BOATS of all shapes and sizes can be seen in Patterson River.
At the National Water Sports Centre in Bangholme, remote controlled yachts can often be seen on the water.
The small ships are run by passionate members of the Patterson Lakes Radio Model Yacht Club, who usually race on Tuesday, Saturday and Sundays at Patterson River. For more information visit plrmyc.com
Picture: Gary Sissons
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RESIDENTS are voicing concern over increasing amounts of litter washing up on beaches across Port Phillip Bay.
Much of the debris has reportedly washed up at Fishermans Beach, Mothers Beach, and Mills Beach in recent weeks, which is understood to be a reoccurring issue in winter months when there is a combination of stormwater runoff and high tides
that push rubbish across the bay.
Residents Chris and Lorraine, who asked not to share their surname, described the sight as “heartbreaking” after finding piles of litter at the Fishermans Beach boat ramp, as well as on the shoreline and entangled in seaweed last week.
Among the rubbish was plastic bags, freezer lock bags, lolly wrappers, disposable green bags, plastic cups and more.
“If there was anything imaginable in plastic it was there. We saw seagulls and they were virtually picking
up and throwing plastics around,” they said.
“We are locals of eight years now and have never seen this level of pollution change in one tidal change. People don’t seem to care what they’re doing at the disposal of their rubbish which is disappointing.”
Another resident and hand beach cleaner volunteer Melanie Bird said she and others found the same sort of litter at Mothers Beach next to the Mornington Yacht Club last week, which converged at the boat-launching ramp.
“Another interesting item was a parking ticket from March 2025 issued in Moonee Valley - a common indicator of the way litter moves around the bay in a circular motion if it is not effectively removed in the first instance,” she said.
Mornington Peninsula Shire deputy mayor and Tanti Ward councillor Paul Pingiaro said he was aware of the increased litter on beaches, which was a result of high tides and circular currents in winter that redistributes rubbish from other parts of the bay.
“With that comes a lot of industrial
waste, whether it be those tiny little pieces of plastics; you’ve got syringes, you’ve got styrofoam, you’ve got all sorts of things and quite often parking tickets from City of Melbourne, City of Yarra - they all wash up. They all become unfortunately our problem and a bulk problem,” he told The News
He said syringes had also washed up at Mills Beach recently with the shire sending crews to use metal detectors to ensure they were all collected safely and disposed of.
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KINGSTON Council is urging for continued investment from other levels of government to fix local roads.
The federal government has committed to spending $25 million to upgrade the Thompson Road and Mornington Peninsula Freeway intersection at Patterson Lakes, and $3 million to improve traffic flow at the McLeod Road and Station Street intersection in Carrum.
Kingston deputy mayor Chris Howe said that the planned upgrades are welcome, but more work is needed.
“This investment will make a real
difference, particularly the longawaited safety improvements at the Carrum intersection, where we’ve seen serious crashes and lengthy traffic queues,” Howe said. “Traffic engineers are clear — upgrading the [Thompson Road] intersection is a great start, but to fix this properly we need to duplicate the single-lane bridge and widen the freeway onramp.
“Without these further upgrades, we risk shifting the bottleneck rather than solving it.”
At the McLeod Road intersection, crews will add a new left-turn lane
from Station Street into McLeod Road, two right-turn lanes onto Nepean Highway, and new signage to improve traffic flow .
Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said “these are critical intersections that have become choke points for drivers coming from booming suburbs like Clyde, Carrum Downs and Sandhurst.”
“Kingston is a key access point for Melbourne’s southeast and we need strong partnerships with the state and federal governments to make sure our road network is modern, safe and future-proof,” she said.
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“Our teams have been doing as good as they can,” he said. But he noted, “it’s a fair ask for people to pick up those individual pieces” when “one machine is equivalent to 40 people, and we can then go through and pick up those entangled messes because it’s not just syringes that wash up, it’s not just the plastics, it’s not just the rubbish there; it’s nylons, it’s fishing lines”.
A hand-beach cleaning trial along Port Phillip Bay has been in place since last July but is expected to end soon, after which a mechanical rake will be reinstated – a decision made by Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors in May.
Raking would cover about 80 per cent of the beaches, while handcleaning would continue at beaches
unreachable by machine.
Award winning beach cleaning campaigner Josie Jones OAM said the recent pollution events on the peninsula “have nothing to do with us” since hand cleaning was in use.
“We broke the cycle here, however it [litter] is coming from mechanically raked beaches around the bay, because when the high tides rise during winter months it pulls the litter from the sand and begins to redistribute,” she said.
Port Phillip Conservation Council Inc. secretary Jenny Warfe said threats to the bay were “only getting worse” as population growth meant more rubbish.
“We are also getting higher high tides as sea levels rise, so it’s to be expected that we see impacts on our shoreline and beyond,” she said.
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AN investigation into a car allegedly stolen near Carrum Railway Station has led to the discovery of guns and weapon parts, police say.
The car was allegedly stolen from Carrum on 17 July. The next day, around 12.15am, police spotted the Subaru Impreza in the carpark of a fastfood restaurant at the corner of Wellington Road and Dandenong Road in Clayton.
After police moved in, the car allegedly fled. The police helicopter followed the car to Notting Hill, where a man allegedly dumped something in a shed.
Police went to the property and arrested two men. They allege they found a 3D printer, which was in the process of printing a firearms telescope, at the house. They also say a modified shotgun was found in the backyard shed.
A 39-year-old Notting Hill man and 30-year-old Dandenong man were arrested and interviewed. Anyone with information that could assist police can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
As part of Victoria’s Big Build, we’re also removing 110 dangerous and congested level crossings, with 86 already gone.
Train disruptions: Buses replace trains in both directions
Frankston and Stony Point lines
8.30pm 18 Aug to 8.30pm 22 Aug 25 Aug to 8.30pm 26 Aug
From 8.30pm 22 Aug to 24 Aug
From 8.30pm 26 Aug to 28 Aug
Road disruptions: Roads closed
Albert Street, Mordialloc At times in Jul
Cheltenham to Frankston and Stony Point
Caulfield to Frankston and Stony Point
Moorabbin to Frankston and Stony Point
Between Lewis and McDonald streets. Local access maintained
Bear Street, Mordialloc From 4 Aug Permanently at the level crossing
AN Olympic champion has been sharing advice with young Carrum Downs gymnasts this month.
Carlos Yulo is a Filipino artistic gymnast. He was the gold medalist in the floor exercise and vault events at the 2024 Olympics.
Throughout July, Yulo and members of the Filipino team have been training future stars at Dolphin Gymnastics Club in Carrum Downs.
Also during this month, the 2025 Australian Gymnastics Championships have been taking place on the Gold Coast. The Dolphins Gymnastics Club is being represented by Joshua Walker and Nicholas Chanturia, who are competing for Team Victoria.
In addition to his Olympics medals, Yulo has won two golds, two silvers, and two bronzes at the World Championships between 2018 and 2022. He has also won a whopping 11 golds at the Asian Championships and 9 golds at the Southeast Asian Games.
For more information on the club visit dolphingymnastics.com.au
OLYMPIAN Carlos Yulo (back row third from right) at Dolphins Gymnastics Club in Carrum Downs. Picture: Supplied
SHORT films created by Nepean School students are on display at the Arts Centre Melbourne’s Smorgon Family Plaza.
Students from the specialist school have been working alongside professional sound designers, puppeteers, and filmmakers to bring their concepts to life. They have worked with puppeteers Sarah Kriegler and Tim Sneddon from Lemony S Puppet Theatre, and filmmaker Zia Gul Sadeqi.
The students, aged between five and 18, will have their short films displayed as part of Arts Centre Melbourne’s Stories in the Wall exhibition. Stories in the Wall program manager Delsa Evotia Tuitea said “it is a rare and special opportunity to have your storytelling publicly displayed amongst the stages and collections at Australia’s largest performing arts centre. Through their dedication in the workshops, the students from Nepean School have more than demonstrated they deserve this moment in the spotlight.”
Nepean School music therapist Samantha AllenCraig said “It was just gorgeous to see the students participating in their own authentic ways.” Puppeteer Sarah Kriegler said working with the students was “an immense joy.”
“Shadows are such an accessible art form and even the smallest thing, like adding some cellophane to your wheelchair, can look astoundingly beautiful. Tim, Zia and I had such a good time on this project, and we’re thrilled the kids did too,” Kriegler said.
The films will be on show until 31 August. To view them online visit artscentremelbourne.com. au.
A CHARITY which supports struggling families has received a $10,000 grant to continue its work.
Mums Supporting Families in Need was awarded $10,000 through the Frankston Charitable Fund’s 2025 Community Connection Grants to provide essential material aid to families fleeing domestic violence. The other recipients were BAM ARTS INC ($9000), Pets in the Park Inc ($9000), First Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing ($5000), McClelland Sculpture Park & Gallery ($5000), and Scouts Victoria ($5000) Frankston Charitable Trust committee chair Abby Foster said “I’m proud to see this year’s grants go to organisations making a real difference in our community.”
“These grants reflect our shared belief that when we invest in local people and projects, we
strengthen the heart of Frankston,” she said.
The Frankston Charitable Fund is a charitable fund account of the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation. It is overseen by a committee of management - Frankston mayor Kris Bolam, councillor Cherie Wanat, and three community members serve on its committee. Wanat said “these grants are more than just funding – they’re about investing in hope, resilience, and connection, and we’re pleased to continue supporting those who stand beside our most vulnerable in the community.” Wanat recently presented a $30,000 cheque to the committee on behalf of council as part of the $1.7 million cost-of-living support package in its 2025/2026 budget.
To apply for future grants visit frankston.vic. gov.au
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FRIDAY
THURSDAY GRIFF’S GREAT AMERICAN SOUTH
ABC TV, 8.30pm
Y’all think you know everything there is to know about the southern United States? Think again, says Welsh comedian Griff Rhys Jones (pictured far left), who is taking viewers on a six-state tour of the Deep South in which he aims to go beyond the clichés of rednecks, Delta blues and the Bible belt to discover the beating heart of Americana. In tonight’s second episode, he begins in Atlanta, the modern, bustling capital of Georgia.
THE GOOD SHIP MURDER
SBS, 7.30pm
It’s quite an odd time of year to be rolling out a Christmas special – but Christmas in July is a thing now, so why not? The Good Ship Murder is docking in Dubrovnik, and Jack (Shayne Ward, pictured right) and Kate (Catherine Tyldesley) are on the hunt for a replacement Santa after the ship’s usual one falls ill. But when their pick, local comedian Buddy (Cliff Parisi), turns up dead (what else did you expect?) it’s looking like Christmas might have to be cancelled.
SUNDAY
THE BLOCK NINE, 7pm
The Block may be embarking on its 21st season, with Scott Cam and Shelley Craft (both pictured) once again at the helm, but they are still finding plenty of ways to keep things fresh. This season the action will take place in the Victorian spa town of Daylesford, and the first twist on the format is a huge one – instead of renovating existing properties, the teams will be working on new builds designed by resident architect Julian Brenchley.
SATURDAY TEENAGE BOSS: NEXT LEVEL
ABC FAMILY, 7.30pm
Emma Watkins brings her business brain to Tasmanian families in the second season of this cash-savvy series that puts teenagers in charge of their household cash flow for an entire month: from budgeting for groceries to handling bills, it’s an invaluable lesson in financial independence. Tonight’s premiere checks in with Caitlin (pictured second from left), whose mum Seher
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
NINE (9) 6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 11.10 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Silent Witness. (Ma, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 2.55 Love Your Garden. (R) 3.45 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 17. Highlights. 1.00 WorldWatch. 2.05 SBS50. (PG, R) 2.10 Engineering Reborn. (PG, R) 3.00 Living Black. (R) 3.30 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 17. Highlights.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Treasures With Bettany Hughes: Eastern Mediterranean. (PGa) Bettany Hughes travels to the Eastern Mediterranean where human creativity, ingenuity and perseverance converge.
8.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 18. Vif to Courchevel (Col de la Loze). 171.5km mountain stage. From France. 2.05 World’s Most Secret Homes: Extreme Escapes. (R) 3.50 Blue Water Safari. (PGal, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SEVEN (7) TEN (10)
Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: Top Of The Class. (2020, Mav) Jacqueline Scislowski. 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 20. Hawthorn v Carlton. 10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews taking a look back at all the action from the game.
11.00 Kick Ons. A preview of the upcoming AFL matches.
11.30 Autopsy USA: Leonard Nimoy. (Ma, R) A look at the death of Leonard Nimoy.
12.30 Life. (Madv, R)
1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise Early News.
5.30 Sunrise.
Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Sister Dating Swap. (2023, PGa) Megan Hutchings. 2.00 Pointless. (PG)
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 21. Sydney Roosters 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)
ABC (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7) TEN (10)
6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 10.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (Final, Ml, R) 11.10 Little Disasters. (Final, Mal, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.
1.00 Bay Of Fires. (Mal, R) 2.00 Muster Dogs: Collies And Kelpies. (PG, R) 2.55 Love Your Garden. (R) 3.45 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Gardening Australia. Jane escapes to a tropical conservatory.
8.30 Patience. (Ma) Patience investigates when a best-selling crime writer is found dead behind locked doors.
9.20 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson.
9.50 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee. (PG, R) Presented by Guy Montgomery.
10.40 Spicks And Specks. (PGs, R)
11.05 ABC Late News.
11.25 Silent Witness. (Ma, R)
12.25 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv)
5.00 Rage. (PG)
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 17. Highlights. 12.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 18. Highlights. 1.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 SBS50. (PG, R) 2.05 Engineering Reborn. (R) 3.00 Nula. 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 18. Highlights. 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Your Money & Your Life. (PG) 1.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 The Good Ship Murder. (Return, Mv) A comedian is murdered on the ship.
8.25 The Royals: A History Of Scandals: Sex. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb investigates four sex scandals that dragged royals members through the gutter.
9.20 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 19.
2.00 World’s Most Secret Homes. (R)
3.45 Blue Water Safari. (PG, R)
4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 20. Essendon v Western Bulldogs.
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 Dancing With The Stars. (PG, R) Celebrities show off their dance skills.
12.50 The Disappearance. (Madv, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
5.00 NBC Today.
NINE (9)
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Police Rescue Australia. (PG, R) A bushwalker suffers crippling back pain.
8.30 MOVIE: Dog. (2022, Mdlv, R) A US Army Ranger travels with a military dog to the funeral of her handler. Channing Tatum, Ethan Suplee, Kevin Nash. 10.30 MOVIE: Gringo. (2018, MA15+dlv, R) A man plots his own abduction. David Oyelowo.
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)
7.30 House Hunters Australia. (PG, R) A couple search for a spacious home. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Ms, R) Guests include Michael Fassbender. 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)
Programs. 2.05pm Paddington. 2.30 Mister Maker Around The World. 3.00 Play School: What’s Cooking? 4.00 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. 7.50 MOVIE: Looney Tunes: Back In Action. (2003, PG) 9.25 Robot Wars. 10.25 Merlin. 11.10 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am
6am Morning
Programs. 2pm Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 17. Highlights. 3.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 18. Highlights. 4.05 BBC News At Ten. 4.30 France 24. 5.00 PBS News. 6.00 If You Are The One. 7.00 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The Perfect Vagina. 9.30 My Massive C**k. 10.25 Homeland. 1.20am CODA: Mother Father Deaf. 2.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
Morning Programs. 8.15 Dancing At Lughnasa. (1998, PG) 10.00 Ali And Ava. (2021, M) 11.45 Eiffel. (2021, M, French) 1.45pm The Movie Show. 2.20 Whisky Galore. (2016, PG) 4.10 Walk With Me. (2017, PG) 5.55 Where The Money Is. (2000, PG) 7.35 The Problem With People. (2023, M) 9.30 The Bridges Of Madison County. (1995, M) Midnight Late Programs. SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 7.50 Motown Magic. 8.40 The Magic Canoe. 10.00 Arctic Secrets. 11.00 Going Places. Noon MOVIE: Mad Max III: Beyond Thunderdome. (1985, PG) 2.00 Talking Language. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Arctic Secrets. 7.30 MOVIE: Bush Christmas. (1983, PG) 9.20 MOVIE: Scrooged. (1988, M) 11.10 Late Programs. NITV (34) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 18. Highlights. 12.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 19. Highlights. 1.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Sailing. Sail Grand Prix. Round 7. Highlights. 3.00 Going Places. (PG, R) 4.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 19. Highlights. 5.30 Such Was Life. (R) 5.40 Hitler’s American Battleground. (PGa, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
6.00 Australian Story: Making A Scene – Claudia Karvan. (R)
6.30 Back Roads: North East Tasmania. (PG, R) Heather Ewart visits north east Tasmania.
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
7.30 Grantchester. (Ma) Alphy and Geordie step in to help Leonard.
8.20 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) Barnaby and Winter investigate after a body is found covered in live rabbits at the Belville Small Pet Show.
9.50 Bay Of Fires. (Mal, R) A date night turns into graveyard duty for Stella.
10.40 Little Disasters. (Final, Mal, R)
11.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
7.30 Great British Cities With Susan Calman: Newcastle. Susan Calman explores Newcastle, with her adventure kicking off at Newcastle Castle.
8.25 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 20. Nantua to Pontarlier. 184.2km hilly stage. From France.
12.50 Guillaume’s Paris. (R)
1.20 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. Stage 1. 3.50 Blue Water Safari: Under Pressure. (PG, R) The crossing to Vanuatu is rough.
5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Octonauts: Over Under Adv. 6.50 Isadora Moon. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. (Return) 8.00 Kids Baking C’ship. 8.40 Chopped Jnr. 9.20 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.05 Speechless. 10.45 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am The Movie Show. 6.15 Where The Money Is. (2000, PG) 7.55 The Movie Show. 8.25 Walk With Me.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Industry Celebration Day, Caulfield Season Finale and Saturday 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 Tasmania’s world heritage wilderness.
7.30 Mysteries Of The Pyramids. (Premiere, PG) Presented by Dara Ó Briain.
8.30 MOVIE: The Da Vinci Code. (2006, Mav, R) An academic uncovers a conspiracy while helping investigate a murder inside the Louvre. Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen.
11.30 Autopsy USA: Dana Plato. (Mad, R)
12.30 The Disappearance. (Mav, R)
1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (Final, PG, R)
6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Surfing Australia TV. 12.30 Destination WA. 1.00 Great Australian Detour Snow. (R) 1.30 Young Sheldon. (PGa, R) 2.00 Find My Country House Australia. (R) 3.00 Cirque Du Soleil’s Corteo: From Stage To Arena. 3.30 Parental Guidance. (PGa,
6.00 9News Saturday.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Rugby Union. British & Irish Lions Tour. Game 2. Australia v British & Irish Lions.
10.00 Test Rugby: Australia v British & Irish Lions Post-Match. Post-match wrap-up for Game 2.
10.15 MOVIE: Creed. (2015, Malv, R) A boxer recruits his father’s rival as his trainer. Michael B. Jordan.
12.45 My Life As A Rolling Stone. (Madl, 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 Love It Or List It Australia. A project manager hunts for a new home. 8.40 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R) NSW Ambulance delivers a baby and saves a four-year-old with a critical heart condition.
9.50 House Hunters Australia. (R) A couple search for a home. 10.50 Elsbeth. (Mv, R) Elsbeth visits a historic funeral home. 11.50 Ambulance UK. (Ma, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 18. Highlights. 3.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 19. Highlights. 4.05 BBC News At Ten. 4.35 France 24. 5.05 PBS News. 6.05 Mastermind Aust. 6.35 The Frontier. 7.30 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 James May: Our Man In Italy. 10.30 Cracking The Code. 12.30am Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself. 2.05 NHK World English News.
6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGals, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Griff’s Great American South. (R) 3.15 Nigella Bites. (R) 3.40 Martin Clunes: Islands Of Australia. (PG, R) 4.40 Hippo Watch With Steve Backshall. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.
6.30 Compass: The GovernorGeneral – One Year On. (PG)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Austin. (Return, PG) Austin grapples with sudden literary fame.
8.00 Bay Of Fires. (Malv) Stella must deal with another dead body.
8.50 Miss Austen. (Premiere) Charts the lives of legendary author Jane Austen and her sister Cassandra.
9.45 MOVIE: Gayby Baby. (2015, PG, R) Follows four children of gay parents. Gus, Ebony.
11.10 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R)
11.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
1.40 Under The Vines. (PG, R) 4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)
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6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 WorldWatch. 10.30 PBS Washington Week. 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 19. Highlights. 12.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 20. Highlights. 1.00 Motor Racing. ProMX Championships. Round 7. 4.00 Going Places. (PGl, R) 4.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 20. Highlights. 5.30 Such Was Life. (PG, R) 5.40 Hitler’s American Battleground. (PGa)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 The Lost World Of The Hanging Gardens. Looks at the remarkable story of Nineveh.
8.35 The Secrets Of Mount Olympus. (R) Takes a look at Mount Olympus, considered the residence of the gods in Greek mythology. 9.30 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. Stage 2. 11.30 Guillaume’s French Atlantic. (R) 12.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 21. 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 APAC Weekly.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 12.55pm Mecha Builders. 2.05 Paddington. 2.30 Mister Maker Around The World. 3.00 Play School. 3.30 Stick Man. 4.20 Dino Dex. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Superworm. 6.50 Isadora Moon. 7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.35 The Mysterious Benedict Society. (Premiere) 8.25 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.10 Abbott Elementary. 9.50 Speechless. 10.15 Merlin. 10.55 Late Programs.
6am Morning
Programs. 2pm Cycling. Tour de France. H’lights. 3.00 Cycling. Tour de France. H’lights. 4.00 WorldWatch. 4.25 PBS Washington Week. 4.50 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. H’lights. 5.50 Lost Gold Of The Aztecs. 6.40 Engineering Reborn. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 The Legend Of Bigfoot. 9.25 The Phoenix Lights Phenomenon. 10.15 Forbidden History. 11.10 Late Programs.
6am
Morning Programs. 7.00 All Quiet On The Western Front. (1979, PG) 9.55 The Movie Show. 10.30 The Problem With People. (2023, M) 12.25pm Twin Flower. (2018, M, French, Italian) 2.15 Where The Money Is. (2000, PG) 3.55 What Do We See When We Look At The Sky? (2021, Georgian) 6.40 Anton Chekhov’s The Duel. (2010, PG) 8.30 What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. (1993, PG) 10.40 Late Programs. SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Rugby League. Murri v Koori Interstate Challenge. U-16 Boys. Replay. 1.40 Rugby League. Murri v Koori Interstate Challenge. Women’s. Brisbane Natives v Dunghutti Connxions. Replay. 3.30 Emily In Japan. 4.30 Bob Marley: Uprising Live. 6.40 Africa’s Underwater Wonders. 7.30 Larapinta. 8.30 Occupation: Native. 9.30 MOVIE: Blackfellas. (1993, MA15+) 11.15 Late Programs. NITV (34)
6.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Sunday Footy Feast. 2.30 AFL Pre-Game Show. Pre-game coverage of the match. 3.00 Football. AFL. Round 20. St Kilda v Melbourne.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Dancing With The Stars. (PGa) Celebrities show off their dance skills. 8.20 7NEWS Spotlight.
9.20 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: Mystery Of The Homestead Murders. (MA15+av, R) Takes a look at the 1978 murders of Mick and Sue Lewis, whose bodies were found in their homestead.
10.40 The Crow Girl. (MA15+av) Jeanette and Sophia dig into Victoria’s past. 12.50 Jamestown. (MA15+av, R)
2.30 Home Shopping. (R)
3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6am Morning Programs. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Shopping. 9.00 Better Homes. 10.00 The Zoo. 10.30 Escape To The Country. 1.30pm Harry’s Practice. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 Your Money & Your Life. 3.30 The Zoo. 4.20 Escape To The Country.
6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 AFL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 12.00 Wide World
6.00 9News Sunday.
7.00 The Block. (Return, PGl) Five couples arrive in Daylesford in Victoria.
8.55 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 10.00 World Aquatics Championships. Singapore 2025. Day 1. Finals.
11.00 9News Late.
11.30 The First 48: Childhood Friend/Magic Bullet. (Mav)
12.30 Embarrassing Bodies. (MA15+dms, R)
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 MasterChef Australia. A batch of 23 former contestants returns. 8.15 Watson. (Ma) Watson and the fellows investigate the perplexing case of a family man with a bullet lodged in his head. 9.15 FBI. (Mav, R) All eyes are on the FBI when it tries to find out who kidnapped the only child of a prominent senator. 11.00 10 News+. (R) Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.
Fake Or Fortune? (R)
Long Lost Family. (PG, R)
Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 20. Highlights. 12.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 21. Highlights. 1.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Iceland With Alexander Armstrong. (Ma, R) 2.55 The Day The Rock Star Died: Buddy Holly. (R) 3.30 SBS50. (PG, R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 21. Highlights.
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 Lucy Worsley Investigates: Bloody Mary. (PG, R)
10.25 ABC Late News. 10.40 The Business. (R) 11.00 A Life In Ten Pictures. (Mln, R) 11.50 Parliament Question Time. 12.55 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.40 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.15 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Portugal With Michael Portillo. 8.20 Abandoned Railways From Above: Somerset. (PG, R) Explores abandoned railways. 9.15 Britain’s Most Beautiful Road. (PGaw, R) A journey around Scotland’s North Coast 500. 10.10 SBS World News Late. 10.40 The Andes Tragedy: 50 Years Later. (PGa, R) 11.35 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. 2.05 Blackport. (MA15+s, R) 3.00 Weeks Of War. (PGav, R) 3.55 Blue Water Safari. (PGal, R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
de France. H’lights. 3.00 Cycling. Tour de France. H’lights. 4.00 WorldWatch. 4.45 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. H’lights. 5.45 WorldWatch. 6.15 The Food That Built The World. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Raw Comedy 2025. 10.05 Big Backyard Quiz. 11.05 The UnBelievable. 12.50am Idris Elba’s Fight School. 1.55 Late Programs. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 12.55pm Mecha Builders. 2.05 Paddington. 2.30 Mister Maker Around The World. 3.00 Play School. 4.00 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.25 Mecha Builders. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.40 The Inbestigators. 7.55 Junior Vets. 8.25 Hard Quiz Kids. 8.55 The Crystal Maze. 9.45 Merlin. 10.30 Good Game Spawn Point. 10.50 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am What Do We See When We Look At The Sky? Continued. (2021, Georgian) 8.20 What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. (1993, PG)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Border Security: America’s Front Line. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG)
7.30 Dancing With The Stars. (PG) Shaun Micallef, Kyle Shilling, Felicity Ward and Mia Fevola hit the dance floor in the semi-finals. 8.50 9-1-1. (Masv) The 118 is called to a research lab that has been set on fire and becomes a biohazard.
10.50 The Agenda Setters. (R) A team of trusted and respected footy voices tackles the biggest topics in the AFL world. 12.00 Gone. (MA15+v, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
The Block. (PGl, R)
Pointless. (PG)
Tipping Point. (PG)
9News Afternoon.
Tipping Point Australia.
Hosted by Todd Woodbridge.
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair.
6.00 10 News+. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. 7.30 MasterChef Australia. A batch of 23 former contestants returns. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.40 Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers. (Final, Mas) The Jokers become jewellers serving bling. 10.10 10’s Late News. 10.35 10 News+. (R) 11.35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Cycling.
7.30 The Block. (PGl) The contestants are thrown in the deep end.
8.40 Footy Classified. (Ml) A team of footy experts tackles the AFL’s big issues and controversies.
9.40 World Aquatics Championships. Singapore 2025. Day 2. Finals.
10.45 Players. (Ml) 11.45 9News Late. 12.15 100% Footy. (M) 1.15 Innovation Nation. (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 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.30 Compass. (PG, R) 11.05 Miss Austen. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Call The Midwife. (PGa, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Love Your Garden. (R) 3.45 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.45 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 Foreign Correspondent.
8.30 Dr Ann’s Secret Lives. Dr Ann Jones looks for wild orangutans in Borneo. 9.00 Dr Karl’s How Things Work: Ginger Beer. (R) Dr Karl Kruszelnicki looks at ginger beer.
9.30 Earth: Snowball. (R) 10.30 ABC Late News. 10.45 The Business. (R) 11.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.45 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.05 Lucy Worsley Investigates. (Final, PG, R) 12.55 Parliament Question Time. 1.55 Love Your Garden. (R) 2.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Morning Programs.12.00 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. Stage 3. Highlights. 1.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Iceland With Alexander Armstrong. (PGl, R) 2.55 The Day The Rock Star Died: David Bowie. (PG, R) 3.30 SBS50. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. Stage 3. Highlights.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great Continental Railway Journeys: Myrdal To Heddal/ Larvik To Holstebro.
8.30 Insight. Looks at medical tourism.
9.30 Dateline: Inside China — The Battle For Tibet. Looks at China’s increasing control over Tibet.
10.00 SBS World News Late.
10.30 Making Sense Of Cancer With Hannah Fry. (Mal, R) 11.35 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. 2.05 Lady Jane Grey: Murder Of A Child Queen. (PG, R) 3.10 Weeks Of War. (PGavw, R) 4.05 Blue Water Safari. (PGal, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.05pm Paddington. 2.30 Mister Maker Around The World. 3.00 Play School. 4.00 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.25 Mecha Builders. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.40 The Inbestigators. 7.55 Junior Vets. 8.25 Deadly 60. 8.55 Expedition With Steve Backshall. 9.45 Merlin. 10.30 MythBusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 10.55 Late Programs.
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6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG)
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)
7.30 The 1% Club. (PGls, R) Jim Jefferies hosts a game show where contestants must answer increasingly obscure questions.
8.30 Stranded On Honeymoon Island. (Mns) The 10 remaining castaways come to the end of their adventure and return to reality.
11.20 The Agenda Setters. (R) A team of trusted and respected footy voices tackles the biggest topics in the AFL world.
12.20 Fairly Legal. (Mav, R)
2.30 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 The Block. (PGl) Shelley takes this year’s competitors out to dinner.
8.40 World Aquatics Championships. Singapore 2025. Day 3. Finals. Includes the men’s and women’s 100m backstroke, women’s 1500m freestyle and 100m breaststroke and the men’s 200m freestyle.
11.05 9News Late.
11.35 La Brea. (Mav, R)
12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
2.30 The Garden Gurus. (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 MasterChef Australia. A batch of 23 former contestants returns. 8.40 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was. 9.40 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mav) The Fugitive Task Force hunt an assailant. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 10 News+. (R) 12.05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Cycling. Tour de France. H’lights. 3.00 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. Stage 3. Highlights. 4.15 BBC News At Ten. 4.45 France 24. 5.15 PBS News. 6.15 The Food That Built The World. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Alone. 9.40 Hoarders. 11.20 Pitino: Red Storm Rising. 12.15am Rob & Romesh Vs. 1.55 It’s Fine, I’m Fine. 2.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Kulka. 1.00 Tree Kangaroos: Ghosts Of The Forest. 2.00 Homesteads. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.45 Arctic Secrets. 7.35 Ice Vikings. 8.30 Pro Bull Riding Australia. 9.30 Over The Black Dot. 10.00 Hunting Aotearoa. 10.30 MOVIE: Three Wise Cousins. (2016, PG) 12.05am Late Programs. NITV (34)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. 9.45 The Movie Show. 10.15 The Humbling. (2014, M) 12.15pm Into The Darkness. (2020, M, Danish, Swedish, German) 3.00 8 1/2. (1963, PG, Italian, English, French, German) 5.35 The Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond. (2008, PG) 7.30 I Love You Too. (2010, M) 9.30 One Fine Morning. (2022, MA15+, French, English, German) 11.35 Late Programs.
ABC TV (2)
6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 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) 2.00 Parliament Question Time.
3.00 Love Your Garden. (Final, R) 3.45 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (PG, R)
11.00 The Business. (R) 11.20 You Can’t Ask That. (Mal, R) 12.25 Parliament Question Time. 1.25 Love Your Garden. (R) 2.15 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 3.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30
7.30. (R)
6am Shopping. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million
SBS (3)
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. Stage 3. Highlights. 12.00 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. Stage 4. Highlights. 1.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 SBS50. (PG, R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. Stage 4. Highlights.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 How Disney Built America: Creating A New World. (PG)
8.20 Aerial Australia. (Premiere, PGa) Looks at the Pacific coast of Australia. 9.15 Smilla’s Sense Of Snow. (Premiere) A woman’s neighbour dies unexpectedly.
10.15 SBS World News Late.
10.45 Who Do You Think You Are? US. (PGa, R) 11.35 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. 2.05 Lady Jane Grey: Murder Of A Child Queen. (PGv, R) 3.10 Weeks Of War. (PG, R) 4.05 Blue Water Safari. (PGan, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 MOVIE: Dead In The Water. (2021, Mav, R) Catherine Lidstone. 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, R) 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 Ashley Cain: Into The Danger Zone. (MA15+a) Ashley Cain travels to Sweden. 11.20 Stags. (MA15+av) 12.20 Imposters. (Madlv, R)
1.20 Touching Evil. (MA15+av) 2.30 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 Space Invaders. (PGa, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG)
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 The Block. (PGl) Bathroom week brings some teams undone.
8.40 World Aquatics Championships. Singapore 2025. Day 4. Finals. 11.10 9News Late.
11.40 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.
6.00 10 News+. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. 7.30 Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service. (Premiere, PGal) Gordon Ramsay conducts surveillance in Washington, DC. 8.30 Elsbeth. (Mv) Elsbeth scours Milton Crawford’s past to prove he’s a murderer before he becomes a federal judge. 9.30 FBI: International. (Mv) The Fly Team sends Mitchell and Smitty undercover. 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.
Femmes. H’lights. 3.00 Cycling. Tour de France Femmes. Stage 4. Highlights. 4.15 BBC News At Ten. 4.45 France 24. 5.15 PBS News. 6.15 The Food That Built The World. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 MOVIE: The Killer Inside Me. (2010) 10.30 MOVIE: The Vault. (2021, M) 12.35am Snowpiercer. 2.25 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 12.55pm Mecha Builders. 2.05 Paddington. 2.30 Mister Maker Around The World. 3.00 Play School. 4.00 Andy’s Global Adventures. 4.25 Mecha Builders. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.40 The Inbestigators. 7.55 Junior Vets. 8.25 Abbott Elementary. 9.10 The Mysterious Benedict Society. 10.00 Merlin. 10.45 Late Programs.
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am The Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond. Continued. (2008, PG) 7.40 8 1/2. (1963, PG, Italian, English, French, German) 10.15 First Snow Of Summer. (2023, M, German) 12.10pm Ondine. (2009, M) 2.05 Lara. (2019, PG, German) 3.55 Manganinnie. (1980, PG) 5.35 The Company. (2003, PG) 7.40 The Heartbreak Kid. (1993, M) 9.30 Book Of Love. (2022) 11.30 Late Programs. SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Arctic Secrets. 11.00 Over The Black Dot. 11.30 Ice Vikings. 12.25pm Pro Bull Riding Australia. 1.25 Learning On Country. 2.00 Homesteads. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Arctic Secrets. 7.30 The Casketeers. 8.30 MOVIE: Monster’s Ball. (2001, MA15+) 10.25 Crocodile Dreaming. 11.00 Late Programs. NITV (34)
No need to travel far to be amazed, amused, moved, delighted, and excited; Frankston Arts Centre is your local heart of arts and culture.
Whether you’re into drama, comedy, dance, circus, kids’ shows, live music, or visual arts, you’ll find something to inspire you right here. Forget the traffic and city parking; the best national touring shows and biggest names in entertainment are coming to you in 2025.
The year is already shaping up to be huge, with legendary ARIA Award-winning singer-songwriter Graeme Connors performing an intimate show at Cube 37 as part of his My Lyrical Life tour, celebrating 50 years in music.
For comedy lovers, Dave Thornton brings his smash-hit festival show Nothing’s Unpossible to Frankston; a red-hot hour of laughs from the star of The Project, Upper Middle Bogan and more. You can also catch Aussie comedy legend Akmal in August and crowd favourite Tommy Little in September with his latest show I’m Not Proud. And in October, Luke McGregor (Rosehaven, Thank God You’re Here) brings his new show Okay, Wow to the FAC stage.
Music fans won’t want to miss The Simon & Garfunkel Story, direct from sell-out tours across the UK, Europe and the USA. This world-class tribute brings to life the iconic duo’s story and songs in a spectacular theatrical concert.
More musical highlights include Australian music icon John Williamson, who takes the stage as part of his final tour after 55
years in the industry, and the incomparable Black Sorrows, led by Joe Camilleri, who promise an electrifying celebration of their genre-defying sound in The Quintessential Black Sorrows.
For families, school holidays are bursting with fun. Kids and grown-ups alike will be delighted by Mario the Maker Magician, a joyful mix of magic, robots and DIY creativity from the beloved performer seen on Sesame Street and The Tonight
Show with Jimmy Fallon. Also returning by popular demand is ARIA Award-winning children’s entertainer Emma Memma, bringing her colourful new Dance Island Party tour packed with catchy songs and joyful movement.
In theatre, the critically acclaimed 1984 by George Orwell arrives in September; a bold and gripping production from the multi-award-winning team at Shake & Stir. And if you’re after something more unconventional, Circa’s Duck Pond flips the classic Swan Lake on its head in a high-flying circus spectacle brimming with humour and heart.
For a touch of musical theatre glamour, Rhonda Burchmore brings her star power to Wish Upon a Star, a heartfelt celebration of her 40-year career filled with show tunes, storytelling and sparkle. This Daytime Music + Theatre performance offers two performances during the day, so you don’t need to go out at night.
With so much talent lighting up the stage in 2025, there’s never been a better time to explore the magic of live performance right here in Frankston.
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Compiled by Cameron McCullough
A UNIQUE event took place on Tuesday last at Frankston, when the Mayor of Prahran, Cr. J. C. Pickford, brought along about 300 boys from the State and Technical schools of Prahran, for the purpose of planting several acres of land with pine trees in view of the urgent necessity of providing against the tremendous shortage of timber which will take place in this country in the course of a few years.
The Mayor has conceived the idea of interesting the school children of Prahran in this matter, and after negotiating with the officers of the Education and Forestry Departments and consulting with the headmasters of the various schools in Prahran, he has succeeded in creating a very live interest in this question.
The Government has placed at his disposal an area of ten acres of Crown lands on Hastings road, near Frankston Golf Links, as a commencement, and dedicated it to the schools of Prahran for this purpose.
The Prahran City Council is behind the Mayor in this matter, and is assisting in the necessary fencing and clearing of the land, which has been ploughed and harrowed by the Forestry Department.
The first planting of the pine trees took place on Tuesday last, when about 2000 trees were placed in their proper position on the land. The headmasters and some of the teachers and members of the various schools’ committees, together with the members of the Council were present and gave short addresses to the young foresters
on their work.
The Mayor of Prahran (Cr. J. C. Pickford) addressed the boys before they began the big job, and said the forests were being depleted, and, furthermore, the importation of timber into this country was tremendous.
The growing of timber in this country would mean a good deal of employment, and would eventually mean that the markets would be well supplied.
There was a large number of representative men present, including (Crs. G. May (Shire president), C. Gray and W. J. Oates, also Mr. J. A. P. Ham (Shire secretary) and Mr. Muntz (Shire engineer).
Mr. Hartland represented the Forestry Department.
Cr. May welcomed the visitors to Frankston, and said that the idea was a very good one.
The boys, no doubt, would in future years realise the great amount of good they were doing to the country in having helped to look after the interests of the forests.
The Mayoress, Mrs. Pickford, planted the first tree and the Mayor the second. Other trees were planted by the Town Clerk of Prahran (Mr. John Romanis) and Mr. Greenwood (of Prahran), also Cr. G. May.
The visitors were entertained at luncheon by the Mayor of Prahran (Mr. Pickford) who also provided the boys with afternoon refreshments.
Mr. Hopkins, of Frankston, carried out the catering arrangements, which were greatly appreciated.
A special train brought the boys to Frankston.
Permanent trustees will be ap-
pointed in accordance with the regulations of the department, and it is proposed the future to take down parties of senior boys from time to time who will help to tend the young plants, clear away any wild growth, and plant additional trees as the land becomes available.
A pine tree at maturity becomes of very great value, and when 1000 trees can be grown to the acre, it can be readily ascertained what the value of the scheme will become in the course of years with very little cost, as pine trees require no attention after the third year.
This is the first attempt to interest school children in this important subject, and it is believed that most beneficial results will be obtained, not only from a monetary point of view, but also creating in the minds of our growing boys a forest conscience which will be of inestimable value to the community in the years to come.
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The quarry – electric power installed Electric installation has been carried out at the Moorooduc quarry, and consists of one 60hp and one 30 hp motor, making a total of 90hp to drive the whole of the plant.
Another addition to the plant is a Kelly and Lewis 9 x 8 compressor. This is to be used for the driving of the drills.
The whole of the work was carried out by the Frankston and Hastings Shire electrical staff, the manager of which is Mr. D. J. Quartermain.
The current was switched on on Monday last, and proved to be very satisfactory.
The benefit to be derived from the
installation of electricity at the quarry is that the metal will be turned out more expeditiously, and, it is claimed, effect a big saving financially to the ratepayers
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Frankston Police Court
Before Mr. W. G. Smith, P.M. and Messrs. W. C. Grant and W. Armstrong, J.’sP. LICENSING PROSECUTIONS.
The licensee of the Pier Hotel, Frankston, was charged with having sold liquor during prohibited hours.
Constable Peach (Melbourne), said that in company with Constable Hooley, he visited the Pier Hotel on Sunday, April 19, and saw men drinking at the bar during prohibited hours.
Mr. Murphy (for defendant): These men were all challenged by the licensee, and as they said they were bona-fide travellers the disposal of liquor is justified.
In fining defendant varying amounts totalling £8, the P.M. cautioned the defendant to be more careful in future.
Two men charged with being on licensed premises after hours were fined 20/-.
“LANGUAGE” CHARGE.
For using “language” on the footpath of the Pier Hotel, a man named Mackenzie was fined £3 with £2/19/costs.
WON’T GO TO SCHOOL.
James Atherton, who did not appear, was called to give reason why his child, Margery Atherton, has been absent from school.
“This matter,” said Senior-Constable Elliott, “has been before the court fully 20 times.”
The defendant was fined 10/-.
Mr. T. Marshall, of Bay street, Frankston, who has been indisposed, is now able to be about again.
Mr. E. Neville, of Mt. Eliza, who has been ordered a change of climate by his medical adviser, will leave for Queensland at an early date.
Mr. W. G. Hiscock, of Frankston, has been appointed chairman of the new Railway Station League, and Cr. Miles secretary.
Mr. Geo. Keast has generously advanced £100 on behalf of the citizens, to secure the unemployed grant of £100 from the Government for the improvement of the Cranbourne road reserve.
Mr. Keast assisted the High School movement in a similar way some months ago.
Mr. Jack Leith, the old-time Melbourne footballer, is in Frankston recuperating after a serious operation, and is staying with his sister, Mrs. R. T. Picking, at “Mydugra.”
“Jack” is a great pal of “Joker” Cameron, of Frankston.
Master Bruce McComb, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. McComb, was an inmate of the Alfred Hospital some time ago. When he seemed to be making satisfactory progress he was allowed to return home. We now very much regret to have to report that Bruce has again been taken to the hospital, where another operation has been performed.
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From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 24 July 1925
By Brodie Cowburn
MT Eliza kept their season alive last weekend with a win over fellow finals contender Dromana.
Both sides have suffered from mixed results in season 2025. Mt Eliza hosted the match with Dromana at Emil Madsen Reserve on Saturday afternoon.
Poor goalkicking cost Dromana badly. The Tigers failed to kick a goal in the second and third quarters, allowing Mt Eliza to build an unassailable lead.
Dromana played some better footy in the final term, but the damage was done. Mt Eliza secured a comfortable 14.12 (96) to 5.11 (41) win.
Robbie Elliott booted four goals for the Redlegs, and Lachlan Williams kicked three.
The result saw Mt Eliza move into fifth place, and left Dromana seventh. They are two of four sides equal on 24 points - Sorrento and Pines also have 24 points each after the Sharks beat the Pythons on Saturday.
Sorrento beat Pines 10.12 (72) to 6.10 (46). Charlie Stokes, Nicholas Jamieson, Matthew Peric, Shannon Gladman, and Chad Harris were named the Sharks’ best.
Rosebud remains atop the ladder after a 26 point win over Red Hill. Second-placed Frankston YCW were six-goal winners over Mornington at Alexandra Park on Saturday.
Edithvale-Aspendale closed out the round with a 31 point win over Langwarrin.
KARINGAL scored their first win of 2025 against Hastings on Saturday.
The Bulls have endured a miserable season so far, but had a good chance to win at home against Hastings. A five-goals-to-zero opening term put Karingal in the box seat.
Hastings cut the lead back to seven points in the second term, but a dominant third quarter put the result beyond doubt. Karingal ran away to an
11.5 (71) to 6.13 (49) win.
Zachery Holton was best-on-ground, kicking four goals. Jack Smith, Noah Bailey, Callan Dixon, and Jake Pusch were also named among the best. At the other end of the ladder, Frankston Bombers extended their 2025 record to 14-0 with a dominant win over Pearcedale.
Pearcedale stunned the ladder leaders early, and took a narrow three point lead into the first break. The Bombers locked in after quarter-time, and ran away with the game.
Frankston Bombers beat Pearcedale 4.9 (33) to 16.12 (108).
Jason Kingsbury, Flynn Wood, Harrison Prior, Matt Chen, and Jai Block were named the Bombers’ best. Black kicked five goals.
Somerville beat Bonbeach by 14 points at home on Saturday in a mustwin clash. Fellow finals contender Devon Meadows beat Rye by five goals at Glover Reserve.
Crib Point dominated Tyabb by 76 points last weekend, and Chelsea beat Seaford by 41.
KARINGAL got the better of Frankston last weekend after a dominant second half.
The Bulls and Dolphins looked evenly matched throughout the first half. Karingal took control after halftime, going on to claim a 6.6 (42) to 3.2 (20) win.
Mia Rudzki, Taliah Black, Jemma Reynolds, Taya Mead, and Taylah Dilworth were named Karingal’s best.
Danika Corcoran contributed two goals to the scoreboard.
Five goals from Nikia Webber helped Warragul Industrials beat Bonbeach on Saturday.
Warragul are a premiership contender, and showed their quality on Saturday afternoon. They beat Bonbeach 1.1 (7) to 8.10 (58) at Bonbeach Reserve.
Mornington smashed Pearcedale 1.1 (7) to 16.19 (115) at Pearcedale Recreation Reserve last weekend.
Georgia Templeton kicked six goals in a best-on-ground display.
the Eagles having the upper hand all day.
DIVISION ONE MENS
Saturday 26 July, 2pm: Dromana v Langwarrin –Dromana Recreation Reserve
Edithvale-Aspendale v Rosebud – Edi-Asp Regents Park
Frankston YCW v Sorrento –John Coburn Oval
Mornington v Mt. Eliza –Mornington Alexandra Park
Red Hill v Pines – Red Hill Recreation Reserve
DIVISION TWO MENS
Saturday 26 July, 2pm: Bonbeach v Frankston Bombers – Bonbeach Reserve
Hastings v Rye – Hastings Club
Karingal v Seaford – Karingal Football Club
Pearcedale v Crib Point – Pearcedale Recreation Reserve Somerville v Chelsea –Somerville Football Club
Tyabb v Devon Meadows –Bunguyan Reserve
DIVISION ONE WOMENS
Saturday 26 July, 12pm: Frankston v Warragul Industrials – Kinetic Stadium Bonbeach v Pearcedale –Bonbeach Reserve
Mornington v Karingal –Mornington Alexandra Park
DIVISION TWO WOMENS
Friday 25 July, 7pm: Mt. Eliza v Karingal (Reserve) – Emil Madsen Reserve
Saturday 26 July, 12pm: Red Hill v Mornington (Reserve) – Red Hill Recreation Reserve
Saturday 26 July, 1pm: Red Hill/Balnarring Thunder v Warragul Industrials (Reserve) –Balnarring Reserve
Saturday 26 July, 4.40pm: Edithvale-Aspendale v Bass Coast – Edi-Asp Regents Park Tyabb v Frankston (Reserve) –Bunguyan Reserve
DIVISION THREE WOMENS
Friday 25 July, 7pm:
Crib Point v Bonbeach (Reserve) – Crib Point Recreation Reserve
Saturday 26 July, 12pm: Rye v Pearcedale (Reserve) –RJ Rowley Reserve
Tyabb (Reserve) v Pines –Bunguyan Reserve
Langwarrin v Chelsea – Lloyd Park
By Craig MacKenzie
PENINSULA Strikers are on course for State 1 status if Scott Morrison’s second-placed side can maintain the momentum gathered in recent weeks.
Strikers made it five on the trot with a clinical 3-1 away win over Bentleigh United Cobras last weekend.
The win was helped by a first-half red card for Cobras captain Daniel Moirana who received two cautions in four minutes.
His first came in the 30th minute after he left the pitch for treatment but reentered without permission.
His second came as Strikers’ keeper Faraz Zenoozi had the ball in both hands preparing to launch it downfield until Moirana ran straight in front of him to try and block the kick.
Another four minutes elapsed before Sam Maggs broke the deadlock with a cross-come-shot ending up in the back of the net courtesy of a strong wind.
It was 2-0 in the 67th minute after Wayne Gordon intercepted a pass in midfield and quickly played it to Riley Anderton whose superb through ball released Maggs for a cool finish past Cobras keeper Erik Linsdell.
The contest was just about put to bed when Matt Harrington scored a brilliant individual goal after picking the ball up and running at the Cobras defence before deftly bending his shot into the bottom corner.
Cobras’ consolation came from the penalty spot after Gordon was adjudged to have brought down Colby Parton in the box and Parton converted.
Strikers missed a golden chance to make it four after a Josh Botha cross was put wide by Cooper Andrews late in the contest.
In another promotion clash in State 2 Skye United lost 2-0 away to league leader St Kilda on Saturday afternoon.
The visitors came in slightly undermanned and to make matters worse fell behind after only three minutes after a flick on header from Gary McCrossan.
Skye struggled to trouble the hosts and the game was put to bed in the 57th minute when Jack Lynch finished into an empty net.
In VPL1 news Langwarrin was no match for championship-chasing Melbourne City losing 3-0 at home on Friday night.
Home team fans aren’t used to seeing their side corralled inside their defensive half for long periods of the contest but that’s what they faced here.
The first half produced the game’s goals but it also emphasised the class gulf between these teams.
In the 15th minute a brilliant free-kick from Beckham Baker opened the scor-
ing and when he was tripped inside the area five minutes later by Langy keeper James Burgess he had no problem converting from the spot.
A minute into first-half injury time a superb tackle on Langy livewire Tom Youngs sparked a quick City counter which ended with a Kavian Rahmani header giving Burgess no chance.
There was no more damage done to the home team in the second half which is probably as much as it could expect.
In State 1 news Mornington got back to winning ways with a 3-2 home win over Collingwood City on Saturday.
The state of the Dallas Brooks pitch forced the game to be played at Knox Regional Football Centre.
Mornington was on the back foot within a minute when Dean Markovski scored but six minutes later scores were level.
Kieran Dover’s cross to James Kelly was teed up for Dylan Thomas who levelled.
Kelly made it 2-1 in the 41st minute and four minutes later a Ziggy Razuki free-kick was headed in by Dover for what was to be the winner.
Collingwood reduced the deficit thanks to Robert Mackay in the 57th minute but had little else to offer in dreadful playing conditions.
In State 4 news Chelsea relinquished top spot when it was forced to share the spoils in Saturday’s 2-2 away draw with FC Noble Hurricanes.
Gus Macleod’s men were in control at 2-0 in the second half thanks to goals from Daniel Vella and James Stinson.
When Stinson broke through and
neatly lobbed the Hurricanes keeper that should have sealed a win but the referee ruled that Stinson was offside, a decision that drew the ire of the Chelsea players, coaching staff and most onlookers.
“The referee gave offside for some reason even though he was 30 metres away,” Macleod said.
“The linesman was far better positioned and kept his flag down and when I asked the referee at the end of the match why he gave offside he said it was possible he’d made a mistake.”
FC Hurricanes scored twice in the last minute of play to end a dismal day for the visitors.
Baxter’s surge up the league ladder continued when a late Jai Power goal was enough to take down Springvale City at Baxter Park on Saturday.
The pivotal moment in this contest came in the 88th minute.
Keegan Myatt got the ball on the edge of the 18-yard box and played it inside to Kyle Eichenberger who squared it to Power for a tap-in.
Rosebud lost 2-1 away to Monash University in controversial circumstances.
A retaken penalty in the 87th minute decided this tussle after Rosebud had been the better side and had dominated possession and created more chances.
Monash took the lead against the run of play in the 66th minute when Jack Wyer failed to deal with a dangerous cross and steered it into his own net.
Rosebud responded well with Sean Smith scoring from an Ethan Hunt lay off in the 77th minute.
On target: Two goals from Sam Maggs underpinned Peninsula Strikers’ 3-1 win over Bentleigh United Cobras at Victory Park on Saturday. Picture: Lawrence Hall
The spot-kick 10 minutes later was brilliantly saved by Colin McCormack only for the assistant referee to intervene and claim that McCormack had infringed.
Monash’s Archie Fraser scored from the retake.
“To lose a match on a decision like that is incredibly disappointing,” Rosebud head coach Stuart Johnson said.
“We've seen the footage and unfortunately the assistant referee has got it wrong.
“It’s a great save from Colin and it should have been points shared.”
Somerville Eagles won 3-0 away against Mentone with all the damage done in the first half.
Goals from Alessio Izzo, Josh Simmons and Marcus Anastasiou gave Somerville its first win since early May and rebooted its chances of a top-six finish.
Frankston Pines won its first game of the season when downing Sandown Lions 2-1 at Monterey Reserve on Friday night.
Ali Khan was the home team hero scoring both goals.
His first gave Pines a half-time lead and his second – a header from a corner – proved decisive.
Pines keeper Caleb Parr made a series of crucial saves through the match.
In State 5 news Mount Eliza’s push to maintain its league status is still on course after Saturday’s 3-2 derby win over Mount Martha at Emil Madsen Reserve.
A through ball from the visitors saw Daniel Bancroft give them a 13th min-
ute lead but in the 32nd minute a Noah Green free-kick was headed in by Lachie Mitchell for the equaliser.
Minutes later Trevor Smith intercepted a pass from Mount Martha keeper Derren Elliott and made it 2-1 and shortly after it was 3-1 when the Mount Martha defence couldn’t deal with Green’s free-kick.
The visitors had much more of the game in the second half but could only hit back in the 70th minute when Archie Thomas finished off a fine interpassing move.
Seaford United had a resounding 6-1 away win over Keysborough on Saturday and still eyes a top-two finish with six games remaining.
Zain Ahmad opened the scoring in the 33rd minute when he controlled a Backy Barakzoi cross and converted from close range.
It was 2-0 six minutes later when Dylan Waugh punished the home team’s defence for not dealing with a long ball.
A minute into the second half Conor Mcfall’s half-volley from a Keysborough clearance made it 3-0 and Blake Hicks hammered home a left-footed strike from just outside the box to make it 4-0 in the 62nd minute.
It was Ahmad at the double in the 73rd minute after a defensive blunder.
Keysborough’s Diego Galvez was at the back post to head home a wellworked free-kick in the 88th minute but two minutes later Seaford substitute Khalil Bahrami rounded off the scoreline. Aspendale lost 3-1 away to Endeavour Hills Fire on Saturday with James Macnab on target for the visitors.
Friday, 25 July, 8.30pm
Chisholm Utd v Peninsula Strikers, Jack Edwards Reserve
Chelsea v Springvale City, Edithvale Recreation Reserve
Frankston Pines v Lyndale Utd, Monterey Reserve
Saturday, 26 July, 3pm Mornington v Brandon Park, venue to be confirmed
Skye Utd v Doncaster Rovers, Skye Recreation Reserve
Baxter v Mentone, Baxter Park
Sandown Lions v Somerville Eagles, Ross Reserve
Seaford Utd v Fortuna 60, North Seaford Reserve
Mount Martha v Keysborough, Civic Reserve
Casey Panthers v Aspendale, Prospect Hill Reserve
Saturday, 26 July, 6pm
Eastern Lions v Langwarrin, Gardiner’s Creek Reserve
Rosebud v Endeavour Utd, Olympic Park
Mount Eliza BYE
