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Rescue service calls for help as appeal launches The region’s Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service is launching its annual End of Financial Year (EOFY) Appeal and none could be more critical given the impact that the recent Lismore Service’s operations with water inundating the Lismore Base at the peak Such was the extent of the damage, it is anticipated that the Service will continue to operate from a temporary facility at the Ballina Airport for 3-5 more months as repair and rebuild is undertaken.

Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service CEO Richard Jones OAM remarked ‘Despite the challenges, our crews, in partnership with medical teams from NSW Ambulance and NSW Health, performed over 50 missions during

disaster started, it has never been so humbling to know that the donation support we receive allows us to respond in such desperate times.”

The Service also suffered the loss of its Helicopter Op Shop in the Lismore CBD, a valuable fundraising vehicle for the Service,

emergency’.

“I would also like to say to all residents of the Northern Rivers that the hearts and minds of our staff, and I hope you are in the process of a positive recovery.”

On the morning of the departed the Lismore Base and could see their own vehicles, the Base itself and the surrounding community succumbing to the rising waters. It was less than 500m from their Base place, beginning one of the busiest weeks in the Service’s history.

Nathan Scard, Lismore Base Manager and Pilot was on Base as the disaster unfolded.

“It is hard to put it into words just how overwhelming the sight of seeing that much

water coming up from all directions was for everyone on shift at the time. It hit home very quickly just how much trouble the town and region was going to be in once the team was airborne.

“Our thoughts quickly turned to the situation at hand and the challenge

of relocating our operations to Ballina to enable us to continue to respond to the numerous tasking requests that were coming in.

“Being on the front line, side by side with our community, and the many emergency service personnel who have worked so hard since the

the shop, going past the height of the ceiling and into the roof cavity.

Mr Jones commented: “The shop was operated entirely by volunteers, and we hope that one premises to open again.”

Donations to the Appeal will remain local at one of the Service’s three Bases in Belmont, Tamworth and Lismore, which service close to 2 million residents in the Northern half of NSW in communities north of the Hawkesbury through to

the Queensland border and throughout the New England North West.

Since March 2020, the Service has responded from its bases in Newcastle, Tamworth and Lismore to almost 3,000 calls for help and in every instance, they have needed to take extra precautions to care for patients and their aircraft crews due to the ever-lingering presence of COVID. “It has been an unbelievable period for so many people who live throughout the regions that our bases serve and support,” said Mr Jones.

“As a local charity, I would also like to say a special thank you in advance to those who are able to help us once again with a donation, large or small, during our appeal.”

$360,000 available for community events Community groups or people who have an idea for an event in the Byron Shire, are encouraged to apply now for a share of $360,000 which is available as part of the NSW Government’s Reconnecting Regional NSW Community Events Program.

The aim of the funding is to support communities and businesses in the

recovery from the COVID 19 pandemic.

For events to eligible for funding they must be: • Open to the public • Free to attend or a small fee • Designed to reconnect communities • Be held before 23 March 2023.

Byron Shire Mayor, Michael Lyon, said this for local event

organisers.

“The Byron Shire is well known for its wide range of events and COVID-19 hit hard in a lot of different ways, including shutting down many festivals, fetes, concerts and public gatherings which were normally a part of the social fabric of our community,” Cr Lyon said.

“To have this funding

available is the perfect opportunity to reinvigorate the events’ calendar in our Shire and see everyone in our community brought together again to celebrate our spirit and connection.

“In the wake of the for us to acknowledge the tremendous spirit, resilience, love and connection in our

community.”

Examples of eligible events include: • Community markets • Festivals and fairs • Sporting events • Food and leisure events • Recovery events • Community classes and workshops • Theatre programs • Community public holiday events (e.g.

ANZAC Day, Australia Day) Applications must show how the event will rebuild community cohesion, deliver positive social outcomes and support local businesses. Applications close on Friday 27 May. Information about the Reconnecting Regional NSW Community Events Program is on Council’s website.

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Primex event postponed

Primex Field Days has announced the event planned for 19 to 21 May 2022 will be postponed, due to the ongoing impacts of recent floods, combined with continued adverse weather conditions.

CEO Bruce Wright said it had been a difficult decision to make.

“However, the delay is unavoidable due to the impact that the floods and adverse weather conditions have had on the site at Casino,” he said.

“We appreciate the announcement of postponing may have impact on some of our stakeholders, but we have provided as much notice as possible. We want the 2022 Norco Primex Field Day event to be a great experience for exhibitors, customers, clients and visitors, and this simply is not possible to hold the event now under the current conditions.”

Floods and continued adverse weather have impacted the site in

regard to: • Maintenance and restoration of the site to enable a safe environment; • Exhibitors able to access and activate their sites.

Norco’s General Manager Rural Agriculture, Adrian Reck, said they supported the decision to postpone the 2022 event.

“Primex is an integral part of our community, in Norco’s heartland,” he said.

“This event provides,

not just economic and educational opportunities in primary industries and agribusiness, but brings the community together in mateship.

“Recent weather events have tested our community’s resolve and Norco, with Primex, is committed to our region’s recovery. We are working with Primex to bring this iconic field event to life at a later date and look forward to celebrating the best our region has to offer in sustainable Australian

primary production and food.”

One of the event’s major exhibitors, Dan Hoppy of Days Machinery, said he was also supportive of a change to Primex’s schedule given the recent catastrophic weather.

“Primex Field Days has always been a quality rural event for everyone, and we look forward to exhibiting at the rescheduled event date,” he said.

Organisers of Norco Primex will discuss

future options with key stakeholders, with a view to holding the event between July and November 2022.

“We are mindful that some of our local stakeholders are still overcoming the tragic events of the February and March 2022 floods,” Mr Wright said.

“We are also cognisant that the delay will also give many of our exhibitors and attendees additional time to prepare and attend the event.”

2022 Community Building Partnership Program now open Lismore MP Janelle

groups and councils to apply for their share of $400,000 in grants under the 2022 Community Building Partnership Program.

NSW Government’s popular small grants program, applications for which opened Monday,

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“Our Electorate of Lismore has had to deal

electorates on the Northern Rivers,” Ms “I have consistently argued the case for a more generous allocation for all electorates in New South Wales to ensure more worthy projects can be funded.”

years, which is why I believe the electorate allocation should be increased to $1million

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“Community halls were last year but each year the list of successful projects is as diverse as our wonderful region,” “Wherever possible, I like to see the grants spread across the local government areas of Lismore City, Kyogle,

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Artist’s flood portrait wins Archibald Prize LARA LEAHY Symbolism is at the heart of indigenous artwork, and this year’s Archibald prize winner Moby Dickens is loaded with it.

This year’s winner, a portrait of Wiradjuri artist, Karla Dickens, who lives in Bundjalung country in Lismore, was painted by Blak Douglas (Dhungutti heritage).

He says: “We all know that Mother Earth is angry with us.”

14 clouds signify the 14 days of rain experienced in the February floods this year. The flat bottom effect of the clouds are used by Mr Douglas to depict what he refers to as the ”false ceiling of government”.

The leaking buckets refer to the commissions taken when commercial art galleries sell artwork - around 10 to 50 percent.

“The rising muddied waters are a symbol of the artist’s position within the art world – trepidatious, unchartered and ominous,” Mr Douglas adds.

When painting his friend, Mr Douglas’ thoughts were cast back to two stories - Herman Melville’s 1851 novel Moby Dick, the inspiration for the title, Mr Douglas said.

“Karla is Moby - a strong, prized figure pursued by foreign combatants.”

Mr Douglas also mentions, “The story of Noah’s Ark comes to

mind. One would think that a devoutly religious prime minister might take significantly more note of the community’s desperate call for assistance.”

When painting the portrait, Ms Dickens apparently wanted to “be grumpy”.

“She said, ‘If this painting makes one more person aware of what’s happened where I live, I’m really grateful for that’.”

On hearing her protrait had won, Ms Dickens said she was “over the moon.”

She thanked her friend, Blak, for his efforts to “acknowledge everybody up here on Bundjalung Country that has gone through so much.”

“I’ve been up there (to Bundjalung country) several times,” Mr Douglas said.

“It’s a war zone.”

In late 2022, artwork

by Karla Dickens will

take a limelight position over the entrance of the NSW Art Gallery.

Mr Douglas has been selected as an Archibald finalist five times.

This is the first time

an indigenous artist who painted an indigenous subject, has won the prize, and only the second indigenous artist to win the Archibald.

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Aussies helping whose hands?

LARA LEAHY Aussie Helping Hands (AHH) is an organisation that set up in early March to assist with the recovery of the floods in Northern NSW. However their methods have been brought into question.

Currently, their funds have been frozen and Aussie Helping Hands is being investigated by the Department of fair trading in NSW, the Office of Fair Trading in Queensland and the NSW Police department.

Aussie Helping Hands reported on April 6th that they had fundraised $331,300 dollars in a month.

However, accountability for the spending of that money was limited to a blog post on their website.

They are not a registered charity and actively campaign for donations.

Concerns as to where the donated money is going has attracted enquires into their actions and the validity of their claims.

Officials are looking at where the donated funds are going.

In March, Amar Singh from Turbans 4 Australians (T4A) reported: “One of our supporters asked me about T4A involvement with AHH.” “We had not had any discussions or business with them (AHH), so when I found what they had posted, I approached them and asked them

to take the information down.”

Mr Singh was concerned about being associated with the integrity of a charitable organisation that was not accredited.

They did as Mr Singh asked, and changed the post.

Asking around to other organisations that AHH claimed that they were involved with brought back surprising results and police investigations.

The Quality Used Furniture distribution centre in Lismore was not being run by AHH as they claimed.

AHH had provided the distribution centre with around $100 worth

of goods and got the organisation took some footage at the centre.

Using that footage in a Facebook post, they claimed that they were running the distribution centre.

A police report was filed to protect the integrity of the distribution centre, the volunteers and the good work being done.

One of the organisers did recall them stopping in.

“They didn’t have a name at that stage, but they made us feel uncomfortable,” the organiser, who does not wish to be named, said.

“They were more about the show of what

they were doing, than what they were actually donating. which wasn’t much.

“We did not want to be ungrateful at all, but they didn’t seem to understand what was actually happening around them. This was about people in real need, not hype.”

Dorothy “Dotti” Janssen made herself known early on.”

Dotti, pictured, the face of AHH, prompted further donations from people, using the images and leverage of associating with others’ work and good deeds.

“We made a police complaint based on the misinformation that they

were spreading about the distribution centre,” one of the organisers of the distribution centre said.

Initially, Dotti set up Aussie Helping Hands with controversial anti-vax activist Dave “Oneegs” Oneeglio and Hayley Birtles-Eades, owner of Beinc.

On their website, Beinc advertises themselves as “Professional Attention Seekers.”

Hayley is a very active participant on the AHH Facebook page - one of the main methods used to connect with people and campaign for assistance.

Dave Oneeglio lives in Pottsville and is known for his anti-mainstream sentiment. An avid antivaxxer, he was out on jet ski’s with his friend Pete Evans (former judge on My Kitchen Rules) performing rescues during the floods.

He has a strong following, and it is believed that it was his influence that provided the majority of financial contributions to AHH. Although AHH promotions on their website and YouTube page has stopped, information is available on their Facebook page, Instagram and Telegram sites.

Aussie Helping Hands listed a number of places that they were working with in the Northern Rivers.

One is not set up as a distribution hub, it’s a fire station.

The Northern Rivers Times journalist Samantha Elley spoke

to two places where AHH report that they are active.

The Coraki Hub were aware of AHH, but had not had anything to do with them since early in the floods.

Woodburn hub is aware the AHH was under investigation, and turned Oneegs away when he was there earlier in May trying to donate whitegoods.

Aussie Helping Hands began their story adamant that they are the answer to what they deem as unconscionable spending of mainstream charities.

As part of the investigations, the pressure to legitimise charitable dealings, has lead to affiiation with the Universal Church of Love Peace and Equality, a registered charity with the ACNC. The church has self nominated Aussie Helping Hands as one of its initiatives. The spending of the church donations is clarified as thus: At the time of writing, the incoming donations declared on the ACNC website for the charity was at $2411. They have spent $2379.

Expenses or running costs consumed by the charity are listed as 93.61% of their financial costs. This leaves a total of 6.39% of the amount collected that has been provided as donations. From the original contribution of $2411, only $152 has benefited their charitable recipients.

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Anger over plan to move Scout memorial TIM HOWARD A proposal to move a memorial to 13 Cub Scouts who drowned in a boating tragedy nearly 80 years ago has angered elements of the Grafton community.

Since 1993, a small stone memorial bearing the names of the boys and the story of their demise, has stood above the levee wall at the south west corner of Memorial Park in Grafton.

The memorial was built for the 50th anniversary of the drowning of 13 boys returning by punt from a Scout Christmas party on Susan Island in December 1943.

Now the park has been fenced off in preparation for the first stage of the $6.5 million Grafton Waterfront Precinct Plan, which includes moving the memorial about 25m further down the bank.

The move the planners deemed necessary to provide visitors to Grafton waterfront with a “wow feeling” has not gone down well with some in the Scout movement.

Former local Scout leader Kirsty Bransdon took to Facebook to protest against the decision and call for action to stop it.

“We need your help Clarence Valley,” Ms Bransdon posted. “The council want to move the memorial for these children at Memorial Park because it’s doesn’t fit in with their new development.

“This is so disrespectful to those cubs and their families. Please, please let council know this is not acceptable.”

Ms Bransdon said the memorial was in the perfect spot because if faced the place they drowned.

A current Scout leader, who wanted to remain anonymous, said the positioning of the memorial at the

The memorial to the 13 Cub Scouts tragically drowned in the Clarence River in 1943 is to be moved as part of the Grafton Riverside Precinct Plan. edge of the levee near the river was ideal when it came to telling later generations what happened.

“When I take young Scouts down there to explain what happened, you’re standing on the river bank above where it happened,” she said.

“It’s so easy to look out and visualise the boys coming across the river on that boat that afternoon.

“If you were further back from the river it would not have the same effect.”

Ms Bransdon said the planned new location near steps to the rowing shed was not the problem.

“They wouldn’t move any of the other memorials,” she said.

The project manager Andy Seaman said during planning the location of the Scout Memorial had not proved to be ideal.

“The Boy Scout Memorial pays tribute to a significant event in our history that is important to Grafton and the Scouting community,” Mr Seaman said.

“In its current location the memorial would sit lower than the adjacent path. Its new location would be considered more prominent.

“It will need to be relocated to enable all to access the memorial and avoid having to look down on the memorial.”

He said the plan aimed to connect the city to the Clarence River and revitalise the waterfront parkland with a continuous shared path linking Prince St to Clarence St and footpaths connecting it to the new bridge.

He said the redevelopment would raised the levels, widen the path and rebuild the flood levee at the end of Prince Street, for the purpose of creating a clear sense of arrival at the lookout point within the park.

“We ultimately wanted to provide the visitor with a ‘wow’ feeling upon arrival at the lookout point overlooking the mighty Clarence River,” Mr Seaman said.

“The Indigenous Dreamtime story of Dirrangun has a strong connection to the Clarence River and will be told at this location.”

It was determined to relocate an electrical panel (in Stage 2), one of two Indigenous Dreamtime story signs and the Boy Scout Memorial.

The new design has the memorial moved approximately 25 metres to a higher location within the quadrant of Memorial Park with a garden bed and adjacent seat, maintaining a prominent view to the river to which it holds significance.

“The input of the Scout’s Group has been sought through the CEO during the detailed design phase and before any works start,” Mr Seaman said.

The waterfront area is currently fenced off and work is expected to continue throughout 2022.

Scouting NSW has been asked for comment, but did not reply before deadline.

How it happened Freelance writer Peter Langston has written extensively about the tragedy and in this excerpt described what happened as the Scouts returned from the party on Susan Island on December 11, 1943, just two weeks before Christmas.

About 4pm, two scouting friends of (Grafton 1st Scout Troop leader, 17-year-old Charlie) Penn – Rex Oxenford and Jimmy Doust – swam across

the Clarence from Oxenford’s grandfather’s place to Susan Island, to fulfil a promise to Penn and assist in bringing the cub scouts back across the Clarence in a punt owned by Oxenford’s grandfather’s company. The larger scout floodboat was unavailable, having been found to be unseaworthy due to vandalism the night before.

The majority of the cubs had come across the Clarence with Penn that morning. The punt was wooden, with a shallow draft. It was 4.9m long, about 1m wide at either end and slightly wider at the centre. The punt had no propulsion but oars and carried a passenger cargo of young boys wearing back packs and most wore leather shoes.

The vast majority either could not swim or were hardly competent to tread water. Oxenford suggested two trips but Penn felt confident they could make one, as the water was calm, despite an approaching storm from the south-west.

This proved true until the boat escaped the lee of the wind caused by the large trees on Susan Island and the water became choppy and the strength of the wind apparent.

Penn had his oarsmen, Oxenford and Doust, point the craft into the approaching waves, but the craft was sluggish under the load and its freeboard was only three inches. (Freeboard is the distance from the water line on a boat up to the top of the side. It should have been seven inches.)

Penn ordered Doust and Oxenford into the water to get behind the boat and push with their considerable leg power.

Two things happened almost in unison.

Some of the younger boys panicked at the sight of the older scouts going over the side and moved to one side as a larger wave broke over the boat and swamped it.

In the ensuing panic, the boat capsized, throwing the remaining 29 boys into the water.

Bowlers at the nearby green, including police inspector BH Baxter, heard screams but it took a few minutes to realise the boys were in trouble and not skylarking. They then raised the alarm, rushing to the shore and launching any craft they could find, borrow or even steal. Constable Anderson raised another rescue group from around the Crown Hotel.

Meanwhile, the cubs turned to their older Scouts and splashed or dog paddled to them in any way they could, five and six clinging to them and sinking them to the channel floor.

There were many heroes that afternoon but none more than Oxenford and Doust, who were in the water for more than 45 minutes effecting rescues and performing resuscitations on rescue boats, and Penn, who carried on despite near drowning.

Fifteen boys were saved but 13 drowned, the last of them dragged from the water by grappling hooks until the head count was reconciled at 10pm.

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Windara Cafe reopening

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chef, Chris, flood displaced from the Northern Rivers Hotel in Lismore. Chris and Carrie have been perfecting a new menu for the opening. It will present a range of hot and cold meals, and a selection of delectable sweet treats at very reasonable prices.

Carrie said: “We are really looking forward to opening our cafe doors to hear the space full of laughter and buzzing

again - that’s what we want.”

The team at Windara are very happy to have plants available for sale.

Drought and covid took their toll on production in the shade house and larger nursery area, but the team are determined to have it running at full capacity again. Watch the space regrow!

During the downtime of Windara’s services, the upkeep of the venue was kindly being financed

by St Vincents. With Carrie’s guidance, it will become self-sufficient once more.

“We currently have 10 supported staff, and we are looking to increase that number as we reopen different aspects of the facility.”

Two students from the Leap Centre at Casino High School are working at Windara as part of their work experience curriculum in their kitchen and nursery.

“St Mary’s is also a big supporter of Windara,” Carrie said.

“Parishioners come out and volunteer their time and talents to help with special functions, such as Beef Week.”

Carrie also spoke to the students that attend the centre to learn and contribute to the nursery as part of their ministry duties.

“Their involvement has been so valuable,” Carrie says, and the

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It will complement visitors to the nursery, which is up and running.

This is part of Windara’s plan to reinvigorate the venue after its hiatus.

Carrie Lee is managing the reintroduction of services and facilities at Windara. Carrie is very pleased with the opening.

“We are looking for families to come and enjoy the space. There is a large playground for the kids to play and enjoy.”

The autumn leaves are falling and collecting around the playground for wading and crunching through.

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arrangement appears to be reciprocal as she adds with a smile, “Father Peter wants to do a YouTube interview with me.”

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Severe erosion on the banks of the Tweed River remains of concern as ongoing rain continues to impact water quality.

Council’s waterways team is working on the rehabilitation of creek and river banks damaged by unprecedented

accurately record the full scale of the damage.

Council’s Waterways Program Leader Tom

been stripped of trees much as 30 metres.

“We will undertake an assessment at each erosion site to determine where interventions will be most effective.

“The timeline for recovery will be long.

All sections of the river bank require attention but some sites need to

Council gratefully accepted the assistance provided by the NSW Government.

to prevent erosion

said.

“It has saved us months of work as well as reducing the risk of pollution and injury.

“As intense storms become more frequent due to the impacts of

to additional problems work was required to restore and protect the river’s banks across the length of the waterway.

Work is underway to stabilise erosion on the

in many locations along the Tweed River and will require a lot of

on Tumbulgum Road.

The erosion here has progressively worsened

extreme damage is in the section of the river between Byangum and

with further damage caused during the most

“The erosion at this stretch is beyond what we have experienced before and some reaches of the river bank have

have received NSW Government assistance for this type of postclean-up and we are most

bank will be fenced revegetated with native trees. Work will take approximately 12 weeks with investment from the Commonwealth Habitat Restoration Program.

Council can provide advice and assistance in some cases for land owners seeking help

Works will include placement of rocks to protect banks from

River Health Grants may be available to

incorporated to enhance

erosion remediation and revegetation.

water quality had been beginning to return to normal in downstream reaches of the river and the current wet weather would impact that process.

“It’s important to use good judgement when accessing the taken on high tide may comply with swimming

rehabilitation has been focused on removing as salvaging and making safe damaged boating facilities. The Tweed work undertaken by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) who assisted with the removal of litter and hazards.

Crews removed tonnes of debris from Bray Park

same site sampled at low beyond the reach of tidal

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Door to door support for Lismore Resilience NSW’s Mobile Recovery Street Teams are now going door-to-door in Lismore, to provide extra support and information to help keep locals up-to-date with recovery services currently on offer.

The door knocking program has begun in South Lismore on the

following streets: • Caniaba Street; • Casino Street (west of Caniaba Street); • Charlton Avenue; • Eliot Road; • Engine Street; • Kyogle Street; • Meadow Drive; • Newbridge Street; and • Phillis Street.

Minister for

Emergency and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke said it’s important people in flood-affected communities know what support is on offer, and how to access it.

“As the recovery progresses, more residents will return to their homes and it is

vital they continue to be supported as they work to rebuild their lives,” Ms Cooke said.

“With these Mobile Recovery Street Teams visiting households, residents will be supported to access the information and services they need from the NSW Government.

“Through this

outreach program, Resilience NSW is also providing residents with immediate assistance in the form of food hampers as well as information on a range of financial, mental health and accommodation support.”

To complement the door knocking program,

Mobile Recovery Points will be set up at the following locations and times: • Goonellabah – fortnightly from 19 May; • Koori Mail – weekly from Tuesday 17 May; and • South Lismore Train Station – weekly from Friday 20 May.

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May 19, 2022

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State Member for Lismore Janelle eligible early childhood education and care (ECEC) services impacted by major grants of up to $30,000 to help rebuild. hoped ECEC services in Lismore City, Tweed and Kyogle local government areas would get their share of $9-million in

funding from the NSW Government.

Services in the neighbouring LGAs of Byron, Ballina, Richmond Valley and Clarence Valley can also apply for funding by 30 May 2022.

“Many early childhood education and care operators in the Northern Rivers were severely impacted by the we experienced a

few months ago, and said.

“I hope and trust that this application process runs smoothly so that eligible services receive funding quickly to undertake repairs or replace valuable resources. Many local families rely heavily on ECEC services so the sooner they return to normal, the better

it will be for our local communities.”

The ECEC Flood Recovery Grants are available to community preschools, mobile preschools, long day care services, multifunctional Aboriginal Children’s Services, Aboriginal Child and Family Centres, family day care services, occasional care services and outof-school hours care services.

Volunteering dynamo vies for prestigious award Coffs Harbour’s Helen Mears is a finalist in the 2021 NSW Health Awards, which honour the outstanding contributions of our NSW Health heroes.

Member for Coffs Harbour

Gurmesh Singh said Helen - a finalist in the Volunteer of the Year category - is a wonderful ambassador for the Coffs Coast and he wishes her every success in the awards.

“Helen Mears has been a United Hospital Auxiliaries volunteer at Coffs Harbour Health Campus for the past 40 years and has been President of the local UHA group, affectionately known as the Pink Ladies, for

over 30 years,” Mr Singh said.

“The Pink Ladies under Helen’s leadership have raised more than $3 million for the hospital. Helen has tirelessly raised funds for medical equipment, staffed the hospital’s café and gift shop, and recruited, managed and inspired countless volunteers.

“Helen’s remarkable contribution to Coffs Harbour Hospital can truly be regarded as going above and beyond.”

In December last year, Helen was named the NSW 2021 joint Senior Volunteer of the Year in the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards for her outstanding service to the Coffs Harbour community.

The 23rd Annual NSW Health Awards will be livestreamed on the NSW Health website at 12.30pm on Thursday 19 May. The full list of finalists and their projects is also available on the NSW Health website.

Five NSW local councils increase rates The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has approved 4 councils’ special variation applications to increase their income above the rate peg.

“We received submissions from ratepayers on the applications and considered them in making our decision.

“We considered community concerns along with the councils’ demonstrated need for additional revenue

sustainability and service provision,” said Chair Carmel Donnelly.

The councils were required to consult with the community, establish that the impact on ratepayers is affordable, and make productivity and cost savings.

“We approved an extension to Central Coast Council’s current 3-year temporary 15% rate increase for a further 7-year period, starting from 2024-25. The

increase is a one-off and does not compound over time. This will allow the council to secure

works program. Snowy Valleys Council’s special variation will allow it to improve its long-term

sustainability and maintain its services to the community.

“We approved Hunter’s Hill Council and Snowy Valleys Council’s permanent rate increases both over a 2- year period. Hunter’s Hill Council’s special variation will allow it to reduce its asset backlog and fund its capital

“We also approved Kyogle Council’s permanent rate increase of 2.5% for 2022-23, which will allow it to deliver on commitments from its long-term The rate peg for 2022-23 is set at 0.7% (excluding population growth factors). Some councils received a

higher rate peg in 2022-23 due to having a population growth factor higher than zero.

The rate peg is the maximum percentage amount a council can increase its income from rates. Councils that need additional revenue can apply to IPART for increases above the rate peg, known as special of Local Government (OLG) also announced an additional special variation (ASV) process

for 2022-23.

Our Final Reports on each councils’ application are available on our website.

Kyogle Special variation Permanent 2.5% increase in 202223, applied across residential, business and farmland ratepayers.

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The Northern Rivers Times

May 19, 2022

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DEAR EDITOR I’ve finally found a moment to thank the amazing Clarence Valley Community for their support during this ongoing nightmare created by the Catastrophic Flooding Event in our beautiful Northern Rivers.

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and the Clarence Valley Wholesalers. Thank you we love you too!

When time permits we will ensure we thank as many as we possibly can individually. We’re actually toying with the idea of a thank you Op Shop Black Tie BBQ under the Stars which may have to wait until Spring and the much-desired departure of the El Nina weather pattern!!!!!

Sadly, there’s still so much work to do. I fear that the Clarence Valley is only just starting to count the cost. Unfortunately, our LGA covers a massive geographical area with a significantly dispersed population, unlike the Richmond & Tweed where populations are more condensed and the impact more visually distressing.

We’re still regularly encountering families and individuals who’ve not been able to access support, or for that matter leave their properties in more remote areas of the Valley. Small bridges and roads have been utterly obliterated leaving many isolated and without power and other utilities.

In a region where many Defence and Emergency Services Veterans choose to live either completely off grid or at the very least in isolated locations there’s great fear among many in our community that these individuals may be injured, or worse, and there’s no capacity to check on their welfare.

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the broad support our little team has received over the past couple of months.

We’ve had our volunteer numbers swell during the triage phase of this Natural Disaster to a level we’ve not experienced previously, that has been a huge compliment to our team to know what we do is so readily supported in times of crisis.

Additionally, the number of fundraisers from which we’ve benefited over this time has caused many a tear to be shed among our little Nerd Crew. I’m afraid to mention one for fear of missing many!

However, we do want to thank a couple of organisations who’ve so generously supported our ongoing efforts. In fact we had no idea that they had held fundraisers at all. So a massive thank you we love you to the Yamba Hotel Team, the GDSC Team, the Dougherty Property Team and the ETC Team for their financial donations and others who will receive a thank you (when my brain is a little less exhausted and Ive time to go back and list them properly).

There are so many organisations, individuals and small businesses that have supported our efforts through supplying goods at wholesale price, or the donation of goods directly to us.

Again, so many that I know I can’t list them all here. Three that have been particularly generous are the teams at Bunnings Grafton, South Grafton News & Gifts

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These chemtrails and chembombs grow in size and become rain bearing clouds. They are made from toxic chemicals that eventually come down on us polluting the environment see www. geoengineeringwatch.org My question is why haven’t these climate emergency parties spoken up against what is happening in the skies around us? But it doesn’t surprise me as we already have artificial fluoride put into our water supplies, a mRNA vaccine being injected into us and now we have planes dispersing substances into our air making more rain in a La Nina year.

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community members to get support that is needed to where it is needed.

A recent case was particularly distressing, albeit I fear not an isolated situation. A family of eight had been living under an open sided gazebo since the first flooding event until early last week when we were able to secure a tent, beds, kitchen items and other ‘camp furnishings’ for them via an amazing woman who has taken it upon herself to do the outreach work in her area. I won’t name her here, she’d kick my bottom if I did, however it is through the efforts of compassionate human beings in the Clarence Valley that flood survivors (I don’t like the word ‘victim’) are being identified and are able to finally access some support.

With no power, no internet access, no vehicular access to major centres many of our community members are feeling forgotten.

Many have no idea what support is available,

if they do they have no internet access, no functional IT devices and often a level of IT literacy that simply won’t enable them to successfully navigate the web-based support mechanisms.

We continue to communicate through our Facebook Group the needs of specific individuals and families, and the ongoing needs for our core caring kit range.

Again, we are incredibly humbled by the support and will make every effort humanly possible to ensure that the service we deliver is top notch, compassionate and where appropriate add a little humour to the situation. As the saying goes; if you don’t laugh you’ll cry and there’s really no time for tears.

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The Northern Rivers Times

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LETTERS AND OPINION 12/05. Are you serious?

Really. The only good result a well-hung parliament would produce is a well-hung Adam Bandt’s hide drying on the shed, while limp each way Albo looks for someone else to tell him what to do next, would the mean girl’s help? Nah, they also have leadership ambitions. They shield him with a cohort of shadow ministers daily, to half answer questions, and make corrections to Albo’s on the run, not thought through un-costed policy announcements. A hung parliament with fake independents would only thrust a diabolical, disorganised rabble of lightweights upon the great people of this nation, heading in an out-of-control downward spiralling direction.

Do you really believe the IPCC reports? The Liberal, National party coalition commenced in 1923, please do not question their legitimacy, it makes you look foolish. If you enjoy a good laugh vote for Mandy Nolan. Coal mines, iron ore and gas extraction pays the nations bills, I have asked the lefty’s to the point of ad nauseam to explain how they will pay the bills when fossil fuels and resources are eventually destroyed, it is obvious they have no clue as their silence is deafening, their ignorance is exposed time and time again.

They do not know, they do not care, they are happy to degrade our living standards to get their misguided way.

Please think carefully before you cast your vote this federal election, you have a chance to stop the mad left.

G. MacDonald Pimlico LISMORE FLOOD I walked around the Lismore CBD and whenever I came to a crossing, an oncoming car would stop gently as if it was important to be careful. I would smile and wave to thank them for stopping and they would smile and wave back at me and it felt

like we were connected in caring for our poor, beloved town.

As I walked around, I had tears down my face and an ache in my heart. The CBD is destroyed with the empty, still muddy, and damaged shops, even the walkways sometimes pulled up and destroyed by flood waters, like a giant has waved a hand and wiped them away. A giant flood.

I’m still glad that so many were saved from the water that destroyed so much. But this is not like any flood before.

It’s climate change. It’s disturbing to see how the Liberal government has ignored this obvious warning about climate change and continues to provide funding and support to fossil fuel companies. Is Scott Morrison simply incapable of seeing what’s happening or does he just not care?

We need to vote for people who have a heart and will act on climate change rather than supporting companies who have already made billions. Please vote for the Greens or the Climate Independents and Labor.

Beth Shelley Booerie Creek PETROL America must crush OPEC and put sanctions on OPEC countries that don’t up production.

Furthermore Australia must fix petrol at a dollar a litre and tie it to the CPI that rises twice a year at 3 percent and petrol excise must be scrapped and Australia must use its own oil and not be at the behest of OPEC Russia or any other foreign entity governments waste the fuel excise and don’t really spend it in roads otherwise our roads would be paved with gold the petrol commissioner is a waste of time and toothless tiger we know petrol companies collude and the petrol boss does nothing plus the time lag with passing on petrol discounts of two weeks if ever . In contrast as soon as oil prices a barrel go up petrol goes

up immediately it’s just greed by governments and the oil companies and they must be crushed by America and Europe to make sure we have affordable oil. In addition, we must tax big business sixty cents in the dollar for the first ten million dollars coming down to thirty cents after the first ten million cooperates like oil companies get away with murder while Joe public gets it in the neck always.

Alan Mosley Yamba SCU HERE FOR U Over the past couple of harrowing months Southern Cross University at Lismore has been “here for” the community in spades.

It has provided refuge for the homeless flood victims, office space for emergency services, classrooms for children who have lost theirs and housed sundry other essential community services.

But when COVID closed the borders, lectures were stopped and SCU needed help, the Morrison-Joyce LNP government denied them and other public universities Job Keeper.

Private universities and profitable businesses like Harvey Norman were not treated in the same way.

Did Kevin Hogan speak up about this disgraceful treatment of one the biggest employers in his electorate? Not that I heard.

John Drysdale CLUNES NOT VOTING FOR KEVIN Here are my reasons for NOT voting for Kevin Hogan in Page.

1. Silence is complicity.

Esther Rocket sent Kevin Hogan & other local Politicians valid & credible evidence concerning the toxic influence of the “socially harmful cult” Universal Medicine.

He did nothing. After the Supreme Court vindicated Esther’s findings, I wrote to Kevin to request the Federal Government stop any grants/funding going to associates of

Universal Medicine. He sent me a weak reply which was basically nothing. I believe he still hasn’t publicly distanced himself from or denounced associates of Universal Medicine.

2. He is a hypocrite.

When the Federal Liberals were replacing Leaders regularly, Kevin grandstands & sits with the Cross Benchers as a “protest”. However, he was part of the challenge against Nationals Leader Michael McCormack & reinstated Barnaby.

He was rewarded

by Barnaby with a promotion for his vote.

3. The standard you walk by is the standard you set. Kevin is part of an unethical & immoral LNP Government these past 9 years. The list is quite long and any reasonable & level thinking person would come to the same conclusion.

For the above & many more reasons, I will be voting FOR a Candidate who I want to represent me & the Page Electorate.

John Heaton Uralba ZERO DIPLOMACY The liberal national party have no diplomacy skills especially foreign diplomacy hellbent on trying to pick a fight with Russia and China a war that Australia would have Buckley’s of winning without the USA and of course no guarantee they would come to our aid if war did break out. One person in particularly is even more hellbent than others in the party as trying to be some hero and of course would be hiding in a nuclear bunker if war did breakout. Time to get rid of these nutters and get a government that has great diplomatic skills and beats China and Russia by getting massive trade deals where we have the upper hand in the deals that’s the way to deal with the situation does not sabre rattling that is empty rhetoric.

Alan Mosley Yamba

YET ANOTHER WAR… by Nigel Dawes

AS military personnel, fighter planes and tanks rumble across Europe once more – crushing lives and claiming lands that are not up for the taking. I can’t help but reflect on the humanist thinkers of the last century who devoted their creative energies to warning the world against such things.

One hundred and eight years after ‘the war to end all wars’ jettisoned the western world into the hinted wasteland of the modern industrial age, we once again teeter on the brink of a conflict that threatens to efface all that civilisation and culture have not just built, but has ultimately stood for.

From Einstein himself, to lesser known but no less cerebral luminaries and Nobel prize winners like Norman Angell, Bertrand Russell, Herman Hesse, Romain Rolland, Bertha von Suttner: the message from each and every one of these elevated souls was the same – avoid the lunacy of war, at all costs!

When will humanity come of age, at what point will maturity be reached and an awareness that we all rightfully belong, albeit deserve to occupy a place upon this tiny outpost of a planet.

Maybe it’s naïve of me, but I often imagine a world without any military presence or armies at all, a world where such things are not necessary.

According to research, the total global military expenditure is just shy of two trillion dollars per annum. The mind boggles as to how such funds could be infinitely better spent to improve education and access to medical facilities the world over, and dare I even say to abolish poverty. Just imagine

channelling these resources to improve the world, instead of manoeuvring it closer to oblivion.

The big-hearted German, and selfconfessed international citizen, Herman Hesse, who had to live through two world wars as someone looking on in utter disbelief, once said: “We must learn to value ideas as highly as bullets or gold pieces, to love possibilities and cultivate them in ourselves; we must gain intimations of the future and of the future in our own hearts…Ideals and faith in the future are always right. They are the one source from which the world draws strength.”

And it is such strength, right now, that we need to find and draw upon – strength in unity, not a weakness in menial opposition.

Our directed anger is required right now toward leaders such as Putin who do not deserve the right to lead. Not ire towards the entire Russian population, who, crave more than anything avoidance of international conflict and crippling economic sanctions.

Thus, in the words of Romain Rolland, one of history’s greatest peace-oriented thinkers: “Let us unite! Above all race questions, which are for the most part a mask behind which pride crouches and the interests of the financial or aristocratic classes dissemble, there is a law of humanity, eternal and universal, of which we are all the servants and guardians; it is that of the right of the people to rule themselves. And they who violate shall be the enemy of all.

The Northern Rivers Times

May 19, 2022

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Quick Response Grants put money where it’s needed

As our beautiful Northern Rivers region struggled with the devastation brought by two flooding events in quick succession, it has been grassroots, community-lead response that has risen to the challenge.

Northern Rivers Community Foundation, in partnership with the Byron Community Centre, launched the Flood Relief Fund to offer quick response grants of up to $10,000 to community organisations to provide flood relief and recovery for the Northern Rivers.

As of 11 May, 2022 an incredible $1,308,655 had been raised and 103 Quick Response Grants had been funded, for community organisations who are already imbedded, connected and trusted to provide disaster recovery support.

The project is inspired

by the words of Bernard Williams: “Humans have never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.”

The 103 projects so far funded span the seven Local Government Areas of the Northern Rivers.

Grants have already gone out, thanks to the efficient work of a Grants Committee, chaired by Byron’s Citizen of the Year for 2020, Helen Hamilton.

The committee has identified local needs based on research by NRCF to distribute the funds for the quickest and most effective support.

2022 Quick Response Flood Relief Grant Recipients • Winsome / Lismore Soup Kitchen, Lismore • Mid Richmond Neighbourhood Centre, Evans Head, Woodburn,

Coraki, Broadwater • Vibe Care Pantry, Tweed Heads • Australia Seabird & Turtle Rescue, Ballina • NRCG Food Pantry & Laundry, Lismore • Rekindling The Spirit Community Services, Lismore • Autism Camp Australia, Girards Hill • 88.9 Community Radio, Woodburn • Agape Outreach Food Supplies, Tweed Heads • Baby Give Back, Varsity Lakes (for Northern Rivers) • Bangalow Koalas Tree Recovery, Bangalow • Lifeline Northern NSW Call Centre, Lismore • Lismore Basketball Association, Lismore • National Disaster Management Services, Mullumbimby • Nimbin Community Centre, Nimbin • North Coast Community College, Alstonville

• The Owl & The PussyCat Farm Animal Sanctuary, Crabbes Creek • The Buttery Community Counselling Outreach, Binna Burra • Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Centre, Pottsville • Bunjum Aboriginal Corporation, West Ballina • North Coast Community Housing, Lismore • RiverTracks, Murwillumbah • Mudyala Aboriginal Corporation, Grafton • Spaghetti Circus, Mullumbimby • RealArtWorks Disability Service, South Lismore • The Colony Bees Association, Lennox Head • LightnUp Inc. ‘The Healing Heart’ Lanterns, Lismore • Windara Communities Facility, Casino • Multi-Task Human

Resource Foundation Ltd - Disability Support, East Lismore • Byron Youth Theatre - Therapeutic Drama Sessions, Wilsons Creek • Big Scrub Music Healing, Casino • Bundjalung of Byron Bay Aboriginal Corp., Broken Head • Burringbar Community Association, Burringbar • Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital, Knockrow • Heart2Heart Meal Distribution, Uki • Daisi Disability Services, Ballina • RED Disability, Lismore • Shed of Hope, Tabulam • It Takes a Town, Murwillumbah • Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond Programs, Mullumbimby • Byron Region Community College, Mullumbimby • Lismore Home Modification Service

& Wellbeing, South Lismore • Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre, Mullumbimby • Natural Death Care Centre, Brunswick Heads • Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre, Lismore • NSW Wildlife Information Rescue & Education Service, Bonalbo • ReForest Now Environmental Flood Recovery, Brunswick Heads • Bangalow Community Children’s Centre, Bangalow • Liberation Larder, Byron Bay • Pure Bhakti Service Association, Murwillumbah • Lismore Challenge Ltd Recovery and Cleanup, East Lismore • Kyogle Together Inc., Kyogle

First residents move into ‘pod’ villages Keys to housing ‘pods’ at the Wollongbar temporary accommodation site have been handed over to residents displaced by the unprecedented

response to assist around 25,000 households.

“These keys means so much more than the physical structure they unlock. They are a safe,

Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke said the moment marked an important milestone in the NSW Government’s $350 million housing

affected community members while they undertake their own personal journey of deciding what’s next and beginning to rebuild,” Ms Cooke said.

“The Wollongbar site

has the capacity to house up to 220 people and is just one of 12 locations across the Northern Rivers region slated to host ‘pod’ villages.”

Ms Cooke said the Wollongbar temporary accommodation site is located around 20 minutes from Lismore and Ballina.

Flood-affected community members seeking housing support are urged to contact

Service NSW on 13 77 88, visit nsw.gov.

Recovery Centre staff.

Nine temporary accommodation sites have been secured by the NSW Government across the Northern Rivers affected residents, with more to come.

The nine sites, which will be added to over the coming weeks, will have capacity for

around 800 temporary modular homes known as ‘pods’ and will be located at: Wollongbar Sports Fields; Adjacent to Tweed Holiday Parks, Pottsville North; Bath Street, Wardell; Park Street, Evans Head; Booyong Street, Evans Head; Alphadale Street, Lindendale; Southern Cross University, Lismore; The corner of Wagner and Uralba Streets, Woodburn; and

Lismore Golf Course, East Lismore.

Work has now commenced on a Crown Land site adjacent to the Tweed Holiday Parks at Pottsvile North.

This location will accommodate up to 55 caravans.

The NSW Government is also working on longer-term housing solutions, such as the funding of social and Aboriginal housing.

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The Northern Rivers Times

May 19, 2022

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Community invited to help shape future of Tweed

Residents are invited to register to attend a Community Conversation, or go online in their own time, to have their say on the draft Community Strategic Plan that will help shape the future of the Tweed.

Every Council term, the community has an

the long-term plan for the Tweed and set the vision for the future they would like to see.

These aspirations are then embedded into a Community Strategic Plan.

Last drafted in 2017, Council has now reviewed the Plan to make sure it

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“Leemo’s View” “Leemo has views on just about anything” the most excellent, handsome and only son of yours, MEANS that if my bowls have treats in them all the time, and I get 3 brushes daily, a spotless litter tray, neat bedroom, clean doona, and

The ‘MEANING’ of VALUE in a Cat’s eyes…

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NUP, I meant MIFFED, that’s it..

MIFFED! ‘Leemo Cat’ here. Crikey, when will the yummy sun come back? My concern is, being stuck indoors, as ‘Mum Jane’ has a inclination to want Q&A sessions with me, OMG! Example. She went out the other day and found an Op. Shop open. She came home with 3 T-Shirts and one nightie. She asked me to ‘guess’ how much they all cost…were they good VALUE? Hmmm..to me they’re 2nd hand & shabby.

I said “$10”. ‘Oh no Leems, you’re SO wrong.’ She was all excited ‘cos they only cost $8…oh whoopiee dooo..who cares! I ventured to inform her that someone with obviously heaps more loot in their Pensioner Deeming Account than her, recently paid $12.3 million for an old sweaty 2nd hand footie jersey owned by some bloke called Diego Maradona. OMG..she fainted. Upon recovery after a cup of tea and a ginger nut biscuit Mum told me we should seriously discuss the word VALUE and how it impacts our lives. (WHAT I’ve done to deserve this torture is beyond me…aaaaargh!) So, ‘Leems’, tell me in truth, what does VALUE mean to you?

Hmmm…ponder ponder? ‘Well, Mum, VALUE to me, as

on my bed, well, there is VALUE in YOU as an exceptional value Mother’. I thought she was going to faint again but she pulled herself together . She gave me the ‘Stare of the Demon’. (loud voice happening!)

Leemooo….everything you consider of VALUE is all about appalling.’ (Hmmm...I ain’t bovvered quite frankly.) My Lord, she’s started again.

‘Leems, VALUE is a bit more than about oneself…got it?’ (Oh Phish, I, Leemo Cat, don’t care!) ‘Leems, just listen. I purchased us a new stove the other day at great expense. AND, do you know, buying our new stove was the most ‘value-laden’ satisfying shopping experience I have had in many years. AND, Leems, it is because of the lady (Jodie) who assisted me. She believes in treating customers with VALUE. She had MY interests at heart, not her own. It was an edifying encounter.

Whilst I knew already, I appreciated more than ever there are wonderful people like Jodie all around. Our was proof of that.

SO, you self-serving cat, VALUE to me is kindness, care, appreciation, smiles and consideration… it is receiving honesty, help and integrity, not full food bowls.

AND, if you think you’re getting ONE LICK of the sausage rolls I’m baking in our new oven…THINK AGAIN!’ “I” almost fainted with boredom at this point so I lay on my back with paws in air doing my OOORRRMMMM meditative hums thinking about my lunch treat. Byesie with purrsies…Leemo Cat.

Richmond Valley Council’s Director Projects & Business Development Ben Zeller and General Manager Vaughan Macdonald check out the progress of the Reynolds Road redevelopment. Nine industrial-zoned lots available at Reynolds Road, Casino.

Sale of industrial land to boost job creation In a bid to encourage job creation, Richmond Valley Council is selling nine industrial-zoned lots at Reynolds Road, Casino.

The lots, which are contained in the Richmond Valley Regional Job Precinct, range in size from 5000m2 to 5ha and were developed to attract employmentgenerating industries to the Richmond Valley. Improvement work throughout the precinct included road construction and the installation of water, sewer and power services.

The Regional Job Precinct offers improved planning pathways, such as cutting red and green tape with a 30-day target for planning approvals.

area for work, which is why the development of industrial land is yet another important step in building a strong Richmond Valley for the future, where people

General Manager Vaughan Macdonald said Council had been looking for opportunities to create more local jobs in the area, and was prepared to pursue that objective through investment and development.

He said the Reynolds Road project would give Council a strong competitive advantage for companies locating to the area, in particular

manufacturing businesses.

“Now more than ever, we need to be providing opportunities for growth in our community,” Mr Macdonald said.

“By providing the necessary lead-in infrastructure, we can help support emerging industries, as well as local companies looking to expand.

“A lot of our residents commute outside the

jobs closer to where they live.”

Interested businesses are encouraged to submit an expression of interest for the purchase of these lots via Council’s website. Sales will be offered based on Council’s assessment of economic and job Casino. All expressions of interest will remain Terms of sale will be negotiable with Council’s focus being on the timely development of the land, and commencement of business operations.

Geophysical surveys to locate critical minerals across NSW A new series of NSW Government funded geophysical surveys will take place in the state’s Central West, New England and Far West to gather detailed information that will help to uncover valuable critical minerals buried deep underground.

Deputy Premier and Minister responsible for Resources Paul Toole said four surveys will be carried out by air and land, using a mix of cutting-edge technologies to reveal

minerals buried up to several hundred metres beneath the surface.

Mr Toole said the new surveys mean the NSW Government is investing in the biggest program of geophysical data acquisition in the state’s history.

“Working closely with Geoscience Australia, we will deliver airborne gravity surveys in the Cobar Basin and New England, an airborne electromagnetic survey in Forbes-Dubbo and a seismic survey between Cobar and Ivanhoe,” Mr

Toole said.

“We know that NSW is rich in critical minerals such as cobalt and zirconium and with the help of some of the world’s most advanced geophysical technology, it is possible to locate more of these highly sought after minerals.

“These new surveys will ultimately boost our knowledge of resource potential across a greater area of the state, and that means we can provide more quality data to industry to spur on new exploration and

investment.”

Mr Toole said recent surveys carried out in the Central West have delivered signs of potential deposits of minerals such as gold, copper and zinc as well as what may be untapped groundwater.

Detailed underground mapping through the new surveys form part of a $16 million commitment over 10 years to unlocking the potential of the state’s natural resources and attracting investment.

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Stunning scupltures in a lush landscape The inaugural outdoor exhibition Sculpture Distilled opens this week at Husk Farm Distillery and promises the opportunity to get up close and personal with the work of nine contemporary artists from the Northern Rivers and Gold Coast regions.

The exhibition will run for six weeks until 12 June and will form part of the Murwillumbah Arts Trail.

Wander the beautiful grounds, drink in hand, as you experience these stunning sculptures. Sited in the ultimate outdoor gallery, you’ll be able to explore the mediums these works are made from up close - including steel, stone, plastic, ceramics, and natural fibers.

Let nature add to this truly immersive experience as you imagine what inspired the nine artists to create their works

while adding your own interpretation.

Sculpture Distilled is an exhibition of contemporary outdoor sculptures curated by Annie Long that address a range of themes. Daniel Clemmett explores the theme of development in his large scale beaten metal tricycle; Mealie Batchelor’s reef installation examines the impact of plastics on the environment while Rae Saheli has captured the kinetic energy of gunshots in her aluminum cylinders.

Reflecting on Australian fauna John Walters has created a gorgeous mob of wallabies; Christina Khumari tackles the theme of time and Wendy Johnson uses natural fibres to comment on the state of the environment. Annie Long considers our ability to adapt in the current times; Marie France Rose

contemplates stillness and Damien Lucas seeks beauty and simplicity in his abstracted forms.

Connect with all these works at Husk Farm Distillery in Tumbulgum, Wednesday-Sunday until June 12th from 11am. Table bookings are essential on weekends and holiday periods.

You can combine your sculpture experience with a cocktail, snacks or a tour of the distillery.

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Community to shape new vision for Coffs Jetty foreshore The community in Coffs Harbour has been encouraged to shape the future of the Jetty Foreshore for decades to come.

Minister for Planning and Minister for Homes Anthony Roberts said the NSW Government had listened to the community’s earlier feedback and used it to develop a draft masterplan concept, which is now on public exhibition until 13 June.

“The community’s voice has always been at the heart of the development of this important work and will remain so throughout,” Mr Roberts said.

“We’ve been working closely with local stakeholders to build on their input and we’re excited now to hear what people have to say about the draft masterplan and where they want to take it. “This is a fantastic opportunity for the Coffs Harbour community to help create a vibrant, modern precinct with upgrades to foreshore parklands and the marina.”

Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said the release of the draft masterplan was another opportunity for the community to inform the next phase of plans for the precinct, which will play a vital role

in the growth of Coffs Harbour.

“It has been developed based on what we’ve heard from the community so far, but it’s still only a concept and there’s a lot of flexibility,” Mr Singh

said.

“We’re keen to hear what they do and don’t like about the draft, and how they want to revitalise the Jetty to increase opportunities to boost the local economy and create more jobs.

“The local people are the experts as they know Coffs Harbour best - what will and won’t work from their lived experience. We want to tap into that local knowledge to create the best possible future for

the Jetty Foreshore.”

To view the draft masterplan concept and have your say, visit: http://www. coffsjettyrevitalisation. com.au/

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Bye bye TIM HOWARD Grafton Show poultry steward Barry Reeves is about to do something people who know him can scarcely believe.

After more than six decades of breeding, raising, showing and judging poultry the 75-year-old chicken fancier is about to get rid of all his chooks.

A recent bout of ill-health, where he developed some breathing difficulties including a nasty cough and persistent bouts of tiredness, tipped him toward divesting himself of the flock.

“I”m giving it away, I’m selling all my chooks,” Barry said as he watched over the rows of caged bird at the Grafton Show earlier this month.

“I got a bit worried the problem might be something to do with keeping chooks.

“But I’m staying on here at the show and I’ll

still be a member of the (Grafton) Poultry Club.

I’ll stay on there.”

Barry is the club president and was preparing for the club’s next meeting even has worked at the show.

The decision to stay on at the show, where he is a senior vice president of the Clarence Pastoral & Agricultural Society Ltd, won’t make his decision any easier, as he found when assessing entries for this year’s event.

“I was looking at different fowls, thinking, ‘that one might right to breed from,” he said.

“Then I had to tell myself to get away from that line of thinking.”

Barry has been thinking that way since he was a boy.

“I’d always liked chooks and birds,” he said.

But the bug only really bit him after he was involved in a crash and had some time off work.

“I knew a bloke who

birdies

always had good chooks and he gave me a couple of white leghorns,” he said.

“He said I should show them, so I washed them up and took them to a Maclean Show.”

To his shock his birds picked up a couple of prizes and also kick started his passion for breeding top quality fowls.

“You could say that was to blame for getting me started,” he said.

Barry soon learned the love of competition required a ton of commitment.

“If you wanted to compete, you had to have top fowls,” he said.

He said he picked up all his tips from the “old blokes” who had been showing chooks for decades.

“They had been doing it for years and had an amazing amount of knowledge about what it takes to breed good chooks,” he said.

“You’d go to a show and see a few and think ‘that looks like a good chook’ and give yourself a mental picture of what was a good chook and what wasn’t.

“I’d be asked these old blokes about everything they knew about how to breed better birds.”

Barry said he kept that up for years, but over time he noticed he had started to become the target of eager young poultry fans seeking knowledge.

“I thought to myself, ‘it looks like I’m the old bloke now,” he said.

Sadly he believes the arrival of the internet has led to a decline in the quality of birds from young breeders.

“When you bring a bird to show you’re seeing the peak of the quality fowls around at the time,” he said.

“You see all the different types breeds and what makes a good example of them and

Grafton Show poultry pavilion steward Barry Reeves with his latest Grafton Show champion, a Langshen in the soft feather bantam section. He caught the chook bug more than half a century ago. He’s won countless show prizes, judged hundreds of winners and run the poultry club, but this year he’s decided his fowls have to go.

people are telling you what’s a good fowl and what isn’t.”

But he said looking at pictures and videos of birds on the internet was not the same.

“Now young breeders see a picture or a video of fowls on the internet and there’s no way they can tell for sure if it’s a top example of the breed,” Barry said.

“It’s all about standards and the standards at shows have been getting lower.”

Barry has gone out with a bang at the 2022 Grafton Show snaring a Champions award for with his Langshen in the Soft Feather Bantem category.

As a tip for anyone bitten by the chook fancier bug, he says the Langshen is the perfect fowl for beginners – as well as experts.

“They’re a lovely little chook,” he said.

“They’re easy to handle and once they get used

to it, kids can handle and pat them.”

Getting rid of all his birds is another concern.

“I don’t know how many birds I’ve got,” he said. “It’s not something I like to count.

“But I know it costs a lot to feed them.”

He said that money could now go on tanks of fuel for his car and caravan on a tour around Australia.

“Having to look after chooks keeps you at home. It will be good to be able to get away for a while.”

But he is a little worried about what will happen when the last cage is emptied.

“Not have fowls, it’s going to be different,” he said.

“But if I change my mind I’ve got mate, Ray Connor, who has good fowls and he would be able to help me get going.

“But I don’t think that’s going to happen.”

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Progress made on Scenic Drive landslip repair works Progress is being made on works to repair two landslips on Scenic Drive at Bilambil Heights, with both geotechnical assessments The final reports were received late last week and will allow Council to prepare tender documents to progress Stage 1 of the geotechnical assessment confirmed the main slip near Simpson Drive remains unsafe and advised against reopening the road

Event organisers and community groups are encouraged to put their ‘thinking caps’ on and develop an event to support Tweed communities and businesses in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic As part of its Reconnecting Regional NSW Community Events Program, the NSW Government has

Council will continue to monitor both slips as recommended, particularly in light of current wet weather As part of Stage 2 of the geotechnical assessment, testing was conducted onsite during reports on the big slip near Simpson Drive and the smaller slip near Warringa Drive have just been received by Council’s Director Engineering David Oxenham said the reports were an essential

provided a funding pool of $330,000 aimed at bringing the Tweed For events to be eligible for funding, they must be: • open to the public • free to attend or a very small fee • designed to reconnect communities • be held before 23 Mayor of Tweed Chris Cherry said this initiative

first step in the repair “These reports provide the technical basis upon which permanent solutions for these slips can be designed and built,” Mr Oxenham “Council is now able to complete preparation of the tender documentation to release to the market later this month, who will then consider the geotechnical information and provide options back “We expect pricing to be received in June, after which submissions will

“Unfortunately there is then seek approvals from Transport for NSW and Council to award the would then start design works, with construction Mr Oxenham said Council was working as fast as possible to “We understand the additional hardship and inconvenience the closure of Scenic Drive is having on residents, particularly those who live west of the slips at Bilambil Heights, Carool

Drive, with the ongoing wet weather conditions and a shortage of experienced contractors exacerbating the “We ask residents to remain patient, with diversions expected to remain in place for have prioritised the maintenance of detour routes via Bilambil Road and Terranora Road to ensure issues such as potholes are addressed as

community and thrive on connections to

“The Tweed community has been hit hard over the past couple

“This funding, offered by the NSW Government, allows us to revive our events calendar and support the wonderful people who bring those events

This funding is a very welcome support to the Tweed’s recovery

“I would love to see our communities coming back together to enjoy

roadworks-closures as well as through Council’s social media

Council estimates

the things that make us happy and create a sense

February and March this

Regular updates on the progress of flood works are published on Council’s website

on current road closures,

provided a wonderful opportunity for local

impact of COVID-19 and associated border closures, and then by

damage to the Tweed’s road network caused by the recent flood could cost more than $50 million and take up to 2 years to repair, with more than 2,000 repair

love to see professional event managers as well as community groups “We are a close-knit

Examples of eligible events include: • festivals and fairs • sporting events • theatre programs • community markets • food and leisure events • community classes

and workshops • community public holiday events Applications must address the criteria and show how the event would rebuild community cohesion, deliver positive social outcomes and support Details about how to lodge your plan will be

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Registrations open for Community Reference Group Ballina Shire Council is calling on locals who live or work in Lennox Head or Skennars Head to register their interest to join a Community Reference Group.

Lennox Head has change over the last decade. New subdivisions and housing we see today were planned for in the 2002 Lennox Head Community Aspirations

Strategic Plan.

Council has resolved to make a new Lennox Head Strategic Plan 2023-2043 which will cover Lennox Head and Skennars Head from Fig Tree Hill in the North to the southern edge of the Aureus Estate in the south.

The Community Reference Group will play an important role in shaping this new strategic plan. The

group will brainstorm the implications of key planning choices for the area and map these issues with Council staff.

Members will also be in a prime position to offer and champion ideas to be developed into actions in the plan.

Planning choices are often tough because favouring one outcome can impact another due to the constrained nature of places. For example, a

planning choice for more car parking could impact on available public land, or a planning choice for a new commercial area could have negative environmental impacts.

The Community Reference Group will help Council clarify the values and preferences of the Lennox Head community to inform the future planning choices that will make it into the new Lennox Head

Strategic Plan.

It is important that a diversity of voices is represented on the Community Reference Group.

Selection of members will be based on: • Geographic location – Where members live or work • A balance of business and community representatives • Connections with local community groups

• A diversity of ages and backgrounds • Purpose for participation Spaces limited.

Members will be required to attend at least to be held between June and September.

Each session will run for 2-3 hours. Register your interest by Friday 31 May at ballina.nsw. gov.au/LennoxHeadStrategicPlan

Expert calls for NAPLAN replacement Professor Pasi Sahlberg, of Southern Cross University, says NAPLAN is outdated and in need of a compelling literacy and numeracy assessment alternative.

Considered a leading international expert on education systems,

Prof Sahlberg works with governments around the world on better education reforms and improving teaching and learning in schools.

Debates about the validity of NAPLAN as the best way to assess literacy and numeracy for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 has dogged Australia’s national assessment since it was introduced in 2008.

“We should stop thinking that censusbased standardised testing – that is, to test all students of the age cohort – is the best way to go and that it alone can drive school improvement and strengthen

equity,” said Prof Sahlberg, a former director general of the Finnish education system.

“We need to co-design a comprehensive assessment system that better serves the diverse needs of students, schools, and parents.

“NAPLAN has become a controversial part of Australian school life, for teachers and parents. Whereas in many other countries, for example Scotland, Singapore, Finland and Canada, national assessments have moved away from highstakes testing of basic knowledge as the sole metric of educational performance and put more emphasis on

teacher-led assessments for broader learning.

“Australia is trailing the leading education nations with its outdated NAPLAN. “The time is right for a redesigned national assessment system that combines sample-based national assessments with a modern program of classroom-based and school-led assessments.

Research shows that it is teacher-led classroom assessment, and other school-based assessments, that hold the greatest potential for educational betterment for everyone.”

Temporary Lismore Service Centre opens Residents of Lismore and surrounding areas can access vital NSW Government services at the local golf club, with doors now open at the new temporary Service NSW Centre.

Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government Victor Dominello said the temporary centre is on Lismore Workers Golf

Club at 1 Barham Street.

“Residents will have access to more than 1,000 NSW Government transactions just like the previous centre offered, as well as help applying and connecting to vital services,” Mr Dominello said.

“People can also apply for their driver licence with driving and driver knowledge tests

available on weekdays.

“The centre will be open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5pm with staff looking forward to welcoming people back in store to help rebuild the community again.”

Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke said Service NSW staff are playing a key role in the recovery effort.

“Service NSW staff have been embedded in our dozens of Recovery Centres across the Northern Rivers since began and I’m pleased that such a wide range of Government services is now accessible in this central and easyto-access location,” Ms Cooke said.

“Flood-affected business owners can

also use an online eligibility checker, which presents a list of grants most applicable to their situation so they can decide which one is best to apply for.”

The Small Business Northern Flood Grant, of up to $10,000, opened last week and helps to small business owners

directly or indirectly Applications will soon open for the Medium Business Grants of up affected businesses employing more than 20 people, and where insurance or other Government support does not cover the costs.

For more, visit the Service NSW website.

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Candidates show different appetite for change TIM HOWARD

when it came to

As the clock winds down to Saturday’s 2022 Federal Election all 10 candidates for the seat of Page came to Grafton last week to meet the community.

The message from nine of the 10 candidates was the need for change, while the incumbent was happy to stand on the government’s record.

The event, organised by local community radio station Life FM and Clarence Media, attracted about 30 people, but was also broadcast live on social media, where it still can be viewed.

Event MC Damian Fisher, from Life FM103.1, said the plan was to ask 16 questions targeted at different candidates, but because

The Greens candidate, Kashmir Miller was delighted to hear that money was not an issue, but took issue with a totally engineered solution.

“The response has to be mitigation and adaptive,” she said. “Discussion cannot go further without community consultation on these matters.”

Ms Miller said environmental factors and the opportunity for communities to plan a

issues, this had been curtailed.

“I think that was the right thing to do,” he said. response to them has been our main issue at the moment,” he said.

The audience also took an opportunity to quiz the candidates, with questions around integrity in politics and renewable energy policy.

On the issues of dealing emergencies responses ranged from total engineering solutions to environmental and adaptive solutions including moving communities to new sites land.

Mr Hogan revealed a $15 billion plan based on CSIRO research to build holding dams that would contain large amounts

to be considered.

Independent candidate Dr Hanabeth Luke response to emergencies based on what the region had learned from both emergencies.

She said better early warning systems were necessary as well as providing emergency services with better information about the areas they worked in.

She said this also had to extend to returning control of local emergency services, such as the SES, to people who had local knowledge.

Dr Luke also said there had to be a faster and more sensitive response for the community dealing with the trauma resident.

She said mental health issues had become one of the most distressing results of the recent crises.

The TNL candidate, Serge Killingbeck said the response should include encouraging people to move away “Surely some of the response could be

released later when the “The research shows these structures could cut peaks,” he said.

Mr Hogan also said these plans would be fully funded, because “money was no object”

plain,” he said.

Indigenous – Aboriginal Party candidate Brett Duroux said the behaviour of the had revealed issues with upgrade.

He said what happened at Corindi was a “nightmare” for the local people and the water had “gone everywhere but to the right places”.

Questions about the economic performance of the government and what should be done about the level of debt also drew a range of response.

Mr Hogan said he was proud of the government response and the way the economy had recovered “post Covid”.

He pointed to low and strong economic growth, but didn’t favour higher taxes as a way to bring down the debt level.

To catch up on full coverage of the event, go to https:// www.youtube.com/ watch?v=694mknHeZvI Kashmir Miller The Greens The Green’s Kashmir Miller had to overcome a shaky start, confusing South Grafton for Kyogle when she began speaking.

Northern Rivers resident who had progressed through the public education system and was studying law with honours at Southern Cross University.

Ms Miller said what made her stand out as a candidate was her desire to represent the next generation in the political debate.

“What we have experienced here in the Page electorate in the last for me,” she said.

“It’s something that has scared me for 10 years, since I was 12 and started hearing about climate change.”

Patrick Deegan Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party candidate for Page Patrick Deegan contrasted the future

school leaver, with what confronted a person of that age today.

He said he was able to got to TAFE for free and attend Southern Cross University at low cost, where he completed a degree that enable him to begin a career in social work. today doesn’t have the same opportunity today as I had,” he said.

“They can’t go to TAFE for free, their employment is insecure, their wages have gone down, cost of living has gone up and it’s harder and harder for people to keep a roof over their head, to put food on the table.”

Brett Duroux Indigenous – Aboriginal Party of Australia Aboriginal Party of Australia candidate Brett key, yarning approach to his introduction.

With Bundjalung, Gumbainggir and Yaegl ancestry Mr Duroux has roots in the three Aboriginal peoples of the electorate.

Sick of the way his people have been treated, Mr Duroux has entered the political arena to “You can get promised anything and everything,” he said.

“I’m just going to be true to my word.

“They’ve got nothing I want. We’ve got everything they want.

“That’s the whole point, this land is that beautiful and rich, they’re trying to sell it off to … them others.”

He said the positive message was how much his people loved everything to do with this land.

“They seem to forget we’re people who have an opinion and I’m out to change that,” he said.

Mr Duroux said the campaigning experience in Page had largely been enjoyable, getting to meet new people, but

some of the stories he’d heard “ain’t been too good”.

Kevin Hogan The Nationals Sitting member and Nationals candidate Kevin Hogan said politics had not been on his agenda in the early part of his adult life.

But as his family grew older Mr Hogan began to get more involved in the community and wished to begin advocating for aspects of the community he was involved.

“I started to meet politicians and I started to say I want to advocate for things in my community,” he said.

“I joined The Nationals, I liked the fact their philosophy was that of a centre right party, but also its sole focus, its main reason for existence, is to focus on regional Australia.

“We’re the only party that when we go into our party room all we’re talking about is how does this affect regional Australia and I love this aspect of it.”

Mr Hogan also drew attention to the nature of the event and how Australians were fortunate we lived in a country with a healthy, democratic system.

Hanabeth Luke Independent Southern Cross University lecturer Dr Hanabeth Luke’s work with farmers on regenerative agriculture on what she described as the “front line” of dealing with climate change, is what convinced her to run as an independent.

“I worked a lot with farmers and talked to me a lot about what it is like to be on the front line of climate change,” she said.

“That very day, I was marking my students’ assessments. It was bringing me to tears how awful it was for them.

“That same day Barnaby Joyce said we

can’t afford to cut our emissions because it’s going to hurt farmers too much.

“At that moment I knew that this party was not representing the interests of our region.

“Now we’re all on the front line of this climate disruption.”

Independent and was “proud of that”.

She said to be eligible for funding she had to provide evidence she met its three requirements. community group behind me,” she said. “That’s the Voices for Page group.

“Also that I was funded from the community and also that I promise to act with integrity.”

Serge Killingbeck TNL Candidate for TNL Serge Killingbeck said his party’s twin focus on climate change and a need for an integrity commission were interlinked.

He has come to politics from a wide background, but in the 1990s began studying sustainability in “That led me to climate change and I’ve been there ever since,” he said.

He said the chance to affect change if elected to parliament was his reason to “stop banging his head against a brick wall”.

“I wanted to put myself in a position to do things to make things better,” he said.

“We’ve just seen the result of climate change.

I was out there on that Monday.”

He said his party’s goal of net zero emissions by 2030 was the only way the planet can achieve a target of getting to an emissions level of 1.5 industrial emissions in

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PAGE 12 & 14 Carrington St, Lismore Opening hours Thu 19 May: 8am–8pm Fri 20 May: 8am–6pm 48 River St, Maclean Opening hours Thu 19 May: 8:30am– 5:30pm Fri 20 May: 8:30am– 6pm Casino Community & Cultural Centre Opening hours Thu 19 May: 8:30am– 5:30pm Fri 20 May: 8:30am– 6pm Shop 7 22 King St, Grafton Opening hours Thu 19 May: 8:30am– 5:30pm Fri 20 May: 8:30am– 6pm Southern Cross University, Lismore Opening hours Thu 19 May: 8am–8pm Fri 20 May: 8am–6pm

RICHMOND Ballina Indoor Sports Centre Opening hours Thu 19 May: 8am–8pm Fri 20 May: 8am–6pm Casuarina Hockey Club Opening hours Thu 19 May: 8:30am– 5:30pm Fri 20 May: 8:30am– 6pm Jessie McMillan Hall, Murwillumbah Opening hours Thu 19 May: 8:30am– 5:30pm Fri 20 May: 8:30am– 6pm Marvell Hall, Byron Bay Opening hours Thu 19 May: 8:30am– 5:30pm Fri 20 May: 8:30am– 6pm The Hub Baptist Tweed Heads Opening hours Thu 19 May: 8:30am– 5:30pm Fri 20 May: 8:30am– 6pm Twin Towns Masonic Centre Opening hours Thu 19 May: 8am–8pm Fri 20 May: 8am–6pm

Where you can vote COWPER C.ex Coffs International Stadium, Coffs Harbour Opening hours Thu 19 May: 8am–8pm Fri 20 May: 8am–6pm

NEW ENGLAND Hall Opening hours Thu 19 May: 8:30am– 5:30pm Fri 20 May: 8:30am– 6pm ELECTION DAY (MAY 21) Polling booths open from 8am-6pm

PAGE • 12 & 14 Carrington St, Lismore • 48 River St, Maclean • Alstonville High School • Bentley Public Hall • Bexhill Public School • Bonalbo & District Community Hall • Caniaba Public School • Casino Community & Cultural Centre • Casino High School • Casino West Public School • Cawongla Playhouse • Chatsworth Island Hall • Clarence Village Community Room • Clovass-McKees Hill Memorial Hall • Clunes Public School • Connect Church, South Grafton • Copmanhurst & District War Memorial

Hall • Coraki Public School • Coramba Public School • Corindi Public School • Coronation Hall, Coutts Crossing • Cowper Public School • Dundurrabin Public School • Dunoon Public School • Eltham Public School • Evans River K-12 School • Fairy Hill Public Hall • Glenreagh School Of Arts • Goolmangar Hall • Goonellabah Community Centre • Goonellabah Public School • Grafton Community Centre • Grafton High School • Gulmarrad Public School • Harwood Island Public School • Iluka Community Hall • Jiggi Public School • Junction Hill Playgroup • Karangi Public School • Kororo Public School • Kyogle High School • Kyogle Memorial Institute • Lawrence Public School • Lismore Heights Public School • Lismore High School • Lismore SCU • Lowanna Public School • Mallanganee Memorial Hall • McLeans Ridges Hall • Modanville Public

School • Mullaway Public School • Nana Glen Community Hall • Nimbin Central School • Palmers Island Public School • Rappville Public School • Red Rock Multi Use Centre • Rosebank Public School • Rous Public School • Sandy Beach Public School • South Grafton Public School • St Michael’s Centre, Casino • The Channon Hall • Treelands Drive Community Centre • Tucabia Hall • Ulmarra Public School • Wardell & District War Memorial Hall • Wiangaree Hall • Wollongbar Community Hall • Woodburn Public School • Woodenbong Memorial Hall • Woolgoolga High School • Woolgoolga Public School • Wooli Hall Brigade Station • Wyrallah Public School • Yamba Public School

RICHMOND • Ballina Coast High School

• Bangalow Public School • Banora Point High School • Banora Point Public School • Bilambil Public School • Billi Lids Long Day Care Centre, Billinudgel • Bogangar Public School • Brunswick Heads Public School • Burringbar School of Arts Hall • Byron Bay High School • Byron Bay Public School • Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School • Casuarina Hockey Club • Centaur Primary School, Banora Point • Chillingham Hall • Coorabell Hall • Crabbes Creek Community Hall • Crystal Creek Public School • Dungay Public School • Durrumbul Public School • Emmanuel Anglican College, West Ballina • Eureka Public School • Fernleigh Public School • Jasper Corner Federal Hall • Kingscliff TAFE • Lennox Head Public School • Mullumbimby Civic Memorial Hall • Murwillumbah East Public School • Murwillumbah Public

School • Newrybar Public School • North Star Holiday Resort, Hastings Point • Ocean Shores Community Centre • Ocean Shores Public School • Pottsville Beach Public School • Richmond Christian College, Ballina • Seagulls Club, Tweed Heads • Smiley Tots, Chinderah • Southern Cross Public School, East Ballina • St Ambrose Primary School, Pottsville • St Anthony’s Primary School, Kingscliff • St Cuthbert’s Anglican Church, Tweed Heads • St John’s Primary School Hall, Mullumbimby • St Joseph’s College Banora Point • Stokers Siding Public School • Suffolk Park Community Hall • Terranora Public School • Teven-Tintenbar Public School • Tumbulgum Hall • Tweed Heads Public School • Tweed Heads South Public School • Tyalgum Public School • Uki Public School • Wilsons Creek Community Hall • Wollumbin High School • Xavier Catholic College, Skennars Head

NEW ENGLAND • Deepwater School of Arts • Drake Community Hall Hall • Urbenville Public School

COWPER • Bishop Druitt College, North Boambee Valley • C.ex Coffs International Stadium • Cavanbah Centre, Coffs Harbour • Coffs Harbour High School • Kororo Public School • Narranga Public School • Salvation Army Hall, Coffs Harbour • Tyalla Public School

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Candidates get candid LARA LEAHY

Candidates for Page Kashmir Miller for The Greens NSW A community achievement: I was born and raised in the Northern Rivers and have been politically active in the community for over 10 years. I am active in the local arts scene, most recently performing in Running Up A Dress with the Lismore Theatre Company.

What are your views on Climate Change, and what should be done about it?

Climate change is no longer a distant possibility, it is at our doorstep and impacting our lives. We need to transition away from fossil fuels into renewable energy and make Australia a green technology superpower to assist with our postrecovery. Dealing with climate change should always include a just transition for mining workers and their families as we create a new sustainable employment sector.

How would you support communities affected by natural disaster?

Stopping new coal and gas projects is essential in managing future climate disasters like we have experienced over the past years. We must also explore mitigative and adaptive solutions that put the community’s voice and values at the forefront. Home and business owners deserve options for how they want to rebuild in a way that works with our natural landscape, not repeating the mistakes of the past by investing in only engineering solutions.

Do you think there needs to be an Anti Corruption Commission at Federal level?

Yes, we need a Federal ICAC to look into slush funds, payouts, favours for mates, and dodgy property deals that have taken over politics in the last decade. We deserve better from our government, and

The Greens will hold politicians to account by committing to an AntiCorruption Commission.

Please choose three federal policies that you feel strongly about, and describe actions that you see necessary: - Agriculture, water and the environment Our natural environment, water and agricultural industries have been hit the worse by the effects of climate change. The Greens have listened to farmers and scientists to craft the best policies to protect our environment and ensure farmers have secure employment. The Greens will restore the Carbon Farming Futures program of $25m per annum, which will see hundreds of carbonreducing projects get off the ground. We must stop mining near the precious waterways in our electorate, such as in the Clarence Valley, to ensure water security for all.

- Education, skills and employment The Greens will boost our education sector by making TAFE and University free, to ensure everyone has access to education so they employment. We will also introduce a TAFEto-Jobs Guarantee and skilled jobs program including apprenticeships for TAFE students as a part of the Greens free TAFE and million jobs election commitments.

- Health The pandemic has revealed the weak points in our healthcare system and the mistreatment of our frontline healthcare workers. The Greens will reinvest the billion paid in private health insurance rebates back into the public system, slashing out of pocket costs and making working conditions and wages fairer for healthcare workers. We will make dental and mental health free under Medicare to ease the cost of living.

Why should a person vote for you and if elected, what measures would you take to make your vision happen what are you pledging to

Kashmir Miller do for your constituents?

I have lived in our electorate my whole life; our community is my passion and will always desperately need diverse and fresh perspectives in Parliament, and I am that. As the Greens do not take corporate donations, we can make our vision that puts come true as we are not in the pockets of private interests.

Patrick Deegan for the Australian Labor Party (NSW branch) Community achievement: I have spent over 20 years working in social welfare and child protection, helping the most disadvantaged and vulnerable members of our community across Northern NSW. What are you views on Climate Change, and what should be done about it?

Australia can and must take a leadership in reducing the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Labor’s Powering Australia plan will reduce Australia’s emissions by 43% by 2030, keeping us on

Patrick Deegan track for net-zero by 2050.

How would you support communities affected by natural disaster?

Northern NSW needs action – not excuses.

The focus must be on: · Assisting thousands of displaced families into proper housing; · Supporting local business; · Providing wraparound services to support people through the long-term social and psychological impacts of · Starting the process of rebuilding devastated towns.

Do you think there needs to be an AntiCorruption Commission at Federal level?

Yes - Australia desperately needs a powerful, transparent and independent National Anti-Corruption Commission. A Labor Government will deliver it.

Please choose three federal policies that you feel strongly about, and describe actions that you see necessary: Agriculture, water and the environment Agriculture is the foundation of our regional economy. We need to support farmers,

protect our rivers and precious water supplies, and mitigate against the increasing frequency of extreme weather events such as droughts, Education, skills and employment Investing in skills and education is critical to building a stronger regional economy. A Labor Government will provide 465,000 fee-free TAFE places – including 45,000 new places – in industries with skills shortage to help people employees.

Health Our health system is in crisis. We need more GPs and better access to other health care professionals. A Labor Government will change the rules to allow regional communities like ours to recruit more doctors of their choosing – both locals and overseas trained GPs. Why should a person vote for you and if elected, what measures would you take to make your vision happen what are you pledging to do for your constituents?

I will be a strong voice in a Labor Government with an ambitious vision for the future. I will

work to create new opportunities for local business, improved infrastructure and greater access to health services, aged care and education.

Most of all, I will roll up the people of Northern NSW. Over the past few years, Northern NSW has dealt with the

COVID lockdowns, and now more devasting the frontline of these challenges through my work in social welfare, and now in my role as a Richmond Valley Councillor. I have seen our communities once again overcome adversity, rise to the challenge, and rebuild their lives.

At the same time, I have been extremely disappointed with the repeated failures of the Morrison-Joyce Federal Government. Whenever we need them, they go Missing in Action. I am not prepared to sit back and let things drift along like they have been. Our community deserves a better future.

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34 NEWS FROM P32 Kevin Hogan for National Party Australia - NSW Community Achievement: Billions of dollars of funding I have secured for the region.

What are your views on Climate Change, and what should be done about it?

I agree Climate change is a real risk that needs us to respond accordingly. Australia is playing our part in responding to this global challenge.

We have a strong record of meeting and beating our emissions targets. Including our 2020 Kyoto target, and 2030 Paris target. We are also on track to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

We spend over $1.6 billion in solar rooftop rebates a year. This has led to the world’s highest uptake of rooftop solar, with one in four homes with rooftop solar panels. Renewables now make up almost one third of our energy mix, compared to 13.7% when How would you support communities affected by natural disaster?

We need money to rebuild our lives, and the money to prevent it from happening again. There is support available for individuals, families, businesses, and councils.

More than $1.3 billion has been paid through Centrelink alone.

I have also announced more than $200m for we can build back our homes and businesses Do you think there needs to be an Anti

Corruption Commission at Federal level?

Yes. We have 357 pages of legislation that sets out our plan for a Commonwealth Integrity Commission. It has been funded since the 2019-20 Budget.

Please choose three federal policies that you feel strongly about, and describe actions that you see necessary: 1. Education, skills and employment Our unemployment rate has fallen from 7.5% to 4% – the lowest rate in over 40 years. This is because of our record investment in education, skills and employment.

2. Finance/economy We have one of the strongest economies in the world. It means we can pay for all the services we rely on. We have saved you money at the fuel pump by cutting the fuel excise by 22c per litre.

We’re also putting more money in your pocket by lowering taxes.

3. Regional development and communications Since I was elected in 2013, I have secured unprecedented funding for our region. Sporting and community facilities have received upgrades.

We have also removed mobile phone blackspots across the region. There is more to be done, and with your support, we can get it done together.

Why should a person vote for you and if elected, what measures would you take to make your vision happen what are you pledging to do for your constituents?

I love our community and am committed to making us grow.

My priorities are

Kevin Hogan lowering the cost of living, recovering from more local jobs. We have achieved a lot in these areas already – including cutting the fuel excise by 22c per litre, securing $200m and having the lowest unemployment rate in 40 years.

Hanabeth Luke Independent What are your views on Climate Change, and what should be done about it? How would you support communities affected by natural disaster?

For our communities, a well-funded and locallyrun disaster preparation and response force is

Hanabeth Luke essential. People need to know where to go in advance when disaster strikes. These evacuation centres/community hubs need to be properly resourced.

Building climateresilient infrastructure, communications and backup power.

Establishing a 3D model updated in realtime, for preparation and response, could also be used to streamline recovery payments.

For housing our people, in the short term, bring in dongers and negotiate with holiday-let companies to keep people in their communities. I call for $1Bn to get people back into old or new

as soon as possible, released from the National Emergency Response Fund. A range of strategies can be put in place to ensure supply of affordable and social housing to rent and buy for our young people, families and elderly across Page.

Some certainty, substantial funding and a solid pathway forward will help, but we need strategies to support the mental health of

well-connected health and community support system across Page for people of all ages.

Ultimately, a community wellbeing dashboard should be

used as a basis for allocation of public funds. A federal integrity commission will help of the fossil fuel lobby on the major parties by holding politicians accountable.

I teach weather, climate science and regenerative agriculture: the science is clear that we need to be cutting emissions urgently: we can do this by working side by side with farmers. I’ve been working with farmers for over 11 years – and the solutions are already out there.

In the future, shift funds from fossils to farmers for a stronger regional economy. We can achieve a net-zero

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Serge Killingbeck emissions in Northern Rivers by 2030, working across governments and with our farming cooperatives, businesses and energy companies.

My plan is to reward good soil and land stewardship, encouraging a boost in carbon sequestration through nature-based solutions, from climate action.

Let’s limit foreign ownership of Australian assets and increase onshore processing and manufacturing.

I support the Climate Change Bill which includes a strong target of 75% renewable energy by 2030, with sectorsensible transition away from coal and gas.

Why should a person vote for you and if elected, what measures would you take to make your vision happen what are you pledging to do for your constituents?

My promise to the people of Page is to act with integrity, intelligence and independence in government. As a longterm resident of this region, and as someone who has been listening to people across Page, I have broad knowledge and experience of our key challenges, plus your ideas for a brighter future. My party is the people of Page: I have the courage, tenacity and the stamina to see this through and be your voice in Canberra.

Serge Killingbeck for TNL My preference is that everyone makes their own choices. I do ask I be put number one, naturally. However, for those who need some food for thought, I will be posting a How to Vote on my Facebook page.

Community Achievement: I have been involved with various community service organisations (SES, Surf Lifesaving, Volunteer Marine Rescue, a range of community environmental groups and marine wildlife rescue). My longest service is on the Cape Byron Marine Park Community Advisory Committee, after being part of the development of the Park in the early 2000s. I am now the longest serving Advisory Committee member, as a conservation representative. I’ve been part of the Park’s development since it was an idea on paper, literally.

What are your views on Climate Change, and what should be done about it?

Climate change is the single biggest environmental, economic and social issue facing regional Australia.

Even a rise in global temperatures past 1.5°C, under 2.0°C above preindustrial averages (1850-1900) will see massive disruption for biodiversity, communities and agriculture, beyond the experience of most.

More record breaking droughts, and all that theyTNL bring.logo After reading the IPCC

April 2022 Report, TNL’s policy setting of the goal of Net Zero by 2030, with a plan, is the right policy setting.

Near enough is not good enough, given the consequences of missing the target, ‘even just by a bit’ to quote the PM. Our governments have singly failed to have us ready for climate change impacts, which have already started.

We have to provide honest, accurate and timely information on outcomes, timelines and thresholds in a way that is easily understood for business, especially farming because of its dependence on the natural environment.

The right information early is the best tool to develop effective resilience and transition strategies for businesses and communities, with the funding to make change happen. This has not happened to any effective degree.

Do you think there needs to be an AntiCorruption Commission at Federal level?

At the core of why governments of all stripes have been laggards and luddites is the nexus between Government and vested interests, money and power.

A fully independent, retrospective federal ICAC, Integrity Commission, is critical to breaking that spell.

It must have its own budget, protected from political expediency.

Be able to act on information from the public. It must be transparent and visible. It must be an administrative tribunal, to hear matters of

abuse of power, moral turpitude and ethical repugnancy, which are often technically legal.

Criminal corruption is already a matter for police and criminal sanctions.

Why should a person vote for you and if elected, what measures would you take to make your vision happen what are you pledging to do for your constituents?

My full attention is what you’ll get from me. TNL is an alliance of liberally minded social progressives, passionate about a more humane, sustainable and ethical society, funding our own campaigns.

There’s no party whip telling us what say. No patrons, no corporate sponsors, no favours owed. The policies I present to voters are the policies I will pursue in parliament.

Other candidates for Page include: • Thomas Searles for Liberal Democratic Party • Donna Pike for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation • Heather Mary Smith for the Australian Federation Party • Brett Rodney Duroux for the Indigenous Aboriginal Party of Australia • Ian Williamson for United Australia Party

Candidates for Cowper • Faye Aspiotis for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation • Keith McMullen for Australian Labor Party (NSW branch) • Pat Conaghan for National Party of Australia – NSW • Caz Heise -

Independent • Simon Chaseling for Liberal Democratic Party • Joshua Stephen Fairhall for United Australia Party • Timothy Nott for The Greens NSW

Candidates for New England • Pavlo Samios for Liberal Democratic Party • Cindy Anne Duncan for United Australia Party • Natasha Ledger Independent • Barnaby Joyce for National Party of Australia - NSW • Matt Sharpham Independent • Richard Thomas for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation • Carol Sparks for The Greens NSW • Laura Hughes for Australian Labor Party (NSW branch)

Candidates for Richmond • Terry Patrick Sharples - Independent • Nathan Jones Independent • Monica Shepherd for Informed Medical Options Party • David Warth Independent • Gary Biggs for Liberal Democratic Party • Justine Elliot for Australian Labor Party (NSW branch) • Kimberley Hone for National Party of Australia - NSW • Tracey Bell-Henselin for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation • Mandy Nolan for The Greens NSW • Robert James Marks for United Australia Party

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Where Page stands on age descrimination As election day looms there is one issue that many are unaware of that is especially relevant to the community of the Gilmore electorate and that is, legislated age discrimination.

Approximately half of the Page electorate are aged 55 or over and what they don’t know, perhaps, is that if they acquired a disability at age 65 or over, they are banned from accessing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

You could have a car accident or a simple fall and end with a spinal or brain injury and the cost of your care could range from $100,000 to $300,000 per annum.

Most people could simply not afford that, and many people have been thrown

of their loved ones.

It’s unfair, its wrong and its blatant aged discrimination.

The Disability Doesn’t Discriminate campaign wrote to all candidates in the coming election asking them three simple questions: Question 1. Do you support or oppose age

discrimination?

Question 2. Do you support implementation of recommendation 72 of the Aged Care Royal Commission? [ https:// agedcare.royalcommission. gov.au/sites/default/

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recommendations.pdf ] Question 3: If elected, will you prioritise this matter for your electorate?

The response from our two major parties was appalling with most not responding or sticking to the party mantra and not answering the

questions.

Positive responses supporting an end to this age discrimination only came from all the Independent MP’s, the Greens and a number of Independent candidates, one of those was the Independent candidate for Page, Hanabeth Luke.

Thank you, Hanabeth, we commend your independence and opposition to this age discrimination.

No other candidate for the electorate of Monash responded to our questions.

Ask them why before you vote.

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Canberra, ACT There are food halls, then there’s Verity Lane Market, a stylish new venue in the country’s capital where you can experience cuisine from multiple outlets.

Order pillowy bao buns, steaming bowls of ramen, Spanish tapas and seriously tasty pizza, all in the one place.

Part of a larger precinct, the building also houses a brewery and multiple bars.

Still hungry? Try dinner at Corella, pictured above right, in the funky suburb of Braddon: the food here has a focus on native ingredients.

End your evening at Paranormal Wines, pictured right, where boutique drops are poured by the glass; Loquita, for a standout selection of tequila and mezcal; or new neighbours Bootleg and Dolly’s, both of which mix a mean cocktail.

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MONDAY

SBS, 8.30pm

PRIME7, 9pm

The whole world – and everything in it – is ripe for picking in this hilarious pub-style quiz show. This special event only happens annually, with wicked stand-up comedian Jimmy Carr (8 Out of 10 Cats) returning as the excellent so-called question master.

He is joined by a top-notch panel of comedians competing to see who knows the most about … well, everything.

Fans will be rapt to see the comically poker-faced Richard Ayoade (Travel Man, right) returning, along with babyfaced Rob Beckett, Rosie Jones, Roisin Conaty (GameFace), Mawaan Rizwan and Joanne McNally, to answer questions such as what do Mark Zuckerberg, Adolf Hitler and Wallis Simpson have in common?

You’re kidding if you think this excessive American confection, starring Peter Krause and Jennifer Love Hewitt, following the nine-to-five of emergency first responders isn’t really a show about superheroes; they are dressed in ordinary paramedic and fire services gear, but don’t let that fool you. These folks can take on anything, from a newborn stuck inside a plumbing pipe, a boa constrictor choking a woman, an airbus plane crashing in water, and a roller-coaster packed with people stuck upside down. You name it, they’ve been there – and lived to tell the tale. This double episode kicks off with the team rescuing a diver who panicked in a shark cage.

BIG FAT QUIZ OF EVERYTHING

FRIDAY

KEEPING FAITH

ABC, 9pm

On paper, Keeping Faith revolves around a mother and lawyer in the Welsh countryside. It sounds run of the mill, until you watch it. Beginning with a thrilling first season as Faith (Eve Myles, above) tried to find out where her missing husband had gone, it quickly became apparent that this was a series unafraid to go full throttle. Packed with ambivalence, secrets, moody landscapes and a histrionic soundtrack, tonight it’s back with its third and final season. Eighteen months have passed and Faith is busy juggling motherhood and the biggest case of her career, only to have her idyll threatened by the return of someone from her past – her estranged mother, Rose (Celia Imrie).

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FRIDAY, May 20 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Q+A. (R) 11.05 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Barons. (Madlsv, R) 1.55 Father Brown. (PG, R) 3.00 Grand Designs Australia. (R) 3.55 Long Lost Family UK. (PG) 4.40 Tenable. (PG) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 12. H’lights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Country Music. (PG, R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize.

(R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.05 Jeopardy!

4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling.

UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 12. H’lights.

6.00 Sunrise.

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

12.00 MOVIE: Sundays At Tiffany’s. (2010, Ms, 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 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: The Wrong Nanny. (2017, 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 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (Ma) 1.00 Living Room. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 My Market Kitchen.

4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. A look at how people will vote.

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

7.30 Australia Votes.

8.00 Gardening Australia. Costa Georgiadis goes behind the scenes at the Ballarat Begonia Festival.

Jane Edmanson visits Zan Rowe.

9.00 Keeping Faith. (Return, Mal) Faith tries to be positive as she juggles being a mother and taking on a new case.

10.00 Agatha Raisin. (PG, R) Sir Charles’s friend receives a death threat.

10.50 ABC Late News.

11.05 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R) 11.35 Tomorrow Tonight. (Final, PG, R) 12.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great Asian Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 8.40 Ancient Superstructures: The Louvre. Part 1 of 3.

9.40 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (PG) 10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Giro d’Italia. Stage 13.

1.30 The Killing. (Mlv, R) 3.45 Hunters. (PGal, R) 4.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 5.00 France 24 Feature.

5.15 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 PRIME7 News.

6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

Joh spends a day with Olympic boxing medallist Harry Garside. Adam makes a creative curved shelf for toilet paper. Juliet shows how to make eco-friendly cleaning products.

8.30 Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. (PG) A celebration of the platinum jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. 10.30 To Be Advised.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 11.

Parramatta Eels v Manly Sea Eagles.

From CommBank Stadium, Sydney.

9.55 Golden Point. Post-match NRL wrap-up.

10.35 MOVIE: Beirut. (2018, MA15+alv, R) In ’80s Beirut, a former US diplomat is asked to negotiate the release of a kidnapped former colleague.

Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike.

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) Hosted by Ben Shephard.

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

4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 A Current Affair. (R)

6.30 The Project. Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 The Living Room. Samuel Johnson and his sister Hilde stop by to share stories of love and kindness over the dinner table with team. Hosted by Amanda Keller.

8.30 To Be Advised.

9.30 First Dates Australia. (R) Sweet-natured Nicole is worried her eyebrows and tattooed sleeves might put off men, as she sits down for a date with charming Englishman Richard.

10.30 To Be Advised.

11.30 The Project. (R) Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert.

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7pm Dino Dana. 7.10 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz.

8.30 MOVIE: Strictly Ballroom. (1992, PG) 10.05 Black Mirror. 10.55 MOVIE: The Wrestler. (2008, MA15+) 12.40am QI. 1.15 Parks And Recreation.

1.55 Defending The Guilty. 2.25 ABC News Update.

2.30 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Sarah & Duck.

5.15 Guess How Much I Love You. 5.25 Kiri And Lou. 5.30 Clangers. 5.45 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon American Song Contest. 3.00 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. 3.05 Planet A. 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. 3.40 WorldWatch.

5.10 Shortland St. 5.40 Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Abandoned Engineering. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Atlanta. 9.50 Sex Actually With Alice Levine. 10.45 Porn Laid Bare. 11.35 News. 12.30am Cults And Extreme Belief. 2.45 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping.

7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Magic Box. (1951) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Take Me Home. 8.30 MOVIE: Marley & Me. (2008, PG) 10.50 MOVIE: Along Came Polly.

(2004, M) 12.40am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 8.30 Reel Action. 9.00 The Love Boat. 10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon NCIS. 1.00 Law & Order: SVU. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat.

4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Evil. 11.30 48 Hours. 12.30am Home Shopping.

2.00 48 Hours. 3.00 The Love Boat. 4.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Playtime. (1967, PG, French) 8.15 Bill. (2015, PG) 10.00 Goodbye Mother. (2019, M, Vietnamese) 12.05pm Two Days, One Night. (2014, M, French) 1.55 The Band’s Visit.

(2007, M, Arabic) 3.30 Kundun. (1997, PG) 6.00 Bugsy Malone. (1976, PG) 7.40 Brief Encounter.

(1974, M) 9.30 A Star Is Born. (1976, M) 12.05am The Untamed. (2016, MA15+, Spanish) 1.55 Our Struggles. (2018, M, French) 3.45 The Special Relationship. (2010, M) 5.25 Kundun. (1997, PG)

7MATE (63) 6am Shopping. 7.00 Step

Outside. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 American Pickers. 9.00 Storage Wars: TX. 9.30 Pawn Stars.

10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Pawnography. 1.00 Crazy On A Plane. 2.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.00 Pawn Stars. 3.30 Shipping Wars. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Leepu And Pitbull.

5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers.

7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Football.

AFL. Round 10. Carlton v Sydney. 10.30 AFL PostGame. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon The Six Million Dollar Man. 1.00 The A-Team.

2.00 SeaQuest DSV. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 MOVIE: Happy Feet. (2006) 7.40 MOVIE: Nanny McPhee Returns. (2010) 9.50 MOVIE: How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days. (2003, PG) 12.10am Supergirl.

1.10 Made In Chelsea. 2.10 Summer House. 3.00 Bakugan: Armored Alliance. 3.30 Lego Jurassic World: Legend Of Isla Nublar. 4.00 TV Shop. 5.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 NBL Slam. 7.30 Seinfeld.

9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier.

Noon The King Of Queens. 1.00 The Middle. 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 Charmed. (Return) Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 James Corden. 3.30 Becker. 4.30 Shopping. 5.30 Joseph Prince.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs.

3pm News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.45 The Virus.

8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 ABC News Video Lab. 8.40 The Brief. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 The Drum. Midnight News. 12.15 The Virus. 12.30 7.30. 1.00 News. 1.15 The Brief. 1.30 Q+A Highlights. 2.00 DW News.

2.30 First Nation Farmers. 2.35 The World. 3.30 DW Conflict Zone. 4.00 DW News. 4.15 The Virus.

4.30 7.30. 5.00 DW News. 5.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.50 Road Open. Noon MOVIE: Supremacy. (2014) 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Cooking Hawaiian Style. 3.00 Bushwhacked! 3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Molly Of Denali. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 NITV News: Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Arctic Secrets.

7.30 Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days. 9.00 Bedtime Stories. 9.10 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. 10.00 NITV On The Road: Saltwater Freshwater. 11.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Postcards. 8.00 Garden Gurus. 8.30 The Block Glasshouse. 9.30 House Hunters Int. 10.30 House Hunters. 11.00 Hello SA. 11.30 House Hunters Int. 12.30pm Bargain Mansions. 1.30 My Lottery Dream Home. 2.30 The Block Glasshouse. 4.00 Salvage Dawgs. 4.30 Garage Gold. 5.00 Fixer To Fabulous.

6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Maine Cabin Masters. 8.30 Alaska Off The Grid.

9.30 Building Off The Grid: Yurts So Good. 10.30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53) 6am Morning Programs.

1.50pm Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. 2.15 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 2.35 Slugterra. 3.10 School Of Rock. 3.30 Art Ninja. 4.20 The Deep. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Holly Hobbie. 5.25 So Awkward. 6.05 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. 6.35 Get It Together! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.35 Spirit Riding Free. 8.00 The Penguins Of Madagascar.

8.25 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.50 Log Horizon.

9.15 Dragon Ball Super. 10.00 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 10.25 Close.

12.30pm Tastes Like Home. 1.00 Lidia’s Kitchen.

2.00 David Rocco’s Dolce Africa. 2.30 Donal’s Meals In Minutes. 3.00 Cook’s Pantry. 3.30 Mexican Table. 4.00 Mystery Diners. 4.30 Tastes Like Home. 5.00 My Market Kitchen. 5.30 Kitchen Crush. 6.00 Cook And The Chef. 6.30 Rick Stein’s Cornwall. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Italian Food Safari. 8.00 Heston’s In Search Of Perfection. 8.30 Royal Recipes. 9.30 Come Dine With Me UK. 10.30 The Cook Up. 11.00 Late Programs.

Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Million Dollar Minute. 2.00 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Dog Patrol. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Railroad Australia. 8.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 9.30 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 10.40 World’s Most Secret Homes. 11.45 Late Programs.

8.30 Sky News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda.

3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda.

4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bernardi. 8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 Hardgrave. 10.00 Full Time Live.

11.00 Late Programs.

Please Note: Programs are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by the Networks.

SATURDAY, May 21 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

TEN (5)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

11.00 Landline. (R) 11.30 Back Roads. (PGs, R) 12.00 Australia Votes: Election Day. 12.45 Midsomer Murders. (Msv, R) 2.15 Father Brown. (Mav, R) 3.00 Grand Designs. (R) 4.00 Australia Votes: Election Day. 5.00 ABC News: Australia Votes.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 13. H’lights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Untold Story Of Australian Wrestling. (R) 2.10 Dr Russell’s Imaginarium. (PG, R) 2.50 The Lost Season.

(PGl, R) 4.00 The Rising. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 13. H’lights. 5.30 Governor Macquarie’s Silent Witness. (PG, R) 5.40 Nazi Megastructures: Russian War. (PGa, R)

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 MOVIE: The Iron Giant. (1999, PGa, R) 1.55 MOVIE: Caddyshack. (1980, PGdls, R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 Australia Decides: Your Vote 2022.

6.00 Easy Eats. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Our State On A Plate. (PG) 12.30 The Rebound. (PG) 1.00 Great Australian Detour. 1.30 Outback & Under. (PGl) 2.00 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R) 2.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PG, R) 3.30 Garden Gurus. 4.00 Nine’s Afternoon News: Election Special. 5.00 Election 2022: Australia Decides – Polls Close.

6.00 GCBC. (R) 6.30 Leading The Way. 7.00 Escape Fishing. (R) 7.30 Offroad Adv. (R) 8.30 My Market Kitchen. (PG, R) 9.00 Australia By Design: Innovations. (PG, R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 4x4 Adventures. (R) 1.00 Offroad Adv. 2.00 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 2.30 Taste Of Aust. (R) 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 4.30 Farm To Fork.

(PG, R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Australia Votes: Election Night Live – Polls Close. A look at the latest election news.

7.00 Australia Votes: Election Night Live. Coverage of the 2022 federal election.

9.30 Australia Votes: Election Results Live. Coverage of the latest election news, featuring ABC chief election analyst Antony Green.

12.00 Barons. (Madlsv, R) Tracy learns a difficult lesson at work.

12.55 The Good Karma Hospital. (Ma, R) 1.45 Victoria. (Final, PG, R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. (M) 8.30 Big Fat Quiz Of Everything. (M) 10.15 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Giro d’Italia. Stage 14.

1.30 MOVIE: The Young Victoria. (2009, PGsv, R) 3.25 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 France 24 Feature.

5.15 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News Morning.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Australia Decides: 2022 Federal Election. Coverage of the 2022 federal election, featuring the latest news and political analysis.

11.00 MOVIE: The Taking Of Pelham 123. (2009, MA15+lv, R) After subway train passengers are taken hostage, a dispatcher matches wits with the criminal mastermind. Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán.

1.10 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 5. Winton SuperSprint. Day 1. Highlights. From Winton Motor Raceway, Victoria.

2.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Election 2022: Australia Decides – Vote Count.

8.00 Election 2022: Australia Decides – Election Night Live.

A look at the night’s election results.

10.00 Election 2022: Australia Decides – Analysis. The team analyse the election night results.

11.00 MOVIE: Truth. (2015, Ml) 1.30 The Rebound. (PG, R) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact With Stu Cameron. (PG)

6.00 10 News First: Your Decision.

The 10 News team provides rolling coverage of the 2022 federal election as the results of the polls unfold.

11.00 To Be Advised.

12.00 Ambulance Australia. (Mad, R) It is the day of Sydney’s popular City to Surf and paramedics Gina and Biffie are assigned to Bondi for the day to attend to the entrants who require medical treatment for running injuries and exhaustion.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.20 Bluey.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Australian Women In Music Awards. An awards ceremony celebrating women in music. 9.30 Sammy J. 9.35 The Stand Up Sketch Show. 10.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

10.45 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (Final) 11.25 Gavin & Stacey. 11.55 Schitt’s Creek. 12.20am Archer. 12.40 The Young Offenders. 1.15 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Forged In Fire. 2.15 Letters And Numbers.

2.45 Over The Black Dot. 3.15 Yokayi Footy. 4.10 WorldWatch. 5.40 Insight. 6.40 Dog Tales. 7.40 Underground Worlds. 8.35 Video Killed The Radio Star. 9.35 Devoured. (Final) 10.25 Escorts. 11.20 Sorry For Your Loss. 12.30am The Looming Tower.

1.25 South Park. 1.55 Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over.

2.45 France 24 English News. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping.

8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Three Wide No Cover.

11.00 House Of Wellness. Noon Horse Racing.

From Morphettville, Flemington and Rosehill.

5.00 Motorway Patrol. 5.30 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 I Escaped To The Country. 9.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Coastal Railways With Julie Walters. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

8.30 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 The Baron. 11.40 Seaway. 12.45pm MOVIE: The Oracle. (1953) 2.30 MOVIE: The Amorous Prawn.

(1962) 4.20 MOVIE: Paint Your Wagon. (1969, PG) 7.30 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 14.

ACT Brumbies v Blues. 9.45 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 10.00 MOVIE: In The Heart Of The Sea. (2015, M) 12.25am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 The Doctors. 10.00 Bondi Rescue. 11.00 The Love Boat. Noon Star Trek: The Next Generation.

2.00 Pooches At Play. 2.30 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 3.30 Escape Fishing With ET. 4.00 Bondi Rescue. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Semi-final. Second Leg. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.10am 48 Hours. 2.10 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs.

3.15pm Larry The Wonderpup. 3.35 Space Nova.

4.20 The Deep. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Holly Hobbie. 5.25 So Awkward. 6.05 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. 6.30 BTN Specials. 7.05 100 Things To Do Before High School. 7.40 Spirit Riding Free. 8.00 The Penguins Of Madagascar.

8.25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.00 Still So Awkward. 9.30 Find Me In Paris. 9.55 Close.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Kundun.

Continued. (1997, PG) 7.50 Bugsy Malone. (1976, PG) 9.30 Growing Up Smith. (2015, PG) 11.25 The Special Relationship. (2010, M) 1.05pm Bill. (2015, PG) 2.50 Playtime. (1967, PG, French) 5.05 The Crossing. (2020, PG, Norwegian) 6.55 The Hollars.

(2016, M) 8.30 Regression. (2015, MA15+) 10.30 Eight Miles High. (2007, MA15+, German) 12.35am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 The Food Dude. 2.00 Motor Racing. Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars. Aeroflow 2020 Season Snapshot. Replay. 3.00 Motor Racing.

Night Thunder. Boxing Day. Replay. 4.00 Secrets Of Skyscrapers. 5.00 Last Stop Garage. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 AFL Pre-Game. 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 10. Richmond v Essendon. 10.30 AFL PostGame. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

1.30pm Motor Racing. Formula E C’ship. Berlin ePrix. 2.30 Motor Racing. Formula E C’ship. Berlin ePrix. 3.30 Social Fabric. 4.00 A1: Highway Patrol.

5.00 Children’s Programs. 5.10 MOVIE: Babe.

(1995) 7.00 MOVIE: How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. (2018, PG) 9.00 MOVIE: Jurassic Park III. (2001, M) 10.45 MOVIE: The Last Witch Hunter. (2015, M) 12.45am Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Big Bang Theory.

11.00 The King Of Queens. Noon The Big Bang Theory. 1.00 To Be Advised. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.15 Friends. 12.15am Home Shopping.

1.45 Mom. 3.05 The Big Bang Theory. 3.30 Charmed. 4.30 Home Shopping.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 1.45pm The Brief. 2.00 Australia Votes: Election Day. 2.45 The Brief. 3.00 Australia Votes: Election Day. 3.40 The Brief. 4.00 Australia Votes: Election Day. 4.45 The Brief. 5.00 ABC News: Australia Votes. 6.00 Australia Votes: Election Night Live – Polls Close. 7.00 Australia Votes: Election Night Live. 9.30 Australia Votes: Election Results Live. Midnight Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Tastes Like Home. 1.00 Donal’s Meals In Minutes. 1.30 Ready Steady Cook UK. 2.30 Rhodes Across Italy. 3.30 Rhodes Across Italy.

4.30 South Africa With Gregg Wallace. 5.30 Cheese Slices. 6.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure.

7.40 Made In Britain. 8.35 Simply Raymond Blanc.

9.30 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. 10.30 Bourdain: Parts Unknown. 11.25 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Hockey. WA Men’s Premier Division. 2.30 Hockey.

WA Women’s Premier Division. 4.00 Soccer.

Scottish Women’s Premier League. 5.50 Merchants Of The Wild. 6.20 First People’s Kitchen. 6.50 News. 7.00 The Casketeers. 7.30 Nature’s Great Migration. 8.30 The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show. 9.55 MOVIE: Supremacy. (2014) 11.55 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs.

11.30 Postcards. Noon Getaway. 12.30 Barnwood Builders. 1.30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt. 2.30 Alaska Off The Grid. 3.30 Fixer To Fabulous. 4.30 Worst To First. 5.30 Maine Cabin Masters. 6.30 Building Off The Grid: Yurts So Good. 7.30 Escape To The Chateau. 8.30 House Hunters. 9.30 House Hunters International. 10.30 House Hunters Reno. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am Morning Programs. 4pm Australia Decides: Election Day Live. 5.00 Australia Decides: Election Night Live.

6.00 Australia Decides: Election Night Live. 7.00 Australia Decides: Election Night Live. 8.00 Australia Decides: Election Night Live. 9.00 Australia Decides: Election Night Live. 10.00 Australia Decides: Election Night Live. 11.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, May 22 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

TEN (5)

6.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders.

10.30 Offsiders. 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline.

1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 The Great Acceleration. (PG, R) 3.30 Further Back In Time For Dinner. (Final, PG, R) 4.30 Tomorrow Tonight. (Final, PG, R) 5.00 Art Works. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Arabic News France 24. 12.30 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Countdown To Qatar 2022. 3.30 Cycling. UCI Europe Tour. Tour of Hungary. H’lights. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 14. H’lights. 5.30 The Untold Story Of Australian Wrestling. (R) 5.40 Nazi Megastructures: Russian War. (PGa, R)

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 1.15 Highway Cops. (PGl, R) 1.45 MOVIE: Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood. (2002, PGal, R) 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Easy Eats.

7.00 Weekend Today.

10.00 Sports Sunday. (PG) 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. (PG) 1.00 Drive TV. Hosted by James Ward.

1.30 LEGO Masters. (PG, R) Presented by Hamish Blake.

3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 11.

Gold Coast Titans v Cronulla Sharks.

6.00 Mass. 6.30 Turning Point With David Jeremiah. (PGa) 7.00 Joseph Prince. 7.30 Joel Osteen. 8.00 Freshly Picked. (R) 8.30 Living Room. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.30 Everyday Gourmet.

(R) 1.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 1.30 Soccer.

A-League Men. Semi-final. Second leg. 4.30 Taste Of Aust. (R) 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 Compass. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News Sunday.

7.40 Grand Designs: South Lakeland. (PG) 8.30 Barons. (Mdlsv) Dani struggles to get a loan to open her surf shop.

9.25 Life. (Mdl) Gail returns with a new stance on life.

10.25 Harrow. (Mav, R) 11.20 Agatha Raisin. (PG, R) 12.10 Miniseries: Dark Money. (Final, Malv, R) 1.10 Poldark. (PG, R) 2.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Tenable.

4.30 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Viking Empires. (Premiere, PG) Through new discoveries in science and archaeology, historians chart the origins of the Vikings.

9.30 Blitz Spirit With Lucy Worsley. (PGav, R) Explores people’s lives during the Blitz.

11.10 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Giro d’Italia. Stage 15.

1.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mls, R) 2.25 Gourmet Farmer. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 WorldWatch.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 The Voice. (PG) The semi-finalists fight for a spot in the Grand Final.

9.00 7NEWS Spotlight. (M) Takes a look at an investigation.

10.00 Granny Killer: The Unsolved Murders. (Mav, R) Takes a look at John Wayne Glover.

11.45 The Blacklist. (Madv) The task force pursues a doctor.

12.45 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 5. Winton SuperSprint. Day 2. Highlights.

2.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. (Return, PGl) 8.45 60 Minutes. Current affairs program.

9.45 Nine News Late.

10.15 The First 48. (M) 11.10 5 Mistakes That Caught A Killer. (MA15+, R) 12.00 Unspeakable Crime: The Killing Of Jessica Chambers. (Mav) 1.00 Drive TV. (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.

6.30 The Sunday Project. Joins panellists for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. A group of 12 amateur cooks and 12 popular past contestants compete to impress judges Andy Allen, Melissa Leong and Jock Zonfrillo to claim the title of Australia’s next MasterChef.

9.00 FBI. (Mv) 11.00 The Sunday Project. (R) Joins panellists for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. Morning news and talk show, covering breaking news, politics, health, money, lifestyle and pop culture.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.20 Bluey.

7.30 Compass. 8.00 You Can’t Ask That. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Louis And The Nazis. 9.35 The Family Court Murders. 10.35 Days Like These With Diesel.

11.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 12.20am MOVIE: Strictly Ballroom. (1992, PG) 1.50 ABC News Update. 1.55 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Sarah & Duck. 5.15 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Forged In Fire. 1.30 Letters And Numbers.

2.00 North To South: The Full Journey. 4.20 WorldWatch. 4.50 Insight. 5.50 India With Guy Martin. 6.45 In Search Of... 7.30 Loot – Blood Treasure. 9.10 Fear The Walking Dead. 10.50 My Secret Sexual Fantasy. 11.40 Vogue Williams: Wild Girls. 12.40am MOVIE: Custody. (2017, M) 2.20 France 24 English News. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Shopping. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 NBC Today. Noon The Yorkshire Vet. 2.00 The Bowls Show. 3.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 3.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Border Patrol. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 Railroad Australia. 9.30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys. 10.30 Inside Kings Cross: The Railway. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 The AFL Sunday Footy Show. Noon The Rebound.

12.30 Garden Gurus. 1.00 My Favorite Martian.

1.30 World’s Greatest Islands. 2.35 MOVIE: Whisky Galore! (1949) 4.20 MOVIE: Barefoot In The Park.

(1967, PG) 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show.

7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 1. Midnight Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping.

7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 9.30 Hotels By Design.

10.00 Bondi Rescue. 10.30 Reel Action. 11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 12.30pm Cheers. 1.30 Scorpion. 3.30 Cheers. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 iFish.

5.30 Beyond The Fire. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs.

2.30pm Deadly 60. 3.00 Operation Ouch! 3.35 Space Nova. 4.20 The Deep. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Holly Hobbie. 5.25 So Awkward. 6.05 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. 6.30 The Crystal Maze. 7.40 Spirit Riding Free. 8.00 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

9.00 Still So Awkward. 9.30 Find Me In Paris. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Crossing. Continued. (2020, PG, Norwegian) 6.50 The Hollars. (2016, M) 8.25 Song For Marion. (2012, PG) 10.10 Kundun. (1997, PG) 12.35pm Promise At Dawn. (2017, M, French) 3.00 Bugsy Malone.

(1976, PG) 4.40 Growing Up Smith. (2015, PG) 6.35 Woman At War. (2018, M, Icelandic) 8.30 Freeheld.

(2015, M) 10.25 Little White Lies. (2010, MA15+, French) 1.10am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am The Fishing Show.

7.00 Fishy Business. 8.00 Shopping. 10.00 Fishing.

International Series. 10.30 Hook Me Up! 11.30 Step Outside. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 ITM Fishing Show. 2.00 Football. AFL. Round 10. GWS Giants v West Coast. 5.00 Last Stop Garage. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 6.30 MOVIE: Ghostbusters. (1984, PG) 8.45 MOVIE: Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull. (2008, M) 11.15 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

1.30pm Motor Racing. IndyCar Series. GMR Grand Prix. 2.30 Social Fabric. 3.00 MOVIE: Waiting For The Light. (1990, PG) 5.00 To Be Advised. 7.00 MOVIE: Back To The Future. (1985, PG) 9.20 MOVIE: The Matrix. (1999, M) 12.05am Allegiance.

1.05 Made In Chelsea. 2.00 Summer House. 2.50 Mike Tyson Mysteries. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am NBL Slam. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Neighbours. 10.30 The Middle. Noon The Unicorn. 2.00 MasterChef Australia. 4.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory.

8.30 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 MOVIE: Hairspray. (2007, PG) 3.40 Mom. 4.30 Home Shopping.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 1.30pm Call To Arms: The Liberation Of East Timor. 2.00 News. 2.30 Aust Story. 3.00 News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 ABC News With Auslan. 5.30 World This Week. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Foreign Correspondent.

7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Insiders. 9.10 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Australian Story. 10.00 ABC Late News Weekend. 10.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 12.35pm Simply Raymond Blanc. 1.30 South Africa With Gregg Wallace. 2.00 The Cook Up. 4.30 First People’s Kitchen. 5.30 Minjiba Entertains. 6.00 Flour Power. 6.30 Cook Like An Italian. 7.00 Cook And The Chef. 7.30 John Torode’s Asia. 8.00 Jack Stein: Inside The Box. 8.30 Rick Stein’s Long Weekends. 9.35 Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. 11.25 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2.15pm Motor Racing. W Series. H’lights. 2.45 Rugby League. NRL NT. First Grade Men’s Premiership League. 4.15 Rugby League. NRL. WA Womens Premiership League. 5.45 Gaelic Football.

Ladies Association. H’lights. 5.55 Power To The People. 6.25 News. 6.35 Yellowstone. 7.40 Ice Cowboys. 8.30 Australia Uncovered: Incarceration Nation. 10.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 Barnwood Builders. 11.00 House Hunters Reno. Noon Maine Cabin Masters. 1.00 Worst To First. 2.00 Great Australian Detour. 2.30 Country House Hunters Australia. 3.30 Barnwood Builders.

4.30 Escape To The Chateau. 5.30 House Hunters.

6.30 House Hunters Int. 7.30 Good Bones. 8.30 Flip Or Flop. 9.30 Zombie House Flipping. 10.30 Triple Digit Flip. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am Morning Programs. Noon Election 2022: Australia’s Verdict.

1.00 Election 2022: Australia’s Verdict. 2.00 Election 2022: Australia’s Verdict. 3.00 Election 2022: Australia’s Verdict. 4.00 Election 2022: Australia’s Verdict. 5.00 Election 2022: Australia’s Verdict. 6.00 Chris Smith Tonight. 7.00 Sharri.

8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 Paul Murray Live.

10.00 Outsiders. 11.00 Late Programs.

MONDAY, May 23 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Landline. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Victoria. (Final, PG, R) 1.45 Poldark. (PG, R) 3.00 Grand Designs Australia. (R) 3.50 Long Lost Family UK. (PG) 4.40 Tenable.

5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Make Me A Dealer. (PG) 9.55 Paddington Station 24/7.

(PG) 10.50 Legacy List. (PG) 12.00 BBC Weekend News. 12.30 WorldWatch. 2.00 Country Music. (PG, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 15. H’lights.

6.00 Sunrise.

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

12.00 MOVIE: Nowhere To Be Found. (2019, Mav) 2.00 Criminal Confessions. (Mlv, R) 3.00 The Chase.

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 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. (PGl, R) 1.45 Explore. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PG, R) 8.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa) 1.00 MasterChef Aust. (R) 2.30 Ent. Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 My Market Kitchen.

4.00 Good Chef Bad Chef.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Australian Story.

8.30 Four Corners.

9.20 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 Language And Me. (R) 10.05 ABC Late News.

10.20 The Business. (R) 10.35 Q+A. (R) 11.40 Keeping Faith. (Mal, R) 12.40 Poldark. (Ma, R) 1.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Tenable.

4.25 The Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Saving Lives At Sea. (PG) 8.35 24 Hours In Emergency: A Love Without End. (M) A 75-year-old suffers a stroke.

9.30 The Assassination Of JFK: Ten Mistakes. (Mav, R) 10.25 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Medici: The Magnificent Part II. (Return, MA15+v) 3.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 5.00 NHK Newsroom Tokyo.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 PRIME7 News.

6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Big Brother. (PG) Hosted by Sonia Kruger.

9.00 9-1-1. (M) Athena investigates a robbery at a petrol station. Bobby and the 126 race to rescue a novice diver who panicked while in a shark cage.

Eddie reaches his breaking point.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 The Resident. (Ma) Bell confronts the medical board.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. (PGl) 9.00 Million Dollar Murders.

(Premiere, Ma) 10.10 Nine News Late.

10.40 100% Footy. (M) 11.40 Manifest. (Mav) 12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. Join the hosts for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 MasterChef Australia.

The mystery box is set by Maggie Beer.

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

9.30 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv) The team searches for a murderer who is recreating the killings of a notorious 1980s mobster.

11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Grace’s Amazing Machines.

7.30 Earth’s Tropical Islands. 8.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 9.20 Restoration Australia. 10.20 Employable Me Australia. 11.20 QI. 11.50 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.15am Parks And Recreation.

1.00 Defending The Guilty. 1.25 Long Lost Family.

2.20 ABC News Update. 2.25 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Sarah & Duck. 5.15 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Difficult People. Noon My Extreme Life. 12.50 Forged In Fire. 3.15 Dead Set On Life. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Shortland St. 5.40 Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Abandoned Engineering. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

8.30 Question Team. 9.25 Taskmaster. 10.20 In My Own World. 11.10 Naked. Midnight Fear The Walking Dead. 2.40 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 The Bowls Show. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens. Noon Gold Digger.

2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught On Camera. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin.

8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Cold Case. 11.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz.

10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow.

3.20 MOVIE: Piccadilly Incident. (1946) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 French Open Tennis PreShow. 7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 2. Midnight Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Semi-final. Second leg.

Replay. 10.30 Bondi Rescue. 11.00 Cheers. Noon NCIS. 1.00 Law & Order: SVU. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat.

4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 A-League Highlights Show. 11.20 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs.

2.35pm Slugterra. 3.10 School Of Rock. 3.30 Art Ninja. 4.20 The Deep. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Holly Hobbie. 5.25 So Awkward. 6.05 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. 6.35 Get It Together! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.35 Spirit Riding Free. 8.00 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.00 Still So Awkward. 9.30 Find Me In Paris. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Max Richter’s Sleep. Continued. (2019, PG) 6.55 Woman At War. (2018, M, Icelandic) 8.50 The Crossing.

(2020, PG, Norwegian) 10.35 Song Lang. (2018, M, Vietnamese) 12.30pm The Good Girls. (2018, M, Spanish) 2.25 The Hollars. (2016, M) 4.05 Song For Marion. (2012, PG) 5.50 Delfin. (2019, PG, Spanish) 7.30 The Girl In The Fog. (2017, M, Italian) 9.50 The Realm. (2018, M, Spanish) 12.15am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

1pm Harbour Cops. 2.00 Down East Dickering.

3.00 Motor Racing. Austn Off Road C’ship.

Pooncarie Desert Dash. 3.30 Motor Racing.

Supercars C’ship. Winton SuperSprint. H’lights. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: The Dirty Dozen. (1967, M) 11.50 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon The Six Million Dollar Man. 1.00 The A-Team.

2.00 SeaQuest DSV. 3.00 Social Fabric. 3.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: Fast & Furious 6. (2013, M) 11.05 Young Sheldon. 11.30 Raymond. Midnight 90 Day Fiance. 1.00 Made In Chelsea. 2.00 Summer House.

2.50 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am The Unicorn. 8.00 Friends. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 Friends. 1pm Charmed. 2.00 Friends. 3.00 The King Of Queens.

4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Mom. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. 3.30 The King Of Queens. 4.30 Shopping.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 3pm News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing.

5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News.

7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight.

8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 Drum. Midnight News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 Call To Arms: The Liberation Of East Timor. 1.00 News. 1.30 7.30.

2.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm David Rocco’s Dolce Africa. 2.30 Donal’s Meals In Minutes. 3.00 Cook’s Pantry. 3.30 Mexican Table. 4.00 Mystery Diners. 4.30 Spencer’s Big 30. 5.00 My Market Kitchen. 5.30 Kitchen Crush.

6.00 Cook And The Chef. 6.30 Rick Stein’s Cornwall.

7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Italian Food Safari. 8.00 Taste Of France. 8.30 Food Fight Club. 9.30 Come Dine With Me UK Couples. 10.25 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Power To The People. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Cooking Hawaiian Style. 3.00 Jarjums.

5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 News. 6.50 Arctic Secrets. 7.40 Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman.

8.30 Living Black. 9.00 African American: Many Rivers To Cross. 10.00 Mr Mercedes. 11.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Flip Or Flop. 10.00 Flipping Virgins. 11.00 Postcards. 11.30 Getaway. Noon Triple Digit Flip.

1.00 Flip Or Flop. 2.00 Zombie House Flipping.

3.00 The Block Glasshouse. 4.00 Salvage Dawgs.

4.30 Garage Gold. 5.00 Good Bones. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 8.30 One Week To Sell. 9.30 Unsellable Houses. 10.30 Texas Flip And Move. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Sharri. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood.

5.00 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report.

8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 The Rita Panahi Show.

10.00 The Front Page. 10.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 11.00 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, May 24 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 One Plus One. (R) 11.00 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 12.00 News.

1.00 The Upside. (PG, R) 2.00 Poldark. (Ma, R) 3.00 Grand Designs Australia. (R) 3.55 Long Lost Family UK. (PG) 4.40 Tenable.

5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Make Me A Dealer.

(PG) 9.55 Paddington Station 24/7. (PG) 10.50 Legacy List. (PG) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 WorldWatch. 2.00 Country Music. (PG, R) 3.00 Living Black. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.05 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise.

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

12.00 MOVIE: The Wrong Woman. (2013, Mv, R) 2.00 Police: Hour Of Duty. (Malv, R) 3.00 The Chase.

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 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. (PGl, R) 1.30 Outback & Under. (PGl, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy.

(PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 8.00 Studio 10.

(PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (Mad) 1.00 MasterChef Aust. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Space 22. (PGa) 8.30 The Family Court Murders. (Ma) 9.30 Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America. (Final, MA15+as, R) 10.30 ABC Late News.

10.45 The Business. (R) 11.05 Four Corners. (R) 11.50 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.05 Poldark. (PGa, R) 1.05 Classic Countdown. (R) 2.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Tenable.

4.25 Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG) 8.30 Insight.

9.30 Dateline.

10.00 The Feed.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Giro d’Italia. Stage 16.

1.30 Miniseries: Deadwater Fell. (Madlsv, R) 3.20 Going Places. (PGaw, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 NHK Newsroom Tokyo. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 PRIME7 News.

6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Big Brother. (PG) Hosted by Sonia Kruger.

9.00 The Good Doctor. (Ma) Dr Murphy and Dr Park grapple with a life-and-death choice, deciding between saving one patient over another.

10.00 The Rookie. (Mav) A distraught man holds a hospital hostage.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 The Resident. (Ma) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. (PGl) 9.10 Matt Wright’s Wild Territory. (M) 10.10 Nine News Late.

10.40 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Madv) 11.35 Murdered By Morning. (Mav, R) 12.25 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.15 Explore. (R) 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.

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

7.30 MasterChef Australia. Fish butcher Josh Niland reveals the first pressure test.

8.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was.

9.30 NCIS. (Final, Mv) When Agent Parker is framed for murder, the team puts their jobs and lives on the line to buy time to uncover the truth.

10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv) 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 8.55 QI. 9.25 Gavin & Stacey. 9.55 Schitt’s Creek. 10.20 The Office. 10.50 Black Books. 11.15 Bounty Hunters. 11.40 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.05am Parks And Recreation.

12.45 Defending The Guilty. 1.15 Long Lost Family.

2.10 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Difficult People. Noon Forged In Fire. 2.30 Hear Me Out. 2.55 Video Game Show. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Shortland St. 5.40 Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Abandoned Engineering. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

8.30 Big Fat Quiz Of Everything. 10.20 Stacey Dooley: Whale Wars. 11.10 See What You Made Me Do. 12.05am Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Honour. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Inside The Crown: Secrets Of The Royals. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.40 Cold Case. 12.45am World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught On Camera. 2.00 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 2.50 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.55 Antiques Roadshow. 3.25 MOVIE: The Playboy Of The Western World. (1963, PG) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 French Open Tennis PreShow. 7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 3. Midnight Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 A-League Highlights Show. 9.00 The Love Boat.

10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon NCIS. 1.00 Law & Order: SVU. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger.

3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue.

7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.25 NCIS: New Orleans.

12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 MOVIE: Swing Vote.

(2008, M) 4.40 Cheers. 5.05 ST: Next Gen.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs.

2.35pm Slugterra. 3.10 School Of Rock. 3.30 Art Ninja. 4.20 The Deep. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Holly Hobbie. 5.25 So Awkward. 6.05 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. 6.35 Get It Together! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.35 Spirit Riding Free. 8.00 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.00 Still So Awkward. 9.30 Find Me In Paris. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 7.10 Delfin. (2019, PG, Spanish) 8.50 The Red Shoes. (1948, PG) 11.20 The Girl In The Fog. (2017, M, Italian) 1.45pm Woman At War. (2018, M, Icelandic) 3.35 Max Richter’s Sleep. (2019, PG) 5.30 The Three Musketeers. (1973, PG) 7.30 Operation Condor: Armour Of God II. (1991, M, Cantonese) 9.35 Only The Animals. (2019, M, French) 11.45 Late Programs.

7MATE (63)

6am Morning Programs.

10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Picked Off. 1.00 SAS: UK. 2.00 American Pickers.

3.00 Pawn Stars. 3.30 Shipping Wars. 4.00 Wheelburn. 4.30 Leepu And Pitbull. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars.

7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.30 Outback Opal Hunters.

9.30 Gem Hunters Down Under. 10.30 Jade Fever.

11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon The Six Million Dollar Man. 1.00 The A-Team.

2.00 SeaQuest DSV. 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: Kindergarten Cop. (1990, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Conan The Destroyer.

(1984, M) 11.45 Young Sheldon. 12.10am 90 Day Fiance. 1.10 Made In Chelsea. 2.10 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. Noon The Big Bang Theory. 1.30 Seinfeld.

3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 3pm News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing.

5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News.

7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight.

8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 Drum. Midnight News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 Aust Story. 1.00 News. 1.30 7.30. 2.00 News Overnight. 2.15 The Business. 2.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm David Rocco’s Dolce Africa. 2.30 Donal’s Meals In Minutes. 3.00 Cook’s Pantry. 3.30 Mexican Table. 4.00 Mystery Diners. 4.30 Spencer’s Big 30. 5.00 My Market Kitchen. 5.30 Kitchen Crush.

6.00 Cook And The Chef. 6.30 Rick Stein’s Cornwall.

7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Italian Food Safari. 8.00 Cook Like An Italian. 8.30 Rick Stein’s Spain. 9.40 Come Dine With Me UK Couples. 10.35 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2pm Shortland St. 2.30 Cooking Hawaiian Style.

3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Molly Of Denali. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 Indian Country Today. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Extreme Africa. 7.30 The Point. 8.00 Wellington Paranormal. 8.30 Over The Black Dot. 9.00 Feeding The Scrum 2022. 9.30 Letterkenny.

10.00 Gomorrah. 11.05 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs.

11.30 Garage Gold. Noon House Hunters. 1.00 Texas Flip And Move. 2.00 One Week To Sell. 3.00 The Block Glasshouse. 4.00 Salvage Dawgs. 4.30 Vintage Flip. 5.00 Unsellable Houses. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Country House Hunters Australia. 8.30 Fixer Upper. 9.30 Restored. 10.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. 11.00 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am Morning Programs. 1pm The Rita Panahi Show. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 10.00 The Front Page. 10.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 11.00 Late Programs.

WEDNESDAY, May 25 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Four Corners.

(R) 11.00 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 11.30 Space 22. (PGa, R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.40 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Poldark. (PG, R) 3.00 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R) 3.55 Long Lost Family UK. (PG) 4.40 Tenable.

5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Make Me A Dealer. (PG) 10.00 Paddington Station 24/7.

(PG) 11.00 Legacy List. (PG) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 WorldWatch. 2.00 Dateline.

(R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers.

(R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia.

Stage 16. H’lights.

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

12.00 MOVIE: Murder At 1600. (1997, Mlsv, R) 2.00 World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught On Camera. (PGa, 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 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. (PGl, R) 1.30 Great Australian Detour. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy.

(PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 8.00 Studio 10.

(PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (Mad) 1.00 MasterChef Aust. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering.

9.00 You Can’t Ask That.

(Return, MA15+l) 9.30 QI. (Final, Ms) 10.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R) 10.30 ABC Late News.

10.45 The Business. (R) 11.00 Life. (Mdl, R) 12.05 Poldark. (PG, R) 1.05 QI. (Ms, R) 1.35 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R) 2.05 Rage.

(MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 Drum. (R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Tony Robinson: WWII

By Drone. (PG) 8.30 Big Ben: Restoring The World-Famous Clock. (R) 9.25 Cobra. (MA15+) 10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Giro d’Italia. Stage 17.

1.30 The Crimson Rivers. (MA15+av, R) 3.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 NHK Newsroom Tokyo. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 PRIME7 News.

6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Big Brother. (PG) Hosted by Sonia Kruger.

9.00 Britain’s Got Talent. (PG) Auditions continue as weird, wacky and wonderful acts compete in front of the celebrity judges.

10.15 The Latest: Seven News.

10.45 Outrageous Weddings. (M) A look at funny or disastrous wedding moments.

11.45 Absentia. (MA15+asv) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. (PGl) 9.10 Travel Guides. (PGls, R) 10.10 Nine News Late.

10.40 Prison Girls: Life Inside. (MA15+adl, R) 11.35 Damian Lewis: Spy Wars. (Mv, R) 12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

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

7.30 MasterChef Australia.

The teams face a service challenge.

8.30 Five Bedrooms. (Return, Mls) The gang’s plan to buy their new house is upended when Liz runs into her ex-husband and his girlfriend.

9.30 Bull. (Mav) A mysterious delivery causes a stressed-out Bull to black out for hours.

10.30 This Is Us. (PGa) 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Grace’s Amazing Machines.

7.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. 8.00 Art Works.

8.30 Days Like These With Diesel. 9.25 Space 22. 9.55 Miniseries: The Hollow Crown. 12.10am Louis Theroux: Louis And The Nazis. 1.15 Parks And Recreation. 1.55 Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 2.50 Long Lost Family. 3.40 ABC News Update. 3.45 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Difficult People. Noon If You Are The One. 3.00 The New York Times Presents: The Weekly. 3.30 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.10 Shortland St. 5.40 Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Abandoned Engineering.

7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. 9.30 MOVIE: Brazil. (1985, MA15+) 12.05am Late Programs.

7TWO (62)

6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Miniseries: Little Boy Blue. 2.00 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 Britain’s Busiest Airport: Heathrow.

5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 The Coroner. 8.30 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 11.10 Mafia’s Greatest Hits. 12.10am World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught On Camera. 1.10 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 2.50 Explore. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Steptoe And Son Ride Again. (1973, PG) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 4. Midnight Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Race 6. Spanish Grand Prix. Highlights. 9.00 The Love Boat. 10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon NCIS. 1.00 Law & Order: SVU. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 Soccer.

A-League All Stars v Barcelona. 10.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.25 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6am Children’s Programs.

2.35pm Slugterra. 3.10 School Of Rock. 3.30 Art Ninja. 4.20 The Deep. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Holly Hobbie. 5.25 So Awkward. 6.05 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. 6.35 Get It Together! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.35 Spirit Riding Free. 8.00 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.00 Mustangs FC. 9.25 The Demon Headmaster. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Three Musketeers. Continued. (1973, PG) 7.50 Blinded

By The Light. (2019, PG) 10.00 Operation Condor: Armour Of God II. (1991, M, Cantonese) 12.05pm The Realm. (2018, M, Spanish) 2.30 Delfin. (2019, PG, Spanish) 4.10 Mary And The Witch’s Flower.

(2017, PG) 6.05 Orlando. (1992, PG) 7.45 The Fountain. (2006, M) 9.30 Angel Heart. (1987, MA15+) 11.35 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Picked Off. 1.00 Gem Hunters Down Under. 2.00 Jade Fever. 3.00 Pawn Stars. 3.30 Shipping Wars.

4.00 Fish’n Mates. 4.30 Leepu And Pitbull. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Simpsons. 9.00 Housos: The Thong Warrior. (Return) 9.45 Family Guy. (Return) 10.15 American Dad! (Return) 10.45 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon The Six Million Dollar Man. 1.00 The A-Team.

2.00 SeaQuest DSV. 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 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords. 8.30 MOVIE: Bad Neighbours 2. (2016, MA15+) 10.20 Young Sheldon. 10.45 Up All Night.

11.15 Stunt Science. 12.15am Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Frasier. 8.00 The King Of Queens. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. Noon First Dates Australia. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 2.00 Becker. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.10 Mom. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 12.30pm Press Club. 1.40 ABC News Day. 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 Drum. Midnight News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 Sovereignty: 50 Years Of The Tent Embassy. 1.00 News. 1.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm David Rocco’s Dolce Africa. 2.30 Donal’s Meals In Minutes. 3.00 Cook’s Pantry. 3.30 Mexican Table. 4.00 Mystery Diners. 4.30 Spencer’s Big 30. 5.00 My Market Kitchen. 5.30 Kitchen Crush.

6.00 Cook And The Chef. 6.30 Rick Stein’s Cornwall.

7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Italian Food Safari. 8.00 Field Trip. 8.30 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg. 9.30 Come Dine With Me UK Couples. 10.25 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Songs From The Inside. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Cooking Hawaiian Style. 3.00 Jarjums.

3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Molly Of Denali. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News.

6.40 Extreme Africa. 7.30 Planet Expedition.

8.30 Yokayi Footy. 9.25 Australia Uncovered: Incarceration Nation. 10.55 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs.

11.30 Getaway. Noon Restored. 1.00 Flipping Virgins. 2.00 Fixer Upper. 3.00 The Block Glasshouse. 4.00 Salvage Dawgs. 4.30 Vintage Flip. 5.00 Country House Hunters Australia. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Houses With History. 8.30 Home Town. 9.30 House Hunters Renovation. 10.30 Caribbean Life. 11.00 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am Morning Programs. 1pm Piers Morgan Uncensored. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 News. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Paul Murray Live. 9.00 Piers Morgan Uncensored. 10.00 The Front Page. 10.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 11.00 Late Programs.

THURSDAY, May 26 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Aust Story.

(R) 10.30 Gardening Australia Presents. (R) 11.00 MOVIE: Palazzo Di Cozzo. (2021, PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 1.30 The Weekly. (R) 2.00 Poldark. (PG, R) 3.00 Grand Designs Australia. (R) 3.55 Long Lost Family UK. (PG) 4.40 Tenable.

5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 RTE News 9 O’Clock. 9.00 Make Me A Dealer. (PG) 10.00 Paddington Station 24/7. (PG) 11.00 Legacy List. (PG) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 WorldWatch. 2.00 Always Was: Widi Homeland. (PGa, R) 3.05 The Point. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG) 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 17. H’lights.

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

12.00 MOVIE: Lies In Plain Sight. (2010, Masv, R) 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders.

2.30 Highway 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 Celebrity Apprentice Australia. (PGl, R) 1.45 Talking Honey: Princess Diana. (PG) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy.

(PG, R) 7.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 8.00 Studio 10.

(PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal) 1.00 MasterChef Aust. (R) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum.

6.55 Sammy J. (PG) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Foreign Correspondent.

8.30 Q+A. 9.35 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (R) 10.05 ABC Late News.

10.20 The Business. (R) 10.35 The Family Court Murders. (Ma, R) 11.35 Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 12.05 Miniseries: Dark Money. (Final, Malv, R) 1.05 Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America.

(MA15+as, R) 2.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 Drum. (R) 5.20 Sammy J. (PG, R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 World’s Most Scenic River Journeys. (PG) 8.30 Living With PTSD. 9.30 Miniseries: Holding. (M) 10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Giro d’Italia. Stage 18.

1.30 Reprisal. (MA15+lv, R) 3.25 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK Newsroom Tokyo.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 PRIME7 News.

6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Captain America: Civil War. (2016, Malv, R) Iron Man and Captain America clash over the response to an incident involving the Avengers. Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson.

11.30 The Latest: Seven News.

12.00 The Front Bar. (M) Takes a lighter look at all things sport.

1.00 MOVIE: Dying On The Edge. (2001, Msv, R) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 12.

Melbourne Storm v Manly Sea Eagles.

9.50 Thursday Night Knock Off. 10.35 Nine News Late.

11.05 The Equalizer. (Mav) 12.00 Urbex: Enter At Your Own Risk. (Ml, R) 1.00 Outback & Under. (PGl, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

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

7.30 MasterChef Australia. Contestants vie for immunity from Sunday’s elimination over a two-round fry up.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (Mv) After Carisi’s niece helps a friend report a sexual assault, Benson enlists the help of Detective Andy Parlato-Goldstein to investigate his old college’s secret society that preys on female students.

10.30 To Be Advised.

11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert.

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Would I Lie To You? 9.00 Hard Quiz. 9.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering.

10.00 QI. 10.30 Insert Name Here. 11.00 Would I Lie To You? 11.30 Parks And Recreation. 12.15am Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. 1.00 Long Lost Family. 1.50 ABC News Update. 1.55 Close.

5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 Difficult People. Noon Curse Of Oak Island. 2.15 Forged In Fire. 3.00 Cyberwar. 3.30 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.10 Shortland St. 5.40 Joy Of Painting. 6.10 Abandoned Engineering. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Fighter Pilot: The Real Top Gun. 9.25 Inside The World’s Toughest Prisons. 10.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Miniseries: Little Boy Blue. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep.

2.30 Sons And Daughters. 4.30 World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught On Camera. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown.

8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 10.30 Without A Trace.

12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 The Bill. 2.50 Explore. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Carry On Cowboy. (1965, PG) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 5.

Midnight Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Cheers. 9.00 The Love Boat. 10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Noon NCIS. 1.00 Law & Order: SVU. 2.00 Walker, Texas Ranger. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.30 SEAL Team. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 NCIS: New Orleans. 3.00 The Love Boat. 4.00 ST: Next Gen.

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6am Children’s Programs.

2.35pm Slugterra. 3.10 School Of Rock. 3.30 Art Ninja. 4.20 The Deep. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 Holly Hobbie. 5.25 So Awkward. 6.05 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir. 6.35 Get It Together! 7.00 Deadly Pole To Pole. 7.35 Spirit Riding Free. 8.00 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.00 Mustangs FC. 9.25 The Demon Headmaster. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Red Shoes. Continued. (1948, PG) 6.40 Orlando. (1992, PG) 8.20 Mary And The Witch’s Flower. (2017, PG) 10.15 As It Is In Heaven. (2004, M, Swedish) 12.40pm Only The Animals. (2019, M, French) 2.50 The Three Musketeers. (1973, PG) 4.50 Thirteen Days. (2000, M) 7.30 The Company You Keep.

(2012, M) 9.45 Manhattan Nocturne. (2016, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

11.00 A Football Life. Noon Picked Off. 1.00 Simpsons. 2.00 American Dad! 2.30 The Cleveland Show. 3.00 Pawn Stars. 3.30 Shipping Wars. 4.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Leepu And Pitbull. 5.30 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. (2015, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Superbad.

(2007, MA15+) 11.55 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

10.00 Survivor 42. 1pm The A-Team. 2.00 Motor Racing. IndyCar Series. Indianapolis 500. Qualifying.

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 Survivor 42. 10.30 Young Sheldon. 11.00 Up All Night. 11.30 Raymond. Midnight 90 Day Fiance.

1.00 Made In Chelsea. 2.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Frasier. 8.00 The King Of Queens. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.00 Frasier. Noon This Is Us. 1.00 The Middle. 2.00 Mom. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker.

5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld.

11.00 Mom. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 3pm News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing.

5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News.

7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30. 10.00 The World. 11.00 Drum.

Midnight News. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 Foreign Correspondent. 1.00 News. 1.15 7.30. 1.45 Language And Me. 2.15 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Dolce Africa. 2.30 Donal’s Meals In Minutes. 3.00 Cook’s Pantry. 3.30 Mexican Table.

4.00 Mystery Diners. 4.30 Spencer’s Big 30. 5.00 My Market Kitchen. 5.30 Kitchen Crush. 6.00 Cook And The Chef. 6.30 French Odyssey. 7.00 The Cook Up. 7.30 Italian Food Safari. 8.00 Nigella Feasts. 8.30 Michel Roux’s French Country Cooking. 9.30 Come Dine With Me UK Couples. 10.25 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm First School At Middle Beach. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 Red Chef Revival. 3.00 Jarjums.

3.25 The Magic Canoe. 3.50 Wolf Joe. 4.00 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.10 Grace Beside Me. 4.35 Molly Of Denali. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Extreme Africa. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 Tribal. 9.25 MOVIE: Marshall. (2017, M) 11.30 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs.

Noon Home Town. 1.00 Salvage Dawgs. 1.30 Vintage Flip. 2.00 Caribbean Life. 3.00 The Block Glasshouse. 4.00 Salvage Dawgs. 4.30 Vintage Flip. 5.00 House Hunters Reno. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 House Hunters International. 8.30 Fixer To Fabulous. 9.30 My Lottery Dream Home. 10.30 Bargain Mansions.

11.30 Late Programs.

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TRAVEL 43

Bringing landscapes to light

Australia’s cities and outback landscapes are set to get their glow on in 2022. There’s a year-round light show at Uluru, thanks to artist Bruce Munro’s staggering Field of Light, an installation of 50,000 spindles of light illuminating the Northern Territory outback near the sacred monolith. Dusk or dawn, this is life-changing.

In the Murray River region of northern Victoria

and southern New South Wales, the Moama Lights transform the landscape throughout May. Theatrical fog, strobes and projections are among the installations highlighting the beauty of this part of the country. Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, sparkles year-round.

But it’s particularly pretty during the Rising festival in June, when artists cast streetscapes in all manner

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of colours, and performers add live music and entertainment.

Sydney’s premier winter festival, Vivid Sydney (27 May – 18 June) celebrates the country’s creative brilliance. From the bedazzled sails of the Sydney Opera House to installations dancing on the water at Darling Harbour, the event draws the world’s greatest lighting talents.

Spark your sense of wonder, the say. It than Tasmania’s Dark Mofo. What began as a nod to the winter solstice has transformed into one of Australia’s hottest events, with dark conceptual themes light installations around Hobart and across the state in June.

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Adelaide (5-31 July), with streets and laneways in the South Australian capital draped in an explosion of lights, with many of the installations interactive. Innovation, music and art unite. Then Western Australia gets glowing at Perth’s Winter Lights Festival in August.

Otherwordly projections in the heart of the city are just the tip of the entertainment iceberg.

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Off-grid travel Switching off has become the ultimate indulgence.

Complementing Australia’s incredible camping options, increasingly popular tiny-home stays and remote retreats make getting off-grid a luxurious affair.

Tiny-home stays While hundreds of petite abodes are now on offer across the country, some of the

latest include South Australia’s Eco Eyre, two architect-designed everything you need for a blissful beachside stay on the Eyre Peninsula. Unyoked offers a natural remedy to modern life, with the latest of its tiny homes sitting among fragrant gums near Byron Bay on the NSW North Coast. Stay at ‘Ashi’ and you can take an outdoor bath while

Sign up for new women-led indigenous experiences At the top of the Australian mainland, East Arnhem Land is one of the world’s last wilderness frontiers.

Remote and beautiful, it nurtures a thriving Aboriginal community that female visitors can glimpse on Gay’Wu – The Dilly Bag Tour for Women. is hosted by Yolngu women who share their philosophies and tales of Aboriginal astrology, as well as inducting you into healing ceremonies

while revealing traditional arts and medicinal native plants.

On the New South Wales North Coast, Arakwal Bundjalung Elder Delta Kay has launched walking tours in the Byron Bay region that offer similar insights, discussing the impact of colonisation on her ancestors, while providing lessons in Bundjalung language and sharing traditional tools and artefacts.

listening to a chorus of bluebells.

Over in Western Australia, Windows Estate’s Petite Eco Cabin nestles among the vines of the Margaret River region. Here an outdoor bath and oven replace WiFi and TV. And in Tasmania, Arc Pavilion is only seven metres long. But that’s all the space you need when you have the state’s north coast

wilderness on your doorstep. Think walks to waterfalls, Tasmanian devil sanctuaries and vineyards. More wineworthy venues beckon at the off-grid CABNs across the country, including freshly minted outposts in South Australia’s McLaren Vale and Clare Valley wine regions.

Remote retreats Only a layer of canvas separates you from

some of Australia’s lauded Bamurru Plains, set on the edge of Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory.

Come to be humbled by nature, with a good dining.

Off-grid Sal Salis in Western Australia is your gateway to swimming with whale sharks and humpbacks on Ningaloo Reef.

The tented retreat has

recently been refreshed to add new dining spaces and even more alfresco nooks from which to enjoy your coastal backdrop.

Meanwhile, the three luxury coastal retreats on newly opened Ettrick Rocks on Tasmania’s King Island promise wild and windswept vistas, and easy access to some of the country’s best cheese and seafood.

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A Property of the Clan LARA LEAHY The Rochdale Theatre in Lismore is putting on a production about youth, involving the youth of Lismore.

Through a tale of questions are posed, leaving you with space to consider - equality and the role of masculinity in Australia.

Auditions happened but the actors couldn’t be contacted to postpone them.

In the true spirit of “The Show Must Go On,” 30 people showed up, and Anouska Gammon, the director was “blown away by the professionalism, the preparation and the commitment the people auditioning displayed.”

One young fellow, 13 years old, showed up in his grandfather’s shirt everything else had been washed away, including his script.

“It really showed us the

power of this story - the need for it to be told and the need for this type of engagement with people. We blew the cast out from about 9, to 20 performers to include as many of them as we could.”

The production is based on a true story that took place in 1989 at a beachside town near Newcastle. A tragedy that highlights

the differences and similarities between then and now, prompting conversation around masculinity, male and female roles and equality. The need and or desire for something new - something better.

“Set in an Australian power of the language is relatable. We have just spent a couple of days on set design, and the

time,” says Anouska, “We wanted to show that theatre is a great place for young people to explore alternatives. It can be a place for parents and teenagers to broach awkward, uncomfortable topics for discussions.”

As with stories that ending is a poignant one, but we wont spoil it for

you. What the production has to say: ‘A Property of the Clan’ was written by Nick Enright in 1992.

Set in regional NSW it is a tragic tale inspired by real events, and examines a culture of boys and girls lost in the gender war of Australian masculinity and the emotional effects that loss has on young people.

This stimulating and powerful piece suits teenagers through to adults and holds a mirror up to society and makes us question our ways.

The Rochdale theatre offers a real step back in time, its comfortable and intimate setting ensures a memorable theatre experience.

The Directors of Byron Casting Anouska Gammon & Bobbie Field bring a fantastic track record in directing and producing brilliant performances; “The last couple of years have been incredibly tough for our youth, and then Witnessing our cast turn up to rehearsals and through doing what they love, is exactly what they deserve right now. I feel honoured to be facilitating this opportunity for such talented actors” Bobbie Field, Producer.

Directors Q&A screening: Little Tornadoes

FRIDAY MAY 20th, 7pm - The Regent Cinema, Murwillumbah

Set in 1971 rural Australia, LITTLE TORNADOES explores family dynamics with an absence of women, and a father’s need to cope with change as he raises two young children alone.

Little Tornadoes is a decade long labour of love for director and co-writer Aaron Wilson (Canopy).

Shot in fourteen days with the Red One camera on a miniscule budget around the border towns of NSW and Victoria on the Murray in 2009 the region, Wilson and a dedicated team of collaborators have, over the last ten years, created

a unique experience.

Small, and quiet Little Tornadoes is a deeply strong emotional pull.

Featuring a beautiful narration from Australian novelist Christos stellar cinematography

by Stefan Duscio, Little Tornadoes has a tremendous power that creeps up on the viewer.

The story is all about loss.

They say misery loves

company, but Little Tornadoes is about the kind of pain few feel free to communicate.

The time is 1971, and the place is a town small enough so that everyone knows everyone for better or worse.

Leo (Mark Leonard Winter) can’t cope.

His wife has left him with their two kids, and no excuse in her wake.

His Dad (Robert Menzies), a lonely farmer traumatised by war, isn’t much help to himself or anyone.

Maria (Silvia Colloca), a newly arrived Italian place of grim beauty and its culture of sullen men, lends a healing spirit to Leo’s world…

SATURDAY MAY 20th, 8pm - The Regent Cinema,

Murwillumbah HAT FITZ AND CARA Hat Fitz & Cara’s musical style is a unique combination of folk, roots and gospel blues reminiscent of a time once forgotten.

Together they take you on a musical journey with ample, boisterous highs, and longing, bluesy lows.

The Regent is excited to present a night of blisteringly brilliant blues and roots with Hat Fitz and Cara.

Hat Fitz & Cara’s musical style is a unique combination of folk, roots and gospel blues reminiscent of a time once forgotten.

Together they take you on a musical journey with ample, boisterous highs, and longing,

bluesy lows.

Hat Fitz is a “veteran” wild man of the blues scene in Australia.

He has a record of 18 straight appearances at Byron’s East Coast Blues and Roots Festival, a record that is not likely to ever be broken, and one which bears testimony to his amazing live performances and popularity with festivalgoers.

Cara draws on her soul background (she’s toured Europe and the United States with singers such as Jamiroquai and the hugely popular Corinne Bailey-Rae), and although blessed with a sensational voice she was not content to be labeled as ‘just a singer’.

She has taken to drumming duties as well tin whistle, sometimes

all at once.

From the Australian outback to the Canadian shield, Hat Fitz & Cara put on a show that is guaranteed to energize and invigorate.

“Hat Fitz and Cara have the songs, the musical ability, the drive and the self-belief to offer something refreshingly vibrant and new.”

Show scheduled to proceed, following previous rescheduled dates of Aug 20th, Nov 19th and Feb 25th.

Tickets already booked can be redeemed on this date.

Tickets - $35/ $30/ $25 Concession Tickets available at: THE REGENT CINEMA WEBSITE – the-regent.com.au Link: https://the-

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ENTERTAINMENT 47

Falls 2022/23 lineup announced Secret Sounds presents Falls 2022/2023 at Byron Bay on 31 December 2022, 01 & 02 January 2023.

Yep, Falls is ready to elevate your New Year with a fresher, deeper lineup and electronic experience than ever before!

Message your best festival mates and prepare to party your way into 2023, camping at North Byron Parklands when Falls returns with a lineup that includes some of the biggest acts on the planet right now alongside a host of festival favourites and exciting stars of the future across three main stages.

Falls’ El Capitan Stage, showcasing global headline artists across hip hop, indie, rock and pop, is where this Summer’s major music moments are set to play out! Sugarloaf Resort, with high end production and custom structures, is Australia’s new home for the very best in global electronic artists. And the Futures Stage is where you’ll showcasing the future of music.

Headline acts include Arctic Monkeys, Lil Nas X, Jamie xx and Peggy Gou. Tickets through MOSHTIX.

Festival of Small Halls Resilience Tour Festival of Small Halls has announced that celebrated songwriters Ash Bell and Sara Tindley and emotive troubadour Melanie Horsnell will feature on the upcoming Resilience Tour 2022: New South Wales.

Consisting of 15 performances and presented by veteran festival producers Woodfordia Inc, the Resilience Tour 2022 is the 26th edition of this busy and exciting regional music tour, and a special edition tour targeted at communities. plague, and of course the pandemic, the 2019/20 seem a lifetime ago,” said Festival of Small Halls Producer Eleanor Rigden.

“While we do hope that the simple joy of gathering,

celebrating community and immersing in a wonderful music show will play a part in communities bouncing back from every disaster that has unfolded, a key element of this tour will be preparation.

“One thing that disaster-impacted communities tell us they want is to be better prepared for the next disaster. So, each show will feature some form of education, a way to

build key relationships, or raise funds for the local Rural Fire Service – all curated by local communities to suit their unique needs,” said Ms Rigden.

Taking on a packed schedule celebrating the resilience and strength of small communities, the tour kicks off in the Northern Rivers village of Eureka, ambling south along the northern coastline of NSW to the Clarence

River peninsula before diverting inland to visit a cluster of unique little towns and halls in the hinterlands. Over the course of a busy three weeks, the tour slowly wends its way back up north through the tablelands and plateaus of the Tamworth and New England regions to the picturesque northern town of Collins Creek.

Famous for their larger-than-life folk festivals over the last two decades, Woodfordia’s Festival of Small Halls here presents a programme inspired by strength and power of small communities – their indominable spirits made up of countless acts of kindness, of courage.

Hailing from the creatively-celebrated town of Candelo, Melanie Horsnell

is known for her emotive melodies and powerful lyrics.

Her performances will thread together 20 years of writing and performing for performance of all original material, delivered in the onewoman-and-one-guitar format that Melanie has taken to living rooms and street corners, festival tents and small bars, and theatre stages she’s shared with the likes of Glen Hansard, Jason Mraz, Bernard Fanning, and Sarah Blasko among others.

She was also recently a part of the Golden Guitar nominated band The New Graces.

Melanie is particularly excited to hit the road with Festival of Small Halls, saying, “Small Halls tours are dream tours! Regional shows

are really the best, the connection with community, the beauty of the area that you are travelling to, the people that you meet on the road and at the show.

“I really can’t wait to see everyone and have conversations, and have a sing in these beautiful old halls. These intimate shows really about the room and the lights and being a part of a travelling show. I can’t wait!, said Melanie.

Festival of Small Halls Resilience Tour 2022: New South Wales starts on the 25th of May at the Eureka Hall before continuing on to 14 communities across the northern half of New South Wales. The tour concludes at Collins Creek, near Kyogle, on the 12th of June.

Tickets on sale at www. festivalofsmallhalls.com

The Northern Rivers Times

May 19 2022

48 REAL ESTATE

Regional property dominates The latest Pain & Gain report show’s

resales of property almost halved from a years had the highest

three months of last year, as a higher proportion of vendors in regional areas reaped

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The Northern Rivers Times

BUSINESS 49

New laws crackdown on advisors pushing tax avoidance schemes Professional advisors who promote tax avoidance strategies will face tougher penalties under new legislation passed in Parliament.

Minister for Finance Damien Tudehope said the reforms represent a significant enhancement to the integrity of the NSW taxation system.

“For too long dishonest operators have

managed to get away with leading others into tax avoidance arrangements without any penalty,” Mr Tudehope said.

“Under the new laws that will change. If you are promoting tax avoidance schemes you will be penalised.

“While we recognise that the vast majority of taxpayers and their

advisors do the right thing, there remains a small number of people who don’t. We make no excuses for cracking down on dishonest tax advisors. The new laws are meant for them.”

The promoter penalty rules will extend to anyone who promotes or attempts to market a scheme for avoiding NSW taxes.

The consequences for promoters are significant with penalties more than $1.1 million for an individual and $5.5 million for a corporation.

Other changes include the introduction of broad anti-avoidance provisions and a substantial increase in penalty tax for significant global

corporations.

“While leniency will be shown in the case of inadvertent errors, there will be no relief where the tax default is due to intentional non-compliance,” Mr Tudehope said.

“The new measures will apply to all taxes administered

by Revenue NSW, including duties, payroll

tax, land tax and others.

“The amendments ensure the penalty rates are effective at deterring non-compliance by large enterprises while being fairer to individuals and small business owners.”

These reforms are designed to encourage taxpayers to adhere to their obligations and facilitate consistent administration.

Skilling the workforce of the future More than 1,000 high school students are honing their skills in new and emerging industries as part of a new program developed to help them kickstart their career.

Minister for Education and Early Learning Sarah Mitchell said close to 250 schools are taking part in the TAFE NSW Schools Launchpad program, which offers 20 innovative virtual courses to Year 11 and 12 students across the state.

“Through a combination of teacherled virtual classrooms, workshops and work placements, students will be at the forefront of booming global industries,” Ms Mitchell said.

Some of the courses available under the program include big data, cloud computing, web design and development, social media, cyber security,

robotics, game design and conservation management.

Minister for Skills and Training Alister Henskens said the exciting new course offerings will give students the opportunity to build strong foundations for the future.

“The skills offered in the courses will provide students with a technology vocabulary for future-focused jobs and our economy, with an agile workforce and pipeline of skilled

workers,” Mr Henskens said.

“This program will give high school students unique opportunities to learn about the most innovative and cuttingedge technologies that are shaping the jobs of tomorrow.”

Granville Boys High School Principal Noel Dixon said 14 students at his school are studying robotics as part of the program, which will contribute to their HSC and ATAR, while gaining a vocational education and training qualification.

“These students have a passion for robotics and have studied iStem Robotics as Year 9 and 10 elective subjects, and this course will enable them to continue that work and learn more,” Mr Dixon said.

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The Northern Rivers Times

May 19, 2022

50 RURAL

Recent Cattle Market Reports

GRAFTON There were 480 head yarded at Grafton Fat Cattle Sale 10th May 2022.

This weeks Fat Sale saw a good increase in numbers.

Bullocks and Weaners were in good supply, quality of the yarding was mixed. Bullocks sold very well, to top at 424c/kg, with most sales over 400c/kg.

Cows saw less competition with not all processors operating, selling cheaper by 10-20c/kg. Restockers were active on the good quality lines of weaners substantial price drop.

A/c WB & JM Wearing sold an Angus/Brangus Bullock 418.2c/kg weighed 715kg - $2,990.13

A/c Timothy Cheers sold a Poll Hereford Cow 349.2c/kg weighed 760kg - $2,653.92

A/c Springwood Grazing sold Brangus/Santa Bullocks 416.2c/kg averaged 650.6kg - $2,707.90 p/ hd

A/c MJ Oates sold Angus Steers 744.2c/kg averaged 172.5kg - $1,283.74 p/hd

A/c PJ Holmes sold Charolais Bullocks 424.2c/kg averaged 677.5kg - $2,873.96 p/hd A/c B & W Borsato & R Caldieraro sold Angus Heifers 410c/kg averaged 510kg - $2,091.00 p/hd

Sale Highlights include:

A/c KJ & JN Ellem sold Angus/Charolais Cows 355c/kg averaged 547.5kg - $1,943.63 p/hd

A/c Dale Wearing sold Angus Cross Bullocks 417.2c/ kg averaged 702kg - $2,928.74 p/hd

A/c B & W Borsato & R Caldieraro sold Angus Cows 370c/kg averaged 585kg - $2,164.50 p/hd

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322c/kg and reaching a top price of 420c/kg. Heifer prices saw an increase with lighter heifers up to 250kg averaging 634c/kg and topping their category at 766c/kg. Heavier heifers over 250kg averaged 460c/kg and reached a top of 632c/kg.

NRLX Market Report Week Ending Friday 13 May Agents yarded a total of 1,256 head at the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange regular prime sale on Wednesday 11 May. Young cattle made up the largest percentage of the yarding along with a good number of cows. A number of good quality lines were offered on the day although the effect on condition due to weather was noticeable in a considerable number of the grown cattle. Most buyers were in attendance including the main processors.

Cow prices were down week this week averaging

Bull prices dropped again this week with 19 head sold averaging 328c/kg and 619kg. Lighter steer prices were stronger with those up to 250kg averaging 672c/kg and reaching a top price of 856c/ kg. Heavier steers over 250kg were easier averaging 532c/kg and topping their market at 700c/kg. A large number of bullocks sold on the day averaged 403c/ kg.

Vealer prices saw a drop this week with lighter vealer up to 250kg averaging 652c/kg and reaching a top of

A/c DG & LM Hoschke sold Angus Steers 756.2c/kg averaged 204.6kg - $1,547.51 p/hd A/c BJ Slarke Pty Ltd sold Angus Steers 640.2c/kg averaged 300kg - $1,920.60 p/hd A/c Jizzy Genetics sold Black Simmental Steers 830.2c/kg averaged 151.7kg - $1,259.14 p/hd A/c RJ Smith sold Angus Steers 770.2c/kg averaged 192.5kg - $1,482.64 p/hd

880c/kg. Heavier vealer over 250kg averaged 558c/ kg with a top price of 694c/kg.

George & Fuhrmann held a store sale at the NRLX on Friday 13 May with 1,708 head going under the hammer. Steers topped their category at 894c/kg and averaged 669c/kg and 244kg whilst heifers reached a top of 762c/kg and averaged 618c/kg and 201kg.

Cows reached a top price of $1,740 whilst Cows & Calves topped their market at $4,450.

Ray White Rural will hold a store sale at the NRLX this Friday 20 May. Further bookings are welcome.

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The Northern Rivers Times

RURAL 51

Govt must do more to help farmers access flood grants: MP Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin says the Government needs to do more to get flood relief to local farmers.

“We are in a rural area and our local primary producers are critical to the local economy, but they are not getting the flood relief they need and some are not able to access any support for their farm business at all.

“There are two issues that must be addressed to help get farmers back on their feet.

“Firstly, the off-farm income rule – that farmers are ineligible if they make more than

50 percent of their income off farm - does not recognise the nature of farming in our region.

“It is very common for one partner to be working off farm to earn an income to support the farm household and the farm income may be low because of recovery from drought, bushfires or previous floods, or because the farm is in the start-up phase.

“I know this rule is aimed at hobbyfarmers but it needs to be flexible to reflect the reality of farming for many local producers.

access their orchard to

The Australian macadamia crop forecast has been reduced by 10 per cent, as a direct result of the recent severe weather and

“It’s a critical time the hardest, and the there are uncertain and

“Secondly, at least half of the $75000 primary producer grant should be available up front, so that farmers can get access to the funds they need to get going.

“I successfully advocated for more up front funding for small business and the same needs to happen with the primary producer grants.

“Timing is critical in rural industries and farmers tell me the delays are causing stress and taking a toll on mental health.

“This needs to be addressed now.”

Mr Burnett said: “The severe weather conditions have also impacted kernel recovery and this will impact the availability of kernel into

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May 19, 2022

52 RURAL

Kids To Farms proves popular with pupils

Bookings for the popular Kids to Farms program are coming in fast as NSW Farmers connects schools with a hands-on farm experience.

Georgia Campbell from NSW Farmers said Kids to Farms excursion funding had been an enormous success in Terms 1 and 2 of 2022, with thousands of dollars granted under

the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment program.

“We want children to understand why farming is important – so they understand food and fibre production and learn about where it comes from,” Ms Campbell said.

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“The Kids to Farms program is a federally-funded initiative delivered by NSW Farmers, and the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment has offered these grants for primary schools to fund a farm excursion.”

Kids to Farms is built on the ethos of ‘two by 12’, or two agriculture experiences by the age of 12, and so far, more than 650 students have benefitted from this opportunity.

Ms Campbell encouraged teachers to look ahead to Term 3 and 4, with grants of up to $1500 to subsidise costs to visit farms and

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agricultural sites. Kids to Farms has a list of farms available to visit, or schools can arrange their own excursion and apply for funding from the program.

“We’re happy to help arrange an excursion, but schools can also externally arrange a farm visit and then apply for funding,” she said.

“If your school already

has an agriculture-related excursion planned, why not see if your school is eligible for transport and tour subsidies?

“Teachers tell me their students get so much out of these excursions; you’d be silly not to apply.”

To find out more, visit www.kidstofarms.com.au or email kidstofarms@ nswfarmers.org.au

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Peak body backs calls for independent competition inquiry NSW Farmers has thrown its support behind a push for the ACCC to investigate reports of dysfunction in local and international pricing in the grains and oilseeds markets.

Australian growers have raised concerns about the relatively discounted prices they receive for their crops locally despite high international premiums,

with some suggesting there may be an abuse of market power and supply chain inequities.

NSW Farmers Vice President Xavier Martin – a grain grower from the Liverpool Plains – said there was a clear need for better transparency and performance in the supply chain.

“The war in Ukraine and the ongoing North American drought have

restricted grain supply globally, and as a result global prices have gone up, but we’re not seeing that on the local market,” Mr Martin said.

“We’re hearing concerns about the misuse of market power and lack of transparency with bulk handlers, particularly around reporting of stock levels and information on crop quality.

“The end result is lower prices for Australian growers than what we’re seeing on the global market.”

Mr Martin said the special investigative powers of an organisation like the ACCC could get to the bottom of the issue and recommend proactive reforms.

“Growers have far less visibility and information

on the market they’re selling to and factors compared to others in the supply chain,” Mr Martin said.

“It is crucial we understand whether the Australian grains

we are internationally competitive, but this analysis hasn’t been done since the wheat export

market was deregulated back in 2008.

“We know there are supply chain bottlenecks and we know our prices are much lower than global averages, what we need now is to know what we can do to solve this problem, because the Australian economy, growers and regional communities.”

Farmers demand urgent action following outbreak

The confirmed outbreak of a highlyinfectious disease on Australia’s doorstep should be a wake-up call for politicians, NSW Farmers says, with fears of economic catastrophe if it reaches out shores.

NSW Farmers President James Jackson said the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in Indonesia was far

NSW Farmers has welcomed a renewed political focus on rural health this week, but warned all levels of government real reform required more than a simple cash splash.

NSW Farmers member and retired paediatric occupational therapist Sarah Thompson said people outside of the major cities had long experienced inferior health and hospital

too close for comfort, with a local outbreak tipped to cost the economy up to $60 billion, plunging us into recession.

“This is a disease that will absolutely smash our economy if it reaches out shores,” Mr Jackson warned.

“We have been calling on both sides of politics to make an urgent commitment to action on biosecurity,

by the NSW Legislative Council’s Inquiry into Health.

“We welcome any boost in funding for regional, rural and remote health, but it’s critical that this programs that deliver better outcomes for improved health across the community,” Mrs Thompson said.

but neither side seems prepared to do it properly.

“An FMD outbreak is a clear and present danger to Australia, but until we take it seriously we will all be exposed to the risk.”

The disease is a highly-infectious RNA virus that is transmissible between animals such as sheep, cows, goats and pigs.

It is light enough that

“Delivering good health outcomes requires collaboration with all funding levels, to set out clear strategies to strengthen and fund the sustainability of health services in regional, rural and remote communities, however, this must involve local communities and their local health districts.

“This has been a problem for many years, and what we

it has, in the past, been found to travel via fog from France to the United Kingdom.

Mr Jackson, a trained veterinarian with expertise on the disease, said it was not good enough that Australia was still so woefully unprepared for an outbreak.

“The potential cost to the economy is directly related to how long we take to get on

really need to identify and understand is what is needed to attract and retain doctors in these communities, and why the regional health workforce is so stretched.”

For years people in regional and rural communities have complained of health services, with a reduction in maternity services just one of many

top of it, which is why we’ve been calling for urgent funding,” Mr Jackson said.

“We don’t have enough people trained to respond, and we don’t have enough people carrying out that biosecurity enforcement at our borders.

“Imagine we knew COVID-23 was just around the corner but our governments

concerns. The situation is even worse in remote communities, where people lack access even to simple health services having to drive hours on end for any kind of medical attention – consequently increasing the medical response required.

Mrs Thompson represented NSW Farmers at the NSW Legislative Council’s

failed to prepare for it: we’d be absolutely ropable, and this is a very similar situation with FMD.” Mr Jackson said a sustainable funding model for border biosecurity must be pursued by state and federal governments to protect NSW and Australia’s agricultural industries.

Inquiry into Health, which released its report, identifying a range of issues facing health services in regional, rural and remote communities. were recommendations regarding recruitment and training of medical and allied health workforce, a review of existing working conditions, and current models of care.

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Warning for vigilance on mouse numbers

The state’s peak agricultural body has urged farmers to be extra vigilant in coming weeks, with more and more reports of mouse activity in paddocks.

NSW Farmers Vice President Xavier Martin said there were anecdotal reports of mouse numbers growing in the north of the state, and some farmers had increased baiting in an effort to get ahead of the numbers.

“We need everyone to use their chew cards but also to keep an eye out for mice, and report any rise in numbers,” Mr Martin said.

“The latest official CSIRO-GRDC Mouse Update indicates patchy numbers in NSW that are generally low, but we’re also hearing stories of mice running around farms, so there’s a bit of a mismatch there. What we don’t want to see is a repeat of last year’s mouse plague, so please if you see something, say

something.”

Regional communities were swarmed last year as a mouse plague chewed its way through millions of dollars’ worth of crops, damaging farm machinery, vehicles and buildings in the process. People were sickened by ‘carpets’ of mice on highways, and they were even sighted in urban environments sparking fears among Sydneysiders of a rodent invasion.

“A NSW Farmers survey last year found a third of respondents estimated losses from the mouse plague worth between $50,000 and $150,000, with a loss of grain and fodder having the greatest financial impact,” Mr Martin said.

“We strongly advocated for – and secured – a zinc phosphide bait rebate from the NSW Government, but we also saw an awful lot of damage caused by

the runaway mouse numbers. Let’s make sure we all get out of the ute and into the paddock to make sure we avoid another plague.”

With experts warning of a resurgence of last year’s mouse plague, Australian vets are joining wildlife advocates in urging consumers to avoid certain rat and mice poisons that are killing pets, birds and wildlife across the country.

According to a survey of Australian vets, more than nine in ten have treated pets for poisoning from anticoagulant rodenticide products that are commonly available on supermarket shelves.

The survey of domestic pet and wildlife vets found that one in five were treating household pets at least once per week for poisoning from rodenticides.

“The most-deadly rodent poisons are known as

Second-generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides and are easily purchased from supermarkets and hardware stores like Bunnings,” said BirdLife Australia Urban Birds Program Manager Dr Holly Parsons.

“These products work by causing internal bleeding and are very harmful for pets if they are accidentally eaten.

Cowra Vet Peter Launders saw terrible consequences on both pets and wildlife during the mouse plague in 2021.

“With more people buying and using mouse poison we saw huge numbers of rodenticide poisoning cases,” said Dr Launders.

“It got so bad that we had to ration the use of the antidote and we ran out of dog blood donors and had to put a call out to the community to volunteer their pets.

“Many people didn’t realise that their pet

might have eaten a number of poisoned rodents over time, with the impact accumulating until the animal showed outward signs of internal bleeding.”

Dr Parsons urged people to think carefully about their choices when managing rodents.

“While we do our best to ensure baits are placed out of the reach of pets, many people may not realise that some rodent poisons also have a terrible impact on native wildlife,” said Dr Parsons.

“These products can kill not only the rats and mice they are targeting, but any bird or animal that might eat a dead or dying rodent.

Slow-moving poisoned rodents can take several days to die – making them easy prey for other animals that will in turn be poisoned.

“BirdLife Australia is campaigning for second generation anticoagulant rodenticides to be

federally regulated to be banned from domestic sale and made available for use only by licenced professionals.

“In the meantime, we are calling for retailers like Bunnings to voluntarily take these products off their shelves.

“For consumers seeking to make better choices, try old-fashioned snap traps first, they are the more humane option. If you must use a poison, try a first generation product that uses the active ingredients warfarin, coumatetralyl or diphacinone.

“These products are effective and have fewer consequences for your pets and our beautiful wildlife.”

Report mouse activity by visiting https:// www.feralscan.org.au/ mousealert

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“Knowledge and education empowers a woman to have the birth and outcomes she wants,” Kate says.

Early on in her career, Kate focused on treating sporting injuries, spinal rehabilitation, and post-surgical care.

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Chocolate Coconut Fudge Cake This decadent chocolate cake is exactly what it says it is – fudgey and very moreish.

Makes 9 squares Preparation and cooking time 40 minutes, plus cooling time

INGREDIENTS 1 cup brown sugar 125g butter (or margarine) 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 tablespoons cocoa 1 cup self-raising flour

SUE HEPPLE Sue and John Hepple are looking forward to moving into Thyme Evans Head in June after their Victorian caravan road trip. Sue shares her chocolate coconut fudge recipe that is over 60 years old and a much-loved favourite of family and friends.

“My long-time friend Robyn, who I met when I was a baby, always had this wonderful chocolate coconut fudge in her lunchbox. We grew up together going to the same primary and high school. As we went through school, Robyn’s mum, who I’ve always called Aunty Sadie, would always put a piece for me in her lunchbox as well.

ICING ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips 20g butter ½ cup shredded coconut

METHOD Preheat oven to 180ºC (160ºC fan-forced). Grease and line a 20cm square baking tin with non-stick baking paper.

In a small saucepan over low heat, mix together brown sugar and butter until the butter is just melted (being careful not to boil).

Remove from heat, add egg, vanilla and cocoa and whisk well.

Add flour and whisk to combine.

Transfer mixture to a baking tin and press into the base and edges. Bake for 20 minutes.

Remove from the oven and cool in the tin, set on a wire rack.

When cool, make the icing. Melt chocolate and butter together in a heat-proof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water and stir. Ice the top of the cake with the chocolate icing and sprinkle with shredded coconut.

Store leftover cake in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

When I was a teenager, I got the recipe off Aunty Sadie and would cook it after school. It’s a really simple recipe and doesn’t cost a lot to make. Even after Aunty Sadie passed away, I continued making this delicious fudge for my own sons, Nathan and Matthew, and whenever we go visit, they always ask me to bring the chocolate coconut fudge.

John and I are going on a caravan road trip with friends down to Victoria and the Great Ocean Road, with chocolate coconut fudge bound to be enjoyed somewhere along the trip.”

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Grape Expectations by Max Crus

Can’t hold a hose, or a nail-gun, or a...

Much has been made of our Prime Minister’s comment “I don’t hold a hose”.

But it’s not fair.

Morrison can’t hold a hose, as we know, and are reminded ad infinitum, but he also can’t pull a beer, drive a nail, bake a pie, dig coal, or fly a plane - thank goodness the RAAF didn’t let him try. Phew!

He also can’t hold a welding rod, cut hair, drive a forklift, pack boxes for Amazon, herd stock, nor butcher them afterwards, again thank goodness.

He can’t drive a bus, plough a field, lay a brick, sew a fine seam…hang on, that’s a maybe… he can’t hold an ICAC, but that doesn’t mean he’s a “buffoon” (what would an eminent jurist know?).

However none of this matters.

What he can do is hi-viz, hard hat, steel-caps, goggles and gloves, and strategically roll up his sleeves and get…before the cameras.

“Roll the sleeves down please Prime Minister, that’s not proper use of PPE”.

It is unclear what happens to all those things he’s stuffed up, you certainly wouldn’t want the car he welded, or the cake he iced, or the haircut but at least he gets out there and does, well, nothing. But having a go is what it’s all about and our

PM has spent more time doing nothing than he has in Parliament.

The PM donned the hi-viz 287 times* in the last year but was in parliament only 67 times.

He spent more time in PPE in front of cameras (and not even counting time in front of his personal photographer) than he spent at home. Hey, PM, did you ask Jenny about this?

But wait readers. Before you dismiss this as one-sided, let’s reflect that this weekend, our choice is between a bloke who can’t do anything (reinforced by not actually having done anything), and a bloke who can’t remember anything.

Struth, maybe it’s time we refurbished the house of reps in teal?

Serendipitously, the only place the PM hasn’t donned hi-viz this year is a winery. Possibly something to do with him stuffing up when he tried his hand at trade relations?

Max Crus is a Clarence Valleybased wine writer and Grape Expectations is now in its 26th year of publication. Find out more about Max or sign up for his weekly reviews and musings by visiting maxcrus.com.au

Kirrihill Clare Valley Partners Series (Rob Stanway) Riesling 2020, $30.

I may never refrigerate riesling again, this was so delicious at room temperature (22 degrees-ish). You could taste every aspect and character of the wine and they were all good, even though I can’t stand that expression. 9.6/10.

Kirrihill Clare Valley Partners Series (Matt Lawson) Shiraz 2020, $30.

How can you fail to be impressed by a wine that won the Great Australian Shiraz Challenge, and only costs 30 bucks?

Well, you could but you’d be wrong. Anyway that was the 2019. Nevertheless this latest vintage was just hitting it’s delightful Clare Valley straps by the time the bottle was finished. 9.4/10.

Gaffy and Neal Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2021, $45 (Available through Principia Wines).

The first chapter in the tale of two chardonnays from Mornington is serious and sharp and leaves you eager to read more. Which we did the next day with even more satisfaction, although tellingly, there was more of this than its sister remaining in the end. 9.5/10.

Gaffy and Neal Mornington Peninsula Merricks North Chardonnay 2021, $65.

The second chapter in that tale and I had a Dickens of a time telling them apart at first. Every time I tasted a difference, I went back to the other and discovered the same character. A dizzying exercise and mercifully, differences emerged the next night. More elegance and eloquence from the book of chardonnay. 9.6/10.

Baddaginnie Run Strathbogie Ranges Wild Ferment Shiraz 2019, $30.

The problem with this wine is it takes two to three goes to get it right and it’s difficult to spell. But you’ll get it right by the end of the bottle. 9.3/10.

Baddaginnie Run Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2019, $25.

Deceptively light of nose and alluringly fragrant as cooler climate reds can be, this is nevertheless a knockout. 15 per cent, packs a punch and hots up at the end of the glass. 9.4/10. *Figures may be larger than they appear in the mirror.

continue to impact Australian wine exports to mainland China, the continuing impact of the global freight crisis, and a counter-swing in some markets after COVID-19 related stockpiling in 2020.

“What the latest Export Report shows is that efforts to diversify and intensify markets is slowly reaping rewards for Australian wine exporters. With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, we’re seeing

the on-premise trade open up in established markets and that has had an impact as demand stabilises,” Ms Triggs said.

The decline in total wine export volume, excluding mainland China, was most two biggest markets of the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (US).

Exports to these markets

surged during 2020 due to COVID-19 stockpiling for the off-premise trade, but demand has since eased as pandemic restrictions relaxed.

“Low inventory after three small consecutive vintages and delays in getting the record 2021 vintage onto ships from the ongoing global freight crisis also contributed to the decline in volume of wine exports. Shipping

industry experts to do not expect these issues to resolve until the second half of 2022 at the earliest,” Ms Triggs said.

Australian wine exports declined in all price segments in the year ended March 2022, driven largely by the decline to mainland China and exports valued under $10 FOB per litre to the US and UK. “However, when excluding mainland

China, exports within the premium segment above $10 FOB per litre grew by 47 per cent, with 58 out of 89 destinations receiving exports in this price segment reporting growth during the year.

These destinations included Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, the US, the UK, South Korea and Taiwan,” Ms Triggs said.

In the 12 months to the end of March 2022, the

were: • UK, down 2 per cent to $449 million, • US, down 4 per cent to $416 million, • Hong Kong, up 24 per cent to $184 million, • Canada, down 13 per cent to $171 million, and • Singapore, up 96 per cent to $168 million. volume are: • UK, down 6 per cent to 246 million litres,

Aries Mar21 21 - Apr ARIES MAR - APR 19 20 Feeling strong, it’s easy to stand up for yourself when confronted by obstacles. This can lead to arguments your own way. Enjoying your work, you can focus on your tasks effortlessly. The mental stimulation involved will not be enough to satisfy the need to soothe your inner tension. Feeling resilient, you can help put your mind at ease and dispel any built up irritability with some healthy energetic exercise.

Your ambition cannot be overlooked, especially not in you’re able to discern any sign of desire in your lover.

But be careful you don’t become too demanding! charming; pamper your lover, they are then much more likely to respond well to your own desires and needs.

TAURUS APR 20 - MAY 20 Instead of always attempting to get your own way, and endeavoring to persuade others to help you, you yourself to work a bit harder and accomplish what you need. If tempted to argue with others it’s far better to give in, especially is nothing to stop you holding on to what you believe in and waiting for a more favorable opportunity to put your point across, when you have thoroughly thought it through. Your sensitivity and richness of ideas make you great company, easy to have fun with. your personal abilities. It will pay off, particularly as you’re manner is sincere; whether recounting amusing stories, impressing a new date, a spontaneous trip or a

Leo Jul2323- AUG - Aug LEO JUL 22 23 Your noticeably fearless approach impresses, you have the stamina to tackle any task. Unafraid you take on more commitments even though you’ve enough to do already. You approach things in a rather unstructured way and try to get too many things done at once. Make sure you don’t waste time on irrelevant details or lose your temper in the process. Be willing to make compromises in your relationship; if you don’t you may be in for a lot of arguments. Pay attention to the signals your body of consideration. You feel rather passionate; a quickie is certainly exciting, but not recommended all the time. If you’re able to slightly curb your enthusiasm, the thrill of anticipation makes it worthwhile; give your partner pleasure from sustained love making as well. If single, you need to relax; control your lust and passion.

VIRGO AUG 23 - SEP 22 You possess a higher than usual level of pent up anger that needs dealing with in a constructive way, if you don’t want to suffer from the consequences. Ease up on the talking and avoid putting others on the defensive.

If you require help from others be more patient and diplomatic in the way you approach them. Even if you personally feel on top form , be prepared to take things at a more leisurely pace otherwise you may suffer setbacks from unnecessarily taking on far more than you able to handle. Don’t take your irritability out on you of your frustration, but instead hurt the people who care about you most. Far better you talk openly with at the moment – you couldn’t bear to be rejected by anyone!

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GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20

Gemini May 22 - June 23 Assert yourself and others follow your lead. You don’t have to be too concerned about getting your own way, the stance you take is overwhelmingly convincing with regard to most matters you have to deal with. So consider discussing everything that is important while you are in such convincing form. Be determined but not obsessive about certain issues, if

you to control your irritability with your partner it seems you’re ready to take every opportunity to argue with them. For the person that loves you, your conduct is a real turn off. You should try, by any conceivable means, to control your anger and be more open to a possible compromise. Otherwise it’s likely that your relationship could be seriously at risk.

CANCER JUN 21 - JULY 22

Cancer Jun 24 - Jul 22 Wanting to achieve is OK as long as whenever possible you include others and satisfactorily deal with their concerns. Don’t resort to angry outbursts if to be gained from the other person’s point of view that you can take into consideration and is likely to improve the outcome of your activities. Any excessive energy utilize in pursuit of healthy exercise, to help release tension or stress, avoid contact sports, jogging or Nordic walking is best. The Gods of love and romance seem to be sitting on your shoulder this week and Cupid is ready to literally shoot off a zillion arrows. If you’re single you can rejoice over any new found romance. If you’re in a relationship, you shouldn’t give in to such temptations. Why not play a

LIBRA SEP 23 - OCT 22

Libra Sep 23 - Oct 23 For the slightest of reasons you lose your temper and as you might normally expect are unable to keep your normal level of composure.

Mistakenly or not, you’re under the impression that people are purposely setting out to annoy you. Once

period. Spare yourself any stress, seek approval and appreciation rather than putting at risk their normal support. If you’re encountering problems in your relationship, you’re probably the one to blame. As long as you keep trying your partner’s patience, you won’t get the peace and harmony you so want. Convince them with a compelling argument, rather than using the much of the problem will dissolve into the ether and be forgotten.

SCORPIO OCT 23 - NOV 21

Scorpio Oct 24 - Nov 20 easily you feel you’re deliberately provoked, even over the slightest matters. Without warning your excess energy erupts in a bad temper. Obviously this and compromise is essential. Such relentless behavior results in problems both at home and at work. Watch out that these excesses don’t become a noticeable feature in other areas of your life. You need to be The pressure of your circumstances has a misunderstandings seem to infuriate you. You won’t solve your problems by shouting at those you care about most. Refrain from such outbursts and acting in an emotional way. After all, your lover is not

this is bound to spice up your love life. control can ease the situation.

SagittariusNOV Nov SAGITTARIUS 22 -22 DEC- 21Dec 21 Impressing others with a certain level of competency, you’re able to demonstrate that taking on new and challenging tasks is a good test of your abilities. You want to show exactly how capable you are and demonstrate your enthusiasm to those who matter most. Aside from your working environment, catching up with leisure and sports activities provide you with high levels of excitement, satisfaction and fun. An even bolder approach reveals possibilities to improve involvement on the romantic front. If there are problems with your love life and that’s very possible, then it’s probably due and extremely irritable; the smallest things can set you off. No wonder your lover gets extremely annoyed and wants to even the score. If you don’t place a lot of lasting compromises.

CAPRICORN DEC 22 - JAN 19 You are capable of being extremely productive and making a success of whatever you do. However be temperedly or even insensitively. Hold yourself back if confronted and refrain from making enemies or from the temptation to deliberately provoke others, behavior like this is very unproductive and likely to cause you unwanted problems. Step back from time to time and use your energy both purposefully and thoughtfully!

This could be a great week for your love life. Whether you’re bringing new thinking into an existing relationship or if you’re single you begin a new relationship – the driving force for this positive change is you! But you need to have a healthy sense of reality.

Don’t expect to have unrealistic encounters, or your lover to make an extra special effort, just for your sake alone!

AQUARIUS jan 20 - feb 18

Aquarius Jan 21 - Feb 19

Make a point of conserving your energy. You’re unnecessarily prone to squander any reserves you possess with stubborn and bad tempered behavior and get yourself worked about nothing.

Pause to think and reconsider what’s really important to you and what is not! It’s possible that deliberate but careful consideration of the situation is important.

You discover that sometimes taking a step back is necessary to further advance your point of view.

You’re perfectly equipped for your current relationship and full of energy and able to cope with almost any situation concerning your love life. Your partner sees you’re lots of fun. Remain true to yourself and don’t be arrogant! As easy as it’s for you to impress someone, they can just as easily become tired of you!

PISCES FEB 19 - MAR 20

Pisces Feb 20 - Mar 21

With all your excess energy, it’s easy for you to be busy all the time.

You are unlikely to be bothered by you approach situations carefully, it is your strength and stamina that complement your diligent approach, which invariably results in a successful outcome. You and determined way; you get involved with even more tasks and show how capable and reliable you are. In the process, it’s important you don’t forget your loved ones. You can be sure that your partner won’t mind if you go overboard and act frivolously now and again. Such passionate and exciting activity is exhilarating for a relationship. However, you shouldn’t overdo it! If every now and then you shift down a gear and respect the needs of your lover, you won’t have any problems, either in bed or your daily interaction with each other.

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Warren John Little 20.4.1946

Thank you

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25/12/1926 – 8/5/2022

23.5.2021

‘Those we love do not go away They walk beside us every day.

Unseen, unheard, but always near So very loved, so very missed, so very dear.’

“You brought happiness to so many.

We hold you forever in our heart.”

The family would like to sincerely thank everyone for their support & condolences with Georges passing mothers day last.

John, Jane, Christine and extended families especially wish to thank the medical and nursing staff at Ballina Public Hospital, staff at BUPA Nursing Home in Ballina, Guardian Funerals staff for for their care and Saint Bartholomews Anglican Church Alstonville for a lovely service.

16.09.1928 ~ 13.05.2022

Passed away peacefully with her family by her side.

Much loved Wife of John.

Cherished Mother and Mother-in-law of Marilyn & Joe Fisher and Helen Woods.

Loved Nana of Steven, Andy, Jodie, Jennifer(dec), Paul and Liam.

Loved Ma of her Great Grandchildren Olivia, Elijah, Sonny, Nova and Lenny.

Devoted twin Sister of Olive Creighton.

Gwen will be sadly missed by all her extended family and friends.

A Funeral Service was held for Gwen on 18th May 2022.

Love from your Mum and all your loving family.

Please accept our thanks and regards to all who knew George.

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Passed away peacefully on the 15th of May 2022.

Loved partner of Mark.

Loved Mother & Mother-In-Law of Heather, Marion & Stephen, Alan & Sharon, Victor, Lynette and Yvonne & John.

Loved Step-Mother and Step-Mother In Law of Michael, John and Tracey.

Aged 83 Years.

Jan’s relatives and friends are invited to a celebration of her life on Thursday the 26th May 2022, at The Richmond Chapel, Parkview Funerals 43 Holland Street Goonellabah, commencing at 10am, followed by a graveside service at the Lismore Memorial Gardens, Skyline Road Goonellabah.

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Passed away, with his beloved family by his side, at Lismore Base Hospital.

Aged 83 Years.

Late of Ballina, Formerly of Lismore, and Casino.

Devoted and loving husband of Ruby for 64 years.

Adored father & father in-law of Richard & Deanne, Stephen (Dec’d) and Kelly and Gino.

Cherished Pop to his grandchildren Lauren, Ben, Kirsty, Dean, Jack; Rhyanna, Brae & Ainslee and great grandson Miles.

Loved by the extended Morgan and Morrow families.

Family and friends are invited to the service of thanksgiving for the life of “George”, to be held at St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Burnett Street Ballina, Tuesday 24th May 2022, commencing at 11:00 AM. Those unable to attend can join with the family vis livestream at https://streaming.naoca.com.au/e/f23ad101-ff5f-430f9732-cb6ee74b9160?pin=5318

Passed away peacefully on Friday 13th May 2022, at Casino Memorial Hospital. Late of Casino.

Aged 77 years.

Beloved husband of Sadie.

Much loved Stepfather of Margaret, Patrick and Dee. Loved “Ian” of Michael and all his grandchildren.

Brother of Keith. Loved and sadly missed by all his family and friends.

‘Rest in Peace’ Relatives and friends of Ian are invited to attend his funeral service to be held Monday 23rd May, 2022 commencing at 1.30pm at the Arentz Chapel, Parkview Funeral Home, 41 Walker Street, Casino.

Followed by private cremation.

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Eldest son of the late George T Flick and the late Phyllis G Flick.

Respected grandson of the F J Flick/Malloy & A M Wraight/James historical families.

A cherished son, brother, husband, father, uncle, grandfather, pop, cousin, neighbour and friend of many.

Remembered as one of Byron Bay’s proudest and caring sons.

A perfectionist in his home, garden, church and town.

A hard and tireless worker.

At peace now “Roberto”. You did the very best you could do “Robbie Rob” and gave your life your best shot.

Your loving sister, Deslie, brother-in-law Bas, nieces and nephews Greg, Brett, Leisa, Craig, Nicole and Paula and their extended families.

Will be sadly missed

“True Blue”.

Sincere appreciation for all the cards, flowers and phone calls.

A private family service was held.

This page is dedicated to all those that have passed

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SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: • A current NSW Bus Driver Authority Card • A minimum MR Class Drivers Licence • Be willing to complete all screening checks – including medicals, police checks, references and a working with children check skills Please forward resumes to admin@alstonvillebusservice.com.au

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!"#$%&'"(#$)*#&+,(+-#./%,.#0 ALSTONVILLE ALSTONVILLE Northern Rivers Evening Prostate Cancer Support Group The next meeting of the Northern Rivers Day Prostate Cancer Support Group will be held on Wednesday May 11th 10am until 12 noon at the Alstonville Bowling Club, Deegan Drive, Al-stonville This is a special meeting with GUEST newly appointed SPE-CIALIST PROSTATE CANCER NURSE for this area, to be in attendance Men previously or newly diagnosed with prostate cancer are urged to join

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with the group to meet with PC Nurse and to experience the personal cancer stories told which give all a great opportunity for all to learn, share and Carers are also most welcome to attend as family are very much involved in the process and treatment of those with Enquiries phone Bob Corney 0400 747 630 CRAWFORD HOUSE MUSEUM The latest exhibition at Crawford House Museum celebrates Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee.

It features a collection of royal memorabilia, including a rare 1953 coronation periscope, and runs until Sunday 24 July. The museum is at 10 Wardell Road Alstonville and is open 4pm or at other times by appointment for groups. The Community Resource Centre is open for research on Ballina Shire families on Fridays only – prior bookings essential. Enquiries (02) 6628 1829, aphs2477@yahoo.com.au or www.aphsmuseum.org.au.

ALSTONVILLE INNER WHEEL CLUB Meet socially 3rd Wednesday of every month. Contact President Carol Vidal 0427326832.

ALSTONVILLE QUOTA CLUB A local women’s service club that meets on the 1st Tuesday of the month at the Plateau Sports Club.

Quota is committed to supporting and improving the physical and mental wellbeing of the disadvantaged in our community through local projects.

Contact: quotaalstonville@gmail.com for more details.

ALSTONVILLE BRANCH OF THE RED CROSS The Alstonville branch of Red Cross Friday 6 May. Tickets will be on sale on Wednesdays outside Wollongbar Newsagent in Main Street, Alstonville.

Your support is welcomed as all funds raised will be distributed locally.

The Alstonville branch of the Red Cross will meet at 1:30pm on Thursday 9 June, 2022. You are very welcome to join us at 3, Newbon Street, Alstonville. For further information, contact the Secretary on 0424742774.

MCLEANS RIDGES CRAFT GROUP meet at the McLeans Ridges Hall, Cowlong Road, McLeans Ridges on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm. Scrap booking, card making, paper craft, knitting whatever takes your fancy. Come along for an enjoyable day. Bring your own morning tea and lunch. Coffee, tea, milk provided. A small fee to cover hall hire. Ph 0401 047 513” SQUARE DANCING Summerland Larrikins Squares Uniting Church Hall, 59 Main Street, Alstonville. Contact 0407663017 for further information. New dancers

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The BALLINA COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB’s next “LIVE COUNTRY MUSIC DAY” is SUNDAY 5th JUNE, 2022 at THE BALLINA RSL CLUB, start time 10.45 am.

Inaugurated in 2007 the Club has held “LIVE MUSIC DAYS” most months of each year since then and we really have something to celebrate!

To “party up” the day, the backing from The Northern Rivers” and “Doug Liebke” is our guest artist.

This year is special to commemorate our 16 years and we consider it our “BIRTHDAY DATE”. We try to have a big celebration and get up lots of antics, only to be disclosed on the day.

The club would appreciate it if you could include details of the day in your public announcements and/or Gig Guide, Many thanks Keith Holmes 02 6686 7956 PS, Our “Fund Raiser Day” last month (Sunday 1st May,2022) was a great success, raising over $1,000.00 to The Ballina RSL Club’s, “Local Community Appeals” and thank you for assisting in the promotion of the day.

FREE BRUNCH Good afternoon, once again we are holding our free brunch for our local community doing it tough at present and hope you could kindly place our event in the next 2 editions as you so kindly have done in the past.

Free Community Brunch is to be held at the Ballina presbyterian hall Saturday the 7th May. Everyone is welcome,so come and enjoy a free sausage sizzle, hot dogs sandwiches, tea, coffee and juice or just a chat.

Corner of Cherry & Crane st Ballina 10am to 12pm Thanks so much, you usually place this attachment in your paper, but you would have to change the date, as I only had this old copy.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions Carol Taylor 0438812235 BALLINA ARTS & CRAFTS CENTRE INC. (BACCI) We are a diverse group of Artists and Crafters that participate in wonderful group exhibitions. Meetings are usually on the 1st Monday of every month at the Cherry Street Sports Club. Social gathering at 5, for a 5.30 start. Next Meeting will be Monday May 2 2022. Our Autumn Exhibition Centre, Ballina. New members are always welcome. com.au or phone Deb on 0432105540 BALLINA SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB Has activities every day for Senior Citizens. Monday – Line Dancing Chi 8:30 am, Bridge 1pm, Ballroom

7:30 am 4. Line Dancing 9:30 am, Indoor Bowls 1 pm. Friday – Nothing for Ballina senior Citizens to Friday April 22nd 1:30 pm Contact Bonnie 0414927361 BALLINA BRIDGE CLUB Sessions for all levels of players on Mon, Wed, Sat from 1pm to about 5pm. Be seated at 12:45. Restricted session (under 300 Masterpoints) Thu 1pm – about 5pm. Friday mornings – Help with Play – open to anyone who would like some help with their game from teachers on duty. 9am to about 11:15pm. Sessions are $5 for members and $7 for visitors. Everyone entering the club must be fully vaccinated. 13 North Ck Rd, Ballina Please call Judy Forsyth (president) on 0407664337. www.ballinabridge.org.au BALLINA SCOPE CLUB The Scope Club of Ballina is a group of ladies who do fundraising for lots of local charities. All our money raised goes directly to the charity. Our club meets once a month and we also have action nights where guest speakers attend. Last year we did quite a few Bunnings barbeques which raised approx $3000.

IN FOCUS TOASTMASTERS CLUB How about trying something different?

If you would like to improve your communication and leadership skills or simply make new friends and have fun, you are warmly invited to attend the In Focus Toastmasters Club. We meet the 3rd Wednesday evening of each month. You may attend either from the comfort of your own home via zoom or join us in person at the Cherry Street Sports Club, Ballina. For further information contact our President

org NORTHERN RIVERS NAVAL & MARINERS ASSOCIATION This association was formed to attract veterans for companionship, wellbeing and to supply advocacy to veterans.

We hold an informal gathering every Friday, 2.30pm at Ballina Angling Club (families are welcome). Contact Allan Watt for more information on 0402 749 582 or email jakknco@

BALLINA EVENING VIEW CLUB Meets on the second Wednesday of each month at the Ballina RSL Club are always welcome. Our members support the education of disadvantaged children in Australia by fundraising activities and social events in our local by sponsoring 5 Learning for Life students. Contact President Julie Stephan 0434988770 BALLINA TOY LIBRARY Welcomes families from Ballina Shire, 9 Regatta Avenue, Ballina. Open only on Tues & Wed. Ph. 0411719074.

BALLINA CWA Ballina CWA Handicraft and Friendship mornings have recommenced Wednesdays from 9am in our rooms on River Street, wearing a face mask is mandatory.

0428116668 for more information.

Mahjong is continuing to be played from 12.15pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays, for more information please ring David 0435323079.This year CWA of NSW is 100 years old.

This tea towel, being held by Ballina member Robyn Stewart, historically depicts branches in our Far North Coast area since 1922 and is being sold as a fund raiser for our Branches and Group. They are $15 each and can be purchased in our CWA rooms on a Wednesday morning or by ringing Barb.

BRUNSWICK BRUNSWICK VALLEY BRUNSWICK VALLEY VIEW CLUB VIEW is a national women’s organisation with 15,000 members in supporting the education charity The Smith Family. Members sponsor students, volunteer, fundraise and advocate to improve the life outcomes of disadvantaged Australian children and young people. As The Smith Family’s largest community sponsor supports the educational outcomes of more than 1480 disadvantaged out more about VIEW, visit view.org. au, call 1800 805 366 or email view@ thesmithfamily.com.au.

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Casino Lions club now meets each 4th Wed at the RSM. CASINO AIR RIFLE CLUB DISCIPLINE Targets supplied, shooting starts 8am until 12noon. Call Ollie on 0414622272.

CASINO & DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP Advise we have a new phone number which is 66641118 and email casinofhg@gmail.com LINE DANCING CLASSES Beginners are welcome – Casino, every week Weds 4.30pm. All interested phone Lorraine 0418264489.

CASINO SENIOR CITIZENS All welcome, our activities currently held at Casino RSM, Wednesday Hoy at 5pm, Thursday Euchre 1pm. Contact Jan 0414625680

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‘ART at the CASSINO GALLERY. The Casino Art Group meets here every Saturday 10am - 3pm. The Gallery is also open Wednesday 10 3pm and Friday 5.30 - 8pm. Interested in promoting YOUR medium? Come to the gallery for information.

Cassinoartgallery@gmail.com CASINO CWA BRANCH NEWS Everyone welcome. Casino CWA Meeting 9.00am Thursday 19th May 2022 at Casino Presbyterian Church Hall. Enquires Jan Corocher 66626424, Margert Good 6662 1746 CASINO MEALS ON WHEELS WEEK 4 MONDAY D. Armitage & J. Corocher TUESDAY M. Benn D. Coleman WEDNESDAY D. Winkler L.Wright THURSDAY R. & D. Lee FRIDAY W & P. Edwards Richmond Valley Council staff CASINO / RICHMOND VALLEY BLIND CITIZENS AUSTRALIA BRANCH Casino /Richmond Valley BCA Branch May meeting is in the Casino Baptist Church hall on the corner of Canterbury and West Streets Casino on Monday 2nd May at 10am.

Special guest speaker is Graham Innes New members are very welcome.

Phone Denise on: 0448 014 682 Email: deniseg.vip@outlook.com Free transport is available.

Denise Green Casino / Richmond Valley BCA Branch CASINO & BONALBO UPPER CLARENCE LIONS CLUBS

CASINO CHARITY CASH BINGO Held each Thurs evening at 7pm at Casino RSM, supporting our local under privileged school children.

Everyone welcome.

LISMORE CASINO NAVAL ASSOCIATION Meets bi-monthly at Casino RSM, new members welcome. For more information phone Chris 66293269 or Jim 0427400625.

LION’S CLUB CASINO Lion’s Club meeting is held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday each month at Casino RSM Club from 6.30pm for a 7.00pm start.

CASINO COMMUNITY MEN’S SHED Mon, Tues, Wed, attendance limited to 50 members, 8.00am-1.30pm. Contact 66626423 DH or casmenshed@live. com.au CASINO MINI RAIL Every Sunday 10am to 4pm. Weather permitting. West Street Casino. Phone 0472638044.

CASINO VIEW CLUB Monthly luncheon meeting at Casino RSM Club at 11am, second Thurs of every month. Contact Barbara on 66612530 or 0448969498.

CASINO CROQUET CLUB Casino Croquet Club’s playing times have been changed for the summer months. They are now Monday & Wednesday mornings commencing play at 8.30am. New members, male & female are most welcome. Mallets available. Ring Mary on 66621971 for details.

CASINO LADIES AND FRIEND CRAFT GROUP Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month. Bring your own morning tea.

Names to be in by lunch time Monday.

Phone Vivian on 66621838 or Jan on 66626424.

CASINO MIXED PROBUS CLUB

Meeting 4th Thursday of the month.

For more information call the secretary on 0419886119. New Members most welcome. Call Fran on 0419 886 119 for more information.

THE CASINO & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM Sun, Mon, Wed and Fri 10am to 2pm.

Email casinohistorymuseum@outlook. com for further information. Check us out on Facebook.

FAIRY HILL CRAFT GROUP will meet on Thurs., May 5, 10 a.m. at Fairy Hill Hall. This month: Quilting – Foundation Piecing demonstration or UFO’s. In-House Bring& Buy Stall with proceeds to hall upkeep. ( Please bring an item to sell with price marked & a little cash to purchase something).

SHOW & TELL: A favourite plant. For more information ph. Sue 6663 3233.

COOLANGATTA COOLANGATTA THE COOLANGATTA BRANCH OF THE QCWA are carrying on the longheld tradition of caring for people and communities in times of crisis.

Southern Queensland and Northern NSW, the women came together with community volunteers to supply workers with: • Over 1,100 delicious home cooked meals • Hundreds of sandwiches and wraps • Dozens of home baked • Over 600 individual care packs • 250 cleaning kits • 85 Activity packs for children Anita Blay, President of CWA Coolangatta said: “The overwhelming and generous donations and support from our community has allowed us to help many people during this crisis.

We cannot thank our local community members enough”.

“The response from people receiving these items has been heart-warming.

Many people had tears and said that it’s not just that we are receiving these, it’s knowing that people care”, Ms Blay said.

“QCWA Coolangatta would also like to thank our local community members who kindly donated over $ 5,000 for spent on items of need for families and individuals”.

QCWA Coolangatta is currently building up the branch and recruiting new members to enable them to contribute even more for their community. If you would like more information or would like to become a member, please call Barbara on 0401 474 670. For further information please contact Anita Blay, President on 0418 405 804.

YOU’RE INVITED This year, QCWA COOLANGATTA is hosting a Biggest Morning Tea to help Cancer Council raise vital funds for people impacted by cancer – and we’d love for you to join us for this great cause!

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When: Tuesday 17th May at 10:30 am Street, Coolangatta Entry: $ 10 Details: Come along for a cup of tea or coffee, some tasty treats, as only CWA women can do, and great speakers.

RSVP: Numbers are limited, so you must register for this event.

Phone or text Cathy or Robyn to register or for further details.

Cathy: 0490 121 166 Robyn: 0409 563 940 If you can’t make it, you can still help make a difference by donating to our fundraising page: https:// www.biggestmorningtea.com. au/s/36093/44890 THE COOLANGATTA BRANCH OF THE QCWA are carrying on the long-held tradition of caring for people in times of crisis and for those less fortunate within our community.

We are currently recruiting new members to enable us to contribute even more for our community. We meet monthly in our hall, on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 9.30 am, at If you would like to come along and meet us, see what we’re about, or for more information, please call Barbara on 0401 474 670, or email: qcwacoolangattabranch@gmail.com.

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EVANS RIVER RSL DAY CLUB The Evans River RSL Day Club meets each Monday in the Remembrance Room at Club Evans RSL Evans Head from 10am until 2pm Cost $10 includes Morning Tea and Lunch. We have several vacancies for volunteers and members, anyone who is feeling in need of some company are welcome to attend. Come along and join in the fun.

Contact Merilyn on 0401493316 for more details GRAFTON GRAFTON “GRAFTON SENIORS May meeting, attendance 55, apologies 16.

Sick : Best wishes to Glenda HunterBlanch, & Tom Cashel.

Sympathy : to Dawn Baker & Jill Campbell, who both lost a brother.

Correspondence in & out read.

New members : welcome, Marcia Thomas, Pat Jones, Irene Mather.

Mothers day competition results : 1st & 2nd - Y. Bush; 3rd - Y. Chard; 4th J. Blanch.

Trips : Mystery venue, 24 June, 29 booked, more can be accepted.

8 day QLD tour from 13 Aug, currently sorting all meal menus, General Business : barbecue, Mon, 19 Sept, on sale June meeting. Cancer Council biggest morning tea, Grafton Services Club, 10am, Fri. 20 May. Members again warned of scams, recent cases, E mail from My Gov, increasing, keep houses & cars locked, & valuables secure. Updated SES Meeting competition results : J. Ireland; S. Garwood; E. Williams; A. Preac; F. Wratten; P. Cooke.

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Next meeting : 14 June, 10.30am, Racecourse, guest speaker, Emma Pritchard.”

GRAFTON & DISTRICT GARDEN CLUB Our next event is a Cancer Council Fundraiser being held by one of our members. If you would like to attend please email the Garden Club graftondistrictgardenclub@gmail.com or call or text Jane 0438 593 032 and I will send you more details.

Date: Thursday 19th May Time: From 10am Location will be an all weather venue in South Grafton New members are welcome, it is only $10 a year to join.

THE LONG WAY HOME - 2022 WRITING COMPETITION IS NOW OPEN This year, the local Clarence Valley The Long Way Home competition is events on the Clarence Valley calendar.

This year the theme is: Let go.

After two years of COVID, and the we think ‘Let go’ is a good theme for right now. It could mean let go of an object, like a rope, a safety net, a balloon, a leash, the handlebars, an oar, a waterbomb or a plate full of cakes.

It could also mean letting go of your fears, hopes, regrets, bad decisions or bad habits. It could mean letting go of the past. You can interpret the theme any way you like. ‘The Long Way Home’ is about our stories and who we are. It’s about what makes this place so special and unique,’ said the winner of last year’s open category, Kathryn Goldie. Everyone from schoolkids to adults is invited to send something in. The competition is open to new, emerging and established writers. This written something, or perhaps you have been writing for years. Let the theme inspire you, and start putting down some words! We asked Claire Aman, one of the Long Way Home directors, what she expected to read collecting stories from across every part of the Clarence Valley, I can say the local writers just get better and better! Have you read the winners from the latest book? They’re amazing,’ said Aman. ‘So, this year, I want to see how creative our local writers are with the theme. I expect to be surprised, shocked, moved – and to laugh lots.’ is published every year in a beautifully designed and printed book. ‘Stories From the Clarence Valley 2021 - Look Up’, is available online. It’s also for sale at Grafton Book Warehouse, South Grafton Books and Gifts, Coldstream Gallery, and The Nook in Yamba. Entries close 1 June 2022.

Contact us cvshortstories@gmail.com Details on how to enter are at https:// thelongwayhomestories.com/ GRAFTON VIEW CLUB Grafton VIEW Club meets on the 4th Tuesday each month at Grafton District Services Club, Mary Street,

commencing at 10.30am. Please come along, enjoy yourself with a tasty meal, a motivated guest speaker & ultimately disadvantaged children will be helped.

Please phone Vorna at 66424719 for catering purposes no later than the Friday before the meeting. As well, a social outing is held each month. You are warmly invited to come along to the next meeting to have some fun & help disadvantaged children. See you there!

GRAFTON’S MIGHTY CLARENCE TOASTMASTERS CLUB all about! If you would like to improve your communication and leadership skills. Make new friends and have fun, you are warmly invited to attend the Mighty Clarence Toastmasters Club. We meet on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday evening of each month.

You may attend either from the comfort of your own home via zoom or join us in person at the Joan Muir Community Centre: 194 Turf Street, Grafton. For more information please contact: Vice President on email Jan Coleman janetlcoleman@gmail.com or Facebook page:https://www.facebook. com/graftontoastmasters KINGSCLIFFE KINGSCLIFF HOSPITAL AUXILIARY MEMBERSHIP DRIVE AT KINGSCLIFF The Tweed Hospital branch of United Hospital Auxiliaries NSW is to conduct a membership drive at Kingscliff Shopping Village on April 28-29. While the branch has had a close connection with The Tweed Hospital, it recognises that the new hospital will be located south of Tweed Heads and residents in those areas may be interested in volunteer work when the new hospital opens.

The branch welcomes the opportunity to talk to those who are retired, unemployed or simply looking for a chance to give back to one of our most critical services – our hospital.

There is a range of jobs that can be gift shop, fashion parades, jumble sales and luncheons. People with cars are very important to the running of these operations to transport material to the various venues.

The branch meetings are held monthly and the cost of membership is only $5 per year. There are some procedures that have to processed, such as police checks. Full vaccination is required for those volunteers who are working in the hospital.

So the public in the Kingscliff area and surrounds are invited to talk to our volunteers about our UHA branch of The Tweed Hospital. For more information contact John on 0421 085 985.

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KYOGLE & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY Invites you to the opening of our most recent exhibition ‘Glimpses of Early Settlement’ Kyogle Museum 19 Bloore Street, Kyogle

Saturday 7th May, 2022 10.00am to 12.30pm tea RSVP 30th April, 2022 Phone: (02) 6632 3041 By email: khs.group1972@gmail.com P.O. Box 605, Kyogle 2474 KYOGLE SUNSHINE CLUB Meets every Thursday at 9.30am. For more details contact 0499824274.

RICHMOND RIVER BEEF PRODUCER’S ASSOCIATION Meet on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at Kyogle Showgrounds in the luncheon room at 7pm. For more details Phone Jan on 0427293455.

LION’S CLUB OF KYOGLE Meeting is held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday each month at the Kyogle Lion’s shed from 6.30–7.00pm For more information contact Neville Moon on 66322233.

KYOGLE COUNTRY MUSIC Kyogle Country Music Association will be celebrating its 40th anniversary at the next monthly music day on Sunday 12th June at Kyogle Bowling Club. Music to commence at 10am and continue through into Sunday night. Everyone is welcome to attend and celebrate 40 years of country music in Kyogle with heaps of prizes drawn on the day. All drinks and lunch available at club on the day. $2 donation at the door appreciated.

As per NSW Health guidelines all attendees must observe current Covid regulations.

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LENNOX HEAD LIONS CLUB New members welcome to join our close-knit club where the emphasis is on community service in a fun and Third Wednesday of each month at Club Lennox starting at 6.30pm.

Members do what they can, when they can to facilitate the needs of our club.

LENNOX HEAD DAY VIEW CLUB The Lennox Head Day VIEW Club month at the Lennox Head Community Centre. with the meeting starting at 11:00am and includes an interesting speaker and concludes with a light lunch. An informal Coffee and Chat meeting is held on the third Monday of the month. The Club sponsors three students through The Smith Family Learning for Life scholarship program that provides educational items for disadvantaged Australian children.

New members and guests are most warmly welcomed, and enquiries may be made to Enid 047187511 or Dawn 0466717435.

LENNOX HEAD EVENING VIEW CLUB Meets on the second Tuesday of each month upstairs at the Lennox

Hotel at 6.30pm for dinner at 7.00pm. Guests are welcome. “VIEW members support the education of disadvantaged Australian children by raising much needed funds for The Smith Family. Through fundraising activities and social events in local communities, members raise money that goes directly to The Smith Family’s learning and mentoring programs for disadvantaged students.”

Lennox Head Evening VIEW Club currently sponsors two Learning for Life students. Contact Sue Brennan 0409728814.

LENNOX HEAD CWA Handy Craft Mornings on Mondays 9.30am-12noon in the community centre at Lennox Head, Call Jan on 66816150.

PROBUS CLUB OF LENNOX HEAD Meets 9.30 for 10.00 at Club Lennox, of each month. Visitors are welcome, also retired or semi-retired people wishing to join our non-service club to hear interesting guest speakers and to join in trips and outings are invited along. Phone Jan 66876859.

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EAST LISMORE BOWLING CLUB Community Bingo Tuesday night 7.30pm start 20 games of bingo + progressive jackpo.t Neilson street East Lismore Everyone Welcome NORTHERN RIVERS EVENING PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP “The next meeting of the Northern Rivers Evening Prostate Cancer Support Group is to be held on Wednesday May 4th 7pm until 9pm at the EAST LISMORE BOWLING CLUB , 76 NIELSON STREET, LISMORE This is a special meeting as the GUEST SPEAKER will be newly appointed SPECIALIST PROS-TATE CANCER NURSE for this area, Men previously or newly diagnosed with prostate cancer are urged to join with the group to ex-perience the personal cancer stories told which give a great opportunity for all to other - Partners or Carers are also most welcome to attend as family are very much involved in the process and treatment of those with this diagnosis Enquiries phone Bob Johnson (02) 6622 5792 LISMORE PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP: Lismore Regional Parkinson’s Support will meet on Friday, May 20, at 10am at Summerland House Farm, 253 Wardell Rd, Alstonville.

There will be an opportunity to share and discuss symptom management and discuss successful strategies in a supportive, encouraging envi-ronment.

All members of the Parkinson’s community, family and friends are most welcome to attend. “

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COMMUNITY NOTICES 73 LISMORE GARDEN CLUB Lismore Garden Club meeting Thursday 12th May 1pm Goonellabah Soccer Club Reserve Street Goonellabah. Speaker talk on Orchid growing. Show bench special Daisy or Salvia. Morning Tea Annette Zambelli`s Garden Modanville.

Sat21st May. Info contact sec Dawn 0448 294 496 dcoles39@outlook.com LISMORE PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP COMMUNITY HERO AWARDS Lismore Parkinson’s Support Group will be holding a very special Parkinson’s Awareness Morning Tea this Friday, 22nd of April, at Goonellabah Workers Sports Club, 202 Oliver Road, Goonellabah, commencing at 10am sharp. The Lismore Parkinson’s Community Hero for 2022 will be announced and a presentation made. All members of this wonderful community are invited to attend. Tea and coffee will be available for purchase.

RSVP: Di Lymbury 0423 941 119 GOONELLABAH PROBUS CLUB MEMBERS OF GOONELLABAH PROBUS CLUB PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE. OUR AGM AND CHANGE OVER LUNCHEON WILL NOW BE HELD AT JACK AND JOY” PIPER”S HOME AT 530 WYRALLAH ROAD MONALITIE COMMENCING AT 10 AM PLEASE RING GLORIA FRANCIS ON 66291442 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. PROBUS CLUB OF BALLINA WATERS This club is a mixed club and both men and women are invited to join us for a range of interesting social functions.

Further information is available from the President Brian on 0432277170 LINE DANCING CLASSES Beginners are welcome – Lismore every week Thursdays 6pm. All interested phone Lorraine 0418 264 489.

LISMORE ORCHID SOCIETY INC. Lismore Orchid Socy. now meets 3rd Wednesday each month, 2:00 - 4:00 pm at Richmond Tweed Regional Library, 6 Centenary Drive Goonellabah, (corner of Oliver Av and Centenary Dve).

CWA LISMORE WANT “YOU” in 2022! The Lismore DAY BRANCH of the CWA will meet at a new location on THURSDAY JUNE 2nd at the Rochdale Theatre premises 603 Ballina Road, Goonellabah. Parking is available on both Ballina Road and Jubilee Av. Our meeting time is 9:30am for 10:00am start. We WANT “YOU” TO JOIN US for the opportunity to be involved with a group of friendly wonderful women of all ages, have fun, make friends, and be involved with the opportunity to contribute to fundraising for worthwhile Community causes.

PLEASE COME ALONG and

experience for yourself what being a CWA Member could mean to you and your life. For more information contact our President Aliison Kelly on Mobile 0428 216 079. We will also shortly be re-commencing our Tuesday CRAFT & CRAFT LEARNING days with the CWA Evening Branch and will provide more details for you as soon as we can. WE SO LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU. LISMORE EMBROIDERERS GROUP Embroiderers Group. Meetings are 9.30am-2.30pm 1st and 3rd Wednesdays and 2nd Saturday of each month, at Crawford House, 10 Wardell Road, Alstonville. This is our new venue where we welcome embroiderers of all ability levels to meet, share and learn. For more information see our facebook page ‘Lismore Group – Embroiderers’ Guild NSW’, or simply turn up.

LISMORE CITY BOWLS CLUB With Covid 19 now coming to conclusion and the club’s new season beginning, Members are reminded that our fees this year are $45pa. Social $11pa. We ask anyone interested in playing or learning to play to come along and join us. For details see our website under Lismore City Bowls Club or phone: 66215991.

(CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) LISMORE CITY CONCERT BAND Rehearsals are held during school terms on Mondays, 6.15-7.45pm at Southern Cross University. If you can play a concert band instrument: brass, woodwind, or percussion, please come and join us! All ages welcome.

We have some instruments available for loan. For more information, tel: 0432 575 911/ visit: www. lismorecityconcertband.org.au, and our facebook and instagram pages.

MAINLY MUSIC Fun, interactive, music sessions for young children [birth to school age] and their parents/caregivers in a relaxed setting on Tuesdays starting at 9:30 am during School Terms.

Children will be introduced to music, creativity and more. They will develop gross motor skills, as well as, socialise with others in a loving, shared family environment. Morning tea with snacks included. mainly music at Lismore Anglican Parish Centre, 10 Zadoc Street, LISMORE. T: 02 6621 3200 PROBUS CLUB OF LISMORE HEIGHTS Our mixed group meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month at the Lismore Heights Bowling Club in High St. Our brief meeting is followed by morning tea and a guest speaker. Senior’s lunch for $15 at noon is optional. Guests and visitors are welcome. Ring/text Pam on 0418766247 for details of our other monthly social gatherings and outings.

SPRUNG Sprung!! is a registered charity

organisation that offers Dance, Theatre & Movement workshops and training to people with disabilities. We are currently looking for volunteers to assist our organisation in a number of ways including supporting our Tutors and Disability Support Workers; transcribing; catering; professional skills; technical support and backstage support. Our workshops and performances run in Lismore, Mullumbimby, Tintenbar and Lennox Head expanding to Ballina and the Tweed. Any interested volunteers can reach us here and for general information please contact us on info@sprung.org.au LISMORE SENIOR CITIZENS Meet at the Goonellabah Community Centre every second Thursday starting at 9am where we have morning tea followed by games bingo how etc we play cards Monday and Friday and play bowls Tuesdays and craft every second Tuesday afternoons come and join our friendly group you will be very welcome THE ROTARY CLUB OF SUMMERLAND SUNRISE We meet every Friday at 7.05am for a Breakfast meeting at Coffee Shots, Molesworth St, Lismore. Interested in contributing to community? Local and international? Join us at Coffee Shots please. Phone 0435990919 for more details. (CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) LISMORE TARGET RIFLE CLUB nights from 6.30 pm & the 1st & 3rd Sat of each month from 1.00 PM. Air will also be available at the Saturday shoots. For more information, please phone Derek on 66282082 (AH).

NR U3A LISMORE INC. (UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE) Retired? Make new friends, gain knowledge, laugh and learn, enjoy a richer retirement. U3A offers over 30 classes and activities each week. One yearly fee of $50 entitles you to attend all classes/activities of your choice.

Interested? Check out our webpage http://www.u3anriv.org.au for course list, times and venues or contact 66227408 Follow us on Facebook.

LISMORE BASE HOSPITAL AUXILIARY Lismore Base Hospital Auxiliary are having our’ MADE FROM THE HEART’ Craft Market on Saturday 30th April 10am -3pm Sunday 1st May 10am - 2pm.

At Goonellabah Workers Sports Club Goonellabah 202 Oliver Avenue Goonellabah We have a RAFFLE 1st prize $500.00, 2nd prize $100.00 Drawn on Sunday May 1st.

Local Artisans and the Auxiliary have a large variety of their wares available. (not all stalls will have EFTPOS facilities available) Hope to see you there All money raised goes towards buying equipment for Lismore Base Hospital

Dr;s ,Staff and Patients.

TABLE TENNIS AT GOONELLABAH Tuesday and Thursday mornings social playing: 9.00am-12noon; Monday and Wednesday nights social playing: 7.009.00pm; Training Monday mornings: 9.00am-12noon; Junior coaching after school Wednesday 3.30pm-4.45pm, $6.00 a session. Everybody is welcome – all levels. Phone centre on 66251602.

Mon-Thurs 9.00am-1.00pm or visit website www.fnctabletennis.com.au LISMORE GIRL GUIDES Lismore Girl Guides meet every Tuesday during school terms from 5.30 to 7.30pm at our hall, Magellan Street Lismore. Any girl aged from 7 to 17 is most welcome to attend for two nights free, but please make 18 and over interested in becoming a volunteer with youth, are encouraged to contact Leonie on mobile number 0412866766, for further details.

(CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO FLOODING) SUMMERLAND AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Meetings of the club are normally held on the second Sunday of each month at the clubrooms: 412 Richmond Hill Road, Richmond Hill at 1.00pm.

Visitors are welcome. The clubrooms are usually open on Sunday afternoons from about 1pm onwards. We are primarily amateur radio enthusiasts and welcome persons interested in radio, electronics, astronomy and similar subjects. For more details about the club and its activities see the club’s website: https://sarc.org.au/ ROTARY CLUB OF LISMORE NETWORKING Want to be part of an innovative, interesting and inclusive networking group who meet fortnightly to share ideas, meet other professionals and work together to make a difference in your community? Then Rotary Club of Lismore Networking could be the answer for you! Meets fortnightly on Wednesdays at the Rous Hotel, Keen Street, Lismore at 5.30pm. For more information contact Rita on 0413300578 or Gae 0412742095.

(CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) ROTARY CLUBOF LISMORE WEST INC Is in its 60th year and meets at the East Lismore Bowling Club each Thursday at 6.00pm. New members would be made most welcome. Further information available on 0428151934.

RED CROSS LISMORE BRANCH Meets the 3rd Monday of the month at 2.00pm in the Red Cross Tea Rooms in Keen Street Lismore. As well as fundraising we are also an active social group and welcome new members.

New volunteers are also required to assist in our popular Tea Rooms. If you can commit to 1 or more days a month, please contact Lynn 66217642 or Rhonda 66241950. (CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE)

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COMMUNITY NOTICES

MACLEANMACLEAN MACLEAN VIEW CLUB Monthly meetings again, after months of lock down. It will start as usual 3rd Thursdays of each month at 11am.

Contact Ruth Toyer on 0409844212 by Mondays, no later than 7pm. Numbers are required for catering purposes MULLUMBIMBY MULLUMBIMBY Mullumbimby Branch of CWA (Country Women’s Association) will meet Wednesday 11th May 2022 in the CWA Rooms, Cnr Gordon and Tincogan Streets Mullumbimby.

Members are cele-brating the Centenary of CWA of NSW in May. Ladies interested in CWA are welcome to attend. Members are asked to arrive at 9:50 AM for a 10:00 AM start please bring light refreshments for lunch. For further enquires phone Jen: 6684 7282.

MURWILLUMBAH MURWILLUMBAH MURWILLUMBAH COMMUNITY GARDEN Members and visitors are invited to join the group for activities and gardening tips most Sundays. Time 3-5pm (NSW time, street parking, BYO, covered footwear, comfy clothing, hat and water. Children ok with strict supervision. Covid plan operating. Enquires: phone Bob Johnson (02) 6622 5792 COMMUNITY PRINTMAKERS MURWILLUMBAH Fine art printmakers. Meet at studio space 224 Stokers Rd, Stokers Siding.

Prints, gallery, workshops and more!

E: cpmmurwillumbah@hotmail. com - T: Peter 0498399640 or Sue 0408493253. Find us on Facebook & Instagram.

POTTSVILLE POTTSVILLE POTTSVILLE LADIES LIFEBALL Every Thursday morning 9.30am to 11.30am. Pottsville Community Hall, $5 per session includes morning tea.

No joining fees. For enquiries please call Jan 0431909760.

POTTSVILLE FUN CROQUET CLUB Meets at Black Rocks Sports Fields on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8.30am.

New members are welcome to come and join us for a hit and a bit of fun.

For any further enquires please call Jean on 0431606375. We will have a new starting time at the end of daylight saving. We play at Black Rocks Sports Field. New members are welcome. For further enquires please ring Jean on 0431606375.

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PROBUS CLUB OF HASTINGS POINT The Probus Club of Hastings Point Tweed Coast meets at 10am on 3rd Tuesday each month, in the residents’

lounge at Hastings Point Tricare.

Retirees and seniors are welcome to join this happy social group. Phone the Probus president 0409872773 for additional information.’

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POETS & WRITERS ON THE TWEED MEET EVERY TUESDAY AT THE SOUTH TWEED SPORTS CLUB 1.30 -3.30 PM BEGINNERS WELCOME. PHONE 07 5524 8035, CLUB BANORA GARDEN CLUB Announcement Club Banora Garden Club - Next meeting 3rd May 2022 Do you love the garden, plants, veggies, want to meet new like-minded friends or just get out for a while meeting new people, then come along to our next friendly Garden Club meeting.

Club Banora Garden Club will hold its next meeting on Tuesday 3rd May 2022.

The club meets monthly on the November when it meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month.

Guest Speaker monthly when available - Hopefully Horticulturist from Bunnings in May Doors open 9.30 am, Meeting at 10 am.

Venue: Club Banora - Twin Towns Services Club, Leisure Drive, Banora Point, NSW. Entry Fee: $5.00 includes morning tea/ coffee and refreshment.

Available: door, social morning teas, bus trips, guest speakers.

Trading table of your favourite plants for sale by arrangement with Maria.

Prizes available for Benching - bring along your favourite plants or blossom, Floral Art and share with other members.

5 Sections of entry: Cut Flowers, chance to win the benching prize. See Diary for more information. Judging by members popular vote.

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME The Club Banora Garden Club is an Internal Section of Twin Town Services Club (TTSC). Annual subscription is $20.00 which covers the cost of a name badge, insurance, diary completing a membership form for the club when you arrive includes access to three clubs.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

On behalf of the President Maria Harry. All Enquiries contact Maria Harry, President 07 5524 8234 or Greg Morrison, 07 5524 5743 TWIN TOWNS DAY VIEW CLUB VIEW Clubs call on volunteers to reconnect with community after a challenging year TWIN TOWNS DAY VIEW Club is calling on members of the community to consider volunteering for children’s education charity, The Smith Family, as part of National Volunteer Week (16-22 May).

VIEW (Voice, Interests and Education of Women) is a leading women’s organisation with close to 300 clubs across Australia, all dedicated to supporting children in need with their education through The Smith Family.

Members do this through community fundraising, spreading aware-ness, and volunteering.

One of the key themes for National Volunteer Week this year is about bringing people together through volunteering, which TWIN TOWNS DAY Club President Kathie said is more important than ever before.

“Last year, COVID meant we couldn’t have that hands-on connection with the community, which was really hard for a lot of people.

“Volunteering is a great way to get back out there, make friends, and feel like you’re really making a difference to the lives of young people and their families,” she said.

Members of TWIN TOWNS DAY VIEW Club volunteer for The Smith Family by paying for school fees for seven Learning for Life children especially selected for our club by The Smith Family President Kathie said “There are many opportunities for people to help out”.

“We are always looking for women to join us in supporting The Smith Family and we’d en-courage anyone interested to get in touch and come along to our next meeting to learn more about VIEW.” The Smith Family’s CEO, Doug Taylor, said that volunteers have played a vital role in deliver-ing muchneeded support for its work during a particularly disruptive period.

“It’s been a tumultuous year with the impacts of COVID-19 and most recently, the devastat-ing weather conditions across Queensland and New South Wales affecting so many Australi-ans,” Taylor said.

“We are very grateful to all VIEW members for continuing to donate their time and energy throughout these times. “And while volunteering provides a fantastic opportunity to give back, it’s also about building a community and support network that makes such a positive differ-ence to everyone involved,” he added. about TWIN TOWNS DAY VIEW Club contact [Presi-dent Kathie on 0407709629 or visit www.view.org. au.

TWIN TOWNS AND DISTRICT GARDEN CLUB Twin Towns & District Garden Club next meeting 9th May 2022 note meeting starts 9.30amTwin Towns and District Garden Club meets every second Monday of the month except for December when its awards and party time. (This date may change) Venue: Tweed Heads Civic Centre Auditorium next to Library, Brett Street, Tweed Heads. presidents award, Trading tables, cuttings table, Benching of plants and Social Morning teas and best of all friendship. Come along, bring a mug to share a coffee or tea with like-

minded gardeners.

Guest Speaker monthly: May - Kim Martin “Bio Organic Solutions 9/5/2022 June - Kay Bolten “Replanting Fingal Head with Original Plants”13 /6/2022 See you there Gwen 0468 872199, (leave a message please) YAMBA

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YAMBA DAY VIEW CLUB Yamba Day View Club’s monthly luncheons are held at Yamba Bowling Club on 3rd Monday of month, starting 10am for 10.30am. Acceptance and apologies to President Lyn 66463164

by Friday prior to luncheon for catering purposes. We hold a monthly social outing either for lunch or morning tea and visitors are always welcome.

YAMBA LIONS CLUB Yamba Lions Club’s meetings are held 2nd & 4th Thursdays of month at Yamba Bowling Club, commencing at 7pm for 7.30pm. For further information, please contact the Secretary Peter 0417546097. Social outings also held at various time and visitors and new members welcome.

ALL NORTHERN RIVERRIVERS ALL NORTHERN NORTHERN RIVERS DAY PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Men previously and newly diagnosed with prostate cancer are urged to join with the group to experience the personal cancer stories told which give a great opportunity for all to other -Partners or Carers are also most welcome to attend as family are very much involved in the process and treatment of those with this diagnosis Enquiries phone Bob Corney 0400 747 630 NRCF WOMEN’S GIVING CIRCLE The Northern Rivers Community Foundation (NRFC) is inviting Northern Rivers women to play an active role in empowering vulnerable women and girls in our region. The newly formed NRFC’s Women’s Giving Circle brings Northern Rivers women together to achieve equality and human rights for women and girls in our region, and enable them to realise their full potential. Visit the Women’s Giving Circle nrcf.org.au/ womens-giving-circle/ on the NRFC website for more information and to join the Women’s Giving Circle. murbahcommunitygardens@gmail. com - follow us on Facebook #MurwillumbahCommunity Garden

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All-female crew headline Female Football Week A networking evening that coincided with the NPL Women’s NNSW Match of the Round headlined Northern NSW Football’s 2022 Female Football Week celebrations.

Female Football Week ran from Friday 6 May to Sunday 15 May, giving the football community the chance to celebrate the immense growth of the women’s game and acknowledge female players, coaches, referees and administrators in football.

The marquee event of the week was the networking evening to be held at the Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility on Saturday 14 May. The night celebrated the accomplishments and contributions of women in football as well as volunteers who have donated hours of service to growing and improving the game for women and girls across northern NSW. Football Australia’s General Manager – World Cup Legacy Programs Carlee Millikin spoke about Football Australia’s FIFA Women’s World

Cup 2023 Legacy Plan (Legacy ’23) and how this would impact football for women and girls in the coming years.

The NPL Women’s NNSW Match of the Round between Charlestown Azzurri and Newcastle Olympic followed the networking evening, on the grass pitch at the Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility.

In addition to the networking evening, Northern NSW Football hosted another seven events across the week including a Coaching Masterclass conducted by Football Australia’s Women’s Technical Advisor and under-17s women’s head coach Rae Dower, while FIFA listed referee Kate Jacewicz conducted a Referee Masterclass.

Jacewicz then led an all-female team of charge of the NPL Men’s NNSW Match of the Round between Charlestown Azzurri and Broadmeadow Magic at Lisle Carr Oval on Sunday.

NNSWF Local Northern NSW Football is delighted to announce the recipients of its inaugural Local Champion Awards for April.

The NNSWF Local Champion Awards are a monthly recognition of individuals and teams who make a difference across the football family as we thank them for their commitment to their club, team, community and football.

Volunteer of the Month Ben Perry – Italo Stars FC Ben Perry describes it as the most hectic day of his life.

Ben is the vicepresident at Italo Stars FC. The Football Far North Coast club were one of the hardest hit by the northern NSW March and continue to affect large areas of the Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley.

Ben and his Italo Stars teammate Nick Organ spent seven hours rescuing people from in Lismore at the start of the disaster.

The pair met up at Ben’s place and used his driveway as a boat ramp to launch his 14-foot tinny into the murky engulfed much of the area.

They pulled people from second and third story windows, from rooves and from people’s kitchens and loungerooms.

Ben’s trusty tinny, normally used for crabbing and occasional

people comfortably.

But there were times when they had up to 10 people and even a dog on board as Ben and Nick tirelessly ferried people to safety.

“That Monday was pretty hectic. Probably the most hectic day I’ve ever had,” Ben said.

“We were using the boat to get friends, family, strangers out of a pretty dire situation.

There were hundreds of guys in boats who did a lot of good things in very dangerous conditions.

“It’s mind-blowing now to think about how much water there was. We were ducking powerlines on the main road. You stand under a powerline and look up and see how high it is. This was the main street of Lismore. I don’t want to see that again.”

The danger was everywhere. On their side was Ben’s and in a boat. But against them was the dangerous debris, the pouring rain and the volume of water.

Hearing was impaired as the rain hammered down relentlessly, while the sound of windows smashing and desperate people screaming for

Then there was the danger of other boats and jet skis crisscrossing roads to reach people on rooftops. It was chaos.

“We got hit by a large gas bottle. It felt like a whale coming up underneath the boat. It was pretty scary in that you just didn’t know what was happening,” Ben said.

“The water was a dark brown, black colour. It was a bit surreal getting people out. There wasn’t anyone in shock until we got them out of there.

Getting out of their houses people were just in survival mode. Once that was over that’s when people started breaking down. People were crying in the boat.

“It was pretty traumatic.

It probably didn’t really kick in until the week after. It took a while [to process]. It was a pretty full on thing that happened.”

Ben’s association with Italo Stars goes back 30 years. He has been a player, a coach and even enjoyed a stint as club president. He has held most roles on the committee and was awarded life membership in 2016 as the club celebrated its 50th year.

He and a dedicated group of about 10 volunteers have spent countless hours cleaning up at the club in a desperate attempt to play football again this season.

It took a few days before they could even reach the ground. Their club house had only been open three weeks following a two-year refurbishment. Their home at Barrow Lane was all but gone. They had lost everything.

“I’ve never seen a war zone but that was as close as I’ll ever come to seeing a bomb hitting somewhere in Lismore,” Ben said.

“We had lost all power.

It was mind-blowing.

Everything was gone.

You think, where do you even start?

“We just salvaged what we could. We found junior goals two or three kilometres away in someone’s front yard. Everyone knows everyone in the North Lismore community so I was getting phone calls where someone would say ‘we’ve found your goals in Mary’s front yard on so-and-so street’.

“The second thing was hosing everything off and

Sports results Ballina Mahjong 13th May 2022 Coral Lavelle 1, Jan Rhodes 2, Gail McDonagh 3, Shirley Coleman 4, Pauline Kearney 5, Shirley Atkinson 6, Kath Hubbard 7, Wendy Thornton 8, June Grebert 9, Pam Farrell 10, Kathy Pickles 11, Joy Lowien 12, Ronda Taylor 13, Jan Henley 14, Jan Boardman 15, Lisa Wong 16, Sally Lowry 17, Shirley Henry 18.

Mahjong is played on

Friday at 12:30pm at the Ballina Bridge Club North Creek Road.

Enquiries for new players phone Vanessa on 66874181.

Casino RSM Women’s Bowls Winners of our Major pairs championship : A. James & N. Moran Results from Wednesday 11/5 Today we had our last Singles championship.

A. Williams def N.

Moran Congratulations to both bowlers it was a very close game all the way.

A. Williams will play H. Lavelle In the Major singles championship Cherry Street Croquet Club ASSOCIATION CROQUET : G.Porter 22 d G.Drew H.Young 13 RICOCHET CROQUET :

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Champion Awards encourages every player to do their best.

Team of the Month Bellingen United FC First Grade – Coastal Premier League Bellingen United FC have transitioned into the Coastal Premier League competition. They have growth at the club and trying to get everything back working. Our mower went for a swim but we got it back running. There’s still a lot to clean up that we haven’t even touched.

“We’re going to try

guys are tradesmen and up out of their own pocket. Our lights have been destroyed. Training went back last week but we can only train for an hour or so without lights.”

Ben was grateful for the visit from Northern NSW Football on their Flood Support Road Trip last week. “[NNSWF] donated truckloads of stuff. We didn’t even have a single ball or bib a week ago.

Now we’ve got balls, equipment,” Ben said.

“It’s going to be a slow process. The water pressure blew the roller doors off our storeroom and everything just perpetual trophies, kits, cones, wiped off the planet.

“Now we’ve got some gear so we can have some training sessions.

N.Barnes P.Doyle 10 d P.Scott N.Watts 7 B.Wellings C.Lane 13 d R.Allen M.Russell 10 Club Handicap Championships : P.Waters B.Waters 16 d C.Edlund J.Hannigan 6 G.Drew 13 d G.Porter 12 TOURNAMENTS : Australian Golf Croquet Singles & Doubles Championships Cairnlea Victoria.

Singles : David Scott 11th, Ray Chapman 17th.

two bags of kits which somehow stayed in the bags over on the over managed to wash them so we have a strip for our junior and senior side to wear.”

The disaster was almost the death of the club but the Stars continue to shine. While they have lost players and volunteers, Ben was optimistic about the future and the 2022 season.

“Initially it was all a bit too much but we talked to a few guys and discussed it among the group. The consensus was what else are we going to do?” Ben said.

“Apart from work there’s nothing else to do. In our area there’s no real social activity bar sport. So we got a team together. Last year we had four senior and year just one senior and we’ve scraped together two junior teams.”

Referee of the Month Lucy Hungerford – NNSWF Referees Lucy has demonstrated outstanding ability and commitment during her three seasons as a match

risen through the ranks level of football rare for someone so young.

Lucy attends coaching sessions, training and courses to upgrade gain more knowledge.

She is a member of the NNSWF Youth Referee Academy where she is a willing contributor to the coaching and development opportunities she receives.

Coach of the Month Scott Masters – Kahibah FC Scott has been coaching girls’ football for four years including under-7s, 8s, 11s and 12s. He is a strong advocate for women’s football and encourages the girls to give their all as sportswomen.

Fair play and striving to do their best create an enjoyable atmosphere for the girls who have a ball playing together.

Player of the Month Joshua Cappiello – Stockton Sharks FC Joshua is an inspiration.

Not only does he manage to play and coach his team but he inspires and

rating in the National Club Development Program last year.

Club of the Month Nelson Bay FC Nelson Bay FC is one of the largest clubs operating within Northern NSW Football.

The committee have continued the great work of their predecessors in strengthening the club’s governance and striving to attract new people to the club.

The club have made a strong commitment to NNSWF community programs including delivering a Kick On for Women program and recently delivering Summer Football despite the pandemic impacts.

Nelson Bay FC create numerous opportunities for women and girls to engage with football and will be engaging with Female Football Week, which started on Friday.

Northern NSW Football Community Football Manager Ross Hicks congratulated the recipients and thanked them for their contribution to football in northern NSW.

Cudgen Surf Club The Club centenary luncheon at the Twin Towns R.S.L. Club will be held this coming Saturday.

The fun starts on Friday night with a bit of catch up at the Surf club with members coming from out of town.

On Sunday there will be a display of memorabilia at the Club.

Over 200 will be attending the luncheon.

A long table lunch was held following the Club Championships.

Winners were: -15 Male – Jack French; Female – Claudia Arghyros, Kloe Mills: -17 Male – Zane Chisholm; Female – Sienna Lee : Masters Male – Stephen George; Female – Janthea Anderson Senior Male – Kai Onley; Female – Hayley Smith: Surf Sports Awards for the season are: Most Consistent Performers announced are: Junior – Deacon Streader; Senior – Rory Matthews: Masters – Warren Boyd: Furtherest in Competition: Junior – Molly Eddy; Aust. Bronze Medal.

Senior Aust. Bronze Medal Masters – Adam Mills; Aust. Silver Medal Coaches Award – Water – Claudia Arghyros: Beach

Plate : Ray Chapman 1st.

Doubles : David Scott, Ray Chapman 10th.

Plate : Ray Chapman & David Scott 2nd.

RIGHT: Ray Chapman & David Scott Australian Doubles Golf Croquet Plate Runners up 2022.

FAR RIGHT: Ray Chapman 1st Australian Singles Golf Croquet Plate Division 2022.

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Molly Eddy: Best Competition Performance – Claudia Arghyros – Gavin Marshall Pool Rescue Competitor of the Pool Rescue competition competitor age starts at 11 years.

All competition from Branch to Australian was cancelled last year.

The F.N.C. Branch they will hold an event this season.

Their A.G.M. will be held at Ballina, Saturday 28th at 10am.

Qld. Carnival dates are: 28th May – Gold Coast Competition – Gold Coast Aquattic Centre.

25th June – Sunshine Coast – Sunshine Coast Grammar 9th July – Brisbane – Musgrave Park 23rd – 29th July – Qld. Titles – Southport Aquatic Centre 5th – 7th August – Aust. Titles – Southport Aquatic Centre.

After being in recess last year due to COVID restrictions our winter swim group, the Cudgen Coldies had their 43rd A.G.M. last Sunday.

They swim to a nominated time on Sunday mornings.

The Old Boys Assoc. have had their 40th A.G.M. They have donated in April to the Tweed Flood Appeal.

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