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LOCAL NEWS DELIVERED WITH — INTEGRITY — WISDOM — BALANCE Saturday 29 August, 2020

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LET’S TALK ABOUT ART SAVING OUR CBD, PAINTER

Distinguished Orange-based painter, Hank Spirek, wants to have a chat.

ISSUE No. 15

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Talking POINTS

with BOB HOLLAND

Water and weather have dominated a lot of talking points over the last week or so. We’ve had snow, wind and rain lately not to mention freezing temperatures, but on the upside our water storage is around 50% bringing us down to Level 4 water restrictions. Level 3 is now even being talked about.

Opening-up vacant main street shopfronts to local artists, he believes, would revitalise our central business district, provide our coronavirusimpacted arts scene with fresh opportunities, and create a vibrant and colourful industry that would attract thousands of visitors to Orange.

But as a relative newcomer (he moved here two year’s ago and has spent most of that time in his studio) he simply doesn’t know where to start.

“It would be a great idea for both the community and the artist,” the expatriate American said.

I moved here basically because I was told that had a good arts scene… but there’s not that many venues for artists to show their works,” he said. “I just need a name; to know who to talk to,” he pleaded.

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POLICE, CHILDREN CHECKS UNDER “MUNRO DOCTRINE” Background police and working-with-children checks on all local government candidates before next year’s council elections could be mandatory if a proposal from Councilor Scott Munro becomes reality.

“We’re so stringent with everything else, but not with this. We all hold ourselves as leaders of the community and people have a right to have faith in that,” Cr Munro said.

Cr Munro is seeking to have a resolution passed at November’s Local Government Association conference to be forwarded to the Local Government Minister for consideration.

However, Orange Council must first approve this seemingly-common-sense proposal with a number of councilors reportedly balking at the added cost of the check to candidates.

•See page 3 for full story

Sick of water restrictions? Well get used to it!

Mayor says…

See page 4–5 for full story

HE RTS FOR ORANGE

Our Hearts for Orange initiative has started to strike a chord with people and that’s very encouraging. There are a lot of challenges for places like Orange during the pandemic and I have big hopes that what we’re doing will have a huge impact on our fortunes as a City over the next few months, especially among our retail sector.

A big TV campaign on Prime TV will really kick things off from the weekend of Sept 5/6 so keep an eye out for that.

A lot of events continue to be cancelled which is a shame but necessary. With fewer things for people to do, there may be a bit of a silver lining in there for business owners as one pastime that can still be enjoyed freely is shopping. If you do, make sure you spend as much as you can here at local Orange shops and businesses, or as Hearts for Orange is asking “if you love Orange, spend your money where your heart is!”

Over the last week I’ve heard some rumblings from a couple of people that I’ve become very negative and that many of my comments in Newswatch are not helping. It’s only one or two people, but they are people who I care about. I must say that I am a man on a mission, and I do have an agenda but hopefully in the fullness of time, a lot of good will be seen to come out of it. Despite what people may think, I always try to maintain my claim that what we do is done with integrity, wisdom and balance and sometimes that can mean one has to swim against the tide, or go against popular thinking. On that, keep in mind our Back Page is for anyone who wants to share a viewpoint, challenge something they read in Newswatch or anything else of value. I also don’t mind if you want to take a potshot at me too.

Our aims –

To create more jobs by helping businesses prosper by fostering community pride and involvement

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YEL LOW SNOWM AN

THE MUCHDESPISED PINUS RADIATA It must be the most despised tree in Australia, Pinus radiata — the common pine trees grown for decades in Australia and which make-up the vast majority of our pine forest plantations including Macquarie Woods.

The tree is used commercially for making paper and other soft-wood production due to the chronic shortage of suitable native soft-woods — the vast majority of native Australian trees being of the hard-wood eucalyptus family.

About 50 decades-old trees of the variety also form a large part of the perimeter to the old Ex-Services Golf Club in south Orange. This area is the preferred site for the rathercontroversial proposed sports precinct at Bloomfield meaning the trees will face the chainsaw if the stadium plan goes ahead.

Believed in popular opinion (incorrectly) to not harbour any native bird species, the trees have so-little touched Australian sentiment that few locals — even those who work with them — would know much of their origins or vernacular name.

Native to California and the west coast of Mexico where they are known by their far-more poetic common-name, Monterey pine, they are, ironically, said to be under threat in their original range due to a fungus known as “pine pitch canker”.

Orange Mayor, Cr Reg Kidd sent the insert pic to Newswatch recently showing the usual decline of the species once they have passed their prime.

“Pine trees don’t age well, they don’t live hundreds of years like some tree species,” he said. “That pic was taken on my own property,” he added.

very briefly

A Newswatch correspondent during the recent snowfall dragged his grumbling teenage sons to the local park in Millthorpe to partake in some old-fashioned snow-ball fights and to rustle-up a poor-man’s version of a snowman.

Returning home an hour later half-frozen — he remembered that he had not taken a pic of his latest creation — a family tradition, and returned to get the attached snap.

To his horror, he saw a neighbour’s corgis, which are not the cute little dogs seen in documentaries of the Queen, marking the left side of the snowman.

Resisting the almost uncontrollable urge to give the offending mutts the order of the boot, he instead encouraged the dogs, in the gentlest words imaginable, to take their business elsewhere as their eagle-eyed owner looked-on.

Austereo’s “great day for the beach”

UNINTENDED consequences The unintended consequences of a forced lockdown of most of Australia due to a virus that has so far taken about 550 lives (Australia’s annual death count from influenza is around 1000 per year) is covered elsewhere in this newspaper.

But Newswatch was recently alerted to an impact not previously considered by the new health “suggestion” to stop the spread of coronavirus, the wearing of face-masks in public, which has been made mandatory in Victoria.

That is, the impact on the wearing of face-masks on the approximately 15 per cent of Australians with hearing loss.

As well as muffling the words of most speakers wearing the masks, the face-wear also conceals the mouth of the wearer, making not just lip-reading but the usual visual clues that the hard-of-hearing use to understand words and sentences, near impossible.

Advice to face-mask wearers talking to the hearing-impaired, include: be patient, write down the message that you wish to share, and wear a see-through mask!

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In another sign of the relentless decline of country media, Southern Cross Austereo has introduced statewide Breakfast programmes across its national Hit Network of regional stations, including the Hit Station at Orange.

Admirably not seeking to spin the announcement as good news, Southern Cross Chief Content Officer, Dave Cameron, explained: “The changes will mean that, unfortunately, a number of our local Breakfast shows will be impacted, and we would like to thank our dedicated and talented people who are affected today by this new approach. We are actively looking for redeployment opportunities for some of these roles, however, sadly, some of our people will be leaving SCA.” The new statewide Breakfast programmes mean that the Central Coast’s Hit101.3’s Gawndy & Ash Pollard show are now being aired across regional NSW-based Hit stations. So loyal local listeners can now expect lots of breezy “Ayy, what a great day for the beach!” intro’s as they wake to another freezing winter morning.

Not wanting to bag commercial media networks suffering under the same inexorable business pressures as are all private publishers and broadcasters — unlike our good friends at the ABC — a Newswatch family member was surprised, upon relocating to Wagga Wagga, to see the same television newsreaders previously laughing-about: “Brrr, a chilly start for Orange!” now declaiming: “Hey, another beautiful winter’s day in Wagga!”

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POLICE, CHILDREN CHECKS SHOULD BE MANDATORY, CR MUNRO BELIEVES Background police and working-with-children checks on all local government candidates before next year’s Statewide council elections could be mandatory if a proposal from Councilor Scott Munro becomes reality.

Local Government NSW, Cr Linda Scott, replying: “I encourage you to consider submitting a motion on this matter to advance the local government policy agenda at the Local Government NSW (LGNSW 2020) Annual Conference.”

“We’re so stringent with everything else, but not with this.

We all hold ourselves as leaders of the community and people have a right to have faith in that,” Cr Munro said.

Cr Munro is seeking to have a resolution passed at November’s Local Government Association conference to be forwarded to the Local Government Minister for consideration.

The coronavirus crisis has seen the annual NSW councils’ gettogether cancelled with a halfday conference to be held with delegates online on November 23.

However, Orange Council must first approve this seeminglycommon-sense proposal with a number of councilors reportedly balking at the added cost of the check to candidates.

“This is the type of work that councilors do behind the scenes that isn’t often appreciated,” Cr Munro said.

He has listed the motion for next Tuesday’s full Council meeting but said the success of the motion is at the moment uncertain. “I hope my fellow councilors agree to the motion on 1 September; it’s not too-much to ask,” he said.

He said that councilors, by

Cr Scott Munro their very position — are trusted public figures — and their assured suitability should be above reproach.

He said that he was surprised to find that these checks were not already mandatory. “This position of councilor should be unquestionable regarding our integrity. This is the way to give confidence to the public and provide transparency regarding trust,” he said.

“Given the high profile of councilors and the range of different events that we are asked/required to attend, it should be a requirement that all councilors undergo these checks as a minimum requirement.”

Cr Munro has already notified Local Government NSW of his proposal with the President of

The issue of what happens to candidates “red-flagged” under the police and working with children checks would be a matter for the LGNSW conference to discuss, Cr Munro said.

He suggested that any candidate flagged should then have their case forwarded to the Australian Electoral Commission to determine — depending on issues such as extenuating circumstances, time elapsed, and the seriousness of the offence— whether the candidate could still stand for election.

“The AEC would determine if they were a person of ‘reasonable character,’ the aim is to have transparency,” Cr Munro said.

“We all make mistakes. If someone committed a minor crime when they were 22, isn’t the ability to redeem ourselves part of our system of government? It would all depend on the seriousness of the offence.”

Background police and working-with-children checks should be mandatory for all Council candidates, Cr Scott Munro believes:

Ours is a position of trust, and people should be able to trust us.”

Cr Munro said the aim is not to disqualify candidates because they have a blot on their past, but to expose bad characters who should not be eligible for elected office.

“We have these councilors who stand-up and say, ‘Oh, I’m honourable,’ but are they honourable in their own life? The aim is to weed-out people who should not be eligible.”

He said that the motion is typical of the work that councilors do to get better outcomes for their constituents that often gets overlooked.

“We do stuff behind the scenes — there is a process to achieve

these things — it doesn’t just appear,” Cr Munro said.

He believes that opposition to the proposed background checks — which must be paid by the applicant — on the grounds of cost are unconvincing.

“A working-with-children check costs about $80, but council candidates can spend far more than that on election material and flyers,” he said.

“As councilors, we can go to schools as council representatives and to sports events and the like, ours is a position of trust, and people should be able to trust us,” Cr Munro concluded.

Protect one another.

It only takes one person to spread COVID-19 in the community. Get tested and self-isolate at the first sign of a symptom, so we can limit potential outbreaks.

COVID-19 symptoms include fever, coughing, sore/scratchy throat, shortness of breath and loss of smell or taste.

We have a very low rate of influenza in NSW. You can’t tell whether it’s COVID-19 or the flu without a test.

Dr Khyarne Biles

To find your nearest testing clinic visit nsw.gov.au or contact your GP

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“WATER, WATER, EVERYWHER Why does a city with some of the highest rainfall totals in western NSW, have seemingly-permanent water restrictions?

PART I of a Newswatch report, “Water Water…”

Facts about Orange’s water supply Orange draws its water from a number of sources.

The Orange Raw Water Supply System describes the variety of sources of untreated “raw” water and how they are managed by Council to be used by the community.

These sources include: • the natural catchments of Suma Park, Spring Creek and Gosling Creek dams • the Blackmans Swamp Creek and Ploughmans Creek stormwater harvesting schemes • the Macquarie River to Orange Pipeline • Underground water bores HOW MUCH WATER IS ORANGE CURRENTLY USING? This graph shows the average daily water consumption of residential households (expressed in litres per person per day) in the Orange City Council area. The target water usage under the current Level 4 restrictions is 200 litres per person per day with the table on the right showing Orange residents easily under this target over recent times.

DAILY RESIDENTIAL WATER CONSUMPTION (litres per person per day) Date 20 August 2020 13 August 2020 7 August 2020 30 July 2020 23 July 2020 16 July 2020 9 July 2020 2 July 2020

Consumption 135 137 127 136 136 127 132 135

Snowy weekend adds to our water levels Recent rainfall and snow events have seen a sudden increase in water levels in the Orange catchment, raising the prospect of another easing of the water restrictions that were only eased from Level Five to Level Four a week ago.

“Orange’s water storage is now about 50 per cent,” Mayor, Councilor Reg Kidd said. “It was only last Wednesday we announced that we were closing in on 40 per cent.”

“The soaking rain and sleet and snow over the last four days has seen the soil profile reach ‘field capacity meaning that it is totally saturated, and this results in run-off into streams, creeks and waterways,” Cr Kidd said excitedly.

“The residents of Orange have set the bench-mark for responsible water use anywhere in the State,” Cr Kidd said. “The lessons of responsible water use learned over many years are now the new normal for the people of Orange.”

“It’s important to have a sensible system for water restrictions that’s based on both how much water is in storage, but also on how much water it’s responsible to use at any time in a dry continent like Australia.”

“Level Four means only watering gardens on two days a week, not that we need to do it all during the cooler months. Some people will appreciate being able to wash

their car again, but it’s still only with a bucket,” he explained.

“Instead of one hour on a Sunday, we’ll be able to have two hours per week on Sundays and Wednesdays (taken during the periods 7am- 9am and 4pm-6pm).

There’s still no sprinklers under Level Four, but some will like to have the option of using an efficient soaker hose again to get a vegie garden started in spring.

“Looking around the district, all farm dams are full, and water is moving across paddocks and on the side of the road,” he said.

“Late Sunday saw water going past the measuring station just off Icely Road at one gigalitre a day (1000 megalitres) into Suma Park dam.

Cr Kidd said that, even on Monday, there was still 600-megalitres a day entering the system.

“We will be going into summer in a far better position than we have for the last three years and any further rain will boost the storage levels even higher.

“Orange has demonstrated its efficient and effective use of potable water (still the lowest per person per day) in the State.

“The many projects that we have looking at extending our recycling projects — stormwater harvesting, recycling of waste-water, and interconnecting pipelines — assures Orange’s sustainable growth into the future,” Cr Kidd concluded.

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RE, NOR ANY DROP TO DRINK”

Sick of water restrictions?

Get used to them! Mayor Hate Orange’s seemingly-permanent water restrictions? Get used to them, Mayor, Councilor Reg Kidd said.

Orange will never return to the old wasteful days of people running the hose for 40 minutes while they sponge their car or hosing-down their concrete paths for an hour each day to keep them clean, Cr Kidd said.

“We’ve got stormwater harvesting, the Macquarie pipeline, the Spring Creek reservoir with a pipeline to the filtration plant,” Cr Kidd explained.

“All our storage combined is about 23,000 megalitres, or 23 gigalitres. Our usage is about four and a half gigalitres; that’s four to five years of water and, even in a drought, you get some rain during the year, you never get a year without rain,” he said.

essential limitless water use of the past as: “the craziest idea in the world.”

“Potable (drinking) water is an expensive resource, why would you want to do that?” He added that the days of flat-water service fees were over.

“Potable water is an expensive commodity, you don’t want people just wasting it like they did in the old days,” he said.

The hard work of locals to save water during the most recent drought has paid-off dividends that will last into the future.

“With water, I don’t think we should ever say, anywhere in Australia, ‘you can use as much as you want,’ it’s very expensive to create and to maintain the systems for producing it,” Cr Kidd said. “I don’t think that we will ever go back to the old days of using water willyy-nilly.”

He said that rather than the pipe-dream of a new dam to overcome the city’s water woes, Council has instead instituted an integrated water resource strategy that utilises a range of sources including the main supply at Suma Park, a pipeline to the Macquarie River, and stormwater harvesting, to ensure a flexible and environmentally-manageable water system.

“I think that Orange has had sustainable water limits that we’ve been able to keep to, sometimes under extenuating drought,” he said proudly, saying that our water resource looks rosy for the immediate future.

He said that our understanding of the environmental and economic impacts of wasting water in the driest of continents meant that there would be no going back to the past.

“Orange now has got water for 50–60,000 residents (Orange currently has about 42,000 residents) and with better sustainability than at any other time,” he added.

“We will always now be more conscious of moreefficient and effective water-use.

“No, why would we?” he asked.

He said that this integrated strategy provides water security levels that were impossible under the old “build new dam” strategies of the past. The discipline of local-users over recent years has ensured that Orange is unlikely to ever fall short of water again.

“We’ve got the pipeline into the Macquarie and we can top it off with stormwater that we pipe to the treatment plant and filter.”

He described a scenario where — after four to five good rainfall years — Orange could return to the

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Grey-water harvesting, utlising your own water storage devices, these were the future for those with higher than average water-use, he believes.

“If you want more water for your garden or toilet, get yourself a water-tank for run-off from your roof,” he concluded.

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Regional Programs branch office opens Federal Government jobs are coming to Orange following recent opening of the Australian Government’s new Regional Programs branch office in the Apple City.

Launch of the office follows the Branch’s relocation from Canberra under the Australian Government’s decentralisation agenda.

The new office has already created 23 permanent government jobs, adding to the five permanent staff already based in Orange.

Ten of the new employees have relocated with their families, further supporting the local economy through renting, purchasing new homes and children attending local

n Official opening; Federal Government jobs are coming to Orange following launch of the Australian Government’s new Regional Programs branch office in the Apple City.

schools. When fully-staffed, the office will employ up to 31 people, 26 of which will be new jobs in the region, in a variety of roles ranging from entry-level positions through to senior executive management.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack officially opened the new office in Byng Street saying that the relocation supported the city by shifting public service functions from Canberra to Orange and thereby generating local jobs.

serve. It also increases accessibility for locals, connecting them to significant functions of government.

“Investment in regional centres always pays off for local communities and I look forward to Orange attracting high-calibre staff, who will bring with them a strong understanding of regional issues.

“Our decentralisation agenda is supporting regional jobs and communities at a time when it’s needed most,” Mr McCormack added.

“Today’s opening builds on the strong focus The Nationals in Government have always placed on decentralisation, boosting the Central West’s economy and delivering local jobs,” the Deputy Prime Minister said.

Minister for Decentralisation and Regional Education, and Federal Member for Calare, Andrew Gee, welcomed the Australian Government’s commitment of $4.7 billion from 2013/14 to 2025/26 to regional development programs.

“Bringing public servants to Orange from Canberra makes them more connected to the regions and the communities they

“The new Regional Programs office in Orange is a fantastic example of the Government’s decentralisation agenda in

action and will complement the work of the Regional Investment Corporation’s head office which was established in Orange 2018,” Mr Gee said.

“The Central West, like many country communities, has benefited immensely from the Australian Government’s regional development programs.”

“The relocation of the Regional Programs Branch to Orange will create more local jobs and offers a great opportunity for public servants from across Australia to make the ‘tree change.’

“It also means that the staff responsible for programs such as the Building Better Regions Fund, the Stronger Communities Programme, and the Regional Jobs and Investment Packages will be able to see firsthand the positive impacts of their hard work at play in their local community,” Mr Gee concluded.

New hydro-bath hound-pound is a lifetime away from cruel cages

Large exercise yards, a hydro-bath for all dogs who enter the facility, a dedicated visiting veterinarian room, and isolation rooms for sick pets. These are some of the swish features of Orange’s new pound.

The $1.5 million facility should open by November and is a lifetime away from the joyless wire cages and concrete floors of old to which our society cruelly-assigned abandoned “man’s best friend” and unwanted feline companions.

“This facility will be one of the best in the State with large exercise yards, a hydro bath for all dogs who enter the facility, a dedicated visiting veterinarian room, and isolation rooms for sick pets,” Orange Mayor, Councilor Reg Kidd explained.

“The facility at Astill Drive can hold 30 dogs and 18 cats and will have after hours drop-off cages. The after-hours drop-off kennels were a feature the community

had asked for — through our Companion Animals Community Committee — and we were able to discuss this particular need and ensure it featured in the final design.

“I’d like to thank the community and the committee for the patience shown in getting this project off the ground. We’ve had a few unexpected setbacks but we’re now on the countdown,” Cr Kidd said.

Previously, the Orange branch of the RSPCA managed the city’s stray pets on Council’s behalf but decided not to continue with the arrangement in 2017.

Since then, Council temporarily placed the city’s stray pets at a private facility, with the intention to build its own permanent facility.

to see the facility near completion.

“Canobolas Family Pet Hospital has taken on the role of being the main dropoff point for stray pets over the last two years and the staff have done a fantastic job. I’d like to thank them for their dedication and care in reuniting the city’s lost pets.

“I’d also like to thank Blayney Veterinary Hospital for the services it has provided us during this time,” Cr Nugent added.

“The new facility at Narambla will provide a high-standard of care for the city’s stray pets and will be an easilyaccessible venue for people who are looking for a new family pet and would prefer to adopt one,” he concluded.

Orange City Council awarded the $324,000 fit-out of the Orange City Orange City Council’s Companion Animals Community Committee Chair, Cr Pound to a Central West business, Inscape Stephen Nugent said that he was pleased Projects, at a recent Council meeting.

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“Renew” model could be our CBD’s artistic saviour n Distinguished Orange-based painter Hank Spirek believes that opening-up vacant main street shopfronts to local artists would revitalise our central business district.

Art pop-ups could save main street, says artistic believer who has a plan!

Distinguished Orange-based painter, Hank Spirek, wants to have a chat.

Opening-up vacant main street shopfronts to local artists, he believes, would revitalise our central business district, provide our coronavirus-impacted arts scene with fresh opportunities, and create a vibrant and colourful industry that would attract thousands of visitors to Orange.

But as a relative newcomer (he moved here two year’s ago and has spent most of that time working) he simply doesn’t know where to start.

“It would be a great idea for both the community and the artists,” the expatriate American said.

Milk Factory Gallery in Bowral in the swish Southern Highlands.

“I’d just like to sit down with someone from Council and discuss something with them and what we can, and we can’t do,” he said simply.

“That seems to me to be wise to coordinate it with them. That would be great,” he enthused.

He said that, apart from display screens already offered by the local art society, little else is needed other than an empty shopfront, and the rent to cover the display period.

The “Renew Newcastle” project offered minimal rents to artists, artisans and craftspeople for pop-up shops in empty shop-fronts and the results were very impressive.

“Renew” proved a catalyst for central Newcastle — suffering the same pressures on main street as traditional traders are throughout the world — creating change from the ground-up.

From when the project started, 82 properties were leased by about 260 participants with the majority of these going on to operate successful businesses.

“There’s a lot of talk of these kind of things happening. I’m willing to take the lead, but I don’t know who to approach, I’m new here,” he said.

I moved here basically because I was told that it had a good arts A similar revitalisation program in Newcastle that allowed scene…but there’s not that many venues for artists to show local artists to display their works for nominal rents had helped their works,” he said. “I just need a name; to know who to talk to,” reinvigorate the city’s CBD (see attached article). he pleaded.

“What I’d really like you to stress is the need for artists, Council, Looking around at the vacant shops dotting Orange’s CBD, he and the real estate community to get-together,” he explained. has an alternative vision for a vibrant, colourful, and exciting The problem with artists working together, he said was that old arts scene in what are now empty premises. issue of the individualistic artistic temperament: “There’s a lot “I can see a situation like we had in Scottsdale, Arizona where I once lived. Every Thursday evening people would flock to these galleries, there’d be art and other works and people would socialise and get to meet other artists, it’s a win all round, it was a great result for everyone concerned. We tied our promotions into restaurants and what have you.” Hank explained.

of good artists here, but there’s also a lot of ego involved as well,” he added.

“My thought is we could be doing different festivals, that sort of thing… maybe three weeks before Christmas,” he added.

“We were able to get it done, this should be the same type of thing,” he believes. “I came here because I like the town, it has a lot of promise… we just can’t seem to sit down and talk to each other.

He said though that the singular creative life of an artist — he works mostly in oil paintings and mixed media — means that he doesn’t have the connections to make this happen on his own.

Locals looking for creative ways to turn-around Orange’s main street blues, could do worse than look at Newcastle’s decade-long efforts that creatively turned-around their CBD by using creative people!

A former newspaper publisher at Crookwell, he points to his successful emergency water bore initiative for the town during the decade-long turn of the century drought that kept the water flowing.

“Sometime, I’d just like to sit down and talk to someone… I need In perhaps what is a nod to the lack of gallery opportunities in a name. I really want to make something happen. It’s got good art Orange at the moment, his current exhibition is being held at the here, but we can’t seem to get together,” he said.

Anyone wanting to have a chat? Contact Hank via his website: hankspirekartist.com | Saturday 29 August, 2020 |

...Renew Newcastle was based around making a city work for people with creativity...

Renew Newcastle was based around making a city work for people with creativity which encouraged experimentation and innovation.

Benefits included the creation of jobs and skills development; volunteer engagement; mitigation of blight; improved business confidence and improved regional brand value. Renew removed the barriers to entry, lowered the cost and complexity of participation and encouraged artistic risk by allowing people to try new creative ideas.

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Small businesses getting short-end of coronavirus lockdowns, Ombudsman — By DAVID DIXON —

Small businesses in regional cities and country towns are getting the short-end of the straw under the coronavirus lockdowns, Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell believes.

Existence of her position — created by the Federal Government in 2016 — also proves that the challenges faced by small business were real, she said. “You’re absolutely right. Three are about 2.3 million businesses in Australia, about 2.1 million of them are small businesses,” she said.

“The small business community really matters, it employs half of the workforce but faces a huge imbalance of power compared to other sectors of the economy,” Ms Carnell, former Chief Minister of the ACT, said.

She said that the lockdown policies to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic had inadvertently, but very directly, impacted the most on small businesses (often defined as those who turn-over less than $10 million per annum). “That’s absolutely true. It doesn’t take much observation to see that Coles and Woolworths are having pretty good times… Bunnings and online retailers have done really well.

“But people are not eating-out in restaurants and cafes, and those are run by small businesses. In that regard, small to medium businesses have really struggled.”

She describes her role as to be an independent advocate on behalf of small business but also to provide advice and support to individual small businesses facing difficulties that are often related to their dealings with larger entities — big business and big government.

One of the major power imbalances facing the small business community was lengthening payment times for work completed by small sub-contractors working for larger corporations.

“Some are dealing with not just 90-day, but also 120-day accounts… I mean, it seems like small businesses are at the end of the chain as far as payments are concerned. As you can imagine when running a small business, that policy is really, really hurting.”

Small businesses in regional cities and country towns had got the short-end of the straw under the coronavirus lockdowns, Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell believes.

“Over the coming months, we will be investigating the practices of the insurance industry that impact small businesses and examining whether small business insurance products are fit for purpose,” Ms Carnell added.

“I’m particularly concerned about a number of cases where small businesses with current insurance policies have been subjected to major changes that have reduced their coverage without their consent, and with no refund of premiums. Our inquiry will look at this in more detail and consider if these practices amount to Unfair Contract Terms,” she said.

functions of the Franchising Mediation Adviser into the Ombudsman’s office. “This is a welcome change that we and others have been advocating for over some time now that will help us more effectively resolve disputes” Ms Carnell said.

The Review points to further consultation on a number of important aspects in franchising practices and disputes.

“I remain concerned that the response’s commitment to ongoing consultation will further delay the changes that everyone in the sector know are sorely-needed,” she added.

She said that many people signing-up for franchise agreements are essentially buying themselves a job and come from non-English speaking backgrounds. “They can be refugees, new arrivals, or people that have spent time in jail, they’re struggling to get a job,” she said citing the example of a refugee that had signed-up for a lawnmowing business.

“He was told he would get a number of referrals a week, he thought that meant ‘clients…’ some of the words used in these agreements can be quite misleading,” she said.

While many franchise agreements can be a great way to make a living, all agreements should be designed so that: “you can make a quid and be profitable and that all contracts are fair,” Ms Carnell said.

Her Canberra-based office of about 30 staff can also handle dispute issues, concerns, and inquires, that small businesses have. “If they’ve got a problem, someone is not paying them on time, or they’re in dispute with the ATO (tax office), come to my office or give us a call,” she said.

(For more information, go the website: www.asbfeo.gov.au/)

Another area of concern has been unfair franchise agreements that make it virtually impossible for small business operators to succeed. She said that the Federal Government’s recent response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee inquiry into the Franchising Code of Conduct should right some of the power imbalances in the industry.

With mini-Royal Commission powers, her office has the power to compel parties to provide information with the ‘naming and shaming’ of recalcitrant organisations one of her ‘soft’ powers.

“All our insurance companies are owned by the big guys, we don’t have many small insurance companies… so there’s not much competition, they can put-up prices very easily,” she said.

“The report focuses on the three key parts of the lifecycle of a franchisee — entry, running the business, and exiting the business. My office already deals with a broad range of complaints, centred around these aspects of owning a franchise. We know that the power imbalance between franchisor and franchisee makes negotiating disputes incredibly difficult.”

Ms Carnell also believes that regional Australia had been unfairly treated by the on-again, off-again, pandemic lockdown measures that have been instituted throughout Australia. While most of the major outbreaks had occurred in the large cities, regional Australia had been forced to live under the same lockdowns although many had few or no active cases of the coronavirus.

Her concern over the issue recently saw her office establish an inquiry that had received an overwhelming public response. “It is clear the small business community supports the work we are doing in this area.”

The Federal Government response also incorporates the

Ms Carnell said that exorbitant insurance rates for small businesses was also a crippling impost on the industry. A case involving a local landlord in Orange who recently told Newswatch that their insurance had gone-up by more than 100 percent in one year was not uncommon, she said.

“It’s gone somewhere towards where we think it should go. It could have gone further, but it takes on some of the issues that we believe are of concern.”

| Saturday 29 August, 2020 |

“The way that COVID is being handled, with all the outbreaks in major cities while the focus of much of the measures are also forced on regional towns where there are often no cases, is incredibly unfair,” she concluded.

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NO SPORTS STADIUM DECISION UNTIL AFTER ELECTION, SOAG Consideration of the proposed new sports precinct in south Orange should be delayed until after next year’s Council election, opponents of the siting of the new stadium say.

South Orange Action Group (SOAG) believe that the 12-month delay to the election —due to the coronavirus crisis — casts a shadow over any decisions by Council regarding such a major development.

“In the coming weeks, an independent professional consultant will do the investigation that’s needed to produce a statement of environmental effects,” Cr Kidd said.

Surveyors, soil samplers, and other geological surveying teams, have been on-site regularly with the effect of making this development a reality on the ground before any of the public comment, checks, or oversights have been allowed, the group claims.

“Among other things, that report will consider the fauna and flora on the site.

Depending on what that investigation finds, there’ll be further assessments later.

“The sports stadium facility was originally intended by Council to be built in north Orange on land designated for the development; not in a regenerating bush-area being re-populated by dozens of native species near a major hospital complex,” a SOAG spokesperson said.

“Suddenly, the State Government pops-up with $25 million for the development, and the beautiful natural botanic garden of south Orange, site of the former Ex-Services Golf Club — becomes the preferred sight, just like that!” the spokesperson said.

Local member for Orange, Phil Donato (a supporter of the project), has previously described the delay to the Council election that was supposed to be held this September as “a cop out” and said that the State Government delaying the vote for 12 months denied democratic representation to the people of Orange.

“The next step will then a development application to consider the removal of trees.

That DA will be on exhibition for community comment, so there will be opportunities for community members to have their say,” he added.

This was not the reality on-the-ground, the spokesperson, who said the group is not opposed to the stadium, but in its location on the old golf course site in south Orange near the hospital site.

“I just drove past Bloomfield golf course and asked the surveyors if they are surveying for the new sports stadium. Their answer was ‘yes’, Julie Pont from SOAG said.

Julie Graham said that the Council was “destroying one of the city’s true icons”.

She said that Orange Council should be examining a range of sites for the sports precinct, not just the Bloomfield area.

“Surely there are other areas that could be used as sporting complexes, rather than “A number of councillors — including Mayor, destroying a unique environment that visitors Councillor Reg Kidd — have already suggested and locals enjoy every day?”

The COVID-19 crisis has shown just how that they won’t be running again. How then important open spaces are for our health and can this interim Council, which should by mental well-being, Ms Graham believes. normal rights be facing re-election in a few weeks, be committing to such a major and “Simple pleasures such as walking the dog, intrusive development in this area?” the playing with the children, getting healthy, spokesperson said. feeling refreshed especially during this

uncertain COVID 19 period, shows that getting Cr Kidd has said previously that all proper assessments and forums for public comment will outdoors to experience fresh air and nature is be open before the development is approved. even more important.

Reality on the ground, “I just drove past Bloomfield golf course and asked the surveyors if they are surveying for the new sports stadium. Their answer was ‘yes’, Julie Pont from SOAG said.

“In these uncertain times, the future of getting outdoors can make or break people’s mental health. Not to mention that the hospital facilities neighbouring this area provides patients walking facilities, wheelchair access, and a healthy area to visit people that have been confined for days or weeks in convalescence.”

She believes that Orange Local Government Area compares unfavourably with the restoration work carried-out in Bathurst over recent years.

“I find it also ironic that Orange Council allowed the destruction of many of its early heritage buildings and we have to go to Bathurst which did not destroy as many glorious buildings as Orange, to enjoy early heritage.”

their beauty in autumn is a palate of colour.

These European species do not drop limbs like Eucalyptus trees, and it is a ready-made arboretum for the city, not to mention the fauna that use this area will be impacted.

“It will be like cutting-down the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney, or destroying Cook Park in Summer Street, Orange and I implore the citizens of Orange — or anyone interested in this legacy — that we leave our children and grandchildren to drive out to the site and walk around the de-commissioned Bloomfield Golf Course and heritage buildings to experience the beauty of the area,” Ms Graham said.

Long-time south Orange local, Ms Pont said that the permanent loss of “a ready-made botanical garden on our doorstep” should see other sites considered for the precinct before She believes that the dichotomy that views all any further work continues. native plant species as preferable to those of “There is plenty of degraded land elsewhere European origin is simplistic.

— in close proximity to Orange central — for “The amazing trees in this area cannot be replaced for at least four generations,

a sports stadium without destroying over 400 beautiful, majestic trees,” she added.

Build stadium away from Bloomfield, long-time south Orange local says Long-time south Orange local, Alexandra Rezko, believes that the beautiful land around the old ExServices golf course is exactly the wrong place for Orange’s proposed new sports precinct.

“It simply shouldn’t go out there, it should go somewhere else,” Alexandra said.

“The pine trees that they want to knock-down are not that old and the land around there should be for an open space,” she added. “It’s a beautiful area and should be kept for the future.”

Alexandra believes that her own experiences as an immigrant to Orange decades ago shows the importance

of appreciating the important things in life.

“I came here with nothing and space is so important; they’re a vital space and we need them,” she said.

The green space where the now-defunct golf club was situated is not just some convenient and degraded natural area perfect for the sports stadium — which is designed to be a central feature of the precinct — but a vital component of the local environment.

“This is one of the areas where our water comes from, it’s part of the catchment area for that part of Orange… build it somewhere else, this is not the right place for such a development,” Alexandra concluded.

| Saturday 29 August, 2020 |

Alexandra Rezko believes that the land around the old Ex-Services Golf Course is exactly the wrong place for Orange’s proposed new sports precinct.

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Saturday, August 29

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6.00 Rage.

7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

10.00 Rage.

12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 The Sound. Final.

1.30 Father Brown.

2.30 Back In Time For Dinner: 1990s.

3.30 Escape From The City: South Coast, NSW – The Mackays.

4.30 Landline.

5.00 Back Roads: Dampier Peninsula, Western Australia.

5.30 Midsomer Murders.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Father Brown.

8.20 Last Tango In Halifax.

9.20 Endeavour.

10.50 Death In Paradise.

11.50 Rage.

6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. 6.30 Al Jazeera. 7.00 BBC News. 7.30 Italian News.

8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News.

11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Australia In Colour. 3.50 Great British Railway Journeys. 4.20 Australia With Julia Bradbury. 4.50 Running Wild With Scott Eastwood. 5.35 The Secret Life Of Adolf Hitler.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Cycling. La Course by Le Tour de France. 96 km. Nice to Nice. From France.

9.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 1. Nice Moyen Pays to Nice. 156 km flat stage. From France.

2.15 Rick Stein’s Taste Of The Italian Opera.

3.15 Rick Stein’s German Bite.

4.15 Destination Flavour: Adam’s Best Bites.

5.00 CGTN English News.

5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

Kids’ (22) 6.00 Programs. 2.35 Arthur. 3.05 Molly And Mack. 3.30 Play School.

3.55 Bananas In Pyjamas. 4.10 Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle. 4.30 Bob The Builder. 4.55 Fireman Sam. 5.20 The Snail And The Whale. 5.55 Noddy Toyland Detective. 6.55 Catie’s Amazing Machines. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 The Stand Up Sketch Show. 8.55 QI. 9.55 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.40 Would I Lie To You? 11.10 Motherland.

11.40 Friday Night Dinner. 12.05 The Trip To Italy. Final. 12.35 Absolutely Fabulous. 1.05 Live At The Apollo. 1.50 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled.

2.40 Close. 5.30 Postman Pat Special Delivery Service. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

10.00 Dutch News. 10.30 Hungarian News.

11.00 NHK Japanese News. 11.35 Hindi News.

12.00 The Good Doctor: Korea. 1.10 Australia’s Black Summer: Fire Country. 1.40 New Girl. 2.35 Insight. 3.35 ABC America: World News Tonight.

4.00 PBS News. 5.00 The Carmichael Show. 6.45 Only Connect. 7.50 Stargate SG-1. 8.40 Robert Kirkman’s Secret History Of Comics. 9.30 Fear The Walking Dead. 11.10 Porn Laid Bare. 12.05 MOVIE: The Mimic. (2017) 1.55 Reversing Female Circumcision. 2.25 France 24 English News. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News. 5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 11.25 Definitely Not News. 11.55 Operation Ouch!

12.20 Ice Stars. 12.50 Horrible Histories. 1.20 The Dengineers. 2.20 TMNT. 2.45 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 3.05 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. 3.35 Dragon Ball Super. 4.00 Wow That’s Amazing. 4.30 Malory Towers. 5.00 The Next Step. 5.25 Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 6.00 Cleopatra In Space. 6.30 Utopia Falls. 7.15 Taking The Next Step. 7.55 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.30 Teenage Fairytale Dropouts. 8.45 Find Me In Paris. 9.10 The Legend Of Korra. 9.35 Detentionaire. 9.55 Close. 5.40 The Bagel And Becky Show. 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 ZooMoo Lost.

(66) 7.00 Kitty Is Not A Cat. 8.00 Hook, Line And Dinner. 9.00 Reality Cupcakes. 10.00 Chopped Junior. 11.00 Sugar Dome. 12.00 Mystery Diners. 1.30 Restaurant: Impossible. 4.30 The Simpsons. 5.00 MOVIE: Bolt. (2008) John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman.

7.00 MOVIE: Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs.

(2009) 8.45 MOVIE: Groundhog Day. (1993) Bill Murray.

10.55 Bridezillas. 11.55 MOVIE: Wanted. (1998) Michael Sutton. 2.00 Home Shopping. 3.00 Hook, Line And Dinner. 4.00 Reality Cupcakes. 5.00 Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. 11.00 Compass. Final. 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 Landline.

1.30 Gardening Australia.

2.30 Restoration Australia.

3.30 My Family And The Galapagos.

4.30 The Mix. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow.

6.00 Australia Remastered: Kangaroo Tales.

New. 7.00 ABC News Sunday.

7.40 Shetland.

8.40 Vera. Final.

10.10 Miniseries: Mrs Wilson.

11.10 The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco. Final.

11.55 Wentworth.

12.40 Endeavour.

2.15 Rage.

5.00 Insiders.

6.00 France 24 English News First Edition. 6.30 Al Jazeera News. 7.00 Tour De France: Daily Update.

8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 1. Replay. 1.00 Speedweek.

3.00 George Clarke’s Shed Of The Year.

3.55 Great British Railway Journeys.

4.30 USS Indianapolis: The Final Chapter.

5.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 1. Nice Moyen Pays to Nice. 156 km flat stage. Highlights.

From France.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Lost Pyramids Of The Aztecs.

8.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 2. Nice Haut Pays to Nice. 187km mountain stage. From France.

2.15 Gourmet Farmer Afloat.

2.45 Shane Delia’s Moorish Spice Journey.

3.30 Soccer. UEFA Women’s Champions League.

Final. From Anoeta Stadium, San Sebastián, Spain.

Kids’ (22) 6.00 Programs. 2.05 Grandpa In My Pocket. 2.30 Arthur. 3.05 Molly And Mack. 3.30 Play School. 3.55 Bananas In Pyjamas. 4.10 Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle. Final.

4.30 Bob The Builder. Final. 4.55 Fireman Sam. Final. 5.20 Thomas. Final. 5.35 Peter Rabbit. 5.55 Noddy Toyland Detective. 6.55 Catie’s Amazing Machines. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.15 Live At The Apollo. 10.00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 10.35 Insert Name Here. 11.05 The Stand Up Sketch Show.

11.30 Would I Lie To You? 12.25 W1A. 12.55 The IT Crowd. 1.20 Gavin & Stacey. 1.55 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

Basketball.

(31) 6.00 WNBA. Dallas Wings v Indiana Fever. 8.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 The Good Doctor: Korea. 1.10 New Girl. 1.35 ABC America: World News Tonight. 2.00 Cycling.

Tour de France. Highlights. 4.00 Insight. 5.00 Yokayi Footy. 5.35 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia.

6.30 Abandoned Engineering. 7.30 Why Does Everyone Hate The English? 8.30 MOVIE: Star Trek: Insurrection. (1998) Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner. 10.25 MOVIE: 127 Hours. (2010) James Franco. 12.05 VICE Guide To Film. 12.30 MOVIE: Salvador. (1986) 2.40 France 24. 3.00 Thai News. 3.30 Bangla News. 4.00 Punjabi News. 4.30 Sri Lankan Sinhalese News.

5.00 Korean News. 5.30 Indonesian News.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 10.15 Mustangs FC. 10.40 The Next Step. 11.05 Find Me In Paris. 11.30 Massive Monster Mayhem.

11.55 Operation Ouch! 12.20 Ice Stars. 12.50 Horrible Histories. 1.20 The Dengineers. 2.20 TMNT. 2.45 Prank You Very Much. 3.15 The Wonderful World Of Puppies. 4.00 Wow That’s Amazing. 4.30 Malory Towers. 5.00 The Next Step. 5.25 Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 6.00 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 6.30 Utopia Falls. 7.15 Taking The Next Step. 7.55 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Soccer. A-League.

Grand Final. 10.25 Rage. 2.50 Close. 5.40 The Bagel And Becky Show. 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 ZooMoo (66) Lost. 7.00 Kitty Is Not A Cat. 8.00 Big Food Truck Tip. 8.30 Ten Dollar Dinners. 9.00 Reality Cupcakes. 10.00 Chopped Junior. 11.00 Sugar Dome. 12.00 Iron Chef America. 1.00 Guy’s Grocery Games. 2.00 Chopped. 3.00 Mystery Diners. 4.00 Restaurant: Impossible. 6.00 The Simpsons. 6.30 Futurama.

7.00 The Simpsons. 7.30 Futurama.

8.00 The Simpsons.

8.30 First Dates Australia.

9.30 Marrying Millions.

10.30 Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta. 11.30 Geordie Shore. 12.30 Ex On The Beach. 4.30 Ten Dollar Dinners. 5.00 Quantico.

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6.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. 12.00 Rivals.

12.30 The Garden Gurus. 1.00 Netball. Super Netball. Round 8. Melbourne Vixens v NSW Swifts. 3.00 Netball. Super Netball. Round 8.

Collingwood Magpies v Giants. 5.00 News: First At Five.

5.30 Getaway.

6.00 Nine News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle.

(2017) Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart. Four teens get trapped in a video game. (PG) 9.50 MOVIE: The Spy Who Dumped Me. (2018) Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon. Two best friends become unwittingly entangled in an international conspiracy. (MA15+) 12.05 MOVIE: The Babadook. (2014) (M) 2.05 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.30 Global Shop.

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

5.30 Wesley Impact.

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6.00 Newstyle Direct.

6.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

10.00 The Baron.

11.00 MOVIE: Seven Days To Noon. (1950) 1.00 MOVIE: My Brother Jonathan. (1948) 3.10 MOVIE: Exodus. (1960) 7.30 MOVIE: The Guns Of Navarone. (1961) Gregory Peck, David Niven.

10.30 MOVIE: Ambush Bay. (1966) Hugh O’Brian, Mickey Rooney, James Mitchum.

12.35 Miniseries: Lynda La Plante’s Trial & Retribution. 2.35 My Favorite Martian. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

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Kids’ Programs.

(53) 6.00 1.30 Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel. 2.00 The Road Trick. 2.30 The Xtreme Collxtion. 3.30 Peaking. 4.05 BattleBots. 5.05 MOVIE: She’s All That. (1999) 7.00 MOVIE: Legally Blonde 2: Red, White And Blonde. (2003) 9.00 MOVIE: Fifty Shades Freed.

(2018) Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson. 11.00 Heroes. 12.00 Manifest. 1.00 The Road Trick. 2.00 Wife Swap US. 3.00 Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel. 3.30 Kaijudo: Rise Of The Duel Masters. 4.00 Bakugan: Battle Planet.

4.30 Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies. 4.50 Littlest Pet Shop: A World Of Our Own. 5.10 Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh!

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 8.00 Travel Oz. 9.30 NBC Today. 11.30 Mighty Ships.

1.30 A Moveable Feast. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Sydney Weekender. 3.00 Rugby Union. Shute Shield. 5.00 Horse Racing. Featuring the Group 1 $750,000 Memsie Stakes (1400m).

5.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn.

6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country.

11.30 Honey I Bought The House. 12.30 Escape To The Country. 1.30 Sydney Weekender. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.30 A Moveable Feast. 4.00 Intolerant Cooks. 4.30 Travel Oz.

7FLIX

Fish Of The (63) 6.00 Day. 6.30 The Big Adventure. 8.00 Home Shopping. 9.00 Idiot TV. 10.00 Alaska’s Wild Gourmet. 11.00 American Restoration. 11.30 Life Off Road. 12.00 Storage Wars. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Football. AFL. Round 14. Port Adelaide v Sydney.

4.00 Fishing And Adventure. 4.30 Football. AFL. Round 14. Fremantle v GWS Giants. 7.00 MOVIE: We Are Marshall. (2006) Matthew McConaughey.

9.45 MOVIE: Sucker Punch. (2011) Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone. 12.00 American Restoration. 12.30 Blokesworld. 1.00 Esports. 3.00 Late Programs.

Home (81) 6.00 Shopping.

8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Jake And The Fatman.

10.00 MacGyver. 11.00 Diagnosis Murder. 12.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 1.00 Star Trek: Enterprise.

2.00 One Strange Rock. 3.00 Judge Judy. 4.00 WhichCar. 4.30 Mighty Machines. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager.

6.30 MacGyver.

7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans.

10.20 Hawaii Five-0.

11.20 NCIS. 12.15 Law & Order: SVU. 1.10 48 Hours.

2.05 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Race 6. Styrian Grand Prix. Replay. 4.05 The Doctors.

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(82) 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Dora The Explorer. 6.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 7.00 PAW Patrol. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.30 Kuu-Kuu Harajuku. 9.05 Butterbean’s Cafe. 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines.

10.00 PAW Patrol. 11.00 SpongeBob SquarePants.

12.00 The Neighborhood. 1.00 Man With A Plan.

2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 To Be Advised. 5.00 Will & Grace. 6.00 Columbo. 8.00 Kojak.

9.00 Spyforce.

10.00 MOVIE: Confessions Of A Shopaholic.

(2009) Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter.

12.05 Friends. 3.30 100% Hotter. 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 Family Ties.

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6.00 Home Shopping.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend.

12.00 House Of Wellness.

1.00 Air Rescue.

2.00 To Be Advised.

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Plate Of Origin. New. 8.30 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: The Donald Mackay Disappearance.

10.00 Between Two Worlds.

12.00 Liar. Final.

1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

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WIN (8) 6.00 Mass For You At Home.

6.30 Hillsong.

7.00 Leading The Way With Dr Michael Youssef.

7.30 Fishing Australia.

8.00 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn.

8.30 Studio 10: Sunday.

11.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.

NTI Townsville SuperSprint. Day 2. From Reid Park Street Circuit, Queensland.

5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Sunday Project.

7.30 Family Feud.

8.30 FBI. 10.30 NCIS. 11.30 The Sunday Project.

12.30 Home Shopping.

4.30 CBS This Morning.

TV Shop: Home (52) 6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Amazing Facts Presents. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 In Touch Ministries. 8.00 Beyond Today.

8.30 The Incredible Journey Presents. 9.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 11.00 MOVIE: The Angry Silence. (1960) 1.00 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. 3.00 Getaway. 3.30 MOVIE: I’ll Take Sweden. (1965) 5.30 MOVIE: The Out Of Towners. (1970) Jack Lemmon, Sandy Dennis. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Halifax: Retribution. 10.25 The Brokenwood Mysteries.

12.20 My Favorite Martian. 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

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Kids’ Programs.

(53) 6.00 9.00 MOVIE: Barbie: Princess Adventure. (2020) 10.30 Kids’ Programs.

1.00 Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel. 1.40 Rivals. 2.10 The Hold Down. 2.40 Amplified. 3.10 American Idol. 5.00 MOVIE: Megamind. (2010) 7.00 MOVIE: Back To The Future. (1985) Michael J. Fox. 9.20 MOVIE: The Terminator. (1984) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn.

11.30 Heroes. 12.30 Manifest. 1.30 Amplified.

2.00 Wife Swap US. 3.00 Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel. 3.30 Mega Man: Fully Charged. 4.00 Bakugan: Battle Planet. 4.30 Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies. 4.50 Ninjago. 5.10 Lego Jurassic World: Legend Of Isla Nublar. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh!

Home (63) 6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Big Angry Fish. 7.30 Home Shopping. 9.30 Timbersports. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Creek To Coast. 11.30 Fishing And Adventure.

12.00 The Fishing Show. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 Trev Gowdy’s Monster Fish. New. 2.30 Step Outside With Paul Burt. 3.00 Fishy Business. 4.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 4.30 Counting Cars. 6.00 Full Custom Garage. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 MOVIE: A Good Day To Die Hard. (2013) Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch. 10.30 MOVIE: Rising Sun. (1993) 1.15 Ice Road Truckers.

2.15 Late Programs.

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6.00 Animal Tales.

7.00 Weekend Today.

10.00 Sports Sunday.

11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show.

1.00 Netball. Super Netball. Round 8. Queensland Firebirds v Adelaide Thunderbirds.

3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 16. Melbourne Storm v Manly Sea Eagles.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 The Block.

8.30 60 Minutes.

9.30 Nine News Late.

10.30 See No Evil.

11.30 Mysteries And Scandals: Wonderland Murderland.

12.20 Rivals.

12.50 Hayley & Lauren’s Adelady.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Animal Tales.

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

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6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 7.00 Tomorrow’s World. 7.30 Leading The Way. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Mums At The Table. 9.00 Home Shopping. 10.00 House Of Wellness.

11.00 NBC Today. 12.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 2.00 Better Homes And Gardens: Dr Harry’s Craziest House Calls. 3.00 SA Weekender. 3.30 Escape To The Country. 5.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 9.15 MOVIE: Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie.

(2014) Brendan O’Carroll, Jennifer Gibney, Eilish O’Carroll. 11.15 The Nation’s Favourite Elton John Song. 12.45 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 1.30 Casino Confidential. 2.00 House Of Horrors: Kidnapped.

3.00 Deadline: Crime With Tamron Hall. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 4.30 Late Programs.

WIN (8) 6.00 Reel Action.

6.30 Entertainment Tonight.

7.00 WhichCar. 7.30 Good Chef Bad Chef.

8.00 Jamie: Keep Cooking And Carry On. 8.30 Studio 10: Saturday.

11.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.

NTI Townsville SuperSprint. Day 1. From Reid Park Street Circuit, Queensland.

5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Family Feud.

7.00 Bondi Rescue.

7.30 Ambulance.

10.00 One Born Every Minute.

11.00 Law & Order: SVU. 12.00 NCIS: Los Angeles.

2.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Hour Of Power.

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7.30 The Key Of David. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Star Trek. 11.00 Jake And The Fatman. 12.00 MacGyver. 1.00 Family Feud. 2.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 3.00 One Strange Rock. 4.00 Pooches At Play. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 Judge Judy. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager.

6.30 Bondi Rescue.

7.30 NCIS. 9.25 Law & Order: SVU. 10.20 48 Hours.

11.20 NCIS: Los Angeles.

2.05 NCIS. 4.00 Car Crash Britain: Heroes And Villains. 5.00 The Doctors.

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(82) 6.00 Toasted TV. 6.05 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 6.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 7.00 PAW Patrol.

8.00 Totally Wild. 8.30 Kuu-Kuu Harajuku. 9.05 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.30 Scope. 10.00 PAW Patrol. 11.00 SpongeBob SquarePants. 12.00 Neighbours. 2.30 Happy Together. 3.30 Murphy Brown. 4.00 Rules Of Engagement. 4.30 The Masked Singer Australia. 7.00 Friends.

9.00 To Be Advised.

10.00 The Graham Norton Show.

11.00 Will & Grace. 12.00 The Flash. 3.00 The Conners. 4.00 Murphy Brown. 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 The Brady Bunch.

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6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 10.00 Landline. 11.10 Grand Designs Australia. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Marcella. Final. 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.10 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Think Tank. 5.10 Grand Designs Australia. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.15 Media Watch. 9.35 Q+A. 10.35 ABC Late News. 11.10 Fight For Planet A: Our Climate Challenge. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (3) Programs. 8.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France.

Stage 2. Replay. 1.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 First Civilisations. 3.00 Alex Polizzi: Chef For Hire.

4.00 Britain’s Most Historic Towns. 5.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 2. Highlights.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.30 How The Victorians Built Britain. 8.20 Surviving The Virus: My Brother And Me. 9.30 Cycling.

Tour de France. Stage 3. 1.30 Late Programs.

Sunrise.

(6) 6.00 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 2.00 Criminal Confessions. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Plate Of Origin.

9.00 9-1-1: Lone Star. 10.00 Chicago Fire. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 Absentia. 12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (5) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Desperate Housewives.

1.00 Getaway. 1.30 The Block. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local. 6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block.

8.30 Celebrity IOU. 9.30 Nine News Late.

10.00 100% Footy. 11.00 Lethal Weapon. 12.00 Tipping Point. 1.00 A Current Affair. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (8) Programs. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Masked Singer Australia. 2.10 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Masked Singer Australia. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? 9.40 Just For Laughs Uncut. 10.10 Just For Laughs. 10.40 The Project. 11.40 Late Programs.

Kids’ (22) 6.00 Programs. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 The IT Crowd. 8.55 W1A. 9.30 Intelligence. Final. 9.50 Get Krack!n. Final.

10.25 Parks And Recreation. 10.45 Schitt’s Creek. 11.10 Workaholics. 11.55 Plebs. 12.20 Murder In Successville. 12.50 The Office.

1.20 Please Like Me. 1.45 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. 2.35 Close. 5.05 Kids’ Programs.

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

12.00 Our Guy In Russia. 1.00 Front Up. 2.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Highlights.

4.00 WorldWatch. 4.25 This Week. 5.20 The Business Of Climate Change. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 Forged In Fire.

7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.35 Taskmaster. Final. 9.30 Difficult People. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 This Rugged Coast. 11.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 American Crime. 2.00 Honey I Bought The House. 3.00 Million Dollar Minute.

3.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.40 Mafia’s Greatest Hits. 11.50 Late Programs.

Morning (52) 6.00 Programs. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Death In Paradise. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless.

3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Now And Forever. (1956) 5.25 The Rockford Files.

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 The Killer Affair.

11.40 Late Programs.

Morning (81) 6.00 Programs.

12.00 NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

2.00 Law & Order: SVU. 3.00 Bondi Rescue.

3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 Law & Order: SVU. 10.20 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 7.

Belgian Grand Prix. Highlights. 11.20 NCIS: New Orleans. 12.15 Late Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 1.40 To Be Advised. 2.10 Kids’ Programs. 5.25 Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

6.00 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 6.30 Teenage Boss. 7.00 Deadly 60. 7.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Little Big Awesome. 8.45 Find Me In Paris. 9.10 The Legend Of Korra. 9.35 Detentionaire. 9.55 Rage. 11.00 Close. 5.40 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Morning (66) Programs. 10.00 Chopped Junior. 11.00 Sugar Dome. 12.00 Iron Chef America. 1.00 Guy’s Grocery Games. 2.00 Chopped. 3.00 Coles Healthy Kicks. 3.30 Plate Of Origin. 5.00 The Simpsons. 6.30 Futurama.

7.00 The Simpsons. 7.30 Modern Family. 8.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. 9.30 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell. 10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. 11.30 Late Programs.

Morning (63) 6.00 Programs.

12.00 Ice Road Truckers. 1.00 D.U.I. 1.30 Ink Master. 3.00 Counting Cars. 3.30 Blokesworld.

4.00 Life Off Road. 4.30 D.U.I. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: Inception. (2010) Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Joseph GordonLevitt. 11.30 Late Programs.

Kids’ Programs.

(53) 6.00 10.00 Robot Wars.

11.00 Dance Moms. 12.00 The Bionic Woman.

1.00 The A-Team. 2.00 The Xtreme Collxtion.

3.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 Big Bang. 7.30 Territory Cops. 8.40 MOVIE: The Hitman’s Bodyguard. (2017) Ryan Reynolds.

11.00 Big Bang. 11.30 Malcolm. 12.00 Miami Vice. 1.00 Robot Wars. 2.00 Dance Moms. 3.00 Kids’ Programs.

(82) 6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Crocamole. 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 10.00 PAW Patrol.

11.00 SpongeBob SquarePants. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Charmed. 2.00 Cheers.

3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker.

5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Friends. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend.

12.00 Horse Racing. Memsie Stakes Day. Featuring the Group 1 $750,000 Memsie Stakes (1400m). From Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Patrol.

7.30 MOVIE: Kong: Skull Island. (2017) Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson.

A team of soldiers and scientists travels to an isolated island inhabited by strange creatures.

(M) 10.00 MOVIE: The Long Kiss Goodnight. (1996) Geena Davis, Samuel L Jackson, Brian Cox. A suburban housewife suffering amnesia begins to suspect she may have been a secret agent.

(MA15+) 12.30 Home Shopping.

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TVguide 6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 10.00 Four Corners. 10.45 Meet The Ferals. 11.10 Grand Designs Australia. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Rosehaven. Final. 1.30 Underscore. 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.10 ABC News Afternoons. 4.05 Think Tank. 5.05 Grand Designs Australia. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame.

8.30 Further Back In Time For Dinner. 9.30 The Great Acceleration. 10.25 ABC Late News. 11.00 Q+A. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 (3) Tour De France: Daily Update. 8.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 3. Replay. 1.00 WorldWatch.

2.00 Michael Mosley: Guts. 3.00 Railway Journeys UK. 3.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 4.30 Railway Journeys UK. 5.00 Cycling.

Tour de France. Stage 3. Highlights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.30 Great Asian Railways Journeys. 8.30 Insight. 9.30 Dateline. 10.00 The Feed. 10.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 4. 1.45 Late Programs.

Kids’ (22) 6.00 Programs. 4.55 Luo Bao Bei. 5.20 Octonauts. 5.35 Peter Rabbit.

5.55 Noddy Toyland Detective. 6.45 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Insert Name Here. Final. 9.00 Sick Of It. 9.30 Schitt’s Creek. 10.20 Frontline. 10.50 Parks And Recreation. 11.10 Schitt’s Creek. 11.35 Workaholics. 12.20 Plebs. 12.45 Murder In Successville. 1.15 Black Books. 1.45 QI. 2.20 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

12.00 Our Guy In Russia. 12.55 Front Up. 1.55 Cycling. Tour de France. Highlights. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.20 The Business Of Fashion.

5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.35 Dave Gorman: Terms And Conditions Apply. 9.30 Cycling.

Tour de France. Stage 4. 10.30 Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath. 11.20 Sex Right Now. 11.50 Late Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 1.40 To Be Advised. 2.10 Kids’ Programs. 3.35 Junior Vets. 4.05 Wow That’s Amazing. 4.30 Malory Towers. 5.00 The Next Step. 5.25 Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 6.00 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 6.30 Teenage Boss. 7.00 Deadly 60. 7.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Little Big Awesome.

8.45 Find Me In Paris. 9.10 The Legend Of Korra. 9.35 Detentionaire. 9.55 Rage. 11.00 Close. 5.40 Kids’ Programs.

6.00 Morning (66) Programs. 8.00 Big Food Truck Tip. 8.30 Ten Dollar Dinners.

9.00 Food Network Star. 10.00 Chopped Junior. 11.00 Sugar Dome. 12.00 Iron Chef America. 1.00 Guy’s Grocery Games. 2.00 Chopped. 3.00 Coles Healthy Kicks. 3.30 Plate Of Origin. 5.00 The Simpsons. 6.30 Futurama.

7.00 The Simpsons. 7.30 Modern Family. 8.30 MOVIE: Bad Neighbours. (2014) Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne. 10.30 MOVIE: The Disaster Artist. (2017) 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 News Breakfast.

(2) 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Q+A. 11.05 Grand Designs Australia. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.40 Media Watch. 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.10 ABC News Afternoons. 4.05 Think Tank. 5.05 Grand Designs Australia. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 9.00 Utopia.

9.30 Planet America. 10.00 QI. 10.30 ABC Late News. 11.05 Four Corners. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 (3) Tour De France: Daily Update. 8.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 4. Replay. 1.00 WorldWatch.

2.00 The Real Rocky. 3.00 Dateline. 3.30 Insight. 4.30 Great British Railway Journeys.

5.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 4.

Highlights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.30 Arabia With Levison Wood. 8.30 Sydney’s Super Tunnel. 9.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 5. 1.45 Rick Stein’s Mediterranean Escapes. 2.45 Late Programs.

Kids’ (22) 6.00 Programs.

5.55 Noddy Toyland Detective. 6.45 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Friday Night Dinner. 8.55 Gavin & Stacey. Final.

9.25 The Letdown. 9.55 The Thick Of It. 10.30 Intelligence. Final. 10.55 Parks And Recreation.

11.15 Schitt’s Creek. 11.40 Red Dwarf. 12.10 The Librarians 12.40 Plebs. Final. 1.05 Murder In Successville. 1.35 QI. 2.05 Blackadder The Third. 2.45 Close. 5.05 Kids’ Programs.

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

12.00 Our Guy In Russia. 12.55 Front Up. 1.55 Cycling. Tour de France. Highlights. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.20 The Business Of Life. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: One Hour Photo. (2002) Robin Williams. 10.15 MOVIE: Black Sea. (2014) 12.20 Paradise Papers: The Secret Investigation. 1.20 Ghosts Of Aleppo.

2.30 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 1.40 To Be Advised. 2.10 Kids’ Programs. 3.35 Junior Vets. 4.05 Wow That’s Amazing. 4.30 Malory Towers. 5.00 The Next Step. 5.25 Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 6.00 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 6.30 Teenage Boss. 7.00 Deadly 60. 7.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Little Big Awesome.

8.45 Find Me In Paris. 9.10 The Legend Of Korra. 9.35 Detentionaire. 9.55 Rage. 11.00 Close. 5.30 The Legend Of Korra.

6.00 ZooMoo (66) Lost. 7.00 Coles Healthy Kicks. 7.30 James Robison. 8.00 Carnival Cravings With Anthony Anderson.

8.30 Ten Dollar Dinners. 9.00 Food Network Star. 10.00 Chopped Junior. 11.00 Sugar Dome.

Final. 12.00 Iron Chef America. 1.00 Guy’s Grocery Games. 2.00 Chopped. 3.00 Coles Healthy Kicks. 3.30 Plate Of Origin. 5.00 The Simpsons. 6.30 Futurama. 7.00 The Simpsons.

7.30 Modern Family. 8.30 Cold Case. 10.30 Without A Trace. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz. 1.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.10 ABC News Afternoons.

4.05 Think Tank. 5.05 Grand Designs Australia.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30.

8.00 The Heights. 8.30 Escape From The City.

9.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 10.00 Would I Lie To You? 10.30 ABC Late News. 11.05 Louis Theroux: Law And Disorder In Lagos.

12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

(3) 7.00 Tour De France: Daily Update. 8.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 5. Replay.

1.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Over The Black Dot. 3.05 First Australians. 4.55 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 5. Highlights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.30 The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 8.30 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. Return. 9.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 6. 1.15 Rick Stein’s Mediterranean Escapes. 2.15 Late Programs.

Kids’ (22) 6.00 Programs. 5.35 Peter Rabbit. 5.55 Noddy Toyland Detective.

6.45 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 9.30 Motherland. 10.20 Flowers. 10.50 Schitt’s Creek. 11.40 Parks And Recreation.

12.00 Schitt’s Creek. 12.25 Red Dwarf. 12.55 The Librarians 1.25 Murder In Successville. 1.55 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. 2.45 Close. 5.30 Wallykazam! 5.55 Kids’ Programs.

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

10.00 Basketball. WNBA. Los Angeles Sparks v Dallas Wings. 12.15 Climate Crisis: Make The World Greta. 12.55 Front Up. 1.55 Cycling.

Tour de France. Highlights. 3.55 WorldWatch.

5.20 The Business Of Life. 5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 Forged In Fire.

7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.35 James Cameron’s Story Of Science Fiction. 9.25 Full Frontal. 9.55 Letterkenny. 10.50 Late Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 1.40 To Be Advised. 2.10 Kids’ Programs. 3.35 Junior Vets. 4.05 Wow That’s Amazing. 4.30 Malory Towers. 5.00 The Next Step. 5.25 Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 6.00 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 6.30 Teenage Boss. 7.00 Deadly 60. 7.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.20 Little Big Awesome.

8.45 Find Me In Paris. 9.10 The Legend Of Korra. 9.35 Detentionaire. 9.55 Rage. 11.00 Close. 5.30 The Legend Of Korra.

6.00 Morning (66) Programs. 8.30 Ten Dollar Dinners. 9.00 Food Network Star.

10.00 Chopped Junior. 11.00 Ultimate Summer Cook-Off. New. 12.00 Iron Chef America. 1.00 Guy’s Grocery Games. 2.00 Chopped. 3.00 Coles Healthy Kicks. 3.30 One Tree Hill. 4.30 The Simpsons. 5.00 Futurama. 5.30 The Simpsons. 6.30 Futurama. 7.00 The Simpsons.

7.30 Modern Family. 8.30 The Mentalist. 10.30 Without A Trace. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (2) Programs. 10.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 11.05 Grand Designs Australia. 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 The Great Acceleration. 2.00 Miniseries: Mrs Wilson. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.10 Think Tank. 5.10 Grand Designs Australia. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. 8.30 MotherFatherSon. 9.30 Miniseries: The Accident. 10.20 ABC Late News.

10.45 The Virus. 11.10 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch.

(3) 7.00 Tour De France: Daily Update. 8.00 WorldWatch. 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 6. Replay. 1.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Point. 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Pompeii’s Living Dead. 4.30 Railway Journeys UK. 5.00 Cycling. Tour de France.

Stage 6. Highlights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 News. 7.30 Secrets Of The Railway. 8.25 Greek Island Odyssey With Bettany Hughes.

9.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 7. 1.30 Late Programs.

Kids’ (22) 6.00 Programs.

5.55 Noddy Toyland Detective. 6.45 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 7.00 Dino Dana. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Absolutely Fabulous. 9.00 The Office. 9.30 Black Books. 9.55 Blackadder Goes Forth.

10.30 Parks And Recreation. 10.50 Schitt’s Creek. 11.15 Red Dwarf. 11.45 The Librarians 12.15 Murder In Successville. Final. 12.45 Sick Of It. 1.10 The Thick Of It. 1.40 Flowers. 2.10 Close.

5.05 Kids’ Programs.

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

12.00 Our Guy In... Latvia. 12.55 Front Up. 1.25 Yokayi Footy. 2.00 Cycling. Tour de France.

Highlights. 4.00 WorldWatch. 5.25 The Business Of Life. 5.50 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.20 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy!

7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.35 Sex And Love: Christiane Amanpour. New. 9.25 The Good Girls’ Guide To Kinky Sex. 10.20 Trigonometry. 11.10 The Feed. 11.40 Late Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 1.40 To Be Advised. 2.10 Kids’ Programs. 4.30 Malory Towers. 5.00 The Next Step. 5.25 Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 6.00 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 6.30 Teenage Boss. 7.00 Deadly 60. 7.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 8.25 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.45 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 9.10 Fruits Basket. 9.30 The Legend Of Korra. 9.55 Detentionaire. 10.15 Close. 5.30 The Legend Of Korra.

6.00 Morning (66) Programs. 8.30 Ten Dollar Dinners. 9.00 Food Network Star.

10.00 Chopped Junior. 11.00 Ultimate Summer Cook-Off. New. 12.00 Iron Chef America. 1.00 Guy’s Grocery Games. 2.00 Chopped. 3.00 Coles Healthy Kicks. 3.30 One Tree Hill. 4.30 The Simpsons. 5.00 Futurama. 5.30 The Simpsons. 6.30 Futurama. 7.00 The Simpsons.

7.30 Modern Family. 8.30 The Mentalist. 10.30 Without A Trace. 11.30 Late Programs.

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(6) 6.00 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 2.00 Criminal Confessions. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Plate Of Origin.

9.00 Inside The Crown: Secrets Of The Royals.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 The Goldbergs. 12.00 Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.00 Home Shopping. 5.00 Late Programs.

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(8) 8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.10 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Masked Singer Australia. 8.40 MOVIE: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous. (2005) Sandra Bullock, Regina King, William Shatner.

10.50 The Project. 11.50 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.50 Late Programs.

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8.00 MacGyver. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver. 12.00 NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Law & Order: SVU. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: Enterprise.

5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue.

7.30 NCIS. 8.30 CSI: Miami. 9.25 Elementary.

11.20 The Mentalist. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 NCIS. 3.15 Jake And The Fatman. 4.10 Star Trek: Enterprise. 5.05 The Doctors.

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(82) 6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 PAW Patrol. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.35 SpongeBob SquarePants. 9.00 Crocamole. 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 10.00 PAW Patrol. 11.00 SpongeBob SquarePants. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

1.00 Charmed. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier.

6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends.

8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Mom. 10.30 2 Broke Girls.

11.30 Late Programs.

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(8) 8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Bachelor Australia. 9.00 Bull. 11.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.00 The Project. 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.30 CBS This Morning.

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8.00 Judge Judy. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder.

10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver.

12.00 NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

2.00 Law & Order: SVU. 3.00 Bondi Rescue.

3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles.

11.15 MacGyver. 12.10 Home Shopping. 2.10 Hawaii Five-0. 3.10 MacGyver. 4.05 Star Trek: Enterprise. 5.00 Diagnosis Murder.

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(82) 6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 PAW Patrol. 8.00 Totally Wild. 8.35 SpongeBob SquarePants. 9.00 Crocamole. 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 10.00 PAW Patrol. 11.00 SpongeBob SquarePants. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Charmed. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The Conners. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends.

8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 2 Broke Girls. 11.30 Late Programs.

NINE

6.00 Headline News.

(8) 8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Bachelor Australia. 8.40 Gogglebox. 9.40 Law & Order: SVU. 10.40 This Is Us. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30 The Project. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Home Shopping. 4.30 CBS This Morning.

9GEM

Home (81) 6.00 Shopping.

8.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 7. Belgian Grand Prix. Highlights. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder.

10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver.

12.00 NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

2.00 Law & Order: SVU. 3.00 Bondi Rescue.

3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 10.30 NCIS. 11.30 SEAL Team. 12.30 Home Shopping.

2.00 Late Programs.

9GO!

(82) 6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 PAW Patrol. 8.00 Scope. 8.35 SpongeBob SquarePants. 9.00 Crocamole.

9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 10.00 PAW Patrol. 11.00 SpongeBob SquarePants.

12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Charmed.

2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The Conners. 4.00 Becker.

5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Friends. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Carol’s Second Act. 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.30 The Middle. 11.30 Late Programs.

NINE

6.00 Headline News.

(8) 8.30 Studio 10.

12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Living Room. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Living Room. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? 9.30 Just For Laughs Uncut.

10.00 Just For Laughs Australia. 10.30 The Project. 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News. 12.30 Late Programs.

9GEM

Home (81) 6.00 Shopping.

8.00 Judge Judy. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder.

10.00 Jake And The Fatman. 11.00 MacGyver.

12.00 NCIS. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

2.00 Law & Order: SVU. 3.00 Bondi Rescue.

3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 5.30 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger.

10.30 Elementary. 11.30 CSI: Miami. 12.30 Home Shopping. 2.00 Hawaii Five-0. 3.00 Late Programs.

9GO!

(82) 6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Crocamole. 9.30 Blaze And The Monster Machines. 10.00 PAW Patrol.

11.00 SpongeBob SquarePants. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Charmed. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The Conners. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 MOVIE: Insurgent.

(2015) Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort. 11.15 The Late Late Show With James Corden. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 (5) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Desperate Housewives.

1.00 Celebrity IOU. 2.00 The Block. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. 8.30 Halifax: Retribution. 9.30 Bluff City Law. New. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 Timeless. 11.50 When TV Goes Horribly Wrong.

12.40 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Late Programs.

7TWO

TV Shop: (52) 6.00 Home Shopping.

7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Danoz Direct. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Heartbeat. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: Carry On Sergeant. (1958) 5.25 The Rockford Files. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Poirot. 10.40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

11.35 The Rockford Files. 12.35 Late Programs.

7MATE

Kids’ Programs.

(53) 6.00 10.00 Robot Wars.

11.00 Dance Moms. 12.00 The Bionic Woman.

1.00 Sliders. 2.00 Friday Night Lights. 3.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 Big Bang.

7.30 MOVIE: The Hunt For Red October. (1990) 10.15 MOVIE: Entrapment. (1999) 12.30 Big Bang. 1.00 Robot Wars. 2.00 Dance Moms.

3.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution. 3.30 Ninjago.

4.00 Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies. 4.30 Pokémon. 4.50 Polly Pocket. 5.10 Rainbow Rangers. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh!

PRIME7

6.00 Today. 9.00 (5) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Desperate Housewives.

1.00 Live Well For Longer. 2.00 The Block.

3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. 8.40 Emergency. 9.40 Botched. 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 New Amsterdam. 12.00 Dr Christian Jessen Will See You Now. 1.00 A Current Affair. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 8.00 Honey I Bought The House. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Sydney Weekender. 12.30 Intolerant Cooks. 1.00 American Crime. 2.00 Honey I Bought The House. 3.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Mighty Ships. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Air Crash Investigation. 11.50 Late Programs.

Morning (63) 6.00 Programs.

9.00 American Restoration. 9.30 D.U.I. 10.00 Storage Wars. 10.30 Pawn Stars. 11.00 American Pickers. 12.00 Ice Road Truckers.

1.00 Deadliest Roads. 2.00 D.U.I. 2.30 Alaska’s Ultimate Bush Pilots. 3.00 American Pickers.

4.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 4.30 Graveyard Carz. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol.

8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 9.30 Demolition NZ. 10.30 Scrap Kings. 11.30 Late Programs.

Sunrise.

(6) 6.00 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 America’s Got Talent. 10.15 The Latest: Seven News. 10.45 Deadly Dates. 11.45 Surveillance Oz Dashcam.

12.30 Home Shopping. 5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

7TWO

TV Shop: (52) 6.00 Home Shopping.

7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 New Tricks. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.10 Antiques Roadshow.

3.40 MOVIE: Go To Blazes. (1962) 5.25 The Rockford Files. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders.

11.00 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 12.00 My Crazy Obsession. 1.00 Late Programs.

7MATE

Kids’ Programs.

(53) 6.00 10.00 Robot Wars: Extreme. 11.00 Dance Moms. 12.00 Quantum Leap. 1.00 Sliders. 2.00 Friday Night Lights.

3.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 Big Bang. 7.30 Young Sheldon. 8.30 MOVIE: The Chronicles Of Riddick. (2004) Vin Diesel. 10.50 Big Bang. 11.15 Young Sheldon. 12.05 Miami Vice. 1.00 Robot Wars: Extreme. 2.00 Dance Moms. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies.

4.30 Pokémon. 4.50 Kids’ Programs.

PRIME7

6.00 Today. 9.00 (5) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Desperate Housewives.

1.00 New Amsterdam. 2.00 The Block. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 17. Brisbane Broncos v Penrith Panthers. 9.45 Golden Point.

10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 Murdered By Morning. 11.50 The Fix. 12.40 Tipping Point.

1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 7.00 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 8.00 Honey I Bought The House. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute.

9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Creek To Coast. 12.30 Weekender. 1.00 American Crime. 2.00 Honey I Bought The House. 3.00 Million Dollar Minute.

3.30 Air Crash Investigation. 4.30 Mighty Ships. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Coroner. 8.30 Lewis.

10.30 A Confession. 11.30 Mighty Planes. 12.30 Redrum. 1.00 Late Programs.

Morning (63) 6.00 Programs. 9.00 Graveyard Carz. 10.00 Storage Wars. 10.30 Pawn Stars. 11.00 American Pickers. 12.00 Ice Road Truckers. 1.00 Deadliest Roads.

2.00 American Restoration. 2.30 Alaska’s Ultimate Bush Pilots. 3.00 Pawn Stars. 3.30 Outback Truckers. 4.30 Graveyard Carz. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Simpsons. 8.30 Family Guy. 9.30 American Dad! 10.30 Family Guy. 11.30 Late Programs.

Sunrise.

(6) 6.00 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Fifth Estate. (2013) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News. 6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 America’s Got Talent. 8.30 MOVIE: Fool’s Gold.

(2008) Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland. 10.50 The Latest: Seven News. 11.20 MOVIE: The Rookie. (1990) 2.00 Late Programs.

7TWO

TV Shop: (52) 6.00 Home Shopping.

7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 As Time Goes By. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Confession. (1955) 5.25 The Rockford Files. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Kalgoorlie Cops. 8.40 Murder, Lies And Alibis. 9.55 Killed By My Stalker. 10.55 Chicago Med. 11.50 Late Programs.

7MATE

Kids’ Programs.

(53) 6.00 10.00 Robot Wars: Extreme. 11.00 Dance Moms. 12.00 Quantum Leap. 1.00 Sliders. 2.00 Friday Night Lights.

3.00 Kids’ Programs. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 Big Bang. 7.30 American Idol. 10.30 Lip Sync Battle. 11.30 Big Bang. 12.00 Miami Vice. 1.00 Robot Wars: Extreme. 2.00 Dance Moms. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies. 4.30 Pokémon.

4.50 Polly Pocket. 5.10 Rainbow Rangers. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh!

PRIME7

6.00 Today. 9.00 (5) Today Extra. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Desperate Housewives.

1.00 MOVIE: Love Is All There Is. (1996) 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 Nine News Local.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 17. South Sydney Rabbitohs v Melbourne Storm. 9.45 Friday Night Knock Off. 10.35 MOVIE: Dead Man Down. (2013) 1.00 Hayley & Lauren’s Adelady.

1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Home (62) Shopping. 7.00 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 8.00 Honey I Bought The House. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute.

9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 A Football Life. 1.00 American Crime. 2.00 Honey I Bought The House. 3.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 To Be Advised. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Brit Cops. 1.30 Cry Wolfe. 2.00 Late Programs.

Home (63) 6.00 Shopping. 6.30 Big Angry Fish. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions.

9.00 Graveyard Carz. 10.00 Storage Wars.

10.30 Pawn Stars. 11.00 American Pickers.

12.00 Ice Road Truckers. 1.00 Deadliest Roads.

2.00 D.U.I. 2.30 The Simpsons. 3.30 Outback Truckers. 4.30 Football. AFL. Round 15. Sydney v Melbourne. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 15.

GWS Giants v Carlton. 9.30 The Front Bar. 10.30 Family Guy. 12.00 Late Programs.

Sunrise.

(6) 6.00 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost. (2011) Tom Selleck, William Devane. 2.00 To Be Advised.

3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 PRIME7 News.

6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

8.30 MOVIE: The Butler. (2013) Forest Whitaker.

11.10 To Be Advised. 1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 Morning (62) Programs. 12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 American Crime.

2.00 Honey I Bought The House. 3.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 To Be Advised. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 5.30 Weekender: Queensland, You’re Good To Go. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Air Crash Investigation. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Selling Houses Australia. 10.30 Charlie Luxton’s Homes By The Sea. 11.30 Late Programs.

7TWO

Morning (52) 6.00 Programs. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian.

12.00 Animal Tales. 1.00 The Young And The Restless. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: The Duke Wore Jeans. (1958) 5.25 The Rockford Files. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Poirot. 8.40 MOVIE: Space Cowboys. (2000) Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland. 11.20 The Commander. 1.00 Late Programs.

7MATE

Kids’ Programs.

(53) 6.00 10.00 Robot Wars: Extreme. 11.00 Dance Moms. 12.00 Quantum Leap. 1.00 MOVIE: Baywatch: Panic At Malibu Pier. (1989) 3.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.30 MOVIE: Mousehunt. (1997) 7.30 MOVIE: The Mummy. (1999) 10.00 MOVIE: The Scorpion King. (2002) 11.45 Heroes. 12.40 Rivals. 1.10 Robot Wars: Extreme. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Evolution. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies. 4.30 Pokémon.

4.50 Polly Pocket. 5.10 Kids’ Programs.

Morning (63) 6.00 Programs. 9.00 Graveyard Carz. 10.00 Storage Wars. 10.30 Pawn Stars. 11.00 American Pickers. 12.00 Ice Road Truckers. 1.00 Deadliest Roads. 2.00 American Grit. 3.00 Outback Truckers. 4.00 Graveyard Carz. 5.00 Storage Wars. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 15.

Brisbane Lions v Collingwood. 10.15 AFL PostGame Show. 11.00 Armchair Experts. 11.30 Late Programs.

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BIRD’S-EYEview with JEANINE BIRD

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Sir Humphrey Alive and Well!

Master of Responsible Irresponsibility Once upon a time, every farmer had a dog and a gun to protect their chooks from foxes. They protected their feathered free-range family. Their kids loved them, and they had a good thing going – you scratch my patch, peck pests on speck and supply the eggs and we’ll protect you from Mr Fox, feed and water you and your daughters, support your pecking order, and protect your right to free-range.

Nowadays, we are much more civilized, and as such, have evolved to a higher evolutionary mindset, so we put the fox in charge of the hen house.

The tail is wagging the dog now, and the dog’s lost its bite.

That led me to wonder whether cagey old Sir Humphrey Appleby would be proud to claim his administrative legacy in the league of bureaucratic functionaries we have today. Or would he be embarrassed beyond measure that there is no finesse in their clout, or appreciation for the superior subtleties for which he was renown?

had no clue where Moree even was, or that there was no COVID within cooee of it either.

Sir Humphrey would at least ensure he knew that so he could give a perfectly reasonable justification for any extrapolated expedition requiring a detour to Bathurst through Bourke.

Now, for complicating bureaucrats complicating complicity to mitigate or extenuate their existence, Sir Humphrey’s finesse in appreciating the security of his own position just escapes the thick as a brick Aussie administrator. Pure thuggery will do – use a sledgehammer any day over a hammer that would suffice.

So, another poor cocky rings the Covocracy for C-law advice – this bloke wants to feed his sheep.

Trouble is, the sheep live on one side of the river/ border, and he lives 130 ks away on the other side – way out in Western Victoria again, where there’s barely a case in 100,000 square kms. He’d like to take a truck-load of hay (probably the big round ones) over to his sheep at Euston (half-way between Balranald and Mildura).

I’m wondering whether Sir Humphrey would emerge unscathed at the audacity and pure ignorance of some bureaucratic idiots fumbling their way through Covid prescriptives: C-laws?

Of course, it’s not just the bureaucracy. It’s policy makers and US… YOU and ME… We the People! They’re implementing what we let them get away with. We have a responsibility to call it out, but the dog’s tail has grown way bigger than the dog.

Now just what sort of dimwit would have the impertinence to invoke, let alone implement, instructing a farmer/harvest contractor wanting to take his header plant from Victoria up to Northern NSW or Qld to strip the first good crop in years… to do this? Seriously?? What?? Take your header (backwards) from Western Victoria (where there’s no Covid) to Melbourne (where there is), and put it on a plane to Sydney. (Yes, you read right – put the HEADER on a PLANE!) Then isolate for 2 weeks and take it to Moree or wherever you want to go. Ditto for Goondiwindi, but fly the header to Brisbane!

If it wasn’t so serious, it would be funny. But these bureaucrats don’t joke. They obviously don’t know what a header is either.

What about the Gold Coast heart specialist who services Moree regularly? Being a pilot – no doubt of a smaller plane than the one the header should be squeezed onto - he flies out in his own plane. When enquiring about the red tape for getting back to Brisbane, well… “No worries mate, forget your patients, just leave your plane on the tarmac, get on a commercial plane to Sydney, fly to Brisbane, then isolate for 2 weeks.”

As it turned out, the bureaucrat giving advice

...this bloke wants to feed his sheep.

Trouble is, the sheep live on one side of the river/border...

The un-civil servant’s prescriptive advice: Take it (backwards, 4 hrs) to Melbourne, put it on a plane to Sydney, and once there, the hay needs to be quarantined for 2 weeks before heading west again.

Never mind the cost, or the fact the sheep might starve – or even die – in the meantime, or even whether there are planes available that those big bales can fit into, this is the perfect solution!

Oh yes, perfect pollywaffle to a COVID-coddling bum-covering bureaucracy. Instead of 130ks, a mere 2,630 kms for the one-way trip. Instead of an hour and a half, try 14 hrs driving + the Melb-Syd flight – maybe 4-5 hrs with check-in and check-out times, let’s say 19 hrs all up, PLUS 2 weeks quarantine time! Yes, I suppose that’s time enough for the sheep to starve, but who cares? | Saturday 29 August, 2020 |

Of course, to get back to the other side of the river, the poor bloke has to repeat it all, in reverse. By then, it will be time to check the sheep again. The absurdity of it all is that, should he have just gone the 130ks, he’d probably have gone from one mob of woolies to another on the other side without even seeing another person.

Now, you and I might think this is ludicrous, laughable even, but the poor old cocky was really frustrated with the futility of getting any sense out of a farcicle “public service” unable to service.

Can you just envisage Sir Humphrey explaining to Bernard Woolley how disappointed he is in Aussie bureaucrats: “They have no class, Bernard.

They’re bushrangers descended from convicts who don’t appreciate the class required to appraise and consider the implications of impeding the voters in such a way as to intrude on their rights without sirens going off all over the place.”

While all this might have been OK when we didn’t know what we were dealing with, it goes on unnecessarily. We’ve let ourselves be locked up and down, be fined if the local supermarket’s out of the 5k range, Victoria has a curfew from 8pm to 5am, you can’t spend more than an hour in the park, and you can’t drive to a park more than 5 ks from your home. You need to wear masks in the open air, can’t visit parents in a home; if you do, it’s mandatory to have a flu vaccine, even though it’s not 50% effective at the best of times. Businesses have been shut down, suicides are up, non-elected health officials are making rules, not parliaments, which have been suspended; golf, fishing and even swimming in the ocean or surfing have been banned.

ScoMo has overlooked the reputable Australian researchers with a vaccine more advanced in favour of pre-ordering one from overseas; AND he wants it to be mandatory, although the backlash hit him in the face and he backed off.

Now the Churches have said they don’t want mandatory vaccines, especially when they have human foetuses in them. Not sure they know yet, but many of those being touted might change your DNA. ScoMo is proud of his no jab no ‘play’ or ‘pay’ policies, so no doubt he intends to similarly blackmail 95% of the population into being injected with aborted baby foetuses.’

And we accept this without questioning or researching for ourselves?

Let’s not forget how dictatorships start. People thought Hitler was reasonable once too. Our Constitution protects us from this, IF we stick with it. We the people have allowed it to be eroded and circumvented, and now the millstone is very heavy.

Even Sir Humphrey would tell you it just doesn’t work when the dog’s deaf, especially with the fox in charge of the hen-house.

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PaulTIERNEY LIFEandTIMES with ANGUS GIBB

MUSIC FOR COMPANY

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I sick of my own company yet? Nope.

Lovin’ It. My lovely wife made banana hours. Bliss. Alone. Not lonely.

A couple of songs I might add to bread to go with my (many) morning my extended playlists next week coffees. My computer and work setwill include ‘Mad World’ by Tears up (see last weeks’ column) is aces. for Fears, the song by John Lennon Oh, and the music … it’s goin’ on out where he says ‘Strange Days Indeed, here on the outskirts of Millthorpe, BOBPeculiar HOLLAND Mama…’, Onion Skin by I’m telling you. Can you hear it? with Most Boom Crash Opera (‘these here are These days, ten bucks a month crazy times’), and The Doors ‘People will get you access to a billion Are Strange’. I know a mate who’d songs, maybe more, and there’s at all levels of government don’t say half Is there a place for conspiracy theories add ‘Here I go Again on my own’ by no ads if you pay for it. I’ve stillthe got things that are attributed to them. It’s today? Why is fake news allowed to circulate Whitesnake.

The list is endless. the hundreds of vinyls and CDs

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Let’s Talk Money Let’s Talk Money

with Daniel McGregor with Daniel McGregor

SAVE YOUR RETIREMENT… BUCKETS ARE THE ANSWER! It’s amazing how a few weeks can feel like a few months… It feels as though we’ve been living through this coronavirus nightmare for a long time already! that when a downturn occurs, a ‘balanced’ fund within their I’ve been working in financial those growth investments have superannuation. This can be services since 2002, so I’ve seen time to recover. particularly dangerous for those a few financial crises during While nothing can protect us in the retirement risk zone, those two decades and in that from feeling some emotions that is, five years either side of time, I’ve learnt a lot. Not only when we see our life savings retirement. a lot about how investment going down, it’s incredibly As you move closer to markets work, but also how reassuring to know that when retirement, at retirement and human emotions work. it does happen, a strategy had during retirement, it’s important With all the craziness going on already been put in place to deal to put some strategy behind at the moment, many people with it. how your retirement savings are are understandably concerned Now, imagine if that strategy set up. A retiree with all their about their retirement savings. was combined with saving money sitting in a balanced Sadly, many people are making thousands of dollars a year in investment option in retirement the wrong decisions in how to investment fees! would mean that right now they deal with this crisis, acting on If these sound like the sorts of are being forced to sell shares at emotion and not realising the things you want when it comes the worst possible time in order long-term implications of their to your retirement savings and to meet their income needs. decisions. you value independence when Sadly, many people are flooding I love helping people get their it comes to advice, then head to super fund call centres to move financial futures on the right all of their super savings to cash, track but also helping them Do you try to squeeze (orrobbing roll?) themselves every bit ofofseeing toothpastewealthtrain.com.au out of the tubeandtobook getan online appointment today. make sure they don’t derail from the money most recover for your money? There is no mistaking the their when that track when the going gets seriousness of the coronavirus things go back up again… which tough. I can guarantee you this crisis, both from a health and they will! won’t be the last time we see I think most people do this. Waste not, for money. economic perspective. However, A better strategy is to break up dark economic times… in fact, want not.

Take super, investments the decisionsand you mortgages are making retirement savings into short, I guarantee all my clients there It’s possibly fair to say that many people for example.

Many of us put at least right now will have a huge medium and long term ‘buckets’ will be times when their money moreMoments effort into their that whensome effort intoimpact getting outfuture of our on value what your to ensure something willput go down. like managing 5, 10 or andminimal 20 years like thisahappens, there is no these are a good than opportunity toothpaste they do on having toothpaste and looks thenlike putinzero from now. for money on need to be selling out of growth to remind my clients whytheir their future. financial plan for effort into getting value assets (i.e. shares and property) money is invested the way it is. much bigger ticket items.

I don’t have an exact calculation, but Stay safe! while they are down.

Many people will be finding let’s say we save 10 cents on every tube We probably even choose our toothpaste This type of strategy ensures themselves simply sitting in Daniel

HOW MUCH TOOTHPASTE DO YOU SQUEEZE?

of toothpaste by putting in the effort on which tube is on sale when we’re to squeeze out the last of the tube shopping and then invest no time in If you’d like to find out more about how INDEPENDENT financial advice could help you manage cash flow, pay off the mortgage faster, get the most out (everyone has a different level of squeeze seeing if we can get a better deal when it of super and invest wisely, then get in touch on 0411 484 464 or head to wealthtrain.com.au they go to!). comes to managing our life savings.

Daniel McGregor is the man behind Wealth Train and is a member of the Independent Financial Advice and Education. This advice may not be suitable to you because it more a case of their communication people without punishment? Why do we let Music – you’re never lonely, even in pride of place, and the music contains general advice which does not take into consideration any of your personal circumstances.

All strategies and information are general advice only.

If we use 6 tubes of toothpaste a year, There are savings ofprovided hundreds, often releases and attaching a politicians blatantly use spin so often?

Daniel McGregor and Wealth Train are authorised representatives of Independent Financial Advice and Education AFSL 520963 on my computer won’t ever bewriting press when you’re alone.

Turn it up. Loud. then that saves us a whopping 60 cents thousands of dollars a year to be had… pollie’s name to it. Pollies often have words I raise them here because since we started a year! it makes 60 cents a year in toothpaste put into their mouths and it seems like our Newswatch newspaper, I have received savings seem trivial! The larger and Of course, still squeeze the tube, but the writers are saying to them “don’t think several emails and letters about various more significant savings can add up to when it comes to your money, we can comments and opinions that have appeared, about it, just repeat what I say.” This practice hundreds of thousands of dollars in the squeeze a lot more out of other areas lacks credibility and we deserve better. several over Jeanine Bird’s “Birds Eye View” long term. All with no change to lifestyle with minimal effort. ) example, on the wise That’ser a small local columns. Some readers have asked whovis is ed oth il ad (unt now but rewarded with much more I guarantee you that managing your she, why do I give her so much space, others world stage there’s much bigger evidence. lifestyle down the track. This is not about money well doesn’t have to be something What about Sensible people straight out say they don’t like what she says Yugioh, , jigsawscigarettes? living on baked beans to get ahead; it’s For retail of board games, miniatures, paint to be scared of and it will be far more are convinced and also don’t feel I should publish such ied. kill people, yet our one occupthey about squeezing the most out of your Magic and Vanguard – plenty to keep every rewarding than a little more toothpaste! governments dance around the issue. comments? to income for maximum benefit. er deliv to y happ are we e” For those “stuck at hom What about fuel? We’ve heard of people How we squeeze tubes of toothpaste My answer is simple and straight-forward.

While maximising our toothpaste your door in the Orange LGA who have invented cars that run on water might seem like a silly To discuss your grant application andthing how to be talking efficiency is great, efficient management Our world is rife with so-called conspiracy and a reasonable distance outside. or electricity, yet governments refuse I can help youabout, offers a Spalding great insight to how succeedbut callitAmanda theories, fake news and spin, so why not? of your finances can make a much sage us Give us a call ortomes we can manage money. seriously look at alternatives to fuel Does anyone know for sure what’s true and more substantial impact. How many FRIDAYAnd think back to the driven vehicles.

When working with clients, I look at what’s not anymore? I for one, have seen opportunities are you missing out on?

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2 — 8 APRIL, 2020 on 0411 484 464 or head to wealthtrain.com.au. This advice may not be suitable to you because it Let’s use our brains more before simply such drivel out into the community is contains general advice which does not take into consideration any of your personal circumstances. All strategies and information provided are general advice only. putting people down who have different totally irresponsible and does little to instill Daniel McGregor and Wealth Train are authorised representatives of Independent Financial Advice & Education AFSL 520963 viewpoints or opinions, or who challenge confidence in what our Council says at any our thinking. time. I think it’s fair to say that politicians

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CITYwatch

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AMANDA SPALDING with Bob Holland

ASBESTOS BOB: The asbestos issue has raised its head again in Orange.

At last week’s Council meeting, asbestos in Council buildings was mentioned and then Councillor Mileto featured in local media asking Council staff to undertake a safety audit of all council-owned facilities including the Colour City Caravan Park. What is your experience of councils managing asbestos issues?

AMANDA: The role of councils in managing asbestos has been a bit of a thorny issue over the last few years and the Blue Mountains City Council was almost sacked over it. In 2018 the Minister for Local Government, the Hon. Gabrielle Upton announced a Public Inquiry into Blue Mountains City Council. The terms of reference for that Inquiry addressed issues relating to the Council’s management of asbestos. It is my understanding that the Blue Mountains Council has been largely exonerated but the Inquiry is not yet finalised. Much of the information about the Public Inquiry appears to have been removed from the Office of

Local Government website.

BOB: I know asbestos is bad, but is it the big deal that we’re led to believe it is?

AMANDA: The danger is that any mention of asbestos, particularly in buildings well used by the community, can cause unnecessary alarm and despondency. The following is a quote from the website of the Blue Mountains City Council:

‘Identifying asbestos materials in a home or workplace does not necessarily mean your health is at risk. Studies have shown that these materials, if in sound condition and left undisturbed, are not a significant health risk. If the asbestos fibres remain firmly bound in materials such as wall cladding, there is generally no need to remove the materials concerned.

Friable asbestos containing material presents a risk to health and safety when such material, in the form of respirable sized fibres, becomes airborne and is inhaled.’

As ever, it is not easy to ascertain what councils are actually responsible for regarding asbestos. An Office of Local Government Circular from 2012 states: ‘Councils are now required, by virtue of section 23A of the Local Government Act 1993, to consider the Model Asbestos Policy when developing, adopting and implementing an asbestos policy for their local government area.’

https://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/wp-content/ uploads/2018/08/Asbestos-Management-Plan.pdf •A sbestos Register Risk Management Matrix – which is a lengthy register of assets that examines the risk of or presence of friable asbestos and where there is a risk this has mostly been removed. https://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/wp-content/ uploads/2018/07/Asbestos-Register.pdf BOB: Sounds fairly reasonable to me, and we just need to apply a bit of good sense when asbestos issues come up.

Your thoughts?

AMANDA: My judgement is that Council staff appear on top of this issue and would already have a regular inspection regime as part of asset management procedures.

Council’s asset management is part of the Integrated Planning and Reporting requirements and the role of Councillors in that is to participate in the development of the integrated planning and reporting framework.

BOB: In your opinion, does this issue warrant the media coverage it got?

AMANDA: I have always found it a bit surprising that various Orange City Councillors speak in the media and it is not always clear whether their comments are personal comments or made on behalf of Council. This is not what I am accustomed to as I am used to working in councils that have media guidelines for Councillors and staff, but cannot

find any on Orange City Council’s website.

The Office of Local Government Councillor Handbook 2017 says: ‘Dealing with the media

Media regularly contact councils for comment on local issues, and councils rely on media to promote upcoming events and projects, and to voice their views on certain issues. The media and councils need each other, but it is a sensitive relationship fraught with risk.

Most councils have media guidelines and the mayor is often the official spokesperson.

There are, however instances where a councillor is best placed to comment– either because the mayor isn’t available, or it is an issue of particular interest/expertise to the councillor.’

Blue Mountains City Council states:

Councillors and public comment

‘The Council, in common with all other business and service providers in NSW, has a legal and ethical obligation to manage risk associated with Asbestos Containing Material (ACM).

The Council continues to strengthen and improve its asbestos management and is committed to acting fairly, ethically, in the best interests of the community and as a responsible employer…

It is common for councillors to be asked by journalists to comment on council policy or decisions. There are certain protocols that councillors must follow when responding to the media on council policy or decisions.

Like many local government organisations, Council is responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of ageing infrastructure. Many of Council’s built assets were constructed prior to 1990 (in some cases, long before that year) and contain asbestos.’

So, I searched Orange City Council’s website and found: • An Asbestos Management Policy – which explains Council is required to adopt an Asbestos Management Policy in accordance with Guidelines issued by the Office of Local Government. https://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/wp-content/ uploads/2018/07/Asbestos-Management-ST001.pdf • An Asbestos Management Plan that was prepared in 2014 the purpose of which includes to outline the role of a variety of NSW Government agencies, Council and other organisations in managing asbestos. This Plan outlines Council’s commitment and responsibilities in relation to safely managing asbestos and contains general advice.

Many councils have a policy which permits only the mayor, the general manager or the public officer to speak on behalf of the council. In such cases individual councillors remain free to make personal comments to the media but not to speak on council’s behalf.

When speaking publicly, councillors should ensure that they clarify whether or not they are acting on behalf of council and/ or as an individual councillor.’

I did not pick up from watching the Council meeting online whether or not Councillor Mileto’s request for Council staff to undertake a safety audit of all council-owned facilities was approved, and the minutes of the meeting are not available yet.

opposition. This comes from the concept that the governing body acts like a Board of Directors.

It is explained further in the Office of Local Government 2017 Handbook: ‘While councillors are free, subject to their obligations under the council’s Code of Conduct, to advocate a position on matters that are before the council for a decision, once a decision has been made they are required to ‘uphold’ the policies and decisions of the council.’

Hopefully, Council staff will soon be able to reassure the community and sporting groups that there is no reason for concern.

BOB: On another front, I know you have been concerned in the past about Customer Service at Orange City Council. I found it strange that Council more or less closed down its Customer Service Centre at Council and referred everyone to the Post Office to make cash and other payments!!

AMANDA: Yes, and thankfully the staff at the Post Office do a

great job very cheerfully.

What I have been concerned about in the past is the lack of a Customer Service Charter that sets out the customer service standards that customers can expect. For example, I recently asked a member of the Executive Team at Council by email what the service standard is for responding to correspondence. The reply was – ‘Council’s Customer Service Obligation Strategic Policy provides for responses to be provided within operation timeframes, currently 10 business days.’

So, I managed to locate that policy on Council’s website and was disappointed by the vagueness of the Service Commitments. https://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/wp-content/ uploads/2018/07/Customer-Service-Obligation-StrategicPolicy.pdf The commitments include: ‘Council staff shall endeavour to respond to correspondence (written, faxed or electronic) within established operational timeframes. Where the matter requires extended investigation or research, an acknowledgement letter, email or phone call will be provided to the customer.

Staff will endeavour to answer telephone calls to Council in person quickly and efficiently. Where that is not possible, a voicemail message will invite customers to leave a message. An Orange City Council officer will return customer calls or action requests.’

In our mission to get the best out of our council I searched a few other councils to find out whether they have measurable customer service standards. Dubbo Regional Council has a very attractive Customer Experience Charter that lacks service standards.

Randwick City Council has a one page Customer Service Charter that has two measurable standards. http://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_ file/0020/20459/20100531_Customer_Service_Charter. pdf

Recently a new role for Councillors was added to the Local Government Act:

It has: ‘Our Commitment to YOU. Randwick City Council will ensure that our customers and stakeholders received efficient, responsive and friendly service.

We will set measurable standards and provide quality service’ The two measurable standards it provides are:

• t o uphold and represent accurately the policies and decisions of the governing body

• On the telephone we will answer calls within five (5) rings

This was a controversial addition as it was felt by some to reduce the ability of Councillors to express their

• When we respond to your letter, emails and faxes we will reply to you within 15 working days.

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BUSINESS news

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HE RTS FOR ORANGE

It’s all about jobs!

— BOB HOLLAND —

You don’t have to be Einstein to realise that the more people that have a job in Orange, the better it is for everyone. It appears however, that you might have to be Einstein to realise what it will take for that to happen.

The undeniable fact is jobs just don’t pop out of thin air and no employer is even going to consider employing anyone unless they have a need for that person. That said, it therefore stands to reason that if we expect business owners to employ more people, we have to create that need in business owners’ minds. How do we do that? By making sure businesses are profitable and continuing to grow. As a business grows, so does the need to employ more people. And how does a business grow? Simply through having more customers. It really is that simple.

This is one of the reasons it’s so important for all of us to embrace our Hearts for Orange initiative. All of us need to give our local businesses every chance to be profitable and growing, so they will have to employ more people. What a lovely thought!

Here in Orange, local businesses draw customers from a variety of places including

the local area. People from hundreds of kilometres away also come here to shop from time to time. Locals or visitors, it doesn’t matter, they are all customers and our local businesses want as many as they can get.

...Hearts for Orange is urging locals who love Orange to spend your money where your heart is...

Hearts for Orange is urging locals who love Orange to spend your money where your heart is. Not online, not in other places but here at home, in your City, at a business who helps keep the wheels of your home City turning, a business you may have even asked to donate to, help or sponsor a local cause at one time or another, a business you may hope one day will give your child a job.

Local businesses are the lifeblood of a local community, they are the biggest employers and more often than not, those we go to first when we want help with something. They thoroughly deserve our business, our loyalty,

and our respect.

I mentioned visitors to Orange are also a source of customers for our local businesses and much has been said about visitors to Orange over recent times. Sadly, not all that has been said has been entirely accurate.

To put a visitor in the right box, you need to understand who is classed as a visitor. A visitor in most people’s thinking, is probably someone who comes to Orange for an event, a festival, a holiday or is someone simply touring the Country. That’s true but the type of visitor who is of most benefit to Orange businesses is someone who lives outside Orange but comes here to shop and do business on a regular basis. There’s probably about half a million people within a few hours drive of Orange who fit into this category and these are the ones who Hearts for Orange is

about to invite to come here to shop and do business more often.

During September, around 50 local businesses will appear in some 300 ads that will be seen across the Prime TV network. The ads have a simple message “Orange is a great place to shop and do business and we’d love to see you here soon.”

Local TV producer David Smyth from The Studio Door is filming and putting the ads together and they’ll start screening next weekend.

Hearts for Orange will continue to support local business owners in every way we can, we hope everyone in Orange will like what we’re doing and join us in helping Orange come through Covid-19 in good shape. We can do it if we all pull in the same direction.

ROLLOFHONOUR This week’s Roll of Honour business has been moving the Central West for half a century.

Newswatch is proud to add this spectacular local business in our Roll of Honour.

Jonathan Roe speaks with

NAGLE TRANSPORT From carting beer off the railway to local pubs, Nagle Transport has grown to be one of the most comprehensive and reputable general freight haulers in the region.

“My father, Pat Nagle started it about 50 years ago,” said Robert Nagle, who is at the helm of the company today.

“It grew and it grew fairly fast. We got into groceries out of Bathurst, then we got into general freight — bought one run and turned it into two runs, bought another run and turned it into three runs and so on.”

And about 20 years ago, Nagle Transport partnered with national transport companies out of Sydney — companies they still work with today, which is a testament to their service, said Robert.

“They liked what we do and they still do to this day,” he said.

“They are long standing national companies that are still with us and that sort of proves that point about our service levels, because in this game they don’t tend to stay with the same company for a long period of time.”

Today Nagle Transport operates a fleet of 22 vehicles ranging

from utes to vans, light trucks to semi-trailers. They have daily services to Mudgee, Parkes, Forbes, Dubbo, Cowra, Young, Bathurst, Lithgow, into Sydney and across the Central West.

As well as a great network of agents across Australia that can get freight anywhere the customer needs it to go.

that are particularly tricky in nature, so if a customer calls and needs this here today, we can pretty much do it.

“No one really encompasses the area like we do. We are special in that we cover off the entire Central West area ourselves rather than use a lot of on-forwarders, they are all done directly by us so we have a better control,” said Robert.

The coronavirus pandemic has brought new challenges to the business, but in business there are always challenges, said Robert.

“We like to control our jobs as much as possible to make sure the outcome is the best outcome for the customer.”

Nagle Transport’s diverse fleet means they are able to handle just about any job required, or that other operators are not equipped to handle.

“We take on almost any work, where some other companies will turn it down,” said Ellie Ticehurst, who oversees Nagle Transports marketing.

“For us, there is no contract too big or too small, and we do residents or businesses, which is a real niche... we do any jobs

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“So, we are pretty flexible for our customers and I think because it is a family business the service is more personalised than what you might get at a big corporation.”

“You have to be pretty well switched on all the time as to where your service levels are and where your staff levels are as well — finding good staff; that is another challenge… however, our team at the moment are spectacular at what they do and the way they represent our business. Yes, there have been lots of challenges going in and out of places with each requesting you do certain things a certain way — wearing masks, stand in certain areas, all that sort of thing. It is just a matter of getting used to your customer’s new needs on a daily basis in order to do what you’ve got to do and make sure that the team’s safe.”

HEALTH

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STAY HEALTHY:

Looking-after your oral health during COVID-19 While many during this anxious period are avoiding routine checkups and non-emergency procedures at the dentists, it is however, no time to neglect the importance of dental health.

The Australian Dental Association (ADA) is urging people to put into action a range of lowcost measures to look after their oral health during Covid-19 with the ADA concerned about a downward spiral in the nation’s oral health once the pandemic is over.

“Right now, there’s a perfect storm brewing for oral health issues with a range of factors coming into play,” Dr Mikaela Chinotti from the ADA said.

“Plenty of people are stuck at home snacking more on sugary treats, others won’t head to a dentist as they’re concerned about virus transmission or public transport travel.

“As well, some people have lost their job and can’t prioritise their oral health, and some states have restrictions on what dental procedures can be done.

kids having tooth decay in baby teeth by age five.

“The pandemic will make this bad situation worse,” Dr Chinotti said. To combat this problem, the ADFA has created ten tips for oral health protection without leaving home: 1. Brush twice daily with a toothbrush — It’s one of your best defences against tooth decay.

But beware — brushes with bristles splayed sideways are due for the bin. An electric toothbrush isn’t necessary — and remember to brush gently as hard brushing will damage enamel.

2. Always use a toothpaste containing fluoride for optimum protection of your teeth. Children should start using fluoride paste from 18 6. Be your own ‘sugar detective’ — check the months of age and be supervised until they are sugar content on the Nutrition Information old enough to do it alone.

Panel (NIP) on food and drink — this may be per serve or per 100g. To make the content 3. Clean between your teeth with floss or understandable, turn it into teaspoons. Divide interdental brushes to free the trapped food the value by four as one teaspoon of sugar is debris and plaque that builds up, starting the equal to 4 grams. So, if the label says 10g, this tooth decay process and inflammation of the equals 2.5 teaspoons of sugar. gums. Children need help to floss until they can manage it themselves.

7. How much is too much? Look at the sugar content per 100g serving on the nutritional 4. Ditch the rinse after brushing — spit out information — if it’s more than 15g, you the excess toothpaste after brushing but don’t rinse with water. This leaves behind toothpaste should consider looking for an alternative with residue to continue providing extra protection. a lower sugar content — the lower the sugar 5.Get sugar savvy and watch your sugar intake the better — ideally, less than 5g per 100g.

“We already knew the nation’s oral health was in poor shape with one in three people having untreated tooth decay, only 48 per cent of adults visiting a dentist for a check-up in the — the WHO recommends just six teaspoons a last 12 months, one in two adults having way day — that’s around 24g, to decrease your risk of developing tooth decay too much sugar every day, and 30 per cent of

8. Location, location: When deciphering the list of ingredients on food labels, the higher to the top of the list an ingredient is, the more of

it is present in the item.

9. Make it yourself: When you make your own foods from scratch at home, you know exactly what and how much has — and has not — gone into it including how much sugar.

What’s more, it will probably be cheaper than buying it.

10. Be creative with alternative sources of sweetness in your life such as stevia, and when you get a sugar craving, opt for protein-rich and tooth-friendly nutritious snacks like nuts and cheese.

“These measures will save you money and help protect your mouth in the long term, though if you have any issues or concerns, always consult your dentist,” Dr Chinotti concluded.

NO CURE, BUT HAY-FEVER TREATMENTS RELIEVE ANNOYING SPRING SYMPTOMS It is believed to affect up to one in three Australians; and this time of year, is one of the worst for long-standing hay-fever sufferers.

While spring is normally eagerly-anticipated in the Central Tablelands after our chill winters, spring for hayfever sufferers can mean sneezing, itchy-eyes, and a runnynose. A range of modern medicinal treatments can bring relief to these symptoms while others can help prevent the symptoms if taken regularly.

While there is no current cure for this irritating and sometimes-debilitating condition; remaining familiar with current advice on hay-fever can help those with seasonal allergies to choose the appropriate medicines for their symptoms.

“The best treatment depends on the type and severity of symptoms, and who the treatment is for,” says general practitioner and medical adviser, Dr Jill Thistlethwaite.

“Antihistamine tablets can work within a few hours to help relieve common hay fever symptoms such as itchy eyes, sneezing, and a runny nose. However, they do not relieve a blocked or stuffy nose. For more severe eye problems such as eyelid swelling and watering, people may find antihistamine eye drops are necessary,” she said.

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“To help prevent hay-fever symptoms before they become troublesome, a ‘corticosteroid nasal spray’ (atomiser) may be recommended.”

Although it can bring some relief within 3–7 hours, it may take several days or weeks for it to have an effect on longstanding symptoms. The real benefit comes when used regularly over days and weeks and, it is particularly useful for more severe hay-fever symptoms.

“Decongestant nasal sprays can bring rapid relief of a blocked nose if antihistamines and corticosteroids don’t work. You shouldn’t use them for more than about three days at a time as they can give you a blocked nose with longer-use rather than relieving one. You should also check with your doctor or pharmacist before using them with children,” Dr Thistlethwaite said.

“Most of these medicines are available over the counter.

It is important to remember some medicines may not be appropriate for young children or breastfeeding mothers.

Your pharmacist or GP can recommend what would be best for you. If you are not sure, ask for advice,” “Stay indoors if possible when the pollen count forecast is high, and on windy days or after thunderstorms.

“Wearing sunglasses and frequently splashing your eyes with water or using lubricating eye drops can also help,” Dr Thistlethwaite concluded.

HEALTH

Hay-fever, dental, and keeping-up your meds!

Auto-immune sufferers should keep taking their treatments It’s the great dilemma during the coronavirus crisis for those who have auto-immune diseases. Should they keep taking their medicines which, many believe, may also make them more susceptible to COVID-19?

But the medical advice is clear, keep taking your prescribed medicines during the crisis, unless advised otherwise by your doctor.

People with auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus often take medicines that suppress their immune system as part of their regular treatment.

In a new editorial in the industry journal, Australian Prescriber, Associate Professor Phillip Robinson and Dr Evan Bursle from the University of Queensland advise people with auto-immune diseases to keep taking their medicines as prescribed, even

17 DISCLAIMER: The advice in this feature is of a general nature and not to be taken as relaying to the medical health of any individual. Consult your GP or physician for specific advice relating to your health needs.

Update your medicines list now — you’ll need it if you go to hospital

likely than the general population to be hospitalised for COVID-19, to need oxygen in hospital, or to die from the infection.

“It remains important, however, to keep auto-immune diseases under control. This is why international rheumatology guidelines recommend that people with auto-immune disease only stop treatment if they get COVID-19.

during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“A healthy immune system helps protect the body from infections including viruses like coronavirus,” says Associate Professor Robinson.

“However, for people with autoimmune diseases, the body’s own immune system attacks itself which is why immune-suppressants are used in treatment.

“From what we know from currently available studies, people taking immune-suppressants are no more

“For people with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, suspending the immune-suppressant medicines may be appropriate — depending on the circumstances of the individual person.

“If you do find yourself in this situation, your doctor will advise you of the best course of action for you,” Associate Professor Robinson said.

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A comprehensive and updated medicines list with a complete tally of all your prescription, over-thecounter, and complementary medicines, is vital now more than ever, pharmacist Nerida Packham believes.

“If you take one or more regular medicines, make sure you have an up-to-date medicines list in case you need to go into hospital unexpectedly or visit a doctor or pharmacist who is not familiar with your health status,” Ms Packham explained.

“Updating your medicines list is easier when you are feeling well, so now is the time to make sure yours is up to date. If you care for someone, help them prepare a list of their medicines too, and make sure family members know where and how to access a copy of each other’s medicines’ lists,” she added.

Also, she explained, record the active ingredient of your medicine, what the medicine is for, and how and when to take it.

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TIGER LADIES RUNNING FAST IN LOCAL AFL COMPETITION SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES IN THE LOCAL AFL COMPETITION WITH PLAYER NUMBERS AND ENTHUSIASM FOR THE ORANGE TIGERS GIRLS’ TEAMS HOLDING-UP WELL IN THE CORONAVIRUS-SHORTENED SEASON. Even the recent weekend’s arctic blast — which saw most codes cede to the conditions and cancel for the day — didn’t deter the ladies from a no-holds-barred mud-fest against Dubbo Demons.

While the men’s senior’s competition in the growing league has been crimped down to only four sides — Bathurst Bushrangers and Giants, Orange, and Dubbo, the girls’ teams are continuing to grow in number.

“Numbers are down a bit for the men’s teams, we have lost a lot of players from last year, but we’re up a bit for the women’s teams,” Club President Andrew Nelson said.

“We’ve got four teams in the women’s comps; including under 17s, under 14s, under 12s, and ‘Youth Girls,’ which is basically girls aged from about 14–17,” he said.

While the men’s open side has only had one win so far this season in the nine-round competition, the ladies showed their mettle recently playing on one of

the coldest days of the year with snow flurries on the morning of the game.

a particular hassle during the coronavirus socialdistancing restrictions, Andrew said.

Games have been fixed this year to 22-minute quarters for first grade and 18 minutes for reserves and under.

“We’re allowed 19 in first grade and up to 24 in reserve grade and down.

“Our firsts have struggled under the new format, since we came back, we’ve had one win in the men’s comp,” he said.

“Yeah, it has been hard with training — not being allowed to train in groups and the like, especially if you’ve got a squad, you all want to work together.”

...Yeah, it has been hard with training — not being allowed to train in groups and the like, especially if you’ve got a squad, you all want to work together....

“We had players travelling here and so it’s given us a fair hit. Our numbers in the men’s have hurt us a bit.”

He added, however, that a good crop of young players was now being blooded at the local level which would provide better results in the future. “There’s a lot of good kids having a run around, though, which is good.”

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With more general running covering larger areas of a field that is required in Australian Rules compared to the rugby codes, he said that keeping the players' fitness up has also been difficult.

“You really do need that match fitness. You can run all you like and tackle the weights at home, but the twoway running in a game is difficult to replicate. It’s hard if you don’t have that tank under you,” he said.

COVID-19 restrictions have, like for all country sporting codes, added to the work of volunteers that keep local sporting clubs alive.

“People have had to take on more; there’s been restrictions in the canteen and change-rooms — you can only have six in a change-room at a time.

“You have to juggle how many you have in there at any one time, you go get changed and there’s blokes getting strapped-up… there’s shoulders, ankles, knees.

“Some players can take up to an hour to be strapped for a game... well, a long time, anyway,” Andrew concluded.

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EXPECTATIONS ARE ALMOST CERTAINLY NOT JUSTIFIED LEE G COOK (BVSC, RET’D) writes: I was thoroughly disappointed to see you devote two pages in last week’s issue to what is no more than non-technical posturing about Covid-19 “treatments” which raises public expectations for effective and “readily available” treatments when such expectations are almost certainly not justified.

If these “treatments” were known to be effective, doctors working with Covid-19 patients would be using them because professionals assessing them would be supporting them. To suggest, as your author does, that legitimate treatments are being withheld denigrates hundreds of professionals working to ensure that safe and effective medicines are made available to deal with this virus.

The fact is, many possible treatments are currently being assessed. A document has been published which tells us that there are at least 35 potential medicines being assessed around the world for their ability to treat COVID-19. But it does state “There is a lack of robust evidence on specific treatment options for COVID-19 and any proposed therapies are considered experimental at this stage.” The reference is here: https://www.safetyandquality.gov. au/publications-and-resources/resource-library/ potential-medicines-treat-covid-19 IVERMECTIN “Professor Borody has published no hard evidence that his ivermectin combination actually works – it can only be his “best guess.”

The facts are that actual scientists have concluded that even at 3x higher than the recommended safe doses in humans, the levels in treated people are still way below the level used in the Monash University laboratory to kill the virus.

HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE The facts are that on 17 June 2020, the World Health Organization announced that the hydroxychloroquine arm of the Solidarity Trial to find an effective COVID-19 treatment was being stopped based on evidence from this and other trials that “hydroxychloroquine does not result in the reduction of mortality of hospitalised COVID-19 patients, when compared with standard of care.”

COMBINATION ANTIBIOTIC USE The facts are that widespread use of antibiotics such as azithromycin or doxycycline as long-term preventives or even “treatments” for Covid-19 will almost certainly increase the rate of bacterial resistance to these important drugs.

VIRUS TESTING The author of your article also quotes “Dr Judy Mikovits” as saying “Covid testing returns an ‘80%

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false positive’ result.” This is drivel of the worst, scaremongering kind.

The facts are that the Commonwealth health department has had the test which is being used in Australia properly validated: https://www.health.gov. au/resources/publications/post-market-validationof-the-beijing-genomics-institute-bgi-sars-cov-2real-time-pcr-platform.

MORTALITY RATES The author of your article correctly points out that we have low mortality rates in Australia, and asks do we really have a pandemic? I think she might have written this before the second wave in Victoria. The fact is that the only reason we haven’t had a fullblown pandemic has been the strict controls we have been following.

SUMMARY The issue here is the author’s strong promotion of treatments which have not been proven effective and may have negative effects. And hydroxychloroquine has now been proven ineffective in treating seriously ill patients.

This does not mean to say that these, and any of the other 34 treatments under investigation at this time, may not have some benefit in treating Covid-19 infections, perhaps at earlier stages of infection (as your writer does suggest) or in different combinations.

But to promote these widely circulating views as you have is, in my opinion, unethical and unfair to the readers of your publication, in the light of the facts.

enabled readers to understand the risks associated with treatment with hydroxychloroquine, and appreciate the warnings against its use, for example, from research teams from more highly regarded institutions than Yale.

On this issue, I would have expected a journalist to have carried out wide ranging in-depth research to present a balanced and less inflammatory article, unless they have a particular agenda to promote, which would appear to be the case with Ms Bird.

BIRD’S EYE VIEW – BLINKERED VISION? I AM scared – and don’t mind admitting it. Why? Take a look at the COVID-19 death toll figures in our country. For 10 weeks from May 5th to mid-July the tally virtually stood still, around the 100 mark. By the start of this week the total had passed 500 deaths. In less than six weeks, an additional 400 deaths were recorded.

That certainly scares me.

We are fortunate to live in our own little bubble here in Orange, with very few positive cases. But it’s a big bad world out there, and I believe caution far outweighs the “she’ll be right mate” attitude adopted by our country for so many years.

Thankfully, most of us out here in the West prefer caution over recklessness.

Owen Dally

CONCERN OVER ONE-SIDED VIEWS NEIL JONES writes: Dear Bob, I have become increasingly concerned with the bias and one-sided views expressed by your contributing journalist, Jeanine Bird, in several of her recent articles (eg. Dammed Lies Damn Statistics But No Dammed Water; Orwellian Truths.), in contrast to others by her, which have at times been whimsical, entertaining and apolitical.

I guess the final straw came with the article, “Can we stop being scared now,” in last Saturday’s Newswatch.

Unfortunately, Ms Bird drew on information regarding hydroxychloroquinine, that has been widely and independently assessed both in America and Australia by leading epidemiologists, health professionals and research establishments, and who all strongly advise against its use as a treatment for COVID 19. There is also evidence, for example, that there are fatal risks for COVID patients with heart disease and a range of other pulmonary cardiac conditions.

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