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IT’S full steam ahead for the Mornington - Mt Martha Model Railway Club’s 50th anniversary open day on 30 November.
The treasurer of the club, John Wallace, is pictured making sure everything is on track for the celebration.
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Landslide planning controls to impact 27,000 residential properties
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MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire
councillors have voted to advance an interim erosion management overlay, a planning control aimed at managing development on land most prone to landslides.
The decision was made during the shire’s unscheduled public meeting on 17 November following an urgent directive from state Planning Minister
Sonya Kilkenny to prepare an amendment to the Mornington Peninsula
planning scheme that would form the new control.
The measure was a key recommendation of the board of inquiry into the McCrae landslide in January that saw a house slide down the escarpment, which was found later to have been caused by a burst water main, according to the inquiry’s September report.
The overlay is intended to cover areas classified as highly susceptible to landslide that are not already subject to existing erosion overlays.
The planning control will now be considered for approval by the Planning Minister.
If applied to a property, the new planning rule would generally require owners to obtain a planning permit before undertaking most forms of development. This may include vegetation removal, drainage changes or other works that could influence land stability.
According to the council, many applications would also need to be supported by a report from a qualified geotechnical specialist outlining how any proposed works can be undertaken safely. But the shire will have the discretion to scale back or vary the require-
ments “if they are not relevant to the assessment of an application”.
About seven per cent of the shire’s total land area falls into the “high susceptibility” category - around 33,000 lots, with roughly 27,000 of them residential.
For many landholders, only a portion of their property is expected to fall within the overlay area, meaning “development can occur in the usual way on that part of the site not covered by the new overlay, subject to any other relevant planning controls that apply to the land,” the shire stated.
The new overlay would be temporary and is expected to remain in place while the shire completes a detailed, municipality-wide update of landslide mapping and risk data. That body of work, along with the full amendment process for permanent planning controls, is expected to take between two and four years.
Mayor Cr Anthony Marsh said the shire’s priority was to keep the community safe, noting “this interim control will help minimise the risks posed by development on landslide susceptible land”.
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Dredging spoils dumped on Mothers Beach
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RESIDENTS have expressed concerns following piles of dredging spoil being deposited on Mothers Beach following routine works at the Mornington boat ramp last week.
The Mornington Peninsula Shire conducts regular dredging at the boat ramp to address sand buildup which interferes with vehicle and human access.
This year, the dredged sediment was spread on Mothers Beach, which some locals say occurred without adequate consultation or warning and has interfered with the visual appeal of the beach.
A member of Beach Patrol 3931, Susan Young, said the spoil was “visually polluting” and expressed concern regarding how close the busy summer season is.
“It just looks absolutely revolting,” Young said.
“From my personal perspective, it’s the visual aspect. This beach is an iconic beach in Mornington. We have a clean-up event on the first week of December and if that pile is still there, it doesn’t say much for how we treat our citizens and how we appreciate our assets.”
She said she doesn’t believe locals were adequately warned prior to the spoils being placed on the beach.
“I don’t believe there was any public consultation or warning or signs or anything like that about it before it happened,” Young said.
“We just have to trust that the sludge is not contaminated and not going to pose a health hazard to beach goers.”
Mornington resident Melanie Bird has spent more than a year monitoring regeneration of native vegetation on the beach and said she was concerned about the impact of the spoil on fragile vegetation.
“Over time, without the mechanical rakes and tractor driving over Mothers Beach, the vegetation was able to regrow in a natural kind of way because it wasn’t being disturbed,” Bird said.
“I find it absolutely appalling that those new little native seedlings were not only buried under this pile of contaminated sand, but they were also uprooted by the bobcat used to move the sand across the beach.”
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DREDGING spoils dumped on Mothers Beach in Mornington and, right, Mel Bird and Susan Young among the spoils.
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Bird said she collected samples which left residue on her hand and smelled of fuel which left her concerned about potential contamination. She has sent samples off to be professionally tested after a home test kit showed differences between the control sample and the spoil sample.
“I don’t have a problem with them having to clean the boat ramp,” Bird said.
“It’s just they put it on an area that they were well and truly aware was being revegetated.”
A spokesperson from Environment Protection Authority Victoria confirmed officers inspected the dredged sediment and said it was consistent with routine annual maintenance.
“EPA has been provided with the results of scientific testing that
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confirms the sediment is suitable for spreading on the nearby beach,” the spokesperson said.
According to EPA, any dark colour or odour is normal for organic material dredged from the bay and “can be expected to dissipate with the effects of rain and exposure to sunlight”.
The spokesperson said members of the public can report concerns via EPA’s 24-hour hotline or online.
A shire spokesperson said the project involved removing sand build-up obstructing access to the boat ramp and that depositing clean sand onto the nearest beach is “established best practice and recommended by Parks Victoria”.
“We’ve tested the dredged sand and it’s clean and uncontaminated,” the spokesperson said.
“The colour is due to harmless organic matter that will break down naturally within a few days.”
The shire said explanatory signage was installed once the sand had been levelled.
Bird questioned the consistency of the shire’s practices. “I cannot logically understand why the debris collected by the raking of the beach is disposed of as contaminated waste at a significant cost to ratepayerswhile this sludge is being dumped right in the middle of one of our most beautiful beaches,” Bird said. Residents are calling for clearer public notification, greater care for regenerating habitat, and more consideration of the visual impact dredging spoil can have on the peninsula’s beaches.
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Marsh and Pingiaro re-elected as mayor and deputy for another year
MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire
councillors met on 18 November and elected mayor Cr Anthony Marsh and deputy mayor Cr Paul Pingiaro for another 12 months, appearing to continue the majority councillor’s campaign of change at the shire.
The meeting started with a motion resolving to determine the term of a new mayor and once determined at one year, to establish the office of deputy mayor.
Calling for nominations for mayor, Cr Andrea Allen nominated Marsh while Cr Michael Stephens nominated Cr Max Patton.
Given the opportunity to speak on their nominations, Marsh said “As an incumbent, I don’t think what I say in the next few minutes is going to make a big difference, but I’ll just refer to my record. I have been incredibly privileged and humbled to serve in this position over the past 12 months and I’m happy to do that again”.
Patton told the councillor group “I’m standing for mayor this evening to provide another option to the council group”.
“I think it’s important in a democracy to have a couple of choices. I think each year is an opportunity for renewal and I do get the feeling that there’s a want for that in the room.
“So, without going into the previous year, I’m focused on the way forward. If I get the support to be mayor, I’m looking forward to a refreshing approach, the inclusion of all
councillors in all matters and bringing the community along with us.”
Shire CEO Mark Stoermer then put it to the vote with Crs Williams, Pingiaro, Allen, Ranken, Batty and Marsh voting for Marsh, and Crs Gill, Stephens, Binyon, Patton and Roper voting for Patton. The final result being six votes to five in favour of Marsh.
Marsh, as the newly elected mayor, then resumed the chair of the meeting and moved and commenced the process of electing a deputy mayor.
Calling for nominations for the role of deputy mayor, Stephens nomi-
nated Patton and Ranken nominated Pingiaro.
Putting it to the vote, Crs Gill, Stephens, Binyon, Patton and Roper voted for Patton and Crs Williams, Pingiaro, Allen, Ranken, Batty and Marsh voted for Pingiaro. The final result being six votes to five in favour of Pingiaro.
Pingiaro then spoke on his reelection to deputy mayor.
“First of all, thank you to everyone for their support. It’s been a huge year and I’m honoured again to accept the role of deputy mayor”.
“We’re committed to cultural and
It is time to make a formal submission to the Minister for Planning, Sonya Kilkenny, letting her
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ble, measured, measurable results for our community.”
Marsh then spoke on being reelected mayor for another term.
“When I look back over the past 12 months, the feeling I have is one of pride, gratitude and optimism for the future ahead. The past year has been one of hard work, some pretty massive decisions, and constant momentum. And I couldn’t be more grateful for the people that have been part of that journey.
“To my fellow councillors, thank you all for your support and commitment. We have a diverse range of views, skills and experience in the room and I think that is something we need to see as our strength.
“The skills and experience around the table is something that we need to tap into more. And I agree with some of the comments we’ve heard of late about working together better and I’m sure we can do that.
organisational change and we’ve followed through with that in the past year. We’ve finalised our financial plan, council plan, public health and well being plan and adopted domestic animal management plans, but to name a few.
“We’ve increased road funding by 72%, delivered $4m in direct community grants and commence restoring access to many coastal facilities.
“We’ve undertaken a significant restructure, organised, addressed financial risks and broken ground on many projects.
“Now let’s turn stability into tangi-
“Moving forward, I aim to honour that diversity and ensure that all our voices can be heard and that we continue to serve this role with dedication and commitment.
“This is the year where our community and our organisation will begin to reap the benefits of the hard work done over the past year. The structures are mostly set, the plans are adopted and the team is now ready to deliver. And now is the time for that strong delivery in visible outcomes to come to our residents and our community.”
The next Mornington Peninsula Shire council meeting is scheduled for 2 December.
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Shire warns state not to rush planning overhaul
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MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire is imploring the state government to halt its fast-tracked planning reforms, warning the proposed changes could shut communities out of critical decisions about development in their own neighbourhoods.
The planning amendment, the Better Decisions Made Faster Bill 2025, was introduced to parliament on 28 October and is now being debated with the aim of updating the Planning and Environment Act 1987.
According to the state government, this would create a “modern, fit-forpurpose planning system for Victoria” that would also accelerate housing delivery.
Councils across the state including the shire argue they were not consulted on reforms that would directly affect how planning decisions are made.
At the shire’s unscheduled meeting on 17 November, councillors voted unanimously to endorse the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) position paper, which is calling for the Bill to be referred to a parliamentary inquiry.
If a parliamentary inquiry is not established, councils will advocate for significant improvements to the Bill through parliamentary debate, as outlined in the MAV position paper.
Mayor Cr Anthony Marsh said communities risked losing transparency, safeguards and any meaningful chance to participate in shaping local development.
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without local government at the table. Councils are on the front line of the planning system; we know what works and what does not across our communities. Consultation is essential before any major change,” he said.
“The Bill risks creating more problems than it solves. Council welcomes reform that improves planning efficiency and delivers more homes faster - provided it is done in partnership. We all want an effective and fair planning system.
“If the government works with councils and community, we can achieve reforms that are better informed, faster and deliver quality homes, which is better for communities, the environment and Victoria.”
In its letter to MPs outlining their concerns, the council backed recommendations from the MAV, urging the state government to amend the Bill to restore transparency and parliamentary oversight; protect safety and environmental standards; and ensure appropriate consultation and resourcing for councils.
According to a shire report, “while some proposed changes have merit, many are very concerning, especially those that significantly reduce the ability for communities to know or have their say about planning decisions”.
It also noted it would remove parliamentary oversight of planning system changes, as well as “prevent consideration of environmental risks, set impractical timeframes for important decision-making, and fail to deliver funding mechanisms for affordable and social housing”.
The council is also encouraging residents to write to their MPs to support
the council’s advocacy efforts.
In a statement to The News, The Nepean Ratepayers Association, which advocates for the residents of Blairgowrie, Portsea, Rye, Sorrento and Tootgarook, said it supported the council’s position.
“Broadly, the planning reforms proposed will introduce a ‘one size fits all’ for residential areas in Victoria, tick the box and get you development approved, with no allowance for neighbourhood character,” the statement said.
“We are not Camberwell, Brighton or Williamstown and we have our own special set of neighbourhoods, environmental and township characters that should be recognised and protected.
“The ability of local communities to have their say or be informed about potential developments will be reduced.”
According to the association, building height limits could go up to ten storeys for medium rise and density apartments in Frankston and potentially three storeys in peninsula townships such as Flinders, Sorrento, Portsea, Blairgowrie and Rye.
“This could potentially open the door for more three level short stay holiday apartments on the peninsula, which will do nothing to improve or speed up the availability of affordable housing to buy or rent, which is the aim of the Bill.”
Cr Max Patton said it was the most significant overhaul of the Act in nearly 40 years, with the shire overseeing more planning decisions than most other local governments “so we really should have been partners in shaping a reform of this magnitude”.
New stairs reopen at Blairgowrie beach
ACCESS to Blairgowrie beach
has been restored with the Sevilles carpark staircase rebuilt and reopened ahead of summer.
The upgrade, announced by Environment Minister Steve Dimopoulos, follows the completion of works led by the Whitecliffs to Camerons Bight Foreshore Reserve Committee of Management.
The renewal was supported by $50,000 from the state government’s coastal public access and risk grants program.
The previous staircase was closed earlier in the year due to safety concerns. The rebuilt structure, off Point Nepean Rd and opposite The Loop, now created a more reliable link to the beach, restoring an important access point for the Blairgowrie community.
The revamped car park will retain all 60 car park spaces.
New amenities, which will be completed by the middle of next year, include outdoor showers, accessible toilets, and a diver’s change area.
A lookout deck, a footpath connecting to Point Nepean Rd, and trees and garden beds will also be built from 2027 onwards depending on funding grants.
The staircase project is part of a wider investment in coastal safety and access, with the grants program providing $1.4m to land managers across the state.
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council also received $150,000 to upgrade the Birdrock Beach access stairs at Mount Martha, while further repairs are scheduled at locations including
Tooradin, Dromana and Flinders. Camerons Bight Foreshore Reserve Committee of Management chair
Gary McPike welcomed the reopening, saying, “The renewal of Sevilles stairs reflects the committee’s ongoing collaboration with the state government to maintain and improve safe public access along our coast”.
“We’re pleased to see this important connection reinstated for the benefit of locals and visitors to the Blairgowrie foreshore,” he said.
Dimopoulos said, “This renewal has been a real team effort, and we’re thrilled to see Sevilles Stairs reopened in time for the busy season.”
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“While an erosion management overlay would not have prevented the McCrae landslide, which was caused by a burst water main, it was a recommendation of the board of inquiry. Council has accepted the inquiry’s recommendations in relation to implementing the erosion management overlay,” he said.
According to a shire report, the interim overlay is guided by the landslide susceptibility assessment, which divides the municipality into low, medium, and high landslide-risk categories.
This assessment has long informed when geotechnical reports are needed for planning applications, and under the proposed overlay, most buildings and works would require a permit supported by technical advice showing how a proposal keeps “landslide risks to property and life to within tolerable levels.”
Because the overlay affects thousands of homes and lots, the planning amendment includes exemptions for minor works and gives planners the ability to vary or waive requirements to avoid unnecessary red tape.
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The shire’s report also said the amendment also “ensures landslide risks can be appropriately considered in planning applications following recent reforms to Victoria’s planning system, and related decisions from the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, which effectively prevent consideration of environmental risks unless a relevant planning control is in place”.
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Half a century of training
By Raia Flinos
THE Mornington - Mt Martha Model Railway Club will be celebrating its 50th anniversary with an open day at Mt Martha House Community Centre on 30 November.
The event will exhibit multiple model railway layouts from visiting clubs, as well as the club’s own, and have free admission.
Club president Cameron Wilson said they want the event to be accessible to everyone, including children. Between 10am and 3pm, anyone is welcome to come and learn more about model railways and watch them operate.
Wilson said fifty years is a big milestone which celebrates “the longevity of the club and the history of it, in terms of being able to provide a place for people to get together, enjoy trains over such a long period of time, and also work on things and learn a lot of stuff”.
The club has around 35 members who come to scheduled sessions on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and run their trains on the model track. Multiple members have pitched in over the years to help design, make, and program the set-up.
Wilson said for most of their members, the club is not just a hobby but a community and a
space for social interactions.
“I think it’s meeting people with common interests, being able to run their trains, and being able to get involved in group activities,” Wilson said. “We do social activities. We go to exhibitions, we have club dinners, things like that. So, it’s a social environment with a common interest, but then also being able to work on things that you enjoy as well.”
The club is open to everyone, regardless of age or gender, and anyone is welcome to pop by at any of their running sessions to learn more.
“We’re always trying to find new members,” Wilson said.
“We’ve been trying to increase our presence because you talk to a people who are members of other clubs, and they don’t know we exist.”
Wilson said the open day is a chance for people to see some impressive models and enjoy a barbeque and a family day out. There will also be a children’s u-drive set up, where they can run model trains, and a stall selling second-hand railway items.
“We going to have trains running upstairs, trains running downstairs,” Wilson said.
“If anyone is interested, bring the kids, have a great time.”
Rotary rolls out this year’s Christmas cakes
By Brendan Rees
THE Rotary Club of Mt Martha is bringing back its beloved Christmas fruit cakes and puddings, just in time for the holiday season.
Locals who have enjoyed these treats in previous years know just how delicious they are.
This festive project is organised by Rotary Darwin South, part of District 9560 in the Northern Territory, with all profits donated to The Rotary Foundation.
Rotary Mount Martha will receive a small portion from each cake sold, which will go directly into the club’s account to help fund local projects.
The cakes are available in a reusable tin for $22 or in a box for $20, making them a perfect gift for family and friends this Christmas.
Rotarian will be selling the cakes and puddings at Benton Square Shopping Centre in Mornington on 6 December from 10am-1pm.
Meanwhile, as the club busies itself with the Christmas fundraiser, Rotarians have also been hard at work in the community, recently donating $1150 to Mount Martha Primary School for their science program.
Rotary Mount Martha president Anne Shaw said the money was raised in just one day fol-
lowing a barbeque appeal earlier this month at Mt Martha Village, thanks to the help of the school’s students and staff and sponsorship from Bendigo Bank Community Bank Mt Martha.
“This is community and it’s creating a relationship - and that’s what I see as the real value of Rotary and the way we’re going,” Shaw said.
The club also recently donated $1000 to the Mornington Community Support Centre for their Christmas appeal; $1000 to the Mental Health Safety Net in Mornington, and a further $1000 for the Ranch 2.0 project, a communityled crisis accommodation project.
Mornington Community Support Centre president Lyn Johnson said they were most grateful for the donation.
“That is a great start to the Christmas appeal, which has just been launched, and I know that apartment one at Ranch 2.0 is now ready for a make-over, so I know that it will be used wisely,” she said.
This month Rotary Mount Martha also celebrated two years of its Containers for Community initiative through the state’s container deposit scheme, having raised a total of $72,000 so far with proceeds going back into community projects.
Hastings SES stage training drill on historic train
By Brendan Rees HASTINGS State Emergency Service
(SES) joined the Mornington Tourist Railway on 17 November for a largescale emergency training exercise.
The drill took place on Bungower Rd and involved a simulated emergency stop with 30 volunteers acting as passengers with varied injuries.
About 30 SES members from the
Hastings unit attended, along with four members from Cranbourne SES who brought their mass casualty tent.
Four additional SES members from the state region were also present.
Hastings SES section leader Hobley Silvana said the drill simulated an abrupt train stop during a busy tourist period using the historic carriages which date back to 1921.
Hobley described the joint-training exercise as highly successful, providing realistic, hands-on experience for SES and railway volunteers.
She added it also highlighted the importance of coordinated emergency preparedness in the region, ensuring volunteers are ready to respond to potential incidents involving the popular tourist railway.
“This is the first time we’ve actually undertaken such as a drill with the Mornington Tourist Railway and we’re hoping to do more on a regular basis because it’s something that could happen and if it does happen we are going to be well prepared,” she said.
She added that future exercises may include other emergency services
such as the CFA and ambulance teams.
“We’re trying to take as much away from this exercise as possible, have a really good evaluation, consider our feedback and make it bigger and better every year so we can assist the community.”
MORNINGTON - Mt Martha Model Railway Club secretary Bob Harvey and president Cameron Wilson.
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ROTARY Club of Mt Martha treasurer Peter Rawlings with the collection of Christmas fruit cakes and puddings. Picture: Gary Sissons
SES volunteers and Mornington Tourist Railway volunteers take part in a simulated emergency. Picture: Gary Sissons
Youth camp marks 100 years
CAMP Manyung, a not-for-profit initiative transforming young lives, has turned 100 with campers, families and community members gathering to celebrate the milestone.
The seaside camp on Sunnyside Rd, Mount Eliza, is the longest-running residential camp in the state, run by YMCA Victoria, attracting around 14,500 campers every year.
Heavy rain didn’t deter guests from attending the celebration on 16 November including 95-year-old Ian Rose, who first volunteered with the YMCA in the 1940s and later brought his own family to the camp in the 1970s.
He was amazed at how much the place has evolved.
YMCA Victoria CEO Carolyn Morris spoke at the event alongside former CEO Peter Burns, Mornington MP Chris Crewther and state government representative David Strickland.
They shared reflections on how the camp had shaped generations and what the future might look like.
Camp manager Jim Boyle talked about what made the site special, pointing out its inclusive features.
“This means everyone, regardless of ability, age, background or culture can participate fully,” he said.
Boyle also shared hopes of trans-
forming the self-contained Regatta House building into a modern, fully accessible accommodation space - a project that would need strong philanthropic backing.
After the birthday cake was cut, the rain finally eased, giving visitors a chance to explore the heritage-listed bunkhouses designed by Eric Nicholls and Walter Burley Griffin and built by volunteers during the Depression.
Some guests even had a go on the flying fox, while others headed back to the dining hall for a classic camp afternoon tea, accompanied by live acoustic music from local performer Mietta.
McCrae Lions donate tilt table to Rosebud Hospital
By Brendan Rees
ROSEBUD Hospital will soon receive a new tilt table, thanks to a generous donation from the McCrae Lions Club.
Valued at over $8000, the tilt table is a specialised examination table that gradually moves patients from a horizontal to an almost standing position, safely secured with straps.
The equipment is primarily used to diagnose causes of fainting or lightheadedness by monitoring changes in blood pressure and heart rate as patients are raised to a standing position.
Lions Club president Salvatore Giambruno said the donation reflected the club’s ongoing commitment to supporting local community health initiatives.
“Rosebud Hospital is a key hub for community services,” he said.
“When Peninsula Health told us there was a need for a tilt table to support rehabilitation therapy, allowing residents of Rosebud and surrounding areas to avoid travelling far, we responded without hesitation.
“With the substantial contribution of our Australian Lions Foundation, we were able to reach the required funding and make this donation a reality.”
The tilt table will soon be installed at the hospital.
The McCrae Lions Club has a proud history of fundraising for local causes, with the Rosebud Hospital saying, “their support for Peninsula Health continues to be warmly appreciated”.
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Dallas Brooks Reserve revamp begins
CONSTRUCTION work has officially begun at Dallas Brooks Reserve, with upgrades to the sports fields and carpark now under way.
The project, which started in late October, aims to address concerns raised by sporting clubs and community organisations.
Planned improvements include a rebuild of four full-size soccer pitches, one to National Premier League standard and three to domestic standard.
There will also be enhanced access pathways, an expanded car park, new lighting, upgraded drainage, and fence replacement.
Dallas Brooks Reserve is a key sporting hub for Mornington. Once complete in March 2027, the upgrades will provide the Mornington Soccer Club and other community groups with a safe, accessible, and high-quality recreational
space.
Funding for the project comes from the Mornington Peninsula Shire and the Australian government’s Thriving Suburbs Program. Mayor Cr Anthony Marsh said, “We’ve listened to our clubs and community, and it’s great to see this much-needed upgrade finally underway. With support from the Australian government, we’re delivering the fields, lighting and access improvements locals have been asking for, so Mornington has the facilities it needs.” Moorooduc Ward councillor Bruce Ranken added, “Say goodbye to the struggles of finding a carpark on a busy Saturday game day. Come 2027, we can all enjoy one new National Premier League standard pitch as well as three domestic standard pitches, with plenty of parking spots, easier access and high-quality spaces.”
ROSEBUD Hospital’s director of nursing, Jacqui Allen (centre) accepts cheque from McCrae Lions members Louise Webster and president Salvatore Giambruno. Picture: Supplied
GUESTS celebrates the century of Camp Manyung in Mt Eliza. Picture: Yanni
COUNCIL representatives and community members gather at the start works at Dallas Brooks Reserve. Picture: Supplied
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The gourmet kitchen features Caesarstone benchtops throughout, centred around a substantial island bench with integrated sink and dishwasher, complemented by premium new Smeg built-in oven and convection microwave. A stylish wet bar with expansive wine storage sits adjacent, perfect for effortless hosting.
The open-plan dining area and lounge, warmed by a new contemporary gas fireplace, connect to a separate rumpus and fully fitted theatre room, creating versatile spaces for family life and entertainment.
The luxurious master suite occupies its own private wing, complete with walk-in robe, stone-appointed ensuite featuring double vanity, and a striking terrazzo bathtub positioned to overlook a secluded courtyard. Separately zoned, three additional generous bedrooms are serviced by a well-appointed family bathroom with separate powder room.
A dedicated home office provides a quiet workspace, while a substantial laundry with rear access completes the practical layout. A new hydronic underfloor heating system with contemporary boiler delivers luxurious warmth throughout the cooler months. Energy-efficient LED lighting has been installed throughout, while comprehensive Crimsafe security screens and doors provide robust protection without compromising aesthetics. Security is further enhanced by a cutting-edge alarm system. The double lockup garage provides secure internal access and ample storage.
Positioned among the Peninsula's most prestigious addresses, this exceptional property sits moments from Peninsula Grammar School and Toorak College, the boutique shops and cafes of Mount Eliza Village, and the pristine coastline of Moondah Beach.n
Panoramic views from Dromana's most sought-after locale
This tranquil updated home basks in breathtaking bay views and the sound of waves on the shore below, with a private track to the beach. Offering 2 modern homes in 1, it’s perfect for multigenerational living or as an income source. Both with open-plan living, a renovated upper level has 2BRs 2bath, with 2BRs 1bath on the lower level, plus 6.6kW solar, ducted heating/cooling, RC/AC & electric gate to double garage. 6 Clifftop Court, Dromana .
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23 Stanley Crescent, Mount Martha . 3 a 3 b 4 v 2,181 r
Opulent entertainer basking in bay views
Elegance & sophistication await just 550m to the coastline & a short drive to Mt Martha village & beaches. This quality home features expansive light-filled rooms that revel in the stunning bay vistas, with grand interiors that open to multiple terraces, for exceptional entertaining & relaxation. A generous front garden has potential for a new pool (STCA), & there’s abundant parking options with workshop.
CLASS, LUXURY & A SUPERB SEASIDE SETTING
With the beach beckoning only a few hundred metres away and the scent of the sea in the air, this light-filled 3 bedroom townhouse offers effortless style and space and a brilliant garden setting featuring a north-facing alfresco terrace and pergola. Features 2 living areas, high ceilings, engineered timber floors, 3 bathrooms, remote double garage, split-system airconditioning.
A home for all ages and stages offering fabulous affordability and all the joys of beachside Mornington, this appealing residence holds a central position within walking distance of Bentons Square shops and Civic Reserve’s sporting facilities with a large park and playground just around the corner. Quiet court position, 4 bedrooms, 3 living areas, fantastic covered rear patio, 2 bathrooms, double garage and carport.
GUIDE: $1,200,000 - $1,320,000
Saturday 10-10.30am CONTACT: Ben Crowder 0407 557 758
GUIDE: $1,025,000 - $1,125,000 INSPECT: Saturday 10-10.30am CONTACT: Will Crowder 0422 025 497
CONTEMPORARY VILLA ON OLIVERS HILL
An Olivers Hill property with all the style and elegance that gives this prestigious beachside area its fame, this enchanting villa offers serenity and lifestyle spoils just doors from the trails of Sweetwater Creek and walking distance to the beach. Recently enhanced with lovely cottage gardens and new carpet, the home boasts living and dining areas with French doors to a north-facing alfresco terrace, a stone kitchen, 2 sleek bathrooms and a double garage.
STREET, FRANKSTON SOUTH
WANT BAY VIEWS? LOOK NO FURTHER! PRICE GUIDE: $870,000 - $957,000
Escape to a hillside retreat where coastal elegance blends with modern luxury. This 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home captures sweeping views of the bay, city skyline, and Sweetwater Creek. Featuring stylish living zones, a gourmet kitchen, and seamless flow to a covered deck with a heated spa, it’s perfect for entertaining. Upstairs offers peaceful retreats, a conservatory, and a large balcony. Premium finishes, a quiet cul-de-sac setting, and beachside proximity define this exclusive lifestyle.
Saturday 12-12.30pm
The Guide
TOP PICKS OF THE WEEK
FRIDAY
THURSDAY
THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW
TEN, 8.30pm
Like having an invitation to an exclusive dinner party with Hollywood A-listers and the finest actors, comedians and pop sensations Britain has to offer, Graham Norton’s (left) enduring chat show gives us a glimpse at who the world’s biggest stars are behind closed doors – and after 18 years, we’re still hooked. Thursday’s season 33 premiere welcomes actors Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Matthew McConaughey and James Norton, as well as singer Raye to the iconic red couch, with their latest projects.
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
SEVEN, 7pm
As packed as your social calendar might be, it’s wise to accept this invite to the Better Homes and Gardens annual gathering. The experts get together at Calmsley Hill City Farm for their Christmas special, during which they share food, jokes and highlights of 2025. Among the delicious treats on offer are a grilled ham served with a peach salad from Colin Fassnidge and a seasonal dessert board. Meanwhile, Dr Harry Cooper (middle right) showcases the property’s working dogs.
Thursday, November 27
ABC TV (2)
SBS (3)
SUNDAY
MOVIE:
GREEN BOOK
SEVEN, 10pm, M (2018)
A surprise winner of the Best Picture Oscar, this comedy by Peter Farrelly (Dumb & Dumber There’s Something About Mary a refreshing take on the road-trip movie. In the early 1960s, African American pianist Don (Mahershala Ali, right) hires tough-talking Italian American bouncer Tony (Viggo Mortensen) as his chauffeur for a concert tour through America’s Midwest and Deep South. An unlikely friendship develops, with the struggle to find common ground proving to be the emotional core of their journey. Magically balancing earnest themes, genuine hilarity and crowd-pleasing qualities, Green Book is an absolute must-watch.
SEVEN (7)
NINE (9) 6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 When The War Is Over. (PG, R) 10.30 The Piano UK. (PG, R) 11.30 Crime Night! (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Silent Witness. (Mal, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. (Final) 3.00 QI. (PGl, R) 3.30 Forever Summer With Nigella. (R) 3.55 Grand Designs. (PGl, R) 4.40 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 9.10 Outta Town Adventures. (PGa, R) 10.05 London: 2,000 Years Of History. (PG, R) 10.55 Rick Steves’ Europe. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Royal Autopsy. (Man, R) 2.55 History Of The Amalfi Coast. (PGa, R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 London: 2,000 Years Of History. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 MOVIE: An Organized Killer. (2021, Mav, R) Allison McAtee. 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Eva Longoria: Searching For Spain: Asturias.
8.25 Britain’s Railway Empire In Colour: Tracks Of Empire. (PG) Explores the origins and impact of Britain’s railways.
9.20 Vigil. (Mav) Amy and Kirsten battle for their lives.
Time. (Final) 1.25 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 2.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.25 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Vienna Blood. (Ma, R) 12.50 Willie Nelson: Life & Songs Of An American Outlaw. (PGad, R) 2.50 The Story Of Sugar. (PGa, R) 3.50 Travelling In The 1970s. (Md, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Border Patrol. (PG) Customs inspect paint scraper tools.
7.30 Highway Patrol. (PGadl, R) A motorist is caught on a phone. 8.30 MOVIE: Uncharted. (2022, Mv, R)
A street-smart young man is recruited by a seasoned treasure hunter to recover a famous lost fortune. Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali. 10.50 The Amazing Race. (PG) Hosted by Phil Keoghan.
12.20 The Front Bar. (Ml, R) 1.20 Life. (Malsv, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
SUNDAY SPICKS AND SPECKS
ABC TV, 7.30pm
With a fan base as devoted as any rock band, this beloved music trivia show is still entertaining audiences 20 years after it first burst onto the scene. Tonight, host Adam Hills and team captains Alan Brough and Myf Warhurst (all seated) welcome another OG back to the panel: Angie Hart, the lead singer of ’90s pop band Frente! who appeared on the show’s pilot episode in 2005. In fact, Hart was a pioneer of the show’s infamous “Substitute” round, singing from the Torana 1600 service manual. She’s on the mic again this time, hoping teammates Brough and Zoë Coombs Marr can decode lyrics from a table tennis strategy guide.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Budget Battlers. (R) 1.00 Space Invaders. (PGa, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon.
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 RBT. (Mdl, R) Follows the activities of police units.
8.30 Topknotz. (Premiere, Ml) Rob Palmer and Tom Williams catch up with Judy Johnson, a kiwi ocean swimmer.
9.30 To Be Advised.
10.40 9News Late.
11.10 Chicago Med. (MA15+am)
11.55 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
12.45 Pointless. (PG, R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.
TEN (10)
Mahershala Ali in Oscar-winning film, Green Book
Friday, November 28
ABC (2)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG, R) 11.05 The Forsytes. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Newsreader. (Mal, R) 2.00 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R) 3.00 QI. (PG, R) 3.30 Forever Summer With Nigella. (R) 3.55 Grand Designs Revisited. (PG, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Gardening Australia. Celebrates Jane Edmanson’s 38 years on the ABC.
8.30 Maigret. (Mav) Maigret grapples with his failure and tries to understand the man whom he failed to protect.
9.20 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Tom Gleeson grills four fan favourites who are experts on topics in a comedic quiz show.
9.55 Crime Night! (PG, R) Hosted by Julia Zemiro.
10.25 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)
10.55 ABC Late News.
11.10 Silent Witness. (M, R)
12.15 Rage New Music. (MA15+dhlnsv)
5.00 Rage. (PG)
SBS (3)
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.05 London: 2,000 Years Of History. (PG, R) 10.55 Rick Steves’ Europe. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Royal Autopsy. (Man, R) 3.00 Nula. 3.30 Living Black: 50 Years Of SBS Indigenous. (R) 3.35 Such Was Life. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 London: 2,000 Years Of History. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Discovering Film: Robert Redford.
8.30 MOVIE: Thelma And Louise: Born To Live. (2025, M, R) Looks at the cultural impact of Thelma and Louise. Geena Davis.
9.30 Discovering Film: Maggie Smith. (PG, R)
10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Sisi. (MA15+a, R) 11.55 Tokyo Vice. (MA15+asv, R)
2.15 Stutter School: Untold Australia. (PGa, R) 3.15 The Story Of Cheese. (R) 4.15 Home Of The Year: Scotland. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SEVEN (7) TEN (10) NINE (9)
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 MOVIE: Sitting In Limbo. (2020, Mal, R) Patrick Robinson. 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Hosted by Johanna Griggs.
8.30 MOVIE: Love Actually. (2003, Mlns, R) Explores a series of interlocking vignettes about love and romance in Britain in the weeks before Christmas. Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson. 11.15 MOVIE: Firestarter. (2022, MA15+av, R) A girl gains the power to set things on fire. Zac Efron. 1.15 In Plain Sight. (Madv)
2.30 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Christmas In The Highlands. (2019, G, R) Brooke Burfitt. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG, R)
6.00 9News.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Find My Beach House Australia. (Return) Hosted by Shelley Craft.
8.30 MOVIE: Aquaman. (2018, Mav, R) A half-human, half-Atlantean goes on a quest to retrieve the legendary Trident of Atlan and protect the water world. Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe.
11.15 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av, R)
12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.00 Drive TV: Launch Pad. (R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Postcards. (PG, R)
6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.30 Big Brother Australia. (Malns) Hosted by Mel Tracina. 8.30 Ambulance UK. (Ma, R) In the first of two strike days, North West Ambulance Service loses over a third of its workforce. 9.40 The Graham Norton Show. (Ml, R) Celebrity guests include Cillian Murphy. 10.50 10’s Late News. 11.20 10 News+. (R) 12.20 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 6am Morning Programs. 1.20pm Deep Fake Neighbour Wars. 2.15 The Bee Whisperer. 3.05 Bamay. 3.40 BBC News At Ten. 4.10 France 24. 4.40 PBS News. 5.40 If You Are The One. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Virgin Island. (Premiere) 10.20 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.15 What It Feels Like For A Girl. 1.15am Letterkenny. 3.15 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 Safari Adventures. 4.25 Super Monsters. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.25 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 8.00 Scooby-Doo And Guess Who? 8.30 Hard Quiz Kids. 9.00 Robot Wars. 10.00 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22)
6am The Movie Show. 6.15 Whina. (2022, PG, Maori, English) 8.20 Golden Years. (2016, PG) 10.15 Cat Call. (2023, M, Hungarian) Noon Suffragette. (2015, M) 2.00 The Magic Of Belle Isle. (2012, PG) 4.00 The Monk And The Gun. (2023, PG, Dzongkha, English) 6.05 Paperback Hero. (1999, PG) 7.50 And So It Goes. (2014, M) 9.30 Sense And Sensibility. (1995) 12.10am The Duke. (2020, M) 1.55 Late Programs. SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Waterworld Africa. 11.00 Going Places. Noon Her Name Is Nanny Nellie. 1.30 The Foundation. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Africa’s Underwater Wonders. 7.30 MOVIE: The Goonies. (1985, PG) 9.30 Deadly Funny National Grand Final. 10.55 Late Programs. NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Animal Rescue. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00
Saturday, November 29
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
Return To
(PG, R) 1.25
(Mav, R) 2.20 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 3.10 Queensland Symphony Orchestra. 4.45 Mamirnikuwi. (PG, R) 4.55 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 5.30 Landline. (R)
6.00 Australian Story: Peter Garrett. (R) Presented by Leigh Sales.
6.30 Stateline. (R) An analysis of politics and local issues.
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
7.30 Return To Paradise. (PG) A CEO is poisoned at a corporate retreat.
8.30 Vera. (Mav, R) Vera and her team investigate a hit-and-run and a stabbing death in a remote Northumberland valley.
10.00 The Forsytes. (PG, R) James attempts to sabotage Joylon.
10.55 Bergerac. (Mal, R) Bergerac goes rogue with a new lead.
11.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
6am Children’s Programs. 4pm Knee High Spies. 4.20 Millie Magnificent. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Octonauts And The Mariana Trench Adventure. 6.30 Paddington. 6.50 Andy And The Band. 7.30 Hard Quiz Kids. 8.00 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament Of Houses. 8.40 Chopped Jnr. 9.25 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.05 Abbott Elementary. 10.25 Speechless. 10.50 Late Programs.
6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Al Jazeera. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 France 24 English News. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 9.10 Matched. (PG, R) 10.00 Puppy Secrets: The First Six Months. (R) 11.00 Shepherdess. (PG, R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 Soccer. Australian Championship. Semi-final 1. 3.30 Soccer. Australian Championship. Semi-final 2.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 A Royal Guide To Christmas. Looks at the Christmas period for the royals.
8.25 Christmas In The Cotswolds. (R) Takes a look at the popular holiday destination, The Cotswolds, during the festive season.
9.20 Christmas At Longleat. (R) A look at Longleat at Christmas.
10.20 Reckless. (Malv, R)
11.15 Homicide: Life On The Street. (Ma, R)
2.35 The Story Of Chocolate. (PGa, R) 3.35 Being Beethoven. (PGa, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS VICELAND (31)
(7)
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Jabba’s Movies. (PGv, R) 12.30 Border Security. (PG, R) 1.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 13. Adelaide Grand Final. Day 1. Qualifying and support races. 3.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 13. Adelaide Grand Final. Day 1. Prerace and race 33.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Grand Final. North Melbourne v Brisbane Lions. From IKON Park, Melbourne. 10.00 MOVIE: Battleship. (2012, Mv, R) The crew of a US Navy warship finds themselves involved in a pitched battle against aliens. Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna. 12.40 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 13. Adelaide Grand Final. Day 1. Highlights. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R)
6.00 Getaway. (PG, R)
6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Golf. PGA Tour of Australasia. Australian PGA Championship. Third round.
5.00 9News First At Five.
5.30 Getaway. (PG) The team walks around Mexico City.
6.00 9News Saturday.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 MOVIE: Barbie. (2023, PGlv, R) Barbie leaves Barbieland for the first time. Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling. 9.50 MOVIE: Hairspray. (2007, PGls, R) A teen auditions for a TV dance show. Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron. 12.00 MOVIE: Suburbicon. (2017, MA15+alv, R) Matt Damon. 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PG)
2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
6am Morning Programs. 8.30 On The Fly. (R) 9.00 4x4 Adventures. (PGl, R) 10.00 Mission Melanoma: On The Road Together. 11.00 Airport 24/7. (PGa, R) 12.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia. (PGa, R) 1.00 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass. 1.30 The Yes Experiment. (PG) 2.00 4x4 Adventures. 3.00 Planet Shapers.
6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith. 7.30 Selling Houses Australia. A couple want to travel in a converted bus. 8.40 Location, Location, Location Australia. (R) Follows property experts Mitch Edwards and Mark McKie as they search for the perfect home for two sets of buyers. 9.50 Harry And Meghan: The Rise And Fall. (PGa) Looks at Harry and Meghan’s life. 10.50 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv, R) The team hunts down a team of killers. 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
6am Morning Programs. 1.05pm Curse Of Oak Island. 3.40 BBC News At Ten. 4.10 France 24. 4.40 PBS News. 5.40 Mastermind Aust. 6.40 History’s Greatest Of All-Time With Peyton Manning. 7.30 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 Cult Massacre: One Day In Jonestown. (Premiere) 10.20 Snowpiercer. 12.05am While The Men Are Away. 2.15 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am The Movie Show. 6.30 Finding You. (2020, PG) 8.45 Paperback Hero. (1999, PG) 10.35 The Tender Bar. (2021, M) 12.35pm Dead Again. (1991, M) 2.40 Golden Years. (2016, PG) 4.30 Whina. (2022, PG, Maori, English) 6.35 Music & Lyrics. (2007, PG) 8.30 Saturday Night Fever. (1977, MA15+) 10.45 The Handmaiden. (2016, MA15+, Korean, Japanese)
Sunday, November 30
6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. (Final) 10.30 The World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGa, R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. (Final) 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.30 Nigella’s Christmas Bites. (R) 3.20 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 4.10 Extraordinary Escapes. (PG, R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 Grand Designs Australia: Yass Earth Berm. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG)
Hosted by comedian Adam Hills.
8.00 Portrait Artist Of The Year. (PG) Heat five features an array of unique talent.
8.50 The Forsytes. (PG) Jolyon recommits to his family. June and Phil get engaged.
9.45 Return To Paradise. (PGa, R)
A CEO is poisoned at a corporate retreat.
10.45 When The War Is Over. (PGa, R)
11.15 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R)
11.40 Nigella’s Christmas Bites. (R)
12.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.00 Dream Gardens. (R) 3.30 The Art Of. (Ml, R) 4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (PGaw, R) 9.10 Matched. (PG, R) 10.00 Puppy Secrets: The First Six Months. (R) 11.00 Ireland’s Secrets From Above. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 When The World Watched. (Premiere) 4.00 My Rembetika Blues. (R) 5.35 Blood Money: Inside The Nazi Economy. (PGaw, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Pearl Harbor: Battle In The Pacific. A re-creation of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
8.30 Troy Story. Explores the latest archaeology and science about whether or not the Trojan War really happened.
10.15 Bronze Age Apocalypse: Pt 1. (R)
A look at the collapse of the late Bronze Age.
11.55 Peter O’Toole: Along Sky Roads To Aqaba. (MA15+l, R)
1.35 Franklin. (MA15+l, R) 3.15 Tutankhamun. (PG, R) 4.20 Home Of The Year: Scotland. (Ml, R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 APAC Weekly.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 3pm Play School. 3.30 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 4.00 Knee High Spies. 4.20 Millie Magnificent. 5.10 Kangaroo Beach Summer Special. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.50 Andy And The Band. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.35 The Mysterious Benedict Society. (Final) 8.10 Crongton. 8.35 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.20 Abbott Elementary. 10.00 Speechless. 10.20 Merlin. 11.05 Late Programs.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 13. Adelaide 500. Day 2. Qualifying and support races. 3.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 13. Adelaide 500. Day 2. Pre-race and race 34.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 7NEWS Spotlight. Presented by Michael Usher. 8.00 Ultimate Crash Test. (Premiere, PGal) Looks at what happens in a multi-vehicle pileup, with an experiment aimed to gain new insights on car safety.
10.00 MOVIE: Green Book. (2018, Ml, R) A pianist hires a tough-talking chauffeur. Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali. 12.40 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 13. Adelaide 500. Day 2. Highlights. 2.00 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. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Cross Court.
6.00 9News Sunday.
7.00 60 Minutes. Current affairs program.
8.00 Live Aid: When Rock ‘n’ Roll Took On The World. (Ml) The second half of Live Aid in the US is a success.
10.00 Essex Millionaire Murders. (Mdv) Detectives close in on Luke D’Wit.
11.00 Mobsters: Nicky Scarfo. (Madv) 11.50 World’s Most Dangerous Prisoners: Osuna. (MA15+av, R)
12.40 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R)
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.
6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Big Brother Australia. (PGalns) Hosted by Mel Tracina. 8.10 Ghosts Australia. (PGalv) Kate and Sean meet their wealthy neighbours, and a dispute quickly escalates. 8.40 FBI. (Mv, R) Jubal must search for the truth when his long-time confidential informant brings intel of an impending large-scale terror attack. 10.40 10 News+. (R) Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 11.30 NCIS. (Mad, R) The team mourns the loss of Ducky. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning
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Programs. 1.50pm WWE Rivals. 2.45 Jeopardy!
4.50 France 24. 5.20 PBS Washington Week. 5.50 History’s Greatest Heists With Pierce Brosnan. 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Inside The Cult Of The Jesus Army. 10.50 Liaison. 11.50 Myths: The Greatest Mysteries Of Humanity. 12.50am Secrets Of America’s Shadow Government. 2.25 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
NITV (34)
ABC FAMILY (22) 6am
6am Morning Programs. 2.35pm The Drover’s Boy. 2.50 MOVIE: Loudmouth. (2022, PG) 5.00 MOVIE: Graffiti Bridge. (1990, PG) 6.40 Africa’s Underwater Wonders. 7.30 The American Buffalo. 8.30 Johnny Cash: Redemption Of An Idol. 10.10 MOVIE: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. (1975, M) 12.30am Late Programs.
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)
Morning Programs. 8.10 The Movie Show. 8.45 Music & Lyrics. (2007, PG) 10.40 The Movie Show. 11.15 And So It Goes. (2014, M) 12.55pm The Duke. (2020, M) 2.40 Dean Spanley. (2008, PG) 4.35 Finding You. (2020, PG) 6.50 The Man Who Knew Too Little. (1997, PG) 8.30 Solace. (2015, MA15+) 10.25 On The Basis Of Sex. (2018, M) 12.40am Late Programs.
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6am Morning Programs. 8.00 David Jeremiah. 8.30 Shopping. 9.00 DVine Living. 9.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 Escape To The Country. 1pm The Surgery Ship. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Animal Rescue. 3.00 Hornby: A Model Empire. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Greatest Escapes To The Country. 7.45 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs.
6am Morning Programs. 10.00
8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 GolfBarons. 10.30 Getaway. 11.00 MOVIE: Chase A Crooked Shadow. (1958, PG) 12.50pm MOVIE: War Drums. (1957, PG) 2.20 MOVIE: Sitting Bull. (1954, PG) 4.30 MOVIE: Support Your Local Gunfighter. (1971, PG) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 TBA. 11.00 Late Programs.
6am Children’s Programs. 8.00 Jeopardy! UK. 9.00 Seinfeld. 9.30 MOVIE: Carbon Copy. (1981, PG) 11.20 IndyCar Series. Grand Prix of St Petersburg. H’lights. 12.30pm WNBL. Bendigo Spirit v Adelaide. 2.30 Soccer. English Premier League. Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur. Replay. 4.30 Young Sheldon. 4.55 MOVIE: Superman II. (1980, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Batman Begins. (2005, M) 10.15 Late Programs.
Monday, December 1
ABC TV (2) SBS (3)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. (PG, R) 10.30 Vera. (Mav, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Landline. (Final, R) 2.00 Death In Paradise. (Mv, R) 3.00 QI. (PG, R) 3.30 Forever Summer With Nigella. (R) 3.55 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 WorldWatch. 9.00 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 9.15 Outta Town Adventures. (R) 10.10 Leave No Trace. (Premiere) 11.05 The Isle Of Rum. (PGaw) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Imagined Touch. (PGl, R) 2.35 Larapinta: End To End. (PG) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.10 We Hear You. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30.
8.00 Australian Story: On The Brink – Bon Scott. (R) A look at the life of Bon Scott.
8.40 MOVIE: Songs Inside. (2024, Ml) Incarcerated women enter a songwriting program. Nancy Bates.
10.05 I Was Actually There. (PG, R)
10.40 ABC Late News.
10.55 The Business. (R) 11.10 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli. (PGv, R) 11.35 Grand Designs New Zealand. (Ml, R) 12.30 Long Lost Family. (R) 1.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.25 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Bill Bailey’s Vietnam Adventure. (PG)
8.30 Never Mind The Buzzcocks Christmas. (Mls, R) 9.25 Jimmy Carr’s I Literally Just Told You. (M)
10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 The Man Who Died. (Mav) 11.40 A Criminal Affair. (Mals, R) 1.20 Bowled Over: Untold Australia. (Mal, R) 2.25 Looking For Rembrandt. (PGa, R) 3.30 Boswell And Johnson’s Scottish Road Trip. (PGal, R) 4.25 Growing A Greener World. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 12.35pm Millie Magnificent. 1.10 Octonauts. 2.45 TBA. 3.00 Play School. 3.40 Fizzy And Suds. 4.10 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.25 Super Monsters. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.25 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.35 Gladiators UK. 9.35 The Crystal Maze. 10.20 Merlin. 11.05 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. 8.25 The Man Who Knew Too Little. (1997, PG) 10.10 On The Basis Of
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 MOVIE: Sweet Navidad. (2021, PGa, R) Camila Banus, Mark Hapka. 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Patrol. (PG)
7.30 Queen: In Their Own Words. (Mal, R) The story of rock band Queen. 8.30 The Rookie. (Final, Mav) Nolan and Harper work together to catch Oscar. Lopez investigates a bank robbery.
9.30 Alert: Missing Persons Unit. (Mav) A brewery foreman is kidnapped. 11.30 Autopsy USA. (Ma, R) 12.30 Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce. (MA15+s) 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 Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: A Royal Proposal: A Royal In Paradise II. (2024, G)
2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG, R)
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides. (PGl, R) The guides head to Newcastle, NSW. 8.40 MOVIE: The Castle. (1997, Ml, R) The happy existence of a man and his family is disrupted when they are told they must leave their home. Michael Caton, Sophie Lee. 10.35 The Equalizer. (Mav) 11.25 Transplant. (MA15+m, R) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Hello SA. (PG) 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 Big Brother Australia. (Malns) Hosted by Mel Tracina. 8.40 Sam Pang Tonight. (Final, Mals) A weekly tonight show hosted by Sam Pang, featuring a monologue roasting the news of the week. 9.40 Just For Laughs Australia. (MA15+ls) Hosted by Melanie Bracewell. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 10 News+. (R) 12.05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning Programs. 3pm History’s Crazy Rich Ancients. 3.25 Bamay. 3.50 BBC News At Ten. 4.15 France 24. 4.45 PBS News Weekend. 5.15 Al Jazeera. 5.45 Mysteries From Above. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 DNA Journey. 9.40 MOVIE: Monty Python’s Life Of Brian. (1979, M) 11.25 Question Team. 12.15am Django. 1.15 Creamerie. 2.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
Tuesday, December 2
ABC (2)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 The Art Of... (PG, R) 10.30 Call The Midwife. (PGa, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Forsytes. (PG, R) 2.00 Death In Paradise. (Ma, R) 3.00 QI. (PG, R) 3.30 Forever Summer With Nigella. (R) 3.55 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 4.40 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.30
7.30 7.30.
8.00 When The War Is Over: Afghanistan. (PGa)
8.30 The Piano UK. (PG, R) The public play a piano at Birmingham New Street Station.
9.20 The Art Of. (Malns) Guest host is Brook Andrew.
9.50 The Assembly. (PG, R) 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.10 MOVIE: Songs Inside. (2024, Ml, R) 12.35 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 1.25 Long Lost Family. (R) 2.15 Rage. (MA15+dhlnsv) 3.40 Parkinson In Australia. (PGa, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
SBS (3) SEVEN (7) TEN (10) NINE (9)
6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 9.15 Outta Town Adventures. (PG, R) 10.15 Leave No Trace. 11.10 Who Do You Think You Are? US. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.55 Changing Channels. 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Stutter School: Untold Australia. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great British Railway Journeys: Swanage To Portchester. (PGa, R)
8.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Vicky McClure. Actor Vicky McClure explores her roots.
9.35 Australia: An Unofficial History. (Mals, R) Continues to look at Australia’s history.
10.40 SBS World News Late. 11.10 Families Like Ours. (Malv) 12.10 Carmen Curlers. (Malsv, R) 2.30 Looking For Rembrandt. (Ms, R) 3.35 Boswell And Johnson’s Scottish Road Trip. (PG, R) 4.25 Growing A Greener World. (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 MOVIE: A Christmas Mission. (2020, PGl, R) Mary Antonini. 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur. 6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Forever Christmas. (2018, PGa, R) Chelsea Hobbs.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Border Patrol. (PG)
7.30 Highway Patrol. (PGa, R) Officers spot some dodgy activity.
8.30 Murder In A Small Town. (Mav) After political deception is uncovered, everyone becomes a suspect when Mayor Holman is attacked.
9.30 Homicide: With Ron Iddles: Terry Floyd. (PGa, R) A look at the case of Terry Floyd.
10.30 MOVIE: The Social Network. (2010, Ml, R) Jesse Eisenberg. 1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 9News.
6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.30 Big Brother Australia. (PGalns) Hosted by Mel Tracina. 8.30 Soccer. Women’s International Friendly. Australia v New Zealand. From Coopers Stadium, Adelaide. 11.00 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 11.30 10 News+. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning Programs. 2.10pm Dreaming Whilst Black. 2.40 Stutter School: Untold Australia. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.50 Mysteries From Above. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Tribe With Bruce Parry. 9.40 Go Back To Where You Came From UK. 10.45 Hoarders. 11.30 Dark Side Of The Ring. 12.25am The Nine Lives Of. 1.15 Stone Cold Takes On America. 2.05 Late Programs.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo: Baby Boom. (PG) 8.30 Jamie Durie’s Future House. (PG) Jamie’s futuristic vision finally comes to life. 9.35 Beyond The Build. (PG) A couple try to convert a 1980s red brick house.
10.35 Wild Cards. (Ma) 11.30 La Brea. (Mav, R) 12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Cross Court. (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.
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SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.10pm Octonauts. 2.45 TBA. 3.00 Play School. 3.40 Fizzy And Suds. 4.10 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.25 Super Monsters. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.25 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.35 Animals Up Close With Bertie Gregory. 9.15 Super Shark Highway. 10.10 Merlin. 10.55 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. 8.55 Dean Spanley. (2008, PG) 10.50 Couch Potatoes. (2017, M, Italian) 12.50pm Someone Who Takes Care Of Me. (2023, M, Spanish) 2.40 The Movie Show. 3.50 The Man Who Knew Too Little. (1997, PG) 5.35 Darling Companion. (2012, PG) 7.30 Holiday Harmony. (2022) 9.35 Happy Christmas. (2014) 11.10 Late Programs.
SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs.
12.30pm Prison Songs. 1.30 Our Law. 2.00 On Country Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Africa’s Underwater Wonders. 7.30 Water Worlds. 8.30 Unleash The Beast. 9.30 Hunting Aotearoa. 10.30 MOVIE: One Thousand Ropes. (2017, M) 12.15am Late Programs.
Wednesday, December 3
ABC TV (2)
SBS (3)
6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 MOVIE: Songs Inside. (2024, Ml, R) 11.25 Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. (R) 1.35 You Can’t Ask That. (Ml, R) 2.00 Death In Paradise. (Mv, R) 3.00 QI. (PG, R) 3.30 Forever Summer With Nigella. (PG, R) 3.55 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 4.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 6.00 WorldWatch. 8.00 DD India News Hour. 9.00 Focus On Ability Film Festival 2025. (Premiere, PG) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 MOVIE: When Love Is In Your Eyes. (2024, PGa, R) 2.50 I Am Not A Number. (PGa, R) 3.10 Rehabilitating. (PGa) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.00 Focus On Ability Film Festival 2025. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 7.30.
8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG)
8.30 Crime Night! (PG) Hosted by Julia Zemiro.
9.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) Hosted by comedian Adam Hills. 9.30 Utopia. (PG, R) A freeway project is delayed.
10.25 If You’re Listening. (R)
10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. (R) 11.20 You Can’t Ask That. (PG, R) 12.25 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 1.10 Long Lost Family. (PG, R) 1.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
3.30 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Michael Palin In North Korea. (R) Michael Palin explores North Korea. 8.30 Reckless. (Final, MA15+l) June races against time to save her brother. 9.35 Scotland’s Poshest Train: Alan Cumming. (PG, R) Alan Cumming’s trip continues. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Crime. (MA15+av, R) 1.55 Looking For Rembrandt. (PGa, R) 3.00 Boswell And Johnson’s Scottish Road Trip. (PGal, R) 3.55 Home Of The Year: Scotland. (PG, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 12.35pm Millie Magnificent. 1.10 Octonauts. 2.45 TBA. 3.00 Play School. 3.40 Fizzy And Suds. 4.10 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.25 Super Monsters. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 6.05 PJ Masks. 6.25 Paddington. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 TBA. 9.50 Pokémon: Diamond And Pearl. 10.15 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.55 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am The Orator. Continued. (2011, PG, Samoan) 7.40 The Movie Show. 8.20 Darling Companion. (2012, PG) 10.15 Infinite Storm. (2022, M) 12.05pm Bliss. (2021,
6am The Zoo. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Harry’s Practice. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Animal Rescue.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 MOVIE: A Furry Little Christmas. (2021, PGa, R) Kristi McKamie. 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 Beat The Chasers UK. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Patrol. (PG) Officers get confused by a traveller.
7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PG, R) Hosted by Lee Mack.
8.30 MOVIE: 1917. (2019, MA15+av, R) During World War I, two British soldiers are assigned the critical task of delivering a life-saving message. George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Colin Firth.
11.00 Chicago Fire. (Ma) Severide creates a ropes course for Girls on Fire.
12.00 MOVIE: Secrets On Campus. (2022, Mav, R) Jalina Brown. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
Today. 9.00
Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PG, R)
Getaway. (PG, R)
My Way.
Pointless. (PG, R)
Tipping Point. (PG, R)
9News Afternoon. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG, R)
6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair.
6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 7.30 Big Brother Australia. (Malns) Hosted by Mel Tracina. 8.30 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv) Hana puts out an SOS to the team when she is among those taken hostage by an enraged veteran. 10.30 10’s Late News. Coverage of news, sport and weather. 10.55 10 News+. (R) Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 11.55 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am Morning Programs. 3.45pm BBC News At Ten. 4.15 France 24. 4.45 PBS News. 5.45 Mysteries From Above. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.25 MOVIE: The Running Man. (1987, MA15+) 11.20 MOVIE: In Bruges. (2008, MA15+) 1.20am We Need To Talk About Cosby. (Final) 2.25 WWE Legends. 3.50 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.
7.30 RBT. (Mdl, R) Follows the activities of police units.
8.30 Paramedics. (Mm, R) Flight paramedic Steve heads to the country after a tractor topples over and crushes a farmer.
9.30 Parole. (MA15+alv) The parole board decide the fate of a murderer.
10.50 American Crime Story. (Premiere, adlsv) 11.45 Resident Alien. (Mav) 12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
Somers residents rally for safer speeds on unsealed roads
Brendan Rees brendan@mpnews.com.au
SOMERS residents are pushing for a 30kph speed limit on the town’s unsealed roads, citing a lack of kerbs, footpaths, or road markings as a serious safety hazard for pedestrians.
The Somers Residents Association (SRA) lodged a formal submission with the Mornington Peninsula Shire last month calling for the change across all 17 unsealed roads in the community including main roads like Alexandra Ave and Stanmore Ave.
“Given the total absence of kerbs, footpaths, separated and protected bike lanes and road lines, the speed limit on unsealed roads in Somers should be managed to minimise the risk of fatal and serious injury,” the submission stated.
“There is also nothing to indicate that in the use of the roadway, pedestrians and vehicles are equal or that motorists should give way to pedestrians.”
The proposal has widespread support among residents who say, “being and feeling safe on and around our roads improves our quality of life and liveability within our communities”.
Somers is a small coastal village with only two shops, one being a café and the other being a post office.
Many residents rely on unsealed roads to access destinations including Somers Pre-School, Somers Primary School, The Koala Park, tennis courts, Garden Square Reserve, a playground, Somers beach and more.
There have been multiple near-miss
incidents on these roads, often caused by motorists driving at unsafe speeds.
The SRA submission also noted the proposed speed limit aligned with the state government’s speed zoning policy, which recommends lower speeds to reduce the risk of fatal or serious injuries in areas lacking proper pedestrian infrastructure.
SRA president Libby Moore said, “These roads weren’t built for speed.
With no lines, no kerbs, nothing separating cars from people, slowing down to 30kph is the least we can do to make Somers a better, safer place to live”.
“Whether you’re walking the dog or heading to the beach, you should be able to do it without worrying if a car will come flying around the corner.
“This isn’t about rules for the sake of rules - it’s a commonsense approach to ensure the safety of our community.”
Cerberus rallies around a cancer cause
HUNDREDS of HMAS Cerberus personnel came together last month to raise funds and awareness for the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF).
Petty Officer Belinda Rendell was diagnosed with stage-three breast cancer in April 2024 and has since become a fierce advocate for breast cancer awareness.
She organised the event, which took place at The Navy’s Anchorage Millies café. More than $2000 was raised for the NBCF and attendees were provided with information on breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. Rendell gave a moving speech to guests and spoke about her story and experience fighting against breast cancer.
“The event was amazing, and we are so proud of Belinda’s efforts,” Command Warrant Officer HMAS Cerberus, Warrant Officer Dayle Lovell said.
“I think everyone took away a greater awareness of breast cancer and its impacts on people all across society. Lots of people walked away committed to self-checking regularly, which is a great result.”
The breast cancer death rate in Australia has reduced by 40 percent in the last 30 years, however, in the past ten years, diagnoses have risen by 21 per cent.
“I’m determined to raise breast cancer awareness among Cerberus and wider Navy personnel,” Rendell said.
“It is so important to be breast aware, to detect cancer as early as possible and increase chances of survival. Service personnel are usually so fit, healthy and busy, that we often don’t take the time to think about or conduct checks like this.”
Rendell’s journey started with a lump and an ultrasound. Since, she has had surgery, six months of chemotherapy, five weeks of radiation, and several years of hormone therapy.
“I couldn’t believe what I was hearing from my breast surgeon,” Rendell said.
“I’d had a clear mammogram and ultrasound just 12 months before I found my lump, and yet here I was being told I had cancer that had spread into my lymph nodes.”
Rendell joined the navy in 2003 and graduated Recruit School as an Able Seaman Musician. She has since served in Melbourne and Sydney full-time bands and numerous overseas deployments.
Rendell said the treatment “has been hell”, but that she got through it thanks to support from the Royal Australian Navy Band Melbourne, Cerberus Command, her support team at Personnel Support Unit, and her family.
“Belinda is an inspirational senior sailor, woman and mother,” Commanding Officer Cerberus Captain Ben Favelle said. “The fact that she is so focused on sharing her experiences with, and seeking to protect other Navy members, is a credit to her resilience and humanity.”
Rendell is now undergoing preventative hormone therapy but has returned to work and is due to commission to Maritime Human Resources Officer this month. She continues to advocate for funding to advance breast cancer research and support the NBCF as they work towards their vision of zero deaths due to breast cancer.
You can still donate to Rendell’s fundraiser here: fundraise.nbcf.org.au/fundraisers/belindarendell
All proceeds will go towards the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
SRA secretary Michael Borowick called on the shire to back the residents wanting safer roads, saying “council endorsement is critical to gaining state government support for the change”.
The SRA said reducing the speed limit also supported the Victorian Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 which aimed to eliminate road death by 2050, with the first step of halving road fatalities by 2030.
A shire spokesperson said, “we have discussed this proposal with residents and looked at traffic data for the township showing 85 per cent of cars travel at or below the speed limit, generally below 40kph”.
“While there are no current plans to change the limits, it will be assessed as part of an upcoming speed limit review and action plan early next year.”
CARRY A MASTERPIECE
FOR five years, Peter Biram’s striking Salt Landscapes installation captivated visitors to Frankston Arts Centre, sparking conversation about the environment and the fragility of our ecosystems. Suspended above the façade on Davey Street, the work became a recognisable landmark. Now, the much-loved artwork has been given a second life through an innovative collaboration with UpShop Industries, resulting in a limited-edition collection of tote bags that allows the piece to live on in a new and practical form.
Priced at $45, each tote is a unique artwork. The original PVC material has been thoughtfully deconstructed and repurposed, meaning every bag features a distinct fragment of Biram’s vivid design. No two totes are the same, making each one a one-of-a-kind keepsake. Biram has welcomed the initiative, noting that transforming the artwork into something functional strongly reflects the environmental themes at the heart of Salt Landscapes.
and community-focused enterprises.
Sustainability is central to the project. UpShop Industries - a certified social enterprise - undertook the recycling process, ensuring the banner avoided landfill and pairing it with locally sourced cotton linings and handles. With more than 1.7 million square metres of PVC vinyl sent to landfill in Australia each year, this project stands as an inspiring example of how creative reuse can reduce waste while supporting local makers
Purchasing a bag also supports important grassroots work: all profits go directly to the Frankston Environmental Friends Network, helping fund community-led environmental projects across the region.
Limited-edition Salt Landscapes tote bags are available now from the Frankston Arts Centre Design Store in the main theatre foyer. Visit during open hours - Tuesday to Friday, 10am–5pm, or Saturday, 10am–2pm - to secure your own unique piece of Frankston Arts Centre history.
SOMERS residents are calling for a 30kph speed limits across all unsealed roads.
Picture: Yanni
PETTY Officer Belinda Rendell and Flight
Lieutenant Anne-Marie Keogh draw raffle tickets during a Pink Ribbon Morning Tea held at The Navy’s Anchorage Café in HMAS Cerberus. Picture: Supplied
Ambulance experience a disgrace and a shambles
I had been asked to check on the wellbeing of a friend. The fact that she had not answered her phone all day was of concern.
On arrival I found her immobile, weak, bedding stained and obviously very ill.
I rang 000 in a panic, was told to check for signs of a stroke, which was clear, and told to stay with her and if she vomited to turn her on her side and ring 000 again.
Red Hill is hardly metropolitan and we have two ambulance stations in Mornington so where were they?
They said they would send a link to my phone and talk me through the procedure to allow them to assess the situation. I am left looking at a blank screen with the link not appearing. In any case at 90 years I am not tech savvy.
Further advice that an ambulance was 20kms away. Later that it had been diverted. Asked to give the patient the phone so they could speak to her, she was too weak to hold the phone or speak. At this stage friends arrived, and the decision was made to take her to Rosebud Emergency. More manpower was called for, and we carried her out and placed her on the back seat of the car.
On arrival, the staff took. There was concern expressed that she may not survive the night.
The next afternoon doctors thought she was stable enough to be transferred to ICU in Frankston Hospital where she is still undergoing medical care.
What a disgrace, what a shambles! Has the Australia I knew become no better than a third world country in providing adequate health services to residents?
The excellent help provided by doctors, nurses and staff at Rosebud Hospital is gratefully acknowledged by all involved.
Beverley Treloar, Mt Martha
Sea power?
Complaints about solar and wind farms, that they are ugly, intrusive, destroying forests and wildlife also distant requiring expensive transmission lines and only effective when it’s sunny or windy have some validity.
Tides however are always running. In Westernport Bay we have strong tidal movements four times each day, every day (thus virtually constant power generation available 24/7).
I’m not an engineer but I have long thought that a series of submerged turbines with seafloor cabling to a large battery installation on the nearby mainland appears to me a possible reliable, cost effective and unobtrusive energy generation source (marine life welfare being a major design element).
There is research happening in this field but very little information appears in the media. Is it feasible? Your thoughts?
Bruce Wearing-Smith, Somers Solar rebates
While I appreciate Amy Hiller’s enthusiasm for solar and battery systems (Solar power, Letters 18/11/25), it seems a rather important detail has been overlooked.
The rapid uptake of rooftop solar and home batteries did not happen in a vacuum. It was made possible, in large part, by substantial government subsidies, rebates, and incentives totalling hundreds of millions of dollars that helped ordinary households afford the initial outlay she refers to. Australians have indeed “got on with the job,” but they were able to do so because successive governments, of all political colours, invested heavily in these programs. Credit should be shared where it is due. An honest discussion of our energy future is essential, but it should include the whole picture, not just the parts that suit the moment.
Anne
Kruger, Rye
Chemical contaminants
Your excellent article (Peninsula estuary tops list of chemical contaminants, The News 18/11/25) was alarming enough about Mornington Peninsula waterways being badly affected with chemical pollutants.
However the revelation that much of the detected contaminants originate from the use of her-
bicides, fungicides and insecticides in the region’s agricultural sector, is of further concern.
We are encouraged to seek food products locally for personal use and in our restaurants and cafés. We are entitled to know if such chemicals named, eg : Tebuconazole, Propiconazole and Simazine, have residual impact within the fruits, vegetables and meat produced locally.
Testing for this possibility is surely the next step.
Brian Boyd, Rye
Climate data
I read with interest the letter from Mr Mitchelson, (Climate Inquiry, Letters 11/11/2025) where he questions the accuracy of the 1850 reference data for global temperature change measurements.
His words “limited locations, crude measurements and methodology of those days”. In ‘those days’ the scientific community and others were very active in data collection and I would have thought that data would be available from a great many locations.
Could Mr. Mitchelson advise us as to what those limited locations were?
“Crude measurements” seems strange; after all, Fahrenheit invented the mercury-in-glass thermometer in 1714 and had remained the standard for two centuries.
“Methodology”, well – Maxwell calculated the speed of light in 1867 and this was confirmed by experiment a few years later. The methodology of “those days” could not have been too bad.
Kevin Sack, Somers
Not at any cost
Arguably, Australia’s shift to renewables and the new critical minerals deal with the US, is driving the biggest transformation since post-settlement land clearing, the gold rush, and the coal and gas booms.
The proposed renewable energy terminal at the Port of Hastings — involving dredging and 16.5 hectares of land reclamation — is a local example. Increasingly, local councils must grapple with complex decisions (Councillors back submission on Port of Hastings renewable energy plan, The News 18/11/2025).
Although former federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek initially blocked the project because its impacts on Western Port would be “clearly unacceptable”, earlier calls for the state government to “develop a strategic framework” for the area remain pressing (Calls for Western Port ‘framework, The News 30/4/2024).
In an open letter to state ministers, the Victorian National Parks Association, Environment Victoria, Western Port Biosphere, Save Westernport and the Phillip Island Conservation Society urged the government to implement a marine spatial plan for Western Port — a key pillar of the Western Port Framework — ensure scoping requirements align with the Marine and Coastal Act 2018, and compare alternative sites. Industrial disturbance to an internationally significant Ramsar wetland, even at the Port of Hastings, should be avoided wherever possible.
Ray Peck, Hawthorn
Locals only?
As your paper is a local one for residents of the Mornington Peninsula I am wondering why you print letters from residents of suburbs many kilometres from here. Last week there were three and have been as many in past editions. They are mostly related to opinions on climate change. Is there a pattern here ?
Do we, the local residents need yet more opinions on this controversial subject? It would be good if the letters can be from local residents only.
Tina Bennett, Somerville
Editor’s note: Thanks for your letter Tina. I think as one of the writers at MPNG it is always encouraging when we get letters from further afield. Perhaps it is an indication that our articles are worthy enough to be sought out by people that live elsewhere. Maybe they are holidaying here and an article has caught their eye.
The truth is that once you have written an article, it is quite addictive seeing who reads it, and
Pothole of the week
the feedback they have on it.
We are in our 20th year here, and there are plenty of stories. There is one story I’d like to share with you.
One morning I posted our annual April Fools Day article. I then logged on to the “Google Analytics” service where you could view a map of the world, and see dots appear right across the globe where people were opening the probably ridiculous story, and reading it with suitable outrage until it dawned on them it was an April Fools Day joke.
One of features of the Google Analytics map was that you could hover your mouse above a dot and see the place names right across the globe. Far away places, where someone was reading the story.
Suddenly, a dot appeared on the left of the screen and steadily moved across to the right. Then again, and again. Perplexed, I hovered the mouse the best I could over the moving object and the location came up “International Space Station”.
It was hard to believe but it was right in front of me! Until I realised that I, the April Fooler, was being April Fooled myself!
The moral of the story? We welcome readers, and their contributions, from everywhere. Even the International Space Station. - Cameron
Council planning?
Dromana has a swish new square, brown shopping centre with rejigged parking. We’re moving up in the world! Australia is known to heat up in summer and asphalt is known to raise temperatures. But instead of cooling us by planting a few shade trees in the garden beds surrounding the car park, they have planted some grasses. Maybe the trees are still coming?
Then there is still Hillview Reserve, with all its anomalies. Before the path and playground were built the council had accepted the plans without any drainage plans. This oversight delayed the project for months.
When the path was built, the problem of cyclists speeding downhill on paths shared with walkers
and off leash dogs began. Despite the pleas and complaints about the dangers, nothing has been done to rectify this situation. In fact the council officer who rang me months after I had brought this matter up, and who assured me the cyclists would be re-routed from the new carpark, up the field and across to their mountain bike tracks without using our paths, seems to have been simply relaying my dream to me.
Since then, a new bike rack and bike fixing thingy has been installed at the old carpark, encouraging cyclists to go exactly where the walkers and dogs go. No new signage advising cyclists to slow down has even appeared.
We have a wonderful new playground and should be grateful that in a few years perhaps, when the trees have grown, it might not be too hot in summer to play there. At 30 degrees the rubber ground coating is baking hot, as is the bouldering equipment. Considering the price paid, a large shade sail or two might have been in order.
Just how much do the planners of the shire think ahead?
Paula Polson, Dromana
Shire youth workforce
Mornington Peninsula Shire has quietly announced the removal of all in-house youth workers across the Rosebud, Mornington, and Hastings youth hubs, with every staff member finishing on 19 December. Families were not told this. Many only learned the truth when they attended a “feedback session,” where they were explicitly informed the decision had already been made. These hubs support young people aged ten to 26, many of whom rely on the workers as their only stable and trusted adults. Several young people stood up in that session to say they were unsure if they could keep attending without the workers who had supported them since primary school.
Council intends to operate the hubs with a casual workforce over summer and Term One, before handing them to an unknown external provider/s through a short-cycle tender. This model is known to create churn, undercutting, and weak oversight
Dunns Creek Road
Arthurs Seat Road Cook Street, Flinders
Point Nepean Rpad, Rye
— the opposite of what youth work requires.
The Rosebud hub has been open for less than a year. Now the relationships that give that facility any value are being cut with no transition plan and no transparency, justified by a “strategic assessment” that the community is not allowed to see. This is a complete breakdown of good governance and a direct risk to vulnerable young people. The shire must halt this plan and commit to a proper public process before more harm is done.
Kylie Martin, Rosebud
Journalistic integrity
Three cheers for the editor of our local paper. Last week there was a letter in support of the development of the Arthurs Seat chairlift (The Eagle Upgrade, Letters 18/11/25).
It was similar in style to three previous ones.
It was refreshing and reassuring to see a note by the editor advising that a Google search of the authors revealed all four letters were written by employees and directors of the same commercial contracting company.
Louise Page, Tyabb
Lack of integrity
I am writing in response to the three letters written in supporting the Arthurs Seat Eagle upgrade (We support Arthur Seat Eagle Upgrade, Letters 5/11/25).
I am a long time reader, first time writer, and a local resident here on the Mornington Peninsula for ten years.
I am curious, did the ASE pay to have those letters printed in their own ‘section’ of the Letters page, bordered and set with a picture?
What was clearly marketing, thinly disguised as an editorial..? I say shame.
Are Long Contracting are hoping to be the construction team? Not exactly impartial is it? All three letters that could potentially profit, no matter the scar, falsely wrapped up in a border to look like an article for the paper, instead of just free advertising.
To be clear, my stance is thus: The development being proposed is absolutely heinous.
To think such an ugly scar on Arthurs Seat should be supported by locals, and possibly bulldozed ahead by a Victorian minister who is only thinking of the funds being channelled... I despair.
The gorgeous bushland, surrounded by ocean and bay is home to so many beautiful native animals and birds.
We need to consider the true impact on the local flora and fauna and the residents who choose to live here, year round, for just that beautiful reason. The luge is not necessary, it will take away bushland for profit and “create” minimal employment, but at what cost?
I say shame to the people supporting this ugly development and the traffic despair it will cause.
A private development on public bushland? Not wanted.
Fleur Rodda, Rosebud
Farewell
I was saddened to read of the passing of Dr Doug Johnson (Dr Doug Johnson - Family man, respected doctor and friend to many, The News 18/11/25) as he has been an inspiration to all of us.
His commitment to his patients, and advances in GP medicine, the environment, to gardening and of course, to Di and his family, made him one of those treasures we need in today’s world. He was the Warden for parishioners at St Peters Anglican Church for years and tried his best to keep all connected and satisfied. When you spoke with Doug, you always felt he gave his full attention to you and was calm and supportive.
He and Di established a garden that was an example of what you can do even in retirement! We will miss his loving being. Sincere condolences and love to Di and his family.
Jan Oliver, Mornington
Liberal climate plan?
In recent media criticizing Labor Party announcements around COP31, MP Zoe McKenzie states that she is concerned about the implications for our Pacific neighbours to whom Australia has “a special duty to” in terms of climate change adaptation and mitigation, and that they “need our help, support and advocacy” in this context and in participating in COP31 negotiations.
What exactly is the Liberal Party’s plan to “help and support” our Pacific neighbours to mitigate climate change?
It’s remarkable that this concern is expressed
days after scrapping their Net Zero policy and vaguely committing to “cut emissions, on average, year on year”.
That’s not a policy, it’s a non-committal tagline to placate moderate voters leaving the party in droves.
The Pacific Islands have been screaming at Australia for decades: “drastically cut emissions, phase out fossil fuels and lead the rest of the world to do so, or we go under”.
They deserve to see concrete Australian federal policy that reflects this - even as they now face less than 25 years left on their homelands, and even as Tuvalu residents are already migrating to Australia under the climate change necessitated Falepili Mobility Pathway.
Pacific Island states and their climate civil society movement are not budging from calling for policies that hold the line at 1.5C of warming - any decision maker stating we have a special duty of care to Pacific (and Torres Strait) Islanders should be amplifying these calls, not undermining them.
Karli Baker, Dromana
Lesson not learned
The Liberals think they have taken a page out of Zohran Mamdani’s recent thumping of the establishment in the New York mayoral race with their “new policy focusing on affordability rather than emissions reductions”.
Then “Ley flags immigration as the next policy battleground”: I continue to get no response to my challenges to them, one and all.
But they missed many of the bigger issues that made Mamdani’s campaign a success. Distrust of the political duopoly system. Position on Gaza and Israel. Running a very ambitious, progressive (“democratic socialist”) campaign. Calls for more investment in publicly owned renewable energy. Combining progressive economic policies (taxing the rich) with strong social goals (LGBTQIA+ rights, immigrant support). Food Access. Rent Freeze. More funding for public schools, integrated student bodies, mental health services, and strong after-school programs.
He supports increasing investment in CUNY (City University of New York), possibly making it tuition-free, and improving staff pay/infrastructure. And to take over some roles like responding to mental health crisis calls, freeing up police for other duties.
Oh, I forgot that COALition are only interested in illiberal populist issues.
It is noteworthy that Mamdani successfully took out not only the Republicans but also the corroded corporate Democrats. Guess that makes him an independent (not Teal)!
Most, including some myopic independent movements will miss the subtlety of the whole episode and only concentrate on the headlines rather than deep diving into the detail and innuendos. Word of warning: That will not work!
Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach
Welcomed Treaty
I too am celebrating the new Treaty, recently signed between the First and Second Peoples of this wonderful State of Victoria.
We are one of the very few settler countries from the Imperial Age who have not yet properly concluded legal and just treaties.
It was the Communist leader Mao Zedong who said that “political power comes from the barrel of a gun”. I find it strange that conservatives in Australia, who oppose such a Treaty, espouse the same philosophy – that those who took the land by the power of their guns still have the political power to deny true justice to the descendants of the people we dispossessed.
This Treaty gives us all the opportunity to re-set the power imbalance. We can legally treat one another as equals.
Of course, many Treaty opponents have great personal relationships with indigenous people. But more is needed – society wide structural relationships that can redress the balance and provide the context for us to all work together to ‘close the gap’.
This Treaty will only divide us if we individually take divisive stances and allow negative objections to fester within us.
Long live the treaty!
Eric Smith, Aspendale Gardens
War on Treaty
Albert Riley seems to be carrying-out a one-man campaign against self-determination for First Peoples. I have read three of his letters in consecutive editions of The News and feel compelled to write that I disagree with his values, insults and history.
Special envoy hears community call for urgent action
By Southern Women’s Action Network
The federal government Special Envoy for Housing and Homelessness, Josh Burns MP, attended Roundtable 2 hosted by the Southern Women’s Action Network (SWAN) in Mornington last Thursday. In a packed room filled with over 40 local leaders and decision-makers, including community service providers, housing groups, local and state government departments, philanthropy and service clubs, the Special Envoy was told the alarming facts about the housing crisis and homelessness problem on the Mornington Peninsula.
Presentations from Mornington Peninsula Shire, community support centres and the Committee for Frankston and Mornington Peninsula clearly made the case that the housing and homelessness situation locally is at its worst ever.
The Special Envoy heard that the local area had the highest recorded homelessness figures in Victoria and that the numbers are continuing to increase. Meanwhile neither state nor federal government have provided financial and services support. The evidence presented showed that our area, compared to like-areas, is clearly being disadvantaged in funding allocations for outreach worker support and Big Build funding.
Especially powerful was a heart-felt plea from the only outreach worker* on the peninsula, for help for the people sleeping rough
Mr Riley doesn’t believe that slavery happened and that language and culture were stolen. He does admit that “unacceptable treatment by some of their ancestors by others of their ancestors” did happen but believes that is all in the past.
People living in the Mornington Peninsula need to know that Bunurong/Boon Wurrung women and children were kidnapped and enslaved from the early 1800’s until the mid-1830’s by sealers who set up in the Bass Strait Islands. There have been numerous other crimes committed against First Peoples since colonisation.
While it is true many First Peoples have some European genes but it has to be acknowledged that during First Contact days and well beyond that this was often because of rape and exploitation and not choice. If First Peoples choose to keep their Aboriginal heritage, culture and communities, it is their right to do so.
Shamefully, racism, trauma and disadvantage is not just in the past but continues today.
There have been more than 70 pieces of legislation about Indigenous People passed in Victoria since colonisation without consultation with them. The new Treaty era means that this will no longer happen.
This is our opportunity to acknowledge the wrongs that have happened in the past, re-set relationships and respectfully share First People’s rich, ancient culture and knowledge with them. We need to open our minds and hearts and celebrate Treaty.
Joan Doyle, Dromana
Barley-Charlie@89 Salt and weevils? Don’t kill time, it’s precious.
on our foreshore who, despite the huge efforts of local community support centres, are languishing without hope of ever living in a home. Burns acknowledged that this is an intolerable situation and that no-one deserves to live without hope.
Burns also acknowledged that the situation on the Mornington Peninsula is clearly both disturbing and in need of urgent attention. The Special Envoy provided the forum with information about new government funding rounds that could be accessed. He referred to the shovel-ready project for women in crisis, that has been designed by the shire, together with input from community support and housing providers, and backed by the local community, to be built on council land in Rosebud.
A question-and-answer session targeted the need for the Special Envoy and governments at all levels to urgently look at how the Mornington Peninsula’s dire and unique situation can be better recognised by government departments and in funding rounds. There was a clear and united call from all Roundtable 2 attendees for action, not words, from the federal Government.
* The only outreach worker on the peninsula is employed with philanthropic funds, not financed by government. Currently, SWAN and the shire are requesting that government fund three outreach workers for our area.
Live to my age and regret sneaks in. Transparency and accountability, the expectation of our councillors to inform us? Sounds good, in reality a nonsense, restrictions, aka “up to a point” not to mention the AI influence, aka big brother, machine answers. Maybe improve, sooner, probably, hopefully.
The better news, Christmas approaches, delivering we voters clean air (politically) until February. Here on our Mornington Peninsula we may even see action on our roads; if cars must be roadworthy to drive on them why not our potholes?
Such is life; as in reverting to my special interests, namely television (cricket), beer (thirst), cricket (c’mon c’mon), the RSL (respite) and hope, a necessity, in defence of the dreaded last leg in life’s quadrella; fear.
Deeper thoughts sneak in; years back, real, Bunratty Castle, (not County Clare), theatre restaurant days, rough and ready, loved by the plebs, consistent overuse of the word (still is) ‘Incredible’? Adore this one, for red/sore eyes. Baby shampoo, 9 parts water, bathe the eyelids, eyelashes every night, thin smear of Vaseline to eyelids after drying off.
No mention of my tremor? In truth all is serene, breathing from the diaphragm, day upon day, laughter. Barley dropped by, with carrot cake, cappuccino. “You need company old man, why sit here alone every day?” Spot on.
Positivity or reality: If Collingwood beats St Kilda, March 6, 7.20pm, I’ll give away the smokes. Warning; what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Except for bears, bears will kill you. Likewise crocodiles, aka politicians. Mind how you go... Cliff Ellen, Rye
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Electric Light To ‘Ranelagh’ - Frankston ‘Fills The Breach’
Compiled by Cameron McCullough
AN application was received from Mr. Taylor, at the Mornington Council last week, asking for an immediate supply of electric current to “Ranelagh Estate,” Mt. Eliza.
The electric light committee decided not to undertake the supply at present, but would give permission to the Frankston Shire Council to supply the current as far as Boundary road. Later on the local council would extend the service.
Mr. Taylor, who thinks there will in time be about 150 lights required on the estate, is in favour of taking the current in bulk from a meter at Boundary road, and supplying the householders on the estate under his own supervision.
Mornington Council are in favour of permitting the Frankston Council to supply the electricity until such time when they could take it over, but at present councillors are not in favour of any further extensions.
On a deputation from the Frankston Council, Mr. Quartermain (electricity manager) thought that it would be better if the Frankston Council were allowed to control the service and erect a sub-station on the estate.
By taking the current from Boundary road the light would be very dim at the house of the consumer most distant on the estate.
He considered that one of the Councils should control the distribution and wiring on the estate. If any faulty work was done and an accident occurred the Mornington Council would undoubtedly be liable.
Mornington councillors were
emphatic in their decision not to allow the Frankston scheme of electric supply to “Ranelagh” to operate in the Mornington Shire.
It was decided to leave the matter to be arranged between the Frankston Council and Mr. Taylor as far as Boundary road.
Later in the day a deputation from the Frankston and Hastings Shire to discuss the electric supply to “Ranelagh Estate,” opening up Boundary road to the beach, and effecting repairs to the same road in other parts, were the objects.
The deputation comprised: Crs. May, Bradbury, Unthank and Montague, Mr. Ham (secretary), Mr. Muntz (engineer) and Mr. Quartermain.
Cr. McArthur welcomed the visitors and expressed the hope that the meeting would result in the mutual benefit of both Shire.
Referring to the extension of electric light to “Ranelagh Estate,”
Mr. Quartermain said it would be a mistake to supply current to any person in bulk. The erection of poles and wiring should be controlled by either of the Councils.
Cr. Linley said it would not pay for the Mornington Shire to undertake the scheme at present, as their own was not a profitable one. It would not be worth while.
Mr. Quartermain could not understand why the local scheme does not show a handsome profit. At Frankston they commenced with 140 consumers and now there are 1150.
£8000 had been spent on extensions, and revenue had increased by, £700 since last year.
Cr. Barrett suggested that the matter be left for future consideration, and the subject closed.
Mr. Muntz spoke of the bad condition of Boundary road near Moseley’s property. It needed urgent attention. The repairs would cost £20 and the co-operation of the Mornington Shire was required.
On the motion of Cr. Barrett it was decided to vote half the cost.
Cr. Downward, who has always been agitating for repairs for Boundary road near Moorooduc station, urged the importance of having the work done as soon as possible.
The clearing of the same road to the beach, suggested by Crs. Bradbury and Montague, was of less importance.
Mr. Muntz agreed that this portion of road was in need of repairs to the extent of £50. Cr. Unthank supported.
On the motion of Cr. Andrews and Nunn the Mornington Shire are to contribute half the cost.
The opening up of Boundary road to the beach will be considered next year.
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Proposed Tarring Of Tyabb Road
The Frankston and Hastings Shire has asked for the co-operation of the Mornington Council in a deputation to ask the Country Roads Board to tar the Tyabb road from Mornington.
The Mornington Council did not consider it possible that the C.R.B. would take over this road as a developmental road, if the two shires had to do the work it would cost £210 a mile.
Cr. Downward said that there were more important roads to be consid-
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ered.
The Railway Department are now having the additions built at the Tyabb railway station. The new building will be used as a general waiting room, and parcels shed.
Better protection from the weather has been badly needed at the local railway station, and the Tyabb Progress Association has been instrumental in securing better accommodation here.
The railway authorities are also going to put a cart-dock in to facilitate the unloading of heavy goods.
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Personal
Mr. and Mrs. Mellor of Blackburn, are the guests of Mrs. Coulson, of “Kentucky,” Frankston. They were former residents of Frankston and Mr. Mellor still owns property in the district.
Mr. A..H. Gregory, who had been on a visit to Peechalba to his daughter, Mrs. C. Pike, returned home on Monday much benefitted by the change.
Mrs. Clements, wife of Mr. Norman W. Clements, of Wells street, Frankston, has been seriously ill. Her many friends will be pleased to learn that she is now progressing favourably.
Miss Grant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Grant, of Baxter, is visiting relatives at Yarrawonga.
The marriage of Miss Gladys Malen of Baxter, to Mr. Geo. Shone, of Camberwell, is announced to take place at the Baxter church on Wednesday, 2nd December, at 5.30 p.m.
Rev. W. E. and Mrs. Watkins, of
Clifton Hill, have accepted an invitation to be present at the Frankston Presbyterian church bazaar on Friday, 11th December.
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are leaving Tyabb. Mr. Thompson was the engineer at the Tyabb Cool Stores.
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Frankston Fire Brigade
On Wednesday evening last a deputation from the Frankston Fire Brigade waited on the councillors of the town riding with reference to the state of the fire plugs.
It was pointed out that a lot of the plugs were in such a state as to be practically useless.
After a lengthy discussion the Shire president (Cr. Wells) appointed a man to inspect all the plugs and furnish a report.
The question of financial assistance was next brought up. The brigade is badly in need of a few appliances which could be installed at a very small cost. They have also to provide a new fire station. A block of ground has already been purchased in Young street, and the Country Fire Brigades Board has agreed to pay £ for £ towards the building.
The Shire president explained that the Council fully realised the position, but at present they were not in a position to assist financially. He suggested asking the support of the two Progress Associations and the public in general to assist in arranging a special appeal.
Cr. Wells kindly donated the first 100 bricks towards the new building.
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From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 27 November 1925
Scoreboard
Pines in control of top-of-the-table battle, Kangaroos in trouble
By Brodie Cowburn
PROVINCIAL
A FANTASTIC century from Harley Peace-Stirling has put Pines in the box seat for its sixth consecutive victory. Pines hit the road to take on Red Hill in a two-day match on Saturday. Day one belonged to visitors; Pines finished the day at 6/327.
Opener Nick Christides set up Pines well with a knock of 86 from 104 deliveries. Peace-Stirling and Matthew Wilson then came in and combined for a huge partnership - Peace-Stirling ended up scoring an unbeaten 104 from 155, and Wilson smashed 73 from 107 deliveries.
Red Hill faces an enormous mountain to climb on day two to topple the ladder leaders. Rhys Hewitt was their best performing bowler - he posted figures of 3/63.
Langwarrin are staring down the barrel of defeat against Baden Powell after a horror start to their run chase on Saturday.
Baden Powell batted first at Overport Park last weekend, and hit a few roadblocks. A vital half-century from skipper Aidan Wheeler helped Baden Powell reach a competitive final total of 184.
Langy skipper Matthew Prosser was a workhorse, posting bowling figures of 5/83 off 30 overs.
Langwarrin was tasked with facing 10 overs before stumps. It couldn't
have gone worse for the Kangaroos, who finished the day in huge trouble at 4/17
Aidan Wheeler took 3/10 in an electric display. Matthew Prosser and first drop batter Kylan Mitchell managed to survive the onslaught, but they have a lot of work to do on day two to get the game back on track.
An unbeaten 105 from 189 by Ryan Smith was the highlight on day one of Mornington’s clash with Heatherhill.
Mornington were in trouble early, with both openers sent back to the sheds for ducks. They recovered well to finish with a final score of 7/250.
Sorrento bowled out Dromana for 208 on Saturday, and scored 1/56 in reply before stumps.
PENINSULA
ROSEBUD’S strong start to the season hit a snag on Saturday when they collapsed shortly before stumps against Balnarring.
Olympic Park hosted day one of the two-dayer last weekend. Balnarring batted first away from home - they ended up scoring 135 from 62 overs before Rosebud came in to bat.
After a promising start to the day, things ended in disaster for Rosebud. They collapsed to 5/14 before stumps was called.
Rosebud came into the weekend equal on top of the ladder with Old Peninsula, who travelled to take on Seaford on Saturday.
Old Peninsula’s Justin Grant set his side up well with a brilliant effort of 6/31, including a hat-trick. Grant dismissed Jordan Desmond, Matthew Herbert, and Ash Plozza to complete his hat-trick effort.
Seaford ended up all out for 169. Old Peninsula’s run chase didn’t get off to the best start - the Pirates scored 3/29 before stumps.
Dil Pageni put on a good bowling display at the end of the day, taking 3/10 from seven overs.
Somerville bowled out Moorooduc for 142 on Saturday, and scored 5/79 in reply before stumps. Long Island bowled out Mt Eliza for 157 away from home, and came in to score 2/31 from 16 overs.
DISTRICT
BONEO had a dominant day with the bat on Saturday, putting a huge total on the scoreboard against Crib Point. Boneo batted all day long on their home deck. Opener Christopher Jobling was in fine form; he hit 112 runs to set his side up well.
After a couple of wobbles in the middle order, Caolan O’Connor came in and guided Boneo back on track. He hit 73 from 166 deliveries to help his side reach a formidable final total of 7/316.
Jake Mialitsis bowled well for the visitors. He posted final figures of 3/46.
Seaford Tigers also impressed with
the bat last weekend. A century from Amandeep Singh saw them score 303 against Flinders. Singh hit 119 from 158 deliveries, smashing 14 fours and 3 sixes along the way.
The Tigers declared at 5/303, and sent Flinders in to face four overs before stumps. Flinders survived the day without losing a wicket.
Ladder leaders Carrum Downs were bowled out for 218 by Main Ridge on Saturday, with Main Ridge scoring 1/33 in reply before the close of play. Second-place Carrum was also bowled out - Rye dismissed them for 142 at Roy Dore Reserve last weekend. Rye will start day two at 3/42.
SUB DISTRICT
FRANKSTON YCW have wrapped up a win within a day after a brilliant bowling display against Pearcedale.
Pearcedale had a miserable day at home on Saturday. The Stonecats bowled them out for just 46 runs after 33 overs, and quickly chased down their target.
Frankston YCW declared at 3/164, and sent Pearcedale back in to bat another 22 overs. Pearcedale have fared a little better in their second inning so far, finishing up the day at 4/47.
Baxter set Delacombe Park a tough target to chase down on day one of their clash last weekend.
It was a good all-round performance for Baxter at home - Mitchell Harvey
top-scored with 72, and Cody Irving, James Long, and Daniel lanati each put in good efforts.
Baxter batted out their 80 overs, finishing with a final score of 8/279.
An excellent 92 by skipper Jake Prosser was the saving grace for Skye on Saturday. His knock helped Skye post a score of 191 against Mt Martha.
Before stumps Mt Martha faced 20 overs, scoring 3/51.
WOMENS DIV ONE
SOMERVILLE chased down Mt Eliza with just an over left to spare last Sunday.
Somerville hosted the clash last weekend. The visitors chose to bat first, and put 8/76 on the scoreboard. Mt Eliza skipper Phoebe Miller topscored with 24.
Once Somerville came to the crease, Tilly Black took control of the match. She hit an unbeaten 34 to guide her side to an eight-wicket win. Rye/Boneo batted well last weekend to get the better of Crib Point.
The Magpies scored 79 from their 20 overs, which Rye/Boneo chased down with seven wickets to spare. Ella Hilton was the visitors’ best - she scored 46 not out from 43 deliveries.
Mt Martha enjoyed a dominant victory on Sunday. It took them just nine deliveries to chase down Tyabb’s total of 16 at Ferrero Reserve.
Beth Storr ran riot, taking six wickets to clean up the Yabbies.
RYAN Smith scored 105 not out to help Mornington achieve 7/250 at stumps on day one against Heatherhill. Picture: Paul Churcher
Scoreboard
Jones survives season from hell
SOCCER
By Craig MacKenzie
DAVEY Jones has been to hell and back – on and off the football field.
He survived a vicious assault during an indoor soccer match in 2014 that left him in intensive care in the Alfred Hospital with a brain bleed and doubts that he could ever play again.
“I scored and from the restart this guy ran over and started laying into me.
“I couldn’t remember much about it but when I saw the CCTV footage it was completely unprovoked.”
Jones was born in Frankston and started as a junior with Frankston Strikers before switching to Frankston Pines’ under-12s.
Pines didn’t have an under-16 side forcing Jones to switch to Baxter until an approach from Billy Armour enticed him to return to Strikers.
“That was a fantastic move for me because I was forced to adjust to senior football.”
He was just 21 when attacked during that indoor game and later learned that his assailant had a criminal record.
Jones had hopes of playing at a higher level but they ended when forced to stay away from any sport for almost 15 months.
He returned to Strikers and played in the reserves for a couple of seasons before moving to Seaford United.
“I wasn’t 100 percent after my head injury and low on confidence.
“I look back on that time now and can see I had an attitude problem.
“I was lazy and didn’t commit to training all the time but the rule was you had to train twice to be considered for the seniors.
“Then one of my close friends passed away and I just couldn’t keep playing.”
Eventually he pulled the boots back on with Mount Eliza’s Sunday team under Brandt Mulholland.
It didn’t take long to realise that he needed a greater challenge so he joined Somerville in the pandemic-hit 2021 season.
His next move was to Mount Martha for the 2023 season under Mark Larner.
“We had a young team with some pacy players but we didn’t have a lot of stronger-bodied experienced players so I complemented the squad.”
Jones had a good relationship with then Pines head coach Alex Halikias and was only too willing to sign for the Monterey Reserve outfit for the 2025 season.
He had no inkling that he’d signed up for the season from hell.
Pines won one game in State 4 South
and drew two ending up with a negative goal difference of 87.
Only two other senior teams throughout State Leagues had worse results.
Football Victoria’s league restructure for next year sent Pines tumbling down two leagues to the new State 6 South-East.
“We were tracking OK at the start of the year but we had a completely new side and no-one really knew each other,” Jones said.
“The intensity of training though was good and I really enjoyed my time under Alex but when he stepped down it turned into a coaching merry-goround.
“We had some very good players but we were never given the chance to gel.
“The constant rotation of coaches didn’t give us the chance to adapt to one particular style and the lack of consistency of names on the teamsheet each week certainly didn’t help.”
There were times throughout the season that Jones could have taken the easy way out and walked away.
Other clubs offered an escape route which he ignored.
“I was put in a leadership position at Pines and I took that pretty seriously.
“I’m the type of person who will try and stick it out to the very end and I had to show my teammates that no matter what I’d still be coming to train-
ing and still front up for the games and try my absolute hardest no matter the result.
“That leadership role was very important to me and helped me get through the season.”
Jones featured in Pines’ last pre-season game going into the 2025 season.
When the final whistle blew at the end of the last round of league games Jones was the only player in a Pines strip who had played in that last preseason game.
No doubt that’s indicative of the commitment new head coach Al Baldwin and assistants Chris Sanderson and Andy McCabe expect from the senior squad they are currently assembling.
They’ll be hoping Jones can commit to the cause for a second straight year.
In other news Football Victoria has released its State League men’s best and fairest lists and proving that age is no barrier two 37-year-olds dominated the voting in State 2 South-East.
Shane Tagliaferro of Berwick City won the league award and his former Mornington teammate Stevie Elliott now with Peninsula Strikers was runner-up.
Chelsea goal machine James Stinson won the State 4 South best and fairest four votes clear of Somerville Eagles captain Nick Simmons.
Mount Eliza’s Austin Mcewen won the State 5 South award with 15 points while Mount Martha’s Howie Anderson and Seaford United’s Zain Ahman were runners-up just a point behind.
In women’s State League Seaford United star Kalista Tzelios won her third straight league best and fairest.
Not a bad effort considering Tzelios achieved the feat at State 4, State 3 and now State 2 levels.
She polled 18 votes, five clear of the runner-up.
Tzelios also was the league Golden Boot winner with 22 goals one more than Aspendale’s Lily Smith.
In women’s State 3 South Mount Martha’s Kaho Fushilani tied with Ana Botsioulis of Sandringham for best and fairest honours.
In women’s State 4 South Katja Schmidt of Somerville Eagles romped home in the best and fairest with 20 votes, seven clear of the runner-up.
Teammate Paige Osorio was equal third.
Meanwhile Baxter assistant coach George Hughes is touring the UK with a teenage squad representing Melbourne Football Stars, an academy run by former Aberdeen and South Melbourne winger George Campbell.
The first MFS annual tour was in 2008 and this year’s event involves matches against Aberdeen FC Acad-
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emy, Hibs, Burnley and Wrexham as well as attending Europa League and English Premier League fixtures. Finally this week’s friendly fixtures feature Skye United, Chelsea and Langwarrin.
Skye hosts Chelsea at Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve on Thursday 27 November at 7.30pm then travels to Reema Reserve on Saturday 29 November to play Hampton Park United at 1pm and 3pm.
Last Saturday Skye beat Geelong 3-2 at Egan Lee Reserve with 12 triallists on show.
Just three current senior players were in action – Jason Nowakowski, Emmanual Scarlett and Varmah Mgoneh. Langwarrin and Dandenong Thunder intend playing a friendly on Saturday 29 November but Lawton Park isn’t available due to council works.
The clubs were arranging an alternative venue as we went to press so check social media for updates.
Last Saturday Langy lost 1-0 to a UK touring squad.
The local side was missing Tom Youngs, Lucas Portelli, Brad Blumenthal and Charlie Fry.
Langy head coach Jamie Skelly gave game time to the rest of his squad along with triallists and some under-23s.
“It was a good hit-out with some very positive moments,” Skelly said.
DJ on song: Frankston Pines captain and top scorer Davey Jones celebrates in style after scoring in a league game last season.
Picture: Paul Seeley, The Man In The Stands
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