Frankston Times 20 December 2022

Australia’s dinosaurs like you have never seen them before

SAND Sculpting Australia presents DINO; an exhibition that brings outdoor edutainment to a whole new level.

This summer Boneo Discovery Park will be transformed into Jurassic Park as 2,500 tons of sand are sculpted into four- meter- high Australian Dinosaurs, flanked by hand crafted life-size robotic replicas.

DINO will be a truly magical experiential learning experience,

that will allow kids of all ages to go beyond the initial dinosaur fascination to see the natural world in a whole new way. They can discover how fossils are formed, different rock formations, the age of the Earth and its changes over time, introducing ideas about evolution and extinction.

This open-air exhibition will be created by team of international awardwinning professional sand sculptures,

flown to the Mornington Peninsula from across the globe. Their work is breathtakingly intricate,capturing the imagination. The atmosphere is enhanced by life-size hand-made robotic Australian dinosaurs, that truly give a special other world feel to the whole experience.

Visitors to the park will also enjoy a host of activities including exploring the hedge mazes, giant chess, and outdoor games,jumping

castle, Bungee Trampoline,Rock Climbing Wall,Kids Train, Vintage Carousel,and new Suspended Ropes Course. All this included across 27 acres of wetlands and nature trails.

Parents will appreciate our licenced lake side cafe, that serves local produce and great coffee. Complete with an outdoor deck looking over the wetlands. It’s the perfect space to relax after a fun filled family day.

Boneo Discovery Park is only a short drive from Melbourne along the beautiful Mornington Peninsula coastline. The famous peninsula hot springs and St. Andrews Beach Brewery are close by, giving you all the opportunity needed for a truly enjoyable family day out.

Boneo Discovery Park is located at 695 Limestone Rd, Fingal, contact info@boneodicoverypark.com.au or phone 5988 6385.

SUMMER GUIDE your complete guide to what’s on this summer on the peninsula & surrounds

Tee up a pure golf experience at St Andrews Beach Golf Course

ST Andrews Beach Golf Course needs little introduction. It’s a course that continues to captivate and stun golfers from the moment they set foot onto the first tee. Visually superb and architecturally sublime, the St Andrews Beach layout lends itself perfectly to the sprawling coastal terrain.

The golf course is set amongst sweeping sand dunes and sits effortlessly atop the breath-taking

undulating landscape, providing an unforgettable public golf experience - arguable the finest in Australia.

Recent years have seen St Andrews Beach achieve a cultlike following, thanks in part to the incredible natural design imparted by internationally renowned architect Tom Doak who is also responsible for the globally acclaimed Barnbougle Dunes and Cape Kidnappers golf courses.

Tom Doak’s timeless course design is both beloved by locals whilst continuing to allure visitors to the Mornington Peninsula from all corners of Australia, and indeed the world.

The course itself provides an unforgettable composition of holes and consistently impeccable playing conditions which will leave an eternal impression.

Golfers can take advantage of the

venue’s brand-new fleet of motorised golf carts as well as attractive pre-paid discounts available for midweek play.

Players can also enjoy refreshments before or after their round in the rustic licensed Pro Shop which offers a delicious selection of light snacks as well as seating in the undercover alfresco area. Additionally, the course is situated just minutes from the St Andrews Beach Brewery

which is a constant hit with players

All of these factors naturally combine to have truly elevated St Andrews Beach to the lofty heights of a golfing mecca.

Unlike many elite courses of similar ilk, St Andrews Beach Golf Course is open to the public 7 days a week.

St Andrews Beach Golf Course is located at 209 Sandy Road, Fingal. Phone 5988 6000.

Don’t Worry Darling

Don’t Worry Darling

The Chatty Café Scheme comes to the Mornington Peninsula!

THE Chatty Café Scheme is a perfect way for communities to connect and reconnect and enjoy a friendly chat in a safe space over a cup of coffee (or drink of choice).

In these post-Covid times many Australians have expressed feelings of loneliness and social isolation and the Scheme aims to combat that ‘one coffee and one chat at a time’.

The Chatty Café Scheme believes that ‘Kindness changes community’ and this is a very simple way for each of us to spread a little kindness whilst also making new connections and helping our neighbours.

The Scheme has a growing number of venues on the Mornington Peninsula and their goal is to have a ‘Have a Chat Table’ in as many venues as possible over the coming months and years.

Participating venues include commercial cafes, libraries and community centres and they are always looking for new venues where people gather to meet and share the company of others.

The Scheme currently has one school signed up, the first in the world, and they are launching a pilot project for Aged Care facilities in the Mornington Area. Plans are underway to encourage local Retirement Villages to sign up and there has been interest from Mornington RSL. Men’s Shed and local churches are also being approached to see if they would like to partner with the scheme in some way to help spread the word and attract new participants and chatty volunteers. The Chatty Cafe Scheme is also exploring ways to provide transport to interested participants who may not be able to access local venues easily.

Interested venues can register on the Chatty Café website and once signed up they are featured on Chatty Cafe’s Facebook page and website. Theses venues also receive a monthly newsletter and are occasionally featured in local media, such as local radio and newspapers.

Participants come in all shapes and sizes. Chatty Cafe’s mantra is ‘Everyone is Welcome’. Many of the existing Chatty Volunteers came along out of interest to a session and then expressed a wish to become more involved.

The Scheme provides some basic training, joins participants with an experienced volunteer and allocates them to a venue. They ask for a weekly commitment, if possible, but as they grow their own volunteer community, there is always someone willing to step in an ‘cover a shift’ if a volunteer is not able to host their table for whatever reason. Volunteers have reported feeling the wonderful benefits of being a Chatty Volunteer upon their own mental and sometimes physical health and it really is a ‘winwin’ for all concerned.

Local residents as well as visitors to the Peninsula just type in ‘Mornington Peninsula’ when visiting the website and they will see a map as well as drop down menu which lists days and times of participating venues. Over the coming months Chatty Cafe is hoping to get more and more venues across the peninsula signed up to the scheme so that all can enjoy a coffee and a chat inside and outdoors in our wonderful Australian summer.

Please feel free to contact Regional Manager, Jacky Howgate, on 0416860239, via email on mornpen@ chattycafeaustralia.org.au or look out for her white Kia Sportage complete with Chatty Café stickers as she

makes her way around the Peninsula promoting this surprisingly simple yet effective scheme to ward off loneliness and social isolation and to spread a little kindness and joy to help build stronger communities.

complete guide to what’s on this summer on the peninsula & surrounds

Championship golf course and resort paradise

MOONAH Links is arguably one of the most comprehensive golf resorts in Victoria. Just 90 minutes from Melbourne on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, Moonah Links is situated in the heart of the Cups Country, a region renowned for golf and drawing favourable comparisons to the Monterey Coast in California.

With the beautiful Mornington Peninsula being a source of inspiration in the creation of Moonah Links, the resort was designed to compliment, rather than dominate the beauty of this landscape.

Peter Thomson used the ancient, undulating dunes and natural contours of this land to shape and design the now famous Open Course, which played host to the Australian Open Golf Championship in 2003 and 2005, the Moonah Classic in

2008, 2009, 2010 and 2020, and the Victoria PGA Championship in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Measuring 6783 metres, the Open Course is a natural stadium layout with wide undulating fairways of pure couch grass, punctuated with pot bunkers and leading onto large multitiered greens, making this course a true test for all levels of golfer.

If one Championship Course isn’t enough, we also have the Legends. The Legends Course stands as a tribute to past champions who have contributed to the rich history of Australian Golf. In contrast to The Open Course, which was purpose built to challenge the modern champion, the Legends Course is a more friendly golfing experience for players of all ages and abilities. At 6,320 metres, the course is a loop

of 18 holes that generally follow the valleys through a variety of landscapes ranging from ancient Moonah Woodlands to open links land. The fairways are generous and the putting surfaces gentle, but the bunkering style is bold and wild in appearance. Golfers are in luck with the sandy soil of the Mornington Peninsula rewarding us with yearround playability!

Moonah Links Resort might be known for its award-winning championship golf courses but whether you’re playing golf or not you’ll be made welcome. This is also a resort paradise where everyone is embraced.

In the clubhouse, Spike Bar is the place for coffee, drinks, and casual dining. Pull up a plush leather seat and take in the stunning views of the 18th fairway while enjoying a

cocktail made using locally distilled spirits. The extensive drinks list caters for all tastes, including a selection of non-alcoholic drinks.

Pebbles restaurant is where the culinary magic happens. Head Chef, Dipen Patel brings an international flair to his a la cart menu. Dipen relishes in offering diners with the best seasonal produce, meat and seafood prepared with great thought and care. You might find dishes flavoured with traditional Indian spices that reflect Dipen’s heritage, or fresh herbs and garnishes such as saltbush or nasturtium from the Moonah Links’ very own kitchen garden. Forget any limited notion you have of ‘golf club dining’. Moonah Links is taking things to new heights. For a relaxing getaway, book into our luxury accommodation. Moonah

Links offers 70 deluxe rooms and suites, all with balconies or terraces overlooking the stunning golf courses or central putting green. Each room features natural materials, clean lines and earthy Australian tones with the stylish furnishings and fittings. The natural harmony of the outdoor setting has been brought indoors with the architecturally designed rooms echoing the landscape.

Moonah Links is open 7 days a week and open to all. Come for a casual lunch, drinks with friends, family dinner, a relaxing holiday or a round of golf. What ever it is you’re after, we will see you at Moonah Links.

Moonah Links is located at Peter Thomson Drive, Fingal Victoria. Phone: 03 5988 2000 moonahlinks.com.au

Keep cool in summer

THE only local playground with water play features is now open at Ballam Park. Three more new playgrounds are set to open around Frankston by Christmas - at Brolga Reserve in Carrum Downs, Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve, and Orwil Reserve in Frankston.

Picture: Supplied

Crime trending downwards in Frankston

Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au

THE number of criminal offences recorded in Frankston has decreased for a second consecutive year.

Victoria’s Crime Statistics Agency put out its latest summary of statistics last week. It found that the number of recorded offences in Frankston has

dropped by 2.6 per cent this year.

The CSA’s statistics were compiled between September 2021 and September 2022, and compared to the same period the year prior.

A little more than 12,000 offences were recorded in the Frankston local government area between September 2021 and September 2022. More than half of them resulted in arrests.

Frankston was by far the local sub-

urb most affected by crime. More than 6000 of the 12,000 reported offences happened there.

Crimes in the Frankston LGA most commonly occur at homes. Breaching of family violence orders was the most common offence.

Family violence incidents also decreased in Frankston in 2022 - down 4.6 per cent from the year prior. Women were the recorded victim of family

violence much more frequently than men. Women were the victims nearly 2000 times, compared to men who were the victims on 600 occasions.

CSA chief statistician Fiona Dowsley said that crime had decreased statewide in the last year. “Victoria has seen a notable decrease in overall recorded crime levels during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Decreases in acquisitive crime such as

thefts and deception have contributed to the lowest victimisation numbers and rates since 2005,” she said.

“Decreases in breaches of Chief Health Officer orders have continued to be the main driver of the decreases in key crime measures in the last 12 months from peaks in 2020. Deception and drug offences also contributed to these decreases,” Dowsley said.

Breakfast club helping hungry people

EACH weekday, the Frankston Brekky Club puts meals on the table and smiles on the faces of people doing it tough.

The club runs daily hot breakfasts from Monday to Friday for people who are struggling to afford food.

The breakfasts have been held at Frankston’s Chisholm TAFE campus for the last four years.

After giving so much to the community, the club is now asking the community to return the favour and help keep it up and running.

Club organiser Trudy Poole says “we are really looking for extra volunteers, and any financial support with donations of food.”

Around 70 volunteers work together to keep the initiative up and running. Poole says “it’s a family that’s been created.”

“One of our clients said to me that you’ve usually got to go to the city to get breakfast. It’s also not just a piece of toast - it’s a hot breakfast, juice, and cereal, and you will be part of a community.”

The free community breakfast pauses on 22 December, and will restart after 4 January. For more information visit frankston.life/community/brekky-club/ Brodie Cowburn

Music festival at Frankston

A NEW music festival will take over Frankston Park on New Year’s Eve.

The Lucky Day Out will feature performances from Tigerlily, Kid Ink, Joel Fletcher, and Frankston local Brynny. Tigerlily said “I’m super excited to be playing at Lucky Day Out Frankston. 2022 has been an amazing year and I can’t wait to end the year with a bang.”

The festival has been organised by promoter Lucky Ent. Its director Luke Udorovic said “it’s really exciting to be bringing a major festival to the Frankston area on New Years Eve, and we’re thrilled to be partnering with the Frankston City Council to bring the event to life.”

“There’s a great line-up of acts, including international headliner Kid Ink, and the view of Frankston foreshore at Kinetic Stadium feels like the perfect backdrop for a New Years Eve festival,” he said.

Gates open for the event at 6pm on New Year’s Eve. For tickets visit luckydayout.com.au

FRANKSTON Brekky Club volunteers serve up free food with a smile.

Picture: Supplied

THE Lucky Day Out festival comes to Frankston on New Year’s Eve.

Picture: Supplied

More eyes on foreshore behaviour

FRANKSTON Council officers will patrol local hotspots over the summer period to keep an eye on public behaviour.

Council has established a new “rapid response team” to patrol beaches, reserves, retail shopping strips, and town centres. The team will operate yearround, but resources will be directed to the foreshore area over summer.

Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy said that the rapid response team would reduce crime rates. “While crime rates

have continued to drop in our municipality, summer brings with it a new set of challenges. People love visiting our beautiful foreshore, especially during summer. And daylight savings means more people are out and about as it stays lighter longer. We’re investing additional resources to ensure public safety during the busiest time of year,” he said.

“The project also provides a unique opportunity to identify and assist rough sleepers in Frankston City, connecting

them with the services they need to break the cycle of homelessness.”

Council officers will conduct joint patrols with Victoria Police.

Authorised

CONSTABLE James True and acting sergeant David Healy with Frankston rapid response team members Samuel Grimshaw, Narelle Boorer, and Jeff Jarvis. Picture: Supplied

Guns seized

THREE guns were seized by police during a raid in Frankston last week.

With assistance from the ABF and AFP, police searched a Frankston property on 13 December. There they seized three firearms, a firearm barrel, ammunition, firearm blueprints, drugs, and other weapons.

Police charged a 38-year-old Frankston man with firearm and drug offences.

The weapons were seized by the VIPER taskforce, who have also seized items from Craigieburn and St Albans this month. VIPER taskforce detective inspector Craig Darlow said “any firearm seizure is satisfying because it has an immediate impact on community safety.”

“Taking these weapons out of the hands of criminals means they can’t be used to inflict further harm or commit further serious offences. These results also highlight how often we see firearms offences occurring in conjunction with drug offences,” he said. “VIPER taskforce will continue to target this activity and I urge anyone with information about illicit firearms or drugs to come forward and contact Crime Stoppers.”

Contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

Schools encouraged to apply for grant

THE music program at Patterson River Secondary College has received a big boost.

The school has been awarded a grant worth nearly $10,000 to upgrade its instruments and equipment. The grant was awarded through the federal government’s school upgrade fund grants program. Murphy has encouraged other local schools to apply for the grant.

“The open grant round is worth $32 million and will be invested in things like new laptops and iPads, classroom upgrades and outdoor learning areas,” she said. “I want our local schools to get their fair share and so I’m encouraging them to apply.”

Applications for the open grant close in February next year. For more information visit education. gov.au/schools-upgrade-fund

YOUNG musicians at Patterson River Secondary College. Picture: Supplied

of swimming teachers. Aquatics and Recreation Victoria has received funding through Jobs Victoria to recruit 150 new teachers.

ARV has set up the Next Wave program to get people into the workforce. The program, which runs until June next year, will reimburse employers for training costs.

To learn more about Next Wave visit aquaticsandrecreation.org.au/ jobs/next-wave/

London inspires pie shop

A NEW pie shop is bringing the traditional tastes of London to the foreshore of Frankston.

Uncle B’s Traditional Pie & Mash opened last month. Its owner, Barry Dobbins, said “I have always wanted to do this, as I grew up in the east end of London and pie mash was always on the menu as one of my favourite foods.”

“For those who are not familiar with pie mash, I will explain. It consists of a mince pie with homemade top and bottom pastries, mashed potato on the side which is scraped on the plate, and then a parsley sauce called liquor poured over the top. You then have vinegar and white pepper all over it, which brings it together. Very unusual ingredients, but the flavours all work together when combined,” he said.

Search begins for swim teachers

The pie shop is at 53H Beach Street, Frankston.

Police patrol with Brodie Cowburn

FUNDING has been committed towards boosting the swim teacher workforce.

Aquatic centres statewide have been affected by a recent shortage

Picture: Supplied

Dogs waiting for ‘home’ invite

CHRISTMAS is coming but there will be little to celebrate for many of the four-legged homeless this year at the Pearcedale RSPCA.

The peninsula shelter is bursting at the seams with dogs, like many shelters across the state, and has come up with a promotion to help find them new homes.

Throughout December, in an effort to rehome some and to make room for animals that are expected to arrive over the coming months, the RSPCA is running “mates rate”, where all adult dogs are available for $200.

An RSPCA spokesperson said that since the promotion started, there had been many adoptions across RSPCA shelters, but not many at Pearcedale.

RSPCA animal care team member Elise Bennell said the shelter had about 25 dogs, with about 14 behaviour and temperament tested and ready for adoption.

Bennell said some had been there for weeks so that expert staff can work with them and make sure they are ready to be rehomed, while others had arrived more recently and were waiting to find a family.

“It’s a great time for people to adopt, as holidays are a good time to settle in a new pet,” she said.

“It would be lovely to find some of these guys a new home before Christmas.”

The shelter, in Robinsons Road, Pearcedale, opens for adoptions 10am to 4pm daily.

Home for Christmas?: RSPCA animal care team member Elise Bennell, pictured with Juice the Staffordshire terrier, says Christmas is a good time to adopt as people are more likely to have time to settle the new pet into their home. Picture: Gary Sissons

Too many workers face this every day It’s never ok

TOP PICKS OF THE WEEK

SATURDAY MOANA

SEVEN, 7pm

This Disney animation is a mythic adventure set in the South Pacific 2000 years ago. The heroine is Moana (voice of Auli’i Cravalho), a teenager who sets out on a daring mission to save her people when a crisis hits their island. Along the way she meets smug demigod Maui (a scene-stealing Dwayne Johnson), who learns a thing or two from his teenage protégé. Together, they sail across the ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous monsters and impossible odds.

FRIDAY HER

SBS VICELAND, 11.10pm

Joaquin Phoenix gravitates towards unusual roles, and writer-director Spike Jonze (Adaptation) revels in the weird and wonderful, so they make the perfect match in this dark drama. Phoenix is mesmerising as awkward writer Theodore Twombly, a man who is dealing with the breakup of his marriage to Catherine (Rooney Mara) but finds his life turning around for the better when he bonds with his new artificial intelligence purchase (voiced by Scarlett Johansson).

MONDAY DOC MARTIN CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

ABC TV, 7.30pm

After the annual pudding and ham overload on Christmas Day, this festive special will hit closer to the bone than usual. Pack the tissues and a celebratory drink as the titular grumpy doctor, his family and eccentric Cornish townsfolk say goodbye after 18 years and 10 seasons. In a move that will surprise no fan, Doc Martin (Martin Clunes) upsets Portwenn’s children after he has the festive grotto closed down because he’s paranoid Santa has something contagious.

THURSDAY JAMIE’S ONE-PAN CHRISTMAS

TEN, 7.30pm

Don’t let the joy of Christmas be usurped by unruly pots, pans, errant roasting pots, casserole dishes and mixing bowls. Let lovable British chef Jamie Oliver streamline your festive banquet. You’ll eliminate any family fights over who is going to wash (and dry) a jumble of cooking paraphernalia and discover a new world of fuss-free festive feasting. Oliver’s easy and delicious go-to dishes include a simple salmon gravlax starter, and fresh ways to whip up the turkey, roasted potatoes, Brussels sprouts and, of course, Yorkshire pudding. It’s Christmas dare with a delicious British flair.

Thursday, December 22

ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (PG, R) 9.10 Peer To Peer. 10.10 Inside Aldi At Christmas. (R) 11.00 Barkley Manor. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Saving Lives At Sea. (R) 3.00 Be My Brother. (R) 3.10 Railway Vietnam. (PG, R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Inside Harrods At Christmas. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

SEVEN (7)

TEN (10) NINE (9) 6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.35 That Pacific Sports Show. (Final, R) 11.05 The Wimbledon Kidnapping. (PG, R) 11.55 Heywire. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? (PG, R) 1.30 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.45 Back Roads. (R) 5.10 QI. (PG, R) 5.45 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Swept Up By Christmas. (2020, PGa, R) Lindy Booth, Justin Bruening, Vlasta Vrana. 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. 2.30 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Falling In Love At Christmas. (2021, PGa) 1.50 Explore. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 6.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 7.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 7.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 Jamie: Together At Christmas. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 GCBC. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Freshly Picked. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 News.

Jamie Oliver presents Jamie’s One-Pan Christmas.

Friday, December 23

ABC (2)

6.00 Escape From The City. (R) 7.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat: Christmas Special. (R) 11.00 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Belgravia. (PG, R) 1.45 Doc Martin. (Ml, R) 2.50 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.40 Back Roads. (R) 5.10 QI. (PG, R) 5.40 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.10 Grand Designs New Zealand.

(R) Hosted by Chris Moller.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 All Creatures Great And Small Christmas Special. (PG) James and Helen question their future together in the run up to Christmas Day.

8.25 Vera. (Ma, R) After skeletal remains are discovered at the site of a burnt out nightclub, DCI Vera Stanhope investigates.

9.55 Troppo. (Madl, R) Amanda’s past erupts into the present.

10.55 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) Special guest is Guz Khan.

11.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Continuous music programming.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 6.50pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Office Christmas Party. (2016, MA15+) 10.15 Doctor Who. 11.00 Back. (Final) 11.25 Archer. (Final) 11.45 QI. 12.20am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 1.05 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 1.35 ABC News Update. 1.40 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.10 Dot. 5.25 Pablo. 5.35 Late Programs.

SBS (3)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.10 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.10 Patrizio

Buanne: Celebration. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (PG, R) 2.05 Patrizio

Buanne: Celebration. (R) 3.05 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 3.35 Dishing It Up. (PG, R) 4.35 Jeopardy! 5.00 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.30 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Engineering Reborn: Sky Garden, Liberty Hotel, Kraanspoor. (PG) Takes a look at a green park project.

8.30 Inside Central Station: Rain. (PGa, R) With Sydney drenched by over 300mm of rain in just 48 hours there is chaos on the rail network.

9.25 Then And Now: The River Thames. (PGa, R) Explores the River Thames.

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 Gomorrah. (MA15+av, R)

1.55 The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. (R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31)

6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon

Cocaine Trade Exposed: The Invisibles. 12.50 The Source. 1.40 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. 2020 NHK Trophy. Replay. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Country Music. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 The Language Of Love. 10.15 Late Programs.

SEVEN (7)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Christmas Swap. (2018, PG, R) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Ed Halmagyi make a no-bake pavlova.

7.30 Carols In The Domain. (PG) Coverage of 40th Anniversary Carols In The Domain from Sydney.

10.00 Schools Spectacular Creating The Magic. (PG, R) Coverage of the Schools Spectacular from Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, with the theme Creating the Magic.

12.30 Mates On A Mission. (PGal, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.

TEN (10) NINE (9)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Snowed In For Christmas. (2021, G) 1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo: Who’s Poo In The Zoo. (PG) Takes a look at answers found in animal poo.

8.30 MOVIE: The Holiday. (2006, Mls, R) Two women, who live on opposite sides of the Atlantic, impulsively switch homes for Christmas. Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet.

11.10 Council Of Dads. (PGa)

12.00 A Very Royal Christmas: Secrets Of Sandringham. (PG, R)

1.00 Cross Court. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. (R) 1.30 Christmas With Australian Women’s Weekly. (R) 2.30 Ent. Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Freshly Picked. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 News.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 The Living Room. (PGan, R) Miguel Maestre creates tasty Christmas fare.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (R) Irish comedian Graham Norton is joined by actors Tom Hanks, Naomi Ackie and Suranne Jones.

Japanese–British singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama sings Hold the Girl

10.30 Georgie Carroll: The Gloves Are Off. (Mal, R) A stand-up performance by Georgie Carroll.

12.00 The Project. (R)

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

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6am Morning Programs. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 Our Town. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Border Security: International. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Australia’s Big Backyards. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon The Young And The Restless. 1.00 As Time Goes By. 1.40 MOVIE: The Man Who Finally Died. (1963, PG) 3.40 MOVIE: A Christmas Movie Christmas. (2019) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Fawlty Towers. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.40 Christmas At Highclere Castle. 11.40 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs.

1.45pm Bamay. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Tales Of The Moana. 4.00

Legendary Myths: Raven Adventures. 4.10 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Bamay. 6.15 Unknown Amazon. 7.05 The Great Northern Candy Drop. 7.30 Barrumbi Kids. 8.00 MOVIE: Get Santa. (2014, PG) 9.45 First Nations Bedtime Stories. 9.55 Going Places. 10.55 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

6am

Morning Programs. 6.55 Under The Cover Of Cloud. (2018, PG) 8.35 FairyTale: A True Story. (1997) 10.50 Cyrano, My Love. (2018, M, French) 12.55pm Zoo. (2017, M) 2.45 Unaccompanied Minors. (2006, PG) 4.25 The Well-Digger’s Daughter. (2011, PG, French) 6.25 A Monster In Paris. (2011, French) 8.05 Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride. (2005, PG) 9.30 Scrooged. (1988) 10.45 Late Programs.

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6am

With

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Pawn Stars. 1pm Pawn Stars Sth Africa. 1.30 Pawn Stars UK. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Irish Pickers. 4.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Storage Wars. 8.30 MOVIE: Rambo 3. (1988, M) 10.35 MOVIE: Hard To Kill. (1990, MA15+) 12.45am Late Programs.

Paddington. (2014,

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 BBC News. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.05 Blue Water Safari. 10.05 The World From Above. 11.05 For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Final. 3.30 Cycling. Cape To Cape MTB. 4.30 The Untold Story Of Australian Wrestling. (R) 4.35 Wrestling. 4.40 Wonderful World Of Chocolate Christmas. (R) 5.30 Europe’s Greatest Train Journeys.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 12.00 Christmas With The Salvos. (PG, R) 12.30 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 1.00 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. (PGl, R) 1.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. (R) 2.00 MOVIE: Santa’s Boots. (2018, PG, R) 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. (R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Border Security. (PG, R)

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6am Children’s Programs. Noon Inside Phuket Airport. 1.00 The Bionic Woman. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 MOVIE: Antz. (1998, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Richie Rich. (1994, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Kindergarten Cop. (1990, M) 11.45 Telenovela. 12.15am Queer Eye For The Straight Guy. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12) Saturday, December 24 ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7) TEN (10) NINE (9) 6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 10.30 Rage Christmas Special. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Vera. (Ma, R) 2.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R) 3.30 Wallace And Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death. (R) 4.00 Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas. (R) 4.30 Bluey. (R) 4.40 MOVIE:

6.00 Drive TV. (R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 12.00 Our State On A Plate. (PG) 12.30 Great Australian Detour. (R) 1.00 Cross Court. 1.30 Surfing Australia TV. (PGl, R) 2.00 Driving Test. (PG, R) 2.30 MOVIE: Last Christmas. (2019, PGals, R) 4.30 Destination Australia. (Return) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia.

6.00

(PGal, R)

(2011,

Christmas With Delta. (R) A Christmas concert with Delta Goodrem. 8.00 Carols By Candlelight. (PG) The 85th Vision Australia Carols by Candlelight from Melbourne’s

Michele

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 MOVIE: Moana. (2016, PGa, R) A young woman tries to remove a curse. Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson. 9.15 MOVIE: Elf. (2003, PGal, R) A man raised as an elf at Santa’s North Pole home embarks on a journey to find his biological father. Will Ferrell, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen. 11.15 World’s Most Shocking Emergency Calls. (MA15+av, R) Documents shocking emergency calls. 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 TV Shop. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 MOVIE: Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952) 12.10pm MOVIE: Last Holiday. (1950) 2.05 MOVIE: Bonnie Prince Charlie. (1948) 4.30 MOVIE: A Hole In The Head. (1959) 7.00 MOVIE: It’s A Wonderful Life. (1946, PG) 9.40 MOVIE: An Officer And A Gentleman. (1982, M) 12.10am Late Programs.

Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender. (Mls, R) Explores the life of Freddie Mercury. 9.10 Silent Night: A Song For The World. (PG, R) Takes a look at the creation and cultural impact of the world’s most famous Christmas carol, SilentNight 10.45 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. (M) 11.45 Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Opry. (PG, R) 1.15 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight. 10 PEACH (11) 6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph. 10.30 Weekender. 11.00 House Of Wellness. Noon Horse Racing. From Rosehill, The Valley and Doomben. 6.00 Border Security: International. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 10.30 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 11.30 Late Programs.

The Dog House. (PG, R) Christmas might have come early for a pug.

Have

7.30 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Friends. Noon The King Of Queens. 1.00 Broke. 3.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.15 Friends. 12.15am Home Shopping. 1.45 Mom. 2.15 NBL Slam. 2.45 Basketball. NBL. Round 11. South East Melbourne Phoenix v Sydney Kings. Replay. 4.30 Home Shopping.

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World News. 6am Shopping. 9.00 Healthy Homes Aust. 9.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. 10.00 4x4 Adventures. 11.00 All 4 Adventure. Noon The Love Boat. 1.00 ST: Next Gen. 2.00 A-League All Access. 2.30 Stories Of Bikes. 3.00 Reel Action. 3.30 Scorpion. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 9. Sydney FC v Macarthur FC. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 MacGyver. 11.15 Late Programs.

12.15 Mates On A Mission. (PGal, R) 1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Get Clever. (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 9GEM (92) 7TWO (72) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.30pm Inside Phuket Airport. 4.30 Children’s Programs. 4.45 The Nanny: Oy To The World. 5.15 MOVIE: Captain Underpants. (2017) 7.00 MOVIE: Shrek Forever After. (2010, PG) 8.50 MOVIE: Occupation: Rainfall. (2020, M) 11.20 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 12.20am Manifest. 2.10 Inside Phuket Airport. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Late Programs.

Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered. 2.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. King Of Wings. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Storage Wars. 5.00 Leepu And Pitbull. 6.00 Last Stop Garage. 6.30 Secrets Of The Supercars. 7.30 Air Crash Investigation. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 10.30 Mighty Ships. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 To Be Advised.

7.00 ABC News On Christmas Day.

A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 HM The King’s Christmas Message. King Charles III’s Christmas message.

7.40 The Royal Variety Performance. From the Royal Albert Hall, London.

9.40 MOVIE: Miss Fisher And The Crypt Of Tears. (2020, Mv, R) Phryne Fisher embarks on an adventure. Essie Davis, Nathan Page.

11.20 Christmas Cabaret. (R)

1.40 The Heights. (PG, R)

2.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.05 Classic Countdown. (Ml, R) 5.00 Think Tank. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Dean Martin: King Of Cool. Explores the life of Dean Martin.

8.35 Uri Geller’s Secret Treasures.

(M) Takes a look at psychic Uri Geller whose fame spans over 50 years and across the globe.

10.05 MOVIE: Amy. (2015, MA15+adl, R) The story of singer Amy Winehouse. Amy Winehouse, Mitch Winehouse.

12.25 All Is Bright. (R)

1.40 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. (R)

4.45 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Dog Patrol. (PGa) Corrections drug dogs sniff out trouble.

7.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Vacation. (1983, Mdl, R) A family goes on a road-trip holiday. Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo.

9.35 MOVIE: Love Actually. (2003, Mlns, R) Explores a series of interlocking vignettes about love and romance in Britain in the weeks before Christmas. Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman. 12.20 Mates On A Mission. (PGal, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

8.00 Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols.

10.00 Home For Christmas.

10.30 CMA Country Christmas.

11.30 Christmas With Delta.

1.00 Carols By Candlelight.

4.00 MOVIE: A young ice skater befriends a reindeer. Jennifer Pisana.

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

7.00 MOVIE: Christmas Vacation. A man tries to create a fun-filled Christmas. Chevy Chase.

9.00 MOVIE: Vegas Vacation. striking it rich thanks to a new invention, the Griswold family embark on a holiday to Las Vegas. Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo.

11.00 The King’s Christmas Message.

11.10 MOVIE: (1980, G, R) Lucie Arnaz.

8.40

Christmas is coming to Portwenn.

10.25

6am SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Dinosaurs Of The Frozen Continent. 8.25 Long Lost Family. 9.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.00 Catalyst. 11.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.40 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 12.25am Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 1.10 Would I Lie To You? 1.40 ABC News Update. 1.45 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.10 Dot. 5.25 Baby Jake. 5.35 Late Programs.

6.00

7.30

8.30

NHK World English News Morning. 5.30

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Doorstep. ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Morning Programs. 8.20 The Mole Agent. (2020, Spanish) 10.00 The Royal Bride. (2020, M, Vietnamese) 12.10pm Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. (2010, M, Finnish) 1.40 The Man Who Invented Christmas. (2017, PG) 3.35 Dan In Real Life. (2007, PG) 5.25 A King In New York. (1957) 7.30 Man In The Hat. (2020, PG, French) 9.25 The Song Of Names. (2019, M) 11.30 Late Programs.

Jabba’s SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Spirit Talker. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.40 Wolf Joe. 3.55 Tales Of The Moana. 4.00 Grace Beside Me. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 News. 6.50 Unknown Amazon. 7.40 Hip Hop Evolution. 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.10 Westwind: Djalu’s Legacy. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00

Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 15. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars. From the SCG. 9.10 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 16. Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers. From Optus Stadium, Perth. 12.30 Heartbreak Island Australia. (Final, Ml) Milly and Bailey face off against cash-grabbing Aleisha and Antoni in the finale of the show.

Today. News and current affairs.

Villages. 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Air Crash Investigation. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Late Programs.

Town. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. The Young And The Restless. 2.15 Antiques Roadshow. Never Never. (1982) Antiques Roadshow. The Brokenwood Mysteries. Criminal Intent.

News, sport and weather.

Programs. 10.00 Why The Nativity? Christmas At Highclere Castle. Rooftop Christmas Tree. (2016, PG) The Holly And The Ivy. (1952) Appearances. 6.30 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Motor Racing. ANDRA Drag Racing. Top Doorslammer. Replay. 3.00 Seven’s Motorsport Classic. 3.30 Irish Pickers. 4.30 Barter Kings. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 15. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30

Special Report. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 Heathrow. 9.30 Air Crash Investigation. 11.30 9GEM 7TWO (72) Noon Inside Phuket Airport. Woman. 2.00 Raymond. That ’70s Show. Weakest Link USA. MA15+) 10.50 Caught On Camera. Sex Clinic.

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ABC (2)

6.00 Escape From The City. (R) 7.00 News Breakfast. 10.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 10.30 Dream Gardens. (R) 11.00 Restoration Australia. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Shetland. (Final, Madl, R) 2.00 Agatha Raisin. (PG, R) 2.55 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.40 Back Roads. (R) 5.10 QI. (PG, R) 5.40 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.10 Grand Designs New Zealand. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Costa Georgiadis. (PG, R)

8.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Anna Meares. (PG, R)

8.30 Love On The Spectrum. (PG, R) Part 2 of 5.

9.25 Louis Theroux: Mothers

On The Edge. (MA15+a, R)

Presented by Louis Theroux.

10.25 Summer Love. (Ml, R) 11.35 Our

Dementia Choir. (PG, R) 12.30 The Detectives. (Madl, R) 1.30 Agatha Raisin. (PG, R) 2.20 Parkinson In Australia. (PGa, R) 3.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. (R) 5.00 Think Tank. (R)

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6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Peer To Peer. 10.05 Legacy List. (PGv, R) 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 2.05 Saving Lives At Sea. (PGa, R) 3.10 Child Genius Australia. (R) 4.15 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Grant Denyer. (Ma, R) Grant Denyer explores his roots.

8.30 Some Kind Of Heaven. Explores The Villages, America’s largest retirement community located in Florida.

10.00 The Artist’s View: Whitney Houston. (R)

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Cheyenne & Lola. (Malv)

12.00 Unit One. (MA15+av, R) 4.15 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

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6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 2. Morning session. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 2. Afternoon session. From the MCG. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 2. Late afternoon session. From the MCG.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 17. Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat. From Sydney Showground Stadium.

11.00 The Disappearance Of Grace Millane. (Mas, R) The story of the 2018 murder of British backpacker Grace Millane and how her killer was caught.

1.00 The Real Dirty Dancing. (PG, R)

Eight Aussie celebrities travel to the original film location to undergo an immersive Dirty Dancing experience.

2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life. (2016, PGal, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R)

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Travel Guides. (PGls, R) Ordinary Australians become travel critics.

8.30 MOVIE: Vacation. (2015, MA15+ln, R)

A man embarks on a cross-country trip to an amusement park with his family. Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Chris Hemsworth.

10.30 La Brea. (Mv, R)

11.20 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mv, R)

12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.05 Destination Australia. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 7.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 7.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 11.00 Wildlife Rescue. (PGal, R) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 Living Room. (PGs, R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 GCBC. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 News.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 MOVIE: Star Trek. (2009, Mv, R) When the young crew of a starship embarks on a rescue mission they find themselves battling a madman. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Eric Bana.

10.00 MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. (2013, Mav, R) Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are forced to compete in a special Hunger Games. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson.

4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

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6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 Miniseries: Bancroft. 10.45 Late Programs.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30

A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

12.45 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late-night talk show. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am

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6am The Late

6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian.

Noon The Young And The Restless. 12.55 GB Sewing Bee. 2.15 Bondi Vet. 3.15 MOVIE: The Magic Box. (1951) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 New Amsterdam. 11.40 Late Programs.

The Reunion: Abbouds. (PG, R) 3.05 The Amazing Gift Of Education: Atika. (R) 3.15 Child Genius Australia. (PG, R) 4.15 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 2.45 Unknown Amazon. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Country Music. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Looper. (2012) 10.45 MOVIE: Tale Of Tales. (2015) 1.10am Future Man. 2.55 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.55pm The Gruffalo’s Child. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 8.00 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 8.45 Wreck. (Premiere) 9.30 Science Of Drugs With Richard Roxburgh. 10.25 Leaving Allen Street. 11.25 Starstruck. 12.10am Catalyst. 1.10 ABC News Update. 1.15 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.10 Dot. 5.25 Baby Jake. 5.35 Late Programs. ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Long Way North. Continued. (2015, PG) 7.10 The Red Turtle. (2016, PG, No dialogue) 8.40 A King In New York. (1957) 10.45 The Heist Of The Century. (2020, M, Spanish) 12.50pm Man In The Hat. (2020, PG, French) 2.45 The Movie Show. 3.15 The Red Shoes. (1948, PG) 5.45 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 7.30 28 Days. (2000) 9.30 Always Shine. (2016, MA15+) 11.05 Late Programs. SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Meeting Place. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.40 Wolf Joe. 3.55 Tales Of The Moana. 4.00 Thalu. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Living Black. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Unknown Amazon. 7.30 Deadly Funny 2021. 8.30 I, Sniper. 9.30 Kutcha’s Koorioke. 9.40 Memphis Majic. 11.00 Late Programs. NITV (34)

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 18. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades. From the SCG. 11.00 Crime Investigation Australia: On Borrowed Time – The Michael McGurk Assassination. (Malv, R) Takes a look at the 2009 case of businessman Michael McGurk, who was murdered outside his home in Sydney. 12.15 MOVIE: Captive. (1998, Msv, R) A man is drawn into a kidnapping plot. Richard Grieco, Marie-Josée Croze. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

Children’s Programs. Noon The Bionic Woman. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Kung Fu Panda 3. (2016, PG) 9.15 MOVIE: Nacho Libre. (2006, PG) 11.00 Young Sheldon. 11.30 Telenovela. Midnight Satisfaction.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Cooking Up Love. (2021, G, R) 1.50 Explore. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R)

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Country Home Rescue With Shaynna Blaze. (PG) 8.30 Dream Listings Byron

1.00 The Sex Clinic. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 American Restoration. 11.30 Pawn Stars. Noon American Pickers. 1.00 Pawn Stars Sth Africa. 1.30 Pawn Stars UK. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Irish Pickers. 4.30 Barter Kings. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Train Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs. 9GO! (93) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes. 8.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.20

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6am

The Late Show

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. 11.15 Evil. 12.15am Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

Pioneers’ trek to ‘traditional’ Christmas

By Ruth Gooch

IN 1839, Hobson's hut was in an open blackwood forest at the southern foot of Mt Martha. A rough bush structure described as having gaps in its presumably drop slab walls, an inadequate bark-covered roof and an earthen floor.

The hut was occupied by the Mornington Peninsula's first settler and former sailor, 23-year-old Edward Hobson from Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) and his mother, Malvina Hobson.

The date that Hobson took up the run is uncertain, but it was probably the previous year. He called his run Kangerong and it was primarily a cattle station, water being obtained from a lagoon on nearby Tubbarubba Creek, about five kilometres in from the coast.

Hobson employed sawyers to fell timber, apparently for newly-established Melbourne which was deficient in trees, and timber was brought from as far away as Western Port.

Among the guests invited by the Hobsons to celebrate Christmas 1839 were Robert Jamieson and Samuel Rawson from Yallock Station. Friends since meeting on the Florentia en route to Australia the year before, the pair had previously occupied the Cape Schanck run. Soon disenchanted with this location, Jamieson with others (including Hobson and some Aborigines) explored Western Port during the latter part of 1839. They selected about 40,000 acres at the head of the bay and Jamieson began transferring cattle from Cape Schanck on 13

November. He was joined by Rawson who arrived by dray in early December and the two men lived under a tarpaulin until their huts were built.

They set out for Hobson's on Sunday 22 December, by horseback and dray along a track probably made by Aborigines. Rawson described their destination as being Hobson's at Arthurs Seat, the latter name being given by squatters to an extensive district at the time, although some three years earlier, surveyors from HMS Rattlesnake had named Mt Martha.

In a day and age that was masculine and very British – Melbourne was named after the British Prime Minister, Capel Sound after Rear Admiral Sir Bladen Capel, and so on. One supposes it was waggish surveyors who named Mt Martha and Mt Eliza after two women of uncertain identity (they are the only female names on a very blokey chart of Port Phillip), then they called the elevations mountains rather than hills.

Curiously, ships of the period were often given feminine names, and it was Acting Lieutenant John Murray in HMS Lady Nelson, who had named Arthurs Seat (after a hill in Edinburgh) during an exploratory voyage in 1802.

Travelling west from their station, Jamieson and Rawson had to cross four streams about two miles apart and travelled only about four miles (6.5 kilometres) before deciding to camp for the night.

Having just made a fire, it began raining heavily “as if it was going to be a second deluge”. The pair crawled under their dray but, because the

boards in the floor of the dray were six inches (15 centimetres) apart, the men spread their cloaks and blankets over the cracks to try and keep out the rain, although in a few minutes, cloaks and blankets were thoroughly soaked. Despite the rain, it was hot, about 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius), so they took off everything except their shirts.

Rawson complains in his journal about being continually awakened by Jamieson thrashing about with a leafy switch in an attempt to keep off the mosquitoes.

About 2am a change saw a drop in the temperature and it became “deadly cold”. The rain turned into “a mixture of hail, rain, and snow”, although the latter over-statement may reflect the fact that when Rawson woke up next morning “he never felt so cold and miserable” in his life.

The fire had gone out and their clothing was soaked. In another over-dramatic turn of phrase, perhaps reflecting the fact that horses were usually stabled overnight, Rawson reckoned that their tethered horses “were so cold they could hardly stand”.

It rained heavily in Melbourne too and Aboriginal assistant protector

William Thomas – camping on the south side of the Yarra - recorded that a “great flood” occurred during the night: the river rose 16 feet (about five metres) and some huts were completely under water.

Not a night to be outside underneath a leaky dray.

The two men's saddles were “like sponges” and in that condition they

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had to ride the remaining 30 miles (48 kilometres) with the rain “still descending in torrents”.

They reached Hobson's “hospitable hut” about 10am on Christmas Eve, and were given brandy, dry clothes and breakfast. A more cheerful Rawson declared in his journal that they were “as well as ever”.

Already there were “Mr and Mrs Smith, the Meyricks and Desaillys”, although that guest list is not as straightforward as it appears. “Mr Smith” is usually assumed to have been George Smith, the proprietor of Melbourne's bawdy Lamb Inn but, seeing the Hobsons other guests were all “young guns” and Smith is unlikely to have left his Inn during the Christmas period – “the Smiths” may have been George Smith's son and his wife, as a few passing references in the journal of Protector Thomas suggest that Smith Junior was the manager of Baggamahjarrawah station, about three kilometres to the south-west of Kangerong and licensed to Melbourne's Dr Edmund Hobson, a brother to Edward.

Another guest, Maurice Meyrick, 21, from Wiltshire, had taken up the Boniyong run (Boneo), and considering his brother Alfred and cousin Henry did not arrive in the Colony until the following year, then who were (the plural) Meyricks? Presumably it is an error in Rawson's journal.

The Desailly family was from Van Diemen's Land and had attempted to move to Port Phillip on the Britannia in March 1839, but the ship was wrecked in Port Phillip. Teenage son George, together with rescued sheep,

took up a run to the south of Arthurs Seat in the Boneo valley and called the place Tondomohue. He was likely accompanied on this occasion by his brother, Francis. That made a total of probably 10 people at Hobson's hut.

They spent an enjoyable Christmas Eve seated in front of a fire, with a bowl of hot toddy. How they spent the night in a less-than-sturdy hut was not recorded, but presumably they were accommodated in what was then termed “shake-downs”.

Cramped quarters or not, the group which assembled to celebrate Christmas Day made up a “merry party” in a hut “which a beggar in England would hardly live in”.

They sat down for dinner to “the usual English cheer” and toasted absent friends with champagne. The only Christmas foodstuff advertised in the Port Phillip Patriot had been raisins, the rest of the Christmas fare doubtless being up to the skill of the cook.

Mrs Hobson's culinary attainments are not known, but one supposes that expertise would have been required to cook for a significant number of people under Kangerong's primitive conditions, particularly when the festivities apparently lasted for a few days.

On 30 December, Rawson, who had business matters in Melbourne which required his attention, departed along the track that would become the Nepean Highway, while Jamieson returned to Yallock.

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Flinders re-elects Captain S. M. Bruce MHR

Compiled by Cameron McCullough FRANKSTON, in common with other towns throughout Australia, refused to get excited on Saturday last over the Federal elections.

The return of the Commonwealth Treasurer, Capt. S. M. Bruce, for the Flinders electorate, was regarded by his friends as a certainty, and as there was no visible sign of activity on the part of the opposition the conclusion arrived at was that almost everybody was voting for the retiring member.

Very many electors, not only in Frankston, but, throughout the electorate, did not record their votes.

Many voters argued: “Oh, Bruce is safe enough; he can do without my vote,” and they left the job to the other fellow.

The result was that Mr. Thompson, the Liberal candidate, made a remarkably good showing, as the appended figures show.

The Frankston polling booth was in charge of the veteran, Capt. S. Sherlock, who, with his competent staff, carried out the duties of the day in a highly efficient manner.

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THE children of the Frankston State school, in response to Lady Forster’s appeal for the Relief Fund for Stricken Europe, raised the nice sum of four guineas amongst themselves only.

Acting on Mrs. Pownall’s suggestion, they brought in fresh eggs for the Children’s Hospital for Christmas use.

So generous were their donations that about sixteen dozen eggs were despatched.

Two very commendable little efforts, showing the right Christmas spirit.

Owing to the early closing for the

Christmas vacation the Christmas tree was not held, but the rooms were nicely decorated and the blackboards filled with appropriate drawings, in which Santa Claus figured prominently.

A large tin of lollies was much appreciated by the juniors.

The head master, Mr. Jennings has promised the school a treat on the 29th March, the Thursday before Good Friday, and, as the Qualifying and Merit pupils obtained such good results, and practically every child in the school received promotion to a higher grade for January, 1923, he has promised that it will be a very good treat.

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WELLS ROAD. Large Expenditure Needed. Cr. Armstrong Suggests Concerted Action.

The Council discussion on the above subject recorded in last Wednesday’s issue of the “Standard” has attracted considerable attention, and people who know the requirements of Wells Road best and are anxious for its improvement are not at all sure that the Council did a wise thing in deciding to expend a paltry £100 or so on this important highway.

They argue that the road is one of the most important thoroughfares in the Shire, and as such requires a Government vote of several thousands of pounds to put it in proper order.

When interviewed on the subject yesterday, Cr. W. Armstrong, the Shire President, said he had been fighting hard to induce the Country Roads Board to take over Wells Road as a developmental road.

He realised the importance of the road, and said he was keenly disappointed when the letter was read from

the Country Roads Board, stating that owing to lack of funds they could not take over the road at present.

Cr. Armstrong was of the opinion that the Council should not let the matter drop.

It was his intention at next meeting to again refer to the matter, as he was afraid that the few pounds voted at last meeting for improvements would convey the idea that all had been done that could be done.

He was not satisfied that this was the case.

He favored a deputation to the Minister, backed up by the residents of the district, to see to a comprehensive scheme for the formation of the road from end to end could not be arranged.

He thoroughly agreed with the views of some of the settlers that £100 would not do more than fill in a few holes and could effect no lasting benefit.

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MR. and Mrs. P. Wheeler returned to Frankston yesterday, after several weeks spent in New Zealand.

Mr. Wheeler visited the Dominions to assist at the installation of Lord Jellicoe as Worshipful Master of the Masonic Lodge.

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COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. Langwarrin Robbery Case.

At the Frankston Police Court on Monday last the man, Herbert Jones, who was remanded from last week’s court, appeared to answer the charge of having stolen property to the value of £15 from the residence of Mrs. Holley, of Langwarrin.

The Bench was occupied by Cr. W. Armstrong and Messrs. C. W. Grant and Brown, J.sP.

Accused, who came to the district about three months ago to work for Mr. Griffiths of Langwarrin, was committed for trial.

Mrs. Holley gave evidence as to accused’s movements on the day of the robbery, and “acting on information” Constable Mahoney, of Frankston, placed Jones under arrest.

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ONE of “Strathmore’s” acquaintances has a particularly fine taste for delicacies, and delights in raspberry puddings, tripe cutlets, stuffed oysters and the like.

He is a personality whose presence is one of Frankston’s assets.

Naturally, a man gifted with an appetite of this variety is addicted to dreaming, and, although Melba declares dreaming is inspirational, this friend of mine declares it to be the very opposite.

He had a terrible dream the other night.

As an Anzac he had swam in the waters of the Bosphorus – whilst in Egypt he had splashed in the Nile.

In France he bathed in the Somme, and had washed his august presence in the Avon.

Thinking of those vivid days the other night, he slept on that raspberry pie and dreamed of pleasant incidents in those distant days of tragedy.

After a while, he screamed and spluttered.

“Save me!” he shrieked.

His wife ran to the rescue. When he awakened he explained, “Blime, I thought I was drowning in the Kananook Creek!”

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MR. David Unaipon, the Australian

aboriginal evangelist, conducted the Presbyterian services at Frankston, Baxter and Somerville on Sunday last. ***

ON Saturday next, December 23, a new amusement venture will be commenced at “Melisande,” Melbourne Road, Frankston.

Miss Rene Melisande has fitted out the grounds in front of her house for the purpose of an open-air entertainment of a high-class character.

The management is in the hands of Mr. Phil Dowding, who has had a wide experience of a similar nature in various parts of the Commonwealth.

Miss Melisande proposes to present pictures equal to any shown in Melbourne with the additional attraction of being in the open-air.

A tarpaulin will be fixed which will provide ample protection in the event of inclement weather.

The “Melisande” orchestra, under the baton of Mr. Herbert Sutton, A.R.C.O., etc., will provide the music, and it is intended that this will be of a very high standard.

The pictures will be changed twice weekly; likewise the musical programme.

On Saturday nights the first half of the programme will take the form of a concert and the second half pictures.

For the opening night the vocalists will be Mr. John D. Brownlee (baritone), who is going to London to enlarge his musical career on the recommendation of Dame Nellie Melba, O.B.E., and Miss Alice Wood, the well-known mezzo-soprano.

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From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 20 & 22 Dec 1922

GALLERY TALK

Front Beach, Back Beach (FBBB) was an ambitious public art project that took place across the Mornington Peninsula in November. The exhibition component of FBBB transports objects, ideas and documentation of the 15 projects back into the gallery. Bringing together the diverse communities, cultures and landscapes of the townships and regions between our front and back beaches, FBBB located contemporary public artworks within the landscape. Here and now, we welcome Front Beach, Back beach indoors to MPRG where the ‘voyage’ continues for more visitors to enjoy.

The third iteration of our Collection+ exhibition series pairs the internationally renowned British artist Julian Opie with the work of Melbourne artist Judith Alexandrovics. Within this unlikely combination, we can see common threads throughout their work, both artists observing and thoughtfully documenting people in the landscape, particularly groups of people in the urban environment, which is the main thematic focus for this exhibition. This project has been curated by MPRG Registrar Angie Taylor.

We also have some fantastic collection works on display by G.W. Bot, Locust Jones and David Larwill. A number of these works have been recently donated to the collection, so we are thrilled to be able to get them out so soon and on display for you all to see.

We have some great school holiday workshops coming up in January, including painting your own sneakers and create a soft sculpture inspired by artist Hiromi Tango. We also have a VCE workshop with artist Vera Moller and a workshop for VCE students to give them a head start for the year. Book in early as these workshops always have strong demand.

The gallery will be closed 24-26 December, 31 December–2 January and closed Australia Day. Otherwise, we can’t wait to welcome you 11am-4pm, Tuesday-Sunday. Have a great festive season.

Lacy MPRG Gallery Director

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Danny

What the Dickens – From Listless Christmas Past to Glorious Present

By Stuart McCullough

CHARLES

bona fide nit

is a

Dickens

wit. In his book, ‘A Christmas Carol’, not only did he forget to include a character named ‘Carol’, he victimized a man of advanced years just because he was thrifty. Granted, ‘A Christmas Scrooge’ sounds somewhat unsavoury, but in less judgmental times Ebenezer Scrooge would have been lauded as a fiscally conservative hero. Worse still, Dickens needlessly uses ghosts to transport our misunderstood protagonist to the past, present and future. It’s totally pointless - Christmas has always been about time travel. There’s no other day of the year that can move you so effortlessly from one point in your life to another. No matter what age you are, you can feel like a child again, even if it’s just for a fleeting moment. Charles Dickens knew that. But I don’t need a ghost to help me see Christmases past, present and future. For me, seeing the past, present and future is what the day is all about.

Christmas is a signpost, a crossroad and gigantic roundabout with a tramline running through it (possibly) all at once. It’s a day that tells you where you’ve been, where you are and where you’re going. It’s glorious.

The sense of nostalgia is especially potent at my father’s house. That’s partly because he still uses the same artificial tree and decorations he did when we were kids. I realize that the very notion of an artificial tree can be controversial to some, but their allure lies in the promise that you’ll never have to buy another Christmas tree again. My father has taken that promise to heart. In the four decades since he purchased his artificial tree,

the plastic needles have fallen away, leaving what’s left totally denuded and looking like a demented TV antennae.

That he sets it up whenever he wants to watch something on SBS only en-

trenches this impression further.

It’s not just the tree. As kids, we were required to remove the wrapping paper with the utmost care, ensuring no rips or tears. It was a task

we approached with all the caution of a member of the bomb squad. He even gave us each a scalpel. This has enabled my father to reuse the same paper numerous times over the subsequent decades. There’s an upside. These days it can be difficult to secure a supply of ‘Six Million Dollar Man’ wrapping paper, but each year I can rely on my gifts being swaddled in cartoon images of Steve Austin. It’s comforting.

Other things change quickly. Two years ago, I headed down to family Christmas on my own. It was a difficult day but, luckily, I had Steve Austin wrapping paper to look forward to. A year later, I was arriving in a small minivan full of people. It was to be an entirely different experience. A better one. Twelve months earlier, I’d driven down with just my thoughts for company. It was a lousy experience. In contrast, the following year was full of colour, movement and chaos.

Arriving with such a large entourage was new for me. I’ll admit there were moments that caught me off guard. Especially when the eight year old loudly declared that his seventeen-year-old sibling had an image on his cap that, for reasons associated with good taste, I’ll simply describe as a ‘Dickens’. The picture had been drawn on with black texta and, hopefully, was not to scale. It was a moment of great excitement that resulted in some rather heated discussion.

As to why the image of a male appendage had been drawn on the hat or why this hat had been selected for Christmas lunch was never explained, as the seventeen year old kept his thoughts to himself. In a moment of

panic, his sister snatched the cap and used a marker to turn the offending image into holly. By the time she was done, it looked quite festive. With the stroke of a pen, the Dickens had become decorative. A Christmas miracle!

Truth be told, I’ve always loved Christmas. But there were times when my family was no good at it. For a little while, after we all left home, we struggled to come together on Christmas Day. Looking back, I’ve no idea why that was. What I know, however, is that it all changed when the first nephew arrived; Christmas was instantly reinvigorated with purpose and meaning. It’s been that way ever since. Christmas is a malleable thing. It changes as we do.

I’m looking forward to all of it. The threadbare tree skeleton that haunts the living room as presents spill out across the carpet. The sound of children and (possibly) adults screaming with delight as they shred wrapping paper with merciless vigour (my father is more relaxed when it comes to wrapping paper these days), the decorations and the festive jumpers and t-shirts. Crackers and tinsel, baubles and pudding, and even hats that have a giant Dickens drawn on them. I can’t wait. And, when it’s done, I’ll find a moment to sit down with one of my all-time favourite books – ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens and marvel at the transformative nature of good will and generosity of spirit. Then before I go to bed, I’ll likely read the last line of that great book aloud –God bless us. Every one!

stuart@stuartmccullough.com

Baxter’s brilliant run chase succeeds, Rye holds on

By Brodie Cowburn PROVINCIAL

BAXTER overcame a first innings loss to grab an outright win against Sorrento on day two of their match on Saturday

On day one, Baxter succumbed to a brutal first innings defeat. They were bowled out for 63 in response to Sorrento’s 110.

Sorrento made a second innings total of 7/137. They then sent Baxter in to bat to close out day two, with the chasing side needing to score 186 to win.

Baxter were much better in their second innings. Opener Daniel Warwick got his side off to a strong start with a well-taken half century.

After losing three wickets for just four runs, Baxter began to struggle. Their middle order got things back on track.

With time ticking away and just two wickets to spare, Baxter dragged

themselves over the line for a hardfought victory. Leigh Stewart hit the winning runs.

Jake Wood was awesome for Sorrento. He took 5/59, backing up his day one figures of 8/16.

At Lloyd Park, Langwarrin wrapped up a good win over Pines, Langwarrin easily defended their day one total of 321.

Long Island and Old Peninsula rounded out the winner’s list with victories over Red Hill and Baden Powell respectively.

PENINSULA

SEAFORD Tigers had to bowl well to claim victory over Mornington on Saturday.

The Tigers made 202 runs on day one. First drop batter Mackenzie Gardner was the star with a score of 92.

Mornington’s openers made a good start, but their run chase was threat-

ened by a middle order collapse. They lost three batters in quick succession for scores of 4, 5, and 0.

Mornington put up a fight late, but the damage was already done. They were bowled out for 164, 39 runs short of victory.

Mark Carroll worked hard for the Tigers. He took 4/47 off 23 overs, bowling six maidens in the process.

Dromana scored 209 runs on day two of their clash with Mt Eliza, but it wasn’t enough to claim the win. Mt Eliza successfully defended their day one total of 301.

Somerville picked up a comfortable win over Flinders on Saturday, and Heatherhill defeated Moorooduc by 39 runs.

DISTRICT

ROSEBUD got the better of Carrum in a competitive match on Saturday. Rosebud came into day two having scored 202 on the opening day of the

contest.

Carrum struggled to get any momentum going throughout the afternoon. At 4/69 they looked in deep trouble.

The middle order steadied things for Carrum, but time began to work against them too. Eventually more wickets started to fall.

When stumps was called, Carrum were still 39 runs short of the win with just a wicket to spare. Patrick Nagel and Jarrod Hicks took three wickets each for Rosebud on day two.

Carrum Downs picked up a win over Delacombe Park on Saturday - they reached their target of 120 with four wickets to spare. Main Ridge’s score of 120 was enough to beat Hastings on day two of their matchup.

Seaford closed out a comfortable win over Crib Point on Saturday by bowling their opponents out for 166.

SUB DISTRICT

RYE have held on for a tight win over

Balnarring.

On day one, Rye was bowled out for 144 runs. Balnarring started day two on 2/24.

Rye had a difficult ask ahead of them, and proved up to it. They bowled Balnarring out for 118 to score a hard-fought win.

Rye bowler Waligama Palleguruge starred on day two. He took impressive figures of 5/28, and was instrumental to his side’s success.

At Bunguyan Reserve, Tyabb finished the job against Skye. Tyabb successfully chased down their target of 120, going on to make a final total of 9/181. Skye batted out the day and were much better, scoring 0/87.

Tootgarook picked up a 34 run home win over Frankston YCW on Saturday. Ballam Park defeated Pearcedale by 113 runs, and Mt Martha comfortably got the better of Boneo.

Falling short: Despite a seven wicket haul by Sam Fulton, Frankston YCW fell short of Tootgarook's total in Sub-District 2nds. Picture: Craig Barrett

Seaford, Mount Eliza in State 5

SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie

SEAFORD United and Mount Eliza will play in State 5 South next season. Both clubs were given the welcome news from Football Victoria last week after undergoing a rigorous application process.

South East United had withdrawn from State 5 South as FV screened the applicants thereby reducing the competition to 10 teams so the inclusion of the two local clubs restores the league’s 12-team format.

For Seaford it’s a return to State League after a one-year absence while Mount Eliza will compete in State League for the first time.

Seaford is yet to formally announce its senior coach for the upcoming campaign but has agreed terms with its preferred candidate.

He is well-known in local football circles and will be assisted by another well-known local in former Frankston Pines and Peninsula Strikers player Steve Keenan who was assistant coach of Mentone last season.

Keenan and the senior coach were due to meet as we went to press in order to discuss the players to target for their senior squad.

Mount Eliza has hit the ground running and last week announced that Bryce Ruthven was its new senior coach assisted by Stan Packer and Amir Osmancevic.

Ruthven, 33, has previously held the position of senior coach with Churchill in the Latrobe Valley Soccer League and was an assistant NPL coach in Queensland.

Packer is best known for his involvement with Rosebud Heart and Somerville Eagles while Osmancevic is a former Dandenong Thunder, Dandenong City and Mornington striker.

“Amir hasn’t played for a couple of years but we’re pretty excited about having him on board,” Ruthven said.

“Not just in terms of his football knowledge but also as a player in State 5.

“I would say he’d be one of the better players at that level.”

Ruthven is eyeing success from the outset and has arranged eight pre-season games so far.

“When I came on board Mount Eliza had that stigma of being a Bayside League club and I want to make a statement that we’re a State League club now and a competitive one.

“We’re not here to make up the numbers.

“We’re here to finish as high up the ladder as we can and if that leads to promotion then so be it.

“A lot of the boys we’ll have in the

squad are boys we have at the club already and we’re looking at adding five or six quality boys like Amir.”

It’s understood that Packer initiated contact with Mount Eliza and put Ruthven’s name forward to president Justin Sheppard.

One of Mount Eliza’s State 5 rivals, Rosebud, recently announced that Paul Truman was its new senior coach.

Truman holds a UEFA A licence and has coached at South Dandenong (now Dandenong Thunder), Bentleigh Greens, Bulleen, Langwarrin, Mornington and Seaford United.

He has mainly worked in the NPL junior boys’ programs and takes over from Ryan Monk and Stef Papaluca.

“After speaking to me they said they wouldn’t interview anyone else and offered me the job,” Truman said.

“After the Seaford debacle last year my immediate task is to hopefully ensure that we have two teams (seniors

and reserves) to put on the pitch.

“I’m having a meet and greet with the players on Tuesday this week.

“I’ve got a few players coming from my connections at Mornington and all the other players I’ve spoken to have said they are interested in coming down and having a look.”

In NPL2 news Langwarrin has quietly gone about the business of revamping its senior squad after the departures of Ryan Paczkowski, Fraser Maclaren, Marcus Holmes, Kieran Dover, Sammy Orritt and Ramazan Tavsancioglu.

Archie McPhee, James Burgess and Charlie Fry agreed terms a couple of months ago and have been joined recently by five other newcomers in Josh Varga, Nathan Cook, Thomas Podaridis, Luke Goulding and Brad Blumenthal.

Varga is an attacking midfielder from Nunawading City via Melbourne Victory, Cook is a central

defender from Dandenong City, Podaridis is a central defender from Springvale White Eagles, Goulding has returned from Mornington and former Frankston Pines and Mornington left winger Blumenthal has been signed from Sydenham Park.

Don’t be surprised if they are joined by Mornington striker Josh Hine.

It’s understood that Hine was at Langy training last week and was talking to the club’s main sponsor, Greg Kilner of Premier Builders.

Hine is waiting for permanent residency and Langy already has locked in its three visa spots to be taken up by captain Rogan McGeorge, Tom Youngs and McPhee.

Langwarrin’s 2023 league season kicks off on Saturday 18 February with a home game at Lawton Park against Kingston City at 7pm.

Langy’s next five games are away from home due to planned roadworks on Barretts Road.

In State 4 news Somerville Eagles last week announced that it had signed forward Marcus Anastasiou from Skye United.

“Marcus is a fantastic addition,” Somerville senior coach Adam Steele said.

“He’s a winger but he’s really an all-round striker and we could even play him in midfield if we needed to.”

The other names linked to Somerville are those of Jake Meggs, Coby Vowels and Peter Photopoulos.

“Jake and Coby were with Pines ressies,” Steele added.

“Jake’s a left back and he plays way above his years.

“Coby’s a right winger but I haven’t had a good look at him yet and Pete’s a left winger who previously played with Box Hill.

“He hasn’t played for about five years but he’ll be another good signing – an older head in the group.”

GOLF COURSE COMPETITON

Congratulations Luke McVeigh from Crib Point on being the lucky winner of the Golf Course Competition, which appeared in this paper in November.

Luke has won a year’s supply of Callaway E.R.C. Soft Golf Balls, thanks to MPNG and Callaway Golf South Pacific.

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Coaches confirmed: New Seaford United assistant coach Steve Keenan, new Mount Eliza senior coach Bryce Ruthven and Rosebud

president Sonia Papaluca with new senior coach Paul Truman. Pictures: supplied

Mount Martha Yacht Club

WITH one of the most idyllic settings, Mount Martha Yacht Club enjoys extended views over Port Phillip Bay, and facing west, are often treated to extraordinary sunsets.

Mount Martha Yacht Club’s sailing season runs from October to April with their main racing day on Sunday and twilight sailing on Wednesdays during Summer.

The Yacht Club has a strong sailing fleet with classes that include Sabres, Lasers, RS Aeros, Catamarans, Optis, Open Skiffs and Pacers available for use by members.

The club’s active sailing group is 5 to 85 years of age, and they offer junior and adult sail training programs throughout the summer months.

Mount Martha Yacht Club’s ‘SheSails’ program offers both on and off water activities. The club has an incredible volunteer group which manages the club, racing and training along with a great social program.

If you’re thinking of getting back into sailing, learning to sail or joining our incredible volunteer group, contact the club at membership@mmyc.org.au.

Local art show returns

JANUARY 2023 sees the Rotary Club of Mornington welcome the return of its annual Art Show to the Peninsula Community Theatre, corner Wilson Road & Nepean Highway, Mornington.

This year will feature some 750 paintings covering all categories including oils, acrylic, watercolour, and pastel. The judge for this year’s show is well respected Melbourne artist Susan O’Brien. The photography section will be judged by Yanni from MP News Group.

Two feature artists this year, Gabrielle Young and Mike Kowalski, are well known local artists, and highly successful in their chosen fields. They are both regular exhibitors at the Art Show.

In addition, four artisans will present examples of their creations, including ceramics and sculpture.

Works from VCE students at Balcombe Grammar, Mornington Secondary College, Toorak College & Padua College will also be

on display, illustrating the depth of talent and enthusiasm of senior students in exhibiting their artworks.

Patron for the 2023 Art Show is The Bays Hospital Mornington, and Rotary Mornington is delighted to have them at the forefront of this important local community event.

The Bays Mornington Art Show Gala Opening Night

Thursday January 19, from 7pm-10pm.

Tickets are $35 per person and includes finger food, drinks, musical entertainment and the opportunity to be the first to peruse and purchase fine new artwork to grace your walls.

Tickets are available online from their website www.morningtonartshow.com.au.

The Art Show runs daily 10am to 5pm, from Friday January 20 until Australia Day January 26 inclusive. Entry is $10. Works will also be able to be seen and bought online from the website from January 22 to January 29.

Peninsula Summer Music Festival

PRESENTING 21 events, the annual Peninsula Summer Music Festival will ring in the New Year with a deliciously diverse program of contemporary and classical music permeating the vibrant and beautiful Mornington Peninsula, its hot springs, wine estates and church gardens from Sunday 1 to Thursday 19 January 2023.

This year acclaimed flautist and co-director of Inventi Ensemble Melissa Doecke joined colleague Ben Opie as Co-Artistic Directors of the Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2023. Melissa says she’s looking forward to delivering her first PSM Festival with Ben.

“The past three years have shown us how strong we are as a community,” Melissa says.

We've pivoted, adapted, created and innovated. Now it's time to reconnect and share music as we have always known it - as well as see the exciting ways that we've grown.”

Co-Artistic Director Ben Opie is looking forward to his 6th Peninsula Summer Music Festival. “On behalf of Melissa, myself and all the wonderful musicians performing at the 2023 Peninsula Summer Music Festival, I extended a warm welcome to past festival audiences and an open invitation to lovers of fine music in all its guises who are looking for a music-filled start to 2023,” says Ben.

Visit www.peninsulafestival.com.au now to find more info and secure your tickets now!

Mordialloc Christmas Summer Carnival

THIS year Smart Amusements are once again thrilled to be hosting the Mordialloc Christmas Summer Carnival at Peter Sculling Reserve for the 9th year.

Due to its popularity the carnival will this year run from Boxing Day until the end of 29th January 2023 and open from 1pm each day – see website for all opening days and times. The event will feature amusement rides and games for the whole family, as well as over 50 showbags and carnival food. Smart Amusements are so happy to be running events again in Melbourne after a very tough 2 years. They are especially pleased to be able to put on New Year’s Eve fireworks again for the community, and this year will be hosting another display on 26th January. Both displays will run at approximately 9.30pm. The event is free to enter, patrons pay as they go for rides, games, food and showbags. Or buy an all you can ride 2.5 hour wristband available online or at the ticket boxes onsite.

For all information visit www.smartamusements.com.au

Summer adventure at the top of Arthur’s Seat

Enchanted Adventure is an award-winning eco-adventure attraction nestled in the beautiful hinterland of the Mornington Peninsula. They believe that adventure is a key ingredient to fun, so they’ve created a host of exciting activities for all ages.

Beginning in 1997, their park has grown into a wonderland of adventure activities designed to enliven the senses & challenge the mind with the creation of a quality experience being their own living and breathing work of art.

Situated across 25 acres, the park encompasses adventure for adults and kids alike from their epic Tube Slides to their Tree Surfing courses, life-size brainteaser puzzles, Sky Scramble and more! Lose yourself in the colours of over 20

themed gardens, marvel at the structures of hedge topiary and an array of giant sculptures or get tangled in one of their five mazes.

Enchanted Adventure is a place where you can reconnect with the people you care most about and have a whole lot of fun while you’re at it. They are open every day of the summer school holidays (closed Christmas Day) from 9am to 5pm and bookings are essential to avoid disappointment.

So go and discover your own adventure with them. We hope you enjoy the experience as much as we do!

Enchanted Adventure is located at 55 Purves Road, Arthurs Seat. Phone 5981 8449. Website: enchantedadventure.com.au .

Summer adventure starts here!

55 Purves Road, Arthurs Seat 3936

YOUR Mornington Peninsula summer adventure starts at the top of Arthurs Seat!

Bay Views Golf Course … the course the locals love!

RECENT years have seen Bay Views Golf Course reaffirm its position as ‘the course the locals love’, largely thanks to the outstanding condition the course has been kept in, combined with the tremendous value available for players hitting the track both midweek and on weekends.

Despite this, it’s amazing how many people are still surprised when they arrive at the course and find one of Victoria’s greatest hidden golfing gems is hidden in plain sight – perched high above the Mornington Peninsula coastline, right on their doorstep!

Formerly known as Rosebud Park, Bay Views Golf Course is located on Elizabeth Drive and boasts a unique vantage point of Port Phillip Bay with coastal views which must

be seen to be believed. Players are treated to spectacular scenery throughout their visit; commencing at the supremely positioned elevated first tee, continuing throughout the entirety of the undulating 18 hole golf course and culminating at the newly refurbished ‘19th hole’ which features a modern alfresco area and sweeping views of the serene landscape.

The Bay Views Cafe is the perfect place to relax after your round with a cold drink in your hand, good mates by your side and relish in everything golf on the Peninsula has to offer!

Locals WIN with amazing value green fees available 7 days a week!

Golfers pay just $45 for 18 holes when bookings online at Bay Views which means they’re enjoying one of the best value green fees available anywhere on the Mornington

Peninsula! There are also an assortment of enticing midweek green fee specials, including 18 holes available for just $32 all day every Wednesday.

Lifestyle Pass = Big Win for Golfers!

In recent times the Bay Views Lifestyle Pass has proven to be extremely popular with locals who have been eager to access reduced green fees whilst also obtaining an Official Handicap, complimentary golfers’ insurance and access to competitions both at Bay Views & beyond. That’s a huge amount of value for just $329 per year!

Locals are saving BIG with awesome value Midweek and 7 Day Passes

Treat yourself to unlimited golf with a Bay Views Midweek, or 7 Day Golf Pass! Unlimited passes start at just $795 per year and also include of an Official Handicap, complimentary insurance and competition access.

The Bay Views experience offers players a full fleet of motorised golf carts, friendly and welcoming staff, well stocked golf shop and a course that’s kept in immaculate condition all year round.

Whichever way you play, Bay Views has asserted itself as an excellent option for the player who wants to experience exception golf and superb value for money.

As one of the few public course’s players can still access on a Saturday, Bay Views is proud to be open to all players - 7 days a week!

Shining a light on awesome re-use and recycling stories

Brainwave Bikes

Since partnering with an amazing organisation called Brainwave Bikes a few months ago, we have salvaged over 60 unwanted bikes that were dropped off at our Resource Recovery Centres! These bikes will be repurposed by Brainwave Bikes and resold at affordable prices. All profits go to Brainwave Australia – a charity supporting children with brain injuries and illnesses.

Did you know we also have a Recycled Goods Shop at our Mornington Resource Recovery Centre? It’s a treasure trove of items that were salvaged at our Centres and can now be purchased at low-cost brainwavebikes.org.au

Recovery stations

In August, we introduced a new service to recycle tricky household items. Four new recovery stations were installed at the Rosebud, Hastings, Somerville and Mornington libraries.

The free recycling service is for those hard-to-recycle objects that can’t go in your kerbside recycling bins, such as: electrical cables and cords, mobile phones and cameras, DVDs and CDs, X-Ray films and fluorescent light globes.

We are really excited that the recovery hubs have been a huge success and extremely popular!

In August we collected 174kg of material and in September another 810kg – that’s 984kg of material already been diverted from landfill!

mornpen.vic.gov.au/recoverystations

Recycling trailer

Our mobile recycling trailer has been roving around the Peninsula visiting lots of community groups/

organisations for a few weeks at a time.

Unwanted clothing and small electrical items can be dropped off at the trailer to be rehomed or recycled rather than being sent to landfill. This wonderful idea was sparked by the Flinders Lions Club.

Since this service began in 2021, we have collected over 11,000kgs of unwanted household items and most of these items have been rehomed in communities who really need them the most.

The trailer is also available for hire by community groups/organisations.

mornpen.vic.gov.au/recyclingtrailer

See you later polystyrene

In October, we introduced a trial collection and recycling service for clean, domestic Expanded Polystyrene (EPS). Previously, this troublesome material was being sent directly to landfill. In the first two weeks of our trial, we collected more than 35 cubic metres of polystyrene which is now being recycled and diverted from landfill – winning!

Food waste

In the last three months alone, our very popular food and green waste service has seen at least 550 new green waste bins and more than 195 kitchen caddies delivered to households. Since launching in 2021, we’ve had nearly 19,000 households opt-in for the service!

This quarter we also processed 23 rebates for domestic composting systems, which were delivered directly to households across the Shire.

mornpen.vic.gov.au/foodwaste

Peninsula Teachers for the Environment Network

We facilitate a Peninsula Teachers for the Environment Network.

Thank you to our wonderful teachers that are part of the network who have been doing an amazing job encouraging their school communities to recycle right and raising awareness about waste and reuse practices.

mornpen.vic.gov.au/ teachersenvironetwork

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Recycling Right on the Peninsula

The Victorian Government is working with councils to support the roll-out of a new standardise household waste and recycling system for more and better recycling and less waste and landfill. The final plan is due to be released at the end

of 2023.

This may mean changes in the future as to what can and cannot be recycled in your kerbside recycling bin. As these changes are implemented, we’ll inform and educate our community of these changes.

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Play your part and bin your litter

check out our waste ambassadors while you’re strolling the foreshore

With summer around the corner, we can start enjoying our outdoors more (if the rain stays away!). While you’re out, play your part in making sure litter doesn’t spoil our beautiful Peninsula.

With more people on the Peninsula over the summer period, it inevitably means more rubbish. We’ve placed extra bins in popular places and will

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be increasing bin collections – three times a day in some locations.

Despite our best efforts, sometimes a public rubbish bin will become full. So, we’re trialling using QR codes for you to report overflowing bins. Look out for these and help prevent litter from escaping our bins and making its way into our bays and waterways.

Peninsula Film Festival returns this summer

AFTER a two-year absence from its home turf, the Peninsula Film Festival which showcases some of Australia’s finest talent in film and television will return to the Rosebud Village Green on Saturday February 4.

This iconic three-day event starting on Friday February 3, presented by Lexus of Brighton, will include special screenings, filmmaking workshops and the Short Film Festival featuring 20 short films from local and national creatives, as well as food trucks, local wine and beer vendors, and market stalls.

Legends of Australian film and TV including Dan MacPherson, Lachy Hulme, Michala Banas, Georgina Haig, Chrissie Swan and highly acclaimed screenwriter Shaun Grant will be among the stars supporting the industry’s up-and-coming talent, with opportunities for directors, producers, and actors to showcase their skills and passion with a top prize of $5000.

General admission Peninsula Film Festival tickets start at just $10, with all age groups welcome. Tickets are available to purchase via peninsulafilmfestival.com.au.

Visitors over the age of 18 can enjoy all the Peninsula Film Festival has to offer in the VIP marquee, including complimentary drinks and food. A limited number of VIP tickets are available to purchase for $150.

For more information: peninsulafilmfestival.com.au

Summer of fun at state’s best facility

LOCATED in the heart of Frankston, Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre (PARC) provides a welcoming and inclusive place to connect, get active, and be happy this summer.

Recently awarded Facility of the Year at the Aquatics and Recreation Victoria Awards, PARC has a jam-packed summer of fun program coming at you!

PARC is a great day out for the whole family, and has something for everyone. Join PARC for the best pool party on the Peninsula, with fantastic pools and activities for kids of all ages. You and the little ones will be entertained for hours with PARC’s Aquatic playground, waterslides and many pools for various ages and abilities.

The excitement continues with PARC’s Summer School Holiday Program, this year themed PARC Paradise Island. There’ll be an inflatable obstacle course, face painting, special

guests and plenty of out of water fun to be had with a Treasure Island Hunt and activities.

Marianna the Mermaid and her Mer-handler will also be mingling with land walkers, taking photos, spreading mermaid glitter and playing musical statues on select days.

PARC’s Paradise Island School Holiday Program will run weekdays from Tuesday 3 January to Friday 27 January between 10am3pm. Please visit PARC’s Centre Calendar on their website to see activities scheduled each day.

So make a splash this summer, PARC can’t wait to welcome you!

To visit PARC or for more information visit www.parcfrankston.com.au/funparc

Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre is located at 16N Cranbourne Rd, Frankston, phone 9781 8448.

Pictured: Peninsula Film Festival Founder, Steve Bastoni

Get set for the Rye Athletic Carnival

RYE’S premier sporting event, the Rye Gift, will be held at R.J. Rowley Reserve, Melbourne Road, on Saturday 14 January.

Now in its 47th year, the event is rated as the third highest ranked event for professional running on the Victorian Athletics League calendar.

The Gift is a family-friendly day with free rides, face painting and other children’s activities from 11am until 4pm.

There are bookmakers on site covering horse racing, foot running and the local footballer’s mile. Other events include the footballer’s relay, so come and cheer your local team home for a $1,000 prize to the winning club.

There is a Junior Gift, under 9 to under 13, run under the auspices of the Little Athletics Clubs conducted during the lunch break.

A full day of running events will commence with heats from 10.30am and finishing with semis and finals from 3pm.

The Rye Gift proudly offers equal prize monies for both the men and women winners.

There will be refreshments, hot food, and a liquor booth available on the day.

For further details contact the Secretary, Robyn, on 0414 564 531.

trails this summer

Eat,

golf your way around the Mornington Peninsula. Taking a trail, you can immerse yourself in our many attractions and destinations.

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