Mornington News 13 December 2022

Dogs waiting for ‘home’ invite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Residents denied flood tip relief

Liz Bell liz@mpnews.com.au

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has been accused of costing flood victims hundreds of dollars and adding to their trauma by not telling them about a free flood waste tipping service.

Rob Johnstone’s garage in Mornington was flooded during two heavy

rain events in recent weeks, damaging much of what was stored there, including carpets and various bits of building materials.

Johnstone, who knew the state government was reimbursing selected municipalities – including Mornington Peninsula Shire – for accepting flood waste at no charge to residents, recently took a trailer load of the sodden

flood waste to Mornington’s waste disposal centre in Watt Road. But when he got there he was told he had to pay and there was no such thing as free waste disposal.

Incensed, he phoned the council and quoted information provided by the Environment Protection Authority, only to be told the same that there was no free waste disposal for flood-affect-

ed residents in the shire and he would have to pay the going rate for a trailer load of rubbish.

“I know for a fact that the government has been offering free waste disposal for flood affected residents until the end of December, I have it in writing and I have confirmed it over the telephone,” he said. “The council should know that, because they get

refunded by the EPA for any waste fee they waive. Are they double dipping by charging people as well?”

Johnstone said it was bad enough to lose belongings because of the shire’s “inadequate” storm water drainage system, but being denied the opportunity to take up a government offer of free waste disposal was adding to the stress of it all.

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

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Slow down for fewer wildlife fatalities

Wildlife Victoria is asking tourists to slow down on the roads this holiday season as each thousands of native animals are killed or injured on Victoria’s roads every year.

Statistics show that traffic is increasingly a significant factor in wildlife injuries and deaths, with 663 calls for road-related wildlife assistance in the same period in 2019-2020 compared to 559 calls in 2018-2019.

Over six weeks in the December 2021 to January 2022 school-holidays, Wildlife Victoria responded to 1131 reports of wildlife injured or killed by vehicles. More than 60 per cent were eastern grey kangaroos and swamp wallabies.

This contrasted with just five cases reported in 2020-2021, when state enforced travel restrictions were in place.

Wildlife Victoria’s tips for keeping drivers and wildlife safe:

n Slow down. Studies from Adelaide Uni-

versity’s automotive safety research centre show that cutting vehicle speed by 10 per cent can reduce vehicle crashes by 20 per cent.

n Avoid driving at dusk and dawn when native animals are most active. Slowing down may give drivers enough time to steer around any animals on or near the road.

n Motorists who hit animals should pull over and call Wildlife Victoria’s 24-hour emergency response service on 8400 7300. The operator will advise the motorist on the next steps, which may include asking the driver to see if the animal has a pouch or dispatch wildlife rescuers to check pouches if necessary.

Wildlife Victoria also has a free travelling vet service that can be sent to assess injured wildlife on site in the outer east of Melbourne.

Donations to increase Wildlife Victoria’s vet service from one vehicle to three can be made at wildlifevictoria.org.au/donate

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Drowning a certainty ‘in any given year’

Brodie Cowburn brodie@mpnews.com.au

IN 11 years since 2010, there were 56 drownings recorded on the Mornington Peninsula.

Of these deaths, 26 were peninsula residents and mostly males.

The statistics are contained in the 2020/21 Victoria Life Saving Drowning Report which says that there is a 99 per cent chance of a drowning on the peninsula in any given year.

The report also states that statistcally there is a 96 per cent chance of a peninsula resident drowning in any given year and that males are 4.2 times more likely to drown that females.

In neighbouring Frankston, which ranked 11th for the highest number of drownings of Victoria’s 79 local government areas, teenagers and young adults were found to face an increased risk of drowning.

The report assessed the trends of drowning statistics in each Victorian local government area over the past decade. It found that in Frankston, swimmers aged between 15 and 24 were at the highest risk of drowning.

“This is the second consecutive year that the Victorian drowning toll has bucked what had otherwise been a downward trend. We’re urging Victorians to be vigilant around water to help put an end to drownings and prevent further tragedy,” LSV research and evaluation manager Dr Hannah Calverley said

“Despite slightly fewer fatalities than last year’s record-breaking toll of 61, the reality is that 53 lives were lost [statewide] to drowning

this year – that’s 53 too many. My heart goes out to everyone affected,” she said.

The 53 deaths in Victoria were recorded between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022. LSV estimates that during that time, 111 people narrowly avoided a fatal incident.

Incorrect life jacket use is proving fatal for swimmers. The report found that 55 per cent of boating-related drowning deaths in the last decade occurred when the person was not wearing a life jacket, A further 23 per cent of people who drowned were not wearing their life jackets correctly.

Nathan Hardinge, his five-year-old son, and his nephew spent more than an hour stranded in the waters of Western Port after an accident in 2017. He said that without their life jackets, they may have died.

“It’s a chilling thought, but if we didn’t have lifejackets on, we wouldn’t be here today,” he said. “There’s no reason not to wear a lifejacket or have a way to call for help. If you have to learn that the hard way, chances are it will be too late.”

Safe Transport Victoria recreational boating safety manager Gareth Johnson has also urged people to wear their life jackets.

“There’s a bit of a misconception that lifejackets get in the way, but that simply isn’t the case. There’s a lifejacket for every occasion and modern styles are comfortable and easy to wear,” he said.

“A lifejacket is the single most important piece of safety equipment on a recreational vessel, and wearing one while boating isn’t just recommended, it’s legislated.” With Keith Platt

Picture: Yanni

Acceptance can make all the difference

Liz Bell liz@mpnews.com.au

A DROMANA filmmaker is on a mission to show women how to “show up for themselves” and accept the way they are.

Niika Briskin has had a diverse career in film, television and broadcasting, and describes herself as being “neurodivergent”, or someone whose brain works a little differently to their mainstream peers.

After growing up in a migrant family with strict expectations of how women should behave, Briskin said she felt misunderstood and on the outer for much of her childhood.

But after finding her way as a young adult through embracing her creativity and uniqueness, Briskin’s mission now is to encourage all women to be find their path in life, happiness, and acceptance.

Her documentary, Screaming Underwater: Women who Thrive, explores neurodivergence and the strengths and challenges of thinking and feeling differently to others.

“I came from a world where there were clear expectations of how I should be, but with little flexibility for girls or women who might have extra challenges, like ADHD or any type of difference in the way they thought,” Briskin said.

“For those people, life can be a series of hurdles set impossibly high. I wanted to show neurodiverse women that they can be themselves, be successful, and be happy.

“Nobody seems to be talking about neurodiverse women and how their unique experience affects their engagement with mainstream life. What’s it like to juggle

a business and kids while thinking differently to the world around you?”

Briskin, who runs her own film company, She Verdict, and is also the CEO of the Shaun Miller Foundation for children with cardiac problems, said the point of Screaming Underwater was to amplify the voices of women who experience life a little differently to most, to normalise difference and take away the stigma.

“So many of us feel dismissed and excluded from society because of some difference, but we can find our voice,” she said.

Screaming Underwater is a pilot episode for a television series called "ENOUGH” and features some female “trailblazers” who have hit hurdles because of their differences. It also explores how deliberate and active changes can result in an entirely new life course.

“These women are powerful examples of how anyone can take back their power and create success. Their stories have inspired me and many others, and I want people watching this to know that they too can demand change in their lives,” Briskin said.

Briskin said that through her company She Verdict she plans to make and release more episodes featuring neurodivergence, and to normalise conversations around suicide depression and neurodiversity.

“I will continue to explore the stories that are underrepresented in society. I think we can all be our own hero … it's always possible to flip the switch in your life.”

Screaming Underwater: Women who Thrive is in the final stages of being edited and is likely to be released early next year.

Wraps stay off at the beach

THE Mornington Peninsula’s only official nude beach has been saved, after councillors voted to keep its clothing optional status. However, the decision by Mornington Peninsula Shire comes with a caveat and there will be tougher scrutiny of visitors to the area.

Sunnyside Beach North, at Mount Eliza, has been a clothing-optional beach since the 1980s, but the issue of clothing or no clothing came to a head during lockdowns, which reduced the number of nude bathers and increased its use by clothed locals who were within the five kilometre travel limit.

A survey conducted by the council earlier this year found the current clothing optional rules were overwhelmingly popular with the wider community, despite some discontent by nearby property owners about anti-social and illegal behaviour.

The compromise reached at council on 6 December was to support the current clothing optional status, with reviews in 12 and 24 months.

The state government will also be asked to pay for increased police patrols, surveillance cameras, and better signage.

Recycling weekly

HOUSEHOLD recycling bins on the Mornington Peninsula will be collected every week from 12 December until 27 January next year.

Normal 240L recycling bins (blue or yellow lid) will be collected weekly on the same day as the usual fortnightly recycling service.

Bins are emptied on all days, including public holidays.

For information on recycling or to search bin collection days visit mornpen.vic.gov.au/ recycling.

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Different view: Niika Briskin has made a documentary about neurodivergent women, with the aim of letting women shine and encouraging society to embrace people’s differences. Picture: Supplied

Welcome new Mayor – Councillor Steve Holland

Council has elected Steve Holland as the new Mayor for the coming year, and Councillor Debra Mar as Deputy Mayor.

Steve Holland is a Briars ward councillor and the youngest mayor since the Shire’s amalgamation in 1994.

“It is a great privilege to be elected as Mayor of Mornington Peninsula Shire. Thank you to all of my colleagues for entrusting me with this responsibility,” said Steve.

“My commitment

colleagues

tirelessly alongside you to achieve the best outcomes for our Mornington Peninsula.”

Around our Peninsula

Messages from your Councillors

business recovery, including our many excellent tourism, short term rental accommodation providers and retail businesses which make the southern Peninsula such a great place to visit, stay and play. There’s a feast of events over summer, including Front Beach Back Beach on at our gallery until 19 February and a litter campaign which will see our streets and foreshores cleaner for all to enjoy.

Raising our community voice

visitors with the brand-new toilet block at the Safety Beach foreshore open very soon for summer. Summer holidays are always a busy time in Seawinds ward and we have many additional services in place to cover increased demand, such as additional rubbish bins in highly visited foreshore areas, weekly kerbside summer recycling at home, wheelchair accessible beach matting at Rosebud beach and a great range of events and activities across the Peninsula.

Supporting our flood affected residents

Briars: Mayor Cr Steve Holland, Cr Anthony Marsh, Cr Despi O’Connor

Many of our residents were hard hit by the rain event last month and subsequent storms, which resulted in significant flood damage and distress. There were landslips in several locations, in some instances residents were evacuated and roads closed.

The safety of our community is always our first priority and we are working hard to assist those in need, assess damage and begin repairs and recovery.

To report a problem please visit our website: mornpen.vic.gov.au/report-it

Hastings in the spotlight

Cerberus: Cr Lisa Dixon

We know our creative community is crying out for a place to perform and thrive, so I am excited to say that after an in-depth investigation and assessment of several sites, Hastings has been recommended as the location for a potential new creative cultural precinct.The next step is to develop a business case and consult with the community. We’ll let you know every step of the way as this exciting project develops.

Sailing into summer

Nepean: Crs Susan Bissinger, Sarah Race

As we head into summer our townships are leading the way in

Red Hill: Cr David Gill

Thank you for the widespread support of Council’s election campaign to increase recognition of community values by politicians on the Peninsula. We hope elected candidates represent us and strive to make a difference by also shouting out for improvements including for Rosebud hospital, crisis and low cost housing, public transport, green wedge farming issues and to the viability of wildlife including koalas. We must continue to highlight our issues and work together for better outcomes.

Summer in Seawinds

Seawinds: Cr Antonella Celi, Deputy Mayor Cr Debra Mar, Cr Kerri McCafferty Fabulous news for our community and

Watson

Council would like to congratulate Councillor Paul Mercurio on his election win in the seat of Hastings. Paul will take his place as a new member of parliament for the Victorian Government and as a result, he will be stepping down from his role as councillor for Watson ward.

Once advised of the extraordinary vacancy, the Victorian Electoral Commission will begin the by-election to appoint a new councillor. In the meantime, residents are encouraged to contact Mayor Steve Holland or Deputy Mayor Debra Mar with any issues or feedback.

“It is an honour to represent the community that I grew up in. As Councillors we have a unique opportunity to represent our community at a grassroots level, which is where government decisions can often have the most impact.

to my

and the broader community is that I will work

Animals know no bounds when stuck in tight places

ANIMAL rescuer Nigel Williamson faces some pretty hairy situations in his daily work that would make even the bravest among us tremble with trepidation.

But when it comes to helping pooches, possums and pelicans – and everything in between - the 37-year veteran of animal rescue wouldn’t have it any other way.

“Yes, it can be a little dangerous and I’ve been in some tricky situations, but it’s not about me at all, it’s about the animals,” he said.

“Sometimes I’m left scratching my head trying to work out how to get to a trapped or displaced animal, but I’ve never walked away from one yet.”

After starting his animal rescue career with the RSPCA in the 1980s, Williamson branched out on his own after five years when the organisation decided to scale down its workforce.

He may not have a cape or a mask, but under the banner of Nigel’s Animal Rescue he performs feats usually associated with superheroes. Armed with an array of specialist equipment and extensive hands-on knowledge of animal welfare and behaviour, Williamson is regularly called on by vets, government organisations, private businesses and individuals to deal with trapped, injured, displaced or lost animals.

He has even gained an international profile thanks to media coverage of his rescue, with television appear-

ances and YouTube videos shared around the world.

Williamson, based at Cannons Creek, estimates he has retrieved tens of thousands of birds and possums from roof spaces, wood heater flues and walls, along with hundreds of cats and other animals stuck in equally squishy places or at the top of 40

metre-plus trees.

Some jobs can take hours, even days, of patience and care so animals are retrieved uninjured. Some involve the sad retrieval of dead wildlife or pets, while others can be a matter of simply giving some advice over the phone.

Travelling all over Melbourne,

and often around Victoria, Williamson drives hundreds of kilometres a day to help distressed pet owners or members of the public, answering all calls - no matter how unusual – with his trademark calm and considered approach, and diplomacy.

“I recently took a call that sounded very bizarre, a bird stuck in the ceiling of a roof that the caller could can hear at night and throughout the day,” he said.

“This didn’t sound right. I told him to go and check the smoke detectors in his house, turned out to be flat batteries - not the first time I’ve had a call like this.”

Others take more time to solve, as well as some gentle persuasion and a tactical approach.

“I remember a property owner who had spent a lot of money on landscaping and trees, and over time had trapped dozens of possums that had been eating them,” he said.

“I explained that removing the possums wasn’t the answer as others would quickly move in and replace them and it would be ongoing, but he wouldn’t listen and simply wanted them gone.

“His problem persisted so, after some more convincing, he allowed me to put up a possum box in the garden and as soon as a possum took up residence all the others possums stayed away and kept out of his territory. The owner even agreed to leave some food out occasionally for that possum - problem solved, trees protected, and nothing hurt.”

Williamson says one of the driving forces that keeps him in animal rescue

is animal welfare, particularly when it comes to wildlife, and the chance to use that platform to advocate for the voiceless.

In a way, that drive also protects him from burnout and the stress of being continually confronted with horrific scenes of animal suffering.

Even simple education, like getting people to put wire covers on chimney openings and end caps on roller doors, would go a long way to reducing animal suffering.

Although he runs an animal rescue business, much of the work he ends up doing barely pays, if at all. And then there’s his volunteer wildlife work.

Williamson has become a strong voice for wildlife volunteers, and spends his rare spare time volunteering with Warriors4Wildlife, a charity dedicated to the rescue and transport of sick, injured, orphaned or abandoned wildlife.

He is the group’s vice-president and believes everyone has a role to play in protecting Australia’s native animals, whether by advocacy, kindness or direct action.

“Every job I do is different and requires an individual approach, but the best part of it all is helping wildlife and getting the opportunity to advocate for wildlife and educate the public,” he said.

“When I started, I guess some of the things I saw really shook me, but I can’t let it get to me, or I couldn’t do this job.

“We are so lucky to actually have wildlife in this country, so many countries literally have none left, so we need to do what we can to protect it.”

Animal advocate: Nigel Williamson with his (strictly inside) rescue cat, takes animal rescue to a new level. Inset: snakes and other reptiles often feature in calls for help to Nigel’s Animal Rescue.

for the community

Blooming algae blamed for animal dam deaths

Liz Bell liz@mpnews.com.au

DOG walkers are being warned not to let animals drink from dams that look discoloured after dead animals were found floating in a pond at Mount Martha public golf course on Tuesday 6 December.

The deaths are suspected to have been caused by algae that appeared after a combination of heavy rain, nutrient runoff and warm weather.

A resident who noticed the animals when walking her dogs said it was a distressing to see a dead adult duck, a turtle and four ducklings floating in the murky water, which appeared to have a slimy film on the surface and a green tinge.

It is believed geese and ducks at a waterway in Dunns Road have also recently suffered the same fate due to algal blooms, which can be toxic and reduce oxygen levels in the water when they die off.

The main cause of algal blooms is phosphorus, an element used widely to fertilise crops and lawns that can run off from the land during heavy rain.

The Victorian Department of Health says organisms that make up blue algal blooms are known to cause poisoning in dogs, cats, livestock, wildlife, birds, fish and even humans. Contact with affected water can

cause skin irritation, mild respiratory effects and hay fever-like symptoms, while ingesting the toxins can cause gastroenteritis symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhoea, fever and headaches. Dogs can be affected when they drink from or swim in contaminated water sources. The toxins can also

have an effect on the liver and the nervous system.

The department says pets that do come into contact with affected water should be washed off thoroughly with fresh water before drying so they do not swallow algae while grooming their fur.

Victoria, you know fire.

Our regions have been hit hard with extreme wet weather over the past few months. But Victorians know how quickly the conditions can change. Increased rainfall causes vegetation to grow, so there’s more fuel on the ground. It’s important Victorians plan and prepare this fire season.

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Deadly drop: Dead animals in waterways - including this turtle, top, and duck, left - are believed to be the result of toxic algae blooms caused by heavy rain and nutrients washing into creeks and dams.

Pictures: Supplied

Dolphins delight, but keep your distance

Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au

THE Dolphin Research Institute is asking boaters to “give dolphins a fair go” in Port Phillip.

The institute says the bay’s dolphins are inquisitive and may approach boats, but that is natural - chasing or following dolphins for a closer look is not.

Boat owners and beachgoers are this summer being asked to commit to Dolphin Distancing, which means boats (including paddle craft) not getting closer than 100 metres to dolphins and jet skis staying at least 300m away. Swimmers should not be closer than 30m and dogs 300m.

Dolphins can, and do, break the rules.

“It’s a shared space and lucky boaters can delight with inquisitive dolphins occasionally swimming toward their vessels,” the institute’s director Jeff Weir said.

“The important thing in this situation is to show the dolphins respect and don’t pursue them.”

Weir said the busy boating time over summer coincided with the dolphins’ breeding habits “particularly along the Mornington Peninsula which acts as a giant nursery for mother dolphins with their young calves”.

“Interactions with vessels are inevitable. But the key message is that every time a mother dolphin is interrupted in nursing, feeding or resting it has an impact. This can change behaviours in ways that add up and interfere with natural behaviours which

can result in lower resilience to stress and disease. In some cases, dolphins can be displaced, occasionally they are injured and possibly even worse,” he said.

“Slow down or stop if it’s safe to do so, but don’t follow when they go on their way.”

The aim of Dolphin Distancing is to encourage vessel operators to “savour the joy of sharing our wonderful bay with healthy wild dolphins but respect them at the same time”.

“Unfortunately, on some days during summer, Port Phillip’s dolphins are subject to extreme harassment by vessel operators who are either

unaware of or choose to ignore the Victorian marine mammal regulations,” Weir said.

Vessel owners who commit to Dolphin Distancing will be sent a Dolphin Distancing sticker to fix to their vessel. They will also be sent updates on the institute’s research and educations programs.

To commit to Dolphin Distancing go to dolphinresearch.org.au or call 5979 7100.

Breaches of the regulations can be reported to the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning by calling 136 186.

Great retirement living is not a destination, it’s a journey, that starts with taking your First Step to find the perfect place to call home.

Come on in and explore the vibrant retirement lifestyle on offer at the thriving communities near you.

Fountain Court and Oak Tree Hill are a great choice; leafy villages with beautifully landscaped gardens to enjoy the outdoors.

BOAT owners are being asked to use this sticker to show they are commited to keeping a safe distance from dolphins. Pictures: Supplied

We’re building big this summer

Victoria’s Big Build is building a better road and rail network in December and January while there are fewer people on our trains and less cars on the road.

This includes major works on the Metro Tunnel with crews working around the clock to upgrade tracks at Caufield Station and install new high-tech signalling. We’re also upgrading the City Loop.

We’re also continuing to build the West Gate Tunnel, including new connections into the city and CityLink. Important maintenance is happening on the West Gate Bridge and major road upgrades continue across the south east this summer.

Check before you travel at bigbuild.vic.gov.au/summer

Public transport disruptions

Now is not the time to end COVID testing

By Dr Sally Shaw*

SUMMER is here and we are all breathing a sigh of relief that we can have Christmas with our friends and family and all the celebrations that go with it. The last two years of COVID has had terrible implications on our businesses, our health and our mental state, this is all over. Or is it?

Everyone seems to think that is the case and it is commonly thought there is no difference in the common cold and COVID and, for some people, this is true.

At the Rosebud Respiratory Clinic, we have had a very steep decline in the number of patients being tested. We know that only a small percentage of people with symptoms are actually being tested and government estimates this to be roughly 10 per cent. However, these patients who are coming to our clinics for testing are the ones who need our services the most. Of these patients, more than 50 per cent are testing positive to COVID, 25 per cent are testing positive to another respiratory virus like influenza and 25 per cent have a negative result despite having symptoms, sometimes quite serious.

Our doctors treat these patients and monitor their symptoms to keep them out of the hospitals and GP settings.

For many people, the destruction to our lives from COVID continues and the government seems to have dropped the ball. I am sure it is a bad election topic and has been shelved for votes. I am also sure that most people have a personal story about someone had to cancel their trip, their wedding, or their 60th birthday.

It’s great that we can now go to work with a full complement of staff and know that we’re not going be stressed out of our brains, or that our

Summer disruptions

Train disruptions: City Loop closed

City Loop 9pm 2 Jan to last train 15 Jan

businesses will not fold.

Absenteeism continues to be an enormous strain on the community. Despite the amazing resilience and courage of Victorians especially, we are not winning this battle.

Tram and train disruptions: Buses/coaches replace trams and trains in both directions

The federal government has no policy to keep our clinics open next year or to do any marketing or medical support for patients with COVID.

Tram routes 3, 3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72 Until 18 Dec

Tram route 58 Until 18 Dec

I am sure those who are unwell with COVID at the moment are feeling very neglected.

I hate masks, isolating, not kissing, not hugging. I don’t know what the answer is, but closing all the testing clinics, stopping vaccinations, not wearing masks, not isolating doesn’t seem very smart.

Hurstbridge Line 8.30pm 2 Jan to last train 6 Jan 9 Jan to last train 13 Jan

Alamein Line 8.30pm 2 Jan to last train 15 Jan

Cranbourne and Pakenham lines

There is a portion of our community who still get very unwell with COVID. In Australia we had 36 deaths last week. There are 81 people in ICU right now and 2689 patients hospitalised with COVID.

The government has spent billions of dollars in the past two years for these clinics and in protecting the most vulnerable and to now close them down doesn’t seem to be a sensible approach. Where will these patients who we currently treat go after 31 December?

Last month our clinic treated 465 positive patients and 210 required antiviral scripts. These patients are sick and are unable to see their GPs.

GPs remain totally under the pump, and it is very difficult to get an appointment at short notice. All our casualty and emergency departments are struggling already with 2600 COVID patients to treat.

1am 4 to last train 13 Jan 8.30pm to last train, 16 Jan

No flood relief offer at tip

Flinders Street to Dandenong 14 to 27 Jan Flinders Street to Westall 8.30pm to last train, 8 and 12 Jan Flinders Street to Cranbourne and Pakenham

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Frankston Line 4 to 27 Jan Flinders Street to Moorabbin 6.30am to 7.30pm, 22 Jan Flinders Street to Mordialloc

can be disposed of at landfill free of charge.

“I tried to tell them about the state government offer, but nobody would listen. I can’t believe they don’t know about it, so why not make sure the people running the tip do too,” Johnstone said.

Stony Point Line 4 to 27 Jan Frankston to Stony Point

Landfill operators are also able to claim a rebate to cover gate fee costs, provided they document evidence to verify that they have accepted flood waste from a flood-affected local government area.

Sandringham Line 8.30pm each night, 9 to 11 Jan Parliament to Sandringham

According to information from the EPA, from October through to 31 December, the state government has been helping flood-affected communities clean up and recover by removing charges to dispose of flood waste.

Flood waste means any material deposited on a property by the floods, or damaged by the floods, which requires disposal to landfill.

Sunbury Line 9pm 3 Feb to last train 5 Feb North Melbourne to Watergardens

*Dr Sally Shaw is a doctor at Rosebud Respiratory Clinic, 1079 Point Nepean Road, Rosebud, phone: 0436 033 507.

The waste levy for flood waste has been completely waived, and landfill operator gate fees covered in flood-affected local government areas until the end of the year – ensuring all flood waste

8:30pm 8 Feb to last train 12 Feb

Werribee and Each night 8 to 10 Feb 11 to 12 Feb

North Melbourne to Sunshine

A spokesperson for the council said the free flood waste disposal was only available at Rye. She was unable to explain why residents going to other waste disposal centres are not being informed of the offer.

North Melbourne to Newport

to 15 Jan 18 to 26 Feb Geelong to Waurn Ponds

Jan

Cross to Bairnsdale

At night, 3 Feb Southern Cross to Bendigo 4 to 5 Feb Southern Cross to Gisborne 4 to 5 Feb Southern Cross to Bendigo 18 to 26 Feb

Geelong to Warrnambool

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Politics not fairytales helped shape MP

Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au

ZOE McKenzie was elected as the federal MP for Flinders in May, replacing fellow Liberal Greg Hunt who had held the seat for the past 21 years and who chose not to seek re-election.

One of nine women among the 42 Liberal MPs in the House of Representatives, McKenzie is now part of the 58 member Coalition opposition with the Nationals (the Labor government’s 77 MPs include 36 women).

In her maiden speech to parliament in September, McKenzie expressed gratitude to her mother, Ann Shanahan, “a cardiothoracic surgeon and … practicing lawyer” who, along with “Molly”, raised her as the child of a single parent. She also acknowledged her father “whose name I proudly carry”.

“Basically, [Molly] was someone employed to make sure I didn't die while Mum worked a 12-hour day—a task my mothercraft nurse, Molly, performed to perfection.

“I didn't realise it then, but Mum and Molly were a formidable team in a changing time. It was only a decade or so ago that I learnt there had been a practice of removing newborns from single mothers which continued in this country well into the 1980s. Mum was technically married, but from the

word 'go' she was fiercely determined to raise me on her own, and that put us precariously close — even if only in her anxious imagination — to an ongoing practice of facilitated, encouraged and in some cases forced adoption of so-called 'fatherless children'.

“I am the product of my parents or, in my case, my parent—my mother… Mum brought me up on stories of politics and history rather than fairytales.

“On the weekends, as I accompanied her on her patient rounds, she would tell me the stories of the Russian Revolution and the rise of Nazi Germany. She would talk to me of her political heroes: Margaret Thatcher, Robert Menzies, Malcolm Fraser and above all John Howard, always John Howard—a man I would later come to know well and now call a friend.

“Mum led by example and feared nothing and no-one, and it is her values and work ethic which underpin my approach to [federal parliament].”

McKenzie said her mother “enticed the head nurse [Molly] at the Royal Children's Hospital to become my mothercraft nurse”.

“So, Molly was my second parent, and she was with me every day until I turned five, whereupon she went on with her own life.”

It was only “a few years ago” that Molly had reappeared. Molly was “in

ZOE McKenzie. Picture: Yanni

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the stages of advanced melanoma” - a cancer McKenzie had survived a few years earlier - but they were able to share memories and “glorious stories” about her upbringing which made McKenzie realise that Molly was “thrilled … to be part of a professional female super-duo raising a largely unaware little girl”.

McKenzie credit’s her mother’s “leitmotif”Life wasn't meant to be easy - as being borrowed from former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Fraser.

McKenzie referenced her electorate’s former Liberal representatives - Greg Hunt (20022022), Peter Reith (1982-1983 and 1984-2002), Phillip Lynch (1966-1982 ) - and a forecast by Labor’s Bob Chynoweth (1983) “of the Cold War cascading into nuclear conflict and his fear of “decaying and rotting corpses' across the beautiful countryside of Flinders”.

All of these “great men of Flinders”, in their maiden speeches, had “captured a moment in Australia's history and the spirit of the good folk of Flinders”.

McKenzie’s moment came during the disruptions to life caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a former industrial relations lawyer, she knew that “trying to shoehorn today's workplaces into a 1983 framework [as was being done the incoming Labor government] is not the approach we need now”.

“The recent push to provide paid leave for casual staff at both state and federal levels will weigh heavily on the shoulders of small business in my electorate, many of whom have been keeping their doors open by increasing the home mortgage and putting the family to work.”

She said the Liberal Party’s “efforts to modernise the industrial relations system have failed in recent years” and its party room was “surprisingly short on IR lawyers and practitioners”.

The “modern workforce” wanted more flexibility for workplaces manned by “an increasingly digital generation” that engaged in many activities online.

“In physical terms, their digital life is one of relative safety. They are injured less. They get drunk and smoke cigarettes less. They fall pregnant as teenagers less. They are careful drivers— that is, if they ever get their drivers licence.”

Once a director of the business lobby group Committee for Mornington Peninsula which wants the peninsula to be “regional” and not part of metropolitan Melbourne, Mckenzie said the 262 days of lockdown had “bafflingly” included the peninsula. A result of the lockdowns had led to the school system becoming “the dealer of the digital drug, putting laptops and tablets into every lounge or bedroom”.

A former NBN director, McKenzie outlined problems caused to young people by technology but said it was necessary to “ensure technology contributes to their fitness for life, not detracts from it”.

“We must help parents who are parenting in digital darkness. We must help educators understand how to support children and adolescents as they engage with the ever-increasing array of highly stimulating devices and social platforms.”

McKenzie said she would “work with technology companies, designers and educators to ensure these tools and innovations can be applied to help young people become productive

and purposeful, independent and critical thinkers, and lead contributive lives, sustaining and building the prosperous nation which we have the good fortune to call home.”

McKenzie showed her linguistic diversity with a message in French to members of a family in rural France where, as a schoolgirl, she was sent by her mother. Those “other parents” were “profoundly socialist; schoolteachers in science, alpinists, scuba divers, cross-country skiers, cave explorers and overall planetary adventurers—[who] gave me new eyes through which to see life”.

Her other veering away from English was a compliment in Spanish to her “co-adventurer in life” Rodrigo Pintos-Lopez, who brought into her life her “instant family” of Estela, Rafael and Gabriel.

Speaking “in the early days of the reign of King Charles III”, McKenzie described the reign of Queen Elizabeth II as being “a time of great stability, constitutional fortitude and decency”.

“Those of us who stand here in this place at this time will have influence over the continued success or otherwise of the constitutional monarchy of Australia, which has served us so well for over a century.”

McKenzie praised the Mornington Peninsula and its citizens: “I still have to pinch myself every time I drive from one end to the other, as I do most days, from my office in Somerville to my home in Sorrento — a place so good that my friend, the great Australian Tina Arena, wrote a song about it.”

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Community, the right prescription

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WHEN Melbourne-based doctor Graham Cato decided to open a clinic in Balnarring around 43 years ago, the best indicator that he and his wife had made the right move was the area’s unquestionable sense of community.

Cato, who retired at the end of November, says that after four decades of providing GP services to Balnarring and patients as far away as Flinders and Red Hill, the warmth and openness of the communities remains the highlight of his career.

“When we decided to start up a practice in an empty shop in Balnarring in 1979, the area was so quiet you could shoot a cannon across the car park,” he said.

“But one thing stood out, and that was the friendliness of everyone we met, and that strong sense that this was a community.”

Cato, who received an Order of Australia in 2014 for his work in community health and life saving, including being a founding member of the Association of Developmental Disability Medicine, and running a weekly clinic at a residential home for the intellectually disabled for the past 30-plus years, says he has loved every minute of his career on the peninsula, and cherishes the memories of the people he has met.

Not that there have not been heartstopping moments of stress and panic – and not just with patients - to test his commitment.

“When I started there were no ambulance serviced to outer lying areas like

Flinders, so many times in the early days I would be racing out to save people who would otherwise have died,” he said.

“I’ve resuscitated many, many patients, including several who have walked into the clinic and just collapsed.”

Other life-saving memories have included his own.

“I remember we were living in Shoreham and I got an urgent call from Balnarring, but I couldn’t get there quickly because roadworks had left mud all over the road,” he said.

“I was going as fast as allowed but suddenly hit the mud and did a full 360-degree spin on the road, it was pretty scary but I just kept going and got there to do the job.”

It’s not surprising that Cato will be missed on the peninsula. Not long after moving to the region and starting the Balnarring Medical Centre, Cato became heavily involved in a number of community groups, volunteering his services to the Crib Point Football Club, Balnarring Rotary and the tennis club, Surf Life Saving Victoria, and the board of The Bays hospital in Hastings.

He is also known for his has advocacy for outer Melbourne communities and tireless work to improve services, including his lasting legacy of helping to develop Victoria's Westpac helicopter rescue service, which each year provides an essential life-saving service to hundreds of people.

His presence at Balnarring Medical Centre will be missed, as will his infectiously positive personality that made him a favourite with patients and colleagues.

Police focus on summer beach safety

A SUMMER safety blitz on the Mornington Peninsula and other foreshore locations across Melbourne is ramping up as beachgoers gear up for the warmer weather.

Operation Summersafe – running until March next year - will see a bolstered police presence across key beachside locations.

Residents and visitors should expect an increase in proactive police patrols along the foreshore as well as surrounding parks, entertainment precincts and public transport hubs.

Local police will work alongside specialist units including the mounted branch, water police, public order response team, highway patrol and transit safety division.

Specially fitted vans, called mobile policing units, will be deployed across the busiest areas, and will serve as a central hub for police to talk to communities and monitor any anti-social or criminal behaviour.

Police will have access to an extensive CCTV network so they can share real-time intelligence and place officers in areas of concern to tackle any problems before they escalate.

Police ask everyone enjoying beaches to respect the safety of others. To report any suspicious or anti-social behaviour, phone the police assistance line on 131 444. In an emergency, always call 000.

Liz

Dr Graham Cato OAM.

Picture: Gary Sissons

Window ‘weaves’ Jesus into Flinders

IT was a day of celebration at St John’s Anglican Church, Flinders on Sunday 4 December, when the Archbishop of Melbourne, The Most Reverend Dr Philip Freier, dedicated a stained-glass window created by renowned glass artist David Wright OAM and his wife Sue McPhee.

The window, titled The Light, is the third in a project of three windows titled Sea Windows that now grace the southern side of the 130-year-old King Street church. Each window weaves the Christian story of Jesus with the fragile ecological environment of Flinders and its surrounds.

This window celebrates the rough and magnificent coast on the ocean

side of Flinders.

Wright said the salt spray from the ocean was included because it was used by such vegetation as the coastal saltbush and samphire, which flower and fruit from which the honeyeaters feed.

He said wrens found succour and safety in the leaves of the saltbush and “we humans may find saltbush chips or samphire on our menus”.

“Just so, our shared salty tears of sorrow may be transformed by love to wisdom and fruitfulness as our faith in Christ lights the darkness,” he said.

Following the dedication service, the archbishop also dedicated a garden created by the parish to thank

the artists for their creative gifts, not only to the church but the wider community.

In the afternoon, a recital was held premiering Melbourne composer Caerwen Martin’s specially commissioned piece Sea Suite, which drew inspiration from the windows. This was performed by the Inventi Ensemble; contralto Liane Keegan performed Elgar’s Sea Pictures.

Wright’s art is held in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, the National Glass Collection and Australian and overseas collectors.

Mosque welcomes new imam

IMTIAZ Naveed has been appointed as the imam of the Baitul Salam mosque, Langwarrin, serving the Ahmadiyya Muslim community.

Naveed has previously served in Pakistan, Nigeria, and Vanuatu. He has also worked in South Australia, Western Australia, and New South Wales.

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Victoria spokesperson Aziz Bhatti welcomed the new imam to the mosque.

“Imam Naveed is an extremely friendly and loving person and he’s much loved by the community members wherever he resided. He has always served with dedication and faith and he’s always available for the

community members wherever the need be,” he said.

“Imam Naveed intends to meet local police authorities and local council members to discuss any issues or concerns and any areas of partnership or collaboration where members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community can contribute towards the wider community.

“Imam Naveed has already mobilised the local community to start preparing for the Australia Day celebrations and also for clean up at the New Year’s Eve. The community intends to invite a large number of members of the community to its mosque for the Australia Day barbecue and dinner.”

Brodie Cowburn

BAITUL Salam mosque Imam Imtiaz Naveed.

Picture: Supplied

Liz Bell

THE Reverend Keiron Jones, David Wright, Sue McPhee and the Archbishop of Melbourne, The Most Reverend Dr Philip Freier, outside St John’s, Flinders after the dedication of the church’s new stained glass window. Picture: James Grant

Soccer club’s team building exercise

THE success of the Socceroos in the World Cup is being felt throughout Australia and no more so than at The Den in Bittern.

The Den, at Graham Myers Reserve in Hendersons Road, is home to Western Port FC which is running a recruitment campaign in preparation for the 2023 season.

The club is open to boys and girls aged six to 16, some of whom are now playing five-a-side games, also in the lead-up to the season and the regular Wednesday night training which starts in February.

Club president Jack McCarthy said the club, formerly known as Westernport SC, had been renamed Western Port FC after “struggling” for several years.

However, it was able to avoid closing and was now looking forward to a more successful future with a new committee “focusing on getting children engaged in the world's most popular game”.

Founded in 1989 for adult soccer enthusiasts in the Western Port area, the club had gradually expanded to include junior teams.

“We pride ourselves on being a family oriented club, catering to players of all skill levels, and emphasising enjoyment of the game above all,” McCarthy said.

The new committee was “rebuilding the club to a position of strength and prosperity, so our children, and in the future, their children could continue to play the game we love so much”.

“We would love to continue, long into the future, to give kids an avenue to stay fit, have fun and make new friends outside their normal social circles.”

An expression-of-interest form can be accessed at: westernportfc.com.au/2023season/ or call 0493 593 665 or email westernportfc@gmail. com for more details.

CFA open day returns

CRIB Point CFA held its biggest open day for some years on Sunday 4 December due to COVID lockdowns and restrictions.

The open day gave the public an opportunity to meet and speak with CFA members about fire safety, look through the fire station and engage with other local emergency services.

There were children’s activities, a free sausage sizzle, fire training demonstrations and a community information hub.

Support for the open day came from Somers CFA, the HMAS Cerberus fire crew, Hastings police, Hastings SES, Hastings Coast Guard and SARDA Rescue dogs.

Roadworks to continue

MOUNT Eliza shoppers can expect to be frustrated a little longer as roadworks continue to block street car parks.

Mornington Peninsula Shire is undertaking stage two of a pedestrian safety improvement project in central Mount Eliza that is causing some traffic disruptions. The project is being paid for through the federal government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure and Black Spot program.

Road rehabilitation works on Mount Eliza Way were completed early this year, and the next stage to be delivered in two phases includes a reduced speed limit on the Mount Eliza Way shopping strip from 50 to 40kph and in residential areas from 60 to 50 kph.

The work will also include painting 40kph pavement marking within the shopping precinct and converting zebra crossings in shopping strip into raised a pedestrian “wombat” crossing.

There will also be flashing yellow pedestrian warning lights installed at the two pedestrian crossings, electronic 40kph speed limit signs in the Mount Eliza Way shopping strip, and a pedestrian refuge island in Canadian Bay Road, between Mount Eliza Community Hall and the unsealed overflow car park.

More work is scheduled in early February 2023 in the shopping precinct between 7am and 5pm with the closing of one lane.

Minis-

The invitation to Kilkenny, MP for Carrum, was made one day after her new role was announced following her re-election last month.

While also congratulating Kilkenny on her appointment, council suggested the parliamentary recess could be a convenient time for the meeting and possibly a tour of the municipality.

Kilkenny easily retained her seat for the reelected Labor state government.

Premier Daniel Andrews announced his new ministers on Monday, 5 December.

“Sonya Kilkenny will become minister for planning, as well as keeping her responsibilities for fishing, boating and the other activities that boost local economies and keep families active

Minister invited to talk and tour Highway

One of Kilkenny’s first responsibilities will be to make an announcement on the fate of the planned Kingswood Golf Course redevelopment. A report on the proposal to subdivide the Dingley Village land into 823 lots was handed to the state government’s planning department in April.

The portfolio was previously held by Lizzie Blandthorn, and Richard Wynne before her. Blandthorn’s appointment raised eyebrows as her brother is a director of a lobbying group.

Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke was appointed parliamentary secreary to the treasurer. Mordialloc MP Tim Richardson was named parliamentary secretary for health infrastructure and parliamentary secretary for mental health and suicide prevention.

Brodie Cowburn

WORK on the Western Port Highway upgrade is coming to an end.

The road has been closed in sections between 1 December and 11 December to allow for crews to apply the finishing touches. Parts of Ballarto and Cranbourne-Frankston roads also closed overnight last week to allow for crews to undertake work.

Asphalting was completed last week while the roads were closed. Major Road Projects Victoria program director Brendan Pauwels said that the work meant that the project was nearing its end.

“Final asphalting works on the Western Port Highway Upgrade have started, signalling the completion of works to upgrade this vital south eastern road corridor. We thank the community for their patience while we’ve completed these critical works,” he said last week.

The Western Port Highway is used by around 25,000 motorists a day. The completed upgrade allows for the road to be upgraded to freeway standard in the future.

MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council has wasted no time in inviting new Planning

ter Sonya Kilkenny to meet and “discuss urgent local planning concerns and also important general planning matters”.

as minister for outdoor recreation,” Andrews said.

SONYA Kilkenny (centre) celebrating her re-election with supporters last month.

Picture: Gary Sissons

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The chemistry between Robert Downey Jr (left) as Holmes and Jude Law as trusty sidekick Dr Watson is the draw here. On the hunt for a serial killer, they meet all manner of baddies, including the dubious Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams) and as the bodies start piling up, their list of suspects grows by the day. With a score by Hans Zimmer, and brilliant cinematography depicting 1890s Britain by Philippe Rousselot (Planet of the Apes), it narrowly missed the two Oscars it was nominated for.

ABC TV, 7.30pm

It might be a tad twee to say every episode of Gardening Australia is bursting with joyous zest, but it’s true: host Costa Georgiadis and co-presenters revel in nature’s bounty week in and week out. It’s only fitting that the final instalment of the year is an extrafestive Christmas-themed episode. Tonight, expect the enthusiasm to jolt up a festive notch, with Georgiadis known to sport a Santa hat in the past. A Christmas song gets an impressive spin with Clarence Slockee; Sophie Thomson creates flower lanterns; Josh Byrne primes his garden for the holidays.

MONDAY SNACKMASTERS

NINE, 7.30pm

Most of us probably shy away from pondering just what really is in some of our favourite snacks; we just steadfastly devour them. Besides, the ingredient lists are often a blur of numbers and unfamiliar additives. This entertaining and funloving series, hosted by Scott Pickett and Poh Ling Yeow, has thrown some curveballs as the competing chefs try to crack the code to making some of the nation’s favourite tummy fillers. After delicacies such as Cheezels and Domino’s loaded pepperoni cheesy crust pizza, tonight’s final serves up two classics: a Four’N Twenty Classic Meat Pie and King Sized Sausage Roll. Tune in to find out who has their finger in the pie for a win.

6.00 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. SemiFinal. France v Morocco. Continued. 8.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Semi-final. France v Morocco. Replay. 11.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Quarter Final. England v France. Replay. 2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Semi-final. France v Morocco. Replay. From Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar. 5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Another Christmas Coincidence. (2019, PGa, R) Cindy Busby, Ben Hollingsworth, Kathie Lee Gifford. 2.00 Kochie’s Business Builders. 2.30 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

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6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 7.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGad, R) 1.00 Jamie’s Quick & Easy Christmas. (R) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 10 News First.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News

Mornings. 10.00 The Pool. (PG, R) 11.00

Waltzing The Dragon With Benjamin Law. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Belgravia. (PG, R) 1.45 Doc Martin. (PG, R) 2.35 Poh’s Kitchen. (R) 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R)

4.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R)

5.00 Back Roads. (R)

5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 The Drum. (Final) Analysis of the day’s news.

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

7.30 Gardening Australia. (Final) Josh Byrne preps his garden for the holidays.

8.30 Vera. (Ma, R) DCI Vera Stanhope investigates when the body of a businesswoman’s sister is found in the river.

10.00 Troppo. (Malv, R) Amanda is shocked to discover the attack on Ted.

10.55 ABC Late News. (Final) Detailed coverage of the day’s events.

11.10 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) UK-based panel show.

11.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.05 Peer To Peer. (PG, R) 10.00 Little Heroes. 11.00 Barkley Manor. (Premiere) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Saving Lives At Sea. (R) 3.00 Railway Vietnam. (PG, R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.00 World’s

Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.50 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers. (Final, PG) 5.30 FIFA World Cup Extra 2022.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Engineering Reborn: Port House, Warehouse Hostel, Sandford Underground Laboratory. (PG) Hosted by Rob Bell.

8.30 Inside Central Station: Lidcombe Self Harm. (PGa, R) Narrated by Shane Jacobson.

9.30 Concorde: Secrets Behind The Crash. (PGa, R) The story of Air France Flight 4590.

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 Dear Mama. (Premiere, Madl)

3.20 Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2021. (Mls, R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Christmas At Maple Creek. (2020, PGal, R) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Johanna Griggs and Charlie Albone check out Rosedale Farm Home and Garden.

7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 4. Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes. From the MGC.

8.15 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 5. Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers. From GIANTS Stadium, Sydney.

11.45 MOVIE: Wind River. (2017, MA15+av, R) An animal tracker finds a body. Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.

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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.00 Swimming. 16th FINA World C’ships (25m). Day 4. Heats. From the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. 1.00 Eatwell Christmas With Emma Dean. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Swimming. 16th FINA World Championships (25m). Day 4. Finals. From the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.

10.30 MOVIE: Deck The Halls. (2006, PGals, R) Two neighbours compete to see who can come up with the most impressive Christmas lights display.

Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick.

12.30 Council Of Dads. (Premiere, PGa) A father is faced with a health crisis.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Take Two. (R) Home shopping.

4.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

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6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.00 World’s Greatest Natural Wonders. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Brothers In Law. (1957) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Fawlty Towers. 8.40 MOVIE: The Living Daylights. (1987, PG) 11.20 Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs. Noon Inside Phuket Airport. 1.00 The Bionic Woman. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny.

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

7.30 The Graham Norton Show. (R) Olly Murs performs.

9.30 Just For Laughs Australia. (MA15+s, R) Stand-up comedy performances from Dave Thornton, Chris Ryan, Mike Goldstein and Reuben Kaye.

10.00 Just For Laughs Uncut. (MA15+als, R) Hosted by Nikki Osborne.

10.30 Arj Barker: We Need To Talk. (Mls, R) A performance by Arj Barker. 11.40 The Project. (R)

12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

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5.30 Joseph Prince.

(2017, Ml, R) Meryl Streep. 12.40 Rage Fifty Countdown. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)

Cup. Round of 16. Brazil v South Korea. Replay. 5.30 FIFA World Cup Extra 2022.

6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Lapland: The Ultimate Winter Wonderland. 8.30 Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors. (PG, R) Part 2 of 2. 9.25 Thatcher & Reagan. (PGv, R) Part 2 of 2. 10.25 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. (M)

11.25 The Artist’s View. (Ms, R) 11.55 Wonders Of Scotland. (PG) 12.55 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs. (PG, R) 1.30 Soccer. 2022

FIFA World Cup. Third place play-off. 4.30

Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 5.00

NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 11.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 1. Morning session. 1.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 2.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 1. Afternoon session. 4.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 4.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 1. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Schools Spectacular Creating The Magic. (PG) Coverage of the Schools Spectacular from Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, with the theme Creating the Magic. 9.30 VIC State Schools: Spectacular. (PG) Coverage of the Victorian State School Spectacular featuring dance and musical performances. 12.00 Black-ish. (PGas, R) Bow surprises Jack and Diane. 1.00 Beach Cops. (PG, R) Narrated by Layne Beachley.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Get Clever. (R) The wonders of science are explored.

5.00 House Of Wellness. (PGal, R)

6.00 Drive TV. (R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.00 Swimming. 16th FINA World C’ships (25m). Day 5. Heats. 1.00 Surfing Australia TV. (PGl) 1.30 Cross Court. 2.00 Animal Embassy. (R) 2.30 Explore. (R) 2.45

MOVIE: A Glenbrooke Christmas. (2020, G) 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia.

6.00 Reel Action. (R) 6.30 Leading The Way. 7.00 Tough Tested. (PG, R) 8.00 Escape Fishing. (R) 8.30 What’s Up Down Under. (R) 9.00 Australia By Design: Architecture. (PG, R) 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 12.30 Well Traveller. (PGa, R) 1.00 Offroad Adv. (R) 2.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 3.00 4x4 Adventures. (R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 4.30 Taste Of Aust. (PG, R) 5.00 News. 6.30 The ABC Of: Sarah Ferguson. (PGa, R) Hosted by David Wenham. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories. 7.30 Doc Martin. (Ml) The village learns of Martin’s job offer. 8.20 Shetland. (Mal) Facing a dead end in the hunt for Galbraith’s killer, Tosh leads Perez to the remote island of Fetlar. 9.20 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) Barnaby and Winter investigate an attack on a bee keeper and the death of a villager. 10.50 MOVIE: The Post.

6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Swimming. 16th FINA World Championships (25m). Day 5. Finals. From the Melbourne Sports And Aquatic Centre. 10.30 MOVIE: Daddy’s Home 2. (2017, PGals, R) An ideal Christmas is thrown into chaos. Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg. 12.30 Reported Missing: Tyler. (Mal, R) Follows the search for five-year-old Tyler. 1.45 Talking Honey. (PGs, R) A discussion about sex education. 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R)

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) Follows the work of elite lifeguards. 6.30 Hungry. Presented by George Calombaris and Sarah Todd. 7.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. (Final) Jamie Oliver prepares an aubergine burger. 7.30 MOVIE: Sherlock Holmes. (2009, Mv, R) Holmes and Watson battle a cult leader. Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law. 10.00 MOVIE: Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game Of Shadows. (2011, Mv, R) Sherlock Holmes pursues a criminal mastermind. Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Authentic. (PG) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Entertainment Tonight. (R) 7.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Christmas. (R) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 10 News First. SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) NITV (34) 10 BOLD (12) 9GO! (93) 7MATE (73)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 10.30 The World This Week. (Final, R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline: Summer Series. (R) 1.00 First & Forever. (R) 2.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.30 QI. (PG, R) 4.00 Fake Or Fortune? (Final, R) 5.00 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

6.30 The ABC Of: John Howard. (Final, PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (Madv, R) A survival expert is found dead.

8.30 MOVIE: Jackie. (2016, MA15+v, R) Jackie Kennedy fights through her grief to define her husband’s legacy following his assassination. Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard.

10.05 Miniseries: Ridley Road. (Mv, R) Part 4 of 4.

11.05 Mystery Road: Origin. (Final, Mlv, R)

12.05 The Heights. (PG, R)

2.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Classic Countdown. (PG, R) 5.00 Think Tank. (PG, R)

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6am Children’s Programs. 6.50pm Stick Man. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat: Christmas Special. 8.30 Pilgrimage: The Road To The Scottish Isles. 9.35 Queen: Days Of Our Lives. 10.35 MOVIE: Love The Coopers. (2015, PG) 12.20am MOVIE: The Go-Go’s. (2020, M) 2.00 Long Lost Family. 2.45 ABC News Update. 2.50 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.10 Dot. 5.25 Baby Jake. 5.35 Late Programs.

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6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Third place play-off. Replay. 10.30 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 10.35 The World From Above. (PG, R) 11.05 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 Surf Life Saving. Iron Series Manly. 2.30 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Round of 16. Portugal v Switzerland. Replay. 5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show.

6.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Houdini’s Lost Diaries. Explores the life of Harry Houdini.

9.05 Big Ben: Restoring The World-Famous Clock. (R) Delves into the restoration of Big Ben.

10.00 Cher And The Loneliest Elephant. (PGal, R)

11.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs. (PG, R)

1.00 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Final. From Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar. 4.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

SBS VICELAND (31)

6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon

The New York Times Presents: The Weekly. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 The Jeff Bezos Empire: The Rise And Reign Of Amazon. 4.00 WorldWatch. 4.30 Insight. 5.30 The Bee Whisperer. 6.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show. 7.00 FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Show. 7.30 RocKwiz Salutes. 9.30 QAnon: The Search For Q. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 11.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 2. Morning session. 1.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 2.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 2. Afternoon session. 4.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 4.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 2. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 7. Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Thunder. 11.00 7NEWS Spotlight. (R) A look inside Australian sport’s biggest crisis.

12.00 Boy To Man: The Reindeer People. (PGa, R) Tim Noonan travels to Siberia. 1.00 Harry’s Practice. (R) Information about pet care. 1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R) A look at holiday destinations.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Drive TV. (R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R)

7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Mega Zoo. (PG, R) 11.00 Swimming. 16th FINA World C’ships (25m). Day 6. Heats. 1.00 Great Australian Detour. (PG, R) 1.30 Explore. (R) 1.45 Driving Test. (PG, R) 2.15 Snackmasters. (PGl, R) 3.30 Bondi Vet. (PGm, R) 4.30 Explore TV. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Postcards Summer. (PG)

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

7.00 Snackmasters. (PG) Hosted by Scott Pickett and Poh Ling Yeow.

8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.

9.40 Under Investigation: The Cop Who Knew Too Much. (Mav, R) Presented by Liz Hayes.

10.40 The First 48: Fatal Showdown/Deadly Text. (Mav)

11.35 Manhunt: The Railway Murders. (MA15+av)

12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

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

6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Joel Osteen.

8.00 GCBC. (R) 8.30 My Market Kitchen. (R)

9.00 Destination Dessert. 9.30 St10. (PG) 12.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) 12.30 The Savoy At Christmas. (PGl, R) 1.30 Christmas With

Australian Women’s Weekly. (R) 2.30 Jamie’s

One-Pan Wonders. (R) 3.00 Taste Of Aust. (R) 3.30 Well Traveller. (Final, PGa) 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl) 5.00 News.

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

7.30 The Graham Norton Show. Celebrity guests include Tom Hanks.

8.30 MOVIE: Top Gun. (1986, Ms, R) A young, hot-headed fighter pilot competes for the prestigious Top Gun award at an elite US flying school. However, his insistence on doing things his own way brings him into conflict with those around him. Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer.

10.55 FBI. (Mv, R) A university student is murdered.

11.55 The Sunday Project. (R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6am Morning Programs.

2.25pm The South Sydney Story. 2.55 Living Black. 3.25 Football. NTFL. Women’s. Under-18s. 4.40 Football. NTFL. Men’s. Under-18s. Replay. 5.55 The Land We’re On With Penelope Towney. 6.00 Spirit Talker. 6.30 News. 6.40 Animal Babies: First Year On Earth. 7.40 Greatest Hits Of The 80s. 8.30 Kutcha’s Koorioke. 8.40 Sam Cooke: Legend. 10.00 Late Programs.

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6am Kim

Ji-Young, Born 1982. (2019, PG, Korean) 8.10 Little Nicolas On Holiday. (2014, PG, French) 10.00 To Die For. (1995) Noon Son Of Saul. (2015, M, Hungarian) 2.00 Strange Birds. (2017, PG, French) 3.20 Hairspray. (1988, PG) 5.00 Stolen Kisses. (1968, PG, French) 6.40 An Ideal Husband. (1999, PG) 8.30 Blackbird. (2019) 10.35 Dallas Buyers Club. (2013, MA15+) 12.45am Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. Noon Escape To The Country. 1.00 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 2.00 DVine Living. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Our Town. 4.00 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 5.00 Escape To The Perfect Town. 6.00 Air Crash Investigation: Special Report. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 Heathrow. 9.30 Air Crash Investigation. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.00 My Fishing Place. 11.30 Step Outside. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 On The Fly. 2.30 Merv Hughes Fishing. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Barrett-Jackson: Revved Up. 5.00 Shipping Wars. 6.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 2. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: The Wolverine. (2013, M) 11.05 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Skippy. 11.00 Cross Court. 11.30 Seaway. 12.30pm MOVIE: Geordie. (1955) 2.30 MOVIE: The Greatest Story Ever Told. (1965) 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 Swimming. 16th FINA World Championships (25m). Day 6. Finals. 10.30 MOVIE: GoldenEye. (1995, PG) 1am Late Programs.

6am Friends. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 The Middle. 10.30 Broke. 12.30pm Friends. 1.00 Two And A Half Men. 2.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 11. South East Melbourne Phoenix v Sydney Kings. 4.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 11. Melbourne United v Illawarra Hawks. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 MOVIE: Hope Springs. (2012, M) 3.30 Broke. 4.30 Home Shopping.

News.

Presented by Laura Tingle.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Final. Replay. 11.30 Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize. (R) 11.40 Barkley Manor. 12.10 BBC Weekend News. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 Al Jazeera News Hour. 2.00 Soccer. 2022 FIFA World Cup. Final. Replay. 5.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show.

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6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm Surfing Australia TV. 2.00 Filthy House SOS. 3.00 Full Bloom. 4.00 Ed Sheeran: Full Circle. 5.00 MOVIE: Casper. (1995, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch. (2018) 8.40 MOVIE: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. (2019, M) 11.15 Duncanville. 12.10am Filthy House SOS. 1.10 Full Bloom. 2.05 I’ve Got A Text With Josh And Flex! 2.40 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 9.00 4x4 Adventures. 10.00 Reel Action. 11.00 Healthy Homes Aust. 11.30 Buy To Build. Noon Roads Less Travelled. 12.30 Scorpion. 1.30 Pooches At Play. 2.00 Destination Dessert. 2.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 8. Western United v Western Sydney Wanderers. 5.30 Reel Action. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.15 Late Programs.

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6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Entertainment Tonight. (R) 7.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGad, R) 1.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Christmas. (R) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 10 News First. 6.10 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R)

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 8. Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers. 11.00 The Spin. Lisa Sthalekar, Brad Hodge and Jason Richardson take a look into the world of cricket. 11.30 April Jones: The Interrogation Tapes. (MA15+a, R) Explores the 2012 murder of April Jones. 12.50 Heartbreak Island Australia. (Mal) Hosted by Clinton Randell. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Snackmasters. (Final, PG) Hosted by Scott Pickett and Poh Ling Yeow. 8.50 Inside The Superbrands: McCain. A behind the scenes look at McCain. 9.50 Australian Crime Stories: Mark Standen – A Dirty Cop. (Mad, R) A look at the case of Mark Standen. 10.50 The Equalizer. (Mv, R) 11.40 Almost Family. (Mas) 12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) Lifeguards try to enforce social distancing. 8.30 Ghosts. (PGs) Jay’s sister visits the mansion for Christmas, and brings along an adoring male friend. 9.30 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible. (1996, Mv, R) A secret agent sets out to discover who double-crossed him and killed his colleagues. Tom Cruise, Jon Voight. 11.45 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv, R)

1.30 The Project. (R)

6am WorldWatch. 6.50 The 77 Percent. 7.20 WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. Noon Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 2.40 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 2.50 Bizarre Foods. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Jeopardy! 6.30 FIFA World Cup 2022 Daily World Cup Show. 7.30 News. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Hypothetical. 10.20 Late Programs. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.10pm Hey Duggee. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Universe With Brian Cox. 8.30 Long Lost Family. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.05 Catalyst. 11.10 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.50 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 12.35am Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 1.15 Back. 1.40 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 2.10 ABC News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Hoot Hoot Go! 5.10 Dot. 5.25 Late Programs. ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Belle And Sebastian 3. Continued. (2017, PG, French) 6.40 An Ideal Husband. (1999, PG) 8.30 Charade. (1963) 10.35 Blackbird. (2019) 12.40pm Flawless. (2007, M) 2.35 The Movie Show. 3.10 Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982. (2019, PG, Korean) 5.15 The Great Dictator. (1940) 7.30 The Internship. (2013, M) 9.40 OSS 117: From Africa With Love.

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French) 11.50 Late Programs. SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Spirit Talker. 2.00 Shortland St. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.55 Tales Of The Moana. 4.00 Raven Steals The Light. 4.10 Jarjums. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 The Land We’re On With Penelope Towney. 6.35 News. 6.45 Great Blue Wild. 7.35 Hip Hop Evolution. 8.30 Karla Grant Presents. 9.10 Sing About This Country. 11.10 Late Programs. NITV (34) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Pooches At Play. 8.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 All 4 Adventure. 11.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. Noon MacGyver. 1.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 The Code. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 The FBI Declassified. 3.10 ST: Next Gen. 4.05 MacGyver. 10 BOLD (12) 6am Friends. 9.00 The Middle. 11.00 The Big Bang Theory. 12.30pm Friends. 1.00 Broke. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 The King Of Queens. 2.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. 3.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 4.30 Home Shopping. 10 PEACH (11) 6am Morning Programs. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Noon Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Air Crash Investigation. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Late Programs. 6am TV Shop. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Bondi Vet. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: The Third Man. (1949, PG) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 MOVIE: Tomorrow Never Dies. (1997, M) 11.05 Late Programs. 9GEM (92) 7TWO (72) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Inside Phuket Airport. 1.00 Surfing Australia TV. 1.30 The Bionic Woman. 2.30 Full House. 3.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 The Weakest Link USA. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.40 MOVIE: Four Holidays. (2008, M) 11.30 Young Sheldon. Midnight Satisfaction. 1.00 Below Deck Mediterranean. 1.50 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Wheelburn. 2.00 Motor Racing. Austn Top Fuel C’ship. Replay. 3.00 Seven’s Motorsport Classic. 3.30 Irish Pickers. 4.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 3. Late

afternoon session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 8.30 MOVIE: The Recruit. (2003, M) 10.55 Late Programs.

Tuesday, December 20

ABC (2)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News

Mornings. 10.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 10.30 Dream Gardens. (R) 11.00 Restoration Australia. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Shetland. (Mal, R) 2.00 Call The Midwife. (Ma, R) 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.55 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.45 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.10 QI. (PG, R) 5.40 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.10 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame:

Dr Richard Harris. (PG, R)

Anh Do paints Dr Richard Harris.

8.30 Love On The Spectrum. (PG, R)

Narrated by Brooke Satchwell.

9.30 Christmas Cabaret.

Hosted by Nazeem Hussain.

10.25 Summer Love. (Mdl, R)

11.00 Our Dementia Choir. (PG, R)

12.00 The Detectives. (Mal, R) 12.55

Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 2.15 Ask The Doctor. (R) 3.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 Think Tank. (PG, R) 5.25 7.30. (R)

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6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. (PG) 10.00 Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes. 11.00 Barkley Manor. 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam. (PG, R) 2.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 3.00 Jeopardy! 3.30 Ethnic Business Awards. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R)

Presented by Jennifer Byrne.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are?

Denise Drysdale. (PG, R) Denise Drysdale explores her roots.

8.35 Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina. Celebrates the lives of singer Whitney Houston and her daughter Bobbi Kristina.

10.10 SBS World News Late.

10.40 Cheyenne & Lola. (MA15+l) Cheyenne forces Lola to steal jewellery.

11.55 Unit One. (MA15+s, R)

4.20 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

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6am Morning Programs. 1.20 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 2.00 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 4. Afternoon session. 4.00 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 4.20 Cricket. First Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 4. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 9. Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder. From Adelaide Oval.

11.00 Chicago Fire. (Mav) Mouch and Ritter work together to solve a murder mystery. Severide and Cruz tackle a food truck fire.

12.00 The Real Dirty Dancing. (PGals, R) The ladies let their inhibitions go in a bid to become the ultimate “Baby”.

1.30 Beach Cops. (PG, R) Narrated by Layne Beachley.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

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

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

TEN (10) NINE (9)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG)

11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Fixing Up Christmas. (2021, G)

1.45 Talking Honey. (PGa, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

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

8.30 MOVIE: Bad Moms 2. (2017, MA15+als, R) Three under-appreciated mothers rebel against the expectations of organising the “perfect” Christmas. Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn.

10.35 La Brea. (Mv, R)

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

12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.10 Hello SA. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

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6am Morning Programs. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 GB Sewing Bee. (Return) 3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: The Constant Husband. (1955) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 MOVIE: The World Is Not Enough. (1999, M) 11.15 Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs. Noon Inside Phuket Airport. 1.00 The Bionic Woman. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Ent. Tonight. (R)

7.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 8.00 10 News First:

Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 Jamie’s Easy Christmas Countdown. (R) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight.

2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. (R) 5.00 10 News First.

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

7.30 Ambulance Australia. (Mdlm, R) Follows dispatchers and paramedics.

8.30 NCIS. (Mdv) The NCIS team investigates the death of a university student who was killed while running across the street.

9.30 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible II. (2000, Mv, R) A special agent is ordered to find a deadly virus stolen by a criminal mastermind. Tom Cruise, Thandiwe Newton.

12.00 The Project. (R)

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

The Toys That Built The World: Board Game Empires. (PG) Part 4 of 4. 8.30 The Airport: Back In The Skies. Part 3 of 3. Heathrow’s confidence in the Christmas rush is shaken by news of a Covid variant, Omicron. 9.25 Tokyo Vice. Jake learns an invaluable lesson. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Dignity. (MA15+v) 12.00 The Night Manager. (Mav, R) 12.55 Shadow Lines. (Malv, R) 3.25

(R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

Summer disruptions

Train disruptions: City Loop closed

City Loop 9pm 2 Jan to last train 15 Jan Parliament, Flagstaff and Melbourne Central stations closed

Tram and train disruptions: Buses/coaches replace trams and trains in both directions

Tram routes 3, 3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72

Until 18 Dec

Arts Centre and Commercial Road

Tram route 58 Until 18 Dec Flinders Street/Market Street and Fawkner Park

Hurstbridge Line 8.30pm 2 Jan to last train 6 Jan 9 Jan to last train 13 Jan Parliament to Heidelberg

Alamein Line 8.30pm 2 Jan to last train 15 Jan Camberwell to Alamein

Cranbourne and Pakenham lines

Flinders Street to Dandenong 14 to 27 Jan Flinders Street to Westall

1am 4 to last train 13 Jan 8.30pm to last train, 16 Jan

8.30pm to last train, 8 and 12 Jan Flinders Street to Cranbourne and Pakenham

Frankston Line 4 to 27 Jan Flinders Street to Moorabbin 6.30am to 7.30pm, 22 Jan Flinders Street to Mordialloc

Stony Point Line 4 to 27 Jan Frankston to Stony Point

Sandringham Line 8.30pm each night, 9 to 11 Jan Parliament to Sandringham

Sunbury Line 9pm 3 Feb to last train 5 Feb North Melbourne to Watergardens

8:30pm 8 Feb to last train 12 Feb North Melbourne to Sunshine

Werribee and Williamston lines

Each night 8 to 10 Feb 11 to 12 Feb

North Melbourne to Newport

Geelong Line 14 to 15 Jan 18 to 26 Feb Geelong to Waurn Ponds

Gippsland Line 4 to 31 Jan

Southern Cross to Bairnsdale Bendigo and Echuca lines At night, 3 Feb Southern Cross to Bendigo 4 to 5 Feb Southern Cross to Gisborne

Swan Hill Line 4 to 5 Feb Southern Cross to Bendigo Warrnambool Line 18 to 26 Feb Geelong to Warrnambool

Freeway disruptions:

Changed traffic conditions or closed lanes and ramps

West Gate Bridge 9pm 26 Dec to 6am 4 Jan Four outbound lanes closed

Monash Freeway

Princes Freeway

Some nights in Jan

Some nights in Jan

Road disruptions: Closed roads, lanes and ramps

Dynon Road, West Melbourne

Greensborough Road, Watsonia

Until 21 Dec

Until 22 Dec

Closed between Warrigal Road and EastLink

Closed between Princes Highway and Cardinia Road

Between Dryburgh Street and Dynon Road inbound exit ramp from CityLink

Lanes closed and speeds reduced

Narre Warren North Road and Ernst Wanke Road, Narre Warren North

Craigieburn Road, Craigieburn

In Jan

Jan to Feb

Jan to Feb

Intersection closed

Intersection closed Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road and Thompsons Road, Cranbourne

Between Hume Highway and Hanson Road

Lancefield Road, Sunbury Jan to Feb At Sunbury Road

Intersection closed

From Jan

Hall Road and McCormicks Road, Carrum Downs

Authorised by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne

Time to remove citizenship hurdles for refugees

Are you like me? I’ve heard so many stories about impressive refugees of many ages who, despite the trauma of getting to Australia, are significantly contributing to their new country as medical, health, aged care professionals, business men and women, skilled tradespersons, journalists, musicians, engineers – the list goes on.

And the amazing stories of secondary and tertiary students who achieve high level academic results and hold leadership positions in their schools and universities are spell binding.

How remarkable it is that so many of these people are not permitted to be permanent citizens. You wonder why so many are denied visas which would give them and their families security for their futures.

While Australia is crying out about the need for more workers, there are still many refugees living here who do not have work rights or the right to study.

Don’t ignore the fact that many Australian citizens recognise the massive contribution of refugees and offer direct help and support in many ways.

The election of a new federal government indicates that there is much unmet support for changes to our inhumane and inefficient refugee and immigration policies.

There are many hurdles left by the previous government to overcome. We are still waiting for better outcomes for migrant workers, refugees and asylum seekers.

I urge the new MP for Flinders, Zoe McKenzie, to seriously consider supporting sensible policy changes to ensure this country can benefit from the diverse qualified, skilled and talented people who have fled war and violence and sought safety and future security here.

Ann Renkin, Shoreham

Political ‘joke’

What is going on in Nepean Ward? First, people voted Zoe McKenzie as Finders MP in the Federal election, while ignoring or didn’t care that locals were running in the federal election.

Now, [Labor’s] Chris Brayne, who for the last four years has done more for Nepean Ward than any other politician has in more than 20 years, people gave [Liberal] Sam Groth a win [in last month’s state election].

They voted Same Groth because of his “celebrity” status rather than voting for Chris Brayne who improved the bus service, upgraded the schools and was easy to approach.

What a joke Nepean Ward has become. Voted an outsider to represent us in federal parliament and a “celebrity” tennis player who, like every

Police patrol

Seven arrested over crime spree

SOUTHERN Metro Regional Crime Team detectives have arrested seven youths, including two from the Mornington Peninsula, following a series of alleged aggravated burglaries over the past week. The youths, who were arrested at a house in Bonbeach on Wednesday 7 December, are allegedly linked to:

Aggravated burglaries and theft of motor vehicles in Mount Martha on 30 November; aggravated burglaries and theft of motor vehicles in Frankston South on 6 December; an aggravated burglary and theft of motor vehicle in Sunshine West on 7 December; attempted aggravated burglary in Lysterfield on 6 December; and, theft of motor vehicle in Dandenong on 7 December.

Four allegedly stolen vehicles found near the Bonbeach house were an Audi station wagon and Toyota Camry allegedly stolen in Frankston, a Toyota Kluger allegedly stolen in Dandenong and a BMW wagon allegedly stolen in Sunshine. The vehicles were seized for forensic examination.

A 15-year-old Mornington boy charged with theft of motor vehicle, handle stolen goods and bail

other Liberal, promises to do something about the Rosebud Hospital every time there is a state and federal election coming up.

our submarine was taken from us due to a lack of interest from all levels of government, individual politicians and some local people, we are still open and need to survive to show our rich maritime history and tell the stories (“Sub’s final journey” The News 19/9/22).

We need any and all support, so visit our center and see our displays featuring Royal Australian Navy, merchant navy, Wrans, hospital ships and WWI nurses. We also have static and audio visual displays and artifacts.

Over to Cliff …

The countdown begins and, before you know it, Christmas Day, again. How lucky (most of us) are. Forward your gifts to Pensioner Cliffie@Rye RSL. How good is Australia? Pretty bloody good, unless it’s burning or parched or flooded or you’re in aged care, or relying on NDIS, or if you’re Indigenous, or Julian Assange, or a journalist investigating war crimes, or if you’re casually employed, wanting to buy your first home.

Vote earner

Kerrie McCoy, Dromana

I do hope Sam Groth won’t scrap the new bus timetables and go back to the bad old days or do what the Liberal Party always had done, and that is nothing.

While switching channels I noticed, out of the corner of my eye, our illustrious federal MP for Flinders asking a question on the Parliament Question Time Comedy Hour.

Taking a worn out Liberal slug against increasing low paid workers’ wages, [Zoe McKenzie] suggested the government was making a “bad situation worse” by raising wages of the lowest paid workers.

My response was terrific and have hardly stopped laughing,

She failed to mention rising profits of corporations, outrageous increases of salaries and bonuses of corporate mafia executives, price gouging by utilities and banks, and Australia’s energy crisis which is widening the gulf between rich and poor households as costs accelerate much faster for low and middle incomes.

She must have missed this: Nine in 10 Australians (87 per cent) agree with the statement “it is the government’s responsibility to ensure that real wages grow to keep up with the cost of living” (irrespective of voting intention).

Wonder who she is representing, certainly not the everyday Mornington Peninsula person where one in four households and one in seven children live below the poverty line, not 65 per cent who make less than $85,000 (average annual salary) or the 30 per cent who make below minimum wage ($812 a week), not the people being forced to buy expired food or the one in four Australians skipping meals.

Maybe representing Portsea, where people have the second highest salaries in Melbourne, behind Toorak?

Incomprehensibly, many of these 65 per cent and 30 per cent voted for her against their own best interests. Go figure.

Trickle up economics: Increase wages of the lowest paid and they will spend every cent stimulating the economy and jobs growth

Trickle down economics: big bucks to highest paid laundered into offshore accounts to avoid taxes. Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach

Centre sends SOS

We are a small group of volunteers at the Victorian Maritime Center in Crib Point. Although

We desperately need volunteers. Please come and visit 10am - 1pm Saturday and Sunday and have a look at what we volunteers do.

As we are not permitted by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council to put permanent signs up, you will find us at 220 The Esplanade, Crib Point.

Kaye Matthews, Bittern

Outdoor benefits

Outdoor dining has brought life and vibrancy to so many locations on the Mornington Peninsula (“Outdoor outrage” Letters 6/12/22). Without tourist dollars the peninsula would not be able to afford to maintain the roads, parking and other amenities that we all take for granted.

It is ridiculous to tar all hospitality outlets with the same brush and blame them for “low wages” and “insecure casual jobs”. Have you never been to Europe where outdoor dining is the norm and enjoyed by everybody? The letter smacks of bah humbug. Rosie Lloyd, Mount Eliza

Political strategies

Of course, people who vote Labor can be seen as being contemptuous of the democratic process (“Opinions differ” Letters 6/12/22). Politics is a two-way street, and it is only members of the Liberal Party, perhaps stemming from a born-torule mentality, who have publicly described people who did not vote for them as being “stupid”.

Now, call me naive, but I really don’t think that is a vote winning strategy.

Dr Ross Hudson, Mount Martha

Liberals’ best move

It should be factually acknowledged that the Liberal margin under David Morris fell from 16 per cent in 2010 to 12.6 per cent in 2014 and finally bottoming out at 5 per cent in 2018 when Labor was in ascendancy (“Marginal Mornington” Letters 29/11/22).

Against a massively funded teal campaign from the Climate 200 lobby group in conjunction with Labor and Greens preference deals, the existing Liberal member [David Morris] became ineffective and would have in all probability lost to the teals.

The selection of a new and yet experienced Liberal candidate [Chris Crewther], was the best option of saving this seat for the Liberals.

Ian Morrison, Mount Eliza

My old suburb Northcote was won by Labor, and Gus’s son in Hastings, against the flow of ignorant Mornington Peninsula residents, special thanks to News Corp and Jeff Kennett.

Federally, we look forward to Scott Morrison not holding the hose in his involvement in the royal commission into Robodebt.

Locally (Nepean Ward, the home of Victoria’s first European settlement), our New Year resolution: no politics with the multitude rusted on voters. Recall Mad Magazine “Wot, me worry?”. Happy Christmas. Cliff Ellen, Rye

Sheep suffer

A man was found guilty of animal cruelty in Melbourne Magistrate’s Court for violently kicking a dog during a protest in 2021. He was fined and ordered to pay costs and put on a good behaviour bond with no conviction recorded, which the RSPCA found disappointing.

The magistrate rightly condemned the unprovoked attack, saying “People should not be lashing out at defenceless animals that are causing no threat to them”. The RSPCA prosecutor said that convictions are hard to prove.

While cruelty to dogs and cats are rarely captured, there is plenty of video evidence of massive cruelty in shearing sheds. Hours of eyewitness video footage reveal that workers in the wool industry beat, stamp on, kick, mutilate, and throw sheep around. PETA has released seven exposés of over 40 facilities in Australia’s wool industry. Abuse was documented at every farm and shearing shed visited.

If the man who kicked the dog had done any of the things routinely done to sheep – punching them in the face, jabbing them in the head with sharp metal clippers and sewing up gaping wounds with no pain relief, he would have gone to jail. Yet the response of governments throughout the country has been to ban the filming of video evidence, rather than banning the abuse itself.

Sheep feel terror and agony, the same as any other animal. When the magistrate denounced the man for kicking the dog, saying he should “not be lashing out at defenceless animals”, the same principle must apply. This vile industry needs to be closed down and, if governments are too scared to do it, then it’s up to us to refuse to buy the flesh, skin, or wool that makes corporations rich from horrendous animal suffering.

Bellamy, special projects coordinator PETA Australia

offences, and a14-year-old Dromana girl charged with two counts of theft of motor vehicle and bail offences, have been bailed to appear before a children’s court at a later date.

A 17-year-old Cowes boy has been charged with seven counts of aggravated burglary, attempted aggravated burglary, five counts of theft of motor vehicle, three counts of theft, theft from motor vehicle, conduct endangering life and unlicensed driving. He has been remanded in custody to appear before a children’s court at a later date.

A 15-year-old Frankston boy was charged with burglary, two counts of theft of motor vehicle, theft, and bail offences, and has been remanded in custody to appear before a children’s court at a later date.

A 15-year-old Morwell boy was charged with aggravated burglary and three counts of theft of motor vehicle and has been bailed to appear before a children’s court at a later date.

A 17-year-old Carrum Downs boy was charged with theft of motor vehicle and bail offences and has been remanded in custody to appear before a children’s court at a later date.

An 18-year-old Narre Warren man was charged with theft of motor vehicle and possess a drug of dependence and has been bailed to appear before Frankston Magistrates’ Court on 14 March 2023.

Police surf check

POLICE from the Mornington Peninsula attended the Maladiction Longboarders Club surf contest on Sunday at Flinders.

Maladiction Longboarders is a group of devoted peninsula surfers who hold competitions at Pt Leo, Shoreham, Flinders, Gunnamatta or Rye.

The group has open, over 40s, over 50, over 60s, logs, groms and retro divisions.

The club was formed in 1997 in response to the growing popularity and re-emergence of longboarding in Australia and overseas. The club caters for intermediate and skilled surfers.

Desmond

With Liz Bell

FIRST Constable Andy Colvin on the cliffs at Flinders with Sarah Wanat, who came second in the woman’s final.

A night out – Unruly visitors at Carrum

Compiled by Cameron McCullough

AT the Frankston Police Court on Monday, before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Williams, Grant and Armstrong, J.sP., five young men who described themselves as campers, were charged by Constable Nolan with using indecent language.

The defendants gave the names of Ballantyne, May, Tyrrell, Williams, Ryan and Hyde.

Constable Nolan related the circumstances. The defendants, he said, were more or less drunk and were creating a disturbance on the main road near the Carrum station, at about 1 o’clock a.m. on 19th November.

The PM.: How do you know they all used the language ?

Constable Nolan said he had them under observation for five minutes.

The P.M. suggested that the charge be altered to one of “offensive behaviour,” and this was done.

Ballantyne, Ryan and Tyrrell denied being near the railway station that night.

They were at a dance until midnight, and then went to a neighboring camp. They knew of nothing about the matter, and when Constable Nolan took their names next day he would not enlighten them.

May said he saw members of another camp pull palings off a fence, but he did not know the names of any of them.

The P.M.: Don’t you know them, or is it that you don’t want to tell?

Witness: I’ll say I don’t want to tell!

The P.M. said the Bench would give defendants the benefit of the doubt.

He was pleased know defendants had left Carrum and were now living in

their own place in Melbourne.

He hoped they would remain there.

A CHELSEA CASE.

Constable Murphy charged H. Farmer with breaking bottles on a public roadway.

The evidence was that defendant got out of the train at Chelsea, carrying a bag containing bottles of beer.

He dropped the bag and the bottles broke.

Witness made Farmer pick up the bag. He did so, but when he got on the road he threw the bottles on the street.

The P.M. (to Farmer): Are you a camper too?–Yes.

The P.M: You campers! All you think you have got to do is to get a sack or carpet bag to carry beer, and you are at liberty to do as you like. I wish people could be prosecuted for carrying beer.

A fine of 40/- was imposed. ***

THE Carrum Progress Association wrote to the Council, drawing attention to the undesirable characters who invade the South Ward and other parts of the Borough during weekends, and suggesting that steps be taken to abate the nuisance.

For a long time past complaints have been heard of this nuisance, and until householders or owners who let houses for weekends realise their duty, it will be hard to check.

Do property owners who let their establishments realise that horse-play over weekends is most degrading to any locality, and that the better class of visitor will not frequent such a resort under the conditions?

Some very caustic comments were made when the matter was before the Council last Monday, and, as the

Mayor remarked, Carrum had more than its share of it this year.

Cr. Boyd was very emphatic in condemning the recent maltreatment of a constable by a mob of undesirables, and considered prevention better than cure in such a case.

C. Hunter suggested a flying gang to operate and bring some offenders to book.

Cr. Richardson: It affects this Borough very closely and should be attended to. One point about weekend element was that residents should not let their houses to such people.

It reduces values and damages the name of the district. It was for the powers that be to follow the crowds migrating to the country towns.

Cr. Hunter said residents were often averse to give information. He instanced the pulling up of tree guards by a mob in a motor car, who used obscene and disgusting language, yet no one could or would give any information regarding it.

Cr. Boardsworth said that no reflection was intended by such action as may be taken, on the general run of visitors, but there were a few camps which should have attention.

The police are to be informed and asked if some action cannot be taken to abate the nuisance.

***

At the last meeting of the Shire of Frankston and Hastings Council, Mr. R. W. B. McKenzie, F.C.P.A., of Queen Street, Melbourne addressed a letter to the Council on a matter which he stated was a matter of great importance to the owners of property in Gould Street, Frankston.

He wrote:– “As you are aware, the

land abutting on this road has had a number of fine residences erected upon it recently and its popularity as a place for seaside homes is grown to such an extent, that the value of the land has risen very materially, and the revenue to the Council from this portion of the Shire has considerably increased.

Unfortunately, as always happens in such cases, the mere speculator is tempted to come forward and exploit the district for his own gain, but to the great disadvantage and loss of permanent residents, who find that their properties may be seriously depreciated by the subdivision of the original allotments and by overcrowding, as has been the case in other seaside places.

There are few localities anywhere within reasonable distance of Melbourne which can compare with Gould Street for picturesqueness, and it is to the interests of Frankston to preserve it is it is.

I know that I represent the feelings and wishes of all my neighbors when I respectfully ask the Council to protect us as owners by passing a by-law prohibiting the cutting up of original allotments or at the least not allowing residence to be built on less that 50 feet frontage by the depth to the sea or creek, as the case may be.

If this were done more money will be spent on our places, thus benefiting the town and add to the revenue of the Shire.

With the fear of undue subdivision hanging over us we are holding back and without the protection which we think we can justly claim many of us would feel compelled to realise and move to other localities.”

Cr. Mason remarked that Gould St.

was now equal to Pt. Nepean Road.

The Council decided to comply with the request.

***

AT last week’s meeting of the Council of the Shire of Frankston and Hastings, dissatisfaction was expressed at the manner in which the installation of electric light was proceeding.

A light had been ordered to be placed in the park two months ago, and nothing was done.

It was decided to write the consulting electrical engineer, Mr. Stewart, informing him that no further payments would be made until the work ordered had been carried out and requesting him to attend a meeting of the electric light committee on Monday.

Mr. Stewart attended last Monday as requested, but took exception of the action of the Council, and declined to inspect the lights and other works until the offending letter was withdrawn.

Cr. Wells and other members of the committee immediately convened a special meeting of the whole Council which was held last night.

Mr Stewart, who was present, explained that the contractor had received instructions to put in the lights, but had not done so.

Cr. Longmuir said the Council expected Mr. Stewart, as engineer, to see that the work was done.

Mr. Stewart said he did not know the light in the park was regarded as urgent.

He objected to the Council passing judgment before receiving his explanation.

***

From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 13 & 15 Dec 1922

THE MEANING OF EXISTENCE... AND OTHER SHORT STORIES

To Hell and Nickelback

By Stuart McCullough

IF there’s one thing I hate, it’s intolerance. Whether it be intolerance for other people or even for gluten (I’ve never met a gluten I didn’t like), blind prejudice really gets my goat. And in my goat-deprived state adrift in a sea of intolerance, I’ll admit that I get a little bit angry. I’m not proud of it. Hatred is often irrational and always ugly, it should be avoided at all costs. That is, with one exception – Nickelback.

For those of you who don’t know what a ‘Nickelback’ is, I can only say that I’m incredibly jealous and I’d like to join you in the blissful state of nirvana you so obviously inhabit. You don’t know how lucky you are. For others who might be tempted to rush to the defence of Canada’s premier exponents of Cro-Magnon sub-metal mullet rock – save your breath. When it comes to Nickelback, I am not for turning. I respond to them in the way others might to peanuts or Kryptonite.

Some people fall in love instantly. It took me a similar amount of time to decide that Nickelback was not for me. Put simply, I was under the impression that, as a species, we’d evolved beyond that kind of music. I’m not sure I can even put it into words – their songs rub me the wrong way and I’m horrified by the idea that they’re making any kind of physical contact. Imagine being yelled at by a drunk, dodgy uncle who sees himself as some kind of lothario but who, in reality, is an obnoxious, slightly overweight gutter-tramp that smells like shrimp paste. That’s Nickelback. I can barely say their name without feeling nauseous.

Recently, someone I know has started playing Nickelback. Not because she likes them (she doesn’t) but as an experiment conducted either in the name of science or, possibly, Satan. It’s hard to say. The objective is to see how long it takes for people to notice. It’s insidious and strikes

when you least expect it. You can be standing in the kitchen having a perfectly lovely conversation when you’re suddenly gripped by a sense of terror as you realize the stereo has been commandeered and your ears are now being assaulted until they beg for mercy.

I’m all for practical jokes, so long as those jokes don’t involve Nickelback. My nephew went through a phase where he and his friends liked to install a ‘Nicholas Cage’ screen saver on any computer monitor they could get their hands on. Step away from your laptop to get a cup of tea and you’d return to be confronted by the smouldering intensity of the greatest actor of his generation named ‘Nicholas Cage’ staring back at you. There are computer shops in Melbourne that

still have Nicholas Cage screen savers, thanks to my nephew.

But Nickelback is an entirely different proposition. Last week, I was wiping down the kitchen bench when the unmistakable aural stench that is ‘How You Remind Me’ tore the air apart. Immediately, I began feeling queasy, losing my sense of equilibrium. For me, the song really ought to be called ‘How You Remind Me To Cover My Ears Whenever This Awful Music Starts Playing.’ Within seconds, I was on the tiles, curled into the foetal position and begging for the madness to stop.

My hatred for this band knows no bounds, either in terms of time or depth. Formed in Alberta in 1995, they were originally a cover band called

‘Village Idiot’. It was one of those rare circumstances where the description on the tin perfectly matched the contents. But then they went and spoiled everything by changing their name to ‘Nickelback’ and selling about fifty million albums. That’s a lot of records. To the best of my knowledge, I’ve never met anyone who owns a Nickelback album. Either that says something about the company I keep or is proof that anyone who owns a Nickelback record is unlikely to admit it.

I blame myself. It’s possible that I’m being subjected to drive-by Nickelbacking because I taunted them in song. Recently, the local folk club had a ‘metals’ theme night. We wrote a song called ‘The Metal Song’ that listed tunes mentioning either ‘silver’ or ‘gold’ before declaring there was a metal we were avoiding because no one wanted to hear Nickelback. To date, that performance by ‘A Band of Rain’ has racked up an astonishing eight views on ‘YouTube’. Clearly, four of the eight people were Nickelback and they’re now hell-bent on revenge.

Perhaps they’re jealous. Whether they’re envious of the soaring melody, the biting lyrics or the fact that I now have ten monthly listeners on Spotify (meaning that I’m now only twelve million, eight hundred and seventy two thousand, six hundred and forty seven listeners behind them and closing in at a rapid pace) I simply couldn’t say. Or maybe they resent that ‘A Band of Rain’ is a much cooler name than ‘Nickelback’.

For now, I live in terror. At any moment, I could be walking around the house only to be hit with an unsolicited blast of ‘Rockstar’. I am tempted to started wearing noise cancelling headphones all the time, for my own protection. And if you think I’m being melodramatic and am making a lot of fuss about nothing, we’ll have to agree to disagree. Let’s blame ‘musical differences.’ stuart@stuartmccullough.com

Jake takes eight, Rashmika gets a ton, Delacombe in box seat, Skye in trouble

By Brodie Cowburn

PROVINCIAL

AN eight-wicket masterclass from Jake Wood was the difference between Baxter and Sorrento on Saturday.

Sorrento batted first at David Macfarlane Reserve on day one of the two day matchup. They struggled, only managing to score 110 from 45 overs before being sent back to the sheds.

Sorrento would have to be brilliant with the ball to prevent defeat. They proved more than up to the task.

Both of Baxter’s openers were sent packing for ducks, thanks to the excellent bowling of Jake Wood.

Wood rampaged through Baxter, going on to claim figures of 8/16 from 11 overs.

Baxter ended up all out for 63 off 22 overs, succumbing to a first innings loss on day one.

Sorrento put 0/28 on the board in their second innings before stumps was called.

A brilliant century from Ian Cockbain has put Langwarrin in the box seat for a win over Pines.

Cockbain smashed 179 runs. He hit a stunning 21 fours and 4 sixes.

Langwarrin finished the day at 7/321, giving Pines a mountain to climb on day two.

An unbeaten century from Tom Boxell helped Long Island to a day one total of 3/244 against Red Hill.

Craig Entwhistle’s knock of 110 was Baden Powell’s best against Old Peninsula. Baden Powell scored 8/219 on day one.

PENINSULA

IT was the Rashmika Opatha show at Dromana Reserve on Saturday.

The ground hosted Mt Eliza and Dromana. Mt Eliza batted first, and made a huge score.

Opatha was the star of the day. His 108 runs helped Mt Eliza reach a final day one total of 9/301.

Flinders’ run chase didn’t get off to a dream start on day one of their match against Somerville, but they are still in with a chance of victory.

Somerville scored 207 on day one. They were bowled out with 10 overs

left to play in the day.

Flinders lost their first wicket without scoring a run, but soon got things back on track. They start day two on 1/26.

At Belvedere Reserve, Mornington will need to score 203 runs to beat Seaford Tigers on day two. Heatherhill set Moorooduc a target of 223 to chase down on day one of their matchup.

DISTRICT

DELACOMBE Park are in the box seat to get a win over Carrum Downs. Runs were hard to come by on day one of the match. Delacombe Park batted first on their home deck, and ended up all out for 120.

Carrum Downs didn’t capitalise on the opportunity they created. They finished the day at 4/45. A much better performance will be needed on day two to recover.

At Ditterich Reserve, some excellent bowling is keeping Hastings in contention for a win.

Hastings was bowled out for just 94 runs on day one of their match against Main Ridge. Samuel McWilliams tore through them, taking figures of 5/9.

Main Ridge had 27 overs to work with before stumps, but also struggled. They finished the day at 4/56.

Rosebud scored 202 runs against Carrum at Olympic Park on Saturday. Carrum will restart on day two from

1/8.

Seaford will defend a total of 248 on day two of their match with Crib Point.

SUB DISTRICT

SKYE is in huge danger of falling to defeat against Tyabb.

Skye was bowled out for just 120 on day one at Bunguyan Reserve. James Holland-Burch did the damage, taking 5/31 from 17 overs.

Tyabb batted for 27 overs before stumps. They made good progress, finishing the day at 3/78 with victory in their sights.

Ballam Park had a good day against Pearcedale on Saturday.

Batting first away from home, Ballam Park put 265 runs on the board. The damage would have been worse if not for the bowling efforts of Beau Scoble, who took five wickets.

Pearcedale will start day two from 1/26.

Mt Martha put 210 runs on the board against Boneo away from home on Saturday. Elsewhere, Rye was bowled out for 144 against Balnarring. Balnarring scored 2/24 in reply before the close of play.

On day two this weekend, Frankston YCW will need to score 196 to beat Tootgarook. YCW scored 1/28 before stumps on day one.

Walk in the park: Ballam Park got off to a great start against Mornington in their Grade A2 match, notching up 258 for the loss of seven wickets.

Picture: Alan Dillon