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Wednesday, 24 September 2025 A play or not a play? That is the question
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Jim among the medals in state championship
By Marilyn SANDERSON
GLOUCESTER Bowling
Club’s Jim Grech represented the region at the NSW/ACT Blind Bowls State Championship held locally last weekend.
He competed in Category B1, “directed” by good friend and fellow bowler Rob Heininger, winning Silver in the singles and Bronze in the pairs alongside Graeme Innes from Cudgen Bowling Club.
Jim was diagnosed with Stargardt’s disease when he was five, also known as juvenile macular degeneration, a disease caused by a recessive gene, which affects the part of the retina responsible for sharp, central vision.
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DEMOLITION PLANNED
Gloucester’s iron shed ‘Pumphouse’ slated for demolition
By John WATTS
q Bronze Medal winners in the pairs: Robert Heininger (director), Jim Grech, Veronica Sa-Rocha (director) and Graeme Innes. Photo: supplied.
ONE of the popular features of the Gloucester Caravan Park is an old corrugated iron shed adjacent to the
Gloucester River known as the “Pumphouse”.
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Info session to cover flood impacts on the Manning Estuary
AN INFORMATION session is being held for the community and flood affected land holders to uncover how the May flood impacted the riverbanks of the Manning Estuary.
The free, expert-led information session will be hosted at the Taree University Campus on Saturday 27 September from noon to 2.30pm.
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Environmental specialists Damon Telfer and James Daley from Fruition Environmental will lead the session.
Fisheries under the NSW Estuary Asset Protection Program.
Both speakers recently completed a bank erosion and riparian condition study commissioned by DPI
“Participants will gain insights into the findings of the study, a guided walk and talk to see the issues and discuss options
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in-four chance their child will develop the disease.
for management solutions at a demonstration site,” MidCoast Council said in a statement.
“Practical tips will be provided for landholders on restoring riparian areas including simple actions like fencing stock out and/or planting native vegetation.”
The project is funded by the Manning River Estuary Coastal Management Program.
MidCoast Council has partnered with the Community Environment Network to deliver this event as part of a series called ‘Know Your Estuary’.
Bookings for the session are essential and can be done by going to www.cen.org.au/events or calling 4349 4757.
vision, but never learned Braille.
“I fell through the cracks,” he said.
“When I lost all my vision between age 47 and 50, I lacked the skills acquired by blind children trained in Braille.”
As a student Jim attended school in Tempe and Kingsgrove while he still had peripheral
GLOUCESTER SPRING
While still partially sighted, Jim was an active member of Lemon Tree Passage Bowling Club and competed in the B2 category of Blind Bowls, winning gold medals in the pairs in 1993, 1994 and 1995.
When he lost his sight completely, he stopped playing bowls for seventeen years.
When Jim and wife Donna moved to Gloucester they met keen bowler Rob Heininger.
Through their friendship, Jim returned to competitive bowling in Category B1 with Rob as his “director”.
At the national titles held for the Australian Blind Bowlers Association (ABBA) in Tweed Heads in 2023, Jim returned to gold medal winning form in the B1 Open Singles.
In this year’s National Titles held in Mandurah, WA, Jim won Gold in the B1 singles and Bronze in the pairs with Peter Rosenberg.
Jim is hoping to qualify for the International Blind Bowlers Association (IBBA) titles, a quadrennial event to be held in New Zealand in 2027.
Bowlers from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, England, Scotland, Hong Kong, Israel and Malaysia competed in the 2023 IBBA Competition held in Tweed Heads.
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q The Manning Estuary suffered significant impacts from the May flooding event.
A play or not a play? That is the question
By John WATTS
QUESTION: When is a stage production, with actors performing in front of an audience, not a play?
Answer: When it’s a production of “Monologue Project” by Gloucester Arts and Cultural Council (GACCI).
This stage production, which will have its world premiere in Gloucester on Thursday 25 September at 7pm, is a series of monologues from twelve different characters each telling their own story.
“This is not a play,” said actor Mo Hjorth, who has had a long career in singing, acting and dancing since she was just three years of age.
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and tent sites so visitors can easily drop in for a meal or social catch-up, yet shielded enough to feel a retreat from the bustle,” explains a Caravan Park marketing blurb.
“It features shared tables, cooking benches or BBQs nearby, and it encourages a sense of community among campers.
“In many ways, this building is symbolic of Gloucester Holiday Park: blending heritage and utility, offering both a link to the past and a welcoming space for contemporary travellers.”
However, according to MidCoast Council the building is soon to be no more than a memory.
After recent flooding, part of the Pumphouse’s foundations were undermined and now hang over a cliff above the river, with the result that the building is slated for demolition.
“The pump house was part of the original Gloucester town water reticulation system and
“The twelve monologues are not related in any way.
“Every monologue is different, and each one tells a different story.
“It’s not a play of monologues, but a series of monologues taken from different plays or events written by different people.
“We’ve never done anything like this in Gloucester before.”
Mo, who plays two characters, would not divulge many details about her roles.
“One is about a fertile woman, and that’s all I’m prepared to say.
“The other one is about someone who believes she is nobody but is somebody.”
Carol Bennett plays a
was decommissioned when the water treatment plant was constructed,” said a spokesperson for MidCoast Council.
“Considering all aspects, including the expected continued erosion, the pump house will need to be demolished.
“The pump house is not heritage listed, and the Heritage team have identified better relics of the old water scheme around town that could be preserved.”
woman in love from the late 1950s talking to the audience about a picnic.
“All the performances are quite different,” explained Carol.
“Some are thought provoking and some are comedy.
“Some are quite out there and may test some of the audience with something they might not expect.”
Local farmer James Hooke plays a typecast Aussie bloke from the ‘70s and ‘80s.
“He’s in his older years mourning the loss of larrikinism from that era and how we’ve all become more sensible,” said James.
Gay Curran’s character is a waitress who is stuck
in a country town and fanaticises about being on Broadway.
“It is about frustrated ambition, wondering why she’s still where she is after 20 years,” said Gay.
“But she is also resilient and gets on with things, and it ends on a positive note.”
A GACCI blurb describes Monologue Project as “a raw, funny, moving night at the theatre”.
There will be three performances of Monologue Project on 25 and 26 September at 7pm at the Senior Citz, with a matinee at 1.30pm on 26 September.
Bookings can be made at https://www. trybooking.com/DFFKG.
q Rehearsal underway
The show must go
By John WATTS
adjacent to a creek might be ready for some
Top talent
BONNIE Clarke, a Year 8 student at Gloucester High School, has been selected to trial for the Newcastle Knights.
Bonnie, who plays for the Gloucester Magpies’ under-15s girls side, has been invited to take part in trials for the prestigious Lisa Fiaola (under 17s) and Tarsha Gale (under 19s) Cup competitions.
These representative pathways are regarded as stepping stones for young female athletes aspiring to compete at the elite level.
On 25 September, Bonnie will travel to the Newcastle Knights Centre of Excellence to showcase her skills against some of the region’s best young talent.
“It is a U17 competition, so I feel I might be quite young,” Bonnie remarked.
“I don’t know what to
expect, but I am very grateful and excited to have this opportunity.”
When discussing her passion for rugby league, Bonnie mentioned that she loves the competitiveness and physicality of the game.
“I love a big hit,” she stated.
This year Bonnie was a member of the Gloucester Magpies' inaugural girls' team.
Despite many players having little to no prior league experience, the team reached the preliminary finals.
“I’ve played touch rugby and a bit of league at school, but this was the first year I participated in a league competition,” Bonnie explained.
“I have to thank David Kemp and Kayla Jory for supporting the formation of the girls' team.
But what cannot be anticipated is a very late cancellation by one of the principal musicians.
News Of The Area reported in July that this year’s Craven Creek Music Festival would be held on 13 and 14 September, and that for the first time it would feature piano music after the acquisition of a baby grand piano.
The pianist was set to be the acclaimed Konstantin Shamray.
Several piano pieces were in the advertised program, including the beautiful, but challenging, ‘Archduke’ Trio by Beethoven.
It doesn’t take much imagination to guess how organisers Greg and Jenny Linday felt when, just a few days from the start of this year’s event, they received a phone call advising that Shamray would not be available to play as arranged.
“With Konstantin Shamray no longer available,
and the festival just a few days away, the task to find a replacement shifted into high gear,” said Greg.
“But phone calls and text messages from violinist Dimity Hall sent out to the world of pianists struck gold, and Dimity told us that the acclaimed Bernadette Harvey was available and would do it.”
Greg spoke to Bernadette on Wednesday night, and by late Thursday night she and her husband had travelled the over four-hour journey from Rylstone to Gloucester.
Rehearsals began in earnest at Craven Creek early on Friday.
Saturday and Sunday mornings were devoted to pieces involving various wind instruments, while the afternoon concerts demonstrated why, since winning the 1987 ‘Young Performer of the Year Award’, Bernadette is now regarded as an acclaimed international pianist.
Bernadette was accompanied by Dimity Hall on the violin and Julian Smiles on the cello.
was packed for all four performances, with many guests enjoying both morning and afternoon concerts with a picnic lunch in-between.
“I think the concept of a concert in an old shed works fabulously,” said Bernadette.
“It’s these little quirky venues that people love to come to.
“The atmosphere is magical, although I did have to move backstage at one point because a carpet snake was dangling down.”
“Without their efforts to get the team together, it would never have happened.”
Bonnie draws inspiration from Taylor Predebon, a Gloucester woman who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRLW competition.
Like Taylor, Bonnie was a representative netball player before shifting her focus to rugby league.
“I’ve always been sporty, and I probably prioritise sports over school,” Bonnie admitted.
“I’m fortunate to have supportive teachers and family.
“I believe it is essential that women and girls have the same opportunities as boys.
“I’d love to see women’s sports receive as much attention as men’s,” Bonnie stated.
Her ultimate goal is to work towards becoming a professional rugby league player.
The old tin shed
q Wind players on stage. Photo: supplied
q Bonnie Clarke in action. Photo: Nigel Mc.
q Bernadette Harvey, Dimity Hall and Julian Smiles. Photo: supplied.
Greens to introduce cat containment laws in NSW
NSW laws will be proposed by the Greens in the NSW Parliament in October that would make people responsible for keeping their cat safely at home and give councils the discretion to regulate and enforce cat containment measures in priority areas.
Greens MP and spokesperson for the environment Sue Higginson said, “The failure of the NSW Government to act on cat containment is a tragedy for the environment, and is now a national embarrassment.
“We are now the only state that hasn’t addressed the extinction of native animals as a result of wandering pet cats.
“Protecting our precious and threatened native species is the primary driver for us taking this step, but the truth is that irresponsible cat owners that allow their animals to roam free and unsupervised are not taking care of the animals that they have a responsibility to care for.”
The proposed legislation seeks to:
Amend the Local Government Act 1993 to
allow Councils to make orders on defined areas within the Local Government Area that would require an owner or occupier to take action as necessary to prevent a cat from escaping from premises on which the cat is kept.
Failure to comply with this order would be an offence with a maximum penalty of 8 penalty units or $880.
Amend the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 to require that a person in charge of any animal, including cats, must not without lawful authority intentionally release an animal from the premises where it is kept unless the animal is accompanied by the person.
This would be in addition to the requirement for a person in charge of an animal to ensure the animal is provided with food, water, and shelter.
A breach of this section would be an offence with a maximum penalty of 8 penalty units or $880.
“Our plan is two fold and acts to protect animals and empower Councils to work for their community,” Ms Higginson said.
“We intend to create a responsibility for cat owners, to ensure that the cat is kept on the same premises where it is cared for with food, water and shelter.
“We also want to see Councils given the authority to make decisions about priority areas in their communities where people can be required to take action to prevent cats
from wandering.”
The NSW government's Animal Welfare Committee, in a report released in August, found a lack of evidence to support mandatory cat containment and cat curfew laws.
“A major issue that emerged throughout the inquiry was cat containment or cat curfews, and whether
or not this should be mandatory,” said Emma Hurst MLC, Committee Chair.
“Overall, many believed that there are benefits to voluntary cat containment, but that the potential negative consequences of mandatory or punitive cat containment laws make them unworkable in New South Wales at present.
“It was apparent to the committee that there is currently insufficient evidence that mandatory cat containment and cat curfew laws are effective, and in fact they could have adverse consequences including the costs imposed on councils and significant increases in euthanasia rates.”
q The Greens’ law would introduce fines for roaming cats.
New vehicles to support disaster response
DISASTER response and recovery operations will be strengthened as the NSW Government delivers new emergency vehicles across the state.
The vehicles are part of the Government’s fleet replacement program, ensuring NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers have the latest, purpose-built equipment.
Included in this year’s flood rescue fleet upgrades are 10 new High Clearance Vehicles with cranes and specialised equipment worth $800,000 each and 11 light flood rescue Land Cruisers valued at $270,000 each.
The government says the addition of these vehicles to the NSW SES fleet across regional parts of the state will increase volunteers’ ability to
access isolated communities and perform critical rescues during flooding.
NSW SES Deputy Commissioner Damien Johnson said the vehicles represent a “significant step forward in our flood and disaster response capability”.
“We’ve worked closely with our volunteers and technical experts to ensure these designs meet the realities of field operations - whether that’s wading through more than a metre of floodwater, navigating fire trails, or delivering supplies to communities cut off by floodwaters,” Johnson said.
“This investment brings our total number of high clearance vehicles to 20 and means our dedicated members will be able to work more safely and effectively when the
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next emergency comes.”
Built at Alexander Perrie & Co at Port Kembla in the Illawarra, the new 4WD flood rescue vehicles are
designed with enhanced offroad capability, and have a custom-built body for flood rescue equipment, as well as integrated stowage for
inflatable flood rescue rafts.
These vehicles are now
being delivered to SES units in Wyong, Kiama, Tamworth, Ballina, Yamba, Orange, Forbes
and Sydney.
The high clearance vehicles are designed to operate in extreme off-road conditions and through floodwaters up to 1.2 metres deep, enabling SES crews to deliver essential supplies, complete rescues, and support other emergency services in remote and hard-toreach locations.
The delivery of the new vehicles comes as SES crews responded to more than 59,000 incidents in the past 12 months, an 24,500 increase from the previous 12-month period, in what has been the busiest year since 2022.
High clearance vehicles will be delivered across the state, including to areas recently impacted by flooding, such as Murwillumbah, Coffs Harbour and Taree.
Others will be operational throughout Ku-ring-gai, Broken Hill, Goulburn, Moruya, Forbes and Dubbo.
Youth crime laws voted down in parliament
THE NSW Labor Government has voted down the Opposition’s Crimes Legislation Amendment (Youth Crime) Bill 2025, which proposed changes to bail and sentencing laws.
The Coalition’s bill sought changes including:
Expanding the definition of repeat offences beyond break and enter and car theft,
to include serious indictable crimes like murder and sexual assault.
Introducing electronic monitoring and mandatory curfews as bail conditions.
Automatically revoking bail for breaches, new charges, or interference with monitoring devices.
Elevating the voice of victims in court through
victim impact statements.
“These are reasonable, practical measures to back our police, stand up for victims, and make sure offenders face real consequences,” Member for Oxley Michael Kemp said.
“Labor’s decision to block them shows they simply don’t care about the safety of regional people.
“Out here, we don’t have
the luxury of turning a blind eye.
“We see the crime, we see the fear, and we see the damage it causes to our community.
“Our police are doing everything they can, but they’re being let down by weak laws and a government that doesn’t have the spine to act.”
OF LIVING ASSISTANCE
Speaking against the bill in parliament, Mount Druitt MP Edmond Atalla said the proposed laws were “costly, poorly targeted and fundamentally inconsistent with ordinary principles of justice”.
“The Opposition's bill may appear, at first glance, to offer a tough response to a difficult issue.
“But, as is often the case, appearances can be deceiving.
“Beyond the rhetoric and examination of the detail is a proposal that will lead to more children languishing on remand, that strips away judicial discretion, and that offers no long-term solution to the problem of reoffending.“
The government says the addition of these vehicles to the NSW SES fleet across regional parts of the state will increase volunteers’ ability to access isolated communities and perform critical rescues during flooding.
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New host Chrissie Swan (pictured) could not be more excited to be bringing this lifestyle staple back to viewers after almost three decades off-air, gushing: “When I got the call, it took me all of five seconds to say yes!” An avid fan of the series that launched the TV careers of Iain Hewitson, Tonia Todman and Ross Greenwood in the ’90s, Swan is leading a fresh team of presenters who will share their expertise in style, food, home, money, health and travel. It’s a happy homecoming for this beloved format.
6.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) Hosted by Adam Hills.
6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Gardening Australia.
8.30 Professor T. (Ma) Professor T helps the police find out who left a woman badly burned and in a coma.
9.15 Hard Quiz. (PGs, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson.
9.50 Mother And Son. (PGdl, R) Maggie falls for an activities director on a holiday.
10.35 The Assembly. (PG, R)
11.20 Silent Witness. (Mal, R)
12.20 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv)
5.00 Rage. (PG)
SUNDAY
I, JACK WRIGHT
ABC TV, 9.10pm
When this greed-driven family melodrama premiered six weeks ago, we mentioned that making a chart to keep track of the extended Wright clan would be wise. At the time, it was tonguein-cheek advice, but as events have unfolded, it’s become almost necessary. Now it’s time to get your notebooks out for tonight’s finale, as the challenge of patriarch Jack’s (Trevor Eve) will reaches the courts and everyone’s darkest secrets are dragged into the open. Nikki Amuka-Bird (pictured) delivers a powerhouse performance as Sally, Jack’s third wife and widow, who’s fighting on multiple fronts at once.
TUESDAY
MURDER IN A SMALL TOWN
Exactly what it says on the tin, this Canadian series is set in a seemingly idyllic town that has more than its fair share of mysteries to solve. Yes, it’s familiar territory, but you get a sense that this version is slightly self-aware. Detective Karl Alberg (played by Rossif Sutherland, son of late acting great Donald) moved to Gibsons, British Columbia, for a quiet life, but that’s further away than ever. Season two saddles the sleuth with an increased caseload, and new complications in his relationship with Cassandra (Kristin Kreuk, above, with Sutherland) as she runs for local council.
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Amazing Railway Adventures With Nick Knowles. (PGal, R)
8.25 Living Black. (R)
9.25 Lost Treasures Of Egypt. (PG)
10.25 SBS World News Late.
10.55 Catch Me A Killer. (Malv)
11.50 Pray For Blood. (MA15+av, R)
1.30 The U.S. And The Holocaust. (Mav, R)
3.45 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R)
4.45 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (PGa, R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Hosted by Johanna Griggs.
8.30 MOVIE: Jerry Maguire. (1996, Mls, R) A sports agent has a moral epiphany which costs him his job and his fiancée. He resolves to rebuild his career with the one athlete who stayed loyal to him and a colleague who believed in him. Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr, Renée Zellweger. 11.30 GetOn Extra.
12.00 The Front Bar. (Ml, R)
2.00 The Agenda Setters. (R)
3.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 Rugby League. NRL. First preliminary final. Melbourne Storm v Cronulla Sharks. 9.45 NRL Finals Post-Match. A post-match NRL wrap-up of the first preliminary final, with expert analysis and player interviews. 10.45 Craig Bellamy: Inside The Storm. (Ml) Profiles NRL coach Craig Bellamy.
Bluey. 7.30 Good Game Spawn Point. 7.55 Teen Titans Go! 8.05 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 8.25 BTN Newsbreak. 8.30 MythBusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 8.55 Robot Wars. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 9.00 Nanny. 9.30 Addams Family. 10.00 Bewitched. 10.30 Jeannie. 11.00 The West Wing. Noon My Way.
SATURDAY, September 27
6.00 Australian Story: Only Fifteen – Sarah Kopp. (R)
6.30 Back Roads: Tambo, Queensland. (PG, R) Guest presenter Tom Forrest heads to Tambo.
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
7.30 Beyond Paradise. (PG, R) Humphrey investigates an inexplicable crime.
8.30 Beyond Paradise Christmas Special. (PG) A burglar breaks into four homes.
9.30 Mystery Road: Origin. (Ml, R) Jay’s hopes of a new beginning are shattered.
10.30 I, Jack Wright. (Mal, R) 11.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)
6am Children’s Programs. 10.10 Tiddler. 10.35 Children’s Programs. 6.20pm Bluey. 6.30 Paddington. 6.45 Steve And Aneeshwar Go Wild. 6.50 Andy And The Band. 7.05 Do Not Watch This Show. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. (Final) 8.00 Kids BBQ Championship. 8.40 Chopped Junior. 9.20
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Orient Express: A Golden Era Of Travel. (Premiere, PGa)
8.25 75 Years At Longleat. (Premiere) Looks at Longleat house and safari park.
9.20 Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy: Liguria. (PGas, R)
10.10 Great Australian Walks. (R)
11.05 Homicide: Life On The Street. (Mav, R)
2.25 Secret Nazi Bases. (PG, R)
4.05 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R)
4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Healthy, Wealthy & Wise. (Premiere, PG) Presented by Chrissie Swan.
8.00 MOVIE: Die Hard. (1988, Mlv, R)
A New York police officer takes on terrorists who have taken over his wife’s Los Angeles office building. Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Alan Rickman. 10.45 MOVIE: Contraband. (2012, Mdlv, R)
A former smuggler returns to a life of crime. Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster. 1.00 Riviera. (MA15+adlsv, R) Irina reveals a family secret to Negrescu.
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 It’s Academic. (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PGal, R)
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. First semi-final. Sydney Roosters v Cronulla Sharks. 9.45 MOVIE: Swordfish. (2001, MA15+lsv, R)
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My Way. (R)
Rugby Union. Women’s Rugby World Cup. Final. 3.15 Innovation Nation. (R) 3.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 7.30 Selling Houses Australia. Michelle and Garry wanted to invest in a property. 8.30 Ambulance Australia. (Ma, R) A call comes in for a woman who has fallen off her balcony while trying to retrieve her friend’s cat. 9.30 Gogglebox Australia. (R) TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows. 10.30 The Gilded Age. (Mav, R) 11.40 FBI: Most Wanted. (MA15+v, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
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6.00 Pilgrimage: The Road Through The Alps. (Return, PG)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 The Assembly. (PG)
8.15 Mystery Road: Origin. (Mal) Jay’s brother Sputty is implicated in a murder.
9.10 I, Jack Wright. (Final, Mal) Charges are laid for the murder of Jack Wright.
10.00 Mother And Son. (PGdl, R)
10.25 MOVIE: Embrace. (2016, Mn, R)
11.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (M, R)
12.25 Rage. (MA15+dhlnsv)
3.00 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R)
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4.00 Gardening Australia. (R)
5.00 Insiders. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Naachtun: The Forgotten Mayan City.
8.35 The Lost Empire Of Palmyra. 10.20 Bombing Brighton: The Plot To Kill Thatcher. (Malv, R) 11.45 Yellow House Afghanistan. (MA15+aw)
1.35 Women Who Rock. (Ml, R)
2.35 Curious Traveller. (R)
4.10 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R)
4.40 Bamay. (R)
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12.55 Miniseries: The Victim. (Mav, R)
2.30 Home Shopping. (R)
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Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
The Garden Gurus. (R)
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6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes. (PG)
8.35 Portillo In The Pyrenees. (PGa, R)
9.30 Into South America With Nick Knowles. (PGa, R)
10.20 SBS World News Late.
10.50 Classified. (Final, MA15+v) 11.40 Enemy Of The People. (Mlv, R)
3.00 Curious Traveller. (R)
3.30 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R)
4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PGl) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel.
9.05 The Rookie. (Mav) Harper remains suspicious of Liam Glasser as a wildfire erupts, causing chaos in the city. 10.05 Alert: Missing Persons Unit. (Return, M) 11.05 S.W.A.T. (Mav) 12.05 Hooten & The Lady. (Mav)
Travel Oz. (R)
Home Shopping. (R)
NBC Today.
Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
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(R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6am Children’s Programs. 5.45pm Kangaroo Beach. 6.00 Octonauts: Above And Beyond. 6.10 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.20 Bluey. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.00 Supertato. 7.20 Bluey. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.35
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Great British Railway Journeys.
8.30 Insight.
9.30 Dateline. 10.00 SBS World News Late.
10.30 The Point. (R)
11.30 Spies Of Terror. (Premiere, Mals)
1.40 Billy Connolly: Great American Trail. (Mas, R)
2.30 Curious Traveller. (R)
3.30 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R)
4.35 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6am A Hard Day’s Night. Continued. (1964, PG) 6.25 The Movie Show. 7.00 Becoming Jane. (2007, PG) 9.10 Whina. (2022, PG, Maori) 11.10 Best Sellers. (2021, M) 1.05pm An Almost Perfect Town. (2016, M, Italian) 2.55 The Movie Show. 3.25 The World’s Fastest Indian. (2005, PG) 5.45 Widows’ Peak. (1994, PG) 7.40 The Tracker. (2002, M) 9.30 Open The Wall. (2014, German) 11.15 Late Programs. 6am The World’s Fastest Indian. Continued. (2005, PG) 8.05 Widows’ Peak. (1994, PG) 10.00 Shakespeare In Love. (1998, M) 12.20pm The Tracker. (2002, M) 2.10 Sun Children. (2020, PG, Farsi) 4.00 Grandpas. (2019, PG, Spanish) 5.50 Dancing At Lughnasa. (1998, PG) 7.30 An Angel At My Table. (1990, M) 10.25 The Tunnel (Part 1) (2001) 12.05am The Tunnel (Part 2) (2001) 1.55 Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Eden walks down the aisle.
My Kitchen Rules. (PGal) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel. 9.00 Murder In A Small Town. (Return, Mav) 10.00 Grosse Pointe
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WEDNESDAY,
October 1
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 The People Vs Robodebt. (Mal)
8.30 Secrets Of Flying Scotsman.
9.30 Code Of Silence. (Mls)
10.25 SBS World News Late.
10.55 COBRA. (MA15+av)
11.45 Freezing Embrace. (MA15+av, R)
1.30 Billy Connolly: Great American Trail. (Man, R)
2.25 Curious Traveller. (PG, R)
3.30 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R)
4.30 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6am Children’s Programs. 6pm Octonauts: Above And Beyond. 6.10 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Paddington. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Ben And Holly. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.30 BTN Newsbreak. 8.35 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.15 Wallace And Gromit: A Close Shave. 9.50 Merlin. 10.35 Late Programs.
6am Morning
Programs. 8.20 Dancing At Lughnasa. (1998, PG) 10.00 Open The Wall. (2014, German) 11.40 An Angel At My Table. (1990, M) 2.30pm Widows’ Peak. (1994, PG) 4.25 The Band’s Visit. (2007, PG, Arabic) 6.00 The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir. (2018, PG) 7.50 Blow Dry. (2001, M) 9.30 Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything. (2023, MA15+, German) Midnight Late Programs.
THURSDAY,
October 2
6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 9/11: One Day In America. (Final, Ma)
8.30 Heston Blumenthal: Life With Bipolar. (Ma)
9.40 Snowpiercer. (Mv)
10.30 SBS World News Late.
11.00 Davos 1917. (Premiere)
11.55 Blue Lights. (Malv, R)
2.10 Billy Connolly: Great American Trail. (Ma, R)
3.00 Curious Traveller. (R)
4.00 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6am Children’s Programs. 6.20pm Bluey. 6.30 Paddington. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Ben And Holly. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.30 BTN Newsbreak. 8.35 The
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav)
7.30 RFDS. (Return, Ma)
8.30 Off The Grid With Colin And Manu. (PG) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel.
9.30 House Of Wellness. (PG)
10.30 Chicago Fire. (Ma)
11.30 Lopez Vs. Lopez. (Return, PG)
12.00 Imposters. (Madlsv, R)
1.00 Travel Oz. (R) 1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Block. (PGl) 8.45 Clarkson’s Farm. (Ml) 10.05 The Grand Tour. (Ml) 11.30 9News Late. 12.00 Damian Lewis: Spy Wars. (Mv, R) 12.50 Hello SA. (PG) 1.20 Talking Honey. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R)
TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
A Current Affair. (R)
Today Early News.
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6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) 8.30 Jim Jefferies And Friends. (Premiere, MA15+ls) Jim Jefferies reminds Australians of their duty to uphold a certain nationwide practical joke.
9.30 The Amazing Race. (Return, PG) Hosted by Phil Keoghan.
11.00 Gatecrashers. (Premiere)
12.00 Life. (Malsv, R)
1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R) 1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
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OPINION
DEAR Jasminda,
On my rostered day off last week I went for a day trip to the beach.
After getting a bit too much sun, I rolled over and noticed Amy, who is a junior work colleague, swimming in the ocean with her kids.
She was on a work from home day (approved by me).
She gave me a half-wave and left the beach soon after.
I'm now wondering if this is a regular event.
I often let her work from home so she can manage her childcare commitments, though my understanding was they were in daycare during school hours.
She also meets all her KPIs. How do I manage this?
Dear Pete,
Those of us in a certain age bracket find the whole workfrom-home concept a bit hard to comprehend. Before work-from-home possibilities, work meant getting ready in the dark, making lunches, dropping toddlers off to long day care and/or negotiating with relatives to drop off the school-aged ones, de-latching them from your legs (the kids, not the relatives) wiping their tears from your polyester work jacket (ditto), driving to work in peak-hour traffic (one eye on the road, the other on your watch, since the tantrum meant you were running late), managing to arrive on time after running a red light (ignoring the eye-roll from child-free Lucas from HR), then going to the tearoom for a caffeine pick-me-up to find half a teaspoon left in the Nescafe Blend 43 tin.
That was before work had even started.
Invariably, two hours in, there'd be a call from the childcare centre because the Panadol had worn off and Aurelia was complaining of a headache and runny nose (that she'd obviously picked up from one of the other 20 kids whose parents didn't have work-from-home benefits) so she had to be collected (but not before you filled out a form for HR-Lucas so he could dock your pay).
Now, there is far more worklife balance with previously unheard of leave entitlements such as mental health leave (traditionally resolved or made far worse at the annual staff Christmas party), maternity leave (which would have saved a few marriages in the 90s) and even pet bereavement leave.
With that work-life balance comes a shift as people navigate expectations including the confusing optics of seeing a work colleague at the beach in the
middle of the day.
Pete, if this is a one-off, and if, as you say, your colleague is meeting her KPIs and is a productive staff member, I'd suggest you ignore the beach frolic.
Maybe Amy started her workday at 4am so she could take an extended lunch break.
Or maybe she looked up from
Of The Area
splashing around with her kids and saw Project Manager Pete dressed in nothing but a pair of watermeloncoloured Speedos, and wondered, 'What's Pervy Pete doing down here when he should be at work? Doesn't he live inland on a hobby farm?'
Dorin’s Draws By Paul DORIN
Pete D.
Carpe diem, Jasminda.
The moral culpability of ignoring climate change
By Julie LYFORD OAM, Social Impacts Alliance NSW
SHOCKED and grieving, she laid her ruined wedding dress on the muddied, mangled pile of treasured belongings.
Emergency volunteers bore witness, absorbing her heartbreak while valiantly hosing stinking mud and river slime from her waterlogged home.
Unforgiving torrents of floodwaters, fuelled by ‘atmospheric rivers’, left mountains of precious possessions disintegrating in landfill.
Tragically, lives and livelihoods were lost, creating enormous distress and devastation.
Fragile environments, farmland and livestock were annihilated.
In June 2025, Climate Change Authority Chair Matt Kean said, “Our homes are our sanctuaries - and the biggest financial investment most Australians will ever make.
“Millions of Australian homes now face escalating risks from climate change.
“Devastating flooding on the NSW Mid-North Coast is the latest example, but won’t be the last.
“Back to back disasters have cost the Australian economy $2.2 billion in the first half of 2025 alone.
“Disasters like Cyclone Alfred and record flooding on the NSW Mid-North Coast have recently seen tens of thousands of Australians forced from their homes and burdened with major cleanup costs.”
Rural and regional communities, exposed to natural disasters increasing in severity and number, struggle to afford appropriate insurance.
The Insurance Council of Australia stated, “In the past five years alone, insured costs from extreme weather reached a record $22.5 billion, up 67 percent from the previous five years.”
A recent State Government $50m flood support package pales in
comparison to massive taxpayer subsidies gifted to fossil fuel corporations, spotlighting the egregious power the Minerals Council and mining lobbyists enjoy in our Parliament.
Even worse, the government still refuses to include climate change and public health in their Social Impacts Assessment (SIA) process for coal and gas projects.
The Social Impacts Alliance (SIA NSW) formed in 2019 after the Rocky Hill coal mine refusal.
Social Impacts experts, community members Bev Smiles (Wollar), Sally Hunter (Narrabri), Special Council Belinda Rayment (EDO) and others produced a harrowing human rights document that was launched at University of Newcastle and in NSW Parliament in November 2024.
Titled “Social Impacts Alliance - Communities Sacrificed for Coal and Gas” (author Dr Hedda Askland, Assoc Professor in Anthropology, UoN),
reliance on fossil fuels, is worth fighting for.
it can be downloaded at lockthegate.org.au.
On 7 August 2025, the Alliance, accompanied by Sydney Knitting Nannas, Nic Clyde (LTG) and Manjot Kaur (Nature Conservation Council), met with MPs in Parliament, insisting that climate change and public health be included in the Government’s Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Guidelines.
At lunchtime, the Department of Planning held a webinar on their ‘updated’ SIA Guidelines.
Astoundingly, social and health impacts of climate change caused by fossil fuel developments are again not mentioned in the guideline.
This is seriously relevant to all local communities facing escalating climate risks.
Disturbingly, the department’s invited Social Impacts expert on their webinar panel was previously an expert witness for a coal company.
A just, liveable future for our planet, without the
In Dr Richard Parsons’ independent peer review of the SIA for Maules Creek Continuation Project, he states, “Furthermore, prolonging an industry in decline is inconsistent with the notion of a just transition, because delaying transitional planning and action places a disproportionate burden on future generations to act and adapt more quickly at a later date.”
The good news!
Organised communities continue to take on multi national giants and win.
A recent NSW Supreme Court landmark ruling, overturning approval for Mt Pleasant, NSW’s largest coal mine expansion, confirms climate impacts and harms on local communities must be fully considered when assessing impacts of coal
mines. Congratulations Wendy Wales, President of Denman, Aberdeen, Muswellbrook, Scone Healthy Environment Group, and Environmental Lawyer
Elaine Johnson (Johnson Legal and previously Solicitor on Record (EDO) for the Rocky Hill court judgement).
This win has huge implications for other coal mine expansion applications.
They should not be approved.
Climate action is gaining urgent momentum, building on deep legacies gifted from First Nations communities and environmental changemakers.
Politicians are wilfully and culpably ignoring our major human rights issues, unfolding in real time.
The ‘tide is rising’. You are needed.
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Sessions 2 to 4; 9am - 12pm
Our transition program, ‘Early Birds’ provides opportunities for students to visit the school and participate in classroom and playground activities. The program supports a smooth and positive transition experience from home to school for kindergarten class of 2026. The program fosters an environment of safety and belonging and allows students to commence kindergarten with confidence.
Successful Foundations provides children with the opportunity to actively demonstrate their knowledge with the context of the school, through play!
Session 2 (Term 4)
28th October 9:15-10:15am
Children can join Early Birds while parents/carers attend Information Session with Principal.
Students attend Early Birds transition program from 9am - 12pm. Pick up at the front office.
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Runaway win
By Peter WILDBLOOD
ON SATURDAY 20 September
at the Gloucester course
Mitch and Jamie Andrews led the way in what can only be described as a runaway win, their combined score being six points ahead of their nearest rival.
Mitch no doubt banked on his good form for the LNC junior team to break his own handicap by nine.
It was generally a high scoring day with the event
a Four Ball Better Ball sponsored by Harwell Lifts on a generally fine day with the course getting back to its normal top condition.
The winning pair were Mitch Andrews and Jamie Andrews who combined for 51 Stableford points.
In second place were Ben Veitch and Mark Gorton 45 while Kempsey visitors Matt Hamilton and Les Hamilton 44 and Paul Coote and Brian Osborne 44 finished in third and fourth places respectively
in a multiple count back.
The top Individual score went to Mitch Andrews with a mighty nine-better-thanhandicap 45; he was followed by Mark Gorton, 38.
Balls were won by Mitch Andrews 45, Mark Gorton 38, Kev Arney, Paul Coote and Steve Macdonald 37, Jamie Andrews and Mark Stone 36 and Stacey Groves 35.
The Nearest-to-the-Pin trophies at the 4th and 13th holes were won in the three grades by Steve Macdonald 292 cm, Mark Stone 343 cm and Mark Gorton 277 cm.
At the shorter 6th and
Gloucester Croquet Club
By Bev MURRAY
ALEC Bryce is the Gloucester Croquet Club Champion for 2025.
The arrival of spring and the glorious weather that came with it presented as ideal for our scheduled Club Singles competition.
This is to find our Club Champion for 2025.
A nice line-up of enthusiasts had entered.
The event is played as a round-robin, with all players playing the other in turn. ames are 45 minute timed.
Special mention is made
of Dianne Shanley and Al Minis who supervised and assisted all day as scorers on each game.
All players enjoyed a share of wins and as is often the case in many of our competitions, many scores end up 7-6 and 7-5, close indeed.
15th holes Jamie Andrews 170 cm, Mitch Andrews 450 cm and Luke Hamilton 253 cm represented the three grades.
In the Super Sevens for the week ending Friday 19 September the winner, with a very handy 20 points, was Mark Darner.
Ball winners were Dave Mann 19, Stacey Groves and Steve Williams 17, Jonny Tighe 16, Kev Arney, Max Shepherd and Doug Blanch 15 with the last on a count back from the field.
At the Gloucester Course this coming Saturday, 27
In the end both Alec Bruce and Bev Fagan had three wins each, closely followed by Chris Sims on two, then Denise Bruce and Ashleigh Hickman.
It was an excellent day of strategic play by all.
In the end Alec and Bev went to net points scored, Alec coming away with the overall win.
Gloucester Lady Bowlers Report
By Jennifer BURLEY
BEVERLY Germon and Judy Sheely were the contenders in the final of the Gloucester Lady Bowlers Major Singles Championship played on Sunday 10 August.
Both ladies excelled in playing great bowls but there can only be one winner and
congratulations go to Bev Germon. Forward to the Ladies Pairs Championship on Wednesday 17th September and the 1st round saw 6 pairs play 3 matches in extremely warm conditions with Jill Everett and Judy Sheely 23 defeating Suzanne Cross and Julie Kriss 13.
Bev Germon and Joan Ridgeway 21 defeated Jenny Burley and Jill Carson 11 and Louise Clements and Jenny Stevens 17 defeated Cheryl Tull and Joy Hurworth 15, therefore in the Semi Final next Wednesday Bev and Joan will play Lou and Jenny and Jill and Judy take on Di Pritchard and Bev Murray.
There was also one game of Social Bowls played, Triples with a swinger, Gina Dalmulder, Sue Bryant and Bev Murray 25 beat Gina (swinger), Val Pritchard and Penny Gibson 6, the Point Score Trophy over the field went to Bev Murray's team, congratulations girls.
Lower North Coast wins junior golf
By Peter WILDBLOOD
ON THE weekend of Saturday and Sunday, 13 and 14 September, the Gloucester Golf Club hosted the annual Col Johnson Four Ways Junior Match Play Tournament.
The tournament has been running each September since 1982 and this year is the first win for the local Lower North Coast (LNC) team for 14 years.
The event commemorates Col Johnson who put so much effort into junior golf in Newcastle, the Central Coast,
Hunter River and our own Lower North Coast for so many years.
If that’s not significant enough for the Gloucester Golf Club, it was our own Mitch Andrews who not only finished on the winning team but was the only undefeated player from any team over the two days of play.
There are three separate six-person contests over the two days, two on Saturday afternoon and one on the Sunday morning allowing each team a chance to play each of the three other teams
in nine-hole match play.
The LNC team started in the strongest fashion, taking out the Newcastle team 5-1 in the opening match.
Next, it was the Central Coast, and with the first three matches lost, the local team fought back in the last three to secure a 3-3 draw, leaving the LNC leading the tournament at the end of the first day’s play.
The second day, Sunday, the LNC played their final match against the Hunter River team, who, fielding a relatively young team, had a
September, Knowla Stud sponsor a Four Person Ambrose and the following Saturday there will be the
Gloucester Parkrun
By Carolyn DAVIES
THERE was a light drizzle overnight and clouds gathered during the early morning but Gloucester's 223rd parkrun stayed dry for the 32 finishers.
As usual, the numbers swelled as just-in-timers converged on the start. There were signs of the changing of the seasons, with more water bottles and less jumpers left behind as the group took off for the 5 km course.
It was a family day with prams, young children and dogs all part of the procession through the Gloucester District Park, past the galahs foraging amongst the grass and the workers building a path under the bridge.
handicap advantage.
The local team hung on, with the final putt on the final hole in the final match determining the winner.
Team manager, David Ogilvie, says all the boys contributed well, although special mention goes to Travis Boyd, Mitch Andrews and Jack McLeod.
Travis was outstanding, with his etiquette, his performance and ‘his never say die’ attitude.
On Sunday, he fought from 4 down on the 6th to win the remaining 4 holes to
Thomas Coombe was the first male finisher (followed by two more Coombes), while Jen Sage took a break from her frequent role as Run Director to be the first female finisher.
The spring season
secure a vital half point.
Gloucester’s own Mitch Andrews was a little powerhouse, with a terrific attitude to go with it.
Mitch is the only LNC player to win all his matches, winning 4-2, 3-2 and 2-1.
seemed to suit Marc Dalmulder and Josephine Banyer who both finished in personal best times.
Four locals were doing their first ever parkrun - Jessica Fraser, Belinda Mitchell, Jess Marchant and Rubi X. As Belinda mentioned at the start, 'I walk in the park all the time, so why not do it with other people?' Welcome to parkrun!
The biggest unanswered question of the day was 'where is John Watts'? After narrowly beating Steve Robinson two weeks earlier (which John claimed had been his long-held goal), John hasn't been seen back at the parkrun.
The event was assisted as usual by a group of volunteers, with Di Mansfield as timekeeper and Pat Burrows as scanner doing their regular stints. Rod Eckels helped set up the event then handed out finish tokens, while Gordon Hayward donned the fluoro vest of the tailwalker to guide the group from behind. As Gordon said, 'I can officially go slow'.
Jack McLeod is a joy to be around, regularly complimenting his opponents’ shots, even on the approach shot on the last hole with the match on the line. He epitomises what this event is all about, one of encouragement, learning and shared experience.
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q Ben Veitch, Mark Gorton, Steve Macdonald, Mitch Andrews and Jamie Andrews.
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Goodrich gold
By Peter WILDBLOOD
CHERYL Goodrich stampeded home with a nine-under-par individual score to win the Gloucester Veteran Golfers event on Tuesday 16 September.
The event was an Individual Stroke event sponsored by Ele Fraser and was the first or two rounds of the Bruce Fraser Memorial.
The winner was Cheryl Goodrich with a net score of 64.
Runner up four strokes back was Joe Farugia, 68. Balls were won by Trevor Sharp 69, Bill Murray and Carolyn Davies 70, Arthur Poynting and Mark Stone 74 and Peter McIntyre and Paul Griffiths 75.
The top putter on the day was Karen Howarth with a miserly 26 putts.
The Nearest-to-the-Pin trophies at the 4th and 13th holes were won by Carolyn Davies and Joe Farugia; at the 6th and 15th holes that honour went to Gai Falla and Mark Stone. This past Tuesday, 23 September the Gloucester veterans were scheduled to play the second round of the Bruce Fraser memorial and next Tuesday, 30 September, Catherine and Denver Webb sponsor a Four Ball better Ball Stableford.
q Cheryl Goodrich, Ele Fraser, Joe Farugia.