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Intergenerational music-making program a hit in Toormina

By Andrea FERRARI AN intergenerational music-making program running in Toormina is generating a heartwarming outcome for oldies and youngsters alike.

Toormina’s The Link venue has joined forces with Stephanie Sims from Uko Ono to bring together seniors from Marian Grove and young people from Mary Help of Christians school to collaborate and make music.

Thanks to an Arts and Cultural Grant from City of Coffs Harbour

q Intergenerational music sessions have young and old strumming and singing together, led by Stephanie Sims (left) from Uko Ono. Photo: Peter Sechi, Sechi Photography.

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(Council), this creative project has been running for the last five weeks at The Link on Friday mornings.

The group meets on a Friday morning for a one-hour lesson, before everyone enjoys a morning tea together.

“The Link was always set up as an intergenerational space for the community, so it was a natural fit for this project to run here,” Kylie Gault, Conference and Event Coordinator at The Link told News Of The Area.

“We have residents from Marian Grove and other retirement villages attend each week and we love that the project is bringing more people into the space.”

Stephanie Sims has been teaching the ukulele through her business, Uko Ono, for the past seven years, including classes at Mary Help of Christians school.

“I have had students as young as four right up to the age of 91 years and I see the benefits of learning a musical instrument at any age,” Stephanie told NOTA. “What I thought would be interesting was to throw that cross-generational element into the mix and build relationships both ways.”

Music proficiency is not required to participate in the program.

“Some of the seniors have already had experience playing the ukulele with the Marian Grove ukulele group, which has been running for eleven years now, and others in the group have never picked up

q Marian Grove resident Peter Patton sharing his knowledge with the students. Photo: Peter Sechi, Sechi Photography. an instrument.

“Yet already we have expanded the repertoire to over eight songs,” said Stephanie.

Marian Grove resident and participant Brian Burn has found the sessions “wonderful and inspiring”.

“The mixture of age groups enables a more open approach to playing and better interaction between those involved,” he said.

“It is also a joy to see how much the younger generation are progressing, the appreciation they exude, and the willingness they exhibit towards learning this instrument.”

Assistant Principal at Mary Help of

Christians, Margaret Ryan, said, “The children are super keen to jump on that bus each Friday morning to go along to the project.

“The interactions between the children and the residents are a joy to behold.”

Intergenerational programs provide learning opportunities, care and social support for children and older people in the same setting, at the same time.

These can benefit wellbeing across generations as children and older adults interact and exchange knowledge and skills.

The project will finish with a concert by the group for Marian Grove residents on Friday 8 December.

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q Marian Grove residents Nola and Dot enjoying the session amongst Mary Help of Christian school children. Photo: Peter Sechi, Sechi Photography.

q Stephanie Sims from Uko Ono works with Bruce Clements. Photo: Peter Sechi, Sechi Photography.

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where you can see pools of black mud,” she told News Of The Area.

“Most importantly, don’t collect oysters,” she warned.

Professor Benkendorff was first alerted to the problem when she was flying into Coffs Harbour earlier in the year with a bird’s-eye view over the local coastline.

She was shocked to see a forest of dead mangroves as her plane approached Coffs Harbour Airport.

The mangroves are an essential part of the Boambee Creek Estuary which weaves along the southern and south-west perimeter of the airport.

“A bit of investigating on NearMaps revealed that the mangrove forest was hit hard by the hailstorm in October 2021, but two years on it had still not recovered,” said Professor Benkendorff.

“This is a worry because mangroves are really important ecosystems that provide habitat to fish, sequester carbon and help protect our shoreline.”

Professor Benkendorff joined up with the Gumbaynggirr Rangers team to investigate what was going on.

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and their cultural work is supported by an Indigenous Protected Area Sea Country program.

Their inspection of the site revealed most of the mangroves were rotting away and the mud underneath was black and stinking.

“There was none of the usual life like crabs and snails living amongst the

q Professor Kirsten Benkendorff with Gumbaynggirr rangers sieving mud on Boambee Creek. Photo: Southern Cross University.

mangroves.

“There was a strong smell of sulphur and the occasional smell of something more like petrol,” said Professor Benkendorff.

The Ngiyambandigay Wajaarr Aboriginal Corporation received a grant from the City of Coffs Harbour (Council) Environmental Levy program to support further

q The mangrove die-off at Boambee Creek seen from the air. Photo: Kirsten Benkendorff.

research.

“When Country is sick, we are also sick,” a Corporation spokesperson said.

The findings of analyses from the mangrove roots and mud, by the University’s Analytical Research Laboratory, concerned Professor Benkendorff and the Gumbaynggirr Rangers.

“We found a range of toxic chemicals in the rotting mangrove roots, including carbon disulphide and petrochemicals like naphthalene, furan, xylene and cresol.

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“Many of these chemicals are neurotoxic when inhaled and irritants to the eyes, skin and lungs,” said Professor Benkendorff.

“This indicates that the site is not very safe for people or aquatic life.”

The Boambee Creek Estuary is a popular place for kayaking, walking and fishing.

The Gumbaynggirr Rangers and the Southern Cross University team are now collaborating to grow mangroves to help stabilise and restore the site.

Rob Briggs, Coordinator of the Gumbaynggirr Rangers, said they were concerned about how industry and urbanisation have encroached on significant areas of cultural value to the Gumbaynggirr people.

“We hope that through our research, we can find ways to restore harmony and heal Country,” Mr Briggs said.

“The key is to have First Nations-led solutions, and we are proud to be doing this vital work on Gumbaynggirr Country.”

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Fishos clean up Boambee Creek Program Manager NSW Coast told News Of The Area.

The team, united by their love for fishing and a commitment to environmental stewardship, met up at the Boambee Creek boat ramp on Hogbin Drive, Toormina.

“Over two hours, nine volunteers filled eight bags with rubbish to prevent plastic and debris from harming marine life and inspire others to follow suit and create the change that our waterways desperately need,” said Ryan.

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COFFS Coast fishers rallied in response to a call from OzFish Unlimited to join in a cleanup around Boambee Creek on Saturday 18 November.

OzFish Unlimited is a recreational fishing conservation charity, working through its Keep it Clean partnership with the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Fisheries to do the dirty work caused by ‘tossers’.

“A small but dedicated team of recreational fishers from the Coffs Harbour region cleaned up 120 kilograms of rubbish from Boambee Creek on Saturday,” Ryan Lungu,

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added, “No one wants to catch a plastic bag when they’re out on the water and we know the impacts litter can have on local wildlife and marine life.

“Clean-ups like this make for a better fishing experience for all involved.

“Recreational fishers see the impacts of litter.

“And it’s not always rec fishing litter that we’re cleaning up but by getting involved fishos are inspiring others to think local and create change,” he said.

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“Opera house nets are now illegal in NSW and those collected will be recycled into useful products for anglers, with the proceeds being used to support habitat restoration,” he said.

To find out how to swap out your opera house yabby trap, visit www.ozfish.org.au.

OzFish has partnered with NSW DPI through their Fish for Life program to redefine what it means to be a responsible angler.

“Our goal is to empower anglers to champion sustainable fishing practices, including leaving a legacy of cleaner water and unspoiled habitats for future generations to enjoy.”

q OzFish and NSW Department of Primary Industries Fisheries were set up to welcome volunteers on their clean up around Boambee Creek.

Two charged following alleged attempted robbery TWO people have been charged following an alleged attempted armed robbery at Coffs Harbour on Monday afternoon.

About 4pm on Monday 20 November 2023, police were called to the intersection of Philip and Prince Street, Coffs

Harbour, following reports of an attempted robbery.

At the scene, police were told that a man was walking south along Prince Street when a silver Holden Commodore pulled up alongside him.

Police will allege in court that the occupants of the car

demanded the man's shoes, before firing a shot in the man’s direction and fleeing the scene.

The 20-year-old man was not injured as a result of the gunshot.

Police from Coffs/Clarence Police District attended and

established a crime scene which was forensically examined.

A short time later, detectives located the Holden Commodore at a property on Prince Street.

During a subsequent search of the property, police allegedly located and seized a firearm, ammunition, electronic devices and

cannabis.

A seventeen-year-old boy and 29-year-old man were arrested at the scene before being taken to Coffs Harbour Police Station.

There the boy was charged with assault with intent to rob while armed with a dangerous weapon.

He was refused bail to appear before a children's

court on Tuesday 21 November 2023.

The man was charged with accessory after the fact to an attempted assault with intent to rob while armed with a dangerous weapon.

He was refused bail to appear before Coffs Harbour Local Court on Tuesday 21 November 2023.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or https://nsw. crimestoppers.com.au.

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Veteran sawmill owner makes impassioned plea to Nambucca Valley Council q Matt Dyer and some of his Bowraville Sawmill crew. He employs fifteen locals in his workshop and office.

By Ned COWIE THE long-time owner and operator of the Bowraville Sawmill, Matt Dyer, made an impassioned plea to Nambucca Valley Council at its 16 November meeting in response to recent actions by councillors across the Mid North Coast who signed a letter seeking an immediate stop to native forest logging in the region.

The letter was signed by select councillors from City of Coffs Harbour, Bellingen Shire Council, Nambucca Valley Council, Kempsey Shire Council, Port Macquarie Hastings Council, Clarence Valley Council and MidCoast Council, and called for an urgent meeting with senior NSW Government ministers to discuss the impacts of native forest logging on biodiversity, water quality and bush fire safety in their LGAs. The councillors’ statement was sent to prominent NSW Government figures including Premier Chris Minns as part of a growing movement to ban native forest logging across Australia.

“Bowraville will be driven into more economic hardship by the actions of a few misinformed members of the public,” Mr Dyer told the recent Nambucca Valley Council meeting.

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families of those employed, and support for local youth, in particular investing in sporting programmes.

Furthermore, he said, the trucks servicing those sawmills carry produce as freight to the local areas and these costs would be increased should logging in the region be stopped or reduced.

“We have some of the most stringent protocols for harvesting native timber in the world,” Mr Dyer reminded the Councillors.

He went on to address what he sees as misinformation circulating regarding the local logging industry and bushfires, in particular the extreme fires of 2019.

Mr Dyer reminded his audience that the fires had begun in National Park territory and had burnt for three weeks before “decimating the local area”.

“Instead of blaming the logging industry, I suggest National Parks change their policy to adhere to what must be done,” he said, calling for more hazard reduction in these zones.

One of the arguments made by those advocating for a stop to native forest logging, is that plantation timber and logged forests burn more severely than mature forests.

According to David Bowman, a Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science from the University of Tasmania, shutting down the

timber industry is not the answer.

“Our climate is changing and fires are behaving in different ways to how they have in the past,” he told News Of The Area.

“What the environmentalists don’t get is that regrowth is very flammable.

“We need to change how we fight and manage fire risks and foresters need to be part of the debate.

“There is a need for selective thinning down of the regrowth forests.

“The thing we need to do is manage our resources sustainably,” Professor Bowman said.

Mr Dyer expressed his frustration that while the timber industry was deemed to be an essential industry during the COVID era, and was prioritised in the absence of tourists as important to keep going, it appears to be first in line for cancellation.

He was shocked, he said, at the audacity of local councillors who would attempt to shut down viable local businesses and “rob the area of hundreds of jobs”.

Nambucca Valley Mayor Rhonda Hoban clarified that the letter which was signed represented the private actions of individual Nambucca Valley Councillors David Jones, Susan Jenvey and Ricky Buchanan and was not an “adopted” position of the Council.

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Greater support for drought-impacted primary producers other core activities like the purchasing of fodder and transport of livestock to protect their welfare, not just capital investments.

The DRRF can be used for essential items such as purchasing fodder, feeding equipment, stock transportation costs, veterinary and professional nutrition and welfare advice, fencing for rotational grazing, exclusion and cluster fencing, construction of containment feeding pens, stock shade structures, planting of trees and stock and domestic water (including its transportation).

“We know that NSW does not thrive unless our regions and agricultural industries thrive,” Premier Chris Minns said.

“This is a significant investment which demonstrates our commitment to the resilience of farmers across our state, particularly as they enter drier and warmer weather conditions.

“We know disaster preparedness is more important than ever before.

“This is a commonsense initiative that allows farmers to get ahead of the dry season and protect their livelihoods.”

The state’s peak body for farmers has applauded the Minns Government’s announcement.

NSW Farmers President Xavier Martin said the clarity the government has provided early in the drying cycle will help farmers with making

Share your love of the Coffs coastline q The community is invited to take part in an online survey that will help shape a Coastal Management Program for the Coffs Harbour coast.

DO you love the Coffs Coast’s beaches, headlands and harbour?

Would you like to help the City of Coffs Harbour understand what value you place on these environments, and the key issues they face?

The City invites the community to take part in an online survey that will help shape a Coastal Management Program (CMP) for the Coffs Harbour Open Coast.

“We want to know how the community uses the coastline and what they value

about it,” said Ian Fitzgibbon, acting Director City Planning and Communities.

“We also want to hear about any key issues that may be threatening the values of the coastline because this will help us develop cost-effective solutions now and into the future.”

The Open Coast CMP is focused on the region’s beaches, headlands, and the harbour.

It builds on the work being undertaken for our region's estuaries Coastal

Management Programs.

“This is the first opportunity for the community to have their say and help inform the Open Coast CMP. “We will be seeking further community input into the program in later phases of the project,” Mr Fitzgibbon said.

To take part, complete the online survey on the City of Coffs Harbour Have Your Say website.

The survey is now open and closes on 17 December 2023.

Temporary signs at key locations along the Coffs Harbour coast will also promote the survey and provide a QR code link to the survey from mobile devices.

For more information on the project and to access the online survey, please visit the Coffs Harbour Open Coast Coastal Management Program page on the City’s Have Your Say Website at https://haveyoursay. c o f f s h a r b o u r. n s w . g o v. au/open-coast-coastalmanagement-program.

q The DRRF will allow farmers to access loans for other core activities like the purchasing of fodder and transport of livestock to protect their welfare, not just capital investments. their business decisions.

“These loans, announced before drought hits hard, help farmers to make proactive decisions.

“Farmers are always subject to climate variability, and having faced significant drought and disaster impacts in recent years, know that having a plan and some certainty as to how best to prepare for adverse conditions is critical,” Mr Martin said.

NSW Farmers is also pleased to see an invigorated focus on the Farm Innovation Fund with the $120 million balance being reallocated as

the Drought Infrastructure Fund.

The Drought Infrastructure Fund, designed to promote capital investment in on-farm infrastructure that assists farmers in transitioning their farms to become more resilient, productive and sustainable, is also offering loans of up to $1 million, at a low interest rate of 2.5 percent.

“This will aid the grain sector to increase on farm storage, and also potentially support the horticulture sector to expand their critical water infrastructure and storage needs,” Mr Martin

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Applications are welcome now for the Drought Infrastructure Fund, and for the Drought Ready and Resilient Fund applications are open from 1 December 2023.

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The NSW DroughtHub, available at www. droughthub.nsw.gov.au, is the one-stop online destination for information on a vast range of services and support available to primary producers, their families and communities.

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THE State Government has announced the creation of a $250 million Drought Ready and Resilient Fund (DRRF).

This Fund will allow eligible primary producers to apply for low interest loans of up to $250,000 to fund a broad range of operational products, activities and services to prepare and respond to the impacts of drought.

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Drought advice at the farm gate AS DRY conditions continue, the State Government is providing new frontline drought support for landholders with the creation of drought adoption officer roles to boost services offerings for farmers, including in the North Coast Local Land Services region.

Drought adoption officers can help farmers by offering advice about drought resilience and preparedness.

The officers will also deliver workshops on drought preparedness including confinement feeding, decision making tools and farm planning.

The recently recruited drought adoption officers

work closely with other Local Land Services staff such as livestock officers and district veterinarians to deliver frontline services for drought affected farmers and producers.

“During this new drought period we are introducing new services for farmers and producers in areas of financial assistance, more staff in the field offering advice and information, plus promoting the significant suite of tools available to enable better decision making,” Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty said.

“These new drought adoption officers are in the field speaking to farmers

to highlight the various support services and options available at local, on-farm, and community levels.

“This includes offering drought resilience and preparedness advice as well as guidance on how to use important decision-making and farm-planning tools.”

Ms Moriatry said the Government was “monitoring the drought indicator closely” to ensure that farmers receive the support they need.

“Another important part of planning includes understanding the amount of water you have available and how you will manage this to benefit on-farm outcomes, as well as assessing whether

THE surging demand for fodder for drought-stricken livestock has come as no surprise to rural charity Rural Aid. The Bureau of Meteorology has declared the three months from August to October as the driest on record since records began in 1900.

This coincides with a rapid increase in calls from farmers for assistance – especially hay for livestock,

emergency drinking water and mental health and wellbeing support.

Rural Aid chief executive officer John Warlters said farmers had registered requests totalling more than $1 million for fodder, the majority of which had been received from families in NSW drought hot spots including the Northern Rivers, New England and the Hunter Valley.

More than 50 percent

of NSW is now impacted by drought, an almost doubling of the area affected since September.

Rural Aid CEO John Warlters said that it’s a challenging outlook for farmers.

“Right now, what we’re seeing is below average rainfall, above average temperatures and so much of the countryside is tinder dry.

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see this level of fire activity and it gives us great concern about what this summer is going to look like.”

Mr Warlters said Rural Aid has been monitoring the impending weather conditions closely, as the reality of the current season starts to emerge.

Requests for Rural Aid’s assistance have increased markedly over the past three months.

Mr Warlters said many farmers have no feed for

their livestock and are extremely anxious about the months ahead.

“We’re really concerned at Rural Aid that we are almost at a bit of a tipping point right now.

“Collectively, it means we’re all on edge, and we know that really puts so much more stress and worry on our farmers at this time.

“The number of calls to our counsellors has effectively doubled from this time last year.”

Mr Warlters said Rural Aid is working hard to support farmers, but it can’t do it alone.

“As we come into Christmas, it’s a time that we can all contribute to an organisation like Rural Aid so that we can help farming families and get them through these challenging times,” Mr Warlters said.

Donations can be made at https://buyabale2023. ruralaid.org.au or by calling 1300 327 624.

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Dominic King re-elected to Local Government NSW board

By Andrew VIVIAN

BELLINGEN Shire Councillor Dominic King has been reelected to the Board of Local Government NSW (LGNSW) for the third time at the recent Local Government Conference.

LGNSW’s role is to support and advocate on behalf of member councils to help strengthen and protect an effective, democratic system of local government across NSW. Not a government department or agency, LGNSW represents the views of local government to both the state and federal governments.

This involves providing

policy advice, management support and grants application assistance to members and empowering members to deliver quality services to meet the needs of their local community.

LGNSW also has an aim of enhancing community awareness and perception of local government.

Cr King said the organisation provides effective, responsive and accountable leadership on policy issues The LGNSW election is held every two years and delegates from 128 NSW councils vote for a President, Treasurer, Vice President Metropolitan, Vice President

Rural/Regional and seven Directors from the city and the country.

“It is an honour to be reelected to the board again and it means I can continue the work to advocate for a better deal for regional councils across the state,” Cr King said.

“Regional councils don’t have the same access to resources as the city councils, so pushing for extra funding has been a priority.”

Mr King said one aspect is resisting cost shifting from federal and state government to local government in areas such as social housing.

Cr King sits on the LGNSW Water Directorate for councils that manage their own water

and sewage, assisting such councils to become drought prepared.

“It is important that there is a strong voice that understands not only the financial pressures on councils but also the impacts that a changing climate has on our infrastructure and communities.

“We need local solutions for a range of issues that we face and the State and Federal Government need to hear that they are best addressed by local councils and their communities.

“I look forward to continuing to being a voice on the board and in the parliament.”

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q Bellingen Shire Councillor Dominic King speaks at the Local Government NSW conference.

Sing in the festive season at Sawtell Carols by Candlelight THIS Christmas Sawtell will again hear the sounds of a traditional Christmas as many well-loved carols are sung on Wednesday 20 December 2023.

This is the seventeenth year of the Sawtell Uniting

Church Carols by Candlelight, a well supported community event that marks the week leading up to Christmas.

Please note that this year there is a new location, with the event to be held on the Village Green, Sawtell

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“It will be lit up by you and your family's presence and some electric candles which will be available by donation,” said Chris Dunkerley, Sawtell Uniting Church.

This free event is proudly

brought to you by the Sawtell Uniting Church.

It is a family friendly opportunity to enjoy a free night out with friends in a lovely location and to join in the advent celebration.

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Fruitful discussions for agrifood industry

By Andrea FERRARI

NETWORKING opportunities and creating new connections were declared as two winning outcomes from the 60-plus stakeholders who attended the Coffs Agrifood Living Lab (CALL) launch at Yarrila Place on October 25.

Facilitated by the CALL project team, Dr Ozgur Dedehayir and Jack Adams from Queensland University

of Technology (QUT), the event provided a preview of what lies ahead for CALL. The attendees represented a wide spectrum of the agrifood industry, including growers, producers, greengrocers and food and beverage manufacturers, along with government and research representatives.

This diversity fostered the exchange of expertise and gave rise to some fruitful

discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing the sector and the region.

Luke McQuillan, Engagement Manager at the Future Food Systems Cooperative Research Centre told News Of The Area, “Launch attendees have provided feedback on how great it was to network with fellow industry stakeholders, to reignite existing relationships and to connect

q Attendees participating in a waste utilisation activity at the Coffs Agrifood Living Lab launch event. Photo: Future Food Systems.

q At the launch of the Coffs Agrifood Living Lab were City of Coffs Harbour's Jennifer Torrance, Queensland University of Technology Professor Douglas Baker, Natural Evoluntion’s Krista Watkins, Future Food Systems’ Dr James Krahe, Coffs Harbour Mayor Cr Paul Amos, QUT’s Dr Ozgur Dedehayir, QUT’s Jack Adams and City of Coffs Harbour’s Nicole McLennan. Photo: Future Food Systems. with new people/business representatives.

“The enthusiasm at the event was fantastic, with excitement in the area as to what the CALL project can bring to the region.”

In addition to learning about the project’s objectives and benefits from Nicole McLennan, Team Leader Industry Development, City of Coffs Harbour and Dr James Krahe from Future Food Systems, attendees were treated to a compelling keynote speech by Krista Watkins.

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Legends of Australian Music ON Saturday January 27 2024 the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden will host an iconic event six months in the making.

Local event promoters John Logan Entertainment (JLE) have managed to secure three Australian music icons - Glenn Shorrock, Russell Morris and Brian Cadd - for what is being dubbed the ‘Legends Concert’.

It’s definitely a night for lovers of Australian music of the 60s, 70s and 80s, with these legendary performers set to wind their way through over three hours of hits.

“Russell Morris will perform with his band while Glenn and Brian share the stage with the Little Steely Brothers Band,” event promoter John Logan said.

The acts will perform

together and separately in what organisers are calling a “galaxy of hits under the stars”.

“You’ll hear hits from each artist’s long career including The Real Thing and Wings of An Eagle from Russell, Brian’s solo hits Ginger Man, Let Go, Show Me the Way and more, Glenn’s solo hits and songs from his time as lead singer with the Little River Band.

“Brian and Glenn will also perform hits they had together in Axiom including Little Ray of Sunshine and Arkansas Grass.”

The promoters said the choice of venue was an easy one.

“We just love this site and locals and visitors will remember the atmosphere of the Paul Kelly concert a few years ago.

“It’s a very special venue,

title of Agrifutures Rural Woman of the Year in 2018, Krista Watkins is the cofounder and Managing Director of Natural Evolution, a thriving Australian company specialising in innovative products made from green banana flour and other surplus produce.

Krista shared her invaluable industry insights, emphasising the vital role of collaboration, innovation and community support in her and her husband Robert Watkins’ entrepreneurial journey.

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the launch event’s primary goal to inspire innovation within the region’s agrifood industry and help forge new partnerships, the project team is now gearing up to establish the foundation and framework for future collaborative activities.

The next steps for the partnership include a series of workshops, marketing campaigns and think tanks already in the works.

To find out more about the Coffs Agrifood Living Lab project or to be involved in CALL, contact info@ffscrc. com.

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Tickets start at $69 plus booking fee.

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Crowdfunding for forests takes off

By Andrew VIVIAN A GRASSROOTS crowdfunding initiative to protect native forests has taken off, reaching $10,000 in four weeks.

Started by Jonathan Cassell, a City of Coffs Harbour Councillor, the fund has received immediate widespread community support.

The crowdfunding enterprise, known as the ‘Future Forest Fund’, began with the funding of the recent Festival for Forests

held in Nambucca Heads on 4 November.

Mr Cassell said he believes the crowdfunding campaign has offered an opportunity to be involved for many people who wish to see native forests protected, but didn’t know where to start.

“I started this Future Forest Fund after someone at the Bob Brown Foundation rally in August asked if there was a future fund they could make a donation,” Mr Cassell said.

“This prompted me to set up the Future

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Forest Fund with an initial goal of $25,000.

“I have been blown away with the support so far and am very grateful to all who have contributed.”

Mr Cassell set up the fund under the banner of PAN Media, and he wants it to share positive messages about forests and support people who care deeply about them and their future by offering them a way to financially contribute.

“The recent Festival for Forests in Nambucca was a huge success because local businesses and individuals got behind this Fund and helped pay-it-forward so the event could be fully funded,” he said.

Kombu Wholefoods in Bellingen are one local business who have supported the fund.

"We are lucky enough to live in a stunning part of the world, where beautiful forest drops from our mountains into our valleys, and then on towards the ocean,” Kombu Wholefoods owner Lowanna Doye said.

“We believe we need to do all we can to protect this unique region for future generations.”

Kevin Doye, who co-owns the shop, highlighted the benefits he sees from the development of a Great Koala National Park.

“The Great Koala National Park will offer significant employment and other social and environmental benefits to our community, so it gives us great pleasure to be able to support this fantastic campaign.”

Mr Cassell's future plans include a marketing campaign targeting billboards and social media advertisements and a professionally produced short film documentary linking healthy forests to a healthy society.

More information about the Future Forest Fund can be found at chuffed.org/ project/vxvj-future-forest-fund.

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International collaboration brings unique exhibition to Bellingen Shire

q Bellingen, Dorrigo, and Urunga Libraries will be the home to a unique exhibition brought to the region by Istar Backlund Dakhil from Sweden.

‘IN a Timeless Story’ is a picture book, presented both in physical form and as an immersive virtual reality (VR) experience, where the reader is invited to step into the world of the book and experience the story all around them.

The narrative unfolds through the knowledge and life experiences told by Laila Spik, who comes from a reindeer herding family in Sirkas’ Sami village in Jokkmokk, Sápmi, and Gumbaynggirr elder Uncle Micklo Jarrett.

In a Timeless Story explores the intricate connection between

humanity and nature, delving into the transmission of wisdom across generations to safeguard the vibrancy of traditions and cultures.

The project has been led

by Ishtar Bäcklund Dakhil, who illustrated and wrote the text together with Marie Metso.

The immersive VR experience has been crafted by Vincent Wong, and complemented by an evocative musical score composed by Philip Olofsson.

Bellingen Shire Council’s Shire Librarian, Rowena Sierant, was approached by

q The reader is invited to step into the world of the book and experience the story all around them.

Ishtar after Micklo Jarrett recommended the shire’s libraries for the exhibition.

Reflecting on the unique proposal, Rowena expressed her excitement in supporting Ishtar's mission for an international arts grant to bring this extraordinary story to Australia.

The exhibition's grand opening is at Bellingen Library on Monday, 27 November at 5 pm, with Uncle Micklo present to launch the event.

"I contacted Uncle Micklo and we are thrilled to have him participate,” All are welcome to

q In a Timeless Story explores the intricate connection between humanity and nature, delving into the transmission of wisdom across generations to safeguard the vibrancy of traditions and cultures.

join Uncle Micklo in a Gumbaynggirr language and singing session, followed by insights from Ishtar, who will also share the enchanting picture book with the audience.

From Tuesday 28 November to Friday 15 December, the book and artworks will be showcased at Bellingen Library.

Visitors, both adults and

children, are encouraged to immerse themselves in the VR experience using provided headsets.

The exhibition will be on display at the Dorrigo and Urunga libraries from Tuesday 5 - Friday 15 December.

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2 AIR FM awards longstanding trio

By Andrea FERRARI

TWENTY-FIVE years of dedication to local radio was recognised for three members of the 2 AIR FM team at their recent Annual General Meeting (AGM).

Michele Smart, Olga Moller and Cliff Hudson were each presented with a 25 Year Continuous Active Service Award by President Garry Costa.

“These members have been giving of their time from

the very beginning of the fledgling station 25 years ago and are still playing their style of music for the enjoyment of listeners,” Station treasurer Elsie Langford, one of the original members of the 25-year-old radio station team, told News Of The Area.

Cliff Hudson, a country music presenter, has been with the station since the very first meeting called in late May 1998 to see if the creation of a community radio station was a viable

proposition.

With the station getting the green light, Cliff’s involvement continued.

Over the years he has assisted with technical work and was a big help when the station moved from the Big Banana to Jetty Village Shopping Centre and then to its present location in Glenreagh Street.

Michele Smart joined not long after Cliff, in October 1998, as a presenter of band and classical music.

She hosts ‘Turn Back the Hands of Time’, a nostalgia program aired three times a week.

Michele also works on the reception desk, doing a lot behind the scenes.

Olga Moller, who joined at the same time as Michele, hosts 'Creative Corner’ on a Tuesday, highlighting local community groups and their activities.

She also hosts a fortnightly breakfast show on Sunday mornings.

Olga also sends out ‘Get Well’ or ‘Sympathy’ cards when the need arises, earning her the unofficial title of

q 2 AIR FM’s new Committee of Management: President Michael Black with Garry Sambrook, Roger Cleary, Margaret Black, Mike Pearce, David Langford and Peter Leonard.

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q 2 AIR FM 25 Year Continuous Active Service Award recipients Michele Smart, Olga Moler and Cliff Hudson with the then-President Garry Costa (left).

‘Welfare Officer’.

All three were applauded for their contributions and congratulated by those present.

The 2 AIR FM team considers its end-of-year AGM an opportunity to reflect on achievements and look forward to goals for the coming year.

“Held on Saturday 18 November at the Coffs Harbour Racecourse in Howard Street, it was a lively meeting with questions galore.

“Reports were given on the many aspects of operation by the various members

who give their time freely to this completely volunteer organisation to keep 2 AIR FM alive and thriving,” said Elsie.

Each year a new Committee of Management is voted in.

The new Committee of Management for the coming year are the following: President Michael Black, Vice President Roger Cleary, Secretary Peter Leonard, Treasurer Margaret Black, and Committee members Garry Sambrook, Mike Pearce and David Langford.

You can tune in to 2 AIR FM at 107.9.

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Lip Lizards join forces to tackle men’s health issues HAVING experienced firsthand the indescribable pain of losing friends to suicide, London-based teacher James McLoughlinWilden decided to take action this ‘Movember’.

‘Jimmy’, as he is affectionately known by friends, spent his formative years in Nana Glen, and is a passionate advocate for men’s mental health initiatives.

This month he has joined with a team of 37 friends and colleagues with roots in Australia and New Zealand to fundraise for Movember, an iconic campaign challenging men to grow a moustache to raise funds and awareness for men's health issues.

“Each year we lose so many mates to the black dog and we are just trying to do our part,” Jimmy said.

Having lived and taught in London for nearly four years, Jimmy has lost “about one bloke each year” to suicide.

“All of us doing it are in a similar situation.

“Having the big group of personalities has opened up the discussion amongst the wider antipodean community in London, which is unreal.

Jimmy’s group, the ‘Lip

Lizards’, reached their initial fundraising goal of £3000 (approximately $5,700) in just two days.

“We then changed the goal to £5000,” Jimmy said.

“We aren't far off but every cent counts."

Now well established as an educator in one of Europe’s most iconic cities, Jimmy has very fond memories of his time on the Coffs Coast.

“I attended Nana Glen Primary School, before going to St Augustine's Primary School and then St John Paul College.

“I spent my entire childhood there and made some incredible friends,” he said.

“It will always be home.

q Before: Jimmy McLoughlin-Wilden at the beginning of November.

q Some of the many and varied facies of the Lip Lizards, all fundraising for men’s health issues.

“It's nice getting back there everyone now and then to avoid the hustle and bustle of the big smoke.”

Jimmy also took to the field for the Orara Valley Dingoes in his youth.

“One of my best friends in London played in the same team as me and we reconnected in London.

“Shows how small the world is.”

A world away from Nana Glen, Jimmy said teaching in London is a “unique experience”.

“I came over here with the ambition to place myself amongst different cultures, religions and people to help

q After: Heading towards the end of November, Jimmy’s ‘mo’ has experienced strong growth.

my future-aspirations as a psychologist.

“Teaching over here isn't easy, but it can be incredibly rewarding.

“I came over here as a PE teacher, however I have taught art, geography, maths and computer science and I

am now a science teacher of three years.

“You gain a wealth of experience.”

With Europe on his doorstep, the young educator is also taking every opportunity to travel the world.

“The thirteen weeks minimum holidays each year helps as well.”

To donate to Jimmy’s fundraiser, visit https:// m o v e m b e r. c o m / t / l i p lizards?mc=1 or go to the Movember page and search ‘Lip Lizards’.

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Career transition for first responders

By Andrea FERRARI

THE Beyond the Badge retraining and support program is running a threeday Career Transition course in Coffs Harbour in early 2024 and is asking for expressions of interest in attending.

It is open to current or former military, police, ambulance, fire and rescue and other first responder personnel.

Finding a new career can be a struggle for police, fire fighters, paramedics and veterans that have been forced to leave their jobs due to illness, injury or trauma.

The course is specifically curated to deliver the skills and knowledge required to increase attendees’ level of employability.

Beyond the Badge is also seeking the involvement of business leaders who are keen to hire local veterans and first responders.

“Thanks to an injection of

local funds from C.ex Group and Park Beach Bowling Club, the Beyond the Badge retraining and support program will give current and former first responders, as well as veterans, living in and around the Coffs Harbour area an opportunity to get their lives back on track,” said Beyond the Badge spokesperson and former West Australian Police officer Sean Haran.

The charity delivers career transition workshops and support for members of the first responder and veteran community that have sustained physical injuries or mental health related illnesses resulting in them having to end their career and look for alternate employment.

The program has received a $17,500 boost as part of the C.ex Group 2023 grants program.

A further $5,000 has also been provided by the Park Beach Bowling Club.

“One of the biggest challenges first responders face is the unexpected end to their chosen career,” he said.

“This may come about through both physical and mental injury or simply the need to move on due to the continued exposure to disturbing and traumatic events.

“We believe very strongly that every first responder and veteran has unique skills and qualities that most employers simply struggle to find in the general community,” Sean said.

“An increase in their self-esteem, mental health and general wellbeing has shown to positively impact the participant’s immediate family and the community.”

Sean says the demand for the program has increased exponentially due to recent events such as floods, fires and COVID-19, with many first responders stressed and exhausted.

Coffs Harbour.

The GSB encourages people to connect with all manner of living things in nature, and to search out and record our biodiversity using the iNaturalist app.

For those who are new to the workings of the GSB and the app and want to know more, the volunteers at the Botanic Garden have you covered.

Friends of the Garden President Graham Tupper told News Of The Area, “We want to encourage more

people to get involved in the BioBlitz this year and the garden is a safe place to start.

“We have found so much diversity of life within the garden from our fauna survey program.

“All you need to do is download the free iNaturalist app to your phone, come along on the day and one of our guides will help you get started.”

The Botanic Garden also offers a downloadable introductory guide to

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Founders of Beyond the Badge, Simon Bradstock and Sean Haran.

“Our approach to responding to this increased demand for service includes the enablement of an online learning platform to allow increase in reach and accessibility to geographically dispersed users,” he said.

The program focuses on mapping the participant’s career-based skills and competencies, such as leadership, decision making,

risk management, mentoring and coaching and project management, which can be showcased to a potential employer.

“Over the past four years the range of jobs and careers that have been obtained is so diverse, but certainly compliance, and customer facing roles are a natural progression for many,” Sean added.

“It is very much a job seekers market at the moment and unless a specific degree qualification is required, we would say that the sky's the limit for opportunities.”

Interested participants and businesses are urged to connect and to find out more via www.beyondthebadge. com.au or send an email to info@beyondthebadge.com. au.

Get app happy at the Botanic Garden

By Andrea FERRARI

A FACT-FILLED fifteenminute workshop on how to use the iNaturalist app is being offered by the Friends of the Botanic Garden’s fauna team and the Coffs

by Nature program as the Great Southern BioBlitz (GSB) weekend gets into full swing.

The workshops take place on Saturday 25 November between 9am and 1pm at the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden in

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using the iNaturalist phone app and website as part of its extensive learning resources.

Visit https:// coffsbotanicgarden.com. au/learn-how-to-identifyliving-things-with-yourphone/.

The Great Southern Bioblitz runs from Friday 24 November through to midnight on Monday 27 November.

Throughout the weekend, citizen scientists in three continents will

combine forces to see what’s out there living in their local environment.

From spotting the majestic white-bellied seaeagle to the tiniest insect, fungi lovers to fisher folk can get involved.

If it lives, record it.

Toormina teacher Nick Lambert is co-ordinating the Coffs, Nambucca and Bellingen LGA region for the GSB. “I want to encourage people to connect with nature and have a great time

out in the environment.

“Whether you have a high level of knowledge or not is irrelevant and it is a great learning opportunity for anyone interested in seeing what’s out there,” he said.

Ranking 43rd last year with 48 participants, Nick said, “We would love to double the number of participants this year.

“Regions such as Cape Town can muster 350-plus observers, so I am sure we can find many more here.”

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Aged community invited to Christmas Lunch

By Andrea FERRARI

NSW Home Support Services (HSS) are hosting a Christmas Lunch for the Coffs Harbour aged community on Wednesday 29 November, with local seniors invited to attend.

“Bringing people together is such an important part of human life and we want to help the people of the Coffs community to feel connected and be part of a

larger network,” NSW HSS General Manager Graham Shanahan told News Of The Area.

“Hosting these events allows this to happen.”

The Christmas Lunch will be held at the Coffs C.ex Club on Wednesday 29 November from 11:30am to 2:00pm.

“The room is decorated beautifully with Christmas decorations and bon bons,” said Graham.

“Coffs C.ex prepare

media@newsofthearea.com.au q A live band, great Christmas dinner and loads of festive fun – that’s the HSS Christmas Lunch.

a traditional Christmas dinner with a selection of desserts.

“We have a live band playing with old favourites that you can sing and dance to, and the staff will get up and have a dance with you.”

Lucky door prizes add to the party atmosphere.

With similar events held by HSS for Easter and Christmas in July, Graham highlighted the social benefits of these traditional get-togethers.

“It really makes my heart sing to see the joy and happiness these events bring to our clients, their families and to our workers at HSS.” It’s also a great opportunity for the office staff and clients to meet, mix and mingle.

“So many great friendships have been developed over time through hosting these functions and some friendships have been rekindled.

“Recently two people reconnected at our Easter event after not seeing each

q Coffs Harbour NSW Home Support Services General Manager Graham Shanahan with client Joeline and HSS staff member Maria at last year’s Christmas Lunch.

Coffs Harbour City Council General Purpose Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2023 Public Notice – Presentation of Financial Statements Public notice – Presentation of Financial Statements

As per Section 418 (3) of the Local Government Act. In accordance with Section 418 (3) of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), Coffs Harbour City Council advises that the ordinary Council meeting to be held on 23/11/2023 will include the presentation of the audited Financial Statements and the Auditor’s Reports for the year ending 30/06/2023.

q Marie, Margaret aka Mrs Claus and Linton in the Christmas mood at a Christmas in July event this year.

for many years.

“It was beautiful to see.”

HSS clients, their carers and friends are invited along with a general invitation to the local community.

“If you are interested you can contact us on 1300 770 118 to book a spot as we always love to welcome new people.

“However, places are limited.

“We cover the majority of the cost and ask for people attending to donate $10 per person as a contribution.”

NSW HSS is an Aged Care Service provider that

has been serving the Coffs Coast for over 30 years.

Services include nursing, personal care, domestic assistance, respite services, home and garden maintenance provided under Government funding programs such as Home Care Packages, Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP), Department of Veteran Affairs (DVA) and Veterans Home Care (VHC).

“Connecting with people and making them feel part of the HSS family is so important to us,” said Graham.

A summary of the Financial Statements is provided below 2022 $ ‘000

246,615 190,990 55,625

258,592 197,689 60,903

55,625

60,903

26,050

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Statement of Financial Position Total current assets Total current liabilities Total non-current assets Total non-current liabilities

164,389 (67,895) 3,085,314 (128,263)

159,970 (60,756) 2,814,781 (145,513)

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3,053,545

2,768,482

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Other financial information Unrestricted current ratio (times) Operating performance ratio (%) Debt service cover ratio (times) Rates and annual charges outstanding ratio (%) Infrastructure renewals ratio (%) Own source operating revenue ratio (%) Cash expense cover ratio (months

In accordance with Section 420 of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), any person may make a submission in writing to Council with respect to the Council’s Audited Financial Statements or the Auditor’s Reports.

Copies of the Audited Financial Statements and the Auditor’s Reports may be inspected at: Internet: www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au Locations: Customer Service Centre, Yarrila Place, Level 1, 27 Gordon Street, COFFS HARBOUR NSW 2450 Harry Bailey Memorial Library, Yarrila Place, 27 Gordon Street, COFFS HARBOUR NSW 2450 Toormina Library, Minorie Drive TOORMINA NSW 2452 Woolgoolga Library, Ganderton Street WOOLGOOLGA NSW 2456 Submissions close one week after the above public meeting has been held.

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New home for handmade market THE newly upgraded Exhibition Hall at the Coffs Harbour showground, almost completed and due to officially open in February 2024, will provide a new home for the Made with Love Markets on Sunday 3 December.

Deb Farquhar, Chairman of the Coffs Harbour Showground Crown Land Management Board, told News Of The Area, “We are very happy that Made with Love Markets agreed to having limited access to the original section of the hall and outdoor area to the rear and we wish them well.

“The closure of the Exhibition Hall for the replacement of the non-compliant amenities, the extension of the main hall and the addition of meeting rooms is finally nearing completion following unavoidable delays.

“It is scheduled for handover in February 2024.”

Alison Paul, organiser and founder of the Made with Love Markets, is suitably thrilled to be granted access to the Exhibition Hall.

“I am super honoured, beyond excited - and a lot nervous - about the move to the Exhibition Hall,” she told News Of The Area.

After a six-year stint in the middle level car park of Park Beach Plaza, Alison made the bold decision to relocate the market, the fifth venue the market has been held in since its inception.

“The first market was at Tabatinga in 2011, then we moved to Pacific Bay for a few markets, before taking over the second level of the C.ex Club in town.

“We’ve then called Park Beach Plaza home since 2016,” said Alison.

“I’ve been keeping an eye on the Exhibition Hall upgrades since they were announced.”

The change of venue has inspired some other fresh ideas.

“We are going to have stallholders inside and out.

“Gazebos will be set up under the amazing gum trees to the south of the hall, curving around in a half-circle to the entrance.”

In addition to outside stalls, Alison announced another first - coffee.

“For the first time, we are going to have

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CWA to host Christmas Market fundraiser THE Coffs Harbour Branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW will hold Christmas Markets over two days in late November and early December.

The Markets will be held in the CWA rooms at 3 Dalley Street, Coffs Harbour on Thursday 30 November and Saturday 2 December from 10am until 2pm both days.

“By holding the market over two days we are hoping to appeal to the wider community,” Branch President Jodie Williams told News Of The Area.

“On Thursday we will open the tearooms, serving our famous scones with jam and cream and on Saturday we will be having a sausage sizzle.”

Inspiring a festive mood, the rooms will be merry and bright, bursting to the seams with Christmas-inspired treats including cakes, puddings, shortbreads, gingerbread, fudge, rumballs and all manner of home-baked Christmas fare.

“We are offering small puddings and cakes, perfect for one or two people through to a larger size to suit a family.

“It is a great opportunity to shop in preparation for Christmas,” she said.

The talented craft ladies have been busy making beautiful Christmas decorations for traditions such as Elf on the Shelf, the Christmas tree, and puppies and pooches along with gifts to give to friends.

“The variety is huge, there are too many to mention,” Jodie said with glee.

The raffle this year is a Gourmet Food Hamper with all proceeds going to the Coffs Community Lunch 4 U, a free lunch provided on Christmas Day to community members

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q CWA Coffs Harbour Branch members Mandy Golden and Alison Bailey have been busy boiling and baking, sewing and knitting for the Christmas markets.

who may be on their own or cannot cook a family Christmas lunch.

“Our CWA members heard their plea for sponsorship this year, with its new name and committee, and it was decided to donate the entirety of our raffle fundraising to them.

“If the markets are a success, we’ll give a bit more.

“Lunch 4 U is such a wonderful concept; no one should be alone and everyone should be able to leave their Christmas table full to the brim with food.

“We look forward to contributing to this great community event,” said Jodie.

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“We’ve got a handful of other yummy food stallholders, and 2AIR FM will have a BBQ and outdoor music on the day.”

Alison reminds those intending to pay a visit, “Bring cash, bring your own bags and your shopping list.

“If you follow Made with Love Markets on Instagram or Facebook, you’ll see a taste of what’s coming to the market.

“Soap, jewellery, woodwork, artwork, plants, candles, lots of upcycled and recycled goodies, clothing - so much.”

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Bellingen Shire playgrounds embrace inclusivity

Christmas is a magical time of year.

A time of sharing, of giving and time spent with loved ones.

However, Christmas isn’t an easy time of year for all families, particularly those experiencing financial hardship or difficulty.

The News Of The Area ‘Support-A-Family Christmas Appeal 2023 is your chance to brighten up the holidays for a local family in need.

We have worked with Lifeline North Coast, St Vincent de Paul Society, LifeHouse Care and the Salvation Army to identify families in need that NOTA readers can ‘Support’ this Christmas, by sourcing gifts, hampers or food to donate.

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IN a significant step towards adopting accessibility and inclusion within the community, Bellingen Shire Council has announced the installation of Australian Sign Language (Auslan) signs at three prominent playground locations.

The newly enhanced locations include Connell Park in Bellingen, Coronation Park in Dorrigo, and Alma Doepel Reserve in Mylestom.

Auslan is an Australian Sign Language specifically designed by and for Australians who are deaf or hearing impaired.

Recognising the importance of visual communication in our community, the Council has collaborated with The Deaf Butterfly Effect, an organisation dedicated to developing Auslan signage resources.

Mayor Steve Allan expressed his enthusiasm for this initiative.

"Here in the Shire, we are working hard to build a community where everyone feels not just welcome, but also included.

“These Auslan signs are practical tools for those who use Auslan and they're

also an open invitation for kids and parents at the park to learn some sign language.

“They can spark conversations and bring people together to make a more inclusive community.”

The Auslan signs installed at Connell Park and Coronation Park

feature gestures for common phrases like hello, bird, climb, play, happy, and thank you.

Additionally, Alma Doepel Reserve hosts signs illustrating the letters of the alphabet, providing an educational component for children and visitors.

Designed to be engaging and informative, these signs contribute to making the playground experience more inclusive for everyone.

q Alma Doepel Reserve hosts signs illustrating the letters of the alphabet.

q The Auslan signs installed at Connell Park and Coronation Park feature gestures for common phrases like hello, bird, climb, play, happy, and thank you.

Whether you are fluent in Auslan or simply looking to explore a different mode of communication, the signs at these playgrounds provide an opportunity for all community members to participate and connect.

The Deaf Butterfly Effect, responsible for the design of these Auslan signs, aims to create a positive impact by encouraging awareness and understanding of the deaf and hearing-impaired community.

Next time you visit Connell Park, Coronation Park, or Alma Doepel Reserve, take a moment to explore and interact with these Auslan signs.

They not only enhance the playground experience, but they also reinforce the values of inclusivity within the Shire.

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Dorrigo nurses win top team award

By Andrea FERRARI

THE Nursing Unit at the Dorrigo Multipurpose Service has been named Team of the Year at the NSW Health 2023 Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards.

Dorrigo Nurse Manager Lynn Forsyth and team members Wendy AllisonWilliams, Katharine Churchill and Karen Shirley proudly received the award at the 11th

annual awards ceremony at Parliament House in Sydney on Thursday 16 November.

The NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards acknowledge the passion, dedication and contributions of nurses and midwives who positively impact the health outcomes of patients, women and families across NSW. Mid North Coast Local Health District Chief

Executive Stewart Dowrick said the Dorrigo nursing team was highly deserving of the honour for their commitment and compassion in providing exceptional care to all patients.

“The small yet exemplary team of committed nursing professionals work tirelessly for the needs of the rural community.

“They nurture supportive teamwork and champion

q Dorrigo Nurse Manager Lynn Forsyth and team members Wendy Allison-Williams, Katharine Churchill and Karen Shirley with the Deputy Secretary of NSW Health, Phil Minns at Parliament House for the NSW Health 2023 Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards.

q Members of the Dorrigo Multi-Purpose Service winning team in the NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards: Eve Scannella, Mikaili Tiernan, Wendy AllisonWilliams, Karen Shirley, Glenda Jacklin and Angela Ditrich. professional development, identifying ways to meet gaps in skill or services so staff members and patients can access necessary care and training close to home.

“From the Assistants in Nursing to the Nurse Unit Managers, the team’s willingness and cooperative spirit is inspirational.”

Health Minister Ryan Park extended his sincere congratulations to the 29 award winners and finalists.

“The professional achievements, compassion and dedication on display yesterday were nothing short of remarkable,” Ryan Park.

First-time fashion show a sell-out

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JUBILANT and exhausted, Oak Tree Retirement Village Coffs Harbour Manager Michelle Oxley emerged from the group’s first public event with a cheque for $1400 raised for its chosen charity, the Pink Silks Trust.

Michelle made the presentation to Pink Silks Trust Chair and co-founder Tanya Johnson OAM on Friday 10 November after the September Spring Fling Fashion Parade, praising the hard work of colleagues,

contributors and the village community and their friends for attending.

The sold-out fashion show was held in the community centre within the village.

“We had the most beautiful fashions, shoes and accessories showcased by Jacqui’s Fashion Boutique – one of the most long-standing fashion houses in Coffs Harbour and adored by all,” Michelle told News Of The Area.

Selling and sampling local wares, there were stalls set up from Humble Home,

q Pink Silks Trust Chair and co-founder Tanya Johnson OAM receives the generation donation cheque for $1,400 from Oak Tree Retirement Village Coffs Harbour Manager Michelle Oxley.

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Orara Valley Produce, Vitality Blooms, Flicker Candles and Wild Pansi Florist.

Oak Tree provided the guests with sweet treats and savory platters to nibble on and the bubbly was flowing.

“It seemed Coffs ladies were yearning for such a function, as the chatter and laughter was almost tangible,” said Michelle.

Oak Tree colleagues from the Armidale village Carolyn Beresford and Lisa Williamson partnered with Michelle to put on the function, from start to finish, from preparing all the food, serving on the day and the big clean up afterwards.

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“I also want to thank all of our nurses and midwives across the state for the skill, professionalism, and heartfelt care they provide each and every day to the people of NSW.” NSW Health Secretary Susan Pearce congratulated the winners and finalists in this year’s Excellence Awards, acknowledging the many nurses and midwives who were nominated from across rural and regional NSW. “The opportunity to celebrate the excellence and achievements of NSW Health nurses and midwives, many of whom travelled long q

distances to attend last night in-person, is a real highlight and I am so pleased for all the winners,” Susan said.

NSW Health Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Jacqui Cross said it is a wonderful opportunity to recognise the outstanding work nurses and midwives do every day.

“These awards represent a significant opportunity to take a moment to stop, reflect and recognise the commitment, compassion, innovation and exceptional care being provided to the people of NSW by our nurses and midwives,” she said.

The Spring Fling Fashion Parade in full swing.

“While it was a lot, and I mean a lot, of work, to see everyone having such a wonderful time, was very satisfying.

“Oak Tree was generous enough to fund the event, which meant we could donate the ticket sales to our chosen charity.

“On this occasion, I chose Coffs Harbour Pink Silks, as they too put on several functions a year and work tirelessly in doing so as well.

“We were also able to help showcase a few small local businesses on the day, which again was great to be able to lend a supporting hand to some, in these somewhat hard economic times.

“Finally, with nearly 100 people coming through the

gates that afternoon, we were able to show off our stunning new retirement village, its location and what’s on offer here – as many still didn’t realise we were here.

“As I said to the crowd on the day, many of whom weren’t of retirement age, if not for yourself, we all know someone who might like to take a look at what we have to offer here at our independent living village,” she said.

Reflecting on the success of the fundraiser, Michelle mooted the idea, “I’m sure we will look at holding another Spring Fling Event next year; in fact, many guests suggested we do two a year.

“I’m not sure I have the energy for that,” she said, laughing.

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Blind Pretty win spot on Sister Cities tour

By Andrea FERRARI

EMERGING Coffs Coast band Blind Pretty has won itself a prized spot on MusicNSW’s Sister Cities regional tours.

Locally, they will play the Backroom at The Coffs Hotel on Saturday 2 December.

Blind Pretty was selected from over 150 acts across regional NSW who applied for support to MusicNSW. Artists were asked to submit their assets, including live performance videos.

Ali Buckley, the Regional Coordinator for the Mid North Coast, Upper Hunter and Orana regions told News Of The Area, “Blind Pretty really stood out as an emerging, tour-ready act.

“Blind Pretty were partnered with indie acts

Lucky Day (Muswellbrook), Yazmindi (Bryon Bay), and The Urban Chiefs (Tamworth) to go on tour.”

Jesse Falzon, rhythm guitar and lead vocals for Blind Pretty, told News Of The Area, “We’re feeling super stoked to have received support for our regional tour.

“It’s such a great opportunity to be able to meet other like-minded artists and to be able to go on the road with them.

“Since being selected we have had the privilege to be mentored by some amazing people in the music industry.

“From navigating bookings to promoting shows the MusicNSW team has been really helpful all round.

“We hope to see you at some upcoming shows.”

The Sister Cities tours are subsidised by MusicNSW with funding from CreateNSW, and participating artists are offered the opportunity to learn about planning, booking and promoting regional tours.

“Each act is partnered with a venue in their hometown to headline, and Blind Pretty chose the Backroom at The Coffs Hotel,” said Ali. “Formally a nightclub, the Backroom aims to support emerging artists and promote one to two shows a month of local and touring artists.

“Local promoter Lindsay Russell worked closely with the super supportive management of The Coffs Hotel through the early stages of planning the venue’s opening in September.”

Tapping her toes at 99

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N I N E T Y- N I N E - y e a r - o l d dance student Lorraine celebrated her birthday afternoon happily engaged in her favoured tap dance class at the Julie Ross Dance Studio (JRDS) in North Boambee Valley.

“It was such a special day at the studio celebrating Lorraine's 99th birthday with her dance family at our ‘Newsies’ show rehearsal,” studio founder Julie Ross told News Of The Area.

“Lorraine joined my tap class when she was 85-years-old and has been a class member in dancefit and tap for fourteen years.

A “real sweetie” by nature, Lorraine was immediately embraced by the other members of the class.

With a great natural feel for rhythm and style, once she acquired the basics of tap her personality shone on stage.

She has performed in eisteddfods, annual concerts and regular nursing home gigs.

“In our 2023 end-of-year tap production Lorraine is one of the cast members in the tap musical show featuring excerpts from ‘Newsies' being held at 6pm on Saturday 25 November at the Coffs Harbour conservatorium.”

Newsies, the Broadway musical, is based on the paperboy’s strike from 1899.

“The cast of 50 tap students and twelve adult tap students make up the very talented cast,” said Julie.

Lorraine and her group play the male board members of the paper.

The students from eight

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media@newsofthearea.com.au q Coffs Coast band Blind Pretty will play the Backroom on the Sister Cities regional tour.

across the state to increase contemporary music touring, expand artists and industry networks, and build on existing industry knowledge in regional NSW.

q Celebrating her 99th birthday, Lorraine is surrounded by her “dance family” at the Julie Ross Dance Studio.

to nineteen years old play the paperboys and girls who stand up to management for a better deal to sell papers.

“I used to love ballroom dancing with my husband and after he passed away, I found tap dance and instantly loved it,” Lorraine told NOTA. “I had a couple of health issues including a heart bypass and my teacher at the time felt I was a health risk.

“My doctors and my acupuncturist said then, and still to this day say, ‘Don't give up your tap’.

“I eventually found the Julie Ross Dance Studio with Julie and Sally teaching and have loved every bit of it ever since.

q Dancing her way to health and happiness, 99-year-old birthday girl Lorraine looks forward to her dancefit and tap classes every week.

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q Lorraine taps out her steps in rehearsal for the ‘Newsies’ show.

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“I love the classes, all the performance opportunities, the costumes, the excitement and the fun.

“I feel so motivated to go to tap class I rarely miss as I feel so much joy.

“The ladies support me like an extended family.

Lorraine has macular degeneration and can only see a metre in front of herself, so Julie and the girls make sure she has someone to follow and to assist her with costume changes when she’s performing.

“Tap dance and dancefit have helped me continue to live well as it helps me with my fitness and I fondly look forward to each class.

“I have a wonderful family and beautiful grandchildren and great grandchildren who include me in their lives and then there’s my dance family.

“I honestly feel so full and loved.”

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Taste of Australia showcases Coffs Coast’s foodie credentials

RENOWNED local cheese maker Lyndall Doig welcomed the talented Hayden Quinn from Taste of Australia into her kitchen several weeks ago, setting the stage for a delightful culinary journey now available to be viewed on 10 Play.

Together, Lyndall and Hayden embarked on a quest to uncover the art of crafting mozzarella from scratch, a mesmerizing process involving stretching, folding, and weaving curd into a silky masterpiece.

Once the art of mozzarella-making was mastered, they elevated their culinary creativity by crafting fresh pizza dough as the canvas for their mouthwatering creations.

The toppings were nothing short of extraordinary, featuring slow oven-roasted Ricardo Tomatoes, locally sourced Coffs Coast mushrooms, aromatic Mt Coramba

Organics garlic, and their freshly made mozzarella.

Stepping outside to the warmth of a wood-fired pizza oven, the air was filled with enchanting flavours and aromas, a true testament to the exceptional food produced on the stunning Coffs Coast.

“Sharing the culinary treasures of the region with Hayden Quinn was an absolute joy, accentuated by his unwavering passion for food,” said Lyndall, the owner of the Artisan Cheese and Cooking School.

“His dedicated film crew added to the experience with their professionalism and enthusiasm.”

During his visit, Hayden also explored Driscoll's Blueberry Farm, discovering the Sweetest Batch Blueberries – a hidden local gem.

These delectable blueberries were then a key ingredient in one of Hayden's

recipes, prepared at New Life Farm at Moonee Beach, where vibrant citrus offerings

TO support the future prosperity of Australian agriculture and rural communities, the 2024 AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship, which aims to support the next generation of industry leaders, is now open for applications.

Created in collaboration with industry sponsors, the highly sought after AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship is designed to support full-time university students across Australia who are pursuing agriculture-related undergraduate degrees and STEM degrees with majors aligned to the industry.

The scholarship provides a $5,000 annual bursary for the final two years of the recipient’s degree.

It also offers opportunities for professional development, industry work placements, exclusive networking events, and participation in industry gatherings.

Previously, the Horizon Scholarship program was open to students in their first two years of tertiary studies, but that has changed for 2024 and is now available to students who are in their final years of study to better connect them with industry networks, providing momentum when entering

the workforce.

Acting General Manager of Workforce, Communications and Adoption at AgriFutures Australia, Jennifer Galloway said the program offers an incredible opportunity to engage in professional development workshops, equipping the recipients with the tools to elevate their skills and expand their knowledge base.

"As a recipient, you’ll have the opportunity to complete annual industry work placements aligned with your areas of interest and the sponsor’s industry," Ms Galloway said.

“It also connects you to industry events, broadening your horizons and providing valuable insights into Australian agriculture.

“This helps you grow personally and professionally, making meaningful contributions to agriculture and rural communities possible.

“AgriFutures is incredibly proud to support and manage this program on behalf of all the sponsors for the past thirteen years.

“It’s an important part of the future fabric of Australian agriculture and the promotion of opportunities for the next generation of ag leaders.”

A 2022 Horizon Scholar, Ayla Christophers,

described the program as life changing, emphasising that it provided her with invaluable industry experience and guidance.

"The program offered me so many opportunities, one of the most valuable was completing a placement with the Cotton Research and Development Corporation, allowing me to explore the growth of the Australian cotton industry," Ms Christophers said.

“For anyone passionate about agriculture, I highly recommend this program.

“You not only gain valuable knowledge but also have the chance to meet amazing people along the way.

“Don't hesitate – apply today!"

To be eligible for the Horizon Scholarship, entrants must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident enrolled full-time in the last two years of an agriculturerelated undergraduate degree at an Australian university.

Applications for the scholarship open Monday, 20 November 2023, and will close Friday 12 January 2024.

For more information and to apply, visit https:// agrifutures.com.au/ opportunities/horizonscholarship/.

were also showcased.

This collaboration was a memorable culinary q Hayden and Lyndall taste their pizza creation.

adventure, celebrating the rich flavours and warm hospitality of the Coffs Coast.

Hayden Quinn's visit was a testament to the incredible produce and passionate

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q Lyndall Doig and Hayden Quinn.

people that make this region a genuine food lover's paradise.

To watch the Coffs Coast episode of Taste of Australia, visit 10 Play.

q To be eligible for the Horizon Scholarship, entrants must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident enrolled full-time in the last two years of an agriculturerelated undergraduate degree at an Australian university.

Disaster survey a must for fire-affected farmers NSW FARMERS is strongly encouraging all fire-affected rural landholders to report damage through an official government survey.

The Primary industries Natural Disaster Damage Assessment (PiNDDA) from the NSW Department of Primary Industries was critical to aid Government assessment and identify any additional support that may

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be able to be considered to aid recovery, according to the peak farming group.

David Duff, a cattle producer whose property was seriously impacted by recent bushfires in the Kempsey area, said farmers needed to fill out the survey so the Government had a clear understanding of the scale of the damage.

“If you have had infrastructure or machinery damage, or loss of livestock or fodder, you need to report

it through this short DPI survey,” Mr Duff said.

“This vital information helps authorities understand the scale and scope of a natural disaster, so they can then target resources and assistance to that area.

“It only takes a few minutes to complete, but it’s really valuable in terms of securing the recovery and repair efforts we need.”

Go to dpi.nsw.gov.au/ damage to submit a survey or for more information.

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Bryan Brown joins Bello Readers and Writers Festival

By Andrea FERRARI

AN ICON of Australian entertainment, Nambucca Valley farm owner and author Bryan Brown has been named as Patron of the Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival (BRWF) for 2024.

The highly reputed Festival returns to Bellingen Showground on the King’s Birthday Long Weekend (June 7-9, 2024).

As Festival Patron, Bryan will participate live in various events to be announced.

It was in 2022 that Bryan last appeared at the BRWF to discuss his debut book, a crime novel entitled ‘Sweet Jimmy’.

His latest penning, ‘The Drowning’, was published in October 2023.

Another crime novel, The Drowning is set in a small coastal town that might seem quite familiar to residents on the Mid North Coast.

The story includes First Nations viewpoints and characters, and Brown acknowledges individuals from the Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Cooperative in Nambucca Heads and the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW in assisting him.

A Better Reading review of The Drowning said the novel had “all the hallmarks of great Aussie crime writing”.

“Brown's punchy prose makes this novel absolutely devourable, and all will be revealed in due time.

“The Drowning is highly recommended holiday reading,” the review read.

Looking ahead to its crowd-pulling festival, the BRWF Committee is already at work shaping the 2024 program.

“It’s an interesting journey for a bloke who only read his first book at age 25, arriving as a Patron of the Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival a number of years later… many years later,” Bryan Brown said.

“I’m pleased I came at reading without being badgered like at school.

“The places and ideas that writers take us to widen our humanness.

“How lucky are we?”

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all born in the Bellinger Valley.

William Tyson and his brother George Tyson were pioneers of the area.

George settled at Fernmount and William purchased land on the North Bank of the Bellinger River opposite.

“Part of this land is still owned by my father and part by myself, so this land has continuously and very proudly been in the Tyson name since 1863,” Jenni said.

William Tyson was born 19 October 1839 in Newtown, Sydney.

He went to work for a Maj. Crawford at Walcha near Armidale in NSW where he learnt farming practices.

It was here he met Mary Ellen Lally, a red-headed Irishwoman, who was to become his wife.

William came to the Bellinger River with his brother George as cedar cutters in 1861.

They then decided to take up land at Fernmount.

Deeds to the properties were issued in July 1863.

On 2 July 1863 William made a conditional purchase of 100 acres situated on the North Side of the Bellinger River opposite the 80 acres selected by his brother George at Fernmount.

The paperwork records this as Portion 11 on North Arm, Bellinger River, Parish North Bellingen, County of Raleigh, Land District of Bellingen.

The area was subsequently reduced to 97 acres, one rood and 20 perches due to road exclusion.

That road being one connecting Boat Harbour (named Bellingen in 1890) to Bellinger Heads (named Urunga in 1909) and now known as North Bank Road.

The purchase price was 97 pounds, 7 shillings and sixpence, or one pound or $2.00 per acre.

William later purchased the adjacent portions 29 and 54 of 40 acres and 87 acres respectively.

These had been originally taken up by Owen Redmond.

In the late 1800s a huge

q Actor, entertainer, farm owner and now an author, Bryan Brown takes on the role of Patron of the Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival.

Generations of Tysons in the Bellinger Valley

By Andrea FERRARI

THE 184th anniversary of her great great grandfather’s birth, on 19 October, had North Bank Road resident Jenni McLennan (nee Tyson) poring over her Tyson family history.

“We have four generations of Tyson males, all born and still living in the valley.

“While my great great grandfather William Parsonage Tyson the first, his son William Parsonage Tyson the second and my grandfather William Parsonage Tyson the third have passed, my dad, Wal Tyson, aged 88, is the next generation down and is alive and well with three generations of boys below him continuing the family name,” Jenni told News Of The Area.

There’s Wal’s son Peter (60), his grandson Nick (35) and great grandson Jack (five).

While William Parsonage Tyson the first was born in Newtown, Sydney, the six generations following were

q The Tyson farm viewed from Fernmount.

The house on the right is 125 years old.

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q Four generations of Tysons, all born and still living in the Bellinger Valley: Wal Tyson 88 (front), his son Peter Tyson (right), grandson Nick Tyson (left) and great grandson Jack Tyson.

flood took the home William had built on the riverbank so the family built a new house on the hill on land which by then had been cleared.

This house is around 125 years old, and is still standing and occupied.

Fernmount, originally called Weekes, was the main centre of commerce and trade

q Wal Tyson, Jenni McLennan (nee Tyson) and her brother Peter Tyson on the farm on the North Bank at Fernmount in 1964.

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on the Bellinger River in the mid to late 1800s.

There were two newspapers, a general store, a blacksmith, two hairdressers, two billiard saloons, an auctioneer, solicitor, two tailoring shops, a fruit shop, chemist, cordial factory, baker and a photographic studio, two saddlery shops, butchery and bacon factory combined, a watchmaker and jewellery business, boot shop, cheese factory, livery stables, Cooperative Butter factory (later taken over

by George Tyson), Masonic Hall, a boarding house, a school (built in 1880, having been sited earlier on other premises), a Presbyterian and a Methodist church and Salvation Army Barracks.

In 1842 the Northumberland, a sailing ship, became the first ship to

enter the Bellinger River.

Later many vessels entered the river to bring goods and to take away the abundant cedar and other produce from the valley.

Ships tied up at the wharf at Fernmount or, indeed, went further up as far as Nobles Farm at East Bellingen, now the Old Butter Factory.

In the same year, 1842, Mr Don Burge brought a flock of sheep over from the Macleay River region and thus became the first settler on the Bellinger River.

The second settler was Mr Paul who opened up a cattle station in 1844.

The Free Selection Act was passed in 1861 and quite a few took advantage of acquiring land including William and George Tyson.

And the rest, Jenni says, is modern history.

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ENTERTAINMENT EATERY

WHAT'SVIBIN'

Jetty Theatre 2024 Season Launch Party

q Excited audience members queuing up for another night at the Jetty Theatre.

THE festive season is upon us once again and one party not to miss is the Jetty Theatre 2024 Season Launch Party, a celebration of community, creativity and an exclusive first look at all the carefully curated events and performances coming to Coffs Harbour in 2024.

Not to mention the perfect occasion to wear your favourite party outfit and have a glass of complimentary bubbles with friends.

Local legend and former brekkie radio host Kelly Mac will keep the laughs coming as MC with her warmth and wit.

The award-winning Milko Foucault Larche and Parisian born entertainer Corinne Andrews will transport you along the avenues and boulevards of Paris with a romance-filled set of the most famous “chansons” of all times.

Paris After Dark brings to your seat the enchanting spirit of a real Parisian party.

After the reveal of the Season Shows and performances, there will be refreshments in the foyer.

The Box Office will also be open to renew memberships and purchase tickets for any of the performances that struck your fancy.

Pre-sale discounts will also be offered for select performances.

So, head along for a night of wonderful entertainment, support the arts in our wonderful community and pick up your Jetty Theatre 2024 Season Program hot off the press.

The Jetty Theatre 2024 Season Launch Party is on Friday 8 December at 7pm.

To book visit www.jettytheatre.com.

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Taking a Legal Look

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By Manny WOOD

o you have a pressing problem, annoying anxiety or community conundrum? Jasminda Featherlight, our resident roving Agony Aunt, is here to help. Jasminda will be responding to questions from readers. SEND your concerns to Jasminda care of media@newsofthearea.com.au and include your name and suburb.

What is a testamentary trust?

JOHN and Mary have two adult children and several grandchildren.

They have joint assets of $1.5 million.

Their children have almost paidoff their home mortgages and are both gainfully employed.

When they talk to their solicitor about their estate planning, their solicitor recommends that they consider making wills that establish testamentary trusts (TT Wills).

The effect of these types of wills is that upon John and Mary’s passing, their children have the option to use a testamentary trust as a vehicle for their inheritance.

John and Mary own most of their assets jointly and they wish for the whole of their assets to simply pass to each other when the first of them passes-away, without using any trusts.

They appoint each other as their executors to achieve this.

Both children are appointed as joint executors upon both of their parent’s passing.

The TT Wills create a separate trust for each child.

Each child can appoint themselves as the trustee of their respective trust and control the trust as they see fit.

The beneficiaries of the trust include the child, their spouse and their children.

The trustee can make distributions from the trust to any of the potential beneficiaries at their discretion.

Minor beneficiaries who receive distributions from testamentary trusts receive the full adult tax-free threshold which creates substantial tax savings that can be made by using testamentary trusts, which should be managed under the advice of an accountant and financial advisor.

Each child can elect to transfer only a part of their inheritance into their trust and can elect not to use the trust structure at all.

TT Wills can also provide benefits in terms of asset protection. If a child’s inheritance is held in a trust and their relationship with their spouse breaks-down, the funds may not be considered to form part of their assets in family law proceedings, although the funds can be taken into consideration as a financial resource.

Email Manny Wood, Principal Solicitor and Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates at TB Law at manny@tblaw.net.au or call him on (02) 66 487 487.

This column is only accurate at today’s date and is not legal advice.

DEAR Jasminda,

OUR daughter, who has been event planning since she was four, is now turning 21.

She is planning a huge party that combines her extravagant vision and our flatlining credit card. How can I rein it in?

Hugo L

The future of the Jetty Foreshores DEAR News Of The Area,

THE Mayor’s plan to keep the railway land east of the railway in community ownership is the way to go, with parklands and recreation supported by beach pavilions, kiosks, and other low key public buildings and plenty of parking for the benefit of residents and visitors.

The provision of land for the NSW Government to develop key worker and affordable housing in the CBD makes very good sense.

The strong support for the Mayor, who stood on a ‘no residential east of the railway’ platform at the last Council election is evidence of the communities’ wish to keep this land in public ownership and not sell it to large private developers for them to squeeze as much profit as possible out of it.

The discredited online survey held in mid-2022 is repeatedly referred to by Gurmesh Singh.

This closely stage-managed survey followed a massive spend of public money on promotion of the development case.

However, he does not mention the numerous face-to-face meetings and surveys of the Coffs Harbour community,

held from the start of this current process in early 2018 that have always resulted in a resounding ‘no residential east of the railway’ decision.

Currently there are over 130 apartments approved for construction in the Jetty area west of the railway line and there is room for plenty more.

The Jetty Parklands need to be enlarged and enhanced along with adequate parking to provide space for the recreational needs of the current and future growth of Coffs Harbour.

In addition, I quote from the Local Coffs Harbour Aboriginal Elders Group: “Council’s plan is really well thought out, in our view it will be user friendly, sustainable and environmentally protected as opposed to the desecration of the land for private residential development.

“We the members of the Garlambirla Guyuu-Girrwaa local Coffs Harbour Aboriginal Elders Corporation fully endorse and support the Coffs City Council vision for the Jetty Foreshores Precinct plans.”

The Mayor and Council are definitely on the right track with their plan for the Jetty Foreshores and should be supported by the whole community.

Regards, Garth MCGILVRAY, Jetty Parklands Group.

Foreshores fiasco DEAR News Of The Area, I’M writing to express my frustration at the majority of Councillors who have acted to stall any sort of innovative development of the Jetty Foreshores.

None of the Councillors who voted to spend ratepayers’ money on buying foreshore land from the State Government mentioned their opposition to the foreshores development when they were asking for our votes.

Ratepayers’ money is not the Councillors’ personal property to be redirected to projects they personally support.

Extensive, professional research clearly showed that the majority of residents wanted to see some quality

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development of the harbour foreshores.

Creating another paddock with a few picnic shelters on it is not what the majority wants.

These Councillors seem hell bent on repeating the previous Council’s folly of only listening to those residents that agree with them.

Look what an expensive disaster the new Council Chambers and art gallery/ library turned out to be.

Councillors, if you all want to be voted out of office next year, keep ignoring the majority of voters who want some quality facilities on the foreshores.

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Regards, Patrick WALTERS, Coffs Harbour.

I like you, Hugo. I don't know you, but I empathise.

I have a daughter like that -- sort of a combination between Mr G from Summer Heights High and Beyonce with a dash of Jack from The Shining thrown in when things don't go according to plan.

A 21st birthday is a momentous occasion, but you don't want it being one that results in you having to remortgage your home.

You'll need to set a budget and get her to cost it out before committing to anything.

Give her an amount that you are willing and able to spend, and she can save for anything beyond that, or reduce her expectations.

An event doesn't have to be expensive to be spectacular.

If she has a flair for event management, she can use those skills to help create a memorable night for all the right reasons.

Some great ways to save money include: Hiring glassware or sourcing it from a recycle centre.

Having a set timeframe for free cocktails/drinks and encouraging people to BYO for the rest of the night.

Staggered food times so there is no wastage.

Considering talented friends for entertainment (though this could be a disaster depending on family differences of opinion on what constitutes entertainment -- no one wants to see little Johnny's magic tricks followed by Uncle Simon's Cuban rumba demonstration.

I hope it's a magical event and that you all remain on speaking terms both during and after the event.

Carpe diem, Jasminda.

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Osteoporosis - A silent bone breaker

By Dr Vaibhav TYAGI, Geriatrician

A CONDITION of fragile bones which fracture easily, over one million people in Australia have osteoporosis.

There is a fracture every three minutes.

One in two women and one in three men over 60 will have an osteoporotic fracture.

There is a lack of awareness around osteoporosis - the disease is not diagnosed and treated in the majority of cases even after a fracture.

Osteoporosis is a silent disease, and the first sign is a fracture.

Risk factors include being female,

increasing age, a family history of osteoporosis, poor diet, low vitamin D, menopause before 45 years of age, long term steroid use, an overactive thyroid, rheumatoid arthritis, and treatment of breast or prostate cancer.

Early detection by bone mineral density testing and adequate treatment can prevent fracture and preserve mobility and independence.

Treatment involves dietary modifications to include calcium rich foods like milk, leafy green vegetables and tofu, along with calcium tablet supplementation if needed.

Medications to improve bone density

Where is the humanity?

DEAR News Of The Area,

THERE is no doubt that we are all very well aware that we are living through a housing crisis.

And if we accept that we are 'all' aware, then this includes all of us from the top of the socio-economic ladder to the bottom.

There are those of us who are fortunate enough, not only to own our own home, but to own others.

One might argue that such is their right in a democracy where they have arrived at this point through hard work, inheritance, or good fortune.

Fair enough.

But how far does such a fortunate person's social responsibility extend?

Of course nobody expects them to give their superfluous away.

Equally, it might be considered a step too far to expect a landlord to charge considerably less than the housing market dictates is reasonable.

After all, that superfluous property may be subject to a mortgage.

However, I don't think that any reasonable person that is mindful of the current humanitarian crisis could morally withdraw a property from the

Forest extinctions DEAR News Of The Area,

READING Ann Thompson's letter, ‘In support of multi use forests’, I was dismayed by her broad generalities, so close to the guff printed by the defensive Forest Corporation.

Nothing in her remarks withstands scrutiny.

She references ‘Koala Update Australian Rural and Regional News 14/11/2022’ - oh boy, tacky!

Clearly this journal hand picks information to diminish the relevance of

scientific evidence.

Dodgy opinions and hearsay abound.

This from a Mr Vic Jurskis, no credentials presented.

"Koala plagues and megafires go together.

“Koalas are breeding faster than ever on all the soft young regrowth generated by the black summer.”

This line of logic wouldn't pass a kindergarten debate.

I've lived in tall forest for most of my adult life - I'm 76.

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include bisphosphonates (alendronate, risedronate, zoledronic acid).

Depending on the type it can be given daily, or once a week or monthly.

A dental check-up is essential before starting bisphosphonates and calcium and kidney function should be assessed prior to starting treatment.

Alternative treatment of osteoporosis is a six monthly skin injection of Prolia (denosumab) which also requires a dental check and kidney function assessment.

Exercise is an essential vital component of prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.

Weight bearing exercises and supervised resistance training improve bone density.

Avoid sudden movements at the waist and toe touching and sit-ups if you have weak bones.

housing market to place on the short-term accommodation market (platforms like Airbnb).

To do so is to deny someone all of the dignity and opportunity that comes from having a residence - a place to call home.

But they do.

And if such a terrible thing happens to Joe or Josephine average, it can be one of the most extremely difficult times of their lives.

But now let us take that thought one step further.

What if the evicted part is not Joe or Josephine Average?

A friend of mine is a 90-year-old single man.

He is in the final few pages of the book

that is his life.

He was recently given 90 days notice to vacate.

This would be hard enough if he was 30, or 40, or 50, but at 90 it is devastating.

It is stressors like this that push up the suicide rate in older single persons.

A little investigation reveals that the landlord wants to take advantage of the short-term accommodation market to make more money.

Disgraceful!

Where is the common humanity?

May you choke on your Chardonnay.

Koala sightings have been rare, almost non-existent.

I've got skin in the timber game.

Raised and worked in the business, I continued my interest with a large plantation.

The industry has overcut for decades.

The skinny logs seen on log trucks are testimony to past plunder.

Logs now are cut too young, sprung with twisted tension, their only use is for short length pallets and wood chips. Good millable logs suitable for house frames, planks and flooring were pillaged decades ago, so few are left. Goodbye to a broad based industry.

Our forests and fauna need a break.

Logged and flogged, ineptitude has

ruled for too long.

We need to learn from clever countries.

New Zealand has a plantation industry based on private land.

It's a success.

Currently we import quality products across the Tasman.

If we care about the biodiversity of our forests, a long lock up is essential.

Meanwhile, New Zealand can substitute the shortfall.

Residential development at the Jetty DEAR News Of The Area,

IN last week’s front page article ‘FORESHORES FIGHT’ the City of Coffs Harbour General Manager, Natalia Cowley, reveals that comments by Gurmesh Singh do “not accurately reflect the full resolution

endorsed by the Council in relation to the Jetty Foreshores land”.

It is not the only “inaccurate” comment by Gurmesh Singh.

He also stated in the article that “the overwhelming majority of residents” are in favour of his plan to install a swathe of

q Dr Vaibhav Tyagi is a Coffs Harbour geriatrician.

residential blocks at the jetty.

In fact, more than 95 percent of residents who took part in the consultation process for the jetty development were not in favour of residential development at the jetty.

Gurmesh’s vision for Coffs Harbour is to “progress and prosper” (his words) and

Regards, David HARGREAVES, Bonville.

Kind regards.

Warren TINDALL, Bellingen.

for some unfathomable reason his idea of progress and prosper seems to entail residential development at the jetty.

If the man is so keen on beach side residential development, may I suggest he do so in his hometown of Woolgoolga, not in Coffs Harbour.

Regards, Wilson MCORIST, Bonville.

Minns must not propagandise the proposed Great Koala National Park DEAR News Of The Area,

THE NSW Premier’s flying visit to Coffs Harbour last Friday week with two Ministers in tow the day before Bob Brown’s visit to the region to promote an anti-logging and Great Koala National Park campaign had all the elements of a propaganda junket.

One of the Ministers by Minns side for the visit was Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarity, who had recently quietly authorised clear felling of a koala hub nearby to where they chose to make their “non-announcement” of the visit .

Despite the cascading evidence of

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the inadequacy of native forest harvesting prescriptions for threatened species like the koala, the southern greater glider and the Rufous Scrub-bird, the “non announcement” on the day saved not one hectare more of habitat.

Instead it trumpeted the establishment of three Advisory Panels, including forty six community, industry, tourism, union and Aboriginal representatives, to advise the Government on establishing the Great Koala National Park. Those voluntary participants will, for twelve months or more, be restricted in their public commenting on the Great Koala National Park proposal.

The ”non-announcement” was also accompanied by a request from at least one Minister to stakeholders to keep their comments on the Great National Park out of the media.

The proposed Great Koala National Park is one of the few environmental promises in the NSW Government’s bag as it tries to respond to the multiple requirements of the climate and biodiversity crises.

To so blatantly push to win the day by seeking to steal the weekend’s media limelight from the Bob Brown festival and, at the same time, closing down the public debate on native forest logging and the proposed Great Koala National Park was so futile.

Just suggest that approach to the former Labor environment minister Bob Debus and

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numerous other former ministers and current MPs who have this week spoken out strongly on the need to end native forest logging.

The Courts will not be silenced either.

Regards, Ashley LOVE, Coffs Harbour.

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Water security is exceptional with average annual rainfall of approximately 80 inches plus a 2.95 kilometre frontage to the Bielsdown River and 500 metre dual frontage to Dillons Creek.

Both are permanent and spring fed with a number of waterfalls and swimming holes plus trout stocked from the Ebor Trout Hatchery.

Currently vacant, ‘Shephards’ is ideal as an additional grazing block or lifestyle property to build your dream home.

A geotechnical report is available for a house site chosen to take in the views back across the plateau north east towards Dorrigo and McGraths Hump at the

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Zoned RU1 the property provides numerous agritourism opportunities to capitalise on the redevelopment of the Dorrigo National Park and continued growth in visitor numbers expected over coming years.

Current infrastructure includes a good set of steel cattle yards and adjacent open shed with the property subdivided into ten main paddocks.

Mains power plus mobile and internet reception are available.

Private but not isolated, ‘Shephards’ is at the end of a no through road with only two neighbours further on meaning minimal passing traffic yet you are only 7.7 kilometres from Dorrigo township itself.

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• Combining comfort and convenience this fourbedroom, two bathroom home is sure to captivate the family home buyer • Whilst the home offers space for the whole family, the outside is where the magic happens • Beautiful covered timber entertaining deck overlooking the stunning resort style landscaped inground pool • Undercover parking for two vehicles and secure gated parking for the boat or trailer

• Stunning single storey four-bedroom home located in quiet cul-de-sac • Positioned and designed for privacy and low maintenance living • Practical layout with large loungeroom, plus two living areas off the central kitchen • Main bedroom with ensuite, WIR & direct access to the covered outdoor entertaining area • Plantation shutters and freshly painted throughout

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• Set in one of Boambee Easts most desirable streets is this versatile five bedroom home • Large enough for the largest of families, however versatile enough to be a two bedroom home and a two bedroom flat.

• Huge deck at rear with views to the Coffs Hinterlands • Plenty of secure undercover parking at rear of home

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• Extras include 6.6kw solar and even pool heating to extend the swimming season • Certainly a property for those who expect quality

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Bonville | 7 Angler Crescent

FOR SALE $1,450,000 Bonville | 16 Bambara Drive

Quality, modern home built in 2020 & finished 4 2 2 wonderfully by Blue Ribbon Homes.

House (New Build) Spacious open plan living design with raked ceilings, Contact Agent attractive finishes and 250m2 of dedicated internal living space.

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FOR SALE $1,085,000 Exceptionally spacious with an ideal open plan living design 3 2 2 Spacious Master bedroom suite with large ensuite & WIR. Apartment Close walking access to the ocean, Hoey Moey, cafes & Bowls Club.

Easy walk to Coffs Creek & Macauleys Headland walking track.

Close to Park Beach Plaza Shopping Complex and an easy 3 Minute drive to Coffs Harbour CBD. Secured, gated complex with lift. Large two bay garaging on title.

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FOR SALE $1,249,000

Attractive, modern Coral home built in 2022.

4 2 2 Flat, level block and exceptionally low-maintenance.

House (New Build) Multiple internal living zones + large central kitchen.

Contact Agent Spacious Master bedroom suite with large ensuite & WIR. Barry France Coastal / Hamptons theme with neutral colour tones throughout.

0407 301 404 Private rear yard with spa and excellent views of the Bongil Forest.

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1pm - 1.30pm Sat 25th Nov Just 6 minutes drive to Sawtell Village and its gorgeous Beaches.

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Easy 13 minute walk to Sawtell Village.

4 2 1 Close walk to Murrays Beach, Richardson oval & Sawtell Primary.

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Inspect: 811m2, with potential for future subdivision, subject to council approval. 11am - 11.30am Strong air bnb potential due to size and location.

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Toormina | 3/21 Wirrabilla Drive

FOR SALE $995,000 FOR SALE $444,000 Bonville | 50 Mimiwali Drive Highly convenient location, just 50m walk to the entry of 2 2 2 1 1 Wonderfully presented home on a desirable, elevated block. 4 Toormina Gardens Shopping Centre.

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Multiple internal living zones and fantastic open plan layout.

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Just 6 minutes drive to Sawtell Village and its gorgeous Beaches.

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FOR SALE $695,000 Toormina | 2/22 Lalaguli Drive Spacious Master bedroom with ample wardrobe space.

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OPINION & LETTERS

Kill two birds with one stone DEAR News Of The Area,

I COMMEND the City of Coffs Harbour Mayor, Paul Amos, for coming up with an innovative plan to retain the land owned by the Department of Transport east of the rail line in public ownership, while also putting forward a plan to enable the State Government to provide much needed affordable/ social/key worker housing in the CBD. With the population in

Coffs Harbour continuing to increase, the need for higher density housing in the CBD, Jetty and Park Beach areas is becoming evident and is currently happening.

As such, there needs to be protection of parklands for future generations who do not have access to backyards and open space.

The Jetty Foreshores is already widely used by the community, and will continue to be one of the city's most visited locations

for our community and tourists.

There have been some unwanted comments targeted towards the Mayor from certain parties, however I would remind everyone that, when standing for Council in 2021, Paul Amos was elected as Mayor receiving 62.21 percent of the votes after the distribution of preferences, which equals 15,115 votes.

Fairly decisive.

One of his election

Where’s the irony Dave?

DEAR News Of The Area,

I WRITE the following response to Dave Wood regarding his opinion on water harvesting rights published on 17 November 2023.

Lacking originality Dave, your piece is void of validity and again seeks to bamboozle the reader with the same guff and contradictions as the original statements made

by Tony Judge.

A common tactic of a weak argument is to enter the debate implying

that the opposing view is hostile.

This is done with the intent to instil anxiety into the discussion and have the audience falsely believe that any alternative views are confrontational and should not be considered.

That Dave is the sad truth.

You referenced your source as the government’s DPIE website, so let’s look at what it says.

The ‘Coastal Harvestable Rights Review’ (October 2021)

states that there were over 200 attendees at 30 regional face-to-face conferences and peak group meetings, as well as 51 written and 136 online submissions, which included Aboriginal groups, environment groups, industry groups, local councils, government entities, community members, and landholders.

I will note, that contrary to your construed comments regarding participation, most of the engagement was from

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platforms was that the Jetty Foreshores land be held as parkland for the people.

He also stated that he was looking forward to making sure that the foreshore was looked after properly.

So contrary to people saying that this has come out of left field, this has always been one of the Mayor’s visions and we must also remember that, after looking at this proposal in depth, the vote

to proceed by Councillors was six votes to two.

With regards to the provision of two blocks of land in the city centre for the State Government to build key worker or affordable housing, I find it extremely surprising that the local member, Gurmesh Singh, would not applaud this initiative, given his angst when the Argyll Street development was cancelled, for a number of reasons.

Affordable housing in the CBD is a much better solution than putting it at the Jetty Foreshores,

which I doubt would ever eventuate, despite being shown as a possibility on the draft Masterplan.

The CBD provides everything within walking distance that would be required by owners/ tenants.

All in all, I believe the proposal to the State Government that has been passed by Councillors is a great initiative and I can only hope that it does not fall on deaf ears.

individual landholders, who predominantly fulfilled the consultations via online or written submissions.

This would imply that the convenience of modern communication allows landholders to concurrently manage other tasks such as farming the food that we eat.

Within the review it is shown that landholders provide the most rational approach to the debate acknowledging that ‘capture and storage’ practices should be maximised during heavy rainfall periods and to quote “not access small run-off events”.

Amongst the multitude of considerations, the Department of Planning and Environment endorses the initiative to increase the portion of average regional rainfall run-off for storage to 30 percent.

Another point that should be considered in this argument is ‘personal motive’.

As you mentioned, Tony Judge is a Councillor for Coffs Harbour.

But what has not been disclosed is that Judge was a failed Labor candidate for the 2023 state election, and therefore has a hidden agenda in promoting the ‘knee-

jerk’ policies of the Minns Government in complete contrast to the findings and recommendations of the review.

The irony Dave is that you have made it personal, you have aimed to politicise it, and you have obscured the debate with beatups of misinformation, misrepresentation, and exaggerations.

And to that end Dave, your opinion repeats the same wash of nonsense as that of Tony Judge.

Regards, Helen OLIVER, Coffs Harbour.

Regards, Adam FULLER, Mid North Coast

Congratulations to teachers, parents and students DEAR News Of The Area, IT WAS with delight that I read of the tremendous success of the Giingan

Gumbaynggirr Freedom School in NOTA on 17 November.

To the students, the teachers, the parents,

and the community of this school, I know only a pitiful few words in your language, but this one is one I do know and

wish to say to you all Banyjarrambang.

As the article states, experience and research from many parts of the

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world shows that language immersion schools are highly successful.

I wish the school every success and good wishes

for your future endeavours.

Yarri Yarang, Bruce MEDER, Coffs Harbour Jetty.

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Spectacular run chase downs Rebels

By David WIGLEY

THE Nana Glen Lizards successfully chased down a formidable target of 189 runs to emerge victorious against the Northern Districts Rebels with a final score of 192 for 7 wickets after 36.4 overs in the Coffs Harbour District First Grade competition.

Nana Glen Vice Captain Matt Giri played a pivotal role in leading the charge at Fitzroy Oval, delivering an impressive performance of 57 runs from 41 balls before being bowled out by Jayden Perrett.

Despite facing some setbacks with the loss of quick wickets, the team found stability through a determined middle-order partnership.

Beau Guthrie, contributing 34 runs, and Campbell Forster, unbeaten at 35, played crucial roles in steadying the ship, ultimately

guiding Nana Glen to a welldeserved victory.

In the bowling department, thirteen-yearold prodigy Manat Singh emerged as the top wickettaker for Nana Glen.

His skillful deliveries dismissed Luke Cox for 27 runs and Prabraj Sidhu with an LBW for 3 runs, showcasing a promising talent that played a crucial role in securing the team's success.

Nana Glen all-rounder Brock Munro praised the team's performance. "(After) a good start from Matt Giri and Kyle Wood, our young middle order of Beau Guthrie and Campbell Forster batted amazingly to bring it home.

“They showed great maturity and class to put together a game winning partnership and Manat Singh and Riley Dagger bowled really well,” Munro said.

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Coffs Harbour Under 14s win Inter-District grand final

By Aiden BURGESS

COFFS Harbour District Cricket Association’s Under 14s representative team have done their region proud, winning their InterDistrict grand final against Clarence River Junior Cricket Association.

Coffs Harbour won the annual Inter-District title with a convincing 86-run victory at Fitzroy Oval.

Needing to defend 165 for the grand final victory, Coffs Harbour’s bowlers rose to the occasion, bowling out Clarence River for 79.

Coffs Harbour captain Zane Guthrie was simply sensational with a super spell of 5-15 from 5 overs.

Jaybien Johnson produced a crucial spell taking the wickets of two top order batsmen, as he took 2-12 from 5 overs.

Denzel Wynne-Primus bowled a spell of great economy with 0-4 from 5 overs.

Coffs Harbour won the toss and elected to bat, with the home side scoring 165 after being bowled out in the 47th over.

Opener Riley Wood provided a vital knock of 65.

The grand final victory was the Coffs Harbour

side’s third from their three Inter-District matches of the competition.

The Under 14s side also defended the Inter-District title they won last season.

Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association president Aaron Singh explained what made the Under 14s side so successful.

“They have been playing together for a while now, and they play really well together as a team, and bowled well in the grand final,” he said.

“The Under 14s look good for the future, and they will go up to the Under 16s.”

Singh said Coffs junior cricket was in a healthy state.

“It’s good at the moment, as it was down for a few years as we used to lose a lot of 12–14-year-olds, but we have definitely increased and the Big Bash League has helped with the kid’s interest,” he said.

Coffs Harbour’s Under 16s team went down by 59 runs to Valleys Cricket Club in their grand final at Phillip Hughes Oval.

Valleys Cricket won the toss and decided to have a bat.

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in the 43rd over, with Max Morgan rising to the occasion taking 3-26 from 10 overs.

Leo Tarlinton took 2-43 from his 10 overs, while

Jake Creenaune produced an economical spell of 1-10 from 6 overs.

Jamison Dawes top scored for Valleys Cricket with a knock of 48, with

Quinn Cooper next best on 36.

Chasing 166 for a grand final victory, Coffs Harbour were bowled out for 106.

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2-14 from 8 overs.

The home side cruised to victory finishing at 2/105 in the 24th over, with Lincoln Kellett top scoring with 59.

The win was Valleys Cricket’s fourth in a row to start the season, as they sit in top spot on the ladder ahead of Sawtell on percentage.

Sawtell Cricket Club also continued its unbeaten start to the season with a 59-run win against Diggers Cricket Club at Richardson Park.

Sawtell won the toss and elected to bat, and was bowled out for 144 in the

38th over.

Tyh Murphy top scored with 32, with Nick Bennie taking 3-28 from 8 overs for Diggers.

Sawtell defended their total in style with great bowling getting Diggers all out for 85, thanks to top spells from David Schutt (3-13 from 7 overs), Kalob Stone (3-18 from 6 overs), and Will Bailey (3-11 from 4.1 overs).

Sawtell sits in second spot on the ladder on percentage, with four wins and a tie from the opening six rounds.

The Nana Glen Lizards earnt their first win of

the season, beating the Northern Districts Rebels by three wickets at Fitzroy Oval.

Nana Glen won the toss and elected to bowl, with the Rebels posting 7/189 from their 40 overs.

Taj Dosanjh top scored for the Rebels with a knock of 34, with Manat Singh the pick of the Lizards bowlers taking 2-28 from 8 overs.

Needing 190 for victory, the Lizards had a successful run chase finishing at 7/192 in the 37th over.

Matt Giri top scored with 57, and Campbell Forster finished on 35 not out.

Rebels captain Anu Grewal was the best of his side's bowlers taking 2-25

from 8 overs.

Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s first grade season continues this weekend, with Round 7 matches in Coffs Harbour, Dorrigo and Woolgoolga.

It will be the opening day of the first two-day matches of the season.

Sawtell will look to continue its unbeaten start to the season when they take on the Northern Districts Rebels in Woolgoolga.

The two teams played out a thriller when they last met in Round 2, with the match finishing in a tie.

Valleys Cricket will also look to continue their unbeaten start to the season when they host the

with games played at the Coffs Coast Synthetics.

Coffs Football 6s is a six a side football competition that runs all year round, and is facilitated by North Coast Football.

Coffs Football 6s features a number of weekly competitions: Men’s and

Masters on Monday nights, Mixed and Walking Football on Wednesday nights, women’s on Thursday nights, and juniors on Friday afternoons and evenings.

The junior summer competition of ten matches runs until 15 December, with the senior summer

competition of sixteen matches running until 4 March, 2024.

Coffs Football 6s matches are played under rules adopted from football’s governing bodies in Australia.

Six players from each team feature on the field, with unlimited substitutions.

Games are played on smaller pitches than traditional football, with smaller goal posts and 20-minute halves for seniors, and 30-minute games for juniors.

The six a side version of the game also features a ball that has been specifically

Valleys Cricket Club regain top spot on the ladder

By Aiden BURGESS

VALLEYS Cricket Club have regained top spot on the ladder after a dominant eight-wicket win against the Coffs Colts at Phillip Hughes Oval, during the latest round of Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s first grade season.

Valleys Cricket won the toss and elected to bowl, restricting the Colts to 6/104 from 40 overs.

Alec Baldwin was the standout bowler for Valleys Cricket taking 4-17 from 8 overs, with Taylor Gilbert also bowling a top spell of

Daniel Craig played a lone hand finishing on 72 not out.

Valleys Cricket’s captain Quinn Cooper had a great spell of 4-10 from 4.1 overs.

Diggers Cricket Club in Dorrigo.

The two teams also played out a thriller when they last met in Round 2, with Valleys Cricket winning by one wicket.

The Coffs Colts and Nana Glen Lizards play off at the Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park.

The Colts had a fourwicket victory when they last played.

First grade standings.

1.Valleys Cricket Club. 30 points. 4 wins. 0 losses.

2.Sawtell. 30 points. 4 wins.

1 tie. 0 losses. 3.Northern Districts Rebels. 20 points.

2 wins. 1 tie. 2 losses.

4.Coffs Colts. 18 points. 2 wins. 3 losses. 5.Nana Glen Lizards. 13 points. 1 win.

4 losses. 6.Diggers Cricket Club. 10 points. 0 wins. 4 losses.

Coffs Football 6s summer season kicks off

By Aiden BURGESS

THE main winter season may be over, but Coffs Coast’s footballers are still indulging their passion by playing in a six a side version of the world game.

Coffs Football 6s summer season kicked off recently,

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designed for small-sided matches.

The first Coffs Football 6s competition started in May 2022, at the newly opened Coffs Football Centre.

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Coffs basketball season enters finals series

By Aiden BURGESS

CRUNCH time has arrived for Coffs Harbour’s best basketball teams, with the finals series of Coffs Harbour Basketball Association’s latest season set to be decided at Sportz Central.

Defending A-grade champions Run It Back finished as this season’s minor premiers.

Run It Back finished the regular season with a 6250 win against CHILL, who finished second on the ladder.

Adrian Schmidt top scored for Run It Back with a game high 27 points.

Step Bro’s finished third on the ladder, and had a 4739 win against Forest Built in the last round of the regular season.

Bryce Sully had a game high 15 points for Step Bro’s.

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Run It Back will look to defend their A-grade title.

semi-final, while CHILL and Step Bro’s play off for the other grand final berth.

Defending champions of the Men’s Social Competition, Saints, finished as this season's minor premiers.

Saints finished their regular season with a 72-36 win against Chiroraptors, which was their thirteenth win from fourteen games this season.

Nicholas Morgan top scored for Saints with 18 points.

Coffs Harbour Basketball Association hosts weekly competitions throughout the year at Sportz Central.

Women’s competitions are held on Tuesday nights, and men’s competitions are held on Wednesday nights.

High school competitions are held on Friday nights and Saturday mornings, and primary school competitions are held on Saturday mornings.

Coffs Suns teams win at home as they prepare for Byron Bay

By Aiden BURGESS

COFFS Harbour Suns teams have been victorious at home during the penultimate round of the Sunshine Basketball Conference representative season.

The Suns women kept

their unbeaten season going with a 97-47 win against the Byron Bay Beez at Sportz Central.

Alexis Plater top scored for the Suns with a game high 31 points.

The win was the Suns women’s fifth in a row and

sees them on track to defend the championship they won last year.

The Suns men had a 92-67 win against Bellinger Valley Braves Black, in their final home game of the season at Sportz Central.

Jonah Martin top scored

Stellar year for squash stars STORY STARTS on BACK COVER, Page 48 Jayden Sparks clinching victory in the Boys under 15s category, and Cleo Poulava securing the Girls under 13s title.

Both players displayed resilience, with Jayden overcoming a 2-0 deficit through strategic adjustments to win the match 3-2.

Cleo fought back from being 2-1 down, ultimately defeating her Coffs Harbour teammate Jaida Wigley in a nail-biting 3-2 final.

Eden Poulava and Dylan Wigley both secured respectable fourth-place finishes, earning valuable national junior ranking points.

As the 2023 season concluded, the Coffs Harbour players continued to make their mark on the national stage.

Jaida Wigley claimed the second spot in the Australian rankings, while teammate Cleo Poulava,

who has just aged up, secured the eighth position in the Girls under 13s.

Eden Poulava earned seventh and Jada Poulava 25th in the Girls under 17s.

Bodhi Wratten secured fifth position in the Boys under 11s rankings with Lachlan Walmsley placing 14th in the Boys under 19s.

Jayden Sparks and Dylan Wigley finished the season ranked 18 and 33 respectively in the Boys under 15s.

Coffs Harbour coach and NSW Head Junior Coach Jemma Wratten has been a literal driving force behind the team’s success, emphasising the importance of road trips to gain tournament experience.

“We encourage our juniors to participate in lots of tournaments, being a regional club we have to travel more but we normally travel as a group which has its own merits.

“The players have created friendships, we get to see lots of different places

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in Australia and meet new people.

“All of the tournament players play in our adult senior competitions on Tuesday and Thursday, but it’s hard to replicate that tournament feeling without entering competitions and playing new players,” she said.

for the Suns with a game high 26 points.

Coffs Harbour Basketball Association gave a recap of the weekend’s wins.

“On the weekend, both our Suns teams posted large wins on our home court at Sportz Central in front of an

appreciative and vocal home crowd.

“The women and men's teams poured in the points in their last home games of the season, posting 97 and 92 points respectively.

“Our women remain in first place on the ladder while the men sit in fifth position with one round remaining.”

Suns men’s and women’s

teams play their final games of the regular season this weekend, when they travel to take on the Byron Bay Beez in Byron Bay. The Suns men sit in 5th spot on the ladder and need to beat Byron Bay if they have any chance of making the semi-finals.

The Suns women have already clinched the minor premiership and will look to keep their unbeaten record intact heading into the finals series. q Coffs Harbour Junior Squash players enjoying a stellar year. (L-R) Jaida Wigley, Dylan Wigley, Bodhi Wratten, Eden Poulava, Cleo Poulava and Jayden Sparks.

Following the International Olympic Committee’s decision to include squash in the 2028 Olympics now is a good time for the juniors to craft their skills.

“The squash community is on a high after the sport has been included in the 2028 Olympics in Los

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Angeles.

“Now is the perfect time for juniors to be playing and working on improving their game.”

Looking ahead to 2024, Wratten outlined ambitious plans with state and national events on the horizon.

“2024 is going to be a big year, we are going to Parkes

for four days in January for the Western Junior Open and a State Camp.

“April 2024 is going to be massive with two backto-back platinum events in Melbourne, the Australian Junior Open followed by the Oceania Junior Championships,” Wratten said.

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Craft Carnival ready for launch

By David WIGLEY

SIX months of meticulous planning by the Coffs Harbour Surf Lifesaving Club (SLSC) will reach its pinnacle on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 November, as the Craft Carnival makes a grand return to Park Beach and the Jetty Foreshores.

After a hiatus of several years due to Covid-19, the carnival is set to be the largest surf event outside of the NSW and Australian Titles.

Dan Backhouse, President of the Coffs Harbour SLSC, shared insights into the immense effort required from the entire town to host such a significant event.

"The coordinating committee has secured the assistance of the local State Emergency Services through their ATV fleet," he revealed.

"Funded by the Pink Silks Trust, the fleet will transport surf boats, tents, and first aid equipment to and from the competition arenas throughout the weekend.

"Coffs Harbour club members will be actively involved, providing crucial behind-the-scenes support,

including announcements, setup, and the smooth disassembly of the carnival.

"Coffs Harbour Rotary has joined the volunteer roster, contributing to BBQ duties available for all spectators and competitors, providing breakfast and lunch.

"Assisted by the North Coast Branch, the Surf Club Restaurant and Bar, we are confident that the weekend will be enjoyed by Nipper spectators and Masters athletes," Backhouse said.

With a rich history spanning over 50 years, the Surf Club aims to grow the event further.

Local legends, such as Graham Thorn, who played a pivotal role in securing one of the club's first surf boats, and the Club’s ‘Old Boys’, who have donated over $400,000 to the surf club through years of raffles, will be in attendance.

"Coffs Harbour Surf Club's vision is to expand the carnival, making it a popular event for surf sports athletes across the country.

“The carnival sponsors including CTC Surf Craft, Bennett Surfboards, and Interceptor Surf Craft will

q The Craft Carnival is set to be the largest surf event outside of the NSW and Australian Titles.

be present, alongside stalls from Delfina Swimwear and Sharkskin offering apparel and aquatic products for purchase.”

Anticipating a bumper crowd, the action for spectators will unfold across two beaches - Park Beach and

the Jetty.

"These two precincts offer the general public a chance to witness surf boats (Saturday and Sunday), iron persons, and coastal rowing (Saturday).

"The competition will commence early in the

Group 2 Rugby League clubs begin training

By Aiden BURGESS

THEIR season may not start for another few months, but Tooheys New Group 2 Rugby League clubs have returned to the training track for their first preseason hit outs as they prepare for next year’s season.

Defending premiers the Woolgoolga Seahorses began their training this week, with all grades now training each Tuesday night at Centennial Oval.

The Sawtell Panthers started their training for the 2024 season last week, with training held each Tuesday night at Rex Hardaker Oval.

The Orara Valley Axemen also started their preseason training last week at Coramba Sports Ground, as they look for a return to Group 2 competition after having the 2023 season off.

Last season’s finalists the Grafton Ghosts also kicked off their preseason training last week, on Thursday nights at Frank McGuren Fields.

Last season’s preliminary finalists the Nambucca Heads Roosters begin their preseason training next Tuesday from 5.30pm at Shelly Beach.

The North Coast Bulldogs are looking for Under 16 and Under 17s

SAWTELL Cricket Club has maintained its unbeaten start to the T20 Cup with a 39-run win against the Nana Glen Lizards at Richardson Park.

The win was Sawtell’s third in a row and sees them

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sit on top of the T20 Cup ladder.

Sawtell won the toss and elected to bat, scoring 5/150 from 20 overs on their home deck.

Harmandeep Sidhu top scored with 37, with Toby Bailey finishing on 27 not out.

and a detailed recap of the day's racing scheduled from 5:30 pm.

"It’s always a great time to rekindle friendships and reminisce about ‘the Crafty’ - wins, wipeouts, and waves," Backhouse concluded with enthusiasm.

q Defending premiers the Woolgoolga Seahorses have begun training for the 2024 season. Photo: Kell Woods.

girls’ players to play in the Lisa Fiaola Cup. The North Coast Bulldogs are now taking player applications to trial for the upcoming Under 17s girls tackle Lisa Fiaola Cup representative squad for the 2024 campaign.

Any girls interested in trialling can apply on the North Coast Bulldogs Facebook page.

Players must be turning 16 or 17 in 2024 to be eligible, with applications closing on Wednesday, 29 November.

The trial will be held on Monday, 4 December at Verge Street Oval, Kempsey, at 6pm.

Sawtell maintain unbeaten start to T20 Cup

By Aiden BURGESS

morning on both days, tidedependent due to limited beach access and creek mouth direction.

“Saturday evening promises further excitement at the surf club, with doors opening from 1-4 pm, featuring live music, dinner,

Lizards captain Ty Adams took 2-30 from 4 overs with the ball.

Chasing 151 for victory, the Lizards finished at 8/111 from 20 overs, with Flynn Taylor the chief destroyer for Sawtell taking 4-15 from his 4 overs.

Coffs Colts were also winners in Round 4 having a 43-run victory against Valleys

Cricket Club at the Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park.

Coffs Colts won the toss and elected to bat scoring 3/169 from 20 overs.

The Colts openers did the bulk of the damage, with Clay Watters-Campbell producing a superb knock of 89 not out off 62 balls, and Paul Blade scoring 62.

Chasing 170 for victory,

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Valleys Cricket were bowled out for 126.

Cody Britnell was the best of the Colts bowlers taking 4-21 from 4 overs, while Tjaart Duvenage also had a top spell taking 3-15 from 4 overs.

Justin Gilbert top scored for Valleys Cricket with a knock of 34.

T20 Cup standings.

1.Sawtell. 14 points. 3 wins. 0 losses. 2.Coffs Colts.

11 points. 2 wins. 1 loss.

3.Northern Districts Rebels.

9 points. 1 win. 1 loss. 4.Nana Glen Lizards. 7 points. 1 win.

1 loss. 5.Valleys Cricket. 7 points. 1 win. 1 loss. 6.Diggers Cricket Club. 4 points. 0 wins.

2 losses. 7.Adams Family. 4 points. 0 wins 2 losses.

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COFFS COAST News Of The Area Coffs Harbour Golf Club Ladies

By Helen RHODES TUESDAY 7 November – Single Stableford 9 Hole Comp. with 32 starters A Grade – Carolyn Daley 18, Karen Webster 17. B Grade – Fiona Ross 20, Joanne Torrens 16. NTP’s – 12th (Pro Pin) Jo Foggiato, Robyn Schomberg, 15th Sandra Dollin, Joanne Torrens.

Wednesday 8 November – Single Stableford with 87 starters

Park Beach Mens Bowling Club

By Bruce WORBOYS

2023 HANDICAP Pairs – Semi Finals S Crawford, P Wirth d S Jones, J Swan 27 – 20 C Weatherall, R Farmer d D Francis, J Phillips 30 - 25 Tuesday Open Triples – 14/11/2023 G Williams, R Beaumont, R Douglas d P Lawrence, W Grimshaw, P North 20 – 11

Coffs Table Tennis Results

By Dale ALLEN FRIDAY, 17 November, 2023 Group A (D1 and D2) Reece Baker d Ann Joy 3/0, Will Fang d Colin Deng 3/0, Gerard Martin d Paul Hendriks 3/0, Troy Prystasz d David Cini 3/2.

Division 1 Reece Baker d Troy Prystasz 3/0, Will Fang d Gerard Martin

Urunga Ladies Golf Results

By Lois MILHAM

WEDNESDAY 15/141/23 - Stableford Fairways Challenge Sponsor: Ladies Golf Winner: H.Trist (54) 35pts R/U: L.Milham (22)

Woolgoolga Athletic Club

WOOLGOOLGA ATHLETIC CLUB SENIOR TRACK & FIELD RESULTS, 13.11.23.

60 METRES: MALE: Matt Evans 8.4, David Kennedy 9.5, Craig Hundle 9.7, Lucas Hankinson 10.5, Jaiveer Grewal 11.4, Rajveer Grewal 12.6, Steel Beveridge 25.1. FEMALE : Sara Evans 11.7, Clarissa Hull 13.0.

800 METRES : MALE : Matt Evans 2.40.8, Craig Hundle 3.00.9, Jaiveer Grewal 3.37.8, Rajveer Grewal 3.41.1,

Coffs Harbour Rifle Club

By Geoffrey HART

NOVEMBER 15 - Howard St Rimfire Range. The 30m Field Class match was conducted with 21 participants.

Woolgoolga Bowling Results

By Glenn LANE

TUESDAY 14 - 11 - 23 T McKenzie and P Buck defeated L Kaufmann and R Kaufmann 18 to 14 John Ryan and John Hurrell defeated Percy Devine and Greg McInerney 25 - 8 Max Lampert and Chris Latham defeated J Taylor and H Schulz 21 - 12 J Lynn, I Cork and T Allen defeated M Brookes, G Lane and Fred Cacciattolo 20 - 19 A Wroe and P Wroe defeated R Gurber and J Gibbins 21 - 16 K Stirling and S Dodd defeated S Bailey and R Bennell 18 - 11 Woolgoolga Wanderers Bowling Club Wednesday 15 -11- 23 First Rink, R Holliday, P Hatton and J Hampstead defeated G Smith, J Martin and I Gentle 27 - 16

A Grade – Maureen Franklin 40, Sue McLean 39, Jeanette Walsh 38 c/b. B Grade – Trisha Leng 38, Jo Foggiato 37 c/b, Julie Coffey 37. NTP’s – 12th Dinah Nutchey-Robinson, Lynda Bradley (Shearwater voucher), Julie Coffey, 15th Leanne McComas, Glenice Cutt, 22nd Debra Tennant, Leah Ray, Trisha Leng, 26th (Pro Pin) Jude Cole, Ardis Ellsmore, Rose-Marie Sercombe.

Saturday 11 November – Single Stableford with 54 starters Gloria Thomas 48, Diane Mayo 43, Ying Pfeiffer 39 c/b, Dallis Hogan 39 c/b. NTP’s – 12th (Pro Pin) Greer Galloway, 15th Sharon Whitwam, 22nd

SPORTS RESULTS Emma Bendall, 26th (Pro Pin) Lindy Ingham.

Tuesday 14 November – Single Stableford 9 Hole Comp. with 34 starters Proudly Sponsored by A2Y Support Services Overall Winner – Vicky Hunter 23. A Grade – Kerry Farmer 22, Jo Corrigan 20 c/b, Wendy Ritchie 20 c/b (Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club). B Grade – Lin Kildea 22, Barb Withers 19, Lyn Whitelaw 17. NTP’s – 22nd Sandra Dollin, Julie Pike, (A2Y gift) 26th (Pro Pin) Anne Dew, Lesley Tucker. Special Gift from A2Y Lynda Blyth.

Wednesday 15 November – Single Stableford with 95 starters Proudly Sponsored by Insurance House A Grade – Jude Cole 41 c/b, Kirsty Arthur 41, Lyn Neaves 40 c/b. B Grade – Gael Tosio 42, Denise Kaiser 41, Lynda Bradley 40 c/b. C Grade – Pat Haigh 40 c/b, Christine Tessari 40, Judy Lenard 39. NTP’s – 3rd (Pro Pin) Carrie Fagan, Kerry Farmer, Ros Bennett, 6th Jude Cole, Yvonne Avery, 22nd Keryn Little, Mandy Darley, Carmel Hill, 26th Trish Jackson, Pam Rooney, Pat Haigh.

Friday 17 November – Ladybird Challenge with 36 starters

media@newsofthearea.com.au Proudly Sponsored by Coffs City Golf Centre Jo Corrigan 38, Machelle Nichol 37, Carrie Fagan 34 c/b, Judy Everitt 34. NTP’s – 3rd (Pro Pin) Carolyn Hoogervorst, Jo Corrigan, 6th Molly Perren-Leveridge, Sue Morgan, 12th Jo Corrigan (Guzman & Gomez voucher).

Saturday 18 November – Single Stableford with 41 starters Leanne McComas 41, Maureen Franklin 40 c/b, Jenny Schofield 40 c/b.

NTP’s – 3rd (Pro Pin) Carrie Fagan, 22nd Carrie Fagan, 26th (Pro Pin) Di Heath.

M Miller, K Dunn, J Dunn d M Barnes, A Stone, C Hansen 18 – 15 G Skinner, M Finn, K Morrison d K Bienefelt, C Jones, J Phillips 16 – 25 P Woodsell, A Campbell, L Morris d C Lloyd, S McAviney, D Wilson 33 – 8 W Moore, B Worboys, R Oakley d B Odmark, R Aitken, B Johns 27 – 21 D Catling, J Bishop, R Host d M Berube, S Crawford, K Kaaden 17 – 14 C Weatherall, R Alford, V Valentine d J McLeod, K Johnson, D Hull 17 – 9 B White, D Long, J Long d N McViacr, J Murtas, M Bryan 17 – 12 J Clarke, P Lilly, S Campbell d B Kelly, A Orr, R Lane 21 – 14

Thursday Mens Triples 15/11/2023 W Moore, P Wirth, J Dunn d A Taylor, R Douglas, S Bailey 27 – 11 R Feltron, T Cooper, P North d K Johnson, N Condon, M Lee 27 – 16 M Star, S Crawford, D Hall d C Weatherall, M Berube, T Erskine 23 – 11 N Dean, R Host, J Bishop d M McCabe, G Kindred, S Kindred 27 – 17 B Odmark, J Long, R Aitken d P Lilly, A Dorrington, D Hull 19 – 16 D Murray, B Trotman, D Holland d B Hardwick, C Hansen, K Morrison 22 – 18 C Holland, R Wisely, K Kaaden d J Lloyd, H Katala, G Coleman 23 – 10 D Catling, L Miles, B Garner d J

McLeod, G Wallace, P Newman 20 – 14 S Campbell, B Kelly, R Beaumont d C Lloyd, W Grimshaw, P Rambow 22 – 11 P Woodsell, L Morris d J Lowndes, P Toy 27 – 10 Saturday Mixed Pairs 18/11/2023 G Williams, R Oakley 30 d S Bailey, D Lindner 30 – 4 R Host, L Boekeman d R Aitken, K Morrison 19 – 13 G Flynn, D Hyde d N dean, J Dunn 30 – 21 J Clarke, G Duffey d R Lane, P Rambow 22 – 13 L McLeod, K Cutmore d A Orr, R Holoway 30 – 12

Y Schmidt, J Slater d N Condon, C Hansen 24 – 20 R Douglas, S Jones d R McWha, W Moore 24 – 11 Park Beach Bowling Club conducts free bowls lessons every Saturday morning, weather permitting, from 9.00am. All ages and skill levels welcome. Please put your name down at Club reception by 5.00pm Friday to make sure you don’t miss out.

A big thank you to Doug Powell for compiling the results for the last few months.

32Pts Congratulations Helen. Wonderful to see a new member who is just starting her golfing journey, in the winner’s circle.

NTPs: L.Milham, D.Navin, A.Cameron Friday 17/11/23 - Medal of Medals - Stroke Sponsor: CEX Winner of Medal: M.Cooper (28) Nett 80

R/U: K. Fitzgerald (39) Nett 82 Congratulations Marie. It was a hard fought competition, and the rain and wind didn’t help.

Thank you to CEX for your continued support of our Monthly Medals and our final Medal of Medals.

Friday 17/11/23 - 18 hole Stroke - Sponsor: ANCHORS WHARF Winner: D. Navin (19) Nett 71 R/Up: D.Lindsay (30) Nett 77

Congratulations Donna, a super score in the wet and windy conditions.

Thank you to ANCHORS WHARF who have supported Urunga Ladies Golf throughout the year with their sponsorship.

We held our ELIMINATION SHOOTOUT event on 10/10/23.

Our qualifying ladies all started the challenge with excitement and hope.

It went down to the wire and was eventually fought out by Jenny Tierney and Lyn Bastick, with Jenny being the eventual winner.

Congratulations to both Jenny and Lyn, well played.

Matt Allen from Coffs City Golf Centre has sponsored this event for the past 3 years. Thank you Matt, your generosity is above and beyond.

3/0, Gerard Martin d Troy Prystasz 3/0, Reece Baker d Will Fang 3/1.

WINNER: Reece Baker from Will Fang.

Division 2 David Cini d Ann Joy 3/0, Paul Hendriks d Colin Deng 3/2, Colin Deng d Ann Joy 3/0, David Cini d Paul Hendriks 3/1. WINNER: David Cini from Paul Hendriks.

Division 3 George Ruaporo d Stephen Bjerking 3/2, Bo Zhang d Terry Baker

Lucas Hankinson 4.40.7, Steel Beveridge 9.20.0. FEMALE: Sara Evans 4.32.1, Clarissa Hull 6.00.3.

2,000 METRES MALE : Matt Evans 8.06.0, Jaiveer Grewal 9.44.6, Rajveer Grewal 10.46.7. FEMALE : Clarissa Hull 9.46.8, Sara Evans 14.20.6.

3,000 WALK MALE : Steel Beveridge 36.00.0.

TRIPLE JUMP: MALE: Matt Evans 10.41, Craig Hundle 7.87 David Kennedy 7.76 , Jaiveer Grewal 6.30, Lucas Hankinson 5.47, Rajveer Grewal 5.34 .

Master Grade: Jake Buckley 97.9, John Lambert 74.4, A Grade: Phillip Payne 93.6, Johan Greyling 91.5, Stuart D 90.6, Alan Newey 87.5, Jon Brown 87.1, Geoff Slattery 82.3, B Grade: Michelle D 86.2, Col Green 84.2, Mark Pelmore 83.0, Gary McKinnon 77.3, C

Second Rink, defeated, Bear, R Pilon and D Mason defeated M, Lampert, B Pendred and P Jones 27 - 16 Lucky Loser M Lambert, B Pendred and P Jones lost 16 - 27 G Woolley, I Cork and M Mulligan defeated T Collins, S Ferro and I

Coffs CEX Golf Results

By Steve ROBINSON

SUNDAY 19th November 2023 at Nambucca Heads, 4BBB Stroke.

The Winners: Jeff Harris & Casey Pilon 58.5 Runner Up: Kevin & Maria Sanford 64.0 Ball Winners: Mike Watkin & Ron McDonald 66.0, Terry Smallman & Gene 67.0, Peter Downes & John Gallagher 67.5, Al Baylis & Ben Gately 69.0, Pat Sydenham & Terry Stephens 70.0 NTP’s: Casey Pilon 8th & 18th,

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3/0, George Ruaporo d Terry Baker 3/1, Bo Zhang d Stephen Bjerking 3/0, Stephen Bjerking d Terry Baker 3/0, Bo Zhang d George Ruaporo 3/2. WINNER: Bo Zhang from George Ruaporo.

Division 4 Steve Frawley d Sharee Templeton 3/1, Char Berglund d Gary Hanna 3/2, Sharee Templeton d King McKie 3/2, Steve Frawley d Char Berglund 3/0, Char Berglund d King McKie 3/1, Steve Frawley d

FEMALE : Sara Evans 6.16 , Clarissa Hull 4.51.

HAMMER THROW MALE : David Kennedy 24.60 , Matt. Evans 16.34 , Jaiveer Grewal 15.83, Graig Hundle 13.00, Lucas Hankinson 7.69 , Rajveer Grewal 7.36, Steel Beveridge 5.23.

FEMALE : Sara Evans 7.36.

THROWS MALE : David Kennedy 12.23 , Matt Evans 7.32 , Lucas Hankinson 5.38, Rajveer Grewal 3.64 , Steel Beveridge 3.38. FEMALE : Clarissa Hull 4.85 , Sara Evans 3.98.

Grade: Carl P 82.3, Cherelle Steinhardt 81.3, Lockie Knight 81.2, Philip Grace 80.0, Andrew G 77.2, Phil Hartmann 65.1, Pete C 60.1, Saxon G 59.1, Visitors: Nelson Baines 55.0, Open Sights: Carl P 95.5, John Lambert 94.3, Mark Pelmore 90.3, Philip Grace 90.0,

Carruthers 23 - 7 J Taylor, G Lane and B Lipman defeated P Diamond, S Oliver and I Brien 22 - 21 Friday 17 - 11 - 23 Woolgoolga bowling matches suspended due to poor weather conditions.

Maurice Tate 13th Next Game is on Sunday 26th November 2023 at Dorrigo, Single Stableford.

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Sawtell Golf Results

By Janet O’DOWD 14/11 MEDLEY Stableford A: Cameron Arnold 38c/b, Lochie Smith 38c/b. B: Daniel Shipley 37c/b, Stephen Gee 37. C: Desmond Hoy

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Gary Hanna 3/0, King McKie d Gary Hanna 3/2, Char Berglund d Sharee Templeton 3/1, King McKie d Steve Frawley 3/2, Gary Hanna d Sharee Templeton 3/2. WINNER: Steve Frawley from Char Berglund.

Division 5 Nick Jankovic d David McGrath 3/1, Lulu Zhang d Nicole Goh 3/0, Nicole Goh d Nick Jankovic 3/1, Lulu Zhang d David McGrath 3/0, David McGrath d Nicole Goh 3/0, Lulu Zhang d Nick Jankovic 3/1. WINNER:

Lulu Zhang from Nick Jankovic.

Division 6 Boyd McGregor d Jo Ellis 3/0, David Iles d Lindsay Jones 3/0, Dale Allen d Jo Ellis 3/0, Boyd McGregor d Lindsay Jones 3/0, Dale Allen d Lindsay Jones 3/0, Boyd McGregor d David Iles 3/2, Dale Allen d David Iles 3/0, Jo Ellis d Lindsay Jones 3/0, Dale Allen d Boyd McGregor 3/2, David Iles d Jo Ellis 3/0. WINNER: Dale Allen from Boyd McGregor.

Urunga Men’s Veterans Golf

SEPTEMBER 20 Single Stableford 29 starters for todays event.

Winner Pete Brotherton 40 points Second Selwyn Newby 38 c/b Third Kevin Sanford 38.

Run down Jock Howarth 37, Alan Titley 36, Peter Inskip and Dave Mcgilvray 35, Bruce Ryan, Grant Cardow

and Chris O’Donnell 34 c/b.

Bradmans Bob Jones 23.

NTPs 3rd Alan Titley, 9th John Leahy, 18th Kim Michelsen.

Longest Putt Peter Inskip.

Slab Winner Tony Shields.

A reminder that next week is the Rod Fussell memorial day, stroke and putts, where we will be playing for the prestigious Rod Fussell trophy.

Let’s have a good roll up for this.

Snacks and refreshments may be provided.

37c/b, Keith Rhoades 37. Balls to 33c/b. NTP 7 A: David Dosen, B: Dave Lovett, C: Dave Lovett. NTP 11 A: Peter Matten (pro pin), B: Clifford Hutchings, C: Mal Jenkins 15/11 2023 Club Vets Championships 36 hole Div 1 Sharon Shipman 70, Div 2 Trish Rhoades 75 - Champion. R/up Div 1 Gayle James 67, Div 2 Rosi Hrncir 68. 18 hole Div 1 Day 1 Jackie Chapman 38c/b, Day 2 Lee Stewart 38. Div 2 Day 1 Leanne Wellings 36, Day 2 Karen Wilson 35. R/up 18 hole Div 1 Day 1 Glenys Davidson 34, Day 2 Wendy Mason 35c/b. Div 2 Day 1 Lyn Lightfoot 35, Day 2 Paula Secombe 33c/b. NTP Day 1 7 Div 1 Sharon Shipman, Div2 Brenda Connors. 11 Div 1 Robyn Hodgson. NTP Day 2 7 Div 1 Rhonda Cooper, Div 2 Narelle Hall. 11 Div 1 Jenny Kelloway, Div 2 Bronwyn

Nicholson. Pro pin Day 1 Sharon Shipman, Day 2 Narelle Hall. Balls to Day1 32c/b, Day2 33c/b 16/11 Play 9 Ellis Nicholson 20, Lindsay Morley 19c/b. Balls to 15 17/11 Medley Stableford Andrew Whiteside 39, Andrew Edwards 36c/b. Balls to 34 18/11 27 Hole Foursomes Championship Round 1 Balls to 76.5. NTP 3 A: Tom Neal, B: Garry Hardcastle. NTP 7 A: Max Neal, B: Craig Black. NTP 11 A: Charoen Sroyphet, B: Ross Cook. NTP 15 A: Paul McHugh, B: Garry Hardcastle.

18/11 Ladies Stableford Debbie Telford 19, Jackie Chapman 17c/b.

Balls to 17. NTP Chris Veerhuis.

Saturday Sal Sharon Shipman 19/11 Medley Stableford Tom Neal 42, Sam Rava 40, Sean Campbell 38c/b. Balls to 35

By Ross HARDARKER

Johan Greyling 85.2, Lockie Knight 82.0, Pete C 64.1, Cherelle Steinhardt 58.0, Jon Brown 58.0 The 50m F-Class match was conducted with 13 participants.

Cherelle Steinhardt 197.13, Jon Brown 196.6, Lockie Knight 195.8, Jake

Buckley 195.5, Member-677 190.6, Phil Hartmann 189.3, Johan Greyling 188.5, Mark Pelmore 187.5, Pete C 187.5, Philip Grace 187.3, Carl P 179.3, Saxon G 174.7, Visitors: Nelson Baines 183.6

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media@newsofthearea.com.au Mid North Coast Veteran Golfers Association

By Colin CUTT TUESDAY, 14th November, 83 golfers competed at Coffs Harbour Golf Course.

This was the second round of the MNCVGA championships.

A Grade (0-15): Winner – Kevin Sanford 40, 1st runner-up Steve McNeill 36 c/b, 2nd runner-up Colin Cutt 36.

B Grade (16-22): Winner – Dennis

Sawtell Bowls Results

By Geof HAMPSON

MONDAY – 13/11/2023 Twilight Bowls 5pm to 7pm (Names in on sheet at Club by 4pm / Payment and Check In by 4.45pm) R Hampson, A Day, D Wheeler DEF N Elford, R Clarke, D Ryan B Kennedy, S Kennedy G Hampson DEF B Kennedy, G Edwards, L Mitchell B Edwards, L Wheeler, K Taylor DEF E Korchma, N Foy, P Day K Mason, G Hobson, B Bracken, DEF S Brandenburg B Connors, C Christian TUESDAY– 14/11/2023 Ladies Social Bowls T Goninan, L Savage, D Grebert DEF H Dodd, B Connors, N Fay S Mason, N Harvey, J Townsend DEF J Partridge, L Wheeler, E Tindall N Elford, J Cox, D Ide DEF G Pickard,

Safety Beach Women’s Golf Club

By Marilyn ELY TUESDAY 14 November.

On Tuesday 14 November 32 ladies of Safety Beach Women’s Golf Club faced the starter for an 18 hole

C.ex Coffs Bowls Club

By Mary BUCKLEY

SINGLES semi-finals and finals have been played with Robyn Groundwater defeating Brenda Fane, Sue Wilson defeating Rosemary Williams in the semi-finals. The finals with Sue Wilson and Robyn Groundwater resulted in Sue having a win and being this year’s winner of the Consistency Singles (pictured) Thursday 9 th November: Ardis Ellsmore, Robyn Groundwater,

Park Beach Women’s Bowling Club

By Anne ORR

SOCIAL Bowls Wednesday 15.11.23 A Taylor, B Bodel, V Slater d S Myers, J Boulton, J Bishop 24-8; C McVicar, L McLean, D Hargraves d I Robinson, C Kershaw, M Watt 33-8; E Blanton, C Venturi, S Betts d H Illingsworth, J Rodwell, P Garner 18-17; J Farrell, L Clancy, R Crestani d C Domjawn, J Clarke, R De Meio 25-8; S Stirling, L Kellehan, A Worboys d J Kennedy, E

SSAA Benchrest Results

By Rod MADELEY

DAIRYVILLE range Event was Centrefire 100yds Group.

Peter Fleming .2472, sg .110.

Barry Warwick .2512, sg .199.

Alistair McMillan .2524, sg .141.

Mick Cooper .2728, sg .166.

Coffs Harbour Golf Club Monday Vets

By Vicki SILVER 20th NOVEMBER 2023 46 Members plated a Single Stableford as follows: Gents Winners & Place Getters Andy Gilkes 22 John Wilgress 20 c/b Chris Oddy 20

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SPORTS RESULTS Hardgrove 41, 1st runner-up John Greensill 39, 2nd runner-up John Clancy 38 c/b.

C grade (23-45): Winner – Doug Hurley 42, 1st runner-up Robert Rose 41, 2nd runner-up Cliff Webeck 40.

NTP’s: 3rd – Joey Franck, 6th – Richard Harrison, 12th – Chris Bournon, 15th – Joey Franck.

Joey Franck had a great eagle on the par 4, 5th hole. Well done!

Ball run to 32 pts.

M McDonald, F Sharp T Rhoads, T Thomas, K Lewis DEF R Clark, H Muir, J Wheeler R Cook, A Day, C Hill DEF S Kennedy, M Friend, S Brandenburg WEDNESAY- 15/11/2023 Men’s Social Bowls B Brown/ N Stahlhut, P Weir, A Sorbello DEF I Muller, C Bourke, L Zecchinati W Hall, D Anderson, A Berry DEF J Richardson, J Urge, L Preston D Wheeler, C Christian, M Aujard DEF G Fisher, N Sillar, M Langley N McLelland, D Frost, N Lamond DEF A Baker, B Blight, S Thompson N Kotrozos, J Oats, R Morris DEF R Stokes, M Short, N Wong K Raymond, D Bond, B Meadows DEF G Hitchen, R McLelland, S Wilkinson R Williams, B Clugston, B Fitzpatrick DEF R Stokes, B Martin, P Collins

Stableford Shootout Qualifier, the last chance prior to the final being played on Tuesday 28th between the top 10 qualifiers. The day was very conducive to good golf and the winners were very convincing.

Overall winner was Karen Smith with a wonderful 42 pts. Well played Karen. Runner-up Julie Castle 39 pts,

Dot Heron d Jeanette Kutz(s), Brenda Fane 29-22; Angela Fryer, Jo Burgess, Rosemary Williams d Margaret Stocks, Laine Down, Jan Appleton 22-15.

Tuesday 14th November: Angela Fryer, Jan Appleton d Margaret Stocks, Ardis Ellsmore 29-11; Laine Down, Joan Griffin d Joce Landrey, Dot Heron 28-6. Thursday 16th November: Ardis Ellsmore, Shirley Willis d Laine Down, Di De La Cruz 19-6. Jan Appleton, Angela Fryer, Jeanette Kutz enjoyed a game of set singles with Angela scoring 9, Jan scoring 15 and Jeanette 19.

Denner, L Loadsman 17-15 Mixed Pairs Friday 17-11-23 (Washed out after 8 ends) T Welsh, R Holloway d C Venturi, L Clancy 11-1; D Futcher, R Lane d C McVicar, N McVicar 10-3; G Duffey, D Lindner d S Bailey, D Walsh 13-2; G. S-Latimer,M. Berube d J Farrell, J Woodford 10-6; 7-7; D Hargraves, Y Schmidt d D Rowe, J Boulton 9-3; K Blow, T Blow d G Haig, R Coffey; 7-7; K Dunn, L Loadsmann d L McLeod, J Murtas 15-10, C Irvine, J Bishop d R DeMeio, M DeMeio 8-6; J Rodwell, M Star d C Williamson, J Clarke 7-7.

Gary Hunt .2896, sg .212.

Michael Thompson .3022, sg .220.

Keiran Grabham .3292, sg .185.

Ian Thompson .3702, sg .298.

Rob Hamilton .3884, sg .241.

Hunting rifle: Peter McGrath .5190, sg .363.

Skye Squires .6932, sg .399.

200yds: Alistair McMillan .2549, sg .428.

Michael Thompson .2753, sg .403.

John Delaney 19 c/b Ball Comp: Ken Barber 19 Trevor Bissett 18 c/b Frank Buckley 18 Ladies Winners & Place Getters Sandy Skinner 20 Vicki Silver 19 c/b Lyn Whitelaw 19 c/b Betty Peen 19 c/b Ball Comp: Jo Torrens 19 Trish Mackay 18 c/b

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Sawtell Veterans Golf

By Ian REYNOLDS

q Steve McNeill scored a hole-in-one on the 13th hole at Nambucca last week.

P Bird, W Vaughn, R Pinfold DEF I Maderic, W Vaughn, M Jenkins M Hastings, B Pamberton, A Wagstaff DEF R Smithers, S Shaw, R Petterson Greg Newton, Brian Wills, S Podesta DEF P Eiberger, K Sharman, B Kennedy H Slater, G Hobson, A Brooks DEF T Brooks, R Cridge, G Denniss FRIDAY - 17/11/2023 Open Social Bowls P Bird, J Oates, J Townsend DEF J Urge, G Dennis, T Karam N Stahlhut, E Tindall, N Lamond DEF K Lewis S Brandenburg, G Hobson H Muir, G Campbell, J Townsend DEF J Brown, A Baker, R Morris P Day, P Eiberger, R Heath DEF K Sharman, C Christian, A Berry D Frost, L Zecchinati, W Meadows DEF S Mason, N Harvey, C Hill L Feltrin, A Day, A Sorbello DEF W Vaughn, D Anderson, A Wagstaff 2nd runner-up Judy Pattison 37 pts and 3rd runner-up Maureen Toms 35 pts on c/b.

NTP 4th Marlene Power, 5th Merryl Kyburz, 7th Marilyn Ely, 11th Leanne Clark.

Thank you Kim Batty for donating the raffle won by Maureen Toms.

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RESULTS for 20th November 2023 9 Hole Stroke Net 21 Starters Ladies Lynda Wood 29, Rosie Hrncir 30, Jean Beby 35 Men Dale Allen 31 c/b, Clyde Williamson 31 F Sharpe, M Friend, M Sharpe DEF G Hay, J Partridge, B Fitzpatrick T Brooks, R Cridge, A Taylor DEF G Hampson, G Hitchen, K Taylor Sawtell Mechanical Bowling. Arm Open Pairs Tournament would like to Thank all the sponsors - Major Sponsors - (DHB Device) (T. W. Construction Pty Ltd) (Balloons plus Event Hire) other sponsors (Blooms Chemist Sawtell) (Sawtell Boutique on first) (CHASE Taxis) (BananaCoast Seafood) (Clog Barn Coffs Harbour) (Noel Stahlhut The Pen Man) This event was played on 18th and 19th November Day (Round Winners Day 1) -K Irwin, A Starrett/ (Round Winners Day 2) J Thomas, C Hastie Overall Winners 1st T Robinson, S Campbell 2nd G Horne, G Hines 3rd J Bishop, G Campbell 4th G John, R Pinfold 5th J Thorn, N Bowes 6th G Hobson, B Rhuane 7th B Meadows, J Flynn Christmas Party and Presentation Day being front of mind now. It’s been a very successful year for our ladies, both socially and competitively and handicaps have been on the move throughout the year but there’s always next year to look forward to for those of us wanting to play a bit better. Keep up the practice.

Sue Wilson and Robyn Groundwater.

Mick Cooper .3039, sg .533.

Barry Warwick .3134, sg .463.

Gary Hunt .3594, sg .499.

Ian Thompson .3947, sg .514.

Rob Hamilton .4184, sg .300.

Keiran Grabham .4678, sg .621.

Peter Fleming .5167, sg .323.

Agg: Alistair McMillan .2537.

Barry Warwick .2823. Mick Cooper .2884.

Michael Thompson .2888. Gary Chris Tessari 18 Nearest the Pins 22nd Trish Mackay & Frank Buckley 26th Trish Mackay & Frank Buckley Next week is a four person Team Event, followed by a two person team event on 4th December and our final day of play for 2023 - 11th December which will be a 4 person Ambrose.

Hunt .3245.

Peter Fleming .3820. Ian Thompson .3825.

Keiran Grabham .3985. Rob Hamilton .4034.

2-gun: Alistair McMillan .27925.

Gary Hunt .3300. Rob Hamilton .3912.

Michael Thompson .3384. Keiran Grabham .4081.

Sawtell RSL Snooker Club

By Ken MASON TUESDAY 7th and Tuesday 14th November 2023 2023 Champion of Champions Main Draw Winners: - Laurie Preston - R/U Ken Mason Connsolation Winners: - Daniel Flanders - R/U Anthony O’Connell 2023 Player of the Year Award 1st Bernie Couzens - 2nd Norm Monaghan - 3rd Ken Mason

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In Memory

On behalf of Grace Margaret Graylin’s family, we wish to thank everyone for sending and the hugs of sympathy on her recent passing. We would also like to thank friends and relatives for attending her funeral service as your support meant so much to us.

Special thank you to Director of Mission, Matt Digges for your guidance at this difficult time and for taking the service.

Special thank you to Dr John Koster for you dedicated care given to Mum the past six years she was a resident in The Grange Coffs Community (formerly Opal Aged Care). Mum looked forward to your fun visits. She cared and trusted you immensely.

Special thank you to General Manager, Richard Pacheco and team of angels at The Grange. There is so much to say about you but there isn’t enough room. We can’t thank you enough for all the dedicated care, full of compassion you have given Mum. You were always available to her and myself (Dawn) whenever we needed you. Nothing was ever too much trouble even when times were tough for all of you. Mum loved all of you and was fortunate to be able to acknowledge this love before she passed.

Lori you were amazing, Jane, Darwin, Kim, Sherry, Hugh, just so many people made a difference to her life. I am sorry if I have failed to mention you but you know who you are, the night staff who were on duty the night I slept along side Mum, your care was overwhelming.

Lastly, Special thank you to Keith Logue Funerals, your staff, David, Leah, Ashley and someone who was very comforting Candace in our grief. We appreciated your compassion and empathy.

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FOSTER Susan ‘Sue’ With sadness, we announce the passing of Susan Foster on Thursday 16th November 2023. Susan cherished moments with her partner, family and friends. Beloved partner of Greg.

Beautiful mother of Kirren, Kyle, Sian and Cailan and a caring mother-in-law of Emma, Joseph and Chrissy. Known affectionately as granny ‘Sue Sue’, she brought joy to Gypsy, Astrid, Poppy and Nia. The daughter of Rolf (dec’d) & Lois Foster. Susan will be fondly remembered by her brothers, sisters and extended family.

A Memorial picnic in honour of Susan will be held on Saturday 2nd December 2023 commencing at 3.00 pm at Red Rock Reserve in front of the creek. Please bring a picnic blanket to share in the celebration of Susan’s vibrant spirit. Please wear attire that reflects the spirit of Susan.

In case of wet weather check Keith Logue & Sons Facebook page for a contingency plan.

RSVP Sian Kane on 0431 683 263 for catering purposes.

KING Dorothy Lois ‘Dot’

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MORRIS Aileen Shirley

22nd November 2023, passed away peacefully at the Grange Aged Care.

Dearly beloved wife of Pat (dec’d).

Loving mother and mother-in-law of Lyn & Les, Lois & Errol, Ray & Sharon, Beverly & Stu, Susan & John (dec’d), Peter & Lilly and Gary & Terri.

Cherished nan, great-nan, sister and aunty of their families.

20th November 2023, passed suddenly at her home. Late of Sandy Beach, formerly of Inverell. Beloved wife of Darryl. Loving mother and mother-in-law of Leah & Noel (dec’d) and Mchelle & Andrew. Cherished grandmother and great-grandmother of Robyn, Kirby, Angela, Rachel, Kevin, Dakota, Bo, Shay, Hayley, Chelsee and Lyla.

Aged 92 Years Forever In Our Hearts

Aged 80 Years Will Be Deeply Missed

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Dot’s Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Thursday 30th November 2023 commencing at 1.00 pm.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Aileen’s Funeral Prayers to be celebrated in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Monday 27th November 2023 commencing at 11.30 am.

Dot’s Funeral Service will be live streamed on Keith Logue & Sons Facebook page.

Aileen’s Funeral Prayers will be live streamed on Keith Logue & Sons Facebook page.

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Aileen’s Graveside Prayers to be celebrated at Delungra Cemetery, Delungra on Thursday 30th November 2023 commencing at 10.30 am.

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Robert (Bob) Monkton 19th November 2023 Peacefully at home in Woolgoolga with family by his side. Beloved husband of Doris (dec). Loving father and father-in-law of Peter & Sharon, Stephen and Kylie & Jim. Loved Pop to Patrick, Declan, Meghan, Jamilah, Maleia, Arabella, Sean, Rory, Lily, James and Joel.

Aged 84 Years Reunited with Doris Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Bob’s funeral service to be held on Monday, 27th November 2023 at 1:30pm in the chapel of the Coffs Harbour Crematorium, Coramba Road, Karangi.

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SECCOMBE Leon Gerald ‘Gerry’ 17th November 2023, passed away peacefully at Calvary The Brelsford with his loving wife Anne ‘Bubbles’ by his side. Loved father and father-in-law of Scott & Leanne. Adored grandpa of James. Cherished brother of Barry (dec’d), Rae (dec’d), Paul (dec’d) and Pam. Brother-in-law and uncle of their families.

Aged 87 Years Sleeping Awaiting Jehovah’s Promise

Roger (Rog) Bruce SINGLETON 20th November 2023 Passed away peacefully at the Bellinger River District Hospital Palliative Care Unit surrounded by his loving family. Roger was born in Ardee Private Hospital in Belmore and is late of Sawtell. Beloved husband of Frances Singleton (nee Stewart (dec)).

Sibling to Judith, Hugh (dec), Enid (dec) and Clare. Cherished father and father-in-law of Julie & Matthew, and Malcolm & Kelly. Adored Grandfather to Alexandra, Wil, Fletcher and Charlotte and a great friend to many.

Aged 79 Years Sailing Roger’s family would like to invite friends and work colleagues of Roger’s to celebrate his life at a funeral service to be held on Monday, 27th November 2023 at 10.30am in the Coffs Harbour Crematorium Chapel, Coramba Road, Karangi. For those that cannot attend you are invited to view the livestream on the Victor Rulis Funerals website.

Roger’s family would like to sincerely thank the wonderful doctors from the Departments of Medicine, Radiation, Emergency and, in particular, Palliative Care. Special thank you to the Nurses from the Palliative Care Service (Community and Sub-Acute Unit), whose tireless care and attention, friendship and time, made Roger’s journey bearable. The family would also like to thank Victor Rullis and his staff for their assistance in ensuring Roger is well cared for on his next journey.

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88 Years Loved Still Playing Poker Relatives and friends are invited to attend Ron’s Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel of Hogbin Drive Crematorium & Memorial Gardens, Stadium Drive, Coffs Harbour on Wednesday 29th November 2023 commencing at 10.00 am.

Ron’s Funeral Service will be live streamed on Keith Logue & Sons Facebook page.

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18th November 2023, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Late of Bonville, formerly of Tamworth. Dearly loved husband of Joan (dec’d). Adored and much loved father and father-in-law of Sandra & Gyl, Cathi & Jim and Eric (dec’d).

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ERGONOMIC Height adjustable study desk chair. $65. 0490 161 119 F070723

COFFEE Machine Jura Impressa J9.3 Swiss Made, exc cond Reasonable Offer Accepted. 0418 278 966 Re190424

FEED bin, solid metal with lid, used for animal feed, capacity equivalent to a 44 gal drum. $75 6653 8337 F250823

KARCHER Steam Cleaner $20. 0499 592 475 F271023

NORDIC track VR 19 exercise bike w/ manual $550. 0417 481 120 Re020623

LAPTOP hard drive cloning kit $30. 6649 2967

OAK sideboards with ornate mirror, circa 1920. 0428 812 383

LARGE bench for work or decoration. 2m have a look. Phone 6652 3791

OCTAGONAL display cabinet, 60cm LDx 60cm SOcan be sent $65. Photos 0490161119

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COFFEE Table timber frame smokey glass top .7 x .6mtr $60 0422 440 802 Woopi

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FEEDER bin, metal galvanised, hooks onto fence or post. $55. 6653 8337

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FISHING rods. 2 Surf casters over 4m long 1 boat rod. Complete with reels. $100 for the lot. Ph: 6656 2373

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COMMODE, mid century oak bedroom toilet. Circa 1950s with original chamber pot. $75. Photos can be sent. 0490 161 119

LARGE Computer desk $95ono. Ph: 6650 0380

F L AV O U R C H E F cooking systyem-brand new $50 ono SMS 0409 916 076 F221021

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FOX Tail Palms. $10 Ph 0418 653 939.

LARGE gold framed wall mirror. 75cm x 50cm. Photos can be sent. $60. 0490161119 F110823

LARGE plastic garden pots, $4 each of 3 for $10. 6654 0829

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FRIDGE/freezer 60L Primus, also for car $200. 0499 592 475 e151223

LITTLE Golden Books library of 4, clean pages no screen learning $100 ph 0407 654 879 F210423

PORTABLE Globe sewing machine in working order. Photos can be sent. $60 0490 161 119 F110823

PRESSURE Relief Valve, Model 23120 150psi, for spray tank $50. 0458 230 431 F250823

PRESTIGE Pressure cooker perfect cond.

Trivet, basket and spare seal incl. $99 Ph: 6653 8337 or 0419 166 688

FUJITSU Air conditioner 7kW + inverter. Good working order. $250 0478 746 650 e241123

LOUNGE 2 seater 2x 1 seater wooden arm rests exc cond $100 Call John 6651 7710 F130123

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CORNINGWARE Genuine Blue Cornflower. Browning dish & Bake/Server on Stand $100 for both 0407 654 879 F300623

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DARCY Doyle, large gold framed print 'A break in play', 70cm x 55cm Photos can be sent. $45 0490 161 119 F110823

DESK Grey, very strong folds down for moving 1.5m L x 73cm H x 75cm W. Exc cond. $40. 0415 981 605 F171123

DIAPHRAGM Pressure relief valve 300psi Model 8460 new $75 0407 654 879 F250823

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LOVELY boudoir bedroom dressing chair Unmarked. $85. Photos can be sent. 0490 161 119 F031123

GREENFIELD 28 ride on mower, good cond with Honda motor. $600 ono. 0418 245 913 GYM equipment Exercise bike, rowing machine, ab machine Open this Offers 0429 945 374 F061022

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RECLINER Jason brand. Fully operational $50. 0409 022 456 F020623

LOVELY Mid century style Gossip bench (Vintage telephone chair). Photos avail. $60.

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RUSTIC oblong 6 seat 1930's white mahogany farm table $60. Ph 0474 378 447 F280723

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LOUNGE 2 seater single seater wood arm rests exc cond. $100 6651 7710 LOUNGE 2.5 seat leather. VG Cond $250. 6658 1945

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SEWING Cabinet Deluxe model, Horn brand, with extras $500 Located Sawtell, photos available. 0404 570 440 e081223

SHOWER Screen good cond 2 sides, one slider can deliver locally $99 call 0434 212 460

TANDEM Holstar Grand Tourer bike, exc cond $1200. 0458 274 319 Re100921

TAPEGUN, Commercial hand tying machine includes 8 rolls tape & 5000 staples. $100 0407 654 879 F190822

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HORSE MANURE Orders: 0429 583 144

JIGSAW colt js65jd exc cond $30. 6651 7710 F150121

MARKWELL 3 phase 18cfm air compressor $99. Ph 0474 378 447 F280723

MATTRESS and base king single, as new $300 Ph: 0457 679 486

SIDEBOARD Blackwood 1930’s/40’s Excellent cond $100 Pickup only 0401 076 691

TAPESTRY, Glass framed and wall hung $95. 0422 440 802

MATURE trees, inc new season christmas bush, yukkas, clumping bamboo. 0428812383 F110823

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SNOW Skis and bindings. Incl poles and Salomen boots Great cond. $100 the lot 0409 022 456 F020623

WALL unit, large, timber and glass, good cond teak. $75. 6652 5377 F270522

WASHING Machine 9kg Fisher Paykel Great condition $450 Ph 6653 3442

LANDCRUISER 1998 VCG dual tanks 295,000kms with good tires and kit. New Price $13,000 ono 12 months reg CR02QM Ph: 0415 621 222

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WASHING Machine PIAGGIO 330cc scooter Haier 6kg. Very good 2016. 22,148 kms. Reg Feb 2024 MNF61 cond. $90 ono Toyota Landcruiser 2014 200 Series Good condition but ABS 0409 997 566 Auto, 99461 ks. Diesel,Offers full service history, Excellent condition needs attention.

LUXURY Regal 23’ 0474Lambswool 536 614covers in front,Caravan, Lgecamera ensuite 7 Seater, A/C, Reversing separate, Toilet/shower/ WINE Bar decor 3 $90,000 ono Phone 0414 757 248 front load washing green glass bottles in machine, full oven Seagrass Vintage 1970 recessed bench elec/ $100 ono 0407654879 hot water, Q bed/full wardrobes, Reverse air/con, Microwave/lge WINE Fridge – Large fridge freezer, 3-way Transtherm Ermitage & pullout pantry, Spice Holds 240 bottles Toyota Landcruiser cupboard Lots of Reasonable Offer 2014 200 series storage, RadioTV with Accepted. 0418278966 Auto, 99461ks. satellite, Connection Diesel, full service Wired for Solar panels history, exc cond New awning, Full 7 seater, lambswool annexe, Fully serviced Motors covers in front, a/c, like new, Front boot Reg reversing camera.

6/2/24 754QPJ 2008 VW Golf hatch $80,000 ono $49,500 Contact John auto, 244,307km, 6 mth DXM19C 0428 464 063 rego. $6,000. Ph 0477 Ph 0414 757 248 990 446 LIST YOUR ITEM FOR SALE 2013 Volvo V40 D4 Boats Luxury 2 Litre Diesel CALL: 4981 8882 Turbo Automatic, one TRAILER Sailer Hutton careful owner, excellent 24 registered. Trailer LUXURY 23ft Regent mechanical & exterior & boat ready to go. Brentwood caravan condition, 155,000 klms $7500. 0427034446 Electric Jack, 2x 100 and full service history amp batteries, Ac and Dc $13,000. EYP86X. Ph charges,DieselHeaterair 0412 054 821 Caravans conditioner, TV, 220 litre 3 way fridge, microwave coffee machine, slide JAYCO Eagle 2005 out pantry, gas elect camper good cond hot water, front loader TE78UH $12,000 washing machine, linen Ph 0499 394 365 and cloth wardrobe, tool 2014 FORD Territory box, slide out barbeque Auto Diesel 7seater electric step, 2 annexes Rego Sept 2024 1 brand new, many other CTZ92F, 163,000kms extras, 3 months rego One owner, full service XO1912. $45,000 ONO record, Towbar, Roof Ph: 0417 231 317 racks, A1 condition $15,000. 0427 667 495 f241123

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TENNIS racquets, man and ladies older style (Yvonne Goolagong) $40.00 each. Phone 0401 221 864 F270123

THREE Heavey duty collapsible reflective safety truck triangles $30 0490 161 119

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TIMBER venetian blinds various sizes 50ml slats Brown oak as new 2 sets 210cm W, 1 set 120cm W. From $50 to $100. 0405 083 245

TIMBER Vintage free standing chevelle mirror Glass measures 1m x 30cm. $85 Photos available 0490 161 119

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TIMBER workstation Pine coloured with 5 shelves including a slideout keyboard shelf and CD holder.

1200 L x 600 W x 1400 H VGC $45 ONO Tel: 0415 715 619 F031123

TRAVELERS palm $50 Jacaranda and flame tree $40 each mature trees in pots, approx 9ft high. Ph 6653 8337 F271023

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21.5ft RIVER Diamantina Caravan Semi off road, dual suspension, generator Reversed cycle A/C awnings. Excellent condition, as new housed in large shed Queen bed, TV, gas hobs & oven, microwave large 3 way fridge Large ensuite, washing machine, BBQ, much storage inside & out Twin solar panels 100w ea, 2x 100amp batteries grey water tank, stone guard, bike rack. Can be sold fully equipped if wanted. $75,000 ono Reg TR94KB Ph 0414 757 248

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HOLDEN Racing team collared shirt from early 2020’s Red with Insignias Dunlop, Holden and Coca Cola sponsors etc Size L $10 4981 7523

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HEALTH care adjust orthopedic posture chair 200kg, swl. $65. Photos can be sent. 0490161119

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DVD complete set all 7 seasons Madmen $50ono 0488 763 132

SUN umbrella 12ft diameter. Aluminium frame, solid base. VCG $100. 6656 2373

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GAS Heater LPG Palomo brand in good working order $75 Ph 0422 440 802

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CRICKET bat, Merv Hughes signed sticker $15. 0490 161 119

QUALITY wooden furniture for sale made by craftsman/carpenter variety to choose from view anytime. 66523791

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COOK canopy rangehood 60cm $50 Kitchen sink 1/1/2 basins with tap $50. Sawtell Ph: 0458 006 643

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COMPUTER aided drawing machine Open to offers Ph: 0429 945 374

OZ trail wardrobe four shelves and hanging space $50 Ono 0456 210 772

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LARGE vintage timber wall mirror. Photo can be supplied. 90cm x 70cm $50. 0490 161 119

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COFFEE Table 1.2m x 0.78m timber Has draw front and rear $125. Ph: 6658 1945

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CD Rack stand, Solid timber holds 60 CD’s in excel cond $40 Ph 0422 440 802 Woopi

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TREADMILL Electric good condition Healthstream Gold Series. Long, wide flat running platform $300. 0431 310 830

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2015 Suzuki Swift GL Hatchback 5 dr Auto Rego till Jan 2024 31,208kms. Exc cond DCB32G. $15,999 ono Ph: 0428 227 1022 Re260424

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JAYCO Sterling 2009 Excellent Cond, 21.6 ft, Full Ensuite, 2x160 watts solar panels, 2x120 amp lithium battery, March 2024 Rego. V65352. Ibis 4 air conditioner. Diesel Heater. $38,000 Ph: 0407 074 772 e011223

MOTORHOME Matilda Henry 2002 130,000kms, 10months rego YUW496. Always Isuzu serviced. Shower toilet, solid timber cupboards & robes Queen size bed 4-burner stove & oven. Many extras! Must sell due to health. $105,000 Ph: 6654 3305 e011223

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TIDE CHART - 7 DAYS THE RIGHT TABLE SHOW TIDAL VARIATIONS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS The time variation should be added to the corresponding Fort Denison time.

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The magnetic Lucy Lawless and the bright and stylish surrounds of Auckland render this a marvellously upbeat, colourful murder mystery series. Add in witty protagonist and crime-solver Alexa Crowe’s (Lawless) side hustle as a bread baker, and you have the recipe for a truly cosy and warm crime caper. Featuring a new face in IT whiz Beth (Tatum Warren-Ngata) and the rustic attraction of Martin Henderson (Virgin River) as Alexa’s brother Will, season three’s quirky cases of bloodshed are all kinds of amiable.

Tonight, in “The Village”, a lively retirement village is rocked by a death, but it’s Will’s worrying involvement with the victims that hits close to home for Alexa.

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FRIDAY, November 24 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 And We Danced. (R) 11.00 Tiny Oz. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Shetland. (Mal, R) 2.00 Finding The Archibald. (Ml, R) 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour.

(R) 9.20 Home Is Where The Art Is. (R) 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. (PGs, R) 12.00 WorldWatch.

2.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.00 World’s Most Extraordinary Homes. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Jesse Stone: Lost In Paradise. (2015, Madv, R) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: A Christmas Stray. (2021, PGa) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Everyday Gourmet.

(R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.00 Farm To Fork.

(R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Bold.

(PGav, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday.

1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork.

4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Costa Georgiadis visits a communal garden.

8.30 Under The Vines. (PG) Daisy and Louis attend Marissa’s infamous book club, where they meet David’s daughter Sienna.

9.20 Midsomer Murders.

(Masv, R) DCI Barnaby and DS Winter investigate when a member of a village watch is murdered.

10.50 ABC Late News.

11.05 Question Everything. (R) 11.35 Silent Witness. (Ma, R) 12.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

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

7.35 Hunting Egypt’s Lost Treasures.

8.30 Nick Knowles Into The Grand Canyon.

9.25 Tony Robinson: Britain’s Greatest River. (R) 10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 Pacific Games Highlights.

Highlights from the Pacific Games.

11.45 Good People. (Malv) 12.40 Vise Le Coeur. (MA15+a, R) 3.30 Going Places. (R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

Adam Dovile handcrafts a bedside clock.

8.30 Miniseries: The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe. (Mal) Part 3 of 4. John has had enough of being dead and returns to England to declare he is suffering from amnesia and is reunited with his sons. Journalists hunt down Anne and the story unravels.

10.30 MOVIE: King Of Thieves.

(2018, Ml, R) Michael Caine.

12.45 The Front Bar. (Ml, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 For The Love Of Pets. (PGm) 8.30 MOVIE: Legally Blonde.

(2001, PGls, R) A ditzy blonde enrols in law school. Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson.

10.30 MOVIE: Forgetting Sarah Marshall. (2008, MA15+ls, R) 12.35 MOVIE: Ascendant.

(2021, MA15+av, R) 2.30 My Way. (PG, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Postcards. (PG, R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 The Graham Norton Show.

(Mls, R) Graham Norton is joined by Laura Linney, Dawn French, London Hughes and Adrian Edmondson.

9.30 To Be Advised.

10.30 Good Sam. (Ma) Sam and her team are forced to make impossible choices about their patients’ care.

11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert.

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Gardening Australia Junior. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: Office Christmas Party. (2016, MA15+) 10.15 Would I Lie To You? 10.45 QI. 11.15 Ghosts. 11.45 Devolution: A Devo Theory. 12.45am Killing Eve. 1.25 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces.

2.15 ABC News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.00 Mini Kids.

5.20 Tik Tak. 5.30 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

8.10 ABC America Nightline. 8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 Shortland St. 11.00 Pacific Games Highlights. Highlights from the Pacific Games. Noon Pacific Games. Day 5: Afternoon session. 5.00 Pacific Games. Day 5: Evening session. 10.05 The Black Full Monty. 11.00 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 1.10am Monogamish. 4.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice.

9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 The Real Seachange. 2.30 I Escaped To The Country. 3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Cliveden: A Very British Country House. 11.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Golf.

Australian PGA Championship. Second round. 5.00 Keeping Up Appearances. 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible – Fallout. (2018, M) 11.20 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier. AFC Round 2. Palestine v Australia. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i.

10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 Star Trek: Discovery.

12.15am Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Movie Show. 6.15 On A Clear Day. (2005, PG) 8.05 The Cup. (2011) 10.00 I Am Michael. (2015, M) 11.55 Hearts And Bones. (2019, M) 2pm The Way. (2010, PG) 4.20 The Band’s Visit. (2007, PG, Arabic) 5.55 The Eagle Huntress. (2016, PG, Kazakh) 7.30 Looking For Alibrandi. (2000, M) 9.25 Adoration.

(2013, MA15+) 11.30 The King’s Speech. (2010, M) 1.40am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

Noon Pawn Stars. 1.00 Simpsons. 2.00 Truck Night In America. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Cricket.

Women’s Big Bash League. Game 52. Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder. 7.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Game 53. Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers. 10.30 Motorcycle Racing. FIM World Supercross Championship. Round 3. Australian Grand Prix. Day 1. 12.30am Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Medium. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond.

2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties.

4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Children’s Programs. 5.45 MOVIE: Trolls World Tour. (2020) 7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2. (2011, M) 10.00 MOVIE: Mortal Engines. (2018, M) 12.30am Under The Dome. 1.30 Life After Lockup. 2.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.45pm Bamay. 2.20 Anthem Sessions Interstitials.

2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Kungka Kunpu.

5.10 Pacific Games Highlights. Highlights from the Pacific Games. 6.10 NITV News: Nula. 6.40 Wild Rockies. 7.30 MOVIE: Frog Dreaming. (1986, PG) 9.15 MOVIE: Guess Who. (2005) 11.10 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Chris Kenny Tonight. 2.00 Afternoon Agenda. 3.00 Paul Murray Live. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 Erin. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 The Rita Panahi Show. 8.00 The US Report. 9.00 The Media Show. 9.30 NewsNight.

10.00 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat Please Note: Programs are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by the Networks.

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SATURDAY, November 25 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. (PG) 10.30 Rage AusMusic Month.

(PG) 12.00 News. 12.30 Midsomer Murders.

(PG, R) 2.00 Annika. (Ma, R) 2.50 The Durrells. (PG, R) 4.40 Landline. (R) 5.10 Joanna Lumley’s Spice Trail Adventure. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize.

(R) 9.05 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under.

10.05 Short History Of The English Garden.

11.00 Along Ireland’s Shores. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Grand Prix Espoo. H’lights. 4.40 Greatest Hits Of The 70s. (PGas, R) 5.30 Hitler And The Reichstag Fire.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s Motorsport Classic. 12.30 Motor Racing.

Supercars C’ship. Round 12. Adelaide 500.

Day 1. Qualifying and support races. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 12.

Adelaide 500. Day 1. Pre-race and race 27.

5.30 Border Security. (PG, R)

6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today.

10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Golf. Australian PGA Championship. Third round.

5.00 News: First At Five.

5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 10 Minute Kitchen. (R) 10.00 St10. (PG) 12.00 Luxury Escapes. (R) 12.30 The Yes Experiment. (l) 1.00 GCBC. (R) 1.30 Healthy Homes. 2.00 Exploring Off The Grid. (PGl, R) 2.30 Charming China. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Way We Wore. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 All Creatures Great And Small. (Return, PG) James is put in an impossible situation.

8.20 Vera. (Ma, R) Part 1 of 4. Vera is called to a remote lighthouse where a body has been discovered lashed to a sailboat.

9.50 Annika. (Ma, R) A local lothario is found in a block of ice.

10.40 Under The Vines. (PG, R) 11.25 QI. (Ms, R) 11.55 Rage AusMusic Month. (MA15+adhlnsv) 5.00 Rage. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Britain’s Most Luxurious Train Journeys.

8.25 Highclere: The Real Downton Abbey.

9.20 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys. (R) 10.10 Wonders Of Scotland. (PGa, R) 10.40 Pacific Games Highlights.

Highlights from the Pacific Games.

11.40 Rex In Rome. (Mlv, R) 1.30 Hope. (Ml, R) 3.45 Going Places. (R) 4.15 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (PG, R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) 7.30 MOVIE: Independence Day: Resurgence. (2016, Mv, R) Humans battle an alien invasion. Liam Hemsworth.

9.55 MOVIE: xXx: State Of The Union. (2005, Mlv, R) An ex-con is recruited to be a spy. Ice Cube.

12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 12.

Adelaide 500. Day 1. Highlights.

1.00 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Get Clever. (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R)

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Garden Hustle. (PG) 8.30 MOVIE: Olympus Has Fallen. (2013, MA15+lv, R) 10.50 MOVIE: The Foreigner.

(2017, MA15+alv, R) 12.50 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PG, R) 1.40 Explore TV. (PG, R) 2.05 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.35 The Pet Rescuers. (PGm, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGlm, R) 6.30 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less. (Premiere) Jamie Oliver provides low budget recipes.

7.30 The Dog House. (PGa, R) An abandoned terrier enjoys a makeover.

8.30 Ambulance. (Ma) A call is received concerning a man driving the wrong way up a slip road, kicking off a busy shift.

11.00 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald.

12.00 CSI: Vegas. (Mmv, R) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Authentic. (PG) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 9.40 Mark Seymour And The Undertow: Slow Dawn Live. 10.30 Jayde Adams: Serious Black Jumper. 11.35 Staged. (Final) Midnight MythBusters. 12.50 Portlandia. 1.35 Fleabag. 2.00 Blunt Talk. (Final) 2.25 MOVIE: Empire Records. (1995, M) 3.55 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

8.10 ABC America Nightline. 8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 Shortland St. 11.00 Pacific Games Highlights. Highlights from the Pacific Games. Noon Pacific Games. Day 6: Afternoon session. 5.00 Pacific Games. Day 6: Evening session. 10.00 The Back Side Of Television.

11.05 Vikings. 12.55am The X-Files. 2.45 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

7TWO (62) 6am Home Shopping.

8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Escape To The Country.

11.00 House Of Wellness. Noon Horse Racing.

Cranbourne Cup, The Gong Race Day and Tattersall’s Raceday. 6.00 Heathrow. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 12.30am The Real Seachange. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 Danger Man. 8.30 TV Shop. 9.00 Turning Point.

9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 MOVIE: Victoria The Great.

(1937) 1.15pm MOVIE: For Better, For Worse. (1954) 3.00 MOVIE: Beach Party. (1963) 5.00 MOVIE: A Hole In The Head. (1959) 7.30 MOVIE: Grease.

(1978, PG) 9.45 MOVIE: The Birdcage. (1996, M) 12.10am Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Snap Happy. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 On The Fly. Noon Escape Fishing With ET. 12.30 Australia

By Design: Architecture. 1.00 JAG. 2.00 Taste Of Australia: BBQ. 2.30 Camper Deals. 3.00 JAG. 5.00 Reel Action. 5.30 iFish. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer.

A-League Men. Round 5. Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers. 10.15 NCIS. 11.10 SEAL Team.

12.05am 48 Hours. 1.00 Evil. 2.00 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Eagle Huntress. Continued. (2016, PG, Kazakh) 7.15 God Willing. (2015, PG, Italian) 8.50 The Band’s Visit.

(2007, PG, Arabic) 10.25 Dating The Enemy. (1996, M) 12.25pm About Last Night. (1986, M) 2.30 On A Clear Day. (2005, PG) 4.20 The Last Wave.

(1977, PG) 6.20 Romeo And Juliet. (2013, PG) 8.30 Finding Your Feet. (2017, M) 10.35 Carmen And Lola.

(2018, MA15+, Spanish) 12.35am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

1pm Blokesworld. 1.30 Dipper’s Rigs. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Aussie Truckers. 3.00 Boating.

Australian V8 Superboats Championship. Round 1. Replay. 4.00 Secrets Of The Supercars. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Football. AFL Women’s. First preliminary final. Brisbane Lions v Geelong. 9.45 MOVIE: Skyscraper. (2018, M) 11.50 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

1.30pm MOVIE: Christmas In Washington. (2021) 3.15 MOVIE: A Glenbrooke Christmas. (2020) 5.00 Mr Mayor. 5.30 MOVIE: The Lego Movie. (2014, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. (2015, M) 10.10 MOVIE: The Adjustment Bureau.

(2011, M) 12.15am MOVIE: The Greenhouse. (2021, M) 2.00 Surfing Australia TV. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

11.40 MOVIE: Blinky Bill: The Movie. (2015, PG) 1.25pm Wild Rockies. 2.30 Bamay. 3.05 The Best Of Yalukit Willam. 5.10 Pacific Games Highlights.

Highlights from the Pacific Games. 6.10 News. 6.20 Great Lakes Wild. 6.50 Ice Cowboys. 7.40 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. 8.35 MOVIE: Black Sheep. (2006, MA15+) 10.05 The Ripple Effect. 11.00 Late Programs.

6am News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Gameday Live. 8.00 Gameday Live.

9.00 Gameday Live. 10.00 News. 11.00 Weekend Live. Noon Weekend Live. 1.00 Weekend Live.

2.00 News. 2.30 News. 3.00 Weekend Live. 4.00 News. 5.00 News. 6.00 Fox Sports News. 7.00 The US Report. 8.00 The Media Show. 8.30 NewsNight.

9.00 Fox Sports News. 10.00 Full Time Live. 11.00 Late Programs.

SUNDAY, November 26 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. (Final) 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 3.15 Grand Designs.

(PG, R) 4.05 Bill Bailey’s Wild West Australia.

(PG, R) 5.00 Simply Nigella. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. (PG) 10.05 Short History Of The English Garden. 11.00 Along Ireland’s Shores. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch.

1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Dakar Rally 2024 Route Reveal. 3.30 Beach Volleyball.

Australian World Futures 2023-24. Gold medal matches. 5.30 Hitler And The Reichstag Fire.

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Seven’s Motorsport Classic. 12.30 Motor Racing.

Supercars C’ship. Round 12. Adelaide 500.

Day 2. Qualifying and support races. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Round 12.

Adelaide 500. Day 2. Pre-race and race 28.

5.30 Weekender.

6.00 Fishing Aust. (R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Cross Court. 10.30 Great Barrier Reef: A Living Treasure. (PG, R) 11.30 Drive TV. 12.00 Golf. Australian PGA Championship. Final round.

5.00 News: First At Five.

5.30 RBT. (PGdl, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.00 Jamie Oliver: Together. (R) 10.00 St10. (PG) 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.10 My Market Kitchen. (R) 1.30 Farm To Fork.

(R) 2.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 2.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 3.00 Cook With Luke. 3.30 Taste Of Aust. 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (Return, PGal) 5.00 News.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Joanna Lumley’s Britain. (PG, R) Part 1 of 3.

8.20 Annika. (Ma) Annika is visiting her daughter at a Scottish eco-resort when a local builder is found dead in a stream.

9.10 Shetland. (Mal) Perez tries to get the measure of Lloyd. Evidence emerges of another bombmaker.

10.05 We Hunt Together. (Malsv, R) Freddy plays a dangerous game.

10.55 Troppo. (Madl, R) 11.55 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.05 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Fortress Britain With Alice Roberts. (PG) 8.25 The Princes In The Tower: New Evidence.

9.55 Conspiracy In The Harem: Ramses III Case. (Mv, R) 11.00 Pacific Games Highlights.

Highlights from the Pacific Games.

12.00 24 Hours In Emergency. (Mal, R) 1.50 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Mushroom 50 Live. (PGl) The Australian music company, Mushroom, home to Kylie Minogue, Jimmy Barnes, Paul Kelly, Hunters And Collectors, Skyhooks, and many more, celebrate its 50th anniversary with an all-star concert.

10.55 The 1% Club. (PGls, R) Jim Jefferies hosts a game show where contestants must answer increasingly obscure questions.

12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 12.

Adelaide 500. Day 2. Highlights.

1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 60 Minutes.

8.00 To Be Advised.

9.30 Nine News Late.

10.00 Under Investigation. (MA15+v, R) 11.05 #TextMeWhenYouGetHome. (Mav) 12.00 MOVIE: Awoken. (2019, MA15+hlv, R) 1.40 Cross Court. (R) 2.05 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PGads, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Drive TV. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project.

A look at the day’s news.

7.30 Dessert Masters. (PGl) In a double elimination, contestants are tasked with cooking a Christmas dish that means something to them.

8.40 FBI. (Madv) After finding a group of six teenagers dead from a drug overdose, the FBI team investigates.

9.40 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) The NCIS team investigates when residents at a US Navy base find their vehicles burglarised.

11.30 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux: The City Addicted To Crystal Meth. 9.30 You Can’t Ask That. 10.00 Doc Martin. 10.50 Civilisations.

(Final) 11.50 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.35am Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 1.15 Jayde Adams: Serious Black Jumper. 2.20 ABC News Update. 2.25 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am Morning Programs. 11.00 Pacific Games Highlights. H’lights from the Pacific Games. Noon Patriot Brains.

12.55 The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. 3.45 WorldWatch. 4.15 Shortland St. 5.15 Inside Sydney Airport. 6.10 Kars & Stars. 6.40 Mysteries From Above. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 The Last Overland: Singapore To London. 9.25 Living Next Door To Putin. 10.25 Late Programs.

7TWO (62) 6am Morning Programs.

Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 The Real Seachange. 2.55 Football. AFL Women’s.

Second preliminary final. North Melbourne v Adelaide. 5.00 The Zoo. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Slow Train Through Africa With Griff Rhys Jones. 8.30 Call The Midwife. 10.50 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Rainbow Country. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 Getaway. 11.30 Garden Gurus. Noon MOVIE: The Rebel. (1961) 2.15 MOVIE: Father’s Doing Fine.

(1952) 4.00 MOVIE: Taras Bulba. (1962, PG) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: A Time To Kill. (1996, M) 11.30 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 Tough Tested. 9.00 All 4 Adventure. 10.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 JAG. 1pm Bondi Rescue. 1.30 What’s Up Down Under. 2.00 iFish. 2.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 5. Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Mirror Mirror: Are You Well? 11.50 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.45am FBI: International. 1.40 48 Hours. 3.30 Reel Action. 4.00 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Band’s Visit. Continued. (2007, PG, Arabic) 6.35 The Last Wave. (1977, PG) 8.35 Little Women. (1994, PG) 10.45 Looking For Alibrandi. (2000, M) 12.40pm The King’s Speech. (2010, M) 2.50 The Eagle Huntress. (2016, PG, Kazakh) 4.25 The Odyssey.

(2016, PG, French) 6.40 RBG. (2018, PG) 8.30 Erotic Stories. 10.45 Mulholland Drive. (2001, MA15+) 1.25am Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Fishy Business. 7.00 Oz Fish TV. 7.30 Home Shopping. 10.00 Cricket.

Women’s Big Bash League. Game 55. Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers. 1.30pm Cricket.

Women’s Big Bash League. Game 56. Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder. 5.00 Storage Wars: Texas.

6.00 Border Security: International. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 MOVIE: A Few Good Men. (1992, M) 11.25 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

1.30pm The Nanny: Oy To The World. 2.00 Raymond. 2.30 Rich House, Poor House. 3.30 A1: Highway Patrol. 4.30 MOVIE: Batman Forever.

(1995, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Stargate. (1994, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: Batman Begins. (2005, M) 12.10am Kardashians. 2.00 Rich House, Poor House. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike.

4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 4.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2pm Bamay. 2.30 Ella Fitzgerald At The Paris Olympia. 3.00 Dizzy Gillespie In Studio 104. 3.45 Sam Cooke: Legend. 5.00 Untold History Of The Pacific. 5.30 Pacific Games Highlights. H’lights from the Pacific Games. 6.30 News. 6.40 Natural Born Rebels. 7.40 Spirit To Soar. 8.30 Hawaiian: The Legend Of Eddie Aikau. 10.00 MOVIE: Capturing The Friedmans. (2003) Midnight Late Programs.

6am News. 6.30 News. 7.00 Gameday Live. 8.00 Sunday Agenda.

9.00 Outsiders. 10.00 Outsiders. 11.00 Business Weekend With Ross Greenwood. Noon News.

1.00 Weekend Live. 2.00 News. 2.30 News. 3.00 Weekend Live. 4.00 News. 5.00 News. 6.00 Outsiders. 7.00 The Sunday Showdown. 8.00 Bernardi. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 Royal Report. 10.30 NewsNight. 11.00 Late Programs.

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MONDAY, November 27 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Landline.

(Final, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 QI. (Mls, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time.

3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Back Roads. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.15 Great Canal Journeys. (R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 2.05 The Real Hunt For Red October. (PGa, R) 2.55 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.25 The Cook Up. (R) 3.55 World’s Most Extraordinary Homes.

(R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: A Christmas Mission. (2020, PGl) 2.00 Autopsy USA. (Mad, R) 3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 To Be Advised.

1.30 Getaway. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Everyday Gourmet.

(R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. 8.00 Farm To Fork.

(R) 8.30 GCBC. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil.

(Ma, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.10 Ent. Tonight.

3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Australian Story.

8.30 Evacuation. (Mal) 9.20 Media Watch. (PG) 9.35 Q+A. (Final) 10.40 ABC Late News.

10.55 The Business. (R) 11.10 Yakka: Australia At Work. (PG, R) 12.10 Parliament Question Time.

1.10 The Trouble With Maggie Cole. (Final, Mv, R) 1.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (a, R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.35 Close Encounters With Levison Wood.

8.30 1968: A Year Of War, Turmoil And Beyond.

9.25 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. (PGas, R) 10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 My Brilliant Friend. (Mdlsv) 11.45 La Jauria. (MA15+sv, R) 3.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.30 The 1% Club. (PGls) Hosted by Jim Jefferies.

8.30 Big Brother. (Mal) Heading to the basement for the nominations challenge, the housemates are divided into chosen pairs.

9.50 S.W.A.T. (Mav) Hondo returns as leader.

10.50 The Latest: Seven News.

11.20 Autopsy USA: Patty Duke. (MA15+ad, R) 12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III. (Premiere, PG) 8.40 Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators. (Mlv) 9.40 Getting Away With Murder. (Mav) 10.40 Nine News Late.

11.10 Resident Alien. (Malsv, R) 12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Hello SA. (PG) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 ACA. (R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Dessert Masters. (PGl) The five remaining pastry chefs are one cook away from earning a place in the grand finale.

8.40 The Secrets She Keeps.

(Malv) Agatha’s attempt to elicit outside help for her unborn baby uncovers a startling new twist.

9.40 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mdv, R) The team searches for diamond thieves.

11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.10 Louis Theroux: The Night In Question. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 QI. 12.15am Whose Line Is It Anyway?

12.35 Escape From The City. 1.35 MOVIE: Empire Records. (1995, M) 3.00 ABC News Update. 3.05 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

8.10 APAC Weekly. 8.40 France 24 English News.

9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon Pacific Games. Day 7: Afternoon session.

5.00 Pacific Games. Day 7: Evening session. 10.05 Then You Run. 10.55 We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) 11.30 Hoarders. 1.10am The Devil You Know. 2.00 Transnational. 2.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

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6am Morning Programs. 7.30 The Zoo. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes.

1pm Business Builders. 1.30 The Real Seachange.

2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Extreme Railways. 3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Dr Quinn. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: Piccadilly Incident. (1946) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House.

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise.

8.40 Queens Of Mystery. 10.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 All 4 Adventure.

9.30 Reel Action. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman.

3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 Mirror Mirror: Are You Well? 11.45 SEAL Team. 12.45am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am RBG. (2018, PG) 7.50 Romeo And Juliet. (2013, PG) 10.00 Finding Your Feet. (2017, M) 12.05pm Mr Pip. (2012, M) 2.15 Roxane. (2019, PG, French) 3.50 The Finishers. (2013, PG, French) 5.30 The Chaperone.

(2018, PG) 7.30 On Chesil Beach. (2017, M) 9.35 Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. (2010, M, Finnish) 11.10 Late Programs. 5.55am The Odyssey. (2016, PG, French)

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Rides Down Under: Aussie Truckers. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Adelaide 500.

H’lights. 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship.

Adelaide 500. H’lights. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers.

6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters.

8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 9.30 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 10.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Medium. 1.00 Rich House, Poor House.

2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver.

4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld.

8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.45 MOVIE: Horrible Bosses. (2011, MA15+) 11.45 Seinfeld. 12.45am Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2pm Going Places. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Wild Rockies. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.35 Karla Grant Presents. 9.05 Camels And The Pitjantjara. 9.55 MOVIE: Stand By Me. (1986, M) 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Outsiders. 2.00 Parliament Live. 3.15 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 Sharri. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Chris Kenny Tonight. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Late Debate. 10.30 The Late Debate: The Papers. 11.00 Late Programs.

TUESDAY, November 28 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 10.30 Dream Gardens. (R) 11.00 Enslaved. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 The Hunt For Gaddafi’s Billions. (Mal, R) 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 Gardening Aust. (R) 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Her Majesty’s Cavalry. (Ml, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 2.05 The Real Hunt For Red October. (Mav, R) 2.55 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.25 The Cook Up. (R) 3.55 World’s Most Extraordinary Homes.

(PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: A Christmas Spark. (2022, PGa) 2.00 Autopsy USA. (Mad, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Chateau Christmas. (2020, G) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Everyday Gourmet.

(R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.00 Farm To Fork.

(R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (Mas, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.10 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours.

(PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGas) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 The Way We Wore. (PG) 9.00 Yakka: Australia At Work. (PGa) 10.00 Believing In Australia. (PGa) 10.55 ABC Late News.

11.10 The Business. (R) 11.25 Evacuation. (Final, Mal, R) 12.15 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.35 Parliament Question Time.

1.35 The Cult Of The Family. (Mad, R) 2.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Courtney Act’s One Plus One. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (Return) 8.40 Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends Of Pop. (PG) 10.00 SBS World News Late.

10.30 Pacific Games Highlights.

Highlights from the Pacific Games.

11.30 Miniseries: The Dark Heart. (Mal) 12.25 Exit. (MA15+ads, R) 3.20 Going Places. (PGa, R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize.

(R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Mali fears the worst.

7.30 Highway Patrol. (PGadl) A motorist is caught on a phone.

8.30 Big Brother. (Mal) Josh decides to lift the mood in the house by romancing Tay with a breakfast in bed.

9.40 The Endgame. (Malv) The Federal Reserve is targeted.

10.40 The Latest: Seven News.

11.10 A Friend Of The Family.

(MA15+a) Jan goes missing again.

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Travel Guides. (PGl) 9.00 MOVIE: Ocean’s 8. (2018, Ml, R) A woman sets out to pull off a heist.

Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett.

11.15 Nine News Late.

11.45 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) 12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.30 Outdoors Indoors.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

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

7.30 Dessert Masters. (Final, PGl) Hosted

by Melissa Leong and Amaury Guichon.

8.50 The Cheap Seats. (Final, Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was.

9.50 NCIS. (Mdv, R) A con man from Parker’s past turns up.

10.50 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Ma, R) Aiden Hanna’s plane crashes.

11.50 The Project. (R) 12.55 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.10 Ghosts. 9.45 Rosehaven. 10.10 Portlandia. 10.55 Fleabag. 11.25 Would I Lie To You? 11.55 MOVIE: Office Christmas Party. (2016, MA15+) 1.35am Staged. (Final) 2.00 ABC News Update.

2.05 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. 11.00 Pacific Games Highlights.

H’lights from the Pacific Games. Noon Pacific Games. Day 8: Afternoon session. 5.00 Pacific Games. Day 8: Evening session. 10.05 Who The Bloody Hell Are We? 12.15am Dopesick Nation.

1.05 Hate Thy Neighbour. 2.00 VICE Guide To Film.

2.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

7TWO (62)

6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country.

2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys. 3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 Surf Patrol.

4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 Law & Order: UK. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Morning Programs.

9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless.

1.50 Iconic Australia. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow.

3.30 MOVIE: Seven Days To Noon. (1950, PG) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder.

9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 FBI: International. 10.20 SEAL Team. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am The Odyssey. Continued. (2016, PG, French) 8.10 The Chaperone. (2018, PG) 10.10 On Chesil Beach.

(2017, M) 12.15pm Parallel Mothers. (2021, Spanish) 2.30 A Cat In Paris. (2010, PG) 3.45 RBG. (2018, PG) 5.35 A King In New York. (1957, PG) 7.30 Gosford Park. (2001, M) 10.00 Messy Christmas. (2016, M, Italian) 11.45 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. (2013, M) 1.25am Mr Pip. (2012, M) 3.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 1.00 Swamp People. 2.00 Extreme Unboxing. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Cricket.

Women’s Big Bash League. The Eliminator. 10.30 Outback Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Medium. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond.

2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties.

4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 Love Island Australia.

9.45 MOVIE: The Campaign. (2012, MA15+) 11.35 Seinfeld. 12.35am Young Sheldon. 1.00 Life After Lockup. 2.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.35pm Going Places. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Indian Country Today News. 5.30 Pacific Games Highlights. Highlights from the Pacific Games. 6.30 News. 6.40 Wild Rockies. 7.30 The Casketeers. 8.30 MOVIE: Made In America. (1993, M) 10.25 Faboriginal. 10.55 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Peta Credlin. 2.00 Parliament Live. 3.15 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 Sharri. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Chris Kenny Tonight. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Late Debate. 10.30 The Late Debate: The Papers. 11.00 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat

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WEDNESDAY, November 29 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Rick Stein’s Secret France. (R) 10.55 Q+A. (Final, R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.40 Media Watch.

(PG, R) 2.00 Parliament.

3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Back Roads. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (R) 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7.

(Ml, R) 11.05 Her Majesty’s Cavalry. (PGl, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Batavia Revealed: Shipwreck Psycho. (Mav, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.00 World’s Most Extraordinary Homes. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Santa’s Boots. (2018, PG, R) 2.00 Autopsy USA. (Mad, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Crashing Through The Snow. (2021, PGa) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Ent. Tonight.

(R) 8.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 8.30 Judge Judy.

(PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGas, R) 9.30 Neighbours.

(PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (Mds, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Farm To Fork.

4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 8.30 Question Everything.

9.05 Australian Epic. (Ml) 9.35 Planet America.

10.05 QI. (PG, R) 10.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 11.15 ABC Late News.

11.30 The Business. (R) 11.50 We Hunt Together. (Malsv, R) 12.35 Parliament Question Time.

1.35 The Trial Of Christine Keeler. (Mals, R) 2.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.35 IKEA: How Do They Really Do It? (Ml) 8.30 Alone UK. (Mal) 9.25 Fargo. (MA15+) 10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 Pacific Games Highlights.

Highlights from the Pacific Games.

11.55 COBRA. (MA15+l, R) 2.30 MOVIE: Sorry We Missed You. (2019, MA15+l, R) 4.15 Bamay. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize.

(R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (Final, PGasv) 8.30 Big Brother. (Mal) The housemates are sleeping soundly when host Sonia Kruger unexpectedly enters the bedroom with a megaphone, wakes them up and sends them straight to the eviction room.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 The Amazing Race. (PG) The teams continue racing in Slovenia. Hosted by Phil Keoghan.

1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. Takes a look at the latest news, sport and weather, with business and finance updates.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGams) 8.30 Clarkson’s Farm. (Premiere, Ml) 9.40 Luxe Listings Sydney. (Ml) 10.40 Nine News Late.

11.10 The Equalizer. (Mv, R) 12.00 La Brea. (Mv, R) 12.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.40 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Adam Hills: Grow Another Foot. (Mal) Presented by Adam Hills.

8.30 My Life Is Murder. (Mad) Alexa investigates a death at an upscale retirement village where a quiet life is the last thing the residents want, and where her brother’s involvement with the victims feels too close to home.

9.30 To Be Advised.

10.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

11.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Doc Martin. 9.20 Bay Of Fires. 10.15 Killing Eve. 11.00 Would I Lie To You? 11.30 Louis Theroux: The City Addicted To Crystal Meth. 12.30am Civilisations. (Final) 1.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.55 ABC News Update.

2.00 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. 11.00 Pacific Games Highlights.

H’lights from the Pacific Games. Noon Pacific Games. Day 9: Afternoon session. 5.00 Pacific Games. Day 9: Evening session. 10.05 The Man Who Stole Einstein’s Brain. 11.35 MOVIE: Shock Wave 2. (2020, MA15+) 1.45am Romulus. 3.50 Letterkenny. 4.10 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 I Escaped To The Country. 7.30 The Zoo. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives.

12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Iconic Australia. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Laughter In Paradise. (1951) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder.

9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 Evil. 11.15 Diagnosis Murder. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 8.35 Roxane. (2019, PG, French) 10.10 Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. (2010, M, Finnish) 11.45 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. (2013, M) 1.20pm The Movie Show. 1.50 The Chaperone. (2018, PG) 3.50 Leave No Trace. (2018, PG) 5.50 Good Night, And Good Luck. (2005, PG) 7.30 American Hustle.

(2013, M) 10.00 Scrooged. (1988, M) 11.55 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 American Restoration. 11.30 Pawn Stars. Noon Outback Truckers. 2.00 Extreme Unboxing. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Cricket.

Women’s Big Bash League. The Challenger. 10.30 Seven’s Cricket: The Spin. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Medium. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond.

2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties.

4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 Love Island Australia.

9.45 MOVIE: 21 Jump Street. (2012, MA15+) Midnight Seinfeld. 1.00 Life After Lockup. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Te Ao With Moana. 5.30 Pacific Games Highlights.

Highlights from the Pacific Games. 6.30 News.

6.40 Just Another Day In Indulkana. 6.50 Wild Survivors. 7.40 BLK: An Origin Story. 8.30 Australia Burns: Silence Of The Land. 10.00 Lagau Danalaig: An Island Life. 11.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Bolt Report. 2.00 Parliament Live. 3.15 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 Sharri. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Chris Kenny Tonight. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Late Debate. 10.30 The Late Debate: The Papers. 11.00 Late Programs.

THURSDAY, November 30 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NBN (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Aust Story.

(R) 10.30 That Pacific Sports Show. (R) 11.00 Planet America. (R) 11.30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (R) 12.00 News. 12.55 Better Date Than Never. (PG, R) 1.30 Question Everything.

(R) 2.00 Parliament. 3.00 Gardening Aust.

(R) 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.50 Her Majesty’s Cavalry. (Ml, R) 11.50 Tales From The Crips.

(Mls, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Focus On Ability Film Festival 2022. (PGal, R) 3.10 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys.

(PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

(PG) 11.30 News. 12.00 MOVIE: Home For Harvest. (2019, PGa, R) 2.00 Border Security: Int. (PG, R) 2.30 Australia’s Deadliest. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: Under The Christmas Tree. (2021, PGa) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 Ent. Tonight.

8.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 8.30 Judge Judy.

(PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours.

(PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (Mas, R) 2.00 Jamie Oliver: Together. (R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight.

3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGas) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Bill Bailey’s Wild West Australia. (PG) 8.50 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 9.40 Miriam Margolyes Almost Australian. (Ml, R) 10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business. (R) 11.10 The Way We Wore. (PG, R) 12.10 Q+A. (Final, R) 1.10 Parliament Question Time.

2.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

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

7.35 Secret World Of Snacks.

8.30 Adam And Poh’s Great Australian Bites. (PG) 9.30 Coastal Ireland With Adrian Dunbar. (R) 10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 Pacific Games Highlights.

Highlights from the Pacific Games.

11.50 Reyka. (MA15+av, R) 3.50 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize.

(R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) 7.30 Code 1: Minute By Minute. (Mal) 8.30 The Front Bar: Cricket Edition. (Ml) 9.30 The Test: Feature Length Special. (Ml) Usman Khawaja’s emotional homecoming.

10.45 The Latest: Seven News.

11.15 A Friend Of The Family. (MA15+a) 12.15 Pearson. (Malv, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NBN News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 RBT. (Mdl) 8.30 Emergency. (Mlm) 9.30 Big Miracles. (Malm, R) 10.30 Nine News Late.

11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) 11.50 Emergency Call. (Ma, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.35 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Jamie’s 5 Ingredient Mediterranean. Part 1 of 4.

8.30 The Hunt For The Family Court Killer. (Mav) Part 1 of 4.

Examines the Family Court murders, a violent chapter in Australian history.

9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (MA15+adv, R) The team investigates a sexual assault.

10.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) 11.30 Blue Bloods. (Mv, R) 12.30 The Project. (R) 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Question Everything. 9.35 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.15 Australian Epic. 10.45 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.10 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.50 Would I Lie To You? 12.20am Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (Final) 1.05 Live At The Apollo. 1.50 Late Programs.

VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Shortland St. 11.00 Pacific Games Highlights.

H’lights from the Pacific Games. Noon Pacific Games. Day 10: Afternoon session. 5.00 Pacific Games. Day 10: Evening session. 10.05 The World’s Toughest Prisons. 11.05 Sex Tape Germany. 12.15am F*ck, That’s Delicious. 12.45 Most Expensivest. 1.40 Dark Side Of The Ring. 2.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

7TWO (62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 I Escaped To The Country. 7.30 The Zoo. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 Surf Patrol.

4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 9.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (82) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Golf.

Australian Open. First round. 5.00 As Time Goes By. 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.40 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 10.40 See No Evil.

11.40 Late Programs.

BOLD (51) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 5. Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman.

10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles.

2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.30 Matildas Preview Show. 11.00 Late Programs.

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SBS MOVIES (32) 6am Good Night, And Good Luck. Continued. (2005, PG) 7.35 The Movie Show. 8.05 A King In New York. (1957, PG) 10.00 Gosford Park. (2001, M) 12.30pm Messy Christmas. (2016, M, Italian) 2.15 The Kid. (1921, PG) 3.20 Asterix And Obelix In Britain. (2012, PG, French) 5.25 The Final Countdown. (1980, PG) 7.20 Agatha Christie’s Crooked House. (2017, PG) 9.30 Blackbird. (2019, M) 11.20 Late Programs.

7MATE (64) 6am Morning Programs.

11.30 Pawn Stars. Noon Highway Patrol. 12.30 The Force: BTL. 1.30 Crash Investigation Unit. 2.00 Extreme Unboxing. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator.

3.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.00 American Dad! 8.30 MOVIE: Django Unchained. (2012, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs.

9GO! (83) 6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Medium. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond.

2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched.

5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Survivor 45. 9.00 Love Island Australia. 10.15 Botched By Nature. 11.15 I’ve Got A Text With Josh And Flex! Midnight Under The Dome. 1.00 Life After Lockup. 2.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

1.40pm Ngumpin Kartiya. 2.00 Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 The 77 Percent. 5.30 Pacific Games Highlights. Highlights from the Pacific Games. 6.30 News. 6.40 Wild Survivors. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 The Panthers.

9.30 No Ordinary Black. 9.40 MOVIE: The Furnace.

(2020, MA15+) 11.40 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.00 News. 10.00 AM Agenda. 11.00 NewsDay. Noon NewsDay. 1.00 Sharri. 2.00 Parliament Live. 3.15 Afternoon Agenda. 4.00 Afternoon Agenda. 4.30 Business Now With Ross Greenwood. 5.00 Sharri. 6.00 Peta Credlin. 7.00 Bolt Report. 8.00 Chris Kenny Tonight. 9.00 Paul Murray Live. 10.00 The Late Debate. 10.30 The Late Debate: The Papers. 11.00 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat

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