LOCAL butcher and Stroud favourite Mick Henrickson has proven his skills on the national stage, placing seventh in the prestigious Australian Butcher Wars competition held in Sydney earlier this month.
Representing Stroud Butchery, Mick competed against some of the most talented butchers from across the country in a fast-paced showdown of precision, creativity, and craftsmanship.
The event, part of the annual Meatstock Festival, celebrates the art of butchery and showcases the passion behind the trade.
Mick's performance was a standout, impressing both judges
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and spectators with his technique, speed, and presentation.
“It was an incredible experience,” Mick said.
“To be in the same room as so many skilled butchers and to walk away with a top
By Thomas O’KEEFE
TEA GARDENS Hotel patrons have donated a total of $6000 to Hawks Nest Meals on Wheels and Ports Stephens movement Talk2meBro.
The funds are accumulated over several months at badge draws, and handed out on a quarterly basis.
Hawks Nest Meals on Wheels received
ten finish - it’s something I’m really proud of.
“I would also like to congratulate Nate from Snow and Sons in Wingham for taking out the young butcher award and to Mitch from Snow and Sons who stood up as a second year apprentice and gave his all.
“It’s good to see the next generation of
$3000, which will go towards the preparation and delivery of the 2000-plus meals per month that feed locals in need.
The organisation’s president, Derek Pont, was on hand to answer questions from the pub crowd on Wednesday 14 May.
Many were unaware of the extent of the work that volunteers undertake.
“The food that Meals on Wheels makes are all recipes and ingredients vetted by nutritionists,” he said.
“Good, solid, homestyle food, easy to heat-up and not prepackaged.
“Our meals are home delivered, made
butchers out there and see that the industry will be in good hands!” said Mick.
Stroud locals and loyal customers are beaming with pride at Mick’s success, which shines a spotlight on the exceptional quality and expertise found right here in the community.
New paramedics for the Hunter Hotel donates to local causes
by local volunteers in a local kitchen by local people from our area, who also deliver frozen meals every week, and hot meals on Mondays.
“We often have a quick chat, get to know our clients, too.
“This donation will go towards upgrading the exhaust fan system above the oven, as it sticks out a bit more than the original 1991 installation - right now, steam rushes along the ceiling every time the door is open.”
Another $3000 was handed to a representative of Talk2meBro, a mental health support and suicide prevention movement that has recently opened up a branch in Port Stephens.
Through early intervention, Talk2meBro aims to create societal change - reducing the stigma in attitudes towards suicide, and empowering people to take control of their mental health.
“The Tea Gardens Hotel has not had the chance to give to either group before, and we are keen to learn of future beneficiaries of the members’ badge draws,” publican Ben Hanson told NOTA.
“Kudos to the locals, they are supporting it and making it happen.”
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Meat raffles by Karuah Meats Club open from 5pm Meals by Heidi & Geoff
NSW AMBULANCE has welcomed eight new paramedics to the Hunter, following their official induction into the service.
The new paramedics will be based across Hunter Zones 1 and 2, where they will begin 12-month on-road placements to consolidate their training.
“We’re thrilled to welcome eight new paramedics to the Hunter – a boost that will directly benefit the region’s healthcare
services,” said Minister for the Hunter, Yasmin Catley.
“Being a paramedic is an incredibly rewarding career and I’m confident the local community will warmly welcome these new recruits.
“Our focus is on making the Hunter a leading healthcare hub and today’s announcement is another important step towards that goal.”
NSW Ambulance Chief Executive Dr Dominic Morgan said, “These paramedics and control centre interns are stepping into a role that demands not just clinical skill, but compassion, resilience, and courage.
“Whether responding to emergencies or supporting community healthcare, these graduates will become an integral part of NSW Ambulance.”
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q Ben with Nikki, custodian from Talk2meBro.
q Tea Gardens Hotel publican Ben Hanson with Derek Pont, President of Hawks Nest Meals on Wheels.
OLYMPIC INSPIRATION
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Olympic archer Matthew Gray, who presented the ‘Olympics Unleashed’ program to Years 2-6 on Friday 16 May.
This was the first time the program had been run at Tea Gardens, after successfully being offered to metro schools in previous years.
“The Australian Olympic Committee engages with students in Australia to unleash their passion,” said Matthew, who hails from Nelson Bay.
“It does not have to be sport or art - diversity, resilience and opportunity are important.
“The Olympics Unleashed program started just before the Tokyo Games, and was originally aimed at Year 9 students, but it has been expanded to benefit many more.”
Students discussed and identified themes relevant
to Olympians’ journeys, such as “never give up” and “it’s ok if you don’t win”, dealing with disappointment, bravery and commitment.
“You need to be able to rely on your friends and family for their support,” Matthew told the children.
He also shared anecdotes from his personal experience.
“A windy day taught me how to ‘stay in the moment’, not hold onto failures, and not blame everyone else for something I had done wrong – things mightn’t go your way, so you have to bounce back,” Matthew told the kids.
Matthew’s Olympic journey took him to Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008.
He also competed at the New Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010, where he achieved the long-dreamt goal of gold in a nail-biting face-off with the local favourite.
A strong theme of the presentation was goalsetting, which Matthew returned to frequently.
“In 2008, I had a baby girl and a job. I had to juggle that to achieve my goal of attending a third Olympics.”
Some of the kids got to try on Matthew’s old Olympic and Commonwealth Games uniforms, each one designed for the environment of the host city, and covered in important symbolism to remind him of home.
TGPS student Owen Dennis was lucky enough to try out Matthew’s archery bow, which requires significant strength to pull back.
“I got stronger when the room was cheering and clapping,” Owen said.
TGPS Principal Mark Clemson told NOTA the program was a “fabulous opportunity for students at Tea Gardens to aspire to set goals and achieve”.
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Superannuation is one of the largest assets of Australian families, but what is it really worth? In Australia, the most common types of superannuation are: Accumulation interests: where the value of the fund is calculated by the value of the contributions made by the worker/employer and any income earned on investments. Its value is usually the same as the figure that appears on the annual statement issued by the fund. Defined benefit interests: are usually attached to government workers. Its value is determined in whole or in part by a formula, including elements such as years of service and final income. They often also involve an accumulation interest element. Generally, an actuary or forensic accountant is required to value the interest, which is often different to the figure that appears on the annual statement.
Self-managed super-
annuation: is increasingly popular in Australia. Often assets held within the fund have fluctuating values, such as properties, and will not be valued each year, so the value set out in the annual statement may not accurately set out the actual entitlement if there has been a change in the value of the asset within the fund (which has recently been an issue due to the rise in the property market).Most workers are unconcerned about the precise value of their superannuation until it is time to retire, rollover to another fund or splitting superannuation for a family law property settlement. At those times it is important to accurately determine the value of your superannuation interest, and as you can see, that value may not be as it first seemed.
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q Students were keen to get into the discussion about sports dreams and goal-setting.
q Some students got to try on Olympic uniforms (L-R): Maddie, Kayleigh, Karim, Otto, Sonny, Christine, Zachary, Hudson and Tegan.
q Olympic archer Matthew Gray gave Tea Gardens student Owen Dennis a go at pulling the bow.
New award for emergency services volunteers
By Andrea FERRARI
EMERGENCY services
volunteers will be recognised for the first time in the 2025 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards.
The Centre for Volunteering added this seventh category to its annual celebration, following the announcement in March of the Premier’s Flood Emergency Citation.
The citation ensures that the unique and vital contributions of emergency responders and volunteers during the major NSW flood events between 2021 and 2023 are recognised.
The inaugural NSW Emergency Volunteer of the Year award is also open to community groups and individuals.
“[Emergency service] volunteers are always there to provide care, support, and lifesaving responses during floods, storms, and fires across our beaches and waterways,” Centre for Volunteering CEO Gemma
Rygate said.
“This is a wonderful initiative of the NSW Government, and we look forward to meeting many of the inspiring emergency volunteers at our regional ceremonies later in the year.”
Minister for Emergency Services Jihad Dib said the new award improves the recognition of not only volunteers from emergency services organisations, but also informal volunteers and other community organisations.
“It’s just one way to let your local emergency volunteers know their dedication and contribution doesn’t go unnoticed.
“Our dedicated volunteers… are often first on the scene, protecting and caring for us when we need it most.
“Almost everyone knows someone who gives their time as an emergency volunteer.
“I urge you to go online and take the time to nominate them for this important award.” Nominations can be submitted before 5pm on
Friday, 23 May by visiting volunteering.com.au/ awards/about-the-awards.
q SES volunteers protecting homes earlier this year.
Last year, more than 139,000 nominees from over 500 organisations were recognised at regional and state ceremonies.
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Apply for a Water Wiser Grant
APPLICATIONS are now open for MidCoast Council’s Water Wiser Grants.
Schools, community groups and other eligible organisations can apply for grants of up to $10,000 to co-fund projects and activities that increase water conservation or sustainability through education, efficiency improvements or awarenessraising initiatives.
Now in its second year, the program awarded more than $45,000 to schools, sporting groups and community halls in 2024 for a range of beneficial projects, including educational gardening
programs and rainwater reuse initiatives.
Council’s Director of Infrastructure and Engineering Services, Rob Scott, said not-for-profit organisations often had great ideas for improving the way they did things, but they didn’t always have the funds to bring those ideas to life.
“That’s a big part of why we launched the Water Wiser Grants program,” said Mr Scott.
“We wanted to help out those organisations that were looking for more sustainable ways of doing things because so often the improvements they put in place benefit the larger community.
“We saw that last year with some of the gardening
programs we funded in schools.
“Not only are those gardens more water efficient now that they have rainwater tanks and improved irrigation systems in place, but the programs are teaching students about water efficiency and sustainable practices, which is obviously going to have long-term benefits.”
Applications are open from Monday 12 May until Monday 30 June 2025.
Applicants are encouraged to read the full guidelines for eligibility and criteria before submitting their applications.
To apply or find out more, visit www.midcoast.nsw.gov. au/water-wiser-grants
The Big Screen
By Lindsay HALL
THERE is only one notable release in Australian cinemas this week, though it’s likely to be on a fair few “Top 10” lists come the end of 2025.
Lilo & Stitch gets the liveaction adaptation treatment from Disney.
It follows the adventures of the alien “Experiment 626”
after he crashes in Hawaii and is adopted by an orphaned child and her older sister.
The original animated film had been developed as a sort of “second-run” feature to the film that Disney had expected to be a major success in 2002, Treasure Planet.
As it turned out, that film was viewed as a disappointment while Lilo &
Stitch became a phenomenal hit - a scenario that looks set to be repeated following the recent relative box-office failure of Snow White.
The director of the original film, Chris Sanders, lends his voice once again to Stitch, the impossibly strong, indestructible, ridiculously cute yet mischievous metaphor for neuro-diverse
children.
While newcomer Maia Kealoha plays Lilo, an imaginative, occasionally rebellious child who delights in the natural world while coming to terms with the loss of her parents.
This film is a surefire family night out, with hilarity, tenderness, adventure and heart that will appeal to even the cynical teens.
Plus Stitch is basically a blue Koala; as Aussies we’re obligated to support this one.
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q Tinonee Public School teacher Keryn Stone and students in the school’s gardening program with the new rainwater tank they purchased with a Water Wiser Grant.
Churches celebrate community superstars
By Thomas O’KEEFE
EMERGENCY
and health workers, carers and volunteers were celebrated at a ‘Thank You Service’ organised by the combined churches of Tea Gardens on Sunday 18 May.
Weeks of on-and-off wet weather caused the “Hope25” event to be moved from its originally planned location along the Tea Gardens waterfront, into St Andrews Church on Ogden Street.
Anglican reverend Richard Goscombe welcomed
volunteers of the Rural Fire Service (RFS), State Emergency Service, Tea Gardens Lions, Marine Rescue, Red Cross, caring organisations, and emergency response workers from Tea Gardens Fire & Rescue, Police and Ambulance.
The service, the first of its kind locally in several years, was conducted in front of a candlelit anchor to symbolise the way these key community figures keep us grounded in times of despair.
Rev. Goscombe interviewed Pindimar-Tea Gardens RFS Captain David Bright, who has held that role for seven years of his much longer RFS volunteer career, after moving to town more than 40 years ago.
“We live in one of the best parts of the best country in the world, all these volunteers work hard to keep it beautiful
and safe,” Captain Bright said.
“The local RFS has only 11 active responders, with an
average age of 63, including Peter Plain, who has given 49 years of extremely enthusiastic service, and Nathan Hawes, 18, who just officially qualified to join this month.”
Rev. Goscombe spoke to the importance of volunteers in the community.
“In this ‘Age of Entitlement’, the trends in our society seem to make it hard to get volunteers,” he said.
“The appropriate
response from us for those who sacrifice is gratitude that we can live free in a country like this.
“Gratitude is the opposite of the entitlement concept, the idea that ‘I am going to put myself second’, which is what our community volunteers all do.
“Their generous gifts of time and talent enrich our community, particularly for those who care for loved ones at home, often unseen and
unsung in their service.” Tea Gardens Public School students Grace and Kaitlyn led a prayer for the volunteers, carers and emergency workers, followed by Bible readings (Philippians 2:3-11 and Corinthians 13:17, 13).
Local choral group the Myall Melodians led the room in singing hymns and the Lord’s Prayer, followed by a delicious afternoon tea while the heavens wept outside.
q Volunteers, carers, and emergency services workers gathered with service attendees around the symbolic candlelit anchor.
q Reverend Richard Goscombe interviewed Pindimar-Tea Gardens Rural Fire Brigade Captain David Bright about his time as a volunteer.
q Nathan Hawes was welcomed as the newest (and youngest) member of the Pindimar-Tea Gardens RFS Brigade earlier this month.
Review launched into ‘doli incapax’
A NEW study by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has found a significant decline in the number of young people aged 10 to 13 years found guilty of a criminal offence in NSW, following a landmark High Court of Australia decision in 2016.
The decision in the case of RP v R clarified the application of the legal principle of “doli incapax”, which presumes that children under 14 years are incapable of criminal responsibility unless proven otherwise.
The High Court's 2016 decision clarified that to rebut the presumption of doli incapax, the prosecution
must prove that the child understood their actions were seriously wrong, not merely naughty.
The judgement requires prosecutors to provide proof beyond merely showing that the child committed the offence, and that the offence was “obviously wrong”.
Following the ruling, the proportion of 10-13 year olds with a proven outcome in the NSW Children’s Court fell dramatically from 76 percent in 2015-16 to 16 percent in 2022-23.
Over the same period, the volume of 10-13 year olds charged by police has been mostly stable.
The decline in proven
outcomes was accompanied by an increase in cases where all charges are withdrawn by the prosecution, rising from 12 percent in 2015-16 to 53 percent in 2022-23.
There has also been a notable decline in guilty pleas among this age group, falling from 54 percent in 2015-16 to 14 percent in 2022-23.
The findings highlight that, despite the formal age of criminal responsibility remaining at 10 years, it is now very uncommon for a child aged under 14 to be found guilty of a crime in NSW.
Commenting on the findings BOCSAR Executive Director, Jackie Fitzgerald,
said that the High Court decision appears to have made it more difficult to convict younger children.
“The trend is most evident in states such as NSW, Victoria and South Australia, which rely on a common law understanding of doli incapax,” she said.
“States which have defined doli incapax in legislation, such as Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania, have not shown a similar decline.
“The result raises questions about how best to support vulnerable young people who participate in crime at an early age in order to reduce future harm to
themself and the community.”
Last week, following the release of BOCSAR’s findings, the NSW Government launched a review into doli incapax.
The review is being undertaken by former Supreme Court Justice, the Honourable Geoffrey Bellew SC, and former NSW Police Deputy Commissioner, Mr Jeffrey Loy.
The pair will consider how the presumption of doli incapax is applied in criminal proceedings, the impact of its operation on options for intervention, what improvements could be made and a framework for legislation.
They will also consider how doli incapax interacts with the Young Offenders Act 1997 and the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020, and other relevant matters including community safety and the interests of children.
Stakeholders including victims’ groups, local and regional communities, Aboriginal-led organisations and legal and government stakeholders will be consulted as part of the review.
They are due to report back to the Attorney General in the second half of 2025.
Drones provide eyes in the sky for Fisheries Officers
THE NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is harnessing the power of drones to enhance fisheries compliance operations
DPIRD Director Fisheries Compliance Mika Malkki said fisheries officers are responsible for monitoring the vast coastline and inland lakes and rivers across NSW and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are proving to be a
game changer, providing real-time monitoring and surveillance capabilities from distant vantage points.
“The drones can effortlessly reach remote areas, capturing vital images and data more efficiently, by not having to deploy major assets like vessels or physically covering ground,” said Mr Malkki.
“Equipped with cameras and sensors, these drones deliver real-time information
on illegal fishing activities and environmental damage.
“Drones also play a crucial role in regulating commercial fishing providing increased monitoring capacity of remote activities.”
Mr Malkki said that UAV’s are able to provide Fisheries Officers with critical and timely evidence in many cases compared to traditional methodologies,which is essential for compliance operations and investigations.
“UAV technology has proven its effectiveness in the recent apprehension of a 51 year old male on the banks of the Hunter River, who was found in possession of a 70 metre length of commercial fishing net and 38 crab traps alleged to have been used unlawfully in the waters adjacent,” Mr Malkki said.
“This rapidly evolving technology provided Fisheries Officers with
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the enhanced ability to undertake surveillance from a safe distance and determine a strategic compliance approach prior to apprehension.
“They also assist in the assessment of the health of marine ecosystems by enabling our teams to survey mangroves and salt marshes, allowing us to better understand the impacts of harmful activities like clearing and dredging of
key fish habitats.
“Recent drone flights uncovered illegal seawall constructions and damage to seagrass habitats, identifying unauthorized work not approved by Fisheries or the council.”
The public are encouraged to report suspected illegal fishing activity to the Fishers Watch line on 1800 043 536 or online at: bit.ly/38lU4OB.
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children’s writer, artist and illustrator Libby Stanley, held a special Myall University of the Third Age (MU3A) workshop at Tea Gardens Grange on Thursday 15 May.
The author of seven books and two memoirs, Libby has been active for over three decades.
Her personal story includes losing most of her limbs to meningococcal disease almost a decade ago.
She remains independent and will soon receive special prostheses to continue her much-loved work.
Libby, whose background
includes being an English teacher and educational psychologist for 15 years, was invited by local musician and writer Lee Clayton after she saw her present on a cruise.
She explored questions such as the nature of “picturebooks” vs illustrated stories, and how the former delivers meaningful narratives and ideas to targeted aged groups.
“A picture-book has between 100-1000 words total, simple language, the sentences are not too long, and almost all are 32 pages, which allows me to storyboard the everimportant plot before I get
started,” Libby explained.
“The story comes first, and the plot requires something to change - be it the character or the context.
“And picture-book endings need to be happy.”
Libby has often been inspired by real news items.
"'The Deliverance of Dancing Bears’, which was shortlisted by the Children’s Council, was the result of seeing terrible images on the news.
She also touched on the concept of “visual literacy”,
which is understanding what a picture actually tells you.
“The illustrator designs the elements including scale, position, direction of animals’ faces,” she said.
“The orientation of the book is directly relevant… portrait is for people, landscape is for wide open spaces, square has its own focus and uses.
“Illustrations should stimulate discussion between child and parent, or teacher and students,” Libby said.
While Libby has used
artificial intelligence (AI) for some recent illustrations due to her physical situation, she agreed that AI is oddly limited, even perplexing, and can be rather inconsistent.
Publishers, who are picture-book shy, do not take AI too well, either.
During the two hours of stimulating discussion, the Writer and Art group members of MU3A also contributed their own experiences.
q Lee Clayton (left) organised the event after seeing Libby present on a cruise.
q A collection of author/ illustrator Libby Stanley’s works, over the decades.
Council prioritising pothole patching
PORT Stephens Council has increased pothole patching crews across its coverage area, which includes parts of Karuah, in response to ongoing wet weather.
While permanent road network improvements remain the priority for Council and the community, Mayor Leah Anderson said recent heavy rainfall has forced a temporary shift towards critical pothole patching and driver safety.
“After a month or more of rain, potholes are worsening across many parts of Port Stephens and with more wet weather on the way, we’ve prioritised pothole patching and are sending out more crews,” Mayor Anderson said.
“Potholes can develop at any time due to normal wear and tear or underlying road surface faults, but rainfall is often the main culprit.
“When it rains, water seeps into small cracks in the road
surface, weakening the layers underneath.
“Over time, this leads to the potholes we see on the road surface, and with more rain and passing vehicles, the damage gets worse and the pothole even bigger.”
Mayor Anderson said crews were prioritising Port Stephens’ busiest, high speed roads first.
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Police target DFV offenders
POLICE have charged 627 people with more than 1300 offences during a fourday statewide operation targeting domestic and family violence (DFV).
“Operation Amarok X” ran from Wednesday 14 May to Saturday 17 May 2025, and involved officers from all police area commands and
police districts across NSW.
The Domestic and Family Violence Commandled operation also involved officers from each regions’ Domestic Violence High Risk Offenders Team (DVHROT), along with specialist officers from Raptor Squad, Youth Command, State Crime Command’s Child Protection
Register, Traffic & Highway Patrol Command, and the Police Transport Command.
Across the four days, 627 people were arrested and charged with 257 arrest warrants executed.
Police laid 1316 charges and conducted 1276 bail compliance checks and 12,926 apprehended domestic violence order (ADVO) compliance checks with a total of 535 breaches identified.
Officers conducted 125 firearms prohibition order (FPO) searches, with 100 firearms and 16 weapons seized.
Domestic and Family Violence Corporate Sponsor, Assistant Commissioner Peter Mckenna, said Amarok X had a focus on protecting young victims with officers from Youth Command attending schools and PCYCs to help educate and engage with young people.
“We know the psychological trauma caused by a child or young person, when they are exposed to domestic and family abuse,
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“If you see a pothole or road damage let Council know by using our Report, Request and Apply tool on Council’s website,” Mayor Anderson said.
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can have a lasting effect,” Assistant Commissioner Mckenna said.
“No one – and especially no child – should have to experience violence and should be safe in their own home.
“There have been 160,000 reported incidents of domestic violence in the past 12 months, which is an average of about 438 per day. That is unacceptable and is not tolerated by police or our society.”
Locally, officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District commenced an investigation after a 37-yearold woman was allegedly assaulted, resulting in a broken jaw and a wound to her leg.
Following inquiries, officers arrested a 44-yearold man at a Maitland home.
He was taken to Maitland Police Station and charged with “cause grievous bodily harm to person with intent (DV)”, and “wound person intend to cause grievous bodily harm (DV)”.
The man appeared at Maitland Local Court last Wednesday, where he was formally refused bail to
appear at Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday 9 July 2025.
Elsewhere in the Hunter, officers attached to Lake Macquarie Police District and the Northern Region DVHROT arrested a man on Velinda Street, Edgeworth.
Police will allege in court the man assaulted a woman known to him at a home in Edgeworth in March 2025.
The 29-year-old man was taken to Toronto Police Station where two outstanding warrants were executed, and he was charged with “assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV)”.
He was refused bail to appear before Toronto Local Court the same day where he was granted conditional bail to appear at the same court on Thursday 31 May 2025.
Last Thursday, officers attached to Lake Illawarra Police District attended Newcastle Police Station and arrested a 25-year-old man after he was transferred from a correctional facility.
Police will allege in court that the man contacted a woman known to him more than 300 times between January and April 2025 and
made serious threats of harm, in breach of a current enforceable AVO.
He was charged with 75 offences.
He appeared before Newcastle Local Court last Friday where he was formally refused bail to appear at Wollongong Local Court on Wednesday 4 June 2025.
Officers from Newcastle City Police District also commenced an investigation after a 23-year-old woman was allegedly repeatedly assaulted by a man known to her last Monday.
Following inquiries, officers attached to the Newcastle City Domestic Violence Team attended a home at Jesmond about 2pm last Thursday and arrested a 26-year-old man.
He was taken to Waratah Police Station and charged with multiple offences.
The man was refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court last Friday.
Reports of domestic and family-related crime or abuse can be made by contacting or attending your local police station. In an emergency, contact Triple Zero (000).
AUSTRALIA’S chances of hitting nationally agreed housing targets and bringing down the prices of new homes are being hurt by challenges to the timber industry.
Thousands of regional jobs are facing the axe unless a new national forest policy is delivered, including an expansion of plantations, a report provided to AAP has found.
Native forest logging is in terminal decline after contracting 80 percent across two decades, with plantations not expanding quickly enough to cover the losses.
That will become a problem as Australia aims to build 1.2 million welllocated homes by 2029, a target vowed by the federal government.
Plantation forestry provides 42,000 jobs, 30,000
of which are in manufacturing.
The industry was at a "tipping point," said the chair of the Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation, which commissioned the report.
"This report shows that failure to support the plantation timber industry can drive up housing costs and undermine regional employment," Ken Henry said.
"Investing in plantation expansion, mill capacity, and workforce transition will be critical to securing Australia's timber supply and meeting climate and biodiversity goals."
Australia is already at risk of missing the nationally agreed housing target.
Industry groups including the Property Council of Australia and Master Builders Australia estimate current rates could leave the nation
hundreds of thousands of homes short.
The foundation's report found existing plantations and sawmills were unlikely to meet short-term demand peaks, and long-term challenges in attempting to build the requisite homes.
Dr Henry said national forest policy had not been updated in more than 30 years.
"The next federal government needs to facilitate plantation expansion, support local industries creating engineered wood products, and develop carbon methods and environmental laws that transform the new management of native forests to create regional jobs and protect areas from hazards like fires," he said.
He has consistently called for native forest logging to end, citing environmental factors and an expected
manufacturing boost.
Industry group Australian Forest Products Association said the government should be incentivising investment in sustainable wood, and pressed back against ideas that would increase duties on plantations.
"We don't need further cost imposts on construction,
let alone on the most carbonfriendly building material we have in Aussie-grown timber," chief executive Diana Hallam said.
"Not only will this tax drive up the cost of construction by taxing carbon-friendly timber production, it will also disincentivise new production tree plantings
that are desperately needed to ensure Australia's future sovereign capability in timber and wood fibre."
Victoria and Western Australia ended native forest logging in 2024, while the sector in NSW has struggled with deficits and fines in recent years.
q Crews are patching problem potholes across Port Stephens.
q Police laid 1316 charges and conducted 1276 bail compliance checks and 12,926 apprehended domestic violence order (ADVO) compliance checks with a total of 535 breaches identified.
q Housing targets could be difficult to achieve if Australia is unable to secure its timber supply. Photo: James Ross/AAP PHOTOS.
Regional collaboration key for airport expansion
MAYORS and council general managers from across the Hunter took an exclusive tour of Newcastle Airport’s international terminal development on Monday 12
May
The local governments represented are members of the Hunter Joint Organisation (HJO), a collaborative body that
brings together the ten councils in the region.
The tour was led by Newcastle Airport Director Leah Anderson, who also serves as the Mayor of Port
Stephens and HJO Deputy Chair.
Joining Ms Anderson in delivering the tour was Newcastle Airport Executive General Manager People and Communications, Burcak Sezer and the Airport’s Planning and Infrastructure team.
The visit provided a behind-the-scenes look at the progress of the terminal, which is on track to open in August 2025.
Once complete, the upgraded facility will position Newcastle Airport as NSW’s second international gateway, unlocking new global routes, investment, and economic opportunity for the region.
The tour also included updates on the airport’s air cargo advocacy efforts, the continued growth of Astra Aerolab, and regional partnership efforts to attract new international and domestic routes.
Mr Sezer said collaboration was key to realising the full potential of the international terminal for the Hunter.
"The success of this project relies on strong regional partnerships," Ms Sezer said.
"This facility will be a major driver of economic growth – not just for Newcastle, but for every part of the Hunter."
Ms Anderson said the airport expansion will make the Hunter “more connected and easier to explore for both visitors and our local community”.
“This international gateway into our backyard
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will ultimately generate huge economic activity and is expected to drive increased local investment and support businesses across our region,” Cr Anderson said.
In attendance were representatives of Singleton, Port Stephens, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Cessnock, Dungog and Newcastle councils.
Cr Sue Moore, Mayor of Singleton and Chair of the Hunter Joint Organisation said, “As the Chair of the Hunter Joint Organisation, representing the ten Mayors of the Hunter region, we understand the importance of the Newcastle Airport to our region’s ongoing economic transformation.
“This major infrastructure project will enable our region's visitor economy to grow as investment and tourism opportunities open.
“It will provide great opportunities for external investment, driving further development and growth within our region.
“We want to share our breathtaking landscapes, rich cultural heritage and world-renowned vineyards with others and this provides us the opportunity to do so.”
Tea Gardens Lions is a group of local people who come from all walks of life but have one thing in common – we want to help our community. We work with other groups in town, with Council and with external parties to make this happen.
all walks of life but have one thing in common – we want to help our community. We external parties to make this happen. crumbling Hart who is Winda Woppa, outcome of grant
What do we do?
What do we do?
What do we do?
• BBQs – breakfast, lunch and dinner.
• BBQs – breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Where do our fundraising monies go? Here are some examples:
• Support local causes, individuals, groups.
• Support local causes, individuals, groups.
• BBQs – breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Where do our fundraising monies go? Here are some examples:
Where do our fundraising monies go? Here are some examples:
Where do our fundraising monies go? Here are some examples:
• Support external groups putting on events in town.
• Support external groups putting on events in town.
• Support local causes, individuals, groups.
• Of the annual dollars we donate, we aim to have a minimum of 50% go to local causes, groups, individuals and projects. Some examples
• Support external groups putting on events in town.
- junior soccer, junior Hawks, RFS, Meals on Wheels, TG Public School, Free Clinic Bus, surf club, boxing club .
• Supporting locals participating in other fundraising activities.
• Lions Australian foundations such as prostate cancer, hearing dogs, childhood cancer & mobility, nurses, diabetes and others.
• Projects – most recently, the replacement of the old crumbling frieze wall at Bennetts Beach, supporting Jeannette Hart who is replacing the rotting Pioneer Poles at the Library and Winda Woppa, 2 other local projects are currently awaiting the outcome of grant applications
• Of the annual dollars we donate, we aim to have a minimum of 50% go to local causes, groups, individuals and projects. Some examples - junior soccer, junior Hawks, RFS, Meals on Wheels, TG Public School, Free Clinic Bus, surf club, boxing club .
• Projects – most recently, the replacement of the old crumbling frieze wall at Bennetts Beach, supporting Jeannette Hart who is replacing the rotting Pioneer Poles at the Library and Winda Woppa, 2 other local projects are currently awaiting the outcome of grant applications
• Projects – most recently, the replacement of the old crumbling frieze wall at Bennetts Beach, supporting Jeannette Hart who is replacing the rotting Pioneer Poles at the Library and Winda Woppa, 2 other local projects are currently awaiting the outcome of grant applications
• Of the annual dollars we donate, we aim to have a minimum of 50% go to local causes, groups, individuals and projects. Some examples - junior soccer, junior Hawks, RFS, Meals on Wheels, TG Public School, Free Clinic Bus, surf club, boxing club
• Of the annual dollars we donate, we aim to have a minimum of 50% go to local causes, groups, individuals and projects. Some examples - junior soccer, junior Hawks, RFS, Meals on Wheels, TG Public School, Free Clinic Bus, surf club, boxing club
• Supporting locals participating in other fundraising activities.
• Supporting locals participating in other fundraising activities.
• Supporting locals participating in other fundraising activities.
• Lions Australian foundations such as prostate cancer, hearing dogs, childhood cancer & mobility, nurses, diabetes and others.
• Lions Australian foundations such as prostate cancer, hearing dogs, childhood cancer & mobility, nurses, diabetes and others.
• Lions Australian foundations such as prostate cancer, hearing dogs, childhood cancer & mobility, nurses, diabetes and others.
• Weekly clean up at Lions Lookout.
• Weekly clean up at Lions Lookout.
• Weekly clean up at Lions Lookout.
• Lions International foundations such as alzheimers/rheumatism & arthritis.
• Lions International foundations such as alzheimers/rheumatism & arthritis.
• Australia Day breakfast BBQ and local Citizen Of The Year.
• Australia Day breakfast BBQ and local Citizen Of The Year.
• Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
• Australia Day breakfast BBQ and local Citizen Of The Year.
• Christmas Twilight Fair.
• Christmas Twilight Fair.
• Christmas Twilight Fair.
• Domestic abuse victim support.
• Festive Season raffle.
• Festive Season raffle.
• National disaster assistance.
• Festive Season raffle.
• Social events including Fashion Shows, dinners.
• Joy boxes for children acting as carers for their parents.
• Social events including Fashion Shows, dinners.
• Social events including Fashion Shows, dinners.
• Have fun.
• Lions International foundations such as alzheimers/rheumatism & arthritis.
• Lions International foundations such as alzheimers/rheumatism & arthritis.
• Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
• Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
• Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
• Domestic abuse victim support.
• Domestic abuse victim support.
• Domestic abuse victim support.
• National disaster assistance.
• National disaster assistance.
• National disaster assistance.
• Joy boxes for children acting as carers for their parents.
• Joy boxes for children acting as carers for their parents.
• Joy boxes for children acting as carers for their parents.
• Have fun.
• Have fun.
• Training overseas medicos in facial reconstruction.
• Educating children in the Nepal kiln factories and children in Cambodia.
require members to attend all meetings and be events. People travel, they have family health and other situations may change; we cannot be available all the time. It’s our Club, we do
want our community to thrive, think about that happen. Whether a BBQ is your strong point skills, both will go a long way to ensuring there organization in town with the local community in mind. contact us on teagardens.nsw@lions.org.au or Sykes (President) 0411 680 007 or Carole Richards 028 749.
• Training overseas medicos in facial reconstruction.
• Training overseas medicos in facial reconstruction.
• Training overseas medicos in facial reconstruction.
• Educating children in the Nepal kiln factories and children in Cambodia.
• Educating children in the Nepal kiln factories and children in Cambodia.
• Educating children in the Nepal kiln factories and children in Cambodia.
Lions no longer require members to attend all meetings and be available to help at all events. People travel, they have family commitments, their health and other situations may change; we understand they cannot be available all the time. It’s our Club, we do
Lions no longer require members to attend all meetings and be available to help at all events. People travel, they have family commitments, their health and other situations may change; we understand they cannot be available all the time. It’s our Club, we do
Lions no longer require members to attend all meetings and be available to help at all events. People travel, they have family commitments, their health and other situations may change; we understand they cannot be available all the time. It’s our Club, we do
Lions no longer require members to attend all meetings and be available to help at all events. People travel, they have family commitments, their health and other situations may change; we understand they cannot be available all the time. It’s our Club, we do it our way.
If you care about and want our community to thrive, think about joining us and help that happen. Whether a BBQ is your strong point or your administrative skills, both will go a long way to ensuring there is a service organization in town with the local community in mind. For more information, contact us on teagardens.nsw@lions.org.au or speak to Amanda Sykes (President) 0411 680 007 or Carole Richards (Membership) 0447 028 749.
If you care about and want our community to thrive, think about joining us and help that happen. Whether a BBQ is your strong point or your administrative skills, both will go a long way to ensuring there is a service organization in town with the local community in mind. For more information, contact us on teagardens.nsw@lions.org.au or speak to Amanda Sykes (President) 0411 680 007 or Carole Richards (Membership) 0447
If you care about and want our community to thrive, think about joining us and help that happen. Whether a BBQ is your strong point or your administrative skills, both will go a long way to ensuring there is a service organization in town with the local community in mind.
For more information, contact us on teagardens.nsw@lions.org.au or speak to Amanda Sykes (President) 0411 680 007 or Carole Richards (Membership) 0447 028 749.
If you care about and want our community to thrive, think about joining us and help that happen. Whether a BBQ is your strong point or your administrative skills, both will go a long way to ensuring there is a service organization in town with the local community in mind. For more information, contact us on teagardens.nsw@lions.org.au or speak to Amanda Sykes (President) 0411 680 007 or Carole Richards (Membership) 0447 028 749.
q Representatives from Singleton, Port Stephens, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Cessnock, Dungog and Newcastle councils attended the airport tour.
The Lions Club of Tea Gardens
Tea Gardens Lions is a group of local people who come from all walks of life but have one thing in common
community. We work with other groups in town, with Council and with external parties to make this happen.
The Lions Club of Tea Gardens Tea Gardens Lions is a group of local people who come from all walks of life but have one thing in common – we want to help our community. We work with other groups in town, with Council and with external parties to make this happen.
The Lions Club of Tea Gardens
Tea Gardens Lions is a group of local people who come from all walks of life but have one thing in common – we want to help our community. We work with other groups in town, with Council and with external parties to make this happen.
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OPINION & LETTERS
Dorin’s Draws By Paul DORIN
By John BLACKBOURN
WHAT do you get for $60 million?
The short answer seems to be very little.
Now that the Federal Election is done and dusted it is interesting to look at the cost of advertising in order to see what spending big bucks achieved.
Clive Palmer's new political plaything, the Trumpet of Patriots party, is reported to have spent some $60 million on advertising for the Federal Election campaign, of which around $24 million was spent on television
advertising.
His party failed to get one candidate elected from over 100 candidates standing under their banner, achieving less than two percent of the primary vote.
With just under 250,000 first preference votes obtained, the result was similar to that achieved by the Family First party and the Legalise Cannabis Australia Party - I didn’t notice any advertising at all from those two groups.
Whilst Clive Palmer is recognised as being amongst the ten wealthiest people in Australia, his forays into politics are intriguing at best.
This latest attempt must have him wondering what $60 million expenditure can achieve politically in our country.
I make no claims about being an expert on advertising, but his TV grabs contained short, sharp and easy to understand policies that were delivered by an attractive personality in Suellen Wrightson, who was one of the candidates standing for the nearby seat of Hunter.
Even with all the TV exposure she gained just 3.6 percent of the first preference votes for that electorate.
In the 2022 Federal Election, under the
On theCouch
Email Jasminda: media@newsofthearea.com.au
DEAR Jasminda,
THE other night, my brother-in-law invited himself over for dinner. However, I had not prepared enough for him (as he was unannounced), and he got annoyed and left. Now he won’t reply to either my husband’s or my messages. How do you suggest I go about this?
Normine B
Dear Normine,
I’m picking up some pretty serious psycho vibes from your conundrum. Normine B? Is there a Norman in the family? Is your surname Bates? Does he have a penchant for taxidermy and/or a mother in the attic?
I am not here to judge, though, Normine. So let’s turn to your question and address the facts.
Your brother-in-law arrived unannounced.
This in itself could be normal or aggravating depending on whether you are a social creature or an introvert who likes to get mentally (and in this case gustatorily) prepared for visitors. When you are not expecting drop-in guests, dinner plans can range from Weetbix (with hot or cold milk as desired) to a toasted sandwich, to a menopausal breakdown where you tell your family you are retiring to the bedroom with a box of Ferrero Rochers
banner of Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party, it is reported that Mr Palmer spent $123 million.
That campaign did however result in one senate seat being won.
It is also interesting to compare the Trumpet of Patriots’ TV advertising expenditure to the other parties.
According to an analysis by Adgile, the ALP spent a whopping $24 million on TV ads, while the Coalition spent $20.7 million.
Misinformation on offshore wind
TO follow up on a previous letter from Justin Page, as the President of No Off Shore Turbines Port Stephens, I can safely say that we do not make any such claims about dead whales (misinformation). The Advance leaflets were placed on seats at a NREN (National Rational Energy Network) event we attended (misinformation).
Some of our members showed support for the Liberal candidate in the recent election and why wouldn’t they when the Liberal pledged to revoke the zone; it just makes sense.
Did union members show support for Labor? (misleading information).
Show me where we have links to fossil fuel (misinformation).
MAGA? Trump? Really?
I’m sure Justin would love to brand us as extreme right wing loons but this would be so far from truth it’s laughable.
As for utilising global tactics to erode the social licence (there is none), you don’t even live in Port Stephens so how would you know anything about the social licence here?
Close to 10,000 members on the Facebook page is hardly a few radical NIMBYS (misinformation). None of our group is diametrically opposed to renewable energy but simply the inappropriate location in this beautiful pristine environment (misinformation).
One thing we definitely agree on is having a fact based assessment of the environment but to date there has been none.
The studies should have been done before the commercialisation, monetising and declaration of the zone.
Could someone please tell me what environmental studies will be conducted?
What economic studies will be conducted?
Will we ever see the results of these studies?
Who will be conducting them? How much environmental degradation is acceptable?
How much energy will they actually produce as opposed to “could” power one million homes?
and (after devoting the past 30 years to meals on the table) they can eat bread and pullet under the table for all you care.
But I digress.
Arriving unannounced for dinner is not acceptable behaviour for anyone, even a relative.
People need to give a bit of notice.
Let’s turn to the next piece of information.
You have not indicated how your brotherin-law showed his annoyance.
Did he storm out, his solitary Jatz cracker left untouched?
Did he reverse aggressively down the driveway (narrowly avoiding Maestro, the family dog)?
The evidence is very light on here, Normine.
May I suggest you are drawing connections when they may not exist. What concerns me most, is that he is not replying to either of you.
I have a vision of your brother-in-law (aka the unnamed protagonist) driving off (in his 1957 Ford Custom) in the pelting rain. Feeling faint (now is not the time for regret, Normine), and too tired and dejected to continue (Bernard Herrmann’s musical score in the background), he pulls into a shady-looking motel (coincidentally owned by your brother) who suggests a simple cheese and ham sandwich in the parlor.
Normine, I suggest you hire a private investigator (perhaps one named Arbogast) to see what on earth is going on here.
Let me know how it all goes.
I will await (eating popcorn) with (Norman-Bated) breath.
Carpe diem, Jasminda.
The Greens and other parties spent around $4 million.
Of course, this pales into insignificance when we compare it to the cost of USA presidential elections campaigns.
Many say that what is happening in Trump's America at the present time had a direct effect on the outcome of our Federal Election in both a positive and negative way, depending on which party is telling that tale to its electors.
The lack of trust is based on the shady way that this whole thing has started and two years later nothing has changed.
We are at the doorstep of the fourth step in an eight step process.
Please don’t insult the community’s intelligence by trying to tell everyone that it’s many years away, the proponents want the turbines to be operational by 2028.
I recently invited Justin to engage with myself to have a good chat about this whole thing, “instead of slinging mud over the fence”.
It’s sad to see that he chose the latter.
Regards, Ben ABBOTT, President,
No Offshore Turbines Port Stephens.
Time to develop our own resources
DEAR News Of The Area,
THE Australian people as well as the people of Port Stephens have voted in support of the Labor Government and its policies.
As for the offshore wind farm, objectors you had your chance to raise legitimate concerns and still have the chance to raise them with a dedicated MP in Meryl Swanson.
Instead of tunnel vision regarding the
wind project and attacks against Justin Page, who has been consistent and clear on his views, take your issues to the local member who can approach Minister Bowen.
We have just seen how dependent
we are on the US, so now is the time to develop and utilise our own resources to lessen the burden on Australians.
Regards, Gerry MOHAN, Shoal Bay.
READING by Lynne Miles: Psalm 32: 8
watch over you."
DEAR News Of The Area,
Hawks Nest Ladies Golf
By Dianne BOWES
ANOTHER week of rainy weather has interrupted fixtures and made the going a bit heavier than normal on the course. Saturday’s event was washed out, but 36 ladies contested Tuesday’s Monthly Medal round across 3 grades, without getting wet. The Play of the Day came from Maxine Mitchell, who took out the Eagles Nest on the 10th hole. She hit a fantastic tee shot which landed just 22cms from the pin to win the coveted prize – congratulations Maxine! Other great individual plays
came from June Biddle, who was happy with her chip in from the rough on the 14th hole; Liz Ross, who chipped in on the 2nd; and Jeanette Patfield who also chipped in on the 17th. Well played ladies!
Results: Tuesday 13/5/25
Ladies 18 Hole Stroke Event
A Grade Winners: 1st
Kathy Griffiths 74 C/B (best score of the day); 2nd Maxine Mitchell 74; 3rd Carolyn Affleck 77 C/B
B Grade Winners: 1st
Carol Maher 75 C/B; 2nd June Biddle 75 C/B; 3rd Judy
Hawks Nest Thursday Night Darts
By John EDWARDS
WINNERS were Ken Nolan and Damian Ellis, runners up after a three way playoff were Barry Jones and Shaun Hanley.
Highest women's score was Marion Smith-100. Men’s highest score was Ken Nolan-133.
Darts are on every Thursday night, everyone is welcome to play.
Place Getters ( 76 C/B – 80 C/B): Ann Syme, Sue Campton, Lorraine Bragg, Denise Sainty, Elsa Jones, Karen Serhan, Fran Henderson, Cheryl Rose, Di Smith
Only 6 ladies played in the Vets 9 hole competition on Tuesday, with Sue Nicholson coming home the winner 2 shots clear of the field.
Results: Tuesday 13/5/25 Lady Vets 9 Hole Event
1st Sue Nicholson 15; 2nd Marie Pegram 13; 3rd Ann Browning 11
Thursday’s Lady Veterans was rain affected, with 34 players, only half of our normal field taking part. We were joined by 4 visitors from Merewether Golf Club, who were impressed with the great condition of our course despite the constant wet weather. Today was the Lady Vets Trophy Round, awarded to the player with the best nett score on the day. Congratulations to our winner, Debbie Booth, who finished on 32 nett, and runner up Rosarie Mullins
on 35 nett. Other individual highlights included Jacki Collins scoring a stylish chip in on the 9th, which was one of the holes with water on the green today. Jacki chipped over the water and into the hole, on her way to winning the daily prize with a score of 0. Other chip ins came from Lorraine Bragg on the 13th, and Donna Gorton on the 15th. Well done to all those tenacious ladies who played
today in the wet.
Results: Thursday 15/5/25
Lady Vets 9 Hole Event 1st Jacki Collins on 0; 2nd
Deb Andrews 1; 3rd Debbie Booth 2; 4th Sue Kovacs 4 C/B
1 of the Club Championship Triples was played, format for play is 2 bowls Triples 21 ends. Jean Glover, Robyn Webster and Bette Saillard were tied 4 all on the 7th end bowling against Jane Uff, Carolyn Fredericks and Karen Green from here on though Bette's team took control keeping Karen's ladies scoreless for the next 5 ends and ultimately
winning on the 20th end 20 v 9. Lynne Green, Deyonne Page and Dale Winter gained the lead on the 4th end and never looked back, winning by 8 shots 25 v 17 their opponents Sheila Rattray, Maynie Roberts and Jeanette Emmett. No social bowls were played.
Thursday 15th May: Round 2/ Semi Final of the Triples Championship Lyn Nightingale, Lynda Richards and Judy McGavock started strongly by the 3rd end
they were ahead by 6 shots but Lorraine Murphy, Bev Harrington and Gay Pezet "settled in" and hit the front on the 10th end (10 v 9) and stayed in front, claiming victory 21 v 17. A nail-biting contest on the next rink, Jean Glover, Robyn Webster and Bette Saillard v Lynne Green, Deyonne Page and Dale Winter, the score on the 11th end was 15 v 4, Bette's ladies in the lead. Dale's team won the next 4 ends adding 8 shots to their tally, the score
now 15 v 13 now anyone's game, with just 6 ends left to bowl. The score was 17 all, with just 1 end left to be played which team would be victorious and the winners winning by 1 point (18 v 17) were Jean, Robyn and Bette. The final will be contested on Tuesday 20th May (weather permitting} should be a great game of bowls to watch. Once again, no social bowls played numbers down due to the threat of rain.
Hawks Nest Bridge Club Hawks Nest Vets
By Diane RUSSELL
16th MAY
Monday: N/S 1. J Armstrong & D Dale, 2. C Lance & C Bywater, 3. L Caro & B Treharne.
E/W 1.L Falla & C Rands, 2. E Digby & S Donahue, 3. L Wood & G Smith.
Tuesday: N/S 1. H Blackbourn & J Fowler, 2. D Dummett & P Lau, 3. D Russell & M Churton. E/W 1. J & A
Macintosh, 2. M Thomson & J Freeland,3. R Albon & S O’Keefe.
Wednesday: 1. E Digby & D Hipkins, 2. M Rowden & S Aldrich, 3. G Smith & L Wood.
Friday: N/S 1. J & T Thatcher, 2. C Rands & L Falla, 3. P Baily & D Ahmling. E/W 1. L Wood & G Smith, 2. L Howarth & D O’Brien, 3. J Glover & N Grehan.
May Medal Winners Liz Edmonds, Carl Maher and Kathy Griffiths.
q Lady Vets Trophy Winner Debbie Booth (l) with Runner Up Rosarie Mullins (r).
q Thursday's Winner Jacki Collins.
q Winners: Ken Nolan and Damian Ellis. Runners up: Barry Jones and Shaun Hanley.
Hawks juniors take centre stage as seniors games abandoned
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First up the U14 boys tackled the Central Newcastle Butcher Boys, with spirited play from both sides in the wake of weeks of rain.
The Hawks had the majority of possession in the first half to lead 6-0 at the break.
Momentum shifted in the second half, with the Hawks under sustained pressure as Central Newcastle came back to secure a 6-18 win.
Despite the result, the Hawks put in a valiant shift defensively, putting bodies on the line to stop points on multiple occasions.
Next the U14 girls tackled South Newcastle, who kept them on the defensive from the start, quickly scoring the first try.
The Hawks girls got close on many occasions, but South Newcastle held them back for almost all of the first half.
A desperate, all-in push by the Hawks played out past the half-time siren, ultimately seeing Indi-Rose plant it over the line for her side’s first try.
The Hawks’ second half started on the same high the first had ended, with passing runs from kick off resulting in a poetic ‘Indie to Indi’ play.
Indie passed in from the wing to Indi-Rose, who picked a line through defenders to score within the first minutes of the second stanza.
A successful conversion kick from Poppirayne followed.
A third Hawks try came for Malayna soon after, before South Newcastle pushed back to restore
their dominance and claim a 14-32 win.
In the U16 girls tackle, both the Hawks and their Cessnock opponents came out of the gates in impressive fashion.
In a tough contest, the rigours of tackle football saw several girls being walked off from both sides.
Cessnock pressed their dominance through effective passing and running, securing a 0-28 win away from home.
The Hawks U17s played away from home, defeating South Newcastle 24-20 at Learmonth Park.
Stinker’s Fishin’: Here come the bream
By John ‘Stinker’ CLARKE
MOVING inside the heads to the protection of the port I discovered that the fishing options seemed endless in this massive waterway.
When I first arrived in Nelson Bay in 1975, I was a regular out on the “tubes” at all hours of the night and in all conditions.
The bream fishing was, and still is, sensational - in the right conditions.
On a dark moonless winter night on a rising tide bream gather over the boulders that surround the Torpedo Tube.
A floating bait of fresh mullet or prawn will do the trick on a 2/0 hook and 6kg line.
Bream fishing off the Torpedo Tube is at its peak during the winter months when strong and persistent southerly winds whip up angry seas in excess of 2.5 metres.
Big grey swells crash into Tomaree Headland and swing around the corner into the Port where they first encounter two, man-made,
structures constructed during WWII.
At the time, the government of the country was convinced that the Japanese Imperial Forces would target Port Stephens as a point of invasion.
Tomaree Headland is heavily fortified and has a long history of occupation during the war years with American troops involved.
Referred to as the Gantry and the Torpedo Tube the two structures, crumbling with time, have now become hot spots for bream and drummer fishers.
The structures jut out from the natural contour of the land and provide an ideal platform for fishing.
The Torpedo Tube is one of the most popular bream fishing spots inside the port, however this does not mean that you will catch bream simply by turning up.
On still, glassy nights, with little to no wave action on a full moon, there is every chance that you will not get a bite.
You will return home empty handed suggesting all
the positive reports that you heard and read about were all nonsense.
This can be said for every fishing spot.
If the right conditions are not in play you are wasting your time going fishing.
Greatest bream fishing success, while fishing the “tubes”, can be achieved in the coldest months of the year particularly around Easter and Anzac Day when the huge schools of mullet are on the move.
All the bream fishing rules apply.
A 2/0 hook on a 6kg unweighted line will give you every opportunity to hook a thumper.
I find the best, most available and easiest to handle bait is a strip of freshly caught mullet.
Allowed to slowly sink, the steady pull of the bream is a sure sign that the action is about to begin.
As the line tightens, lean back and gently strike.
There is no necessity to swing like a rusty gate if your hook is sharp.
Once hooked the bream
will helter-skelter out into deep water.
Hold your rod erect and let the bream do all the work.
Fish around one kilogram can put up a fair
battle before they are lifted up onto the platform.
Only metres apart the fishing opportunities are very different on the Torpedo Tube and the Gantry.
The
q Tomaree Headland is a great place to chase bream during the winter months.
q The U14 boys pushed hard against the Central Newcastle Butcher Boys.
q The U16 girls tackle side were cheered on by the younger teams for the final match of the day.
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A will-they/won’t-they romance hidden beneath layers of criminal intrigue and forensic examination, this psychological thriller based on the Welsh series Cleddau is not your average crime series. It follows the hunt for a killer whose modus operandi echoes that of the fictional Heart Knot murders, a crime which detectives (and former lovers) Ffion Lloyd (Elen Rhys) and Rick Sheldon (Richard Harrington, pictured, with Rhys) thought they solved 12 years ago. Amid locals’ fears of a copycat killer, Lloyd is called back to Pembroke Dock, the seaside town she left behind to solve the case.
FRIDAY, May 23
6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. (PG)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 Gardening Australia.
8.30 The One That Got Away. (Premiere, Mal) Two detectives hunt a killer. 9.25 Gruen. (R) The team solves the mystery of the new KFC logo. 10.00 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R)
10.30 Big Boys. (MA15+l, R)
11.00 ABC Late News.
11.15 Father Brown. (Ma, R)
12.00 Mayfair Witches. (Mal, R)
12.50 Rage New Music. (MA15+adhlnsv)
5.00 Rage. (PG)
ABC
6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News.
MONDAY
THE FLOOR
NBN, 7.30pm
If you’ve found yourself calling out the answers to this competitive quiz show so loudly that you can’t hear the actual contestants, you’re not alone. What started as 81 Aussies standing on a grid of trivia topics is now just nine clever contenders hoping to defend their territory, conquer their neighbours’ tiles and claim the entire board for themselves. Can one of the (unfortunately titled) ‘whales’ hold onto their majority stake? Or will an underdog seize their chance to take over? Host Rodger Corser (right) oversees as the final nine battle it out for the last time. Only one can wipe the floor with their competition and claim the $200,000 grand prize. Let’s duel!
7.30 MOVIE: Call Me Kate. (2023, PGa, R) 9.05 Snowdon & Margaret: A Scandalous Affair. (PGa, R)
10.00 Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes. (R)
10.35 SBS World News Late.
11.05 Atlantic Crossing. (PGa, R)
12.10 Rex In Rome. (Mlv, R)
2.00 The Head. (Malsv, R)
3.50 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R)
4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
(31) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.20pm Bluey. 6.30 Paddington. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Ben And Holly. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 Teen Titans Go! 8.00 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.
TUESDAY
ANIMALS UP CLOSE
BERTIE GREGORY
ABC FAMILY, 8.40pm
A cinematographer on David Attenborough’s Planet Earth documentaries as well as a National Geographic explorer, adventurer and wildlife
filmmaker Bertie Gregory has fit an incredible amount of experience into his 32 years. For his second standalone series, Gregory braves sub-zero seas, climbs snow-capped mountains and sleeps suspended in mid-air to bring the daily lives of extraordinary animals and the challenges they face to your living room. Tonight’s episode finds Gregory and his team in the Galápagos Islands, where they spend time with marine iguanas, sunbathe with sea lions and swim with eagle rays and sharks. You won’t believe your eyes.
6.00 NBN News.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens.
8.30 House Of Wellness. (PGas) A team of industry experts, media personalities and wellness advocates share insights and experiences to highlight living well.
9.30 MOVIE: Under The Tuscan Sun. (2003, Ml, R) A divorcée heads to Tuscany. Diane Lane, Sandra Oh.
11.50 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGa, R) Farmer Tom meets families in home town visits.
1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
5.00 NBC Today.
7.00 A Current Affair.
7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 12. Parramatta Eels v Manly Sea Eagles.
9.55 Golden Point. A wrap-up of the Parramatta Eels versus Manly Sea Eagles match, with news and analysis.
10.45 MOVIE: Sleepless. (2017, MA15+dlv, R) A cop searches for his kidnapped son. Jamie Foxx.
12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Postcards. (PG, R)
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 6.30 The Project. 7.30 House Hunters Australia. A couple search for a retreat in the Blue Mountains. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week. 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mhs, R) Celebrity guests include Sigourney Weaver. 10.30 10’s
SATURDAY, May 24
6.00
6.10 Father Brown. (PGav) Father Brown investigates a death at a dance school.
7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.
7.30 Call The Midwife. (PGa) Dr Turner and Shelagh are blindsided when May’s future with them is called into question.
8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) After a cycling competition comes to the village of Burwood Mantle, the race leader is murdered.
10.00 Bergerac. (Mal, R) Bergerac goes rogue with a new lead.
6am Children’s Programs. 5.40pm Peter Rabbit. 5.50 Hey Duggee: Songs. 5.55 Octonauts. 6.10 Super Monsters. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Rocket Club. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Kids Baking Championship. 8.10 Chopped Junior. 8.50 The Piano. 9.50 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.35 Dragon Ball Super. 10.55 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Hugh’s Wild West. (R) 11.00 Lap Of Luxury. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Cycling. UCI ProSeries. Tour of Hungary. H’lights. 3.00 Gymnastics. FIG Artistic Apparatus World Cup. H’lights. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 13. H’lights. 5.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 5.35 Cuban Missile Crisis. (Premiere, PGa)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar. (Mal, R)
8.25 Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses. (Return, PG)
9.30 Alone Australia. (M)
10.35 Guillaume’s French Atlantic. (PG, R)
11.05 Great Coastal Railway Journeys. (PGa, R)
11.40 Homicide: Life On The Street. (Mav, R)
4.10 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R)
4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
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6am After Yang.
Continued. (2021, PG) 7.00 Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael. (1990, PG) 8.55 The Kids Are Alright. (2021, PG, Spanish) 10.35 Arctic. (2018, M) 12.25pm Rob The Mob. (2014, M) 2.25 Capricorn One. (1977, PG) 4.40 Sissi: The Young Empress. (1956, PG, German) 6.40 Finding Graceland. (1998, PG) 8.30 Ben Is Back. (2018, M) 10.25 Stars At Noon. (2022, MA15+) 12.55am Late Programs.
SUNDAY, May 25
6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGa, R) 11.30 Praise. 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 The Piano. (PG, R) 3.30 Grand Designs UK. (R) 4.20 First Nation Farmers. (R) 4.40 The Kimberley. (R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.30 Compass: The Conclave. (PG)
7.00 ABC News.
7.30 The Piano. (PG) Hosted by Amanda Keller.
8.30 Bergerac. (Ml) Bergerac’s enemies are gaining momentum and there’s a shocking revelation about the ransom.
9.20 Reunion. (Mlv) Brennan and Carly head to his school reunion, where Brennan meets some old friends.
6am Children’s Programs. 6pm Octonauts. 6.10 Super Monsters. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Rocket Club. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Moominvalley. 8.00 Horrible Histories. 8.30 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.10 Abbott Elementary. 9.55 Speechless. 10.15 Merlin. 11.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 FIFA World Cup Classic Matches. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week. 12.55 North Beach Football Club. (R) 1.00 Motor Racing. ProMX C’ships. Round 4. 4.00 Going Places. (PG, R) 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 14. H’lights. 5.30 Codename Lucy: Spies Against Nazis. (PGavw)
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 London: 2,000 Years Of History. (PG, R)
9.15 Into The Gobi Desert With Nick Knowles. (PG, R)
10.05 Hindenburg: The Cover Up. (PGa, R)
11.00 Face Down: Killing Of Thomas Niedermayer. (Mal) 12.00 24 Hours In Emergency. (Malm, R)
3.40 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R)
4.10 Bamay. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning.
5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera.
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Part three. Replay. 2.30 Jeopardy! 4.35 WorldWatch. 5.00 PBS Washington Week. 5.25 Abandoned Engineering. 7.15 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 15. 1.35am Letterkenny. 2.35
6am Finding
Graceland. Continued. (1998, PG) 6.50 Earth To Echo. (2014, PG) 8.30 Sissi: The Young Empress. (1956, PG, German) 10.30 Bandit. (2022, M) 12.50pm The Daughter. (2015, M) 2.40 Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael. (1990, PG) 4.30 Belle. (2013, PG) 6.30 The Chaperone. (2018, PG) 8.30
Something’s Gotta Give. (2003, M) 10.55 Alcarràs. (2022, M, Spanish) 1.05am Late Programs.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Motorway Patrol. (PGa, R) 12.30 Football. AFL. Round 11. Carlton v GWS Giants. 3.30 Horse Racing. Sporting Chance Cancer Foundation Raceday, Sandown Saturday and Doomben Cup Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 The Americas: The Caribbean. (PG) Takes a look at sailfish hunt.
8.00 MOVIE: The Lost World: Jurassic Park. (1997, PGv, R) A research team is sent to investigate an island populated by dinosaurs. Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite.
10.35 MOVIE: Con Air. (1997, MA15+lv, R) A parolee is caught up in a hijacking. Nicolas Cage, John Cusack.
7.30 Holiday Home Makeover With Rachel & Ryan. (PG)
8.30 MOVIE: Skyfall. (2012, Mlv, R) M’s past comes back to haunt her. Daniel Craig, Judi Dench.
11.30 MOVIE: Double Impact. (1991, MA15+slv, R)
1.35 Destination WA. (R)
2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PG)
2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.30 Global Shop. (R)
5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)
6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R)
7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. A family is feeling cramped in their current home.
8.40 House Hunters Australia. (PG, R) A couple search for a house but she wants a Hamptons-style cottage with a pool and he seeks a home with character and a toolshed.
9.40 Ambulance Australia. (Mms, R) Paramedics respond to a child’s call about a five-year-old stuck in mud, but all is not as it seems. 10.40 Elsbeth. (Mv, R) 11.40 FBI. (MA15+v, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power.
Replay. 1.10 Motor Racing. Formula E World C’ship. Tokyo ePrix. Replay. 2.20 Hunting Hitler: The Final Chapter. 4.00 Jeopardy! UK. 5.00 Young Sheldon. 5.30 MOVIE: Practical Magic. (1998,
9.00 24 Hours In Police Custody: The Unusual Suspects. (Mad) Looks at some unusual suspects.
10.10 Crime Investigation Australia: Baby In The Suitcase. (MA15+adv, R)
11.30 Autopsy USA. (Ma)
12.30 Shades Of Blue. (MA15+adsv, R)
1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
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6.00 NBN News. 7.00 Travel Guides. (PGls)
8.10 60 Minutes.
9.10 The Killer Interview With Piers Morgan. (Ma) 10.10 9News Late.
10.40 See No Evil. (Mav)
11.40 The First 48. (Ma) 12.30 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PGa, R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)
4.30 Drive TV: Drive Car Of The Year. (Final, R)
5.00 Today Early News.
5.30 Today.
6.00 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.00 MasterChef Australia. A batch of 23 former contestants returns. 8.30 Fake. (Premiere, Mls) A writer goes on a date with a wealthy grazier after meeting on a dating app, but comes to believe that the man might not be all that he seems. 9.30 FBI. (Mav) The team discovers the kidnappers of a young girl have used her as leverage to carry out a major explosives heist. 11.30 The Sunday Project. (R)
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MONDAY, May 26
6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) 11.30 The Art Of... (Ml, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Landline. (R) 2.00 Restoration Aust. (R) 3.00 House Of Games. (PG, R) 3.30 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (PG, R) 4.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (R) 5.00 A Bite To Eat. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.20 Billy Connolly: Great American Trail. (Ma, R) 11.10 Wild Prague. (PGa) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Masha And Valentyna. (Ml, R) 2.55 Travel Shooters. (PGl) 3.30 Plat Du Tour. (R) 3.35
6.00 Mastermind Australia.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.35 Stockholm With Michael Portillo. (PG)
8.25 Bettany Hughes: Treasures Of Estonia. (PGa, R)
9.20 Inside Windsor Castle. (R)
10.15 SBS World News Late.
10.45 Classified. (Mlv)
11.35 Kin. (MA15+dlv, R)
2.30 Along Ireland’s Shores. (PG, R)
3.30 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (R)
4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)
7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGal)
8.50 9-1-1: Lone Star. (Ma) The 126 deals with the aftermath of the asteroid crash.
9.50 Code 1: Minute By Minute: The Cronulla Riots. (Malv, R)
10.50 The Agenda Setters.
11.50 Motorway Patrol. (PGa)
12.20 You, Me And The Apocalypse. (Premiere, Mal)
1.20 Travel Oz. (PG, 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 Floor. (Final, PG) 8.50 100% Footy. (M)
9News Late.
Aussie Road Train Truckers. (Ml) 11.20 Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup. (Mal) 12.05 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
6am Children’s Programs. 6.20pm Bluey. 6.30 Paddington. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Isadora Moon. (Premiere) 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Dino Dex. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.35 BTN Newsbreak. 8.40 The Crystal Maze. 9.30 MythBusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Compass. (PG, R) 11.00 If You’re Listening. (R) 11.20 Gruen. (R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) 2.00 Restoration Aust. (PG, R) 3.00 House Of Games. (R) 3.30 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 4.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (R) 5.00 A Bite To Eat. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
7.30.
8.00 The Kimberley. (Final)
8.50 David Attenborough’s Galapagos. (Final, R)
9.40 Australia’s Wild Odyssey. (Final, R) 10.40 News. 10.55 The Business. (R) 11.10 Four Corners. (R) 12.00 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.15 Books That Made Us. (Malv, R) 1.15 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 2.00 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. (R) 2.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)
6am Children’s Programs. 6.20pm Bluey. 6.30 Paddington. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Isadora Moon. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Dino Dex. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.35 BTN Newsbreak. 8.40 Animals Up Close With Bertie Gregory. 9.20 Croc Watch With Steve Backshall. 10.05 Merlin. 10.50 Late Programs. ABC FAMILY (22) ABC FAMILY (22)
6.00 Mastermind Australia.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (Mlv)
8.30 Insight.
9.30 The Handmaid’s Tale. (Final, MA15+)
10.30 SBS World News Late.
11.00 Living Black. (R)
11.30 Enemy Of The People. (Mlv, R)
2.50 Along Ireland’s Shores. (PGa, R)
3.50 J Schwanke’s Life In Bloom. (PG, R)
4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R)
5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
Fire: Best Of. 5.55 The UnXplained With William Shatner. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.10 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 16. 1.35am Shoresy. 2.00 NHK World English News.
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Ordinary Happiness. (2019, M, Italian) 12.10pm Ben Is Back. (2018, M) 2.05 Finding Graceland. (1998, PG) 3.55 Summerland. (2020, PG) 5.50 Four Souls Of Coyote. (2023, PG) 7.50 We Are Still Here. (2022, M) 9.30 November. (2022, M, French) 11.30 Clean. (2021, MA15+) 1.10am The Zookeeper’s Wife. (2017, M) 3.30 Late Programs. 5.40 The Movie Show. 6am The Movie Show. 6.15 Four Souls Of Coyote. (2023, PG) 8.15 The Chaperone. (2018, PG) 10.20 Something’s Gotta Give. (2003, M) 12.40pm November. (2022, M, French) 2.40 Hamlet. (1948, PG) 5.40 The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir. (2018, PG) 7.30 The Furnace. (2020, M) 9.40 No Man Of God. (2021, MA15+) 11.35 The Two Faces Of January. (2014, M) 1.25am Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PGal) Farmer Jack’s remaining ladies arrive. 8.50 Doc. (Ma) Amy and Jake try to uncover the cause of a unique patient’s worsening condition.
9.50 Accused. (Mad) A wrestling coach goes on trial. 10.50 The Agenda Setters.
11.50 Autopsy USA. (Ma, R) 12.50 The Act. (MA15+ans, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
WEDNESDAY, May 28
6.00 Mastermind Australia.
6.30 SBS World News.
7.30 Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2024. (Malns, R)
9.10 The Day The Rock Star Died: Michael Hutchence. (Ma, R)
9.40 The Handmaid’s Tale. (Final, MA15+, R)
10.40 SBS World News Late.
11.10 My Brilliant Friend. (Mals)
12.15 The Wall: The Chateau Murder. (Malv, R)
3.35 Along Ireland’s Shores. (R) 4.30 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. 6pm Octonauts. 6.10 Super Monsters. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Paddington. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Isadora Moon. 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Dino Dex. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.35 BTN Newsbreak. 8.40 Abbott Elementary. 9.25 Doctor Who. 10.50 Late Programs.
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6am The Movie Show. 6.15 The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir. (2018, PG) 8.05 Summerland. (2020, PG) 10.00 The Zookeeper’s Wife. (2017, M) 12.20pm We Are Still Here. (2022, M) 2.00 Four Souls Of Coyote. (2023, PG) 4.00 The Man Who Invented Christmas. (2017, PG) 5.55 Remi Nobody’s Boy. (2018, PG, French) 7.55 Ten Canoes. (2006, M, Ganalbingu) 9.30 Sin City. (2005, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs.
6.00 Seven News.
7.00 Home And Away. (PG)
7.30 The 1% Club UK. (PGal, R)
8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) Takes a lighter look at all things AFL.
9.30 Unfiltered. (PGa) Hosted by Hamish McLachlan. 10.00 Unbelievable Moments
Caught On Camera. (PGa, R)
11.00 Born To Kill? (MA15+av, R)
12.00 Midnight Texas. (MA15+hv)
1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News.
7.00 Rugby League. State of Origin. Game 1. Queensland v New South Wales. 10.00 State Of Origin Post-Match. A post-match wrap-up of Game 1. 11.00 9News Late.
11.30 The Equalizer. (Mv, R)
12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R)
1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)
2.30 Global Shop. (R)
3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Find My Country House Australia. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
THURSDAY,
May 29
Grand Designs UK. (PGl) 8.50 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Atlantic. (Final, PGa)
The Kimberley. (Final, R)
ABC Late News.
The Business. (R)
Love Your Garden. (R) 11.45 Long Lost Family. (PG, R)
8.40 Killing Sherlock With Lucy Worsley. (Premiere, PGad)
9.40 Sherlock & Daughter. (Mav)
10.35 SBS World News Late.
11.05 Carmen Curlers. (Mas, R)
1.20 Pagan Peak. (MA15+as, R)
3.05 Along Ireland’s Shores. (R) 4.05 Life In Bloom. (PG, 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. (PG) Cash is offered a clean slate.
7.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. (PGa) A family’s dog proves a disruptive influence.
8.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (PG) The fourth set of semi-finalists sets out to impress the judges and viewers at home.
10.30 The Amazing Race. (PG)
12.00 Raines. (Mahv)
1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R)
2.00 Home Shopping. (R)
4.00 NBC Today.
5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 NBN News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Rugby League.
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By Thomas O'KEEFE
MYALL River Hawks juniors had their chance to shine at Myall Park on Saturday 17 May, after all senior games were abandoned. The U14 boys, U14 girls, and U16 girls tackle teams all took the field at home, benefiting from a brief glimpse of sunshine and blue skies before the heavens opened again that evening.
