Level crossing works continue
WORK is ongoin g at the level crossings at McDonald Street in Mordialloc and Station Street in Aspendale. A piling rig, which weighs 150 tonnes and can drill piles 31 metres deep, is on site. Pictures: Supplied
Permanent closures for level crossing works
Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au
THE Bear Street level crossing has closed permanently to vehicles as part of level crossing removal works, with the Mordialloc Stabling Yard underpass soon to follow.
Work is underway to remove the level crossings at McDonald Street in Mordialloc and Station Street in As-
pendale. Overnight on 4 August, the Bear Street crossing was permanently removed to allow for the construction of rail bridges.
The Big Build Victoria website directs motorists to access Nepean Highway via McDonald and White streets now the crossing is closed.
“Pedestrian access through Bear Street will be maintained, with temporary detours in place at times.
“Closing Bear Street will create space for a vibrant new station precinct, with safer connections to transport and nearby shops. There may be some local congestion while we complete the remaining works. Once the level crossings are removed and trains are running on the new rail bridges, drivers will see improved traffic flow through the new boom-gate free area.”
On 18 August, the Mordialloc Sta-
bling Yard underpass will be closed permanently.
The rail bridges in Mordialloc and Aspendale will descend into the existing Mordialloc Stabling Yard and the rail bridge over Mordialloc Creek.
Big Build Victoria says “to maintain the stabling yard’s capacity and functionality, we need to adjust the layout and extend the tracks to ensure there is sufficient space for trains to park.
“Locals can continue to use alternate routes via Mordialloc Creek bridge, Longbeach Trail and Mordialloc Creek Trail. As part of the project, we’ll build a new path connection next to the stabling yard, which will link into the existing paths at George Woods Reserve and Park Street.”
The state government plans to make the Frankston line level crossing free by 2029.
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Call to restrict new tobacco shops
NEW laws to prevent tobacco shops from opening near schools should be introduced as soon as possible, Frankston Council says.
Last week, council publicly called for the state government to introduce legislation to ensure tobacco outlets are banned from opening near schools, or clustering in ways that negatively impact surrounding businesses. It has also called for “funding certainty” for tobacco education and compliance beyond June of next year.
Frankston deputy mayor Steffie Conroy said “we don’t need tobacco
or vape stores near places where our children learn and play. We’re calling for common-sense reforms that protect young people and improve community safety.
“Councils are on the frontline when it comes to protecting young people from illegal tobacco sales. Without ongoing funding, these important roles are at risk.”
In April, Frankston Council’s environmental health officers conducted 38 tobacco test purchases at local retailers - three retailers failed and sold tobacco to a minor. Frankston Coun-
cil is funded through the Municipal Association of Victoria to carry out those checks until 30 June 2026, with no money committed beyond that. Conroy said that council will also advocate for a model similar to existing planning controls for adult-only shops to be implemented. “There are specific land use definitions for beauty salons and bottle shops, but not for tobacconists. Given the health and community safety risks they pose, this is unacceptable,” she said. Council will take the proposal to the MAV for consideration.
A RAM raid at a Frankston tobacco shop late last year. Picture: Gary Sissons
Golf course owners called for committee
Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au
THE state government accepted a request from the Rossdale Golf Course’s owners to refer the proposed redevelopment of the site to a planning committee for assessment.
The planning minister’s decision to refer the redevelopment proposal for the Aspendale golf course to the Priority Projects Standing Advisory Committee blindsided Kingston Council, who were expected to have final say on the plan. Last week Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said “council had previously been assured by the minister that we would be the decision-maker. We followed every direction provided – including commissioning critical environmental assessments – and were in ongoing discussions with the Victorian Government.” (“Council cut out of golf course planning” The News 5/8/2025)
The News sent questions to planning minister Sonya Kilkenny about the matter on Wednesday, 30 July.
Five days later, a response “attributable to a Department of Transport and Planning spokesperson” was provided - it read that the referral was made at the request of the golf course owners.
“Following a request from the proponent, the matter has been referred to an independent planning committee for advice,” the response read. “We will continue to work with the City of Kingston Council and they have the opportunity to participate in
the Priority Projects Standing Advisory Committee process.”
The Priority Projects Standing Advisory Committee will assess the proposal against the relevant guidelines and provide advice to the planning minister before a final decision is made.
The golf club plans to replace large sections of the existing golf course with housing of up to three storeys.
The plans have sparked some backlash - Kingston Residents Association vice-president Rosemary West said “rezoning this flood-prone site for housing raises serious questions about long-term sustainability, especially in an era of climate uncertainty.
“The Minister previously assured KRA that council would remain the responsible authority in this matter. Yet without warning, the process was escalated to a state panel - a panel that is yet to reject a single application as far as we know.
“We’re asking: why the rush and why the silence on community voices?”
ROSSDALE Golf Course in Aspendale. Picture: Gary Sissons, inset supplied
Burglary investigated
AN image of a man police wish to speak to about a burglary and attempted burglary in Chelsea Heights in May has been released.
Seaford teen killed by gun
A FIREARMS incident in Seaford last month has left a teenager dead.
Police believe a 16-year-old boy was critically injured after a gun was discharged in a home on Glen Alvie Street. The incident occurred at around 4.30pm on 27 July.
The boy was taken to hospital, but on 5 August police announced that he had died.
Although an investigation is ongoing, Victoria Police said in a statement “the exact circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated but detectives are not looking for anyone else in relation to the matter.”
3D-printed firearm found
A 3D-printed firearm was allegedly found by police in Frankston last week.
the two occupants.
Police allegedly located a 3D printed firearm, methamphetamine, 1-4-butanediol, and MDMA at a hotel room as part of their investigation. They arrested a third man soon afterwards.
A 33-year-old Safety Beach man was charged with prohibited person possess firearm, person subject to firearm prohibition order possess firearm, traffick a drug of dependence, theft of a motor vehicle, and possess controlled weapon. A 22-year-old Frankston man was charged with prohibited person possess firearm, traffick a drug of dependence, theft of a motor vehicle, deal property proceeds of crime, and contravene conduct condition of bail. A 25-year-old Frankston woman was released “pending enquiries”, police say.
Drunk drivers off the road
MORE than 800 drink and drug drivers were caught on Frankston and Mornington Peninsula roads in the 2024/2025 financial year.
lice conducted 352 breath tests, with three drivers returning readings exceeding the blood alcohol concentration limit. 90 oral fluid tests were delivered, with one driver testing positive, and two infringement notices were issued for unlicensed driving.
Victoria Police southern metro division four response unit detective sergeant Stephen Boyle said “what’s even more concerning than the sheer volume of drivers caught with alcohol or drugs in their system, is the huge percentage that have a history of this type of offending. It is so frustrating that so people continue to roll the dice with not only their lives, but other motorists.”
“The stats are undeniable – if you are substance affected, you are far more likely to be involved in a serious or fatal crash. Drugs and alcohol drastically reduce reaction times and lead to exceptionally poor decision making on the road,” he said. “There are already enough dangers when driving without adding in drugs or alcohol to the mix. If you’re going to drink or do drugs, do not get behind the wheel. It’s that simple.”
Police say the burglary and attempted burglary occurred on 10 May and 14 May. Police have been told that the alleged offender attended a Wells Road business twice, stealing the victim’s keys the first time and unsuccessfully gaining entry the second time.
Detectives have released an image (above) of a man who may be able to assist with their enquiries. Anyone who recognises the man can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report at www. crimestoppersvic.com.au
Police say that three people were spotted in a carpark near a grey Hyundai i30 with allegedly cloned plates at about 1.15am on 4 August. The trio allegedly left in a white Renault Koleos and drove along Nepean Highway.
Police found the Koleos parked outside a hotel shortly afterwards. A man and a woman got back into the vehicle before it was pulled over. Police allege they found the keys to the Hyundai i30 inside the Koleos, and they arrested
Celebrating talent and inclusion
SINCE its inception in 2012, the SASI Art Show and Competition has grown into a much anticipated annual event in Frankston, offering a unique platform for local artists with disabilities to showcase their artistic talents.
While Melbourne hosts many art events, the SASI Art Show stands out for its exclusive focus on artists with disabilities, providing visibility, recognition, and celebration. The 2025 show opens on Thursday 2nd October at The Cube Frankston, marking the start of a month-long celebration of artistic diversity.
Open for submissions from August 25th, artists are invited to submit up to three original pieces, which are judged by a panel of industry experts, including peers. On Opening Night, three top prizes will be awarded to outstanding entries.
For art lovers and patrons, the Opening Night presents an exciting opportunity to view the artwork firsthand before it opens to the public. It’s also a chance to purchase these unique pieces, offering a direct way to support the artists and contribute to the growth of the event. Additionally, attendees can vote for their favourite piece, adding an interactive element to the evening.
Running from Thursday 2nd October until Saturday 1st November, the SASI Art Show is more than an exhibition, it’s a celebration of resilience, creativity, and community of often overlooked artists.
By attending, you’re supporting artists directly and contributing to a more inclusive arts culture.
Your presence and support make a world of difference!
Visit the SASI website for more information at: www.sasi.org.au or call the team at SASI on 1300 577 305.
Victoria Police statistics for the 24/25 financial year reveal that 471 drug drivers were detected, with Peninsula Link and the Mornington Peninsula Freeway hotspots. More than 60 of those under the influence of methylamphetamine were repeat offenders.
364 drink drivers were detected, 19 percent of them with an alcohol reading more than three times the legal limit.
On Thursday, 31 July, police targeted Peninsula Link. Across four hours po-
Among those charged by police in 2024/2025 was a 24-year-old man who allegedly killed a 69-year-old man in Hastings while riding an e-bike on drugs on 12 May.
Other cases included a 41-yearold man who allegedly blew 0.430 in Frankston on 1 February, and was charged with high range drink driving. A 42-year-old woman who allegedly recorded a breath test of 0.230 after a head-on crash at Dromana on 15 July was charged with exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol and received an immediate licence ban.
Police patrol with Brodie Cowburn
SASI – Statewide
Pictured above: Sensory Dance - Aliesha Gray
Seven storey building approved
KINGSTON Council has approved the construction of a seven-storey tower close to its office building.
Developer Townly had applied for a permit to build a 22 metre tall building with 24 apartments and two shop premises at 31-35 Station Road in Cheltenham. The proposal was approved with the support of councillors Chris Hill, Tess Law, Tony Athanasopoulos, Kirralee Ashworth-Collett, Chris Howe, and Hadi Saab at Kingston Council’s most recent public meeting.
Hill said the site is located in a zone designated for “high density, mixed-use development.”
“I’d like to acknowledge the concerns of our objectors - firstly height and built form. Some concern was raised about the building being too tall for this area,” he said. “When you look at nearby sites such as the Quest apartments next door of a similar height, and also 9-23a Station Street which has already been approved for ten storeys which is two sites next door to this, I believe this site will transition well in between those two buildings.”
The report prepared by council officers recommended approving the permit, with reduced car parking requirements, but noted “the proposed building does not comply with the preferred building height requirement (4 storeys, 14 metres) for the precinct.”
“Council must consider whether the height of the development proposed is acceptable by assessing this relative to the purpose of the zone, precinct guidelines, particular provisions and decision guidelines of the Kingston Planning Scheme and any other material considerations,” officers wrote. “It is relevant to consider how the form of development at 7 storeys will sit contextually with existing built form and development that could reasonably occur adjacent, beyond the laneway west of the site and to the rear, should the multi-level car park be redeveloped. The proposal and its height is considered to meet the overarching objective to provide for increased residential density with high quality amenity that capitalises on the well serviced activity centre location.”
Three objections to the permit were received by council.
Hospital tribute to fallen officers
NEWLY donated life-saving machines at Frankston Hospital have been dedicated to the lives of the police officers killed in the 2020 Eastern Freeway tragedy.
The Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation’s peninsula branch has raised funds to install two Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation machines at the intensive care unit in Frankston Hospital. On Monday, 4 August, they unveiled commemorative plaques for the ECMO intensive care unit - it will be dedicated to Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, Senior Constable Kevin King, Constable Joshua Prestney, and Constable Glen Humphris.
The Police Memorial Dedication Ceremony at Frankston Arts Centre was attended by
Victoria Police chief commissioner Mike Bush, assistant commissioner Glen Weir, Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation Peninsula Branch president Darryl Nation, Peninsula Health CEO Helen Cooper, Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation chairman David Mann, and the families of the police officers killed on the Eastern Freeway. In a statement, Peninsula Health said it is “extremely grateful to Blue Ribbon Foundation – Peninsula Branch for their extraordinary ongoing support, and to the families of the police members, who have allowed us to honour their loved ones within our health service.”
The Blue Ribbon peninsula branch is now fundraising for a Fetal Monitoring Service.
POLICE officers at a Frankston Arts Centre event commemorating the lives of the officers killed on Eastern Freeway in 2020. Picture: Yanni
THE site of a proposed seven-storey building near Kingston Council’s offices. Picture: Supplied
Why we can’t ignore our pets’ dental health
by RSPCA Victoria
IT might be easy to overlook our pets’ dental health, but the truth is, it’s a critical part of their overall well-being.
Unfortunately, it is common for cats and dogs over three years old to suffer from dental disease.
This isn’t just a minor issue, as untreated dental problems can cause pain, infection, and even impact your pet’s vital organs like their kidneys and liver.
When our pets’ dental problems are caught in time, they can be remedied before they escalate into a serious illness that requires costly veterinary treatment.
Pet owners should be alert for the subtle signs that indicate their pet has a dental issue, such as
bad breath, discoloured teeth, unusual chewing habits, pawing at the mouth, or changes in eating behaviour.
Regular dental checks are even more crucial for cats because they are exceptionally talented at hiding their pain when problems occur. Just as we prioritise regular check-ups for ourselves, our pets deserve the same attention to prevent hidden pain and disease, because ignoring our pets’ dental health can lead to unnecessary suffering and more complex health problems down the line.
Acknowledging and addressing our pets’ dental health is essential to their quality of life, so go to rspcavic.org/learn/dental-health to learn more.
Did you know Kingston has a cat curfew?
The City of Kingston requires cats to be securely confined to their owner's property at night and must not be allowed to wander at large outside their owner’s premises between sunset and sunrise.
Why is cat confinement important?
Around 80% of accidents involving cats occur at night. Cats allowed to roam can be killed or injured by car accidents and fights with other animals, and are also more likely to contract fatal diseases.
Keeping your cat indoors helps protect native wildlife.
If given the opportunity, cats will instinctively hunt and kill wildlife, even if they are not hungry. Confinement can help protect our native species.
Roaming cats also cause disputes and anxiety between neighbours. Confining your cat at night can help prevent howling, fighting with other cats, and defecation in other gardens. Getting cat confinement right Cats can be easily trained to accept confinement. They do not need to roam; they need exercise and play. For tips on training cats for confinement, appropriate exercise and play visit kingston. vic.gov.au/cat-ownership
Please remember to register your cat every year. This allows Council to return your cat if it is found outside of your property.
If you are having issues with a trespassing cat on your property, Council can assist. For more information, contact Kingston City Council’s Local Laws team on 1300 653 356 or via info@kingston.vic.gov.au
image: supplied
The Guide
TOP PICKS OF THE WEEK
SATURDAY
FRIDAY PROFESSOR T
ABC TV, 8.30pm
This very solid British crime drama (which is actually a remake of the Belgian series of the same name) stars Ben Miller (pictured) as the titular Professor, who teaches Criminology at Cambridge University. Professor Jasper Tempest has obsessive-compulsive disorder, so his life is one of cleanliness and order – and it’s about to be completely upended when one of his former students, DS Lisa Donckers (Emma Naomi), ropes him into helping her out on an investigation.
LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE
SBS VICELAND, 8.30pm
A spiritual successor to Big Little Lies – also produced by and starring Reese Witherspoon – this adaptation of Celeste Ng’s 2017 novel makes its free-to-air debut tonight. It follows the intertwined fates of mothers Elena (Witherspoon) and Mia (Kerry Washington, pictured). Mia’s arrival in town upends Elena’s illusion of a picture-perfect life in no time. Set in the late ’90s, with frequent flashbacks as we piece together their past lives, this slow burn is irresistible viewing.
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Thursday, August 14
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SUNDAY
SURVIVOR: AUSTRALIA V THE WORLD TEN, 7pm
Australian Survivor host Jonathan LaPaglia’s swan song is set to be an absolute doozy, with some of the franchise’s most legendary players taking on a ‘World’ team of previous castaways from the US, Québec, South Africa, New Zealand and Finland. From fan favourites (the “Godmother” Janine Allis, pictured) and former winners (self-crowned “Golden God” David Genat) to the game players (Sarah Tilleke) and ones we love to hate (“King” George Mladenov, Shonee Bowtell), the producers have assembled an all-star cast for LaPaglia’s farewell party.
MONDAY THE ROOKIE SEVEN, 8.55pm
Fans of this police series have been eagerly awaiting its return, and now season seven has finally arrived on our shores. Original rookie John (the always likeable Nathan Fillion) is back in action after taking a bullet, but is feeling every bit of his almost and are
SEVEN (7)
NINE (9) 6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 Back Roads. (R) 11.00 Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction. (PG, R) 11.35 Nigella Bites. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Silent Witness. (Mav, R) 2.00 Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 2.55 Grand Designs. (R) 3.45 Grand Designs Transformations. (R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads: Mataranka, NT. (PG)
8.30 Griff’s Great American South. (PG) Griff Rhys Jones uncovers Alabama’s gritty past. 9.15 Culture By Design: Sustainability. (R) Looks at how design can help us live more sustainably.
9.45 Joanna Lumley’s Spice Trail Adventure: Madagascar. (PG, R)
10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 Grand Designs. (R) 11.55 Long Lost Family. (R) 12.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Rage Closer. (R) 3.45 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. (PG, R) 9.55 Lady Jane Grey: Murder Of A Child Queen. (PG, R) 11.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Those Who Serve. 3.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers. (R) 3.35 Plat Du Tour. 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Bettany Hughes Treasures Western Turkey. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: Secrets At The Inn. (2022, Mav) Tamara Almeida. 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great Australian Road Trips. (PG) Presented by Melissa Leong. 8.25 Into The Amazon With Robson Green. (PGa, R) Robson Green explores the Anavilhanas archipelago in his canoe. 9.20 Snowpiercer. (MA15+v) Layton descends into the black market with Till. 10.10 SBS World News Late. 10.40 Dopesick. (Mals, R) 11.50 Desperate Measures. (Malv, R) 1.30 Curious Traveller. (R) 2.30 Living With The Boss. (PG, R) 4.10 Great Irish Interiors. (R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 1. Carlton v Collingwood. 9.10 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 1. West Coast v Gold Coast Suns. From Sullivan Logistics Stadium, Perth. 11.15 Kick Ons. A preview of the upcoming AFL matches.
11.45 Code Blue: The Killing Of June Fox-Roberts. (MA15+av, R) Follows the murder investigation of June Fox-Roberts. 12.45 Life. (Madv, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 24. Penrith Panthers v Melbourne Storm. 9.45 Thursday Night Knock Off. Post-match NRL news and analysis. 10.30 9News Late.
11.00 Outback Opal Hunters. (PGl)
12.00 First On Scene. (Mad, R)
12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A
TEN (10)
Friday, August 15
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Gardening Australia. Millie Ross visits a colourful orchid show.
8.30 Professor T. (Premiere, Mav)
A criminologist at a university is persuaded by a former student turned detective to help her investigate a serial rapist.
9.15 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson.
9.50 Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction. (PG, R) Hosted by Shaun Micallef.
10.25 ABC Late News.
10.40 Austin. (PG, R)
11.10 Silent Witness. (Ma, R)
12.10 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 The Good Ship Murder. (Mv)
8.25 The Royals: A History Of Scandals: Money. Suzannah Lipscomb explores royal spending. 9.25 Britain’s Most Luxurious Train Journeys: Scotland. (R) Looks at the Midland Pullman train.
10.20 SBS World News Late.
10.50 Catch Me A Killer. (Malv)
11.40 The Shelter. (Ma, R) 1.20 Romulus. (MA15+av, R) 3.15 Curious Traveller. (R) 4.15 Great Irish Interiors. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6am
3.45
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 23. Essendon v St Kilda. From Marvel Stadium, Melbourne. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game.
11.00 GetOn Extra. Lizzie Jelfs, Matt Hill, Simon Marshall and Brent Zerafa dive headlong into the weekend’s best racing.
11.30 To Be Advised.
1.20 Touching Evil. (MA15+av)
A series of random killings force Creegan to question whether or not his friend Cyril is capable of murder.
2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Police Rescue Australia. (Ma, R) Police Rescue risks their lives.
8.30 MOVIE: San Andreas. (2015, Malv, R) A rescue helicopter pilot searches for his daughter following a massive earthquake. Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario.
10.45 MOVIE: Collateral Beauty. (2016, Ml, R) A man experiences loss. Will Smith.
12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Postcards. (PG, R)
6.00 10 News+. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. (R) Hosted by Neale Whitaker and Andrew Winter. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.40 The Graham Norton Show. (Mal, R) Highlights from the recent series. 10.50 10’s Late News. 11.15 10 News+. (R)
Programs. 3.10pm
News At Ten. 4.15 France 24. 4.45 PBS
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am
6am Morning Programs.
7.50 Motown Magic. 8.40 The Magic Canoe. 10.00 Undiscovered Vistas. 11.00 Going Places. Noon MOVIE: The Last Wave. (1977, PG) 2.00 Tradition On A Plate. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 MOVIE: The Witches. (1990, PG) 9.10 MOVIE: Made In America. (1993, M) 11.05 Late Programs. NITV (34) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 The Zoo. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes.
5.40 The Fast
Of. 6.05 If You Are The One. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Love And Sex In Mexico. 9.35 Sex With Sunny Megatron. 10.45 Homeland. 1.45am Somewhere Boy. 2.15 Point Blank: Gun Obsession. 3.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.05pm Paddington. 2.30 Mister Maker Around The World. 3.00 Play School. 4.10 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.25 Mecha Builders. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.30 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.05 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 8.35 MythBusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 9.00 Robot Wars. 10.00 Merlin. 10.45 Late Programs.
Spitfire. Continued. (2018, PG) 7.30 The Movie Show. 8.05 The Chaperone. (2018, PG) 10.00 Hope Springs. (2012, M) 11.55 India Sweets And Spices. (2021, M) 1.45pm Widows’ Peak. (1994, PG) 3.40 All At Sea. (2010, PG) 5.15 First Cow. (2019, PG) 7.30 T-34. (2018, M, Russian, German, Belarusian, Ukrainian) 9.35 Sniper: The White Raven. (2022, MA15+, Russian, Ukrainian) 11.40 Late Programs. SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)
Charts. (PG) 6.55
Closer. (R) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 11.55 Rage Closer. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Grantchester. (Ma, R) 1.15 Professor T. (Mav, R) 2.05 All Creatures Great And Small. (Final, PG, R) 2.50 Great Southern Landscapes. (R) 3.25 Earth. (R) 4.25 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R) 4.55 Dr Ann’s Secret Lives. (R) 5.30 Landline. (R)
6.00 Australian Story: To Bilo And Back – The Nadesalingam Family. (R)
6.30 Back Roads: Mataranka, NT. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Grantchester. (Final, Ma) Alphy and Geordie investigate a murder.
8.20 Midsomer Murders. (Mav, R) Barnaby must uncover whether a myth has become a murderous reality after a man is murdered.
9.50 The Family Next Door. (Ml, R) A stranger arrives in a Victorian coastal town.
10.40 Miss Austen. (R)
11.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour. (R) 9.05 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. (PGa, R) 10.05 Blue Water Safari. (PGa, R) 11.00 BBC News At Ten. 11.30 France 24. 12.00 PBS News. 1.00 Motor Racing. Hi-Tec Oils Super Series. Round 4. Day 1. 5.00 Plat Du Tour. 5.10 Dylan Alcott: The Road To Kasama. 5.40 Kursk: 10 Days That Shaped Putin. (Premiere)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great British Cities With Susan Calman: Glasgow. (PG)
8.20 Leonardo Da Vinci: The Disciple Of Experience Pt 2. (Final, PG) In Milan, da Vinci joins Duke Sforza’s court.
9.25 Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy: Piedmont. (PGl, R) Stanley Tucci visits Piedmont.
10.15 Great Australian Walks. (PG, R)
11.10 Homicide: Life On The Street. (Mav, R) 2.50 24 Hours In A&E. (Ma, R) 3.45 Curious Traveller. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. The Rosebud Day, Caulfield P.B. Lawrence Stakes Race Day and Mekka Raceday. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 The Great Outdoors. (PG) The team visits a record-breaking city. 7.30 Ron Iddles: The Good Cop: Marafiote Murders. (Madlv, R) Revisits the murder of Dominic Marafiote.
8.35 MOVIE: The Martian. (2015, Mal, R) Believed to be dead by his crew, an astronaut is stranded on Mars and has to rely on his ingenuity to survive. Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels.
11.30 To Be Advised.
1.20 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 It’s Academic. (R)
5.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Destination WA. 12.30 Space Invaders. (PGa, R) 1.30 My Way. (R) 1.40 The
6.00 9News Saturday.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 24. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Parramatta Eels.
9.25 Soccer. English Premier League. Matchweek 1. Aston Villa v Newcastle United.
11.30 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av, R)
12.30 Space Invaders. (PGa, R)
1.30 The Garden Gurus. (R)
2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PG)
2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 7.30 Selling Houses Australia. Steve’s house has been on the market for seven months.
8.30 Ambulance Australia. (Mal, R) Follow two first responders as they help a patient in need of urgent care after an incident involving a car. 9.40 Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service. (PGl, R) Gordon Ramsay surveils and works to save a legendary soul food café on the verge of losing its legacy. 10.40 Elsbeth. (PGv, R) 11.35 Watson. (Mm, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
Sunday, August 17
6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGa, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Griff’s Great American South. (PG, R) 3.15 Nigella Bites. (R) 3.40 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific. (PGa, R) 4.30 Joanna Lumley’s Spice Trail Adventure. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour. (R) 9.05 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. (PGaw, R) 10.05 Blue Water Safari. (PGaw, R) 12.00 APAC Weekly. 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 12.55 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 1.00 Motor Racing. Hi-Tec Oils Super Series. Round 4. Day 2. 5.00 Plat Du Tour. 5.10 Going Places. (R) 5.40 Kursk: 10 Days That Shaped Putin.
6.30 Compass.
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Austin. (PG) Austin fakes pop culture tastes to sell books.
8.00 The Family Next Door. (Mls) Essie finds a new friend in Isabelle.
8.55 Miss Austen. (Final, PG) Cassandra prepares to leave Kintbury for the last time and delves into correspondence from Jane.
9.50 MOVIE: Puberty Blues. (1981, Mdlns, R) Charts a teenager’s coming-of-age story. Nell Schofield.
11.15 Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Neil Finn. (PG, R)
11.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
1.40 Under The Vines. (PG, R) 4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)
6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Colosseum Rise And Fall. (Premiere, Mav)
9.25 Pompeii’s Secret Underworld: Inferno And Inequality. (Mav, R) Experts uncover what Pompeii’s society was like.
10.20 Tutankhamun: Secrets Of The Toxic Tomb. (PG, R) 11.15 Eva Longoria: Searching For Mexico. (PGad, R)
1.35 24 Hours In Emergency. (PGa, R) 3.25 Wuthering Harlots: Pride And Prostitution. (MA15+as, R) 4.20 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 APAC Weekly.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 4.20pm Millie Magnificent. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge. 5.25 We’re Going On A Bear Hunt. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.30 Paddington. 6.50 Andy And The Band. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.35 The Mysterious Benedict Society. 8.25 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.05 Abbott Elementary. 9.50 Speechless. 10.10 Merlin. 10.55 Late Programs.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 11.30 Sunday Footy Feast. 12.30 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 1. Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn. 2.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Football. AFL. Round 23. Sydney v Geelong.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Voice. (PGl) Hosted by Sonia Kruger. 8.40 7NEWS Spotlight.
9.40 24 Hours In Police Custody: Sex And Corruption. (MA15+as, R) A man in Luton reports he is being blackmailed by someone who knows that he visited a prostitute.
10.40 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: The Assassination Of John Newman. (Mav, R) A look at the assassination of John Newman. 12.00 Jamestown. (MA15+av)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 9News Sunday.
7.00 The Block. (PGl) The winner of main ensuite week is revealed.
8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.
9.40 9News Late.
10.10 Footy Furnace. (Mlv) A look at the latest round of the AFL.
11.10 The First 48: What About Me/Last Round. (Mal)
12.05 The Gulf. (Madlsv, R)
1.00 Destination WA.
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Fishing Australia. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Survivor: Australia V The World. (Return, PGa) Fourteen returning contestants head to Samoa. 8.45 Watson. (PGals) Watson takes a major ethical risk when he decides to treat a sickle cell patient with an unorthodox surgery. The team faces their own dilemma with a young woman. 9.45 FBI. (Mv, R) The team investigates when a federal judge is gunned down execution-style in broad daylight. 10.45 10 News+. (R) Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning Programs. 1.35pm Alone: The Skills Challenge. 2.00 Jeopardy! 4.05 France 24. 4.35 PBS Washington Week. 5.00 Kars & Stars. 5.50 Alone Sweden. 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 The Sinking Of A Superyacht. 9.25 Great Australian Road Trips. 10.25 Forbidden History. 12.15am A Beginner’s Guide To Grief. 1.35 Letterkenny. 3.35 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
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6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Shopping. 9.00 Better Homes. 10.00 Harry’s Practice. 10.30 Escape To The Country. 1.30pm Discover. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Your Money & Your Life. 3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Greatest Escapes To The Country. 7.45 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 Manhunt: The Night Stalker. 11.30 Late Programs.
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6am Morning Programs.
10.00 Pro Bull Riding Australia. 11.00 Unleash The Beast. Noon Sunny And The Dark Horse. 2.00 Lionel. 3.30 Big Sky Girls. 3.50 Boxing For Palm Island. 4.50 Ub40 Feat. Ali Campbell Live Concert.
6.40 Colombia’s Wild Coast. 7.30 Extraordinary Animals. 8.30 Black Cockatoo Crisis. 9.55 MOVIE: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. (1975, MA15+) 12.15am Late Programs.
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)
The Movie Show. 6.10 Percy Vs Goliath. (2020, PG) 8.00 The Movie Show. 8.30 Gambit. (2012, PG) 10.05 The Prestige. (2006, M) 12.25pm To Leslie. (2022, M) 2.35 First Cow. (2019, PG) 4.50 The Legend Of Longwood. (2014, PG) 6.40 Bring It On. (2000, PG) 8.30 Boogie Nights. (1997, MA15+) 11.20 3/19. (2021, M, Italian) 1.30am Late Programs. 5.55 The Movie Show.
Monday, August 18
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Dr Ann’s Secret Lives. (R) 10.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mav, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Landline. (R) 2.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 2.55 Grand Designs. (R) 3.45 Grand Designs Transformations. (R) 4.40 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30.
8.00 Australian Story.
8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program.
9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Presented by Linton Besser. 9.35 Planet America. Hosted by Chas Licciardello and John Barron.
10.05 ABC Late News.
10.20 The Business. (R)
10.40 A Life In Ten Pictures. (PG, R) 11.30 Grand Designs. (R) 12.20 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
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6am Morning Programs.
1.45pm Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 7. Sydney Roosters v Newcastle Knights. 3.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 24. North Queensland Cowboys v Newcastle Knights. 6.00 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Round 7. North Queensland Cowboys v Canterbury Bulldogs. 8.00 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: The Silence Of The Lambs. (1991, MA15+) 10.55 Late Programs.
6am Children’s Programs.
8.00 Allo! Allo! 9.20 Only Fools And Horses. 10.00 Our Yorkshire Farm. Noon Seinfeld. 12.30 Made In Korea: The K-Pop Experience. 1.30 Project Impossible. 2.30 Ready Vet Go: The Vet Paramedics. 3.00 Cards And Collectables Australia.
3.30 MOVIE: Getting Even With Dad. (1994, PG) 5.30 MOVIE: Agent Cody Banks. (2003, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Flash. (2023, M) 10.30
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6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. (PGa, R) 10.00 Lady Jane Grey: Murder Of A Child Queen. (PGv, R) 11.10 Rick Steves’ Europe. (R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Brendan Gleeson’s Farewell To Hughes. 3.10 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.15 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.35 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Portugal With Michael Portillo. (PG) 8.25 Abandoned Railways From Above: Wales. (R) A journey along a Welsh line. 9.20 Britain’s Most Beautiful Road. (R) The journey draws to a close. 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Classified. (Malv) 11.35 A Criminal Affair. (Mal, R) 1.15 Blackport. (Mln, R) 2.00 Incredible Homes. (PGn, R) 3.00 Curious Traveller. (R) 3.30 Great Irish Interiors. (PG, R) 4.00 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.15pm Thomas And Friends. 2.40 Pop Paper City. 3.00 Play School. 4.10 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.25 Mecha Builders. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Dr Ann’s Secret Lives. 8.40 Contraption Masters. 9.25 The Crystal Maze. 10.15 Merlin. 11.00 Late Programs.
6am Morning Programs. 2.25pm Roswell: The First Witness. 3.20 Wine Lovers’ Guide. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.45 The Fast History Of. 6.10 New York Super Airport. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Jon Richardson: Knitwit. 9.25 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. 10.05 Big Backyard Quiz. 11.05 Forged In Fire. 12.45am The Swiping Game. 1.10 Late Programs.
6am The Movie Show. 6.30 The Legend Of Longwood. (2014, PG) 8.25 Bring It On. (2000, PG) 10.15 Emma. (2017, M, Italian) 12.25pm Knight Of Cups. (2015, M) 2.35 Gambit. (2012, PG) 4.10 Mrs Lowry And Son. (2019, PG) 5.50 Remi Nobody’s
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Irene says her goodbyes.
7.30 The Voice. (PGal) Hosted by Sonia Kruger.
8.55 The Rookie. (Return, Mav) Nolan and the team welcome two new rookies and hunt for two dangerous inmates with personal vendettas.
9.55 S.W.A.T. (Return, Mv) The team heads to Mexico.
11.00 The Agenda Setters. (R) An expert panel tackles the biggest AFL topics. 12.00 Gone. (MA15+v, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.30 Young Sheldon. (PGl, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG)
3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 6am Morning
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 The Block. (PGl) The teams face hurdles.
8.45 Footy Classified. (Ml) A team of footy experts tackles the AFL’s big issues and controversies.
9.45 Players. (Ml) A look at all the AFL news. 10.45 9News Late.
11.15 Opal Hunters: Red Dirt Road Trip: Kimberley Diamonds. (PGl)
12.10 100% Footy. (M)
1.05 Hello SA. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 10 News+. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.30 Survivor: Australia V The World. (PGl) Fourteen returning contestants head to Samoa. 9.00 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 10.00 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 10.25 10 News+. (R)
Tuesday, August 19
ABC (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7)
6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.30 Compass. (R) 11.05 Miss Austen. (Final, PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Countdown 50 Years On. (PG, R) 2.50 Grand Designs. (R) 3.40 Grand Designs Transformations. (PG, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. (R) 9.50 Rick Steves’ Europe. (R) 10.50 Looking For Rembrandt. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 Miscarriage And Me. (Mal, R) 3.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers. (PG, R) 3.35 Plat Du Tour. 3.45 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Home And Away. (PGa, R) 1.30 To Be Advised. 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30.
8.00 Foreign Correspondent.
8.30 Dr Ann’s Secret Lives. (Final) In Borneo, Dr Ann Jones looks for pangolins.
9.00 Dr Karl’s How Things Work: Cheese. (Final, R) Dr Karl Kruszelnicki learns how cheese is made.
9.30 Earth: Human. (Final, R) 10.30 ABC Late News. 10.45 The Business. (R) 11.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.45 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.05 The Howard Years. (R) 1.05 Grand Designs. (R) 1.50 Long Lost Family. (R) 2.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.05 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
ABC FAMILY (22)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great Continental Railway Journeys: Zurich/ Rotkreuz To Brienz. (PG)
8.30 Insight. Kumi Taguchi looks at modern parenting.
9.30 Dateline: The Cost Of Doing Business Pt 2. Continues the investigation into Mosaic Brands.
10.00 SBS World News Late.
10.30 Secret World Of Snacks. (R) 11.25 The Shift. (Ma) 1.05 Everything You Love. (Mals, R) 2.05 Curious Traveller. (R) 3.35 Incredible Homes. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.15pm Thomas And Friends. 2.40 Pop Paper City. 3.00 Play School. 4.10 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.25 Mecha Builders. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 Deadly 60. 9.10 Expedition With Steve Backshall. 10.00 Merlin. 10.45 Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Summer Bay farewells a legend. 7.30 The Voice. (PGl) Hosted by Sonia Kruger.
8.55 Boyzone: Life, Death And Boybands: When All Is Said And Done. (Final, Mal) With fame, loss and reunion, Boyzone faces highs and heartbreak.
10.00 The Agenda Setters. (R) An expert panel tackles the biggest AFL topics.
11.00 Kylie Vs Bee Gees. (PG, R)
12.00 Fairly Legal. (Mav, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
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6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 The Block. (PGl) Foreman Dan is accused of stitching up a contestant. 8.40 Paramedics. (M) Bill deals with a violent knife fight.
9.40 Footy Classified. (Ml) Footy experts tackle the AFL’s big issues.
10.40 9News Late.
11.10 La Brea. (Mav, R)
12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Let’s Eat With George. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
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6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.30 Survivor: Australia V The World. (PGl) Fourteen returning contestants head to Samoa. 9.00 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 10.00 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 10.25 10 News+. (R) 11.25 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Roswell: The First Witness. 3.10 Aussie Jokers. 3.45 BBC News At Ten. 4.15 France 24. 4.45 PBS News. 5.45 The Fast History Of. 6.10 New York Super Airport. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Alone. 9.40 Hoarders. 11.20 Pitino: Red Storm Rising. (Final) 12.15am Alone Denmark. 3.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
Movie Show. 6.25 Mrs Lowry And Son. (2019, PG) 8.05 Remi Nobody’s Boy. (2018, PG, French) 10.10 3/19. (2021, M, Italian) 12.20pm Studs. (2006, M) 2.05 The Legend Of Longwood. (2014, PG) 3.55 The Company. (2003, PG) 6.00 Emu Runner. (2018, PG) 7.45 The Fence. (2022, M) 9.30 In Bruges. (2008, MA15+) 11.30 Taking Lives. (2004, MA15+) 1.30am Snowpiercer. (2013, MA15+) 3.50 Late Programs. SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm The Lore Of Love. 1.30 Eight Ladies. 2.00 Tradition On A Plate. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.45 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.35 Ice Vikings. 8.30 Pro Bull Riding Australia. 9.30 Over The Black Dot. 10.00 Hunting Aotearoa. 10.30 MOVIE: Mekko. (2015, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs. NITV (34)
Wednesday, August 20
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 1.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 2.20 Back Roads. (R) 2.50 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 3.40 Grand Designs Transformations. (Final, PG, R) 4.40 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30.
8.00 Hard Quiz: Battle Of The Fuddy Duds. (PGs)
8.30 Shaun Micallef’s Eve Of Destruction. (PG) Hosted by Shaun Micallef. 9.10 Austin. (PG, R) Austin fakes pop culture tastes to sell books.
9.40 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R)
10.10 ABC Late News.
10.25 The Business. (R) 10.40 Planet America. (R) 11.10 You Can’t Ask That. (Mls, R) 11.40 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 12.30 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
3.40 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6am The
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Susan Calman’s Grand Day Out. (R) 9.50 Rick Steves’ Europe. (R) 10.50 Looking For Rembrandt. (Ms, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 3.35 Plat Du Tour. 3.45 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Wonders Of Volcanoes With Dara Ó Briain. (PGa) Dara Ó Briain travels to Sicily and Naples.
8.25 Aerial Australia. (PGaw) An aerial exploration of Western Australia. 9.20 Smilla’s Sense Of Snow. (M) Smilla is framed by a deepfake. 10.25 SBS World News Late.
10.55 Estonia. (Ma)
12.30 Das Boot. (MA15+av, R) 2.25 Curious Traveller. (R) 3.25 Incredible Homes. (R) 4.20
J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (PG, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 5.00
NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.40pm Pop Paper City. 3.00 Play School. 4.10 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.25 Mecha Builders. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.20 The Mysterious Benedict Society. 10.10 Merlin. 10.55 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22)
SEVEN (7)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Home And Away. (PG, R) 1.30 To Be Advised. 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Home And Away. (PG)
7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PG) Hosted by Lee Mack. 8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) Hosts Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL.
9.30 Unfiltered. (PGa) Hosted by Hamish McLachlan.
10.00 Armed And Dangerous: Breakouts. (Mav, R)
11.30 Border Security: International. (PGadl, R)
12.00 Imposters. (Madlv, R) 1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Paramedics. (M, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia.
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 The Block. (PGl) The hosts check on the teams’ progress.
8.40 Clarkson’s Farm: Jobbing. (Ml) It’s Christmas time on the farm and Kaleb gives Jeremy a festive surprise.
9.45 The Grand Tour. (Ml) The boys attempt to build a road-legal amphibious car.
11.15 9News Late.
11.45 Damian Lewis: Spy Wars. (Mv, R) 12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
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6.00 10 News+. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. 7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia. (Return, PGl) Presented by Graeme Hall. 8.30 Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service. (PGal) Gordon Ramsay’s investigation of MacGregor’s Restaurant reveals mouldy leftovers and a storage room full of junk. 9.30 FBI: International. (Mv) The Fly Team heads to Belgrade. 10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 10 News+. (R) 11.55 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning Programs. 2.10pm Tales From A Suitcase. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.45 The Fast History Of. 6.10 New York Super Airport. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 MOVIE: Flags Of Our Fathers. (2006, MA15+) 10.50 MOVIE: Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets. (2017, M) 1.20am Then You Run. 3.00 Alone Denmark. 3.35 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
6am The Company. Continued. (2003, PG) 7.35 Emu Runner. (2018, PG) 9.25 The Movie Show. 10.00 Two Many Chefs. (2022, M, Spanish) 11.40 Broker. (2022, M, Korean) 2pm Mrs Lowry And Son. (2019, PG) 3.40 Bicycle Thief. (1948, PG, Italian) 5.15 The Way. (2010, PG) 7.30 The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry. (2023, M) 9.30
Homeless action needed
National Homelessness Week is commemorated annually from August 4-10 to raise awareness of homelessness. The theme this year is Homelessness Action Now.
It is with much sadness and of great concern that the latest figures available show the rate of homelessness here on the Mornington Peninsula continues to increase. According to the shire, 900 people have experienced homelessness in our community in the past 12 months. It is particularly disturbing that the number of women sleeping rough is getting worse, second only to the City Port Phillip (Housing crisis, Letters 29/7/25).
Southern Women’s Action Network (SWAN) would like to thank all the organisations, including the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, for their efforts in supporting our community members who find themselves without a home. We commend you for your tireless efforts to assist those most in need. But we know a great deal more support is required. We urgently need more action NOW. As well as immediate relief for victims, long-term solutions must be put in place, including social housing.
We know that when there is a combined community effort, homelessness can be tackled in a way that not only reduces the number of people without a home but also contributes to our community wellbeing and prosperity. This is happening in other municipalities. We need to make it happen now on the Mornington Peninsula.
In Homelessness Week we call upon federal and state governments to provide our community with our fair share of funding that is necessary for our community members to a have safe and stable place to live. Without delay, please - Action now.
Diane McDonald, Facilitator, Southern Women’s Action Network
Don’t build in bushland
Henry Kelsall of the Sustainable Future Association reminds us that life on Earth is fragile (Extinction is forever, Letters 6/8/25).
His plea for the state government to honour its pledge to create a new park for recreation and wildlife between Craigieburn and Wallan is timely. Since colonisation, 54 Victorian species have become extinct, and over 1600 are now endangered or critically endangered — mainly due to habitat loss and invasive species.
Victoria is the most cleared state, with 54 per cent of its native vegetation gone. On the Mornington Peninsula, the figure is even more concerning — over 90 per cent cleared — making most ecological vegetation classes rare or threatened.
The recent discovery of the endangered swamp skink on 28.5 hectares of bushland in Dromana — earmarked for 250 housing lots — is a stark example of continuing local habitat destruction (Development faces review to protect swamp skinks, The News 12/3/25).
While new housing is essential, it should prioritise already cleared land. Wildlife need homes too.
Australia’s nature laws — described by Professor Graeme Samuel as “ineffective” and “not fit to address current or future environmental challenges” — are under review. In this context, Gina Rinehart’s lobbying against stronger protections is reprehensible.
Let’s hope the rare, treed block in Dromana is preserved — not just for the swamp skink, but as a symbol of a future where nature and development can coexist more wisely.
Chris Cook, Essendon Plant natives
As one of your writers, Denise Hassett (Plant indigenous trees, Letters 5/8/25) quite rightly pointed out, the shire is supposed to be planting indigenous native trees and shrubs in street plants and parks.
It was lovely to see the recent new plantings in the laneway off Elizabeth Street Mornington consisting of acacias and gums of various species.
But let’s look at Tanti Avenue - now featuring a line of Manchurian pears, which are not native to our area and which already line the Nepean Highway centre plantings.
Mornington is a coastal town; we deserve local trees to encourage our birds and insects. Those of us slogging away restoring public
coastal areas, don’t need imports, or plane trees (as in Main Street!) and certainly not the Manchurian pears, which look pretty for two weeks while flowering and that’s it.
I wonder if any of our Shire officers actually know what indigenous trees are? And why they are important in a coastal area? Come on shire officers, you can help our environment and earn the respect of the residents, all with a few local trees. And then let us residents plant and care for indigenous shrubs and herbs in the footpath nature strips!
Jan Oliver OAM, Mornington President, Mornington Environment Association inc.
Sea wall facts
I agree with Geoff Chatfield (Sea wall - facts please, Letters 5/8/25) that facts are important in the discussion of the controversial sea wall built in Frankston.
Fact 1. The wall was built without a permit, showing a complete disdain for building regulations that the rest of the community has to abide by.
Fact 2. The wall was built on public land, there is no excuse for this, looks like a straight out land grab.
Fact 3. The coast line at the site is mainly rocky not sand and is therefore far less prone to erosion.
Fact 4. The owners bought the property in full knowledge of its location. To suggest that he deserves thanks for his cavalier actions is disingenuous. Had the owner gone through the correct and legal procedures to build the wall then there would not be an issue with it.
Ross Hudson, Mt Martha
Flags unite us
It saddens me that Ian Armstrong has such a poor understanding of Australian history (Why all the flags?, Letters 29/7/25).
The Australian, Indigenous and Torres Strait flags tell our history. The flags unite us and like the flags we stand together.
I too am a proud citizen and understand that until we change the flag it is merely reflecting a British colonial history and not a full history of our land. I am of English heritage but I cannot deny the fact that there was 60,000 years of Indigenous occupation of this land before settlers from European background came here less than 300 years ago.
To deny this knowledge is to deny truth and justice to our First Australians.
Diane Johnstone, Frankston
Monarchists don’t get it
In reference to the letters under the heading “Why all the Flags” and the letter below it (Letters 29/7/25). These old-guard loyalists just don’t get it, or don’t want to get it (more likely).
For the sake of telling them something they should already know. In 1788 their beloved British Monarchy invaded what we now know as Australia, and took the country away by force from our First Nations People, after more than 65.000 years of inhabitancy.
To make matters worse, our forefathers treated our indigenous brothers and sisters disgracefully and inhumanely, so much so, the Prime Minister of Australia in 2008, on behalf of us all, gave a National Apology.
Flowing from the National Apology has been the utmost respect for our First Nations People, including the flying of their flags on all government buildings and the carrying out of welcome to country ceremonies wherever possible.
For one of the old-guard loyalists to infer in his letter that if the MPSC fly’s the Aboriginal flag it should fly the flags of every nation that makes up our multicultural country, shows how ignorant, disrespectful to our First Nations People and how unaware of our nation’s history he is.
I advise him to get out of his “heritage home on Mornington’s Esplanade” and get into the real world and learn what an important role our Aboriginal peoples have played in the history of our nation starting from 65,000 years ago. They are also recognised as the oldest living populations in the world.
Show a bit of respect please.
Rod Knowles, Crib Point
Act on Gaza
I am writing this letter as a plea to Zoe McKenzie. It seems that it is now de rigueur to preface all statements concerning Israel by stating the obvious, that we condemn Hamas.
That said, I am writing to you as your constituent, rather distressed by the continuing crisis in Gaza.
I find myself struggling to move past drawing equivalents between the solution to the “problem” of the 1943 Uprising, by the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto, and the solution to the Palestine “problem” today.
The revulsion that Australians feel at the mass starvation of Palestinians, the blocking of aid, and the killing of civilians approaches the overwhelming.
I urge you to do everything in your power to ensure that Australia not only is not complicit in this humanitarian catastrophe, but also acts, to the extent of our ability, to protect the Palestinian people.
Richard Kessling, Somers
Democracy lesson
I note with great interest that federal MP Zoe McKenzie is currently campaigning at peninsula primary and secondary schools through a “democracy class”, where she seems to be pushing a two-party-preferred view of the parliament following the significant swing toward Independent candidate Ben Smith at the recent election.
It certainly seems convenient for the diminishing Liberal Party to “educate” future voters that democracy equals voting for the blue or red team every three years.
McKenzie was scathing of the 24,406 informed citizens in the electorate (or 53,833 if you include everyone who placed Smith above McKenzie on their ballot paper) whom she referred to as “not knowing how democracy and the parliament works” in her election victory announcement across social media, despite these voters including such law and democracy professionals as lawyers, barristers and policy makers.
Meanwhile, the Liberal Party at the state level has pledged to curb our democratic rights if elected next year, and we can’t forget the federal electoral reform stitch up done earlier this year that significantly narrows the lane for minor party and independent candidates thereby affecting democratic participation - legislation that McKenzie voted in favour of.
It begs the question: Is she truly qualified to teach about ‘democracy’?”
Georgia Filosa, Dromana
Unfinished business
Why has the head of the National Anti-Crime Commission, who is in a very well-paid job, not been removed? A conflict of interest perhaps?
It beggars belief that the government has not been able to prosecute the discredited players revealed in the Banking Royal Commission.
It’s as if they are taking a leaf from, dare I say, the Trump Administration, in not charging those found to be guilty at the very least of misconduct and profiteering from inside trading knowledge.
Please let us not forget the victims of the infamous Robo-debt and those who perpetrated the illegal pursuant of unsubstantiated, so-called monies owed by recipients of unemployment and disability pensions.
People died because of these wrongful, illegal debits, and so far no one has been jailed for these despicable injustices.
The former Liberal PM even got a King’s honour, as did the discredited head of the department responsible for the travesty. Think about that... being rewarded for illegally pursuing innocent people, some of whom suicided. I believe this makes a mockery of the law of our land and the awards systems.
I do hope the newly re-elected Labor government brings in urgent reforms to the NACC, perhaps for starters, an independent chairperson; and real reforms from the findings of Royal Commissions, which in my view are a waste of money, sit on shelves gathering dust.
It is time the Labor government showed courage and commitment in trust of government.
Denise Hassett, Mt Martha
Rosebud Hospital
Labor member for Eastern Victoria in the Upper House, Tom McIntosh, recently posted several videos on social media, claiming he is “fighting
for Rosebud Hospital” which is “so incredibly important to the community”.
I couldn’t agree more, which is why I committed $340m at the last state election for a Liberal and National Party government to deliver a complete redevelopment of Rosebud Hospital. Labor did not match this promise and after more than a decade in government they still have not committed to the redevelopment.
In state parliament recently, I asked the Minister for Health when the last time was a current or former Minister for Health visited Rosebud Hospital.
In her non-answer, she stated she visits many health services across Victoria. She has not come to Rosebud Hospital and it’s clear why. After over a decade in office, Labor has overseen a health system in decline, a collapsing road network, more than $40b in cost blowouts across major projects, and racked up a record $194b in debt, despite introducing or increasing more than 60 taxes and charges.
Victorians are paying the price for this financial mismanagement which is why the Allan Labor government still hasn’t committed to Rosebud Hospital.
Only a Liberal and National Party government will give Victorians a fresh start and deliver for Rosebud Hospital.
Sam Groth, Member for Nepean
Cycling problem
There are many distressing things happening in the world, and many people, particularly those who choose to watch the news, are feeling a trifle glum. It used to be said that “humour is the best medicine.” So I have a suggestion to lift the spirits and cause a smile, especially for those who like Monty Pythonesque humour: try phoning the council about an issue. Our trusty council officers seem to have devised a wonderfully entertaining circular system to keep us busily employed without getting any further. Here’s my example: Me: a request to speak to the relevant person about the issue of speeding cyclists endangering pedestrians in local park. Her: The shire doesn’t own that land, only manages it; one can’t do anything about cyclists; anyway, they’re not as dangerous as motorbikes. What do you want to happen?
Me: Request again to speak to relevant person. Her: I have to have all the detail before putting in a request for contact.
Me: Detail all the ideas I have to keep cyclists and pedestrians apart for the safety and fun of both, and less future litigation for the council… Her: So what’s your suggestion? You want to have no cyclists?
Me (incredulous): No….what I said was… Eventually she said someone would call me in 24-48 hours. I must have somehow qualified for that honour, despite all appearances.
Today when I was in said park a message from someone (presumably suitable council officer, but who am I to presume?) was left on my landline. I could ring her back before 1. So at 12.30 I rang , to be told that number wasn’t available now but I could press 1 for assistance service, which I did. “Sorry assistance service is not available. Trying back up service, sorry back up service is not available.” At which point the tissue box is handy as you may either cry or laugh hysterically.
Instead I have contacted David Gill, who responded the same day. He is one person with the councillor responsibility for 50 % of the peninsula. How many work at council?
Paula Polson, Dromana
Wink three times
Beside check-outs everywhere soon, I’m told you will see a “peephole” called an RRR (retina recognition receptor).
Actually, it’s your eye’s iris it recognises. So once you have registered on the new RRR system, you simply look into the check-out receptor, wink three times, (no blinks) and you’ve paid.
No more pesty plastic cards, no need even to tap ‘n’ go. So easy, modern, convenient. So cool. So hip.
And standby for the 2026 remote ESP reader –you simply walk past the check-out, and you’ve paid! Even more hip!
But wait, there’s more...
Warwick Spinaze, Rosebud
Shire Elections – Two Ridings Contested
Compiled by Cameron McCullough NOMINATIONS for the annual shire elections closed yesterday. There are contests in the Frankston and Seaford ridings, but in the other three divisions no poll will be necessary.
Election day is fixed for Thursday, 27th August, and the hours of polling will be from 8am to 7pm.
The polling booth at Frankston will be at the Shire Hall, while the poll at Seaford will be taken at the Seaford Church Hall.
Keen interest will be taken in both contests. Mr. E. W. Thomason, who is opposing the retiring councillor in the Frankston riding, is sure to receive very solid support, and although Cr. Oates may still rely on securing a certain sentimental vote, the record of the past few years, and the disaster attending the administration of Council affairs during that period will be a strong factor in influencing ratepayers to vote for new blood.
In the Seaford riding Cr. McCulloch, the retiring councillor, will find a strong opponent in Mr. W. Armstrong, J.P., who as an ex-President of the shire is well and favorably known to ratepayers.
At the same time Cr. McCulloch will be a very hard man to defeat. If his colors are lowered, it will be due to his advocacy of the purchase of a sand pit as a recreation reserve for Seaford. Feeling over the question is said to run very high in the riding, and, many ratepayers are strongly opposed to £600 being expended on what they regard as an experimental proposition.
Mr. Armstrong represents a large section who contend that the interests of the ratepayers would be best served by securing a recreation site independent of the sand pits, the utility of which is too problematical to justify such a large expenditure.
Mt. Eliza riding will in future be represented by Mr. Philip Montague.
He takes the place of Cr. Gray, who did not seek re-election. Mr. Montague has qualifications which should eminently adapt him for the position.
As was anticipated, Cr. D. E. Hoban was accorded the honour of a walk-over for the East riding. This is the third time Cr. Hoban has been returned unopposed, a fact that would indicate that he enjoys the full confidence of his constituents.
In the Centre riding Cr. White did not seek re-election, and the vacancy has been filled by Mr. H. G. Overton, no other nomination being received.
Mr. Overton is highly respected throughout the district, and should prove a very successful councillor.
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Mt. Eliza Progress Association –Access To Beach And Lights On Mornington Road
The committee of the above association met at Mt. Eliza Hall on Monday, August 10, to discuss with the riding councillors the possibility of opening the Yamala Road to the public.
Cr. Bradbury was the only one of the three councillors to attend. It was decided that the chairman, Mr. J. Bradbury, senr., be asked to interview Mr. Lucas, the owner of Yamala
Estate, with the view of arriving at an amicable agreement regarding access to the beach through this property.
Mr. L. J. Heard was appointed as delegate to meet the Railway Commissioner on Thursday, August 13.
He was instructed to lay stress on the point that day return fares to the city were not available – a fact deplored by the whole district, also the desirability of being able to obtain through fares to towns on other lines.
It was moved that the secretary (Mr. Mosely) write to the Council, asking for the installation of four electric lights to be erected at certain places on the old Mornington Road.
This was felt to be a great want, as there are several awkward patches above the road.
The committee passed a vote of thanks to Cr. Bradbury for the valuable information and for the energetic way in which he worked for the interests of the Mt. Eliza riding.
After the general meeting of the association on August 26, Mr. P. Montague, the candidate for Mt. Eliza riding, will address the members concerning his aims and views with reference to the forthcoming election.
The social side of the association’s efforts was not forgotten, and arrangements are being made for several functions in the near future. ***
PERSONAL
Mrs. W. Crawford Young returned to Frankston last Tuesday, after a visit to her people in Tasmania.
The many friends of Mr. Harry Prosser, of Cranbourne Road, will
PUZZLE ZONE
regret to learn that he has been laid aside with a severe attack of influenza.
Mrs. Wilson, of “Ashburnham,” Frankston, is at present suffering from an attack of influenza, and her many friends will wish her a speedy recovery.
Visitors to “The Fernery” on Sunday last included Princess Rangiriri (now appearing at the Majestic Theatre, Melbourne) and Miss Louie Lovely.
Mrs. Rowe, of the Prince of Wales Hotel, has been an inmate of Dr. Maxwell’s private hospital for the past fortnight, but is now home again restored to health. Her many friends will be glad to hear of her recovery.
Mr. James Clyde, having sold his orchard property at Lower Somerville, he, with Mrs. Clyde and their three small daughters, leave for New South Wales this week.
They take with them the good wishes of many friends in the district.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde each in turn held the position of secretary to the Somerville branch of the T.L.C. in its flourishing days. ***
Letter to the Editor
Sir, Hitherto the local Council has wisely prevented the erection on the public roads of hideous trade advertisements.
This week, however, a monstrosity in the shape of a so-called “road light house” has been erected on the Point Nepean Road, practically in front of
my residence, and in one of the most beautiful spots along the road.
The ostensible object of the light house is to benefit road users by indicating an alleged “dangerous curve” in the road, but of course the real object is to advertise the goods of a motor oil company, which is effected by means of a huge square pillar about 9 feet high, the color scheme of which is a nightmare and an outrage.
Perhaps the term “nightmare” is hardly appropriate, because the garish colors are visible only in daylight, whereas the sympathetic night mercifully hides them.
It is hardly an exaggeration to say that these colorful advertisements can be seen at a distance of about 100 yards, and heard almost at an equal distance.
It seems hardly fair that the value of properties in the vicinity should be depreciated in order to advertise motor oils and perhaps benefit motorists and other road users, the majority of whom reside miles from Frankston.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the indication of actual dangerous spots on the road is justified, but could and should be done in a reasonable way, and not in such a manner as to be a public nuisance and an outrage to the aesthetic sense. Yours, etc.,
L. R. N. UTBER. Frankston, 10/8/25.
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From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 14 August 1925
CHELSEA MORDIALLOC MENTONE NEWS
scoreboard
Somerville still in the finals race, Rosebud locks up top spot
MPFNL
By Brodie Cowburn
MEN’S DIV ONE
LANGWARRIN have kept their finals hopes alive with a gritty win over Mt Eliza.
After a tight opening term at Lloyd Park on Saturday, Langwarrin took control in the second quarter. The Kangaroos took a three goal lead into the half-time break.
Mt Eliza refused to go down without a fight, and kept hanging in there. Langwarrin proved too good though - the Kangaroos beat the Redlegs 9.9 (63) to 8.5 (53).
A loss would have proved a near-fatal blow to the Kangaroo’s finals aspirations. The win leaves Langwarrin sixth place, equal on points with Mt Eliza. The Redlegs enjoy a big percentage advantage with two rounds left to play.
Rosebud effectively confirmed their top place finish on Saturday with a comfortable win over Frankston YCW.
The Stonecats came into the contest at John Coburn Oval in second place, but they proved no match for the ladder leaders. Rosebud thumped Frankston YCW 4.12 (36) to 16.10 (106).
Mitchell White, Callum White, Lachlan Williams, Jackson McRae, and Reid Nanscawen were Rosebud’s best. White kicked five goals.
Edithvale-Aspendale cemented its top five spot with a win over Pines at home on Saturday. Edi-Asp won 15.14 (104) to 12.11 (83). Around the grounds, Mornington
beat Red Hill by 67 points at Alexandra Park, and Dromana beat Sorrento by 22 points at David MacFarlan Reserve.
MEN’S DIV TWO
SOMERVILLE picked up an upset win over Pearcedale to stay in the hunt for finals on Saturday.
Pearcedale have been among the better teams in Division Two this year. They hosted Somerville at Pearcedale Recreation Reserve in what would go on to be a close match.
Both sides kicked five goals each in a free-flowing first term. In the second, Somerville opened up a 13 point lead.
Pearcedale made a last push in the final term, but Somerville was able to hold on. Somerville won 12.5 (77) to 13.6 (84).
Kai Suparta, Joel Vincent, Lochie Fewster, Lachlan Gill-Renouf, and Zane Martin were Somerville’s best. The result leaves them in sixth place, behind Chelsea and Devon Meadows by percentage only with one game left to play. They face a tough task this weekend though against ladder leaders Frankston Bombers.
Chelsea and Devon Meadows faced off at Chelsea Recreation Reserve on Saturday. Devon Meadows emerged victorious by 10 points - 11.13 (79) to 13.11 (89).
Frankston Bombers returned to their winning ways on Saturday.
After falling to their first defeat of the season at the hands of Crib Point the week prior, they thumped Seaford by 90 points. Tyson Barry and Jai Block
kicked six goals each.
38 goals were kicked at RJ Rowley Reserve on Saturday afternoon as Rye hosted Tyabb.
The Yabbies surged out to an early lead with an eight-goals-to-two start, but momentum soon swung the other way. Rye kept fighting, and went on to grab the lead and hold on for an entertaining 21.11 (137) to 17.14 (116) win.
Edward Greene booted nine majors for Rye to help his side get over the line.
To close out the round, Bonbeach and Crib Point each picked up 44 point wins over Karingal and Hastings respectively.
WOMEN’S DIV ONE
WARRAGUL Industrials are Grand Final bound.
Warragul took on Karingal in the preliminary final at Bunguyan Reserve on Saturday afternoon. Karingal earned their place in the prelim by beating Frankston, while Warragul were looking to make amends after a qualifying final defeat to Mornington.
Karingal only managed to score one goal for the afternoon against Warragul. The Industrials also struggled in front of goal, but they did enough to earn a 4.9 (33) to 1.2 (8) win.
Remy Ferguson, Abbie HoibergCox, Shanae Hawker, Amy Boote, and Monai Porykali were Warragul’s best.
Mornington and Warragul will face each other in the Grand Final at Kinetic Stadium in Frankston this weekend. Play gets underway at 3pm on Saturday, 16 August.
NEXT WEEK’S GAMES
DIVISION ONE MENS Saturday 16 August, 2pm: Dromana v Rosebud –Dromana Recreation Reserve
Edithvale-Aspendale v Sorrento – Edi-Asp Regents Park Mt Eliza v Frankston YCW –Emil Madsen Reserve
Pines v Mornington – Eric Bell Reserve
Red Hill v Langwarrin – Red Hill Recreation Reserve
DIVISION TWO MENS Saturday 16 August, 2pm: Bonbeach v Seaford –Bonbeach Reserve Crib Point v Chelsea – Crib Point Recreation Reserve Karingal v Rye – Karingal Football Club Pearcedale v Devon Meadows – Pearcedale Recreation Reserve Somerville v Frankston Bombers – Somerville Football Club
Tyabb v Hastings – Bunguyan Reserve
DIVISION ONE WOMENS Saturday 16 August, 3pm: Grand Final Mornington v Warragul Industrials – Kinetic Stadium
DIVISION TWO WOMENS Saturday 16 August, 12.30pm: Grand Final
Edithvale-Aspendale v Red Hill/Balnarring Thunder –Kinetic Stadium
DIVISION THREE WOMENS Saturday 16 August, 10am: Grand Final Chelsea v Crib Point – Kinetic Stadium
HARRY Krajnyk has his eyes on the prize for Langwarrin. Picture: Paul Churcher
MORNINGTON grabbed a win over bottom of the table Red Hill.
Picture: Alan Dillon
All set for super season finale
SOCCER
By Craig MacKenzie
FOUR games from glory – that’s what most local State League clubs are facing in the run-in to the 2025 season finale.
Mornington, Peninsula Strikers and Skye United are eyeing promotion while Rosebud, Somerville Eagles, Baxter, Mount Eliza and Seaford United are desperately trying to hold on to their current league status.
The off-season restructure of the State Leagues is massive.
It entails creating State 6 and State 7 leagues broken into South-East and North-West divisions to finally bring regional consistency throughout the State Leagues set-up.
In State 1 South-East the champion earns promotion to VPL2 while the runner-up enters a play-off against its North-West counterpart.
Mornington currently is third three points behind league leader Malvern City but its fate firmly is in its own hands.
Three of its last four games are at home and include clashes with Malvern, second-placed Bayside Argonauts, fifth-placed Doveton and Old Scotch.
“At this stage all of our home games will be at Dallas Brooks,” head coach Adam Jamieson said.
The poor state of the main pitch at Dallas Brooks Park has been a contentious issue this season.
“I’ve got a fit squad and the players are ready for these last four games,” Jamieson added.
“We’ve tweaked our system of play since the loss to Beaumaris and so far it seems to be working.”
Ryan Pakzcowski remains overseas due to personal reasons.
In State 2 South-East both local clubs are in the promotion hunt with Peninsula Strikers second four points behind champion elect St Kilda.
The top two are promoted in this league and Strikers’ run home involves facing two top-six teams in Knox City and third-placed Casey Comets.
Strikers’ boss Scott Morrison will have Tommy Wood back from injury and sees fitness as one of the advantages his side takes into the season finale.
“Injury wise we are in very good shape and the work Kosta Drak does with the squad has unquestionably put us in a good spot for the last four games,” Morrison said.
“Our focus will be 100 percent on ourselves and not others.
“We know this league can throw up crazy results so as long as we do what’s required from our end we will be fine.”
Skye United is fourth three points behind Strikers and has had a remarkable season given its completely revamped senior squad.
Head coach Phil McGuinness was hard at work in the off-season running the rule over triallists in a program that saw Skye hold many more friendlies than other local sides.
Skye’s remaining fixtures involve two games against top-six sides in Mooroolbark and Knox City but to its advantage three of its last four games are at home.
Here is the run home for Strikers and Skye United:
STRIKERS: v Berwick City (H), v Doncaster Rovers (A), v Knox City (A), v Casey Comets (H).
SKYE: v Mooroolbark (A), v Bentleigh Utd Cobras (H), v North Caulfield (H), v Knox City (H).
The FV revamp impacts greatly on State 4 and State 5 levels.
In State 4 South there is a traffic jam of local teams desperately trying to cling on to their league status.
The top team wins promotion with teams finishing second through to sixth playing in State 4 South-East next year.
While Chelsea’s title tilt looks to have failed its top-six status is secure given that it currently lies second with a 13-point gap over the seventh-placed side.
Not so with Rosebud, Somerville and
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Baxter who are in fifth, sixth and seventh spots.
Here are their respective runs home:
ROSEBUD: v Mentone (A), v Chelsea (H), v Sandown Lions (H),v Springvale City (A).
SOMERVILLE: v Lyndale Utd (H), v Endeavour Utd (A), v Baxter (H), v Chelsea (A).
BAXTER: v Endeavour Utd (A), v Frankston Pines (A), v Somerville Eagles (A), v Lyndale Utd (H).
“Every game is a cup final if I am honest,” Rosebud gaffer Stuart Johnson said.
“In the first half of the season we had a great game against Springvale and Chelsea were far too good for us.
“For both those games we have to show where we have improved and put our best foot forward.”
Injuries and players going to other clubs have had major impacts on Rosebud’s season.
“Since the start of the season we have had four fractures and multiple long-term layoffs which has affected the consistency of the squad we could select,” Johnson added.
“The boys have done a tremendous job given the disruption and we now have to finish the job.
“We need a good result against Mentone this weekend and we are targeting three points against Sandown to ease our situation but we are taking nothing
for granted.”
In State 5 the big question hanging over the run home is whether or not
Seaford United can chase down second-placed Mount Eliza as Fortuna 60 looks to have a firm grip on the championship.
Mount Eliza has been the surprise packet of the league as a perceived lack of depth was expected to hinder the team’s consistency but Gerry McDonagh’s men have thus far maintained their challenge for the title.
Seaford was one of the championship hopefuls at the start of the season but now finds itself fighting to save its State 5 status given that only the two top teams remain in State 5 SouthEast next year while teams finishing third through to sixth drop into State 6 South-East.
Teams finishing seventh and below face a double drop into the new State 7 South-East – a fate Aspendale and Mount Martha are staring in the face.
Seaford head coach Paul Williams remains confident that his club can maintain its league status.
We’re clearly doing something right as we’re at the business end of the season and still in the hunt for second spot in the seniors and the title in the reserves,” Williams said.
“When we’re on we reckon we can take on anyone.
“A few missed chances over the sea-
son have had me up at night endlessly reviewing the Veo footage but no doubt if character won trophies we’d be top of the table.
“Our support staff and players are a tight-knit bunch and they’re giving it their all.
“We’re not done yet.”
NEXT WEEKEND
Saturday, 16 August, 3pm
Doveton v Mornington, Waratah Reserve
Peninsula Strikers v Berwick City, Centenary Park
Mooroolbark v Skye Utd, Esther Park
Mentone v Rosebud, Mentone Grammar Playing Fields
Frankston Pines v Monash University, Monterey Reserve
Sandown Lions v Chelsea, Ross Reserve
Endeavour Utd v Baxter, Reema Reserve
Somerville Eagles v Lyndale Utd, Westernport Secondary College
Mount Martha v Aspendale, Civic Reserve
Mount Eliza v Cleeland Utd, Emil Madsen Reserve
Seaford Utd v Pakenham Utd, North Seaford Reserve
Sunday, 17 August, 4pm Western Utd v Langwarrin, Ironbark Fields
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Four games from glory: Peninsula Strikers’ gaffer
Scott Morrison (left) and Seaford United counterpart Paul Williams face an intriguing run-in to the season’s end. Pictures: Paul Seeley and Darryl Kennedy
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