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THURSDAY, 10TH APRIL 2025 Local people. Local news.

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Fierce, fun and fabulous: 2025 Pride in the Park Glitter, good vibes and glorious sunshine – Pride in the Park brought colour to Coonabarabran’s Neilson Park on Saturday, 5 April.

From fabulous drag queens and dazzling costumes to heartfelt moments and toe-tapping line dances, the event was a joyful explosion celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community. Whether you came for the karaoke, the face paint, the food stalls or the fierce performances, this year’s Pride had something for everyone – and left hearts just a little fuller by the end of the day.

FULL COVERAGE: PAGES 4 + 5

Photo: Blake Estes

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Puzzled I am puzzled regarding the syst em of let t er responses within the Warrumbungle Shire Council.

The Council letterhead states, ‘Please address all mail to the General Manager’. I did so with my letter dated 18 March 2025, hand delivered by myself on the same day to the front [office] staff.

A s a resu lt , on 25 March 2025 I received a phone call from one of the faceless public servants employed by Council to serve the public.

This phone call was in response to my letter of 18 March directed to the general manager (GM), in which I requested a written response from him. I made notes of this phone response by this faceless public servant.

On 27 March 2025 I had delivered to the C ou nci l’s f r ont sta f f a letter t o the GM requesting a wr itten response to my previous letter. I also, on the same date, hand delivered a letter to another Council employe e a sk i ng for a w r itten response detailing the information suppl ied verba l ly by phone.

The puzzle thickens.

I received a written response on 31 March 2 0 2 5 f r om t he G M .

This one letter response covered both letters. The information in the GM’s letter did not coincide with my written notes of the phone call. The letter from the GM states, in part, ‘I understand that you have been in touch

with the Water team through a number of phone calls’. Wrong on both counts.

The ‘one only’ phone call was the one from the faceless public servant to me. As for my being ‘in touch with the Water team’ – is not only naive, but laughable. I have no clue as to who are the faceless public servants who qualify as members of said ‘Water team’ – water, with a capital W. P a r t o f t h e G M ’s letter states, ‘A s you are aware from the staff conversations and site visits, this inquiry is still going on’ – of which I am unaware.

Now, to further add to the puzzlement, if I want to make further contact re this issue, the same Council letterhead st at es , ‘ Please r efer enquiries to...’ In this case the name consists of an initial and a surname – another of the faceless public servants employed by the Warrumbungle Shire Council to service the public.

Not only is this person faceless, but also nameless – are they male or female? I have no clue.

I do k now that I am now filed as Doc. ID 213318 in Council’s archives.

I have hand delivered a copy of this letter to the front office staff of Warrumbungle Shire Council Yours etc., Tony Brain Coonabarabran 2357 (05.04.2025)

CHOPPER MISSIONS Motorcycle accident Around 10.30pm on Saturday, 5 April, a Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance on an inter-hospital transfer from Coonabarabran Hospital to John Hunter Hospital.

A male in his late teens, suffering multiple injuries from an earlier motorcycle accident, was stabilised by hospital staff and the helicopter’s critical care medical team before being airlifted to Newcastle in a stable condition.

A Westpac Rescue Helicopter tasked to transfer a patient from Coonabarabran Hospital to John Hunter Hospital.

Free writing competition for country residents Country Press NSW, the peak body representing independent regional newspapers – including the Coonabarabran Times – is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year with a special writing competition.

The competition is open to pr imar y and secondary school students – and adults, living in readership areas of the Country Press NSW newspaper network, and association president, Lucie Peart urges all to take part.

“In 1900, local newspapers were the primary source of news for countr y residents of this state – and all these years later that remains true: our member newspapers remain trusted news providers, owned by country people and always here to support and encourage rural and regional NSW,” Ms Peart said.

“So, help us celebrate this milestone by being part of our writing competition. You can get inspiration from the pages of our many newspapers situated in all parts of countr y NSW.” Entry forms Entry forms can be picked up in person at the Coonabarabran Times office at 44 Dalgarno Street, or downloaded through the Countr y Press NSW website: cpnsw.org.au.

T h e co m p et i t i o n i s o p e n i n g i n t i m e fo r students to write their stories over the school holidays and throughout term two, with the deadline for entering closing on 4 July.

Entry is free, thanks to generous sponsorship of the state-wide event by Australian agribusiness company, Manildra Group.

“Local newspaper” Short stories entered may be on any topic or theme, or set in any time period, but must have one special inclusion – the words “local newspaper” must be included as part of the story.

Please note that entries must be posted to the central mailbox listed on the entry form.

Judging of the Countr y Press NSW 125th Anniversary Writing Competition will be carried out by leading creative writing organisation, the Fellowship of Australian Writers (FAW NSW).

FAW NSW, which will provide a panel of judges from its 14 countr y branches, specialises in helping people develop their writing talent and has resources available to help youngsters and adults improve their writing experience. Visit fawnsw.org.au for more information.

Country kids – and adults – are encouraged to get inspiration from their local newspaper and enter the Country Press NSW 125th anniversary writing competition these school holidays.

POLICE NEWS Rural Crime Prevention team charges man with 17 offences.

Police have charged a man for multiple property offences in the Dunedoo area.

I n Ja nu a r y 2 0 2 5 , officers attached to Rural Crime Prevention Team (RCPT) and Orana MidWestern Police District establ ished Str i ke Force Compartment to investigate break and enter offences at a number of rural properties in Dunedoo and Gulgong areas.

O n S u n d ay, 15 December 2024, police attended a rural property on G olden H ighway, Dunedoo, fol low i ng reports of a number of

firearms were stolen.

Police were told two reg istered f irearms and ammunition were stolen sometime between Wednesday 11 December 2 024 and Sunday 15 December 2024.

O n S at u r d ay, 11 January 2025, police were called to another add ress on G olden H i g hw ay, D u n e d o o , following reports of a SU V had been stolen.

Fol low i ng i nqu i r ies , about 4pm on Thursday, 16 January 2025, the veh i c le wa s lo c at e d abandoned on Montaza Road, Tallawang. The vehicle was seized to be

forensically examined.

O n T hu r s d ay, 16 January 2025, police were told a car battery, front and rear number plates attached to a ute, a mechanical tool and a tra i l ca mera were stolen from a business on Station Street, Gulgong.

It is believed the items were stolen about 5am on Wednesday, 15 January 2025.

Inquiries allege the t h r e e i n c ide nt s a r e linked.

Following extensive inquiries, about 9am on Wednesday. 3 April 2025, detectives attached to RCPT, with the assistance

from Operations Support Group, executed a search warrant at a home on Caigan Street, Dunedoo, where a 32-year-old man was arrested.

Police also seized items including ammunition, an amount of substances – believed to be 1.2g of cannabis leaf and 2.1g of alleged amphetamine – mobile phone devices, along with mechanical tools.

He was ta ken to Mudgee Police Station where he was charged with 17 offences: • S even c ou nt s of goods suspected stolen in/on premises (not motor

• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY • The Coonabarabran Times acknowledges and pays respect to the Gamilaraay people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live and work, and pay our respects to Elders both past and present.

We extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the country and support the continuation of their cultural, spiritual and educational practices.

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vehicle); • Two counts of steal f i rea rm or imitation firearm; • T h re e c ou nt s of ac q u i r e et c f i r e a r m -subject to prohibition order; • T h re e c ou nt s of larceny; • Steal motor vehicle; and • Acquire etc ammunition subject to prohibition order.

He was refused bail and was to appear at Lithgow Local Court last Friday, 4 April .

Inquiries under Strike Fo r c e C omp a r t ment continue.

Record flu numbers spark concern The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) is encouraging patients to prepare for peak influenza season, following concerning reports of record case numbers to start 2025.

Australia has already recorded 46,325 cases of lab-confirmed influenza this year, which is 50 per cent higher than this time last year, and likely only scratching the surface of the true n u m b e r. T h e s p i k e comes in the wake of a sharp fall in influenza vaccination rates compared to previous years, as well as for a range of other diseases i nclud i ng who opi ng cough and COVID-19.

RACGP president, Dr Michael Wright, warned that the f lu must be taken seriously, with a potential surge over the winter months likely to place tremendous strain on Australia’s health system.

“This is a virus that takes lives and an early start to the flu season is an ominous sign,” he said.

“The number-one step you can take to help keep you, your family a nd you r commu n ity a s s a fe a s p o s s i ble , is t o get vacci nated.

I n f luenza vacci nes are recommended for

ever yone aged over six months of age, and higher -r isk patients h av e a c c e s s t o f r e e vaccinations under the National Immunisation Program. “ Va c c i n a t i o n c a n commence as soon as vaccine stock becomes available, so please book in a GP consult and roll up your sleeve. If your GP clinic has not yet received sufficient stock or they’re prioritising certain patient groups, please be patient with our practice team m e m b e r s , i n c lud i n g reception staff, who will be doing their best to get you vaccinated. “ More than 1,0 0 0 deaths last year involved the flu, a 67.3% increase on 2 023 , wh i le more than 4,200 people were admitted to hospital.

W hen you consider t h at 2 0 2 4 a l s o s aw 2,503 people die from COVID-19 and 78 from respiratory syncy tial virus, or RSV, it’s easy to see how a ‘perfect storm’ of infection could push our health system to near breaking point.”

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Dr Wright said some patient g roups, including young child ren, were at especially high risk.

“Children under five are at higher risk of experiencing much more serious illness, so it’s particularly troubling that vaccination rates in children in this age bracket dropped from 30.3% in 2023 to 25.8% last year,” he said.

“Other patient groups at risk of serious illness i n c lude p e ople a g e d over 65, Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander people, pregnant women, individuals with certain med ical cond itions such as HI V, cardiac d i s e a s e a nd c h r on ic respiratory conditions, those who smoke, as well as patients who are immunocompromised. “ Vac c i n at ion rat es have declined steadily among patients aged 65 and older, from 69% in 2022 , to 63.6% in 2 023 a nd just 61.1% last year, which is a concerning trajectory.

I’m also alarmed to see

t h at A b or ig i n a l a nd Torres Strait Islander patients have the lowest reported uptake rates among all the priority groups, including just 18 . 3 % of t ho s e aged five and under, a sharp decline from 23.1% in 2023. “ Please spread the word to people in your life, including friends, family, and colleagues – the f lu is a serious illness, and this year is looking especially dire, so let’s work together and get vaccinated.”

With a record number of influenza cases confirmed in Australia this year, local residents are being encouraged to get the influenza vaccine.

PRIDE IN THE PARK

All the colours of Pride

by MOLLY SHANNON Crowds gathered at Coonabarabran’s Neilson Park for the second Pride in the Park event on Saturday, 5 April, enjoying a mix of live performances, colourful m a r ket s ta l l s a n d g ro u p activities, with something on offer for all ages – including a sneaky side of shopping.

While this year’s turnout w a s n’ t a s l a r g e a s t h e i n a ug u ra l eve nt i n 2 0 2 3, Pr ide in the Park founder and organiser, Kodi Brady said the day was a beautiful ce l e b rat i o n of t h e l o ca l LGBTQIA+ community.

“There weren’t as many people as at our first Pride eve nt, b u t i t i s n’t a b o u t quantity, it’s about quality,” Mr Brady said.

“And if something like this event can help somebody or save someone’s life or make their life better and to help them thrive, it’s worth its weight in gold, even if that’s only one person or a hundred.

“Obviously the weather was also much better this year, with a great atmosphere

outside, in the park under the shade of the trees.”

Mr Brady said he felt the event was accessible for the community.

“People haven’t had to leave town to experience a bit of a r ts and culture, queer arts and culture, it’s h a p p e n ed r i g ht o n th e i r doorstep,” he said.

“Not too many people get to see a drag show, and a performance like Deborah Ha i r y, so that’s p robab l y the thing that I’m happiest about.

“To me, it warms my heart to know that there’s people out there, strong people, vulnerable people, and to just be a part of something together as a community and to be able to help them on their journey or sharing time with them is great.”

Pride in the Park featured a range of fun activities for all ages including line dancing, ka ra o ke, a b e s t d re s s e d competition, face painting and nail art.

The ever-popular Nutbush dance brought the crowd together in a joyful group moment.

T h i s ye a r, P r i d e i n t h e

Pa r k hos ted not o ne b ut t wo fa b u l o u s l o ca l d ra g queens: Missy Sparkles from Tamwor th, and Baradine born Deborah Hair y, who now lives in Brisbane.

Deborah Hair y emceed t h e e v e n t, k e e p i n g t h e energy high with comedy, dancing and memorable lip-sync performances.

Missy Spa r k les wowed with her colourful costume changes and kept the audience enter tained throughout the afternoon.

Both queens expressed their pride in being part of the celebration.

“It’s really great to be back and to see that we have these events nowadays that pe r haps we ren’t rea l l y a thing back in my time,” Ms Hairy said.

“I’m very proud of the work that the team has done this year to bring this event to life.”

For Ms Sparkles, a highlight was seeing people come to g et h e r to s u p p o r t t h e LGBTQIA+ community. “ I t h i n k i t ’s g re a t t h a t regional areas are changing and there’s more suppor t a n d c o m m u n i t y g et t i n g

together,” Ms Sparkles said.

M a r ket s ta l l s fe a t u r e d eve r y t h i n g f ro m fo o d to hand-made earrings, candles and badges.

A key focus of the event wa s co m m u n it y s u ppo r t, with a number of ser vice p rovide r s at tend i ng to connect with and assist the LGBTQIA+ community.

Sta l l s i n c l u d e d ACO N , Twenty10, Hey Vernon and the Wa r r umbung l e Loca l Drug Action Team (LDAT), all working to spread awareness and support.

ACON, based in Sydney, focuses on a wide range of issues affecting LGBTQIA+ people. “ We of fe r co u n s e l l i n g, care coordination, as well as programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,” said Scot t Mathews-Wal l, team leader for community h e a l t h p ro m ot i o n i n t h e Hunter region.

“O u r co m m u n i t i e s a re ex t remely d ive r se and we want to tr y and build responses that can meet their needs.

“One of the things that we do is provide education to services that help support

people that are living in those areas, giving the ser vices that already exist in regional areas the capacity to be able to help support LGBTQ and people living with HIV.” “It’s essential for us to get out there and let people know exactly what ACON does and the services that are available to people.”

Twenty10 also made the journey from Sydney to take part in the event.

Although their core work fo c u s e s o n h o u s i n g a n d homelessness, their reach now spans fa r beyond, including counselling and support to LGBTQIA+ people exper iencing domestic, family and sexual violence.

Twenty10 also facilitates Q L i fe, a n at i o n a l p h o n e and web -suppor t ser vice that operates from 3pm to midnight, seven days a week.

H ey Ve r n o n , a u n i q u e initiative founded by Jody Eckert in Tamworth, was also represented at Pride in the Park.

The project honours a man named Vernon, who opened a mailbox in the 1970s to offer support to others in the LGBTQIA+ community.

Despite facing backlash, Ve r n o n c o n t i n u e d h i s advocacy and Ms Ecker t d e c i d e d to ca r r y o n h i s legacy.

“People write to us from all around the wor ld and share their stories, their queer stories, their gay stories, their co m i ng o ut s to r i es, th e i r sadness, their happiness, or they just share messages of support,” Ms Eckert said.

“You can write to PO Box 727, Tamwor th, 2340, and you can share whatever you like there. And it’s beautiful.

Sometimes I cry when I open the mailbox because people send me really deeply personal things.”

Pride in the Park was more than just a celebration, it was a vibrant expression of love, identity and community.

With laughter under the trees, glitter in the air and h e a r t fe l t s to r i e s s h a re d , the event brought people together in the most meaningful way, because when a community shows up like this — colourful, united, and unapologetically proud — th at’s so m eth i n g t r u l y worth celebrating.

QUESTION: What does Pride in the Park mean to you?

Kodi Brady: “There's so many different elements, it breaks down social isolation, but also normalises this community and allows people and their loved ones to be proud of who they are.”

Emma Hoy: “Pride means a celebration of acceptance.”

Megan Varty: “Pride means everyone being welcome and being inclusive...it’s been nice to see everyone from the community coming out and joining in.”

Jody Ekert, pictured with son, Elliott: “I think it's really important to support the kids because I don't believe at all that you can convince a child to be anything that they're not.”

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Jolyon Somervaille (right), pictured with Emily Kerr and Annabelle Rogers: “It's great that we're able to do this finally. It's the 21st century, I'm glad we're finally able to get out and do this kind of thing. It's also great to see so many kids here, the future generations supporting this.”

PRIDE IN THE PARK

Meet the Queens This year, Pride in the Park was lucky to have two drag queens join in the festivities.

by MOLLY SHANNON Deborah Hairy and Missy Sparkles, T h e Cou nt r y Q u e e n, wowed the crowd at this year’s Pride in the Park with their spectacular per for mances and costume changes.

Ms Sparkles returned for her second Pride in the Park event, with her voluminious hair in tow.

Originally from Queensland, Ms Sparkles relocated to Ta mwo r t h fo u r ye a r s ago during a difficult time in her life.

H oweve r, s he soon fell in love with the town and now emb races rural life. “ Ta mwo r t h’s j u s t b e co m e h o m e n ow.

It’s a great supportive community. “ I’ve been ab l e to travel to other regional towns for shows – it’s great seeing people’s faces, seei ng them h a p py a n d e n j oy i n g the show.”

Four years ago, Ms Sparkles was attending a fa i r w h en a fa m i l y b ro u g ht t h e i r s o n to meet her.

“Th i s l it tle boy was wearing a tutu and Mum a nd D ad i nt rod uced him to me, so he knew there were other people like him,” she said.

“And I nearly bawled my eyes out because if I was a kid doing that, I wou l d have been bashed and hit.

“But to see that amount of suppor t m a d e m e s o h a p py.

To see that things are changing and parents are supportive of their c h i l d r e n , t h a t ’s o n e thing that brings me joy – seeing the happiness people get out of it.

“Because, otherwise how can we do our jobs if they get no happiness or joy out of it? What have we got then? We pour ourselves into it a n d t h e o n l y wa y i t becomes received i s their happiness by the end of it.”

In addition to her energetic per formances, Ms

Sparkles is also a passionate advocate fo r t rans r ig hts and openly shares her ex pe r ience to help others.

“I think suppor t for people looking to transition in rural areas is a really big issue.

“I had to go to Newcastle – that was the closest I could get to see a doctor for my transition – which makes it really hard for regional transition kids.

“My advice to young trans people out there is to remember to love yourself, suppor t yourself, but find us out there.

“We’re out there and we support each other and we stick together.

So come and f ind us b e c a u s e w e’r e o n e family.

“I’ve had young ones that have come up to me and said, ‘I want to be exactly like you,’ because they’ve seen the conf ident, p roud trans entertainer I am.

“A n d I ’m p ro u d to be that role model to people and guide and help them.

“It’s a privilege and an honour.”

Connection A l s o ta k i n g to t h e stage was local drag queen Deborah Hairy, w ho t ravel l ed f rom Brisbane to be part of the day.

Hailing from Baradine, Ms Hairy was thrilled to return to the region in support of Pride in the Park.

“It’s really great to be back and to see that we have these events nowadays that perhaps weren’t really a thing back in my time,” Ms Hairy said.

During the afternoon, Ms Hair y stunned the crowd w ith multiple costume changes, including a standout c u s t o m - m a d e gown designed in collaboration with her drag sister, Indi Pendent.

“We’ve been doing d rag togethe r fo r si x or seven years, maybe even more,” she said.

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“I did design it and s to n e d i t my s e l f, b ut the sewing and the construction was done by her. “ S h e’s f a b u l o u s l y talented, and we worked together to cod e s i g n m a ny p i e ce s because we love noth i ng mo re than a custom gar ment that nobody else has ever worn before. “ T h e d e s i g n incorporates the I n d i g e n o u s h e r i ta g e t h e re — o u r ya r n i n g c i rc l e s a n d a s t ro n g sense of women and leadership — because often forgotten is the role that women play in our Indigenous tribes and communities.”

Ms Hairy said women were the strength of our

communities.

“They were the ones leading us hand in hand.

“So, really, that’s the meaning of the design, and I have stoned it to indicate the stars in the night sky. “ W h i l e i t w o u l d n’ t have been picked u p to d a y u n d e r t h e daylight, if I was in a venue with lights, this would just come to life.”

Proudly Gomeroi, Ms H a i r y ex p res sed h ow m ea n i n g f u l it wa s to return to Countr y and represent both her Indigenous and queer identities.

“In Australia, and more broadly, there’s a lot of intersectionality b e t w e e n o u r communities [queer and Indigenous], and it’s not

about one community versus the other.

“If we can all pitch in and support each other, I think that’s where the real power is found.

“So I’m very happy to be back representing as a bush queen o r i g i n a l l y, s o m e o n e from the countr y, and representing my family and my Indigenous heritage, which really drives me forward.

“Speaking of w h i c h , w e’r e t a k i n g this inter view a mere 3 0 metres away from Mary Jane Cain Bridge, and having her blood r unning th rough my veins is really important. “ To s e e w h e r e w e are in a day and age like this, particularly for Mary, who was fighting

the stereot ypes back in the day and really challenging the status quo, I know that if she was around these days, she’d be doing much the same, so I’d like to take a l it tle piece of that. “ H en ce, w hy it’s impor tant to show up, stand up and be c o u n t e d . Yo u k n o w, we’ve g o n e t h ro u g h many years of ridicule and, in many cases, we still do.

“But if I can make it easy just for one person in the park today where we’re holding this event – for one young person in the Coonabarabran community, then I know I’ve done my job.”

As an advocate for community support and

Drag queens, Deborah Hairy and Missy Sparkles wooed the Pride in the Park audience with their performances.

inclusion, Ms Hairy also shared her thoughts on how to uplift the queer community.

“To just be welcomed by family, that’s where it starts, right?

“And a lot of these youth don’t have those family connections, so where we can plug the gaps with support and ser vices and a queer community that backs each other, where we ca n have a chosen fa m i l y t h at ca res fo r us, I thi nk that’s ve r y important,” she said.

Both Ms Sparkles and Ms Hair y were warmly received by the crowd and played a big part i n m a k i n g th i s yea r’s Pride in the Park a day to remember.

Equestrian Expo WORD for WORD Life Memberships At a recent North West Equestrian Expo meeting, Mrs Ren Letts and Mr James Forbes were honoured with Life Membership badges, with their names soon to be added to the organisation’s honour board alongside other outstanding contributors to the event.

Both Ren and James remain actively involved in Expo, each overseeing t hei r ow n sig n at u r e event, both of which are among the most popular and highly anticipated on the program.

Ren runs the demanding and d i s c ipl i ne d Work i n g Horse Cha l lenge – a competition that separates the boys from the men, and often sees the girls come out on top. Her love of horses, con f ident leadership, deep u ndersta nd i ng, and sense of fun shine through as she c o ord i n at es mou nt s , students, teachers and parents.

R en’s l i fe mot t o is “always have fun”, a ph i l o s o phy s he ’s carried with her since c omp e t i n g at N o r t h West Expo herself as a 16-year-old student of Coonaba rabran High School. She took part in the very first One Day Event (ODE ) at Expo, claiming a rare f i rst-place r ug – a testament to her skill and knowledge of riding and competition. Ren continues to compete at a high level today.

Much of Ren’s passion a nd ex per tise comes from her uncle, James Forbes, affectionately known as ‘ Forbsie’ – a gentle and k ind

man with possibly the greatest understanding and skill with horses in the district. Twenty years ago, there were few horses in the region that hadn’t been shod by him.

James’ patient encou ragement has helped many a nervous rider deliver blue-ribbon performances and he’s been known to calmly load cranky horses and tired children onto floats at the end of a long day, waving them safely on their way home.

Today, James Forbes runs well supported and popular Team Barrel event, which draws huge crowds and ends in a

thrilling final under the spotlights. The cheering and enthusiasm for this big event is palpable – everyone loves it, riders and audiences alike.

Both Ren Letts and Ja mes Forbes h ave d e d i c at e d c o u nt l e s s hours and immeasurable energy to the success o f t h e N o r t h We s t Equestrian Expo.

T hese ded icated and h a rd-work i ng E x p o team members are well deserving of their life membersh ip a nd the committee looks forward to the fruits of their labours again this year.

Bring on North West Expo 2025!

Jacqui Clifton

In this interview series, we sit down with locals for a quickfire chat. Then we ask them, “Who should we talk to next?”

And so the chain continues...

Do you have a nickname? Doona, because I am warm and cuddly.

What/who do you think is your spirit animal? Eagle.

H ow d i d you com e to l i ve i n Coonabarabran? Hubby got a job at Siding Spring Observatory.

If you could pick a decade to visit in a time machine, what would it be? 1600-1610, to beat Galileo to use the telescope..

Where would people recognise you r face f rom? Al l over the place.

When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A lift operator, because they had cool uniforms.

W h a t ’s t h e m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g job you’ve ever had? Support astronomer/technical person at Siding Spring Observatory.

How do you wind down after a long day? Sit out under the stars.

What is your favourite place to visit on a road trip? The desert.

Best thing about living in Coonabarabran? The amazing people.

I f you cou l d s wa p l i ves w i t h anyone for a day, who would it be? Elon Musk, so I could get a ride on a rocket.

What event in Coonabarabran do you look forward to most each year? Bunny Bazaar.

If you could have anyone around for dinner, who would it be and what would you cook? Marie Curie – roast lamb and trimmings.

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If you could instantly be an expert in any field, what would it be?

Psychology, to understand the craziness of the world.

W h e r e i s yo u r g o - t o s p o t i n Coonabarabran? SPACE Gallery.

What is the best piece of advice you have been given? Be true to yourself and chase your dreams.

Kevin Sharp, chair of the North West Equestrian Expo committee, congratulates Ren Letts and James Forbes on the awarding of their Life Membership badges.

What are the top three things on your bucket list? Visit Antarctica, walk the Komodo Trail, and do a half marathon.

If you could make one rule that ever yone in the world had to follow, what would it be? Do unto others as you would want to be treated.

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Ideas ignited by youth

A group of young people sparked innovative ideas at the Idea Ignite event held in Coonabarabran on Thursday, 27 March.

by CLAUDIA HEANEY L o c a l s f r o m Coonabarabran and B a r a d i n e g a t h e re d f o r the event, hosted by 2357 Development Group Inc. and organised by Vivian Evans, community development coordinator, and Rebel Black , f rom Bowabirds.

Participants were divided into two groups and during the day they listened to

presentations and took part in fun challenges, culminating in “pitching” an idea for the community.

Mrs Evans said the practical challenges and theoretical elements equipped participants with knowledge for community success and personal business ventures.

“We didn’t want the participants behind desks for the whole day,” Mrs Evans said.

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“The challenges represent that there will always be distractions from what you are aiming for.”

The groups developed their plans by forming unique propositions, identifying and solving problems, detailing inputs and cost/revenue, in order to create an engaging community pitch.

In the evening, at "Fan the Flames," participants presented their ideas to the community over dinner,

after which the community voted for the idea to receive funding.

The Embers team won $250 from Fan the Flames ticket sales and a $100 donation from Ms Black for their Community Classes Initiative.

The winning idea was designed around helping community members to teach each other various skills, from changing a car tyre to health lessons and

personal tax preparation.

The event is part of a larger project, ‘Empowering Country Youth for a Thriving Tomorrow’ aimed at youth aged 18 to 24 years.

Mrs Evans emphasised the importance of targeting this demographic.

“There is a real disconnect once youth leave school,” she said.

“There are opportunities here, but people are either unaware or unsure. We just

need to make it accessible.”

Event participant, Ava Hipesley said she had gained a lot from the experience.

“Pitching our idea to a live audience, collaborating with others my age and developing an idea for the community – I would tell everyone to join in on workshops like these whenever they can,” Ava said.

“You get so much out of them!”

WRITING COMPETITION

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RDA COONABARARAN RACE MEET: SATURDAY, 5 APRIL 2025

RDA representative and avid race goer, David Bowden.

Jess Smith congratulates FOTF Best Dressed Lady winner, Hazel Johnston.

Congratulating Sarah Evans (left) on winning Best Dressed Lady were fellow race goers Laura Sandford, Dubbo, and Annie Edwards.

Loving the chance to dress up and go to the races was the adorable Chloe Mowatt.

The late Robert Cox was remembered for his service to the community with a race named in his honour – the Robert Cox Memorial Race. CJC president Brad Edwards and secretary Lindsey Hawkins made a presentation to Robert’s wife Rowena, daughter Diane and granddaughter Charlotte.

Best Dressed Gentleman was the absolute dapper John Hutton, Neilrex.

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Jockey Club vice president Stewart Rodgers, treasurer Brenda Grant, vice president Georgia Hunt, president Brad Edwards, fashions organiser Abby Baker and committee member Angela Timmer thank and congratulate committee member Bob Tootell (centre) for his many years of services.

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AROUND THE SCHOOLS Coonabarabran Public As the term comes to a close, classrooms are busy completing units from the new curriculum and finding time to include ANZAC and Easter work as well.

To support student understanding and foster respect and appreciation, Mrs Roberts and our school leaders conducted a very interesting ANZAC service in our usual Monday morning assembly.

We began our assembly and week singing our Acknowledgement of Country. Aria and Will explained what ANZAC Day was, why it is acknowledged and where the battle originally took place. They mentioned other wars and services Australia also recognises on our national day of commemoration.

They reminded us that ANZAC Day is a time for all Australians to recognise the more than 1.5 million service men and women who have served our country in all conflicts, wars and peacekeeping operations. It’s also a time to remember the over 103,000 Australians who sacrificed their lives in our country’s name.

Tom then told us about war memorials, their importance and significance to all citizens.

Mia told us about the symbolism of rosemary and the eternal flame for remembrance and the lives of the fallen soldiers.

Leo explained why we wear the red poppy and what, why and who wore the slouch hat as part of their uniform.

Serria told us what the landscape presented and other difficulties they faced landing in Gallipoli. She also gave some insight into the role

women played as nurses and support.

Will then told us about Alec Campbell, who was born in 1899 and was the last remaining WW1 solder who died in 2002.

We then had the privilege of hearing from Danny Rogers, who served in the Australian Army from 2002-2018 in East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan.

He acknowledged and remembered the devastating loss of the families who are left behind when their loved ones go to war – especially those who do not return.

Mrs Evans then read the Ode of Remembrance, which was followed by the Last Post, a minute silence and the Reveille, while we faced east.

Then, after the national anthem, Mrs. Evans announced the final Principal’s Award for the term, which she gave to Elijah Hartberg for his exceptional work ethic and role-model behaviour, reiterating that she will again be looking to catch students working hard or being kind next term to win her award and be taken to lunch as a reward.

Recipients this term will head down town later in the week for a delicious lunch on the principal. Everyone agreed to be on their best behaviour and work hard next term to try to earn the yummy lunch.

Finally, Mrs Meyers announced some sporting fixtures for next term, and we all gave Savannah and Emma a big round of good -luck applause as they compete at state swimming.

CPS Stars of the Week – Jett Stone, Lylah Farrell, Savanna Lewis and Jasmine Ford.

Saint John’s, Baradine Elijah Hartberg, recipient of the Principal’s Award.

School captains Aria Kershaw and Will Weatherall explain the meaning of ANZAC Day during assembly.

St Joh n’s Cat hol ic Primary School Baradine is very proud of their school relay team – Albie, Hayley, Marlee and Darcy – who swam at Homebush in Sydney on Wednesday, 2 April.

The team competed as members of the Catholic Education Diocese of Bathurst Polding Team, hav ing prev iously competed and placing second at the Diocesan swimming carnival in

Dubbo.

I n a ver y exc it i ng finish that had everyone off their seats barracking, they came a close fourth, taking eight seconds off their previous best time.

St John’s relay team swam at Homebush last week.

Tooraweenah Public G.R.E.A.T. Day O n M o n d ay, 31 March, our K-6 students had the wonder ful opportunity to travel to Gilgandra to participate in the G.R.E.A.T. Day, an event dedicated to celebrating reading.

Our students em br a c e d t he s pi r it of the day by wearing v ibrant red clothing, showcasing their ent hu si a sm for t he occasion.

T he e v e nt , k n ow n a s G i l g a nd r a R e ad s Ever y th i ng A round T o w n ( G . R . E . A .T. ) , featured three talented children’s book authors: Melania Faranda, Nette H i lt on, a nd L ou ise Park.

O u r students were excited to meet these authors a nd ga i n i nsights i nt o thei r creative processes.

Their presence added a special touch to the day, inspi r ing our young readers and encou rag i ng them t o explore new stories.

In preparation for the event, our school library highlighted a fantastic

selection of titles from these authors, allowing students to familiarise themselves with their works and get ready for engag ing discussions during the event.

G.R.E.A.T. Day was a fantastic celebration of reading and creativity and our students returned w ith new stories to share and a passion for books. We look forward to more events like this in the future!

Cricket coaching T he th i rd cr icket coaching sessions for both classes focused on skills through modified games, i nclud i ng a cricket version of ‘red light g reen light,’ as well as opportunities for batting, fielding and catching practice.

Our students’ emerging cricket skills have been impressive!

Many students have i nd ic at e d how muc h they are enjoy ing cricket and are looking for wa rd t o joi n i ng a team next season.

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Author, Louise Park captured the interest of K-6 students at the G.R.E.A.T. Day combined schools reading event in Gilgandra.

AROUND THE SCHOOLS Saint Lawrence’s Easter Liturgy We remember t he s t o r y o f Je s u s ’s su f fer i ng a nd death , as we prepare for our special liturgy of Holy We e k . D u r i n g t h i s time of Lent we have been asked to use our hands, our hearts and our voices to turn back to God. Family and friends

a re i nv ited t o ou r Easter Liturgy, which will take place in the church on F riday, 11 April.

T he infants are setting the scene for Pa l m S u nd ay, wh i le Ye a r 3 a n d Ye a r 4 will portray the Last Supper, and Year 5 and Year 6 will re-enact the crucifixion of Jesus.

Warrumbungle Children’s Services Year 5 Easter raff le Ca r itas Austra l ia is the Catholic agency for i nter nationa l a id a n d d e v e l o pm e nt i n Australia. Year 5 has been researching this agency and have learnt that Caritas Australia works t o a l lev iate p o v e r t y, p r o m o t e social justice, and s upp o r t s u s t a i n a ble

St Lawrence’s Year 5 students and their Easter raffle for Project Compassion.

development projects, particularly in vulnerable communities around the world.

Due to the generosity of our Lawrie’s families, Year 5 has created a monster Easter raff le full of Easter goodies with all proceeds going t o Ca r itas Austra l ia through their Project Compassion campaign.

Yaama Maliyaa (hello friends).

At Yuluwirri’s toddlerlearning environment, the children have been engaged in a variety of hands-on activities that are both fun and educational. They’ve rescued animals from gelatine using tongs, built towers and castles with Magna Blocks, and mixed shaving cream and sand to create sandy foam.

Working on puzzles has encouraged the use of the pincer grasp to pick up and place pieces. Engaging with stickers has helped strengthen hand muscles and improve hand-eye coordination, while vertical painting provides an exciting way to refine those skills further.

At Robertson Street Preschool, the children’s curiosity led them to choose outdoor play despite plans for indoor activities. The children informed Molly that, “The rain is watering our garden,” which sparked meaningful discussions among the preschoolers and led to messy, muddy play, highlighting the value of outdoor exploration.

The children engaged in construction play with Gina, creating tow trucks, airplanes and helicopters. Using a wooden shop and garage set with a winch, they tested strength and balance, developing teamwork and problemsolving skills in the process.

Future league stars shine under wise wings Coonabarabran’s under 13’s league tag team hit the field in Gilgandra last weekend, where seasoned players stepped up as mentors, guiding eager newcomers in a promising display of teamwork and talent.

The Coonabarabran Junior League’s under 13’s league tag team took to the field last weekend in Gilgandra, with a mix of seasoned players and newcomers.

As the game progressed, it was clear that the exper ienced players were drawing on their years of knowledge to deliver impressive performances.

However, what was truly inspiring was the way they used thei r experience to guide and support the new players.

They offered words of encouragement, provided helpful tips and led by example, showing the newcomers the ropes and helping them build confidence.

“With the experienced players leading the way and the newcomers eager to learn and improve, this league tag team is destined for g reat t h i n g s ,” s a id u nde r 1 3 ’s c o a c h , A n d r e w Freebairn.

Coonabarabran Junior League Club’s under 13’s league-tag team with coach, Andrew Freebairn.

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Isla building her fairy garden with Magna-Blocks at Yuluwirri Kids.

David testing the helicopter winch – will it carry the wooden block and balance it during the flight?

Peter Nelson’s

WEATHER WATCH Cold air mass hits region The heavy to flood rains of the last fortnight of March in outback Queensland and along most of the coast from Cairns to Yamba, which had persisted for a very long time since last December in fact, has shown signs of easing during early April – except for an isolated heavy fall of 196mms at Gladstone on 2 April, the wettest for April since 1990.

Heavy daily falls at St George, 93.4mms, Mungindi, 76mms, Moree, 51mms, and Narrabri, 39mms, on 2 April have resulted in well-aboveaverage rainfalls for April.

During last weekend, a cold air mass quickly extended from Tasmania to well into our region.

Mt Baw Baw had heavy snowfalls with over 10mms of precipitation last Saturday morning, 5 April.

In northern Victoria, Wangaratta recorded 1.7 degrees and Benalla recorded 1.5 degrees with a light frost – the coldest for the first week of April since 1998 and 1995 respectively.

In Canberra, the temperature fell to minus 0.1, the coldest for the first week of April since 1987.

In Coonabarabran, the temperature on Sunday morning 6 April fell to 3.8 degrees, the coldest for early April since 2.8 degrees on 16 April 2003, after which very heavy rain fell in Coona a week later.

Those towns in northern Victoria which had their lowest temperature for early April since 1995 and 1998, had heavy rain around 19 April, at mid May and during June and July, then a dry, warm August and then a very wet November, leading to a wetter-than-average summer.

Panthers out of league In a shock announcement for the Castlereagh League, the Gilgandra Panthers have announced that they will not be fielding either a first grade or reserve grade team in 2025!

Gilgandra Rugby League Club president, Shane Byrne, has indicated a number of factors had contributed to the club’s committee making the very difficult decision to withdraw both men’s sides from the Castlereagh League competition this year, but basically it came down to the fact that there were not enough committed first-grade players attending training.

With the first-grade knockout being played this coming Saturday, 12 April, and round one of the competition being played on 26 April, the time had come for the Gilgandra committee to reluctantly “pull the pin” for the year, because the player numbers were just not sufficient enough to carry the club through an entire season.

In recent times the Gilgandra Panthers firstgrade side played in every grand final from 2015 to 2022, winning three straight premierships from 2016 to 2018.

The club’s reserve grade side won the 2024 premiership, but they will not have the opportunity to defend that title as Gilgandra will not be fielding any senior men’s sides in 2025.

Along with a number of first-grade players recently retiring or moving to other clubs, the “attractiveness” of playing in the short reservegrade competition, which is played over five weeks heading into the finals series at the end of the year, was seen as a contributing factor in terms of the minimal number of players willing to commit to the training required to play first grade.

The decision to also not field a reserve-grade team in 2025 was made by the Gilgandra club in order to maintain the integrity of the Castlereagh League competition.

The Gilgandra club believes that every club should be striving to provide a strong first-grade side to the competition, and while the reservegrade competition is a welcome addition to the Castlereagh League landscape, it is also attracting players who have the ability to play first grade and eroding not only first-grade player numbers, but also the standard of the first-grade competition.

The Gilgandra club will be represented on the playing field in 2025 by their league tag side, the Pink Panthers as they look to rebuild for season 2026.

Swannettes fly high in League Tag Knockout The Dunedoo Swannettes launched their 2025 Castlereagh League campaign in winning fashion on Saturday, 5 April, when they took out the season-opening League Tag Knockout played at Baradine on a very well-grassed playing field.

by BRYSON LUFF With all 10 C a s t ler e a g h L e a g ue clubs represented, the day saw 14 games take place before the Swa n nett es emerged as eventual winners, taking down their arch rivals, the Narromine Jets, eight poi nts t o four in a hard-fought and entertaining final.

T he four points scored by the Jets i n the f i na l was the

on ly blem i sh on t he Swannettes’ defensive record on the day, as t hey h ad pr ev iou s ly accounted for Coolah (10-0) and Cobar (22-0).

The Jets, the reigning Castlereagh League premiers, were also impressive on the defensive front, holding out a determined Gu l g on g out f it (4 0) before downing Coonamble (24 - 0) on their way to the final.

T he Castlereagh League K nockout

ac t ion w i l l c ont i nue t h i s S a t u r d ay, 1 2 April, when the Warren Bulldogs host the Senior Rugby League Knockout!

The action will get underway at Warren’s Victoria Park at 11.0 0 a m , w ith the Bu l ldogs featu r i ng in the open ing game where they will come up against the Coonamble Bears.

T he competition proper will kick off on Saturday, 26 April.

League Tag Knockout scores Played at Baradine on Saturday, 5 April.

Prelim inary r o u n d s : C o o l a h 10 defeated Ba rad ine 0 , C o on a ba r a br a n 8 defeat ed Gi lga nd ra 6, Coonamble 4 d e f e a t e d Wa r r e n 0 , Narromine 4 defeated Gu lgong 0 , D u nedo o 10 d e f e a t e d C o o l a h 0, Cobar 10 defeated Coonabarabran 4.

Consolation games: G u l g o n g 6 d e f e at e d

Dunedoo Swannettes, winners of the Castlereagh League-Tag Knockout played at Baradine last Saturday, 5 April.

Wa r r en 4 , C o ol a h 6 defeated Baradine 0, Gilgandra 6 defeated Coonabarabran 0, C o ola h 2 6 defeat ed Gilgandra 0.

Consolation final: C o o l a h 10 d e f e a t e d Gulgong 4.

K nockout ga mes: Dunedoo 22 defeated Cobar 0, Narromine 24 defeated Coonamble 0.

K nockout Fina l: D u ne d o o 8 de fe at e d Narromine 4.

Photo: Peter Sherwood Photography

Over the Odds CENTRAL & WESTERN RACING by COL HODGES Andy Barrow and his family from Gunnedah were disappointed during the week when the C r onu l la Sha rks were beat en i n the National Rugby League, h o w e v e r, t h e y w e r e cheering when Beg Me, car r y ing the Sharks’

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colours, won on Saturday at Coonabarabran.

B eg Me is owned in partnership by Gilgandra trainer K ieren Hazelton and A ndy Ba r row and at ever y meeting the B a r r ow f a m i ly we a r the sky blue, black and white colours of their favourite team.

A seven-yea r- old gelding, Beg Me has won six races from 71 starts and has a perfect record of three wins from three starts over 1600 metres at Gilgandra.

Commencing to make up significant ground on the leaders approaching t he home t u r n , B e g Me (Jake P raceyHolmes, $2.90 to $2.60 favourite) shot clear in the straight and won by over three lengths f r om L ady C or nel i a ( Z oe Hu nt , $15 ) a nd Tycoon Lad (Leeshelle Sma l l , $ 4 .4 0) i n the 160 0 metres Reggie’s

Tattersalls HotelHappy 4th Anniversary Sue-B enchma rk 5 0 Handicap.

While on the rugbyleague theme, former Balmain Tigers player Gav i n Groth, who has been a racehorse trainer at Gunnedah for ma ny yea rs, won t he 9 0 0 met r e s B ob To ot el l Appre ciation Fa rewel l-B enchma rk 50 Handicap with Powerstone.

Ha n n a h Joh n st on , who is now apprenticed to Gavin Groth, brought Powerstone ($7) with a late run from midfield to beat Flight Or Fight (Jessica Brookes, $13) and Dozen K ilpatrick (Gabr iel le Joh nst on , $9.50).

M ich ael Joh n st on , the brother of Hannah Joh nst on , rode for a couple of seasons on the picnic circuit and re cently depa r t ed t o America to ride on the

rodeo circuit.

D u b b o - b a s e d apprentice Zoe Hunt has been in good form and she won the 1400 metres Riding For The Disabled Welcomes You Maiden Plate on Instead, for Mudgee trainer, David Smith.

L e ad i ng for home , Instead ($13) lasted to score by a ha l f head from Eaglescliffe (Jake P r ac ey-Hol me s , $ 3), with over three lengths t o the th i rd-placed Takeover Lad (Chelsea Hillier, $1.65 favourite).

Gulgong trainer Brett T hompson was represent ed by the w i n ne r, T r opi c a n a’s Cube, a nd a lso the second and fourth place g et t er s i n t he 1 2 0 0 metres Riding For The Disabled -Benchmark 50 Handicap.

Blocked on the rails b eh i nd t he le ader, T r opic a n a’s C ub e (Leeshelle Small, $8.50)

was clea r i n time t o w i n by a h a l f he ad from Dupenny (Andrew Banks, $5 equal favourite), while a short neck away, third, was Just Jacky (Jack Baker, $13), with Powderfinger a close fourth.

T he other w i n ners were the Kelly Barber, Muswellbrook-trained M a r t i nd a l e D a n c e r, Mikayla Weir, $3.10 fav) and Cascade Mountain (Chelsea H i l l ier, $2.90 fav), trained at Ta mwor th by Way ne Brown.

Coonabarabran has r e c eive d he av y r a i n over recent weeks and fortunately the track has an excellent grass cover and was suitable for good and safe racing on Saturday.

T he ne x t me e t i n g at C oonaba rabra n is in July, with the Cup meeting in October.

Dawson and Dowsett shine in Golfie’s April medal WEEKEND GOLF The Coonabarabran Golf Club’s April Monthly Medal was sponsored by Calpeda pumps and Steve Larance.

Steve always puts on some awesome meat trays, so we were all looking forward to a great day on the course, hoping to win one.

The winners in the women’s division were: 1st – Lou Dowsett 77, 2nd – Zoe Holcombe 78 and 3rd – Sandra McCaw, on a count back with 79.

NTP was won by Zoe on the 13th – with a birdie also!

In the men’s division we had some great scores – a couple of them must have been playing a different course!

The winner was John Dawson 64, 2nd – S Jones 71, 3rd – Rob Tink 73, 4th – Dale Moore 74 and 5th – Graeme Keppie 74.

NTP went to F Nottle 4th/13th, J Mills 8th/17th and R Tink 16th.

The shoot out went to Wally Tighe.

Thanks to Steve and Calpeda Pumps again for the great day and sponsoring the club.

This weekend we are up to the usual stableford, if you would like some lessons on the till/bar please be there a bit earlier to learn.

Mowing is also full on at the moment – even if we could have some volunteers for some whipper snipping around club, that would be appreciated, please some see us.

Z.H.

Calpeda Pumps Monthly Medal winners Zoe Holcombe, Dale Moore, Lou Dowsett, Robert Tink, John Dawson, Steve Jones, Graeme Keppie.

AROUND THE TRAPS WEDNESDAY GOLF Things have been a bit quiet for Wednesday golfers of late – weather, work and well-earned holidays being the main factor.

The last Wednesday competition was won by Jan Keppie, with a score indicative of how the course is responding to the regular rainfall that has been lapped up by the ever-thirsty fairways.

The volunteers have been unable to keep up with the growth of the grass, resulting in lower scores being returned by competitors.

Runner-up to Jan was Kerrie Ward, with Lou C ou lt on a nd D ore en

Searle limping home with scores in the teens.

Yesterday was another stableford – results in next week’s Times.

Humour On New Year’s Eve, a woman called a noisy bar to attention and said that at the stroke of midnight she wanted every husband to be standing next to the one person who made his life worth living.

In the resulting rush to him, the barman was almost trampled to death. xxxx Two teenagers were arrested. At the police station the sergeant tells them they are entitled to one phone call.

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Sometime later a man enters the station and asks for them.

“I suppose you are their lawyer,” the sergeant said.

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CHICKEN RUN T he C o onaba rabra n G ol f C lu b’s S u nd ay mor n i n g c h i c ken r u n was played over the back nine on 6 April, with Eric Watton and Geoff Gasior in the winners’ circle, scoring 22 points on a count back.

Vouchers were won by Kurt Pincham and Dale Moore, 22, and Mick Noy and Dick Clark, 21.

Well done to all who

made the Mega Draw such a great day. Many thanks to all the sponsors, as without your kind help this wouldn’t happen. Thanks also to the barbecue cooks and those who provided the lovely sweets. Watch this space, as the next one will be bigger and better.

Next Sunday’s chicken run, on 13 April, will be played over the front nine.

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Golfers tee-off in tribute competition Golfers from across the region gathered last weekend to compete in the annual Russell Chilstone Memorial Trophy in a tribute to the wellknown Baradine identity.

by LIZ CUTTS Organisers of the popular golf event were delighted with the success of the three-person Ambrose 18-hole competition that attracted 13 teams of players to the Baradine Golf Club on Sunday, 6 April.

Russell Chilstone (Chilly) was a keen golfer and passionate about the Baradine Golf Club. He played a major role in the club and was a member of the committee for many years.

Unfortunately, he was not around to see the new club house built a few years ago, but the club sees the perpetual trophy in his name as a way to keep his memory alive.

“It has been a beautiful day and we are very happy with the turn-out, especially as there was a last-minute change of date for the competition,” said event coordinator, Betty Olsen.

“The club is very healthy at the moment and we are looking forward to celebrating our centenary later in the year. We will

Club captain, Peter Olsen (left) with secretary, Merv Sutherland (right) presented the Russell Chilstone memorial trophy to the Tooraweenah team – Dan Harte, Phil Herbert and Paddy Foran.

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be putting out a call for memorabilia to display on the day, as I think it is important to celebrate an occasion like this so we can pass on our history to the next generation.

“We are very proud of the fact that we have been playing for 100 years; it really is a great reflection on our small community.

“We are very appreciative of all the support we have received. This memorial competition could not have been held without the contribution from our sponsors and all our amazing hard-working volunteers.

A big thank you goes to them all.”

The perpetual trophy went to the Tooraweenah team of Dan Harte, Phil Herbert and Paddy Foran, on a count back from second place getters Allan Olsen, John Dawson and Peter Olsen, with team Sutherland coming third.

Peter Olsen’s team was nearest the pin on the 5th hole and L. Mills team on the 14th.

Jay Mac won the longest drive for the men, while Donna O’Malley won the ladies longest drive.

At the ninth hole were Baradine players Warwick Saddler, Billy Carey, Reagan Evans, Trent McGlashan, Jason Mills (Coonabarabran) and Alan Baker (Baradine).

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It was a sea of work shirts and dusty boots at the Cotton Seed Distributors’ Namoi Valley Field Day as the Wee Waa-based company showcased variety trials, research and partnerships.

The event took place at CSD Farms, ‘Little Mollee’ property.

The morning kicked off at 7:30 with delicious breaky rolls and a coffee van to fuel the appetites of attendees.

They had five guest speakers that discussed different areas surrounding cotton production. After breaky, the crowd made their way over to field nine where the first speaker was introduced.

Research scientist for cotton breeding at CSIRO Dr Lucy Egan discussed the topic of breeding for verticillium wilt resistance.

“A huge amount of work is being done in the breeding program using traditional breeding and selection – an approach that is well proven,” Dr Egan commented.

“In addition, we are developing technology to screen more lines with more accuracy for Verticillium wilt resistance, which should result in improving the speed of selection for improved resistance, whilst maintaining the very important yield and fibre packages that Australian cotton is renowned for,” Dr Egan said at the Namoi Valley CSD field day,

Agronomist at Coleman Ag Tim Brooker and CSD assistant farm manager Jesse Nancarrow having a look at the cotton at the recent CSD field day.

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The crowd then made its way back to the gazebos and took a seat for the third speaker, Paul McIntosh from Pulse Australia, WeedSmart. Paul discussed the ongoing challenge of weeds in cotton systems, emphasising the increasing threat of herbicide resistance.

Paul discussed managing weed resistance with XtendFlex technology. With more than 46 years of agronomy experience, Paul provided plenty of insight into how resistance has increased over time and why proactive, long-term management strategies are essential to maintaining effective weed control in cotton and beyond.

It was then time for the business development manager at Nufarm Lauryn Riordan to speak about optimising glufosinate use in cotton and fallows, the best practices and program integration.

Lauryn supplied the crowd with some key tips for using Biffo and how Biffo fits within the XtendFlex cotton system.

Lauryn is based in Moree, and her role is focused on customer relationships with channel partners, consultants, growers and industry; as well as showcasing and generating demand for Nufarm’s differentiated product range through technical sales and marketing activities.

There was then a CSD varieties discussion by E and D Manager Oliver Knox as well as an introduction into the ‘red sticker activity’ with a prize hidden in the crop.

Morning tea came around, as attendees grabbed a sneaky lamington and some other refreshments, the sticker game began.

Attendees had a chance to get an appreciation of the varieties and to show each other through the red stickers on what looked attractive to them within the crop, sparking conversations and different opinions.

CSD commercial research manager Dr Mick Bange discussed the evolution of the CSD trials program and engaged in an interactive Q and A session with

the audience.

There was then a discussion on the future of cotton varieties as CSD’s Natalie Aquilina and Oliver Knox presented each variety selection.

The next speaker was Dr John Snider, a Professor of Crop Physiology at University of Georgia, USA. Dr Snider spoke on cotton seed quality and vigour research in the USA. John brought a very insightful perspective to the field day as he went through some of the similarities and differences between American and Australian soil.

The next session was covering the success seed brings and optimizing quality through management.

To talk about this was past owner of ‘Little Mollee’ property Mark Cathcart.

Finally, the closing talk and wrap-up was conducted by Dr Ian Taylor who gave a CSD update and open Q and A for any last-minute questions, as well as the lucky door prize giveaway.

Attendees were visibly impressed and engaged with the event, a sign it was another wonderful day out at the Namoi Valley CSD field day.

BELOW: CSD chief executive officer Dr Ian Taylor, CSD research and quality assurance lead Brett Ross and CSIRO principal research scientist Shiming Liu.

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Two teenagers charged after Coulton’s time in federal parliament comes to close alleged Moree home invasion Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton’s time as the 1029th member elected to the Australian parliament has officially come to a close.

Mr Coulton’s 17-year tenure as the region’s representative in Canberra ceased once Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the election.

Mr Coulton was first elected in 2007, replacing former member John Cobb who went on to represent the seat of Calare.

Mr Coulton served as Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government in 2020 and 2021, Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government in 2019 and 2020, Assistant Minister for Trade and Investment in 2019 and 2020, Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment in 2018 and 2019, and Deputy Speaker of the House from 2016 to 2018.

He also served as a shadow parliamentary secretary from 2007 to 2010, and as the Nationals’ Chief Whip in the House of Representatives from 2010 to 2016.

“I thank my family, colleagues, staff and The Nationals for their unwavering trust in me to do this job,” Mr Coulton said following his final day in parliament.

“I will be forever grateful for the people of the Parkes electorate and the support they have shown me over the past 17 years.

“I said in my first speech that I have a deep and unshakeable belief in inland Australia; and I still believe that to this day.

“There is no better place to live in the world than Australia, and no better place in Australia to live than in western New South Wales.

“It has been an honour and a privilege to serve the people of the Parkes electorate.”

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Coulton said he was proud to have represented such a wonderful part of Australia.

“The people of Australia need to know that my constituents feed them and clothe them, keep their lights on, and work every day,” Mr Coulton told fellow parliamentarians.

“The unemployment rate in the Parkes electorate is below the national average.

But a word of warning: do not take these people for granted.

“In the last three years, despite the cessation of work on the Inland Rail and other government decisions, no senior ministers have been here.

“We’ve had a few nondescript senators wander through from time to time but no senior ministers.

“The people of Parkes are not happy about this.”

Two teenagers have been charged over a home invasion in Moree that left one man with a broken nose.

Officers from Operation Soteria arrested the 17-year-old boy and 19-year-old woman in Moree on Thursday, April 3, as part of its ongoing crackdown on youth crime in regional NSW. The charges relate to an alleged assault at a property on Amaroo Drive, Moree on Friday , February 14.

Investigators from New England Police District were told the occupants – a 58-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman – had allegedly been assaulted by two males, who then stole two SUVs. Both vehicles were found abandoned in Moree later that day.

Following inquiries, about 9am on Thursday, April 3, Moree detectives and Operation Soteria investigators arrested a 17-year-old boy on Amaroo Drive, Moree.

He was taken to Moree Police Station and charged with aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence – inflict actual bodily harm and take and drive conveyance without consent of owner.

He was also charged with four offences over an unrelated incident.

The teen was refused bail and appeared

before a children’s court yesterday, where he was formally refused bail to appear at a children’s court on Monday, April 14.

About 8.40am on Thursday, April 3, officers attached to Operation Soteria executed a search warrant at a home on Howarth Street, Wyong, and arrested a 19-year-old woman.

She was taken to Wyong Police Station and charged with stalk/intimidate, recruit child to carry out/assist criminal activity, be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner, aggravated break and enter commit serious indictable offence in company – steal greater than $60k, and breach of bail.

She was refused bail to appear at Wyong Local Court on April 3 before she was formally refused bail to appear at Moree Local Court on Monday, June 2.

Inquiries into the incident are ongoing.

Operation Soteria was launched in March to address an escalation of violence in young offenders across western and northern parts of the state, with a focus on aggravated break, enter and steal offences, stealing motor vehicles and ‘post and boast’ offences where youths use social media to gain notoriety for their crimes.

A new unit of 60 police was formed as the operational arm, with additional officers from the NSW Police Crime Prevention and Youth Command engaging in community outreach and diversion efforts.

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Collectomania: How many of us are collectors?

ArtsNational will be welcoming Sydney born creative Claudia Chan Shaw to Narrabri when she will be taking us into the mind of the collector in Cinema 1 at The Crossing Theatre on Monday, April 14.

This month’s topic ‘Collectomania’ asks what is the difference between collecting and hoarding? In this richly illustrated arts talk, many of us will be able to identify with this common trait – those items in our homes that we simply cannot bear to part with.

Claudia Chan Shaw is a self-confessed collectomaniac who believes the world is made up of collectors and non-collectors.

Some collect for investment, others for fun.

Some love the social interaction, and others love to preserve the past. Thrilled by the pursuit, the hunt and the final possession and sense of accomplishment, Claudia likens collecting to an addiction.

Sounds familiar?

As co-host and presenter of the ABC TV series, Collectors, Claudia would encounter many people who shared her passion,

people for whom one Bakelite radio or first edition was too little and 100 of them was not enough.

Enjoying a multi-faceted career as a fashion designer, television and radio presenter, author, public speaker, installation artist, photo artist, and curator, Claudia holds a BA in Visual Communication Design from Sydney College of the Arts.

She is co-designer and director with her mother for the internationally acclaimed Australian fashion label, Vivian Chan Shaw.

The label is renowned for its exquisite handmade knitwear and jewellery and the designs are represented in the permanent collection of the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.

Claudia presents and produces Arts Friday on 89.7fm Eastside Radio and is a cultural tour leader for the Art Gallery Society NSW in association with Renaissance Tours.

She leads the successful series of “Art Deco to Art Now” international tours to Shanghai, Hong Kong, Miami, Wellington, Cuba, New York and Sydney, where she shares her love

of art deco history, art and design.

She is a regular speaker at the Art After Hours and Armchair Travel series at the Art Gallery NSW and has spoken at the State Library NSW, Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Sydney, Old Parliament House Canberra, Bendigo Art Gallery, Tamworth Regional Gallery, National Gallery Victoria, S. H Ervin Gallery, Old Government House Parramatta, and many exhibition openings.

She was curator for the City of Sydney's Chinese New Year Festival (2016, 2017, 2018), the largest celebration of the Lunar New Year outside China and created the Rabbit lantern installation as part of the festival's ‘Lunar Lanterns’ exhibition.

Also curating for the Lunar New Year at World Square, Sydney from 2019 to 2021, Claudia designed large art installations for the Year of the Pig, Rat and Ox. Her multi-faceted career doesn’t end there. Claudia has taught the Master of Design students at the Whitehouse Institute of Design Australia and has been a guest lecturer at the Virginia Commonwealth

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“She gave birth to one boy and two girls with four hours between each birth, so it was a very long day for all of us keepers, but most importantly, for Marion!” Mel said.

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Friday, April 11 ABC TV

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6.00 News. 10.00 Planet America. 10.30 The Pacific. 11.00 ANZAC Battlefields. (PG) 12.00 News. 1.00 Unforgotten. (M) 2.00 Restoration Australia. 3.00 Back Roads. (PG) 3.30 Grand Designs New Zealand. 4.10 Long Lost Family.

(PG) 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.25 Hard Quiz. (PG) 6.55 Federal Election Announcement: Labor.

7.00 ABC News.

7.35 Gardening Australia: Autumn – Indoor Stunners And Bruny Island.

8.35 Sherwood. Series Return. (M) 9.35 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (PG) 10.05 Hard Quiz. (PG) 10.35 Fresh Blood: Urvi Went To An All Girls’ School. (M) 11.05 ABC Late News.

11.25 Father Brown. (PG) 12.10 Mayfair Witches. (M) 12.55 Rage New Music. (MA15+) 5.00 Rage. (PG)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. 9.10 Curious Traveller. 10.10 Matched.

(PG) 11.00 Hidden Beauty Of Spain. 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight.

1.00 PBS News. 2.00 The Queen’s Guard: A Year In Service. (M) 2.55 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. 3.00 Nula. 3.30 The Cook Up. 4.00 Mesopotamia 3D. (PG) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Mystery Of The Nazca Lines. (PG) 8.40 Bettany Hughes’ Lost Worlds: Nabataeans. (PG) 9.40 Scotland’s Scenic Railways: West Highland Line, Forth Bridge, Blair Castle.

10.35 SBS World News Late.

11.05 A Body That Works. (M) 12.05 Romulus. (MA15+) 2.05 Agent Hamilton.

(M) 3.45 Inside The Modelling Agency. (PG) 4.40 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 The Drew Barrymore Show. (PG) 7.00 Frugal Foodie. 7.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 8.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Entertainment Tonight. 10.20 Australian Survivor. (PG) 11.30 Judge Judy. (PG) 12.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

12.30 Family Feud. (PG) 1.00 10 News First: Lunchtime.

2.00 Wheel Of Fortune.

2.30 Lingo.

3.30 10 News First: Afternoon.

4.00 Family Feud. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Airborne: Nature In Our Skies: In Flight Meals. (PG) 8.40 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 11.00 10’s Late News.

11.25 The Project.

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon.

1.00 Movie: Nikki And Nora: Sister Sleuths.

(2022) Hunter King, Rhiannon Fish, Madison Ryne Smith. Fraternal twins are forced back into each other’s lives when they inherit a detective agency. (PG) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 7News Local.

6.30 7News @ 6:30.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

7.30 Football. AFL. Round 5. Collingwood v Sydney. From Adelaide Oval.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show.

11.15 GetOn Extra.

11.45 9-1-1: Lone Star. (M) 12.45 The Black Donnellys. New Series. (M) 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 Million Dollar Minute.

5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 Today.

9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning.

12.00 Movie: The Love Gala. (2023) Lesa Wilson, Marc Herrmann. (PG) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon.

5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 6.

Brisbane Broncos v Sydney Roosters. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

9.55 Golden Point.

10.45 Movie: War. (2007) Jet Li, Jason Statham, Devon Aoki. (MA15+) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo.

4.30 Global Shop.

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

5.30 Postcards. (PG)

6.00am Children’s ABC FAMILY (22) Programs. 6.15pm Bluey. 6.25 Octonauts: Above And Beyond.

6.35 Hey Duggee. 6.40 Ben And Holly. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 Teen Titans Go! (PG) 8.00 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! (PG) 8.25 BTN Newsbreak. 8.30 MythBusters “There’s Your Problem!”. (PG) 8.55 Robot Wars. 9.55 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament Of Houses. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning VICELAND (31) Programs. 1.35 Hypothetical. (M) 2.30 The Artist’s View. (M) 3.00 Cook Up Bitesize. 3.05 Over The Black Dot. 3.35 News. 3.40 BBC News At Ten. 4.10 ABC World News Tonight. 4.40 PBS News. 5.40 History’s Crazy Rich Ancients. (PG) 6.05 If You Are The One. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 News. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M) 8.30 Secrets Of Polygamy.

(MA15+) 10.10 Adam Looking For Eve. (MA15+) 11.50 Pose. (MA15+) 2.55 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 What’s BOLD (51) Up Down Under. 8.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 9.30 Diagnosis Murder.

(PG) 11.30 JAG. (PG) 1.30 Star Trek: Voyager.

(PG) 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.30 JAG. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 10.20 Fire Country. (M) 11.15 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 12.15 Home Shopping.

2.15 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 4.05 JAG. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs.

7TWO (62) 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country.

2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG) 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 DVine Living. (PG) 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Bargain Hunt. 12.30 DVine Living. (PG) 1.00 Our Town. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Medical Emergency. (PG) 3.00 Better Homes. 5.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs.

9GEM (82) 1.00 Antiques Roadshow.

1.30 Movie: Are You Being Served? (1977) (PG) 3.30 Movie: Elizabeth Of Ladymead. (1948) (G) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 West Coast Cops. (M) 8.30 Movie: Monster-In-Law. (2005) Jennifer Lopez.

(M) 10.30 Movie: Moonstruck. (1987) (PG) 12.35 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 Creflo. (PG) 1.30 Movie: Elizabeth Of Ladymead. (1948) (G) 3.30 Seaway. (PG) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. 5.00 Yorkshire Auction House.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.25 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (M) 2.05 ER. (M) 2.50 Doctor Who. (PG) 3.35 A Bite To Eat. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.40 MythBusters.

(PG) 5.30 Heartbreak High. (PG) 7.00 My Family.

(PG) 7.30 QI. (PG) 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8.30 Movie: Unforgettable. (2017) (M) 10.10 ER. (M) 10.55 Breeders. (M) 11.15 Rage. (MA15+) 12.20 Breeders. (M) 1.10 QI. (M) 1.40 You Can’t Ask That. (MA15+) 2.00 ER. (M) 3.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 4.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Goal! 2: Living The Dream. Cont. (2007) 7.10 Shin Ultraman. (2022) 9.15 Malcolm. (1986) 10.50 This Is Spinal Tap. (1984) 12.20 Logan’s Run. (1976) 2.30 The Movie Show. (PG) 3.05 Goal! (2005) (PG) 5.15 A River Runs Through It. (1992) (PG) 7.30 The Client. (1994) (M) 9.45 The Secrets We Keep.

(2020) (MA15+) 11.35 The House Of Snails.

(2021) (Spanish, MA15+) 1.35 Evil Does Not Exist. (2023) (Japanese, M) 3.35 Kin. (2018) (M) 5.25 The Movie Show. (M)

PEACH (52) 1.00 Rules Of Engagement.

(PG) 1.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 2.00 Becker. (PG) 2.30 Frasier. (PG) 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.00 Becker. (PG) 5.30 Frasier.

(PG) 6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 Movie: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. (2014) (M) 9.30 Becker. (PG) 10.00 Frasier. (PG) 11.00 Rules Of Engagement.

(PG) 11.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 12.00 Ent. Tonight. 12.30 Shopping. 1.30 South Park.

(MA15+) 2.00 Shopping. 2.30 Late Programs.

2.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 2.30 Desert Collectors.

(PG) 3.30 Timbersports. (PG) 4.00 Mountain Men. (PG) 5.00 American Resto. (PG) 5.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers.

(PG) 7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Highway Cops. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Love Again.

(2023) (M) 10.50 Movie: American Made. (2017) (MA15+) 1.10 Mountain Men. (PG) 2.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 3.00 Jade Fever. (M) 4.00 Highway Cops. (PG) 5.00 Truck Night In America. (PG)

10.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 11.00 Project Impossible.

(PG) 12.00 Movie: Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. (2004) (PG) 1.50 Innovation Nation.

2.00 The Golden Girls. (PG) 2.30 The Nanny. (PG) 3.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 4.30 The Addams Family.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 The Golden Girls. (PG) 6.30 The Nanny. (PG) 7.30 Movie: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. (2012) (PG) 9.30 Movie: Bad Neighbours 2. (2016) (MA15+) 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning ABC NEWS (24) Programs. 1.00 ABC News Day. 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing.

5.00 ABC News. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.35 Evening News. 8.00 Planet America: Weekend Edition. 8.45 News Tonight.

9.00 The World. 9.30 Close Of Business. 10.00 Nightly News. 10.30 Asia News Week. 11.00 News. 11.30 Breakfast Couch. 12.00 News.

12.15 Planet America: Weekend Edition. 1.00 News. 1.30 Close Of Business. 2.00 DW News.

2.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning SBS FOOD (33) Programs. 2.00 Food Safari Water. 2.30 Mary Makes It Easy. 3.00 Mexican Table. 3.30 Food Fight Club. 4.30 On Country Kitchen. 5.00 Nordic Cookery. 5.30 Everyday Gourmet. (PG) 6.00 Nigella Kitchen.

6.30 Jamie At Home. (PG) 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Nadiya’s American Adventure. 8.30 A Lake District Farmshop. 9.30 Come Dine With Me: The Professionals. (PG) 10.25 Please Eat Slowly Bitesize. 10.30 The Cook Up. 11.00 Cook And The Chef. (PG) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

NITV (34) 1.50 Black As. (PG) 2.00 Strait To The Plate. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Waabiny Time. 3.25 Little J And Big Cuz. 3.35 Spartakus. (PG) 4.05 Cities Of Gold. (PG) 4.35 Motown Magic. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. (PG) 5.25 Black As. (PG) 5.30 Nula. 6.00 Bamay.

6.40 Great Parks Of Africa. (PG) 7.25 NITV Weather. 7.30 Movie: The Witches. (2020) 9.40 Movie: Get Hard. (2015) (MA15+) 11.30 Nula.

12.00 Yiyili. (PG) 12.05 On The Road. (PG) 5.00 Bamay.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 7FLIX (66) Beat Bugs. 9.00 Shopping.

10.30 House Rules. (PG) 12.00 Dance Boss.

(PG) 1.15 Dancing With The Stars. (PG) 3.05 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 4.00 Blackish. (PG) 4.30 Frogger. (PG) 5.30 The Amazing Race. (PG) 7.00 Movie: Matilda. (1996) (PG) 9.00 Movie: Glass. (2019) Bruce Willis, Samuel L Jackson. (M) 11.40 Movie: Bad Times At The El Royale. (2018) (MA15+) 2.20 Shopping. 3.30 Prison Break: Resurrection. (MA15+) 4.30 Army Wives. (M) 5.30 Sean’s Kitchen. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs.

9LIFE (84) 1.00 Find My Country House NZ. 1.30 Flipping 101 With Tarek El Moussa.

2.30 The Block. (PG) 4.00 Sarah Beeny’s Little House Big Plans. 5.00 Restored. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 6.30 House Hunters. 7.30 Building Alaska. (PG) 8.30 Barnwood Builders. 9.30 Colin And Justin’s Sub Zero Reno. New Series.

(M) 10.30 Maine Cabin Masters. (PG) 11.30 House Hunters Int. 12.00 House Hunters. 1.00 Katie Price’s Mucky Mansion. (M) 2.00 Late Programs.

ABC ENTERTAINS (23)

WORLD MOVIES (32)

6.00 Morning Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

7MATE (64) 1.00 American Pickers. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs.

9GO! (83,88) 9.30 I Dream Of Jeannie.

CLASSIFICATIONS: (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions PLEASE NOTE: Listings are correct at time of print and are subject to change.

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Saturday, April 12 ABC TV

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6.00 Rage Charts. (PG) 6.55 Rage Closer. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 11.55 Rage Closer.

12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 Death In Paradise. (M) 1.25 Darby And Joan. (PG) 2.15 Extraordinary Escapes: Eddie Izzard. (PG) 3.00 Dinosaurs Of The Frozen Continent.

3.50 A Life In Ten Pictures: Robin Williams. (PG) 4.40 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli: Kate Ceberano. (PG) 5.10 Landline.

5.40 Australian Story: Class Wars – Murat Dizdar.

6.10 Father Brown. (PG) 6.55 Federal Election Announcement: Greens.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (Final) (M) 8.30 Vera: Salt And Vinegar. (M) 10.05 Unforgotten. (M) 10.50 Boat Story. (MA15+) 11.45 Rage. (MA15+)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. 9.05 Incredible Homes. 10.05 Hugh’s Wild West. 11.00 Ageless Gardens.

12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Synchronised Championships.

Highlights. 3.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Tour Of Flanders. Men’s race. Highlights.

4.30 Heroines. 5.00 Going Places. (PG) 5.30 Shipwrecked: The Crispi Sinking.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Wonders Of Europe: Schonbrunn Palace.

8.30 Snowdon & Margaret: A Scandalous Affair. (PG) 9.25 Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy: Rome. (PG) 10.15 Great Coastal Railway Journeys: Tynemouth To Bardon Mill. (PG) 11.15 Paris Paris. (M) 3.10 Bamay. 4.05 Peer To Peer. (PG) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Camper Deals. 6.30 Reel Action. 7.00 On The Fly. 7.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 8.00 IFISH. 8.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 9.00 My Market Kitchen. 9.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient. 10.00 The Weekly Kick-Off. 10.30 Australian Survivor. (PG) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield.

12.30 Australia By Design: Architecture.

1.00 10 Minute Kitchen.

1.30 Frugal Foodie.

2.00 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass.

2.30 Taste Of Australia: BBQ. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. (PG) 3.30 Farm To Fork.

4.00 My Market Kitchen.

4.30 Good Chef Bad Chef.

5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PG) 7.30 Love It Or List It Australia.

8.30 Gogglebox Australia.

9.30 Ambulance Australia. (M) 10.30 Elsbeth. (M) 11.30 FBI. (M) 12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Hour Of Power.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. The Star Championships Day, Golden Mile Race Day and PKF Italian Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) 6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) 7.30 Movie: The Day After Tomorrow.

(2004) Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal.

A sudden ice age engulfs Earth. (M) 9.55 Movie: The Book Of Eli. (2010) Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman.

A man fights to protect a sacred book. (MA15+) 12.20 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Taupo Super400.

Day 1. Highlights. From Taupo International Motorsport Park, New Zealand.

1.20 The Black Donnellys. (M) 2.30 To Be Advised.

4.00 It’s Academic.

5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG)

6.00 Getaway. (PG) 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday.

(PG) 12.00 Destination WA. 12.30 Young Sheldon. (PG) 1.00 Let’s Eat With George.

1.30 Movie: Oddball. (2015) (G) 3.30 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (PG) 4.30 The Garden Gurus.

5.00 9News First At Five.

5.30 Getaway. (PG) 6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Space Invaders. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Mrs Doubtfire. (1993) Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan. (PG) 11.00 Movie: The Birdcage. (1996) Robin Williams, Nathan Lane. (M) 1.15 Let’s Eat With George.

1.45 Talking Honey. (PG) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PG) 2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.30 Global Shop.

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

5.30 Helping Hands. (PG)

6.00 Children’s ABC FAMILY (22) Programs. 5.35 Fireman Sam. 5.45 Tish Tash. 5.50 Paddington.

6.05 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.15 Bluey.

6.25 Octonauts: Above And Beyond. 6.35 Hey Duggee. 6.40 Ben And Holly. 6.55 Rocket Club. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Harry Potter: Wizards Of Baking. 8.10 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament Of Houses. (PG) 8.55 Fresh Off The Boat. (PG) 9.35 Speechless. (PG) 9.55 Officially Amazing. (PG) 10.25 Dragon Ball Super. (PG) 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning VICELAND (31) Programs. 1.10 Who You Gonna Call? (M) 2.45 Beyond Oak Island. (PG) 3.30 News. 3.35 WorldWatch.

5.30 Over The Black Dot. 6.00 Our Law. (PG) 6.35 Engineering Tomorrow. 7.30 Impossible Engineering. (PG) 8.25 Special Forces: Most Daring Missions. 9.20 The Hunt For Stolen Nazi Treasure. (M) 10.10 The Artist’s View. (M) 10.40 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Paris-Roubaix.

Women’s race. 1.25 The Swiping Game. (M) 1.40 PEN15. (M) 2.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 9.00 Jake BOLD (51) And The Fatman. (PG) 10.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 10.30 JAG. (PG) 1.30 Escape Fishing. 2.00 Soccer. A-League Women.

Round 22. Sydney FC v Perth Glory. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 26. Sydney FC v Auckland FC. 7.00 Football Tonight.

7.25 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 26.

Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners.

10.00 NCIS. (M) 1.40 Blue Bloods. (M) 2.35 Fire Country. (M) 3.30 Reel Action. 4.00 JAG. (PG) 5.00 Shopping.

6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 7TWO (62) The Yorkshire Vet. (PG) 4.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Horse Racing.

The Star Championships Day, Golden Mile Race Day and PKF Italian Day. 6.00 Dog Patrol. (PG) 6.30 Bondi Vet. Series Return. (PG) 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 I Escaped To The Country.

(PG) 11.30 The Yorkshire Vet. (PG) 12.30 My Greek Odyssey. (PG) 1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG) 2.00 DVine Living. (PG) 2.30 Creek To Coast. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

9GEM (82) 10.30 My Favorite Martian.

11.00 World’s Greatest Engineering Icons. 12.00 Tennis. Billie Jean King Cup. Qualifying round. Group D. Australia v Colombia.

6.00 Dad’s Army. 7.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 9. Queensland Reds v ACT Brumbies. 9.30 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 9.45 Movie: Broken Arrow. (1996) (M) 11.55 Movie: Slayground. (1983) (M) 1.45 Movie: Scars Of Dracula. (1970) (M) 3.45 Movie: Pool Of London. (1951) (PG) 5.30 Dad’s Army.

6.00 ABC ENTERTAINS (23) Morning Programs. 2.15 ER. (M) 3.00 Doctor Who. (PG) 3.55 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (PG) 4.40 MythBusters. Final. (PG) 5.30 Heartbreak High.

(PG) 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 QI. (M) 8.00 Live At The Apollo. (M) 8.50 Melbourne Comedy Festival Allstars Supershow. 10.50 ER. (PG) 11.35 Rage. (MA15+) 12.40 Heartbreak High. (PG) 1.25 Breeders. (MA15+) 1.50 QI. (M) 2.20 ER. (M) 3.50 Friday Night Dinner. (PG) 4.15 ABC News Update. 4.20 Late Programs.

6.00 A River Runs Through It. (1992) 8.15 Dancing At Lughnasa. (1998) 10.00 The Big Chill. (1983) 12.00 The Devil Has A Name. (2019) 1.50 Goal! 2: Living The Dream.

(2007) 4.00 The World’s Fastest Indian. (2005) 6.20 Roman Holiday. (1953) (PG) 8.30 And So It Goes. (2014) (M) 10.15 House Of Pleasures.

(2011) (French, MA15+) 12.40 Robert De Niro: Hiding In The Spotlight. (MA15+) 1.40 The Secrets We Keep. (2020) 3.30 The Client. (1994) 5.40 The World’s Fastest Indian. (2005)

PEACH (52) Wheel Of Fortune. 10.00

Ridiculousness. (PG) 11.00 GCBC. 11.30 Deal Or No Deal. 12.00 Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Ridiculousness. (PG) 3.00 Frasier. (PG) 4.00 Friends. (PG) 6.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 10.30 Frasier. (PG) 11.30 Ridiculousness. (PG) 12.30 South Park. (MA15+) 1.00 Home Shopping.

1.30 South Park. (MA15+) 3.00 Home Shopping.

1.30 Cool Cars & Bikes. (PG) 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. (PG) 3.00 Motor Racing. NDRC Top Doorslammer.

Highlights. 4.00 Full Custom Garage. (PG) 5.00 Counting Cars. (PG) 6.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.00 Storage Wars. (PG) 7.30 Aussie Salvage Squad.

(PG) 8.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under.

(PG) 9.30 Air Crash Inv: Accident Files. (PG) 10.30 Engineering Disasters. (PG) 11.30 Mighty Ships. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 News.

1.30 Swingers: How To Win An Election. 2.00 News. 2.30 Breakfast Couch. 3.00 News. 3.30 The Pacific. 4.00 News. 4.15 Planet America: Weekend Edition. 5.00 News. 5.30 Asia News Week. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Aust Story. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Swingers: How To Win An Election. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.15 Four Corners.

9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent.

10.00 Late News Weekend. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.25 Taste The Philippines. 2.30 Food Markets. 4.30 Loving Gluten Free. 5.00 Barefoot Contessa.

5.30 Dishing It Up. (PG) 6.00 Memory Bites.

(PG) 6.30 Remarkable Places To Eat. (PG) 7.30 Culinary Cruise. New Series. (PG) 8.30 Road To Mexico. (PG) 9.40 Bourdain: Parts Unknown.

(PG) 10.30 Dolce Napoli. (PG) 11.00 Bizarre Foods. (PG) 11.30 The Zimmern List. 12.00 Loving Gluten Free. 12.30 Food Markets. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Great Parks Of Africa. (PG) 2.20 Nula. 2.50 Nganampa Anwernekenhe.

3.20 Black As. (PG) 3.30 The First Inventors.

4.30 Tradition On A Plate. 5.00 Shepherdess.

(PG) 5.30 The Barber. (PG) 6.00 The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. (PG) 6.30 News. 6.40 The Other Side. (PG) 7.30 Alone Australia. (M) 8.30 Movie: Cujo. (1983) (M) 10.15 Movie: Amazing Grace.

(2018) (G) 11.50 On The Road. (PG) 1.00 NITV On The Road: Women Of Barunga. 2.00 Late Programs.

7FLIX (66) 10.00 Weekender. 10.30

ABC NEWS (24)

WORLD MOVIES (32)

SBS FOOD (33)

6.00 Bold. (PG) 8.30

NITV (34)

6.00 Morning Programs.

7MATE (64) 1.00 Blokesworld. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs.

6.00 Children’s Programs.

9GO! (83,88) 8.00 Innovation Nation.

8.10 Allo! Allo! (PG) 9.10 Only Fools And Horses. (PG) 9.50 David Attenborough’s Dynasties II. (PG) 11.00 Ancient Aliens. (PG) 12.00 Movie: Johnny English. (2003) (PG) 1.45 Lost Gold Of World War II. (PG) 2.45 Hunting Hitler. (PG) 3.45 Jeopardy! UK. (PG) 4.45 Young Sheldon. (PG) 5.40 Movie: The Addams Family 2. (2021) (PG) 7.30 Movie: The Hunger Games.

(2012) (M) 10.15 Movie: Stargate: The Ark Of Truth. (2008) (M) 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00

Weekender. 11.00 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 12.00 Dream Academy. (PG) 12.30 Dream Home. (PG) 2.00 Holey Moley Australia: Kids Special. (PG) 3.30 My France With Manu.

(PG) 4.25 Dodger. (PG) 5.25 Movie: Turbo.

(2013) (G) 7.30 Movie: Look Who’s Talking.

(1989) John Travolta. (PG) 9.35 Movie: The Dilemma. (2011) Vince Vaughn. (M) 12.00 Movie: Mexico City. (2000) (M) 1.40 TBA. 2.40 Army Wives. (M) 5.30 Dream Academy. (PG)

9LIFE (84) House Hunters. 1.30 Maine

Cabin Masters. (PG) 2.30 Building Alaska. (PG) 3.30 My Lottery Dream Home. (PG) 4.00 Energy Matters. 4.30 Colin And Justin’s Sub Zero Reno.

(M) 5.30 Chateau DIY. (PG) 6.30 Holiday Homes In The Sun. 7.30 Restoring Galveston. 8.30 House Hunters: All Stars. 9.30 House Hunters Int. 10.30 House Hunters Reno. 11.30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt. 12.30 House Hunters: All Stars.

1.00 Building Alaska. (PG) 2.00 House Hunters Reno. 3.00 Late Programs.

Sunday, April 13 ABC TV

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6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Insiders. 10.30 Offsiders. 11.00 Compass.

(PG) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. 2.30 Monty Don’s Japanese Gardens.

4.30 Restoration Australia.

5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.25 Federal Election Announcement: Liberal.

6.30 Compass: The Bishop Who Knew Too Much. (PG) 6.55 Federal Election Announcement: Labor.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Darby And Joan. (M) 8.15 Unforgotten. (M) 9.05 Boat Story. (MA15+) 10.05 Movie: Windrider. (1986) Nicole Kidman, Tom Burlinson. (M) 11.35 You Can’t Ask That: Schizophrenia. (M) 12.05 Rage. (MA15+) 3.00 Ask The Doctor: Alcohol. (PG) 3.30 Gardening Australia: Raspberries, Urban Wildlife And Native Garden.

4.30 Insiders: 90 Minute Campaign Special.

6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Al Jazeera. 7.00 APAC Weekly. 7.30 France 24 English News.

8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 Incredible Homes. 10.00 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches.

11.30 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under.

12.00 APAC Weekly. 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 12.55 Wrestling. 1.00 Motor Racing.

ProMX Championships. Round 2. 4.00 Heroines. (PG) 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Tour Of Flanders. Women’s Highlights. 5.30 Operation: March On Rome.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Ancient Empires. (M) 9.30 Clash Of The Crown Princes.

10.30 What They Found. (MA15+) 11.20 Mayhem: Secret Lives Of Georgian Kings: George II Warrior King. (PG) 12.15 Rebel With A Cause: Neville Bonner. (PG) 1.15 Empires Of New York. (MA15+) 3.45 Britain’s Great Outdoors. 4.15 Bamay.

4.45 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. 4.50 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Mass For You At Home. 6.30 Key Of David.

(PG) 7.00 Joseph Prince: New Creation Church.

7.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. 8.00 The Yes Experiment. 8.30 Good Chef Bad Chef.

9.00 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 9.30 Loving Gluten Free. 10.00 10 Minute Kitchen.

10.30 Pooches At Play.

11.00 My Market Kitchen.

11.30 Buy To Build.

12.00 Australian Survivor. (PG) 1.10 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield.

1.30 Cook With Luke.

2.00 The Dog Down Under.

2.30 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures.

3.30 All 4 Adventure. (PG) 4.30 Farm To Fork.

5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Sunday Project.

7.00 Australian Survivor. (PG) 8.10 Matlock. (PG) 9.10 FBI. (M) 11.10 The Sunday Project.

12.00 Home Shopping.

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Sunday Footy Feast.

2.30 Border Patrol. (PG) 3.00 Highway Cops.

(PG) 3.30 Dog Patrol. (PG) 4.00 Better Homes.

5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 The 1% Club UK. (PG) 8.00 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 Movie: The Equalizer 3. (2023) Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea. After settling in Southern Italy, Robert McCall discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. (MA15+) 11.00 Movie: Firestarter. (2022) Zac Efron. (MA15+) 1.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Taupo Super400.

Day 2. Highlights. From Taupo International Motorsport Park, New Zealand.

2.00 Home Shopping.

3.30 Million Dollar Minute.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.35 Fireman Sam. 5.45 Tish Tash. 5.50 Paddington.

6.05 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.15 Bluey.

6.25 Octonauts: Above And Beyond. 6.35 Hey Duggee. 6.40 Kiri And Lou. 6.45 Ben And Holly.

7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Rocket Club. 7.20 Bluey.

7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Moominvalley.

8.00 Horrible Histories. (PG) 8.30 Fresh Off The Boat. (PG) 9.10 Abbott Elementary. (PG) 9.55 Speechless. (PG) 10.15 Merlin. (PG) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 Small Business Secrets.

10.00 The Movie Show. (M) 12.15 Figure Skating. ISU European Championships.

Highlights. 1.45 Jeopardy! 3.50 ABC World News Tonight. 4.20 PBS Washington Week.

4.45 The Artist’s View: A-ha. (PG) 5.15 Domino Masters. (PG) 6.10 Abandoned Engineering.

(PG) 7.05 Cycling. UCI World Tour. ParisRoubaix. Men’s race. 1.50 Letterkenny. (M) 2.50 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Tough Tested. 9.00 Reel Action.

9.30 What’s Up Down Under. (PG) 10.00 4x4 Adventures. 11.00 Escape Fishing. 11.30 Roads Less Travelled. 12.00 Navigating The World.

2.00 I Fish. 2.30 JAG. (PG) 3.30 What’s Up Down Under. 4.30 Top Gear Australia. (PG) 5.30 Australian Survivor. (PG) 6.30 JAG. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 10.20 SEAL Team. (M) 11.15 Fire Country. (M) 3.00 48 Hours. (M) 5.00 JAG. (PG)

7TWO (62) The Surgery Ship. (PG) 2.00

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.50 ER. (M) 2.35 Doctor Who. (PG) 3.25 QI. (PG) 3.55 MythBusters. (PG) 5.30 Heartbreak High. (PG) 7.00 Spicks And Specks.

(PG) 7.30 QI. (M) 8.00 Louis Theroux: America’s Medicated Kids. (M) 9.00 Planet America: Weekend Edition. 9.50 Offsiders. 10.20 The Weekly. (PG) 10.50 ER. (PG) 11.35 Breeders.

(M) 12.00 Rage. (MA15+) 1.05 Heartbreak High.

(PG) 1.50 Mayfair Witches. (M) 2.30 ER. (M) 3.15 Late Programs.

6.00 The World’s Fastest Indian. Cont. (2005) 8.00 It All Began When I Met You. (2013) 10.00 Kin. (2018) 11.55 The Client. (1994) 2.10 A River Runs Through It. (1992) 4.25 Sometimes Always Never. (2018) 6.05 Fried Green Tomatoes. (1991) (PG) 8.30 The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. (2008) (M) 11.30 Someone Who Takes Care Of Me. (2023) (Spanish, M) 1.20 House Of Pleasures.

(2011) 3.40 And So It Goes. (2014) 5.20 Dancing At Lughnasa. (1998)

PEACH (52) 8.00 Frasier. (PG) 10.00

Ridiculousness. (PG) 11.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Ridiculousness. (PG) 3.00 Frasier. (PG) 4.00 Friends. (PG) 6.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 10.00 Frasier. (PG) 11.00 Ridiculousness. (PG) 12.00 South Park. (MA15+) 12.30 Home Shopping.

1.30 South Park. (MA15+) 3.00 Home Shopping.

12.00 The Fishing Show By AFN: Best Of. (PG) 1.00 Fishing Addiction. (PG) 2.00 Step Outside.

(PG) 2.30 AFL Pre-Game. 3.00 Football. AFL. Round 5. St Kilda v GWS Giants. 6.00 The Wash Up. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 5.

Port Adelaide v Hawthorn. 10.30 AFL PostGame. 11.00 Movie: Elysium. (2013) (MA15+) 1.15 Border Security. (PG) 2.30 Blokesworld.

(PG) 3.00 Hustle & Tow. (M) 4.00 Deep Water Salvage. (PG) 5.00 Big Shrimpin’. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 News.

1.30 World This Week. 2.00 News. 2.30 Aust Story. 3.00 News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline.

5.00 ABC News With Auslan. 5.30 News Regional. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Foreign Correspondent. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Insiders. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Aust Story.

10.00 Late News Weekend. 10.30 Swingers: How To Win An Election. 11.00 News. 11.30 Close Of Business. 12.00 News Overnight.

12.15 Landline. 1.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 The Cook Up. 4.30 Loving Gluten Free. (PG) 5.00 Barefoot Contessa. 5.30 Jamie’s Chef.

(PG) 6.30 French Adventure. 7.30 Food Trail: South Africa. Final. 8.00 My Greatest Dishes.

8.30 Food Heroes. (PG) 9.30 Bourdain: Parts Unknown. (PG) 10.25 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. 10.30 Dolce Napoli. (PG) 11.00 Bizarre Foods. (PG) 11.30 The Zimmern List. 12.00 Loving Gluten Free. (PG) 12.30 Jamie’s Chef. (PG) 1.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.20 Football. NTFL. Men’s.

Under-18s. Round 11. Wanderers v Palmerston. Replay. 2.35 Yorky Billy. 2.55 Movie: The Endangered Generation? (2022) (PG) 4.30 Movie: Amazing Grace. (2018) (G) 6.05 Queer & Here. (PG) 6.35 News. 6.45 Waterworld Africa. (PG) 7.35 The Frontier. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Alick & Albert. (2021) 10.00 Movie: The Piano. (1993) (MA15+) 12.10 On The Road.

1.05 Movie: Get On The Bus. (1996) (M) 3.10 Late Programs.

7FLIX (66) Academic. 8.30 Beat Bugs.

ABC FAMILY (22)

ABC ENTERTAINS (23)

ABC NEWS (24)

VICELAND (31)

WORLD MOVIES (32)

SBS FOOD (33)

BOLD (51)

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

NITV (34)

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00

South Aussie With Cosi. (PG) 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. (PG) 3.30 Better Homes. 4.30 I Escaped To The Country. (PG) 5.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. (PG) 8.30 Vera. (M) 10.30 Great Rail Restorations.

(PG) 11.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PG) 12.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG) 1.00 Vera. (M) 3.00 This Rugged Coast. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG) 6.00 Morning Programs.

7MATE (64) 11.30 Fishy Business. (PG)

6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s

9.00 Drop Dead Weird. 10.00 Holey Moley Australia: Kids Special. (PG) 11.30 Dream Home. (PG) 1.00 My France With Manu. (PG) 2.00 Home And Away. (PG) 4.00 TBA. 5.40 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. (PG) 6.30 Puppy School. (PG) 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

(M) 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (MA15+) 10.30 Bones. (MA15+) 12.30 Conviction. (MA15+) 1.30 Ordinary Joe. (M) 2.30 Army Wives. (M)

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6.00 Hello SA. (PG) 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports.

(PG) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 1.00 Fish Forever: Atomic Sails.

1.30 Drive TV: Drive Car Of The Year.

2.00 Oz Off Road TV. (PG) 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 6.

Newcastle Knights v Wests Tigers. From McDonald Jones Stadium, NSW. 6.00 NBN News.

7.00 60 Minutes.

8.00 RBT. (M) 8.30 The People V Michael Jackson. (MA15+) 10.30 9News Late.

11.00 See No Evil: The Missing Cameras. (M) 11.50 The First 48: Skipping School/ Gamer. (M) 12.40 Oz Off Road TV. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PG) 4.30 Drive TV: Drive Car Of The Year.

5.00 Today Early News.

5.30 Today.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00

9GEM (82) Turning Point. (PG) 9.30 TV

Shop. 10.00 AFL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 12.00 Getaway. (PG) 12.30 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. (PG) 1.45 Movie: Tonight’s The Night.

(1954) (G) 3.45 Movie: The Train. (1964) (PG) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 8.30 Movie: U.S. Marshals.

(1998) Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey Jr. (M) 11.10 The Closer. (M) 12.10 Movie: Sweeney! (1977) (M) 2.10 Movie: Tonight’s The Night. (1954) (G) 4.00 Movie: Are You Being Served? (1977) (PG) 6.00 Children’s Programs.

9GO! (83,88) 8.00 Allo! Allo! (PG)

9.10 Only Fools And Horses. (PG) 9.50 David Attenborough’s Dynasties II. (PG) 11.00 Ancient Aliens. (PG) 12.00 Movie: Short Circuit. (1986) (PG) 2.00 Lost Gold Of World War II. (PG) 3.00 Hunting Hitler. (PG) 4.00 Jeopardy! UK. (PG) 5.00 Young Sheldon. (PG) 5.30 Movie: Elf. (2003) (G) 7.30 Movie: Dune. (2021) (M) 10.40 Movie: Species. (1995) (MA15+) 12.50 Gotham.

(MA15+) 1.45 Arrow. (M) 2.35 Jeopardy! UK. (PG) 3.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

9LIFE (84) 1.30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt.

2.30 Holiday Homes In The Sun. 3.30 Derelict Rescue. 4.30 Restoring Galveston. 5.30 House Hunters: All Stars. 6.30 House Hunters Int. 7.30 Fixer Upper. (PG) 8.30 Zombie House Flipping. (PG) 9.30 Fixer To Fabulous. 10.30 Queen Of Versailles Reigns Again. (PG) 11.30 House Hunters: All Stars. 12.00 Barnwood Builders. 1.00 Zombie House Flipping. (PG) 2.00 Postcards. (PG) 2.30 Getaway. (PG) 3.00 Late Programs.

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Monday, April 14 ABC TV

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6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Vera. (M) 11.30 Creative Types. (PG) 12.00 News. 1.00 Landline.

2.00 Restoration Australia. (PG) 3.00 Back Roads. 3.30 Grand Designs NZ. 4.15 Long Lost Family. (PG) 5.00 A Bite To Eat. 5.25 Antiques Roadshow.

6.25 Federal Election Announcement.

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG) 6.55 Federal Election Announcement: Labor.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Australian Story.

8.30 Four Corners.

9.15 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 Q+A. 10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business.

11.10 Planet America.

11.40 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (PG) 12.10 Grand Designs New Zealand. 1.00 Long Lost Family. (PG) 1.45 Rage. (MA15+) 3.20 Parkinson In Australia. (PG) 4.30 Gardening Australia. 5.30 7.30.

6.00 DW English News. 6.30 ABC America This Week. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 Destination Flavour.

9.20 Curious Traveller. 10.20 Matched. (PG) 11.10 Hidden Beauty Of Spain. (PG) 12.10 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight.

1.00 PBS News Weekend. 1.30 Al Jazeera News Hour. 2.00 The Queen’s Guard: A Year In Service. (M) 2.55 Travel Shooters. New Series.

3.25 The Cook Up. 3.55 London’s Super Tunnel.

(PG) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Milan With Michael Portillo. (PG) 8.30 Pompeii: The New Dig: The Final Hours. (Final) (PG) 9.35 24 Hours In Emergency: Never Let You Down. (M) 10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Syndrome E. (M) 12.00 Infiniti. (MA15+) 2.00 Son Of. (M) 3.45 Inside The Modelling Agency. (PG) 4.40 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 The Drew Barrymore Show. (PG) 7.00 Neighbours. (PG) 7.30 Good Chef Bad Chef.

8.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Entertainment Tonight. 10.20 Australian Survivor. (PG) 11.30 Judge Judy. (PG) 12.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

12.30 Family Feud. (PG) 1.00 10 News First: Lunchtime.

2.00 Wheel Of Fortune.

2.30 Lingo.

3.30 10 News First: Afternoon.

4.00 Neighbours. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Australian Survivor. Final.

9.00 Sam Pang Tonight. (M) 10.00 Taskmaster Australia. (M) 11.10 10’s Late News.

11.35 The Project.

12.35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping.

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon.

1.00 Movie: Darrow And Darrow. (2017) Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tom Cavanagh, Wendie Malick. A single mum and lawyer seeks justice when a friend is convicted of stealing from a jewellery store. (PG) 3.00 Beat The Chasers UK. 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 7News Local.

6.30 7News @ 6:30.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 9-1-1: Lone Star. (M) 9.30 Suits L.A. (M) 10.30 The Agenda Setters.

11.30 St. Denis Medical. (PG) 12.00 Treadstone. (MA15+) 2.00 Home Shopping.

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 Movie: Two Chefs And A Wedding Cake. (2023) Francesca Bianchi, Caitlin McCarthy, Matt Hamilton. (G) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon.

5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Tipping Point: Travel Guides.

9.00 100% Footy. (M) 10.00 9News Late.

10.30 The Prison Confessions Of GypsyRose Blanchard: I Pulled The Trigger. (M) 11.20 Police After Dark. (M) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG) 1.05 Hello SA. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

2.30 Global Shop.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PG) 4.30 A Current Affair.

5.00 Today Early News.

5.30 Today.

6.00 Children’s ABC FAMILY (22) Programs. 5.50 Paddington. 6.05 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.15 Bluey. 6.25 Octonauts: Above And Beyond.

6.35 Hey Duggee. 6.40 Kiri And Lou. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Dino Dex. New Series. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep.

7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! (PG) 8.35 BTN Newsbreak. 8.40 The Crystal Maze.

(PG) 9.30 Street Science. (PG) 9.50 Merlin. (PG) 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning VICELAND (31) Programs. 1.05 Most Expensivest. (M) 2.00 Devoured. (M) 2.55 Wine Lovers’ Guide. 3.30 WorldWatch. 5.15 PBS News Weekend. 5.45 History’s Crazy Rich Ancients. (PG) 6.10 Mysteries From Above.

(PG) 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 News. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M) 8.30 UFOs: Investigating The Unknown. (M) 9.25 Myths: The Greatest Mysteries Of Humanity. (PG) 10.30 The Weekly Football Wrap. 11.00 Alone Australia. (M) 12.05 Viva La Vulva. (MA15+) 1.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 What’s BOLD (51) Up Down Under. 8.30 Reel Action. 9.30 Camper Deals. 10.30 Everyday Gourmet. 11.30 What’s Up Down Under. 12.30 Navigating The World. 1.30 JAG. (PG) 2.30 ST: Voyager. (PG) 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.30 JAG. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 10.20 Fire Country. (M) 11.15 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 12.15 Home Shopping.

2.15 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 3.10 JAG. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs.

7TWO (62) 1.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG) 1.30 Australia’s Best Backyards.

2.00 Weekender. 2.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PG) 3.30 Harry’s Practice.

4.00 Medical Emergency. (PG) 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. (PG) 8.30 Shetland. (M) 11.00 Bargain Hunt. 12.00 Doc Martin. (PG) 1.00 This Rugged Coast. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Medical Emergency. (PG) 3.00 Better Homes. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

9GEM (82) 1.00 Antiques Roadshow.

1.30 Movie: Turned Out Nice Again. (1941) (G) 3.10 Movie: The Cracksman. (1963) (G) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. (M) 8.40 The Madame Blanc Mysteries. (M) 9.40 Grantchester. (M) 10.50 The Closer. (M) 11.50 Footy Classified. (M) 12.50 Explore. 1.00 Creflo.

(PG) 1.30 Movie: The Cracksman. (1963) (G) 3.45 Explore. 4.00 Seaway. (PG) 5.00 Yorkshire Auction House.

6.00 ABC ENTERTAINS (23) Morning Programs. 2.00 ER. (M) 2.45 Doctor Who. (PG) 3.40 A Bite To Eat. 4.10 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 4.40 MythBusters. (PG) 5.30 Heartbreak High. (PG) 7.00 My Family. (PG) 7.30 QI. (M) 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (PG) 9.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

(M) 9.35 MythBusters. (PG) 10.25 ER. (M) 11.10 Breeders. (M) 11.35 Rage. (MA15+) 12.35 MythBusters. (PG) 1.25 Live At The Apollo. (M) 2.10 ER. (M) 3.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Dancing At Lughnasa.

Cont. (1998) 7.05 Fried Green Tomatoes. (1991) 9.30 Roman Holiday. (1953) 11.40 And So It Goes. (2014) 1.20 The Cover. (2021) 3.00 The Movie Show. 3.35 It All Began When I Met You. (2013) 5.35 Murder Party. (2022) 7.30 My Old Lady. (2014) (M) 9.30 The Longest Week. (2014) (M) 11.05 The Last Wave. (1977) (PG) 1.05 Brotherhood Of Blades. (2014) 3.10 Someone Who Takes Care Of Me. (2023) 5.00 Murder Party. (2022)

PEACH (52) 1.00 Rules Of Engagement.

(PG) 1.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 2.00 Becker. (PG) 2.30 Frasier. (PG) 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.00 Becker. (PG) 5.30 Frasier.

(PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 Big Bang. (PG) 10.00 Becker. (PG) 10.30 Frasier. (PG) 11.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 12.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 12.30 Ent. Tonight.

1.00 Shopping. 1.30 South Park. (MA15+) 2.00 Shopping. 2.30 Bold. (PG) 3.30 Late Programs.

Boat Drivers C’ship. 2.00 Motor Racing.

Supercars C’ship. Taupo Super400. Day 1. Highlights. 3.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Taupo Super400. Day 2. Highlights.

4.00 Mountain Men. (PG) 5.00 American Resto.

(PG) 5.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 8.00 Outback Opal Hunters. (PG) 9.00 Gem Hunters Down Under. (PG) 10.00 Appalachian Outlaws.

(M) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 ABC News Day. 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing.

5.00 ABC News. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 News Tonight.

8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 Nightly News. 10.30 Foreign Correspondent.

11.00 News. 11.30 7.30. 12.00 News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 Q+A. 1.30 News Overnight.

2.00 DW News. 2.15 7.30. 2.45 The Business.

3.00 The World. 4.00 DW News. 4.30 7.30. 5.00 Asia News Week. 5.30 News Regional.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Food Safari Water. (PG) 2.30 Mary Makes It Easy.

(PG) 3.00 Mexican Table. 3.30 Food Fight Club.

(PG) 4.25 A Taste Of Island Dreams. 4.30 On Country Kitchen. 5.00 Nordic Cookery. 5.30 Everyday Gourmet. (PG) 6.00 Nigella Kitchen.

6.30 Jamie At Home. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Memory Bites. Final. (PG) 8.00 Great Australian Bites. 8.30 Jamie Cooks Italy. 9.30 Come Dine With Me: The Professionals. (PG) 10.25 Destination Flavour. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.35 Big Sky Girls. 2.00 Strait To The Plate. 2.30 The Cook Up. (PG) 3.00 Waabiny Time. 3.25 Little J And Big Cuz. 3.35 Spartakus. (PG) 4.05 Cities Of Gold. (PG) 4.35 Motown Magic. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters.

5.25 Black As. (PG) 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Great Parks Of Africa.

(PG) 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 Aquariums: The Dark Hobby.

(PG) 10.00 Movie: The Fringe Dwellers. (1986) (M) 11.45 Late Programs.

7FLIX (66) Shopping. 10.30 Jabba’s

ABC NEWS (24)

WORLD MOVIES (32)

SBS FOOD (33)

6.00 Morning Programs.

NITV (34)

6.00 Morning Programs.

7MATE (64) 1.00 Boating. Circuit

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00

Movies School Holiday Special. (PG) 11.00 House Rules. (PG) 12.30 Dance Boss. (PG) 1.50 Dancing With The Stars. (PG) 3.30 Sean’s Kitchen. (PG) 4.00 10 Years Younger In 10 Days.

(PG) 5.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) 7.00 Judge Judy.

(PG) 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (M) 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (MA15+) 9.30 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+) 10.30 Bones.

(MA15+) 12.30 Conviction. (MA15+) 1.30 Alias.

(M) 2.30 Army Wives. (PG)

6.00 Children’s Programs.

9GO! (83,88) 8.00 The Nanny. (PG)

9.00 Bewitched. 9.30 I Dream Of Jeannie.

10.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 11.00 Adelaide Motor Festival. (PG) 12.00 Movie: Monster-In-Law. (2005) (PG) 2.00 The Golden Girls. (PG) 2.30 The Nanny. (PG) 3.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 The Golden Girls. (PG) 6.30 The Nanny. (PG) 7.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 8.30 Movie: National Lampoon’s Vacation. (1983) (M) 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00

9LIFE (84) Queen Of Versailles Reigns

Again. (PG) 2.00 Fixer To Fabulous. 3.00 The Block. (PG) 4.00 Sarah Beeny’s Little House Big Plans. 5.00 Zombie House Flipping. (PG) 6.00 House Hunters Int. 6.30 House Hunters.

7.30 House Hunters Int. 8.30 TBA. 9.30 Bargain Mansions. 10.30 My Lottery Dream Home International. 11.30 House Hunters Int. 12.00 House Hunters. 1.00 TBA. 2.00 House Hunters Int. 3.00 Bargain Mansions. 4.00 My Lottery Dream Home International. 5.00 Late Programs.

Tuesday, April 15 ABC TV

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TEN

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SEVEN

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6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Aust Story. 10.30 Compass. (PG) 11.00 The Weekly. (PG) 11.30 Space 22. (PG) 12.00 News. 1.00 Call The Midwife. (PG) 2.00 Restoration Australia. (PG) 3.00 Back Roads. 3.30 Grand Designs NZ. 4.15 Long Lost Family. (PG) 5.00 A Bite To Eat. 5.25 Antiques Roadshow.

6.25 Hard Quiz. (PG) 6.55 Federal Election Announcement.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Foreign Correspondent.

8.30 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli: Tim Minchin. (M) 9.00 Swingers: How To Win An Election.

9.30 Finding The Archibald: Brave New Faces. (Final) (M) 10.30 The ABC Of... (PG) 11.00 ABC Late News.

11.15 The Business.

11.30 Four Corners. 12.15 Media Watch. (PG) 12.35 Q+A. 1.35 Grand Designs New Zealand.

2.20 Long Lost Family. (PG) 3.05 Rage. (MA15+) 3.45 Parkinson In Australia. (PG) 4.30 Gardening Australia. 5.30 7.30.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (PG) 9.05 Curious Traveller. 10.05 Matched. (PG) 11.00 Food Markets. 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Mystery Of The Assassination Of JFK. (M) 2.50 The Weekly Football Wrap. 3.20 Plat Du Tour.

3.30 The Cook Up. 4.00 London’s Super Tunnel.

5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys: Bangor To Belfast.

8.30 Insight.

9.30 Dateline: Venice’s Tourist Overload.

10.00 SBS World News Late.

10.30 Guillaume’s Paris.

11.00 Snow. (M) 11.55 Illegals. (MA15+) 1.45 Faking Hitler. (M) 3.30 Inside The Modelling Agency. (PG) 4.25 Bamay. 4.55 Poh & Co. Bitesize. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 The Drew Barrymore Show. (PG) 7.00 Neighbours. (PG) 7.30 Good Chef Bad Chef.

8.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo.

10.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 10.30 Australian Survivor.

12.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

12.30 Family Feud. (PG) 1.00 10 News First: Lunchtime.

2.00 Wheel Of Fortune.

2.30 Lingo.

3.30 10 News First: Afternoon.

4.00 Neighbours. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PG) 8.40 NCIS. 10.30 10’s Late News.

10.55 The Project.

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping.

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon.

1.00 Movie: Darrow And Darrow: In The Key Of Murder. (2018) Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tom Cavanagh, Wendie Malick. A lawyer defends a singer accused of murder. (PG) 3.00 Beat The Chasers UK. 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 7News Local.

6.30 7News @ 6:30.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 The Americas: The Amazon. (PG) 8.30 9-1-1: Lone Star. (M) 9.30 The Irrational. (M) 10.30 The Agenda Setters.

11.30 St. Denis Medical. (PG) 12.00 The Act. (MA15+) 1.10 Travel Oz. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 5.35 Fireman Sam. 5.45 Tish Tash. 5.50 Paddington. 6.05 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.15 Bluey. 6.25 Octonauts: Above And Beyond. 6.35 Hey Duggee. 6.40 Kiri And Lou. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Dino Dex. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.35 BTN Newsbreak. 8.40 Deadly 60. 9.10 Ice Age. (PG) 9.55 Merlin. (PG) 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 One Armed Chef. (M) 2.55 Bamay. 3.25 Uncovering Incels. 3.40 News. 3.45 BBC News At Ten. 4.15 ABC World News Tonight. 4.45 PBS News. 5.45 History’s Crazy Rich Ancients. (PG) 6.10 Mysteries From Above. 7.05 Jeopardy!

7.30 News. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M) 8.30 James May: Our Man In... Japan. (PG) 10.30 Duelling Daredevils. (M) 11.20 Taskmaster. (M) 1.10 Conversations. (MA15+) 2.55 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Navigating The World. 9.30 ST: Voyager. (PG) 10.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 11.30 JAG. (PG) 2.30 ST: Voyager. (PG) 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.30 JAG. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) 10.20 Fire Country. (M) 11.15 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 Star Trek: Voyager.

(PG) 3.10 JAG. (PG)

7TWO (62) Million Dollar Minute. 9.00

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.50 ER. (M) 2.35 QI. (PG) 3.05 Doctor Who. (PG) 4.10 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 4.40 MythBusters. (PG) 5.30 Heartbreak High. (PG) 7.00 My Family. (PG) 7.30 QI. (M) 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8.30 Breeders.

(M) 9.25 Fisk. Final. (M) 9.55 Fresh Blood: Urvi Went To An All Girls’ School. (M) 10.25 ER. (M) 11.10 Friday Night Dinner. (M) 11.35 Breeders.

(M) 11.55 Rage. (MA15+) 1.00 Movie: Orphan.

(2009) (MA15+) 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Murder Party. Cont.

(2022) 6.55 Sometimes Always Never. (2018) 8.35 Little Nicholas’ Treasure. (2021) 10.30 The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. (2008) 1.30 Fried Green Tomatoes. (1991) (PG) 3.55 Mary And The Witch’s Flower. (2017) (PG) 5.50 All Roads Lead To Rome. (2015) (PG) 7.30 The Promise. (2016) (M) 9.55 The Handmaid’s Tale.

(1990) (MA15+) 11.55 Mass. (2021) (M) 2.00 My Old Lady. (2014) (M) 4.00 The Longest Week.

(2014) (M) 5.35 The Movie Show. (PG)

PEACH (52) 1.00 Rules Of Engagement.

(PG) 1.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 2.00 Becker. (PG) 2.30 Frasier. (PG) 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.00 Becker. (PG) 5.30 Frasier.

(PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 Big Bang. (PG) 10.00 Becker. (PG) 10.30 Frasier. (PG) 11.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 12.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 12.30 Ent. Tonight.

1.00 Shopping. 1.30 South Park. (MA15+) 2.00 Shopping. 2.30 Bold. (PG) 3.30 Late Programs.

(PG) 2.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. (PG) 3.30 Duck Dynasty. (PG) 4.00 Mountain Men. (PG) 5.00 American Resto. (PG) 5.30 Storage Wars.

(PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 8.00 Outback Truckers. (PG) 10.00 Railroad Australia. (PG) 11.00 Deadliest Roads.

(PG) 12.00 American Resto. (PG) 12.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 1.00 American Pickers. (PG) 2.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 3.00 Outback Truckers. (PG) 5.00 Big Shrimpin’. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 ABC News Day. 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing.

5.00 ABC News. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 News Tonight.

8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 Nightly News. 10.30 Swingers: How To Win An Election. 11.00 News. 11.30 7.30. 12.00 News.

12.15 Four Corners. 1.00 News Overnight. 1.30 7.30. 2.00 DW News. 2.15 News Overnight.

2.45 The Business. 3.00 The World. 4.00 DW News. 4.30 7.30. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Food Safari Water. (PG) 2.30 Mary Makes It Easy.

(PG) 3.00 Mexican Table. 3.30 Food Fight Club.

4.25 A Taste Of Island Dreams. 4.30 On Country Kitchen. 5.00 Nordic Cookery. (PG) 5.30 Everyday Gourmet. (PG) 6.00 Nigella Kitchen.

6.30 Jamie At Home. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Cooking With Curtis. 8.00 Real Time Recipes.

(PG) 8.30 Mary Berry’s Easter Feasts. 9.40 Come Dine With Me: The Professionals. (PG) 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Our Law. (PG) 2.00 Strait To The Plate. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Waabiny Time. 3.25 Little J And Big Cuz. 3.35 Spartakus.

(PG) 4.05 Cities Of Gold. (PG) 4.35 Motown Magic. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.25 Black As. (PG) 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Great Parks Of Africa.

(PG) 7.30 Four Kings. (M) 8.30 Unleash The Beast. 9.30 Over The Black Dot. 10.00 Hunting Aotearoa. (PG) 10.30 Movie: Monkey Beach.

(2020) (M) 12.20 Late Programs.

7FLIX (66) Academic. 8.30 Beat Bugs.

ABC FAMILY (22)

ABC ENTERTAINS (23)

ABC NEWS (24)

VICELAND (31)

WORLD MOVIES (32)

SBS FOOD (33)

BOLD (51)

6.00 Morning Programs.

NITV (34)

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00

Medical Emergency. (PG) 9.30 NBC Today.

12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. (PG) 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Ludwig. (M) 8.45 Foyle’s War. (M) 10.55 The Yorkshire Vet. (PG) 11.55 Bargain Hunt. 12.55 Our Town. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 3.00 Better Homes. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG) 6.00 Morning Programs.

7MATE (64) 1.30 Outback Opal Hunters.

6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s

9.00 Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. (PG) 12.00 Dance Boss. (PG) 1.30 Dancing With The Stars.

(PG) 3.30 Sean’s Kitchen. (PG) 4.00 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. (PG) 5.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 7.30 CSI. (M) 8.30 CSI: Miami. (MA15+) 9.30 CSI: New York. (MA15+) 10.30 CSI: Cyber. (MA15+) 11.30 Bones.

(MA15+) 12.30 Conviction. (MA15+) 1.30 Alias.

(M) 2.30 Army Wives. (M)

NBN

(8, 80)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Movie: Zoe’s Having A Baby.

(2023) Nina Kiri, Ryan Bruce, Jamie Spilchuk.

(PG) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon.

5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Paramedics. (M) 8.30 Australian Crime Stories: The Money Or The Bomb. (M) 9.40 9News Late.

10.10 Wild Cards. (M) 11.10 The Equalizer. (M) 12.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 12.50 Talking Honey. (PG) 1.00 Fish Forever: Atomic Sails.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

2.30 Building Ideas. (PG) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PG) 4.30 A Current Affair.

5.00 Today Early News.

5.30 Today.

6.00 Morning Programs.

9GEM (82) 12.00 Dales For Sale. 1.00

Antiques Roadshow. 1.30 Movie: Miss Robin Hood. (1952) (G) 3.05 Movie: Bonnie Prince Charlie. (1948) (G) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. (M) 8.40 The Chelsea Detective. (M) 10.40 Miniseries: The Pale Horse. (M) 11.40 Footy Classified. (M) 12.35 My Favorite Martian.

1.00 Creflo. (PG) 1.30 Movie: Bonnie Prince Charlie. (1948) (G) 4.00 Gideon’s Way. (PG) 5.00 Yorkshire Auction House.

6.00 Morning Programs.

9GO! (83,88) 9.00 Bewitched. 9.30 I

Dream Of Jeannie. 10.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 11.00 Motor Racing. ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Round 5. Highlights. 12.05 Movie: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.

(2012) (PG) 2.00 The Golden Girls. (PG) 2.30 The Nanny. (PG) 3.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 The Golden Girls. (PG) 6.30 The Nanny. (PG) 7.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Catwoman. (2004) (M) 10.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00

9LIFE (84) House Hunters Int. 1.30 My

Lottery Dream Home International. 2.30 The Block. (PG) 4.00 Sarah Beeny’s Little House Big Plans. 5.00 Bargain Mansions. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 6.30 House Hunters. 7.30 Help!

We Bought A Village. 8.30 Chateau DIY. 9.30 Derelict Rescue. 10.30 Holiday Homes In The Sun. 11.30 House Hunters Int. 12.00 House Hunters. 1.00 Help! We Bought A Village. 2.00 Holiday Homes In The Sun. 3.00 Chateau DIY. 4.00 Derelict Rescue. 5.00 Late Programs.

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Wednesday, April 16 ABC TV

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SEVEN

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6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Four Corners.

10.45 Q+A. 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG) 2.00 Restoration Australia.

(PG) 3.00 Back Roads. (PG) 3.30 Grand Designs NZ. 4.15 Long Lost Family. (PG) 5.00 A Bite To Eat. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.25 Federal Election Announcement.

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG) 6.55 Federal Election Announcement: Liberal.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Australia Votes: Leaders’ Debate.

9.00 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (PG) 9.30 Fresh Blood: Westerners. New Series. (M) 10.00 Planet America.

10.35 Mayfair Witches. (MA15+) 11.20 ABC Late News.

11.35 The Business.

11.55 In Limbo. (M) 12.50 Grand Designs New Zealand. 1.40 Long Lost Family. (PG) 2.25 Rage. (MA15+) 3.25 Parkinson In Australia. (PG) 4.30 Gardening Australia. 5.30 7.30.

6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Al Jazeera.

7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 Destination Flavour. 9.10 Curious Traveller.

10.10 Matched. (PG) 11.00 Food Markets: In The Belly Of The City. 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Dateline.

2.30 Insight. 3.30 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. 3.40 Plat Du Tour. 3.45 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. 4.15 Mystery Of The Ark Of Covenant. (PG) 5.05 Jeopardy!

5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Alone Australia. (M) 8.40 The Handmaid’s Tale. (MA15+) 10.40 SBS World News Late.

11.10 My Brilliant Friend. (M) 3.30 Inside The Modelling Agency: December. (PG) 4.25 Bamay.

4.55 Poh & Co. Bitesize.

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 The Drew Barrymore Show. (PG) 7.00 Neighbours. (PG) 7.30 Good Chef Bad Chef.

8.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Entertainment Tonight. 10.30 The Dog House Australia. (PG) 11.30 Judge Judy. (PG) 12.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 12.30 Family Feud. (PG) 1.00 10 News First: Lunchtime.

2.00 Wheel Of Fortune.

2.30 Lingo.

3.30 10 News First: Afternoon.

4.00 Neighbours. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PG) 8.40 Elsbeth. (M) 9.40 NCIS: Origins. (M) 10.40 10’s Late News.

11.05 The Project.

12.05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping.

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon.

1.00 Movie: Darrow And Darrow: Body Of Evidence. (2018) Kimberly WilliamsPaisley, Tom Cavanagh, Wendie Malick.

A lawyer reinvestigates a murder case. (PG) 3.00 Beat The Chasers UK. 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 7News Local.

6.30 7News @ 6:30.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PG) 8.30 The Front Bar. (M) 9.30 Unfiltered. (PG) 10.00 The Stevenson Experience: Stranger Twins. (MA15+) 11.30 Autopsy USA: Dick Clark. (M) 12.30 Midnight Texas. (MA15+) 2.30 Home Shopping.

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 Movie: Finding Love In Saint Lucia.

(2023) Brooke Burfitt, Philip Boyd.

2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon.

5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (PG) 8.30 The Grand Tour. (M) 9.50 Freddy And The Eighth. (M) 10.50 9News Late.

11.20 The Equalizer. (MA15+) 12.10 Next Stop.

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

2.30 Global Shop.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PG) 4.30 A Current Affair.

5.00 Today Early News.

5.30 Today.

6.00 Children’s ABC FAMILY (22) Programs. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 5.35 Fireman Sam. 5.45 Tish Tash. 5.50 Paddington. 6.05 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.15 Bluey. 6.25 Octonauts: Above And Beyond. 6.35 Hey Duggee. 6.40 Kiri And Lou. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Dino Dex. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.35 BTN Newsbreak. 8.40 Abbott Elementary. (PG) 9.25 Doctor Who. (PG) 10.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning VICELAND (31) Programs. 2.05 Queer Sports. (PG) 3.15 The Weekly Football Wrap. 3.45 News. 3.50 BBC News At Ten. 4.20 ABC World News Tonight. 4.45 PBS News.

5.45 History’s Crazy Rich Ancients. (PG) 6.10 Mysteries From Above. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 News. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M) 8.30 Movie: Body Of Lies. (2008) Leonardo DiCaprio.

(MA15+) 10.50 Movie: Moneyball. (2011) (M) 1.15 Letterkenny. (M) 2.50 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 What’s BOLD (51) Up Down Under. (PG) 8.30 Navigating The World. 9.30 ST: Voyager. (PG) 10.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 11.30 JAG. (PG) 2.30 ST: Voyager. (PG) 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.30 JAG. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 10.30 The Weekly Kick-Off. 11.00 Fire Country. (M) 11.55 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 12.50 Home Shopping.

2.20 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 3.15 JAG. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs.

7TWO (62) 1.00 Escape To The Country.

2.00 Weekender. 2.30 The Yorkshire Vet. (PG) 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency.

(PG) 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat.

(PG) 8.45 Lewis. (M) 10.45 Law & Order: UK. (M) 11.45 Bargain Hunt. 12.45 My Greek Odyssey. (PG) 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Medical Emergency. (PG) 3.00 Better Homes.

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs.

9GEM (82) 12.00 Dales For Sale.

1.00 Antiques Roadshow. 1.30 Movie: The Moonraker. (1958) (G) 3.15 Movie: They Who Dare. (1954) (G) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House.

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Yes, Prime Minister. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. (M) 10.30 The Closer. (M) 11.30 See No Evil. (M) 12.30 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 Creflo. (PG) 1.30 Movie: They Who Dare. (1954) (G) 3.40 Gideon’s Way. (PG) 4.35 Antiques Roadshow. 5.00 Yorkshire Auction House.

6.00 ABC ENTERTAINS (23) Morning Programs. 2.05 ER. (M) 2.50 QI. (PG) 3.20 Doctor Who. (PG) 4.10 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 4.40 MythBusters. (PG) 5.30 Heartbreak High.

(PG) 7.00 My Family. (PG) 7.30 QI. (M) 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8.30 Mayfair Witches.

(M) 9.20 Friday Night Dinner. (M) 9.45 ER. (M) 10.30 Breeders. (M) 10.55 Rage. (MA15+) 11.55 Movie: Syriana. (2005) (MA15+) 2.00 Louis Theroux: America’s Medicated Kids. (M) 3.00 ER. (M) 3.45 Late Programs.

6.00 All Roads Lead To Rome. (2015) 7.45 Mary And The Witch’s Flower. (2017) 9.40 The Glassworker. (2024) 11.30 The Promise. (2016) 1.55 Murder Party.

(2022) (French, PG) 3.50 The Last Wave.

(1977) (PG) 5.50 Sun Children. (2020) (Farsi, PG) 7.40 6 Days. (2017) (M) 9.30 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. (2009) (Swedish, MA15+) 12.15 Dead Man Down. (2013) (MA15+) 2.25 The Handmaid’s Tale. (1990) (MA15+) 4.25 Coalesce. (2020) (M)

PEACH (52) 1.00 Rules Of Engagement.

(PG) 1.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 2.00 Becker. (PG) 2.30 Frasier. (PG) 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.00 Becker. (PG) 5.30 Frasier.

(PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 Big Bang. (PG) 10.00 Becker. (PG) 10.30 Frasier. (PG) 11.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 12.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 12.30 Ent. Tonight.

1.00 Shopping. 1.30 South Park. (MA15+) 2.00 Shopping. 2.30 Bold. (PG) 3.30 Late Programs.

3.30 Duck Dynasty. (PG) 4.00 Mountain Men. (PG) 5.00 American Resto. (PG) 5.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 The Force: BTL. (PG) 9.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. (M) 11.30 Police Strike Force.

(M) 12.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 1.00 American Pickers. (PG) 2.00 American Resto. (PG) 2.30 Pawn Stars. (PG) 3.00 World’s Wildest Police Videos. (M) 5.00 Big Shrimpin’. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.35 ABC News Day. 3.00 Your Say: Election Forum. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 7.30.

8.00 Australia Votes: Leaders’ Debate. 9.00 The World. 10.00 Nightly News. 10.30 Planet America. 11.00 News. 11.30 7.30. 12.00 News.

12.15 The Business. 12.30 That Pacific Sports Show. 1.00 News Overnight. 1.30 7.30. 2.00 DW News. 2.15 News Overnight. 2.45 The Business. 3.00 The World. 4.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Mary Makes It Easy. 3.00 Mexican Table. 3.30 Food Fight Club. (PG) 4.25 A Taste Of Island Dreams.

4.30 On Country Kitchen. 5.00 Nordic Cookery.

(PG) 5.30 Everyday Gourmet. (PG) 6.00 Nigella Kitchen. 6.30 Jamie At Home. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Cook Once, Eat Twice. 8.00 Meals In Minutes. (PG) 8.30 Cooking Italy. Final. (PG) 9.00 Ready Jet Cook. Return. 9.30 Come Dine With Me: Professionals. (PG) 10.25 Destination Flavour. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Always Have And Always Will. 2.00 Tradition On A Plate. (PG) 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Waabiny Time. 3.25 Little J And Big Cuz. 3.35 Spartakus. (PG) 4.05 Cities Of Gold. (PG) 4.35 Motown Magic. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.25 Black As. (PG) 5.30 News.

6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Great Parks Of Africa. 7.30 Ocean Warriors: Mission Ready.

New Series. 8.30 Movie: The Last Samurai.

(2003) (MA15+) 11.10 A Wetland For Te Waihora. 11.45 Late Programs.

7FLIX (66) Academic. 8.30 Beat Bugs.

ABC NEWS (24)

WORLD MOVIES (32)

SBS FOOD (33)

6.00 Morning Programs.

NITV (34)

6.00 Morning Programs.

7MATE (64) 1.30 Outback Truckers. (PG)

6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s

9.00 Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. (PG) 12.00 Dance Boss. (PG) 1.30 Dancing With The Stars.

(PG) 3.30 Sean’s Kitchen. (PG) 4.00 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. (PG) 5.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 7.30 First Dates UK. (M) 8.35 Movie: Romy And Michele’s High School Reunion. (1997) (M) 10.35 First Dates UK. (M) 1.30 Army Wives.

(M) 3.30 Sean’s Kitchen. (PG) 4.00 First Dates UK. (M)

6.00 Children’s Programs.

9GO! (83,88) 8.00 The Nanny. (PG) 9.00

Bewitched. 9.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 10.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 11.00 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. (PG) 12.00 Movie: My Super Ex-Girlfriend. (2006) (PG) 2.00 The Golden Girls.

(PG) 2.30 The Nanny. (PG) 3.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 The Golden Girls. (PG) 6.30 The Nanny. (PG) 7.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 8.30 Movie: The Terminator. (1984) (M) 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

9LIFE (84) 12.00 Derelict Rescue. 1.00

Help! We Bought A Village. 2.00 The Block.

(PG) 4.00 Sarah Beeny’s Little House Big Plans.

5.00 Chateau DIY. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 6.30 House Hunters. 7.30 Home Town. 8.30 Good Bones. (PG) 9.30 No Demo Reno. 10.30 Unsellable Houses. 11.30 House Hunters Int. 12.00 House Hunters. 1.00 Home Town. 2.00 Good Bones. (PG) 3.00 No Demo Reno. 4.00 Unsellable Houses. 5.00 Sarah Beeny’s Little House Big Plans.

Thursday, April 17 ABC TV

(2)

SBS

(3)

TEN

(5)

SEVEN

(6)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. 10.30 Back Roads. 11.00 Restoration Australia. 12.00 News. 1.00 Sherwood. (M) 2.00 Restoration Australia. 3.00 Back Roads. 3.25 Grand Designs New Zealand.

4.15 Long Lost Family. (PG) 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG) 6.55 Federal Election Announcement: Liberal.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Restoration Australia: Orange Edwardian. (PG) 9.00 Grand Designs Australia: Fish Creek.

9.55 Bill Bailey’s Wild West Australia: Far South. (PG) 10.45 ABC Late News.

11.00 The Business.

11.20 Darby And Joan. (M) 12.05 Grand Designs New Zealand.

12.50 Long Lost Family. (PG) 1.35 Rage. (MA15+) 3.15 Parkinson In Australia. (PG) 4.30 Gardening Australia. 5.30 7.30.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 France 24 English News.

8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 Destination Flavour. 9.10 Curious Traveller. 10.10 Matched.

(PG) 11.00 Food Markets. 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight. 12.55 PBS News. 1.55 Alone Australia. (M) 3.00 Going Places. 3.30 Destination Flavour. 3.40 Plat Du Tour. 3.45 The Cook Up. 4.15 Mystery Of Blackbeard’s Lost Treasure. (PG) 5.05 Jeopardy!

5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Secret DNA Of Us: Bairnsdale.

New Series. (PG) 8.35 Sydney’s Super Tunnel: Testing Times. (PG) 9.35 Virdee. (MA15+) 10.45 SBS World News Late.

11.15 Breaking Point. (MA15+) 12.05 Blinded. (MA15+) 1.50 Desperate Measures. (M) 3.30 Could Hitler Have Been Stopped? (PG) 4.20 Bamay. 4.50 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 The Drew Barrymore Show. (PG) 7.00 Neighbours. (PG) 7.30 Good Chef Bad Chef.

8.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. 9.00 Lingo. 10.00 Entertainment Tonight. 10.20 The Dog House Australia. (PG) 11.30 Judge Judy. (PG) 12.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 12.30 Family Feud. (PG) 1.00 10 News First: Lunchtime.

2.00 Wheel Of Fortune.

2.30 Lingo.

3.30 10 News First: Afternoon.

4.00 Neighbours. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Gogglebox Australia.

8.30 Taskmaster Australia. (M) 9.40 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 10.40 10’s Late News.

11.05 The Project.

12.05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping.

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon.

1.00 Movie: Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery. (2015) Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison, Lisa Durupt. A baker pursues a killer. (PG) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 7News Local.

6.30 7News @ 6:30.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. (PG) 8.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (PG) 10.00 The Amazing Race. (PG) 11.30 The Chernobyl Disaster: Fallout. (M) 12.30 Emergency Call. (M) 1.30 Travel Oz. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping.

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Sunrise Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Children’s Programs. 5.50 Paddington. 6.05 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.15 Bluey. 6.25 Octonauts: Above And Beyond.

6.35 Hey Duggee. 6.40 Kiri And Lou. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Dino Dex. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators.

8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.35 BTN Newsbreak.

8.40 Secrets Of The Zoo. (PG) 9.25 Harry Potter: Wizards Of Baking. 10.05 Merlin. (PG) 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.10 Planet A. (PG) 2.40 Insight. 3.40 News. 3.45 BBC News At Ten. 4.15 ABC World News Tonight.

4.40 PBS News. 5.40 History’s Crazy Rich Ancients. (PG) 6.05 Over The Black Dot. 6.35 Travel Man. (PG) 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 News.

7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M) 8.30 History’s Greatest Mysteries. (M) 10.10 The UnXplained.

(M) 11.00 Homicide. (M) 1.45 Dark Side Of The Ring. (MA15+) 2.40 NHK World English News.

5.00 Al Jazeera.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Navigating The World. 9.30 ST: Voyager. (PG) 10.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 11.30 JAG. (PG) 2.30 ST: Voyager. (PG) 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.30 JAG. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (M) 9.25 Blue Bloods. (M) 10.20 Fire Country. (PG) 11.15 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 12.15 Home Shopping.

2.15 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 3.10 JAG. (M)

7TWO (62) 1.00 Escape To The Country.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.45 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (M) 2.10 ER. (M) 2.50 Doctor Who. (PG) 3.40 A Bite To Eat. 4.10 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 4.40 MythBusters. (PG) 5.30 Heartbreak High. (PG) 7.00 My Family. (PG) 7.30 QI. (M) 8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8.30 The Weekly. (PG) 9.00 Gruen. (PG) 9.40 Guy Mont Spelling Bee. (PG) 10.30 Planet America. 11.00 ER. (M) 11.45 Rage. (MA15+) 12.50 Breeders. (M) 1.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Little Nicholas’ Treasure. (2021) 7.55 Sun Children. (2020) 9.45 RBG. (2018) (PG) 11.35 Mass. (2021) (M) 1.40 All Roads Lead To Rome. (2015) (PG) 3.25 Arthur And The Revenge Of Maltazard. (2009) (PG) 5.10 Ride On. (2023) (Mandarin, PG) 7.30 Gold. (2016) Matthew McConaughey. (M) 9.45 The Girl Who Played With Fire. (2009) Noomi Rapace. (Swedish, MA15+) 12.10 Wild Target.

(2010) (M) 2.00 I Want You Back. (2022) (M) 4.05 6 Days. (2017) (M) 5.50 The Movie Show. (PG)

PEACH (52) 1.00 Rules Of Engagement.

(PG) 1.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 2.00 Becker. (PG) 2.30 Frasier. (PG) 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 5.00 Becker. (PG) 5.30 Frasier.

(PG) 6.30 Neighbours. (PG) 7.00 Friends. (PG) 8.00 Big Bang. (PG) 9.30 Becker. (PG) 10.00 Frasier. (PG) 11.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 11.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 12.00 Ent. Tonight.

12.30 Shopping. 1.30 South Park. (MA15+) 2.00 Shopping. 2.30 Bold. (PG) 3.30 Late Programs.

Highway Patrol. (PG) 2.30 The Force: BTL. (PG) 3.30 Duck Dynasty. (PG) 4.00 Mountain Men. (PG) 5.00 American Resto. (PG) 5.30 Storage Wars. (PG) 6.00 American Pickers. (PG) 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 6. Brisbane Lions v Collingwood. 10.30 AFL Post-Game. 11.00 Kick Ons. 11.30 Movie: Superbad. (2007) (MA15+) 1.55 American Resto. (PG) 2.30 Mountain Men. (PG) 3.30 The Front Bar. (M) 5.00 Big Shrimpin’. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 ABC News Day. 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing.

5.00 ABC News. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 News Tonight.

8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 Nightly News. 10.30 Aust Story. 11.00 News.

11.30 7.30. 12.00 News. 12.15 The Business.

12.30 The Pacific. 1.00 News Overnight. 1.30 7.30. 2.00 DW News. 2.15 Planet America. 2.45 The Business. 3.00 The World. 4.00 DW News.

4.30 7.30. 5.00 The Pacific. 5.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Food Safari. (PG) 2.30 Mary Makes It Easy. 3.00 Mexican Table. (PG) 3.30 Food Fight Club. (PG) 4.25 A Taste Of Island Dreams. 4.30 On Country Kitchen. (PG) 5.00 Nordic Cookery. (PG) 5.30 Everyday Gourmet. (PG) 6.00 Nigella Kitchen.

6.30 Jamie At Home. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Dubai Dishes. 8.30 Great Italian Escape.

(PG) 9.00 Sachie’s Kitchen. (PG) 9.30 Come Dine With Me: The Professionals. (PG) 10.25 Destination Flavour. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Tradition On A Plate. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Waabiny Time. 3.25 Little J And Big Cuz. 3.35 Spartakus. (PG) 4.05 Cities Of Gold. (PG) 4.35 Motown Magic. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.25 Black As. (PG) 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Great Parks Of Africa. 7.30 Going Places. (PG) 8.30 DI Ray. (M) 9.30 Movie: Enter The Dragon.

(1973) 11.20 Bree Wayy: Promise Witness Remembrance. (PG) 12.00 On The Road. 1.00 Late Programs.

7FLIX (66) Academic. 8.30 Beat Bugs.

ABC FAMILY (22)

ABC ENTERTAINS (23)

ABC NEWS (24)

VICELAND (31)

WORLD MOVIES (32)

SBS FOOD (33)

BOLD (51)

6.00 Morning Programs.

NITV (34)

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. (PG) 2.30 My Impossible House. (PG) 3.30 Harry’s Practice.

4.00 Medical Emergency. (PG) 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. (M) 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. (M) 11.30 Father Brown. (M) 12.30 Bargain Hunt. 1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. (PG) 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Medical Emergency. (PG) 3.00 Better Homes.

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

7MATE (64) 1.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 1.30

6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s

Final. 9.00 Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. (PG) 12.00 Dancing With The Stars. (PG) 4.00 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. (PG) 5.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 7.30 Kitchen Nightmares. (M) 8.30 Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back. (M) 11.30 First Dates UK. (M) 1.40 Kitchen Nightmares. (M) 2.40 Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back. (M) 4.30 First Dates UK. (M) 5.30 Sean’s Kitchen. (PG)

NBN

(8, 80)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (PG) 1.00 Getaway. (PG) 1.30 My Way. 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon.

5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 7.

Manly Sea Eagles v St George Illawarra Dragons. From 4 Pines Park, Sydney.

9.45 Thursday Night Knock Off. 10.30 9News Late.

11.00 Outback Opal Hunters. (PG) 12.00 Young Sheldon. (PG) 12.30 Tipping Point. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

2.30 Global Shop.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PG) 4.30 A Current Affair.

5.00 Today Early News.

5.30 Today.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00

9GEM (82) Antiques Roadshow. 1.30

Movie: Ghost Ship. (1952) (PG) 3.00 Movie: The Amazing Howard Hughes. (1977) (PG) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. (M) 8.30 Emergency. (M) 9.30 A+E After Dark. (M) 10.30 My Feet Are Killing Me. (M) 11.30 Only Fools And Horses.

(PG) 12.00 Antiques Roadshow. 12.30 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 Creflo. (PG) 1.30 Movie: Ghost Ship. (1952) (PG) 3.00 Skippy. 3.30 Gideon’s Way. (PG) 4.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

9GO! (83,88) 9.00 Bewitched. 9.30 I

Dream Of Jeannie. 10.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 11.00 Motor Racing. IndyCar Series. Round 3.

Grand Prix of Long Beach. Highlights.

12.05 Movie: Elf. (2003) (G) 2.00 The Golden Girls. (PG) 2.30 The Nanny. (PG) 3.30 Seinfeld.

(PG) 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched.

5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 The Golden Girls.

(PG) 6.30 The Nanny. (PG) 7.30 Survivor 48.

(PG) 9.00 Movie: The Hangover Part III. (2013) (MA15+) 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

9LIFE (84) 1.00 Unsellable Houses.

2.00 Home Town. 3.00 The Block. (PG) 4.00 Unfinished Business. (PG) 5.00 No Demo Reno. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 6.30 House Hunters. 7.30 Find My Country House NZ. 8.30 Restored. 9.30 My Lottery Dream Home. (PG) 10.30 Flipping 101 With Tarek El Moussa. 11.30 House Hunters Int. 12.00 House Hunters. 1.00 Find My Country House NZ. 2.00 Restored.

3.00 My Lottery Dream Home. (PG) 4.00 Late Programs.

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Thursday, April 10, 2025

The Magazine’s Puzzles Page PUZZLES

of ideas (7)

17 Sheath (8) 18 Sing to (8) 19 Unaffected (7) 21 Settle (7) 22 Help (6) 23 Slip-on shoe (6) 26 Ballot choice (4)

9-LETTER

No. 271

Using the nine letters in the grid, how many words of four letters or more can you list?

The centre letter must be included and each letter may only be used once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural nouns ending in ‘s’.

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Today’s Aim: 14 words: Good 21 words: Very good

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29 words: Excellent

CODEWORD

SOLUTION

Impugn (5) A spice (6) Plummet (4) Require (4) Source of wisdom (6) Schnoz (5) Incapable of being seen (9)

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No. 261

Each number corresponds to a letter of the alphabet. Two have been filled in for you, can you work out the rest?

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EASY

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WORD SEARCH 6. Which actor played James

Bond in From Russia with Love?

7. Where was the Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara born?

8. In which year was the Sydney Opera House opened?

9. In which state is the city of Bunbury located?

10. Which angel appeared to Mary during the Annunciation?

ANSWERS: 1. Australia II 2. Anything Goes 3. Caterpillars 4. Zodiac 5. Jerry Maguire 6. Sean Connery 7. Argentina 8. 1973 9. Western Australia 10. Gabriel

2.

the yacht with Australian connections that won the America’s Cup in 1983?

The Cole Porter song You’re The Top is from which 1934 musical?

Which insects are the larval forms of members of the order Lepidoptera?

From which region are the 12 astrological signs derived?

Which 1996 film starring Tom Cruise (pictured) features the famous line, ‘Show me the money’?

6 LETTERS ELEVEN GASPED HOTTER TARGET

No. 270

2 4

8 LETTERS ENGENDER MILLINER REMAINED ROUGHAGE

7 LETTERS EDIBLES ERECTED LANDING MANDATE MERRIER WRESTLE

STOKE TALES TAMES TENET TENOR THORN USHER

To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

QUICK QUIZ 1. What was the name of

4 LETTERS ELSE FUSS HERD INNS ISN’T LURE ONES PAST RODS

RENTS RUSTS SEEPS SHORE SINGE SLIDE SMASH SNAGS SNIDE SOLID SPACE STAID STILL STING

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SOLUTIONS SOLUTION EASY

MEDIUM

No. 181

V A N I L L A V A T R I E T Y I S C I T W G I N G E R H E V E M S A M A R I G O L D R Y P C A E S P T M C A R A W A Y A B U T D O E P A P R I K A N R P I M A I R R C E O E F L U S S M L I R C E S I S F L E T L E U T H N R I G I A I A J M E S S G T G E A N A D I V U E Y A T A V E S A G A N S E N G I M A R T E S A L O L O N I S T E R L V L I T S F N H D P A H L D I A V C A Y E N N E E G Y O H C I N N A M O N U R R E M C H I L L I F E N N E L R B E

Can you find all the words listed?

The leftover letters will spell out a secret message.

ANISE

GARLIC

PAPRIKA

BASIL

GINGER

PARSLEY

CAPERS

JUNIPER

SAGE

CARAWAY

LAVENDER

SESAME

CAYENNE

MARIGOLD

TARRAGON

CHILLI

MEDICINAL

THYME

CHIVES

HERB

VANILLA

CINNAMON

MINT

WATERCRESS

CUMIN

MUSTARD

DILL

NUTMEG

FENNEL

OREGANO

SECRET MESSAGE: Variety is the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavour

13 14 15 19 20 24 25

Formula (6) Large rope (6) Climb (5) Light-headed (9) Disadvantage, disservice (9)

S O L I D

CODEWORD: 1 = F, 2 = C, 3 = O, 4 = J, 5 = V, 6 = R, 7 = D, 8 = S, 9 = M, 10 = I, 11 = Y, 12 = K, 13 = T, 14 = L, 15 = P, 16 = U, 17 = Z, 18 = G, 19 = W, 20 = H, 21 = N, 22 = E, 23 = B, 24 = X, 25 = A, 26 = Q

1 4 10 11 12

chip, chips, chit, city, hips, hiss, hits, itch, itchy, physic, PHYSICIST, physics, pitch, pith, pithy, pits, pity, schist, ship, ships, sips, sits, spicy, spit, spits, this, tips, tipsy, yips

ACROSS

5 LETTERS ADOPT AGENT AGLOW ALONE ATLAS AUDIO BLISS CHANT CLOSE CORGI DOONA DREGS DRESS EAGLE EDGED EERIE EVILS FATED GORGE HASTE LATHE MODAL OATHS OFTEN OWNED PERIL POEMS POLIO RAGES

SOLUTION

1 Inhabitant (8) 2 Abstinence (8) 3 Childish (7) 5 Pressurised dispenser (7) 6 Light rainfall (6) 7 Holiday spot (6) 8 Fringe (4) 9 Tableland (7) 16 Meeting for an exchange

SETS SHOD STUD TACO YEWS

SOLUTION

DOWN

3 LETTERS ACT AGE AGO ASH CAN DOE EAR ERA HEN HER HOP KEG ONE OUT OVA RIG SEA SIP TEE TOO UFO URN VET YES

No. 180

7 3 4 5 8 9 6 1 2 6 2 9 1 3 7 8 4 5 5 8 1 4 2 6 3 9 7 1 5 7 8 6 2 4 3 9 3 9 6 7 4 1 5 2 8 8 4 2 3 9 5 7 6 1 9 7 5 6 1 3 2 8 4 4 1 3 2 5 8 9 7 6 2 6 8 9 7 4 1 5 3

27 Provider of information (9) 28 Tropical climbing plant (5) 29 Slave (arch) (6) 30 Interfere (6)

WORDFIT

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Happy Birthday!

April 10, 2025 Happy 12th birthday to Mason Burns.

Happy 8th birthday to Bentley Ray.

Thursday, April 10, 2025

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What’s on in April and May

2025 April and May

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Kids Eat Free Sunday Nights @ Club Gunnedah + Tszyu vs Spencer Live & Loud in the Sports Lounge.

Moree Markets, 7am12:30pm @ Jellicoe Park, Moree.

GUNNEDAH SHOW April 4, 5 & 6

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Asian Special Night @ Club Gunnedah!

Only $15!

Narrabri & District Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting, 6-8pm @ Narrabri RSL Club.

Gunnedah Weeks of Speed post event meeting, 5:30pm @ Gunnedah Rural Museum.

Seafood Lover Night @ Club Gunnedah! Only $24!

Gunnedah Wood Workers Club Association, 8am12pm.

Narrabri Garden Club April Meeting, 10am @ Scout Hall, Wukawa St.

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Pizza & Pasta Night @ Club Gunnedah! Only $18!

Kids Eat Free Sunday Nights @ Club Gunnedah + MAJOR EASTER RAFFLE starting @ 12pm.

Rising Sun Film Society, Moree - “Wicked Little Letters,” - 6:30pm, @ RSL War Museum.

Songbirds Amy Vee & Sandra Weatherup, 2pm @ Pialaway Hall.

Pizza & Pasta Night @ Club Gunnedah! Only $18!

ArtsNational - Claudia Chan Shaw “Collectomania” 7pm @ The Crossing Theatre, Cinema 1, Narrabri.

Narrabri Shire Library’s Teddy Bears’ Picnic in the Park, 10:30am behind the Crossing Theatre.

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Kids Eat Free Sunday Nights @ Club Gunnedah!

EASTER SUNDAY Carp We Don’t Keepit Carp Muster 2025, 9am-4pm Lake Keepit Family Fishing Clubhouse.

Pizza & Pasta Night @ Club Gunnedah!

Only $18!

EASTER MONDAY

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Kids Eat Free Sunday Nights @ Club Gunnedah!

Pizza & Pasta Night @ Club Gunnedah! Only $18!

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Asian Special Night @ Club Gunnedah! Only $15!

Narrabri Shire Library’s Teddy Bears’ Picnic in the Park, 10:30am, War Memorial Hall, Bellata.

Seafood Lover Night @ Club Gunnedah! Only $24!

Narrabri Shire Council meeting, 5:30pm.

Narrabri Shire Library’s Teddy Bears’ Picnic in the Park, 10:30am, Ludowici Park, Wee Waa. Gunnedah Wood Workers Club Association, 8am-12pm.

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Asian Special Night @ Club Gunnedah! Only $15!

Narrabri Shire Library’s Teddy Bears’ Picnic in the Park, 11am, ANZAC Park, Gwabegar.

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Asian Special Night @ Club Gunnedah! Only $15!

Seafood Lover Night @ Club Gunnedah! Only $24!

Narrabri Shire Library’s Teddy Bears’ Picnic in the Park, 11am, Vickery Park, Boggabri.

Gunnedah Wood Workers Club Association, 8am12pm.

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Seafood Lover Night @ Club Gunnedah! Only $24!

Gunnedah Wood Workers Club Association, 8am12pm.

Thu 10

Fri

Sat

Steak & Schnitzel Night @ Club Gunnedah! Only $24, choice of Schnitzel or 200g Rump.

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Youth Week Free Movie Night, The Crossing Theatre, Narrabri. Choose 4:30pm - A Minecraft Movie, or 5pm - Snow White. Ages 12-24. Free popcorn, drink & dinner!

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EASTER 19 SATURDAY

Steak & Schnitzel Night @ Club Gunnedah! Only $24, choice of Schnitzel or 200g Rump.

GOOD FRIDAY

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Steak & Schnitzel Night @ Club Gunnedah! Only $24, choice of Schnitzel or 200g Rump.

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Boggabri Markets Middle Park 8am-12pm.

FREE ENTRY to Boggabri Memorial Pool, Narrabri Aquatic Centre and Wee Waa Memorial Pool for closing day.

Gunnedah Wood Workers Club Association, 8am12pm.

Gunnedah Country Markets @ Wolesley Oval, 7:30am-2pm.

FREE Easter Egg Hunt @ The Tourist, Narrabri, 12pm in the Beer Garden.

Gunnedah Wood Workers Club Association, 8am-12pm.

Carp We Don’t Keepit Carp Muster 2025, 9am-4pm Lake Keepit Family Fishing Clubhouse.

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Gunnedah Wood Workers Club Association, 8am-12pm.

ANZAC DAY

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MAY

Steak & Schnitzel Night @ Club Gunnedah! Only $24, choice of Schnitzel or 200g Rump.

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Gunnedah Wood Workers Club Association, 8am-12pm.

NARRABRI SHOW May 2-4

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