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From the editor Well, here we are at the last edition of 2017. Next stop: 2018! This week we bring you our annual swimwear issue. It'll be in stands for two weeks instead of the usual one, while we take a week's break from publishing, so it's packed with goodness to see you through the summer holidays. The location for our swimwear shoot was a no-brainer. It's none other than our iconic Newcastle Ocean Baths, and, boy, did the weather turn it on. The lovely mum-of-one Ashlee Burraston models our pick of the in-season swimwear from three local boutiques, plus a Newcastle-based designer. Special thanks goes to hair and makeup artists Dean Blaq and Mitch Wynn, who've helped us, pro bono, on a few occasions now. They're the reason our glam cover stars look camera-ready! Once you've perused our swimwear special (pages 37-39), flip to page 41 for all your beach and pool party essentials. There's loads of fun to be had, so jump in (see what I did there). Newcastle Weekly will be taking a short break over the holiday period. Our office will be closed from Thursday 21 December to Wednesday 3 January, inclusive. We will reopen at 9am on Thursday 4 January. We wish all our readers and their families a safe and happy holiday season. - Georgia Osland

Merger beckons Belmont sports clubs primed to combine

Keep watch these holidays Tips to safeguard your home

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Grand plans for cities’ futures Improvements on the way

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Ashlee Burraston models outfits for Newcastle Weekly’s swimwear issue. Ashlee wears Nip Tuck Swim Sorrento stripe one-piece, $139; Sunseeker button through shirt, $89.95; and paper beach hat, $29.95, all from Cozzies, paired with the Evontte Roma beach bag, $39.95 from Sass by the Lake. Hair and makeup by Dean Blaq Makeup Art and Mitch Wynn of Evolution Newcastle. Shot on location at Newcastle Ocean Baths. Photos: Peter Stoop. Pages 37-39.

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Belmont Bowling Club and Belmont Golf Club presidents Trevor Gasson and Lyn Cooper discuss the amalgamation. Photo: Peter Stoop

Members back Belmont merger There will be a twist in Belmont Bowling Club’s proud 87-year history. After going through financial difficulties, the club decided it had to look for a new home. President Trevor Gasson says the search has been a long and exhausting process. “Our journey started about 18 months ago when my board came to a decision where we believed that we needed to relocate,” Mr Gasson says. “We were struggling as a separate unit; it’s a competitive market in Belmont and we also lost a bowling green in the April 2015 Superstorm. “So, for two years, we’ve only had one green, which has had a serious impact on us.” The organisation called for expressions of interest to amalgamate in February and received a response, among others, from Belmont Golf Club. Earlier this month, members of both clubs voted to back the merger. Belmont Bowling Club also sought, and found, a buyer for the land, with agents Colliers International sealing the deal on a reported $4.8 million sale. “We’re at the point now where the amalgamation has to be approved by OLGR

[Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing], and that is expected in March,” Mr Gasson says. “[Finding a buyer] means we can pay our own way – there’ll be no borrowing from the golf club to facilitate us, which is the icing on the cake.” The golf club will build two covered, synthetic bowling greens at its Marks Point site, with construction set to start in June. Belmont Golf Club general manager Glenn Howard believes the merger will be a win-win for both organisations. “We were looking at ways to diversify,” he says. “The greens will be a great attraction and will hopefully allow us to host major bowling events in Lake Macquarie.” Mr Howard says members voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining forces with the bowling club. “We had 418 [people] there and it was 417 to one, which is a great indication that our members saw the chance to change and diversify as a great thing for our club,” he says. “The bowling club will retain its identity and we’ll continue to recognise their history.” - Ben Murphy

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There are changes to the services Newcastle City Council provides during the Christmas/New Year period. Our offices shut down on Friday 22 December at 12noon and will reopen on Tuesday 2 January 2018. Calls to our Customer Contact Centre will be answered by Council’s after hours service provider. The following services will be operating throughout the break: Waste collection

The will be no kerbside collections on Christmas Day. All kerbside waste collection services will take place one day later than usual.

Summerhill Waste Management Centre

Closed on Christmas Day. Open on all other days during the festive period. Opening hours will be extended to 4pm on weekends from 23 December 2017 to 7 January 2018 inclusive. Christmas Day: Closed. Boxing Day and New Year’s Day: 9am - 3pm.

Newcastle Region Libraries

Most branches will be closed from 12noon Friday 22 December with normal service resuming on Tuesday 2 January. All branches closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Newcastle Art Gallery

Open Tuesday to Sunday 10am - 5pm and every day during the school holidays. Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Newcastle Museum

Open Tuesday to Sunday 10am - 5pm and every day during the school holidays. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

The Newcastle Shop

Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

Beaches

All beaches patrolled from 7am - 5.30pm daily except Stockton Beach which is patrolled from 9am - 5.30pm.

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As normal.

Pools

Beresfield Pool closed Christmas Day. Others: Lane4aquatics.com.au

Blackbutt Reserve

Open as normal. Picnic facilities open 7am - 7pm. Wildlife exhibits and information kiosk closed Christmas Day.

Mall Parking Station

Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Open as normal after that time. Open late until 10.30pm for New Year’s Eve celebrations at Queens Wharf precinct.

Fort Scratchley Historic Site

Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

Beresfield Golf Course

Closed Christmas Day and opening at 10am Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

See Council’s website for full details of all closures and operating hours.

For enquiries please call 4974 2000 newcastle.nsw.gov.au

news Police holiday crackdown

Keep watch these holidays Redirecting mail, mowing the lawn and placing floor lamps on timers. These tips may seem simple to some, but they can make a real difference in deterring criminals from breaking into your home over the holiday period. Neighbourhood Watch Hunter Area Coordinator, Bill Hackney, says you don’t have to be a “stickybeak” to keep an eye out for suspicious behaviour. “One of our key sayings is: ‘If you see something, say something,’” he tells Newcastle Weekly. “It might not seem important, but it can turn out to be. “You should be familiar with your neighbours’ movements and, if you see something different, have their contact numbers to let them know if it doesn’t seem right.” Mr Hackney believes the role of Neighbourhood Watch has “turned

a corner and evolved” over the past 30 years. The Metford resident, who sits on the NSW Police Neighbourhood Watch Advisory Board, says police officers and paramedics know there is still a need for it within the community. “These days, we’re very social media-based and the information is available to all members 24/7,” he says. “It has needed to change with its audience to be up-to-date in this day and age – we’ve taken a lot of steps to do that and adapt to today’s society.” Since Mr Hackney took over in his role as lead coordinator, 14 Neighbourhood Watch groups have popped up in the Hunter Region. His other tips for keeping your home and possessions safe these holidays include: make sure all

Neighbourhood Watch Hunter Area Coordinator Bill Hackney in Maitland. Photo: Peter Stoop

doors, windows and vehicles are locked; arrange for residents to put out and collect bins; consider a house-sitter; be social media savvy (don’t post about your holiday); check that all sensor lights and security systems are working; and ensure valuables aren’t visible. If you’d like more information, or want to find a local group, visit nhwa.com.au - Ben Murphy

NSW Police is urging holidaymakers to stay safe on our roads during the busy Christmas and New Year period. Double demerits will be in place from Friday 22 December to Monday 1 January, inclusive, with police targeting a number of offences, including speeding, drink and drug driving, not wearing a seatbelt, and illegal mobile phone use. If you’re travelling throughout the holiday season, make sure you allow plenty of time to get from A to B, and take breaks as needed. As at 18 December, 372 people had died on NSW roads in 2017 – one more fatality than 2016 in its entirety.

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As 2017 draws to a close, it’s a great time to reflect on the year that was. But, while some of us wrap up school and work for the year and switch to holiday mode, others may find the festive season difficult, particularly those experiencing isolation, loneliness, or mental health issues. Young people – in particular high school leavers – may find they need a little extra support, as they brace for big life changes over the coming months. Families and friends are key in helping a young person seek support. It’s important to know the signs and symptoms that indicate a young person might need help. Being withdrawn, not wanting to hang out with friends, not doing the things they would normally enjoy, and ongoing worry or

irritability are just some of the things to look out for. National Youth Mental Health Foundation, headspace, says, as a parent, guardian or carer of a young person, you can: encourage them to stay connected and involved, get them to partake in physical activity, and strive to keep a regular routine. If you are a young person, it’s important to eat and sleep well, be socially active, and take time to relax. Some activities to try during the holidays include working a casual job, finding a new hobby or place to explore, working on a creative project, getting active or volunteering. If you need support or advice, headspace can help. Phone your local headspace centre, or visit headspace.org.au

Christmas with a cause A bit of a self-professed Grinch, Christmas Day for The Happy Wombat owner Luke Tilse is a little unconventional. Every year for the past three years, Luke has opened the Hunter Street boutique bar and restaurant for a few hours on Christmas Day, donating about half of the proceeds to an environmental cause. This year will be no different, with the venue serving takeaway coffee and baked goods from 8am to 11am. Everything raised above and beyond staff wages will be donated to charity, and, although Luke hasn’t nominated one yet, you can be certain it’ll be well thought out. Last year, the venue raised about $1,500 for Devil Ark – the largest Tasmanian Devil conservation breeding program on mainland Australia, based at the Barrington Tops. “It’s hard enough to get people to donate anything at all to charity, but when they do, nine times out of 10 it’s for people, whereas we’re wiping out huge numbers of species and no one seems to care,” Luke says. Having undertaken environmental studies, Luke knew from the outset he wanted to incorporate his passion for planet Earth into his hospitality career when he opened The Happy Wombat, and that’s

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The Happy Wombat owner Luke Tilse serves up a fresh brew. Photo: Peter Stoop

exactly what he’s done. For someone who, much to his wife’s dismay, believes Christmas is more about kids than it is about adults, Luke says opening the restaurant is actually a very apt way of celebrating. “We’ve got carols playing, the Christmas tree is up and we’re doing something good for the environment: you don’t get much more Christmassy than that,” he says. - Georgia Osland

The University of Newcastle’s Laureate Professor Nicholas Talley has been named Australia’s mostcited academic, according to a Google Scholar report. Professor Talley has earned the highest ranking among the top 1,000 scientists from Australian institutions. And, it’s not hard to see why. Professor Talley is a global authority in neurogastroenterology and incurable functional gut disorders, which affect more than one in five Australians. His recent work linking the gut as a major driver of anxiety and other changes in the brain has contributed to a paradigm shift in the way we understand how the gut interacts with the brain.

Today’s construction. Tomorrow’s new light rail. Over half a million people call Newcastle home, and it’s still growing. So we’re creating better transport, opening new green spaces and reconnecting the city centre to the harbour. Revitalising Newcastle is an integrated planning, transport and urban renewal program, delivering: › Light rail from Newcastle Interchange to Pacific Park › New green spaces and public domains, including Market Street Lawn › Improved connectivity with entertainment precincts and activity hubs Keep up with all the changes at revitalisingnewcastle.nsw.gov.au

news The 2017 Lake Macquarie Sports Awards are now open for nominations.

Don’t miss this opportunity to nominate sportspeople and administrators from your club • Sports Scholarship Award for Athletes with a Disability • Junior Female Sportsperson of the Year • Junior Male Sportsperson of the Year • Masters Sportsperson of the Year • Sports Administrator of the Year • Sportsperson of the Year

It’s easy to nominate! Visit lakemac.com.au/sportsawards.

Councillors unanimously back wetlands proposal A motion that sought Port Stephens Council’s support to buy back a parcel of land within Mambo Wetlands has passed unanimously. Councillor Jaimie Abbott put forward a proposal at the council’s latest meeting. The motion asked for the council to recognise: the high biodiversity values of Wanda and Mambo Wetlands, and the community’s aspiration to see all underdeveloped blocks consolidated into a single, protected reserve; the need for the proposed declaration of Aboriginal places at Wanda and Mambo Wetlands to be prioritised and completed as soon as possible; the need for an updated management plan to be prepared in consultation with the community; and the need to seek funding from the state government to proceed. Cr Abbott’s motion came after the former NSW Department of Education school site within Mambo Wetlands – near prime Koala habitat – was sold by the state government last year for $250,000 in an online auction. In November, Port Stephens Council praised the site’s owner for withdrawing a development application for a dual-occupancy home. The Mambo-Wanda Wetlands Conservation Group has created a petition to return the land to public ownership, with 10,000 signatures required to guarantee parliamentary debate. You can find a copy of the petition on the group’s Facebook page.

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Fifty years at the drive-in When moviegoers pulled into Heddon Greta Drive-In on its opening night in 1967, they were treated to a screening of To Sir, With Love. Now, 50 years on, the theatre’s owner, Scott Seddon, saw an opportunity to not only mark the milestone, but also help the Richmond Vale Railway Museum. The museum set up a Rebuilding Richi Appeal after much of its historic fleet was damaged by a bushfire in September. Mr Seddon said all gate takings from this week’s one-time only screening of To Sir, With Love would be donated to the appeal. “I thought it’d just be good to celebrate the 50th anniversary and help the Richmond Vale museum,” he said. “If you were them, you would’ve just wept [after the bushfire].” Museum spokesperson, Graham

Smith, praised Mr Seddon’s gesture. “Scott’s offer came out of the blue really and we’re very grateful,” he said. “We have raised more than $26,000 so far, which is a great effort in such little time, and we plan to organise other fundraisers in the new year.” The Heddon Greta Drive-In was originally opened by Greater Union in December 1967. It closed twice during the mid-1980s to early 1990s, but was reopened by Mr Seddon, along with the help of family and friends, on 26 March 1996. “We reopened it with Babe and Apollo 13,” Mr Seddon said. “That was just after the Oscars too, so it couldn’t have been better timing. “It’s just an experience [at the drive-in] that people will remember – there are only two in NSW, so it’s

Heddon Greta Drive-In owner Scott Seddon and Richmond Vale Railway Museum spokesperson Graham Smith pore over a map of the old Richmond Main Colliery.

as much about the experience as it is about the movies.” Heddon Greta Drive-In’s next screening will be Jumanji, along with a second, yet-to-be-confirmed film on Tuesday 26 December. Gates open at 7.30pm.

If you’d like to donate online to the Rebuilding Richi Appeal, head to gofundraise.com.au/ beneficiary/rebuildingrichi or, for more information, visit richmondvalerailwaymuseum.org - Ben Murphy

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news Green light for rail rezoning Newcastle City Council has given the green light for the former heavy rail corridor to be rezoned. The council’s decision clears the way for the Department of Planning and Environment’s final approval to change the land use along the 1.53-kilometre strip between Worth Place and Newcastle Station. A phone survey of 955 residents, conducted by ReachTEL, saw 57.5% of people support mixed-use development, as well as university or recreational uses, along the old corridor, while 34.7% called for the rail zoning to remain in place. A council report stated there were also 226 public submissions and 46 form letters in favour of the rezoning. However, the same report

showed 394 submissions and 137 form letters were against it. “During consultation, the community has supported a well-considered mix of open space, residential and commercial space, with affordable housing and educational and tourist facilities,” Newcastle lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes says. Some of the changes on the land will include: education between Worth Place and Civic Station; mixed use (including affordable housing) between Civic and Merewether Street; public recreation at Civic, and from Perkins Street to Newcomen Street; a mix of dwellings, retail, commercial and public recreation from Merewether Street to Brown Street; and a tourism zone at Newcastle Station.

End of the road for Beresfield Driver Reviver It will be the end of an era when Morisset Lions Club’s caravan pulls out of the Beresfield Driver Reviver site for the last time. The busiest rest stop in Australia is set to officially close on 1 January so work can begin on the M1 Pacific Motorway upgrade at Weakleys Drive and John Renshaw Drive intersection. The Beresfield Driver Reviver has been operated by the Morisset Lions Club for the past 23 years, with about 15,000 cups of tea and coffee handed out to tired souls each holiday period. Site manager Arthur Tumeth says it has helped reduce the road toll. “It is hard to quantify, but there is no doubt it’s saved lives,” he tells Newcastle Weekly. “From the way some people have driven in there and stopped for a coffee, they’ve been half asleep.” Mr Tumeth says Driver Reviver has been an exhausting, but extremely important, project for Morisset Lions Club. “We’d operate for up to 60 days a year, 24 hours a day,” he says. “[On average] about 40,000 people would come

through here every year, although it’s been a fair bit less this year because people think it’s already closed. “It’s just been a massive effort to man this caravan, especially for 17 to 18 days straight over Christmas; you’d do around six shifts a day, and generally 100 shifts [all up]. “I don’t think this sort of service will continue anywhere else.” Mr Tumeth says many people who stopped at the site ended up donating to Morisset Lions Club, with the generous contributions going straight back into the local community. Over the years, the club has been able to provide, among many other items, three boats to Sailability NSW – a volunteer-run organisation that strives to improve access to sailing activities for people with a disability. After the Driver Reviver’s closure, the RMS advises that alternative rest stops nearby include: Beresfield BP on John Renshaw Drive; Beresfield Caltex on Weakleys Drive; as well as others at Heatherbrae and Twelve Mile Creek. - Ben Murphy

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news Survivor breaks the silence Like a phoenix from the ashes, Newcastle woman Bec Acopio has risen above sexual assault to publish a book she believes could provide a beacon of hope for other women. Ms Acopio was sexually assaulted in three separate incidents a little over 20 years ago, after arriving in Australia from the Philippines. She said her struggle after the assaults led her to attempt suicide more than once. “I have experienced extreme depression, severe anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, [and] Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of these assaults,” she said. Her book, I Did Not Give Them My Consent, is a tale of recovery. “The book is one way for me not to be ashamed or to remain silent

any longer,” Ms Acopio said. “I want to help other women to speak out sooner than I did, and to know they can get help through talking to people.” Rather than turn to alcohol, drugs or medication to mask her pain, Ms Acopio sought help from Lifeline, the Heal for Life Foundation and other psychologists. And, Lifeline was there to support her again, last week, when she launched her book at the Hunter Central Coast office in Islington. The launch could not have come at a more appropriate time, given the recent allegations of sexual misconduct against Hollywood stars Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, as well as Australian TV personality Don Burke. In Australia, one in five women will experience sexual assault in

Newcastle author Bec Acopio with a copy of her book, I Did Not Give Them My Consent. Photo: Peter Stoop

their lifetime, but less than one in five will report the crime to the police, meaning many suffer in silence. Member for Maitland and shadow minister for the prevention of domestic violence and sexual assault, Jenny Aitchison, who attended the book launch, praised

Ms Acopio for speaking out. “It shouldn’t matter who you are, how old you are, what your relationship with the perpetrator is, or where you are when it happens: rape is rape,” Ms Aitchison said. The book is available from Booktopia and Amazon, with 10% of the proceeds donated to Lifeline.

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news Donation bolsters rural medical care In the spirit of the season, the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) has received a $5.2 million philanthropic gift. It is the largest single donation in the HMRI’s history, and is tipped to strengthen medical care in rural communities. The generous donation will be used to help advance emergency out-of-hospital paramedical treatment and telehealth care for patients across the state over the next five years, under a collaboration between the HMRI, NSW Ambulance and the Hunter New England Local Health District. Together, they aim to maintain paramedics’ confidence and competence when treating out-ofhospital emergencies, such as cardiac arrest, and reduce hospitalisations by referring low-acuity patients to other pathways, thus easing emergency department demand. The gift will allow NSW Ambulance training facilities to be upgraded and new education equipment bought, including advanced technology simulation mannequins, as well as extra staff secured. The program’s rollout will start in rural NSW.

HMRI director, Professor Michael Nilsson, said the donor, who wished to remain anonymous, was motivated to provide support to improve access to high-quality care, particularly for vulnerable and rural communities. “A person’s postcode shouldn’t impact their medical care,” Professor Nilsson said. “We can address the current imbalance by mobilising medicine and furnishing regional communities with more sophisticated telehealth technologies.” Hunter New England Local Health District executive director of partnerships, innovation and research, Jane Gray, said the program built on the local health district’s long-term goals of keeping people healthy and in their communities by providing world-class clinical services and timely access to healthcare. “As one of the largest local health districts in NSW, our challenge is to ensure we deliver consistent, quality healthcare, regardless of where people live,” she said. The NSW Ambulance Service also extended its gratitude.

Grant windfall for Maitland Several Maitland community groups have received a funding windfall to implement projects. For the first time, $300,000 worth of Community Building Partnership grants was up for grabs this year. In previous years, the state government had allocated $200,000 to the Maitland electorate, despite many other electorates across the state receiving $300,000. This year’s successful applicants included Maitland PCYC ($41,505 to upgrade the facility’s music room); the City of Maitland Pipes and Drums ($20,575 to replace the hall’s guttering and downpipes); Norm Chapman Oval at Rutherford ($20,000 to upgrade the amenities and canteen); and the East Maitland War Memorial & Rest Park Trust ($16,027 to improve access to the memorial). If you have an idea for an infrastructure project to promote community cohesion, phone Maitland MP Jenny Aitchison’s office on 4933 1617, or email maitland@parliament.nsw.gov.au

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news Holiday operating times Operating arrangements for Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Maitland councils during the Christmas and New Year period:

on Christmas Eve and remain shut on Christmas Day. Speers Point Swim Centre is currently closed for maintenance work. Maitland pool also closes at 4pm on Christmas Eve and reopens at 11am on Boxing Day. It then shuts again at 4pm on New Year’s Eve before opening up at 11am on New Year’s Day.

Council closures All three council offices close on 22 December and reopen on 2 January.

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Most Newcastle Region Library branches will be closed from noon on 22 December through 2 January. Lake Macquarie’s libraries at Charlestown, Toronto and Swansea will operate from 28 to 30 December, between 10am and 1pm. All other branches are closed from 22 December until 2 January. Maitland’s libraries close on 23 December (East Maitland and Maitland at 2pm; Rutherford and Thornton at 1pm) and reopen on 2 January.

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The Fernleigh Track may be extended to link with a shared pathway through to Blacksmiths. Photo: Peter Stoop

until 28 February. The plan has been developed by the Department of Planning and Environment, with the help of councils and stakeholders. It sets out four key goals to reach by 2036, which include: a growing entrepreneurial economy; a rich natural environment; a wide variety of housing and jobs to choose from; and thriving communities. Visit planning.nsw.gov.au to have your say.

Community shares Christmas spirit The spirit of Christmas shone through for Hamilton Uniting Church’s Trees and Art for Charity project, raising a whopping $6,738. Throughout December, 15 decorated Christmas trees stood tall in the church, each one representing a local charity. Visitors were asked to vote for their favourite tree by making a small donation. The cheery volunteers at Bill’s Café were busy every day, providing light meals, coffee, tea and cakes. The Hunter Women Artists & Friends also donated 25% from each artwork sold during its exhibition to the charities involved. Those who visited the church throughout the year also contributed by purchasing a secondhand book for $1. This small gesture in itself raised a collective $2,253.

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Late Petratos penalty seals another Jets victory Newcastle playmaker Dimi Petratos held his nerve to slot a late penalty as the Jets snatched a 2-1 win over Adelaide at the weekend. A slow start to the game saw both sides struggle to create chances, but Newcastle sprang to life after the half-time break. In the 54th minute, Petratos looked to make space inside the 18-yard box but he was quickly closed down by Adelaide midfielder Vince Lia. However, the ball deflected off Lia and fell at the feet of Andrew Nabbout, who managed to swivel and bury his shot into the bottom right corner to give the Jets the lead. After going behind, Adelaide tried desperately to respond, and they eventually did so via George

Blackwood in the 67th minute. Defender Michael Marrone surged down the right flank and delivered a perfect cross for Blackwood to tap home. It was starting to look like both sides would share the spoils but, in the 87th minute, Petratos weaved his way into the box and struck a shot that ricocheted into the arm of Adelaide’s Ryan Strain. Petratos kept his cool to slot the penalty, much to the delight of more than 8,000 fans inside McDonald Jones Stadium. The Jets’ next three fixtures are against Western Sydney at home on Friday 22 December; Melbourne Victory away on Friday 29 December; and Sydney FC away on Wednesday 3 January. All games kick off at 7.50pm.

Buderus joins coaching ranks Newcastle Knights legend Danny Buderus has joined a new-look NSW coaching team ahead of next year’s State of Origin series. Buderus, who made 21 Origin appearances and captained the Blues on 15 occasions, agreed to become Brad Fittler’s assistant. Fittler replaced Laurie Daley in the top job after Queensland claimed its 11th series’ win out of the past 12 earlier this year. The Blues’ new management team also includes former NSW forward Paul Sironen and North Queensland football manager Peter Parr.

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LEGO creators from around the state and lots of activities for the whole family. The Action Club will also be running the barbecue and drinks station. Proceeds from the event support the Tomaree High Robotics Team. Cost is $5 per person or $15 for a family.

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Weekly social lawn bowls What better way to get out of the house than through monthly social lawn bowls at Lowlands Bowling Club (Dawson Street, Cooks Hill). Held every Monday morning from 8.45am to 11am, this social group is a great way to learn the sport of

The longest-running LEGO fan event in the state – Brickfest – returns on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 January. Brickfest at The Bay 2018 will be held at a new venue: Anna Bay Public School (Gan Gan Road, Anna Bay). There will be new exhibits from

lawn bowls while having fun. Each class is only $2, with coaching and equipment available to new bowlers. Casual dress with joggers the only requirement. For more information, phone Bob Wilson on 0414 843 963.

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Health and beauty evening A delicious high tea will be held at Cosmetic Medicine Caves Beach (Strathmore Road, Caves Beach) on Wednesday 10 January at 6.30pm in support of a hospital build project for orphans at the Indian Christian Mission Centre in India. Dr Roslyn Sue Fong and her team will be visiting the site again

in January. The high tea will feature expert guest speakers, prizes, giveaways, sample bags, fashion parades, cosmetic injections and more. Tickets can be bought online at swanseabaptistchurch. org.au/health-beauty, direct from the Caves Beach surgery or Caves Beach Gym, or by phoning 4972 2262. 23

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EVENT CINEMAS Event Cinemas Kotara and Glendale offer the latest and greatest in movies this summer holiday period. With $10 tickets on offer, going to the movies is a great family option, particularly with the amazing family films – Ferdinand, Paddington 2 and Coco. Gold Class at Event Cinemas Kotara features luxury recliner seating, food and beverage and exceptional Dolby Atmos surround sound – book your date night now. Visit eventcinemas.com.au for movies and session times.

Join us for summer fun in the school holidays. We have a range of programs for all ages to enjoy. Get creative with a nature-inspired art workshop at Newcastle Art Gallery. Explore colourful, feathered dinosaurs with Newcastle Museum’s Science Shows. Or come along to Newcastle Region Libraries and for school holiday storytimes, parachute games, the LEGO Olympics or join the Summer Book Club. Check out our school holidays brochure for more details – download it online at www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au or pick up a printed version at any of the locations listed above. Fees apply for some activities. Bookings essential.

NEWCASTLE CRUISING YACHT CLUB The NCYC, on the shores of Newcastle harbour, offers learn-to-sail programs for children from seven to 17 years. These fun and unique programs will get the kids out into the fresh air, sailing on either a small dinghy or a keelboat. All boats and equipment are supplied, including lifejackets. A: 95 Hannell Street, Wickham T: 4940 8188 W: ncyc.net.au/sailing-academy

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Whatâ€™s on in the Summer school holidays Monday 8 January Sporty Storytime Mayfield Library 11 - 11.45am | Age: 3-7 | Free

Friday 12 January HAMA Bead Pixel Art New Lambton Library 2.30-3.30pm | Age: 8-12 | $10

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Art of Flowers Art Gallery | 10.30am, 12pm, 2pm Age: 5-12 | $10

Art of Flowers Art Gallery | 10.30am, 12pm, 2pm | Age: 5-12 | $10

Blooms & Bugs Art Gallery | 10.30am, 12pm, 2pm Age: 5-12 | $10

Maker-fest! City Library | 10-11.30am Age: 5-12 | Free

Sporty Storytime New Lambton Library 10-10.45am | Age: 3-7 | Free

Ditch the Device! Storytime Hamilton Library, 10.30-11.15am Age: 3-7, Free

Pizza Box Movie Making Wallsend Library, 10-11.30am Age: 9-12, Free

Ditch the Device! Storytime Mayfield Library | 11-11.45am Age: 3-7 | Free

Ditch the Device! Storytime Stockton Library 10.30-11.15am | Age: 3-7 | Free

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Snaptronics Quiz Masters Wallsend Library 2-3pm | Age: 8-12 | $5

Fun & Games Storytime Stockton Library 10.30-11.15am | Age: 3-7 | Free

Pokemon TCG New Lambton Library, 2-3.30pm Age: 8-14 | Free

Skin, Scales and Feathers Newcastle Museum | 11.15am, 12.15pm, 1.15pm | Age: All | Free

Magic: The Gathering Tournament Wallsend Library 2-3.30pm | Age: 12-18 | Free

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Friday 19 January Art of Flowers Art Gallery | 10.30am, 12pm, 2pm Age: 5-12 | $10

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3Doodler Making & Drawing City Library 2-4pm | Age: 8-12 | Free

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Skin, Scales and Feathers Newcastle Museum | 11.15am, 12.15pm, 1.15pm | Age: All | Free

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Ben Portsmouth grew up on a diet of Elvis Presley songs. After deciding to take on the persona of ‘The King’ as a tribute artist, Portsmouth’s career has gone from strength-to-strength. Fans from around the world declare him as the closest they have seen to Elvis, while social media forums are reportedly overwhelmed with supporters demanding his return to their country.

Now, he’ll bring his The King Is Back worldwide tour to Australian shores this January. Portsmouth says it’s “flattering” to be in such high demand. “At the end of the day, people just love Elvis,” he tells Newcastle Weekly. “I do a show where I take people through the story and era of Elvis – the first half is how he started out, the poignant parts of his life, and the

Enter to WIN Newcastle Weekly has three double passes to The King is Back at Wests New Lambton on 20 January to give away. To enter, email competitions@newcastleweekly.com.au with The King in the subject line. Tell us your name, full contact details and your favourite Elvis song. Entries close and winners drawn at 9am on Friday 5 January. One entry per person. Permit No. LTPM-16-00488.

Elvis Presley impersonator Ben Portsmouth.

‘68 comeback. “The second half will be the [Las] Vegas concert, so it’ll cover the whole spectrum of his career really.” Born in the UK, Portsmouth’s journey as a tribute artist began in 2005 when he formed the Taking Care of Elvis band. The King Is Back tour will hit Wests New Lambton on 20 January. Tickets via thekingisback.com.au

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time out Peter Pan’s parallel universe From the same young playwright who brought you the CONDAnominated Do Your Parents Know You’re Straight in May, Bearfoot Theatre presents the classic tale of Peter Pan with a dark twist. Directed by Riley McLean in conjunction with Cassie Hamilton and Genevieve Lawson, Take Me to Neverland is not what you’d expect from this much-loved fairytale. Despite its title, and its holiday timeslot (11 to 13 January at the Civic Playhouse), the play is far from a fairytale, and is directed at more mature audiences (contains violence). Whilst fun and light-hearted at times, and based on the stories of Peter Pan (Tom Rodgers) and Wendy (Savannah Geddes), Take Me to Neverland explores dark themes such as mental health,

touching on violence and intense psychological trauma. Trapped in an institution and unable to fly, Peter struggles to distinguish between real and make-believe. How will he find his way back to Neverland, and how will the children in the orphanage learn to grow up when Peter wants them to stay young and lost forever? Other cast members include Grace Alston, Konstanze Koedam, Taylor Reece, Bonnie McPeak, Harry Lyddiard and Sam Hawkins. Bearfoot Theatre is a new theatre company in association with Eclectic Productions, with a focus on producing original works. Tickets to Take Me to Neverland are available from civictheatrenewcastle.com.au

The Take Me to Neverland cast in rehearsal.

Enter to WIN One lucky Newcastle Weekly reader will win a double pass to Take Me to Neverland at the Civic Playhouse (winner’s choice of date). To enter, email competitions@newcastleweekly.com.au with Take Me to Neverland in the subject line. Tell us your name, full contact details and one positive thing about growing up. Entries close and winner drawn at 9am on Friday 5 January. One entry per person. Permit No. LTPM-16-00488.

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time out The suite life in Sydney Just two-and-a-half hours south of Newcastle, Sydney’s accessibility is not lost on Novocastrians. Many of us won’t hesitate to zip down the highway for a mid-week or weekend getaway. And why shouldn’t we take advantage of our metropolitan neighbour? Life in the big smoke is exciting, energetic and revitalising; at every turn there’s something new to marvel at. When Fraser Suites Sydney generously hosted Newcastle Weekly overnight, this journalist packed more into 24 hours than sometimes she achieves in an entire weekend. With a commanding presence on Kent Street, there’s no way to mistake the hotel for anywhere other than Sydney’s bustling CBD. Everything is at your fingertips, with a plethora of restaurants, cafés, bars, pubs and shopping centres to suit

whatever you fancy. Fraser Suites’ deluxe room oozes with luxury. The self-contained kitchenette, king size bed, modern bathroom and spacious living area make one feel right at home. Robe optional, but highly recommended. The hotel’s leisure facilities are also a standout, with an indoor swimming pool, spa, sauna and gym fit for a king. One of the highlights of the nearby Waking up is easy at Fraser Suites Sydney. amenities is the Kensington Street dining precinct in Chippendale. happy hearts. This quaint alleyway, about a 15 to There’s also something to be 20-minute walk from Fraser Suites, is said about the buffet breakfast at bursting with fine-dining restaurants, Fraser Suites. including Spice Alley, a section that This lavish spread of hot and boasts four hawker-style Asian diners cold food is best enjoyed with a under a canopy of glowing lanterns. slow start and a strong coffee. We were hosted by Olio, an intimate Now, we Novocastrians are Sicilian restaurant. partial to a glass of our favourite There’s plenty to choose from, drop, given our proximity to the including specialty house-made pastas, Hunter Valley vineyards. meat and fish dishes, plus classic Italian But what about wine tasting in desserts. We left with full stomachs and an urban setting?

Well, that’s exactly what Handpicked Wines’ Cellar Door in Kensington Street, Chippendale, offers. In fact, it’s Sydney’s only cellar door, giving Sydneysiders and visitors alike the chance to learn about, taste, and buy wine produced all over the world, including locally. Talk about ending a whirlwind 24 hours in Sydney on a high note. Until next time, big sister. - Georgia Osland

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From Copenhagen’s design culture to literary Cape Cod, via artisanal Marrakesh and Medici Florence, Culture Trails by Lonely Planet is a comprehensive guide to 52 weekends of cultural heaven. “When we travel,” Lonely Planet says, “the cultures of the countries we visit are usually what we notice first, and it is often what inspires us to visit in the first place.” This new title follows the tradition of Lonely Planet’s best-selling Food Trails (2016) and Wine Trails (2015), and features expert recommendations, maps and practical details.

Enter to WIN Newcastle Weekly has six copies of Culture Trails (valued at $34.99 each) to give away. To enter, email competitions@ newcastleweekly.com.au with Culture Trails in the subject line. Tell us your name, full contact details, and one cultural experience you’ve enjoyed. Entries close and winners drawn at 9am on Friday 5 January. One entry per person. Permit No. LTPM-16-00488.

Newcastle Weekly competition winners The winners in Newcastle Weekly’s latest round of competition draws are: Hunter Valley Gardens’ Christmas Lights Spectacular family passes: Joan McGregor, Susan Petterson Julie Faye and the Enchanted Christmas Pudding book & doll sets: Maureen Kauter, Dianne Mankelow, Boris Bendevski Newcastle comedy showcase tickets: Hannah Baum, Kerry Smith, Alan Mansfield The Windsors Series 1 & 2 box sets: Craig Woodley, Dee Laughlin, Stephen Tremble, Kerri White, Angela burgess, Peter Johnston, Jeanette Moane, Alissa Mills, Sue Jarrett, Con Bousles

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New Year’s Eve celebrations – Sunday 31 December – Newcastle harbour

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Work in groups to design, build and code a robot to compete in the Robot Games. Monday 8 January, 1pm to 4pm at Newcastle City Library (Laman Street, Newcastle). Phone 4974 5300. SEND YOUR FREE ENTERTAINMENT LISTINGS FOR WHAT’S ON TO: editorial@newcastleweekly.com.au

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Saturday, GO!, 6.30pm, G (2014) The popular British bear makes his first big-screen appearance in this live-action film directed by Paul King. Those familiar with Michael Bond’s classic British kids books will know the Peruvian bear’s story, but this sweet, quaint tale provides a chance for a new generation of kiddies to follow the adventures (or misadventures, perhaps) of the teddy named after the train station where he was discovered. A sure-fire winner with young ’uns or perhaps just a nostalgic journey for older viewers.

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Tuesday, PRIME7, 8.30pm, M (1975) Seamlessly transferring Peter Benchley’s pulp novel to the big screen, Steven Spielberg redeﬁned the scale of the blockbuster. Cinema history aside, despite the hype surrounding the robotic shark used in ﬁlming, the simple human fear of the unseen remains Jaws’ greatest strength, and it cleared the beaches in 1975. The dynamic trio of Roy Scheider (pictured), Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss shine as they go on the hunt for the massive shark, while John Williams’ memorable score remains chilling.

The Shawshank Redemption

Sunday, PRIME7, 8.30pm, M (1994) A modern-day masterpiece, directed by Frank Darabont and based on a short story by Stephen King, in which the amazing Tim Robbins (pictured) plays a banker wrongfully imprisoned for murder who works with a lifer (Morgan Freeman) to bring undone their exploitative warden. A universal appeal and a cliché-avoiding conclusion set this tale of the human spirit head and shoulders above most prison sagas.

December 22

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12pm Movie: A Perfect Christmas. (2012, PG) 2.00 The Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 8.30 MOVIE: Love Actually. (2003, M) Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman. 11.20 Diana, 7 Days. (PG)

12pm Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 Movie: The Man In The Moon. (1991, PG) 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon News. 5.00 Hot Seat. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Embassy. (PG) 8.00 The Embassy. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Panic Room. (2002, M) 10.50 Making Romper Stomper: A Stan Original Series. 11.20 Movie: The Accused. (1988, MA15+)

12pm Children’s Programs. 6.35 Ready, Jet, Go! 6.55 Fireman Sam. 7.05 Ben And Holly. 7.20 Shaun The Sheep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) 8.30 Gruen XL. (M) 9.15 Tonightly With Tom Ballard. (M) 9.40 Episodes. (M) 10.40 Buzzcocks. (M) 11.10 The Office. (PG) 11.30 30 Rock. (M) 11.50 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 12.15am Tonightly With Tom Ballard. (M)

12pm House Of Wellness. (PG) 1.00 Catch Phrase. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Medical Emergency. (PG) 3.30 House Calls To The Rescue. 4.30 Auction Squad. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 7.30 The Indian Doctor. (PG) 8.30 Selling Houses Australia. (PG) 9.30 Selling Houses Australia. 10.30 To Build Or Not To Build. (PG) 11.30 Bargain Hunt.

12pm World’s Funniest Videos Top 10 Countdown. 1.00 Storage Hunters UK. 1.30 Movie Juice. 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! 2.30 Regular Show. 3.00 Pokémon The Series: Sun & Moon. 3.30 Nexo Knights. 4.00 Batman. 4.30 Ben 10. 5.00 Clarence. 5.30 Adv Time. (PG) 6.00 Movie: Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix. (2007, PG) 8.40 Movie: Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. (2009, PG) 11.40 WWE Smackdown.

2.00 Star Trek. (PG) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.30 Happy Days. 7.30 MacGyver. (PG) 8.30 Walker, Texas Ranger. (M) 10.30 MOVIE: Bullet. (2014, MA15+)

2.15pm Children’s Programs. 4.25 Operation Ouch! 4.55 Worst Year Of My Life, Again. 5.25 Camp Lakebottom. 5.35 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots. 6.00 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! (PG) 6.10 Nowhere Boys. 6.35 The Next Step. 7.00 Horrible Histories With Stephen Fry. (PG) 7.30 Movie: The Boy In The Dress. (2014, G) 8.35 Doctor Who. (PG) 9.20 Fungus The Bogeyman. (PG) 10.05 Close.

12pm Charlie’s Angels. (PG) 1.00 What Went Down. (PG) 2.45 Swamp Men. (PG) 4.45 Barter Kings. (PG) 5.45 World’s Craziest Fools. (PG) 6.15 Barter Kings. (PG) 6.45 MOVIE: Ender’s Game. (2013, PG) 9.00 MOVIE: Bad Santa. (2003, MA15+) 11.00 Ink Master. (M) 12am Swamp Men. (PG)

12.10pm Movie: Pink String And Sealing Wax. (1945, PG) 2.05 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British. (PG) 3.25 River Cottage Veg Every Day. (PG) 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Four In A Bed. (PG) 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 Are You Being Served? (PG) 7.30 Clash Of The Collectables. 8.30 The Brokenwood Mysteries. (M) 10.30 Westside. (M) 11.30 Southern Justice. (M) 12.30am Four In A Bed. (PG)

12pm WIN News. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 2.00 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 2.50 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 Becker. (PG) 3.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Raymond. (PG) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 7.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Playing It Cool. (2014, M) 10.25 Will & Grace. (PG) 11.25 James Corden. (M) 12.25am Becker. (PG)

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12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 The Living Room: Summer Edition. (PG) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Everyday Gourmet. 4.00 Cook’s Pantry. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Cricket. Big Bash League. Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder. 11.10 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 12am WIN News.

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12pm Arabic News F24. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS News. 1.55 This Is Brazil! 2.55 Floyd’s Fjord Fiesta. 3.30 Mexican Fiesta. 4.25 Christmas Feast With Peter Kuruvita. 5.25 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Food Safari. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The Churchills. 8.30 MOVIE: The Thin Red Line. (1998, M) Sean Penn, Adrien Brody. 11.35 Six. (MA15+) 12.30am Movie: A Blast. (2014)

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12pm Movie: The Castle Of Cagliostro. (1979, PG) 1.55 States Of Undress. (PG) 2.45 Abandoned. 3.35 VICE. (PG) 4.10 The Pizza Show. (PG) 4.40 Cyberwar. (PG) 5.10 News. 5.35 If You Are The One. 6.35 News. 7.00 Magic The Gathering. (PG) 7.30 Batman. (PG) 8.30 Adam Looking For Eve. (MA15+) 10.15 The Therapist. 11.05 Motorkite Dreaming. (M)

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ABC NEWS (ch 24) 6.00 ABC News National. 6.30 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News National. 8.00 ABC News. 9.00 Planet America. 9.30 ABC News. 10.00 The World. 11.00 ABC News. 11.30 Drum.

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Classifications: (P) Pre-school (C) Children (G) General (PG) Parental Guidance (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence Programs are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by the networks.

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Saturday

December 23

12pm ABC News. 12.30 Gardening (ch 2) Australia. 1.25 Endeavour. (M) 3.00 Redesign My Brain With Todd Sampson. 4.00 Midsomer Murders. (PG) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 A Taste Of Landline. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Grantchester. (M) 8.20 Father Brown. (PG) 9.05 Broadchurch. (M) 9.55 Last Tango In Halifax. (M) 10.55 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.35 Rage. (MA15+)

12pm House Of Wellness. (PG) 1.00 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. (PG) 1.30 Movie: 12 Dates Of Christmas. (2011, PG) 3.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 4.30 Australia’s Best Drives. (PG) 5.00 News. 5.30 Border Security. (PG) 6.00 News. 7.00 Movie: The Polar Express. (2004, G) 9.10 MOVIE: Fred Claus. (2007, PG) 11.40 The Goldbergs. (PG) 12.30am Shopping.

12pm Cybershack. (PG) 12.30 Kevin Can Wait. (PG) 1.00 Bangkok Airport. (PG) 1.45 Movie: Chasing Liberty. (2004, PG) 4.00 Delish Christmas Delights. 5.00 News. 5.30 Customs. (PG) 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Movie: Dr Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas. (2000, G) 9.05 MOVIE: Christmas With The Kranks. (2004, PG) 11.05 Movie: Friends With Kids. (2011, MA15+)

12pm Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes. From the SCG. 3.05 Cricket. Big Bash League. Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers. From the SCG. 7.15 Cricket. Big Bash League. Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat. From Etihad Stadium, Melbourne. 11.00 Chris Isaak: Live At The Cellar. (PG) 11.30 Cram! (PG) 12.30am 48 Hours. (M)

12pm Arabic News F24. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Small Business Secrets. 2.30 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix Grand Final. Ice dance competition. 4.05 To Be Advised. 4.35 Bear Grylls: Britain’s Biggest Adventures. 5.30 The Supervet. (PG) 6.30 News. 7.30 The Vietnam War. 9.30 New Secrets Of The Terracotta Warriors. (PG) 10.30 Gadget Man. (PG) 11.00 Soccer. EPL. Everton v Chelsea.

12pm Children’s Programs. 6.50 Peppa Pig. 6.55 Peter Rabbit. 7.05 Ben And Holly. 7.20 Shaun The Sheep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.30 Would I Lie To You? At Christmas. (PG) 9.00 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering. (M) 10.00 Live At The Apollo. 10.50 GameFace. (MA15+) 11.15 Inside Amy Schumer. (MA15+) 11.35 Catastrophe. (M) 12am Catastrophe. (MA15+) 12.30 Episodes. (MA15+)

12pm The Great Outdoors. 1.00 SA Weekender. 1.30 The Great Day Out. 2.00 Australia’s Best Drives. 2.30 Vasili’s Garden. 3.00 Creek To Coast. 3.30 Qld Weekender. 4.00 Sydney Weekender. 4.30 To Build Or Not To Build. (PG) 5.30 Life On The Edge. (PG) 6.30 For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Escape To The Continent. 11.45 Life On The Edge. (PG)

12pm Move It. 12.30 Movie: My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legend Of Everfree. (2016) 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! 2.30 Surfing Australia TV. 3.00 Power Rangers. 3.30 Tom And Jerry Tales. 4.00 Uncle Grandpa. 4.30 Movie: The Bugs Bunny Road-Runner Movie. (1979) 6.30 Movie: Paddington. (2014) 8.30 Movie: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1. (2010) 11.30 Two And A Half Men. 12am Adult Swim. 12.30 Robot Chicken.

12pm All 4 Adventure. (PG) 1.00 World Sport. 1.30 Escape Fishing. 2.00 Monster Jam. 3.00 MacGyver. (PG) 4.00 4x4 Adventures. 5.00 Operation Repo. (PG) 5.30 iFish Summer. 6.00 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth. (PG) 7.00 Football: Just For Kicks. 7.40 Soccer. A-League. Round 12. Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory. 10.00 Car Crash Global: Caught On Camera. (PG) 11.00 48 Hours. (M)

12pm Insight. 1.00 Jungletown. 1.50 Inhuman Kind. 2.20 SBS On-Demand Staff Picks. 2.25 Larping Saved My Life. 2.55 Earthworks. 3.45 North Korean Labour Camps. 4.35 The War On Kids. 5.00 Arena eSports. 5.30 NBL. Round 11. Brisbane Bullets v Sydney Kings. 7.30 Huang’s World. 8.25 SBS On-Demand Staff Picks. 8.30 Movie: Big Game. (2014) 10.10 Movie: Event Horizon. (1997)

12.45pm Children’s Programs. 5.20 Superfan. 5.25 Break The Future. 5.35 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots. (PG) 6.00 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! (PG) 6.10 Nowhere Boys. (PG) 6.35 The Next Step. (PG) 7.00 Horrible Histories. (PG) 7.30 Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes. (PG) 8.30 Shaun The Sheep. 8.55 Operation Ouch! 9.25 Fungus The Bogeyman. (PG) 10.05 Close.

12pm Motor Racing. 400 Thunder Drag Racing Series. 1.00 Blokesworld. (PG) 1.30 Classic Car Rescue. (PG) 3.30 Billy The Exterminator. (PG) 4.00 Screaming Reels. (PG) 4.30 Big Angry Fish. (PG) 5.30 Hardliners. (PG) 6.30 Wicked Tuna. (PG) 7.30 The Grand Tour. (PG) 9.05 Movie: Resident Evil: Retribution. (2012, MA15+) 10.55 Outback Truckers. (PG) 11.55 Blokesworld. 12.25am What Went Down.

12.50pm Movie: The Night My Number Came Up. (1955, PG) 2.50 Movie: Untamed Frontier. (1952, PG) 4.30 MOVIE: The Electric Horseman. (1979, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: The Guns Of Navarone. (1961, PG) 10.00 Filthy Rich. (M) 11.30 Cold Case. (MA15+) 12.30am Destination WA.

12.05pm Charmed. (PG) 2.00 Becker. (PG) 2.30 Frasier. (PG) 3.00 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.00 Raymond. (PG) 4.30 Raymond. 5.00 Raymond. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.30 The Loop Christmas Special. (PG) 9.00 Miniseries: Sherlock Holmes: Incident At Victoria Falls. (M) 11.00 Will & Grace. (PG) 11.30 Raymond. (PG) 12am Frasier. (PG) 12.30 Charmed. (PG)

12pm News. 12.30 A Taste Of Landline. 1.00 News. 1.30 Planet America. 2.00 News. 2.30 The House. 3.00 News. 3.30 Breakfast Couch. 4.00 News. 4.30 Drum Weekly. 5.00 News. 5.30 One Plus One. 6.00 News. 6.30 Hear Me Out. 7.00 News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 News. 8.15 Foreign Corre. 9.00 News. 9.30 World This Week. 10.00 News. 10.30 Aust Story. 11.00 ABC News. 11.30 One Plus One.

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Of Landline. 1.00 Gardening Aust. 1.30 Grantchester. (M) 2.15 Father Brown. (PG) 3.00 Royal Variety Performance 2016. (PG) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 QI: Christmas Special. (PG) 6.30 Would I Lie To You? At Christmas. (PG) 7.00 ABC News Sunday. 7.30 Joanna Lumley’s India. (PG) 8.20 Midsomer Murders. (M) 9.50 Call The Midwife. (M) 11.05 The Code. 12.05am Fortitude.

12pm Movie: Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups. (2012, G) 2.00 First Flight: Secrets Of The Dreamliner. (PG) 3.00 Movie: Seasons Of Love. (2014, PG) 5.00 News. 5.30 Border Security. (PG) 6.00 News. 7.00 Christmas Makes You Laugh Out Loud. (PG) 8.00 Border Security: America’s Front Line. (PG) 8.30 Movie: The Shawshank Redemption. (1994, M) 11.30 Heists That Shook The World. (M) 12.30am Shopping.

12pm In Their Footsteps. (PG) 1.00 Movie: The Black Stallion Returns. (1983, G) 3.00 Movie: The Dust Factory. (2004, PG) 5.00 News. 5.30 Customs. (PG) 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Trolls Holiday. 7.30 Shrek The Halls. 8.00 Carols By Candlelight. 11.00 Movie: The Ice Harvest. (2005, MA15+)

12pm Offroad Adventure. 1.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG) 2.00 4x4 Adventures. 3.00 Alive And Cooking. 3.30 The 48 Hour Destination. 4.00 The Home Team. 4.30 30-Min Meals. 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Olaf’s Frozen Adventure. 7.00 Jamie’s Italian Christmas. 8.00 Have You Been Paying Attention To 2017? (M) 9.00 Movie: Daddy’s Home. (2015, M) 11.00 48 Hours. (M) 12am Hour Of Power: O Holy Night.

12pm Arabic News F24. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 11. Adelaide 36ers v Cairns Taipans. 5.00 Small Business Secrets Summer Encore. 5.30 The Nazi Gold Train. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Mexico’s Ancient Megacity. 8.35 Eclipse Over America. 9.35 Expedition Mars. 11.15 Full Frontal. (M) 11.45 Jesus: Rise To Power. (M)

12pm Children’s Programs. 5.55 Hey Duggee. 6.05 Emma! 6.10 Go Jetters. 6.35 Peter Rabbit Xmas Tale. 6.55 Peppa Pig. 7.05 Ben And Holly. 7.20 Shaun The Sheep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.30 Michael McIntyre’s Christmas Comedy Roadshow. (PG) 9.25 A Very Sexy Xmas With Steven Oliver. (M) 9.55 Melbourne Comedy Festival: The Gala. (M) 11.50 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled. (M)

12pm Home And Away. (PG) 1.30 The Real Seachange. 2.30 Malaysia Kitchen. 3.00 Carols By Candlelight. From Elder Park, Adelaide. 5.00 Carols In The Domain. 7.30 Fawlty Towers. (PG) 10.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 The Real Seachange. 12.30am Psychic TV. (M)

12pm Afternoon Programs. 2.30 Young Justice. 3.00 Uncle Grandpa. 3.30 We Bare Bears. 3.45 Shrek 4D. 4.00 Teen Titans. 4.30 Power Rangers Ninja Steel. 5.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 5.30 Looney Tunes. 5.40 Ben 10. 6.10 Batman. 6.40 Movie: Wrath Of The Titans. (2012) 8.30 Movie: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2. (2011) 11.00 Ghost Town Gold. 12am Adult Swim. 12.30 Robot Chicken DC Comics I.

3pm World Sport. 3.30 Operation Repo. (PG) 4.00 Life Inside The Markets. (PG) 4.30 A Taste Of Travel. (PG) 5.00 Places We Go. 5.30 iFish Summer Series. 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.30 Scorpion. (PG) 7.30 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth. (PG) 8.30 Gold Coast Cops. (PG) 9.00 MOVIE: L.A. Confidential. (1997, MA15+) 11.45 Movie: Collateral. (2004, MA15+)

12pm Insight. 1.00 The Pizza Show. (PG) 1.25 Huang’s World. (PG) 2.15 Gadget Man’s Guide To Christmas. (PG) 3.10 Plastic Paradise. (PG) 4.15 The Mindy Project. 4.45 The Mindy Project. (PG) 5.10 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. (PG) 5.35 American Ninja Warrior. 6.25 Vs Arashi. (PG) 7.20 If You Are The One. (PG) 8.30 Movie: 54: The Director’s Cut. (1998, MA15+) 10.25 The Trixie & Katya Show. (MA15+)

12.10pm Children’s Programs. 4.00 Odd Squad. 4.25 Spawn Point. 4.50 Create. 4.55 The Aquabats! Super Show! 5.25 Camp Lakebottom. 5.35 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots. (PG) 6.00 Danger Mouse. 6.20 Make It Pop! 6.40 Game On. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.30 Movie: Mr Stink. (2012, G) 8.30 Heartland. (PG) 9.10 Heartland. 9.55 Rage. (PG)

12.30pm NFL. NFL. Week 16. Green Bay Packers v Minnesota Vikings. 4.00 Timbersports. STIHL Timbersports World C’ship. 4.45 Seinfeld. (PG) 5.45 Swamp People. (PG) 6.45 The Grand Tour. (PG) 8.00 Family Guy. (M) 9.00 MOVIE: Inglourious Basterds. (2009, MA15+) 12.15am Swamp People. (PG)

12pm Clash Of The Collectables. 1.00 Christmas With The Australian Women’s Weekly. 2.15 Movie: The Holly And The Ivy. (1952, G) 3.55 MOVIE: It’s A Wonderful Life. (1946, PG) 6.30 Weather Gone Viral. (PG) 7.30 RBT. (PG) 8.30 Jack Taylor. (MA15+) 10.30 Westside. (MA15+) 11.30 The Closer. (M) 12.30am My Surf TV.

12pm Charmed. (PG) 1.00 The King Of Queens. (PG) 2.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 2.30 Frasier. (PG) 3.30 Becker. (PG) 4.30 The King Of Queens. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 7.30 Cram! (M) 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 9.30 Sex And The City. (MA15+) 10.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 12am Becker. (PG)

12pm Afternoon News. 3.30 A Taste Of Landline. 4.00 News. 4.30 One Plus One. 5.00 News. 5.30 Compass. 6.00 News. 6.30 Well Played: Sport In 2017. 7.00 News. 7.30 The Dream Factory. 8.00 Foreign Corre. 8.30 Business: The Year In Review. 9.00 News. 9.30 Australians Of The Year: In Conversation. 10.00 ABC News. 10.30 Aust Story. 11.00 ABC News. 11.30 The Drum Weekly.

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Monday

December 25

12pm ABC News At Noon. 12.30 (ch 2) Maggie Beer’s Christmas Feast. 1.00 Midsomer Murders. (M) 2.30 Joanna Lumley’s India. (PG) 3.25 Doctor Who. (PG) 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 ABC News: Early Edition. 5.30 Drum. 5.55 Doctor Who. (PG) 7.00 ABC News. 7.20 The Queen’s Christmas Message. 7.30 Royal Variety Performance. (PG) 9.30 Movie: A Royal Night Out. (2015, M) 11.05 No Offence. (MA15+) 11.55 Rage. (MA15+)

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12pm Bewitched. 12.30 Carols In The Domain. 3.00 Christmas Makes You Laugh Out Loud. (PG) 4.00 The Chase. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. (1989, PG) 9.10 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s European Vacation. (1985, M) 11.15 Movie: Stripes. (1981, M)

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1pm Carols By Candlelight. 4.00 MOVIE: Get Santa. (2014, PG) 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 MOVIE: Elf. (2003, G) 9.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Vacation. (1983, PG) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid. 11.30 The Queen’s Christmas Message. 11.40 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 The Living Room. 2.30 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Cook’s Pantry. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet Christmas. 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Movie: Mean Girls. (2004, PG) Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams. 8.30 MOVIE: The First Wives Club. (1996, PG) Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler. 10.35 To Be Advised. 12.30am Stephen Colbert. (PG)

12pm WorldWatch. 2.00 Poh & Co. Bitesize. 2.10 André Rieu: Christmas In London. 3.50 Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration. 4.50 Living Black. 5.25 Heston’s In Search Of Perfection. 6.00 Food Safari. 6.30 News. 7.30 River Cottage Australia. (PG) 8.30 Figure Skating. ISU Championship. Christmas Day special. 9.30 Movie: Life, Animated. (2016) 11.10 The World Game. 11.45 Wallander. (MA15+)

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12pm Children’s Programs. 6.35 Octonauts. 6.50 Peppa Pig. 6.55 Play School’s Story Time. 7.05 Ben And Holly. 7.20 Shaun The Sheep. 7.30 A Very Specky Christmas. (PG) 8.30 Upper Middle Bogan. (M) 9.30 GameFace. (MA15+) 9.55 Inside Amy Schumer. (MA15+) 10.15 Buzzcocks. (M) 10.45 The Office. (PG) 11.05 30 Rock. (M) 11.30 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 11.50 Buzzcocks. (M) 12.20am The Office. (M)

12pm The Real Seachange. 12.30

Malaysia Kitchen. 1.00 The Great Outdoors. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Medical Emergency. (PG) 3.30 Fawlty Towers. (PG) 6.30 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 7.30 Fawlty Towers. (PG) 12am Citizen Khan. (PG) 12.30 Creek To Coast.

12.30pm Funniest Videos Top 10 Countdown. 1.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 2.00 Power Rangers Ninja Steel. 2.30 Regular Show. 3.00 Pokémon The Series: Sun & Moon. 3.30 LEGO Friends. 4.00 Batman. 4.30 The Looney Tunes Show. 5.00 Clarence. 5.30 Adv Time. 6.00 Friends. 7.00 The Middle. 7.30 Movie: Blues Brothers 2000. (1998) 10.05 Movie: Embedded. (2016) 11.40 Two And A Half Men. 12.10am Friends.

12pm Operation Repo. (PG) 12.30 Hogan’s Heroes. 1.00 Get Smart. (PG) 2.00 Star Trek. (PG) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.30 Happy Days. 7.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M) 8.30 NCIS. (M) 10.30 Elementary. (M)

12pm Hairspray Live! (PG) 2.15 Movie: Howl’s Moving Castle. (2004, PG) 4.25 MOVIE: Spirited Away. (2001, PG) 6.45 MOVIE: Batman: The Movie. (1966, PG) Adam West, Burt Ward. 8.35 MOVIE: Flash Gordon. (1980, PG) 10.35 Movie: Close Encounters Of The Third Kind. (1977, PG)

1.35pm Children’s Programs. 4.05 Movie: Odd Squad: The Movie. (2016, G) 5.10 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Shaun The Sheep. 6.25 Wallace And Gromit: A Close Shave. 6.55 Wallace And Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death. 7.25 Wallace And Gromit: The Wrong Trousers. 7.55 Wallace And Gromit: A Grand Day Out. 8.20 Doctor Who. (PG) 9.05 House Of Anubis. (PG) 10.15 Rage. (PG) 11.15 Close.

12pm Cajun Pawn Stars. (PG) 12.30 Swamp Men. (PG) 1.30 Swamp People. (PG) 2.30 What Went Down. (PG) 3.00 Prospectors. (PG) 4.30 Swamp Men. (PG) 5.30 Barter Kings. (PG) 6.30 Baggage Battles. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Ink Master. (M) 8.30 MOVIE: American Pie. (1999, M) 10.30 Movie: Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo. (2005, MA15+) 12.10am Ink Master. (M)

12.10pm Movie: Lady Godiva Rides Again. (1951, G) 2.05 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British. (PG) 3.25 River Cottage Veg Every Day. (PG) 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Four In A Bed. (PG) 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 Are You Being Served? (PG) 7.30 Airport Security Colombia. (PG) 8.30 Airport 24/7: Miami. (PG) 9.30 Cops UK: Body Cam Squad. (M) 11.30 Murder In The First. (M) 12.30am Four In A Bed. (PG)

12pm JAG. (PG) 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 2.00 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 2.50 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 Becker. (PG) 3.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.30 Raymond. (PG) 5.00 Raymond. 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Raymond. 7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 8.30 Medium. (M) 11.30 James Corden. (M) 12.30am Becker. (PG)

12pm Afternoon News. 3.20 Queen’s Xmas Message. 3.30 Australians Of The Year: In Conversation. 4.00 News. 4.10 One Plus One Redux. 4.30 Business: Year In Review. 5.00 News. 5.30 Women’s Work. 6.00 News. 6.30 Drum. 7.00 News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 News. 8.30 Dream Factory. 9.00 News. 9.30 Well Played: Sport In 2017. 10.00 The World. 10.30 Aust Story. 11.00 News. 11.30 Drum.

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Tuesday

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December 26 PRIME7 (ch 6)

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ONE (ch 51)

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SBS VLND (ch 32)

ABC NEWS (ch 24)

12pm ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Movie: (ch 2) A Royal Night Out. (2015) 2.35 QI. 3.00 Short Cuts To Glory: Matt Okine Vs Food. 3.30 Doctor Who. 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 ABC News: Early Edition. 5.30 Drum. 6.00 The Indian Dream Hotel. (PG) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Doctor Who. 8.30 Harry Potter: A History Of Magic. (PG) 9.30 Outnumbered: Christmas Special. (PG) 10.15 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering. (M) 11.15 QI. 11.45 Rage.

12pm Sailing. SuperFoiler Grand Prix. 12.30 Sailing. Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. 2.00 Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Aust. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Highway Cops. (PG) 7.30 Border Patrol. (PG) 8.00 Air Rescue. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Jaws. (1975, M) 11.00 Menin Gate Lions. (PG) 12am Blood & Oil. (M)

12.30pm The Cricket Show. 1.00 Cricket. The Ashes. Fourth Test. Australia v England. Day 1. Afternoon session. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Meet The Fockers. (2004, M) 10.45 Big Bang. (PG) 11.45 Cold Case. (M)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.00 The Cook’s Pantry With Matt Sinclair. 4.30 Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals. 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Territory Cops. (PG) 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars. 10.40 Bull. (M) 11.30 WIN News. 12.30am 48 Hours. (M)

12pm WorldWatch. 2.00 ABBA Christmas Party. 2.55 Kylie Kwong: Heart And Soul. 3.25 The Age Of Loneliness. (PG) 4.30 Ice Station Antarctica. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Food Safari. (PG) 6.30 News. 7.30 Queen Victoria’s Children. (PG) 8.35 Lord Lucan: My Husband, The Truth. 9.30 One Born Every Minute UK. 10.30 Gadget Man. 11.00 Soccer. EPL. Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton.

12pm Children’s Programs. 6.10 Andy’s Prehistoric Adventures. 6.25 Dinosaur Train. 6.35 Octonauts. 6.50 Peppa Pig. 6.55 Play School’s Story Time. 7.05 Ben And Holly. 7.20 Shaun The Sheep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.30 Whovians. (PG) 9.15 Red Dwarf. (PG) 9.45 Wasted. (MA15+) 10.15 Buzzcocks. (PG) 10.45 The Office. (PG) 11.05 30 Rock. (PG) 11.25 Parks And Recreation. (M) 11.50 Whovians. (PG)

12pm Fawlty Towers. (PG) 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Medical Emergency. (PG) 3.30 House Calls To The Rescue. 4.30 Auction Squad. 5.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG) 6.30 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 7.30 Britain’s Spending Secrets. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: The King’s Speech. (2010, M) 11.00 Terror In The Skies. (PG) 12am Keeping Up Appearances. (PG)

12pm World’s Funniest Videos Top 10 Countdown. 1.00 Auction Hunters. 2.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. 2.30 Regular Show. 3.00 Pokémon The Series: Sun & Moon. 3.30 Nexo Knights. 4.00 Batman. 4.30 Green Lantern. 5.00 Clarence. 5.30 Adv Time. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Top Gear. (PG) 9.00 Movie: Son Of A Gun. (2014, MA15+) 11.15 Jail: Big Texas. 12.15am Friends.

12pm Happy Days. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Star Trek. (PG) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.30 Happy Days. 7.30 48 Hours. (M) 8.30 Homicide: Hours To Kill. (M) 9.30 48 Hours. (M) 10.30 Highlander. (M) 11.30 Hogan’s Heroes.

12pm Movie: Krull. (1983, PG) 2.05 SBS On-Demand Staff Picks. 2.10 Abandoned. (PG) 3.00 Abandoned. 5.30 Abandoned. (PG) 6.20 Abandoned. 7.10 Abandoned. (PG) 7.55 Abandoned. 10.25 Vikings. 11.15 VICE Guide To Film. (MA15+) 12.10am Weediquette. (M)

2.45pm Children’s Programs. 5.25 Camp Lakebottom. 5.35 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots. (PG) 6.00 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! 6.10 Nowhere Boys. (PG) 6.35 The Next Step. 7.00 Raising Expectations. (PG) 7.20 Shaun The Sheep. 7.30 Doctor Who. 8.30 Horrible Histories. (PG) 9.00 Stand And Deliver. 9.15 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 9.40 Rage. (PG) 11.20 Close.

12pm Wipeout USA. (PG) 1.00 Prospectors. (PG) 2.30 Swamp Men. (PG) 3.30 Barter Kings. (PG) 4.30 Baggage Battles. (PG) 5.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 5.30 Barter Kings. (PG) 6.30 Baggage Battles. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Strip N’ Rip. (M) 8.30 Counting Cars. (PG) 9.30 Inside West Coast Customs. (PG) 10.30 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 11.00 World’s Most Amazing Videos. (M) 12am Pawn Stars. (PG) 12.30 Strip N’ Rip. (M)

12.10pm Movie: Swallows And Amazons. (1974, G) 2.05 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British. (PG) 3.25 River Cottage Veg Every Day. (PG) 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Four In A Bed. (PG) 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 Are You Being Served? (PG) 7.40 New Tricks. (M) 8.50 Midsomer Murders. (M) 11.00 Cold Case. (M) 12am Heartbeat. (PG)

12pm WIN News. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 2.00 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 Becker. 3.30 King Of Queens. 4.30 Raymond. 5.00 Raymond. 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Raymond. 7.00 Raymond. 7.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 8.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 9.00 Movie: Jackass: The Movie. (2002, MA15+) 10.55 Will & Grace. 11.25 James Corden. 12.25am Becker.

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2pm

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12pm ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The (ch 2) Best Of Sammy J. 1.30 Outnumbered: Christmas Special. 2.10 Harry Potter: A History Of Magic. 3.10 Doctor Who. 4.15 Whovians. 5.00 ABC News: Early Edition. 5.30 Drum. 6.00 The Indian Dream Hotel. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 9.00 The Agony Of Christmas. 9.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 10.10 Walliams And Friend.

12pm Movie: Kid Cop. (1996, PG) 2.00 The Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Highway Cops. (PG) 7.30 Mighty Cruise Ships. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Titanic. (1997, PG) Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane. 12.30am Shopping.

12.30pm The Cricket Show. 1.00 Cricket. The Ashes. Fourth Test. Australia v England. Day 2. Afternoon session. From the MCG. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Voice Kids UK. 9.00 MOVIE: Pitch Perfect 2. (2015, M) Anna Kendrick, Hailee Steinfeld, Rebel Wilson. 11.20 CSI: NY. (M) 12.20am The Closer. (M)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Everyday Gourmet. 4.00 Cook’s Pantry. 4.30 Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals. 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Territory Cops. (PG) 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder. 10.40 Todd Sampson’s Body Hack. (M) 11.30 WIN News. 12.30am 48 Hours. (M)

12pm Arabic News F24. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 2.50 Soccer. EPL. Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton. Replay. 5.25 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Food Safari. (PG) 6.30 News. 7.35 Wallis: The Queen That Never Was. 9.25 Vikings. 10.20 Berlin Station. (MA15+) 11.25 SBS News. 11.55 Movie: The Whole World At Our Feet. (2015, MA15+)

12pm Children’s Programs. 6.50 Peppa Pig. 6.55 Play School’s Story Time. 7.05 Ben And Holly. 7.20 Shaun The Sheep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 Stop Laughing… This Is Serious. (M) 9.00 Walliams And Friend. (M) 9.40 Asian Provocateur. (M) 10.10 The Trip. (M) 10.40 Buzzcocks. (M) 11.10 The Office. (PG) 11.30 30 Rock. (PG) 11.50 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 12.15am Walliams And Friend. (M)

12pm Britain’s Spending Secrets. 1.00 Terror In The Skies. 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Medical Emergency. 3.30 House Calls To The Rescue. 4.30 Auction Squad. 5.30 60 Minute Makeover. 6.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. (M) 10.30 The World’s Oddest Animal Couples. 11.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 12.30am House Calls To The Rescue.

12pm World’s Funniest Videos Top 10 Countdown. 1.00 Auction Hunters. 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! 2.30 Regular Show. 3.00 Pokémon The Series: Sun & Moon. 3.30 Nexo Knights. 4.00 Batman. 4.30 Green Lantern. 5.00 Clarence. 5.30 Adv Time. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Big Bang. (PG) 8.00 Big Bang. (M) 8.30 Movie: Ned Kelly. (2003, M) 10.45 Big Bang. 11.15 Big Bang. 11.45 Two And A Half Men. 12.15am Friends.

12pm Happy Days. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Star Trek. (PG) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.30 Happy Days. 7.30 Attenborough’s Tiger: Spy In The Jungle. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Four Brothers. (2005, M) 10.50 Homicide: Hours To Kill. (M) 11.50 Hogan’s Heroes.

12pm Movie: The Boy And The Beast. (2015, PG) 2.10 States Of Undress. (PG) 3.00 Rivals. (PG) 4.00 Woman With Gloria Steinem. (PG) 4.30 Cyberwar. (PG) 5.00 Young Brides For Sale. (PG) 5.30 If You Are The One. 6.30 MythBusters. (PG) 7.30 MythBusters. (M) 8.30 MOVIE: Man Of Tai Chi. (2013, M) 10.25 MOVIE: Shaolin. (2011, MA15+)

3pm Children’s Programs. 5.25 Camp Lakebottom. 5.35 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots. (PG) 6.00 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! (PG) 6.10 Nowhere Boys. (PG) 6.35 The Next Step. 7.00 Raising Expectations. (PG) 7.20 Deadly 60. 7.50 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.35 Horrible Histories. (PG) 9.05 Stand And Deliver. 9.20 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 9.40 Rage. (PG) 10.45 Close.

12pm Wipeout USA. 1.00 Strip N’ Rip. 2.00 Baggage Battles. 2.30 Pawn Stars. 3.00 Barter Kings. 4.00 Counting Cars. 5.00 Motorway Patrol. 5.30 Barter Kings. (PG) 6.30 Baggage Battles. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Highway Cops. (PG) 8.30 American Restoration. (PG) 9.30 American Pickers. (PG) 10.30 Pawn Stars Australia. (PG) 11.30 Hardcore Pawn. 12am Guitar Gods Goes Cosmic. 12.30 Pawn Stars.

12pm Movie: The Getting Of Wisdom. (1977, PG) 2.05 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British. (PG) 3.25 River Cottage Veg Every Day. (PG) 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Four In A Bed. (PG) 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 Are You Being Served? (PG) 7.30 Waking The Dead. (M) 8.40 Agatha Christie’s Poirot. (PG) 10.40 Silent Witness. (MA15+) 11.50 Waking The Dead. (M)

12pm WIN News. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. 2.00 The Young And The Restless. 2.50 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 Becker. 3.30 King Of Queens. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 Frasier. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Raymond. 7.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 9.30 Summer Stand-Up: Dave Eastgate. (MA15+) 10.40 Chopper’s Republic Of Anzakistan. 11.10 James Corden. 12.10am King Of Queens.

6.00 ABC News National. 6.30 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News National. 8.00 ABC News. 9.30 Zimbabwe: Downfall Of A Dictator. 10.00 The World. 10.30 Australian Story. 11.00 ABC News. 11.30 The Drum.

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Thursday

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7MATE (ch 63)

December 28 PRIME7 (ch 6)

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GO! (ch 88)

GEM (ch 82)

WIN (ch 5)

ONE (ch 51)

ELEVEN (ch 52)

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2pm ABC News.

12pm ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Call (ch 2) The Midwife. (M) 2.25 QI: Christmas Special. (M) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. 3.25 Doctor Who. (PG) 4.15 Pointless. 5.00 ABC News: Early Edition. 5.30 Drum. 6.00 The Indian Dream Hotel. (PG) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8.35 Call The Midwife. (M) 9.35 Delicious. (M) 10.20 The Halcyon. (M) 11.10 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 12.10am QI: Christmas Special. (PG)

12pm Movie: Taken Away. (1996, PG) 2.00 The Daily Edition. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Highway Cops. (PG) 7.30 Naughty Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry. (2007, M) 10.50 Jonathan Ross. (M) 12am Scandal. (M)

12.30pm The Cricket Show. 1.00 Cricket. The Ashes. Fourth Test. Australia v England. Day 3. Afternoon session. 6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Great Getaways. (PG) 8.30 20 To One. (PG) 9.30 The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2017. (PG) 10.30 Multi Million Dollar Mega Yachts. (PG) 11.35 Pompidou. (PG) 12.05am A.D. Kingdom And Empire. (MA15+)

12pm Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) 2.00 Ent. Tonight. 2.30 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.00 The Cook’s Pantry With Matt Sinclair. 4.30 Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals. 5.00 TEN Eyewitness News. 6.00 Family Feud Favourites. 6.30 Territory Cops. (PG) 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers. 10.40 Blue Bloods. (M) 11.30 WIN News. 12.30am 48 Hours. (M)

12pm Arabic News F24. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Nigella Express. 3.00 Living Black. 3.30 The Spear Of Destiny. (PG) 4.25 Lost Kingdoms Of Central America. 5.25 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Food Safari. 6.30 News. 7.30 Railway Journeys UK. 8.05 Food Safari Earth. 8.35 River Cottage Australia. 9.35 Chance. (MA15+) 10.30 Ride Upon The Storm. (MA15+) 11.40 SBS News. 12.10am Movie: Best In Bed. (2014, MA15+)

12pm Children’s Programs. 6.50 Peppa Pig. 6.55 Play School’s Story Time. 7.05 Ben And Holly. 7.20 Shaun The Sheep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 8.00 The Ex-PM. (M) 8.55 Walliams And Friend. (M) 9.35 The IT Crowd. (PG) 10.00 Murder In Successville. (M) 10.30 Buzzcocks. (M) 11.00 The Office. (PG) 11.20 30 Rock. (M) 11.40 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 12.05am Walliams And Friend. (M)

12pm Lovejoy. (PG) 2.00 Million Dollar Minute. 3.00 Medical Emergency. (PG) 3.30 House Calls To The Rescue. 4.30 Auction Squad. 5.30 60 Minute Makeover. (PG) 6.30 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 7.30 Kingdom. (PG) 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. (M) 9.30 Houdini & Doyle. (M) 10.30 Catch Phrase. 11.15 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 12.30am Psychic TV. (M)

12pm World’s Funniest Videos Top 10 Countdown. 1.00 Auction Hunters. 2.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! 2.30 Regular Show. 3.00 Pokémon The Series: Sun & Moon. 3.30 Nexo Knights. 4.00 Batman. 4.30 Green Lantern. 5.00 Clarence. 5.30 Adv Time. (PG) 6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 RBT. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Swordfish. (2001, M) 10.30 WWE Raw. (MA15+) 11.30 Total Divas. 12.30am Friends.

12pm Happy Days. 1.00 WIN’s All Australian News. 2.00 Star Trek. (PG) 3.00 Jake And The Fatman. (PG) 4.00 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 5.00 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 6.00 Hogan’s Heroes. 6.30 Happy Days. 7.30 Car Crash Global: Caught On Camera. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Tokarev. (2014, M) 10.30 Diagnosis Murder. (PG) 11.30 Hogan’s Heroes.

1.55pm States Of Undress. 2.50 Tattoo Age. 3.20 Motherboard. 3.45 The Pizza Show. 4.15 Dead Set On Life. 4.40 Cyberwar. 5.05 Woman With Gloria Steinem. 5.35 If You Are The One. 6.35 MythBusters. 7.30 Cronulla Riots: The Day That Shocked The Nation. 8.30 Monty Python’s Best Bits (Mostly) 9.05 Sloths Save The World. 9.30 The Trixie & Katya Show. 9.55 Most Expensivest.

3pm Children’s Programs. 5.25 Camp Lakebottom. 5.35 The Adventures Of Puss In Boots. (PG) 6.00 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! 6.10 Nowhere Boys. (PG) 6.35 The Next Step. 7.00 Raising Expectations. (PG) 7.20 Deadly 60. 7.50 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.35 Horrible Histories. 9.05 Stand And Deliver. 9.20 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 9.40 Rage. (PG) 10.45 Close.

12pm Wipeout USA. (PG) 1.00 American Pickers. (PG) 2.00 Baggage Battles. (PG) 2.30 Pawn Stars. (PG) 3.00 American Restoration. (PG) 4.00 Barter Kings. (PG) 5.00 Prospectors. (PG) 5.30 Barter Kings. (PG) 6.30 Baggage Battles. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Family Guy. (M) 8.00 American Dad! (M) 9.00 Family Guy. (MA15+) 10.00 Movie: The Shining. (1980, MA15+)

12pm Movie: Carlton-Browne Of The F.O. (1959, G) 1.55 The Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British. (PG) 3.15 David Attenborough’s Elephants: A Spy In The Herd. (PG) 4.25 Heartbeat. (PG) 5.30 Four In A Bed. (PG) 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 Are You Being Served? (PG) 7.30 Death In Paradise. (M) 8.40 The Commander. (MA15+) 10.15 Westside. (MA15+) 11.15 To Be Advised. 11.50 Death In Paradise. (M)

12pm WIN News. 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 2.00 The Young And The Restless. (PG) 2.50 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 Becker. (PG) 3.30 King Of Queens. (PG) 4.30 Raymond. (PG) 5.30 Frasier. (PG) 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Will & Grace. (PG) 8.30 Sex And The City. (M) 9.00 Sex And The City. (MA15+) 11.10 Sex And The City. (M) 11.40 James Corden. (M)

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12pm ABC News.

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Where did Mark Webber's final Formula One race take place?

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Who wrote the play Waiting for Godot?

To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

In which ocean is Christmas Island?

At which newspaper does Clark Kent work?

Who created the cartoon starring Charlie

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1 4

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Victoria Falls is on the border of Zimbabwe

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and which country?

Doctor Who?

Which actor will play the 13th Doctor in

Which was the first Mr Men book: Mr Happy,

Mr Forgetful, Mr Sneeze or Mr Messy?

10. Who is the federal Minister for Education?

DIFFICULTy RATINg 

4 6 9 1 2 8 3 5 7

7 8 5 3 6 9 1 2 4

9 5 3 6 1 7 2 4 8

6 4 2 9 8 5 7 1 3

8 1 7 4 3 2 5 6 9

5 9 6 8 7 1 4 3 2

1 7 4 2 9 3 6 8 5

2 3 8 5 4 6 9 7 1

No. 1086

answers

Solve a sudoku, crack a crossword, test your trivia

CROSSWORD

0501

No. 1085

3 2 1 7 5 4 8 9 6

DOWN 2 Protect (9) 3 Implant (5) 4 Cemetery (10) 5 Courageous (4) 7 Excel (5) 8 Appears to be (5) 9 Apple drinks (6) 10 Refuge (7) 14 Lucky (10) 17 Methods of travel between floors (9) 18 Husbands or wives (7) 20 Staggered (6) 22 Military student (5) 23 Japanese dish (5) 25 Sat (5) 26 Italian meatbased sauce (4)

2 8 9 1 4 5 3 6 7

ACROSS 1 Counter-intelligence (9) 6 Employer (colloq) (4) 10 Separates with a sieve (5) 11 Decision-making group (9) 12 Denial (8) 13 Duds (6) 15 Pitfall (4) 16 Huge statues (10) 19 Artists who embrace postclassical styles (10) 21 Circle of light (4) 22 Variety of nut (6) 24 Plane hubs (8) 27 Bandit (9) 28 Fraudulent schemes (5) 29 Appendage (4) 30 Sponsor (9)

4 6 1 8 7 3 9 5 2

Crossword No. 3581

3 7 5 6 2 9 8 4 1

No. 1086

Which year did the RMS Titanic sink?

6 5 3 7 8 1 4 2 9

DIFFICULTy RATINg 

4 7

9 2 7 4 5 6 1 8 3

No. 1085

9 2

8 7

Brown?

1 4 8 3 9 2 6 7 5

6 8 5 6 1 8 3 7 4 9 2 3 2 6 9 3 7 7 3 9 2

6 3 7 6

7 9 4 5 1 8 2 3 6

8 1 6 2 3 7 5 9 4

5 3 2 9 6 4 7 1 8

SOLUTION: 1 Brazil. 2 Samuel Beckett. 3 Indian. 4 The Daily Planet. 5 Charles M. Schulz. 6 1912. 7 Zambia. 8 Jodie Whittaker. 9 Mr Happy. 10 Simon Birmingham.

7 9 6 8

INTRODUCING BONNIE Rescues Piper and Poppy A LOVELY 19 MONTH OLD KELPIE X

Have you been asked Piper and Poppy were both for money to market rescued from Dubbo Pound. They are now 12 Weeks old & have spent plenty of time at your home? our office over the last six weeks. Both are available for There is a better way! Contact adoption separately or together. They are fantastic fun little girls. MDRE Today Ph 4967 2004 You can view them at our office

Bonnie always wants a cuddle and will happily sit on your lap and sleep. She gets on well with other dogs and loves to play. She also loves her dinner.

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Being a Kelpie, she will have a lot of energy and need a good walk, preferably a run every day. She is already demonstrating she will be a particularly loyal, smart and alert dog - as a working breed she will be highly trainable.

URGENT

Bonnie is toilet training and her obedience training is coming along well. Bonnie would lovebytoappointment have another dog keep at: to 151a her company. For more information please contact Barbara Maitland rd Mayfield or contact by emailing johnnolan64@hotmail.com or on 0422 822 169 or Natalie on 0413 906 653 to view the full profile go to www.dogrescuenewcastle.com.au Fees apply. Adoption fee applies. Adoption fee applies Foster carers urgently needed. You get support and you don’t

pay vet or food bills. Email: drn.foster.coordinator@gmail.com

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CODEWORD

WORDFILL 3 letters NET EYE 4 letters SPOT MANY TREE PLUM 5 letters SPACE ALIKE SKULL LORDS PLAYS MORON 6 letters EXCUSE SINGER SELDOM IDEALLY

8 letters

LADIES

AUCTION

CHANNELS

DESIRE

SUCCESS

RELEASED

7 letters

ENEMIES

COLLAPSE

LOCATED

DOUBLES

EMPLOYED

WORDFIND

The leftover letters will spell out a secret message

chive

melon

thyme

mushroom

roots

CODEWORD

44 words: Excellent

WORDfILL

33 words: Very good

22 words: Good

Today’s Aim:

A M

mango

onion

I Y

yam

lime

lemon

9-LETTER WORD Using the nine letters in the grid, how many words of four letters or more can you list? The centre letter must be included and each letter may only be used once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural words ending in “s”.

plum tomato

answers

leek legume

FROCK

peas

S.O.S band (4) Burden (4) Prefix with glide, graph and mount (4) Stalk (4)

kale

1 2 3

okra pear

DOWN

corn currant

High mountains (4) Watercraft (4) Uncovered (4) First man (Bib) (4)

oat

WORDfIND

1 5 6 7

nut

carrot

_____ _____ _____ _____

ACROSS

nectarine

bean

PLANE

apple

Complete the list by changing one letter at a time to create a new word at each step. One possible answer shown below.

WORD STEP

G P

EMPIRE

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B J Y R E U L H C DN I K

X Z V F O Q A WM T S G P

WORD STEp

PLANE, PLANK, FLANK, FLACK, FLOCK, FROCK

9-LETTER WORD ably, abysm, airy, amyl, army, aryl, bailey, balmy, barely, barley, barmy, basely, belay, beryl, bleary, bray, byre, early, easily, easy, layer, limey, limy, lyre, maybe, mealy, measly, miry, MISERABLY, miserly, misery, mislay, relay, rely, riyal, seamy, sibyl, slay, slayer, slimy, slyer, smeary, yale, year

4X4

Nutritional

ACROSS: 1. Alps, 5. Boat, 6. Bare, 7. Adam DOWN: 1. Abba, 2. Load, 3. Para, 4. Stem

Celebrity Birthday

21 - 31 DECEMBER 2017

JENNIFER HAWKINS

in the

22 December 1983

WITH FRANCIS BEVAN

www.francisbevan.com

For personal readings, phone Francis on 9673 6321. Credit cards welcome. Francis Bevan direct 1902 264 063 or 24 hour line 1902 267 040 $5.50 per minute (higher pay-phone or mobile)..

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STARS STARS

Ideally, Jennifer should keep money and chums as far apart as possible because they are a recipe for disaster. It is very important that she doesn’t bottle up her emotions and create greater frustrations for herself than necessary. The better alternative would be to use the energy from the planets to further improve her health. The coming year will also be an ideal time for Jennifer to embark on a new stage in her relationship with her husband.

ARIES: MAR 21 - APR 20

CANCER: JUN 22 - JUL 22

LIBRA: SEP 24 - OCT 23

CAPRICORN: DEC 22 - JAN 20

Your powers of concentration are spot on so it’s a good time to fill in complex forms or statements. Mars in Scorpio indicates that if you have something to say, you’re not going to hold back. However, you need to do your best to avoid being a bully.

Join an organisation or group that caters for one of your interests so you already have something in common with the people you’ll meet there. Then wait to see what happens next. Mars in Scorpio indicates a need to take a philosophical attitude towards someone who is withdrawn or remote.

You’ll be putting a lot of energy into intimate relationships. You might want to spend more time than usual with your partner or a close friend simply because their company delights you. Take time to think about what these relationships give you and what you bring to them.

With Saturn in Capricorn you’ll wish to be productive at work and eager to create a convivial and pleasant atmosphere. You might even want to make amends for past issues. If you’re waiting for love to come along, you might not have to wait much longer. Perhaps you’ve already met them.

LEO: JUL 23 - AUG 23 This is the ideal time to present your ideas to your boss. You’re riding high at the moment and could hit upon some red hot ideas. Mars in Scorpio indicates your social life is about to go into overdrive. Mystical, spiritual or philosophical subjects will attract you.

Mercury in Sagittarius indicates it’s time to get to grips with your official finances and shared resources, especially if you know they urgently need your attention. Take a sober and sensible view and err on the side of caution rather than take risks or hope for the best.

GEMINI: MAY 22 - JUN 21

VIRGO: AUG 24 - SEP 23

SAGITTARIUS: NOV 23 - DEC 21

Mars in Scorpio is the ideal time for livening things up. If you’ve been rather predictable lately or stuck in a rut, think about how you can get things moving once again. Be open to other people’s suggestions and don’t be shy about doing something for the first time.

This is the perfect time to depart from tradition and branch out in new directions. In so doing you’ll attract unconventional and interesting people. Mars in Scorpio indicates your thoughts are on your career and ambitions and creating a strategy to forge ahead. It’ll pay to think laterally.

You're feeling all fired up with enthusiasm about the changes you’re considering making to your job or health. If you haven’t already done so, start putting plans into action while you’re so eager. Mars is in your second house and communication is definitely the key to success.

Your reluctance to say what you think disappears and is replaced with a much more spontaneous and confident persona. Mercury Retrograde could leave you feeling frustrated, but you don’t have to stay that way. Seize the chance to do something energetic, such as working off your frustrations in the gym.

SCORPIO: OCT 24 - NOV 22

AQUARIUS: JAN 21 - FEB 19 Mars is in Scorpio and social events see you shine, especially if you’re with some of your favourite people. You’ll want everyone to have a good time and will do your best to make it happen. If you’re hosting a gathering, you’ll pull out all stops to ensure it’s memorable.

PISCES: FEB 20 - MAR 20 It’s a perfect time for getting together with friends and loved ones. If you’re going to a party, you’ll do your best to be a brilliant conversationalist and to create laughter. If things have been dicey with someone you see regularly, try to sort out the situation.

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TAURUS: APR 21 - MAY 21

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TROY’S BATHROOMS AND BUILDING RENOVATIONS • Full bathroom renovation from start to finish • Small renovations, decks and patios Licence No: 167510c

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AWNINGS

CALL 0409 498 921

NW0127

AIR CONDITIONING SERVICES

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

STOP

NW0030

Guttering . . . . . . . . . Handyman . . . . . . . . Home Maintenance . . Landscape Supplies . . Painting . . . . . . . . . . Plastering & Gyprock . Plumbing . . . . . . . . . Plumbing & Gasfitting . Pressure Cleaning . . . Removalists . . . . . . . Roofing . . . . . . . . . . Rubbish Removals . . . Tile & Grout Repairs . . Tree Services . . . . . . .

NW0051

Air Conditioning Services. 54 Alterations . . . . . . . . . . 54 Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Awnings . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Bathroom Renovations . . 54 Bricklayers . . . . . . . . . . 54 Builders . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Concreting . . . . . . . . . . 55 Decking . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Earthmoving & Excavations55 Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Flooring Supplies . . . . . 55 Gardening . . . . . . . . . . 55

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

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ANTENNA SERVICE

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NW0010

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BUILDERS D + J MILLER CONSTRUCTIONS *NEW HOMES extensions renovations *Maintenance *all aspects of building Lic 297378C

ANTENNAS

• • • • •

Lic 236513C

NW0071

Lic No. 162879c

44 Gregson Ave • Mayfield West • 02 4960 8871

PHONE ADAM 0414 311 720

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Phone Daryl 0400 117 867 OR 4920 7526

NW0013

NW0126

• Bridal • Formal • Evening Wear • Ladies & Mens Wear • School Uniforms

• Retaining Walls • Fences • New Homes

• Plans to Council • Gable Carports • Awnings • Screen Enclosures • Glass Rooms • Decks • Deals directly with the Builder/Owner NW0135

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Trades & Services Guide CONCRETING

ELECTRICAL

PRO-CONCRETING • • • • •

Electrical work Security Alarm Systems CCTV System Access Control Intercoms

• • • •

Data Network Telecommunications TV/Theatre/Music systems Service and Install of Ducted Vacuum Systems

0407 937 088

NW0037

proconcrete@hotmail.com

Lic No: 132271C

EXPERIENCE

Service include (Domestic):

No job too big or too small - Service & quality guaranteed - Free Quotes 42 years experience - Servicing Lake Macquarie & Newcastle areas

0410 312 247

LAWNS & GARDENS

15 YEARS

D R I V E W AY S P E C I A L I S T - A L L A S P E C T S O F C O N C R E T I N G • STAMPED • STENCILLED • COLOURED • PLAIN EXPOSED AGG • SLABS • PATIOS • POOL SURROUNDS • RESURFACING

Mick Dunley

GARDENING

Servicing in • Newcastle • Lake Macquarie • Maitland • Port Stephens

• Lawn mowing • Pruning • Hedging • Weed spraying • Garden care and more!

Lic. No. 309441C

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13 2613

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LAWN & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Lawn mowing • Pruning Hedging • Weed spraying • Garden Care • Friendly service & very reliable. •

DECKING

ELECTRICIAN

GUTTERING

PLEASE PHONE PETER BERGHOFER

CARDIFF GUTTERING SPECIALIST

• Licensed, Experienced and reliable • All types of Electrical work including rewires

Peter • 1300 481 664 • sales@britedecking.com.au

0429 696 215

• Repairs or renewal • Leaf & Bird Proofing • Gutter Cleaning • Stormwater drainage

NW0036

Lic No EC38503

NW00254

Beautiful Decking Stunning Colors

Lic L10548

FLOORING SUPPLIES

www.britedecking.com.au

Jeff Baran 0402 902 377

DOORS

• Roof replacements • Leak repairs • No job too small • Free quotes - pensioner rates

Call Terry 4954 0309 or 0414 540 309

NW0062

NW0303

•

HANDYMAN YOUR FLOORING SPECIALISTS

NW0426

Duramax

www.knockknockdoors.com.au

Floor sanding and polishing Laminate flooring installations Vinyl flooring installations Hardwood flooring installations Engineered flooring installations Supply & install

Ph 4961 3843 • 150 Hannell Street, Wickham

EARTHMOVING & EXCAVATIONS

• • • •

Driveway cut outs/prep Pathway cut outs/prep Concrete/paver removal Post & Pier holes

PHONE BEN 0401 328 902

• • • •

Trenching Pool excavation Pool removal & fill Retaining wall excavation

www.scoopitminidiggers.com

Call 0418 671 174

www.styleitflooring.com.au All areas

NW0206

Yard levelling Yard clean up Turf preparation Turf laying

NW0206

NW0243

• • • •

NW0069

THE TIGHT ACCESS EARTHMOVING AND EXCAVATION SPECIALIST

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PAINTING

Highly Decorated Interior + exterior painting + decorating

CALL Robert 0449 019 166 Nathan 0431 754 132 Email: HighlyDecorated@yahoo.com Website: highlydecoratedpainting.com

NW0085-V2

• General Repairs and Renovations

• Small Construction Jobs

PAINTER HANDYman

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• Quality Work • Pensioner Discounts • Dulux Paint Specialist • Low Rates

JUSDIGGIN NW0095

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0413 099 130

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call 02 4037 4000 56

Plumber • Drainer • Gasfitter Water saver specialists • Taps • Toilets

Mob: 0418 686 472

ALL AREAS Ph/Fax: 4942 1306 Pensioner discounts Lic No. L3569 No job too big or small Big or small, we do it all!

QUOTES!

CARDIFF

PLUMBING

PLUMBING GAS GUTTERING UNBLOCK SEWERS/STORM WATER DRAINS ALL TYPES OF HOT WATER SYSTEMS REPLACED

Lic L10548

Phone Terry Slupik - All areas

Re-paints & new work Dulux premium paints Reasonable prices Industrial - commercial - Domestic CWM0113

Gold Lic. No. 436c

Ken Huﬀ

FREE

Licence No L13318

4954 0309 • 0414 540 309

Don’t just get the job done, get it done right! Quality

• Blocked Drains • Hot Water Systems • Water Jetter • Drain Camera • Maintenance • Renovations • Diagnostic Expert

Dave Knight

“we show up” Same day quotes 7 year guarantee

PAINTING

24 Hour Service

Dave Knights Plumbing Services

Keith Minton

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PHONE JUSTIN

Newcastle

Lic No: 18545C

instyle painting

Specialising in tight fit excavations Large and small excavators

0415 333 883

Hot Water Systems | Gas and Electric

0402 923 984 OR 4955 4677

EXCAVATOR + TIPPER + POSITRACK HIRE

Call Alan

Over 30 Years Painting Experience NW0058

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL FREE QUOTES

Cherry Plumbing

ABN 51264177158

PLUMBING & GASFITTING ALL PLUMBING AND GASFITTING Licence 301377C

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0406 473 572

instylepainting.com.au Licence No 222296c

NW0341

Contact Adrian

PLUMBING

Ph. 0419 478 738

NW0441

• Landscaping and Clean-ups

0438 408 801

Lic 251316c

Beautiful long lasting Décor Repaint Specialist

• Painting & Gyprock Repairs

0490 272 126

NW0067

0419 977 039

www.muscardinplumbing.com.au 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE NW0037

Fully Insured

PHONE MICK

CROW FEATHERS PAINTING

HOME MAINTENANCE

ABN 55757066216 Work up to $5000

Patch-up specialists. Quality finish using quality products. Reliable, trustworthy. Servicing all areas. Call anytime for a friendly, FREE quote.

NW0132

jeffreywalexander@hotmail.com

GYPROCK AND PLASTERING – NO JOB TOO SMALL –

NW0063

ph. 0448 980 180 or 02 4945 1465

Qualified in all aspects of

FREE QUOTES

NW0253

NW0088

Prompt • Pristine • Professional

Jeff Alexander

• Built in wardrobes

MG PLASTERING

Painting Services

• No job to big or too small • Residential and Commercial • Specialising in Home sale Preparation

0412 960 810

NW0385

Alexander Handyman Services

BRIGHTSIDE

PLASTERING & GYPROCK

NW0087

HANDYMAN

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PHONE BRICE OR MANDY

Call today for a free quote

NW0281

0475 434 202 ABN 99603917455

REMOVALISTS

www.oziwi.com.au

EMAIL: oziwirooﬁ ng@gmail.com

Lic No: 261305C

FR QUOEE TE

Professional Qualified Insured

0419 289 223 Call Shelley the Tree Lady! All aspects of Tree Services including:

• Removal/Pruning • Stump Grinding • Emergency & • Block and Land Clearing School Work • Reports and more... • Tree Transplanting www.branchmanagement.com.au | ABN 98096 011 040

BTS TREE, PALMS & STUMP SERVICE

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ARE YOU MOVING? Once you’re all packed up and ready to move, let us do the moving for you. We will move your furniture, boxes and belongings safely and securely.

SD & L

REPAIRS

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• DEMOLITIONS • YARD CLEARING • EXCAVATIONS

able tree services

NW0031

0418 685 761 • 4958 2756

All Aspects of Tree Work Fully insured • 20 million insurance cover • Pensioner Discounts

RUBBISH REMOVAL

ROOFING By Licensed Tradesman with over 45 years experience on Tile and Metal Roofing • • • • •

Mobile: 0408 681 866 Phone/fax Ian: 4948 6551

ALL RUBBISH REMOVED

Call or text us your details BEN 0419 124 923 or LOUISE 0416 071 924

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0412 510 111 or 4933 5280

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STEWART

•All areas •All kinds of rubbish •7 Day Service •All removed •Prompt Reliable Service

Rebedding and Pointing work Box Gutters and Flashings Chimney removals Valley Replacements Whirlybirds Installed

•

NW0067

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We are QUICK, FRIENDLY, PROFESSIONAL AND RELIABLE… and Highly Recommended!

NW0117

0421 321 458 0416 152 422

Courteous and Professional, Fully Insured…

HUNTER’S LEADING TREE SERVICES PROVIDER

NW0198

• Driveways, Patios, Garages, Paths, Retaining Walls etc • Soft Wash – Houses, Store Fronts, Mould and Mildew Removal • Concrete Sealing • Graffiti Removal • Commercial Grade Equipment

• FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED • QUALITY BLUESCOPE STEEL • LEAF PROTECTION • PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • CUSTOM FOLDED FLASHINGS

NW0326

PRESSURE WASHING SERVICE

TREE SERVICES

NW0235

PRESSURE CLEANING

My License is your guarantee of a QUALITY JOB

TILE & GROUT REPAIRS

Tree Removal • Stump Grinding Pruning and Crown Maintenance

We Clean, Seal & Re-Colour Dirty Tile & Grout

Call us today for your free quote!

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Service guaranteed Ph Shane 4959 6091 Mob 0410 564 044

Call Anne and Michael@GroutPro Newcastle on 0447 688 776 www.groutpro.com.au

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NW0022

0447 688 776

• All roof repairs & renewal

• No job too big or small • Quality tradesman NW0054

Lic no 112440c

RIGHT AS RAIN ROOFING

Call Kristy on 0432 695 430 or 0422 442 284

NW0015

….forget pointless scrubbing

for a free no obligation quote

LTITUDE Tree Lopping specialists

• Free prompt no obligation quotes • Fully Insured • Site cleaned • Reliable service • Hedge Trimming • Wood chipping • Pensioner rebates

NW0066

Dirty Tiles and Grout?

E HUNTER

NW0157

Dennis 0412 453 317

Serving TH

Lic. No. 73493C

Neil: 4945 8923 or 0438 506 949 Mark: 4948 1477 or 0424 275 386

To get your business listed

call 02 4037 4000 57

‘ME’ TIME We all spend a lot of time doing things for other people, whether at work or home. It’s important to me to make a point of taking time to do things just for myself to rejuvenate, even if it’s just a short walk around the garden to enjoy the flowers.

My favourite things THE SMALL THINGS I’m an amateur photographer and get a particular thrill out of seeing the little things in life differently through macro photography. It’s amazing to see an insect’s face in detail, or the tiny hairs on a plant, and the change in viewpoint brings a different perspective on the world.

VARIETY – THE SPICE OF LIFE

Anna Dowley

COMMUNITY INNOVATION MANAGER AT THE CANOPY

Anna Dowley is the community innovation manager at The Canopy, a not-for-profit organisation that provides community development, family support services and facilities management across the western growth area of Lake Macquarie and Newcastle. Anna is responsible for inspiring and enabling communities and community groups in these areas, with the aim of facilitating innovative solutions that allow communities to reach their aspirations. Anna has worked in community development in the Lake Macquarie, Newcastle and Central Coast regions and thrives on the variety of the work and the positive changes that can come from community projects. Her passion lies in running events that meet community needs, and she is most proud of the success of the Cameron Park Twilight Festival, which she coordinates annually in partnership with other organisations and community members. Although Anna grew up in Armidale, she has been a Hunter resident since 2002 and considers the area home. 58

Within my role, I get to work with a broad cross-section of the community, from individuals to community groups, other organisations and government bodies. No two days are the same, which can be challenging as you never know what’s ahead, but it also means that every day brings surprises.

SUSTAINABLE GARDENING I love spending time in the garden and have used all of the available space on my suburban block for both decorative and practical areas, which include native plants, chooks, fruit trees, herbs and vegetables. Even as an adult it’s exciting to collect eggs from your own hens.

ADVENTURES Our country has incredible varied landscapes and the country’s national parks are a great way to explore and get a taste of both the country’s beauty and heritage. Road trips bring an appreciation of just how vast Australia is and just how much more there is to explore.