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See ‘Mt Martha CFA unveils revamped station’Page 13

Council votes to save wallabies at The Briars

Brendan Rees brendan@mpnews.com.au

ABOUT 120 wallabies at The Briars wildlife sanctuary are set to be relocated as part of a measure to control their surging population following a unanimous vote by Mornington Peninsula councillors.

An urgent council meeting was held on 16 September to discuss the best approach for the wallabies’ long-term health after drier conditions at the sanctuary had led to starvation and some deaths of the macropods.

The Mt Martha sanctuary is currently home to about 150 wallabies, far exceeding the recommended sustainable population size of around 30.

According to the shire, a change to drier conditions this year had conversely reduced food availability, leading to pressure on the population and the environment.

Shire rangers have been providing supplementary feed to the wallabies while other options have been investigated, with a team of specialist ecologists, veterinarians, and zoologists called in to assess the area and provide

expert advice.

Councillors at their unscheduled meeting unanimously supported a preferred option provided by experts that would see wallabies sedated and moved to an area with the sanctuary for health assessments.

Outcomes for the animals may include rehoming, the use of contraceptive implants, or humane euthanasia. The cost of this option to ratepayers is estimated at $190,000.

Other options considered were selective euthanasia and re-homing, or nonselective humane euthanasia, costing

$88,000 and $14,000 respectively.

The two-phased approach is expected to begin October, but the shire stated the “program will take some time to impact the population at The Briars” as rangers continued to supply supplementary feed “until the numbers better reflect the recommended carry capacity”.

Speaking at the meeting, deputy mayor Cr Paul Pingiaro said the preferred option was the most ethical approach balancing animal welfare and vegetation protection.

“It’s about facing hard decisions

but doing so with transparency and integrity and compassion. It is the strongest, most balanced and most responsible path forward,” he said, adding while he supported community engagement, the program needed to happen “really quickly”.

“We need this done with the reports from Ecology Australia and with the University of Melbourne. It’s not like we’ve reached out to insignificant people; we’ve gone out and sought that advice and we should act on that immediately,” he said.

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MT Martha fire brigade members are celebrating its newly upgraded facilities after the station underwent a revamp, marking a new era.

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RSPCA executes warrant after animal welfare concerns

THE RSPCA executed a warrant and seized evidence from a Moorooduc Highway property in Mt Eliza on 18 September. The raid comes after months of community concerns and protests over the condition and treatment of animals on the property.

A statement from RSPCA Victoria said, “new evidence and information lodged directly to RSPCA Victoria’s Inspectorate, from eyewitnesses, enabled us to take this swift action”.

“We would like to assure the community we are doing everything in our power under the legislation to investigate this matter.”

Carly Wines, who has organised continuous protests on the property since April, said she would like to “thank the RSPCA for attending the property and for acknowledging [the community’s] reporting and the benefits it can add to the case”.

“To even think for a fleeting moment that the animals might be leaving would just be incredible,” she said.

“It would mean the world, and it would mean that all of our efforts and our sacrifices over the last five months have been worthwhile.”

The RSPCA first began investigating the reports back in May after community members noticed dangerously underweight horses at the property in Mt Eliza (RSPCA investigates horse welfare, The News 2/5/25).

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vocates have since been rallying outside the property, state parliament, and RSPCA headquarters in Burwood, urging for action to be taken. An online petition demanding immediate action has gained over 13,000 signatures.

In June, Maxine Fraser, the owner of the property, launched a GoFundMe page, asking for money after admitting she doesn’t have the funds to sufficiently feed the animals. To date, there has not been

a single donation.

In July, after drone footage of the property showed carcasses at several burn sites, Chris Crewther, MP for Mornington, sent a letter to the RSPCA. He urged them to “exhaust all available options – including additional inspections, veterinary assessments, and referrals to higher authorities – to ensure the welfare of these animals is not further compromised”.

Last month, the RSPCA accused

animal welfare protestors of engaging in harassment, doxxing, threats, and physical harassment (RSPCA accuses animal welfare protestors of harassment, threats, The News 18/8/25).

In response, Wines said “we believe we are making the owner of the property accountable for the treatment of the animals under her care. It seems like we have created a case that is too hot to handle for the RSPCA too, and that may explain

why they are lashing out”.

“This shows the power of the people,” said Tracey Asquith, spokesperson for Animal Care and Protection, another organisation that has been lobbying for the welfare of the animals at the property.

“Ordinary Victorians stood up, protested, signed petitions, and refused to look away. The community became the voice for the voiceless — and it worked.”

Asquith has been organising protests outside the RSPCA’s headquarters and state parliament and said “[the action taken by RSPCA] has actually made me feel like the last three, four months of activities, activism, protests, all the emails I’ve sent, all the interviews I’ve given, all the work I’ve done, along with thousands of others, is at last making a difference for those animals”.

“Action by the RSPCA should never have taken this long, nor should it have required relentless community action to force the authorities to do their job,” she said.

The statement from the RSPCA declined to provide further information about the raids due to being an “ongoing investigation”.

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A PARTIALLY dismembered horse on the property. Picture: Supplied

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Mornington VIEW Club leads charge for ‘Anti-Poverty Week’

MORNINGTON VIEW Club members are calling on the community to dig deep and support Anti-Poverty Week (12-18 October) and help end child poverty across Australia through education and local action.

The club hoped this year more people can sponsor a child or donate to the national children’s education charity The Smith Family.

Mornington VIEW Club president Diane Latessa said with one in six children in Australia growing up in poverty, there had never been a more important time to support a child with their education.

“Families are having to make impossible choices about how to spend limited resources, this could be prioritising rent over sending their child on a school excursion, being able to afford school books or essential digital learning tools,” she said.

“A laptop and reliable internet access at home are now vital for any child’s education. No child should have to miss out on the essentials for their education, and this is why VIEW is so passionate about supporting the work of The Smith Family.”

An independent non-profit children’s charity, The Smith Family helps children experiencing disadvantage to overcome the educational inequality they face.

“They support students for the duration of their education, and this helps them build the confidence and skills needed to create better futures for themselves.”

Mornington VIEW Club currently helps eight children through The Smith

Family’s Learning for Life education support program, which provides families with long-term educational, financial, and personal help so children have all the essentials needed to make the most of their education.

VIEW Clubs, a national women’s organisation with more than 13,000 members raised more than $1.5m last year to support The Smith Family’s important work, and they currently

sponsor more than 1800 students on the Learning for Life scholarship program.

Additionally, VIEW Clubs this year have also raised more than $182,000 for The Smith Family’s digital learning essentials program, that aims to close the digital divide and allow students fully participate in their schooling.

While fundraising played a vital role in helping children in need, La-

tessa said they were also encouraging women of all ages to donate their time and skills by joining a VIEW Club.

“Members have a unique opportunity to provide hands-on support to children experiencing disadvantage, while also forming meaningful and lasting community relationships,” she said.

Recent activities have included volunteering as learning club tutors,

fundraising events such as monthly lunches, sausage sizzles, fashion parades, outings and special events, with a large element of fun and friendship.

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MORNINGTON VIEW Club members are hoping the community can support Anti-Poverty Week. Picture: Gary Sissons

State steps in over concerns at Mornington housing complex

Brendan Rees brendan@mpnews.com.au

THE state government is set to investigate reports of unruly behaviour and attempted break-ins within a public housing complex in Mornington after calls for an urgent intervention were sought.

Concerns have been raised by an anonymous source of an increasingly disruptive and unsafe environment at the Murray St property, which has seen police being called on an almost nightly basis.

The source, who was speaking on behalf of a friend who had lived at the complex for 11 years and had become increasingly anxious and

fearful of their safety, said concerns reported to the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) had fallen on deaf ears.

“Rules and regulations intended to ensure a peaceful living environment are frequently ignored,” the source said.

“This ongoing neglect from both the department and law enforcement has left residents feeling unsafe, ignored, and disillusioned. It’s unacceptable that public housing intended to provide safe and stable accommodation is being mismanaged to this extent.

“Activity takes place at the rear of the complex. Break in attempts to units, at least one broken window that I’m aware of, along with

drunken yelling and screaming of obscenities at all times of the night and early morning, causing call outs for police to attend.”

The complex consists of a mix of single and double storey units at the rear.

Another issues raised was several unregistered vehicles, including three owned by a single resident, being driven using what was believed to be stolen number plates.

The source confirmed they had conducted a vehicle registration check on the VicRoads website, which showed the plates were either unregistered, suspended or did not match the vehicles parked at the complex.

An unregistered boat also contin-

ued to be parked on the grassed area “without consequence,” the source also said.

“Victoria Police have been notified and have removed false number plates from vehicles, only for the same individual to simply replace them with another set,” they said.

“When these incidents are reported, the Department of Housing responds with generic letters reminding residents of the rules, but no further action is taken.”

The source said their friend was at wits’ end, leaving them no option but to call on the housing department to find suitable alternative accommodation for over 55s, “as this constant unsettling activity is not good for their wellbeing or mental health”.

A DFFH spokesperson said, “The department does not tolerate antisocial behaviour in accommodation it owns and takes all incidents and complaints seriously. We encourage people to report antisocial behaviour to the department and any criminal matters to Victoria Police”.

“We will investigate the concerns raised regarding the condition of properties at Murray St, Mornington and take action in relation to any unregistered or abandoned vehicles,” the spokesperson said.

Victoria Police was contacted for comment but unless it was provided list of times and dates of incidents that occurred at the property, it could not provide details.

Tech School ready to take on students

Brodie Cowburn brodie@mpnews.com.au

THE new $12 million Frankston Tech School was officially opened last week. The school, which is at the Chisholm Institute Frankston campus can cater for up to 60 secondary school students at a time. The state government has announced that the project is now complete.

Science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics programs will be offered at the campus. Students will get hand-on experience with technology including drones, robotics, battery storage systems and virtual reality equipment.

Chisholm Institute CEO Stephen Varty said the new school will create more opportunities for young people.

“By giving local students access to cutting-edge technology and practical experiences, we’re investing in our community and supporting teaching excellence across the region,” he said.

“This facility will help inspire young people to explore STEM careers, creating more opportunities and a brighter future for Frankston and beyond.”

The programs offered at the school will be free for government and nongovernment secondary school students in the surrounding local government area. Students can access free transportation to and from the Tech School.

Victorian education minister Ben Carroll said “Tech Schools are high-tech STEM centres of excellence that provide hands-on and immersive STEM learning experiences to secondary school students, sparking their aspirations to pursue future pathways and careers”.

“Tech Schools help students stay ahead of the game, giving them access to industry-standard technologies and opportunities for STEM learning that have not been available before,” he said. Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke said “students in Frankston will have the chance to explore future career pathways like never before, in industries that have never been more important.”

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The Briars’ wallabies saved

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Cr David Gill, who led an amended motion, said it was important to include the opinions of wildlife advocacy community groups as the council developed a management plan, but noted next month’s start date “was not quick enough”.

“We’ve been told already that this is not going to be happening until sometime in October, and then when that happens, that will only be an assessment, it won’t be the solution,” he said.

“We have time to look at our management plan in conjunction with relevant community groups – that seems to be just another formality that we should do.”

One questioned raised at the meeting related to why the issue was not brought to the attention of councillors earlier to which a shire officer said, “the matter was looked at fairly closely and monitored by officers; it is an operational matter... as soon as it became necessary to involve councillors, they were informed”.

Shire CEO Mark Stoermer added “we’ve only known about some of this level of detail in the last few weeks”.

Cr Max Patton, a staunch wildlife welfare advocate and former sanctuary volunteer, said he supported the experts’ preferred option, but noted “while it would be great to explore the option of one-way gates as referred from officers, this option isn’t available to us at all because of the captive nature of the wallabies, and it’s outside the wildlife licence that council holds to allow them to leave,

unfortunately”.

Mayor Cr Anthony Marsh, also the ward member for Mt Martha, praised the decision made by councillors, noting he had always been a supporter of wildlife at The Briars

In calling the urgent meeting, Marsh said it was critical a “decision could be made quickly and transparently”.

“The Briars sanctuary is muchloved by our community, and with these animals in our care, people rightly expect us to choose the most humane path.”

Save the Kangaroos on Mornington Peninsula Inc. (SKOMP) spokesperson Jo Hansen said its group had questioned the shire’s data, noting while supplementary feeding “had relieved the urgency... we are aware that community members have counted

wallaby numbers significantly less than those quoted by council”.

“A wildlife carer of many years’ experience has visited and seen 20 to 30 wallabies. She noted they were all looking well fed and did not observe any deceased wallabies,” Hansen said. She also raised concerns about the critically endangered Southern Brown bandicoots which were reintroduced to the Briars last October, asking “If the flora is so degraded, what is their status?”.

“We would like to see the reports that council used to make their decisions and what is their relevant expertise,” Hansen said.

“It is a matter of urgency that The Briars Master Plan be reviewed,” she added.

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Arthurs Seat hosts major emergency rescue drill

MORE than 150 emergency services gathered at Arthurs Seat Eagle on 17 September for a large-scale rescue simulation aimed to prepare for a real-life emergency.

The popular tourist attraction on the Mornington Peninsula was temporarily closed to allow the training session involving CFA, VICSES, Fire Rescue Victoria, Ambulance Victoria, Victoria Police, and the Mornington Peninsula Shire to test their management plan.

The operation involved a complex mock scenario where 24 trapped passengers were safely extricated from six gondolas following a simulated mechanical failure.

This included helping a person in a wheelchair, and with a guide dog and baby.

Dromana Fire Brigade 1st Lieutenant and exercise Incident Controller Jason Fevola, who led the operation, said it was an important opportunity for agencies to work side-by-side and sharpen their response ahead of the busy summer period.

“Days like this are fantastic to test and train our joint response, making sure we’ve got everything ironed out, so if something does happen in the future, we’re well prepared to protect our community,” Fevola said.

“The gondola is a really unique resource and although we have similar in the ski fields and other alpine regions, in this area, teams really need to be familiar with what goes on and how we undertake a rescue.”

“Everyone got a chance to test their technology, and this year CFA has

introduced drone capability, which gives us live visibility shots that go straight back to our IMT (Incident Management Team),” Fevola said.

CFA assistant chief fire officer for district eight Sean Kerr said the operation was an opportunity to put their skills into practice.

“In this situation, trained ASE rescuers zipline to the gondola roof before abseiling down to the gondola doors to attach trapped passengers to a harness and safely lower them to the ground,” Kerr said.

“It requires a lot of training and practice, and we need to understand the complexities of undertaking rescues within these systems, so we know exactly where the issues are.”

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Emergency services conduct a mock rescue at Arthurs Seat Eagle. Picture: Supplied

Top chef helps put inclusive café on the map

A RENOWNED Melbourne chef will bring fresh energy to an allinclusive café in Baxter, where people with disabilities are trained to become the state’s most capable hospitality workers.

Zac Poulier, former chef to actor Russell Crowe and the award-winning restaurateur behind Stillwater at Crittenden, has taken the role as head chef at Sages Café, located at the Sages Cottage Farm, a 38-acre heritage listed property on the Mornington Peninsula.

Run by disability support provider Wallara Australia, the café offers people with disabilities hands-on experience in a fully functioning hospitality setting – an approach Poulier is passionate about.

The move is personal for him. His 19-year-old daughter who has special needs, recently transitioned into open employment with his support. Now, he’s helping others take the same step.

“The people at Sages are exactly the same as those that I’ve hired without disabilities over the last few decades, but they bring so much enthusiasm to the job as they want to be there so badly,” he said.

Sage’s Café is fast becoming a local success story in Baxter, not only as a social enterprise but as a destination for quality food and genuine service.

The initiative also comes at a time when hospitality staff are in short supply across the country.

The most recent Australian Bureau of Statistics employment data found

only 56 per cent of people living with disabilities are employed.

Chefs, bakers, and waiters all feature on Jobs and Skills Australia’s current national skills priority list.

Dr Libby Callaway, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy at Monash University, said several barriers often kept people with disabilities out of the workforce.

“Australia’s Disability Royal Commission further highlighted evidence of the discriminatory attitudes people with disability may experience during recruitment and in workplaces,

as well as limited awareness of workplace rights, insufficient job availability, and lack of employment support services,” she said.

“Addressing these systemic barriers, like the work of Sages Cottages Farm and Wallara more broadly, is crucial for creating truly inclusive employment opportunities.”

Poulier hopes to elevate Sage’s Café into a fully operational commercial kitchen that replicates the pressures and pace of mainstream hospitality, helping trainees gain real-world skills.

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“I have no doubt these employees will all find opportunities in the open workforce,” he said.

Sages Cottage Farm has also added serious hospitality firepower to its team with the recent hire of Sal Licciardello, who previously ran Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen restaurant in the UK. Now working as hospitality specialist, Licciardello is helping develop the café’s training and commercial capabilities.

Wallara’s aim is for Sages Cottage to be Australia’s most inclusive farm.

Grants to protect Port Phillip Bay

STATE government grants for projects which improve the health of Port Phillip Bay are now open. There are $2.16m worth of grants on offer through the 2025 Port Phillip Bay Fund. The grants are expected to be offered to environmental groups, Traditional Owners, local councils, schools, and research institutes. Victorian environment minister Steve Dimopoulos said that Port Phillip Bay “is one of Victoria’s most iconic tourist attractions, and a beloved local landmark. We are proud to support the great work of local groups caring for their bay to keep it this way.”

“The Port Phillip Bay Fund has helped more than 35,000 volunteers get involved in caring for the bay and its precious ecosystems,” he said.

More than $17m in grants for 215 projects have been handed out through the grant stream since 2016. Previous projects funded include drones to monitor coastal erosion, sea urchin culling, and cultivation of juvenile kelp.

For more information on the grants visit marineandcoasts.vic.gov.au

RENOWNED chef Zac Poulier has joined Sages Café in Baxter. Picture: Supplied

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Mornington school earns top sustainability rating

MORNINGTON’S St Macartan’s Parish Primary School is celebrating the renewal of its prestigious 5-Star ResourceSmart Schools certification, marking its continued leadership in sustainability education.

Since 2008, the ResourceSmart Schools Program by Sustainability Victoria has supported more than 1600 schools, with the aim of reducing waste, saving energy and water, promoting biodiversity and taking action on climate change to benefit their school and community.

To celebrate its remarkable achievement, St Macartan’s hosted a special assembly on 15 September.

The assembly coincided with Season of Creation, which unites many Christian denomi-

nations during a time of prayer and renewal of faith through connecting with creation and committing to sustainable action.

The event also featured an Acknowledgement of Country smoking ceremony with Uncle Lionel, prayers of gratitude from the student community and shared targeted goals for energy, water, waste and biodiversity.

Since 2008, the ResourceSmart Schools Program has supported more than 1600 schools to save 1.9 million kilolitres of water, divert 170,000 cubic metres of waste from landfill, about 110,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions and plant 5.1 million trees.

Participating schools have saved a total of $64m on bills.

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Mt Martha CFA unveils revamped station

MT Martha fire brigade members are celebrating their newly upgraded facilities after the station underwent a revamp, marking a new era.

The renovations not only modernise the station but aim to better meet the growing needs of the community.

Among the upgrades include the refurbishment of the existing two-bay motor room, a new office, kitchen, multipurpose room, turnout room, breathing apparatus room, and laundry and drying room.

Additionally, a new external twobay shed was built as well as a new external concrete apron area, which allows for easier truck movement and more car parking for volunteers.

There’s also a new changing facility including privacy cubicles and genderneutral and accessible bathrooms.

CFA officials and brigade members gathered to officially open the extensive renovations on 17 September.

Adding to the excitement of the day, the brigade was also handed a new field command vehicle.

Mt Martha captain Phillip Mapleback expressed his enthusiasm at the new facilities and vehicle.

“These upgrades were important to enable the brigade to keep providing protection to the community into the future,” he said.

“It really makes our job a lot easier and future-proofs our brigade.”

He said the field command vehicle was an essential resource for the brigade, enhancing their ability to manage and respond to emergencies in bushland.

With an automatic transmission and not requiring an endorsed license, the vehicle can be used in a range of incident management roles.

“It will be just great to have the extra capacity the FCV offers us,” he said.

CFA assistant chief fire officer Sean Kerr said he was excited to see Mt Martha receive critical upgrades and new equipment so it can “continue servicing the community at such a high level”.

“Congratulations on the renovations and new FCV. I look forward to seeing the brigade utilise these new resources for many years to come,” he said.

RHYS Hutchins, Liz Mason, Member for Eastern Victoria Tom McIntosh MP, and Brendan Hoogendoorn. Picture: Yanni

Disadvantaged kids get a lifeline thanks to TLC’s $100K gift

THE Portsea Camp, a vital not-forprofit providing unforgettable camp experiences to disadvantaged youth, has proudly teamed up with TLC Healthcare as its new platinum sponsor.

Under the partnership, TLC will contribute $100,000 annually over the next three years, which will significantly expand The Portsea Camp’s flagship Making a Difference programs, providing nature and adventure-based camps to more young Victorians impacted by disadvantage and childhood disruption.

The Portsea Camp CEO Sandra Martin said the partnership would support more than 100 additional young people each year offering a vital break from daily challenges and the chance to focus on both physical and emotional wellbeing in a fun, supportive setting.

“Our new partnership with TLC Healthcare aligns beautifully with our belief that every child’s journey is unique, and every child deserves the opportunity to build a bright and healthy future,” she said.

“The link between physical and mental health is clear, so joining forces with a healthcare provider like TLC is a natural fit. Together, we can make a real difference.”

Currently, one in four young Australians under 18 faces mental health challenges, and one in six children live below the poverty line, with some families left with as little as $8 per week after essentials.

Furthermore, between 62 per cent and 68 percent of young people will have experienced at least one trau-

matic event such as poverty, neglect, abuse, or community crises before turning 17.

TLC Healthcare CEO and managing director Lou Pascuzzi said, “TLC Healthcare is proud to partner with The Portsea Camp to create direct,

measurable impacts in the lives of vulnerable children”.

“Our missions align in building healthier, more inclusive communities where everyone has access to growth and support. Together, we aim to support a sustainable model of commu-

nity health, education, and resiliencebuilding to shape positive futures.”

Since 1946, the Making a Difference programs have delivered immersive, multi-day outdoor adventures that focus on self-discovery, personal growth, and wellbeing. Through

teamwork, targeted wellbeing activities, and connection with nature, young people develop resilience, self-reliance, and stronger connections to themselves, others, and the environment.

Century-old tree cut down - resident speaks out

Brendan Rees brendan@mpnews.com.au

A SAFETY Beach resident has expressed their dismay after a Norfolk Pine tree, believed to be about 100 years old, was cut down this month after a private landowner won council approval.

The tree, which stood about nine metres tall, was a prominent feature on Marine Drive in Safety Beach where it was located next to a public walkway on council reserve land.

The Mornington Peninsula Shire issued a planning permit on 7 January to remove the tree after an application was made by Colin Mitchell Architects.

This was despite the shire’s planning delegate report noting that while the tree was growing in a confined space and uplifting the existing pavement and retaining wall, “the tree is considered to have ‘high’ landscape value and contributes substantially to local character”.

“Whilst I do not specially object to the removal of the tree, I do not believe that the applicant has justified the removal of the tree at this stage,” the report said.

“Further information should be sought from the above-mentioned departments prior to deciding whether a permit should be issued for the removal of this prominent, healthy tree.”

Objecting to the proposal was Rachel Dunn, a Safety Beach resident of 30 years.

She expressed concern the tree had formed part of the Martha Cove development, was healthy and did not pose a risk to the public, and that the adjoining landowner making the application was inappropriate.

According to Dunn, whose partner also lodged an objection, she also noted that a sign displaying an application notice for a planning permit was not erected near the tree when the shire’s planning department advised it would be.

“The tree was clearly removed to improve the views for the private property owner, and even

the planner and the local councillor agreed the application would never pass the pub test,” she said.

“I am truly saddened that this tree was cut down and think it’s about time the shire’s planning department was called out for these types of decisions especially in light of their claims of sustainability and addressing issues such as ‘warming cities’.

“This was the wrong decision, and it was very questionable decision … this tree was a public asset, and the shire should be leading by example in these situations.”

The council’s delegate report did not state the estimated age of the tree, but Dunn said she sought the opinion of an independent arborist who believed the tree may have been around 100 years old.

Bizarrely, she said the shire fixed the walkway path just before the tree was removed.

A total of two objections were received by the shire.

Mayor Cr Anthony Marsh, in a statement, said “We understand the tree had a high landscape value and contributed substantially to local character”.

“Sadly, at nine metres tall, the tree was unsuitable for that location. Infrastructure damage was already visible - it was uplifting the existing pavement and retaining wall. This damage would only have escalated, which is why council took the decision to grant a permit for its removal.”

THE Portsea Camp’s Sandra Martin and TLC Healthcare CEO and managing director Lou Pascuzzi. Picture: Supplied

DAVID U’Ren, Vicki Standing, Annie Davie, Ron Morgan (President) and Glenn Mills.

Picture: Gary Sissons

$5K grant sprouts new growth for garden club

By Brendan Rees

MARTHA Cove Community Garden

volunteers are celebrating after being awarded a $5000 community support grant from the Mornington Peninsula Shire to support the purchase of a new greenhouse.

Based in Pickings Rd, Safety Beach, the club was established seven years ago and currently has 140 members of which half are social members.

Club president Ron Morgan said volunteers had developed the garden over the years with many donating equipment to carry out work such as building 50 above ground vegetable boxes, as well as bee hives, erecting pavilions and developing a compost project to produce soil for the garden boxes.

Morgan said the shire grant would

go a long way to the group’s wish of buying a new greenhouse to propagate seeds and seedlings.

“We are enormously grateful to the Mornington Peninsula Shire,” he said.

With the greenhouse, they hope to develop new seedlings which would be used by members to plant in their individual vegetable boxes, Morgan said.

“We also cultivate vegetables in community garden areas and excess produce we donate to charity. We are very proud of all we have achieved in developing a special garden space.”

Last year two members embarked on making wine from the 36 vines volunteers planted seven years ago. With the mentorship from the Frankston Amateur Winegrowers Guild they were able to produce six dozen bottles of wine.

Morgan said they were proud of this achievement “especially for people in their mid-70s who are still challenging their minds”.

The club was created by the community development sub-committee of the Martha Cove Owners Corp No.1, in recognition of the relatively new Martha Cove residents who were looking for outlets to help them to help develop a strong sense of community.

“An important aspect of the garden is social interaction, and we have a regular monthly get together when members can enjoy the company of others,” Morgan said.

“We also have several special occasions throughout the year - Bastille Day, Winter Solstice, Cup Day Lunch and Fashions on the Field and of course a Christmas lunch. These events are always very well attended.”

New junior sailing shed for Mt Martha Yacht Club

MT Martha Yacht Club has been running its Learn & Sail Junior Sailing Program for many years, which not only teaches participants how to sail, it educates them on water safety and real-life skills for those wanting to get out on the water.

Community Bank Mt Martha has been the major sponsor of MMYC Junior Sailing Program and when approached to assist with the replacement of an old storage shed, agreement was reached to fund $20,000 towards the cost. After a lot of hard work and considerable time the shed is now complete at an approximate cost of $50,000. Without the assistance of MMYC members volunteering with the planning and construction the commercial cost would have

been more like $95,000!

Acklin Stent is one of the products of MMYC’s Learn & Sail Junior Sailing Program sponsored by Community Bank Mt Martha. Acklin is at Dromana Secondary College and in January 2025 he won 2 individual races at the Australian Nationals in Brisbane against 197 Australian and international sailors.

MMYC has produced many State, National and even World Champions. Hopefully, another in Acklin. MMYC recently held a fund raiser to assist with Acklin’s travel costs to compete in Europe.

Another great initiative by one of our local community groups, which Community Bank Mt Martha proudly supports.

Draft design unveiled for Sorrento’s new playground

A NEW draft design has officially been released for Sorrento’s new playground.

Located at David MacFarlan Reserve, the design promises an inclusive safe space with accessible play elements.

Following feedback from the community, the draft design includes a large play unit with double and single slides, rope climbers and balancing elements, and a swing set with standard, infant and accessible swings.

The layout will maintain clear sightlines across the play space, sensory play panels integrated into landing areas, and wheelchair access to key areas and interactive elements

There will also be protective

screening on the cricket net fence to reduce ball-related risks.

The proposed playground design is available online with residents able to complete a short survey about their thoughts before 15 October.

Mayor Cr Anthony Marsh said the reserve was a thriving sports precinct, “and children will enjoy having a place to play while their siblings are playing sports”.

Nepean Ward councillor Andrea Allen said, “we’ve listened to your feedback and incorporated the most requested play items in the draft design of this new compact playground, which will be located next to the cricket nets. Please view the plans and share your thoughts online.”

Hastings and Westernport Historical Society

THE 2025-2026 committee held their first meeting two weeks ago chaired by the new president John Woolley.

The committee invites interested members of the public to participate in the museum’s activities without any obligation or commitment to becoming a member of the society.

There are several activities available, including short YouTube

presentations, promotional media updates, walking tours of the town and foreshore, cofffe morning guest speakers, library, general research, and family history actiivities. The museum, near the jetty, is open Wednsday 10am-noon, Sunday 2-4pm, or by special arrangement (0490 132 011) groups visits are welcome.

AN artist’s impression of the new playground. Picture: Supplied

Scenic walking trail reopens after upgrade

A POPULAR walking track at Arthurs Seat State Park has officially reopened after a 1.1km section underwent a major upgrade.

Parks Victoria last week announced the Two Bays Walking Track, which stretches 26km from Dromana to Cape Schanck, had reopened after undergoing repairs to

the steepest section of the trail where 150 stone–faced steps were reconstructed.

A helicopter was also used to complete the work and carried out more than 300 sling drops of rock onto the track to rebuild steps, trail surfaces and drainage.

According to Parks Victoria, which manages the track, the upgrade would allow the trail to be safer, more enjoyable and sustainable for years to come.

The work was undertaken by a specialist contractor with the project having “strengthened the trail while protecting its unique environmental features”.

“The reopening marks a major tourism opportunity and encourages healthy outdoor recreation while showcasing the Peninsula’s natural treasures,” Parks Victoria said. Parks Victoria’s southern and maritime regional director Jodi Heath said the trail was “more than just a walking path, it’s a connec-

tion between communities, nature, and the stories of the Mornington Peninsula”.

“The upgrades have revitalised one of the Mornington Peninsula’s most iconic trails and we are excited to welcome both locals and visitors to explore it.”

SUPPLIES are helicoptered in (above) to repair the Two Bays Walking Track (right). Pictures: Supplied

Coolart Homestead reopens after makeover

Brendan Rees brendan@mpnews.com.au

THE Coolart Homestead, a treasured late-Victorian mansion in Somers, has officially reopened to the public for the first time in seven years.

The 1895 building, located within the Coolart Wetlands and Homestead Estate with expansive lawns and gardens, reopened its doors after safety concerns relating to the age of the structure forced its closure.

Parks Victoria has completed a range of upgrades throughout the site, including improvements to accessibility, lighting and fire safety measures.

Initial access will be restricted to the ground floor as Parks Victoria continued to review further repair and funding options for the mansion.

“We commit to keeping the community informed of our progress on these additional, essential works,” Parks Victoria said in a statement.

Thanks to a new community license agreement between Friends of Coolart and Parks Victoria, volunteers were delighted to share parts of the homestead with the public following its grand reopening on 20 September.

Friends of Coolart president Julie Ebbott said it represented an “important step in reconnecting the community with this remarkable property”.

“The potential for Coolart to inspire, inform, and celebrate the history of this special place is enormous,” she said.

She also noted the grand ground floor rooms had been “beautifully

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residency, offering visitors the chance to step back in time and imagine life in such an elegant home”.

“This move is designed to significantly enhance the visitor experience, providing deeper insights into the homestead’s historical significance and the broader Coolart property.”

In 2019, furniture and old wares donated by the owners of the heritagelisted Landene, in St Kilda Rd, were auctioned, raising $8000 towards the restoration work at Coolart Homestead.

Parks Victoria district manager Georgia Kerr said the new agreement

“This agreement empowers the Friends of Coolart to reopen the mansion to the public, host community tours and events, and share the site’s rich historical significance. It also formalises and enhances access for this passionate and dedicated group of volunteers,” she said.

“This partnership plays a vital role in bringing the site back to life for the community, as efforts to progress essential and long-term building repairs continue.”

Friends of Coolart will use the homestead for events to support the group’s mission to protect, preserve,

The ground floor will also be opened for special events including Western Port Writes, Somers Art Fair, and the Friends Annual Community Picnic.

“By ensuring that the site remains open and accessible, the Friends of Coolart aims to continue highlighting the area’s cultural and environmental value while creating new opportunities for philanthropic investment and community engagement,” Ebbott said.

One upcoming event is a Bird’s Eye View art show as part of the inaugural Bird Festival from 22-23 November.

The homestead will be open to the

Art, craft and photography show at U3A Mornington

SPRING into life this October and celebrate a show of art, craft and photography in our community.

As part of the Victorian Seniors Festival., artists and members of U3A Mornington (University of the Third Age) will exhibit a wide array of work from their broad range of popular arts classes, photography classes and the ‘Currawong Crafties’. This exhibition will take you on a visual journey, highlighting various mediums and techniques from paintings in watercolours, acrylics, pastels, to the intricate creativity of crafts and the appealing moments captured in photographs. There’s something for everyone.

Visitors will have the opportunity to engage with fellow art enthusiasts, discuss techniques with the artists themselves, and immerse yourself in the world of traditional and experimental art and crafts that excite the imagination.

Join them on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 October, from 10am – 4pm at Currawong Community Centre, 5-17 Currawong Street, Mornington. It is a great opportunity to celebrate the artistic spirit of our community. Admission is by gold coin donation $2, and all are welcome. You can also relax and enjoy a Devonshire tea at a small cost. Many of the artworks are for sale should you find one that “you must buy”.

For more information, please email office@u3amornington.org.au. Regular up-dates will be posted at www.u3amornington.org.au/category/ events/.

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FRIENDS of Coolart celebrate the reopening of the Coolart Homestead.

Picture: Gary Sissons

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The Guide

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SATURDAY

THURSDAY THE OFFICE AUSTRALIA

TEN, 8.30pm

You’re probably most familiar with the UK or US editions of The Office, but the global hit franchise in fact has 13 international offshoots. Tonight’s instalment of this Aussie incarnation sees Flinley Craddick’s Sydney office celebrates Melbourne Cup Day. Or rather, managing director Hannah (comedian Felicity Ward, pictured)) and visiting Brisbane colleague Danny (Rick Donald) cause chaos as they go against corporate policy to throw a raucous, boozy party in the workplace.

HEALTHY, WEALTHY & WISE

SEVEN, 7pm

New host Chrissie Swan (pictured) could not be more excited to be bringing this lifestyle staple back to viewers after almost three decades off-air, gushing: “When I got the call, it took me all of five seconds to say yes!” An avid fan of the series that launched the TV careers of Iain Hewitson, Tonia Todman and Ross Greenwood in the ’90s, Swan is leading a fresh team of presenters who will share their expertise in style, food, home, money, health and travel.

Thursday, September 25

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

SUNDAY

I, JACK WRIGHT

When this greed-driven family melodrama premiered six weeks ago, we mentioned that making a chart to keep track of the extended Wright clan would be wise. At the time, it was tongue-in-cheek advice, but as events have unfolded, it’s become almost completely necessary. Now it’s time to get your notebooks out for tonight’s finale, as the challenge of patriarch Jack’s (Trevor Eve,) will reaches the courts and everyone’s darkest secrets are dragged into the open. DCI Morgan (Harry Lloyd, pictured) inches closer to finding Jack’s killer, but has he got it right?

SEVEN (7)

MONDAY

OUTBACK CRYSTAL HUNTERS

7MATE, 7.30pm

The crystal craze shows no signs of slowing down as celebrities and wellness gurus continue to tout the “healing” properties and supposed spiritual benefits of rose quartz, amethysts and other gemstones to their devoted followers. Naturally, there needs to be a steady supply to satisfy this booming demand, which is where the participants in this observational series come in. As it returns for a second season, five teams dust themselves off to brave the extreme conditions of the Outback in a bid to unearth some coveted specimens. In this premiere, Patrick and his crew hunt for aquamarine in harsh terrain, while Jarrin (pictured) and Hugh dig for fragile crocoite in the unstable walls of a longabandoned mine.

NINE (9) 6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 Back Roads. (R) 11.10 Mother And Son. (PGdl, R) 11.40 If You’re Listening. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Silent Witness. (Ma, R) 2.00 Restoration Australia. (PG, R) 2.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 3.25 Grand Designs. (R) 4.15 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

Postcards. (PG, R)

My Way. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Great Lighthouses Of Ireland. (R) 10.00 Dream Of Italy. (PGa, R) 11.00 Overbooked. (PGas) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 The People Vs Robodebt. (Mal, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 Walking Wartime England. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Seven News With Alex Cullen. 1.10 Blankety Blank. (PGa) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 9/11: One Day In America: The Cloud. (M) Survivors become separated. 9.35 Snowpiercer. (MA15+v) The rebel forces are on the ropes when a dangerous foe defects to their side.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

Origin. (Mal, R) Jay’s hopes of a new beginning are shattered.

Late News. 10.25 The Business. (R)

Grand Designs. (R) 11.30 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 12.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.25 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

10.55 Dopesick. (MA15+ad, R) Activists take action against Purdue.

12.05 Blue Lights. (Mal, R) 2.20 The U.S. And The Holocaust. (Mav, R)

4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Lacey and Theo are at odds.

8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) In the lead-up to the 2025 AFL Grand Final, Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher share a laugh about the world of AFL.

10.00 Unfiltered. (PGa) Hosted by Hamish McLachlan.

10.45 Kick Ons.

11.15 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. (PGa, R)

12.15 Life. (Malsv, R)

1.15 Travel Oz. (R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

Pointless. (PG, R)

Tipping Point. (PG)

9News Afternoon.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Footy Show Grand Final: My Room Telethon. (PG) Hosted by Tony Jones.

10.30 9News Late. 11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) Chicago PD steps up Sharon’s security. 12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Destination WA. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30

TEN (10)

Friday, September 26

ABC (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7)

(9) 6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PGl, R) 10.30 The Pacific. 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Mystery Road: Origin. (Mal, R) 2.00 Restoration Australia. (R) 2.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R)

Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Music Of The Brain. (R) 10.00 Dream Of Italy. (R) 11.00 Overbooked. (PGal) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Australia Come Fly With Me. (Mad, R) 3.00 Nula. 3.30 Living Black: 50 Years Of SBS Indigenous. 3.35 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 Walking Wartime England. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters

Grand Designs. (R)

6.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Jane Edmanson explores a well designed courtyard.

8.30 Professor T. (Ma) Professor T helps the police find out who left a woman badly burned and in a coma.

9.15 Hard Quiz. (PGs, R)

Presented by Tom Gleeson.

9.50 Mother And Son. (PGdl, R) Maggie falls for an activities director on a holiday.

10.35 The Assembly. (PG, R)

11.20 Silent Witness. (Mal, R)

12.20 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)

Programs. 11.00 Sesame Street. 11.25 Wiggle. 11.55 Thomas And Friends. 2.15pm Thomas And Friends. 2.40 Pop Paper City. 3.00 Play School. 4.10 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures. 4.25 Super Monsters. 5.20 Mojo Swoptops. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.30 Good Game Spawn Point. 8.05 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 8.30 MythBusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 8.55 Robot Wars. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Amazing Railway Adventures With Nick Knowles: Italy. (PGal, R)

8.25 Living Black. (R) Celebrates the 50th anniversary of SBS.

9.25 Lost Treasures Of Egypt: Secrets Of The Megatombs. (PG) Looks at tombs of a little-known chapter of Egyptian history.

10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Catch Me A Killer. (Malv) 11.50 Pray For Blood. (MA15+av, R) 1.30 The U.S. And The Holocaust. (Mav, R) 3.45 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (PGa, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am

6am Morning Programs. Noon DW The Day. 12.30 One Armed Chef. 2.20 Everyone Else Burns. 3.00 Over The Black Dot. 3.35 BBC News At Ten. 4.05 France 24. 4.35 PBS News. 5.35 If You Are The One. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Sex: A Bonkers History. 9.25 Sex Actually. 10.20 The Big Sex Talk. 10.50 Homeland. 12.50am Letterkenny. 2.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 The Big Dry. 11.00 Going Places. Noon Tudawali. 1.45 Bigger & Blacker: Steven Oliver, My Life In Cabaret. 2.00 This Is Indian Country. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Inside The Pack. 7.30 Dreaming Big. 8.00 MOVIE: Super Mario Bros. (1993, PG) 10.00 MOVIE: Hairspray. (1988, PG) 11.40 Late Programs. NITV (34)

Morning Programs. 9.05 The Movie Show. 9.35 Clockwatchers. (1997, PG) 11.20 Intolerable Cruelty. (2003) 1.10pm Hive. (2021, M, Albanian) 2.40 The Movie Show. 3.15 The Company. (2003, PG) 5.20 Bicycle Thief. (1948, PG, Italian) 6.55 A Hard Day’s Night. (1964, PG) 8.30 True Grit. (2010, M) 10.35 Girl America. (2024, Czech) 12.40am Late Programs.

2.15 I, Jack Wright. (Mal, R) 3.00

Larkins. (PG, R)

Would I Lie To You? (PG, R)

The Assembly. (PG, R)

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Hosted by Johanna Griggs.

8.30 MOVIE: Jerry Maguire. (1996, Mls, R) A sports agent has a moral epiphany which costs him his job and his fiancée. He resolves to rebuild his career with the one athlete who stayed loyal to him and a colleague who believed in him. Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr, Renée Zellweger. 11.30 GetOn Extra. A look at the weekend’s best racing.

12.00 The Front Bar. (Ml, R)

2.00 The Agenda Setters. (R)

3.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.

6am Morning Programs. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Escape To The Country. 1.00

6.00 9News.

7.00 Rugby League. NRL. First preliminary final. Melbourne Storm v Cronulla Sharks.

9.45 NRL Finals Post-Match. A post-match NRL wrap-up of the first preliminary final, with expert analysis and player interviews.

10.45 Craig Bellamy: Inside The Storm. (Ml) Profiles Craig Bellamy, one of Australian sport’s greatest coaches and leaders.

Tipping Point. (PG, R)

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

Global Shop. (R)

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Postcards. (PG, R)

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Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PGl, R) 5.30 Landline. (R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. (PGa, R) 10.00 Rediscover Victoria. (R) 11.00 BBC News At Ten. 11.30 France 24. 12.00 PBS News. 1.00 Motor Racing. Hi-Tec Oils Super Series. Round 5. Day 1. 5.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers. (R) 5.35 World War 2: The End. (Premiere, PGaw)

6.00 Australian Story: Only Fifteen – Sarah Kopp. (R)

6.30 Back Roads: Tambo, Queensland. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Beyond Paradise. (PG, R) Humphrey investigates an inexplicable crime.

8.30 Beyond Paradise Christmas Special. (PG) An investigation is launched when a burglar breaks into four homes over a winter’s night.

9.30 Mystery Road: Origin. (Ml, R) Jay’s hopes of a new beginning are shattered.

10.30 I, Jack Wright. (Mal, R) 11.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Orient Express: A Golden Era Of Travel. (Premiere, PGa) 8.25 75 Years At Longleat. (Premiere) Looks at Longleat house and safari park.

9.20 Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy: Liguria. (PGas, R) Stanley Tucci visits Liguria.

10.10 Great Australian Walks: Wadjemup/Rottnest Island To Fremantle. (R) 11.05 Homicide: Life On The Street. (Mav, R)

2.25 Secret Nazi Bases. (PG, R) 4.05 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R)

5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 9.00 AFL Grand Final Brunch. 10.30 AFL Grand Final Countdown. 12.00 AFL Grand Final Pre-Game. 2.00 Football. AFL. Grand Final. Geelong v Brisbane Lions. 5.00 AFL Grand Final Post-Match Presentation.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Healthy, Wealthy & Wise. (Premiere, PG) Presented by Chrissie Swan. 8.00 MOVIE: Die Hard. (1988, Mlv, R)

A New York police officer takes on terrorists who have taken over his wife’s Los Angeles office building. Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Alan Rickman. 10.45 MOVIE: Contraband. (2012, Mdlv, R)

A former smuggler returns to a life of crime. Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster. 1.00 Riviera. (MA15+adlsv, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PGal, R)

6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 ACA. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Surfing Aust. (PGl) 1.00 Destination WA. (R) 1.30 Find My Country House Aust. (R) 2.00 Garden Gurus. 2.30 Rugby Union. The Rugby Championship. New Zealand v Australia. 4.50 Test Rugby: New Zealand v Australia

6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair.

6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 7.30 Selling Houses Australia. Michelle and Garry wanted to invest in a property. 8.30 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R) A call comes in for a woman who has fallen off her balcony while trying to retrieve her friend’s cat. 9.30 Gogglebox Australia. (R) TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows. 10.30 The Gilded Age. (Mav, R) George faces a surprising development. 11.40 FBI: Most Wanted. (MA15+v, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power. 6am Morning Programs. 2.50pm 12 Dishes In 12 Hours. 3.30 BBC News At Ten. 4.00 France 24. 4.30 PBS News. 5.30 The Bob Ross Experience. 6.40 Mysteries From Above. (Return) 7.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Skin: A History Of Nudity In The Movies. 10.50 Australia Come Fly With Me. 12.55am MOVIE: Vice Versa: Chyna. (2021, MA15+) 2.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 10.10 Tiddler. 10.35 Children’s Programs. 4.45pm Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Isadora Moon. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 6.30 Paddington. 6.50 Andy And The Band. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. (Final) 8.00 Kids BBQ Championship. 8.40 Chopped Jnr. 9.20 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.05 Abbott Elementary. 10.25 Speechless. 10.45 Late Programs.

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. 8.50 Sunflower. (1970, PG, Italian, Russian) 10.50 White Tiger. (2012, M, Russian) 12.50pm Nostalgia. (2022, M, Italian, Arabic) 2.55 Clockwatchers. (1997, PG) 4.40 Whina. (2022, PG, Maori, English)

7.30 MOVIE: Four Weddings And A Funeral. (1994, Mls, R) A bachelor meets his ideal partner at a wedding. Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell.

9.55 MOVIE: Good Luck To You, Leo Grande. (2022, Malns, R) A widow hires a young sex worker. Emma Thompson.

11.45 Next Stop. (PGaw, R)

12.15 My Way. (R)

12.30 Rugby Union. Women’s Rugby World Cup. Final.

3.15 Innovation Nation. (R) 3.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

Machine. (1955, PG) 2.30 MOVIE: Scott Of The Antarctic. (1948) 4.45 MOVIE: The Train. (1964, PG) 7.30 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. First semi-final. Sydney Roosters v Cronulla Sharks. 9.45 MOVIE: Swordfish. (2001, MA15+) 11.45 Late Programs. 9GEM (92)

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6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.30 David Attenborough’s Kingdom Of Plants. (R) 3.25 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 4.10 Bill Bailey’s Wild West Australia. (PG, R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow.

6.00 Pilgrimage: The Road Through The Alps. (Return, PG)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 The Assembly: Guy Sebastian. (PG) The students interview Guy Sebastian. 8.15 Mystery Road: Origin. (Mal) Jay’s brother Sputty is implicated in a murder. 9.10 I, Jack Wright. (Final, Mal) Charges are laid for the murder of Jack Wright. 10.00 Mother And Son. (PGdl, R) Maggie falls for an activities director on a holiday. 10.25 MOVIE: Embrace. (2016, Mn, R) Taryn Brumfitt.

11.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (M, R)

12.25 Rage. (MA15+dhlnsv) 3.00 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 3.30 The Art Of... (PG) 4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

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6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Craig & Bruno’s Great British Road Trips. (PG, R) 10.00 Rediscover Victoria. (PG, R) 11.00 Travel Quest. (PG, R) 12.00 APAC Weekly. 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 12.55 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 1.00 Motor Racing. Hi-Tec Oils Super Series. Round 5. Day 2. 5.00 Plat Du Tour. (R) 5.05 Going Places. (PG, R) 5.35 World War 2: The End.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Naachtun: The Forgotten Mayan City. Looks at Naachtun.

8.35 The Lost Empire Of Palmyra. Investigators gain access to explore the glorious ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, which sits in the heart of the Syrian desert.

10.20 Bombing Brighton: The Plot To Kill Thatcher. (Malv, R)

11.45 Yellow House Afghanistan. (MA15+aw)

1.35 Women Who Rock. (Ml, R) 2.35 Curious Traveller. (R) 4.10 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.50 Soccer. FIFA Under 20 World Cup. Group Stage. Italy v Aust.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.50pm Gardening Australia Junior. 3.05 Play School. 3.30 Peter Rabbit. 4.20 Millie Magnificent. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.30 Paddington. 6.50 Andy And The Band. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.35 MOVIE: The Boy In The Dress. (2014) 8.40 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.20 Abbott Elementary. 10.05 Merlin. 10.50 Late Programs.

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4.10 The Point. 5.10 Rebel Country. 6.50 Great Blue Wild. 7.40 Aerial Australia. 8.30 I Am Smokin’ Joe Frazier. 10.00 MOVIE: The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith. (1978, M) 12.10am Late Programs.

6.00 Better Homes. (R) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Behind Behani. (PGal, R) 1.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 7. St Kilda v Port Adelaide. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Round 7. Brisbane Lions v Richmond. From Brighton Homes Arena, Queensland. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Voice. (PGl) Hosted by Sonia Kruger.

8.40 7NEWS Spotlight.

9.40 7NEWS: The Balibo Five – 50 Years On. Looks back at the killing of five journalists.

10.10 24 Hours In Police Custody: Body In The Grass. (Malv, R) Police investigate a woman’s murder.

11.40 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: The Night Caller – Eric Edgar Cooke. (MA15+av, R)

12.55 Miniseries: The Victim. (Mav, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 AFL Sunday Footy Show. (Final, PG) 12.00 Wide

6.00 9News Sunday.

7.00 The Block. (PGl) The judges must critique 25 spaces.

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

9.40 9News Late.

10.10 Footy Furnace. (Mlv) A look at the latest round of the AFL.

11.10 Mobsters: Tommy Lucchese. (Madv)

12.10 The Gulf. (Madlsv, R)

1.00 Our State On A Plate.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 The Garden Gurus. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

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6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. (PGal) Hosted by Beau Ryan. 8.30 Watson. (PGav) Watson is unsure whether the patient he is treating for alien hand syndrome, one of the most rare ailments in the world, is guilty of killing his brother by pushing him in front of a bus. 9.30 FBI. (Mav, R) The assassination of a Brooklyn plumber launches the team into an investigation. 11.30 10 News+. (R) Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning Programs. 4pm Decoding The Antikythera Mechanism. 4.50 WorldWatch. 5.20 PBS Washington Week. 5.50 Alone Sweden. 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Sue Perkins’ Big American Road Trip. 9.25 Uncanny. (Premiere) 10.35 Hudson & Rex. (Return) 12.15am Forbidden History. 1.10 Secrets Of America’s Shadow Government. 2.05 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Shopping. 9.00 DVine Living. 9.30 Harry’s Practice. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 Healthy, Wealthy & Wise. Noon Escape To The Country. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Escape To The Country. 3.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. 4.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Mr Bates Vs The Post Office. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 Flesh And Blood. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am The

Movie Show. 6.35 Whina. (2022, PG, Maori, English) 8.35 Bring It On. (2000, PG) 10.25 True Grit. (2010, M) 12.30pm The Code Of Silence. (2022, M, Italian) 2.45 A Hard Day’s Night. (1964, PG) 4.25

Moonstruck. (1987, PG) 6.20 Becoming Jane. (2007, PG) 8.30 Shakespeare In Love. (1998, M) 10.50 Best Sellers. (2021, M) 12.45am Nostalgia. (2022, M, Italian, Arabic) 2.55 Late Programs. SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 1.20pm Football. Tiwi Islands Football League. Grand Final. Imalu Tigers v Muluwurri Magpies. Replay. 2.55 Something Of The Times. 3.50 Bamay.

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7TWO (72) 6am Children’s Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Getaway. 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. 12.30pm NRLW Wrap. 1.15 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. Second semi-final. Brisbane Broncos v Newcastle Knights. 3.00 Dad’s Army. 4.00 MOVIE: How To Murder Your Wife. (1965, PG) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: The Shawshank Redemption. (1994, MA15+) 11.20 Late Programs.

8.00 Allo! Allo! 9.40 Only Fools And Horses. 10.20 Blackadder II. 11.00 Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge. Noon Seinfeld. 12.30 EPL. Arsenal v Manchester City. 2.30 Ready Vet Go: The Vet Paramedics. 3.00 Big Rigs Of Oz. 3.30 Made In Korea: The K-Pop Experience. 4.30 Dinner With The Parents.

ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Landline. (R) 2.00 Prince Charles: Inside The Duchy Of Cornwall. (PG, R) 2.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (R) 3.20 Grand Designs. (R) 4.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 Soccer. FIFA Under 20 World Cup. Group Stage. Match 7. Italy v Australia. Cont. 8.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Dream Of Italy. (R) 10.40 The Lost World Of Joseph Banks. (R) 11.10 Overbooked. 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Ancient Egypt: Chronicles Of An Empire. (PGav, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 Walking Wartime England. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. Investiga-

(PG)

Besser.

10.20 The Business. (R)

10.40 A Life In Ten Pictures. (PGa, R) 11.30 Grand Designs. (R) 12.20 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.25 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes: Kieran Reilly. (PG)

8.35 Portillo In The Pyrenees: An Emotional Journey. (PGa, R) Michael Portillo returns to Spain. 9.30 Into South America With Nick Knowles. (PGa, R) Nick Knowles reaches Argentina.

10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Classified. (Final, MA15+v) 11.40 Enemy Of The People. (Mlv, R) 3.00 Curious Traveller. (R) 3.30 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 11.00 Sesame Street. 11.25 Wiggle. 11.55 Thomas And Friends. 2.25pm Bea’s Block. 3.00 Play School. 3.40 Fizzy And Suds. 4.10 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 4.25 Super Monsters. 5.20 Mojo Swoptops. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.35 Gladiators. (Premiere) 9.35 The Crystal Maze. 10.20 Merlin. 11.10 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 3pm Wine Lovers’ Guide. 3.30 History’s Crazy Rich Ancients. 3.55 WorldWatch. 5.50 The Food That Built The World. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Joe Lycett’s United States Of Birmingham. 9.25 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. 10.10 The People Vs Robodebt. 11.10 Inside The Manson Cult: The Lost Tapes. 12.10am Couples Therapy. 1.10 Late Programs.

6am A Hard Day’s Night. Continued. (1964, PG) 6.25 The Movie Show. 7.00 Becoming Jane. (2007, PG) 9.10 Whina. (2022, PG, Maori, English) 11.10 Best Sellers. (2021,

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Seven News With Alex Cullen. 1.10 Blankety Blank. (PGa) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Leah and Justin rally around David.

7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel. 9.05 The Rookie. (Mav) Harper remains suspicious of Liam Glasser as a wildfire erupts, causing chaos in the city.

10.05 Alert: Missing Persons Unit. (Return, M) A collegiate women’s rowing team goes missing.

11.05 S.W.A.T. (Mav)

12.05 Hooten & The Lady. (Mav) 1.05 Travel Oz. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.30 Young Sheldon. (PGa, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG)

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Block. (PGl) The teams disagree with the judges’ decision.

8.40 100% Footy. (M) Features the latest rugby league news.

9.50 Freddy And The Eighth. (Ml) Hosted by Brad Fittler, Danika Mason and Andrew Johns.

11.00 9News Late.

11.30 To Be Advised.

12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 10 News+. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. 7.30 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. (PGal) Hosted by Beau Ryan. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.40 Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Gen. (Mls, R) Hosted by Anne Edmonds. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05

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6.00 News. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.30 Planet America. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 I, Jack Wright. (Final, Mal, R) 2.00 Prince Charles: Inside The Duchy Of Cornwall. (Final, R) 2.50 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 3.25 Grand Designs. (R) 4.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Urban Conversion. (R) 10.00 The Lost World Of Joseph Banks. (PGa, R) 11.00 Japanese Islands From Above. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Ancient Egypt: Chronicles Of An Empire. (Mav, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.15 Walking Wartime England. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great British Railway Journeys: Chichester To Amberley.

(Final) International affairs program.

8.40 Take 5 With Zan Rowe: Lorde. (PGl) Lorde shares five songs.

9.10 ABBA: Against The Odds. (Ml, R) The inside story of ABBA’s struggle.

10.40 Media Watch. (PG, R)

11.00 ABC Late News. 11.15 The Business. (R)

11.30 Four Corners. (R) 12.20 Labor In Power. (PG, R) 1.20 Grand Designs. (R) 2.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 2.55 Rage. (MA15+dhlnsv) 3.40 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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8.30 Insight. Kumi Taguchi looks at the topic of digital technology.

9.30 Dateline: America’s Autism Wars. Looks at the way America treats autism. 10.00 SBS World News Late. 10.30 The Point. (R) 11.30 Spies Of Terror. (Premiere, Mals) 1.40 Billy Connolly: Great American Trail. (Mas, R) 2.30 Curious Traveller. (R) 3.30 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Seven News With Alex Cullen. 1.10 Blankety Blank. (PGa) 2.00 Bridge Of

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Eden walks down the aisle.

7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGal) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel.

9.00 Murder In A Small Town. (Return, M)

10.00 The Agenda Setters. (R) A team of trusted and respected footy voices tackles the biggest topics in the AFL world.

11.00 Grosse Pointe Garden Society. (Masv) Birdie’s friendship with Joel is tested. 12.00 Pretty Hard Cases. (Madv)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

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TEN (10)

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Block. (PGl) A contentious body corporate is held.

8.40 Paramedics. (Mlm) Paramedics Sally and Olivia fear the worst for a young motorcyclist in agonising pain.

9.40 To Be Advised.

10.40 9News Late.

11.10 To Be Advised.

12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.00 Let’s Eat With George. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

2.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 10 News+. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. 7.30 Talkin’ ‘Bout

6am Morning Programs. 2.20pm Bamay. 2.50 The Mega-Brands That

3.45 BBC

At Ten. 4.15 France 24. 4.45 PBS News. 5.45 The

The

6.35 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Alone. 9.40 Hoarders. 11.20 Calipari: Razor’s Edge. 12.10am Bloodlands. 1.15 Dark Side Of The 2000s. 3.05 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera. SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 2.50pm Gardening Australia Junior. 3.05 Play School. 3.40 Fizzy And Suds. 4.10 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 4.25 Super Monsters. 4.50 Bluey. 5.20 Mojo Swoptops. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 6.20 Bluey. 7.00 Supertato. 7.20 Bluey. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.35 Deadly 60. 9.05 Expedition With Steve Backshall. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.

7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Agatha Raisin. 10.40 Major Crimes. 11.40 Late Programs. 9GEM (92)

6.40 Great Blue Wild. 7.30 The Point. 8.30 Pro Bull Riding USA: World Team Series. 9.30 Hunting Aotearoa. 10.30 MOVIE: The Orator. (2011, PG) 12.25am Late Programs. NITV (34)

Wednesday, October 1

9.00

10.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.00 Pilgrimage: The

Through

(PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 1.55 Restoration Australia. (PG, R) 2.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 3.25

Designs. (R) 4.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.55 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PGs)

8.30 Mother And Son. (PGdl) Arthur notices Maggie’s hearing has declined. 9.00 The Assembly: Guy Sebastian. (PG, R) The students interview Guy Sebastian.

9.45 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee (NZ) (PG, R)

10.30 If You’re Listening. (R) 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. (R) 11.25 Planet America. (R) 11.55 You Can’t Ask That. (M, R) 12.25 Grand Designs. (R) 1.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 2.00 Rage. (MA15+dhlnsv)

3.10 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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9.50

Programs.

9.15

8.00

Ouch!

And Gromit:

6am The

World’s Fastest Indian. Continued. (2005, PG) 8.05 Widows’ Peak. (1994, PG) 10.00 Shakespeare In Love. (1998, M) 12.20pm The Tracker. (2002, M) 2.10 Sun Children. (2020, PG, Farsi) 4.00 Grandpas. (2019, PG, Spanish) 5.50 Dancing At Lughnasa. (1998, PG) 7.30 An Angel At My Table. (1990, M) 10.25 The Tunnel (Part 1) (2001) 12.05am Late Programs. 5.55 Grandpas. (2019, PG, Spanish) SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Karla Grant Presents.

WorldWatch. 9.00 Urban Conversion. (R) 10.00 The Lost World Of Joseph Banks. (Mv, R) 11.00 Eye In The Sky: Nordic Wonders. (Premiere, PG) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight. (R) 3.30 Such Was Life. (R) 3.40 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The People Vs Robodebt. (Mal)

8.30 Secrets Of Flying Scotsman. Alan Pegler embarks on a tour of America. 9.30 Code Of Silence. (Mls) Alison and Liam go on a lavish hotel trip. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 COBRA. (MA15+av) 11.45 Freezing Embrace. (MA15+av, R) 1.30 Billy Connolly: Great American Trail. (Man, R) 2.25 Curious Traveller. (PG, R) 3.30 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Seven News With Alex Cullen. 1.10 Blankety Blank. (PG) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav)

7.30 RFDS. (Return, Ma) A bus crash brings the team back together.

8.30 Off The Grid With Colin And Manu. (PG) Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel head to Tairua to catch a kingfish.

9.30 House Of Wellness. (PG) Experts share advice on living well.

10.30 Chicago Fire. (Ma)

11.30 Lopez Vs. Lopez. (Return, PG)

12.00 Imposters. (Madlsv, R)

1.00 Travel Oz. (R) 1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R) 1.10 Postcards. (PG, R)

Innovation Nation. (R)

Pointless. (PG, R)

Tipping Point. (PG)

9News Afternoon.

Tipping Point Australia. (PG)

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Block. (PGl) The contestants’ families visit.

8.45 Clarkson’s Farm: Calculating. (Ml) Jeremy Clarkson and Kaleb Cooper find out how profitable their projects and farming have been this year.

10.05 The Grand Tour. (Ml) The boys take a bumpy ride across Colombia.

11.20 9News Late. 11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.40 Pointless. (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 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.

6.00 10 News+. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia. (PGal) A staffy chases moving tyres. 8.30 The Gilded Age. (Man) Marian learns more about Mrs Chamberlain. George makes a deal to help Bertha. 9.40 Elsbeth. (Mv, R) A plastic surgeon is found dead. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 10 News+. (R) 12.05

PBS News. 5.50 The Food That Built The World. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 The Patient. 9.30 MOVIE: Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride. (2005, PG) 11.00 The Bloody Decade.

Programs. 10.00

A birthday bash for the whole community at McClelland

FREE activities for a day of family fun.

This October, McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery invites families, art lovers, and curious minds to celebrate a decade of joy and creativity with one of its most iconic sculptures, Frankie the giant gnome.

Officially titled Reflective Lullaby by artist Gregor Kregar, Frankie has become a beloved figure in the local landscape, and on Sunday 12 October from 10 am, McClelland is throwing a birthday celebration to remember.

Frankie’s story is one of transformation and connection.

Originally installed along Peninsula Link, he returned to McClelland in October 2023, reclaiming his place among the park’s collection of contemporary sculpture. Towering and reflective, Frankie invites visitors to see themselves and their surroundings from a new perspective. His mirrored surface and whimsical form have made him a symbol of curiosity, contemplation, and community.

To mark his tenth birthday, McClelland is hosting a vibrant celebration filled with art, music, food, and fun. Entry is by gold coin donation, with all proceeds supporting the gallery’s ongoing creative and educational programs. Visitors are encouraged to bring the whole family (including dogs on leads) and enjoy a day that blends artistic exploration with festive cheer.

One of the highlights of the day is a cake baking competition open to both adults and children. Whether you’re a seasoned baker or a first-time cake decorator, this friendly contest

is all about creativity and flavour.

Entries will be displayed in the Sarah & Baillieu Myer Education Pavilion, where guests can admire the edible creations and vote for their favourite in the People’s Choice category. Registration is essential, with limited spots and impressive prizes on offer.

Throughout the day, McClelland will offer a range of free activities designed to spark imagination. Meet some of Australia’s most fascinating native animals with the team from Funky Farm. Children can decorate cookies, creating sweet treats to enjoy or take home.

Hands-on art stations will invite visitors of all ages to experiment with materials and techniques inspired by the sculptures and natural surroundings. These craft activities are a playful way to engage with art and express creativity.

For a quieter moment, families can gather around Frankie for story time

sessions at Frankie’s feet. One of the McClelland team will bring beloved children’s books to life in the heart of the sculpture park, offering a gentle pause in the day’s excitement and a chance to connect through storytelling.

Live music from local performers will fill the air, creating a festive soundtrack as guests explore the park. Enjoy a picnic or simply soak in the atmosphere.

Harry’s Café will be open all day, serving delicious meals, snacks, and drinks. Visitors can also explore McClelland’s current exhibition, Eternal Oblivion inside the gallery and browse the design store for art-inspired gifts and keepsakes.

Frankie’s tenth birthday is more than a party, it’s a celebration of creativity, community, and the joy of seeing the world through a different lens.

McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery looks forward to welcoming everyone to this event.

Gregor Kregar, Reflective Lullaby, 2015. Photos: Kinfolk Imagery

Rates brochure is all gloss

Who else noticed the irony in the “Understand your Rates” brochure we all received with our 2025-6 rates notice?

In this brochure our Mayor, Anthony Marsh was quoted “We’re proud to deliver a financially responsible and community- focused budget…”

The brochure was printed on glossy (unrecycled) paper in various colours, with artwork and nifty design. What did this cost?

Rather than shiny appearances, I would have been more impressed if it had been printed in black and white on recycled paper without artwork; and the money spent on something worthy.

As it is, it rather comes across as a shire ad. I understand we have the option of email, but still. Paula Polson, Dromana

Brethren questions

The recent investigation by the public broadcaster into the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church has raised troubling questions about political influence and transparency that resonate deeply here in Flinders.

Allegations came to light of covert campaigning by Brethren members, despite the church’s historical stance against voting. More significantly for Flinders residents, it has been confirmed that our former member Greg Hunt now works for three companies linked to senior Brethren members, highlighting deep connections between the church and Liberal politicians.

This raises questions about our current Liberal member Zoe McKenzie. During the recent election, I witnessed women who appeared to be from the Brethren handing out how-to-vote cards for McKenzie at the Mt Martha pre-poll booth located at the Salvation Army Mission. Given the Brethren’s traditional avoidance of other religious organisations, their presence there was particularly striking. Serious concerns have been raised about the church’s vast business network and political connections. When a religious organisation with such significant resources becomes actively involved in campaigning, questions about transparency become even more pressing.

The investigation also revealed allegations about confidential voter information being shared with the church. This amplifies my concerns about electoral data handling. Voter information is confidential, and the public must have confidence that personal data isn’t being shared with third-party campaigners, whether intentionally or otherwise.

That’s why I’m calling on McKenzie to provide clear reassurance to the people of Flinders: Were any Brethren members or other volunteers given access to electoral data, lists or campaign materials that included personal voter information?

Democracy relies not just on free elections, but on public trust in the process. After recent revelations, that trust requires transparent answers about how our data is protected.

Kim Robbins, Safety Beach

Asphalt overlay

After a long time making representation, to the council asking that something be done to the deplorable unsafe striped seal surface on Uralla and Bay Roads.

Finally these roads were closed to all traffic for a day on Wednesday the 17th of September

Much to my and others delight, a wonderful new Asphalt overlay has been placed over the existing rough stripped road surface leaving a very smooth surface well done Fulton Hogan.

Some 350 metres west in Uralla Rd from Nepean Hwy a large high pressure water main crosses Uralla Rd servicing the Balcombe estate. At this position a deep depression formed some 18 months ago, after notifying the shire, at least 3-4 attempts were made to level the surface, the surface finally was brought to a reasonable level by the current contractor, quite tolerable to drive over. At this site some four to six months ago a wet patch appeared on the grass shoulder. Some weeks ago a Blue stake was placed there indicating the presence of water percolating out of the ground, with no sign of any action to investigate the water source.

The water main is, I believe the property of South West Water, we now have a beautiful road surface, I question, is the water authority going to investigate the water leak now and destroy the new surface by excavating and exposing the water main. In the past and it is evident on all the roads in the shire, that not one excavated road surface af-

ter backfilling was ever reinstated, compacted and made good to the original condition. No supervision. No one cares!

Gerard van de Ven, Mount Martha

Incorrect history

Albert Riley (Sullivan’s Bay settlement, Letters 17/9/25) illustrates why it is important that local history/’truth-telling’ be pursued rigorously. I recommend the Yoorrook Commission’s “Truth Be Told” to readers.

The officers, settlers and convicts under Lt Collins were violent to the people whose land they coveted, but they were not the worst. This title belongs to the sealers and whalers who set up bases on the islands in the Bass Strait. From the early 1800s to the mid-1830’s, they kidnapped, raped and killed Bunurong / Boon Wurrung on the coasts of both Port Phillip Bay and Western Port.

Riley dismisses the First People as “Stone Age”. It should be pointed out that they managed to sustain very healthy lifestyles for thousands of people each generation over millennia on land that the British could only last on from October 1803 to May 1804 at Sorrento and from December 1826 to March 1828 at Corinella.

But more saddening than inaccurate history, is Riley’s inference that Treaty will divide Victoria and give special privileges to First Nations people.

First Nations people lived here first (some evidence indicates for more than 60,000 years). They have a different culture and value system. Almost all countries have a Treaty with their indigenous people.

They deserve self-determination after 200 plus years of government policies that have done them immeasurable harm.

First People are so generous (even after Europeans stole their Country, wages and even their children and some continue to revile and insult them at every turn) that they remain open to sharing their culture and knowledge with all Victorians. Think about their excellence in art, music and dancing. Think about their caring for Country e.g. fire and water management, sustainable aquaculture and farming. Truly there is nothing to lose and a lot to gain from a Treaty.

Joan Doyle, Dromana

Where are the birds?

We live in the Walkers Road Humphries Road area of Mt Eliza where there are an abundance of native bird life and sounds which are wonderful to experience. But suddenly this has all disappeared in just a week or so. There are no birds to be seen and no bird calls to hear, particularly magpies and kookaburras.

Can any of your readers or Mornington Peninsula Shire staff who are native bird experts provide any explanation as to why this “bird walk out” has just occurred? The place is unnaturally deserted and silent without them.

Arthur Ranken, Mt Eliza

Net zero

The Liberal and National Party Coalition’s shambolic in-fighting over their non-existent energy policy and 2050 Net Zero position is beyond farcical. It is reminiscent of a Three Stooges skit replete with a feast of bum kicking, eye poking and endless yuck, yuck, yucking.

They are not serious people and thankfully they won’t be of much relevance at the federal level for the foreseeable future, except perhaps vicariously through conservative voting blocs in local councils as we see in the Mornington Peninsula Shire.

It has become clearer, following votes relating to climate action, arts funding and the homeless crisis on the peninsula that the six conservative councillor’s are anti-consultation and by extension anti-community.

It is hard to accept that six conservative councillors on the Mornington Peninsula believed that they know better than the 99% of the scientific community who call for urgent, policy driven climate action, when they took the decision to rescind the Climate Emergency declaration. What could possibly be their motivation?

It is jarring to visit the climateemergencydeclaration.org website and to see among the 2366 political jurisdictions, across 40 countries, and representing over one billion people that the entry relating to the Mornington Peninsula Shire now has a strike-through the 2019 declaration and a notation that it was revoked in 2025.

So it is heartening to see the emergence of a coalition of a dozen like-minded community groups who joined together to form the Peninsula Climate Alliance to lobby the council on the importance of us doing our fair share.

Soon enough, there will come a time to vote in a new local council and a new state government is to be elected next November. It would be foolish for those seeking election to continue to ignore the community on issues of such critical importance.

Luke O’Brien, Rye

Funding disaster resilience

The Mornington Peninsula Shire’s endorsement of its “Community Disaster Resilience Plan” (Community input sought on ‘Disaster Resilience Plan’, The News 17/9/25) coincided with the release of the National Climate Risk Assessment and the ANU Disaster Solutions Update 2025. While some, including the Coalition, dismiss such reports as “alarmist” and even call for scrapping the internationally agreed net zero by 2050 target, a strong majority of Australians recognise the threat and want action.

Practical preparation like the energy backup systems at community centres in Red Hill, Flinders and Balnarring show how to build resilience in fire-prone areas. Artificial reefs like the Dell Eco and Ramblers Reefs in Geelong demonstrate how coastal erosion can be reduced. But adaptation costs money.

The federal government’s $1b Disaster Ready Fund (DRF) is a good start: 185 projects were funded in 2023-24 and 171 in 2024-25. In the second round, Mornington Peninsula Shire shared in over $7m for flood-resilient infrastructure, transition/retreat policy for property and assets impacted by coastal hazards and sea level rise, and Mt Martha landslip works.

Clearly, it’s time to not only strengthen climate action and disaster resilience, but also to put a price on carbon. Sweden’s levy shows how revenue can fund adaptation, support the national budget and even cut personal income tax. It can work here too.

Ray Peck, Hawthorn

Challenging change

I had to laugh at the statistical graph presented with Greg Holland’s letter last week (A call to action, Letters 16/9/25).

The graph purports to show the increasing number of warmest days since 1910, I think, but it doesn’t say where: Australia, the world, or what?

The graph could also show that temperature sensing devices, recorders,techniques are much more accurate and numerous now than in 1910. A misleading and complicated way to legitimise his theory.

The graph does not actually prove that the planet is warming, just that we’ve had a lot of hot days.

Please, where is the other information for colder winter days? About a decade ago I recall most of Europe being gripped by a really terrible big freeze for a long time during winter.

Holland concludes that we’ve had lots of heatwave days caused by human activity. Probably the planet is warming as it goes through yet another cycle of warming and cooling.

I’ve seen geological evidence and written historical records of warming and cooling in recent history, proving, if you like, that carbon dioxide and humanity have no influence on planetary temperature. This is a very big planet with very big and deep oceans, close to its star, and 50 or so kilometres under your feet is a huge planet of boiling, seething, molten rock. There are incomprehensible forces at work.

Tell me again about the rare gas CO2 causing a planet to warm up. Show me another graph.

If council reacted to every request or demand for action or grants for every crackpot, do-gooder, zealous fanatic of some cause, even an elected councillor with a fantasy, there would be no ratepayers money left to fill potholes.

Brian A Mitchelson, Mornington

Hamas support outrageous

I feel compelled to respond to the deluded supporters of Hamas, Lenzo and Leeuwen (Engage with Hamas, Letters 9/9/25). Their narrative relating to appeasement with the outrageous barbarous Islamic group known as Hamas is entirely without merit.

The statement that “the Palestinian genocide by Israel cannot be denied” is without foundation. The Palestinian population has doubled since 2006. How can there be genocide when the population is increasing?

Any sensible person would agree that the carnage must stop. However, the solution is not

negotiation with the group intent on their opposition’s elimination. There is no political solution with these people; they must be defeated and the outrageous retention of hostages overcome. It defies logic to submit the IDF purposefully kills doctors and patients when Hamas has established military infrastructure under hospitals, schools and kindergartens, using the population as human shields.

If the IDF was determined to kill the citizens of Gaza, why does it expend resources and strategic advantage by informing all (presumably including Hamas) in advance of military actions? Every reputable military expert has stated that the IDF is the most ethical army in history.

If any of the people are starving or maimed, the fault lies at Hamas’ feet with their appropriates of huge quantities of provisions.

Hamas advocates a single state, the elimination of Israel, and the murder of its citizens (two million of whom are Arab Israelis). If anybody doubts their motivations, which Leeuwen erroneously asserts is a resistance movement seeking democratic organisation, listen to the son of Hamas’ founder, Mosab Hassan Yousef, addressing the European Parliament or his interview with Douglas Murray. Leeuwen’s conclusion that we should “engage with” Hamas as we have with other countries with tainted humanitarian record indicates not only a remarkable naive approach but amounts to rewarding terrorists for their actions.

Simon Feingold, Merricks

Enough bias

Enough is enough, it is high time the apologists for the Israeli genocide in Gaza face up to the fact, most of the world’s human rights and forums of decency have called out Israel’s behavior in Gaza as genocide and a crime against humanity. Wouldn’t it be a lot more genuine if these apologists would direct their outrage at the Israeli government? In Israel itself there are daily demonstrations against the behavior of its armed forces and government in regards to the Gaza genocide. The indefensible actions of Israel in Gaza can not be excused by pointing fingers at the other. Rupert Steiner, Balnarring Beach

Life is for living

What do you do with your life, Joe Lenzo? Does it not cost what you pay rates and taxes for? Do you think our libraries, sports grounds, footpaths, beaches, galleries, parks run at a profit? NO!! With our rates and taxes we are paying people to maintain these places for our pleasure.

I am in my eighties. I visit the library, walk around our streets, play 45 holes of golf at Mt Martha golf course every week, meet and enjoy the company of other golfers, drive on roads, swim at our beaches, and try to keep fit so that I’m no cost to the community healthwise, and enjoy my old age. I see young people at the weekend enjoying our sports facilities or our art gallery. Joe, not everything has to run at a profit. I suggest you get outside and see what is positive about our community.

Wendy Doyle, Mornington

Migration

For the 2024–25 program year, the government has set the cap at 185,000 permanent places.The rest listed in Net Overseas Migration (NOM) are just visitors contributing billions to the economy and the jobs to go with it. This equates to 507 a day not 1500 a day that the QAnon immigration alarmist racists are on about.

Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach

Barley-Charlie@89

I was about eight when I knew my father; overseas WW2. Then hardly a word, another two years. Recalling 1948, at the dinner table, which we called tea, and said “You should chew your food 28 times before swallowing.” Which I (we) regarded as hilarious, but not/never to his face, pretending, maybe six times?

Talk about biting my bum; now at 89, offsetting a painful heartburn, the necessity to chew away, closer to 22 than 28, but still.

On reflection he was likely referring to his tinned army bully beef in New Guinea. No Zantac? The threat of Freedom of Speech, not really but mostly. Again Donald Trump, the second coming, Christ, alongside echoes of 1984. I’m thinking Doctor Who and the Dalek; Exterminate?...

“And so we say farewell...” by James A Fitzpatrick, travelogues, years past, and now, 2025, likewise to my Collingwood team.

Alas, cricket to follow, likely hibernation; blind hatred, fears, prejudices and bigotry filed, to the memory vault, March 2026, assuming still on deck. Cliff Ellen, Rye

Proposed Bowling Green For Frankston

Compiled by Cameron McCullough

A COMMITTEE meeting was held on Thursday night, September 17, to draw up recommendations to the Progress Association for the proposed Frankston bowling green.

Crs. F. Wells, J. Bradbury; J. L. Pratt, Messrs. Marshall, Holman, Muntz (Shire engineer), and Mr. J. A. P. Ham (Shire secretary) were present. Apologies were received from Messrs. W. C. Young and D. J. Quartermain.

Cr. Wells (Shire president) was appointed chairman, and reported to the meeting that the Minister of Lands had informed him that the site had been surveyed, and that the residents could proceed to form a club.

The area surveyed provides room for a twelve rink bowling green, croquet lawn, and pavilions, the total area being 400ft. x 150ft., and is situated about 250ft. south of the jetty on the Mornington road.

It was decided to recommend to the Progress Association to at once call a public meeting inviting all residents and persons interested to attend, with a view to forming the club.

The committee decided to gather all possible information for presentation at the public meeting, so that full information can be given.

Mr. J. A. P. Ham (Shire secretary) was appointed secretary (pro tem) of the movement.

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Personal

Mesdames Bradbury and Rogerson left Frankston on Tuesday for Belgave, where they intend spending a brief holiday.

Dr. C. Maxwell and Mrs. Maxwell,

who have been absent from Frankston on holidays, are expected home within the next few days.

Mr. Bright, who has just retired from the position of Deputy P.M.G., intends spending a good deal of his time at his Mt. Eliza home.

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Taking Sand For Roads

Property-owners in the Shire of Cranbourne have been complaining of the action of the Council in giving contractors permission to enter their properties to secure sand for the purpose of repairing roads.

They hold that they do not receive sufficient recompense for the sand, and that such a procedure has largely depreciated their properties.

As a consequence, they induced the Hon. A. Downward (Minister of Lands) to visit Koo-Wee-Rup recently to view what had occurred.

Mr. Downward held the view that they had a just cause for complaint, but that he was impotent to do anything, as the Council has power to secure the sand under the Local Government Act.

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Wedding Bells: Nicholson – Delahunty

A pretty wedding was celebrated at the Frankston Methodist Church on Saturday, 12th September, when Miss Lily Nicholson, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Nicholson, of Frankston, was united in the bonds of holy wedlock to Mr. John Delahunty, of Oakleigh.

The Rev. H. C. Trobilco was the officiating clergyman.

The bride, who was given away by

her father, looked charming in a gown of ivory satin beaute, with panels of silver beads, the train being lined with pale pink beads.

On the end of the train were three bead horseshoes inset with orange blossom. The dainty veil of figured silk net fell from a bandeau of silver beads, and was caught at the sides with clusters of orange blossom.

The bride carried a shower bouquet of white azaleas, orchids and fern.

There were two bridesmaids. Miss Doris Nicholson wore a lavender georgette trimmed with fur and silver ribbon streamers. She carried a bouquet of pansies and orchids.

Miss Winnie Nicholson was gowned in shell pink georgette, with feather trimmings, and silver ribbon streamers. She carried a silver basket of pink heath and sweet peas.

Mr. J. McCulloch acted as best man, and Mr. F. Walker as groomsman.

The reception was held at “The Fernery.” The tables were beautifully decorated, and a sumptuous repast was provided.

The handsome wedding cake was the centre of attraction.

Cr. F. H. Wells (Shire president), uncle of the bride, proposed the toast of the newly-wedded couple, and the bridegroom made an appropriate response.

The health of the bridesmaids, proposed by Mr. J. Price, was responded to by Mr. J. McCulloch.

Mr. R. Harding proposed the health of the bride’s parents, and Mr. Alex Nicholson responded.

Mrs. Nicholson, mother of the bride, was attired in black satin beaute tunic

PUZZLE ZONE

trimmed with jet beads, relieved with fitch choker.

The bride was the recipient of many valuable and useful presents.

The bride’s gift to the bridegroom was a travelling rug, and the groom to bride a fitch necklet; bridegroom to bridesmaids, armlet and gold bangle.

The honeymoon was spent at Healesville. Mr. and Mrs. Delahunty intend making their home at Oakleigh. ***

Frankston Troop Boy Scouts

The boys are working hard for the concert to be held in the Mechanics’ Hall on October 8.

They were looking forward to the combined scouts and gymnasium pound-night, which was unavoidably postponed till Thursday, October 1.

The troop is patiently waiting for the sports meeting which will be competed among the surrounding troops of the district.

The scouts are divided up into different sections so that each patrol has a turn at one item, while another patrol does different work.

The Cub Troop, which was recently formed, is making splendid progress, and several have gained their Tenderpad badges. ***

Footballers’ Dinner

At the close of the football match played in the Frankston park on Saturday last between teams representing Port Phillip and Westernport, a dinner was tendered to the players of both sides by the association at the Bay View Hotel, Frankston. Mr. W. S. McCarthy, the proprietor, had undoubtedly made special preparations for

the occasion, the tables being laid out very nicely.

The dinner which was unanimously voted “excellent,” was served in the best style.

Mr. H. J. McCulloch, president of the Peninsula Football Association, occupied the chair.

Mr. Poletti, of Hastings, in proposing the toast of the players said he would like to thank all the players for the good spirit in which they had played the game during the past season. The object of that day’s match was to encourage a continuance of the same good feeling amongst the players.

The association, continued the speaker, had to consider and deal with certain matters that had come before them, and they had acted in the way they considered to be in the best interests of all clubs.

Mr. McCulloch in reply, said that the association was pleased at the manner in which the respective teams had acquitted themselves. Football had been played during the past season equal to that of previous years, and he could not see why the game on the Peninsula should not improve, as some very good players were residing throughout the district. (Applause).

Mr. McCulloch, in proposing the toast of the winning team for the year (Naval Depot) said all must admit the Depot played the best games throughout the year, and were entitled to the premiership.

***

From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 25 September 1925

Rosebud claim win in Grand Final thriller

MPFNL

By Brodie Cowburn

MEN’S DIV ONE SENIORS

ROSEBUD are the premiers of Division One after a nail-biting one point win over Mt Eliza.

Rosebud came into the Grand Final on Sunday as strong favourites, only losing twice during the home-andaway season. Mt Eliza snuck into finals with a 9-9 record.

Kinetic Stadium hosted the season decider last weekend. Not much separated the two sides all dayRosebud took a narrow two point lead into the half-time break, which turned into a one goal lead for Mt Eliza by three-quarter-time. The Redlegs led by as much as 19 points in the third quarter, but Rosebud kept battling.

Mt Eliza had chances to seal the win in the final term, but was let down by inaccuracy. They booted five behinds in the last quarter, and kicked a solitary goal.

Final quarter goals to Campbell Hustwaite, Liam Tidd, and Callum White put Rosebud back into the lead. Rosebud held on for a famous one point victory, winning 8.7 (55) to 7.14 (54). Stephen Cumming was named beston-ground.

ROSEBUD celebrate their MPFNL Division One Premiership. Picture: Alan Dillon

MT ELIZA led at threequarter time but were overrun by Rosebud. Picture: Craig Barrett

Redlegs grab reserves win

MPFNL

By Brodie Cowburn

MEN’S DIV ONE RESERVES

THE Division One Reserves premiership went home with Mt Eliza on Sunday.

The Redlegs played Frankston YCW on Sunday at Kinetic Stadium. A three-goals-to-zero

opening quarter put Mt Eliza in the box seat. Poor goalkicking ruined any chance of a Frankston YCW comeback. The Stonecats couldn’t find the big sticks, eventually succumbing to a 7.2 (44) to 2.11 (23) defeat. Harrison Scott was Mt Eliza’s best. Leon Brancatisano, Archie Stringer, Jake Mones, Cole Spackman, Tarrant Bevan, and Trent Matthews also had good games for the newly crowned premiers.

MPFNL

By Brodie Cowburn

MEN’S DIV ONE U19’S

LANGWARRIN have put down the Bulldogs to claim the Division One Under 19s premiership. Mornington and Langwarrin did battle on Sunday morning at Kinetic Stadium in Frankston. The Bulldogs had their chances in the opening term, but couldn’t put a goal on the scoreboard. They scored six straight behinds in the first quarter and went into the break level with Langwarrin, who had converted their only

chance into a goal.

The Kangaroos made Mornington pay after quarter-time. They piled on six goals in the second term to put the game out of the Bulldogs’ reach.

Mornington closed the margin to eight points in the final term, but two late goals to Seth Cleary and Kylan Mitchell put the result beyond doubt. Langwarrin beat Mornington 4.13 (37) to 9.6 (60).

Kylan Mitchell booted four goals for the day. He was joined among the best by Chad Bertrand, Tyson Anic, Jaxen Mason, and Jhett Moli.

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By Craig MacKenzie

JAMIE Skelly has been appointed for a fourth straight season as head coach of VPL1 outfit Langwarrin.

While Skelly and Langy president Rob Vickery were fine-tuning an agreement last week Scott Morrison and Stuart Johnson surprisingly resigned as head coaches of Peninsula Strikers and Rosebud respectively.

Skelly and Vickery held informal discussions about the coaching role for the past couple of months and the outcome had been anticipated.

Skelly took over as senior coach at Lawton Park at the end of the 2022 season and under him the side’s highest finish has been ninth last year.

It finished 10th this year.

At the halfway mark of the season Langy was flirting with relegation and hit a low point with a 5-1 away loss to George Cross.

“You can look back at that game and say it was a pivotal moment in our season,” Skelly said.

“The coaching staff sat down and made some difficult decisions about where we were at and how it could be turned around.

“We worked hard with the players not just changing some of the way we played but mentally too.

“By refining our style we conceded less goals and we won more games.

“We stopped pushing high to win the ball back preferring to set up in a mid-block as we did in that second half and it had excellent results.

“In a 10-game period we lost only once and took the team well above any relegation possibilities.”

Success for Langwarrin in the first instance means maintaining its league status.

That’s a perennial priority target.

“Being a stable VPL1 club is a measure of success and anything on top of that is a massive bonus,” Skelly added.

“In terms of budgets there is large divide within the league.

“There are probably a handful of clubs each year that you can say are pushing for promotion and their budgets reflect that then there are clubs who struggle to stay in the league and their budgets also reflect that.

“We’re probably somewhere in the middle.

“When you add in academy teams their budgets don’t come into it as they have wonderful player resources at their disposal.

“The academy teams are a complex factor when weighing up possibilities for the upcoming season.

Coaching shuffle: Langwarrin head coach Jamie Skelly with the 2025 Wallace Cup. From left: Simon Storey, Skelly, Rogan McGeorge, Andrew Mullett, Andrew Macphee.

Insets: Stuart Johnson, Scott Morrison.

Pictures: Darryl Kennedy and Paul Seeley

“For Langwarrin we have to try and ensure that we are in the league for the following year.

“We need to have a culture and an environment that is positive and having set an initial target we’d love to be in the play-offs even in the top two.”

Langwarrin life member and primary sponsor Greg Kilner of Premier Building Group plays a crucial role in the club’s ability to compete on the player market and his philanthropy is widely acknowledged.

“He’s been a massive influence on our club and a massive supporter,”

Skelly said.

“Not just for his support for the senior program but through business contacts and helping the club sign sponsors.

“Greg has no interest in being on the committee but he works really hard in the background to give the club the ability to compete at this level and to compete for players.”

While there will be movement in the senior squad during the off-season Skelly doesn’t anticipate numbers to soar.

There is a decided steady-as-you-go message here.

“The one thing about Langwarrin is that we have players who love being at the club and who want to stay.

“Every year we want to improve the squad to get a little bit closer to where we want to be but that doesn’t mean a lot of players leaving.

“There’s often a natural attrition anyway throughout the season.

“We probably had four leave last season so we’ve got four spots open

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right now to bring in players.

“It’s really important to being in players whose personalities complement the squad rather than change it drastically.

“Discussions already have taken place with our current list and where they see themselves and we see them over the next 12 months and we’ve also contacted prospective players to see if they can come in and help.”

We’ll know more in coming weeks.

As for Skelly’s support staff Simon Storey has stepped down as a senior assistant due to work commitments and Skelly is mulling over a possible replacement.

Adam Poole will remain in a senior assistant’s role, Lou Kastner is goalkeeping coach, Roddy Strachan is team manager and Peter Tuckett strength and conditioning coach.

Down the road at Centenary Park Strikers are sorting out their senior coaching situation and expect to make an announcement in the next fortnight.

As we went to press six candidates had thrown their hat into the ring and more are expected to emerge from the club’s expressions-of-interest post on social media this week.

Morrison joined Strikers for the start of the 2022 season having built an impressive CV at Rosebud Heart, Somerville Eagles and Mornington.

He helped guide Heart to the championship in 2016 by winning all 18 games in State 5 South.

But for the past two seasons Strikers have finished a point behind the second-placed promoted team in State

2 South-East with a lingering feeling of what could have been.

“Last year we missed out to teams who were a little bit better but this year I’d put it down to bad luck pure and simple,” Morrison said.

“We went to Mooroolbark in round two and hit the post six times only to lose 1-0, then there was Skye a few weeks ago when we could have been four or five up at half-time and lost, then the Berwick game … there are others.

“We lacked a little bit in front of goal at crucial times and that cost us.

“Around the halfway mark we felt we needed to change the way we were playing and we did that.

“We also finally got the back four that we’d planed with Kyron (Kerr), Jamie (Davidson), Stevie (Elliott) and ‘Daffers’ (Jaiden Madafferi) playing together which we didn’t have in the first 10 games and that really helped.

“The change in shape sparked us and we went on a run that we weren’t capable of in the first half of the season.”

There’s been talk of a player exodus sparked by Morrison’s departure but Morrison sees important factors that will shape the outcome there.

“It’s going to depend on who takes over,” he said.

“But a key factor is that a lot of the boys love each other and have known each other for a long time.

“If they decide to stay together that’s great.

“I’ve encouraged them all to stay but every year there is some turnover.”

A prime target for other clubs is the brilliant Cooper Andrews who displayed his loyalty during the previous pre-season by knocking back a number of offers principally a huge one from Bayside Argonauts.

As for Morrison he hopes to return to coaching some time down the track but he’s in no rush.

His decision to quit was done so for family reasons.

His sons Archie (12 years old) and Olly (6) both play sport and the older sibling is already at an elite junior level.

“Archie goes to Melbourne City next year and that’s five days a week so it’s a big commitment and Olly’s obviously playing as well.

“I tossed and turned over my decision for around six weeks.

“Coaching is a huge commitment and if I can’t give 100 percent to Strikers it’s not fair on them.

“If I can’t maintain my own standards I can’t be there.

“Right now I’m left with an overwhelming feeling of letting people down – the players and Adrian especially – that’s the hard part especially what we went through a couple of weeks ago.

“But we have really special connections and I have never enjoyed coaching as much as I have in the last three years.

“Although stepping away from them really hurts the main thing is that I don’t want to regret not being the dad I should have been.

“I’m just making sure I’m there for my boys and putting them first.”

Similarly with Johnson it was the need to focus on family responsibilities that drove his decision.

His two-year tenure as senior coach ends on a high having won promotion from State 5 South in his first season and navigated the tricky promotion and relegation rules implemented this year as Football Victoria expands from five to seven State League tiers next season and standardises each tier’s regionalised component.

“When I took on the coaching position with Rosebud I stressed the need for a two-year appointment to bring stability and continuity to the role,” Johnson said.

“I won’t be involved in selecting the new coach but I have stressed to the club how important continuity should play in their decision.”

Former senior coach Jason Symonds who assisted Johnson this year is believed to be a leading contender for the position.

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