40 sawfish have been tracked for the first time, providing data that’s considered critical to the conservation of the species.

Researchers from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and Charles Darwin University have worked with commercial fishers in Cape York and the Northern Territory to tag and track the species, and one massive sawfish left scientists “completely astonished”.

CSIRO research scientist Dr Richard Pillans said out of the 40 tagged so far, the biggest was a massive 5.7 metres long.

“Amazingly, this giant sawfish swam 1000km over a twomonth period from the west side of Cape York to near Croker Island, off the coast of the Northern Territory,” he said.

The findings came in time for National Sawfish Day on Tuesday, October 17.

Sawfish are extinct in many places worldwide and although still survive in northern Australia, conservation managers are concerned about low population numbers as the species is often caught in fishing nets by accident.

Dr Pillans explained that the sawfish’s extended snout has teeth along its edge, “so when they come into contact with a

Sawfish can get caught in gillnets, but almost all of them survive and are released back into the wild.

A sawfish is tagged by scientists so they can track their movements.

net, they can get very entangled”.

Fishers are now recording the sawfish they catch, collecting tissue samples and tagging animals with satellite transmitters to determine post-release survival rates and the distance they travel.

“What we don’t know is how many sawfish there are and what impact bycatch is having on their population status,” he said.

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“This collaboration is crucial in helping conserve Australia’s remaining sawfish population.”

The call to find sawfish will go out to the public on National Sawfish Sighting Week from October 23-29.

In partnership with recreational fishing group SCF Australia, Sharks and Rays Australia are asking “invaluable citizen scientists” across Australia to report sawfish sightings.

Sharks and Rays Australia director and principal scientist Dr Barbara Wueringer said this was the next step in finding out more about sawfish and how to protect them.

She explained that data on not seeing a sawfish WAs just as important as seeing them.

“We also want people to report back where they didn’t find any sawfish as that allows us to identify where the hot spots are,” she said.

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The government has not said which communities will be included, although it appears that Weipa will not be included in the subsidy.

“By applying the benefit at the cash register, the weekly grocery shop will be more affordable for residents.

“Some items have been excluded, including fuel and clothing, as these are frequently purchased by tourists. Excluding them ensures the funding pack-

age delivers the most benefits to residents.

“TMR is working quickly to implement this new approach to provide freight funding assistance to these communities, working with relevant agencies, local stakeholders and retailers as this scheme is established over the coming months.

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AFTER spruiking a major $64 million freight subsidy promise in March this year, the state government last week revealed its plan for the region.

Residents in remote communities in Cape York, the Torres Strait and the Gulf will receive just a 5.2 per cent discount at the cash register – and only on “essential goods”.

It doesn’t include a reduction in personal freight or a discount on fuel.

Minister for Transport and Main Roads Mark Bailey said the scheme would start early next year through a retail discount scheme, ensuring the benefit is felt by local residents.

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Arson causing concern in Cape MANAGERS are scrambling to control multiple bushfires suspected to be deliberately lit at remote Piccaninny Plains Wildlife Reserve on Cape York.

The nature reserve, managed by Australian Wildlife Conservancy, has been ravaged by fires, with three blazes in one day sparking up on the property last week.

“For whatever reason, combined with some really challenging weather, this year we have seen what appears to be an increase in arson,” AWC’s chief operations officer Tim White said.

“These fires are working their way across a significant part of the landscape, impacting residents and landholders.

“It’s not just impacting AWC and the environment, it’s a significant cost, strain and stress to all landholders.”

Mr White said arson was a senseless crime, and confirmed recent fires on both Piccaninny and Brooklyn Wildlife Reserve near Mt Carbine had been reported to police.

“It is threatening people’s safety and livelihoods,” he said.

“Our managers are there with their family, the graziers are there with their families, it’s a very, very dangerous and damaging thing to be doing.”

Mr White said AWC staff and management at Piccaninny had been working hard to prepare for bushfire season with a regime of

Unplanned bushfires are wreaking havoc on staff at Piccaninny Plains Wildlife Reserve, as well as neighbouring properties.

early burns, which had mitigated the effects of recent unplanned blazes.

“We rely heavily on our managers and staff at the properties to assist with early season burns, but unfortunately the way the season is running with consistent arson, they are also busy managing lots of unplanned fire,” he said.

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“We conduct small patchy mosaic burns and have them linked, which means small animals don’t have as far to travel to find an area in the landscape that isn’t burnt, and when we do get late season fires they can’t continue burning right across the landscape.

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Cape Patrol Group Inspector Dave Rutherford said anyone aware of fires being deliberately lit on any Cape property without the owner’s permission were en-

couraged to contact police. “The potential for both life and property loss from deliberately lit fires is a matter of great concern for police in the Cape,” Inspector Rutherford said.

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Laura State School students with principal Melissa Shepherd and Laura Rangers Sue Marsh, Ellenore Lowdown, Beth Doughboy and Cliff Callaghan during a rock art excursion.

Pictures: Fiona McKeague, Griffith University

Students preserving art through band’s big grant

By SARAH MARTIN

ALTHOUGH rock art and rock bands don’t have much in common, international music sensation Pearl Jam is backing a new artificial intelligence and digital literacy pilot program that will help Laura children preserve their region’s famous art.

Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy Foundation has poured $60,000 into the Griffith University project which will accelerate digital literacy for Laura State School students and use AI to identify and preserve Laura rock art and develop educational resources.

Project lead professor Lynley Wallis said there were thousands of rock art shelters throughout Cape York, most of which included amazing rock art.

“Using AI to help catalogue the rock art images will help streamline documentation of the art, allowing more sites to be recorded,” she said.

“While the project is underpinned by the need to protect the rock art in the future, it also aspires to connecting that heritage with the local community.”

To do this, Griffith’s researchers are developing resources which will provide an under-

Students from Laura State School capture and analyse rock art motifs using apps on tablets.

standing of how communities, researchers and schools can successfully collaborate.

These teaching modules and other tools are being piloted at Laura and researchers hope they will eventually be included in the Australian curriculum.

“The idea of using machine learning and AI on country and connected to ancient sandstone rock art sites is an innovative way to expose Indigenous kids to opportunities they wouldn’t necessarily get,” said senior researcher Dr Troy Meston.

“This curriculum provides for culturally relevant information and the contributions of other Indigenous scholars throughout and is particularly significant within remote Indigenous communities where Indigenous students don’t always have easy access to digital technologies.”

Laura State School principal Melissa Shepherd said it was important for her students to have regular exposure both to their culture and to digital technologies.

“The children love engaging

with their culture and we must continue to engage our students with cultural activities to continue their excitement for learning and show them what’s possible,” she said.

“This has been an amazing, positive journey and the students have learned so much about culture, technology and about collaborating with the wider community including Indigenous Elders and Laura Rangers.”

Laura Rangers have worked for over a decade to document rock art sites in Quinkan Country, which was added to the National Heritage List in 2018.

Laura Ranger Coordinator Sue Marsh said the area’s distinctive art style included tall slender Timaras and fat bodied Imjims, two spirit beings, and dated back thousands of years.

“Quinkan Country has an estimated 10,000 rock art sites depicting a rich cultural history,” Ms Marsh said.

“Traditional Owners want to protect the area from mining interests and develop an ecotourism industry, which will strengthen the local economy and maintain the connection between country, people and story.”

HEART of Australia will be return to Cooktown once again from October 21-22.

They will provide sleep consultations, sleep studies, CPAP trials, respiratory function tests, overnight blood pressure monitors and overnight holter monitors.

Since 2014, Heart of Australia has been delivering specialist healthcare services and testing to rural, remote and Indigenous communities across Queensland.

The custom-designed medical clinicson-wheels have saved patients more than 34 million kilometres of travel and created an accessible pathway to specialist care for communities most at risk for chronic disease.

With just two simple steps, Cooktown residents can book an appointment to board the heart truck: see your GP, then wait for a call from the Heart of Australia.

Your GP will send a referral if the heart truck is the right choice for your health concerns, and the Heart of Australia team will contact you with information on location and appointment times.

Referrals are now being accepted, so make an appointment with your GP to see if the Heart of Australia can assist with your concerns.

Avoid mosquito bites CAPE York residents are being urged to take all possible precautions to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes this wet season.

Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service executive director of medical services Dr Marlow Coates warned against mosquito-borne diseases, some cases which have already occurred this year.

“Some mosquito-borne diseases circulate locally and are relatively common, such as Ross River fever and Barmah Forest virus disease. We have had five cases of each within the health service region so far this year,” he explained.

He also warned against other diseases not yet recorded this year, such as dengue fever and Japanese Encephalitis Virus.

“Last year, cases of JEV also were recorded in Queensland, as well as elsewhere in Australia, and could re-occur,” Dr Coates said.

This year, five cases of malaria were recorded in the Torres Strait, the first since 2013. Dr Coates stressed that mosquito control and public education campaigns can only do so much, and encouraged residents to take personal measures.

“All residents also need to do their part and take action to eliminate mosquito breeding sites on their properties.”

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Cape divided over a Voice as nation sends message From – Page 1 Indigenous leader, academic and voice proponent Marcia Langton said the nation would be worse off from Saturday’s result.

“It will be at least two generations before Australians are capable of putting their colonial hatreds behind them and acknowledging that we exist,” she said.

“It’s very clear that reconciliation is dead. A majority of Australians have said no to an invitation from Indigenous Australia, with a minimal proposition, to give us a bare say in matters that affect our lives, advice that doesn’t need to be taken by the parliament.”

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said on Sunday: “The Australian people have spoken.

“And their voice tells me they’re not ready. Not yet .

“I respect that. They never get it wrong.

“What I’m confident all Australians do agree with is the need to improve the well being of First Nations peoples.

“We are a generous nation.

“And we extend our hearts and our hand to all.

“This wasn’t the right way. I acknowledge the strong feedback.

“But that won’t stop our efforts to bring justice, reconciliation and

material improvement to the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.”

No campaign leader Warren Mundine said: “We made it quite clear from the beginning, it’s not a celebration.

“People are happy because they worked hard on the campaign and they were out there copping abuse and everything like that. But for us, it’s about tomorrow.

“We’ve got to reach out to the yes campaign, we’ve got to reach out to those Australians who didn’t vote for us … and come together because we’ve got to fix these issues once and for all.”

The Cooktown polling booth was busy on Saturday morning, although interstate visitors had problems casting a vote.

POLLING BOOTHS IN THE CAPE AND TORRES STRAIT Bamaga YES 60% | NO 40% Bloomfield YES 66.5% | NO 33.5% Coen YES 47.8% | NO 52.2% Cooktown YES 32.3% | NO 67.7% Cooktown pre-poll YES 25.7% | NO 74.3% Hope Vale YES 75.4% | NO 24.6% Horn Island YES 63.2% | NO 36.8% Kowanyama YES 51.4% | NO 48.6% Lockhart River YES 66.1% | NO 33.9% Pormpuraaw YES 55.8% | NO 44.2% Tamwoy (Thursday Island) YES 74% | NO 26% Thursday Island YES 72.4% | NO 27.6% Thursday Island pre-poll YES 68.5% | NO 31.5% Weipa YES 26.7% | NO 73.3% Remote booth 1 YES 74.4% | NO 25.6% Remote booth 2 YES 76% | NO 24% Remote booth 3 YES 73.5% | NO 26.5% Remote booth 4 YES 52.7% | NO 47.3% Remote booth 5 YES 52.7% | NO 47.3%

Interstate voters left in the lurch by AEC TOURISTS and FIFO workers in the Cape were turned away from the polling booth on Saturday, unable to vote in the referendum.

There was mass confusion at the Weipa and Cooktown voting centres as those from outside of Queensland were told they were unable to cast a vote.

In Cooktown, a noted tourism town, lines formed early in the morning as AEC staff struggled to cope with the demand of out-oftown electors, including a big group of army personnel.

Weipa also faced several problems, with a

number of new locals and FIFO workers told they could not vote as they were enrolled outside of Queensland.

“Weipa is a mining town with a lot of interstate workers and it’s appalling that the Australian Electoral Commission wasn’t prepared for this,” one contractor said in a message to Cape York Weekly.

Rio Tinto employees at Amrun were also caught out.

Crews 2 and 4 in particular were impacted by the election because the remote booth that turned up in Weipa earlier this month was

also timed with those crews working across the river.

“We asked Rio Tinto if we could get on a bus and go and vote this morning, but we were told we would face disciplinary action if we left Amrun,” a worker said on Saturday.

Saturday’s mess concludes another horror election period for those living in remote Australia, with the AEC once again failing to understand the geography and challenges of places like Cape York.

Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch said he would be raising the issues with the AEC.

Construction on the pontoon has started at the Ayton boat ramp.

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CONSTRUCTION crews were welcomed to site with a smoking ceremony on Monday as work began on a long-awaited pontoon at the Ayton boat ramp.

The first stage of the Department of Transport and Main Roads $1 million boat ramp upgrade was completed last year with repairs to the broken bottom section of the ramp, with installation of a pontoon expected to be completed in a fortnight.

Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said the upgrade would improve safety at the ramp, where a man and dog were attacked by a crocodile in February.

“The rebuild will bring Ayton’s boat ramp up to all-tide standards and improve safety for boaties, which is great news,” he said.

The news of the pontoon addition, which will be installed on the downstream side of the ramp by contractors Bellingham Marine, has drawn mixed reactions from residents, including Ned Auld.

“I don’t see a pontoon working very well there,” Mr Auld said.

“There’s a really strong current and when it floods that part of the river flows really fast, which could be problematic.”

Cook Shire mayor Peter Scott welcomed the final stage of the state government project, which he said council had lobbied hard for.

“The upgraded ramp will improve launching and croc safety for locals and encourage more visitors to this beautiful area,” he said.

The Ayton boat ramp is closed while works are underway, with boaties able to use the nearby Wujal Wujal boat ramp in the interim.

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Queensland Health staff put together a short skit highlighting mental health.

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Queensland Health staff and other service providers came together to celebrate Mental Health Week with a luncheon and social gathering at the Cooktown Multi Purpose Health Service grounds.

Cooktown District Community Centre staffer Kath Pennell caught up with Queensland Health’s Leanne Spry.

THE Endeavour Lions Club is offering Cooktown students a helping hand, with two different awards available to assist with high school and university costs.

Open to Year 10 students enrolled at Cooktown State School and Endeavour Christian College, the Endeavour Lions Financial Assistance Award provides up to $500 towards Year 11 studies in Cooktown.

“The ELFA Award is an excellent opportunity for students to receive financial assistance to cover some of the costs associated with their education,” Lions member Sarah Greaves said.

“The $4000 Bert Mason Award is also available to Year 12 Cooktown State School and Endeavour Christian College students to pursue further studies at an Australian university next year.

“These awards highlight the Lions Club’s values of promoting education and community engagement,” Ms Greaves said.

Applications for both awards close on November 3, and application forms are available at both school offices.

New centre will preserve culture

By SARAH MARTIN

OLKOLA Elder Mike Ross’ vision for a hub to keep culture alive in the heart of his Country is underway, with the decking nearly finished on the new Olkola Cultural Centre.

Set on the banks of a lagoon at Sandy Creek, near Laura, the building grows seamlessly out of the rugged landscape, featuring an open plan design and red rammed earth walls made from the very soil it stands on.

“It’s really about bringing everything home,” said Shania Ross of her grandfather’s long-term dream.

Construction is well underway on the Olkola Cultural Centre.

“The centre will have many uses, when people come to visit Olkola country they will have somewhere to camp, to see our stories and artefacts.

“It’s also a way for us to

protect Country; people are coming off road a lot more and we want to make sure there’s somewhere they can go to learn about the cultural significance of the area and how to look after Country.”

Funded by the Growing Indigenous Tourism Fund, the project’s first stage, the cultural centre, is on track to be completed in mid-2024, with a ranger base as part of a second stage to be constructed in the future.

The eco-friendly building was designed to suit the country by Olkola Traditional Owners in partnership with Melbourne and Monash University staff and students, volunteers, Arup and the Centre for Appropriate Technology.

The centre will include a commercial kitchen, training room and air-conditioned space for artefact

storage and display. “A big part of the design was that we wanted it to look like it was coming out of the country with the rammed earth walls,” Ms Ross said.

“It has been built out of on-country materials as much as possible and is ecofriendly, mostly open plan so air-conditioning isn’t needed all the time.”

Information is something else the Olkola people are keen to bring home, with the centre providing a hub for visiting researchers and scientists to collect and share data.

“It’s for everybody,” Ms Ross said.

“It’s a place where Olkola people can go back and see the stories, and it also provides a hub when people come up to do research on country so we can make sure the data they collect stays with us as well.

“The Elders are really happy for us to have something solid where we can keep information and hand it down.

“It’s such a big thing because so much culture and history gets lost along the way.

“The cultural centre is a way to keep it alive and have something for the younger generations.”

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End of an era for the Red Hatters LETTER TO THE EDITOR

PANDANAS Pearls, Weipa Red Hatters have sadly mothballed their red hats and purple regalia and closed their chapter after more than 10 years.

Red Hatters are known across the world as chapters/groups of women aged over 50 who gather together for fun, friendship and frivolity.

You would have seen these lovely ladies dressed in purple with their flamboyant red hats and lots of sparkling bling out and about in Weipa enjoying many social outings, watching the sunsets either at Rocky Point or via the fabulous Western Cape Eco Tours’ sunset tour, participating in parkrun, Relay For Life walks, line dancing, recipe swaps, morning teas, dinners, progressive lunches and, not to mention, the wonderful highlight of walking on the new Weipa Airport runway! What a hoot!

Over this time this small group of Red Hat ladies banded together in fundraising for many worthy causes, raising in the vicinity of some $30,000.

Recipients include CAPS, the RFDS, Cancer Council, Weipa Showgrounds, Conquer the Corru-

The Pandanus Pearls Red Hatters branch has supported many great causes in Weipa over the years. Sadly, the local chapter has called it a day.

gations, Weipa Bullride and Weipa Fishing Classic.

As we now fold, our final funds have been donated to RFDS Cairns, who provide crucial care to the Weipa community, and the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

On behalf of the Red Hat Ladies, thank you to all who support-

ed our fundraising activities over the past many years.

Goodbye and best wishes to you all and do remember our Pandanas Pearls Red Hatters motto: “Age is a state of mind”.

– Letter penned by “Scribbles”, aka Jenny Aspinall and “Lady Jackie”, aka Jackie Fairbrother

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 – Cape York Weekly – Page 9

Gillnet bans in the Gulf

Dr Richard Pillins from the CSIRO explains to fishermen in Karumba that sawfish have a high-survivability rate if caught in gillnets and can be released safely back into the wild.

Fishing family devastated at the prospect of losing their business

By MATT NICHOLLS

HILTON Fisher operates his small fishing business in one of the remotest places in Cape York, the Kirke River, located about halfway between Weipa and Pormpuraaw.

And while he’s dodged a bullet for now – the Kirke River hasn’t been listed on the map of proposed net-free zones – he’s concerned that it could be just a matter of time for him and his family.

Mr Fisher made the trip across to Karumba last week with his wife Anne and their sons Hilton and Nicholas, trying to get answers from Queensland Fisheries on the state of play.

In a draft map released last month, the Kirke River was listed as a site for potential closure.

“It’s gut-wrenching,” Mr Fisher told Cape York Weekly.

“There hasn’t been the correct consultation with our industry.

“This government just says what it’s going to do and then decides to consult with you afterwards.”

Mr Fisher is following in the footsteps of his parents, Eddie and Dianne, who ran a successful fishing business out of Weipa for several decades.

His mothership, the Weary Bay, has been seen regularly in Gulf waters for the best part of 30 years.

“I grew up learning the river systems in the Kirke area and I can tell you that it has supported our family for two generations and there are plenty of fish to support another generation,” he said.

“I used to come to these meetings every year but I had to come to this one because they were talk-

ing about shutting down my fishing grounds.

“That’s our livelihood.

“I’ve still got another 14 years left before I can retire, plus my kids could fish the area if they want to go down that path.

“It’s a good lifestyle and we’re good at what we do. We know where to go and what we want to catch at certain times.”

Mr Fisher primarily catches barramundi with his three N3 licences that require three vessels and as many employees.

He said he could see no reason for the government to implement more net-free zones in the Gulf.

“We don’t have a lot of interaction with endangered or protected species,” he said.

“We’re on our nets every six hours and if we ever catch something that’s not supposed to be in the nets we release them alive.

“I did a sawshark release program back in the 1990s so we know what we’re doing if they ever end up in our nets.”

Mr Fisher backed a call for the government to introduce sunset or grandfather clauses for commercial fishing operators in the Gulf.

“Don’t shut down the guys who are here making an honest living,” he said.

“As soon as they shut down a river system the person who is fishing it will move somewhere else.

“If they shut down my area I’ll have to go and learn another spot and that could be competing with or displacing another fisherman.

“There should be a sunset clause that allows me to keep fishing in this region.”

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The Fisher family operates out of Weipa and is concerned that the government is trying to eradicate gillnet operators.

Gillnet bans in the Gulf

Government’s proposed net-free zones have industry on its knees

By MATT NICHOLLS

of the current commercial fishing effort, but that’s been done on a COMMERCIAL fishermen in the per-kilogram basis.

Gulf of Carpentaria are preparing “The geographical area is much for the fight of their lives after the bigger than 20 per cent.

Queensland government last week “If they were truly invested in revealed a map with four proposed protecting threatened species – net-free zones in the region. which is their only justification for The Gulf was already one of the these closures – why would you most regulated fishing areas in the squeeze both ends of the Gulf and state with a large number of netput the viable fishery into a more free zones, however the fishermen condensed area?” say that additional closures will The Queensland government put people out of business. has a $100 million fund put aside All in-shore gillnet fishing from to buy back licenses and compenWeipa to the tip of Cape York will sate fishermen for closures, but be prohibited under the proposal, industry experts say that there will while areas around Pormpuraaw, be a significant shortfall of funding Karumba and Mornington Island to compensate those in the Gulf if would also be off limits. the proposed closures go ahead.

The government says the netThe Gulf Fishermen’s Associafree zones are designed to provide tion will use that as ammunition increased protection for various against the government in its fight. species of conservation interest, Chairman David Wren said including sawfish, flatback turtles while many fishermen dodged a and speartooth sharks. bullet when the updated map was However, Fisheries Queensland released by the government, it was said it did not have any data on the only a matter of time before more amount of protected species that closures were proposed. were threatened or killed by the “We’re all united in this fight, commercial fishing industry. even if only some of us are going “We don’t need data to make to lose our fishing grounds,” he a decision,” said Sian Breen, the said. chair of the Gulf of Carpentaria In“Most of us have been fishing in shore Fishery working group, at a the Gulf for decades and have been meeting in Karumba last Thursday. operating in a sustainable way.

Cape York Weekly was the only “The government, under presmedia outlet to attend the AGM of sure from an overseas environthe Gulf of Carpentaria Commermental group, is now trying to take cial Fishermen’s Association and our businesses away from us. heard first-hand the plight of the “It doesn’t make a lot of sense small business operators. because we all work hard, pay our They all said that the closures licences and taxes, and contribute had little to do with protecting the to the economy. fishery or threatened species.

“Not one fisherman wants to kill The reality was that UNESCO, a an endangered or protected species Paris-based environmental group, and I think that very few of us actold the Australian government tually do.” that it would slap the Great BarMr Wren said if the proposed The blue markings show the government’s four proposed net-free zones, while the red lines mark existing net-free zones. rier Reef with an “in danger” tag closures went ahead, some operaINSET – Queensland Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Mark Furner, who didn’t turn up to the meeting in Karumba. should it not meet its demands. tors would be forced to relocate to Closing the east coast gillnet “We’re going to have to fight it to feedback and is taking submis- cludes a sustainable commercial other parts of the Gulf, or go out of fishery in North Queensland was because it’s our livelihoods that are sions on the proposed closures. fishing industry in the Gulf,” he business. one of them – a decision that was at stake,” he said.

“That’s no good for anyone and “No decisions have been made said. rushed through by the state govit could have the opposite result of “Two levels of government have about the proposed gillnet-free ar“No decisions have been made ernment. what the government wants,” he made a commitment to UNESCO eas and no decisions will be made yet, and this consultation process Another was the creation of and we’re trying to get them to until after feedback has been re- will be critical in establishing that said. more net-free zones in the Gulf.

“Having areas over-fished bescale back on the closures, which ceived through the consultation sustainable future.

“There is no way that UNESCO will have an enormous impact on process,” Fisheries Queensland “I am grateful to all of the fish- cause there is less area to fish came up with the idea to create net- our industry.” said in a statement. ers, supply chain business own- would be a disaster. free zones in the Gulf,” said Shawn “That’s something that none of Mr McAtamney said the state “The proposals follow recom- ers and community members who McAtamney, the owner of ISP Fish government had failed to produce mendations of the Future Fishing have reached out to me. us want but it could happen.”

Market in Cairns.

The chair called on the Minismeaningful data that demonstrated Taskforce established to provide “I urge them now to take part “UNESCO was led into that by the impact of commercial fishing expert advice to the Queensland in this process and be a part of the ter to support the industry and the a large group of NGOs (non-gov- on threatened species. government on the best approach, sustainable future that we all want commercial fishermen. ernmental organisations).”

“We are supplying food to Aus“If they were truly interested in design and implementation of a to see.”

Mr McAtamney has plenty of protecting threatened species they $100 million structural adjustment Mr McAtamney said the Gulf tralia and our seafood industry is skin in the game when it comes to would have a lot more data than package and decisions related to fishers were putting together a the best-managed in the world,” the proposed closures in the Gulf.

Mr Wren said. they are producing,” he said. gillnet fishing in the Great Barrier strategy to fight back.

The following options relate to aQueensland’s gillnet fisheri Not only does he run a success“If inshore you shut us down you’re just “There is scientific data outproposed Reef World Heritage Area andonly the “We’ll make submission and ful seafood business out of the Far there that shows that east coast and Gulf of Carpentaria.”

I encourage everyone who is im- creating problems elsewhere.” relate to the northern prawn fishery, which is managed by the Australian Governm North, but he also holds commer- Gulf stocks are mutually exclusive  To read the discussion paper Fisheries Minister Mark Furner pacted, or sees the injustice, to cial fishing and crabbing licences in a lot of species. did not show up in Karumba for make a submission to the govern- and to have your say, visit the Dein the Gulf. partment of Agriculture and Fish“We’re not seeing any evidence the AGM, but said in a statement ment,” he said.

The government’s map with The eries Engagement Hub via this that what we do in thegillnet-free Gulf has an thatzones his government listening.

“Buton we the have to do more than proposed are was only focused inshore components of the fishery and four suggested net-free zones impact on the Great Barrier Reef, site: daf.engagementhub.com.au “We want Gulf fishers and com- that.” closures maximise protection reduce the would have a serious impact on his and close impact at 5pm on on the or onsupplement threatened species.”existingmunity members to to have their say The governmentbenefits will justify theand Submissions The government is open and shape a commercial future that in- closures being onlysymbol 20 per cent affected. business.

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Gillnet bans in the Gulf

Fisherman defends gillnets: We don’t go to work to kill needlessly

By MATT NICHOLLS

FATHER and son fishermen Greg and Kieran Howard spent 10 hours driving on a dusty and corrugated road to be in Karumba last week so they could have their voices heard by the government.

Kieran said it was important to him and his dad to show their faces and be united in the cause of the Gulf of Carpentaria Commercial Fishermen Association.

“I came to the AGM so the people who are making decisions on behalf of all of Australia can see who it’s affecting ... so I can understand what the implications are and how far (the government) wants to go with this,” Kieran said.

“And I believe it’s important for us to have a say.”

The Howards own and operate the fishing vessel Glory D out of Weipa and have been fishing the Gulf waters since 1986.

“I’m a third-generation fisherman and I run my family’s boat,” said Kieran.

“We primarily work between the Love and the Ducie (rivers) and a little bit out of Boyd’s Bay.” The Howards have an N3 licence, which allows them to catch barramundi with gillnets.

They also catch Spanish mackerel through line fishing.

“We operate a boat that supports my parents and me, as well as a deckhand who has been with us for the last eight years,” said Kieran.

“We fish in an area that I consider to be sustainable and the threat of closures implicates our whole livelihood.”

Kieran and Greg Howard made the long trip from Weipa to be at last week’s AGM in Karumba.

Kieran said he didn’t understand why UNESCO was making demands of the Australian and Queensland governments to create more net-free zones in the Gulf.

He said he thought the govern-

ments were taking the easy option, rather than fighting the Paris-based organisation.

“I believe the state is targeting us in the Gulf because they don’t want us here,” he said.

“They would rather go down the line of aquaculture to appease voters down south.”

Stories of gillnet fishers killing threatened species were overblown or simply made up, Kieran said.

“We don’t go to work to kill needlessly,” he told Cape York Weekly in Karumba.

“What a lot of people don’t understand is that net fishing is very, very selective.

“We can’t catch under-sized barramundi and, if we’re using the smaller net, I don’t really catch anything bigger than I really want.

“When used correctly, gillnets are very effective at catching a specific species, whether that be a mullet for a recreational fisher or a barramundi for a commercial fisher.

“I’ve never interacted with anything other than sawfish but I’ll go on record as saying that I’m one of the few people that have worked closely with the CSIRO to do the research.

“For as long as I can remember we’ve been interacting with the sawfish and we’ve been safely releasing them.

“I know that 100 per cent of the interactions that I’ve had with endangered or threatened species; 100 per cent of them have all been released.”

This was backed up by Richard Pillans from CSIRO, who worked closely with Kieran and others in the Archer River region to collect data on the threatened species.

“Sawfish have a great survival rate in nets and can live for up to two days after being caught up in one,” he told the crowd at last week’s AGM in Karumba.

“In my experience, fishermen are doing the right thing when they catch sawfish in their nets and release them safely.”

Commercial fishermen in the Gulf, including the Howards, have worked closely with scientists from CSIRO to tag sawfish in Gulf rivers, providing much-needed data on the threatened species.

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Gillnet bans in the Gulf EDITOR’S SAY

Time for the government to back its own people

Carpentaria Shire Council mayor Jack Bawden says its ridiculous that the state government is putting a foreign organisation ahead of its own people.

Minister called ‘gutless’ as leaders back industry

By MATT NICHOLLS

ELECTED leaders in the Gulf of Carpentaria turned up to last week’s fishermen’s AGM in Karumba to show their support for the industry and voice concerns about the treatment they had received from governments.

Carpentaria Shire Council mayor Jack Bawden and state MP Robbie Katter spent hours listening to the plight of small business owners who were there to fight for their survival.

Mr Katter, speaking at the end of a long day of discussions, said the fishermen must fight or face extinction.

“For starters, I think it’s pretty gutless that the Minister (Mark Furner) hasn’t shown up today,” he told the audience.

“I think he’s thrown his own people under the bus by making them explain his government’s decisions when they are not driven by anything other than politics.

“That’s what these proposed closures are. They are purely political. The decisions are not made by science or data.

“So the solutions become political as well.”

The Member for Traeger and leader of Katter’s Australian Party called on the fishers to lobby hard against Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Mark Furner, as well as Member for Cook Cynthia Lui, who is the other MP in the Gulf region.

“If they are going to take your jobs, you can try and threaten theirs by doing all you can to

Robbie Katter has voiced his support for the commercial fishing industry.

help make sure they don’t get reelected next October,” he said.

“That’s what will spark a change.

“Everyone is predicting a close election and those two Labor seats become important. If they lose them, it will be hard for them to stay in government.”

Cr Bawden said he wanted the state government to stand up for its own people.

“It’s disappointing and it’s

frustrating as well. They’ve targeted gillnet fishing for no good reason,” he said.

“There’s a lot more destruction going on that’s far higher than the damage gillnet fishermen do.

“I guess they’re an easy target in the eyes of the government.

“It’s ridiculous we are bending over to some shiny tail in Paris (UNESCO) who is telling the rest of the world what to do.

“For a start, the feds should be pushing back. But if the state can’t stop it, they should be giving these blokes more time.

“The state government shouldn’t be dictated to the way they are. They need to stick up for their constituents.”

Cr Bawden called on Fisheries Minister Mark Furner to take on his environmental colleagues and back the fishermen.

“Minister (Furner) has been under a lot of fire and I can understand why. He’s always answered my phone calls so I can’t pick on him but he’s a Queensland boy so he could come and be a part of (the fight).”

The mayor said all jobs needed protecting in his shire.

“Gillnet fishing might not be glamorous or sexy, but neither is an abattoir or a bacon factory,” he said.

“There’s all different things for different walks of life and they put food on the table and employ people.”

Mr Katter said charter and recreational fishers should also support the commercial fishing industry because they were likely to become the target of environmentalists in the future.

“The message that we’ve been trying to send on this is don’t get comfortable because UNESCO is going to come knocking again looking for something else to shut down because they’ll need to drive membership,” he said.

“That’s what they do. They’ll be asking the next government to close something else down to stay relevant.”

SINCE when did overseas interest groups start dictating to our governments on how to run our country?

That’s exactly what is happening in the case of these proposed net-free zones in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

The idea didn’t come from Fisheries Queensland or any other government body, it came from UNESCO. While all Australians can see the merit in protecting the Great Barrier Reef as both a World Heritage site and as an economic driver through tourism, there appears to be very little scientific evidence that suggests that commercial fishing in the Gulf has an impact on the Reef.

Now, the state government, having already made a promise to UNESCO that it would meet its demands, has moved the goal posts, claiming that the proposed net-free zones are about protecting threatened species in the Gulf.

Yet they can provide no evidence that commercial fishermen are killing or having a major impact on our threatened species.

Even the federal government’s most trusted science agency, the CSIRO, says that commercial fishing is having a negligible impact on species such as the sawfish.

That’s because the CSIRO has put in the work to collect the data and worked with the fishing industry to understand how it interacts with those species.

And while there is no doubt that there is an interaction between nets and sawfish, speartooth shark and other threatened species, the fishermen say that it’s minimal and very rarely results in casualties.

Fisheries Queensland can’t provide any evidence to suggest otherwise, which demonstrates that these proposed closures are about politics, rather than conservation.

That’s unacceptable.

Last week, I sat in a room with 50 fishermen from the Gulf, all small-time operators who operate within the law in what is a highly regulated industry.

It was quite sad to see these business owners fight for their lives when there is no evidence of wrongdoing.

Fishing for a living is hard work, but can be rewarding if conditions are in your favour.

Queenslanders see the benefit of that hard work when we go to a restaurant, fish and chip shop, or market to buy some of the best wild-caught seafood in the world.

I’m not sure why the Queensland government would want to take that away and replace it with fish caught from places like Indonesia, where there is no regulation and the quality of seafood isn’t anywhere near the same.

It’s time for the government to stand up to UNESCO and back its people.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 – Cape York Weekly – Page 13

Cooktown State School Careers Expo

Trojan Roberts, William Lee and Max Davidson checking out the expo.

Selina Skyring and Josey Parmenter had plenty of goodies to take home.

Fiona Gibson, James Tapau, Jeneen Clark, Nash Snider and Evelyn Cowley were manning the Queensland Health stall.

Cousins Emmett Dukes and Leeton Deeral chatting with Djarragun’s Colleges Taro Morrison.

Kiana McCoombes and Sophie Roberts chatting to school nurse Bindi Woodland at the Queensland Health stall.

Holy Spirit College’s Robyn Arri, Amon Olbar, Deleashjon Hobson and Daishan Bamboo.

Cook Shire Council’s Debbie Watkinson, Jarrah Nairn and Melissa Mulhall with students Jayke Niland and Dayqwarn Cobus.

The Australian Marine Debris Initiative’s Meg Nicholas and AJ Nadin were on hand to talk about conservation.

Risharn Kulka with Cooktown School of Art Society volunteers Ejypt Reuben and Lois Green.

Country University Centre Cape York manager Jen James caught up with CQU Indigenous student engagement officer Toni Bowen.

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Akivah Bowen and Josiah Walker checking out the stalls.

Re-enactment volunteers Marilyn Morris and Kristen Slykerman.

Kathrina Southwell, Sienna Thomason and Starrlia Colley from Cape York Natural Resource Management.

Rodney Lousteau, whose portrait featured in the exhibition, and Johnno enjoying opening night.

Catherine Clarke with daughters Holly and Jade.

Archies opening makes a splash A BUMPER crowd squeezed into the Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery for the inaugural Archies portrait exhibition, with familiar local faces and historical Cooktown identities spread across the walls.

The local version of the famous Archibald Prize, the Archies is the first portrait exhibition organised by the Cooktown School of Art Society and is hoped to become an annual event.

“It has been so popular, we had to extend the entry closing date due to popular demand,” society president Jane Dennis said.

Ms Dennis also said the crowd at opening night on Friday was possibly a record for the gallery, and many more than expected, with 130 people in attendance.

Rhonday Laity and Shelley Burt caught up at the Archies opening night.

Jasmine Sieverding and Halle Davis enjoyed the opening night.

Aisha Bashir and Paula Widuch.

Cooktown School of Art Society member Tracey Blumer with her portrait.

Lea Hartwig, Bek Stewart and Jane White.

Craig Hall and Marilyn Morris check out the artworks.

Joel and Venus Docker with Malcolm and Winnie, and friend Jen Young, in front of Jen’s portrait.

Natsuko Kurihara and Hiroyuki Matsumoto came in from Rossville.

Isobella Barker and Amanda Jones, with Amanda’s portrait of local icon Roy Dick.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 – Cape York Weekly – Page 15

WEDNESDAY 18

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6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Home Of The Year: Scotland. 10.10 Grayson Perry’s Rites Of Passage.

11.05 Great Canal Journeys.

12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 The Buildings That Fought Hitler.

3.15 Mastermind Aust. 3.45 The Cook Up. 4.15 Secret Scotland.

5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Every Family Has A Secret. 8.30 Luke Nguyen’s India. (PG) 9.30 Crime.

(MA15+) 10.30 SBS News. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. 12.00 Land Of The Giants: Titans Of Tech. 1.35 Hunters. 2.30 Munchies Guide To Wales. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.20 Cyberwar. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M) 8.30 Decoding The Antikythera Mechanism. 9.20 The Amityville Horror. 10.10 The Frontier. (PG) 11.05 Taskmaster.

(M) 12.55 Most Expensivest. (M) 1.50 King Of The Road. (MA15+) 2.45 NHK World English News.

5.00 Al Jazeera.

FRIDAY 20

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Australia After War. (PG) 11.00 Worzel Gummidge. (PG) 12.00 News. 1.00 The Newsreader.

(M) 2.00 WTFAQ. (M) 2.30 Poh’s Kitchen. 3.00 Gardening Aust.

3.55 Tenable. 4.40 Long Lost Family. (PG) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG) 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 News. 7.30 Gardening Aust. 8.30 Sherwood.

(MA15+) 9.30 Midsomer Murders. (M) 11.00 News. 11.20 Question Everything. 11.50 Silent Witness. (M) 12.50 Frayed. (M) 1.40 Rage. (MA15+) 5.00 Rage.

6.00 Children’s Programs.

6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Andy And The Band. 6.45 The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.55 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 To Be Advised.

11.00 MOVIE: Mao’s Last Dancer.

(2009, PG) 12.55 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 1.25 QI. (PG) 2.00 Killing Eve. (MA15+) 2.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (PG) 3.30 ABC News Update. 3.35 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.45 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point.

4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Hot Seat. 6.00 News. 7.00 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Group stage. Australia v Pakistan.

First innings. 10.00 Innings Break. 10.30 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Group stage. Australia v Pakistan. Second innings. 2.30 Cybershack. (PG) 3.00 Outdoors Indoors. 3.30 TV Shop. 4.00 Postcards. (PG) 4.30 Global Shop.

5.00 TV Shop. 5.30 Skippy.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 12.00 Pitch. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties.

4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Children’s Programs. 5.45 MOVIE: Penguins Of Madagascar. (2014) 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban. (2004) 10.15 MOVIE: American Ultra.

(2015) 12.10 Homeland. (MA15+) 1.05 Love After Lockup. (M) 2.00 Surfing Australia TV. (PG) 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.55 The Young And The Restless.

(PG) 1.50 Explore. 2.00 Dr Quinn.

(PG) 3.00 MOVIE: Josephine And Men. (1955) 5.00 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.00 ICC World Cup: Pre-Game. 6.30 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Group stage. Australia v Pakistan. First innings. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 To Catch A Smuggler. (M) 8.30 Locked Up Abroad. (MA15+) 9.30 Underworld Inc. (MA15+) 10.30 Notorious: Girl In The Box. (MA15+) 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Home Of The Year: Scotland. 10.10 Grayson Perry’s Rites Of Passage. 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. 12.00 WorldWatch.

2.00 Mastermind Aust. 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.45 The Cook Up. 4.15 Secret Scotland. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Arctic Sinkholes. 8.30 Ancient Egypt: Chronicles Of An Empire. (M) 9.30 Tony Robinson: Britain’s Greatest River. (PG) 10.25 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. (PG) 12.00 Most Expensivest. (M) 1.55 Miniseries: The Salisbury Poisonings. (PG) 2.50 The Pizza Show. (PG) 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.20 Cyberwar. (PG) 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. (PG) 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M) 8.30 Hoarders. (PG) 9.20 Sex Tape Italy. 10.15 While The Men Are Away. (M) 11.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M) 2.05 Dark Side Of The Ring. (MA15+) 3.55 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Midsomer Murders.

(PG) 2.00 Sherwood. (M) 3.00 Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake.

5.10 Landline. 5.55 Old People’s Home For Teenagers. (PG) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Shakespeare And Hathaway. (PG) 8.15 Vera. (M) 9.45 The Newsreader. (M) 10.50 Shetland. (M) 11.50 QI. (M) 12.20 Rage. (MA15+) 5.00 Rage. (PG)

6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.55 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.20 Bluey.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 QI. (PG) 8.35 Zoe Coombs Marr: Bossy Bottom. (MA15+) 9.40 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

(PG) 10.05 Mock The Week.

(M) 10.35 Staged. (M) 11.00 MythBusters. (PG) 11.50 Blunt Talk. (M) 12.20 Veneno. (MA15+) 1.05 MOVIE: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. (1998, MA15+) 2.45 ABC News Update. 2.50 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.40 Pacific Championships. Men’s.

Week 2. Pacific Cup. New Zealand v Samoa. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. 6.00 News. 7.00 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Group stage. England v South Africa. First innings. 10.00 Innings Break. 10.30 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Group stage. England v South Africa. Second innings.

2.30 Great Australian Detour.

3.00 Our State On A Plate. 3.30 TV Shop. 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop. 5.30 Helping Hands.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 1.40 MOVIE: Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters – Predacons Rising. (2013) 3.00 Ocean Thunder. 4.00 A1: Highway Patrol. 5.00 Sunnyside. 5.30 MOVIE: Alvin And The Chipmunks.

(2007) 7.30 MOVIE: Ocean’s Twelve. (2004) 10.00 MOVIE: Get Shorty. (1995) 12.10 Dominion.

(MA15+) 1.05 MOVIE: Darklands.

(2022) 3.00 Teen Titans Go! (PG) 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. (PG) 4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. (PG) 4.30 Pokémon. 4.50 Monkie Kid.

6.00 Turning Point. (PG) 6.30 Rainbow Country. 7.00 Leading The Way. (PG) 7.30 Seaway. (PG) 8.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Helping Hands. (PG) 10.30 Avengers. (PG) 11.40 MOVIE: Carry On Spying.

(1964) 1.30 MOVIE: Frankie And Johnny. (1966) 3.25 MOVIE: Casino Royale. (1967) 6.00 ICC World Cup: Pre-Game. 6.30 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Group stage. England v South Africa.

First innings. 7.00 To Be Advised.

7.30 MOVIE: The Great Escape.

(1963) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Rediscover Victoria. 10.00 Travel Safe, Not Sorry. 11.00 Curious Traveller. 12.00 WorldWatch.

2.00 Breaking The Biz. 2.40 Waterman: Duke – Ambassador Of Aloha. 4.25 Gone Fishing With Mortimer & Whitehouse. 5.35 1945: The Year That Changed History. 6.30 News. 7.30 The Cotswolds With Pam Ayres.

8.25 The Royals: A History Of Scandals. 9.20 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 10.10 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. (PG) 12.00 Fake News: A True History. (M) 1.15 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M) 2.35 WorldWatch. 4.35 Mastermind Aust. 5.45 American Runestone: A Viking Mystery. (PG) 6.40 The Future With Hannah Fry. 7.40 When Big Things Go Wrong. (M) 8.30 Dirty Rotten Cleaners. (M) 9.25 Conversations With Friends.

(M) 11.10 Why Women Kill.

(MA15+) 1.00 The X-Files. (M) 2.50 NHK World English News.

5.00 Al Jazeera.

SUNDAY 22

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week.

11.00 Compass. 11.30 Praise.

12.00 News. 12.30 Landline.

1.30 Gardening Aust. 2.30 Shakespeare And Hathaway.

3.15 Grand Designs. 4.10 Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip. 5.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. 5.30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 News.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (M) 8.30 MOVIE: Red Joan. (2018, M) 10.10 Total Control. 11.05 Troppo.

12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.10 Interstellar Ella. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Andy And The Band. 6.45 The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.55 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 7.20 Bluey.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 QI. (PG) 8.35 Louis Theroux: Life On The Edge. (M) 9.25 You Can’t Ask That. (M) 10.05 Vera.

(M) 11.35 Civilisations. 12.35 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (PG) 1.15 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M) 1.55 ABC News Update. 2.00 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.40 Pacific Championships. Men’s.

Week 2. Pacific Bowl. Fiji v Cook Islands. 5.00 News. 5.30 My Way. 6.00 News. 7.00 The Block.

8.30 60 Minutes. 9.30 Nine News Late. 10.00 Under Investigation.

11.00 #TextMeWhenYouGetHome.

11.50 The First 48. 12.50 World’s Greatest Engineering Icons. 1.40 Cross Court. 2.10 #TextMeWhenYouGetHome. 3.00 TV Shop. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 Fishing Aust. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 1.30 Surfing Australia TV. 2.00 Full Bloom. 3.00 Ben Fogle: Starting Up Starting Over. 4.00 A1: Highway Patrol. 5.00 MOVIE: Tom & Jerry. (2021) 7.00 MOVIE: Minions. (2015) 8.50 MOVIE: Deep Impact. (1998, M) 11.15 MOVIE: Us. (2019) 1.35 Ben Fogle: Starting Up Starting Over.

(PG) 2.30 Surfing Australia TV. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! (PG) 3.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike. (PG) 4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. (PG) 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Explore. 10.40 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. (PG) 12.00 Getaway.

(PG) 12.30 MOVIE: I Live In Grosvenor Square. (1945) 3.00 MOVIE: 633 Squadron. (1964) 5.00 M*A*S*H. (PG) 6.00 ICC World Cup: Pre-Game. 6.30 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Group stage. India v New Zealand.

First innings. 10.00 Innings Break. 10.30 Cricket. ICC World Cup. Group stage. India v New Zealand. Second innings. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.15 Rediscover Victoria. 9.45 When I Stutter. 11.00 Curious Traveller. 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Still Running.

4.00 Going Places. 4.35 Coastal Ireland With Adrian Dunbar. 5.30 The Lost Camps Of The Third Reich. 6.30 News. 7.30 Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters. (PG) 9.10 Rebel With A Cause: Tiga Bayles. (PG) 10.10 Empires Of New York. (MA15+) 11.00 The Real Lawrence Of Arabia. (PG) 12.35 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.05 Shortland St. 12.05 Syria Prison Break. 1.00 The Story Of. 1.25 Devoured. 2.15 Jungletown. 3.05 Every Family Has A Secret. 4.10 WorldWatch. 4.40 Cowboy Kings Of Crypto. 5.10 Inside Sydney Airport. 6.10 Kars & Stars. (PG) 6.40 Mysteries From Above. (PG) 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. (M) 8.30 Race For The Planet. 9.50 City Under Fire: Inside War In Ukraine. 11.20 Romulus. (MA15+) 1.25 Late Programs.

MONDAY 23

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Landline. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.00 News. 1.00 Vera. 2.30 QI. 3.00 Gardening Aust. 3.55 Tenable. 4.45 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. 5.30 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Aust Story. 8.30 Four Corners.

9.15 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 Q+A. 10.35 News. 10.50 The Business. 11.10 The Newsreader.

12.05 The Trouble With Maggie Cole. 12.55 The China Century.

1.50 Rage. 3.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.55 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8.30 MythBusters. (PG) 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.10 Earth’s Tropical Islands. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits. 11.40 QI. (PG) 12.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 12.35 Escape From The City. 1.25 Veneno. (MA15+) 2.15 ABC News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra.

11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. (PG) 1.30 Getaway. (PG) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Hot Seat. 6.00 News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 The Block. (PG) 8.50 Million Dollar Murders. (M) 10.00 Reported Missing. (MA15+) 11.15 Nine News Late. 11.45 Resident Alien. (M) 12.35 Tipping Point.

(PG) 1.30 Pointless. (PG) 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PG) 4.30 ACA. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 12.00 Pitch. 1.00 Starting Up, Starting Over. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.00 Young Sheldon. (PG) 7.30 RBT. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Assassins. (1995, M) 11.10 Homeland. (MA15+) 12.10 Love After Lockup. (M) 1.05 Starting Up, Starting Over. (PG) 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Seaway. (PG) 7.00 Creflo.

(PG) 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop.

9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. (PG) 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. (M) 12.55 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 1.50 Explore. 2.00 Dr Quinn. (PG) 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Elizabeth Of Ladymead.

(1948) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. (PG) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. (M) 8.40 Agatha Raisin.

(M) 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Home Of The Year: Scotland. 10.20 Grayson Perry’s Rites Of Passage.

11.15 Great Canal Journeys.

12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 A Way Of Seeing. 2.20 The Sculpture.

3.45 The Cook Up. 4.15 Secret Scotland. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News.

7.30 Finding Your Roots. 8.30 Scotland’s Extreme Medics. (M) 9.30 Michael Mosley’s 21 Day Body Challenge. (PG) 10.25 SBS News. 10.55 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.05 Shortland St. 12.05 Secrets Of America’s Shadow Government.

1.50 Outsider: World’s Weirdest Films. 2.15 The Inside Story.

2.45 Insight. 3.45 WorldWatch.

5.25 Cyberwar. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. (PG) 6.40 Jeopardy!

7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M) 8.30 Taskmaster. (M) 9.25 Derry Girls. (M) 10.35 VICE. (M) 11.45 Hoarders. (M) 1.25 I Was A Teenage Felon. (M) 3.10 Late Programs.

TUESDAY 24

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Knowing The Score. 12.00 News.

1.00 Keeping Faith. 2.00 Poh’s Kitchen Lends A Hand. 2.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 3.00 Gardening Aust. 3.55 Tenable.

4.45 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. 5.30 Hard Quiz.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe.

(PG) 8.30 Old People’s Home For Teenagers. 9.30 Australia After War. (PG) 10.35 News. 10.50 The Business. 11.05 Four Corners.

11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 6.45 The Adventures Of Paddington.

6.55 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Queen Of Oz. (M) 9.00 Rosehaven. (PG) 9.25 Portlandia. (M) 10.10 Blunt Talk. (M) 10.40 Red Dwarf. (M) 11.10 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 11.40 Frayed. (M) 12.30 To Be Advised. 3.00 Staged. (M) 3.20 Mock The Week. (M) 3.55 ABC News Update. 4.00 Close. 5.00 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.20 Kenan. 1.50 9Honey: He Said She Said. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Hot Seat. 6.00 News.

7.00 ACA. 7.30 The Block. (PG) 8.40 Paramedics. (M) 9.40 Love Triangle. (M) 11.10 Nine News Late. 11.40 New Amsterdam. (M) 12.30 Tipping Point. (PG) 1.30 Desert Vet. (PG) 2.20 Hello SA. (PG) 2.50 9Honey Hacks. (PG) 3.00 TV Shop. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PG) 4.30 ACA. 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 12.00 Pitch. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties.

4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.00 Young Sheldon. (PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Survivor. (2015) 9.30 MOVIE: No Escape. (2015) 11.30 Homeland. (MA15+) 12.30 Love After Lockup. (M) 1.30 Young Sheldon. (PG) 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Seaway. (PG) 7.00 Creflo.

(PG) 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop.

9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. (PG) 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. (M) 12.55 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 1.50 Dr Quinn. (PG) 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Truth About Women. (1957) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. (M) 8.40 The Closer. (M) 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. (M) 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Home Of The Year: Scotland. 10.10 Grayson’s Art Club. 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 I Am Emmanuel. 2.20 The Buildings That Fought Hitler. 3.15 Mastermind Aust. 3.45 The Cook Up. 4.15 Secret Scotland.

5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Aust. 6.30 News. 7.30 Railway Journeys UK. 8.30 The Mission.

(M) 9.30 House Of Maxwell. (M) 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. 12.00 In My Own World. 12.55 VICE. 1.30 Gaycation Presents: Orlando. (PG) 2.20 States Of Undress. (PG) 3.25 WorldWatch. 5.20 Cyberwar. (PG) 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. (PG) 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M) 8.30 Alone: Frozen. (PG) 10.10 Dreaming Whilst Black. (M) 11.10 Monogamish. (M) 12.10 (Re)Solved. (M) 2.00 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+) 2.25 Gaycation.

(MA15+) 3.15 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

SATURDAY 21

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Four Corners. 10.45 Q+A. 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.40 Media Watch. 2.00 Parliament.

2.55 Gardening Aust. 3.55 Tenable. 4.40 Long Lost Family.

5.25 Hard Quiz. 6.00 The Drum.

7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) 8.30 Question Everything. 9.05 WTFAQ. (M) 9.35 Would I Lie To You? 10.05 QI. (M) 10.35 News. 10.50 The Business.

11.10 Death In Paradise. 12.10 Annika. 12.55 Parliament. 2.00 Rage. 3.40 Late Programs.

Classifications: (PG) Parental Guidance (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (CC) Include Closed Captions (R) Repeat. Please note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by networks.

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6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story. (2020) 2.00 The Real Manhunter. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Aust. 6.00 News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly.

(PG) 8.30 A Year On Planet Earth.

(PG) 9.30 The Amazing Race. (PG) 11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 To Be Advised. 1.05 The Replacement. 2.30 Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 One Road: Great Australian Road Trips.

(PG) 8.00 Million Dollar Minute.

9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 The Bowls Show. 3.30 Medical Rookies. (PG) 4.00 ICU. (PG) 4.30 Better Homes.

5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 7.30 Heartbeat. (PG) 8.45 Lewis. (M) 10.45 Law & Order: UK. (M) 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 12.00 Gem Hunters Down Under. (PG) 1.00 Adventure Gold Diggers. (PG) 2.00 Jade Fever. (PG) 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. (PG) 3.30 Big Shrimpin’. (PG) 4.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 5.00 American Restoration. (PG) 5.30 American Pickers. (PG) 6.30 Pawn Stars.

(PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 The Force: BTL. (PG) 9.30 Surveillance Oz. (PG) 10.30 Mt Hutt Rescue. (PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.45 My Market Kitchen. 8.00 Ent. Tonight. 8.30 Everyday Gourmet.

9.00 Judge Judy. 9.30 Bold.

10.00 Neighbours. 10.30 Studio 10. 12.30 10 News First: Midday.

1.30 Dr Phil. 2.30 Shark Tank.

3.30 Ent. Tonight. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Neighbours.

5.00 Bold. 5.30 News. 7.00 The Project. 8.00 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. (PG) 9.30 Miniseries: Heat. (M) 10.30 So Help Me Todd. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 7.30 Infomercials.

(PG) 8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Camper Deals. 9.00 A-Leagues All Access. (PG) 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 10.30 JAG. (PG) 12.30 NCIS. (M) 1.30 Bull. (M) 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.30 JAG. (PG) 7.30 Bull. (M) 8.30 NCIS. (M) 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. (M) 10.20 NCIS: Hawai’i. (M) 11.15 JAG. (M) 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.05 JAG. (PG)

6.00 Stephen Colbert. (PG) 7.00 Becker. (PG) 8.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 9.00 Friends. (PG) 10.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 11.00 Frasier.

(PG) 12.00 Becker. (PG) 1.00 NBL Slam. 1.30 Big Bang. (PG) 2.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 3.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.00 Becker. (PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Friends.

(PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 Big Bang.

(PG) 9.20 Two And A Half Men. (M) 10.10 Seinfeld. (PG) 11.10 Frasier. (PG) 12.00 Shopping.

1.30 Late Programs.

WEDNESDAY 18

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Pacific Island Food Revolution.

(PG) 1.50 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. (PG) 2.00 Going Places. 2.30 The Cook Up. (PG) 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories.

(PG) 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. (PG) 6.30 News. 6.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms.

7.30 Going Places. (PG) 8.30 Miniseries: True Colours. (M) 9.30 MOVIE: Constantine. (2005, MA15+) 11.35 Big Sky Girls.

12.00 Express Yourself. (MA15+) 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Wrong Teacher. (2018) 2.00 Business Builders. 2.30 Australia’s Deadliest. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 The Chase Aust. 5.00 News. 6.00 Home And Away.

(PG) 6.30 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Game 1. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars. 10.00 The Latest: Seven News. 10.30 Ambulance: Code Red. 11.30 The Resident. 12.30 Medical Emergency. 1.00 Travel Oz. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today.

12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. (PG) 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. (PG) 3.30 Medical Rookies. (PG) 4.00 ICU. (PG) 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

(PG) 7.30 Father Brown. (M) 8.30 Miss Scarlet And The Duke. (M) 9.40 Harry Palmer: The Ipcress File. (M) 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 American Pickers. (PG) 11.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 12.00 Highway Patrol. (PG) 1.00 The Force: BTL. (PG) 2.00 Jade Fever. (M) 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. (PG) 3.30 Big Shrimpin’. (PG) 4.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 5.00 American Restoration. (PG) 5.30 American Pickers. (PG) 6.30 Cricket.

Women’s Big Bash League. Game 1. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars. 10.00 MOVIE: Blockers.

(2018) 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 CBS Morning. 6.30 The Talk. 7.30 Farm To Fork. 8.00 Ent. Tonight. 8.30 Everyday Gourmet. 9.00 Judge Judy. 9.30 Bold. 10.00 Neighbours. 10.30 Studio 10. 12.30 10 News First: Midday. 1.30 Dr Phil. 2.30 To Be Advised. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet.

4.30 Neighbours. 5.00 Bold. 5.30 News. 7.00 The Project. 8.00 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. (PG) 9.10 Gogglebox Australia. (M) 10.10 The Cheap Seats. (M) 11.10 Law & Order: S.V.U. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 7.30 Infomercials.

(PG) 8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Camper Deals. 9.00 A-Leagues All Access. (PG) 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 10.30 JAG. (PG) 12.30 NCIS. (M) 1.30 Bull. (M) 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.30 JAG. (PG) 7.30 Bull. (M) 8.30 NCIS. (M) 9.30 NCIS: New Orleans. (M) 10.30 FBI. (M) 11.30 NCIS: LA. (M) 12.30 Shopping. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.00 JAG. (PG)

6.00 Stephen Colbert. (PG) 7.00 Becker. (PG) 8.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 9.00 Friends. (PG) 10.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 11.00 Frasier. (PG) 12.00 Becker. (PG) 1.00 Big Bang.

(PG) 2.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 3.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.00 Becker. (PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Friends.

(PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 Big Bang.

(PG) 9.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 11.30 Frasier. (PG) 12.00 Shopping.

1.30 Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 3.30 Late Programs.

THURSDAY 19

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 NITV News: Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 7.30 MOVIE: The Dark Crystal. (1982, PG) 9.15 MOVIE: What We Do In The Shadows. (2014, M) 10.45 My Survival As An Aboriginal. (PG) 11.35 Characters Of Broome. (PG) 12.05 Express Yourself. (MA15+) 1.05 Fusion. (PG) 2.00 Express Yourself. (M) 2.30 Peckham’s Finest. (M) 3.05 On The Road.

4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: No One Would Tell. (2018, M) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Aust. 6.00 News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

8.30 MOVIE: Green Book.

(2018, M) Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini.

11.10 To Be Advised. 12.10 12 Monkeys. (MA15+) 1.10 Travel Oz. 2.00 Shopping. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Medical Rookies. (PG) 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes.

1.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 2.00 Discover With RAA Travel.

(PG) 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG) 3.00 One Road: Great Australian Road Trips. (PG) 3.30 Medical Rookies. (PG) 4.00 ICU. (PG) 4.30 Better Homes.

5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 7.30 Pie In The Sky. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Blokesworld. (PG) 10.30 The Car Club. (PG) 11.00 American Pickers. (PG) 12.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 1.00 Simpsons.

(PG) 2.00 Jade Fever. (PG) 3.00 Timbersports. (PG) 3.30 Big Shrimpin’. (PG) 4.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 5.00 American Restoration. (PG) 5.30 Horses For Courses. (PG) 6.30 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 8. Hawthorn v Richmond. 8.45 MOVIE: I Am Number Four. (2011) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Ent. Tonight. 8.30 Everyday Gourmet. 9.00 Judge Judy. 9.30 Bold. 10.00 Neighbours. 10.30 Studio 10. 12.30 10 News First: Midday. 1.30 Dr Phil. 2.30 To Be Advised. 3.40 Ent. Tonight. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Judge Judy. 5.00 Bold. 5.30 News. 7.00 The Project. 8.00 To Be Advised.

9.00 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) 10.00 The Graham Norton Show. 11.00 Road To The Melbourne Cup Carnival. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 What’s Up Down Under. (PG) 8.30 Camper Deals. 9.00 A-Leagues All Access. (PG) 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 10.30 JAG. (PG) 12.30 NCIS. (M) 1.30 Bull. (M) 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.30 JAG. (PG) 7.30 Bull. (M) 8.30 NCIS. (M) 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) 11.15 Star Trek: Discovery. (M) 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.05 JAG. (PG)

6.00 Stephen Colbert. (PG) 7.00 NBL Slam. 7.30 Becker. (PG) 8.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 10.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 11.00 Frasier. (PG) 12.00 Becker. (PG) 1.00 Seinfeld.

(PG) 3.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.00 Becker. (PG) 5.00 Frasier.

(PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 9.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 11.00 Frasier. (PG) 12.00 Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert.

(PG) 2.30 King Of Queens.

(PG) 3.30 MTV Cribs. (M) 4.30 Shopping. 5.30 Joseph Prince.

FRIDAY 20

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.20 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 2.10 The One And Only Dick Gregory.

(PG) 4.05 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. (PG) 4.20 Pacific Island Food Revolution. (PG) 6.00 News. 6.10 First People’s Kitchen. 6.40 Ice Cowboys. (PG) 7.30 Call Of The Baby Beluga.

(PG) 8.30 Alone. (PG) 9.40 MOVIE: The Descent 2. (2009, MA15+) 11.20 Kungka Kunpu. 11.30 Characters Of Broome. 12.00 On The Road. (PG) 5.00 Bamay.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show.

(PG) 11.00 Horse Racing.

Caulfield Cup and Spring Wild Card Day. 5.00 News. 5.30 Creek To Coast. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Jumanji: The Next Level. (2019, PG) 10.00 MOVIE: Skyscraper.

(2018, M) 12.15 MOVIE: Can’t Be Heaven. (2000, PG) 2.00 Shopping. 4.00 Get Clever. 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG)

6.00 Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. (PG) 9.00 Three Wide No Cover.

10.00 Horses For Courses. (PG) 11.00 Escape To The Country.

12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 1.00 Escape To The Country.

5.00 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 6.00 Heathrow. (PG) 6.30 Bondi Vet. (PG) 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country.

11.30 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. (PG) 12.30 My Greek Odyssey. (PG) 1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG) 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 American Restoration. (PG) 11.00 The 4WD Adventure Show. (PG) 11.30 Life Off Road. (PG) 12.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. (PG) 1.00 Blokesworld.

(PG) 1.30 Dipper’s Rigs. (PG) 2.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 8.

Brisbane Lions v Adelaide. 4.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 8.

Port Adelaide v Gold Coast Suns.

6.00 Football. AFL Women’s.

Round 8. Melbourne v North Melbourne. 8.15 MOVIE: S.W.A.T. (2003) 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Reel Action. 8.00 My Market Kitchen. 8.30 I Fish. 9.00 Road To The Melbourne Cup Carnival.

9.30 GCBC. 10.00 Everyday Gourmet. 10.30 St10. 12.30 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Round 16. Australian Grand Prix.

3.30 Freshly Picked. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 My Market Kitchen.

5.00 Food Trail: South Africa. 5.30 News. 6.30 Luxury Escapes. 7.00 Dog House Aust. 9.00 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible III. (2006, M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Infomercials.

(PG) 8.30 Shopping. 9.00 Snap Happy. 9.30 Campdrafting. Gold Buckle World Championship.

10.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 12.00 Escape Fishing. 12.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 1.30 Pooches At Play. (PG) 2.00 JAG. (PG) 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 I Fish.

6.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 1. Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory. 9.15 JAG. (PG) 10.15 48 Hours. (M) 11.10 NCIS. (M) 12.10 Blue Bloods. (M) 1.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Stephen Colbert. (PG) 7.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 8.30 Becker. (PG) 9.00 Neighbours. (PG) 11.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 11.30 Frasier. (PG) 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.10 The King Of Queens. (PG) 2.10 Frasier. (PG) 2.40 To Be Advised.

4.10 Becker. (PG) 4.40 Seinfeld.

(PG) 6.10 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG) 10.15 Friends. (PG) 12.15 Shopping. 1.45 Stephen Colbert.

(PG) 2.40 MTV Cribs. (M) 3.30 MTV Cribs International. (PG) 4.30 Shopping.

SATURDAY 21

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.15 MOVIE: Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché. (2021, PG) 2.00 Going Places. 3.00 Pacific Island Food Revolution. 5.30 Call Of The Baby Beluga. (PG) 6.30 Talking Language. 7.00 News. 7.10 Animal Babies. (PG) 8.15 Camels And The Pitjantjara. (PG) 9.10 Rebel With A Cause: Tiga Bayles.

(PG) 10.10 The Kimberley Cruise.

1.10 Lycett And Wallis. (PG) 2.00 Anthem Sessions Interstitials.

2.10 4 For The Road. (PG) 5.00 Bamay.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Australia’s Deadliest. 10.30 Coastwatch Oz. 11.00 House Of Wellness. 12.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 8. Collingwood v Geelong. 2.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 8. Fremantle v St Kilda. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.00 News. 5.30 Weekender. 6.00 News. 7.00 The 1% Club. 8.00 Border Security.

(PG) 8.30 Ron Iddles: The Good Cop. (M) 9.35 Body In The Snow: The Murder Of Joanna Yeates.

(M) 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 NBC Today. 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 1.00 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes.

(PG) 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Discover With RAA Travel. (PG) 3.00 The Bowls Show. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Heathrow. (PG) 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. (PG) 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PG) 8.30 Call The Midwife. (M) 9.40 Miniseries: Manhunt: The Night Stalker. (M) 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Counting Cars. (PG) 10.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 11.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 11.30 Fish Of The Day. (PG) 12.00 The Fishing Show By AFN. (PG) 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG) 2.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. (PG) 2.30 Step Outside. (PG) 3.00 Fishing Addiction. (PG) 4.00 Cricket.

Women’s Big Bash League. Game 6. Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers. 7.30 Border Security. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Predators. (2010) 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Tomorrow’s World. 8.30 Everyday Gourmet. 9.00 GCBC. 9.30 St10. 11.30 Motorcycle Racing.

MotoGP. Round 16. Australian Grand Prix. 2.30 Freshly Picked.

3.00 My Market Kitchen. 3.30 Destination Dessert. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Farm To Fork. 5.00 Taste Of Australia: BBQ Special. 5.30 News. 7.00 The Sunday Project.

8.00 The Graham Norton Show.

9.00 FBI: International. (M) 10.00 FBI. 11.00 FBI: Most Wanted.

12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 Tough Tested.

9.00 What’s Up Down Under.

10.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 Luxury Escapes. 11.30 JAG. (PG) 1.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 1. Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix.

4.30 Destination Dessert. 5.00 iFish. 5.30 JAG. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 10.20 Blue Bloods. (M) 11.15 NCIS: LA. (M) 1.10 Star Trek: Discovery. (M) 2.10 48 Hours. (M) 4.00 JAG. (PG)

6.00 Friends. (PG) 9.00 Shark Tank. 10.10 To Be Advised. 11.20 The Middle. (PG) 1.00 Basketball.

NBL. Round 4. Melbourne United v New Zealand Breakers.

3.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 4. Sydney Kings v Tasmania JackJumpers. 5.00 Friends. (PG) 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 9.00 Two And A Half Men. (M) 11.00 South Park. (M) 12.00 Shopping. 1.30 A Million Little Things. (PG) 2.30 Bold. (PG) 4.30 Shopping.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Rebel With A Cause: Tiga Bayles.

(PG) 2.00 Talking Language.

2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums.

5.00 Our Stories. (PG) 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay.

6.30 News. 6.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 7.30 First Australians.

(PG) 8.30 Karla Grant Presents.

(PG) 9.00 MOVIE: Tupaia’s Endeavour. (2019, M) 11.10 My Survival As An Aboriginal. (PG) 12.00 Spirit Talker. (PG) 1.40 Express Yourself. (M) 2.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 News. 12.00 SAS Australia. 1.45 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. 2.00 The Real Manhunter. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Aust. 6.00 News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 SAS Australia. (M) 9.05 The Rookie. (M) 10.05 The Rookie: Feds. (M) 11.05 The Latest: Seven News. 11.35 Chicago Fire.

12.35 Business Builders. 1.05 Travel Oz. 1.35 Harry’s Practice.

2.00 Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes. 1.00 Business Builders. 1.30 The Real Seachange. 2.00 Weekender.

2.30 I Escaped To The Country.

(PG) 3.30 Australia’s Deadliest.

(PG) 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

(PG) 7.30 Doc Martin. (PG) 8.30 Endeavour. (M) 10.30 Air Crash Investigations. (PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. (PG) 2.00 Motor Racing.

Extreme E. Island X-Prix. Day 1.

Highlights. 3.15 Motor Racing.

Extreme E. Island X-Prix. Day 2.

Highlights. 4.30 Storage Wars.

(PG) 5.00 American Restoration.

(PG) 5.30 American Pickers.

(PG) 6.30 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Counting Cars. (PG) 8.30 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. (PG) 9.30 Duck Dynasty. (PG) 10.00 Mountain Men. (PG) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Farm To Fork. 8.00 Ent. Tonight.

8.30 Everyday Gourmet. 9.00 GCBC. 9.30 Judge Judy. 10.00 Bold. 10.30 Studio 10. 12.30 10 News First: Midday. 1.30 Dr Phil.

2.30 To Be Advised. 3.50 Ent. Tonight. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet.

4.30 Neighbours. 5.00 Bold. 5.30 News. 7.00 The Project. 8.00 The Masked Singer Australia. 9.10 Have You Been Paying Attention?

(M) 10.10 The Betoota Advocate Presents. 11.10 FBI: Most Wanted. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Tough Tested. 9.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 10.30 JAG. (PG) 12.30 NCIS. (M) 1.30 Bull. (M) 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.30 JAG. (PG) 7.30 Bull. (M) 8.30 NCIS. (M) DiNozzo and McGee investigate a bombing.

10.20 Blue Bloods. (M) 11.15 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 4.05 JAG. (PG)

6.00 Big Bang. (PG) 8.30 The Middle. (PG) 10.00 Friends.

(PG) 12.00 Charmed. (M) 2.00 Big Bang. (PG) 3.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.00 Becker. (PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Friends.

(PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 9.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 11.30 Frasier. (PG) 12.00 Shopping. 1.30 King Of Queens.

(PG) 2.30 MTV Cribs International.

(PG) 3.30 Workaholics. (MA15+) 4.30 Shopping.

MONDAY 23

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.10 Anthem Sessions Interstitials.

2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums.

5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. (PG) 6.30 News. 6.40 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms. 7.30 The Point. 8.30 Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky. (M) 9.30 Bigger & Blacker: Steven Oliver, My Life In Cabaret. 9.45 MOVIE: Radiance.

(1998, M) 11.20 Ngangkari. (PG) 11.50 Niminjarra. (PG) 12.05 Spirit Talker. (M) 1.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News.

12.00 SAS Australia. (M) 1.45 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. (PG) 2.00 The Real Manhunter. (M) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Aust. 6.00 News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 SAS Australia. (M) 9.05 HMP: Behind Bars. (MA15+) 10.35 The Latest: Seven News. 11.05 The Chernobyl Disaster. (M) 12.05 The Arrangement. (M) 2.00 Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes.

1.00 Escape To The Country.

2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Air Crash Investigations. (PG) 3.30 Australia’s Deadliest. (PG) 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes.

5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) 7.30 The Coroner. (M) 8.30 Inspector George Gently. (M) 10.30 Law & Order: UK. (M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 12.00 Counting Cars. (PG) 1.00 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. (PG) 2.00 Jade Fever. (M) 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. (PG) 3.30 Barter Kings. (PG) 4.30 Storage Wars.

(PG) 5.00 American Restoration.

(PG) 5.30 American Pickers.

(PG) 6.30 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Outback Truckers. (PG) 8.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. (PG) 9.30 Adventure Gold Diggers. (PG) 10.30 Jade Fever. (M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 CBS Morning. 6.30 The Talk.

7.30 Farm To Fork. 8.00 Ent. Tonight. 8.30 Everyday Gourmet.

9.00 Judge Judy. 9.30 Bold.

10.00 Neighbours. 10.30 Studio 10. 12.30 10 News First: Midday.

1.30 Dr Phil. 2.30 To Be Advised.

3.50 Ent. Tonight. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Neighbours.

5.00 Bold. 5.30 News. 7.00 The Project. 8.00 The Masked Singer Australia. 9.10 The Cheap Seats.

(M) 10.10 NCIS. (M) 11.00 To Be Advised. 12.00 The Project. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Home Shopping. 8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Tough Tested. (PG) 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 10.30 JAG. (PG) 12.30 NCIS. (M) 1.30 Bull. (M) 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.30 JAG. (PG) 7.30 Bull. (M) 8.30 NCIS. (M) 9.30 FBI: International. (M) 10.30 Matildas Magazine Show. 11.00 48 Hours. (M) 1.00 Shopping. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder.

(PG) 4.00 JAG. (PG)

6.00 Stephen Colbert. (PG) 7.00 Becker. (PG) 8.00 Basketball.

NBL. Round 4. Melbourne United v New Zealand Breakers. Replay.

10.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 11.00 Frasier. (PG) 12.00 Becker. (PG) 1.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 3.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.00 Becker. (PG) 5.00 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Friends.

(PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 Big Bang.

(PG) 9.20 Two And A Half Men. (M) 10.10 Seinfeld. (PG) 11.10 Frasier. (PG) 12.00 Shopping.

1.30 Late Programs.

TUESDAY 24

SUNDAY 22

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Anthem Sessions Interstitials.

(PG) 1.40 Pacific Island Food Revolution. (PG) 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories. (PG) 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 News.

6.50 Africa’s Hidden Kingdoms.

7.40 The Frontier. (PG) 8.30 The First Inventors. (PG) 9.25 The Song Keepers. (PG) 11.00 Bamay.

12.00 4 For The Road. (PG) 1.00 Fusion. (PG) 2.00 Express Yourself. (M) 2.30 Peckham’s Finest. (M) 3.05 Late Programs.

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GUNGARDE COMMUNITY CENTRE ABORIGINAL CORPORTATION (I.C.N. 148)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING All members of the corporation are advised that an Annual General Meeting of Gungarde Community Centre Aboriginal Corporation will be held as follows:

TIME:

10:30AM

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23 November 2023

PLACE: Gungarde Hall – 92 Charlotte Street, Cooktown Qld 4895 This is a voting AGM – Directors Nomination Forms available from Gungarde Community Centre Office Please return Nomination form BY FRIDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2023 PHONE: 07 4069 5412 for further information

COOKTOWN BOWLS CLUB

CASUAL JOBS KITCHENHAND • Casual day and night shifts, including some weekends • Immediate start • Range of duties including customer service, food preparation and cleaning

BAR & GAMING ATTENDANT • Casual position working in our bar and gaming areas • RSA & RSG essential • Day, night and weekend work involved • Immediate start • Experience preferred but not essential

COURTESY BUS DRIVER • Casual night work min.

12hrs p/w • Immediate start • Must qualify for a Driver Authorisation • Knowledge of local area beneficial

Interested in applying or want to know more?

Give us a call, email through your resume and qualifications or drop into the Club today!

129 Charlotte Street, Cooktown E|info@cooktownbowls.com.au P|4069 5819 Page 20 – Cape York Weekly – Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Athletes fly high at state champs

By SARAH MARTIN

FIVE Cooktown youngsters have returned from the State Athletics Championships with a place at the national championships, gold and silver medals, a raft of personal bests and elite-level experience.

Carradine Bally, Desmond Bowen, Maia Pensio, Grace Raleigh and Jessica Crowe, along with parents and supporters, travelled to Brisbane after qualifying for the Peninsula team earlier in the year.

Maia Pensio competed in several events, but it was in long jump that the 11-year-old shone, blitzing the field to bring home gold and a national championship qualifying jump.

Proud mother Liesl Pensio said her son would be travelling to Brisbane for a two-day training camp, followed by the national competition in Tasmania in November.

“It is an honour and will be such an experience for him,” Ms Pensio said.

“I’ve been stalking results from across the country and if Maia can jump 5.07m in six week’s time, that would place him in the top five in Australia.

“I know I can consistently get him up to 5m, and he has decided to pull out of all his other sports and concentrate on the nationals.”

Cooktown athletes Jessica Crowe, Grace Raleigh, Maia Pensio, Carradine Bally and Desmond Bowen at the State Athletic Championships in Brisbane last week.

Picture: Liesl Pensio

Fellow Cooktown jumper Desmond Bowen smashed his own personal best by more than 60cm to bring home silver in long jump.

“He was incredible, he jumped 5.71m and his previous personal best was 5.05m,” Ms Pensio said.

“He also cleared 1.58m in high jump, which is another personal best for him and he really held his own in that event, with only five jumpers left after he got knocked out of the competition.

“Desmond’s dad came down to watch and that was a really beauti-

ful moment watching him congratulate Desmond on his long jump medal.”

Jessica put in a courageous effort in long jump, 100m and the relay, but Ms Pensio said the pressure of the competition got to the young athlete, who didn’t achieve a personal best.

Grace Raleigh started off with a stellar 4.15m jump in long jump, but unfortunately fouled her next two jumps and didn’t achieve a place.

Bad luck played into a 12th

place in the 100m sprint for Cooktown’s final team member, Carradine Bally, who fell off the blocks at the start.

“But he ran an incredible 200m race in 24.88 seconds, which was a huge personal best for him and he qualified 8th fastest for the semifinals,” Ms Pensio said.

“He was in the fastest heat and then qualified 7th fastest for the final as well, and was the only Peninsula team boy to make it to the final.”

Unfortunately the speedster had

to pull out of the final race after a medical episode.

Ms Pensio said the State-level competition was a huge learning curve for the whole Cooktown team, particularly those who hadn’t attended before.

“It’s always a tough experience, especially for the other kids who hadn’t been before,” she said.

“It’s very hard when we train on dirt or grass, adjusting to a proper track, as well as the pressure of the high level of competition and the lack of professional coaching for our athletes.”

Ms Pensio, who re-started the Cooktown Little Athletics Club two years ago, has been trying to remedy the lack of athletics coaching in the community, and said the volunteers at the club had been instrumental in getting the team to Brisbane.

“People try to give me credit, but it’s not me, it’s every single person and it truly has been a village that has helped these children have these opportunities,” she said.

“Without the support of the community, sponsors, their parents and other families, like Jess and Dave Chung who trained the kids when I couldn’t and were at every training session to support them, we couldn’t have gotten the team down to Brisbane for this experience.”

COOKTOWN BOWLS CLUB

QFES dynamo torch recall notice

Do you have a portable torch with pump action recharging like this in your home, or stored in an emergency kit?

These torches are being recalled as they do not comply with the mandatory standards for products containing button batteries.

The battery compartment is not adequately secured, and the button batteries may be accessible. There is a risk of choking, severe internal burn injuries or death to young children if they gain access to the button batteries and swallow or insert them. Once ingested, severe or fatal injuries can happen in two hours or less. Consumers may be unaware that the product contains button batteries. Check to see if you have this product and dispose of it safely.

The torches were handed out for free in Queensland between 2014 to 2023.

• email: QFES.CommunityEd@qfes.qld.gov.au To find out more about the recall visit www.qfes.qld.gov.au/newsroom Take a photo of this notice and share with others. Set yourself a reminder to check at home.

See productsafety.gov.au Australian product recall information

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

ASSISTANT MANAGER (FULL-TIME) The Cooktown Bowls Club are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced leader to join our team. This full-time position will support the Club Manager with the overall operations of the Club. Duties include: bar and gaming service, training and supervision of staff, cash handling, data entry, stock control and ordering, product knowledge and promotion, support with events and activities, opening and closing procedures, and more. The successful applicant will have excellent customer service skills, a professional attitude and the ability to learn quickly.

RSG and RSA certificates are essential. Minimum of 3 years experience in previous or similar role required.

All interested persons are asked to submit a written expression of interest with a resume and copies of relevant qualifications, to the Club Manager, Arthur Cranston by Monday 6 November 2023.

Email: info@cooktownbowls.com.au Address: Cooktown Bowls Club, 129 Charlotte Street (PO Box 293), Cooktown QLD 4895 For further information, please contact the Club Manager by phoning 07 4069 5819.

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Lot 27 Langie Draha Street, New Mapoon

Lot 44 Langie Draha Street, New Mapoon (Old Laundromat)

Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council (NPARC) is seeking Expressions of Interest from any interested businesses, organisations or individuals who be in interested in leasing the following block of land and building.

Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council (NPARC) is seeking Expressions of Interest from any interested businesses, organisations or individuals who be in interested in leasing the following block of land and building.

Lot Details: Lot 27 on SP279528 Address: 5 Langie Draha Street, New Mapoon QLD 4876

Lot Details: Lot 44 on SP273365 Address: 7 Langie Draha Street, New Mapoon QLD 4876

For more information on the Expression of Interest including to obtain a copy of the relevant forms or arrange an inspection, interested parties should contact Shannay Gebadi on 0439 198 633 or shannay.gebadi@nparc.qld.gov.au

For more information on the Expression of Interest including to obtain a copy of the relevant forms or arrange an inspection, interested parties should contact Shannay Gebadi on 0439 198 633 or shannay.gebadi@nparc.qld.gov.au

Expression of Interest closes 3rd November 2023

Expression of Interest closes 3rd November 2023 Tuesday, October 17, 2023 – Cape York Weekly – Page 21

Carpentaria Golf Club WEIPA ~ CAPE YORK Ph: 4069 7332 www.carpentariagolfclub.com.au

Golfie’s Bistro

• Open for dinner Tuesday, Thursday & Friday (pizza also available Friday) • Sunday brunch from 9am ‘til noon • Coffee & Cakes available 7 days

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kid’s Menu AVAiLABLe •• Consistency pays

THIS WEEK’S GOLF COMPETITIONS: WEDNESDAY WACKERS 9-hole competition every Wednesday from 3pm

DAWNIES 9-hole competition every Sunday from 6.30am

SATURDAY OCTOBER 21 2023 Pink Ribbon Charity Golf Day SUNDAY OCTOBER 22 FOUR PLAYER AMBROSE DROP-OFF Sponsored by: VIVIEN CHAN

The Club will be closed to the public from 6pm this Saturday for the Comedy Nightb

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Sunday’s prize winners were Allan Philliskirk, Jamie Hutton, Dave Sands and Steve Jensen.

off in golf ‘major’ CLINTON Wonfor’s consistency over two rounds paid off as he saluted in the Rio Tinto Cup on the weekend.

The honour board event was hotly contested at the Carpentaria Golf Club and Wonfor’s rounds of nett 75 and 72 gave him a victory over Jim Hunter. A countback was required after Hunter carded nett 73 and 74 for the same overall score.

Saturday’s winner was Simon Ayles, who had a nett 69, while Dave Sands won Sunday’s round with a nett 70.

Nearest to pins over the two days went to: Jamie Hutton and Allan “Fish” Philliskirk.

Rio Tinto Cup winner Clinton Wonfor.

Huge turnout predicted for annual barra comp THIS year’s annual Sovereign Resort Hotel Barramundi Fishing Competition is back and predicted to be bigger than ever, with close to 1000 anglers expected to arrive in Cooktown this month.

With approximately $60,000 worth of prizes up for grabs, the competition is a chance for the whole family to try their luck and get together with their community.

“Every year, it’s just a really

big effort in making a fun thing for all the communities around to come and enjoy,” said resort manager Dave Webber.

There will be two age categories: juniors for the 12 and under fishers and the adult category for 13 and over.

“The kids over 12 are in the adults division because we will treat them like they can all fish up here, so a 13 or 14 year old could win the first prize,” he explained.

A brand new Quintrex 460 Renegade S.C boat worth close to $40,000 will be awarded to the adult who manages to catch the fish closest to the mystery weight.

“Competitors can weigh in up to three barramundi per entry and we draw a mystery weight, which is from 2.1kg all the way through to 8.6kg,” Webber said.

Also included in the comp registration is a fun day at the resort with live music and a feed.

SPORT IN BRIEF Dall delivers at Dawnies

The resort has seen a surge in bookings since starting the event in 2015.

“We have whole groups of friends now that bring their friends and book out the apartments and it’s a really fun family atmosphere,” Webber said.

Registrations will be accepted until noon on October 28 at the Sovereign Resort Hotel reception, with fishing to commence at 7am on October 27 and finishing at 11.30am on the Sunday.

THERE were both old and new faces at Dawn Busters golf on Sunday morning, with Ralph Weeding returning to Weipa for a game after retiring from the railway a few years ago.

Jon Dall claimed victory, beating veteran Viv Dick.

The longest drives went to Simon Ayles and Viv Chan, while Ross Craven picked up the nearest to pin.

Newcomer Peter Lamond claimed the Hoffman’s in his first Dawnies appearance.

Big field at Wackers SIXTEEN golfers turned out last week for Wednesday Wackers and the red-hot Jon Dall was the winner by a stroke, defeating Les Sariman.

Nearest the pins went to Pete Sceresini and Dall, while newcomer Richard picked up the Bradman’s.

Raiders in action

Challenge issued for Melbourne Cup day HORSE owners in the Cape are being encouraged to make the trip to Punsand Bay for Melbourne Cup day as the iconic camp ground prepares for its major event of the year.

And while Flemington boasts the race that stops a nation, hundreds will be glued to the iconic Cape York beach on the first Tuesday in November for the traditional sprint races.

“It’s getting bigger every year and we’re building a reputation that has people coming up from all over the Far North,” said owner Rod Colquhoun, who runs the race day.

“All of our accommodation and camp sites are booked out, which is crazy when you consider that the tourist season is over.

“Melbourne Cup day is mostly for locals and we have heaps coming up from Weipa.”

To boost numbers in the beach races, a new race has been launched this year.

The Punsand Invitational Race will be a 250-metre dash. Only eight spots are available and a Calcutta will be staged on the day.

“There will be $1000 up for grabs to the winner as well,” Colquhoun said.

Contact Cape York Camping at Punsand Bay for more information.

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