Frankston Times 25 October 2022

The Peninsula’s pinnacle of spring racing is just around the corner. The Neds Peninsula Cup will again ascend on the magnificent Mornington Racecourse on Sunday 30 October, set to deliver an electric atmosphere with activity and excitement for all.

Jamie Mott on the up ahead of Peninsula Cup

BY JUSTIN DARCY

34-year-old hoop Jamie Mott is riding the wave of his career best form in the saddle, claiming his first career Group 1 in the Neds Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) in September aboard Callsign Mav, trained by Danny O’Brien.

Based on the Mornington Peninsula for approximately the past five years, Mott is loving life with his wife Carol-Anne and his two young boys Henry and Charlie, and this healthy mindset is really paying off in the saddle.

“I am absolutely loving life in Mornington,” Mott said.

“As for my riding, I am feeling super confident at the moment. I am in a really good frame of mind.

“My body is good, my weight is good and I am getting plenty of nice rides with good support behind me from everyone.”

Mott is making the most of his opportunities with a range of trainers based at Mornington, especially John McArdle whom he has had a very long relationship with, but he hopes more doors will open across the Spring Carnival now that he is

“I do the majority of work with Johnny,” Mott stated.

“We are a little quiet at the moment, but we have a few young ones prepping up that are ready to go.

“You would imagine now that I have won my first Group 1, hopefully that means I am a good chance of landing a nice ride in the big Group 1 races as we head into the deep part of the spring.”

Callsign Mav is a gelding who Mott is keen to stick with across the spring features, but there is a colt who Mott had great affiliation with back in the autumn, Lofty Strike, who he is keen to re-partner with this spring.

“I have Lofty Strike who I rode in both career wins last preparation.

The colt made an impressive return at Caulfield on Wednesday 12 October, running on under Mott to finish third in the Group 3 Catanach’s Jewellers Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m).

When asked if there was one race that across the whole Spring Carnival that Jamie Mott would love to one day win, it was a three-year-old classic at Caulfield that sprung to mind, a stallion making event over the mile.

“The Caulfield Guineas has always been one of my favourites,” Mott said.

He will soon get the chance to claim the ‘other’ big three-year-old spring feature when he partners Lofty Strike in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic at Flemington on Saturday 29 October. There he will likely be set for a mouth-watering clash with Mornington’s The Everest (1200m) champion Giga Kick, trained by Clayton Douglas.

Win, lose or draw, there will be no rest for Mornington’s hardest working jockey with Mott to compete the following day on his home track at Mornington on Neds Peninsula Cup Day.

“He finished off the campaign with an impressive win in a Blue Diamond Prelude, so I hope he can take that next step this spring.”

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Cheers for volunteers

FRANKSTON’S most dedicated volunteers have been recognised at an award ceremony. Among the winners were Beverley Valentine, Marcus Grinblat, Jack Wheeler, Andrea Mc Call, Madison Horp, and Brianna Neil (pictured left). See story page 3. Picture: Supplied.

Fines from Frankston’s notorious speed camera waived

Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au

MOTORISTS who have been caught by the notorious speed camera at the intersection of Nepean Highway and Davey Street in Frankston will have their fines waived.

Following a recommendation by the road safety camera commissioner, Vic

toria Police has elected to withdraw speeding infringements issued at the in tersection between 15 April and 16 June this year. Motorists who were travel ling southbound between 40 kmph and 60mph will have their fines excused. Lost demerit points will also be rein stated.

The speed limit at the intersection was reduced from 60 kmph to 40 kmph in October 2021. The speed camera en forcing the new limit was switched on

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in April of this year. Following complaints about the new speed limit and the accompanying sig nage, road safety camera commissioner Neville Taylor began investigating the matter. His report was released last week.

The report recommended that fines incurred by drivers at the intersection who did not exceed 60 kmph should be waived. It also recommended that driv ers who received multiple fines before

notice of their first infringement should have all their fines before the first notice waived.

Refunds are expected to be processed within 60 days. People eligible to have their fines waived will be contacted by email.

The road safety camera commission er investigation probed the processes followed in the setup of the new speed limit. The decision to change the speed limit itself was out of the scope of the

investigation.

Taylor concluded that “the commu nication and signage informing motor ists of the new speed limit of 40 kmph on the Nepean Highway, southbound through the intersection of Davey Street, Frankston, was less than effec tive.” The report read that two projects to reduce the speed limit in the area oc curring at the same time led to signifi cant confusion.

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Awards recognise passionate volunteers

SOME of the hardest working vol unteers in Frankston had their efforts recognised last week.

The annual Impact Volunteer Awards honour the Frankston residents who go above and beyond volunteering for good causes. The ceremony was held last week.

Beverley Valentine from Meals on Wheels and Marcus Grinblat from Coast Guard Frankston won the service to the community award. Jack Wheeler from Peninsula Transport As sist won the initiative award, and the organisation itself won the outstanding volunteer organisation honour. Com munity Support Frankston won the teamwork award. Andrea McCall was Frankston University of the Third Age won in the leadership category, and Madison Horp and Brianna Neil were joint winners of the youth category.

Grinblat said that he was “honoured to receive the award. It’s real team work from everybody.”

“Everyone has to work as a team to achieve the results in marine search and rescue,” he said.

Valentine said “I am humbled and honoured to receive the award. I was born in Frankston and have lived in Frankston all my life – you volunteer because you want to give back to the community that’s given me so much.”

Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy congratulated the winners. “Our volunteers are the absolute best of Frankston City – constantly and self lessly serving their community. The inspirational people recognised in the Impact Volunteer Awards 2022 are dedicated to supporting others in need over a long period of time,” he said.

Free Kinder: the best start for 2023.

Enrolments are now open for Free Kinder. Free Kinder will be available for all Victorian three and four-year-old children at participating services in 2023. Free Kinder will be available in sessional (standalone) and long day care (childcare) settings across the state, saving families up to $2,500 per year, per child.

In 2022, funded Three-Year-Old Kinder continues to roll out across Victoria. Find your local kindergarten services at vic.gov.au/kinder

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AWARD winners Madison Horp, Brianna Neil (top), Beverly Valentine, and Marcus Grinblat (bottom). Pictures: Supplied

Rough sleepers told to vacate Olivers Hill

PEOPLE experiencing homelessness have been asked to move on from Olivers Hill.

Earlier this month, a man sleeping in his car at the base of Olivers Hill posted on the Frankston Noticeboard Facebook page that he and other rough sleepers at the site were being told to vacate by Frankston Council.

Last week, council confirmed in a statement that it had “been in discus sions with those currently sleeping at

the Frankston foreshore boat ramp, and have liaised with local homeless support agencies to identify recom mendations for alternate accommoda tion.”

“Those agencies, including Launch Housing, have visited the site, engaged with the community members, and are investigating suitable alternate options. As the community will appreciate, the boat ramp location is not suited to either short or long term settlement, for

a number of safety reasons. Council has also been contacted by a number of community members concerned about the situation,” council said. “Services available to those experiencing home lessness in Frankston City include; emergency shelter, rooming houses, food and meals, help with bill pay ments and legal support, free clothing, health clinics, pet clinics, showers and laundry services.”

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Camera calamity cause investigated

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“During 2021, two overlapping projects were underway to reduce the speed limit along the Nepean Highway in Frankston from 60 kmph to 40 kmph. Frankston City Council managed one of the projects, which was a temporary speed limit reduc tion event to support the introduc tion of outdoor roadside dining. The other project was for a permanent speed limit reduction as a part of a broader safer speed limit strategy to reduce road trauma, particularly with pedestrians, on the Nepean Highway. This project was managed by the Department of Transport,” the report executive summary read. “Both projects incorporated a speed limit reduction for southbound traffic through the Davey Street intersec tion that is the site of the fixed digital road safety camera system enforcing speed, red-light, and un registered vehicles offences.

“The investigation found that there were significant complexities brought about due to the unique nature of the two overlapping and concurrent speed limit reduction pro jects, along with less than effective collaboration, information sharing, and communication within and amongst the agencies involved, to be fully aware of the impact of these circumstances on the enforcement by the road safety cameras. It was also found there was less than effective communication to the community to sufficiently inform road users of the two projects and the timing for implementation of the new lower 40 kmph speed limit.”

Frankston Council CEO Phil Cantillon said that the release of the report was “greatly welcomed”. “We thank Mr Taylor for his thorough investigation and recom mendations, which followed ongoing advocacy from and engagement with senior Frankston City Council offic ers,” Cantillon said.

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NBN upgrade available

HOMES and businesses in parts of Carrum Downs, Skye, Seaford, Frankston North, Sandhurst, and Langwarrin South are eligible to have their NBN connection upgraded to fibre to the premises.

People in eligible properties can contact their service provider to upgrade to the higher speed.

Dunkley MP Peta Murphy said “whether you are studying, work ing from home or streaming your favourite show - local families and businesses can now enjoy the ben efits of a faster, more reliable fibre connection.”

“I welcome NBN Co’s commit ment to supporting the families and businesses in Carrum Downs, Skye, Seaford, Frankston North, Sandhurst and Langwarrin South, and encour age the community to check the NBN website to see whether they are eligible for an upgrade,” she said.

To check eligibility visit nbn.com. au/fibreupgrade.

ROUGH sleepers at the base of Olivers Hill are being told to find somewhere else to go. Pictures: Gary Sissons

AN image from a speed camera in Frankston. Picture: Supplied

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Farewell from flotilla commander

BY EUGENE CARLOMAGNO*

THANK you to the Frankston com munity.

It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that VF-01, Frankston Coast Guard was dissolved last week and will no longer provide marine rescue services to the Frankston community it has served for the past sixty years. We have been privileged to serve the community in providing education on water safety, advice on boat handling, support for community functions and a highly regarded Marine Search and Rescue service.

In my capacity as VF01 flotilla com mander, 2019- 2022, and a ratepayer I would like to acknowledge and thank our community for all the support and generous donations that we have received over the last 60 years - sup port than has enabled us to purchase much needed resources, vessels and equipment, the overwhelming support we received on our petition for the construction of a safe boat refuge. We

never lost our drive and commitment to making the waters of Frankston, Kananook Creek and Oliver’s Hill a safe place.

Annual events such as the bless ing of the fleet, celebrating the work Marine Rescue Services and the many agencies engaged in the provision of emergency services has been hosted by VF01 over the past forty years, now comes to an end.

We have assisted in many com munity events each year over the past sixty years, such as, providing a flare demonstrations and a vessel to moni tor exclusion zones for the Frankston Waterfront Festival and vessel support of the Greek Festival of the blessing of the Epiphany, too many community events to list, has now sadly come to an end. All of us at VF-01, both current and past members, have many fond memories of our times served with the Frankston flotilla and are proud to have been able to rescue so many people in need out in the bay.

A significant amount of money and

support was given to us by Frankston City Council over the years and I would like to thank the councillors past and present for their support and indeed local politicians who also sup ported the cause of making Frankston and Port Phillip a safer environment. This support for the Frankston Coast Guard also included Water Police (WATPOL) and the Boating Industry Association of Victoria (BIA), Marine Safety Victoria (MSV), to name but a few.

Rest assured, whilst VF-01 has ceased operations, our neighboring Coast Guard flotillas and independent Marine Rescue Operations continue to provide education, support and most importantly, help on the water when you need it most. For now, it’s farewell and thank you from us all at Frankston Coast Guard.

* Eugene Carlomagno was the commander of the Australian Volun teer Coast Guard Frankston flotilla between 2019 and 2022.

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Business awards shine light on South-East’s best

THE South East Business Awards, presented by the Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce, held their awards gala at Palmyra Hall on 13 October.

After a 30-year history of running the event, this year’s inaugural South East business Awards offer businesses across 13 LGAs to participate in the awards program.

Awards finalists, sponsors, family members, government rep resentatives, partners, members and interested guests attended the evening. Most of the Independent panel of judges were also in attendance to support the amazing achievements of each of these businesses.

done to all of our finalists in each category, and con gratulations to our winner who include

Overall Business Excellence – ASM Chilltech

Business innovation – Infinite Automation

Environment and Sustainability - Brick Lane Brewing Co

Community Impact – Personalised Support Services

Business Citizen – After Care Australasia

Employer Engagement – iEnergy Australia

Micro Business – Big Little Brush

Wellness, Hospitality and Tourism – Brick Lane Brewing Co

Retail / Wholesale – Wagalot

Professional Services – Medical Edge Australia & Ultra Health Medical

Building and Construction – ASM Chilltech

Manufacturing – Roofing and Sheetmetal Centre

The Chamber’s CEO, Lisa Moore stated “Bringing businesses across the South East together is essential to a thriving business community, improved trade and richer lifestyle experiences”. The awards are an opportunity for businesses to share their suc cess both within and across industries.

Sponsors of the South East Business Awards program, includ ing Ashfords, Macpherson Kelley, Hilton Manufacturing, KLM Spatial, Peninsula Hot Springs, Dandenong Star Journal, City of Greater Dandenong, Founders, Chisholm and NAB make evenings like this possible.

“The importance for the Chamber, is the inception of a vibrant and healthy business ecosystem that extends beyond the bound aries of Greater Dandenong, that will place a spotlight on our region and the south east as the place be” stated Ross Raymond, President of the Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce.

FRANKSTON Coast Guard flotilla commander Eugene Carlomagno, deputy commander Bryan Phelan, and Nick Hunn. Picture: Supplied

Overall Excellence winners Paul Culverwell and Jeremy Cayford (ASM Chilltech), with Aron Whillans (NAB) centre.

Cash for stadium rebuild locked in

THE long-awaited upgrade of the Frankston Basketball Stadium will be “phenomenal”, Basketball Victoria CEO Nick Honey says.

The final piece of the puzzle was locked in last week when the Victorian Liberals promised $15 mil lion towards the project, matching a commitment from Frankston Council and the federal government. The state government committed to the project last month, meaning that it is set to proceed no matter the result at next month’s election.

Basketball Victoria CEO Nick Honey called the announcement the “good news we’ve been hoping for”.

“The additional courts will give more players a chance to take the courts, with upgraded facilities at

tracting new players across Frankston City,” Honey said. “We thank all levels of government for their support of sport in Victoria and look forward to working together to create a new, invigorated hub for basketball and gymnastics across the region.”

The planned upgrade will include the construction of two new multisport courts, the redevelopment of two multi-sport courts, refurbishment works on four existing courts, and construction of a gymnastics hall to host the Bayside Gymnastics Club.

Frankston District Basketball As sociation CEO Wayne Holdsworth said that the project would help the organisation keep up with the growing number of kids signing up for basket ball. “We are delighted to now know

that the project is fully-funded. We have just exceeded 1050 teams which is an increase of 20 per cent this year and we are busting at the seams, so additional courts are critical,” he said.

The redevelopment of the stadium has taken years to get up and running after a botched attempt to develop the project four years ago. In 2018 a planned upgrade to the stadium was abandoned and ratepayer dollars for the project were diverted elsewhere after negotiations between the FDBA and Frankston Council collapsed. Later that year Basketball Victoria completed an investigation into al legations of serious misconduct at the FDBA.

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Detective tells all

A DETECTIVE who investigated the Frankston murders of 1993 will join crime reporter John Silvester for a deep-dive into the horrific crimes.

Between June and July 1993, three women were murdered by the same killer in the Frankston area. 18-yearold Elizabeth Stevens, 22-year-old Deborah Fream, and 17-year-old Natalie Russell were killed.

Former detective Charlie Bezzina was called in to investigate the mur der of Elizabeth Stevens in 1993. He spent seven weeks on the investiga tion.

At a speaking event on 5 Novem ber, Bezzina will detail his side of the story.

Bezzina and Silvester were both involved in the recent Stan docu mentary on the 1993 murders.

The event, limited to over-18s, will take place at 7pm on 5 November at St Kilda Town Hall. Tickets are available through Event Brite.

Promise for Port Phillip

THE state opposition has promised to “centralise” the management of boat ramps at Port Phillip and Western Port.

The Liberals have unveiled a plan for recreational fishing and boating. Part of the plan is to begin discus sions with councils and other bodies to have management of boat ramps in Port Phillip and Western Port brought under the control of state government entity Better Boating Victoria.

The state opposition has also prom ised to use 100 percent of marine, boating, and fishing licence fees on facilities and maintaining fishing stocks. It will spend $5 million on matched grants to regional councils for boat ramp maintenance, $1 million on research into fish restocking programs, and $30 million on a “fish and platy pus habitat restoration fund.”

Victorian Liberals leader Matthew Guy said “our plan is about better management of our boat ramps and infrastructure, and more support for our precious habitats.”

Shadow fishing and boating minister Bill Tilley said “we know [Port Phillip and Western Port] are the most heavily used boat ramps in the state and boat ers want a better deal.”

“We need a common standard and our policy would harness the expertise of Better Boating Victoria to deliver efficiencies in the management of and safety at these boat ramps,” he said. “Outside of this region there will be up to $50,000 matched funding for boat ramp improvements across the state.”

FORMER detective Charlie Bezzina. Picture: Supplied

YOUNG basketballers and gymnasts join Frankston councillors and state opposition candidates at the Frankston Basketball Stadium. Picture: Supplied

Hospital welcomes $100,000 donation

THE Frankston Hospital Pink Ladies Auxillary has raised more than $100,000 for the hospital in less than six months.

The group has raised the money since reopening its kiosk in May following two years of COVID-19 interruptions. Pink Ladies president Carole Thwaites said “I can’t believe we’ve been able to raise that much in a short amount of time.”

Peninsula Health chief executive Felicity Topp said the donation was welcomed, and that having the Pink Ladies back up and running was a huge positive for the hospital.

“The Pinkies were greatly missed, by our patients, visitors, contractors and staff,” Topp said. “We are so happy to have you all back, and the kiosk open once again.

“When people come to Frankston Hospital, it may be one of the best or most difficult days of their lives. I’d like to thank the Pinkies for always being compassionate, caring and kind when interacting with our commu nity.”

The Pink Ladies were established in 1968. To learn about how to get involved contact Peninsula Health volunteer program manager Helen Wilson on 9784 2674.

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Front Beach, Back Beach – a road trip for art lovers

THE Mornington Peninsula has a long, colour ful and story-filled history. Front Beach, Back Beach (FBBB) aims to celebrate this with its ambitious site-responsive public art works.

This November, Mornington Peninsula Re gional Gallery together with Deakin University’s Public Art Commission will present FBBB at fifteen different locations across the Peninsula. Designed as a road-trip for art lovers, FBBB will feature the work of eighteen local and national artists and collectives who have been invited to respond to key sites, stories and communi ties which have shaped this unique region of Victoria.

The artworks will take many forms from sculptural works viewable throughout the program to performance, film and activations viewable at set session times.

The stories the artists are responding to begin thousands of years ago with the landscape and with the Bunurong/ Boon Wurrung Traditional Owners at Monmar, a sacred women’s place used for birthing, ceremony and initiation. Thou sands of years later the first shots fired in both World Wars occurred in the same place at from Point Nepean (Monmar).

National myths, conspiracy and modern political history were further shaped at Monmar, Cheviot Beach, the site of Harold Holt’s disap pearance in 1969.

Whilst there’s hundreds of stories to be shared, the Front Beach, Back Beach curatorium, spear

headed by co-Artistic Directors Danny Lacy (Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery), Cameron Bishop and David Cross (both from Deakin University’s Public Art Commission) – Mornington Peninsula current (or returning) locals themselves – have identified fifteen loca tions across 723sqkm that create a unique set of conditions for artistic response.

The artists commissioned for FBBB represent a diverse cross section of leading and emerging artists from across the country. Including local, Flinders based artist Vera Möller and Victorian artists Amanda Shone, Geoff Robinson, Gold Satino, James Geurts, Kait James, Jarra Karali nar Steel, LAST Collective, Lisa Waup, Maree Clarke, Rebecca Jensen & Aviva Endean, Shane McGrath and Taree Mackzenzie. Interstate artists include Anna Breckon & Nat Randall (NSW), Hiromi Tango ( QLD) and Lucy Bleach (TAS).

The fifteen projects have been arranged into three geographical hubs – Western Port, Fore shore and Point Nepean – each of which contain five commissions. Each hub will be activated for ten days, with associated programming sched uled within this period.

The project is supported by the Restart Invest ment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund–an Australian Government initiative–and is present ed by Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery and Deakin University’s Public Art Commission. For the full program visit www.fbbb.com.au

PENINSULA Health chief executive Felicity Topp with Frankston Hospital

Pink Ladies Auxiliary Executive mem bers Lyn, Janine, Heather and Carole.

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Picture: Willow Creative

Karate competitors test their skills

TWO karate practitioners have returned to their Carrum Downs dojo with silverware from a competition in Poland.

Bruce Hyland, owner of the Bruce Hyland Ishinryu Karate dojo, and his student Daniel Brooker won silver medals at the WKA World Karate Championships in Szczecin. Brooker won silver in Kama and Kumite, and Hyland won silver in Kumite.

Hyland’s dojo has been running since 1975. The school first ran in Chelsea before moving to

Seaford in 1980, and Carrum Downs last year.

Hyland says that karate “has many benefits for all ages”.

“Karate has fitness, personal discipline, the re wards of going through the ranks, and achieving a black belt. Of course you also learn personal self defence, which in today’s environment adds to your personal confidence,” he said.

70-year-old 7th Dan Hyland has been compet ing for decades. His dojo runs classes for kids, teenagers, and adults.

Croquet club’s big celebration

THE Frankston Croquet Club is celebrating a big anniversary.

The club held an event to commemorate 75 years in Frankston last week. The club is one of the oldest sporting teams in Frankston and one of the oldest croquet clubs in Victoria.

Club members and Frankston councillors were in attendance at the 75-year celebration.

The Frankston Croquet Club is located on the corner of Spring Street and Nolan Street in Frankston. To contact the club call secretary Fay O’Toole on 0407 342 562.

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BRUCE Hyland and Daniel Brooker after a karate competition in Poland. Picture: Supplied

FRANKSTON mayor Nathan Conroy toasts to the Frankston Croquet Club. Picture: Supplied

No need for a cold call, I’ll call you (if needed)

Real estate agents in Mount Eliza have been cold calling my home, offering to list our property and informing me of the wonderful prices being achieved in our area.

I have issues with this initiative. First, as members of our local community I would have expected they would understand that our privacy is important to us, and that their calls are unsolicited, intrusive and unwanted. This applies particularly to those of us who are of a particular later life demographic.

Secondly, our number is private and not listed in any phone book or other authorised listing. This implies that the agents are using a “list” acquired from a third party. I have not given any listing vendor the right to use my number.

If real estate agents wish to inform me of the great opportunities their services may give me, then please drop a letter or dodger in my let terbox. I can decide what steps to take, although most often it is in the recycle bin, as my letter box cries out “no advertising materials”.

So, listen in agents: desist, stop phoning me.

Howard Mitchell, Mount Eliza

In-flighting not new

The Tyabb Aero Club, in existence since the 1960s, gained legitimacy with VCAT (the Victo rian Civil and Administrative Tribunal) declaring it an airport (“Aero club given clear air to oper ate” The News 11/10/22)).

Tyabb is not the only airport in continual fights with the local population. Toowoomba airport has been at loggerheads with detractors for decades. The argument for Toowoomba, as it is for Tyabb, is the time difference between the emergence of the airport and the suburbs surrounding it.

And that answer comes right back at councils that continue to allow developers to buy and de velop land right up to the boundary of an airport.

Anne Kruger, Rye

Speak for ourselves

As a long time resident of Tyabb I am fed up with people who live elsewhere telling the world what the people of Tyabb think (“Sensible out come” Letters 18/10/22).

No one in Tyabb wants the airfield shut down, just controlled, so the residents can enjoy the peace they are entitled to.

As far as giving back to the community, the money from the air show is largely the result of community groups doing their own fundraising at this event, kindly allowed by Peninsula Aero Club.

revised if required) and would cause wide scale clearance of native vegetation.

The Liberal claims of “so long overdue”, “gets people out of cars”, “service the hospital and university” and “help kids get to major sporting infrastructures” are grossly exaggerated.

I would like more of my taxes to be spent on sustainability.

For example, $100m would provide 100kw solar systems to 500 schools and $100m would finance feral proof fencing for roughly 170,000 hectares within national parks, thereby enhanc ing and protecting biodiversity.

All levels of government must embrace sustainability, or the natural functioning of our planet is doomed. Henry Kelsall, independent candidate for Frankston

Edbrooke misses train

Frankston is supposed to be represented in state parliament by Paul Edbrooke. However, Mr Ed brooke has steadfastly refused to help our region gain his government’s support for electrifying and extending the Frankston train line through Frankston East, Karingal and Langwarrin to Peninsula Link freeway.

For the first time our community was able to read why (“Baxter rail extension could wipe out homes, historic sites” The Times 18/10/22).

Mr Edbrooke claims the project could wipe out the historic Frankston signal box. Then don’t let it, Mr Edbrooke. The state government has the final say over that decision.

He also claims the project potentially requires bulldozing of hundreds of homes. No it doesn’t.

Acquisition of a sliver of a Monash University car park might be necessary for a new station, but at this early stage any option involving destruction of homes can be replaced by another alternative already on the table.

Mr Edbrooke says the project would mean destruction of 10 hectares of green wedge land. That’s not correct either. It might have been if train stabling was required, but the stabling was built at Seaford in 2020.

Frankston’s rail extension is a nationally recognised infrastructure project that the federal government is committed to building and has partially funded. It has a clear public benefit case and is one of only three national infrastruc ture priority initiatives listed by Infrastructure Australia in 2020 as urgently needed by Victoria within the next five years.

Victorian Liberals are promising private school a cash splash to bring “private facilities” up to date, while government schools languish in poverty.

There has been a disproportionate increase in executive salaries at independent schools, with some principals at large, capital city schools now earning well over $600,000 while average salary for a school principal is $80,481 a year in Victoria.

Matthew Guy and the Victorian Liberals are promising $175 million to Victorian private schools because exploiting JobKeeper wasn’t nearly enough.

The Gonski Institute for Education report was removed from the website by the COALition government after the 2013 election and ignored for the next decade.

On the other hand, Labor will upgrade More than 40 Victorian schools which will be made more inclusive for students with disabilities as part of a $7.89 million funding boost and a $6 billion hospitals project to build a new medical precinct in inner-Melbourne and upgrade two nearby facilities which has been billed as the biggest in Australian history.

vote is a given, for young [Labor MP for Ne pean] Chris Brayne, heavily into “doing” rather than false, double-edged promises.

Cliff Ellen, Rye

Independent advantage

The candidacy of Dr Kate Lardner in Morn ington offers voters the opportunity to elect an independent woman to represent our community and break from the scandal-ridden and rudder less policies of the current Labor and Liberal parties in Victoria.

We saw the break from traditional voting pat terns in the last federal election. This can and should continue in Mornington.

Kate was born, raised, and educated in Mornington. She is a practising physician at a local hospital and now raising a family here. She wants meaningful actions on issues important to all Australians, climate change, reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and transparency in politics. She can bring an independent voice for Mornington in the Victorian legislature.

Charles Wyatt, Mornington

Floods preventable

If you don’t live in Tyabb, please don’t speak on our behalf.

Recommended by the state 92 years ago, it would replace the Stony Point service – the most unreliable train service in Melbourne and the only one using old, dirty diesel engines.

Who knows what Mornington Peninsula Greens are about, other than worrying if a sau sage sizzle fundraiser for the branch should not be held because it would offend some vegetar ians?

Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach

Tina Bennett, Tyabb

Money takes flight

My blood levels are slowly diminishing. I have written a letter, although my English skills may leave a lot to be desired. Readers may feel my anguish and feeling of futility when I read on the agenda for Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s Tuesday 18 October meeting that a further $350,000 has been given to the Peninsula Aero Club on top of other grants from the state and shire.

I have followed this issue since 2004 and, unfortunately, we battle big money and the alignment of councillors to this particular entity over the years.

Unwittingly, they may have been duped. But to the community $1 million dollars is a lot of money to give to a private entity.

David Lines, Tyabb

Rail against time

I was very disappointed to read that the “Vic torian Liberals have promised to extend the Frankston train line to Baxter if they win the state election” (“Huge rail announcements be fore state election” The Times 11/10/22).

In the last state election it was mooted at a cost of around $500 million, which has now in creased to $971m, with a business case in 2020 revealing that it could cost $1.5 billion.

This is an incredible amount of money for something that is adequately serviced by a small diesel carriage (whose timetable could be

The only thing now stopping the rail exten sion is the support of Mr Edbrooke and his state Labor government. Come on Mr Edbrooke – it’s time you got on board. Rod Evenden, chair, Committee for Greater Frankston

Injecting debate

Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke is quoted as say ing “I have people at my office asking me if their home is going to be bulldozed now”, but his office in Beach Street has been manned only in the last week after being empty for many months at taxpayers’ expense (“Labor rules out rail plan ‘without checks’” The News 18/10/22).

How could people go to his office to see if their house is to be bulldozed, or is it his staff he is talking about?

How much rail crossing removal work has been done in Frankston?

I did not find Edbrooke to be very convinc ing when he said that there was no proposal for a safe injecting room in Frankston. He should state more clearly if there will be an injecting room and whether he will oppose it.

Russell Morse, Karingal

Educational moves

While private school funding in Australia has increased five times the rate of public schools over the decade of COALition rule, only 17 per cent went to government schools, despite the fact that they educate about 65 per cent of all students and more than 80 per cent of the most disadvantaged students.

Bus welcome

As a disability worker on the Mornington Pen insula, I would like to thank our local member [Nepean MP] Chris Brayne for the introduction of the flexi-bus.

This is a truly innovative and extremely wel come initiative.

The flexi-bus has now made travel less burdensome for people in the disability and aged care sectors and it can increase community participation.

The flexi- bus is an added option for people to be able to access their community. For a small fee, the bus will come straight to your door and take you to your desired destination.

We lived at the Riverside Motel Wahgunyah on the Victorian bank of the Murray River for the past 20 years. We had a major flood in 2016 with the water 600mm below our floor level.

We have dodged a bullet and moved back to safe and secure Mount Eliza.

The motel may be flooded for the first time since it was built in 1973.

The sole reason for our current floods is that our dams are not big enough to hold all the water that falls as rain in wet years like this.

The Murray River has for the past 150 plus years flooded or had a drought in six to 10-year cycles. Sometimes it flooded two years running.

During the last drought, the environmentalists said we would never have heavy rain again, so the previous state government built a desalina tion plant.

Guess what, the heavy rain has returned. Our dams are not big enough carry all the excess water and they are now all overflowing causing massive flooding downstream.

Geoffrey Merrifield, Rye

Wheelchairs are also included. Thanks to Chris, this will make a very positive change for many people.

Scamming for votes

Scammers are on their marks, not for money, for your vote in the upcoming state election. If I voted in the Mornington seat I’d try mental health nurse Georgia Fowler - I like the name.

Not to be outdone our Mornington Peninsula Shire Council is also into the election result, indirectly of course, but clear enough for those with two eyeballs, with a $158 million “shout” for road trauma. Fair enough the need for road improvements, but it’s all about timing. “A lack of government assistance,” said our seemingly non-political mayor.

I ignore the home phone calls but as expected, they access my iPhone. I’m a Nepean voter, my

This is the one in 200 year flood that we have not prepared for, and records have only been kept for 150 years.

In The management of our dams our state gov ernment and the Murray-Darling Basin Author ity is totally incompetent, they will not release water early for flood mitigation because they are not paid for it by the irrigators.

They would rather flood downstream commu nities by letting out water when it is too late, to protect their dam walls. They have no considera tion for the welfare of downstream communities, only maximise their profits

Lake Dartmouth is overflowing for the first time in 26 years, all of our existing dams are full, the excess water has to go somewhere. This whole disaster could have been prevented.

Terry Young, Mount Eliza

Bowling Green Opened at Frankston

Compiled by Cameron McCullough

WHEN Mr. A. Taylor, of the Pier Ho tel, took up his residence in Frankston about 12 months ago, he stated that he could not live in a town that did not posses a bowling green.

As the Frankston people did not make a further move to procure a green after their rebuff in connection with the foreshore proposition, Mr. Taylor proceeded to make a bowling green of his own.

He selected an attractive spot at the rear of the Pier Hotel, and yesterday witnessed the opening of as pretty a little green as one would wish to see.

Before coming to Frankston, Mr. Taylor was a prominent member of the Williamstown Bowling Club, and yesterday a large party of William stown bowlers visited Frankston to take part in the opening ceremony.

The visitors included a number of the city councillors and other promi nent citizens of Williamstown.

They were met by a large number, of Frankston ladies and gentlemen, who assembled to take part in the proceedings.

Mr. Stephen Mills, of the William stown Bowling Club, in declaring the green open for play, said the Frankston people should feel grateful to Mr. Taylor for providing them with a green.

It was sign of progress. No progres sive town was without its bowling green.

He advised the Frankston people to try and make arrangements with Mr. Taylor for a lease of the green, so that they could form their own club

and run it as they wished. It would be a great benefit to Frankston in every way.

Mr. Mills then called on Miss Doris Macnab to throw the first jack, and Mrs. Taylor to throw the first bowl.

The ladies named carried out their tasks as to the manner born amidst rounds of applause.

The visitors were entertained at af ternoon tea, provided by Mrs. Taylor.

Great Interest was taken in the match Frankston v. Williamstown, in which the home team proved victori ous.

***

MR. and Mrs. Arthur. Wilcox and family are at present spending a few weeks’ holiday at Frankston. ***

A NUMBER of Frankston friends were present at the funeral of Mr. H. Anderson, who was buried in the Boorandara cemetery on Monday last.

The service at the graveside was conducted by Mr. W. E. Watkins, minister in charge of the Frankston Presbyterian Church.

***

A CASE of interest to Carrum residents was heard in the County Court at Melbourne on 16th inst, before Judge Woinarski, when Messrs Birtchnell Bros. & Porter, well known city estate agents, having large land interests in and around Carrum, sued Mr. A. E. Mudge and his wife, local residents, for £120 damages, for trespass on and use and occupation of the plaintiffs’ land.

The plaintiffs alleged that the defen dants (Mr. Mudge and his wife) hav ing purchased a block of land from

the plaintiffs, used and occupied ether land of the plaintiffs adjoining, and erected tents thereon without being authorised by the plaintiffs to do so.

The plaintiffs’ claim was based on such alleged trespass and unauthor ised use of the plaintiffs’ land.

The defendants pleaded that there had been no trespass by them, and that any use and occupation by them of the plaintiffs’ land was with the plaintiffs’ consent and approval.

Judge Wolnarski, after hearing the evidence, stated that he was satisfied that the memory of Mr. L. A. Birt chnell, the principal witness for the plaintiffs, was not dependable, and that the defendants had satisfied him that the plaintiffs had given leave and license for such use and occupation as alleged.

The plaintiffs’ claim was not al lowed, and a verdict with costs was given for the defendants, for whom Mr. Magennis’ appeared, instructed by Mr. L. R. N. Utber, of Frankston.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

ANYONE found Taking HAY or WOOD out of any of my Paddocks, or Found TRESPASSING, with or without Dogs or Guns, will be Pros ecuted.

N. C. HOLDSWORTH “Weerona” Baxter.

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INDIFFERENCE OR WHAT?

The meeting called for Friday afternoon last with the object of ar ranging for Music Week in Frankston lapsed, because no one apparently was sufficiently interested to accept the invitation of the conveners.

It is difficult to believe that Frankston residents are indifferent to the extent their want of action would imply and for the sake of the children of the district whose interests are chiefly concerned in this matter it is to be hoped that a further effort will be made to set the movement going.

Mr. Herbert Sutton, who wasted half a day on Friday would perhaps spare another hour or two to meet any half-dozen residents who feel that Frankston should not be without its Music Week, and are prepared to assist in arranging details.

***

MR. O. J. Olsen’s Buick car, which has been running for hire in this dis trict, has a record to its credit that will take some beating.

During 15 months this car covered 16,000 miles, and to-day it appears to be little the worse for service.

The wonderful part of the achieve ment is that the distance stated was accomplished with the original set of Goodyear tyres furnished with the car, two of the tyres still being on the car.

This sounds something like a record, due no doubt in some measure to expert driving and careful han dling.

Such an excellent performance must appeal strongly to anyone contemplat ing the purchase of a Buick car.

Mr. Olsen has received quite a num ber of enquiries into the 4-cylinder Buick, which car is suitable alike to trade and private use.

***

MIRTH and fun was the keynote of the happy birthday party tendered by

Mrs. H. Williams, of Aspendale, to her employee, Mr. Jack Armitage, on Tuesday evening, the occasion being his twenty-first birthday.

The function, which was celebrated in Mr. Kane’s garage, was attended by numerous young folk of the neighbor hood, and several of the elders.

The evening’s entertainment comprised dancing and games, which were enjoyably indulged in by all present.

Vocal solos were excellently rendered by Mrs. Williams, Mr. Alf. Wright and Mr. Jim McKay. There was also a humorous song by Mr. Bert Walker.

Mr. Wright proved himself a capable M.C. on behalf of the young man in whose honor they were gathered together, and also on behalf of the company present, Mr. Wright, in a concise speech, thanked Mrs. Williams for the handsome evening’s entertainment she had provided.

Miss D. White, Mr. H. Zimmer man and Mr. Alf. Wright each in turn presided at the piano, and Mr. Bert White’s services with his violin were appreciated.

A tasteful supper was partaken of and innumerable sweets, cigars, and cigarettes were distributed by the hostess.

Warm thanks were extended to Mr. Mann for the use of his commodious garage and piano, also to all who as sisted in making the evening such an undoubted success.

***

From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 27 October 1922

Which Aussie horse was known as a social media star for their unique name?

In what year did Michelle Payne (pictured right) win the Melbourne Cup?

Who was the first jockey to win the Melbourne Cup?

In which year was the Melbourne Cup officially declared a public holiday?

Which of these celebrities has not attended the Melbourne Cup? a) Sarah Jessica Parker b) Snoop Dogg c) Kylie Jenner

What is the Melbourne Cup locally known as?

Which jockey was the winner of the 2021 Melbourne Cup?

8. Which of these names is not a real racehorse name: a) Maythehorse-bewithu b) Waikikamukau or c) Pasture Bedtime?

9. The Flemington racecourse track is shaped like what fruit?

10. Who was the first, and to date the only, Aboriginal jockey to win the Melbourne Cup?

11. What is the prize for the 2022 first place winner?

What age were the oldest three horses to win the Melbourne Cup?

The Cup is the biggest event of what annual series?

What headwear is traditionally worn by women attending the race?

15. Is the Melbourne Cup traditionally held before or after the Caulfield Cup?

16. The prize for the first Melbourne Cup was made of what material?

17. How many barriers are there for the race?

18. What place did Queen Elizabeth II’s horse Arabian Story come in the 1997 Cup?

19. Trainer Bart Cummings has won the Cup a record how many times?

20. Horse trainers, and previous winners of the Melbourne Cup, David Hayes and Gai Waterhouse both recently attended which historic event?

21. The 2021 Melbourne Cup was the first time the race’s winner started from what barrier number?

22. Who in 2001 became the first female trainer to win a Melbourne Cup?

23. In 2006, Delta Blues became the first horse from which country to win the Melbourne Cup?

24. What is a farrier?

25. Jockey Bobbie Lewis holds the record of how many Melbourne Cup wins?

26. In which year did celebrity supermodel Gigi Hadid attend the Melbourne Cup?

27. Which Australian precious metals specialist has made the Melbourne Cup trophy since 2016?

28. And is the present day trophy made mostly of bronze or gold?

29. In what year was the call of the Melbourne Cup first broadcast on radio?

30. Was the Melbourne Cup race originally one mile, two miles or three miles long?

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THE MEANING OF EXISTENCE... AND OTHER SHORT STORIES

You Can Bank On It

By Stuart McCullough

IT’S been a while. So long, in fact, that I feared that I’d completely forgotten how to do something that was once, if not second nature, at least a close third. It’s funny how something that is a part of everyday life can vanish. Like a weekly trip to the Video Library, some things veer rapidly towards extinction until they disappear altogether. That said, in the case of Video Libraries, it’s well deserved – you can’t go around calling yourself a ‘library’ and reject the Dewey Decimal system outright. It just won’t stand.

I went to a bank. For the life of me, I can’t recall the last time I did that. As a kid, it was the place to which you were dragged on a warm afternoon against your will and forced to suffer a supreme form of boredom. People spoke quietly when they were in a bank. They were like libraries in that regard (although not video libraries –those places were bedlam). At banks, they gave people money and dullness. One you paid for, the other was com plementary. In fact, the most exciting thing about the bank was that the pens were on chains.

The chain made an interesting sound as it slid across the countertop. It was inconvenient if there wasn’t a spare patch of bench proximate to the pen you were using which meant you had to stand much closer to a fellow cus tomer than either of you felt comfort able with. There was about a fifty per cent chance of a pen actually working, meaning that you might have to suf fer the indignity of moving from pen

to pen as the security guard took note of your suspicious behaviour. Clearly intended to discourage theft, the pens would have been worth all of about two cents each.

Banks also had a substantial pot plant in the main customer area, to gether with the day’s date displayed prominently so that people could fill

their deposit and withdrawal slips ac curately. I’d watch the hand on the clock as it turned. As a kid, the bank is where time slowed to a crawl. There was no such thing as a ‘quick’ trip to the bank and even if your parents spent no more than ten minutes in there, it still felt like a lifetime. Granted, major financial institutions are designed to

do a lot of things, but they were ex perts at testing a child’s perseverance.

The other week I received a cheque. I had no idea what to do with it. It’s been so long since I saw such a thing that it had an air of novelty about it, despite being a regular rather than oversized cheque. Until it arrived, I’d believed the phrase ‘the cheque’s in the mail’ was one not to be taken lit erally, much like other fanciful state ments such as ‘a lot of people are say ing’ (they’re not) and ‘due to popular demand’ (we still have heaps left of whatever it is we’re desperate to get rid of).

I did my very best to remember what it is I used to do when coming into pos session of a cheque. Trawling through the dank and abandoned recesses of my mind, where I found several tennis balls and a jumper I used to like, one word suddenly jumped up and slapped me fair in the face – bank. I would be making a trip to the bank.

I haven’t lived here for that long, but I knew that a branch of my bank had just re-opened after extensive refur bishments. Given that I was going to a bank for what was possibly the first time this century, I decided to make an occasion of it and pretend it was still the nineteen nineties. Dressed in Blundstone boots and a lumberjack shirt, I consulted my Melways to en sure I knew how best to get there.

I grabbed my regular sized cheque and headed down to the bank. As I strode into the branch, the scene that greeted me was like something from, if not another century, then from some

time other than the nineteen nineties. There were no counters, no tellers and no pens on a chain. How they even had the nerve to call themselves a bank, I’ll never know. Instead, there was modular furniture and a series of small workstations and a tasteful pot plant. I thought I knew how banks worked. Turns out, I knew nothing at all. A polite lady approached me and asked if she could help. Struck dumb as a result of sensory overload, all I could do was point mutely at the cheque in my hands. The lady smiled and shook her head, telling me that they didn’t accept cheques at this bank and that I’d need to deposit it some other way. As I stood in the middle of the bank branch / modular furniture showroom, it occurred to me that I was standing in the wrong bank. That is, not the wrong type of branch but the wrong financial institution altogether. I began to back away while still keeping eye contact, lest the helpful lady wanted to sell me a pot plant.

As it turns out, all I had to do was scan the cheque with my phone. It almost made the Internet seem worth while. It’s funny how activities that were once pivotal are relegated to novelty status. Who knows when I’ll see a cheque again? Or how long it will be before I need to set foot inside a branch? Truth is, if I ever attend a bank again, I’ll probably travel by hoverboard. By that time, I’ll just be getting over the embarrassment at hav ing gone to the wrong bank. Maybe. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

Mount Eliza, Seaford apply to FV

SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie

MOUNT Eliza and Seaford United will apply to Football Victoria for a place in next season’s State 5 South.

Both clubs confirmed their intent last week after the state federation opened the application process out lining the wide-ranging criteria clubs must address in their application.

Mount Eliza is the new kid on the block as far as State League status is concerned and club president Justin Sheppard is keen to halt the annual player exodus from its senior squad currently competing under the Bay side Football Association banner.

“We keep losing players every year who want to play at a higher level,” Sheppard said.

“The majority of the current group want to try their hand at State 5 and we’ve got players coming to the club if our application is successful.

“We won’t be able to announce a coach until we find out if we are in State 5 but [selecting] the coaching staff has been done.”

Sheppard believes that State League status is key to embedding a develop ment pathway for a flourishing junior program with around 540 boys and 132 girls involved.

The club has 38 registered senior players.

Seaford United withdrew from State 4 South last February but will base its application for re-admission to State League on both its men’s and wom en’s programs.

“We’ve already been in State League so we know what’s involved,” president Willie Lynn said.

“We had an under-16s last season so we could always use those players in the reserves and it’s just a matter of approaching players for the senior team.”

Seaford has a men’s and women’s program and an established junior program.

In State 1 news Mornington has clinched the signature of NPL goal keeper Fraser Maclaren.

The former Beaumaris, Melbourne Victory, South Melbourne and Dan denong Thunder custodian recently ended a second stint with Langwarrin.

Mornington coach Adam Jamieson has chased Maclaren for some time and the 27-year-old keeper didn’t need much convincing to make the move to

Dallas Brooks Park.

“For a couple of years now ‘Jamo’ has chased me and I think with the way they’re going and the squad they’re building I thought ‘why not give it a crack?’ Maclaren said.

“Their aim is to get promoted and I know half the boys down there any way.”

When Maclaren left Langwarrin he was expected to return to his boyhood club Beaumaris which had won pro motion to NPL3 but the opportunity wasn’t there.

“Beaumaris is happy with its squad and they’ve got a goalkeeper so I said to the coach ‘while you’ve got a keep er there’s no time for discussion’.

“I said if there had been a position available then we’d sit down and talk.”

Maclaren’s departure from Langy wasn’t pleasant but he doesn’t have a lot to say about that.

“I’m disappointed over a number of things that happened and the way things ended but I’m happy to draw a line under what was a challenging year last season,” he said.

“I’m excited to join a club with great ambition and to continue a great cul

ture.”

In State 2 news Frankston Pines has signed striker Antonio Marcuccio from rival Berwick City.

The 20-year-old was at Berwick when Pines’ head coach Trevor John ston was there.

“He played at Comets last season then went back to Berwick and scored 12 goals in 12 games,” Johnston said.

“He’s a play-off-the-shoulder type, he’s super quick with a good eye for goal and he’ll be a good addition see ing as how we’ve lost Liam Baxter.”

Pines also are tracking a South American import and hope to wel come him to Monterey Reserve early next year.

The club refused to name him until confirmation of his visa approval.

Star Pines midfielder Thomas Dunn returned from his native Fiji on Friday and the 19-year-old has been quoted by FijiLive as being keen to represent his country in next year’s Under-20s World Cup finals.

Indonesia is hosting the tournament which runs from 20 May to 11 June.

“We’re not sure how many games Thomas could miss but we’re very

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supportive of him playing for his country,” Johnston said.

Meanwhile Jason Symonds shunned overtures from Mornington last week re-affirming his recent appointment to the coaching panel at Peninsula Strik ers.

Mornington was keen to get Sy monds to return to Dallas Brooks Park to continue his developmental work with its reserves squad.

“I was on holiday last week so I had time to think things through and I’m staying at Strikers,” he said.

Symonds’ son Ben also has made the switch to Centenary Park.

He won the best and fairest in Morn ington’s reserves last season and his father thinks that the 19-year-old will have more chance of senior game time at Strikers.

“I love Mornington and I’ve got a very good relationship with ‘Jamo’ but I’ve also got a good relationship with ‘Scotty’ (Strikers’ joint senior coach Scott Morrison) and it’s pretty excit ing what Strikers are doing.

“It’s a great opportunity for Ben to step up and it’s also an opportunity for me to help Strikers.”

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In State 4 news Somerville Eagles have signed winger Reilly Saffin and are close to agreeing with five other newcomers one of whom is former player Chris Thomas.

Thomas joined the Eagles from Sea ford United then switched to Dande nong South this year.

Saffin, 19, has played with Morning ton and Skye United and can play on either side of the pitch.

Somerville head coach Adam Steele will start pre-season training on Tues day 15 November and expects all cur rent and prospective players to attend.

“We’re focussing mainly on the resignings right now,” Steele said.

Josh Simmons, Tom Simmons, Joe Simmons, Sam Beadle, Conor Mc Fall, Connor Carson, Nick Bucello, Tom Pollock, Zach Karolidis and Joel Wade have re-committed for next sea son.

“We’ll definitely be bringing in new players and the ones we’ve been talk ing to are 80 to 90 percent over the line,” Steele added.

“We’ll be making those announce ments prior to Christmas.”

Local applicants: Mount Eliza and Seaford are keen to field seniors and reserves in next season’s State 5 South competition. Pictures: Supplied

TOP PICKS OF THE WEEK

THURSDAY AUSTRALIA’S BEST COMPETITION COMPETITION

ABC TV PLUS, 8.30pm

Triple J’s drive-time hosts Lewis Hobba and Michael Hing (pictured left) embark on a hunt for the best contest in Australia in this quirky special. The duo travel to a wide array of regional towns where they enter various competitions with delightfully weird locals and then present their findings to a live studio audience. Some of the impressive skills on display include woodchopping, street racing and Turkish oil wrestling.

FRIDAY ROAD TO THE MELBOURNE CUP CARNIVAL

TEN, 10.30pm

It’s almost time to saddle up once again for “the race that stops a nation”. The trackside action kicks off with Derby Day on Saturday before the big race on Tuesday, followed by Oaks Day on Thursday and closing with Stakes Day on Saturday. In this special, racing expert Michael Felgate, jockeys Michelle Payne (pictured with Felgate) and Glen Boss, and tipster David Gately size up this year’s contenders.

SUNDAY

NCIS: HAWAI’I TEN, 9pm

The NCIS franchise has mastered its triedand-true formula and tonight’s fast-paced episode is no exception. In “Blind Curves”, the writers have thrown a bit of a curveball into the sun, sand and surf with a Fast and the Furious-style case for the team. Expect petrol fumes in the seaside air as the team delves into the world of illegal street racing. Meanwhile, Whistler (Tori Anderson) is worried about introducing Lucy (Yasmine Al-Bustami, pictured above with Alex Tarrant) to her colleagues.

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It’s totally understandable to feel compelled to stick a finger in each ear and chant “La, la, la, la!” when someone informs you about the latest headlines from the US. The saying “only in America” – often said with an obvious roll of the eyes – is rightfully bandied about when faced with political news and developments from the States. Mercifully, this humour-laden current affairs show sticks to the important facts, with a little quirkiness to sweeten the dispatch. With a week before the midterm elections, hosts Chas Licciardello and John Barron deliver their unique take on US politics.

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The Music Of Silence. Continued. (2017, PG) 7.55 The Bookshop. (2017, PG) 10.00 The City Of Lost Children. (1995, M, French) 12.05pm Little Joe. (2019, M) 2.05 Big Fish. (2003, PG) 4.20 Howard Lovecraft. (2016, PG) 5.50 Last Chance Harvey. (2008, PG) 7.35 Testament Of Youth. (2014, M) 9.55 The Physician. (2013, M) 12.40am Killing Them Softly. (2012, MA15+) 2.25 Late Programs.

The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Perfect Girlfriend. (2015, Msv, R) 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. 2.30 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.00 Bondi Vet. (PGam, R)

Pointless. (PG)

Tipping Point. (PG)

Afternoon News.

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1.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

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6am Children’s Programs. 7pm Odd Squad. 7.10 Shaun The Sheep. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Bram Stoker’s Dracula. (1992, MA15+) 10.35 Doctor Who. 11.20 QI. 11.55 Red Dwarf. 12.20am Motherland. 12.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 1.40 ABC News Update. 1.45 Close. 5.00 Elmo And Tango Mysterious Mysteries. 5.10 Dot. 5.25 Pablo. 5.35 Late Programs.

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6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.00 Great Irish Interiors. (PG) 11.00 Hugh’s Wild West. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 The Last Hours Of Pompeii. (PGav, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Starblasters Cricket. 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (PG, R) 4.05 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Secrets Of The Lost Liners: Rex. (PG) Takes a look at the SS Rex

8.30 Good With Wood. (PG) Hosted by Mel Giedroyc.

9.25 World’s Greatest Hotels: The Plaza – The World’s Most Expensive Hotel. (R) Takes a look at The Plaza in New York.

10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 Das Boot. (Maln, R)

11.40 The Pier. (MA15+as, R) 3.10 8 Out Of

10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals, R) 4.00 Food Safari. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

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6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon

Unknown Amazon. 12.50 The Source. 1.40 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Cup of China. Replay. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.15 Shortland St. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 Forged In Fire. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Atlanta. 9.50 The Big Sex Talk. 10.20 Feed Me. 11.30 Late Programs.

SEVEN

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: A Sister’s Revenge. (2013, Mav, R) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Joh and Pete visit the Northbridge House.

8.30 MOVIE: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. (2011, Ml, R) A group of British retirees travels to India to live in what they have been told is a luxurious hotel. Although the establishment is not what they expected, they soon become charmed by their exotic surroundings. Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel.

11.00 To Be Advised.

12.40 MOVIE: Boar. (2017, MA15+h, R) John Jarratt. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.

7TWO

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Jabba’s Movies. 9.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Sons And Daughters. 3.00 Modern Business Australia. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Border Security: International. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

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

12.00 MOVIE: A Housekeeper’s Revenge. (2016, Mav) 1.45 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 Cricket. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Super 12. Australia v England. From the MCG.

10.00 To Be Advised.

12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) Ben Shephard hosts a UK game show in which four contestants compete against a machine.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) Home shopping.

4.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) Sonny meets a boy who has run away from home while sailing down a river in a homemade raft.

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6am Morning Programs. 12.55pm The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.00 Grantchester. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Ship That Died Of Shame. (1955, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Pre-Show. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Antiques Downunder. 8.00 Antiques Roadshow Detectives. 8.40 MOVIE: Death Becomes Her. (1992, M) 10.45 Late Programs.

TEN (10)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (Ma) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. (R) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

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

7.30 The Living Room. Amanda Keller learns some tradie tricks.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (PGlsv) Celebrity guests include Lesley Manville, Hugh Bonneville, Lashana Lynch and Big Zuu.

9.30 To Be Advised.

10.30 Road To The Melbourne Cup Carnival. A look at the upcoming Melbourne Cup.

11.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

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

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6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Friends. 7.30 Seinfeld. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 The King Of Queens. 12.30pm Frasier. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 James Corden. 3.30 Becker. 4.30 Shopping. 5.30 Joseph Prince.

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6am Morning Programs. 1.45pm Bamay. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Kriol Kitchen. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.35 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 NITV News: Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 Kungka Kunpu. 6.40 Undiscovered Vistas. 7.30 MOVIE: Toys And Pets. (2017, PG) 9.15 First Nations Bedtime Stories. 9.25 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 10.25 Intune 08. 11.25 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

6am

Between Worlds. Continued. (2016, PG, Hebrew) 6.50 The Prince And The Showgirl. (1957, PG) 9.00 Last Chance Harvey. (2008, PG) 10.40 The Physician. (2013, M) 1.30pm The Music Of Silence. (2017, PG) 3.35 The Bookshop. (2017, PG) 5.40 Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016, PG) 7.35 Charlie Wilson’s War. (2007, M) 9.30 Agora. (2009, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 1pm Aussie Lobster Men. 2.00 Scrap Kings. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Down East Dickering. 4.30 Barter Kings. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 10. Carlton v Western Bulldogs. 8.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 10. Brisbane Lions v Collingwood. 10.00 MOVIE: Aliens Vs Predator: Requiem. (2007, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs.

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Championship. Round 10. 2.55 Motor Racing. W Series. Round 7. 3.30 ISU Grand Prix. Skate America. 4.30 The Students, The Traitor And The Nazis. (PGav, R) 5.30 Hidden Heroes: The Nisei Soldiers Of WW2.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Golden Eagle Day and Derby Raceday. 5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Narrated by Grant Bowler.

6.00 Seven News.

Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A convicted drug smuggler returns to Australia.

1.35 MOVIE: Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016, PGav, R, New Zealand) Sam Neill. 3.25 8 Out Of 10 Cats

Countdown. (Mals, R) 4.20 Food Safari.

Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize.

World English News Morning.

France 24 Feature.

World Tonight.

Philippines

7.30 MOVIE: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens. (2015, Mv, R) A new evil threatens the galaxy. Daisy Ridley, John Boyega. 10.15 MOVIE: Monster Hunter. (2020, Mav) An army officer is transported to a new world. Milla Jovovich. 12.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 12. Gold Coast 500. Day 1. Highlights.

1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R)

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South

6am Morning Programs.

With

To The Country. 4.00 Bargain Hunt. 5.00 Horse Racing. Golden Eagle Day and Derby Raceday. 6.00 Border Security: Int. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 I Escaped To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 1.35pm I Live, I Breathe, I Surf. 2.30 Hockey. WA Men’s Field Hockey. Premier Division 1. 4.00 Hockey. WA Women’s Field Hockey. Premier Division 1. 5.30 Power To The People. 6.00 Pacific Island Food Revolution. 6.50 News. 7.00 On Country Kitchen. 7.30 Call Of The Baby Beluga. 8.30 MOVIE: Black Sheep. (2006, MA15+) 10.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 6.50 Howard Lovecraft. (2016, PG) 8.25 The Well-Digger’s Daughter. (2011, PG, French) 10.30 Higher Ground. (2011, M) 12.35pm Testament Of Youth. (2014, M) 2.55 The Movie Show. 3.25 Last Chance Harvey. (2008, PG) 5.10 Between Worlds. (2016, PG, Hebrew) 6.45 Weekend At Bernie’s. (1989, PG) 8.30 Into The Labyrinth. (2019, MA15+) 10.55 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 Seven’s Motorsport Classic. 2.00 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Gold Coast 500. Qualifying and Support 5.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 12. Gold Coast 500. Day 1. Pre-Race and Race 31. 7.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Game 23. Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers. 10.30 MOVIE: Just Cause. (1995, MA15+) 12.40am Late Programs.

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6am Children’s Programs. Noon Smash. 1.00 Baywatch. 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 MOVIE: The Flintstones. (1994) 8.20 MOVIE: Blade Runner 2049. (2017, M) 11.30 The Emily Atack Show. 12.15am Queer Eye For The Straight Guy. 1.10 Kardashians. 2.10 Baywatch. 3.00 Bakugan: Armored Alliance. 3.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Drive TV. (R) 6.30 Getaway. (PG, R)

7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Destination WA. 12.30 Rivals. 1.00 Drive TV. 1.30 Cross Court. 2.00 My Way. (PG) 2.30 Travel Guides. (PGls, R)

3.30 The Bizarre Pet Vets. (PGam, R)

4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 News: First At Five.

Getaway. (PG)

6.00 Nine News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: Kong: Skull Island. (2017, Malv, R) A team visits an island filled with monsters. Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson.

9.50 MOVIE: Pacific Rim: Uprising. (2018, Mv, R) Giant monsters threaten the world. John Boyega, Scott Eastwood.

11.55 MOVIE: I Am Legend. (2007, Mahv, R) Will Smith. 1.45 Explore. (R) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

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6am Morning Programs.

10.30 Explore. 10.45 MOVIE: Carry On Teacher. (1959) 12.30pm Antiques Downunder. 1.00 The Best 30 Years. 1.30 Antiques Roadshow Detectives. 2.10 MOVIE: The Small Back Room. (1949, PG) 4.20 MOVIE: It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. (1963, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Time Traveller’s Wife. (2009, M) 9.40 MOVIE: Chocolat. (2000, M) 12.05am Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm Revolution. 3.30 MOVIE: The Cat In The Hat. (2003) 5.00 MOVIE: Casper. (1995, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: The Addams Family. (1991, PG) 9.00 MOVIE: R.I.P.D. (2013, M) 10.50 MOVIE: Halloween. (2018, MA15+) 1am Kardashians. 2.50 Mike Tyson Mysteries. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury. 3.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive. 4.00 Yu-GiOh! Sevens. 4.30 Ricky Zoom. 4.50 Late Programs.

6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 19. United States Grand Prix. Replay. 9.00 What’s Up Down Under. 9.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 10.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 The Code. 2.00 Blood And Treasure. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.30 Evil. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Reel Action. (R) 6.30 Leading The Way With Dr Michael Youssef. 7.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. (R)

Road To The Melbourne Cup Carnival. (R)

What’s Up Down Under. (R)

Studio 10: Saturday. (PG)

Horse Racing. Melbourne Cup Carnival. Victoria Derby Day.

6.00 10 News First. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGalv, R) The lifeguards chase a beachgoer. 7.30 Blue Bloods. (Ma) Jamie begins a new job. 8.30 CSI: Vegas. (Mmv) The team inves tigates when a mannequin prop inside a haunted house turns out to be a dead body. 9.30 NCIS. (Mv, R) A dad from McGee’s children’s school is linked to a break-in at a storage bunker. 10.30 To Be Advised. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Authentic. (PG) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

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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 To Be Advised. 3.30 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.15 Friends. 12.15am Home Shopping. 1.45 The Big Bang Theory. 2.15 Mom. 2.45 The Neighborhood. 3.35 Two And A Half Men. 4.30 Home Shopping.

6am Shopping. 9.00

The Doctors. 10.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 Healthy Homes Australia. Noon The Love Boat. 1.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 2.00 A-League All Access. 2.30 Roads Less Travelled. 3.00 MacGyver. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 iFish. 6.00 Scorpion. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 4. Macarthur FC v Sydney FC. 10.00 MacGyver. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.25 Question Everything. (R) 2.55 How To Build A Time Machine. (R) 3.55 Rick Stein’s Secret France. (Final, R) 5.00 Art Works. (PG, R) 5.25 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.25 Frankly. (R) Presented by Fran Kelly.

7.00 ABC News Sunday.

7.30 Inside The Sydney Opera House: Back To Business. Part 2 of 3.

8.30 Significant Others. (Ms) Ciaran and Hanna deepen their relationships with outsiders caught in the rip of Sarah’s disappearance.

9.20 Silent Witness. (Mav) A second death brings Jack and Nikki back to the same underground boxing ring.

10.20 Miniseries: The Cry. (Mal, R) Part 2 of 4.

11.20 Shetland. (Malv, R)

12.20 The Heights. (PG, R)

3.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.15 The Recording Studio. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Ageless Gardens. (PG) 9.30 The World From Above. (PG) 11.00

Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 12.00 APAC Weekly. 12.30 France 24 English News. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 AusMoto Show. 3.30 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Skate America. Highlights. 5.30 Taekwondo. 5.35 Lost Home Movies Of Nazi Germany. (PGavw, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Curse Of The Ancients: Pagans. (PG) Part 4 of 5.

8.30 Lost Cities Of The Bible: Mystery Of The Great Flood. Part 1 of 2. Follows archaeologists as they investigate Iraq’s lost cities and the world of the Old Testament.

10.25 King Arthur’s Britain: Truth Unearthed. (Ma, R)

Presented by Dr Alice Roberts.

11.30 The Great Plague: Outbreak. (PGa, R)

2.00 America’s Great Divide: From Obama To Trump. (Malsv, R)

4.05 Food Safari. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00

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

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6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 12.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 12. Gold Coast 500. Day 2. Qualifying and support races. 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 12. Gold Coast 500. Day 2. Pre-Race and race 32. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Australia’s Got Talent. (PGa) Hosted by Ricki-Lee.

8.45 Prince Andrew: Banished. (Mas) Documents how Prince Andrew’s scandals nearly sank the British Monarchy. 10.45 Born To Kill? John Linley Frazier. (MA15+av) A look at mass murderer John Linley Frazier.

11.45 Police: Hour Of Duty. (Mav, R)

12.45 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 12. Gold Coast 500. Day 2. Highlights.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Fishing Australia. (R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 11.00 Women’s Footy. (PG) 12.00 Reel Destinations: Lodge Life. 12.30 Fishing Australia. 1.00 Great Australian Detour. (R) 1.30 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures. (PGl, R) 2.00 The Block. (PG, R) 4.00 Bondi Vet. (PGm) 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Postcards. (PG)

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

7.00 The Block. (PGl) 8.30 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.

9.30 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.00 The First 48: Deadly Premonition. (Mal) A look at the murder of Shakeitha Johnson.

11.00 Killer Couples: Lisa Toney And Sienky Lallemand. (MA15+av)

11.50 First Responders. (Malm)

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

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6.00 Mass. 6.30 Turning Point. (PGa) 7.00 Joseph Prince. 7.30 Joel Osteen. 8.00 Living Room. (R) 9.00 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 The Traitors. (PGl, R) 1.15 My Market Kitchen. (R) 1.30 GCBC. (R) 2.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.30 Freshly Picked. (R) 3.00 Cook It With Luke. 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Well Traveller. (PGa) 4.30 Taste Of Aust. (R) 5.00 News.

6.30 The Sunday Project.

A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Traitors. (PGl) In the vital Shield Challenge, one lucky contestant will win exemption from both banishment and murder.

9.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv) The NCIS team delves into the world of illegal street racing after a marine staff sergeant’s body is discovered in a junkyard. Whistler is anxious about introducing Lucy to her co-workers.

10.00 FBI. (Mv, R) The team must infiltrate a drug trafficking gang.

11.00 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Australia Remastered. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Law And Disorder In Philadelphia. 9.30 Tall Poppy: A Skater’s Story. 10.55 Days Like These With Diesel. 11.55 MOVIE: Bram Stoker’s Dracula. (1992,

And Tango

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1.55am Long

Mysteries. 5.10

Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs.

2.10pm Rugby League. Qld Murri Carnival Finals. Women’s. Grand Finals. Replay. 3.10 Qld Murri Carnival Finals. Men’s. Grand Finals. Replay. 4.10 NRL. WA Womens First Grade Premiership League. 5.40 Wiyi Yani U Thangani. 5.50 Amplify. 6.20 News. 6.30 Yellowstone. 7.30 African American: Many Rivers To Cross. 8.30 Celtics/Lakers: Best Of Enemies. 10.25 Late Programs.

The Rising. 3.20 WorldWatch. 3.50 Insight. 4.50 Forged In Fire. 5.40 World’s Greatest Hotels. 6.35

The Buildings That Fought Hitler. 7.30 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 The UnXplained With William Shatner. 9.15 Cracking The Code. 10.15 Late Programs.

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6am

Morning Programs. 10.20 Twelve Monkeys. (1995, M) 12.45pm Charlie Wilson’s War. (2007, M) 2.35 Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016, PG) 4.30 The Well-Digger’s Daughter. (2011, PG, French) 6.30 Journey To The West: The Demons Strike Back. (2017, PG, Mandarin) 8.30 I See You. (2019) 10.20 The Hole In The Ground. (2019) Midnight Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs.

1pm The Surgery Ship. 2.15 Equestrian. FEI World C’ships. Driving World C’ship. H’lights. 3.30 DVine Living. 4.00 Modern Business Australia. 4.30 South Aussie With Cosi. 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. 6.00 Air Crash Investigation: Special Report. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 Steam Train Journeys. 9.30 The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard. 10.30 Extreme Railways. 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE

6am Morning Programs.

11.30 Step Outside. Noon Seven’s Motorsport Classic. 12.30 Fish’n Mates. 1.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 10. Port Adelaide v Essendon. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 10. North Melbourne v Richmond. 5.00 MOVIE: The Polar Express. (2004) 7.00 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix. (2007, PG) 9.45 MOVIE: Geostorm. (2017, M) Midnight Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Drive TV. Noon Explore. 12.10 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 1.30 MOVIE: I’m All Right Jack. (1959) 3.40 MOVIE: The Secret Of Santa Vittoria. (1969, PG) 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 Mega Zoo. 8.30 David Attenborough’s Seven Worlds, One Planet. 9.30 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Pre-Show. 10.00 Cricket. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Super 12. India v South Africa. 1am Late Programs.

9GO!

6am Children’s Programs.

1.30pm Rivals. 2.00 Rich Kids Go Skint. 3.00 Full Bloom. 4.00 Dance Moms. 5.00 Children’s Programs. 5.15 MOVIE: Igor. (2008, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Addams Family Values. (1993, PG) 9.00 MOVIE: Gremlins. (1984, PG) 11.10 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 12.10am Rich Kids Go Skint. 1.10 I Am Cait. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Fury. 3.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive. 4.00 Late Programs.

6am The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Friends. Noon The Middle. 2.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 5. New Zealand Breakers v Tasmania JackJumpers. 4.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 5. South East Melbourne Phoenix v Adelaide 36ers. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 The Neighborhood. 10.00 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 MOVIE: Love Sarah. (2020, M) 3.30 The Neighborhood. 4.30 Home Shopping.

R)

Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys.

And

Morning Show.

Morning

Teacher’s

(2008, Mav, R)

Patrol. (PG, R)

Australia.

(PGl, R)

(PG, R)

(PG)

Point. (PG)

News.

Hot Seat.

SBS VICELAND (31)6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm

7.30

The Sydney Opera House.

Brian

Teller:

Dwarf.

Sheep.

1.30

11.45 Late Programs.

SBS

6am

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6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 To Be Advised. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Sons And Daughters. 3.00 Weekender. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.30 Air Crash Investigation. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm The Car Club. 2.00 Inside Line. 3.00 Seven’s Motorsport Classic. 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Gold Coast 500. H’lights. 4.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Gold Coast 500. H’lights. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: Venom. (2018, M) 10.35 Late Programs.

9GEM (92)

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 The Best 30 Years. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Bondi Vet. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The 14. (1973, PG) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Pre-Show. 7.00 Cricket. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Super 12. Australia v Ireland. 10.00 MOVIE: Safe House. (2012, M) 12.15am Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs. Noon Smash. 1.00 Baywatch. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 3rd Rock. 3.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 The Weakest Link USA. (Premiere) 8.30 Love Island Australia. (Return) 10.00 MOVIE: Ted. (2012, MA15+) 12.10am I Am Cait. 1.05 Kardashians. 2.00 Baywatch. 2.50 Mike Tyson Mysteries. 3.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12)

6am Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 4x4 Adventures. 10.00 Reel Action. 11.00 Roads Less Travelled. 11.30 Truck Hunters. Noon Scorpion. 1.00 Pooches At Play. 1.30 Destination Dessert. 2.00 What’s Up Down Under. 2.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 4. Adelaide United v Perth Glory. 5.30 Reel Action. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.15 Late Programs.

Talk. (PGa)

Judge Judy. (PG,

And The Beautiful. (PG, R)

News First: Breakfast.

(PG) 12.00 Dr Phil.

The Project.

The Traitors. (PGl) Hosted by Rodger Corser.

Studio

Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week.

Ghosts. (PGa) Jay’s new friends are part of a cult.

Road To The Melbourne Cup Carnival. A look at the upcoming Melbourne Cup.

The Project. (R)

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

10 PEACH (11)

6am Friends. 8.00 The

Theory. 9.30 The Middle. Noon The Big Bang Theory. 12.30 Friends. 2.00 The Neighborhood. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 James Corden. 3.30 King Of Queens. 4.30 Shopping.

10 BOLD (12)

8.00

What’s Up

9.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 10.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 11.00 MacGyver. Noon NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 The Code. 2.00 Blood And Treasure. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Elementary. 11.15 Late Programs.

Switch Silent Disco

The Switch Silent Disco beckons guests for a boogie, flaunting a sea of colours sure to wow. With three different genres of music available to play through the wireless LED headsets, the trackside party vibes will be lifted at the flick of a Switch.

Racetrack Veterinary Services Strappers Prize

Across each race on Neds Peninsula Cup Day, one strapper and their horse will be awarded the best presented and win $50 thanks to Racetrack Veterinary Services. For the running of the Neds Peninsula Cup, the lucky winner will double their prize and take home $100.

Front Lawn

Racegoers flocking to the front lawn will be treated to garden party vibes and even more of the finest local food trucks, pop-up bars and a DJ to curate the most deluxe trackside experience.

Kids Activations

A host of unlimited rides catering to all levels of thrill await young Cup Day callers. Kids rides and activities include: Chairoplane, Horse Carousel, Cup and Saucer, Super Slide, Dodgem Cars, Music Trip, Bubble Entertainer, Magician, Face Painter, Glitter & Airbrush Tattoos, Handball Football, Giant Lawn Games, & Stilt Walkers!

Highview Marquee

Back on course in high demand, the Highview Marquee offers the day’s top spot to play, available to members and the public. Boasting live music from Baker Boys, all-inclusive food and beverage package provided by a selection of the Peninsula’s best food trucks and central bar, plus a prime trackside location, the Highview Marquee is the ideal place to immerse yourself in every memorable moment.

Back on course in high demand, the Highview Marquee offers the day’s top spot to play.

Boasting live music from Baker Boys, all-inclusive food and beverage package provided by a selection of the Peninsula’s best food trucks and central bar, plus a prime trackside location, the Highview Marquee is the ideal place to immerse yourself in every memorable moment.

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