The Northern Rivers Times Edition 29

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January 21, 2021

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January 21, 2021

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Pandemic ‘punishment’ over hospital parking PEOPLE who get tested for the potentially life-threating virus COVID-19 at an essential Lismore testing clinic are being punished says Health Services Union (HSU) secretary Gerard Hayes (pictured, inset).

The observation comes following the news Lismore City Council has decided to cancel free all-day parking at the Lismore Base Hospital providing people this vital service.

The HSU is now calling on the Council to reconsider their decision and re-instate the scheme after it was originally put in place as a good-will measure during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I am flabbergasted that Lismore City Council would crab-walk away from its clever decision to offer free street parking during the COVID-19 pandemic. This decision just punishes local residents who do the right thing and visit the hospital for vital COVID tests - and who are already struggling with hours long

delays, wearing masks during high temperatures and social distancing pressures” said Mr Hayes.

“The last thing patients with COVID symptoms want to do is fumble with credit cards and un-sterilised pay-station touchscreens after finding a park. The HSU is calling on

council to allow free-parking to continue, which will help speed up screening of our local community for COVID and help keep our state border virus-free,” said Mr Hayes.

The HSU said the decision was a “big ugly road-block” to providing a speedy testing service - in a regional hospital,

which has already seen patients waiting up to four hours outside clinics.

“Local residents who visit the hospital - who are often stressed and struggling with illness and disease symptoms have appreciated this scheme.

I hope Lismore City Council rethink this money-grab which

has quietly been scheduled for the summer holiday season,” said Mr Hayes.

“Hard-working hospital staff, including cleaners and wards persons are the unsung heroes of this pandemic, and should not be slugged with this short-sighted revenue raising measures in 2021.

They are bravely dealing with the daily problems of a deadly pandemic. Free street parking makes sense both as a good will measure, and as a strategy to encourage visits for testing which helps stop the spread of COVID, and in turn avoid a damaging lockdown of our state economy.”

“Everyone has a part to play in ending this pandemic, we are calling on the local Lismore City Councillors to step in and ensure the right and responsible decision on free parking is made.

The HSU contacted the Council seeking to discuss a further extension of the free-parking scheme, until Australia is declared COVIDfree.

COMMUNITY BANDS TOGETHER TO SAVE RAILWAY THE NSW Coalition Government and the Labor Opposition voted in October 2020 for rail trails to take over the Casino to Bentley and Crabbes Creek to Murwillumbah ends (rail trailers call it a ‘pincer’ movement) of the Northern Rivers railway line.

As a result, the communities of the Northern Rivers are devising new ways of banding together to save the tracks from destruction and re-establish rail services again on the line.

A new not-for-profit company, Northern Rivers Rail Ltd, has been registered with the goal of fixing the railway line and bringing rail back. Heritage and tourist services will be targeted but it is planned that everyone in the region will be able to use the services, once they are established.

One of NRR’s aims is to extend rail services from the current Byron solar train run,

The Byron Bay solar train

on to Tyagarah where a ‘park and ride’ will take cars off the highway and allow travellers to ride in comfort into Byron, alleviating the traffic congestion into Byron Bay each day. The service could then continue to Mullumbimby and beyond. This would also

support local festivals to transport festival goers.

Another crucial project is to financially support the installation of recycled plastic raised cycle/walking paths, to be erected beside the tracks, so that the tracks need not be destroyed before rail services

can return to the line. The Australian manufactured cycle ways keep thousands of tons of plastic out of landfill. It is more pleasant to ride on than concrete or bitumen which would otherwise be used for building the rail trail on the rail formation.

“Now that we know that the government is not going to bring rail services back to our region, it’s up to people power to do it,” Lydia Kindred, founding member of Northern Rivers Rail Ltd, told the Northern Rivers Times.

“There are so many people in this region and beyond, who want and need the return of rail to our region that we believe we can raise the money to do it, and also have a bike trail beside it. It’s a win - win for us all,” Ms Kindred said.

The new company is a vehicle for everyone who supports the return of rail to our region. Membership is available for $20 and if you would like to join there will be a public meeting at Murwillumbah RSL on Thursday 21st January from 6pm or email admin@ northernriversrail.com.au for more information. Meetings in Casino and Lismore are planned for February.

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NEWS COVID CONFUSION FOR AUSSIES ONLINE A PEAK medical body for doctors in Australia has said the Government needs to invest in long-term, robust online advertising to counter health misinformation on the Internet and social media channels.

AMA President Dr Omar Khorshid said the plethora of information online about health and wellbeing is confusing for many people, who have difficulty determining which sources of information are reliable.

“Health literacy is critical to people making informed choices about their health and health care and living longer, healthier lives.

“Many groups in our community already have lower levels of health literacy – people with lower levels of education, from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people who are unemployed, people with disability, and people with lower socio-economic status.

“Traditionally, people have learnt about healthy choices from their families, schools, doctors, and government advertising campaigns.

“However, people are increasingly seeking information from websites and social media.

“Making reliable health information easily available online has positive effects on people’s health literacy.

“A study by St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne found that 77 per cent

of patients who searched for their symptoms online before attending the hospital, as they found it easier to communicate with and understand doctors and nurses and were able to ask more informed questions.

“But the internet has the potential to significantly magnify health misinformation campaigns, as people can easily absorb misinformation delivered directly to them through advertising, celebrity influencers, and people in positions of power.

“We have seen this with the anti-vaccination movement, and the countless conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic that circulate constantly on the internet.

“The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) does its best to crack down on fraudulent claims about items of clothing or glorified lava lamps being able to repel COVID-19, but more action is needed.

“We need an Australian Government-funded campaign to counter this misinformation and promote healthy choices, including information about vaccine safety and the health risks associated with alcohol, junk food, tobacco, and other drugs.

“Social media companies must also acknowledge their responsibility and work actively to counter health misinformation on their platforms.”

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Post school success tracking

THE post-destinations of public high school students in the Northern Rivers will be tracked from 2022 in a bid to broaden the scope of how a successful education is measured says NSW Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell (pictured).

The data collected will provide schools with valuable information on their students’ education and employment journey after school.

“Education should be lifelong – and our system needs to be engaged with students after they graduate,” Ms Mitchell said.

“We currently only measure the extent of a school’s success by the results of students while at school,

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but the value of a quality education extends well beyond a student’s final exams.

“From 2022, schools will be provided with information on their students’ post-school employment and tertiary education journey for the first five years after school.”

Currently, NSW schools survey students on their post-school intentions at the end of Year 12, but this initiative will undertake a more comprehensive digital tracking of students’ post-school outcomes.

“By analysing where students go after school, we will have a better understanding of how a school can prepare students for success,” Ms Mitchell said.

“The transition from Year 12 into adult life is one of the most important transitions for young people. Schools must be equipped with the data needed to assist every student in starting the post-school journey.”

From 2023, The Minister said targets would be set for individual schools, based on this new data, to help them align their resources to better support students entering and navigating the dynamic world after school.

“Focus on the future will help schools strategically use their resources to innovate and strengthen existing and emerging relationships with industry and tertiary education to provide the best launchpad for our students.

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South Grafton innundated by unwelcome bats

By Tim Howard SOUTH Grafton residents are dismayed to see thousands of flying foxes returning to the trees in their streets this summer.

Last summer visiting little red and grey headed flying foxes alarmed residents and business owners when they set up camp in Alex Bell Parks and some streets close to the South Grafton CBD. This year the colony appears to have established itself in trees opposite a house at the western end of Spring St,

with residents complaining of the noise and smell of the bats roosting in the trees.

Nearby residents Steph and Blue Gibbins have lived next to the river in Abbott St for 35 years.

Their property backs onto the creek where the bats have set up camp.

While the noise and smell of the animals can be a nuisance at their home, Mrs Gibbins said it was the diseases bats carry that worried them.

“We’ve been worried about the mess they make on the concrete around our pool and in the pool itself,” she said.

Mr Gibbins said he had cut down down a stand of Cocos Palms that had been growing on their property for decades after last year’s experience.

“They came to eat the nuts from the palms last year and we didn’t want a repeat of that,” he said.

She said the appearance of the bats in the park and streets last year was probably caused by fires destroying the bats normal habitat.

“The bats eventually left last year, I think when it got a bit cooler in autumn,” she said.

Clarence Valley Council looked into

the arrival of the bats last summer and noted the majority of them were transient species that moved around following food sources.

Their movements, plus the destruction of trees in last summer’s fires had forced the bats to move into trees in residential areas near water.

Mrs Gibbins said it appeared this year the bats had not appeared in the same numbers and were largely restricted to the trees in Spring St. “We just hope they move on without any fuss like they did last year,” she said.

Saffin welcomes public safety radio rollout to SES in region

by Halden Boyd THE STATE Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin says she is very pleased to announce the connection of the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) onto the Public Safety Network, and has moved to have it expanded as a priority in the Northern Rivers and Tablelands areas.

The latest rollout will enable local SES units to gain access to the Government Radio Network (GRN).

The SES used to operate on its own individual network where only 69% of the area they serve is covered by radio signals.

Since the GRN has been introduced in the TweedByron area coverage is up to 91%.

“On December 7th Lismore City, Coraki, Woodburn, Broadwater, Casino and Ballina were upgraded and the GRN became accessible.

Providing a higher quality network for our local SES, bringing them into line with Sydney and many other parts of the state,” Ms Saffin said.

“Our local SES are always there for our community.

Whether it’s floods, storms, fires and more the SES have our backs. This is a much needed boost for the work that they do.”

“The increased radio coverage will enhance the ability of the SES to keep us all safe.”

This is the first time that the Far North Coast and the Mid

North Coast has had access to the GRN. The latest round of upgrades mean that 10 Northern Zone Clusters will have switched over to the GRN. “When I talk to our local SES they tell me that good, reliable and easy communication is essential to their job. That’s why it’s great

to deliver this much needed upgrade.”

“The move to the GRN is a great opportunity to introduce a better way of using radios.

The addition of an emergency duress alert directly to the State Operations Centre will also save time on the ground in critical moments.”

The upgrade is funded

through a $217 million boost to the Critical Communications Enhancement Programme (CCEP).

“This upgrade is a major step forward for our SES. I will continue to advocate for our local emergency service workers and volunteers, who give so much of themselves in service of our community. To make sure they have what they need to do the incredible job they do.”

“I do note that Tenterfield and communities west of the range have not been upgraded.

I have raised this issue with the Minister and I look forward to the upgrade taking place soon. So Tenterfield is not left behind. I am seeking clarification as to whether Kyogle is able to use the GRN and will make sure that access is available.”

SES units receiving the upgrade to the GRN include Port Macquarie Hastings, Wauchope, Camden Haven, Forster Pacific Palms, Gloucester Shire, Harrington, Nabiac, Stroud, Taree City, Ballina, Broadwater, Coraki, Lismore City, Woodburn and Casino.

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Near miss sees major airspace changes around Ballina and Lismore

A Jetstar Airbus passenger jet and a Jabiru light plane similar to the one involved in the near miss over Evans Head, and one of the new aviation charts being published for pilots using local airspace.

by Halden Boyd PILOTS will have to carry radios and anti collision avoidance devices following a near mid air drama between a light plane and a passenger jet at Evans Head in November 2020.

It comes following the incident by the Civil Aviation Safety Autority (CASA) involving a Jabiru light sport aircraft and Jetstar Airbus A320 passenger coming into Ballina Airport from Sydney.

The passenger jet was starting a Radio Navigation

Aproach (RNAV) when the near miss occurred as the light plane was flying south to land at Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome.

While the A320 was approaching runway 06 to land at Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, the J230-D was tracking south toward Evans Head Airport.

About 10 nautical miles (22 kilometres) south of Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, the two aircraft flight paths intersected, resulting in the reported generation of a traffic collision avoidance system

(TCAS) traffic advisory indication to the Jetstar crew in the cabin of the passenger jet.

The A320 passed beneath the Jabiru two seater light plane and continued to Ballina.

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) conducted an investigation into the incident, and following this there were discussions with the major airlines and Airservices Australia.

Following this a decision was made to to increase the Ballina Broadcast Area Zone

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from 10 nautical miles to 15 nautical miles, and for all aircraft to carry radios and Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS), and to make regular radio calls in the expanded area.

As well a decision was made to publish all approach and departure procedure charts for Ballina and Lismore Airports in aviation publications.

CASA’s Stakeholder Engagement Division is planning to conduct an extensive education programme to inform local

and other pilots of the Broadcast Area and their responsibilities for making radio calls in the vicinity of Ballina.

“Earlier this month, there were two more incidents of aircraft not broadcasting within the current Broadcast Area which included one transiting and one landing so the message still isn’t getting out to some pilots,” a CASA spokesman told The Northern Rivers Times.

The new changes come into effect on the 28th January 2021.

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LOCAL POLICE BEAT

Top cop slams bad driving behaviour

TWEED POLICE OPERATION NABS TWO TWO men have been arrested and charged with more than 65 property offences between them following an ongoing police operation on the Far North Coast.

The two, a 26-year-old arrested at Kingscliff on Wednesday with the 27-year-old arrested at Banora Point on Monday, were charged as part of Operation Marauder, an ongoing Tweed/Byron Police campaign targeting property crime and fraud offenders.

According to police the 26-year-old will appear at Tweed Heads Local court on 8 February after being granted conditional bail.

“Following extensive ongoing inquiries, police arrested a 26-yearold man at a Kingscliff property about 12.35pm yesterday (Wednesday 13 January),” a police spokesman said.

“He was arrested and taken to Tweed Heads Police Station, where he was charged with driving whilst disqualified as well as four property and fraud offences.

“Later that day, detectives and officers from the Tweed Byron Proactive Crime Team attended a property in Banora Point and arrested a 27-year-old man.

“He was taken to Tweed Heads Police Station and charged with 61 property offences, including enter enclosed land not prescribed premises without lawful excuse, enter vehicle or boat without consent of owner and larceny.”

Police alleged in court today (Thursday 14 January) that the Banora Point man broke into several homes and vehicles between December 2020 and January 2021 in Banora Point, Fingal Head, Chinderah and Kingscliff.

Operation Marauder will continue throughout the Tweed/Byron Police District in 2021.

MAN WANTED FOR ALLEGED ONLINE FRAUD POLICE are appealing for public assistance to locate a man wanted for multiple alleged online fraud offences across the state.

Four warrants have been issued for the arrest of Joshua Peter McIntosh, aged 51 (pictured).

Detectives from Richmond Police District have formed Strike Force Camburt to investigate the alleged offences and are conducting extensive inquiries to locate him.

McIntosh is described as being of Caucasian appearance; approximately 182cm to 187cm tall, with a muscular build, and blue eyes.

He is known to frequent Sydney’s eastern suburbs; however, it’s believed he could also be in Newcastle, South Australia, Victoria or Queensland.

Anyone who sees McIntosh is urged not to approach him but to contact Triple Zero immediately (000).

Strike force detectives are also appealing for anyone with information that may assist their investigation, to contact Crime Stoppers or Lismore detectives.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw. crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.

MAN CHARGED WITH 14 OFFENCES AFTER PURSUIT NSW Police Force have said a Ballina man, who allegedly led police on a pursuit in the Northern Rivers last week, faced court on Saturday January 16th and was refused bail.

Shortly before 10.15am on Friday 15 January, police were notified after a white Mitsubishi Mirage was stolen near a shopping centre on Kerr Street, Ballina.

Officers located the vehicle and initiated a pursuit, which was terminated a short time later due to the dangerous manner of driving.

About 10 minutes later, the Mitsubishi was abandoned when the driver allegedly attempted to carjack a second vehicle before stealing a nearby Kia Rio. Police will allege the Kia Rio continued to drive in an erratic and dangerous manner for two hours through several suburbs, including Ballina, Alstonville, Goonellabah and Lismore.

It is further alleged the driver continued onto the wrong side of the road and drove onto the footpath in the path of pedestrians at several occasions. It’s understood the Kia Rio was involved in numerous minor collisions during this two-hour period – there are no reports of injuries to members of the public.

A number of pursuits were initiated and road spikes deployed, before the Kia Rio was located abandoned and crashed into a fence at Ravenswood Drive, Goonellabah.

About 12.40pm, officers located and arrested a man on Bellara Court whilst he was allegedly attempting to steal two other vehicles.

THE head of police in the Clarence-Coffs Local Area Command, Chief Inspector Brendan Gorman, has issued a blunt statement about road safety in the region, saying that despite misconceptions bad driver behaviour starts at home.

Insp Gorman in a statement in the Coffs - Clarence Facebook Social media page said there was often a misconception when it came to bad driver behaviour over the recent holiday period, saying there was a misconception it came from people outside of the region.

“We need to talk about it. More often than not, we hear people say that the people breaking the road rules are visitors and tourists who aren’t

familiar with the roads and surrounds. This simply is not true,” Insp Gorman said on the Area Command page.

“During our most recent road operation over the Christmas and New Year period, more than half of traffic infringements issued to motorists were given to people who reside within the district,” he said.

“The same goes for all other legal processes, such as field and future court attendance notices for traffic offences [and] around three quarters of all these infringements were issued to locals.”

Specifically, 21 out of 31 of those charged with alleged drink-driving live within the Coffs/ Clarence Police District, and out of the 667 infringements issued,

330 of those were to people who live in the Coffs/Clarence region,” he said.

“This is unacceptable behaviour, with locals simply brushing off the road rules, saying it’s visitors who are the rule breakers. These stats clearly show this is not the case.”

“Road safety is everyone’s responsibility [and] drivers must be aware of everyone surrounding them and their environment to ensure their own safety and the safety of those inside their vehicles.”

“The number of drink-driving offences, including those who are on their second offence, is startling. Getting behind the wheel of a vehicle after drinking is irresponsible on every level,” he said.

“Let’s all work together to stop this misconception that it’s the tourists who are breaking the traffic rules [as] it’s our friends, our family members, our neighbours. We all need to remind each other that it is all of our responsibilities to protect lives on the road,” Inspector Gorman said.

Casino golf carts forensically examined

POLICE are investigating an incident where a number of member carts were taken for what appears to be a joyride at Casino Golf Club in the early hours of Monday 11th January.

The offenders forced open a shed door at the club and took 9 golfing carts during the spree.

The carts sustained damage while being driven around the course and on roadways surrounding the golf course.

“We have been able to recover all members carts, which are in the custody of Casino police for forensic

examination,” the club said in a statement.

A further 10 carts from the same shed were damaged in attempts to force the ignition switches by the offenders.

If any members of the community have any information regarding the offenders or people who maybe able to assist with identifying those responsible for the crime have been urged to contact Casino Police on 6662 0099 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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EYES ON SCHOOLS AFTER VANDALISM SPREE

by Halden Boyd THE Northern Rivers community has been put on alert to keep an eye on local schools over the holidays after one at Woodburn was trashed by vandals.

The Saint Joseph’s Catholic School was the victim of an attack over the holidays as tradespeople worked refurbishing the facility toward the start of the 2021 scholastic year.

“Sadly we have had some unwelcome visitors to the school.

They have made a real mess twice already these holidays with toilet paper everywhere and fertiliser tipped across large areas of the area,” the principal Jeanette said as teachers voluntarily came back from holidays to help clean up the mess.

“They have also destroyed some of our bins and a trolley, and our advice is that if

Deadly discovery at Evans Head

you you notice anyone in the grounds at Woodburn or in your local school to please inform the police.”

Woodburn St Joseph’s School has increased extra security patrols after the vandalism attack.

AUTHORITIES are calling for residents and holidaymakers to remain alert after the discovery of a deadly Sydney funnel web spider in an amenities block at Evans Head recently.

Richmond Valley Council Ranger Paul Cowles, who is also a snake catcher and removalist, was called to the building after a woman found the spider In a stainless steel sink.

“When I arrived and caught it the spider reared up and a yellowish poison was on

the tip of its fangs,” Paul told The Northern Rivers Times.

“I carefully placed a cup over it and secured it and released it well away from the area in bushland.”

The spider was formally identified by the helpful ‘Northern NSW n STH East Qld Snake/Spider/Reptile/ Native Identification’ Facebook page.

At first if was through it was a Border Ranges funnel web, but the slender abdomen and distinctive spinnerets

narrowed it down to being a deadly Sydney funnel web spider.

Experts say recent wet weather has seen the emergence of the spiders.

Only a week earlier one was also discovered at South Evans Head.

They say the best thing to do is leave them alone and call for help if they are in a public place.

Spider bite First Aid is similar to a snake bite, and people are urged seek urgent medical attention and call Triple 000.

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Tweed on red alert for blue-green algae DON’T drink the untreated water at Clarrie Hall Dam, that’s the warning from Tweed Shire Council this morning (Friday 15 January).

The Council issued a red alert for blue-green algae this morning following it’s latest water test results.

Council Water and Wastewater Operations manager Brie Jowett said the red alert meant the water should be treated as toxic to humans and should not be consumed without being treated.

Jowett said it was potential unsafe to come into contact with the water.

“The blue-green algal bloom at the dam is increasing rapidly,” the manager said.

“While there is no musty odour to the dam water or visible clumps of scum, our test results indicate blue-green algae levels are at the highest red alert level.”

Council said signs had been placed at popular recreational access points to warn the public of the risks. Residents and stockholders along Doon Doon Creek were also being warned of potential risks.

Jowett said a red alert

indicates that people should not undertake recreational activities where they may come into direct contact with the water, such as swimming or water sports. Contact with the water may also pose a threat to livestock and pets.

However the manager moved to reassure residents that water treated at Council’s treatment plants at Uki, Tyalgum and Bray Park remained safe to drink.

“Council’s water treatment processes are designed to

remove any potential toxin from blue-green algae.” Jowett said.

“Treatment also removes any taste and odour compounds from the water.”

Council will increase testing to monitor the algal blooms and adjust its treatment processes as required to ensure the Tweed’s drinking water remains safe to drink and pleasant tasting.

Blue-green algae occur naturally and can reproduce quickly in favourable conditions.

Anyone who thinks they may have been in contact with blue-green algal water is advised to seek medical advice if symptoms appear.

For the latest, visit Council’s website at www.tweed.nsw.gov. au/waterandwastewater For more information on blue-green algae, visit www. waternsw.com.au/water-quality/ algae

BYRON BEACHES CIGGY BUTT BLITZ

THINKING of lighting up or dropping that cigarette on a Byron Shire beach?

Byron Council says people should think again.

Council’s ‘litter enforcement blitz’ on Byron’s beaches and foreshore areas is on until mid-March as a part of the ongoing Butt Free Byron Shire campaign, thanks to funding from the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).

Fines of up to $250 will be issued to offenders caught littering or smoking on the beaches in a bid to cut down cigarette butt and all litter.

During patrols, Council rangers will be educating the public on the importance of correct waste disposal and the impacts of litter on our community and environment.

“Both littering and smoking on Byron’s beaches is illegal and our strong message to the community and to our visitors is that it will not be tolerated,” Council’s waste education and compliance officer, Zoe White said.

“We know that litter can have

detrimental effects on local wildlife, especially marine life as items such as cigarette butts and plastic can take several years to break down in the marine environment and be easily ingested.”

“So the message is simple – put all your rubbish in the bin, especially cigarette butts that account for 82% of our litter in the shire and are harmful to the environment.”

“We have even installed special butt bins around the Shire. The butts are safely secured and can even be recycled into new products.”

Beachgoers are being asked to keep the shire clean and to protect the community and environment by following these simple steps and spreading the message: Be responsible for your own litter; Use the bins provided where possible; and Do NOT smoke on the beach.

For further information about the Butt Free Byron Shire campaign and Council’s litter blitz people can contact Zoe White on 02 6626 7236.

Increase in Tweed development applications leads to delays AS with many other NSW Councils, Tweed Shire has been experiencing a major increase in development and building related application activity over the past 12 months.

From January to December 2020 the Council received 1515 development applications, including modifications and construction certificates, an increase of 8% on the 1382 applications received for the same period in 2019.

The upward trend of activity was particularly evident in December 2020, with Council accepting 71 development applications including modifications through Council’s existing online portal, and a further 21 development applications through the newly available NSW Planning Portal, which applicants were able to use for the first time.

Director of planning and regulation Vince Connell said December 2020 marked the time that applicants could change over from Council’s existing lodgement process to the new lodgement process, which formally

took effect on 1 January 2021.

“Council staff have worked very hard over the past six months to best plan for, and communicate to the public and the development industry the new State Planning Portal Management process,” Mr Connell said.

“While the transition process has been successful to date, we still expect that some applicants will need our assistance in adapting to the new system.”

“Currently we have 549 outstanding applications, including 317 development applications and 152 construction certificates.”

“Development applications are generally being processed based on their lodgement date where possible and we ask all applicants for their patience as there will be delays given the volume of applications Council received in December,” he said.

For more information visit www. planningportal.nsw.gov.au and www. tweed.nsw.gov.au/development

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TWEED SCALES BACK AUS DAY AWARDS EVENT COVID has forced a scaled-back version of this Tweed Shire Australia Day Awards.

A council spokesperson said in compliance with the NSW Government’s COVID-Safe guidelines, the regional event to be held at Twin Towns Clubs and Resorts at Tweed Heads would be smaller than usual.

Held on January 26, the awards ceremony will be hosted by Tweed Shire Australia Day Ambassador Rebecca Hogan – and will recognise outstanding achievement by members of the community over the past year.

The awards will be followed by a special ceremony which will see more than 30 residents from 12 countries as far afield as Colombia, Thailand and The Netherlands, become new Australian citizens.

As in previous years, this is an invitation only event for recipients and their families.

Winners of this year’s Tweed Shire Australia Day Awards will be announced at the ceremony, in categories including: Citizen of the Year, Volunteer of the Year (Individual and Group), Sporting Achievement (Individual), Community Event of the Year, Young Achiever in Community Service.

The 2020 citizen of the year, Kingscliff’s Rebecca Hogan will

return to host.

Ms Hogan was awarded the Citizen of the Year title for her outstanding contribution to the community and for the creation of BASE Youth Leadership for year 11 and 12 students of the region, and the 2019 BASE Leadership Awards Program.

Rebecca had a dream to build a movement allowing young men and women to be recognised, guided and mentored to strive for excellence in their local communities of the Tweed and Byron Shires by encouraging and empowering young women and young men to become socially conscious leaders who can make a real contribution to society.

Rebecca spent considerable time and drew on her own resources, approaching speakers, preparing interview panels, visiting schools, and speaking to community groups about BASE, recruited and prepared ten judging panels comprising local business representatives, sporting, civic and professional leaders within the community and organised separate male and female breakfasts to announce the award winners.

Her 2020 Girls BASE awards, held at the Saltbar, were one of the last major events of the year before the Covid lockdown in March.

For more information visit www. tweed.nsw.gov.au/AustraliaDay.

Rebecca Hogan was named Tweed Shire Citizen of the Year at last year’s Australia Day awards ceremony – and will be this year’s Tweed Shire Australia Day Ambassador.

Welcome to the Times team, Tania Phillips OUR new senior journalist Tania Phillips has been in the newspaper industry for more than 30 years though, in truth, she has been writing for much longer.

“I wrote my first story for a newspaper at the age of eight, my teacher wanted someone to do a small piece on what was happening at our school and I jumped at it,” she explained.

“My mum cut it out from the Temora Independent and I still have it somewhere in the house. But I was one of those kids who just loved writing.”

She helped start the Murwillumbah High School newspaper before moving on to a year of work experience every Saturday morning in the newsroom at Radio 97. In 1988 she became editorial secretary at the Tweed Daily News before receiving her cadetship just three months later.

“I worked at the Daily for 22 years – working across the paper in everything from sport to newspapers in education, kids pages, fashion, television guide, entertainment, general news, police and emergency services and community news,” she said.

“It was amazing training and preparation for what I did next – editor and only journo and photographer at the Tweed Coast Weekly.”

She has worked across three states in the seven years since the Tweed Coast

Weekly was closed working with the Pakenham-based Star News Group both with newspapers and online as well as a two year stint with the North Coast and Mid North Coast Seniors. In her spare time Tania runs the Kingscliff Happening Facebook site with 26k members and is the news editor and PR for the Doctor Who Club of Australia.

“I am an allrounder and I love that – I love the challenge of not knowing what story I’m going to write and where from,” Tania enthused.

“The Northern Rivers Times seemed to be a nice fit – lots of diversity but back in my home patch.”

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LETTERS, FEEDBACK AND OPINION

We’d love to hear from you! letters@nrtimes.com.au Please keep under 150 words

Crooked Donald American patriots are celebrating an historic victory with the Democrats stunning win of both seats in the

Georgia Senate election.

We can only imagine how treasonous Trump supporters and the radical lunatic right are hurting right now; for all the sensible progressive people in western democracies, this is as good as it gets.

President and Vice President-elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris can now implement their long-overdue reform programme that the American people overwhelmingly voted for at the general election, without the usual obstruction by

the extreme right-wing Republican Party.

A major shift on climate change policy and gun culture can now be achieved with Democrats controlling all three tiers of government. But even more importantly, the criminality and subversion that has been rife within the entire Trump administration and family, can now be pursued with renewed vigour, now the protection of the presidency and Senate has been neutralised.

Not since the heyday of the American mafia

has corruption existed at such high levels with the perpetrators operating with impunity. There are many existing lawsuits both state and federal ready to be served on Trump and his cohorts.

We are going to have a great year watching “Crooked Donald” and co finally cop what they deserve.

Keith Duncan Pimlico

Parking pains I believe that Lismore City Council is doing itself and its constituents a grave disservice by the intention to re-introduce

parking fees in the area surrounding Lismore Base Hospital.

Certainly, Council needs to be able to raise revenue, but to financially penalise hospital employees, patients and visitors as well as local residents is not a reasonable way to do it.

Peter Mudd East Lismore

Mystery solved I read with great interest, your article about Peter Warner.

I met him in August 1975 on Middleton Reef, 110 miles north of Lord

Howe Island. He was fishing there on the MV Ata and I was on the MV South Pacific after the Gosford to Lord Howe Yacht Race. Our purpose was to replenish survival supplies that were stored on the wreck of the Japanese longliner, Fuku Maru.

Peter entertained us with stories of some of his exploits. I often wondered what had happened to him and to my surprise he is in Ballina and I am only an hour up the road at Banora Point.

John Gleave Banora Point

NOMINEES AND GUESTS SPEAKERS FOR BALLINA AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS

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THIS year’s Ballina Shire Australia Day celebrations will be held at Lennox Head Cultural Centre commencing at 9am Tuesday 26 January 2021.

Celebrations will include the citizenship ceremony, the Australia Day awards, and performances by opera singer Katie Rutledge and 12-year-old singer/ songwriter Lennox Broadley.

Council are delighted to have James Bracey as the special guest speaker, and Liz Ellis will be the Master of Ceremonies.

James Bracey is the host of Channel Nine’s National Rugby League and Australian Open tennis coverage, plus Sports Sunday and 100% Footy programs.

James was a sports reporter with Sky News for almost 13 years, during which time he covered three Summer Olympic Games (Beijing

2008, London 2012, Rio de Janeiro 2016), two Winter Olympic Games (Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014), and the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. James also hosts the State of Origin series, NRL Grand Final, and the Australian Open tennis coverage for Channel Nine.

The Master of Ceremonies, Liz Ellis, is regarded as Australia’s most successful netballer with an 18year career at a national and international level.

Liz was captain of the Australian Diamonds Netball Team and the Sydney Swifts, and surpassed the record for most test matches played for Australia.

Her string of successes includes playing a record 122 times for her country, winning three World Championships and two Commonwealth Games gold medals.

Thirty-five nominations across the

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categories of Sports Achievement, Arts and Cultural, Volunteering, Young Citizen, Senior Citizen, Community Event, and Environment will be recognised and celebrated on the day.

The nominees are:

Senior Citizen of the Year Barbara Swain John Beasley Pat Kennedy (Posthumous Award) Ron Creber Warren Lusted Geoffrey Harris

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Sports Achievement Clare Southwell Finnigan Robinson Kalani Franklin

Volunteer of the Year David and Robyn Harmon Mark Puglisi Garry Meredith Jodie Shelley

The awards ceremony will conclude with the announcement of the 2021 Ballina Shire Citizen of the Year.

This is a COVID safe event with limited tickets. For ticket availability visit ballina. nsw.gov.au/australiaday Transportation is available for community members unable to drive to the venue. For details contact Council’s communications team on 1300 864 444.

The event will also be livestreamed – to watch visit Ballina Shire Council’s website at ballina.nsw.gov.au/ australiaday

Arts and Cultural Award Caitlyn Seamer Alstonville Public School’s ‘Cool Blue Primary School Debating Team’ Jemima Grigor Lachlan Mumford Young Citizen of the Year Alex Chapman Clara Tolman Eva Jones Hamish Walker Lily Murphy Mauleen Santibanez Ricki-Lee Petrie Ryan Webb

Community Event of the Year COVID safe meal delivery (Ballina Shire Meals on Wheels) Dementia friendly community status (Dementia Friendly Community Alliance) Live broadcast for ANZAC day (Paradise FM) Christmas tree event (Quota Alstonville) Staying connected during COVID (Rainbow Region Dragon Boat Club)

Environmental Award Maria Mathes Australian Seabird Rescue Struan Robertson Graeme Fraser

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Aboriginal entrepreneurship and health advocacy comes together under new activewear brand

Co-founders of MSCL.UP fitness wear Grafton’s Asher Cribb and Maddy Richie.

By Lesley Apps A NEW Aboriginal company founded in Grafton is set to bring a socially conscious twist to the competitive fitness wear industry.

MSCL.UP is an activewear brand and wellness movement that celebrates Aboriginal culture while endeavouring to make health and fitness accessible, affordable and simple for everyone.

Grafton-based couple and co-founders Maddy Richie and Asher Cribb decided to start the business to bring their passion for holistic health, Aboriginal advocacy, community, fashion and creativity together.

“We really wanted to do something in that preventative health space and needed to find a way to fund that independently and in the long-term, so the fitness range seemed like an ideal way to bring the two together,” Maddy said.

She said their focus in developing the range was to acknowledge indigenous connection within the mainstream fashion space so everyone would feel comfortable wearing and being active in the designs.

The 27-year-old Gamilaroi woman and registered nurse, Maddy is a passionate advocate for preventative health, mental wellbeing and breaking down associated barriers for Aboriginal and Torres Islander people and MSCL.UP is just one of the ways she hopes can make a difference.

“We’re not just about preventative health, we’re also about connecting people to culture because we recognise that people who are culturally strong are often healthier people. I’ve seen the impact chronic disease has on Aboriginal people, I lost my pop to kidney disease, so trying to combat that, particularly in childhood and

Modelling some of the MSCL.UP activewear summer range which was launched last Friday. early adulthood, is the main focus with our program,” she said.

“In the long term we will develop more, but that’s our focus for now. The more we grow the business, the more we can do in the preventative health space.”

MSCL.UP launched its first range and summer collection last Friday generating lots of interest from consumers and organisations.

“Every piece has a story to tell. Our products are named in Aboriginal language and the summer collection features original Aboriginal artwork from Yurrandaali Art, another hobby turned side hustle for me,” Maddy said.

“The design for the women’s range tells a story of growth and highlights the importance of community and connection, while the men’s logo is a similar story about the journey through life

and the communities, towns and groups which shape and support us,” she said.

While Maddy and Asher are both keen CrossFitters, they’ve created MSCL.UP with all kinds of movement in mind.

“We want the range to inspire and encourage everyone to move their body in their favourite way and have designed our products to move well, fit well and feel good during any workout,” Maddy said.

“As parents to two busy kids, we basically live in active wear and wanted to create something that was not only comfortable and fashionable but functional as well.”

MSCL.UP’s new summer range features full length tights, t-shirts, singlets and crop tops made from soft, cool and breathable fabric in a mix of colours and styles,

with more soon to be added to the affordable range they hope will inspire people to get moving.

The duo have teamed up with a number of health and fitness ambassadors including NRL player and former Clarence Valley local Daine Laurie to amplify their message and bring the movement to the mainstream while former Grafton netballer and West Coast Fever player Verity (Simmons) Charles was more than happy to spread the word over in Western Australia.

“We’re stoked to have support like this and look forward to uniting people through fashion, fitness and a bit of fun this year,” Maddy said.

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COVID forces many firsts for 2021 Australia Day Awards

By Tim Howard THE firsts are coming thick and fast for the 2021 Clarence Valley Australia Day Awards.

COVID-19 restrictions have forced changes to this year’s awards which will give the ceremony on pm Tuesday, January 26, a different flavour to any that have gone before.

Clarence Valley Council’s executive support team member Samantha Leonard said the changed format was the only way for the event to be held this year.

“The awards used to be held on a night close to Australia Day, but that was not going to be feasible,” she said.

“Legislative changes required us to hold our Citizenship Ceremony on the actual Australia Day, so we decided to combine the two events this year.”

Ms Leonard said the result was a morning tea at the Grafton District Services Club on Australia Day “It’s a combination we’ve never done before, which we’ve also had

to make a ticketed, invitation-only event,” she said.

“With all the award nominees and their guest we’re over the limit already,” she said.

“That means people won’t be able to come along and join in the celebrations. Anyone who turns up without a ticket will be turned away.”

Ms Leonard said it was disappointing the public would not be allowed to take part in the Australia Day celebrations as usual.

“We have had some really good people nominated this year, as we do every year, so it is a bit sad numbers to see them get their award will be limited,” she said.

Rex has been a director of the Clarence Pastoral & Agricultural Society Ltd (Grafton Showground & Recreation Reserve Trust and Grafton Show) since 1985 and President since 2015. As an electrician, he gives freely of his time to maintain the electrical system of the showground all year round. He oversees the running and maintenance to ensure smooth operation of the showground and facilities within the ground. He donates his time and services for the benefit of the Lawrence community and is involved in many other community groups.

CITIZEN OF THE

YEAR REX GREEN

MELANIE LAMB Melanie moved to Grafton from Queensland and manages the Country University Centre in Pound Street, Grafton.

She is inspirational and

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supportive to all the students who attend the Centre to study.

Throughout the fires, flooding and then COVID-19, Melanie has not faltered in her devotion to her job and

and relaxed atmosphere to create, learn and converse openly with each other. the students.

SALLY POWER Sally is the founder of the Clarence Valley Directory. She has created a platform to spotlight the region’s small business owners. As a long-term local resident and a former TV commercial producer, she implements her skills to help local small businesses have their own pages in the directory. In addition, Sally has been selected to be an official campaign partner for Go Local First which will showcase some of the Clarence Valley’s local businesses to a national audience.

This will involve nation-wide broadcast and digital advertising about the importance of supporting local small and family businesses and

encouraging consumer spending locally.

We appreciate all the ongoing support from everyone. Whiporie General Store is a one stop shop. We have amazing staff, Delicious Food, Whiporie Burgers, Homemade Pies and Sausage Rolls, Hot Coffee, Yummy Chocolates, Organic Meat and other Beverages. Our fuel prices are also reasonable.

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volunteer safe space in Yamba where young women are encouraged to call in and enjoy a safe

HAYLEY TALBOT (nominated twice) Hayley is a passionate advocate for all things good in the Clarence Valley, its people and environment, and future generations. She applied for a grant to plant 5000 native and nectar feeding trees for the fire ravaged areas of Ashby, Mororo, Iluka and surrounds to help the local koala population. After securing this grant, the trees were planted by the community post-bushfires to help regenerate koala habitat and bring people together who had lost their jobs through COVID-19.

Hayley runs a free

JENNY VICKERY Jenny works with her crew 24/7 for anyone in need. She has many helpers, people doing knitted knockers, making cushions for breast cancer, wheelchair bags, walker bags for local aged care facilities plus beanies, scarves, mittens, rugs and helping our farmers in need. She collects and sends bags of goodies to children in need, theatre caps for our local hospital and bags for oncology; the list goes on and on.

COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT HAPPY PAWS HAVEN Happy Paws Haven provides a vital community service being the only not for profit no-kill animal sanctuary for cats and dogs in the Clarence Valley and throughout Northern NSW. Over the last 15 years they have rescued and re-homed over 3000 animals many of which go to homes all over Australia. In 2020 they have assisted the community through adoption of companion animals to people who have been isolated as a result of COVID-19.

They work with other community health organisations, enabling people to spend time with the animals without adopting them, especially children in care.

FRIENDS OF SUSAN AND ELIZABETH ISLAND Friends of Susan and Elizabeth Island have recently undertaken a huge amount of environmental work on the islands, all with an enormous amount of volunteer labour. The Friends get together at

least once per month on a Saturday and visit either Susan or Elizabeth Island to undertake important rehabilitation work including removing weeds and planting native species. Over the past 12 months interest in this group is growing and new volunteers are joining each month. The total volunteer hours spent on the islands in the past 12 months is estimated to be 250 hours.

The Friends do this work because they have a goal that both Susan and Elizabeth Islands can be weed-free, regenerated to their natural subtropical rainforest. Much progress has already been made toward this goal.

REBUILD NYMBOIDA COMMUNITY - NYMBOIDA RECOVERY TEAM The Nymboida Recovery Team formed within days of the Nymboida firestorm that destroyed more than 90 houses on November 8, 2019.

A community recovery hub was set up by Gray Stride at the Canoe Centre with Georgia Foster-Eyles, Fiona Passmore and Pamela Denise as the primary go to people, aided by numerous others. The hub provided emergency accommodation, water, food and garbage disposal services for the community who were trapped behind the fire front. Georgia set up Facebook sites, coordinated donations and managed the community tool shed to loan equipment for recovery.

Fiona coordinated the volunteer labour teams.

Pamela coordinated the fair distribution of raised funds, developed the Nymboida Community Action Plan and coordinated the community event to acknowledge 12 months since the horrific fires. Their efforts were exceptional and are a case study in how to do local led community recovery after an emergency.

WESTPAC RESCUE HELICOPTER OP SHOPS The Op Shops raise money to support the vital free service of the

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LOCAL HERO SUE BOYLE Sue is a member of multiple local groups including the Rural Fire Service (RFS), knitted knockers (breast cancer) and warm touch (local community group). Sue also donates items for multiple fundraisers from her family bee business as well as her time. She also provided daycare throughout COVID-19 even though it meant she couldn’t visit her newborn granddaughter.

SCOTT CAMPBELL On the evening of November 8, 2019 Lawrence RFS Captain Scott Campbell went above and beyond helping community members, something which almost cost him his life. As a firestorm approached Nymboida, Scott stayed with a resident while other fire crews fell back to safer positions. He helped the resident defend their home until all resources were spent. They evacuated just as the main fire front approached but were caught in the fire while leaving the property which caused

their vehicle to break down. As the firestorm swept over them while trapped inside the car, they came very close to death. Scott managed to get the vehicle going and, incredibly, once he delivered the resident to a nearby ambulance, he continued helping more residents long into the night.

JOHN McNAMARA John displays dedication to preserve the history of Yamba. He has worked as a voluntary research officer for the past 17 years with the Port of Yamba Historical Society. If not for John spending the endless, selfless hours researching and documenting this information, Yamba’s history would be lost. You will find John officiating at the Yamba Historical Museum on Open Days, always available to share his knowledge with interested visitors. He was recently acknowledged in The Daily Examiner (27/6/20) titled ‘41,808 Editions and Counting’ for his endless hours, meticulously combing through every Daily Examiner, photographing and cataloguing all references made to Yamba and its surrounds. He has published four books about Yamba’s history.

EDDIE NEWBERY Eddie has been a valuable member of both Copmanhurst RFS and SES units. He joined the SES in 2007 and is currently the Deputy Commander. He joined the RFS in 2012 and is currently the RFS Captain.

Eddie and his RFS unit were instrumental in helping to save many people’s homes and lives with their tireless efforts during the disastrous bushfires in 2019. His actions during this time were invaluable. He also trains in storm and water, and flood boating.

Eddie has coordinated operations in many local floods as well as attending other areas during other major floods. Eddie is only too happy to assist and volunteers at other community events that benefit the community.

SALLY ROGERS Sally has been contributing to the community since July 2006 when she

determined that an animal rescue and rehoming no-kill sanctuary was needed for local pets that were in distress through mistreatment, abandonment and poor health. From this came the decision to form a recognised animal welfare group in Grafton; April 2007 Happy Paws Haven was incorporated. More than 3000 pets have been adopted since 2006. Sally educates volunteers, carers and work experience students in all aspects of responsible pet care and ownership. She encourages members of the community to volunteer at Happy Paws Haven to clean, care for and interact with the companion animals.

GRAY STRIDE Following the 8/11/19 bushfire emergency at Nymboida where over 90 houses were lost, Gray established an emergency recovery centre at the Nymboida Canoe Centre within a day of the firestorm that devastated Nymboida. He organised emergency food, water and accommodation for hundreds of people trapped behind the fire front and became the public face for the community dealing with the emergency agencies and the press. He was involved in setting up a group of four community coordinators to organise the recovery. Gray used his training as an emergency whitewater rescuer to oversee the emergency response. He did this at the same time when his own river guide business was severely impacted by the drought, fires and COVID-19.

YOUNG CITIZEN OF THE YEAR MICHAEL CASEMENT Michael deserves to be nominated for the Young Citizen of the Year award for his continued involvement in the community. Michael is the first to put up his hand and offer help to the community in a number of ways whether it be for upcoming elections or social gatherings run by local members. Michael is also an executive member of the Chamber of Commerce.

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BYRON COUNCIL APPLAUDS BUSH REGENERATION EFFORTS DID you know that 95 hectares, and more than 15 kms of river bank, have been restored by Council and community bush regenerators in the last five years?

“The bush restoration work going on in the Byron Shire is amazing and we want to take time to celebrate the passion and dedication of so many people who have made these huge environmental achievements possible,” Council’s biodiversity team leader, Liz Caddick said.

“We would like to acknowledge the hard work of our Landcare groups and landholders in the shire, who spend their weekends and free time working voluntarily, to protect and restore the land.

“As well as the many hours of hard physical work our environmental volunteers put in, they also spend their free time attending training courses, applying for grants and organising events to help educate others,” Ms Caddick said.

In addition, Byron Shire Council’s bush regenerators

Linda Sparrow (left) and Claire Oerlichs from Bangalow Koalas. are currently working to restore 250 ha of Council land and around 4,000 ha of private land in the shire is being managed for conservation, including 123 Land for Wildlife properties and many sites that have been restored by Landcare groups.

“If you’ve ever thought of creating or restoring wildlife habitat on your property, there couldn’t be a better time to get started,” Ms Caddick said.

“With so many Australian species now under threat from habitat loss, climate change, disease and wildfire, every little bit of intact and well managed habitat is important.

There is even grant funding available to help landowners restore their property!”

Council’s website at www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ Services/Environment/ Restoring-wildlife-habitat provides tips on how to create

habitat, information on grant funding sources and links to other local community organisations that can provide help and support.

“If you’re interested in getting involved, a practical way you can start making a difference to our environment is to join your local Landcare network,” Ms Caddick said.

Brunswick Valley Landcare is an umbrella organisation that supports over 30

Landcare groups and other private landholders across the region. Landcare provides members with advice, training and support on restoration, soil health, weed management, regenerative agriculture, project planning and applying for grant funds.

Council is also keen to hear from private landholders interested in restoring wildlife habitat.

Since 2013, Byron Shire Council has facilitated restoration and planting on around 90 properties as part of the Koala connections, Byron Habitat Corridors, North East Hinterland and Koala Food for the Future projects.

Council maintains a database of interested landholders, who we contact as funding for habitat restoration becomes available. If you would like your property added to this database, contact Council’s biodiversity officer, Liz Caddick on 6684 3018. www.brunswickvalley landcare.org.au

New reform to ease export pressure Evans Head library and council office PARLIAMENT passed a new legislation last week that backs Australian businesses to grow their exports and create jobs through reforms to the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme.

The EMDG scheme is a key Government financial assistance program to help aspiring and current exporters increase their marketing and promotional activities in international markets.

Last year alone over 4000 Small and Medium Enterprises accessed the EMDG scheme, employing almost 69,000 Australians and generating exports worth $3.7 billion.

Federal Trade Minister Simon Birmingham (pictured) welcomed the passing of the legislation that will better assist Australian exporters to enter new markets or expand their presence in existing markets, which will be critical to boosting export activity

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and support Australia’s economic recovery from COVID-19.

“The reforms that passed Parliament following an independent review into the administration of the EMDG scheme centre on cutting red tape, increasing awareness of the scheme and giving exporters more funding certainty,” Minister Birmingham said.

“The legislation shifts the scheme from a reimbursement model to a grants scheme, meaning eligible exporters will now receive funding closer to when they incur costs, giving more confidence that EMDG funding will genuinely boost their international marketing and promotional

activities.

“At the same time, simplifying application processes and reducing the administrative burden on exporters whilst still maintaining integrity in the scheme will allow recipients to focus on boosting export activities and ensure maximum return on taxpayer’s investment.

“Schemes like EMDG that support Australian businesses as they look to go global or expand their overseas footprint will be vital to continue growing the number of Australian exporters and the total value of Australian exports into the future which will help create more jobs.”

The new EMDG scheme will commence on 1 July 2021.

WITH the construction of the $880,000 upgrade of Evans Head Library now underway, Richmond Valley Council’s Evans Head office and library has been temporarily relocated to the Evans Head Visitor Information Centre in Kirkland Court in the Evans Head Recreation Reserve.

The library and the customer service centre will open from from Monday to Friday,

8.30am to 4.30pm, and on Saturdays from 9am to 12pm.

The library will continue to provide a good selection of books, magazines, DVDs and audio CDs to choose from.

Library members can reserve any item of their choice by contacting staff by phone, in person, or via the new library app.

Our customer experience team will

continue to assist with the community’s enquiries, including the processing of applications and rates payments from the temporary office location.

The new upgraded Evans Head Library and Richmond Valley Council offices on the corner of Woodburn Street and School Lane are expected to open towards the middle of the year.

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New publication explains what makes Australian cider great THE Australian craft cider industry has launched The Australian Cider Guide, as part of a $500,000 investment to market craft cider overseas.

Supported by the Australian Government’s $50 million Export and Regional Wine Support Package (the $50m Package), the guide will educate consumers and drinks trade professionals on the flavours, styles, varieties and regions that make Australian craft cider unique.

Authored by wine and drinks journalist Max Allen, the Australian Cider Guide is available in English, Simplified Chinese and Japanese versions, as part of a broader marketing strategy to target key export markets.

Minister for Agriculture, David Littleproud said The Australian Cider Guide is all about opening our craft cider door to the world and

educating consumers about what makes our cider great “Our locally grown apples and pears are the starting point for all the varieties of Aussie cider. The craft ciders produced here are a superior drop and are recognised as such around the world,” Minister Littleproud said.

Cider Australia president and craft cider producer Sam Reid said, ‘The guide brings Australian craft cider to life by capturing its rich history, characters and techniques used to transform 100% Australian grown fruit into a wonderfully diverse collection of ciders.

Australian craft cider is as diverse as our landscapes and the guide explains the different styles of cider and how best to enjoy them in

an uncomplicated and yet visually spectacular way’, said Mr Reid.

As part of the $50m Package, Cider Australia has partnered with Wine Australia to develop resources and deliver capability training for cider exporters. Along with other initiatives delivered as part of the Government’s $50m investment, including the ‘100% Australian Grown’ trust mark, a brand proposition, a go-to-market

strategy (GTM) and export market guides for key markets, the Australian Cider Guide is expected to play a pivotal role in communicating the story of Australian craft cider overseas.

Wine Australia chief executive officer Andreas Clark said, ‘With the Australian Government’s $500,000 Cider program nearing completion, we’re pleased that cider producers have a full suite of export market data, brand and GTM collateral, and other tools to implement changes to their export strategies.

We’re confident that the new education guide will help producers to promote the Australian craft cider story to key markets and drive exports.’

More information about Australian craft cider export initiatives is available at www. cideraustralia.org.au

ACCOMMODATION TO SUPPORT HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY TEMPORARY accommodation will be offered to local hospitality staff in the Clarence Valley to lure more workers to fill vacancies in the hospitality industry.

Clarence Valley Council, general manager, Ashley Lindsay explained that there is a shortage of hospitality workers across Australia and in the Clarence Valley, with many positions going unfilled.

“Many restaurants and cafés are not able to fulfil their normal operating hours.”

“Not only do these shortages have an impact on local businesses and the economy, it also has a detrimental impact on the local community and the

general Clarence Valley visitor experience.”

“An opportunity to support the local hospitality industry has presented itself via a Ministerial Order in response to COVID to amend the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act.” “Consents have been extended by two years thus allowing for the extended use of workforce accommodation located in the Yamba Business Park which was utilised during the construction of the Pacific Motorway,” said Mr Lindsay.

Phil Boughton, manager Yamba Bowlo Sports & Leisure has had to close the club’s kitchen for two days a week as they cannot secure chefs and staff for the shifts required.

Phil Boughton - manager Yamba Bowlo Sports & Leisure “This provides a fantastic opportunity for Yamba. It’s unique for a coastal town to be able to provide affordable accommodation for workers.”

“The Bowling Club also owns a motel, so we know at the moment there’s not even a supply of accommodation, let alone affordable

accommodation,” Mr Boughton added.

James Allan, president of the Yamba Chambers of Commerce said the project will help hospitality businesses recruit staff in Yamba.

“It is a practical solution to an increasing problem.”

“We want businesses to stay open and staff vacancies to be filled quickly with hospitality staff.”

“We are also working in partnership with TAFE NSW to provide skills development programs for local hospitality workers.”

“This project reinforces the importance of the hospitality industry to the region and enables a multi-pronged approach to support local businesses and employees,” added Mr Allan.

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TRIBUTE TO WORLD CHAMPION RACE WALKER UNVEILED INTERPRETIVE signage honouring former world champion race walker Kerry Saxby-Junna was unveiled on Friday 15 January.

The signage, located near the Ballina War Memorial Pool, forms part of the Kerry Saxby Walkway. The walkway starts at the River Street entry to Captain Cook Park (adjacent to Ballina RSL) and continues to the end of North Wall.

The walkway is approximately 4.5km long, just shy of the 5km Kerry excelled at. She held the 5km race walking world record for almost two decades, setting a staggering speed of 20 minutes and three seconds in 1996.

The new signage is over two metres high and features striking aluminium panels listing Kerry’s key achievements and a podium

made from sandstone.

Ballina Shire Council Mayor David Wright said the signage aimed to inspire our community and visitors.

“It acknowledges Kerry’s outstanding contribution to international athletics and her important connection to

Ballina,” said Cr Wright.

Born in Young, NSW, Kerry moved to Ballina with her family in her early teens. She joined the Ballina Athletics Club and excelled at swimming and middledistance running before switching to race walking at

age 21.

Kerry was at her peak in the late 1980s, winning five gold medals at international events after debuting for Australia at the 1985 World Race Walking Cup in the UK. Her first international gold medal came at the 1986 Goodwill Games

in Moscow.

“When Kerry retired from race walking in 2001 – after 18 years at the elite level – she had set a total of 32 world records and won 27 national titles,” said Cr Wright. “Her achievements have been off the track too, with Kerry awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1992.”

“I encourage everyone to enjoy the Kerry Saxby Walkway and take the time to stop, read and reflect when they see this sign – it’s certain to inspire.”

Visitors can interact with the installation by standing on the podium to take photos, with the Richmond River as a beautiful backdrop.

For more information about Ballina Shire Council’s extensive network of shared and recreational paths visit discoverballina.com.au

Work starts on $10m upgrade to Woodburn-Coraki Road RICHMOND Valley Council has ripped the first patch of pavement on a three-year, $10 million upgrade of one of the area’s most important transport routes, the Woodburn-Coraki Road.

The initial round of works, scheduled to take seven days, involve resurfacing a 270m section at the Woodburn end of the road, between the Rocky Mouth Creek bridge and the start of the 100kmh zone.

This will include removal of the current surface of the road and replacing it with a premium asphalt mix to ensure durability, longevity, and a smooth ride quality for motorists.

General manager Vaughan Macdonald said the Woodburn-Coraki Road was one of the Valley’s most vital roads, and its upgrade had been a long-term Council priority.

“Woodburn-Coraki Road connects the Mid Richmond villages of Woodburn, Evans Head, Broadwater and Rileys Hill to Coraki and Casino,” Mr Macdonald said.

“It is one of the most important link roads in our local government area, frequently used by local residents, agricultural businesses, and regional travellers, and has long been a strategic focus of our road maintenance program.”

Mr Macdonald said the

intense use of Coraki’s highquality quarries for the Pacific Highway upgrade had put the 19km road under increasing strain, making its maintenance a more urgent priority.

He said daily use by heavy haulage trucks to transport up to 1.3 million tonnes of blue metal each year from the quarries to the Pacific Highway loads put immense pressure on the road, beyond what it was originally designed for.

He said Council recognised the impact of this in advance and successfully applied for regular funding rounds from the NSW Government to ensure the road was maintained. Since the 2017-2018 financial year, $2.4 million worth of works has been completed on high priority sections of the road.

However, Mr Macdonald said there were now several

sections of road which needed urgent attention.

“Council has modelled that the 19km length of road will require extensive work over the next six years at an estimated cost of $19 million,” he said.

“Fortunately, the NSW Government has made a $10 million funding commitment to the road over the next three years.

“Council will receive $1 million in the current financial year, $2 million in the next, and $7 million in 2022-2023.

“Our schedule of works has us completing $3 million of works in this calendar year, and weather permitting, we hope to complete the remaining $7 million of works between July and December in 2022.

“We will also continue to seek ways of funding additional sections of the road

into 2023-2024 and beyond.”

Mayor Robert Mustow said he was pleased to see work start on the $10 million upgrade.

“It’s heartening to see work start on this vital project early in the new year, and I thank the NSW Government and Member for Clarence Chris Gulaptis for their commitment,” Cr Mustow said.

“I know many local residents who use this road daily will appreciate it being safer and more comfortable to drive as the work progresses over the next two years.

“Woodburn-Coraki Road is also an increasingly important route for regional travellers taking an alternative route off the Pacific Highway to access Coraki, Casino and beyond.

“Council has a strong emphasis on boosting tourism across the Richmond Valley,

illustrated by the recent launch of our draft Destination Management Plan, and having quality arterial roads across our local government area is an important component for encouraging travellers to venture beyond the main highways.

“I look forward to the work progressing over the next three years.”

Details about the current work on Woodburn-Coraki Road: • The roadworks commenced on Thursday 14 January and are on track for completion

by Friday 22 January, weather permitting; • The work is taking place between Rocky Mouth Creek and the speed limits; • Traffic has been reduced to one lane alternate flow on the Woodburn-Coraki Road, with traffic management and reduced speed limits in place where needed to ensure the safety of workers, motorists and other road users; • Motorists may experience delays of up to 10 to 15 minutes due to these changed traffic conditions and should allow extra travel time; • Access to Woodburn-Coraki Road from Swampy Creek Road is being restricted, and possibly closed, on some days with local road detours in place; • Working hours are between 6am and 6pm.

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Seniors Diary addresses legal rights SCAMS, elder abuse and pensions are all addressed in a free diary aimed at keeping seniors informed of their legal rights.

The seniors diary is now available at several electoral offices across the region as well as through the Legal Aid offices and online at Order a publication – Legal Aid NSW. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest (pictured) and Member for Coffs Gurmesh Singh both encouraged seniors to pick up a free copy of the ‘Legal topics for older people’ diary to help them plan for the year ahead.

“This free diary is an amazing resource for seniors in our community. It provides a onestop-shop for information about everything from retirement villages, family finances and the pension, to elder abuse and scams.”

“Older people are the backbone of the Coffs Coast community,” Mr Singh added.

He said the diary will keep readers up-to-date with events like the NSW Seniors Festival, NSW Grandparents Day and 2021 school holiday periods.

Importantly, it will also provide referral details to relevant legal and non-legal services that can assist older people with their

concerns and provide them with avenues for support.

Attorney General Mark Speakman said this publication will help seniors understand their rights during this once in a century pandemic.

“One of the hard-earned lessons of 2020 was that when disaster strikes, it is critical that people have access to the legal help and information they need,” said Mr Speakman.

Acting Minister for Seniors Geoff Lee said the 2021 diary will

support seniors in countering the scourge of elder abuse.

“Older Australians across our State have a right to feel safe and to be treated with dignity. That’s why this year’s diary contains important information about how to identify elder abuse, and details about where you or your family can get help,” Dr Lee added.

The diaries are now available from Legal Aid Offices across the Northern Rivers as well as your local MP’s electorate office.

Numbers are limited.

SENIORS FESTIVAL GRANTS AVAILABLE ORGANISATIONS across the Northern Rivers are invited to apply for a share of the $200,000 NSW Seniors Festival Grants Program to help older people get active and connected.

Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said the 2021 festival will have an added focus on accessibility, with organisers encouraged to add an online option.

“We want to get local seniors dancing, learning, cooking or exercising so I encourage our organisations to apply for a grant if they have creative COVIDsafe ideas to help our seniors get active and connected,” Mr Singh said.

“These grants support seniors from all walks of life

including initiatives that enhance technology skills so they can stay engaged with friends and family.”

Acting Minister for Seniors Geoff Lee said grants of up to $10,000 will help local councils, small businesses and not-for-profit organisations engage seniors in COVIDsafe activities during the NSW Seniors Festival from 13-24 April 2021.

“This last year has been really tough on NSW seniors and staying connected, active and social is pivotal to seniors’ wellbeing while remaining COVIDsafe,” Mr Lee said.

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Union launches campaign to protect COVID-vulnerable workers THE Rail Tram and Bus Union has launched a national campaign to better protect workers who are at significant risk of death or serious illness from COVID-19.

RTBU National Secretary Mark Diamond today said while progress on an effective vaccine was encouraging, the current outbreak in Greater Sydney and emergence of a new highly infectious variant demonstrated the pandemic was far from over.

“During the pandemic, many of us have embraced zoom meetings and invested in a home office. We’ve been able to stay safe, secure and out of harm’s way,” Mr Diamond said.

“But for many other workers in sectors like health, aged care, emergency services, retail and transport, however, working from home is not an option. For workers in those sectors who are also elderly or have pre-existing health conditions, going to work during an outbreak of COVID-19 could mean putting their life on the line.”

Mr Diamond said safety net programs such as JobKeeper, JobSeeker and pandemic leave did not cover the specific

needs of COVID-vulnerable workers.

“As the Federal and State Government’s plot a path to the end of the pandemic, it is important we make sure no Australian is left behind or left exposed. That means putting in place a COVID-Vulnerable Worker Payment to enable

workers who are at high-risk risk to voluntarily stay home during a localised outbreak of COVID-19.

“The payment should enable those workers to continue to be paid their full salary by their employer, but it should be funded by the Federal Government.”

Mr Diamond said to be categorised as a ‘COVIDVulnerable Worker’ and therefore be eligible for the scheme, a worker must fall into one of the categories listed as ‘at risk’ by the Australian Government Department of Health.

Consideration should also

be given to extending this to pregnant workers, and workers who have a medical reason for not wearing a mask.

For more information about the COVID-Vulnerable worker campaign and to access an animated video go to www. covidvulnerableworker.com.au

IMPACT OF COVID LOCKDOWN ON AEROMEDICAL RETRIEVALS NEW data released this week

by Australian researchers reveals the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown period on aeromedical retrievals in rural and remote regions.

Researchers say while the social isolation measures led to a reduction in overall aeromedical activity during the lockdown in 2020, once the restrictions were lifted, evacuations increased significantly.

These findings are published in the Internal Medicine Journal, comparing aeromedical evacuation trends in Australia during the pre-restriction, lockdown and post-restriction periods last year.

Australian researchers, including Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Director of Public Health and Research, Dr Fergus Gardiner, and Dr Marianne Gillam from the University of South Australia (UniSA), say fewer aeromedical retrievals were carried out during the lockdown, but the proportion of vulnerable infants and adults with

heart conditions who were evacuated was much higher.

“This may reflect patients delaying early intervention due to social isolation measures and limitations in accessing primary healthcare and cardiac services,” Dr Gardiner says.

Limited access to local cardiac surgeons in remote regions between March and May 2020 led to a spike in

RFDS aeromedical retrievals for babies with congenital malformations, as well as adults with heart conditions.

Almost 17,000 aeromedical retrievals were undertaken in the first half of 2020, a drop of 1144 compared to the same period in 2019, with heart patients comprising 18 per cent of the evacuations, injuries accounting for 16 per cent and diseases of the

digestive system 9 per cent.

Dr Gardiner says 230 patients suspected of having COVID-19 and six confirmed cases were among those evacuated from remote regions in 2020, mostly during the lockdown period.

“It should be noted that none of the areas where these suspected COVID cases were evacuated had pathology testing services,” he says.

Fewer cancer patients were evacuated but retrievals increased significantly once the social isolation measures were lifted.

“Many oncologists within Australia only performed essential treatments during the lockdown, mainly because their cancer patients were more immunocompromised and leaving their homes would have left them more exposed to infection,” Dr Gillam says.

“Oncologists had to weigh the risks of death from COVID-19 against the benefits of cancer therapy and these risks are amplified during aeromedical retrieval.”

Reductions in metabolic and respiratory diseases as well as skin infections, attributed to improved hygiene and social isolation during 2020, were also reflected in the aeromedical statistics.

“Future research needs to consider social isolation trends in primary healthcare settings,” Dr Gillam says.

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IT ONLY GETS BETTER FROM NOW FOR SKERZO

By Tim Howard THE members of the Grafton band Skerzo might have only just completed their HSCs, but they are already attracting the attention of a nationwide audience.

On Saturday the band will launch its first album, It Only Gets Better from Now, with a performance at the Jacaranda Hotel, but fans are already raving at two appearances on the ABC TV music show Rage and airtime on alternative music radio channel Triple J. Band founder and song writer Henry White has just completed year 12 at McAuley Catholic College.

He said Saturday’s gig at the Jaca would function as a belated launch of the band’s first album and also as crowd funding for cutting CDs. “Because of COVID and stuff it pushed the album launch back and back from earlier last year,” White said.

“The idea is also to raise a bit of money for ourselves to pay for printing CDS of the album.”

But in 2021 there’s no need to wait for the CD as the album

is already available on online platforms like Spotify and Apple Music.

White said he had written most of the songs on the album, with the help of a former band member Luke Summerall, who had just recently left the group.

“We’ve sort of been cycling through fourth members of the band recently, but we’ve got a line up ready for Saturday,” White said.

The band is White on vocal, guitar and keyboards, Jackson Craig on bass and saxophone, Noah Stanmore on drums and Declan Acton on guitar and vocals.

“Declan is in Luke’s spot at the moment,” White said.

White said the bands blues rock style has attracted a loyal group of fans locally as well as appealing to audiences wider afield.

“It was totally sick when it was on Rage one weekend and they put it on again next weekend,” he said.

“I don’t know how much reaction we got locally, but you could see it had an effect in our recognition around the country.”

The COVID-19 pandemic has limited the opportunities for the band, which has played just one gig outside

the Clarence Valley in Coffs Harbour.

“We really haven’t played much further away than Yamba,” White said.

But he believes the band’s future could be in Melbourne, where he and the other band members follow a number of bands.

“We know a lot of bands in that scene and I figure that Melbourne looks like a place where we could have a chance of doing something,” he said.

But he was hoping to consolidate a local following in 2021 while improving his music knowledge doing a sound engineer course at TAFE. The band has a devoted follower in local businessman and musician Terry Deefholts, whose younger days included playing local pubs and club in legendary local outfits like the Smarmy Bastards.

He’s excited by the prospects of the young band and has volunteered to do an opening set to warm up the crowd on Saturday.

Tickets are available on line at the Skerzo Launch Party Facebook page.

The Australian Koala Foundation launches “KOALA QUIZ” joey edition THE Australian Koala Foundation has released a Koala personality quiz in celebration of the newest joey additions to the AKF adoption program.

The AKF invites supporters across the globe to take part in the quiz to discover their perfect Koala match.

The interactive experience is designed to assist supporters in adopting a Koala from the AKF adoption program based on personality and lifestyle similarities.

The quiz is a great way for supporters to learn more about themselves and the new Koala joeys available for adoption.

“The new quiz is fantastic, it offers a personal experience where supporters can feel a connection to our gorgeous Koalas joeys,” said Chair of the Australian Koala

Foundation, Deborah Tabart OAM. “Koalas are just like us, each one is unique and has its own distinctive personality. This quiz allows our supporters to be matched with their perfect Koala counterpart.”

“The AKF team have all taken the quiz, I was thrilled to be matched with Bentley, an outgoing joey who loves his food,” Ms Tabart said.

Adopting a Koala is a rewarding gift, perfect for a friend, loved one or the person who has everything already.

The interactive quiz is accessible worldwide to everyone, even those in financial distress will have the opportunity to take the quiz and discover their cute Koala match.

If you would like to adopt one of the new Koala joeys, head to the AKF website to learn more.

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30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GULF WAR AND OPERATION DESERT STORM THE Australian War Memorial has marked the 30th anniversary of the start of Operation Desert Storm, the military response by a US-led coalition of 35 nations against Iraq’s illegal occupation of neighbouring Kuwait in August 1990.

Memorial historian Dr Aaron Pegram said a full-scale war unfolded when coalition forces began military operations against Iraq in the early hours of 17 January 1991, beginning with a devastating 42-day aerial bombing campaign against Iraqi military targets in Kuwait and the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

“On 24 February 1991, coalition ground forces moved from Saudi Arabia against Iraqi positions, destroying what was left of Iraq’s ability to resist. After two further days of air strikes, Baghdad radio announced Saddam’s forces had been ordered to withdraw from Kuwait to the positions they had occupied before 2 August 1990.

“As they did so, they set fire to Kuwaiti oil wells and dumped millions of barrels of oil into the Persian Gulf.

Less than 100 hours after the commencement of ground operations, a ceasefire was declared on 28 February 1991,” Dr Pegram said.

Memorial director Matt Anderson said that the 30th anniversary of the Gulf War

TAFE InfoFest underway THE annual TAFE NSW InfoFest Showcase is underway this week (18-22 January).

NSW Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee has encouraged school leavers and jobseekers to explore their vocational training at the annual InfoFest.

Mr Lee said with the recent announcement of the hundreds of fee-free and low-cost courses under the NSW Government’s JobTrainer program, there’s never been a better time to consider vocational education and training options.

“TAFE NSW is Australia’s largest provider of training for in-demand and emerging skills.

Industries like information technology, aged care, and construction are looking for job-ready, industrytrained graduates,” Mr Lee said.

“With short courses in coding and digital security, through to bachelor degrees in early childhood, TAFE NSW is an obvious choice for people looking to secure their first job, win a promotion, or embark on a career change.”

Member for Coffs Gurmesh Singh said TAFE NSW students are in high demand because of the quality of their education, and ability to hit the ground running with the job-ready skills that employers are looking for.

“Visitors to local and online information sessions and campus tours during InfoFest will learn more about how studying at TAFE NSW can ensure that they have the right skills for the jobs of tomorrow,” Mr Singh said.

“InfoFest will provide prospective students with an invaluable opportunity to explore the innovative range of course options, join interactive workshops, meet with industry-expert teachers, and experience the practical, state-of-the-art facilities at TAFE NSW. “I encourage people to visit Coffs Harbour’s TAFE NSW campuses between 18 and 22 January or visit www.tafensw.edu.au/infofest for further information and online information sessions.”

was a timely reminder of the importance of acknowledging the contribution of Australians who took part in the Gulf War. “Their stories and their experiences will be a feature of the proposed expanded galleries.

“Australia was one of the 35 nations that contributed to the liberation of Kuwait. Of

air defence for the US carrier battle group in the Persian Gulf and also carried out sustainment and logistical support for coalition vessels,” Mr Anderson said.

“Some 20 members of the ADF participated in Operation Desert Storm, attached to US and British formations, four ADF surgical teams served aboard the US hospital ship Comfort.

After the ceasefire, a RAN Clearance Diving team went to Kuwait to assist with the disposal of unexploded Iraqi ordnance.

“The memorial is determined to ensure that when these Gulf War veterans visit the Australian War Memorial in future, their service will be recognised appropriately.

“We will honour their service and, through the exhibits in the new galleries, help them to explain to their families, indeed to all Australians, what they were asked to do in our name” he added.

the 1800 Australian Defence Force (ADF) members who deployed to the region in 1990 and 1991, most were members of the Royal Australian Navy.

“The RAN Task Group helped to enforce UN economic sanctions against Iraq through naval patrols in the Gulf of Oman, but during the conflict provided

Upgrade for Woolgoolga Seniors Centre

Gurmesh Singh MP celebrates the good news at Woolgoolga Seniors Centre.

A MAJOR refurbishment of the Woolgoolga Seniors Centre is set to begin thanks to a $58,400 grant from the NSW Government.

Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said the funding, coming from the NSW Government Infrastructure Grants program, would help the Woolgoolga Seniors Centre continue its strong support of the local community. He said this was particularly important as residents continued to recover from the impacts of COVID-19 and other challenges this past year.

“These funds will be used for the refurbishment of the Woolgoolga Seniors Centre and I’m delighted this important

project has been supported by the State Government in this way,” Mr Singh said.

Grants have been awarded to projects statewide for sport and recreation, arts and culture, disaster readiness and essential community infrastructure.

“Many of our local communities were still grappling with the impacts of the bushfires and floods when COVID-19 hit – the combined devastation of a natural disaster and a pandemic is unfathomable,” Mr Singh said.

“Local organisations are the lifeblood for so many communities, and we want to do everything we can to support them so they can keep their doors open

and provide vital services.”

The Infrastructure Grants program in 2020/21 has $10 million available to fund projects to upgrade facilities across arts and culture, community infrastructure, sport and recreation, and disaster readiness.

The grants are made possible by the Clubgrants Category 3 Fund which re-invests profits from registered clubs’ gaming machines into a statewide funding pool for large-scale community projects.

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FLOOD SIREN WARNING TESTING IN TENTERFIELD THE Tenterfield Shire Council has been upgrading the Tenterfield flood warning system, with financial assistance from the NSW Government through the Office of Environment and Heritage Floodplain Management Programme.

The Council is in the final stages of the upgrade, and started testing of the new sirens on Monday 18th January.

“Council would like to advise residents that no action needs to be taken on their behalf,” it said.

“Once the system is operational, Council, in conjunction with the SES, will be running some informational sessions on what to do if you hear the sirens, along with a general flood awareness campaign.”

“Council are also excited to inform residents that, as part of this project, the rainfall and creek/dam level information will be made available to the community.”

Further information on how to access this data will be made available when the system is fully operational.

Image: Flood sirens tested in Tenterfield (stock photo)

Senior tech issues solved by youngsters SENIORS across the Coffs Coast who need help with their technology have the chance to learn new skills at Coffs Harbour Library branches with the help of local youngsters.

The free one-on-one sessions are funded through the State Library and connect tech-savvy teens from Youngster.co with technically challenged, older community members.

Bridging the gap between generations, the sessions not only empower elders to use technology better but also provide job opportunities and experience for young people in the area.

Youngsters are smart, local people who know about current technology and are happy to have a chat.

“I’m delighted to see an initiative that allows our young people to be employed doing something they enjoy while helping our older community members to become more technologically self-sufficient,” said Coffs Harbour mayor, Councillor Denise Knight.

“As we’ve all become more reliant on technology for daily tasks

and connecting with our friends and families, especially during the pandemic it is important that we all have easy access to technological support and guidance.”

Over 20 minutes seniors have the opportunity to have any specific questions answered to get the most out of digital devices including computers, tables and smart phones.

It is hoped the service will enable seniors to better access everyday technology to use important services, conduct personal business and socialise.

One-on-One Tech Savvy Senior Sessions Free 20 minute bookings between 10am to 12 noon.

Toormina Library: Tuesday 19 & Friday 29 January Woolgoolga Library: Wednesday 20 & 27 January Coffs Harbour Library: Monday 18, 25 January & 1 February Free but bookings essential at: www. libraries.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au or simply call Coffs Harbour Libraries at 6648 4900.

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LOCAL PROPERTY MARKET REMAINS STRONG

CHIEF Auctioneer of Ray White NSW Alex Pattaro (pictured), who spent the majority of last year adapting to the new way of auctioning, discusses how despite all odds with the pandemic - a home in the Northern Rivers sold for $1million over the reserve price.

What changes have you noticed during auctions with bidding, attendance, etc throughout last year?

We have seen an increase in competition since the start of the pandemic.

Crowd attendance is circa 40 attendees, all remaining

socially distant. First-home buyers started making a comeback to the market.

Auctions are opening up with ease with buyers coming out of the blocks fast, early on.

Our auction day clearance rate is currently performing better than the auction campaign clearance rate.

Buyer activity has remained aligned with pre pandemic figures. Auctions are up year on year.

Do you have an auction story from the thick of the COVID-19 period that stands out?

Ray White Murwillumbah -

53 registered bidders – online auction. 3222 Kyogle Road, Mount Burrell. Sold for $2,000,000.

We obtained 53 registered bidders and saw circa 100 people tuning in for this Northern Rivers gem. Most of the industry thought that online auctions would be too difficult to manage and couldn’t control the

online environment. We saw bidding start from $700,000 and race past reserve selling for a huge $1m over the reserve price and price expectations.

What is your view on the auction outlook for NSW over the next couple of months?

Despite recent media

announcements, the market remains positive. 6.5/10 properties are selling under the hammer every week indicating the strength in the market. We anticipate even higher auction volume over the coming months as we see this as the only method of sale that gives buyers and sellers confidence in knowing true market value.

Home expo participants win staycations PRACTICAL actions and ideas from 14 online workshops at the 2020 Tweed Sustainable Living Home Expo have inspired participants to take action to be kinder to the Earth and to reduce their carbon footprint.

Across the 14 online workshops, participants described nearly 100 significant ways they can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save money on food, water, fuel and electricity bills, create comfortable homes, grow productive backyards, encourage native wildlife and strengthen the community’s response and resilience to climate change.

By pledging to do what she can to reduce her family’s greenhouse gas emissions, Kynnumboon’s Rachael Sanderson won a holiday at a Tweed Holiday Park.

Ms Sanderson registered for three webinars during the Home Expo: Solar At Your Place, Who Gives A Cluck (backyard chickens) and Waterwise Gardening.

“I found the expo very

interesting because there were subjects which we had a direct interest in,” Ms Sanderson said.

“We have been thinking about getting solar panels for our place so it was good to hear information on what is best suited for us. I have 17 chickens at home so I was very interested in gaining some tips to keep them healthy and happy and since there was a web session on water wise gardening straight after, I signed in for that.”

“We live on tank water and with three children, it was good to hear what could be done to save water.”

To win a staycation voucher at a Tweed Holiday Park worth $350, Ms Sanderson pledged to continue her water saving measures such as using grey water on her gardens, being careful with water use and being more ‘direct’ in her watering – not simply spraying an area but concentrating water to specific plants.

“We have been speaking about getting away so when

the call came through to say we had won a break, it was very exciting,” she said.

“We have a caravan and love going to Hastings Point so what we are thinking is that we may break it up a little and maybe spend some time at Hastings and time at Pottsville.”

Ms Sanderson wasn’t the only one who will be holidaying on the Tweed Coast due to their pledge commitments to reduce carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e) emissions.

Other winners of Tweed Holiday Park vouchers were Jacinta Bennett, Andrew Barry and Karen Moores.

Among the pledged actions to reduce carbon footprints and support local wildlife were commitments to calculate household carbon footprints, install curtains to produce more efficient heating and cooling, calculate household carbon footprints to reduce emissions and to learn more to identify and humanely deal with backyard cane toads.

Looking forward to spending time at a Tweed Holiday Park after winning one of four staycations at the 2020 Sustainable Living Home Expo are Emilia, Rachael and Emmett Sanderson from Kynnumboon.

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Jonson Lane calls for dining, wellbeing and retail operators CONSTRUCTION is underway on the approved development opposite the Byron Butter Factory Apartments and Byron Music on Jonson Street in Byron Bay. Now known as Jonson Lane, the mixed-use precinct will contribute toward the activation of southern Jonson Street, a priority identified in the Byron Town Centre Master Plan.

A range of tenants are now sought to occupy the ground floor, with the two upper levels housing 28 apartments.

“There are so many inspired operators here in Byron Bay and throughout the Northern Rivers” said Agent Kath Vaubell. “From start-ups to our renowned gems, the talent and potential is phenomenal.

Byron does independent retailing really well, and Jonson Lane will provide the opportunity to expand on that”.

The fourteen available tenancies within the Jonson Lane precinct range from 40m2 to 350m2 and encompass health and wellness, food and beverage and lifestyle retail.

The overall precinct is anchored by an open intensely planted courtyard and laneway.

“As you arrive in to town

via the new bypass a vista is offered into the heart of the courtyard, showcasing the retail spaces” outlined Jade Myers from Myers Ellyett Architects. “So providing an environment enhanced by nature became even more important.

“We have designed in vine walls, podium planters, two storey green walls, deep soil

and streetscape planting. A continuous pergola along Jonson and Browning Streets will be adorned with further planting to provide shade, comfort and invite people into the laneway experience. The courtyard will be a sanctuary for shoppers, workers, residents and those passing through”.

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car parks dedicated to the commercial precinct with electric charging for both cars and bicycles will make visiting this end of the Byron CBD easier. Tenants will have fit out access from December 2021 with lease commencement March 2022.

“We are seeking a vibrant combination of operators that lift the spirits of those who

visit as well as all who live and work at Jonson Lane” said Kath Vaubell. “If you think you could be one of the Jonson Lane people we would love to hear from you”.

Operators interested in finding out more about Jonson Lane can contact Kath on 0415 410633 or visit www. jonsonlane.com.au

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A ONE-WAY traffic trial is coming to Centennial Circuit in the Byron Arts and Industry Estate.

During the trial, traffic will circulate in a clockwise direction from Brigantine to Wollongbar Streets.

The trial will run for six months.

During this time Byron Shire is encouraging users

to give the Council feedback on how they are finding the changes.

The one-way traffic trial will start in the last weekend of February 2021.

“You can help us out by telling us about your experience of the circuit now,” a Council spokesman said.

“Council’s planning team will be visiting

businesses in the area starting next week.

If you wish to speak directly to one of our team members call 02 6626 7053.”

For more information and to give feedback people can visit the Council’s website: www. yoursaybyronshire.com. au/centennial-circuitone-way-trial

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BOOST FOR BUYERS AND BUILDING INDUSTRY ESSENTIAL

By Alexis Galloway THE Housing Industry Association (HIA) estimates that the extension of HomeBuilder, a Government initiative to encourage new builds and renovations, will help generate an additional $6 billion in construction work boosting economic activity and supporting hundreds of thousands of workers directly says HIA managing director Graham Wolfe.

A previous forecast carried out by HIA identified what the significant drop in housing demand would look like this year as the HomeBuilder projects finished, however as a result of the extension, Mr Wolfe said it would ensure demand was carried forward and activity would continue throughout the year.

“HIA estimates that the extension will see at least 12,000 more new housing projects and a further 3,000 to 5,000 major renovation projects, take up the scheme.

“This extension brings welcome certainty and stability that will allow the Australian housing market to push forward into 2022, regain its pre-COVID confidence and maintain a steady supply of housing at an affordable rate for Australians.

“It has exceeded industry’s expectations for both new home projects and renovation work.

HomeBuilder has generated jobs in construction, manufacturing and retail, supported Australians to take up home ownership and will continue to underpin the Australian economy in 2021 and beyond.”

A recent online survey conducted by the ANZ/Property Council revealed a strong improvement in assurance across the industry with 79 per cent of operating developers in the residential sector feeling the HomeBuilder

scheme would have a positive impact on their business over the next quarter.

Property Council of Australia chief executive, Ken Morrison, said the return to pre-pandemic confidence levels would be critical in supporting the Australian economy this year.

“Property is our biggest industry and employer, and higher levels of confidence across our industry are good for the whole economy.

“There’s no doubt that

Commonwealth and state and territory government economic stimulus and business support measures have done their job in supporting our industry and the economy through the worst impact of COVID-19.

“Even as stimulus measures are being wound back, critical industry confidence metrics such as forward work and staffing across all markets surveyed have returned to strongly positive results.”

Home - a priority for youth

By Alexis Galloway

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST – NSW HEALTH

Membership – Local Health District and Specialty Network Boards The NSW Government is inviting applications from people interested in becoming a member of a Local Health District or Specialty Network Board.

provide,” Mrs Mitchell said.

“Home loan interest rates are at historic lows, which is great news for first home buyers.

“The fact that first home buyers can now access the most competitive home loan rates on record and unprecedented levels of government support such as grants and schemes provides compelling incentives to act on property ownership dreams.”

While property affordability remains a significant concern,

the COVID-19 crisis has caused a shift in priorities. The research found that saving money is now rated as the highest priority for young people. In order to save and buy sooner, 60.2% are reducing their spending, 58.5% are adding more to their saving accounts, and 43.4% are applying for government grants for first-home buyers.

A majority of respondents (85.9%) have changed saving and spending behaviour since the pandemic, with 7 in 10 intending to maintain these habits.

The Boards are responsible for overseeing an effective governance and risk management framework for the district/network, setting strategic directions, ensuring high standards of professional and ethical conduct are maintained, involving providers and the community in decisions that affect them, monitoring service delivery and financial performance against targets and holding the district/ network chief executive accountable for their performance.

Individuals should demonstrate the capacity to represent the interest of consumers of health services and the local community served by a district/network, and indicate any affiliations with universities, clinical schools or research centres, as well as skills and experience in one or more of the following areas: • • • • • • •

corporate governance; health management/health administration; business /financial management /public administration; clinical practice/provision of health services to patients; expertise, knowledge or experience in relation to Aboriginal health; understanding of local community issues; understanding of or experience in primary health care.

Accepted applications will be included on the NSW Health Board Register for Local Health District and Specialty Network Boards. The Register will be used to fill vacancies on Local Health District and Specialty Network Boards during 2021 and 2022.

To apply, individuals need to complete an expression of interest indicating their skills and experience relevant to the role by Sunday 28 February 2021.

For information and to obtain an Expression of Interest form visit: health.nsw.gov.au/eoiboards. For further information please call 1800 328 998.

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IT would seem the COVID-19 effect of having to become more of a homebody has had an impact on younger generations with research from Mortgage Choice revealing nearly 45% in a recent survey were more likely to want to purchase a home now, with a similar number feeling optimistic about achieving their ownership goals.

Chief executive officer Susan Mitchell (pictured)outlined that the pandemic had given everyone a ‘wake-up call’ and for young people, it was to focus their attention on financial goals.

“Despite the challenges of getting into the property market, young people are not giving up on the great Australian dream. In times of uncertainty, it is human nature to want stability, and this is what investing in property can

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Preserving Coffs Harbour history

Museum curator Jo Besley and cultural collections officer Shana Satyanand celebrating the Community Heritage Grant.

COFFS Harbour Regional Museums most precious items will be thoroughly preserved for generations to come thanks to a $6,000 federal Community Heritage Grant.

The funding, announced by the National Library, allows more regional and community organisations across the country to care for and manage their own collections so significant items have a longer life and can be made available to the public.

Coffs Museum curator Jo Besley said the grant assists with the preservation of locally owned but nationally significant collections of publicly assessable materials including artefacts, letters, diaries, maps, photographs and audio-visual material.

“We received $6,000 for a Preservation Needs Assessment where a conservation expert will come and study our collection and make recommendations about preserving the most important items we have,” explains curator, Jo Besley.

“This follows our successful grant in 2019 for a significance assessment

of the collection, which highlighted the themes and stories our collection tells, the most significant items and the future direction of the collection.”

She said the grant was a welcome boost to efforts to prepare the collection and develop exhibitions to be incorporated into the new, larger Regional Museum as part of the future Cultural and Civic Space.

“The collection embodies a wide range of material of historical significance and several items are rare survivors of Coffs Harbour’s past which could benefit from conservation treatment, so they can be displayed and enjoyed by visitors into the future,” Jo added.

The grant program is funded through the Office of the Arts in the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, administered by the National Library of Australia, and supported by the National Archives of Australia, the National Museum of Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive.

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FLINDERS UNIVERSITY AND INNOVAGEING PARTNER FOR CARING FUTURES FLINDERS University has teamed up with innovAGEING, the nation’s first innovation network for age services, in a partnership with Flinders’ Caring Futures Institute – Australia’s first fully dedicated research centre for the study of self-care and caring solutions – and the Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death & Dying.

“This is an empowering alliance which will further highlight the importance and impact of innovation in aged care,” Merlin Kong, Head of innovAGEING said.

“The act of caring is part of the heart and soul of better ageing in Australia and we are excited to be able to promote opportunities across innovAGEING’s national network to link with Flinders in commercialisation initiatives, trials and research.

“We are also thrilled that leaders from Flinders’ Caring Futures Institute and Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death & Dying will take part in innovAGEING’s Expert-in-Residence program.”

Professor Sue Gordon, Strategic Professor, Chair of Restorative Care in Ageing, College of Nursing & Health Sciences, and Professor Jennifer Tieman, Director Research, Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying, and CareSearch Director, Palliative and Supportive Services, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, will join the Expert-inResidence program.

Professor Gordon says the MOU is vital.

“As an academic with a co-funded role between ACH Group, an aged care service provider, and Flinders University I welcome the opportunity to work with the experts-in-residence for positive innovation across the ageing sector,” she said.

“It is only by sharing ideas and working together that scalable and sustainable solutions can be developed for better care of all older Australians.”

Professor Tieman says she is looking forward to working together.

“As director of a research centre looking at the realities of ageing, caring, dying and grieving on individuals, systems and societies, I welcome this opportunity to collaborate with innovAGEING,” Professor Tieman said.

“There is a clear need for innovation, technology, connection and interdisciplinary engagement to drive our future.”

Professor Alison Kitson, Vice President and Executive Dean of the University’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and Foundation Director of the Caring Futures Institute, said Flinders University was delighted to be joining the innovAGEING network.

“Through Flinders’ Caring Futures Institute and its Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death & Dying, we see the linking up of our work in the co-design and study of innovative self-care and caring solutions,” she said.

“Joining with Australia’s innovation network for age services will have huge potential for the communities we serve.”

Mr Kong said the linkages with Flinders University began almost two years ago.

“In February 2019, Flinders University and innovAGEING partnered to deliver Care Hack, a hackathon to reimagine aged care,” he said.

“From this successful event, we are determined to build on the exciting potential of partnerships to help make Australia the best place to age in the world.”

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FLYING RICCIARDO RAISES FUNDS FOR THE KIDS’ CANCER PROJECT NSW leading greyhound Flying Ricciardo and trainer, Kristy Sultana, will use the current break in racing to raise funds for The Kids’ Cancer Project.

Collaborating with the Merch Fan Co, Flying Ricciardo’s team have produced a t-shirt which will see over $20 from each sale go direct to The Kids’ Cancer Project. Founded in 1993, The Kids’ Cancer Project is an independent national charity supporting childhood cancer research.

Their mission is to support bold science that has the greatest chance of clinical success to improve childhood cancer treatments.

With a vision of seeing a 100% survival rate for children with cancer while eradicating the harmful impacts treatment can bring.

The cause is close to those in the Flying Ricciardo camp, with family friends Pete and Emma Freney experiencing the benefits of The Kids’ Cancer Project work with son Baxter. More information about Baxter’s

story can be found at https://www.facebook.com/ baxterfreney

With the t-shirt having been available for the last fortnight, Flying Ricciardo’s

owner and trainer, Kristy Sultana, said the response so far was positive.

“Given Christmas and New Year, we have been pleased with the response and purchases so far. But we want to sell more, for Baxter and all of the families impacted by childhood cancer,” Sultana said.

“I have been around greyhounds my whole life, and Ricci (Flying Ricciardo) has already provided us with so many opportunities. We want to use his following to do positive things and this is the first of those.

“Greyhound racing is often perceived as an old bloke’s game, but the reality is there are so many young people and particularly women who are involved. This (greyhound racing) isn’t something you can do half hearted, you spend so much time, money and energy on these members of your life. I hope from all of this, people can see that,” Sultana added.

In conjunction with the NSW Greyhound Breeder, Owners and Trainers

Association (NSW GBOTA), who operate racing at Wentworth Park, purchasers of the limited t-shirts will receive free entry to Flying Ricciardo’s next Group race final performance at the Glebe circuit.

“We want to see people supporting the Kids’ Cancer Project and filling the Wenty grandstand cheering Flying Ricciardo on at his next big race. We are fortunate that Steve Noyce and his team at Wentworth Park are behind us with this concept,” Sultana said.

“Greyhounds are wonderful athletes and companions, seeing Baxter enjoy his time with Ricci, knowing we can bring attention to the great work of The Kids’ Cancer Project is wonderful.

“We hope Ricci will be back on the track soon and people can proudly wear their t-shirts, which are now available for order from - https://merchfan.co/ products/flying-ricciardokids-cancer-project-t-shirt,” Sultana said.

STILL National Still Life Awards open at Coffs Gallery ENTRIES are open for the biennial Still National Still Life Awards for 2021.

The Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery announced its call for entries for the biennial, acquisitive award of $30,000 for the major winner and $5,000 for the People’s Choice this week with entries open from January 18 through to April 12.

Now in its third year and coinciding with the Gallery’s 20th Anniversary, STILL has developed a strong profile despite being a relative newcomer on the arts landscape, cementing Coffs Harbour’s place on the national arts map.

The contemporary art prize is open to all mediums and artists at all stages of their career, with the genre of still life offering fertile ground for the exploration of themes that pertain to our very existence.

“STILL National Still Life Award enables artists to dig deep into themes of life and death, the passage of time, the nature of objects and observations of our personal environments,” explains Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery’s Cath Fogarty.

“After a year of fires,

STILL judge Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE. floods, pandemics and time indoors during lockdown, we anticipate that this year’s finalists will be offering up some very interesting reflections on still life through their art making.”

As in 2017 and 2019, the gallery team is confident the award will attract hundreds

of entries from around the country and will include sculpture, printmaking, installation, painting, ceramics, photography and video – all highlighting the diversity and vitality of still life in Australian contemporary art practice.

It’s always a challenge to

select the 50-60 finalists who make up the exhibition. It’s always a wonderful surprise to see the works entered for consideration.

Today the Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery continues to attract high profile judges for the award.

“Our upcoming judge

in 2021 is Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE, Director of Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art. We are thrilled to be able to welcome her to Coffs Harbour in August for the judging and exhibition opening,” adds Ms Fogarty.

Ms Macgregor is renowned for her ongoing commitment to engaging new audiences for the work of living artists, successfully transforming the MCA into a thriving public gallery and securing major redevelopment including a National Centre for Creative Learning. Her contribution to the arts was recognised with the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award in 2008 and an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2011.

A signature event in the cultural calendar of the region, STILL National Still Life Award has a wide-ranging audience demographic from curious community members to avid art lovers.

Entries are accepted online from 18 January and close 12 April.

Artistsfind out more at coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/ gallery

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“Leemo’s View”

CONVENTION TO WRITE HOME ABOUT

“LEEMO has views on just about anything” are so dammed lucky, how come our little car is still not working... well, Smarty Pants Leemo...explain that.”

Hmmm...I had to think about this and draw deeply on my magical cat powers...I did deep breathing, chanting humming sounds and speculated about this intensely...

SUDDENLY, it came to me...”Well, Mum, why did you buy a car made in China and now that it is broken you can’t get the part to make it better...

Hi...Leemo Cat back...I are you completely totally ridiculously have been doing an dumb?” OMG I enormous amount of think I said the wrong reading and research words. ‘Mum Jane’ of late, and I have burst into tears and informed ‘Mum Jane’ yelled at the ceiling about the reality of history with regards to and kicked the floor... the feline species, and it was quite frightful. I wondered if I should advised her I am not fetch her a glass of being accorded the respect and adoration wine…or just give her a big lick on the face... due to me. Well...can the thrashing limbs you imagine, ‘Mum Jane’ has learned MY deterred me from the latter. Crikey...even trick of casting her with my magical cat eyes to the heavens, rolling over 2-3 times, powers I could not solve this scenario. I sticking her legs in decided I should just the air and going to hum and purr in a sleep? At the same chanting way to calm time pressing a her, and gradually small machine that approach her with lets her play music gentle pats and licks. or watch television It really didn’t work... and ignore me. I was Mum opened one eye not putting up with saying “Leemo, WHY this and TOLD her can’t you be like ‘Bob to pay attention and the Cat’ who saved his listen to what I had to owner James Bowen say. “Mum, did you realise that Egyptians from heroin addiction?

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THE Tweed will have a unique opportunity to showcase what it has to offer when the region hosts the Australian Society of Travel Writers’ (ASTW) 2021 Convention later this year.

The ASTW Convention is a highlight on the travel media calendar, with up to 200 writers, editors, photographers and influencers, along with product and destination publicists, coming together to meet, network, share and celebrate their work.

The Tweed was selected to host the major national event based on a proposal submitted by the Tweed Tourism Company that offered an invitation to meet and take in the region’s stunning coast and valley settings, to discover its artisan food and drink, strong arts scene, UNESCO World Heritage nature and array of wellness businesses.

The Tweed Tourism Company is responsible for promoting tourism in the Tweed and is contracted by Council to promote the Tweed as a tourism destination, identify new tourism opportunities and operate Visitor Information Centres.

The Convention Programme includes conference sessions, social functions, pre- and postfamiliarisation opportunities and the ASTW’s Annual Gala Awards Dinner.

President of the ASTW, Elisa Elwin, said that the association was excited to be partnering with the Tweed Tourism Company for the 2021 event.

“The excellent Tweed team submitted a stand-out proposal for the 2021 AGM and Convention addressing all our requirements and going above and beyond our expectations for a destination,” Ms Elwin said.

Tweed Tourism Company General Manager Brad Nardi said the Tweed has been given a great opportunity to showcase its offerings to some of Australia’s leading travel media.

“The Tweed has some of the country’s most-talked-about and awarded experiences, from hatted restaurants and leading arts offerings to nature trails taking in Gondwana-era rainforest,” Mr Nardi said.

“The Tweed ASTW Convention will be based at Mantra on Salt Beach and the programme will include a stunning welcome event at Husk Distillers, morning wellness offerings by the beach and a packed familiarisations offering for media delegates to choose from.”

The ASTW 2021 Convention will be held in the Tweed from the 14th to the 16th of October 2021.

Broadheads Road closure at Leeville DURING recent heavy rain a 2 metre sinkhole developed on Broadheads Road at Leeville on the approach to Ball Creek Bridge, forcing the closure of the road between Mongogarie Road and Skaines Road due to safety concerns.

An investigation by bridge engineers has concluded that a temporary measure, such as backfilling the void, would be ineffective, and a longer-term solution is required.

Regretfully, this means the road will be closed for at least three weeks until permanent repairs can be carried out.

These repairs will likely involve the installation of sheet piles, which need to manufactured offsite, which will protect the bridge approaches from further scouring.

While Broadheads Road is closed, an alternate route around the site is available via Shannon Brook Road / Summerland Way

and Mongogarie Road.

The Council says it will continue to provide updates as the situation progresses.

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THIS ONE HUNDRED ACRE PROPERTY IS NEW TO THE MARKET AND OFFERS PLENTY! Features include: • Main dwelling is 4 x bedroom brick home with ensuite, double LUG and built in 2007 • Second dwelling is 2 x bedroom with study, weatherboard home with carport • 100 acres of undulating fenced land • 5 x rainwater tanks (Approx 30,000 gallons) • 6 x dams (4 x spring fed) • 5 x bay shed with LUG • Divided into 13 paddocks • All weather accessible cattle yards • Huge machinery shed

THAT’S right all this is contained on the one property - only 20 minutes from either Casino or Kyogle in the sort after area of Stratheden.

The main house has 4 bedrooms, a large open plan kitchen, dining and family room. Separate lounge room, 3-way main bathroom and built-in robes in all bedrooms (including walk-in robe in main bed). There is a BBQ area at the rear, a second washroom in the garage and the house has full length

wrap around verandahs.

The second dwelling is a quaint two bedroom , one study weatherboard home which was re-located to the property in the early 90’s. This home has gas appliances including gas hot water, air conditioning and built-in robes in the bedrooms.

There is a large machinery shed which has several open bays and also a fully lockable storage shed and garage.

The property is easily drivable with

all 13 paddocks easy to drive too.

The 6 dams are located in various paddocks with the majority of paddocks being pasture improved. The property would carry approximately 40 breeders with progeny and the cattle yards are located adjacent to the roadway on the western boundary.

This property has a lot to offer and due to its location, the 2 homes and the quality of the land there will be a lot of interest!

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SPRING VALLEY FARM - 250 BREEDERS SPRING VALLEY is located 24.5km south of the township of Casino in an area known as Mongogarie, situated on the far north coast of New South Wales.

There are 1,387 hectares (3,428 acres) comprising of 18 titles with six dwelling opportunities, 2 houses and significant farm infrastructure.

The property has been divided into 17 paddocks and 9 holding paddocks,

all containing stock watering points. All paddocks have access to a lane-way system leading back to the 300 head cattle yard complex.

Four sheds, 500 sq metres in total, provide workshop areas and storage for farm machinery, motor vehicles and equipment.

The main homestead is a three bedroom home built in the early 1900’s.

The home has ducted air conditioning, a separate lounge room and a formal dining area. The large verandahs have been enclosed providing further areas for a study/office, sun-room or extra bedrooms.

The second house on the property is about 100 metres from the main homestead and will be sold fully furnished.

In summary, Spring Valley Farm has consistently produced high quality, 100% grass-fed beef for the consumer and prides itself on operating a highly desirable sustainable agri-ecosystem.

The 3,428-acre eastern fall beef cattle property is ideally located within the Northern Rivers area and is available for inspection by appointment.

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area or a small cropping or beef production holding. The property consists of 485 acres with 2 residences, 3 freehold titles (2/234148, 1/724332 & 1/706079) and has a 60-70” annual rainfall.

The main homestead, architecturally designed, features 4 bedrooms, en-suite off main, plus a media room and an office, it is airconditioned and also has a kitchen area off the beautiful entertainment space, with pizza oven, surrounding the large in-ground pool and spa. A perfect spot to enjoy your morning coffee or to unwind and relax at the end of the day. Other features include an outdoor shower and bathroom facility, a full security system and a four bay garage. A fully self-contained, 1 bedroom unit which is airconditioned is also off the main residence.

The second residence is a 2 bedroom plus sleepout timber home located on another section of the property. “Southplains” also has the convenience of a School bus that runs past the doorstep and High School pick up’s are just minutes away to all High Schools in the area.

There is also mail and garbage services at the front gate.

Dairy Infrastructure Includes: Dairy, 40 unit double herringbone dairy with auto cup removers, computerized blanket grain feeders and auto machine wash.

100mx15m wide California style feed pad, dry scraper pad 1 to 2m slope for drainage, holds up to 350 head.

Concrete walkway up to the dairy.

Bolted L shape bunker, 80x10mx3m high.

20x15 split level machinery shed with concrete floor & 3 phase power.

1600 tonne silage.

Commodity shed near feed bunker.

The property has the capacity to milk up to 440 cows and approximately 350 acres can be ploughed. Paddocks are in a rotational grazing system, with 12 each side of the flats and a further series of paddocks on the top side which are utilised as part of the rotational feeding regime. 350 acres is covered by irrigation.

The property has water storage from tanks as well as from the river with water filters enclosed. Water licenses: 455 MEG & 15 MEG Stock domestic. Southplains is nearly a complete property drought proof operation.

All inclusive dairy milk production figures will be made available only on the signing of a confidentiality agreement. The property has very good reputation as a high producer of milk with up to 2 million litres in full production and is contracted to Norco which is Australian owned. Property inspections will be available from Monday, 18th January 2021.

For Expressions Of Interest There Are 4 Options On Offer: Southplains can be bought as a WIWO basis with all machinery and dairy cattle included in the sale.

Property can be purchased without machinery & cattle.

Property can be purchased with cattle only.

Property can be purchased with machinery only.

Expressions Of Interest Close At 5pm Friday, 12th February 2021 BANGALOW - 4/2 Byron Street

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One of the absolute joys of summer is the extended quizzes that appear in all our papers both big and small that make lazy brunches in the garden a more entertaining fare. So think of this fun show out of the UK as training ground for the coming weekend – you never know what obscure fact will stick to make you the quiz-master of your own household. Host Jimmy Carr (pictured) puts celebrity guests Rob Beckett, Roisin Conaty, Nish Kumar, Katherine Ryan, Oti Mabuse and Rob Brydon through their paces to recall the oddest oddities you can imagine, with questions compiled

by Jon Snow, Charles Dance and a group of children from a London primary school.

Fun for all.

With cooking competitions, chefs promoting new cookbooks and foodie travelogues from all over the world, there’s no shortage of food-focused television, and tonight QI is getting in on the act. Sharing a table with host Sandi Toksvig are comedians Alan Davies (above), Mark Watson, Sara Pascoe and Phill Jupitus. They’ll be chowing down on fun facts and dispelling all manner of restaurant-related misconceptions, ranging from the power of rice to calorie counting, the psychology of cutlery and Ronald McDonald. In a highlight of the series, they are joined by Julian the Magnificent, who trains Toksvig in the art of sabrage, that is, opening a champagne bottle with a sword.

THE BIG FAT QUIZ OF EVERYTHING

SATURDAY

TODDLERS BEHAVING (VERY) BADLY

WIN, 7pm

Move over Supernanny, Laura Amies (above) is the next-generation child whisperer, or in this case ‘toddler tamer’, and is hellbent on helping (rescuing?) desperate British families with their unruly youngsters. Not willing to just accept the label of the ‘terrible twos’ or ‘toddler tantrums’, Amies uses well-researched tools to help families create structure and boundaries in the hope of creating a little more harmony in each household.

In tonight’s premiere, Amies is on hand to help the parents of escape artist James, sleep-resisting Riley and Callis, whose temper tantrums are terrorising his family.

A must-watch for any one with littlies in their lives.

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FRIDAY, January 22 ABC TV (2) 6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings.

10.00 Rick Stein’s Secret France. (R) 11.00 Judi Dench’s Wild Borneo Adventure. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Rock ‘N’ Roll Guns For Hire: The Story Of The Sidemen.

(Mal, R) 2.35 The Ex-PM. (Mls, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Back Roads. (R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (R) 6.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery: Louis Theroux. (PG, R) Julia spends a day with Louis Theroux.

6.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Dr Karl Kruszelnicki. (PG, R) Anh Do paints a portrait of Dr Karl Kruszelnicki.

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

7.30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat.

Nigella prepares recipes using anchovies.

8.00 Vera. (Mv, R) A businessman’s murder is investigated.

9.35 Mystery Road. (Mal, R) Marley’s safe return brings both relief and elation to the town and his family.

10.25 State Of The Union. (PGl, R) 10.35 ABC Late News.

10.55 Barracuda. (Ml, R) 11.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 America In Colour. (PGavw, R) 2.55 Railway Journeys UK. (PG, R) 3.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 4.30 US Railroad Journeys. (PG, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

(PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Girl Happy.

(1965, G, R) 2.00 Surf Patrol. (PG, R) 2.30 Border Security: America’s Front Line. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today.

9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 MOVIE: Falling In Love. (1984, PGa, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Headline News. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 I’m A Celebrity…

Get Me Out Of Here! (PGal, R) 2.30 Entertainment Tonight.

3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

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

7.30 Planet Of Treasures: Latin America. (PG) 8.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Daniel Radcliffe. (Return) Actor Daniel Radcliffe delves into his family’s roots and uncovers a World War I love story.

9.40 Hitler’s Supercars. (PGa, R) Charts the rise of Germany’s Silver Arrows.

10.35 SBS World News Late.

11.05 8 Out Of 10 Cats. (M, R) 11.55 Versailles. (Malsv, R) 2.10 Elizabeth At 90. (PG, R) 3.50 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.00 CGTN English News.

5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 PRIME7 News.

6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Better Homes: Australia’s Most Amazing Homes: Vintage Twist. (PG, R) 8.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Staff are given reason to suspect a bomb is in someone’s luggage and the airport is shut down.

8.30 MOVIE: Unknown. (2011, Masv, R) A man wakes from a coma to discover someone has stolen his identity and he must reclaim it. Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones.

10.50 MOVIE: Run All Night.

(2015, MA15+nv, R) A hitman helps his estranged son flee a crime boss. Liam Neeson, Ed Harris.

1.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Country House Hunters Australia. Catriona Rowntree helps people find their perfect home in the Australian countryside.

8.30 MOVIE: Cast Away. (2000, Ma, R) A workaholic executive who becomes stranded on a deserted tropical island after a plane crash finds himself tested to his physical and psychological limits as he struggles to survive. Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Nick Searcy.

11.20 MOVIE: Transcendence.

(2014, Mav, R) Johnny Depp.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Global Shop.

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

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

7.30 The Living Room. (PG, R) Barry and the gang help a couple whose Central Coast home has one big brown flaw, the bathroom.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show.

(Mals) Graham Norton chats with actors Rebel Wilson, Keeley Hawes and Noel Clarke, TV presenter Ant Middleton and director M. Night Shyamalan. Music from English singer-songwriter Jake Bugg.

10.30 The Project. (R) Waleed Aly, Lisa Wilkinson, Claire Hooper and Susie Youssef take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

11.30 WIN’s All Australian News.

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. 7.15 Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 MOVIE: The Delinquents. (1989, M) 10.30 Brush With Fame. 11.00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces.

11.45 Catalyst. 12.45am Parks And Recreation. 1.10 Reno 911! 1.30 Plebs. (Final) 1.55 The IT Crowd.

2.20 News Update. 2.25 Close. 5.00 The Day Henry Met. 5.05 Little Princess. 5.20 Sarah & Duck. 5.25 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.35 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. Noon Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Rostelecom Cup. Replay. 2.05 Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath. 2.55 Hunting Hitler. 3.45 WorldWatch.

5.10 Only Connect. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Abandoned. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 The Lesbian Guide To Straight Sex. 10.10 Housos. 11.10 Monogamish. 12.10am News. 12.35 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz.

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

7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Easy Eats. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 Poirot. 5.20 Heartbeat.

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Planet Earth II. 8.40 MOVIE: The Untouchables. (1987, M) 11.05 MOVIE: Blow Out. (1981, M) 1.05am TV Shop: Home Shopping.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Mission: Impossible. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder.

10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 11.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. Noon Star Trek. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Mission: Impossible.

3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 11.30 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs.

1.10pm Get It Together! 2.55 Operation Ouch!

3.35 Horrible Histories. 4.05 Odd Squad. (Final) 4.30 Almost Never. 5.00 The Demon Headmaster.

5.30 School Of Rock. 5.50 Sadie Sparks. 6.05 Dragons: Race To The Edge. 6.30 Step Up To The Plate. 7.15 Teenage Boss. 7.50 Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 8.10 Slugterra. 8.30 Voltron: Legendary Defender. 8.55 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. 9.20 Radiant. 9.45 The Legend Of Korra. 10.05 Close. 5.40am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Wings Of Desire.

Continued. (1987, PG, German) 7.35 Ponyo. (2008) 9.35 Bandslam. (2009, PG) 11.40 Alpha. (2018, PG) 1.25pm A Monster Calls. (2016, PG) 3.25 The Straight Story. (1999, PG) 5.30 The Orator. (2011, PG, Samoan) 7.35 Charlie Wilson’s War. (2007, M) 9.30 The Big Short. (2015) 11.55 Tigermilk. (2017, MA15+, German) 1.55am Dede. (2017, M, Georgian) 3.45 A Separation. (2011, M, Farsi)

7MATE (63) 6am Home Shopping. 7.00 My

Fishing Place. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 Ice Road Truckers. 9.00 American Pickers. 10.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Swamp People. 1.00 Bushwhacked!

2.00 Storage Wars. 2.30 Pawn Stars. 3.30 The Grade Cricketer. 4.00 Timbersports. 4.30 Ice Road Truckers. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Rush Hour.

(1998, M) 9.35 MOVIE: Rush Hour 2. (2001, M) 11.35 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Dance Moms. Noon BattleBots. 2.00 Malcolm.

2.30 The Six Million Dollar Man. 3.30 The A-Team.

4.30 Knight Rider. 5.30 MOVIE: The Spy Next Door. (2010, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Get Smart. (2008, PG) 9.40 MOVIE: Blockers. (2018, MA15+) 11.40 HActresses. 12.40am Malcolm. 1.10 Rivals. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Turbo. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Pokémon. 4.30 Pokémon Journeys.

4.50 Mega Man: Fully Charged. 5.10 Bakugan: Battle Planet. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh!

PEACH (52) 6am Judging Amy. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 Fam. 8.30 Becker.

9.00 The King Of Queens. 10.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 11.00 Frasier. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Man With A Plan. 2.00 The King Of Queens. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond.

4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 MOVIE: Romy And Michele’s High School Reunion. (1997, M) 11.25 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs.

3pm ABC News Afternoons. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.15 Planet America. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. 10.00 The World. 10.30 Back Roads. 11.00 ABC Late News.

11.25 Foreign Correspondent. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.15 Planet America. 1.00 ABC Late News.

1.15 Four Corners. 2.00 DW News. 2.15 ABC News Overnight. 2.30 Landline Summer. 3.00 DW News.

3.30 DW Conflict Zone. 4.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. Noon MOVIE: Jedda. (1955, PG) 1.30 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 1.40 Message From Mungo. 2.55 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 3.00 Cities Of Gold.

3.25 Bushwhacked! 3.55 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Kriol Kitchen. 5.30 On Country Kitchen. 6.00 Talking Language. 6.30 Faboriginal. 7.00 NITV News: Nula.

7.30 MOVIE: Storm Boy. (1976) 9.00 Bedtime Stories. 9.10 Connection To Country. 10.10 MOVIE: Jedda. (1955, PG) 11.40 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am House Hunters Int. 6.30 House Hunters. 7.00 Barnwood Builders. 8.00 Garden Gurus. 8.30 The Block. 9.30 House Hunters Int. 10.30 House Hunters. 11.00 Open Homes Australia. Noon Fixer Upper. 1.00 House Hunters Int. 1.30 Fixer To Fabulous. 2.30 The Block. 4.00 We Bought The Farm. 4.30 House Hunters. 5.00 Raising House. 6.00 House Hunters International.

7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Stay Or Sell. 8.30 Instant Dream House. 9.30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt. 10.30 Pool Kings. 11.00 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53) 6am Headline News. 8.30

10.40 Sarah Graham: Food Safari. 11.05 Watts On The Grill. 11.30 Martha Bakes. Noon Nigella Bites. 12.30 Come Dine With Me UK. 1.30 Kitchen Hero. 2.00 Cook’s Pantry. 2.30 Lidia’s Italy. 3.00 Watts On The Grill. 3.30 How To Cook. 4.00 Sarah Graham: Food Safari. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Martha Bakes. 6.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 7.00 Nigellissima. 7.30 Made In Britain. 8.30 Rick Stein’s India. 9.40 River Cottage Australia. 10.35 Cook And The Chef. 11.05 Late Programs.

8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute.

9.30 NBC Today. Noon Room For Improvement.

12.30 The Outdoor Room. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey.

2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute.

3.30 Weekender. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Dog Patrol. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Selling Houses Australia. 10.30 Property Ladder UK. 11.45 Late Programs.

News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Summer Agenda. 11.00 Summer Agenda. Noon Summer Agenda. 1.00 Summer Agenda. 2.00 WIN News. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Best Of Alan Jones. 5.00 News.

6.00 NewsNight. 7.00 Fox Sports News. 7.30 Fox Sports News. 8.00 Inside The News. 9.00 Best Of Kenny On Media. 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, January 23 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Breakfast. 10.00 Rage.

(PG) 11.00 Rage Metallica Special. (PG) 12.00 ABC News. 12.30 Employable Me Australia. (Ml, R) 1.30 Agatha Christie’s Ordeal By Innocence.

(Malsv, R) 2.30 Boyer Lecture: Andrew Forrest.

(PG) 3.00 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. (R) 3.30 Dream Gardens. (PG, R) 4.00 Ask The Doctor.

(PG, R) 4.30 Landline Summer. (R) 5.00 Soccer.

A-League. Western United v Perth Glory.

6.00 WorldWatch. 6.30 Al Jazeera. 7.00 BBC News. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News.

8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Railway Journeys UK. (PG, R) 3.45 Gourmet Farmer. (R) 4.15 Remarkable Places To Eat. (PG, R) 5.25 Battle Of Crete.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 MOVIE: Angel Flight Down. (1996, G, R) 2.00 MOVIE: Joe Versus The Volcano. (1990, PGl, R) 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Easy Eats. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Destination WA. 12.30 Animal Embassy. (R) 1.00 World’s Greatest Animal Encounters. (PG, R) 2.00 MOVIE: Rocky IV. (1985, PGv, R) 3.50 Serengeti. (PG, R) 5.00 News: First At Five.

5.30 RBT. (PGl, R)

6.00 WhichCar. (PG, R) 6.30 Ent. Tonight. (PG, R) 7.00 Escape Fishing. (R) 7.30 All 4 Adventure.

(PG, R) 8.30 4x4 Adv. (R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Beyond The Fire. (PGa) 12.30 Left Off The Map. (R) 1.00 10 Minute Kitchen. (Premiere) 1.30 Healthy Homes Aust. (Final) 2.00 Jamie & The Nonnas. (R) 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet.

(R) 4.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 5.00 News.

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

7.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mav, R) Barnaby is less than impressed when Sarah drags him to a family friend’s wedding.

9.00 Endeavour. (Madv, R) Part 1 of 4. Morse investigates the death of a schoolgirl, but refuses to accept that the main suspect is guilty.

10.35 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) Sister Julienne is drawn into a family rift.

11.35 Deep Water. (Malv, R) The school trip takes an unexpected turn.

12.20 Rage Metallica Special. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Robson Green’s Australian Adventure: Queensland.

(PG, R) Part 4 of 4.

8.30 MOVIE: American Gangster.

(2007, MA15+dv, R) In the ’70s, a detective tries to catch a Harlem drug lord who has created a lucrative criminal empire.

Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe.

11.20 The Twelve. (MA15+ds, R) A cattle farmer testifies.

4.00 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.00 CGTN English News.

5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 50. Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers. From the MCG. 11.00 MOVIE: Blood Father.

(2016, MA15+lv, R) When a teenager is caught up in a drug deal gone wrong, she is forced to reach out to her estranged ex-con father in hopes he can protect her from the men who want her dead.

Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna.

1.00 Home Shopping.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Tipping Point. (PG) Hosted by Ben Shephard.

8.30 MOVIE: First Man. (2018, Ml) Takes a look at the life of astronaut Neil Armstrong, culminating with the Apollo 11 mission.

Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke.

11.20 MOVIE: Out Of The Furnace.

(2013, MA15+dvl, R) A man searches for his missing brother. Christian Bale.

1.30 Destination WA. (R) 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop.

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Wesley Impact. (R)

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) Monster waves lash Bondi.

7.00 Toddlers Behaving (Very) Badly. Part 1 of 3.

8.00 MOVIE: The Sapphires.

(2012, PGalsv, R) During the ’60s, four talented Aboriginal singers learn about love, friendship and war.

Miranda Tapsell, Deborah Mailman.

10.05 MOVIE: Motherhood.

(2009, MA15+l) A New Yorker throws a birthday party. Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards.

11.55 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

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. 7.15pm Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 2019 Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala. 10.30 Would I Lie To You? 11.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.25 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. (Final) 12.05am Mock The Week. 12.40 Absolutely Fabulous. 1.10 Escape From The City.

2.05 Comedy Up Late. 2.40 News Update. 2.45 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon SBS Courtside. 12.30 Basketball. NBA. San Antonio Spurs v Dallas Mavericks. 3.00 Insight.

4.00 WorldWatch. 5.30 Fear Itself With Alex Lee. 5.40 Monty Python’s Flying Circus. 6.15 Dynamo: Live. 7.30 The Last Man On Earth. 7.55 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The X-Files. 11.00 Takeshi’s Castle Indonesia. 12.20am MOVIE: Hard Paint. (2018, MA15+) 2.25 France 24. 3.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 NBC Today. 12.30pm Dog Patrol.

1.30 Sydney Weekender. 2.00 Creek To Coast.

2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Property Ladder UK. 5.30 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 12.30am The Fine Art Auction. 3.30 Sydney Weekender.

4.00 Creek To Coast. 4.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Newstyle Direct. 6.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 11.20 MOVIE: Number Seventeen.

(1932, PG) 12.40pm MOVIE: Carry On Cabby.

(1963, PG) 2.35 MOVIE: Ace In The Hole. (1951, PG) 4.50 MOVIE: Sabata. (1969, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: True Grit. (1969, PG) 9.40 MOVIE: The Return Of A Man Called Horse. (1976, M) 12.10am Gideon’s Way. 1.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 The Doctors. 10.00 Diagnosis Murder. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. Noon Star Trek: Enterprise. 1.00 Mission: Impossible. 2.00 iFish.

2.30 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 3.30 All 4 Adventure. 4.30 Mighty Machines. 5.00 Roads Less Travelled. 5.30 Scorpion. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 Hawaii Five-0. 11.20 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs.

4.05pm Operation Ouch! 4.30 Almost Never. 5.00 The Demon Headmaster. 5.30 School Of Rock. 5.50 Sadie Sparks. 6.05 Dragons: Race To The Edge.

6.30 Robot Wars. 7.40 Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 8.00 Slugterra. 8.20 Danger Mouse.

8.55 Total DramaRama. 9.10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.30 The Legend Of Korra. 9.55 Close.

5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Alpha.

(2018, PG) 7.45 Wings Of Desire. (1987, PG, German) 10.05 The Straight Story. (1999, PG) 12.10pm The Orator. (2011, PG, Samoan) 2.15 Bandslam. (2009, PG) 4.20 Cutthroat Island. (1995, PG) 6.35 Grace Of Monaco. (2014, PG) 8.30 Source Code. (2011, M) 10.10 Bad Genius. (2017, M, Thai) 12.35am Promise At Dawn. (2017, M, French) 3.00 Tigermilk. (2017, MA15+, German) 5.00 Bandslam. (2009, PG)

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 Fishing Addiction. 11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 Ice Road Truckers. 12.30pm Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Aussie Dreamlivers Alaska. 2.00 American Pickers. 3.00 Storage Wars Canada.

4.00 Desert Collectors. 6.00 Ultimate Factories.

7.00 Building Giants. 8.00 Mighty Ships. 9.00 Air Crash Investigation: Special Report. 10.00 Air Crash Investigation. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

2pm Surfing Australia TV. 2.30 Xtreme Collxtion.

3.30 MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: I Choose You! (2017, PG) 5.30 MOVIE: Maya The Bee: The Honey Games. (2018, C) 7.00 MOVIE: Babe: Pig In The City. (1998) 9.00 MOVIE: 50 First Dates. (2004, M) 11.00 Stunt Science. Midnight Japandemonium.

1.00 Fresh Eggs. 2.00 Xtreme Collxtion. 3.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Judging Amy. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 Fam. 8.30 Becker.

9.00 The King Of Queens. 10.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 11.00 Frasier. Noon The Neighborhood.

12.30 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 1.30 Becker.

2.30 The Middle. 3.30 Friends. 6.00 Columbo.

8.00 Kojak. 9.00 Spyforce. 10.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 The Middle. Midnight Shopping.

1.30 2 Broke Girls. 2.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 4pm ABC News. 4.30 The Business: Summer Series. 4.45 Living With Fire. 5.00 ABC News. 5.15 Planet America. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Back Roads. 7.00 ABC National News.

7.30 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. (Final) 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Foreign Correspondent. (Final) 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Australian Story.

10.00 ABC News Weekend. 10.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Martha Bakes. Noon Nigella Bites.

12.30 Come Dine With Me UK. 1.30 How To Cook.

2.00 Gourmet Express. 3.00 Cellar Door: NZ. 3.30 Cheese Slices. 4.00 Gourmet Farmer. 6.30 The Big Family Cooking Showdown. 7.35 Heston’s Fantastical Food. 8.30 Ainsley’s Mediterranean Cookbook. 9.30 The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour Of Britain. 10.30 Pies & Puds. 11.25 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Connection To Country. 2.30 Touch Football.

WA Super League. Replay. 4.00 Rugby League. Koori Knockout. Women’s Final. Wellington Wedgetails v Bellbrook Dunghutti Connections. 5.00 Kriol Kitchen.

5.30 On Country Kitchen. 6.00 Talking Language.

6.30 Faboriginal. 7.00 Karla Grant Presents. 7.20 News. 7.30 MOVIE: Ten Canoes. (2006, M) 9.00 Twelve Canoes. 10.10 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs.

11.30 We Bought The Farm. Noon House Hunters.

12.30 Getaway. 1.00 House Hunters Int. 1.30 Louisiana Flip N Move. 2.30 Instant Dream House.

3.30 Pool Kings. 4.30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt.

5.30 Stay Or Sell. 6.30 Texas Flip And Move. 7.30 Country House Hunters Australia. 8.30 House Hunters. 9.30 House Hunters International. 10.30 House Hunters Reno. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Gameday Live. 8.00 Gameday Live.

9.00 News. 10.00 News. 11.00 Fox Sports News.

Noon Fox Sports News. 1.00 Fox Sports News.

2.00 Fox Sports News. 3.00 Fox Sports News. 4.00 Fox Sports News. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Fox Sports News. 7.00 Fox Sports News. 8.00 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, January 24 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

10.00 Offsiders: Summer Series. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 ABC News. 12.30 Golden Guitar Awards. 2.00 Landline Summer. 2.30 War On Waste: The Battle Continues. (R) 3.30 Everyone’s A Critic. (PG, R) 4.00 Soccer.

W-League. Round 5. Canberra United v Melbourne Victory.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Italian News. 8.10 Filipino News. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight.

1.00 Speedweek. 2.00 Beach Volleyball.

Cobram Barooga Classic. 4.00 Gymnastics.

FIG World Challenge Cup. H’lights. 5.30 KGB: The Sword And The Shield.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 My Road To Adventure. (PG) 12.30 Surf Patrol. (R) 1.00 Beach Cops. (PG, R) 1.30 MOVIE: The Game Plan. (2007, G, R) 4.00 Better Homes: Australia’s Most Amazing Homes. (PG, R) 5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 Easy Eats. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today.

10.00 Cybershack. (PG) 10.30 The Xtreme Collxtion. (PG, R) 11.00 World’s Greatest Natural Wonders. (R) 12.00 Race Across The World. (PGl, R) 2.30 MOVIE: Duplicity. (2009, PGsl, R) 5.00 News: First At Five.

5.30 Territory Cops. (PGl, R)

6.00 Mass. 6.30 Hillsong. 7.00 Leading The Way. (R) 7.30 Fishing Aust. (R) 8.00 GCBC. (R) 8.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 9.00 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (Premiere) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 RV Daily Foodie Trails.

(R) 2.00 4x4 Adventures. 3.00 Farm To Fork.

(PG, R) 3.30 Taste Of Australia. (R) 4.00 All 4 Adventure.

5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

7.00 ABC News.

7.40 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. Part 2 of 4.

8.30 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures. (PGl) Part 2 of 3.

9.15 Stateless. (Ml, R) A peaceful protest turns chaotic.

10.10 Killing Eve. (Mv, R) 10.55 No Offence. (Madlv, R) 11.40 Endeavour. (Madv, R) 1.15 F*!#ing Adelaide. (Final, Mal, R) 1.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.10 No Offence. (Madlv, R) 5.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 5.30 Compass. (PG, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Lost World: Deeper Into The Black Sea: Journey To An Ancient Sea. (R) Part 1 of 2.

9.30 Scotland: Rome’s Final Frontier.

(R) The story of Rome’s battle with Scotland.

10.35 Untold Australia: The Secret Life Of Death. (Mal, R) 11.35 Police Custody: In Plain Sight. (Mals, R) 12.30 How To Lose Weight Well. (R) 3.20 Michael Mosley: Trust Me, I’m A Doctor. (PG, R) 5.00 CGTN English News.

5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 52. Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes. From the SCG. 11.00 MOVIE: Eraser. (1996, MA15+v, R) A federal marshal, who is a witnessprotection specialist, becomes convinced that one of his co-workers could be a mole after a series of deaths threaten to derail a case involving hi-tech weapons. Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caan, Vanessa Williams.

1.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 The Diana Interview: Revenge Of A Princess. (PG) 8.30 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.

9.30 MOVIE: Flight. (2012, MA15+adln, R) Denzel Washington.

11.50 Nine News Late.

12.20 Young, Dumb And Banged Up In The Sun. (MA15+adv) 1.15 Explore. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Take Two. 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project.

A look at the day’s news.

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGl) A celebrity faces their worst fears as they tackle the classic Viper Room trial.

9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (als, R) Guests include Rebel Wilson, Keeley Hawes, Noel Clarke, Daniel Sloss and M. Night Shyamalan.

10.30 The Sunday Project. (R) Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics.

11.30 To Be Advised.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

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. 7.15pm Sir Mouse. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Compass. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Life On The Edge. 9.25 The Misadventures Of Romesh Ranganathan. 10.25 Catalyst. 11.20 David Stratton’s Stories Of Australian Cinema. 12.20am You Can’t Ask That. 12.40 Restoration Australia. 1.40 Comedy Up Late. 2.10 News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.00 The Day Henry Met. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WW. 8.30 SBS Courtside. 9.00 NBA. Utah Jazz v Golden State Warriors. 11.30 WorldWatch. Noon Inside Heston’s World. 1.00 New Girl. 2.30 DNA Nation. 3.30 The Future Of Work. 4.30 WorldWatch. 5.00 Basketball.

NBL. Perth Wildcats v South East Melbourne Phoenix.

7.00 Abandoned Places. 7.35 The Last Man On Earth.

8.00 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.35 Why Women Kill. 9.25 United Shades Of America. 10.15 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping. 10.00 Australia: The Story Of Us. 11.00 NBC Today. Noon The Yorkshire Vet. 2.00 All The Things. 2.30 The Great Outdoors: Greatest Escapes. 3.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: Captain Phillips. (2013, M) 11.15 World’s Most Amazing Videos. 12.15am To Be Advised. 1.15 Medical Rookies. 2.00 Brit Cops. 4.00 Harry’s Practice.

4.30 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 Home Shopping.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 11.20 My Favorite Martian. 11.50 MOVIE: Wonderful Life. (1964) 2.10pm Great Getaways. 3.10 MOVIE: Easy Come, Easy Go. (1967, PG) 5.10 MOVIE: Houseboat. (1958) 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 Chicago P.D. 9.40 Chicago Fire.

10.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 Bondi Forever. 9.00 Mega Mechanics. 10.00 One Strange Rock. 11.00 Scorpion. 1pm The Doctors. 2.00 Beyond The Fire.

2.30 The Offroad Adventure Show. 3.30 Healthy Homes Australia. 4.00 Reel Action. 4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 iFish. 5.30 Star Trek: Enterprise.

6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.20 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs.

4.15pm Detention Adventure. 4.30 Almost Never.

5.00 The Demon Headmaster. 5.30 School Of Rock.

5.50 Sadie Sparks. 6.05 Dragons: Race To The Edge.

6.30 Robot Wars. 7.40 Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 8.00 Slugterra. 8.20 Danger Mouse.

8.55 Total DramaRama. 9.10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.30 The Legend Of Korra. 9.55 Rage. 2am Close. 5.30 Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Bandslam.

Continued. (2009, PG) 7.05 The Straight Story.

(1999, PG) 9.10 The Orator. (2011, PG, Samoan) 11.15 Cutthroat Island. (1995, PG) 1.30pm Grace Of Monaco. (2014, PG) 3.25 The Tale Of Despereaux.

(2008, PG) 5.05 Under The Cover Of Cloud. (2018, PG) 6.45 Midnight In Paris. (2011, PG) 8.30 El Angel.

(2018, MA15+, Spanish) 10.40 A Separation. (2011, M, Farsi) 12.55am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

11.30 My Fishing Place. Noon The Fishing Show.

1.00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 1.30 Storage Wars Canada. 3.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Speedweek Final. 4.00 Bushfire Wars.

4.30 Graveyard Carz. 5.30 Counting Cars. 6.00 Leepu And Pitbull. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Enter The Dragon. (1973, M) 10.45 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

1.30pm Dance Moms. 3.30 MOVIE: Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. (2015, PG) 5.25 MOVIE: Inkheart. (2008, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Incredible Hulk. (2008, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Scott Pilgrim Vs The World. (2010, M) Midnight MOVIE: Resident Evil: Damnation. (2012, MA15+) 2.00 Mike Tyson Mysteries. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Power Rangers Beast Morphers. 3.30 Thunderbirds. 4.30 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Murphy Brown. 6.30 Fam. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.30 The Neighborhood. 1pm Becker. 2.00 The Middle. 3.30 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Friends.

10.30 2 Broke Girls. Midnight Home Shopping.

1.30 Mom. 3.30 The Neighborhood. 4.30 Home Shopping. 5.30 The Brady Bunch.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 3.30pm Offsiders: Summer Series.

4.00 ABC News. 4.30 Landline Summer. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 World This Week. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.25 Foreign Correspondent. (Final) 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.40 Bee Cause. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.30 Boyer Lecture: Andrew Forrest. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.25 Australian Story. 10.00 ABC News Weekend. 10.25 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Food Lover’s Guide. 2.00 Gourmet Express. 3.00 Cellar Door: NZ. 3.30 Cheese Slices. 4.00 Gourmet Farmer. 6.30 Bill’s Kitchen: Notting Hill. 7.00 Bonacini’s Italy. 7.30 Cook Like An Italian With Silvia Colloca. 8.00 Kylie Kwong: Heart And Soul. 8.30 Rick Stein: From Venice To Istanbul. 9.40 Gino’s Italian Escape.

10.35 Gourmet Express. 11.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Football. Monsoon AFL. Replay. 2.00 Football.

Monsoon AFL. Replay. 3.00 Football. Monsoon AFL. 5.00 Kriol Kitchen. 5.30 On Country Kitchen. 6.00 Talking Language. 6.30 Faboriginal. 7.00 Saving Seagrass. 7.30 NITV News Update. 7.40 Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky. 8.40 MOVIE: Charlie’s Country. (2013, M) 10.30 MOVIE: Manganinnie.

(1980, PG) Midnight Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Restored. 10.00 Fixer Upper. 11.00 Maine Cabin Masters. Noon House Hunters Reno. 1.00 Home Town. 2.00 House Hunters. 2.30 Texas Flip And Move. 3.30 Fixer Upper. 4.30 Country House Hunters Australia. 5.30 House Hunters. 6.30 House Hunters Int. 7.30 You Live In What? 8.30 Scott’s Vacation House Rules. 9.30 My Lottery Dream Home. 10.30 Flip Or Flop. 11.00 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am Fox Sports News. 6.30 Fox Sports News. 7.00 Gameday Live.

8.00 Sunday Agenda. 9.00 Outsiders. 10.00 Outsiders. 11.00 Fox Sports News. Noon Fox Sports News. 1.00 Fox Sports News. 2.00 Fox Sports News. 3.00 Fox Sports News. 4.00 Fox Sports News. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Sharri. 7.00 NewsNight. 8.00 In My View. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Outsiders. 11.00 Late Programs.

MONDAY, January 25 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 11.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Unforgotten. (Mal, R) 2.00 The Letdown. (Ml, R) 2.35 The Ex-PM. (Mls, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Back Roads. (R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 6.30 This Week. 7.30 WorldWatch. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 Al Jazeera. 2.00 America In Colour. (PGanv, R) 2.50 Railway Journeys UK. (R) 3.25 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 4.25 US Railroad Journeys. (PG, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: With This Ring.

(2015, R) 2.00 Surf Patrol. (R) 2.30 Border Security: America’s Front Line. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today.

9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 MOVIE: The Man In The Moon. (1991, PGa, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 Headline News.

8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 To Be Advised.

3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (R) 6.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Australian Of The Year 2021.

8.30 Australia Remastered: Tasmania. (Final) 9.25 The Crown And Us: The Story Of The Royals In Australia. (Ml, R) 10.25 Tomorrow Tonight. (Final, PG, R) 10.55 ABC Late News.

11.15 Harrow. (Mav, R) 12.05 No Offence. (Maln, R) 12.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.10 No Offence. (Maln, R) 5.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 5.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R)

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

7.35 The Architecture The Railways Built. (PG) 8.30 The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything.

Presented by Jimmy Carr.

10.45 SBS World News Late.

11.15 Agent Hamilton. (Malv, R) 12.05 Outlander. (MA15+av, R) 2.10 Miniseries: Dead Lucky. (Malsv, R) 4.15 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.55 Poh & Co. Bitesize. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News.

5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 PRIME7 News.

6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 53.

Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder.

From Sydney Showground Stadium.

11.00 MOVIE: Passenger 57. (1992, Mlv, R) After a terrorist group manages to free a prisoner aboard a flight, they take the other passengers and crew hostage. Their plan, however, hits a snag after a security expert manages to throw a spanner in the works.

Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne, Tom Sizemore.

1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

9.00 RBT. (Ml) 10.00 Boeing’s Killer Plane: What Went Wrong? (PG, R) 11.00 Nine News Late.

11.30 The First 48. (Mav, R) 12.25 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.20 Explore.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

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

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGl) Hosted by Julia Morris and Dr Chris Brown.

9.30 The Montreal Comedy Festival. (Mals, R) Comedians include Jim Jefferies, Tom Papa, Dane Cook, Howie Mandel and Tacarra Williams.

10.30 Hughesy, We Have A Problem. (MA15+ls, R) 11.30 WIN’s All Australian News.

12.30 The Project. (R) 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

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. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 The Making Of David Attenborough’s Galapagos. 9.40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.30 Escape From The City. 11.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 12.25am Would I Lie To You? 12.55 Parks And Recreation.

1.20 Reno 911! 1.40 Unprotected Sets. 2.30 News Update. 2.35 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

11.00 SBS Courtside. 11.30 Basketball. NBA. Milwaukee Bucks v Atlanta Hawks. 2pm Mr Gay Syria. 3.00 Earthworks. 3.50 WorldWatch. 4.15 This Week. 5.10 Only Connect. 5.45 Shortland Street.

6.15 Abandoned. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 The Point.

8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 RocKwiz. 10.20 Secrets Of America’s Shadow Government. 11.10 Kolchak: The Night Stalker. 12.10am Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 MOVIE: The Falcon In San Francisco. (1945, PG) Noon Room For Improvement. 12.30 Australia’s Best Backyards.

1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 M*A*S*H. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.40 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo.

7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Danoz Direct. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Death In Paradise. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow.

3.30 MOVIE: Some Will, Some Won’t. (1970, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Grantchester. 8.40 DCI Banks. 10.40 See No Evil.

11.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 Rocky Mountain Railroad. 11.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. Noon Star Trek. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Mission: Impossible.

3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Law & Order: SVU. 11.15 NCIS: New Orleans.

12.10am Shopping. 2.10 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs.

5pm The Demon Headmaster. 5.30 School Of Rock.

5.50 Sadie Sparks. 6.05 Dragons: Race To The Edge. 6.25 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Teenage Boss.

7.35 Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

8.00 Slugterra. 8.30 Camp Lakebottom. 9.05 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.30 The Legend Of Korra. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Grace Of Monaco. Continued. (2014, PG) 6.55 Cutthroat Island. (1995, PG) 9.10 The Tale Of Despereaux.

(2008, PG) 10.50 Belle And Sebastian 2. (2015, PG, French) 12.40pm Under The Cover Of Cloud. (2018, PG) 2.20 Lassie. (2005, PG) 4.10 Little Nicolas.

(2009, PG, French) 5.50 Born To Dance. (2015, PG) 7.35 The Program. (2015, M) 9.30 Cry Freedom.

(1987, M) 12.20am Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

10.30 NFL. NFL. NFC Championship Game. 1.30pm Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. 2.00 Counting Cars. 2.30 Ice Road Truckers. 3.30 Motor Racing.

TCR Australia Touring Car Series. Round 1. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Restoration Workshop. (Premiere) 8.30 MOVIE: Sniper. (1993, M) 10.35 SAS UK. 11.35 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 Dance Moms. Noon BattleBots. 2.00 Red Bull Soapbox Race. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 The A-Team. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: Eagle Eye. (2008, M) 9.50 MOVIE: The Circle. (2017, M) Midnight Paranormal Caught On Camera. 1.00 Bromans. 2.00 Mike Tyson Mysteries. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Judging Amy. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 The Neighborhood.

9.00 Friends. 10.00 The Big Bang Theory. 11.00 Becker. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Man With A Plan. 2.00 The King Of Queens. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 3pm ABC News Afternoons. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News.

7.30 Australian Of The Year 2021. 8.30 ABC News Tonight. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Stan Grant’s One Plus One. 10.00 The World. 10.30 Back Roads.

11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 The Brief. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.25 Aust Story. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 Four Corners. 2.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 1pm Gourmet Farmer. 1.30 Kitchen Hero. 2.00 Cook’s Pantry. 2.30 Lidia’s Italy. 3.00 Watts On The Grill. 3.30 How To Cook. 4.00 Sarah Graham: Food Safari. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Martha Bakes. 6.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 7.00 Nigellissima. 7.30 John Torode’s Asia. 8.30 Nadia’s Family Feasts. 9.30 River Cottage Australia. 10.30 Cook And The Chef. 11.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 1.40 Saving Seagrass. 2.10 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 2.15 African News. 2.30 APTN National News. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Kriol Kitchen. 5.30 On Country Kitchen. 6.00 Talking Language. 6.25 News. 6.35 Faboriginal. 7.00 Living Black Conversations. 7.30 The Point. 8.30 The Vigil. 10.30 News. 10.40 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 Raising House. 11.00 We Bought The Farm.

11.30 House Hunters. Noon Restored. 1.00 My Lottery Dream Home. 2.00 You Live In What? 3.00 The Block. 4.00 We Bought The Farm. 4.30 House Hunters. 5.00 Scott’s Vacation House Rules. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 8.30 Fixer Upper. 9.30 Christina On The Coast. 10.30 Flipping Virgins. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am Headline News. 8.30 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda.

11.00 AM Agenda. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Fox Sports News. 7.30 Fox Sports News. 8.00 Inside The News. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Fox Sports News. 10.30 Fox Sports News. 11.00 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, January 26 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 News. 7.30 WugulOra Morning Ceremony.

8.30 News. 9.00 Australia Day: Flag Raising And Citizenship Ceremony. 10.15 ABC News Mornings. 11.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Australian Of The Year 2021. (R) 2.00 Salute To Australia. 2.35 The ExPM. (Ml, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (R)

6.00 Sunrise Ceremony. 8.00 NITV News Special: Day 26. 9.00 MOVIE: Rabbit-Proof Fence. (2002, PG, R) 10.35 Always Was Always Will Be. (R) 11.05 Vote Yes For Aborigines. (R) 12.00 Sunrise Ceremony. (R) 2.00 Archaeology At The Big Dig. (PG, R) 2.40 Escalation Sensation. (R) 3.15 Who Do You Think You Are? Australia. (PG, R) 4.20 US Railroad Journeys.

(PG, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show.

(PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: The BBQ. (2018, PGal, R) 2.00 Surf Patrol. (R) 2.30 Border Security: America’s Front Line. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 55.

Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes.

6.00 Today.

9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 MOVIE: Now Add Honey.

(2015, PGadlnsv, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 Headline News.

8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised.

3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 January 26.

6.55 Governor-General’s Australia Day Message 2021.

An address to the nation.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Australia Day Live.

9.30 Australian Made. (Mls, R) A look back at 1987’s outdoor concerts.

10.50 ABC Late News. Detailed coverage of the day’s events.

11.10 Glitch. (Mlv, R) 12.05 No Offence. (Malsv, R) 12.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.10 No Offence. (Malsv, R) 5.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 5.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Jennifer Byrne.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great Continental Railway Journeys: Berlin To Stuttgart.

(PG) Presented by Michael Portillo.

8.30 The Beach. (Ml, R) Follows award-winning film director Warwick Thornton as he attempts to change his life.

11.25 SBS World News Late.

11.55 The A Word. (Mas, R) 1.00 The Pier. (Malns, R) 1.55 Deep State. (MA15+v, R) 5.00 CGTN English News.

5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 PRIME7 News.

6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 55. Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes. From the MCG. 7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 56. Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers. From the MCG. 11.30 MOVIE: Conspiracy Theory.

(1997, Mv, R) A paranoid taxi driver obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target for assassination. Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, Patrick Stewart.

2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Travel Guides. (Return, PGdl) 8.30 MOVIE: The Castle.

(1997, Ml, R) A family’s life is disrupted.

Michael Caton, Sophie Lee. 10.15 Nine News Late.

10.45 Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year Asia. (PGv, R) 11.40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (Mav, R) 12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

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

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGl) Hosted by Julia Morris and Dr Chris Brown.

9.30 NCIS. (Mav, R) One of the NCIS agents is starstruck after the team investigates an explosion outside the home of a petty officer and his wife, a popular reality TV star. Vance continues physical therapy for his injuries.

11.30 WIN’s All Australian News.

12.30 The Project. (R) 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert.

2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

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. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 9.50 To Be Advised. 10.25 Rosehaven. 10.50 The IT Crowd.

11.15 Frontline. 12.05am 2019 Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala. 2.00 Parks And Recreation. 2.25 Reno 911! 2.45 News Update. 2.50 Close. 5.00 The Day Henry Met. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

11.00 SBS Courtside. 11.30 Basketball. NBA. Brooklyn Nets v Miami Heat. 2pm WorldWatch.

3.00 Basketball. NBL. Brisbane Bullets v The Hawks. 5.00 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 5.10 Only Connect. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Abandoned.

7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Fringe Nation: Extremists In America. 9.20 The 2000s. 10.10 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute.

9.30 NBC Today. Noon Room For Improvement.

12.30 Australia’s Best Backyards. 1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Sydney Weekender. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 The Bay. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

9.30 Danoz Direct. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Easy Eats.

1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.55 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Getting Of Wisdom. (1977, PG) 5.20 Heartbeat.

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 MOVIE: Beirut. (2018, MA15+) 10.55 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Shopping. 8.00 Mission: Impossible. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder. 10.00 ST: Next Gen. 11.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. Noon Star Trek. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Mission: Impossible. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. 10.25 CSI: Miami. 11.20 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs.

8.15 Robot Wars: Battle Of The Stars. 10.15 Robot Wars: World Series. 12.15pm Robot Wars.

3.15 Children’s Programs. 6.25 Operation Ouch!

7.00 Teenage Boss. 7.35 Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 8.00 Slugterra. 8.30 Camp Lakebottom. 9.05 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

9.30 The Legend Of Korra. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close.

5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Tale Of Despereaux. (2008, PG) 7.40 Under The Cover Of Cloud. (2018, PG) 9.20 Little Nicolas. (2009, PG, French) 11.00 Lassie. (2005, PG) 12.55pm Born To Dance. (2015, PG) 2.40 Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday.

(1953, French) 4.15 Belle And Sebastian 2. (2015, PG, French) 6.05 The Crow’s Egg. (2014, PG, Tamil) 7.45 Wadjda. (2012, PG, Arabic) 9.30 Tudawali. (1987, M) 11.10 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

11.00 Motor Racing. TCR Australia Touring Car Series. Round 1. 4pm Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Ice Road Truckers. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Cricket.

Big Bash League. Game 55. Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Highway Patrol. 8.00 Motorway Patrol. 8.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 9.30 Yukon Gold. 10.30 Jade Fever. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 Dance Moms. Noon BattleBots. 2.00 Malcolm. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 The A-Team. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm.

7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 MOVIE: The Man From Snowy River. (1982, PG) 9.40 MOVIE: The Man From Snowy River II. (1988, PG) 11.40 The Nanny.

12.10am Baywatch. 1.10 The Top 100 Video Games Of All Time. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Judging Amy. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 The King Of Queens. 10.00 Everybody Loves Raymond.

11.00 Frasier. Noon WIN’s All Australian News.

1.00 Man With A Plan. 2.00 The King Of Queens.

3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 4.00 Becker.

5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 11.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 3pm ABC News Afternoons. 5.00 January 26. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.55 Governor-General’s Australia Day Message 2021.

7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight.

9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Australia’s Black Summer: How It Unfolded. 10.00 The World. 10.30 Back Roads. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Nigellissima. 8.00 Lidia’s Italy.

8.30 On Country Kitchen. 4pm Sarah Graham: Food Safari. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Martha Bakes. 6.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 7.00 Nigella Bites. 7.30 Food Safari. 8.00 Indian Food Made Easy. 8.30 Rick Stein’s Seafood Odyssey. 9.00 Luke Nguyen’s Food Trail. 9.30 River Cottage Australia.

10.30 Cook And The Chef. 11.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 11.05 Vote Yes For Aborigines. Noon Sunrise Ceremony.

2.00 NITV News Special: Day 26 2021. 2.05 Croker Island Exodus. 3.15 Dhakiyarr Vs The King. 4.15 Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 4.20 Bamay. 5.20 The Big Wet. 6.20 Anthem Sessions Interstitials.

6.30 Island Paradise: Living In The Torres Straits.

7.30 NITV News Special: Day 26 2021. 8.30 The Beach. 11.25 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs.

Noon House Hunters. 1.00 Flipping Virgins. 2.00 Fixer Upper. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 We Bought The Farm. 4.30 House Hunters. 5.00 Christina On The Coast. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Our Yorkshire Farm. 8.30 Escape To The Chateau: Make Do And Mend. 9.30 Building Off The Grid. 10.30 Maine Cabin Masters. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am Headline News. 8.30 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda.

11.00 AM Agenda. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Fox Sports News. 7.30 Fox Sports News. 8.00 Inside The News. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Fox Sports News. 10.30 Fox Sports News. 11.00 Late Programs.

WEDNESDAY, January 27 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings.

10.00 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 11.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Unforgotten. (Mal, R) 1.45 Meet The Ferals. (R) 2.00 The Letdown. (Ml, R) 2.30 The Ex-PM. (Ml, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 4.00 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 The Rise Of The Clans. (R) 3.00 Railway Journeys UK. (R) 3.25 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGal, R) 4.30 US Railroad Journeys. (PG, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise.

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

12.00 MOVIE: Jersey Boys.

(2014, PGalsv, R) John Lloyd Young.

3.00 The Chase. Hosted by Bradley Walsh.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia. (R) Hosted by Andrew O’Keefe.

6.00 Today.

9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 MOVIE: One Chance.

(2013, PGlsv, R) James Corden.

3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 Headline News.

8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGadl, R) 1.00 To Be Advised.

3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 6.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 8.35 Spicks And Specks. (Final, PG, R) 9.25 QI. (Ms) 10.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 10.40 ABC Late News.

10.55 Judi Dench’s Wild Borneo Adventure. (R) 11.50 No Offence. (Final, MA15+alv, R) 12.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.10 No Offence. (Final, MA15+alv, R) 5.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.35 Britain’s Most Historic Towns. (PG) 8.30 The Last Journey Of The Vikings. (M) 9.30 Vikings. (MA15+) 10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 24 Hours In Emergency. (Mal, R) 11.50 MOVIE: Pop Aye. (2017, Mals, R) 1.40 War And Peace. (MA15+av, R) 3.25 Pauline Hanson: Please Explain! (PG, R) 4.55 Poh & Co. Bitesize. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News. 5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle.

6.00 PRIME7 News.

6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A Dutch traveller gets tongue-tied at customs.

7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly.

(PG) Follows dog trainer Graeme Hall.

8.30 MOVIE: Pitch Perfect. (2012, Mls, R) A university freshman is coaxed into joining an all-girl a cappella group. Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Skylar Astin.

10.50 Billy Connolly & Me: A Celebration. (Mal, R) 12.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Travel Guides. Ordinary Australians become travel critics.

8.30 MOVIE: The Dish. (2000, Ml, R) Australians help with Apollo 11.

Sam Neill, Kevin Harrington.

10.30 Nine News Late.

11.00 New Amsterdam. (Ma, R) 12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 A Current Affair. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

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

7.30 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (PGl) Celebrities tackle the Memory Pain trail which sees them answering a series of questions relating to images.

9.30 Bull. The founder of a trial consulting firm uses psychology and technology to win cases for his clients.

11.30 WIN’s All Australian News.

12.30 The Project. (R) 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS This Morning.

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. 7.15pm Odd Squad. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Doctor Who. 8.45 Auschwitz Untold: In Colour. 9.55 Restoration Australia. 10.55 The Misadventures Of Romesh Ranganathan. 11.55 Louis Theroux: Life On The Edge. 12.45am Parks And Recreation. 1.10 Reno 911! 1.30 Unprotected Sets. 2.20 News Update. 2.25 Close. 5.00 The Day Henry Met. 5.05 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

Noon Basketball. NBA. San Antonio Spurs v Dallas Mavericks. Replay. 2.00 Leah Remini: Scientology And The Aftermath. 2.55 Hunting Hitler. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.10 Only Connect. 5.45 Shortland Street. 6.15 Abandoned. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Desperately Seeking Susan. (1985, M) 10.25 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 Travel Oz. 8.00 Harry’s Practice. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Room For Improvement. 12.30 Australia’s Best Backyards.

1.00 My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Harry’s Practice. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Make It Yours. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Frankie Drake Mysteries. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon New Tricks. 1.10 Days Of Our Lives. 2.05 The Young And The Restless. 3.10 MOVIE: The 14. (1973) 5.20 Heartbeat. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Silent Witness. 12.10am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Mission: Impossible. 9.00 Diagnosis Murder.

10.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 11.00 Star Trek: Enterprise. Noon Star Trek. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Mission: Impossible.

3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 Star Trek: Enterprise. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 NCIS. 11.15 Late Programs.

ABC ME (23) 6am Children’s Programs.

5pm The Demon Headmaster. 5.30 School Of Rock.

5.50 Sadie Sparks. 6.05 Dragons: Race To The Edge. 6.25 Operation Ouch! 7.00 Teenage Boss.

7.35 Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

8.00 Slugterra. 8.30 Camp Lakebottom. 9.05 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9.30 The Legend Of Korra. 9.55 Rage. 10.55 Close. 5.30am Children’s Programs.

SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 9.45 Born To Dance. (2015, PG) 11.30 Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday. (1953, French) 1.05pm Little Nicolas. (2009, PG, French) 2.45 The Crow’s Egg. (2014, PG, Tamil) 4.25 Legend. (1985, PG) 6.05 Kirikou And The Men And Women. (2012, PG, French) 7.45 Dying To Survive. (2018, Mandarin) 9.55 White Boy Rick. (2018) Midnight Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Hellfire Heroes. 10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Swamp People. 1.00 Storage Wars. 1.30 Pawn Stars. 2.00 Bushwhacked! 3.00 Hellfire Heroes. 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Ice Road Truckers. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 The Simpsons. 8.30 Family Guy. 9.30 American Dad! 10.30 Family Guy. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 Dance Moms. Noon BattleBots. 2.00 Malcolm. 3.00 The Six Million Dollar Man. 4.00 The A-Team. 5.00 Knight Rider. 6.00 Malcolm. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Paranormal Caught On Camera.

8.30 MOVIE: Blade Runner 2049. (2017, MA15+) 11.40 The Nanny. 12.10am Baywatch. 1.10 Liquid Science. 2.10 Dance Moms. 3.00 Beyblade Burst Turbo. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Late Programs.

PEACH (52) 6am Judging Amy. 7.00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 8.00 Fam. 8.30 Becker.

9.00 The King Of Queens. 10.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 11.00 Frasier. Noon WIN’s All Australian News. 1.00 Man With A Plan. 2.00 The King Of Queens. 3.00 Everybody Loves Raymond.

4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 2 Broke Girls. 11.00 Late Programs.

ABC NEWS (24) 6am News Programs. 3pm ABC News Afternoons. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 7.30.

10.00 The World. 10.30 Back Roads. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.30 The Brief. Midnight ABC Late News. 12.30 7.30. 1.00 ABC Late News. 1.15 Four Corners. 2.00 DW News. 2.15 ABC News Overnight.

2.30 The Brief. 3.00 Late Programs.

SBS FOOD (33) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Kitchen Hero. 2.00 Cook’s Pantry. 2.30 Lidia’s Italy. 3.00 Watts On The Grill.

3.30 How To Cook. 4.00 Sarah Graham: Food Safari. 4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Martha Bakes.

6.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 7.00 Nigella Bites.

7.30 Island Feast. 8.00 Italian Food Safari. 8.30 Let’s Brunch. 9.00 Adam Liaw’s Road Trip For Good.

9.30 River Cottage Aust. 10.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2.10pm Anthem Sessions Interstitials. 2.20 Always Was Always Will Be. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Aussie Bush Tales. 4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style.

5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Cooking Hawaiian Style.

6.25 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 6.50 News. 7.00 She Who Must Be Loved. 8.30 The Whole Table. 9.30 NITV News Update. 9.40 Naa Muru Gurung. 11.00 Late Programs.

9LIFE (84) 6am Morning Programs.

Noon Building Off The Grid. 1.00 We Bought The Farm. 1.30 Getaway. 2.00 Our Yorkshire Farm. 3.00 The Block. 4.00 We Bought The Farm. 4.30 House Hunters. 5.00 Escape To The Chateau: Make Do And Mend. 6.00 House Hunters Int. 7.00 House Hunters. 7.30 Barnwood Builders. 8.30 Good Bones. 9.30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt. 10.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 Late Programs.

SKY NEWS (53)

6am Headline News. 8.30 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda.

11.00 AM Agenda. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Fox Sports News. 7.30 Fox Sports News. 8.00 Inside The News. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Fox Sports News. 10.30 Fox Sports News. 11.00 Late Programs.

THURSDAY, January 28 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

PRIME7 (6)

NBN (8, 80)

WIN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures. (PGl, R) 11.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.55 MOVIE: The Delinquents.

(1989, Mans, R) 3.00 ABC News Afternoons.

4.05 The Heights. (PG, R) 4.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.00 Escape From The City. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.40 French News. 9.30 Greek News. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 11.30 Turkish News. 12.00 Arabic News F24. 12.30 ABC America: World News Tonight. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 The Rise Of The Clans. (Mav, R) 3.00 Great Irish Railway Journeys. (R) 3.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 4.25 US Railroad Journeys.

(PG, R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

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

12.00 MOVIE: Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood. (2002, PGal, R) 2.30 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

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

12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) 1.00 Explore.

1.10 MOVIE: Wedding Daze.

(2006, PGals, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 Headline News.

8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised.

3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Left Off The Map. 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 6.30 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R) 8.30 Rick Stein’s Secret France. (Final) 9.30 Miriam Margolyes Almost Australian. (Ml, R) 10.30 ABC Late News.

10.50 Nolan. (PG, R) 11.50 Wentworth. (MA15+alsv, R) 12.50 Killing Eve. (Mv, R) 1.35 Would I Lie To You? (PG, R) 2.05 Rage.

(MA15+adhlnsv) 4.10 Wentworth. (MA15+alsv, R) 5.00 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.35 The World’s Greatest Palaces. (PG) 8.30 The Rise Of The Nazis. (M) 9.35 World On Fire. (M) 10.45 SBS World News Late.

11.15 24 Hours In Police Custody. (Malv, R) 12.10 Home Ground. (Mals, R) 4.15 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 4.55 Poh & Co. Bitesize. (R) 5.00 CGTN English News.

5.15 NHK World English News.

5.30 Deutsche Welle English News.

6.00 PRIME7 News.

6.30 PRIME7 News @ 6:30.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A passenger has some emotional baggage.

7.30 Highway Patrol. (PGl, R) A look at dangerous drivers.

8.30 MOVIE: Ant-Man. (2015, PGlv, R) A master thief is recruited to pull off a heist, armed with a suit that allows him to shrink in size. Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas.

10.50 MOVIE: Hard To Kill.

(1990, MA15+v, R) Steven Seagal.

1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Getaway. (PG) A look at some of the best Aussie holidays.

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8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

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(2012, PG, French) 12.10pm Legend. (1985, PG) 1.50 Florence Foster Jenkins. (2016, PG) 3.55 Wadjda. (2012, PG, Arabic) 5.40 The Ideal Palace.

(2018, PG, French) 7.40 One Hour Photo. (2002, M) 9.30 Professor Marston And The Wonder Women.

(2017, MA15+) 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (63) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 America’s Game. 11.00 A Football Life. Noon Swamp People. 1.00 Storage Wars. 1.30 Pawn Stars. 2.00 Back Country Rescue. (Premiere) 3.00 Hellfire Heroes. 4.00 Fish’n With Mates. 4.30 Shipping Wars. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 1.

Carlton v Collingwood. 9.00 MOVIE: Sucker Punch.

(2011, M) 11.15 Late Programs.

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4.30 Cook And The Chef. 5.30 Martha Bakes. 6.00 Come Dine With Me UK. 7.00 Nigella Bites. 7.30 Poh & Co. Best Bites. 8.00 Asia Unplated. (Return) 8.30 Jamie’s Great Italian Escape. 9.00 Food Heroes.

9.30 River Cottage Aust. 10.30 Late Programs.

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1.30pm Remaking The Pathway. 2.00 Blood Brothers. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Aussie Bush Tales.

4.00 Musomagic. 4.30 Move It Mob Style. 5.00 Fraggle Rock. 6.00 Cooking Hawaiian Style. 6.30 Pete & Pio’s Kai Safari. 7.00 Our Stories. 7.20 News.

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Noon Barnwood Builders. 1.00 Louisiana Flip N Move. 2.00 We Bought The Farm. 2.30 The Block.

4.00 We Bought The Farm. 4.30 House Hunters.

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6am Headline News. 8.30 Fox Sports News. 9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 AM Agenda. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 NewsDay. 2.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 3.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Paul Murray Live. 5.00 Fox Sports News. 6.00 Credlin. 7.00 Fox Sports News. 7.30 Fox Sports News. 8.00 Inside The News. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Fox Sports News. 11.00 Late Programs.

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January 21, 2021

36 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Adam Harvey: back on the highway with the soundtrack to match

by Lesley Apps AFTER postponing his album launch last year and being off the road for longer than he can to remember in his 20+ year career, country music artist Adam Harvey will be back doing what he does best in February, hitting the touring circuit again and this time he’ll be showcasing new music inspired by his travels and the people he meets.

Harvey will be officially releasing Songs From Highway One at the Tamworth Country Music Festival before heading out on that piece of transport infrastructure to take it around the country.

And he isn’t doing things in halves, his Highway One tour is one of the largest Harvey has ever undertaken. It kicks off in February and continues for more than 40 shows right across Australia taking in South Grafton and Ballina here on the Northern Rivers.

The multiple Golden Guitar winner graciously agreed to answer a few pressing questions ahead of his tour so Northern Rivers Times readers can find out what he got up to in one the strangest years in living memory.

LA: Obviously it’s been a tumultuous 2020 courtesy of COVID and your industry especially got a kneecapping.

How did you navigate those difficult months?

AH: Yes, it was a shock to the system when our industry got shut down. For the first two weeks I thought “this is fantastic”... but then it felt like every day was groundhog day and it became quite depressing. My friend Beccy Cole said it best when I rang her to check on her and she said “I miss being important!!”

Did you get a chance to do things you don’t normally get to do, musically or otherwise?

I decided to keep myself busy doing all the things I’ve never had time to do. I got busy in the garden and around the house doing all those jobs we never get around to (cleaning out the shed, cleaning out my wardrobe, cleaning out the fridge!) I also decided to get fit because I realised that if I don’t look after myself and I just sit around eating junk food and drinking beer... I won’t be fit enough and/or well enough to go back on tour when this pandemic is over!

Were you able to catch up with, over Zoom or what was socially acceptable, with any other musicians over the course of those restrictive months?

I spent lots of time on the phone and on zoom chatting to my mates in the music industry and checking in on their mental health.

Any future musical gems or collaborations likely to come out of any COVID-forced activities?

No but I started doing something I haven’t done in many years... just playing guitar and singing at home.

I used to be so busy playing shows every weekend and travelling across the country, that I stopped playing music at home in my spare time. I forgot what great therapy it is and I’ve really enjoyed the relaxation, inspiration, and just good fun that playing music at home brings.

You had to postpone the release of your album last year which ironically was all about travelling around? Do you feel a deeper appreciation for the travel you get to do as part of your job and the freedoms we usually take for granted when

Adam Harvey fans can catch him live on stage at the South Grafton Ex-Servicemen’s Club on February 27 and later in the year at Ballina RSL on June 26. Harvey will be joined by special touring guest Raechel “that’s the correct spelling” Whitchurch.

Tickets for the Highway One Tour are on sale from the venues. it comes to moving around and seeing different places?

Travelling around Australia is so special. I have been lucky enough to do that for a living now for over 20 years. In some ways I started to take it for granted and even complain about having to go on the road again. There is an old saying that says “you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone”... that is so true. We really life in a beautiful country and I can’t wait to get out on the road and see Australia again, doing what I love, playing music. How lucky can you be!

Apparently, there are going is going to be a COVID baby boom this year thanks to lockdowns and restricted travelling. Do you think we will also have an ‘album’ boom for much the same reason? Have

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you got another one circling already?

I really believe that we are going to see a massive boom in tourism in Australia, and live music because people have been starved of both. Australian people will still feel cautious about flying overseas which will force them to see our own wonderful backyard, and people need to socialise and gather to ‘let their hair down’ which will be great for the live music industry.

I’m not sure about another album just yet. I’ll get busy touring for the next 12 months and play these songs until I get the urge to write new tunes.

Back to your current album, do you have a favourite story behind one of the songs on the album? Did you have to warn anyone that they might get a

mention on the album?

Hopefully nobody gets offended by the new songs. (it’s easy to offend people these days, so fingers crossed!!). I think my song All For Rum and Rum For All will resonate with the B&S, ute driving, rum drinking crowd, but I think the song I wrote about my dad Lindeman Again is one of the better songs I have ever written (and it’s not because it’s about my dad. I just know when I wrote this song with Graeme Connors it felt pretty special).

The duet with Lee Kernaghan was lots of fun. We started singing this song back stage on a country music cruise. After several drinks, Lee suggested we should record it as a duet (I don’t know if it was Lee or the vodka talking, but we both thought it was a great idea at the time).

I just hope that all the caravan and camper van owners, the grey nomads, and the mums and dads with young families who have decided to home school the kids and travel “around the paddock” can relate to the new album.

That’s why I wrote the songs... and who knows... we might even encourage some more people to hit the road and check out our beautiful country!

If things stay on track pandemic wise, what do you hope to do after this latest tour (besides have a rest)?

I have no idea what I’ll do after this tour (the booking agent has me busy until November). I know I’m going to love and appreciate touring across this country like never before. Maybe then I’ll finish writing my book (and no, it’s not my life story). It’s actually called Tales From The Road and it’s full of funny, scary, and unbelievable stories from myself and all my country music mates from their travels on the road.

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January 21, 2021

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 37 LENNOX ARTIST STARS AS TWEED GALLERY WELCOMES ARCHIBALD FINALISTS

By Tania Phillips FOR the first time in five years the prestigious Archibald Prize is returning to the Tweed Regional Gallery of New South Wales and this time around a local artist is one of the main drawcards.

Lennox Heads-based artist and filmmaker Angus McDonald won the People’s Choice award in the 2020 Prize with his portrait of author, journalist, artist and academic Behrouz Boochani (pictured, top left).

McDonald will be special guest on Friday 12 February, 5.30pm - 7pm DST at the Gallery, in conversation with acclaimed journalist Kerry O’Brien for a special Sunset Session at the Gallery.

Gallery director Susi Muddiman said the exhibition, which would feature all but one of the finalists, was being installed this week and would be on-show from Friday (22 January).

“We are launching the tour – we’re launching the show,” Miss Muddiman explained.

“It’s got a lot of venues to get around to in fact at the same time we’re launching the 2020 show Coffs Harbour is the last venue for the 2019 show.

“The show was originally meant to be here midNovember over Christmas and then of course Covid delayed it in Sydney.”

Because of the number of galleries who want to host the Archibald’s, it is often a long time between drinks or in this case Archibald exhibitions.

“We had it the year Ben Quilty won with Margaret (Ollie) back in 2011 and then 2015 or 16 – I think it’s five years since we had it – it has to get shared around the State,” she explained.

“It is a great thing that a regional artist is included as a finalist. But he’s been a finalist before and I really admire Angus’ work and we have pieces of his that have been previous finalists in the Archibald in our collection.

“This one, I believe is a stunner. I’m not surprised at all that it won the People’s Choice in Sydney – it will be interesting to see how it goes here.”

McDonald was a clear winner with his oil on canvas work of Kurdish-Iranian writer, poet, filmmaker and journalist Behrouz Boochani.

“Behrouz Boochani was held by the Federal Government for more than six years as a refugee on Manus Island,” McDonald said.

“We first made contact in 2018, while I was creating a documentary about Manus.

Boochani recited in Farsi a poem he wrote about the detention centre for the film’s closing sequence. My first attempt to visit him on Manus in 2019 failed when the Papua New Guinea authorities intervened, seizing my passport and escorting me and

my two companions onto the first flight back to Australia.

After Boochani arrived in New Zealand last year I visited him for five days when he sat for the portrait.”

“I’ve depicted Boochani directly engaging the viewer as a strong, confident and peaceful man who survived a brutal ordeal and is now free.

Boochani doesn’t view himself as a victim. Through his work he tirelessly struggled for years against the system that tried to humiliate him. In my view, it was he who humiliated them.”

The New Zealand Government granted Boochani

refugee status in July 2020, permitting him to live there indefinitely.

The exhibition is being installed this week in time to open to the public on Friday (22 January) with an up late session on Friday night.

“All finalists travel with the tour and this year that’s the case as well except for work which sadly isn’t coming because it’s too big. It’s too big and too fragile. When I saw the show in Sydney I looked at that particular one and said – oh wow that’s big.

Traditionally the Archibald has some big portraits but this was really enormous. So it’s a

shame but I think for the safety of the work it’s the right call from the Art Gallery of NSW but we’re focusing on the fact that 54 of the 55 finalist are here.”

While she said her role was to find the merit in them all, Miss Muddiman admitted this year’s winner Vincent Namatijira’s painting of footballer Adam Goodes had a special place in her heart.

“We will all remember this because it’s the first time in 99 years that an indigenous artist has won,” she said.

“In terms of images I think Angus McDonald’s work is extraordinary, it’s arresting, it’s compelling – you can’t but not be drawn to it. And its such a topical subject – as is the winners.”

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January 21, 2021

38 BUSINESS NEWS

Access to capital critical to survival in perfect storm: Ombudsman THE Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell is urging the Federal Government to establish a revenue-contingent loan scheme for small businesses, to provide them with the cash flow they need to survive the next 12 months.

With government support measures being withdrawn, banks continuing to subject small business borrowers to onerous credit assessment processes, rent relief ending and the impact of recent lockdowns and border closures, Ms Carnell says access to finance could mean the difference between life and death for many small

businesses.

“Unfortunately it’s a perfect storm scenario - especially for those small businesses that haven’t been able to fully recover from the COVID crisis,” Ms Carnell says.

“Access to credit will be critical to keeping those otherwise viable small businesses afloat, particularly over the coming months as support measures are phased out and the bills start flowing in again.”

Ms Carnell is calling on the Federal Government to introduce a revenue-contingent loan program for small businesses, similar to HECS, requiring borrowers to repay when their turnover reaches a

designated level.

The loan would be Government-funded and capped at a percentage of the small business’ annual revenue. Applicants would need to satisfy a viability test conducted by an accredited adviser to be eligible.

“Sudden lockdowns and border closures have heavily

SECRET SUPER PLAN WILL SLUG WORKERS WITH HIGHER TAXES A SECRET plan to tear up compulsory super by making the increase to 12% optional would be a $20,000 tax grab on the average Australian family that would also leave them with up to $200,000 less super by retirement.

Reneging on the legislated super guarantee increases would rip billions out of the pockets of workers and into government coffers via higher taxes.

Wages are taxed at a higher rate than super contributions leaving little for workers once the tax office takes its cut. ISA analysis shows that up to two-thirds of an increase could be lost in higher taxes and reductions in other government support payments.

Figures from the Government’s own Retirement Income Review reveal opt-out plans would leave all income groups worse off - with lower lifetime disposable incomes.

It would also be an administrative nightmare to manage an opt-out system – wrapping small business in yet another layer of red tape.

This underhanded plan to make super optional would force workers to pay themselves a wage increase by

sacrificing their retirement savings – leaving the average 30-year-old couple up to $200,000 less at retirement.

Any Budget boost would be shortlived, as the super savings grab would lead to a far higher pension bill for future generations.

The government MPs advocating for this proposal, who all gleefully pocket more than 15% super, are determined to make Australians sacrifice their retirement savings for the government’s Budget – all while they give up nothing.

Comments attributable to Industry Super Australia Deputy Chief Executive Matthew Linden: “Removing the guarantee in the super guarantee to make it ‘optional’ is a recipe for higher taxes, lower lifetime incomes, and a red tape nightmare for business.”

“The Government should follow through in the legislated increase to 12 percent and not be exploring underhanded ways to renege on it.”

“This isn’t choice – it’s a sneaky tax grab that will leave people worse off and rip up one of the system’s founding principles.”

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impacted small businesses in recent weeks – it’s no wonder they are scared to take on additional bank debt given conditions can deteriorate so rapidly,” Ms Carnell says.

“Even in the best of times, small businesses have struggled to secure finance.

Taking into account the enormous challenges they

are now facing, the fallout of insufficient working capital could be devastating, not only for small business owners and their staff, but for the broader economy.

“The latest ASIC data shows external administrator appointments were up by 23% in December 2020 and economists are predicting the number of businesses entering voluntary administration to rise this year.

“A revenue contingent loan scheme would give small businesses the confidence they need to seek funding, so they can survive and employ again.

It’s essential to Australia’s economic recovery.”

Grants open for PRIMEX exhibitors and delegates

SINCE 1985, PRIMEX - Australia’s Sustainable Farming & Primary Industries Expo - has become one of the country’s most respected and longest-running agribusiness events.

Austrade has just announced events including PRIMEX Field Days, have been successful in being placed on the Schedule of Approved Business Events. Being on the Schedule will enable eligible businesses to apply for a grant in Phase Two of the program to cover up to 50% of the costs of attending the PRIMEX event as delegates or exhibitors.

PRIMEX Field Days director Bruce Wright said the ‘great news’ was an enormous ‘shot in the arm’ to support our exhibitors, stakeholders, and patrons at this very critical and challenging time.

Program guidelines are now available at the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and

Resource’s website with applications for grant funding open from 4 January, 2021.

“The PRIMEX team has been relentless in continuing discussions and working with all levels of Government, to deliver the best outcomes for our loyal supporters, with Norco PRIMEX Field Days operated as a CovidSafe event and scheduled for May 20-22, 2021,” Mr Wright said.

The Business Events Grants program supports eligible Australian businesses by providing grants between $10,000 and $250,000. Grant funding will cover up to 50 per cent of costs incurred in participating at pre-approved business to business events as buyers or sellers during the 2021 calendar year.

Questions about grant applications, eligibility or the program guidelines should be directed to the Business Grants Hub by calling 13 28 46 or email business.events@industry.gov.au

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January 21, 2021

MOTORING 39

NEW KIA CARNIVAL IS MORE REFINED

Styling is aimed at giving the look of an SUV rather than a people mover.

By Ewan Kennedy BASED on the company’s new mid-size platform the latest Carnival has more space, refinement and capability than its predecessors.

Its style is SUV like to cash in on the popularity of that type of practical vehicle.

The fourth-generation Carnival is offered in four variants, the S, Si, SLi and Platinum. Buyers can choose from petrol and diesel engines. A 3.5-litre V6 petrol (216kW / 355Nm) and 2.2-litre CRDI diesel (148kW /440Nm). Both drive the front wheels through a Kia-developed eightspeed automatic.

Kia Carnival has an extensive range of both passive and active safety and driver assistance systems, protecting the driver and passengers on every journey.

Based on Kia’s new mid-size platform the Carnival offers more value, space, refinement and capability than its predecessors and any current challengers.

The entry-level S specification comes standard with 17-inch alloy wheels, roof rack, solar glass windshield, 8-inch AV unit with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, 4.2inch TFT LCD cluster.

A six-speaker sound system. Drive mode select with normal/eco/sport/

smart, keyless entry. It has cloth seats, rear parking sensors, rear view monitor with dynamic guidelines, and a tilt and telescopic adjustable steering wheel.

Carnival Si adds 18-inch alloys, 12.3-inch AVN unit, eight-speaker sound system, dual-zone automatic temperature control front and single zone rear, premium steering wheel and shifting knob, and front parking sensors.

Carnival SLi has privacy rear glass, smart key with push button start, artificial leather seats, surround view monitor, power tailgate with auto close, smart power sliding doors, one-touch power doors and tailgate, eight-way power driver’s seat, auto up/down windows, electrochromic mirror, Safe Exit Alert and Rear Cross Traffic Collision Avoidance Assist.

Top of the range Carnival Platinum adds electronic shift by wire, 19-inch black alloy wheels, 12-speaker Bose sound system, rear occupant alert, heated steering wheel, wireless charger, paddle shifters, dual tilting and sliding sunroof, eight-way integrated memory seats with four-way lumbar support and rear heated seats, ventilated front seats, LED interior lamps and second and third row sunshade blind.

Compared with

the outgoing car new Carnival has a shorter front overhang, with the base of the A-pillar moved backwards to create a longer bonnet.

Its increased wheelbase contributes to greater space throughout the cabin.

The shape has moved closer to a stylish SUVlike profile, particularly in the side and front profiles from the C-Pillar forward.

A key design highlight is the “island roof” design with blacked-out A- and B-pillars beneath a body-coloured roof. The C-pillar features a chrome fin with a subtle diamond pattern.

For the Carnival S, Si and SLi models the headlamps are LED for high and low beam with a bulb-type turning signal lamp. The Platinum model adds projectionstyle LED low and high beam lamps with an LED turn signal.

New Carnival offers a choice of seven exterior paint colours; Ceramic Silver, Astra Blue, Silky Silver, Deep Chroma Blue, Panthera Metal, Snow White Pearl and Aurora Black Pearl.

All colours are metallic or mica-metallic, with Ceramic Silver designated as the “standard” colour at no additional charge.

Dependent upon specification level, there is a range of distinctive aluminium alloy wheel designs, 17- (S), 18- (Si

and SLi) or 19-inches (Platinum).

The hub of the Carnival’s connectivity has a high-tech digital display. In Si, SLi and Platinum trims this links Kia’s latest 4.2-inch digital driver instrument cluster and 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment and navigation system under a single seamless piece of glass. The S level trim has an eight-inch Audio Visual Unit and a 4.2-inch TFT information cluster for the driver.

Carnival has built-in SatNav with 10 years Mapcare and SUNA live traffic updates.

The infotainment system can connect two smartphones via Bluetooth at the same time, enabling separate phones to be used for phone calls or media. It will allow personalised

profiles for various drivers to download individual preferences for AVN and cluster settings.

The new fully independent suspension system and a range of noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) measures are engineered to deliver reassuring and relaxing on-road behaviour, maximising stability and occupant comfort.

The rear suspension has also been revised, with longer lower suspension arms and revised spring layout working to better manage changes in the road surface.

Kia Motors Australia’s local tuning team have embraced the newly engineered platform and finessed the ride and handling characteristics to be in harmony with Australia’s unique road conditions and driver preferences.

A comprehensive array of sound-deadening and insulating measures ensure the new model is one of the quietest and most refined on the road. These include new insulation materials around all four wheelarches, a full underbody cover to reduce wind and

road noise, and dense insulation between the engine bay and passenger compartment.

For Australian drivers, Kia has prioritised safety across the range with a range of segment first and class leading technologies lifting the safety bar from the entry-level S grade right through to Platinum models.

Kia’s “Level 2” autonomous driving technology, Smart Cruise Control, controls acceleration and braking depending on the vehicles in front. Using front view camera and front radar, it helps maintain a set distance and speed from the vehicle ahead while Lane Follow Assist helps centre the vehicle in its lane while driving. In addition, it features a Rear View Monitor (RVM) and Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist (RCCA).

The Carnival is fitted with seven airbags, as well as a suite of electronic vehicle safety systems. All models are equipped as standard with Kia’s Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) and Electronic Stability Control, helping drivers maintain control under braking and cornering.

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January 21, 2021

40 MOTORING ROAD TEST

BIG BENZ HITS THE ROAD RUNNING

Mercedes GLE 53 AMG 4Matic+ Coupe . . . big, bold, but no slouch when it comes to getting around.

By Derek Ogden MERCEDES-BENZ continues to play the numbers game with its GLE family SUV range, adding ‘53’ to the list – and, ‘bingo’ it comes up a winner. The new AMG GLE 53 4Matic+ sports utility coupe’s performance belies its bulk.

It has more cabin space, but a shorter wheelbase makes for greater agility, more aerodynamic than the model it replaces. It uses the Mercedes’ MBUX widescreen digital display.

Squeezing in between the GLE 450 4Matic Coupe ($137,000, plus ORCs) and the GLE 63S AMG 4Matic+ Coupe ($222,700), the middleweight GLE 53 AMG 4Matic+ Coupe tips the price sticker scales at $171,800.

While the entry-level 450 is comprehensively equipped, the GLE 53 adds a range of AMG performance parts as well as AMG looks.

STYLING Design and architecture lean towards coupe-like sleekness with a sporty character. The coupe’s sleek-ish silhouette gives rise to an aerodynamic advantage of nine per cent in wind resistance, despite having the same frontal surface as its predecessor.

It has AMG Line body styling and 21-inch AMG multi-spoke alloy wheels.

INTERIOR At 39 mm longer and seven mm wider than its predecessor, including an added 20 mm to the wheelbase, the GLE 53 takes

on a more spacious feel.

Even the door opening is 35 mm more and there’s an additional 40 litres of load space.

Nappa leather covers seats, the front including memory settings, there’s a panoramic sliding glass sunroof and ambient lighting with 64 colours.

An AMG Night Package includes heat reducing dark-tinted glass, an AMG Performance steering wheel is clothed in Nappa leather, front seats are heated and ventilated and the door sills are lit up with AMG lettering.

INFOTAINMENT The Burmester surround sound system is most impressive and all who heard it during our test period came away with smiles on their faces.

The AMG-inspired interior styling has the Mercedes MBUX digital interface with twin 12.3-inch highresolution screens providing a selection of information displays.

Smart phone integration with wireless charging.

The MBUX includes the ‘Hey, Mercedes’ command that recognises and replies to a list of spoken requests.

Its menu includes satellite navigation, audio, phone and vehicle functions that can be activated by voice control.

There’s can be controlled by swipe-and-tap controllers on the steering wheel, via dashboard touch screen, or by using the centre-console situated touch pad. Too many choices? Perhaps but it does give individuals

plenty of freedom.

ENGINES / TRANSMISSIONS The six-cylinder 320 kW / 520 Nm petrol engine features an orthodox gas-driven turbocharger supplemented by an EQ Boost starter-alternator. The latter system capable of adding an extra 16 kW and 250 Nm in short bursts, such as at take-off.

It also acts as a power generator, helping hybrid functions such as boost, recuperate, load point shift, gliding and restarting during stop / start engine operation.

EQ Boost is also responsible for idle speed control allowing fuel savings previously reserved for high-voltage hybrid technology.

SAFETY A suite of safety features includes nine airbags, active steering assist, Distronic cruise control with active distance assist, brake assist with rear cross-traffic alarm, lane change assist, blind spot assist and traffic sign recognition.

DRIVING As befits a vehicle of such prestige, the Mercedes-Benz GLE 53 AMG 4Matic+ Coupe cossets driver and passengers in spacious surroundings insulated from the noise of engine and road conditions. The Airmatic air suspension and adaptive damping systems make it even easier to drive and to live with.

The GLE 53 introduces new suspension technology,

AMG Ride Control+, which incorporates active roll stabiliser bars, and in co-operation with Airmatic, offers continuously variable adjustable dampers.

Working with a more direct steering ratio, this results in enhanced vehicle dynamics and comfort both on and off road.

The six-cylinder 320 kW / 520 Nm petrol engine, with its orthodox turbocharger supplemented by an EQ Boost starter-alternator, had the bulky (3050 kg) vehicle moving off the mark virtually instantly in response to the accelerator.

Mercedes-AMG’s measured combined urban / highway fuel consumption is 9.3 litres per 100 kilometres.

Our test vehicle figures of 15-plus litres per 100 kilometres in city and suburban driving and 7.8 litres per 100 kilometres on a motorway run.

Filtering into moving traffic was well accomplished, while the curse of the coupe – a sharply raked rear window, making for poor driver visibility behind.

Little things like a Keyless Go package, multibeam headlamps with automatic high beam and power tailgate made life with the GLE 53 a pleasure.

During my time with the GLE 53 AMG 4Matic we encountered some particularly treacherous summer storms. Rarely have I felt so safe, secure and comfortable in a vehicle as I did with the big Merc.

SUMMARY The fan base of the SUC is growing, we are told, and with ambient luxury, AMG performance and, last but not least, the three-pointed star parading up front, the GLE 53 AMG 4Matic Coupe

proves the point.

AT A GLANCE Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 4Matic Coupe $137,000 Mercedes-Benz GLE 53 AMG 4Matic+ Coupe $171,800 Mercedes-Benz GLE 63S AMG 4Matic+ Coupe $222,700 Note: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges.

Contact your local Mercedes-Benz dealer for drive-away prices.

SPECIFICATIONS (Mercedes-Benz GLE 53 AMG 3.0L Turbo 6-cylinder direct injection petrol, 48V EQ boosted, 9sp automatic, 4WD SUC) ENGINE: Capacity: 2.999 litres Configuration: Six cylinders in line Maximum Power: 320 kW @ 6100 rpm Maximum Torque: 520 Nm @ 1800-5800 rpm Fuel Type: Petrol 98 RON Combined Fuel Cycle (ADR 81/02): 9.3 L/100km CO2 Emissions: 213 g / km DRIVELINE: Nine-speed Speedshift TCT, 4Matic 4WD DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT AND CAPACITIES: Length: 4939 mm Wheelbase: 2995 mm Width: 2015 mm Height: 1782 mm Turning Circle: 12.4 metres Gross Vehicle Mass: 3050 kg Fuel Tank Capacity: 80 litres BRAKES: Front: Ventilated disc Rear: Solid disc STANDARD WARRANTY: Five years / unlimited kilometres

The Northern Rivers Times

January 21, 2021

MOTORING 41

MAZDA CX-3 UPDATES

RENAULT LCV FINANCE OFFER Renault Trafic

Mazda CX-3 upgrade adds new technology and safety features.

By Ewan Kennedy MAZDA Australia has announced significant updates to the CX-3 range. A new seat design has internal structure created to reduce driver and passenger fatigue.

Apple CarPlay and Android Auto have both been integrated into the Mazda Connect infotainment system.

There are new-design key fobs and badging.

Active safety remains a focus point with the range-wide Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) adding night time pedestrian detection, while the automatic head lights are now more sensitive to changing light conditions, further assisting the SCBS function in low light conditions.

The refreshed Mazda CX-3 range will go on-sale in late-January 2021. Dealers are happy to take orders now.

Mazda Australia is also selling a limited-edition,

just 70 units, of a 100th Anniversary model based on the high-spec Akari front-wheel drive automatic. It’s finished in Snowflake White Pearl Mica paintwork and has Burgundy leather upholstery. It has 100th anniversary embossed headrests, bespoke badging to the body sides, hub caps, key fobs and interior floor mats.

“The Mazda CX-3 has long enjoyed segment leadership in the Light SUV category,” said Mazda Australia Managing Director, Vinesh Bhindi.

“Its eye-catching design, ergonomic cabin layout and strong features list has ensured its popularity in the Australian market.

“Now with the latest updates including Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard, not to mention key safety enhancements and refreshed colour and upholstery options, the CX-3 is sure to continue

its sales success into 2021,” he said.

Neo Sport FWD: $22,890 (manual), $24,890 (automatic) Maxx Sport FWD: $24,890 (manual), $26,890 (automatic) Maxx Sport LE FWD: $27,640 (automatic) Maxx Sport AWD: $28,890(automatic) sTouring FWD: $29,090 (manual), $31,090 (automatic) sTouring AWD: $33,090 (automatic) Akari FWD: $34,190 (manual), $36,190 (automatic) Akari AWD: $38,190 (automatic) Akari LE FWD: $36,690 (automatic) Akari LE AWD: $38,690 (automatic) 100th Anniversary Special Edition FWD: $37,690 (automatic) Note: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges. Contact your local Mazda dealer for drive-away prices.

Renault Kangoo, Trafic and Master models are all available with low interest terms.

By Ewan Kennedy RENAULT Australia offers ABN holders a 3.9 per cent interest rate from Renault Financial Services on every model in the Renault LCV stable sold till 31 March 2021.

The Renault Trafic is now available from just $142 per week for the short wheelbase manual version. The automatic starts from just $169 per week.

Every model in the Trafic range comes complete with a rearview camera, automatic headlights and wipers, leather-wrapped steering wheel, front fog lights with cornering function, foldable insert key, and under-bench seat storage.

Renault Kangoo now comes standard with glazed 180 degree opening rear barn doors, a rear-view camera, automatic dusk-sensing headlights, rain-sensing windscreen wipers, and foglights. With the new 3.9 per cent finance offer,

Renault Master

ABN customers can buy a Kangoo from just $101 per week for the SWB Petrol MT. The automatic transmission starts from just $112 per week The Renault Master is available in a variety of heights, lengths and body types, it is now available from just $172 per week for the manual SWB.

TEST DRIVE AT YOUR LOCAL MAZDA DEALER

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Renault Kangoo

Every LCV comes standard with Renault’s 5-5-5 Easy Life service program that includes five years’ warranty, five years’ capped price servicing and up to five years’ service activated roadside assistance.

Notice that conditions apply to this, contact your local Renault dealer for details.

The Northern Rivers Times

January 21, 2021

42 FISHING

FISHING NEWS

Evans Head Snapper, pearl perch and trag jew on North Ground and Kahors Reef, bream and a few school jew along Main and Airforce Beaches, bream and luderick along the rock walls at the Evans River mouth, bream, whiting and flathead in the lower reaches and mud crabs in the upper reaches.

Ballina Rough weather, patchy rain and strong winds early this week are going to make the offshore and rock fishing very

METRO E10 Unlead91 U95 U98 Diesel

112.9 113.9 124.9 132.9 113.7

difficult. The weather should improve as the week goes on and the weekend is looking good at this stage. The current is still quite strong offshore, but the dirty water has cleared up and we are seeing some mahi mahi taking trolling lures on the 32’s and 42’s. The kingfish and pearl perch have been in good numbers on the 48’s once again, with the pearlies responding to cut baits and squad and the kingfish taking live baits and jigs. The discolored water is keeping most of the fish compressed close to the mouth of the river still. Some

UNITED

CALTEX 123.9 124.9 137.9 145.9 128.9

115.9 117.5 138.9 118.9

UNITED STH 115.9 117.9 138.9 119.9

good number of bream, whiting and flathead have been taken on both lures and baits. Worms, prawns and pilchards have been the best baits. A number is school mulloway have also been landed on cut baits and lures around the change of the high tide. A few tailor and flathead have been coming from the beaches on both pilchards and mullet. Angels and Seven Mile beach have been the best bet. Tight lines!

Brett Pottsville Snapper, tuskfish, spanish and

UNITED

Tweed Coast Flathead, bream, trevally, mangrove jack and mulloway in the lower reaches of the Tweed River.

CALTEX BANORA

BP

114.5 116.5 129.5 137.5 117.9

spotty mackerel on the inshore reefs, tailor, flathead and bream along the beaches, flathead, bream, whiting and mud crabs in the mid to lower reaches of the creeks, luderick close to the rock walls and bridge pylons in the lower reaches and mangrove jack on top of the tide around the snaggy banks.

139.9 153.9 159.9 131.9

117.5 119.5 132.5 140.5 125.9

SHELL 119.9 123.9 142.9 128.9

PRICES ARE CORRECT AT TIME OF PRINTING. THIS TABLE SHOULD BE USED AS GUIDE ONLY.

NORTHERN RIVERS TEMPERATURE & RAINFALL PREDICTIONS AREA GRAFTON EVANS KYOGLE BALLINA MULLUM TWEED

Thurs 21st Jan 27o - 17o 44% 24 - 20o 51% 26o - 17o 49% 24o - 20o 51% 24o - 20o 50% 25o - 20o 50%

Fri 22nd Jan

Sat 23rd Jan

Sun 24th Jan

Mon 25th Jan Tues 26th Jan Wed 27th Jan

31o - 15o 26 - 18o 31o - 15o 26o - 18o 26o - 19o 27o - 20o

32o - 16o 27o - 20o 32o - 16o 27o - 20o 26o - 21o 28o - 20o

30o - 16o 6% 26o - 19o 14% 29o - 18o 18% 26o - 19o 14% 26o - 20o 6% 26o - 20o 63%

31o - 18o 26o - 19o 29o - 17o 26o - 19o 26o - 19o 26o - 19o

5% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4%

Sunrise & Sunset on the Northern Rivers

4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 5%

6% 6% 5% 6% 6% 8%

31o - 19o 5% 26o - 19o 7% 28o - 17o 6% 26o - 19o 7% 26o - 20o 6% 26o - 20o 44%

30o - 18o 26o - 20o 29o - 18o 26o - 20o 26o - 20o 26o - 20o

6% 40% 39% 40% 40% 47%

MOON PHASES Thurs 21 Jan

First Quarter 50% Visible

Sat 23 Jan

Mon 25 Jan

Wed 27 Jan

Waxing Gibbous 65% Visible

Waxing Gibbous 89% Visible

Waxing Gibbous 98% Visible

TIDE TIMES & HEIGHTS Thursday 21st January to Wednesday 27th January CLARENCE - RIVER ENTRANCE

GRAFTON AREA DAY Thursday 21st Jan Friday 22nd Jan Saturday 23rd Jan Sunday 24th Jan Monday 25th Jan Tuesday 26th Jan Wednesday 27th Jan

SUNRISE 6.08am 6.08am 6.09am 6.10am 6.11am 6.12am 6.13am

SUNSET 7.51pm 7.50pm 7.50pm 7.50pm 7.49pm 7.49pm 7.48pm

LISMORE AREA DAY Thursday 21st Jan Friday 22nd Jan Saturday 23rd Jan Sunday 24th Jan Monday 25th Jan Tuesday 26th Jan Wednesday 27th Jan

SUNRISE 6.08am 6.09am 6.10am 6.10am 6.11am 6.12am 6.13am

SUNSET 7.48pm 7.47pm 7.47pm 7.47pm 7.46pm 7.46pm 7.45pm

TWEED HEADS AREA DAY Thursday 21st Jan Friday 22nd Jan Saturday 23rd Jan Sunday 24th Jan Monday 25th Jan Tuesday 26th Jan Wednesday 27th Jan

SUNRISE 6.08am 6.09am 6.10am 6.11am 6.11am 6.12am 6.13am

SUNSET 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.44pm 7.44pm 7.44pm 7.43pm

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DAY Thursday 21st Jan Friday 22nd Jan Saturday 23rd Jan Sunday 24th Jan Monday 25th Jan Tuesday 26th Jan Wednesday 27th Jan

HIGH 3:21 am 1.18m 4:30 am 1.23m 5:33 am 1.29m 6:29 am 1.37m 7:17 am 1.46m 8:01 am 1.54m 8:43 am 1.61m

LOW 9:10 am 0.71m 10:31 am 0.73m 11:56 am 0.7m 1:04 pm 0.63m 12:23 am 0.49m 1:10 am 0.45m 1:53 am 0.4m

HIGH 3:05 pm 1.17m 4:11 pm 1.09m 5:23 pm 1.06m 6:28 pm 1.06m 7:21 pm 1.08m 8:06 pm 1.12m 8:48 pm 1.16m

LOW 9:40 pm 0.52m 10:33 pm 0.53m 11:30 pm 0.52m

LOW 9:00 am 0.74m 10:18 am 0.78m 11:43 am 0.76m 12:48 pm 0.68m 12:06 am 0.5m 12:54 am 0.44m 1:38 am 0.38m

HIGH 3:08 pm 1.33m 4:07 pm 1.24m 5:14 pm 1.18m 6:16 pm 1.16m 7:11 pm 1.17m 7:59 pm 1.19m 8:41 pm 1.21m

LOW 9:34 pm 0.53m 10:23 pm 0.54m 11:15 pm 0.53m

LOW 9:16 am 0.71m 10:39 am 0.73m 12:06 pm 0.69m 1:15 pm 0.62m 12:23 am 0.45m 1:10 am 0.41m 1:53 am 0.35m

HIGH 3:00 pm 1.14m 4:06 pm 1.06m 5:20 pm 1.01m 6:29 pm 1m 7:25 pm 1.02m 8:13 pm 1.05m 8:56 pm 1.09m

LOW 9:44 pm 0.49m 10:36 pm 0.49m 11:30 pm 0.48m

LOW 8:56 am 0.72m 10:22 am 0.75m 11:50 am 0.71m 12:58 pm 0.64m 12:09 am 0.42m 12:55 am 0.37m 1:37 am 0.31m

HIGH 2:54 pm 1.21m 3:57 pm 1.13m 5:08 pm 1.08m 6:15 pm 1.07m 7:10 pm 1.09m 7:58 pm 1.13m 8:41 pm 1.17m

LOW 9:30 pm 0.47m 10:25 pm 0.47m 11:19 pm 0.45m

LOW 8:56 am 0.81m 10:18 am 0.83m 11:38 am 0.79m 12:44 pm 0.72m 12:04 am 0.5m 12:49 am 0.46m 1:30 am 0.4m

HIGH 2:58 pm 1.26m 3:58 pm 1.19m 5:08 pm 1.15m 6:13 pm 1.14m 7:06 pm 1.15m 7:51 pm 1.18m 8:32 pm 1.21m

LOW 9:29 pm 0.57m 10:22 pm 0.56m 11:15 pm 0.54m

1:56 pm 0.55m 2:38 pm 0.47m 3:16 pm 0.4m

EVANS HEAD - RIVER ENTRANCE DAY Thursday 21st Jan Friday 22nd Jan Saturday 23rd Jan Sunday 24th Jan Monday 25th Jan Tuesday 26th Jan Wednesday 27th Jan

HIGH 3:10 am 1.3m 4:14 am 1.35m 5:16 am 1.41m 6:11 am 1.49m 6:59 am 1.58m 7:42 am 1.66m 8:23 am 1.74m

1:39 pm 0.59m 2:22 pm 0.5m 3:02 pm 0.41m

BALLINA - RIVER ENTRANCE DAY Thursday 21st Jan Friday 22nd Jan Saturday 23rd Jan Sunday 24th Jan Monday 25th Jan Tuesday 26th Jan Wednesday 27th Jan

HIGH 3:26 am 1.17m 4:35 am 1.22m 5:38 am 1.3m 6:32 am 1.39m 7:19 am 1.48m 8:02 am 1.56m 8:43 am 1.63m

2:06 pm 0.53m 2:47 pm 0.45m 3:25 pm 0.38m

BRUNSWICK HEADS - RIVER ENTRANCE DAY Thursday 21st Jan Friday 22nd Jan Saturday 23rd Jan Sunday 24th Jan Monday 25th Jan Tuesday 26th Jan Wednesday 27th Jan

HIGH 3:16 am 1.19m 4:27 am 1.25m 5:30 am 1.33m 6:24 am 1.43m 7:12 am 1.53m 7:55 am 1.62m 8:37 am 1.7m

1:48 pm 0.56m 2:30 pm 0.49m 3:08 pm 0.42m

TWEED HEADS - RIVER ENTRANCE DAY Thursday 21st Jan Friday 22nd Jan Saturday 23rd Jan Sunday 24th Jan Monday 25th Jan Tuesday 26th Jan Wednesday 27th Jan

HIGH 3:20 am 1.22m 4:30 am 1.28m 5:32 am 1.36m 6:25 am 1.44m 7:10 am 1.53m 7:52 am 1.61m 8:32 am 1.68m

1:34 pm 0.64m 2:15 pm 0.56m 2:52 pm 0.49m

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January 21, 2021

BOATING NEWS 43

Sea Jay Avengers score NexGen Adrenalin hull upgrade

The Sea Jay Avenger Sports line gains a vastly improved hull design Bundaberg’s Sea Jay Boats has upgraded its Avenger Sports side and centre console boats with the company’s latest, NexGen Adrenalin hull bottom shape.

These revisions bring increased safety, seaworthiness and performance to these popular alloy boats.

The hull upgrade to Sea Jay’s Avenger Sports boats brings these versatile fishing tinnies into line with other popular Sea Jay models - including the Bay Seeker Runabouts and Territory side and centre consoles.

A key feature of the NexGen Adrenalin hull on the Avenger Sports models is the enclosure of the transom with the fitting of a formed outboard splash well.

With a proper outboard well there is less chance of water splashing into the cockpit when decelerating from speed. Similarly, the full-height of the transom increases external freeboard to keep water out of the boat in choppy sea conditions.

More improvements The NexGen Adrenalin hull also boasts other improvements. The hull is deeper throughout to provide more volume and space inside, along with slightly higher topsides for added safety and more internal freeboard.

Below the water-line Sea Jay has extended the chines further forward to create more lift for improve performance in a following sea, and to add buoyancy and stability at the bow

to counter the weight of a couple of anglers fishing from the casting deck.

All Sea Jays with the NexGen Adrenalin hull (above 4.28m in length) also have distinctive reverse chines for improved stability, quicker hole-shots, and improved load carrying capabilities.

The Sea Jay Avenger Sports boats are available in 4.28m, 4.48m, and 4.68m hull sizes, each now equipped with the NexGen Adrenalin hull bottom.

Latest hulls The RS or “Raised Sheerline” Avenger Sports models, available in 4.48 and 4.68m sizes. are also equipped with the latest Adrenalin vee hull bottom.

All five Avenger Sports models are available with side and centre console open boat configurations.

The RS Avenger line-up also includes tiller-steer models equipped with the NexGen Adrenalin hull, albeit without the enclosed transom.

Other features of the Sea Jay Avenger Sports boats include 3.0mm hull bottoms, transom and topsides on hulls measuring 4.48 metres and above, carpeted plywood floors and bow casting deck; welded foredecks and side deck coamings; bow electric trolling motor plate; plumbed transom live well; cockpit side pockets; removal pedestal seating; built-in rod holders; underfloor fuel tank; transducer mounting brackets; underfloor flotation; and more.

Queensland fisherman’s illegally modified tinny crushed into scrap metal

The fisher had modified the seats of the vessel to create concealed compartments.

Fisherman with illegally modified boats in Queensland will have their tinnies turned into scrap metal if they’re caught by authorities.

The warning comes after a boat was crushed and the owner fined $6,000 for breaching the state’s fishing regulations.

Fisheries Minister Mark Furner said the boat’s seizure and destruction followed a 2019 operation by the Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol (QBFP) targeting an illegal crabber in the Brisbane river area.

“The fisher had modified the seats of the vessel to create concealed compartments where our officers found regulated mud crabs,” Mr Furner said.

“This person had received previous

infringement notices and knew very well that taking female and under-sized crabs was against the law.”

QBFP uses a range of of techniques and technology to uncover illegal activities, as well as information from the public through Fishwatch.

Officers says those who choose to fish illegally will be caught and face severe fines.

“Today we’ve reduced the 3.7 metre boat to recycling material,” Mr Furner said.

“We have done this as a deterrent aimed at protecting jobs in both the commercial and recreational fishing sectors, and building a sustainable fishery for future generations.”

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The Northern Rivers Times

January 21, 2021

44 RURAL NEWS

Zoonoses - animal diseases transmissible to humans ZOONOSES are diseases of animal origin that can affect people. The diseases may be caused by bacteria, parasites, protozoa, fungi and viruses.

Zoonotic diseases can spread to humans by: • close contact with infected animals including livestock, pets, exhibited animals or wildlife; • contact with the saliva, blood, urine or faeces of an infected animal; • water or soil that has been contaminated by infected animals; • being bitten by an infected tick or mosquito (called a “vector”); or • eating or drinking unpasteurised dairy products, undercooked meat or unwashed fruit and vegetables that are contaminated with faeces from an infected animal.

Even if there is an infectious agent present, it does not always result in disease.

Zoonoses depend on three factors; the infectious agent, a susceptible host and a way of spread.Approximately 60-70% of emerging human infectious diseases are zoonoses1,2,3and originate in domestic or wild animals. Due to increased human populations and intense urbanisation, new zoonotic diseases are likely to emerge in the future.

People most at risk of being affected by a zoonotic disease are those in close contact with animals or animal products.

This includes: • veterinarians; • farmers; • abattoir workers; • shearers; • people assisting with animal births; • pet owners; and • pig hunters.

Also at higher risk are children, elderly people, pregnant women and people

with impaired immunity.

Prevention is best It is not possible to eliminate all the risks associated with zoonotic diseases. However there are a number of things you can do to prevent the likelihood.

• Always wash hands and follow proper personal health and hygiene; • Reduce exposure to zoonoses; • Manage animal health Zoonoses can be contracted from both sick and healthy animals.

Personal health and hygiene • Wash hands with soap for 10-20 seconds under running water after handling animals and before preparing or eating food/drink or smoking cigarettes; • Use hand sanitisers, such as alcohol-based hand rubs, where there is no water; • Vaccines are available for some zoonoses, for example tetanus, Q-fever and ABLV; • Regularly shower or bathe, and clean clothing and footwear, especially if you are in frequent contact with animals; • Maintain a healthy immune

system through a healthy lifestyle, and seek medical assistance as appropriate; • Promptly treat cuts or abrasions; • Seek medical attention if a zoonosis is suspected, or there has been significant exposure to one.

Reduce exposure • Use personal protective equipment (PPE) as appropriate. This includes overalls, gloves, eye protection and masks. The use of PPE is particularly important where contact with animal tissues, faeces or urine is likely or the consequences of infection are high e.g. Hendra virus; • Wear PPE and take care when assisting or being near animals when they are birthing or sick; • Clean and disinfect work spaces and equipment. This includes PPE, instruments, harnesses and rugs; • Avoid bites from mosquitoes and ticks; • Avoid close contact with animals, including facial contact; • Children and pregnant women should avoid

uncovered sandpits or other areas where animals may defecate; • Dog owners should appropriately dispose of their animals’ faeces, especially from public places; • Take particular care when in contact with sick animals, although healthy as well as sick animals can transmit disease; • Avoid foodborne diseases through correct processing and hygienic food preparation; • Do not prepare food for yourself or others if you are ill; • Keep animals out of the kitchen.

Manage animal health • Prevent and control animal diseases and maintain animals in good health.

Regularly worm and vaccinate livestock and pets as appropriate; • Control stray animals- avoid handling strays or animals that appear ill; • Control pest animals such as rats or feral pigs that may spread disease. Control programs will reduce the

likelihood of transmission; • Practise good hygiene with livestock feeds, and prevent access from rodents and cats (to reduce the spread of toxoplasmosis from cats, for example); • Isolate and treat sick animals to reduce the risk of spreading disease to other animals and humans; • Dispose of carcasses appropriately to prevent spread or recurrence of disease.

What to do if you suspect a zoonotic disease?

A number of animal pests, diseases and events are notifiable under the Biosecurity Act 2015. This means there is a duty, or legal obligation to notify authorities if you know or suspect that an animal has one of these pests or diseases or have any suspicion or awareness of a biosecurity event. For further information see Primefact Notifiable animal pests, diseases and events in NSW. Seek veterinary advice if you suspect your pet or livestock may have a disease.

For human advice, ring 1300 066 055 to find your closest public health unit.

MOVING CATTLE INTO AND WITHIN NSW ALL cattle, including pets, poddy calves, buffalo, bison, beef and dairy cattle must meet the movement requirements.

There are legal controls on the entry of cattle tick carriers to NSW. These requirements apply to cattle moving from or through Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern territory.

For detailed information see the Primefact 1556 Cattle tick NSW entry requirements Note: there are cameras monitoring the border between

Queensland and NSW. Suspected illegal movements of cattle are investigated.

Plant material may be restricted from entering NSW. For information call 1800 808 095 or email biosecurity@dpi. nsw.gov.au.

Moving cattle in NSW Cattle moving into NSW from other states must meet the state of origin’s requirements until entering NSW and NSW requirements once in NSW. Every property on which

cattle are kept must have a PIC. Cattle must have an approved NLIS device (eartag or rumen bolus) attached before being moved within NSW. NLIS devices are not to be removed unless they can no longer be read and are immediately replaced with a readable device.

More information 1800 680 244 or biosecurity@dpi.nsw. gov.au Local Land Services 1300 795 299 Cattle tick (02) 6626 1201

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Be alert for tick fever in livestock

Cattle ticks are a vector (carrier) for tick fever which cause illness and death in cattle.

NORTH Coast Local Land Services and NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) reminds producers to be alert to tick fever and practice good farm biosecurity, following the confirmation of tick fever in cattle on two properties in the region.

District Veterinarian with North Coast Local Land Services Dr Phil Kemsley said producers should contact a vet immediately if cattle have high fevers and behaviour changes.

If treatment is delayed, tick fever can spread quickly in a herd and kill large numbers of cattle.

“We have seen cases of tick fever recently in the Tweed area during investigations on two neighbouring properties with cattle tick infestations and cattle deaths,” Dr Kemsley said.

“Tick fever is spread only by cattle ticks. It appears animals with cattle tick strayed

between the two properties, spreading cattle tick and with it tick fever.

“Last year saw a record number of new cattle tick infestations in NSW, and in most cases straying was the source of the cattle tick.”

Stock proof boundary fences are critical to keeping cattle tick out, and producers should examine any strays before sending them home.

DPI senior veterinary officer, Paul Freeman, said tick fever in cattle is a devastating condition that can cause fever, jaundice, anaemia, miscarriage, red urine and a range of nervous signs, including change in temperament, lethargy, muscle tremors and difficulty walking.

“Current seasonal conditions are favourable for ticks who thrive on heat, and high humidity and producers should check cattle regularly especially as cattle are being yarded now in preparation for

Cattle tick infestations severely affect productivity and can cause disease and death. Photo supplied. autumn sales,” Dr Freeman said.

Tick fever and cattle tick are notifiable under NSW biosecurity legislation. They are the two conditions with the most significant economic impact on cattle production in northern Australia due to the potential of large losses of animals, production losses,

restrictions on trade, and treatment cost.

Livestock producers are urged to be on the lookout for ticks and maintain good biosecurity practices to prevent introducing diseases, pests and weeds onto their farms.

For information about cattle tick and tick fever go to

the DPI cattle tick webpage at https://www.dpi.nsw.gov. au/animals-and-livestock/ beef-cattle/health-and-disease/ parasitic-and-protozoaldiseases/ticks To report signs of tick fever and cattle tick after hours, contact the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.

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46 RURAL

Grafton Cattle Market Report FROM TUESDAY 12 JANUARY THERE were 77 head yarded at Grafton Fat Cattle Sale 12th January 2021.

The first sale back for 2021 saw possibly the lowest yarding on record, but it also saw some of the highest prices for some categories broken. Although numbers were low all the regular buyers were in attendance competing strongly for all types.

Export cattle sold dearer, again the low numbers making it hard for an accurate quote. Many areas have received excellent rain over the Christmas period. The market in the short term will stay very strong.

Sale Highlights include: A/c N Winters sold Brahman Steers 328.2c/kg averaged 510kg - $1,673.82 /hd.

A/c Mount Jackadgery Cattle Station sold Brangus & Charolais Cows 289.2c/kg averaged 518.8kg - $1,500.23 p/hd.

A/c AP Franklin sold a Brangus Cross Heifer 291.2c/kg weighed 525kg $1,528.80.

A/c AW Collins sold Angus Vealer Steers 606.2c/kg averaged 220kg - $1,333.64 p/hd.

A/c TL & TS Power sold a Limousin Cross Vealer Steer 586.2c/kg weighed

245kg - $1,436.19.

A/c Wills Partnership sold Charolais Cross Vealer Steers 578.2c/kg averaged 245kg - $1,416.59 p/hd.

A/c Will Partnership sold Angus

Vealer Steers 610.2c/kg averaged 220kg $1,342.44p/hd.

A/c Wills Partnership sold a Charolais Vealer Steer 694.2c/kg weighed 120kg $833.04.

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Market Report FROM WEDNESDAY 13 JANUARY AGENTS yarded a total of 698 head at the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange’s first prime sale for the year on Wednesday 13 January. The yarding comprised of 200 head of grown cattle with 500 vealers and yearlings. The quality of the young cattle was fair to good with quite a bit of breed variation. The grown cattle were made up by cows for the most part. There was a high number of buyers in attendance with the majority being for restocker orders and limited processor participation.

Cow prices for the week topped at 320.0c/kg with averages of 266.5c/kg and 482kg. One cow sold for a top return of $2,336.88. 17 cows and calves were yarded where prices reached $2,660.00 for one cow and calf sold. Heifer sold well with prices reaching 610.2c/kg and averaging at 467.9c/kg and 279kg. One

heifer made a top return of $1,856.00.

A small yarding of bullocks sold to 359.2c/kg where they averaged at 337.5c/kg and 470kg. One bullock sold for a return of $1,972.62. Bull prices held firm with a top of 333.2c/ kg with averages of 313.8c/kg and 654kg. Steers overall sold very well for the week with a top of 678.2c/kg and averages of 484.7c/kg and 289kg. Two steers sold achieved a top return of $2,241.86.

A yarding of 259 head of vealers sold well with competition from restockers ensuring a strong market. Prices topped at 656.2c/kg where they averaged at 544.7c/kg and 238kg. One vealer sold achieved a return of $1,701.70.

Friday 22 January will see Ray White Rural Casino & Kyogle hold a Store Sale at the NRLX with the sale kicking off from 10.00am.

Lismore Market Report FROM TUESDAY 12 JANUARY WITH producers taking a wait and see approach and other waiting for the new NVD books to arrive it was a light yarding of only 60 cattle sold at the Lismore Saleyards 12/1/21.

The handful of cows on offer were bought by restocker $2.48 to $2.94/kg.

All bar 1 of the young cattle were also bought by restockers.

Prices were generally dearer than last years good markets with plain quality weaners attracting strong competition.

Heavy yearling steers sold to back grounders $4.16 to $4.48 for top returns of $1602.

Lightweight weaner bull calves topped at $6.40/ kg.

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78 head of cattle yarded for the first sale of 2021 at Grafton. Overall the market was unbelievably dearer on the last sale in December. Bullocks sold to 330c/kg, feeder steers topped at 420c/kg. Cows sold between 260c/kg to 295c/kg. All young cattle were much dearer with weaner steers of any breed selling from 470c/kg to 695c/kg.

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BYRON SHIRE AGRICULTURAL DECLINE ADDRESSED

How fireproof is your animal emergency plan?

LOCAL Land Services (LLS) is reminding livestock owners to still be prepared for the threat of bushfires this summer.

Following high rainfall across the state, vegetation has grown quickly, bringing with it the risk of grass fires.

LLS Animal Biosecurity and Welfare Business Partner Scott Ison said there are a range of measures landholders can undertake to make sure they minimise the threats and impacts of fire on their properties and on their animals.

“It’s always better to be safe than sorry when it comes to bushfires, so it’s important for landholders to ask how fireproof their animal emergency plans are,” Mr Ison said.

“We recommend preparing adequate low-risk areas where stock can access water and where the potential bushfire fuel is minimal.

“These paddocks should be large enough to allow stock to move away from the fire and ideally be protected by a road or a 3-6 metre ploughed fire break.

“The last thing we want to see is landholders lose stock, especially after they’ve invested so much in keeping them going through the drought.”

To prepare for the threat of bushfires, LLS also recommends livestock owners: • Create or review your Animal Emergency Plan and Farm Fire Plans. These can be downloaded from the SES and RFS websites, respectively.

• Ensure all your animals are identified, ideally with National Livestock Identification System ear tags, and that all horses, cats and dogs are microchipped.

• Consider keeping hay stored at multiple locations to minimise risk of loss. Ensure sheds are protected with a fire break or that fuel levels around them are minimised.

In a bushfire emergency, LLS works with the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) to coordinate rescue, evacuation and emergency care for animals.

During last summer’s devastating bushfires, LLS and DPI distributed more than 13,600 tonnes of fodder, 433 tonnes of sugar and 14 megalitres of water to keep livestock and bees alive.

For further information and advice on how to livestock owners can prepare for bushfires, contact your LLS district veterinarian.

Former tree-changer Andrew Cameron is keen to help new landowners manage their land productively.

A FORMER tree-changer is helping to slowdown the decline in primary industry in the Byron Shire.

Andrew Cameron moved to the shire almost a decade ago and is now charged with nurturing the local agricultural sector.

Cameron, the shire’s Agricultural Extension Officer, aims to connect with farmers and and landholders as the council look to revitalize and support primary industry in the region.

According to Cameron the Council’s latest economic data showed a decline in primary industry output something they were keen to address.

“We are seeing more and more people selling up in the city, and moving to places like Byron Shire to live on the land or large ‘lifestyle lots’,” Cameron explained.

“Our large ‘lifestyle lots’ are beautiful places to live, but they are also prime land for farming and food production.

“It can be an overwhelming task to take on land for the first time and we are now offering a support service to help people overcome some of those challenges.”

“As part of my role, I’m here to

help new landowners with ideas on how to manage the land productively and sustainably. Whether they take on the work themselves, or connect with a local farming partner.”

With more than eight years’ experience farming and running a small agricultural business locally, Cameron said he was committed to nurturing the sector in aim to become more sustainable and embrace more regenerative practices.

“I am offering free one-onone-consultations, with local farmers and landowners, to offer a range of support services, solutions, networking and funding opportunities,” Cameron said.

“Council is committed to ensuring Byron Shire land is used in a productive, sustainable way. We want to ensure local farmers are able to work in a way that is profitable while achieving positive environmental outcomes,” he said.

For further information or to book a free on farm consultation contact Cameron on 02 6626 7223 or email - ancameron@byron.nsw. gov.au or sign up to the Byron Shire Farming Network newsletter visit www.byron.nsw.gov.au/ byronshirefarmingnetwork.

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The healing qualities of being in nature IN recent years much research around the world has investigated the healing qualities of just being in nature. While it is wonderful to be able to go to a national park or other area of natural beauty, we can also set up such areas in our own gardens.

Some interesting local plants that could be the nucleus of such an area include the firewheel tree, blueberry ash, and smaller shrubs such as breynia and velvet leaf.

The firewheel tree, Stenocarpus sinuatus, is a medium sized tree which grows to about 10 metres in a garden situation. This attractive tree has dark glossy leaves and produces fascinating, quite large wheel-shaped red flowers which can appear from mid summer through to late autumn. A perfect feature tree, it will create a shady spot in the garden. This tree is hardy in most soils and if tip pruned while young will be encouraged to grow a dense, round canopy.

Once established this plant will tolerate occasional dry periods. It is best protected from strong winds and frost when young.

Blueberry ash, Elaeocarpus reticulatus, is a very pretty, hardy and quite fast growing small tree. This evergreen species grows between 3-15m tall and 3-5m wide. It has a fairly open canopy with interesting leaves which develop a white frosty edging, while older leaves turn bright red before falling and can appear in small numbers at any time of the year. In spring time the blueberry ash produces beautiful pink or white fringed flowers, resembling tiny ballerina skirts, which are followed by very small bright blue fruit.

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These fruit are reported as being edible and are certainly attractive to birds.

A couple of smaller shrubs to accompany these two trees are Callicarpa pedunculata, velvet leaf and Breynia oblongata, coffee bush.

Callicarpa is a very fast growing medium shrub. Its foliage is dense, soft green in colour and velvety to touch.

It is a great starting plant which will grow in full sun or partial shade. The tiny pink or white flowers appear in summer and are not showy, but the clusters of purple fruit which follow are spectacular and stay on the plant right through into winter, at which time the plant loses its leaves but almost immediately grows its new foliage. The dense growth habit of the leaves provides protection for small birds, and the abundant fruit is a good food source for birds and other wildlife. Callicarpa is frost tolerant and will grow to about two metres but needs occasional pruning to encourage a bushy shape.

Breynia oblongata has the common name of coffee bush though it is not related to the that exotic plant. It is an open canopy shrub which can grow up to three metres in height with graceful arching branches. While this plant can get straggly, it responds well to pruning. It has flushes of striking red new growth after rain. Its tiny, inconspicuous greenish flowers appear on the underside of the branches in summer and are followed by green berries which turn

Breynia oblongfolia fruit

Eleaocarpus reticulas flower

Scenic path in rainforest

Callicarpa pedunculata bright red to black when ripe.

They are a good bird food.

This plant is also an important butterfly host plant for the large grass - yellow butterfly

Eurema hecabe. Breynia likes a well-drained site in light shade or full sun. It is frost hardy and moderately drought tolerant. This is a useful

Stenocarpus sinuatus in flower fill-in plant for a bush garden or understory in a rainforest setting. It is a good foliage plant for any sized garden and could be used as a hedge.

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QUICK SALT AND PEPPER PRAWN SKEWERS Tasty salt and pepper chargrilled prawns are perfect for the classic Australia barbeque 0:20 PREP

0:05 COOK

SERVES 4

EASY

INGREDIENTS • • • • • • • •

1kg raw prawns, peeled leaving tails intact, deveined 3 teaspoons sea salt flakes 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper 1/2 teaspoon chinese five spice 2 Lebanese cucumbers, peeled into ribbons long red chilli, thinly sliced diagonally (optional) 2 spring onions, cut into matchsticks, soaked in ice water 1/2 cup coriander

GINGER LIME MAYO • • • •

1/2 cup (150g) whole-egg mayonnaise 2 tablespoons lime juice 1/4 cup finely chopped coriander 1 teaspoon finely grated ginger

METHOD STEP 1 Thread prawns onto presoaked

bamboo skewers. Combined the salt, pepper and Chinese five spice in a small bowl. Sprinkle the prawns evenly with the half salt mixture.

STEP 2 Meanwhile, to make the gingerlime mayonnaise, combine the mayonnaise, lime juice, coriander and ginger in a small bowl. Add 1 tbs hot water and stir to combine.

STEP 3 Heat a barbecue grill or chargrill on medium. Lightly spray the prawns with olive oil spray. Cook on grill for 2 mins each side or until prawns are lightly charred and cooked through. Transfer to a plate and cover with foil.

STEP 4 Arrange the cucumber, chilli, if using, spring onion curls and coriander on a serving platter.

Top with prawns and sprinkle with the remaining salt mixture.

Serve immediately with the ginger-lime mayonnaise.

MANGO AND PASSIONFRUIT TART The flavours of Australia all combined in one deliciously sweet dessert.

INGREDIENTS

prepared pan. Refrigerate for 30 mins.

METHOD

STEP 2 Place mango in a food processor.

Process until smooth (see notes).

Add sugar, lime juice, egg yolks and egg to mango purée. Process until well combined. Transfer to a medium saucepan. Place over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, for 6 to 8 minutes or until mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon.

Remove from heat. Add chopped butter, one piece at a time, whisking until combined. Cool for 5 minutes.

Pour into tart case. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until set.

STEP 1 Grease a 2.5cm-deep, 11cm x 34cm rectangular (base) loose-based tart pan. Place biscuits in a food processor.

Process until finely chopped. Add melted butter. Process to combine.

Press mixture over base and sides of

STEP 3 Using an electric mixer, beat cream until just-firm peaks form. Remove tart from pan and place on a serving platter. Dollop with cream, drizzle with passionfruit and top with kiwifruit. Serve.

• • • • • • • • • • •

300g packet of Anzac biscuits 100g of butter, melted 2 ripe mangoes, peeled and chopped 1/4 cup caster sugar 2 tablespoons lime juice 3 egg yolks 1 egg extra 100g butter chopped 1 cup thicken cream 3 passionfruits, halved 2 kiwifruit, peeled, cut into 1 cm cubes

4:55 PREP

0:10 COOK

SERVES 8

EASY

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50 HEALTH & WELLBEING

New Year resolutions tips

by Helen Hanslow

THE new year always seems a great time to overhaul bad habits. Any day is the perfect day, but there is something inspiring about the new year and a fresh start.

Unfortunately, many of our plans don’t come to fruition or don’t last long.

Here’s a few tips to be more successful.

1. Have a very clear strategy. We know we want to lose weight, get fitter or be more organised, but we have not nailed down the specifics. We know what we need to stop doing, but we do not have a clear picture of what we are going to do instead.

If you want to be successful in your changes this year, take some time to plan and nut it out. If you are changing how you eat, work it all out.

What are your eating for breakfast, lunch or dinner? What will you order when you go out?

Have a very clear plan.

Be realistic. If you are cooking a new recipe for every meal, that is exhausting and time consuming.

2. It is ok to gradually increase to the new way. Do not hop of the couch after 10 years and break yourself on some big workout. Go for a very short walk, gradually increase the distance and frequency.

Slowly extend yourself in an enjoyable way. Or plan to cook a healthier dinner this week. Next week do that dinner again and add another.

3. Picture yourself doing the new behaviours.

Before you do things a new way in life, practice it in your mind first. Imagine yourself getting up early for a walk and feeling great. Imagine yourself going out with friends for drinks and having soda water and lime and feeling great. The more times you do that in your head, the more familiar the new behaviour will feel when you do it.

4. There is no failure, only feedback. When something slips, do not let it be a big one.

Learn from it. What could you have done differently in that moment or in the lead up to that moment that may have avoided that situation ever happening? Now remember it happening differently with those new strategies a few times and train you brain for next time.

Helen Hanslow is a clinical hypnotherapist on the Far North Coast.

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MOBILITY, FLEXIBILITY, AND STABILITY FOUNDATIONS FOR QUALITY OF LIFE PHYSICAL activity takes many forms in our lifetime. People who are regular exercisers more often undertake dynamic versions without addressing three key components. These three states of mobility, flexibility, and stability are a foundation to the quality mobility, the person must lean forward of movement in our later years. more at the lower back to bow to the article—the center of balance changes, Definitions and explanations placing us in a less stable position. To Mcgraw-Hill concise medical safely conduct the movement, your dictionary defined mobility as ‘The stability needs to be of a high level to ability to move in one’s environment cater to the lack of knee movement. with ease or without restriction.’ When There is a reverse. When you fall explaining mobility, each articulation through lack of stability, mobile between two bones (a joint) has an joints allow you to flex and reduce the ideal range of movement (ROM). impact against the ground or an object How smooth and to what extent a joint (think of crumpling to the floor rather moves in that ROM is our mobility. than a full height fall).

Mcgraw-Hill defined flexibility as Flexibility and mobility interact ‘the ability of a muscle or extremity differently. With mobile joints and to relax and yield to stress or stretch muscles are inflexible, we risk strains forces.’ Most health professionals to our connective tissues when consider this as muscle/s able to moving through that joint’s full ROM. extend to their full natural length Likewise, when we lack joint mobility without risk of damage or injury. in the area where muscles are flexible.

Lastly, they defined stability An ability to produce strength (during as ‘The quality of maintaining a walking, for example) is compromised constant character despite forces that with the inability to extend muscles, threaten to disturb it.’ Being stable is enabling a full powerful contraction. maintaining a constant character in Over time this may cause the muscles stationary or dynamic movements. to shorten and become tighter.

For most, it is resisting falls. At a Flexibility and stability interact basic physiology level, stability is our when we are stationary and mobile. ability to sense we are in an unstable When walking, and if a person is situation. The speed of messages unstable, muscles need to be flexible through our neural system to the brain enough to oscillate continually to to analyse then initiate the required alleviate at risk movements. Suppose reflexive and muscular reaction we have stilted, restricted movements necessary to counteract the issue are due to lack of flexibility. In that case, central. our body needs to have the stability All three of these factors of reactions to arrest any activity that our anatomy and physiology (if may lead to a fall. maintained) interact to maintain a There are many other interactions quality of movement that we can have between these three qualities of our well into our later years. physicality. If you visualize all three of these components’ intersection, The dual direction interactions you would have a well-balanced Our mobility and stability interact movement pattern that does not in multiple ways. An example is if increase the risk of injury. a person with restricted mobility in Next week I will cover counting to the knees has to bend low to pick up cost of excess calorie consumption in an item off the floor. Due to limited exercise minutes.

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RACGP backs GP-led role in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

PHARMACISTS TO PLAY KEY ROLE IN COVID-19 VACCINE ROLLOUT THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) welcomes comments made by Health Minister Greg Hunt that pharmacists will be involved with the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, where they can met the requirements set by Government.

PSA National President Associate Professor Chris Freeman said PSA has been meeting with the Department of Health regarding multi dose vial administration and how to support clinicians with safe delivery of all approved vaccines.

“Pharmacists have a vital role to play when it comes to the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines ensuring there is enough capacity in the system to allow the public to be vaccinated as quickly as possible.” he said.

“PSA has for some time urged all state and territory governments to amend legislation that will allow pharmacists to administer a COVID-19 vaccine and while some jurisdictions have made these necessary changes, others have been slow to act.”

“So, we call on state and territory governments where required to

urgently change legislation in such a way that will also allow pharmacists to vaccinate in any setting to ensure there is wide and comprehensive uptake of the vaccine.

“A proactive approach to legislation amendments means that the entire available health care workforce, including pharmacists, will be able to undertake a large-scale vaccination program.

“Pharmacists are more than capable, qualified and willing to provide this service to ensure the large scale rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.”

In announcing the COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan, Minister Hunt pointed to the current network in place which achieved 17 million vaccinations last year, many administered by pharmacists.

It is expected the rollout of the vaccine will commence in mid-to-late February, broken down into five key phases.

Front line health workers including pharmacists will be part of phase 1 which will see over $6 million Australians vaccinated.

THE Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) welcomes government confirmation that GPs will be at the forefront of Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

At a press conference with Minister for Health Greg Hunt, RACGP President Dr Karen Price said GPs will play an important role in the vaccine rollout.

“This is a massive undertaking for our country and GPs will be essential.

The majority of Australians go to their GP for their vaccinations and for many Australians they will do the same for their COVID-19 vaccine.

“Vaccinations are one of the greatest success stories of modern medicine and GP-led vaccination programs have been at the forefront all along.”

On Thursday the Government announced an accelerated rollout, bringing it forward to mid-to-late February, with high priority groups to receive the vaccine first.

The RACGP president said the RACGP is working with government on the rollout.

“We are having constructive discussions with the Minister for Health and the Heath Department on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout to help make sure Australia gets it right.

“General practice is well positioned to support the rollout – there are GPs living and working in communities right across our country, in cities, rural towns and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

“We are talking to government to ensure GPs are appropriately supported to help with this mass vaccine drive, and ensure vaccines are delivered safely and effectively across Australia.”

“We need to get this right. We need high immunisation rates to protect Australians from the COVID-19 virus.

“There are many challenges ahead, including the need to build community

confidence in the new vaccines through evidence-based information campaigns that address the community’s specific concerns and deal with misinformation and myths.

“These challenges also underpin why general practice will be so crucial in the rollout. GPs are perfectly placed to increase vaccine confidence and uptake.

We are connected to our communities, we know our patients and they trust us.

The RACGP president said general practice is one of the safest places for patients to receive their vaccine.

“GPs draw on a patient history and are equipped with the necessary medical training and facilities to manage any rare adverse reactions. General practice is also connected to the Australian Immunisation Register, which will ensure accurate record keeping of vaccine uptake.”

Dr Price said the fact that GPs are a priority group to receive the vaccine reflects the critical role GPs have and continue to play in responding to COVID-19.

“GPs are a priority group to receive the vaccine, the majority will receive the vaccine in phase 1b, with those working in GP-led respiratory clinics set to receive it in phase 1a of the rollout.

This is important for the protection of GPs on the frontline working in respiratory clinics, and those caring for communities across the country.”

“The vaccine rollout is a complicated and logistically challenging task.

Thankfully Australia is in a good place to get the job done, and do it well, as we have very low rates of the virus in Australia compared to other countries, and we have a world class general practice system that’s perfectly positioned to help.

The RACGP is providing information and resources on the vaccine to support GPs and patients. The information is available on the RACGP website.

Sleep / Respiratory / Cardiac

Conveniently located centrally in Ballina and regional clinics Suites 7&8, Ballina Boulevard, 70 River Street Ballina e: referrals@medisleep.net.au p: 02 6686 2403 f: 1800 004 841

Clinical Sleep Studies (usually bulk billed) Lung Function Testing Cardiac Monitoring CPAP Therapy for Sleep Apnoea CPAP Machines and Masks Registered DVA Provider

AUSSIEQUIZ

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1. The WWI effort 2. Paradise Road 3. January 1, 1901 4. Charles Cochrane-Baillie (Lord Lamington) 5. Gundagai, NSW 6. Edith Cowan 7. 14 years 8. True 9. January 26, 1788 10. Bondi Beach

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Which prime minister lead Australia during World War I? What animal was featured on the Australian one-cent coin: a frill-necked lizard, a gliding possum or a lyrebird?

Which Australian animal has cubed-shaped poo?

Which prime minister was the first to reside at the Lodge?

Jessica Mauboy (pictured) competed at Eurovision in which year?

What NBA team does tennis star Nick Kyrgios support?

Which two railway lines cross the Australian continent completely, coast to coast?

True or false: the word ‘selfie’ originated in Australia?

Which of the following is not an Australian invention: polymer banknotes, the electric drill, Google maps or Bluetooth?

The scientific name Macropodidae refers to which group of native Australian animal?

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When did Australia Day first become a national public holiday on 26 January?

What words does Olympic gold medallist Cathy Freeman have tattooed on her arm?

Which Australian author appears on the 50-dollar note?

When were the Aboriginal flag and the Australian flag first raised together on Sydney Harbour Bridge for Australia Day? What date has the Triple J hottest 100 been moved to?

Who wrote the lyrics of Waltzing Matilda?

Who was awarded Australian of the Year in 1992?

For which film did actor Deborah Mailman (pictured) win her first AFI award?

Where was bushranger Ned Kelly’s “last stand”?

What civic ceremony is popularly held on 26 January?

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Which ship of the First Fleet was first to arrive at Botany Bay? Which Australian prime minister is the only one to have taken office on Australia Day? When did Advance Australia Fair become the national anthem of Australia: 1972, 1984 or 1991?

Guy Sebastian (pictured) won Australian Idol in which year?

In 1837, what event was first held that has since become annual?

‘How’s the serenity’ is a quote from which classic 1997 Australian film?

Who was the captain of the Australian cricket team for the 1999 World Cup? On October 24, 1889, where did Sir Henry Parkes give a speech that was pivotal in setting the course for federation?

The world’s largest stained-glass ceiling is situated in Melbourne in which building?

In 2003, Bob Carr named what as “Australia’s national dish”: the sausage roll, meat pie or chicken parmigiana?

WORDWHEEL

SOLUTIONS: alas, alias, alit, altar, aria, aril, astir, astral, atlas, atria, aura, aural, austral, AUSTRALIA, lair, lariat, last, liar, lira, rail, rata, rial, ritual, sail, salt, sari, sitar, slat, stair, star, sutra, tail, tala, tarsal, tarsi, tiara, trail, trial, tsar, ultra

The centre letter must be included, and each letter may only be used once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural words ending in “s”.

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9-LETTER JUMBLE Using the nine letters in the grid, how many words of four letters or more can you list?

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Can you work out what the missing letter is that spells an 8-letter word? It could read either clockwise or anti-clockwise.

ANSWER: The missing letter is E and the 8-letter word is ADELAIDE.

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11. Julia Gillard 12. Cricket 13. 1906 14. Tasmania 15. Sydney 16. New Holland 17. Kylie Minogue 18. Bowen, Queensland 19. False (it is in Melbourne) 20. Alan Border

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Which former prime minister of Australia was born in Barry, Wales in 1961?

Before making her name on the tennis circuit, Ash Barty (pictured) played what other aussie sport?

Australia’s first known film production, The Story of the Kelly Gang, was made in what year?

Where in Australia would you find Granny’s Gut and Satan’s Lair?

The defunct Big Day Out music festival debuted on Australia Day in which city?

In 1817, the word ‘Australia’ replaced what name for the country in official use?

Who recently became the first female solo artist to achieved a No.1 album in five consecutive decades?

Where is the Big Mango located?

True or false: AC/DC Lane is in Sydney?

Which former cricketer played the most Tests as captain of the Australian national team?

21. William “Billy” Morris Hughes 22. A gliding possum 23. Wombat 24. Stanley Bruce 25. 2018 26. Boston Celtics 27. The Indian Pacific and the Ghan 28. True 29. Bluetooth 30. Kangaroos and wallabies.

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The first official Australia Day was held to raise funds for what?

Cate Blanchett (pictured) made her feature film debut as a WWII nurse in which 1997 film?

On what date did Australia’s federation occur?

Lamingtons were most likely named after which Governor of Queensland?

Where is the Dog on the Tuckerbox tourist attraction located?

Who became the first woman to serve as a member of the Australian parliament in 1921?

How long did it take to construct the Sydney Opera House: four, nine or 14 years?

True or false: the Hills Hoist has been manufactured in Adelaide since 1945?

On what date was New South Wales (the first permanent European colony) established?

What famous Australian beach’s name comes from the Aboriginal word for “noise of water breaking over rocks”?

41. HMS Supply 42. Harold Holt 43. 1984 44. 2003 45. Sydney Australia Day Regatta 46. The Castle 47. Steve Waugh 48. Tenterfield, NSW 49. National Gallery of Victoria 50. Meat pie

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0-10 Phone a friend 11-20 Not too bad 21-30 Smarty pants 31-40 Walking encyclopedia 41+ Genius!

AUSSIEGIANT 57 Tracks (6) 59 Marriage partner (6) 60 Tasmania is the Apple – (4) 61 Rugby League series between NSW and Queensland, State of – (6) 64 Purple-flowered tree (9) 66 Sink (5) 67 Cut of meat (5) 68 Technology (4) 70 Farm vehicle (coll) (3) 71 Great Ocean Road landmark, The – Apostles (6) 73 Outside the law (7) 74 Rate (5) 75 Australia’s currency unit prior to 1966 (5) 76 Sydney landmark, – House (5) 77 Of the country (5) 78 Respiratory condition (6) 79 18th prime minister of Australia, Sir John – (6)

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HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW 1. Who co-hosts I’m a Celebrity…

Get Me Out of Here! with Morris?

A. Grant Denyer B. Chris Brown C. Osher Günsberg D. Beau Ryan

2. Which dating show did she host in 2018?

A. Take Me Out B. Love Island C. Blind Date D. Beauty and the Geek

3. Which character did she perform as on The Masked Singer Australia?

A. Queen B. Dragonfly C. Cactus D. Kitten

JULIA MORRIS 4. What is the title of her 2009 memoir?

A. Don’t You Know Who I Used To Be? B. No Judgement C. I’m Not Even Joking D. Lift and Separate ANSWERS: 1B, 2C, 3D, 4A

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AUSSIE 5x5 C E K O A L A N E E I T O T

Insert the missing letters to make 10 words – five reading across the grid and five reading down.

One word has already been filled in.

There may be more than one solution.

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49 An embankment to prevent 30-down (5) 51 Tragically, the Tasmanian tiger is this (7) 54 Tasmanian city (6) 56 See 11-across 58 Gallipoli soldier (5) 60 ‘Molly’ Meldrum’s first name (3) 61 Cephalopod mollusc, Blueringed – (7) 62 The Ghan and Indian-Pacific (7) 63 58-down nickname (7) 65 – Australia Fair (7) 69 Long walks in the bush (5) 70 Northern Territory landmark (5) 72 Eat away (5)

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by First Nations peoples (10) 30 Common natural disaster in Australia (5) 32 Non-native citizen (9) 34 Built by children on the beach (10) 37 Classic Aussie events, backyard – (9) 38 Australian cameleers (6) 39 Victorian newspaper, The – (3) 43 Pink and grey Australian birds (6) 46 Cabbage salad (8) 47 Burning (5) 48 Australian TV channel (1,1,1)

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Pacific region (7) Nationality of 36-across (5) 2002 film, Rabbit-Proof – (5) Fauna (7) Seat of government (7) Australia’s largest bird of prey, –-tailed eagle (5) Regional Queensland city (9) Sweets (7) Tropical North Queensland city (6) South Australian peninsula (5) Monotreme (7) Victorian gold rush town (8) Queensland attraction, – World (3) Football game (5)

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The Northern Rivers Times

54

January 21, 2021

STARS Aries Mar 21 - Apr 20

Cancer Jun 24 - Jul 22

When you’re working with others today, you should experiment with the idea of holding back your thoughts. Let others figure it out and argue back and forth while you sit on the sidelines. Observe how they come to a not so satisfying solution and then add your brilliant ideas to the mix. Watching people work together serves as a cautionary tale: it’s a good lesson in how not to collaborate. Your energy is going to be quiet all day.

Skip the shortcuts today. While you need to make progress, you have to go through every inch of work required. Anything less than a total effort will cause complications later down the road, which will make things a dozen times more difficult. It’s a mistake to let yourself get sidetracked or lured away by promises of quick fixes or easy answers. Put in an honest effort and you’ll be rewarded, don’t worry. This isn’t the time to cut corners.

Taurus Apr 21 - May 21

Leo Jul 23 - Aug 23

Avoid anything that looks, smells, or sounds like a power struggle today. You just won’t have the patience to outlast the big egos that are itching for a fight right now. These folks aren’t above playing dirty, and you don’t want to end up in the mud. You have better things to do.

While you have a great talent for peacemaking, why waste it on a person or group that’s so happy to fight? There’s no point in getting involved unless someone asks for a compromise.

You’re not the kind of person who can be happy just coasting through life. You need a dash of intrigue or an exciting challenge to keep you satisfied.

Luckily, your wish could come true today. Take the more difficult route and see what the universe has in store for you. Yes, opting for a harder row to hoe will be tiring, but it will also be more rewarding. It’s time to build your pride and feed your hungry ego a great big feast.

Gemini May 22 - June 23

By following the rules and keeping yourself honest, you have become an inspiration to someone you see often. They may or may not even be known to you, but they are influenced by your presence. In fact, you have more of an impact on the world around you than you give yourself credit for, and you should see this gift as a responsibility. When temptation strikes today, be strong and walk past it without giving it another thought. You’re too good for it.

Your family is the center of your world right now, which is natural. But a recent issue with them could be causing a conflict in your social life. Explain the situation to your friends honestly and completely. Don’t leave out any details that you think aren’t important, because all the information is relevant. They have families too and will understand why you are reorganizing your priorities. They might even offer to help out and take some weight off your load.

FARMERS MARKETS

Casino Golf Club Markets – 2nd Sunday of every 2nd month.

Ballina Farmers’ Market – Sundays 6am till 1pm at Commemoration Park Ballina.

The Channon Craft Markets – 2nd Sunday of the month.

Ballina Markets – 3rd Sunday of the month.

Mullumbimby Community Market – 3rd Saturday of the month.

Bangalow Farmers Market – Saturdays 7am till 11am at Bangalow Hotel Carpark.

Blue Knob Farmers Markets – Saturdays 8.30am till 12pm at Blue Knob Café, Lillian Rock.

Byron Bay Farmers Market – Thursdays 7am till 11am at Cavanbah Centre Byron Bay.

You should always feel safe and relaxed in your home. If your living environment hasn’t been giving you those warm feelings lately, you need to deal with it.

Your main priority should be working to create more harmony and calmness.

Start thinking about new design ideas, simple DIY repairs, and easy accents you can add here and there to improve how you feel when you’re at home. It doesn’t have to be a major project, so don’t psych yourself out.

Lismore Farmers Market – Saturdays 8am till 11am at Lismore Showgrounds.

Lismore Produce Market – Thursdays 2.30pm till 6.30pm at Magellan & Carrington streets. Contact

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AMANDA ERWIN | m: +61 423 056 815 aerwin@mtatravel.com.au mtatravel.com.au/amandaerwin @amandaerwin.mtatravel amandaerwin_mta_travel

You’ll be surprised today when someone powerful puts themselves at your disposal. It turns out that they’re trying to impress you, while all along you thought that you were trying to impress them! You should definitely take advantage of their friendly advances, but try not to take advantage of their selflessness. This is a delicate situation. You are flattered by their efforts but not totally sure you want them to see how much you need their help.

Kyogle Bazaar Saturday 23rd January 8am - 1pm Kyogle Amphitheatre, Cnr Summerland Way and Anzac Parade. Behind the Information Centre.

With Australian boarders opening up, I’d love to help create your domestic holidays.

Add one or two new things to your bucket list today. Your future is a big chunk of time.

How do you want to fill it? If you need new ideas, ask your friends what areas of life they think you need to cultivate, and they could offer some nutty adventures that might be fun. Get ambitious about where you want to explore. No one will be monitoring what you do and don’t do except you, so why not write down something that hasn’t even been invented yet, like golfing on Mars?

Aquarius Jan 21 - Feb 18

In all your activities today, your enthusiasm will bubble up from deep inside you without any effort on your behalf. And the best part is that this phenomenon will be contagious! Without realizing it, you will become an inspiration to others, showing them that things are nowhere near as bad as they think. And if people start to follow you down a path, welcome them warmly. Not only could you use the company, but your ego will love the chance to mentor someone.

Sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 21

Kyogle Farmer’s Market Saturday mornings Stratheden Street, Kyogle.

With you all the way!

Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 20

Scorpio Oct 24 - Nov 2

Virgo Aug 24 - Sep 22

MARKETS

Lismore Car boot Markets – now at Lismore Showground – 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month.

Libra Sep 23 - Oct 23

It’s never a bad idea to try something new, especially if you’re doing it with a person you want to get to know better!

Exploration is a great way to show someone what makes you tick, and it’s your chance to see how they act under pressure. The two of you will have a blast on any adventure because your strengths and weaknesses complement each other’s. They fit into your plans just like the perfect puzzle piece.

Whatever you start today will be successful.

Pisces Feb 19 - Mar 20

Daydreaming could be a productive exercise for you today, so feel free to wander off into fantasyland whenever you want. Let yourself try to picture what your life could be like if all your hopes and dreams came true. This exercise is more than just an escape from your day-to-day reality. It’s a visualization of the best-case scenario for your future and a wonderful way to show the universe what you want and what you’re ready to work for.

Tom on 0450 688 900.

Mullumbimby Farmers Market – Fridays 7am till 11am at Mullumbimby Showground. Contact Allie on 02 6677 1345 Murwillumbah Farmers Market – Wednesdays 7am till 11am at Murwillumbah Showgrounds. Contact Sue on 0498 733 766.

Nimbin Farmers Market – Wednesdays 3pm till 6pm at Green Bank Carpark.

Contact Jason on 02 6689 1512

Rainbow Region Organic Market – Tuesdays 7.30am till 11am at Lismore Showgrounds.

Uki Farmers Market – Saturdays 8am till 12.30pm at Uki Hall.

Yamba Farmers Market – Wednesdays 7am till 1pm at Whiting Beach carpark.

Contact Debra on 0402 404 606

Beautiful

Lord Howe Island

I have travelled the world extensively in my long profession as a travel agent, for its sheer beauty and serenity Lord Howe Island is by far one of my favourite destinations.

With our borders frequently opening and closing, holidaying within our beautiful state is an obvious choice and Lord Howe Island has much to offer for either a relaxing holiday or one with more adventure activities; cycling, hiking, swimming, fishing or snorkeling, to name just a few on offer.

Just a 90 minute flight from either Sydney or Port Macquarie there are many accommodation options – from fully inclusive lodges and apartments to Luxury and 3 star.

Please contact me if you would like any information on this fantastic holiday destination.

Amanda Erwin – MTA Mobile Travel Agents – 0423 056 815 – aerwin@mtatravel.com.au

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January 21, 2021

IN MEMORIAM 55

In Loving Memory Thank You

Shane Allan O’Brien 1969-2020

Passed away in Sydney on the 19th of November

Beloved husband of Ally Loved father of Mikaela & Cooper, stepfather of Morgan & Ashley Loved son of Shirley Brother & Brother inlaw of Mark, Christine, Paul and Leanne, Michelle, Craig, David & Bec

Death Notice

Funeral Directors and Services

Miller, Andrew John Died 15th January 2021 surrounded by his loving family.

Dearly loved Husband to Sharon Adored Dad to Kate, Bonnie and Jackson A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

Ballina-Lismore-Casino

1800 809 336

Forever in our Hearts

Warwick Binney

Ph 02 6622 2420

P: 02 6621 8266

Funeral Notice

White-Soltan, Rita Dorothy

55 Magellan Street, Lismore www.binney.com.au

Locally Owned and Operated

LISMORE • BALLINA • RICHMOND VALLEY

Passed away peacefully on 15th January 2021.

Much loved Wife to George (dec.)

Loved Mother and Mother-in-Law to Gary & Kathleen and Steven & Catherine.

Cherished Grandma to Jeff & Sammy, Fane and Great Grandma to Jordan.

Aged 89 years Relatives and friends are invited to attend Rita’s funeral service to be held at the Lismore Memorial Gardens Crematorium Chapel, Skyline Road Goonellabah on Monday 25th January Commencing at 10:00am.

P: 02 6621 8266

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January 21, 2021

56 CLASSIFIEDS FuneralHappy Directors Birthday and Services

Happy 98th Birthday & congratulations ALLAN VICTOR PHILP Born in Ballina 19th January 1923 What an amazing 98 years it’s been With love from your wife Lenore and daughters Leanne, Debra and Elizabeth and grandchildren Ben, Amanda, John, Crystal, Thomas, Luke, Karla and Zoe. Love also from your 8 great-grandchildren with another 2 on the way. Wishing you continued good health and happiness.

We all love you heaps!

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CASUAL SCHOOL BUS DRIVER We are looking for casual school bus drivers.

If you like working with people and have good customer service skills then casual bus driving may be the job for you.

Casino Bus Service is looking for enthusiastic people with good customer service skills to work as casual bus drivers in the Casino area.

You are required to have an MR Licence or above and will also require a Driver’s Authority from Transport for NSW and a current Working With Children Check.

If you don’t have a Driver’s Authority, we can assist suitable applicants to obtain one.

It is a great casual job and Casino Bus Service is an equal opportunity employer.

Public Notice

CASINO & DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP INC. WE ARE RE-OPENING ON Tuesday 2 February 2021

For further informaiton please contact: Helen Green, Manager e: casinomanager@kellambus.com.au p: 02

6662 2561 Personal

Yes, we are re-opening our doors after having time off and ready to give you assistance with all of your researching & enquiries.

OPENING HOURS Monday: Closed Tuesday: 10am-2pm Wednesday: 12noon-4pm Thursday: 10am-2pm Friday: 10am-2pm Saturday: 3rd Saturday monthly only 9am-11.30am

Any enquiries do not hesitate to contact the Research Room on the following details LOCATED: Room 5, School of Arts Building, Walker Street, Casino POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 586, CASINO, NSW 2470 PHONE: 6662 8114 during opening hours EMAIL: casdfhg@australis.net FACEBOOK: Casino & District Family History Group Inc. EVERYONE WELCOME

Tender

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Ring (07) 5590 9292 TWEED HEADS

Cattle CattleAuction Sales

CASINO LIVE WEIGHT & OPEN AUCTION STORE SALE

Friday 29th January 2021 Commencing 10.00am 1200 HEAD 1200 100 Brahman x Steers 0&2 teeth 120 Angus x Steers 0&2 teeth 140 Euro x Steers 0&2 teeth 240 Angus x & Hereford Steers 6-9 m.o 200 Santa x & Brahman Steers 5-9 m.o 180 Charolais x Steers 8-10 m.o 60 Angus x Heifers 12-16 m.o 60 Brahman x Heifers 18-24 m.o 20 x 20 Santa x Droughtmaster Heifers & Calves 20 x 20 Brangus & Brahman x Heifers & Calves 40 x 40 Brahman x Cows & Calves 20 x 20 Angus x Cows & Calves SPECIAL LINES: A/c C&D Whitney – Old Bonalbo (EU) 25 Poll Hereford Steers 0 teeth A/c WR & RE Bulmer – Leeville 20 Brangus Steers 0 teeth A/c AJ & TA Maloney 40 F1 Heifers PTIC (Hereford & Angus Bulls) A/c Owner 10 Santa & Santa x Heifers & Calves 10 Brangus & Brangus x Heifers & Calves A/c Owner 10 Droughtmaster x Heifers PTIC 8 Santa Hereford x Heifers (unjoined) A/c Owner 25 x 25 Angus x Cows & Calves 10 x 10 Brahman x Cows & Calves

RB

Records, Old Record Players, Amplifiers and Speakers, as well as CDs and Tapes.

Call Adam anytime

0416 225 376

Ramsey & Bulmer ramseybulmer.com.au

Casino 02 6662 6662 Allen Ramsey 0428 664 927 Wayne Bulmer 0428 661 167 Steve Davis 0429 623 066

T&W McCormack

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Casino 02 6662 1577 Peter 0427 042 713 • Matthew 0427 737 938 Mark 0411 491 437 • Jack 0498 400 176 Licensed Stock & Station Agents

500 HEAD

PRELIMINARY NOTICE

Store Cattle Sale Friday 22nd January

CASINO SALEYARDS @ 10am

700 BOOKED SPECIAL LINES: 80 Grower Steers 100 Crossbred Weaner Steers 100 Angus & Angus X Weaner Steers 100 Euro X Weaner Steers 50 Angus & Angus X Weaner Heifers 50 Euro X Weaner Heifers 20 Crossbred Weaner Heifers 80 x 80 Cows & Calves 30 PTIC Cows & Heifers SPECIAL LINES: A/C JAK & MJ Ramsay – Woodenbong 27 Santa X Weaner Steers – EU A/C EC Hannigan – Piora 11 Hereford Yearling Heifers A/C Owner 5x5 Hereford Brangus Cows & Calves – Second calves at foot, sired by Brangus Bull 9x9 Greyman Cows & Calves – Limousin calves at foot 1x1 Hereford Cow & Calf – Charolais calf at foot (All calves 3-4 mths old & cows back in calf again) A/C Owner 30 Angus X Steers 30 Angus X Heifers 1 Brahman Bull (28m/o) - Quiet Strict curfew 8pm Thursday 21st January

Rural Office Casino/Kyogle 6662 1451 Andrew Summerville 0429 620 362 Nick Fuller 0484 200 101 Luke Thomas 0484 200 488 www.raywhiteruralcasino.com.au admin.casino@raywhite.com

LISMORE BREEDER SALE A/c Hannigan Family Lismore Saleyards Saturday, 6th February 2021 10:00am DST

To Let

HOUSE TO SHARE IN A 3 BEDROOM HOME LOCATED IN EVANS HEADS Own bedroom, bathroom and lounge room. Fully furnished.

Phone 0431 729 174

Cattle Sales

Subcontractors Pricing

QBCC No. 1218054

Position Vacant CHEF, HOUSEKEEPER, BAR STAFF & KITCHEN HANDS Clearwater Hospitality manages two iconic pubs, The Australian Hotel Ballina and The Shaws Bay Hotel. We are currently looking for an experienced Chef, Housekeeper, Bar Staff and Kitchen Hands. Successful candidates will work across both venues. If you are ready for a new challenge we would love to hear from you.

Apply via www.ballinapub.com.au or email lorissa@clearwaterhospitality.com

CATTLE SALE LISMORE SALEYARDS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 10AM

Please book in any cattle you wish to sell COVID LAWS APPLY

74 WOODLARK ST, LISMORE p: office (02) 6621 2768 e: auctions@weirandson.com.au Kevin Cocciola 0427 653 450 Glenn Weir 0427 299 104 Neil Short 0410 451 000 Dick Osborne 0413 337 668 Mark Noble 0400 655 228 Jake Noble 0424 470 095

500 Quality Femal es On Of fer PTIC: Calves At Foot: 40 F1 Brahman Hereford x heifers, PTIC 15x15 F1 Brahman Hereford x heifers 40 Brangus heifers, PTIC 20x20 Brangus heifers 60 Angus heifers, PTIC - Cluney bred 6x6 Brangus Hereford x heifers 140 Angus heifers, PTIC 30x30 Angus heifers 20 Angus Hereford x heifers, PTIC 15x15 Angus Hereford x heifers 15 Hereford x heifers, PTIC 30x30 15 Brahman x heifers, PTIC 10x10 15 Angus Shorthorn cows, PTIC 15x15 Angus cows, 2nd & 3rd calvers 2nd & 3rd calvers Bulls: 30 Angus cows, PTIC 2nd & 3rd calvers 1 Charolais bull 3yrs - Palgrove bred 10 Angus Hereford x cows, PTIC 1 Charolais bull 4yrs - Ascot bred 2nd & 3rd calvers Agents Comment: Year after year the Hannigan family present to the area top quality, young breeders. This year is no different with a line up of exceptionally well bred females. This sale has top quality heifers & young breeders that will perform anywhere, a great selection for any breeding herd operation.

For Further Information Contact

Jasen Somerville 0429 660 657

Glenn Weir 0427 299 104 Dick Osborne 02 6628 4317

The Northern Rivers Times

January 21, 2021

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First general meeting for year will be at 10.30am on Tuesday, 9 February. Annual memberships, still $10, are now due, & can be paid any Thursday morning from 21 Jan, or at the meeting.

First day bus trip is planned for Friday, 26 February, to Glen Innes & Emmaville areas, with a few seats still available.

The Annual General Meeting is due to be held with March general meeting on Tuesday, 9 March. Enquiries on Grafton Senior Citizens activities, meetings, & bus trips, contact Publicity Officer, Sandra, 6642 7720.

LISMORE BASE HOSPITAL AUXILIARY Lismore Base Hospital Auxiliary Holds their Meetings 2nd Thursday of the month at 2pm at the Lismore Heights Bowling Club Lismore.

Due to COVID 19 our Hospital Shop has not been open hoping to recommence in February 2021 End of 2020 the Management at Lismore Base Hospital gave us a wish list for a piece of equipment called a C-MAN. We purchased in December 2020 The C-MAN which cost $28,122.83 from doing Raffles and fund raising in 2019 till March 2020 when COVID 19 hit.

During the pandemic period some members have been selling items from their homes and other venues.

The C-MAN is used in the Emergency Department to intubate patients (adults and Paediatrics).

We are looking for new members with ideas on fund raising and helping in our shop ,they can come along to the meetings or give me Rhonda a ring on 0427 251 600 or Pauline on 0427 338 443.

CRAWFORD HOUSE MUSEUM At Crawford House Museum there are many interesting household objects dating from the turn of the century till 1960 and local historical items and documents, as well as research facilities for the descendants of Ballina Shire families.

You can also buy fascinating books about the Shire’s history. The museum is at 10 Wardell Road Alstonville and is open Fridays 10am-4pm and Sundays 1pm-4pm.

Enquiries (02) 6628 1829, aphs2477@ yahoo.com.au or www.aphsmuseum.org.au.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR SENIORS BALLINA SHIRE MEALS ON WHEELS Social Activities for Seniors Ballina Shire Meals on Wheels are extending their social activities program in 2021. The activities are open to anyone over 65 years of age who do not require assistance with daily living tasks.

Technology help to assist seniors to better operate their mobile phones and technological devices will be held on Tuesday mornings. A volunteer will assist seniors one-on-one to operate their own device. This will be followed by our new activity playing cards and boardgames.

Two gentle exercise activities will be held on alternate Wednesday mornings.

‘Ageless Grace’ led by Kristen Forster is seated movement to music for lifelong comfort of ease of body and brain. This is self-paced and fun movement based on the science of neuroplasticity. ‘Move to Heal’ led by Yvette Connors is standing and seated movement designed to bring flexibility, agility, mobility, strength and stability through gentleness and ease. It is a whole-body program that uses healing arts, martial arts and dance arts to allow each person to listen to their body’s own way of movement to rediscover movement freedom and joy. Writing group led by Vicki Knudson will run two Wednesdays a month. We all have stories and experiences that we can share through the written word.

Having the support of a tutor and discussion and exploration with other members helps to improve writing skills. A monthly book club is also being planned.On a Wednesday, Meredith Yardley also leads fortnightly seated short meditations to calm the body and mind. Cost for most activities is $2 including morning tea.

Starting February, on Thursdays, we are holding a fortnightly Elders Drumming Circle with Gareth from ‘Sound Synergy’.

This will be an interactive drumming and percussion circle which will help participants connect with others in fun, creative and carefree sessions that also destress and rejuvenate well- being. No musical experience is necessary. Cost $5 We follow COVID safe practices. While the local area is currently free of the virus we are able to respond quickly, including notifying participants of the need to cancel sessions, to ensure the safety of participants.

All activities are held at the Ballina Hockey Club, Bentinck Street, Ballina.

For further information and bookings contact Kristen Ph: 0419679719 Ballina Shire Meals on Wheels also offers free social support phone calls to older people who are feeling socially isolated and would appreciate a weekly chat on the phone with one of our volunteers.

THE NORTHERN RIVERS CHAPTER OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF FIRST FLEETERS Next meeting will be on Australia Day, Tuesday 26th January at the Cherry Street Sports Club, Ballina at 11.30am. There will be a talk on First Fleeter, Mary Williams and some fun mystery games. Visitors are very welcome. Please contact Roddy Jordan on 66875339 if you wish to attend.

KYOGLE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION Kyogle Country Music Association kicks off 2021 with its AGM and short General Meeting followed by music on Sunday

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COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD 59 14th February at KYOGLE GOLF CLUB COMMENCING AT 11am. All Welcome.

All meals and drinks available.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR SENIORS BALLINA Ballina Shire Meals on Wheels are running social activities open to anyone over 65.

Tuesdays – One on one technology help and playing cards and boardgames.

Wednesdays – Gentle exercise – ‘Ageless Grace’ and ‘Move to Heal’, Writing group, Meditation and Book Club. Cost $2 including morning tea. Elders Drumming circle starting on Thursdays in February cost $5. Covid safe guidelines will be followed. For further information contact Kristen Ph: 0419 679 719 AUSTRALIA DAY LENNOX LIONS ACTIVITY Date: January 26 Time: 7am – 1pm.

Venue: Near Bus Shelter on Pacific Parade What?: Catering with Bacon & Egg rolls, Steak Sandwiches, Sausage sandwiches Tea/Coffee.

As well, there will be entertainment provided by popular Pat & Friends plus flags for the kids. This is a fun event for all.

New members welcome to join our close knit club where the emphasis is on community service in a fun environment.

Meetings are on the first 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.

EAST BALLINA LIONS CLUB The East Ballina Lions Club warmly welcome the local community and visitors to the Ballina Market at Canal Road Ballina on Sunday 17th January to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and realistic prices.

The stalls offer goods for sale, perhaps a unique gift for a visitor to take home; from local artists, crafts people, fresh food producers, plants, books, fashion, jewellery, toys and much more while the trash and treasurer stalls always present the opportunity to find a bargain. New stalls are always welcomed and there is room on the site to offer boats, cars, caravans and motor homes for sale.

Site fees are a low $15:00.

The Lions Cafe Under the Trees is a great place to relax in the shade of the beautiful big trees and share a coffee and something to eat with family and friends while listening at 9:15am to the Ballina Shire Concert Band and later to Benjie and his guitar.

Parking is free and near the stalls. For stall bookings ring Wayne 0422 094 338 or email ballinalionsmarket@gmail.com.

ATTENTION - ON THE HORIZON Byron Bay RSL Sub-Branch represents the interests of returned and active ADF members.

We have honour rolls of returned personnel from WW1 & WW2.

We wish to also collate the names of Ex-service members who have served overseas in combat/peace keeping roles in conflicts including Korea and post Vietnam, including Somalia, Namibia, Timor Leste (East) Timor, Bougainville, Iraq & Afghanistan.

Ex-Service members and their families from the Byron Shire Area who wish to be included in this list and on a planned honour board, should send their details to Jim Rogers Phone 0412 679 870 or email jimrog48@gmail.com We would appreciate you help in getting this out to all ex-services personnel and their families.

GRAFTON SENIOR CITIZENS Bus trips : 26 Feb. 2021, to Emmaville.

Bookings for this year, will carry over.

More welcome. March trip on sale Dec meeting. Bookings for Queensland 8 day tour, also carried over to August 2021, few seats available.

AUSTRALIA DAY MARKET “RICHMOND VALLEY COUNCIL’S” OFFICIAL AUSTRALIA DAY Tuesday January 26th from 9am – 2pm Riverside – Richmond Terrace Park CORAKI Naturalization Ceremony – Citizens Presentations Market Stalls, Food Vans, Kids Rides Waterslides, Picnics, Waterside fishing, Swimming LIVE MUSIC Start Time 9am – Stall Arrival from 6.30am Stalls must have Public Liability Insurance Bookings essential Ph: Jenny 0435 0085 092 BALLINA CWA We will recommence on Wednesday 13th January 9-12, Please call Barbara on 0428 116 668 on the Monday of that week to book your spot.

NORTHERN RIVERS PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP. This group spans from Wollongbar to Ocean Shores & surrounding areas.

Our group meets the 2nd Friday of each month 10 - 11.30am at Summerland Farm, Wardell Rd, Alstonville.

All people living with Parkinson’s Disease, or those supporting them, most welcome.

Please RSVP to Helen 0400 385 476 or Yvonne 6628 5884 BANGALOW HERITAGE MUSEUM AND CAFÉ The café is open Wednesday – Friday 10 am-2.30 pm Saturday 8.30am – 11.30am All profits support the Bangalow Museum CASINO SENIOR CITIZENS: All welcome, our activities currently are, Wed afternoons at casino RSM 1.00pm to play Hoy, euchre, we have group play on Thurs afternoons 1.00pm. Contact Jan Danaher on 0414 625 680.

LION’S CLUB CASINO: Lion’s Club meeting is held on the 2nd and 4th Wed each month at Casino RSM Club from 6.30 –for a 7.00pm start.

CASINO COMMUNITY MEN’S SHED: Mon, Tues, Wed, attendance limited to 25 members, 8am – 1.30 pm. Contact 6662 6423 DH or casmenshed@live.com.au.

CASINO MINI RAIL: Every Sunday 10am to 4pm. Weather permitting. West Street Casino. Phone 0472 638 044.

CASINO VIEW CLUB: Monthly luncheon meeting at Casino RSM Club at 11am, second Thurs of every month. Contact Barbra on 02 6661 2530 or 0448 969 498.

CASINO CROQUET CLUB: Monday & Wednesday sign in time now before 8.30am to start play by 9am. Contact Mary on 6662 1971 for further information.

CASINO LADIES AND FRIEND CRAFT GROUP: Meets 1st & 3rd Tues. bring your own morning tea and wear a mask. Names to be in by Lunch time Mon. Phone Vivian on 6662 1838 or Jan on 6662 6424.

CASINO MIXED PROBUS CLUB: Meeting 4th Thurs of the month. For more information call the secretary on 0419 886 119.

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.

CASINO & DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP INC: Casino & District Family History Group Inc. is open again – Normal opening hours.

For more information phone Research Room 6662 8114 or Cherryl 0490 149 905.

CASINO EVENING CWA: Meets first Thurs of month. Casino Uniting Church at 6pm and for further information please ring Alison 0400 956 404 or Penny 0422 301 799.

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 contact first. AND Any adult female aged 18 and over interested in becoming a volunteer with youth, are encouraged to contact Leonie on mobile number-0412 866 766, for further details.

AND Our hall is also available to hire.

COMMUNITY PRINTMAKERS MURWILLUMBAH Fine art printmakers Meet at studio space 224 Stokers Rd Stokers Siding 2484 Prints, gallery, workshops and more!

E: cpmmurwillumbah@hotmail.com T: Peter 0498 399 640 or Sue 0408 493 253 Find us on Facebook & Instagram CWA MEETING DATES: Meeting on the 3rd Thurs of the month at the Casino Community Cultural Centre at 9.00am. For further information please contact Jan on 02 6662 6424 or Margaret on 02 6662 1746.

FAIRY HILL CRAFT GROUP: Meets on the 1st Thurs of the month 10am at Fairy Hill Hall, For an update: Ph. Bev 6662 4435; Sue 6663 3233.

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY As we were unable to hold our annual Book Fair in July, Friends of the Libraries are holding a pop up book shop in the empty premises of the former Chemist situated in the old Woolies Plaza, both the owner of the premises and the Byron Bay Real Estate have generously given it to us free of charge for two weeks.

ANGLICAN ANNUAL CHRISTMAS ‘POP-UP’ SHOP Come and buy your Christmas treats: Home made Puddings, cakes, slices, biscuits.

Lots of handicraft items. Plants. Monster Hamper and lots of cheer. Pay by cash or card.

Mon. – Fri. 8:30 am to 3:00 pm; Sat. 8:30 am to 1:00 pm.

Enquiries: Parish Office: T: 02 6621 3200; M: 0412 657 036; E: office@ lismoreanglicans.com KYOGLE SUNSHINE CLUB: Meets every Thurs at 9.30am. For more details contact 0499 824 274.

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PRODUCES ASSOCIATION: Meet on the 2nd Wed of every month at Kyogle Showgrounds in the luncheon room at 7pm. For more details Phone Jan on 0427 293 455.

LION’S CLUB OF KYOGLE: Meeting is held on the 1st & 3rd Tues each Month at the Kyogle Lion’s shed from 6.30 – 7.00pm For more information contact Neville Moon on 6632 2233.

VIETNAM VETERANS LUNCH: The Monthly Genera Meeting of the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia Far North Coast (NSW) Sub Branch will be held on February 16th at The Goonellabah Sports Club, Oliver Street Goonellabah . 10:30 for morning tea with meeting at 11:00. All welcome. Ray Collyer (Acting Secretary) 0437895572 or E Mail vvaalismore@bigpond.com THE ROTARY CLUB OF LISMORE: We meet at the Lismore Workers Club on the 2nd and 4th Mon each month at 6 pm.

For more information Phone Terry 0427 500 610 or President Carol 0429 129 573 ROTARY CLUB OF LISMORE WEST: The Rotary Club of Lismore West is in its 60th year and meets every Thursday at the East Lismore Bowling Club at 6.00 pm. New members welcome. For more information phone Norm 0428 151 934.

LIONS CLUB OF LISMORE: Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Wed each month at the East Lismore Bowling Club at 6.00pm. For information please contact the secretary on 6624 6428.

WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH: Meets every Sun 10am at 172 Wyrallah Rd East Lismore. Call for more info Reverend Jackson Gill 0422 945 464.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: A 12-step program for people who have compulsive issues with food and eating.

Phone Meetings: Mon 10am. 07 5660 6012 - follow instructions Access code 826337# , Contact Ina 6621 3745 or Sue 0423 183 144.

FOOD PANTRY - UNITING CHURCH - LISMORE REGIONAL MISSION: Open every Thurs from 9.30am -12 noon at the rear of the Red Dove Café. For further information contact Lismore Uniting Church office on 6621 5801.

ROTARY CLUB OF SUMMERLAND SUNRISE: Meets every Fri at 7.05 am at Coffee shots Molesworth St, Lismore. Phone 0435 990 919 for more details.

LISMORE TARGET RIFLE CLUB: Meets Wed nights from 6.30 pm & the 1st & 3rd Sat of each month from 12 noon. Air Rifle shooting for .22 & 177 air rifles will also be available at the Saturday shoots.

For more info please phone Derek on 6628 2082 (AH).

PROBUS CLUB OF GOONELLABAH: The Probus Club of Goonellabah will resume meetings in 2021 on Thursday 18th February at 10 am. The venue will be Goonellabah Workers Sports Club Oliver Ave Goonellabah. For further information please contact Gloria Francis on 66291442 THE PROBUS CLUB OF WOLLONGBAR: “ Happy days are here again and the sky above is clear again, especially here on the Northern Rivers when we all follow

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January 21, 2021

60 the NSW Health Dept. rules for avoiding the dreaded COVID-19 virus.

Many of our club members enjoyed a wonderful get together again at the Ballina Islander Resort that had set up very safe facilities and procedures with plenty of antiseptic hand washes and table distancing that allowed for an exchange of ideas, recent experiences and even jokes and general nonsense, typical of the interaction of friends at relative close contact.

Some of us with hearing problems had to speak a little louder as the 1.5 metres from each other restricted normal levels of speech.

Of course it also inhibited into the ear gossip.

The entire lunch time experience was a very happy place to be with great food and so many old friends.

The committee have arranged another lunch for January 21 at The Wollongbar Tavern and hope that all systems are go at the time .

Happy days are here again.??”

Ron Whittaker on 6628 3381.

NORTHERN RIVERS PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP. This group spans from Wollongbar to Ocean Shores & surrounding areas.

Our group meets the 2nd Friday of each month 10 - 11.30am at Summerland Farm, Wardell Rd, Alstonville.

All people living with Parkinson’s Disease, or those supporting them, most welcome.

Please RSVP to Helen 0400 385 476 or Yvonne 6628 5884.

TWEED VALLEY TOASTMASTERS The Club is still on the lookout for a new venue to host their meetings.

The first meeting of Tweed Valley Toastmasters in 2021 will be on January 20, new members very welcome, contact Alison Watson on 0405 461 008 ALSTONVILLE INNER WHEEL CLUB: Meet socially 3rd Wed of every month Contact President Carol Vidal 0427 326 832.

ALSTONVILLE PLATEAU HISTORICAL SOCIETY: The latest exhibition at Crawford House Museum at Alstonville is “TAS to Reality”. It’s a display of the major works of Alstonville High School’s Year 12 Technological and Applied Studies students. The museum is at 10 Wardell Road Alstonville and is open Fridays 10am-4pm and Sundays 1pm-4pm. Enquiries (02) 6628 1829, aphs2477@ yahoo.com.au or www. aphsmuseum.org.au CRAWFORD HOUSE MUSEUM At Crawford House Museum there are many interesting household objects dating from the turn of the century till 1960 and local historical items and documents, as well as research facilities

for the descendants of Ballina Shire families. You can also buy fascinating books about the Shire’s history. The museum is at 10 Wardell Road Alstonville and is open Fridays 10am-4pm and Sundays 1pm-4pm. Enquiries (02) 6628 1829, aphs2477@yahoo. com.au or www.aphsmuseum. org.au.

COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES NORTHERN NSW: Do you love a coffee? Or is tea, hot chocolate or chai your favourite brew? Whatever your choice, it is good to get out and have a chat over a cup of something. Maybe you are new to the area and don’t have friends to meet up with yet, or none of your friends are available? Do you have something on your mind?

Would you like to meet some new people without any agenda? We’d love you to join us!

There may be one person or 10 turn up, who knows? Contact Jane on 0438 814 552 for more information.

Walks in Nature - In conjunction with the Heart Foundation, Various departure points around Ballina and surrounds, 10am on the 3rd Monday of every month.

Gentle Pace walk, we walk for about half to three quarters of an hour and finish with a cuppa.

Contact Bronwyn on 0422 069 743 or check the Heart Foundation website for more information and details of the departure point for the next walk.

BALLINA TOY LIBRARY: Welcomes families from Ballina Shire, 9 Regatta Ave, Ballina.

Open Saturday 10am - 1pm, By appointment only on Tues & Wed. Ph. 0411 719 074 BALLINA CWA Ballina CWA’s Craft & Friendship mornings are having a break.

Will we recommence on Wednesday 13th January 9 - 12.

Please call Barbara on 0428116668 the Monday of that week to book your place.

Ballina CWA would like to wish everybody a safe and happy Christmas and a prosperous, peaceful New Year. Thank you all for your support.

Richmond-Tweed Family History Society Inc: Every Mon, Wed and Sat from 10.00 am to 4.00pm at The Marie Hart Library Ballina.

MULLUMBIMBY CWA: The Mullumbimby CWA rooms (on the corner of Tincogan and Gordon Streets) will be open for refreshments and stalls each Friday from 9 am till noon. Call in for a cuppa and a bargain. For more information call 0427 847 282.

BRUNSWICK VALLEY VIEW CLUB VIEW club continues to support seven disadvantaged students in The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program. Info: President Margaret Alderton 0429 966 894.

LENNOX HEAD CWA: Handy Craft Mornings on Mondays 9.30am -12pm in the community centre at Lennox Head, Call Jan on 6681 6150.

LENNOX HEAD VIEW CLUB: The Club has been asked to provide Christmas gifts for children of specific age and gender as well as non-perishable goods for Christmas hampers which will go to families in need in our local area. Please refer to your emails and Facebook page for specific details.

Covid-safe protocols still apply: no standing other than to pay entry fee & order drinks.

POTTSVILLE FUN CROQUET CLUB INC: We meet at Black Rocks Sports field on Tuesday and Thursdays at 8.30am during daylight savings time. Our last game for the year will be on Thursday, 10th December, 2020 and will resume on Tuesday, 9th February, 2021.

New members are welcome to come down for a giggle and a hit.

Any enquires please ring Pat on 0427 976 436 or Jean on 0431 606376.

GROW GROUP: Grow is a Community Mental Wellbeing Organization, support groups for people struggling with their Mental Health. Groups are meeting face to face and some are meeting online(zoom). We have groups in Ballina, Yamba, Lismore, Tweed Heads and Grafton for more information ph 1800 558 268 GRAFTON U3A: The Committee are still meeting monthly and sadly we have cancelled the Jabberfest meetings until next year. Mens Shed is open each weekday with limited numbers.

MACLEAN VIEW CLUB: Monthly Meetings again, after months of Lock Down. It will start as usual 3rd, Thurs of month at 11am Contact Ruth Toyer on: 0409 844 212 by Mons, no later than 7 pm. Numbers are required for catering purposes.

YAMBA DAY VIEW CLUB “Yamba Day View Club’s monthly luncheons are held at Yamba Bowling Club on 3rd Monday of month, starting 10 for 10.30am. Acceptance and apologies to President Lyn 6646 3164 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, com. 7 for 7.30pm. For further information, please contact the Secretary Peter 0417 546 097.

Social outings also held at various time and Visitors and New members welcome.”

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ALSTONVILLE Alstonville Squares, Friday 5 February, 2021 at Uniting Church Hall, 59 Main Street.

Contact 0407 663 017 for further information.

BANGALOW HERITAGE HOUSE CAFÉ Bangalow Heritage House Café reopened on Wednesday January 20th. You are invited for coffee, morning tea or lunch Wednesday to Friday 10.00am to 2.30 pm. Bookings can be made on 66872183. The Café is also open on Saturday mornings 9.00 t0 11.30 am coffee, tea and scones. All proceeds support the Bangalow Museum.

AUSTRALIA DAY MARKET “RICHMOND VALLEY COUNCIL’S” OFFICIAL AUSTRALIA DAY Tuesday January 26th from 9am – 2pm Riverside – Richmond Terrace Park CORAKI Naturalization Ceremony – Citizens Presentations Market Stalls, Food Vans, Kids Rides Waterslides, Picnics, Waterside fishing, Swimming LIVE MUSIC Start Time 9am – Stall Arrival from 6.30am Stalls must have Public Liability Insurance Bookings essential Ph: Jenny 0435 0085 092 THE SCOPE CLUB OF BALLINA would sincerely like to thank all our own volunteers and the friends of Scope and the young man from the S.E.S who helped with our Christmas wrapping.

It was a huge effort . To all the people who so generously donated and had their presents wrapped.

We had such a wonderful response. .from our fabulous community.

The amount will be told when we give to Our Kids and the Ballina S.E.S. A big thank you to Big W and Kmart.

KYOGLE PONY CLUB Kyogle Pony Club is currently seeking new members to join for the 2021 season. Like many other sporting clubs throughout Australia 2020 and Covid-19 has had a great impact on membership numbers and the club is extending an invitation for new members to help rebuild the club as it once was.

Kyogle Pony club is to celebrate their 60 years as a sporting club in the Northern Rivers this year in June.

The Club was formed with a meeting on the 23rd of June 1961. This meeting was at the Commercial Hotel. The first office bearers were: president Keith Scott, vice president - Jack Felton, secretary - Agnes Felton, treasurer - MC Scott, patron – A Masterson, chief instructor -Eric Mathie.

The club first started with 20 junior riders. Throughout the

years, Kyogle has always been very successful in all areas of the Pony Club movement. Some outstanding efforts have been made by previous members at both Sydney and Brisbane Royal Shows and at State and Interstate Championships. Several past members have also participated in the Zone 15 exchange to New Zealand. Unfortunately, this didn’t go ahead last year due to Covid-19.

Kyogle Pony Club has flourished through the years due to the hard work and dedication of many people offering their services and time to allow hundreds of children the opportunity to learn about and be safe with horses. Pony club is one of the few sports that allow siblings to learn and compete together up to the age of 25. This family involvement has always been evident in Kyogle Pony Club with a strong history of brothers and sisters riding and competing for the club. Parents have always played a major role in making this happen and this makes special memories to all who have been a member.

Kyogle Pony Club wishes to thank all the volunteers who have offered their time and efforts over the last 59 years.

We look forward to building and reconnecting with new and past members to make it’s 60th year bigger and better than ever.

Pony Club offers children many skills, including good sportsmanship and the knowledge, care and enjoyment of all kinds of sport connected with horses. The rally days that were able to be organised last year were instructed by talented locals, past and current members that allowed the children to gain skills from dressage, jumping, farrier displays, breaking horses in and tricks with horses, how to gain horse and rider confidence, sporting events, mechanical cow and Campdraft skills, ranch versatility, riding in troupe formation, as well as working equitation using a garrocha.

The club currently meets on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month from approximately 8.30am until midday/ 1pm. Prior to Covid we would have a shared morning tea and BBQ for lunch, providing the opportunity for us to gather as a community and build relationships. Currently we BYO food and drinks but still mingle under Covid restrictions.

Your company would be welcome.

The club is to hold their AGM on Sunday, 24 January 2021, 10am at the Kyogle Showgrounds luncheon room. New members are welcome to attend. New children members are able to use their Active Kids voucher making joining more affordable.

Kyogle Town has the motto of the ‘friendly town’ and the club follows this motto by creating a fun and relaxed environment allowing the students to learn in a friendly and supportive manner.

Membership will be registration via online this year.

If you’re considering joining or re-joining this year, or would like more information please express your interest to club president, Mel O’Reilly 0427 635 477 or club secretary, Melita Gapes 0417 453 365.

The Northern Rivers Times

January 21, 2021

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MAX PERROT SURF COLUMN

Pictured: The women’s finalists. Photographer: Jenna Harper

The 21st Annual Burleigh Single Fin Classic once again attracted a world-class field of former world champions, current and future world title contenders as well as local stars to do battle on single fin surfboards constructed before

1985.

With the equipment levelling out the playing field mixed with a more traditional judging criteria, each and every surfer had the ability to be crowned the 2021 champion.

With Queensland’s

Burleigh Point producing nonstop reeling right-handers, a key point was wave selection which is no easy task in a six-man field of surfers all hungry for victory.

Quinn Bruce from Coolangatta was able to drive his 1980’s single fin through the big sections in an incredible display of power surfing to win the Open men’s.

The Gold Coasts Dimity Stoyle was also able to go back to back, celebrating her second consecutive win in the Open Women’s division. From the Northern Rivers the best

performer was young Juniper Harper from Lennox Head who finished in fourth riding a surf board made decades before she was even born.

Currumbin’s Ty Richardson was able to successfully defend his 2020 title in the Under 18 Boys. The legends invitational saw heroes of the past go head to head in 2021.

Newcastle Matt Hoy cemented bragging rights for the year, claiming victory with a 16.50 heat total proving he still has plenty of competitive fire. Phil Myers the Ballina and Lennox Head based shaper was pleased to see many of his old designs featured in the finals, with the distinctive channel bottom single fin Free Flight surfboards the most sought after by the top surfers.

Ben Aipa, legendary Hawaiian surfer, shaper, and cultural icon has passed away due to complications from a stroke and Alzheimer’s Disease at 78 years old.

Named one of the Top 10

Most Influential Shapers of all time by Surfing magazine in 2004 he was best known for his iconic “Sting” design.

According to the Encyclopaedia of Surfing, “Aipa soon came into his greatest influence as a designer, first inventing the double-ended swallowtail in 1972, followed two years later by the split-rail sting; both designs were ridden to electrifying effect by a group of Hawaiian test pilots including Larry Bertlemann, Michael Ho, Buttons Kaluhiokalani, and Mark Liddell.

Aipa served as an informal trainer/coach for these surfers, all of whom competed during the early years of the pro world tour, and he continued to coach in the decades to come, working with pro standouts Sunny Garcia, Brad Gerlach, Kalani Robb, and the Irons brothers, Andy and Bruce.”

BROTHERS SEND PREMIERS TO THE “CAVALIERS RESURGENCE” But it was Boyd who was BOTTOM OF THE TABLE responsible for the first wicket,

Beau Sevil in full flight

By Tim Howard Competition leaders Brothers Clocktower Hotel sent Clarence River Cricket Association premiers South Services to the bottom of the table with a tight win at Ellem Oval on Saturday.

Despite a middle order collapse, losing four wickets for one run, Souths put together a competitive total of 150 batting first on the newly relaid surface at Grafton’s cricket headquarters.

Skipper Dylan Cleaver, 42 and Anthony Dickson 35, put on 65 for the second wicket after Brothers made some early inroads.

At 2-94 Souths looked like 200 was a possible total, but carnage followed.

Brothers introduced their spinner Andy Kinnane and it brought immediate dividends with Dickson and Cleaver both holing out in the deep on the leg side in consecutive overs.

When Luke Sullivan and Jordan Gallagher both departed without scoring soon after, Souths were 6-95 and looking at not batting out their overs.

It was left to the opening bowling partnership of Matt Dalton and Adrian Boyd to drop anchor and make sure Souths put together a competitive total.

Their 49-run partnership plus some ill-disciplined bowling, including 23 wides helped Souths to post a defendable total.

But that went out the window in the first ball of the Brothers innings when South’s star opening bowler Adrian Boyd did his back and could not bowl again in the innings.

Dalton who took 1-19 from his eight overs kept scoring tight early and Cleaver, virtually forced to open the bowling in Boyd’s absence, were tight, but could not make the early breakthrough.

snapping up a sharp catch at second slip off left-arm quick Jordan Gallagher to dismiss Beau Sevil for 25.

But the Brothers top order refused to let South’s depleted attack, also missing front line spinner Chris Cleaver, dominate.

Open Kallen Lawrence, 33 and first drop Eli Fahey batted solidly to take the score to 96.

There were no sudden collapses as Brothers lost only two more wickets before passing Souths’ total in the final over of the match.

Souths could not quite match Brothers in the sundries department, but in the end, the 18 wides they bowled could have been decisive.

Over the river at McKIttrick Park GDSC Easts/Westlawn Crown Hotel sprang the upset of the round.

After holding Ulmarra Hotel Tucabia Copmanhurst to 9-90 in 40 overs Easts overpowered their more highly placed opponent in 28.5 overs.

Easts all rounder Chris Trophy caused chaos in the Tucabia innings taking 5-14.

He destroyed the Tucabia middle order and if it had not been for a fighting 18 not out from Derek Woods, the total may have been much less.

Matt Pigg top scored with 22 and also had plenty to say with the ball, taking 4-20 as he tried to turn his team’s fortunes around.

Shannon Conner top scored with 27 and Ben Shipman saw his team home with 21 not out.

It was a “Misathon” at Kingsford Smith Oval against Tintenbar/East Ballina on the weekend in the first LJ Hooker Premier League game for 2021, with all three Mison’s playing key roles in the Cav’s victory.

The Cavaliers skipper Tim Martin won the toss and batted on a slightly moist deck. At 2/0 it looked like it was going to be an early shower for the Cav’s but Tim Martin (29), Matt Bradshaw (19) and Rob Mison (16) laid the platform for something to bowl to.

Handy contributions from Nick Ensby (11) and Hayden Mison (8) added respectability but at 9/105 it looked a forlorn hope of a Cav’s victory.

Enter the Cav’s never say die attitude. A swashbuckling 26 runs from Tom Carlton and 13 runs from the most under-rated number 11 in the comp, Mark Mison, steered the Cav’s to 145 all out in the 38th over. The crucial last wicket partnership of 40 runs was full of bravado, poise and determination, and vital in the context of the game.

In reply, Mark Mison (3/17 from 8 overs) and Hayden Mison (2/3 from 2 overs) were

standouts. At 4/90 Tintenbar/ East Ballina were cruising towards victory, but the key wickets of Cristaudo (28) by Cooper Mulcahy (1/15 from 6) and veteran Mick Warburton (18) by Hayden Mison sent the beach boys wickets tumbling to be all out for 120.

The victory was celebrated long and hard. Fast bowler, Tom Carlton’s brilliant knock of 26 will go down as one of his career highlights. It was a sensational effort and turned the game. His tail-end partner in Mark Mison also had a day to remember with both bat and ball. The pivotal moment in the game was probably when skipper Tim Martin threw the ball to Hayden Mison and he cartwheeled LJ Hooker veteran top order batsman Mick Warburton’s stumps. A low scoring game is won or lost on key moments and the Cav’s secured them all. This win has put the Cavaliers in 6th spot and back in the hunt for semi-final action.

All photos were taken on Saturday at Kinsgford Smith Park by “Mooseworks Photography”

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January 21, 2021

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LISMORE ATTRACTS TOP NRL ACTION IF YOUR SURNAME’S SMITH, the facility, Lismore will fast

Continued from back page Oakes Oval, Lismore will host the Gold Cost Titans only NRL Preseason-Trial game this season with tickets already on sale for the 27 February match against the New Zealand Warriors.

Titans CEO Steve Mitchell said the team was excited to play in front of a capacity crowd in Lismore.

“We can’t wait to get to Lismore to take on the Warriors as we kick start our 2021 campaign in front of Titans Members and fans from the Northern Rivers,” he said.

“The quality of rugby league talent that comes out of Lismore and the surrounding region is unquestionable.

“We are committed to the area as this is Titans heart-land and this region is one we want to continue to invest in.”

The Titans will be in town from Thursday, 25 February

through to the Saturday with a series of corporate and coaching events planned in the lead-up to the day of matches.

Mitchell said the main game will commence at 5.30pm with matches leading up to the main game including under 16 and 18 representative games between Northern Rivers Titans and Central Coast Roosters and a Titans physical disability team exhibition match.

“There’ll be a full day of football at Oakes Oval and whether you’re a footy fan or experiencing rugby league for the first time, this will be a great spectacle,” he explained.

“Our team, led by Coach Justin Holbrook, is keen to run out onto Oakes Oval and are excited to play on such a quality surface.

“With the future upgrades planned by Lismore City Council to further improve

become a sought after sporting destination.”

The Council currently is currently working on stage two of a $12 million refurbishment of Oakes Oval and Crozier Field to upgrade the playing fields, grandstands and amenities, Gordon Pavilion and join the two facilities via a covered walkway and spectators’ terrace.

Tickets for the Gold Coast Titans versus New Zealand Warriors match went on sale on Monday, 18 January. For tickets, go to www.visitlismore.com. au. Ticket are available in the Gordon Pavilion Grandstand and the Western Grandstand at $40 per seat. Grandstand tickets are limited. Outer tickets are Adults $25, Children 10 to 16 are $15, Family (2 Adults and 3 Children) $70.00. Children under 10 with a paying Adult are free for the outer only. Disabled tickets are available by contacting Leanne Clark on 1300 87 83 87.

This event is a cashless event.

Spectators need to ensure they have appropriate cards with them when entering the venue. Parking is available in the carparks around the ground and the streets of the CBD. Food Vendors will be onsite for the duration of the event. This event is a licensed event and bags will be checked on entry. Please remember no glass is allowed.

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Shanae Smith pictured (centre) won her first Grafton Speedway RSA 4 Cylinder Sedan feature event, 2nd was Shane Laurie (left) and 3rd was Matt Weir (right).

If your surname is Smith and you were racing at Grafton Speedway on January 2 you would most likely have picked up a trophy in your division feature.

In the RSA Junior Sedan All Stars feature, Lismore’s Ryley Smith led all the way to defeat Connor Reeves (Casino) with Nathan McGregor (Grafton) third.

This was Ryley Smith’s second RSA Junior Sedan feature win in the New Year winning the previous night (New Year’s Day) at Archerfield Speedway in Queensland. And it was Ryley’s third win in succession.

Ryley’s Smith’s sister Shanae led from green to chequered flag to record her first feature win in the RSA 4 Cylinder Sedans defeating Shane Laurie and

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The 2020/21 season is Shanae’s first in the senior 4 Cylinder Sedan division after moving up from the junior age division in 2019/20 season.

Also competing in the RSA Junior Sedan feature was Lismore’s Daisy Smith finishing second in the New Stars category.

Shanae and Daisy Smith (no relation) share the same race car during the race meeting.

Jamie Smith (Lismore) took over the lead in lap 14 in the RSA Street Stockers feature from Luke Gray (Lismore).

With two laps to the chequered flag, Gray regained the lead with a gutsy outside pass to take home the first place trophy from Jamie Smith.

Wayne Arthur finished third.

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